Sickeningly Sweet
By: AtomicKokoro
Storyline
When things go wrong with a magic remote, Mikado and Masaomi are stuck with whole new bodies in the Children's show My Little Pony.
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Before You Read
Last chapter, I think I might have set myself up for a few crossXpairings...
On with the story.
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Chapter 4
Earth and Sky
"C'mon, Kida! You're such a slow flier!"
Apparently, Masaomi wasn't quite as ready for flying as he thought. His first few moments were spent swaying side-to-side, kicking his legs wildly behind Rainbow Dash's back to keep himself from flipping upside down. "I-...I'm coming!" he whimpered, pushing his wings to bring him up faster.
Rainbow Dash looked back just in time to see Masaomi flip upside and kick to get himself up right. Then, he smiled nervously at her. "Uh, yeah," he said. "I like flying upside down. You can see...uh, a lot more from this angle?"
She cocked an eyebrow, confused by his stumbling words then her eyes went wide. "You weren't!"
"No, no!" Masaomi gasped, still trying to kick himself upright. "Not like that!"
"Oh, yeah?" Rainbow Dash tried. "Then what was it like?"
Masaomi was frozen for an excuse, terrified for a moment...then it dawned on him. "Well," he started. "I've never flown before."
The female Pegasus went back to a confused state. "What do you mean? You're a Pegasus, for Pete's sake!"
"I know," Masaomi sighed. "but all the Ponies around me were Unicorns or Earth Ponies. No one could teach me how to fly, so I never did. Ikebukuro is a lonely city when you're the only one. In fact, you, and Fluttershy, are the only other Pegasus's I've ever met."
Rainbow Dash paused for a moment, then flew over and set him up right. "Well, if that's true," she said, a small, confident smile showing. "I'll have to teach you how to fly myself!"
Masaomi smiled and nodded.
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Back on Sweet Apple Acres, Mikado was walking with Applejack down a path to the apple orchards.
"See now," Applejack began as they arrived to an area where there were plenty of ripe, red apples on the trees. "this time of year is called Apple Bucking Season, when all the apples on the trees are ready to be picked. You up for your first task on the farm?" Mikado stomped a hoof excitedly and nodded. "Alrighty, then. Just watch."
Applejack set up a few baskets under the trees, then turned around so she was facing Mikado, only a few inches from the tree. She smirked a bit, rocked forward onto her front hooves, and back-kicked the apple tree as hard as she could. The tree shook and apples fell from the tree into the baskets. Some missed, but that was expected.
"You see?" she asked. "Why don't you give it a try?"
Mikado nodded, turned, and grabbed some baskets, setting them under the tree as Applejack did. He turned and faced her. She nodded, and Mikado inhaled and bucked as hard as he could. Unfortunately, his calculations were off and his hooves barely touched the tree. He yelped and fell on his stomach.
Applejack snickered and walked up to him as he shook away his daze. "Here's how ya do it." She pulled him to his feet and set him down closer to the tree. "Alright. Now try."
The black Unicorn gulped, turned, and bucked hard. His hooves hit the tree with a loud bang and apples fell from the trees into the baskets.
"Yee-haw!" Applejack cheered. "That was a good kick there, for yer first try. I think you'll get the hang of it soon enough."
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"I'm not gonna get this down anytime soon..."
Rainbow Dash had tried to remain optimistic about the whole idea of teaching Masaomi how to fly, but the colt could not fly in a straight line to save his life. Sometimes he had flipped upside down, he would fall, he would sway. "Maybe you just aren't meant to fly in a straight line," she suggested.
Currently, she was hold him by the ribs as he had completely forgiven up flying and just let her carry him (and, dang, was she strong). "Let's just hurry to Cloudsdale," he sighed.
"We're already there," she said. Masaomi looked up and gasped.
The place was beautiful. Rainbows were flowing through the clouds like water. No, the whole thing was made out of clouds! "Wow," Masaomi awed. "You lived here?"
"Yeah," Rainbow Dash replied. "Nice place, huh?"
Masaomi could only nod.
They flew a little farther before they were over Cloudsdale and Rainbow Dash slowly started descending down onto the clouds. At first, Masaomi was nervous that he would fall through, but, when his hooves touched the clouds, they were soft and solid. "Cool," Masaomi whispered as he was let go and Rainbow Dash landed beside him.
"Isn't it?" she chuckled. "Only Pegasus Ponies can stand on clouds, with the exception of a spell Twilight knows, of course."
Masaomi nodded, too awed to care about what Rainbow Dash was saying. When she realized she was being ignored, she huffed and trotted after him. "This place is amazing."
"I know," Rainbow Dash replied, trotting up ahead. "We make the weather here, too. Wanna see?"
Masaomi's eyes went wide. "I'd love to!"
Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Well, then, follow me!"
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"Dear Princess Celestia," Twilight started, pacing back and forth in her room. Spike was standing by the door, a quill and parchment in hand, writing as Twilight spoke. "Today, we found two new friends named Kida and Ryū."
There was a pause as Twilight waited for Spike to finish writing. "Rye...y...you...?"
Twilight rolled her eyes and trotted over. "R-Y-U," she corrected.
"Oh."
Twilight returned to her spot and continued to pace. "Those aren't their real names. We can't pronounce them. We aren't sure where they are from and we were wondering if you could help us get them back home. Until then, Ryū is staying with Applejack and Kida is with Rainbow Dash. We have things under control for now. I look forward to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Twilight Sparkle."
Spike finished up the last few words and rolled up the parchment. "Their real names sound foreign," he commented, putting the quill onto the desk and blowing onto the parchment. It sparkled and vanished into a green mist that found it's way out an open window and disappeared. "Like, they aren't from Equestria or something."
Realization dawned on the purple Pony's face. "You're right, Spike," she said. "They couldn't be from Equestria. Maybe they are from somewhere else."
Spike blinked. "If they aren't from Equestria, then how did they get here? Where are they from?"
"I don't know, Spike," Twilight sighed, sitting on her chair. "but I hope we find out soon."
Spike nodded. He looked away for a moment, afraid to ask his question, then turned back. "Do you think...we can trust them?"
Twilight chuckled. "Of course, Spike!" she replied, at first cheerfully, then doubt took over. "I hope..."
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After Notes
Spike is so outta character. How do I fix that?
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