//------------------------------// // Chapter 2. // Story: Equestria Falls // by TKM //------------------------------// The next day was here and the rays of the sun hit Dippers faced bolting him out of bed, Mabel woke up as soon as he did. They rushed downstairs with all their things ready to explore the forest with their Grunkle, and Soos, and maybe Wendy. It was an thirty minutes before opening, Soos and Stan were outside packing the car with all the bags. Wendy was in the front room, behind the desk reading one of he magazines. Wendy was at least sixteen and she worked part time at the Mystery Shack it was suprising to Dipper that she was at work this early, she hated working. Wendy was a tall a skinny teenager, with pale skin freckles on her face, and long red hair, so basically she was a ginger, and she always wore a lumberjack hat on her head. Dipper walked over to Wendy to ask her a question, Mabe; just kept elbowing him. "So Wendy, you should go with us on the adventure." Dipper told Wendy. Wendy lifted her head out of the magazine she was reading and looked at Diper. "You kind of owe me for saving your friends, and doing that lamby dance." " Sure kid." Wendy responded smiling. "It'll be fun besides its nice to get away from this boring old place." Wendy picked her magazine back up and started reading again, resting her feet on the counter. She flipped through the pages each page seemed more intresting than the last one. Thats what it loooked for Dipper he didn't get the point of those teen maganzines. "Shouldn't you pack?" Dipper asked Wendy. "I mean Mable packed over a hundred sweaters." "You can never go wrong with too many sweaters." Mabel said giggling. "I'll be fine." Wendy reassured. "Alright if you say so Wendy." Dipper said little uneasy that Wendy wasn't packing for this epic adventure, into a forest that no one has ever explored. Mabel and Dipper ran into the kithcen and got some cereal out of the cabinet, just to have a quick snack, Wendy was still in the front room reading he magazine and Stan and Soos were still packing the car. Dipper stood on the chair to reach for some brand cereal, he didn't care what ti was he just needed something to eat. He took a cereal the name was covered by white out, he poured himself and his sister a bowl. "This cereal looks boring." Mabel noted sadly. "I know what will fix it glitter." Mable started shaking a can of glitter on her cereal. "*Crunch* Mable I don't *Crunch* think thats healthy." Dipper stated chewing his cereal. Dipper swallowed his food before continuing. "I mean glitter Mable that has to be unsafe. "You can't have to much glitter." "Mable-" "Kids come on the cars ready." yelled their Grunkle Stan from outside. The twins got out of their seats abandoned their breakfests and ran outside. Everyone else was already in the car, Soos was in the passenger seat and Stan was in the driver's seat. Wendy was in the back sitting in the middle, the whole trunk looked like was gonna explode at any time mostly because with Mabel's abundance of sweaters. Dipper got in the car and sat to the right of Wendy and behind Soos, Mable sat to the left of Wendy and was behind Grunkle Stan. "Mr.Pines whose looking after the shop?" Soos asked Stan. "Yeah who is looking after the shop?" Wendy also asked Stan."All of your workers are going on this adventure with you." Wendy pointed to herself and Soos. "And the store opens now." "Don't worry I have it covered." Stan replied calmly. He pointed to a sack labeled sack of mystery that was suspended by an invisible string, and there was a piece of paper attached to the same kind of string that read. " I'm now invisible if you want to learn how to be invisible put a dollar into the sack of mystery. I can't speak untill you have become invisible like me." Sherriff Blubbs walked up to the floating sack of mystery, and inspected closely, well thats what it looked like at least. He wasn't really a proffessional and he always played around, with his deputy. Blubbs leaned in closer to get a better view of the sack. "Well that makes perfect sense," Blubbs indicated, putting money into the sack. Dipper turned around and shook his head at the fact people really fall for things like that. Grunkle Stan started the car up and the Mystery Shack kept getting smaller and smaller. The ride to the forest was a fun one, the five sung songs, laughed, palyed games and told stories. It was at least an hour ride. Now wherever they were their was no present just them five, the cheerful attitude died down except for Mable who was till being all bubbly. They passed a sign saying, Everfree forest next right.Stan turned down a gravel road at the end was a little parking area. Stan parked the car and everyone got out. Soos gave everyone their things, Mabel was carrying a gigantic backpack full of just sweaters, Dipper was carrying a satchel filled with esentials for adventure and the container that held the map. Soos was carrying a backpack filled with food, and Stan had his wallet and a bunch of buisness cards. Dipper got the map out and walked towards the Everfree forest it looked different than the regular forest he was used to, the Everfree forest looked sinister its trees didn't reach the sky and the trees were very skinny. It looked very dark in the Everfree forest. "Well according to the map we follow this trail." Dipper told everyone else pointing to the trail. ____2 hours later_______ Dipper and everyone else did it they made it through the Everfree forest. It was a really scary place, Dipper was just happy that they didn't run into any creatures. It was pitch black in their as well, Dipper was glad that when the flashlight died that Mabel had some extra glitter to use as a back up to the flask light. Dipper looked around for any sign of civilization, he still didn't believe what Soos said about Mt. Hood not having the Everfree forest in its boundarys. Dipper looked around for something he finally spotted a little cottage. "Come on guys lets talk to the locals." Dipper eagerly insisted. EVeryone else except for Mable was sitting down resting from the adventure through the everfree forest who was up and was ready to talk to the locals here. "Alright Mabel lets go." "Hold let me put on a new sweater. The monkey will do just nicely." Dipper and Mable walk up to the door, Mable rapidly starts knocking at the door. The door creaked, enough to let Dipper and Mable know someone was there behind the door. "Uh... h-h-hello." said the nervous stranger from behind the door. "Yes hello you see, me and my sister, along with our Grunkle, and our two friends just got out of the Everfree forest-" With saying that the stranger quickly opened the door and tackled Dipper to the ground, he closed his eyes momentarilly, thinking th worst was coming. Instead he found a pegasus, same size as the goat, with a yellow coat and a pink tail and mane. Mable was holding her hands to contain her excitement, Dipper was more curious than excited, and the creature was just as curious it looked like. "Y-your a pony." Dipper stated. "Yes." the pony replied softly and calmly."You said you came out of the Everfree forest, are you hurt, that place is far to dangerous,its filled with...dangerous creatures." The pegasuses quickly checked Dipper for any injuries he might have gotten. Mabel was still bouncing up and down trying to contain herself. "Im fine, we didn't run into any creature." Dipper said. "Well...ok, if you don't mind me asking what are you two i've never seen anything like you two, except for my monkeys and what are your names." The quiet pegasus asked looking curiously at the two twins. "Well we are called humans. My names Dipper Pines, and this is my sister Mabel." Dipper told the pegasus. "Dipper no fair your the sidekick you don't do introductions." Pouted Mable. "So whats your name?" Mable asked giggling. "Oh my names Fluttershy." Fluttershy said. "Were are we?" Dipper asked. "Equestria, why do you ask." "What in the world is Equestria." "Its the land ruled by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, and his populated by pegasus, unicorns, and earth ponys." "Wait so theres more of you?" "Um...yes" Hearing this Mable started bouncing faster than before a lot faster. "So a town fillled with ponies, I'm taking this alot better than expected." "Well theres lots of towns, even...citys...I don't like cities that much." "Hold on I need to get my Grunkle and my friends, I know I just met you and that tis is crazy, but Fluttershy could you watch my sister...maybe?" "Sure,she reminds me of one my friends." Fluttershy replied smiling. Dipper walked back to the wheveryone else was sitting down. Dipper had no idea how he was gonna tell them they were in a world filled with ponies that could speak english. "So, I just talked to the local at the cottage." Dipper told everyone. "And what happened?" Wendy asked. "Well it seems that... thewholetownispopulatebytalkingponies." Dipper nervously blurted out. "What that makes no sense man, ponys can't talk." Soos replied with doubt in his voice. Stan and Wendy nodded in agreement to what Soos was saying. "I'm being serious guys come on follow me." Dipper requested. The four walk back to the Fluttershys cottage, Dipper see's that Mable and Fluttershy are not outside anymore. Dipper knocks on the door lightly just loud enough to get Fluttershy's attention from inside. The door opens and Fluttershy slowly reveals herself hiding behind her mane. Dipper peeks his head in and see's Mabel holding a whitebunny in her lap and a whole less bouncy, but still just as jolly.Dipper takes his head out of the cottage and turns to his Grunkle and his two friends who have their mouths open in disbelief at what they were seeing. A yellow pegasus named Fluttershy.