Chapter 5:

"Hey, Rainbow," Twilight said casually. "Do you think you could get Apple Jack, Fluttershy, and Rarity to come over here?"

"Sure. What's going on?" The blue pony didn't seem to have noticed the turtles yet. Twilight nodded at Leo, and Rainbow gasped. "What in the wide world of Equestria are you?"

"It's a long story," Leo replied. "We'll tell it when everyone's here."

"Alright." The pegasus disappeared, leaving behind only a faint streak of her colorful tail on the wind.

"Do all pegasi fly like that?" Leo asked.

"No. Rainbow Dash is the fastest pony I know. She's the only one to ever pull off a sonic rainboom."

This caught the attention of Donatello, who had been sitting in the grass, thinking.

"What's a sonic rainboom?" the purple-masked turtle inquired.

"It's what happens when there's a sonic boom and a rainbow at the same time. It's amazing, and it's only been done twice, both by Rainbow Dash."

"But how would a pony gain enough speed to break the sound barrier? And a rainbow only takes place when the moisture in the air reflects light in a very particular way. These phenominon are rare enough on their own, but together at the exact same time and place? It's practically impossible!"

"I don't know how to explain it, but it works. It's like Pinkie Pie's Pinkie Sense."

Just then, as if on cue, Pinkie's tail began to twitch.

"Twitchy tail! Take cover!" Pinkie screeched.

"Wha-" Donnie began, but he was cut off as Twilight somehow grabbed his and Leo's arms with her hooves and dragged them under a nearby tree.

"What was that for?" Donnie demanded.

"Sorry, but a twitchy tail means something's going to fall from the sky. I didn't want you to get hit in the head or anything."

Mikey had hidden under a different tree with Pinkie, and Raphael was still standing in the open.

"I'm not scared of some muscle spasm!" the red-masked turtle stated defiantly.

"Raphael, I really would take cover if I were you," Twilight advised. "I don't know how, but the Pinkie sense is never wrong."

Raph scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest.

A high-pitched, yet quiet yell could be heard for a split second before a pale pink and yellow shape fell from the sky and landed on top of Raphael, knocking him to the ground.

"Told you! Pinkie Pie pointed out.

"Fluttershy!" Twilight exclaimed, catering over to the figure that had squashed Raphael. "are you alright?"

Leo saw that the thing was really a pale yellow pony with a pale pink mane and tail. He also noticed that she had wings.

"I'm fine," the new pony replied quietly. She suddenly realized that she was sitting on top of someone, and scrambled to get up.

"Oh," she whispered. "I'm so sorry." Her voice was so soft she could barely be heard.

Raph stood with a grunt. He glared at the yellow pony, his eyes held into a squint.

"You just messed with the wrong t-"

"No, Raphael," Twilight interrupted. "You have to be gentle with Fluttershy." She herded the enraged turtle off to the side. "She's extremely sensative. Please don't do anything mean to her."

Raph sighed, his temper slowly leaving him. "Fine, but I'm not promising anything for your other friends if they get on my bad side."

As if on cue, two more ponies appeared next to the yellow one that Twilight had called 'Fluttershy'. One pony was almost pure white with a deep purple mane and tail, and a horn similar to that of Twilight. She spoke with what seemed to be a British accent, and her blue eyes sparkeled with worry for her friend. The other was orange with a yellow mane and tail, green eyes, a splash of freckles across her snout, and a cowboy hat to match the country accent that thickened her voice.

These two ponies cooed softly to Fluttershy, trying to make sure she was alright after her ordeal of falling from the sky.

As Leo was observing the newcomers, he realized that they had strange markings on their flanks.

Now that he thought about it, all the ponies seemed to have these markings! Pinkie Pie's was an image of three balloons, Twilight's a pink icon that resembled a mix between a star and an asterisk. The orange pony had three bright red apples on her side, the white pony, three blue diamonds, and Fluttershy, three pale pink butterflies. No one had seen Rainbow Dash's full body, so they couldn't be sure what her mark was, or if she even had one.

"What are those markings on your sides?" Leo asked.

"What, our cutie marks?" Twilight replied, her neck twisting to gaze at the pink star on her flank. "All ponies get them eventually. They show what our special talent is. Like mine, for example. It shows that my talent is magic. Pinkie Pie's shows that her talent is partying, Apple Jack's shows that hers is apple farming, Rarity's shows her talent for designing and fashion, and so on and so forth."

"Okay, cool!" Mikey called.

The two new ponies had succeeded in coaxing Fluttershy to her feet, but they couldn't seem to get her attention. The yellow pony was staring at something right behind them that they hadn't seen yet.

The orange pony called Apple Jack turned to see what had captured her friend's attention so thoroughly, and gasped in awe. She reached over and nudged the white pony, who turned also.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

So, I decided to test out an idea from a review. Comment on what you think of the longer chapters, and it's possible I might keep making them this way!

I also just wanted to thank all of you for your support. No one I know in person wanted to read this, but I wanted to share it so badly. Now, thanks to you, I can! It just warms my heart whenever I get an e-mail saying I have a new follower or review, and I just want to gather you all up and give you a big bear hug! Thank you so much!

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