The Rite of Spring: Genesis
Equestria
Canterlot Theater
Many Hours Later
The audience applauds the last number, even the most sophisticated ponies clapped. After they stopped, Twilight prepared to announce the next number.
"Our next number for Equestria's Fantasia will be Igor Stravinsky's ballet called The Rite of Spring."
Before Twilight could continue, a loud chime drew everypony’s attention. Pinkie, who played most of the percussion instruments, accidentally bumped against the tubular bells or chimes and knocked them over. Two musicians helped her put the tubes on the right places of the instruments. The audience and the other musicians couldn’t help but laugh.
“Don’t mind us, folks!” Pinkie said. “Please continue, Twilight!”
Twilight nods and continues, clearing her throat.
"I repeat, our next number is a ballet wrote by Igor Stravinsky called The Rite of Spring. Now the original purpose for this number was, in his own words, to 'express primitive life.' And so Walt Disney and his fellow artists have taken him at his word to a whole new level. Instead of presenting the ballet in its original form, which was a simple series of tribal dances, Walt Disney and his friends visualized it as a pageant, as the story of the growth of life on the planet Earth."
The audience began to silently talk among one another as Twilight continues.
"And the story, as you're all going to see, isn't the product of anypony's imagination. It's a cold accurate reproduction of what science thinks went on during the first few billion years of that planet's existence. Science, not art, wrote the story of this picture. I've done a little research myself here and there and apparently, the growth of life on Earth is similar to our own world a few billion years ago long before Equestria was ever founded. According to science, the first living things were single-celled organisms, tiny little white or green blobs of nothing in particular that lived under the water. And then, as the ages passed, the oceans began to swarm with all kinds of marine creatures. Finally, after about a billion years, certain fish, more ambitious than the rest, began to crawl up on land and became the first amphibians. And then, several hundred million years ago, nature went off on another tack and produced the Dinosaurs. Now, the name 'dinosaur' comes from two Greek words meaning 'terrible lizard.' And they most certainly were all of that. They came in all shapes and sizes, from little, crawling horrors about the size of a chicken to hundred-ton nightmares. They were not very bright. Even the biggest of them had only the brain of a pigeon. They lived in the air, land, and even water as well. As a rule, many of them were vegetarians like us, rather amiable and easy to get along with and even befriend..." Twilight's expression turns sad as some very bad memories resurface about the loss of some dear friends, especially one friend that lost his life for his brave and noble actions. In the stands, Fluttershy, who played the flute, was tearing up at the memory of a dear friend that saved her life.
Her family was in the audience. Ever since Fluttershy told them everything that happened, they've done their best to comfort her. Especially Zephyr Breeze.
You know, the guy may have the same attitude as a certain emperor, but he's not that heartless. Ahem
Twilight resumes soon enough. "However, there were carnivorous dinosaurs as well. The worst was a monstrous brute named Tyrannosaurus Rex, or T-Rex for short, was probably the meanest killer that ever roamed the Earth. The dinosaurs were lords of creation that walked the very Earth for about 160 million years. And then... Well, my friends and I don't exactly know what happened. Some scientists think that great droughts and earthquakes turned the whole world into a giant dustbowl with very little food and water for the dinosaurs to survive. But later research proved that a giant meteor slammed into the Earth and sadly killed 65% of life. In any case, the dinosaurs were all wiped out. That is where our story in that world ends. Where it began was at a time infinitely far back, when there was no life at all on Earth. Nothing but poisonous clouds of steam, boiling hot seas and many violent exploding volcanoes. So now, imagine yourselves out in the far reaches of space many very, very, very, very long years ago, looking down on that lonely, tormented little planet that would be called Earth, spinning through an empty sea of nothingness."
Symphony of Sorcery
The Orchestra Stand
Present Time
Our heroes took a well-deserved rest after the whole broom experience in Yen Sid’s tower. Pinkie took the liberty of baking cupcakes not just for her friends but for Deem, Leopold and the musicians. They absolutely enjoyed it.
“Mmm… These cupcakes are truly delicious,” Deems said. “Thank you, Miss Pinkie Pie!”
“Aww, it was nothing,” Pinkie smiled. “I love baking goodies for my friends and every pony.”
Jiminy was surely enjoying his cupcake. Of course, due to his small size, he could eat an entire week from it.
“My compliments, Pinkie. This is delicious.”
“You’re welcome, Jiminy,” Pinkie said, turning to Rainbow. “Want a glass of water to wash it down?”
Sure enough Pinkie brought out a glass of water from her mane.
Where else would she get it?
“Thank you,” Rainbow said, taking the glass.
She just took a sip, when her eyes quickly widen and spat the water back in the cup.
“Wait a minute! Haven’t I had enough water for one day?!”
“What do you mean, Dashie?” Pinkie asked, obliviously.
Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow. It took Pinkie a few seconds before the realization hit her.
“Oooh!!! Right… The brooms. Sorry.”
Pinkie sheepishly took the glass back and sipped the water herself, much to Rainbow’s disgust. But she paid no mind, as Pinkie turned to Twilight who was reading the book Yen Sid gave her.
“Whatcha doing, Twilight?” Pinkie asked, between sips.
“Reading a particular spell in Master Yen Sid’s book,” Twilight said. “It provides an object with infinite space for storage and safekeeping. I’m pretty sure there’s a spell like that in one of my books back home.”
Satisfied, Twilight puts the book back in her bag and lifts it with her magic.
“Alright, here goes!”
Twilight aims her horn as the saddle bag glows with magic, releasing a big flash of light. Twilight brought the bag toward her, peering inside.
“Hmm… Interesting…” Twilight thought. “Pinkie, give me your saddle bag.”
“Okey-dokey-lokey!” Pinkie said, giving her the bag.
Pinkie watches as Twilight drops Pinkie’s saddlebag inside her own, sliding it in with great ease. She peers inside.
“Just as I thought… Nothing.”
“Where did it go?” Pinkie asked.
Twilight looked inside the empty space. She stuck her hoof inside and felt it immediately. She pulled out the bag and looks at it triumphantly.
“It worked!” Twilight said. “Girls, I’ve cast a spell that grants our saddle bags infinite space.”
“Cool!” Rainbow said.
“Well, what do you know?” Applejack teased. “Now you can take your entire home without using all those pieces of luggage, Rarity.”
“Oh, ha-ha-ha!” Rarity mocked. “Laugh all you want.”
“You know, Twi, that Yen Sid sure is a great guy,” Vinyl said, adjusting her glasses. “You really should thank him.”
“I will,” Twilight replied, eating her cupcake.
Rarity had been busy making her mane ‘fabulous’ again after the mess in Yen Sid’s tower. A few minutes of combing and looking in a mirror, her hair was good as new.
“Perfect! Just when I thought my mane couldn’t be saved.”
“You’re beautiful, Rarity,” Spike complimented. “Actually, the wet mane appearance looked good on you.”
“Aw, you’re sweet, Spikey-Wikey,” Rarity said.
“Are you ready?” Deems asked, approaching the Equestrians.
Rainbow stood up, stretching like a cat relaxing every muscle in her body.
“Bring it on!”
“This way, then,” He said.
The others stood up and follow Deems to the next songbook.
“What do you think we’re facing next?” Vinyl asked Rarity.
“Hopefully nothing threatening… Or menacing,” Rarity shuddered.
“That’s where you are wrong, Miss Rarity,” Deems said. “Your next search will be more difficult.”
“Oh…”
Rarity’s mane seemed to deflate like a souffle, already knowing this mission would be dangerous. They stop before a purple colored songbook.
“The next sheet music you need to find is ‘Le Sacre du Printemps’ or ‘The Rite of Spring’,” Deems explained. “It was a ballet written by one of the most famous and most important composers from the 20th century: The Russian, Igor Stravinsky. He achieved international fame for three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev: The Firebird, Pethruska and, of course, The Rite of Spring.”
“Ooh!!!” Every pony said, interested.
“Those ballets must be true masterpieces,” Rarity said.
“They certainly were,” Deems nodded. “But it wasn’t easy for the Rite of Spring.”
“What do you mean?” Rarity asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Allow me to explain the story of the Rite first before I tell you what happened,” Deems explained. “The story takes place in Russia from a very ancient time, when people did primitive, ritual, tribal dances to celebrate the advent of spring and a young girl is chosen as a sacrificial victim to their gods. The sacrifice involves the girl dancing herself to death.”
The Equestrians gasp at that part of the story.
“Good heavens,” Jiminy said.
“Oh my,” Fluttershy whispered, imagining the image.
“My word!” Rarity said, a hoof over her heart. “Those people are savages! Whoever would come up with a story like that?”
“Only one man: Stravinsky himself,” Leopold answered, joining in. “He came up with the idea in a dream. The savage music he used isn’t exactly something you would expect to hear in a ballet.”:
“So, the story is about some ancient people who dance wildly and sacrifice a young girl?” Rainbow asked. “That’s it?”
“Pretty much, yes,” Deems nodded. “The ballet premiered in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in the year 1913. All kinds of sophisticated people, famous painters and composers were there. When it began, that’s when hell broke loose. Some people of the audience began to whistle, shout and even laugh.”
“Now that’s rude!” Applejack said, disapprovingly.
“Hear! Hear!” Rarity concurred.
“Why would they do that when it just started?” Twilight asked.
“Well, like Applejack would say, some of them were very rude,” Deems continued. “Some say the pulsating rhythms of The Rite could be the cause of the outrage. Whether it was the music, the choreography or the dances, to this day nobody knows. Anyway, a riot started between the people who love it and those who hated it. Some of the people were anti-Russian, anti-Diaghilev and anti-Nijinsky. They yelled so loud the performers couldn’t hear the music from the orchestra. The choreographer, Nijinsky himself, had to shout the counts and step towards the dancers. But despite that, the performance went on without any interruptions.”
“Whoa, that’s tough,” Vinyl said.
“Those people ruined the ballet for those who loved it,” Pinkie said. “How could they ruin ‘fun’?!”
“What some people won’t do,” Jiminy shook his head.
“Every pony’s a critic,” Spike agreed.
“But overall, a success,” Deems continued. “Different opinions were given about the ballet. After it’s premier, the Rite of Spring had four more performances in Paris and three in London until Diaghilev dropped it from the repertoire. In the 1920’s Nijinsky’s choreography was replaced with another.”
“Wow, that’s some history,” Vinyl said, interested.
“Ha! For eggheads,” Rainbow remarked.
“I hope I never make music that causes a riot,” Octavia said, worried.
“Well, Miss Octavia,” Deems said, comforting Octavia. “Let’s say some people, or ponies in your case, need to get used to new music. Today, the music is better understood by the people. After all, Stravinsky’s purpose with the Rite of Spring was, in his own words, to express primitive life. So, Walt Disney and his company decided to take him at his word. Unfortunately, you won’t see any tribal dancers in this realm. Much like The Nutcracker Suite realm, it’ll be very different as the realm shows you the growth of life on Earth.”
The Equestrians face each other with interest and wonder.
“Speaking of which…” Vinyl began.
“Are you saying we’re going to see how… Your planet existed?” Applejack asked.
“Oh yes, Miss Applejack,” Deems nodded. “But to get to the planet, you’ll need to fly through space first.”
“Um… Metaphorically?” Rarity asked.
“Literally,” Leopold answered.
The moment Twilight heard that, she couldn’t breathe properly.
“We… Are going… In space?” She said, between breaths. “Actual space?! With planets… Stars… And asteroids?!”
“Yes,” Deems nodded.
“This… Is… AMAZING!” Twilight said, excitedly. “We are actually going to fly through space! We can learn about the stars! The planets! EVERYTHING!”
“Didn’t we technically fly through space to other world?” Spike asked.
“Those were portals, Spike. You can’t actually breathe in space.”
“Because otherwise our heads would pop like balloons!” Pinkie smiled.
She notice every pony cringing at such a graphic image.
“Oh… Wait! That’s not good, is it?”
“Mr. Taylor, how was life throughout time?” Twilight asked.
“Well, according to science, the first living things were called single-celled organisms that lived underwater,” Deems explained. “Then as billions of years roll by, the oceans began to swarm with all sorts of marine creatures, from soft-bodied jellyfish to armored trilobites to primitive fish. Then around 375 million years ago, certain fish, more ambitious than the rest, crawled up onto dry land to become the first amphibians. Then about 50 million years later, nature went on to produce the reptiles, the most popular of all having appeared 100 million years later: The Dinosaurs, which soon ruled the land while their relatives rules the sea and sky.”
“Wow!” Rainbow asked, pausing. “Uh, what’s a dinosaur?”
“I can answer that,” Jiminy stepped in. “In 1842, a man named Richard Owen thought the fossilized bones discovered in England belonged to a group of reptiles called “Dinosauria” which means “terrible lizards” in Greek. They range in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and color from small creatures, the size of a raven, to titanic beasts weighing about 100 tons!”
Now the Equestrians were more invested in this subject.
“You mean they were similar to… Dragons?” Fluttershy asked, worried.
“Don’t worry, Fluttershy,” Jiminy said. “The majority of them were peaceful plant eaters.”
“Phew, that’s good,” Fluttershy sighed in relief.
“However, there were predators that live among them,” Deems points out. “The worst of them all was a brute called Tyrannosaurus Rex, probably the meanest killer that ever roamed the Earth.”
“Oh my,” Fluttershy shuddered.
“So, what happened next?” Twilight asked.
“The dinosaurs were lords of the earth for over 160 million years,” Deems answered. “Until they suddenly went extinct.”
“That’s not good,” Spike said.
“You mean… They’re no longer alive?” Fluttershy asked.
“In a sense… Yes,” Deems nodded.
“Why?” Twilight asked. “What happened to them?”
“We don’t exactly know what happened,” Deems explained further. “Some scientists believe great droughts and earthquakes turned the whole world into a gigantic dust bowl. Others believe an asteroid, measuring six miles, slammed into the Earth sending a huge cloud of dust that blocked out the sun, lowered temperatures and threw the natural order out of balance.”
“So, whatever the cause is, the dinosaurs were wiped out?” Twilight said.
“Indeed,” Deems nodded. “However, your task begins infinitely far back when there was no life on Earth at all. Nothing but steaming clouds, boiling seas of molten rock and exploding volcanoes.”
Suddenly, every pony’s eyes widen. Some of them even groaned.
“Why does it always have to be so difficult?!” Rainbow groaned, annoyed.
“Then it would be an adventure, silly-willy,” Pinkie said. “Merely a gaggle of friends wandering about.”
“And that’s a bad thing?” Spike asked.
“It’ll be very difficult indeed,” Deems confirms. “When you reach the Earth, there will be no oxygen. I’d advise you to wear these.”
Deems presents ten astronaut outfits to fit them to wear. Strangely enough, each outfit had their cutie marks, symbols on the chest and matching colors of their coat.
“Wow!” Rainbow said, holding one. “Now that’s awesome!”
“What do you know?” Jiminy said, taking one. “And just my size, too!”
“You’re probably wondering where I get these pony clothes from,” Deems implied.
“The Writer?” Pinkie asked.
Oh, come on, I can’t do “everything”!
“Not exactly, Pinkie,” Deems shook his head. “To answer the question, Master Yen Sid gave me these during your travels through the forest of the Nutcracker Suite. He insisted these would come in handy later and now is your moment.”
“Looks like Master Yen Sid really cares for your safety,” Leopold adds.
“Okay, now we really need to thank him for sure,” Vinyl said.
Twilight couldn’t help but smile, seeing the similarities between Yen Sid and Celestia. It’s like having a second mentor watching her. The Equestrians admire their suits with interests, as Deems displayed some kind of rockets.
“What are those?” Rainbow asked.
“These are jetpacks,” Deems explained. “Specially designed to help you fly through space.”
“Double awesome!” Rainbow hoof pumped.
Soon the Equestrians began to suit, closing the zippers, placing the jetpacks around their backs and fit the helmets on their heads. Rarity could wait to admire herself with the suit on as every pony was ready for the next adventure.
“Are you ready?” Deems asked.
“Ready!” Every pony nodded.
“Good luck to you all,” Deems said. “And be careful.”
Twilight approaches the songbook, charging her horn and fires at it. The book glows, as the portal opens. Once again music notes surround them until everything envelopes them in darkness. Twilight opens her eyes, finding herself and her friends floating in darkness.
“Whee!”
Twilight turns to see Pinkie Pie swimming in the darkness, even wearing a pool float shaped like a pink flamingo.
“Look at me, guys! This is fun!”
“What’s happening?!” Spike panicked, spinning around. “Can some pony help me?!”
Twilight saw the others spinning around, some out of control.
“Don’t panic, every pony,” Twilight said. “There’s no gravity here; it’s perfectly normal.”
“What the hay is gravity?” Spike asked.
“It’s the force that causes you to stay on the ground,” Twilight answered.
“Oh… I knew that.”
“So… Where are we exactly?” Rainbow asked, looking around. “There’s nothing here.”
“Deems said we’re in another place in the universe,” Twilight explained. “The planet Earth must be billions of miles away from here. Maybe even light years.”
“Light years?!” Octavia exclaimed. “Blast!”
“Where do we go now?” Fluttershy asked.
“I don’t know,” Twilight said, honestly. “Look around, can you see anything?”
“Alright, let me see,” Rainbow said, looking around. “Hold on!”
It was then Rainbow saw a purple haze in the distance.
“I see a light up ahead!”
“A light?” Twilight asked.
“Yeah, that purple speck over there,” Rainbow points out.
Every pony faced Rainbow’s direction, till they saw the mysterious light in the distance. Twilight took a good look and her eyes widen in wonder.
“Is that what I think it is?” She asked, smiling.
“What is it, Twilight?” Octavia asked.
“Come on, let’s take a closer look,” Twilight said, examining her suit. “Now, how do these jetpacks work?”
“FOUND IT!!!”
Twilight and the others turn and see Pinkie flying past them until her jetpack stalled for a moment.
“Just press the first button on the belt!” Pinkie said. “You can’t miss it!”
All of them proceed to push the button on their belts, soon the jetpacks blast off causing every pony to fly toward the strange purple light.
“Aw, yeah!” Rainbow shouts.
“This is so cool!” Spike said.
As they flew closer, they could see what the light actually was. It was shaped more like a spinning disc with multiple tiny white dots.
“Heavens to Celestia,” Twilight smiled. “It’s the Milky Way!”
“What’s the Milky Way?” Rainbow asked.
“Is it made out of milk?” Pinkie asked, smiling hopefully.
Everypony turns to Pinkie with a weird look.
“Seriously?” Rainbow asked, annoyed.
“Actually Pinkie, the Milky Way is the galaxy that consists of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust and dark matter,” Jiminy explained. “Did you know the name ‘galaxy’ comes from the Greek word ‘galaxias’ which means ‘milky’?”
“Ooh… I already knew it consists of stars and stuff, but not about that Greek word,” Pinkie said, teasingly. “Come you, you didn’t really think I assumed the Milky Way consists of milk, did ya?”
“Then I suppose you don’t think the moon is made of cheese either,” Rainbow said.
“Yeah… Wait! It’s not?!”
“Jiminy is correct, Pinkie,” Twilight said. “Somewhere in the Milky Way is the solar system where Earth is.”
“Wow!” Applejack said, astonished.
“Stay close, everypony,” Twilight announces to every pony. “We’re heading to the Milky Way.”
They fly directly into the Milky Way, seeing stars everywhere. Every pony couldn’t help but stare as they flew.
“Behold, the wonders of the universe,” Twilight said, excitedly. “We’re witnessing celestial events that no pony… Or dragon… Or cricket, has ever seen!”
“Incredible!” Octavia said.
“Simply divine!” Rarity said.
“And mysterious,” Vinyl added.
“Ah’ve never seen so many stars before,” Applejack said.
“It is a big place,” Twilight explained. “The universe is endless and many of these stars are actually planets. Some of them are filled with life, others… Not so much.”
“Wouldn’t it be cool if we ever meet aliens?” Rainbow asked.
“Dashie, we already have,” Pinkie points out.
“What do you mean?” Rainbow asked confused.
“Ya know, Snow White, Pinocchio, Mickey, duh!” Pinkie lists. “They may not be aliens, but they are from other worlds, right?”
“Oh… Almost forgot,” Rainbow remembered. “I just hope we get to meet the aliens we’d read about in comic books.”
“Hmm… Maybe…” Pinkie said, innocently.
“Well, if that happens, I just hope they aren’t hostile,” Fluttershy said, worried.
“We’ll see…” Pinkie added, looking away.
“What are you saying, exactly?” Rainbow asked, eyebrow raised.
“Nothing… Nothing at all.”
Suddenly, a big cloud of stars flew past them.
“What was that?” Spike asked.
“That’s called a nebula, Spike,” Jiminy explained. “It consists of many stars and is also gas.”
“Cool!” Spike said, intrigued.
“Hey guys,” Rainbow shouts, pointing out. “There’s a big fireball coming our way!”
Everypony looks in front of them and Twilight’s eyes went wide.
“That’s no fireball!” Twilight shouts. “It’s the SUN! Follow me!”
Twilight quickly flew past the sun, with the others close behind. The flames of the sun itself almost touched them.
“Whoa!” Rainbow said. “Almost singed my tail!”
Other than a few close calls, they escaped just in time as they flew deeper in space.
“That was close,” Jiminy sighs with relief. “Any closer and we’d be on fire.”
“I’d hate to imagine that,” Octavia said.
“Too late,” Vinyl replied.
“You know this whole space journey feels like an attraction ride for an amusement park,” Pinkie thought. “I wonder if that Walt Disney guy has one of his own.”
Everypony, once again, looks at Pinkie with a questionable look until they see another nebula flying ahead of them.
“How far is it again?” Rainbow asked.
“Like I said, the universe is endless,” Twilight explains. “The planet could be billions of miles away. Maybe even light years from here.”
“In other words,” Spike said. “It’ll take forever.”
“Nevertheless, we need to find that sheet music,” Twilight said, determined. “Deems, Leopold and the orchestra are counting on us.”
“Let’s just hope we find it fast,” Vinyl said.
All of a sudden, two comets flew past them, startling the ponies.
“Whoa!” Vinyl shouts. “Hey, we’re flying here!”
“We need to be extra careful,” Twilight advised. “There are asteroids, meteors and comets in space that could crush us in an instant.”
As another nebula passed by, the Equestrians see something in the distance. It became bigger as they got closer.
“Look, over there!” Spike points out.
“Planet, ahoy!” Pinkie said, imitating a sailor.
“Huh?” Everypony asked, confused.
“What? We’re in space, so I said ‘planet’ instead of ‘land’. Although, it could’ve been better if we were in a spaceship, which would make more sense…”
“We ‘get it’, Pinkie Pie,” Rainbow said, shutting her muzzle.
As they flew closer, they saw it was indeed a planet with a moon. The planet itself was black with a big red could.
“Girls, I think we found our planet,” Twilight confirms.
“I hope so,” Octavia said.
“Hey, A.J.!” Rainbow calls out. “Race ya toward that planet!”
“Oh, you’re on!” Applejack said.
Both competitive ponies fly rapidly toward the planet.
“Applejack! Rainbow Dash! Wait!” Twilight shouts. “We’re supposed to stay together!”
But the Earth pony and Pegasus didn’t listen, they kept flying toward the planet each determined to win.
“Quick, we gotta go after them!” Jiminy shouts.
“We need to fly faster,” Twilight said.
She notices the second button on her belt. She pushes the button and suddenly was flying faster, screaming her head off.
“TWILIGHT!” Every pony shouts.
They quickly push the second button to go after her. But turns out, flying toward the planet was no walk in the park. More comets flew past them, some into the planet itself. The Equestrians had to dodge them.
“Watch out!” Twilight warned her friends.
Everypony tried hard to avoid the comets. But Pinkie treats it like a game, dodging the most comets.
“Missed me! Missed me! Now you gotta kiss me!”
“Pinkie, please!” Rarity groaned.
Eventually, the ponies, dragon and cricket were just nearing the planet.
“Stay close together,” Jiminy instructs, as they enter the planet. “We’re entering the exosphere… Now the thermosphere… Mesosphere… Stratosphere…”
“Oh, now I know why they all end in ‘phere’!” Fluttershy said, worried.
Everything appears red in their vision; it wouldn’t be long till they see the Earth’s landscape billions of years ago. Rainbow and Applejack were just meters ahead, in the midst of their race.
“This is it, A.J.!” Rainbow said. “Whoever touches the ground first wins!”
“And that’s gonna be me!” Applejack said, determined.
Rainbow flew slightly faster, as Applejack tried to catch up. But suddenly, she sees a comet fly past her and hurdling toward Rainbow.
“Rainbow, behind you!” Applejack shouts.
“Huh?!”
Rainbow looks behind her and sees the comet. Before she could fly away, the comet hit her hard and knocked her unconscious sending her falling while the comet impacted the Earth.
“RAINBOW!!!” Applejack screamed.
But Rainbow was still unconscious. As the others reach Applejack, they watch in horror while their friend crashed toward the Earth.
(Pause at 2:53)
“No… No…” Twilight said, silently.
She and her friends quickly fly toward the spot Rainbow impacted, finding her lying on the ground. They began to worry; she wasn’t moving an inch. When they land, they quickly rush toward her.
“Rainbow!” Twilight shouts.
“Oh, please let her be alright,” Rarity prayed.
When they reached Rainbow, Twilight checked on her.
“Rainbow?” Twilight asked. “Rainbow!”
But answer there came none. Twilight places her hoofs on Rainbow’s back, shaking her.
“Rainbow, wake up! Please wake up!”
But still, no response. Everypony started to assume the worst.
“Is she…?” Jiminy asked, worried.
“Oh please, no!” Octavia said, shaking her head.
Twilight laid Rainbow gently on her back, the Pegasus’ eyes closed. Twilight places her head onto Rainbow’s chest checking for a heartbeat. She listens carefully, when she heard a pulse.
“She’s okay!” Twilight said.
Everypony sighed in relief. But suddenly, Twilight looks back and sees a new problem. Rainbow’s helmet began to crack, slowly.
“Oh no, her helmet’s cracking!” Twilight said. “If we don’t fix it, she’ll die in this atmosphere!”
“I’ve got this!” Rarity said.
The white unicorn used her magic to mend the cracks along her helmet. In a few seconds, the helmet’s as good as new which Spike confirms with a light flick. Seeing the glass is sold, he gives the thumbs up.
“Rainbow?” Applejack asks, approaching her friend.
Rainbow stirs, slowly opening her eyes and sees her friends looking at her.
“Uh… Why are you looking at me like that? What happened?”
“Ya got hit by a comet,” Applejack answered. “It’s a wonder you’re alright.”
“So… Did I win?” Rainbow asked, sheepishly.
“Are you kidding me?!” Twilight asked, sternly. “Rainbow, that was reckless and stupid! We almost lost you!”
“The impact caused your helmet to crack,” Applejack added, sharing the same look. “If it weren’t for Rarity, ya would’ve been a goner for sure.”
“Oh,” Rainbow said, scared of that thought. “Didn’t think of that.”
“I mean, seriously, what were you thinking?” Twilight asked. “Racing to unknown territory like that?”
“Oh relax, Twi,” Rainbow said. “You need to have a little fun sometime.”
“Not when there’s danger in the air like comets!”
“Fine, I’ll be careful next time. Sheesh, sometimes you sound like my mom.”
The group shook their heads, as they turned their attention toward the environment around them.
“I still can’t believe we’re on another planet, Tavi,” Vinyl said.
“I can hardly believe it myself,” Octavia said, just as amazed. “Not to mention a time where the Earth was just born.”
Octavia was right; not only are they on a planet, but a different time period as well. This was the first era in Earth’s history, known as the Precambrian, which was a very different world back then. There were no houses, no buildings, no grass, no trees providing oxygen, no humans, not even other ponies. The planet was a wasteland, reminding Twilight of that one terrible alternate future when she fought Starlight.
That is before they became friends, of course.
There was nothing on the planet but ash and dust. Luckily, she knew this planet still had to evolve back in the day. She would not allow such a terrible future she, Spike and Starlight witnessed together. At least not while she still has strength to do so. Anyways, the air was shadowed by clouds of steam, all moving by themselves. By now this was no surprise for them, since the Earth and Equestria work differently.
(Continue music)
“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to a world without life,” Rarity said.
“Relax, Rarity,” Pinkie replied. ‘There’s nothing around here to hurt you.”
“You think so?”
“Well… Not really… I mean not now… No?”
“Pinkie’s right, Rarity,” Jiminy said. “We won’t find much of anything here."
That didn’t make Rarity feel better, as she began to worry with a face similar to this.
“Don’t worry, Rarity,” Twilight said. “As long as we stay together, nothing will go wrong. Right, Rainbow?”
“Okay, okay, I get it!” Rainbow frowned, folding her arms.
Without anypony knowing, flashes of light appear behind a mountain. Spike had the feeling something was behind there. He looks toward the top and sees nothing. Suddenly, the flashes appear again. But when Spike turns around… Nothing.
“Hmm…” Spike thought, scratching his head in confusion.
“So, where do we start?” Octavia asked.
Twilight began to think when the ground suddenly began to shake. The Equestrians tried hard to keep their balance.
“Wh-wh-wh-why is the ground sh-sh-sh-shaking?” Fluttershy shuddered.
Then the flashes of light appear behind the mountain again and this time, everypony saw them.
“What was that?!” Rainbow asked.
“I don’t know,” Twilight said. “But we’re about to find out.”
They climb atop the mountain, the smell of brimstone in the air. But for their safety, our heroes dared not take their helmets off. At the top of the mountain, they stare in shock and awe.
“Oh, boy,” Applejack said, greatly worried.
Before their eyes stretched a huge valley of volcanoes as far as the eye can see. Each one bursting with lava, as if they were erupting to some ancient primal beat. Some volcanoes released fiery sparks while others simply burst with lava, filling the sky with smoke and ash.
“Okay,” Rainbow nods. “This is going to be harder than I thought it would be.”
“I’ve never seen so many volcanoes all at once,” Spike said. “Not even in the badlands.”
“Neither did I,” Jiminy said.
“Remember the dangers of a volcano, everypony,” Twilight instructs. “Do NOT climb them; stay far away from them as possible. Whatever you do, DON’T get close to the lava. A single bit of contact will burn us immediately. It won’t be a problem for Spike, being a dragon, but do not go in the lava. If we lose our suits, we’ll be exposed to the poisonous atmosphere. Am I clear?”
“I’ll be careful, Twilight,” Spike nods.
“But how will we survive this?” Octavia asked.
“We have our jetpacks, we can fly across,” Rainbow said, confidently. “And Twilight has her magic, so really there’s nothing to worry about.”
But everypony wasn’t comfortable about this; nevertheless, they decided to stay close to Twilight as they trekked this perilous land. Rainbow was flying when suddenly, she sees a volcano with wind emerging.
“Hey, look at that volcano!” Rainbow points out.
When they faced Rainbow’s direction, the volcano bursts with flames.
“Wow!” Spike said. “There are flames coming out instead of lava. How is that possible?”
“I don’t know,” Twilight said. “It’s better we keep moving.”
They trek over the rocks and mountains until the arrive upon a stream of lava. The stream made big dangerous bubbles that would blow up, spreading lava drops along the surface at different angles. One popped just close to Rarity; the droplets almost touched her hoof. She screamed as she quickly leapt back, almost having a heart attack.
“Those are deadly bubbles alright,” Applejack observed.
“My skin is extremely sensitive as it is,” Rarity shuddered.
Don’t get any ideas.
“Yeah, this place sure gives you volcanophobia,” Pinkie noted.
“I don’t think that’s a word, Pinkie,” Spike said.
“Why sure it is,” Pinkie replied, turning the camera and whispers. “Trust me, look it up!”
*Checks the dictionary* Actually, Pinkie Pie is right about this one.
“Told you so!” Pinkie smiled to Spike, with a wink.
“O-O-O-kay?” Spike said, shuffling away.
Meanwhile, the lava kept boiling and the Equestrians already felt the heat. So much they started to sweat in their suits.
“Phew, getting kinda toasty in here,” Applejack said.
“And it’s getting hotter by the minute,” Vinyl said.
“How ironic, here I was thinking of taking a steam bath when we get back to Equestria,” Rarity whispered.
“Can't we open our suits a little?” Spike said, reaching for the zipper.
“NO!” Twilight shouts. “We’ll die without the suits; just keep going."
“Fine, but don’t blame me if I get a rash on a few… Unmentionables.”
Suddenly, the volcanos burst with lava one-by-one. The Equestrians look around in discomfort.
“Now that’s a show!” Spike said.
“Girls, I have a bad feeling about this,” Fluttershy said, worried.
Twilight was on guard when she felt a vibration in the Earth. All of a sudden, the volcanoes shot pillars of lava in the air.
“Whoa!!!” Everypony, except Twilight, said.
But Twilight knew it wasn’t over. The vibration was increasing, the earth felt hotter, and her eyes turn to pinpricks.
“EVERYPONY, HOLD TIGHT!!!”
Twilight quickly charged her horn with extra power, teleporting everypony, and herself, with a big flash of light. At that moment, a tremor struck the earth exploding with tremendous force. The eruption releases smoke, ash and fiery sparks all at once. The Equestrians appeared with a huge flash on some rocks, Twilight breathing heavily.
“Wha-wha-what happened?” Fluttershy panicked.
“Yes, what happened?” Octavia panicked, as well.
Suddenly, Twilight turns toward a huge explosion in the distance.
“That’s what happened!”
Everypony gasp at the sight. The eruption of all the volcanoes creates the mother of all volcanoes. So huge, it towers over the previous volcanoes.
“All those eruptions caused the earth to erupt and create one giant volcano,” Twilight explained. “And look, it already unleashed a huge cloud of volcanic ash!”
As a side note: Volcanic ash is made of tiny sharp crystals. It can be deadly if breathed in and is best avoided, especially for ponies and dragons. Luckily, our heroes wore their spacesuits, so the threat was no problem.
“Good heavens!” Rarity gasped. “A second longer and we could’ve died.”
“Ya saved our flanks, Twilight,” Applejack said. “Don’t know what we’d do without you.”
Unfortunately, their problems in this hazardous world are far from over.
“Look, it’s overflowing with lava!” Spike points out.
The lava flows down the volcano, over the rocks, covering everything in its path. It was slowly approaching our heroes, as Pinkie looks toward every pony.
“Shall we run for our lives?” Pinkie asked, smiling.
“Yeah…” Everypony nodded. “AAAH!!!!!!!!!!!”
They all screamed while running as fast as they could, but the lava was drawing closer. There was so much that it came from all directions, destroying rocks in the process.
“Keep running, girls!” Twilight shouts. “Don’t look back!”
They kept running, but there seemed to be no escape. They could feel the heat on their flanks.
“This way!” Twilight said, turning right.
The others followed Twilight but stopped when the path stopped.
“It’s a dead end!” Spike yelled, looking around.
They turn around, seeing the approaching lava. They had to act fast if they want to survive.
“Everypony, use your jetpack!” Twilight shouts.
They all pressed the button and flew into the air… Except one. Spike’s button wouldn’t cooperate, he kept pressing but nothing worked. He looked in front of him, screaming at the oncoming lava. Rainbow quickly scoops him up before the lava could touch him as a rock floated along it. The lava splashed against a mountain onto the rock, turning it to a crumbling mess due to the extreme heat.
Our heroes were safe in the air, but still needed to escape. Rainbow held Spike, as he pressed his button a few more times until it started to sputter.
“Oh, now it works!” Spike groaned.
“Come on!” Twilight said. “Let’s get out of here!”
They flew over a mountainous wall, landing onto the ground. The lava began to fall from the wall.
“It’s still coming!” Vinyl yelled, looking above.
“Keep going!” Twilight yelled.
They burst into a run, as the lava lands upon the ground filling the valley before their eyes.
“Quick, climb the rocks!” Twilight yelled. “Don’t touch the lava!”
They all started to climb, eventually reaching the top of the big rocks. The lava almost reach them, but the Equestrians were at a safe distance. Unfortunately, the lava made the bottom of the rock crumble causing the rocks along with the ponies, dragon and cricket to almost fall in. Luckily, the Equestrians themselves didn’t fall in the lava while the rocks float along the surface. They held tightly against the rocks determined not to fall. Rarity screamed loudly while the stream swirled in many directions and the entire valley fills with lava.
Octavia and Vinyl were huddled on one rock, holding on tightly. Suddenly, Octavia began slipping slowly towards the lava gasping in horror.
“Vinyl!” She yelled, panicking. “I’m slipping!”
“Hold on, Tavi!” Vinyl said, reaching with her other hoof. “Give me your hoof!”
“Are you crazy? I’ll fall faster!”
“You must, Octavia! Trust me!”
Vinyl still held out her hoof for her friend. Octavia hesitated a bit, before slowly reaching to grab her friend’s hoof.
“I can’t reach!” Octavia said.
“Try to get closer!” Vinyl said.
Vinyl reached closer, the two ponies trying to grab each other’s hoof. Suddenly, Octavia lost her grip on the rock and was about to fall. But then, a magenta aura caught Octavia just as she thought she’d fall to her doom. The horn of her best friend glowed; Octavia never felt happier before. Vinyl brought her to her level, allowing her a proper grip on the rock.
“Thank you,” Octavia said.
“Hey, I’m not letting my best friend get burned, am I?” Vinyl asked.
Suddenly, the entire rock is engulfed by a pink aura and pulled along. Twilight used her magic to bring the rocks with her friends close to her. The rocks occasionally bumped along the others, sending pieces falling off, but otherwise everypony is okay. When they were all together, they didn’t notice the upcoming danger… Not at first, anyway.
“Everypony here?” Twilight asked. “Are you alright?”
Everypony began talking randomly, panicking but otherwise alright.
“Now what?!” Rainbow asked. “This is totally sick!”
Spike looks ahead, his eyes turning to pinpricks.
“It’s about to get sicker, Dash.”
Everypony turned with the same reaction. Upon a cliff at the end, the ocean just below, the lava was falling there along with the Equestrians. They all began to scream loudly.
“We gotta get out of here!” Applejack said.
“Alright, on my signal, we push the button on our jetpacks, and we take to the air!” Twilight instructs. “It’s the only way to survive!”
Everypony braced themselves and held their hooves/claws/hands on the buttons. They were edging closer to the cliff.
“Wait… Wait…” Twilight said. “NOW!”
On Twilight’s signal, every pony pressed the button and zoomed into the air. From above, they could see the lava and rocks plunging into the sea. More rocks fell down due to the heat as the large amount of lava create waves in the ocean and a ton of steam.
“That was close,” Applejack sighed. “Should’ve done that sooner.”
Twilight peers toward the sea, her eyes widening once more.
“Sweet Celestia! Look!”
Twilight points toward the sea as it began to rise, creating giant waves and twisters. The Equestrians gasp at the sight.
“The entire sea is going wild!” Jiminy said.
“It’s the lava!” Twilight said. “It created a storm!”
Sure enough, storm clouds appear in the air making thunder and lightning.
“Mother Nature’s gone crazy!” Applejack said.
Suddenly, the water climbed up the cliff and floods the entire valley before everypony’s eyes.
“Everypony, fly higher!” Twilight shouts.
Thanks to their jetpacks, they flew as fast as they could while the water ran wild. There was sadly nothing they could do except fly away as the water floods everything from rocks to mountains and even volcanoes.
“Good heavens!” Octavia gasped.
“Keep flying!” Twilight shouts.
The water reached toward the big volcano, climbing up till it covered it entirely. But it didn’t stop as it reached our Equestrian heroes.
“We got to fly faster!” Rainbow shouts.
“Too late!” Pinkie yelled.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
They all screamed as the water swept them up. The entire valley floods, as our heroes span in the water. The volcanoes were still active, bursting with light. Our heroes spin for a few minutes until their eyes slowly closed.
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End of Part 1.
Nicely done. Now the girls and Spike have experienced a true lesson about Space and the earth long before people. And I can imagine the minute they see the dinosaurs Spike should say, "Suddenly I feel right at home.".
Dino-mite! LOL!
Keep it coming! KEEP IT COMING!!!! I love this already! Post the next one soon!
A wild ride as expected. But there is still trouble to come.
Awesome work on this. Good use of the space suits.
I can't wait for part 2, where the Ponies, Spike and Jiminy see the dinosaurs!
Wow, science sure has changed since the 1940s.
I love all the extra Disney references coming out of Pinkie. 
Finally, new chapter.
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In the words of Honest John: Don't be crude.
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Yeah, and we haven't even been to the dinosaurs yet!
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I've been spending days waiting for this chapter, now ya call me crude, comments lessen my boredom, ya petulant mooks.
To author: Ignoring those retards, Are chapters like this always updated every 24-25th of every month or what?
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Oh, you dislike me, I dislike you back.
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It depends how perfect I want my chapters. That usually takes a lot of concentration and work. Also depends on the ideas that I want to put in my chapters.
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take all the time you want. I want perfection, a staple of your stories!
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Thanks for understanding.
To author: The next chapter's probably gonna come out next month, oh, those dislikin' guys are starting to get on my nerves.
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I wonder if you'll add this :
"You best start believing in pony stories, Miss Turner. You're in one!"
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That's funny.
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That is funny!
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What does Cadence think of Hologram Celine Dion's voice?
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I think she'll find it beautiful.
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For all of Canterlot in the Gala and all three princesses, how 'bout hologram Peabo Bryson's, despite being black?
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...
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That's nice.
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Does Canterlot find Peobo's singing voice shockingly good-sounding?
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Of course.
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They (Especially Luna) never expect Humans of this kind can have this beautiful talent of singin', and have very and charming good singin' voices don't you think?
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Yes.
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What will the Canterlot ponies and the Royal Sisters and Cadance think of the dancing holograms of Belle and the Beast (still a beast) dancing alongside Spike and Rarity?
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I don't know.
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What do you mean you don't know?
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What the reaction of the Canterlot ponies will be. Cadance, Celestia, Mina, Fancy Pants and Fleur will probably love it.
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Ah!
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Canterlot and Cadence will be skeptical at first in seeing a horrid beast dancing with a beauty, but, sooner, they're gonna learn that, beauty is found within.
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Why are you screamin'?
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dude, it will be a LONG time before he comes to beauty and the beast. Im sure Dino appreciates your devotion, but give him some time to think and plan. Please!
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Hunter, why did ya scream?
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Oh, right. Thanks.
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I'm not.
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To Quote Alvin OOOOOOOOOOOKAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!
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Then why did ya say Ah!
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Because he understood what I was saying.
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Yeah, what he said.
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To everyone: Anywho, check this fan art out I found in DeviantArt by Vector-Brony:
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Awesome.
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Guess who it was.
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Kylo Ren.
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Oh, here's another one for ya, a comic from the same guy:
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