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// 21 Honesty's Intuition 
// Story: Ponies & Keyblades 
// by GoneGuy 
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	The group of ponies had just exitted the cave, when a spectacular flash of light occurred, and a blue pony stood before them. She was an alicorn, with the moon as her cutie mark.
"Princess Luna! You're ok!" Twilight said.
"Yes, my little ponies, thanks to you."
"Hey, all part of hero's duty!" Rainbow added.
"Ah. So I see. And who might these two new ponies be?"
"Huh? Oh, the name's Sora."
"Riku."
"Sora and Riku. Such odd names for ponies." the Princess said, giving them a wink.
"Oh, that's right! Riku! I'd like you to meet my friends! This is Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. And this little dragon here is Spike. And she's -"
"Princess Celestia. We've met before."
"You have?"
"Yes, Sora." Princess Celestia chimed in, "you see, King Mickey introduced me to Riku when he first came to Equestria."
"But.... how did King Mickey get here?"
"All in due time, Sora. But first, I believe you need to explain something to your friends. About how Equestria is only one of many."
"I understand, Princess. But can we at least do it on the ride back to Ponyville?"
"Of course. But first, I feel it only fair to warn you. You're adventure here is not yet over. There are still many dark foes here, and as long as they exist, then the Heartless will continue to appear in our world."

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna had returned to Canterlot, and Riku had joined the group on their ride back to Ponyville. They chatted for a bit, with him formally introducing himself, and then Sora began.
"Ahem.... everypony, may I have your attention?"
"Just go ahead, Sora. We're listening." Riku spat back.
"Um.... Princess Celestia, as you know, said Equestria is one of many. Many what? Worlds. The Universe is full of other worlds. We Keyblade wielders travel amongst them. We're also not supposed to let others know about the existence of other worlds.... but if the Princess knows, I guess it's ok to let you guys know too."
"Other worlds, darling?"
"Yeah... all kinds. Crazy ones, dark ones, pretty ones, you name it."
"Wow.... how come only Keyblade wielders can visit other worlds?" Twilight asked, inquisitvely.
"Well, actually, other people can visit them... but it's not encouraged. Maleficent is one of those people. And some friends of mine, whose hearts are connected to mine, can be brought into another world through what I call "summoning magic".
"People? What are they?" Rainbow asked.
"Uh.... one sec. Riku, can we talk for a minute?"
Once again, Sora made a mental slap.
"Riku.... should we tell them?"
"What? That we aren't ponies?"
"Yeah."
"I don't know.... Ponies are what this world is filled with... I don't think we should give too much away."
"Alright."
Sora turned back to his friends.
"People are odd creatures that walk on two legs and are very different from us ponies."
"Sugarcube.... ah think I get something that the other girls may have missed. Can we go talk privately, ourselves?"
"Sure thing, AJ."
The two ponies walked into a compartment and shut the door behind them.
"Sora. If what ah think is correct, then ya'll gotta tell the others. We won't judge ya, and we'll accept ya just the same. We want to be your friend. We love ya too. But ya ain't no pony, are ya? You're one of those people things."
Sora sighed.
"Yeah. It's true. I'm not really a pony, and neither is Riku. We only became ponies when we entered this world. It's a kind of magic that makes us match the environment of the world we're in. Since ponies are the norm here, the magic changed us."
"Sugarcube, like ah said, ya gotta tell the other girls. Ya shoulda told us the truth from the beginning, but we can't change the past. But ya should still try to make things right."
"But... what if they don't like me.... what if they only like the pony me....and we weren't supposed to tell you at all. But if you guys know about other worlds... I guess it's okay."
"I promise that we'll all accept ya and make do. Take it from the Element of Honesty, lying isn't the right thing to do. It's better to tell the truth to your friends and forge a friendship that'll last forever than to base it on a lie which will come out eventually."
"I guess you're right, AJ."