Seconds from Disaster: Time Travel Terror
******This fanfic is based on National Geographic’s Seconds from Disaster TV show and contains facts mixed with speculation******
"Twilight's castle has become a symbol of Twilight Sparkle and friends' bond as well as a new chapter in their lives. Suddenly, while returning home from an important speech, Twilight and Spike find their old nemesis Starlight Glimmer waiting and watch as she alters the timeline to her advantage. Disasters don't just happen. They're triggered by a chain of critical events. Unlock the mysteries and countdown those final Seconds from Disaster. "
"Equestria -----> Ponyville -----> Twilight's Castle. Having returned from the Helping Hooves Music Festival, Twilight Sparkle recites a speech she'll be giving later in the day. 9:10 AM. Practice is over and now she must give the real speech. 9:45 AM. The speech is a success and now Twilight and Spike head home, somewhat troubled at what Twilight felt she saw during practice. 9:50 AM. They arrive home and all seems well until they decide to enter the room that houses the thrones. 10:02 AM. They find Starlight Glimmer, a foe of their past, waiting for them and ready to strike. 10:25 AM. With the scroll containing Star Swirl the Bearded's spell at hand, Starlight Glimmer uses her magic and the scroll's magic to travel through time and affect the future.
"Now by rewinding the events of that day, we can reveal what went wrong at Twilight's Castle. Investigators must first discover how and why Starlight Glimmer came back. *Spike comes on screen*
"We did beat her last time and she was never fully defeated so she probably decided to do this out of revenge. I mean we did ruin her perfect plan of equality and all. She probably snuck into town using her magic," explained Spike.
"Investigators now need to understand the scroll's purpose and what its purpose was in rewriting history," *Twilight comes on screen*
"Starlight Glimmer clearly used Star Swirl's time travel scroll to literally rewrite history by changing what it could do," replied Twilight.
"The next thing investigators need to find out is why Twilight couldn't stop the spell when it was being generated," *Spike comes on screen*
"As we discovered later, Twilight couldn't stop Starlight Glimmer's magic, probably because it was more advanced. This would also explain why it wasn't initially stopped the first time we met Starlight Glimmer," said Spike.
"Finally, investigators need to learn why Starlight Glimmer didn't realize her actions before Twilight showed her," *Starlight Glimmer comes on screen*
"I was so caught up with the fact that my friendship with Sunburst ending that I didn't realize that not only I could make new friends but in doing what I did, I was preventing the friendship of Twilight and her friends," admitted Starlight Glimmer.
"It's the final piece of the puzzle. We can now reveal what went wrong at Twilight's castle. 1 hour and fifteen minutes to disaster. While Twilight gives a speech, Starlight Glimmer uses her magic to infiltrate Ponyville. 35 minutes to go. Back home, Twilight and Spike see Starlight Glimmer waiting for them and due to her inability to move on from her past, takes her revenge out on Twilight's friendship. 5 minutes left. The magic in the scroll and Starlight Glimmer's magic prevent Twilight from intervening. Disaster strikes. Starlight Glimmer travels back in time and completely alters the Ponyville timeline,"
"After the disaster, Starlight Glimmer has realized her mistakes and learned that you can always make new friends when old friends leave. As a result, she never attacked Ponyville again,"
