//------------------------------// // Homecoming // Story: Mousey Harmony // by ScarletRhine //------------------------------// Alex yawned as she woke up. She turned to face Daring Do but instead of the tan wall of furry flesh she expected to see when waking up, but instead of spotting a wall of tan furred flesh of the gravid pegasus mare, Alex was now viewing her from the perspective of someone a foot tall. All she could do was shout, “Eek!” as she sat up in their shared bed. “Daring get up! Something's happened to me!" Daring Do sat up quickly and ready for action when she notices Alex sitting there with a panicked look. “Alex?” The freaked out mouse girl nodded. The pair sat where they sat pondering what happened to her when it hit her. “Luna's blessing.” Alex said as she remembered. “Buhe's curse influenced the spell used to make into an anthro mouse. So it stands to reason that Luna's Blessing would make me larger to increase my and my children's survival chances.” The gravid pegasus mare nodded and got out of bed saying, “Well that's good news. Let's get dressed and get breakfast.” Alex nodded and climbed out then got dressed. Daring preened her wings before getting dressed herself. The pair then went to the kitchen. Meanwhile, the anthro Apples were in the kitchen with Ayumi. Granny Smith was making a breakfast of Apple pancakes. Big Mac, Applejack and Apple Bloom were all smiles as they waited for the Apple matriarch to finish cooking. “It don't make no sense.” Apple Bloom said as her continence fell after her stack was placed in front of her. “Why did Babs decide to go back?” Alex used her magic to move a chair and a booster seat to the table. Once she jumped up to be seen said, “It's not like it wasn't expected. She probably is trying to get her life together, and remember her life was turned upside down with her transformation.” Daring nodded and added, “Not everyone is cut for adventuring. Nor can a lot of people can handle getting dragged into adventure.” Applejack took a forkful of pancake before saying, “Don't feel right jus’ leaving her after all the trouble of we went through rescuing her.” Ayumi sighs and says, “She has to live her own life. And with her choosing to remain fully female against my advice and warnings...” She trailed off as she got lost in thought. The humanized version of Twilight Sparkle sighed then said, ”I hope Spike and Barb have kept the library intact.” Alex finished off her pancakes then leaned back and said, “Daring, Ayumi; I am going to give you both full access to the Family's Knowledge Vault.” Daring looked at Alex and asked, “Knowledge Vault?” Ayumi looked on curiously. Alex nodded and said, “It a library in an extra dimensional pocket where my family placed knowledge we found over the 15,000 years my family existed. Since both of you are marrying into the family your going to need access to it. But enough of that, are all the preparations to get us back to Australia done?” Ayumi nodded. “We'll be returning on a lear jet owned by NUMA.” She looked at the clock and added, “We have to get to the airport if we want to leave on time. And Alex after we get back I really have to finish my project. So i’ll be gone for a few days.” Alex nodded in acknowledgement as she finishes her breakfast. Later they entered a turquoise military hummer with NUMA written on the side. As they drove to the airport, Alex leaned against Daring's baby bump and dozed off. When she woke up, they were a short distance from their ride home. A man from the State Department handed Alex, Daring, and the anthro Apples passports that were up to date with their visas. Once on board, they saw seven computer easy chairs with laptops on built in tables that could be swung around and a snack bar with a suited guy standing behind the table. Granny sat in a recliner and promptly fell asleep, Apple Bloom turn on a laptop and started chatting with Sweetie and Scootaloo on Myspace. Five minutes later the plane took off. Alex and Daring began watching YouTube videos when they came across a video that stated that Atlantis’ location was hidden in plain sight. After that video Alex said, “All the evidence shown in that video adds up. The size. The the rocks. The dry rivers. And others.” Daring Do nodded and added, “It's like a powerful spell was put on the area to prevent anybody from looking too closely.“ The pair looked at each other and nodded. “That’s not all.” Ayumi said “my Uncle Dirk actually found a second Atlantis in antarctica under the ice.” she called up a file showing the frozen city “this is the second human made Atlantis the other being the island nation of Crete before the eruption. Though this is a much older city and has some rare metals in the buildings. Like equestrian metals. Part of my project centers on how these came through.” Alex frowned and says, “‘The Eye of the Sahara matches Plato's description of the lost city. But these other two puzzle me. Hmm. Maybe the Knowledge Vault has something.” Daring Do looks at Alex and asks, “Why do say that?” Alex shrugs and replies, “With 15,000 years of gathered information there's a high chance there is at least some tidbit ‘ The city is at least 10,000 years old due to star charts found across the world made after a global flood.” Ayumi said “And Crete was a island nation who lived on a dormant volcano that erupted and dropped into the mediterranean think Pompeii but on an island.” “That is true.” Alex conceded. “But the fact that no one has ever tried to confirm whether the Eye of the Sahara is the site of Atlantis or not strikes me as odd.” She then yawned and converted her chair to a bed and fell asleep. Alex woke up when the plane landed. With a yawn and stretch she got out of her seat and accompanied her friends into the airport. After getting processed they made their way to their departure gate. There they found AJ's truck where Twilight, Flora, Micaela, Rarity, Pinkie & a man in black waiting for them. Alex then noticed that Pinkie's hair was flat, all of their friends had a look of sorrow about them and the man in black was carrying a hat box. When they got to the truck pinkie scooped Alex up and began bawling her eyes out. Alex hugged her friend as Twilight walked up then said, "Welcome back guys." Alex frowned and asked, "What happened while we were away?" Twilight hugged the gravid mouse and said, "An hour before you guys returned this gentleman informed us that last night Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones passed away in his sleep." Indicating the man in black. Alex gasped in shock as the man walked up then said, "Agent Walker, CIA. Dr Jones' last wish was for you to have the contents of this hat box. He was a good man and he'll be missed" After saying that, Agent Walker handed the hatbox to Alex and promptly left. Stunned, Alex put the hatbox on the ground Then grew to human size. Numbly she opened the box then pulled out and put on the hat that was within. Everyone looked at their friend who then smiled with somber pride. For she now wore the Fedora of Indiana Jones. The torch had just been passed..