And now here she was, alone but for a window to watch as Equestria came back into view. Equestria, and the dark bubble of who-knew-what that hovered outside. And was she imagining things, or was the inside becoming clearer? She could see metallic outlines within, strange images that grew more distinct as the seconds passed. The object within was roughly conical, a metallic superstructure about the size of the Wing of Midnight, all wrapped around a thin spear of something her eyes didn’t want to focus on. Like a crystal almost, but its shape seemed to be constantly changing. She felt sick, tried to look away, and yet at the same time she couldn’t not see it. 