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// Close Encounters of the Fizzy Kind!   
// Story: My little short stories- Tales of Dream castle 
// by Paradise Oasis 
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Close Encounters of the Fizzy Kind! 

As per usual with this crazy crew, everything soon returned to normal, as Fizzy returned to normal after a bath in the poison joke. And now, we look back towards an incident where this mare's silly nature, along with some extremely odd help from two of my other very dear friends, saved all of Ponyland from a very bizarre form of weirdness...

"Wow, those stars up there look really incredible!" Fizzy Exclaimed, staring up at the endless sky in wonder. "It's such a shame the other girls couldn't join me for this!" 

The stars overhead were spread across the sky, in an endless tapestry of tiny lights. The little blue unicorn simply couldn't believe how many stars there were out there, in great numbers to vast for one mere pony to count. The mare was currently standing on the roof of one of the castle's turrets, looking up at the endless expanse above her, and wondering what was out there. 

"Gee, I wonder if Paradise is right, and there are other ponies out there in the cosmos somewhere?" Fizzy said, her twinkle eyes blinking in wonder as she stared skyward. "But Wind Whistler says that the chances of there actually being aliens are like a zillion to one. I wonder which one of them is right?"

As if in answer to her question, a strange humming sound came from the skies above. Suddenly, several multicolored flashing lights filled the sky over Dream Castle, and a strange purple saucer-shaped about the size of a building came swooping down upon the spot where the mare was standing, and hovered in the air above her.

"Ohhh, it's so shiny!" The unicorn giggled, looking up at the sight of the strange U.F.O. "I wonder what they want?" 

"Fizzy, there you are! We were looking for you!" Gusty exclaimed, as she and Wind Whistler came out of a door onto the roof. "We wanted to- HOLY %$#! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!"

"Remarkable! Gusty, I do believe that we are witnessing a close encounter of the third kind!" Wind Whistler exclaimed, looking up at the ship in one of her rare moments of awe. "This proves the long held hypothesis that extraterrestrial life does indeed exist on worlds other that equinia and earth!" 

As if on cue, a bright yellow light shot out of the saucer, and beamed three surprised mare up into the vessel. 

"Whee, this is gonna be so much fun!" Fizzy exclaimed, as the light lifted her high into the air. "I always wanted to go to mars!" 

"Hey! Put me down, ya stupid aliens!" Gusty yelled angrily, putting her hooves into a fighting stance as she was picked up. "Or I'll clobber ya, real good!"

"This is a historic event, girls!" Wind Whistler commented, trying to keep a cool exterior so as not to panic the other two. "Not only will we become the first ponies to talk to space creatures, but I might actually encounter beings who equal me on an intellectual level!" 

The three ponies were pulled up into the belly of the vessel, the door slid shut, and the craft sped off back into the heavens. The trio then found themselves in a bright silver chamber, filled with blinking lights and computer-like surfaces making weird 'beep' and boop' noises.

"Gosh, Windy." Fizzy asked curiously. "What do you think they're going to do with us?" 

"I am not certain, Fizzy." Wind Whistler replied, examining the flashing consoles all around the room. "But we must be cautious until we ascertain wither their intent is hostile or not."

Suddenly, three metal tables rose up from the floor beneath the mares, catching them by surprise. metal manacles snapped around their hooves, restraining them to the examination tables.  

"Argh!"  Gusty exclaimed, struggling against the restraints. "Guys, I can't break free!" 

"Yes, I do believe we can now definitely conclude their intent is hostile. "Wind Whistler admitted, already looking at her restraints for any signs of flaws in the design that would aid in an escape.

"Ohh, it looks like they wanna make us comfortable!" Fizzy giggled. "I hope they have an in-flight movie!" 

Just then, a door slid open on the far side of the room, and in walked two of the strangest mares the trio had ever seen. Their bodies were clear and translucent, similar to the crystal ponies, but they looked as is a thousand stars glowed from within their bodies. The stars seemed to shift and glow as the mares walked around the room, giving their bodies an otherworldly quality. 

"Ah, Captain Star Hopper, it seems we have captured some worthy test subjects." The translucent red earth mare with the blue mane exclaimed, picking up a strange looking tool with a glowing end in her hoof. "Shall we begin our tests?"

"Indeed, Doctor Stardancer." The green unicorn with the blonde mane replied. "They should provide more useful information than the strange singing one with the sideburns we picked up last time."

"Ohhh, neat! They're gonna to give us a checkup!"  Fizzy smiled, opening her mouth wide. "Maybe they can do something about that nasty tooth that's been bothering me!"

"Windy, hurry up and do something!" Gusty wailed, looking at the alien ponies with their bizarre instruments. "I don't wanna get flank probed by these wierdoes!" 

"Don't worry, girls!" Wind Whistler exclaimed, as the two otherworldly ponies drew near.  "I am fairly certain I formulate a strategy in order to get us out of this mess!"