My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Friends from Unexpected Places

Chapter 9

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the 5th day after the incident with the Leviathan, most of Derpy’s body was healed but her eyes were still gonna take a few more days. eTu`nes has been helping her out as well as he could but there’s only so much one tiny dragon can do. so, he came up with a idea. One that may work.

“what are you doing, eTu`nes?” Derpy called out as the winged lizard lead her though the forest.

“I think I know someone who may be able to help with your eyes. I met her just a few days before We ran into each other.” he said.

“oh?”

“She’ll be able to help. I’m sure of it. If anything, she’ll give us some salve or potion that should speed up the healing process.”

“I sure hope so. I hate being blind.” Derpy responded.

eTu`nes lead Derpy to a familiar hollowed out tree. There were some bags outside and the sounds of grunting inside. “where the heck are we?” Derpy asked.

“a Zebra’s tree house. From what she told me, she just moved here from a distant land. She was a Shaman so she may have some nature made concoction that will help you out.” the Dragon explained.

“Zebra?” a confused Derpy asked. “What’s a Zebra?” eTu`nes just shrugged.

eTu`nes walked up to the makeshift door and knocked on it. “hello? Z?” he asked.

The makeshift door opened and a young Zecora stood over the duo. “ah, eTu`nes. Just the Dragon I wanted to see.”

“I am?” eTu`nes asked, not really sure what she meant.

“Yes, yes. I had a feeling you were coming…” she looked behind eTu`nes and noticed Derpy walking around, trying to find out where she is. “…and who is this I see fumbling?”

“oh, this is… Ditzy. Ditzy Doo.” eTu`nes lied. “she lost her eyesight a few days ago thanks to a Leviathan‘s beam. You got anything that would work?”

Zecora thought for a moment then got a light bulb over her head. “just a moment, young dragon. I’m sure I still have a Flagon.” she said as she walked over to her bags.

Derpy felt her way to eTu`nes, made sure it was him, and hit him upside the head. “Ditzy? You told her my name was Ditzy?” she angrily whispered.

“Well, what did you want me to do? I barely know her. All I know is that she’s nice and might help us out.” he whispered back.

“I hope so. But the fake name?”

“well, I wanted an excuse to use it.”

“eTu`nes!” Derpy growled though her teeth.

“Aha. Here is the Salve you need…” Zecora said as she pulled out a potion bottle. “…in order to give Ditzy back her eye’s glean.”

Zecora handed the bottle to eTu`nes. “Thanks, Z.” eTu`nes said.

“Yeah. Thanks.” ‘Ditzy’ added. She suddenly started squirming. “un… you happen to have a bathroom, by any chance? I‘ve been holding it in since this morning.” she asked.

Zecora lead her around back and left to give Derpy some privacy.

“Thanks again, Zecora. You’re a life-saver.”

“it’s was a pleasure, young Drake. I hope the potion will give her back her eyes for her Sake.”

“I hope so too.” eTu`nes muttered.

Zecora saw it in his eyes. “you don’t want the Pony to go. Am I guessing that that is so?”

“yeah. She was the first true friend I had. And if she gets her sight back, she may leave. I don’t wanna be alone.” eTu`nes depressing muttered.

Zecora nodded her head in understanding. “I see, I see. Love is such a fickle thing.”

“I’m not in love with her.” eTu`nes retorted. “she’s just a friend. Besides, a DragonxPony relationship don’t work. I know, I heard. I‘ve seen one fall flat.”

“Well, be it friend or lover, it shouldn’t really matter. For even if distance keeps you are apart, you’ll always be connected in the heart.” Zecora poetically put. eTu`nes sighed. She’s right but… he didn’t want to hear it.

Derpy groaned pleasurably as she walked away from the tree she used as a toilet. “AH! Much better.” she sighed. “now, where are you guys?”

eTu`nes flew over to the grey Pegasus and landed beside her. “right here, Ditzy. Let’s go.”

“okay!” Derpy cheerfully replied. “Thanks again, miss Shaman Woman.”

“you’re welcome, miss Ditzy.” Zecora responded.

“you know, you should come by Ponyville sometime. I’ll show you around, no charge needed.” Derpy said.

Zecora chuckled. “I would like that, Ms. Ditzy. But maybe not now, for you see. I still need to finish hollowing this tree.”

“well, the offer will still stand in 20 years or so. If you come by then, I’ll give you the grand tour.” Derpy waved.

eTu`nes depressingly looked to the ground and shook his head. No time to think about the future now. He patted Derps on the back and turned her in the direction of their camp.

20 Years Later…

Fluttershy soundly slept on her couch while the Changeling upstairs occupied her bed. Bahamut hung upside-down from a beam and was a soft snorer. Fenrir and Cobalt slept in a corner in the kitchen, not as loud as Bahamut.

The Changeling struggled to open his eyes. He was still deathly weak from yesterday. He looked around and saw that he was in a pony’s house.

“darn…” it weakly groaned. “… it wasn’t a dream.”

He moved the covers and struggled to get up, which he did. Barely.

Bahamut snored loudly, which covered the Changeling’s tumble to the ground floor. It winced in pain as it reached the floor.

“Damn, that hurt.” it groaned though it’s teeth. It struggled to it’s feet and slowly made it’s way to the door. It was close enough to touch the doorknob when it started coughing. Hard. He coughed up blood as he held his mouth.

The coughing woke our favorite animal lover up. She yawned, opened her eyes, and saw the shape-shifter standing at the door, coughing up blood.

“oh, Dear!” she exclaimed, the sight snapping her awake. She quickly flew over to the injured Changeling. “you shouldn’t be moving!”

“I’m fine!” the Changeling snapped. It collapsed and panted.

“you are far from fine, Mirror‘s Edge. You’re still too injured to move!” Fluttershy kindly said.

Edge was surprised that the pony knew his name. “you know my name?” he asked, not really sure how she knew.

“you told me yesterday. You were probably too tired to have been thinking properly.” she draped her wing over him. “come on, let’s get you back to bed. You’re still badly injured.”

F.S. lead the Changeling back up the stairs to F.S.’s room. Edge was still confused that a Pony would helping one of his kind. “Why are you helping me? I’m a Changeling and you’re a Pony, so why…”

“I believe that everyone deserves a little kindness, regardless of who they are.” Fluttershy proclaimed. That saying surprised Edge a bit. So those that mean she’d help creatures more dangerous then him, like Manticores and Dragons? He didn’t get a chance to ask as he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Applejack manned the stall in town with Applebloom, trying to sell some fine apple products to the town.

“how come no one’s buyin’?” a bored Applebloom asked.

“Think they still ‘member what happened last time you helped with the stall. Celestia knows Whooves, Bonbon, and Berry sure do.” A.J. explained. A.B. blushed embarrassingly, remembering that day well.

“Well, it’s been a full year. Surely they still aren’t that angry with me.” she pointed out. Yeah… no. they’re still angry as they walked by the stall on separate occasions, noticed Applebloom, and trotted off before there could be a repeat of last time.

Applebloom fell to a slump as she pushed her head into the dirt. A.J. shook her head in amusement.

a black stallion walked up, browsed the selection, and took a normal green apple. He tossed a couple of bits onto the stall and took a bite. “wow. This is excellent. Best apple I tasted.” he said with a british accent.

‘Jack and ‘Bloom took notice of the guy when he spoke. “well, gosh they should be. Sweet Apple Acres grows some of the best apples in all of Equestria.” A.J. proudly proclaimed.

“I’m not arguing.” the Black Earth Pony with Ice-Blue hair and a binocular shaped Cutie Mark said. “I’ve been to a lot of cities in my time but I can honestly say that these are the best apples ever.”

“Well, glad you like them, Mr…” A.J. droned. The stallion took a moment before he knew what to do.

“oh. Name’s Zilver. Zilver’s Light.” he reciprocated. (it’s pronounced Silver. Z is just for show.)

“Zilver’s Light, huh? Name’s Applejack, and this is my sister Applebloom.” A.J. introduced. “I don’t believe I’ve seen you in town before. You just come here?”

“yesterday, actually. My brother, Halo, told me to meet him here. The thing is is that I can’t seem to find him.”

“Halo? As in Halo’s Light?” Applebloom asked.

“yeah.”

“Twilight was going on about him after the Summer Sun Celebration, right?” ‘Bloom asked A.J.

“yeah. She mentioned him. But other then that, I don’t know. Try asking Twilight. She should be at the library. Just look for the big hollowed out tree, you can’t miss it.”

“un… where?” Silver embarrassingly asked. “I get lost faster then you can say ‘bob’s your uncle’.”

A.J. rolled her eyes. She walked over to Zilver but slipped on a Banana peel. Silver quickly caught her.

“thanks.” A.J. said. She moved her hat out of her face and found herself looking into Silver’s eyes.

“no prob.” Zilver softly said.

Applebloom looked between the 2 and got a sinister idea. So sinister, she got the Grinch face.

A.J. quickly got out of his hooves and brushed herself off. “well, as I was saying, you see that big tree over yonder?” she said, pointing to the tree that rose over the buildings to their right. “That’s the Library. Just go straight down this path and take a right. Can’t miss it.”

“Thanks.” Zilver said. He grabbed a few more apples, tossed some bits on the stall, and headed for the Library.

“And make sure to come by Sweet Apple Acres someday. Place is always open to the public.” A.J. called out.

“I may do that.” Zilver called out from a distance.

A.J. smiled as she turned around and started gathering up the bits Zil’ left behind. Applebloom leaned in and smiled. A.J. noticed and got really confused really quick. “what?”

“you know what.” Applebloom said with a chuckle. “you like Zilver.”

“What? I do not.” A.J. proclaimed. She looked away and started blushing. “besides, we just met.”

“yeah, but I saw what happened after you slipped. You both looked into each other’s eyes with affection.” Applebloom egged on.

“We were both surprised I fell, that’s it. Still meant nothing.”

“if you say so.” A.P. said. She wasn’t gonna give up, though. When she get’s something in her head, she goes for broke.

Rainbow Dash snored in a tree as she took her nap. Satoshi didn’t feel well, to the point that he threw up his breakfast, so everyone was given the day off.

“INCOMING!” someone yelled out, waking Dash from her nap. She flew up into the sky to see where the yelling was coming from.

“hello!” she called out. No answer. “HELLO!!!” she called out again. She crossed her front hooves angrily. “if this is someone’s idea of a practical joke, I--” something rammed into. Both dash and the thing crashed into the ground.

Something broke apart when it hit the ground as parts were strung all over the place. It was in too many pieces to tell what it was. Smoke and fire filled the area, obscuring anything more then 10 feet away.

Rainbow sat up, holding her head as stars circled her head. She shook it and the stars went away. “What hit me?” she groaned.

Scootaloo rolled up in her scooter. She saw the crash site and noticed Dash. “Dash! Hey, Dash!” she called out. She ran down to her as Dash looked back to see her. “Dash, what happened?”

“no clue. I was just taking a nap when this thing came out of the sky. I think birds are flying around me. Are birds flying around me?” Dash dizzily asked.

“no.” Scoots said, looking and seeing nothing.

“Oh. Then it’s just me.” Dash chuckled loosely as she fell back. Scoots caught her but Dash’s weight caused her to fall on Scoots.

“Good Grief!” Scoots moaned.

Something clanged as it fell nearby. Dash sat up to take notice, as well as letting Scootaloo out from under her head.

“you weigh a ton, you know that?” Scoots groaned.

Dash shushed her. Another clanging sound came, frightening the 2.

“Oh. Oh, me gusta, that hurt.” someone groaned. Dash and Scoots looked around for where it came from.

Somepony used magic to blast a piece of sheet metal off of him. He got up and held his head as he groaned. “Ayiyi, that hurt.” he groaned with a Spanish accent. He looked around and saw the smoke. “Ai Basura. Not again.” he groaned, this time in distress.

His horn glowed and the smoke instantly disappeared, revealing the wreck and the mystery pony. The Crimson Unicorn with Silver hair and goggles both on his head and as a Cutie Mark noticed Dash and Scoots.

“Hola, Chickas. Sorry for the mess.” he cheerfully said. “guess I didn’t watch where I was flying, ya?”

“Ya? This is a mess!” Rainbow yelled.

“I know, I know. And I’ll get to it. Just gotta check my blueprints for a second, ‘kay?” the Unicorn said. His horn glowed and the blueprints to his contraption appeared and unfurled in midair.

Rainbow and Scoots leaned in to see that the vehicle was a small car-like device modeled after a Hot Rod. Safe to say that it wasn’t a good design.

“un… what’s this for?” Scootaloo asked.

“Qué?” he asked as he looked back at the 2 Pegasi. “oh, this? This is a vehicle I’m making. It’ll allow earth Ponies and Unicorns to fly the skies like Pegasi. Unfortunately…” something exploded in the wreck, surprising Dash and Scoots but not the Unicorn. “…experiment 33 did not go well.”

“33? You did this 33 times?” Dash asked, a bit surprised that the non-flyer was able to get that far.

“yep. Each one ended in failure, meha. Thought I had it down with that design but, low and behold, it crashed and burned.”

“Rrrrrriiiight.” Dash droned. “the guys a nutso.” she whispered to Scootaloo. Scoots chuckled. “well, you aren’t gonna get anything down out here. Right not head into town. Think of what to do while having a cupcake at Sugarcube Corner.”

“Sugarcube what-now?”

Dash and Scoots looked at each other and nodded. They walked behind the Unicorn and started pushing him to town, much to his surprise.

He got up and rolled away from the 2. “I can walk, meha. no need to push me.” he grumbled as he walked on towards town. “oh, by the way, name’s Storm. Storm Shadow.”

Rainbow opened her mouth, about to speak, when guess who should interrupt. “my name is Scootaloo. And this here is Rainbow Dash, the coolest, fastest, most awesomest pony around.”

Dash started blushing. “well, I don’t like to toot my own horn but yeah, I am.”

“Fastest, eh? Guess we’ll see about then when I get my newest invention done.” Storm proclaimed. “Considering it doesn’t blow up this time.” he said with a smile.

“oh!” Pinkie groaned. She was waiting at the Train Station with Rarity, Spike, and Peewee for the 1 o’clock to roll in. “what’s keeping it?”

“I’m sure it’ll be here soon, Pinkie. Just be patient.” Rarity said.

“patient? Pinkie? Rarity, it’s like asking a Dragon not to horde gold or diamonds.” Spike said with a half-closed eye.

“guess that is true.” Rarity muttered. “so, who are we waiting for again?” she asked.

“says here that…” Spike pulled up his hand, but with nothing in it. He noticed and saw that Peewee was munching on it. He quickly pulled it out and wiped off anything wet. “… says here that we’re waiting for Marble Cake, Mr. and Mrs. Cakes Pegasus nephew. Says here we’ll know him as he’ll have a white body with black hair…”

“sounds true to his name.” Rarity joked.

Spike gave a not-amused look to Rarity. She chuckled and gestured him to continue. “… as well as having a cake server for his Cutie Mark. And according to the Cakes, he’s basically a male version of Pinkie.”

“2 Pinkies? The world must be coming to an end.” Rarity joked. Spike chuckled, as well as Peewee.

“Yeah. Apparently, his parents think that living in Ponyville will do something for him. I don’t know, maybe they wanted to give him a free trip or something.”

“here it comes, here it comes!” Pinkie excitedly exclaimed, looking down the tracks to see the train coming into station. Spike and Rarity poked their heads in and saw that it was coming in.

The train pulled in and stopped. Steam hissed out of the engine as the doors to the cars opened and the passengers disembarked.

Pinkie groaned like she had to go to the bathroom as she peered over the heads to try and find Marble.

The passengers left and… no Marble.

“maybe he missed his train.” Spike suggested.

“no no no. he’s here. I can sense him.” Pinkie proclaimed, moving around, trying to find him.

“Can’t argue with Pinkie Sense.” both dragon and unicorn said in unison.

Pinkie sniffed the ground like a dog, trying to pick up his scent. Spike and Rarity couldn’t help but chuckle.

Pinkie sniffed near the benches when she ran into somepony. She looked up and… found herself looking at a pony wearing black clothes, black sunglasses, and has his mane hanging over his right eye. “Sorry. Didn’t see you there. I’m looking for this Pegasus called Marble Cake.”

The pony lowered his glasses, revealing his eyes. “and I take it you’re Pinkie? The hyper-pink pony Unc warned me about?”

“Wait? You’re Marble?” Spike asked. “funny, the note didn’t say you went… dark.” he exclaimed in surprise.

“who’s the Dragon and why does he have a Phoenix?” Marble asked.

“oh. Un, he’s Spike. The Phoenix is Peewee and the Unicorn is Rarity. And I’m Pinkie, Ponyville’s Premium Party Planner!” she exclaimed. A couple of party cannons came out of nowhere and fired right in Marble‘s face. He was not amused. “and since your new to Ponyville, I’m gonna throw you the biggest party you probably saw. They’ll be balloons, cake, punch, everyone from Ponyville, Cupcakes…” Pinkie rambled on.

Marble moved his head to the side and turned his attention to the Dragon and Unicorn. “is she always this Hyper?” he asked. The duo nodded in unison. Marble smiled nervously. “Right!…” he exclaimed, shutting Pinkie up in the process. “… well, as much fun as that sounds, I’m gonna hafta decline. Not really a party pony.”

Pinkie’s mouth fell, same with Spike and Rarity. The Dragon and Unicorn looked at the note again. Ain’t Marble supposed to be a male version of Pinkie?

Marble walked by Pinkie and the shocked duo, heading for the exit.

“That…” Rare shook her head, getting rid of the shock. “…was unexpected.” she ended.

“I know. It’s like he’s the Anti-Pinkie: Depressing Party Pooper.”

“Wonder what happened?” Rare asked.

“probably going though a phase. I remember when Twilight and Armor went though theirs.” Spike shivered at the thought. “scary stuff.”

Spike turned to go back to the Library. Rarity cleared her throat and turned his attention to Pinkie.

Pinkie sat on her bottom, mouth wide open in shock, just like when she was when Spike went Godzilla. Spike grabbed Pinkie’s tail and pulled while Rarity pushed. They dragged her off the platform where Marble was waiting for them.

Halo looked though the shelves in the library, trying to find any info on the Everfree Forest before going in.

“let’s see…” he muttered. “…where’s Supernaturals? Need to know what curses I might get going in.”

Twilight came down from her bedroom and noticed Halo. “Halo?”

He looked behind him and noticed our favorite magic user. “oh, hey Twilight. Don’t mind me, just looking for any and all books and maps on the Everfree Forest. I won’t be long… considering I can find them.” he chuckled.

Twi got a amused look. Her horn glowed and everything related to Everfree came flying off the shelves from all over and hovered in front of her. “Halo?”

Halo turned around yet again and saw all the books and maps. “Wha… how… man, times like this make me wish I was that skilled.” he groaned as he started grabbing the books.

“you mean you can’t?”

“I can’t even do a simple light spell, lady.” he sighed depressingly. “some Unicorn I am.”

“you didn’t have anyone to help you?”

“Nope. First Unicorn in 10 generations to be born into a family of Earth Ponies. So no one had any idea on what to do when I came along.”

“oh, that’s so sad.” Twi said with a somber expression. An idea entered her head. “hey, how about I help you?”

“with what, magic?”

“Yeah, yeah. I can help you out with it. And I’m sure Rarity, Lyra, or Comet can help as well.”

“hmm…” Halo thought for a moment. “…well, If you think it’s a good idea.”

“it is. Plus, magic might help you out in Everfree, what with all the monsters.”

“True. Okay. I’ll take you up on your offer.”

Twi clapped her hooves together in excitement. “this is gonna work!” she told herself.

“Beg pardon?” Halo asked, not hearing what Twi said.

“nothing!” Twi blurted. “nothing at all.” Twilight’s stomach growled. She blushed embarrassingly. “un… I’m starting to feel a bit peckish. You hungry?”

“Famished. I haven’t eaten a thing all day.”

“come on. Let’s head to Sugarcube Corner. They should have some fresh crepes today.” she said as they walked out the room they were in.

“oh, crepes.” Halo groaned with hunger, smacking his lips just at the mere mention of the French goodies. “oh. Forgot my saddlebag. Be right back.” Halo went back to the room he and Twi were in.

Twi opened the door only to see Zilver standing in the doorway, about to knock. “Can I help you?” she asked.

“Yeah. Looking for a Unicorn. Goes by the name Halo. You seen him?” he asked.

“Halo!?” Twi exclaimed with surprise.

“yeah?” Halo replied, walking out of the room with his saddlebag. He noticed Zilver. “Zil! About time you got here.” he happily exclaimed as he ran over.

“Sorry, but your letter was cryptic, as usual.”

“again, sorry. Read one too many Marelock Holmes.” Halo chuckled nervously. Zilver rolled his eyes in duress.

“un… ahem.” she cleared her throat, getting both of their attentions. “Do you two know each other.” Twi asked in confusing.

“oh. Twilight. This is my brother, Zilver. Zil, this is Twilight Sparkle.”

“hello.” Twilight waved nervously with a slight blush. If she had a turn-on, we can safely say that british accents is it cause she’s blushing like a school-girl. “So… you two are brothers?”

“Twins, actually. We even have the same cutie mark.” Zil said. He showed off his, same with Halo. Both had the pair of binoculars as a Cutie Mark.

Twi giggled nervously when her stomach growled again, snapping her back to reality. “Think we can go get something to eat?”

“yeah, I’m feeling hungry as well.” Zil said. “Halo?”

“yep. We were heading to this place called Sugarcube Corner when you arrived. Wanna come?”

“Sure. To Sugarcube Corner!” Zil exclaimed. He walked out ahead. Twi started to follow but Halo stopped him. He mouthed ‘3...2...1.’ Zil came back, scratching the back of his neck nervously. “un… which way to Sugarcube Corner cause I have no idea.”

“Follow me.” Twi chuckled, walking past him. She lead them to the sweet shop, hoping to get something sweet herself, and it ain’t a pastry.

“ACHHOOO!!!”

Satoshi sneezed loudly into a tissue in the hospital, in his own examination room. He snorted as his eyes drooped and snot hung out of his nose.

“at least wipe that booger off his nose.” Sora gagged.

“sorry if my illness is too much of a burden to you, Sora!” Satoshi angrily replied, sounding stuffed up.

Outside in the hall, the rest of the group was talking to the nurse assigned to Satoshi. “I may not know much of human physiology…” Nurse Redheart said as she looked at Satoshi’s chart. “…but I think your friend has a cold.”

“I told you!” Aura exclaimed with a smug look while Jax and Ash groaned.

“this is a new world and Sat was the first one to get sick. Can’t blame us for being sure.” Jax groaned.

“they thought it was a new kind of illness like maybe he’ll turn into a frog.” Aura told Redheart. “what’s with them?” he asked himself as he shrugged.

“Un… right. Well, if Human colds work like Pony colds, it should be gone in a couple of days if he gets plenty of rest and fluids.”

“Done and Done.” Req said, pretending to take notes. Redheart gave her a mean stare. “What? We’ve dealt with colds before. We know what to do. But with this world, we’re gonna have trouble trying to find chicken soup.”

“ARHG!” Sora walked out from Satoshi’s room and groaned loudly.

“What happened?” Bahamut asked.

“he was getting on my nerves. I couldn’t take it anymore!” Sora groaned.

“He’s sick!” everyone exclaimed.

“I know. That’s why I gave him some of those blue pills. Should shut him up.”

“hold it. Hold it, hold it. You gave him BLUE pills?” Redheart asked.

“yeah. You said too, right?” Sora asked.

“NO! I didn’t ask you to give him any pills!”

Sora stood still for a moment before uttering: “eep.”

They all ran into Satoshi’s room to see…. That he’s all looped out. “heeeeeeeeeeey…” he drunkenly said.

Everyone stared at Sora angirly. “I could’ve sworn she said give him pills.” she retorted. Req and Jax groaned. “Speaking of which, what did I give him?”

“you said Blue Pills?” Redheart asked. Sora nodded. “yeah, you gave him knockout drugs; Happy pills. We give them to the violent patients who won’t listen to reason. He’ll be like high for a few days.” she said, looking at Satoshi who was staring too intently at his pointer finger.

“you ever wonder how many cells make up just one little finger?” he asked like a stoner.

Aura palmed himself in the face while Sora sank into the floor. “least when he gets out of it, his cold will be gone.”

“well, whatever the case, your friend is good to leave. Just un… keep him from anything shiny.” Redheart joked.

“Funny.” Jax rolled her eyes as Redheart left.

“Satoshi?” Req asked. He was still loopy. “Satoshi?”

Sat turned his attention to Req with red eyes. “hey, Req. you ever look at the stars and just…” he stopped halfway though and blurted out laughing.

“okay, he’s gone. Now what?” Ash asked.

“Well, I don’t know about you guys… but I’m in the mood for something sweet.” Jax said. Everyone looked at each other while Satoshi looked out at the readers.

“y-yeah. I could go from some crumb cake.” Sora agreed.

“Sugarcube Corner, then?” Aura asked, knowing full well the coming answer.

“Sugarcube Corner!” everyone replied. Jax’s was less then enthusiastic.

“Satoshi?” Sora asked. He turned his head to her. “you want some Donuts?”

“Donuts! That’s a odd word. Donuts…” Sat droned on, still as high as a kite.

“I think he’s good on it.” Bahamut said.

“Come on, stoner.” Ash grunted as he lifted him up and put him on his back.

“…it’s such a odd word…” Satoshi loosely went on as the gang started walking out. “at first… it sounds like dough…… then they add nuts…. But they don’t have nuts at all….. What’s up with that?”

“your room is upstairs, right across from mine!” Pinkie exclaimed with joy as she bounced inside Sugarcube Corner. Not long after departing from the train station, Pinkie went back to her usual self, which was of no surprise to everyone. “Oh, this’ll be great. We’ll be able to share stories, stay up late, watch scary movies…”

“just you being around is scary enough.” Marble coldly said as he headed upstairs. Pinkie bounced on behind.

“already starting to hate him.” Spike said.

“I’ll say. He never even once said thank you.” Rarity added.

“oh, hey Rarity!” Twilight called. She, Halo and Zilver were sitting at a table and noticed the group walk in. “who was the pony that just went upstairs?”

“Marble Cake, Mr. and Mrs. Cakes’ nephew.” Rarity explained as she and Spike sat with them. “and he is quite rude.”

“We saw. He is quite mean.” Halo said as he took a sip of his cream soda.

“who’s he?” Rare asked.

“Oh, Rarity. This is Halo and his Twin brother Zilver. I bumped into Halo at the Summer Sun Celebration and Zilver just arrived today.”

“Halo?” Rarity exclaimed, remembering what Twi told her and everyone else the night after. “Is that the pony you told me about, about him having a cute b….” Twi interrupted her with nonsense jabbering and nervous giggling, shutting Rarity up and making everyone else nervous.

“So, who the heck is Zilver?” Spike asked in confusion.

“that would be me.” Zil said. “and what is a Dragon with a Phoenix doing here?”

“It’s a long story.” everyone except Halo said.

The bell jingled as the door opened and Applejack, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, and Storm Shadow walked in, telling a funny story. “…then the Idiota decided to drink the spiked punch. Next thing we know, the whole town started to sing ‘Oye Como Va’ with the Tonto singing it with the lyrics wrong.” everyone laughed, despite not knowing what it was about.

“oh, hey Twi!” Dash called out.

“Hey, Rainbow! Who’s he?” Twilight asked.

“oh, this is Storm Shadow. He’s a inventor from Maredrid who’s trying to make a contraption that will allow Unicorn’s and Earth Ponies to fly. So far, no dice.”

“Hola!” Shadow replied in his Spanish accent. “Wait. Don’t tell me. You’re Twilight Sparkle, you’re Rarity…” Shadow moved to Spike and got nothing. “nothing. I got nothing. I got nothing for the Dragon.”

“it’s Spike.” he told Shadow.

“Spike. Right. Just a few more seconds and I would’ve gotten it.”

“Right. Sure.”

Shadow turned his attention to Halo and Zilver and, like with Spike, got nothing. “eh… who are these Chico’s?” he asked Dash.

“my name’s Halo and this is my brother Zilver. We’re explorers and…”

“…and we’re put up balloons and bake tons of goodies from Everypony in Ponyville can come and celebrate…” Pinkie rambled on as she and Marble started back down the stairs, getting everyone’s attention.

Marble was on his last nerves and about to crack. “OH, shut up!” Marble exclaimed. He jumped down to the bottom of the stairs and slammed his way into a nearby bathroom.

“Well, that was rather rude!” Dash exclaimed.

“he’s been that way.” Rarity said, shaking her head back and forth in failure. “the Cake’s said he was supposed to be a male version of Pinkie. Can only wonder what changed him.”

“Well, some Ponies do change character a lot. Remember all of us and our mental breakdowns?” Twi asked.

“We’re trying not too!” everyone other then the CMC and the new guys exclaimed.

Pinkie sighed and turned in the direction of the group and only saw one, well 3 things off. “NEW PONIES!” She exclaimed.

“uh-oh.” A.J. muttered. “you all might wanna stand back.”

“Why?” Shadow asked.

“HI! I’m Pinkie Pie!” she excitedly exclaimed in her hyper matter. Shadow yelled and fell back into the table. “I’ve never seen you 3 before so you all must be new! If you didn’t here me, I’ll say it again. My name is Pinkie Pie and I am Ponyville’s Premier Party Planner. Andsinceyou’renewintown,I’llthrowyoua’welcometoPonyville’partywithstreamers,cupcakes,andeveryponyinPonyvillewillcomeand…”

She just rambled on and on. “Does she ever stop? Zil asked A.J.

“nope.” she responded. “oh, hey. You’re the Pony who asked directions to the Library. What are you doing here? You find your brother?”

“yep. Over there.” he said, pointing back at him.

“…andmaybewecan… OH! I forgot to throw a party for the Humans when they came. Maybe this will be there’s as well!”

Marble poked his head out of the bathroom. “The whatnow?” he asked.

The Humans arrived at Sugarcube Corner, with everyone now carrying Satoshi. Jax had the legs, Ash and Aura had the sides, and Req and Sora had the back. Bahamut did nothing. He just stepped back and watched.

“Ugh.” Req groaned. “next time, we’ll give you the loony pills, Sora!”

“I believe I apologized for this on more then one occasion.” Sora groaned though her teeth.

“bye blue sky……………….” Satoshi droned like a idiot. He suddenly fell asleep. The humans looked at each other, nodded, and just let him go, letting him fall onto the floor.

“un… did we miss something?” Applejack asked.

“oh, hey A.J.” Aura said. “no, not much. Except we went to your hospital cause we didn’t know if colds are the same on this world; turns out they are. And while we were there, Sora just had to give him happy pills.”

“Happy pills?” Twi asked, a bit confused.

“turned Satoshi into a hopped-up stoner for a few days. Again, blame Sora.” Req said, pinching the bridge between her eyes.

“Again, my mistake. Now can we please drop it?” Sora asked, a little bit agitated.

Ash groaned as he turned towards the counter. That’s when he, and everyone else, noticed the new ponies. “Who are they?” Ash asked.

“Demonio!” Shadow exclaimed. He and the new ponies ducked behind the main counter. Shadow hissed like a cat while Halo did the cross sign with his hooves. They all grabbed pies, ready to throw them.

“Un… what’s with them?” Aura asked.

“And did that red one just call us Demons?” Jax asked.

“What kind of creatures are these?” Halo demanded, ready to throw pies.

“Whoa, now.” A.J. intervened, stepping between the newcomers and the humans. “Now put those down before you put someone’s eye out. They’re our friends. They’re nice. They won’t hurt ya.”

“Pbbt. And why should we believe that?” Marble asked.

“Cause I’m one of the most honest ponies you’ll ever meet.” A.J. said. “now trust me: they won’t hurt you.”

The new ponies looked at each other and begrudgingly put the pies down. “if you say so.” they all said.

“good. Whew.” she wiped her forehead. “That was close. Now then, how’s about we introduce ya’ll?” A.J. suggested.

Before long, they started to get along quite well. The humans told how they got here and how they’re stuck while the new ponies explained what they’re doing now. Only Marble and Jax weren’t as enthusiastic as the others.

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Now, I’m gonna give you guys what I think the new ponies sound like. Their V.A.s, if you will.

Halo’s Light
Simon Pegg

Zilver’s Light
(pronounced Silver. The Z is just for show, like Y in most names)
Ricky Gervais

Marble Cake
Seth Green

Storm Shadow
George Lopez

Mirror’s Edge
Sam Riegel

Young eTu`nes
Veronica Taylor

Teenage eTu`nes (who comes FAR down the road)
Antony Del Rio