Naomi couldn't believe what was going on. She, for whatever reason, was in the world of My Little Pony.

"I'm guessing that you aren't from here." Said the unicorn.

"Who are you?" Naomi asked. "What am I doing here?"

"To answer your first question, my name's Mike. The Pegasus over there is Jake and the earth pony over there is Cameron." Mike answered. "What's your name?"

"Naomi. What am I doing here?" she asked again.

Mike sighed. "I don't know. To be perfectly honest, we don't know why we're here either."

"Wait, what?" she asked quizzically.

"Well, we're humans." Jake answered. "We were stupid enough to check an e-mail that transported us here."

"I think I got the same e-mail! Did it say 'Ponify Yourself'?" Naomi asked

"Yep. That's the one." Mike said.

"Stupid e-mail." Cameron muttered.

"Do any of you have something that I could use to see what I look like? A mirror, maybe?" She asked

"One moment, please." Mike's horn glowed bright red. Suddenly, a reflective piece of magic appeared. "There you go."

Before Naomi could thank Mike, Jake said, "Dude, your magic is red now!"

"What do you mean?" Mike said, cocking his eyebrow.

"Your magic before was clear! Now it's red!" Jake explained.

Mike levitated the mirror he created over to himself. Sure enough, his magic had a bright red coloration.

"Huh, must've been the Chaos that made it change. That's the only thing I can think of that could have changed it." Mike said.

"Ahem." Naomi cleared her throat.

"Oh, sorry." Mike said as he gave the mirror back to her.

She examined herself closely. Instead of an earth pony, unicorn, or pegasus, she was an Alicorn. She had both wings and a horn. Her mane was a deep, dark brown and her body was only a little lighter in color. Along with her glasses, she looked a lot like how she did back home.

"I don't get it, why does she have wings and a horn?" Cameron asked suddenly.

"She's an Alicorn, Cam. She can fly and use magic." Jake explained.

"And I can't do either of those. This is just unfair." Cameron said, annoyed.

"You can basically break almost anything with a single punch, Cameron. How is that unfair?" Mike said. Before Cameron could respond, Mike asked Naomi. "Do you happen to know anything about the show My Little Pony?"

Naomi hesitated for a moment. She was a closet pegasister and she had never really told anyone before. She summoned some courage and answered, "Yes, I know about it. Why do you ask?"

"Because things will be much simpler for you to understand. We're going to introduce you to Princess Celestia." Mike said.

"Wait, you three actually know Celestia?" She asked.

"To an extent. She's helping us find a way back home. She'll explain everything when the time comes." Mike said. "Let's move."

Naomi tried standing up, but fell down almost immediately, knocking over Cameron as well.

"Yeah, the whole 'four legs' thing is going to take a little time to get used to." Mike said as he helped Naomi get up.

"Sorry, Cameron." She said.

Cameron brushed himself off. "No problem."

Naomi tried once again to stand on her four hooves, only to fall down again. It took a few tries, but she was finally able to stand up.

"Now comes the most difficult part: walking." Jake said.

Naomi actually was able to walk with little difficulty, much to the surprise of the trio. The group headed towards the throne room.

On the way, Jake stated, "Besides Celestia and Luna, there aren't many Alicorns in Equestria, are there?"

"Huh. I guess not. You must be pretty lucky, Naomi." Mike smiled.

The four entered the large doors that led to the room. Sitting in the room were Princess Luna and Celestia.

Celestia's first noticed the Alicorn that walked with the Heroes. She was surprised to say the least.

"Who is this new face?" Celestia asked.

"I'm Naomi, your highness. It's a pleasure to meet you." Naomi said as she bowed. Cameron stared at her as if she were crazy.

"Uh, why are you bowing to her?" Cameron asked.

"She's a princess, idiot." Mike scolded.

"We didn't bow to her when we first met her or after that." Cameron said. "I mean, sure, she was kidnapped, but still."

"Wouldn't you bow to a king or queen if you met one?" Mike asked.

"Would I?" Cameron asked jokingly.

"Cameron has a point, since we don't really live here, should we really bow to her?" Jake said.

"My God, we're so off-topic. Just be quiet." Mike said.

Both Princess Luna and Naomi stared at the trio.

"You sure do argue a lot." Naomi observed.

"So strange…" Luna said quietly to herself.

Princess Celestia tried to steer the subject back to Naomi. "Naomi, do you come from where the Heroes come from?"

"Um, yeah, I guess. They're heroes? Heroes of what?" Naomi was honestly surprised at the three boys' titles.

"We're just beings called Heroes, apparently. It's kind of hard to explain." Jake said.

"Riiiiight." Naomi said as she turned back to Celestia. "Why am I here, Princess?"

Celestia sighed. "I have no knowledge as to why you and the Heroes are here. In fact, your presence brings much more curiosity than you know. Allow me to examine your magic."

"What?" she said as she turned to the three.

"Just concentrate on making something happen, and it'll happen. At least, that's what I do." Mike said.

Naomi tried what Mike said, focusing on teleporting closer to Celestia. Her horn glowed a brilliant green before she finally disappeared and reappeared just a meter from where Celestia was sitting.

"Woo! That was cool!" Naomi said gleefully.

"Intriguing." Celestia said with a smile.

She's a Hero, but she is not one of the Three. It's very possible that she may be the Fourth.

"Naomi, I believe that you are a Hero as well." Celestia said. All three of the boys' mouths dropped at this.

"I thought you said there were only the Heroes of Skill, Will, and Strength." Jake said. "What's she the Hero of?"

"She is the culmination of all your powers into one. She has all the powers you three have." Celestia said.

"That's not fair." Cameron whined. "How could she be as powerful as all three of us?"

"I never said that she was as powerful as you three. In truth, her power is only a fraction of yours. Approximately one-eighth, to be exact. Still, she has remarkable power." Celestia said admiringly.

"I'm still lost on the whole 'Hero' thing." Naomi said.

Celestia took great care to explain what Heroes were.

"Since they all of weaknesses, these guys hang around each other?" Naomi asked, trying to understand.

"Hey! We were good friends before the whole 'Hero' thing." Jake said.

"Well, yeah, but I mean in addition to that." Naomi said.

"Because you have all of their powers, however limited, you are able to overcome all of these weaknesses." Celestia said.

Naomi tried to let the information soak in. Only an hour earlier, she had found out that she was transported to the magical land of Equestria. Not only that, she was now a pony and apparently a Hero as well.

I have a feeling that my book will have to wait for a little while.

"What do you plan to do while the Heroes try to find a way back home?" Luna asked, trying to change the subject matter.

"I guess I'll head to wherever these guys are going." Naomi answered.

"We live in Ponyville." Jake said. "Before we head out, we're going to need to figure out a name for you."

"Alona." Naomi said rather too quickly.

"That was quick. Did you already think of one before you came here?" Mike said.

"Nope. I'm just… a fast thinker." Naomi lied. In truth, she had thought of a pony name for herself ever since she had read a My Little Pony fan fiction.

"Another thing is your cutie mark." Mike said. "You… wait. You already have it?" Mike said as he stared at Naomi's flank. She looked behind her and saw that it was a green circle, similar to the ones of the trio.

"Huh. I guess so." Naomi said.

"That's weird. We all had to work to get our marks." Cameron said. At that, the group said their farewell's to Princess Celestia.

"Thank you, Princess Celestia. It was an honor to actually meet you." Naomi said. Mike was about to teleport the group to Ponyville when he remembered the Discord incident.

"Princess, before we leave, I have some news." Mike said. "When I was studying in the archives, Discord appeared in my dream. He promised passage back to our world if we helped spread chaos around Equestria."

"You didn't-" Clestia started but Mike cut her off.

"No, we didn't accept his offer, but it is worrisome to know that Discord is already planning his escape. He also seems to have a backup plan." Mike finished.

Celestia pondered on this information. "Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Mike. My sister and I will figure out Discord's plan."

Mike concentrated his magic once more, and he was suddenly gone. They arrived an instant later at the entrance of Sugarcube Corner.

"So, what are we doing right now?" Naomi asked.

"We're going to speed through the whole introduction process. No parties, just calm-"Mike said as he opened the door, but was taken aback at a loud wave of "Surprise!"

"I-impossible!" Mike said in disbelief. Pinkie Pie hopped happily toward the group. She faced Naomi.

"Hello! My name's Pinkie Pie! I had a feeling that there would be a new pony here today, so I threw a super-duper amazing party!" She said cheerily. "What's your name?"

"My name's Alona, nice to meet you!" Naomi replied.

"Everypony, let's give a big Ponyville welcome to Alona!" Pinkie Pie said, causing the multitude of ponies to erupt in a chorus of "hello".

As soon as the yelling died down, two ponies rolled out a massive cake, causing both Cameron and Naomi's eyes to widen.

"Cake!" They both exclaimed at the same time.

"Help yourself!" Pinkie Pie smiled.

The two launched themselves at the cake and began giving themselves slices. Jake and Mike averted their eyes, knowing how crazy Cameron came to when he was given cake, or sugar of any kind.

Within minutes, nearly a third of the cake had been devoured by the two alone. Jake occupied himself with talking with Rainbow Dash while Mike talked with Twilight.

"How are your studies coming along?" Twilight asked.

"Well, I've read all of the volumes of Starswirl the Bearded's Guide to the Dimensions. Also read something on energy shaping." Mike said as he thought of all the books he read. He guessed that he might have tackled around two dozen books in a week. Then again, there were probably thousands in the Archive.

"I don't remember those books ever being in the public areas of the Archives." Twilight said, confused. "I've read everything in that section, so I should know."

Crap. Should've lied about the books.

"Maybe they're in a new section." Mike suggested.

"No, the Archive doesn't update very often. Are you hiding something, Keen?" Twilight asked.

Mike sighed. "Yes and no. You see…"

"Hey, Keen! Bye, Keen!" Naomi said quickly and happily as she passed him.

Upon closer examination, Mike was able to see that Naomi was shaking a little. He recognized this to be a moderate case of Sugar Overdose. He had learned to identify it after a long time of hanging around Cameron.

"Alona seems to like the party." Twilight observed. "How did you three meet her again?"

Mike was glad to have the subject changed. "We met her in the gardens of the castle. She was just visiting Canterlot for a while. She'll be visiting here as well for a little while, too."

"That's nice. What's really strange is that she's an Alicorn, yet she isn't part of the royal family. I didn't think that was really possible."

"You learn something new every day." Mike said as he watched Alona drink three glasses of punch, one after another. "If you don't mind, I need to discuss something with Agile."

Mike walked towards Jake, who had just finished talking with Rainbow Dash.

"They're two peas in a freaking pod." Jake observed as Mike walked up to him. Naomi and Cameron got themselves yet another piece of cake.

"I didn't think there was anyone alive that could reach the same hyperactivity level as Cam." Mike said, rather impressed.

"Do you think she'll adjust here? I mean, like we did?" Jake asked.

"Honestly, if this party is an indication, she's going to enjoy herself quite a bit." Mike said with a smile.

Three hours later…

Cameron carried Naomi to her new apartment. Seeing as she had no money, Cameron agreed to give up some money from his stash to rent out a room for Naomi at the apartment. After the party, Naomi fell unconscious from a Sugar Crash.

Cameron felt that he wasn't far away from one either, so he hurried up the stairs. He opened the door, and set Naomi down on one of the beds. Cameron smirked. He was honestly surprised that someone could match his sugar consumption. Cameron shut the door behind him and went to his room.

He plopped down on the bed and instantly fell asleep.

"And that's why I don't eat all that much sugar." Jake said as he extinguished the lights.

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