Indiana Jones (The Mane Six) and the Cursed Book of Thoth
Chapter 1: Call Me Indiana
Terra, 1942
Marshall College, Ancient Civilizations with Dr. Jones
As Dr. Henry Jones teaches his class about the ancient Egyptians and their gods, a man knocks on the classroom door. Dr. Jones stops his lecture and steps out into the hallway, "Class dismissed!" Jones says as he leaves.
The man had come with a message from the United States government. Dr. Jones, the man, and a few of his associates walked to Henry's office and sat down.
"So, you need my help?" asked Jones.
"We have reason to believe the Germans have sent soldiers to search for the Book of Thoth," said one of the agents.
"And you need me to get it before they do?"
"The book has incredible properties that the Allies don't want in Hitler's hands!" said another agent.
"There's no point, even if the book is real, the last time a mortal supposedly had it, it led to a number of deaths," Jones replied.
"So then if it is real as you say, would it not be better in a museum where no mortal can mess with it?"
"You drive a hard bargain..."
Jones gathered his belongings and set off to Britain to read up on the book and the tomb it was kept in.
Equestria, 1003
Canterlot Castle, Royal Library
Twilight Sparkle sat reading an old book on stars and space. Her and her friends had been asked to visit the capitol city for a weekend with the princesses. Twilight was so engrossed in the book that she barely noticed her friends trying to get her attention.
"Twi, ya there?" Applejack waved a hoof in front of Twilight's face to get her attention.
"Hm? Oh, girls! Yes, my apologies! This book is just so fascinating. It says here that Star Swirl the Bearded was able to use the power of the stars to travel through space!" Twilight gushed.
"Well, how 'bout some grub? Ya'll can tell us all 'bout it over dinner!" Applejack said with a friendly smile.
And Twilight did tell them all about Star Swirl's space escapades. Twilight theorized with the information in the book that the spell could be recreated and that ponies could colonize space or meet species on other planets.
That night, as all of her friends slept in the guest bedrooms of Canterlot Castle, Twilight worked tirelessly on Star Swirl's spell.
Finally, she got it! Her horn lit up and pointed towards the floor. It took all of her focus and a lot of energy, but a minute later, there was a portal that glowed with a bright beige. The portal produced several loud sounds that woke up Twilight's friends.
The five other ponies came rushing in with panicked expressions, "Darling, what is that thing?!" screamed Rarity.
"Space travel!" responded Twilight, she jumped in with a determined smile.
"Yay! Magic portal!" Pinkie Pie said joyfully as she bounced in after Twilight.
Rainbow Dash shrugged and dove in after her friends.
"Wait up, ya'll! We don't know if that thing's safe!" Applejack warned as she jumped down into the portal.
Rarity seemed conflicted but eventually, she stepped towards the portal, "Are you coming, Fluttershy?"
"I-I don't know..." She breathed in hesitantly, "I guess I'll go..."
Rarity and Fluttershy stepped through cautiously. The portal closed behind them. They weren't in Equestria, that was for sure.
Terra,1942
Outside the British Library, London, England
Dr. Jones walked away from the British Library having found and read the book that originated the myth of the Cursed Book of Thoth. He thought about what he had to do next when suddenly, a strange portal opened up above him.
Six ponies whose height came up roughly to Indy's waist spilled from the portal in rapid succession, "What in God's name?" Dr. Jones stepped back cautiously.
Twilight dusted herself off after being trampled by Pinkie Pie. She looked up to Henry with starstruck eyes, "Star Swirl was right! There is life on other planets!"
The rest of the ponies emerged from the portal and then the strange interplanetary circle closed. Everypony, excepting Twilight, looked around in confusion at the strange apes around them.
Twilight immediately rambled out questions, "What planet is this? What time is it? What's your name? Who is your leader? What species ar-"
Twilight was cut off by Rarity, "Darling, it looks absolutely mortified! Calm yourself, please."
"Where are my manners?" Twilight giggled nervously, "Hello! My name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends!"
"Dr. Henry Jones, pleased to meet you."
"You speak Equestrian?" asked Twilight with even more stars in her eyes.
"You speak English?" Dr. Jones asked, still with caution. "You know what? That doesn't matter, follow me before people start asking questions!"
Henry began to walk in the direction of his hotel nearby; the ponies followed.
The Savoy, London, England
Indy's hotel room was pretty swanky. When inside, Indiana sat on the room's armchair and began to ask some questions to the strange horses before him.
"So you're horses from another planet?" Jones asked.
"Ponies actually!" Twilight corrected, "Horses are a very different thing."
"Alright, well I'm on a very important assignment and I'd appreciate it if you went back to your planet."
"See, we would, but," Twilight looked down at the carpeted hotel room floor, "My magic doesn't work here."
Dr. Jones thought for a moment, "Well, lucky for you, I'm looking for a magical artifact from ancient history. Maybe we'll find something along the way."
"Thank ya kindly, Dr. Jones," Applejack tipped her hat, "Nice hat by the way!"
Henry smiled slightly, "Likewise, and call me Indiana."
A Private Plane Miles Above the Atlantic Ocean
The British Parliament had agreed to let Indiana borrow one of their planes for his trip to Egypt. When in Egypt, he would stay with Sallah in Cairo. As Indiana was doing some light reading, the plane started to shake and Indy heard the rapid sounds of small bits of metal rapidly hitting other bits of metal. Indiana looked over to the ponies, who were still marveling at the majesty of a plane, and then to the plane's cockpit.
Dr. Jones walked into the cockpit, "What's happening?"
"Sir, we're being attacked! The plane's going to go down!"
"Damn, where are we right now?"
"The middle of the Mediterranean!"
"Alright, you focus on landing this plane somewhere, I'm heading out!" Indiana rushed back to his seat and grabbed his stuff.
"The plane's going down! You two can fly right?" He pointed to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.
"Best flyer in Equestria!" Rainbow Dash said confidently, "What do you need?"
Indiana pulled an inflatable raft from his bag and inflated it, "You four pile in with me! You two float us down!" Indy commanded as he placed the boat in front of the emergency exit door.
The six ponies did as he asked, Indiana sat at the front of the boat and grabbed the door's latch, "Get ready for the ride of your life!"
The door opened and everything that wasn't bolted to the floor flew out of the plane. The inflatable boat went first with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash not far behind to lift it up. The two Pegasi floated their friends down gently into the water. It seemed like the attacking planes didn't notice. Indy, however, did notice them.
"Nazis," Indiana commented.
"What are those?" asked Twilight.
"Evil incarnate is what they are."
Author's Note
I'm a huge fan of Indiana Jones and I thought this would be a pretty neat idea! I really hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!
As always, feedback of all kinds is appreciated!
-Aroma
Chapter 2 Hope You Ponies Packed for the Desert
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Chapter 2 Hope You Ponies Packed for the Desert
The Mediterranean Sea
Six interplanetary ponies and a well-hatted human sat close together in an inflatable life boat. It seemed the Nazi fighters that struck down their plane had thought Indiana was dead. That did not mean, however, that the Germans were not still hot on their tails - pun intended.
"Turn the boat to the right!" Indiana Jones ordered.
"Where are we?" asked Twilight.
"Judging by the temperature, I'd say we're in the Gulf of Sidra, hope you ponies packed for the desert."
Rarity's eyes went wide, "I haven't!"
"So what's the plan when we get to shore, Indy?" asked Applejack.
Indy thought for a moment, "We'll need to find a way to Cairo. A friend of mine lives there, the one problem is hiding you six from sight," Dr. Jones looked to the two winged mares that were pushing the boat along in the back, "How much weight can you carry?"
Fluttershy stuttered a bit but Rainbow cut her off, "I can handle it!"
Cairo, Egypt
Rainbow Dash managed to, with great struggle, lift all of her friends into the air while Indiana talked to the Libyan locals. The plan went swimmingly and now the seven were in the home of Indiana's friend Sallah. The seven were well fed by Fayah, Sallah's wife, and had a nice place to rest for the night.
In the morning, Jones told his pony companions, they would have to search the Nile River for an ancient tomb belonging to a prince named Neferkaptah.
Outside the City Limits of Qift, Egypt
The Nile River was long and deep. It may have taken days for the seven to find what they were looking for, that was, if one hadn't read the legends.
Sallah drove Indiana Jones and his pony companions into the city. Just as they were nearing the city's boarders, a honking car sounded behind them.
"Those guys look mad!" Pinkie Pie said.
"Nazis?!" the ponies shouted.
Indy thought quickly, "Sallah! Stop the car, go home to your family! I've got this!"
Sallah pulled over and Indiana and his pony friends jumped out.
"Give 'em hell, Indiana Jones!" Sallah yelled as he sped off.
Indy and his six pony companions stood in a standoff with the Nazis in their black convertible.
"Guten Tag, Dr. Jones," said a smug Nazi officer in the front passenger seat of the convertible, "und who a'e your friends?"
"Good day, Nazi sheep," Indy spat, "These are just some ponies who want nothing more than to get this over with like me!"
"Oh, ve'll get zhis ova with!" The Nazi officer barked some orders in his native tongue and three Nazis stepped out from the back seat of the car.
Before the Nazis could react, Rainbow Dash swooped in and knocked all three off of their feet.
Indiana smirked, "Hey, nice one!"
"Oh, it iz zo on!" said the Nazi officer.
The car began to drive forward, barreling towards Jones and the ponies. Before anyone could react, Indy pulled out his revolver and shot out the car's front tires.
The Nazi officer was furious and jumped from the car, he pulled a submachine gun from the back seat and raced towards Indy and his companions.
The seven scattered in different directions at the command of Indiana. They all knew where the Nile was, it was just a matter of outrunning the crazed Nazi to get there.
The Nazi officer mostly focused on catching Indiana. He was fruitless as Indy raced through the city. He dashed through alleyways, used his whip to swing over groups of pedestrians, and climbed fences. As Indy ran, he eventually was caught up to by Pinkie Pie.
Pinkie bounced alongside Dr. Jones. Then, she felt a twitch, her Pinkie Sense was acting up, "Everypony look out below!" she squealed to anyone who was listening.
When she finished her sentence, Rainbow Dash followed by Fluttershy descended from the sky on top of the Nazi officer. The three went tumbling to the ground.
Just as Rarity was galloping towards Indiana, the Nazi's gun slid in front of her, "Such brutish behavior!" Rarity chastised as she crushed the gun with her hooves.
Finally, Indiana, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash reached the coast of the Nile. Twilight and Applejack stood there waiting, "What took y'all so long?" Applejack laughed.
"A damn good maneuver is what!" Indiana said, looking to the four ponies behind him.
Now, all that was left to do was to find the tomb of Neferkaptah, make sure the Nazis don't get the book, and take the ponies back home.
