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[ponymeisters]

[Its true that she's answering questions for those in the scroll. However, she knows that not everypony was looking at the scrolls, reading the story. So, she decides to open up to others outside the story, while the story was still going.

Even if she's just the book's version of it, there's no denying the sheer presence of this creature, with good reason, of course.

So she smiles, then speaks, her voice everywhere and nowhere at the same time.]

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYPONY. I'M CERTAIN YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PRESENCE IN THIS STORY, AND PROBABLY OTHER THINGS.

I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.

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[tinkertytonk]

[Bertie stares, wide-eyed at the figure. She's, well, if a man were interested in fillies, that would be the filly to be interested in.]

Um. H-hullo. I, erm... We've all been reading along - dashed worried about that Marecles chap and his chums - but you're... well, I mean, we've been sort of looking for you, the real you, for an age. There was some beazel named Nana Granate who said you could help us find the Tree of Harmony... er. If it exists. Does it? I don't suppose you've got a map handy?

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[thedoctorsmate]

Okay... first question: What's your actual name? It can't just be 'Pale Pony.' I'm Donna, by the way. Donna Noble.

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[ponymeisters]

HELLO, DONNA.

YOU'RE RIGHT, 'PALE PONY' IS A TITLE, AN ATTRIBUTE. HOWEVER, I'M UNSURE OF GIVING OUT MY TRUE NAME ON A NETWORK THAT CALICE IS ABLE TO ACCESS IS A PARTICULARLY GOOD IDEA. THE CORRUPTION IN HER WOULD NO DOUBT USE IT AGAINST ME

SO RIGHT NOW, FEEL FREE TO USE ONE OF MY MANY PSEUDONYMS, OR MAKE UP A NAME FOR ME IF YOU'D LIKE.

[soulofblue]

..........letmegetTwilight'snotes

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[ponymeisters]

NANA GRANATE...AH, NOW THAT IS INTERESTING. I TAKE IT SHE AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER ARE WELL?

IN ANY CASE, THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. THIS WORLD'S TREE HAS NO PHYSICAL LOCATION THAT CAN BE GOTTEN TO, MAP OR NO MAP, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT DOESN'T EXIST IN YOUR PRESENT.

[ponymeisters]

[A chuckle.]

I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO SPECIFY WHICH TWILIGHT SPARKLE YOU REFER TO. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW MY TRUE SELF ARE AWARE OF, AFTER ALL.

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[foolish_seal]

...Huh. Talk about a deus ex machina of an ending.

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[ponymeisters]

ITS NOT SO SURPRISING THOUGH, IS IT? THE ANCIENT PONIES WHO COMPOSED THIS BELIEVED THAT I WAS THEIR PATRONESS, WHO GIFTED THEIR COUNTRY WITH AN ALICORN BLOODLINE.

[soulofblue]

Of Mayfield. She and I were -

[It's a good thing he ducked offscreen, so she can't see what his face does.]

- well. I have her notes. [He reappears, shuffling through a sheaf of papers in his magic.] We translated some documents claiming that you were the one to give Aristrotle the Elements of Harmony to begin with - is that true?

[pirateponyprincess]

[Hello, alicorn, meet alicorn.]

There are many questions, but I'm not sure where to even begin. This is quite different from the Equestria I knew.

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[foolish_seal]

Wait, "bloodline"? I thought alicorns weren't supposed to be related by blood?

[If so, what does that say about Zetta?]

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[ponymeisters]

NOT ANYMORE, THEY GENERALLY AREN'T. BUT IN THE VERY ANCIENT PAST, MY DAUGHTER WAS THE FEMALE PROGENITOR OF A LINE OF ALICORN ROYALTY. THE ROYALTY THAT RULED IN STALLIONGRAD, WHICH IS WHERE THIS STORY THAT THE SELF YOU'RE TALKING TO WAS WRITTEN.

FOR...SEVERAL REASONS, THE GRANTING OF ALICORNHOOD IS NO LONGER THAT EASY.

[ponymeisters]

UNDERSTANDABLE, YOUR MAJESTY. I'M ALSO AWARE THAT ITS ALSO NOT EVERY DAY YOU MEET DEATH INCARNATE. EVEN IF ITS JUST THE NOT-QUITE-AS-POWERFUL BOOK FORM.

[ponymeisters]

AH, YES. YOU TWO WERE CUTE!

I WAS.

[crapfully]

Wait, so.

You're the death horse...and you're not the bad one?

[That's a lot of tact. Super-tactful.]

[needsteaplz]

[While technically Saori's not a goddess in this world, she still believes in common courtesy towards a fellow goddess equivalent. She gives a polite bow.]

It's an honor to meet you. This is quite a lot to take in. I don't know even where to start, to be honest.

[ponymeisters]

THAT'S CORRECT, STRONG BAD. I'M THE REAL PALE PONY.

[ponymeisters]

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. START WHEN YOU'RE READY, AND WITH THE QUESTION WHERE YOU FEEL MOST AT EASE ASKING.

[soulofblue]

...you...know about us?

Are you connected to the real you - or the you out here, I suppose? [He knows enough fictional people to make the distinction. Also he might be getting a tad sidetracked.]

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

Uh, hey.

[This is pretty awkward, both given the circumstances and Zetta's history.]

So, uh, where the hell's the real you?

[ponymeisters]

TO AN EXTENT, YES, I DO. I AM CONNECTED TO MY TRUE SELF, AND HAVE SOME ACCESS TO HER KNOWLEDGE. NOT EVERYTHING, OF COURSE - A SCROLL CAN ONLY HOLD SO MUCH.

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[ponymeisters]

SHE IS AROUND. IT WOULD BE SILLY TO SAY WHERE OUT LOUD HERE, WHERE OWL EYES CAN SEE.

[soulofblue]

Really? How much would you say -

[Wait, that's probably not quantifiable by the scales he's familiar with. Also it's not totally relevant.]

- well, um. We also found a poem about you. We took it to read that you were also the first bearer of Magic...or that the elements were the former bearers, but that doesn't seem to be the case... [He makes a few notes in the margin of one of his papers.]

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

...She's not in my castle somewhere, is she? Because no offense, but I'm really getting tired of mares popping up in my castle when I'm not aware they were there.

[crapfully]

Okay, cool. So. There's the...natural cycle of life thing that you do, and the 'learn, seek, destroy' thing she does.

And we've gotta restore the natural order?

[He's also not the brightest.]