Chapter 8: Like looking in a mirror!
The group was on the train back to Ponyville from the Crystal Empire with Fluttershy fixed and all. But little did they know what was awaiting them back home...
As the train stops a black hedgehog was awaiting their arrival... "You finally made it..." he says in a cold voice
"Darkness!" Rage grunts at the black hedgehog "What do you want?!"
"I do not want anything I am here to do something I need to do." he chuckles forming a large dark ball of energy engulfing everyone.
Slowly the eight come to their senses and sit up... "Where are we?" Twilight asks looking around. "It looks like Ponyville... but everything has a... dark purple tint to it."
"I have no idea..." Rage comments "I makes me think of Dark Mobius though..."
"Welcome My little ponies to Anti-Equestria the shadow of your world!" Darkness chuckles from behind them "I have brought you here to remove you while I take over Equestria... have fun finding a way out!" he laughs disappearing
The group looks around clamoring trying to get everything straightened out until Lunar Relic yells "Enough!" everyone looks at him quieting down "We are not going to find a way out of here by just arguing!"
"Lunar's right." Fluttershy says "We will just ruin our friendship..."
"But where do we start looking?" Applejack asks
"Oh! The Library!" Twilight exclaims running for where the Library is with the rest not far behind her. When they enter they see a group of ponies that looked almost identical to themselves. The eight that where there look at the others and slowly walk up to them checking each other out.
"whoa!" Rainbow dash says looking at her 'other' "you look mighty fine!"
"same for you. I am Rainbow Dash" the other one says
"No way my name is Rainbow Dash!" Rainbow shouts
Twilight was looking at her other as well "Nice to meet you, my name is Twilight Sparkle" she says holding a hoof out
her other grabs in in greeting "Well that makes two" she says
Both the Applejacks shout a "Yeehaw!" after introducing themselves
"you're...me" Fluttershy says looking at her other
"and...you're...me" her other says.
Rage looks at his other version in surpirse. Since Darkness was his other from Mobius how could there be a different version of him in Equestria "who are you" Rage asks even though he pretty much already knew what the answer was going to be.
"My name is Prince Burning Rage." he says with a bow "and you are?"
"It's like looking in a mirror!" Rage chuckles "My name is Prince Burning Rage, guardian of the Chaos Emeralds and Equestria." he bows
"Okay I am confused" Rarity's other asks "how are there two of all of us?"
"I think it's like Darkness said this is the Shadow of Equestria... so these would probably be us in this version... so it's like there is two of us!" Twilight comments
"This is so AWESOME!" Both Pinkies squeal jumping up and down
"Okay but now that we have all of this figured out what do we do about getting back?" Rage asks
"I can answer that one." the other Twilight says "You can return home from the strange window I have in the back of the Library but the only catch is... the return there both say Twilight and I would be transferred. So both have to go through in able for it to work."
"Well if there is two of all of us then taking Darkness down will be an easy task!" Rainbow Dash says as both of them dart right through the window soon followed by the rest of the two groups.
The arrive to see Canterlot Castle in the distance replaced with a large dark fortress. Both Twilights look in horror before saying at the exact same time "Princess Celestia!"
"Ugh... we can't be gone 10 minutes without some mega-poo hitting the fan!" Rage sighs kicking a rock
"I know what you mean." his other says walking up to him "But we can't sit hear and do nothing they need out help!"
"You're right... let's go!" Rage says and both teams run off for Canterlot.
To be continued