//------------------------------// // Chapter 13: Another One?! // Story: Vocaloid in Equestria: beta session // by DerpyStarlet //------------------------------// I groan as I painfully awaken from my sleep. Why the hell does it feel like I slept on a slab of metal? I sit up from my position and force my eyes open. I was very surprised at what I saw for I was not in my room. No, I appeared to be in prison. I looked down at my ‘bed’ to that I had indeed slept on a slab of metal. I groaned loudly, falling back on to the ‘bed’. Well, ain’t this just swell! I swear if that damn ginger is behind this… It would be just like him to spike my drink last night. Then again, he probably spiked every drink last night. I smile and chuckled, man, that was some party. Then again, it was the guy’s twenty-first, so I guess craziness was expected. Back to the situation at hand. Man, I am gonna get in sooo much trouble at work. Wait, was I suppose to come in today? ...Well, still sucks to be in jail. I wonder what I did to get thrown in here? Maybe I roughed up a cop after a noise complaint or somethin’. Oh well, I’ll find out soon enough. So, I just laid back on the slab. Not doing anything. Just, sitting here, doing absolutely nothing. ...Eeyup, I’m bored out of my mind. It even got to the point where I just started fiddling with my hair. My blue hair. WAIT WHAT?! My eyes widen in shock as I look at the lock of hair grasped between my fingers. This was certainly not my natural hair color. It was a vibrant blue, almost unnatural in how colorful it appeared. This got me to start looking over myself a little more. I noticed right away that the clothes I was wearing certainly were not ones that I had ever owned nor worn before. I was wearing a long white coat with a split tail that was decorated with a few gold stripes and dark blue cuffs and shoulder covers and a dark, almost black, shirt underneath. I also noticed the incredibly long scarf I had wrapped around my neck that was also a deep blue. My jeans were now a brownish-olive green color with gold stripes near the bottom along with a white belt around my waist. Now was the point to start racking my brain to find out what the hell happened last night. No matter how hard I tried, though, I couldn’t remember a damn thing from the previous night. I started to look through my new clothes, hoping for either my wallet or my iPhone to tell me a little more. To my disappointment, I couldn’t find my wallet nor my phone, though, I did find a folded piece of paper in the coat pocket. I unfolded it and it read: Dear DJ, or should I call you Kaito? I trust that you are doing alright after your long night. I am happy to see that you accepted my request. I hope you enjoy your time in Equestria, for you will not being going back. Try not to get yourself killed while you’re in the Crystal Empire. Toodles~! Your chaotic friend, Discord I dropped the paper after I finished reading it. What. The. Freakin’. Hell! Is this some kind of joke. Discord? Equestria? Crystal Empire? Okay, one of those bastard is playing some kind of elaborate prank on me. Most of my friends know I’m a brony and some like to josh around with me because of it. This has to be something they set up. I gripped my head in my hands, trying to figure out what was really going on. Then I noticed something written on the back of the paper. So I picked it up and read: P.S. Check your chest pocket. I raised an eyebrow at the post script, but checked it anyway. I felt a little rectangular shape within and pulled it out. To my surprise and glee, it was my phone! Hallelujah, technology is still with me! I powered up my phone, becoming surprised when I noticed the power percentage was displaying the little infinity symbol. I shrugged it off, thinking it was a glitch, and scrolled through the recently used programs. I noticed that the most immediate one was my email. I opened the app and it was opened to a strange email. Dear DJ, I have had my eye on you for some time now, and I feel it is time that I bring you into my world.  You will be perfect for my little experiment. If you accept, then you will be rewarded quite handsomely. Simply click the link and you will have all your wishes come true. Sincerely, Chaotic D I noticed that the link color was blue instead of the usual green, meaning that the link had been activated. Crap! What the hell was I thinking?! Oh, right, I was drinking illegally, of course I wasn’t thinking! But, there was no way this could be right, right? I mean, Equestria doesn’t really exist, no matter how much we want it to. Well, that idea was shot to hell with an M16 a moment later when a crystal coated pony walked in front of my cell. He looked in and we locked eyes. His and mine both widen at the sight of each other. I said the most intelligent thing that came to my mind. “Holy frijoles, you’re a pony!” Remember me saying intelligent? Yeah… screw that. His eyes widened even more when those words left my mouth. “Y-you can speak!” he said with amazement. “I must alert the princess immediately!” He ran off at top speed before I could say anything. That was slightly disappointing. My first encounter with a pony and he runs off for his leader. And I didn’t even tell him to bring me to her! The nerve of that pony for keeping me from reciting alien protocol! How rude. Wait a second. That was a crystal pony. The letter said that I was… holy frijoles! I’m in the Crystal Empire! Sweetness! That place always looked awesome, plus it was in the north, away from horrors of summer weather. ...What? So I like the cold, sue me! But that also meant that that pony was bringing back Princess Cadance, presumably with Shining Armor in tow. Oh boy, I need to come with something to say to them. Should I tell them who I am and explain my situation? Uh, maybe not, especially if Discord is involved. What did Discord call me in that little note? Kaito? No idea where that came from, but it’s a good a name as any. I’m thinking I should play off of not knowing where the hell I am and definitely not letting them know about the show. Knowing who they are shouldn’t come as much as surprise, though, so I don’t see the harm. Good thing I had my story straight as I heard hoof steps approaching my cell. A moment later, a bright pink alicorn mare with a pink, purple, and yellow mane and a white unicorn stallion with a blue mane. We stare at each other in silence for a moment or two. It was getting very awkward and creepy with them just staring at me, so I broke the ice. “Take a picture, it’ll last longer,” I quip. Let in never be said that the filter between my mouth and my brain ever existed. “So, you can talk,” Cadance said with amazement “Tell us who you are and what your intentions are in the Crystal Empire!” Shining Armor demanded. “You could just ask like everyone else. You do know that right?” I quipped. That’s me, your resident smart ass. I received a glare in return from the prince, while there was a comforting, yet apologetic look from Cadance. This was going to fun, not! “Answer the questions!” he yelled at me. “Jeez, learn to get a sense of humor, Mr. Armor. Well, if you must know, my name is Kaito and I hail from a far a way land. What I am doing in the Crystal Empire, well, I have no clue. I only just woke up here after an amazing party last night. Kinda assumed I was in prison because of that.” Cadance shook her head. “No, you are here because you appeared to be a threat and my husband had you locked away. I tried to tell to him that just because we find an unknown creature laying face down in the snow just outside the city doesn’t mean it’s a threat. But, he refused to budge on the issue.” I looked at them with a raised eyebrow. “Well, that explains that. However, I can assure you that I am by no means a threat to anypony, griffon, minotaur, or what have you. Unless humor has become a deadly weapon of mass destruction, that is,” I finished with a smirk. “Really?” Shining asked with a suspicious look on his face. I rolled my eyes and nodded, slumping in my sitting position. “Hmm, alright, you don’t look all that dangerous now. I suppose you can your instrument back, too.” “Wait, what? Instrument, what instrument?” I asked. I couldn’t play anything worth a dang. Out from the side of the cell, an amazing blue guitar was produced and handed (hoofed?) to me through the bars. I took it carefully, taking in the sleek look of the electric. What was I doing with an electric guitar? I don’t know, but it definitely feels, right, to hold this. Without a word, I pull the guitar closer and began to strum. I didn’t know how I was doing it, but I could feel the music flowing through me. After I finished my song, I looked up and saw the two ponies staring at me in shock. “Wow,” Shining Armor managed to say. “That, that was incredible!” I think that’s the first time I’ve seen him smile. Cadance nodded feverishly next to him. “That was beautiful, Mr. Kaito. How did you learn to play like that?” I shrugged not really knowing myself. “Natural talent, I suppose.” Out of nowhere, my stomach let itself be known to be hungry. I grin sheepishly, while Cadance giggled and Shining smirked. “Uh, my sentence wouldn’t happen to have a meal plan, would it?” Cadance giggled even more and then, surprisingly, opened my cage door. “You are no longer under arrest, Mr. Kaito. If you wish, you could join us for breakfast.” I got up with fervor. “That would be lovely, and just call me Kaito.” She nodded. “Alright then, if you will follow me.” She trotted off, Shining immediately behind her and me falling into step a few paces back. You know what? Maybe this won’t be so bad after all.