Skyla Scarlet, one of kind really. She and her friends, whom she met weeks ago, we're glad to have her. It was the day after thanksgiving, and everyone had a blast. Skyla would've enjoyed it as well... if she could speak.
No, she isn't mute, she just has a curse. At the age of 13, Skyla was accidentally cursed by a witch after unknowningly stepping into her "territory" (whatever that meant to her), and as a result, now has a demon that will possess only if she speaks.
Skyla can make simple sounds like sighing, laughing, crying, and mostly anything that does require and real words to be said. Occasionally Skyla will accidentally say "Huh?" Or "Hmm," but the demon agreed with her that it doesn't technically count, as she isn't saying a word in his dictionary. His key word.
However, this morning she left herself wanting to ask Jackie, the main friend she had, what the heck she was doing. Jackie heard the door open and turned to see Skyla there, with her usual mask around her mouth. Well, it isn't actually a mask, that's what Jackie refers to it as.
"Oh hey Skyla," Jackie greeted, as the female looked at her friend, slightly confused. "You're probably wondering about this thing, aren't you?" Skyla nodded simply, as Jackie sheepishly sighed. "Yea I guess I gotta explain. Ahem, this right here is a portal that can transport you to another world! ...or what it's supposed to be. The only thing I've been testing it on is animals nearby, like cats and dogs, or food sometimes, like apples, carrots, and even soups." Jackie stopped for a moment before continuing, "DO NOT ask about that last thing. I had kids over them before you saying anything about it."
Skyla giggled a little, loving her friends embarrassing moments, but the funniest ones she had to admit was Zeph's. Despite being the "big baddy" beside Daisy, she could scare the two of them until next Halloween. Despite seeming like a nice girl, she can scare some people if you tick her off in the right way. Back to the point at hand, Jackie finished explaining the machine, which Skyla didn't pay much attention to, as she was laughing at her own thoughts, mainly of scaring everyone...
...everyone except Jackie. Jackie could theoretically get scared by Daisy and Zeph, but that's theoretically. Nothing of the group of friends scares her, except if they leave her. She didn't care about Zeph and Daisy leaving, but something about everyone else made it seem like they were precious to her, like a family. Even if Skyla and Zeph were technically speaking the only adults in the house, Jackie acted like one despite her age. In Skyla's way, the Master Chief to his crew (something Jackie told her one time, which she has no idea it meant but didn't care too much as it being an issue).
"-la? Skyla? Earth to Skyla?" Jackie said, snapping her fingers in front of her friend, quite literally and figuratively snapping her out of her thoughts. Jackie was about to grab her "magical megaphone" as everyone else put it (mainly because it just pops out of NOWHERE) and screamed "Meep," into her ear very loudly, most likely because of the megaphone, which is what she intended.
"Okay good, I didn't want another complaint from the others and one of your ears possibly going deaf," Skyla seemed a little alarmed, but Jackie joked it off, saying, "I actually can't make one of your ears go deaf, so don't worry... unless if you were speakers AND a megaphone, then you're ears either be dead or bleeding."
Sometimes Jackie's sense of humor was twisted, Skyla mentally noted, but she brushed it off as a her thing. Of course, Skyla laughed nonetheless. Another that caught her attention, it seemed to be either Jackie or Nathan that makes her laugh, but she pushed it aside. Probably because they HAD a sense of humor. Sure Mike and Elizabeth did a little, but it wasn't another to get her to laugh, it's either be a light chuckle or a snicker. Meanwhile Daisy and Zeph, well they're cold hearted, she thought, what did she expect?
"Hey Jackie, how are you- what is that?" Liz stated walking in, startling Skyla. "Oh sorry, guess you were stuck in your thoughts again huh?" Skyla nodded annoyed... that was one thing she didn't like about Liz, at least everyone else acknowledged that they entered the room, but not Liz. One of these, she mentally swore, Liz was gonna make Skyla pee herself.
"Oh it's a portal, and also. Please stop scaring Skyla, everyone else including myself have the audacity to let it be known that we entered. And isn't Skyla you scare either..." Jackie stated, before being cut off by Elizabeth.
"I know, bad habit. You know me and my memory skills!" She retorted, trying to prove a point. Jackie deadpanned her and rolled eyes, before returning to business.
"The only person she DOES NOT do that to is Mike, makes some sort of sense, but even then..." Skyla thought when she noticed that Liz was about to touch a button. Feeling like it could go really bad, she smacked her hand, to make sure nothing happened.
"Why did you just do that?!" Liz yelled, causing Jackie to pay attention to them for a moment. The first week she arrived the two actually had a lot in common, however, these days they seemed hostile and aggressive towards each other. Skyla, trying to make sure she doesn't do some idiotic mistake and get someone killed, and Liz, getting angry at Skyla when she should be thanking her.
"Liz, you don't even need to be near that button! That button is dangerous!" Jackie scolded, Skyla lifting her head up high, knowing she won. Liz attempted to punch her without looking, but Skyla moved far enough to where she would actually just made herself trip. Skyla giggles a little, which she also noted. She can't go against Jackie for having some sick jokes, when she herself laughs at some strange things. Liz got up and attempted it again, only with Skyla to block it without flinching, and Liz could've swore she was her eyes go red for a moment before going back to her natural blue. Liz stopped realizing what she was dealing with.
"Liz you know the only way that fight is gonna end up in the hospital," Jackie stated, who had gone back to her work, but was still aware of the females situation. Liz groaned, knowing she was right. In the beginning it was playful, and it didn't mind Jackie. Now that it was hateful, however, Jackie and the others had to keep an eye on the two, making sure Skyla doesn't kill. Well not Skyla exactly, but the demon that can possess Skyla.
"Have you tried putting a person through there before?" Liz asked, as she heard the conversation from before she entered into the room.
"No I haven't, and I won't until I know it's safe," Jackie replied, going to her toolbox and grabbing a different wrench. "And don't act like I knew you weren't gonna shove Skyla in there, cause that's why you asked."
Liz growled, meanwhile Skyla sighed, not of relief, but because of what's been happening to her in the last week, mainly between her and Liz. She couldn't remember perfectly, neither could Liz at that matter, why did they suddenly hate each other? The answer was up in the air.
Liz had a thought lingering in her mind, and felt like she should ask, so she did, "Jackie? Why don't you want me to touch that button, exactly?" Skyla prepared for the worst.
"It opens up the portal, but it has a very strong force against humans," Jackie explained, "I have to wear a special suit just to make sure I don't get sucked in. Reason why you ask?"
"Just curious," Liz stated, as Skyla had a feeling of what she would do. Immediately grabbing her, and trying to restrain her from the button, Jackie noticed and had to stop help stopping Liz from pressing it.
"If this is about Skyla then stop! Do I need to- OW!" Jackie fell backwards after she released Liz, mainly because Liz bit her. "You touch that button, I am pushing YOU in there!" She threatened, but she didn't stop. Despite Skyla's best efforts, she couldn't stop.
Skyla wanted to speak, so the demon made a quick agreement just to speak her mind, so they agreed.
"Liz! What do you have against me?!" She spoke. The condition was if they started fighting, the demon would take over and try to kill her. Key word try.
"I could ask the same you know?" Liz stated. Something about Liz felt off, to Skyla at least. That's the reason the arguments and the fights began really, she seemed off and Skyla has just been trying to get to the bottom of it. "And how come you're talking and not getting possessed?"
"Deals go a long way, you know?"
"But that deal will be up before you know it."
"Huh?" Liz shoved her towards the portal and quickly pressed the button, Meanwhile the portal began to open, as Jackie and Liz were fortunate enough to grab a hold of something sturdy. Since she was shoved by Liz, Skyla wasn't as fortunate as she was just then recovered, and was being pulled in from the force of the wormhole (what Skyla likes to refer it to as sometimes). Jackie made an attempt of grabbing her but Liz smacked it away.
"What is wrong with you today?!" Jackie yelled, but Liz didn't care. Then a bright light shone, and moments later, the room was back to normal, except Skyla wasn't there. "Let me ask you again, what IS wrong with you?!"
Liz didn't reply, she just grinned. However, a familiar presence filled the room... it was...
"Skyla's demon?!" Jackie and Liz exclaimed, as even the demon was confused as to what they meant, until they realized they could see him. Awkward.
"Uh hi..." the demon spoke. "I couldn't go with her because wherever she was going, it would kill me if I went with her."
"Why do you need to be with her, other than the curse, obviously," Jackie asked, as the demon held up a finger, as if telling them to wait a moment.
"We will settle that later when everyone gets here, right now I need to look somewhat human. At least clothes wise." The demon stated, snapping his fingers, which gave him a tuxedo out of the blue.
"Wait how come you're not after our souls?!" Liz asked panicked.
"I'm not THAT kind of demon. Those are Satan demons. Meanwhile I am a curse demon. Completely different. Even if it doesn't sound like. I would like to explain to everyone before I go any further..." as he said that the others came in there, worried.
"Liz what did you do?!" Mike asked her, thinking she might have something to do with this. He then turned his attention to the demon in the room, literally. "And are you Skyla's demon?"
"Yes, but we'll catch up later. Right now we have more important things to take care of. Such as where Skyla exactly is... and don't you DARE start pointing fingers. While I can't kill you, I can at least harm you very badly. I don't want any arguments. Understood?" Everyone simply nodded, not wanting to feel the demons wrath. "While demons like myself don't naturally have a name, I've been saving one for a while, in case if Skyla and I somehow got separated..."
"Which is?" Jackie asked curiously.
"Nemod," At first, everyone was thinking the same thing, before Jackie spoke again, of course.
"Is that demon backwards?"
"Well, it has the same letters just rearranged. It isn't exactly backwards, as if it were, it'd 'Nomed', makes sense?"
"For a demon, you actually know how to talk to people. Despite the reason of Skyla's curse being the exact opposite of that," Liz said.
"Well, one time I was cursed to someone who HAD to talk to everyone they knew with a statement. It didn't have to be honest, it just had to be more than one word long. Also, demons like myself have schools, believe or not. Wait! I'm getting myself distracted," Nemod stated. Everyone thought he was going to kill them, but he surprisingly didn't. He seemed really calm and collective for a demon.
With Skyla...
"Ugh, my head hurts." Skyla thought, as she attempted to open her eyes, but the light was too bright. "Am I... dead?"
"Girls come on!" A young voice barely made out, they sounded worried over something. Maybe she wasn't dead?
"Scootaloo we're not as fast as you! Give us a break!" A young, country like voice said, as Skyla wondered where she was.
"Oh come on Apple Bloom, you and Sweetie Belle are slowpokes!" The same young voice from before spoke again, which is making Skyla think that is who Scootaloo, but how could she tell? She can't even open her eyes without whatever light is blinding her, well, blind her!
"Girls, we shouldn't be worrying about speed. A pony just fell out of the sky!" A young, softer, but obviously worried, voice was heard.
"Well might as well show ever these kids are that I'm not dead. Also, the fact that I fell out of the sky seems to sum up why my head hurts... wait, I can't sense it. I guess this place would kill him if he tried, I mean, put a demon in an environment that has WAY too much kindness and that's a way to kill. Without them knowing that that is." She thought, and to add to that thought she realized her demon wouldn't-
Wait did that third voice say pony?
Instantly Skyla woke up, which startled the three, who were now, visibly ponies. She wasn't going to question, as they called her that too. Wait. Talking ponies?! Oh great, wherever she is, it's crazy.
"Oh! Sorry if I scared you," Skyla said apologetically, since her demon wasn't around, she can talk freely without possession...
...but when she gets back it will be pain.
"It's okay miss! I guess we should introduce ourselves," the orange filly (as to Skyla's memory is what young female horses were called. Reason why or how she knew this was she liked horses, and it was her dream to be a master of horses. But because of the curse, she gave up, yet it didn't mean she couldn't research them still.) said, "My names Scootaloo, and I'm the awesome one of the group! I-!"
"Sweetie Belle noticed you fall out of the sky," The yellow filly butted in, glaring at the orange, who was known as Scootaloo.
"Who's Sweetie Belle?" Skyla asked (A/N: idk if Belle is spelt like I just spelt it or if it's Bell. Forgive me if I'm wrong!), as the yellow filly pointed to a white filly, with her mane and tail in a mix of pink and purple hair.
"Nice mane," Skyla luckily remembered the hair that came off of a horses head was, because that could've been awkward.
"Aw, thank you," Sweetie Belle, the white filly, said, looking away in embarrassment.
"And what about, Miss?" Skyla asked, turning to the yellow filly.
"Well mah name's Apple Bloom! Whut's yers?" The yellow filly, addressed as Apple Bloom, said. Skyla didn't think she needed to lie about her name, so she decided to be honest with them.
"My name is Skyla Scarlet, but you can call me Skyla for short," she finally introduced herself. Then something hit, or a thought more or less. "Why did you three come to save me? I'm a complete stranger to you!"
"Hey! YOU fell out of the sky! We wanted to make sure you were okay!" Scootaloo argued, as she did have a point. And her head still hurt slightly, so she can't blame them.
"Why didn't you take me to a hospital or call for someone to help me?"
"You were smack dab in the middle of Everfree Forest! This wus risky for us, as this place is dangerous," Apple Bloom added. Skyla couldn't believe she was losing to three kids (pretty much). She sighed in defeat, and apologized while thanking the fillies for saving her life.
"No problem!" Sweetie Belle stated, as a thought then came to Scootaloo's mind.
"GASP! Girls! We can get our Cutie Marks for rescuing people!" Scootaloo yelled. Skyla giggled a little. "Are you mocking me?"
"No, not at all. But you should specify what you're saying."
"What do you mean 'specify'? I'm not good with words that sound way too difficult for me to understand."
"What she means is that you should say which kind of saving people, ya daredevil!" Apple Bloom explained, as Skyla giggled again.
"This happens sometimes, trust me I'm used to it," Sweetie Belle whispered to Skyla, as she nodded at the comment.
"Well, shouldn't we head back before your families worry about you?" Skyla suggested, which made Apple Bloom and Scootaloo stopped trying to figure out what certain words meant and realized that it was getting late.
"Alright then! But first you should me Twilight, maybe she can help you with your situation," Scootaloo states suggestingly, as the four trotted back towards Ponyville.
Then... when they entered town, Pinkie Pie noticed a new comer. Oh she couldn't wait to greet them! Wait, why was she waiting?! She's going to do it right now! She's Pinkie Pie! The one who gives smiles for smiles!
"What in the...?" Skyla muttered, as a pink pony with a blue wagon came over, all jumpy and happy.
"Oh, that's the town, uh how do I put it, clown!" Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom looked at their friend, "What? Did you want me to say comedian?"
"Basically, Pinkie Pie makes everyone happy, no matter what!" Sweetie Belle (technically) corrected Scootaloo, as Pinkie Pie made her happy way over to her.
"Welcome to Ponyville! The best place in Equestria! Would you like a cupcake?" Pinkie Pie asked, offering her a cupcake.
"Sure," Skyla said, as she took the cupcake and had a bite. Skyla was delighted with joy. The cupcake was so good! How did she do it?! "It's amazing!"
"If you want something else like that, come on over to Sugar Cube Corner! It's where I work, and it's where you can get goodies like that cupcake!" Pinkie Pie stated, as Skyla nodded.
"Thank you, I will check it out some time while I'm here," Skyla said, as Pinkie Pie left the group alone, knowing that she made another Equestrian resident happy here in Ponyville.
"So, where is this Twilight you speak of?" Skyla asked.
"We're almost there," Apple Bloom replied, as her and her friends came to a halt. Skyla looked around, which caused the CMC to giggle.
"What do funny, if you don't mind me asking?" Skyla questioned, as she seemed like she was being pranked on.
"You see that castle right there?" Scootaloo said, as she point her hoof towards the castle. Skyla had to let the information set in before she realized where she lived.
"She lives there?!" The CMC nodded, as Skyla continued, "Its beautiful!"
"Yep! She can help you with anything you need! Alright, we'll see you later!" Scootaloo said as the three then ran, leaving Skyla confused for a moment. Until...
"Wait...!" It was fruitless now, they had already ran, to Celestia knows where.
Skyla walked up to the castle doors and knocked. At first nothing, seemingly silent. She attempted to knock again, when she then heard the door opening, so she put her hoof down. Oh yea, walking on all fours will something she'll have to get used to, if she's going to be stuck there a while. Once the door was opened, it revealed a beautiful lavender mare before her, with a horn on her head and wings on her sides.
"Well, how may I help you today, Ma'am?" The lavender pony asked. "Wait! Where are my manners? My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle. And you are?"
Skyla froze for a moment before gaining control of her body again. Princess? Did horses rule the world? Skyla decided not to ask, as she felt it would've been rude.
"D-do I need to bow down or something?" Skyla asked worriedly, but Twilight shook her head. "Oh okay, I thought that whenever you saw royalty you have have to bow down to speak with them."
"Well, not for me, I don't really like it. I prefer to be treated like a normal pony. Now, your name?" Twilight said, raising an eyebrow. She wasn't trying to be rude, but she was dealing with something already so she wanted to see if she can make this a quick fix.
"Oh, my apologies. My name is Skyla Scarlet, pleasure to meet you Princess," Skyla said, however, Twilight seemed shocked, as if she was going through deja vu. "Is there a problem Princess?"
"No way..." Twilight muttered, but Skyla was able to pick up on it.
"What's wrong?"
"You need to stay with me to be safe."
"What? Why?!"
"You are apart of something I'll show you later, right now, get inside!"
Skyla rushed but was confused. What did she get herself into? And what is she apart of? She was so confused.
You will find out soon, soon.
Skyla freaked out for a moment, thinking she heard a voice, but decided not to bother.