From the Blind Eternities to Equestriaby PuckDaFoliceChapters[02] - "I Know Who You Are"[03] - "I'd Like to be a Tree"[04] - "What's That on Your Face?"[01] - Planeswalking to Equestria[02] - "I Know Who You Are""I Know Who You Are" Twilight Sparkle eyed the strangely-clothed "Alicorn" in front of her. She saw the pony furiously tap it's horn with a hoof. "I'm a Unicorn!" she heard the stallion whisper. Twilight Sparkle grinned; "Don't worry sir, you still have your wi--" Before she could finish the rest of her statement, Twilight Sparkle noticed the alleged-Alicorn dismiss her with a hoof. Reaching for his back, Twilight Sparkle watched in awe as the "Alicorn" single-hoofedly ripped off his wings. The mare looked at the now-wingless Alicorn; or, for a better term, unicorn, threw away the remains of his dismembered wings. The stallion turned to look at the shocked unicorn and smirked. "Gossamer and morning dew." he quipped, a knowing smile plastered on his blue face. Trotting over to the dumbstruck mare, the unicorn proceeded to stick out a hoof. "Pleasure to meet you... Twilight Sparkle." Flabbergasted, the purple unicorn merely stared at the hoof like it was some sort of foreign object she has never encountered before. In an attempt to recollect herself, the Element of Magic shook her head then smiled sheepishly at her fellow unicorn. Meeting the stallion's hoof with her own, Twilight Sparkle asked "R-right...so, um...how do you know my name--sir...?" "Jace..." the blue unicorn replied, shaking Twilight Sparkle's hoof gingerly "...and of course...who wouldn't know about the revered protege of the Sun Princess herself? To not know is an atrocity in itself!" The mare withdrew her hoof; her cheeks reddening. "I--of course...right..." she mumbled, looking down at the pavement. Jace let out a chuckle, causing Twilight Sparkle to blush more. "I didn't mean to embarrass you...so, to the matter at han--hoof!-" Jace said "I need to have a conference with the Princesses...I mean, it shouldn't be too hard for the personal student of her majesty, yes?" Twilight Sparkle pawed at the the road; "I-I guess..." The blue unicorn beamed; "Excellent!" "But I'll have to write to her first...we wouldn't want to barge in on the Princesses..." the mare said, facing to look at Jace's cerulean eyes. "No problem at all..." Jace turned to at look his surroundings. "Twiley..." Jace smirked 'Such an interesting plane...' Jace thought; as he trotted alongside Twilight Sparkle. The mare reluctantly agreed to let Jace see her friends, although the planeswalker already knew about all of her friends. In fact, he probably knew more than that, due to a little mind-reading spell the blue mage cleverly cast on Twilight Sparkle without said mare knowing what he did in truth. Jace, being the suave silver-tongue he was, told the Element of Magic that he simply used a charm to detect Changelings, in which the mare quickly agreed as the smart move. Jace thought that the changelings here looked strange (according to Twilight Sparkle's memories), he had summoned changelings before, but they usually don't have defined shapes. Although the changelings here did... 'Strange indeed...' Jace thought; as he observed the treehouse/library in which his purple companion supposedly lived in. Jace has had numerous glimpses of this tree; it was named "Golden Oaks Library" ...and it usually had it's lights on... "Hmmm...very strange.." the blue mage thought aloud; this elicited a response from Twilight Sparkle. "What is it Jace? Is something wrong?" the mare asked; shifting her gaze to the troubled stallion. "That..." Jace said, raising a hoof to point at the tree. The Element of Magic squinted at the direction her companion was referring to. They were the windows of her humble abode. "Y-yeah? What are you trying to say?...Those are just windows--..." she asked. "Indeed, and I think I saw movement." Jace replied flatly; as he stopped directly outside of the door. Twilight Sparkle shook her head; "I don't think you should worry too much Jace." "I'm just being cautious..." the mage retorted. "And besides..." the mare continued "If you did see something move in the library, it's probably just somepony borrowing some books..." Jace redirected his gaze to the Element of Magic. For as long as Twilight Sparkle could remember, there wasn't a single pony who thought of visiting Golden Oaks Library for knowledge. And since this is a Blue Planeswalker we are talking about, that means he also knows that fact. Jace raised an eyebrow at the mare. "When was the last time somebo--pony came by here to borrow books?" The purple unicorn looked down, "...Oh, um...not so recently?..." "Fair enough." Jace said, reaching for the door with his magic. Thanks to Twilight Sparkle's memories; Jace has learned quite a few things that are highly valid. Such as the fact that if a unicorn uses physical means to open a door, it is a sign of spell incompetence. Now, Jace wasn't one to boast of his skills, but the possibility of others as viewing him as weak was... unacceptable. Twilight Sparkle's mind hosted other vital information, for example; when the door opened to the sound of confetti blasters and party streamers going off; Jace knew exactly who was behind all this. Not a moment after the wooden door opened; a vibrant pink "earth" pony shoved her face close to Jace's. "HI! My name is Pinkie Pie! I'm pretty sure you're new here, because I know everypony, and I mean everypony in town! And when I saw you fly down the market-place when I was out buying party supplies; I just knew you were lonely! The look on your face was all frowny and sad, but I'm here to turn your frown; upside-down! Oooh, that reminds me, we have a game here where you have to move upside-down, I was the reigning champion when a pegasus named Ditzy Doo or Derpy as her friends call her, beat me to the game! In case you're wondering, I call her Derpy because everpony's my friend! Did I mention that before? Anyway, you should totally meet her! She's such a fun pony! Speaking of pegasus, I thought you were an Alicorn! But that's silly! Everypony knows only princesses and princes are Alicorn, but you're just a normal-looking unicorn! But when you cam here you had wings, but I recognized those wings! They looked like the one our friend Rarity--" Jace was paralyzed. He had seen memories involving this ... Pinkie Pie. The Planeswalker thought he had mentally prepared for the inevitable barrage of words...but alas, it appears that he has made a...major miscalculation. The stream of sentences seeping out of the mouth of the cheerful pony mentally jabbed at our poor protagonist. 'I haven't felt this pained in a long time...it's sort of like a Black spell to break one's thoughts...' The blue mage gasped. A spell! That was the answer to this predicament. Being the reasonable mage he was; Jace attempted to remember a spell that couldn't bring physical harm to anybodypony. Physical being the key-word here. "--and then I said, 'Oat meal, are you crazy?!' and then--" With no time to consider anything, Jace gritted his teeth and began to channel the first spell he could think of in such short notice. Anything could help him. When the spell strikes, Jace could probably think of a way to manipulate whatever spell he cast to his advantage. He was wrong. As the last bit of mana was gathered around his horn (he learned that unicorn horns act as a focus; much like how an initiate would use a wand), Jace fired off onto the unsuspecting pony who was chattering about Emrakul-knows-what. Jace could feel his spell--whatever it is--begin to work. Pinkie Pie was then engulfed in a familiar blue aura, as Jace's magic was implanted upon her. "Hey! What's going on?" the pink mare exclaimed. "Jace...what are you doing?" Jace turned to look at his purple companion; staring back at him with fearful eyes. "I--...I'm not entirely sure..." The crowd behind Pinkie Pie murmured...'Huh, I haven't seen those ponies before...since when did they get here?' the Planeswalker's curious mind began to wander off yet again to one of it's random thought sessions. "A-anypony?" Pinkie Pie squeaked, now completely enshrouded by the blue mage's spell. The blue unicorn shifted his gaze to Pinkie Pie and gasped in sudden realization... He knew what spell he cast then. The spell ended; leaving Pinkie Pie on the floor. "Ribbit!" 'This isn't so bad...at least she stopped talking.' [03] - "I'd Like to be a Tree""I'd Like to be a Tree" "Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!" a pink frog leaped from table to table; hoping to catch the attention of anyone in the crowded room. Unfortunately for Pinkie Pie; the crowd had their eyes glued onto the Planeswalker. As the pink party pony polymorphed into a poisonous puny kept hopping in front of ponies present in the party, a certain blue unicorn was yet to make sense of the situation. "I...I turned Pinkie Pie into a frog...huh..." Jace mumbled; unaware of the multitude of eyes on him. "Should I turn her back and prepare for the worst...?" He asked himself "Or should I wait it out and prepare for the apprehension of turning one of the Element Bearers into an amphibian...?" As the mage sat on his haunches just near the doorway, a certain purple unicorn turned her head at the pondering pony. "A transformation spell?!" Twilight Sparkle cried "But that's--" Jace dismissed her by waving his hoof "Yes, yes, advanced spell." Jace paused "Nothing special." The mare's mouth hung open in response "Nothing special?!" Twilight Sparkle almost screamed at Jace. Unfortunately for the blue stallion, it might as well have been a scream. With his ears flattened back, Jace glared at the offending unicorn. "I'm right here you know?" the Planeswalker retorted. Twilight Sparkle lowered her voice "I--... well its not just any old transformation spell!" The blue unicorn raised an eyebrow. "Care to explain?" Jace asked; refraining himself from trying to pry open waht was currently on Twilight Sparkles mind. The Element of Magic nodded, a grim look etched on her face. "Well, Jace, that spell is actually likened to that of Changeling's..." The blue unicorn raised his other eyebrow; giving Jace a surprised look. "I'm not getting why I'm supposed to be concerned..." scoffed the Planeswalker. "But--it--doesn't make sense! How could a regular unicorn; be able to perform such a magic bordering on taboo!" Twilight Sparkle cried. 'What fun is there in making sense?...' Jace thought; a grin making it's way to his face. Composing himself; Jace mentally prepared for his short rant. "How could a regular unicorn be able to wield an artifact allegedly only used before a sort of deity in conjunction with the others of it's kind to purify a corrupted Goddess whose powers are level with pre-mentioned being? How could a regular unicorn even vanquish the manifestation of Chaos itself? How could a regular unicorn, with help from her friends; be able to defeat a whole army of Changelings?" The blue mage's grin expanded to a wide-toothed smile. "The simple answer is it's because the regular unicorn might not be that regular after all...Wouldn't you agree?" "I--but, I--..." The purple mare was at a loss of words. "RIBBIT!" The eyes in the room were all redirected to the pink blur bouncing at impossible speeds inside said room. "Oh dear!" Another blur, this time yellow with it's own shade of pink, was tailing the polymorphed Pinke Pie around the room. "Oh, could you please move out of the way? If that's alright with y--" Pinkie Pie leaped on Jace's head; causing the apologetic pony to crash into Jace. "Oof!" "Oh dear!" "Ribbit!" The blue stallion was sprawled on the oaken floor, a pink frog decorating his mane. "Well...that's one way to make an impression..." The Planeswalker mumbled. As Jace recollected himself from the incident; a certain yellow pegasus was fumbling on her hooves to stand up. As the pony finally managed to stand upright on all of her hooves; she nervously cast a glance at the mage. "I-I-I'm sorry! Are you alright sir? If you aren't could I--..." the yellow pegasus took a step towards Jace. The blue Planeswalker magicked Pinkie Pie away from his mane and set her aside. Saying nothing; Jace proceeded to conjure what appears to have been a dome of ice encasing the polymorphed Pinkie Pie. "That should hold..." Jace muttered under his breath "...Now onto more important matters!" Jace walked over to the dumbfounded pegasus then extended a hoof. "Hello, my name is Jace. Jace Beleren to be exact. Nice to meet another one of the Element Bearers... Kind Fluttershy." As the stallion's hoof appeared in Fluttershy's vision; she let out a squeak. "Eeeep!--...sorry..." the yellow pegasus hid her face from view with a lock of her pink hair. Shaking his head, Jace kept a neutral expression "You're too apologetic." "...sorry..." Jace's eye twitched, but he knew better than to cast a spell that could reverse this timid pony's personality. And besides, a certain spirit of disharmony already beat him to it. "Fair enough." the Planeswalker declared; lowering his hoof. The time would come when he can talk freely with this one... Perhaps it would be easier to journey into her mind to see what really made her tick... The unicorn suddenly shook his head furiously; beads of sweat forming around his ears. The thought of another mind peek was...tempting, to say the least. But it would be unnecessary. After all, he had already planned to try to get into their good sides the normal way. It would be refreshing, at least, to socialize; without fear of being stabbed in the back from the shadows. These ponies seemed to be very White in nature indeed. As Jace tilted his head; thinking all of it through, the ponies around him shared uneasy glances as the ice dome shook with considerable power. Twilight Sparkle cleared her throat, an action that easily captured the attention of the uncomfortable ponies. "Um...Jace..." the purple mare prodded the Planeswalker with a shaky hoof "I think you should pay a little bit more attention to your--" *CRACK!* Shards of ice flew of from the dome prison; showering the ponies with pointed fragments of frozen mana. As the broken pieces started their descent towards the unlucky ones to be caught in the way; a certain pony remained calm throughout the ordeal. With a quick burst of mana from his horn; Jace redirected the shards to fly out a window. With a loud crash; the pieces of ice dropped in an organized manner just outside the library amongst pieces of a broken window. "...Hope I don't have to pay for that..." Jace mumbled; looking at the bare windowsill. "WeEeEeEeH! I'm back to normal!" the Planeswalker's ears flattened from the sudden outburst of sound. Hoping it wasn't as it seemed, Jace slowly redirected his head to the source of the sound. His eyes met the inevitable pink. "HI! I'm Pinkie Pie!--..." "What did I ever do to deserve this..." The party wasn't so bad. Unless of course, you count the fact that Jace's ears kept ringing after his one-sided conversation with Pinkie Pie. He just kept nodding and grunting at each of the pink mare's revelations on how funny it was to be transformed. Somehow though, the topic managed to get shifted from transformation to pastries. This is how their conversation went: "...and then I was like: 'Boing! Boing! Boing!' It was a good thing I always bounced when I walked!-" Jace nodded. "-and then Fluttershy was like: 'Oh dear!'--" Jace grunted. "--and then I made a cake--" Jace opened his mouth to retort to the crazed mare just how that was related to the current topic; when a pink hoof shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. "--Do you like it?" Pinkie Pie's blue eyes looked at him with anticipation. Hesitantly, Jace began to chew as soon as the earth pony's hoof left his mouth. Jace swallowed. The following moment of silence was intense, for Pinkie Pie that is. After a few seconds of contemplation; Jace nodded his head in an energetic manner. Pinkie Pie let out an excited squeak, then began to ramble about the amazing art of baking. Needless to say; when Pinkie Pie actually finished talking, Jaces was worn out. He was so tired that he didn't notice a pair of turquoise eyes intently locked on him. A cyan pegasus flew over to her yellow counterpart "Hey Flu--" Fluttershy nearly had a heart attack. "Aaa--Rainbow Dash?" Shaking her head; the cyan pegasus let out a chuckle. "N'ah, I'm a changeling! Rawr!" Rainbow Dash playfully waved her hoof at Fluttershy. "EEP!" Fluttershy cried; pushing the hoof away. "Ah--geez, I was just kidding! Pinks was right; you are too, 'skittish' or whatever, to be pranked." Rainbow Dash quickly withdrew her hoof. Fluttershy looked down at the floor; feeling ashamed for being too...skittish. "Um..." Rainbow Dash started "...so...why are you checking out the new-guy?" The Element of Kindness lifted her eyes from the floor, and directed them to her long time friend's own eyes. "W-what? Ch-check out?..." Rainbow Dash looked back at her fellow pegasus. "Er...yeah; I just noticed you um...seemed to, uh...what was that word again...uh, observe him. Do you...like whatshisface?" As expected; Fluttershy's face was tinged with a crimson shade. She began to stutter "Oh, nononono, it's not like that!" the yellow mare took a step back. "It's just that um...I--I uh--...wanted a favor to ask him...but, um, I didn't want to seem rudea a-about it...nor too demanding..." The Element of Loyalty shifted her eyes from her stammering friend to the mentioned pony. He looked like he pulled an all-nighter like Twilight Sparkle or Rarity. 'Huh...wonder what could have made him--oh...Pinkie...' Rainbow Dash spotted her overly-energetic friend bouncing circles around the defeated stallion. The blue unicorn seemed to notice the cyan pegasus staring at him. Jace opened his mouth and began to form a sentence. "Help Me" The aspiring Wonderbolt began to think it over. If she managed to rescue 'whatshisface' from Pinkie Pie; he'd owe her a favor. And then she could ask Fluttershy what she wanted from him. So, in a way that the yellow mare wouldn't even have to ask the stallion, Fluttershy would get her wish. Rainbow Dash let out a huff. It would be done for Fluttershy. The cyan pegasus flared out her wings then flew over to the exhausted unicorn. Jace noticed a blue pegasus fly over to him. He recognized the mare from Twilight Sparkle's memories; it was Rainbow Dash, the self proclaimed "fastest flier in Equestria!" The Planeswalker let out a sigh. What would she want from him? Rainbow Dash looped around him for a bit before settling down in front of him. "Hey; newguy! The name's Ra-" "Rainbow Dash, the allegedly, fastest flier in Equestria. Bearer of the Element of Loyalty." "Wha--? How'd you--" Rainbow Dash seemed taken aback. Jace thought for a second; before replying with: "Books." "Pft...egghead...uh...I mean, yeah that's pretty cool! Looking up at how awesome I am in...books...yeah, hehe..." the cyan pegasus laughed weakly. The blue unicorn smirked "You're pretty popular, y'know?" Rainbow Dash stopped laughing. A twinkle appeared in her eyes; she then proceeded to stand upright then huffed out her chest. "I know I am!" 'I suppose feeding her ego is the easiest way to befriend her...' Jace thought. "So...um..." the pegasus poked Pinkie Pie. "I'm just gonna borrow this guy, 'kay Pinks?" "Okie Doki Lokie!" the exuberant mare grinned. Jace gave Rainbow Dash a questioning look "Borrow?" The pegasus motioned for Jace to come closer. The blue mage complied. "I'm just getting you away from her. You look like you need a break." Rainbow Dash whispered. "...thanks..." The Element of Loyalty slapped Jace's back "H'eh...what are friends for?" 'That was quicker than expected...' Jace thought; as he was followed Rainbow Dash to the corner of the room. 'That was easier than I thought...and now...for the Fluttershy part...' Rainbow Dash thought; directing the stallion to where she remembered Fluttershy was moments before. However, instead of a pony; Rainbow Dash was met with the sight of a yellow ball with a mop of pink on top. The pegasus groaned "Um...hey, newguy?" "Jace." "Uh, yeah...can I get you to wait here for a moment?" The Planeswalker shrugged, "I don't see why not." Rainbow Dash nodded then proceeded to trot over to the yellow ball. After a few poking and coaxing; the yellow ball uncurled to reveal a blushing Fluttershy. The two pegasi had a quick conversation to which Rainbow Dash ended by shouting "What?!" Fluttershy curled back into a little ball when the cyan pegasus began to walk over to Jace. "So...um; this is kinda weird of a request but--..." In a fit of temporary courage; Fluttershy spoke out, unnatural confidence brimming in her voice "I'd like to be a tree." [04] - "What's That on Your Face?""What's That on Your Face?" "...if that's alright with you..." Fluttershy quickly added, hoping not to seem demanding to the stallion. Jace stared incredulously at the stuttering pegasus in front of him. One moment she displayed a temporary sign of assertiveness; but ended up berating herself for it the next. 'Such a fragile mind.' Jace thought 'Maybe I just ought to turn her into a treefolk/pony hybrid and get it over with...?' As the Planeswalker sat on his haunches once more; a certain white unicorn overheard Fluttershy's request, then decided to walk over to the trio. The unicorn scanned the pondering Planeswalker pony presented before her. "*AHEM*" the alabaster unicorn coughed. When the unicorn stallion didn't give a response; the mare gave another 'lady-like' grunt. However, Jace seemed to be lost in a world of his own; so of course, he didn't notice it when he was poked by a hoof. He did notice, however, the weak punch his shoulder. "W-wha?!" Jace sputtered; confused on what could possibly think of wronging him. "It's quite rude to not pay attention to a lady." a voice spoke in a tone that immediately made Jace think of nobles. Uptight, despicable, annoying nobles. The blue unicorn quickly faced his 'aggressor' and caught sight of an alabaster face. "Oh...er..." Jace did a brief overview on the knowledge borrowed from Twilight Sparkle before addressing the mare in front of him. "Ra-Lady Rarity I presume?" the Planeswalker offered the white unicorn a fabricated smile. He was rewarded with a slight grin and a quick nod. "Ah...I *ahem* I'm pleased to meet another of the well-renowned Bearers of the Elements... Pardon the lack of manners earlier on, I was just distracted by a thought. If I had known that the beautiful, talented, and over all elegant mare; Lady Rarity herself--" Jace noticed the extremely pleased expression on Rarity's face; though she tried her best to hide it in a lady-like manner. 'Hook, line and sinker...Another influential pony in the metaphorical bag.' "--I would have been on the best of manners! I sincerely hope you can forgive such barbaric notions." The blue stallion finished by lowering his upper body to lean in a bow. '...wait for it...' "WAHAHA--...erm, I mean... I'm glad to hear that you turned out to be such a gentlecolt." Rarity coughed "...unlike someponies..." The Planeswalker rose from his bow then grinned genuinely. 'Too easy...' the blue unicorn thought. As Jace fumbled with his hooves to stand properly, the Element of Generosity locked eyes with him. For a few moments, no one said anything. But when Jace managed to right his hooves to a proper position, the silence was suddenly cut by a disgusted cry "...Forgive me if I'm being blunt...but...what is that on your face?!" Rarity quickly shoved her hoof in her mouth as she finished. "Oh--er I mean...whatever are those intriguing stripes scattered on your face? Are they um...were you born with them?" Jace quirked an eyebrow, but didn't respond. Rarity feared she may have insulted the gentlecolt she just met. It was just like her unfortunate meeting with the dreaded Prince Blueblood! Only this time--she was the offending party. The only reason this Jace pony knew about her was because he was probably thinking of a way to meet and court her! That has to be the reason! 'Ohnononnono this is bad! I, as a lady, should do the decent thing!' The Element of Gnerosity suddenly cried "Though I think they look smashing!" Jace's ears flattened back as the mare continued in a high-pitched voice. "I apologize if I have offended you in any way, shape or form!" "Er..." the blue Planeswalker mumbled "...it's no problem...?" The alabaster mare looked at Jace with a twinkle in her eyes. The Planeswalker shifted uncomfortably as Rarity's gaze was held up for a few moments more than he wanted it to. Jace noticed the glazed expression on the mare's face. 'Uh-oh...I know that look...' the blue unicorn thought; taking a few steps back as a precaution. "So..." Jace started; hoping to break the mare's trance "Is there any reason for a pony of your caliber to approach myself?" This seemed to snap Rarity back to reality. The white unicorn blinked. "...er... Why...um, yes, yes indeed! I merely wished to know where you got that faaaaabulous cloak of yours. It looked like it went right out of a history book!--" Rarity spotted Jace's raised eyebrow "--a fashionable one, at that! Hehehe...." The Element of Generosity finished. The Planeswalker smirked "Oh, it's just a little something one of my friends stitched up for me..." he paused "...nothing spe--" "If you dare dissuade that magnificent garment as mundane; Celestia help me, I shall slap you as lady-like as possible." "...alright..." "Good." "...e-excuse me?" Fluttershy spoke out. Jace heard the mare talk--which was more of a whisper--and turned to face her. This action, however, seemed to be too fast for Fluttershy's liking; as the aforementioned mare shrunk back under the Planeswalker's gaze. "Yes, Ms. Fluttershy?" the blue unicorn asked as sweetly as possible; hoping not to scare the Element of Kindness into fleeing the scene. The yellow pegasus avoided eye-contact with Jace; which he found annoying and...cute? "...I--uh...I was wondering if you wanted to make me a tree?...If you can't do it then don't strain yourself...but, oh! I didn't mean to offend you or anything, so, I'm sorry..." 'Wait...that was just...did I just find that adorable?!' Jace stared at Fluttershy for a few moments 'These ponies are proving to be quite interesting...as such; I suppose a lignify spell is in order...Now where was that forest again?...' Jace cleared his throat as he addressed Fluttershy "I will prepare the spell shortly. Please be as compact as possible and don't make any sudden movements...I--haven't done this spell before." The Planeswalker bowed his head; horn pointing at the yellow pegasus. Rarity was about to retort when the beam that was collected on Jace's horn was fired almost instantaneously. A bright green light engulfed the room for a brief moment. After a few seconds, when the flash subsided, everypony in the room turned to look at the source of the sudden illumination. They gasped. [01] - Planeswalking to EquestriaPlaneswalking to Equestria Jace was bored. It had been several hours since he entered the Blind Etrenities, in hopes of finding anything new. Jace looked around, 'Nope, still the same chaotic landscape of unstable energies...nothing special' Jace let out a sigh. It has already been a few years since he plansewalked away from Zendikar; and Jace was beginning to succumb from boredom. Usually, a trip to the Blind Eternities cheered him up. The ever-shifting 'landscapes' always manage to grasp Jace in it's chaotic awe...but now, the unpredictability of the Blind Eternities ironically made it predictable in a sense. Jace let out another sigh. 'I better find a plane to go to quick, if I don't; I'd die from staying here too long or by boredom...' As Jace wrung his arms to prepare for casting a spell to send him to another plane; he noticed something twinkle to his left. Now make no mistake, there is always something twinkling in the vast Æther, but this particular one had a unique aura about it. Curious, Jace began his trek towards the near/distant glow. Distance was always wonky in the Blind Eternities, something Jace didn't mind. After a few steps; Jace could clearly see the twinkle in all it's colorful awe. It was how a child would draw a star in shape; splattered with all the spawn of the spectrum at it's sides. Jace took a moment to ponder; it was clearly a plane, but not one he was familiar with. Jace wasn't a risk-taker, but then again; his prolonged exposure to the Æther was beginning to take it's toll. Jace could feel his skin quiver, a sign that his whole being would dissipate in any second. Luckily, the Blue mage had learned of a new spell to increase his staying power in the Blind Eternities. This allowed the Planeswalker more time to think...not that he really needed it. After mentally debating whether or not he should planeswalk approximately seven times, Jace finally decided to reach out to the plane. He could feel the strange mana emanate from the new plane. It was thriving in pure, untamed magic. Jace smirked, it would do to quench his thirst for an adventure. Focusing the mana from nearby planes, Jace attempted to connect with the plane in front of him. Feeling the familiar sensation of planeswalking, Jace couldn't help but break out into a fully-toothed grin. It was going to be an interesting day after all. Twilight Sparkle was cooped up in the Golden Oaks Library again; flipping from page to page of a book she recently discovered she had. As she reached the end of the page; she promptly closed the book and set it aside. "That was fun..." the unicorn muttered "For about 15 minutes..." Shaking her head, Twilight Sparkle stood up and stretched her body into an arch. She looked around; absorbing her surroundings. The purple pony stood there for half a minute when she suddenly felt a strange sensation surge throughout her entire being. Shuddering, Twilight Sparkle looked around frantically for the source. It felt like having ice-cubes slide on your spine, and needless to say, she didn't like it. "Now what could that be..." Twilight Sparkle asked to no one in particular. 'Oh well...I ought to go outside...it has been a while since I last saw the girls.' Smiling to herself, Twilight Sparkle proceeded to go out of the door, and into Ponyville. Unbeknownst to all, another pony had the same idea. But his way of getting there was rather...unique. Jace could feel the wind rushing past his body; his cloak billowing in response. The mage felt strange...he felt the same, but not...the same. Dismissing it as the side-effects of the plane; Jace redirected his attention downwards. He was falling towards what appeared to be a town. The Planeswalker let out a disappointed sigh. His first time in the plane; and the plane itself already tried to kill him. That had to be a new record, not even Zendikar was this abrupt in killing off it's inhabitants. Well technically, Jace wasn't a real inhabitant...but still--he is now. Clearing his thoughts; Jace wracked his mind for a spell to help him land safely. Numerous spells sped throughout his brain, until Jace decided for a rather "simple" one. Craning his head for a better view at the town; Jace spotted multiple colorful blots taking up the majority of the place. Jace began to reach out for the mana of the plane. It felt...pure, almost as if the plane housed mana that could only be used for White spells. Taking this into account; the falling mage began to cast his spell. As he did, Jace felt a tingling sensation on his forehead. After the spell was cast, Jace felt himself descend at a normal pace whilst flapping his magical wings. As the Planeswalker attempted to right himself before touching down; he finally noticed the citizens of the town. They were multi-colored horses. Jace blinked. They were still horses, but then some of them sported either a horn or a wing. Jace blinked again, as he felt his "feet" touch the pavement. The horses appeared to have stopped their respective activities and were now staring at the newcomer. Jace felt uneasy as the citizens eyes were drawn to him. Some had their mouths open, others were furiously blinking their eyes at Jace (just like what he, himself did), while most of them were whispering to each other, albeit Jace could hear them perfectly. "...who is he?" "Is he royalty? Is he a prince?" "I thought Shining Armor was the only one! And he's not even an Alicorn..." The mage gulped. 'They better not be hostile...I need a guide!' Reaching out to the crowd his magic, Jace could easily peer into the thoughts of the "people" As his spell seeped throughout his audience; Jace felt a strong presence. A being filled with untapped magic. Jace turned his head to the source and found himself face to face with a disheveled purple unicorn. "Excuse me sir, but did you just cast a spell on me?" the unicorn asked; to which Jace responded by nodding. The mare nodded back, "I see...now this brings us back to the question at hoof. Who are you and why are you an Alicorn?" The Planeswalker found himself staring at the unicorn. 'They seem sentient...and they haven't done anything hostile so far...hmmm...might as well do an extensive scan on this one's mind' Jace thought. As he began to channel his spell by reaching out to the mana around him, Jace felt the familiar tingling sensation atop his head. The purple unicorn eyed the mage's forehead than gasped. The mare took a quick step back as her eyes widened the size of saucers. Not quick enough though, the spell fired and engulfed the unicorn in a cerulean aura. The spell began to make it's way into the unicorn's mind; digging through treasured memories and forgotten ones alike. When the spell finished it's course, Jace found himself responding in the same way that the purple mare. Breathing heavily, Jace whipped out a pillar of water to stare at his reflection. As the Planeswalker turned to face the aquatic mirror, his mouth dropped. He was a unicorn too. He was one of them.
[02] - "I Know Who You Are""I Know Who You Are" Twilight Sparkle eyed the strangely-clothed "Alicorn" in front of her. She saw the pony furiously tap it's horn with a hoof. "I'm a Unicorn!" she heard the stallion whisper. Twilight Sparkle grinned; "Don't worry sir, you still have your wi--" Before she could finish the rest of her statement, Twilight Sparkle noticed the alleged-Alicorn dismiss her with a hoof. Reaching for his back, Twilight Sparkle watched in awe as the "Alicorn" single-hoofedly ripped off his wings. The mare looked at the now-wingless Alicorn; or, for a better term, unicorn, threw away the remains of his dismembered wings. The stallion turned to look at the shocked unicorn and smirked. "Gossamer and morning dew." he quipped, a knowing smile plastered on his blue face. Trotting over to the dumbstruck mare, the unicorn proceeded to stick out a hoof. "Pleasure to meet you... Twilight Sparkle." Flabbergasted, the purple unicorn merely stared at the hoof like it was some sort of foreign object she has never encountered before. In an attempt to recollect herself, the Element of Magic shook her head then smiled sheepishly at her fellow unicorn. Meeting the stallion's hoof with her own, Twilight Sparkle asked "R-right...so, um...how do you know my name--sir...?" "Jace..." the blue unicorn replied, shaking Twilight Sparkle's hoof gingerly "...and of course...who wouldn't know about the revered protege of the Sun Princess herself? To not know is an atrocity in itself!" The mare withdrew her hoof; her cheeks reddening. "I--of course...right..." she mumbled, looking down at the pavement. Jace let out a chuckle, causing Twilight Sparkle to blush more. "I didn't mean to embarrass you...so, to the matter at han--hoof!-" Jace said "I need to have a conference with the Princesses...I mean, it shouldn't be too hard for the personal student of her majesty, yes?" Twilight Sparkle pawed at the the road; "I-I guess..." The blue unicorn beamed; "Excellent!" "But I'll have to write to her first...we wouldn't want to barge in on the Princesses..." the mare said, facing to look at Jace's cerulean eyes. "No problem at all..." Jace turned to at look his surroundings. "Twiley..." Jace smirked 'Such an interesting plane...' Jace thought; as he trotted alongside Twilight Sparkle. The mare reluctantly agreed to let Jace see her friends, although the planeswalker already knew about all of her friends. In fact, he probably knew more than that, due to a little mind-reading spell the blue mage cleverly cast on Twilight Sparkle without said mare knowing what he did in truth. Jace, being the suave silver-tongue he was, told the Element of Magic that he simply used a charm to detect Changelings, in which the mare quickly agreed as the smart move. Jace thought that the changelings here looked strange (according to Twilight Sparkle's memories), he had summoned changelings before, but they usually don't have defined shapes. Although the changelings here did... 'Strange indeed...' Jace thought; as he observed the treehouse/library in which his purple companion supposedly lived in. Jace has had numerous glimpses of this tree; it was named "Golden Oaks Library" ...and it usually had it's lights on... "Hmmm...very strange.." the blue mage thought aloud; this elicited a response from Twilight Sparkle. "What is it Jace? Is something wrong?" the mare asked; shifting her gaze to the troubled stallion. "That..." Jace said, raising a hoof to point at the tree. The Element of Magic squinted at the direction her companion was referring to. They were the windows of her humble abode. "Y-yeah? What are you trying to say?...Those are just windows--..." she asked. "Indeed, and I think I saw movement." Jace replied flatly; as he stopped directly outside of the door. Twilight Sparkle shook her head; "I don't think you should worry too much Jace." "I'm just being cautious..." the mage retorted. "And besides..." the mare continued "If you did see something move in the library, it's probably just somepony borrowing some books..." Jace redirected his gaze to the Element of Magic. For as long as Twilight Sparkle could remember, there wasn't a single pony who thought of visiting Golden Oaks Library for knowledge. And since this is a Blue Planeswalker we are talking about, that means he also knows that fact. Jace raised an eyebrow at the mare. "When was the last time somebo--pony came by here to borrow books?" The purple unicorn looked down, "...Oh, um...not so recently?..." "Fair enough." Jace said, reaching for the door with his magic. Thanks to Twilight Sparkle's memories; Jace has learned quite a few things that are highly valid. Such as the fact that if a unicorn uses physical means to open a door, it is a sign of spell incompetence. Now, Jace wasn't one to boast of his skills, but the possibility of others as viewing him as weak was... unacceptable. Twilight Sparkle's mind hosted other vital information, for example; when the door opened to the sound of confetti blasters and party streamers going off; Jace knew exactly who was behind all this. Not a moment after the wooden door opened; a vibrant pink "earth" pony shoved her face close to Jace's. "HI! My name is Pinkie Pie! I'm pretty sure you're new here, because I know everypony, and I mean everypony in town! And when I saw you fly down the market-place when I was out buying party supplies; I just knew you were lonely! The look on your face was all frowny and sad, but I'm here to turn your frown; upside-down! Oooh, that reminds me, we have a game here where you have to move upside-down, I was the reigning champion when a pegasus named Ditzy Doo or Derpy as her friends call her, beat me to the game! In case you're wondering, I call her Derpy because everpony's my friend! Did I mention that before? Anyway, you should totally meet her! She's such a fun pony! Speaking of pegasus, I thought you were an Alicorn! But that's silly! Everypony knows only princesses and princes are Alicorn, but you're just a normal-looking unicorn! But when you cam here you had wings, but I recognized those wings! They looked like the one our friend Rarity--" Jace was paralyzed. He had seen memories involving this ... Pinkie Pie. The Planeswalker thought he had mentally prepared for the inevitable barrage of words...but alas, it appears that he has made a...major miscalculation. The stream of sentences seeping out of the mouth of the cheerful pony mentally jabbed at our poor protagonist. 'I haven't felt this pained in a long time...it's sort of like a Black spell to break one's thoughts...' The blue mage gasped. A spell! That was the answer to this predicament. Being the reasonable mage he was; Jace attempted to remember a spell that couldn't bring physical harm to anybodypony. Physical being the key-word here. "--and then I said, 'Oat meal, are you crazy?!' and then--" With no time to consider anything, Jace gritted his teeth and began to channel the first spell he could think of in such short notice. Anything could help him. When the spell strikes, Jace could probably think of a way to manipulate whatever spell he cast to his advantage. He was wrong. As the last bit of mana was gathered around his horn (he learned that unicorn horns act as a focus; much like how an initiate would use a wand), Jace fired off onto the unsuspecting pony who was chattering about Emrakul-knows-what. Jace could feel his spell--whatever it is--begin to work. Pinkie Pie was then engulfed in a familiar blue aura, as Jace's magic was implanted upon her. "Hey! What's going on?" the pink mare exclaimed. "Jace...what are you doing?" Jace turned to look at his purple companion; staring back at him with fearful eyes. "I--...I'm not entirely sure..." The crowd behind Pinkie Pie murmured...'Huh, I haven't seen those ponies before...since when did they get here?' the Planeswalker's curious mind began to wander off yet again to one of it's random thought sessions. "A-anypony?" Pinkie Pie squeaked, now completely enshrouded by the blue mage's spell. The blue unicorn shifted his gaze to Pinkie Pie and gasped in sudden realization... He knew what spell he cast then. The spell ended; leaving Pinkie Pie on the floor. "Ribbit!" 'This isn't so bad...at least she stopped talking.'
[03] - "I'd Like to be a Tree""I'd Like to be a Tree" "Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!" a pink frog leaped from table to table; hoping to catch the attention of anyone in the crowded room. Unfortunately for Pinkie Pie; the crowd had their eyes glued onto the Planeswalker. As the pink party pony polymorphed into a poisonous puny kept hopping in front of ponies present in the party, a certain blue unicorn was yet to make sense of the situation. "I...I turned Pinkie Pie into a frog...huh..." Jace mumbled; unaware of the multitude of eyes on him. "Should I turn her back and prepare for the worst...?" He asked himself "Or should I wait it out and prepare for the apprehension of turning one of the Element Bearers into an amphibian...?" As the mage sat on his haunches just near the doorway, a certain purple unicorn turned her head at the pondering pony. "A transformation spell?!" Twilight Sparkle cried "But that's--" Jace dismissed her by waving his hoof "Yes, yes, advanced spell." Jace paused "Nothing special." The mare's mouth hung open in response "Nothing special?!" Twilight Sparkle almost screamed at Jace. Unfortunately for the blue stallion, it might as well have been a scream. With his ears flattened back, Jace glared at the offending unicorn. "I'm right here you know?" the Planeswalker retorted. Twilight Sparkle lowered her voice "I--... well its not just any old transformation spell!" The blue unicorn raised an eyebrow. "Care to explain?" Jace asked; refraining himself from trying to pry open waht was currently on Twilight Sparkles mind. The Element of Magic nodded, a grim look etched on her face. "Well, Jace, that spell is actually likened to that of Changeling's..." The blue unicorn raised his other eyebrow; giving Jace a surprised look. "I'm not getting why I'm supposed to be concerned..." scoffed the Planeswalker. "But--it--doesn't make sense! How could a regular unicorn; be able to perform such a magic bordering on taboo!" Twilight Sparkle cried. 'What fun is there in making sense?...' Jace thought; a grin making it's way to his face. Composing himself; Jace mentally prepared for his short rant. "How could a regular unicorn be able to wield an artifact allegedly only used before a sort of deity in conjunction with the others of it's kind to purify a corrupted Goddess whose powers are level with pre-mentioned being? How could a regular unicorn even vanquish the manifestation of Chaos itself? How could a regular unicorn, with help from her friends; be able to defeat a whole army of Changelings?" The blue mage's grin expanded to a wide-toothed smile. "The simple answer is it's because the regular unicorn might not be that regular after all...Wouldn't you agree?" "I--but, I--..." The purple mare was at a loss of words. "RIBBIT!" The eyes in the room were all redirected to the pink blur bouncing at impossible speeds inside said room. "Oh dear!" Another blur, this time yellow with it's own shade of pink, was tailing the polymorphed Pinke Pie around the room. "Oh, could you please move out of the way? If that's alright with y--" Pinkie Pie leaped on Jace's head; causing the apologetic pony to crash into Jace. "Oof!" "Oh dear!" "Ribbit!" The blue stallion was sprawled on the oaken floor, a pink frog decorating his mane. "Well...that's one way to make an impression..." The Planeswalker mumbled. As Jace recollected himself from the incident; a certain yellow pegasus was fumbling on her hooves to stand up. As the pony finally managed to stand upright on all of her hooves; she nervously cast a glance at the mage. "I-I-I'm sorry! Are you alright sir? If you aren't could I--..." the yellow pegasus took a step towards Jace. The blue Planeswalker magicked Pinkie Pie away from his mane and set her aside. Saying nothing; Jace proceeded to conjure what appears to have been a dome of ice encasing the polymorphed Pinkie Pie. "That should hold..." Jace muttered under his breath "...Now onto more important matters!" Jace walked over to the dumbfounded pegasus then extended a hoof. "Hello, my name is Jace. Jace Beleren to be exact. Nice to meet another one of the Element Bearers... Kind Fluttershy." As the stallion's hoof appeared in Fluttershy's vision; she let out a squeak. "Eeeep!--...sorry..." the yellow pegasus hid her face from view with a lock of her pink hair. Shaking his head, Jace kept a neutral expression "You're too apologetic." "...sorry..." Jace's eye twitched, but he knew better than to cast a spell that could reverse this timid pony's personality. And besides, a certain spirit of disharmony already beat him to it. "Fair enough." the Planeswalker declared; lowering his hoof. The time would come when he can talk freely with this one... Perhaps it would be easier to journey into her mind to see what really made her tick... The unicorn suddenly shook his head furiously; beads of sweat forming around his ears. The thought of another mind peek was...tempting, to say the least. But it would be unnecessary. After all, he had already planned to try to get into their good sides the normal way. It would be refreshing, at least, to socialize; without fear of being stabbed in the back from the shadows. These ponies seemed to be very White in nature indeed. As Jace tilted his head; thinking all of it through, the ponies around him shared uneasy glances as the ice dome shook with considerable power. Twilight Sparkle cleared her throat, an action that easily captured the attention of the uncomfortable ponies. "Um...Jace..." the purple mare prodded the Planeswalker with a shaky hoof "I think you should pay a little bit more attention to your--" *CRACK!* Shards of ice flew of from the dome prison; showering the ponies with pointed fragments of frozen mana. As the broken pieces started their descent towards the unlucky ones to be caught in the way; a certain pony remained calm throughout the ordeal. With a quick burst of mana from his horn; Jace redirected the shards to fly out a window. With a loud crash; the pieces of ice dropped in an organized manner just outside the library amongst pieces of a broken window. "...Hope I don't have to pay for that..." Jace mumbled; looking at the bare windowsill. "WeEeEeEeH! I'm back to normal!" the Planeswalker's ears flattened from the sudden outburst of sound. Hoping it wasn't as it seemed, Jace slowly redirected his head to the source of the sound. His eyes met the inevitable pink. "HI! I'm Pinkie Pie!--..." "What did I ever do to deserve this..." The party wasn't so bad. Unless of course, you count the fact that Jace's ears kept ringing after his one-sided conversation with Pinkie Pie. He just kept nodding and grunting at each of the pink mare's revelations on how funny it was to be transformed. Somehow though, the topic managed to get shifted from transformation to pastries. This is how their conversation went: "...and then I was like: 'Boing! Boing! Boing!' It was a good thing I always bounced when I walked!-" Jace nodded. "-and then Fluttershy was like: 'Oh dear!'--" Jace grunted. "--and then I made a cake--" Jace opened his mouth to retort to the crazed mare just how that was related to the current topic; when a pink hoof shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. "--Do you like it?" Pinkie Pie's blue eyes looked at him with anticipation. Hesitantly, Jace began to chew as soon as the earth pony's hoof left his mouth. Jace swallowed. The following moment of silence was intense, for Pinkie Pie that is. After a few seconds of contemplation; Jace nodded his head in an energetic manner. Pinkie Pie let out an excited squeak, then began to ramble about the amazing art of baking. Needless to say; when Pinkie Pie actually finished talking, Jaces was worn out. He was so tired that he didn't notice a pair of turquoise eyes intently locked on him. A cyan pegasus flew over to her yellow counterpart "Hey Flu--" Fluttershy nearly had a heart attack. "Aaa--Rainbow Dash?" Shaking her head; the cyan pegasus let out a chuckle. "N'ah, I'm a changeling! Rawr!" Rainbow Dash playfully waved her hoof at Fluttershy. "EEP!" Fluttershy cried; pushing the hoof away. "Ah--geez, I was just kidding! Pinks was right; you are too, 'skittish' or whatever, to be pranked." Rainbow Dash quickly withdrew her hoof. Fluttershy looked down at the floor; feeling ashamed for being too...skittish. "Um..." Rainbow Dash started "...so...why are you checking out the new-guy?" The Element of Kindness lifted her eyes from the floor, and directed them to her long time friend's own eyes. "W-what? Ch-check out?..." Rainbow Dash looked back at her fellow pegasus. "Er...yeah; I just noticed you um...seemed to, uh...what was that word again...uh, observe him. Do you...like whatshisface?" As expected; Fluttershy's face was tinged with a crimson shade. She began to stutter "Oh, nononono, it's not like that!" the yellow mare took a step back. "It's just that um...I--I uh--...wanted a favor to ask him...but, um, I didn't want to seem rudea a-about it...nor too demanding..." The Element of Loyalty shifted her eyes from her stammering friend to the mentioned pony. He looked like he pulled an all-nighter like Twilight Sparkle or Rarity. 'Huh...wonder what could have made him--oh...Pinkie...' Rainbow Dash spotted her overly-energetic friend bouncing circles around the defeated stallion. The blue unicorn seemed to notice the cyan pegasus staring at him. Jace opened his mouth and began to form a sentence. "Help Me" The aspiring Wonderbolt began to think it over. If she managed to rescue 'whatshisface' from Pinkie Pie; he'd owe her a favor. And then she could ask Fluttershy what she wanted from him. So, in a way that the yellow mare wouldn't even have to ask the stallion, Fluttershy would get her wish. Rainbow Dash let out a huff. It would be done for Fluttershy. The cyan pegasus flared out her wings then flew over to the exhausted unicorn. Jace noticed a blue pegasus fly over to him. He recognized the mare from Twilight Sparkle's memories; it was Rainbow Dash, the self proclaimed "fastest flier in Equestria!" The Planeswalker let out a sigh. What would she want from him? Rainbow Dash looped around him for a bit before settling down in front of him. "Hey; newguy! The name's Ra-" "Rainbow Dash, the allegedly, fastest flier in Equestria. Bearer of the Element of Loyalty." "Wha--? How'd you--" Rainbow Dash seemed taken aback. Jace thought for a second; before replying with: "Books." "Pft...egghead...uh...I mean, yeah that's pretty cool! Looking up at how awesome I am in...books...yeah, hehe..." the cyan pegasus laughed weakly. The blue unicorn smirked "You're pretty popular, y'know?" Rainbow Dash stopped laughing. A twinkle appeared in her eyes; she then proceeded to stand upright then huffed out her chest. "I know I am!" 'I suppose feeding her ego is the easiest way to befriend her...' Jace thought. "So...um..." the pegasus poked Pinkie Pie. "I'm just gonna borrow this guy, 'kay Pinks?" "Okie Doki Lokie!" the exuberant mare grinned. Jace gave Rainbow Dash a questioning look "Borrow?" The pegasus motioned for Jace to come closer. The blue mage complied. "I'm just getting you away from her. You look like you need a break." Rainbow Dash whispered. "...thanks..." The Element of Loyalty slapped Jace's back "H'eh...what are friends for?" 'That was quicker than expected...' Jace thought; as he was followed Rainbow Dash to the corner of the room. 'That was easier than I thought...and now...for the Fluttershy part...' Rainbow Dash thought; directing the stallion to where she remembered Fluttershy was moments before. However, instead of a pony; Rainbow Dash was met with the sight of a yellow ball with a mop of pink on top. The pegasus groaned "Um...hey, newguy?" "Jace." "Uh, yeah...can I get you to wait here for a moment?" The Planeswalker shrugged, "I don't see why not." Rainbow Dash nodded then proceeded to trot over to the yellow ball. After a few poking and coaxing; the yellow ball uncurled to reveal a blushing Fluttershy. The two pegasi had a quick conversation to which Rainbow Dash ended by shouting "What?!" Fluttershy curled back into a little ball when the cyan pegasus began to walk over to Jace. "So...um; this is kinda weird of a request but--..." In a fit of temporary courage; Fluttershy spoke out, unnatural confidence brimming in her voice "I'd like to be a tree."
[04] - "What's That on Your Face?""What's That on Your Face?" "...if that's alright with you..." Fluttershy quickly added, hoping not to seem demanding to the stallion. Jace stared incredulously at the stuttering pegasus in front of him. One moment she displayed a temporary sign of assertiveness; but ended up berating herself for it the next. 'Such a fragile mind.' Jace thought 'Maybe I just ought to turn her into a treefolk/pony hybrid and get it over with...?' As the Planeswalker sat on his haunches once more; a certain white unicorn overheard Fluttershy's request, then decided to walk over to the trio. The unicorn scanned the pondering Planeswalker pony presented before her. "*AHEM*" the alabaster unicorn coughed. When the unicorn stallion didn't give a response; the mare gave another 'lady-like' grunt. However, Jace seemed to be lost in a world of his own; so of course, he didn't notice it when he was poked by a hoof. He did notice, however, the weak punch his shoulder. "W-wha?!" Jace sputtered; confused on what could possibly think of wronging him. "It's quite rude to not pay attention to a lady." a voice spoke in a tone that immediately made Jace think of nobles. Uptight, despicable, annoying nobles. The blue unicorn quickly faced his 'aggressor' and caught sight of an alabaster face. "Oh...er..." Jace did a brief overview on the knowledge borrowed from Twilight Sparkle before addressing the mare in front of him. "Ra-Lady Rarity I presume?" the Planeswalker offered the white unicorn a fabricated smile. He was rewarded with a slight grin and a quick nod. "Ah...I *ahem* I'm pleased to meet another of the well-renowned Bearers of the Elements... Pardon the lack of manners earlier on, I was just distracted by a thought. If I had known that the beautiful, talented, and over all elegant mare; Lady Rarity herself--" Jace noticed the extremely pleased expression on Rarity's face; though she tried her best to hide it in a lady-like manner. 'Hook, line and sinker...Another influential pony in the metaphorical bag.' "--I would have been on the best of manners! I sincerely hope you can forgive such barbaric notions." The blue stallion finished by lowering his upper body to lean in a bow. '...wait for it...' "WAHAHA--...erm, I mean... I'm glad to hear that you turned out to be such a gentlecolt." Rarity coughed "...unlike someponies..." The Planeswalker rose from his bow then grinned genuinely. 'Too easy...' the blue unicorn thought. As Jace fumbled with his hooves to stand properly, the Element of Generosity locked eyes with him. For a few moments, no one said anything. But when Jace managed to right his hooves to a proper position, the silence was suddenly cut by a disgusted cry "...Forgive me if I'm being blunt...but...what is that on your face?!" Rarity quickly shoved her hoof in her mouth as she finished. "Oh--er I mean...whatever are those intriguing stripes scattered on your face? Are they um...were you born with them?" Jace quirked an eyebrow, but didn't respond. Rarity feared she may have insulted the gentlecolt she just met. It was just like her unfortunate meeting with the dreaded Prince Blueblood! Only this time--she was the offending party. The only reason this Jace pony knew about her was because he was probably thinking of a way to meet and court her! That has to be the reason! 'Ohnononnono this is bad! I, as a lady, should do the decent thing!' The Element of Gnerosity suddenly cried "Though I think they look smashing!" Jace's ears flattened back as the mare continued in a high-pitched voice. "I apologize if I have offended you in any way, shape or form!" "Er..." the blue Planeswalker mumbled "...it's no problem...?" The alabaster mare looked at Jace with a twinkle in her eyes. The Planeswalker shifted uncomfortably as Rarity's gaze was held up for a few moments more than he wanted it to. Jace noticed the glazed expression on the mare's face. 'Uh-oh...I know that look...' the blue unicorn thought; taking a few steps back as a precaution. "So..." Jace started; hoping to break the mare's trance "Is there any reason for a pony of your caliber to approach myself?" This seemed to snap Rarity back to reality. The white unicorn blinked. "...er... Why...um, yes, yes indeed! I merely wished to know where you got that faaaaabulous cloak of yours. It looked like it went right out of a history book!--" Rarity spotted Jace's raised eyebrow "--a fashionable one, at that! Hehehe...." The Element of Generosity finished. The Planeswalker smirked "Oh, it's just a little something one of my friends stitched up for me..." he paused "...nothing spe--" "If you dare dissuade that magnificent garment as mundane; Celestia help me, I shall slap you as lady-like as possible." "...alright..." "Good." "...e-excuse me?" Fluttershy spoke out. Jace heard the mare talk--which was more of a whisper--and turned to face her. This action, however, seemed to be too fast for Fluttershy's liking; as the aforementioned mare shrunk back under the Planeswalker's gaze. "Yes, Ms. Fluttershy?" the blue unicorn asked as sweetly as possible; hoping not to scare the Element of Kindness into fleeing the scene. The yellow pegasus avoided eye-contact with Jace; which he found annoying and...cute? "...I--uh...I was wondering if you wanted to make me a tree?...If you can't do it then don't strain yourself...but, oh! I didn't mean to offend you or anything, so, I'm sorry..." 'Wait...that was just...did I just find that adorable?!' Jace stared at Fluttershy for a few moments 'These ponies are proving to be quite interesting...as such; I suppose a lignify spell is in order...Now where was that forest again?...' Jace cleared his throat as he addressed Fluttershy "I will prepare the spell shortly. Please be as compact as possible and don't make any sudden movements...I--haven't done this spell before." The Planeswalker bowed his head; horn pointing at the yellow pegasus. Rarity was about to retort when the beam that was collected on Jace's horn was fired almost instantaneously. A bright green light engulfed the room for a brief moment. After a few seconds, when the flash subsided, everypony in the room turned to look at the source of the sudden illumination. They gasped.
[01] - Planeswalking to EquestriaPlaneswalking to Equestria Jace was bored. It had been several hours since he entered the Blind Etrenities, in hopes of finding anything new. Jace looked around, 'Nope, still the same chaotic landscape of unstable energies...nothing special' Jace let out a sigh. It has already been a few years since he plansewalked away from Zendikar; and Jace was beginning to succumb from boredom. Usually, a trip to the Blind Eternities cheered him up. The ever-shifting 'landscapes' always manage to grasp Jace in it's chaotic awe...but now, the unpredictability of the Blind Eternities ironically made it predictable in a sense. Jace let out another sigh. 'I better find a plane to go to quick, if I don't; I'd die from staying here too long or by boredom...' As Jace wrung his arms to prepare for casting a spell to send him to another plane; he noticed something twinkle to his left. Now make no mistake, there is always something twinkling in the vast Æther, but this particular one had a unique aura about it. Curious, Jace began his trek towards the near/distant glow. Distance was always wonky in the Blind Eternities, something Jace didn't mind. After a few steps; Jace could clearly see the twinkle in all it's colorful awe. It was how a child would draw a star in shape; splattered with all the spawn of the spectrum at it's sides. Jace took a moment to ponder; it was clearly a plane, but not one he was familiar with. Jace wasn't a risk-taker, but then again; his prolonged exposure to the Æther was beginning to take it's toll. Jace could feel his skin quiver, a sign that his whole being would dissipate in any second. Luckily, the Blue mage had learned of a new spell to increase his staying power in the Blind Eternities. This allowed the Planeswalker more time to think...not that he really needed it. After mentally debating whether or not he should planeswalk approximately seven times, Jace finally decided to reach out to the plane. He could feel the strange mana emanate from the new plane. It was thriving in pure, untamed magic. Jace smirked, it would do to quench his thirst for an adventure. Focusing the mana from nearby planes, Jace attempted to connect with the plane in front of him. Feeling the familiar sensation of planeswalking, Jace couldn't help but break out into a fully-toothed grin. It was going to be an interesting day after all. Twilight Sparkle was cooped up in the Golden Oaks Library again; flipping from page to page of a book she recently discovered she had. As she reached the end of the page; she promptly closed the book and set it aside. "That was fun..." the unicorn muttered "For about 15 minutes..." Shaking her head, Twilight Sparkle stood up and stretched her body into an arch. She looked around; absorbing her surroundings. The purple pony stood there for half a minute when she suddenly felt a strange sensation surge throughout her entire being. Shuddering, Twilight Sparkle looked around frantically for the source. It felt like having ice-cubes slide on your spine, and needless to say, she didn't like it. "Now what could that be..." Twilight Sparkle asked to no one in particular. 'Oh well...I ought to go outside...it has been a while since I last saw the girls.' Smiling to herself, Twilight Sparkle proceeded to go out of the door, and into Ponyville. Unbeknownst to all, another pony had the same idea. But his way of getting there was rather...unique. Jace could feel the wind rushing past his body; his cloak billowing in response. The mage felt strange...he felt the same, but not...the same. Dismissing it as the side-effects of the plane; Jace redirected his attention downwards. He was falling towards what appeared to be a town. The Planeswalker let out a disappointed sigh. His first time in the plane; and the plane itself already tried to kill him. That had to be a new record, not even Zendikar was this abrupt in killing off it's inhabitants. Well technically, Jace wasn't a real inhabitant...but still--he is now. Clearing his thoughts; Jace wracked his mind for a spell to help him land safely. Numerous spells sped throughout his brain, until Jace decided for a rather "simple" one. Craning his head for a better view at the town; Jace spotted multiple colorful blots taking up the majority of the place. Jace began to reach out for the mana of the plane. It felt...pure, almost as if the plane housed mana that could only be used for White spells. Taking this into account; the falling mage began to cast his spell. As he did, Jace felt a tingling sensation on his forehead. After the spell was cast, Jace felt himself descend at a normal pace whilst flapping his magical wings. As the Planeswalker attempted to right himself before touching down; he finally noticed the citizens of the town. They were multi-colored horses. Jace blinked. They were still horses, but then some of them sported either a horn or a wing. Jace blinked again, as he felt his "feet" touch the pavement. The horses appeared to have stopped their respective activities and were now staring at the newcomer. Jace felt uneasy as the citizens eyes were drawn to him. Some had their mouths open, others were furiously blinking their eyes at Jace (just like what he, himself did), while most of them were whispering to each other, albeit Jace could hear them perfectly. "...who is he?" "Is he royalty? Is he a prince?" "I thought Shining Armor was the only one! And he's not even an Alicorn..." The mage gulped. 'They better not be hostile...I need a guide!' Reaching out to the crowd his magic, Jace could easily peer into the thoughts of the "people" As his spell seeped throughout his audience; Jace felt a strong presence. A being filled with untapped magic. Jace turned his head to the source and found himself face to face with a disheveled purple unicorn. "Excuse me sir, but did you just cast a spell on me?" the unicorn asked; to which Jace responded by nodding. The mare nodded back, "I see...now this brings us back to the question at hoof. Who are you and why are you an Alicorn?" The Planeswalker found himself staring at the unicorn. 'They seem sentient...and they haven't done anything hostile so far...hmmm...might as well do an extensive scan on this one's mind' Jace thought. As he began to channel his spell by reaching out to the mana around him, Jace felt the familiar tingling sensation atop his head. The purple unicorn eyed the mage's forehead than gasped. The mare took a quick step back as her eyes widened the size of saucers. Not quick enough though, the spell fired and engulfed the unicorn in a cerulean aura. The spell began to make it's way into the unicorn's mind; digging through treasured memories and forgotten ones alike. When the spell finished it's course, Jace found himself responding in the same way that the purple mare. Breathing heavily, Jace whipped out a pillar of water to stare at his reflection. As the Planeswalker turned to face the aquatic mirror, his mouth dropped. He was a unicorn too. He was one of them.
