The apple slowly rolls out of my hand. I barely even notice it.
Are they-? No way. Is this for real? Are those Rarity and Twilight?
That can’t be right. My mind must be playing tricks on me. Seriously, get your shit together. That can’t be. They can’t be real. They’re just cartoon ponies for crying out loud. This is just my mind, telling me to eat.
I blink once, to make sure I’m not seeing things.
Right? Right?!
I blink several times more.
I nearly died today, I ended up in an unfamiliar place, and now ponies? What the hell is going on?
I quickly hide behind a protruding branch.
And why is Rarity hanging from a cliff? Is that even Rarity?
“Hang on Rarity!”
Well shit. How the hell did they even end up here? For that matter, how did I end up here? Where is here, actually? Am I even here?... No, focus! Cartoon ponies!
“Alright Rarity, I’m going to levitate you up here.”
I can see a purple glow envelop Rarity, gently pulling her up and setting her down on the cliffside.
Holy shit! They can still use their magic, even here on Earth? And was that strange feeling just now?
“Thank you darling, I guess I should have left that root for Fluttershy. I sometimes miss those wings you gave me.”
Fluttershy is here too?! Rarity and Twilight might be able to handle Earth, especially with their magic available to them, but poor Fluttershy won’t last a second here.
“I was trying to help you by levitating myself, even if only a little bit, but I might aswell have been Applejack for all the magic I could muster. Do you think I’ve lost my magic?” She says, whilst gazing in a mirror.
Wait, so Rarity has lost her magic? I guess it makes sense that Twilight still has hers though, she IS the Element of Magic after all.
I look at Rarity, as she swoons dramaticly and falls down on the sofa that appears of out nowhere.
Phew. Looks like she still has her magic after all.
“Rarity, if you’ve lost your magic, how are you levitating that mirror?” Even from here, I reckognize the dead-panned tone in Twilight’s voice.
I can vaguely see the sheepish expression on Rarity’s face as she realizes Twilight is right.
“Oh right. I hadn’t thought of that.”
I facepalm.
“And where exactly did that lounge bench come from? Have you been taking lessons from Pinkie?”
Rarity’s expression changes into an angry one.
“Twilight Sparkle! First of all, this is a Chaise Lounge, it is not a bench.”
She takes a few steps towards Twilight.
“Secondly, what would I taking lessons from Pinkie Pie for?”
Twilight takes a few steps back, nearly falling of the cliff herself.
“I’m sorry Rarity. I didn’t mean anything by it, it’s just..” I can hear Twilight chuckle nervously, even from up here, “..you and that bench..”
It’s good that looks can’t kill Twilight. Did you see Rarity’s face when you said that?!
“I-I, I mean Chaise Lounge, are nearly as inseperable as Pinkie and her party cannon.”
She has a point..
I can see the near-deadly expression on Rarity’s face dissolve, a smile appearing in place of it. “Don’t mention it dear, it is all in the past.”
Well her mood changes fast. Atleast Twilight is safe from Rarity’s anger.
Rarity turns around and looks up… right where I’m at! I quickly hide behind the leaves again.
Hopefully she didn’t see me! I seriously need to find a better hiding spot.
“Now then, I wonder where Fluttershy has run off to.” I can hear her sigh. “She’s a dear, but she can be such a hoofful at times.”
I can hear them trotting away, and take a quick peek from my leaf-cover. I see Twilight nod at Rarity, whilst walking to a rope bridge. I can’t hear what she is saying though.
I’m sure I’ve seen this bridge before… Maybe I’ll get to sleep in my own bed after all! But I should keep following Twilight and Rarity. It looks like they know where they’re going.
I climb down the tree quickly, but not before grabbing another apple and making sure they haven’t spotted me. Once I’m on the ground, I silently slip from cover to cover, making sure to check atleast twice before sneaking to another spot.
When I’m as close as I can get, I notice Twilight walking over to the end of the rope.
Well shit. I can’t follow them on this bridge. Atleast, not as close as I am now. I will have to wait for them to cross, before I can cross myself.
I take another peek from behind the tree, and see Rarity quickly crossing the bridge. She turns back to look at Twilight.
“Coming, Twilight?”
I see her shake her head, before she yells back at Rarity.
“Coming!”
Wow. Twilight actually looks kinda cute when she she shakes her head like that..
Wait, hold, stop right there criminal scum! Nobody breaks the law on my-. Goddammit! Focus! You don’t have time for this!
I shake my head, trying to concentrate on the situation at hand once more. I see Twilight running to Rarity.
“Gah!”
I can see one of the sports under the bridge breaking away, and Twilight nearly falls into the ravine. Rarity rushes over towards Twilight. I have to hold myself back to make sure I don’t do the same.
“Are you alright dear?” I can see the worry on Rarity’s face, even from back here.
And she’s not the only one who’s worried..
“I’ll be fine Rarity.”
Thank goodness. I don’t think I can live with the idea of seeing anypony die in front of my eyes..
Twilight pulls her hoof out of the hole, and motions for Rarity to take the lead again.
--
Even on the other side of the bridge, I can hear Twilight exhale.
Was she holding her breath that long?
I come out from behind my tree, and start moving closer to the bridge. I trip on a weird-looking plant, but luckily for me, they haven’t notice me tripping.
I can see Twilight looking up to Rarity, and then I notice the puzzled look on Rarity’s face.
“I guess I’m more shaken up by that near-fall than I thought I was.”
Rarity walks over to Twilight and gives her a slight nuzzle.
D’awwww
“We’re safe now dear, though somepony should really fix that bridge if we’re going to cross it again.
“You’re right. We should see if there’s a way around this part when we go back.”
I see Rarity and Twilight move ahead, deeper into the forest.
This is my chance. If I cross now, I should be able to keep up with them. Just gotta avoid that hole in the middle of the bridge..
I make my way across the bridge, carefully avoiding the hole in the floor, whilst keeping my eye on them.
I see Twilight nearly run into Rarity, and then hear Rarity snicker.
“Twilight, you really need to learn to look where you’re going.”
“I know, I know. I was just wondering if there was anything interesting in the castle, I didn’t really get a chance to look last time we were here.”
Castle? Last time here? What are they talking about? Have they been on Earth before?!
“Ever the little scholar aren’t you? You’ll get the chance for that later. For now, let’s focus on why we came here.”
As I take my last few steps on the bridge, I see Twilight looking back at the bridge, and thus me.
Shit shit shit shit! Gotta hide! Fast!
I quickly dive behind one of the trees, and hope she doesn’t come looking for me.
“Fluttershy?! is that you?! Are you okay?!”
Shit shit shit shit shit shit!
After what feels like an eternity, I carefully make my way over to another tree, and take a peek from behind it. I see Twilight shrug and walk back to Rarity.
Okay… Never EVER do that again! This was waaaay to close for comfort. I nearly died of a heart attack when she called out for Fluttershy. I need to be more cautious around her. She is a very smart and perceptive pony after all.
After letting my heart calm down, I decide to move forward again.
--
“I think we’re done with this area, Twilight.” Even from my curret hiding place, I can hear the annoyance in Rarity’s voice.
Twilight turns around and takes a quick look. I barely manage to hide behind the brush in time.
“I think you’re right. I’m still wondering where Fluttershy could’ve gone. “
“Do you think she’s alright? I thought we would’ve found her by now.”This time I can hear the concern in her voice.
“I’m sure she’s alright. You know Fluttershy, she’s a scaredy pony but she can be strong when she needs to be.”
Well that is true. She has her Stare after all. I don’t know if it will work on Earth though.. Oh what am I saying, the Stare will work on anything!
“You’re right, Flutershy can take care of herself.”
“She even used her Stare to free me from that cockatrice, remember? Out of all of us, she probably has the least to worry about in this forest.”
I take another careful peek from behind the brush, and see Fluttershy flying towards Twilight and Rarity.
“Oh! Twilight! Rarity! I’m so glad I found you.” I see Fluttershy crash into Twilight. “Oh, um, oh dear, I’m sorry Twilight. A-Are you alright?”
Ouch.. that looked painful.
“I’m fine Fluttershy, don’t worry about it. So where were you? One moment you were right behind me and the next Rarity was holding on for dear life and you were gone.”
“I-I’m so very sorry Rarity.”
“Come now dear, none of that. As you can see I am perfectly fine.”
I take another quick peek, and see Fluttershy gingerly stretching her legs.
“So, where have you been?” I hear Twilight ask.
“W-Well, um, after we got separated I hid in a bush for a little bit, but after a while I saw something really big! Like twice as big as anypony I've ever seen except for big Macintosh maybe. And I got worried, I thought you two might be in trouble so I flew around for a bit before I found the bridge, and saw that there was a hole in one of the boards, so I figured you girls had to have crossed it. But after that I didn't know where to go so I flew higher and then, it ran away again. I don't think it saw me, but I was still really scared!”
Well fan-fucking-tastic. Not only did Fluttershy see me spying on the girls, she also thinks I’m scary.
“Now that you mention it, I think something’s been following us for quite a while now. I thought it was you at first, but now I’m not so sure.”
Twilight quickly glanced around, and yet again I managed to duck away just in time.
How did I not get discovered? She must have seen me at least three times now. Why did she not investigate?
“Fluttershy. Do you remember anything else?”
“Well it mostly hid in the trees really well, so I couldn’t really see anything else. Um, sorry.”
I curl up behind the brush, trying to make myself as small as possible.
“It’s alright, although, the creature that was following us was hiding behind the trees and not in them, are you sure it was in the trees?”
Oh yea, that’s right! Smart thinking Twi, you rock!
“Oh yes. I’m really sure!... I think.” I can hear Fluttershy sigh. “Okay, I’m not really sure. I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay. The creature that was following us wasn’t doing a very good job at hiding itself, I’ve seen it dive behind trees at least three times. So they’re probably not the same.”
And thank you Twi. I appreciate your kind words. Derp.
“Don’t worry about it Fluttershy, we’re as good as done anyway. We managed to get all the plants we needed, did we not?”
I take another quick peek from the brushes, and see Twilight holding some sort of checklist in front of her.
“Well, there’s one plant we haven’t found yet. But we can leave that for another time.”
I see Rarity clapping her hooves. “Marvelous, I can't wait to go home and soak in a nice hot bath. All this muck and gunk is just terrible for my complexion.”
“Oh um, yes, a warm bath sounds wonderful.”
It does sound wonderful. I’ve been drenched in my own sweat for hours now. It’s a miracle they haven’t smelled me yet.
“You go ahead girls, I want to check out the castle while I’m here. After all, you never know when old knowledge might come in handy!”
Rarity looks worried for a moment. “Are you sure dear? We wouldn’t want you to have to sleep out here all alone. It’s going to be dark soon, and you know how dangerous this place can be when it’s dark.”
“I’ll be fine girls! Ever since we’ve used the elements I can teleport pretty much anywhere anyway.”
I hear Fluttershy gasp, although I can’t see her expression from this angle. Rarity just shakes her head.
“Okay Twilight. But if we have to come back here to get you I swear that I will make you a dress so tight you won’t be able to move for atleast a week.”
“Just come back safely, okay?” Fluttershy says with a sweet tone in her voice, whilst gently nuzzling her.
D’awwwwwwww!
After trading goodbyes, they depart. Twilight going to the castle, Fluttershy and Rarity going back to their houses.
Now what do I do? Should I follow Twilight, and talk to her while she’s alone, or follow Rarity and Fluttershy back to their houses.
Wait a second. How are they going back to their houses? This is Earth!
..
Oh hell no. If they’re not on Earth.. then I’m in Equestria?!
That would explain a lot actually, except for the fact that HOW THE F*CK DID I GET HERE?
..
Gotta stay calm! Okay, I think it’s best that I follow Twilight. She is the Element of Magic, she should be able to help me.
Right?
Right?!
--
I quietly follow Twilight into the castle. I can hear her hooves echo in the adjacent chamber.
This place is deserted! I better make sure she won’t be able to hear my footsteps.What is she even doing? Staring at the walls? Oh well, I’m not the one to judge her.
As I hear Twilight’s echo move away, I quietly sneak into the next room, and up the stairs.
This is the room where the Elements of Harmony were stored and where fight took place, if I recall correctly. I don’t think theres anything else in this castle left, except for some rugs and a whole lot of dust. It looks very different than in the show.
I see Twilight staring at the windows. It seems to be some kind of mural on the glass.
She’s probably daydreaming right now. She looks so cute when she does that…
I hear Twilight sigh, as she starts making her way back towards the stairs.
“Can’t stay here much longer, they’ll start to worry about me if I don’t go back soon.”
Alright, this would be a perfect time to talk to her.Although, I have been following her all day, she probably thinks I’m stalking her! What if she hates me? Will she attack me? What if she doesn’t want anything to do with me?
I’ll talk to her later, this won’t work!
I quickly, yet as quietly I can make my way down the stairs and out of the castle. I decide to wait for Twilight behind a tree.
After a few moments, Twilight comes trotting out. I take a quick look at her, and she seems to be in deep thought.
Okay, now would be a perfect time to talk to her! Stop thinking, just go! If I keep thinking about it, I’m going to lose my nerves again.
My thoughts quickly turn elsewhere, however, as I see that I’m not the only one looking at Twilight. I notice a pair of yellow eyes in the darkness on the other side of the road. It starts moving towards Twilight.
A timberwolf! Today has to be the worst day of my life. What should I do?
Twilight looks down at the road. Her horn begins to glow. She looks down at the road, closing her eyes, looking like she’s concentrating. She still hasn’t noticed the timber wolf yet.
Oh shit! She’s gonna teleport away! I’ll lose her, and then I’ll be stuck in the Everfree Forest with a timberwolf. I have to do something, and fast!
The timber wolf is sneaking up to her. I don’t have a choice. I do the only thing I can do. I leap away from my cover and quickly sprint for Twilight. As I getting closer and closer, I see the timberwolf taking a leap at Twilight.
“Twilight!!”
Before she has the time to react, I push her out of the way. The timberwolf lands on the spot where Twilight had just been a moment ago, and where I am laying on the ground.
The wolf looks at me for a second, then starts tearing at my arm, biting and trashing while scratching me with his razor-sharp claws.
I kick back at the wolf, trying to get it off my arm. From the corner of my eyes, I see Twilight standing up. Her eyes grow wide as she sees the wolf attacking me. I keep kicking and punching the wolf, but it has little effect. The wolf keeps biting, and I can feel his teeth sink deeper into my arms.
Get. OFF ME!
A moment later, I can see magic start to envelop the wolf, and as Twilight magically kicks the wolf back into the forest, she looks at me with a face filled with anger and confusion.
“Umm, hi there?” I chuckle lightly as I say it.
As she envelops me in magic and levitates me off the grond, I start to feel sick. Then she begins questioning me.
“How do you know my name?!” I can hear the anger in her voice. Her expression quickly changes as she notices my bloodied arm and face, though. She exhales deeply then asks me again.
“How do you know my name?” “What are you?” I can feel her hooves poke into my side. “And why did you push me out of the way?”
Before I have the chance to respond, however, I feel my eyes growing heavy, and I pass out.
It’s been a loooong day.