A purple dragon with a green underbelly woke up within a cave above the edge of a swamp. Mist was heavily condensed on the floor of the swamp.
“Twilight? Anypony? Are you here?” Frightened, he asked. He sighed. “It looks like I’m all by myself… in a foreign land… filled with potentially dangerous monsters.”
He stood up and looked back into the shimmering pool in the cave. With his green eyes, he detected a set of sharp claws within the water. He looked back to his claws and wiggled them a bit.
“I hope Twilight wouldn’t mind me getting something to defend myself with.” He said to himself, slipping the claws over his claws. He smiled.
A white unicorn mare with a curled purple mane woke up on a lavishly white bed. In confusion, she sat up on the bed and looked around.
“Thank goodness you are awake. I was worried that you wouldn’t get up.” A High English voice stated.
The mare turned to the source of the voice, where a silver-haired young woman with fair skin and teal eyes. She was adorned in a pink and blue dress and cape with dainty gloves that stretched up to her elbows, white boots and pink knee-high socks. Behind her head was a small pair of silver wings.
“Who are you, and what is that amazing ensemble of clothing?!” Excited, the mare asked.
“My name is Melia Antiqua, Crown Princess of the High Entia. I found you collapsed at one of the beacons at Eryth Sea, so I brought you to my bedroom so that you may recover. As for my fashion, this is what is typical for us High Entia.” Melia explained.
“The pleasure is mine, Melia. My name is Rarity, Ponyville’s premier fashion designer.” Rarity introduced. “Where is this place?”
“This is the Imperial City known as Alcamoth. It is on the head of Bionis. I can’t wait to introduce you to my father.” Melia stated.
The two walked out of the bedroom. Rarity had a large grin on her face.
A butter-coated pegasus mare with a pink mane woke up within an area made out of bark. Her sight was filled with eleven small Nopon surrounding her. She smiled at the sight.
“Momapon! Dadapon! Bird Elk awake!” A yellow Nopon said, running towards a pink Nopon and a yellow Nopon, both adults and a wild set of hair that stretched like vines on their heads. The yellow Nopon had an ‘X’ mark on his abdomen.
“Bird Elk awake! Riki run to her!” Riki shouted.
The mare stood up and gawked at the sight of the Nopon around her. She gently ruffled one of the Nopon’s head. Up above, Riki burst through one of the windows with his mouth opened fearfully.
“Riki no let Bird Elk eat littlepon!” Landing in front of the mare, he shouted. The mare shrieked and hid behind her mane.
“Please don’t hurt me!” She squeaked out.
Riki eyed the mare in confusion and subsequently dropped his aggression.
“Bird Elk no attack Riki’s littlepon?” He asked.
“Oh! Those are your children?! Oh, you are just as adorable as all of your children here! And you can talk! Oh, tell me who you are and where am I? My name is Fluttershy, if it is okay to say my name before asking for it.” Fluttershy said.
“Riki’s name is Riki. Riki Nopon from Makna Forest on Bionis’s back.” Riki explained.
“That vocal pattern on you is so adorable! If these are your children, then can I meet your mate?” Fluttershy asked with a shine in her eyes.
“Fluttershy want to see Wifeypon? Riki happy to show.” Riki happily said.
A pink earth pony mare with a poofy mane and tail of a slightly darker shade of pink awoke within a metallic facility. Her eyes glanced over towards metallic humanoids at machines. She smiled.
“Hey! You all look weird!” She commented.
“Good, you are awake!” A female metallic humanoid with blue hair, violet eyes and cybernetic gear stated. “How are you feeling so far?”
“I’m feeling Pinkie Keen. My name is Pinkie Pie! What is your name and...” She paused for a moment and swiveled her head, getting a better view of the area. “Where am I?”
“Your confusion is understandable, Pinkie Pie. My name is Linada of the Machina. You are in the Hidden Machina Village, located at the palm of the Fallen Arm of the Mechonis.” Linada introduced. “We found you submerged in the water unconscious. Initially, we thought the worst for you. However, your vital signs still showed life within you, so we decided to keep you in the medical bay until you got better.”
“Thank you very much, Linada. Boy, I’m going to have to throw a lot of parties so that I can get to know all of you Musheenas.” Pinkie Pie commented with wide eyes. In that moment, her legs became jittery and her mane curled up. “Somepony that’s not a pony is about to fall somewhere north of here!” She stated.
Linada turned her head to two other Machina behind her and nodded. The Machina saluted and ran out of the room.
“What was that?” She asked.
“Pinkie Pie Sense. If something happens, my body acts up in veeeeery specific ways.” Pinkie Pie stated.
“You might prove to be of use for our goals after all then, Pinkie. You see, we get a lot of Homs and other creatures falling here all the time. Sometimes, our rescue operations are… unsuccessful. But, if your abilities are correct, then you will be able to help us save more people that wind up here.” Linada stated.
“Cool! I always wanted to work with machine people, except I never knew about machine people so I don’t know if I wanted to work with them but you seem nice enough so okay. Can I throw a party first?” Pinkie Pie asked.
“She will definitely fit in nicely around here.” Linada stated.