//------------------------------// // Chapter 3, Part 1 // Story: Given the Throne // by DatRandomBrony MLP //------------------------------// The group stood in front of Sugarcube Corner. "I don't remember Sugarcube Corner looking like this," Lindsey said, awestruck. Twilight giggled. "Pinkie puts up new decorations often." "You can never control that mare," Matt said, chuckling and shaking his head. Matt turned to the rest of the group. "Now, Pinkie Pie is another pony here," Matt explained, "She is probably the funniest, weirdest, and the wildest pony in all of Equestria. She is guaranteed to make you smile. And she breaks the fourth wall a lot. Just warning you." Twilight pushed the door open and the bell above the door jingled. The group all walked inside and Matt noticed that the bakery was empty. A loud voice was heard from behind the counter. "Hi Twilight!" Pinkie burst into the room to wrap a bone-crushing hug around Twilight. "It's great to see you! And who are all these ponies you brought over?" Pinkie let go of Twilight and looked over at the group that just walked in. She let out a large gasp after realizing what she saw. "Oh my gosh! You brought aliens from another world?!?!?! Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie, the pink party pony in Ponyville! Are you guys new to Ponyville? Have you seen much? Does anypony else know about you yet? Do you know what new ponies are treated to when they first arrive to Ponyville? A 'Welcome to Ponyville' PARRRRR TAAAAAAY!" Pinkie said at a breakneck pace. Twilight used her magic to shut Pinkie's mouth closed. "Okay," Matt began, "First off, we are humans. I am familiar with this world and everything that goes on here. I know this may be normal for your expectations, Pinkie. We are trying to get home, but we have no idea how or how to make a living here." Matt then turned to his friends. "So, I may have forgotten to tell you this, but Twilight and her friends are known as the Elements of Harmony. Twilight is the Element to Magic and Pinkie is the Element of Laughter. We still have the other 4 Elements to meet: Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness and Generosity." Pinkie broke out of Twilight's magical grip. "So you really do know a lot about us. Pretty SWEEEEET!" Pinkie yelled. She ran to Matt and tackled him to the ground. "Now all I have to do is throw you all a party and introduce you humans to the rest of Ponyville!!!" Twilight pulled Pinkie off of Matt. "That won't be necessary Pinkie," Twilight said sternly. "Awwww, but I throw a party for every new pony in town! Why not for them?" Matt got up and dusted himself off. "Because we don't want the residents here to freak out upon seeing us." Pinkie fell to the ground. "I guess that makes sense," she said dejectedly. She jumped back up, cheery as ever. "But I will throw a party for you all somehow! Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Pinkie pinkie-promised. Twilight sighed. "Can they get some breakfast?" "Okey dokey lokey!" Pinkie nodded and leaped over the counter, pulling an apron out of nowhere. "Can we get some simple glazed donuts? Probably two for each?" Matt asked. "You betcha!" Pinkie exclaimed, "Coming right up! On the house for you newcomers!" She dashed into the kitchen and the group sat down in a booth. "Well," Anthony began. "That was," Hayden continued. "Interesting," James finished. Twilight giggled. "There's more than this. Better get used to it." She informed the group. "There's more?!?!" Marissa exclaimed incredulously. "There's more," Bethany confirmed, "I know some of this world but not all. Just enough to know what is going on." Victoria face-planted into the table. "This is gonna take forever," she complained. "Well, look on the bright side," Lindsey comforted her, "We get to experience something that others don't." Matt smiled. "That's the spirit!" ~**~ After a particularly delicious breakfast at Sugarcube Corner, provided by Pinkie Pie, they began to head over to Carousel Boutique to meet Rarity. The group was going to stay there for a while, so they needed more clothes than the ones already on their backs. "How about we go and visit Rarity?" Twilight had suggested. "She is one of my friends and one of the best clothes designers I know! I know she would love to accept the challenge of making clothes for a different species!" "The only problem is that she doesn't know that we exist," Matt pointed out, "She could freak out and start attacking us!" Twilight nodded thoughtfully. "You have a point. Then again, she is always willing to help. She is the Element of Generosity after all." As they walked towards Carousel Boutique, Twilight, Matt, Lindsey, and Bethany heard an extremely familiar wooshing sound overhead. The group all looked up to see a rainbow trail following a certain cyan-colored, rainbow-maned pegasus. The pegasus, looking down to see Twilight, dove to the ground. "Hey, what's up egghead?" the mare asked. Twilight's face scrunched up. "I said not to use that name when other ponies are around!" Twilight hissed through clenched teeth. The cyan mare looked over at the humans. "It doesn't look like there are any ponies around," shepointed out, smirking. "You- " Twilight began to say, fuming. "Twilight, calm down," Matt intervened, "She is just pushing your buttons, like always." "Woah!" the pegasus exclaimed, "These hairless apes can talk?" Matt sighed. "First off, we are humans. Secondly, were you always this rude?" he asked. "Rude?" the cyan mare said, taken aback, "I'm not rude! Just 20% cooler than every other pony in the world!" Matt turned around to look over at his friends. "Guys, this is Rainbow Dash, the quote-un-quote 'fastest flier in all of Equestria' and the Element of Loyalty." Rainbow Dash flew up to their height. "You guys are lucky to be able to meet me. Not very many ponies get to," she said with a wink and a smirk. Matt rolled his eyes. "You forgot to mention modest," Anthony pointed out sarcastically. "Oh did I?" Matt asked thoughtfully, "Must've slipped my mind." "Hey!" Rainbow yelled. "I can be modest!" The group looked at each other. "For some reason," James began. "I highly doubt that," Hayden finished. The guys all burst out laughing. Rainbow was fuming. "You- you guys..." She started to say. "Guys! Stop!" Bethany said, although she couldn't keep a smile off of her face. "Be nice! She IS one of Twilight's friends after all!" Victoria added. Lindsey sighed. "Classic. Just classic." She turned to the rest of the group. "I knew this would happen. The guys can't control themselves can they?" Lindsey asked. "Of course not!" Marissa exclaimed. Lindsey turned back to Rainbow Dash. "Just ignore them," she said. "They're just pushing your buttons," Victoria continued. "As per usual," Marissa stated. Bethany smile faded and turned into a frown. "Do I have to go into parent mode? I know you guys don't want me to. And I don't want to either." She said. The guys immediately shut up. "Okay! Shutting up now!" Anthony said, jokingly. "Sorry, Dash. Just having fun, that's all." Matt said, occasionally glancing at Bethany. It was clear she scared him. Dash smirked. "I'll give y'all this one time. But y'all better watch your backs. Things like this won't go unpunished." She said bluntly. The all-too familiar smile crept back onto Matt's face. "We'll see about that," He said, confidently. Rainbow hovered over to his face. "Is that a challenge?" She questioned. "A challenge," Matt confirmed. Dash smirked. "Then It. Is. On!" She replied. "Great," Matt said, an all-too-familiar smirk on his face, "Let's see how far this can go." Dash laughed. "Confidence! I like that about you!" She flew up higher. Addressing the entire group, she said, "Catch y'all later! Got weather duty!" The group waved a goodbye as she flew off. They continued to walked to Carousel Boutique. "I think you made the worst mistake of your life," Twilight commented. Matt shrugged. "I enjoy a challenge," He replied. Bethany shook her head. "This is going to be painful," she said. "Agreed," the rest of the group replied.