Chapter I: Reveal
Well, the past couple months of my life was... unusual to say the least. From being changed from a bipedal creature to a quadrupedal being (plus the added bonus of a gender change and a longer lifespan that left me as a child) to learning a new language and a strange ability called magic. I had befriended some of the natives, gotten a new family, and possibly disturbed the natives, which were called ponies. To make things better, this all happened right before I had to reveal that I was actually an alien from another dimension to the ponies, after which I helped prevented an interdimensional disaster.
Anyways, Princess Celestia and I were making our way to Ponyville while Princess Luna was returning to Canterlot in order to send word to the Royal Guard to search White Tail Woods again. After giving out so much information, I thought it was time for me to get some in return. "So, Princess Celestia. Since I'm training a team of ponies for... some very violent work, can you tell me just how much violence ponykind experienced?"
"Is that really necessary?" Celestia asked, grimacing at the question.
Cocking an eyebrow, I answered, "Yes, cause this would help me figure out the training methods I have to use."
"Truth be told, Equestria has had few wars; which fortunately have been short. Overall, my ponies live peaceful lives, so violence is... unnatural to most of them."
Frowning, I said, "Oh joy, it'll be a grand time for me in training a bunch of... I wish I knew that word..."
"Pacifists?"
"...I'm going to assume that's the word, for now. So, since Luna brought up that Canterlot would have the best place to train the new recruits for this team, I take it Ponyville lacks a place for the recruits?"
"It's a peaceful town, most of the time. There's never been a demand for a guard, so naturally there's no quarters for any sort of standing force."
"Ah... then I would like to... gah I need to check my dictionary again. I need to be there for the planning of the building of the 'quarters'."
"Thinking of having a large section devoted to you?" Celestia asked with a teasing smile.
"Wait, you thought I was going to live with the recruits?"
"You're not?"
"No, I'm living with Pinkie and the Cakes still... I hope. I don't know how the Cakes are going to react to the truth of me being an alien originally. Anyways, I was thinking of the opposite for where the recruits are living."
"The oppos—don't be cruel to the recruits, Aether," Celestia said with a disappointed frown.
"I'm not going for cruel, just realistic."
"Just be reasonable, Aether. No pony would be use to what you have been through, so be more lenient."
"Fine... but then I reserve the right to toss anypony that whines too much out on their rump."
Celestia only sighed as we finally spotted where the Royal Guard and the Elements, along with the Crusaders, had stopped. Thankfully it appeared that they didn't manage to find anything beyond their angry guardians who were currently yelling at them. They were all looking guilty until Sweetie Belle spotted me, causing her to nudge the other two as she pointed at me. The trio then rush past their guardians as Apple Bloom said, "Aether, why are you here? We were lookin' all over Ponyville for you after the alien attacked."
"And why are you with the Princess instead of having Pinkie mad at you too?" Scootaloo asked as she shot a look at the other mares.
Taking a deep breath, I took on the most neutral expression as I could before I said, "Simple, I'm an alien."
Instantly the mares and Sweetie Belle looked at me with shocked expressions while Apple Bloom gave me a skeptical look. Scootaloo instead deadpanned, "Very funny, now can you tell us why you're here?" I simply cocked an eyebrow at her, causing her to say, "There's no way you can be an alien." My continued flat look caused both Apple Bloom and Scootaloo to widen their eyes.
Silence continued on for a moment before the Crusaders huddled together in fear as they screamed, "Alien!"
They then rushed behind their guardians as Rarity asked, "Aether dear, did you have to tell them that?"
"What, it's true. Besides, isn't it better to be honest to them instead of lying to them?" I replied as I gave Applejack a look.
"She has a point there, sugarcube," Applejack said before Apple Bloom stuck her head out at me.
"Why are you just standin' there for sis, there's an alien in front of us!"
"Yeah, go show it your awesome skills Rainbow Dash," Scootaloo added in.
"Maybe the alien is mind controlling them!" Sweetie Belle yelled, causing the other two to gasp as everypony else gave them an odd look.
"I'll save you sis!" Apple Bloom roared as she jumped from behind her and charged at me, the other two Crusaders following suit.
"I'll get you for messing with Rainbow Dash!"
"We're going to save our sisters and Aether, you evil alien!"
As everypony tried to stop the Crusaders' charge, I simply sidestepped out of their path. This caused them to try to correct their direction only to bump into one another before crashing into a heap behind me.
"Can you three stop freaking out? I'm Aether, and yes, I'm an alien... or was since I'm a pony now. Depends on your point of view," I dryly said as I turned around to face them. "Besides, if I was mind controlling ponies, why would I tell you three I'm an alien then?"
The trio got up to their hooves and tried to say something, but they ended up closing their mouth due to a loss of words. Apple Bloom finally asked, "So... you're not goin' to hurt us?"
"Of course not, we're friends."
They started to nod till Sweetie Belle gasp as she pointed at my rear. "Aether has her Cutie Mark!" she shrieked, causing the trio to swarm to my side to get a better look at my Cutie Mark. First they were scared by the fact that I'm an alien, and now they're all excited over my Cutie Mark?
"How did you got your Cutie Mark?" Apple Bloom asked.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you later," I answered, giving a sigh when one of them was about to protest.
Thankfully my sigh stopped them in their tracks, before Scootaloo exclaimed, "She must have gotten it from that weird thing in the sky!"
I quickly shot a look at Celestia that spoke 'stop this or this won't end well', causing her to approach us as she said, "Now young ones, I think it is time for you to go home. Right now the forest is very dangerous, and we can't have you three running around where you could get hurt. Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow, would you three kindly escort them home?"
This caused the Crusaders to let out a unified 'aw' as the trio herded them out of the forest, till when they were out of earshot Twilight asked, "Did you really have to tell them the truth?"
"Hey, I've been honest for the most part so far, so best to keep that up. Also, the truth had to come out sooner or later, best now instead of having a lie straining our relationship," I explained, only to be embraced into another hug by Pinkie.
"I'm so proud that you're being a honest pony and caring about your friendships!" Pinkie exclaimed as I struggled to get some room to breath.
"Air, air!" I gasped.
Turning to the Royal Guard, Celestia ordered, "Form a perimeter between Ponyville and White Tail Woods. Do not let anypony in. You will have new orders once you get reinforcements." After the Royal Guard gave Celestia a salute before going off to follow her orders, Celestia turned to Twilight as she said, "Since the possible crisis has been prevented, I must return to Canterlot to start the paperwork needed to form a team to defend Equus from any future dimensional threats. So I'll leave things in your capable hooves Twilight. Aether here will be able to give you all the details." Farewells were quickly given before Celestia took flight to return to Canterlot.
Twilight turned to both Pinkie and me to ask something, only to spot that I was turning blue from the lack of air. "Pinkie! You're hugging Aether too hard! She's suffocating!"
After Twilight prevented me from passing out, I told her all about the plans Celestia, Luna and I came up together. "You really expect to be able to train ponies to do what you can do?" Twilight asked incredulously.
"I can try. Besides, what other pony can teach them what I know? Also, sounds like Celestia expects you to lend me a hoof in this matter," I nonchalantly replied.
"But isn't it dangerous to have ponies going into the Everfree to train?" Fluttershy meekly questioned.
"Of course it's dangerous, but that's why I'll be sending them there after they get enough training. It's safer than tossing them into another dimension. But right now we might want to leave White Tail Woods." With those words, I started making my way to Ponyville, with Pinkie bouncing beside me.
The other two mares quickly followed suit as Twilight asked, "Why do we want to leave White Tail Woods now so suddenly?"
"You think I was kidding about some of the stuff coming out of the portal being dangerous? For all we know, we could have some alien monster egg out there, ready to hatch at a moment's notice. There's a reason why I insisted on Celestia blocking off the forest and having the guard comb it through."
Fluttershy let out a small cry of fear before getting closer to the rest of us. Twilight on the other hoof was thinking to herself, before her eyes brightened to my misfortune. She was about to say something as she opened her mouth, only for me to stick a hoof in it. "Twilight, can your questions wait till we're at the library? I’d rather be able to relax then deal with more stress, and we all had enough stress for today."
"Can I ask a question?" I heard Pinkie say, causing me to turn my head towards her as I gave her a look of confusion. She had this innocent smile, though her eyes spoke of some crazed excitement contained within them.
Taking a deep breath, I responded, "Um.... sure?"
"Since you're an alien, can you tell me what things aliens do at their parties?"
Instantly my ears folded against my head as I eyes narrowed in horror of what she asked. While the temptation to lie my ass off was there, I didn't have it in me to lie to Pinkie of all ponies. So in the end, I had no choice but to tell the truth. "Pinkie... remember that I was poor? Well... my parents were poor too... so we couldn't... afford to have any parties... ever... so... I don't know if any species actually threw parties beyond the rich ones..."
Pinkie pupils instantly shrank to dots as she stared at me, and I think I could see a bit of foam coming out of the side of her mouth. Everypony stopped at that moment, as I reached over with a hoof to poke Pinkie. "Pinkie, are you ok—"
"You never had a party in your former life‽"
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Wow that was fast! Going to read right now
Wait... Didn't pinkie already ask that in the other story?
6152605 No, she asked about Aether having birthday parties, not about ever having a party in her past life.
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OH...oh...oh my this won't end well will it?
starts with a P, PUBERTY?
that is what i think will be how goes with pinkie pie with knowing Aether never having party before s/he in his/her old life
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6152620 like a dog and a cat in a small room together
and the cat being rapt in bacon
Why am I foreseeing a scene that has Aether in the kitchen makings treats, with a smile? Also I see a future scene with Aether teaching Pinkie how to recreate some of the 'food' she's had in other dimensions.
Everyone, I think you are missing the bigger question. Such as is Aether's Cutie Mark a crescent moon with a star or a curved shooting star?
Hmmm
starts with a P.... hmmmmm nooo i dont get what it coul-
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Aether...
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No time skip...? Awww.
Nice cover art, though!
6152785 Best reply i've seen XD I'm in puberty right now. Thank god I'm not female for it.
Omg favorite picture of an oc ever especially knowing her personality. Know one deserves to be that adorable and be that deadpan all the time. Lol
6152785 This is hilarious. I quickly realized what it was, and this comment makes me laugh so much!
6152873 I have my moments
Now all Aether has to do is point out to Pinkie, is that she never had any parties, ebcause she was poor, and she was poor because of those dimention jumpers and breakers.
Anyone want to bet on what would happen the next time a portal opens?
Reminds me of another story.
In the beginning there was nothing.
And The Voice Said.
Lets Get This Party Started.
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Oh, good, A sequel. You had me worried there for a moment. I thought there was way too much material in the first story to just retire the whole thing.
neat, looking forward to more
stayclassy
Hahaha!!! Love it!!!
Launching Party-Nuke in 3... 2... 1...
AUTHOR I DEMAND YOU SETTLE THIS QUESTION ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Aether, do you prefer to be referenced as a male, female, nondecisive or unique gender?
6153364 party area located prepare for fun
6152704 Dog will be confused "Why is bacon hurt me?"
Oh my 8D hahahah.
AWESOMENESS!
Nice job on this man, nice job!
Can't wait for more.
hehehe eue
Who else absolutely loves the cover art?
6154260 I Do! It looks amazing!
Oh... Now I feel bad I never finished your story >O< ;-; I feel sad.. Sorry
Aether just doomed herself by mentioning she never had a party x3 lol
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Ming want to go through the first chapter here; it's rather rushed and a lot shorter than it should be. An example would be when pinkie hugs her to the point of her turning blue. She's ALREADY blue, and it feels like there's a some details lacking that shouldn't be.
6154732 She's purple, and this isn't the first time Aether's face turned blue from the lack of air.
6154762 The cover art looks more like a navy blue or dark purple. Regardless, the chapter feels rushed, and while it's appreciated that you are stick to a daily update schedule, it looks like something rushed out, so the sequel would be out in time for the epilogue.
There's a lot of roughy patches, and if I weren't doing this on an iPhone I would be more willing to quote them instead of just the last one that was substantial (which is still something that should be expanded on, among other things).
*Foams at mouth from the awesomeness of story and slowly slides down chair*
Love it!
so I was trying to find some fan art of this series. And I am sorely disappointed in the lack of it
. I might just have to rectify that myself
! In the mean time keep writing master pieces!
I don't get why this isn't in the other story. I mean, I get that the previous bit was getting a bit long in the tooth but the separation here seems rather arbitrary. This is a direct, seconds later continuation of what we were reading. Plus the fact the previous story really didn't have a 'conclusion' so much as a 'convenient pausing place.' I'm not saying I'm upset the idea is continuing. It's still a fun read and all. But why split it here? Why not after this little bit and then start this particular story a month or so on when Aether starts dealing with the new recruits or something? A place where there is a distinct change ... see, I wish I knew literary terms now because I'm grasping at straws trying to explain myself ...
Just seems a bit strange to split it all here is all. Still, better to split somewhere than to go on for two hundred 'chapters' like some of these stories I suppose.
I just have one thing to say.... CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS, ALIEN DEFENSE EXPERTS, YAY!
I just got done binge reading Distorted Fate and then I noticed this.
Immediate track, thumbs-up and fave.
Also I wholeheartedly agree with your breaking up the story where you did, unlike some others. Plenty of stories start the second book at the in-story point the previous book ended. Also the central conflict of the first story was done, so no point dragging that on.
Pinkie's reaction to this latest reveal.
Just without the, you know, evil-ness.
Power outage?
Pain?
Paparazzi?
A Mirage throwing Prism at you point blank and detonating it?
Oh, puberty. Good luck.
"The oppos—don't be cruel to the recruits Aether,"
Should be-
"The oppos—don't be cruel to the recruits, Aether,"
"Just be reasonable Aether, no pony would be
Should be-
"Just be reasonable, Aether. No pony would be
"Aether why are you here?
Should be-
"Aether, why are you here?
"She has a point there sugarcube,"
Should be-
"She has a point there, sugarcube,"
CTRL+C, CTRL+V powers activate!
A Direct Address comma is used when you directly address the person being spoken to in dialog, such as by saying their name. Put one after the name if it's at the beginning of the sentence, one before the name if it's at the end, and one on either side if it's in the middle. These can significantly alter the meaning of a sentence, so here's some examples showing why they are important.
"Let's eat, Grandma." -> Inviting your grandmother to join you in a meal.
"Let's eat Grandma." -> Conspiracy to commit murder and cannibalism.
"Shoot, Jake!" -> You are telling Jake to shoot something.
"Shoot Jake!" -> You are telling someone to shoot Jake.
"Bob, hit me." -> You are asking Bob to hit you, for some reason.
"Bob hit me." -> You are dobbing Bob in for assaulting you.
"Come on, Sally." -> You are urging Sally to engage in some unspecified task or activity.
"Come on Sally." -> You are telling someone to, err... Never mind.
Note that you still do this even if you are using something in place of an actual name.
"Damn you, you vile wench." -> Damn that vile wench.
"Damn you you vile wench." -> Word salad.
"And that, my friend, is why I ate your cat." -> A perfectly ordinary conversation.
"And that my friend is why I ate your cat." -> Blargelbarf.
6156180 No I see exactly what you're saying this could have easily been in the epilogue of the previous story or a final chapter and then we start after this.
Still excited to read this and I like the story :D can't wait to see what happens next. Lots of things could happen.
Cue Pinkie Pie trying to talk the pink menace out of doing way too many parties for Aether.
6156700 And another thing:
The first story was about Aether learning to cope and live in Equestria, and her life as a child...
According to my headcanon, a child is a 'teenager' in Equestria, when they get their cutiemark. They know what they can, and probably will, do especially good. In their life, that is a turning point. A turning point is one of the many places where you can place a good interruption, for example switching into a new book, AKA the sequel.
6156959 Considering she is an alien...
Paparazzi makes astonishing sense, if the CMC couldn't shut their mouth. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaait...
She has to go through 'Paparazzi'.
6160374 ...do...ponies even get periods?
Puberty, I could understand...maybe
Or else Aether is suddenly with foal for some reason
...heh
Wait a second, didn't Pinkie already throw multiple parties for Aether since she came to Equestria? So Pinkie's exclamation doesn't make literal sense.
Edit: found out that I miss read what Pinkie said, still leaving comment up because screw it why not? Otherwise still leaving not sure how well a lid that the Crusaders can keep, though the incidents in past might hopefully keep them quite till they talk to Aether, though they are excitable so that might work against them.
I still find riftbutt's attitude toward Princess Celestia to be thoroughly unjustified. She didn't even bother to learn the full story. She just heard that Celestia went to another dimension to woo a lover, and instantly assumed that Celestia was ripping holes in space just to try and get laid. In fact, the one at fault would be Starswirl who created the portal, and yes he then figured out it was too dangerous, but he sure didn't destroy it. And even if Celly prevented him from destroying it, for all her power she's not omniscient. She couldn't recreate his portal spells, so she may have been entirely ignorant to the potential dangers they could cause. Really all she did was ignore some stodgy old codger who hated fun, and that's not going to destroy the world even if you are a supreme goddess of everything, unless that codger just happens to be hoarding the knowledge of terrible dangers that instead of teaching you what they are he just says "Just don't open this box little girl, you wouldn't understand why."
And even if after all that Aether wanted to smack Celestia with a statue, Aether never asked for the full story, so unless she learns it, she's just being a total bitch and taking her abusive past out on the nearest authority figure.
Which is fine, I mean. If you want Aether to be a total bitch. But there's no way that I'm going to read that ranting about Celestia's foolishness unlike the wise, knowledgable protagonist who has to save the day while all the foolish ponies just stand back and watch how great they are, and have any reaction other than thinking, "What a total bitch!"