//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 - The Mysterious Stallion Called Blue // Story: Without Twilight // by Ephraim Blue //------------------------------// Chapter 4 - The Mysterious Stallion Called Blue Ponyville September 13th 1002 Twilight walked through the streets of Ponyville with Rainbow Dash at her side. It was completely strange. She wakes up in a place she's never been before, can't remember who she is, and just found out that she is one of 4 alicorns in the world. The worst part about walking through town then was everypony staring at her wings and horn. They all murmured something that was definitely too far away to hear. One thing she was certain of, was that they definitely weren't used to seeing an alicorn walking the streets. Rainbow led the way around the town, pointing out all of the recognizable places she could find. "That place there is Sugarcube Corner. That one is The Hay and Stay Hotel. Over there is the shop, Quills and Sofas, and over there is Town Hall," Rainbow told her. Twilight made sure to make a mental note of all the places she pointed out. While she was doing that, Rainbow guided her towards Town Hall. Upon reaching the building in the center of town, they walked in to find all of the lights had been turned off. "Is it supposed to be this dark?" Twilight asked. Right after she said that, the lights flashed on, revealing most of the ponies in Ponyville she had seen on the way here. "SURPRISE!" shouted Pinkie Pie. "Welcome to Ponyville, Twilight! Were you surprised? Were you? Were you? Huh? Huh? Huh?" "Very surprised," Twilight said, holding her chest. "How did you manage to get all of this done overnight?" "Oh, no silly. I did all of this right before you showed up." Now Twilight was extremely curious to the secrets held within this pink earth pony. "How did you manage to do that?" she asked. "Well, Party Cannon, duh," she said, pulling a small, silver cannon out of what seemed like nowhere. "I never leave my home without it!" "Where did yo-" she started. The same cyan hoof from yesterday had once again found its way into Twilight's mouth. "Great party Pinkie," Rainbow said. "You said earlier that this party was for another stallion called Blue. Tell me, do you know where he is?" "I haven't the slightest idea about that, Dashie. I left him a note, but I have no clue if he picked it up yet." "Right. Where did you leave the note?" "I left it in the middle of the street." "Pinkie, why did you do that?" "Because he's going to pick it up there." "What makes you so sure that he would be the one to pick it up and not somepony else?" "My Pinkie sense, silly!" "Right. Pinkie, do you know what this, 'Blue' even looks like?" "I have no idea!" "Then how do yo- Never mind." "How do like the party, Twilight?" Twilight removed the hoof from her mouth. "I certainly would have enjoined it better if I wasn't being forced not to talk by Rainbow here." "Heh, sorry Twilight," Rainbow apologized. About An Hour Later At The Same Place The party was unlike anything Twilight had ever seen. It had these things called 'games' where you do something nada everypony has fun doing it. One of the 'games' was called pin the tail on the pony, where you get blindfolded and have to pin a fake tail on a poster with a pony with no tail on it. Pinkie Pie managed to take her own tail off and pin it to the poster, leaving the fake tail on her flank. Honestly, Twilight thought. That pony has to be hate strangest pony I've ever met! Well, she is also the only strange pony I've met, but still. There were numerous party guests. All of them were different in some way. One was a unicorn with a blue coat and a blue and white mane, while another was an earth pony with a red mane and a white coat. What Twilight certainly noticed that was different about all of them, was the mark on their flanks. Pinkie had balloons, Rainbow Dash had a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt, and another had bubbles for their mark. Twilight looked at her own flank, only to see a giant six-pointed star surrounded by five smaller stars. Note to self: Ask Rainbow Dash about these marks later. Pinkie started to become worried about something. She walked over to Pinkie and asked: "Pinkie, why are you running around like a crazy pony?" "My Pinkie sense tells me that Blue is going to be here soon!" she said. "And how does your 'Pinkie sense' know about this?" "Don't be silly, Twilight. My Pinkie sense tells me about almost everything!" "Right, and where is your proof on this matter?" "Hmm, lets see," she said, finally sitting still for a full three seconds. "He's over by the entrance!" She took off in a flash, leaving Twilight in a daze. After recovering, she followed the open path that Pinkie left behind her. When she caught up to Pinkie, she was already talking to a grey unicorn stallion with a orange and green mane and orange bubbles on his flank. When she got closer, the stallion noticed her, went wide eyes and fell to his knees. "Good day Princess Twilight," he said. Twilight could only stare at home on shock. While she was doing that, the stallion got up and said: "Sorry, but I forgot you didn't want me calling you that. How's your life in Ponyville Twilight?" "H- How do you know my name?" was all she could ask. "That's a silly question," he said. "You told me your name the first time we met. Why wouldn't I remember something so important from you." "But I've never met you!" "Hey Pinkie. Hey Twilight," Rainbow called from above. "Who's your new friend?" "This is Blue," Pinkie told her. "He just came in." "Okay. So your Blue, huh? Nice to meet you. I'm-" "Rainbow Dash," Blue interrupted. "Yeah... How did you know my name? I've never seen you around here before." "He said he already knew it," Twilight answered. "How do you figure that Twilight?" "Because he already knew mine." Ponyville Library About Half An Hour Later "All right. Who are you, and how do you know our names?" Rainbow asked Blue. He stood there for a minute, thinking about what Rainbow asked of him. "I already told you that my name is Blue, and you all told me your names," he said. "Okay, you may know our names, but as soon as you saw Twilight you reacted saying 'Princess Twilight.' Twilight is not a princess, but you acted like she was." "I reacted like that because she is a princess. She is Princess Twilight Sparkle, bearer of the Element of Magic, bringer of harmony to all of Equestria!" "And how would you know that?" "Because she and I are good friends." "How can that be if she only just met you?" "She didn't just meet me. I've known her for at least an entire year." "But she hasn't been here an entire year. She's only been here one day. Furthermore, there is no such thing as the Element of Magic. What in the world is that?" "The Element of Magic is the most powerful Element of Harmony there is. Without it, the other elements won't work." "There is no such thing as the 'Element of Magic.' There have been and always will be five elements." "Not where I came from." "And just what do you mean by that?" "Where I come from, there are six elements, and Twilight is the bearer of the Element of Magic. Alongside her friends: Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and you, Rainbow Dash, are all the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. Nothing you say or think will ever change that." "Well that is mostly correct. I've never met Twilight before yesterday and you seem to know a lot about her." "Because I do." "Well then, 'Blue.' You can help her regain her lost memories. You seem to know more about her past than any of us." "Yeah, but I think I goofed up along the line here," Blue said with a worried expression on his face. "What do you mean, Blue?" Rainbow asked. "Because I'm a wanderer of sorts. I travel. Except unlike other ponies, I don't travel across the land. I travel across different realities." "What do you mean by that?" "This watch here," he said, showing him the watch. "It allows me to travel between different realities. That is how I already know so much about you guys. I met a different version of you. I recently came to this reality, but I forgot to pretend not to know ponies I've met elsewhere. Because of that, I had to tell you about this truth. You were already curious about me, and now you know the truth." "Well if your from a different reality, than prove it to me." "How do you suppose I do that?" "Take me to see another reality."