We all made it onboard, and just in time, because we still had enough time for everyone to choose their seats before the flight. The eleven extras I mentioned earlier arrived onboard, their passports already checked in by Lyra, who didn’t know about them. They chose where they wanted to sit, but remained secret from everyone.
With everyone officially on board, the plane was ready to take off. We all sat in business class, where I sat in the middle row, between Moondancer and Mystery Mint. The human versions of Pinkie Pie and Bon Bon chose two seats that Mystery was sitting apart from. The rest of them chose their assigned seats, which paired us all together as friends, and loved ones.
Pinkie Pie, who ate twice as much lunch than the rest of us, REALLY had to use the bathroom. While we were in the terminal, she was drinking a lot of water due to the summer heat. But she wasn’t the only one, so did her human self. The both of them got to the bathroom, but had to go so badly, they argued over who should go first.
“I wanna go first!” one would say.
“NO, I WANNA GO FIRST!” the other would respond.
This went on for more than 10 seconds. I had to do something, so I got out of my seat and talked to them.
“Pinkies, Pinkies, Pinkies. The both of you will have to wait. The plane’s about to take off.”
With that said, the 3 of us returned to our assigned seats. A few seconds later, we heard the voice of a pilot speaking.
“Ladies and gentlemen, and ponies, this is our very first flight on a 787 Dreamliner from Los Angeles, California to Hayman Island in Australia. If any of you need to use the bathroom, you’ll just have to wait until we’re up in the air, because the plane is still on an active runway.”
The two Pinkies and I looked at each other, with me assuring them.
“We’re about to take off at any moment. If any of you aren’t buckled, then I suggest you do so. Also, to avoid anything bad happening, please refrain from drinking and smoking.”
The plane then introduced the LED lighting and how it changes the mood. For example, “Eclipse” showed red on the sides above where the windows were, and purple on the top, and the blue lighting describes the relaxation of the passengers.
“Our windows have no shades, but if you look closely, you’ll notice a button at the bottom that can make the window dim.”
The passengers touched the buttons and saw the experience.
“If you look closely, you’ll probably notice that our luggage space is bigger than the average airplane’s. Our air conditioning is not as thick as the air conditioning on the other kinds of airplanes.”
It took a second for the passengers to realize those two statements.
“We’ll be taxiing and taking off in about a few minutes or so. You can choose you own entertainment, using the touch screens in front of you.”
The ponies recently learned about touch screens and their functions. The humans, however, already knew about this technology, so it wasn’t so difficult to figure out how it worked.
“The weather over the flight is extremely clear and might be hot because of the summer heat. But don’t worry, our air conditioning will cool you off. That’s all we can say. Our LED lighting will glow red in case of emergency. But no pressure, and we hope you enjoy the flight.”
With that said, the pilot ended his announcement, and the plane was finally about to take off. It left the LAX airport after taxiing for about 5-10 minutes, Once we were up in the sky, the sun was majestic, and the refreshments were quite tasty. They had foods of all types. From gourmet dishes like Chateaubriand and salads to modern-day dishes like sandwiches.
After we were fully up in the air, I called the Pinkies to come with me. They followed me to the bathroom, which I wanted to talk to them about.
“I think the pony should go first,” I said, “the human can stay with me in my arms napping.”
They both agreed, and the pony Pinkie went first. The human decided to hug me, so I hugged her back. When I did, my hands felt something on her that made me realize something.
“Uh, Pinkie?” I asked.
“Yeah?”
“Where’s your jacket?”
“Can’t believe you and the others didn’t notice. It’s summertime, so we have no needs for jackets for the season.”
“Oh. That explains Sunset, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash as well,” I said, looking around, noticing who I mentioned not wearing their personal jackets.
When the pony Pinkie was done, she felt much better, and it was her human self’s turn. So the human went in, and I took the pony back to her seat, and I went back to mine. Mystery Mint leaned in on me for some reason that I wasn’t so sure of, so I decided to talk to her.
“Mystery?”
“Yeah?”
“What are you doing?”
“Can I tell you when we get to Australia?”
“Sure.”
With that said, I wrapped my arm next to her, making her nap a bit more comfortable. The human Pinkie finished using the bathroom, and walked back to her seat. And in no time, she and the human Bon Bon cuddled each other. By then, there were a lot of “couples” cuddling in relaxation under the blue LED lighting.
A few minutes later, the LED lightings began flashing in Rainbow colors, which flattered the Rainbow Dashes. The colors relaxed us in a different way than the blue lights. It changed the mood a bit, and I decided to use the touchscreen to watch some videos. I was looking for some films to watch until I found “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” from Tim Burton, and I decided to go for it. Mystery Mint and Moondancer saw my selection of the film and did the same thing. Moondancer used her magic to pass the message on to the other animations.
“Moondancer?” the pony Twilight asked, “What are you doing?”
“Giving you a message,” Moondancer answered, “Samuel’s watching “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” from Tim Burton. I think we should see the film, because of how our worlds were related to his films.”
“Oh, okay,” the purple pony said. Twilight and her human self caught up with the other ponies and humans and enjoyed what I was watching.
About an hour and a half later, the film was over, but the ponies were oddly questioned.
“Samuel?” asked Moondancer.
“Yeah?” I responded.
“I don’t get the ending, and neither does anypony else.”
“I have a suggestion. When you and the others have time, try to read Roald Dahl’s books so it’d be easier to understand.”
“Okay.”
For like 30 minutes, we sat doing nothing waiting to get to Australia. We had only 19-20 hours left, so I decided to talk to someone.
“Hey, Arthur,” I called him.
“Yeah?” he asked me.
“I know how many hours we have left,” I told him, “but can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Sure,” he said.
“How are you and Fluttershy doing?” I asked him.
“Both of them?” he asked me back.
“Yeah,” was my answer to that question.
“The human version is acting weird around me,” he said, “and I think I know what it is.”
“What?” I asked him.
“She’s in love with me, and is trying to seduce me.”
“I doubt Mystery Mint is doing the same thing.”
“She has to be. Why else would she be leaning against you?”
“She said she wanted to tell me when we get to Australia.”
“I guess we’ll wait.”
“Yeah”
“You want to ask me something else?”
“How do you think the Pinkies and the Bon Bons are doing?”
“Pretty fine to me. I’m gonna find some other films to look at.”
“Okay. So will I.”
With that said, I decided to find some other films to watch. When I looked through the films, I noticed an American Poster of the 1965 film, “Help!”, starring the Beatles. Mystery Mint saw me choose it, and so did the others. They all decided to follow through. After catching the film, everyone chose to beware of people filthy with the ideologies they worship. Suddenly, the pony Lyra blurted out a question.
“What?” I asked her.
She stuttered.
“What, Lyra?” I asked again.
The pony Lyra simply had the request of watching movies and then every (one/pony) asked a question about production, actors, or just the film itself.
“What do you say we watch a comedy film?” she asked right afterwards.
“Here’s an idea,” I told her, “Airplane!”
The human Lyra asked, “Wait, aren’t we on one?”
“Yeah,” I answered, “but you’re all gonna like this film.”
I then selected “Airplane!” from the options menu, and the 1980 film by Paramount Pictures began playing. The ponies were very confused about the references to “Jaws!” and other films as well as the cutaway gags and the jokes and puns, but I told them that Paramount did this for fun, to entertain audiences and make them laugh.
We continued from there on deciding new movies and reviewing them like critics.