Princess Luna - Protector of The Night, Defeater of Nightmares, Destroyer of Shadows, Defender of Dreams, and The Fun One, stood before Alena, Placidia, Twilight, and someone that looked an awful lot like Alena, the only difference was that she had eyes which were a serenely colored sky blue. Placidia didn't know what to think of this situation, though Twilight and Luna could both sense that there was more to this being than just looking like Alena; she was immensely powerful, though to them it seemed that she was tied to Alena somehow.

Luna, being the more serious one and yet still extremely fun to hang out with, at least according to foals, could see what this strange new person had done; the fact that their very soul had taken on magical properties was not lost on Luna. Both Placidia and Twilight both had questions however, and wanted them heard.

"So Alena, who is this person that looks an awful lot like you? She seems to have the same power that you have, but an immensely larger amount of it; I'm surprised that she hasn't surged since coming here."

Alena was interrupted by her sister, "I can see that the dark blue one can see what I have done, though it is far less obvious to two of you standing here. I have told Alena, though that is because I am directly related to her, and she deserved to know. For starters, you may call me Alissa; what I have done however, was protect Alena from being treated as an experiment, a test subject, by our country's government. How have I done that, exactly? It is simple: Alena is the latest born among the long line of those who bear the gift given to them by the father of Kisumi, a stark white Fox. Due to my nature, I also occupy her body, as a second soul; I took any excess energy that might have been given to her, and sealed it within her soul. Energy can be placed within, but it cannot be taken out without breaking the seal. Doing so will grant her untold amounts of power, but with that come the consequences of being in a world where that kind of power is feared."

Twilight was shocked at the implications of what she was told, though Placidia had donned a more understanding look upon herself. "So then, those times that you got really into something or upset, and your eyes changed to blue, that wasn't actually your magic doing that, it was Alissa?"

Alissa nodded, "Yes, that was me; I stepped in at those times to keep her from going over the edge and doing something she would regret."

"This... this is nuts."

Alissa smirked, "If you think this is nuts, wait until you hear what brought the two of you here: the Tree of Harmony."

Both Luna's and Twilight's eyes went wide when Alissa mentioned the Tree, though for two very different reasons; Luna was shocked to learn that it was the tree of Harmony that had brought the two girls into Equestria, and Twilight was shocked to learn that someone from outside of Equestria even knew about the thing. Luna however had beaten Twilight to the punch for questioning Alissa.

"The Tree of Harmony would do no such thing as bringing someone from the outside into Equestria, especially if it were a Human. Celestia has not been acting quite the same these days, and adding a Human into the mix would just throw her right off the edge, and into Oblivion; Tartarus would be a vacation."

"Oh, I'm sure that Celestia would manage at least a few months with only a couple of humans here, especially if one of them is from the house of Noel."

Everyone present looked about to find where the voice had come from, though it took Luna only a couple of seconds to deduce the obvious fact - the Tree had finally spoken.

"The Tree of Harmony... So, the legends are true, the Tree truly is alive. I had only thought of it as merely an old tale, never had it occurred to me that it might be an actual living thing. Though there is another question: are you, Alena, truly from the house of Noel?"

Alena nodded, "Yes, that is my family's last name, and has been for as long as anyone can remember. Speaking of my family though, eventually the two, well three actually, of us will have to get home; there's no telling what kind of panic people are in due to the fact that the house is gone... That, or they just completely forgot about us and moved on with their lives already."

The Internet was abuzz with activity, people chatting on the 'Net now more than ever, talking about the "Ghost House." Word was that the house just disappeared sometime during the night, without any explanation as to why it happened. Almost as soon as one person noticed, there were 'Suits' all around the place, analyzing anything and everything they could get their hands on. Thing is, that was the government's job, and they were keen on keeping the government out of what was going on. Almost within the same day, they had built a base of sorts right where the house was, which got people talking even more.

Hacker groups from around the world rallied themselves together in short order, in an attempt to gather their resources together and take a crack at the company that was apparently better at keeping things secret than the government's own Secret Service... They got in, for all but two seconds before they got booted out again; there was also the matter of all the servers they used in the attempt literally blowing themselves apart from stress. Ebay, Amazon, Facebook and even Google had spotty service for three and a half hours, which was how long the attempt took. Some theorized that they had an AI for their main firewall, but that would be absurd.

Everyone wondered where the house went, and went about their own way in finding out exactly where it went, and why...

Alena turned to Luna, "Would it be possible to make an attempt at sending either my house home with us in it, or at least myself and Placidia?" Alissa looked at Alena dubiously, "What? You'll be going with me, you live inside of me, remember?" Alissa had a look of realization before she kicked at the ground in embarrassment.

"It would be easy enough to send the two, well three of you really, back to your home; the problem lies with getting your house back through the rift. It's not impossible, but it would take some time to do; I doubt that you would want to wait that long to get back to your world, if they all worry and wonder at where you two have gone."

"Yeah, we could go home, and just wait for the house to come back later. It isn't that much trouble to be without the house for a few days, as Placidia lives pretty much right next door to me."

Luna nodded firmly, "It shall be done, then. I will come by in three hours to bring you two home. I just hope that none of this is found out, as it would be awkward explaining all of this to dear Tia."

After what seemed like an eternity to everyone else, Twilight had finally spoken up, "What I don't get though, is why you are implying that Celestia would have any problems with humans being here. What is it that makes her so uneasy about them?"

Placidia nodded in affirmation, "Yeah, that's a little odd, at least to me. Why would one princess be okay with us being here, while another doesn't want anything to do with us? Especially if we've never been here before?"

"That is not entirely true; humans have been on this planet before, though it was many a-year ago since that has ceased. Celestia was always uneasy around humans, as their magic worked a little bit differently than that of ponies. Where ponies, specifically unicorns, would have to shape the magic into a spell before casting, a human would simply have to request it to act a certain way, and it would do just that. It seemed as though they were closer to the magic of Equus than us ponies, but Tia refused to accept that fact. Coupled with the fact that most humans were on the same level as a class five or six unicorn in terms of magic power and potential, Celestia was scared for the ponies of Equestria. They had devices and trinkets that were eons ahead of our own, simply because of one thing: they strove to improve.

"They acted the complete opposite of unicorns back in those days. "If it needs doing, don't be lazy and use your magic to do it. What if you can no longer use it?" That was the motto used by genius inventors of those days, who made tools to do things, instead of simply using their magic to do it all."

"That sounds like us, alright; the one thing that's bothering me though, is the claim that humans had ever lived on this planet. Then again, with that hole in space that we ended up coming through, it's not that hard to believe we once existed here."

Luna nodded, "Celestia doesn't know this, but the Noels were the ones that had created the Tree of Harmony in the first place."

The Tree cut in with its own statement, "This is true; I was created by the Humans; though they did not intend it, I gained sentience after many a millennia of observation via the magic of this world. It was through this observation that I have noted something: someone is planning something nefarious, though I cannot discern as to whom it is. That is why I have brought in miss Alena over here; having her friend transported here was an accident, though it seemed that it was an inconsequential one. There is something of note though - the two of you seem very close."

Alena and Placidia both blushed, Alissa interlaced her fingers, rested her chin on them and made kissy faces at the two, while the two princesses both looked on in amusement. Around five minutes later, Luna cleared her throat to catch everyone's attention, "Well, it seems that I must take my leave; I have a few things to attend to before I must go raise the moon. I will see you all in three hours."

Just after that, Luna conjured up a door made of pure black shadows, and walked through it, after which the door vanished. No one said a word about her simple exit... at first.

"I have got to learn how to do that. That is awesome." All heads turned to Alena, "What? It totally is."

A couple seconds later, Twilight spoke up, "I think it's time that we all left this place, we've spent too much time in here as it is. On top of that, I want to teach you two some magic before Luna gets here." All three other girls agreed, and one by one they all exited the space. Alena was the first to open her eyes, and admire the night sky that could be seen through the window of the Library. The glimmering stars that painted the night sky like a beautiful canvas with more skill than Michelangelo, Picasso, and Leonardo Da Vinci put together. Indeed, Luna had some insane artistic skills that needed to be captured in a museum.

Alena's train of thought was derailed by Twilight, who came up to her with not a book, but just some advice. "Instead of concentrating on levitation like most books advise, why don't we take a different approach to magic. Since the two of you have different ways of using magic than unicorns, I figured that now would be the best time to experiment on how that magic works. Let's start with something simple: incantation. Think of something you want your magic to accomplish, and associate that with a word which fits. Simple, yet not so simple, really. Alena, why don't you go first?"

As soon as the word 'incantation' had left Twilight's lips, Alena knew exactly where to pull inspiration from for the exercise. Alissa decided to butt in and add her own comment. "Why don't we try something that will drive Twilight's curiosity up a wall?"

'Sure, but which one?'

Alissa took a second before responding, "How about Aura Whisper?"

Alena instantly rejected the proposed Shout, 'No, Twilight would use it in public and see everypony's life force that's nearby; she'd feel compelled to either avoid those that are close to death's door, avoid everypony, or try to spend time with everypony that was close to dying. Nopony must know about that Shout. Nopony.' It was another second before Alena thought of something, and when she did, she got the widest smile on her face.

"Hey Twilight, can I have a glass of water?"

Twilight nodded, "Sure, let me go get you both one." Twilight exited to the kitchen, and returned one moment later with two glasses of water within her aura, and set them both down on the table nearby. Placidia picked one up to drink, whereas Alena left hers to sit on the table.

"Watch the glass of water, you two."

Both Twilight and Placidia watched the glass of water with interest, as Alena drew a breath. The very second that Alena opened her mouth, Placidia was damn sure she knew what Alena was about to do. Sure enough, Alena did just what Placid thought she was gonna do, but not what everyone else thinks she was going to do.

"Fo, Krah Diin." Upon the last word leaving Alena's mouth, with it came a puff of frost and wind, which instantly froze the water within the glass, causing it to expand and crack the glass severely. The intended effect was instantaneous - Twilight was speechless as she eyed the glass of water. Normally, freezing spells would take at least a few seconds to turn the water completely into ice, whereas the magic that was just used by Alena had turned it into ice instantly. There was another unintended effect with the shout though, as Spike came into the room, with a serious look on his face.

"Where did you learn that?" Spike looked directly into Alena's eyes, never wavering.

"A video game from my world; I take it that dragons in this world speak in Dovahzul then?" The foreign word that was said by Alena had reverberated in the very fabric of the universe.

Spike was about to answer in Eqquish, but thought better of it. Instead, he opted to respond in his race's tongue. "Geh, mu tinvaak ko kruziik tinvok do dovah. Nii los closely dein soven tol nunon un reyliik knew, erei nu apparently. Ko qurnen draknah, Zu'u fund lost wah tal hi wah faal Zuwuth Dovah, koraav ol hi hahtaar lot vahlokeyv mii suleyk do zul, Zu'u fen ni dreh ful. Zu'u felt hi charging vok wah brah Silkun Sumah, nuz ruz hi stopped; dii nunon lorfonaar fund kos tol hi miinahsul vir Suvulaan fund brah nii ahrk ek tahmusend wah niil droz. Zu'u nox hi fah tol."

Though Twilight felt her very soul vibrating at the use of Dovahzul so close to her, Alena and Placidia felt nothing, mostly. Alena heard the words being spoken in Dovahzul, and let her inner geek shine as she translated what Spike had said.

According to Spike, under normal circumstances, he would have to report the one using their language to an Elder, who would no doubt make that person, whether it be Gryphon, Pony, or otherwise, "disappear", most likely. Though seeing as she had respected the ancient language, and gauged how Twilight would react and try to use the shout that she had first planned on using, Alena had instead chosen to use Frost Breath, which pleased Spike.

"Zu'u los krosis fah upsetting hi, Zeik Zu'u drey ni seik wah drun ahkon. Suvulaan lost tovaak mu unt incantation, ahrk dii diist lor lost wah unt Zaan, ol nii lost easiest truk Zu'u vust lorot do. Zu'u drey ni laan Suvulaan misusing faal Silkun Sumah, fos los fahvos Zu'u chose Fo Su'um sinon. Waan mu oblaan daal, Zu'u fen vos hi tinvaatey kred tol Zu'u mindos malur do tinvok nol. Los tol bek voth hi?"

Spike smiled, "Tol honaat med moor, Zu'u fund med wah unt nii tir ahstiid."

"Cool. Now that that's all settled, who wants to watch a movie to pass the time?"

Placid and Spike shot their hands up and shouted in stereo, "I DO!"~ Twilight however, was more concerned with what had just transpired.

"What were you two talking about? I couldn't understand a word you two had said."

Alena looked over at Twilight, "Sorry, but I'm not at liberty to discuss what was talked about in Dovahzul, as telling you anything from what was said would lead to you attempting to translate the whole language, and trying to use the language and its shouts, with a very high chance of injuring yourself, others, or even worse. On top of all that, it isn't even up to me to make that decision, nor is it up to Spike. An Elder dragon would have to grant you permission to study the language, and only if they deem you worthy. The reason that I am allowed to even continue living right now after using it, is because I have shown to respect the power of The Voice. To use it without caution would be a disgrace to the Ancient Ones and to all Dovah. I hope you understand."

Twilight was taken back by the response, but took no offense to it. There was a lot of truth in Alena's words, not that she could blame her. After all, she had pegged the nail right on the head about Twilight's possible actions. "I do understand, and I would be lying if I said that I wouldn't do what you have just described. Now, onto a happier topic: how are we going to watch a movie? The cinemas are closed by now, so we wouldn't be able to watch one until tomorrow."

"Oh, little Twilight, what makes you think that we were going to go to the cinema? I've got a better idea. Think you could teleport me to my house?"

"Sure, I can do that."

"What are you planning?"

'I want to get teleportation figured out sooner rather than later, and I'd rather learn from experiencing it than by studying it from a book and interpreting it wrong, which could result in horrific dismemberment and/or other grizzly events.'

"Alright, while you're gone, Spike and I can keep ourselves busy." Placid looked over to Spike, "Hey, ever play a board game called Risk?" Placidia broke out into an evil grin, one that was matched by Spike.

"Oh, you're going down!"

"Bring it on, jalapeno breath!"

Twilight and Alena smiled at the two with their antics, as they ran over to a shelf to retrieve the aforementioned board game. Twilight looked over to Alena as if to ask her if she was ready for the teleport. Alena sighed, "I'm as ready as I'll ever be."

With that, Twilight lit her horn and teleported the two of them back to Alena's house, with a resounding 'pop', leaving Placidia and Spike to start a conquest and friendly rivalry that will never end.