//------------------------------// // On Atlantis // Story: My Little Stargate: Atlantis is Magic // by CarmenColor //------------------------------// Being human was not a feeling that Twilight missed. She looked around at her friends, all wearing their Elements and looking around in confusion. Well, Pinkie Pie wasn't confused, but then again, when was she ever? She was happily admiring her bright pink dress like nothing was different. Twilight looked around the room, spotting a few people at the bottom of a flight of stairs. She determinedly walked up to them, noticing that she stood a bit shorter than them. They all seemed to have the same colored skin, even though her friend's colors were their normal coat colors. Her friends attempted to follow her, but they didn't know how to walk on two legs. Except Pinkie of course, who quickly hopped up behind Twilight. The purple skinned human rolled her eyes and cleared her throat. "Hello, I am Twilight Sparkle, fourth princess of Equestria and bearer to the Element of Magic." "Her skin is purple..." one of the humans muttered, and he was quickly awarded an elbow in the side for speaking. "Rodney, be polite..." another man muttered. "I am Dr. Elizabeth Weir," said a woman, ignoring the two men behind her, "Leader of the Atlantis expedition." She hesitated before continuing. "We have a lot to discuss, but first, I think our medical professionals would like to give you all a quick check up, just in case..." Twilight glanced back at her friends, who were still learning to use their legs, and blushed. "Ahhh, yes, that might be a good idea. They make need a little more time to get used to their human bodies." "Human bodies?" asked that man who had scolded the one called Rodney. "Yes, I was wondering about that..." Rodney himself now spoke, "How did that happen exactly? The beings we saw through the malp were equine. Ponies of some sort." "Well, to be honest, I'm not sure. I've only seen this ever happen once before, but it was definitely not under the same circumstances..." Twilight said, frowning, "I suppose I'll have to ask the Princess when we return..." "Wait, I thought you were the princess," Elizabeth Weir said. Twilight shrugged. "I'm a princess, but there are three more. Princess Celestia is the oldest, so ponies usually refer to her as the Princess." The humans looked at each other with confused expressions, but nodded anyway. "Well, alright then, Princess Twilight..." Dr. Weir said, tilting her head over to stare at the wobbly new humans who were just now learning how to walk. "And, the other ambassadors are...?" "Oh, these are my friends. This is--" "I'm Pinkie Pie!" said the happy pink-skinned human giggled, "Element of Laughter!" She ran over to her friends. "This is Applejack and Rarity and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash!" "What do you mean, Element of Laughter?" asked the man who had scolded Rodney. "It's probably some sort of mythological thing, John. I doubt it's important," Rodney muttered, making Twilight scowl at him. "It's no myth...Rodney," she hissed, "The Elements of Harmony are the most powerful artifacts known to pony kind. Me and my friends are the only ponies who can control their power. This crown..." She pointed to the crown on her head. "Is the Element of Magic. These necklaces..." The princess gestured to her friends' necklaces. "Represent the other five elements: Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, Kindness, and Honesty." "This is starting to sound like a cartoon..." Rodney mumbled, as a small group of medical people approached them. "Is this them then? Should I take them to the infirmary, Dr. Weir?" asked a kind voice with a Scottish brogue. "Yes, Carson. I think it would be best for them to get checked up while I have a quick discussion with a few people..." Weir shot a glare at Rodney and John. "Alright then, come with me, lassies. This won't take long..." The physician led the six oddly colored humans towards the infirmary, wondering if it was his imagination, or if there skin actually was that color. And their hair had to have been dyed. Twilight and Pinkie had no trouble walking next to him, but the others stumbled along behind. "Ye alright there?" he turned back to look at them. "Yeah, yeah... Just getting used to these weird legs," Rainbow mumbled, "and not being able to fly." "Fly? Did ye say fly?" Carson asked, oblivious to the fact that the girls he was leading had been ponies less than an fifteen minutes ago. "Yeah, fly! Gee, Twilight, why didn't you tell us we were gonna lose our wings? I can't stand this!" Rainbow complain, huffing in frustration. "You are not the only one, Rainbow Dash," came Rarity's silky voice, "My horn is gone! Twilight, how ever will I do anything without my magic!?" "Magic!?" Carson repeated, "Are ye sure you're alright?" The poor doctor had absolutely no idea what was going on. "Um, yes, we're all fine... You sound like you've never heard of magic before..." Twilight joked, "And don't worry, Rarity. If we activate the Elements, they should give us back our horns and wings. Or at least, that's what they did last time..." "Last time? You've been in this situation before then?" Carson asked, ushering them into the infirmary. "I have...sorta. I was sent through a mirror to an alternate world where I was a human. I met human variations of my friends who helped me retrieve my crown from Sunset Shimmer." "...I'm afraid I don't quite understand, but that's alright. I believe ye," Carson said, starting to give them each a check up. Other than their odd skin and hair colors, the six girls seemed in perfect health. "Well... We could always show you... Couldn't we?" Fluttershy asked softly, "I mean, I'm sure everypony would appreciate have their horns and wings back..." Carson couldn't help but chuckle at the word 'everypony,' even if he was still pretty lost. "Everypony?" he asked, stifling more chuckling. "I suppose our languages are slightly different...." Twilight said slowly, "Considering that we're actually ponies..." Carson stared at them, not speaking for a moment. Then, he tapped the headset attached on his ear. "Dr. Weir?" he asked. "Yes, Carson? Is something wrong?" the Atlantis leader replied. "Erm, I'm not exactly sure... These girls that just came through the stargate just said something about being ponies. Do you know anything about that?" There was a short silence before Weir responded again. "According to Rodney, they were ponies on their own planet, but they somehow turned human when they went through the stargate." "...Is there a reason I was not informed about this?" Carson asked, still a bit confused. "I guess we forgot in all the confusion. Sorry, Carson, it won't happen again." "Well, alright, but....but they were ponies?" he asked, the thought making him have to hold back his laughter again. "Carson, please. They're ambassadors. Try not to upset them." "Ambassadors? They seem more like children..." "Carson!" "Alright, alright! I know! I'll send them up." he chuckled more and turned back to the six visitors. He still couldn't wrap his head around the fact that these were former ponies he was talking to, but he tried not to think about it too much. "So, you're all in perfect health. I'll take ye back up to Dr. Weir now. I'm sure ye'll all have a lot to talk about." "Oh, yes! We'll need to start discussing....whatever the hay it is we're here for..." Twilight said uncertainly. "Oh?" Carson raised an eyebrow, "I mean no offense here, but it sounds like ye don't really know what you're doing..." "We don't," Applejack said, shrugging and tipping back her hat, "I mean, Twilight knows some, but I fer one don't have any clue about what is going on here." "Well.... I'm sure if ye go talk with Dr. Weir, she'll be able to answer a few questions. She knows more about this than I do. I'm only a doctor, after all." Carson walked the six girls up to the conference room. "Here we are, Elizabeth. They're all as healthy as horses." "We're not horses, silly!" Pinkie chimed, "We're ponies!" Carson rolled his eyes and chuckled. "Well, sit down. We have a lot to discuss..." Weir said, and Carson made to leave, "You too, Dr. Beckett. You are one of our senior staff, after all." "Yeah, come join the party, Doc," said John, who was sitting the next chair over from Elizabeth. "Aye, I suppose..." Carson muttered, sitting down in a chair. "I'm sorry for the medical procedures," Elizabeth started, "It's routine. Now, I think we should get down to business..." She smiled a bit. "As I'm sure you already know, you are on Atlantis." The girls gave each other looks of confusion, but Weir didn't seem to notice. "Now, I am sure your Princess sent you here to form an alliance against the Wraith." "Wraith?" Twilight asked. "Nasty creature things," John said, "We fight them." The girls paled slightly. "Yes," Weir continued, "and in the war against them, we are going to need allies, but the question here, I suppose, is what can you offer us? We have power and knowledge and weapons to offer you. What can you give up in return?" Ever since they had been betrayed by their last partner, Altantis stood on high guard. "We can offer....um.... We can offer...." Twilight glanced up at her crown. "Ah ha! You may have weapons, but what my friends and I wield is far more powerful!" She looked at the other five girls with a determined smile. "Our friendship!" Someone snorted. "Friendship?" McKay asked, "How does friendship fix anything like this?" "Mr. Rodney, perhaps you need a demonstration," Twilight said, standing up, "Girls?" They all rose and walked over to stand beside her. Grinning by now, Twilight closed her eyes, and so did the others. To the Atlantis dwellers, nothing seemed to be happening at first, but then, out of nowhere, the gems on each girl's jewelry began to glow.