//------------------------------// // Life 1: Welcome to Ponyville - Part 2 // Story: Ponyville DxD // by Naughty_Ranko //------------------------------// Part 2 I, Hyoudou Issei, am riding my bike through the night. I've just finished a visit with one of my regular customers and am now on my way back home. The reason I show up via bike, whenever I'm being summoned, is because my devil powers are rather weak, so I can't use teleportation magic. But most of my regulars have gotten used to that by now. I have a huge, dumb grin on my face. Coming home is the best, since Sirzechs-sama has decreed that all female Occult Research Club members must live at my house. Recently Buchou and Asia have gotten more aggressive as well. They were even wearing nude aprons! I raise one fist to the night sky. “Peace and Oppai are the best!” Suddenly my cellphone rings and I stop. There's a text from Buchou. “Ise. Come to the clubroom as soon as possible,” it reads simply. I hang my head. I was looking forward to eating a dinner prepared by Buchou and Asia. But it looks like that's out now. A meeting at this time of night usually means only one thing. There's a stray devil somewhere and we need to hunt them down. I wish they'd just leave us alone. How can I enjoy my lifestyle with all the girls and deepen my relationship with Buchou, if we're fighting all the time? Well, there's no way I can ignore a summoning from my master, so I take a left and head towards Kuoh Academy. The school gates are closed, when I arrive, obviously. So I park my bike and climb over the wall. Then I walk to the old school building, where the clubroom of the Occult Research Club is located. Although we do regular club activities as well, it's mostly a front to gather Rias Gremory's servants in one place. There's also another group of demons at this school, that would be the Student Council, Souna Sitri and her servants. A pretty boy with blonde hair greets me cheerfully at the entrance of the old school building. “Yo, Ise! You're the last one to arrive.” “That's because everyone besides me can just use the magic circle,” I grumble. We enter and walk through the dark hallway towards the clubroom. “Send me a text next time. I can come and pick you up.” “I refuse.” He's already got better looks than me and is more popular with all the girls. No way am I gonna sink to that level of asking him for help. Pretty boys are my natural enemy! … Though I've come to consider Kiba a comrade and somewhat of a friend, since he is also Buchou's servant. “So what's going on? Do you know?” “I only know that Sensei called in via magic circle a while ago and wanted all of us to gather together.” Azazel-sensei. Damn that Fallen Angel Governor. He simply waltzed in after the peace conference and took over as the Occult Research Club's advisor. He even got a job as a teacher here. Buchou protested at first, but since the order came down from Sirzechs-sama himself, she couldn't refuse. Though I suppose it's not a bad thing to have someone with so much freaky knowledge about Sacred Gears on our side and he did help in Gasper's training. When we enter the clubroom, everyone else is already there. Buchou is sitting at her desk, tapping her fingers on the wood irritably. Guess Sensei hit her out of the blue with calling us here. Everyone including me is wearing their Kuoh Academy school uniforms. It's sort of become our usual uniform, even while on devil business. I sit down on the couch. The atmosphere is unusually tense. Then someone places a cup of tea in front of me. “Ah, thank you, Akeno-san.” The Japanese beauty with black hair smiles at me. “Ufufu. I thought you might be thirsty, after coming all the way here by bike.” I hang my head. I know. I'm just an idiot who can't use his demonic powers well. Even Asia and Xenovia, who have joined after me, can use them. Akeno-san sits down next to me and clings to my arm. “A-Akeno-san … O-oppai … “ I stutter, because her large breasts are pressed against my arm. This fleshy sensation is sending shockwaves through my brain. Buchou stands up abruptly and walks over to us. “Akeno, don't you think you're pushing it?” she asks. “Arara, Rias. I'm just bonding with my cute kouhai through skinship.” Oh crap, Akeno-san has her S-face on. Are they gonna start fighting again? Last time they did that, they almost destroyed the school's pool area. Buchou glares at her and then sits down on my other side, grabbing onto my arm. “Ise is mine. I'm not sharing him with you.” They start pulling me back and forth between them. I can feel both their soft and large oppai on each of my arms. I'm trapped between the two great Onee-sama of the school! This is heaven. I can feel a nosebleed coming on. Suddenly something hits me on the forehead. “Ouch.” Was that a piece of candy? “No perverted thoughts allowed,” Koneko-chan says flatly. My thoughts must have showed on my face again. She's pretty scary when angry, but with her small frame and cat hair clip in her silver hair, she's also kinda cute. At least she didn't punch me. Does that mean she's warming up to me? I look over at Asia, who is watching Buchou, Akeno-san and me with teary eyes. “Ise-san.” Please don't cry, Asia! I wonder what she would say, if I offered her a seat on my lap? That's right, if I want to make my dream of becoming a Harem-King come true, I must have a blonde bishoujo sit on my lap at least once! Xenovia is biting her thumbnail. “Tch, how am I gonna make babies with Ise, if I can't be alone with him?” Just then a magic circle appears on the table in front of us and a small image of Azazel-sensei appears. “Yo! You guys look as lively as ever.” “Azazel, why have you called us here? More importantly, where have you been? Weren't you supposed to develop our abilities with the Sacred Gears?” Buchou seems pissed. But Sensei just waves her off. “That's why I'm here. I've lined up a practice match for you. It'll take place in one week.” Buchou blinks. “Why am I only hearing about this now?” “Sirzechs wanted to surprise you.” She sighs. “Onii-san.” “Well, that's how it is. I'm in another world right now. I'm gonna teleport you over here to meet the competition and then we'll have one week to train.” I cut in. “Wait a minute! Our summer break is just beginning and you want us to go to some other world? I won't allow that!” Summer break is sacred! It's the time a guy can lose his virginity! And with the way things are going I may actually have the chance to do that this year. I'm not gonna let this get ruined by that shitty Governor! “Hm,” Sensei closes his eyes. “I thought you might feel that way. But consider this … “ He then raises a finger and grins at me. “The other team almost exclusively consists of beautiful females and all of them are single.” My brain freezes for a moment. I didn't know a single sentence could bring forth such a wealth of emotions. I stand up straight and raise my hand up high. “Yes! Let's go to the other world! I wanna see it!” While Sensei is chuckling, Buchou just groans and rubs her temples. “Ise.” Eventually she stands up as well. “Very well. It's probably not a bad idea to have a practice match before the Tournament of Young Devils starts.” I haven't heard about this before. Is there an upcoming event like that? Either way we're all set to go, or are we? “Where's Gasper?” I ask, looking around. “Here,” Koneko-chan says. She's holding a cardboard box in her arms. “Hiiii! I don't wanna goooo!” a shrill voice comes from inside the box. Poor Gasper. This guy doesn't like to go outside. Until recently he hasn't even left the old school building. When I first heard there was a vampire in our group, I never thought it would be a cross-dressing shut-in. It feels like part of my manliness is dying whenever I admit it, but he does look cute in a girl's uniform. A red transportation circle appears under our feet and the world goes white for a second. When I open my eyes, it looks like I'm standing in some sort of library. Sirzechs-sama, Michael-sama and Azazel-sensei are already here. As I look over at everyone else … “EEEHHH??? What the hell is this?” There are pastel-coloured horses there. Some have wings and some others horns. What is going on here? The biggest horse takes a step towards us. “Welcome to Equestria, everyone. I am Princess Celestia, the ruler of this place.” “My, this is a surprise,” Akeno-san says, though she doesn't really act surprised. I on the other hand am. A horse just greeted us! More importantly, though. “Azazel! You said there would be pretty girls here!” He looks away and scratches his cheek. “I said no such thing. I only said the opponent would be almost exclusively female.” That bastard! No wonder he's the leader of the Fallen Angels. “They're fucking horses!” “How rude,” the white unicorn comments. “Do all humans have such bad manners? We're right here, you know? And we prefer the term ponies.” “It's alright, isn't it?” Azazel says. “They're stronger than they look. Though I suppose you won't be able to use that technique of yours.” When I realize what he means, I sink to my knees. “No way! My super secret special move will be useless!” They don't have oppai for me to imagine and they don't wear clothes! While I fall into silent despair, Koneko-chan pokes me in the shoulder to get some kind of response. “I think we broke Ise-senpai.” “What kind of technique is this?” the purple pony asks, intrigued. Azazel-sensei answers her. “Well, this guy created a move that can destroy women's clothing. He calls it Dress Break.” Just then I can feel a heavy pressure in the room. The white unicorn is watching me and her horn is glowing. She's actually giving off a strong killing intent. “I'll destroy him!” The orange pony is trying to hold her back, but she keeps getting pushed forward by her. “Calm down, Rarity! Somepony wanna give me a hoof here?” The blue mare with the rainbow mane tries to hold her back as well, but the unicorn still looks furious. “Did you hear what that man said? He destroys clothes! It's vile! It's barbaric! It's a crime against fashion!” She's pretty scary, I have to admit. She could probably hurt me pretty bad, if she poked me with that horn. Akeno-san is chuckling next to me. “Ufufu, that's probably the first time anyone got angry at Ise on behalf of the dresses themselves.” Please don't make fun of my existential crisis, Akeno-san! This is a world without oppai! I might not be able to survive here. She picks me up and as if she knew what I was thinking, she whispers this into my ear: “Don't worry. I'll let you do lots of ecchi things with me, so you won't starve in this world.” Akeno-san! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Somehow I manage to stand up and compose myself. Buchou, who is standing to my right, steps forward. “I'm Rias Gremory, the leader of this group. Pleased to meet you. Who will be my opponent?” Incredible. Buchou is staying so calm and collected at this weird situation. Actually, now that I think about it, I'm the only one who freaked out. Did everyone besides me already know about this world? Actually Asia and Xenovia have sparkles in their eyes. They look like they want to run over there and hug the ponies, brush their manes and tails and put some ribbons on them. The black unicorn with wings steps forward. “I am your opponent. I am Luna, the Princess of the Night.” Buchou smiles. She seems to enjoy the exchange. “Nice title. They call me the Crimson-haired Ruin Princess.” They glare at each other for a while, though there's no real hate in it. It's more like ambition and the will to win. Looks like they're both aready getting heated up for this match. They don't even need words. I catch a glimpse of her flared wings. They're black, just like that person's. A cold shiver runs down my spine. I've seen wings like those before, on the day I died. Yuuma-chan, no, Raynare. I can feel a small hand placing itself in mine. Asia is looking worried. That's right, Asia was also killed by Raynare and is remembering it, so I squeeze her hand back to give her some comfort. Then I look at Buchou and her crimson hair looks even more brilliant than ever, calming my mind and the bad memories. Thanks to her we were both reborn as devils. That's why I'll do my best as her servant, even if the opponents are ponies. Man, that sounded weird in my head. “Everyone, introduce yourselves. We're guests here, after all, and don't want to be rude.” That's what Buchou says. Akeno-san bows politely and starts us off. “Himejima Akeno. Position [Queen]. Some call me the Lightning Priestess. Nice to meet you.” “Kiba Yuuto. I am Rias Gremory-sama's [Knight] and the wielder of the holy-demonic sword. Let's have a good match.” “Now there's someone with some proper manners. I'm sure we'll get along nicely,” the white unicorn says and then gives me a glare. Dammit, Kibaaa! Your charm even works on equines!? All pretty boys should die! “Toujou Koneko. [Rook].” She doesn't even change expressions while introducing herself. Then she holds up the cardboard box. “This is Gya-suke in the box. He's one of our [Bishop]s and also a vampire.” “Hiiiii!” Poor guy. At least Koneko-chan did the introduction for him. Though she could have called him by his real name, Gasper Vladi. “Xenovia, [Knight], formerly an agent of the Catholic Church.” She's just as emotionless as Koneko-chan was. “My name is Asia Argento and I was also a member of the Church, before I became Rias-oneesama's [Bishop]. Let's get along, everyone.” That was cute, Asia. Then everyone's eyes turn to me. Oh right, it's my turn, so I bow quickly. “Hyoudou Issei, but my friends call me Ise. I'm Rias-buchou's [Pawn].” I scratch the back of my head in embarrassment and look at the white unicorn. “Sorry for earlier.” She simply puffs up her cheeks and looks away. “Humpf.” So much for making a good first impression. Next the ponies introduce themselves. I learn that the purple one is Twilight Sparkle, Element of Magic, and she's also a princess. How does that even work? It doesn't look like they have a king or queen, but three princesses? Is it because they have both wings and horns? And I thought the devil hierarchy was difficult to figure out. The others are Applejack, Element of Honesty, Rainbow Dash, Element of Loyalty, Pinkie Pie, Element of Laughter (how is laughter an element of anything?), Fluttershy, Element of Kindness, (she's cute, she reminds me of Asia) and the one who's been glaring daggers at me is Rarity, Element of Generosity. I have no idea what this Element stuff is all about, but they make it sound pretty important. Finally the small dragon introduces himself as Spike. At first I thought he was someone's, I mean somepony's familiar, since he's about the same size as Rassei, Asia's familiar. So they have an actual dragon in their group, huh? [Well, then. I suppose I should introduce myself as well.] Everyone gets shocked at the voice that seemingly comes out of nowhere. “Ddraig?” I make my Boosted Gear appear, the stone in the center is glowing green. It's strange for Ddraig to speak in a way so everybody can hear him. He usually only talks to me. “How interesting,” Twilight comments. “There's an entirely different being sealed within him.” [I am Ddraig, the Sekiryuutei, one of the Two Heavenly Dragons and I currently share a body with this guy. He's a bit of an idiot and pretty perverted, but he's a good guy at heart, so please bear with him.] Geez, thanks for the vote of confidence, Ddraig. [Yo, Chibi-Dragon. Your aura is somehow familiar. Have we met somewhere before?] Is this why you decided to speak up? Do you somehow know him? Spike looks pretty apprehensive about the whole affair. “I don't think so. I'm not usually in the habit of talking to gauntlets.” [Hm, and you wouldn't have hatched yet, when I was sealed away. Oh well, maybe it'll come to me in time.] “I suppose that takes care of the introductions,” Sirzechs-sama says cheerfully. “Not quite,” Princess Celestia objects. “I'm still expecting one more guest.” Princess Luna looks at her quizzically. “Who?” Before there's any answer, Pinkie Pie interrupts from the window. “Hey, Dashie! Did you schedule chocolate milk rain for today?” Chocolate rain? When I look outside, there seems to be indeed chocolate milk falling from the sky. Is this normal for this world? Then there's three knocks at the door. Strangely enough during the first knock I can hear a frog quack, during the second I can hear a camera snap and for the final one it sounds like there's an explosion far away. All the ponies in the room gasp simultaneously. Princess Luna looks at her sister with wide eyes. “Tia! Tell me you didn't!”