My Little Pony: Frost Falls

What Twilight wants to show Applejack is the map.

"Well, I have to admit that even though I've lived here all my life, I've never seen this."

When Applejack saw the huge map that she had never seen before, which was broken but still vaguely beautiful, as well as the black crystal territory occupied by King Sembula that was instantly displayed on it, she already half believed Twilight Sparkle's words.

But time travel, this is too ridiculous, except for the princess of the universe... Wait, Applejack glanced at Twilight Sparkle uncertainly, she has horns and wings - obviously, she is a princess!

Spill Dragon said regretfully from the side: "There should be a castle here."

Well, Applejack knows she's really a princess, albeit living in a castle that now doesn't exist.

"But how does this prove that you and I are friends?"

"A pony named Starlight Glimmer used this map to go back in time and change some things. Although the map remains here, everything is different."

"What's different?"

"For example - we don't have this war with King Sembula. He was expelled a long time ago."

Hearing this, Applejack looked downcast. It was obvious that this topic was a wound in her heart.

Twilight asked tentatively: "You can tell me the reason for the war, and then guess when the change started."

"It's very simple." Applejack raised her head and sighed, and began to talk about the war, "The return of the Crystal Empire brought King Sembra."

Unlike Twilight's timeline, King Sembra's return in this timeline was completely unwarranted. By the time Princess Cosmic noticed it, King Sembra had completely taken over the entire Crystal Empire.

He used his dark magic to control all the Crystal Ponies. The next step was to declare war on all of Equestria - Sembra's ambitions were not limited to the Crystal Empire.

Although the majority of the Crystal Ponies are earth ponies, their overall combat effectiveness is unpredictably powerful.

Despite the leadership of the Space Princess, Little Malia was still losing ground. What's more, the main battlefield is in the Crystal Mountains, a place that is frozen all year round and is extremely cold. Equestria's army is fine in that place for a short time, but its combat effectiveness will inevitably decline if it stays there for a long time. Therefore, what is most needed is armaments, armaments that can withstand the cold.

At one time, all the sheep of Little Mary were shaved. Their wool is roughly processed into cotton-padded jackets that can withstand the cold by tailors who devote themselves to their careers. They are transported in large quantities through the seaport to Rainbow Falls Collection Port, and then distributed through the reserve troops stationed there.

"After all the sacrifices, we are still severely lacking in armaments. Everyone has to work hard day and night. Countless young and strong ponies have joined the battlefield and left their homes, but the war situation has still not improved."

The Crystal Pony army led by Sembula marched forward with great momentum, forcing the Princess of the Universe to retreat to the central city of Canterlot.

So Sembula began to attack the outside of Equestria, gradually forming a siege, and successfully occupied more than half of Equestria's land.

It is no exaggeration to say that the war ruined the futures and lives of all ponies.

Twilight couldn't say a word for a long time. She never thought that if Sembra hadn't been prevented from returning, Little Malia's future would be bleak.

Unknowingly, Twilight Sparkle's tone became as heavy as Applejack's: "...where we are, we have already stopped Sembra, you, me, and our friends."

"But you have no friends here," said Applejack, "and no one here can stop Sembra. It's a truce, but no one can tell when King Sembra will start a war again. Preparing for the next battle tacitly."

Applejack pushed Twilight away mercilessly and turned to leave. After a few steps, she turned back and said, "If the future is as beautiful as you said, why are you still here..."

Applejack left, having said all she needed to say.

Spike Dragon was so frightened that he trembled all over: "Twilight Joy, I don't want to stay in this strange place... How can I change everything back!"

Twilight Yue didn't answer, she was still thinking. Why is King Sembula in this timeline so powerful that he can't even defeat the Princess of the Universe?

...is the Moon Princess. When King Sembula was expelled, the two princesses and sisters were still there, and so was the Element of Harmony. Maybe they unite and use the power of the Element of Harmony to expel Sembra just like they did with Discord.

What about Princess Cadence?

Even if there is no Moon Princess, Princess Cadance is the only royal family who can control the power of crystal love. If she is here, even if she cannot defeat King Sembra, the situation will not be as bad as Applejack said.

So it circled back to the original question, where was Shuang Sheng now and why she disappeared, along with Princess Yinyun.

She must solve this mystery, maybe she can get to the source and find the node of change.

"Come up, Spike Dragon! Let's go see the Crystal Mountains!"

Twilight acted quickly, sitting up with Suilong and flying into the sky like an arrow off the string.

She could fly very fast now, following the route she remembered, all the way to the north. At the same time, she did not forget to cast an invisibility magic around herself and Spike Dragon.

I remember Shuangjiang said that the place where she slept was in an inconspicuous cave in the deepest part of the Crystal Mountains.

Thanks to the blessing of the God of Luck, although Twilight Yue fell into a dilemma like a headless fly after crossing the Crystal Mountains - there are not so many caves here! Couldn't find it at all. While Twilight was angry at why she didn't ask more clearly, she carefully avoided the black crystal soldiers who were patrolling the outside of the mountain range and dug into caves. Thank God, after turning to the dozens of caves, she finally found the right one.

Just standing outside the cave can feel the residual magical atmosphere, warm and powerful, blowing like a cool wind.

But something didn't feel right when they walked in. There was an evil aura permeating the mountain wall. Twilight's heart skipped a beat and she ran in without caring about Spike, who was lingering outside and didn't dare to go in because of the darkness.

--empty.

There was no crystal, and there was no snowy white horned beast that had been sleeping in the crystal for thousands of years. Some of them are only the remains of blue crystals that were violently destroyed on the mountain walls.

Apparently, somepony was as lucky as Twilight Sparkle to find this cave, and was so interested in the "things" left in it that they were willing to move it away in its entirety.

Could it be Sembra? Twilight Yue's first reaction was him. There was no reason, but it would be too bad if that was the case.

Twilight Sparkle ran out of the cave without even a second's hesitation. Passing by the entrance, she picked up Spike Dragon with her wings and put it on her back. She took off after taking a few steps, aiming for the Crystal Empire.

Spike Dragon was almost disgusted by Twilight Yue's series of smooth operations. When he took a closer look at Twilight Yue's face, the expression on her face could no longer be described as difficult to describe. It was a complex expression of panic and wanting to kill.

Sui Long shut his mouth obediently and did not disturb the current Twilight Yue.

Just as they were about to fly into the Crystal Empire's airspace, a defensive barrier suddenly stood in front of them.

However, Twilight's potential at this moment was endless. She directly used a magic that Spike had never seen before to create a big hole in the defensive barrier for them to fly in. During this time, the alarm was not even sounded.

After entering, Twilight flew towards the Crystal Castle - no, it should be called the Black Crystal Castle now, which is where the crystal heart originally was.

Of course, she didn't forget the necessary invisibility magic. After landing, I looked forward and saw that the four corners of the crystal exhibition hall were covered with dark curtains. It was obvious that something was hidden behind them.

There was a wind blowing, and the curtain suddenly lifted a corner, and Zi Yue could see clearly what was going on inside.

Spike sat on Twilight's back and didn't hear Twilight's movement for a while. He couldn't help but stretched his head to look at Twilight's face - Twilight was crying, crying silently, with tears running down her cheeks one after another. Slide down.

Sui Long felt bad and turned around to look. His eyes were quick and he quickly covered his mouth with his hands to suppress the scream that reached his mouth.

Within the curtain, a tall blue crystal stood. The frost they had been looking for for a long time maintained a flying posture and was forever solidified in the crystal.

She closed her eyes and looked peaceful, still sleeping - but she would never wake up one day. Because King Sembula, the dark and evil demon in unicorn clothing, was sitting quietly under the crystal at this moment, looking at the alicorn in the crystal crazily.