"Why are you doing that? Again, I mean." Rainbow asks the place I'm standing.
"I'd rather not let anyone else see me just yet." I respond.
"Why not? You look awesome." Rainbow says, smiling.
"Simple, imagine two towns peop- uh… ponies walking out of the forest and, directly behind them, is a huge unknown cloaked monster. What would your reaction be to that?" I ask the pegasus, almost slipping up my phrasing.
"Oh. I get it." She answers.
"Exactly. So… for the time being I will remain invisible until such time as I need to be seen. Alright?" I ask, directing my question to both the mares. They nod their understanding and we continue in silence for a few minutes. Me, being bored, asks the stereotypical question.
"Are we there yet?"
"No," Rainbow responds. "It will be a while before we get to Ponyville. We're kinda far away. …Although, I guess I could try and- oh wait, better idea. Why don't you just pick up Twilight and carry her there with me guiding you from the air? You've shown your strong enough and your almost as fast as me." Rainbow says, proposing her idea. It's at this point that I realize Twilight doesn't have wings.
Huh. Guess… what was it? Oh! Magical Mystery Cure hasn't happened yet. How did I miss that? I think to myself.
"Sure, I could do that, if Twilight agrees." I respond.
"I… think it would be better if I just teleported us- oh wait. …Rainbow, how far was it to Ponyville?" Twilight says before asking Rainbow a question.
"I don't know, walking? Maybe almost an hour? I think? Why?" Rainbow wonders before asking Twilight why.
"I was just thinking… maybe I can teleport us there? It would be… faster. Yeah, it would be faster." Twilight responds.
"You just don't want to get carried again, do you?" I ask her, raising an eyebrow she can't see.
"Uh… no, no I don't." She answers.
"Alright. I'll go check." Rainbow says, dashing into the air again.
"Check what?" I wonder. A minute later, Rainbow comes back.
"Alright, Ponyville is in that direction, about 5kms. I think." Rainbow say, pointing ahead. "Can you teleport that far?"
"Oh, uh… I think so. Yeah, I think I can." Twilight says hesitantly before affirming herself.
"All three of us?" Rainbow asks.
"Uh… probablyyy… how long would it take you to fly there?" Twilight responds before asking her friend a question.
"A few minutes, if I don't hurry. Wh- ooh, you want me to fly there while you two teleport. Ok!" Rainbow says before blasting through the forest and leaving me and Twilight.
"So… teleport then?" I ask the unicorn.
"Uuh… yeah let's." Twilight says, charging her horn. In a flash, me and Twilight appear on the outskirts of the forest, the now unobstructed sun blinding Twilight. As Twilight adjusts to the brightness of the sun, Rainbow lands next to her.
"See? That was easy. And now we're right by Ponyville. So let's go!" Rainbow says, beginning to jog towards town.
After a short walk, we reach Ponyville. As we enter I see a lot of ponies, some I recognize. I decide to go intangible to be safe. As I'm walking I notice something out of the corner of my vision. I look in that direction but only see the remains of a small green hue. I dismiss it for now and keep walking. A while later we reach Twilights library. At this Twilight stops, looking nervous and whispers to Rainbow,
"How are we going to get him in the library."
"What?" Rainbow responds through the corner of her mouth. I lean down from behind them until my head is in between their heads and whisper quietly,
"Intangibility." At this Twilight relaxes.
"Right. I forgot you could do that." Twilight says, looking at where my head is with her eyes but not turning her head. She then opens the library door and enters, Rainbow following her through with me phasing through the wall.
"Spike! I need you to send a message to Princess Celestia!" Twilight calls after entering, not hearing a response. "Spike?" Again, no response. "Where is h-"
"HI TWILIGHT!" A bubbly voice calls from the top floor, startling the two mares beside me and making me jump.
"AH! Pinkie! W-what are you doing here? And have you seen Spike?" Twilight exclaims, confused about her friends sudden appearance before composing herself and asking about her missing assistant.
"Spike went with Rarity after she left and asked me to look after the library. Oh hi Rainbow!" The pink mare responds.
"What? I asked Spike to look after the- ugh, nevermind." Twilight groans.
"So, did you find anything?" Pinkie asks.
"What? Oh, the forest. Uhhh…" Twilight responds, before remembering what she was doing and nervously looking behind her.
"Um, yes I did. But I can't show you! Uhh… I need to show Princess Celestia first which is why I need to find Spike so that I can contact her." Twilight rattles off, ending with a fixed smile.
"Hmmm," Pinkie says, seeming suspicious… "Okay!" Before her expression changes back to normal and she skips down the steps. "See you later Twili- hurrrrr. Did it just get cold in here or is it just me?" Pinkie says, skipping toward the door and accidentally skipping into me, hugging herself when she lands inside me
What? Can she… or am I accidentally chilling her? Better be safe and move. I think, moving to stand by one of the walls.
"Oh. Hey, it's back to normal again! What could have done tha- *GASP* Twilight! I think there's a ghost in your library!" Pinkie cries out all of a sudden.
"What? What do you mean?" Rainbow asks.
"I just felt a cold presence all over me! I think it was a ghost! Oo! I know! I'll sing my anti-spook song! *INHALE* When-" Pinkie cries, then proceeds to try to sing her 'anti-spook' song but Twilight covers her mouth.
"Pinkie, you don't need to sing any song. There aren't any ghosts." Twilight tells her friend, taking her hand away.
"But how do you know!? I'm SURE I felt a cold chill pass over me, I'M SURE OF IT!" Pinkie shouts.
"Pinkie, please don't shout." Twilight tells the pink mare, facepalming and rubbing her head.
Uh oh. Whoops. Need to fix this. Let's hope it doesn't backfire… I think, deciding to take action.
"That wasn't a ghost," I say, crouching my head so that it isn't touching the ceiling as I make myself visible and cause Twilight and Rainbow to go wide-eyed. "That was me. Sorry." Pinkie sees me and her eyes widen, though not as much as Twilight and Rainbows eyes. Pinkie just stays like that for a second before narrowing her eyes at me and coming closer, looking me over as she does so. A full minute later she says calmly,
"Who are you? And how'd you do that?"
"Hi, my name is Seth and… honestly… I just focused on making it happen and it did. In other words, no clue really." I respond to her questions.
"Oh. Okay! I'm Pinkie Pie." The party pony says.
"It's very nice to meet you, Pinkie Pie. And sorry about the whole cold sensation, I'm still learning to control my powers."
"So…" Pinkie starts. "Are you from here? Because I've never seen you before. If not then I need to throw you a 'welcome to Ponyville' party!" Apon hearing this Twilight practically jumps forward.
"No! You can't!" At this, Pinkie gets sad, her mane even deflating a little.
Wow. It really does deflate when she's sad.
"You… don't want me to throw a party for him? Why?" Pinkie asks sadly, starting to tear up.
"I'm sorry Pinkie but, think about it. What would happen if the towns-ponies saw him. There'd be a panic." Twilight explains to her friend, consoling her with a hand on her shoulder, Rainbow mimicking the mare.
"Alright. I understand." Pinkie says, nodding and wiping her tears, her mane reinflating a little.
"Thanks. Now, can you stay here with Rainbow and keep him company until I get back?" Twilight asks the party planner.
"Mm. I'd be happy to." Pinkie responds, smiling.
"Thanks. Be right back." Twilight says, heading for the door. After she leaves, I decide to sit down and lean against the wall behind me.
"What's on your head?" Pinkie asks. I just groan and say,
"Ask Rainbow." For the next ten minutes Rainbow explains all the amazing things she's seen, and not seen, me do. I just decide to close my eyes and relax.