//------------------------------// // Prologue: Into the Digital World // Story: MLP:CoD Side Story - Digital World Crusaders // by RobtheMorpherPony //------------------------------// Cole the Hamster was holding a mysterious device. "I bet your wondering what this device is." He said. "Well, it's a Digivice. And it's purpose is to connect to the Digital World." Cole said. "This is a tale of when six foals found devices like this one, and went on an adventure, met creatures known as Digital Monsters or Digimon for short, and even had some romance going on." He added. "So, what exactly happened to these six foals? Well, for that, let me take you back to when the six foals in question were on their school field trip." Cole said. It was the spring break camping trip in an area of the Everfree Forest that was cleared out by the Society. Miss Cheerilee had brought the entire class here and after telling them to try not to wonder too far, simply let the foals run wild. "Well I know what we're doing girls." Apple Bloom said. "We're going to go find something new in the Everfree Forest. We might find something no pony has ever found before." She added. "Yeah. One of us might even get our cutie mark out of it." Sweetie Belle said. "...So why is Rumble coming with us?" Scootaloo asked. "Well I just thought that I could help you with your flying issues during the camping trip Scootaloo. I want to help you." Rumble said. "Not for any special reason mind you, just because I can." He added. "...Fair enough." Scootaloo said. The colt didn't have his cutie mark either, but he did sort of latch onto Scootaloo one day during recess. "Oh look who it is Silver Spoon. It's the blank flanks." Diamond Tiara said, as she approached the four with Silver Spoon. "Don't even start things Diamond Tiara. The four of us are going to explore around and hopefully find something no pony has found in the forest before." Apple Bloom said. "And there is no way we're going to let you steal that from us." Sweetie Belle said. "Especially if it means at least one of us gets a cutie mark out of it." Scootaloo said. You tell them, Scootaloo! Rumble silently cheered in his head as he smiled. "Well then, I guess that means we'll have to make sure to find this discovery first." Diamond Tiara said. "Uh...yeah. What Diamond Tiara said." Silver Spoon said. "...Wait what?" She suddenly said. "Diamond Tiara, that's a little excessive don't you think?" She asked. "You know what? Doesn't matter if you do find something now that I think about it. You three have been trying all too much for various cutie marks, and still have nothing to show for it." Diamond Tiara said. "I bet that you three will remain blank flanks FOREVER." She added. "Now that really is a bridge too far." Apple Bloom said. "Well I'm right, right? You've been crusading for your cutie marks for how long now with not a single one of you getting one yet?" Diamond Tiara asked. The three girls suddenly fell silent at that. "...Thought so." Diamond Tiara said. "Well maybe this time will be different. We'll never know unless we try." Scootaloo said. "Yeah! Scootaloo's right. Who knows what marks they get until they get them. Won't stop them from doing other things, I'd say." Rumble said. "And what's more, even if I got mine first, I would make sure my friends got their marks too." Scootaloo said. "So try and counter that." She added. "That's...well..." Diamond Tiara said. "So, how about you stop teasing us. If your so certain we still won't get cutie marks out of this, why don't you come with?" Scootaloo asked. "...Wait what?" Diamond Tiara asked. "I mean come on, wouldn't you want to be there to rub it in our faces?" Scootaloo asked. "Scootaloo, that's--" Apple Bloom said. "Sshh!" Scootaloo said. "I'm on a roll here, don't stop me." She whispered into Apple Bloom's ear. "...Oh. Oh ah get it." Apple Bloom said. "You know what? Fine. I will come with you three. Just because I'll finally get to see how badly you fail with my own eyes." Diamond Tiara said. "I suppose I'll come too." Silver Spoon said. The group continued onwards, with Rumble trying to help Scootaloo fly until Sweetie Belle tripped over something sticking out of the ground. "What did I just trip over?" Sweetie Belle asked. "I don't know, but we better find out." Apple Bloom said before digging up the object. It was a metal briefcase. "...Well this is something that has been found before. But what's it doing all the way out here." Diamond Tiara said. For once, she wanted one of them to get a cutie mark out of this, as she wanted to be there for it. "Well let's open it." Scootaloo said before doing so. It was easy to open. Inside were six strange devices. Each one was a color that matched one of the foals there. "Whoa. These are cool looking." Rumble said. "But...I don't know what they are." He said grabbing the one of his color. "Well we've stumbled across a mystery. Ah bet once we figure out what these are, one of us will get their cutie mark for sure!" Apple Bloom said. "Wait. I know what these are. But that's impossible." Sweetie Belle said. "Sweetie Belle, you know what these are?" Silver Spoon asked, curious. "Yeah. They are called Digivices." Sweetie Belle said. "Rats. Thought it was something new." Scootaloo said. "But that's not the confusing part. The confusing part is that they seem to be exactly like what I saw from one of Button Mash's games." Sweetie Belle asked. "...You hang out with Button Mash?!" It wasn't just Apple Bloom and Scootaloo who said that, but Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon too. "You don't know everything about me." Sweetie Belle said. Suddenly once each foal had one, the screens glowed. "Sweetie, is this supposed to happen?!" Diamond Tiara exclaimed, worried. "I-I don't know, but brace yourselves every pony!" Sweetie Belle said before the group suddenly vanished. Or rather, they didn't vanish, so much as they were being flung through a strange tube with various data all around them as they were flying. When they landed, they arrived in some weird blocky location. "Sweetie Belle, what is this place?" Scootaloo asked. "This looks like the digital world. But I don't recognize this area." Sweetie Belle said. "...And I certainly don't remember any castle from any of Button's video games!" She added, pointing to a giant castle. "...I have a bad feeling about this." Rumble said. Little did he realize; his bad feeling would turn out to be true. Fimfiction Presents... A Rob Snowden Production... And a My Little Pony: Clash of Dragons Side Story... The CMC, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Rumble, and others in... DIGITAL WORLD CRUSADERS