A Certain Railgun in Canterlot

by maxxxxxx


Awaken in Canterlot

“I'll never get tired of this view.” Misaka Mikoto looked out over the city she called home. She would often come to this rooftop of a skyscraper, not too far from Tokiwadai, her school. She came up here to be alone with her thoughts. The day after the “level upper” incident, then after the whole “someones watching” thing and especially after the level six shift. Today was not quite as bad as those, she just had allot on her mind. Academy City, home to two point three million people. Eighty percent of which are students. It is the most technologically advanced place on earth with most technologies in the city being at least thirty years ahead of the rest of the world. However this city is most well know for producing espers, or psychics. People with super natural abilities.

“Why can't my life ever just be calm?” She sighed, closing her eyes in an attempt to clear her mind.
No matter what I do, I cant keep my friends from worrying. She thought to herself with an uncharacteristic dose of melancholy.

She then opened her eyes, expecting to see the familiar city scape, but, that was not what the she saw. There before her was a wide open landscape of trees and valleys, she could make out a small town far below her. Astonished she blinked a few times, but every time she opened her eyes the scene remained.

“What the? Where am I?” She attempted to spin around to get a better idea of her bearings but she ended up falling on her face. She shook her head, trying to brush off the mild pain and the heavy embarrassment. Why did I fall, something doesn’t feel right. She looked at her legs and counted. One, two... Four! She had four legs, and they were covered in white fur! Misaka ran her tongue along her teeth, and neither felt right. Looking further down, she was disturbed to find she no longer had feet or hands, but rather... Hooves?!.

“What is this!?” She stumbled back to her feet, no, her hooves and looked around. She was on a street made of finely laid cobblestone old western style shops adorn the streets with.. wait, what are those? Are those.. Ponies? Wearing cloths? One in a very posh suit, a monocle, and bow tie with a luxurious blue mane was fast approaching her.

“I say dear filly, are you alright? You seem quite lost.” The pony spoke in a strangely high brow manner. Misaka was no stranger to this type, besides the whole talking pony aspect. Being a famous and powerful level five psychic of which academy city had only seven, as well as attending an elite private all girls academy she knew how to engage high society. But wait, it's a talking pony! How is that even possible!

“You’re a pony.” Misaka said dumbfounded, staring at the creature before her blankly.

The pony raised an eyebrow. “Why, yes. Yes I am. Are you in need of medical attention? Perhaps you hit your head.”

Misaka stared at him impotently. “You’re a pony. You can talk.”

“Um, yes. I can. So can you?” The high society pony was now convinced that the young mare before him was either crazy or injured.

Was another psychic using a mind control or illusion power? No, Misaka's power made her immune to neural interference. Then what could it be, it didn’t feel like a dream and she was standing wide awake on a rooftop a minute ago. 'Wait! Did he just say I'm a pony to?!

“Let me take you to Canterlot hospital, I'm sure they can fix you right up!” The posh pony never broke his smooth smile as he spoke.

“Where is Academy City from here, Am I still in Japan?” She said, the numbness of the shock from talking ponies wearing off allowing her to form complete thoughts.

“Academy City? Japan? I'm afraid I've never heard of such places.” Misaka's heart sank as he spoke.

“Academy City! The center of all technology in the world! Oh forget it! What country am I in?” Misaska's signature temper was beginning to flare up.

“Why, you are in Equestria of course and this, it's capital city Canterlot!” The pony motioned with his hoof sweeping it across the city. It was at this point that Misaka had noticed something she was too shocked to notice before. He had a horn.

Wait, what! So now he's a unicorn! What is this! “Wait, Equestria? Canterlot? Are you kidding me?” She ran her hand, no! Her hoof through her short, light brown hair... Mane! Whatever! She conceded to herself. Sparks of electricity crackled through the air as her hoof ran through her mane. The sparks made the pony take a step back, his upper class demeanor breaking into an uneasiness.

“Um. Miss, please calm down.”

Misaka sighed, At least she still had her ability. She started to calm down, the sparks ceasing. The pony noted that she had calmed down and continued speaking.

“My name is Fancy Pants, and you are?” He pressed

What the hell?! Fancy Pants! How is that a name! Does this place make any sense! Though by this point she figured that trying to make any sense of this situation was more trouble than it was worth. She again sighed.

“I'm Misaka Mikoto.” She said exasperated, extending a hoof not exactly sure how a hand shake would, wait, hoof shake?

“What a unique name. Its a pleasure to meet you.” Fancy Pants took her hoof in his and kissed it like a gentleman. Misaka had to resist rolling her eyes at the gesture.

“Anyway.” She began as she retracted her hoof. “Do you have a cell phone I could use? I want to try and call my friend.” She asked even though she new it was highly unlikely they would have cell phones. Firstly because it would be really hard to text with hooves, and secondly because it would be almost impossible to hold.

“What is a cell phone?”

“Never mind. Can you just tell me who's in charge around here?”

“Ah, that would be the Princess.”

Okay, so ponyland has a princess. She thought to herself.
“So where can I find this 'princess'” She hoped whoever was in charge would have an idea why she was suddenly here.

“I'm terrible sorry but the princess is very busy, some awful business going on here in Canterlot and our dear princess is trying to get to the bottom of it” His pleasant persona turned to a look of worry as he spoke.

“What kind of awful business?” It was not in Misaka's nature to not help someone in need, an attribute that had gotten her into most of her crazy situations. She hoped that the trend would not continue here.

This time it was Fancy Pants who sighed. “You see, a mysterious group of ruffians have taken to causing trouble in our fine city. We have had a few break-ins, and a lot of vandalism. Just the other day we even had an assault! Its absolutely unheard of in most of Equestria let alone the home of the Princess!” His tone and look became more distraught as he explained.

Wow, here they consider vandalism a big deal! I wish Academy City was as peaceful. Is what she thought in her fore-mind but all the while in the back of her mind she kept repeating 'Don’t get involved, don’t get involved, don’t get involved!Fancy Pants had continued talking.

“That's why is came to check on you anyway, I thought you might have been caught up with them and been hurt.”

Again blots of electricity shot out from around her body, though this was not from a lost temper but rather to make a point.

“Common thugs don't worry me”

Fancy Pants smiled at her. “I can see that. I say, how are you doing that anyway? You’re and earth pony, how can you do magic?”

“Magic? There's no such thing as magic. My power comes from physics, Its based in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.”

The stallion laughed. “No such thing as magic?” His horn began to glow as he adjusted his monocle. “Why without magic the sun would not rise or set, of course we have magic!”

Misaka shook her head slowly, it would be insane of her to argue the existence, or lack there of, of magic to a talking unicorn.

“Come, why don't I show you around Canterlot? I am unusually free today, and you seem like and interesting young mare to spend an otherwise dull day with.”

Instinctively her first thought was to yell at him for calling her a mare, but she knew he didn't mean it with any venom and it really wouldn’t help her to argue these things, so she brushed off her anger and took a deep breath.

“Why not.” She said sounding defeated.

“Marvelous! Then we shall take our leave.” With that, the two walked down the streets of Canterlot.