Chapter 27.

Pinkie woke up on the couch that Sunset had placed her on putting a hand to her head she moaned out as Sweetie Belle was just placing a wet towel over her head. When Pinkie's vision cleared and she was able to see clearly she sat up up so quickly that she knocked Sweetie Belle to the floor with a loud yelp as Sweetie Belle hit the floor. Exclaiming out in fear and anger Pinkie said as she jumped off the couch.

“SUNSET?! WHERE IS SUNSET?” Pinkie exclaimed as her feet touched the floor of the living room.

Each of her friends came running into the living room Rarity tried to calm Pinkie down only to get a glare from her that clearly told her to back off. Rarity saw the hurt and anger in Pinkie's eyes and returned to the kitchen with her head lowered. Applebloom and Scootaloo both ran up to Pinkie each saying in usion to her.

“Sunset has gone to the portal with Luna they left over an hour ago Pinkie.” Both Sweetie Belle and Applebloom said at the same time.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash also came into the living room each looking at Pinkie then down at Sweetie Belle who was just getting off the floor and rubbing her sore backside. Rainbow shook her head and headed back into the kitchen as Fluttershy meekly said to Pinkie.

“You um, shouldn’t be up right now you should still be on the couch.” Fluttershy said to Pinkie as she watched Pinkie start to pass back forth talking to herself.

Pinkie stopped talking to herself then looked at Fluttershy who looked back at her with concern in her eyes. Pinkie asked Fluttershy as they both stood in the living room staring at each other.

“Can you drive me to the school I have to stop Sunny from leaving for Equestria.” Pinkie asked as Fluttershy looked down at the ground then squeaked out to her.

“No I can’t.” Fluttershy said as Pinkie narrowed her ocean blue eyes on her saying to her angrily.

“WHY NOT?, THIS IS MY DAMN GIRL FRIEND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE!” Pinkie yelled out as Rainbow Dash came back into the living room with a soda and bag of chips in her hands.

Looking at Pinkie then over at Fluttershy who was backing away from Pinkie in fear Rainbow sighed then said to Pinkie.

“Pinkamina Diane Pie one, there is no car or truck here to drive you anywhere you want to go. And Two even if there was the only one of us that actually has a license to drive is Rarity and her car is in the shop and has been for quite some time. So stop yelling at Fluttershy and calm down.” Rainbow said as Pinkie glared at her with anger and hellfire coming out of her ocean blue eyes.  

Pinkie stormed out of the house slamming the door behind her. Leaving Sweetie Belle, AppleBloom Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy all standing in the living room just looking at each other with dumbfounded looks on their faces. Applebloom looked down saying to everyone as she stared at the floor.

“I hope Sunset will be alright Pinkie has every right to upset with her.” Applebloom said as she looked at the ground then looked up when she heard Rarity chime in from the kitchen.

“Darling Sunset will be alright she is a big girl who can handle herself I may not know much about war. And what little I do know about it may come from books or television but, I know that Sunset will be alright.” Rarity said as she noticed Rose Cherry getting up from her spot at the kitchen table and leaving the house.

Rose Cherry walked out side found Pinkie under an Apple tree crying to herself as she heard Pinike say through her sobs.

“Sunny why the hell did I tell you to go off to war now I am going to lose you for good.” Pinkie said as she cried under the apple tree.

Rose Cherry looked down then back up at the crying girl in front of her as she said to her.

“Pinkie may I speak to you please?” Rose Cherry said as she looked at Pinkie who slowly raised her head to look back at her.

Looking up into Rose Cherries eyes Pinkies own eyes were red and sore from crying hard Pinkie said to Rose.

“Yes Rose what is it?” Pinkie said as she started to dry her tears.

“I know you love my baby very much and I know you regret sending her off to war. But, Sunset will be fine I can assure you of this. She has always been a strong willed pony, never did like to back down from a fight or like being told what to do.”

“That actually doesn’t help much Rose but, thanks for at least trying to cheer me up. What would help is going to her and bringing both her and Applejack home. Neither of them should be over there fighting in a war that never should have happened.” Pinkie replied as she slowly stood up then looked at Rose while wiping away the last of her tears.

“Then if you didn’t want my daughter over there why did you tell her to go in the first place?” Rose asked with a confused look on her face.

“I wasn’t thinking I wanted to bringing Applejack home. I wanted to somehow, someway save a friend that I care for deeply. I didn’t think about what could or even would happen to Sunset if she actually left for war. Besides I didn’t really believe she was going to take my suggestion to heart.” Pinkie said as she started to walk back towards the house.

“STOP!” Rose Cherry shouted out stopping Pinkie in her tracks.

Pinkie turned around and looked at Rose with confusion on her face as Rose looked at her with a slight smirk on her face.

“There is one way for you to bring Sunset and Applejack home Pinkie. I can send you to Equestria, I will do this on one condition.” Rose said as she looked at Pinkies confused expression.

“I won’t do anything illegal or anything that might get Sunset and Applejack hurt or even killed for that matter Rose.” Pinkie replied as she her look of confusion washed away and her face began to look more angry than confused.

Rose Cherry smiled walked over to her and laid a gentle hand onto Pinkie's left shoulder. Nodded to her as she said to Pinkie.

“Don’t worry what I will ask of you is not illegal and it won’t get my daughter or your friend hurt in any way. What I want you do to do is this when you get to Equestria go to Griffin stone city from there ask the king to send his army to Canterlot Castle and join in this war. I may not like Celestia or the royal family but, even I don’t want to see the place of my birth or my daughter's home ruled by evil. If you agree to this I will in turn agree to send you to Equestria. But, be fully warned on this, although I can and will send you there I can not bring you home again. Once I send you there my magic will be gone for ever.”

Pinkie thought about this for a long time before she replied to Rose Cherry who stood there waiting for her answer for over a half hour.

“Alright Rose I will do this for your daughter and for you I will not be doing this for Celestia however that horse doesn’t deserve my help not after what she put Sunset through.” Pinike said through grit teeth.

“Alright Pinkie I am sure my daughter sealed the portal on the other side but, there is one place that connects this world to Equestria.” Rose Cherry replied with a slight smile on her face after Pinkie called Celestia a horse.  

“Where do we have to go to send me to Equestria and what do I have to do to get the king of the griffons to help in this war?”  

“We need to go griffen gorge from there we simply make our way down to the river below we follow the river for a two hours then head to a cave. Inside that cave we will find another mirror the same one that Silver Apple used to come here so many years ago. I activate my magic send you through the mirror and thus you wind up in Equestria. However you will not be a pony like my daughter will be when you see her. Because you were born human you will remain as such to understand why you are not a pony in Equestria you will need to speak with the blacksmith. He knows more about portal magic than I do. Now to get the king of the griffons to send his army to Canterlot castle you will need to not be your bubbly self Pinkie. You must absolutely must be very polite to him so polite that I am concerned you might not be able to pull it off. Therefore I am actually thinking of sending Rarity instead of you to Equestria.” Rose said as she looked at Pinkie then opened the door to the farmhouse and walked inside.

Pinkie lowered her head and said to Rose as she walked into the house behind her.

“Please don’t send Rarity I am sure she wouldn’t want to go back there and I am sure she also wouldn’t want to go to Equestria either.” Pinkie said unaware that Rarity was able to hear every word she said to Rose Cherry.

Rarity got up out of her chair from the kitchen walked into the living room and looked at Pinkie then at Rose Cherry before saying to both of them.

“Darlings it doesn’t matter how I feel about going or not going Sunset needs our help. So I will help by taking you Rose to the gorge.” Rarity said as she looked from Pinkie to Rose Cherry then back at Pinkie.

Sweetie Belle who was sitting on the couch listening to all of this go down got up walked over to her sister and said sternly to her.

“If you're going to go to Equestria sis then so am I.”  

Looking down at her sister Rarity sighed placing her hand onto her sister's head then moving it to her right cheek saying softly to her.

“Sweetie Belle darling you can’t go and you won’t go I forbid it absolutely forbid you to go. I am going to be risking my neck just leading them down the path and to the cave that Rose spoke of.” Rarity said as she looked into her sister's eyes that were filling with tears.  

“But Rarity…..” Sweetie Belle started to say but, was cut off when her sister turned away and walked out of the house.

Rose Cherry knelt down to Sweetie Belle took a hold of her and hugged her tightly in her arms. Then said to her as she ended her embrace with Sweetie Belle.

“I am grateful your sister is willing to help us. But, not to worry little one your sister won’t be going to Equestria all she has to do is show us where the path is then head home nothing more than that.”

“How are we going to get there anyways there is no way for us to drive there because we don’t have a vehicle?” Pinkie asked as she watched Rarity through the living room window take out her phone then place it to her ear.

Five minutes latter Rarity came back in looked at everyone then said to them all.

“Alright it is done Celestia will be here in about a half hour to pick up Pinkie and Rose Cherry. I will only show you two where the path is from the gorge that is as far as I am willing to go for this.” Rarity said as she looked at her sister then at each of her friends in the living room with her.  

“So you won’t be leaving me here alone like Applejack did to her sister Rarity?” Sweetie Belle said as she was unaware that Applebloom was standing right behind her.

“MY SISTER DIDN’T LEAVE ME YOU LITTLE BRAT SHE DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO NOTHING MORE.” Applebloom shouted out in anger causing Sweetie Belle to grimace in fear as she turned around looking right at Applebloom who stood behind her.

Sweetie Belle having realized her mistake only to late looked down at the floor as she said to Applebloom.

“Applebloom I am so sorry I didn’t mean to upset you like that.”  Sweetie Belle said as her gaze remained fixed on the floor while Applebloom stormed into the kitchen.

A half hour later a loud beep was heard from the outside of the house as Celestia pulled up. Rarity nodded to her friends then she and Pinkie and Rose Cherry all headed outside. Celestia looked at each of them then handed Rose Cherry a small yellow envelope simply saying to her as Rose took the package from Celestia.

“Inside this is all that paperwork you will need to give Sunset a new home and to stay in her life. Although you are her mother and all. That doesn't matter here because in this world you will need this in order to prove who you are. There is also a bill of sale in there that has an address on it. That bill of sale shows you where you and Sunset will have a new home. The bill will not go through until you and Sunset both look at the house that Red has chosen for you both to live in. I have also checked the entire house there are no surprises of any type inside that house. And Red herself has assured me that after this the government will not be involved in your lives past today.” Celestia said as Rarity and Pinkie both climbed into her car leaving her and Rose to talk among themselves.

“Thank you Celestia, I can see that you are not the one from my world that you are not a selfish harpy that would use my daughter for your own ends. I am looking forward to seeing where my daughter has been living these past three years and I want you to know I will do all that I can to help Sunset.” Rose said as she took a hold of the package held in front of her by Celestia.

Celestia nodded then Rose and her both got into Celestia’s car as they closed their doors Celestia looked at Rarity who was in the front seat and said to her.

“Which way from here do we go to get to the place that you want them to go to?” Celestia said as she started up the car then backed the car out of the driveway.

Rarity put a finger to her chin tapped her chin lightly then said to Celestia as the car turned to the right and headed down the dirt road leading back to the main highway.

“When we get to the main highway take a left at the stop sign from there head straight then take a right a miller creek road. The gorge should be about a half mile past the creek's bridge.” Rarity said as Celestia drove down the road and stopped at the stop sign.

Celestia checked both ways before going then pulled forward and turned the car towards the left. An hour hour later Celestia took a right on miller creek road and within twenty minutes later pulled up to a rusted gate that said on it ‘no trespassing’. Looking around Rose Cherry checked the area to make sure no one had followed them she wanted to make sure that the only other means of getting into Equestria was still kept safe and well hidden. After another hour of walking Rarity, Rose and Pinkie all stood overlooking the gorge where Applejack’s family had died. Rarity swallowed hard as she approached what was left of the bridge not wanting to go any further. Rarity turned to Rose saying to her as she pointed to a path leading downwards from the bridge into the gorge itself.

“Take that path for about an hour then you should be able to come up to the cave that you want to be in. Please don’t ask me how I know of this cave Pinkie I would rather not say at this time being.” Rarity said to Rose and Pinkie when she saw the confused look on Pinkie's face.

Rose nodded to Rarity who turned went back to the car as Rose and Pinkie both made their way down the path. An hour later they were standing in the bottom of the gorge Rose looked around and saw the cave that they needed to enter. Looking to Pinkie, Rose Cherry said to her as they started to walk towards the cave.

“Are you sure absolutely sure you want to go through with this Pinkie I mean we can always turn back?” Rose Cherry said as she looked at Pinkie and Pinkie stared back at her with determination in her ocean blue eyes.

“Yes Rose I am sure I want to do this so let's do this so i can bring both my girlfriend home and my best friend as well.” Pinkie replied with a hint of anger in her voice.

Getting inside the cave Rose saw the mirror was still intact and in good shape nodding to Pinkie who stepped in front of it. Rose held out her hand palm facing the mirror and shot a green energy bolt at the mirror. The glass on the mirror rippled and Rose fell to her knees placing a hand over her heart Pinkie quickly rushed to her side only to be stopped in her tracks when Rose shouted to her.

“Never mind about me you only have a few minutes before the portal closes for good and the mirror breaks now, GO!” Rose shouted to Pinkie as Pinkie spun on her heels turning around.

Pinkie closed her eyes then ran and jumped through the mirror just as the mirror’s glass shattered into hundreds of pieces. A few seconds later she found herself in a small house with no roof and only one wall. Pinkie blinked for a few seconds as she looked around her surrounding she realized she was in Rose Cherries destroyed home in Equestria. Taking a step forward she heard a loud crunch under her right foot. Kneeling down she found a picture of a little onyx colored pony beheld by another that she couldn’t make out due to the photo being badly burned. Smiling to herself she read the name on the photo Pinkie said to herself as she held the photo up to her eyes.

“So that is what you looked as a pony Sunset. Boy you sure do look cute.” Pinkie said as she set the photo back down.

Pinkie looked around and saw many tracks leading off towards a dirt road that in turn lead to a forest. Figuring that was a good as a place as any to start looking for Sunset, Pinkie headed off towards the forest hoping to find her missing girlfriend and her friend Applejack there. As she came to the forest she looked around then looked down and found more tracks leading into the forest. Following those it didn’t take her long to find the camp that Sunset and Applejack were at. Stopping in her tracks Pinkie hid behind some large trees as she peeked around one of the trees she was hiding behind. Pinkie could see the pony that was in the picture she had found at Rose Cherry's home. Pinkie also saw Applejack standing in front of a purple pony with a horn and wings who looked at Applejack with a look of confusion on it’s face. Pinkie was about to come out of her hiding place when she stepped on a branch snapping it in two the noise caused Applejack to turn in the direction that Pinkie was hiding in and fire an arrow right at her. Pinkie was just barely able to get out of the way in time as the arrow slammed into the tree she was hiding behind. Getting back up after having dived to the ground for cover. Pinkie looked up and saw standing in front of her. A very angry Sunset Shimmer, a confused Twilight Sparkle and Applejack pointing her bow and another arrow right at her chest. Pinkie gulped nervously saying to everyone in front of her as she tentatively waved to her friends and lightly chuckled to herself.

“Uh hey’a guy’s it’s good to see everyone.” Next Chapter: Chapter 28. Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 16 Minutes