~Eleanor's POV~
It was a long, two hour drive from Calgary to our home in Coaldale. The sun set and nightfall was coming. Makes you wonder how long we were gone for. I woke up from my nap to find that we were in the city of Lethbridge. Only fifteen minutes left down the highway. I looked over the back seat and found that the Mane 6 were still out for the count. Give them time, they'll wake up.
Sam drove her light blue SUV down the highway, until she spoke up, "Ellie. I've been wondering... When we get home and they wake up, how are we gonna explain to them what happened?"
I sighed and leaned back on my seat, "We can't lie to them. And we can't sugar-coat what has happened either." I looked over at the Mane 6 once more, "We have to tell them the truth and be openly honest with them. Answer any question that we can for them."
"And where are they gonna sleep, until this whole ordeal is fixed?" Sam asked.
"They'll sleep with us. Three in each room." I answered with a shrug.
Sam looked at me for a second, returned her attention to the road and answered, "Alright. But I'm not having Pinkie Pie, Rarity or Twilight Sparkle in my room. I'm good with Applejack, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash."
I shrugged again with a small humored smile, "Alright. But I should warn you, Rainbow Dash snores like a horse."
Sam let out a small giggle and assured, "Please... So did Steve and I slept just fine."
I nodded in agreement. It's true. Sam and I lived with our parents, in Coaldale, until they left the house the live in the mountains of British Columbia. They left the house under our care and we've been able to take good care of it so far.
Anyhow, we arrived at our home and Sam parked the SUV into the double-garage of our home. She turned off the ignition and we exit the car. Sam took Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle and Rarity, while I took Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rainbow Dash, and we made or way into the house.
Once inside, Sam and I placed the ponies onto the couch in the living room and waited in silence, for them to wake up. We waited for 15 minutes, until we saw signs of movement and heard waking up groans from the ponies. The first to wake up was Rarity. Then Applejack. Followed by Twilight Sparkle. Rainbow Dash. Pinkie Pie. And lastly, Fluttershy.
The ponies yawned and looked around the living room. The light beige walls with a light grey couch. A greyscale carpet and a comfortable fireplace. An entertainment center in front of the windows the give us a full view of the lake and the highway. A 32 inch flat-screen television mounted in the corner of the living room, just inches above the fireplace. And two lounger seats.
Twilight's eyes widened, as she looked around, "Uh... Girls? I don't think we're in Ponyville anymore."
"Where are we?" Applejack wondered.
I decided to speak up, "You want the long version or the short version?"
The Mane 6 looked at Sam and I. Sam waved shyly and I smiled, "Hello. Did you sleep well?"
Fluttershy squeaked in fright and hid behind Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash glared protectively at me and my sister. Twilight raised a brow, quizzingly. Applejack and Rarity were uncertain how to react and Pinkie Pie... Well... Pinkie Pie gasped and charged into me, knocking me onto the hardwood floor.
"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!! I can't believe what I'm seeing! This is so exciting!!" Pinkie Pie grinned like a Cheshire Cat. Then she started asking, moving an inch closer to my face with every question, "What's your name? What are you? How old are you? Can you talk? Where did you learn to talk? What's your favorite color? When's your birthday? Where are we? How did we get here? Are there more of you?"
Pinkie and I were literally nose-to-nose right now. And it's making me very uncomfortable. I blinked my eyes and Pinkie blinked. I knew Pinkie was full of energy, but to see it first-hand was very overwhelming.
"Well..." I started, pushing the Pink Party Pony off my chest, so I could sit up, "Let me start with our names." I put my hand over my chest, "My name is Eleanor May Carter, but please call me 'Ellie'." Then I gestured to my sister, "And this is my younger sister, Samantha."
"Call me Sam or Sammy." Sam smiled sweetly.
"Pleased to meet you, Eleanor and Samantha." Twilight greeted in a calm and polite tone, "My name is Twilight Sparkle. And these are my friends." She gestured to each of the ponies and introduced them, "Applejack." Applejack tilted her hat with a smile, "Fluttershy." Fluttershy gave us a very timid wave, "Rarity." Rarity flipped her mane and smiled at us, "Rainbow Dash." Rainbow Dash continued glaring at me and Sam, "And, of course, Pinkie Pie."
"Hi!" Pinkie Pie smiled.
"Hello to you too, Pinkie." I smiled back, "And... What was your next question?"
"If I recall correctly, it was 'What are you'." Rarity answered, "And I happen to agree with that question." She looked at me and my sister, "For what I can tell, you look like fur-less ape-like creatures."
"Well, you're not far off." Sam decided to answer, "We're a species known as 'humans'. We're the top species of our world."
Twilight tilted her head, trying to process what has been said, "This isn't Equestria, is it?"
Sam and I looked at each other, looked back at Twilight and shook our heads with a frown. Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rarity lowered there heads. Pinkie's mane and tail deflated straight and she sulked. I placed a hand of sympathy over Pinkie's shoulder.
Rainbow Dash flew into the air, "I knew it! You took us away from Equestria to hold us as hostages for your evil overlord!"
Fluttershy gasped in fear, "Hostages?"
I quickly shook my head and waved my hands in defense, "Whoa, whoa! Easy there, Rainbow Dash. We're just as innocent as you are. We didn't expect what happened to happen. Honest."
Rainbow Dash grabbed me by the color of my shirt and narrowed her eyes at me with a scowl, even though she was shorter than me, "I don't believe you."
"I do." Applejack spoke up, then asked the next question, "If this isn't Equestria, where are we?"
"Well... Uhh...." Sam started, but couldn't quite get the answer out. She looked at me, "Ellie? Since science and space are more your thing."
I cleared my throat, "You're on the third planet from the sun of the Solar System, in the Milky Way Galaxy. We call this planet 'Earth'."
Fluttershy looked at me and raised a brow, "But, Equestria is the third planet from the sun in our solar system." She looked at Twilight, "Isn't it, Twilight?"
Twilight rubbed her chin in thought, "Well... Yes, it is. So we must have somehow traveled across dimensions." She looked at me and Sam, "Are there Ponies that live on this Earth too?"
Sam nodded, "Yes, but they don't talk. The only creatures capable of speech are us humans. And there are a lot of us." She shook her head, "But some of them are not as friendly as we are."
Twilight gasped and smiled with stars in her eyes, "Amazing!"
I frowned, "Not amazing, Twilight." Twilight looked at me, "It turns out your only way home has been broken into pieces and shards. There's now way to get you back to Equestria."
Twilight's eyes widen in shock, then she looked away and frowned. Sam tried to smile confidently, "But, while you're here, you can stay with us until we do find a way to get you back."
"But, where are we gonna sleep?" Rarity asked.
"You, Twilight and Pinkie Pie can sleep with me, while the rest of you can sleep with Sam." I offered.
Then a thought came to Sam, "Wait. What do we do about food? Since the Mane 6 are staying with us, we have to improvise our grocery list."
I scratched the back of my head, "Oh, yeah. That's right..."
Applejack smiled and waved her hoof, "Not a problem, Sugar Cube. We eat more that just hay and grass. We Ponies can eat any type of food."
I smiled, "That's right." I looked at the depressed pink pony laying her head against my chest, "Pinkie here can eat a lot of sweet foods without getting a tummy ache." Pinkie gave me a small smile.
Sam giggled at me, "And I thought you had an insatiable sweet tooth, Ellie."
I let out a lighthearted giggle. Twilight Sparkle nodded with a smile and announced, "It's settled then. Eleanor. Samantha. We will be honored to stay here, with you, until our way back to Equestria is fixed."
Pinkie's mane and tail brightened up and regained their poofiness, as she threw her arms around me, tackling me to the ground once more, "Yay! New friends and adventures!"
Sam and I laughed along with the Ponies. Then I calmed and looked out the window. The sun was setting, giving the sky a crimson gold glow before fading to a dark blue. My eyes widen and I checked my cell phone for the time. I gasp, "Oh my gosh, it's almost bedtime!"
Rarity yawned, "My goodness, you're right. With all the excitement and worry, we lost track of the time."
Fluttershy nodded in agreement and asked, "Um... Excuse me... If it's not too much trouble... Where do you two sleep?"
Sam and I looked at each other for a second, then turned back to the ponies before us. I smiled, "Tell you what. Since it's your first day on Earth, we'll all sleep here in the living room. Then we'll give you a tour of the house. How does that feel?"
Applejack and Pinkie Pie were the first to nod in agreement. Twilight and Rarity looked at each other with uncertainty, then they smiled and nodded. Fluttershy hesitated, but nodded with a smile as well. Which only left Rainbow Dash, who stubbornly glared at me and Sam.
"Come on, Rainbow. We promise not to hurt you during the night." Sam assured calmly.
I nodded and performed a Pinkie Promise, "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."
Pinkie's eyes widen at me, but calmed and turned to Rainbow Dash, "I trust them, Dashie. They did a Pinkie Promise."
Rainbow Dash looked at Pinkie and let out a sigh, "Fine. But if they try anything funny, don't say I didn't warn you."
I smiled and I extended my hand to the cyan Pegasus, "It's a deal."
Rainbow extended her hoof to me and I shook it. With that, I went over to switch off the lights and grabbed a large blanket from the closet. Sam, the Ponies and I cuddled up on the couch and fell asleep. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy nudged themselves closer to me and I smiled before closing my eyes.
Tomorrow is gonna be a new day...