Rainbow expected to have many dreams while asleep that night. From flying through the sky to winning a race, or even being a Wonderbolt or playing pranks with Pinkie Pie. However, the last thing she expected was to find herself lazing on the ground with a weird green snake with legs.
"What the...? Where am I?" Rainbow asked herself as she looked around in confusion. From the corner of her eye, she could see the snake look around with fear and confusion as well. "Well, might as well get this out of the way. Who, or rather, what are you?" Rainbow asked the snake.
However, when the snake opened her mouth, she only heard the snake say, with fear present in her voice, "Sni Snivy Sni Vy Vy."
"Okay? I take it you can't talk, or at least not in the same language?" Rainbow asked with the snake nervously nodding. "Man, I wished that Twilight or Fluttershy were here. They both know plenty of languages from years of study. So, I guess Snivy is your name?" The snake creature nodded. "Well, the name's Rainbow Dash. It's a pleasure to meet ya. Just so ya know, I'm pretty awesome back home and soon to be a household name in all of Equestria!" Rainbow bragged as the snake backed up away from her. "Hey! What are you doing? I'm not that bad! My friends think I'm awesome to be around! Speaking of which, Snivy, why don't I take you to meet my friends sometime? Fluttershy can translate your weird animal name talk and we can get to know each other better."
Rainbow held out her hoof, hoping that the snake would accept her hoofshake. However, before Snivy could react, the went from a grass field to a cocoon inside a strange castle on an island where many other strange creatures were, including what Twilight has met and referred to as humans and her friends and...HER? "Hey, guys! What are we doing here? Why is there another me?! Is this just a dream we're having like you said Luna could do or is this the work of some villain or...?" Rainbow was puzzled to see that her friends couldn't hear her as they failed to respond. "Uh, guys? Huh, maybe it's impossible to hear us within this cocoon?" Rainbow tried to headbutt the cocoon. And then punch it. And then kick it. Nothing happened to the cocoon and she and Snivy were trapped still. "Dang it! How do we get out?!" Rainbow pouted as she sat with her wings flared and her fore-hooves crossed. It was at this point that she also noticed that all that were present were looking at a strange light purple being on two feet.
"You humans are a dangerous species. You brought me into your world with no purpose but to be your slave. But now I'm looking for my own purpose, which I plan to find by proving myself superior to you," The strange creature said mentally.
"Wait. I didn't hear that. That noise just appeared in my head. Snivy, do you know what is going on?" Rainbow asked as the snake shook her head. "Great. I have all this strange stuff happen to me and I can't get answer for it. Guess I have no choice but to listen."
"I get it now. You hate humans, and you plan on fighting us and our Pokemon to prove yourself and find a purpose in life," a young human man with tannish skin and squinted eyes guessed.
"Correct," The creature confirmed. "Your Pokemon sully their respect in my eyes in that they choose to be lorded over by you and willingly be their slaves. Our battle will begin in a brief moment. I'll find my true destiny."
"But can't you see we didn't want this? Or that not all Pokemon are treated like slaves like in Team Rocket?" A girl with blue hair asked.
"Yeah! I treat my Axew here like my little brother!" Another girl with tannish skin agreed.
"Listen here, Mewtwo, you think you understand the dynamic between humans, ponies, and Pokemon, but you couldn't be further from the truth. Pokemon are amazing creatures. By working together with them, we evolve and improve," Twilight countered.
"The gi-er-pony is correct. You seem to believe that our evolution will improve if we both stay separate, but my Servine, Sneasel, and all my other Pokemon think otherwise, right?" A boy with an orange jacket asked as a bunch of strange creatures, including one that looked like a bigger Snivy, nodded in agreement.
"Believe what you want to believe. But just know that I believe that humans are holding Pokemon back from their true potential and embarrassing themselves by acting as servants," The creature, apparently named Mewtwo, mentally said.
"Servants? My Pokemon are my friends! Pikachu, Snivy, and the rest are all very dear and close to me! The last thing I want is for them to be treated poorly!" a teenage boy with a red and white hat said.
"Ash is right! I once made the mistake of thinking I knew better for my Pokemon than they themselves did, but I've learned from that and now Snivy and I are closer than ever!" the Rainbow Dash yelled, as the other people and ponies present agreed.
"When I first became a Trainer, my Dratini and I could have a deep understanding of each other and we both tried our best to better ourselves. I don't want to hear you sully this amazing friendship we've formed by saying we treat them horribly!" Spike yelled as a serpentine dragon, Dratini, nodded.
At this point, a yellow mouse, a blue penguin, and both of the Snivys present in the room walked forward and spoke in a similar type of language that Snivy did.
"So, wait? Are there more of you, Snivy?" Rainbow asked as the snake nodded, scared and confused as Rainbow was, though the pony wouldn't admit it.
"What are they saying?" A red-haired teen asked.
"They're trying to make an appeal to Mewtwo, Misty," The tannish girl answered.
"I just hope this works," The blue haired girl whispered.
"So, you all are saying I am wrong? That you are not these human's servants? You are their friends?" Mewtwo asked as the four creatures nodded. "You are as pathetic as the rest." At this point, the creatures, apparently called Pokemon, were thrown back to some of the other teens like with telekinesis.
"Okay! I've stood on the sidelines long enough! I have to do something, right now!" Rainbow yelled as she tried to dash through the cocoon. However, she and Snivy were suddenly teleported to an island with a lot of the same humans and Pokemon, including what appeared to be human versions of her and her friends. There were also three large birds flying through the sky launching elemental blasts at each other, trying to take each other down. One of the girls began to play an instrument that Rainbow couldn't recognize. Suddenly, Rainbow and Snivy were taken away and ended up in a grassy plains with a pink sky as a young woman was battling a giant rock monster and a strange steel mole with a tiny blue elephant.
In an instant, Rainbow saw several other flashes, including a giant tree monster rampaging through a forest, the teens with the hat and red-hair, along with a few of the creatures and she and Rarity, running through a strange water city, a giant monster with various tentacles, two red and blue creatures that reminded Rainbow of...DNA was it?...fighting a large green dragon, a brown-haired girl and a water droplet creature fighting a pirate, and many others. The last thing Rainbow remembered seeing was a white goat-looking creature with golden chains on it.
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Rainbow quickly fell out of her bed. Since the bed was in a room made of soft and fluffy clouds, she was left unharmed. "Sweet Celestia, was that a strange dream. I don't know what happened. I didn't eat anything different before bed last night, nor did I stay up any later than normal. What would I have done anyway? Read? Ha! I'm not a nerdy egghead like Twilight! She can read all she wants as long as she keeps me out of it! But strange...I don't know what those strange creatures are. Pokemon were they? Gah! I shouldn't think about that right now! I should be getting ready for our picnic in the park today! Twilight has been obsessively planning for it all week! I need to get going and finish my work for the day so I can relax!"
At this, Rainbow got on up and zoomed out of her house after quickly grabbing a blueberry muffin to eat.
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Rainbow was able to complete her work very quickly today. Normally, unless...she was here, she would wait until the last minute to deal with the weather. Not that she didn't want to make sure that Ponyville got the weather it needed, but because she would normally spend her day either napping or practicing her flying to prepare for the day she could become a Wonderbolt. But the thing was that the dream she had last night was still on her mind.
She wasn't the type to normally dwell on something. Twilight was normally the type of pony to do that. But she also had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen, and somehow she knew that she and her friends were going to be at the center of it.
It may not be all bad, though. She did get to meet a cool looking snake creature, though, and if this really was a vision of the future, they had become very close seeing as how pony her and human her were always on or close to her. Pokemon? Just...what were they?
Suddenly, Rainbow heard a voice call from down below. "Rainbow Dash! It's me, Rarity! Don't tell me that you're going to sleep through our picnic today! After all the planning our darling Twilight put into it, too?" the marshmallow pony reminded.
Rainbow got up off of her back and flew on down to where Rarity was. "Sorry about that. I was just thinking about something. A dream I had last night," Rainbow confessed.
"A dream? Did Luna help you with it?" Rarity asked. "...Wait. You, thinking about something? That isn't like you, darling. You normally just go in first and ask questions later. This must be serious. What's wrong?"
"Well...you see...," Rainbow began to tell Rarity everything she could remember about her strange dream. From the Snivy to the humans, to them turning into humans, even the strange creatures simply called Pokemon.
"That's some story, Dashie," Rarity noted. "And you think that this dream will somehow happen to us?"
"That's right. I know we're all pretty awesome and likely to make it through okay if that stuff does end up happening, but there's also no guarantee things will end happily. And what of these...Pokemon? What if we can't make friends with them so easily? What if they get hurt fighting all those villains with us?" Rainbow wondered with worry.
"Hey, it's alright. We have plenty of time to prepare ourselves for the day if this stuff happens...if it does happen. Hey, why don't we begin by merely relaxing at that picnic," Rarity reassured.
"Thanks Rarity," Rainbow said as she smiled. "So...you wanna go check on Twilight before we go to the picnic. You know, see if she wants to come with us or arrive later?"
"Of course, darling! That would be just splendid!" Rarity agreed as the duo began to head on over to Twilight's.
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Later that day at the Golden Oak’s Library, the unicorn Twilight Sparkle was doing the best she could in order to work on improving her teleportation spell. She had first been able to manage to use it during her fight with Nightmare Moon and since then she was working on using this spell as well as a variety of other spells. However, that wasn’t the only thing she was learning about. She was also learning about the magic of friendship while living in Ponyville along with her dragon brother and number one assistant Spike. Speaking of which…
“Twilight, I know that mastering your teleportation spell is important and all, but can we please take a break? I want to be able to chow down on some sweet sapphires that I helped Rarity scrounge up,” Spike asked as he grew a lovestruck face as he thought of the beautiful unicorn.
“You can take a break if you wish, Spike. But I’m not giving up until I get this spell right! Now, focus Twilight! Celestia wants for you to continue your normal magical studies while in Ponyville. Just because you’re learning about the magic of friendship doesn’t mean you can go easy on your magic training,” Twilight said to herself.
“Come on, Twilight. Just take a break. I’m sure you’ll feel a lot better once you do. The spells won’t disappear just because you take a break for thirty minutes,” Spike tried to console his older sister.
“Maybe… but I’m getting so close. I can’t just give up now!” Twilight declined.
“Oh boy!” Spike said with a shake of the head as he realized where this was going.
Before Twilight could continue trying to master this spell, she was interrupted by the library door loudly being slammed open. “Hey, Twilight! Rarity and I were about to go to the picnic in the park we’ve been planning all week. We decided to check up on you and see if you wanted to go with us or if you’d go later.”
“Rainbow Dash! I know that you love to make an entrance, but you mustn’t behave like a total ruffian when entering our friend’s home. So, how have you been these last few days, Twilight? I haven’t been able to see you much since the Gilda incident and we’d love to be able to chat again,” Rarity said, only for Twilight to not respond.
The two then looked around the room and saw all the books and scrolls scattered across the room, wondering what Twilight was working on at this time to require such a mess. Wow. And I thought I could make a huge mess,” Rainbow Dash bluntly said.
“Darling, I think Twilight has a case of organized chaos, not a simple mess,” Rarity corrected before noticing Spike. “Spike? What is going on with Twilight here? What is she working on?”
“Has her egghead brain cracked or something?” Rainbow bluntly asked, with Rarity and Spike giving her a glare. “So, what is going on?”
“Twilight has been obsessing about perfecting her teleportation spell for the longest time. Hopefully, she’ll get the spell over with so we can go to the picnic. I’m looking to have some delicious sapphires, thanks to you Rarity,” Spike lovingly sighed.
“Okay. Well Twilight, are you ready to go to the picnic?” Rarity asked the obsessed unicorn.
“Just a minute. I feel like I’m so close to mastering this teleportation spell. I just need to work out some final kinks and… oh! I got it!” Twilight realized something.
“Got what?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“I think I just found a way to hang out while still finishing up this spell. Can you guys just stand over there next to the table? It will be very quick, trust me,” Twilight said.
“Um, alright? Why do you want us to stand over here?” Rainbow Dash asked bluntly.
“It’s simple. If I have an object and place of focus that I have a strong amount of attachment towards, perhaps I can strengthen the likelihood of the spell working out as intended. So, what do you guys say? Can you please help me out?” Twilight explained.
“I guess we can do this. I could always just be fashionably late for the picnic,” Rarity agreed.
“Well… I guess I can help. Just be quick! I don’t know how long I can bear sitting still and doing nothing!” Rainbow Dash also agreed.
“Perfect! Now all I need is to focus and…,” Twilight put her focus into her horn physically and onto her friends mentally. In an instant, Twilight disappeared and then reappeared right next to Rarity and Rainbow Dash. “It worked? It worked!” Twilight cheered as she jumped up and down excitedly. “See, Spike? It was only a matter of time before I managed to finish up that spell!”
“Yup, I totally see. So, can we go to the picnic now? I’m starving and I bet you are too after all that fretting you did,” Spike said. At this, Twilight’s stomach growled as Twilight blushed sheepishly.
“Perfect! So we can go now! Anyone wanna race me?” Rainbow Dash asked her friends only to pout when none of them agreed. “Lame.”
“Just let me try the teleportation spell out one more time and we can go,” Twilight decided as she hugged her two friends. Twilight put her focus onto the nearby front door this time, hoping that she could manage to teleport again without a direct point of interest. However, instead of teleporting over to the door like she expected, her horn created a bubble that surrounded the three ponies and before Spike knew it, the three of them were gone, much to Spike’s horror.
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One second Rainbow Dash was being surrounded by a magic bubble, the next thing she knew she was waking up on a red sofa. “Oh man! What happened to us, you guys?” Rainbow Dash looked around the room until she happened to see that instead of a hoof, she had a hand. “What the-?!” Finally, looking in a nearby cup of water, she saw her face. Instead of her normal blue pony face, she had a white skin color with no fur and her signature rainbow hair. She also noticed that she was dressed in black pants, blue sneakers, a blue vest, and a rainbow colored shirt. Rainbow Dash proceeded to scream loudly in fear and shock over her transformation, which woke up two other people on blankets on the floor with the same hairstyles as Twilight and Rarity. "W-Wait! I've become a human?! And so soon, too?!"
“For pony’s sake, Rainbow Dash! Can you please be a bit quieter when trying to wake ponies up?!” Rarity demanded.
“B-but! We are no long-” Rainbow tried to fearfully explain.
“I have to agree with Rarity here. You could have just nudged us awake,” Twilight suggested as she looked around.
“B-but I L-look at your hooves!” Rainbow Dash cried out.
“Why would you ask us to-,” Twilight was beginning to ask, confused, only to see that she had hands instead of hooves. Rarity did the same with both Twilight and Rarity screaming as they looked at themselves and each other.
“So, do I seem like a jerk now?” Rainbow Dash asked the duo.
“No, but I have so many questions about where we are and why we ended up like this! I mean, why are we suddenly having fingers. Is this what a human is darling? And...where exactly did you accidentally send us to, darling?” Rarity questioned.
“No idea. I guess we are humans...but why are we...and where are we...and...? Mind is about to shut down,” Twilight muttered.
“Goodness! Are you three okay? I was just looking over the starters to see if they would be ready for the trainers in a few days when I heard screaming,” A voice said. When the trio of former ponies turned to look, they saw what appeared to be an older man version of a human wearing a lab coat, red shirt, and tan pants.
“I have no idea, whoever you are! Why don’t you tell us who you are and what you’re doing with us right now! Rainbow Dash demanded. "I didn't plan on becoming a human today or anytime soon! The last thing I need is to learn this whole thing is a trap!"
"Um, darling? I don't think this is a...," Rarity whispered to Rainbow.
“Rainbow Dash! Please excuse my friend sir. She’s just being cautious!” Twilight awkwardly said.
“Okay? So, if you don’t mind, can you three tell me what happened to you all? I found you right outside my lab about an hour ago unconscious. I got help from a part-time assistant to carry you all in here,” The older man explained.
“Well, you see sir, we are ponies that somehow ended up transformed into the humans we are now. This may be because we’ve ended up in some other world where humans inhabit, or something. As for why we ended up here, we have no idea. So sorry to intrude. We shall get going now,” Rarity explained as she tried to mimic walking on two legs like she saw the older man doing and as she saw in books.
The older man just stood there for a solid minute, thinking over what to make of this story. To be honest, he wasn’t sure if the three of them were crazy or not. Still seeing as how there wasn’t a need for the trio to lie, he decided to give them a chance. “W-Well. That sounds strange. Still seeing as how stranger things have happened in the Pokemon world before, I guess I’ll believe you. By the way, what are your names?” The older man asked.
“My name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends Rainbow Dash and Rarity. It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr.-,” Twilight greeted.
“Professor Samuel Oak is the name, you lovely ladies. I’ve been wondering something ever since I saw you three. Do you happen to have a place to stay here in Pallet Town?” The Professor asked kindly.
“Not really. Personally, I think I can rough it outside for a while. Twilight maybe, though Rarity will need to get used to it,” Rainbow Dash bluntly said.
“Hey!” Rarity grumbled.
“No need for that. I was actually thinking that maybe you three could stay here with me for the time being. You can work as my lab assistants in my studies of different types of Pokemon,” Professor Oak suggested.
“I’m in!” Twilight agreed.
"Wait. Pokemon?! What are they? And how do you know what they are?!" Rainbow demanded.
"And I thought Spike said I ask a lot of questions," Twilight noted.
"Well...Pokemon are strange, yet wonderful creatures that inhabit our world. There are hundreds of species known and to still be discovered. They live and work with us together in our world. I'm a professor, working to learn more about Pokemon and their relationship with humans," Professor Oak explained.
“So...that's what they are....Should I try to understand them?" Rainbow wondered.
"I'd say it may be good to get used to them at least. Hopefully, you can find some common ground with them," Oak suggested.
"Well...okay. But, Twilight! I’m not an egghead like you or this Oak guy. Can I please do something else to earn my place here?” Rainbow complained.
“Now hold on Miss Dash! This nice fellow here has agreed to take us in. We should be more polite. Still, I do wonder what these Pokemon are. Your explanation didn't help me much,” Rarity asked.
“Wow. Maybe you three really do come from another world. Come, I'll show you some,” Professor Oak explained.
“I must say, being a Professor...Sounds like an amazing profession to have, Professor. I've always dreamed of being able to teach the ponies of my world and sharing knowledge with others. Don’t worry! We’ll do all that we can to give you some much needed Pokemon research assistance!” Twilight said.
“Perfect! We can get started just as soon as I introduce you three to my assistant that’s been helping me for two years now. Follow me,” Oak said as he walked out of this room. The trio did their best to try walking on two legs after Professor Oak, still stumbling quite a bit as they did so. Rainbow Dash was immensely bothered when she realized she didn’t have her wings in this form, but did her best to hide it.
Finally, the group reached a room with shelves of Pokeballs all stacked up neatly.
“Cool! What are these things?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“These are Pokeballs. They can be used to store Pokemon in and carry them around,” The voice of a fifteen-year-old boy said as he turned to see the trio awake. “Oh, it’s great to see that you three are alright! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ash Ketchum!”