Link Start

Kayaba flew through the code, lab coat fluttering behind him. Despite that he was merely consciousness, he liked to go about in physical form. Otherwise it was rather disorienting. He could now create worlds without the need of sleep or other life based necessities. Already he had helped a multitude of users create brand new worlds and once in awhile he checked up on the survivors of Sword Art Online.

It was during such a time he discovered that Kirito was logged into a new Sci-fi game called Gun Gale Online. After watching for some time, he deduced that Kirito was in no trouble and went back to his code surfing. He usually saw things as the coding but he could make them appear as their window would on a computer or console.

He had recently found a website, in fact multiple websites, dedicated towards a show about prismatic ponies. At first, he didn't get the fascination with these creatures, but then he "watched" the show himself. It was well written, the characters were relatable, so he enjoyed it.

He was visiting one of the sites when, at the end of the page's coding, he saw a strange light. Almost tunnel-like. Coasting towards it he could still see nothing. Then, after entering the tunnel, a light flashed, and he found a user options menu in front of him.

Welcome to Equestria!

Username: Heathcliff

Status: GM

Password: ******

As a GM you have been granted Alicorn-hood. Use it well.

Kayaba looked at the screen, shocked. He knew no one had created an Equestria VR, Hasbro still held the rights to such a thing and in all likelihood, never would as it was a major money consumer as well as time. Deciding to see what this could possibly be, he yelled Link Start, and his vision went black.

"Twilight? There's some... stallion lying on the balcony," Spike called out, looking to the unconscious form of Kayaba.

"I swear if its another of Rainbow Dash's pranks I'll-" Twilight gaped. Lying on the balcony before her was something, somePONY, impossible. A male alicorn. The only one she had ever learned of, aside from the black and red one who died seconds after it happened due to um... something.

"Ugh..." The stallion groaned. "Why did that have to hurt?"

"WHO ARE YOU?" Twilight said in a mixture of a gasp and a shout.

"One moment... I've got to get rid of the headache..." Kayaba pulled up his menu and found the Headache Cure. Guzzling it down, he looked back to the lavender alicorn who had a look of wonder on her face. This can't bode well...

"WHAT IS THAT? HOW DID YOU DO THAT? DOES IT-" she was cut off as Kayaba activated his crystal and ended up in the Canterlot gardens. A flock of birds flew from around him and he sighed.

"Those would have been some hard questions to answer," he said aloud, sitting on his haunches. Looking around at the tranquil garden he realized how much more peaceful it was than Aincrad. It would be some time before his crystal finished the cool down, so he could wander. After standing a voice called out, "My questions will likely be even harder to answer."

Kayaba sighed and turned around to face Princess Luna. "Better you than Princess Twilight."

"First of all, Who are you?" She asked, watching the stallion closely.

Kayaba raised an eyebrow, "The name I will use here is Heathcliff."

"What is your land and what are you an alicorn of?" Luna responded.

"My land would be Aincrad and I suppose games?" Kayaba muttered.

"Why are you here?" Luna asked.

"I'm not exactly sure myself. I was surfing the internet and saw a tunnel of light at the end of the code stream," he replied, raising his head slightly. "I believe what happened is a sort of bridge formed between our worlds."

Luna tilted her head, "The internet?"

Kayaba took a deep breath, "This is hard to explain. Imagine, everyone, everywhere, is connected by a sort of electricity that send images, sound and the written word."

"Like an instant mailing system?" Luna asked.

"Exactly, but world wide," Kayaba explained.

"Oh... That could have some interesting applications," Luna muttered. Kayaba nodded. It was quite useful in his home world. He opened his menu and equipped his armor. Standing up he walked over to Luna.

"I take you want me to meet with your sister?" Kayaba asked the blue alicorn. She nodded quickly and turned, quickly trotting towards the doors, never letting him see the blush that graced her face for the first time in centuries. He was calm, cool, and collected. All the things she liked in a stallion.

After the guard opened the doors and let her and Kayaba through into the throne room. When they entered, Twilight, Celestia, and Cadence were arguing profusely. Celestia and Cadence insisted that there was no male alicorn ANYWHERE and that it was illogical that he could have landed on her balcony.

"Princess, I told you. I really saw him!" Twilight insisted. To her dismay her mentor refused the idea. That was before Kayaba coughed.

"Sister, Niece, and Twilight, may I present Prince Heathcliff, Lord of Aincrad and All Games," Luna said, still blushing. Normally, in the case of a human, they would have gasped. Ponies have always had a bit of a flair for dramatics. Celestia and Cadence fainted while Twilight jumped around singing.

"I told you~ I told you~ I was right~ I was right~"

"I think Pinkie is wearing off on her..." Luna muttered. Kayaba sighed. Things sure had a way of moving rather quickly in Equestria.