//------------------------------// // En Route // Story: Equestrian Fanfiction // by Lise //------------------------------// Girls, this is unbelievable! Sorry for not writing in a while, but it's been so wild! Spitfire! Yes, the Spitfire, came to Canterlot today! I managed to see her for a few minutes, but thanks to CEOWitch and Fleetfoot, I got to shake hooves with her. But there's more! Spitfire knows about the meetup! (She even called it a convention!) I'm so freaking out right now! I'll say it again! I met Spitfire and she told me to have fun at my convention! This is so incredible! And if that’s not enough, CEOWitch gave me a tour of Canterlot! Now, I know I'm writing this a bit late... and that nopony will read this at seven in the morning, but I'm really, really, really looking forward to this! LyraHands is supposed to arrive in a few hours. That will mark the start of the event! P.S. Spitfire! I even have a picture with her and everything! :) PrinceEric Well, I wouldn't say that everypony is asleep, although I think they should be. I'll be grabbing the train in a few hours and should arrive with Jade in the afternoon. What's the weather schedule like there? I remember there were some plans for a thunderstorm or something? MightyDragon @MightyDragon: oh, stop complaining! :P And please catch the tight train this time! I don't want to have to use magic to find you again. CodeFilly @CodeFilly: Pfft! :P My magic is just as good! To a certain degree. MightyDragon What do you think we should start with when everypony appears? Maybe we can discuss the next chapter? Or the spoiler? I'm sure the miniature with the spoiler will be out very soon. I'll take as many pictures as possibly with each and every one of you when you arrive. :D PrinceEric Here's a short agenda in case of emergency: Now - 13:00 — fun? 13:00 - 19:00 — more fun! 19:00 + — after dark fun. CEOWitch. @all: I'm on the train. Thirty minutes more and I should be there. I'm with MixaMax and her sister. @PrinceEric: did you sleep at all? :P LyraHands Any chance you can post some of the pictures? You all seem to be having so much fun, while I’m stuck here today (and tomorrow) doing stupid chores! There simply is no justice! Where are the Elements of Harmony now?! Actually, I'm just really jelly. I so much wish I could go into your dreams to see what's going on, but I bet Luna won't let me :/ Oh, well. Have fun, I guess. TheRealLuna I promise to post stuff when I get the chance. Something like a diary of the meetup, but here. That way everypony who wasn't able to get here will get a sense of what's go in on. On a side note, I've been thinking. If a human somehow appeared in Canterlot, where will it hide? According to MC, there have been over a hundred instances of humans entering the realm of Equestria, yet only eight resulted in any the humans being captured. That means they have to been using some sort of disguise... or there's a portal in the Palace itself! What do you think? PrinceEric @PrinceEric: are you suggesting that there's a portal to the human realm in my palace? That's so not true! Absolute nonsense! Really! TheRealLuna Hmm. I suppose technically it is possible, but that would be a terrible idea from a strategic point of view. Unless the Princesses have full control of the portal having it in their palace would be the single greatest threat there is. Because nothing says safe as a tunnel that could bring a stand of sorceresses directly into the throne room. If I'd had to guess any humans that active probably have a transformation or illusion spell, making them appear as ponies. CEOWItch @CEOWitch: You realize what you've just said, right? By your logic everypony could be a human and we have no way of throwing. It's as bad as when the changelings tried to invade. Maybe worse! Good job in creating a new nightmare for everyone. TheRealLuna Whatever. Going to the train station to meet LyraHands. CEOWitch You raise an interesting point. If there were a portal between worlds, there would also have to be a way to keep all visitors hidden. Since we can all agree a human walking in Canterlot would be easily noticed, the only solution would be for them to be hidden in some fashion. If it were me I'd link the transformation spell to the portal itself. That way any human that passes through automatically becomes a pony and no one could tell the difference. Simple, elegant, efficient. DarkSparkle @DarkSparkle: Oh yeah? Tell me this then: what pony tribe does a human turn into when she arrives to Equestria? :/ TheRealLuna That's elementary! Humans that have magic become unicorns, the rest become earth ponies or pegasi. DarkSparkle Avoiding the question, much? I give you the magic thing, but what about the rest? Humans can't fly, so by your logic they can't be pegasi. This in turn means that no human can transform into a Pegasus upon crossing, which raises the question what do pegasi turn into when they cross into the other world? (Since it obviously can't be humans.) TheRealLuna Well, in that case it clearly depends on the mentality and temperament of the human crossing. If there is magic powerful enough to create a portal between realms it should be able to determine what form a human should take. DarkSparkle So, what you're saying humans transform into ponies of all types based on some unclear principle because magic? I expected more from you. :/ TheRealLuna No, no, no! That's not what I meant! I'm sure there's some logic, I just don't know what it is! It's not like researching such things is easy. :( DarkSparkle Calm down, DarkSparkle. Everything is okay. I didn't mean anything by that. I just wanted to get ponies to think a bit more on the matter. TheRealLuna And everypony left... :/ Fun... TheRealLuna