//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: A Problem in Pink // Story: To Be A Brony // by Hidden_Blade_Attack //------------------------------// Eric's eyes bulged awake as he recalled the night before. He looked over at his side and saw a pink pony laying there, snoring peacefully. He was frozen, he had no idea what to do. Why were there police after her, who was she really, what is going on? "Hey nerd! Keep your door open!" He heard Kylah order as she opened his door which he greatly disliked. He got up and out of bed, quickly he put on a shirt and jeans. Before he could react Rex came charging in and tackled him to the floor. "No! Rex!" He yelled between face washes Rex's tongue were giving him. Eric was powerless to remove the dog off of him. "Sorry about that Eric, I was just about to take him out." His dad said as he walked into the room. Rex jumped off Eric and ran to his dad. Eric got up and was frozen in fear that his dad was in his room with a my little pony resting in his bed right there! But he hadn't seemed to notice. "You need to wear your glasses more young man!" His dad ordered. Eric could only manage a "Duh..." "Come on Rex." His dad ordered as him and Rex left Eric's room. He was extremely relieved his dad didn't notice Pinkie Pie. He quickly grabbed his phone and called Mike. "Hello?" "Hey Mike, its me Eric!" "Eric? You calling back to apologise? Too late b-* "No man I need your help! I have a huge problem!" "What you found out your an utter loser?" "No! Just come quick! I need your brony-ness!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric and Mike were huddled around the still sleeping Pinkie Pie. "This. Is. Amazing! Dude, how is this even possible!?" Mike asked in complete amazement. "I don't even know Mike. This is why I needed your help! I don't understand how she got here." Eric said as he closed his door. "Well, she's Pinkie Pie. She's personally my second fav. She is the element of laughter. Say, are you a brony now?" Mike asked. "What? I don't even know any more!" Eric said in annoyance. With that noise Pinkie yawned and stretched her hoof before slowly opening her eyes. She was alarmed to see Mike right there so she quickly hid behind Eric. "She is so cute." Mike said admiring her. "What's going on here Eric? Who's that?" She asked. "Wow, wow. Lets not get all nice-y, nice-y already." Eric said stepping back from her. "But I thought we were friends now?" She said saddened. "Eric." Mike disapproved his actions. Eric rolled his eyes. "Fine, we're all friends. That's Mike, he's alright. Any ways, Pinkie what's going on here?" Eric went down to business. "I barely know, all I know is that I was in Equestria and then all of a sudden I was pulled through a portal and dropped off here! I knew I probably wasn't going to get anything out of you so I left, but then other humans started chasing me so I managed to escape here. But I don't understand what's going on, I just want to go home." She finished with a really sad face. "Daw. It's alright Pinkie Pie." Mike said putting a hand on her shoulder. Eric was letting the information sink in. It seemed almost like she was abducted. Pinkie was sniffling and teary as Mike tried to comfort her. "We got to help her, Eric." Mike pleaded but was surprised at Eric's reply. "I know Mike, I have agreed already." "Your actually going to help.?" Eric nodded, Mike smiled in glee and Pinkie did, too. "You two are the best." Pinkie said. "The only problem is we have no idea how to get you back." Eric stated. Pinkie and Mike thought for a moment. He heard commotion outside his room but not any to fear, he thought they were being loud. "Just search it up, there's got to be some sort of site on it." Mike said. "Right on it!" Pinkie said as she began looking through Eric's books (which were entirely useless as they were sci-fi and video game cheats). Mike found this crazy adorable. Eric rolled his eyes and went on his computer and started searching the web. "What's that?" Pinkie asked as she picked out a book called 'Dragonology'. "Huh? Oh, it's the internet, it's like a million books that everyone can wright." Eric tried to explain. He was pretty sure ponies were in medieval times but he wasn't 100%. "Every-body?" Pinkie questioned. "Its our form of every pony." Mike explained. She nodded and went over to my computer. Pinkie was amazed by the internet and all of Eric and Mike's technology. They had to explain a computer, a phone, and a playstation already! The trio eventually found a website about a mystical portal that can transport anything to anywhere, including dimensions! Mike and Pinkie thought it was brilliant but Eric was sceptical. "You can't believe everything you see on the internet... I'm still waiting for my muscles to triple from reading heavy literature." Eric explained as he looked at his rather weak arm. Mike just chuckled at Eric's joke, which was actually true. "Well, dude it's our only shot. We got to try." Mike pleaded. Eric rolled his eyes. "Yeah, please. I think I heard Twilight talk about rare magical accurateness like that." Pinkie explained. Eric was about to ask who Twilight was but didn't actually care to know. "Well, since you two are so fixated on going there, let me show you where that portal is." Eric said pulling up google maps and showing it's location. "Um...could you explain?" Pinkie asked. "Sure, you see we are here, in Ontario Canada.'' Eric explained pointing at their location. "We have to get here, in Africa. Across the ocean!" Eric clarified. Pinkie now understood the troubles and Mike did as well. "Let's do it!" Mike exclaimed. Pinkie seemed over joyed but Eric's jaw was practically hitting his desk. ""Wow, Mike! We can't just leave and go there! It's across the ocean! We'd have to go through 2 provinces and who knows how many African places. "Are there Zebra's?" Pinkie asked, Mike nodded. "You're right Eric. How about this we, we go through Quebec and Newfoundland and get her on a ship and sail her off to Africa!" Mike added. "Well..." Eric started. "Guys, you guys don't need to do this for me, a lead lie that should be fine." Pinkie said. "Non-sense, Pinkie we're like friends now, we got to!" Mike was real exited. "Hey!" Eric yelled. "Mike, we will think this through, give us a day Pinkie." He ordered. "Of course." Pinkie agreed and Mike nodded a slow nod. "Be right back, I got to go to the wash room." Mike said was he left. Eric went back to his computer researching. He was looking up information on Africa. Then Pinkie leaned on his back putting her hooves around his neck in a hug but caught Eric of guard making him finch. "Thank you so much Eric, no matter your choice." She said resting her head on his shoulder. The room seemed to warm intensely to Eric al of a sudden. "Y-yeah." Eric stammered quietly. She watched him look through websites from his shoulder. "Why exactly were the police after you?" Eric asked. "Police?" "The people chasing you." "I'm not sure. I heard something though, they said they should never messed with genetics." She said. "Genetics..." Eric said as his brain thought. Eric came to the conclusion that she must be results off genetic engineering. But one thing that proves against it is how would she know of 'a past life'. Could they transfer data into her mind? "What does that mean?" She interrupted his thoughts. "Oh, uh, it's when humans mess with the DNA of a creature such as a dog, cat, horse." Eric explained. "Oh, why do humans do that? Animals are amazing the way they are." Pinkie argued. "Don't ask me. I just read about it online." "I owe you big time Eric." She said into his ear making him jump a bit, she was still around his neck. "Sure, I mean. Er..." He stammered as he sweated uncontrollably and his face went a light red. "I'm usually more lose but I'm frightened and I don't now what's happening. I miss my friends and Ponyville already." She said as she inched her head closer to his. Eric was getting pretty uncomfortable at this point, he isn't use to.. touching. Eric was mindlessly scrolling down a page on the portal while he could not find his voice. He could feel her warm breath down his neck which hit his nose, her breath was very sweet. "Hey what's that!?" She randomly said as she jumped from Eric to a gold lined book that was mostly brown with a pen with a feather beside it. Eric didn't notice due to he was recovering from his little moment as he suddenly felt much colder. "You know what I just realised?" Mike asked as he re-entered the room which made Eric jump almost falling out of his chair. "Wha-?" He said breathlessly. "There is that huge party Alice is throwing-" Mike was cut off by Pinkie who yelled "Party!?" Eric shushed her quickly allowing Mike to explain. Alice is one of the most popular girl in grade 9, she is also rich making this party a huge deal. "We would look like the biggest losers in the world if we didn't go!" Mike exclaimed. "1: close the door." Eric replied annoyed as Pinkie held back her exited screams. Mike obeyed. "2:What does this have to do with anything?" He added. "Dude, we gotta go!" Mike stated the obvious, even nerds were invited, including Eric and Mike. "What about Pinkie?" I asked. "CAN I COME!?" Pinkie screamed as she couldn't hold back. Eric as under his desk shaking and Mike jumped. "Sorry." "What was that?" Kylah asked from down their hall. Eric would usually freeze up in panic, but now he had to be a man and keep Pinkie hidden. "Hey Kylah. that was just my video game, you know, I left the volume to high." Eric said opening the door a bit to poke his head out, he didn't want to allow his sister view or easy strangling. "Yeah... okay dork. Keep it down okay? I don't need random girly screams coming from you, I got to deal with enough on the phone." She said real upset as she towered over little Eric. "Anything, good ol' sis' ah mine." He said with a really suspicious smile. She knew something was up but didn't really care. But then without warning she grabbed his door and threw it open knocking Eric onto the floor. "I told you to keep your door open-!" She froze as she saw Pinkie sitting on his bed and Mike quickly jumping in front in a defensive stance. Eric opened his eyes slowly. He knew, Pinkie had been discovered.