//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Talking Ponies!? // Story: Vocaloid in Equestria: beta session // by DerpyStarlet //------------------------------// As we awoken from our little nap, cause of the sunlight hitting our faces, we slowly arose within our sleeping bags. I wiped the sluggishness from my eyes. I then came out of the sleeping bag and started stretching. As I stretched, I watched Len crawl himself to the backpack, take out a water bottle, and splash a handful on his face, waking him up instantly. 'Wait a minute? When did we get into our sleeping bags?' I thought. But instead of overthinking it, I let it slide. "Brrr!" Len shook his head, making the wind dry the water off, while making his face even colder. Len then gave a deep sigh. "Morning Rin!" He turned to me, flashing me a cocky grin. "Mornin'" I replied, tiredly. I slowly dragged myself to the backpack, took out an apple, and took a bite, waking me up by the sudden taste of sweetness. "Ahh. Much better." I wiped my chin from the juice that was starting to stain my shirt. "So, what now?" I asked. "We should stick to the plan you thought of last night, Rin." Len answered. "Wait. Now hold on, Len." I started speaking. "We just found this place and we're going to leave this castle like that?" I snapped my fingers. "Why don't we check the whole castle out before we go back to following the trail." I suggested. Len stayed silent. Slowly thinking over it... He then answered. "Alright then." Len agreed, making me make a squee sound (somehow) when I smiled. "We'll check this castle out, then leave to find civilization." Len explained. "Yay!" I jumped in the air. "Now! Where to?" I looked at the different hallways. "Ah, ah, ah!" Len stopped me. "We need to clean up first, Rin." I groaned at the word 'clean'. "But I don't wanna!" I wined. "Oh, just shut up and roll up your sleeping bag." Len smacked me with it. "Ugh! Fine." I then started rolling up my sleeping bag, then help Len clean up the fireplace we made from rocks and twigs. After we finished packing up the camping supplies, I put on the backpack and waited for Len to finish drinking his water bottle. "Now can we go?" I asked. Len then threw the water bottle towards the front doors. "Let's go!" Len pointed towards a random hallway. We then started our little expedition within the castle ruins. ~Outside~ ~A Few Minutes Earlier~ "Are we there yet?" Rainbow complained. "I'm not sure." Twilight answered. Twilight and the other five were still following the odd hoof-prints they found yesterday. They were there for quite some time, not noticing that they were on there way to the old castle. They were up pretty early, making Rarity and Rainbow Dash a bit grumpy. "Do we really have to find these 'things' so early in the morning? I'm missing tons of time on my beauty sleep." Rarity whined. "Oh stop your complainin'!" Applejack commanded. "I'm not complaining, I'm just stating the obvious, saying that I'm missing tons of beauty sleep." Rarity explained. "GIRLS! Please, quit the fighting. I can't waist another minute, not meeting these new specimens within this forest." Twilight said. "I'm still not too sure we should even find these 'things'. What if they attack us first? I know we have you Twilight, dear, but what id there mean old ruffians like those Diamond Dogs?" Rarity started asking. "Well, Rarity. Your right that we don't even know what these creatures are, but if they try attacking any of us, I learned an old sleeping spell when Celestia was still my teacher." Twilight answered. "And if that doesn't work, I can always give them the ol' 'one two'." Rainbow boasted while puncking the air. "Yeah! When you beat the poor sorry victim into a pulp." Pinkie explained, showing a wide grin. "I don't think you should hurt them Rainbow." Fluttershy commented. "Why?" Rainbow hovered over the yellow mare. "Well, since there alien to us, they might be lost, hungry, and scared most of all. How would you feel if somepony just started attacking you for no reason?" Fluttershy asked the blue pegasus. "Well-I-um... I guess your right." Rainbow landed next to the shy mare. Then Twilight suddenly stopped without warning, making the rest (except Pinkie) bump into the purple Alicorn, making them all fall onto the dirt trail. "We're here!" Pinkie shouted. "We can all see that, sugarcube." Applejack responded sarcsticly, her hat covering her eyes. After everypony got up from the ground, Twilight easily got everypony's attention. "Okay, girls. Here's where the trail ends. Assuming that the extraterrestrial are inside the Castle of the Two Sisters, we need to stick together and try to make contact with them. But peacfully. And make sure to not make any sound to startle the creatures." Twilight explained. "Everypony's clear?" The other four nodded in understanding. "Wait a minute... Where's Pinkie?" Twilight asked the obvious. "Oh Aliens? Where are you? Are you playing hide-and-seek? Oh,oh! Can I play?" Pinkie shouted through the castle. "PINKIE!" The other five shouted. ~Somewhere Else in The Castle~ "What was that?" I asked. "What was what?" Len asked. "I thought I heard someone calling out." I explained. "Maybe your just hearing things. The dust and webs are getting to you." Len suggested. "Yeah, your probably right. Let's go!" I ran ahead. "Hey! Wait up!" Len shouted behind me. ~Back at the Front~ "What? Did I scare them? I'm Sorry!" Pinkie shouted again. "Shh! Pinkie!" Twilight whispered. "You've might of scared them off already." "Don't worry, Twilight. We'll meet them soon. It's says so in the chapter title." Twilight just gave a confused glance at Pinkie like she grew a horn and wings out of no where. "Nevermind. Pinkie, just stay with us. We don't want the whole fiasco from last time start again." Twilight commanded. "Okay, Twi! I'll stay with the gang this time." "Thank you." Twilight watched as Pinkie joined the group. "Now let's head this way." Twilight pointed at a random hallway and started walking towards the entrance. 'I pray to Celestia that this'll go smoothly' Twilight thought. ~Back with Rin and Len~ "Is it just me, or are these armors more 'equin' than regular armor?" I asked out loud. "Ya don't say." Len replied in a sarcastic tone. I then hit him on the head. "Ow." "Anyways, let's get out of this hallway already." I then walked ahead, what caught me by suprise is that I saw a large piano in a room. I forgot what the type of piano was called, but it looked a bit smaller than usual. "Hey! Len?" I called out to him. "What?" He walked over, he then saw the fancy piano. "Wow. I have no idea what's it's actually called, but it looks pretty old." "I know right?" I grinned. "Let's take a closer look." I quickly ran towards the piano. I was just about to press a key, whenLen swatted my hand away. "Careful! You don't know what it does." "Of corse I do. It plays notes." I then pressed a key, making a 'dong' sound. ~With the Main Six~ Twilight was busy reciting a proper introduction to the creature that she didn't notice Fluttershy being flipped into another room by the wall she was next to. "Eep." The sound Fluttershy made was too quiet for any of the other five to notice. "It get's a little boring when no pony is banging on that old piano." Rainbow commented. "Yeah, but at least you aren't flying in circles, screaming like a little filly." Twilight responded. "I wasn't screaming! I was... practicing my 'do re me's'" Rainbow lied. "Sure you were." Twilight sarcasticly agreed. "Hmph." Rainbow stayed silent afterwards. "Now, where to? Oh! Let's make a right." Twilight suggested. ~Rin and Len~ "Was it just me, or did I hear a rumbling somewhere?" Len asked. "You and me both." I agreed. "Now let's continue." I then turned the seat. "Wanna try?" I asked Len. "What the hell." He shrugged, then pressed on of the black keys, making a 'ding' sound. Then the rumbling started again. This time, somewhere else. ~Main Six Five~ The five of them then continued walking down a different hallway. Rainbow had her head down, not noticing the hallways changing, making her go a different direction then the other four. Rainbow was just about to walk down a cliff, until she felt nothing but air. "Woah! Close one." Rainbow then turned around and went the opposite direction. Making her hit a dead end. "What the-" She then heard a random 'bring' within the castle, opening a trap door underneath her. It was too sudden that Rainbow didn't use her wings. She then landed on something warm, soft, and yellow? "Oh. Hello Rainbow. When did you drop by?" Fluttershy spoke. ~Rin and Len(Again)~ "Are we really just pressing random keys on an old piano?" I asked. "Yes. Yes we are." Len answered. "Now let's press more keys!" Len then continued pressing more keys off the piano. ~Main Six Five Four~ Rarity was behind the group, thinking of the many fabrics that could make the castle more lively. "Maybe I could try to borrow some of the old flags again to give me more insperation for this big castle. But then again, this castle doesn't deserve my talent cause of it's rude behaviour lat time." Rarity continued talkign to herself, not realizing that she was falling behind. Also that a random pebble landed on a secret button, making the white mare fall into a trap door... again. Rarity let out a loud scream as she... slided?... yeah! Slided down throuout the castle, ending in the same trapped room as the two pegasi's already inside. "Looks like Rarity's caught." Rainbow commented. Rarity was too busy still screaming to notice that the little ride ended a few seconds ago. "This'll take longer than usual." Rainbow said to herself. ~Back to the Twins~ "Do you hear that?" Len asked. "Hear what?" I asked. "I thought I heard a women screaming. Must be hearing things as well." Len explained. "Okay then. It's my turn now!" I then pressed another key. ~Back to the Talking Ponies~ Pinkie was bouncing down the hall, looking at the odd furniture and hearing something go off. "Oh! Oh! It's my turn! Yay!" Pinkie waited for the area around her to change, a random hole appered on one of the walls. Pinkie didn't waist a second jumping in the random hole, avoiding the death traps down the slide, and landing on the other three mares in the door-less room(BTW: Rarity stopped screaming a few seconds ago). "Hi girls! That slide was super-duper fun. I can't wait for Twilight and Applejack to come soon." ~Twins~ "Hey Len? Did you hear that?" I asked. "Again with the 'did you hear that'?" Len said annoyed. "I think there's someone else here." I said. "Well? What did you hear this time?" He asked. "I heard someone's conversation. Something about Applejack and Twilight- HEY! I almost forgot. I know where we are." I exclamed. "You do! Where are we? Africa? Germany? Rio?" "Where in Equestria!" "WHAT!?" Len shouted, giving out an echo. ~Two Ponies~ "Hey Twilight?" Applejack asked. "Hmm?" Twilight lifted her muzzle off the map of the castle interior. "It's gettin' rather quiet back there. Do you think there even behind us?" Applejack asked... again. "Oh, Applejack. You'll see that everypony is-" Twilight stopped when she saw it was just the two of them. "Uhh... Twilight?" No response. "Twi?" Still nothing. "Are you alright, sugar-" "WHERE IS EVERYPONY!?" Twilight shouted, running down the hall the opposite direction. "Twilight wait!" Applejack ran after her. "Wh-where did they go? I specificly told them to stay together! WHERE ARE THEY!?" Twilight started shaking AJ when she caught up. "Easy, Twilight" Applejack said while still being shooken. Her being shaked made her hat fall to the floor. "How can I be easy when four of the six element of harmony are go-" She was interrupted by a slap from the farm mare. The slap knocked her down to the floor. "QUIT YER BLUBBERIN AND CALM DOWN!" Applejack demanded. Twilight then slowly rose to her hooves, while rubbing her cheek from the slap. "I-I'm sorry, Applejack. I was just scared that some of our friends are missing. I-I kinda overrea-" "WHAT!?" They heard a shout down the hallway. "What in tarnation was that?" Applejack asked. "I don't know, but we need to find the source of that voice." Twilight then galloped down the hall, Applejack following closely behind. As they continued going down the hall, they started hearing the voice and another as well. "What do you mean we're in Equestria?!" The first voice asked. "I mean that we got transported to Equestria by that Email. But I don't know who exactly." The second voice answered. "Damn it! Not only are we lost, but now we're in this pony-populated world for christ sake!" The first voice shouted. "Well I'm sorry if we haven't been taken to a furry planet for your enjoyment!" The second voice started yelling. The two voices continued arguing, not noticing two mares slowly creeping up to the room they were in. "Isn't this the place Pinkie used that old piano to make dem traps happin' and foolin' un all?" Applejack asked. "Yes. It is, but who would even be here?" Twilight wondered. They decided to stop asking question and see the two ponies that was messing with the piano. What they saw made there jaws drop. In the room were two creatures yelling at each other in front of the piano. The two creatures stood on two legs like Diamond Dogs, but they were hairless and had clothes on. The two looked so alike, Twilight had to really look to see the difference between the two. One weared a bow on it's head while the other doesn't. And there mane style was short, but the one with the bow's mane was a bit longer and pointed downwards while the other had his hair a bit up. There clothes were also diffrent. Ones clothes was showing more body then the other. The two creatures were still fighting that they still didn't notice the purple and orange ponies looking at them with shock. Twilight then noticed a black and yellow bag. Twilight also saw that the bag was opened, showing two books inside. Of course Twilight's neardy self coulsn't resist, so she slowly dragged the bag towards her. Trying to stay as silent as she could. ~Rin and Len~ "What does my apperence have to do with this argument?" Len asked. "Well you were the one that wanted to dress as the beings we are right now! If you didn't make that deal, we could've still be are normal selves!" I explained. "Well if you didn't beg me to click the link, we would've still been home." Len retorted. "Well if you di-" I then noticed that our backpack was moving and being surrounded by a rasberry aura. "Huh?" "Wha-" That's when we both noticed two familiar mares starring at us. Witha look of fright. We stood silent for a long time. No one spoke, just the wind blowing through the room. "Uhh... Hi?" I spoke. Everyone then screamed... except me. Len was running behind the piano, accidentally pressing one of the high keys. The wall to the right of us then flipped, showing four other ponies. When they saw us, two of them joined the screaming, while the pink one just smiled, and the blue one was flying towards me... wait, what? "Oof!" The blue one tackled me to the floor. I lost my breath for a short while, but then I noticed the blue pegasus getting to beat the daylights outta me. I then crossed my arms to make an 'X' and waited for her to strike closing my eyes. But the hit never came. I opened my eyes to see the sleeveless part of my clothes glow a bright yellow. I also saw my yellow colored nails glowing too. The blue pegasus (Who I finally realized it was Rainbow Dash) then got off of me and backed off. I sat up to see the palm of my hands were starting to glow yellow as well. Then I didn't noticed that my hands actually fired a beam of yellow so close to my face. I looked up to see the beam make a huge hole over me. That was then I realized that everyone in the room stopped screaming, starring at me. Then the purple one's (Twilight Sparkle) horn was glowing that rasberry color. Then I saw that now I was in a force field, and so was Len. I couldn't hear what the ponies (main six) were talking about. I tapped at the orb I was in. I got there attention, but they just looked at me, then continued there conversation. I saw that the pink one (Pinkie Pie) was showing me a warm smile, probably showing me that I was okay. I then stayed quiet, sitting in my own hamster ball... wait? Hamster ball? I then showed an evil grin. ~The Mane Six~ "I think we should bring them to Celestia and make her deal with these two." Rainbow spoke. "I don't think we should do that. Think of the many information they hold in there minds. They can speak, so they must be intelligent. Maybe even more advanced then us." Twilight explained. "So your going to keep them as prisoners?" Rainbow asked unamused. "No! Not like that! I want to ask them a few questions, then maybe bring them to the Princess." "But, what if they don't want to meet the Princess? The poor dears." Fluttershy asked. "Well, Fluttershy, they have no other choice but to. And I know not to dissapoint the Princess in these types of situations." "I tell you sone thing for sure, those garments are absolutly stunning. Such simmitry and style. It gives me insperation to make a new clothing line." Rarity said. "Well I think these, uhh, big critters should just come with us and play along with our lil quest." Applejack said next. "And maybe we could throw that 'Welcome to Equestria' and 'Welcome to Ponyville' party for them." Pinkie commented. "I'm still unsure about that bow maned thing. She nearly blew my head off!" Rainbow shouted. "I don't think it did that on purpose. By the look on it's face, it seemed pretty shocked on what it did. Maybe it didn't know it could do that." Twilight sudggested. "I still got my eye on that-" She looked back to see the creature or the sphere sheild wasn't were it was last seen. "Hey! Where'd it go?" Rainbow looked around her. She then felt something big and round hit her head. "Ow!" She saw that the thing was moving in the sheild like a hamster ball. "Aww. That's so cute." Fluttershy eyed the thing, seeing the creature smile and laughing as she rolled all over the room. "Ooo! That looks like so much fun! Can you make a ball like that for me Twi!" Pinkie shouted, also watching the creature roll around. All six of them watched as the creature rolled all over the room, bumping into walls as she moved. The creature then bumped into the other creatures sheild ball. The second creature eyed the first, giving her a glare of annoyence. The first one just smiled bigger and it the seconds ball again. The second the gave a game face, then started moving him and the ball as well. The second looked like it was laughing, then started rolling away. Making the two chase each other. After the little race, the two started circling each other. Giving them a game face at one another. They then rand towards each other, making both orbs make contact, then started rolling in opposite direction without them making them roll. The two then stayed on one spot, laying on the orb, being pinned my the movement of the orbs. Both were showing wide smiles. The playful event before the six of them put a smile on all of them, even Rainbow Dash. "Ya know what girls?" Twilight spoke. "Let's just take them back to the library." Twilight's horn then glowed, then everyone was gone from the old castle.