Asuna and Kirito opened their eyes only to realize they were in a kind of prison. Confused, they started to look around hoping to find an exit. Then Asuna found someone brought a cup of water and a piece of bread for the two of them.
Kirito only chuckled, took his bread and summoned his inventory screen looking for the item he needed.
“How can you do magic if you’re locked in here?” asked a strict voice behind him. “This prison supposed to neutralize magic! But more important, you’re a pegasus and pegasus can’t do magic; only unicorns and alicorns can!”
Kirito and Asuna turned. The six NPCs who arrested them were watching them through the prison bars. Kirito scratched his head a little confused.
“I think I don’t understand the question” said the warrior finding the item he was looking for: a recipient of whipped cream.
He started to spread his bread with the cream and then passed the recipient to Asuna, who did the same. Then, they started to eat calmly to the annoyance of the ponies.
“Don’t play dumb with us” grumped Twilight. “You make appear that weird screen where you summon those swords of yours and now that whipped cream. If that’s not magic I don’t know what it is”
“Not only you’re messing with us but also don’t share your delicious whipped cream!” Yelled Pinkie Pie.
Still confused, Kirito passed the whipped cream through the bars to Pinkie, who happily accepted it and started to it. Twilight rolled her eyes and was about to say something but Fluttershy was faster and intimidated the warriors using the Stare. Kirito and Asuna moved back; for some reason that Stare was the most disturbing thing they’d ever saw playing an RPG.
Fluttershy advanced to them threateningly. “I want to know why. Why you killed that poor animal? What kind of monsters are you? Don’t you get it? She was scared. Just imagine you’re in your home and suddenly you appear in a strange place where a lot of strangers attack you for no reason. Why didn’t you thought about it when you attacked her?”
Asuna took a deep breath and patiently, she tried to explain one more time. “We already told you: because of the money, the experience points and the special item. Is no big deal…”
“NO BIG DEAL?” shouted Fluttershy angrily. “THERE’S NOTHING WORST THAN KILL AN INOCENT CREATURE FOR MONEY!”
Both prisoners saw each other equally confused. What was going on with those NPCs?
“Ne, Kirito, what if we just destroy these bars and fight them?”
Kirito took the empty cup of water and threw it to Twilight. The alicorn gasped in surprise; so as her friends for the indignity. But, to the surprise of everypony, a purple energy shield that wasn’t created by Twilight protected her with the follow message:
IMMORTAL OBJECT
“Just what I thought: we can’t win this battle” mumbled Kirito, thinking in another solution.
Asuna frowned. But then she smiled happily and summoned her inventory and selected a weird looking blue crystal. Kirito smiled too; and smiling they shouted:
“Downtown!”
Before the ponies could react, they disappeared in the middle of some blue sparks. The Mane 6 were sitting in the prison, looking at the now empty cell completely astonished.
“What happened Twilight?” asked Rainbow Dash. “I thought the cell was built to neutralize all kinds of magic!”
Twilight thought for about five minutes. “Well, the cell supposed to neutralize magic on living things; not objects so that explains why they could use that crystal. And usually the guards take everything from the prisoners in case they try to use a magic object to escape but this time they couldn’t. Somehow they keep all their things in that weird screen and they’re the only ones who can access to it”
Twilight started to walk all over the place in a panic attack; but she could recover quickly. “Well, I don’t understand what’s going on but I will when we capture those two. That’s our priority now: we have to capture and interrogate them no matter what”
“When do we start?” asked Applejack.
Twilight ran upstairs and her friends followed her. Everyone except for Pinkie Pie who was devouring Kirito’s whipped cream. “I don’t know why they’re so concern about this. Someone who gives you something so delicious can’t be that bad”
…
Kirito and Asuna appeared in the middle of Canterlot, just where they killed the Ursa Major. They didn’t know how much time they had before the ponies react but they had to hide quickly.
“Great, now we are wanted criminal. I don’t know you but I’m starting to like this game” said Kirito with a grin.
“I do like it too; but now we have to think where are we going to find refugee. Apparently the NPCs can move our avatars when we are Log-Out so we have to think it well”
Kirito bite his tongue when suddenly, a sing appeared in all streets of Canterlot. It was a sign with a picture of them killing the Ursa Major with the legend:
WANTED; 500 BITS OF REWARD FOR TAKING THEM ALIVE
PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE
The warriors smiled excited; the game was getting better and better.
“Psst…” someone called them.
They turned to see a NPC unicorn with blue coat and light blue mane; a magician hat and a cape. Asuna took her sword from her inventory and threatened the unicorn.
“What do you want? “
The blue unicorn smiled friendly. “Don’t worry, those who annoy Sparkle are all my mates. My name is the Great and Powerful Trixie and I’m here to offer you my help”
“What do you mean?” asked Kirito.
“You see, I was just passing through when I saw you and I decided to congratulate you for your wonderful job defeating the Ursa. I think you could use a less violent method but who cares. The thing is I heard about your problem and I think I have the solution for it”
Asuna lowered her sword, but just a little. Trixie smiled more and continued.
“I live in a lodging owned by an old enemy of Celestia, a Changelling. He doesn’t care who you are or how what you do. If he has his rent on time, he is completely reliable. Is a little expensive, but is perfect for the law breakers like you and me”
“How can we know we can trust you?” asked Kirito.
“Because you don’t have a choice. I’m a law breaker just like you guys and we criminals must help each other. What do you think? Do you want to trust the Great and Powerful Trixie?”
The warrior didn’t know if they can trust Trixie or not; but like she said, they didn’t really had a choice. Besides, it was only a video game.
…
The girl was whistling happily while she connected her NerveGeare equipment to try the new game she just downloaded. When she turned it on, she felt who her mind was transported to the virtual world in the middle of a colored twister. Finally she was at the user’s interphase.
Welcome to Legends of Equestria
Please write a name for your avatar to start:
SILICA — She wrote.
Select what kind of pony do you want to be
Silica chose earth pony.
Do you want to transfer any data from a current game?
Silica selected “Yes”
Before her appeared a list with all the attributes and items compatible between Legends of Equestria and Sword Art/Alfheim Online. She was really happy than her virtual pet, a dragon, was between the compatible data. Finally the interphase ended and the last message appeared:
You will be transported to a random destiny to start
After that, everything turned into an entrance to a beautiful village.
“So I’m in Ponyville; well first things first. Pina!”
The poni summoned her inventory and selected the egg of her dragon. Once she had it, the egg cracked surrounded by a blue light and after a few seconds, a beautiful baby dragon was staring at her; she had light blue scales and blue eyes. Luckily, nopony noticed what just happened.
“Pina!!” greeted Silica. “You’re a little different from the version in SAO”
“You’re different too!!” giggled Pina happily. “Just look at you!”
Silica examined her new pony body. She still had her hair and eyes, but now she was a red earth pony with a mark on her flank that looked like Pina’s head.
“Wow, I like this game. And you can talk too, Pina, this is amazing. I wonder how this game will be!”
Then, the two of them entered to Ponyville where a lot of ponies greeted her kindly. Definitely, she liked that “safe area”. Then, somepony called her attention with a confetti canon.
“Hi, hi, hi, hi, HI! I’m Pinkie Pie and welcome to Ponyville” said excited a pink pony with blue eyes and a magenta mane. “What’s your name? Where are you from? Do you plan to stay in Ponyville or just passing through?”
Silica chuckled and shook the pink ponie’s hoof.
“Hi there, my name is Silica and yes, I plan to stay in Ponyville and you know, start my adventure.
“Whoa, an adventure?” asked Pinkie Pie amaze. “Can I come too? Please can I?
Silica smiled, she liked that NPC. “But of course you can!”
Pinkie Pie noticed Pina and smiled to her too. “Hi there! And what’s your name, little thing?”
Pina shook Pinkie’s hoof. “Hi, my name is Pina and I’m Silica’s assistant. Nice to meet you miss Pinkie Pie”
Pinkie clapped happily.
“Great! You know? I have a friend who also has a baby dragon assistant!! I’m just going to meet her, so why don’ you two join me? I think Spike will be happy to meet other of his kind!”
Pina blushed a little but she looked to Silica hopefully. Silica smiled to her and nodded; that was a good start for this new game.
“Of course Pinkie Pie, let’s meet her!”