Misaka looked around her, the air was heavy, saturated with moisture and the sent of trees. The ornate stone of the castle had been replaced by an expansive forest. The jump through space felt all too familiar as she remembered the countless times she had teleported with Kuroko. Every time she instantly traversed space like that, especially early on, she felt a weird disassociation with her surroundings, like her mind was lagging. It's taken a while, but I've gotten used to it. It's never been a problem for Kuroko though. Sometimes I'm jealous of her, her power seems much more convenient.
Looking to her side, Misaka saw that the rainbow maned pegasus was less adjusted as she took in her surroundings. Why did the princess have to send me with her and that other one? I'm Misaka Mikoto, I can handle a few stone age traps.
“Just stare at the ground, It'll pass...” Misaka said with a sigh as she made her way to Rainbow Dash's side.
“Huh? What do you mean?” Rainbow looked up at her seeming perfectly fine.
“Don't you feel dizzy teleporting? You looked a little off balance...” Misaka glanced away nervously.
“Well, I was a little, but I'm training be become a Wonderbolt so I have to know how to handle a little disorientation. I mean, that was nothing compared to the dizzitron at the Wonderbolt's Academy.” Rainbow puffed her chest out pridefully and smiled.
Misaka cocked her eyebrow. Dizzi-what? What's up with this place and it's weird names for things? Ugh, Rainbow Dash, Dizzi-whatever, Fancy Pants, and I thought Anti-Skill and Imagine Breaker were bad.
“Okay then...” Misaka said, lacking any better idea what to say as she shifted awkwardly in place. She's nothing like Fancy Pants. Last time, I didn't talk to anyone, he was the one that saw me and talked to me first, I have no idea what I'm doing in this world and... Damn it, I just want to get Fancy Pants and go home. Another sigh escaped her lips. Teleporting may feel weird but it's nothing compared to being in an entirely different world.
“You okay? You're sighing a lot...” Rainbow Dash chimed in, looking dubiously at Misaka.
“Y-yeah, I'm fine...” Misaka shuffled her hooves. She's still staring at me, I should say something but what? All I got out of that was Dizzitron and Wonderbolts? What the heck is that? Well, I guess I'm going to be stuck with her I might as well ask... “So what is that anyway? The Wonderbolts?”
“You've never heard of the Wonderbolts?!” She gasped before a flap of her wings propelled her right in front of Misaka, hovering only a meeter off the ground.
“The Wonderbolts are only the most awesome, fastest, most radical and amazing fliers in all of Equestria!” As she excitedly spoke she preformed fast aerial acrobatics, twisting, flipping and rolling in mid air. “They're the best of the best and I'm going to join them!”
“Flying huh...” Misaka had been in free fall plenty of times, and she could sort of fly when she's over water, but true flying always seemed so freeing. It's the same reason she felt that Kuroko's power was more convenient. No one has to get hurt, you can just go where ever you want. “That actually sounds kind of fun.”
“Fun!? It's more than fun! It's serious!” Rainbow Dash blurted out in shock. “Only the very best are allowed to join the Wonderbolts and I've been dreaming of joining them since I was a filly!”
“Okay, okay, I get it, sorry.” Misaka huffed, blowing her bangs away from her face.
“So, what about you?” Rainbow asked landing beside Misaka.
“What about me?” She replied, vaguely annoyed.
“You know, the princess seemed to know you, and you're friends with Fancy Pants so I was wondering if your some sort of Canterlot big shot or something?”
“No, it's nothing like that. When I first came to this wor- when I first came to Equestria, I was lost and didn't know where I was or what to do, Fancy Pants helped me and we became friends...” Misaka looked to Rainbow Dash to see if she was suspicious, part of her wanted tell this pony about her world. But that would just make things complicated, besides, I just want to save Fancy Pants and get back to Academy City.
“Yeah, I've met him once, he's actually pretty cool, for one of Rarity's friends.”
“Rarity?” Misaka asked before thinking.
“Yeah, she's a dressmaker back in Ponyville and a friend of mine. We all went to Canterlot to celebrate Twilight's birthday party, but she ended up going to this fancy garden party thing at the same time. I guess she didn't want to look bad in front of all those important ponies, but we all ended up going to the party with her and making a big mess. Despite that, she still stood up for us and Fancy Pants did to. He got all those stuck up Canterlot types to buy her dresses and we looked like the cool ones! I mean, well, I was always cool but that's beside the point.”
“That sounds just like him.” Misaka chuckled to herself, remembering how he had helped her fool the stuck up couple at into thinking she was some foreign princess.
“Um, you okay? You're kind of laughing for no reason?” Rainbow Dash asked with a hint of concern.
“Yeah, I'm fine, you just reminded me of when I first came here. He convinced some ponies that I was a princess. Then we chased down a vandal who messed up a statue of the princess... It's been a while since I've been here but I kind of miss it. This place doesn't have the problems my... the problems of where I'm from.”
“Trust me, we get a fair share of our own problems here.”
“Oh yeah?” Misaka sighed halfheartedly. I wonder if they have monsters like Accelerator killing people by the thousands, or conspiracies like Level-Upper or crazy espers like Meltdowner... Probably not.
“Alright you two, let's get going.” A stern voice said from behind them. Misaka and Dash turned around as a circle of light faded, leaving behind the pegasus known as Daring Do. Without another word, she began walking into for forest. “Stay close to me and do what I say and you'll both make it home just fine.”
“Right! Let's go!” Rainbow said enthusiastically, galloping after Daring.
“Whatever, I'll get Fancy Pants back and then go back home.” Begrudgingly, she followed the bossy pegasus into the jungle.