"What is that thing?" Twilight asked, looking at the unknown vessel which is implanted in the ground.

"I'm telling you it's aliens!" Pinkie Pie said, hopping around the other ponies.

"Pinkie dear, you know there's no such thing as aliens." Rarity said.

A panel then exploded off of the back of the Heart and Gold, launching all the way into the atmosphere. the noise scared the girls and they all yelled, taking a few steps back. After 5 minutes of nothing happening, Rainbow Dash decided to take a closer look at the strange object. She flew around it a couple times and then something caught her eye. There was a window on the other side of the ship.

"Hey guys come over her." Rainbow Dash said, rushing to the window.

The other ponies ran to where Rainbow Dash was and they took a look inside. There was 5 ponies, all laying on the floor, the chamber inside quickly filling with smoke.

"Ah reckon we best get them out of there." Applejack said, just to be followed by another explosion, this time it was inside. "And we best be doin' it fast."

"I agree." Twilight said. "We have to find a way to get inside."

All the girls shared a quick nod and started looking around. Pinkie Pie stayed by the window, glaring inside. She tilted her head to the side as one of the ponies was getting up. This one had a marking on his flank. It was a red button that read 'Don't Panic' and he was holding a towel in one hoof. She saw he was moving his mouth but she could hear nothing.

"Arthur?" Ford asked, eyes closed. "Trillian? Zaph?"

He finally opened his eyes after no one answered. He looked quickly from left to right, noticing everything in the ship was more vibrant and happy. He then looked at the ground and saw four ponies just laying there. He let out a small sigh.

"I haven't been here in a while..." Ford coughed, now noticing the smoke everywhere. "Uh oh."

He quickly started dragging all the ponies to the door of the Heart and Gold, after he did he tried to press the button to open it. It didn't work.

"Why did it have to be this place?" Ford yelled, bucking at the door. The yell then woke everybody up and they all looked around and started coughing.

"Damn, I haven't seen this much smoke since I last visited my friends house." Zaphod said weakly.

"Was your friend a heavy smoker?" Trillian asked, eyes watering from the smoke.

"No, he owed me some money so I burnt his house down." Zaphod said laughing.

Nobody else found it funny.

"Tough crowd." Zaphod muttered.

"I think something is on fire." Arthur complained.

"How very observant of you..." Ford said, still bucking the door.

It was about to come loose, but not before a large explosion propelled the crew into the door, smashing it open, and shooting them out the side of the ship. The last time Zaphod felt this terrible was when he had a pan-galactic gargle blaster drinking contest with Ford. They all stumbled to get up, cuts and bruises all over their bodies. After many embarrassing efforts, they all finally manage to stand up. Trillian then shook her head and looked around. She got worried because all she could see were many ponies.

"Ford? Arthur? Where are you guys?" Trillian asked.

"Right here Trillian." Arthur replied.

"Where?" Zaphod asked. "Behind that stupid looking horse?"

"What? Maybe. I don't know." Arthur said. "Where are you?"

"Right here." Zaphod asked.

"That helps..." Arthur said, checking his ankle, which he believes to be broken. He then notices he is no longer in his old body. "Wait. I think I AM the stupid looking horse."

Trillian, Zaphod and Martin then looked at their horse bodies. Then they looked at each other. Soon Arthur, Trillian and Zaphod find themselves to be screaming, and quite loudly at that. They know that when the Infinite Improbability Drive is hit, they will most likely change the they look, but usually it wears off after a couple of seconds.

"Guys shut up." Ford said, rather loudly at that.

Normally Ford would just let them scream at the top of their lungs to get it out of their systems, but the crew grew to realize that if Ford says to stay calm, nothing is wrong. However, in Martins mind, being a squishy, white pony was something he was not used to, which made him very depressed. After coming down they heard a sharp yell above them.

"Guys they're over here!" Yelled Rainbow Dash, zooming towards them a mile a second.

Great we've been found though Ford, somewhat pissed off.

Soon, the crew find themselves surrounded by six ponies, all staring at them intently.

"Uh, hello?" Arthur squeaked.

"THE ALIENS CAN TALK!" Pinkie Pie screamed, trying to run away, only to be stopped by Applejack and Rarity.

"Sorry about Pinkie, she usually greets people in a friendly manner. I'm not sure why he is acting this way." Twilight said. "Who are you ponies?"

Looking at each other they decide it would be best to just go with the flow, after all, they're just ponies.

"My name is Trillian, It's a... pleasure? To... meet you?" Trillian said, still feeling weak because of the explosion.

"That's a nice name." Twilight said.

That's an odd name Twilight thought.

"My name is Arthur. Arthur Dent." Arthur said, raising his hoof for a hand shake, not really sure what to expect.

"Pleasure t' meetcha Arthur." Applejack said, grabbing his hoof and shaking it violently.

Oh god she's trying to kill me Arthur thought.

"I'm Zaphod." Zaphod coughed. "Say, got any Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters laying around?"

"What's that?" Rarity asked. "Some kind of drink?"

"Yeah. Probably the best drink ever." Zaphod replied, smiling lazily. He actually despises drinking it as it tastes awful. He also hates waking up with the worst hangover ever. "Well, maybe not the best." He finished, winking.

"My name is Marvin. Not that anybody cares." Marvin said looking down.

"I care." Fluttershy said, slowly walking up to Marvin.

For the briefest of moments, Marvin felt a shiver go down his spine, and a smile on his lips. I hate this he thought to himself, quickly shaking the feeling as he finds it extremely uncomfortable.

"And what's your name?" Rainbow Dash asked Ford, eyeballing his towel.

Ford noticed what she was looking at, so he put it on his back. "My name is Prefect. Ford Prefect."

"Your name sounds familiar. Where are you from?" Twilight asked.

"I'm from Betelgeuse 5..." Ford said. "From a different galaxy."

"I knew it! Run!" Pinkie Pie said, struggling to break free of Rarity and Applejacks grip.

"A different planet?" Rainbow Dash snorted. "If you were from another planet, you would have some way of proving it."

Right when Rainbow Dash finished her sentence, the Heart of Gold exploded into a great ball of fire. Everybody yelled and ran away from the explosion. After about five minutes of running they came to a slow halt. Gasping, Ford Prefect looked at Rainbow Dash.

"I would have thought something crashing from outer space would have been enough proof..." Ford said with a forced smile.

Rainbow Dash looked at the crater left by the weird object and gulped.

"Yeah..." Rainbow Dash said, voice shaking. Next Chapter: Chapter 2 Estimated time remaining: 21 Minutes