Beam Me Up, Twilight

by Kentavritsa

First published

Summer with Twilight and Neko. Lazy days, not really. What will life be, at the Star Fleet Academy? At least, May Trotter, Neko and Twilight Sparkle share the experience.

Miko(A.K.A. Neko) is visiting her friend May Trotter for a week, during the summer-break.

Once Miko arrives, she is further acquainting with Twilight Sparkle, one of the Pony residents of Twilight Town.

Soon, she realizes that her original plans for the summer had been drastically altered; as Twilight had signed them up for the Star Fleet Academy. A unique experience, she could not have prepared for.

How will she and her friends fair, at the Academy? What new and unexpected experiences will she be sharing with new Old and New friends?.

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Written by: Kentavritsa

Edited by: Kentavritsa

Re-edited by: ???

A Week End: 1

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Since it is the first weekend after the summer-break begun, we had chosen for me to sleep over at her place. Two months of lazy fun, after all.

No school, or studies for several weeks. So much fun to be had, even if we had not quite had the time to plan ahead.

Of course, how much planning ahead does it take, for a week of lazy fun?

Reading Manga, watching Anime and eating snacks would be a given, of course. These were obligatory, in my book; even if my stay would not be limited, to these activities. Not With May in the same room, at the very least

Still; I had been ill prepared, for what is to come.

Okay, the first chock to hit home; is that there was not one extra bed, but two.

“Greetings, Neko!” the new girl exclaims, just as I enter the room; I am Twilight Sparkle, but you could also call me Gemini!” she then continues.

“Greetings, Gemini!” I respond, not quite catching the odd name; largely due, to the fact that I am known as Neko in the first place.

“I hope you like reading and studies..” Twilight proclaims; “because I have prepared a seat at the Star Fleet Academy for the three of us!” she then explains.

“Wait; did you say: Star Fleet Academy?” I inquire.

“Yes; as a matter of fact, I did!” she then responds.

“We will just have to change into the proper attire, before we go!” I suggest.

“Sounds like fun, I guess!” I respond; “just much less Manga and Anime?” I then inquire.

“Relatively speaking, yes!” Twilight points out.

“How did you manage to book the seat at the Star Fleet Academy?” I inquire.

“How?” Twilight inquires; “Easy” she continues; “I managed to find the site on my computer back in Twilight town!” she explains; “May gave me a connection, far better than she could possibly have imagined!” she then concludes.

“If you can find the site, where you can sign up for the Star Fleet Academy; then it is indeed far superior, to what I had been expecting!” May concedes.

“Three to beam up!” Gemini declares.

The next instant, the telltale light-effect of the Transporter could be seen and felt; just a moment before we were transported over to the transporter pad, at the Star Fleet Academy.

“Okay..” I breathe; “I am officially Impressed!” I declare, as I find myself on the transporter pad at the Star Fleet Academy.

Incidentally, there is none by the controls; she had been delayed, now rushing in into the room just as the doors are admitting her entrance.

“Greetings, Cadets; and welcome to the Star Fleet Academy!” she now proclaims.

“Greetings!” we chorus, in response; “And thank you!” I continue.

“You are early, Cadets!” she puts forth.

“I prefer to be early, so that I can prepare for class!” Twilight explains.

“Miko, reporting!” I proclaim; “I am a Neko!” I then conclude.

“Twilight Sparkle..” Twilight fills in; “I am a Gemini!” she adds.

“May Trotter!” I supply; “Human of Earth!” I supply.

“I thought I had seen everything, when a Ferengi by the name of Nog joined the Academy!” the Engineer sent to manage the transporter exclaimed; “Neko?” she inquires; “I have never even heard of your Race or what Planet you hail from!” she points out; “But going by appearance, you look as if you were Feline, similar to the Caitain!” she suggests.

“Wait, you haven’t?” I inquire.

“Sorry, no!” she responds; “I thought I had heard of every known Race in the Federation!” she then puts forth.

“The Federation is priding itself in accepting everyone!” I offer.

“Yes, we do..” she agrees; “and see how far it has taken us!” she then continues.

“All the Explorations and Research alone!” Twilight points out.

“And all the friends, still waiting to be made!” I supply.

“This will be a wonderful experience, here; I am looking forwards, to all the new friends and all I stand to learn here!” May points out.

“Since you are all present and accounted for, Cadets; I will be showing you your rooms, so you can settle in!” the Engineer puts forth.

“Aye, sir!” we respond with a crisp salute.

“Lead the way, please!” Twilight prompts.

With that, she is walking towards the door; the door slides up before her and she walks out with us in tow.

“That is rather convenient!” Twilight prompts; “Even if the security could be improved upon, here!” she continues, as we follow our Guide and Escort down the Hall towards the Turbo Lift.

“Quite convenient, yes!” she responds; “But, where did they beam in from?” she now ponders, as she is leading us towards the Turbo Lift.

The doors slide up and we spill in, into the Turbo Lift and the doors promptly slide shut behind us.

“Cadet Quarters, First Class!” she prompts, and the floor starts to move upwards, in order to take us to the intended location.

Miko only raises an eyebrow, in recognition.

“You could improve on the security, of these doors?” she now inquires, behind the security of the closed doors.

“Yes..” Twilight offers; “All assuming the doors are opening for anyone approaching the doors, of course!” she puts forth; “But, I still would love to see certain featured implemented; if possible, at this point in time!” she then elaborates.

“They usually permit everyone, yes!” she admits.

“I thought so..” Twilight puts forth; “I guess I could sketch up a few ideas, for the Engineers to go over!” she then suggests.

The lift continues to move upwards for a few minutes in complete silence, nothing happening.

“Please do!” the Engineer responds; “Your designs will be reviewed..” she then continues; “and the responses will be forwarded, shortly after the deliberations are concluded!” she finishes, with a gentle nod of approval.

The lift slows down, the doors slide up and we follow the Engineer guiding us towards our respective Quarters.

“Here you are; May, Miko and Twilight!” she proclaims; pointing at each door in turn, indicating for us to enter.

The doors slide up for me and I step into my private quarters, knowing my friends enters their respective Quarters as well.

“At least, I know where they are!” I ponder, as I enter my new home.

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Settling In: 2

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What I find, as I enter my quarters; is a small cloaking room in Star Fleets general colours, and a pleasant theme in general. Nothing special, and nothing out of the ordinary.

I have one standard gravity and atmosphere. What had I been expecting? Since I had been signed up, as a Human; this is the expected norm, after all.

Question is; what would Twilight’s and Miko’s quarters be like?” I ponder; “Probably identical to mine!” I reason.

Why shouldn’t they be? We had not asked for any special accommodations, or sited special needs in the first place. Well, why should we? Even if I guess it could have been fun, trying out different options.

In star Fleet, I guess I wear no Jacket or Hat; thus I have no Hat Rack or place to hang a Jacket. Oh, well; no problem, I had not exactly expected it and have no use of these. The weather is nice, the climate moderate to warm

From what I had seen, we are supposed to wear the standard Uniforms provided by Star Fleet at the Academy. Well, at least while on duty. I am still off duty, right now; so none is expecting me to wear the Uniform.

In the Living Room, or Sitting Room; which ever you choose to call it, I have a comfortable Sofa along the short wall on my right, as I enter. There is a Table before the Sofa, making me feel right at Home, right away.

Phew. There went that worry out the window. Not that I have a Window here, but still. The expression still takes precedence, for me.

The Wall opposing the Sofa holds a Screen, similar to the Telly we would have had; back home Large enough to be fitting for a Cinema, considering the sofa I had been given for the duration of my stay.

Of course; there is no Leather in the room, but I guess Wood would be quite fine by me. I guess we had managed to convince them, of putting specific adjustments to our Quarters.

On my left, I have the Girls’ Room and the Shower; while the Bed Room is on my right. Pretty much everything I could hope for, after all. What more could I possibly wish for? As if I had been needing it.

I have a stack of PADDs stacked away, in the Snacks apartment. With the Replicator readily available, I need no snacks stacked away, in the first place. I still insist on keeping a selection of Sparkle Cola and Rad Cola available in the second compartment.

Since everything is where I had been expecting it, I did not need to take the time to explore the Quarters further; I trust them to install everything according to specs. If I could not trust them that far, I have no place being here in the first place.

“How is it going?” I inquire.

“Quite fine..” Twilight responds; “while I may have preferred the printed books and handwritten Scrolls; but these PADDs should work just fine, on the account of just how much information they can hold!” she concludes.

“Trust Twilight, to prioritize her Books and Reading!” Miko responds, giggling.

“We are here to learn and study, first; finding and making Friends, when we have the time!” I point out.

“Yes..” Miko concedes; “but still” she then continues.

“If we take a moment to familiarizing ourselves with what is ahead..” I put forth; we can make the time to have Fun with Friends, too!” I suggest.

“If we study together, we can discuss the material at our leisure!” Twilight suggests.

“Okay!” Miko responds.

A moment later, the door slides up; Twilight and Miko step into my home.

“Welcome in, Miko and Twilight!” I exclaim, as they step into the room.

“Hello, May!” Twilight fills in.

“Hi, May!” Miko responds.

“Since we don’t have anything scheduled for the rest of the day, I’ll just jump out for a moment!” Twilight prompts.

With Twilight sitting by the wall, and Miko takes the outer seat; Twilight teleports to the Table in front of the Sofa.

“I just need to stretch my legs and trot around for a moment!” Twilight points out.

“I guess, the Table Top is quite a large Field; for you to trot around on, when you need to stretch your legs?” Miko suggests.

“Yes, it is..” Twilight responds; “but; it is also very convenient, right now!” she then adds.

“I could very well imagine!” I just put forth, giggling.

“Just wait, until the other Cadets learn of this!” Miko prompts.

“I’d rather not..” Twilight points out; “but I guess I could put this to good use, in the field!” she then supplies.

“What is the rating, Twilight?” I inquire; “What kind of Environments and Issues is it capable of dealing with?” I continue.

Low Gravity and Atmospheric Pressure is a given, as well as high gravity and pressure, at least up to a point!” Twilight supplies; “I just have not had the opportunity to test that out, just yet!” she concludes.

“Could we use the Holo Deck, for these Experiments?” Miko inquires; “A Holo Deck or Holo Suit should be perfect, for this!” she puts forth.

“I would just have to apply for the permission, first..” Twilight points out; “but, how do I even explain, what I intend to achieve?” she then inquires.

“Maybe you could just apply for time on the Holo Deck, for Recreational Purposes?” Miko suggests.

“I’ll just check, what the restrictions are..” Twilight puts forth; “then I will apply for the time in the Holo Deck later!” she concludes.

“Sounds like a plan..” I suggest; “no need to rush, we have several years of study; before we need to worry about anything!” I put forth.

“I think I need something to eat!” I declare, as I am walking up to the Replicator.

“Some shredded Carrots, would be nice;“ Twilight suggests; "I want to see how good their Carrots are!” she explains.

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