Chapter 17: Twilight Trying
They decided that after being nearly blinded by the sun and dealing with her fear was too much for Twilight for one day.
But she knew the next day she would try to meet new ponies, and it would be less awkward to introduce herself to ponies that didn't live in Ponyville the first time around.
She decided to visit Amazing Fantasy first, it was weird going into the building that should have been Carousel Boutique… but she took a breath and entered, hoping she would get along with at least one of the three nerdy ponies that didn't live in Ponyville the first time around.
"A POX! A POX ON YOUR HOUSE!" yelled Raspberry.
"But all I did was I just mention…" said a teenaged colt.
"We do not speak of that in this building!" yelled Raspberry.
"How dare you mention that!" yelled H.P. "Even I didn't like that twist! And I'm not much a comic reader!"
The poor colt looked at Everlasting Imagination.
"Don't look at me, I try to avoid nerd debates unless it's for fun… I know what it's like on the creator's side." Said Everlasting Imagination, "Though really you bring that up and in a comic book shop… I'd keep my opinion to myself if I were you!"
Twilight blinked.
Smitty saw her, he shook his head at her then motioned to the door.
Twilight's eye twitched as she left as Raspberry screamed "LEAVE! LEAVE NEVER RETURN!"
Maybe it was better that the nerd trio (as they were sometimes unofficial known as) didn't live in Ponyville in the original timeline.
Then she found Sugar Coat.
"So you're the fabled team leader of Princess Celestia's "secret project" group." Said Sugar Coat.
"What?" asked Twilight.
"Look everypony in town knew there was a mysterious team leader." Said Sugar Coat, "Plus the fact that you're wearing sunglasses means you haven't seen any natural sunlight in the past what 4, 5 years…"
Sometime later at and outdoor café with Starlight, Ochaco and Momo.
"You could only think of four ponies that you weren't friends in the other timeline?" asked Starlight.
Twilight only gowned with her face on the table.
"What is wrong with me." Said Twilight.
"Oh so many things." Sid Starlight.
"Starlight!" said Twilight.
"I'm just kidding." Said Starlight.
"It's not that bad." Said Momo.
"Yeah, I guess I could always try to talk to Everlasting when she's alone." Said Twilight.
"I wouldn't befriend her on her own." Said Starlight, "She's the sane one compared to the other two, but she doesn't know how to adult very well."
"Adult isn't a verb." Said Momo.
"It is when it comes to certain ponies." Said Starlight, "And Everlasting Imagination is one of those ponies…"
"I'm sure it's not that bad." Said Ochaco.
"I'm honestly surprised she doesn't have scurvy at times." Said Starlight.
"What?" asked Ochaco.
"You'll see what she eats in due time." Said Starlight.
"Is there any other ponies that didn't live in Ponyville in the original timeline you could think of?" asked Momo.
"The only one I can is Smitty." Said Twilight, "But from what I heard about him he talks less than Big Macintosh."
"What about Lyra?" asked Ochaco.
"No she moved to Ponyville in the original timeline… also we were childhood friends, the timeline changes was so that we remained friends and never drifted apart." Said Twilight, "And it's already weird enough with my family, I don't need Twilley getting weirded out by the fact that Lyra befriended me…"
"You know I just realized we haven't told you what Twilight's family dynamic is." Said Starlight.
"What do you mean?" asked Ochaco.
"Well you see…" said Twilight.
What they didn't know was that cameras were watching them, and of course the one watching them through the cameras was Angel.
"So she's finally come out of hiding." Said Angel drinking some concentrated carrot exact, "Interesting…"
The super intelligent bunny began to come up with plans.
"Now what shall I do?" asked Angel, "I guess I should capture you first…"
Back in Ponyville Twilight finished telling them.
Turned out Twilley sort of knew about her and Spike's existence, she knew there were two beings that her friends and family couldn't talk about to her for some reason and put together the two were under a spell which explained everything.
"That is weird." Said Ochaco.
"Well she is me after all… just had a different foal hood." Said Twilight, "So she would figure that out."
"That does make sense." Said Ochaco.
"Is it even possible to remove that aspect for the spell?" asked Momo.
"I don't know." Sighed Twilight.
"It was created in another timeline…" pointed out Starlight
"If I knew the semantics of that aspect for the spell there's no grantee I could remove it." Said Twilight.
That was when they heard a strange buzzing noise.
"What's that noise?" asked Ochaco.
They turned and saw strange flying drones flying towards them.
"What are those?" asked Starlight.
The drones started to shoot lasers at them.
Twilight decided to shoot a magical beam at them.
However it seemed li kth drones were magic proof.
"You know it's so easy to shield deceives from magic you know." Said a voice from the drones.
"It's that bunny again. "said Ochaco.
"Indeed." Said Angel, "And I wish to take her."
One of the drone seemed to point at Twilight.
"We know who she is… or do I have to remind you I know the truth about you." Said Angel's voice.
"So is your MO going to be kidnapping creatures?" asked Starlight.
"We'll just have to see." Said Angel, "This is only the second time I've come after you."
The drones began to shoot at them.
"Everypony get out of here!" yelled Starlight.
And any bystander who weren't trying to take pictures left.
Yeah there were a few trying to take pictures.
"Now's not a good time for this." Said Momo created a large canon.
The cannon fired on the drones.
"Ochaco! Get Twilight out of here!" said Starlight.
"Seriously?" asked Twilight.
"You want to be a damsel in distress?" asked Starlight.
The drone tried to attack her, only to be shot down by the cannon.
"Good point." Said Twilight.
Ochaco used her quirk on Twilight and carried her away.
"This is so embarrassing." Sighed Twilight.
"What is?" asked Ochaco.
"I'm an alicorn disguised a unicorn running away from robots controlled by an evil bunny." Said Twilight.
"When you put it that way." Said Ochaco.
However more drones appeared.
"You honestly thought those weren't my only ones?" asked Angel.
"What do you plan to do with me?" asked Twilight.
"I haven't decided yet… but you would be the perfect weapon." Said Angel, "Once I have you… and I know that your quirk isn't good in this situation."
"Apologies." Said a voice as the drones started to freeze.
They saw that Shoto was flying nearby.
"Thanks." Said Twilight.
"You have a catch phrase… interesting." Said Angel, "Are you really trying that hard to be that badass?"
"It's better than "Die!"." Said Shoto.
Ochaco and Twilight tried not to laugh.
Meanwhile in the Everfree Forest, Katsuki's eye twitched.
"Icy Hot Bastard." He growled out.
Thankfully a hydra showed up looking for a fight.
"Die!" he yelled at it.
Back in the air above Ponyville.
The three ponies looked the drones ready to fight.
"I have so many plans for you." Said Angel through another drone.
"Do you have any plans other than anti-magic drones to kidnap her?" asked Ochaco.
There was an awkward silence.
"Of course I plans… I have so many plans." Said Angel through the drone.
"You don't really have any plans other than that." Said Shoto.
"And the drones should be finite." Said Twilight.
They heard Angel growling.
"You don't really have plan do you?" asked Twilight.
"Neither do you? I know about you're little problem with making friends." Said Angel.
Twilight glared at him.
"aAnd even so…" said Angel, "If you do make friends… are you going to tell them the truth about who or what you are… After all what ponies could handle the truth of your existence… of existence itself I mean."
"SHUT UP!" yelled Twilight using magic on the drone speaking for Angel, blasting it completely.
Twilight was breathed heavily.
Ochaco began to comfort her.
Another drone showed up.
"You know I just realized it's probably not a good idea to just kidnap an alicorn like that… I should have realized that trying to kidnap you like this was a stupid plan…" said Angel through the drone.
The drones began to leave.
"I might be admitting defeat this time, but I will return… with a well thought plan next time." Said Angel through one of the drones, "A much more well throughout plan."
With Angel, the bunny scowled.
However he began to form new plans.
Brand new plans that had nothing to do with kidnappings.
But he had a lot of time properly formulate those plans.
So it would be a while until he made his next plan.
"Oh Heroes of Equestria… you will fall in in unexpected ways." Said Angel to himself.
Back in Ponyville…
Ochaco brought Twilight to the café now accompanied by Shoto.
"So… why did he leave." Said Momo.
"Alicorn magic was stronger than his drones." Said Twilight.
"Ah… makes sense." Said Starlight, "Even if you're currently a unicorn."
"Yeah…" said Twilight, "Anyways I'm going back to the library."
"Let her go…" said Shoto to the others, "There's a lot she has to think about."
Twilight made it back to the library, transformed back to her alicorn form and fell int other couch.
Spike entered the library carrying a bag full of comics.
"Tough day?" asked Spike.
"Even if I do make friends the truth will come out sooner or later." Said Twilight.
"Look… you're going about it the wrong way." Said Spike, "You can't push yourself, you have to let it happen naturally…"
Twilight sighed.
"Even so… if they find out." Said Twilight.
"Yeah… the whole timeline is going to be erased thing is going to be a problem…" said Spike.
Twilight groaned.
"Look just talk to ponies and see what happens. Did you even talk to any pony today?" asked Spike.
"Just Sugar Coat." Said Twilight.
"That… was a bad idea…" said Spike.
"I know…" said Twilight.
"It sounds like you didn't talk to the nerd trio…" said Spike
"Not really…" said Twilight.
"Talk to them one day… just not today;... some colt brought up something Raspberry didn't like and she's still pretty angry about it." Said Spike.
"I saw." Said Twilight, "What is she even angry about?"
"Just infamous story arc that most ponies hate. I'd go into details, but you wouldn't understand any of it." Said Spike.
"I see." Said Twilight.
"Also remember if you do befriend them, Evy doesn't know how to adult very well." Said Spike, "So there's that."
"What does that even mean?" asked Twilight.
"You'll understand if you ever befriend her." Said Spike, "Just take foal steps okay… you don't have to go out making friends like crazy just because you're willing to leave the library."
Twilight sighed, "You're right." She admitted, "What would I do without you?"
"Probably be really depressed because you got stuck alone in another timeline." Said Spike with a shrug.
Twilight laughed.
She knew he was right...
She just wished that there wasn't a poor attempt at kidnapping her that day.
That just made the day more annoying…
But still he was right… these things took time and if she would make new friends in the new timeline she would… and if not… at least she' going outside… so there was that.
Next Time: The Cutie Mark Crusaders have decided to ask around about Cutie Marks... however the six don't 'have stories about how they earned the,... because well... they weren't born ponies... what will happen? Find out next time!