//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Running Away? // Story: The Conjurer of Oz // by TheGSPony //------------------------------// The Conjurer of Oz Written by TheGSPony Authors Note: In case it wasn’t obvious this is a crossover between the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the movie The Wizard of Oz. This is basically the movie if it happened in the world of the Ponies. Twilight is playing the part of Dorothy, while many of the other ponies will be coming into play further on as the story progresses. I won’t reveal them so as to not ruin any surprises. At the beginning of each chapter I will place the current character list that has been revealed up to that point to help you remember since I don’t know how much time it will take to write each section. And yes there are only 4 main characters in the group for the wizard of OZ but don’t worry I have found a place for all of the Mane 6 in this story. This story will be following the movie more so than the book. This is my first attempt at writing a story in a long time, (seriously I am an Aerospace engineer I haven’t written anything other than a technical paper in over ten years) and my first venture into the world of pony other than lurking on sites like Equestria Daily, FimFiction, and such, so be gentle! But constructive criticism is appreciated. If you want any more of my life story feel free to comment on the site after reading and I will be happy to oblige, but enough of that, now on to what you really wanted… the story. Chapter 1: Running Away? Twilight Sparkle lived in the midst of the small town of Ponyville in the Library to be exact, which was built out of a large tree. She would spend much of her time there doing research on the Magic of Friendship, with her faithful assistant Spike. Though Friendship couldn’t always be learned about through just research, and sometimes she would go out into the town to learn with some hands on experience. Today was one of those days and she left the library to wander the streets looking for one of her friends. She had decided to dress up today and was wearing a nice white and blue dress and some blue bows in her mane, it was a simple dress the way she liked them. Spike had left earlier that morning to go into town for who knows what reasons, Twilight just assumed he was going to help Rarity as the love struck dragon usually did. As she was walking into town she happened to notice how everything seemed to have a rather monochrome tint to it almost as if everything was a shade of golden brown. Pondering this unusual color scheme in her head for a while she looked up and noticed that the sky had become overcast as a storm seemed to be blowing in from the Everfree Forest. “Maybe I should go check up on Applejack and see if she needs any help on the farm with that unscheduled storm approaching.” Twilight said aloud to herself. Just as she was about to head to Sweet Apple Acres she heard a panicked voice calling out to her. She turned around to see Spike running to her as fast as his two legs could carry him. “Twilight! It’s horrible! She’s after me and wants me destroyed.” Spike yelled as he frantically approached her. “Calm down Spike, now what’s all this about and who would want to hurt you.” Twilight questioned her assistant. “It’s that boaster Trixie she’s back in town and making outrageous claims against you.” Spike exclaimed. “Well what’s that have to do with you?” Twilight asked Spike with a confused look. “Oh, well you see after she setup her cart and started trying to rally support against you I got up to defend your honor since you weren’t there and well I accidentally set fire to her hat and cape.” Spike stated. Though Twilight pressed him for more details and he went on to explain about the fireworks display, the hiccup spell, the swarm of bees, the laughing gas and finally concluded his tale with a rather explosive sneeze by yours truly that lead to a rather angry unicorn chasing him across town. Twilight looked around for a bit then turned to Spike saying, “Well I don’t see her chasing you anymore so I think you’re fine, so quit worrying.” “But she said she would make me explode twice!” Spike cried out cringing at the thought. “Well she isn’t coming yet, Spike so calm down and tell me if she managed to hurt you” twilight said. “No I managed to get away before she cast any spells on me,” Spike stated after finally calming down from his panicked run. “Well she tried to, so let’s go over and tell Big Mac and Granny Smith over at Sweet Apple Acres and maybe we can hide out over there until things blow over.” Twilight smartly suggested as she levitated spike up onto her back. As twilight galloped to the gate of Sweet Apple Acres she gazed up at the storms progress and that’s when she felt a sudden surge of magic in her horn that relinquished as soon as it had arrived. “Spike?” she asked, “do you have a strange feeling about that storm?” “It just looks like any other storm to me though it is very big and seems to be coming from the forest” Spike answered. “Why do you ask do you think it has something to do with the fact that everything seems to have gone to a shade of brown?” “Well I just have a feeling that there is a magical presence in that storm and yes I think it is affecting everything around it, but I don’t know what yet perhaps I should send a letter to the princess.” Twilight conjectured. “I don’t know, and besides you don’t have to tell the princess about everything you know. I couldn’t write the letter anyways, I don’t have any quills with me right now.” Spike explained. “Well let’s worry about that later, we’re here so let’s go find Granny Smith” Twilight said. “There she is,” Spike yelled pointing to the incubator behind the house. Twilight approached Granny Smith, noticing that both she and Big Mac seemed to be frantically working with the incubator and several dozen newborn chicks. “Granny Smith!” yelled Twilight as she approached the incubator, “Granny Smith Just listen to what Trixie did to Spike.” “Now Twilight Please, we are trying to count these chicks” Granny Smith stated “But Trixie, she tried to explode Spike…” “Now why would she do a thing like that he’s just a baby dragon” Granny Smith interrupted. “Well she said she would and she did try…” “Now don’t go telling us highfaluting stories like that, right now sugar cube, this incubators gone bad and Big Mac and I need to remove these chicks so Big Mac can fix the incubator or we are likely to lose a lot of them” Granny Smith continued. “Eeyup,” Big Mac stated, confirming Granny Smiths Story. “Oh! The poor little things” Twilight sighed, “but Granny Smith what about Spike, what if Trixie tries to hurt him or something, it’s not like he meant to destroy her clothes she was neighing him on with all her boasting and it just sort of happened.” “Seventy,” Granny Smith told Big Mac after counting the chicks, “Now Twilight, please….” “But Trixie said she was going to get Mayor Mare to round up Spike” Twilight cried. “Twilight, we’re busy, go talk to AJ about this” Big Mac commanded. “Oh all right,” Twilight sighed knowing she wouldn’t get anywhere with them at the moment. Thus she headed over to the barn to find Applejack. “Don’t worry Spike I think with Applejacks help we can stand up to Trixie’s threats.” As Twilight made her way to the barn she spotted Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash all working on a cart. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were Lifting the bed of the cart up while Applejack was working underneath it. “Come on Applejack, how long is this going to take I need to go practice my moves,” Rainbow Dash shouted to Applejack under the wagon. “Take it easy Rainbow, just a second” Applejack replied, “alright that should be fine now just let me…” Upon hearing the job was done Rainbow let go of the cart with a loud Thump! “Ow! Rainbow you got my hoof” Applejack shouted. “Well why didn’t you get your hoof out of the way in time” Rainbow stated defensivly. “Eeep!” Fluttershy winced realizing what happened, “Oh I’m so sorry are you okay Applejack you’re not hurt are you” “No, I’ll be alright ya’ll hear, just landed the cart bed on my hoof is all, ” Applejack said. “It’s a lucky thing it didn’t land on your head though I doubt it would do any damage” Rainbow Dash joked. “Ha Ha, very funny Rainbow,” Applejack deadpanned. “Oh! Hey Twilight!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as Twilight approached her friends next to the barn. “What brings you to Sweet Apple Acres?” “Oh, I was just wondering if Applejack needed help with that storm looming over the Everfree and apparently Trixie is back in town and I don’t know what to do about her.” Twilight said, starting to retell everypony the situation. Meanwhile Spike hops off her back and starts walking around trying not to attract attention to himself. “And now Trixie is trying to hurt Spike for some silly accident with her cape and hat.” Twilight concludes. “Sorry Twilight I would love to help you with that but I got to feed the pigs for Applejack,” Rainbow said as she flew over to the pig sty. “Now Twilight, ya’ll ain’t using your head about Trixie and I’m no expert but it’s like you ain’t got no brains at all,” Applejack stated. “What do you mean, I certainly do have brains” Twilight defended. “Well why don’t you use them,” Applejack said, “when Trixie comes to town just ignore her and she will go away and don’t let Spike neigh her on, because ya’ll will be playing into her hooves.” “I suppose I could do that, but that’s not the point I shouldn’t have to avoid her” Twilight said. “Yeah and we shouldn’t let her talk bad about Twilight that way, spreading rumors and such,” Spike added. “Well your heads aren’t made of hay so I suspect ya’ll can think for yourself” Applejack said as she proceeded to pick up a hammer and nail the cart bed down. “Ouch! I caught my hoof again” Applejack yells as the hammer comes down on her hoof. Twilight walks over to where Rainbow Dash is feeding some pigs and starts to climb up onto the fence of the pig sty. “Now are you going to let that old Boaster Trixie try and buffalo you,” Rainbow Dash exclaims as she feeds the pigs, “I’m not afraid of her and neither should you just have a little courage, you know. You need to have more guts like me.” “I’m not afraid of her!” Spike yelled out. “Says the dragon that was running in a panic earlier today?” Twilight teased, “Anyways, I’m not afraid of her I just don’t want to have to listen to her brag. Besides she said she would hurt Spike.” “The next time she boasts around you, you should just walk right up to her and cast a spell on her or something that will shut her up, and that’s what I would do if I could use magic!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as Twilight suddenly slipped on the railing and fell into the pig sty, getting her hoof caught in the wire as she fell. “Ah!” Twilight yelled as she landed in the mud with the pigs. “Rainbow help me, get me out of here.” “I’m coming Twi!” Rainbow yells as she leaps into the pig sty and rushes to Twilights aid, removing her hoof from the wiring and flying her out of the pig sty and back onto solid ground. Fluttershy rushes over after hearing the shouting. “Twilight, are you alright?” Fluttershy asks. “Yes, I’m alright I just fell in and then Rainbow jumped in to help me…” Twilight said, proceeding to look over at Rainbow, and notices the beads of sweat sliding down her neck. “Why Rainbow, you’re just as scared as I was.” “Yeah what’s the matter Rainbow going to let some pigs make a coward out of you” Applejack joked. “I wasn’t scared, I was nervous cause I though Twi might have gotten hurt, that’s all. I wasn’t scared in the slightest” Rainbow Dash stated in an attempt to defend herself. “I was scared” Fluttershy whispered. As the four mares joke about the incident, Granny Smith approaches from the house with a tray loaded with some apple fritters. “Here here, what’s all this ponying around, when there’s work to be done, we have to prepare for that strange storm that’s approaching and ya’ll promised to help” Granny Smith barked. “Well, Twilight fell into the sty with the poor helpless pigs and…” Fluttershy began to say before Granny Smith interrupted again. “I know what you were doing you were spending more time talking with the animals rather than feeding them and cleaning the barn with Applejack.” Granny Smith said, accusing Fluttershy. “I’m sorry Granny Smith, but some day their going to build a big animal shelter in the middle of Ponyville so all the animals can be taken care of, and name it after me,” Fluttershy claimed as she turned to go clean the barn. “Well don’t start daydreaming just yet, there’s still some work to do, but have some apple fritters so you don’t have to work on an empty stomach.” Granny Smith said as she passed the tray around. Fluttershy and Applejack left to go work in the barn as Granny Smith turned to Rainbow Dash. “Well, you see, Twilight fell into the pig…” Rainbow stated to explain before she was interrupted by Granny Smith. “It’s no place for a scholar like Twilight being near a pig sty, now go feed those pigs before they starve.” Granny Smith barked. “Granny Smith, you know what Trixie said she was going to do to Spike. She said she was going to…” Twilight exclaimed to Granny Smith. “Now Twilight dear, don’t you fret and quit imagining these things out of proportion, you start to get stressed out over nothing and it’s not healthy for you.” Granny said. “Now just help us for the day and try to stay out of trouble.” Twilight walks away from Granny Smith toward the apple orchard with spike following and she begins thinking aloud, “Some place where there isn’t any trouble, Do you suppose there is such a place, it wouldn’t be a place you could get to by boat or train. It’s far, far away, behind the moon and beyond the rain.” “Twilight I don’t mean to be rude, but isn’t the moon much farther away than rain seeing as the rain comes from clouds,” Spike asked sarcastically. “Oh Spike! I am just being philosophical,” twilight explained. Just then a pink party pony pops out of a pile of hay nearby hollering, “Hey Twilight.” “Ah!, Pinkie, you scared me, what are you doing around here?” Twilight asked after recovering from her slight scare at the hoofs of this pink pony. “Oh! Nothing much just getting ready for the musical number” Pinkie explained matter-of-factly. “What musical number?” Twilight asked with a rather confused expression. “Well, it was the song you were about to sing, but the Writer decided that you wouldn’t do as good of a job with this number, so the Writer wanted Fluttershy to sing it feeling she would be better suited and thus he sent me to stop you from singing and let Fluttershy handle it.” Pinkie said in one breath. “Pinkie I still don’t get it but I have learned to trust you by now, so let her take over for now” Twilight sighed, admitting defeat. As Twilight goes to sit down, and wait for the supposed musical number Pinkie sunk back into the pile of hay she came from and promptly disappeared, just as Fluttershy rounded the barn. “Oh! Hi Twilight, I’m not disturbing you am I?” Fluttershy asked “No Fluttershy you’re perfectly fine right now” Twilight explained. All of a sudden there is a loud boom and a rainbow streak arcs across the sky. “That must be Rainbow Dash” “Yes it is, Oh! Twilight, have you ever wondered what lies beyond the rainbows in the sky? Sometimes I just want to sing about the possibilities,” Fluttershy exclaims, suddenly breaking into a soft peaceful melody that attempts to answer her own question. “Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, There's a land that I heard of once in lullaby. Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true…” “...Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far, behind, me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, Away above the chimney tops, That's where you'll find me…” “Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, Why then -- oh, why can't I…? If happy little bluebirds fly Beyond the rainbow Why, oh, why can't I?” After finishing her singing Fluttershy looked around to see Twilight listening intently to her and apologized, “oh I’m sorry Twilight; I didn’t mean to steal the spotlight from you I just felt compelled to.” “Oh, don’t worry about it Fluttershy it was lovely, but can’t you just fly over the rainbow anyways, you are a Pegasus” Twilight asked. “Um… Well I would, but… I’d be too… scared to go that high” Fluttershy stuttered out. “But Fluttershy, you went all the way to Cloudsdale with Rainbow Dash that’s like just as high up.” Twilight said, continuing to inquire about her friend’s song. “Um… Well… I… Eeep!” Fluttershy hesitated under Twilight’s questioning. “Twilight it’s a song it’s meant to be theoretical she doesn’t literally mean flying over the rainbow. Geez!” Spike stated coming to the aid of Fluttershy. “Now let’s go hide, did you forget that Trixie is after me!” Spike exclaimed trying to push Twilight toward Applejacks house. “Well goodbye Fluttershy,” Twilight said as she turned toward the house and Fluttershy proceeded back to her cottage to take care of her animals. Along the road from Ponyville a light azure colored pony wearing a partially burnt cap and hat pulling a cart galloped toward Sweet Apple Acres with a seething look in her eyes. “Where is that dragon?” Trixie fumed, “I searched all of Ponyville, even the library of that Neighsayer who ruined my reputation.” As Trixie approached the Farm she was greeted by a large red Stallion. “The Great and Powerful Trixie wants to know if you are the one called Big Macintosh one of the proprietors of this Farm?” Trixie asked as she approached the Fence. “Eeyup! Now what can I do for you Miss Trixie?” Big Mac Responded. “Trixie is looking for that ignorant pony Twilight Sparkle and her annoying dragon Spike” Trixie shouted. “Trixie knows they are here, so let Trixie in so she may speak to you about them” “Twilight, what has Twilight done?” Big Mac asked as he opens the fence for Trixie to enter. “What’s she done!” Trixie yelled, “That annoying pony ruined my performance and destroyed my costume” she continued, pointing to her burnt hat and cap. “What she set you on fire?” Big Mac asked. “No her dragon Spike” Trixie answered. “Twilight set her dragon on fire how’d she manage that?” Big Mac asked again. “NO!” Trixie yelled having become exhausted trying to explain it as they walked into the house. Trixie walked into the living room where Granny Smith was sitting in a rocking chair and took a seat in the chair across from her. Big Mac walked over and stood out of the way near the entrance to the house. “That dragon is a menace to Equestria I, Trixie am taking him to the Mayor to make sure he gets destroyed.” Trixie exclaimed to Granny Smith, as Twilight approached with Spike on her back. “Destroyed! Spike?” Twilight questioned Trixie, “Oh! You can’t you mustn’t, Granny Smith, Big Mac, you won’t let her hurt him, will you?” “Of course we won’t, Will we Granny Smith” Big Mac said trying to comfort Twilight. “Please, Granny Smith Spike didn’t mean to,” Twilight cried. “Yeah I didn’t mean to burn her clothes, I sneezed that’s all, besides it was her lame tricks that caused me to sneeze” Spike said attempting to defend himself. “Yes, if anything I deserve to be punished for letting him go outside without me.” Twilight pleaded. “If you don’t bring me that dragon I, The Great and Powerful Trixie will devote my shows to defaming the Apple family name in every town I travel to, you will be ruined.” Trixie boasted. “there is a law protecting honest pony’s from dangerous magical creatures” she stated. “Honest Pony’s? Humph!” Spike snorted under his breath. “How would it be if she keeps him locked in the library? He’s really kind…” Granny Smith said, “With kind ponies that is.” “Well that’s for the Mayor to decide. Here is her letter letting me take him.” Trixie sneered as she pulled out a letter and handed it to Granny Smith, “Unless you want to go against the law.” Granny Smith took the note and read it then handed it to Big Mac who proceeded to read it. “Eeyup!” Big Mac said to Granny Smith “We can’t go against the law, Twilight. I’m afraid you will have to give her Spike.” Granny Smith said. “No” Twilight and Spike said in unison as tears began to form in Twilights eyes. “Now you’re seeing reason,” Trixie scoffed, “and here is what Trixie is taking him in so he can’t harm me again.” She said as she pulled out a large wicker basket and shoved it at Twilight and Spike. “No, I won’t let you take him!” Twilight yelled as she smacked the basket away. “You leave Ponyville or I’ll teleport you to the moon myself” she yelled as she charged toward Trixie. “Twilight!” Granny Smith yelled. Twilight stopped and backed away from Trixie. “You wicked old witch” Twilight yelled at Trixie. “Big Mac, Granny Smith, don’t let her take Spike.” Twilight pleaded as tears began falling from her eyes. “Don’t let her take him, please! Stop her.” Trixie began to try and grab Spike who had a firm grip on Twilight’s back as Twilight attempted to fight her off and Big Mac attempted to stop the fighting. “Put him in the Basket Big Mac,” Granny Smith sighed as Big Mac reached for spike and picked him up off Twilights back. “Don’t! Big Mac!” Twilight pleaded one final time as Big Mac proceeded to put him in the basket. “Twilight don’t let her take me,” Spike cried out. “Spike! Don’t worry I’ll think of something,” Twilight said, practically weeping as he was put into the basket. Then with a rather loud sob, Twilight ran into the back room and wept hysterically. “Trixie!” Granny Smith yelled as she jumped out of her chair and approached the azure pony standing in her living room. “Just because you think you are great and powerful and can go about showing off everywhere doesn’t give you the power to run the rest of us,” She ranted, “For many years I have worked on this farm and I have been dying to tell other ponies what I think of ponies like you” she continued. “But now, well being a Celestia worshipping pony, I can’t say it.” She finishes, and storms off leaving Trixie with a shocked look on her face. Big Mac walks away with a slight smirk on his face as Trixie moves to leave the house. She approaches her cart and tosses the basket in the back and proceeded to head back to town. While sitting in the basket Spike started to wonder why he was letting her take him. “You know, I could just send a letter to Princess Celestia she could get me out of this.” Spike spoke to himself in the basket. “Besides, why am I even in this basket I don’t have to take this from her, I’m a Dragon.” Spike continued as he proceeded to push up on the basket lid. It popped up easily; she hadn’t even thought to lock it. “How intelligent does she think I am, not locking the basket like that?” Spike questioned. Spike peeked his head out of the basket and looked around, spotting Trixie who wasn’t looking back at the cart. He then proceeded to jump out of the basket and leap off the cart and started running back to the Sweet Apple Acres where he saw Twilight last. Twilight had been sitting on the floor of the guest bedroom crying. Granny Smith had allowed her to stay there until she recovered. As she was sitting there thinking of what to do, she heard a voice in the wind. She couldn’t tell what it was but it was getting closer, then as she heard it again her ears perked up and her smile returned. “Spike!” Twilight exclaimed as she turned to the window Spike jumped through. “Spike, I got you back.” She cried as she hugged him. “Yeah I escaped her and ran back, don’t let her take me again” Spike cried as he returned her hug. “I’m so glad you came back Spike, “Twilight continued to cry, “Oh! Trixie will be coming back for you when she realizes you’re missing. We got to get away; we’ve got to run away. We’ll run away, back to Canterlot, and get the Princess to help us. Twilight looked around the room and gathered a few things she thought she might need and then proceeded to head out the back of the house. She approached the road outside of Sweet Apple Acres, and started heading down the path away from Ponyville with Spike on her back. All the while the unusual storm from the Everfree Forest continued to spread out across the sky and the winds began to pick up in the town of Ponyville. End Chapter 1