“After a couple of meetings, there was a . . . um, mishap, and two of the creatures found their way here, to Ponyville.” A small frown crossed Applejack's face. “It was a minor thing, nothing to worry about,” Twilight hastily amended. “The mare's magic caused a slight conflict in the field strength of the spell, which, according to Van Hoof's Law, inversely . . . um, well, it caused them to arrive here in an unfortun—unexpected manner.”