//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Two sides here and elsewhere? // Story: Fast and Ruby at the end of the Stage // by Fast Tap //------------------------------// What I saw was that I was in the middle of Ponyville, between the castle, the forest, the school and the village, I also saw my smolder friend, but I saw something different in her, she wore a necklace like mine too, just that the Pearl was purple... Smolder says “Hey, are you feeling well? You must be new here” I get up “wait WHA…!?” “oh, I'm sorry, I don't introduce myself, I'm Smolder” Smolder extends her claw to me in greeting I take the claw with my hoove and shake it “Fast Tap, but I already know you” Smolder is confused “huh?” Hence, with the great anguish, I had just by saying that, I realized that something was happening here, this was no longer normal in any way, but I had no idea what it was, but I had to know, when I looked around, there was no one else, as if everyone had suddenly disappeared, I was completely confused, looking from side to side: Smolder says “ohhh, I understand you, there is more pals like me around here, only we hide for reasons that I will tell you later, follow me” takes me to the village of Ponyville and on the road I asked her “Can you tell me, where did you get that necklace? I don't remember seeing you with that before ...” “Is that ... uhh ... well ...” Smolder stops abruptly and tries to remember how she got that necklace When suddenly at the background of it, I see someone in the sky, but only his silhouette, a griffin, it seems, was Gallus! I could recognize him from anywhere I look at that silhouette “hey! that is ...!” Smolder looks and is amazed “wooow, today is my day! You see, stories tell us that some time ago, there was someone who was in this place before and knows more about the past than anyone here, I assure you, it's agile, serious and a bit manipulative, but find it in the sky, it is a symbol of luck.” I say “that explains somehow how you don't know about yourself, right?” Smolder says a little sad but later happy “yes ..., nah, I will go for the others, they love to see someone new in the group, don’t move!” “wait!”-I said but late-“What group? I waited a while in the village and felt that there was someone watching me, I saw their silhouettes, but they looked fast, but I didn't know who they were and suddenly, they appeared in front of me, they were Ocellus and Sandbar and they also carried an artifact equal to mine, but these were red and green respectively I scream “Ahh!” Sandbar says “Don’t worry, we are friends” Ocellus adds “although it is the first time we see you, my name is ...” I interrupt “Ocellus and Sandbar, I know, what worries me now is… Why does nobody remember who was?” Ocellus says but later doubts “I don't know wha... wait ... How do you know about us?” Sandbar says “you will not be one of the rudes, right?” I say quickly “no, no, I swear, I don't even know what that is, I swear by my right hoove” Ocellus doubts, but end up believing me “well, we think you tell the truth, well, we must go to where our group is, is in school ...” Smolder can be heard remotely “Fast! Fast! Where are you Fast Tap?” Ocellus whispers to me “Quick, come with us” Then I followed them to the friendship school and while I admired the landscape, but I saw another silhouette again, but, it wasn't Gallus this time, but it was Silverstream this time I look in the direction of the silhouette “Oh, it's Silverstream!” Sandbar says “Shiny Dream? nope, is the hippogriff, legends tell that ...” I interrupt “she knows what’s happened on the past?” Ocellus says “yep, finding it is a sign that it will be a good day, due to his kindness and affection for others” Sandbar adds “well, not everyone, she hates the rudes, as we do” I asked “huh? I do not know what about ‘rude’, but if I think about it, they are good people too” Ocellus just says “Well, wake up Fast, the truth is one and it can't be as someone wants” From there, we went on and arrived, to school, I expected to see my friends, but when I entered I saw half of them, I saw Cozy, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, I also saw some teachers: Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Twilight and some more, but I didn't know them, they also carried the artifact and also in different colors “Come on, introduce yourself to them!” Sandbar pushes me to them “uhhh, hello?” I talk a little bit confused Cozy responds “hello again, my name is Cozy Glow” Applebloom and Sweetie Belle says “and we are both glad to meet you” Twilight adds “we welcome you to the friendly group!” Cozy notices that something is bothering me “everything good new friend?” I respond “well I feel halfway if you guys understand me ...” Sweetie Belle says “you won't be thinking about those greedy ’rudes’, right?” -Fast: is that it is my first day in this world… I think so… but I do not feel ready for this change, but can you explain to me what it is that of the ru...?! There is a knock on the door and familiar’s voices are heard “YAK DEMANDS DOOR OPEN! OR YONA DESTROY!” one of them behind the door says “or else I'm going to burn it; we know you have our new member!” another adds Sandbar exclaims” Rudes at the door! all stealth maneuvers!” everyone else in the friendly group was transformed and hid, except me I asked but I could recognize that 2 voices of behind the door “ahhhh, that's why it's called ... wait! I recognize those voices ...” And they open the door with anger I see, they were the others, including Yona, Autumn, Scootaloo, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Starlight Glimmer and others, also with their artifacts and with Smolder being in front Smolder approaches me with an angry face “Fast, you have 30 seconds to explain what are you doing here!” I didn’t know how to respond “well ... mmmm ... I ...” “it wasn't his fault”- Sandbar leaving the hiding place with Ocellus and transforming into what they are, then others do it-“we only take him to where he should be, with the ‘friendly’” Starlight Glimmer adds “where he should be? you take it to spy on us, right?” Ocellus says “Of course not ...!” “wowowow, I just want to know why did they suddenly separate?”-I was more super confused and a little depressed-“This is not as I remembered” Scootaloo responds “I think it's obvious” The two teams say at the same time “the others are despicable and incompatible with us!” an unintelligible bustle is full of blind arguments I try to calm down this “ok, but is there no other way to solve this? a talk or something...” The two teams respond “what if you decide with your choice?” “wait, what ...?” I said confused And a song started: the rude team started” let me tell you, that you must be with us, we will be great friends, I assure you will be; Rude are better, more mature talks, we rude all here, nobody stop us; oh pony please, on our side it is red, do not think too much; you will be very great, you will not be scared, become like us, I can tell you, that ours is the best; We are better, I can assure you, Smolder, Yona, Autumn and Starlight, Better than those dumbs, With offending those, Scootaloo and Rainbow dash, Join to us, and you will see” And next the friendly” Fast don't listen to them, We are more than your size, We are cute that yes, But it is part of the disguise; why be rude?, Why not be fun?, True friends you will have, You don't have to think about it now; we will thank you very much, If you come with us, And what will they give you?, A chocolate and that's it?; friends you will have, Who to play, Requirements?, Just join and then; We are better, I can assure you, Sandbar, Ocellus, Cozy Glow and Applebloom, Better than those us, With offending those, Sweetie Belle and Twilight, Join to us, and you will see” While they were singing whose group was the best, I saw the silhouettes again through a window and headed for the forest, I saw my chance, and I escaped from the song And both teams sing together against each other “Give up now, We have won, We're better, That you and point, give up now, We have won, We're better; We're better, I can assure you, This group will beat them, Give up and you're done, Better than you guys, With offending those, We will tell you then Fast, Join to us and ...; We're better,I can assure you, This group will beat them, Give up and you're done, Better than you guys, With offending those, We will tell you then Fast, Join to us and ...” Ocellus asks “where is Fast?” This is the point where you realize that this is more than a school adventure...