Equis Art Online

As the moon rose over the house, the lights were still brightly lit. Twilight helped herself to another sushi piece (Which she found herself to be liking) and she listened to the friendly conversation. Sugu and Hyoma were sitting together, next to Asuna and Kirito. Rika and Keiko were drinking hot cocoa, and Sinon was sitting on the window sill, smiling. Ryotaro chugged his mug of hot cocoa and guffawed.

"Twi? You know, you playing with us in ALO? That's gonna be cool." Ryotaro said, laughing. "It's nice to have a probable mage in our party for once. Even though we're full of hotness, we're still a bunch of gear-toting meatheads."

"Yeah. I hope it goes well!" Twilight replied, smiling. "I can't wait."

Keiko sipped her drink, and smiled.

"You know, Klein? You really should level your magic skills. They can actually help. I mean, look at what the ponies can do with it."

Klein guffawed.

"Keep dreaming! Like I said, A real samurai never uses magic. Code of honor! AND, that was Equestrian magic, not ALO magic. Total difference!"

"Code of honor, huh?" Twilight said, smiling.

"Yeah. I guess you wouldn't know a lot about Samurais, since you aren't from here"

"And you don't know squat about paying attention!" Hyoma said.

Ryotaro looked down and gasped. He, not knowingly, had dumped nearly a third of his mug on his pants. Walking rather embarrassingly, he waddled into the bathroom. After the pure laughter died down, Yuuki sipped her drink, and nearly dropped it. Twilight caught the mug and set it down gently next to her. Yuuki smiled greatly, and gave Twilight a hug. Twilight smiled and sat down. Asuna smiled.

"Hey Twi, you got a place to stay?"

"I'm not sure. I mean, I don't have any money, so I can't pay for anything."

"We got a spare bedroom." Kirito said, setting down his mug. "You can stay with us."

"Thanks. What about your parents?" Twilight replied.

"We'll take care of it. They're pretty understanding, and I don't think they would mind." Sugu said.

"Yeah. Sounds good." Twilight sighed, leaning back.

"Say, Twi, that DimGear device Kayaba made? I wonder how he managed to get human-type tech in Equestria. From what I've seen, you're in the pre-industrial stage of civilization. Meaning no real industries, not a lot of factories. I played a bunch of civilization simulators before I played VRMMOs, and they all share the same scale."

"Interesting. Hyoma? what are those things on your legs?" Twilight said, pointing to the brace-like objects on his thighs and lower legs.

"Oh, just a medical LegWalker. Ever since my legs were paralyzed in a car accident, I've used these. They basically allow me to walk without use of artificial limbs. Pretty neat."

"That's cool." Twilight said. "Where's Yuuki staying?"

"I'm staying with Asuna." she said, smiling weakly. "Her mom made some accommodations."

"Good. I'll visit sometime." Twilight said. At this moment, Ryotaro came back in and sat down.

"Hey, we gonna go to Dicey's anytime soon? I think a small party is in order." Klein said.

"Just imagine Pinkie there." Twilight said.

As the laughter swirled through the air, the moon was uncovered by a cloud. Shining down on the night sky, the faint image of the mare in the moon watched over them, its pale blue eyes watching over them. There was another faint voice.

"You are welcome. It was my pleasure...."