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// Encounters of the Magical kind  
// Story: Witches of Equestria 
// by Inkbeast 
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	Bayonetta groaned as she felt consciousness returned. Her head was swimming and she could still feel that dream of being on a boat, with a gecko or some other reptile on her back. Ugh how she felt like she was going to vomit.
Voices where heard not far off, coming in muddled by her still rattled senses. 
“Hey guys I think shes coming to,”  one voice called out. it sounded young, maybe just entering their teen years,maybe a bit younger but just by a bit. The sound of something clip clopping against the floor was heard as several people approached was heard. Bayonetta opened one of  her eyes to see who was coming and was surprised by what she saw.
“I must have hit my head harder than I thought, Theres a purple salamander by my bed,” Bayonett muttered as she stared at the creature next to her.
Big mac smirked as he watched the scene. He hadn't expected the gray mare to wake up so soon, let alone for her to call Spike a salamander. “I’m a dragon,” The young drake responded obviously miffed by being called an amphibian.
the girls each had a small smirc, or gave a small laugh at the scene. “Now now spike I’m sure she don't mean that,” Twilight Sparkle said as she approached the mare.
Bayonetta blinked as she was greeted with the sight of a miniature purple unicorn with wings. It mae was a darker blue purple with some pink streaks mixed in.
“Hello i’m Princess Twilight Sparkle, we found you out in the southern field of Sweet Apple Acer, can you tell us what happened,” Twilight asked getting a bit more serious.
Bayonetta blinked a bit surprised. “Okay now i definitely know I’ve hit my head, I’m seeing a talking Salamander(dragon!) and ponies in every color of the rainbow,” She said laying back down. She brought a hand to cover her eyes but stopped when she noticed, she had no hands.
Blinking once more Bayonetta saw she had a hoof attached to a gray furred leg.
“Umm, you alright, miss,” Twilight asked the pony as she examined her hoof but got no response.
“Really now Cereza, don’t tell me you ended up deft now,” a new voice called causing everyone to turn to the window. There on the window cile was a  unicorn mare, her white mane long enough to reach down to her knee, covering part of her eye in the process. She also wore a red hum suit, accentuating her body shape.
The pony Cereza stared for a moment before she started giggling, then laughing. “Jeanne is that you, what on earth happened to you,” ‘Cereza asked try to get herself under control.
Jeanne looked annoyed and responded, “have you seen yourself lately Cereza?”
“Not entirely but I doubt I look any better,” Bayonetta replied.
“Hey hey hey, can we get back on topic here, and which of you two stole that whatever it is that crashed,” Rainbow dash called hovering up above them annoyed.
“Well first of all, you shouldn't blame someone of a crime without prough, and second those ‘whatever it was’ that fell, you're looking at them,” Jeanne said hopping off the windowsill. 
“Wait are you telling us that you fell from the sky, how,” Twilight asked not believing what  she was hearing.
“Must you shout, it’s unbecoming,” Bayonetta asked, beginning to get out of bed, and managing if shakily to stand on her unfamiliar limbs.
“Any way, as to how we fell, well I dont know if you’ll believe us but we got knocked out of the sky, and know if you don’t mind we have things to take care of,” Jeanne said walking over to help Bayonetta.
“Mow hold on there, your friend aint in no shape to travel, Miss Jeanne was it,” Applejack began. Jeanne scoffed. “Please do I look like a Miss, I may be a(1) teacher but I am certainly not married,And Cereza has gone through worse” Jeanne responded as she began to dig through her suit.
“Okay, Jeanne besides that you still have to explain how you got knocked out of the sky, and what you were doing in the sky to begin with,” Applejack countered
“And besides you can't leave before I through you your party,” Pinky said popping up in front of the witches startling them.
”Where did  you,” Bayonetta began, but was cut off by Twilight.
“Don’t ask, trust me on this,” Twilight said rubbing a fore leg at the memory of that failed day.
“Any way, as grateful as I am for patching me up, I’m afraid Jeanne and I have to be going now,” Bayonetta said walking towards the window, Jeanne just behind her.
“Please you're still in-j,” Fluttershy said thinking she might be able to reason, but was cut short as, to her horror,Jeanne and  ‘Cereza’  jumped out the window. A few seconds later a set or Crashes was heard, as the Mane six plus Spike and Big macintosh moved to see what had happened, and were amazed to see the pari running if a bit shakily towards town.
“I knew there the thieves, and their making a run for it,” Dash cried before shooting out the window trying to catch up to the mares.
“Rainbow dash wait,” Twilight called out, but thanks to Dash’s speed she was already closing in on Bayonetta and Jeanne.
“Get back here you thieves,” Rainbow called out as she hurtled at the fleeing mares. Bayonetta and Cereza looked back to see a speeding multi colored blure on a crash courses for them. Thanks to their years of training,it didn't take much for them to dodge Rainbow as she hit the ground in a skid before managing to turn herself around to face the pair.
“Well, someones quite brash,” Bayonetta said bringing a hoof up to fix the glasses Jeanne had given her, until they could replace her old one’s that had been destroyed in the crash.
“You're not going anywhere until you give back the whatever it was that you stole,” Rainbow said Getting in a crouching position her muscles tensing, ready for anything.
“i told you, Cereza and I came crashing down after we got knocked from the sky and through that aurora,” Jeanne said shifting her stance to a semblance of what she had been taught.
“Yeah right, if you're not going to give whatever it was up, then I’ll make you,”  Rainbow Dash said as she shot forward. Jeanne and Bayonett were able to sidestep once more as Dash flew by, before stopping and turning ready to charge again.
Jeanne sighed in annoyance, they didn’t have time for this. Once more they stepped to the side as Rainbow day took to the sky, planning on something different  this time. “We don’t have time for this, I’m grateful for helping Cereza but right now I need you to DISAPPEAR,” Jeanne replied before managing to do a high kick into the air. Rainbow Dashed look confused for  a second, before She found herself kissing the bottom a giant heel, then falling to the ground.
“Oh no Rainbow Dash,” Twilight cried as she saw her friend literally get kicked out of the sky. Everyone else gasped, and began, to charge forward in an attempt to catch her.
“I got her,” Bayonetta said as she flicked her mane, a new appendage, a large hand appeared, and quickly grabbed the falling pegasus before gently setting her down on the ground. Everyone other than Jeanne and a still dazed Rainbow were staring wide eyed at what they had seen.
“Wh- what the hay was that?! You just summoned some disembodied body parts, how,” Twilight asked being the first to regain herself.
“OH that, that was nothing just calling a friend for some assistance, and anyway Jeanne isn’t one to pull her hits, you might want to check your friend,” Bayonetta said as she and Jeanne began to trot away.
“Now hold it missi, I don't care what you did, yah hurt rainbow dash and that ain't something ah’m just gonna let slide,” AppleJack said getting into a fighting stance all her own. Mind you The Apples weren’t violent, hard headed at times,but never violent. But anyone who hurt kin or friend had better watch out.
“Now, now Applejack, lets not be hasty, after all I doubt you could take on an Umbren,” A new voice called.
Looking up everyone saw the speaker. TO Bayonetta and Jeanne they couldn't help but be reminded of something from the Inferno, only more cartoonish. It had  a dragon and Goat’s leg, with a lion’s paw, and eagle claw. Its main boy was long and thin with scales, with its head having a horn and antler on top.
“Discord what are you doing here,” Twilight asked, actually glad to have someone to distract Applejack.
“Why Twilight I was just visiting Celestia today, to talk about the lights happening all over Equestria when we felt a powerful magical disturbance, and since Celestias busy dealing with the nobles and a tone of panicked ponies she sent me, and imagine my surprise to see a pair of Umbren, i’d had thought you had died out,” Discord said setting down on the ground.
“You know who we are,” Aske Bayonetta slightly on guard.
“Of course I do, I meet one of your clan before, of saw them since I was a statue at the time,” Discord said remembering the mare.
The Witches eyes widened, and began to form the words to integrate the draconequus, when a familiar presence was felt just a ways off.
“It seems we’re not the only ones here,” Bayonetta said turning to town.
“You're right, the locals are going to be in a panic we best hurry,” Jeanne responded. Twilight and everyone else moved to stop them when they heard them speak, but to their astonishment, the witches too off at a blinding speed.
“What the, wait,” Twilight called trying to get them to slow.
“You might want to hurry,somethings gonna go down in town, and things might get messy,” Discord said smiling.
“What the hay are you going on about,” Applejack asked looking, at the spirit of chaos.
“Mmm, oh just come to town and see,” Discord responded before disappearing.
“WHy that darn no good,” Apple jack began, but got cut off.
“Focus girls, somethings going on in town and we need to hurry. Rainbow Dash you go to go,” Twilight asked looking at her friend.
“Yeah I’m good,”Dash replied managing to shake out most of the stars from her vision.
“Alright then lets move out,” Twilight said not knowing what awaited in town.