Zecora quickly grabbed every magic analyzing artifact off her shelves, doing everything she could to find out what, exactly, had just happened, and how - if at all - she could reverse it. Once she'd begun getting information, she began correlating it in her mind, not bothering to rhyme her thoughts as that was a waste of time...time she quickly realized she didn't have.
Well, the good news is that they're safely over there, she thought silently. The bad news is that they are foals, somehow. Even if I managed to bring them back, there's no telling what it would do to them, since the original transfer was a mixture of magics from both sides. Also, the world I'm observing...their timeline is not synched up to Equestria's. So when this portal closes, even if I manage to open another window, there's no guarantee it will be to the same moment...and the portal is closing, and fast.
Realizing she only had moments, if that, to try and help the young ponies, she did the only thing she could do...have faith in another practitioner of good magic to safeguard them until a solution could be found. Quickly writing out a letter, she dropped it into the cauldron. Moments later, the portal closed.
Desperately, she began brewing the window potion anew, hoping against hope she'd be able to find the same world soon.
Uncle kept his ears covered against the wailing of the three tiny creatures, trying to focus his senses so he could at least figure out what was happening. Finally, unable to take it, he shouted at the top of his voice, "AIYAH! Uncle cannot think in this noise! Quiet!" Much to his surprise, the din immediately ceased, the three tiny creatures staring up at him in shock. He did his best to smile reassuringly. "Much better."
Kneeling down, he began to examine the three creatures. "Hmm...a tiny bright colored horse?" he asked, picking up the yellow one. "Not what Uncle expected to see." The tiny foal giggled as he held her. "You are easily amused," he chided, setting her back down. "Uncle is not...a pegasus?" This brought more giggles, and not just from the tiny winged equine he'd picked up. Frowning, he set her to the side with the other. "And now what about..." His voice trailed off as he finally got a clear look at the last foal. "...aiyah..."
He stared in awe at the tiny white filly, who squirmed in his grip, plainly uncertain how to react to the attention. His eyes, however, were locked on her horn.
"Qi-lin..." he breathed, completely awestruck. "To think Uncle would be visited by infant Qi-lin...such great omen..." He gently set her down with the other two. "To come with a Qi-lin...you three are all creatures of great good magic...Uncle is truly blessed for such a visit-ow!" He rubbed his head as he picked up the scroll, made of paper unlike any he'd encountered before, bounced off his head, the binding of chi magic releasing the scroll as his eyes fell upon it. Lifting it, he read the contents.
Their names are Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo
All three are my dear friends true
From one sage to another, I beg of thee
Please tend to them till they return to me
Uncle rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Hmm...the scroll was bound by good chi. A good chi wizard like myself worries for you." He shrugged and smiled. "It is hardly my strangest quest as a Chi Wizard," he admitted, sitting down before the three foals. "Now...which of you is which? ...Apple Bloom?"
The yellow foal squeaked happily, her brown eyes shining happily.
Chuckling, he reached out and stroked her between her ears. "Sweetie Belle?"
The unicorn let out a high pitched squeak as she clambered into his lap.
Uncle smiled widely as he gently stroked her mane. He then scooped up the pegasus. "And you must be Scootaloo. Hmm, odd names."
Scootaloo stuck her tongue out at him.
Shaking his head, Uncle put the three foals together in front of him. "Uncle will take care of you three. But you must be well behaved and obey Uncle's rules. Understand?" Looking back down, he saw that all three foals had vanished. "Aiyah!"
The first thing he did was rush to the door, making sure it was closed and locked. After that, he raced through the rest of the shop and upstairs apartment, moving as fast as he could as he checked each and every window was closed and locked. Once he was certain that the three couldn't get out of the shop, he began searching for them.
When he did find them, however, he wished he hadn't, as they had made their way into his chi laboratory. "Aiyah!" he screamed out in panic, immediately getting their attention. "Apple Bloom, those potions are dangerous, not tasty treats!" Apple Bloom dropped the vial she'd been trying to drink from, causing it to break and the liquid inside to burst into purplish gas that, thankfully, only filled the room with a sweet scent. "One more thing! Sweetie Belle, that is an ancient and dangerous artifact, not a scratching post!" Sweetie Belle sank to the floor, taking her hooves off the large mystic blade she'd been trying to scrape her hooves against. "One more thing! Scootaloo, the ceiling is not for walking!" Pouting, Scootaloo dropped off the ceiling, landing in his arms.
Taking the three of them, he pulled them out of his laboratory, wanting to try and get them under control. Taking another vial, he drew a line across the doorway. "Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao...Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao..." Once the line of powder began to glow, he turned towards the three fillies, only to see them walk right over the line, Sweetie Belle pausing to eat some of the powder. "...right, creatures of good magic..." Uncle reminded himself, grabbing the three of them by their tails and pulling them back out, this time shutting the door. "Do not go in there," he instructed them firmly. "It is too dangerous!" He paused. "Uncle has the feeling that is going to be said a lot in the future..." A loud crash interrupted his musings. "Aiyah! Scootaloo, that was rare Ming vase, not a jungle gym!"
Yesss....more...
DESTRUCTION! IT FOLLOWS!
I cannot wait for them to meet Jackie
Well, this should be festive.
I think an "Aiyah!" counter is in order.
Jackie is going to be so stunned, he will barely be able to speak for several hours.
Jade, when she shows up, immediately falls in love with the three, her tough exterior no match for THE POWER OF CUTE!!
... Wouldn't Uncle know the difference between the various unicorn 'myths'? I mean he knew the difference between a chinese chi vampire and other sorts...
I have a feeling there will be lots of laughs from this.
7126433 I can see this coming...
Oh dear, Uncle will have his hands full won't he? Keep it up on this great story!
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A horned equine appears out of an out of control Good Chi spell...and you're questioning why he attributes the Qi-lin myths to her?
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I wonder, are those fillies going to make it easier for Captain Black to start believing in the supernatural, or will we get weird moments of him always winding up in a situation where he and the fillies are always a few steps away from one another and out of sight?
*cackles* Somehow, it seems like Uncle is getting a little bit of payback for all those times he hit Jackie without real cause. He is certainly going to have his hands full with those three. And I'm sure it will amuse the reader (aka me) greatly.
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I'm more anxious for them to meet Jade. I shudder; she's a 45-pound 9-year-old stick of dynamite herself. Add those three to the mix and it'll be hell in San Fran.
Damn, these fics are always so nice... First reaction after reading a new chapter:
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Keep on the good job Tatsurou
7126452 Except for the complete lack of scales, draconic features, fangs, or that she has one conical horn instead of two antlers (Seriously, qilin statues are freaky). Their only similarities really are 'Quadrapedal hooved and horned creature of good magic', any more specific and it starts breaking down. Depictions of the buggers generally look like something Aku would imitate. Wikipedia reports them as largely more draconic than equine, and even then they're closer to oxen or deer than horses.
Still, you're the author. If you want it to be an easy mistake, then it's an easy mistake.
The chaos has begun. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, this story will be making the thousand likes mark easily.
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I was actually deriving Uncle's conclusion from the "Acorna" science fiction series by Anne McCafferey, where the character Delzaki Li - an elderly Chinese businessman - hears the description of "girl with horn in her forehead" and immediately identifies her as a Kilin, a different spelling.
Wait, how was Scootaloo walking on the ceiling?
So it seems that the CMC can understand Uncle just fine. But while Uncle can understand Zecora's message, he can't understand what the CMC are saying. Why?
Oh, the fun! The hilarity!
Good that Uncle recognizes them as not being evil. Then again, harmony in and of itself isn't evil, and Equestria's big on such things.
Never really watched the series, but seen enough to know when Jade appears there's.... probably not gonna be alot of change to the antics she gets in, just doing it with three ponies in tow.
I wonder how many the times the phrase 'One more thing' is going to be uttered through out the series.
Oh, and Congrats Tats on exactly 2000 Followers.
So far this is still hilarious and adorable
7126501 tenner bets says more than 300 times
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Because they were reverse aged to infants, and thus aren't talking.
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Pegasus magic. Foal magic surge.
7126537 Oh. I somehow completely missed that. Now it makes more sense that they acted that way.
While Jackie has his hands full with Jade, Uncle is gonna have a baaad time with the CMC.
7126480 ... ... Um... OK? That doesn't really make any sense to me, honestly. Both the reference (never heard of it), and the choice to perpetuate it in a fandom where a qilin (or kilin/kirin, they're the same thing, given the odd translations of sounds from oriental languages to English) sort of already have a niche. Namely when most writers are looking for what
unholy monstrosityodd form of offspring Spike and Rarity would produce, they come across the chinese dragon-horses and go "...Yeah OK." and plonk it in.I don't mean to nitpick, it's probably just a small point, but a fair number of readers are going to wonder why Uncle would be calling her that.
This could be interesting...
It is so much fun reading Uncle's lines in his voice This takes me back.
7126428 I agree.
Props for using Qi-lin.
Well this is going to be an adventure and a half. The joys of parenthood uncle!
That was fun, may I have another? Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
Oh my god!! My childhood!! You just brought it back to life, gave it a bag of candy, a thing of popcorn, a large cherry soda and told it to have fun watching every movie it ever wanted!! WELL DONE!!! And excellent start, and a wonderful rendition of Uncle Chan. Seriously, if and when we see the Jackie Chan Adventures proper, just those three plus Jade are gunna be GOLD!! To say nothing of how poor Jackie is gunna handle things!
This bears watching, take my LIKE and my FAVORITE!!!
At least there was rhyme and reason in Zecora's scroll.
Uncle tried to draw a line at one point but Sweetie ated it.
At least Apple Bloom didn't break open a vial concoction.
At least Scootaloo fell in line at first if only to break away later again.
Jade's gonna squee her face off.
Aiyah! Too short! Require more!
One more thing. Make sure not to use "one more thing" too excessively
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Aiyah! Viewer of Jackie Chan Adventures doesn't know that repetition is part of this type of success.
One more thing, Qi-Lin? Is it another name for Kirin?
7126659 I was just about to say... lol
It's always a rare Ming vase, isn't it?
Keep the good times a-rollin' Tats!
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One more thing! Qilin is actually Chinese word for same creature, so Kirin would be another word for it because Uncle is Chinese.
Another enjoyable chapter. Great job.
This reminded me of the Powerpuff girl movie, when the girls were born/created. The Professor named them Blossom, for her blossoming personality(or something like that), Bubbles for her bubbly nature, and Butter because it also starts with a "B". And Buttercup's face went from smiling to grumpy in an instant and I thought it was so funny.
Considering the last chapter mentioned Jack just started as an archeologist, and thus hasn't found the talismans yet putting this before the show, I would really like to hear about those quests.
Awesome work.
7126711 I know repitition of the phrase is key. I said not to use it excessively. Use something too much and it gets old or annoying. And "One more thing" musn't become either
7126433 Tohru. That's... that's all I need to say. Tohru.
I just realized something, this is one of the first universes that having three brightly colored points can't be hand waved. Even in the Marvel and DC universes, it would be considered "odd but not unfeasible." In this universe, all magic is hidden. How's this going to worK?
7126729 Don't worry, Jade will correct him.
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Oh, I don't know. Maybe it has something to do with the Qi-lin being older than the oldest mention of a unicorn? Especially since the oldest mention of a unicorn described a freaking rhino.
7126428 As of Chapter 2…
Aiyah! count: 6.