Chapter 3

Little did the six children know that the mirror they were carrying was actually the alternate counterpart of the magic mirror that resided in Equestria and the bizarre thing about the one in the children's realm… is that it was still working.

At the same time, in the mysterious and magically land of Equestria, a purplish-pink train known as the Friendship Express was just arriving back in the town of Ponyville. As soon as it parked at the station six ponies and a dragon disembarked from the train. Their names were Spike the dragon, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Princess Twilight Sparkle.

As they all started to make their way back to their home. The girls began to converse with each other.

Applejack sighed deeply. "Whoo-Whee! That sure was some trip to the Crystal Empire, eh Twilight?" she remarked. "I mean you're very first Princess Summit and a trip to another world all in one. Why you must be plum tired,"

"You have no idea," Twilight Sparkle stated. "And you guys won't believe all the stuff I saw in that world,"

"So what did happen there anyways?" Rainbow Dash questioned.

"It's a long story," Twilight told them.

"That's putting it mildly," Spike remarked.

"Well now that we are home, you will have plenty of time to tell us darling," Rarity stated.

"Please?" Fluttershy asked quietly.

Twilight sighed in defeat. "Ok, ok, I'll tell you all about it when we reach the library," she told them with a smile. This seemed to satisfy the other girls as they made their way towards Twilight's place.

"Hey, Twilight." Rainbow Dash said. "Are you sure and nothing from that other world will come over to our side?"

"Oh, don't worry Rainbow. The Princess said that the portal between the two world has been closed for another thirty moons," Twilight assured her. "There's no way one of them could ever come over to our side,"

"Well, uh… just out of curiosity… what would happen if one of 'them' did?" Applejack inquired.

Twilight shrugged. "Not sure, exactly. But luckily for us, and for Equestria that's never going to happen,"

At the same time, back in the other world, the six children were waiting by the counter for the cashier so that they could buy their seemingly non magical mirror. Felix leaned over the counter.

"Hello? Hello!" Felix called out. He turned back to the others. "Probably on break,"

"Well that's a darn shame," Tommy remarked.

"Oh, great!" Gabe exclaimed, throwing his hands up in exasperation. "Now we're stuck here in a dusty old store, trying to buy something that's old and useless and to make matters worse; I'm probably missing a lot of good TV shows right now,"

Gabe leaned against the mirror, placing his hand in the middle of it. Suddenly the mirror started to glow and Gabe's hand suddenly phased right through it. Much to his shock.

A yell from Gabe and an outstretched hand spurred Toby into action; he moved forward as far as he dared, trying desperately to get his fingers into his adopted brother, but the magical force slowly started to pull him away.

"Gabe!" Tommy cried.

"Tommy!" Mary shouted.

"Mary!" Felix yelled.

"Felix!" Darla screamed.

"Fella's!" Koji exclaimed.

Tommy struggled for a bit but manages to seize Gabe's arm. All six kids quickly became linked in a human chain; Mary holding Tommy's arm, Felix holding Mary's, Darla holding onto one of Felix's crutches and Koji grabbing hold of Darla's shoulder.

Slowly, irresistibly and surely, they are all dragged toward the magic mirror. One desperate shout marks Koji's loss of traction, and one by one the kid are sucked into the mirror.

Soon afterwards, all six of the kids were all screaming as they each swirled around and around the colorful vortex.