Walking down the street, Twilight Sparkle left her house on Forsworn Drive. Today was just like every other day: calm, slight wind, clouds in the sky. She really didn't want to go to work, but how else will she pay her bills? Her job was in the southern part of town, inside the factory district. She worked as the executive producer to a company that produced everyday household items, such as couches and tables.
Pegasi flew overhead, most likely getting the weather ready for the day. The flock of Pegasi were headed by a cyan pony with rainbow mane and tail. Twilight could tell the rainbow pony was holding back to let the other ponies catch up to her. Something about this pony was special, but she didn't know why. She felt as if she should know this pony, but the rainbow Pegasus was a complete stranger to her. Either way, Twilight's job was up ahead. Time to get her head out of the clouds.
Rainbow Dash flew overhead the city, admiring the layout and complexity of it all. She looked behind her and sighed. The other Pegasi in the weather team had fallen behind, again. She slowed her pace and let the ponies catch up. Honestly, she wished that they weren't so slow. As she waited, she examined the city again, but this time, looking at the ponies walking on the streets. One pony in particular stuck out for some reason. It was a purple unicorn, walking to the factory district. She knew this pony. She knew she knew. Rainbow Dash tried to place her hoof on it, but the other Pegasi had already caught up, and were getting ahead of her.
"Yo, RD!" One of the Pegasi said, this one had a brown coat and white mane and tail. His cutie mark was a cloud. "You coming or what?"
"Wha?" Snapping out of her day dream, Rainbow Dash looked ahead of her. The others were waiting on her. "Oh, yeah. I'm coming." As she caught up with the rest of the weather team, a pink pony passed by, heading towards the diner.
Pinkie Pie trotted down the road to the Taste of Dream cafe where she worked. She was in a depressed mood for some odd reason, and her body wouldn't stop doing weird thing, like a burning hoof. It was funny, her cutie mark is balloons for happiness and laughter, but she wasn't happy or laughing. The whole thing just seem... unreal. As she entered the cafe, she bumped into a white unicorn with an excellent purple mane. The mare stumbled, spilling some of her espresso.
"My bad." Pinkie said to the pony, and went inside.
"No problem, my dear." Rarity replied, sipping her espresso. The pink pony left inside the coffee shop. Rarity couldn't shake the feeling that she knew this pony. She did seem familiar. "Oh well."
Leaving the diner, Rarity headed towards her home. Unlike most ponies in a time like this, she had the ability to stay home to do housemare stuff. Her husband worked for the royal castle, giving them the luxury of life. Although, now that she thought about it, her husband, Hoity Toity, seem more of a stranger to her than that of the pink pony. Right now, Hoity Toity was probably consulting with the king about some royal stuff she didn't really care about.
As if by a moment of déjà vu, this other random pony caught her eye. This one had an orange-ish coat and blonde mane and tail. She wore a cowboy hat. She was as much of a strange as the pink pony who bumped into her, but yet, she felt as if she knew, or should know, this mare. This day was getting quite strange.
Applejack crossed the street, heading off to foalsit the foals of the Cakes, her most frequent customers. The day was nice. Maybe she'll take the foals to the park today. Applejack admired the cloud work of the Pegasi. They made such a difficult of cordination and planning seem as if it were as simple as watching two adorable foals. Truth be told, as much as she admired the weather ponies, she wouldn't want her life any other way. As she looked at the Pegasi, one Pegasus stood out to her. This one had a cyan coat, and rainbow streaked mane and tail. She knew not why this pony stuck out, but she did.
"Oh well," Applejack said to herself, "Cup and Carrot Cake are probably waiting on me to arrive." She set off to the Cake house.
Emerging from an alleyway, Fluttershy poked her head out to see if the orange pony was still there. She was, and Fluttershy retreated back into the darkness of the alley. The day had just begun, but she had already gotten the feeling of knowing five strangers. She didn't like it, and it scared.
She had always been easily scared. The smallest things could scare her even if they weren't scary. This feeling was uneasy, and it scared her how she felt as if she should know these ponies. She knew the only thing she could do is hide from the five ponies as to not get scared. This alley will work just fine for now, but if she stayed here too long, the darkness will inevitably scare her just as much as the strange ponies.
"Yes." The voice spoke, this time taking the form of a unicorn, dressed regally in purple and deep night blue silver armor. "Everything is working. Celestia," He called out to his servant, "Please bring me another coffee, extra cream."
"Yes sir."