Solid Script Equestria

by Garnet Naturea


Prologue

“Ok, say Grimm!” The dude behind the camera says to us. “Grimm!” We say together as he takes the photo. The flashes quickly disappeared for me so I look to my friends. Nat still has her eyes closed, but also has a big smile, and Adam lifts his mask to rub his eyes. Quickly looking at myself, I readjust my short orange dress, making sure it wouldn’t ride up or something.

Oh! Guess you wanna know who I am huh? My name is Alexandria Justine, but I prefer just Lex. I am, unfortunately the shortest one of our group, ironic as I am the oldest of us but whatever. I am right now wearing a knee high orange dress with some white ribbons and ties for support, which still shows off my back where I have an iconic tattoo. I am also wearing a legitimately comfortable blue wig with an orange headband around it.

For those not very knowledgeable in the realms of anime, I am dressed as Levi from Fairy Tail. I learned of Fairy Tail when I was just a kid as my mother was actually acquaintances with Todd Habercorn, the voice of Natsu. As soon as I began watching the show, I fell in love with the character and adventures, that I dove head first into the ocean that is anime.

Anyways, for me, being dressed as Levi was obvious, not just because of my height impediment, but I am also a huge book worm and if someone interrupts me when I am reading, then they would need the devils luck to get away unscathed.

My friends and I are currently at San Diego Comicon, the three of us for our own reasons. My hope is to meet some of the VA’s for Fairy Tail and some other anime and to get some more memorabilia like some Celestial Keys. But I really want to find some Wind Reader glasses as I hate my contacts.

After I get my copy of our group photo I decided to walk ahead of the others to the merchandise hall and wait. I looked back to Adam and Nat to see how long they’ll be.

Adam is dressed in a black jacket, red t-shirt, black gloves, black pants with a domino pattern belt, and black shoes with red soles. His normally brown hair is dyed red in most places and he has a white and red mask on his face. Adam is dresses as Adam Taurus from RWBY. At least he says so. I never got into the show. I just don’t like American made anime.

Natali is dressed in a black dress with a pink shoulderless shirt, a red ascot, black and grey stripped stocking and black flat shoes. She is also wearing a large pink wig that covers her left eye sometimes. Natali is dresses as Lucy from Elfen Lied. Saw it when I was 16, was understandably shaken up by the gore and absurd amount of nudity. And I thought Game of Thrones was bad.

Looking at the two I hear Adam asking Nat if she is ready to do some shopping. I could wait to get going!

“Yeah, c’mon Nat! I wanna see if I can get some more Celestial Keys for my collection! Or maybe some Wind Reader glasses!” I exclaimed in exitment, waiting for my younger friends, before wincing slightly and readjusting my contact lens.

“Alright, Alright we’re coming.” Nat says, the duo laughing at me. I can’t help it! Anime is like the one thing that makes me act all childish.

Looking around the halls, I see al sorts of amazing cosplayers dressed as even the most absurd of characters. I saw someone dresses as Yoko from Gurren Lagaan, Edward Elric from FMAB, and...is that a human version of Salamance? Ok, that is awesome. I look into the hall we will soon enter and have to stop myself from drooling at all the booths. Good thing my parent recently won the lottery and gave me a bunch of cash.

Looking back to my friends I see Adam seemingly scolding Nat, until she takes a breath and calms down from something.

“Hey! You guys coming or what?!” I yell to them. I don’t mean to be rude and impatient but there are only so many hours in the day and it is already 10:30.

“Hold your horses, we’re coming. Just talking to Sora.” Nat replies, to which I nod with an ‘ah’. See unlike most people Natali is a little...unique. After she was hit by a truck, she ended up gaining an alternate personality. I’m dead serious. Her psychiatrist was my ‘uncle’ (dads cousin) and he told me how her second personality, named Sorano or just Sora, was originally a defence mechanism like an imaginary friends to protect Nat, until she somehow evolved into her own being. Sora can be a little overprotective of Nat sometimes and even gave a bully a bloody nose for scaring her. She is not one to be messed with.

Even though I am pretty short, you could say I am like Edolas Lucy or Levi. I can be rather rude and even violent, but I will always help those who need it. I met Natali ten years ago at school what some boys tried to take her cookies away. I just bonked them on the heads a couple time with my books and they ran. After that Nat and I started to hang out as friends. A little later we met Adam while he was a soccer practice. He was just adorable, wanting the two of us to join in. Even though we weren’t on the team his coach had no problem with us playing for a few rounds. Afterwards the three of us became all but inseparable.

As our motley crew of three (four counting Sora) walked the isles, I was amazed by the variety they have, anime new and old, games from tabletop to digital, and of course merchandise from clothes to replicas. I even saw some booths dedicated to YouTube shows that I know Adam will love. The three of us walked around a bit, getting a few good deals and meeting and taking selfies with other cosplayers. I even found the rest of Team Shadow Gear, Gajeel included (Pre-Tenrow). That was fun.

At some point me and Nat were just wandering around on our own while Adam went in a different direction. We were just chatting, me showing her my ‘team’ photo of Shadow Gear, when Adam called out to the two of us.

“Hey girls! Come check this stuff out!” The two of us turn and locate the tall man in front of a black booth. At first I was confused, till I saw the contents. The place looked like the internet just blew up in here! They had merchandise from every anime and game I recognize, and even some I don’t!

Looking around the wall of memorabilia, I almost didn’t notice when the owner walked out of the back. I don’t play many video games, but my older cousin used to come over a lot cause of his parents busy schedule so I sometimes watched him play. Mostly zombie games. The man walking out was in a perfect cosplay as The Merchant from Resident Evil 4. It just got better as he spoke.

“Hello, strangers. What’re you buyin?” He asked in a slightly tired and scratchy sounding voice. Looking at the others, I see that Natali is sporting a grin that could easily rival the Grinch.

“Hello merchant, I like the selection here.” Adam says in a rather piss poor attempt at the Merchants voice. The guy just begins to chuckle in response.

“Heh heh, thanks for the response. You have no idea how hard it is to use that voice.” He says in a relaxed Texan accent.

After he says that the three of us begin to look around his booth, looking for anything interesting that we could buy. I can see all sorts of items from all sorts of anime and games, when I get a light tapping on my arm. Looking I see Nat pointing into the booth, her natural shy nature acting up again.

Looking where she is pointing I am greeted by the things we were each missing. A pair of Dicloni horns for Natali, Adam Taurus weapon for our Adam and the thing my eyes were glued to. A pair of red Wind Reader glasses. Adam and I look to the shop owner immediately after noticing then items in question.

“Hey, how much for the Wilt and Blush?” Adam asks, exited.

“The Wind Reader glasses too.” I interject. I see Natali just point in to the horns in the corner of my eye.

“Heh, well, for the Wilt and Blush, that’s about $250. The glasses I’ll sell for $100 and, just for you, I’ll give you this.” He says, reaching into a nearby drawer and pulling out what appears to be a scroll with the Fairy Tail seal on it.

I raise my brow in curiosity and ask, “What’s that?”

The response was calm. “This scroll contains all the potential words for Solid Script magic.” My eyes widen at the mere thought.

“Deal.” Adam and I say in unison, before digging into our respective money carriers. I take the glasses and the scroll, barely noticing that Nat got her horns for a ridiculously low $25. Putting my new glasses on, I find they actually fit perfectly. Looking to my two friends, Adam has his new weapon secured to his waist and Nat has her horns in the right spot.

“Alright you three. Enjoy your trips.” The merchant says to us, confusing the three of us. Then I begin to get a migraine, my vision beginning to blur. Looking to the others, I see Natali panicking, and Adam getting a headache as well. Before long I begin to black out and fall.

‘What is happen-...’