Lost in Mysticia

Pipp was relaxed on the blanket with her back up against the wall. She was on her phone, listening to some tunes. It was odd, but there was a strange way to charge her phone. There were these small beetle things that resembled eels. They ignited static, enough to charge her phone when they crawled over it.

When Sky came with dinner in a few hours, perhaps she could discuss a way to escape. Well, she could wait, Sky was her key on escaping, the matter was on how? They needed a plan on how she may sneak Pipp through the castle. Also, Pipp needed to know more about the world, so she could be prepared.

It was a cool afternoon. She was very aware that her salon’s anniversary was going to be next week. Meh, she would be home by then, so she didn’t worry at all. Well, maybe a little because being there was a must! Soon the door started to creak open, causing Pipp to gasp. “Sky?”

“Nope!” Bloodfist’s voice sounded, much to Pipp’s dismay, her phone was quickly stuffed under her wing before he saw it. He stared hungrily at Pipp as he entered the room, “I see my weak little sister has treated you like a princess...”

”Well duh-“ Pipp responded, “I am a princess...” She grinned.

”Princess of Blood...” Snickered Bloodfist.

”What?” Pipp questioned, confused and worried.

”You’ll see...” He grinned mischievously.

Pipp started to breathe heavily as her ears were pinned back in fear. “Wh-“ She shook, “Wh-what a-are you gonna do to me?” Her voice was shaky and she could barely get the words out.

”Me?” Asked Bloodfist, “No, nothing... I’m not getting my hands grubby-“

”Then who-“ Pipp was about to ask before another leviter entered.

She was really muscular and towered over Bloodfist clearly. Her scales were mostly green, but her belly was light blue. Down her back and top of her head was black. Her wings were also black, going down to green. Pipp noticed she appeared to have been a royal guard, as she was wearing a similar uniform to the two or three others that she saw.

The armour was just a silver chest plate lined with gold. Plus a helmet that covered her hair from view. On a closer look, Pipp noticed her body had many scars on it, one being over her muzzle.

“S.Brutal here will handle it...” Bloodfist grinned as he took some stuff from his bag. Pipp couldn’t see what it was, but she was scared. It looked like a cloth damp with something. He gave it to Brutal, still holding a serious expression.

“P-please don’t hurt me-“ Pipp begged as Brutal went towards the cell door. Not changing expression at all. She showed no empathy at all. Pipp backed at into a wall as she opened the door, terrified of what she was going to do to her. Showing no emotion, Brutal tackled Pipp to the ground.

Pipp screamed and cried as she laid in her back. One whole arm was pushing her to the ground. Aggressively she beat Brutal with her hooves, but she didn’t even flinch as she grabbed the cloth and put it over Pipp’s muzzle. Forcing her to breathe the fumes.

Desperate to get away, Pipp kept kicking and shaking her head to try and shake it off. Her vision started to get fuzzy, but she didn’t give up! Her legs started to also feel heavy, so did her eyelids. Pipp’s kicking started to slowly as her head felt lighter. She tried to fight the fumes that were putting her to sleep, but they were too strong.

Soon enough, Pipp closed her eyes and her legs flopped to the ground, seemingly lifeless. Brutal got up with the cloth and looked down at Pipp, not moving, besides for her chest slowly going up and down. Bloodfist smiled as he looked down at her unconscious body, “Now we need to get her ready for tonight!” He exclaimed.

Pipp felt all groggy as she slowly opened her eyes. Her head was spinning as she laid on her side, confused. As she got up, she held a hoof to her head, rubbing it slightly. Legs wobbled as she stood there, trying to figure out her surroundings. Metal bars, dusty ground. Walls that were clawed up. Like the cell she was in, but something wasn’t right. She felt heavier, like something was pushing her down.

Dizzy, Pipp stood there, seemed the window was gone, also it seemed the cell was a bit smaller. She tried to speak, but no words came out. Pipp groaned as she tried to collect her memories, she looked at the cool dusty ground. Something wasn’t right here... but what was it. She gasped as she heard loud cheering, wondering where it was coming from.

Sounds of roaring, tearing and growling filled the air. A crowd’s excited roars. It sounded familiar as Pipp held her hoof on her head. Dizziness was fading as she closed her eyes... a vision came to her. The cell floor! This cell had a dusty ground. Pipp gasped as she looked around. This wasn’t the same cell! It was a smaller one!

She backed up to the bars, they were far different from the cell’s. They were thicker and the bars went down and across! Pipp moves her hoof up a bit and felt her mane. Something was missing, shouldn’t her hoof have touched... Her tiara!? Pipp gasped as she slumped on her rump. She frantically felt for her tiara with both fore-hooves. “Wh-where’s m-my?”

It was gone... absolutely gone! Pipp screamed in horror as she hyperventilated. The scream was bloodcurdling! “My tiara!” She panted as she looked around for it using her eyes, “Where is my-“ She then gasped as she noticed her body. Plates of metal were along her back. Armour? Why was she wearing armour?

The armour covered her back, including the flanks. It didn’t cover the wings at all, but there was a thick chest plate on her chest. Spikes were along the back of it and two large ones at the front on her chest. Also, she had metal shoes that had spikes on them. Pipp’s heart races as she stared at herself.

What was happening to her? Why was she dressed like this? Why was she wearing armour!?

Breathing heavily, Pipp looked out from the bars to see what she could see. An arena. Just those bars separating her from an arena where apparently a huge fight was happening. A fight was indeed happening, she didn’t see much, but she could work it out.

A large creature with eight tentacle arms, giant frog-like legs, bat wings and a fanged beak was in the air. On the ground was a large gooey creature with six legs with massive flows on the front ones. It also had a large scorpian-like tail and large fangs on its muzzle. Strangely, it had four eyes and no ears.

Her heart raced was she watched the flying one crash onto the one on the ground. Much to her horror, the ground one’s leg was ripped clean off, causing Pipp to scream in terror as she put her hooves on her eyes.

Soon, Pipp lifted her wing in panic, hoping to get to her phone. Only one thing, she didn’t have it. Her panic started to get worse as she reached into her other wing.

”No-no-!” Her eyes watered, “It’s go-o-o-ne! She shrieked,”

Still no phone. Tears went down Pipp’s cheeks as she stared at her hooves, wondering what was coming of her. She lost everything, her home, friends and her phone!

Pipp sat there, shaking and crying. She let out a shrill scream in pain before landing on her back, crying loudly in fear and hopelessness. Tears went down her face like a waterfall. Her gut hurt as she laid there. Lost and scared. Likely to be killed. She laid there as the sun set, listening to poor weird creatures get killed in such a barbaric event.

She felt sick inside as she remembered what she saw. Her stomach made noises as she put her hoof to her mouth. Pipp felt as if she was going to be sick. Closing her eyes, she tried to think of happy memories. But those happy memories were with places she’d never see again and ponies she’d never see again...

After the horrible noises of creatures fighting and stopped, Pipp lifted her head. Wondering what was about to come. She soon heard a dreaded voice on a megaphone.

“I’d like to welcome our newest fighter!” It was Bloodfist’s voice. He sounded too happy... this made Pipp angry. Even through the creatures were weird they were living things! “Our newest fighter came from another world!” Bloodfist announced, followed by sounds of awe.

Pipp gasped, “What!? no!” As the bars to her cell started to rattle and shake as they slowly lifted.

“I’d like to announce! The creature from another world!” Bloodfist exclaimed, “Put you claws together for... Pipperoni Killer!”

”What!?” Shrieked Pipp, disgusted about how he changed her name. “I’m not taking part of this!” She screamed despite no one hearing her. The audience was silent as they waited for her to come out. But she sat on her rump, securing her spot. Not moving at all! Never! She was not stepping hoof into that arena!

“Seems she’s being a little naughty... Maybe this will help,” Bloodfist scoffed as something was tossed into the arena, “If she doesn’t come out in five minutes I’ll send S.Brutal to get her!”

She growled as she crossed her forelegs, she also snorted and muttered. But then she had a quick look into the arena. It was night time but glowing crystals and torches of fire lit it up. But then something shiny caught her eye. It wasn’t the patches of blood-soaked sand. It was white and gold. Curiously got the best of Pipp as she stepped forward for a closer look.

“What is that?” Pipp whispered as she squinted her eyes... the shape and colours.... Then it hit her. “My phone!” She screamed in excitement, running towards the object. She grabbed it as fast as she could and hugged it tight. “I never thought I’d see you again!” She cried out in joy.

But first she needed to check if it still worked. The noises of a crowd were so not in her mind as she looked down wit it in her hoof. The first thing Pipp did was take a selfie of herself. It worked! But then she heard that voice.

”Guess the prissy little princess found her prissy little toy!” Bloodfist liaghed in the megaphone.

Pipp tucked her phone under her wing, safely and growled. “How dare you!” Pipp shouted as she took a few more steps before realising the crowd was looking at her. More Skyels... strangely most of them had tusks it seemed but there were more of them. Filling the seats in the dusty stone and brick arena.

“Uh oh...” Pipp shivered as she was frozen in place. She didn’t remember the last time she was scared in front of an audience. Maybe because this one had the ability to kill her, and wanted her to hurt other creatures or get hurt just for their joy. It made her stomach turn, just thinking they get the joy of seeing creatures get hurt or killed that aren’t one of them!

“Let’s see what she can do!” Exclaimed Bloodfist.

A large dummy was catapulted into the arena, almost hitting her. It was a bit bigger than her and seemed made of leather. To her it looked like a jelly fish with a muzzle and eyes plus with spikes and a tail. It was meant to resemble a creature apparently. Pipp looked at it and then back at the audience that started to chant.

“Fight! Fight! Fight!”

”No!” Shouted Pipp, using an app on her phone that amplified her voice. “I will not support the killing of innocent creatures- unless it’s in self-defence of course- but this is not! It’s disgusting!” She shrieked. She then proceeded to take ou5 her phone, “Allow me to show you disgusting barbaric beasts some actually, real entertainment!”

”Fight! Fight!” The crowd booed. Pipp held up her phone, trying to ignore it.

“Allow me to introduce you to the magic of music!” Pipp announced to an impatient audience, a few were curious and that was good enough for her.

Pipp scrolled on her phone until she found one of her own songs. It was labeled as “All You Need Is Your Beat.” It was close enough to being a close match, she wasn’t exactly in the mood or shape to make a new song. Didn’t have the time to either.

She played the music loudly so all of them could hear as she used the amplifying app to sing along. As the song started she wagged her tail and moved her hooves to ‘dance’ along.

(Song from Make Your Mark Ch2 BTW)

“First thing's first, you gotta look for the spark

That bit of magic way deep down in your heart

It's the rhythm that connects us, when you find it

Yeah now that's a great start start, start, start”

“Hey!

You gotta follow your beat beat, beat

And then soon you will see see, see

You won't have that far to go

Until your song starts to grow,”

Pipp noticed that some of the Skyters bopped their heads to the music slightly.

“All you need is your beat your beat, your beat

All you need is your groove groove

Hey, come on!”

“To get them stomping their hooves hooves

And then the next thing you'll know

Imagination will flow

All you need is your beat

All you need is your beat beat

Woo!

All you need is your beat

Ba-da-da, ba-da-da

All you need is your beat

Ba-da-da, ba-da-da”

She smiled as she looked at the audience. There were mostly confused or angry faces. A few of them were clapping, but then she heard growling.

“That’s enough!” Shouted Bloodfist.

Pipp scoffed, annoyed, “Because singing is less barbaric than killing?”

“no!” Shouted Bloodfist, “This is a sport!”

“Sport!?” Shouted Pipp, “Sport’s like totally not my thing... But even I know sport is supposed to be fun and safe for everyone included!” She shouted.

”Not this one!” Bloodfishht argued back. Followed by rotten fruit and rocks being thrown into the arena. Everyone was blowing at her.

Pipp’s heart raced as she tried to evade everything. A rock hit her in the head, however, knocking her to the ground. She cried in pain as she tried to get up, unaware of her open wound. Tears rolled down her face as everyone threw food at her and leagued. Rocks scratched her pink fur, scarring it.

“P-please stop...” Sobbed Pipp. Her body stung in pain as she stared at the crowd.

But then there was a loud, ear-piercing screech. Everyone stopped throwing to focus their attention on where it was coming from. Pipe frantically looked around, scared and confused. The ear-piercing screech happened once more! That’s when the crowd started to panic. Her heart was beating rapidaly, she was frozen in fear.

”Not a drill!” A voice shouted, sounding familiar. “Not a drill! A Dradoodon has been sighted! Get to the shelter”

All the skyters screamed in fright as they started to scatter. Pipp’s heart raced as she looked around, breathing heavily. She didn’t know where to go or what to do! She started to gallop, looking for somewhere to hide! The arena’s seating area was emptied quickly.

”Not a drill! Get to the shelter!” The voice shouted one final time.

Pipp gulped as she ran to the wooden doors that presumably led inside the arena. She started kicking at the doors in terror, “Open! Open!” She screamed as she frantically kicked the door, hoping to break it enough for her to get in.

A dradoodon was unknown to her, but judging by the Skyters, she didn’t want to find out. As she kicked, a tear rolled down her cheek before it opened. On the other side was Sky! She had a big duffle bag with her and looked frantic.

“N-no time to explain, follow me!” Sky noted before running down the halls.

Pipp follows, not saying a word, Sky must know what’s happening, but she must follow her before any questions. Her heart raced as she felt sweaty. Wondering what the heck was going on.

She ignored everything as she ran, only focusing on running after sky. The loud screech sounded again as they ran for their lives. Hooves and claws were the only noises in the arena as they ran through more doors leading into the town.

It looked poor, dirty and ruined. But Pipp didn’t pay much attention, she wanted to scream but focused on not losing Sky. The buildings in town looked made of old stone and wood. The dirt paths were lines with talk sticks with glowing stones stuck on top. Like tiki torches, oddly. Everything looked worn out.

Leviters ran past them, going the opposite direction, that was odd. But Sky must know what she’s doing, right?

Also, many of them wore old tattered clothes, or nothing, they didn’t really have anything to hide anyway. They looked like anthro raptors with wings. Crying babies filled the air as they ran against the crowd. But Pipp still kept an eye on Sky. Sky made sure Pipp was following her, she had a lot of explaining to do, but didn’t care.

Just as long as Pipp was safe from Bloodfist then she would be happy. She started to pant as she ran, but kept going, it wasn’t safe in the town. Pipp has a terrified expression and tears were in her eyes.

After running a bit, they saw fewer houses and more greenery. The noises of screaming and crying were gone. They heard another screech that didn’t sound as loud as the previous ones. It was getting darker as they didn’t have any more glowing stones along the pathways anymore. Pipp panted as she followed Sky, she was holding a glowing stone herself that made Pipp easy to see her.

“O-okay...” Sky panted as she stopped near the wooden fence that marked the boarders of the town. “We-we are out of Sky View...” She panted as she looked at Pipp who was all sweaty. “We just need to walk a bit more before we rest... best we get as far as possible before we rest... chances that someone will be after us...”

Pipp nodded, out of breath. She followed Sky down the mountain a bit, walking. Listening to weird critters in the dark, she yawned slightly as she walked. Looking back, the lights of the kingdom were getting dimmer and dimmer.

The cool breeze ruffled her feathers slightly, but she didn’t mind. The kingdom was getting further and further away... She didn’t know what happened back there, but...

She was free... finally free...

”There’s a hidden have down here,” Sky told Pipp as they slid down a bit of a slope into some thick bushes. Pipp wasn’t a huge fan of the dirt and muck her hooves were getting exposed to, but at least she wasn’t in the cell anymore.

Bloodfist didn’t know where she was, assuming Sky wasn’t tricking her and was genuine. They walked through the thick bushes a bit before Sky stopped in front of two large bushes in front of a mountain wall.

”Hmm?” Pipp wondered before Sky pushed some branches aside. She gestured her to go into the cavern. That’s what Pipp cautiously did, it was big and roomy. A bit of water dripped from the spikes on the ceiling. Sky followed her, hiding the entrance with the branches of the bush. Stone still lit the cave up slightly.

Also, there were some light spots floating around, like fireflies, but they had a blue glow.

”What is this place?” Pipp asked, amazed.

”It's a long story, but we should be safe here till morning... Then we’ll be on the road, I suppose. Hope you have more news on your friend's whereabouts...” Sky said as she walked ahead, crawling over and under rocks. Soon she sat down in front of a large opening that overlooked the forest below the large mountain. They were at the cloud layer, but it wasn’t a very cloudy night, so they got a clear view of the night sky. The stars were all purple.

“So...” Pipp said as she sat next to the opening, gazing into the open world. It was vast, but the view was so peaceful and the air was cool. “What happened back there? Why were all of those... skyters running from that noise?”

”I set the Dradoodon alarm...” Sky sighed, regretting her actions, but she knew she had to do it. “Likely they know I set it off so... they might be after me... but I deserved it, I just couldn’t bear what they were doing to you...”

Pipp looked down, a bit ashamed. She sighed as Sky used a stone and a stick to create a small fire, with some sticks between them. Then Pipp looked at her curiously, She cocked her head. “What’s a Dradoodon?” She asked.

Sky put her duffle bag besides her and reached into it. “It’s a massive creature that attacks the poor part of the village every once in a while. That’s why it’s so ruined and worn out. I wish there was a way we could live in harmony with it, but... it doesn’t seem to be the case.”

After a small mutter under her breath, she spoke again. “If a non-royal messes with the alarm then...it’s a death penalty, I’m not sure what they’d do with me... a royal abusing the alarm was unheard of until tonight...” She looked extremely sad as she looked at the flames. Her voice sounded like she was about to cry.

Pipp looked at the fire, feeling the warmth, “But... why did you do it? Wasn’t there a way where you... wouldn’t be on the run like this?” She asked, concerned. Also scared that Sky will be demoted from royalty and imprisoned if she returned.

“It was the first thing I could think of... when I heard you were taken to the arena, I freaked out- I panicked!” Sky sighed, “Only royals can access the alarm unless you have proof... so that’s the first thing that came on my mind. Bloodfist was going to unleash a deadly critter on you, I was scared, so I did what I thought was right...” She sighed. “Guess I’m on the run with you, having to help you find your friends...”

”Oh...” Pipp sighed, her gut hurt a bit. “I was on the run in my world too once... before magic, we pegasi couldn’t fly and us royals faked it. When it was discovered, me and Zipp were in the run from our kingdom too!”

”Oh that sounds horrible!” Sky worried as she looked at her.

Pipp nodded, “But well... once magic came back everyone had forgiven us and accepted us as royalty again... Real flying is so much better than fake flying!” She smiled.

“Flying sure sounds fun, wish I could do it...” Sky was interested as she laid with her back against the wall of the cave. “How’d you guys get magic back, anyway?”

Pipp was surprised. They couldn’t fly either, she thought it was her own magic that didn’t work in this world. Assuming that Skyel flight is powered by magic.

“Well...” Pipp noted, “Turns out uniting unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies as friends was what made the unity crystals work and bring magic back. Back before magic the three kinds were terrified of each other, but we learned that we weren’t so different.”

”Facisnating!...” Sky responded amused. “Well, Princess Pipp, I have a surprise for you,”

”Ooh! What is it!?” Gasped Pipp, happily.

As Sky dug through the bag, Pipp undid the armour from her. After it all fell on the floor with a clang, she sighed in relief. The extra weight was gone from her shoulders. Pipp got up, abandoning the armour in her former location. She moved to the other side of the duffle bag, curious.

“A-ha!” Exclaimed Sky before taking something from the duffel bag that formed a huge smile on Pipp’s face.

She couldn’t believe her eyes, “M-my tiara!” She squealed before taking it quickly. A few giggles came from her as she secured it in its proper and usual location. It was back! Finally, back! Pipp was quick to give Sky a huge hug, surprising her. “Thank you, thank you! Thank you!” Pipp exclaimed, a few tears of joy escaping.

A smile formed on Sky’s jaws too, she gave Pipp a little pet on the head. “You’re very welcome...”

Many hours earlier.

Reef didn’t look very happy as he entered. He slowly approached Jazz and Ethan apologetically. “No one knows anything about creatures coming from other worlds... Or anything to do with travel between worlds.”

Jazz grabbed the book gently and went back on the couch. She opened up the book and looked at the map. There was a town just above, well behind the mountain, that was labelled with a purple star. “That town labelled with the purple star looks important, maybe we should go there?”

He looks at the map. Then gasped in shock. “Antletopia?” He asked, “No-no-no, that place is filled with vicious beats! Even if it wasn’t it’s far too dangerous to venture over there at the moment. Beavesuars don’t start their hibernation till Autumn!, that’s next month, March!”

Jazz’s heart skipped a beat as she heard that! That would been she would be away from her home and friends far longer than she thought! Also... That means that she’ll miss Mane Melody’s anniversary was next week! Well, less than seven days away. “Wh- I’m stuck here for a-“ Her chest quickly went up and down.

She started to freak out! No friends, no home and no anniversary she was excited for! “But that means I have to miss-“ Her voice cracked, hoping he was wrong. “A-are you sure there isn’t a safe way around!? I have to be home next week! My friends miss me and- and I’m far from home and i’ll miss the anniversary of-“ She sniffled.

Reef didn’t understand what anniversary Jazz was upset about. But judging by her expression, perhaps something next month that was super important? Safety comes first, and beavesuars are lethal. Meaning, he had to break the bad news to her. His heart did hurt a bit, seeing how upset she was. “Yeah... you gonna have to miss it...” He sighed softly, He then shrugged, it off. She needed to deal with it. “so, what kind of things do you guys eat?” He asked.

Jazz couldn’t believe her ears as she looked at him. “I-I- I can't believe it! I-I’m not going to see my friends and family for a month!?” Jazz exclaimed with watery eyes as she tried to calm down, “B-but- I- I- I guess it’s better getting home late than never... I wonder how everyone- wonder how they’re going...” She sniffled before wiping away her tears

There was a pause as Jazz looked at the ground, still really upset. “I guess i’ll eat anything herbivores here eat? Like fruit, vegetables...” She explained.

Ethan added, “I eat anything -“

Jazz sighed as she looked at the ground. “I failed the salon... I failed my friends...” She whispered, “I won’t be there for the anniversary...” Her heart ached, holding it all goes well. She wondered that the anniversary was going to be like. But her gut also hurt as she thought of her family and friends... Hoping Rocky is handling the salon well alone.

The salon does have two occasional volunteers that come in on a busy day. Or when she, Pipp or Rocky are sick or can’t go to work for any reason. But Rocky sure must have his hooves full! Also, neither of the volunteers knew how to do hooves, so it meant no hooficures until Jazz made it back... none for at least a month. Hopefully not any more than a month!

Reef was in the kitchen cutting up meat and vegetables. Earlier Galaxy did say she had homework so she was in her room doing that. Jazz sighed as she laid on the couch. She was really hoping she would have made it back in time. It’s sucked but it was the truth...

After a while, Reef came back with a meat burger for Ethan and a plate of vegetable salad for Jazz. The vegetables were odd coloured and the meat was slightly burned. “Sorry if I burnt the meat, any hint of rawness in the meat makes anyone sick!”

Ethan shrugged before he took a bite of his burger, “I ate those sour mushrooms and rocks, I'll be fine.”

Jazz let out a relived sigh, “Thank goodness they were safe to eat,”

Reef looked at them slightly confused, “Safe to eat?” He questioned, “All mushrooms are safe to eat. Sure there are magical ones, but they are rare and only found in mystical places like the Mysterious Blue.” Mushrooms not being safe to eat was confusing to him.

”Oh!” Jazz exclaimed, “Not in the world I’m from... most wild mushrooms can be extremely dangerous or even lethal!”

”Gee... that sucks!” Reef exclaimed.

Jazz shrugged, “Eh, not to me,” She slowly chewed and ate a piece that tasted like capsicum but more smooth.“So, can you take us to that important city, when the beavesuars are in hibernation?”

”No!” Grunted Reef as he crossed his arms. “I told you, too dangerous. The beasts that live there are lethal!”

”But you said you’d help...” Jazz sighed.

”And I am, by keeping you safe!”

Jazz stared at him confused, “But... maybe there’s someone there who can help! How is staying here gonna get me home?”

”I dunno...“ He muttered softly, “We’ll have to wait till our father gets home from Taste Town...” He sighed.

“I suppose that’s fair... He would be pretty freaked to see his child missing in a world this dangerous” Jazz sighed.

He then looked at a clock, ignoring the last part of Jazz’s sentence. “Oh! I gotta milk the Duocow!” He goes outside and hurried to a paddock

Jazz accepted it as the name of a critter from this world. But Ethan was confused. The what?” He asked.

Curious, she followed them to the paddock that wasn’t that far. Neither her nor Ethan entered, they sat near a pond as they watched Reef approach a strange critter.

It looked very odd. Like a cow, but had two heads and fangs! Each head had horns. The necks were slightly longer than a usual cow’s neck. It also had two tails, they were more monkey like as they didn’t have a tuft of fur at the end. Also, the hooves weren’t cloven like a cow’s.

Jazz looked closely and noticed the udders were a bit bigger and oddly positioned right under the stomach.

”Uh...” Jazz watched it for a bit before approaching the pond to see what weird creatures were in it. Ethan was just tasting random plants on the ground. There were more odd critters in the paddock. They were woolly like sheep, but their muzzles resembled duck beaks. They were eating some hay in the corner.

“Duck beaked sheep with six legs?” Jazz questioned. Suddenly water, a squirt of water hit her in the face. “Hey!” She exclaimed a bit surprised but not angry.

“Heh” Gasped, Ethan before he jumped into the pond to go after it. He soon came back up with a fish, it seemed. The body shaped resembled a dolphin. The tail was sideways like a fish but triangle. The fin went down its back a bit before going upwards. It also had one large rectangler fin on each side.

”Kinda cute!” Jazz commented.

“FOOD!” Ethan exclaimed

After a while, Reef carried a bucket of milk towards the house. Jazz was enjoying the sunset before she saw that the milk was brown. Brown... why was it brown?

“ew-“ Ethan responded.

As everyone gathered inside, Jazz looked at the milk closely, “So, milk is brown in this world... and cows have two heads?”

Ethan let out his response, “Weird-“

Reef shrugged a bit confused, “Dunno what a cow is, but I assume they have more than two heads?” He asked, “What colour is milk in your world? Our one turns white when heated.

”One actually,” Jazz corrected, looking at the bubbly milk. “And cow milk is white from the start...”

“Interesting...” Reef noted as he looked at her. “So, where do you want to sleep tonight?” He asked

”Anywhere... that’s alright with you guys, I suppose.” Jazz responded with a slight smile

“Couch.” Ethan bluntly replied as he pointed at it.

“Sure! You’re our guests!” He goes into a cupboard and takes out two blankets, one for Ethan and one for Jazz. They were both fluffy and thick. One with pink with white stripes and the other was green.

Jazz took the pink one happy, she thanked Reef as she went to the couch.
Ethan smiled and took the green blanket.

Reef went towards the stairs, “Galaxy, I expect you to be in bed in half an hour. I know school taught you how to read a clock,”

“Okay Reefie!” Exclaimed Galaxy cutely as he went up.

Jazz got up in the couch. She laid on her back with her head on a pillow, she hadn’t put the blanket on yet, she didn’t feel cold enough. She laid there and closed her eyes peacefully before she saw Galaxy standing on the ground next to her.

“You’re cute,” She complimented her.

”Uh... Thanks!” Jazz smiled.

Ethan sat on the end of the couch, looking a bit left out. “What about me? I'm a pet creature thing.”

“Yeah maybe,” She giggled before petting Jazz’s stomach. It was filthy, but she didn’t seem to mind.

Jazz watched her a bit confused. Soon enough, Galaxy started to rub her belly, giving her a belly rub. Her ear flicked as she watched confused, but as it progressed she started to enjoy it. Subcontiously, she kicked a hind leg slightly like a dog when they get a belly rub. Ethan watched, he was jealous!

She kicked her hind leg happily as she relaxed, swishing her tail slightly. “This... feels... amazing!...” Jazz enjoyed exclaimed.

Much to Jazz’s dismay, Galaxy stopped the belly rub. She looked at the pink sash on Jazz. It was all muddy and gross. Each pouch was filled with mud, and it still rubbed mud against her body.Despite it being filthy the colour could be worked out. “What’s that?” Asked Galaxy as she poked it.

Jazz replied after a yawn, “It’s my sash... it holds my hoof stuff... like my hoof file...”

”What’s that?” Asked Galaxy, “What does it do?”

She explained happily, “In my world I work at a salon... with... Pipp and Rocky...” She sighed before perking up slightly. “I give hooficures to customers!” She smiled as she remembered the fun she had. It was so oddly satisfying and relaxing to do! The happiness of the customers after she did it made it even better!

Galaxy was confused, not knowing what hooficures or salons were. Slayels did get their claws trimmed, but salons didn’t exist.

Ethan responded before Jazz could, “They make the nails at the end of your fingers look good!”

“Cool!” Galaxy exclaimed, “Can you make mine look good?”

Jazz yawned, she was exhausted. “Yeah... maybe in the morning...”

She giggled as she happily ran to her room. Jazz checked the time, 10PM... must be 10 Am back in Equestria... she laid on her back under the blanket and relaxed, she closed her eyes and laid there. Ethan curled up on the back of the couch and dozed off.