Key2DestNE: Hello everybody, Key2DestNE here, and WOW, this thing has some cobwebs… *blows off some dust from the script* *cough!* *cough!* Geez, we haven't worked on this for MONTHS!

DarkFoxKit: Is it just me or does this story not get enough attention from us? We really should put a schedule or something when to update this so we don't forget and leave it alone for three months… AGAIN.

Key2DestNE: Yeah, true… A-anyways, we hope you all have stuck around for this long, and that you enjoy this new chapter of Cross-Dimensional Friendship! Fox, anything you wanna add?

DarkFoxKit: Well… I wanna say that although both of us are working on it, it may seem like we kinda made the Riz character the main focus… I apologize if it seems that way. I guess it's because it's the fact that she's a unicorn with the mind of a human who hates magic.

Key2DestNE: Ah, right- don't worry, we'll be giving a bit more screen time to Mike, but honestly, more of the conflict goes with Riz, so bear with her as best you can, alright?

DarkFoxKit: And I dearly apologize if Riz seems like a Mary Sue, especially in the later chapters, but SOMEONE doesn't want us to reboot it. *grumbles* Well… you wanna do the disclaimer?

Key2DestNE: Sure! We don't own My Little Pony or any of their characters, just our OCs and how the ponies will react to the occasional plot twist!


Chapter 7: Fateful Meetings

Later, Twilight was walking through town, groaning at her full stomach, before she heard someone cry out, "RAINBOW! BRAKES, BRAKES, CIVILIAN'S IN THE WAY!" She blinked, startled, before getting knocked into the mud by a certain cyan blur! "Ugh, nice going! You need to be more careful at times, geez… This is, what, the third time in two days you've crashed into somepony?" Mike flew down after the small dog pile, sighing as he shook his head in sympathy.

Rainbow Dash just groaned and flew off of Twilight and the baby dragon. "Hey, I still haven't perfected the triple loop-de-loop yet, but I'm getting close! Besides, you're flying a lot faster now; you're able to at least almost keep up with me!"

Twilight managed to stand up, completely covered in mud. "E-excuse me… but are you Rainbow Dash? Why haven't you cleared out the clouds yet?"

Mike smiled nervously, rubbing the back of his neck with a wing. "Yeah, uh… Sorry, that'd be my fault. Mike Kays, nice to meet you- Rainbow Dash here was teaching me how to fly faster, then she flew into you… Literally."

Twilight looked at the brown pegasus, surprised. "... You don't know how to fly?" she asked, deadpanned. "I can understand if it was a young filly pegasus, but… a young adult one?"

Mike blushed in embarrassment, shaking his head to try and remove the redness in his cheeks. "H-hey! I know how to fly, just not as fast as her! Rainbow was helping me with that! Besides, who're you to ask that? I don't even know your name when I gave you mine!"

Twilight shook her head, sighing. "Right, sorry, guess that was a little rude of me. My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I've been sent here on behalf of Princess Celestia to make sure everything is right and ready before the festival. And all these clouds are not right and ready, Rainbow Dash, you need to clear it now."

"And I'm Spike! Nice to meet ya!" Spike the baby dragon said in a friendly way.

Mike blinked, before smiling. "Oh, you're the new roommates!" He shook Twilight's hoof, before shaking Spike's as well. "Lyra told me you two were coming today, but I didn't expect one of my friends to crash into you!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa… roommates? As in… more than just me and Spike are living in the same house together?" Twilight said skeptically.

Mike shrugged. "Well, yeah- right now, without you two, there's three of us. Myself, a purple unicorn, and a filly pegasus. But don't worry, there's a hidden lab and all the books you could ever want, being the Princess's student!"

Twilight just gave a tight grin, not really liking the idea of roommates. "Yeah… sure… thanks. But right now I'm pretty busy with preparations, so I'll have to get to know you later. Rainbow Dash, hurry up!"

"Fine, fine, I'll clear them all in ten seconds flat!" Rainbow Dash winked at Mike, and faster than lightning, she cleared every single cloud in sight in just under ten seconds. "Well, what do you think?"

Twilight blinked slowly, her jaw open. Mike chuckled, closing her jaw with a wing. "Yeah, they don't call her Rainbow Dash for a reason." He then looked around, and paled, seeing a white unicorn across the road. "...U-uh-oh! I gotta run, I'll meet you later Rainbow!" He turned on a dime, speeding off as quickly as he could.

Riz was looking around town, wondering where to go next. "I suppose I should try and find a job so I can earn some money around here… But with this body I'm not sure if I can find any that will suit me… Hmm…" She looked at Rarity's house, which was also her store, and remembered how the purple-haired unicorn can make clothes and other stylish stuff; maybe she could help with the designs? "I'm pretty creative… maybe I could help her the more… simple designs, so it's not always too much. Like maybe something that will attract the kids, like a cartoon character or something." She smiled as she walked into Rarity's house. "Rarity, are you home?"

She frowned in confusion, hearing some clattering from the back. Slowly, the unicorn walked into the back, seeing one of the weirdest sights she had ever seen… Mike trying to close himself inside a closet, half his mane combed back.

"... Uh… Mike…" Riz said slowly, and Mike almost screamed and jumped. "Whoa! It's just me, Riz! Calm down!"

The brown pegasus sighed in relief upon seeing her. "O-oh… Riz… You've gotta help me hide! R-Rarity's trying to get me in a tuxedo! I am NOT doing that, no way no how! She's a nice mare, but it's almost creepy how determined she's being!"

The purple unicorn began laughing, falling to the floor. "Wow! Seriously? Wahahahaha! You just got yourself in a pickle! Wahahahaha!"

Rarity came walking back with some gems floating beside her, using her unicorn's magic. "Alright, I found the- oh, Riz, I didn't know you were dropping by today." She blinked, her eyes narrowing subtly.

Riz smiled a little nervously at her, shrugging. "Well I wanted to see if I could get a job as a creative designer; you know, to help you with the pictures or how the clothes should look since I… have no talent in making clothes."

Rarity thought before nodding. "...I'll consider it, but for now, can you help me keep Mike from struggling? I'm trying to get his measurements, but the poor stallion is acting as if the measuring tape's a hive of bees!"

"Um… why are you trying to measure him?" Riz asked curiously. "I mean, it's a little weird to forcibly get them…"

Rarity gave a small huff, putting down the gems. "Isn't it obvious? The Summer Sun Festival is tonight, and I want him to look as fabulous as can be! I asked him earlier if he had anything to wear and he just said he's going to wear that tacky green vest; that's fine on any other day, but on an important day like this? That's a big 'no-no' for fashion!" Then she looked at Riz, thinking. "... And what are you going to wear? Surely a fine young unicorn like yourself must have good taste, right?"

Riz looked around nervously and said, "Erm… I don't have any clothes… so I… kind of don't….?"

Rarity's eyes turned into pinpricks, and she was about to yell, but thankfully, the bell rang. "O-oh… if you would… excuse me!" She twitched, smiling widely.

Riz grabbed Mike's tail with her mouth as Rarity went to answer the door and pulled him out of the closet, covering his mouth with a hoof. "Let's get out of here." she hissed in his ear. "I am NOT getting a makeover…"

Mike nodded and Riz let go, both of them starting to sneak out of the store. Thankfully, Rarity was too busy with the fashion disaster that was Twilight's hair to notice. Not so thankfully, the lighter purple unicorn saw them both and blinked in confusion.

"Uh… why are those two here? It's almost like I see them everywhere I go." Twilight spoke up, confused.

Riz and Mike gulped and bolted to the door. Rarity raised an eyebrow, turning around. "...See who, dear?" She turned around, continuing to fix Twilight's hair.

Twilight frowned, surprised. "Those two, the unicorn and pegasus without cutie marks! I have been seeing them at each of my stops today!"

Rarity blinked as if just remembering she had those two here herself. "Oh gemstones… I totally forgot about them! Ugh, they need a complete makeover, especially the unicorn; she needs a makeover AND lessons about fashion!" She turned around, starting to grab some dresses from the back as Twilight took this chance to sneak away, grabbing Spike by the tail and dragging him away.

Mike and Riz were now walking together, and Mike turned to look at her. "What were you doing at Rarity's anyway, Riz?"

Riz sighed, shrugging. "Well, I remembered we don't have any money, so-"

"Bits… the currency here is called bits." Mike corrected. "You've gotta try not to make any mistakes, Riz!"

The purple unicorn sighed, shrugging. "Well it's hard, okay? I grew up with those terminologies! And anyway, since we need bits if we want to sustain ourselves. So I was looking for a job at Rarity's when I saw you trying to hide in the closet." She then raised an eyebrow. "...Why were YOU there, anyways?"

Mike smiled nervously. "W-well, uh… didn't I say already? She was trying to get me into something fancy!"

"Ugh, whatever… I may not get a job as a dress designer… but what do you think about as a cake designer? We can eat some of the cakes we make too, what do you say?" Riz suggested.

Mike thought about it, nodding slowly. "It does sound good, but… what about as an animal tamer? Maybe you can help Fluttershy out with the animals."

"... I said I wasn't very good with animals, Mike." Riz grumbled.

Mike shrugged. "Well, let's try it out at the very least! C'mon, what have you got to lose?"

Riz frowned, before eventually sighing. "...Look, let's go talk to Fluttershy- but only because I want to ask more about this world's lifestyle!"

"Great; besides, I wanted to talk to Fluttershy myself." Mike said as he began walking.

"Oh I'm sure you do." Riz rolled her eyes. "Just be careful of Angel Bunny… He's like Fluttershy's big brother and he's pretty feisty too."

Mike grinned wryly, nodding. "Yep, I know, Riz. I've seen the show, remember? Unlike you, I know about Angel Bunny's protectiveness of his owner and friend!"

Riz only glared in annoyance at him, narrowing her eyes angrily. "You could've at least warned me before I went to see her." she snapped.

Mike chuckled, shrugging. "I didn't get a chance- you were talking to Lyra before you went to see her, remember? Then we had Pinkie's party!"

Riz only shook her head before they saw Fluttershy herself outside, seeming to be teaching some birds how to sing a certain song.

"Hey Fluttershy, I've brought Mike with me this time." the purple unicorn spoke up to the yellow pegasus.

Fluttershy yelped, startled, as she turned around. "O-oh… uh, hi there…" She waved a wing shyly, still surprised.

Mike smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, sometimes Riz's timing isn't the best…"

"Hey! You said we should come." Riz snapped at him. "What, change your mind all of a sudden?"

Mike shrugged. "I didn't say that, just that you scared her!"

"It's alright." Fluttershy said, looking at them. "I'm glad you could come and visit again."

"Mike and I were wondering if maybe we could be of some help, or get a job so we can earn some bits around here." Riz said to her.

Fluttershy frowned in thought. "Oh- oh dear… Umm….. I'm sorry, I… I can't think of anything…"

Mike sighed, shrugging. "Well… it's alright, I'll try to find a way to help us get jobs- maybe Lyra can help…"

Fluttershy then spoke up again, surprising them. "Well… maybe you can try the pet store, they can help teach you to work with animals and help give them a good home."

"That sounds like it would be a… lovely idea, Fluttershy." Riz said, though she didn't really want to work at a pet store.

"You two AGAIN?!" Twilight's voice spoke in disbelief from behind them, scaring all three of them, but Fluttershy the most.

"WAH!" Mike turned around, jumping onto his hind legs and holding his front legs in front of him. "T-Twilight!?" He slowly got back down onto all fours, sighing. "Geez, don't DO that… It's not our fault our friends are the people you need to check on!"

"... 'People'?" Twilight blinked, looking at him suspiciously.

Riz interjected quickly, sighing. "He means pony!" And he said I'm the one who needs to stop making the mistakes. "And anyway, I'm sure you're here to check up on the animals and what Fluttershy's doing, don't mind us unimportant non-working ponies. Mike, let's go."

Mike frowned, opening his mouth. "B-but I- WAH!" He started to get dragged along by the ear, whimpering. "O-ow! Riz, not the ear! Leggo, please! OW! T-Twilight, we'll meet you back at the house in an hour or two!"

"... They're my housemates?" Twilight frowned. "Ugh, it's going to be a noisy house."

Spike shrugged, smiling. "Why not try and look on the bright side, Twilight? They seem quite funny, and they're trying to be nice."

"Oh!" Fluttershy raced up to Twilight's back. "A baby dragon!? I've never seen such a cute little thing before!"

Twilight ignored the conversation between Fluttershy and Spike, frowning in thought as she looked at the two mysterious ponies. ….That pegasus… Mike, was it? He said "people"... but what's people? Where'd they even come from, anyways? I'm going to have to find out more about him later though… Gotta finish with the preparation check list, and then research about Nightmare Moon.

"So, how are the birds coming along?" Twilight asked Fluttershy curiously. The pegasus turned to Twilight, before pulling out her conductor's baton.

As soon as they were out of hearing range, Riz smacked Mike upside the head. He winced, holding it. "Owww…. Riz, that hurt! I just made a small mistake, that's all!"

"Yeah? Well, your little 'MISTAKE' just made Twilight suspicious! And not to mention that's rude…" Riz grumbled. "So we have to live with her? Ugh… Just put me out of my misery now! If I remember her character right from the limited episodes I've seen, she practices magic, A LOT."

Mike frowned in thought, before smiling. "Well, yes, but on the bright side, I think I know where you can work! You seemed to work well with Scootaloo… maybe you'll do the same with the schoo-" He stopped, blinking. "...N-nevermind, forget I said anything!" He smiled sheepishly. If she works there, she'd probably be crushed…

"I don't want to work with anything that involves taking care of children or animals, I'm not a very responsible person… pony. I know I'm going to screw it up big time." Riz said as they were walking back home.

Mike shrugged, nodding in understanding. "Yeah, I guess so…. Hopefully Lyra has an option or we're gonna be dead meat…"

"Maybe… Hey, did you know that Ponyville came to be thanks to Applejack's grandmother and those rainbow colored apples called the Zap Apples? Maybe we can get a job with helping the harvest." Riz suggested.

Mike blinked in confusion, raising an eyebrow. "Wait… you KNOW about that? ….Was it in that book you read or something?"

"Yup, it has a lot of fascinating history." Riz said. "And Applejack did say she could teach me how to open doors and hold things if I stuck around, so maybe by helping her with the harvest I can get a better idea on how to use these hooves."

Mike frowned in thought, before shrugging. "Well, sure! But… they're not ready just yet, Riz. You gotta wait a bit longer for that…. Look, let's head home and try to think of an idea. Maybe I can be a DJ…."

"We're just new here, like Twilight is, we don't know how to help out with this super important sun festival." Riz sighed. "I don't like being useless, it sucks, but I have zero talent, especially in this body I'm unfamiliar with."

They walked into their house, only to see Pinkie Pie herself there setting up another party. She turned, waving happily. "Hi new friends! We heard about a new housemate coming over! It's a new unicorn and I'm so, so, so, super de duper excited! I can't wait to meet her and see how she likes this party! You two want to help set up?"

Mike was silent for a moment before chuckling and giving a nod. "Sure, Pinkie, I think your Pinkie Sense must've gone off to know that Riz needed a job to do!" Riz blinked, confused, but didn't get a chance to ask what that was.

"Oh so you know about the Pinkie Sense! Hooray for you! Alright then, Rizzie, why don't you help set up the decorations? With your unicorn magic is should be easy, right?" Pinkie Pie said cheerfully to the purple unicorn.

Riz blinked, a little overwhelmed. "Um… Pinkie I don't-"

"Great! And Mike, you can help hang the higher balloons and banners on the ceiling since you can fly!" Pinkie Pie said hyperly.

Mike shrugged. "Sure, but Pinkie, Riz doesn't use magic… She considers it EVILL!"

Pinkie Pie then let out a huge, over dramatic gasp, staring at Riz in shock. "No way! But you're a unicorn! How can-"

"I just don't, okay? Look, you got anything else I can do that doesn't involve magic?" Riz asked her, annoyed with this reaction by now.

Pinkie frowned in thought, tilting her head. "Hmm…. Hmmmmmm…. Aha! Why don't you go get the drinks?"

"..." Riz just remembered her problem with her hooves. "... I hate my life." she grumbled. "Forget it, I'll just go talk to Applejack while you guys finish up with the party."

Mike frowned, before nodding. "Well… alright, Riz, but be careful, okay?"

Riz just sighed as she began walking out the door… only to run smack into Twilight herself! Why does this keep happening to me!? Then she remembered the party preparation inside! ….Well, I've got something to do, at least…

Twilight Sparkle frowned, standing up. "Oh, come ON! Why do I keep running into you!?"

Riz blinked and glared, standing up as well. "WELL, I'm sorry you're so sick of seeing my face! I didn't want to keep running into you either!"

Twilight grumbled, rolling her eyes. "I didn't mean it like that! I just- I don't understand why you and that pegasus end up everywhere I go!"

"Well maybe we're stalking you." Riz said sarcastically. "I don't know why! Maybe it's just some stupid coincidence or maybe some kind of sick twisted joke by fate or something!"

Twilight grumbled, before shaking her head. "Look, whatever. Do you know where that pegasus is? I want to speak to him about those books he mentioned."

The purple unicorn narrowed her eyes. "Oh, so NOW you want to talk to my friend, huh? What's wrong, am I too useless for you?" Riz growled in irritation. "Besides, he's kinda busy right now, what else did you want to say?"

Twilight shrugged. "Well, I'd LIKE to choose where I get to sleep, so can you move?"

Spike spoke up from beside Twilight, shrugging. "I'm sorry about Twilight, she's been grumpy lately… Because the Princess sent her here to make friends too."

"Well she's not going to make any friends that way." Riz grumbled. "... Aren't you a cute little dragon? Well you're going to have to wait for a minute, I have to check on something before you can come in." The purple unicorn said before going in and kicking the door shut. "EVERYPONY! TWILIGHT IS HERE!"

Mike blinked in shock, dropping a banner. "W-wait, WHAT!?" He quickly turned around, flicking the lights off with a swift kick. "Everypony, quiet! She's here, we don't want her to suspect anything!"

"Ooh, yes, get into places everypony!" Pinkie Pie said joyfully as everyone quickly hid.

Riz struggled to open the door, but by then Twilight lost her patience and just used her magic to open the door. "What's the big idea, locking us out like that?" Twilight snapped. "I mean, we're not trying to hurt you or anything!"

"Hey, I said I had to check on something to be ready for your arrival, I mean you were sent by the princess herself after all." Riz said innocently.

"..." Twilight narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "...Fine, then what was it you needed to check so urgently?"

"Why don't you turn on the lights and see for yourself?" Riz said mysteriously, smirking as she walked into the shadows of the dark.

Twilight blinked, frowning in concern, as she flicked the light switch with her magic… and got bombarded by noise. "SURPRISE!" everyone shouted- this party seemed just as big as the party Riz and Mike had yesterday.

Twilight and Spike both jumped in shock, startled. "... Oh hey…" Twilight smiled nervously. "Just about everypony in Ponyville is here…" Her left eye twitched a bit. "WONDERFUL…."


DarkFoxKit: Riz is scared of Pinkie Pie, I wonder why… She doesn't know anything about the MLP universe, right? Well she's not COMPLETELY clueless, she had seen a couple of episodes but only by accident and she had nothing else to do.

Key2DestNE: Well, you'd be surprised what people will find on the Internet these days… *winks knowingly* That or maybe she just finds Pinkie creepy- your choice about which is true, fans~

DarkFoxKit: And yes, this marks the first episode of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. See how much is gonna change because of these two!

Key2DestNE: Alright, I think that's it for now. We'll try to update it more often- and as always, please read and review, even though we've been gone for so long!

DarkFoxKit: We'll try to keep a schedule in hand so it won't take so long next time! ^^'