So I got some research done.
Actually, I fixed the cameras, searched for the teleporter, gave up in frustration, panicked when I saw the yellow thing again, locked myself back up in the room, cowered for a few hours, and did some research.
More or less the same thing.
Jeez, there are so many books in this giant tree house, which is apparently an actual castle. It's called Twilight Castle or something. Actually, the book I found called it "Twilight Sparkle's Castle", but that's ridiculous, who would have such a name as "Twilight Sparkle"?
Anyways, It seems I have landed in some sort of world called "Equestria", whose main inhabitants consist of ponies, unicorns, and pegasi. Again, re-confirming that these do not sound like very dangerous creatures. That's when I turned the page and saw that this world also has dragons, changelings, Cerberus, sirens, vampires, centaurs, and a God of Chaos.
Great. Just great.
But that's besides the point. Those things that showed up last night seem to have extra detail about them. I'm pretty sure that proves that I should pay extra attention to avoid them, as they will probably show up more frequently.
First one, Rainbow Dash. According to this book, she's a loyal, fast, and reckless pegasus. Maybe I can somehow get on her good side, and that could possibly get her to be loyal to me? What am I saying, I'm trying to befriend a light blue pegasus. Scratch that, I should just keep a careful eye on her, otherwise she would just bolt in on me.
Next, there's Applejack. Physically strong, morally strong, headstrong, yadda yadda, I get the point, she's strong. I should probably keep an eye on her too, since she could probably knock down these walls in an instant. I should also probably find something to reinforce the door too. Then again, the only things in this room are books and book accessories, and I'm not going back out until I figure out what the story is behind that really quiet yellow horse. Did I mention how freaking quiet she is?
Next on the list is Rarity. Into patterns, fashion, and the works. Huh, that's doesn't sound so bad. Then again, I'm pretty sure she was the unicorn that I encountered last night, and I'm pretty sure if get on her bad side that horn will probably end up in my chest, and I do not want my Cause of Death to be "stabbed by a unicorn".
Next up, Pinkie Pie. It says here she's fast just like Rainbow Dash. There's also apparently an emphasis on her... randomness? Like, a lot of emphasis. Looks like this is another character I need to keep my eye on, since I won't be able to keep track of her movements unless I do.
Speaking of keeping track of movements, I think I figured out why everything went dark. I discovered that the Sun and the Moon are apparently raised by two --- what are they called again? Alicorn princesses? --- into the sky like clockwork, at sunrise and sunset. This raises so many questions, but it's probably best to save that for another time. This world seems to be powered purely on some sort of magical energy, and my purely electrical equipment is interfering with the flow of magic. Thus, with action-reaction forces, my cameras deplete magic energy from the castle, and the castle drains my battery life faster. Essentially, when my cameras die, the tree house goes dark. I better limit my use of power tonight, otherwise the other ponies will get suspicious and search around.
Now what was I.. oh, yes, the last pony. Let's see here, her name is... Fluttershy! And I need to be aware of her... shyness... and caringness... and cuddles? And her stare? Hmm... she sounds harmless. Maybe I can sneak out of this room and get something to-
Wait why is it dark outside did I just waste all my time reading this stupid book oh god I need to turn on all my cameras wait no that's a bad idea I need to save power but then how do I keep track of all those technicolor horses oh my god oh my god oh my
Get a hold of yourself, Mike! You can't keep doing this every night! You need a plan!
Let's see if I remember correctly, the first time I saw them they were all in the... aha! The Living Room, perfect! There's Rainbow Dash, sleeping on the couch, Applejack is just walking around, Rarity is reading a book, that Fluttershy still doesn't seem to be anywhere, and Pinkie Pie is... is...
HOLY COW WHERE IS PINKIE PIE.
Okay, calm down, it's only one pony, the rest don't seem to be moving yet. I can easily find her, and go back to the rest. Let's see, where are the rest of the cameras pointed?
East and West hallway right beside me - nothing there.
Kitchen - still couldn't fix the visual there, but it's quiet, so she's not there.
Living Room - still just the four ponies.
Supply Closet - why the heck did I put a camera in the Supply Closet? There's nothing here!
Bedroom - nothing.
Basement - empty.
Outside Porch - HOLY COW SHE'S STARING RIGHT AT THE CAMERA OH GOD WHY ISN'T SHE MOVING.
...
...She's still staring at the camera. I wonder if this is part of the randomness, or if she's just stunned. Or maybe she's just tired. In that case, this would be fine. I just let the ponies tire themselves out. I just do this every night until I can find my teleporter, then I can leave this place and no one will ever know that I'm
aaaaaaaaaaand Pinkie Pie ran away. Crap.
...
aaaaaaaaaaand there are footsteps coming my direction. CRAP.