A Feudal Mix Upby Summer30ChaptersChapter 1Chapter 2 Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 1Fuedal Mix Up Chapter 1. It was a bright and sunny day in Equestria and Twilight had spent the majority of the last two days cleaning out the library of which she and Spike both lived. It was during her cleaning that the violet unicorn stumbled upon two very interesting hard covered books that sparked her interest. One of them was about a mythical land known as Japan which consisted of humans that took place during what the stories called "The Feudal Era" and the other book was about the Japanese sacred remedies and different relics that were known to a "Buddhist culture" such the "Shikon-no-Tama." However, it was better referred to as "The Jewel of the Four Souls." What interested Twilight the most, however, was a rosary that came with a command that would allow one to place special beads onto another who was disobedient or even dangerous and throw them on the ground. “How interesting,” she said jokingly to herself. “I wonder if I could make a rosary to put on Pinkie Pie to keep her from disrupting me every time I study.” Twilight laughed to herself quietly and then shook her head by saying, "I don't think so but it may not be a bad idea from time to time." She then returned to reading up on the rosary in realizing that these beads could be much more useful and important in case an arch enemy would ever come against Equestria in the near future. Twilight's thoughts shifted to hunger. ‘However, I sure am hungry but I am too taken up in this book to move. I was wondering where Spike was. Maybe I should call him to whip up something really quick and easy so I can finish reading. Before she could call Spike thought, Twilight heard a knock on her front door with loud singing behind it. “Drats, “ Twilight moaned. “I forgot Pinkie was going to come over this evening for dinner.” She put her two books down, moaning, and quickly moved to answer the door where Pinkie was hopping around happily singing. However, it was no ordinary singing. Pinkie was using a deep singing voice that was almost breath taking. Pinkie was donning her party apparel and carried a gift. “Happy Birthday Twilight,” she sang. “Pinkie, what in all the name of Equestria are you doing and what are you singing?” The confused the violet pony asked. '“Oh nothing, I was doing a singing telegram in the form of opera style,” Pinkie answered in her regular speaking voice. Twilight giggled and smiled at her. "It was my birthday and like you, I forgot." "Twilight, I have a special surprise for your birthday in the back of the library so please come with me," Pinkie giggled hopping around as wild as a kangaroo while dragging the birthday filly off. Twilight looked rather confused as she was being dragged by the most flamboyant pony in the whole town to the back of the tree house. In her her years, no one in Canterlot had ever dragged this book worm anywhere and not even Princess Cadence. "What are we doing back here,"Twilight asked as she somewhat laughed. "I just wanted to watch the beautiful sunset together. This is the prettiest spot to watch the sunset in all of Equestria," Pinkamina bounced. Twilight tried to smile and she looked over at the sun and thought of her mentor and friend, Princess Celestia. "This is the best surprise that you could ever get me," she responded with her stomach now growling and noticing that the sun had a summer's reddish glow in the West. That meant it would be another beautiful day to look forward to. “Absolutely, it’s just as sweet as a cupcake’s frosting on and in any land full of candy,” Pinkie said randomly. “However, we just watched the sunset. It is now time to get back." "Pinkie, we just got back here and it has been for a few seconds." "I know but do you like my other surprises?" “Uh..I guess,” Twilight responded half dazed as she was once again being dragged back away. "I want to bring you back inside now." The magenta maned pony added abruptly while not letting Twilight watch the sunset on her very special day. “Pinkie…you didn’t throw.....” Twilight began grumbling. “I had thought that we had decided to have dinner together tonight so that we would catch up since we have been so busy lately. Did you go and throw me the biggest party in Equestria when Spike and I first arrived?" “Oh, I thought you would never ask,” Pinkie smiled mischievously while batting her eyes. “Because…” She opened the door and the two of them walked in. “SURPISE,” shouted four happy ponies and one very hyper young dragon who Twilight had wanted to look for while reading. “PINKIE!” Twilight roared nearly getting angry with Pinkie and was about to say more but fell over laughing at her own response in realizing that being upset with a true friend acknowledging her special day would pointless. After all, it was her birthday and her friends loved her from day one. “Happy Birthday Twilight,” they all said. “Pinkie, you didn’t have to do this even though it was my birthday you know,” Twilight smiled while giggling with embarrassment. "Did you four sneak in here while I was dealing with Pinkie's random personality?" ”Darling, you are simply such a tease," Rarity replied. "Of course we snuck in while you were out there with Pinkie distracting you." “Well shucks Twilight,” Apple Jack added as she was carrying refreshments for the party and motioning Fluttershy to help her set them up. “It meant to world to us that our closest friend was having a birthday and we wanted it to be special. We had been planning on this hoe down for months. It was mainly Pinkie's idea." “Yeah, that that made me absolutely banana taffy which is one of my favorite types of candy,” Pinkie piped in rolling her eyes. "I wonder what if I would eat myself if I were made out of taffy," Pinkie said changing the subject. The other five ponies turned to look at her and said in sync, “Where did that come from?” “Um, I don’t know,” Pinkie replied cluelessly. “Just doing what I do best,” Pinkie said hopping around happily laughing while playing with a purple balloon that Rainbow Dash brought for Twilight. All six girls then gathered around to share refreshments while mixing and mingling at the same time. It had been a while since any of them had been together after each had become busy with their own lives. Rarity’s business began to pick up which left her to be chosen for some of Canterlot’s top magazines as a fashion model. Meanwhile, Pinkie had become pre-occupied with two jobs. One was at the Sugar Cube Corner working behind the front counter and the other was at the home of the Cake’s as a full time nanny for the baby cakes. Still, Pinkie was happy as she became fond of the baby cakes as she watched them grow day by day and month by month. Apple Jack found herself working extra hard by getting ready for apple season by selling a majority of the current supply of apples that were in stock which allowed her to make extra money for herself. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had been just as busy. In Rainbow Dash's situation, she had been attending weather seminars for the upcoming summer season in which she would be the one scheduling a vast array of summer time thunder storms. Finally, Fluttershy had several bunnies give birth to new babies and like Pinkie, she became pre-occupied with taking care of all those litters. “I am so glad that we could get together again,” Spike said as he licked an ice cream cone. He then shot a glance over to Rarity with love in his eyes and started glowing at her radiance. “I sure can’t wait to see those fashion magazines that you are featured in,” he added in a day dream like state as he spoke to her. “Of course you can Spike. You are such a good friend and a good fan of all my work," Rarity giggled as if she liked Spike back. “You will be the first to see them I promise. "That is if you can clean my house and shop for me. I need and assistant." "Anything for you Rarity," Spike gloated. "Spike," Twilight said in annoyed voice. "You have a full service job here." Spike grumbled and nodded in realizing that Twilight was the closest thing to family and had been so kind to take him in. Everypony was then interrupted by Rainbow Dash's fascination with two books laying on Twilight's table. “Wow,” Rainbow said as she began reading both books. "What are these?” She then, like Twilight opened the books and began to bury herself into them. “Let me see,” Apple Jack responded by pushing away her friends including Rainbow Dash to get to the two books. AJ also began to read further down in the book about Fuedal Japan and found something very interesting. “Look at this everypony. Apparently, this legend talks of a boy who was a half human and half dog demon hybrid and went by the name of Inuyasha. Myth has it that he protected his friends and among them was a girl from future-time Japan by the name of Kagome who was a reincarnation of Inuyasha's long lost lover Kikyo.” “Look at this,” Pinkie added as she nervously hopped around even more while reading the book. “You can even open portals that take you to Japan,” she said as she started twitching. “Ah wanna to try na..ow,” Apple Jack blurted out as she continued to pour over the book while growing more and more fascinated by reading each page. “Uh…I am not sure that it’s such a good idea,” Fluttershy whimpered cautiously. "I think you need to stop reading and get back to thinking about Twilight and her special day." “'Nyaww Fluttershaw,” Apple insisted. “It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus you willy nilly. Japan isn’t anything more than a myth So it is not lawk we all are in any real danger now are? Pinkie's shaking and trembling became more and more intense the more she heard her friends talk of those portals. “No Apple Jack my senses are telling me that this is a really BAD IDEA. Especially when I shake like this and you know that I would rather have milk shake." It was then that Twilight got an idea just in case something did happen as she knew that AJ was too stubborn. “Spike, could you please assist me in finding the elements of harmony?” She begged him as she dragged him away from him by using her horn. “But Twilight, I am keeping Rarity company,” the little dragon whined. "We were talking about her magazines. Besides, we haven't seen her in a while." “Maybe some other time but I have a really bad feeling about this,” Twilight moaned biting her lips. "Look at Pinkie. When she goes off, you know something is bound to happen. However, I thought it only applied to random foreign objects falling out of the sky." “Uh..okay,” the small lover groaned giving in. “Rarity, I will be right back. Save some cake for me.” He then got up to help with his eyes completely fixed on Rarity. "Anything for you Spikey Wikey," Rarity replied generously. After all, that was her special element and even further, did she has a crush on Spike? No, that was highly impossible. He was just a baby and she was fully grown. Twilight then found the elements before Spike could go on a full search. "Never mind Spike, you can go back to sit down next to Rarity. "Why you need to drag these all out?" Spike asked. "Good grief, something will probably fall like a piece of cake." Twilight bit her lip hard and brushed her bangs out of her eyes as her horn lit up by pulling the book from its shelf. She then trotted back over to her friends who, just like Spike looked at her astonished. “Twilight?” Pinkie asked with her eyes going wide. "Are you really going to take this just as serious as I am?" “Yes, just in case something were to happen,” the birthday girl replied with caution by nodding in addition. All the ponies grumbled but knew that Twilight had a very good reason to be worrisome since Pinkie continued to tingle and fidget nervously and Twilight knew good and well that Pinkie's twitching was nothing to mess with. They then donned their necklaces and one tiara as Apple Jack started reciting some words in what sounded like Japanese. "Why are you doing?" Fluttershy asked cautiously. Apple Jack laughed as she continued to jokingly speak in the alien-like language. The room was silent as Pinkie’s tingling and fidgeting stopped. “Wow, I did that for…” The floor began to glow a bright purple color as a hole appeared before all their eyes. Apple Jack! What have you done?” Twilight cried frantically. “What? Those words sounded awesome to me than the words that we use here in Equestria,” Rainbow cut in. "I'm talking to her," Twilight scolded Rainbow Dash. AJ felt sheepish and embarrassed at her own stubbornness. “Hold onto me,” Twilight demanded to all her friends. “That way we stay out of the hole.” Rainbow Dash attempted to fly over to Twilight so that she could better support her friends, while Fluttershy joined her. In the attempt to do so, the hole had such a powerful suction that both pegasus were pulled into the glowing hole along with several books and many other the party decorations along with the cake that Pinkie worked so hard on at Sugar Cube Coner. "My Cake, my beautiful beautiful cake," Pinkie whined. "This is not a good time darling," Rarity replied worriedly. "Sssss....orrry." “Rainbow, Fluttershy!” Twilight shouted frightened. “Come on you guys, we can’t leave them,”she said as she readied herself to jump alongside with her friends. “I told you this was a bad idea,” Pinkie whined. "I worked so hard on this party and it gets ruined by my senses going off. ” she said as she too was sucked into the hole along with her two close friends. “Pinkie Pie!” Apple Jack shouted as she jumped in after Pinkie while full of deep regret. 'What am ah geetin ma silf inta?' She thought. “Oh no, I am not going in there for the sake of getting my mane ruined,” Rarity replied in a petty voice. "I just got it done too." “We have to go into save the others,” her secret admirer insisted. “Anything for your Spike of course,” she sighed and allowed him to get on her back while he firmly grasped onto her neck as they leaped into the glowing abyss together. Twilight then realized that all her friends were gone which lead her to finally follow them into the bright yet frightening hole. She swallowed hard and took a leap of faith. As she fell, Twilight noticed that the light was beginning to fade more and more until she reached the bottom of what appeared to be an empty dried up well with nothing but a few bones and the remains of her party. She then looked around and saw that her friends were nowhere inside the well but could hear their voices from above. They all sounded like they were in shock. “Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy?” She called out. “Is that you?” She asked worriedly. “Twilight?” She heard Apple Jack answer in complete shock. “Yes,” Twilight called back with relief. “Is everyone alright?” “We are Twilight but I think you need to come up here and see what’s going on,” Rainbow added nervously. "You might also wish to look at yourself." “What do you mean?” the confused purple unicorn asked as she attempted to use her horn to get out of the well by transferring herself from one point to another but it was no use. It was not working and her come to think of it, it was as if her horn was..gone. 'That's weird, because I can always feel my horn and especially when it starts glowing since it comes with a warm tingle to it. She got up on her hind legs and then attempted to climb out of the well and to her surprise, she no longer had hooves but light fleshly colored human hands which were similar to the ones in those dusty old books about Japan. "What?" She asked cluelessly while looking down at them. "This is impossible." She then looked at her friends who were also now human and clinging to the side of the old dry wooden well. "Are we dreaming?" All of them said in unison. "No this is real Twilight," Apple Jack responded frazzled and terrified. "Is this the best time to scream girls?" Pinkie asked. "Uh...I think so," Rainbow said swallowing nervously. Author's Note Your constructive critique on my story is most welcome as writers are often blind to their own errors, or so I was told. Anyway, since My Little Pony is about making friends, keeping them, and learning about each other, I decided to keep the theme up. In this case, I elected that, while the mane six remain friends, they will learn a new lesson. This includes learning to step out of your comfort zone by the means of reaching others by befriending them even though you keep your current friends. Moreover, this is about finding other friends who you may share things in common with. For instance, I find that Inu and Dash would share the same personalities and similar interests on a grounded friendship level than romance. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Twilight got down on her hands and knees and looked up at her friends from in the well above and reasoned with them in disbelief. “This is all so logically impossible,” She denied. “I had just arrived not long after everypony and all of you managed to get out of the well first?” Rainbowdash then brighted up a notch and laughed hard. “It was nothing, you just use your whatchamacallits to grasp onto the sides of the well and the hard vines while using your lower body to push yourself up.” Rainbow said with a hint of snarkiness in her voice. “Is that what you did?” Twilight asked. “Seriously,” she rolled her purple eyes. “No silly,” Apple Jack cut in. “Rainbow and Fluttershy still have their wings.” “My horn is gone,” Twilight moaned. “What the hoof?" "My horn is gone too," she heard Rarity pipe in. “Fluttershy and I scooped up Spike, Rarity, and Pinkie and out of the well the best way that we could,” Rainbow responded. “ Then why did you bring it up Rainbow if you didn’t try climbing out? Could you please help out out of this well now?” Twilight asked struggling while attempting to climb up but fell a few times and getting a few cuts and bruises in attempted on her bare legs. “I don’t know, I was able to figure it out based on looking at our current physical bodies when reading about humans back at your party,” Rainbow laughed. "Besides, I am an athlete who can tackled anything." “I am going to kill you Rainbow if you don’t get down here and help me out of this well right now. Besides, I need to see if Spike is okay,” Twilight replied in a mild threatening tone. Rainbow then gritted her teeth and flew into the well in attempt to pick up Twilight who now was a lot lighter than in her pony form. “He’s fine Twilight. Spike got affected too.” “Well Duh,” Twilight replied smirked. She held onto her friend and observed her new surroundings as they both landed on a patch of green grass but fell over in attempt to stand on their hind legs. It was evening time now and it was just getting dark. "It will take take some getting used to until we can figure out how to get home. She then attempted to stand up while holding onto Rainbow Dash. The young girl could feel the grass from beneath her feet which felt squishy, semi wet, and cool. She was not sure what to make of this sensation but knew it felt good since she could never feel the grass back in Equestria. Twilight?” She heard Spike say cutting into her thoughts. Twilight turned around to see him shaking frightened. “Where are we Twilight?” he asked running to the arms of his companion while scared of his new form. “What’s happened to me?” As a matter of fact, what’s happened to you?” She observed Spike who now looked like an eight year old boy with green hair and in a light purple shirt and light purple bottoms. “I don’t know but if I my logic is right, we may have ended up in Feudal Japan,” Twilight hesitated as she looked at the well behind her. "I recognize that well from the books." The air was rather warm and muggy as the wind slightly whipped Twilight’s mane or whatever humans called that long hairs that each girl wore. She then backed away from spike and looked down at herself while continuing to wobble on her hind legs. Although she no longer wore a fur coat, the young humanoid transformed mare could now see that she was clothed in what appeared to be a sundress. However, it was too dark for her to observe what color the dress,make out a design on her dress which appeared to resemble her cutie mark. Twilight then remembered something else. Her tiara. She reached for it but unlike her missing horn, it still remained in place. "What's going on?" the newly confused human then turned to look at her companions who also appeared to be in sundresses while continuing to wear their necklaces. “My darling, is this the type of fashion they all wear here in this Japan?” Rarity asked as she had not seen either one of the books. Twilight shook her head. “No Rarity. The types of clothing that they wear here are something called kimonos and haoris. They are more like bathrobes made of the finest silk,” she described to her friend. Rarity nodded. "Well, while we are here, I must have a look at these kimonos to see if I could bring some home to Equestria. Afterall, silk is my middle name and I am running out in addition to trying something bold and brash." “Speaking of dresses,” Rainbowdash cut in. “I absolutely hate this outfit. This may fit you five but as for me, this look is not cool." "Woah nilly," Apple Jack said as she was trying to calm everypony down. They all turned to face their friend for a moment and then turned to look at Apple Jack who guilty as charged “Well excuse me but you are the one who got us into this,” Rainbow barked “After all, those words were nothing but a bunch of hocus pocus weren't they? So you had to be a cocky smart mare about it.” The over dressed athlete was very angry at this point. “You’re nagging at me now because?” AJ bit back by rolling her eyes. “It’s a little late to be lecturing me. Besides if ya'll were so interested in preventing me from using those words then y'all would have held a hoof over my mouth from the start.” “Why in all of Equestria are you starting in on me AJ? Everypony knows that you would have opened the portal no matter what anyone else says or does to try and prevent you. You think you’re so smart don’t you?” Rainbow snorted leaving the tie down statement. “Whatever Rainbow,” the cow filly puffed and turned away not wanting to admit that Rainbow had a point for once. “Excuse the attitudes ladies, how can you have them at such a time like this? My Opalescence is at home all alone with no one to look after her. She is going to starve to death. This is a catastrophe. I should have left before AJ said anything!” Rarity whined. “Not this again,” Rainbow snapped. “Rarity Unicorn, all you do is whine, whine, whine.” “Don’t you dare start with me about that." Rarity cried. “My cat is going to starve to death and was is probably looking for her favorite meal of the week. Besides, I also have a fashion shoot tomorrow at Sweet Apple Acres if you didn't already know that.” “You already said that about your stupid cat," Rainbow Dash complained. “ENOUGH,” Twilight roared. “We are in some strange land in the middle of nowhere and all the two of you can think about is arguing? We need to find out how we can get ourselves back home. However, since it is night fall, we have no choice but to find a place to sleep. Once day breaks figure out what to do first thing in the morning. On top of that, we need to learn how to walk bi-pedal to those accommodations. The other five girls nodded in agreement and stopped arguing and looking ahead to see both a dark forest on one side and a small village on the other side. “I am starving,” Spike said with his stomach growling. “There was plenty of food back at Twilight’s party too.” “Can you only think about food at a time like this?” Applejack replied half annoyed while also half laughing while forgetting about her bad choices. “Come on girls,” Pinkie replied. “We need to get moving,” She said as she was about to move further but was stopped by Fluttershy. “Shh, I hear something in the trees,” Fluttershy replied nervously standing still while Pinkie began to twitch again. “It sounds like it’s coming from above...in the trees,” Spike trembled as he looked up but didn’t see anything but a blur of red flying around. He then heard a voice come from the blur. “You’re darn right you heard something,” the voice replied in a snarky raspy male voice. “It sounds like a stallion,” Twilight said upon hearing the voice. “Who’s there?” She called out. “You’re worst nightmare if you ask me,” the blur called back. It then landed in front of the group revealing a young boy in the form of a mythological looking creature dressed in all red with long silver hair, ears on top of his head like a dog, and a black breaded necklace with strung bones. “Who are you?” Twilight huffed angrily staring him down. “Does it really matter at this point,” the boy smarted off. “Besides, I don’t think we will be friends anytime soon and so I am going to slice you like thin potatoes,” he threatened. “What are you?” asked Twilight once more now fully standing on her legs and zoning out. “I am a hanyou and that means I could kill you in an instant,” He warned in a hostile tone. “Hanyou,” Twilight whispered as she put two and two together and remembered certain pictures from her books.“Wait, aren’t you Inuyasha?” “Yeah yeah yeah, what of it wench?” Inuyasha sassed off as if he had been tired of everyone knowing his name in addition to what he was. “Excuse me,” Fluttershy interrupted stepping forward to confront Inuyasha while jabbing a finger in his face. “I don’t appreciate you talking my friends and like she is some sort of criminal.” She then got into his face. “Just because you happen to be a hanyou with super powers does not mean that you think you can go around and pick on others who don’t have those things. Now, I demand that you stop being a jerk and let us pass into the village." “Wha?” Inuyasha replied astonished nearly falling over taken aback by the assertive pink haired girl who appeared as vulnerable as a flower. “Yeah that’s what I thought,” Fluttershy added. “Now, if you will excuse us we were on our way to the village to look for a place to sleep.” “Ha, you demons won’t get within two meters of that place,” Inuyasha smarted off. “Demons?,” Rainbow butted in. “Who are you calling youkai?” “You?!” Inuyasha called back. “Hey, my name is Rainbow Dash and I was going to say that you are awesome and you can fly as fast that I can but since you keep insulting my friends, I don’t want to make any such compliment. You are such a jerk and if you are going to act like that, I am going to have to ask you to leave." Inuyasha then sniffed the group closer in noticing that they did not smell the way that a normal youkai smelled. “Wait, you don’t smell like youkai to me. You smell more like, horses.” He then turned to Spike and stated the obvious. "You're some kind of dragon." Spike smiled at Inuyasha. "Yes, and I am proud of it." “We’re ponies,” Pinkie then added jumping around observing Inyuasha’s ears. She then reached over to touch them. “Hey, these remind me of doggy ears. How cute? You’re a puppy. Can you lick my face? Well can you, huh, huh, huh?” She asked getting in his face. “Cute? You called me cute?” Inuyasha grumbled. He then pushed the pink billowy haired girl off. “Don’t touch me again.” Pinkie looked at him and began to giggle and make faces at him as she was now feeling scared. “You get on my nerves,” he honestly stated in showing dislike for Pinkie.“You pony things are really ugly looking girls too,” The hanyou remarked openly by turning to observe group. “SIT BOY!” Inuyasha's necklace began to glow a bright purple which pulled him down to the ground face forward. Thud. “Didn’t I teach you any better manners than that?”A young human girl reprimanded as she was coming from the village. She appeared to be wearing a school uniform as she looked at the group. “I am so sorry about this. He knows better than that I swear,” she said shaking her head in disbelief. "We have been working on his manners for months now." The mane six and Spike were all astonished at what they just saw and especially Twilight. ‘So sit,’ Twilight thought in realizing that this was the rosary she had been reading so much about. ‘This is not for Pinkie. Maybe for Discord if he ever becomes loose from his stone prison and tried to wreak his chaos on Equestria ever again.' “It’s okay but thanks for coming to our aid. By the way, my name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends. We seemed to have gotten stuck in your world by way of your well and we were trying to figure out how to get back home. However, we are in need of a place to rest.” Kagome nodded in understanding as if she knew what Twilight was talking about. “Are you from the United States? You’re name sounds English. I’m Kagome and I was coming up here to aid Inuyasha as he had smelled something funny. I am also not from this world myself. In fact, I am from another time and era all together." "Time travel?" Twilight asked. Kagome nodded. " Anyway, we are from a world known as Equestria. We are also not humans or demons at all. In fact, where I come from, there are no humans. Only ponies." Kagome nodded. " I had also sensed a Shikon Jewel shard in the not too far off in the distance. However, when I came up here, I realized that it wasn’t coming from any of you.” “Jewel shard?,” Twilight asked astonished. "Oh we don't have such a thing. However, why do you say shard?" Twilight asked Kagome. "It was shattered and scattered across Japan a several months ago,” Kagome sighed. "I don’t recall it being destroyed in my books," Twilight moaned as she thought sadly as she looked forward to seeing what it looked like. “Anything the matter,” Kagome asked as Inuyasha stood up. “No nothing, I just feel like we need a place to rest as well as get Spike some food,” Twilight replied trying to hide the truth by pointing to Spike. “Yeah well it’s her fault that the jewel shattered in the first place,” Inuyasha cut in by further informing Twilight. “She is such an idiot unlike Kikyo. She shot it down with her bow and arrows." “Sit boy! How dare you talk to me like that?” Kagome was enraged. “Why do I even bother having feelings for you? All you do is act like a jerk and insult me.”The strange dark haired girl then motioned for Twilight, Spike and the rest of the mane six follow her back into the small village while gradually getting the hang of being on their hind legs and using their new hands. Twilight sensed a strange tension between Inuyasha and Kagome as if they liked or even loved each other. Whatever the reason, they made a fantastic duo together even though they were so different from one another. "Whose Kikyo?" Twilight asked. "NEVERMIND," Kagome fumed. Meanwhile, Inuyasha peeled himself from the ground whining. “What did you do that for Kagome? I was just being honest.” “Sit!” Kagome said again as he fell, while she walked with Twilight and the rest of her friends back to the village shaking her head. Chapter 3The air was less humid now and it was dark out with so many stars in the sky. Twilight looked up at the sky admiring them while thinking that this world had many more stars than the ones in Ponyville. “I’ve never seen so many stars,” she muttered looking up at the sky. Kagome giggled cutting into her thoughts. “I am in the same boat as well. Where I am from, you see more big city lights than stars.” “City?” Rarity piped in. “Oh they must have the greatest fashions there.” Kagome nodded with little interest since fashion was a world that she hardly knew an especially since she grew up in a world for average people . “Um… I am not really big on that area. Where I am from, I live in a shrine where we don’t have a pile of money.” Twilight nodded. “To be honest, I have not been a real fan of fashion myself. In fact, I am more interested in reading books and learning.” “You egg head do you have to bring up books now?” Rainbow Dash whined. “Rainbow?!” Twilight snapped. “This conversation wasn’t involving you was it?” Rainbow rolled her eyes at her friend and bit her lip knowing that she could easily tick Twilight off and particularly in a strange world such as this. “Anyway…” Twilight hinted at Kagome. “I enjoy reading too but I am not much of a nerd,” Kagome said as they passed through what appeared to be some large fields and small wooden shacks with lights coming from them with their smoking chimneys and the smell of burning wood. “Where are we going?” Applejack asked their guide who was leading them through the quiet village. “We are going to the old shrine so that you can meet Kaete who might be better able to give you full advice as to why and how you were able to open the portal,” Kagome informed the disoriented newcomers who knew nothing about Japan. “Feh, you are going to take them to see the old lady?” Inuyasha snickered as he landed next to Kagome. “You know Kagome, she is getting…” “Inuyasha, please don’t start with me,” Kagome responded calmly giggling while trying to keep her cool. Inuyasha knew that Kagome was no one to mess with and especially after being sat three times that evening. Rainbow burst out laughing at Inuyasha and Kagome knowing that they two would be special some ponies for sure. However, Kagome was no pony and either was Inuyasha. Come to think of it, what would one say instead of somepony or everypony? “What’s so funny wench?” Inuyasha asked looked up at her. “Oh nothing,” Rainbow continued giggling. “Come on, there must be some real reason as to why you were laughing so hard. Were you laughing at me because I happen to be a hanyou?” He taunted smirking. “Oh no,” Rainbow replied looking at Inuyasha with a look of amusement. “Actually, I was going to tell you how awesome your moves are. I was watching how fast you can fly.” “That’s become I am a hanyou and I don’t really fly?” “Han what?” Rainbow asked. “He’s a half demon,” Kagome added. “Uh, what’s a demon, Twilight?” Rainbow ashed forgetting Inuyasha rolled his eyes in utter frustration and annoyance. “He’s half dog and half human with a in addition to being supernatural,” Kagome informed as they began to climb up a long set of red wooden steps to a temple at the top. “Oh that’s right,” Rainbow said. “Of course I read about you. I forgot.” Everyone accept for Inuyasha started laughing until they came to three individuals standing up stairs. Among them appeared to be a young human male in blue robes and his dark hair worn in a small pony tail and three gold earrings in his left ear. Then there was a small boy with red hair, a blue bow, and a fox tail who appeared to be younger than Spike in a blue pants suit. Finally, there was a young woman in green and purple robes with long dark hair in a ponytail almost identical to AJ’s style. “Inuyasha,” the young fox boy asked the stressed out inu hanyou. "Whose are these demons?" “Figure it out for yourself you baka,” Inuyasha snapped. “Inuyasha,” Kagome warned while glaring at Inuyasha for a second time. Inuyasha looked at Kagome once again and then back at the mane six. “Umm….Kagome and I found these strange looking humans who appeared to be demons back by the bone eater's well. However, they claim to be ponies from another world,” Inuyasha sighed. “My my," the young man in blue exclaimed. “You sure are lovely ladies.” He moved forward and eyed them with amusement and interest. “Whatever they are I have one question to ask them.” He then moved forward and that is when he eyed Rarity. “Pardon me miss but my name is Miroku and I have one question for you he said as he moved forward.” Rarity giggled at him and replied, “Well hello Miroku, my name is Rarity Unicorn. It is a pleasure to meet such a gentleman." Miroku proceeded forward and took one of her hands and kissed it ever so gently. “Would you mind baring my child?” He asked. Rarity looked at Miroku with such embarrassment and turning red. “Children I don’t know. What is a child?” She then felt something cold clamp onto her bottom and squeeze it. Rarity squealed in embarrassment and then proceeded to slap him on the face. Miroku was then wacked over the head by the giant weapon owned by the other girl who was with Miroku and Shippou. Spike then stepped forward and stomped on Miroku’s foot extra hard. “You keep your hooves off my Rarity,” He threatened. Miroku let out a painful shriek. “What did I do to deserve this?” “Oh Spikey Wikey,” Rarity said looking at a little angry boy who was attempting to fight another soul bigger than him. “You really shouldn’t have,” She smiled turning to Miroku with her smile turning into a scowl. “And you, keep your grimey whatchamacallits to yourself you creep for I am a lady.” “I just just..was having fun” Miroku insisted. “Yeah and that includes having fun by being a pervert,” the unnamed girl cried. She then turned to look at Rarity who looked like she had just turned down a marriage proposal. “Miss, I am so sorry about that. He can be such a handful,” she replied. “My name is Sango by the way.” “Hi,” all the girls said looking at her. “Sango, this is Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, and of course you met Rarity, Fluttershy, and Spike” Kagome informed. “Girls, this is Sango, Miroku, and Shippou. I will also introduce you to our village miko, Kaete.” Everyone all nodded at each other and said at once, “What interesting names and clothes.” “Hello, hi, hey, what’s up,” they all said to each other at once. “They were on their way to see the old lady,” Inuyasha huffed. “Let’s get on with it as I am hungry and tired he moaned. That was her last straw. “SIT!” Kagome said, and Inuyasha once again fell flat on his face on the stairs and rolled down hitting the ground face down. “Ga…go…neeeee…. Byyyyyy?” He moaned. “Sit!” Kagome shouted again. “You are the most disrespectful self-centered creature that I have ever met,” Kagome roared. You are even more worse than Miroku. She then turned on her heal and stormed up the stairs past the whole group as she needed time to cool off. “Wow, she is mad,” Spike said watching Kagome run up to the shrine. “She sometimes goes home for days if Inuyasha sets her off,” Shippou said looking at Spike. “Anyway, should we proceed to meet Kaete?” Sango asked. They all nodded with their stomachs growling feeling tired and over loaded. “Come, we can go in and rest,” Shippou said as he began to lead the group up to the shrine where a red and while clad elderly woman with an eye patch worn on her left eye greeted them. “Ye bring guests child?” She asked the three. “Yes, Kaete,” Kagome said walking over to her as she slowly calmed down very shortly after disciplining Inuyasha. “This is a group of…ponies…? Who Inuaysha and I found near the bone eater’s well. “ Kaete eyed them with her right eye in seeing that they looked harmless and noticed not an aura of evil about them. “Ye must be tired and hungry. Come on in and I will feed thee,” Kaete stated in a very inviting voice. All seven nodded at Kaete and proceeded to follow the strangers into their hut astonished at their kindness. ‘Is this another lesson and a letter to the princess when we get back?’ All seven asked themselves as they followed the new group. ‘If we ever get back,’ they all wondered worried. Meanwhile, Inuyasha peeled himself off the ground and shook the dust off himself. “Stupid Kagome and her wanting to help those weirdos,” He told himself and he glared up the stairs. Chapter 4Chapter 4 Twilight and her friends paid no attention to Inuyasha and his attitude and followed Kaete and the other strangers inside the small wooden hut. Once inside, the girls looked around and noticed that nothing was similar to their cozy homes back in Ponyville. In fact, Kaete’s hut was nothing more than one giant room with a roaring fire pit in the center with mats all around that held thin wool blankets. If that was not enough, the room was noticeably muggy as well. ] “You call this a place to sleep darling?” Rairty whimpered. “It’s too hot in here and where are your real beds?” “These are it,” Shippou shouted happily jumping onto one of the mats while attempting to settle down for the night. “It took me some time of getting acclimated myself,” Kagome informed Rarity. “However, I usually bring my own sleeping bag so I can have that extra comfort,” the young girl admitted. “Yeah, but does it ever feel to uncomfortable with all this humidity?” Rarity whimpered. “Not to mention darling, you hair looks like it has been damaged.” “Uh… my hair is fine. Besides, I think I can handle it,” Kagome corrected, turning beat red by not liking Rarity’s condescending tone. She also did not appear to like her as she seemed so prissy and on the edge to a level that was worse than Inuyasha’s cockiness. “Don’t worry about her,” Twilight encouraged by placing a hand on the embarrassed girl’s shoulders. “She has the tendency to worry about other’s appearances or she is not happy.” “Hey, I do not!” Rarity cried. “Every filly deserves to look nice,” she insisted. Kagome ignored the whining girl and nodded in understanding. “I go to school with some girls like that in my own time who constantly fuss about how someone else should look like. You should see how many of them have tried to nag at me.” “So, is anyone hungry?” Shippou asked cutting in since he could not sleep. “Shippou, I believe they were talking and you cut in,” Sango inform the little kit. “But they all look hungry and I was just worried about them,” he whined. “Still, you need to work on waiting your turn when it comes speaking with others,” Sango corrected understandingly. “Still, I see your point. Are any of you girls hungry?” The female warrior asked. “Oh yes,” they all chimed in at once. “How would everyone like some fresh fish kabobs?” Shippou asked cluelessly. “Fish?” The girls all cried. “Yeah fish. Kagome and Inuyasha make the best here in Japan,” Miroku boasted. “Whatever, that is only if Kagome makes me those crunchy noodles that you can boil,” Inuyasha moaned as he headed inside. Then I make the fish.” Kagome glimpsed at him for a second and then turned back around to ignore him while paying closer attention to their unexpected guests. This was in realization she had sat him more than enough times in that evening alone and did not need to every time he ran his mouth off. ‘Sooner or later, he is going to have to learn on his own without my treating him like a punished child,” she hesitated. “This fish sounds good but we are normally vegetarians. We usually eat things like apples, flowers, and other fruits and vegetables,” Apple Jack informed. “We also eat hay and even oats.” “Oh that is right, you don’t eat meat as it is not good for your body types since you don’t have the same digestive tract that humans have. You’re herbivorous which means you eat plants and other things that grow. Meanwhile, the rest of us eat meat in addition to plants. Since you are in human form though, my guess would be that your body organs have changed to tolerate more foods like meat.” “Who cares what they eat or not Kagome, just as long as you feed them and get them out of my presence,” Inuyasha stated selfishly. “They all look too much like deceitful demons.” Kagome was sure by now that she was beyond saying “Sit.” She giggled in embarrassment and got up motioning for him to go outside with her. “Could you excuse us for a while?” Kagome asked by continuing to gesture for Inuyasha to come with her. All the girls nodded as they nervously and found mats to sleep on in the large room and knew that it was too dark for the remaining hosts to go out to the gardens and pick food. None the less, they would not be ready to eat fish or any such meats unless it was in small dosages and in several steps too. Otherwise, too much too fast would make one sick. “What do you want to eat?” Shippou asked. “I don’t know,” Twilight answered for all of them. “All I know, is that my stomach is growling,” she responded by putting a hand on her stomach and slightly groaning. “ I have some dried nori sea weed.” Sango informed. “See weed?” Pinkie asked as she giggled. “How can weed see?” “Pinkie!” all the girls said before bursting out laughing. “What, I did not know that a weed had eyes.” “No, a weed does not have eyes,” Sango laughed. “This weed lives under water in the ocean where it is salty. That is unless the weed is a demon.” “Ohhhh,” Pinkie said as things suddenly made sense to her. “You mean the sea? We have one of those in Equestria. That’s the land of friendship. That land that is ruled by a Princess who lets me party.” “Seriously, you are making no sense,” Shippou grumbled. “It makes sense to me,” Pinkie reasoned as she smiled. “Hold on girls,” Sango informed as she got up and went outside. It was then that Miroku pounced on the six strangers in Kaete’s hut. “Now that Sango is gone, I have my chance to ask each of your lovely ladies a fair question,” he coaxed as he walked over to each and began kissing their hands while most of them giggled playfully. When he got to Rarity, however, she quickly jumped up. “No you don’t, I am a lady and I expect to be treated like one and not a door mat,” she demanded. “Rarity, you are so high maintenance, sheesh,” Rainbow barked. “Oh so you are going to let this creep squirm all over you?” Rarity complained. “Oh sweetie, if you could only see how much fun this really is,” Miroku pleaded. “Fun? Ha,” Rarity resisted. “I think it’s gross.” “Well, I think it’s fun,” Twilight replied sarcastically rolling her eyes with a half of a smile. “Yes, it is fun,” Pinkie piped in. “I taste just like cotton candy don’t I?” “Huh?” all her friends, Miroku and Shippou asked. “What’s cotton candy anyway,” Shippou asked. “It’s not important right now,” Twilight added. “Besides, don’t you know sarcasm when you hear it?” She asked rolling her eyes. “Uh, I don’t know,” Pinkie replied cluelessly. “What’s going on in here?” Sango asked as she re-entered the room with a teak wooden tray full of food. “Miroku tried to come onto them again,” Shippou sighed. Sango set the tray down, and said “Here, this is what I could find. I hope this will satisfy your needs.” She then turned to Miroku and scowled. “As for you,” she said picking up her giant weapon and giving him a good wack over the head, “When are you going to grow up and let women have their own space?” “Awwww Sango, I like to have some fun.” “Yes me too, I taste like cotton candy,” Pinkie giggled. “Pinkie Pie,” all the girls and Shippou said in sync. “Shut up!” “This is not a time to play. He has a problem with being a flirt,” Sango stated as if she were jealous and a bride-to-be. The girls nodded in understanding and then sat down in front of the tray where there was plenty of dried green looking food. Twilight was the first to examine it with her hands in discovering that the dried food was paper thin. She then put it in her mouth and tasted it with her tongue. It had a strange oily taste with a hint of salt that melted in her mouth. She then swallowed strange green food and hesitated for a moment. ‘It’s not what I am used to but at least it’s food.” “Twilight, is it poisonous?” Pinkie asked. “Huh? Well is it?” “No, but it looks like something we need to eat as long as we are here,” Twilight informed firmly. “But I don’t want to. That food looks dirty,” Rarity whined. “EAT IT!” Twilight exploded. Spike and the other five looked down at the tray in embarrassment and each picked up a piece of the strange looking food and put it up to their mouths. Like Twilight, they gritted their teeth and ate the strange food. “So, what did you feed them?” Kagome cut in asking Sango as she stepped into the hut upon seeing the newcomers eating. “I thought they would have enjoyed the nori seaweed,” Sango replied softly. Kagome nodded in knowing that fish or any type of meat would have shocked their bodies and while she shared a dislike for seaweed, Kagome too sat among the seven others and dined on a couple pieces of the sea weed. “Bleh,” she muttered and shuttered as she swallowed. “Not my favorite,” she noted by sticking out her tongue in digust. “Kagome,” Inuyasha giggled as he stepped back into the hut after a long one on one discussion with her. “What?” Kagome asked looking at him. “Nothing, forget it,” Inuyasha responded turning his head in embarrassment. ‘I don’t understand you at times,’ Kagome hesitated as decided to keep the group company. “So, did everyone get enough?” Kagome asked The girls did not answer verbally but each nodded one by one. “We’ll take that as a much appreciated ‘Yes,’” Shippou exclaimed squinting his eyes happily. “We thank you for your kindness,” Fluttershy replied timidly at the little kitsune. “Ah, it was nothing miss,” Shippou replied waddling over to Fluttershy. “Yes, but I must admit that we are all tuckered out,” Apple Jack cut in looking over at her friends. “Mmm hmmm,” the others said in agreement. “Very well, should I make up the beds for each of you?” Sango asked. “Thanks, but I think we can manage,” Twilight explained independently. Everyone in the room smiled at each other as Miroku went with Kaete to get separate blankets. This especially made the mane six and little Spike happy since going to sleep which meant taking one step closer towards getting home the next day.
Chapter 1Fuedal Mix Up Chapter 1. It was a bright and sunny day in Equestria and Twilight had spent the majority of the last two days cleaning out the library of which she and Spike both lived. It was during her cleaning that the violet unicorn stumbled upon two very interesting hard covered books that sparked her interest. One of them was about a mythical land known as Japan which consisted of humans that took place during what the stories called "The Feudal Era" and the other book was about the Japanese sacred remedies and different relics that were known to a "Buddhist culture" such the "Shikon-no-Tama." However, it was better referred to as "The Jewel of the Four Souls." What interested Twilight the most, however, was a rosary that came with a command that would allow one to place special beads onto another who was disobedient or even dangerous and throw them on the ground. “How interesting,” she said jokingly to herself. “I wonder if I could make a rosary to put on Pinkie Pie to keep her from disrupting me every time I study.” Twilight laughed to herself quietly and then shook her head by saying, "I don't think so but it may not be a bad idea from time to time." She then returned to reading up on the rosary in realizing that these beads could be much more useful and important in case an arch enemy would ever come against Equestria in the near future. Twilight's thoughts shifted to hunger. ‘However, I sure am hungry but I am too taken up in this book to move. I was wondering where Spike was. Maybe I should call him to whip up something really quick and easy so I can finish reading. Before she could call Spike thought, Twilight heard a knock on her front door with loud singing behind it. “Drats, “ Twilight moaned. “I forgot Pinkie was going to come over this evening for dinner.” She put her two books down, moaning, and quickly moved to answer the door where Pinkie was hopping around happily singing. However, it was no ordinary singing. Pinkie was using a deep singing voice that was almost breath taking. Pinkie was donning her party apparel and carried a gift. “Happy Birthday Twilight,” she sang. “Pinkie, what in all the name of Equestria are you doing and what are you singing?” The confused the violet pony asked. '“Oh nothing, I was doing a singing telegram in the form of opera style,” Pinkie answered in her regular speaking voice. Twilight giggled and smiled at her. "It was my birthday and like you, I forgot." "Twilight, I have a special surprise for your birthday in the back of the library so please come with me," Pinkie giggled hopping around as wild as a kangaroo while dragging the birthday filly off. Twilight looked rather confused as she was being dragged by the most flamboyant pony in the whole town to the back of the tree house. In her her years, no one in Canterlot had ever dragged this book worm anywhere and not even Princess Cadence. "What are we doing back here,"Twilight asked as she somewhat laughed. "I just wanted to watch the beautiful sunset together. This is the prettiest spot to watch the sunset in all of Equestria," Pinkamina bounced. Twilight tried to smile and she looked over at the sun and thought of her mentor and friend, Princess Celestia. "This is the best surprise that you could ever get me," she responded with her stomach now growling and noticing that the sun had a summer's reddish glow in the West. That meant it would be another beautiful day to look forward to. “Absolutely, it’s just as sweet as a cupcake’s frosting on and in any land full of candy,” Pinkie said randomly. “However, we just watched the sunset. It is now time to get back." "Pinkie, we just got back here and it has been for a few seconds." "I know but do you like my other surprises?" “Uh..I guess,” Twilight responded half dazed as she was once again being dragged back away. "I want to bring you back inside now." The magenta maned pony added abruptly while not letting Twilight watch the sunset on her very special day. “Pinkie…you didn’t throw.....” Twilight began grumbling. “I had thought that we had decided to have dinner together tonight so that we would catch up since we have been so busy lately. Did you go and throw me the biggest party in Equestria when Spike and I first arrived?" “Oh, I thought you would never ask,” Pinkie smiled mischievously while batting her eyes. “Because…” She opened the door and the two of them walked in. “SURPISE,” shouted four happy ponies and one very hyper young dragon who Twilight had wanted to look for while reading. “PINKIE!” Twilight roared nearly getting angry with Pinkie and was about to say more but fell over laughing at her own response in realizing that being upset with a true friend acknowledging her special day would pointless. After all, it was her birthday and her friends loved her from day one. “Happy Birthday Twilight,” they all said. “Pinkie, you didn’t have to do this even though it was my birthday you know,” Twilight smiled while giggling with embarrassment. "Did you four sneak in here while I was dealing with Pinkie's random personality?" ”Darling, you are simply such a tease," Rarity replied. "Of course we snuck in while you were out there with Pinkie distracting you." “Well shucks Twilight,” Apple Jack added as she was carrying refreshments for the party and motioning Fluttershy to help her set them up. “It meant to world to us that our closest friend was having a birthday and we wanted it to be special. We had been planning on this hoe down for months. It was mainly Pinkie's idea." “Yeah, that that made me absolutely banana taffy which is one of my favorite types of candy,” Pinkie piped in rolling her eyes. "I wonder what if I would eat myself if I were made out of taffy," Pinkie said changing the subject. The other five ponies turned to look at her and said in sync, “Where did that come from?” “Um, I don’t know,” Pinkie replied cluelessly. “Just doing what I do best,” Pinkie said hopping around happily laughing while playing with a purple balloon that Rainbow Dash brought for Twilight. All six girls then gathered around to share refreshments while mixing and mingling at the same time. It had been a while since any of them had been together after each had become busy with their own lives. Rarity’s business began to pick up which left her to be chosen for some of Canterlot’s top magazines as a fashion model. Meanwhile, Pinkie had become pre-occupied with two jobs. One was at the Sugar Cube Corner working behind the front counter and the other was at the home of the Cake’s as a full time nanny for the baby cakes. Still, Pinkie was happy as she became fond of the baby cakes as she watched them grow day by day and month by month. Apple Jack found herself working extra hard by getting ready for apple season by selling a majority of the current supply of apples that were in stock which allowed her to make extra money for herself. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had been just as busy. In Rainbow Dash's situation, she had been attending weather seminars for the upcoming summer season in which she would be the one scheduling a vast array of summer time thunder storms. Finally, Fluttershy had several bunnies give birth to new babies and like Pinkie, she became pre-occupied with taking care of all those litters. “I am so glad that we could get together again,” Spike said as he licked an ice cream cone. He then shot a glance over to Rarity with love in his eyes and started glowing at her radiance. “I sure can’t wait to see those fashion magazines that you are featured in,” he added in a day dream like state as he spoke to her. “Of course you can Spike. You are such a good friend and a good fan of all my work," Rarity giggled as if she liked Spike back. “You will be the first to see them I promise. "That is if you can clean my house and shop for me. I need and assistant." "Anything for you Rarity," Spike gloated. "Spike," Twilight said in annoyed voice. "You have a full service job here." Spike grumbled and nodded in realizing that Twilight was the closest thing to family and had been so kind to take him in. Everypony was then interrupted by Rainbow Dash's fascination with two books laying on Twilight's table. “Wow,” Rainbow said as she began reading both books. "What are these?” She then, like Twilight opened the books and began to bury herself into them. “Let me see,” Apple Jack responded by pushing away her friends including Rainbow Dash to get to the two books. AJ also began to read further down in the book about Fuedal Japan and found something very interesting. “Look at this everypony. Apparently, this legend talks of a boy who was a half human and half dog demon hybrid and went by the name of Inuyasha. Myth has it that he protected his friends and among them was a girl from future-time Japan by the name of Kagome who was a reincarnation of Inuyasha's long lost lover Kikyo.” “Look at this,” Pinkie added as she nervously hopped around even more while reading the book. “You can even open portals that take you to Japan,” she said as she started twitching. “Ah wanna to try na..ow,” Apple Jack blurted out as she continued to pour over the book while growing more and more fascinated by reading each page. “Uh…I am not sure that it’s such a good idea,” Fluttershy whimpered cautiously. "I think you need to stop reading and get back to thinking about Twilight and her special day." “'Nyaww Fluttershaw,” Apple insisted. “It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus you willy nilly. Japan isn’t anything more than a myth So it is not lawk we all are in any real danger now are? Pinkie's shaking and trembling became more and more intense the more she heard her friends talk of those portals. “No Apple Jack my senses are telling me that this is a really BAD IDEA. Especially when I shake like this and you know that I would rather have milk shake." It was then that Twilight got an idea just in case something did happen as she knew that AJ was too stubborn. “Spike, could you please assist me in finding the elements of harmony?” She begged him as she dragged him away from him by using her horn. “But Twilight, I am keeping Rarity company,” the little dragon whined. "We were talking about her magazines. Besides, we haven't seen her in a while." “Maybe some other time but I have a really bad feeling about this,” Twilight moaned biting her lips. "Look at Pinkie. When she goes off, you know something is bound to happen. However, I thought it only applied to random foreign objects falling out of the sky." “Uh..okay,” the small lover groaned giving in. “Rarity, I will be right back. Save some cake for me.” He then got up to help with his eyes completely fixed on Rarity. "Anything for you Spikey Wikey," Rarity replied generously. After all, that was her special element and even further, did she has a crush on Spike? No, that was highly impossible. He was just a baby and she was fully grown. Twilight then found the elements before Spike could go on a full search. "Never mind Spike, you can go back to sit down next to Rarity. "Why you need to drag these all out?" Spike asked. "Good grief, something will probably fall like a piece of cake." Twilight bit her lip hard and brushed her bangs out of her eyes as her horn lit up by pulling the book from its shelf. She then trotted back over to her friends who, just like Spike looked at her astonished. “Twilight?” Pinkie asked with her eyes going wide. "Are you really going to take this just as serious as I am?" “Yes, just in case something were to happen,” the birthday girl replied with caution by nodding in addition. All the ponies grumbled but knew that Twilight had a very good reason to be worrisome since Pinkie continued to tingle and fidget nervously and Twilight knew good and well that Pinkie's twitching was nothing to mess with. They then donned their necklaces and one tiara as Apple Jack started reciting some words in what sounded like Japanese. "Why are you doing?" Fluttershy asked cautiously. Apple Jack laughed as she continued to jokingly speak in the alien-like language. The room was silent as Pinkie’s tingling and fidgeting stopped. “Wow, I did that for…” The floor began to glow a bright purple color as a hole appeared before all their eyes. Apple Jack! What have you done?” Twilight cried frantically. “What? Those words sounded awesome to me than the words that we use here in Equestria,” Rainbow cut in. "I'm talking to her," Twilight scolded Rainbow Dash. AJ felt sheepish and embarrassed at her own stubbornness. “Hold onto me,” Twilight demanded to all her friends. “That way we stay out of the hole.” Rainbow Dash attempted to fly over to Twilight so that she could better support her friends, while Fluttershy joined her. In the attempt to do so, the hole had such a powerful suction that both pegasus were pulled into the glowing hole along with several books and many other the party decorations along with the cake that Pinkie worked so hard on at Sugar Cube Coner. "My Cake, my beautiful beautiful cake," Pinkie whined. "This is not a good time darling," Rarity replied worriedly. "Sssss....orrry." “Rainbow, Fluttershy!” Twilight shouted frightened. “Come on you guys, we can’t leave them,”she said as she readied herself to jump alongside with her friends. “I told you this was a bad idea,” Pinkie whined. "I worked so hard on this party and it gets ruined by my senses going off. ” she said as she too was sucked into the hole along with her two close friends. “Pinkie Pie!” Apple Jack shouted as she jumped in after Pinkie while full of deep regret. 'What am ah geetin ma silf inta?' She thought. “Oh no, I am not going in there for the sake of getting my mane ruined,” Rarity replied in a petty voice. "I just got it done too." “We have to go into save the others,” her secret admirer insisted. “Anything for your Spike of course,” she sighed and allowed him to get on her back while he firmly grasped onto her neck as they leaped into the glowing abyss together. Twilight then realized that all her friends were gone which lead her to finally follow them into the bright yet frightening hole. She swallowed hard and took a leap of faith. As she fell, Twilight noticed that the light was beginning to fade more and more until she reached the bottom of what appeared to be an empty dried up well with nothing but a few bones and the remains of her party. She then looked around and saw that her friends were nowhere inside the well but could hear their voices from above. They all sounded like they were in shock. “Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy?” She called out. “Is that you?” She asked worriedly. “Twilight?” She heard Apple Jack answer in complete shock. “Yes,” Twilight called back with relief. “Is everyone alright?” “We are Twilight but I think you need to come up here and see what’s going on,” Rainbow added nervously. "You might also wish to look at yourself." “What do you mean?” the confused purple unicorn asked as she attempted to use her horn to get out of the well by transferring herself from one point to another but it was no use. It was not working and her come to think of it, it was as if her horn was..gone. 'That's weird, because I can always feel my horn and especially when it starts glowing since it comes with a warm tingle to it. She got up on her hind legs and then attempted to climb out of the well and to her surprise, she no longer had hooves but light fleshly colored human hands which were similar to the ones in those dusty old books about Japan. "What?" She asked cluelessly while looking down at them. "This is impossible." She then looked at her friends who were also now human and clinging to the side of the old dry wooden well. "Are we dreaming?" All of them said in unison. "No this is real Twilight," Apple Jack responded frazzled and terrified. "Is this the best time to scream girls?" Pinkie asked. "Uh...I think so," Rainbow said swallowing nervously. Author's Note Your constructive critique on my story is most welcome as writers are often blind to their own errors, or so I was told. Anyway, since My Little Pony is about making friends, keeping them, and learning about each other, I decided to keep the theme up. In this case, I elected that, while the mane six remain friends, they will learn a new lesson. This includes learning to step out of your comfort zone by the means of reaching others by befriending them even though you keep your current friends. Moreover, this is about finding other friends who you may share things in common with. For instance, I find that Inu and Dash would share the same personalities and similar interests on a grounded friendship level than romance.
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Twilight got down on her hands and knees and looked up at her friends from in the well above and reasoned with them in disbelief. “This is all so logically impossible,” She denied. “I had just arrived not long after everypony and all of you managed to get out of the well first?” Rainbowdash then brighted up a notch and laughed hard. “It was nothing, you just use your whatchamacallits to grasp onto the sides of the well and the hard vines while using your lower body to push yourself up.” Rainbow said with a hint of snarkiness in her voice. “Is that what you did?” Twilight asked. “Seriously,” she rolled her purple eyes. “No silly,” Apple Jack cut in. “Rainbow and Fluttershy still have their wings.” “My horn is gone,” Twilight moaned. “What the hoof?" "My horn is gone too," she heard Rarity pipe in. “Fluttershy and I scooped up Spike, Rarity, and Pinkie and out of the well the best way that we could,” Rainbow responded. “ Then why did you bring it up Rainbow if you didn’t try climbing out? Could you please help out out of this well now?” Twilight asked struggling while attempting to climb up but fell a few times and getting a few cuts and bruises in attempted on her bare legs. “I don’t know, I was able to figure it out based on looking at our current physical bodies when reading about humans back at your party,” Rainbow laughed. "Besides, I am an athlete who can tackled anything." “I am going to kill you Rainbow if you don’t get down here and help me out of this well right now. Besides, I need to see if Spike is okay,” Twilight replied in a mild threatening tone. Rainbow then gritted her teeth and flew into the well in attempt to pick up Twilight who now was a lot lighter than in her pony form. “He’s fine Twilight. Spike got affected too.” “Well Duh,” Twilight replied smirked. She held onto her friend and observed her new surroundings as they both landed on a patch of green grass but fell over in attempt to stand on their hind legs. It was evening time now and it was just getting dark. "It will take take some getting used to until we can figure out how to get home. She then attempted to stand up while holding onto Rainbow Dash. The young girl could feel the grass from beneath her feet which felt squishy, semi wet, and cool. She was not sure what to make of this sensation but knew it felt good since she could never feel the grass back in Equestria. Twilight?” She heard Spike say cutting into her thoughts. Twilight turned around to see him shaking frightened. “Where are we Twilight?” he asked running to the arms of his companion while scared of his new form. “What’s happened to me?” As a matter of fact, what’s happened to you?” She observed Spike who now looked like an eight year old boy with green hair and in a light purple shirt and light purple bottoms. “I don’t know but if I my logic is right, we may have ended up in Feudal Japan,” Twilight hesitated as she looked at the well behind her. "I recognize that well from the books." The air was rather warm and muggy as the wind slightly whipped Twilight’s mane or whatever humans called that long hairs that each girl wore. She then backed away from spike and looked down at herself while continuing to wobble on her hind legs. Although she no longer wore a fur coat, the young humanoid transformed mare could now see that she was clothed in what appeared to be a sundress. However, it was too dark for her to observe what color the dress,make out a design on her dress which appeared to resemble her cutie mark. Twilight then remembered something else. Her tiara. She reached for it but unlike her missing horn, it still remained in place. "What's going on?" the newly confused human then turned to look at her companions who also appeared to be in sundresses while continuing to wear their necklaces. “My darling, is this the type of fashion they all wear here in this Japan?” Rarity asked as she had not seen either one of the books. Twilight shook her head. “No Rarity. The types of clothing that they wear here are something called kimonos and haoris. They are more like bathrobes made of the finest silk,” she described to her friend. Rarity nodded. "Well, while we are here, I must have a look at these kimonos to see if I could bring some home to Equestria. Afterall, silk is my middle name and I am running out in addition to trying something bold and brash." “Speaking of dresses,” Rainbowdash cut in. “I absolutely hate this outfit. This may fit you five but as for me, this look is not cool." "Woah nilly," Apple Jack said as she was trying to calm everypony down. They all turned to face their friend for a moment and then turned to look at Apple Jack who guilty as charged “Well excuse me but you are the one who got us into this,” Rainbow barked “After all, those words were nothing but a bunch of hocus pocus weren't they? So you had to be a cocky smart mare about it.” The over dressed athlete was very angry at this point. “You’re nagging at me now because?” AJ bit back by rolling her eyes. “It’s a little late to be lecturing me. Besides if ya'll were so interested in preventing me from using those words then y'all would have held a hoof over my mouth from the start.” “Why in all of Equestria are you starting in on me AJ? Everypony knows that you would have opened the portal no matter what anyone else says or does to try and prevent you. You think you’re so smart don’t you?” Rainbow snorted leaving the tie down statement. “Whatever Rainbow,” the cow filly puffed and turned away not wanting to admit that Rainbow had a point for once. “Excuse the attitudes ladies, how can you have them at such a time like this? My Opalescence is at home all alone with no one to look after her. She is going to starve to death. This is a catastrophe. I should have left before AJ said anything!” Rarity whined. “Not this again,” Rainbow snapped. “Rarity Unicorn, all you do is whine, whine, whine.” “Don’t you dare start with me about that." Rarity cried. “My cat is going to starve to death and was is probably looking for her favorite meal of the week. Besides, I also have a fashion shoot tomorrow at Sweet Apple Acres if you didn't already know that.” “You already said that about your stupid cat," Rainbow Dash complained. “ENOUGH,” Twilight roared. “We are in some strange land in the middle of nowhere and all the two of you can think about is arguing? We need to find out how we can get ourselves back home. However, since it is night fall, we have no choice but to find a place to sleep. Once day breaks figure out what to do first thing in the morning. On top of that, we need to learn how to walk bi-pedal to those accommodations. The other five girls nodded in agreement and stopped arguing and looking ahead to see both a dark forest on one side and a small village on the other side. “I am starving,” Spike said with his stomach growling. “There was plenty of food back at Twilight’s party too.” “Can you only think about food at a time like this?” Applejack replied half annoyed while also half laughing while forgetting about her bad choices. “Come on girls,” Pinkie replied. “We need to get moving,” She said as she was about to move further but was stopped by Fluttershy. “Shh, I hear something in the trees,” Fluttershy replied nervously standing still while Pinkie began to twitch again. “It sounds like it’s coming from above...in the trees,” Spike trembled as he looked up but didn’t see anything but a blur of red flying around. He then heard a voice come from the blur. “You’re darn right you heard something,” the voice replied in a snarky raspy male voice. “It sounds like a stallion,” Twilight said upon hearing the voice. “Who’s there?” She called out. “You’re worst nightmare if you ask me,” the blur called back. It then landed in front of the group revealing a young boy in the form of a mythological looking creature dressed in all red with long silver hair, ears on top of his head like a dog, and a black breaded necklace with strung bones. “Who are you?” Twilight huffed angrily staring him down. “Does it really matter at this point,” the boy smarted off. “Besides, I don’t think we will be friends anytime soon and so I am going to slice you like thin potatoes,” he threatened. “What are you?” asked Twilight once more now fully standing on her legs and zoning out. “I am a hanyou and that means I could kill you in an instant,” He warned in a hostile tone. “Hanyou,” Twilight whispered as she put two and two together and remembered certain pictures from her books.“Wait, aren’t you Inuyasha?” “Yeah yeah yeah, what of it wench?” Inuyasha sassed off as if he had been tired of everyone knowing his name in addition to what he was. “Excuse me,” Fluttershy interrupted stepping forward to confront Inuyasha while jabbing a finger in his face. “I don’t appreciate you talking my friends and like she is some sort of criminal.” She then got into his face. “Just because you happen to be a hanyou with super powers does not mean that you think you can go around and pick on others who don’t have those things. Now, I demand that you stop being a jerk and let us pass into the village." “Wha?” Inuyasha replied astonished nearly falling over taken aback by the assertive pink haired girl who appeared as vulnerable as a flower. “Yeah that’s what I thought,” Fluttershy added. “Now, if you will excuse us we were on our way to the village to look for a place to sleep.” “Ha, you demons won’t get within two meters of that place,” Inuyasha smarted off. “Demons?,” Rainbow butted in. “Who are you calling youkai?” “You?!” Inuyasha called back. “Hey, my name is Rainbow Dash and I was going to say that you are awesome and you can fly as fast that I can but since you keep insulting my friends, I don’t want to make any such compliment. You are such a jerk and if you are going to act like that, I am going to have to ask you to leave." Inuyasha then sniffed the group closer in noticing that they did not smell the way that a normal youkai smelled. “Wait, you don’t smell like youkai to me. You smell more like, horses.” He then turned to Spike and stated the obvious. "You're some kind of dragon." Spike smiled at Inuyasha. "Yes, and I am proud of it." “We’re ponies,” Pinkie then added jumping around observing Inyuasha’s ears. She then reached over to touch them. “Hey, these remind me of doggy ears. How cute? You’re a puppy. Can you lick my face? Well can you, huh, huh, huh?” She asked getting in his face. “Cute? You called me cute?” Inuyasha grumbled. He then pushed the pink billowy haired girl off. “Don’t touch me again.” Pinkie looked at him and began to giggle and make faces at him as she was now feeling scared. “You get on my nerves,” he honestly stated in showing dislike for Pinkie.“You pony things are really ugly looking girls too,” The hanyou remarked openly by turning to observe group. “SIT BOY!” Inuyasha's necklace began to glow a bright purple which pulled him down to the ground face forward. Thud. “Didn’t I teach you any better manners than that?”A young human girl reprimanded as she was coming from the village. She appeared to be wearing a school uniform as she looked at the group. “I am so sorry about this. He knows better than that I swear,” she said shaking her head in disbelief. "We have been working on his manners for months now." The mane six and Spike were all astonished at what they just saw and especially Twilight. ‘So sit,’ Twilight thought in realizing that this was the rosary she had been reading so much about. ‘This is not for Pinkie. Maybe for Discord if he ever becomes loose from his stone prison and tried to wreak his chaos on Equestria ever again.' “It’s okay but thanks for coming to our aid. By the way, my name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends. We seemed to have gotten stuck in your world by way of your well and we were trying to figure out how to get back home. However, we are in need of a place to rest.” Kagome nodded in understanding as if she knew what Twilight was talking about. “Are you from the United States? You’re name sounds English. I’m Kagome and I was coming up here to aid Inuyasha as he had smelled something funny. I am also not from this world myself. In fact, I am from another time and era all together." "Time travel?" Twilight asked. Kagome nodded. " Anyway, we are from a world known as Equestria. We are also not humans or demons at all. In fact, where I come from, there are no humans. Only ponies." Kagome nodded. " I had also sensed a Shikon Jewel shard in the not too far off in the distance. However, when I came up here, I realized that it wasn’t coming from any of you.” “Jewel shard?,” Twilight asked astonished. "Oh we don't have such a thing. However, why do you say shard?" Twilight asked Kagome. "It was shattered and scattered across Japan a several months ago,” Kagome sighed. "I don’t recall it being destroyed in my books," Twilight moaned as she thought sadly as she looked forward to seeing what it looked like. “Anything the matter,” Kagome asked as Inuyasha stood up. “No nothing, I just feel like we need a place to rest as well as get Spike some food,” Twilight replied trying to hide the truth by pointing to Spike. “Yeah well it’s her fault that the jewel shattered in the first place,” Inuyasha cut in by further informing Twilight. “She is such an idiot unlike Kikyo. She shot it down with her bow and arrows." “Sit boy! How dare you talk to me like that?” Kagome was enraged. “Why do I even bother having feelings for you? All you do is act like a jerk and insult me.”The strange dark haired girl then motioned for Twilight, Spike and the rest of the mane six follow her back into the small village while gradually getting the hang of being on their hind legs and using their new hands. Twilight sensed a strange tension between Inuyasha and Kagome as if they liked or even loved each other. Whatever the reason, they made a fantastic duo together even though they were so different from one another. "Whose Kikyo?" Twilight asked. "NEVERMIND," Kagome fumed. Meanwhile, Inuyasha peeled himself from the ground whining. “What did you do that for Kagome? I was just being honest.” “Sit!” Kagome said again as he fell, while she walked with Twilight and the rest of her friends back to the village shaking her head.
Chapter 3The air was less humid now and it was dark out with so many stars in the sky. Twilight looked up at the sky admiring them while thinking that this world had many more stars than the ones in Ponyville. “I’ve never seen so many stars,” she muttered looking up at the sky. Kagome giggled cutting into her thoughts. “I am in the same boat as well. Where I am from, you see more big city lights than stars.” “City?” Rarity piped in. “Oh they must have the greatest fashions there.” Kagome nodded with little interest since fashion was a world that she hardly knew an especially since she grew up in a world for average people . “Um… I am not really big on that area. Where I am from, I live in a shrine where we don’t have a pile of money.” Twilight nodded. “To be honest, I have not been a real fan of fashion myself. In fact, I am more interested in reading books and learning.” “You egg head do you have to bring up books now?” Rainbow Dash whined. “Rainbow?!” Twilight snapped. “This conversation wasn’t involving you was it?” Rainbow rolled her eyes at her friend and bit her lip knowing that she could easily tick Twilight off and particularly in a strange world such as this. “Anyway…” Twilight hinted at Kagome. “I enjoy reading too but I am not much of a nerd,” Kagome said as they passed through what appeared to be some large fields and small wooden shacks with lights coming from them with their smoking chimneys and the smell of burning wood. “Where are we going?” Applejack asked their guide who was leading them through the quiet village. “We are going to the old shrine so that you can meet Kaete who might be better able to give you full advice as to why and how you were able to open the portal,” Kagome informed the disoriented newcomers who knew nothing about Japan. “Feh, you are going to take them to see the old lady?” Inuyasha snickered as he landed next to Kagome. “You know Kagome, she is getting…” “Inuyasha, please don’t start with me,” Kagome responded calmly giggling while trying to keep her cool. Inuyasha knew that Kagome was no one to mess with and especially after being sat three times that evening. Rainbow burst out laughing at Inuyasha and Kagome knowing that they two would be special some ponies for sure. However, Kagome was no pony and either was Inuyasha. Come to think of it, what would one say instead of somepony or everypony? “What’s so funny wench?” Inuyasha asked looked up at her. “Oh nothing,” Rainbow continued giggling. “Come on, there must be some real reason as to why you were laughing so hard. Were you laughing at me because I happen to be a hanyou?” He taunted smirking. “Oh no,” Rainbow replied looking at Inuyasha with a look of amusement. “Actually, I was going to tell you how awesome your moves are. I was watching how fast you can fly.” “That’s become I am a hanyou and I don’t really fly?” “Han what?” Rainbow asked. “He’s a half demon,” Kagome added. “Uh, what’s a demon, Twilight?” Rainbow ashed forgetting Inuyasha rolled his eyes in utter frustration and annoyance. “He’s half dog and half human with a in addition to being supernatural,” Kagome informed as they began to climb up a long set of red wooden steps to a temple at the top. “Oh that’s right,” Rainbow said. “Of course I read about you. I forgot.” Everyone accept for Inuyasha started laughing until they came to three individuals standing up stairs. Among them appeared to be a young human male in blue robes and his dark hair worn in a small pony tail and three gold earrings in his left ear. Then there was a small boy with red hair, a blue bow, and a fox tail who appeared to be younger than Spike in a blue pants suit. Finally, there was a young woman in green and purple robes with long dark hair in a ponytail almost identical to AJ’s style. “Inuyasha,” the young fox boy asked the stressed out inu hanyou. "Whose are these demons?" “Figure it out for yourself you baka,” Inuyasha snapped. “Inuyasha,” Kagome warned while glaring at Inuyasha for a second time. Inuyasha looked at Kagome once again and then back at the mane six. “Umm….Kagome and I found these strange looking humans who appeared to be demons back by the bone eater's well. However, they claim to be ponies from another world,” Inuyasha sighed. “My my," the young man in blue exclaimed. “You sure are lovely ladies.” He moved forward and eyed them with amusement and interest. “Whatever they are I have one question to ask them.” He then moved forward and that is when he eyed Rarity. “Pardon me miss but my name is Miroku and I have one question for you he said as he moved forward.” Rarity giggled at him and replied, “Well hello Miroku, my name is Rarity Unicorn. It is a pleasure to meet such a gentleman." Miroku proceeded forward and took one of her hands and kissed it ever so gently. “Would you mind baring my child?” He asked. Rarity looked at Miroku with such embarrassment and turning red. “Children I don’t know. What is a child?” She then felt something cold clamp onto her bottom and squeeze it. Rarity squealed in embarrassment and then proceeded to slap him on the face. Miroku was then wacked over the head by the giant weapon owned by the other girl who was with Miroku and Shippou. Spike then stepped forward and stomped on Miroku’s foot extra hard. “You keep your hooves off my Rarity,” He threatened. Miroku let out a painful shriek. “What did I do to deserve this?” “Oh Spikey Wikey,” Rarity said looking at a little angry boy who was attempting to fight another soul bigger than him. “You really shouldn’t have,” She smiled turning to Miroku with her smile turning into a scowl. “And you, keep your grimey whatchamacallits to yourself you creep for I am a lady.” “I just just..was having fun” Miroku insisted. “Yeah and that includes having fun by being a pervert,” the unnamed girl cried. She then turned to look at Rarity who looked like she had just turned down a marriage proposal. “Miss, I am so sorry about that. He can be such a handful,” she replied. “My name is Sango by the way.” “Hi,” all the girls said looking at her. “Sango, this is Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, and of course you met Rarity, Fluttershy, and Spike” Kagome informed. “Girls, this is Sango, Miroku, and Shippou. I will also introduce you to our village miko, Kaete.” Everyone all nodded at each other and said at once, “What interesting names and clothes.” “Hello, hi, hey, what’s up,” they all said to each other at once. “They were on their way to see the old lady,” Inuyasha huffed. “Let’s get on with it as I am hungry and tired he moaned. That was her last straw. “SIT!” Kagome said, and Inuyasha once again fell flat on his face on the stairs and rolled down hitting the ground face down. “Ga…go…neeeee…. Byyyyyy?” He moaned. “Sit!” Kagome shouted again. “You are the most disrespectful self-centered creature that I have ever met,” Kagome roared. You are even more worse than Miroku. She then turned on her heal and stormed up the stairs past the whole group as she needed time to cool off. “Wow, she is mad,” Spike said watching Kagome run up to the shrine. “She sometimes goes home for days if Inuyasha sets her off,” Shippou said looking at Spike. “Anyway, should we proceed to meet Kaete?” Sango asked. They all nodded with their stomachs growling feeling tired and over loaded. “Come, we can go in and rest,” Shippou said as he began to lead the group up to the shrine where a red and while clad elderly woman with an eye patch worn on her left eye greeted them. “Ye bring guests child?” She asked the three. “Yes, Kaete,” Kagome said walking over to her as she slowly calmed down very shortly after disciplining Inuyasha. “This is a group of…ponies…? Who Inuaysha and I found near the bone eater’s well. “ Kaete eyed them with her right eye in seeing that they looked harmless and noticed not an aura of evil about them. “Ye must be tired and hungry. Come on in and I will feed thee,” Kaete stated in a very inviting voice. All seven nodded at Kaete and proceeded to follow the strangers into their hut astonished at their kindness. ‘Is this another lesson and a letter to the princess when we get back?’ All seven asked themselves as they followed the new group. ‘If we ever get back,’ they all wondered worried. Meanwhile, Inuyasha peeled himself off the ground and shook the dust off himself. “Stupid Kagome and her wanting to help those weirdos,” He told himself and he glared up the stairs.
Chapter 4Chapter 4 Twilight and her friends paid no attention to Inuyasha and his attitude and followed Kaete and the other strangers inside the small wooden hut. Once inside, the girls looked around and noticed that nothing was similar to their cozy homes back in Ponyville. In fact, Kaete’s hut was nothing more than one giant room with a roaring fire pit in the center with mats all around that held thin wool blankets. If that was not enough, the room was noticeably muggy as well. ] “You call this a place to sleep darling?” Rairty whimpered. “It’s too hot in here and where are your real beds?” “These are it,” Shippou shouted happily jumping onto one of the mats while attempting to settle down for the night. “It took me some time of getting acclimated myself,” Kagome informed Rarity. “However, I usually bring my own sleeping bag so I can have that extra comfort,” the young girl admitted. “Yeah, but does it ever feel to uncomfortable with all this humidity?” Rarity whimpered. “Not to mention darling, you hair looks like it has been damaged.” “Uh… my hair is fine. Besides, I think I can handle it,” Kagome corrected, turning beat red by not liking Rarity’s condescending tone. She also did not appear to like her as she seemed so prissy and on the edge to a level that was worse than Inuyasha’s cockiness. “Don’t worry about her,” Twilight encouraged by placing a hand on the embarrassed girl’s shoulders. “She has the tendency to worry about other’s appearances or she is not happy.” “Hey, I do not!” Rarity cried. “Every filly deserves to look nice,” she insisted. Kagome ignored the whining girl and nodded in understanding. “I go to school with some girls like that in my own time who constantly fuss about how someone else should look like. You should see how many of them have tried to nag at me.” “So, is anyone hungry?” Shippou asked cutting in since he could not sleep. “Shippou, I believe they were talking and you cut in,” Sango inform the little kit. “But they all look hungry and I was just worried about them,” he whined. “Still, you need to work on waiting your turn when it comes speaking with others,” Sango corrected understandingly. “Still, I see your point. Are any of you girls hungry?” The female warrior asked. “Oh yes,” they all chimed in at once. “How would everyone like some fresh fish kabobs?” Shippou asked cluelessly. “Fish?” The girls all cried. “Yeah fish. Kagome and Inuyasha make the best here in Japan,” Miroku boasted. “Whatever, that is only if Kagome makes me those crunchy noodles that you can boil,” Inuyasha moaned as he headed inside. Then I make the fish.” Kagome glimpsed at him for a second and then turned back around to ignore him while paying closer attention to their unexpected guests. This was in realization she had sat him more than enough times in that evening alone and did not need to every time he ran his mouth off. ‘Sooner or later, he is going to have to learn on his own without my treating him like a punished child,” she hesitated. “This fish sounds good but we are normally vegetarians. We usually eat things like apples, flowers, and other fruits and vegetables,” Apple Jack informed. “We also eat hay and even oats.” “Oh that is right, you don’t eat meat as it is not good for your body types since you don’t have the same digestive tract that humans have. You’re herbivorous which means you eat plants and other things that grow. Meanwhile, the rest of us eat meat in addition to plants. Since you are in human form though, my guess would be that your body organs have changed to tolerate more foods like meat.” “Who cares what they eat or not Kagome, just as long as you feed them and get them out of my presence,” Inuyasha stated selfishly. “They all look too much like deceitful demons.” Kagome was sure by now that she was beyond saying “Sit.” She giggled in embarrassment and got up motioning for him to go outside with her. “Could you excuse us for a while?” Kagome asked by continuing to gesture for Inuyasha to come with her. All the girls nodded as they nervously and found mats to sleep on in the large room and knew that it was too dark for the remaining hosts to go out to the gardens and pick food. None the less, they would not be ready to eat fish or any such meats unless it was in small dosages and in several steps too. Otherwise, too much too fast would make one sick. “What do you want to eat?” Shippou asked. “I don’t know,” Twilight answered for all of them. “All I know, is that my stomach is growling,” she responded by putting a hand on her stomach and slightly groaning. “ I have some dried nori sea weed.” Sango informed. “See weed?” Pinkie asked as she giggled. “How can weed see?” “Pinkie!” all the girls said before bursting out laughing. “What, I did not know that a weed had eyes.” “No, a weed does not have eyes,” Sango laughed. “This weed lives under water in the ocean where it is salty. That is unless the weed is a demon.” “Ohhhh,” Pinkie said as things suddenly made sense to her. “You mean the sea? We have one of those in Equestria. That’s the land of friendship. That land that is ruled by a Princess who lets me party.” “Seriously, you are making no sense,” Shippou grumbled. “It makes sense to me,” Pinkie reasoned as she smiled. “Hold on girls,” Sango informed as she got up and went outside. It was then that Miroku pounced on the six strangers in Kaete’s hut. “Now that Sango is gone, I have my chance to ask each of your lovely ladies a fair question,” he coaxed as he walked over to each and began kissing their hands while most of them giggled playfully. When he got to Rarity, however, she quickly jumped up. “No you don’t, I am a lady and I expect to be treated like one and not a door mat,” she demanded. “Rarity, you are so high maintenance, sheesh,” Rainbow barked. “Oh so you are going to let this creep squirm all over you?” Rarity complained. “Oh sweetie, if you could only see how much fun this really is,” Miroku pleaded. “Fun? Ha,” Rarity resisted. “I think it’s gross.” “Well, I think it’s fun,” Twilight replied sarcastically rolling her eyes with a half of a smile. “Yes, it is fun,” Pinkie piped in. “I taste just like cotton candy don’t I?” “Huh?” all her friends, Miroku and Shippou asked. “What’s cotton candy anyway,” Shippou asked. “It’s not important right now,” Twilight added. “Besides, don’t you know sarcasm when you hear it?” She asked rolling her eyes. “Uh, I don’t know,” Pinkie replied cluelessly. “What’s going on in here?” Sango asked as she re-entered the room with a teak wooden tray full of food. “Miroku tried to come onto them again,” Shippou sighed. Sango set the tray down, and said “Here, this is what I could find. I hope this will satisfy your needs.” She then turned to Miroku and scowled. “As for you,” she said picking up her giant weapon and giving him a good wack over the head, “When are you going to grow up and let women have their own space?” “Awwww Sango, I like to have some fun.” “Yes me too, I taste like cotton candy,” Pinkie giggled. “Pinkie Pie,” all the girls and Shippou said in sync. “Shut up!” “This is not a time to play. He has a problem with being a flirt,” Sango stated as if she were jealous and a bride-to-be. The girls nodded in understanding and then sat down in front of the tray where there was plenty of dried green looking food. Twilight was the first to examine it with her hands in discovering that the dried food was paper thin. She then put it in her mouth and tasted it with her tongue. It had a strange oily taste with a hint of salt that melted in her mouth. She then swallowed strange green food and hesitated for a moment. ‘It’s not what I am used to but at least it’s food.” “Twilight, is it poisonous?” Pinkie asked. “Huh? Well is it?” “No, but it looks like something we need to eat as long as we are here,” Twilight informed firmly. “But I don’t want to. That food looks dirty,” Rarity whined. “EAT IT!” Twilight exploded. Spike and the other five looked down at the tray in embarrassment and each picked up a piece of the strange looking food and put it up to their mouths. Like Twilight, they gritted their teeth and ate the strange food. “So, what did you feed them?” Kagome cut in asking Sango as she stepped into the hut upon seeing the newcomers eating. “I thought they would have enjoyed the nori seaweed,” Sango replied softly. Kagome nodded in knowing that fish or any type of meat would have shocked their bodies and while she shared a dislike for seaweed, Kagome too sat among the seven others and dined on a couple pieces of the sea weed. “Bleh,” she muttered and shuttered as she swallowed. “Not my favorite,” she noted by sticking out her tongue in digust. “Kagome,” Inuyasha giggled as he stepped back into the hut after a long one on one discussion with her. “What?” Kagome asked looking at him. “Nothing, forget it,” Inuyasha responded turning his head in embarrassment. ‘I don’t understand you at times,’ Kagome hesitated as decided to keep the group company. “So, did everyone get enough?” Kagome asked The girls did not answer verbally but each nodded one by one. “We’ll take that as a much appreciated ‘Yes,’” Shippou exclaimed squinting his eyes happily. “We thank you for your kindness,” Fluttershy replied timidly at the little kitsune. “Ah, it was nothing miss,” Shippou replied waddling over to Fluttershy. “Yes, but I must admit that we are all tuckered out,” Apple Jack cut in looking over at her friends. “Mmm hmmm,” the others said in agreement. “Very well, should I make up the beds for each of you?” Sango asked. “Thanks, but I think we can manage,” Twilight explained independently. Everyone in the room smiled at each other as Miroku went with Kaete to get separate blankets. This especially made the mane six and little Spike happy since going to sleep which meant taking one step closer towards getting home the next day.
