chapter 1: portal, books and monsters
The scene was relatively simple. It was a usual room, with usual furniture, and a usual closet... well... almost usual... if you don’t count the fact that inside this closet you can see a white vortex. It was something rather unusual to find in a room.
The expected reaction in this kind of situation is fear or concern, maybe even running away. But, in this particular case, the one who was looking at the vortex seemed very calm. She just stared at it, as she held a mug full of hot chocolate in front of her. She gave a slight wiggle to her mug to mix the contents and sipped undisturbedly. She then removed her lips from the mug and sighed.
"This certainly won't be simple."
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One more day in Ponyville and one more day for Rainbow Dash, the fastest Pegasus in Ponyville. She finished her work
on the weather for the rest of the day, so she now had time to work on new stunts, pranking ponies in the town or take a nap on a comfortable cloud. Because, being as amazing as she was could be tiring. Rainbow was thinking of the possibilities when something important came to mind: Twilight had said that the new Daring Do book would arrive this week!
"Perhaps it's arrived. Only one way to find out." Rainbow said, before she took off at full speed to the library, leaving a rainbow trail in her wake. After what can be defined as a "near perfect" landing by Rainbow's standards in front of the library she started knocking rapidly at the front door without stopping and with a smile of expectation that rivals even Pinkie Pie's.
When the door finally opened she was greeted by a giant cloud of dust, causing her a coughing fit. The dust settled soon after and Rainbow can see Spike with a scarf covering his nose and holding a duster in one of his claws. "Hi RD. How can I help you? "
"Hey Spike" *cough**cough* "what happened here?" *cough* "Looks like somepony exploded a dust bomb in there." Rainbow said in between coughs, as the last clouds settled below breathing level.
"Ohh that? We are cleaning the library today. We're dusting off right now." Spike said.
"And there's so much dust? I thought as an egghead like Twilight would clean her house more often.”
"We cleaned. This is the dust that has accumulated in the books. You'd be surprised how they can gather dust between the pages." Spike said as he dusted a great book with your duster.The stuff about books made Rainbow remember because she was here.
"Hey Spike! Do you know if the new Daring Do book arrived? "
"Sorry Rainbow." He said dusting off the book he was holding. "But new books only arrive on Fridays." Spike looked inside the library.
"And even if the book was here, I don't know if Twilight, I... or just about anypony could find it. It even took me half an hour to find the kitchen since we started to clean up." Spike looked inside again before whispering to Rainbow Dash. "Twilight already lost herself twice."
"SPIKE! WHERE ARE YOU?" The lavender unicorn's voice echoed from inside the library.
"Scratch that! She already lost herself thrice." Spike sighed. "In any case, I'm sure we will receive the book beforethe weekend. But right now, I have to find a unicorn amid the dust. Sorry Rainbow. "
"All right Spike. And good luck with the cleaning. I think you'll need it." Dash said before launching again. It was a pity that the book hadn't arrived. She was always eager to read a new Daring Do book, but this in particular, she discovered, was about Daring Doo finding a mysterious monster in a distant jungle. A terrible creature, never seen before and unlike anything that a pony could think of. Sadly, the preview didn't say much more than that, but it was enough for Rainbow Dash. Soon, she would find out what the creature looked like, when she read the book.
"How will Daring Do win over the mysterious creature? Maybe she'll use some amazing mystical artifact, or lure it into a trap, or maybe she'll just end up with using her hooves." Rainbow said as she kicked and punched the air. "I know I could defeat this creature. First I would land a punch, then I would fly so fast, it didn't know where the attack came from, and the fight would be over before it even knew it began!" She said proudly as she flew up, onto a near cloud and made herself comfortable. She had decided to take a nap away from town. This way, the noise or occasional disaster that occasionally haunted Ponyville wouldn't disrupt her sleep.
Dash lay on her cloudy bed, and let sleep slowly pull her into unconsciousness. "Fighting against a mysterious creature... just like Daring Do..." She mumbled to herself as her eyelids were getting heavier. Although her vision was already blurring due sleep, she saw the edge of the Everfree still quite clearly. The branches with their leaves, the bushes on the ground, the strange creature looking at Ponyville, some birds flying into the distance, the clouds-
Whoa! Strange creature looking at Ponyville?
Rainbow shook the sleep from her eyes and tried to look better at what she thought to have seen. Staying in the cloud and trying to stay hidden, she looked the figure again. She had to make sure it was there and it wasn't just an optical illusion. Rainbow winked to clear vision and looked. It was still there. Rainbow cautiously pushed the cloud closer to the forest with her wings to get a better view.
"What the hay is that thing?" She asked to nopony as she observed it. Unfortunately, she couldn't get at good look in it. Apparently it was bipedal, higher than a normal pony and wore clothes to cover its body. At this angle, she couldn't see the clothes very well, but what stood out was a cyan blue hoody that completely hid the head of this thing.
Even without being able to see the entire thing, Rainbow could say it was something she had never seen before. She needed get a better look at it. If it was a threat, she needed to know, and take care of it. Being careful, as to not alerting it of her presence, she approached with the cloud a little more, silent as a ninja.
All looked well, but then the creature looked up, exactly in her direction, and saw the pegasus crouched in the cloud. Their eyes met, both frozen in shock because they were discovered.
Tense seconds passed without either of them moving. The creature decided to take the initiative, as It turned and disappeared into the woods. A few seconds passed without Rainbow showing any reaction, but eventually she did. "Hey, come back here you... whatever you are!" She shot toward the forest without thinking twice. Unfortunately, due to the branches and vines, Rainbow had to swerve several times and, due to that, couldn't fly at her full speed.
It took some time, but finally she could see the creature in front of her. She flew faster, and soon, the creature was only a few feet away. And that's when Rainbow noticed something she hadn't before: the back of creature's jacket had what appeared to be small wings of cloth sewn onto it, just like pegasus wings and the same color as the rest of the hoody.
She reached the creature and used her speed to throw it on ground. The creature managed to push Dash off, but was weak. The pony soon recovered and landed right in front of the creature, a few feet away from it and in a position to attack again, if necessary.
The creature was recovering its breath and starting to get up. Rainbow could now see its hoody better and noticed that it seemed to have several pieces of colored cloth on the hood, resembling a mane. The sides of the hood had what seemed to be eyes made from cloth, and they were pink. And most importantly: it seemed that on the jacket's sides, there was a very familiar mark. Rainbow Dash's cutie mark.
What is my cutie mark making on a monster?
Then hit Rainbow Dash, this hoody was an imitation of her. It was made to look like her. Why does a monster have a hoody of me? It will have lots of explaining to do. Oh Celestia! I will face a mysterious creature exactly like Daring Doo!
She looks at the now standing creature. They turn to look again, pink eyes met dark eyes. Rainbow Dash can say one thing: it will not give up so easy. Rainbow sighed, focused and lunged toward the creature. But this time it was ready. When Dash was close, the creature grabbed Rainbow's mane and pushed her back by her mane.
"What?" Rainbow asked confused, as she saw, that for the first time, somepony had eluded her. She was about to attack again with her hooves but the creature just blocked her attacks with its front limbs. The interesting thing is that so, far the creature didn't attack Dash at any time. It just dodged and blocked attacks.
"Are you too cowardly to attack?" Dash said getting angry.
Rainbow took away and prepared to attack again. She would give a halter so strong that this thing couldn't block. Dash used all her strength. The creature seeing that, decided to dodge instead of blocking. It went to the side and Dash passed the creature without realizing it... and hit the trunk of a large tree.
The body of Pegasus slid slowly down the trunk, until it fell from the tree. Her eyes rolling in her sockets and small rainbows circling around her head.
The creature watched the confused pegasus. It felt a little bad to run away like that, but it was its best chance. It turned and ran away.
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It took some time for Rainbow to recover herself. The head still sore from hitting the tree.
"What happened? Ah! The creature! Where'd it go?" Rainbow Dash looked around for any sign of the creature.
It was nowhere to be found.
Author's Note
My second fic here (and my first no one shot). I really want your opnion and I hope you like how I will make the story.
Edited by ARC190
She couldn't stop running... She couldn't tell how far behind her pursuer was, but she knew it was far to close for comfort. Vines and trees blocked most of her vision as she sprinted through the Everfree forest. As a door sized rectangle of light came into view she put on a final burst of speed and leapt into the light. The scenery around her boiled and shifted to that of a bedroom. As she landed she collapsed against the floor panting.
"Of all the ponies ... *puff* it had to be Rainbow ... *puff* Dash to follow me? Why not ... *poof* a more friendly one, like Pinkie Pie? " The creature started to unfold herself from the ground as she tried to catch her breath. "Or Rarity? *puff* ... I doubt that Rarity would run after me like that."
She never was the fastest in her class at school, but was always in the top five. And even though she wasn't the fastest, she was the most resistant, able to keep pace for a longer time than most other people. Of course that was not enough to beat Rainbow Dash, for that she would to need wings, which is kind of hard to get if you are human.
"At least I managed to outwit her." She said, feeling her pulse gradually return to normal.
Okay, now I'll have to be more careful when entering in Everfree. She arced her back in a long stretch and considered what she would do next. First: continue breathing. Second: close the portal. Third: order a pizza.
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"But it's true!" Rainbow exclaimed for the fourth time.
"And I'm saying it was just your imagination, Dash. It's the most logical reason. "Twilight replied.
"But I saw it!"
"you hit a tree."
"I saw it before hitting the tree!" Dash cried.
"Rainbow, dear, you're obviously confused and stressed out. Why don't you come with Fluttershy and I to the spa? I'm sure you will feel more calm and- "
"I'm not confused Rarity. I know what I saw! "
"Maybe you confused yourself." Fluttershy offered timidly. "There are many strange creatures in the Everfree. Maybe you saw a Manticore and confused it with something else. "
"There wasn't a manticore! It was unlike anything I've ever seen before."
"Can you describe it then?" Twilight asked.
"It was .. well ... was ... I couldn't see much, ok? It was all covered by rags and had a hood covering it's head. All I could see was that it was bipedal, bigger than a pony and smaller than a manticore. "
"So it was a pile of dirty clothes with legs?"
"Yes- NO! There wasn't a pile of dirty clothes with legs Pinkie Pie!"
"Then what was it?"
"I don't know. If I knew what it was, it wouldn't be a mysterious creature." Dash said rolling her eyes.
"Makes sense to me." Pinkie sang, smiling.
"I agree with Fluttershy. Maybe you just saw an animal in Everfree which for some reason had a blanket covering it and you mistook it as a mysterious creature."
Rainbow Dash looked down fighting to hold back tears of indignation. "You don't believe me, do you?"
"Sugarcube, believe me when Ah say that we want to, but this is a very strange story you're telling. And there isn't shame in confusion. You were just looking forward to your book and confused the things a bit. "AJ offered in a comforting tone.
"I didn't confuse me!" Rainbow finally exploded, she hated to yell at her friends, but hated even more when they doubted her. "I'll prove it to you! A mysterious creature exists and I'll prove it!" With a flick of her tail, Rainbow flew off, leaving behind five confused and worried ponies.
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Days later…
A human was in the region between Ponyville and the Everfree Forest's edge. It was amazing how that particular region was never shown in the show. It was calm. And since she had discovered it a few weeks ago, she had only seen one or two pegasi flying over, and luckily they hadn't noticed her. It was uninhabited, quiet and just the perfect place for a human who had arrived in Equestria and didn't want to draw attention.
She was totally a city girl, but even those whose hearts are in the city dream to spend a quiet day in the meadow. To feel the sun on their skin and see the endless blue sky overhead. Fuck the spa! Now this was relaxing! She thought as she snuggled into the grass. “If I didn't have to worry about ponies, I could take a little nap here.”
But she knew she couldn’t stay there forever. The human world, her home world, was waiting for her return. She lazily stood, picking up her "bag of tricks" and went toward the Everfree Forest. She was glad the portal wasn't too far inside of the forest and that it wasn't too close to Ponyville. Giving her comfort in that nopony would stumble upon her.
Of course she couldn't delude herself. Everfree was still Everfree, so she always had to be alert, one of the reasons to take the backpack with her. Fortunately, the area was close enough to the edge and was not heavily populated by animals. Her trip was uneventful except for the usual feeling of being watched and she soon heard the familiar sound of of the vortex as it came into view in front of her.
The girl couldn't help but laugh at the irony. In all the stories of humans in Equestria which she had read, the human was abandoned in the woods with generally nothing and little to no chance to return home. Meanwhile, she had the door of to Equestria within easy reach. With a smirk of pleasure she crossed the portal and her surroundings flipped from an overgrown forest to her room.
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Lidya's POV
With a familiar mixture of sadness and happiness I passed through the vortex to be greeted by the familiar sight of my messy room.
My room has cyan walls as the sky, or as the coat of Rainbow Dash, and was full of books of various subjects. There were some lovely plush monsters, replicas of famous surrealist paintings, some eccentric objects which I love, goggles of insect eyes, and some dolls from tv series.
Going to Equestria is always enjoyable, but returning home is comforting. I don't know how the guys of the stories I read can not miss their homes, but obviously I'm not one of those. In fics you eventually have to make the decision to stay in Equestria or go home. But when I read those stories I wonder why they have to choose between one or the other? Why can't they (pardon the plagiarism) have the best of both worlds? Go to Equestria when they want and return home when they are done? After all, haven't you ever wondered what life would be like if you might only choose one or the other without ever getting to reconcile the two? What would it be like with hot chocolate if people had to choose between milk or chocolate powder? For a hot chocolate lover such as myself, it would be a nightmare of epic proportions. Or choosing between syrup or pancakes? Horrible, isn't it? But this only further validates my point of view here.
But now in some universe where all this is a fic you may be wondering who I am. Well, I'm Lidya Martins. Medium height, light brown and fulfilled hair and brown eyes. And a few months ago that I am the proud bearer of a portal to Equestria. I'll explain.
It was a normal day, no earthquakes, no energy oscillations, no signs of cracks in the fabric of time and continuous space. I just opened my closet and it was there.
The first thing I did? First I closed the closet door and told myself that it was not real. After I gave a peek inside and saw that it was still there. Yeah, it was real. So I quietly went down to kitchen and made a hot chocolate (I already talked that Love hot chocolate?) and drank a few sips.
After I had calmed myself I returned to my room and stared at the thing while I drank my chocolate. I knew this wasn't going be the easiest thing, but I had to do something about it.
And what is the first thing that you do when you discover a portal in your room? Sticks things in it of course! Fun? Actually yes, but it also is scientific research. I started with objects such as hangers and spatulas. The first thing that I discovered is that this portal wasn't the type "touch me enough and I'll suck you like water in a straw" but the kind that reminds you of water, you touch it and only the immersed part is affected, the rest stays normal. Oh! And the second thing was that when I withdraw the object, the immersed part isn't deformed or destroyed, but normal and intact.
Ok, objects can travel safely. Next step: living beings. I started with fruits and then went to plants. They seemed fine as well. And finally I went through the portal myself (you may think that I was stupid in wasting time sticking things in the portal first, but if you're the type that prefers to jump into a unknown portal only to discover later that the world of the other side is, for example, so hot that it melts your skin, that's your problem).
So wearing goggles and holding my breath (better safe than sorry) I stuck my head in the portal. Tolerable temperature, no pain, no eyes jumping due to pressure. Yes, I was alive and well as I stared at a bleak and familiar forest in front of me. It took a few seconds for me to remember why it was so familiar when it hit me. It was the Everfree Forest of My Little Pony! The world most desired by all bronies was in front of me! In my closet!
Despite it being so cool I still had some things to do before the having fun. First, if it was really Everfree then it had all those dangerous creatures that could get out of there and come to my room! The first thing I should do would be to empty the closet and lock it in the best possible way (I wouldn't lock up forever, only when I'm not using it). I started removing the towels and when I picked the last pile up the gate closed.
After a few seconds of shock and disbelief, I put the towels back and the portal appeared again. I took the towels, it disappeared. I put the towels back, it appeared. After picking up the towels and putting them back thirty times I was sure. When I removed the towels the portal disappeared and when I put it back the portal returned. I tried several times exchanging some towels and stuff and the result was always the same. And I discovered it all in less than a day without having a psychotic breakdown. In my opinion: awesome. I had a portal that I could open and close whenever I wanted and it could take me to a place I've always dreamed of going. I felt like Lucy Pevensie, only better.
The first few times I didn't dare move more than a few feet from the portal. What if it started to disappear? Or if a manticore suddenly appeared? If I had any doubt that this place was Equestria, it disappeared when I saw my first timberwolf. After that encounter I closed the portal for a whole week before working up the courage to open it again. I kept thinking that thing was on the other side just waiting for me to stick my head out to attack.
After more than a month, I was sure that the portal wouldn't just close by itself. And I also knew that if I wanted to go ahead with this thing, I would have to be ready to deal with timberwolves and worse. I downloaded sounds of wildlife and car alarms onto my phone, bought animals repellent spray in the internet, and also picked up a baseball bat and a large dagger in case evverything else failed and I have to rely on combat. Ah! And I also took the liberty of using some of my knowledge and research on the internet to create a super smelly mixture I keep in a small jar in my pack. I put a few stink bombs, cans of cat food and other things I won't talk about now. Also, I didn't know if my stinky pot would work, but in my first test with a manticore, it ran away and didn't look back. My pot, sounds and spray proved effective, especially if I used them together.
Thanks to these tricks I was able to explore Everfree safely, discover where Ponyville was, see the ancient castle of the royal sisters, and even met Zecora. I stumbled upon her cabin and decided to introduce myself. She is the only pony with whom I spoke with in Equestria since I arrived. I thought she would be the best pony for me to speak to first since I knew my entry into Ponyville would have caused some commotion. And she knew what exclusion was like so she and I had some common ground.
Of course, when she saw the large primate standing on her doorstep she appeared to be a little worried. But after we started talking, we became quick friends. I still visit her sometimes and even showed her my stinky pot. I still remember what she said when she smelled it: "Seems like it comes from doom! Use it and nopony will come close of you". It was because of her that I was able to determine when in Equestrian history I was. I know that “Keep Calm and Flutter On” has happened, but Twilight has not become a princess yet. But that's all I could be sure about.
I couldn't be happier with my portal. I had always wanted to travel to other universes. Such as oooh, Narnia... I looked at my replica of Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali. I'd love to see a world that is made of Salvador Dali's works, it would be amazing.
In any case, travel to other universes made me extremely thirsty. What time is it? Hot Chocolate Time! (What? Technically I was on an adventure until now). I descended the stairs to the kitchen and started getting preparing some hot chocolate. You would think chatting with zebras, having to deal with strange and wild beings, as well as hiding a portal in your closet are things that would take time to adjust to. But I got used to it pretty quickly. I mean, I still fear timberwolves and manticores, but outside of that, it seems like second nature.
Now you must be thinking "if you've been to Equestria for months, why haven't you gone to Ponyville yet?" After all, one brony (or pegasister in my case) who can go to Ponyville and doesn't, is committing a serious sin against the Brony code. But I can't just show up in town. I would scare the shit out of everypony. And even if I didn't, what would I say? "Hi, I'm an evolved primate from an alternate universe and I got here through a portal located in my closet. Oh! And despite that you know nothing about me or my kind until now we've been watching you in secret all this time and we even have stories and toys based on you." What do you think they would say? I don't think it could be anything positive.
But I'd really love to meet them all. I want to know Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and the other characters. And of course ... him. I put my hand over the right thigh of my jeans, underneath it is the image of my favorite character of the show and of all time: Discord!
I just fell in love with him when I saw “The Return of Harmony”. And it just doubled after “Keep Calm and Flutter On.” I was totally obsessed with Discord, and to my relief and comfort I wasn't the only one. Bronies, pegasisters and even those not so fond of the show were completely mesmerized by the draconequus.
And believe me, I'm neither first nor the only one to get a tattoo of Discord on myself. And you have to agree, fan or not, a Discord tattoo is pretty cool. In fact I don't know what attracts me so much to him. It's just that he's so ... everything! He can be evil, charismatic, intelligent and adorable all at the same time. Maybe that's the magic of chaos.
My tattoo was done this year, shortly after my eighteenth birthday. Many get a Discord tattoo tribal style, but I opted for a version of it in color. My Discord resembles a Chinese dragon in a delicate style. And he isn't in the style of the show, but in a more realistic style. Maybe my Discord seems a bit too innocent compared to Discord in the show, but I couldn't be more proud of it. It is colorful, beautiful and so big that it almost covers the entire front of my thigh.
You may wonder what my parents thought about it, but they divorced four years ago. I live with my father who is always traveling due to work and is hardly ever at home (but now that this portal is here it's a good thing). And for him I can put whatever I want on my leg. And my mother? She said something about me being my leg, but what she said was if it were her choice she would put something more feminine, like a rose and not a multicolored dragon . Yeeyup, for my parents I has a tattoo of a weird Chinese dragon on my leg and not one of Discord. But now that I think about it, it could be a good thing. Better than knowing you have a daughter with tattoo of a character from a children's show about ponies and friendship.
I take a sip of my coco and close my eyes in bliss and pleasure from my delicious chocolate.
And that's another reason I'm not sure about meeting other ponies. If they find my tattoo I don't know what they would do. Even if he is reformed now. And what if Discord were to discover it?
I grab my mug and start going back to my room, I still have to close the portal.
So far, I managed to stay incognito while explore Ponyville, but I don't think I can keep going for long. First I was attacked by Rainbow Dash. In part, it was my fault for using a Rainbow Dash hoodie (I have one of Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy too). I should have dressed something more discreet, but the temptation was so great. Come on, use a pony hoodie in a world inhabited by them. Comic! Luckily I managed to dodge her. But how long until another pony sees me?
I talked to Zecora about it. I'll spare you the rhymes and say that she told me that I should show myself to the other ponies. They would love to meet me. And if I want to continue going to Equestria I'll have to introduce myself eventually. I think I can ask Zecora to introduce me to the mane 6. Surely it is better than appearing in the city to be attacked by ponies. It is a good plan.
I go back to my room to scream and jump backwards, knocking my mug full of chocolate on the floor.
Who brought a Rainbow Dash in my room?
Author's Note
Especial thanks to my editor Techno Brony for the help. You're amazing man.
In this chapter I focused in my OC, Lidya. And if you were curious about the portal and the tattoo, now you know.
chapter 3: pegasus and tickles
Lidya was pressed against the door of her room, completely in awe. A mug which used to be filled with hot chocolate was now broken on the floor, and a familiar blue Pegasus was on top of her bed in a position not unlike that of an animal ready to pounce.
Rainbow wore a hat similar to that of Daring Do on her head, but it was still possible to see her colorful mane. Her mane, as well as her tail, was unkempt, matted with dirt and had small sticks tangled in it. Her coat also had bits of dirt and earth on it, but the mare did not seem to care about it as she faced her "mysterious creature" after so much time looking for it.
Now Rainbow could better see this thing, which she had spent so much time looking for. It seemed that she had no fur, with the exception of a long brown mane on her head which surpassed it's shoulders by a few inches. Her eyes were brown too, matching the mane. And she wore clothes (adapted to the creature's body, of course). It was a lavender t-shirt, blue pants (ie: known to us human as jeans) and combat boots.
This thing wasn't as big or menacing as a manticore or hydra, in fact Rainbow could tell by the expression on it's face that the creature was probably as surprised as she was. But Rainbow had learned from her past experiences and of her friends (she heard the story of Twilight about the basilisk) that just because a creature seemed to be harmless that it was. And if this thing were to attack her, she would be ready.
Lidya had her eyes focused on the pony in front of her. What should she do?
Rainbow Dash is in ... my ... room ...
Lidya took her eyes off of Dashie to look at her room and discovered that the Pegasus wasn't the only thing that had changed in it since she left. Her books were on the floor and many of her dolls and other things too, messy bed, and empty shelves because the things on them were strewn across the floor.
(Warning: narration in the first person, when you are a character, can cause symptoms such as: people around you thinking that you are alienated, feeling that a lot of guys on the internet are following specific moments of your life and inability to hear a Pegasus rummaging your room. Use it sparingly).
Slowly Lidya could feel the fear and surprise fidgeting in her bowels to become a denser and extremely volatile feeling known as anger.
Her gaze shifted from side to side like a wild animal cornered, until returning to the Pegasus on her bed.
"Okay, mysterious creature." Rainbow began, never looking away from her target. "You have a lot of explaining to do now. What are you? Why were you in the forest and so close to Ponyville? How has nopony ever seen you before? And especially ... "Rainbow rose her wings showing that she was holding the toys that Lidya had of the Mane 6. She could even do that? I know Pegasus can do pushups using their wings, but hold dolls with them?
"Why do you have dolls of me and my friends? What are your intentions? "Rainbow shouted angrily. She didn't know if this thing spoke equestrian or understood her questions, but it not was important now. She just wanted answers and was ready to get it, one way or another. But Rainbow didn't know that despite the apparent calm of Lidya, inside she had an anger that could melt her soul if well channeled.
A long silence (really only 10 seconds) had passed, in which neither of them took the eyes from one another. But Lidya ended the silence when she started babbling something. At first it was hard, anger caught in her throat preventing her from saying anything, and when she got it was so dry and low that Dash didn't understand.
"What ..." Her voice was more like a low growl.
"What?" Rainbow asked raising an eyebrow. "I didn't understand."
"What ..." She spoke louder this time, but still sounded like a growl.
"What 'what'?" Dash said getting impatient.
Anger made Lidya gasp. "I asked ..." She took a deep breath. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" She screamed in a fury that seemed to make the room shake.
Rainbow Dash was astonished. Not only by the fury in the voice of the thing but because she didn't expect this kind of response from the "mysterious creature". Not that she really knew what kind of response to expect. But she quickly pulled herself together.
"What is my problem?" She replied. "What's your problem?"
"Why do you think I have one? And even if I had, it isn't any of your business! "
"None of my business? I disagree! You're dangerous, you have dolls of me and my friends and all these weird things. It's obvious that you have some evil plan to take over Equestria and I won't allow it. "Rainbow said with determination.
It's the same thing when she accused Twilight of being a spy. What is this? Reprise of the first season? Rainbow ... have you learned nothing from the incident with Zecora? Lidya thought as she pulled her own hair and had the expression of someone who was about to freak out (or already had).
"You know what is really ugly? To accuse random people!" Lidya shot, facing the Pegasus. A deathly silence hung in the air until Rainbow broke it.
"Pe .. peo ... peo ... people? "Rainbow said putting a hoof under the chin and taking a thoughtful look. "What in Equestria are people?"
"Idiot." Lidya told herself. It was obvious that Rainbow didn't know what a person was, much less a human. She was still calling her a mysterious creature. She was an idiot for thinking that Rainbow would know that.
"Hey! I heard that! "Rainbow said angrily, unaware that the creature was talking about herself and not of the pony. "Take it back!"
"What?" Lidya asked legitimately confused.
"You said I'm an idiot! Well, I'm not. Now take it back! "
Lidya just looked at the Pegasus with a serious face. "Apologize to me."
"What?" Rainbow cried.
"Apologize for breaking into my house and make a mess in my room." She demanded.
"No." Rainbow said simply without taking her eyes off of Lidya. "Now take it back or you will be tasting my hoof in your mouth for a month."
In fact, I would be a little disappointed if you had just agreed. But that's okay. I have other ways. Lidya thought to herself with a smirk. She faced the cyan Pegasus "No, I won't ..." Her smile widened a bit. "... Idiot."
You could almost hear the sound of something breaking in Rainbow Dash's head as she went into a rampage and jumped out of bed toward Lidya with the intention of teaching her something called "respect". Although she didn't know, it was she who was about to learn a lesson.
So predictable... Lidya thought smiling. She raised a hand and before Dash noticed, she was lying on her belly on the floor, with a very familiar, mysterious creature on top of her. Rainbow was a good fighter and did everything to try to get up and get this "thing" off of her, but nothing worked. Perhaps because she had previously only struggled with ponies that were of her size and not the double or triple size that the creature was. Not to mention that while the body of the ponies was more designed for galloping and walking, this thing had a much more flexible body allowing greater mobility.
"Very well, Rainbow Dash." The creature began to speak in a much calmer tone. Eerily calm to be exact. Rainbow somehow wasn't surprised that this thing knew her name, she kind of already expected that. But the calm way she said her name was scary. From her position on the floor she couldn't see the face of this thing, and with her using that tone, Dash didn't know if she would want to.
Lidya was calmer now. At least the threat to her home was neutralized and she could take control of things. Do not judge Lidya. She was very fond of Rainbow. She was one of her favorites on the show, but it's not because someone is your fan that you have the right to destroy their things. And accuse them of being a threat.
"First, so nobody can accuse me of being unfair, I'll hear your side of the story. So tell me Rainbow Dash." Her tone still eerily calm. "Why do you think I'm a threat?"
"How so?" Rainbow replied indignantly, as if she had been asked why Pegasi had wings "Since I saw you in the forest Everfree I knew you were dangerous. Wearing these strange clothes and looking at Ponyville. And don't think I didn't notice your hoodie of me. "
"So... because I was in the forest, I am a creature that nopony has seen before, use odd clothes and was looking at your city, this instantly makes me evil?"
"Exactly." Rainbow said getting more confident now.
"But isn't that exactly what you thought when you first saw Zecora?" Lidya asked.
"How do you know that?" Rainbow asked astonished.
"I'm Zecora's friend. Now answer."
Rainbow hesitated a bit before answering. "Yes .."
"And was she evil?"
"No. .."
"You have judged hastily, haven't you?"
"Yes .." Rainbow was feeling worse and worse with all this. This strange creature was making her feel like a filly in kindergarten being scolded by the teacher for not doing her homework. It was as if the shame (and a creature twice her size or more) was putting all its weight on top of her and pressing her down. Couldn't she just hit her or eat her and end this torture?
"What about the dolls of me and my friends? What about all this? "Rainbow asked, trying to regain some reason and dignity.
"It's just my taste in decor. The same way that Zecora has her masks and potions. And that doesn't make her an evil enchantress. The fact that I have it doesn't mean I'm planning to take Equestria." The creature scolded again. "Am I right?"
"Well .." Rainbow couldn't argue with that logic.
"Then apologize with me." The creature spoke authoritarian.
"No." Rainbow replied still underneath her.
"Why not?" Lidya asked. If she was angry or sad with the response, Rainbow couldn't tell because her voice hadn't changed.
"You're still a total stranger who knows my name, have dolls of my friends, and I know you're hiding something. So I don't see why I should apologize to you. "Rainbow said nonchalantly.
"Very well." Lidya mused. "If you apologize to me, I will answer your questions."
"No."
"But I said I'll answer your questions." Now her tone seemed a bit surprised.
"Never mind. You're still a monster, mysterious creature or whatever you are. And I don't trust you." She said accusingly.
"So, just because I'm odd, you don't trust me ..." She said in a disappointed tone. "... and you won't apologize for vandalizing my room."
Dash just made a "humph" as response.
"I understand ..." The creature said in her calm and scary tone again. I can't say that a part of me didn't expect this. Yeah... I guess I have no choice.
"It's a shame, Rainbow." She began. "You really are one of my favorites. But I can't just ignore your attitudes." Creature's tone had changed somehow. Dash didn't know why, but it made her neck crawl. "I just want you to know that it wasn't my choice. You are forcing me to do this. "
"Wh-wh-what ... i ... i-it ...?" Rainbow asked trying to sound brave but failing miserably.
"Rainbow ..." Her voice now had a maniacal happiness in it, like a psychopath. "I really tried to be understanding and help you see things in the best way. But you're so stubborn." No even Apple Jack is on your level. "Once all my options have been eliminated, what choice do I have? I'm not a fan of corporal punishment-"
"What?" Rainbow, at the mention of corporal punishment began to fight harder than before, but without results. "What exactly are you talking about?"
The creature positioned it's own head in a way that the pony beneath her could see her. Rainbow had to struggle to contain her scream at the vision before her. She was seeing the creature's head upside down with the long mane almost touching Rainbow's face. The eyes of the thing had a sinister and mischievous gleam in them. And the mouth? Sadly her vision of the mouth was perfect and she could see a huge smile of cynicism and craziness that would scare Nightmare Moon and make Discord proud.
"You will discover Dashie. It's something that my species know do very well. But remember that all this could have been avoided with a simple apology. "
Dash could feel thin things with spikes passing down her back. Surely the creature's claws. She was right from the beginning. This thing was a monster and would hack her into pieces while laughing maniacally. She could only implore that it would be kind enough to do it fast. But judging by her psychopathic way, she doubted it.
And in a mile away the townspeople could hear a cry that could chill the blood of anyone. It was the wail of fear and despair of a victim of torture and terrible evil that surely could only be made by someone heartless and with psychotic tendencies. The scream cut the air like a knife through butter and was so cold that could put out hell's fire.
When it was extinguished it left in its place a brutal and absolute silence ...
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...
Which a second later it was replaced by the sound of the same voice, but now laughing hysterically.
Back to Lidya's home
Rainbow Dash was laughing hysterically nonstop. Her members shaking uselessly in the air.
Lidya was still on top of Dash, but now she was using her long human fingers to tickle Rainbow Dash. Arms long enough to maintain a safe distance from the Pegasi's hooves and avoid a painful accident. And while she mercilessly tickled the poor pony she had a cynical, crazy and of pure satisfaction, smile on her face. Not that Dash could notice it, since she was too busy laughing uncontrollably.
"What's the matter Dash?" Lidya asked the Pegasus writhing with laughter. "You seem uncomfortable."
"St. .. sto ... sto ... "She gasped between laughs.
"What?"
"Stop ..."
"Stop? Oh! You want me to stop tickling you. "
"Yes! Pl .. ple ... ple ... please ... "
"I don't know. Are you going to apologize? "
"Never ..." Dash choked between laughs.
"You can be like that, Dash." Said Lidya and intensified the tickle. "I just hope you can handle it."
Dash couldn't last long. "Ok .. ok ... so-so ... so-sorry ... "
"Sorry? For what? For messing up my room? "
"Yes .."
"And for invading my room?"
"Yes .."
"And judging me the wrong way and accusing me of being evil?"
"Yes .."
"Very good, Rainbow. But its missing something." She said, still doing the tickle. "My house and I have had many surprises today. So, before I stop, I want you to promise me you'll behave. Do you promise? "
"Ye-yes ..."
"And without attacks. Or I won't be so kind next time." She warned.
"Ok ..." The tears were now streaming down her face. Rainbow didn't know how much longer she could bear.
"Do you swear?"
"Yes .."
"What do you swear? It has to be something good, Dashie. Or I won't be satisfied. And if I'm not satisfied, I will continue with the tickling. "
"I swear ... I swear ... "Rainbow tried to think of something. Anything good enough for this creature to be satisfied. "... by Celestia. "She said hoping that this creature knew Princess Celestia was.
"Pinkie Promise?"
"What?"
"Pinkie Promise?" She yelled shrilly and scary leaving the tickling even more intense.
"Yes .." said Rainbow increasingly desperate. She had no idea how this thing knew Pinkie Promises, but was too busy laughing to think about it.
"Is that how you make a proper pinkie promise?"
"Cro-cross… m-my heart… hop… hope to fly… sti…stick a… cu-cu-cup… cupcake… in my… eye!" Rainbow finally managed to say.
"Very well." Said Lidya, and Dash immediately felt the tickling stop.
If she was not already on the ground, she certainly would have fallen now. Her body ached from flailing around and her face from so much laughing. She was sure that a little more and she would have been puking her lungs. She almost wished this thing had eaten her instead of doing all this. It was extremely humiliating and painful. Rainbow also felt a weight coming off of her back and saw the creature coming off of her. She was still too tired to get up, but this was a welcome relief.
Dash looked up to see the creature smiling and sitting on the unmade bed.
"I hate you." Dash said breathlessly.
"It's nice to meet you too Dash." Said Lidya happy. "But nonetheless I will still answer your questions. After you fix my room. "
"What?" Rainbow asked indignantly.
"You messed it up. It is only fair that you clean. "
"No way I'm going to clean your room." Rainbow said defiantly, until she saw the creature raising one hand, flexing the fingers.
"Should I apply my methods again?" Lidya asked grimly, but still smiling.
"No! No! No!" Rainbow implored still on the ground. "I'll clean up! Just give me a minute to breathe again. "
"Hey, I can be merciful, I'll give you five." Said Lidya cheerfully.
Fortunately tidying the room didn't take long. It was more a matter of putting things back on the shelves and fixing up the bed. Rainbow wasn't very happy to have been beaten by a creature using tickling and have to help tidy the room. Even though she was the one who messed up everything.
If she could, Dash would give this creature a piece of her mind, but she had made a Pinkie Promise. Even though she was far from Ponyville, and had made a promise to a monster and not a pony or any other being known by her, Dash wasn't willing to take the risk of breaking a Pinkie Promise. She doubted that Pinkie would accept breaking one lightly. Knowing her friend, she would appear out of know where to make certain the promise was kept.
And she was still afraid of another tickling session.
"You did very well Dash. That didn't take much work, did it? "
"Whatever." Rainbow said with a shrug, landing on the hardwood floor after putting the last plush monster on the shelf. "Will you answer my questions now?"
"Yes, I will. But there's one last thing you have to do. "
"How so? I faced tickling, apologized and cleaned your room. It is no longer enough? "She asked a bit desolately.
Lidya tried to hold back a giggle. "Calm down, Dash. That part is over. "
"Thank Celestia." She sighed in relief. "So what do you want?"
"I just want you to go in the tub."
The creature was smiling and had a friendly enough look, but the words sank in Rainbow's soul like a stone.
Into the tub? She began to think. Why would this creature want me to get into a tub?
Few knew, but beyond Daring Do books, Rainbow had also recently discovered a passion for crime, horror, and suspense books. And these stories returned to her mind as she thought of her current situation and what this simple request of the creature could hide. Dash's brain came up with two possibilities: gore and sex. Which will be explained in the form of fantasies to you.
Dash's Mad Fantasies, Part 1: Gore
Rainbow is in an all white bathroom, but the poor lighting made it look like something taken straight from a horror film with all of the shadows and ashen shades. Sink, toilet and tub larger than you would usually find in Equestria's bathrooms, since they were made for the creatures species and not for ponies. The light is dim, but Dash could see dark spots sprinkled across the room. Rainbow's mind raced through what those stains could be, although she hoped she was wrong.
Then the creature appeared in front of her, directly between the Pegasus and the tub. But now the creature had mane not brown but dark like shadows and it would begin to move as if each lock was a tentacle moving by its own accord. The eyes weren't visible, only the shadow produced by the fringe. The gaping mouth like that of a rag doll who's mouth was ripped open with a knife.
Her fingers were large claws. And on one of her twisted clawed hands, rested a knife with horrifyingly familiar dark spots splattered across the blade.
"Now, Dashie." The creature spoke in a distorted voice. "Be a dear pony and get in the tub, so we can avoid soiling the bathroom." She said, starting to walk towards the Pegasus. Rainbow wanted to run, but she was paralyzed with fear. "And try not to struggle too much, it hampers my job." She raised the knife above Dash's head. "But look at the bright side. When I'm done, you will hardly feel tickling, or anything again."
Dash's Mad Fantasies, Part 2: Sex
Rainbow is on a large bathtub surrounded by bubbles covering up the base of her neck. A thin layer of steam floating through the bathroom along with the smell of sandalwood and jasmine shampoo and soaps.
The Pegasus is gently playing with the bubbles in front her when she feels a pair of warm, wet arms around her, hugging her neck.
"Dashie ..." The creature said in a sweet voice.
Back to reality (sorry, but the classification of this story doesn't allow me to spend the rest of the second fantasy).
Rainbow Dash was shaking and her pupils shrank to the size of pins. None of her ideas was something she wanted. She felt as if the world would collapse under her. And the creature's innocent outward appearance wasn't helping.
"Something wrong?" The creature asked raising an eyebrow.
"Wh-wh ... wh-wh-wh-wh-wh-wh- ... do-do .. you wa-wan-wan-want... me-me ... in a-a-a tu-tu-tu-tub?
Lidya looked at Rainbow Dash as if she'd just asked why humans had hands.
"You need a bath. Have you seen yourself? "She asked pointing to the Pegasus.
Rainbow looked at herself. Her coat had smeared with dirt and splattered with dried mud, obscuring the bright cyan of her natural fur, her mane and tail so dirty and matted that if Rarity saw them, she probably would faint, they still had a multitude of twigs entangled in them. And as if that wasn't enough, because of the tickle attack earlier, she had sweated a lot, and now smelled a strange mix of sweat and dirt which wasn't very nice.
"Oh .. I get it. "Rainbow said smiling nervously, scratching the back of her head with a hoof.
"Why did you think I wanted you to get into the bathtub?" Lidya asked quizzically.
"Well .." She didn't expect that question. "I ... I ... I ... " Her cheeks began to challenge Pinkie Pie as the most pink thing in existence as the heat rushed to her face, as her mind flickered back to her previous thoughts.
"I think I know now." The creature said, staring at Dash with a mocking smile. "You are so perverted!" She started laughing openly, making Rainbow feel more uncomfortable than before, if that was even possible.
"No! Not so! "She cried with red cheeks. "It's not funny! Stop now! "
"Ok. Ok" The creature said stopping, as she wiped a tear from her cheek. "I stopped. See?"
"So ... can I take that shower? I kinda feel a little dirty now." Dash said looking away.
I can't imagine why. "All right. Just follow me. " Lidya said as she motioning for the Pegasus to follow.
Although still reluctant, Rainbow followed, trotting a bit behind the strange being. Lidya, suddenly remembering she had never formally introduced herself to Rainbow Dash. "By the way, my name is Lidya."
Author's Note
Sorry the late, but you know: exams, study and other stuff. I hope you like this chapter, I really try do my best here. Unfortunately because of exams the next chapter will delay. Probably just in December or January. Sorry again.
Finaly: the chapter title was based in Dog and Scissors anime. And I want thanks again to Techno Brony by edit the chapter. You're are amazing man!
