Through the Looking Glass (MLP)
Chapter 3: Flight School on Ground Level
A few days had passed already in Ponyville and Wayne aka Electuroo had settled in faster than he even thought he would of have done. But one thing he still couldn’t get right after all these days was the flying he seem to always be off key and even take off was hard with him only getting a few feet up and losing control and balance with more than one crash under his name.
Pinkie Pie leaning on a fence watched as Rainbow Dash helped Electuroo and then he came in right before Pinkie Pie landing harm on the group sliding to a stop just be the fence “Hi Electuroo, how many today is that?”
Electuroo slowly getting up shaking his head a little “More then I like to know… I’m more eating dirt then the sky…” he coughed a little.
“Your still get it all wrong, your flapping of the wings are still out of sync with each other you need to focus on the timing of both wings, I know you can do better than that, when we was little you flew circles around me” Rainbow Dash said to him and keeping to the cover story trying to get him to focus.
Electuroo turn around looking up “Yeah yeah I know but after that illness everything just been that bit off…” he hits his hoof on the ground hard with annoyance “I am trying my hardest and it just not good enough… why don’t you just clip my bloody wings and get it over with” he said with anger and stormed off.
Rainbow Dash flew after him “Come on sorry but you need some encouragement” suddenly Fluttershy came up to them. “Hey Fluttershy”
“Have you heard” she said in her sweet soft voice “The princess heard about Electuroo and want to see his amazing flying talents for herself”
Electuroo eyes widen “S-s-say what!? When?”
“I think in three days time” she flinched a little from his sudden raise in voice.
“Oh great… not only Rainbow Dash’s tales of me being great and talented reaches the ears of Princess Celestia… and now she coming here in three days… how can this getting any worse for as it is now…” Electuroo rant and raved as he walked off continuing to mutter angrily under his breath.
“Is it something I said?” Fluttershy asked as she watched him heard towards Applejack’s ranch.
Rainbow Dash sighed “No no Fluttershy it was me. I really wanted to share who great he really is but forgot to say his still recovering from his illness… it kind of leaving him a bit off key…” Rainbow Dash then flies off after him to try and mend the mistakes she made.
Pinkie Pie turn to Fluttershy “Like to have some fun!” she bouncing around.
“Ok” Fluttershy smiled and they went off to have a bit of fun but Fluttershy felt a little bad telling them the news she had gotten.
Electuroo heard Ranibow Dash coming up behind him he turned to see no one then turn to see her face to face with him “Rainbow Dash please… no more today…”
“So that it your giving up?” Rainbow Dash sat there with crossed front legs with annoyance
Electuroo walked by her “So what if I am… it my choice”
“Coward”
Electuroo turn with more anger “Coward!” he pressed his head into her and both looking really anger at each other. “For three days now I been trying to do a simple take off and I keep crashing! I just can’t do it ok! So back off and leave me alone”
“Then you are chicken!” he went to head butt her back she jumped into the sky laughing “Why you!” he somehow managed it and flew right into her and both land into the apple tree that Applejack was about to hit and saw the apples fall with two flying ponies.
“What on tarnation are you two doing?” she said seeing them both lying there “I am trying to work here, take your flight training somewhere else”
“That a laugh” Electuroo got up “She can’t even teach me to get airborne let alone fly”
“More like you whining all the time!” Rainbow Dash sneered and both was pressing heads against each other with fire in their eyes
Applejack moved in between them and used her front hooves to pull them apart “Hold on a darn minute you two, we all friends here right?” both turned their heads and bodies with a “Humpth” and front legs crossed with heads stuck up. “Well it seems you both as stubborn as a mule, a pair of pees in a pod, one not wanting to back down. Right?”
Electuroo thought about it and hung his head down seeing this type of thing before countless times “Yeah your right… I seen this enough times to see I am doing it now…” he turned to Rainbow Dash “Let bye gones be bye gones? Rainbow Dash?”
Rainbow Dash turn around to see his front hoof out to her and she smiled “Sure, I agree with Applejack on that one we are both kind of hot headed” she smiled putting her hoof on his and shook “Now you did manage to fly though”
“I say, right from the ground right into my tree” Applejack said looking at the tree. “So if you can manage that at the heat of the moment I am sure you can manage it like you was born with those wings on your back” Applejack points to them as he opened them.
Electuroo smiled “Your right if I can manage that then put my mind to it then maybe I could.”
“How about some ground training from me first then work our way up to flying” Applejack suggested
Rainbow Dash saw a chance to just relax “Sure and I get to chill out”
“Oh no suger, you and Electuroo both going to do it side by side, since you’re the one that got to get him to fly again before Princess Celestia arrives” Applejack said with a grin.
Electuroo liked that idea “That fine by us right Rainbow Dash” he put his front leg around her hugging her close with a smile
She looked into his eyes and rolled hers “Yeah why not”
“First things, help me get all these apples picked up and put into the barn” with that they helped Applejack pick up the apples and help her carry them to the barn.
Earth…
It had been a month already since Mich had contact with her son and things in their world was getting as what the General warned… hairy. Since the discovery of the magic mirror and the next location figured out it made them very uneasy how to address this to the public in a major populated area.
The General was very concerned and had a right to be as he pasted back and forwards with the data they had and what they summed up “So how many of these mirrors are there?” he heard recently they knew how many mirrors was to appear.
The top scientist behind it Maxine Jacks had discovered in the book there was a clue and she with help of others found it the other night. “If we right there is another 21 to come that including the one we know of that going to be in 5 months time. But if my estimation is right the next would be 5 month then 4 then 3 then 2 then 1 then 3 weeks then…”
“I get it, it gets shorter and quicker as each appears. Which means we have 2 years at least to figure out what the hell is going on and as time gets shorter here time still runs normal there, how much time would pass in that pony world?” General asked the question with Mich sitting there looking over to them.
“I say 6 months would pass for them while 2 years would for us…” Maxine answered “So their timeline speed to the point that the Magical Anchor is completed would be one quarter to our time line.”
“What do you mean by Magical Anchor?” Mich said with a hand on her head trying to understand this.
Maxine looked at her “Well if I am right there was once an anchor between our world and theirs and people and ponies lived side by side at one point. Which explains the mirror of magic and science and belief between the two worlds” Maxine stated. “both worlds share in a common belief of legends and maybe religion on a certain scale but they have their magic while we have our science and faith…”
“So if this anchor completes my son can come home?” Mich asks feeling like a headache coming along.
Maxine looked through her papers then her computer “I believe so, but I still don’t get how a cartoon world can link to something that we created as a TV program… here” she just finishes with a pause “How thick can I be!” she turns to her computer “Sir we need to contact the maker of My Little Ponies right away”
“That new one that been airing for the last 3 years now?” General asked
“Yes that one, I think they might have something really need and something tells me they found the key to this magical link without even realising it” Maxine stated
General looked at the count down clock “with 4 months, 30 days and 9 hours to go that great work from you and your team, I will contact the Prime Minster and explain this right away” he leaves the room.
Mich felt a bit happy with the help but felt uneasy “We still have to wait for another 2 years for me to see my sons normal face don’t I?”
“Yes but we could prepare ourselves though for whatever coming up, there is more than just these anchors. There a bigger picture here and whatever help we can get will help shed light on this sooner… just hope the PM agrees to our request, he already uneasy about this magic being very real now as it is and that the fact the US trying to press in taking control since it seem to be linked with one of their cartoons” Maxine rubbing her own head now. “Bloody politics…”
“You and me both” Mich said and both just laughed at the comment and went back to working on the problem at hand.
Equestria…
At Applejack’s apple farm Electuroo was standing outside on his hind hooves with his forelegs opened out like arms for balance with an apple resting on his head trying to not only keep his balance but stop the apple from falling from his head. “How exactly is this supposed to help him and what does this do for me?” Rainbow Dash said doing to same thing beside Electuroo.
“Giving him the encouragement he needs by doing it yourself Rainbow Dash, if you can do it then he can do it just as easily” Applejack said walking around them “And I must say you two doing a swell job of it too.” She watched them for a little bit more then said “Ok you can stop now” both flicked the apples in the air and caught them whole in their mouths as they landed and eating the apples. “Well now that what I call in sync” she laughed
Both still eating look to each other than swallowed “I got to say Rainbow Dash she knows her stuff about keeping in sync, we been running, balancing and all sorts today” he then yawned a little “But have to say I am beat…”
Applejack turned to the window “Well now it already getting dark. Why don’t you two get going and I will send something for ya tomorrow’s breakfast”
An idea came to Electuroo and walked over to her whispering something in her ear “Hey what are you saying?”
“It nothing important just something that Electuroo here cooked up a brain storm.” Applejack winked and open the door for them as they went on their way.
Rainbow Dash turn to him “Well spill it”
“Not till breakfast” he ran off laughing and she grinned “Oh you want to play tough to get huh? Well watch out Rainbow Dash is coming for you!” she took off into the sky chasing after him.
“Boy I am sure right about them, pees in a pod Stubborn and rash, no wonder he is her childhood friend” Applejack laughed a little and went back to her home for some rest of her own.
Morning soon came and Spike was asleep but a sweet smell caught his nose and he woke to it “Wow what is that wonderful smell. It smells yummy” he looked over to the kitchen to see Electuroo hard at work making breakfast and Applejack sitting there watching him at work. “Applejack I didn’t hear you knock”
“Didn’t have to Spike, Electuroo here was already up and waiting for me to bring the greenest green apples I could find.” She stated “I also been watching the chief in action, he sure knows his way around a kitchen, you sure he isn’t hiding some other talents part from that bouncing lightning bolt move he got there?” Applejack asked Spike
“Beats me I only known him for almost 2 weeks now. First week being out of it in bed” Spike replied watching him flip a pancake in the air and land perfectly in the pan as he whisked it around then went to the bowl to add some more mix into it and mix it all up.
“Applejack first pancake already for eating” he picked the plate with his front hooves and flew over to the table then put it down and flew back landing to continue to cook both looking a bit speechless at what they saw
Applejack turn to Spike “Did ya see what I saw?”
“huh uh” he nods then smells the pancake “Mmmmm that smells good I wonder if it tastes as good”
Applejack pulled it away “Sorry kid but this is mine, you heard the stud” she took a bite from and chewed with delight “Oh mine that is the best apple pancake I ever had… it full of flavour as ya eat it and sweet as anything you can have.”
“Glad you like it, not as I usually would make them but making a few changes here and there kind of worked out” he said putting the batter into the pan with a small layer of oil in it and started to make the next for Spike “Yours up next Spike”
“Yay!” he cheered in delight as Applejack continued to eat hers and saw Twilight and Rainbow Dash walk into the kitchen
“Morning all” Applejack smiled to them.
Twilight blinked “Applejack what are you doing here this early in the morning?” Twilight looking a little confused.
“Oh nothing much getting a really yummy treat of a breakfast from our boyish friend Electuroo” Applejack said eating more into her pancake.
Rainbow Dash took a sniff and her mouth watered a little “Wow that sure smells great”
“Hey Rainbow Dash, Twilight morning to both, I will have you pancakes done after Spike’s I been making stacks of these for each of you since I kind of enjoying this at the moment” Electuroo said going back to cooking and rubbing his front hooves together fast he tapped them on the spoon that sparked on the pancake stack he made.
He placed them on the plate and flew over placing the plate right in front of Spike then went back over to cook the rest of himself and the other two. Twilight and Rainbow Dash’s eyes was wide open then rubbing them again then looked at Applejack “Yep ya saw what I saw moments ago, it seems your childhood friend could fly all along and seem to only need to not notice he was and focus on what he is doing”
Twilight thought about it rubbing a hoof on her underside of the snout “I heard of things like that in books but not really seen it, sometimes all you need is to not notice and do something fun”
Spike was diving into his pancakes and enjoying them “This really got a real kick, they the best things I ever had part from rubies” he sighed in thought of eating gems then went back to eating his pancakes
Electuroo finished up the last and balancing all three plates he flew over and placed one down at a time on the table before his own then Rainbow Dash looked at him “Haven’t you noticed your flying?”
Electuroo turned his head “I guess I am” he said not really noticing then placed his plate down and landed between Twilight and Rainbow Dash “Guess that means after breakfast also official flight training right?”
“Oh yes! Real flight training and your first task be helping me clear the skies ready for tomorrow” Rainbow Dash grinned.
Electuroo had seen what she does and thought how hard it could be but knew it most likely harder then he would think laughing a little “I can hardly wait” he said sarcastically “Well enjoy your pancakes my friends”
Twilight and Rainbow Dash dived in and instantly Rainbow Dash’s mane stuck up on end “Wow this is got a kick in…” she felt the static then looked up “Why you…” she turned her head looking at him then saw everyone just grinning and laughing. She couldn’t help but laugh as well. And then all tucked into eating the apple pancakes he had made.
Afterwards Electuroo and Rainbow Dash had left Applejack with Twilight helped by Spike cleaned up the plates “Hey Twilight I am a bit concerned over what Fluttershy said to me the other day”
“About what Applejack?” Twilight wondered where this was going.
Applejack thought about it a bit “Well it about the childhood friend thing about Electuroo, Fluttershy never heard of him and she was with Rainbow Dash for most of her childhood”
Spike heard this and dropped the plate smashing it on the floor “Opps sorry girls I will get it cleaned up right away”
Twilight sighed “I thought this would of took longer… alright get Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie, meet me and Spike outside the Everfree Forest”
“What about Rainbow Dash?” Applejack asked
Twilight turn to her “I will explain to her later for now she needs to focus on getting his skills up to scratch before Princess Celestia arrives.” Twilight stated
“Alright understood sugar” Applejack leaves and Twilight just looks to Spike both sighing heavily.