Chapter 8: Trip to Another Dimension
(Twilight Sparkle's Point of View)
Last night was basically more troubling than all the other adventures we had. But this was the first adventure me and my friends had in our sleep. Basically, Princess Luna had created a darkness that she never has been forgiven for the actions she has done as Nightmare Moon. The Tantabus is what she called it. But, it broke out of her dream and started splicing itself into other dreams. It turns out that the Tantabus was searching other ponies dreams, looking for somepony else to take over. It was after Nyx, since she was supposed to be Nightmare Moon given a body of her own. But, luckily, Princess Luna had forgiven herself and the Tantabus returned itself back to Luna. Now, everypony could finally dream peacefully.
Now that things have calmed down, we're taking a little break from adventuring for the week. It's been really peaceful. Right now, me, M.C., Mutt, Spike, Nyx and Joshua were in the library. Nyx and Joshua were finishing up their homework. M.C. was reading some mystery novels, most of them written by my mom. Mutt was reading some Daring Do books. I wonder how Mutt will react that the main character of that series is a real pony? Spike was taking a nap as usual, and I was reading the new book my mom recently got out in stores.
Just then, we were interrupted by the sound of whirling. I knew that sound. I looked towards the mirror in the room and saw that it was starting up. M.C. was annoyed and asked, "Do you guys hear something?" Just then something came out of the mirror and hit M.C. in the back of his head. "Ow! What hit me?!"
We looked over at what hit M.C., and saw it was a ball. The same kind of ball in that game I played in that other world. Mutt walked up to it and asked, "A soccer ball? Wait a minute, Equestria doesn't have soccer. But ironically, it does have baseball."
"Oh, I can answer that," I said. "This mirror is actually a portal to another world. It used to open once every 30 moons."
"That's 885 days," said M.C.
"Really?" Twilight asked. "Huh. Well, anyway, once every thirty moons, the portal open and once you go to that world, you'll see a completely different world. Spike and I have been there twice."
"How different?" Joshua asked.
"Well, Joshua," Twilight said nervously. "Remember when I had you and Nyx stay over at your grandparents' house a little longer than usual?" Joshua nodded. "Well, I had to go back to that world to stop a threat to Equestria that was banished there a thousand years ago."
"What threat?" Nyx asked.
"They were sirens," Twilight said. "I thought the sirens were extinct thousands of years ago."
"Wait a second," M.C. said. "Sirens? As in mind controlling sirens that sing and gave off sonic waves that produce negativity? One yellow, one blue and one purple?"
"How do you know about that?" Spike asked.
"M.C. and I have come across them before," said Mutt. "But we were immune to their siren song. To Mobian Dogs, is like nails on a chalkboard."
"And my mind can't be manipulated or altered," M.C. said. "Basically, all telepaths failed to try to take me under." He then looked at the mirror and asked, "Is there anything else we need to know about this world?"
"Oh, yeah," I said. "Basically, that world is inhabited by..." I then gasped in realization.
"Mommy?" Joshua asked me. "Inhabited by what?"
I turned towards Joshua with a huge grin and I finished my sentence. "...humans."
"What?!" Joshua asked.
"Yes," I said. "When I went through, the portal also transformed me into one. I wonder..."
M.C. then looked over at Spike and asked, "What about you? Were you human?"
"No," said Spike. "Instead, I got turned into a dog. And not a bipedal one like Mutt."
I heard laughter come from M.C., Mutt, Nyx and Joshua as I looked at the mirror. I was thinking, Sombra's curse on Joshua would keep him a pony as long as he's in our world. But what happens if we went to that other world? Would it still work?
"Why didn't Twilight's friends come with you two?" Mutt asked.
"Oh, that's because Princess Celestia didn't want us threatening realities on both worlds," said Spike. "Plus, there were human versions of Twilight's friends there."
"Oh, so it's not really a portal to another world," said M.C. "It's a portal to another dimension."
I then groaned and said, "Oh, right. Worlds and Dimensions are two completely different things." I then smiled and said, "Maybe I should take you all to that dimension for a few days."
"Are there motor vehicles?" M.C. asked. "And by that, I mean horseless carriages? And paved roads?"
"Yes," said Twilight. "Basically, almost everything back in your time and Joshua's world."
"Hang on," M.C. said. He then pulled out a miniature horseless carriage.
"What's that?" I asked.
"This is my own truck," M.C. said. "It's like one of those vehicles in the other dimension. Along with this." He pulled off a miniature camper. "Fifth wheel camper. Both of these have been shrunken down thanks to shrinking tech I bought. Expensive, but worth it." He then looked over at Nyx, and was worried. "Does the portal change eye color?"
"No," said Twilight. She then looked over at Nyx and said, "Oh. Right. Nyx, you're gonna have to get your old glasses."
"Okay," said Nyx, running to her room.
"Oh, right," M.C. said. "The enchanted glasses. Good call. Hey, Mutt. How about you go ahead and return that ball? Bring Spike as well."
"Good call," said Spike. "We would have to make sure that the others will be okay with him before the rest of you guys come and follow."
Mutt then grabbed the soccer ball, and then he and Spike got into running position.
"Ready?" Spike asked.
"Yep," said Mutt. Then the two of them headed through the mirror. Nyx then walked back into the room with her enchanted glasses.
"Where did Spike and Mutt go?" she asked.
"They went through the mirror," said M.C. He then looked at his right glove and said, "I wonder if we still got communication. Mutt, you there?"
"I'm here," said Mutt. "Hey, wait a minute. I'm still the same. Oh, and by the way, we've met the human version of the others."
"Wait, the portal didn't transform Mutt?" I asked. "I wonder why."
"Maybe that transformation spell doesn't affect Mobians," M.C. said. "Well, shall we get going?"
"Oh, yeah," said Twilight. "See you on the other side."
Then the four of us went in through the portal.
I feel out of the portal first. I then got tackled by Nyx and Joshua. And I was right. Joshua was human again. Too bad it's only for being in this world instead of back in Equestria.
"Ah yeah," Joshua said. "I'm human again!"
Mutt walked over towards us, and got us up to our feet. Then my human friends, Sunset Shimmer included, walked over and hugged me.
"So, this is Nyx and Joshua," said Sunset Shimmer. "Is it true that he lost his humanity thanks to King Sombra?"
"It's true," I said. Then I noticed that someone was missing. "Wait, where's M.C.?" Then the portal started rippling.
Mutt then shouted, "Get out of the way!" Then everyone got out of the way from the path of the portal. Then something fast in a golden aura came out, and it was heading towards the school, but it turned at a perfect 90 degree angle, and headed for the flagpole, and then it went up to the top of it, and balanced itself. It was M.C.
He chuckled and looked down at the group we had. He then said, "Wow. I've never seen humans with colored skin like that before."
"He's right," said Mutt. "The humans we know usually have the same skin color as Joshua. Sometimes lighter, sometimes darker. It depends on what country they're from."
Joshua nodded in agreement.
"Well, we'll get past that," said Twilight. "But, how about now, we go catch up?"
"Hang on a sec," said M.C., coming down from the flagpole. "Mutt and I need to get into our disguises."
"You have the undercover gear?" Mutt asked. M.C. then threw the miniature camper, and then brought out some keys, and pushed a button on a remote on the key chain and the camper's size went from miniature to normal size. We were all surprised at that.
"Is that shrinking technology?!" Rainbow asked.
"That is super amazing!" said Pinkie Pie in excitement.
M.C. then opened on compartment, and brought out a suitcase. Mutt walked up to him as M.C. opened it up. M.C. handed him something, and Mutt said, "I've always hated this part of the disguise."
Then they put the things over their faces, calling out cries of pain. It turns out they were masks of human faces. M.C. said, "Man, those guys really make irritating masks." Then they grabbed clothes that fit them. M.C. hid his tail under his long-sleeved shirt. Then he put on a button up shirt, and then he put on some underpants and some normal pants. Mutt had taken off his shoulder belt and neckerchief and then he put on some red plaid flannel, and then some jeans and then he put his shoulder belt and neckerchief back on. Then he adjusted his hat to hide his dog ears so they wouldn't be seen. Then M.C. used his power and made a black fedora to hide his ears.
"So," Mutt said. "How do we look?"
"Like normal humans," said Twilight. "So, where should we head off first?"
We headed off to that cafe, known as Sugarcube Cafe. We walked in and went to a long half booth that was there. We all had some milkshakes and caught up with what was going on.
"Friendship Games?" I asked. "What's that?"
"It's supposed to be a friendly competition with our school and another school in the city," said Applejack. "Crystal Prep."
"But they were so focused on winning, they forgot what the Friendship Games were supposed to be about," said Rainbow Dash.
"That have been bragging every time," said Rarity. "Every time, they beat us. And I don't think they have one friendly bone in their body."
M.C. then held out his left hand and said, "Let's see what this Crystal Prep has." A holographic screen came out, and he started mumbling. Then his eyes widened. "Whoa."
"What?" I asked. "Whatcha see?"
"I looked in the faculty of this school," said M.C., "and two of them just caught my eyes."
"Who?" Nyx asked. "Two of them are Cadance and Shining Armor." I widened my eyes and my pupils shrank. How did I not see that coming.
"Who are they?" Fluttershy asked.
"Shining Armor... is Twilight's brother," said Nyx.
"What?!" asked Sunset, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack in unison and shock.
"That means if Shining Armor is there..." said M.C., then he looked back in the holographic screen and saw something. "Oh, look. There she is." He then swiped it, and the phones that the other girls had went off. They took a look at the picture, and were surprised at all. Pinkie Pie showed me and I saw my other self. She was wearing a school uniform, her hair was in a bun, and she had glasses.
"How come she has glasses and you don't?" Nyx asked.
"I don't know, Nyx," I said.
"Perhaps she damaged her retinas when she was younger," said M.C.
"That would make sense," said Joshua.
"How about we go do something to take our mind off of things," asked Rainbow Dash.
"Well, how about we take that camper up to the forest area and do a little campin'?" Applejack asked.
"Might as well pick up some food as well," said M.C. "And you might want to call your parents as well." We all nodded.
Well, the girls got some things for the camp out. Apparently, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash brought this world's Cutie Mark Crusaders with them, and luckily, Rarity had another RV for those who wouldn't fit in the camper M.C. had. We had a nice camp out. Of course, me, Nyx, Joshua and Sunset Shimmer were vegans there. But the next day, we had to say goodbye to them.
But, when we got home, it seemed that Spike had smuggled home something from the other world. M.C. grabbed it from him and asked, "Spike, you've been smuggling dog treats from there? That would explain that bad breath you had beside the fire."
Spike blushed and looked around nervously, making us all laugh. He then said, "Don't judge me." We all headed in different directions, leaving Spike there with the dog treats. He then said, "I have a problem."