Twilight Sparkle couldn't believe it. First, Ponyville was overrun by vines. Then, it was discovered the princesses where gone. Then, she drank a potion from Zecora and now Luna had transformed back into Nightmare Moon. Nightmare Moon used her magic to further damage the throne room. A piece of debris fell, but Twilight managed to jump clear. As she did, she landed before a familiar set of white legs.

"Princess Celestia." though Twilight, both relieved and guilt ridden.

Nightmare Moon attacked Celestia with her magic, but the Princess of the Sun dodged it.

"Luna! Think about how long you where banished to the moon! You'll give the princess no choice but to send you back!" cried Twilight.

"I should go too." whispered a voice.

"Luna! I will not fight you! You must lower the moon! It is your duty!" declared Celestia.

"Luna. I am Nightmare Moon!" declared the former Luna.

"It's like looking into a mirror." thought Twilight mournfully.

"I have one royal duty now! Do destroy you!" declared Nightmare Moon.

Princess Celestia escaped outside through a hole on the roof with Nightmare Moon behind her. Twilight did her best to follow.

"I don't know where I am. How in Equestria can I find them?" asked Twilight frenzied.

Twilight managed to find the entrance and get outside in time to see Princess Celestia shot down.

"Shit!" cried Twilight.

Twilight ran back inside and found Celestia laying un-moving on the throne room floor.

"She's gone. She's gone and she died hating me for my betrayal." said Twilight softly.

Twilight began to weep only for Celestia to rise.

"She's alive." gasped Twilight astonished.

"Oh dear sister. I am sorry, but you have given me no choice but to use these." said Celestia.

Celestia used her magic to part a section of the floor. A pillar arose with the Elements of Harmony.

"The Elements." said Twilight puzzled.

Twilight suddenly had the realization hit her.

"This is the night Luna became Nightmare Moon. The potion is showing me the past." mused Twilight.

Using the Elements of Harmony, Princess Celestia was able to banish Luna to the moon where she would spend the next one-thousand years.

"Betrayed by her sister and now me." said Twilight sadly.

The vision suddenly ended and Twilight was back in Ponyville.

"Are you okay?" asked Sunset worried.

"Fine." answered Twilight.

"You where mumbling to yourself." noted Applejack flatly.

"And sobbing." added Pinkie.

"It was unsettling." noted Fluttershy.

"So, whose flank do we have to kick?" asked Rainbow impatient.

"I saw a vision of the night Princess Luna transformed into Nightmare Moon and Princess Celestia banished her to the moon." answered Twilight.

"Oh wow." replied Sunset surprised.

"Farther back still are the answers you seek. Another sip of the potion will give you the answers you seek." replied Zecora.

"Be careful." warned Spike.

Twilight took another sip of the potion and saw the day the royal sisters fought Discord.

"Well, he hasn't changed." muttered Twilight.

"Until Twilight Sparkle nearly killed him that is." whispered a voice.

"I can't be hearing voices again." said Twilight concerned.

Twilight watched as the two royal sisters petrified Discord.

"Serves him right." said Twilight.

Twilight shook her head and found herself into an unknown cave facing an odd tree as the royal sister approached it.

"The Tree of Harmony." said Luna amazed.

"Tree of Harmony?" asked Twilight confused.

Twilight looked at the tree and noticed it bore emblems of the Elements.

"So this is there source." mused Twilight.

Twilght watched the royal sisters obtain the Elements.

"The Tree of Harmony will obtain a powerful magic. As long as that magic remains, it will continue to control and contain all that grows here." explained Celestia.

"Bingo." replied Twilight.

With that, the vision ended and Twilight returned to the present.

"What did you find out?" asked Spike.

"I still don't know where Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are, but I think I know why this is happening." answered Twilight.

"What is it?" asked Sunset.

"Something has happened to the Tree of Harmony." answered Twilight.

The others all gave Twilight confused looks.

"What the hay is that?" asked Rainbow.

"It's the tree where Princess Celestia and Princess Luna found the Elements. I think it's in danger." explained Twilight.

"I've never read of that as Celestia's pupil." noted Sunset.

"She's probably lying!" declared Applejack.

"If Twilight says it then I believe it." said Sunset defending.

"So...where is it?" asked Applejack.

"I think it's in the Everfree Forest." answered Twilight solemnly.

The others didn't like the sound of that.

"Well I guess we should get going." sighed Rarity.

The ponies began to walk when Rainbow noticed Twilight was following.

"What do you think you're doing?" asked Rainbow.

"I'm the Element of Magic." answered Twilight.

"You don't have any magic." noted Rainbow.

Twilight sulked at this.

"Twi, I think you should stay here. No offense, but this isn't the best situation for you to be in." explained Sunset.

Twilight winced at this.

"Okay Sunset." agreed Twilight.

Sunset and the Mane 5 walked into the Everfree Forest.

"This reminds of of the time we found the Elements of Harmony." noted Rarity.

"Of course Twilight was there." added Flutterhsy.

"Look, I might not be an Element bearer like Twilight. However, I did study under Princess Celestia so I don't worry about me." said Sunset.

They continued under they reached a small swampy area.

"Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity and I will cross on these rocks." said Sunset.

Sunset Shimmer jumped onto the rocks, but it was quickly became evident they weren't rocks when a cragadile emerged and flung Sunset back.

"Run for your lives!" exclaimed Rarity.

The group split up as the beast followed Sunset trapping her in a dead end.

"Quickly! Try to restrain it!" cried Sunset.

Applejack made lassos out of vines and the Mane 5 quickly tied up the beast.

"That was close." sighed Sunset.

"Too close for my comfort." sighed Applejack.

"Twilight never would have thought of that!" declared Rainbow.

Sunset thought for a moment and took a deep breath.

"You guys all seemed like you where so thrilled Twilight was back after we freed her from Sombra, but now you're acting like you hate her." noted Sunset.

The others gave her a surprised look.

"What's the deal?" asked Sunset.

"Look Twilight is our friend and in some aspect she will always be." began Applejack.

"But what she did still wasn't cool." added Rainbow.

"Well, I know that." replied Sunset.

"I cannot simply forgive the pony who tortured me." said Rarity.

"We don't hate Twilight." noted Fluttershy.

"But, she hurt ponies close to us." added Pinkie.

"Hearing the stories of how our family members suffered..." began Applejack bitterly.

"It is difficult to forgive." concluded Fluttershy.

"Well...I can understand that." admitted Sunset.

"We need to get going." said Rainbow.

Meanwhile, the plunder vines continued to overrun Ponyville. Discord was loving the chaos unfolding in front of him, but was unable to fully enjoy it. This was do to a certain lavender unicorn. Twilight Sparkle sulked on the edge of the Everfree Forest with Spike by her side. Sensing Twilight's inner turmoil, Zecora went over to her.

"Twilight, there is no resentment from me. Your guilt, I can plainly see." said Zecora.

"Thank you Zecora." said Twilight grateful.

"The tree will the others find. Even if you had to stay behind." said Zecora.

"I wish I could be with them." stated Twilight.

"Alas, you lack your magic. Your experience could be tragic." mused Zecora.

"I know." sighed Twilight sadly.

"However, they lack your element. It might be important if you went." said Zecora.

"Mixed messages." said Spike.

"I am not saying where you should stand. I am merely noting both sides of the issue at hand." explained Zecora.

Discord suddenly came over to join the conversation.

"Look, you are still the Element of Magic whether you like it or not. You managed to overcome my corruption and re-petrified me along with the others. You don't have your magic, but you're still a strong pony." stated Discord.

Twilight thought for a moment.

"Thanks Discord." said Twilight.

Spike hopped onto Twilight's back and Twilight galloped off into the Everfree Forest while Zecora turned to Discord.

"Of your reformation, this is a start. You do have good in your heart." noted Zecora.

Back in the Everfree, Sunset and the other Mane 5 had not made any progress. They found themselves wandering through the forest with no sense of direction. They ran into the Manticore that Fluttershy helped. However, it proved unable to help. With no directions and not sure where they should be looking, a sense of doubt began to creep in.

"Any pony else think this is a lost cause?" asked Rainbow.

"No." answered Sunset.

"We're almost at Celestia and Luna's old castle. I'm starting to think she tricked us." continued Rainbow.

"I believe Twilight." stated Sunset firmly.

"I gotta admit it's admirable you standing up for your lover." began Applejack.

"Look!" exclaimed Sunset.

The ponies reached the castle and spotted a cave where the vines where growing out of.

"Well I'll be damned." said Rainbow.

"But, how are we supposed to get down there?" asked Rarity.

The ponies heard noises and noted Pinkie falling down the stairs.

"The stairs silly!" exclaimed Pinkie.

The ponies went down the stairs and entered the cave where they found the Tree of Harmony surrounded by vines. It was clearly in a state of decay.

"I think it's dying." noted Fluttershy concerned.

"So let's save it already!" cried Applejack.

The farmer jumped in and began tugging on a vine with her teeth, but was unable to remove the vine.

"Nice try." chuckled Rainbow.

The cyan pegasus took her chance attempting to kick the vines, but was slapped backwards.

"Valiant effort on both your parts, but the tree remains in jeopardy." noted Rarity.

"Do you have an idea Sugarcube?" asked Applejack.

"No." answered Rarity in defeat.

"Sunset, what should we do?" asked Fluttershy.

"I don't know." answered Sunset flatly.

The ponies heard groaning and saw Spike falling down the stairs. Alarmed, the ran over to him.

"Twilight! Trouble! Help!" cried Spike.

The ponies followed Spike where the found the five gas spewing plants surrounding Twilight.

"Sun...set..." said Twilight weakly.

One of the ponies attempted to attack Twilight, but Sunset trapped it with her magic.

"Don't hurt my marefriend!" cried Sunset.

The gas spewing plants turned their attention to Sunset and the others.

"Up here!" cried Rainbow.

One of the gas spewing plants followed her.

"After me!" called Pinkie.

"Me too!" called rarity.

The gas spewing plants followed the five who managed to tie them up.

"Ta da!" cried Pinkie.

One of the plants attempted to attack Pinkie, but Sunset shot it with her magic.

"Are you okay?" asked Sunset worried.

Twilight took a moment to regain herself.

"Yes. Thank you." answered Twilight.

"What are you doing here?" asked Rarity nervously.

"I am still the Element of Magic and we need all of the elements." answered Twilight.

"Come on. We'll show you the tree." said Sunset.

The ponies returned to the Tree of Harmony with Twilight and Spike.

"Amazing." said Twilight in awe.

"We don't have any idea." noted Sunset.

Twilight attempted to approach when the vines began to try and wrap around her. Twilight jumped back and the vines receded.

"All right, so getting close is out of the question." mused Twilight.

Twilight suddenly remembered Celestia's words.

"The Tree of Harmony will obtain a powerful magic. As long as that magic remains, it will continue to control and contain all that grows here." explained Celestia.

"That's it!" declared Twilight.

"What's it?" asked Spike confused.

"To save the tree, we need to give it the Elements of Harmony." answered Twilight.

"No way!" declared Rainbow defiantly.

"We need the Elements...for protection." added Rarity anxiously.

Applejack gulped and walked forward.

"Twilight, I don't think this is a good idea." stated the farmer.

"It might be the only chance we have." replied Twilight.

The others reluctantly agreed.

"Sunset, please do the honor." requested Twilight.

Sunset took the Elements with her magic and put them in place. This destroyed the plunder vines.

"We did it." sighed Twilight in relief.

Two large lumps on vines near the tree dissolved revealing the royal sisters.

"Oh thank goodness!" declared Sunset.

Sunset Shimmer remembered Twilight's words after her release.

"Celestia was my mentor and was a second mother to me. I repaid her by betraying her. I can never face Celestia again." said Twilight sadly.

Twilight, I know this must be hard.." began Sunset.

Sunset Shimmer turned only to realize Twilight was gone.

"Dammit." cursed Sunset inwardly.

"We know how difficult it must have been to give up the Elements. It took great courage to relinquish them." said Celestia.

A plant suddenly emerged from the roots fo the Tree of Harmony which opened to reveal a chest.

"What's inside? Where are the keys?" asked Sunset.

"Keys locks. Six keys." mused Luna.

"I do not know. However, I have no worry you cannot solve this with a little help." answered Celestia.

The royal sister took flight from the castle returning to Canterlot. The ponies plus Spike made their way through the Everfree Forest back to Ponyville. They passed Zecora who was returning to her home. Zecora confirmed Twilight ran out of the forest and toward the direction of Golden Oaks Library without saying a word. Once the ponies exited the forest, the found Discord waiting.

"Well I must hand it to you. You managed to once again save Equestria." said Discord.

Discord noticed the Elements of Harmony where gone.

"Where ever are those annoying little trinket of yours?" asked Discord curiously.

"Gone." answered Applejack flatly.

"We had to give them up to save Equestria." explained Sunset.

"But, Discord is reformed now and wouldn't hurt us." stated Fluttershy.

Discord nodded in thanks and the ponies began walking toward town.

"There's one things I don't understand: why did all of this happen now?" asked Applejack.

"I was just as surprised when they emerged last night." answered Discord.

"If you saw them last night then why didn't you bring that to our attention?" asked Sunset.

"Because I planted them ages ago and they should have emerged by now." answered Discord.

"What did you just say?" asked Sunset angrily.

"I planted them right before I was petrified. They should have drained the Tree of Harmony of magic and captured the princesses thousand of moons ago. However, it seems they tree had enough magic to keep them from growing big and strong until now." explained Discord.

"Once again, things that could have been brought to my attention yesterday!" declared Sunset.

Discord rolled his eyes and left. Equestria was able to quickly recover from what happened. After being invaded and nearly conquered by Sombra, this was not as big a deal. Applejack, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Pinkie and Rarity went to Canterlot to see the Summer Sun Celebration. Sunset Shimmer and Spike both stayed behind to be with Twilight.

"Hey Twilight, how are you doing?" asked Sunset concerned.

"I'm glad everything is okay." answered Twilight, in her bed.

"Discord was behind this." noted Spike.

"Why am I not surprised." sighed Twilight.

The two walked up the stairs to Twilight's bed.

"I noticed you left after the royal sisters where freed." mused Sunset.

"I told you I couldn't face her." said Twilight.

Sunset hoped in the bed.

"I am happy you came. We never could have done it without you." said Sunset.

"Thanks." replied Twilight grateful.

Author's Notes:

A/N: That is where we'll end this chapter. I hope you like this and they way it's going. People found flaw in Twilight leaving her friends in the Everfree Forest and I tried to fix that. I will try to improve on certain episodes that are below average (cough*Rainbow Falls*cough) as I go on. I also included that reference to "The Wedding Singer" (one of Sandler's actually good films) because I always think of that line when I get to that part of the episode. Next time, the girls explore the Castle of The Two Sisters and It'll have some definite changes. Please review.