//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: The Jet Chronicles // by JetBraveheart //------------------------------// 3 Jet woke up in a cold sweat. He sat up, looking around. Jet was still in Fluttershy’s cottage. He gave a quick sigh of relief, and then checked the clock on the wall. 7:02 AM. “Ugh…I really need to control my flashback dreams…” Jet said, holding his head, a bit dizzy. Suddenly the front door opened. Fluttershy walked in, seeing Jet awake on the couch. “Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to wake you up…” she said nervously. Jet chuckled softly. “You didn’t wake me up. I just had a…dream.” “What kind of dream?” Fluttershy asked. “A flashback.” “Was it…good?” Jet slowly shook his head no. “You poor thing! Do you need me to get you anything?” “No, I’m fine, thank you. I think I’ll just get some breakfast from my space pod.” Jet said, sitting up. “Do you mind if you can lead me to it through the forest? I don’t want to get lost…or eaten by anything.” “E-Eaten..?” Fluttershy said, cowering in fear. Suddenly, the doorbell rang, making her jump, having a mini heart attack. The rest of the mane 6 walked in. “Good morning everyone!” Twilight exclaimed. “How are you Jet? Did you sleep okay?” “Fine, thank you!” Jet said. I was about to head to my pod with Fluttershy. Would you girls like to tag along? “Of course we would!” Twilight said. “By the way, how’s your arm?” Jet looked at the stitches. “It’s good.” He looked around. “Um…where’s Spike?” “He’s still sleeping.” Twilight said, sighing. “Baby dragons usually need their sleep…” “Ah, understandable.” Jet said, zipping up his vest. “Lets go!” Jet and the gang made their way to the Everfree Forest to the clearing. Jet rushed to his pod, examining the damages made by the Spectra. “Hmmm…scratch here…dent there…wow!” Jet said, looking at the remains of his right engine. “That’s going to need some work!” The right engine was completely destroyed. All that remained was the connection between the engine and the ship. “I wonder how the inside looks…” Jet pulled out a remote from his vest pocket. He pushed a button, revealing a door in the space pod. A stair case extended out, and Jet climbed in. “Let me check to see if it’s safe first guys…” The control deck was a mess. Pieces of metal and glass shards were everywhere. Jet picked up a piece of metal. It had a red rusting to it. That’s what cut his arm open. Afterwards, he checked the rest of the rooms. Everything else was unharmed, due to the shields. Most damage was exterior. “Alright guys, you’re welcomed to come in!” Twilight and the gang slowly walked into the main foyer. All of their jaws dropped to see how big it was in the inside. “Oh my! What a lovely ship you have, Mr. Braveheart!” Rarity said. “I simply ADORE your foyer!” “Thanks!” Jet replied, cleaning up the control deck. “Do you need any help in there?” Twilight asked, curious about her surroundings. “Nah, I’m just about done here anyway.” Jet said, sweeping. “But thanks anyway!” He finished up with his cleaning session, than headed to the foyer with the other ponies. “Would you girls like a tour?” “Sure!” the Mane 6 said simultaneously. Jet walked them through, showing the girls the control deck, the dining room, the bathroom, the kitchen, and the guest room. The ponies walked around in awe. “Now, here’s my favorite part!” Jet said. “Welcome to my room!” He opened the door, and was greeted by a gigantic room filled with tons of cool stuff. On one wall was filled with different kinds of posters of bands and video games. The other wall had a dresser with a ton of stuff on top and different kinds of instruments surrounding it. There was a king-sized bed with a blanket and two pillows on the third wall with pictures on it. On the ceiling was a painted portrait of space. To finish it off, there was a big window directly across from the bed, looking outside. It was a magical sight to see. “Wow!” Pinkie said. “You sure do play a lot of instruments!” She pulled out an electric guitar. It was a cherry-red Fender Stratocaster. “Oh! Please be careful with that! It’s the first guitar I’ve ever gotten!” Jet said. “Ooo! What’s that?” Rainbow Dash asked, pointing to a leather aviator hat with goggles. “That’s my adventure hat.” Jet said. “When I was younger, I used to wear this everywhere I went. Sure, it may look funny wearing this in public, but hey, it gave me confidence. It still fits me too!” He took it off of its stand, and then put it on, goggles over his eyes. “See? Fits like a glove!” Jet chuckled. They all laughed. “Wow Jet, I would have never guessed you were into so many things!” Twilight said. “Yeah.” Jet said. “I never had friends, so finding out about things and getting into them was all I had. The 6 ponies gasped. They couldn’t believe their ears. Jet, having no friends! IMPOSSIBLE! That’s just plain sad. “Why don’t you have any friends?” Rarity asked. “Rarity!” Twilight exclaimed. “You don’t just ask somebody about that! It’s impolite!” “It’s okay Twilight.” Jet said. “I think you all need to know why…” Jet sat on his bed. The ponies gathered around him in a semi-circle. They seemed to be paying attention. “Yay! Story time!” Pinkie yelled. Jet chuckled.