It had been three months since Princess Twilight Sparkle had entered the portal to an alternate dimension, and had not returned. The remaining three princesses had done all they could, sending others through the portal, all had returned, but unable to find the lost princess. Though they collected much information from this mysterious new place, none of it got them any closer to finding her. It only raised more questions. The way they speak. Their technology driven culture. Even their beliefs and government. All so very different. Could a place like this truly exist? So close and yet, so far away. The princesses were beginning to lose hope, when Luna finally decided. It was time to call in a few favors.
. . .
Trippy stumbled up the marble steps of Canterlot castle, distracted by the recent events. It was Kingsly. He had called, asking if he had been up for any work. His first response had been no, years of military duty were behind him, but still he had pestered him with the request. ‘Work from Luna, it’s better that nothing!’ He had given in, and now was late for his first job in years. He shoved open the massive front doors, and was met with the grand spectacle of the grand hall. To this day, even after hundreds of times of seeing it, its mass splendor still left him in awe. He looked up at the ceiling, frozen with amazement at the beauty that this place offered. A sudden voice cracked though the silence.
“Yo Tripp-AY!” Kingsly hollered. He waved from atop the large staircase that he took up the room. “One second.” He jumped and sat on one of the narrow banisters, sliding down it quickly. He landed carelessly at the bottom. “The princesses are waiting up there.” He said, pointing his hoof were the staircase led. “I simply thought it would be respectful to wait for you.”
“You better not be in on this.” Trippy said annoyed.
“Not at all!” Kingsly said with a loopy grin. “I don't know what they want, but today just seems like a good day. Back in business!” He said pointing at his saddle bag. “I even brought my old gear.” He said joyfully.
Finally arriving at the last door, Kingsly shoved it open, revealing a swirling circle staircase, leading downwards. Kingsly gave a low whistle while looking over the edge.
“That’s gotta be beneath the castle at least.”
The two trekked down the stairs, the thin, recently built, metal steps creaking oddly. They arrived at the bottom after all of 20 minutes.
Trippy huffed loudly. “Couldn't have installed an elevator could they?” He said, trying to catch his breath. “Damn i'm out of shape.”
“Hello Luna, Cadence.” Kingsly said, greeting the two princesses. They stood in a dark gray room, taken up mostly by large, heavy machines, wiring softly. The main point of interest for the room, was the large hollow framed circle made up of metal and lights, and was connected to all of the other machines in some way.
“What is all this?” Trippy asked confused.
“This,” Celestia bagan, “Is why you too have been called. You're both familiar with the disappearance of Princess Twilight. I sent her to a world different from ours on a mission. To find a lost relic, and to find out more about this new place. On separate occasions we’ve had visitors from this place, but nothing like this has happened. They've made it back. She hasn't. We sent her through a traditional portal, using magic. But we believe that something on the other end, may be tampering with her powers, so this method was brought up as an alternative.” She said addressing the large hollow circle. “We have sent over a dozen squads through that portal, and have gathered enough information to get a brief glimpse into that world, but none have found the princess yet. Seeing as you two have a bit of a reputation with odd jobs like this, you two might be what we're looking for.” She finished.
“But be warned, this new place is very different from the one you know and love now. You must be ready for anything. Now we must hurry and open the portal, before the moment has been lost!” Luna declared. Several scientist pony’s behind them began to operate the computers and machinery with expertise.
“Wait a minute, i never signed up for anything like this! I’m not just going on some adventure through space to save a princess!” Trippy called out.
The portal began to buzz and vibrate as streaks of lightning began to web across it.
“Oh don’t be such a chicken. I’m pretty sure there are plenty worse ways to rescue a princess!” Kingsly said positively.
The arcs of lightning began to solidify with purple waves.
“That’s not what i mean!” Trippy yelled, trying to talk over the ruckus that the portal was creating. “What i mean is-”
Trippy was cut off by the portal opening with a sudden crack, the swirling purple mass rumbling and howling.
“Now! The portal won't stay open for much longer! You need to go now!” Luna hollered over the roaring of the portal.
“I really don’t think this is a good idea-”
Trippy was silenced by Kingsly’s sudden pushing, up to the portal.
“Look i really don’t want to do this!” He hollered over the portal, turning around and coming face to face, with a charging Kingsly.
“Oh shit.”
“BONZAI MUTHAFUCKA!” Kingsly hollered, tackling Trippy through the swirling purple mass, just before the portal shut with a grand flourish.
All noise disappeared. All movement stopped. The portal lay still, as the final papers that had caught in the wind, lay steeled on the ground.
“Do you think they're going to be okay? Should we have told them about what had happened to the last 20 pony’s that went through and came back? And what about the ones that didn't come back?” Cadence asked innocently.
“If we had told them, would they still have gone?” Celestia asked.
“I have all the faith that they will get the job done, no matter the expense. That’s what they do. It’s what they're good at. But all we can do is pray.” Luna said sadly.
Author's Note
Please enjoy. What else do I say?
Kingsly’s eyes fluttered open, the floorboards pressed against his face swaying like oceans winds as his head throbbed. He shook his head and blinked several times, trying to clear his mind, and the ringing in his ears. He moved his hoof in front of his face to push his way off the ground. The flat palm, and phalanges made him look back. He pushed himself awkwardly up, the world rockin around him. Kingsly looked at his hands, curling into fists, and back open. He looked up, to see a standing figure with his back to him. The creature was odd, standing on just two legs. The black hair, and black body turned toward him. Kingsly blinked several times, the ringing in his ear subsided. There stood Trippy. And He was screaming.
“What is this!? What the HELL is going on! What the buck!” Trippy kept screaming loudly.
Kingsly shook the ringing clear from his head. He looked down at his new body in confusion. He resembled Trippy, but was dressed different, and colored different, similar to being a pony.
“Where are my hooves!? Where's my tail!? What is wrong with my mane? And what is wrong with my face!?” Trippy kept demanding.
Kingsly silently took in all that was going on, finally remaining calm enough to let his mind clear.
“This isn't normal! Why is this happening? Where are we? Why am i like this? What am I?” He asked again, his voice lowering from a yell.
“Alright, let’s call down Trippy. All will be answered, let’s just stay... Calm.” Kingsly siad, raising his hands to add emphasis.
Trippy took a few breaths. He finally spoke again, “Alright, where are we, what are we, and how did we get here?” Trippy asked carefully. He was clearly on edge.
“If i were to venture a few guesses, i’d say we got here through that portal, I believe we are in the place that the princess disappeared to, and I have a brief idea at what we could be. In my time i’ve met a few weirdos like this. Humans. Came to equestria probably the same way we came here.”
Trippy nodded slowly. Kingsly looked about at where they had landed. The small room appeared to be a makeshift base of sorts. A few cots lay pushed into the corner, next to a rough looking couch. A few tables lay covered in important documents, and bookshelves crammed with books were pushed against the walls.
“I would venture to guess that this was where all the research teams before us made camp, so to speak.” Kingsly said carefully.
Trippy stumbled a few steps. He looked down at his legs. His blue jeans covering the tops of his white tennis shoes. He took a few more careful steps to the bookshelf, and began to scan the titles of some of the books. Kingsly walked over to the window, peering out. His black jeans, and tee shirt matching his black tennis shoes.
“The study of the human mind, Almanac of the 21st century, history of South America, countries of the world, Websters Dictionary...” Trippy began to read off some of the titles curiously.
Kingsly walked over to the tables stacked with papers. He examined a few of the documents.
Details on typical human learning
Through recent studies and interaction it has been shown that humans can be spontaneous, and yet orderly enough to lead rather diverse lives. Before reaching adulthood, typical at age 18, the human child and adolescent will often enter school to learn more on a future profession that they will have for the remainder of their lives. The human ‘Teenager’ will often find this process dull, and unnecessary, but some may still enter a university later in life to excel in their chosen career.
The rest of the document was smeared with what could only be blood, and was illegible. He looked down at his new body. It was definitely not an adult, from his prior experience, so he had to be at least an older teen.
“Hey, I think we're supposed to be Teenagers.” Kingsly said suddenly.
Trippy lowered his copy of ‘The history of North America’ with a puzzled face. “We've got to be older than that! You think?” He asked.
“Yeah, and if were teens, then the Princess is probably in the same situation. And if she’s the kind of egg head I remember her, than I think I have an Idea at where she might be.
Author's Note
And... Part two. Please enjoy and give it a thumbs up (Why dislike it? Just ignore and walk away...) And tell your friends if you like it. Leave a comment if you have any suggestions or just some critique that i could use.
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