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// Chapter 2 
// Story: The "Twilight" Zone 
// by Thatonepony9495 
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The “Twilight” Zone
Created by: 
Thatoneguy9495
DarkMephiles
Ben_is_not_dead_yet

Ch. 2

As they all left the closet, they moved near Rainbow Dash, who proceeded to float to the ground. She still had a brave look in her eyes. I just stood there, closing the closet behind me. I looked over at Hunter. He was just now getting up. Ben came over next to me. The silence in the room made the situation even more intense than it already was. Just then the pink pony bounced toward Hunter as he steadied himself.
She started talking really fast. “Hey! What’s your name? My name’s Pinkie Pie, I’ve never seen you before! I don’t even know what you are. Ooh! I know! Let’s have a party! Celebrating something new I found!” As Pinkie turned around to grab her party cannon, she turned around completely and kept looking for it.
“Oh no! Where’s my cannon! I can’t have a party without my party cannon!” I walk over to her, and I noticed her hair was starting to deflate slowly.
“Um…Pinkie? You’re not a cartoon anymore. None of your usual Pinkie Physics are going to work.” I kneel down and put my hand on her head. The mane was soft and squishy like cotton candy.
That seemed to make her more depressed. Hunter came over and thought of an idea.
“Why can’t we just have the party later? First we need to find out why and how you got here.” That seemed to cheer Pinkie up a bit. Twilight Sparkle spoke up, still sitting by Rainbow Dash. “Where are we? Are we still in Equestria? And why do we look so…different?
Ben started explaining, “Well…no. You are not in Equestria anymore. You’re in a place called America.” I noticed what he was saying and added on to it.
“Yea, and you guys are from a T.V. show called My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Do you want me to show you?”
Every one of the ponies wanted to know how the three of us knew them so well, so I took everyone into the den. As we were walking, I noticed the ponies were looking around, amazed at all the wonder of our house. As we got into the room, Hunter and Ben went over to the couch while I motioned for the ponies to sit in front of the T.V. When I went to turn around to turn on the media player, I did a double take at the ponies. I counted them up, and noticed that Fluttershy was missing. I left the room, listening to Ben and Hunter trying to explain all the unfamiliar stuff to them.
As I enter the living room, I feel something hit my leg. I look down and see that Applejack followed me.
“What are you doing following me, Applejack?”
“I don’t know. I just don’t seem that interested in all those gizmos and gadgets. I’m a farm mare at heart and I’m proud of it. And you can call me AJ.”
I start looking around the room. “Okay. Um... why are you so friendly to me so soon?”
She gives the carpet a little kick. “Well, I don’t know. It’s just something about how you handled the situation when we first got here.”
“Thanks, AJ.” I kneel down next to the couch and check under it. I hear a little squeak coming from under the coffee table next to me. I turn my head from the couch, look under the table, and see Fluttershy rolled up tightly in a ball, scared to death. Applejack lies down to her level and nudges her with her muzzle. Fluttershy just rolls up tighter.
“Oh come on, Sugarcube. There ain’t nothin’ ta be afraid of. These are nice...uh...whatever they are.” Applejack nudged Fluttershy again. I slowly reached for her mane. I touched it, feel her flinch, but proceed to run the hair through my fingers. It’s hard thinking of a word to describe something so beautiful, but that’s what her hair felt like.
The more I pet her hair, the more I could feel her body start to relax. I was able to coax her out from under the table so AJ could help her up. We were going to head back to the den, but I heard something crash on the floor from the kitchen, so I picked up the dazed Fluttershy and started running. Well, running to the best of my ability with a waist-high pony under my arm. I’m sure she didn’t appreciate all the bouncing.
When we got to the kitchen, I see Ben putting straws into cups and bowls full of Kool-aid. Wait...Kool-aid? I set Fluttershy down on the floor and she takes a seat next to AJ who is already sipping her drink with great interest. Hunter finishes cleaning up the broken glass and sits back in his seat next to Twilight and Rainbow Dash. I quickly pull Ben to the side.
“Ben! Are you crazy? Do you know how much sugar is in this stuff?” Ben looked at me in a daze until something finally clicked in his brain.
“Oh crap. Pinkie Pie’s already on her third cup. Sorry about that... They said they were thirsty while we were waiting for you to come back and start the episode. We only have Kool-aid, and you know how bad the water is around here.”
That was true. The water was really bad. When we first moved here, Hunter was getting tired from getting his stuff moved in. He got a glass of water straight from the tap. When he took a sip, he pretty much puked all over the sink and said it tasted like a rainbow cupcake. I don’t know how he knew what those tasted like, but now we only use the water for other stuff like laundry and watering the lawn. Now for the Kool-aid, I hear you ask, we use bottled water from the store. I have yet to get one of those containers that filter the water by itself. 
I go over and lean on the island in the middle of the kitchen. “So, Twilight, how did you all end up here?” Twilight looked up from her drink. I glance over at Pinkie Pie. I can see the buzz in her eyes starting to form. I look back at Twilight who then proceeds to explain what happened.
“Okay, I don’t know how or why we ended up in this place in particular, but I do know where we were supposed to go and why.” She adjusted in her seat, making it look like she was going to be talking for a while. She then cleared her throat. “To start, I was just about to go to the Quills and Sofas store to get more quills. When I got to the Mane Square, Princess Celestia made a surprise visit to Ponyville to tell the town about a special event coming up, The Whinnyinapolis 500. It was supposed to happen in a faraway place on the outskirts of Equestria. I had no idea where it was. Even if I did, my magic wouldn’t be strong enough to take all six of us that far. The Princess said she would be able to do it, but it would be dangerous, and she had only done it once before. Everything was in place and she said she already had arrangements for us to stay there for a little bit after to check out the new city. When everyone was ready, the princess prepared her spell, lit up her horn and a flash of light appeared. But I saw something wrong right before the flash. There was a dark blue mist that got in the way of the spell at the last second. The next thing I know, we’re scrambling to hide from the unfamiliar monsters coming through the front door. This blue mist must have been the cause of why we are here. Oh...I’m worried about what’s going to happen to the princess.”
Hunter got up and grabbed all the bowls and cups. Ben got up to help him. I pondered the situation a bit. I ask Twilight, “So, basically, what you are saying is, the princess didn’t really mess up on her spell, something just got in the way, and now you’re in this dimension, did I get that right?”
“Yes, I think so. Now we need to find a way to get back to our dimension. The problem is, I have no idea where to start and I don’t have any of my books to help me.”
“We can worry about that later. For now, let’s head back into the den and watch one of the episodes.”
Hunter takes everyone back to the room. When they all get settled, I notice that they are sitting in the same formation as they did in the kitchen. Twilight and Dash next to Hunter, Pinkie and Rarity next to Ben, and when I sit down on my side of the couch, Fluttershy and AJ huddle next to me. I look around for the remote, and I see it over by the TV. Everyone, including me, looked too comfortable to get it, so I had an idea.
“Hey, Twilight? Can you use your magic to get me the remote? It’s that long thing with all the buttons on it.” Twilight looked over at me and nodded her head. I look over at Ben and Hunter. “So guys, what would be the best episode for them to watch?”
Hunter only had to think for two seconds before he came up with an answer. “What about the episode where they first meet Zecora?” Ben thought about it for a second. “Nah, let’s watch the one with Trixie.”
Every one of the ponies shook their heads with disgust. Twilight, still concentrating on the remote, looked like she didn’t want to relive that memory. I thought of a good one. “Why not just the Gala episode?”
That must’ve been the episode of choice because everyone seemed to get a happy shine in their eyes. Pinkie’s eyes had the most, though, because of that buzz she was on. I notice that the remote wasn’t next to me yet.
“Um...Twilight? Is there something wrong?” I say, looking at her, then looking at where the remote was still sitting. She looks discouraged, concentrating on focusing her magic into her horn, but nothing is happening.
“I...I can’t...use my magic! Why isn’t anything happening?” Twilight looks totally freaked out. I try to explain things to her, because I think I know what’s going on, but Hunter starts saying it first.
“It’s probably because, in our dimension, magic isn’t real. Moving stuff without touching it in any way is completely impossible. The same thing goes for any other spell you know you can do, it just won’t happen. The same thing goes for you too, Rarity.”
Rarity tries to move a pillow, but the same thing happens. Nothing. So everyone just sits there. Since Twilight can’t use her magic, and Rarity can’t either, how are they going to get home? I get up and get the remote. I sit back down and turn on the TV. I also turn on the media player with my external hard drive hooked up to it. I look for the episode, find it, and push play.