With New Darkness Comes New Light

     The two ponies looked at Ella, this time with more question in their gazes then fear. "Wait a second... Can you... Understand us?" Asked the blue ponyta.

     "That sounded a lot cooler in my head. If only they could understand me." Ella thought, but replied to the question.

     "Yes, I can. I'm not some animal." Huffed Ella with a nod. Talonstrike nodded as well.

     "But we can't understand you?" Said the red ponyta as more of a statement than a question.

     Ella nodded again, beginning to really believe that these creatures wern't pokemon.

     "Well... I think we need Flare Moon." Said the blue ponyta. "But i still don't trust these things!"

     "Calm down, sweetie. The little fluffy one was so sweet. I even shared some food with it." The red one said.

     "You WHAT?!" Yelled the blue one.

     "I gave it some food. It looked lost and i heard its stomach growl." Said the red one.

     "Cloud Ace, why would you do that!"  Asked the blue one angrily. "It could have hurt you!"

     Ella grumbled in annoyence at being called an "it".

     "Im right here, you know. And im a girl!" She said, fully understanding that the two couldn't understand her.

     The blue one turned to Ella. "Alright, fine. We will trust them for now. Lets start this meeting over. I'm Rainstorm Cloud, but most of my friends call me Storm. This is my Coltfriend, Cloud Ace."

     "What i wouldn't give for Velvets physic powers right about now." Said Ella sadly. She began using a paw to write in the dirt. Eventually, she managed to write (rather sloppily) the words, My name is Ella Cordon. I'm supposed to be a human. I am a pokemon trainer.

     "What the hay is a pokemon?" Asked Storm.

     Ella was confused at the fact they didn't know what a pokemon was, but wrote, A pokemon is a creature with amazing powers. Some have the ability to control the elements, and a few of the speically powerful and rare ones known and legendarys can warp space and change time, along with other things.

     Storm and Cloud looked at the Eevee in shock.

     "Control the elements?"

     "Warp space?"

     "Change time?"

     Needless to say, they were very confused.

     "So... You and that bird are Pokemon?" Asked Storm.

Yes. The birds name is Talonstrike, and his species is Talonflame. I sometimes call him Talon, though. I am also a pokemon known as Eevee, but im supposed to be a human. Humans are... Well... do you have monkies here?

     The two nodded.

     Well, think of a monkey that stands on two legs and has no fur except for a patch on their heads. And they always wear cloths.

     "That image looks pretty stupid." Said Storm. "A hairless ape?"

     "Yeah, i can't really see that. We have never even heard of pokemon or humans. Are you pulling some kind of trick on us?" Cloud questioned.

     What? No, no, not at all! I'm telling the truth! Ella wrote. And... No pokemon? But, pokemon are everywhere on Earth! How can there not be pokemon here?

     "Earth?" Asked Cloud. "Sorry to tell you, but this isnt Earth. We are in Equestria on the plannet Eqqus. Wait a second... You're... You're from another world!"

     Another world!? Ella wrote. But how! I was just in the forest and I passed out and woke up here!

     "No idea." Said Cloud. "But your welcome to stay with us for now. I have a friend that can help us understand each other."

     Ella nodded and curled up, about to sleep. She felt a large, warm wing wrap around her as Talonstrike began to lay down to.

     "Guess that Flame Body ability comes in handy, huh?" Ella said to the bird, remembering the countless times he had kept her warm like this when they were on the run. Talon just cooed lightly in response before falling asleep.

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     The next morning, Ella awoke to the smell of eggs and toast. She stood up and and streched. After a large yawn, Ella noticed that Talonstrike was sitting on a chair by a tree stump, a plate of food in front of him.

     "Save any for me, fether brain?" Asked Ella jokingly.

     "Yes, I did, Ella." Said Talonstrike, pulling up another chair. "Here, have the rest of mine. All I had was the toast. Eating eggs, to me at least, it a curse to all bird pokemon.

     "Okay, suit yourself." Ella said. "Too bad they dont have any ketchup..."

     Ella ate the eggs quickly, then looked around for Cloud and Storm. She eventually saw a note left on the tent, saying that they had gone to get a friend of theirs named Flare Moon to help solve our communacation problem. Ella sat and waited for a few minutes before there was a flash of light just outside the clearing. Ella stood up, prepared to face whatever came out, but saw only a new pony along with Cloud and Storm. She guessed this new pony was Flare Moon. She was purple, with a puffy light and dark red mane. Sticking out of the mane was a horn, similar to a Rapidash.

     "Hi there, Ella. I was told you needed help with your communication. I can fix that. Oh, i have so many questions to ask you!" Flare said, her horn gaining a dark blue aura around it, before a wave of energy swept through the clearing. The ponies didnt seem to notice anything, but Ella and Talon felt an annoying tingle in their throats. As soon as the wave of energy passed, the feeling vanished.

     As soon as the feeling was gone, Ella lept at Flare Moon, growling. "What did you do to me?!" She screamed.

     "Yes! The translation spell worked!" Flare said excitedly, not even caring about Ella.

     "Translation spell?" Talon asked.

     "Yup! Its a magic spell that allows creatures of different races who speak different languages to understand each other. Now we can understand what you tell us!"

     Ella looked at Flare Moon, her eyes wide. "Woah woah woah, wait a second. You can understand me?"

     "Yup! Alright, I have some questions."

     Flare Moon pulled out a paper from Arceus knows where and began reading of the list.

     "First question. What is your full name?"

     "Ella Farland Cordon."

     "Where are you from?"

     "Lavender Town, Kanto Region, planet Earth."

     They continued like this for about an hour, with Flare asking questions and Ella answering them. Eventually Ella had explained the basics of pokemon, their types, abiliteys, attacks, ect.

     "Alright. Thats really all I need to know. Thanks, Ella!" Flare finished. "Now that thats out of the way, lets go ahead and get to know each other better. My name is Flare Moon, Fillydelphias best expert on stars, planets, and everything in between. My job is to study stars and planets to find evedence of life, though you are proof of that. I also, however, work part time as an electronics worksmare."

     "Well," Ella smiled. "I am Ella, one of Earths most... One of Earths many pokemon trainers." She corrected. The other ponies were confused at the sudden change, but ignored it. "My job is to train and take care of pokemon to help them become stronger alongside me."

     Talon sat down, as did Cloud and Storm. The ponies told Ella about each of the three races of ponies, Pegasi like Cloud and Storm, Unicorns like Flare, and Earth Ponies, who didnt have wings or horns, but had a special connection to the earth and extreme ammounts of stanima and strength. All three ponies had a kind of magic, Unicorns being able to cast spells, Pegasi for controlling weather and standing on clouds, and Earth Ponies to efficently grow crops and work non-stop for hours.

     "Then there are Alicorns." Started Flare Moon. "They are a mix of all three races. There are four known alicorns. Princess Celestia, who raises the sun, Princess Luna, who raises the moon, Princess Cadence, who is the princess of love, and Princess Twil-"

     And then they were inturrupted by a loud voice in their heads.

"Greeting citizens of Eqqus, both old and new. I am lord Arcues, creator of the pokemon realm. You have no reason to fear me, I come in peace."

"A-Arcues?" Ella stammered. "H-How?!"

"I have revealed myself to inform you that i am the one responcible for the pokemons presence in this world. For the citizens of Equus, pokemon are the creatures who have appeared over the past few days."

"I have my reasons for bringing them here, and to the leaders I will reveal them in time, but for now a warning. The Pokemon, while some may not seem it, are just as intellegent as any race who calls Eqqus home, and, seeing as how they are my subjects, I will not tolerate them being treated any differently than you would treat your fellow Pony, Griffin, Minotaur, Diamond Dog, Changling, Deer, Hippocampi, Zebra, Horse, Buffalo, Cow, Donkey, or Dragon, depending on whichever race you belong to."

     "Thats a lot of races..." Ella whispered.

"To my pokemon, I say this. I brought you, all of you, here so that you coud live in peace. Do not seek harm to the natives of this world, for I am the one responcible for your displacment." And to the pokemon who went through changes when I  brought you here, I say this."

     Ella knew he was now talking about her transformation in to a pokemon. Maybe there was a way to go back?

"You are the ones who proved themselves worthy, those who were fair, kind, and good in the old world. Consider this your reward. And to all of you, as sapients, the laws of Eqqus and the varying countries now apply to you and only the laws of Eqqus."

     Ella instantly smiled, knowing what that ment. An image of Starflare came in to her mind, before Arcues's voice replaced it again.

"That is all for now, but just to be clear, the Pokemon are not to be harmed out of spite. If you have a problem with what I have done, feel free to contact me. I currently rside in a temple deep in the Everfree Forest, or a pocket demension outsid the space-time continuum. So if anyone of you wish to face the sheer power of a god, feel free to come by."

     "I can FEEL him smirking on that one." Commented Talonstrike with a smirk of his own.

"Goodbye for now, though I doubt this will be the last you hear of me, and peace to you all."

And all hell broke loose...

Okay, so maybe it wasnt that bad...

     "Ella!" Yelled Storm, pinning her down and glaring angrily at her.

...I stand corrected.

     Ella took a step back in shock from the force of the yell, but explained to Storm and the other ponies. "Arceus is our God, pretty much. Im guessing he didn't like how things were going at home, so he said 'Screw it, I'm taking the good 'mon and leaving.'"

     Storm nodded, calming down slightly. "Sorry... Its just... Due to a past experience, having voices in my head always translates to something bad. And no, I'm not going to say what happened."

     Ella closed her mouth, which held that exact question, before nodding and falling silent.

     Flare and Cloud looked at each other, then at Ella and Talonstrike, then at each other again.

     "Come on." They said in unison.

     "Where are we going?" Asked Talonstrike, egear to get some wind beneath his wings again.

     Flare looked up at the large bird. She smiled before saying, "To talk to a god."