*everyone looks at the changeling hive from it's outskirts*
Spike- *realizes* Wait, this doesn't look like your old castle.
Barbra- *to him* Remember, Twilight and Dusk....*looks at the two nervously* Ya know...
Spike- *remembers* Oh...right.
Discord: Oh, this is so strange. We're here and that's there, and we clearly meant for us to be there and not here.
Thorax/Mesosoma: Oh, we can probably explain—
Eris: *shrugs* Oh, well. If at first you don't succeed...
Discord/Eris- *cracks knuckles confidently* Let's do this!!! *about to snap their fingers but Starlight stops them with her magic*
Starlight Glimmer: *looks at them* Maybe we should come up with a plan first?
Discord/Eris: [blows] *arches eyebrow* A what?
Trixie: You know, figuring out the best way to do something before you actually do it.
Spike/Barbra- *shocked* (She knows what a plan is...)
Eris: [laughs at Trixie] Oh, that's adorable. *ruffles her hat* But you see, unlike you, we can do anything. Who needs a plan?
Dusk- *looks at Discord and Eris* We do. *admits* Changelings are deceptive and can get in your head depending on who they turn into.
Twilight- *to Discord and Eris* Besides Thorax and Mesosoma, we don't know what lies in there, or what we can expect. *serious* We can't be reckless. Not when lives are on the line.
Barbara- *concerned* Why don't we just use magic to get through!
Thorax: Uh, actually—
Discord: *hushes Thorax* *smiles* That's all very nice, but really a waste of time.
Spike- *with Thorax* *glares at Discord*
Eris- *smirks* We have us. And what else could we possibly need?
Twilight/Dusk- *rolls eyes in annoyance*
Trixie/Trixter: *rudely* Draconequui with magic and half a brain might help.
Discord: *glares at them* Why are you two here again? *goes through their stuff* I mean, it's not like you're going to stop the changelings by pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
Eris- *crosses arms and smirks* At least our magic can do something.
Trixie/Trixter- *glares at them*
Twilight/Dusk- *seriously glares at the castle*
Spike/Barbara- *concerned* You two alright?
Twilight/Dusk- *solemn* Fine.
Mesosoma: *concerned* The thing about magic here is—
Discord/Eris: Like this! [snaps to be in jousting uniforms and on Pigasi] *battle cry* For Fluttershy and Butterscotch! Yaaah! *they charge in but the pigasi and jousting uniforms disappears* *lands back on the ground* [snaps to create more pigasi angily]
Pigasus: [oinks and flies to the edge but disappears]
*everyone looks in shock*
Thorax: *annoyed* We've been trying to tell you! Nothing other than changeling magic works here. Chrysalis' and Metamorphosis' throne is carved from an ancient dark stone that soaks up outside magic the same way changelings soak up love.
Mesosoma- *serious* It's how they keep the hive safe. You'd have to destroy the stone in order for non-changeling magic to work.
Twilight/Dusk- *lights their horns and goes to the edge where their magic gets absorbed and calmly walks back*
Starlight- *shocked* How did you two do that without a care in the world!!
Dusk- *unamused* This isn't the first time our magic has been siphoned or blocked...
Twilight- *looks at them* Coincidently, some of you were responsible for that...
*Discord, Eris, Starlight, and Stellar look away*
Starlight/Stellar/Trixie/Trixter- *disposes of their magic worriedly*
Trixie: *worried* What do we do now?!
Spike- She's right, you guys are all magicless!
Dusk- *breathes* *serious* It's fine we can't always rely on magic to solve our problems.
Twilight- *nods in agreement*
Trixter- *sighs* Great, now what?!
Starlight Glimmer: *worried* Without magic, I have no idea.
Barbara- *concerned* We need to come up with something and fast.
Twilight: *to Thorax and Mesosoma* *arches eyebrow* Like you two said, this throne – if we get into the hive and destroy it, can we get our magic back?
Thorax/Mesosoma: *with Spike and Barbara on their backs* *nods*Uh-huh!
Discord: *doubtful* Well, that's a terrible plan.
Eris- *crosses arms* How are we even supposed to get to the hive?
Trixie/Trixter: *unamused* We walk.
Discord/Eris: *with Eris in Discord's arms* *dramatic* We haven't walked that far in a millennia!
*everyone groans and each jump down and start walking*
Twilight/Dusk- *glares hard at the hive as they walk*
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To Where And Back Again (My Version)
FanfictionPrincess Twilight Sparkle and Prince Dusk Shine leads an unlikely squad of allies against Queen Chrysalis and King Metamorphosis and the changelings to save their friends and all of Equestria again.
