Musical Labyrinth

All of the ponies gasped. They never saw Twilight come up with a shocking solution. They were used to hearing her answer to a problem that’s in Equestria. Now that idea is based on outside of their world, this was never thought of since the beginning of time. None of them knew what a human was and there was never any one of them appearing anywhere.

“A what?!” they all said.

“A human,” Twilight answered hesitantly. “I thought they were just childhood fears that catch us if we’re bad. Now as I gotten older, I soon learned they do exist.”

“Where are we going to find one?” wondered Applejack.

Fluttershy saw a hole in the wall behind some books. She came to take a further inspection. The hole was small enough to fit a unicorn’s horn. “Twilight, look.”

She showed her the hole. She pushed all the books off the shelves in one sweep. Mystic symbols surrounded it, they were similar to ones found on most of her spell books. “Excellent Fluttershy, hope this might give us an answer.”

She inserted her horn in the hole, numerous mechanism sounds alerted every pony. Twilight removed her horn, the wall lowered into the ground. A secret room was pitch black, dust rolled in covering their eyes and filling their lungs. Twilight lit her horn, there was a book on a pedestal. She removed it, carrying it with her magic, placing it on a nearby table. The book has a weird title: Creatures Beyond Equestria. It had a dust jacket over the hardback cover. She opened it with care, who knows how old it was. She looked at the contents table, she found what she was looking for.

“Listen to this, it says a human is a living being with four limbs, two legs and two arms. They only stand on two legs, unless they were first born when they learn how to walk…” She was about to continue on when she was interrupted.

“All in favour of skipping the description?” Pinkie Pie suggested. Every pony’s hooves were in the air except for Twilight. “Thank you.”

Twilight shrugged and read further. “They live on a planet called Earth. Which consists of six continents surrounded by water. Just like Equestria, there are many different cultures and ethnicities. There have been reports of ponies existing there. Unlike us ponies, they never speak. As for unicorns and pegasi, they exist in fantasy and mythology.”

“Do you know how to summon one here?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“And fast I’m worried about the princesses,” said Fluttershy.

“We all are,” Vinyl said. She placed her foreleg on Fluttershy’s back. She looked at Vinyl, she knew she was a kind unicorn.

“Do any of your spell books have a way of bringing one here?” Octavia started searching through every book that was tossed on the floor.

“There is and it’s very risky.” Twilight found the book containing the spell. She placed the book on a nearby pedestal.

“Why is it risky?” Rarity asked.

“I read that whoever uses it might cause whatever it is the user wants to summon, may end up in the wrong place. I need full concentration.”

All the ponies stood back, giving Twilight some space. She closed her eyes tight, she focused her energy into her horn. They all watched nervously, Twilight’s horn started to glow, the light slowly grew bright. A vast of energy zapped in, then a blast fired into the air. There was silence.

Twilight opened her eyes. Every pony hoped it worked. The purple unicorn slowly smiled. “It worked!”

They all cheered. Octavia was the first to ask. “So where is the human?”

“I can feel it’s presence in Equestria, but not in Ponyville.”

Wes fell from the sky. He fell past the Wonderbolts, he even fell past Derpy Hooves! He saw rows of trees coming closer. He covered his face with his arms. He broke every branch and twig along the way. He crash landed through a roof, then he hit something hard and became drenched.

He found himself in a hut filled with tribal and voodoo masks and potions. He noticed the spilled liquid from knocked-over cauldron. “Remind me not to have Chili Con Carne tonight.”

“Who’s that inside my home? Of any creature of any form,” said a voice with a low African accent.

Wes knew he was in trouble. He had to escape, instead of using the door, he went inside the other room. He bumped into something, he was on top of a zebra. He pushed up and leaned against the wall.

“Now I’m losing my head,” Wes said in a panicky state.

“Do not be afraid stranger. I do not cause any danger,” the zebra said.

“A talking zebra, that speaks in rhyme, in an African accent. That drop through the manhole must have hit me hard.”

The zebra saw the injuries on Wes, cuts and scratches were all over his body. She didn’t have time to stare at his appearance. Wes felt a crack in his arm. He laid on the floor, screaming in pain. The zebra took a bottle with her mouth, she gave it to Wes.

“What’s that?” Wes asked.

“This will heal your arm. It will show I don’t mean any harm,” she said.

Wes chugged it down his throat. He can feel the pain going away. He placed his fingers on his face, the cuts and scratches were healing by themselves. He was amazed, he can see that creature has a kind and gentle spirit. “You’re a good medicine woman. Strike that, medicine zebra.”

“I make the finest potions of every flora. What is your name? Mine is Zecora,” she replied.

“Wes Argovich,” he said. “The weird thing is I was chased by a mad man, then I fell down a man hole, which somehow ended up falling from the sky and land in your hut. Whatever caused it had a reason for it.”

Wes climbed to his feet. He was more curious to what’s going on. Zecora knows more about Equestria than he does. “You should follow me. To a place where you shall be. I can help shed light on your query. Then come home before you’re weary.”

Wes followed Zecora out the door into the Everfree Forest and into Ponyville.

All around every pony was miserable. The news of the Alicorn princesses’ disappearance spread around very fast. Most were worried that a reign of chaos will be nigh. Some tried to calm themselves, others just can’t stop talking about it.

“Why have all the horse in this place act like a tragedy happened?” Wes was more curious to what happened.

“The reason why those ponies are in woe. The rulers of Equestria are gone if you want to know. Never has this made any pony in despair. Some have left to find them but no luck anywhere.” When Zecora heard about it, she had hope that someone or some pony will find them and bring them back before everything will go to riot.

“Hi Zecora, hi human,” Vinyl said as she walked past.

“Hi Zecora, hi human,” Octavia said in the same way.

The unicorn and pony stopped. They just trotted past the one thing that will help find Celestia and Luna. They looked at each other in the eyes. “There’s a human in Ponyville?!”

They galloped back, stopping Zecora and Wes for going further.

“Oh my Alicorn! It really is a human!” Vinyl gasped in amazement.

“You’re just the creature we need,” Octavia replied with glee.

Wes scratched his head in confusion.

“They are the most talent musicians in Ponyville,” Zecora explained. She turned Vinyl and Octavia. “You should introduce to him if you will.”

“I’m Vinyl Scratch. I blast techno music all night,” Vinyl said in a nice greeting. She learned how to do it by Princess Celestia.

“My name is Octavia, professional cellist.” She gave Wes a smile, there was no sign of nervousness.

Wes shook his hand with their hooves. He was given a welcome he didn’t expect. He was treated like a guest.

“Now I must leave, you have task to complete. If you want to know more, there a group of six you must meet.” Zecora went back to the Everfree Forest.

“What a nice kind-spirited Zebra,” said Wes.

“If you need words of wisdom, she’s your equestrian,” smiled Vinyl.

“You must come with us. There’s no time to waste,” insisted Octavia.

They entered Twilight’s house. She was searching through every book. She was glad to see them. “Octavia! Vinyl! You found the human!”

“We found him walking into Ponyville with Zecora,” explained Octavia.

“I fell from the sky,” Wes said in a straight face.

Twilight’s eyes widen, she almost laughed. She quickly learned that she brought him here. She gave Wes information about what’s going on. “The reason why I brought you here is because of your knowledge of music. I know we have Vinyl and Octavia, but they each know one specific type of music.”

“I do know that the rulers of this place were captured.” Wes wanted to let Twilight know what he’s been told.

Twilight showed Wes a drawing of the maze. “That’s where the princesses are at the moment. Only Octavia and Vinyl Scratch know about it than I do.”

“If I can rescue the princesses, I can come back home?” asked Wes.

“There’s more, my brother and my sitter are with them. If they weren’t rescued as well, the Crystal Empire will fall.” She slowly broke down. Shining Armour under Queen Chrysalis’ spell was one thing, but having him with his lover in a place she doesn’t know makes her worried.

Wes walked slowly to her. He wiped the tears from her eyes. He wasn’t the type of person who will back out of a time of need. “It’s alright. Just as long as we have faith, we can rescue them.”

Both Octavia and Vinyl agreed. Twilight stopped crying, she felt much better. “You’re right I shouldn’t lose faith. We just need a plan.”

“Why can’t we just try to do the same way they were taken?” Wes suggested. “We can disguise ourselves as royalty. Once the culprit takes us… Bam! We’re in the maze.”

“Actually there’s another way,” said Vinyl.

“There is?” asked Twilight.

“Definitely,” concurred Octavia.

“Excellent!” Wes air-guitared a riff from Marilyn Manson’s “The Beautiful People.”