Twilight's friends gathered at the library. "Alright everypony, I know why the princess won't allow us to go!"
Rainbow Dash shook her head. "You're still talking about that?"
"Yes, and I am at least 60% sure that this is just another test! We just have to go to the Crystal Empire!"
The other ponies agreed to go as long as it would calm Twilight down. But a few minutes after they left, a bright flash swelled the room. "Twilight... Sparkle?" The draconquisse looked around but realized he was too late.
"D-D-Discord!" shouted Spike.
"Huh? Well well well, if it isn't Twilight's slave," teased Discord.
"I'm not her slave! I'm her faithful servant."
"Slave, servant, same thing... So where's Twilight and the others?"
"Oh, they went to visit the Crystal Empire. Twilight doesn't think that Celestia trusts her anymore."
"Great... Now I have to go find them. Just because the 'princess' is too lazy to do anything herself!" He looks over and sees five necklaces and a crown, "Might as well take these." Discord starts to snap his fingers but stops to say, "This is the first time we've ever actually had time to talk, huh?"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Hm... Let's never let this happen again, shall we?" Before Spike could answer, Discord snapped his fingers and disappeared.
All six ponies were on board the train. Applejack sighed and gave up trying to reassure Twilight that everything's fine. But as they got closer to the empire, she noticed how different it was. "Look y'all!" She pointed to what looked like the exact opposite of what they remembered. Everything that once was shiny was turned shadowy black. The crystal ponies were chained by the neck and mining for crystals. The entire empire was swarmed with Changeling guards. The most frightening thing was seeing lifeless bodies of Solar Guards. The train conductor slammed the brakes on but it was too late. At least one hundred (which isn't that many compared to the entire swarm) Changelings saw them and started to fly over. But something beat them to the train. Large crystals shot out from the engine. The other ponies on board ran towards the exits. Twilight and the others ran too, but they knew what was happening. It was Sombra.
"I'm so stupid!" said Twilight to herself, "I should of brought the Elements of Harmony!"
"No time to worry about that now! Come on!" said Rainbow Dash. She flew over and picked up Applejack, Fluttershy picked up Pinkie Pie, and soon Twilight picked up Rarity and they flew off. Their went a lot of other ponies that were on the train, but the ones that didn't escape or get killed were caged by crystals. A large crystal was coming straight towards Twilight and all she saw was a flash, then a snap followed by another flash, and then they were safe. The chaos was over, ironically thanks to the spirit of chaos, who teleported them to the castle.
"Twilight Sparkle, where were you?" asked the majestic princess of the sun.
"I-I'm sorry... I was..." stammered Twilight. She knew she was in trouble.
