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Equestria Girls – Hinge of Fate: Teaser

By

Celgress

"Choices are the hinges of destiny. ... We persuade ourselves that some outside influence is at work, but in reality – it's our own choices."

Pythagoras c.570 BCE - c.495 BCE

Courtyard of Canterlot High School, Night

"You will never rule in Equestria. Any power you may have had in this world is gone." Princess Twilight Sparkle declared once she and her five friends approached the smoking crater where Sunset Shimmer lay defeated, her malicious spirit all but broken. Twilight gestured at the other denizens of Canterlot High who came to stare at Sunset. "Tonight you showed everyone who you really are. You've shown them what is in your heart. There is no going back."

Sunset began to cry as she painfully got to her feet. "I'm sorry." She whimpered she was about to say more when she felt it deep inside. Not all of her dark power was gone. A spark had survived, a mere trifle compared to what she once possessed. With deadly intent, she crawled from her makeshift prison. If it was the last thing she ever did she would teach this interloper a lesson in humility. "Die, bitch," Sunset snarled with a look of madness in her eyes.

Sunset fired a bolt of orange-red magical energy Twilight at while everyone gasped, and Pinkie Pie yelled a warning, Twilight instinctively batted it away. The bolt of energy now mixed with some of Twilight's own magic slammed into the Horse Statue which contained the portal to Equestria. The Statute shuddered and disintegrated within seconds. The exposed portal turned several different colors in rapid succession before it collapsed into nothing, seemingly it was gone forever.

"No," Twilight said softly. She fell to her knees. Her only way home was gone. She was stranded here in this strange parallel world she in truth knew so little about. She could not be the Princess of Friendship in this world. Here she was nothing more than a teenager, a homeless teenager at that. How would she survive? What would do? What could she do? Twilight buried her hand in her hands. She began to openly sob.

"Twi are you alright?" Applejack asked her friend Twilight, however, remained silent.

"Twilight snap out of it." Rainbow Dash said shaking her friend's shoulder to no avail.

"I did it. I did it." Sunset said dancing around happily. "In your face Twilight Sparkle I might be stuck here with nothing but so are you now, ha."

"Get out of here you, you, you monster you! Leave Twilight alone!" Pinke Pie snapped.

"Yes darling, you've done quite enough already." Rarity said.

"Pfft, make me," Sunset said.

"We will," Flash Sentry said. He and the other students began to circle around Sunset their features contoured with anger.

Her magic fully spent Sunset knew when to quit. She quickly slunk off. Better to return when she had an edge over these fools than risk capture or inquiry. The words of Principle Celestia briefly halted Sunset in her tracks.

"You've expelled from this school for life Sunset, for life! If I see you around here again I'll have you arrested!" Celestia shouted after the departing teen.

"As if I care. Keep your stupid school. Besides, what would the authorities charge me with? Magic isn't real, remember." Sunset said over her shoulder with a sly grin, 'bye losers."

"What are we going to do, about Twilight?" Pinkie Pie asked. Her friend had not moved since the portal was destroyed.

"I'll take her home with me. My parents are away so that gives me time to come up with an explanation of why she needs a place to crash." Flash said.

Even though he had only known Twilight for a short time he already cared about her quite a bit. He could not help but note how unlike his ex-girlfriend Sunset she was. Twilight cared about others so much his heart broke for her what had happened was beyond unfair.

Flash gingerly picked Twilight up off the ground. Instinctively she put her arms around his neck. She nuzzled in close. Twilight desperately needed something, anything to hold onto right now.

"Hey, what about me?" Spike said. "You aren't ditching me. We're a package deal."

"Come on, little fella," Flash said. "Ah, sorry I'm still not used to talking dogs." He added when Spike flashed his teeth in annoyance. Slowly Twilight's form reverted as she passed out from exhaustion. "We should all meet here tomorrow (even though it would be a Saturday) so we can discuss, well, everything that's happened tonight. We need a plan of some sort."

"Sure thing, Flash," Applejack said. Applejack had no idea what could be done about Twilight she only hoped a solution would present itself, eventually.

To Be Continued

Should I continue with this series, or not? What do you think readers? I do have a long-term plan for this story which touches on the new history of both worlds but what is the point if no one is interested.

Author's Note

While Sunset will be redeemed here (I'm a major fan of her character as presented in EG) it will be a much longer road than in canon, and Trixie rather than the alternate Mane Six will play a pivotal role in her initial change.