Chapters The Beginning of an Adventure
It was a warm sunny day in Ponyvile. Spike, however, was too busy napping to enjoy the sun. "Spike." Twilight called. Spike only tossed and turned when she called to him. "Spike!" she said a little bit more stern like. Spike ignored her. "SPIKE!" Twilight yelled at the top of her lungs. Spike jumped out of the bed, and yelped. "Wha-!" he let out, as he tumbled out of bed.
"Spike, get up, its ten o'clock." Twilight said, staring at the startled dragon. He stood up, and scratched his head. He yawned. "Sorry, Twi. You know I like to sleep in on my day off." he scratched his back and looked a bit around. "I know that, but I think you should go outside. It's a wonderful day out!" she insisted. Spike groaned. "Do I have to?" he asked.
"Yes, Spike. Now go outside." Twilight responded, trotting over towards a table. Spike hung his head, defeated. He walked downstairs, and out the door. He noticed that the area where the library stood, was rather empty. "Hey, Spike!" he heard. Spike turned around, and was greeted by the CMCs. "Spike, do you have any ideas on how we can get our cuite marks? It turns out that zip-lining isn't our thing." Scootaloo said.
"Well, You can always try and write a story, or help out in the library." He suggested. The three fillies exchanged glances. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADER WRITERS!!! YAY!" They chanted, and ran into the library. Spike sighed, and walked towards the outskirts of the town. He noticed a crowd surrounding a table, and scoffing, munching, and other sounds of eating were heard. Spike glanced over. He noticed the sounds were coming from Applejack and Pinkie Pie, scarfing down pies, cupcakes, cakes, and other pastries.
Spike watched the two ponies for a bit, and walked away. He noticed a few ponies passing by him, and he tried to name them by memory. He saw: Lyra, Bonbon, Derpy, Lily, Lickity Split, Junebug, Dr. Hooves, and a few others. Spike looked down and kicked a rock. 'Why do I have to be bored on the one day the sun is perfect?!? ' he thought to himself. Spike began to grow near the crust of the city, and looked out towards a nearby plain.
Huh?
Something shined towards Spike, that was glistening in the plain. Curious, he decided to go check it out. It wasn't to far away, and he manged to get close to it. It was a strange metal box, with a button on its side. He saw something printed on the metal, and it read "Dimensio-matic". Spike stared at the box, and looked at the button. He didn't even notice the 2 pair of hoofs clomping his way. Before Spike could do anything, something ran into him. "Hey! Watch where your going pa- Oh, sorry Spike." a familiar voice spoke. Spike fell onto the button, causing the machine to whir. Spike turned around, and noticed that Rainbow Dash was taking a stroll with Fluttershy, and bumped into him. "Whatcha got there Sp-" Fluttershy started, before all three of them were evoloped in a strange white light.
When they were in mid transmit, was hard to explain. They area was blue and black, and seemed to be twirling around and around. They saw strange things, such as clocks, blades of grass, dolls, and other gimmicks. Spike, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy didn't say a word. They only held each other, and stared at the area in horror. There, at the end of the twisted tunnel, was a bright light. They quickly tried to get to it, but the tunnel was already taking them there. The light grew stronger, and they shielded their eyes.
Spike blinked, and noticed that they were in another area. The grass was still green, the wood on the trees were still brown, and the sky was still blue, but they were defiantly somewhere else. "Guys? I don't think we are in Ponyville anymore..." Spike said, his eyes bugged.
Notes from the author: Hey guys. I hope you enjoy my first fan fic on FIMFiction. The other chapters will be longer, I promise, I just had to get an introduction started. More things will be explained later on in the story. I hope you enjoy!
"You got that right, Spike." Rainbow Dash commented, rubbing her head with her hoof. Fluttershy looked around. "where are we?" she asked to no pony in particular. Spike noticed to what seemed to be a village. "Maybe we can ask somepony there?" he threw in. They walked over towards the village, with Spike carrying the device. The houses seemed to be a bit more advanced then they were used to. They were all made out of wood, and a few had some windows. The village was quiet, and even though no pony was around, it was quite cheerful. Fluttershy smiled as she looked around. Suddenly a door opened. "Ah, thank goodness, somepony is here!" Spike said, as he walked towards the door.
When the door opened fully, the three were startled. it was a brown, mushroom shaped creature wearing a hat, and it stared right back at them. "What is that thing F-F-Fluttershy?" Spike asked, looking towards her.
"I-I don't know," she replied " I have never seen anything like it..." The creature approached them. "Hi! The name is Goombario. Who are you guys?" It said. If their jaws could of allowed it, it would have fallen all the way down to the ground. "You can talk?" Rainbow Dash stammered out.
"Yep! Have you ever seen a goomba before?" it asked. Spike shook his head. "Well, my name is Rainbow Dash, this is Fluttershy, and thats Spike." Rainbow Dash announced. The goomba noticed that Fluttershy was cowering away from him. "It's okay, I'm not here to hurt anyone." he said, approaching Fluttershy. Fluttershy quickly ran behind Rainbow Dash. She was shaking like mad. Goombario looked apologetic. "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I think we should get out of here," Spike said, pressing the button on the machine. The machine didn't even make a whir sound, it stood there. Spike pressed it once again, and got the same result. Suddenly, a robotic voice announced "You can only use the Demino-matic once every 24 hours." The ponies and dragon groaned. "Hey what's that? It looks like something Prof. E. Gadd would make!" Goombario comments.
Rainbow Dash approaches Goombario a bit more. "Who's Prof. E. Gadd?"
"He is the inventor here in the Mushroom Kingdom. He lives in the castle over there," Goombario says, pointing a foot towards the castle over in the distance. Spike looked over there for a few seconds. "I guess we are walking." he sighs. Rainbow Dash smirks. Before Spike knew it, he was bumped on top of Rainbow Dash. "Huh?" He let out. Rainbow Dash flew into the air, Fluttershy not far behind. Before Spike could say anything, Rainbow Dash yelled "Hang on!"
Spike did so, and Rainbow Dash quickly flew over towards the castle, Fluttershy trailing behind. Rainbow Dash flew right over the castle walls, not noticing the mushroom people with large caps. She landed safely right in the town, and Spike hoped off, while Fluttershy landed nearby. They noticed the strange mushroom creatures, that panicked and ran away. "What in Equestria are those things?" Rainbow Dash asks.
"Rainbow Dash, remember, we aren't in Equestria anymore. I think there might be an itsy, bitsy, more creatures here," Fluttershy whispered. Rainbow Dash mouthed "Oh." and looked around at the buildings. Obviously, they seemed a bit more advanced then the one's back home. She noticed the flashing lights on one, and that the roofs were made of brick. "'Come on guys! We need to go find the E. Gadd dude!" Spike demanded.
"Yeah, come on Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash said, looking over towards her. She followed cheerfully. They walked in the entrance to the actual part of the castle. The hallway they stood in seemed to stretch endlessly. When they reached the throne room, they noticed something that looked like one of those mushroom things, but without a cap, it wore a pink dress, and was taller. "Hello? Do you know where we can find this E. Gadd guy?" Spike asked, walking towards the princess. She stares at Spike for a moment, and then to his friends.
"Dr. E. Gadd is in his room over there," the princess said, "but what are you?" Spike pointed towards his chest. "I'm a dragon," he pronounced proudly. The princess nodded,and let them go towards E. Gadd's lab. When they walked in, they noticed a vast amount of strange objects in the area. "Hello? Is Prof. E. Gadd here?" Rainbow Dash called out.
"Give me a minute!" a voice replied. Then, a zany, older, shorter, version of the princess approached them. "You called?" the professor asked. Spike nodded. "Did you create this?" he asked, showing him the device. E. Gadd frowned. "I'm sorry. I don't believe I have created something like that. From the looks of it, you came from an entire different dime-" E. Gadd started, only to be interrupted by...
"HELP ME!!" a voice screamed from back in the throne room. Quickly, the 4 run into the throne room, to see an giant turtle kidnapping the princess. "Who is that?" Spike asked pointing towards the turtle.
"His name is Bowser," replied E. Gadd. Suddenly, the entrance from the throne room flew open. Another one of those creatures like the princess wore a red cap, while another stood behind him, wearing a green cap. They quickly sprang into action, but it was too late. Bowser has already flown out of the castle. They stopped, and turned towards towards Spike, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. "Hm?" the green one emmitted.
"I think you should meet Mario and Luigi. The green one is Luigi, while the red one is Mario." E. Gadd proclaims. Mario reached out a hand towards Spike. "Hello!" he said, in an interesting accent. Spike paused for an moment, but then decided to shake hands. Luigi decided to keep his distance. "What happened to that princess?" Fluttershy squeaked curiously. E. Gadd just managed to barely hear her. "She was kidnapped. I have to ask you, can you help Mario and Luigi get her?" he said, turning towards the three.
Rainbow dash nodded. Spike shrugged. "Sure, I guess." he said. Fluttershy looked worried. "Oh, don't be such a scaredy pony!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. Fluttershy whimpered, and nodded slowly. "Thank you for helping us out!" E. Gadd said, "Bowser lives only so far away." He pointed towards an threatening castle through an window. "Alright everypony, lets go!" Rainbow Dash said. The gang walked outside. "Alright mustache faces, hop on me and Fluttershy, and while your at it, get Spike on too," Rainbow Dash commanded.
The brothers did so, and both pegasi flew into the air. Mario almost lost his cap when Rainbow Dash flew as fast as she did. Luigi, Spike, and Fluttershy were trailing behind. They managed to reach the castle in a nick of time. They all landed safely at the castle gates.
The brothers and Spike hopped of, and they ran into the castle. Strange baddies looked at them, and quickly attacked. The Mario brothers held them off, while the 3 Equestrians ran into the main throne room. Instead of entering the throne room, they stood on a bridge, with Bowser on the other side. Bowser held a remote, and quickly pressed the single button on it. 2 cages dropped from the sky, imprisoning Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. "GUYS!" Spike yelped. Bowser laughed a long, evil laugh. He then began to come Spike's way. Spike began to panic, then got an idea.
Quickly, he charged at bowser, and slid under him. He made it to a button, which he curiously pressed. The bridge collapsed instantly after he pressed that, letting bowser fall into the lava. The traps were lifted, and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were free. Another door opened, and they saw the princess alone in the room. "Oh! Mar-.... Dragon?" the princess said, confused. Spike smiled proudly. "Yup! Spike has saved the day once again!" he said, pointing towards his chest. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
"Come on pipsqueak, I think its time for us to get going." she said, motioning them towards the exit. Spike and the princess followed. They exited the room, and saw Mario and Luigi, tuckered out from knocking out all those enemies. They stood up when they saw the princess. "Come on, lets get back to the castle," she said, with a warm smile.
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They reached the castle in about an hour, because the pegasi couldn't carry everyone. The princess settled into her throne, and looked at the 3 Equestrians. "I want to thank you for helping us." she said, "You shall be rewarded for your actions. You 3 may rest in the main guest quarters." Spike nodded, he felt a yawn coming on. The three headed towards their room. "Wow. That was so. Much. Fun." Rainbow Dash said, grinning to herself. Spike yawned. "Yeah... I think I'm going to hit the hay for now...." he said, as they entered the room.
There were exactly three beds, for all of them. Spike quickly ran towards one, has he drifted of to sleep. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy stayed up a bit latter, but soon, fell asleep as well. It has been a long day for our 3 Equestrians.
Phew! That took some time! I hope you enjoyed this second installment of "Dimensions"!
Zombies, and Dragons, and Pegasi, oh my!
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were the first ones up. "Yawn. Good morning Rainbow Dash..." Fluttershy squeaked. Rainbow dash nodded and walked over to Spike. "Get up, Lazy." she requested, or more like, demamded. Spike yawned and opened his eyes. "What time is it?" he asked.
"I don't know. There isn't a clock in here." Rainbow Dash replied as she looked around the room.
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Meanwhile...
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!!!" Twilight chanted as she ran around Ponyville. She quickly ran into the Carousel Boutique. "Rarity have you seen Spike?" Twilight quickly asked as she ran in. Rarity turned around. "I am afraid I haven't darling. In fact, I haven't seen Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy. They both requested a dress, but never showed up!" she replied.
Twilight went on to full panic mode. What if Spike is lost? Or even worse? Dea-... No, of course Spike isn't dead! There is no way in Equestria he is dead!
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Spike, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy all ran down towards the throne room, while Spike carried the device. They were greeted by the two brothers, E. Gadd, and the princess. The device beeped and announced,"Power up complete. Device can now be reused." Spike grinned and looked over at the two pegasi, who were also grinning.
"This means we can go back home!" Rainbow Dash said, with a happy twinkle in her eye. Fluttershy and Spike nodded. "T-Thank you for letting us stay here." Fluttershy whispered. The princess smiled. "It was the least I could do." she said. Spike waved, and pressed the button. Rainbow Dash, Spike, and Fluttershy were all enveloped by the light the machine created.
They reappeared at an dark room, where nopony was. They had some pains from the transportation, but other than that, they were fine. They heard voices from up ahead, and some strange grunts from below. Rainbow Dash noticed a skylight, and could see it was raining. They stood up, and walked up a staircase they could climb up. Spike opened the door ahead, and they noticed they were on a roof.
"What the hell?" A gruff voice asked. The dragon and pegasi turned to the sound. They saw 4 frantic creatures, just like the ones they saw at the other dimension! The four creatures readied there weapons as they stared at them. Spike hid behind Fluttershy, who hid behind Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash was ready for whatever they were going to throw at them.
"Why is there two ponies with wings, and a lizard here, Bill?" the one with a black vest asked another in green. Bill scoffed. "Does it look like I know?" he replied.
"Where are we?" Rainbow Dash interrupted. All four of them jumped, and looked at her. "You can, talk?" Bill asked. Rainbow Dash nodded. "Alright, well, as of now we are on a roof. Over there is a bridge. Do you see it? We need to make it over there. While, avoiding zombies." the one in a vest said. That set Spike off. "Zombies!?!?!?" he yelped.
"Calm your...scales... kid. It'll be a snap." Bill said.
"So, who are you guys?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"This is Zoey, I'm Francis, That's Louis, and this is Bill." Francis said. They waved to them. "Okay. Well, I'm Rainbow Dash, this is Fluttershy, and that's Spike." Rainbow Dash announced. Francis shrugged, and showed them the elevator. "You ready?" he asked them. Rainbow Dash grinned and nodded as she put Spike on her back. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash then flew into the air, and when to the top bridge. Louis was baffled. "Couldn't they help us like that?" he asked. Francis shook his head. "What's the fun in that?" he smiled. Zoey rolled her eyes as they piled on the elevator.
As soon as they made it to ground, a horrifying demotic screech filled the area. Fluttershy was horrified, as much as Spike. Rainbow Dash cringed, but she felt safe up here. What frightened all of them, was how fast the zombies were. They ran after the four others quickly. The sticks they had were destroying them, and then Fluttershy passed out. They ran around the area, turning on generators. Then, a horribly strong zombie appeared. The four ultimately avoided it, but another two came. When they could, they all got on the bridge. Rainbow Dash, with Spike still on her back, picked up Fluttershy with her hooves, and flew onto the bridge.
"Shit! The generator is stuck!" Francis said. Rainbow Dash nodded, as she flew back down and turned on the generator. Just nearly avoiding the zombies, the bridge started again, and she flew back. "Your one heck of a pony, aren't you?" Bill complimented. Rainbow Dash scoffed and she flipped her mane. "What gave you that idea?" she replied. Zoey noticed that Spike was hyperventilating, and Fluttershy has come to. "You guys just hang on, we are almost out of here." she reassured them. Nodding, Spike stood up, and calmed down. "Hey wait! There is someone down there!" Louis said. Suddenly, his foot fell through a grate, and he twisted it. His friends came after him, and they went to a car out on the other side.
"Hello there! Can you lower the bridge?" A voice called. Louis looked out to the side. "Go and turn it back on, Rainbow Dash." he whispered, "Just a second!" Rainbow Dash flew back down and pressed the button, but it wouldn't work. "It won't work!" she reported as she flew back. Louis scratched his head, and then realized the problem. "Uh, sorry fella's! The generators out. Your going to need to come over here and turn it on!" he yelled to the voice. They all heard four annoyed grumbles, and more screeches of the undead.
About forty-five minutes later, four more survivors were at the elevator. Their jaws dropped at the sight of the pegasi and dragon. "Get over it." Francis grumbled. Immediately, the three of the survivors filled up the generators with gas, while one was falling for Zoey. Once they were done, they managed to lower down the bridge, and escape with their car. Bill waited until the zombies calmed down, and clapped his hands together. "Alright everybody, on the boat, pronto!" he commanded.
All of them walked over and scrambled on the boat. "We should reach the island by the morning. Get some rest, we are out of this hellhole." Bill concluded as he lit a cigarette. They went down into the ship, and saw exactly six hammocks, and a small opened box. They had seven blankets, which confused them. Spike got stuck with the box, while everyone else got to sleep in hammocks.
"Good night. Tomorrow will be a great day, I know it." Louis said, as he tried his best to sleep. Spike, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy were all glad this nightmare is almost over. Slowly, they drifted of to sleep...
