//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Enter MOBIUS // Story: Mobius and Equestria: Worlds Collide // by AngelShy24 //------------------------------// (Note): The Elements of Harmony are present in this story, but do note that this story is set before the events of the season 4 premiere. Late the following night in the Royal Observatory in Canterlot… "You wished to see me, Luna?" said Celestia with a yawn as she entered inside. "Yes, big sister; please, thou must look at this." Celestia walked over to her sister who was overlooking an unknown object on a table that was covered in a small piece of cloth. "We've been analyzing over the energy sample that thy foul creature left behind. With the help of some of our royal specialists, we ran a few test and gained some rather... interesting results." Celestia looked around and suddenly saw some small wreckage and damage done to the Observatory, "I can see what you mean." "It is a risky process seeing that we have no familiar knowledge of the power source in which the energy came from. However, one test proved to be useful; and because of it, we were able to come up... with this." Luna used her magic to lift the cloth off the object, and what Celestia saw underneath shocked her completely. "N... no way, is that..." "Yes it is, but at the same time it’s not. Although, with the right amount of power, this thing can definitely bring Twilight and the others to that other world. We can transfer enough power in it ourselves in enough time, but we figured that we could use your help to try and perfect it; that is... if thou are up to it." It was late in the night, but it didn’t matter to Celestia. After another huge yawn, Celestia agreed, "Of course I'll help; Twilight and her friends must get to that world as soon as possible. We cannot afford to waste any more time." Luna showed a little smirk and nodded her head, "Then let us begin." ----- After the day’s sunrise, Twilight and Spike received a letter from the two royal sisters saying that their plan was officially successful. With the excited news heard, Twilight informed the rest of her friends to meet her at the library at 10am sharp They knew what was at stake so they all did their best that morning to prepare for the upcoming adventure that they were obviously going to have. For Fluttershy, she knew that she needed to find someone that she knew very well to fill in her job and look over her animal friends and make sure to take care of them while she was gone; and she knew just the pony to ask. "Thank you so much for doing this for me, Carrot Top; I figured that if there was any pony that was 2nd to me being good with animals, it would be you." Carrot Top was a dear friend to Fluttershy and always helped her out in ways that her other friends couldn’t; and after hearing what Fluttershy and her other friends were preparing for, Carrot Top didn’t wish to deny her request. "No worries, Fluttershy, I'm more than happy to help. I've gained a good enough bond with most of these animals, just not as well as you; but I'll manage." Carrot Top suddenly saw Angel about to head out the door and quickly grabbed him with her mouth, and Angel angrily wiggling trying to get loose. "Sorry, Angel, I’m afraid that you have to stay here with me. But don't worry, she'll be back before you know it." "It’s okay,” said Fluttershy, “he is coming with me." Carrot Top looked at her feeling confused after letting go of Angel, "Oh; but how come?" "Let's just say that there's a certain friend that he really can't wait to see again." "Oh yeah, that rabbit friend of yours from another world; Cream was it?" Fluttershy nodded and patted Angel on the head as he hopped on her shoulder, "She really means a lot to him and this is the perfect opportunity for him to pay her a visit." After grabbing a small hand bag, Fluttershy and Angel walked out of the cottage as Carrot Top waved good-bye to them, "Well, you two have fun and make sure that our world is safe, okay?" "We sure will,” Fluttershy responded, “and you make sure that you don't work yourself too hard." Carrot Top gave her little mischievous smirk, "You don't know me too well, do you?" "Well it was worth a try." ----- After leaving Carrot Top at her cottage, Fluttershy and Angel made it to the main part of Ponyville and was headed straight towards the library tree where Twilight and her other friends would be waiting for her… if she was last to make it there. “Isn’t this great, Angel, we finally get to see our friends, Cream and Cheese again; and they’ll be so happy to see us again too.” Angel smiled and nodded his head; he was definitely happy to be able to see his sweet Cream again. His body was wiggling in happiness just thinking about it. “Okay okay,” Fluttershy said awkwardly, “contain your excitement; you’ll pull something.” After arriving to her destination, Fluttershy walked through door, “I’m here, and…” But as she did, she saw herself standing in front of a tall pile of suitcases that were leaning over her and was about to fall. “Oh dear.” Fluttershy and Angel quickly dodged to the side as the giant pile came crashing down. “Sorry about that, Fluttershy,” said Twilight as she approached the slightly shaking mare and bunny, “but some of us are preparing a bit too much for our trip.” She was eying Rarity who was behind her with the others that were already here. “Well excuse me,” said Rarity pompously, “but you can never be too prepared when traveling into an unknown world.” “Supplies that can topple over on the ground so easily is being too prepared,” said Rainbow Dash. Angel walked over to one of the package and kicked at it with frustration causing its contents to spill out. “Ahh; careful with that,” shouted Rarity as she rushed over to gather her stuff, “you’ll get them all dirty.” After Fluttershy got herself, she suddenly realized that she was the last one to arrive, “So… am I late?” “Don’t be silly,” said Pinkie as she suddenly jumped up on Fluttershy’s back, “You’re right on time!” She pointed at the clock on the town’s clock tower, “See, it’s 10am on the dot; you’re not too late and you’re not too early, you’re perfectly on time!” Pinkie looked down on the ground and saw Angel looking at her with a little scowl tapping his foot on the ground. “Oh yeah, I almost forgot that you’re coming with us to. I bet you’re just super, duper, extra excited to go to that other world, aren’t you; to spend time with your wittle girlfriend.” “Um, Pinkie,” said Fluttershy nervously, “I don’t think he finds it funny.” But Pinkie didn’t care; she just giggled as she hopped off of Fluttershy and got back in place with the others while still jumping up and down with excitement. “Okay, now that we’re all here,” said Twilight while gathering some scrolls in a bag, “I’m guessing that there isn’t anything left for any of you to do before we go?” None of Twilight’s friends answered; shaking their heads notifying that they were all ready. But suddenly, Fluttershy raised her hoof up in the air. “What is it, Fluttershy?” “Um… not that I’m protesting or trying to make a demand or anything, but… we’re not transporting back to Canterlot again… are we?” “Oh no,” Rainbow Dash protested, “No no no no; I’m not going through that again!” “That was one of the most shockin’ experiences Ah’ve ever had in mah life,” said Applejack. “As well as mine,” Rarity agreed. “I thought it was fun!” said Pinkie excitedly. “Well I was still thinking about it, but then this morning I thought about it again, and… I have a better idea.” Twilight suddenly led them outside at the back of the tree, and in front of them was golden chariot being pulled by 2 royal Pegasus guards. “No way,” said Rainbow Dash, “you have your own chariot; awesome!” “Well… no, this isn’t mine, but hopefully I will get my own one day.” “Whatever; I know that I can already fly and all, but you are so lucky! Being a princess definitely has its perks.” “Don’t forget the sucky chores,” groaned Spike, “but no pony said it would be easy.” “Well, Ah’m definitely up for this chariot thang,” said Applejack, “so let’s get in already.” Suddenly, Pinkie zipped by everyone and jumped in the front part of the chariot, “I call shotgun!” Twilight looked behind her and saw Rarity trying to drag all of her luggage with her to the chariot. She went over to her and picked the bags up with her own magic. “By the way, Rarity, I’ve already analyzed all of your bags;” she then separately pulled out two suitcases from the pile and placed them in front of Rarity, “and as Princess of Ponyville, I order you to take these two bags and nothing more.” “Very well, Twilight,” Rarity sighed while picking up her two given suitcases, “but only because you’re a princess.” She then looked back and said, “By the way, are you sure I can’t at least take the one with my special perfumes?” Twilight just gave her a little glare, and Rarity just chuckled nervously, “Well it was worth a shot.” “Do you wish to fly on your own, Princess?” asked one of the guards. “Well flying around in Ponyville is hard enough for me, but flying all the way to Canterlot… I don’t think I’m ready for that challenge yet.” Rainbow Dash flew up in the air feeling free, “Well I’ll fly there; easy peasy! Wanna join me Fluttershy?” “N-no thank you,” said Fluttershy as she timidly sat down in the chariot, “I’ll just stay safe snuggled in here.” “Okay, suit yourself.” As everyone else got into the chariot, Pinkie was wiggling with excitement as she pointed her hoof forward. “Alllllllllllllllright; onward, ponies! A gigantic, unknown adventure awaits!” ----- Princess Luna was standing outside the palace gates looking over Canterlot as her sister, Celestia continued to rest inside the palace. Eventually, she noticed the chariot in the distance approaching from Ponyville and gave one of the nearby guards an order. “It seems that Twilight and the others are here. Please, inform thy sister for us.” “Yes, your Highness,” the guard said with a bow and then raced off into the palace. Luna continue to sit there at the front gates as the chariot made its way to its destination. She then greeted them as they touched the ground and the others were glad to see her. “Welcome back;” said Luna, “we’re hoping that you are all prepared?” “As ready as we’ll ever be,” Applejack responded as she jumped out of the chariot, “so let git this show on the road!” As the others came out of the chariot, Twilight looked around and noticed that someone was missing, “Wait… where’s Princess Celestia; is she alright?” “Do not worry, for our sister will be joining us. It’s just that, she was willing to help us put the finishing touches to our plan to open the portal last night, so… she did not get the required amount of sleep. But she will be fine… we hope.” There was a little troubling tone in her voice and the others realized it, but this was Celestia they were talking about; they knew that she would be fine. “Ooh, I’m so excited!” shouted Pinkie as she bounced around her friends, “Just the thought of traveling to a new world and making new friends causes my mane and tail to get all tingly!” Suddenly, her mane and tail were vibrating constantly and caused all eyes to look at her awkwardly. “See?!” “Meanwhile, outside Pinkie’s world…” said Spike. Twilight and her friends soon gathered in front of Luna after thanking the guards that flew them there. Their unknown quest was about to go underway soon. “All of you, please come;” commanded Luna, “your adventure is about to begin.” ----- Twilight and her friends followed Luna back inside the castle, and they all went back down in the dark dungeon cave where their culprit escaped. There was still no sign of Celestia yet, but they were still counting on her to arrive soon enough. “Well we’re back where we were yesterday,” said Pinkie; chuckling nervously, “… in the dark, creepy, sp-pooky dungeon. Why are we here again?” Twilight explained to her, “It’s because Luna thinks that the best place to open the portal is to try and open it in the same place the energy particles were found.” “Oh, makes sense.” “Celestia sure is taking her time,” said Rainbow Dash feeling bored, “I know that she didn’t get all of her sleep, but… time is a wasting.” Angel was standing beside Fluttershy feeling impatient; crossing his arms and tapping his foot repeatedly, he didn’t wish to waste any more time. “Don’t worry Angel,” said Fluttershy smiling down at him, “she’ll be here soon; it’s only been 10 minutes.” “Speaking of which,” said Pinkie suddenly, “here she comes now!” They all turned towards the entrance of the dungeon and saw the shadow of Celestia approaching; and when she turned the corner, the ponies noticed that she didn’t seem fully alert and her mane was a mess. They never saw Celestia in such a pitiful state. “Whoa, never did I thought that we would see Celestia with a terrible case of bed head-itus,” said Rarity. “Morning, Princess Celestia,” said Twilight as Celestia approached them with a yawn, “we heard you didn’t get too much sleep last night.” “Y-you are correct, Twilight,” said Celestia with a light smile while trying to keep herself awake, “but I’ll be fine. What’s more important is that you girls get to your destination.” She then looked over at Fluttershy and Angel who appeared to be serious and totally focused. “I see you two are geared up and ready… as I expected.” “Of course we are, Princess,” Fluttershy responded, “we need to get there as soon as we can and find Solar Dusk before he does something very bad; like he almost did 3 months ago.” Then Angel hopped onto Fluttershy’s head and did a little salute to the princess. “Plus, Angel wants to go see you know who.” “Are we ready to do this, sister?” asked Luna, “And are you sure you can handle it at this moment? Celestia nodded, “I have to be; go ahead and take it out.” “Take what out?” questioned Twilight. All of the ponies, plus Spike and Angel watched as Luna pulled out an object that was covered in a small cloth with her magic. When she lifted the cloth out of the way, what they saw underneath all together left them shocked, surprised, and totally speechless; well… almost.” “Whoa, no way,” said Fluttershy with bright beady eyes, “that’s…” “A chaos emerald?!” Pinkie suddenly shouted in shock. Rarity was being drawn to its bright shine and glimmering appearance, “It looks so beautiful.” The same could be said about Spike, “… and so delicious.” However, Twilight held him back so another accident wouldn’t occur. “It definitely looks like one, doesn’t it?” said Luna feeling impressed, “However, it is not; tis’ a fake.” “A fake?!” everyone shouted at once. “Yes, a fake chaos emerald; created through late-night research and our magic along with Celestia’s. While it made not be a real emerald, it has the same powerful wavelength, and its abilities are similar as well. In other words, it should be powerful enough to get you girls into the other world without any problem.” “That is… really amazing,” said Twilight in awe, “To think that you could actually create something as powerful as that.” “Well real or not, it definitely looks gorgeous,” said Rarity still gazing longingly at the jewel. “However,” said Celestia, “I’m afraid to say that this fake emerald can only be used once. That means once you’re in the other world, you must find your own way back. Are you prepared for that?” “Not a problem,” Twilight responded with confidence, “we can easily take care of that.” Pinkie was suddenly getting antsy as her friends saw her jumping up and down in place, “Come on come on, open the portal already; I can hardly wait!” “Well… shall we?” said Celestia to Luna. Luna nodded and sat the emerald down on the ground. The two sisters then proceeded to stand on opposite ends of the jewel and raised their horns up high and they began to gather up magic. “I’ll just… stand over here,” said Spike as he hid behind Twilight, “y-you know… just in case.” The sisters’ eyes were brightening up with brilliant light, and the gem was rising up into the air giving off immense power. Twilight and her friends shielded their eyes as a familiar light from the emerald covered the whole prison corridor; it was almost too much to bear. Once the light finally died down, Twilight and the others looked up and saw a giant portal that was floating in between the two sisters. There it was right in front them, the portal gateway to the other world. “They have totally done it,” said Rainbow Dash, “mind blown!” “Well, Angel, this is it,” said Fluttershy, “Are you ready?” Angel didn’t have a second thought; he immediately shook his head vigorously. “Oh, I’m still a little nervous,” said Spike still standing behind Twilight. “What’s there to be nervous about?” shouted Rainbow Dash flapping her wings wildly, “Let’s ride this sucker like there’s no tomorrow!” “I agree,” said Applejack tipping her hat, “Let’s do this thang!” This was going a bit fast for all of them, but they knew that taking things slow wasn’t an option at this moment. But just when they were about to walk forward to the portal fully prepared, Celestia came to them carrying a box. “Don’t forget about these.” The box opened and they saw the content inside. “Of course, the Elements of Harmony!” said Twilight, “Better safe than sorry I guess.” “All of you, please be careful,” Celestia said worryingly, “Knowing Solar Dusk, there’s a small chance that he might be expecting you.” “So what if he is?” Rainbow Dash protested, “If he thought that he had enough trouble with what he was up against at first, just wait until he deals with all of us!” “Over confidence is never a good thing, Rainbow Dash,” said Luna, “but I have no doubt that you will all succeed. And it wouldn’t hurt to gain some allies there in the process; something tells me that you will need it.” Angel and Fluttershy looked at each other remembering the stories of their rabbit friend, Cream, told them about, and they both showed a little smile. “I think gaining allies in this world won’t be a problem,” said Fluttershy, “trust me.” Angel nodded in agreement. Suddenly, Pinkie was finally becoming impatient and couldn’t wait any longer, “Enough of this, I’m going in!” “Pinkie, wait!” shouted Twilight. But it was too late, Pinkie immediately dived in head first and disappeared into the portal. Some were shocked, but some thought that it was high time that they go and fulfill their duty. “Well,” Rainbow Dash said while shrugging her shoulders, “it’s now or never, girls!” And then she went in herself, followed by Applejack who didn’t hesitate to go in as well. “They’re crazy,” shouted Spike while freaking out, “just jumping the gun like that! What if something terrible happened?!” Suddenly, he saw Rarity carrying her bags while calmly walking to the portal herself. She looked at the rest of her friends and curiously said, “Well… any of you coming?” Seeing Rarity being so brave, Spike blushed and quickly came from behind Twilight, “Um… c-c-coming, Rarity!” Rarity then smiled as she walked into the portal and Spike was bravely following behind with hearts in his eyes. Twilight just smiled as she rolled her eyes feeling amused. She looked back at the royal sisters and said with a salute, “Wish us luck.” And then she went through the portal. Finally, Fluttershy and Angel approached the portal gathering their courage and staring on with determination. Focus on their main goal, Fluttershy spoke under her breath, “Look out, Solar Dusk, we’re coming for you.” After Fluttershy and Angel went through the gate, the emerald powered down, and then the portal closed. Celestia and Luna released their magic from the emerald, and it dropped on the ground as it shattered into pieces, and its remains dissolving into thin air. “It’s all up to them now,” Luna lamented, “there’s nothing else we can do to help from here.” Luna suddenly looked over at her sister and saw her still yawning a bit from sleep deprivation. Worried about her, she suggested, “Perhaps, you should rest for a few more hours, sister; we’ll look over the kingdom for you.” “That’s sounds like a good idea,” Celestia agreed. Luna watched as her sister slowly walk out of the dungeon corridor and eventually transporting out of sight. Unknown of where Twilight and the others went and not knowing about what was happening in their present location, Luna could only hope that things will go in their favor. “Good luck, Twilight Sparkle; may you and your friends please... return safely.” ----- Around the same moment, in a different world… A world much different than Equestria itself, filled with vibrant wildlife and unusual inhabitants, there was a single inhabitant inside a tropical forest being relaxed by the side of a flowing river. A giant purple cat had a trusty fishing rod in hand and its lure resting in the water. He was enjoying a wonderful day doing what he loves best while hanging out with his froggy friend. “Today is a perfect day for fishing, wouldn’t you say, Froggy?” ‘Ribbit!’ His mind was always thinking about many things, but presently there was one thing plaguing his cranium. “Hmm… I wonder if anything interesting is going to happen today. After all, seeing that robot baddie of that mean ol’ Doctor Eggman roaming around in this forest last night was definitely something suspicious.” There was also something else that he remembered from thinking so fluently, “And I wonder who that other guy that was with it was; probably not anyone nice either I bet. I just hope that I helped in some way by telling what I saw to Cream and then passing it on to Sonic and the others. That way I can continue fishing.” He didn’t wish to get involved with whatever he thought he saw; he’d rather relax than to get into some kind of dangerous situation, “Hmm… but what if something really does happen, and it ruins our time together on this wonderful day? I hope it doesn’t come to that.” Just then, the cat received a huge surprise as a huge bright light was suddenly forming on the other side of the river making a huge high pitch noise that made him and his frog pal begin to panic. “I think we spoke too soon, Froggy!” ‘Ribbit!’ He held on tight to his frog friend, but not too tight, as he prepared for whatever was about to form in front of them. But as the light died down, the cat heard some yells and screams of those he was not familiar with. He suddenly saw a bunch of figures fall out and pilled on each other before the light disappeared. The curious cat tilted his head looking upon the strange creatures before him wondering who they could be. “Who do you suppose they are? They look like… ponies.” It was Twilight and all her friends from the world of Equestria; they finally made it to their destination. However, most of them wished that the trip was a lot less nerve wrecking. “Man, what a rough landin’,” groaned Applejack who mysteriously was on the bottom of the pile. “Why can’t teleporting from place to place be a little less painful?” questioned Spike in pain, “My tail feels all cramped up.” Suddenly, looking all around them, Pinkie shot out of the pile and was smiling brightly not believing what she was seeing, “Look, we did it, girls; we did it! We made it all the way to the other world… I-I think!” As the others got up off the ground and shook themselves off, they realized that their surroundings didn’t seem familiar. “It seems that we’re just in the middle of a forest,” said Rarity as she dusted herself off, “so how can we be so sure?” “Well I don’t recognize our surroundings,” said Twilight, “so I’m guessing…” Suddenly, the others heard Fluttershy voice tremble a bit as she looked behind them. “Um… g-guys, I think we’re being watched.” They all turned around like Fluttershy, and on the other side of the river that they were stood the giant cat just standing there staring at them strongly, and it caught them by surprise. “Whoa,” said Rainbow Dash, “that’s one big cat.” Just then, the cat spoke to them, “Huh, how did you know my name?” They all gasped and jumped back upon it speaking out plain words that they could understand. “Oh my gosh, it can even talk!” Pinkie shouted. With a slightly discontent expression, Rarity responded, “Well that answers my question.” None of them weren’t quite sure how approach this strange looking cat; even Angel wasn’t so thrilled of having a cat that size staring straight at him. However, Fluttershy studied him for a few seconds, and then she smiled as she made a decision. “I’m gonna go talk to him.” Flutershy started to fly over towards the cat with Angel shaking on her back, but then she was held back by her tail being grabbed on by Rainbow Dash. “Whoa, hold on Fluttershy; are you sure about this?” “What do you mean?” Fluttershy questioned. “I-I mean… just look at him. A huge, oversized cat just standing there saying a few words; and the way it’s just staring at us so prolongly with those… weird, focused eyes; it’s just… creepy. I don’t trust him.” Fluttershy just giggled under her breath, “Oh don’t be silly, Rainbow Dash. I can sense that this cat has a heart of gold and is very sweet; he’s not dangerous at all.” Rainbow stayed behind with the others while Fluttershy flew to and landed in front of the giant cat showing a friendly expression. “Hello there, my name is Fluttershy. You said you’re name is Big, right?” “Yeah, I’m Big,” the creature responded, “Big the Cat; and this here is my best friend Froggy.” ‘Ribbit’ “Aww, hello, Froggy,” Flutterhsy cooed as she bent down and patted the little frog; and Angel was staring strongly and crossing his arms out of slight jealousy. “We were just fishing here until you and your friends came out of nowhere; you nearly scared us. But you all do look very pretty, and what a cute little bunny.” Big reached over to pet Angel, but the small bunny got easily frighten by his big hand and back away from his reach; and seeing that he scared him, Big pulled his hand back. Seeing how nice Big was, Fluttershy was enjoying having a small conversation with him. “That’s really nice of you to say, mister Big.” “Ahem!” shouted Rainbow Dash from the other side of the river, “Um, Fluttershy, time is flying by. The info, please!” “O-o-oh, right,” Fluttershy stuttered, “Um, sorry to cut this conversation short, but the truth is that we all came here from another world.” “Hmm… another world?” “Yeah, but the thing is that a very dangerous villain from our world escaped into your world here, and it’s very important that we find him and capture him. If we don’t, our world could be in danger; but now that I think about it, your world could be in danger too!” “Wow, sounds serious,” said Big hearing the pony’s story. Then at that moment, he remembered again of what he saw before. “Last night I did see a robot baddie wandering around here and that usually doesn’t mean a good thing.” “A robot… baddie?” wondered Spike. “But you know… I saw someone else who was with the robot, and it did… kinda resembled you… in a way.” Fluttershy and her friends suddenly turned their attention to Big; this was exactly what they needed hear. “That might be who we’re looking for!” shouted Fluttershy, “Do you know where they are?” “Ummmmm…” However, what they heard him say next was not what they wanted to hear. “Sorry, I did see them but I didn’t follow them… or know where they might be.” “Man this cat is slow,” Rainbow Dash groaned. Angel just rolled his eyes and sighed. “That’s okay,” said Fluttershy awkwardly with a sincere smile, “you did your best. However, you might be able to help us another way. Do you know a little rabbit girl who hangs out with a little creature called a chao?” A light bulb went off in the cat’s head as he answered, “Oh, you must be talking about Cream, Miss Vanilla’s daughter.” With a little smirk, Twilight said to the others, “I’d say he does know her.” “They live at the Green Hill Zone area right outside this forest… that way,” he said pointing his fishing rod in the direction; and Angel almost fell off of Fluttershy dodging it. “I see, thank you so much, mister Big.” “You’re welcome,” said Big with a proud smile, “I was just glad that I was able to help.” As Fluttershy flew back to the others, Angel climbed back on her and lightly growled at Big while shaking his fist. “Well, what are we waiting for?” said Fluttershy as she landed amongst her friends, “Next stop, Green Hill Zone, this way.” “Not bad, Fluttershy,” said Rarity, “Not bad.” Twilight suddenly began to get excited knowing that she was in a new world filled with things to discover, “This is so wonderful; I might be able to start some kind of study to work on about this world! Who knows what we could discover next.” “Is that all you can think about?” questioned Spike. As they all walked off, Fluttershy looked back at Big and asked, “Hey, are you going to come with us?!” “That’s okay, I think I’ll stay here and continue to fish with Froggy.” ‘Ribbit’ “Okay then, thanks again for your help.” “He seems a bit laid back and not all there,” said Apple jack, “but he’s not so bad for a big cat.” “Hey, wait a minute!” Big the Cat suddenly shouted out to them. Upon hearing him, they all turned around to see what he wanted. “The purple one with wings; are you a princess or something?!” All of Twilight’s friends stood in silence as they all looked at her awkwardly. “H-h-how… did you know? I never said that I was a princess.” “I just guessed; see ya later, your Highness!” “Ooo… kay.” “Weeeeeeeird,” Spike whispered. “Ooh, maybe he’s psychic too!” said Pinkie as they all continued to walk off away from Big. They all thought Pinkie had a ridiculous idea again, but Twilight thought different. “So far, I wouldn’t be too surprised if that were true. Once they were out of sight, Big sat back down next to his frog friend and casted his rod back into the river to continue fishing the day away. “Weren’t they nice, Froggy,” he said, “especially that Fluttershy one. ‘Ribbit’ “They must be the nice ponies from the other world that Cream talked about. Hmm… I bet she and Cheese will be happy to see them again.” ‘Ribbit’