Me- Hey...guess what l just noticed?
Raph- That you're insane?
Twilight- That you've discovered what happened during that show that brought them here?
Leo- That you found a way to bring us home?
Me(excited)- No...even better!
Applejack- Well...what is it?
Me- This is the tenth chapter of "WISHING STARS!" I have kicked writers block in the face and managed to complete a grand total of ten chapters- starring the unlikely dual forces between TMNT and MLP!TAKE THAT WRITERS BLOCK! HAHA...I WIN! *fist-pumps air*
*Pinkie sets her confetti cannon off, as everyone else gets a 'really?' look on their faces?
Pinkie- What? l thought it was gonna be a really big thing...
Me- Hey! This is big!
Leo- To you or us?
Me- ALL OF US!
Raph- Agree to disagree...WOLFJADE still doesn't own us...despite what her diary says...
Me-(O.O)- WHAT! You were reading MY DIARY?!
Raph- Yup...and now l have some payback to catch up on...not smart to leave it on the kitchen table...
Me-Well...l hope you all enjoy the chapter while l find a way to retrieve my diary...GET BACK HERE...RAPHAEL, YOU ARE SO FINISHED WHEN I GET AHOLD OF YOU!
Raph(smirking)- Gotta catch me first...here's chapter 10 people...
Donnie- Before she forgets, a special shoutout goes to RATCHETSCRIBE for the encouraging reminders...
Donnie- Her polite way of nessecary pestering...
Me-(still chasing Raph)-...don't forget to mention RBBH and KERRYANNE!
Donnie- Fair enough...thanks for following and reading everyone!
Everyone- THANK YOU!
Leo POV-
l was just as surprised as my brothers...Twilight didn't really strike me as a princess...sure, she was pretty, with her deep violet eyes, and her violet mane...but that didn't make her a princess...
"Wait...you're a princess?!" Donnie asked, dropped jaw, which Raph shut. At this, Pinkie giggled. I had to admit, Donnie's expression WAS pretty comical looking.
That Discord guy, looking smug as ever, decided to break the brief silence.
"Why, yes...might l have the honor of introducing..."
pausing for effect, he poofed a series of gold horns with red ribbons tied to them, which were sounding on their own, as Discord also summmoned a long red carpet, and a ridiculous costume on himself as hecontinued with a dramatic flare.
"...Princess Twilight Sparkle!" Discord said with a grand air.
He was looking at Twilight with an unmistakable gleam in his eye, the same one MIkey gets when he knows Raph's about to fall for one of his pranks. That look spelled trouble.
"Discord, please get rid of this..." Twilight said, glaring at him.
"Raising his hands and snapping his clawed hand, everything dissappeared as instantly as it had appeared.
"Well, excuse me for trying to make an impression on your behalf" he huffed.
Looking disconcerted, but quickly calming herself,Twilight spoke up.
"Yes...l am a princess now...even though l wasn't born one...l used to be a plain ordinary unicorn..." she started.
l couldn't help but admire how quickly she managed to regain her composure. There was definitely more to her than just being a princess.
Then the dragon, Spike, spoke up "..but Twilight...you were never plain...or ordinary..."
"l have to agree darling...no ordinary pony would have been able to figure out what to do when Nightmare Moon tried taking over Equestria...remember how confused everyone was when that happened?"
"Yeah...you were the only one who actually knew what was going on...and how to defeat her..." Rainbow chimed in.
"...and that made you so certain she was working with Nightmare Moon? You accused her of being a spy!" Applejack reminded Rainbow, whose face reddened.
"Hey, can you blame me? She was THE ONLY ONE who knew what was happening!" Rainbow defended.
Okay...this was interesting...apparently, Twilight wasn't always a princess...l could relate...l wasn't always the leader...Raph liked to lead in the games we played as kids. Somewhere in time though, that all changed...and this was before l asked Sensei on the first night we traveled up to the surface.
l really don't remember when it all changed...just that l had been more interested in training and sparring after l had gotten the katana...the weapon choice of a born leader.
"Wait...you just said you used to be a unicorn...so then how is it possible you have wings?" Donnie asked.
l had to admit l was curious too...but l really wanted to know why l had wings as well...maybe there was something she could share that would help answer that...
"Well, it kinda started when Twilight had been sent some special spell to fix from Starswirl the Bearded, who was once the most powerful wizard..." Applejack pointed, but trailing off as Twilight finished.
"..Well, the spell was incomplete, and l was asked to fix it. l cast it, not knowing what would happen, and at the time, it didn't seem like anything had happened. It wasn't until the next day that l had discovered it changed The Elements of Harmony, thus swapping everyone's Cutie marks..."
Okay, now l'm confused. "Cutie marks? What are those?" l asked.
"Ooohhh...ooohhh...that's what these pictures on our flanks are...they make us unique and represent our roles in Equestrian society.." Pinkie rambled, causing the turtles...err...stallions, jaws to drop.
"Waaaaaiiiiiiittt...you mean those aren't just awesome tattoos?" Mikey asked, pointing to the colorful lightning bolt on Rainbow Dash's flank.
"Umm...tattoos? What in the name of Celestia are tattoos?" Rainbow asked, looking confused as everyone else. Even Discord looked confused...well...more so than normal anyways. l seriously think he must have mental problems.
"The pictures and symbols people paint on various parts of their bodies in order to make a fashion statement or to express various sentiments that they believe or feel...sometimes it can be a flower, animal, name, or whater name stikes the interest of the person" Donnie explained, getting a look of interested curiosity from Applejack, who looked slightly impressed and curious. The girls looked a bit curious, but confused,while the other boys just looked bored and used to his lengthy explanations.
" So you're telling us that people actually get to choose what their cutie marks look like? That sure is different, seeing to how we get ours...we don't get them until we figure out what our true calling is..." Applejack asked, walking up to Donnie, who was beginning to look slightly nervous. Hmmm...l wonder...does he like her? Actually, that kind of makes sense. She seemed like a good listener.
Now, this adventure, is definitely going to be interesting...l really don't know what to expect, but if there is one thing l can count on, it's that this will be like nothing we have ever faced before.
Donnie POV-
I couldn't believe it...this Applejack actually seemed interested in what l was saying...not just pretending to be interested, like April did at most times, or even my brothers, who, for the record, only payed attention when they absolutely had to. I couldn't believe l was actually having a normal...well, as normal as one could expect, conversation with a girl.
Talking to April had always made me feel nervous, and clumsy. Here, Applejack and l were just having a friendly conversation, where both of us were showing interest to the topic.
There was something about the look in her beautiful green eyes that spoke to me- one that showed genuine personal interest in me and the things l had to say...and l would be lying if l were to say l didn't like it...no. It's just... to put it in mild terms-l was not used to anything like this happening. l could really get to enjoy this.
"You seem like the kind of fellow that likes to learn anything and everything" Applejack noted. Hmmm...she was definitely more observant than l think people credited her for.
"Well, l...l have to keep learning and educating myself in order to help keep our family hidden and safe in our world..." l began to explain, watching as Applejack listened intently.
"We aren't normal like the rest of the people around us...we're..." l hesitated...
"...pretty much freaks of nature" Raph summarized simply, earning a look of shocked sympathy from the girls.
"Our survival is pretty much based on us adapting our skills in ninjitsu, and living in the shadows...otherwise there are aliens who want to take over our entire planet, a madman who wants to destroy us and our Sensei, not to mention a mutant army entirely at his disposal..."
"In general, our life really stinks..." summarized Raph, whose face was twisted into a scowl.
"Yeah...and that's not just because we live in a sewer..." Mikey added.
"All we really have is each other and our Sensei, who is also our Father. That's why we really need to get back to our dimension...Sensei's still there, and we have no way of letting him know we're okay..."
"Yeah...Sensei is SO gonna flip when he discovers we aren't there..." Mikey said sorrowfully, causing Rainbow's face to express something that looked like sympathy. l could tell Mikey was fascinated with her, judging by the way he looked at her earlier. l had to admit, l could kind of see why. In a way, she seemed similar to Raph, at least in the fact that neither seemed to back out of a challenge...it'll be interesting to see how this all turns out in the end.
My mind though, fell on a different subject entirely. l was about to speak, but Leo l guess had the same thought in mind.
"Twilight...is there somewhere we could stay until this is all figured out..." he asked.
"Oh...of course...there's plenty of empty rooms in this castle...l imagine it's been a long day for all of us" she acknowledged.
Mikey looked beat, and considering he was always hyperactive, that's saying something. "Man, why are we so tired...it's still night time..." Mikey asked, yawning.
I gasped in realization, as everyones attention was drawn to me.
"There must be a huge time difference between our dimensionand this one...making it so that our nighttime would be their daytime...it has something to do with..."
As l continued, everyone looked interested, yet confused at the same time. l noticed Twilight seemed to somewhat understand, but was slightly confused. Maybe it was just the way l was describing it.
"Umm...l don't get it" Mikey said, holding his head dramatically.
"Ummmm...ya wanna shorten that up a bit Donnie? l don't think most of us understood half of that" Applejack said almost apologetically, but also in a firm yet gentle way, like she didn't want to offend me, but she didn't want to hold back anything either. It was a little...endearing...to see someone who seemed so honest and forward.
"Oh, right...in simple terms...our night, takes place approximately the same time as their day." l explained, which everyone, including Mikey seemed to understand. Thank goodness...l don't think l could put it any simpler without sounding like a robotic caveman.
"My, isn't that convenient...though l must ask-why only come out at night? Are you boys nocturnal where you live? l mean...it just doesn't seem normal in the slightest degree" Rarity asked, looking a bit confused.
Raph chose this moment to open his mouth, which was something l wouldn't have expected.
"Back in our dimension, we're FREAKS...people take one look at us, and they go running for the hills, or they want to capture us and put us in glass cages for their viewing pleasure...and that's if they don't decide to cut us open for research projects first..." he said, with a fierce expression in his eyes.
All the girls gasped in horror and shock, but it was that Fluttershy that responded first.
"Those...those MONSTERS!" she cried out, tearing up, as some small white bunny hopped onto her back, cuddling into her mane.
"That's awful..." Twilight breathed, looking worried and shocked.
"Well, they're lucky l wasn't there...l would've shown'em a thing or two" Rainbow said as she flew a loop in the air, raising her hooves in a fighting stance.
"We apreciate your concern...but as we said...it's been a really long day for all of us..." l said, trying to stifle a yawn.
"Donnie's right...we should probably get some sleep and then try to figure this whole thing out" Leo added.
"Well, they got a point...l reckon it's about time we all best be going home to our own beds" Applejack said, as the others nodded in agreement.
"Oh, right...there's some extra rooms right this way" Twilight said, walking towards one of the doors, leading to a long hallway.
Leading us past a couple doors with elegant designs, one of wich happened to be open, revealing a library big enough to fill our entire lair- and still have plenty left over.
Needless to say, l was actually looking forward to the opportunity to learn as much as l possibly could about this dimension.
"Okay, here we are- l hope these rooms are okay with you guys. You can each pick one to stay in" she said, as her horn began to glow, and four doors opened themselves, allowing Leo, Mikey, Raph and l to look inside each and walk inside.
"Our own rooms!? Booyakasha!" Mikey cheered, as he raced into the room closest to him.
"Hey, awesome! My room even has a supply of comic books!" l heard Mikey shout from the room across the hall.
'Yep, he's definitely a happy camper' l thought, as l stepped into the room before me, heading straight to the big bed. Flopping down onto it, l sighed deeply, as the events from tonight, and the soft, warm comfort of the bed drew me into a deep sleep.
Me- HA! I finished it...and l got my diary back!
Raph- You just had to throw the plastic cockroaches, didn't ya?
Leo(laughing)- l don't know which is better Raph, that she actually managed to throw them at you in the first place, or the fact that you freaked out thinking they were real!
Donnie(chortling in laughter)- l definitely know which one I'd pick...
Mikey(rolling in laughter)- Dude...Raph freaking out like a teenege girl was absolutely hilarious!
Mane 6(looking unamused)- Ahem!
Mikey- Errr...sorry...
Twilight- Nevermind...friends forgive each other...
Rainbow- Besides...that WAS pretty funny...hehe ^.^
Raph(scowling)- No it wasn't...
Me- Raise your hands, laugh and review if you guys thought this was funny...or exceptional...or if you liked this in general! Please...and thank you...^.^