//------------------------------// // Prologue - SNK // Story: Tails of the Ponyverse // by alfonso_rd_33 //------------------------------// Golden Oak Library, Ponyville, Equestria - 90 days after the restoration of Princess Luna "Are you really sure of this...? I mean, we finished the door, but what you are proposing is a massive undertaking..." That was Twilight Sparkle's opening statement to the decidedly crazy Idea that had been presented to her, her friend Poncho Rodriguez (god the name is weird!), Alicorn of Ponyville was proposing something literally massive, a proposal so bold it was borderline insane! yet he seemed quite serious about it... "I am afraid I must side with my faithful student on this one... what you propose... yes could help my little ponies, but in the end, the cost of developing something like that..." "but sister, whither is thy spirit of adventure...? I can barely believeth thee of all ponies to beest the one issuing words of caution...! bethink of the possibilities...! the things we couldst learneth. the trade we couldst maketh. the excit'ment yond we couldst double...!" Said another voice, as we finally seethe interior of the treebrary, we Find fair Princess Celestia, of the alabaster coat and sunrise mane, all on her regalia, sitting on a chair in front of a table... a small dossier in front of her, which she levitates with her magic so she can read its contents. To her right fair Princess Luna, the ebony maiden just freed from her corruption, with her night sky of a mane, also having a similar dossier, levitating in her aura as she keenly makes mental notations. to the Left of sunbutt the solar Princess sits the Lavander Unicorn Twilight Sparkle, current head librarian of Ponyville and Princess Celestia's most faithful love slave / "notice me sempai" fangirl student, also reading the offered dossier with curiosity. In front of the Princess, the fourth being of this cabal, the simple black maned brown coated Alicorn Stalion Poncho Rodriguez, the Alicorn of Ponyville, kept going on his sales pitch... "Yes, as Princess Luna pointed out, the possibilities are endless... I'm offering you the chance of visiting other universes, including resources to disguise every pony going to them, and the possibility of trade to get mundane things from other universes that become invaluable rarities here in exchange for our own common stuff... think of it... the possibility to get cures for previously incurable diseases from another universe... new research topics at every possibility... loads and loads of almost never ending FUN! All I ask in return is the possibility to enlist a taskforce of Ponies with the adventurous cutie marks and scientific curiosity to help me deal with the crossovers, natural of otherwise, that happen in your Multiverse..." To This, Princess Celestia lowered her dossier, which prompted the other two mares to do the same, and then looked at the Alicorn in front of her, analyzing him once again... he brought that proposal one week ago on his weekly visits to Canterlot, , he even scheduled a Day court date to pitch his proposal in public... which had been a riot for her, as the stuffy nobles had to literally postrate when he bowed in front of her... "Good, but what about funding...? I would hazard to guess such an undertaking would cost billions of bits, at most... so how would the crown fund your enterprise...? rising taxes...?" "Uh... about that..." Said Twilight, which prompted the Alicorn to share what had happened the previous day to his last visit to Canterlot, when, while cleaning his saddlebags for the trip, he found inside them a bag of plah-stick, which contained several pounds of aluminum, so he told rarity... whom immediately offered him to have it valued... and it happened to be high quality aluminum, valued in over 60 million bits, and since then, a couple more bags had appeared on his saddlebags, all of the same weight... He had also written a book on his down time from building his house and the magical lessons with Twilight... "So, basically I'm the Richest Pony in the world...I wonder if I should build a "Money Bin"...? Anyways,funding shouldn't be an issue, even though... the Saddle Arabians might be pretty peeved about the diminishing Equestrian Imports, as should the guys on Minos..." Said Poncho earnestly before Princess Luna interrupted eagerly... "Ah yes, "Illion's Concerto" it is an excellent book, even if the Alicorns there are so mean and childish..." "Well Princess, the gods of old usually are, after all, they are my employer fragmented, so they lack usually things like common sense or positive traits..." Thankfully, Princess Celestia decided this tangent wasn't needed, and veered the conversation back to the topic at hoof.... "I see... very well, if you could give us a moment, so we can... decide on your proposal...?" To which the Alicorn agreed and trotted out of the Library, walking towards Sugar Cube Corner, and proceeding to order a serving of cookies while back in the treebrary the three mares deliberated ... "Well... What are we going to do about this project of his...?" Asked Princess Celestia as she saw Twilight and Luna, thinking about the idea that the Alicorn offered, only to have Twilight answer her.... "Well Princess, I will have to agree with the proposal... Now than the issue of funding was solved, I see no reason to deny the Alicorn..." "What about you Luna...? Do you think like my most faithful student..?" "Wherefore es sister, i doth concur with thy inhorn mare. The proposal is solid, despise the magical matrices in the same figure like rubbish, and, as Twilight Sparkle hast toldeth us, the empiric evidence is far moo solid yond aught thy Canterlot scholars has't cometh with. So we shall vote yay to his proposal..." Was the answer of the Lunar Pony Princess, causing her older Sister to inwardly groan, as She called on... "Very well, let us vote then... All in Favor...?" To which both the midnight blue Alicorn and the Lavender unicorn raised their hooves, lowering them moments later, as the solar princess said... "All against it...?" This of course generated no raising of hooves, as the Solar powered princess knew she was beaten, so she decided to declare the victory, yet Luna beat her to it... "very well, then i believeth the proposal is did accept! anon, Twilight Sparkle. if 't be true thee wast kind enow to bringeth back the stallion ere us to inform him of his success..." "Of course Princess..." Replied Princess Celestia's most faithful love slave / "Notice me Sempai" fangirl, moving to the door only to find the most curious scene.. the Brown and black Alicorn, resting on his back, wings at the sides in the floor, using all four hooves to keep a paper bag stuck in his muzzle, all the while he was seemingly licking and muttering... "Oh yes that's the stuff! BEST COOKIES EVER...!" Of course, the stallion was caught so red handed that after Twilight gently prodded him his eyes widened even more and vanished in a poof of smoke... only to appear seconds later, dressed in a black tuxedo and with no cookies trace on is muzzle... "So, I guess you will see me now, yes...?" Again, Twilight nodded in confirmation, and both entered the Treebrary, only to find both Princesses standing before the table that had held the negotiations, Princess Luna standing right next to Princess Celestia, and then Twilight moved next to her mentor, taking her left side, whom only saw the stallion in front of her with that face of seasoned maturity she always had before speaking... "Alfonso Rodriguez, known as the Alicorn of Ponyville, We have carefully studied your proposal, and the crown of Equestria has decided to grant you permission to proceed, with whatever backup you might need from the crown..." Then, before he could answer, the sun Princess carried out saying... "I expect great things from you, my little pony..."