Pony Rangers: Dino Thunder

Applejack was up fairly early the next morning. This wasn't unusual for her, coming from an apple farm. She headed for the kitchen and began to make breakfast. It didn't take long for her to notice that the oven was filled with cupcakes.

"Pinkie, what in tarnation are you bakin' cupcakes for?" Applejack asked, trying to find Pinkie.

"Because I want to see if cupcakes taste the same here as they do in Equestria!" Pinkie answered with a large grin as she appeared from behind the kitchen table.

"Really?" Applejack asked in a tone that told Pinkie she was expecting a more reasonable answer.

Pinkie sighed. "Well, actually I wanted to have a little party since we're all here," Pinkie explained. "It's been a long time since all six of us have had a party--seven if you include Spike. Come to think of it, you've been gone pretty long. We were starting to miss you all."

Applejack smiled. "It was mighty nice of Princess Celestia to let y'all come here."

Pinkie Pie nodded in agreement as she began to take the cupcakes out of the oven. "So, Applejack, why did Princess Celestia bring you four to Reefside?"

Applejack just stood there for a moment, realizing that Celestia had not told them exactly why they were here. "Well, she gave us these little morphin' items," Applejack began to answer, showing Pinkie her morpher. "But she never really told us what the danger was. So far, we just saw a few weird monsters."

"Weird monsters?" Pinkie wondered.

"Yeah. They kind of look like reptiles, but they walk just like humans."

"Like the ones on T.V.?"

"Yeah, like the ones on--wait, what?!" Applejack turned to see that Pinkie had left towards the living room. Pinkie was staring at the television, which was on the news channel.

"...witnesses say that reptilian creatures were spotted near a local highschool here in Reefside, California," the reporter announced. "However, they were soon removed from the school grounds by the Dino Rangers, who haven't been seen in Reefside for years." Beside the reporter was footage of the rangers dealing with the monsters.

"They didn't show us becoming rangers, did they?" Applejack asked anxiously.

"Nope," Pinkie replied. Applejack sighed in relief. "We better finish making those cupcakes, don't you think so?" Pinkie asked her, turning off the T.V. and heading back to the kitchen.

* * *

It was 8:00 the next day when the Mane Six arrived at Reefside Highschool. Fluttershy looked at her surroundings timidly. "There sure are a lot of students here," she commented.

"Something wrong, Fluttershy?" Rarity asked. "You sound quieter than usual."

"I'm just worried about Spike," she explained. "Was it a good idea to leave him alone at home?"

"Relax, Fluttershy. Spike can handle it," Rainbow Dash said. She looked ahead and frowned. "Uh-oh, It's the guy from soccer practice."

Heading toward Twilight and her friends was the bully that they had encountered during Rainbow Dash's last soccer practice. Following him were two other students who looked nearly as menacing as their leader. A large bandage was wrapped around the bully's hand, which he held in front of Twilight's face. "Look at what you did, weirdo!"

Twilight looked at the hand in front of her, then to the bully's face, then back to the hand. "What did I do?" She asked, confused.

"You hit my hand with your head!" He exclaimed, boiling in anger.

"If I recall correctly, you were the one who tried to hurt Twilight. You punched her right in the face!" exclaimed Applejack.

"Twilight would never do such a thing," added Fluttershy, in a quiet yet brave tone.

The bully turned to Fluttershy, then looked at the entire group of brightly coloured girls. "Oh, I'm sorry," he added sarcasticly. "Are you asking for a punch in the face?" He raised his un-bandaged hand and closed it into a fist. Fluttershy took a step back.

Pinkie, however, seemed oblivious to the threat. "No, silly," she answered. "But if you're going to apologize, you probably shouldn't be waving your fist like your going to punch somebody. Especially with the principal right behind you." Sure enough, the principal was standing right behind him, her hands crossed in front of her chest, in deep dismay.

"Go to the office, now," the principal ordered. "This is the third time in the past two weeks that you've gotten detention." she turned two the two students who were standing behind him. "You two as well, head to the office," she directed. She then looked at the Mane Six. "Follow me," she, said, in a calmer voice. They followed her through the hallways to the principal's office. The bully gave them an angry look as he waited outside the office for detention.

The principal sat at her desk told the girls to sit down. "Sorry about that. Brian often has a bad temper. I'm Principal Randall," she introduced herself. "You seem to be new here."

"Yes we are!" Pinkie replied enthusiastically. "I'm Pinkie Pie!"

"Pinkie Pie?" Principal Randall repeated, confused at the unusual name.

"Well, my full name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, but everyone just calls me Pinkie," Pinkie explained.

"Alright then," said the principal. "Well, If there are any more problems with that bully Brian, or you need any help finding your classes, just ask."

"Don't worry," Twilight said.

"And thanks for stopping Brian," Fluttershy added.

"Yeah, we had a crazy time so far at Reefside. First, we got here through a portal, then we had to get used to walking on two legs, and then we were at Tommy Oliver's house, and there was all this cool dinosaur stuff--"Pinkie was interrupted by Rainbow Dash trying to cover her mouth. But it was too late.

"You know Dr. Oliver?" Principal Randall asked, her eyes going wide in surprise. "He hasn't been here for quite a while now."

"Yeah!" Pinkie answered, finally getting Rainbow Dash's hand off her mouth. "Well, sort of. I never met him myself, but he let us live in his house while while he's gone, and gave Twilight, A.J. and Dash here some advice on being power rangers!"

"Pinkie!" her friends all yelled in unison.

"That was supposed to be a secret!" Rainbow Dash added.

"Wait a minute. You were the dino rangers that were fighting Mesogog's Tyrannodrones outside the school a while back?" the principal asked.

"Tyrannodrones?" Twilight repeated. "Those were the monsters we fought?"

"Yes," Principal Randall answered. "You don't seem to know who you're up against. Luckily, I happen to know quite a bit about your enemy. It wasn't that many years ago when Mesogog last tried to attack Reefside. Luckily, he was destroyed by the Dino Thunder rangers. You came just in time, or else the Tyrannodrones would have torn the school apart."

"Do you think Mesogog is behind it?" Twilight asked.

"I can't be sure. Although his Tyrannodrones are here, he hasn't shown up himself." Before the principal could say anything else, the bell rang. "You all better head to class now. Trust me, you don't want detention after school."

The Mane Six hurried out of the office and to their classrooms. Principal Randall stood up from her desk, thinking about her encounter with the new students. "Did they say they went through a portal and had to get used to walking on two legs?" She wondered in her head. She shook her head a bit and left her office. "I must be going crazy."