Twilight, Corey, and Torracat walked through the forest in silence, Torracat leading the way. Twilight eyed the Fire-Type Pokemon with a mixed look of confusion and fascination, which Torracat answered with his own inquisitive eye. Corey, however, walked as if he didn't have a care in the world.

"Corey?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah?" he replied.

"How trustworthy is this "Hapu" that you're taking me to see?" Twilight asked.

"She's trustworthy, all right. I mean, she's the Poni Island Kahuna, chosen by Tapu Fini herself, so I guess it's part of the job description." Corey laughed. "Besides, she's just as faithful as her partner. You tell her something secret, her lips are sealed. Trust me."

"Alright." Twilight replied, still formulating a plan of how to break her story as best she could, then a plan on how to get home. Corey and Twilight were silent for the remainder of the journey, until they arrived at Hapu's farm. Twilight looked around with interest. The House was surrounded by areas of farmland, and various stone fences cordoned them off from the main path. Twilight looked around for any signs of life, and so far there was none to be seen.

Until the sound of heavy steps came clear, and a massive equine creature hurtled into Twilight's vision. She yelped and fell flat on the ground, looking at the creature in shock. It was almost as tall as Celestia, with a muddy coat and long, braided hair. Twilight could see clumps of mud on its hooves, and it looked at her as if sizing her up. Then, there was the sound of raucous laughter.

A small girl, wearing rather dirty clothing and a wide hat, came up clutching her stomach as she chortled.

"Well, you sure spooked her, Mudsdale." Hapu said. The Draft Horse Pokemon gave a whinny and returned to its trainer's side.

"Wha…" Twilight gaped.

"Eh, sorry about that." Hapu said, pulling her up. "Mudsdale doesn't get excited like that very often. Strange. Anyways, I'm Hapu, Kahuna of Poni Island."

"I'm Twilight." Twilight said, still eyeing Mudsdale. "You sure it won't do that again?"

"Mudsdale's a he, and he won't." Hapu replied. "He's normally as calm and collected as a Quagsire. Anyway, let's get you inside and something to eat. You look half-starved."

Twilight heard her stomach grumble, making the point clear. Corey, Hapu, and Twilight headed inside, while Mudsdale headed to his nest in the stable.

Twilight had to admit, Hapu was a good cook. After sitting down and cooking a lunch for the three of them, Twilight had devoured the plate she had been given.

"Easy there." Hapu said. "Seems you haven't eaten in a while."

"I guess." Twilight said. "So, Corey?"

"Yeah?"

"I think I should explain who I am now." she sighed. Torracat looked up at her from his bowl of food, and caught Twilight's
eyes. The feline Pokemon gave her a look whose meaning was clear: "You think?"

"That Torracat scares me." she whispered to the male trainer.

"Yeah, Torracat is only close towards me." Corey said. "He likes some other people, but he's kind of distrustful towards people he doesn't know. He's a really good judge of character, and frankly…"
Twilight leaned in.

"...He scares me too sometimes." Corey whispered. Twilight swore she saw Torracat roll his eyes before continuing to eat.

"So, shall I get started?" she said timidly. Corey crossed his arms as if saying "Go ahead, we're waiting."

Twilight took a deep breath and said with a clear voice,

"I'm not originally human."

Twilight expected there to be vast amounts of screaming. She expected Corey and Hapu to freak out and run for the hills.

She expected to be subjected to science experiments within the hour.

She didn't expect them to be clutching their stomachs laughing for the second time that day.

"What a relief!" Corey chuckled, his laughter fading away. "I honestly thought it was going to be something scary!"

"How are you acting so...cool about this?" Twilight said in disbelief. "Did you not even hear me?"

"We did." Hapu said. "And we understand."

"Yeah, listen." Corey said. "It's the longest story you'll ever hear, but I've been to other worlds and I met those world's inhabitants, so...yeah. Not the strangest thing I've heard in my life at all."

Twilight raised an eyebrow.

"How old are you?" she asked cautiously.

"17." Corey said nonchalantly.

"And you've been to other worlds?" Twilight cried again. "That makes no sense!"

"Why's that?" Corey asked, sipping his juice.

"It's just...It took me YEARS of study to be able to travel to just ONE extra-dimensional world, and you, a seventeen year old human, are just throwing it out there like it's common knowledge?" Twilight cried.

"It is common knowledge." Corey replied flatly. "At least to a select group of people that I know. So, what else?"

"What...else?" Twilight asked, unsure of where this was heading.

"What else is there about your world?" Corey asked. "Like how did you get here, what's it like...that sort of thing.
So...uh...what else?"

Twilight sighed. This would take a while, that was certain.

And all the while Torracat continued to eat like nothing had happened.

As Twilight's friends headed out of the Hospital, they wouldn't admit it...

But they were all nervous. The Guards had finished their investigation at Twilight's castle, and they had concluded there was no way to find her from what remained.

"I'm scared." Fluttershy murmured.

"We're all scared, sugarcube." Applejack said. "I just wonder were she could be."

"Frankly, I can't imagine." Rarity replied. "And she could be anywhere at all!"

"I know!" Rainbow added. "It's so frustrating!"

"We need a good pick-me-up!" Pinkie said. "I can't think of one, though."

"It's all good, Pinkie." Applejack soothed. "Let's just head home, everypony. We can figure something out later."

"And besides, we know Twilight." Fluttershy said. "She'll be alright wherever she goes."

As the five of them went their separate ways, the bright blue sky seemed to dim slightly, then return to normal."

Author's Note

Update!

Next chapter-Twilight goes deeper and heads to Burnett's lab on Akala, while Blueblood makes a plot in the shadows...