Disclaimer: I do not own Ice Age, MLP, or The Little Engine That Could. I do not profit from this story either.
Another beautiful, sunny morning in Equestria. Twilight Sparkle and her six friends (including Spike) had all been summoned by Princess Celestia to her throne room. She had called them in, saying she had a job for them.
"There's a young human boy in a small town named Eric," She started. "His ninth birthday is coming up, and he wants it to be the biggest, most special day in his life. A train is departing from The Island of Soto that will be delivering everything that will make this party a memorable one. The town is very poor, so they really need this."
"A Party?" Pinkie repeated. "Awesome!"
"So what do we need to do, Princess?" Twilight asked.
"The head of the train, Rollo the clown has sent me a letter asking that I send the most joyful ponies in Ponyville to come help him with the party."
"So you want us to go partying?" Rainbow asked with a smirk.
"Precisely!"
"Wohoo!" Pinkie screamed.
"The children also never seen ponies like us, so that will be special," Celestia continued. "The important thing is that you all make the children happy."
"I can do a few magic tricks!" Said Twilight.
"I better go get some apples to bring 'n feed em!" Apple Jack smiled.
"I just finished a large batch of fine, clean new clothes that I'm sure the children will adore!" Rarity said musingly.
"Maybe some of my animals will go for like a petting zoo!" Said Fluttershy.
"And I just know a big rainbow will brighten that place up!" Rainbow nodded.
"Great then! So you all accept!" Celestia smiled happily. "You can all go home and get your things together. I'll send chariots for each of you to take you to Soto."
"You can count on us, Princess!" Twilight said with a salute, her voice filled with pride. "We won't let you down!"
"We won't let the kids down either!" Rainbow added.
Meanwhile, in another dimension, out on the open sea, on a large floating ice burg ship, Captain Gutt sat in his private quarters, eating a banana, and also flipping through a magazine with pictures of female monkeys.
Suddenly, Raz burst through the doors.
"Captain!" She exclaimed.
Frantically, Gutt tossed his magazine aside so she would not see it.
"What?" He demanded. "Raz, I told you, do NOT interrupt me during this time! It's the captain's private time, remember?"
"Sorry, mate!" She replied. "It's just that we got another live one on the ball!"
"The ball picked one up?" Gutt repeated, suddenly intrigued. He hopped out of his bed. "Get the crew together."
"Already done, sir! They're all huddled 'round the ball they are!"
"Excellent work!" The two of them dashed out of the room, and headed to the room below deck where the rest of the crew was sitting down, eyes locked on a large crystal ball in the middle of the room.
"Glad you could make it, Captain," Shira nodded at him. Everyone shushed her.
The ball was showing a short, colorful train with all kinds of toys and snacks on it. Gutt looked over all the food hungrily, as the rest of the crew did.
"Well, boys," Gutt said when the crystal's image faded away, "Looks like we got ourselves another fruit ripe for-a-pickin'!"
The other pirates all giggled and snickered.
"Let's go get 'em, Captain!" Squint chuckled. "My nose is itchn' for some action!"
Gutt walked up to the crystal ball, and put both hands on it, and started chanting.
Accipere Nos Hic!
Accipere Nos-Hic!
And suddenly, a green worm hole ripped into the space before the boat, and it slipped through.
Gutt grinned. "Next stop, um... wherever that place in the image is!"
Author's Notes: Definitely not my strongest work. I'm a much better writer than this. I tend to be more elaborate and descriptive than this. Don't believe me, check out some of my other stories.
Dedicated to my brother who gave me this idea, and who holds this film and Thomas The Tank Engine close in his heart.
In case you don't know, this version of The Little Engine That Could is the 1991 animated short film. My bro and I use to watch it all the time when we were five, and recently, he found it on youtube again. He's also recently become a brony like me. And so he requested that I do this.
