Hey everypony! What is happening?
I'm so excited to present you this next chapter, should be a bit more exciting as we get the ball rolling.
The Almighty Disclaimer: I own nothing. I only only the idea of the story, Zoey/Storm, and Jake/Miles.
So without any further delay, here's chapter 3!
Storm's POV
A voice echoed..."...Storm..." "..h-huh? who's there?" Everything was dark..but not for long as a tall indego with a horn and wings walked into view. "Hey Luna..." The indego alicorn walked forward. "...Zoey..how are you doing?" Fine, thanks. So far things have been good since I arrived here." She smiled almost as if she knew I might say something like that. "But I can't help but wonder, why is it I'm here anyway?" I asked. "Well, you, Jake, and a few other kids from your world are a part of something. I can't explain what now, but you will know soon enough."
I'm still so confused though..."Me? I'm nowhere near something special. I'm just a regular kid..and I'm sure Jake might say the same thing.." All of this is messing with my head. You know how weird it is to know the basics of one world but then that all changes in a new world? How any of this possible? "Everyone in your world is much more than they realize. Everyone has their part."
I sit there deep in thought, with Luna sitting right beside me. "How is it I came to Equestria? What is my purpose here? Will I stay long? or will I return home soon?" I question more. "...I can assure you, that everything will work out in the end..." The princess commented. "...you miss them a lot, and I can tell." Mom..Dad..Alex..I miss all my family...and Jake too..I hope he's ok..
"Jake is fine..I have talked with him..he's staying close by." Princess Luna assured me. "He...he is?" She nodded. "Yes, but there is one thing you'll have to do sooner or later." Something I have to do? "and..what is that?" She put her wing around me. "You must start to put more trust in your new friends." She answered. "Put trust in them? What do you mean by that...?" She looked off into the distance. "You must learn to trust them more, if you came open, they'll surprise you." Wait..does that mean I'd have to..tell them who I am? "Is that like..telling them who I truly am?..I can't do that...How can they believe me?"
"You'll have to tell them sooner or later. I suggest that the sooner you do so, the better off things will be." Everything's slowly starting to fade...I must be waking up soon.."C-can...can you visit me tomorrow?" She gave a smile. "I would love to." I smiled and everything faded. I had woken up.
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"I don't know, guys..she may or may not want to..we'll have to find out when she gets up." I slowly walk down the steps..still groggy from getting up..."Hi Storm!" Pinkie Pie said startling me..well...I'm awake now! "Morning Pinkie Pie, everyone. What's up?" Everyone is over here...something must be up.. "The six of us are going on a picnic, I don't suppose you'd like to come along?" Rarity asked me. "I wouldn't want to impose..." "It wouldn't be any trouble, Storm. We have more than enough food for you to join in on it too." Twilight assured me. "Than I'd love too, thanks." I ran upstairs to get my backpack and skateboard and we all headed out.
We walked outside of Ponyville and sat in this beautiful meadow. Wait a minute...isn't this where I...arrived in Equestria..? "What's up, Storm?" Rainbow Dash asked hovering above in front of me. I realize I had stopped walking. "O-oh..uh..it's nothing." I said as I continued to walk. Rainbow Dash just got a confused look on her face.
The rest of the mane six had walked over to the top of a small hill and set up the picnic blanket. "Woah..." I looked up, and in the distance was a beautiful castle on the side of a mountain. "What is that on the mountain?" I asked. "Ya don't know? That there is the Princess's castle. Celestia and Luna's." Applejack explained. Some of them seemed a bit confused. I guess everypony knows about the castle..."That's interesting, I never thought a castle could be on the side of a mountain."
If Luna wants me to tell them about the real me, that's going to be hard..I don't think anyone would believe I came from another universe.."Heh heh...I'm going to go for a quick ride..." I said grabbing my skateboard..I didn't want to sound any weirder..."Heh..be back in a flash." I said starting up the momentum. all the hills make great places to skateboard. "Hey, Storm, wait up!" Rainbow Dash said to halt me. "How about we go flying while everyone is setting everything up?" I look over at everyone else. They were still setting up everything. "Sure, lets do it." and with that, we started flying higher and higher.
I never got to do this at home. I could only DREAM of doing this. "Hey Storm, watch this." Rainbow Dash flew down towards the ground gaining a lot of momentum. Is she nuts? she's going to crash into the ground! Looking closer, I notice she was starting something..a sonic boom?! "I can't believe what I'm seeing..." Rainbow Dash had created a sonic boom! but it was different than what you'd see back on earth. The sonic boom was rainbow colored. "Woah..."
She left behind a rainbow trail. and flew strait up towards me. "Woah..what're you doing?!" She was racing so close to me, and grabbed me. She was flying me as fast as her! "This is what Is called a Sonic Rainboom!" She yelled to me. This was amazing! I've never seen such speed before...she started slowing down to catch a breather, so I started flying again. "Phew...what do you think?" She said. "That was amazing! I never saw a pers-pony do that before!" She seemed to question what I said, but seemed to ignore it. "That's called a Sonic Rainboom. I'm the only pony to ever do it." She gloated a bit. "That's awesome...hey, should we be getting down there now?" Rainbow Dash nodded and then we joined the rest of the gang as they were ready.
There were all sorts of foods, they looked like they were for vegetarians..makes sense considering that they're ponies..There were apples, flower sandwiches, and some cup cakes that Pinkie Pie baked. "This all looks great!" Pinkie Pie commented. I on the other hand just want some apples..I'm not sure I'm ready to eat daffodils and daisies. "Dig in everypony!" Applejack instructs. Everyone goes for everything, but I go for a simple ol' apple. Good thing they're my favorites! Though surprisingly, I can fit the whole entire apple in my mouth! It's a pretty good apple, I get them all the time at home.
Twilight turned to me to see I only have an apple and a cup cake on my plate. "Hey Storm, are you going to have a sandwich?" Oh no..usually when someone asks me a question like that, I force myself to eat it just to not make them feel bad. "Uh..yeah..I will in a minute.." I bring a sandwich over to my plate. I never thought I'd be eating flowers..yum? I take a small bite of the sandwich..I might as well eat it first..but to my surprise, it tastes pretty good. Kind of tastes like a salad. I've heard of food for thought, but this is ridiculous..
I finish eating my sandwich and turn to take a bite of the apple on my plate. "Thanks for bringing me along, guys." "Sure thing." Rainbow Dash commented. "No problem." Twilight replied. "You're most welcome!" Rarity said politely. "Of course!" Fluttershy agreed. "Whee! Picnic party!" Pinkie pie..uh..being Pinkie Pie. I have never met people like this, you'd rarely run into someone like that back home..
I stare up at the castle in Canterlot. I wonder how Jake is doing? Where is he now?
"Storm, are you ok?" Twilight asked. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking.." I answer turning back to look at the castle. Then Pinkie Pie startles me by jumping in front up close. "Hmm..." she says squinting. I think she's looking for something? Or is she onto me? "My pinkie sense tells me you're not telling the full truth." she semi-glares at me. "Uh...Pinkie sense?" "Whenever she gets a shiver or something, it means something is happening." Twilight explained. "huh..interesting.." not that I can fully believe it for myself. "Um...well it's not like I have something to hide..." I say backing up..Pinkie Pie scares me a bit. "I know you're hiding something...something important.." "Woah-k Pinkie, I think Storm needs a little bit of space, don'tcha think?" Twilight says getting in the way a bit. "Fine..for now.." she says, though I don't think that's the last time I'm going to hear that.
Suddenly there was a loud *BOOM* "What in the 'hay was that?!" Applejack questioned. "It looks like something's happening in Canterlot!" Twilight pointed to the castle. "C'mon! We have to hurry!" Rainbow Dash commanded. Everyone ran/flew the fastest they could. I hope everything is alright!
Miles POV
I was reading in my hotel room when all of a sudden there was a huge explosion at the castle! I rushed to the gates to make sure everything is alright.
"Shining Armor! What was that loud explosion?!" I yelled to him as I was running. "I don't know! I think it came from the main room! he said running beside me in the castle. The whole building shook as we were running through the hall with the stained glass windows. "Come on, we have to hurry!" Shining said rushing to get to the door. "Argh..it's locked!" he informed me. I have to think..what can I do to open the door? Wait! that's it!
I take a few steps back, and then get a running start. I jump high into the air and raise my hoof, getting ready."Falcon punch!" I yell as I hit the door as hard as I can. I came down with enough force to break open the doors. Shining Armor ran inside, I took a few steps to get there after getting hit with recoil. "What the heck?!" I yell as swarms of black ponies with bug wings enter the room through a hole in the top of the roof. "The Princesses!" Shining yelled pointing to the roof. They were covered in a green shell, kind of like a cocoon. "Who are those guys?!" Shining looked up at them. "Oh no...not them again!" He said horrified..had he seen them somewhere before? "What?!" "t-they're...changelings!" I have no idea who those guys are, but it can't be a good thing...
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"LOOK OUT!"
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Storm POV
Rainbow Dash and I were the first to get to Canterlot, the others insisted we flew the fastest we could. "Storm, over there!" she said pointing toward the castle. "It looks like there was an explosion!"I replied. "We have to get over there!" She said flying faster.
"Hurry! Through the main doors!" She said as we were flying toward the castle. We flew through this room that had fancy stained-glass windows. At the end of the hall was a busted door, as if someone broke through it. Fearing what might happen, I flew a bit faster, getting ready for what might be inside.
"What the-!" as we got inside, there was a massive whole in the roof, and not only that, there were these bug-looking ponies flying in the air. On the ground were two knocked out white unicorns. "Rainbow Dash!" A pink alicorn called out to her from the ground. She looked as if she was getting knocked out by those..things! "Cadance!" Rainbow Dash called out. "You ready Storm? It's you, me against them." I nodded aware of the danger there might be. My music player clicked to start playing It Doesn't matter from Sonic adventure. "I'm ready!"
Those black bug-ponies charged at the two of us. "Get ready..." I whisper to Rainbow Dash. I start throwing punches at every creature charging toward me. It seems like a losing fight, swarms of those things keep coming through the roof towards us.
"Huff..puff...there..so many..." I say out of breath.. It isn't long before Applejack catches up to us. "What in the world?!" She says in surprise. "Applejack! help Cadance!" Rainbow Dash yelled down to her. She glanced over to the princess who was in losing battle between a few of those things. "Will do!" she says rushing over to the bug-ponies.
"Hiyah!" Rainbow Dash yells as she charges at those guys. They just keep coming and coming. Applejack is able to fend off those creatures. The princess looked almost knocked out. I look down and one of the two unicorns was struggling to get up. He seemed like he wanted to keep fighting. "I...I can't...let the princesses be trapped like that..." He said struggling to point up at the ceiling. I look up and see that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were trapped in a green cocoon. "What the-" "Storm! look out!" Rainbow Dash called. "Wha-ow!" I was hit directly in the face by one of those bug-ponies. I started falling towards the ground. "Woah! look out!" The unicorn from before jumped under me and broke my fall. "Are you alright?" He asked me. "Y-yeah..." I say as I start flying again. "What's going on?!" Twilight said with Pinkie right behind her. "Guys! help us out!" Rainbow Dash yelled. Twilight flew up getting a better view of those things. "Uh-oh..not the changelings again!" she cried in fear.
"Coming through!" I said charging at the changelings. "You're not going to hurt anybody!" I yell at the things. More and more of them start charging right at me. I look around looking for a solution. "Ah-ha!" I swoop behind the cocoon that Princess Luna was in. "Storm, what in the hoof are you doing?!" Twilight yelled to me. "You'll see!" My plan kind of worked..only a few of the changelings hit the cocoon. "Oh shoot." The changelings fly around the capsule and hit me again. "Ow..what's your deal anyway?! Why are you attacking everypony?!"
"Oh my!" Rarity caught up with Fluttershy right behind her.
The changelings were starting to beat everyone else. "Oh-oh oh! stand back!" Pinkie Pie yelled as she-out of nowhere-got out a canon. The things had cornered me, and I, along with them, was hit by the canon's blast. Smoke was everywhere. "Woah! hold on there!" Everyone saw as I was falling, having hit by the blast. "Oh no..." I could hear Twilight say. Hidden by the smoke, I braced myself about to hit the ground. "Huh?" I was upside-down and I wasn't falling anymore. I look up, and to my surprise, one of the changelings had caught me! Though this changeling was different than all of the other ones, it had magenta everywhere where it was usually green. The changeling set me down and flew away.
"Look! The blast got rid of them all!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "Yes!" Everyone cheered. "But wait, weren't they harder to beat last time?" Twilight questioned. "Argh..." I groaned as Fluttershy helped me up. "So...we beat them...?" I asked struggling to my feet-er-hooves. "Yes, we did.." Twilight relieved me. "There's just one thing we need to do." I said. "Right.." Twilight said along with everyone looking up.
Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and I flew up to the cocoons and started bashing at them while everyone else was helping the two unicorns and the pink alicorn. We keep hitting the cocoon. "It's so strong..." I fly lower to the ground, getting ready. "You can't give up!" Rainbow Dash said. "Stand back!" I yell flying fast towards Celestia's cocoon. It starts to crack. "There! hit right there!" I said pointing to the broken spot. Rainbow Dash and Twilight start working on Celestia's while I fly back down, getting ready to charge at Luna's cocoon. "Hrgh!" I yell striking Luna's cocoon. "Ow..." That isn't as easy as it looks..
I start punching the crack in the cocoon that Luna's frozen in. Finally, after a few beatings, Twilight and Dash free Celestia. Not long before I free Luna.
We start flying below they to make sure they don't fall hard from just waking up. "Ogh...I'm fine, Twilight.." Celestia thanked. "Thank you, Storm." Luna thanked. We fly down to the ground where everyone else had been waiting. The White unicorn with the brown mane and tail walked over to me. "That was intense! Are you alright?" He asked me. "Yeah..thanks...by the way for breaking my fall.." The unicorn blushed a bit. "Aw, it was nothing.." "What's your name anyway?" I asked him. "My name is Miles, Miles Ganon." He introduced. "My name is Shred Storm, but ponies call me Storm." I explained. "Cool name." "So is yours." I complimented.
"Cadance!" The other unicorn ran over to the pink alicorn. "Are you alright?" he asked. "Yes, I'm just fine..." If I didn't imagine it, I almost thought I saw a sinister smile from her? "Wait a minute, how do you know Storm, Luna?" Twilight asked. "Well, lets say I've known her for a long time." She answered. She knew me? How did she know me? "What were those things, anyway?" "Oh right, you weren't there when they last attacked." Twilight realized. "Well, back when my brother and Cadance got married, we were attacked by them. Everyone at the castle was in deep security. Later we discovered that Cadance wasn't really her, it was the queen of the changelings. They had snuck in and almost took over everything!" Yikes, I hope that doesn't happen to me. "Wow...That's scary."
"Well, I'm heading out, I've got to go check on the other guards." Shining Armor said. "I'll go with you." Cadance said. Miles turned to leave too.
"We ought to get going too," Rarity said. "We've got a picnic to finish." I completely forgot about it! "Oh that's right!" Twilight realized.
We all said goodbye to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, and then headed to the door. Letting everyone go ahead of me, I walk part-way through the door. "Storm." Princess Luna called. "See you tonight." "...Oh Yeah. See you tonight." I waved and then walked through the door to catch up to the others.
I just got outside to see the rest of the ponies waiting for me. "Shining, what's wrong?!" I hear someone yell. "I...I don't know...my power...is weakening..." Shining groaned. We looked over to see Miles and Shining. "Big brother!" Twilight rushed over. "Shining Armor, are you ok?" Twilight worried. "Twilight...I'm alright...just a bit tired.." Shining said. "Hang in there, dude!" Miles encouraged.
"Come on, we better get you home." Twilight said. She and Miles helped him up. Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash rushed to help too. "Could it be that the changelings have snuck in again?" Rarity asked. "Gasp! Oh no!" Twilight froze. "Wu-oh, I think I know wha she's talking 'bout." Applejack said. "Shining Armor, where did Cadance go?" "argh...I think she went to...check on something...in the castle?" Twilight looked even more afraid. "That's what I'm afraid." Twilight turned to the group. "Alright guys. Applejack, Rainbow and Storm, you guys check the castle. We'll help Shining Armor." Twilight commanded. "Hang on, I have to go too!" Miles protested. "I can't just stay and worry, I have to help them!" he declared. Twilight stood there. "Fine, the four of us will help Shining."
Me, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Miles raced to the castle. "Ok guys. We need to split up. Applejack and Storm, you take the upstairs. Miles and I will check down here." Rainbow Dash declared. "Alrighty, best of luck to y'all." She cheered. "You guys too." Miles added.
Applejack and I raced up the steps into another hallway. "Shh...I hear something.." I whispered. "Finally, I'm back..No one, not even that purple unicorn will suspect that I'm here." Said a villainous voice. "Now I just need one more thing, once the party starts, I will have my day...Muahahahah!" Whoever it was, it sure didn't sound like she was up to anything good. "We've got to warn everyone!" I told Applejack. Unfortunately...I said that a bit too loud. "Oh great...not you little fools again. I thought there were more of you." I turned to face Princess Cadance, although it wasn't really her. "What did you do with the Princess?" Applejack guarded. "You won't need to worry about your Princess, you'll only have to worry about yourselves."
She turned to use her magic.
It hit both of us.
"AHHH!"
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Miles POV
Rainbow Dash and I were just turning back to the room we split up in. We had no luck finding anyone. "I hope the others are having luck." I groaned. "Yeah, let's check upstairs." Rainbow Dash led. She flew just a bit over me as I was walking up the steps. "So where 'ya from anyway?" Rainbow asked me. "Oh..I uh...I don't...really have a home right now...I just sort of travel around..." I explained. If I had a nickel for everytime I said that. "Weird, that's what a friend of mine said..." Wait...she what? "Interesting...who's your friend?" Rainbow Dash paused.
"What in Equestria?!" I looked to the middle of the room at the top of the steps. "I-it's a complete mess!" There looked to be explosion remains and the room looked trashed! "Applejack! Storm! Where are you guys?!" Rainbow Dash called. We search every room. I was shocked. "They're not in here...I think they're gone!" "Oh great! Where can they possibly be?!"I looked closely at where it looked like it had been shot at by a magic beam. "Maybe they went back outside?" Rainbow Dash suggested. "You may be right, let's go."
We walked back down the stairs and found Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie outside. "Did you have any luck?" Twilight asked. "Well...we kind of ran into a problem..." Rainbow Dash grieved. "What happened in there?" Rarity asked. "Well...Storm and Applejack are missing...We thought they might be out here with you guys?" Twilight looked around "They don't seem to be here..." Fluttershy pointed out. "What?! You let them go awol soldier?!" Pinkie pie said jumping in front of me with an army hat on. "Who do you think you are letting a-" "Ok, Pinkie, dear, let's just settle down..." Rarity said holding Pinkie back.
"I'm not sure what happened, we split up to search the different floors. When we looked where they were searching, we couldn't find them!" I explained. "Twilight, how's Shining Armor?" Rainbow Dash asked. "sigh...he's resting, but we need to find out where Applejack and Storm are!" Twilight commanded. "But Twilight, isn't the Gala tonight?" Rarity pointed out. "You're right!...Maybe we ought to tell Celestia..." Fluttershy feared. "I'm afraid there's no time..If it is tonight, the princesses will be worried about fixing the hole in the roof and getting everything ready..." Twilight figured.
"We've got to look for them! I'd do the same thing for my friend." I protested. I'd do it for Zoey, any day. "Miles, no doubt we're going to look for them. We'll split up and search." Twilight commanded. "Fine. I'll go check the castle again. There's got to be somewhere I missed." "Ok, we'll all meet back at the center room."
Everyone split up into teams of two. Twilight was paired with Rarity, Pinkie Pie was paired up with Rainbow Dash, and I was paired with Fluttershy. She and I checked the room where they seemed to disappear. "Oh my goodness..what happened?" Fluttershy said shocked. "I don't know, this is where they were supposed to be." I looked carefully at the surroundings. "There's no sign of where they could have gone..." I said frustraited. "Great...not only do I have to find one pony, but three now..." I say to myself. "Hey Miles..." Fluttershy walked over. "Are you alright?" She asked. "sigh...yeah...let's just do a good search." I shrugged and walked over to the fallen bookcase. "Hey...look at this!" I pushed the bookcase to find a hole. "Maybe they're down there?" "Only one way t find out." I say as I climb in the hole. Don't worry guys, we're on our way.
Storm POV
Ogg...where am I? Why can't I move?...Am I dead?...no...I'm sure of it...I'm breathing...Come on Zoey!...argh...you can do this...just get up..oof..
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"...Hey, are you alright?..." I hear a voice. "mm..."
"Come on, please wake up..." The voice sounded worried for some reason..."ah...hm...?" I slowly open my eyes...I find who the voice belongs too...that pony who imprisoned me! "I'm so glad you're-" I jump onto my feet. "What did you do with my friend Applejack?!" I say getting in a fighting pose. "W-wait! I'm not the pony you saw earlier, I swear!" she pleaded. "Then who are you...?" Still keeping my guard up. "...My name is Princess Cadance. That me you saw was a fake..the queen of the changelings..." she explained. "Ok...then...I guess that explains some things..." I look carefully around where we are. "Hmm..." I walk over to what looks like a weak point in our prison. "ha-argh!" I attack the wall with all my might. "argh...Did it work?" I look at the wall. The impact hardly did anything. "Aw man..." "These chambers can't be broken from the inside...I tried it the first attack..." Great...now what..
"There's got to be some way to break through..." I look closely at the walls. Hey...it looks like it gets smaller the higher you go up? "What are you thinking?" Cadance asked. "I've got to get my wings to work..." They were shut tight from me being knocked out. "Hrgn..." I can almost..."Argh..I can't open them.." I said in frustration. "Hey...Cadance, can you try aiming your magic up there?" I said pointing to the top of the chamber. "I can try..." She started focusing her energy to her horn. "hrg..almost...Got it!" She shot a powerful beam at the point in the ceiling. The magic beam shot off the ceiling and bounced off every wall. It continued to do so until it hit me. "AHH! Hmm!" I was in pain, but a good one. I did what I could to use the magic blast to open my wings big and wide. "Are you ok?!" Cadance asked sympathetically. "Yeah..and I have a plan!"
Now that I got my wings open, I flew to the top of the chamber. "There's a small crack at the top of it..Maybe I can use that." I flew back down to the floor and swoop up to give impact to the crack. "Hiyah!" I kick the small crack with all my might. It left a big split appear on one of the walls. "We have a winner!" I celebrated. "Hurry! We can't let her get to the Gala!" Cadance informed. "Right!" I give the wall the greatest amout of force I could give. "Argh! I managed to break the wall, ogh...I'll need a good rest after this fight. Cadance helped me up. "Storm...are you alright?" Cadance asked. "Ogg..yeah..Come on, we have to find Applejack." I gestured.
We found ourselves in the darkish cave. "Shh...Cadance...do you hear that?" We stayed Silent for a minute. "Get me outta here!" Followed by big thumps. "That sounds like her!" I put my hear against one side of the cavern. "I hope everyone else is alright.." I'm sure of it, that's Applejack! "Cadance, she's in here!" I walk backwards to knock myself against the wall. "Stop!" I hear in front of me. Cadance blocked my path to the wall. "You're hurt! you can't afford to take anymore hits!" I look at myself. I did look pretty beat up. "But...I can't just...leave her in there!" But Cadance shook her head. "I'll try then." She charged up a beam of magic and shot it at the wall that Applejack was behind. The wall blasted to smithereens. Applejack was on the floor, worn out.
"W-who..You!" Appleack got the same reaction I did. "Applejack! wait! it's the real one this time!" I said getting in front of Cadance. Applejack paused with her guard up. "It is?..oh..Sorry Cadance.." Applejack apologised. "It's alright. Come on, we have to warn the others about the changelings!" Cadance said leading the way.
Miles POV
Now we've found ourselves in a dark-looking cave. "Come on, Fluttershy, I have a good feeling they're here!" "Wait..do you hear that..?" Fluttershy paused. I stopped and took a listen. I could hear multiple voices. "I hear them alright. It must be them! Come on!" I led the way down the stairs. "Helloooo?" We turned to see...Rainbow Dash and Twilight? "W-what are you guys doing down here? and why do you look beat up?" They gave each other a look. "It's kind of a long story..." Rainbow Dash avoided. "What about you guys?" "Well..Miles and I found a pathway where we searched.." Fluttershy spoke up. I looked around the big cavern. "Hey..I feel someone coming." I got in a guarding pose. I wasn't about to let anypony get hurt. There were loud and fast footsteps, almost as if someone was running. "...Storm?..Applejack?" "Is that Cadance?" Twilight added. "No time to talk, what time is it now" Storm asked. "Uh..just a bit of time before the Gala, why?" Storm, Cadance, and Applejack had this worried look on their faces. "Oh no, we have to find the fake Cadance fast!" Applejack feared. "Fake Cadance? Oh great...not this again." Rainbow Dash recalled. "Come on! we have to warn everyone before it's too late!"
We found ourselves back in the hall where Pinkie Pie and Rarity were waiting. "Where were all of you? the Gala's about to start!" Rarity informed us. "No time, we have to hurry!" Storm said running into the main room. "Can't talk now! We've got to go!" Twilight followed. Fluttershy ran with Rarity and Pinkie and told them everything. They quickly understood.
"Oh no...we're too late!" Storm grieved. The Gala had started. Everypony was in the room. We saw Celestia, Luna, and the fake Cadance at the top of the steps in the main room. "Now what?" I asked. "Stop everything!" Cadance yelled. Celestia and Luna were shocked. the fake Cadance not so much. "Hey! how did you get out?!" the fake asked. "You thought you could try this trick again? it's not going to work this time!" the real Cadance said boldly. "Everypony, that there is the fake Cadance! Queen Chrysalis!" Twilight exposed the fake. Everyone gasped as the fake Cadance was surrounded by an aura of green light. She had transformed herself into a black alicorn-like changeling. "So..you've managed to point it out?" The queen said. "Well I've got a few tricks of my own!" She said as her changelings broke through the building and flooded the room.
Everyone shrieked in panic as all the changelings attacked everypony. "You may seem to have the upper hand, but don't forget that we can protect our subjects." Luna said charging her magic along with Celestia. The changeling queen also charged her magic. The two forces blast away at each other with powerful beams. Though the power Queen Chrysalis had rained from Shining Armor was too powerful. They Princesses went down. The blast had almost knocked them out. "Princess Celestia! Princess Luna!" Everyone, especially Twilight, rushed over to the princesses. "Are you alright?" I asked. "Yes...we'll be fine...but you ponies have to stop her!" Luna said. "Will do!" Storm confidently said. Storm spread her wings wide and looked as if she was ready to take her on. This is going to get brutal.
Storm POV
I was full of rage. I'm not going to let that pony get away with all of this. "Attack them!" the queen commanded her changelings. The changelings transformed into copies of all of us. Is that what I really look like? Doesn't matter, en guard!
I fly into the air and take out a clone of me. but there were plenty of other copies to knock me out of the air. "Ow..you're not getting away with that!" I was in a flooded mob of copies of the eight of us. Everyone was fighting the clones, but somehow..they know who the real ones were. With them charging at me, I wasn't sure who the real ones were though. I just went after the clones of me and hoped for the best.
I need to find a way to take out the clones without hurting my new friends. "Hrgh!" I hit all the clones coming at me. Just then, a Rainbow Dash came at me. I had hit the last clone of myself but the Rainbow Dash stopped and hit a clone behind me. "Is that you, RD?" I asked. "Yeah, We'll take care of these guys. You go after the queen!" she insisted. "Right!" I brawled my way out of the mob and rushed right at the queen who was trying to get away.
She climbed up some stairs into another room. "You really think you can defeat me?" She intimidated. "I don't care what you think as you turn to me." I rebelled. "Let me show you who I am. This is what I'm made of!" I start flying fast at her. She started charging her magic. "Your strength is useless!" She said as she bucked me on the floor. "Argh...I'm not done yet..." I kick the legs she held me down with and gave her the ol' uppercut. She backed up a bit from the hit and fires her beam at me. "Arghh...AHHH!" This beam was powerful...I see how it managed to take down the princesses. "I won't give in...I will never give up the fight!" I manage to survive the blast...but there's no way I'll quit...not now. "This is for Celestia!" I run toward her and give her a mighty punch. "This is for Luna!" I yell giving her a kick. "And this is for my friends!" Using the strength I have left, I fly as fast as I can around and around her as I deliver a series of punches and kicks.
"ENOUGH!" She knocked me to the ground. "You really think you can defeat me? I have more power than you realize!" She walks toward me and lands her hooves on me. "It doesn't matter what happens...There is no way I'll run away!" Though one problem, what can I do? she has all of her hooves on mine, preventing me from any movement. She begins charging her magic one more time. I have to think of something or it's the end for me.
I hear footsteps from the stairs. It was Miles. "Storm!" He cried. "Hrgh..Miles.." "Oh man that looks bad.." He starts charging at the queen and attacks her with full force. "Argh! Not another persistent brat!" Queen Chrysalis scolded. "Argh...I've told you, I'll never give up. and you can count on that!" I said getting up. I run straight at her and give her one more uppercut. She fell to the ground.
"Storm!" I heard a group calling. "Sweet Celestia!" Rarity gasped. "Did you just.." Rainbow Dash paused. "Watch out!" Twilight yelled. I turn around to see that Queen Chrysalis wasn't down and out yet. "I'm not done..." She's firing her laser! It's pointed right at me; and in a flash, I'm hit directly. Once the blast is finished, I fall to the ground. "Storm!" They all yell. "You have some nerve hurting an innocent pony!" I hear Miles yell. "Yeah! You had no right doing that!" Rainbow Dash defended. "My my...it seems that my new kingdom will have some getting used to." The queen celebrated. "...Who..said it's...yours.." I struggle to get up. "Storm..you can't.." Twilight said with concern. "It doesn't matter..I'm not giving up so easily.." I take a few steps forward.
"Persistant pest." he queen said taking a swing at me with her hoof. Luckily for me, she missed. "What?!" She said. She took her attention off me and to Princess Cadance. "I'm not letting you do this!" Cadance said using firing away with her magic. "Nooo!" The queen along with all of the changelings were blasted away from the castle. Far faraway. "Argh..." I fall right on the ground, exhausted. "Storm!" They all run over to me. "I'm fine...really..." I'm so tired..."Come on, we need to get her some rest." Twilight commanded. They helped me up as we walked down the stairs.
The halls had been cleared of all the other ponies except the Princesses and the royal guards. "Princess Celestia..Princess Luna...are you two...alright?" I ask. "We're fine.." Celestia said. "What about you? You look like you've been hurt bad!" Luna concerned. "I'm alright..I just need some rest once we get back to Ponyville." "I'm relieved you're ok after getting hit by that beam." Miles said relieved. "Thanks..Miles..." I look over at his cutie mark...wait a second! "Hey, isn't that an NES controller?" I said pointing to his flank. "y-yeah..how did you know?" Miles asked. I just smiled at him.."..Jake.." and instantly he knew. "Z-zoey...?" he said shocked. I nodded. "I thought I'd never see you again!" I hugged him.
"So..you're Storm's friend, Jake?" Rainbow Dash said trying to confirm it. "It is, Rainbow Dash." "Pardon me, but I thought her name is Storm, not Zoey?" Rarity questioned. "Yeah, and how come he says he's Miles and not Jake." Applejack asked. I looked over at Celestia who nodded at me. It was time I had come clean. "sigh...I'm not really from Equestria..." I admitted. "Storm and I are from another universe different than Equestria." Jake added. "Yeah...I only said my name is Storm because...well...I didn't think you'd believe me.." I still doubted a bit..."Well..why wouldn't we?" Twilight asked. "Wait..you believe us?" I asked. "Of course we do." Rarity declared. "Sure thing." Rainbow Dash added. "Sure thing." Applejack added. "All of us do. Besides..I went through the same thing." Twilight said.
Oh yeah...that Equestria Girls movie...I remember hearing about that..."All of you...thank you.." All of them strangely hugged me when I said that...uh..can barely breathe here! "Wait.." Rainbow Dash paused.."Do we still call you Storm and Miles, or Zoey and Jake?" She questioned. "Hmm...how about in this world, I'm Storm, and in my world, I'm Zoey." I reasoned. "Yeah, same thing goes for me." 'Miles' seconded.
"We better get back to Ponyville, guys. We have a picnic to clean up!" Rarity added. "Right." I agreed. We said our goodbyes to Princess Celestia, Luna, and Cadance, and boarded the train bound for Ponyville. Now that I've found Jake, we might get closer to finding out why we were sent here. I can't wait to see my family again!
So that's the end of the series opening!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I kept my promise on action, didn't I?
Well the question remains..Why are Zoey and Jake still in Equestria? Will they find a way back home? Find out on the next chapter!
Oh yeah, the Qotc: Who do you want to appear next in this little series of mine?
See you next chapter!