//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Meet Leanne // Story: The Fire and Friendship Chronicles Book 1 // by Darkkness //------------------------------// The Fire and Friendship Chronicles: Book 1 Chapter 1: Meet Leanne Equstria, Ponyville, Sweet Apple Acres, 5AM “COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!!!” A rooster was perched on the fence surrounding what appeared to be an apple orchard singing its song which in chain set off a female Collie which was quietly resting in her master’s bedroom. “BARK! BARK!” As the dog continued yapping, her master, an orange pony with a yellow mane and tail woke up. “Gosh darn… Winona! Down girl!” The pony shouted to the dog who looked at her master and obediently sat down. The pony looked out of her window to find it was raining and unlike most rainy days, this rain appeared to bring a good message with it. “Applejack!” The pony responded to her name and walked to her door. “I’m comin’! Hold yer hooves!” Applejack shouted to the one on the outside of the door. As she opened the door she saw her little sister standing with a frowning face. “It’s raining today sis, yer not seriously gonna go apple buckin’ are ya?” As much as she didn’t want to go in the rain, Applejack knew this was the day of the year when the apples were at their ripest. “I’m sorry Applebloom, but ah have to, you know this is the day of the year when the apples are at their ripest. Ah promise ah won’t take too long though.” Applejack knew she would most likely catch a cold but business first and wellbeing later. “All right, but you better be quick.” Applebloom sighed and walked to somewhere else in the apple family household. “Well Applejack, may as well get a move on.” Applejack said as she put on her favorite Stetson. As Applejack walked outside into the rain, she saw that the actual town of Ponyville was sunny and not a single cloud was in the sky. She silently cursed her friend Rainbow Dash for most likely pulling a prank on her. Little did she know that this was not a prank. No, This would be something that would change Equestria and especially Ponyville forever. Let’s move onto a different scene in a different place shall we? Earth, Australia, An Outback Town, 5AM As the sun rose over the Outback lands of the Northern Territory, a red ship was flying overhead. A young female mechanic saw the plane fly over the old tin repair shop and grabbed her bag. She had dirty brown hair in a ponytail, a dark blue cap twisted backwards on her head, Denim overalls covering a grey shirt, yellow gloves and black steel toed shoes. As she ran towards to the direction of the plane, she thought about how her life would change forever. Flash back: About a week ago As a lone figure in a hoodie with rolled up sleeves approached the repair shop, the girl looked at the figure and smiled. “G’day mate! What can I do for ya?” The Sheila asked the figure. The Figure lifted the hood off of his head to show his face. It wasn't a bad face and the glasses he wore made him look better. Even though the wind was blowing hard, the figure’s hair was at a standstill in its spiked to the right position. As the figure looked at the mechanic, she noticed he had a sword strapped to his waist. The figure reached out of his pocket and pulled out a small cube which looked like a rubix cube only it was made out of some sort of gem. “I was wondering if you had time to solve a puzzle. I know a lot about you Leanne Patterson, and I know that you have the knowledge to figure out the puzzle of this cube.” Leanne blinked and wondered how this boy who appeared to be the same age as herself knew so much about her. “Before I do this, tell me how you know about me. And who the hell you are.” Leanne said as she took the cube. “All right. My name is Sparro McGraw and I am trying to find a dimension gate.” “A Dimension what?” “A Dimension gate is a portal created by the ancient people of Earth. Believe it or not, before Dinosaurs or Cavemen, there were Humans living on Earth who had technology that would put ours to shame. One day, a space time scientist figured out a way to travel between dimensions and time itself. All around the planet, the people built the Dimension Gates and traveled to strange new worlds where they built Dimension Gates to travel freely from the worlds. Only two Dimension Gates could be connected and this cube can show us where one is.” “Where does it lead?” Leanne asked with curiosity in her eyes. “Before you ask that question, do you watch any shows around 5PM every night?” “Yes?” “What show do you watch?” Leanne pondered on the question as she didn’t want to tell a complete stranger what she did on a daily basis but figured it couldn’t hurt. “Don’t hate on me, but My Little Pony. Why do you ask?” “Because you just answered your own question.” “Wait… WHAT?!” Leanne shouted as her eyes tried to escape their bone prison. “Yep, The land of Equestria. Would you try and solve the cube now? And no, it is not a Rubix cube so don’t try and twist it.” Leanne looked at the cube in her trembling hands. She studied the cube but she still had one more question on her mind. “What makes you think that I can solve it? I mean, I’m just your regular mechanic.” “Because you’re the daughter of the scientist. And you are my twin sister.” Leanne looked shocked, surprised, and anything but sad. “B-but, h-h-how?” “Allow me to explain. As I told you the scientist or our father lived before any of the other humans on this planet did and had discovered time travel. Being the smart man he was, he spotted several giant meteorites which not only threatened his city, but the entire world. He predicted this to be the end of his people and tried to warn every one of his discovery but no one believed him so he and his children fled to a different time. Unfortunately he had to give the children away as he had to travel to a different planet.” “So I ended up on my ‘dad’s’ front doorstep but where did you go?” “In a completely different world in an orphanage. Me and My friend got adopted by the same parents and were raised until one day when I was… reborn, is appropriate. That is also why my new body can’t activate the cube. Not the same DNA.” “So you didn’t always look like you?” “No, It’s just I’m not fully human now. If you want to help me find our father, in a week a red plane should fly above this shop. Follow it and meet with me. This should give you enough time to figure out the cube’s secrets.” Sparro said as he walked out of the shop. “But how will I know when I have-“ She was stopped by Sparro spreading a pair of Pegasus wings and a pair of Dragon wings from his back and flew into the sky. “-Finished it…” As Leanne followed the plane over the outback desert, she was surprised to see it land in the middle of nowhere and she quickly caught up. Checking that the cube was still in her bag, she put on her sunglasses and looked at the giant red machine. Everything about the plane seemed perfect and as the cock-pit opened up she saw the blonde boy except this time he also had a pair of white Beats around his neck. As he jumped out of the cockpit, Leanne saw that he was not alone, He was talking with what looked like a male his age, with a blue tank top, trousers of the same shade of blue, a cap sporting the same color, grey gloves and a golden sword with a silver handle and hilt. “Hey! Leanne! Come over here!” Sparro waved as he saw the mechanic. Leanne quickly approached her brother and the newcomer. “Are you going to tell me that I have yet another brother?” Leanne asked with humor in her voice. Sparro chuckled as he heard this. “No, but this is one of my many creations. He is my Functional. Robotic. Extermination. Device. Or you can just call him Fred.” “Hello.” Leanne studied the robot and tried to make sure this wasn't some sort of prank. She then grabbed her wrench out of her bag and tapped Fred on the stomach and heard a distinct clang of metal. “Blimey, he is a robot. But he looks so much like a human.” “So you think he’s sort of like me?” “Are you sayin’ that you’re a robot mate?” “Technorganic, not quite robot but not fully human either. Now to the matter at hand, I did some research about the Dimension gate and going through it has some strange and albeit cool side effects.” “Such as?” “We will get turned into ponies.” At which Fred started laughing… hard. “He can laugh?” Leanne asked as Fred fell onto the dirt bellow them. Sparro face-palmed as he waited for Fred to calm down. “Putting an artificial brain in a robot has surprising side-effects such as emotions. Anyway, do you have the cube?” Leanne reached into her bag and pulled out the gem cube. “It’s actually protected by a special sequence of words and you’re right, it does need my DNA.” Leanne said as she put a finger on each side. “How did you come across it anyway?” “That is a long story, but you do have a right to know.” Flashback, A year ago, The Mailman as usual came and delivered the mail to Sparro’s house. Expecting it to be more bills for the many loans he had, Sparro got quite a shock when it turned out to be a parcel. “That’s weird, I haven’t ordered anything and it’s not even close to my birthday.” Sparro signed for the parcel and took the box inside. Turning his hand into a metal blade, he cut the parcel open to reveal a sack, a cube, a letter, and what appeared to be a baby tooth. “This is the strangest gift I have ever received. May as well read the letter: Dear Sparro, The world I currently reside in is about to be thrown into total chaos and you are the only one who can stop it. The evil will try and control all of the land and will not rest until it does so. The two rings and the power of the Elements opens the door to the place I call home. The tooth has the DNA of the sister you never knew you had and you have the technology to analyse it so you can find her. The sack holds the world’s currency called Bits and the cube holds the 2 rings I hold dearly, for you and your sister to use. You should know which ring belongs to you. The rest is up to you to find out, once again, a world relies on you to save it my boy. Love your Father, The Doctor.” Sparro studied the letter to make sure there was nothing fake about it. “Hey Fred!” Sparro said as he packed everything into his bag and grabbed his sword Dark Heart. “Fire up the DNA Analyzer.” “That wasn't that long.” Leanne said after hearing Sparro’s story. “I gave you the really, and I mean REALLY, abbreviated version.” “Okay… Are we gonna do this or not?” “Yes, let’s forget that distraction.” “Are you two gonna hurry it up?” Fred stated bluntly. “This isn’t time for catchup and I want to see pony Sparro.” “Shut up Fred!” Sparro shouted at his robotic partner at which Leanne uttered “Ahem!” “Right sorry, carry on.” Sparro said motioning Leanne to speak. “This is the tricky part. If I don’t do this in the right order, we can’t unlock its secret for another half hour.” As she lifts the first of her index fingers off of the cube. “Honesty.” Equestria, Ponyville, Sweet Apple Acres, As Applejack was finishing the first wing of apple trees, she heard someone say the word Honesty and the Element of Honesty appeared around her neck in a flash of light. “What the hay? There must be somethin’ crazy going on somewhere.” Suddenly a rainbow Pegasus flew into the cowpony, knocking her to the ground with the Pegasus standing on top of her. “AJ! Something crazy happened! I heard the word Loyalty and then my element appeared around my neck!” “Rainbow Dash?” “Yes AJ?” “Would you be as kind as to GET OFFA ME?” “Oops, sorry.” Rainbow said as she got off of the farm pony. “Anyway, something weird must be happening. And what’s with all of the rain? It’s not supposed to rain today.” “No doubt something to do with the appearance of the elements!” The two ponies turned around to see their friendly neighborhood Alicorn; Twilight followed by Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie who were also wearing their elements. “I’ve already sent a letter to the Princess, she should be here shortly.” As the six ponies got closer, the elements started glowing and the storm got wilder. “I just hope she gets here quickly.” Earth, Australia, In The Middle Of Nowhere, As Leanne had said Magic, the cube started glowing and opened up to reveal 2 rings. Both were golden but one had a white star and the other had a black star. Leanne then passed the cube to Sparro who took the ring with the black star and put it on his ring finger and motioned for Leanne to do the same with the ring with the white star. As Leanne put the ring on her finger, she felt a power well up inside of her. Leanne looked at Sparro with a look that said ‘Give me an explanation’. “Leanne, This is crucial. Repeat after me.” Leanne went to speak but Sparro put a finger over her mouth to silence her. “Light and Darkness,” “Light and Darkness,” Leanne repeated. “Are the hidden elements,” “Are the hidden elements,” “To saving Equestria.” “To saving Equestria.” Leanne finished at which the rings on the twins fingers forced their hands upwards to the sky. Suddenly words were forced into the twins’ heads. Leanne was enveloped in a blinding light which made a Halo appear above her head and snow white wings grew out of her back. “Light.” Pure shadows enveloped Sparro and he grabbed the sword around his waist and shoved it into where his heart was which made Leanne gasp but didn't make Fred surprised. What surprised Leanne more was a dark goo that leaked from the wound completely covering Sparro. As the goo fully covered Sparro, a 75 cm claws formed where each Sparro’s fingers would have been. As Sparro opened his eyes, they were revealed to be two giant white glowing circles and his mouth was the same. “Darkness.” As Sparro had said those words a small black hole appeared in the heart of the ruins and was expanding to massive sizes until it had enlarged into a glowing green vortex which sucked in nearly everything that was not connected or built into the ground for 100 metres, which included the trio and the giant red plane. Little did the three know that leaving Earth would change both Equestria and Earth forever.