Twilight Sparkle blissfully hummed while dusting the shelves of her library. Honestly for spike this was one of his least favorite parts about Twilight. For some odd reason she could spend entire afternoons just cleaning her library, and he just did not get it.

"Haven't you've already cleaned the shelves, like twice?"

"You could never be too careful Spike. A clean library Is a good library."

Spike just gave a deadpan look before walking over to the shelves and gazing at his reflection.

"There is clean, and then there is so clean I can see my own reflection. As you can see, this qualifies as the latter."

Spike took a step back before tripping backwards on a book.

"Whoa." Thud "…I meant to do that."

Twilight giggled before hearing a knock at the door.

KNOCK KNOCK

"Oh. I wonder who that could be."

She opened the door to see five ponies standing at the door.

"Hey Applejack, Hey crusaders."

Twilight then saw Absentia who was hanging her head trying to avoid eye contact.

"Oh, who's your new friend?"

"Well that's something we need to talk about." Applejack said. "Do you have a minute?'

"Sure."

Everyone came in and closed the door.

"So what's up?" She then looked at Absentia. "I don't think I have seen you around Ponyville before. My name is Twilight Sparkle. What's your name?"

"Absentia," she mumbled

"Oh, that's an interesting name ."

"Have you ever heard of a book called the Necronomicon?" Applejack asked.

"The Necronomicon?"

"Yep."

Twilight dashed to her bed. "Uh I've only seen it in some A. J. Stallions comic books. Rainbow Dash visited me a couple of months ago and said I Just had." To read them.

She slid a few of the comics across the floor. Applejack squinted her eyes as she read the titles.

"Evil Nightmare, Herds of Darkness, Evil Filly Krueger vs. the Herds of Darkness? What is this guy a horror novelist?

"Yep, why do you ask?"

"Well, if Absentia isn't pulling my leg, I think we actually have the real thing."

"Oh?"

Applejack grabbed the Necronomicon and tossed it to Twilight who used her hoof to make it levitate.

"Wow I've never seen anything like it before."

"Think you could shed some light on what it is?"

"I mean…horror fantasy isn't exactly my strong suite, but I mean give me a couple of hours to sit down and read some of Rainbow Dash's books and I'm sure I can shine a little…

Knock Knock

Twilight went back to open the door. It was rainbow Dash.

Hey Twi, have you seen Scootaloo? I was going take her out to get some ice cream."

"Yeah. She's actually with me."

"Oh hey have you read those comics? Pretty Cool huh?

"Well funny you should mention that, I actually need your help on something."

"Sure."

When Rainbow dash got inside, Rainbow dash met eyes with Absentia. She gave a big smile. But for when Absentia saw her something snapped.

"Hi! I'm Rainbow Dash what's your…"

Rainbow dash's words were cut off as she felt the weight of Absentia's hoof beared down on her chest. Absentia gritted her teeth into a snarl.

"All of the things you've done, and you think you can act like they never happened?

"What are you talking about?" Rainbow Dash managed to squeak out.

" So you think just because you feel short changed by me that it gives you the right to treat me like I'm nothing?"

"Look If I owe you money, just tell me what I owe you and I'll pay you tomorrow."

"Absentia let her go!" Applejack shouted

Absentia's eyes softened as she realized what she had done she quickly backed off before whimpering and slinking back into a corner.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

Rainbow dash shrugged the dust off her shoulders "What was that about?

Absentia slowly walked out of the shadow. "You see…

"You're a pony form a dark alternate universe which you narrowly escaped from using a magical portal created by a dark mysterious strange you have no idea who or what you are and so now your desperately trying to figure things out but right now you can't so now you're scared how close am I?!"

Absentia stood their wide eyed and gaped mouth as she stood at a bright pink pony with hot pink hair and sky blue eyes. The Pink Pony began to bounce around and speak so fast Absentia could barley keep up.

"Hi, I'm pinkie pie! Are you new here? What's your name? Your mane is pretty! Are you related to Scootaloo? You look a lot like her! I want to be your friend! WHEEE!

"Uhhh….?" Absentia began to stutter.

"Pinkie Pie," Twilight groaned "Sorry, this is Pinkie Pie she can get rather…excited."

"What I'm trying to figure out is how did she know all of that." Absentia said.

"Just call it a hunch." Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

"Well she's right. I'm not from this place. Although I don't know exactly what this is. I guess it all started when I saw this."

Absentia pointed at the cutie mark shadow. "I know in my heart of hearts I had a cutie mark, but I'm a blank flank.'

"Wow have you seen anything like this Twilight?' Rainbow Dash asked.

"Hmm…"

Twilight picked out one of the books.

"Ah. It says in The Big Book of Cutie Mark Lore that a pony's cutie mark can disappear if the pony is suffering from some sort of forgotten identity. In most cases it occurs due to an extreme trauma, and in worst case scenario's it can happen as a result of…oh no."

"Uh no? What's oh no? I don't like oh no."

"…it can happen as a result of brainwashing. Often by magic or other means."

Everyone then looked at Absentia.

"Absentia, What exactly is your timeline like?