//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: The Power of Portals // by Flames173 //------------------------------// As I lifted my head off my cloud, I stared into the sun. My eyes stung from the brightness the ball of fire gave off. "Hey, hey Jodi wake up." I said, poking Jodi's sleeping body. "Five more minutes mom." she mumbled. "JODI!" "What?" She lifted her head and yawned. "Should we go check on Luke and Fred?" "Oh, sure, just let me put on my make-up." She pushed herself up onto her back legs. "Uh, Jodi." She took a step and plummeted to the ground. "JODI?!?!" "Ha, tricked you." she said, flying up from her death fall. "Don't do that jerk." I shoved her lightly then joined her flight. "So, I go check on Fred and you check Luke?" she asked. "Sure, but if the free hotel thing repeats with Fluttershy, beat him up for me, twice." "All right, wait, what hotel thing?" I whispered it in her ear. "Oh yeah, don't worry, he'll be in the hospital and no pony will be able to tell the difference between his face and his butt." "Are you thinking about his butt?" "Maybe." She tried to stop a smile, then ran to Fluttershy's cottage when she failed. "Hah, oh Jodi, you're so silly." I started making my way to Twilight's tree. *** "Luke, hey Luke, you here buddy?" I asked, opening the door slowly. "Yes, I'm here, and I am fully awake, why would you make such an inquiry?" he asked. "Umm, what?" "I'm sorry, I forgot you are simple minded, I shall use small words. Yes, I'm here and awake, why do you ask?" My jaw dropped at how smart he was acting. "Uhh, I just came to check on you. Are you all right?" "Yes yes, quite so, I spent all last night going through Twilight's ancient tomes. Many of them are worthless writing, others are very stimulating stories." "I'll just come back later, after you aren't so, smart." "Wait, Joe, I have fixed our dilemma." I stared at him dumbly. "I have created a portal back to Earth." I ran up and hugged him. "Thank you so much man, I love you, but, not like that." "So, shall we gather our friends and go back? I suggest you make haste, as the portal is unstable and could collapse at any second." "Yes, let's do that." I opened the door and gestured for him to go first. "So, where are they?" "Follow me." I sprinted to Fluttershy's house. Luke followed, barely keeping up. *** "JODI, FRED!" I shouted, bursting through the door. "They went around back." Fluttershy said. "Oh, thanks." I ran to the back of the house while Luke and Fluttershy talked. "JODI, FRED!" I shouted at the two, who were feeding the bear. "What, Joe?" Fred panicked and the bear bit his hoof. "OWW HOLY SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS" He kicked the bear's shin and he released. "What is it?" he asked angrily. "Luke, portal, smart, books, magic." I couldn't say everything I wanted to at once. "Ahem, I have read several ancient tomes and gained many intelligence points, then I used my magic and created our salvation, the way home." Luke explained. "Ok, I didn't understand half of that, but take us there now." Fred demanded. "Follow me." "No, follow me!" I said then I sprinted back to the tree. *** "Jodi and gentlemen, I present to you, the portal home!" Luke said. "Thank you God." Fred walked through the portal, it quivered when he went through. "It feels good to be able to walk on two legs again." "Hurry, the portal will close any second." Luke said as he walked through, I followed him. "Come on Jodi, you have to come now, this may be our only chance." I said. "Well, the truth is, I kinda like it here." She said, then she backed up, too far for me to grab her and pull her through. I went back into Equestria. "Come on Jodi, please go through with me, I'll do anything for you. Please." "No, I want to stay here." I talked to Jodi some more, trying to convince her to go through with me, when the portal vanished. "Well, I guess we're stuck here, happy?" I asked her, then stomped off. "I'm sorry Joe." she said more, but in a whisper so I didn't hear it.