"Done. Now I can start packing." Twilight said as she finished charging the runic array that had been stitched inside one of her old rucksacks. Now the bag had become a ruck of holding thanks to some creative thinking. Twilight had pushed the limits to nearly four hundred pounds while the wearer would only feel about eighty.
As she was about to start packing her gear away, Jesamine called out from the living room.
"Twilight, you might want to come and take a look at this!" She called out with a hint of panic in her voice.
Twilight moved quickly towards the living room to where Jes was watching the news.
"What's up Jes…." She started to ask before the images on the screen caught up with her. "Shiny? AJ? Flash? What are they doing here?" She said quietly as she sank down on the sofa.
"So what are you doing here sir?" The reporter asked the unicorn stallion.
"We were sent to find my little sister Twilight Sparkle. She was banished from our world by a mad chaos god. Recently one of our Diarchs sensed that she was alive on this world." Shining Armour replied.
The picture changed to the anchor in the studio.
"That was recorded earlier this morning. The three aliens were escorted to the local Army base for their safety and questioning about their purpose and methods of arriving on our world."
Twilight slumped back as the anchor droned on and spoke with so called experts.
"Great. The one thing that I didn't want to happen." She groaned.
"What? A media circus?" Jes asked.
"Yes. Oh, well. What is done is done. On the bright side, I might be able to score some decent kit to take back with me." Twilight replied as she pushed herself off the sofa.
"What are you going to do Twilight?" Jes asked.
Twilight smirked as her wings and horn shrunk until they disappeared. "My brother's looking for me. Be a shame to disappoint him."
Jes pulled Twilight into a hug. "Just be careful okay?"
"Like a virgin on her wedding night." Twilight replied as she returned the hug.
The response that Twilight got was just what she was aiming for.
Jes snickered and slapped Twilight on the arm. "You are impossible sometimes." She said, sticking her tongue out at the mare.
Twilight laughed as she headed to the bedroom. "I know I am. Also, you shouldn't stick your tongue out unless you plan to use it." She said, snickering at the woman's blush.
Grabbing a hoodie, her dog tags, and her wallet Twilight headed back out towards the garage.
"I'll try and give you a call if and when I can." She said as she pulled Jes into a strong hug.
"Be safe." Jes said as she looked up at the taller mare.
"Always." Twilight replied as she leaned down and caught the woman's lips in a firm kiss.
After a couple of moments, the pair separated and the lavender alicorn headed to the garage.
Taking a seat in the car that she never expected to drive again, she took a deep breath as she started the engine.
"So, heading to an army post to try and spring my brother, my friend, and the eye candy from the brig and try to score some kit." She said as she backed out of the garage. Slipping the car into first, she nodded. "Easy enough."