//------------------------------// // First Day Ends // Story: My Little Pony: Parallel Equestria Girls // by rcmero //------------------------------// “Soup’s on, everypony!” It’s dinner time. Everypony has joined up to see what Applejack had prepared the others. “Great, I’m starving!” Rainbow Dash speaks up as she picks up a cheese sandwich. “That’s not for you, Rainbow Dash,” Applejack speaks up. “That’s for Twilight.” “Oh, sure, let her get all the food! What about us?” “Just let Twilight get her food first.” Twilight looked at the food on the table. Clearly she wasn’t expecting this. “Well, this is certainly… interesting.” “What’s the matter, Twi?” asks Applejack. “Don’t get me wrong, Applejack, while I do like a good salad, I’m not a vegetarian. Don’t you have, like, a burger or something?” “A what now?” Applejack is confused. “You know. Two slices of bread, a piece of lettuce and tomato, some cheese on it…” “Oh sure, I can bring you one of those--” “... and a bun in the middle.” “A… what? What in the hay is a bun?” Twilight pretty much spells it out now. “You know, a piece of meat!” The others simply look at each other, confused. “Why would you want to eat meat…?” asks Rainbow Dash. Just then, Twilight realizes it. “Oh wait… you ponies are herbivores… you don’t eat meat… my bad…” she says, blushing. “No problem, Twilight,” Rarity speaks up. “It’s a honest mistake.” As Twilight grabs a plate of salad, she speaks up. “So how’s Spike doing?” “Spike’s doing fine, Twilight,” says Fluttershy. “Yeah! We managed to stop him from burnin’ down half the place!” adds Rainbow Dash. Twilight looks around the room and sees burn marks and burnt objects everywhere. “I guess Spike’s not used to being a dragon yet,” she says. She then looks at the fork in front of her, then at her hooves. “How do you use these again?” “Just pick it up,” says Rainbow Dash. She then picks up the fork. “Like so.” “But you don’t have any fingers! How are you holding it?” “Just try it, Twi,” suggests Applejack. Twilight then looked at her hoof, then back at the fork, which Rainbow Dash has placed down again. She lifted a hoof and placed it down on the fork. When she placed the hoof up, nothing happened. “See? Nothing!” “You’re doing this wrong!” Rainbow Dash interjects. “You need to squish your hoof… that makes sense, right?” Dash shook her head. “Anyway, explainin’ it makes it worse. Just… don’t think about it. Surely you know how to do it.” Twilight gave it another shot. Her eyes opened in shock when she realized that this time, the fork did get picked up. “How… does this work?” she was able to ask. And suddenly the fork fell down from Twilight’s hoof. “I’m not gonna get the thing with these hooves.” Tell me again why Twilight can’t simply levitate the damn thing, Rainbow Dash whispered at Applejack. There’s no magic in her world, Rainbow, Applejack whispered back. She probably can’t even do a simple levitation spell yet. Rainbow left out a groan. “Sunset Shimmer is right,” Twilight speaks up as she walks along the hallways, disappointed. “I don’t know the first thing about this place. If I’m really going to fit in and win some votes, we’re going to need to do some research.” “Research?” Spike is not convinced. “This place has a school. I have to believe it’s got a…” Twilight then looked to the room on her right. “Library!” Twilight then enters the room. She is not alone, though, as Snips and Snails have been waiting for her, hiding behind the doors. “Got your phone?” Snails pulls out a mobile phone. “Got yours?” As in on cue, a mobile phone was materialized. With snickers, the two sneakily enter the library. Twilight looks at a computer on the desk. She then looks at her hands. “So… I just push the letters here…” she says punching the keyboard, “and the words and moving pictures will come out here?” The librarian was getting increasingly annoyed at Twilight’s actions. Yet, keeping a cool head, she sighs and calmly walks up to Twilight and tells her yes. Twilight presses a key. “Maybe this place does have magic,” says Twilight, unaware that Snips and Snails are taking pictures of her actions. The rest of the day is used with Twilight examining the books and gadgets of the library. From tripping on a pile of books to getting blinded by a photocopier, Snips and Snails have been on Twilight’s “tail” all day. When the closing announcement is made, Twilight realizes that she has no place to sleep. Spike, as always, is one step ahead of her. When the two reach a corner of the top floor of the library, Spike removes a cover to reveal a makeshift bed made out of books. Twilight smiles and thanks Spike, petting him. “So, how did your research go?” he asks. “I found this book,” says Twilight as she shows Spike the book she was carrying. “It’s called a yearbook. And it seems to be a way they use to keep track of all the things that have happened at the school.” As she looks at the book, Twilight points at a page. In it there was a group photo with people very familiar to Twilight. “Look. There’s Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack… and I’m gonna guess the girl on the far right is Rarity.” Upon hearing Rarity’s name, Spike instantly grabs the book. “There’s a Rarity here?” Realizing what he made, Spike quickly gives Twilight back the book. “Uh… I mean… certainly an interesting photo.” “It’s interesting because they look like they’re friends.” “They do look like our friends. But I thought we figured that out already.” “No, I mean… they look like they’re friends with each other. But it doesn’t seem like they’re friends now.” “Not… so much.” Getting into “bed”, Twilight continues. “I can’t help but get the feeling that Sunset Shimmer had something to do with it.” “I wouldn’t put it past her.” Tucking Twilight in, Spike continues. “She wants your crown because she’s planning on something even worse, she and her pony self. If you’re going to stop them, you need to focus on making friends here. Can’t worry about why these girls aren’t friends anymore. Even if they do remind you of your Ponyville friends…” Cuddling Spike, half asleep, Twilight continues. “You’re right, Spike. Eye on the prize...” Soon the two of them fell asleep. Meanwhile, back in the pony world, Twilight’s ready to go to bed herself. Princess Celestia comes and tucks her in. “You had quite an eventful day, Twilight,” she says. “You should relax and get a good night’s sleep. I realize that this world may be very different from yours, but I just want you to know that you are among friends here, and we will be there to help you no matter the situation.” “Thank you, Princess,” says Twilight. "Oh, no need to be so formal. Just call me Celestia. All my friends do." The two share a giggle. "Now get some rest. You have a big day ahead of you in the morning." As Celestia starts to exit the room, Twilight speaks up. “Good night, Celestia.” Celestia turns around and smiles at Twilight. “Good night, Twilight.” Celestia then leaves the room. Twilight looks at Spike. “Good night, Spike.” Spike barks at her to tell her good night. The two fall asleep shortly after.