seriously, this is still my favorite panel from the entire comic, and one of my favorite art in MLP. so little said, so much silently said. and just so epic.

Twilight’s back and she’s about to open up a can of Whupass on a Zygon.
 
 
@Background Pony #4905  
So was Spike

Time for immigrant song by led Zeppelin

She’s back

@Spiritus Arcane  
I believe that last sentence especially will be important. Without her friends, Twilight isn’t nearly as strong as she used to be. She may be more powerful but that’s not the same thing.

The princess has returned.

BATMARE!!!

@HJSDGCE  
Yes, as he is stating, and is also in the tag’s description.

@Steel  
Isn’t “majestic as fuck” suppose to be ironic?

@Tomoko Tanue  
Majestic
 
Not to be confused with Majestic As Fuck which is anything but.

Suddenly, the twist was that the Twilight we followed was the real one. The changeling/zygon was in the cocoon the whole time.
 
Sorry, when it comes to Doctor Who, when the Doctor assumes he’s right, HE’S WRONG!

AAAAAAAHAHHHHAAHAHAHHAAA OH MY GOD SO EXCITING SO COOL TWILIGHT IS HERE!  
pretty cool.

And insert double epic Twilight shot here. :)

need a tag for this kind of pose. sorta elegant. reagal…hm…

@Exedrus  
Real Twilight VS Zygon Twilight who turned out to be sealed in the cocoon the whole time.

@Fwelin  
True, but that just makes the drawn-out build up to this reveal all the less apt. I mean, webcomics trade that difficulty with surprise for the ability to receive and incorporate feedback from the audience in real time.

@Fwelin
 
Glad somebody is being rational about this.
 
-Lumino

@Exedrus  
That’s the problem with trying to create twists in a story medium like this.
 
Assuming there isn’t zero foreshadowing, any twists are much more easily predicted, both because there are dozens or more people reading together, and because there are months or years for the people reading to think over every detail of the story in depth.
 
If this story had been released all at once for individual consumption, like a printed comic book, it’s certain that the same twist would have been far less predictable for the majority of readers.

Good to finally get confirmation of that thing people had guessed +100 pages ago.

@Rokesh  
When in doubt, assume changelings.

Ok so I was wrong about twilight turning to the dark side

YEEEEAAAA!!!

There is something about this page that I love so much.
 
Like the return of a legend.

@Background Pony #F4C4  
Uh, canonically the Zygons are somewhat telepathic, since they can mimic their targets right down to memory, and in natural form they can shoot energy beams, and in both have highly poisonous glands in their mouths. NOT exactly powerless, and that’s before you factor in the fact that they’re a technologically advanced alien race. Heck their ability to flawlessly imitate people already makes them smarter than Chrysalis and the changelings, who couldn’t properly mimic the personality of a paper bag, and they’ve come close to winning at least twice now. So yeah, space changelings + high tech + natural weapons + actual COMPETENCE = beings who could very likely best Twilight, especially without her friends.