"How do we get back to Equestria, though?" asked Twilight.

"We go the same way you came here." replied Cadence.

"But we were guided to your house, no pony would guide us to Canterlot."

"Firstly, I guided you to my house. Secondly, we are not going to Canterlot. The journey will be too tiring to transport so many ponies. We will need to rest before finding Discord, Nightmare Moon, and Solar Flare."

"We?"

"Yes, you are going to help me teleport everypony."

"How do I help? I cannot bring us to Equestria, only alicorns can."

"You will be in charge of transporting us. I will help a little, but mainly, I will choose our destination. It is quite exhausting for even alicorns to teleport into and out of Equestria," the purple alicorn turns around and says, "So, are you ponies ready?"

"We are, but where exactly in Equestria will we go?" answered Applejack.

"I'll find a place, somewhere safe."

The ponies looked at her longer, hoping for a more specific answer; but when they saw they would not get one, they got ready to teleport. Cadence glanced over at Twilight, and nodded her head. Twilight's horn started to shine, along with Cadence's horn. The light emitted grew brighter, until it almost blinded the seven ponies and the dragon. When they could see again, they looked around and saw books. Lots of books, and the books appeared to be familiar. Finally, Applejack asks, "Is this the library in Ponyville?" When she heard no answer, she looked over at Cadence and saw her laying on the floor next to Twilight. "What happened?" Applejack asked, sounded worried. Cadence, obviously struggling, answered, "I said it would be tiring." She immediately fell asleep, next to Twilight who had already started dozing.

Twilight opened her eyes and saw a familiar ceiling. "I guess it was all a dream," she said quietly.

"Oh good, you are awake," said a voice that she knew. It was Cadence's voice.

"So it was real after all..." Twilight mumbled.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, anyway, I've been sleeping to much these last few days. I need to be active."

"Well, you will have your exercise when we save Celestia and Luna."

"So, why are we in the Ponyville library?"

"Celestia told me she had a pupil that took residence in a library in Ponyville, so when we were teleporting, I guessed that would probably be the safest place to go."

"How long have we been asleep?"

"Not very long, only a few hours. You were well rested, so you needed little sleep. I am an alicorn, we are meant to travel between worlds."

"Where are the others?"

"Downstairs."

"Are we going to Canterlot soon?"

"We were waiting for you to wake up." Twilight blushed a little after hearing this statement.

"Alright then, lets go. Did we remember the elements?"

"Yes, Spike has them."

The group walked from the library and started for Canterlot. In case they met anypony on the road, Cadence word a robe to hid her wings. Along the route, she could tell the ponies were nervous, so she decided to break the silence. "Twilight Sparkle?"

"Yes?"

"I wanted to ask you, how did you meet Spike?"

"Well, it started with my entrance exam to get into Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. My exam was to hatch an egg. With a little help from Rainbow Dash; don't ask why, it's complicated; I released him from his egg. Afterwards, Celestia raised him while I was her apprentice, and I was required to take care of him occasionally. After my main training, I was told I could keep him as an assistant to my studies."

"He is very helpful to have around. But I do not believe any of the other unicorns that went through the school kept their dragons. Any reason why you kept Spike?"

"I'm not sure, but then again, I was not a normal student. I was Celestia's personal pupil, so that could have affected it."

Glancing at Spike, who was carrying the box containing the element, Cadence says, "He is quite loyal to you."

"He always has been," Twilight said, appearing to choke up a little at the end of her sentence. Applejack, who was listening to the conversation, could see a dilemma. She saw that Cadence seemed to grow attached to Spike. Applejack wondered if Spike was feeling the same way.

Finally, the ponies and Spike arrived at Canterlot. Again, no pony was in sight, but they could hear noises coming from the castle, so the group became as quiet as possible. They entered the castle, and continued to be alone. After much walking, the party reached the throne room, but saw that Discord, Nightmare Moon, and Solar Flare were all there together. Scared because their plan was failing, the group started to back out of the room. Suddenly, the large, gold-lined doors slammed shut behind them. "We've been expecting you six ponies," said a voice, laughing as the words were spoken.

"Well, look who we have here. A dragon and another unicorn, this is quite interesting. The good news is that you have the elements. If you give them, we will let you leave with your normal colors."

"No Discord, we are going to end this again."

"Silly Twilight, don't you see how much power I have with Nightmare Moon and Solar Flare at my sides?"

"You can't win Discord," shouted Cadence.

"And who, exactly, might you be?"

"Just another unicorn, but I know plenty about you."

"And how would a simple unicorn know so much?"

"I just do, I won't go into details."

Discord laughed, "Ah, a unicorn who loves games, my favorite type of pony. Let's see how you play without your horn." He snapped his fingers, but nothing happened. Astonished, he snapped his fingers again, and again, and again, but Cadence's horn remained on her forehead.

"What are you?"

Instead of replying to Discord, Cadence turned to the ponies and shouted, "Get the elements, quickly!" As she spoke, Nightmare and Solar tried to cast a spell on Cadence. Their spell failed as Cadence deflected it, but as she did, her cape flew off her body, revealing her wings.

"An alicorn?" shouted Discord with a mix of surprise and disgust, "You are all suppoesed to be dead." Discord then motions for Nightmare Moon and Solar Flare to attack her again. Cadence blocks the spell again, but this time, Discord puts his fingers on Nightmare and Solar, and empowers them with chaos. The two evil alicorns become too powerful for Cadence, and the room filled with sudden light.

When the creatures inhabiting the room could see again, they all saw the aftermath of the spell. Nightmare Moon and Solar Flare still stood, but Cadence was not. Where she stood, only lay a pink body that refused to show signs of movement. Spike instantly ran over to her, with tears appearing underneath his eyes. "Cadence? Cadence?" Spike said, as his crying become heavier. Discord said, "Now, please deal with these ponies ladies," As Discord walked away, a voice said "No."

"Wait, what?" he said, astonished.

"I said, No" said Solar Flare, but her voice sounded lighter, not her usually deepness. Solar's body had not changed, but her voice did. She walked over to Cadence's unmoving body and knelt beside it.

"What is wrong with you, can at least you finish the job Nightmare?" Nightmare, though, just stood where she was, and stared at the body of her long-forgotten sister. "You told me she died, Celestia," Nightmare finally said, also with a lighter sounding voice.

"I had to keep her safe."

"Even from me?"

"The less amount of ponies that knew she existed, the better."

"But I'm her sister"

"I know, but the fact that you thought she was dead, helped keep her secret hidden." Now, Solar stood up from her kneel, glanced at the ponies briefly, and turned to face Discord. He could not understand what was going on. Instantly, Solar's horn began to glow, along with Nightmare's and all of the Elements of Harmony. They all rose into the air, with Discord shout, "This cannot be happening, this-" He never got to finish his sentence. A blast of magic erupted from the floating group and stuck Discord with an immense amount of power. He quickly turned to stone, but the magic did not stop. It continued to hit Discord until he shattered. The stone figure of Discord that had stood as one piece instantly turned to thousands of pieces. Once the power of the elements waned down, the group returned to the floor. Just as they touched the floor, Solar Flare and Nightmare Moon turned back into Celestia and Luna. They ran immediately to Cadence's body, tears streaming from their eyes.

Twilight approached the two princesses and asked, "What are we going to do with her?"

"We are going to burn her."

"WHAT!" shouted Fluttershy and Spike at the same time.

"It is a proper burial for an alicorn. It is the best we can do for her."

The group travel to the edge of Equestria, and brought Cadence with them. They placed her on a boat, and set the boat ablaze. Celestia and Luna launched the boat from Equestria into the dark blue ocean, hoping that someday, her boat may reach her the place she called home for so many years.