MY LITTLE PONY

DIAMOND DREAMS

CHAPTER 1: NIGHTMARE MOON

SECTION 2: WHO ARE THESE HUMANS?

"LET US OUT OF HERE! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP US CONFINED TO THIS ROOM!"

The yelling and pounding of the door came not from the dungeon of Canterlot Castle, but from the outside of a regal guest bedroom, currently locked from the outside.

Inside, the six humans who were first discovered at a cave in what was once a bright green forest have already been transferred to the castle of Princess Celestia, ruler of what's left of Equestria.

The five girls were already calm and patient. But not the lone male. He's been frantically pounding the door with his fist with no response.

"Will, if you keep pounding that door, your fist is gonna hurt like my head currently is. So give it a ready, okay?" The brown haired, slightly older girl said.

"Sigh. Why are we even caged up in this place? As a matter of fact, why are we even here in this land for no reason?" Will complained.

The lone male, Will Diamond, is a brave, yet hot-headed and headstrong human. Patience is not really his best virtue and he is rather distrusting of the citizens of Equestria.

The brown-haired eldest of the girls, Rachel Robinson, was rather more annoyed by Will's constant pounding. Despite her lack of temper at the moment, she is more the calming mother of the group.

"Will, I know you are distrusting of our hosts and want to get out, but you're only making this worse on yourself and on the others," Rachel replied. "Besides, you're beginning to set a bad example to Wanda." She added as the long haired girl, Wanda Young, came up to Will to comfort him.

Will just looked at Wanda and just nodded, causing Wanda to respond with "Come on Will. You're usually the one who enjoys adventures. Besides, I can assure you our new hosts will be nice to us." Will only responded to "I can only hope." to which Wanda playfully replied with "You're just silly, Will."

Unlike Will and Rachel, Wanda Young is a more cheerful, energetic and optimistic human. But she is a little more naive compared to the rest of the gang as she doesn't accumulate the negative a lot and is sometimes careless. But despite all what is against her, it seems Wanda happens to be the leader of the gang.

"Wanda, you do know I take things rather serious. I mean, ever since I..." Will stated before being interrupted by Wanda who, in a positive tone, stated "I know what you mean, Will. It's because of what Butch Tuffman did to you and me that changed you. Even if he did mean to hurt my feelings, I just thought he was acting rather foolish and I forgave him."

"That's just it, Wanda," Will replied "But then again, I'm surprised you still forgave him when I haven't, even after what he did to hurt your feelings."

"Big Brother, you do know that Wanda's the kind of girl who doesn't let the worst case scenario get the best of her. Maybe you need to be more like her," the younger, teenage girl, with medium black hair said. This is Will's younger sister, Gem Diamond. She is seen more as a girl who has taken up various hobbies. While considered a jack-of-all-trades, she happens to harp more on perfection. "

Yeah, and you're not?" Will countered. But just as he answered, Wanda gave Will a playful noogie on the head. "Hey knock it off, Wanda."

Both Rachel and Gem laughed at Will's misfortune, as did the smallest of the girls. The same young girl with long pink hair. Her name is Lisa Robinson. She is the younger sister of Rachel Robinson. But unlike the others, she tends to be very shy due to a bit of a harsh past. Though in this situation, this is the exception.

"Aww come on, Lisa," Will joked "Don't go joining in to your sister and my sister's expense. You're better than this."

"Now, now, now," Rachel joked. "It's not wise to be picking on little Lisa, Will. You're suppose to be a bigger man than that."

"Alright. You got me," Will said, having calmed down.

But only one person in the room wasn't laughing, or even paying attention. She was busy observing downtown Canterlot from an open window in the room. This girl is around the same age as Wanda and Will, only slightly younger, and had white, long hair. Even longer than the rest of em. She also had pale white skin and was the only one wearing a dress. This is Suzie Tuffman, sister to Will's former friend Butch Tuffman. On the outside, she's usually a quiet girl. But on the inside, she happens to be a capable witch of some sort. Perhaps where these humans came from, magic happens to exist.

"Suzie, you seem rather fixated on the streets itself," Wanda said as she approached Suzie. "What is it that sparks your curiosity?"

Suzie looked at Wanda and said with deep, yet quiet voice "It's the people down there. They're not like us in these odd ways," Wanda only responded with "Well true. They are...horses."

"Ponies, actually." Gem had come up to Wanda and Suzie and corrected Wanda on the citizens of Canterlot below. "Derived from the old French word poulenet. Unlike Horses, Ponies are much smaller equines and they exhibit thicker manes, tails and overall coats. But not all of them are 100% pure land pony."

Gem pointed down to a pony citizen with a horn. "See that down there? That pony happens to have a horn on her head. That's suppose to be a Unicorn, based on old myth from Greek and European folklore," She said before pointing to another pony citizen with wings "And that over there? The pony with wings? That's suppose to be a pegasus."

"Wow. No wonder your big brother is envious of you, Gem," Wanda joked with Will yelling to her "I heard that, Wanda." Wanda just smiled and responded to Gem with "But still, how come Unicorns and Pegasi exist in a world like this? They're only myth and legends."

Suzie only countered in a low tone with "Many people thought magic was just a myth," as the tip of her right index finger lit up. "If Magic is a possibility, then so are Unicorns and Pegasi. Though I personally prefer cats and owls."

But Will still felt a little cautious. "I dunno. Till I know more about these Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi, I'm not really trusting of them. I mean, what are they gonna do, open the door for us?" He said. But as he finished his sentence, the locked door somehow came unlocked and slowly creep open. Everyone turned around and was very confused.

"Does that answer your question Will?" Rachel said with a slightly sarcastic tone.

But Wanda was only happy to see the door finally unlocked. She yelled out "Finally, patience has been my virtue all along. I can't wait to explore this palace and meet this Princess Celestia." before she ran out the door as everyone looked in shock.

"You better go after her." Rachel said. "I don't want her getting in trouble."

Will was not hesitant to agree on that argument and responded with "Why not? Besides, I was hoping they'd open the door." before running out the door. Behind them, Rachel, Lisa, Gem and Suzie watched in confusion.

Rachel said nothing but "Something tells me they're gonna get themselves in big trouble."

Wanda was already exploring the halls of Canterlot Castle in curiosity. Every detail of the interior from the ceiling to the floor, decorated with statues and paintings, dazzled her eyes in excitement. To her, it was like a little kid wandering through the biggest candy store in the whole world. Though a part of her wanted to touch the items, she hesitated in case she wound up ruining a masterpiece of a painting or breaking the finely-sculpted statue.

"Amazing," She said. "I never imagined this castle to be magnificent. There were times where I wish I had a castle like this. Imagine if I could rule over a kingdom. I would make my people proud."

Then she began to day dream. She imagined ruling over a kingdom in a palace like Canterlot Castle, as Princess Wanda Young. She imagined her subjects cheering her on as if she were divine as she cheered her subjects back.

Then she imagined a giant dragon with red glimmering scales, sharp teeth and monsterous wings staring at her about to take her away when she took out her royal staff and smacked the dragon in the face. That blow caused that dragon to run off. She even imagined herself cheering and going "Go me. Go me. Go me." before a hand touched her on the shoulder, causing her to snap out of her dream.

"Wanda, have you been imagining yourself owning a place like this?" The voice that called out to Wanda and the hand that touched her shoulder from behind was none other than Will Diamond. Wanda was rather shocked and embarrassed, acting out her day dream and making herself look like a fool in front of Will. "It's alright, Wanda. You once day dreamed of saving me from a group of mobsters," Will joked. "Come on, let's meet up with the rest of the girls."

But just as they were about to go in the other direction, they heard footsteps. Who could be coming down that way? Wanda and Will began to look left and right, looking for a place to hide in order to escape whoever was coming. Just then, Wanda spotted a pair of magenta drapes in front of them, covering up a glass window.

"Will, this way" Wanda said as she and Will wasted no time running quietly to the curtains and hiding behind it in hopes of not being spotted.

As the two hid, the sound of footsteps grew louder and louder, in fact doubling and tripling, until the ones walking down the hall were that of Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia, and Spike the Dragon. It seems Twilight and Celestia were talking together.

"And what has become of the forest we came from?" Twilight said.

Celestia only responded with "Gone. The moment we escaped from that forest with my magic, it didn't take long for Nightmare Moon to cover the last bit of land in darkness. But don't give up hope, my faithful apprentice."

But Twilight only responded with "Yet, how come Nightmare Moon hesitated on turning the last bit of land to darkness? I know she didn't turn this land to darkness because of my brother's protective barrier, yet for some reason, that land was left untouched."

That too, puzzled Princess Celestia as she responded with "Well I am not so sure, ether. But I have a theory it has something to do with those humans you rescued not long ago."

As Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia continued to talk while Spike walked alongside, Wanda and Will hid behind the curtain observing the Princess, her apprentice and the baby dragon walk by. "A Unicorn with wings?" Will whispered in curiosity "How the heck is that possible?"

As he spoke those words, he noticed Spike becoming a bit startled from hearing his voice. Immediately, Will hid behind the curtain and pulled Wanda in. By the time Spike turned around and saw the curtain, the two humans were no longer visible.

"Strange. I swore I heard something," Spike said as he turned around and continued walking. As he does, Wanda and Will stuck their heads out, hearing what Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle were saying.

"I'm actually surprised you have a trust in the humans. We don't even know where they came from, nor do we know their motives," Twilight said out of curiosity.

The Princess only responded with "Nether do I, but yet I have a feeling that they may play a role in locating the Elements of Harmony. As long as they don't pose any threat to our people, they are welcome here in Canterlot."

Will was shaken odd by hearing the words 'Elements of Harmony.' "What exactly is an Element of Harmony?" Will asked himself?

But above him, Wanda was only in a trance. She thought to herself "We are welcomed here. I guess we are loved." as she was tugging on the curtain from below.

Will noticed Wanda tugging and immediately freaked out. "WANDA NO!"

Too late. Wanda tugged on the curtain so hard, it began to unhook itself from above and fell on top of both Wanda and Will. The sound of the curtain falling, plus Wanda and Will falling to the ground, caught the attention of Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia, and Spike the Dragon, who were just about to walk down the hall.

"What is going on here?" Princess Celestia questioned as Wanda and Will stuck their heads out with Wanda lying on top of Will. Wanda only grinned while Will fiddled his fingers on the floor and said "Nice job breaking it, knucklehead."

Twilight Sparkle saw the mess they made and put her hoof to her face in embarrassment, but Princess Celestia was giggling a bit at the mess Wanda and Will made. Immediately, two royal guards approached from behind Celestia and Twilight.

"Your majesty, we overheard a sound coming from the great hall," One of the guard stated.

But Celestia held her hoof out and said "It's okay. They are only guests who are confused about this place. In time, they'll get use to their surrounding."

The guard looked at the two humans, and nervously stated "Very well, we'll return to our posts." before leaving Twilight, Celestia and Spike. In the meantime, Wanda and Will have gotten out of the curtain that fell on them and stood in front of Princess Celestia.

Will was about to say something when Wanda butted in and said "Oh I'm terribly sorry for what I did your precious curtain. Is there any way I could make it up? Or am I to be thrown into the dungeon for my misdeed?" It seems Wanda felt guilty for what she did to that curtain, but it didn't bother Princess Celestia. And while Spike got a bit of humor, Twilight still didn't find it funny. But Will wasn't deterred by Wanda's attempt to apologize and quickly stepped.

"Look, no offense your Majesty," Will objected. "But I have this issue of trust right now with you and your people. And furthermore, I dunno where me and my friends came from."

Princess Celestia took heed to Will's choice of words and stated "I am aware that you have a bit of a lack of trust and I can understand why. But unfortunately, I do not have the answer to why you are here or where you and your friends came from." She then introduced myself. "I am Princess Celestia, ruler of the lands of Equestria. Next to me is my faithful apprentice, Twilight Sparkle and his assistant, Spike the Dragon.

Will was a bit hesitant, but he was willing to introduce himself, abet nervously. "Very well, Princess Celestia. My name is Will Diamond, and my friend here is Wanda Young."

As Will introduced Wanda, he saw her shaking the right front hoof of Twilight Sparkle excitedly stating "It's a pleasure to meet you, Twilight Sparkle. You know the ponies I saw on my planet don't have wings or hooves, or even talk like you."

Twilight felt embarrassed by Wanda and only responded "Uhh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Wanda." She then thought to herself "Oh brother."

Celestia only smiled, then turned to Will and said "Now then, I think it's time we met the rest of your crew."

Will smiled, though with a blush on his face, and stated "Oh I'm sure you'll be pleased to meet them, but I'm not their leader. Wanda is. She can fill you in on..." But before he could finish, what sounded like rumbling echoed through the halls. "What was that all about?" Will said, having been shocked a bit by the rumbling.

That sound wasn't good for Princess Celestia. But as she wondered why, the same guard who came by awhile ago to report, came back looking distressed.

"Your highness, trouble in the city," The guard said, shaking nervously "Nightmare Moon has sent the Shadowbolts."

"Nightmare Moon? Shadowbolts?" Will was even more confused than ever. But it didn't take long for Wanda to snap him out of it.

"Whatever it is," she stated "it sounds a lot like trouble. We better help out in any way we can."

Will didn't disagree. Without hesitation, he said "I know."

But Twilight stopped them "Wait, you don't know what you're getting yourself into."

Will only countered her argument with "Right now, I still have an issue of trust, but if what the guard said is true, then you may have no other choice but to accept our trust." before he and Wanda dashed off into the distance.

Princess Celestia looked worried. She told Twilight "Give aid to them, right away. I'll go look for their other friends" as she galloped down the hallway.

Spike looked at Twilight and said "Wow. First we find humans in the forest and now an attack by Nightmare Moon on the Canterlot City? This sure has been a wild day."

Twilight only responded with "I know Spike and I don't have faith in our new human companions, but I feel we have no other choice for the moment. Now jump on."

Without hesitation, Spike jumped onto Twilight Sparkle and rode off in the direction Wanda and Will ran towards.

End Part 2