//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: My Kaiju-sized Ponies // by OtterP //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle? That is a strange name. Susan thought, but decided to leave to matter for now, after all she was talking to something – or rather – someone, who was about one hundred meters tall and resembled a something unicorn-like from old stories. “Uh… What are you?” Susan asked carefully. “And where do you came from?” Twilight blushed a bit. “I guess this is even stranger to you than it is to me.” She said, keeping her calm smile. “Let me explain…” “Do you see what I am seeing?” Officer on a deck of the destroyer asked, momentarily looking away from his binoculars. Sound General quarters, man battlestations!” The captain ordered. “Get the deck gun and missiles ready!” The crew inside the ship jumped into action, while those on the deck were still watching the amazing sight with their binoculars. The helicopter crew on the other hand was thinking hard what to do. “T-that is amazing…” The co-pilot managed to say, while pilot brought the Seahawk to hover. They were perhaps half kilometer from the giant, hovering about the same height as was the top of her head. They then watched as the purple creature leaned down towards the soldiers and scientists on the ground. “Can we do something? Should we try to extract them?” The co-pilot said frantically, fearing for their safety. The pilot frowned; they saw her mouth moving but couldn’t hear anything from the noise of the engine and because of their headset. The pilot pushed his radio. “Knife, do you… uh… need assistance?” He said. “We are ready to extract you, over.” Susan heard the voice from the radio and looked back and forth between them on the ground and the helicopter, and this giant creature calling herself Twilight Sparkle. “Tell them… tell them that we are not in danger.” She said, and got a look from the sergeant, who wasn’t nearly as convinced as she was about that. After a moment, James raised his hand. “If she was hostile, I think we should know it by now.” Twilight had just started to explain how and where did she came from, when she heard them talk, and had figured out that they must have talked to someone who wasn’t there. She wondered how did they do that without magic, since she didn’t feel any magic being used. But clearly they were concerned about her. “You don’t need to be afraid of us. We will not cause any harm, I promise.” She said. “Right…” Miller said under his breath. He pushed his radio button. “This is knife, the situation is… under control. The creature is not hostile." Susan turned to face Twilight again. “You said you were from another world, where there are others like you?” She said. Twilight carefully laid down on her stomach to get nearer to the tiny humans and nodded. “I guess that how I can explain it. We can access this world through the portal.” She explained. “And you can do that by using… magic?” Susan said, hardly able to believe what she herself even said that. “Yes!” Twilight nodded excitedly. “Unicorn and alicorn ponies like me can use magic for various different purposes.” “Ponies? You call yourself ponies?” Jacob spoke, letting out a little chuckle. “In our world ponies are about this high.” He said, holding his hand on his chest height. “And they don’t speak or use magic.” Twilight looked at them, tilting her head in wonder. “That is amazing, I am we have animals too. But also various kind of different species like me.” “But what are you doing here? Why did you came here?” Jacob continued, more interested about Twilight right now. “Oh, we found some ancient scrolls that described this world, even if only scantily. So I was tasked to explore this more deeply.” She said and suddenly thought something. “Do you know from your history anything like me coming to your world?” Susan shook her head. “Nothing like you… We have myths and legends about ancient monsters, but I don’t know anything that would even compare to you, Twilight.” She said, thinking that it might be good idea to use her name. She looked at James and Jacob, but they both shook their heads also. “Interesting…” Twilight said, scratching her chin with a hoof. “The scroll documented a brief encounter with tiny people by a unicorn pony long time ago. I guess this never made to your books.” She said. “If this happened here and they visited before Columbus…” James muttered. “It might explain why no-one has ever heard about it.” “You are just guessing, James.” Jacob said, crossing his arms. James shrugged his shoulder. “That’s the best we can do now.” Susan turned to Twilight again. “So… What is your world like?” “Oh, it is really wonderful, it is…” Twilight started but then paused when an idea came to her head. She brought her head a little closer to the tiny humans. “That gave me an idea! You all could come with me to see it!” She said happily. “W-wait.” Susan said, stammering a little. “We could come with you? To your world?” Twilight nodded excitedly. “Of course, I see no reason why not.” She said. Susan smiled at her enthusiasm, but Jacob came closer one step. “Excuse me, but how would we come to your world?” He asked, little unsure about the idea. “And how would we come back?” “Oh, it is not a problem at all.” Twilight said, smiling widely. “I can carry you, and we go through the portal together. I will do the same thing when coming back here.” “You can go back and forth between your world and ours at will?” Jacob asked, more than hint of skepticism in his voice. “Yes.” Twilight answered, emphasizing herself with an enthusiastic nod. “Incredible…” Jacob muttered, not sure if she believed her, but he was talking to a hundred meter tall winged unicorn in the first place, so he just left the subject for now. “Do you want other… ponies to come here too?” Susan asked. “I don’t see why not…” Twilight said but then realized something. “Oh, I understand. The idea of ponies my size coming and going free might not be very comfortable for you?” She said. Susan nodded. “You might say that, Twilight. It… it is nothing against you.” She said. “The safety of our people is the concern here.” “I understand.” Twilight said with a nod. “That is why it might be a good idea for you to come with me, to meet Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, and to discuss how we could come to your world. And you come to ours.” She said. “Princess Celestia and Princess Luna?” Susan inquired. “They are our twin rulers.” Twilight said. “B-but if everything there is as big as you are…” Jacob said, still unsure about the idea. “I will ensure your safety, you are safe with me.” Twilight said immediately. “I understand your concern, but it will be safe, I promise.” “So it is the three of us then.” Susan said, looking at James and Jacob. “Make that four.” A voice from behind said. Miller had so far been listening their conversation and reporting the situation back to the ship. “You are under my responsibility and if you really are going with her, then I will come with you.” He said. They were suddenly interrupted by the sound of the helicopter as it approached them. Twilight raised her head, in wonder, as she had at first thought it was just an insect but now as it came closer, she clearly saw that it was mechanical in nature and even saw little humans inside. “What… is that?” She asked, looking down at the human on the ground. The helicopter crew had received orders to move and take a closer look, and move out of the line of fire as the destroyer was aiming her deck gun and missiles at the giant. “She… she is really big…” The co-pilot muttered as they flew around her, just above her head. They could have easily land on her back but for now they had no intention of getting down, unless the people on the ground were in danger. “Do you think she really is friendly?” He asked. Pilot also looked at Twilight as they swung around her. They had been briefed by Miller from the ground and he shrugged his shoulders. “If our guys on the ground say so…” He muttered, still unsure. “It is a helicopter!” Susan shouted, afraid that Twilight might do something. “A machine that can fly.” “Oh, you too have machines like that?” Twilight said smiling excitedly again as she lowered her head towards the group. “So you can’t really fly.” Susan said, pointing towards Twilight’s wings. “I can fly.” Twilight said happily and extended one of her giant wings, the sudden move startling the crew of the helicopter and the group on the ground. “What?” Susan was stunned that something as big as Twilight could actually fly. “Well, I can, and others too, but not all of us.” Twilight explained. “But for longer travels we have airships, as flying non-stop for hours is very tiring and airships are more efficient than…” Twilight said and paused, looking little embarrassed. “But more of that later, I guess.” She raider her head, but still remained laying on the ground. “So little ones.” She said. “Are you ready to go?” To be continued...