From her throne, a strong sensation rippled throughout her body, as if somepony just shot her with some lightning. Twilight's eyes batted around the room as if you find the culprit, where her guards stared at her with wide eyes.

"Are you okay, Princess?" One of the guards finally decided to ask.

The new princess of Equestria opened her mouth, but soon closed it at the realization... she doesn't know what that was, or even how to describe it, besides maybe as a great power surge times five.

Still, she can't make her citizens worry over something not even she could understand.

"I'm fine." She tried to reassure with a wave of a hoof, and reluctantly, the guards went back to their stations.

What was that? Twilight thought, wondering if that's how Princess Celestia could sense danger before.


The blinding flash of colors lasted only a few seconds, but at the same time, it felt like it went on for hours, giving her painful headaches and aching eyes. Exhaustion slowly poured into her once she finally let go of that odd connection.

During the teleportation spell, as Ambrosia tried to find Manehattan's location, she felt it. It was a feeling of familiarity yet unfamiliarity at the same time. Like... when you haven't met a relative in a really long time.

Focus. Focus. Ambrosia reminded herself, shaking her head. Where are we?

The angry shouts of Manehattan didn't met her ears. Instead, she heard pained groans and moans of other ponies.

Ambrosia attempted to focus her eyes until she got the situation clear.

In Ponyville's outskirts, the orange alicorn was glad to see Rhinestone and Hummy by her side, but that's where the familiarities end.

In front of them were a group of unfamiliar ponies, along with several pieces of luggage skewed around them.

Her eyes raked through the crowd only for her to realize that she wasn't the only alicorn here nor are these alicorns are her relatives that she knows of. Though she could had sworn one of these alicorns resemble a lot like Rhinestone, but not completely identical.

"Hi, I'm-" Five voices, including Rhinestone's, chimed in with the same amount of hooves raised for a hoof shake. They didn't continued, realizing they're interrupting each other.

Now there was a somewhat awkward air to this, not knowing if somepony else should say something.

Ambrosia could see the purple alicorn scanning the area, almost as if trying to look for something to talk about.

"I- Um... 'Teleportation and their Destination.'" The purple alicorn managed to squeak out, now everypony's eyes were on her. "T-That book..." She approached one of the scattered books, which just happened to be that very book. "Did any of you used a spell from here?"

"Yeah." "Yes." "Yup!" "Certainly." There was another awkward pause, though it was from the four alicorns this time.

The light yellow unicorn with the mask scanned the ponies and the area around them. She seemed almost hestiated, but she spoke, "...Were you also going to... Manehattan?"

There was another round of agreements, only for there to be another pause between them.

"Okay, this is getting freaky." The mohawk mare narrowed her eyes.

"I-I'm sure it's simply just a coincidence." Hummy spoke up.

"But are you girls from Ponyville? There has to be a reason why we're even here." The mare with the two tone split mane has to ask one of the most important questions.

Most of the ponies fell silent, as if they were afraid to say the truth; that maybe they're not from the same world, that they might be on a different world from their own.

Such an idea frightened Ambrosia; to think there was a chance she couldn't have been born in one world, but somepony has to say it. "Yeah."

One by one, ponies had to agree.

Was it her Ponyville at the end of the path? Was it one of their's? Was it even any of their's Ponyvilles? Was Ponyville even here?

Ambrosia let out a deep sigh, calming herself. "Let's just go."

The orange alicorn was quick to clean up her and her friends' luggages. A few others soon followed suit. Some of them were reluctant, but still, what other choice do they have now?


Within Ponyville, Ambrosia immediately knew something was wrong. There weren't other creatures around, like griffons and dragons. It was just ponies. Sure, Ponyville was mostly filled with ponies, but it was noticeable that there aren't much others around.

Ambrosia felt herself use her magic to move her saddlebags closer to her wings, a pattern she've noticed with the other alicorns.

The other alicorns... Ambrosia briefly thought to herself. It was a strange feeling to be meeting with alicorns who she've never ever known before. She was so used to Mom and her relatives.

She looked over the other alicorns' features.

...relatives. Are we technically relatives?

Ambrosia decided to push that thought down for another day.

Right now, they have to figure out something, but for one thing they know is that this isn't her Ponyville.

Sure, there were familiar landmarks and ponies around, but at least half of the ponies she recognized looked... younger.

Ambrosia trotted a bit closer to Rhinestone and Hummy.

"Girls-" She held back for a moment, hearing her whisper being echoed by the other alicorns. Still, she continued. "...We're in the past."

Hummy let out a worried sound as Rhinestone let out a almost relieved sigh. "Oh, thank goodness, I thought I was being crazy."

Though Ponyville mostly looked the same, the citizens was a mixed bag. There were familiar features here and there, like she's certain that's Bonbon and Lyra over there, but it was obvious that not all of them are the same ponies they've known before.

"Do you think if we messed something up, then our future disappears and then us?" Rhinestone asked, horrified.

Ambrosia wants to exposit all she knows about time travel and time lines and theories of the likes, but she isn't certain how to explain that when these other ponies with them are also children of the Mane Six.

It was obvious with how most of them look, and then, there's the fact that they have different parentages as well.

That brought her unease. That if her mom or her ma was with somepony else, then she wouldn't exist.

You don't know that. Ambrosia told herself. For all you know, their timelines are much more drastically different than your own.

"Amy?" She could see the wilting smile on Rhinestone.

She wanted to say something, but she was quickly interrupted by a loud "Hey!" Amy and Hummy nearly jumped at the voice of the pink alicorn. "Do you think we can move this to a more... secludedplace? Maybe after getting some supplies?"

"Yeah." "Sure." Hummy and Rhinestone agreed at the idea, but Ambrosia was able to think about it in that split second.

"Together? Or...?"

"Together, silly. On the hotel part, at least. We need to talk about this whole... other Ponyville thing..." She awkwardly said.

"Is there even a hotel that would hold all of us?"

"I mean, we can't really go back home, can we?"

Ambrosia winced a little. That sweet voice contrasted with that snarky tone. She let out a little sigh. "Fine, I'm sure we can go find somewhere to live for now."

The pink alicorn smiled at her response, skipping away towards her own group of friends. Ambrosia could only sigh, wondering what will happen to them now.