Spike was wide awake and looking out at the night, making a wish upon every star he could see, that Twilight would be safely returned, or at least some knowledge that she was safe and well.

He began to softly sing a little song, not wanting to wake anyone else, about how much he really missed her and was worried sick!

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He slowly crawled back into bed and gave a little sigh as the song ended and he drifted off to sleep.

A little while after which, someone crept into the bedroom, sneaking across, and their shadow moved past the moonlight in the room.

“Spike…?” he called softly.

Spike just rolled over in his sleep.

Then an air horn blasted right near him making him scream and jump up high. His pillows, his sheets, his basket went flying through the air.

It was Discord and he clicked on a meter in his claw. “Wow, six feet high. Looks like a new record.”

Spike rummaged himself out of the blankets, and was he ever angry. “Discord, what’s the big idea?!” he shouted, and then he quickly covered his mouth from shouting too much, only to then look up and see that Discord had put up a bubble of silence.

“How do you think I could blast the air-horn without anyone waking up?”

“What are you doing here at this hour?”

“I couldn’t sleep. I’ve been worrying about Twilight.”

“So you decided to jus barge in here and wake me up?”

“No… I decided to barge in her, wake you up, to tell you that I have something I think you’ll like."

And he revealed that he had crept into Canterlot Palace and had with him the jewel, which Celestia swore she locked away.

Spike was most surprised. “How did you get this?”

“Puh-lease,” remarked Discord “All the spells and locks Celestia puts up, child’s play for me. The point is, now we have it, we can go to that other world and get Twilight back.”

Spike was, of course giddy at the idea, but he quickly disapproved. “We promised Celestia that we wouldn’t use the jewel until she finished her tests on it. We still don’t know if there’s any way to get back.”

Discord sighed, “Heard this before, and like Celestia’s really going to get anywhere at this rate, and besides, I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone Twilight was gone, I didn’t make any promise not to try and save her.”

Spike still insisted he put the jewel back.

“Fine, I guess I’ll go save Twilight without you then.”

Suddenly, his bubble of silence was popped, and the lights went on a split second later, and there stood an angry looking Starlight Glimmer.

“What is going on here?” she asked while tapping her hoof.

Discord felt awkward and tried to act suave, hiding the jewel behind his back-- right in the path of the moonlight shining in through the window.

“Why Starlight Glimmer; so nice to see you on this lovely night.”

Starlight wasn’t a bit impressed, and while it was true she never heard him or Spike making noise from the bubble, she was passing by after getting a glass of milk from the kitchen, when she noticed the shadows in the moonlight.

“What are you even doing here in the middle of the night?” she asked.

Discord tried to come up with an excuse, but the jewel began to glow behind him very brightly.

“The jewel!” cried Starlight.

Discord knew he was busted and revealed it, but as he did the jewel began to glow brighter like it had with Twilight.

“Uh… Uh-Oh…!”

“Oh, no!” cried Spike as he began to feel stranger, and before anyone could do anything, both Spike and Discord were sucked into the gem just like Twilight.

Starlight covered her eyes from the brightness, and when she looked again, the jewel was on the floor and both Spike and Discord were gone.

“Oh, no!” she cried “Not again!”

Shining Armor came to the room, rubbing his eyes. “What is all the noise?! You woke up Flurry Heart and she’s screaming like no tomorrow.”

He could then see Starlight clutching the jewel and in near tears.

“What’s the jewel doing here? I thought Celestia had it.”

Starlight got a hold of herself. “I’ve got to inform Princess Celestia. She must know of this!”

That’s when bright light began to shine in through the window and both Celestia and Luna appeared, and they both looked pretty upset.

Starlight gulped hard. “Y-Y-You’re majesties!”

Celestia nodded rather coldly at them both. “Starlight, Shining Armor…”

Both she and Luna could tell they had arrived too late.

“Spike and Discord…!” Starlight said motioning at the jewel.

“We figured that it was Discord.” said Luna.

She explained how she was carrying out her nightly duties around the palace, and that the jewel had been sealed behind a great big door with a spell only she or Celestia could break, or so they thought!

The guards posted by the gate couldn’t resist peeking through the large keyhole to just look at the jewel, but they could only see the big pillar where it rested, but no jewel at all, figuring it had been stolen!

When Luna saw this she raced for her sister, and they both figured only one creature to get past all the security, not set off any alarms and bypass their spell on the door!

Celestia sighed, “I blame myself for this. I should have placed the jewel in a more secure place.”

“It’s my fault too.” added Starlight “I should’ve been more strict with Discord.”

Shining Armor then noticed the jewel was starting to glow again in Starlght’s grasp.

“Quick, get it out of the moonlight!” he shouted, and in a panic, Starlight freaked, throwing the jewel away from her, and it landed right at Celestia’s hoofs.

Celestia gasped and would have kicked it away, but it was too late! The magic began to engulf her.

“Celestia!!” cried Starlight.

“No!!” cried Luna, but her sister had already vanished and the jewel fell to the ground. It stopped glowing having used up all the moonlight energy, but Luna collapsed by it in tears.

“…SISTER!!!!”

While all that was happening, The Titans and Twilight were going over what they knew about the murders that had been occurring, when suddenly Raven’s brooch began to glow.

“What’s happening?!” she cried.

Twilight realized, “The portal’s opened from Equestria! Someone from my world is about to come here!!”

Raven began to shake with the jewel as the glowing got bright. She grabbed her brooch of her cloak and threw it to the floor by the sofa as three enormous glows of light burst from the jewel, and three figures appeared on the floor.

Everyone looked at them, and Twilight couldn’t believe her eyes.

Celestia had taken on the form of a tall and very beautiful woman. Her skin was lighter toned than Twilight’s. Her hair was still multi-colored and highly voluminous, running way past her back and down to her kneecaps. She wore a beautiful white gown with hints of pink and a headband with a single sun-shaped jewel atop her head.

Discord, he took on the form of a rather tall, skinny, and elderly old man with a grey beard and a bald head, wearing a simple tan green suit and a gray cardigan. “Eww, what am I?!” he groaned.

As for Spike, he had become a purple and furry dog with floppy green ears and a tuft of hair, but unlike his Equestria Girl’s breed, he was now that of a shaggy retriever, and he could still talk.

He looked straight up at Twilight. He would recognize her anywhere, and both their expressions lit up and she embraced him warmly.

“Spike!”

Spike jumped up and started licking her face. “Oh, Twilight…! I’ve been so worried sick about you!”

Twilight just hugged him tighter.

“Hey! What are we, invisible?” grumbled Discord.

He was feeling himself all over, feeling strange in this humanoid form, and as for Celestia, she was down on all fours and looking herself all over. “What’s happened to me?!” she cried as she looked at her hands. “My hoofs…! My muzzle…!”

Twilight was surprised to see she was here too, but she waltzed over and helped Celestia stand upright on her two feet. She wobbled a bit and Twilight helped her balance. “Take it easy. It takes some adjusting, but you’ll get used to it.”

Celestia smiled bashfully, but nevertheless, she and Twilight hugged, and Discord sulked.

Robin cleared his throat. “Um, sorry to break up the moment, but who are all of you?”

“Oh…” said Twilight and she introduced the Titans to her friends. “They’ve all been taking care of me ever since I came here.”

Spike approached them first. “Wow, real superheroes. I mean, other than us.

I’m Spike. Glad to meet you all.”

Starfire couldn’t help but smother him cooing, “Oh, you are the cute doggie. Yes, you are! Yes, you are!”

Spike felt warm and mushy, “Um, actually I’m really a dragon, but… who cares.” he sighed as he drowsed in her arms.

“And I’m Discord, ruler of the world of Equestria, and all these guys’ big boss.”

Everyone could instantly tell he was fibbing, and he felt embarrassed. “Well, I’m a reality bending god at least.”

Celestia herself then held her head up high and wobbled a bit as she walked forward. “I am Celestia, Princess of Equestria, and grand monarch of all ponies.”

Showing their respect, the Titans all bowed to her.

“Your highness…” said Robin.

“Words cannot begin to express how grateful I am to you all for taking care of Princess Twilight.” said Celestia. “But… does anyone know how to send us back? That’s what I’d like to know.”

Twilight explained everything, and gave Raven back her brooch.

“Oh, isn’t this just dandy.” groaned Discord “We’re stuck here until the next full moon. Nice going, Spike!”

“Me?!” wailed Spike “You’re the one who took the jewel!”

“Well, you shouldn’t have let me use it then.”

Cyborg whistled loudly, “Yo’ chill!! There’s no sense in arguing about it. What’s done is done.”

Now discord was angry, “Why I ought to turn you into a soup-can!” he tried too, only to discover just as Twilight did, nothing happened.

“It’s no good, Discord” she told him “We haven’t any powers here. We’re nothing more than ordinary human beings, and a dog.”

Discord shook his finger viciously and blew on it, but it was all in vain.

Celestia made her way over the windows, carefully, and waved her hands trying to move the sun, but to no avail.

Spike didn’t even bother to try breathing fire. He knew he couldn’t.

He did however let out a great big yawn. “Sorry, I forgot it was the middle of the night back home.”

Even Discord and Celestia felt tired, and so the Titans felt obligated to offer them places to sleep as well.

Twilight allowed Spike and Discord to share Terra’s room with her; both of them would share the foldout sofa bed.

Starfire allowed Celestia to sleep in her bedroom, almost befitting for a princess.

“No fair!” grumbled Discord “Why do I have to share a room with him?”

“Because there aren’t any other rooms left with space to spare.” answered Twilight “And Celestia should have a room that suits her well, and Starfire’s is the best there is. So you may as well make do with things.”

“I’m just glad we finally found you, Twilight.” said Spike, “But I wish we could let everyone back home know too.”

Twilight realized this as well. What would all of Equestria be like when they discovered Celestia was gone too?”

Back in Equestria Luna was still distressed with worry for her sister and the others, as was Starlight.

Cadance came along when she heard Luna scream, and she was devastated to learn what had happened.

“Oh, this is really bad! It was hard enough keeping Twilight’s absence a secret. There’s no way we can keep secret about Celestia.”

Shining Armor was furious, but he knew yelling about it wouldn’t solve anything. He looked back and forth at everyone, and Luna looked up at him with a concerned look.

“It’s as simple as that.” he finally said “We tell the truth.”

Luna hung her head low cringing with grief of how her subjects and all the nations would react to the news, but it would be far better than living on lies.

“I shall inform the council at the palace, and after which, the news shall be made public.”

Shining Armor shuddered softly, “This is bound to have a lot of our enemies coming after us.”

Cadance agreed, “We’ll have to get the armies ready, double the guards and everything.”

Luna agreed, and as, now, acting grand monarch of all Equestria, she officially decreed to the group first, “Equestria is now officially on a tight lockdown and martial law until my sister and the others are returned.”

Starlight decided that she would close the School of Friendship until further notice as well.

“I hope nothing else goes horribly wrong for now.”

When Terra got to the mall, the place was starting to look a bit sorry too. A lot of the stores were having clearance sales for closing down as they were all going to be converted, and some were already closed, barred, and cleared out inside.

Just like the city things were changing, and people had to get over it and accept it.

At least there were a few places Terra could go to brows-- a few clothing stores, a shoe shop, and that electronics store, where the televisions we’re airing a movie, which Terra stopped to watch.

She could not believe her eyes, there were two figures, a guy and a girl standing in a park together, and they were breaking up, or rather the girl was dumping the guy.

“We’ve had a lot of great times together, but I’ve changed. It’s time to move on and forget about what we had.”

The guy didn’t seem to take it well, and he left in a huff.

Terra began to quiver as she pictured herself and Beast Boy back at school and she told him off just like those characters.

The manager of the store, a rather polite young man approached her and spoiled the movie. “Ending isn’t happy. That guy does himself in because he couldn’t bear to live without her, and she ends up regretting what she did.

I guess people need to think twice and reflect upon their actions.”

Terra felt most distressed. It was as if the whole world was telling her to stop this “charade” and reconcile with Beast Boy, and now it was getting extremely hard to fight it.

“What’s wrong with me?” she cried in her mind “Am I really regretting what I did? Do I really want Beast Boy back in my life; be a Teen Titans again?!”

Still struggling with her thoughts, she began to walk for the store exit and bumped right into someone-- Beast Boy!

She looked at him with surprised eyes and became lost in his eyes. His shocked eyes which narrowed into anger, and he just walked past her into the store.

Beast Boy completely ignored her as he seemingly began to browse around. She wanted to talk to him and approached him, but she couldn’t find any words to say, and she just left the store.

No sooner had she did Beast Boy’s expression fade into the evil that was controlling him.

“I thought I might find her here.” he thought silently “I still don’t understand how she can see me. Not that it matters. I can use this as part of my plan.”

He suddenly gasped and clutched his head as Beast Boy tried to seize control again.

“I’m not going to let you do this to her!”

“You can’t stop me!” thundered the evil, and he managed to shun Beast Boy’s goodness away continued with his plot.

He looked at the store security camera, and got out Beast Boy’s communicator. Having control of Beast Boy’s body had access to Beast Boy’s knowledge on how to use modern-day devices so that hardly anything was too strange to him.

He pointed the com straight at the camera and began to download from its source.

Then he stepped outside the store and began to steal footage from the mall security cameras, all while snickering wickedly. “Step one is complete!”

He began to feel a strain again as Beast Boy’s goodness corrupted him. “Give… me back… my body!!”

“Silence, weakling!” growled the evil, and once again he shunned Beast Boy back into the darkness.

He panted softly, but to him this struggle was wonderful. His plan was working perfectly already as he could feel the hate and anger building up inside.

“Yes…! It’s marvellous!” he sighed as he clenched his fists and felt his power growing.

Then he shook himself back to his senses, he had work to do, back at Titans Tower to further his plan.

It wasn’t until about lunchtime that Twilight’s friends felt rested enough to get up a little longer.

Starfire and Raven even loaded Celestia a better outfit than the big gown she had on so she could walk easier.

Raven loaned her a leotard. Starfire loaned her shorts, and boots, and at Raven suggestion, she restyled her long hair into a thick upright ponytail and tied around her forehead with a headband so it wouldn’t get caught or stepped on.

“Hmm…” she said as she viewed herself in the mirror, “I think this. Thank you both.”

The girls bowed to her.

“Why are we doing this?” Raven whispered to Starfire, “She may be a princess of her world, but that doesn’t apply here.”

“We should at least show manners!” protested Starfire.

Celestia giggled, “I can hear you.”

The girls looked up.

“I understand my place, ladies. I am your guest, and pleased to be. You don’t have to treat me like royalty. To be honest, it feels nice to feel like a normal pony-- er… that is “normal being” for once.”

Then she looked downhearted, “But I am extremely worried about my sister, and all my subjects in Equestria.”

There was a knock at the door.

“You may enter.” called Starfire.

Cyborg came in, and the first thing he said as he looked at Celestia, “Mmm-mm, looking pretty good.”

Celestia blushed.

“Came to ask if you wouldn’t mind hitting the town for lunch. I know of a great outdoor place, so we can take Spike with us too.”

Celestia was more than willing to go, and see the town.

“Wait! What of Beast Boy?” asked Starfire.

“Robin’s gone to check on him.” answered Cyborg.

Celestia had well been informed of Beast Boy, and she wanted to meet him, but she was aware of the situation between him and the others, especially Twilight.

Beast Boy had made it back to the tower just in time, and dispelled the shell of him on the bed, as Robin entered the sickbay.

The evil quickly subsided and let Beast Boy reassume control, but kept him well under control so as not to reveal anything of what he was planning.

“Beast Boy, you’re up?”

He nodded coldly at him.

“Um… how’s your hand?”

“It’s fine.” he answered softly.

Robin quickly explained about their three new gusts and how they the team was heading out for lunch.

“…No thanks, I have work to do here.”

Robin was surprised to hear him say that. Usually “Beast Boy” and “Work” did not ever find their ways together in the same sentence. Still, he wasn’t letting him off this time.

“You’re coming to lunch with us, and you’re not going to be rude, and besides we all want to talk to you about something.”

It was in vain that Beast Boy tried to refuse, and he knew this.

All this delighted the evil inside him, so he put his plans on hold for the moment, to let more anxiety and hate build up inside of him.

“Alright, I’ll come with you.”

He walked out of the sickbay, running into the group on their way out, and Spike suddenly felt stranger at the sight of him, and growled angrily.

“Spike!” snapped Twilight.

He snapped out of it and felt weird. “Sorry. I don’t know what came over me.”

“So this is Beast Boy, huh?” asked Discord “Listen, love the pointed ears kid, and the green-skin… first-class.”

“Discord, don’t overdo it.” grumbled Twilight.

Celestia approached him tenderly and held out her hand, “Pleasure to meet you young man.”

Beast Boy hesitated at first, but slowly and softly held her hand. She could almost sense every ounce of coldness emitting from him, just as Twilight warned her.

“Well then,” said Robin “Let’s get going. I’m starved.”

Everyone headed off together, but Spike still had a strange feeling around Beast Boy-- dog senses feeling there was something way off about him.