"Rise and shine!" Twilight sang, yanking the curtains open with magic and allowing sunlight to fill the room. Caitlin yanked her covers over her head and attempted to go back to sleep. I, on the other hoof, was ready to leave bed. I'd had a series of strange dreams after my first nightmare, the last few simply the image of the stallion opening his eyes and looking directly at me. "Spike's almost done making breakfast and the Princess is going to be here soon." Twilight informed us. I sniffed the air and grinned. Pancakes.
"Count me in," I said, rolling out of bed and making a grab for my glasses. Unfortunately, I forgot that I lacked fingers and just ended up making a fool of myself by nearly crushing my glasses. Caitlin, just coming out from under her covers in time to witness the embarrassing display, laughed.
Twilight looked confused for a few seconds, then her expression changed as understanding dawned. "Oh, I forgot! You don't know how to use magic, do you?"
I shook my head. "Nope, and neither does Cheryl." Twilight nodded thoughtfully.
"I guess we have to find somepony to teach you magic," she said.
"You could teach us magic," I said. Twilight looked simple ecstatic at the idea.
"You want me to teach you magic?" she cried, almost leaping on top of me. I nodded, feeling a little bit startled.
"Maybe we could have a little lesson right now?" I suggested, pointing at my glasses with my hoof. Twilight nodded.
"Now, magic is a source of energy that unicorns have inside themselves. Most unicorns have the ability to use magic, regardless of their special talent, but I have a talent for magic, which gives me the ability to do a lot more with magic than most other unicorns." Twilight said. "Unicorns need to be careful about the levels of magic inside of them. If the levels are too low, the unicorn can experience fatigue and illness and if the levels are too high, the magic can be used accidentally and unconsciously."
"Could you just teach me how to levitate things?" I asked.
"Oh, sure," said Twilight. "Okay, now focus on the glasses. Imagine them rising up. Focus the energy out of your horn and onto the glasses." I frowned, focusing as hard as I could. A spark shot from my horn, then a few more and my horn began to glow with a dark purple light that enveloped the glasses and carried them to me. I carefully positioned them in front of my face and they slid on easily.
Twilight clapped her hooves. "Very good! You're a natural!" I grinned back, then grabbed at my head as a startling pain hit behind my eyes. The same image of the stallion flashed through my head again.
"Are you okay?" Caitlin asked. I blinked a few times and nodded.
"Sure! Just a little headache," I lied. Caitlin looked convinced and started to leave the room, but I noticed Twilight staring at me suspiciously. I grinned awkwardly until she turned away and started to leave the room. I trotted after her.
Spike was sitting at a table when we came down with a stack of pancakes sitting nearby. He was absentmindedly picking up pancakes and shoving them in his mouth with his fingers.
"Spike, what did I say about using proper manners? We have guests!" Twilight chided. Spike grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry Twilight." I sat down across the table from Spike and Caitlin sat next to me. Twilight started to serve us pancakes using her magic and we stared uncertainly at them, unsure of how to eat them.
After a few seconds, I decided to use my magic to pick up the fork and get the pancake into my mouth. Caitlin, on the other hoof, had to use her mouth to eat the pancakes because she was an earth pony. I noticed Spike staring at her enviously.
"Now, the Princess should be arriving at around nine, which gives us just enough time to pick up all the others and get to the town center before the Princess gets here," said Twilight.
"Can I brush my hair first?" asked Caitlin, reaching up to her out of control mane. She wasn't wearing her usual white headband and her hair stuck up crazily. My hair wasn't perfect either, but compared to Caitlin's, I could have been going to a magazine shoot!
Twilight nodded and Caitlin pushed her plate away and returned to our room. I helped Twilight carry the plates to the sink with my magic.
"You know, I'm surprised you can do all this already," Twilight said. "All the stuff with your magic," she explained when I looked blank. "It took me a long time and a lot of study to do the things you can do now with no time or study at all."
"Maybe I'm just naturally talented," I suggested, not really believing it myself.
"Maybe…" Twilight said, not believing it either.
After Caitlin came back downstairs and I'd put my unruly mane back in order, we went off to gather the others. Our first stop was at Sugar Cube corner to get pinkie Pie and Jensen.
"Hi guys!" Jensen cried excitedly as she skipped up to us with Pinkie pie right on her heels. "I love it here!"
"Jensen is super fun! We're the best of friends!" Pinkie Pie agreed.
"I knew those two would get along," I muttered to Caitlin, who laughed. The two bouncy, hyper ponies were just perfect for each other and both of them could make their friends smile without even trying!
Next on the list was Sweet Apple Acres, where James had been staying. Applejack and James were waiting outside.
"I tell you, this pony is amazing!" Applejack cried. "He bucked more trees than Big Mac and still had the energy to sing my little sister to sleep! And might I add that's a pretty fine voice you got there partner!" James tried to maintain a neutral expression, but he still grinned a little with the praise. I noticed Twilight staring oddly at James, then switching her gaze to Jensen, who was performing a series of aerial tricks above us.
We went to Fluttershy's house next, though Jensen had separated from the group to find Rainbow Dash. Cheryl was the first one out, which surprised me, because she was usually much more quiet and relaxed than that.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what?" she asked excitedly.
"What, what is it?" Caitlin asked.
"I got my cutie mark!" Cheryl cried, showing us her flank. "Look!" Sure enough, against the pink coat there were three green birds, probably symbolizing Cheryl's love for the feathered animals.
"There was a tree than had been blown down," Fluttershy said softly, trotting up from behind Cheryl," and the birds who lived there were terrified! Even I couldn't calm them down. Then Cheryl started talking to them and they just relaxed and listened to her. She helped them with their nests and then her cutie mark appeared.
I grinned with delight. "Congratulations Cheryl! I'm so happy for you!"
"You're the first one of us to get their cutie mark!" We all jumped in shock as Jensen darted back into view, Rainbow Dash at her side. Dan flapped his wings and joined them in the sky.
"Alright everypony, we need to go meet Princess Celestia now." Twilight said. We all nodded in agreement and began to gallop back into town.
As we reached the town center, Dan suddenly pointed into the sky. "Look!" he shouted. I stared up at the sky, squinting against the glare in my glasses.
"Is it just me or are there two chariots?" I asked.
"Is Princess Luna coming too?" Jensen asked. Twilight shrugged.
"Apparently." Twilight bit her lower lip. "Princess Luna doesn't usually come unless something is really wrong."
As the two chariots came lower and closer, it became clear that Princess Luna had indeed arrived with her sister. The two pony rulers stepped out of their chariots.
"My faithful student, Twilight Sparkle," Princess Celestia said warmly.
"Does she have to say that every time she sees Twilight?" James muttered. Caitlin whacked him on the head.
"Princess Celestia!" Twilight cried. She ran to greet her mentor.
"Are these the strange ponies thou spoke of?" Luna asked. She wasn't yelling anymore, but she could use some modern speaking lessons.
"Yes," Twilight said. "These are Rebecca, Caitlin, James, Daniel, Jensen, and Cheryl." She pointed to each one of us in turn.
"So you were humans and you were transported to Equestria," Princess Celestia said thoughtfully.
"Sister, did thou not say that this hath occurred before?" Princess Luna asked.
"Yes, it has happened a few times before, but never with this many humans at once," Celestia said.
"This has happened before?" said Rainbow Dash.
"How come you never told me?" Twilight asked.
"The transports were kept secret from as many ponies as possible in order to prevent fear and panic. Usually only one or two humans come here at once. There have never been six humans transported to Equestria at once." The sun princess said.
"Why are the humans getting transported to Equestria?" I asked.
"Are we going to be able to get back home?" asked James at the same time.
Princess Celestia smiled. "You will be able to get home. Don't worry. As for why the humans are transported to Equestria, we don't know. It recently started a year or two back."
I glanced over at Jensen to see if she'd made the same connection I had. Judging from her expression, she had. "I think I know why humans started coming to Equestria."
Everyone except for Jensen looked absolutely shocked. "How do you know this?" Princess Celestia asked.
"Well, on Earth there's a show called My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It's about Twilight and her friends. And it started about two years ago." I said. "I don't know why the humans started coming here, but there's obviously a connection between the shows's starting and humans coming to Equestria."
Princess Celestia nodded. "That does make sense. I'll need to look into this. Would the twelve of you like to stay in Canterlot with me while we try to figure this out?"
"Sure Princess," said Applejack. The other five of the mane six nodded.
"What do you guys think?" I asked. Jensen nodded excitedly. Everyone else shrugged. "I think we're going," I said. Then a sharp pain burned through my skull again and the stallion reappeared in my mind.
"Tell her!" he hissed angrily. "Tell her that Stormbringer must be freed to stop negativity from being unleashed!" He faded away and I opened my eyes. Everypony was staring at me.
"Are you okay?" Twilight asked. I nodded.
"I need to tell you something Princess Celestia," I said. "I recently had a dream and a stallion told me to tell you that Stormbringer must be freed to stop negativity from being unleashed."
The two princesses stared at me in utter horror.
Cliffhanger! Haha. Okay, you know the drill read and review!