I looked at the mares before me who seemed rather shocked. Twilight in particular seemed to be having a panic attack.
“The painting and the mirror, you mean to tell me those pictures are REAL PONIES?” the lavender unicorn was near hyperventilating.
“Yes,” I answered, one eye closed, as the unicorn fainted. “Anymore questions?”
“I… not-” Rainbow Dash was cut off by the sound of a Lunar Princess appearing.
“You are Len Teles, correct?” Luna asked.
“Yes. You’re here about my dream while I was out, aren’t you?” I asked rather smugly.
“Indeed. While Celestia does not have the time at the moment, we do. We got your message and checked for other ponies like yourself and I only found one small filly, who is asleep at Twilight’s,” She said.
I nodded, “Good. If you don’t mind, keep doing that every night. I’ll go get the filly now.” I pulled myself out of the bed and galloped out the door to Twilight’s. As soon as I got there I opened the door to see a small filly in front of me.
She was tomato red, and had her green mane tied into a pair of pigtails. A cute little horn was poking from between her bangs as the little filly was busy staring intently at the room around her. Her neon yellow eyes not noticing me at the doorway, she looked like pure awe and surprise had a hold of her. A corgi of all things was also in the room, sleeping next to a large backpack next to the newcomer. “So.... am I dreaming or is this all real?” A beat passed before she shrugged. “Eh, considering I’m adorable, it’s probably real. That, or I had way too much sugar last night and this is all one giant fever dream.”
"It's real, " I muttered, a little concerned.
The filly jumped up into the air and spun around, striking a karate pose. “GAH! WHO WAS AT THAT?” The moment she noticed me, she froze and started blushing. “Um..... You saw nothing.”
I raised an eyebrow and saw a chance to tease her. "Well, well, little girl. Got a crush on Spike?"
“You saw nothing!” The filly shook a hoof in the air as she made her declaration, only to pause and point at me in confusion. “By the way, who are you?”
"Len Teles," I said.
The look on her face moved to a blank slate before she seemed to nod her head as if she was impressed. “Hmm. Straight to the point. Kinda reminds me of Alice...” The filly grinned and offered a hoof. “I’m Emi! Nice ta meet ya!” The corgi barked and ran up to her before rolling over and looking up at me with what could possibly be the derpiest face it could. “And this is Cricket!”
“Bark!”
"Nice. Glad to see another human, even one so small," I smirked.
Emi gasped a bit and grinned. “I knew it. People are getting sent here!” She looked around and started to bounce in place. “Did you see a pegasus around here by any chance? He’s got gold fur, Sprite themed mane, probably having a panic attack...?”
"No. I had Luna check, it's just us two," Len shook his hair.
She deflated a bit and looked worried. “Really? I mean, he was literally right next to me when that nasty bubble of hullabaloo popped up.”
"I think Discord did that. I'm not sure he brought me though," I muttered.
“Oh....” Emi sank a bit before she shook her head. “Well then, I’ll just have to wait till he shows up.” She waited a full five seconds before flopping over onto her side. “What am I going to do now?”
“Luna’s offered to get a house in Ponyville for me, you can stay there until your family shows up,” I told her, “And while we wait, you can help me prepare for arrivals later on.”
The little filly perked up and gave me a salute. “Yes ma’m!” Her dog was barking a bit as he sat down next to her.
My eye twitched, the ma’am bit would take getting used to, “Alright, come on. Let’s go see Luna then.”
Emi giggled to herself as she practically skipped behind me with her dog close behind. I guess no matter what universe it is, people get all giddy about meeting royals. Especially Pony Princesses.
It had taken a bit but we finally found our way to the hospital. “In hindsight, that should have taken less time.”
Emi was panting a bit just a step behind me. “No kidding.” She looked over her shoulder at the street behind us. “Just how big is Ponyville?” She paused for a moment before thinking. “Come to think of it, if Ponyville’s this big, how does Pinkie know everypony in town? That’s gotta be like.... a feat of mental strength.”
“Respect to Pinkie,” I said, nodding as she in fact, hopped by.
Emi froze for a moment and stared at the pink pony. "Ohmygoshit'sPinkie."
I gave a small smirk, “Wanna meet them all? Who’s your favorite?”
In an instant, she'd blurred her way over to Pinkie and was beaming. "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" She then shocked most of the ponies nearby as she bowed to her hard enough to slam her head into the ground. “Teach me your ways oh great and powerful pink one!”
I raised an eyebrow, “Somehow, this feels very very foreboding…”
Pinkie jumped up and down, pulled out some balloons and a sign that said New Apprentice. “Of course I will Emi!”
Looking around, I think half the town fainted on the spot. Emi was squealing as she bounced around Pinkie. “Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!”
I noticed Twilight as she walked over and called out, “Ha! Emi’s pulling a Twilight!” I snickered as Twilight blushed profusely.
Emi stopped mid bounce and pokerfaced with her own blush. “Um.... you saw nothing?”
I rolled my eyes, “Whatever. We need to get serious. Twilight, Emi. Emi, Twilight. Twilight, is Luna still here?”
Twilight gave both of us a brief nod. “Yes, she’s in the hospital lounge right now.” Her gaze moved to Emi and her corgi. “Though, I think it’d be best if somepony went over to the library and apologized to Spike.”
Emi blinked in confusion for a moment. “Huh?”
Twilight pointed at her pet. “This little guy made a few accidents in the basement.”
The little filly’s ears fell a bit. “Oh.... I’m sorry, Cricket’s normally better than that.” She looked over at the hospital for a moment and then back to Twilight. “Can I at least see Luna first?”
“I suppose,” Twilight’s eyes twinkled.
Emi perked back up and headed inside with bounce and giggle. No really. She bounced.
“She’s learning!” Pinkie yelled.
I rolled my eyes and followed.