Celestia stood in front of the mirror wondering when the portal would open. It had been two weeks and she had tested it every day. It did not open. Sighing, she walked away. If what Zecora is saying is true, she might not see Twilight for a long time with the mirror acting this way.

But there was something strong coming from the portal, a magical tug of power surging from it. It came out of no where and Celestia could feel it. Something was happening on the other side. What, she did not know.

She put her hoof up to the mirror's surface and suddenly, her hoof went through. She was shocked. The portal was open?? Stepping into the new world, she stared about wide eyed. It was all so new to her. The power she felt was much stronger here.

The power was strange and different. A lot different than any she ever felt...

Whatever it was, it was certain to change everything.

Sunset was motionless as she sank down into the water. Her hood slipped off and she saw her hair fan around her in slow motion. The water swallowed her in...

She felt weightless sinking in the river. Air bubbles bobbed up from her mouth and floated around her like shining crystal balls. The boards of the dock twirled around her like ballerinas and she watched them twist and turn ever so slowly... Everything was calm down in the water. Sunset felt peaceful. Her lungs didn't feel pressured at all as the air escaped from her. It was the strangest thing.

The glowing thing became closer and closer as she let the dock drag her down. Sunset couldn't swim. If she tried things would get worse. The water was so cold. It bit at her fingers, toes, and nose. Yet Sunset was ok.

Her mind was blank.

Time had stopped. Was this how death felt like? Everything slows down and you feel numb as you die? There was no answer to that. The glow of the thing down below brightened as her foot touched the bottom of the river. Sunset looked at it and stared. It was red...a small red shard with a light so bright.

It looked familiar to her. But then it didn't. All thoughts were void in the Equine River. Slowly, she moved her hand to it. It was so alluring...Her finger barely grazed its surface when a blinding light suddenly shot out from the shard.

Sunset moved her head away in shock as the slow moving atmosphere around her instantly became a sea of white.

A huge ray of light beamed up from far away. It illuminated the sky around them in such a way, it was impossible not to notice. Twilight stared at the mystical light as she and the Main 5 stood outside Fluttershy's cottage. Instantly, Twilight knew something was wrong.

She shot off toward the magnificent light with the others trailing behind her.

Applejack held on to her hat as they hurried along to who knows what.

"What in tarnation is going on?!" she yelled.

Twilight gritted her teeth as she ran. "I don't know, but whatever it is, it's unnatural!"

"No kidding! There aren't any crazy beams of light flashing in the sky all the time. And the only times they did was when we kicked butt!" Rainbow Dash cried. She sped up to keep pace with Pinkamena, who was practically the Usain Bolt of that world.

Rarity was way behind them as she ran. She was exhausted and needed to rest. Fluttershy noticed her falling behind and grabbed her hand, pulling her the rest of the way.

By the time they got there, people were already crowded around the river's edge. The light was as strong as ever. It shined up from the water below.

"Oh my Celestia..." Twilight whispered.

She pushed and shoved to the front and nearly fell in. The dock was missing. Shouts and cries from the people around her drowned out her thoughts. What was this light? What was going on? How did this happen?

Without warning, a sudden surge of bright yellow and red light shot up from the water. The people screamed and some ran away in fright.

Rarity grabbed Twilight and pulled her from the edge. In the sky was a sun split in half by waving colors of red and yellow. Twilight squinted and it clicked. Sunset Shimmer was down there.

"Sunset Shimmer!" she cried.

Twilight wrenched free of Rarity's grip and dove into the water. Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkamena, Rarity, and Applejack all reached out to grab her but failed to do so. She was immediately surrounded by cold water. In the blindingly light she looked around for Sunset. But it was too bright to see anything.

Sunset!

Where are you?!

Answer me!!

She swam around desperately, blindly. Where was she? What the hell was going on?

And then, from the corner of her eye, she saw her.

Sunset Shimmer was floating there with her eyes closed, her hair spread out so you could see every strand, every detail. The blue hoodie she wore was inflated with the shifting water and moved lifelessly. It was strange. Twilight couldn't stop staring at the girl. Sunset was holding something with both her hands clasped together. The light glowed through her fingers.

Out of no where, a sliver of the yellow and red light came from the object Sunset held and it snaked around her like a swirl of magic. It wrapped around her waist and legs and radiated power. The beam suddenly shot through Sunset's chest and the girl's eyes opened, revealing them to be glowing white.

Twilight opened her mouth in surprise and air came rushing out from her mouth. In a hurry, she covered her mouth with her hands and watched in horror. She was paralyzed. Not a muscle in her body wanted to move.

The beam going through Sunset's chest strengthened and Sunset's eyes shined more white than before. Without warning, wings ripped out from her back and tore the hoodie she wore. A tail began to form where her legs were. Twilight felt hazy as she watched. She was losing consciousness.

The girl's arms became longer with scales and claws. Sunset's body stretched into a scaly creature.

Twilight had no idea what was going on. She struggled to keep her eyes open. Sunset now became something like a serpent. But Twilight wasn't certain what she was with the wings...

As her vision faded, she saw Sunset's claws open up and in her palm was a small red shard.

Author's Notes:

Alright, this is the last chapter for this story, my friends. But wait! This is only the first part of this new series! The next story I will upload soon. If you like this story, give it a thumbs up and it would be nice if I got a follow.

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