For History!

Chapter 1: The Journey

(I apologize if it’s a little boring, I kind of don’t have a lot I can do with like, two main characters in one chapter)

We agreed that Twilight and I would take the T-7 while the others would take a flight because it save money and I wanted to talk to Twilight.

Rick couldn’t afford a flight for five even though he patented the first Portal Gun and marketed it successfully while I was out.

So Rick and the others boarded their flight while I got the tub ready. We got some weird looks but you know, France. Anyway it would take us about twenty minutes longer to arrive at MBS in Freeland because it takes longer to get from point A to point B on the quiet engine.

So we took off and were quiet for about two minutes before Twilight finally spoke up.

“So how was Rainbow?” She asked, looking at me.

“She wasn’t good” I said “If I was any later she would’ve tried to fly through the Earth to Coltna”

“But that’s suicide!” She exclaimed, then something in her head clicked “Oh my god! Did you stop her?” She asked fearfully.

“Yeah, she’s getting help now, from the best in Canterlot” I replied.

That seemed to calm down Twilight a little because she nodded, as if lost in thought. Then she came back to reality and scooched on the seat to sit closer to me.

“You know, you should’ve earned something for that” She whispered in my ear.

“Why? And why are you whispering?” I asked, looking at her.

“Well, you did save somepony’s life, I think that deserves some sort of reward” she said.

“Frankly, I think the best reward I could’ve gotten was the few days I got to spend with my parents.” I replied. I was officially calling Luna my second parent, even though she was my aunt.

Oh. How are they anyway?” She asked.

“Good. They look a lot older now, though” I said, remembering how fatigued they looked when I first saw them again.

“Oh.” Twilight said, looking away.

“Is something wrong?” I asked, putting my hand on her shoulder.

“No, i’m just... thinking” she said, hesitating before saying “thinking”

“Twi, i’m not stupid, what’s on your mind?” I asked

“I don’t know, I can’t think straight right now.” She said.

I pulled her into a hug and closed my eyes. I realized she was shivering and thought about our altitude.

“You’re cold aren’t you?” I asked, even though I knew the answer.

“I’m freezing” she replied, rubbing her arms for warmth.

I just smiled and pressed the button that Rick installed to close the canopy and I turned on the heat slightly.

“That’s why I love you Alex, you’re so caring.” She said kissing me on the cheek.

“Thanks, I pride myself on not falling to the level of the Spanish Inquisition” I said.

Twilight looked at me confused.

“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition” I said laughing at my reference.

“Ok then...” Twilight said “anyway did you see anyone of interest during your short stay in Canterlot?” She asked trying to get back on topic.

“Oh yeah. I saw Derpy, the Princesses and the aptly named Sir-Not-Appearing-in-This-Fanfic” I replied sarcastically. “Oh I also saw a dead parrot”

“I sometimes wonder why I even talk to you” she said, shaking her head.

“You clearly haven’t seen Monty Python, have you?” I asked.

“What’s Monty Python?” she asked me.

“That’s it, as soon as we get home, i’m showing you Monty Python and the Holy Grail” I said.

She just chuckled and shook her head and enjoyed the rest of the trip.

..

I sat on the plane, incredibly bored, watching some retarded documentary on plants or something like that when I got a text.

It was from a friend in Bay city. I looked at it and they wondered why I didn’t just portal home. Because then we wouldn’t have a plot to follow.

However down below there was something that none of us would've thought possible.

..

I knew something was wrong with the tub as soon as I felt it begin to drop.

“Twilight,hold on, something just happened to the electronics, I need to start it manually” Then I thought about it. “Nevermind, brace for impact”

“What happened?!” she asked, frightened as hell.

“Well, we appear to have been hit by an EMP projectile and now I can’t start the engine. Thank God Opp fitted this damn with really powerful shock absorbers on the bottom.” I replied.

“Great, I survive a Civil War and die in a fucking tub crash” Twilight said, sitting down dramatically.

I just facepalmed because she clearly didn’t hear me. “We’ll be fine” I said.

Just then we hit the ground, but were all right.

“See? Nothing to be worried about” I said. I then looked around. “Oh”

We were surrounded by about twenty armed soldiers, many of whom were clearly rebels, but a few others weren’t.

“You didn’t tell me everything that happened while I was out, did you?” I asked Twilight, putting my hands up.

“Okay so MAYBE Opp came here and led a minorly successful uprising while you were out, nothing too major.” She replied also putting her hands up.

“Not to major huh?” I asked as the man of the hour strolled up.

“Well speak of the devil” I said.

..

Something didn’t seem right. I tried calling Alex on his comm, then his phone, no answer.

“Guys, something isn’t right, Alex isn’t talking to me” I said “Neither is Twilight” said Rarity.

Okay, something is definitely not good. The problem was that we couldn’t exactly help them at this moment. Just then the captain came on and said we were flying through dangerous airspace so we should hang tight.

I somehow forgot about the civil war we were fighting here now too, not the smartest move i’ve probably made. Oh well.

...

After about ten minutes we were free of the enemy airspace and were about twenty minutes from our destination when the news that was playing on my personal TV caught my attention.

It showed a bathtub just sitting in an Ohio field, the reporter was saying something about rebel activity in the area.

“Guys, I think I found out what happened to our friends” I said before turning off the TV and began preparing for final approach.