Chapter 10: Family Reunion and Surprise Visit
(Rick's Point of View)
Apparently, when Rainbow and I were getting ready for Prom, she had called the entire family to come today. We knew sooner or later that Rainbow's friends would be here soon, but this is going to make it a lot more awkward, on everyone's case. Everyone was catching up with each other since we saw each other last on Christmas.
Just as we were about to get into the dining room, there was a knocking on the door. I decided to head for the door and see who it is. When I opened the door, I didn't know if I'm really seeing this or hallucinating. Outside were two horses. One of them I recognized from that dream I had last month. Princess Luna. Standing next to her was a taller white horse with a mane that was two shades of blue, a shade of pink and a shade of green, and it was flowing in a nonexistent breeze like the blue one.
Mom walked over to the door, and was wide-eyed as well. Apparently, what I saw was not a figment of my imagination, but was really happening. Mom told the family what was going on, and I allowed the two horses to walk right in. But, apparently, the two were not alone.
Coming in behind them were five other small horses. Now that I remember of what Rainbow said, they weren't horses, but ponies. There were two unicorns, one pegasus, and two normal ponies, or how Rainbow called them, Earth Ponies. My whole family were surprised at what came in through the door. Seven magical ponies.
"I'm quite astonished from what my sister Luna said about you, Richard Murphy," said the tall white pony. "You sure have taken quite care of one of our subjects."
I chuckled and said, "You have no idea. She and I have gotten really close."
"I can tell," she responded.
"And I'm guessing some introductions are in order?" I asked.
"Of course," said the white alicorn. "I am Princess Celestia. Main ruler of Equestria and raiser of our world's sun. And these are five more of my subjects."
One of the two unicorns came up. She had a lavender coat with a dark blue mane and tail with a purple and pink stripe going down the middle. On her flank was a mark of a six pointed magenta star surrounded by five little white stars.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle," she said. "I am the private student of Princess Celestia. I am extremely gifted in magic. And, I'm afraid that the reason Rainbow Dash is here is because of me." I was confused by what she just said. But then, the other unicorn came up. She was white, and her mane and tail, even though curled up, was dark purple. On her flank was a mark of three diamonds.
"A pleasure," she said. "I am Rarity. I am the best clothes designer in Equestria. I also am very generous to those who need it." What she just said made me smile. I reached out a hand for her to shake, and she did with a hoof. Just then, the pink earth pony got up in my face. She was pink all over. Pink fur with a darker pink mane and tail. Her mane and tail were so poofy, it looks and smells like cotton candy. And the mark on her flank was of three balloons. Two balloons were blue with yellow strings while the other one was the opposite in color.
"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie!" she said. "I like throwing parties for newcomers and for absolutely no reason at all! I like making other ponies laugh and giving them a fun, fun time!" I like this pony. Then the orange Earth Pony came up tilted her hat to me. She had an orange coat, white freckles on her face, a blonde mane tied up in a hair band, and she had three apples for a mark on her flank.
"Howdy there," she said. "Ah'm Applejack. The most honest pony in Equestria. Ah can even tell if y'all are lyin' or not. I also live on an apple farm with mah big brother, mah little sister, and mah grandma. It's mighty nice to meetcha." I nodded in response. And then the last pony walked towards me. She had a butter yellow coat, a long, very light pink mane and tail, and on her flank were pink and blue butterflies. And what I could tell by her, she looked incredibly shy.
"H-hi," she said quietly. "I'm... I'm Fluttershy." She was too shy to say anything else. I walked over to her and place a hand on her shoulder.
"It's okay," I told her. "Just relax. This is a simple conversation."
"Oh. Okay," said Fluttershy, being less shy. "Well, I'm really shy as you can tell. I enjoy taking care of animals in need and my friends are always there to help me out. I'm also really kind to all the friendly ponies."
"Alright then," I said. As soon as I got their names, I decided to walk towards Rainbow's room. I then said to them, "Wait here in the living room. I'll go get Rainbow."
I came to Rainbow Dash's door, and I knocked on it. She called out, "Yeah?"
"Rainbow," I said. "They're here."
I heard her rushing throughout her room, and then she came out. We then came back to the living room, and Rainbow Dash was surprised to see her friends, as well as her friends surprised on how Rainbow Dash was as a human.
"R-Rainbow Dash?!" Twilight asked. "Is... is that you?"
"Yeah," she said. "It's me, Twi. I might be a human, but it's still me."
Then I remembered something. I quickly looked at Twilight and said, "Wait a minute. You said something about Rainbow Dash being here was because of you. Why is that?"
Twilight then bowed her head in shame. That also got Rainbow Dash surprised. She then ask, "Twi? What is he talking about?"
Twilight sighed and said, "When you were about to take out that one cloud, I tried using my magic to pull you inside. But when that lightning bolt came at me, it collided with my horn, emanating a spell that not only sent you here, but as... that. As soon as I recovered from the lightning strike, I alerted the princesses immediately. I had no idea that you were sent here. I'm so sorry, Rainbow Dash."
(Rainbow Dash's Point of View)
So, it was Twilight that sent me here? She didn't do it on purpose, but she felt guilty on what happened to me. She wanted me safe, but I was too stubborn and got sent to a distant world that probably in another dimension. She didn't mean to do it, but mistakes were bound to happen. It was time for me to break the silence.
"So, I guess it's time for me to go home, isn't it?" I asked.
"Afraid so," said Princess Celestia. "And I know it is hard to leave the one you have fallen in love with."
That made my friends gasp.
"Rainbow Dash," Rarity said, "you didn't..."
"I did," I replied smirking. "Rick and I have been going out for months now. But, now that I'm leaving..."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that, Rainbow Dash," Princess Luna said, getting my attention. "Rick and I have been talking the first time he and I have spoken. He even had a talk with his mother."
"What about?" I asked the princess.
"That is not my intention to answer," said Princess Luna. "Ask your boyfriend."
I then faced Rick, he had his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. He then said, "As I recalled, we made a vow, a promise, to never leave each other. So, Princess Luna was intended on making me an official Equestrian citizen. Although, it might come with a great sacrifice. Losing my humanity."
"You would give up being a human?" I asked surprised. "Just for me?"
"It is possible," said Princess Celestia. "Although, you do have to go see your family again. We're going to make a portal for you to visit your family for whenever you want. And, we'll make sure that the times will be aligned so we won't have to worry about one day in Equestria not being one month here."
Rick turned his head towards his family. They all came towards him, giving him a group hug.
"Be sure to be back by the first of July for our family barbecue on the 4th," Sharon said to Rick.
"Don't worry, Mom," Rick said to her. "I won't forget. Also, keep my car in the garage until I come back here."
"I will," Sharon said. "As long as you leave the keys here."
Rick nodded and he handed her the keys. He then headed to his room as the rest of us followed him. Rick decided to take his art supplies with him, since art is his passion. I decided to help him pack. He deserved all the help he could get. I just hope he would be a pegasus when he arrives in Equestria.
Princess Celestia grabbed of Rick's family photos. She used some magic on it, and it changed all of those on it to become a family of ponies instead. I looked at it, and I saw that Rick would be a pegasus, but his mom was a unicorn. The rest of the family were a mix of only pegasi and unicorns as well.
And then Princess Celestia and Princess Luna used their magic to forge two mirrors for some reason. Princess Celestia made sure that we would have our phones to be able to contact Sharon whenever we want. Although, we would only be able to have one contact to be connected. Sharon. Guess we have to bring our phone chargers.
Rick also wanted to bring his desk as well, but no way it was going to fit in the mirror.
"I have a solution for that," Twilight said. She then used her magic, and the artist's desk started shrinking. "It's called a 'Make it Mini' Spell. I'll make sure it'll be where you want in to be."
"Thanks," Rick said. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
"But, just in case," I said, "maybe we should have the mirror placed somewhere grounded. It might not be a good idea if some of Rick's family member come through the mirror and go through my floor."
"What do you mean?" Rick asked me.
"Pegasi are able to walk on clouds," I said. "Along with alicorns. But not other ponies without a cloud walking spell casted on them."
"I would be happy to have the mirror portal in the basement of my boutique," Rarity said. "As long as my sister Sweetie Belle doesn't go down there."
"That's probably the best," I said.
As soon as Rick finished packing all that he needed, Princess Celestia started conjuring up her magic. She said to me and Rick, "You two must know that the portal can transform you into a pony as you step through the one we leave here. The opposite will happen if a pony walks through the portal. So, I say this, be prepared for where you're about to enter."
"Thank you for the alert," said Rick. His box of stuff were levitated out of his hands by Twilight.
"Don't worry," Twilight said. "I'll give you the boxes back when you go through the mirror. Just give us a few minutes to set up the mirror in Rarity's boutique."
Rick and I nodded as the group teleported out of the house, leaving one mirror in the room. We stayed behind and we said goodbye to Rick's family. Rick said to his mom that if anyone asks where we've gone, she has to tell them we went to a private boarding school. When it was time to go, we headed for the mirror. Let's just hope that Rick will get used to being a pony as long as he's in Equestria. Plus, since he'll be a pegasus, 'somepony', yes I said it. Glad to be saying that again. Anyway, somepony has to teach him how to fly, and that somepony is me. We then stepped through the portal, leaving this world behind.