Through the Looking Glass (MLP)
Chapter 4: Flight School and Truth
On the outskirts of Everfree Forest all the ponies had gathered awaiting on Twilight and Spike to arrive, there was something going on and Fluttershy was the one to realise it first which Twilight figured she would but hoping it would of took longer then this for things to really settle down. But now the truth had to be told and it was going to be hard to explain this in detail that doesn’t freak out or cause things to really go pear shaped.
“Hey there she is” Applejack spoke as they saw her walking up to them with Spike.
“So what is this about I got some dresses to finish” Rarity wanting to know why she was pulled out from her dress making.
“Is it a surprise party?” Pinkie Pie asked jumping up and down with glee.
Twilight turn to each of them “Wish it was” she used her magic to pull apart some of the trees to show an old house.
“Whoa where did this old thing come from?” Applejack looked at the place as creepy it looked as old.
Twilight replied calmly “I haven’t got a clue only that it some sort of old magic that shielded and hid this place for more than 1000 years or possibly longer, I cannot be sure and now it the magic slowly wearing off and they appearing”
“In them you mean more than one” Rarity said turning to her.
Twilight nods “To the old book I found this is the first of 22 locations. The next is supposed to appear in 2 weeks’ time, just a mirror though” Twilight answered
“Mirror you mean a magical fun mirror?” Pinkie Pie turns to her
“It called Through the Looking Glass” Twilight answered “come I will show you” they all entered and walked up the stairs to see the mirror before them. “Watch” she flicks a stone at it and a rainbow barrier appears on contact and the stone lands. “Once something comes through the mirror seals themselves off from what I know of”
“When you say something come through you mean Electuroo” Fluttershy said quietly and they all looked at her “Sorry I just felt something different to him than any pony around, he also seem to learn fast like his imagination gives him great advantage”
“Or just that lightning fast thinking he got cooking up in his head. I saw him able to crate static electric power just from rubbing his hooves together it was amazing talent he got or given” Applejack said looking at the mirror at her reflection “So your saying his a mirror of Rainbow Dash?”
“No his from another complete different world, a world of no magic or real belief in ones talents.” They all gasped at what Twilight said
“How can you possible know this” Rarity said taking a glance at her reflection “looking good I might say so” she smiled
Spike turn to Twilight and she nods “Electuroo isn’t really his real name it Wayne and he was a human from the other side, something to do with the magical mirror used Rainbow Dash as a template to allow him to take on a form of a pony in this world or really be a pony. From what we know and heard humans can’t exist in our world. Something to do with the confines of our reality to theirs that make it impossible for either of us or them to be the beings we meant to be.”
“Other words if we were to cross through one of these mirrors we would be human in their world.” They heard what Twilight and Spike said and were amazed.
“You said very old magic that not even the Princess knows about?” Rarity saw her shake her head “Wow that is old magic indeed. But is Electuroo a threat?”
“Nah not at all sugar, he sweet as anything, he even got almost into a scrape with Rainbow Dash cause of their stubbornness but he backed down instantly upon thinking about it, he seem to be one of those that wouldn’t like to cause or get into fights unless pushed too far” Applejack stated to them
Fluttershy understood the name now “Reason his name Electuroo, it matches is talent and personality. Witty, think before he acts and scared of very loud sudden noise” she said in her quiet tamed voice and recalling what Pinkie Pie told her what happened when Pinkie Pie scared Electuroo with her sudden ‘Hello’.
Applejack laughing a little “Sounds very similar to Rainbow Dash in some cases no wonder they get along.”
“So that why we have to keep this a secret from the Princess huh?” Pinkie Pie said dancing around the mirror “If she found out about old magic like this it could mean Wa… Electuroo getting in trouble, even for not being his fault?”
“Yeah that why we need to keep to the cover story, letting Rainbow Dash that we all know will lift some stress off her back as well as Electuroo’s” Twilight said to them. “So that the case…”
Applejack thought about it then Pinkie Pie asked before she could “How did it happen in the first place? Huh? Tell us please!”
“Cool it Pinkie Pie let her have a chance to talk” Applejack put her hoof over Pinkie Pie’s mouth. “Go ahead”
Twilight pulled out the book with her horn magic and the page it shows Rainbow Dash in it “That why, who ever created this magic knew it had to happen and the book showed it happening as it happened when Rainbow Dash touched the mirror” Twilight then put the book back in her holder “Till we figure out a way to get him home safely we need to do what we can to do to make him feel welcomed here and settled”
“Right” Applejack put a hoof out and so did the others.
“Well at least we got a cute stallion in our circle of friends” Rarity put her hoof on Applejacks
“Yeah it fun having him around he sure knows how to keep things organized and an amazing cook” Spike put his hand claw on their hooves.
“Yep he funny as well like he did to Rainbow Dash with that Thunder Bounce” Pinkie Pie put her hoof on top.
“He’s quite pleasant to the animals too” Fluttershy puts her own on top of theirs
Twilight smiled seeing them all agreeing to something about him “And does his homework about our home” she placed hers finally on top and they cheered raisin their hooves and hand claw up in the air. “Now let’s get back and keep this place a secret alright?” they all nod and all leave one by one.
“22 shall be the time, 22 shall be the warning and 22 shall be my return” a voice echoed with no one hearing it 22 seconds after they had left. “22 seconds was all that was needed” the shadowy figure laughing as the mirror returns to normal as if nothing had happened.
Rainbow Dash…
While Rainbow Dash was taking care of some big clouds Electuroo was a little confused how he could stand on them, he managed to help out a little taking out some but still rather lost at the process of standing on one “This is a little weird” he muttered then thought of an idea with the location of six of the clouds if he timed it right maybe it could work
He started to flap his wings fast getting ready for a thrust with sparks flying from his fur “Whoa what is he up to” Rainbow Dash noticed the small sparks as she finished clearing one of the clouds.
“Nothing tried nothing gained… here it goes!” in a speedy take off he it’s the first cloud on target and on cue his bounces off it taking out the cloud then with a blast of electric energy around him it the next then the next as Rainbow Dash watched as he bounced around with his cue card move ‘Thunder Bounce’
“Now that the ticket your getting the hang of it!” she yelled as he hits his last target and lands on the ground with a burst of energy spreading out with him breathing heavily both collapsing. “Electuroo you ok down there?”
“Yeah… just need a breather… never been one for the healthy side” he laughed a little between deep breaths.
Rainbow Dash landed by him and helped him to his hooves “Well you did good for a rookie. You bouncing around like that is really cool, how about I show you a little treat to take out the last of the clouds” Rainbow Dash grinned then thought of an idea “How about we combined our unique talents?”
He frowned a little “What do you mean?” as he got up on his feet dusting himself off a little.
“My Sonic Rainboom and your Thunder Bounce, in no time those clouds will be history” Rainbow Dash looked up at the clouds with a smirk. “So how about it?”
“Are you sure we could epically go wrong you know” Electuroo didn’t like the idea of it failing.
“Ah don’t sweat it, the worst that could happen is that it will take as normally take” Rainbow Dash replied “So this how we will do it. You and I take off and then you get under me and we hang on tight and I go into my Sonic Rainboom then you flap your wings like crazy and create that thundery energy and we will bounce around hitting each one on cue”
Electuroo looked at her with a double take blushing “It sounds like a great idea and all but have you ever did it with someone holding onto you as well you holding onto them?” he asked a serious question forgetting about events he had seen on the TV Series.
“Electuroo you’re worrying too much, I am sure we can pull it off, you know what I will test it first to show you it just fine” she took off into the sky “Come on slow poke time to show you real speed”
He flew up to her “Ok now what do we do” she flew right up to him front to front and she wrapped her hooves around his back
“Now grab on and hold on tight” Rainbow Dash said to him and he did.
As they prepared to test this Sonic Rainboom while holding onto someone else even though Rainbow Dash did it with four ponies on her before, she knew this had to get his confidence up a little, the others Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity and Spike was coming back to Ponyville when they saw them “hey isn’t that Rainbow Dash and Electuroo up there?”
“Yeah what are they doing?” Applejack frowned a little.
The two suddenly went up in high speed and saw the air pressure increasing around them “A Sonic Rainboom from what I can see” Fluttershy stated and they saw it happen an Rainboom appeared and they shot up and around to create the rainbow and broke away from each other as the rainboom stopped
“Whoa what a rush” Electuroo said feeling amazed “I never felt anything like that, it was something I can’t explain…” he flew up to her with a hug “Thank you for sharing that with me, alright I’m game”
Rainbow Dash blushed a little and flew back and smirked “Now you’re talking let’s give it a go!”
“What are they planning?” Twilight tilted her head and saw others from all over Ponyville also came out to see this.
“No idea but I bet it will be something amazing and beautiful” Rarity spoke as they saw them talking to each then take off right for the highest cloud and the Sonic Rainboom happened but then a burst of yellow lightning energy came out seconds later as the first cloud was hit and they bounced extremely fast.
“Whoa look at that…” a flash of lightning of rainbow colours as the cloud exploded then another as they bounced off each one then another and another leaving a trail of rainbows behind them and in no time all the clouds was gone with shockwaves of Sonic Rainboom mixed with electrical energy creating a fusion of two talents into one as they hit the ground after the last one a huge burst of electrical energy mixed with rainbow colours burst out in all directions in a bubble.
It fades and they stand there looking around to see a crowd cheering and clapping their hooves together with rainbow star dust falls around them fading away on contact on anything. “See I told you so”
“Indeed you did Rainbow Dash, indeed you did” Electuroo smiled looking at her and she looking back as everyone cheered.
“Now that is something new, don’t you think Twilight?” Applejack turns to her.
“Yeah it sure was, I never thought Rainbow Dash’s Sonic Rainboom could get any better” Twilight said back both smiling.
As everyone started to drift away back to their own business Electuroo taking this chance to walk off on his own and head over to bridge and jumping up he stared down at his reflection for a moment he saw what he was really and a splash of the water the ripples showed the pony he was. “What with the long face?” he turns to see Applejack and she walks up and jumps up on her hind legs stand there looking at the reflection of the water.
“I don’t really know…” he said looking to her and saw something he didn’t see before. “Twilight talked didn’t she?”
“Huh uh Electuroo she sure did. Showed how you came to our world but that doesn’t matter, it the here and now that matters” Applejack said to him. “I saw how much fun you and Rainbow Dash had bouncing around like that, it really got everyone’s attention”
He sighed a little “I know it was wonderful… I never felt anything soooo……” he thought of the world and smiled softly “Magical… when they say the most magical moment you have and everything seems to slow for that very moment, I think I experienced it… at that point of the sonic rainboom and my thunder bounce fusing with that speed… it was an amazing feeling no other I ever felt. All my life trapped in repeating days and nothing really new happening part from my imagination, dreams and going to conversations or meets… my life was well boring compared to all this” he said to her explaining the best he could of the feelings he had at the moment and how it changed his way of life.
“I then think about my mum and my friends back in the world I belong to… and being here feel almost selfish when I think about wanting to stay here… I am just so confused, I only been here for almost two weeks and you and your friends are so gifted so amazing and your power of friendship is a power in itself. I just appear out of the blue and you all accept me into your ring of friends…” he continued to say and the others listening into what he was saying.
“Look at me” he raised his hooves and raised his wings open “Without that magic that came from the mirror I wouldn’t even been here” he leaned his head on the front legs staring at the water and his reflection. “You girls are all friends for a certain reason and I just dropped into your own lives… I just feel so confused by this… I just don’t know what to do…” he knew the others had gathered and just shedding tears over the way he felt so lost now spilt between two worlds.
Applejack looked to everyone “I think we need to throw a party for this unhappy pony and give him something to cheer up about, that what friends do right? We stick together”
“Haha yeah that right, Pinkie Pie do what your good at and get that party set up, we got a friend to cheer up” Rainbow Dash said to Pinkie Pie
“Right on it!” she saluted and speed off to get the party super speedy set up.
“And for you we need to make you look good” Rarity walks over to him “Since this is a party to cheer up our newest friend”
He looked to every one of them “I… I don’t know what to say…”
“Say yes is a start” Fluttershy smiled and he nods happily to what she said and follows Rarity.
Rainbow Dash thought about something then look to Twilight and Spike “I think we should let Princess Celestia know the truth about him. If more of these mirrors are to appear it best to let her know now then later right?”
Twilight turn to Spike “What do you think Spike?”
“I think Rainbow Dash has a point and she does always thinks about her friends first right?” Spike said to Twilight.
Twilight turn to Rainbow Dash “I think you should be the one to write it Rainbow Dash.”
“Too right you are Twilight. Since she the one that been tutoring him and spending the most time with him” she winked at Rainbow Dash and walks on off to help Pinkie Pie with Fluttershy laughing a little
“Hey what’s that suppose to mean!? I am just doing what a best friend should do not only cause his a colt!” Rainbow Dash shouted in defence at Applejack “Gah she always find a way to make me anger” she flying on the spot with front legs crossed with a very annoyed look on her face.
“Come on Rainbow Dash, just ignore her, you got a letter to write” Twilight walks on back to her home with Spike on her back and Rainbow Dash landing by her and walking back to write out the letter for Princess Celestia.