A/N: I do not own My Little Pony, generations 3 or 4.

Chapter 1: Time Capsule

Darkness enveloped Ponyville. Twilight Sparkle gazed out the window of the library, where she lived, and sighed as the stars sparkled overhead. However, in just a few moments, peace would be stolen from her.

There was a sudden pounding on her door.

"I'm coming!" she yelled as she trotted down the stairs to the unyielding banger.

As soon as she opened it, she saw Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack (who had been trying to kick the door in), Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Derpy Hooves, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Princess Luna, Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon standing outside her door, with very worried looks on their faces.

Spike appeared at the doorway just behind Twilight.

"Wha's goin on?" he mumbled, still rubbing his eyes.

"Why are you all at my door?" Twilight asked the frightened looking ponies standing outside the library. "It's the middle of the night!"

Suddenly, a familiar head, unlike any pony's, appeared in the doorway. "Why hello, Ms. Sparkle. Fancy seeing you here."

Twilight gasped. "Discord! What are you doing here? We turned you into stone!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I got out before, didn't I?" He rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I came here to collect you and your little assistant. We'll be needing you for something."

Twilight turned to Luna, a look of panic now written across the purple unicorn's face, not unlike the others standing right before her.

"You're really powerful, Luna! Why couldn't you stop him?"

"I could not!" the blue princess of the night said rather loudly. "He has grown in strength."

"Got that right," Discord said. "Luna, you just got some brownie points! Now, let's go!"

Discord scooped up Twilight and Spike, who fought valiantly, but could not escape Discord's tight hold.

He took them to a strange laboratory in the center of Ponyville the Twilight had never seen before.

He took them inside and set them down in front of a machine that looked like a time capsule.

"Now, to take you all back to Generation 3, the generation time has forgotten!"

Twilight grabbed and roll of parchment and a quill and started to compose a letter quickly.

Dear Princess Celestia,

It is me, your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. Something terrible is happening! Discord has returned and has taken me, the other Elements, Derpy Hooves, Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops, The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Luna, and Spike to this strange laboratory. He wants to take us back in time, to Generation 3, whatever that is! We need your help, Princess! We can't defeat him! Princess, help us-

And suddenly, there was a loud bang, and Twilight felt the sensation of falling.