I walked through the park just as dusk was starting to fall, the surrounding cityscape was pretty this time of day, I was fortunate enough to live a few miles outside the city limits, but it was still nice to visit now and then. Continuing down the pathway, I heard a soft whimpering, like the sound a scared puppy would make, looking around I saw nobody else in the area, or the whole park for that matter...
I was pushed to the ground, falling forward and face-planting onto the sidewalk.
"Thank Celestia! I thought I was all alone out here!"
The voice sounded almost frantic, I felt my 'attacker' get off of me and I stood up and
dusted myself off.
"Look miss, I-"
'Wait, did she just say 'thank Celestia'?'
Being the brony I was I just assumed she was a big 'MLP' fan, using terms from the show and
the like, I turned around and didn't see what I expected to see.
A furry figure almost as tall as me, wearing a dark, faded purple vest- a few of its pockets lined with gems and glittering jewels, the form was standing on its hind legs, two of her longer teeth poking out from her mouth.
I soon got over my shock only to have it hit me, again and again and again... I mentally slapped myself and came to the only logical conclusion.
This was a Diamond Dog, not some fan in a disguise... an actual, factual Diamond Dog- I've heard of stuff like this other people have posted on the web, some character from the show gets sent to the real world, and vice versa...
"Y-you-"
"You can't believe how relieved I am to see another one of my pack out here, I thought I was
lost! Though I can't help but notice you don't have any fur, do have a shedding condition?"
Staring dumbfounded, I did the only thing I could think of-
"Here, put this on and follow me" I said, handing her my hoodie
"Why? Where are we going?" She asked, putting it on
"Hurry, we have to get back to my house, we should be safe there"
"In what danger are we in here?"
"None at the moment, but security'll flip when they see a five foot tall dog walking the
streets-"
"What-?"
"I'll explain everything once we get there" I said "So what's your name?"
"Amethyst Shard"
"Nice to meet you Amethyst, I'm Jonas"
"Likewise, Jonas"
We made it to my car with out any problems
I got inside and she looked confused
"What?"
"I have'nt seen a cart like this before..."
"It's fine, just get in, please?"
She aprehensively opened the car door and sat in the seat, closing the door behind her.
I stuck the key in the ignition and the car came to life
"Wh-what's happening?!"
"Take it easy, everything's alright, this is normal- we'll be there in a few minutes"
The poor thing was shaking
"So, what's Equestria like?"
"You should know, we are in Equestria"
"No we aren't, this is a planet called 'Earth'"
"WHAT?! I'M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD?!"
"Pretty much, and it looks like you're stuck here, I'm sorry for dumping all this on you, I'm just as freaked out about this as you are"
"Why?"
"In case you haven't noticed, there aren't 'many' other Diamond Dogs around here"
"Yes, I only found you..."
"Yeah, why is that? I look like anybody else my age"
"I have seen many other strange creatures while hiding, but- something made you stand out to
me, I can't explain it, I felt some sort of familiarity with your presence"
"Even though I'm not a Diamond Dog?"
"In all honesty, I think you are-"
"I'm not, I'm one of those 'strange creatures' you saw earlier"
She squinted and her yellow eyes narrowed, she opened them again before her eyes rolled backinto her head and she fainted.
"Should have seen that one coming..."
The rest of the ride was in silence, (1) I was afraid of waking her up, and (2) the radio was broken.
I pulled into the garage and shut off the car, looking to my passenger (who was still unconsious I might add), I got out and went to the other side, I opened the door and carried her bridal style into the house, she groaned and shifted in my arms, and saw a faint smile on
her face (muzzle?), I walked into my room and placed her on the bed; I considered pulling the blankets over her, but she had the hoodie and her fur.
Turning out the lights, I went to the couch and settled down.
I began to wonder how she got here in the first place, which led me to think there might be more of them here, not Diamond Dogs necessarily, but others- say, Twilight, Big MacIntosh, or even possibly the crusaders.
'If Discord's here too, I'm screwed' I thought to myself
I felt a breeze and realized that one of the windows was open, getting up, I went to the
window
I was about to close it when-
"Girls, wait!" a voice cried
"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS MONSTER CATCHERS, YAY!" Three more voices shouted
I found myself being forced backwards and three sets of hooves were pressed against me
'Dear lord...'
"Did we get 'em? Did we get 'em?"
"Nope"
The three *Gulp*-ed simultaneously and looked at me nervously
A flash enveloped the room and it looked like more were in the room, I saw a big shadow overme and felt a sharp kick to the head, colors swam in my vision before I lost consiousness
X X X X X X X
"Big Mac, what in the world did y'all do that for?" Applejack asked "We agreed that Twi would put the thing to sleep!"
"I say he reacted quite well, given the circumstances..." Luna said, slightly amused
"Though I do not think it would have been necessary had three fillies not ambushed it"
The crusaders grinned sheepishly
Luna picked up the creature with her magic and set it on the couch
"What do you suppose it is, princess?" Twilight asked
"I am not sure, never in our long lives have we seen a creature such as this"
"How did we wind up here anyhow?" Sweetie Belle asked
"I believe it had something to do with that spell I cast at the Summer Sun Celebration" Twilight said nervously "IF that's the case, I need to start searching for a way to undo it so we can get back to Ponyville- SPIKE!"
"I-is it s-safe to come in?"
"Yes, Spike"
A purple and green dragon hoisted itself from the windowsill and bounced onto the rug.
"Whoa, this place is huge" Spike said "It looks almost as tall as you and Celestia, Luna" Spike said, indicating the monster.
A groan came from the couch and the ponies jumped back, startled.
"I'm going to try to communicate with it, and I don't want you to buck it in the head again,
Big Mac"
He gave a reluctant nod
"OOOhhhh, owowowowowow"
X X X X X X X
I sat up to see ponies in my house, ponies, if I remember there was Big MacIntosh, Twilight, the Crusaders, Spike, Applejack, and Princess Luna.
"Um, hi?" I offered
"Ahem, I am-"
Oh this is going to be fun...
"-Twilight Sparkle, personal protege to Princess Celestia herself" I finished
Her jaw hit the floor
"How did you-?"
"Well you ARE the Element of Magic, I expected nothing less- "
Her jaw hit the floor a second time
"Now hold on a minute-" she mangaged to choke out "how do you know-"
"-that I know that you know Celestia? Well you're the Elements of Harmony, I would expect you'd be closely associated with her anyway"
The look on their faces were priceless
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAAHAA"
"What's so dang funny?" Applejack asked
"Y-you sh-should have seen your fa-faces!"
"Didst we miss something?" Luna asked
"N-nevermind"
"You seem to have a lot of books, mister..." Applebloom said
"Books?" Twilight said
She turned her attention to the massive bookshelf with a grin on her face, she lunged and
shouted "MINE!"
Twilight was enveloped in a blue aura and was pulled backwards
"I believe my sister's student may have gotten a little overzealous"
"A little?"
"Ahem... yes"
"That reminds me, I've gotta go check on Amethyst"
"Amethyst? There are more of us here?"
"As far as I can tell, now if you'll excuse me for just a moment"
I left the room and saw that she was stirring in her sleep, her eyes trailed around the room
and stopped on me
"Wh-who are you?"
"I can tell you for sure that I'm not a Diamond Dog, other than that- I don't know what to
tell you..."
She got up, still keeping her distance
"So, you must be hungry after all of this, you want something for dinner?"
"Do you have any sapphires?"
"Nnnnnoooooo, sorry I don't"
"Nevermind, I think I have one..."
She jammed one of her paws into one of the vest pockets and pulled out a blue gem, she held it up to her mouth and started to munch on it
"There are some others in the next room"
She took off towards the living room
I followed her and found out one thing- she didn't realize they were ponies
"What in the-"
"I should have known..." she whispered
"What?" I asked
"I should have known that you would do this!"
"Do what?"
"Isn't it obvious? You're turning me in!"
"I am not! I just met them a few minutes ago!"
They looked uneasy, even Big Mac had a slightly worried look on his face
"Equestrian law says that any Diamond Dogs that are captured are to be sentenced by the princesses" Twilight spoke up
"Okay, a few things- One, you're not in Equestria, which makes me think that any jurisdiction
you make here is null and void, second- I didn't capture her, I brought her here because she
was scared and alone- Three, that's really unfair if you think about it"
"I was not scared..." She muttered
"Right, the way I figure- you can't do anything to her on foriegn soil, and since none of you
are supposed to exist here, I think you're just going to have to get over it"
"He's got a point there, sugarcube"
"But-"
"I did not know you had such knowledge of law"
"I don't, I just took a shot in the dark- I just said what made sense to me"
Twilight's jaw hit the floor for the third time.
"Wait, you said that we aren't supposed to be here, what does that mean?"
"How many other talking, colorful ponies have you seen here besides yourselves?"
"None"
"Exactly, dragons, griffins, manticores and the like don't exist here, humans are the only sentient species on the planet"
"Whoa"
"This is horrible!" Twilight shouted
I flinched and saw that she was looking through one of her spellbooks
"Yeah, I suppose it is, I know others out there who'd flip if they saw you outside"
"No! Not that! We're stuck here until the next Summer Sun Celebration!"
"What?! Why?" Spike said
"There's a certain way the stars are aligned that allows the spell to work, for me to cast it again we'll have to wait until this time next year..." Twilight explained
"Well you're welcome to stay here, I mean, I don't think you'll be able to walk around freely out there without somebody noticing you"
"We see your point"
"-And there's alot of room in the backyard for you to run around and stuff, or whatever the heck it is you do, there's a few spare rooms upstairs if you want..."
"We shall convene and come back to you" Luna said
"Alright, I'll leave you to it then"
I left the room and noticed Amethyst following me
"Yes?"
"I wa-wanted to th-thank you"
"For what?"
"Y-you defended me"
"I'm sure somebody else would have done the same thing"
"No, they would not have, Diamond Dogs are hated amongst the ponies"
"Can I guess it was all because ponies are kidnapped by Diamond Dogs?"
"How did you know about that?" she muttered, her ears flopping against her head
"I have my ways..." I grinned
"You'll have to elaborate on that, but yes, that is basically the reason"
" -and they haven't forgiven your species"
"They have, but the still don't want to be anywhere near us"
"I guess they're just afraid that it'll happen again"
"Why are you not afraid? Most ponies would run in fear at the sight of us"
"Dunno, guess it's just because you haven't given me a reason to, and I guess the other part was curiousity; it's not everyday you see a Diamond Dog running around the park"
"Hmmm"
"-but I suppose it was mostly because I was afraid what might happen to you if the government captured you"
"You were- worried? about...me?"
"Well yeah, I mean-"
I felt her pull me into a tight bear-hug
"Th-thank you, thank you s-so much"
"What exactly did I do?"
I felt a wet substance fall onto my shirt
'Sh-she's crying? What did I do?'
"You are the fi-first one who did not lo-look upon us with pr-prejudice"
I returned the hug
"Pl-please don't cry, come on, cheer up, please?"
"You mi-misunderstand, I am cr-crying because I'm so ha-happy"
"Forgive me, I don't have much experience with the opposite sex"
She giggled as I blushed
"WE HAVE REACHED OUR DECISION, PLEASE COME BACK AT ONCE!"
"What in Tatarus was that?" Amethyst asked
"I think Luna just used the Royal Canterlot Voice; I'd hate to be right next to her when she uses it, there's a spare room upstairs if you want to sleep there, I have to go talk to Luna and the others"
"Thank you again" She smiled "Forgive me"
"For what?"
"I just- broke down like that, I'm sorry"
"Think nothing of it, we've all gotta let it out at somepoint or another"
"I think I will go upstairs to rest for a while"
"Alright, I guess I'll see you later"
She turned and went up the stairs, her tail wagging at a semi-rapid pace as she went
"*Sigh* better get this over with" I mumbled as I went back to the living room "I assume you've made your decision?"
"Yes, we have" Luna said.
Twilight stepped forward
"Sir, we graciously accept your invitaion"
"Great, so I know all of you, I haven't said who I am; my name is Jonas"
"Hello Mr. Jonas"
"Greetings Princess Luna"
"So what do we do now?" Scootaloo asked
Twilight stared longingly at the bookcase
I walked to it and pulled out a book, walking back I handed the book to Twilight
"What's this?"
"The Encyclopedia Brittanica"
She squealed and ran to the couch, sitting down she buried her head into the book
"That should keep her occupied..."
Spike's stomach growled
"Hehehe, you wouldn't happen to have any gems, would you?"
"Nope, sorry, they aren't as common here as they are in Equestria, and if you do find them they're really expensive"
"Awwww"
"But I suppose you could ask Amethyst for some of hers after she wakes up"
His face screwed up
"Why don't we go into the kitchen, I could probably find something to make for us"
I walked to the kitchen, with the others following
"What to make, what to make..."
"Do ya have any hay?"
"Nope, but I've got some lettuce in here, I could make salads"
"That sounds good, that okay with you Big Mac?"
"Eeyup"
I pulled the bag of lettuce out of the fridge and went to the counter
"Anything we can do to help sugarcube?"
"Nothing at the moment, I'm almost done anyway"
"Can we help, mister?" Sweetie Belle asked
"Well, I guess if you're careful you could set the table"
I got out some napkins, a fork for myself, and a few glasses.
"Maybe we better help y'all with that, 'Bloom, we don't want glass all over the floor"
"'kay"
I finished making the salads and picked up as many as I could, Luna picked up the rest with
her magic and set them onto the table
"Thank you" I said, putting the last of the bowls on the table
"'Twas no trouble"
"Miss Applejack, could you please go upstairs and tell Amethyst that dinner is ready?"
"Sure thing, I'll be right back"
"I'd better go get Twilight" Spike said
"So, you seem calm after discovering you won't see Celestia for a whole year"
"I have been imprisoned in the moon for a thousand years, it will be painful, this will be much easier than a thousand years" she said sadly
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up"
"Thou was merely making idle conversation, if anything We should not have mentioned it"
"Oh, nonononono, I-"
"We are amused by your attempts to preserve our feelings, but there is no need"
"But-"
"We get enough of that from the Canterlot nobles" Luna laughed "I suppose that this situation is not all bad"
"Looks like someone found the silver lining"
"The what?"
"It's an expression people sometimes use, they say 'Every dark cloud has a silver lining' which basically means there is some good in a seemingly bad situation"
"We think We understand now"
"Jonas!"
"What?"
"Twilight wanted to ask if it's okay to use a teleportation spell to bring the other Elements
here"
"Sure, but-"
"He said it's okay Twi!" Spike shouted back
A bright flash came from the next room and quickly dissipated
"What the hay?" came the unmistakable voice of Rainbow Dash
"Alright, dinner's rea-"
I was tackled by a cyan blur
"Applejack! Help me tie it up!" she looked around "Where's Applejack?"
"Rainbow Dash, you get off of him right this instant!" Fluttershy said
"But-"
"No buts! He hasn't done anything to you"
She hopped off and hovered a few feet off the ground
"Fine, but I'm watching you"
"I heard shouting, is everthing-" Amethyst stopped when she saw the Elements
She back-pedaled into the hallway
"Hey Amethyst, what's the-" she stopped too "There y'all are, when'd you get here?"
"Just a few minutes ago, darling" Rarity said
"You're just in time, we're just about to eat dinner"
"My table isn't big enough, why don't I just set down a blanket and we can eat out here?"
"Sounds like a good idea" Twilight said
I went to the closet and set out the blanket, then proceeded to move the napkins and bowls
'Wait, is Amethyst still out in the hall?'
I walked out there and sure enough, there she was
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"N-nothing, it's just th-that I get nervous around ponies"
"Well so does Fluttershy, but she gets along with the others just fine; Dinner's ready, you
want anything? I find it hard to believe that sapphire was enough to fill you up"
"Y-yes, but-"
"If it'll make you feel better, I'll sit with you through the whole meal"
"Re-really?"
"Yeah, I can only imagine how nervous you must be"
I got up and she did the same, we walked back into the living room. Everbody else had starteddigging into their salads, she was practically hanging onto me like a security blanket, keeping a safe distance from the others
We made it to the kitchen and I started looking into the cupboards
"So what do you usually eat besides gems?"
"We are not restricted to just gems and jewels, we are able to eat an assortment of other metals"
"Based on the shape of your teeth, I'd say that you can eat meat, too"
"I don't point it out, but yes, we can; I suppose that's one of the other reasons ponies are
skittish around us"
"If it makes any difference, I'm an omnivore"
"What's that?"
"It means I eat both plants and animals"
A loud *CRASH* came from around the corner and Rainbow Dash appeared
"I knew IT!" she shouted and disappeared back into the living room
"Dash? Dash, wait!"
"Jonas? What's wrong?"
"N-nothing, I lost my appetite, I think I'll just go to bed"
"Ooooookkkkaaayy, goodnight"
"Goodnight" I said and quickly went up the stairs
I got to my room and closed the door, once I was sure I was alone, I flopped on my bed in thought; 'They're probably scared now that they've found out'
I failed to notice a dog-shaped shadow outside my door
X X X X X X X
"Guys! We gotta bolt, Now!" Rainbow Dash said as she flew down the stairs
"Why Dashie? What's wrong?" Pinkie Pie asked
"The weird looking thing that lives here? He's a carnivore!"
She could swear Rarity went white in the face
"His name is Jonas, Dash" Twilight said
"Well that's not too bad..." Fluttershy said
"Not too bad? How can you, of all ponies say that?"
"Some of the animals I care for are carnivores..."
"But this is different! This thing can think! How long do you think it is before he eats one of us?"
"Dash, I really don't think-"
The Diamond Dog came down the stairs
"I hope you're satisfied!" She said angrily
"What did I do?" Rainbow asked
"He was going to keep it a secret! That's why he told me in confidence"
"Still, he had this secret, who's to say he doesn't have more?"
"We think there is a lesson in friendship to be learned even here" Luna smirked
"Maybe he didn't want us to be afraid of him?" Fluttershy suggested
"And now he's upstairs, he locked himself in his room!" Amethyst continued "What's the big deal anyway? I seriously doubt he was going to eat one of you, I've seen steaks in that box"
"Dash, I think you'd better go and apologize" Twilight said
"What for?"
"You did kind of...tell us his secret..."
"That doesn't matter! He eats meat for Celestia's sake!"
"So do I! Spike and I eat gems, it's part of our diet! I don't see you making a big deal out of that! Now if you'll excuse me"
She turned on her heels and headed back up the stairs
X X X X X X X
*Knock Knock Knock*
"Go away..." I said
"Jonas, it's Amethyst" a voice said from the other side
"*Sigh* Come in"
The door opened and Amethyst walked in
"How are you doing?" she asked
"I've been better" I chuckled
"Why are you so sensitive about being an om- omna"
"Omnivore? I'm not, to be honest- they're ponies, I figured that if they found out, they'd want to leave"
"Truth be told they seemed torn when the rainbow-maned one told them"
"Really?"
"Yes, the yellow pegasus said that it was natural for your eating habits, the others didn't seem overly upset about it, just a little concerned"
"In hindsight, I think I did overreact"
"'Think'?"
"Okay, I did"
"Of course, I seemed to tick off the blue pegasus when I went off on her"
"Y-you did that?"
"Yes, though it occurs to me now that may not have been the best course of action"
"Hehe, probably not; but the gesture itself was nice of you"
She blushed, then proceeded to look around my room
"These pictures are very nice, did you draw them?" She asked, indicating the numerous pictures and scribbles tacked to the walls
"Y-yes, I'm a car-cartoonist"
"What does that mean?"
"I get paid by different people to draw characters, landscapes, that kind of stuff"
"It looks like you're good at what you do"
"Th-thanks, no-one's really been in here before"
"Are you going to be alright?"
"Yes, thanks, I needed that"
"Anytime, it's what-"
"What?"
"-it's what...friends do"
I had a huge grin on my face
"You know what that means?" I said
"What?"
"Think about it..."
She gasped in realization
"There we go"
"I-I must be somewhere else..." She got up and left the room
"Goodnight" I called after her
"You can come out now, I know you're there"
"Was it really that obvious?" Applebloom asked
"Obvious enough that I know you don't have your cutie marks for spying"
"Shoot" Scootaloo said
"And I happen to know that Someone else is there, too"
"How'd you know he was there?" Sweetie Belle asked as Big Mac walked out from behind the wall
"I doubt Applejack would've let you come up here alone when Rainbow Dash spilled the beans"
All four ponies blushed, I thought it near impossible when Big Mac did
"-but, who am I to judge? Dash IS the Element of Loyalty"
"I think somepony has a marefriend"
"I-I- like her and- I-I-I- b-but"
"Relax you silly filly, I'm just messing with you"
"Y-yeah, hehehe, funny; I think you three should get to bed, your room is at the end of the hall"
"'kay, thanks Jonas"
"G'night, I guess I'll see you later too Big Mac; you'll be sharing a room with your sisters, is that alright?"
"Eeyup" he said as he went down the hall
I laid down as the thoughts in my head turned to what Scootaloo said, did I like Amethyst? If I did, would the species difference be a problem? Does she even like me back? Come this time next year, she'll have to go back to Equestria; I don't want to get into a relationship with her just to break her heart... what would our kids look like?
I shook that last thought from my head
'What does she see in me anyway? I'm nobody special'
That last thought sunk in as I drifted off to sleep
X X X X X X X
"I don't know, Twi, do you think we should ask him before ya do this"
"Don't worry Applejack, this transformation spell will allow us to shift between the
creatures that look like Jonas and our regular selves, it'll wear off as soon as we get back
to Equestria"
"I still think you should ask him..." Fluttershy said
"This spell is perfectly safe, Fluttershy"
"If you say so..."
Twilight lit up her horn and cast the spell
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I woke with a start and saw that the time on my clock read 8:30
Getting up, I went to the bathroom and found that Rarity had beat me there
'I should have guessed'
"Hello darling, I hope you don't mind; my mane is just dreadful in the morning"
"No, take all the time you need, just remember the others might need the bathroom, too"
I went downstairs and saw that Twilight was already up, along with Spike
"What's the word, science nerd?"
"Hey!"
"Calm down, I'm kidding"
"Oh"
"What're you two doing up this early anyway?"
"Just practicing, it's 8:30, I'm usually up much earlier than this"
"Uh-huh, what're you practicing?"
Both of them were enveloped in a blinding light
I opened my eyes and saw that Twilight and Spike weren't there, in their places were a
teenage girl and a dog
"T-tw-twilight? Sp-spike?"
"How can you only walk on your hind legs?" Twilight asked
"Yeah, you don't even have a tail! It must be hard to keep your balance"
"Not really, I guess we're not front heavy, which makes it easier for us to stand and walk"
My phone buzzed and I checked the text, I froze as I read the words on the screen.
The kids and I are on our way, be there in a few hours, love- your little sis
"What's the matter Jonas?" Spike asked
"M-my sister and niece and nephew are visiting..."
"That sounds fun, I can't wait to meet- Oh"
" -And there is where our dilemma lies"
"No problem, we've got our disguises" Twilight said
"How exactly am I supposed to explain that I'm living with a stallion, three fillies, seven
mares, a Diamond Dog, and a dragon?"
"Easy, you just-"
"Don't start Spike, it's going to be a long day"
"You're telling me-"
"Look, you don't have to stay in disguise, just stay upstairs until they leave. Okay? I guess the only exceptions would be Amethyst and you, Spike; but dogs can't speak, so you'd have to be silent most of the time"
"I could do that"
"Good, I suppose Amethyst won't have any trouble with her new form"
"What new form?" She asked as she walked out of the kitchen
"Twilight said she cast a spell that allows the others to look like humans"
"Why?"
"We wouldn't want to be snagged by the government and sent to Area 51, now would we?"
"Where?"
"Nevermind, I just need you to concentrate on being a human"
Her face screwed up in concentration and a light filled the room, Amethyst stood there in her
new form
"H-how do I l-look?"
"I-I don't know how to answer that-"
She looked almost the same, save for the fact she was human and her spiked collar hung around her neck, which looked almost oversized in her human form
"Am I not attractive?"
"Y-yes! I-I mean, you- jeez" I left the room, blushing
"You might want to take off your collar until his sister and niece and nephew leave" Twilight said
"Why?"
"He plans to introduce you, of course"
"He wants me to meet his f-family?"
"That's what he said"
Amethyst left the room, considerably happier than when she entered
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
*Ding Dong* *Ding Dong*
'Alright, keep calm, everyone else is upstairs'
I opened the door
"Hi Joe, it's been awhile"
"Yeah, I guess it has, Sara, you could have given me a little more warning before you got
here"
"Uncle Jonas!" Two voices said at once
"What's up, kiddos?"
"Nuthin', we had to get up real early this morning"
"I'll bet you did, please come inside"
Sara, Jack, and Erica walked into the house
"So Jonas, how has the cartoon industry been treating you?"
"Pretty good, I should have another client in a few weeks"
"Awww, Jonas, you didn't tell me you adopted a pet" she cooed, picking up Spike
"Yeah, he feels more like a brother than anything else" I said, shooting a knowing look at him
"Jonas? Is you sister here yet?" Amethyst asked, walking into the room
"Yes, they just got here, Amy"
"Jonas? Who's this? You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend" Sara smirked
"Oh, sh-she's not my girlf-friend, her apartment caught f-fire and she needed somewhere to live for a little while"
"Well aren't you going to introduce us?"
"R-right, Sara, Jack, Erica, this is Amy Shard; a friend of mine"
"Nice to meet you all, Jonas has told me so much about you"
"Yes, I find it interesting how we've heard nothing about you" She said, shooting a glare at me
"Uncle Jonas, can we go play outside?" Jack asked
"Sure, just stay inside the yard"
"So tell me about yourself Amy"
'Oh crap, I didn't prepare for this'
"Mom!"
Erica and Jack came running down the stairs, holding Amy's vest.
'Dear lord...'
"I thought you two went outside?!"
"We came back in" was all they replied "But look what we found!"
They held up the vest, which still held all the gems it carried
"Where did you get that?" Sara asked
"We were lookin' around upstairs"
"That is mine!" Amy said, taking the vest from them
She blushed and quickly ran upstairs
"Where do you suppose she got 'em?"
"Maybe she's a jewel thief!"
"She is not" I snapped
"You two shouldn't have been looking through her things anyway" Sara scolded "I think you two should go up and apologize to her"
"Sara, they don't have to do that-"
"Yes they do, now both of you, upstairs"
"I don't think-"
"Jonas, I'll handle this"
Erica and Jack trooped up the stairs, back to the room where they found the vest; they got to the door and were about to pass through when they heard voices from the other side
"I don't know, they seemed to like me- but I'm not sure" came the voice of Amy
"Don't worry, sugarcube, just be yourself and everything'll work itself out" said a country
sounding voice
"That sounds like Applejack" Erica whispered
"Who?"
"The character, from My Little Pony"
"That junk you watch?"
"It's not junk"
"Whatever"
"...I was hoping to make a good impression on her and her foals"
"I'm, um, sure you'll...um, do just fine-"
"Thank you miss Fluttershy, I really should get back down there"
'Miss Fluttershy?!'
The two peeked through the crack in the door and saw a tall, dog like figure standing in the
room
In a flash, the figure was replaced with the familiar form of Amy
"Wh-what should we do?"
"We gotta go downstairs and tell mom and uncle Jonas that Amy's a werewolf!"
"...and then the pot falls over with the corn on the cob inside, which goes all over the floor, so then, of course-"
"MOM! MOM!"
"What? What's the matter?"
"Amy is a werewolf!" Jack blurted
"What?"
"We were going to apologize and we saw her transform!"
I froze
"-and she was talking to these two people we couldn't see, and they sounded just like Applejack and Fluttershy!" Erica said
Spike shot up the stairs
"I think you two let your imaginations get the better of you"
"But we SAW her-"
"Hello, I was just in the bathroom" Amy said as she came down the stairs
"No you weren't! You were-"
"Jack!"
"Sara, could you please leave us for a few minutes? I'd like to talk with these three alone"
"Um, sure- I'll just be...outside"
She left and I turned to Jack and Erica
"Now I should yell at you two for spying, and stealing Amy's vest- but I won't, I think we'd better show them, Amy"
"A-are you su-sure? I-I- don't th-think we sh-should"
"Show us what?"
"Amethyst, it'll be fine; I'll be right here in case anything happens"
She took a deep breath and light filled the room; she stood there in her normal form
"Un-uncle Jo-jonas?"
"Th-this was a b-bad id-idea" Amy stammered
"AAAHHHH! Werewolf!"
"She's not a werewolf!"
"Then what is she?"
"I am a Diamond Dog..." She admitted
'Jeez, what have I done?'
"Amethyst, I'm sorry I made you do this; this was obviously a big mistake..."
"No, this was my choice, I will deal with the consequences"
Sara chose the absolute worst time to walk in
"Jonas are you almost-"
She stopped when she saw Amethyst
"Sara, just let me explain-"
"Explain? EXPLAIN? HOW CAN YOU 'EXPLAIN' THIS MONSTER!?"
"Now hold on, she is NOT a monster"
"Are you BLIND?! Just look at it! What is it? Jack, Erica, I want you to get away from that thing!"
"First of all, I want you to stop referring to her as 'thing' and 'it', second; she isn't a danger to anybody"
"Are you kidding! Look at those teeth! She could easily rip us apart right now!"
Amethyst's eyes started to water and she ran upstairs
"Thanks Sara, I thought you of all people would understand"
I went up after her
"Mom, she wasn't that bad"
"Yeah, she was nice"
"You both saw what that thing was!"
"-but she was real nice before you found out, and she was still the same, even after she
changed"
"But-"
"Didn't you always tell us; 'Don't judge a book by its cover'?" Erica said with a hint of a smile on her face
"This is no ordinary book... but I suppose you're right- thank you"
I started to climb the stairs as a single thought popped into my head
'I'm starting to believe the old saying 'You learn more from your kids than they learn from you'
X X X X X X X
"Mr. MacIntosh, is it too much to ask for me to be understood by more than one pony?"
"uh, nope" He said, a hint of discomfort in his voice due to the situation
"He's right, y'know" I said, walking into the room
"I am sorry that I upset your sister"
"No, I'm the one that should be sorry, I sort of forced you into revealing yourself"
"As I said before, that was completely my choice, and I must live with it"
"Besides, you don't have just one friend, you've got Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and the others"
"They only do that out of fear or hate"
Big Mac walked to the door
"Where're you going, Big Mac?"
The red earth pony stood beside the door and kicked it open with one of his hind hooves to reveal Sara standing there
'I swear he's got a Pinkie Sense...'
Sara stared in shock at Big Mac as he sat down a few feet from me
"Wh-wha?"
"Sara, meet Big Macintosh, Big Macintosh, meet Sara"
"N-nice to m-meet you" She stuttered
"I believe you already know Amy"
She blushed
"Yeah, about that- I'm sorry Amy, I shouldn't have reacted the way I did"
"I would have been more suprised if you reacted a different way"
"I believe we haven't properly met, I'm Sara" She said, hesitanly holding out a hand
"Hello, I am Amethyst"
The two shook hands (paws?)
"SO Jonas, care to explain why you're living with ponies and Diamond Dogs?"
"Don't forget the dragon"
"You're kidding right?"
"Nope"
Sara's jaw dropped as she stared at Big Mac with newfound shock
"Well you already know, you might as well meet the others"
"Others? There are more of them?"
"Yes, it's a long story, and I think it'd be easier to explain with everyone there"
"That sounds like the best course of action"
"Sara, I need you to go downstairs and wait with Erica and Jack"
"How do you plan to get them to understand any of this?"
"They're younger, it shouldn't be too hard- and they've already met Amethyst"
"Right, well I'll leave you to it then..."
Amethyst got up and left the room with Sara
I got up too and paused at the door
"I'm screwed, aren't I Mac?"
"Eeyup"
I left and went to Twilight and Spike's room
"Hey Twilight?"
"Yes?"
"Could you please get everyone downstairs? Undisguised?"
"But what about-"
"Sara, Erica, and Jack found out, I might as well introduce everyone to each other now and get it out of the way"
"Alright, if you're sure- we should be down in a few minutes"
'I sincerely hope so...'
Heading back down the stairs, I heard Sara talking with Amethyst
"...so you eat rocks?"
"Not rocks specifically, I am able to eat gems and other types of metal"
"-how do they taste?"
"Like gems, I suppose-"
"That's not what I... Nevermind, I still don't know what to make of all this"
"You are not yet comfortable with our current situation?"
"Of course not! I mean, who could: be given the circumstances"
"Do you think Jonas is?"
"Well, Jonas is a different case, he seems to be perfectly fine with this- strange as it seems and just the fact that you and the others are here is amazing enough, I just don't think I could cope with this as well as he is"
"I'm not 'coping' with this, Sara, I'm actually fine with it"
"Wha? How?!"
"I can't explain it, it just feels like all of this is no big deal, but I guess-"
I stopped when I felt a tugging at my pant-legs, I looked down and saw the crusaders hiding
behind my legs.
"Can I help you?"
"Um, no, we're fine-" Sweetie Belle said
"Yeah, we were just, uh, checking for...lint!" Scootaloo said
"Well I'd like you three to meet my sister Sara"
"H-hello"
Both sides hesitated until she knelt down
"Hi, it's nice to meet you, what're you're names?"
"I'm Sc-scootaloo"
"I'm Applebloom"
"-I'm Sweetie Belle"
"You have wings..." She whispered
"Y-yeah, I'm a pegasus" Scootaloo said
"Do they work?"
"'Course they do, I just can't fly very well"
"What's wrong with having wings, huh?"
Rainbow flew circles around Sara
'Of all the times, Dash...'
"N-nothing! It's not everyday you see a pony with wings, I just- was a little suprised, is all"
"What? You don't have pegasi here? How do you control the weather?"
"We don't, we can predict it, but that's about it"
Dash's jaw dropped
"That's horrible! I'd be out of the job if I lived here"
"You kind of are, remember what Twilight said? All of you are stuck here until the next summer solstice"
"A whole year?!" Sara exclaimed
"Eeyup"
I turned to see Big MacIntosh coming down the stairs with Rarity, Applejack, Spike, Twilight,
and Fluttershy.
"I'd better get to the living room before Luna gives Jack and Erica a heart attack..."
I entered the living room with the crusaders following close behind, upon entering, I saw Luna looking around the room.
"Please come out, little ones, We wish to make peace with thou"
I noticed that both of them were hiding behind the couch
"Erica, Jack, come on; she only wants to make friends"
"B-but-"
"I want both of you to be nice, Luna and the others are going to be my guests for a little
while"
The finally stood up and hesitantly walked over to Luna
"GREETINGS, WE ARE PRINCESS LUNA, IT IS A PLEASURE TO MAKE YOUR AQUAINTENCE"
"Princess, you don't need to use the RCV"
"WE ARE- ahem- We are sorry, we have tried to make the transition since our return"
"Could you do that again, Princess? I don't think the neighbors down the block heard you" Spike said, stumbling into the room.
"Spike! You can't talk that way to Princess Luna!"
"Please calm yourself, Twilight Sparkle, we think he was using 'sarcasm'"
Twilight blushed
Soon everyone was in the room; we just sat in awkward silence
"So, Rainbow Dash was telling me that you can't manipulate the weather" Twilight said
"Um, yeah, unlike you, we don't have pegasi and unicorns, there are 'earth ponies' as you would call them, but they aren't sentient like you- anyway, based on what Dash has told me, clouds aren't really solid here, which means we can't make them disappear or move them, the weather just sort of takes care of itself"
"If you don't have unicorns here, how can you use magic?" Sweetie Belle asked
"Because magic doesn't exist in this world"
All the ponies' jaws hit the floor.
"Th-that's impossible!"
"You want to talk impossible? I'm sitting in a room with Unicorns, ponies, pegasi, and a dragon!" Sara blurted
"We aren't able to use magic, to us it's no more real than you're supposed to be. uh, no offence, I mean- you are real, but-"
"We think we understand what you are trying to say"
"I'm glad someone does..."
The next few hours or so were spent discussing our worlds, Twilight seemed intrigued by ourscientific advancements, I stayed off the topic of weapons (for obvious reasons).
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Let me get this straight, you can fly? You don't have any wings!" Rainbow Dash asked
"Not under our own power, but yes"
"How?"
"I'll explain later..."
"You enjoy messing with me, don't you?"
"How else would I spend my free time?"
"Hmmph"
"Well I've gotta get back to work Dash, I'll see you later"
She nodded and flew off
Heading up to my room, I heard the Crusaders playing with Erica and Jack
"There! I just bought Park Place" Jack said
"No fair! That means you've got a mon- mono-"
"Monopoly?"
"Yeah, that's it"
"It is too, fair- you should have bought the Boardwalk when you had the chance"
"It cost too much! I couldn't make change anyway"
I giggled to myself as I went into my room and sat down at my draft board
"Whatcha doin' sugarcube?" Applejack asked
"Just waiting for inspiration..."
"Yeah? What're ya tryin' to be inspired for?"
"Nothing really, I'm just thinking of what might be a good idea for a new character"
"Maybe it'll just come to ya..."
"Yeah right, it usually takes days for me to come up with even a decent idea, I'd sooner grow
wings and fly-"
I felt pressure against my back and saw that there was nothing there, but I still felt cramped in my shirt
"I'll be right back-"
I got up and went to the bathroom, closing the door I looked at the full-body mirror, hopingto fix my shirt I tried adjusting it- giving up after the fifth try, I took off the shirt and couldn't believe what I was seeing.
"Jonas? Are you alright? Applejack says she thinks you aren't feeling well-" Twilight said as she pushed the door open
Her jaw dropped at the sight in front of her, there stood Jonas, albeit with one minor difference- he had a pair of dark-blue thestral wings spread out behind him.
"I-I- have wi-wings-s"
"I- can see that..."
"Hey Twi, is Jonas al-"
She stopped at the scene before her
"-right?"
"This isn't normal- "
'The understatement of the millenia, thanks Twilight'
"Based on what you've told me, humans don't have wings or horns, this doesn't make any sense!"
"This wouldn't happen to have anything to do with that spell ya cast, would it Twi?"
"Spell?"
"I kinda cast a spell that allowed us to transform ourselves into human forms; but it should have caused a full transformation, nothing partial"
"I honestly have no idea how your magic works, so you're on your own with this one"
"Did anything happen that suddenly caused this?"
"No, not that I can think- we were just talking about his work"
"-then I said I was looking for inspiration, and I said I was more likely to grow a pair of wings than come up with ideas right away..."
Realization dawned on Twilight
"My spell must have had some side-effects on you- but I'll still need some time to figure out how the spell mutated, and if it affected you specifically or not remains to be seen"
"So how can I make them go away?"
"The only advice I can offer at the moment is to just concentrate on making them disappear"
"*Sigh* Alright, I'd like to hear any breakthroughs you make"
"I'll be sure to let you know" Twilight said as she left the room
"You gonna be okay, sugarcube?"
"Yeah, it's just going to take awhile to get used to these" I said, giving a slight flap of my
wings
"Okay, as long as you're sure"
"Thanks Applejack, I really need to get back to work now"
"Alright, I'll leave ya to it then" She left
I picked the shirt up off the floor, taking a pair of scissors out of one of the drawers, I cut two long slits into the back of the T-shirt, I put the shirt back on while trying to fit my wings into the slots (which is no easy task, let me tell you)
Walking back to my room, I sat down at my draft board and waited, for what, I wasn't sure...
"Hey Uncle Jonas, we finished our game, can you think of any- WHOA! When'd you get wings?"
'There it is'
"Something to do with Twilight's spell-"
"Wow, you think we can do that?"
"Somehow I doubt it, squirt"
"Can we watch you work?"
"I guess, it's probably going to be boring though"
"Okay"
The crusaders trooped in, followed by Erica and Jack, they all sat down on the bed
"What are you going to draw?"
"I don't know yet-"
"Have you tried drawing ponies?" Applebloom asked
"No, I can't say that I have, who should they be?"
"A colt?"
"He should be green and have radioactive super powers!"
"Oooookkkkaaaaayy, let's build on that- any other ideas?"
"Could his mark be the hazard symbol?"
"I think I'll use that, but I don't think I'll give him his cutie mark"
"Why not?" The crusaders chimed in
"'Cause if I give it to him now, how's he going to find out what he's good at?"
"I guess that makes sense" Scootaloo said
"What color should his mane be?"
"White"
"...and finally a name, I don't think it should be something obligatory"
"How about Meltdown?"
"Na, it's gotta be something that fits"
"Toxic Waste?"
"I think that would suit him just fine, I dub thee Toxic Waste" I said, writing his name on the page
"Can we help somemore?"
"No thanks, I think that got the juices flowing, thanks for your help"
"Can we watch anyway?"
"I guess, it'll be pretty boring though"
"Hey, how about we play another game?" Sweetie Belle suggested
"Sure, let's go"
"Be sure to tell Rainbow Dash that she can quit spying on me on your way out"
"Rainbow, Uncle Jonas says you can stop spying on him" Erica said as she and the others left the room
"What? You gotta Pinkie Sense now?"
"No, I just heard your wings flapping"
"Drat"
"It probably came from these" I said, extending my wings
Dash stood there, mouth agape
"Wh-what? Y-you.... and, and... I don't-"
"I know right? I was thinking of testing them out, wanna have a race?"
That seemed to snap her out of her stupor
"A race? Are you kidding me? You can't beat the fastest flier in Equestria"
"How about we see who's the fastest flier on Earth?"
"Well when you put it like that, you're on!"
"Great, meet me in the backyard"
She flew out of the room
I thought for a moment before opening the window and squeezing through the open window, I tested my wing strength before doing a few lazy circles and touching down to the ground
"You ready to get beaten?" Rainbow asked
"I was about to ask you the same thing"
"Mr. Tough Guy, huh?"
"Nope, let's set some ground rules first, (1) It's pretty overcast today, so we stay above the clouds, (2) I don't want the FBI on our backs, so no Rainbooms; and third, first one back to the house wins, got it?"
"Sounds good to me, let's get going!"
"Ready...Set...Go!"
Rainbow Dash took off, with me following close behind- we past the 'cloud-line' I guess you'd call it, and one thought was going through my head
'I can see why Dash enjoys flying so much'
I manuvered a short ways out of her slipstream and sped up
Seeing me approach, she flew ahead of me in a burst of speed; she banked, which caused me to stop short to prevent me colliding with her.
I dove to avoid said collision, then dipped into the cloud bank, or tried to, I quickly found myself facedown- on a cloud- about a thousand feet or so in the air; I was sitting on a cloud!
"-clouds are a lot softer than I thought they were..."
I 'stood' up and took off once more, just in time to see Rainbow zoom towards a passing cloud and slam into it, falling at an alarming rate (Pinkie's Pinkie Sense is probably going nuts)
I flew after her and tried to catch her, practically falling myself I felt my body beginning to pick up speed, I was steadily getting closer-
I caught her just as a loud explosion filled the air, quickly realizing the ground was fast approaching I pulled up and flew back above the clouds and towards home, but before I hit the clouds, I saw several rings of black and orange spreading out in a spiderweb-like pattern.
'D-did I do th-that?!'
I've really gotta start paying more attention to what Twilight says when she goes on one of her rants
I looked down at Dash as I continued to fly towards home,
'Didn't the explosion wake her up?'
As if on cue, she woke up with a look of terror on her face
"AAAAHHHH! I'm awake! Where am I?" She demanded
"Calm down, you hit a cloud and passed out"
"Hmmph, guess you win then"
"Nope"
"Huh? Why not? I didn't finish the race"
"True, but I did a 'Rainboom' of my own, so you win by default"
It was a technicality, but why not, I'll let her have this- didn't matter to me anyway
Before she could respond, the house came into view
"Here we are"
I flew through my window and set Dash down on the bed
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine ACK!" she held one of her wings in pain
"Oh god...just hang on a moment, I'll go get Fluttershy"
I left the room and went to find her
"FLUTTERSHY!"
"EEEKKK!"
The yellow pegasus jumped in fright as I yelled
"I'msorrybutDashhurtherwingcanyouhelp?"
"O-okay, I'll need so-some bandages, a-and a splint, if you d-don't mind"
'Wow, she actually understood all of that?'
"Okay, I'll go get them, go help Dash, she's in my room, I'll be there as fast as I can"
"A-alright" she said as she buzzed off
I went to the bathroom, grabbed the necessary supplies, then rushed to my room
"How is she?"
"She's fine, her wing is just a little sprained" Fluttershy said, inspecting Rainbow Dash's wing
I handed her the splint and bandages
"Will she be okay, 'Shy?"
"She'll be okay, she won't be able to fly for a few days, maybe even a week, but other than that she's alright" She said as she finished wrapping the bandages around Dash's wing
"Jonas! You gotta get downstairs quick! Twilight said it's really important!" Spike said, running into the room
"Okay, I'll be there in a moment, are you finished, Fluttershy?"
"Yes, there"
I went down the stairs and saw that Twilight had the T.V. set to a news channel, a national news channel
"...where not moments ago, two UFO's were seen flying through the air at an incredible rate, ameture footage that was taken by witnesses in the park has been reviewed by a select few scientists; they have not yet come to a conclusion as to what the objects were, or what the- hang on, I'm being told that they've released the footage"
The screen cut to a shot of the sky from earlier that day, one blur was diving towards another and finally the 'Rainboom' I performed spread out in the familiar pattern.
"How do you suppose that happened?" Spike asked
"I wonder, it definitely looked like a Rainboom- but the colors weren't chromatic like Dash's
is"
" -any evidence to explain this?"
"Well no, not exactly, what we can tell though is that a close up of one of the creature's wings show that they appear thestral"
"Are you saying we're dealing with a vampire?" One of the anchors joked
"HaHahaha, no, nothing like that, at the moment we're trying to figure out how and why this- 'explosion' occurred"
"I see, any possible leads?"
"Not yet, no"
The anchor turned to face the screen
"Thank you professor, more on this story as it develops"
"Hmmmm"
X X X X X X X
"Shining Armor, can I assume you saw that as well?"
"Yes your highness, I think the entire surrounding area and saw it"
"Do you have any idea of what caused it?"
"We're still trying to invesigate, we still don't know what it was or what caused it"
"And your personal opinion?"
"It looked to me like one of what Rainbow Dash calls a 'Sonic Rainboom', but the colors were off..."
"I see, thank you Captain, you may return to your post"
"Princess, may I tell you something?"
"Yes, please continue"
"As much as I would like to investigate further into this, I feel I must detach myself from this project for the sake of finding my sister and the Elements"
"I know you're concerned for your sister's saftey, you've bearly stopped to eat and sleep; but I suggest you use this oppritunity to distract yourself from the problem at hoof"
"With all due respect your highness, Twilight and the other Element bearers are missing! There's no telling what could happen in their absence, nopony has seen a trace of them since the Summer Sun Celebration! Their families are worried sick, what if-"
"Calm yourself, Captain; while the family members of the Elements are worried, they have been notified of the situation"
"Yes princess"
"Now as I said, you are dismissed, please return to your post"
Shining Armor nodded and left the balcony
'Please come back soon everypony...'
X X X X X X X
"So what happened after you did the Rainboom?"
"I'm not sure, when I looked down, I think I saw glimpses of a town, more rural than the city here"
"What did you see?"
"It looked like there was this giant merry-go-round as one of the buildings, then there was what looked like a great big tree with a door and a few windows, there could have been a gingerbread house too, but I wasn't sure"
Twilight looked like she was deep in thought
"Twi? You okay?"
She turned towards me with a confused look on her face
"No, it isn't possible, is it? Could it be?"
"It sounded like he described my boutique, darling"
"Ooh! Ooh! I bet the gingerbread house was Sugarcube Corner!" Pinkie exclaimed
"I think he was talking about the library in Ponyville Twilight" Spike said
"Wow, I know Rainbow Dash broke the sound barrier, but I think you broke the dimensional barrier" Scootaloo said
"Is there even such a thing?" Luna asked
"I'm not sure, but do you know what this means?! We don't have to wait until next year to get back home!"
"How do ya figure, Twi? Based on what he's told us, he was only able to stay there for a few
seconds"
" -but don't you see? If Rainbow and Jonah would do a Rainboom together, we might have a chance at getting back to our world!"
"About that..."
"What?"
"Dash and I sort of had a little race, I don't know what happened but she hit a cloud and fell- Fluttershy said she sprained her wing, she said she'll be able to fly in a few days"
"That throws a wrench into our plans..."
"Eeyup"
"So, we'll have to return in a few days?" Amethyst asked
"Yes, it looks like it" Twilight replied
Tears formed in her eyes, she walked over to me and pulled me into a hug
"I do not wish to leave"
"Wh-what?"
"I cannot leave, I wish to stay with you"
"Amy, I can't let you do this, you won't have a real life outside the confines of the fence- I like you too, and as painful as this is, you need to go with Twilight and the others"
She started sobbing, I tried to comfort her as best I could
"Besides, you deserve someone better"
"*Ahem* If I can interrupt, when you do the Rainbooms, it will take us all back to Equestria, and that includes you, Jonas"
"Wow, just, wow...so if I do this, I won't be able to come back?"
"Yes, at least until the next Summer Sun Celebration, then I should be able to teleport you
back here"
"Well, I don't have anything going for me here...sure, why not? Sounds like living in Ponyville for a year would be a good change of scenery"
"You will come with us?"
"Well yeah, what other choice do I have? I'd rather get you back home than keep you here longer than you need to be"
"We appreciate the effort you are giving to help us"
"It's no problem"
"If I just heard you correctly, did you just say that going to another world wasn't a problem?"
"Well yeah, if it'll help them get home"
"What if Mom or Dad asks where you went? I'm pretty sure they're going to notice that you've disappeared off the face of the earth"
"We could tell them I'm going on a business trip and won't be back until next year"
"That sounds like it would work"
"-and we still have a few days before we gotta go, which gives me plenty of time to say
goodbye to you, Erica, and Jack"
"I don't know..."
"Sara, I don't have a choice- they need to get back to their home, their world"
"Alright, I'm going to turn in for the night, we've got a busy week ahead of us"
"I suppose you're right"
I went up the stairs with a few ponies following me, Amethyst, Big MacIntosh and Applebloom went into their respective rooms,
I noticed the other two crusaders still following me, Sweetie Belle went into her and Rarity's room, I sat down on the bed- only to find a certain orange and purple pegasus filly glaring at me
"What?"
"How could you do that?"
"Do what?"
"You hurt Rainbow Dash"
"What? No I didn't!"
"Yes you did, you said so yourself!"
"When?"
"Just now, downstairs"
I can sort of see where she's coming from, but it was an accident- Dash hit the cloud herself, not me.
"Scootaloo-"
"I want you to confess"
"What?"
"You did this to her"
"Didn't I already sort of 'confess' downstairs?"
"I want to hear a full explaination"
I stopped and thought for a moment
'Almost forgot, Rainbow Dash is Scootaloo's idol (which is an understatement to say the least) -so it's either confess to something I didn't do, and have Scootaloo hate me, or tell the truth and put Dash in a bad light'
I looked back at an impatient Scootaloo
'Option number one it is...'
"Alright, I was trying to pull off a move and I bumped into Dash- that caused her to hit the cloud bank"
"Hmmph, you're half the flier Rainbow Dash is"
"-and don't you forget it" I said, pushing her out of the room
I laid down and tried to drift off to sleep