I recommend listening to this if you like happy techno

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Oz0v7bp8T6g]

This if you like rock more:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g8PrTzLaLHc]

This if you just basically like FREAKING EVERYTHING:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=407FDgVcqc4]

Honestly, I chose that video because......well C'MON! Take your pick.These are for just the first part.

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And so it begins

Joey awoke and was greeted by the sensation of grass on his back, and the smell of the outdoors lingering in his nostrils. He slowly opened his eyes. He just lay there for a while, and take in what he sees. He noticed a bright blue sky, up above. The area seemed to be void of any buildings. There was no noise, or no man-made noise. There were chirping birds and tons of other animals, but no people.

Edaniel opened his eyes to the darkness around him. He checked the clock on the wall to his left, which read 3:17. He walked outside, to enjoy the morning dew. That was always his second favorite part of waking up early. The best was watching the sun rise. Edaniel went sleep at about ten P.M., so he woke up at about three A.M., due to his odd sleeping patterns.

He walked around Ponyville, looking at the town. He admired gardens, smiled when the early morning breezes hit him, and enjoying his morning. He had walked around Ponyville and was heading for the clearing where he woke up two days ago. He noticed a pony in the exact same spot he was in when he woke up.

The pony was Tan. It had a Black mane and tail. It was a unicorn. It seemed to be about Edaniels age. It had no cutie mark.

Joey awoke with a groan. He knew this was his second time waking up that day, but something felt different. He was more comfortable, and was warmer than before. He looked around, and noticed that he was in a room, on a bed. He felt a difference in his body, too. He was a completely different being.

He was.....He was..... Those things that Edaniel likes.....The..The..Ponies!. He was a pony. How he became one, he did not know. He could tell that he wasn't dreaming. He was incredibly sore from sleeping outside, the first time. He was a light Tan color. He had pitch Black hair. He was a Unicorn. 'Well, that's an upside.' He thought as he got up. He could somehow walk easily, as though he had always done it.

"Here. You should eat something." Edaniel said as he placed Joey's food on a small foldable table.

"Eat this soup, and I'll explain." Edaniel said, pushing he soup towards his friend.

"Okay. I'll play your sick, sick, soup torture game, but you have to tell me what happened first." Joey told him.

Edaniel began telling him the story of what had happened so far. Joey replied in between mouthfuls of soup, but soon buried himself back into it's deliciousness.

"So we're ponies, and we're stuck here?" Joey asked as he finished off his bowl.

"Hel-" He was interrupted by Edaniel saying " No cursing, no being mean to others, and no *cough cough* meat food *cough cough cough*"

"I'm fine Shy." Edaniel said, and was replied with an 'Eep' that was much smaller than last time's.

"Hello, there. Thank you for the food, Ms. Shy." Joey said, and was replied with a gigantic 'MEEEEEP' that was followed by Fluttershy hiding behind her mane.

"Nothing. Shy is just my nickname for her." Edaniel said with a motherly smile. (Yep, he's a momma!)

"Wait.......So...You two.........Are dating?" Joey asked with his best 'lolwut' face on.

"Eeeek!" Fluttershy yelped ,before hiding behind Edaniel. She then realized what it looked like, and ran out of the room.

"Oh, Fluttershy, you silly waffle." Edaniel said with a seemingly oblivious smile. "No, we're not."

"Fine. Fine" Joey submitted with a smile. He knew that Edaniel was too stubborn to give into anything.

"Alright, let's show you around the house, my friend." Edaniel said, leading the way out of the room.

"Here's the living room." Edaniel said, as he led Joey into a room with a small couch, several bird houses of varying shapes and sizes, and a few aminals scurrying around.

"And, here's the kitchen." Edaniel pointed out, as he led his friend into a small area with a table, and a few pots and pans.

"Here's Fluttershy's room." Edaniel said, outside the door of her accommodations.

"Um. Hi." She said, peeking out of a crack in her door. She seemed a lot brighter than usual, as in her face.

"Sorry about that. He didn't know. You alright?" He said as he looked at Fluttershy tenderly.

"Well, you see. I didn't tell you the moment you woke up, therefore it is my fault." Edaniel said using his spazztastically messed up knowledge of facts.

"We are the only ponies here. There are tons of farting animals.....The squirrels are planning their attack." Edaniel deadpanned.

"Edaniel. In all the years that I have known you. You never get less random. You just get weirder." Joey said with a snort of laughter.

"Yep. It's a long story, that I will tell you one day. For now, where will he be living?" Edaniel half explained.

"Thank you, Fluttershy. I'ma make it up to you. I know! Let's all go for a picnic!" Edaniel exclaimed.

Edaniel and Joey made the picnic food. They thought that Fluttershy had done enough. They each split up half the work. Between them, they got it done in less than twenty minutes. The turtle from earlier bumped into Edaniel. He picked the little guy up. "Hey, little buddy. How's it hangin'?" He asked the adorable turtle. It nuzzled him.

"Joey. I made a fwiend!!!!" Edaniel turned to Joey and mustered the most adorable face he could.

"Oh. My. God. That's adorableness amplified, dumped in a cuteness machine, and put in a little business man suit!" Joey said with glazed eyes as he looked at the turtle.

The turtle licked him. Joey's mouth made the biggest smile ever smiled. Edaniel looked at the turtle and said "What's your name?"

The turtle chirped. 'Summer Phazer' 'Wait WHAT!?!?!?!?!?! I just understood A TURTLE.' Edaniel let his face flicker for a moment to one of surprise. He quickly set it back to the setting labeled 'Adorableness absorbance'. "Fluttershy. What does it mean if I can understand turtles?" Edaniel asked through his seemingly permanent smile.

"This turtle just said that his name is Summer Phazer. I AM THE TURTLE GOD!" Edaniel said, raising the turtle above his head. He could imagine the music from The Lion King playing in the background.

"Well. I guess....I don't know. Edaniel, can you understand other animals?" Fluttershy asked.

"I don't know." Edaniel said as he set Phazer on his back, and headed towards the bird nests.

"Hello, Robin" 'I have a mission for you, the joker is on the loose again' " What is your name?" He asked in his regular voice, in contradiction to the batman voice that he just used in his head.

"Yep, I can talk to animals. This Robin's name is Birdsong." Edaniel reported with a salute. Phazer gave a second salute, amplifying the adorableness.

"Okay, Joey. Should probably see the Princess right about now." Edaniel said, dropping his usual happy tone.

"Well. Fluttershy. here's the quickest version. Me and Joey were teleported here from somewhere far away. We've never been here before, so we don't know how far away. We need to see if the Princesses know about this." Edaniel explained their predicament vaguely to her.

At The Library, Ten Minutes Later

*knock* *knock*. The knocks echoed throughout the quiet town, during it's morning hours. It would usually be bustling with many ponies, at work, trading, or just enjoying their day. None of this happens in the early morning, except for Sweet Apple Acres. The ponies were wide awake at this time, there.They were hard at work.

Twilight got up from her early morning studies to answer the door. 'Who could that be?' She thought. Twilight opened the door, and was greeted by Fluttershy, Edaniel, and a new pony.

"Twilight. I need to send a letter to the princess." Edaniel was the first to speak.

"Why?" She asked, curious as to why he would be here this early for something like this.

"I need to ask her if she knows anything about Project Portal Through, or if she's felt any disturbances." Edaniel finished.

"I don't know exactly what the first one is, but any types of major disturbances will do."

Twilight was suspicious, but she wasn't going to let her friends down. She trusted Fluttershy, if she trusted them, she would too.

Twilight began writing a letter to Celestia or Luna. In the past two days, Edaniel has learned that they were in about the third episode. Luna had been freed and there were now two royal sisters again. She finished the letter and went upstairs to get spike.

Edaniel heard the smoke leave his mouth from downstairs. Twilight walked back downstairs.

"Okay. I'll tell you when she se-" She was interrupted by a rather loud belch, coming from her room.

"Wow. That was quick." She stated as Spike marched downstairs. He didn't look groggy in the least. He must have been awake for quite some time now.

The scroll was enveloped in her magic, and her eyes seemed to grow slightly wider. She finished the scroll and gave it to Edaniel. He grabbed it and read.

It has come to my attention that two magical disturbances have erupted in the Everfree Forest. These are the disturbances that your friend is talking about. I am afraid to say that I have not heard of Project Portal Through. I would like for you and your friends, new and old, to come to Canterlot. I am sending you a royal chariot, to bring you straight here. It will arrive there in about half an hour.

The trio headed back to Fluttershy's house to pick up anything that they needed. Phazer had burrowed into Edaniel's mane, and was now sleeping peacefully. Birdsong flew up to Edaniel, to also lay on his back. He and Phazer lay together in Edaniel's mane, resting peacefully.

"I don't think we need anything, except to talk. What are the things you asked Princess Celestia about!" Fluttershy asked with concern.

"I don't even know what 'Project Portal Through', is. We were transported here. By what? We don't know. I told you pretty much everything." Edaniel replied.

Fluttershy's mouth went limp. Her mind, a cacophony of thoughts, trying to comprehend what he just said. Her eyes widened. She stayed like this for a while. She finally got words to form in her brain, and travel into her mouth.

"Re-really?" Fluttershy asked, not knowing if she should be scared or confused. She found a good balance.

Joey stood quietly during the ordeal. He was surprised by Edaniel's comment also, but not as much as Fluttershy.

"Okay. I believe you." Fluttershy said with renewed courage, and trust in her new friend.

"Okay, are these two coming?" Edaniel said, pointing to the two new friends on his back.

The two responded by nestling themselves deeper in his mane. This gave an obvious reply. They all looked at them, except for Edaniel, who could only feel them. Joey laughed.

"It might take a while to get a hairdo goin' now, Edan!" Joey said in between laughs.

"Okay, let's get ready. I need to make sure all the animals will be Okay while I'm gone." Fluttershy broke them off.

The royal chariot arrived with two pegasus guards leading it. The chariot was roughly two thirds the size of a carriage. It was open, and had seats. The walls of the chariot were a pristine gold, and a majestic Dark Blue. It had several intricate patterns, lacing the outer edge of its body. It also had two beautifully made alicorns on each side, facing the guards.

The small group stepped into the chariot, and each took a seat on the ledges connected to the walls. The pegasi leading the chariot asked if they were ready, and received a few yes's. The chariot began crawling across the ground, and slowly climbed into the air.

The ponies simply sat down and enjoyed the view on their aeronautical cruise, the view being most of Equestria. As they overlooked the forests, towns, and fields, they thought about their soon-to-be visit to the castle of Canterlot.

They were still in the air, when each of them gradually began to notice some other chariots, meeting theirs. Pinkie was in a chariot with RainbowDash. AppleJack was in a chariot with Rarity. Twilight was in a chariot with spike. All the chariots were the same size, shape, and design.

Pinkie and the others waved, the ponies of Edaniel's chariot waved back. For the duration of the ride, Edaniel and Joey were deep in thought.

'If I was tricked, the others could be too. Maybe it was Edaniel. Maybe he wanted some company, but how would he do it? No, no. It was someone else, someone who copied his voice. Who?' Joey asked himself, desperately grasping at the most relevant thoughts he could think.

'I need to ask Joey how he came here. I need to figure out why the others aren't here. I need to find a way home. I need to.... So many things. I think I'll start by seeing if Celestia could forge a link between my mind and Someone from my world's mind. I need to, at least, get Joey home. Who would have done this, and why would they hide it?' Edaniel's concentration was deep in his mind. His thoughts flicking through memories, stories, and even scientific formulas, to figure out how and who did this.

Fluttershy was characteristically quiet. Her mind not wondering into the intense areas that her partners were. She simply thought about what would happen at the castle, and if Angel Bunny was okay.

Edaniel and Joey were each done with their respectful thoughts, and were now bored. Edaniel began poking Fluttershy, getting reactions ranging from 'Eeps', to counter-pokes. Joey simply watched, and after a while, lay down and rest his eyes.

As Joey rested, Edaniel finished poking Fluttershy. He began playing with is amphibious friend. Phazer stirred, but did not react past that. Birdsong was equally un-wakeable. Edaniel did not ponder this, for he noticed the outline of the castle, in the distance.

The castle was beautiful. It was hanging off the side of a cliff; so it was, arguably, impossible not to be seen as beautiful.

Edaniel woke Joey, to be jolted as they lost altitude. Fluttershy visibly flinched in terror, so Edaniel hugged her. She did not protest, in fact, she cuddled into his coat and tried to block out the turbulence. Joey was now wide awake, and he too, cuddled into the two. They didn't mind. As far as Fluttershy was concerned, the more cushion, the softer the impact.

Even with their scaredness, the chariot landed smoothly and easily. They simply stopped hugging and stepped out of the chariot. They were soon met by the others climbing out of their respective chariots. All of the ponies soon stretched out their stiff muscled and popped bones.

Once they were all finished, they began walking towards the castle, only to be met by Celestia. Edaniel promptly knocked over both of them.

"Ohmygosh, sorry! I'm so sorry!" Edaniel apologized as he already helped her up.

"She said that she likes waffles and bananas." Edaniel said as though it were common knowledge.

Everypony, even the guards, looked at him as though he just said that he were Celestia. The guards each smirked, holding in laughter. Celestia had no such quarrel, for she laughed her everything off.

"Twilight Sparkle, it is good to see you, my little pony." Celestia said, still shaking off some laughter.

"Come, my little ponies. Let's go into the castle. I would like to hear about your lives since the last visit." Celestia said, beginning to lead the way with Luna by her side, and a guard trailing behind.

They reached the throne room within a few minutes. Once there, the girls took turns speaking with the princesses, PinkiePie taking a longer time than the rest. Celestia finally made it to Edaniel and Joey.

"I don't know how you know that I want something, but can you set up telepathic links?" Edaniel asked, his face matching his seriousness tenfold.

"Yes, just think of the pony you want to speak to in your mind, and I can send a link to them." She said without question.

Edaniel began thinking of each of his friends, at once. She focused her magic to send a telepathic link to his thoughts, and stretch it to wherever he was thinking. It was harder than she had expected. The link-stretch was incredible. It stretched for several light-years, and then she lost track of where it went, as though it traveled by itself now. she could still feel it, asking her for more power, so she obliged.

This lasted for several minutes, physically and mentally taxing on both participates. It was finally over when each heaved a great sigh and fell to the ground, breathing heavily. They were both exhausted in mind and body.

"Are you okay? Do either of you need me to get someone?" was the chorus of reactions from the nine standing-ponies in the room.

'It's a long story, but I need you to go back with the others, to Project Portal Through. Joey is here with me. Search for any papers, letters, or anything that would remotely tell you who made that portal. I am not on Earth anymore Tom.' Edaniel quickly told his friend.

'Are you crazy!? Why would I go back there?' He asked his seemingly insane friend.

'.....Fine. I'll do it for you two. How will I convince them?' Tom asked, in his mind.

"I will need to recuperate for at least a few hours first, but yes, I can." She responded.

"It is no problem. For now, we should rest. I will be able to repeat the spell soon." She stated.

"Alright. Let's rest." Edaniel said, as his two little friends burst out of his mane. The girls played with the two, small animals as Edaniel and Celestia rested.

He was still in school, so he couldn't do very much about the situation at the moment. Tom went through his usual classes, with his usual quietness. This time, though, his quietness was due to the fact that he was deep in thought. He finished school in two hours, and was on his way home.

He gathered many supplies. He grabbed paper, a feather duster, tape, an immeasurable number of pencils, a backpack, and a new change of clothes. He informed his mother that he was heading out, to play with his friends. She was happy for him, because he was getting over the loss of Edaniel. He waved her goodbye, and was on his way.

Vast Imaginations

by Multitraveler

A new life. Same old friends