Title:           ToE Chapter I-3
Author:          AnonKnight
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First Edit:      Sunday 1st of April 2012 11:54:37 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Sunday 1st of April 2012 11:54:37 AM CDT

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>You're now sitting inside Twilight Sparkle's house.
 
>Although everything feels a little small to you, the house is actually rather spacious. There are many shelves full of books. So, this is a library, after all.
>You're sitting at a table, which is mostly tidy apart from a broken quill, an empty ink bottle, and a two checklists.
>Twilight is looking through a cabinet on the other side of the room.
>"Ah, there they are!"
>She seems to have found the maps she was looking for.
>You watch as her horn glows with a purple aura, as an identical aura envelopes a few scrolls as they levitate out of the cabinet, and begin floating in the air next to Twilight... Strange.
>She returns to the table, with the floating scrolls in tow, then sets them down on the table.
>Her eyes then glimmer with curiosity as she notices the shield on your back.
>"Anon... that shield... Can I see it?"
"Oh, of course... Here, have a look."
>You take the shield from your back, and offer it to Twilight.
>Her horn glows again, and she lifts the shield towards her with, what you assume, is telekinesis.
>"Wherever did you find this?"
>Twilight asks, while she looks upon the shield with a faint smile.
"I found it inside and old castle in that forest."
>"Hm... I see."
>The shield floats back to you, and the aura disappears as you touch it.
>"It wouldn't happen to be... This castle, would it?"
>Twilight unrolls one of the map scrolls, and points to a drawing of an old castle, inside the forest.
>You take a second to look over the map, and trace the route you remember having took here, before responding.
"Yes, that was the place. Last night, during a storm, I hid inside it because of all the rain. I ended up spending the night there, and when I had a look around the place in the morning, I found that shield... Was there supposed to be someone living there?"
>You say, hoping you didn't accidentally commit a robbery.
>"Oh, no..."
>Twilight replies, with a quiet laugh.
>"...In the distant past, it was the castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, but it's been abandoned for a long, long time."
"Hm, I see."
>"I'd hold onto that shield if I were you, Anon. Given how old it is, and the great condition it's in, it'll be worth a lot of money..."
 
>Twilight returns her attention to the map scroll.
"So, Anon, before you found the castle, which direction do you think you came from?"
>You look at the map, and realise that the route that lead you to the castle isn't on it, and in fact, the map ends just beyond the castle's location.
>You mention this to Twilight, and she rolls up the map.
>"Perhaps this map can be of more help..."
>She rolls out another map on the table.
>This map is much larger, and more detailed than the first. There is a small trail leading away from the castle, towards the river, and beyond.
>However, what is beyond does not look familiar.
"Well, you see, Miss Twilight..."
>You say.
"...I crossed a bridge somewhere around here..."
>You point to the approximate location of the now destroyed bridge.
"...However, according to the map, there's nothing but trees for miles beyond there. There should be a road, and a coastline, somewhere..."
>Looking a little confused, the purple pony rolls up the second map, and levitates a third, huge map, onto the table, and slowly unrolls it.
>"How about this one...?"
>The largest map depicts not only the surrounding regions, but, from the looks of it, an entire continent.
>And not one bit of it is even remotely recognisable.
"......."
>"Well?"
"...I'm sorry."
>"Huh?"
"I've never seen any of this before..."
>"......."
>"I see..."
>Says Twilight, looking very confused and even a little bit upset.
>Then she begins to whisper.
>"I wonder how you could have....."
>Twilight looks at the floor, then the window, then the map, then back to you.
>*Sigh*
>"Anon, would you like something to drink?"
"Water, please."
>"Alright, I'll be back in a moment..."
>Twilight walks towards the kitchen, looking somewhat disappointed in herself.
"Miss Twilight."
>She pauses, and looks back over to you.
>"Hm?"
"You tried. Just because you hit a brick wall doesn't mean it's the end of the world."
>"Hm... I guess not."
>She says, her disappointment fading slightly, before continuing toward the kitchen.