"I don't get it! How could this happen?" Twilight creid, pacing back and forth. The others were just as amazed as her.
"Um, Twilight, I don't mean to bother, but do you know something about the book? Something that maybe would transport us here?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yeah! And why we're in these silly costumes?" Rainbow Dash added.
"Well, I personally think they're beautiful clothes!" Rarity huffed, trying to find the end of Starlight's new hair.
"So we're fairytale characters?! Oh! Oh! Can I be the Evil Queen from Snow White?!"
They all looked at Pinkie confused. "What? Being a hero gets boring sometimes." She said.
"I don't think we can pick the stories." Twilight sighed. Spike pulled on her tail. "We haven't we changed Twilight?" The mare was silent for a moment. "I-"
There was a sudden gust of wind and the girls saw the meadow disappearing. "What's going on here?!" Applejack creid.
They landed on a hard ground of wood and helped each other up. "Welcome, welcome, my dears!" Came a booming voice out of nowhere. Fluttershy squealed and they all jumped. "Who's there?" Rainbow growled, getting ready
for a fight. There was a puff of smoke and a cream colored pony with a brown mane and beard stepped forward. "Don't be so rash, Rainbow. I'm here to explain somethings. Of course, the princess knows all about it, you have grown so much since
I saw you, Twilight." The alicorn hung her head. "Twilight?" Spike whispered, looking to her.
"No time for that now!" The mysterious pony said. The mane seven looked confused at his statement. "Let's start off with some introductions. Hello Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Starlight, Fluttershy, Twilight, and dear Spike,
you may call me, The Story Keeper."
"Story keeper?" Rarity asked.
"Yes. I write all sorts of stories, episodes, anything you can think of, really. But I made this book because I couldn't see how a world with magic like yours hadn't had fairy stories like mine. And when any pony touches the book, they're
transported here, to me."
"Now here are the rules, you are all dressed up in costumes, but to all else but me, Twilight, and Spike, you appear as your fairytale counterpart. You all have the book to guide you and you'll all take turns at it. But know this, you
must make sure each of your tales comes to an end in three days time and you don't die in your stories and then i'll let you go. If not… You stay here forever, and separated too. And a bonus, I'll let you help each other," He smirked. "If
you can find each other, that is." They felt the room spinning and they felt themselves back in the meadow.
"What did that even mean?" Pinkie asked. The others shrugged. Suddenly there was a sound of magic and both Twilight and Starlight had vanished! "Wh-where'd they go?!" Spike creid.
"I don't know. But we have to find them!" Rainbow growled.
Applejack tugged on Rainbow before she could fly into the dark forest ahead. "Wait! The Story Keeper said that we were dressed as characters… And we'd play out our story…"
"And judging by the hair, wouldn't Starlight be…"
"I'm Rapunzel?!" Starlight creid, looking out the single tower window.
"Apparently." Twilight said, flipping through the book. She stopped on the page where at the bottom said, Rapunzel. The picture was of a light purple mare with a dark purple and turquoise mane, Starlight, looking out her window
and down at a climbing Prince.
"We need to get out of here!" Starlight whispered, running to a door and almost tripping over her braid. She pulled and pulled but with no avail. "It's sealed shut…" She sighed. The mare peered out. "So… I need to
wait out in this boring tower till a prince shows up?" She asked, very bored.
"Or a witch." Twilight said.
Starlight looked at her. "Thanks Twilight, I feel so much better." She groaned.
"We've been walking for hours!" Fluttershy whispered softly.
"I can barely take another step!" Rarity cried, almost collapsing on the forest floor.
"Maybe it is time for a break…" Applejack said.
Spike looked to them, a bit shocked. "But our friends!"
"Will be safe if they go by the story. There's no violence in Rapunzel!" Pinkie giggled.
"Twilight read me that story when I was little, in the original, the witch cut Rapunzel's hair, used that to trick the prince and pushed him out the window into a thorn patch!"
It was silent for a moment. "Ok… We should find that tower." Rainbow sighed, getting up. Suddenly, something hit her hard on the head. They all looked and saw a small black shoe. The ponies looked up, into the treetops and saw a young
filly sleeping there. The girl awoke and peered down at them. She used her magic to bring herself down and all were shocked at who it was.
The mares looked out the tower window, looking for someway to get out. "Oh… Really?!" Starlight suddenly creid, putting a hoof on her head. She lit her horn and transported out. She grinned up at Twilight. "See?" Starlight laughed.
The princess nodded but suddenly her eyes wided and she ran farther into the tower.
Starlight was confused for a minute then felt a yank on her hair that made her head go back to face the culprit. "My dear, sweet, Rapunzel, what are you doing out of your tower?" The mare gasped as she looked up into one of her
best friends in the world. "T-Trixie?! You're the witch?!"