A Grimm Situation

"I want to double check that everypony is ready," said a lavender coated alicorn, or a rare kind of pony that had both wings and a horn. This is Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship and bearer of the Element of Magic. "I don't want to have to go back for anything".

"Calm down, sugarcube. I'm certain that everything will be fine," a orange earth pony, or a pony that had neither wings nor a horn, but made up for it with their strength and connection with the earth. This is Applejack, bearer of the Element of Honesty and proud member of the Apple family.

"I don't know, Applejack," said another earth pony, this one being pink. "My Pinkie Sense gave me a doozy when I was coming here"

"Maybe we should wait?" a yellow pegasus, or a pony with wings, quietly suggested before a louder, cyan pegasus spoke over her.

"Come on, Pinkie. What's the worst that could happen?" This caused a majority of the room to glare at the pegasus. "What?" These ponies were Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. Pinkie was the local party planner and bearer of the Element of Laughter, Fluttershy was the bearer of the Element of Kindness and acted as an animal caretaker, and Rainbow Dash was the bearer of the Element of Loyalty and self-proclaimed fastest pegasus in Equestria. As Twilight tried to explained to Rainbow why she shouldn't say that phrase, the final three individual that were also going was talking among themselves.

"No offense, Rarity," said a pale mulberry coated unicorn, or a pony that is capable of using magic through their horn, to her friend, a unicorn with a white coat. "But do you really need all this?"

"Of course, I do," replied Rarity, bearer of the Element of Generosity and owner of the Carousel Boutique. "What if I need a change of outfit or I get dirty?"

"You could always asked the other Rarity," Replied Starlight, former villain and even more recently, Twilight's personal student. "I mean, we don't know how the portal will affect your clothes"

"She has a point," said a small purple dragon named Spike. Spike is the personal assistant for Twilight and the Hero of the Crystal Empire. "If the portal caused you to lose those clothes, imagine the time it would take to remake them"

"You're right," she said with a sigh. "It took forever to make some of these dresses. It would be a tragedy if something were to happen to them. I was looking forward to showing them to the other Rarity"

"You know, that will get pretty annoying fast," Starlight said as she rubbed her head. "I mean, beside Sunset and I, there is two of each of us. If someone want the pony Rarity, both our Rarity and the other Rarity will respond"

"Oh my, that does raise some concerns," said Rarity as she started imagining the chaos that could happen.

"Don't worry," Spike said with a shrug. "I'm sure that Twilight already figured out a solution". As he finished his statement, Twilight finished trying, and mostly failing, to explain the problem to Rainbow.

"Okay, girls and Spike, are you ready to meet your counterparts?" she asked, getting confirmation from each of her friends. "Okay, let's go". If anypony paid attention to the machine, they would notice that some of the pistons weren't moving. Unfortunately, nopony did and they all entered the portal. Normally, the trip through the portal took less than a second, but they were in the colorful void for almost a minute. Twilight noticed this and was trying not to panic.

"Is there somethin' wrong, sugarcube?" asked Applejack when she saw her friend's stressed face.

"I don't know," yelled Twilight, getting everyone's attention. "It'd never took this long before"

"Calm down, Twilight," Starlight said forcing Twilight to look at her. "Panicking won't help anypony"

"But...," Twilight was quickly cut off by Starlight.

"No," she said firmly. "You are one of the smartest ponies in Equestria and one of the most magically gifted ponies I've met. You can do this"

"What if I fail?" Twilight said quietly.

"What if you don't?" This was enough to convince Twilight to attempt something.

"I need your and Rarity's help," after getting everypony into position, the two unicorns and lone alicorn forming a triangle with the rest in the middle, Twilight's horn started glowing and the other unicorn's horns started glowing soon after. A stream of magic went from each of their horns and connected to the other two horns, causing a bright light that make the middle group close their eyes. The light grew brighter and brighter and then, it was gone and, with it, the eight ponies.

"Sir, a group of faunus were found in the Emerald Forest. I already sent a group of third years to get them and bring them to the care center here at Beacon," said a generic person that has no impact on the story whatsoever.

"Hmm," responded a bespectacled man with silver hair. This is professor Ozpin, Headmaster of the prestigious hunter school, Beacon Academy. He took a sip from the mug he held in his hand. "Do you know how they got into the forest?"

"No, sir, eyewitnesses have stated they saw a bright flash of light before finding the mentioned group, but, other than that, there is no clues"

"Thank you," said Ozpin as he looked out his window. "You can leave now, John"

"I'm so blaming Rainbow for this," said Twilight, now human with a pair of pony ears located on top of her head, wings on her back, and a horn poking out of her forehead, as she woke up in what seemed to be a hospital. "Well, I'm human, so that's a good sign"

"Oh, you're awake," Twilight turned her head at the unknown voice. "I am Ozpin and you are currently in the care center of my school, Beacon Academy"

"Nice to meet you, sir. My name is Twilight Sparkle" she replied politely. "Excuse me, but were there anyone with me when you brought me here?"

"Yes," Ozpin took a second to take a sip from his mug. "All seven of them are waiting in a nearby room"

"Thank you". Twilight started to stand up and Ozpin got ready to help steady her when he noticed she didn't show the same struggles her friends did.

"Interesting," this caused Twilight to look at him. "It's just that your friends had trouble walking and yet, you don't"

"Well, they don't have much experience in walking on two legs," Twilight quickly noticed the intrigued look on Ozpin's face. "It's a long story"

"I see," was all Ozpin said as he opened a nearby door. "Are these your friends?"

"Twilight!" yelled a pink blur as it tackled Twilight into a hug. At the yell, the other people in the room quickly gathered around Twilight.

"I'm glad to see you too, Pinkie"

"Are you okay?" Applejack asked with a concern look in her eyes.

"Other than a minor headache, I'm fine," Twilight said. "What about you and the others?"

"Starlight and I are also feeling the aftereffects of the spell, but other than that, we're fine," answered Rarity.

"Yeah, did you really think that anything would keep me down?" said Rainbow as she used her wings to lazily float. Twilight was about to yell at Rainbow when Ozpin cleared his throat. "Who's the old guy?"

"Rainbow!" yelled Twilight in irritation.

"Don't worry," said Ozpin with a chuckle. "I know that my hair color is a bit strange" Ozpin took a brief pause to take a sip from his mug. "So, what now?"

"Excuse me," said Spike. "Do you know where Canterlot High is?"

"I'm afraid I don't know any place with that name"

"Crystal prep?" a shake of the head. "Camp Everfree?" another no from the headmaster.

"I wish I could help you, but I can't" said Ozpin. "The only thing I can do is offer you a place at my school"

"Beacon Academy, right?" at Ozpin's nod, Twilight continued. "What do you teach here?"

"Beacon Academy is a school for hunters and huntresses. Hunters are the name given to the people that fight against the Grimm, beings without a soul. They also help fight criminals and help civilians after a natural disaster"

"Can you give us a moment to talk about it?" after getting a nod, Twilight pulled her friends into a huddle and they quickly and quietly discussed their options. A minute passed before Twilight gave Ozpin their answer. "We're in"

"Good to hear," responded Ozpin. "If you will please follow me, I'll introduce you to a couple of people that will help gather what you'll need to attend Beacon"

"What will we need?" asked Starlight.

"Most importantly, a weapon to fight with and some combat clothes" Rarity perked up at the mention of clothes. "Other than that, a school uniform and a couple notebooks wouldn't hurt"

"Umm, sir" said Fluttershy from behind Rainbow. "What if we don't like fighting?"

"You know, you remind me of a student of mine" at Fluttershy's curious glaze, he continued. "Her name is Velvet and, like you, she doesn't care for conflict"

"Why are you telling me this?" asked Fluttershy.

"To let you know you're not alone," answered Ozpin. "Nobody truly enjoy fighting the Grimm, but they do it because they know that they can make a difference"

"Ozpin, you need me?" asked a man with gray hair and red eyes.

"Ah, Qrow, Thank you for coming" said Ozpin shaking Qrow's hand. "This is Qrow Branwen. He's going to help you forge your weapons"

"I came as soon as I was able" said an attractive, but strict-looking, lady with blonde hair.

"Right on time, Glynda" Ozpin said to the newcomer. "This is Glynda Goodwitch. She will help you unlock your auras and order your school uniform"

"You called me for this?" asked Glynda. "I understand the uniforms, but anyone can unlock aura"

"Yes, but I wanted you to help unlock their auras because, with eight people, that will take a lot of energy out of anyone" Ozpin takes a sip from his mug. "I figured that if us three worked together, it wouldn't be as tiring"

Nearly two days has passed since the group of friends arrived at Beacon and they now had a weapon that they made themselves and combat clothes made by Rarity. Each of their auras were unlocked and semblances were discovered. Now, they were on an airship, along with several other people, heading back to Beacon.