The Life of Cocoa Crystalroot

After walking for about a day, Zazoo and Cocoa finally arrived in the town of Canterlot. The moon gleamed high in the sky. "Wow! I've never seen so many buildings in one place before!" Cocoa exclaimed, eyes wide. Zazoo chuckled.

"Well, I'm glad you like it so far, but there is much more to do then just stare." She said. Cocoa cocked her head.

"What else can I do? It doesn't look like anypony's awake." She asked.

"That is true, but I have a friend that I'd like you to meet." Zazoo replied to the filly. Cocoa smiled.

"Ok! That sounds fun to me!" She exclaimed. The two walked down the street they were on until a small, white house came into view. Zazoo knocked on the door, and it opened, revealing a unicorn mare with bright yellow eyes. Her lilac fur and pale green mane combed neatly. Her cutiemark was a bundle of lilac flowers.

"Zazoo! What brings you to Canterlot? And whatever it is, why so late at night!" The mare asked, welcoming her friend in. "And who is this?" She smiled, pointing at Cocoa. The filly tried to hide behind Zazoo's leg because she wasn't used to the attention, but the Zebra made sure she stayed out in the open.

"This is Cocoa," Zazoo said, adressing the little pegasus who was trying to hide her face with her wings. "And Cocoa," The Zebra continued and the filly finally gave up trying to hide. "This is my friend Lilac Breeze." She introduced. Lilac Breeze extended her hoof for Cocoa to shake, and the filly cautiously shook it.

"Nice to meet you, Cocoa!" She smiled warmly. She looked to Zazoo. "Please explain where she came from though." She whispered to the Zebra as she walked into the house, Cocoa trailing after. The Zebra nodded as Lilac closed the door. Lilac's house was actually very comfortable even though it was small. Surprisingly, it even had a second story! As soon as everyone was settled in, Lilac spoke. "So, Zazoo, start explaining!" She requested. Zazoo smiled at her friend's "right now" attitude.

"I'll explain once everyone is introduced." She chuckled. Lilac looked confused for about five seconds before realizing who she'd forgotten. Her eyes grew wide.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe I forgot about her! I'll get her now!" She shouted and ran up the stairs. Cocoa looked up at Zazoo.

"What was she talking about?" The pegasus asked. Zazoo smiled.

"You'll see!" She answered as Lilac came racing down the steps. Soon after her mother, Lilac's daughter came trotting down.

"Hi everypony!" She smiled and waved. Like her mother, she was also a unicorn.

"Cocoa, meet my daughter, Dark Warsong!" Lilac announced as the filly trotted over to Cocoa.

"Hi, Cocoa, pleased to meet you!" The Dark Warsong said politely.

"Nice to meet you too!" Cocoa smiled, deciding these ponies wouldn't hurt her. Lilac sighed.

"You two go upstairs while I talk to Zazoo, ok?" She asked. The fillies nodded and Dark led the way to her room. Once inside, she closed the door.

"Do you want to go exploring?" The unicorn asked. Cocoa cocked her head.

"What's that?" She asked. Dark smiled.

"It's probably the most fun game ever! I play it all the time with my friend Stella." She said. "Since my mom usually doesn't come to check on me when Zazoo's over, I sneak out of the house and explore Canterlot! All I need to do is teleport!" She explained. Cocoa was interested.

"You can teleport?!" She asked, amazed. Dark nodded.

"I found a book on it and studied extra hard. The only bad thing about it, is that I have no clue where i'll be teleported to, but I guess that just adds to the fun!" She exclaimed.

"Ok! I'll go exploring with you!" Cocoa smiled. Dark beamed.

"Ok, brace yourself!" She instructed, and her horn glowed, a shower of sparks cascading down. Then there was a loud bang, and everything went black. "Uhhh, I think I focused to hard." Dark grumbled as she got up. Cocoa smiled.

"I think you did fine!" She said, struggling to get up. "Where did we get teleported to though? It looks sorta like The Everfree Forest outside.....But it couldn't be! Only Zazoo and I live there!" Cocoa exclaimed in confusion. Dark walked over to her. "Maybe we're in a weird dimension where lots of ponies live there!" She suggested. The two fillies then herd a giggle. They looked over to see a small blue filly with light blue hair. She wore a small black crown on her head and her cutiemark was a crescent moon.

"You're in The Royal Palace, sillies!" She laughed. Cocoa and Dark were awestruck. The filly was an Alicorn! "What? Don't just stand there like that! Aren't you going to tell me your names?" The blue filly asked. "Mine's Princess Luna!" She introduced herself, smiling happily all the while.