Author's Note

Hi guys. In case you're wondering, this story was inspired by the classic crime game L.A. Noire where you play as a police detective named Cole Phelps and solve cases. I wanted to make my own rendition of the game by turning it into an Equestria Girls fanmade story.

Anyways, follow TheShadowKnight for helping me with this. And as always, thank you for all of your patience and support and remember to stay tuned for more chapters and stories to come in the near and far future and remember to always keep on bronying on, everypony.

Welcome to the Past

History has many stories to tell, both good and bad, fake and real. Non-fictional stories which shaped the world into what it has become today and the struggles that over 7 billion people had to face in order to survive. Many great kingdoms fell and new ones arose. Some stayed standing, yet most are now just tourist attractions for the public eye.

And in this case, there's a story about two brave, young upstarts who rose against every challenge thrown at them and made their names in Canterlot History. And at this moment, a couple of students have been tasked with a big class assignment.

Israel Yabuki, Age 20, 3rd year student at Canterlot University and his best friend and partner in crime, Inferno Blaze, age 21, also a 3rd year in the same school, are both tasked with doing a 10 page essay each on historical figures. They were allowed to help each other out since this was a 2-person project. And they both had the entire Spring Break to finish it.

Currently, they were in their dorm room, trying to figure out who they wanted to write about. But so far, neither of them had a clue on who came to mind.

"Ugh… This is so boring! Who the hell's gonna be part of our essay?" Israel groaned, lazing on his bunk bed.

"Dude… I have no frickin’ clue.” Inferno responded.

"We could always just pick one of the presidents, but it's so… boring! So… common! We gotta go for somebody unique! But with this writer's block getting in the way, I don't think we're gonna get anywhere." Israel stated.

"Well, we better think of something, or otherwise our grades are gonna go kaput.” Inferno exclaimed.

"Hmm… alright then, let's think. Who or what kind of people are lacking historical tales?" Israel asked, stroking his own chin. But his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of his stomach making a loud growling noise.

“Aaaaaaaaand snack time!” Inferno said out loud as his stomach was also making growling noises.

"Heh, alrighty then. Come on, let's stop by the Sweet Snacks Cafe. I'll buy it this time." Israel said, getting out of bed.

“Ok, but I'm driving.” Inferno proclaims while showing his car keys.

"Fair enough." Israel nodded. So, both boys exited their dorms and made their way out of the building and into the parking lot. There, they both entered Inferno's car, which was a 1967 Chevrolet Impala.

Inferno had gotten this car as a high school graduation present. While Israel only has a driver's license, he only uses it whenever he needs to drive his friends home if they're too drunk.

But since both are sober and hungry, Inferno drove the two over to the restaurant.

Upon arrival, they got out and headed inside and were surprised to see their friends, the Rainbooms, were already sitting at a big table.

"Girls, hey there," Israel said.

"Oh, why hello there, you two! Come, have a seat!" Rarity chimed. And the boys did so, Inferno sitting next to Sunset, his beloved angel. And Israel sat next to his cute little nymph, Fluttershy. Both couples shared a kiss on the lips.

"So, how was your class today? Another boring lecture?" Rainbow asked.

"That's not the half of it," Israel shook his head.

"Oh? Is there something wrong that we should be concerned about?" Twilight asked.

"Thing is… Inferno and I are tasked with writing 10 page essays on historical figures from long ago and we have to get our assignment done by Spring Break or it'll cost us 70% of our grade. And because we've got writer's block and empty stomachs, we dropped by here." Israel explained, resting his head on the back of his hand.

“To put it in simpler terms… we’re screwed.” Inferno bluntly said.

"Don't say that. You've got plenty of time before the Spring Break ends and it's just barely starting right now." Sunset pointed out.

"She's right! No need to belly-ache over this right now. Y'all got all the time in the world to start, so try an' relax an' get yer minds fixated on somethin' else," Applejack pointed out.

“I’ll relax once you pony up some apple cider, AJ.” Inferno responds.

"Hey, don'tchu go demanding her like that! Show some manners ya ciderholic!" Israel scolded.

"Careful, Izzy. Remember the last time you got up in his face about AJ's apple cider?" Fluttershy pointed out.

"The guy was on his 15th cup, all I did was swat it away and told him he's had enough!" Israel shrugged at his sweetheart. "How was I supposed to know he'd turn all nutsy-coo-coo like Hulk when he's under Scarlet Witch's spell?" he asked.

“You never touch a man’s cider, dude. Never.” Inferno exclaimed.

"Ah appreciate the way ya stood up fer me, Izzy, but it's alright. Ah find it flatterin' that Inferno likes mah family's apple cider." Applejack stated.

"Okay, but it wouldn't hurt for him to show some manners." Israel shrugged.

Moments later, one of the maids came over on their rollerblades with a notepad. "So, is everyone ready to order?" she asked.

"Yes, I would like a caesar salad, please," Fluttershy said.

"A tasty banana split sundae with chocolate syrup," Pinkie said.

"I would like some alfredo pasta with a side of salad, if you please," Rarity politely asked.

"Ah could go fer a triple decker burger supreme with a side of' chilly cheese fries." Applejack said while rubbing her stomach.

"Two jumbo hot dogs with mustard, ketchup and a side of garlic fries." Rainbow said.

"I'll just have a grilled cheese sandwich," Twilight said.

"I'll have three crunchy taco supremes please." Sunset added.

"I'm having the nacho platter with extra cheese." Israel said.

"I’m havin’ a grilled cheese as well, with a side of fries please.” Inferno stated his order.

"Alright and would anyone like any drinks?" the maid asked.

"Ooh, a tall glass of water, please," Fluttershy replied.

"Some iced tea would be lovely," Rarity chimed.

"Hit me with a bottle o' apple cider," AJ said.

"Ooh! Me too!" Pinkie added.

“Count me in, too!” Inferno blurted while raising his hand up excitedly.

"Slide me some apple cider, too!" Rainbow also chimed in.

"I'll have some orange juice," Twilight said.

"And me, I'll join the others for some apple cider." Sunset added.

"And I'll have a large cup of Coke, please." Israel said.

"Not a problem. I'll have your orders ready momentarily," the maid said before heading back.

“A triple decker burger supreme? Two jumbo hot dogs? Man, Rainbow, AJ, you two are the active people I know, but you two sure eat a lot.” Inferno asked the two. “Well besides Pinkie, but nobody dares to risk their sanity to question her biology.”

"And why bother questioning her? We love it when she's being her natural, cute, unpredictable self all the time." Israel said.

“Twilight, you remember when you tried to question Pinkie, and then you had all those wacky situations happen to you.” Inferno brought an event where Twilight tried to make sense of Pinkie. Spoiler alert, it didn’t work out well.

"Ugh, please… I had just put that part of my past behind me!" Twilight groaned, slumping her face down on the table.

“Hey, wasn’t there some smart guy at Canterlot High that also tried to question Pinkie’s craziness?” Rainbow asked, recalling someone else doing the same thing Twilight did.

“Oh yeah, he sure was funny.” Pinkie giggled, remembering the person Rainbow recalled. “Gee, I wondered what happened to him?”

“Last I heard of him, he got sent to the psychiatric ward,” Inferno stated.

"That poor sap should've just quit while he was ahead." Israel bluntly stated. "At least Time Turner knew when to back off."

"You mean Mr. Whooves?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah, but lately I haven't seen him around either. He's been gone for almost a week now." Israel said.

"Darling, I'm sure he's probably fine. He might've just caught a cold or something and needs some time off." Rarity brought up.

“Maybe he got bored of the students that were lazing off from his lessons?” Rainbow suggested.

"I doubt it. Mr. Turner was always enthusiastic about his work. So, wherever he is, I'm sure he'll be back soon." Sunset said.

And so moments later, the maid on rollerblades comes back with the group's meals and drinks. Of course, she had to take a few trips back and forth due to such a tall order.

Eventually, the waitress managed to bring everyone their meals, and once she had, she left them to their food.

"Mmmm, looks delicious! Well, time to dig in!" Pinkie chimed before slamming her face into her sundae and munching away.

"Really now, Pinkie, we're in a restaurant!" Rarity said sternly.

“What?” Pinkie asked with such innocence and obliviousness, with the lower half of her face covered in ice cream.

"Uh, Pinkie, you got a little ice cream right here," Israel chuckled, gesturing to her entire chin by rubbing his own. "Here, I got it." He grabs a few napkins from the dispenser and wipes Pinkie's face clean before booping her on her cute little nose. "Now use a spoon instead of burying your face in it."

"Okie dokie lokie." she chimed before grabbing a spoon from her hair and got to munch on her ice cream the right way. As does everyone else as they get to eating their meals.

30 minutes later, after finishing their meals and paying for the food, the boys planned to head back to the school, until…

"Wait, boys!" Sunset called out, making them turn back. "If you're having trouble with your project, I learned that taking a nice walk helps clear the mind and empties your negative thoughts quite well."

"What do you say, Inferno? It's better than straining ourselves to find an idea, right?"

Inferno did some thinking in his head and shrugged his shoulders in response. “Eh, it's not like we have anything else important to do. So why not?” he said.

"Thanks for the advice, Sunset." Israel said.

"Anytime. And if you boys need a quick jump starter, well… you know where to find us," Sunset winked flirtatiously at both of them. Little does anyone in Canterlot know, all the members of the Rainbooms are in an open relationship with these two guys.

But Sunset is always gonna be Inferno's top gal and Fluttershy is Israel's top gal. They worked out a compromise to share their lovers in case they were interested in some action.

Anyways, taking Sunset's advice, the boys take a walk through the city, taking in the sights and sounds of their surrounding environment.

"You know what I think, Inferno?" Israel asked. "How easy it'd be for us if we were to visit someone in the past and ask them about how they impacted our country."

"I hear ya, but let's be real. Messing with time is a complete no-no. Remember the Starswirl Festival with Post Crush?" Inferno asked.

"Yeah, but they kept repeating the same day over and over just to get their gig perfect. I never said I wanted to change the past, I just wanna hear a story from the historical horse's mouth." Israel specified.

"Well, keep on dreaming, Israel. Because despite all the magical events that occurred a few months ago; we live in the most boring city in the entire world. Nothing exciting happened here way back then. The only things that drew slight excitement here were a bunch of night clubs that settled here in the late 1940s. So pretty much, this town’s history… is dull.” Inferno exclaimed.

"That sucks. But then again… the only kind of excitement we can get nowadays is through online gaming or streaming movies and TV shows. Or listening to lively music." Israel said.

“Or driving around in your car all day, or testing all the antique firearms I collected over the years.” Inferno said before he turned to look at Israel, who gave him a blank and serious expression on his face; which made Inferno sidestep a bit. “... uh, ok that’s mostly me.”

Eventually, the boys made a stop over at town square where they decided to take a seat by the fountain in the center.

"Regarding those antique guns of yours, do they still even have the ammunition for them? Those things have been around for… over half a century now." Israel mentioned.

“Well for some, I had to forge the ammunition, but for the ones that date back to WW2, I ordered them online. Also… I know a guy.” Inferno answered.

"And yet, he wishes to remain anonymous?" Israel asked.

“Hey, it's the motto; ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’, besides he’s never let me down… Except that one time he sent me a pineapple grenade by mistake.” Inferno muttered that last part.

"Uh… pineapple grenade?" Israel asked, confused. "How was it a mistake?"

“Well to be honest, I ordered a 3rd Thompson gun, but instead he sent me a package that was supposed to go to someone else. But don’t worry, I disposed of the grenade ‘safely and properly’.” Inferno said with an innocent grin.

"How?" Israel asked, quirking an eyebrow.

“Nothing…” Inferno said, while he also kept the truth in his mind. ‘Well except I used it to blow up Iron Will’s car.’ he mentally thought.

"Hmm… you know what, I'm just gonna not ask anymore questions." Israel shrugged.

Right as he said that, the time square clock struck 2PM. And all of a sudden, without anyone looking, a piece of Equestrian magic had shot into the clock, causing it to shine brightly and the toll seems to be getting increasingly louder, quicker even.

Some of the people who are watching wind up panicking as the bell toll gets faster and faster until… it resonates in a deeper, slower, almost demonic-like tone. With each toll, a shockwave hits the city and the people around the two boys all clear the area.

"What the hell is going on?!" Israel asked, standing up, wanting to do something, but wasn't sure what to do.

“If you want my honest opinion… I have no f-” Before Inferno could finish his words, both he and Israel were overtaken by a very bright light.

Before they both knew it, they're dragged into the light and then it disappears like the lightning, leaving no trace of the boys whatsoever.

[ Canterlot City, 1945, 2:01 P.M. ]

The streets were filled with people walking or driving to their destinations when all of a sudden, a light appears in a random back alley and it spits out Inferno and Israel before fading away.

"WHOA!!! OOF!!!" Israel grunted, falling stomach first.

“OW! GODDAMNIT!” Inferno shouted in pain as he tumbles a bit before he crashes into a couple of trash bins.

"For crying out loud, someone's gotta fix that hole in the statue." Israel groaned, getting up and rubbing his head. "You okay, man?"

“I swear to god, when I find out who caused that, there will be no mercy I tell ya!” Inferno shouted while rubbing his head as it was aching in pain.

"First, we need to find out where we are. Weren't we just in Town Square just now? Why are we in an alleyway?" Israel asked.

Inferno gets up onto his feet and as he did, he has his back against the walls of the alleyway as he looks towards the other walls of the alleyway and he sees something that had him confused. On some parts of the wall, there were a bunch of old, worn-down, and shredded WW2 propaganda posters that looked about a year or 2 years old. But from his perspective… These posters were too young. He’s seen posters like these on the internet or in semi mint condition… in museums.

“Uhhhh… Why are there WW2 posters on the walls?” Inferno asked in confusion.

"What? Lemme see that," Israel said, checking the posture. "Wha-- this can't be right. World War 2 supposedly ended in 1945 on September 2nd. And it's too early for it to be Veteran's Day, since it's Spring, right?"

As Israel rambled, Inferno soon looked down towards the trash bins that he had crashed into, and he noticed something; a bunch of old newspapers that piqued his interest, he reached down and grabbed one of the newspapers and observed it.

Inferno first reads the old newspaper, and it caught him by surprise when he read the headline: “PEACE! WAR IS OVER! Japan Surrenders.” And the date on the newspaper was… September 2nd, 1945!

“Uh, Israel! You might want to see this!” He urged Israel to come look at the paper.

"Oh boy," Israel said, checking the paper as well. His eyes almost bulged out of their sockets upon reading the headlines. "WHAT?! That's impossible! Unless…" he paused, putting two and two together and looked even more shocked. "Inferno, you know what this means…"

“Yeah…” Inferno said right before he screamed so loud that it would make Pinkie proud.

“WE’RE IN THE FUCKING 1940s!!!!!!” He screamed loud for any of the bystanders nearby to hear him.

Yup, our heroes were in quite the predicament. How will they ever find a way back to their present time and how will their girls react to them missing? Only time will tell. Let's just hope for their sake, the future isn't altered.