Decibelle & Gingerroot Episode 1: "Pilot"

[ACT I]

SCENE 1

[The setting: The town of Ponyville. Celestia’s sun is just beginning to set as two ponies lie sleeping in a green meadow just outside the edge of the Everfree Forest when one of them slowly awakens to quite the surprise…]

GINGERROOT: [Groans] What the hell’s going on…? Turn that damn light off...

[He reaches up to his face to rub his eyes but quickly jumps back when he feels not a hand, but a hoof, touching his face!]

GINGERROOT: [Shouting] Whoa—what the hell?!

[His sudden outburst awakens the other pony lying next to him.]

DECIBELLE: [Muttering] What’s wrong babe, are you—[Screaming] Oh my God!! Dude, you’re a…p-pony!! Like, a MY LITTLE PONY!!

GINGERROOT: [Shakily]Yeah, umm…so are you…!!

DECIBELLE: What are you talking about? I-I’m not a—

[She looks down at her new form then jumps back, lets out a whinny and quickly covers her mouth with one of her hooves in shock and disbelief.]

DECIBELLE: Wha-what’s going on? How is this happening??

GINGERROOT: Th-this isn’t real…I-I’m still dreaming...Th-This has to be a dream…r-right?

DECIBELLE: What do you mean, dreaming?! I’m right here!! Am I dreaming, too?

GINGERROOT: You’re n-not really my girlfriend…Y-you’re just a figment of my imagination…Right…? Y-You’re just a pink cartoon horse…w-with bird wings…that j-just happens to sound like—

[Ginger is interrupted when Decibelle touches a hoof to his chest.]

DECIBELLE: Can you feel that?

[Ginger quickly slaps her hoof away with his own.]

GINGERROOT: H-hey!! Wh-what are you doing, get OFF me!!

DECIBELLE: [Assertively] Can you feel that??

GINGERROOT: Of course I can, why??

DECIBELLE: [Worried] Th-then this isn’t a dream…Th-This is…real…

GINGERROOT: [Skeptically] And how do you know…c-crazy—cartoon bird horse?!

[Decibelle stares deep into his eyes intently.]

DECIBELLE: I can feel you, too…

[Upon hearing those words, the expression on Gingerroot’s face quickly turns from disbelief to utter shock.]

GINGERROOT: Oh, sweet Jesus…!!

DECIBELLE: H-how did this happen? WHY did this happen?! What—

RAINBOW: Heyy!! Are you guys all right down there??