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// Chapter 1: Landing in a strange land 
// Story: My Little Pony Mining is Magic 
// by Tirimor 
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In Ponyville there is this lavender unicorn with violet eyes. She was trotting down the path with a book she was levitating with magic.

This pony was none other then Twilight Sparkle, Celestia's faithful student, and The Element of Magic.

Trotting along with her was a light grey pegasus with spiked grey mane and tail, his eyes were silver and he had a silver chain necklace on.

His cutie mark was that of a crown, with black on one side and white on the other, his cutie mark was also the token on his necklace.

This was Tirimor, a pegasus from Fillydeplhia that moved to Ponyville a while ago.


"Twilight what kind of book are you reading?" I asked.

"it is a book on teleportation Tirimor, and not the simple kind either" she replied.

"oh you mean the kind that can teleport somepony land to land?" I asked.

"yes that kind Tirimor, I know how to do the spell of course, I am just rereading this book, one cannot be careless when it comes to magic" she said.


"yeah, especially since what happened last time...." I said rolling my eyes and chuckled.

"don't remind me" She said with a frown.

"come on Twilight, I was just kidding around, anypony could have made the same mistake" I said.

"well I am not just anypony" she replied.

"it is alright to learn from mistakes Twilight, but you have to stop looking back at the past and start looking towards the future, when it comes to that the sky's the limit" I said as I pointed my hoof into the great blue sky.

"you and your words of wisdom Tirimor" she said with a half smile.


"blame my parents Twilight, they raised me by example after all" I said as I rolled my eyes.

"well my friends are waiting for me, guess I will see you around" she said.

"hold on Twilight, are you trying to teleport yourself and your friends somewhere?, isn't that dangerous?" I asked.

"yeah, but I am going to take all safety precautions though, so you don't have to worry" she replied.

"I don't know...maybe I should come along as well, it is always a good idea to have an extra set of hooves around" I said.


"well....if you insist on going then I guess, but you better hurry and pack" she said.

"alright so it is settled then, I will get what I need and come by the libary" I said.

I then hovered using my wings and prepared to fly off.

"just remember to bring only essentials, were not going to be gone for that long" she said.

"right only the essentials, see you at the library" I said.


I went home and packed what I needed for the trip, toothbrush, sleeping bag, some fruits and vegetables, a couple of books and other items.

After I packed my saddlebags I flew to Twilight's home, which was Books and Branches, a library in Ponyville.

I was at the door when I could hear Twilight talking to her friends, so I polity knocked on the door.

Spike Answered it, and said "hey Twilight, Tirimor just showed up".

I entered the library and saw Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy all ready with their own saddlebags.


"oh my gosh Tirimor I'm so happy your coming, this is going to be fun!" Pinkie said in her own enthusiastic way.

"well somepony has to help you get out of trouble with words" I said.

"yeah right, like were going to need words to get out of it" Rainbow Dash said with confidence.

"don't be to confident Rainbow, overconfidence can get the best of anypony" I said.

"yes we know, especially since we had a fine example of it" Rarity said.


"me and Spike are packed and ready, so is everyone else ready to go?" Twilight asked.

We all pretty much nodded in response, though Fluttershy had to take two seconds longer.

"alright everyone stand by me as I cast the spell" Twilight said.

As her horn started to glow we all got close to her, and a few seconds later we were engulfed my lavender and purple colored energy.

All I could see was the energy for a few seconds, and then suddenly I was diposited into a forest by a beach.


I stood up and groaned, a bit groggy from the short ride, but everyone was accounted for.

"were in tarnation are we Twilight?" Applejack asked as she got up.

Twilight looked confused and said "I-I don't know Applejack, the spell was supposed to take us to Trottingham, but somehow we ended up here, wherever here is..."

I looked around and I was sort of confused at what I was seeing at, everything was....square.

There were no slopes in the beach it was square too, the ground was square, the trees were square, even the leaves on the trees were square!


"Twilight what is this place?" Spike asked.

"I don't know, but this wasn't supposed to happen, what could have gone wrong?" She said with a hoof to her chin in thought.

"I think we need to worry about that later Twilight, we need to figure out what this place is" I said.

"yeah this is nothing like Equestria, it is like nothing I have ever seen, everything is so....square!" Pinkie Pie said.

"hey guys look over there!" Rainbow Dash said.


We all looked and right by the edge of square grass was a book.

Then we all trotted over to it and looked at the book.

The book was a hardback that had grey leather on it, it had the words "DON'T PANIC!" printed on the front in friendly big letters.

The books title was, The Eggheads Guide To Minecraftia.

"Minecraftia....so this is what this place is called?" Applejack said as Twilight used her magic to float the book and opened it.


"in my opinion I would have named it something more fancier for an exotic place" Rarity said.

"well it doesn't look to bad at least..." Fluttershy said.

"hey Twi, anything in that book that can help?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"this book is filled with all kinds of information everypony!, from surviving your first night, to list of materials and how to get them and even crafting things!" She said with the only type of enthusiasm that somepony like her could display.

"so what is our first order of business then?" Applejack said.


Twilight scanned through the book then said, "well the first order of business is to build a shelter to hold us all in at night".

"were going to need some wood from trees, and it is so easy as hitting them to get it" she said.

We all looked at her puzzled, so we all looked at the page she read and found out it was true.


How to survive your first night in Minecraftia: So your a new adventurer are you? Well that is all good in all, but no adventurer will survive during night time without a shelter.

Making a shelter is quite easy, probably one of the most easiest things for you to do, but first what you need to do is collect wood.

Collecting wood comes in two easy steps, one: hitting the wood until it breaks, then two: going by it to collect it.


So as the book said we all selected a tree and started hitting it. Surprisingly to me the wood gave way in a few hits and went into my right hoof.

"well this is weird...how the hay does this even work Twilight?" I said.

"to put it simply is that each pony has some sort of subspace inside of them that can store thirty six things, but they can store certain things in "stacks" of sixty four" She replied.

"anything else?" I asked.

"as a matter of fact yes, their is also four "slots" that are used for armor, and a two by two "crafting area" to make simple things, like a block of wooden planks for our shelter" she explained.


"well I have heard crazy things come out of your mouth Twi, and this is the craziest, but I guess I can trust ya on this one" Applejack said as she finished with her tree.

After awhile each of us cut down five trees, well except for Rarity who only cut down one.

"I guess we got the wood thing covered now, now we just need to find a place to build" Twilight said.

We looked around, but we couldn't really find a good place to set it up, we went out of the forest and into a desert, but then we went into a plains like area with a forest by.

That is when we saw a house, but a type of house that had wheels on it with a cow pulling it, but it was resting.


"you think somepony else lives there?" Fluttershy asked nervously.

"I wouldn't doubt it, but we don't know if their friendly or not" Rainbow Dash said.

"well let's see what The Guide has to say about other ponies, well other people" she said correcting herself.


Interacting with other people: In your travels you might run into other houses or towns, this is natural since Minecraftia is a huge place!

Many people have many different jobs, some are carpenters who work on buildings, some may be chefs who cook foods, while others could be guards, blacksmiths, miners, farmers, alchemists and enchanters.

To interact with others is as simple as waving your hand and saying hello, but sometimes others do this first to you.

Many people in Minecraftia go day by day working to live, whether it be alone or in a town.

Despite this some people can be more dangerous then the monsters at night, so be wary.

That doesn't mean all people here are bad, many people in Minecraftia are good natured folk, willing to give a helping hand once in awhile.

So have a good laugh and great mining expedition with your fellow Minecraftians!


"well that was a load of help" Dash said sarcastically.

"you don't know until you try Rainbow, now let me do the talking" I said.

We all trotted up to the house's front door and I knocked on it.

Something was coming to the door, but suddenly it was kicked open, and coming out was a person.

The guy had brown hair and blue eyes with a brown goatee, he was wearing a cyan shirt with blue pants, and grey shoes.


"you monsters picked the wrong day to get on my lawn!" he shouted with his sword in both hands.

"no, no, no wait, were not monsters alright, were ponies and were lost" I said.

He looked a bit surprised but kept his guard up, everyone behind me was scared except Rainbow Dash, who Fluttershy was hiding behind.

"talking ponies?, now that's a new one I haven't heard, but why should I trust you?" he said with his sword by my face.

"because we would not lie, this is our first night in this strange world, we know little about and we need help" I said.


"but why should I?, you eight don't look like your carrying anything of my interest" he said.

"please sir, we come from another dimension and until we find a way to get back we have to survive, if we don't find a place to build soon we won't last long during the night" Twilight pleaded.

Fluttershy was staring at the guy now with her adorable eyes and face.

"well....alright, I guess you can set up behind me, but let me help" he said.

"thank you kind stranger, you honor us with your kindness" I said.


"yeah, don't mention it, the name is Steve and you eight are?" he asked.

"my name is Tirimor, this is Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity" I said indicating each.

"well let's get started then, time is a wasting, you guys got any wood on you?" he asked.

"yes we do, we got loads of it in a forest area before we got here" I said.

"alright let me see it" he said.


We all looked at him puzzled.

"we don't really know how to take it out" I said.

"oh that is actually simple, just will yourself to let the wood fall on the floor" he said.

We did as we were told and all of the wooden cubes came falling out onto the floor.

"Well I see you eight got enough wood here to build a house like mine and then some to make tools and a door, I'll supply you with some glass, I got enough of that" Steve said.


So we all started making the house, with Steve's supervision we learned how to turn the wood into planks of wood.

Then using our small crafting table to make a crafting table block which gave us nine squares.

He made the wheels of the house while we worked on the walls, I put up the door while Twilight used her magic to place the glass in.

Soon we had a house just like Steve's,mobile and ready to go anywhere.

"well that is a good house to start out with, I put in some chests and a bed for each of you" Steve said.


"Thanks Steve, we couldn't have done it without ya" Applejack said.

"don't mention it, it is going to get dark soon, you should head inside" he said.

"Steve, you wouldn't mind us traveling around with you right? Even with that book we found we should have experience" I said.

"hmmmmmmm he said in thought, hand to his chin.

"well they don't look dangerous, but it could be a trick. I don't really trust them, but their eyes show their sincere" he thought.

"I guess, it has been getting boring with just me and Enderbro anyways" he said.

"who is Enderbro?" Spike asked.

"Enderbro is a friend of mine, he is a friendly Endermen, we have been bros for a long time" He said to Spike.


"bro?, I have never heard of the word bro before" Twilight said puzzled.

"it is a term guys use as a short word for friend" He explained.

"well anyways the sun is almost gone we should head inside" I said.

We said goodnight to Steve and went inside, though we did see Steve hook our mobile house up to his before he went inside his.


The house was pretty basic, with wooden walls and ceiling with a few glowing blocks in the corners and middle with grey carpet.

Though each bed had the colors of it's owners with their cutie mark, except for Spikes which has a green flame.

At the foot of each bed was a chest, but in the middle was four furnaces with two crafting tables.

"wow this place looks good" I said.

"hmmm, yes quite, but it needs a mares touch" Rarity said.


"I can't wait to throw a party in here!" Pinkie Pie said.

"that is if we ever find a way to make items like that" I said.

"I am just going to stay up a bit and get some reading done" Twilight said.

"I don't think that would be a good idea Twilight, especially since we need our strength tomorrow" I said.

We saw something several feet away from our house, so we peered through the glass.


The thing was green, with four legs and a face that was frowning.

"Twilight what does the book say?" I said.

"hold on, hold on I am getting to the page" she said.

She got to it and we all looked over to read it.


Creepers: Creepers are a notorious type of monster,it acts like a suicide bomber and blows up near anything hostile.

Creepers are known for their signature "SSSSssssssSSSSSsssss" they make before detonation, which has been known to kill an unarmored adventurer easily.

The good thing about creepers is like all monsters, only come out at night, but unlike Zombies and Skelitons they are immune to being burned by the sun's light.

Creepers like other monsters can also be found in ravines, caves, and underground mines.

There are several ways to deal with a Creeper, smart adventurers use a bow and a few arrows to destroy them, while others who are bold enough and have protection can repeatedly charge attack one to slay it.

Once said Creeper is defeated, it drops gunpowder, an ingredient that is used along with sand to make TNT.

Remember that Creepers footsteps are silent unless they fall onto a block, so be vary aware.


Fluttershy practically stopped reading after the beginning and hid her eyes with her hooves.

"well that was unsettling...." I said.

"how can this species survive if it's main goal is to do harm by self detonation?" Twilight pondered.

"Well I don't want to find out I just want it gone" Dash said.

"might as well check out the rest, we need to know what is out there" Twilight said.


Zombies: Zombies are a mindless bunch, always rushing at adventurers without knowing were their going.

Zombies moan and groan alot so you can easily tell if one is right by.

Zombies are slow, and only really attack up close, so using a bow can kill it, but a few swings with an iron sword can too.

They come out at night like any other monster, but the sun's light causes them to burn until they die.

Slaying a zombie drops rotten flesh, which can be eaten, but will cause hunger faster.


Twilight then went over to the Skeleton Page.


Skeletons: Skeletons are slightly stronger then Zombies, but only use a bow and arrow to fight.

Skeletons can be heard because of the clanking of their bones.

Dispatching a skeleton from afar is best, but if one can dodge their arrows a few sword swings can slay them.

Like Zombies, Skeletons burn because of the sun's light and will continue to do so until dead.

Some Skeletons are known to ride on the backs of Spiders, making the duo dangerous due to range and quick melee attacks.

Skeletons drop arrows for bows, and bones for bone meal and taming wolves.


"well at least those two we don't have to worry on the surface" I said.

"we might as well head to bed, the lights will keep us safe" Twilight said.

"the sooner we sleep, the more energized we will be in the mournin" Applejack said as she went under the covers.

I trotted over and layed my saddlebags by my bed, I then went under the covers and layed my head down.

Everyone else did the same, but Twilight was still awake writing something by the time I slept.



Dear, Princess Celestia,


Today me and my friends were transported to a strange land were everything terrian wise was square.

We also met a being named Steve, and learned a valuable lesson in friendship.

We realzed today not all dimentsions have ponies in it, but humans.

However, just because someone looks different from you and acts different from you doesn't mean you can't be friends.

Friends are friends, no matter what they look like and how they act.

Also that a little bit of kindness can go along way.

I hope and look forward to finding other things in friendship we could learn from Steve and this land called Minecraftia.


Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle