Twilight was using a search spell on Almareda’s Journal to locate anything on the spell that she had learned before she had cast it. Twilight saw that the spell had gone under heavy revisions, and using her knew understanding of magic saw that it was heavily counter intuitive. Where alot of the original runes lay, were replaced with spells for peace and purification. Twilight didn’t know what those alterations could do, but she thought it would be better to stick with the original.

Looking at some of the runes she saw that their background resonance resonated with the Elements of Harmony. Thinking that strange, she looked at the spell and saw where she could alter it so that each of the six element bearers could stand. While making a bind rune of Luna’s and Celestia’s old Elements that they originally resonated with. Although they were no longer connected to them, she was hoping that it would help shoe them into the spell.

All in all it took her four hours to fine tune the original spell, and to check, double check, then double check her double checking of the spell. Once she was sure she had everything under wraps, and she could feel no confliction within the elements of the spell walked over to everyone to let them know that she had finished the spell, and if they were ready. Once they were she had them step into their respective circles. In clockwise position starting at the top was Celestia, Apple Jack, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Luna, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy. As they each stood in their prospective areas, adorned with their Elements of Harmony Twilight heard the Watcher’s voice saying, “So it has begun. From here on out, you all are linked in spirit as you are linked by destiny. Be strong, and don’t loose faith in your self nor your friends.”

With that the Elements of Harmony filled the circle with a white orb of light as the runes ignited into blue fire and rose around them. With in the center a bright yellow light started to form as they felt their body become immaterial, suddenly there was a bright flash of light. Where the circle and ponies once stood was nothing, as if their had been nothing their to begin with.

As for the Mane six and the Princesses, they felt themselves pulled through a bright tunnel before ending before a giant archway. They stood before one another as the light and the mist from the archway was the only source of illumination for them. Their bodies glowing in the dull grey light. Twilight looked at her friends and said, “Well I guess the only way is forward. Hopefully this will be worth it.”

“Hopefully my hind quarters Twi’. We better make it out of this. Ah trust ya, ah do, but if this goes south ah swear by Granny Smith’s Dentures that ah’ll buck ya so hard that your grand foals will be born more wall eyed than Derpy’s.” Apple Jack said looking forlornly at the ominous entryway.

“Don’t worry everything will be fine,” Twilight replied before whispering under her breathe, “I hope.”

Author's Notes:

Sorry for the short chapter. I didn't want to add anything that would interrupt with the flow of the story. Anyways, this is where the story really starts up. From here on out for a majority of the story it will be exploring their pasts, their fears, and what makes them who they are.

I'm going to start with Celestia. If you have a particular one you want to see next let me know and by the time I'm finished with Celestia I'll move on to the next favorite.