NightBridge

"Have you ever looked into a kaleidoscope? If you have, then you have seen the distinct, abstract pattern born of the array of mirrors inside, angled to continuously reflect off one another. Every single image passing through the lens adds to the ensemble, making the pattern more and more complex. Turn the device but a little, or aim it elsewhere, then the pattern likewise shifts; sometimes only a little, sometimes drastically, but always constant and fluid, never ceasing to change in even the most minute of ways. Now, imagine that the kaleidoscope you are looking through is infinitely large, with an infinitely complex pattern. For every patt

Chapter 1 An Unexpected Escort ...    ...    ...    ...    ...    ... The beginning First changed everything, The following Second acknowledged many, The resulting Third showed the future, The linking Fourth concealed itself And the final Fifth had already lost its meaning... Had it only ended at the Third, someone had said. ...    ...    ...    ...    ...    ...    Twilight Sparkle, faithful student and protege of Princess Celestia, was in a foul mood on the morning of the eve of the 1000th Summer Sun Celebration. She had risen with her mentor's sun (a habit she picked up, for obvious reasons), fixed herself a fast breakfast for h