“Page, I... there is something...” Luna said softly as she settled my bags across my back, “Please don't go.”
The last five minutes had been somewhat surreal. Luna and Celestia had been having a shouting match in a soundproof bubble.
I know Luna wanted me to stay safe, but this was something I had to do. It was too important not to do. But she seemed... afraid.
“She needs help and I can help. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one with any sort of experience in this.” I reassured her and gave her a quick kiss, “Just keep Skitter from following.”
Luna looked seriously unhappy. She finally nodded though with a small helpless sigh, “...Promise you'll come back?”
“Of course.”
“Bring the thief and the element back. My sister is right, it's too dangerous to leave either of them in that world. They don't belong there, who knows what damage they can cause.”
Giving her a quick nuzzle, I then trotted over to Twilight, “Ready?”
“...Ready. So... you are from another world?”
“Yep. And I'll tell you all about it later, but I think we have something more important to do right now. Lead the way, Princess.”
Taking a deep breath, Twilight walked through the mirror. Then it was my turn.
Slowly walking up, I looked at it before giving it a poke, “Three days to get back.” I said softly as I watched the ripples across the surface. I looked back at Luna, where she was holding a struggling and buzzing Skitter in her magic, and the rest one last time before I walked into the mirror.
I'm so going to have a pissed off changeling on my hooves when I return.
Wonder how many limbs I'll end up with this time? Would I get wings? Wings are cool. I bet there will be pinetrees. There are always pinetrees through portals. ...Or deserts. Let's hope for pinetrees.
Reality warped around me, flattening and twisting, spinning around as it stilled to nothing, a blinding bright black light was all encompassing as everything took on unknowable shapes not meant for a mortal mind for a second before I seemed to pass out.
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The first thing that came to mind was that my mouth tasted like asphalt. I could smell asphalt.
Opening my eyes revealed the reason. I was laying on asphalt. Huh.
Well, that explained that.
Wait...
Struggling to sit up, I looked around. Houses. Trees. Birds. Sounds of cars, music in the distance. The air smelled.. kinda bad.
I raised my hand and wiggled my fingers.
Fingers.
I had fingers.
Struggling to keep my breathing under control, I looked myself over. Jeans, t-shirt. A simple black jacket with parchment markings on it. Two legs. Two arms. Presumably one head even if I couldn't look at it right now.
The fact that I was dressed for some strange reason was pushed to the side by the simple reason that I was human again.
The mirror...
I looked at the statue we were next too before I scooted over to it and pressed my hand through the seemingly stone surface.
The mirror lead to Earth.
They knew.
Luna knew. That's why she didn't want me to go. They knew there was a way back to Earth every three years and they didn't tell me.
She knew.
I felt like I had just been punched.
Closing my eyes, I shook my head and struggled up onto my feet, wobbling slightly. No. Not now. I'll figure it all out later when I can yell at her but the fate of Equestria was still at stake and no matter how much it hurt, it was still more important to get the element back.
Woah, wobbly. Walking on two legs again was tricky.
“Auah!!”
The sound caused me to turn and look, spotting Twilight freaking out over her new form. Huh, I thought she would be older. She looked like she was in highschool.
“Princess Twilight.” I said, causing her to turn in my direction before squeaking in surprise as she looked at me in fear.
I frowned and extended my hand towards her, “Figure out your new form later. We still have a mission to do.”
“...Page?”
“It's me.” I said and pulled her onto her feet, leaving her to wobble in place trying to keep standing before I reached to pick up my bags which were now a satchel and shrugging it over my shoulders, checking the contents. Everything was still here, including my Chakram, gold watch, a couple of books, my dagger... various bits and bobs. Emergency container of tea.
“Where are we?`What are we? Is that her fortress?”
I looked around before turning to the closest building, “In order? Earth, Humans, That's a school. In a English speaking country going by the sign.”
“...Page? You seem kind of angry about something.”
“Furious actually. Now let's go get your McGuffin back.”
Oh my, Page is a tad bit upset. It can't be his world though, right? I just can't believe Luna would know and willingly hide it from him.
But is it HIS earth. That is the question.
But wait, the thing is, the princesses DON'T know what world the mirror leads to, or what to expect on the other side. Hopefully Page will also realize that it isn't the Earth he came from.
Yeah, it's a McGuffin.
YEAH! Let's go get the McGuffin away with the school using a MacGyvered Chekhov's gun!
Well he'll feel a bit stupid how this is a 'possible' earth that is far more in tune with Equestria, not HIS earth. That'll be fun to see, though Luna was likely nervous that he'd leave her for any earth even not his own.
Na, he's just pissed off right now. After this, (sarcasm begins) lets go eat cake and talk about our issues (sarcasm ends)
I don't even sure if Luna and Celestia knew where exactly mirror leads. IIRC Celestia says that she don't know what on the other side of portal.
HOW COME HE DOESN'T SEE A FREAKING PURPLE HUMAN!?
The small lack of grammar.......distubs me
Imagine how embarrassed he will be when they learn that this human world is a simulation and they are currently in Hell.
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There may be a different world.
Where they are not different colors just pure 100% human.
Idk i just read nothing more nothing less.
6896862 it's probably not the eqg universe but another alternate reality of earth... Maybe
They knew there was a way back to Earth every three years and they didn't tell me.
is this earth yes is this the right earth no.
yes they new that it was not the right one.
6896862 Maybe he's so used to pastel colored horses, the pastel colored humans haven't tripped his weird o'meter yet.
6896934 I don't know about you but I doubt I will be forgettting the range of colors that human have. I've got most of my life looking at human with color like that.
But, then again...We don't have enough info.
Indeed Page seems upset and so far it doesn't seem to have registered that Twilight is still purple. As for anyone else well we haven;t seen anyone else
6897002 at least his priorities is kinda correct...get the stuff and the person first before everything else.
Luna in the picture looks very stallionish.
6896782 But there is no lion in Canterlot High!
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Even if it isn't his world, they don't know that. He deserved to be told the truth.
I could buy they were ignorant, save for the fact that Celestia obviously knew (and is why Page was volunteered), and so did Luna, who was so worried she made him promise. There is no way she'd act like that if it were a random location she had little knowledge on.
No pet Skitter?
And how will they prove magic exists without talking dog Spike?
Well he looks ready
I still think this is not HIS earth.
Oh boy Luna and Celestia are about to get an earful when he turn back I can't wait to hear their excuse for never used the mirror in the first…oh right, they didn't knew that the portal lead to another place, just another universe, they never had sunset or Sunset ever explain what was on the other side, same with Stars whirl the bearded, he for some reason either never enter, or never tell what he saw in the other side of there mirror.
I imagine that will be their excuse
6897176 Luna was depicted as very protective of Page. Her behavior doesn't mean she know or not anything about the world on the other side. Just that she worry.
6897002 actually, I don't know if that's true. She could be normal, or his mind isn't registering that fact, as its normal for her.
Aww... So we won't have a 'no tea' joke?
6897637 Now it will be hot water and mugs
Ooohhh I wanna see what happens when he meets principal Luna...
6897015 Page is a pro. Unlike Celestia he doesn't play games.
Well, that's a first. At least for me. A ponyfied human going back to heart, changing back in the process? Let's see how this turns out. And, honestly, I can't to see the altercation between Page (or whatever his human name was) and Luna. It's going to be awesome!
But... GODDAMNED CLIFFHANGERS!!!!!!!
I still love you, author.
Hmmmm, wonder how he would react to the Dazzlings? or the Siren Ponies, because yes they had been trapped there longer but they are feeding on that place though not really using it to their advantage to gain status.
Somehow I doubt it's the same world he's from originally.
Or the pastel people in EG are covered in fur, same as the ponies--in which Page is going to really stand out for not having any?
And with the Stargate being left unattended, I can very much seeing Page bringing a chair and a taser back with him....
Page: "Celestia? We need to have a talk..."
6898245 Agreed. I bet he's gonna get a rude wake up call when he realizes it's not his.
Lost it.
Huh, wasn't there supposed to be something "off" about the Equestria Girls world... like colored skin? Colored as is in purple is a valid shade.
Maybe there's a perception filter in place so they haven't noticed yet.
Page will realise this isn't his world when his bag gets searched and he doesn't get dropkicked into the ground and called a terrorist for having a dagger.
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Or he's used to seeing her as purple, and is highly emotional, so he's not thinking about it as much as he could be.
Because the tiara is a actually used, it is not a MacGuffin; it is a Plot Device.
In what!? Nobody told anybody anything!
Also, annoyed at the disregard of the obvious differences from our reality to EQG, even if most of them were just there for the show.
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*Spittake*
HUZZAH, THE NETHERLANDS FINALLY GAINS SOME ATTENTION
oh crap......they knew.......
Eeyep, he's pissed..
Is... is this story going to ignore the multicolor skins and hairs? Or is that revelation for later?
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This is what I want to find out.
I'll be disappointed if it is regular Earth, since this story's been fairly drama free thus far.
We'll put it in the muffin sack. Then we'll bring the muppits back.
*sigh*It ain't the Earth you remember, boyo.
Calm down Page, and tank not of your respective skin colors