//------------------------------// // Book I, Chapter 1: Welcome to Seacrest County // Story: Tales from Different Universes // by ninja-kitteh 37 //------------------------------// Book I: Life in the Fast Lane Chapter 1: Welcome to Seacrest County “Where am I?” Those were the first words that came from Rainbow Dash when she appeared in a place that she has no clue about. To her surprise, she looked at herself and realized something else. Rainbow Dash is a human. “Oh, no,” she panicked. She tried walking around to see if there any signs indicating where she is. She came across none. “Great, first I get turned into a human and now I don’t know where the hay am I,” she said to herself. She went and continued her walk around when she found a wide, long, black streak. “Oh, I remember now. Canterlot has type of roads back in Equestria,” she recalled, but when she tried crossing the road, she nearly got hit by a moving device. She saw the same other types in different colors, and behind it, she saw a group of the same types she saw speeding some seconds ago, accept they were in the same color. She tried seeing what it said on the side, and she was surprised. “Hmmmm, police.” she said. “Yeah. I know I’m longer in Equestria.” She continued on walking to see if there was a place to stay, until she noticed something amiss. “Wait a second. Where is my daredevil license? Where are my bits?” She tried looking all over for herself, and she found that they have been changed as well. “Perfect, just perfect.” she complained. “My daredevil license gets turned into a thing called...um...a driver license, and my bits that I had gets turned into green paper that says the value.” She continued on to see if there was a place to stay. Luckily, she found one place, and it was called Holiday Inn. “Okay,” she said. “This might be place.” when she went inside, she was greeted by someone. “Hi. Welcome to Holiday Inn. How long are on staying?” The person said. “As long if I can pay rent,” She said, trying to follow what the person is saying. The person gave him the keys and told him, “Here’s your keys, and you’ll be staying at Room 1009, which is on the tenth floor. You have a wonderful stay.” She took the keys and went to the Room. When she got to the elevator, she came across one other person that was getting to his room. She tried greeting him. “Uh, hey.” she said. “What’s your name?” “My name is Jonathan Johnson. What is yours?” Jonathan asked. She got extremely nervous. She didn’t know what to do. “Uh, my name is...umm...” she stuttered. She tried to think of a fake name to say other than Rainbow Dash. She then came up with one. “My name is Sally Patterson,” “Oh, hi, Sally,” Jonathan said. He looked at Rainbow’s keys and asked her, “So what room do you have?” “Is that really your business?” Rainbow Dash asked. “I’m pretty sure it isn’t.” “I’m just asking,” Jonathan said out of curiosity. “I’m new here.” “Okay,” Rainbow said. “Tell you what. Tomorrow, we’ll meet over here.” She pointed at a area with tables, chairs near them, some sofas, and a TV. “We’ll meet there tomorrow morning, and we’ll continue on the conversation from there. For now, I need to go to my room to catch some ‘Zs’ ” “Okay,” Jonathan agreed to what Rainbow said and went to his room while letting Rainbow in the elevator first. When she got in to her room she noticed that the door was locked. Luckily, she still had her keys from being in the conversation. She unlocked the door, and went in. She looked around her room to get used to the changes, luckily, it was the same as it was back in Equestria. She checked the time and date. It was June 28, 2010, it the time was 9:30 PM. She went to get to get some rest for tomorrow. June 29, 2010 Rainbow Dash woke to the stinging ray of sunlight in her eyes. She check the window and found out that the blinds were open. She then continued on with her morning. She got dressed and went down to the first floor via elevator. she got out and walked towards the area she and Jonathan said to meet. It is amazing that I've only been a human for not even a full day, and I've already gotten used to used to this, she thought. When she arrived to where they were supposed to meet, she was the first one to arrive here. She found a variety of foods placed in the counter. Then she remembered, Oh, yeah. Breakfast. Forgot about it. She helped herself and went on to get some breakfast. She got herself an apple, 2 waffles drowned in butter and maple syrup, a bowl of fruit loops, and some orange juice. While she was eating to her heart content, Jonathan and another person walked up to her. “Hey, Sally. There is someone I would like to introduce to you. Meet Rebecca Stanfield, she going to tell us all about Seacrest County,” Jonathan said. “Hello, Sally. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Rebecca greeted in a formal tone. “It sure is, Rebecca,” Rainbow said. Soon, the three got together in a table to have thier breakfast. After the feast, Rebecca said to both Jonathan and Rainbow Dash, “I’m gonna need both of you to listen, and listen well. I’ll tell you why so many people come to Seacrest County, but, like I said, you need to listen well, for I will not repeat what I am going to tell you. Now, first things first. Welcome, to Seacrest County.”