Chapter Four
Omen
“Welp…this is the second most awkward position I’ve been in my entire life,” Emma said as she tried to avert her gaze on Bon-Bon, who was glaring daggers at her and Lyra.
“How do you think I feel? The worst case for me is that Bon-Bon will kick me out for this.” She said before walking over to Bon-Bon. “Now Bon-Bon. I’m going to remove the block of cheese from your mouth. When I do, do you promise not to scream?” The mare asked as Bon-Bon slowly nodded, but still kept the glare she was giving them. Upon seeing this, the unicorn used her magic to remove the block of cheese from the earth pony’s mouth as she spat out some of it.
“Was that necessary?” Bon-Bon asked.
“Well, it was either that or butter. But by the time the effect of Emma’s spell wore off, you would’ve ended up screaming once again.” Lyra said as Bon-Bon deadpans at her. “I’m sorry about that.”
“I accept your apology. But care to explain why you invited a random Pokemon into our room?”
“Um…she’s not a Pokemon. She's a human.” Lyra said which caused Bon-Bon to blink a couple of times before turning her attention to Emma.
“She’s…a human…not a pokemon or a minotaur with a skin problem?” Bon-Bon asked as Emma deadpans.
“Okay, that's hurtful, and yes I am one-hundred percent human. I mean what kind of Pokemon wears stuff like that.” The human asked as she pointed her gear off to the side of them.
“...You’re not from their world…are you?”
“Again, does it look like I’m from their world given the gear I have off to the side?”
“...I’m just…having a hard time believing this. But aren’t humans supposed to be…turned into Pokemon from what I heard?”
“You think that, but here's the thing. This human is from a different world compared to the ones that the Arceus fella brought.” Lyra said as Bon-Bon’s eyes widened. “I know right? I was excited upon hearing this. Though I had to make sure she was human of course, by asking her questions and showing me proof that she’s human.”
“So...that’s what a human looks like?” Bon-Bon asked as the unicorn nodded quickly in excitement. “Huh…So the humans that were brought by Arceus must’ve looked like you?”
“Well not all humans look the same as me, but I guess so? Though again I’ve never heard of Pokemon, nor do I know of them?” She said while giving the earth pony an awkward smile.
“Okay…So you’re not with the humans that came with Arceus…Are you here to invade us?”
“Like I told Lyra, why would I want to invade a planet that’s not as advanced as my planet?”
“Maybe for our magic?” Bon-Bon answered as Emma and Lyra deadpan at her. The human raises a hand as she summons a ball of darkness in front of her. “...Okay, guess that assumption is thrown out the window.”
“Look I’m not here to take your world or anything like that. I just accidentally came here after being blown off of a cliff while I was on a mission. All I’m trying to do is figure out a way back home to see how my family is doing.”
“You have a family?” Bon-Bon asked as Emma handed her a photo of her family.
“Lyra said she’s willing to help me get home. And you’re in no obligation to help me either. But the more help I can get, the better chance I can get home.” She said as Bon-Bon looked over at Lyra.
“I mean it’s up to you Bon-Bon, but I’m willing to help her get home…that and I can rub it in the faces of everypony that didn’t believe me that humans don’t exist.”
“I thought that was already proven when Arceus came?”
“I mean an actual human that didn't turn into a pokemon,” Lyra said. “I can finally have a human companion that I can hang out with. Plus she’s much nicer than most of the humans and pokemon I’ve met that didn’t have a problem letting me ask them questions about their world…even though Emma's from a different world, it still counts as talking to a human in my book.” Bon-Bon lets out a sigh of annoyance before looking over at Emma.
“Knowing Lyra, she’s going to help you regardless of me telling her not to. I would like to know a bit more about you and the world you came from. Depending on what I’m hearing, I might be willing to help you. But if I don’t, then I want nothing to do with this and play ignorant of what you two are doing.”
“Alright…where do you want me to start?” Emma asked as Bon-Bon adjusted herself on the couch to get a bit comfortable.
“From the beginning. As I said, I want to know a little bit about you first before knowing what world you come from.”
“Alright, this might take a while so I suggest getting comfortable because it’ll take a while to explain stuff about my world.”
“I’ll go make us some snacks and drinks,” Lyra said as she walked off into the kitchen.
“I guess I can start when I was found near a lake of mako energy when I was just a baby,” Emma said as she began to tell her story to the two mares.
[Hall Of Legends]
Arceus, the alpha pokemon that stands above all. It was by his power alone that he was able to move the pokemon and chosen humans that represented the good in humanity from planet earth to planet Equus. Some of the legendaries questioned his motive in secret, thinking that he must have lost his mind while sealed away over a thousand years ago. While others thought it was understandable and logical, given how the humans were able to capture them with their pokeballs or technology that allow them to be captured and controlled. Nevertheless, they all agreed with Arceus’s plan…though they thought he would have thought this plan out more carefully than just moved them instantly without knowing the ramification of the effects it had on the inhabitants of the being on Equus and his pokemon.
As the alpha pokemon was currently meditating alone with his thoughts, a strange sensation washed over him. Upon feeling this, he quickly opens his eyes as he finds himself in a dark and ominous place devoid of light and sound. It took him by surprise for a moment before noticing seven flames appearing around him. Each flame would give off a distinct color ranging from white, blue, green, red, black, gray, and silver. The flames soon formed into orbs before flying up into the air and exploding. The bright light emitting from the orbs caused the alpha pokemon to close his eyes for a moment before feeling the flash fading. The moment his eyes opened, they soon widened as six tall shadowy figures stood in front of him. The alpha pokemon took up a defensive stance upon seeing before firing off a hyper beam at them, only for it to phase through them as they continued to stare down at Arceus.
“Reveal yourself!” He ordered as the figures did nothing but watch him. “I order you to reveal yourself to me, or else!” The only response that he received was an emerald green energy bursting from behind the figure and heading towards Arceus. He quickly used protect to protect himself from the energy but to avail as it shot past the barrier he made for himself. To his surprise, the energy didn’t hurt him. If anything is just moved past him like water off of a duck’s feathers. His attention was soon focused on the energy for a moment before noticing said energy taking the form of a female human. The humanoid made out of energy took a few steps towards Arceus before standing in front of him. It looks up as the Alpha Pokemon and remains silent for a few seconds before bursting into particles of energy. The same thing happened to the other six shadowy figures as they all started to conform in front of Arceus. Within a matter of seconds, the darkness he saw vanished and he soon found himself floating in the sky.
The alpha pokemon looked around for a moment before noticing the clouds in the sky parting to reveal some kind of large mechanical being with angelic wings coming from its shoulder descending towards him. A strong shivering sensation developed over the Alpha pokemon. As if this being was stronger than him. Which was impossible. He’s a god. He created a universe, Pokemon…humans. There shouldn’t be anyone or anything stronger than him. Yet this mechanical being was sending waves of fear and power into the pokemon’s body. As if this thing was in a different class.
“Who….what are you?” Arceus asked as the machine simply stared off into the distance before exploding into another burst of emerald-colored explosion. The moment the explosion came into contact with the alpha pokemon, the vision ended as he stood up in a slight panic. Looking around he found himself back in the hall of legends he let out a sigh of relief. Though that sigh of relief was short-lived as he felt the same sensation off in the distance. Looking in the direction of where Canterlot was located, he saw the city and the town of Ponyville being engulfed in the same emerald green energy he saw in the vision. As he was watching the glow from the city, Mewtwo appeared next to him as the alpha pokemon turned his attention onto the psychic pokemon.
“I take it you’re here because of the foreign energy engulfing Canterlot and Ponyville?” Arceus asked as Mewtwo nodded.
“Have you seen this before, father?”
“No, this is something new to me…and it’s a bit unsettling, to say the least.” He said before returning his attention to Ponyville and Canterlot.
“Should I investigate and see who might be the cause of it?”
“No..” Arceus said as Mewtwo raised an eyebrow at him. “Having you go and investigate during the night will cause some problems. Not to mention the source behind the energy will be in hiding at this time. When the sun rises, you and I will be making a trip to Canterlot and inform Princess Celestia and Princess Luna about this.”
“As you wish,” Mewtwo said before teleporting back to his chambers, leaving the alpha pokemon to watch Canterlot and Ponyville glowing in the night.
[Canterlot City, Hotel]
“And that’s pretty much it. Right before I fell to my death, I used the experimental materia to warp myself from falling off a cliff, and found myself in this world.” Emma said as she noticed a shocked expression on Bon-Bon’s face and an excited expression on Lyra’s face.
“So…you were once a researcher for this electric company by the name of Shinra. But it turns out that it’s not only an electric company, but it creates soldiers like you from innocent poor humans with nothing else to lose?” Bon-Bon asked as Emma waved her hand sideways a bit.
“More or less. Sometimes they’ll force you to join by threatening your family or someone you care about. I joined because I needed the money and information to help my mom walk again.”
“Okay, and this place, Midgar? You want to go back to see if your family is still okay?”
“That’s correct. Once I know they’re okay, I’ll possibly head back here and hideout until the heat dies down…specifically when the electric company is out of business.”
“Given what you told us about Shinra, that is fair.”
“So you’ll help me out…right?”
“I suppose…only to make sure Lyra doesn’t do anything to get you into trouble,” Bon-Bon said as Emma and Lyra smiled upon hearing this. “First thing first, we should head to the library in Canterlot. There might be a book or two on teleportation magic that might help.”
“You guys have books on teleportation magic?” Emma asked as Lyra nodded.
“We have just about almost every kind of spell. Though if we can’t find them in the public library, there’s always the one in Canterlot Castle~”
“Which we aren’t allowed to go into because we’re not royalty or the elements of harmony.” Bon-Bon said as she noticed Emma tilted her head a bit in confusion. “I’ll explain tomorrow when we’re at the library. But going into the forbidden area of Canterlot’s library is forbidden.”
“Not if we’re caught, but we have someone that can go invisible~,” Lyra said as Emma pressed a button on her wrist, she turned invisible for a moment before turning visible.
“I can also make other people invisible too, but its limit is only three people. So long as they’re close to me.” Emma added. “Push comes to shove, I can put people to sleep if we’re caught. But I think we should save that for when we can’t find what we need in the public library.”
“Well...that’s not a bad plan, but I still think we shouldn’t go into that area at all.”
“Sometimes you have to break a few rules to get the best results. Whether it be for science or in doing something that you love.” Emma said as Lyra agreed with the human’s comment. The earth pony had to agree with the human’s statement. Taking risks is how ponies grow in whatever work they do. Even she takes risks when making new types of candy for her store.
“Fair enough. But if I get caught, I’m going to hurt you both for getting me thrown into Canterlot Dungeon.” Bon-Bon said before getting up from the couch and starting to make her way to her room. “For now, we should get some rest. Tomorrow’s going to be a busy day, and you’ll need it given what you've been through before coming here.”
“What are you talking about, I can still keep….going,” Emma said before feeling herself falling onto the ground and passing out. Lyra’s eyes widened upon seeing this as she looked over at Bon-Bon who was smirking.
“Don’t worry, she’s not dead. I slipped in a few sleeping pills in her drink while she was telling her story.”
“And you don’t think she’s going to be angry when she wakes up?”
“Maybe, but the girl needed a nice restful sleep given what she told about what she went through.”
“I mean…yeah,” Lyra sighed as she used her magic to levitate a blanket and a pillow over to the couch. Once there, she levitated Emma onto the couch and covered her with a blanket. “Still think you should watch out for when she smacks you upside your head.”
“I’ll take your word for it. But for now, get some sleep.” Bon-Bon said as Lyra followed the earth pony into the room. “Hope nothing bad happens to us when we go into town tomorrow.”