Hi there, once again I do not own any of these characters as they are a product of Sega, Hasbro, Lauren Faust and the Sonic team.
This chapter focuses on Interlude as we head back to Pony Ville...
Interlude…Pony-ville (Several days ago)
He was just stepping out of their tree house/library home for just a few minutes to run an errand, but when he returned he suddenly found his best friend and master and their friends were all gone.
Now here he was standing in front of the highest order of the land, telling the twin rulers of what has just transpired…
“So Spike, you tell us that Twilight and her friends just disappeared just like that,” asked one of the rulers in a harsh tone.
“Y…y…yes,” he stated meekly, as the little baby dragon has not attempt to do this feat before without the aid of his master.
“Hmm…” stated the more benevolent and kinder part of the twin rulers.
They were the Princess of the moon and the sun respectively. They are highly regarded as powerful beings throughout the land of Equestria and rulers of all pony kind in Cancerlot, Pony-ville and its neighboring borders.
“Spike, I would like you to show us the spell that Twilight used,” asked the kinder Princess of the Sun.
He was grateful to have brought the cursed book with him. Since it was a bit burnt on some of the pages, then maybe the princesses could figure it out better than he could.
After a few moments of slience, the lighter side of the Princesses spoke in a clear elegant voice, “Because of the damage to the book, it seems that instead of teleporting somewhere within Pony-ville borders, Twilight and her friends have teleported somewhere beyond any reach.”
“What does thou mean, sister?” The dark princess asks her much older sibling.
“It means that Twilight and her friends are on another world…one that even I cannot pinpoint,” the Sun Princesses response sadly.
“Another…world?!? Is magic like that even possible?” asked Spike the baby dragon.
“Yes,” stated the lighter Princess, “I have unique experiences with this type of spell. However, when Twilight used the spell, it combined her magic with the powers of the Element of Harmony to transport them to another world.”
“Can you get them back, sister?” asked the darker Princess.
“No….for the worlds beyond Equestria are vast and wide and even with the combine powers of my sister and I, we cannot pinpoint the location of the Elements,” the lighter Princess stated sadly.
“Princess do you think Twilight…”Spike started to say sadly.
“No, young dragon,” stated the light Princess, “I do believe the Twilight is still alive and breathing. I cannot sense her physically, but her magic is strong and a small trace of it is still amongst this plane.”
“So, that means you can bring her back?” asked Spike.
“No,” states the lighter Princess, “Even though her magic still lingers on this plane…tracing such magic like Twilight would be impossible given the massive worlds that she would have crossed on her journey. We would have to be patience and hope for her and the rest of the Elements would find their way back home.”
“Princess, some of the Elements have families…how could we explain this to them?” asked Spike.
“I believe we could tell them the best way we can…” states the Princess of the Sun,” Most of them know of Twilight’s power, but if we try to explain what happen. There could be confusion and distrust amongst the families and the Elements themselves, when they return. For now…we could say that it was an order of mine until they have fully returned to explain things themselves.”
“You mean….lie?!?” asked Spike.
“While it may seem dishonest at first, some lies are possible comprehend instead of the truth. Believe me, Spike, I do not like it anymore than you do….” The lighter Princess said sadly.
And thus, the lie was made…it was told to the families that upon the orders of Princess Celestia, Twilight and her friends were supposed to be on a quest for a rare material. What the material was; it was stated to be a secret for now…
Still, Spike did not like the distrust within the Pony-ville community. With Rarity’s absence, her boutique business temporary closed down and her little sister, Sweetie-belle, is off living with their parents along with Rarity’s cat Opalescent. The same thing happened to the Apple family with the absence of Applejack. Mr. and Mrs. Cake had a tough time with some of the orders and the customers at their local bakery without the aid of Pinkie Pie. Although oddly enough, Pinkie Pie’s little pet alligator, Gummy proved a bit of a safety relief in some ways when it came to entertaining customers. Fluttershy’s animals were, sort of, being taken care of upon the orders of Spike with several of the Palace guards that Princess Celestia sent with him. Twilight’s library/tree house home was temporary closed down, and Spike was able to stay with the Apple family, for a while or two. As long as Spike was able to keep up the work within the family apple farm. As for Rainbow Dash and her job as a weather pony, she wasn’t truly missed by her co-workers that much, given Rainbow’s usual attitude, but she was fast at her work, so that made the job a bit tougher. The only pony that missed Rainbow Dash was Scootaloo, her biggest fan and admirer and she was comforted by her friends within the days ahead. Tank, Rainbow Dash’s pet tortoise was cared for by Scootaloo, with the assistance of Spike and the other Cutie Mark Crusaders.
Still life in Pony-ville went on like was, as the days turned to weeks and so one. Each night before bed, Spike would look upon the sky to see the stars coming out and wish for the safety and return of his friends.