Chapter 11
Portal
I turned human. "Hi."
"Let's go back." She turned around. But the statue was solid. "I think something happened to the mirror."
"Uh oh." I frowned.
"What's uh oh?" She narrowed her eyes.
"Dad doesn't know I'm here." I frowned.
"Talia, why?!" She asked.
"I thought it would still be open." I said.
"New friends!" Someone shouted and tackled us.
"Pinkie!" Rainbow Dash scolded.
She let us go. "Are you from Equestria?"
"Not exactly." Elisa said.
"You're lucky it's Saturday. Come on, let's go the field." Rainbow said.
We went to the soccer field and sat on the bleachers. Pinkie called the others to come meet them. Rainbow and I played with the ball while we waited. All the human versions of the ponies came. Then the girl with red and yellow hair ran up. Elisa squinted at her.
"Hey, Sunset." Twilight waved.
"What's going on?" She asked.
We explained. They sat and listened. I left out the part where I turned into a fox.
"And now, the statue's not working so we can't go back." I said.
"Something must have happened to the mirror." Twilight hummed.
"I'll just write Twilight." Sunset said, holding up a journal.
We looked at her.
"Pony Twilight." Pinkie supplied.
She wrote in the journal. It glowed. Then she shut it. "Now, we wait."
"That's it?" I asked.
"Time passes faster here than on Equstria." Sunset explained.
"Great." Elisa muttered.
"Darling, we must find you a new outfit! This is so… uninspired!" Rarity gestured to me.
"It's a tank top…" I stated.
"I will not let you go home in that." She insisted.
"Fine." I said.
We went to the Carousel Boutique. The others reined her in as she scourged up some outfits. I rejected most of them. But I found a charcoal gray dress and that seemed to satisfy Rarity. Then we went to the diner I found yesterday. I got chicken nuggets and a milkshake with my burger. Elisa got coke and fries. Sunset paid for our meals since we didn't have money.
Sunset's bag buzzed. She checked it. "It's the princess. She's got the portal working again and that you should hurry."
They called a cab and we were driven back to the school. They hugged us goodbye. Sunset slipped something into my bag.
"It was nice meeting you." Rainbow said.
"Get going. You don't wanna keep them waiting." Sunset smiled.
We stepped through the portal. Twilight and Fluttershy were waiting for us. Celestia and Luna held my father in a bubble. Elisa stepped to the side, motioning them to let go. They frowned, but did so.
Dad scooped me up, nuzzling me. "My baby!"
A draconequus shadow crawled across the floor. Dad stilled. I turned to see, but he wouldn't let me.
"Fluttershy and I were only talking about how you got here. I didn't think-" He spoke softly.
Dad growled at Discord. His shadow raised its arms up.
"BE GONE, DISCORD! YOUR PRESENCES UPSETS THE PUCK." Luna demanded.
Discord left without a word.
