The Code of The Secret Society of Bronies/Pegasisters in Ponyville, The SSBPP

The intercom bellowed, echoing in a voice mask through the large yellow facility instructing the excited people, "Please take a look at the pamphlets on the coffee tables in front of you. Read them carefully for the adventure that awaits. There's enough for everyone."

Everyone bent over in their chairs in unison. The chatter dampened while the huge, white accordion papers folded open making the only loud noise in the room. Some one coughed, others crossed their legs, and quietly began reading.

Welcome. If you are one of the 119 qualifying Bronies or 52 Pegasisters brought here for this top secret permanent vacation to our beloved utopia, Equestria, (specifically Ponyville of course) you have been given this large pamphlet to read in complete detail.

If you are not, and this somehow falls into the unwanted hands, hooves, claws, talons, wings, fins, tentacles or any other strange appendages, we would prefer it if you discreetly ignored and destroyed this message and never spoke of it ever. It really would be best if this didn't get out. We realize that probably isn't possible, but we'd like to make it our statement. Just in case.

This yellow box you're all patiently sitting in is our official waiting room so that you can be contained while reading this information. We were going to do this over intercom, but it's really noisy and tires the oral reader and the listeners. So instead, we handed these out for you to read at your own pace.

PLEASE NOTE: There WILL be a breif quiz later for all of you to ensure the safety of the society, so please study our rules (well, everything actually) carefully. We really shouldn't even be doing this at all to be quite frank.

About Us:

The group is 176 strong. The other five? Us. There are five equal members on the society committee. Graham, Elliot, Red, Nate (yours truly), and Rosie. We make the decisions, but no single individual is in charge. We discuss all questions and concerns raised by you humans. As long as it pertains to the society of course, and hasn't already been mentioned in our pamphlet. Right, that's another thing.

You see, we've already been to Equestria. Our transporter/transformer is now hooked up to the once fictional land and we have set our own temporary B.O.O. there, (Base of Operations) and also certain parameters for first time visitors. This might shock some of you, but we aren't the same anymore if you get what we mean. You won't be either. Unfortunately, despite our efforts and thorough testing, cutie marks, coat and mane colors, race and even gender cannot be determined. To put it painfully, but honestly, what you end up with is what you get. It truly is a miraculous wonder that we got this to work as much as it did. (Don't ask about the details. Truthfully, not even we fully understand how it all works. Let's just be glad it does.) We haven't shown ourselves to you yet for two reasons:

1. It would be very awkward.

2. Just in case some of you decide to back out. You may not be ready yet. In that case, you will have to leave here lying about where you've been for the past four days for the rest of your life. (Most of you had to fly in to get here) The alternative being lying in Equestria for the rest of your life. We highly recommend, for the quality of your own life, that you consider this very carefully. Hopefully you do already know that this is the biggest decision of your life. So don't callously throw it away either direction. This is just the committee, but we'd love you to come with us, but that really isn't our choice to make.

Logistics:

First, now that you have been selected for your good judgement, general kindness, and likelihood of you purposefully doing something very non-Equestrian, read this handout in the big yellow box. Good job.

Second. Once you understand the rules and everything else, there will be the aforementioned quiz to hammer in what you know. If you fail, don't worry, you can come back and re-read this and come test again the next hour or two. Try not to fail though, just to save time. This is also when the final decision about your life's course is made. We will be behind a one way mirror and voice filtered mics, and the tests will be set up on the desks right there.

Third... If you have not chosen to go home, you'll step through the transporter when it is your turn to the secluded B.O.O. Please don't call it a "portal" or "stargate". That's when you'll get to meet three of us. Once you're there and we know what you look like, Elliot, Roise and Red (Or rather, Fall Sky, Star Dazzle and Crimzion) will help you decide on a new name for yourself. (We're all here now, this is just a little later) Once every one has made it through this process, Graham and I will come introduce ourselves properly and we will have a final meeting at the B.O.O. before we dive in.

Fourth and Finally, we will abandon the B.O.O. in the Mountains and destroy it and all evidence attatched to the project. We will blow it up, burn things, bury it and hope to god nopony finds it. By agreeing to this, you understand there is NO going back, and that we want to keep the interaction between their world and ours to an absolute minimum regarding our hanious violation of the innocence of this realm. We will then make the long trek to Ponyville or wherever you prefer seperately. But try to stay close, we meet monthly. (mentioned later) We will not travel in a single large group. That would seem odd if we were asked why we were all out. We're not tourists, we don't have a train or something. You're on your own for the most part, although you can be with smaller groups of up to 7 or 8. You will need to find a job, get settled etc. We're really getting a little too deep into this for now. This is just to give you an idea. We will make individual plans for each other in that final meeting and future meetings from there. Which brings us to the next section. The code.

Our 10 Essential Rules:

1. This one is a bit harsh, but we have to uphold it. We do not ever approach any mane 6 or important characters in the show. Their business is their own and suspiciously pestering them like they're celebrities all of a sudden makes us look bad. They ARE a bit famous in their own realm, but you've seen the show, we hope you have a pretty good idea how they're treated. Characters like Lyra, the Cakes, the Apples, Derpy etc. are a bit iffier, but just don't be fanboy/girl.

2. If you are spoken to by a popular character, DON'T PANIC. Do not let them invoke a bad reaction from you. Just treat it like regular business and carry on. If they want to be your friend, (Beware Pinkie Pie) attend the welcoming party and from then on keep it down low. Not TOO low, you don't want to seem like a anti-social stick in the mud. We just hope to god we don't have to deal with a situation like this. Pinkie Pie is a very large liability. Remember, she meticulously memorizes inconsequential facts like hobbies and birthdays and there's very little we can do to hide it. Just go with it.

3. Sorry, another tough one. You can't bring anything with you. We hope you get why this has to be the way it is. Evidence and all that. All your stuff will be confiscated before you leave and will be destroyed with everything else. (So yes, you will have to step through the transporter naked. No one's looking. Have you ever seen The Fly? That's another reason... We don't know what might happen.)

4. As mentioned before, you'll have to have a pony alias that somewhat matches your appearance. You will also need to know personal facts like those hobbies and birthdays. (your own will probably do, the cutie marks are accurate) It will be discussed in person later.

5. No references. We know. It's fun. But we just can't risk breaking the fourth wall to them. How are we supposed to know how many blades of grass are growing at Sweet Apple Acres or anything else ponies have said alone to each other. Sorry, we have to know nothing most of the time. If you really don't know something, like the name of a town, don't pretend like you do. That's important.

6. No extra technology. We like to call this one The Prime Directive if you will. We can't even TALK about cars or computers let alone bring them. That said, you also cannot INVENT things or create scientific theories you didn't come up with. Number one, that's stealing, and also we don't want to cause an industrial revolution here. This will be the most HIGHLY punished offence. Keep an eye out for what does exist here and what science is currently known. Who knows? It could be completely different. With Princess Celestia and Luna around, this obviously isn't a heliocentric world. Or maybe it is. WE DON'T KNOW, DON'T TRY ANYTHING. We don't want any Neo Issac Newtons around.

7. We will meet at the end of every month to discuss the status of the overall society. You must attend on time. The message will be spread via word of mouth. PLEASE NOTE: The password is; "Crimzion (or another committee member) wants to hang out with the group today." and your response will be "Sure! I've got time." or simply "Yeah okay." The idea is accept the offer. Just in case an Equestrian pony we don't recognize is mistakenly invited, we have another password; "Do you remember what happened to the fox?" You respond, "It was stung by the bee, right?" Words do not HAVE to be exact, but try your hardest to be as close as you can. Passwords may change, which is why it's important to attend all meetings. We will usually meet around near the end of the day just after business hours on the last day of the month. Locations change, so ask and follow the committee members and those in the know. These are the only hours we speak about anything beyond our fourth wall. Everything outside of the meetings will be spoken in code. We will talk more about that when we come up with more.

8. Please, no swearing or other vulgar things. It just doesn't happen there. Profanity is a freedom we have on Earth that we must sacrifice strictly for consistency. We are not against swearing, it's only that we just cant do it. Also, further familiarize yourself with the horse pun filled vocabulary. You've hopefully seen the show, and understand the terms. But just to review, nopony says, "people", "person", "man", "woman", "boy", "girl", however every "one" is uncommon, but still okay. Things "hand" related are replaced with hoof, (there may be hands, but just not in common speech) "God" is not a thing, so be careful with that one, certain articles of clothing, etc. Pay attention to anything that wasn't in the show. It's probably important. "Buck" is not an acceptable replacement for "f*ck" by the way, and so is everything else like that. You probably know what you're doing.

9. Now it's time to address the delicate issue of relationships. If you know what we mean. Not that we're into that sort of thing, but if this is between you and another member of the society, that's perfectly okay. Just get a room for pete's sake. And in all seriousness, don't let an equestrian find you two. You may be doing something... they wouldn't... normally... You get the point right? Now if you're somehow with an actual Equestrian, we highly recommend you just don't. But we understand the needs of some of you, so we will be a little lenient on the subject. However! The law still applies, and seducing somepony will not be tolerated. If this comes up, we swear, you will not like what happens.

Anyway, if you have a thing with another pony, everything you do must be consensual. In fact it should be your partner's idea in the first place. Sexuality is a bit more difficult now, so learn from you partner how things go. It might even be really boring by our standards. And remember rules #1 and #2. Yes, that does mean you can't be with some of your favorite mane characters, even if they want to. This is just too far, we're sorry. We don't know what kind of catastrophic upsets may come of it. Remember, the show is still going, so it may or may not affect the writing! You will have to make some excuses. Besides, they're out of your league anyway.

1. Obey the law. Like always. No further explanation needed.

That's pretty much it. Now that you know how to behave in your new home, we can begin the transition as soon as every one's ready. Hold on tight, enjoy yourselves and keep everything a secret. It will soon be time. If you finished early and still have time, don't waste it. It is a good idea to review the pamphlet a second time. You will never see it again when we're gone.