A Pony Presence
So This is Ponyville
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"...Argh..."
"Honey...Are you alright?" A calm voice spoke.
"Hmm...Mom?" I opened my eyes to see a brunette woman staring at me on the couch.
"You sounded as if you were having a nightmare." She added.
"Uh, yeah. I'm fine..." I replied. "That's good." She smiled.
That's weird...Was it all a dream?
"Huh?" All of a sudden, Everything around me began to shift and wave. "What's going on here? Mom? Huh?!" I noticed that my mom too was shifting with the room. "What is going on here?" I asked myself. Before I knew it, everything around the room faded away. "Wait, what?! Nooooo!" I shouted as my home was no longer in sight.
"Gah!" I woke up to find myself on the second floor of the library. By the window was Princess Twilight still asleep in her bed. Next to my bed was Spike the dragon. "Ha...Ha...Sigh..." Just when I thought I was home free...argh... I thought as I laid back under the covers.
I soon found myself in some kind of aura field, filled with stars that made up 'paths'.
"Where am I?" I asked as I looked around.
"Well, it's nice to finally meet you face to face." A mature voice spoke.
"Huh?" I turned around to see a tall indigo blue alicorn with a majestic flowing mane.
"W-Who are you?" I asked.
"My name is Princess Luna. You're Zoey I presume?" She asked.
"Y-Yes...How do you know my name?" I asked.
"I have been watching you. You and your colt friend, Jake." She replied.
"Colt? Wait, so you're the mare in the moon?" I asked.
"I am." She replied.
"But I think you're mistaken...Jake isn't a colt, he's a teenage boy. I think you made that mistake in the message you sent us." I corrected her.
"Forgive me, I am not used to your customs." She replied.
"But more importantly...Why the heck was I transported into this world? And where is Jake?" I asked.
"...You friend is safe. He is in-" Suddenly, the aura field began to warp.
"What is going on?" I asked.
"You appear to be waking up. I must go." Princess Luna said as she started to fade away.
"Wait! You still never-argh..." Before I knew it, Princess Luna was gone.
"She's sure sleeping like a rock..." Spike commented.
"Yeah. Must have had quite a day yesterday. Lets let her sleep for now, okay?" Twilight said as she and Spike exited the room.
"...Yawn..." I yawned as I sat up in my bed. ...What time is it? I asked myself as I looked around. reach into my backpack and grab my nintendo 3ds. "What?! Eleven am?!" I said in surprise as I checked the time. "Argh...I guess I'd better get up for today...Gosh it's going to be weird for a first full day in this world..." I groaned as I climbed out of bed.
"I'm sorry, Twilight, but I promised Rarity that I would help her get new uniforms prepared for the Equestria Games." Spike said.
"Well the team could use a better design if they're gonna be competing in them..." Twilight commented.
"Morning guys." I greeted as I walked down the stairs.
"Morning, Storm! Did you sleep well?" Twilight asked.
"Heh, yeah, I guess I must have been tired though..." I then noticed something behind the two. "Uh...what's with the giant pile of books?" I asked.
"Oh. I was planning on reorganizing these today." Twilight replied.
"All of them?" I asked as I stared at the pile.
"Of course. I like to sort through them and see which ones I want to keep or give to some other pony." Twilight explained.
"Seems like a lot of books..." I commented.
"Please, that's nothing for Twilight." Spike replied.
"Well, I have to get going." Spike said as he headed for the door.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Rarity's. She runs a boutique in town. Anyways, see you two later." Spike said as he left.
"By the way, have you gotten a letter back from Princess Celestia?" I asked.
Twilight was levitating a book with her magic and then turned to look at me. "I'm afraid I haven't yet...Sorry, Storm." She replied.
"It's fine. Guess I just have to wait." I replied.
"How many books do you have in here anyway?" I asked her.
"Not many compared to the Canterlot library. This is just a small collection I have." She said.
"I've had a small collection of books back home, but no one I know has this many..." I commented.
"Oh, you have a book collection? What is your favorite book?" Twilight asked.
"Oh, as I said I don't have a big collection...I guess me favorite is uh...Harry Pony and the Sorcerers stone?" I said thinking of something quick.
"Harry pony?! I love that series!" Twilight fangirled.
"Really?" I asked. She walked over to the pile of books and picked one up.
"This is the one, right?" She asked as she showed a gold unicorn with a red mane riding on a broom.
"Yeah, that's it." I replied. Man that was lucky...but I never thought I'd see Harry Potter in pony form. I thought.
"I especially love the part where Harry prevents Voldemount from getting the Scorer's stone. Oh! But he is who must not be named. Ehehe!" Twilight giggled.
"Ha, yeah." I replied.
"Well, I'm gonna go skateboarding for a little bit." I said as I walked over to get my skateboard and headphones.
"Alright. I'll be here when you get back." Twilight replied as she got back to sorting books.
Jake POV
"Argh...What hit me?" I groaned as I awoke. I looked around to find myself in the back of an alleyway in some city. "Ow...my head..." I lifted my hand and put it on my head. It then bumped against something hard. "Huh?" I looked down at my hand and saw it was no longer a hand, but a hoof! "What the?" I looked over to an old broken tin platter someone threw out in a dumpster. I saw in the reflection a bright gray unicorn with a dark brown mane. "Wait...I'm a...pony?" I asked in disbelief as I looked in the reflection. "This can't be right...But if I'm here...then where is Zoey?!" I asked myself.
"Hey...my backpack!" I ran over to find my backpack was lying next to where I woke up. "This is so weird...I should probably get some answers...I wonder where I am?" I asked myself.
I walked out of the alleyway to find other unicorns in a very fancy city. "Woah..." I said as I looked around.
"Excuse me, can you please tell me where I am?" I asked a nearby pony.
"You're in Canterlot of course, where else?" She snipped.
"Oh, uh, thanks..." I said as I backed away.
Canterlott...so this is...Equestria? I never even thought this place existed before...Now think, Jake...if you're in the world of My Little Pony, where would the best place be to find help? I pondered. I then looked down the street to see a giant castle that was on the side of a mountain. Of course...
Storm POV
I zipped around town while riding my skateboard. I saw many ponies were watching as I passed by, but I payed no mind to them.
"Rainbow Dash, I ask you to please hold still!" A refined voice pleaded.
I stopped my skateboard and looked to see a very well designed boutique.
"Please tell me we're almost done...I want to get flying soon..." Rainbow Dash groaned as I walked inside.
"Oh, hi Storm." I turned and saw Fluttershy standing next to Rarity who was working on Rainbow Dash's uniform.
"Hey Fluttershy." I greeted.
"Hey Storm." Rainbow Dash said as Rarity was still working on her uniform.
"Hey, Rainbow Dash."
"Hey Storm, how is Twilight doing with the book sorting?" Spike asked.
"I'm guessing she's getting there." I replied.
Pretty soon, a big muscular stallion walked out from another room. "How does this look?" He asked Rarity.
"Oh! It looks marvelous on you! Better than I hoped for." Rarity said excitedly as she went to inspect him. "Oh, Storm, this is Bulk Biceps. Bulk, this is Storm." Rarity introduced.
"Nice to meet you..." I said.
"YEAHHH!" He screamed.
"Eh...hehe..." I chuckled awkwardly.
"Rarity, are we almost done here?" Rainbow Dash asked impatiently.
"Almost. Just let me make one more small adjustment...there." Rarity said as she fixed the uniform.
"They look really good. What are the uniforms for?" I asked.
"Didn't you hear? The Equestria games are coming up soon." Spike said.
"Yeah. Fluttershy Bulk Biceps, and I are the aerial relay team." Rainbow Dash informed.
"Sounds cool. When is that?" I asked.
"It's not too long before they start up. Only in a few weeks." Rarity said.
"Okay, I just need to finish Fluttershy's uniform and then they'll all be finished." Rarity said.
"Great. I've got an itching to get flying...Hey Storm, want to come with me?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Me? Uh...sure I guess." I replied. But one small problem...I can't fly?
"Great! Let me get this off and then we'll go." Rainbow Dash said as she flew into the changing room.
Jake POV
I walked up to the castle of the Royal Sisters. "Hmm..."
"Halt!" A white unicorn guard yelled as he went to inspect me. "Pardon me, sir, this is the castle of the royal sisters. What is your business here?" He asked.
"Oh, uh...I just had something to ask them...See, I somehow just...appeared here if that makes sense..."
"Hmm...where was it you were before?" The stallion asked.
"Well, it's not a really well known place. It's not on the map of Equestria..." I explained.
"Hmm...I'll let you in, but no funny business, alright?" He stated clearly.
"Yes sir." I replied.
The stallion walked with me inside the castle. "By the way, my name is Shining Armor. I'm the captain of the Royal guard." He introduced.
"A pleasure. My name is Miles Ganon. But I have to ask, weren't you recently transferred to the Crystal Empire?" I asked.
"I am, but my wife and I are visiting for a festival this week, so I decided to maybe help boost the security." He explained.
"That makes sense." I replied.
"Here we are. Let me go in and address them before you come in, okay?" He said.
"Alright."I said as he went inside.
Shining Armor then came back out. "Okay, I let them know that you're here. You can go in. It's probably not needed for me to tell you, but be sure to bow when you walk up to them, alright?" Shining Armor instructed.
"Yes, thank you." I replied.
I walked in through the big gates into the throne room. "Uh...Hello, your majesties..." I greeted as I bowed.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miles. Welcome to Canterlot. I'm Princess Celestia and this is my sister, Princess Luna." The tall white alicorn greeted as she sat on her throne.
"We have heard from Shining Armor that you come from a place not on the map of Equestria. Could you possibly explain where you're from?" Princess Luna asked.
"Well, it might sound kind of weird, but I'm not from Equestria. See, I was investigating something with a friend of mine, when something strange happened. Next thing I know I was transported to Canterlot." I explained.
"What is your friend's name?" Celestia asked.
"...Zoey. Her name is Zoey." I answered.
"Hmm..." Princes Luna hummed.
"Listen, I don't know if she's even in Canterlot, but if you could please help me find her..." I pleaded.
"So, Jake, where was it when you appeared in Canterlot?" Princess Luna asked.
"Huh?" Did she just call me Jake? "Um, I ended up in an alleyway believe it or not. It was just down the street." I replied.
"Hehe...Seems as if teleportation has interesting twists when activated..." Celestia giggled.
"Uh...yeah?" I replied.
"Don't worry, Miles. I'm sure we can help you. May we offer a place to stay until then?" Princess Celestia offered.
"That would be great, t-thank you." I bowed.
"It is no trouble at all. There is a wing where some of our guests are staying for the festival this weekend. We just happen to have one room left." Princess Luna said.
"Thank you, this is too kind of you." I said.
"Think nothing of it. Shining Armor will escort you to your room." Princess Celestia instructed.
"Thank you." I thanked them as I turned to leave.
"You're welcome...Jake." I paused. How do they know my name?
Storm POV
Rainbow Dash flew in the air as I rode on my skateboard. "So...do you know any skateboard tricks?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Um, kind of." I replied.
"Think I could see some? I know a good place where you could ride your board." She said.
"You do?" I asked.
"Yeah, c'mon!"
Rainbow Dash led me all the way to a forest near Ponyville. "What is this place?" I asked.
"It's the forest outside Ponyville. Check out this up ahead." Rainbow Dash said as she stopped at a small gorge with a river at the bottom.
"Sweet! It's just like a half pipe." I put on my headphones and played the song Escape from the City Classic Remix from Sonic Generations.
"Yah!" I jumped with my board into the gorge, letting the wheels roll down the side. I reached the other side and started to flip. When I started falling back down, the water running below had changed the direction my skateboard was rolling. "What the? W-Woah!" I was now surfing down the running river.
"Storm! Look out!"
Up ahead were some rocks sticking out of the water. "Woah! Gah!" I carefully guided the board to dodge two rocks in the path. There was then a rock in the middle of the river. "Woah...Yeah!" I jumped with the board under my hooves and...jump! I had jumped onto the rock and let my board ride up it like a ramp. "Woo hoo!" I cheered as I did a spin like when Sonic would jump on a ramp in the level City Escape.
"Storm! Watch out! In front of you!" Rainbow Dash warned.
I looked ahead and saw a roaring waterfall at the end of the gorge. "Oh no...Ah!" I tried to stop the board the best I could, but the water only pushed me further and further towards the waterfall. "It's no good! I can't stop!" I yelled. "Then fly up!" Rainbow Dash said. One problem...I CAN'T FLY! The waterfall was coming closer and closer until I noticed that I fell over.
"Storm!"
I've gotta try to do this...Wings, don't fail me now!
I closed my eyes and prepared to hit the ground below. Only, something felt different. I had stopped. "Huh?" I looked around and saw that I was no longer falling towards the water below, but I was hovering in the air. I was flying! "Hah...Hah...Whew..." I breathed.
Just then, Rainbow Dash flew above. "Storm, that was nuts! Are you okay?" She asked.
"I-I'm fine. I just uh...needed to get a grip on my board." I replied.
"Alright then..." I turned off my music and flew up to where Rainbow Dash was.
"Hey Storm, want to hang out at my place?" She offered.
"Sure, lets go." I said to her.
Rainbow Dash and I flew out of the forest towards Ponyville. "Hey, Storm. I saw you had headphones earlier, right? What kind of music were you playing?" She asked.
"You can have a listen if you want. The song is called Escape from the City." I said as I gave her the music player.
"Hmm..." She hummed as she gave a listen to the song.
"It's catchy. Watch me get this stuck in my head later." She said.
"Oh you have no idea." I said. "Um...Hey, is that your house up there?" I pointed to a cloud with rainbows pouring from it like a fountain.
"Oh yeah, that's it. Come on!" She said flying faster.
"H-hey! wait for me!" Things are definitely going to be different here in Equestria.
Miles POV
"So this is where everyone is staying?" I asked.
"Yep. Have you ever heard of the Star Festival?" Shining Armor asked.
"No, I haven't." I replied.
"It's a special event that Princess Luna is holding to show the ponies a spectacular show in the sky with her night stars. In fact, there's going to be a special contest, and the winner gets a star named after them." Shining Armor explained.
"Huh, that sounds pretty cool actually. Maybe I'll get to stay for it." I said.
Shining then led me to my room. "This is your room. If you need anything, My wife and I are staying in the room next to it." Shining Armor said.
"Great, thank you." I said to him.
I walked inside and placed my backpack on the bed. "Hmm..." I looked at my backpack and let my horn glow. Then I moved the zipper until the bag was opened. "Sweet...somehow I can work my magic okay then..." I looked inside my backpack and saw all my stuff was in there before, except for something that I'd never seen in there before. I picked up a small letter left in my bag and unfolded it.
"Dear Jake, by now you have probably found yourself in the world of Equestria. I am sorry if this comes as a shock to you when you arrive. I can assure you that Zoey is in fact in this somewhere world as well."
"Wait, Zoey is here?" I kept reading,
"I trust that somehow you and I will meet soon. Yours, ~Princess Celestia." The letter ended.
"...So Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are the ones that sent us here...I guess that would explain why they knew my name...And Zoey is in this world too, but where?" I asked myself. "...I'm bushed...I need to get some sleep...Goodnight Equestria..." I said as I got under the covers and fell into a deep sleep.
Storm POV
"Thanks for having me over, Rainbow Dash." I said as I walked towards the door.
"No problem. It was fun. Hope we can do it again soon." She said. I smiled and then started flying back to Twilight's library.
I arrived at the Golden Oaks Library and walked inside. "So it only took you a couple hours?" Spike asked.
"Yep. Then I decided to read for a bit." Twilight replied. "Oh hey, Storm." Twilight greeted.
"Hey guys." I replied.
"How was it with Rainbow Dash?" Spike asked.
"It went well...but I'm so tired..." I said as I walked towards the stairs.
"Oh, Storm, before I forget, Princess Celestia sent a reply." Twilight said.
"She did?" I asked.
"Yeah. She said she hasn't found your friend yet, but will look out for him." Twilight replied.
"Oh, okay. Thanks." I said.
"Yawn...Twilight, I'm heading to bed too, I'm exhausted..." Spike said as he sleepily walked up the stairs.
"Alright, g'night you two." Twilight said.
"G'night." Spike and I said as we both headed up to bed.
Author's Note
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Be sure to stick around for more.
Qotc: What kind of pony would you be? Earth pony, pegasus, or unicorn?
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