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Soft
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That was the first thing that came to Obi-Wan's concious mind as he found himself awakening. The surface he was laying on was soft and comfortable, his body moulding into it's material.
His eyes slowly opened to see an earth coloured roof above him, blinking twice before slowly raising his head he saw light shining through a window to the left of him, as well as taking in the bed he was currently lying on, and the yellow blanket that covered him.
Looking to the right, he saw a large hut like room, though his vision of it's complete view was narrowed by the archway in front of him, separating the sleeping quarters from the main area.
Moving his hands up, he moved the blanket down, and saw that he was still dressed in his tunic and clothes, though his boots, belt and forearm armour and gloves had been removed.
Glancing back to the right he saw his boots were placed beside the bed, and a small table was in reach, on it sat his belt and forearm armour and gloves.
As well as his lightsaber.
Slowly moving his legs over to the side of the bed, he was now in a sitting position, and narrowed his eyes in contemplation, the last thing he recalled was the crash, and then sensing someone approaching.
Reasoning whoever had found him had brought him back to this place, their home more than likely. He was glad to have been given aid and shelter, as opposed to a more hostile or violent awakening, if he had awoken at all.
After all, not everyone was helpful to those in need.
Reaching down, he picked up his boots and slipped them on. Raising his head once more as he sensed a presence approaching, the same presence he had felt the night before.
A door could be heard opening and closing, before the sound of someone rummaging through items. Obi-Wan stood up fully, replacing his belt and placing his lightsaber back on there, but foregoing the armour as he stepped out into the main room, wanting to meet the one who had helped him.
When he did, he saw the room in it's fullest. He was in a hut of some type, and there were many shelves and tables scattered about, with various jars, jugs and vials of different shapes and sizes atop them.
He also noted several objects were mounted and placed around the hut, some were large masks carved from different materials. And he spotted a round object with a centre similar to a spider's web mounted near the door leading outside.
Though the current most eye catching sight to him, was the other occupant of the hut. Who was currently standing over a large bubbling pot, the figure moving to discard the cloak they were wearing as they continued to stir the brew.
Clearing his throat softly, Obi-Wan watched as the figure turned to face him.
The figure was female, and roughly the same height as Obi-Wan. There body was not human, but looked to be a race akin to Equine creatures, though she stood on two legs and had hands, her body did have some human similarities.
Her body was mostly grey with dark striped patterns, and she had a Mohawk haircut of and a tail of similar two toned shade. She was clad in very little in terms of clothing, her chest covered in a light brown top, her chest was bare going down to her groin area that was covered in a small pair of undergarments and a length of material that flowed down between her legs both in the front and back. She also had a matching cloth wrapping around her left shin.
She had a variety of gold coloured jewellery adorning her body, one gold band around her right shin, as well as a golden chord around her upper thigh. Several gold rings were around her right forearm, as well as larger ones seemingly surrounding her neck. And two gold earrings hung from her ears.
Another sight that caught his eye were two strange designs on the back of her pants on both sides that could be seen peeking out from the cloth that went down her lower back and legs, they looked like two spirals, one on each pant covered buttock, with triangle markings pointing outward.
Though passing this off a stylistic choice, he spoke up finally.
"Hello" Obi-Wan greeted,hoping that she could understand Galactic Basic.
"It is good to see you are awake. your ordeal last night had you in quite a state. I brought you back here to recover and rest. It seems by decision was for the best" she stated with welcoming smile.
Obi-Wan was glad that she understood him, and vice versa. Her speech pattern of using rhyming couplets caught him slightly by surprise, but he quickly spoke up once again.
"Thank you for your hospitality, I'm very grateful. My ship crash landed after I was caught up in some form of phenomenon while I was on my way home. I had no way of preventing it." he replied, causing her to look at him strangely.
"That thing you fell from was a ship you say?" she asked in confusion. "But how could such a thing traverse the waves?"
'Hmm, it seems her species hasn't developed space travelling capabilities yet. I wonder what planet I'm on, there's no telling where that wormhole spat me out. I could be deep in wild space, I should get back to my ship and see if I can establish contact with Coruscant, or a republic ship in range' he thought to himself, before returning his attention to her.
"Well it's not that kind of ship" he replied casually, before continuing. "Though I do need to get back to it, I'm afraid I have to return home as soon as possible"
"I can see that you are in a hurry" she said before walking over to one of the desks at the side of the room and retrieving two wooden bowls and balancing them on her left arm, walking back to the large pot she scooped up a ladle and poured the contents into the two bowls.
"But before leaving, first you should fill your tummy" she said as she handed one of the bowls to him, placing a spoon down into it.
Obi-Wan didn't want to reject her generosity, and he was indeed hungry, having not eaten since before he left Kamino. The bowl he could see was filled with a vegetable laden broth that did smell quite appetising.
So he accepted the meal, and the two sat down and ate in a pleasant silence that filled the hut, save for the crackling of the fire and the bubbling of the pot.
"I just realised I have been somewhat rude. My name I have not given to you" she said, causing Obi-Wan to look up from his meal.
"Zecora is my name, would it be rude to ask for yours in exchange?"
He swallowed the mouthful of the broth he was eating before replying. "It's nice to meet your Zecora. My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi"
The rest of their meal continued in silence, until they were both finished and Zecora agreed to show Obi-Wan the way to his ship.
Obi-Wan put on his gloves and forearm armour once more before the two set off out into the forest.
It took a bit of walking, but his ship was not too far from where Zecora's hut was.
Upon arriving near it, Zecora stopped.
"This is where our joint path ends. I'm afraid I have much work to attend" she said as Obi-Wan nodded.
"I'm very grateful for your help. Hopefully it's not too damaged and I'll be able to be on my way"
"If problems you have, do not dismay. My home is open if you need to stay" she offered before bidding him farewell and walking back down the path towards her hut.
After watching her go, Obi-Wan made his way back over to his ship, the front end of the Starfighter was lodged into the ground and the cockpit was still open from the night before.
Though Obi-Wan was more concerned with the Astromech slot in front of the cockpit, it was currently empty and missing it's usual occupant.
'Could something have happened to R4?' he thought with concern looking around with contemplation. Though his eyes stopped upon a sight several meters away.
The bottom half of an Astromech droid was sticking out of a large bush ahead of the trench his ship had made.
It was possible he had accidentally triggered the automated ejection during the crash, or R4 may have done so herself.
Walking over to the bush, Obi-Wan pulled the leaves and branches away before moving R4 into an upright position, checking her over for any damage.
His touch seemed to register to the droid as a few seconds later he saw her lights come alive and a series of beeps sound out, before the little droid moved on it's legs and it's dome spun around slightly.
"Good to see you're still with us, for a moment I thought I was going to have to sort this out alone" he said with a small smile, to which R4 replied with another series of beeping sounds.
"Let's see what we can do about getting my ship back in the air, shall we" he said turning and making his way back to the trench.
(An hour later)
The ship itself hadn't sustained too much damage, though it was enough to leave it grounded for the moment. R4 had quickly gotten to work on repairing the other issues, before Obi-Wan had tried to make contact with any Republic forces in range.
Though after an hour of trying, he still hadn't been able to make contact at all, nor had he picked up any signals in range he could detect.
Obi-Wan sighed as he stroked his beard in contemplation.
"Hmmm, I may have to go back and see Zecora. I need to know the name of this planet, I might be able to triangulate my position better with a reference point." he said before turning to R4, who was back in the Astromech slot.
"Stay with the ship R4, I'll try and be back soon. If I'm not, keep the security settings on and go into standby mode." he said before the droid beeped back in response, Obi-Wan then proceeded back down the way he had came earlier, towards Zecora's hut.
Walking back towards Zecora's hut, Obi-Wan eventually saw it come into view, the large hollowed tree that she called home now had a large carriage near it, causing Obi-Wan to raise a brow.
'She may have been expecting visitors' he thought, recalling her earlier words upon their parting.
However his thoughts were cut off as a harsh voice exclaimed towards him.
"Halt!"
Obi-Wan turned to see two more like Zecora, both Equine like beings, though these ones male, and dressed in golden armour and helmets, the armour covered their bodies for the most part, only their heads were clearly seen under it, and their ears that protruded through openings in their helmets.
Strangely, Obi-Wan noted one seemed to have a white horn peeking out from his helmet.
Both of them were brandishing spears and were approaching him slowly, causing Obi-Wan to raise his hands in a peaceful manor.
"I mean you no harm, I assure you" he said in a calm tone. "I was just on my way to-" he continued before a louder voice suddenly resounded out.
"He is here sister!" a voice called out from the doorway of the hut, and Obi-Wan looked over to see another figure come into view.
She was another Equine based female, though her appearance was different from the three other's Obi-Wan had met so far. She was a dark blue in colour, and was taller than the armoured men, though the physical differences didn't stop there.
Like one of the armoured men she too possessed a horn, as well as a pair of wings that came out from her back.
She was dressed in a dark blue motif which matched her fur, comprised of a blue flowing dress robe which revealed her shoulders. The dress also had a black metallic belt around her waist, and similar collar around her neck which had a crescent moon crest.
Around her wrist were similar coloured bands and she, unlike Zecora, had light blue almost grey shoes upon her hooves.
The final touch being the almost black tiara that sat upon her head, which was atop a flowing ethereal dark blue mane which seemed to be full of twinkling star like patterns, which also carried over to her flowing tail.
Obi-Wan instantly picked up that she was either royalty, or at the very least nobility, both from her appearance, as well as the way she carried herself when she walked out from the hut, he had seen it many times before during his travels and experiences with nobles and royals alike.
"At ease" she said simply, before the two spear wielding armoured men, who where most likely her guards visibly relaxed, though their eyes were still trained on Obi-Wan, and while their spears stood upright, their grip hadn't lessoned on the weapons.
Though her earlier words replayed in his head, there was another figure in the hut, he didn't need to wait long as yet another female stepped out, she had the same differing physical traits as the moon crested one, wings and a horn.
However this newcomer was taller still, being roughly a head taller than the dark blue female.
She had white fur, and was dressed in a similar dress robe, though hers was longer than the other females, trailing behind her on the ground as she walked. Her motif seemed to favour lighter colours with golden accents. A pair of golden shoes were upon her hooves, and a golden belt was around her waist which held a crest resembling the sun, a matching collared piece around her neck held a purple jewel.
She too possessed a crown, it too holding a purple jewel. It sat atop her horn and her long mane of hair which was longer in length then the others, as was her tail, which both held a flowing appearance of several colours.
As she stepped out to join her associate, Obi-Wan could see her eyes taking in his appearance, as the dark blue female had. Her eyes studying him with a curious gaze before a small welcoming smile graced her features.
"I'm sorry for my guards reactions. They weren't expecting your arrival, your appearance too may have startled them. I hope you can forgive them" the sun crested one said in a calm and welcoming tone.
"I don't blame them. I'm guessing my appearance is something they aren't used to" Obi-Wan replied in a similar tone.
Before he could say another word, the dark blue one spoke up.
"So, are thou the one called Obi-Wan Kenobi?" she asked walking over towards him, stopping a few metres in front of him and again inspecting his appearance.
"I am" Obi-Wan replied. "And might I ask your names?" he questioned, keeping his tone respectful.
"Of course, I am Princess Celestia, and this is my younger sister, Princess Luna" the sun crested woman said before motioning to her dark blue companion.
"A pleasure, your highness" Obi-Wan said giving them both a small bow.
"Though I have to wonder why you're both here." Obi-Wan said as he stood up straight. "I do hope my unexpected arrival hasn't caused any distress, or panic"
"No, nothing of the sort" Celestia said shaking her head. "Though there is much we need to discuss, questions I'm sure you have, as do we. As well as answers to queries on both sides" she said before stepping aside and motioning for him to follow them into the hut.
Nodding, Obi-Wan followed as Celestia entered, Luna following behind him before closing the door.
"I see..." Celestia said after several moments, she and Luna were standing as was Obi-Wan, Zecora having headed off once again about a half hour back and into the forest to gather herbs.
Obi-Wan had at first been curious as to what Celestia and Luna had wanted to know, though their questions had first been as to where he had came from.
Despite his doubt they would know of the republic, due to his earlier interaction with Zecora, Obi-Wan had asked them if they were aware of it, to which they had both denied knowledge of it.
They has asked him of his species, to which he had explained he was known as a human being.
He had then went on to explain how his starfighter had been sucked into the wormhole, and had been spat out above the forest, forcing him to crash land.
This had again raised more questions regarding his ship, which he had explained the basic concept of space travel, which had enamoured both princess', though Luna to a greater degree.
"Could thou imagine it Tia! To traverse across the stars as if we sailed across the water! A truly wondrous concept indeed!" Luna proclaimed with joy, Celestia smiled at her sister's enthusiasm, before turning back to Obi-Wan with a more serious look.
"That explains the sight Luna saw yesterday evening. Unbeknownst to her I was awake at the time, having just prepared to retire for the night. Though I didn't see your ship arrive in the sky, I did sense your arrival. It was not until this morning that both of us compared our shared concern and confusion over just who or what had crashed into the Everfree Forest" Celestia explained placing her hands calmly behind her back.
"You sensed my arrival?" Obi-Wan asked with intrigued expression.
"Yes, both Luna and myself sensed you with our magic" Celestia explained calmly.
Obi-Wan merely adopted a thinking pose, lightly stroking his beard. Magic was not something that was unheard of, in the vast galaxy he knew of some species and beings who could use some forms of sorcery, some used it in conjunction with the force.
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While others were able to use it to manipulate, conjure and wield great power by supernatural and occult methods outside of the force.
"I must say I'm most curious, I've been to many planets and seen countless alien life forms, but your people's species is unknown to me, as is the name of your planet. I must truly be far outside of any chartered section of space known by The Republic" Obi-Wan mused.
"This I can answer" Celestia replied, catching Obi-Wan's attention. "You are currently in the land of Equestria, on the planet Equis." Celestia informed him before motioning to herself and Luna.
"My sister and I are both Ponies, as are our two guards you saw out front. We are the predominant species in Equestria, though there are residents here from other lands, as well as other species who exist outside our borders."
Obi-Wan motioned to Celestia's horn before speaking. "Though I'm guessing from your differing features there are different branches of your species, correct?"
Celestia nodded, before speaking.
"There exists three different types of Pony. Earth ponies like one of our two guards out there, who posses stronger physical strength as well as a connection with the earth and the natural magic that flows through it"
"Secondly are the Pegasi or Pegasus ponies, who possess wings and can fly, they also are able to walk on the clouds and manipulate the weather, their bodies possessing an affinity for it, much like an Earth Pony has with the land"
"And thirdly, we have the Unicorn Ponies, who possess horns. Unlike the other two types of pony who can only passively manipulate magic, a unicorn can use their horn to manipulate magic in its raw form, enabling them to cast spells and perform feats of mystic ability" Celestia finished, allowing Obi-Wan to process the information.
"I see, that is truly remarkable to be able to do such things. Though it begs the questions of yourself and Princess Luna, from what I can gather the two of your possess all three traits of your people." Obi-wan said looking at the two, only for Luna to reply.
"Tis true Obi-Wan kenobi. We possess the traits of all three Pony types, and are known as Alicorns" Luna explained proudly, unfurling her wings widely and letting him see her wingspan in full.
"That is indeed impressive." Obi-Wan said before his hands rested at his sides.
"Though I don't wish to be rude. I seem to be having trouble contacting my allies, nor receiving any signals at all, and I must return as quickly as possible, I wasn't meant to be gone this long"
Celestia and Luna shared a look, before they turned back to Obi-Wan.
"We had a theory of your arrival, one that we needed to speak to you before confirming. And from the sounds of it, as well as our own research this morning, it has been" Celestia said, causing Obi-Wan to raise a brown in confusion.
"I'm sorry, what theory would that be?" he questioned, causing Celestia look down momentarily before back to him.
"Luna, could you please" Celestia said causing Luna to nod, the princess of the night stepping forward before her horn suddenly began to glow.
Obi-Wan watched with interest as what appeared to be a hologram appeared in the air above them, it looked like the night sky, before a multicoloured wormhole opened up, he then saw what looked like his ship soar through it before the image paused.
"This was the scene we witnessed yesterday evening, thine arrival. This morning we spoke with our sister about this" Luna said before Celestia took over for her.
"Luna and I were curious, and revisited her memory of seeing your arrival, the wormhole you saw was actually a portal that brought you to our world" Celestia explained. "We were unable to determine it's origin, though it's magic was strong, very powerful indeed"
"I'm sensing there's something more to this?" Obi-Wan said, catching onto the careful and apologetic tone the Princess was using.
Celestia looked over at Luna once more before turning back to Obi-Wan.
"The portal was not merely through a distance of space like you believed. But it's magic brought you to another dimension entirely, separate from your own" she explained as Obi-Wan's eyes widened slightly at her words.
"What?..."
The magical image disappeared as Luna took another step forward, looking at him with a softer look before speaking apologetically.
"Thou art in another reality entirely Obi-Wan Kenobi"