*Lexi enters the 5-digit code on the password machine.*
Machine: *light beep* Password Accepted.
Melroph: Yes! *runs to door, beginning to unlock* Secure door of destiny, grant us full access to the person who shall help us return our best friend, the King of the Ditto, the Purple Link, the boy of ultimate destiny back to our own world! OPEN TO OUR GRAND FUTURE OF AWESOMENESS!
Secure Metal Door: *opens up sideways to another locked door with a metal wheel opener locked up in place*
Machine: Please enter secondary access code.
Melroph: ...GAAH! *runs to passcode machine*
"AAAAA"
Machine: Access Denied.
"11111"
Machine: Access Denied.
"12345"
Machine: Access Denied.
Melroph: CURSE YOU DOOR OF DESPAIRED DESTINY!
Lorenzo: *sigh* Where the heck have I seen this before...?
Lexi: Mel, away from the door!
Melroph: I want our friend back! Now!
Lexi: Just let me enter the secondary password, which I also have on the card, please.
Melroph: Fine. *glares at the door and machine angrily and steps aside*
Authoress: What will it be like inside?
Lexi: Just about any other day, Authoress. *enters second passcode*
Machine: Access granted. Welcome.
*Lexi spins the metal wheel and opens the now unlocked door. They all enter the warehouse, which is completely dark inside. Authoress lights up a small gold beam and Ditto transforms into a bright lantern. The group looks around the warehouse for a few seconds. Finally, Authoress sees something over on the ground.*
Authoress: This looks familiar...*shines her 'light' over the huge object*
Bluebeats: Looks like a huge abandoned monument.
BTR: ...Wait a second...is that...
Lexi: Yup.
*Ditto shines himself over what appears to be a huge metallic-like oval on the ground around where everyone is standing.*
Authoress: ...A Stargate?
Lorenzo: Whoa...like in SG-1?
Lexi: Yuppers. According to this card, all we gotta do is activate this big thing, and we'll be instantly transported to man who can help us out.
Bluebeats: He secured his location?
Lexi: Yeah. That's why we had to come here instead of just transporting to where he is. For personal and safety reasons, his location in the multiverse MUST be secured.
Authoress: Very understandable.
Lorenzo: *thinking* /Man, this all seems very familiar. Hmm.../
nite train: Authoress, out of pure curiosity, where's Master Hand and Crazy?
Authoress: ...*chuckles* Two words. Planet Fitness.
Melroph: ...WHY?
Authoress: MH is always trying to get Crazy off of sugary items. He believes Planet Fitness will get him to be more active. May the gods help whoever goes into that gym today.
Melroph: *laughs*
Authoress: Well, let's set up this bad boy.
*They begin dusting it off, pulling off a bunch of cobwebs surrounding it.*
Authoress: Man, this thing looks like it hasn't been used in forever.
Lexi: *to herself, quietly* When it comes to this guy, looks can be deceiving.
Lorenzo: If only m3At was here to help get this big thing up and running. But like Cesar said, it would contradict us even being here.
?: Never fear, m3Atl0afman is here.
*A shining figure that looks exactly like m3At is shining in front of everyone.*
Lorenzo: It's m3At! He's back! *runs up with Authoress and hugs him around "his" knees.*
"m3At": Um, actually...*Ditto transforms back* Ditto-ditto.
Lorenzo: Oh...you just transformed into him.
Authoress: Were you trying to keep our spirits up, Ditto?
Ditto: Ditto.
Lexi: Aw, thanks Ditto. We know you miss him a lot. Us too. We'll get him back soon enough.
Ditto: Ditto!
Authoress: Well, wherever this thing leads, we'll most likely not own it. Same thing for wherever m3At is at if he's in a world he doesn't own.
Lexi: Right.
The six ponies (Twilight, m3At, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Princess Celestia and the mysterious tall white alicorn) were all back in the library. Celestia, standing at the other alicorn's side, tried to keep her "satisfied" face in place as they all looked at the scarlet-maned alicorn weirdly. After a short while, Twilight finally asked her:
"So...who exactly are you?"
"This is..." Celestia tried answering, "um...this is..."
"You can all refer to me as 'L'," said the alicorn.
"'L'?" said Twilight, confused.
"Is there a problem with that?" asked the alicorn.
"Oh no-no!" said Twilight quickly. "Nothing at all Ms. L..."
"So, these two are the princesses?" asked m3At.
"Well actually, there's another princess known as Luna," said Rarity. "And there's more in the royal family. Some are their species of ponies, some earth ponies, some unicorns...some pegasi...I think you know what I mean."
"What land are you from?" Twilight asked.
"Umm...it's very far away, you probably never heard of it," said L.
"...Huh?" said Twilight.
"You um, probably have a lot of questions for me, don't you?" L asked them.
"What's your land like?" started Twilight with an excited face. "The citizens? The culture?"
"The fashion? The hottest thing?" asked Rarity with the same face.
"Is there anything as fast and awesome as I am?" asked Rainbow with the same face.
"Um...well I uh..." said L nervously.
Meanwhile, at a nearby window, Luna was sneaking in on the six.
"Oh horse apples," she said, "how much longer must I spy on her to see her purpose?" She sighs depressingly as she looks on.
"Umm..." said L, looking around, then suddenly towards m3At. "You!"
"Uh, me?" he asked. Suddenly, L grabs m3At with both her front hooves, flips in the air, and into another dark room, closing the door fast.
"...Is she okay?" asked Twilight, creeped out a bit.
"Uh...she's usually shy and spazzes out," replied Celestia.
"Does that include kidnapping random ponies?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Well uh...I'm not sure," replied Celestia.
"Princess, if you don't mind me asking, did you ever get my friendship letter along with the attachments?" asked Twilight.
"Uh...actually..." she struggled saying.
Cut to Celestia's bedroom. The letter, still unopened and sealed tight, is still on her bedroom carpet near the fireplace.
"I was sorta busy..." Celestia said, trying to keep her cool. Twilight moaned at this.
In the other room...
"Um...Princess L?" m3At began nervously. "What's this about?"
"I need to talk to you, privately, where NOPONY can hear us," she said.
"About what?" he asked.
"You're an alicorn who isn't from around here, right?" she asked.
"Well, yeah but-"
"What's your name again?" she asked.
"It's Ray," he said. "Or m3At. Either one."
"Ah. So Ray..."
"Uh...so do you have a point to all this your majesty?" he asked nervously.
"...I know who you are Ray," she said.
"...Huh?"
"I know that you're not from this land...nor are you from this world," she said.
"Y-you know?" he asked nervously and in shock. "How?"
"Because I recognize you," she said simply.
"But I've never seen you before Princess," said m3At.
"Oh please Ray," she said. "Don't tell me you don't remember me. Don't you recognize me?"
"Uh...I don't see any resemblance..." said m3At, squinting at her while disoriented. She facehoofed at this.
"Ugh, dude!" she said. "How do you NOT remember the very creator of this world? Initials L & F! Spouse of one of you idols!"
"..." m3At was silent as he began looking at her even more closely while trying to process all the hints in his head. Seconds later, he gasped.
"...L-Lauren Faust?"
"Bingo," she said. "Finally..."
"It-it's really you!" said m3At, still surprised with widened eyes. "Lauren! What are you doing here though?"
"Mind if I ask you the same question?" she asked in return.
"Well...I really don't know why," he replied. "One minute, I'm partying with my best friends, the next, I'm here."
"Sounds rough," she said. "Oh, I...usually come down here to visit and, y'know, check up on the place. You know."
"Sounds understandable," he said.
"Are you enjoying it here?" she asked.
"I'm not sure how to answer that question," he replied.
"I take it you befriended Twilight and her friends already?" asked Lauren.
"Yeah," m3At said. "They're very kind people-er-ponies."
"Good," she said. "You'll need all the help you can get."
"Why so?" he asked.
"So that you can get back to your world," she said.
"...HOW DO I GET BACK TO MY WORLD?" m3At asked hesitantly.
"There's a way...the Silver Star Stones," she said.
"The what?"
"The silver star stones are white rocks hidden throughout Equestria," she explained along with visions. "They came from falling stars that landed here, many many years ago. They can help you return home. You'll need the Elements of Harmony to do so, however."
"What do they look like?" he asked.
"Silverish, white-rounded rocks."
"...Hey wait, we found two silver whitish rocks recently!" said m3At in realization.
"Really?" she said. "Great, hang on to them. You'll need 5 more."
"I need to collect seven of them?" he asked.
"Yeah..." she said slowly.
"...How meta," m3At said. "Wait, why can't you use your powers to send me home?"
"Uhhh...why can't you?" she asked in defense.
"...Touché," replied m3At. "My everything powers don't work here. I don't know why."
"I take it you don't know how to use magic or fly, do you?" she asked.
"No I don't Lauren," he said.
"Well then, my best suggestion is to learn from your friends to learn all that. You gotta know how to do this stuff. It will really help you in this world."
"I'll try," m3At said. "I just hope I don't...do badly on them. I already know how to teleport now though...but I still need to learn how to not teleport myself a thousand feet in the air unknowingly..."
"Trust me," she said, "Twilight and Rainbow Dash can teach you very well."
"How are you even sure I can master flying & magic?" he asked, concerned.
"You know how to walk on fours and use your hooves, right?" she said.
"...You got me there..."
"I know you can do it Ray, it's really not that hard."
"I just wanna go home though!" he said. "Don't get me wrong, I love this place a bit despite that there aren't any humans around, and mostly ponies and such, but still. It's not like I plan on staying here forever."
"I see your point," she said. "I'm sorry I can't really do anything to help you..."
m3At looked at her weirdly and asked, "Why CAN'T You?"
"Well," she said, "...I...uh...can't really send any other ponies to the other worlds using my magic. At least for now. It would be dangerous, due to the fact that, unless I concentrate really hard, which really takes a lot out of me, the rifts between the space-time continuum would be merged from different worlds, and it would be very dangerous."
"...What do you mean?" m3At asked, still processing all of what she had just said in his head.
"Life between many worlds would be in danger," she added, "so if I tried bringing back another pony with me, the fabric of every galaxy would be corrupted and fall apart. In short, I can't teleport more than one being with me. I know, it's complicated, but I'm trying to work on it."
"So you can't take me back because it would screw up the balance of the multiverse?" m3At asked.
"...Yeah you could say that," said Lauren. "Why do you want to go home so badly and so soon? It looks like you're having a fun time!"
"How can I be having fun?" asked m3At. "I almost died 3 times so far, I can't fly or use much magic nor my everything powers, I'm permanently stuck in an alicorn body, I don't have any fingers, I somehow find hay delicious, and to top it all off, I have NO way to get back home unless by luck, I find all of these stones. I just wanna go home man, I'm sorry!"
"I'm sorry too Ray," said Lauren in sorrow, "and I understand your pain. But believe me: this world might actually need you a lot more than you think. And plus, wouldn't it be uncool to leave your new friends so soon? I bet you haven't even told them you're a human from another world yet, did you?"
"I-I uh..." m3At struggled saying.
Lauren's horn glowed a little. "m3At, I just read your memories of last night," she said. "I hope you don't mind."
"Oh great, you can do that too?!" m3At asked loudly, facehoofing.
Lauren sticks her tongue out. "But in all seriousness," she said, "I know what you were almost going to do with Twilight last night on the balcony just before Rainbow Dash came in."
m3At's eyes widen and mega-blushes at this, not knowing what to say.
"I-I-so?!"
"If you were really gonna do what we both know you WERE gonna do, then it means you and her were about to be more than just friends. Am I not right?"
"..." m3At was completely speechless. He looks down at the floor and moans.
"Guilty as charged," Lauren said.
"We just saw each other in our eyes for a few moments, okay?!" he said to her.
"Heh, how humorous," Lauren replied. "A human has 'feelings' for a young innocent pony. This totally makes my day, m3At."
"Oh be quiet Lauren!" said m3At, still blushing a bright red. "Besides, you're currently in no position to be poking fun like that. You're an alicorn goddess married to a legendary cartoonist."
"...You're alright Ray," she said, surprised.
m3At sighed and said, "You're right when you say I have feelings for these new friends. FRIENDLY FEELINGS. And you may be right when you say this world might need me. But I still need to get home somehow. Can you at least help me?"
"I can assist you," she said. She then puts her large white horn on m3At's golden horn and casts a spell, making magic sparks fly around their horns. She releases her horn as m3At's horn continues sparkling.
"What did you do?" he asked.
"I can communicate with you telepathically from anywhere in the multiverse now," she said. "I can also cast spells from your horn and other stuff too."
"Sounds cool," he said, smiling. "Thank you Lauren."
"You're welcome," she replied, winking.
Outside in the main room, Twilight and the others look towards the door to the room Ray and Lauren were in.
"They've been in there for quite awhile," Twilight said in concern. "Is everything okay with them?"
"I'm sure they're okay," said Celestia, "...I think..."
"You THINK your highness?" said Rarity.
At that moment, both Lauren and Ray exit the other room and rejoin the others.
"About time," said Twilight. "What took you both so long?"
"Well uh..." said m3At, thinking of what to say.
"We were discussing the basics of alicorns and how he could possibly be born of royal blood," said Lauren, making it sound like the truth flawlessly and protecting m3At's cover.
"Um...yeah, that's what we did!" said m3At with a smile on his face.
"/Wait, what?!/" he thought. "/Why did she-/"
"/I'm not telling them your secret,/" Lauren said to m3At telepathically. "/You're on your own on that./"
"/WHAT THE-/" m3At shouted in his mind with a shocked expression on his face, following with an unrelaxed face, sweatdropping. "/Oh great, telepathy eavesdropping.../"
"/Heh, yup,/" she said to him. "/Expect A LOT of it./"
"/Great,/" he said to her sarcastically. "/Just wonderful./"
"Listen everypony," said Lauren to them all. "You may refer to me as either 'L' or 'Princess Faustia'."
"...Faust-ia?" said Twilight, taking the words right out of m3At's mouth.
"Is that more of a problem than 'L' my young unicorn Twilight?" Lauren asked her.
"Oh no Princess, everything is fine, honestly!" Twilight said fast, smiling.
"Heh, it's fine Twilight," said Lauren "Faustia", relieving her.
"How do you know my name?" Twilight asked in realization.
"I've heard many things about you Twilight," she replied. "You saved Equestria with your friends on many occasions. You even discover things not many ponies know about friendship. Princess Celestia has told me it all."
"Indeed I have," Celestia said in return, winking at Twilight, then Lauren.
"So you mean we made a name for ourselves outside Equestria as well?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Yup," said Lauren. "Everypony enjoys hearing about it and even the citizens get eager to come and visit Equestria. They're even fond of your not-so-fabled Sonic Rainboom, Rainbow Dash."
"R-really?!" Rainbow Dash said with a huge grin on her face. "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmy goshohmygosh!" She says this as she begins hoofstomping on the ground happily, with both her wings up in the air.
"Yes, you are all famous in your own sort of way," Lauren said. "Rarity, your designs are simply exquisite and fabulous among your out-of-Equestria fans. Your dresses for the Grand Galloping Gala seems to be the most famous out of the others."
"R-REALLY?!" she said with an excited face, squealing joyfully. "This is simply wonderful! My work, all the love and effort I put into it...finally appreciated even outside of Equestria!" With that, she sighs happily and semi-faints on the floor.
"Indeed, Element of Generosity," said Lauren. "So anyways...I will allow each of you to ask me select questions. Don't be afraid to ask!"
"Wellll..." said Twilight grinning.
"/Man, I gotta find these stones,/" thought m3At. "/It's the only way I can get home. Otherwise, I'll be in Ponyville forever. But first things first: I have to help my new friends with whatever trouble they may have. The only problem: when will it be a good time to tell the truth? And how might Twilight and the others react when they find out? Man, so much stuff in my head, so little time to think...I might as well get used to my new body for awhile. And learn how to use it while I'm at it. Besides, these guys are pretty much amazing new friends in my eyes. Maybe this will all turnout okay after all. Land of Equestria: meet your newest hero from another world!/"
"/I have faith in Ray,/" thought Lauren. "/He and his new friends will succeed. Especially if they all made it this far in their respective battles. This will be one interesting adventure./"
"Hey, I'm gonna step out for some fresh air, if that's fine with everybody," said m3At. "Er, or everypony rather."
"Sure Ray, take your time!" said Twilight. "So...Princess Faustia...how long have you've been princess?"
"Um...years..." Lauren replied.
"How many?" asked Twilight, grinning.
"...Many," Lauren replied. Both she and Twilight sweatdrop at that.
m3At steps outside and looks at the town, then at the sky. He slowly breathes in and out, then sighs.
"...I wonder if any of my friends are doing anything to find me...I miss them already...and Ditto...heh, I wouldn't be surprised if he tried transforming into me to cheer up everypony. I mean-everyone. Heh. Strange...this world seems somewhat more peaceful than other worlds. There's hardly any strife going on here. I like it. I still do wonder what might go wrong. What does she mean when she said this world might need me?"
At the second he finished saying that, two dark blue hooves grabs m3At by the neck from behind.
"YOU!" said Luna to him.
"What the-MMF!" m3At said as Luna stuffed her hoof in his mouth.
"Don't scream or be afraid, young pony!" she said to him. m3At, in fear, replied with muffled noises.
"Relax!" she said. "I am Princess Luna! I simply want to ask you some questions in private!"
m3At teleports out of Luna's hooves and back in front of her, breathing heavily.
"What-kind-of questions?!" he shouted to her, breathing in between words.
"Please, keep it down!" she said fearfully. "First off, who are you and who is that other alicorn with the red-scarlet mane?"
"I-I'm Ray!" he said still breathing. "An alicorn from a far-away land! And that's Princess Faustia from the same land as I!"
"Why are you both here in Equestria?" Luna asked.
"I don't know!" he answered. "Maybe she's just visiting! I just ended up here for some reason!"
"I'm not sure if that even makes sense!" said Luna.
"Why do you want to know so badly?" He asked her.
"Because...I'm just curious, okay," Luna said slowly, calming down. "That princess has been hanging out with my sister all day. They were talking about weird stuff and I've never seen her before. At least as far as I know."
"You could at least try talking to her," m3At calmly suggested. "She's very friendly, you know. As am I."
"Well, it wouldn't hurt to try..." she said, thinking about it deeply, "...please excuse me, I believe we got off with a bad start. I am Princess Luna," she says as she kneels, "co-ruler of Equestria." She then returns to standing on all fours. "I raise and lower the moon every evening and dawn respectively."
"That's cool!" m3At said, amazed. "So the sun AND moon are raised by ponies?"
"Yes, young one," she said, now smiling. "My sister, Celestia, raises and lowers the sun every dawn and dusk as well. It's not as easy though, even for us."
"Wow, must be a lot of hard work," he said. "Oh, I'm Ray."
"It is a pleasure to meet you," she said as he tipped his hat. "Strange, alicorns are a rare species. And they're usually born into a family of the highest royal order."
"Well...I don't have a family," he said truthfully. "Seriously, I'm an orphan."
"Oh...I'm so terribly sorry, Ray," she said with a sad face.
"No, it's fine. I've-I've learned to get over it over the years."
"/I know he's telling the truth about being an orphan,/" she thought. "/I can tell. Poor soul./"
"If-if you want, m-maybe we could possibly provide you with a home...or maybe even possibly...you could move in with me and Celestia."
"Um, no-no thank you, your majesty," m3At said. "I mean, that sounds like an amazing offer, but I must unfortunately decline."
"Are-are you really sure?!" Luna said in shock. "I mean-you could be of royal blood! You become a Prince of Equestria! Alongside us and Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor! It's not everyday that an offer like this is made!"
m3At's eyes widened. There were so many things going through his head.
"/A prince of Equestria?! Oh geez...I don't even believe that she's offering me this! What should I do? ... *sigh* I may be the King of the Ditto, but I can't rule another world right now. Especially in this situation. Besides, I already have a home for right now.../"
"I'm really sorry Luna, but I can't accept this honorable royal offering. I appreciate this offer, really I do, but I already have a new home anyways, right here in Ponyville with Twilight Sparkle and friends."
"Oh...well alright then," Luna replied in surprise. "Don't hesitate to rethink the offer though. But please keep this a secret between us only?"
"Don't worry Princess, my lips are sealed," he assured.
"Good. Thank you Ray," said Luna with joy.
"/I can't believe it.../" she thought, "/...he turned down royalty over Twilight and the others! He's a passionate alicorn.../"
She smiles at Ray. "I like you Ray. You're a noble pony. I wish you the best in anything you do."
"Thank you Luna," said m3At. "And the same to you."
"Thank you," she replied with a smile.
"Why don't we both go inside and join the others?" m3At suggested.
"A fine sounding idea Ray," she said. With that, they both go into the library. Twilight looks up and notices.
"Welcome back Ray!" said Twilight. "And-Princess Luna?!"
"Indeed Twilight," she said. She then looks over towards the tall scarlet-maned alicorn.
"Heh, why hello Luna," said Lauren.
"You know who I am?" she asked.
"Why wouldn't I?" Lauren asked. "Your sister tells me about you all the time!" She then winks to her.
"She does? Wow..." Luna then kneels to her. It is an honor to be in your presence, Princess."
"As to you, your highness," said Lauren as she returned the kneel to Luna.
"So Twilight," said Celestia, "why don't you tell me your report on friendship from last night, since I've never got a chance to read it?"
"Sure thing, Princess!" said Twilight. "I think I can say both me and Ray learned something, huh?" She says this as she gets near Ray.
"Uh...yeah we did," he said, blushing. He then whispered in Twilight's ear: "We did?"
"Absolutely!" she said. "We learned that all you have to do to make the best of friends, and to show someone or somepony you care about, and to show them who you really are, is to just be who you are, and nothing but yourself. Right Ray?"
"Uh, yeah!" he said. "Because hey, you'll never know if they were destined for each other to be friends, that is of course unless you do what you could do best; Being you."
"An excellent lesson indeed, my young faithful students," Celestia said. "Everypony deserves a friend who is who they are truly."
"Thank you Princess Celestia..." Said m3At. "...and yes indeed."
"Hey Ray, we should get started on getting you to be the second fastest flyer!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Uh, yeah!" said m3At. "Wait, second fastest?"
"We should actually finish your tutorial on spell casting rather, and ASAP!" said Twilight.
"Well I guess we-" m3At said before being interrupted.
"Come on Twilight, he needs agility on ground and in the air!" said Rainbow.
"Well true, but what about accuracy?" said Twilight.
"Flying has it all!" shouted Rainbow.
"So does magic!" shouted Twilight.
"Heh, fighting over what to teach first girls?" Celestia asked.
"I have a suggestion: Why not teach him all that at the same time?" said Lauren.
"Wait, you mean flying AND magic together at the same time?" asked Twilight.
"Heh, now that you mention it, that doesn't sound like a bad idea," said Rainbow Dash. "That sounds like the ultimate training!"
"Yes it is," said Lauren. "Besides, he should learn how to cast magic while flying at extremely high speeds. It could be very useful to him."
"That sounds like a great idea Princess Faustia!" said Twilight.
"Uh..." said m3At, speechless as he looked at Twilight and Rainbow Dash looked at him seductively. They put their hooves around him.
"Your training begins tomorrow!" said Rainbow.
"Time for us to make Ray the ultimate alicorn!" said Twilight.
"Uh...yay?" said m3At. "I...certainly can't wait guys. Heheheh..."
"/Thanks a lot Lauren,/" he thought.
"/You're welcome m3Atl0afman. Heh-heh!/" Lauren cheerfully replied telepathically.
"Well, I best believe we should be on our way back, right girls?" suggested Celestia.
"M-hm," said Lauren. "We have a lot more catching up to do, especially with you Luna."
"Right," said Luna. "I do happen to have some questions for you."
"So long princesses!" said Twilight, waving her hoof. "Thanks for coming over! And it was an honor to meet you Princess L. Faustia!"
"Same here," said Lauren. "So long!"
The three tall alicorn princesses then step outside and begin to fly back to Canterlot together. As they do so, Celestia, Lauren and Luna individually wink at m3At in that order, to which he winks back.
"How come they're all winking at you?" asked Twilight, confused.
"It's a long story," said m3At, smiling, to which Twilight returns.
"So what do we do now?" asked Rainbow Dash curiously.
"I say we ask Ray where he obtained such a beautiful hat and coat!" suggested Rarity. She then made somewhat cute begging faces and gestures at him. "Pleeease?"
"Well..." started m3At, "...I got them awhile back when I was um-"
"Seriously, just look at them!" said Rarity. "They can make anypony like him look just as handsome!"
"Oh...why thank you Rarity," said m3At, gladly appreciating her complement.
"Your certainly welcome!" she said. "I must borrow these clothes and replicate more for you and for my boutique, with your permission of course!"
"Well, I did always wondered what others look like in my clothes," said m3At.
At that, everypony look at m3At weirdly.
"...WHAT?" said m3At. "A pony can dream, can't he? I know you guys have done it too!"
"Well, I have pictured my friends switching dresses I made for them," said Rarity without denial. "Some results actually turned out okay."
"I do too when I'm bored," said Twilight. "It just happens."
"Why DO clothes make people fancy looking?" asked Rainbow.
"Not sure," said m3At. "I guess they're just a nice touch. Well, sure then Rarity, you can borrow my coat and hat."
"Coat and hats..." said Rainbow, "...we had an unusual history with them."
"Why?" asked m3At.
"Well first off," started Rainbow, "there was this really mean and fraud pony. Her stories and magic were all fake and she repeatedly tried to humiliate us all, thinking she was cool while doing it. She wore a coat and pointy magician hat. I don't like her."
"Rainbow's not really fond of Trixie," said Twilight.
"Trixie?" said m3At.
"Yeah," said Rainbow. "Or 'The Great and Powerful Trixie' as what she called herself. She's a phony pony. I hope I don't see her ever again."
"Agreed," said Rarity. "After all she's done to us."
"...Yeah...there's-there's nothing worse than somepony who isn't who they say they are," said Twilight.
"...Yeah, agreed," said m3At, feeling very faintly nervous.
"There were other incidents involving hats and coats, but I rather not go through it right now," said Rainbow.
"Well that's fine then," said m3At. "So...have there been times that Trixie really crossed the line?"
"Well, now that you mention it-" said Twilight before being interrupted.
"Twilight, no!" Rainbow intervened. "Please, just not now."
"..." Twilight sighed and said: "Alright then Rainbow."
m3At looks over towards the distance in front of him. A small wind begins blowing in front of the four ponies.
"...I have a lot ahead of me," he said. "...All of us do."
Twilight then stands at m3At's side. Rainbow and Rarity then also stand aside him.
"You know what Ray?" said Twilight. "I don't know why, but I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. And an amazing and interesting adventure."
"Same here," agreed Rainbow. "And with all of us together, it'll be an awesome one!"
"Indeed," Rarity also agreed. "I do wonder what will happen soon."
"That will be for us to determine Rarity," said m3At. "Only we can write the future. The brighter future."
The passing wind makes m3At's hat and coat wave in the air. He winks towards his new friends and towards the distance. The final shot of the four ponies are seen in a sketch-like style.
Authoress: *wipes off sweat with rag* ...At last, it's set up!
*The tall Stargate is finally up and ready to activate. Lexi touches the touchscreen podium and sees that the destination coordinates are already input.*
Lexi: If we activate this and step through, we'll be directly at where we need to be.
BTR500: Well, what are we waitin' on? Let's go through!
*Everyone gathers around in front. Lexi approaches Authoress.*
Lexi: You wanna try one more time?
Authoress: Sure. *makes a call on her cellphone. There is no answer.* No answer again. I guess we're not waiting for Ami.
nite train: Let's leave her be for now. She may be too sensitive about this situation.
Authoress: Alright then. I guess we'll join up with her later. */Though why do I think she's doing more than that...?/*
*They all enter through. Suddenly, the destination is dark.*
Melroph: ...Where are we?
*A shadowy figure appears in front of them.*
Lorenzo: ...It's...It's him...
[CLIFFHANGER]
Heyhey folks. Sorry this took awhile, but I was busy as always. Now, let's not waste any time, and get to the Q&As.
"Did you know Tara Strong also does the voice of Ben from Ben 10?"
Why yes I did! Well, at least in terms of 10-year old Ben Tennyson. (The current 16-year old Ben is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.) Quite honestly, I'd have to say that Tara is one of my most favorite voice actresses of all time, and I can definitely see why she's, without a doubt, the Queen of the Bronies. Seriously, I would kindly sit down and enjoy just about any piece of work she's been involved with. Even though I met her for only a few seconds, she's still one of the kindest women you can meet. If you happen to come across something she has been in, try checking it out and see for yourself. Remember that she's one of the many proud women that fed our childhood.
Also, in terms of Ben 10, I personally think the franchise is great and would pertain to anyone who's into sci-fi and comedy. It certainly is one of the great Cartoon Network shows out there, and if you gave it a chance, you'll see why it's still on the air. If it's not anything on the Hub or Nickelodeon, it's Ben 10 if it happens to be on at the given time. Give it a try whenever you have the chance.
"Did you ever realise- Tara Strong and Twilight Sparkle's initials- T.S.- are the same?"
Sorta! Coincidence OR conspiracy? You decide. :P
But either way, she's #TwilightLicious for a reason~! X3
"If the term 'brony' is used for male teen fans then what is used for the female teen fans?"
I personally don't quite know. To be honest, I know for a fact that an adopted name for an older female fan is "pegasister", which to me, sounds nifty and okay, and most of the time, if with the right people, I'll refer to one as a pegasister. But I hear that there's a small controversy around it, saying that the girls prefer to be referred to as bronies themselves, which to me, is kind of an unneeded controversy. But I'm seriously fine with whatever any girl prefers to call themself. My only advice is to not argue with your fellow pony-fans and just refer to them as is.
"Why are you an alicorn?"
Well, I dunno. Why are you a Captainess?
Captainess Scout: …Touché my friend.
Mostly, the truth is, I couldn't really decide whether or not I wanted to be an Earth Pony, a Pegasus Pony, or a Unicorn Pony. I had many hour-long debates on deciding the advantages and disadvantages I would have depending on the pony. (If I was an Earth Pony, I would be strong; If a Pegasi, I would be fast; If a Unicorn, I could cast spells; etc) These are all qualities that m3At's character himself has. It seriously was difficult determining just who I would be in the MLP universe. So I came out with the idea: "You know what? What's the problem with being all of them at the same time?" And thus, alicorn me was born. And hey, even though she's the creator, if Lauren Faust can be an alicorn, why not me? I have created my own ORIGINAL stories you know. (Not counting the fanfictions you see on my FanFiction. net account.)
"Did the monkey catch the basketball with the lacrosse stick while riding on the hippo with the flying tigers from the Fourth Wall?"
Eh, I'm not sure how to answer that. But I can say that there's always crazy stuff happening with the Fourth Wall. Seriously, Master Hand's gotta duct tape that thing up before something crazy emerges from there.
Crazy Hand: *breaks through the fourth wall* DID SOMEBODY SAY CRAZY?
Me: Uh…no?
Master Hand: *appears from nowhere* AH DANG IT CRAZY, THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THAT WALL HAS BROKEN THIS MONTH. I'm NOT repairing it this time.
Crazy: Don't worry bros, I got it covered. I gotta go finish my game with those monkeys, tigers and hippo. *leaves*
Me: …..So moving right along….
"Can you have Pinkie become her straight-haired self in the next chapter?"
For Pinkie to turn into Pinkamena? Well, I definitely can't have that happen in the next chapter, but don't be down or worried, maybe I could work that into a chapter sometime soon. I'll at least say that Pinkie won't be playing a huge role in the next chapter, but she will at least appear in it. And, like the others, she will obviously have a major role later in the story.
Now that all the asked questions are out of the way, how about we answer a coupled other unasked questions that I thought would be worth getting out of the way.
"Does Lauren Faust know she is in this story?"
Sadly, no she does not. And she might not ever find out unfortunately, because according to a Q&A on her DeviantArt journal, she does not read any of the fanfics based off the show. To me, it's understandable, but unfortunately, she will most likely never know she is playing an actual big part in this adventure. But this is dedicated to her of course. And hey, what are the odds? Maybe Faust-sensei actually is reading this. But again, we will never know. *sigh* One day. …..One day.
"Who is the mysterious man Lexi is talking about?"
You'll find out first thing, next chapter. All good speculations must come to an end at some point. This special guest is definitely a welcome addition, I must say. Pray, for understanding and for compassion, that he could help the gang find m3At.
…I'm giving you obvious hints here people.
"Can [insert Character/OC here] appear in the "Mane Story" or Author's Notes?"
Okay, let's get this out of the way right now. No, at this time, I am not taking in any requests for a character to appear, original or not. I do want OCs and other MLP characters to make appearances later in the story, but that step's only for another time. If I want a character to appear however, I will make the announcement in advance and I will [keyword] POSSIBLY come to you for a character appearance. But until that time comes, I'll keep you guys posted.
"Who are all these characters in the Author's Notes? Why is this tied in with Super Smash Bros.?"
These are all my various best friends that I have met over the years online and offline. There's too many to talk about now, so I'll revisit each character at a later time. This story is a crossover with Smash Bros because the "Author's Notes" stories seen at the beginning and end of each chapter originally started out on my good friend Authoress's "The Subspace Emissary Continued" story, with Authoress, me, my Golden Ditto Pokemon, nite train, Lexi, and Master & Crazy Hand. You'll have to read all the chapters in her story to understand how we came together, so go check out her amazing on-going story. I'll get to more in-depth of m3At and his friends later on.
"Who is "Cria"?"
Goddess Cria is the who-knows-how-old Guardian Goddess of Ray, aka m3Atl0afman. It was because of her that m3At is the King of the Ditto and lives in a mansion with, well, Dittos! It's a long story that I'm gonna upload eventually, so look out for that. m3At would sometimes call for her to empower him and his friends in a grave emergency, to which succeeds. She always watching over m3At, just in case. Though having the personality of a teenager, m3At looks up to Cria as a mother-figure most of the time. She will appear in the story next chapter and play a role with the others as well.
"Will Discord return in this story?"
Let me put an end to this question now before someone actually asks it and-
Oh…wait, sorry folks. Out of time. And finger power. _
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