The Adventures of Emanon Reynawhe Season 1

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I - Arrangements

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       The rest of that week was uneventful, although rather difficult for Emanon. He was so used to using magic in Equestria, that he kept catching himself trying to levitate objects.

       That Saturday, he called his friends over to discuss some things.

       "Let me get straight to the point: I don't think that we should just go around wearing our Elements. They should be stored in a safe place here. We don't want another incident to occur with them."

       "Why?" Caleb asked. "People will do anything to come up with a reasonable explanation for it. They didn't notice the last time it happened."

       "Repeated instances will arouse suspicion, and that is the last thing we want to do. Also, it seems too much like cheating to magically balance any competition or problem we are in. We should only use the Elements in real emergencies, not just conflicts we want to avoid."

       "Yeah, that bothered me a bit, said Mark. When I want to win something, I want to do it fair and square."

       "So it's agreed then?"

       "Yep"

       "Yeah"

       "Sure"

       "Okay, I'm going to hide them now where no one can find them."

       He took a clear plastic box that had once carried a model airplane, and concentrated. The box shone with a blue light, which faded away slowly.

       "What did you do?" asked Caleb.

       "I put a magical marker on it, so I can find it again. I'm going to pu it underground, so we need to go outside. "

       Emanon put the Elements in the boxand they all walked outside.

       Jennifer asked, "Why does the gem in yours have a different shape than ours?"

       "I assume that it has to do with you not being ponies. Mine takes the shape of my cutie mark, but I guess that they keep their default form for you."

       They walked into Emanon's backyard. A portal appeared, and it gave a spectacular view of dirt.

       "This is why I wanted to do this outside. Mom would not be happy with a cubic yard of dirt in the house."

       He levitated a quantity of dirt out of the "hole" and his friends packed down the sides. When they were done, there was a nice sort of dirt cave for the box to rest in. They placed the box in neatly, and Emanon removed the portal.

       "In an emergency, all I have to do is recreate the portal relative to the marker I placed on the box. Now I can get back to the real reason I brought you here. The spell used to disguise me in school took less energy than I thought...and I did all of the calculations..."

       "What's your point?" Mark said abruptly.

       "Would you like to visit Equestria?"

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II - Back Again

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       "Wait a minute," said Mark. "You were out for two days when you came from there last time. By the time you would recover enough to travel back, it would already be time for school on Monday. Plus, after that second spell, you would be way too exhausted for school."

       "It took me two days to recover, because of the time pressure. I had already tried and failed to make the portal only two minutes before I succeeded with that one. It takes me only five hours to recover normally, but since I had to do it twice to get back on time, it was exponentially worse."

       "So if there is a high probability that you will fail, why do you think that it is a good idea to bring us along? Or even go at all?"

       "The reason it was so hard to do in the first place, is because I had to do it with no point of reference. Now that I have placed markers in both Equestra and here, it will be so much easier. The magic itself is just as hard, but the markers make it so that I don't waste an attempt."

       "Okay, I guess it's fine," said Miriam.

       "Also, there are some ponies that I think you would want to meet."

       Emanon concentrated, his horn glowing brighter and brighter. Slowly, a portal appeared and widened enough for someone to walk through. This one seemed to radiate energy, and was brighter than the one he used to hide the Elements.

       "Jump through! Jump through!" Emanon said urgently.

       They all scrambled inside, and Emanon leaped after them.

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III - Equestria

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       They landed in Emanon's old room in the castle. He was surprised that Celestia had not cleaned it out yet. It had already been a week. It felt great to be near all of those books again, but he needed to show his friends around first. The first thing to do was to see Celestia. He felt that it would be best to ask her permission before other ponies saw humans. Also, he could tell her about the new discovery he had made regarding the Elements of Harmony.

       He knocked on Celestia's door. A thought struck him. He was probably the only pony that knew where Celestia personal room was, except for the royal guards and the other Princesses, Luna and Cadence.

       Celestia opened her door.

       "I knew you would come back when you had the chance.

       "I wanted you to meet my friends that I talked so much about. This is Mark, Jennifer, Caleb, Miriam, and Ashley."

       "It is nice to finally meet you. But I do not think that that is the only reason that you came here."

       "Yes, I would have written a letter to you, but that is about as hard as coming here in person. About five days ago, we had something very strange happen to us. Apparently, I chose my friends well, because the Elements of Harmony appeared to us. This seems to mean that the elements are created by the ones using them. Although it also seems to me from my observations of Equestria that once they are made, it is permanent, and if one is missing, they will not work."

       "Interesting."

       "It seems that my friends had the five elements all along, but it required the sixth, Equestrian magic, as the catalyst."

       "That does seem to fit our experiences, but of course, we will need more proof to be sure."

       "Also, I'm sure you probably know this, but the Elements do not just solve any situation immediately. It would seem that way, but we saw that in situations if less need, it only balanced the situation. The Elements do not destroy, but instead restore, well, harmony."

       "Yes, I knew about that, but congratulations on discovering that on your own, and for choosing such excellent friends."

       "Is it okay with you for us to visit certain friends of mine in Ponyville? I understand if having humans here would be too disrupting."

       "It should be fine. Just avoid being seen by too many ponies. Go straight to Twilight's library and you shouldn't be seen by many."

       "All right, let's go, everybody. We only have until tomorrow morning to visit."

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IV - Meeting Old Friends

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       Emanon's friends started walking towards the door, but he stopped them. He opened a portal.

       "Ohhhh...this is a lot more fun than walking," Miriam said cheerfully. "The edges just look so sparkly!"

       "Umm...just don't touch them. I'm not that good at making them safe yet. If I put the portals on walls, it would be apt safer, but these edges are infinitesimally thick. You don't want to touch them."

       "Okay, all right, I won't touch them."

       "Why did we go to the outside of this Twilight's house?" Caleb said, confused. "If we are trying not to be seen, why not just go directly inside?"

       "Because Miles isn't rude," interrupted Mark. "Sorry, here you're called Emanon. I still haven't gotten used to that."

       Emanon knocked on the library door. Twilight opened it.

       "Oh, hello. I can tell you made it home. Good job, by the way. These must be the friends you were always talking about."

       "Did you tell everyone here about us?" whispered Mark.

       "Well, did you expect all of my conversations to all be about magic?" he whispered back.

        "Anyway, I just came to visit, and introduce you and the others to my friends here. Could you call them over here? Celestia advised against many ponies seeing them, and I am really tired from coasting that spell. Maybe you could talk for a while. I just need to go to bed."

       "I'm sorry, I quite understand. You can use the guest bed. I'll get the others. Help yourselves to any books that seem interesting while I go get them."

       Twilight left, leaving the five alone in the library.

       "All of these books seem to be about magic," said Mark, disappointed.

       "Well, I'm just going to wait patiently, said Ashley. "I'm sure she won't be gone long."

       "Anyway, there are books on legends as well," Caleb said. "and a few fiction books. These "Daring Do" books look a lot like Indiana Jones."

       "Let me see those," Mark said, with a lot more interest.

       A while later, Emanon came back.

       "What's taking her so long?" asked Ashley. "I thought she was just getting her friends."

       "Her friends could be anywhere in Ponyville. They don't exactly have cell phones here. Anyway, here they come now."

       Twilight trotted in, bringing along the rest of the Mane Six.

       "Don't be put off by their strange appearance. Humans are just as much of a person as we are."

       "It's just so strange to finally meet you all," said Jennifer. "To finally meet the M..."

       Emanon flashed her a warning glance.

       "...to meet all sorts of ponies!"

       Twilight looked suspiciously at her, then continued, "I'm sure that we'll all become great friends. From what I have heard Emanon describe, we seem to have a lot in common."

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V - The Mane Six

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       They talked for a while, his friends asking questions about pony life while Emanon caught up with Twilight.

       "So your friends became Elements? How does that even work with non-ponies?"

       "I don't quite know that yet. I told Celestia my findings. She can probably explain it better than me."

       "Why are you even telling me this? It's not exactly like we advertise being Element bearers."

       "Well, I know that you are studying the magic of friendship. But it is mostly out of necessity. If it ever becomes possible for you to visit our world, you need to be sure to leave your Elements behind."

       "And why would we need to do that."

       "As far as I can tell, there can only be one set of Elements in a given world. That is why, when you are missing one of the Elements, another is not created. I do not know what would happen if you forcibly brought a set where another is present."

       "I see. There could be all sorts of side effects. The Elements are extremely powerful magical objects."

       "When Nightmare Moon smashed the existing Elements, it only made it easier for them to bond to you. They never really completely bonded to Celestia anyway, since she was just one pony."

       "How did you know about that?"

       "Everyone knows of your defeat of Nightmare Moon."

       "No, that she smashed the Elements. We didn't tell anyone about that!"

       "Oh, you didn't have to tell anyone about that, Twilight," interrupted Pinkie Pie. "Millions of people have watched that episode!"

       "What! How did you know...nevermind. Anyway, don't worry about it, Twilight. I'll tell you, but not now. After you see my world, I'll tell you about it. Right now the information would be just weird."

       "All right," said Twilight, still not convinced. "I'll wait."

       "Anyway, we should probably leave for Canterlot. It's almost sunset, and I need my strength for tomorrow morning when we go home. Also, could you sort of prepare ponies in Ponyville for our visit next week? I don't want to have to stay in the library all day, and we're not exactly inconspicuous. Other ponies are not all that accepting either. Remember how they treated Zecora at first?"

       "How did you...nevermind. It doesn't matter. I'll try my best to make sure you're accepted. It'll probably take some time for them to get used to you though."

       "Thanks. Let's go, guys!"

       Emanon opened a portal, this time on a wall. He did not want an incident. He trusted himself not to touch the sides, but accidents happen.

       They walked through to Emanon's room in the castle. He was surprised to find that Celestia had provided extra beds for them to sleep on. He was grateful. He had not thought about the fact that they needed to sleep, too.

       They fell asleep, contented. Tomorrow, they were going home.

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VI - Dilemma

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       Emanon woke up, uneasy. Something was bothering him, but he couldn't pinpoint it. He was about to go back to bed to wait for his friends to wake up when there was a knock at the door. He opened it, and one of the royal guard stood there.

       "Letter for Emanon Reynawhe."

       "That's me."

       "I wonder what this could be about." he thought, confused." I've only gotten letters from Celestia before, and she knows that I'm right here. She could just talk to me personally. Anyway, she knows I'm about to leave, anyway. What could it be?"

       He read, "Princess Celestia cordially invites you to the marriage of Princess Niamora-Cadenza and Shining Armor."

       Wait a minute. That was the problem. He finally found out what had been bothering him: nothing strange had happened. Before he had become a pony, he had never missed an episode of My Little Pony. They came out on a Saturday. But he had come here on a Saturday. If he remembered right, the next episode would have been the season finale. The weird things should have been happening yesterday, on Saturday, but it was happening here on Sunday, a day too late. Then it occurred to him: universes have a fixe distance from one another in four-dimensional space. It would make sense, then, that there would be a time distance. He was lucky that it was small; a distance of one day wasn't too hard to deal with. But now he had a bigger problem: the invitation. He would love to go--from what he knew of the episodes, the Mane Six were always there, but there also was his friends; it wouldn't be fair to deny them admission just because they looked different. There was the fact that he would be exhausted for school, but he thought he might make it. And knowing that this was a season finale, he knew that Twilight and her friends might need help. But that brought up another factor: his friends would be in grave danger if something did happen. Humans were a lot more fragile than ponies, at least in this universe. One stray bolt of magic might kill them. Now there was no choice; with his friends in possible danger, he could not accept the invitation.

       He went to Celestia's room again and knocked. She opened the door.

       "What is it?"

       "I'm sorry, I cannot accept the invitation."

       "I knew you probably could not accept it, but it was a formality I had to do. You are one of Twilight's friends, after all."

       "So I was just worried for no reason at all?"

       Celestia smiled. "See you next week!"

       At least he had learned something; it was safe to come to Equestria on a Saturday, but he would have to be creative if he wanted to stay longer. Maybe...

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VII - Denouement

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       Once all of his friends woke up, he started to make the portal to get them home. Of course, he kept his resolution to keep them set onto walls at all times. At least when others used them. They quickly scrambled through, landing comfortably in his room.

       "Shouldn't we have told someone when we left?" asked Jennifer. "Ponies there might get worried."

       "I talked with Celestia before you woke up. She knew we were going to leave this morning. Everything was settled."

       "Then why do you look so worried?" thought Jennifer.

       Emanon placed the scroll that contained the invitation on his bedside table. "I hope you guys will be okay."

       "Don't worry," Jennifer reassured him. "They'll be fine."