“The vandal!” Misaka gritted her teeth, and sparks shot out across her body. Then, she took off running after him.
“Stop right there!” She discharged a bolt of lightening at the thief but just before it would have made contact he spread his wings and soared into the air. Damn, I wish Kuroko were here. She panted as she tried to keep up with her air borne target. I could easily knock him out of the sky but there are too many people... Ponies around. I need to get him somewhere with less.. A confident grin spread across her face. I know just the place! She fired bolts of lighting at pegasus, who deftly avoided each bolt. However each near hit drove the him further to the center of the city. He flew up higher into the sky trying to get out of range of Misaka's lightening.
“Oh no you don't!” She came to a stop and lightening arced around her scorching the ground, onlookers hid in their homes and shops and the heat of the electricity distorted light going through the air. Then massive bolts of lightening streaked high across the sky spreading out like a spider web. The force of the expanding air blasted the pegasus out the sky as he plummeted towards the ground, right where she wanted him. She ran towards where he crashed, running.. Or rather galloping as fast as she could, which she admitted was a lot faster on four legs. After less than a minute of running she burst through the bushes into the Canterlot Public Garden. There, by the fountain was a young gray pegasus with a dull yellow mane. He was rubbing his head trying presumably to dispel the dizziness from his crash. He looked up at Misaka, eyes wide with panic.
“You're finished!” She unleashed another bolt at the perpetrator, but he again flew out of the way just before it hit. He hovered in mid air glaring at Misaka.
“Why are you trying to stop me? You're an earth pony right? You should understand how the ponies of Canterlot see us lower class ponies. I'm just trying to even things up!” He beseeched. Misaka's looked down at the ground, her bangs obscuring her eyes as electricity arced furiously around her. Her silence made the pegasus feel uneasy.
“That's the reason? That's why you hurt ponies and destroyed a place that was special to my friend? For that pathetic reason!” The air crackled with heat before she released a blast of lighting with blindingly bright intensity. The pegasus flew into the air with barely enough time to hide behind a cloud, which absorbed the brunt of the attack before evaporating. He then flew to the next nearest cloud and grabbed a ball of it in his hooves, before flying back to nearly ground level. She fired another bolt at him but this time he was ready. He threw the ball of cloud in front of him and again it absorbed the attack. As soon as the bolt was absorbed into the cloud he flapped his wings as hard as he could at her, creating powerful gusts. She braced herself against the intense winds but was knocked off her hooves by flying debris.
“Did you really think a pegasus couldn’t handle a little lightening?” He scoffed at Misaka as she struggled back to her hooves.
“I guess not.” She ran her hoof through her mane, sparks arced ominously around her. A steel bit fell into her hoof, she flipped it up into the air, a grin spread across her face.
“By the way, have you ever heard of a railgun?” He had all of about enough time to get a confused look on his face before the coin exploded at him at over three times the speed of sound, a blinding, dazzling light was left in it's wake as it rushed only inches beneath him, the force with which it tore through the air created an explosion and then a vacuum that blew him out of the air, and threw him on the ground. The coin burned up from the friction with the air before it could hit any buildings. Fifty meters, that was the maximum distance her railgun had when using a coin, just as long as the length of the park. She had measured it with her eyes when Fancy brought her the first time. The force of the shock wave had left the pegasus stunned. Misaka walked over to him, standing above him.
“I-I wanted to be a royal guard, but I failed the test, I just wasn't good enough. I wanted to make them regret..” He was cut off by a swift hoof to his head, Misaka glared at him.
“Shut up with those stupid excuses! If you give up on something just because you failed then that's your own fault! Don't try to put the blame on others just because you gave up!”
“You're strong! Don't talk down to me like you know what it's like!”
“I started out as a level one, that is, I was the lowest level. I could barely make a spark. I work hard every day to get to where I am now. There were a lot of failures but I never gave up and that is why I am the third strongest level five.” The sincerity in her voice gave the pegasus pause.
“He told me that if I did this he would make me part of his royal guard.” Misaka raised an eyebrow in confusion.
“Who told you?” The pegasus was about to respond when a voice from behind them cut him off.
“That would be my nephew.” Misaka turned to see a majestic and regal unicorn -pegasus with a flowing rainbow mane. Misaka's jaw almost dropped at the sight of her. A white male unicorn stood behind her surrounded by two guards. Fancy Pants stood beside the...Pegacorn?
“Ah Ms. Misaka that I am so glad you are unharmed, and I must say that was quite spectacular.” Fancy Pants approached her, smiling brightly.
“Hey Fancy, what's going on? who is that?”
“That is who you have been wanting to see, Misaka allow me to introduce you to Princess Celestia.” So that's the princess?! Wow, she definitely looks the part.
“It's a pleasure to meet you Misaka Mikoto. I am sorry my nephew put you through all of this, I had only just uncovered his plot. You see he wanted to set this pegasus up and then capture him and use the accomplishment to gain political power.”
“Oh, that makes sense. Wait? How do you know my name?”
“Fancy Pants told me you're name but I had know about you're arrival since you came to this world.”
“Is there any way you could send me back to Academy City?” She asked hopefully. The princess smiled and nodded.
“I just so happen to have a spell that will send you home.” Her horn began to glow, and the space behind her distorted and tore open, through the hole she could see the familiar city scape of her home Academy City. She looked to Fancy Pants.
“Thank you for everything Fancy Pants, I had a great time. Maybe we'll see each other again.” He smiled back at her.
“That would be lovely. There are so many other wonderful places in Canterlot I would love to show you.”
“That would be great.” She turned towards the vandal who was still laying on the ground.
“If you want to do something don't just give up, keep trying and blast away any obstacles. If I could do it so can you.” The vandal nodded, mouth slightly agape, her words really struck a cord with him.
“By everyone, It was great being here even if it was a little crazy.” She began to step through the portal.
“And thank you Misaka Mikoto, I hope you carry the magic of friendship with you well in your world.” With those parting words from the princess Misaka disappeared into the portal, it closed behind her. Fancy looked up at the princess.
“I believe I will miss that filly, she was very fun to get to know. I do hope we meet again.”
“I wouldn't worry Fancy Pants, I doubt that this is the last we will see of her in this world. In fact, I believe she will not be out last visitor. The flood gates have opened, Other beings from other worlds will be appearing in Equestria. I just hope they are all as nice as Misaka.”
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She blinked, the familiar city filled her view. She was standing where she had been before.
“Was that all a dream?” She looked into the sky, the sun was in the same place it had been when she was hear last. She held her hoof up. Her hands were back! She sighed in relief and leaned against the railing of the building taking in the sights and smells.
“Onee Sama!” Misaka turned around upon hearing the familiar voice only to be captured in a crushing hug.
“Onee Sama! I've been looking for you everywhere. As Tokiwadai's Ace you can't simply disappear like that!” Misaka could hear the obvious worry in her friends voice, she remembered the way she had left them all in the cafe that morning she could understand why. She smiled and returned the hug much to her her friends surprise.
“You're right Kuroko, I'm sorry.” She said softly before breaking the hug.
“Let's get out of here, it's starting to get cold.” Kuroko dismissed her confusion and smiled.
“Uiharu and Saten wanted to go to see a new movie that came out. Shall we go?”
“Sure. By the way do you know where we could get an apple turnover?”
"I think there's a bakery on the way?"
"Great let's stop there"
"Okay?" Kuroko grabbed Misaka's hand and they vanished off the rooftop. The memory of her time in Canterlot replaying fondly in her memory.