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, well, nothing notable happened. Oh, yeah! Masaomi and Mikado are worried about telling the truth. And Masaomi is home-sick.
Alright. You guys asked for them, so here they are!
On with the story!
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Chapter 9
On Tuesday Night
"Alright, Spike," Twilight said as she trotted out the library door. "What's the on the List of Things To Do today?"
Spike walked up beside her with a long list trailing at his side. He pointed to the first thing on his list with his quill. "Um, stop at Sugar Cube Corner to pick up some cupcakes for the Pet Get Together on Friday."
Twilight smiled. "That's right," she said. "Thank you, Spike. Let's head there now."
Spike nodded and rolled up the list, hurrying after her. They walked halfway there, then stopped when they saw a pure black Pony walking down the street. Twilight raised an eyebrow and trotted up to him. "Ryū?"
The black Pony turned around and smiled, his red eyes mischievous. "Ryū?" he echoed. "That sounds a little too foreign to be native to this area."
Twilight stepped back, her ears folded. She was getting a strange vibe from this guy. "What? You're not Ryū. Who are you?"
The black Pony smirked. "Me?" he chuckled. "I'm Izaya Orihara. Now, if you could be a dear and take me to see this... Ryū, that would be much help."
Twilight gulped.
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His hooves beat against the ground heavily, blended in with many other pounding hooves.
"Yee-haw!" Applejack cried from the sidelines. "Round 'em up, cowboy! C'mon! You can do it!" Mikado pushed ten times harder and veered the stampeding flock of sheep towards their pen. "Don't let the one get away!"
He whipped around and knocked it into the flock as they entered the pen. He turned and bucked the pen door shut. Applejack jumped from her seat and trotted up to him. "That was some good rounding there, partner," she said, patting Mikado on the shoulder. "If I didn't know any better, I would have thought you was a herder all your life."
Mikado chuckled. "Well," he said. "I did occasionally help Masaomi with his Dad's farm."
The two friends giggled. "Hey," came a voice. The two looked up and blinked when they saw Twilight.
"Howdy, Twilight," Applejack said, trotting up to her with Mikado following up behind her. "What brings you to Sweet Apple Acres?"
Twilight's ears went back and she stepped aside. Izaya trotted up and smirked at the sight of Mikado. "So it is you."
Mikado blinked. "Orihara-san?"
Izaya's smirk widened. "Mikado, so nice to see you again. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to see you here."
"As to you," Mikado replied cautiously. "How did you get here?"
"The same way you did," came the reply.
"Wait. Ryū, you know this Pony?" Applejack asked, glancing at Mikado, who nodded, then Twilight, who shrugged.
Izaya's face brightened. "Why don't you introduce me to your friends?"
"Hold it right there!"
A yellow blur came out of the sky and tackled Izaya to the ground. They tumbled and rolled for a moment until it was Masaomi who came out on top. Rainbow Dash landed where Izaya was once standing, looking uncertain. "What in the hay is going on?" she demanded. "You can't just ditch flying lessons when you want to."
"What do you think your doing here?" Masaomi demanded, completely ignoring Rainbow Dash. "Go away. You don't belong here."
Twilight stepped forward. "Kida, don't say that."
Izaya pouted, playing on Twilight's words. "Don't be so mean. Especially not in front of your friends. After all," A sly smirk revealed itself. "you do love them, don't you?"
"Don't give me that crap, Orihara," Masaomi snapped, leaning closer. "Just don't go causing any trouble you do in Ikebukuro and stay out of my way. If I catch you doing any funny business in Ponyville, I'll kick your ass back to Ikebukuro."
The silence was unbearable, so Mikado walked up to Masaomi, bit his wing, and threw him off Izaya. Masaomi stumbled but didn't hit the ground. Mikado and Masaomi glared at each other for a moment until Izaya stood up. "Geez, Masaomi-kun," he said. "You're starting to act a lot like Shizu-chan."
Masaomi growled at Izaya, glanced at Mikado, then turned and took into the air. Rainbow Dash looked at them each, then sighed in annoyance and hurried after Masaomi.
As they watched them fly away, Twilight muttered, "Wonder what his problem is..."
Izaya smirked, then smiled at Mikado. "This is going to be a lot of fun, isn't it?"
Mikado simply stared expressionlessly back.
"Oh, cool!" came a voice from the barn. Every Pony turned and the atmosphere tense. Applebloom sped over to the new Pony and beamed. "Hi, I'm Applebloom! Applejack's sister. Nice to meet ya, sir! I just gotta say, I love your cutie mark. How rare is it to see a Dragon as a cutie mark?"
Everyone (including Izaya) turned and glanced at the cutie mark. So it was, a draconequus chased it's own tail as Izaya's cutie mark. Izaya smirked and turned back. "Thanks," he chuckled and stole a glance at where Mikado's cutie mark was supposed to see, except there was nothing. Izaya smirked. "I'm sure you'll both get your own when the time comes."
Applebloom chuckled. "Thanks," she said. Then, Applejack jumped in and pulled Applebloom away. "Hey! Sis, what was that for?"
"Ah, um," Applejack stuttered. "Why don't you go back inside and see if Big Mac or Granny Smith need any help with anything?"
"But Applejack," Applebloom whined.
Applejack gave her a good glare and Applebloom groaned and trotted inside. She turned back to Izaya and couldn't help but stare at the cutie mark. Twilight was also partially entranced. Mikado took notice quickly and turned to Izaya. "C'mon, I'll show you around Ponyville," he said.
"That would be nice," Izaya replied and walked away with Mikado towards Ponyville.
Twilight and Applejack exchanged worried glances before Twilight trotted over. "Well, I'll be..." Applejack whispered, as thought afraid Izaya would hear her. "I don't believe what I see, but I see it."
"Discord as a cutie mark?" Twilight whispered also. "I think we know what Kida's problem is..."
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Masaomi had been flying faster than normal. Rainbow Dash had no problem keeping up with him, but it was still annoying he hadn't even bothered to wait for her. After a few moments of fast flying, Masaomi landed and continued to walk.
Rainbow Dash also landed and frowned when she noticed he was walking off into the Everfree Forest. She sighed. At that moment, Fluttershy trotted up to her side and glanced into the Everfree Forest. "What's going on?" she asked, watching Masaomi disappear. "Why is he going in there alone?"
"Not alone," Rainbow Dash sighed and galloped in after him to save up for lost time.
Fluttershy almost went in after her, but a howl of Timberwolves stopped her. She folded her ears back, turned around, and began towards her cottage, looking back so now and again.
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"This is Sugar Cube Corner," Mikado said as they arrived. "My friend Pinkie Pie lives here. She's a tad...strange."
They walked into the store and Pinkie Pie was behind the counter. She beamed when she saw Mikado. "Ryū!" she cheered. "I'm so glad to see you! And you have a friend! How cool! We better throw a-"
Izaya smirked, then Pinkie Pie froze when she saw his cutie mark. Her smiled suddenly seemed fake."Would you like some cupcakes? We baked extras!" With that, she pulled out two cupcakes and shoved them in either male's mouths. "Are they good? Of course their good! I made them myself!"
Mikado and Izaya exchanged unsure glances. Mikado swallowed his first. "Thank you, Pinkie Pie, but I was just showing Izaya around."
"Iza-what?" she questioned, blinking in confusion. Then she smiled. "I'll just call you Iza, then! Nice to meet you, Iza! Ha ha! Sounds like a girls name."
Izaya swallowed his cupcake and blinked. "Well, now, we really must get going."
Pinkie Pie awed with disappointment but let them go.
Mikado and Izaya walked out of the store and they continued on towards the Carousel Boutique.
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"Izaya is here?" Shinra had several different emotions on his face; surprise, uncertainty, and worry (perhaps some happiness was mixed in there somewhere). "This is good and bad."
"How is this good?" Masaomi demanded, stomping a hoof. "There is no good in this. He'll completely disrupt the harmony in this entire country!"
Rainbow Dash looked between the two Ponies. "Don't you think you're overreacting a bit, Kida?" she asked, placing a hoof on his shoulder but Shinra shook his head.
"No, Kida is reacting just fine," he said. "Izaya is a very dangerous man. Er, stallion, and he's very manipulative and resourceful." He turned and added some liquid to a potion Zecora was cooking up. "He's going to get very bored not being in Ikebukuro. It was a forever-changing city, large with many people. But now that he's stuck in Ponyville with the rest of us, he's going to cause as much trouble as he can for his own amusement."
Rainbow Dash was horrified, then she shook away her expression to continue asking questions. "How do you know so much about him?"
"Well," Shinra continued, stirring the pot. "I used to be a really good friend of his in High School. Maybe if I talk to him a bit, I could at least keep him from causing too much harm. But, if you want to keep things from getting sour, you guys will have to find a way to get Mikado, Masaomi, Izaya, Celty, and I back to Ikebukuro." There was a down-ridden pause. "Or, at least find a way to get Izaya back."
"That's the problem," the rainbow Pegasus growled. "We don't know how you got here so we can't just bring you back."
"Not exactly," Shinra said, testing whatever he was making. He turned and began to search the shelves. "Celty and I are sure we know how we got here." He pulled a box from the shelf and poured it into the potion. "See, after Mikado and Masaomi disappeared, a friend of theirs wanted us to help find them. While Celty was checking out Mikado's apartment, she found a strange remote on the floor and she brought it back.
"We were testing the buttons, wondering if it had something to do with why you two disappeared. Izaya then showed up at our door, asking if there was anyway he could help. Of course, the idiot just wanted Mikado and Masaomi for whatever reason he wanted them for, but we let him help anyway. So, as he and I were talking, the power button began to glow. I called Celty into the room, and we examined the remote. We pressed the 're-channel' button and there was a big flash of light. Bam! There Celty and I was, wandering the Everfree Forest."
Masaomi scratched his head and pondered for a moment. "We got that remote at an electronics shop down the road after Mikado's remote broke. It was the only one left in stock and it looked pretty neat so we bought it. Looks like the remote has something to do with how we got here."
Rainbow Dash frowned. "So, what now?"
Masaomi turned to the other Pegasus. "We ask Princess Celestia if she knows anything about this...magic remote, but not yet. When the time is right."Masaomi turned towards the door. "I'll come back when Izaya starts getting out of hand, then you can deal with him." Shinra nodded and continued his brew but Masaomi had one more question to ask; "That friend who asked you to find us...was Anri, wasn't it?"
Shinra smiled but said nothing and continued to stir the liquid. Masaomi smiled and walked out of Zecora's home.
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"Oh, my," Rarity gasped when Mikado and Izaya walked into her boutique. "Did you clone yourself or something?"
Mikado shook his head. "This is Izaya. Pinkie Pie just calls him Iza, so I guess that sort of settles things for his nickname."
Rarity trotted up to him and looked him over once. "Well, I won't say you aren't in bad shape for a stallion. You really need to do something with that hair. All of you, I swear. Oh, you have a nice posture. I think I have something perfect for you-" She stopped and stared at his cutie mark with open eyes. There was a silence, then Rarity backed up and cleared her throat. "Um, on second thought, it may not look so great on you. It doesn't match your...um...eyes..."
Mikado instantly caught onto the tension. "Is fashion all you care about?" Izaya sighed, that mischievous look in his eyes flashing. "Just from knowing that, I know almost everything about you." Mikado glared at Izaya, who stepped forward. "Those who try to touch up their looks are almost always self-conscious about their appearance. And, by trying to change the appearance of others around them, they can look beautiful and still fit in with the rest of the population. You, my dear, are afraid of yourself."
Rarity backed up with every step Izaya took until Mikado grabbed Izaya's tail and pulled him back to his side. "Sorry," he said shyly. "He tends to get carried away sometimes, don't you, Izaya?" Izaya smiled sheepishly and shrugged. "Anyways, if you don't mind, I'm going to continue the tour with Izaya. I'll see you around, Rarity."
Rarity only nodded, a meek, "Uh, huh," escaping her lips. The two left the boutique but, before the door closed, Izaya shot her a knowing look. The door closed with a click. Rarity sat where she was and pushed some hair out of her face, watching the door with worry.
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"We better tell the Princess," Applejack said. Fluttershy was shaking where she was sitting. "This could be a sign of trouble."
Twilight nodded. "Spike, take a letter." Spike pulled out a quill and a piece of parchment. "Dear Princess Celestia. We seem to have come across a Pony who may give us some trouble. Ryū and Kida seem to know him, but is appears Kida absolutely despises him. We have strange suspicions as his cutie mark is Discord himself. We fear that disharmony is upon us and your advice is needed. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle."
Spike wrote all she said then rolled it with a seal. He blew onto it and it disappeared, sent to the Princess. "What do you think will happen?"
"I don't know, Spike," Twilight replied, "but I have a fear that disharmony will occur."
"Oh, my," Fluttershy whispered. "Why would any Pony want to disrupt the peace now?"
"Because he's bored."
Everyone turned to the voice. Masaomi and Rainbow Dash walked into the Library together and Masaomi sat down at the table. "Kida," Twilight muttered.
"Izaya will cause havoc if he gets bored, and he gets bored easily." He looked around for a cookie to munch on and frowned when there was none. "Ikebukuro was a pretty busy city, ever changing. What Izaya liked about the city were it's people. He has a twisted sense of humor and used to mess with the people for fun."
"He doesn't sound like a very nice guy," Fluttershy said.
Masaomi shook his head. "Not even close. But, there is someone who can help." Everyone leaned forward. "I'm sure you remember the guy who could tell what the Headless Horse, Celty, was thinking. He apparently knows Izaya and can help us by distracting him should things get out of hand. We have to get Izaya back to Ikebukuro."
"How?" Twilight asked.
Masaomi went through Shinra's story of the remote. When the story was over, Twilight was deep in thought. "This might involve some sort of...magic. It only makes sense."
Masaomi sighed. "I know."
At that moment, Mikado and Izaya entered the Library. "Well, it seems we're having a party in here," Izaya said, trotting in. "Mind if I join?"
"Yeah," Masaomi spat. "I do."
Izaya pouted playfully then sat beside him. "I know you love me, Masaomi,"
Masaomi's temper flared. Rainbow Dash jumped on him and dragged him away from Izaya. "Maybe we should continue our flying lessons?" she suggested sheepishly, not ready to use complete brute force unless Masaomi started fighting her.
"Fine," he growled. He glanced at Mikado, the two sharing a heavy glare before walking out the door with Rainbow Dash by his side.
Izaya sighed and played with his reflection on the table. "How uncivilized of him," he said. "That rainbow one really seems attached to him, doesn't she? Or is he attached to her?" He beamed. "This is gonna be fun!"
The other Ponies exchanged worried glances.
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It was later now, the sun had set and the moon was beginning to rise.
On Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack was finishing some last minute work; pulling the apples into the barn. She shut the barn door when her work was over and headed towards the house when a dark stallion stepped before her. The red eyes screamed Izaya and she gasped. "I-Iza," she stammered. "L-Look, if you're looking for a place to stay, I ain't the Pony to come to. I'm fresh out of room."
"Oh, don't worry about me, Applejack," Izaya said, stepping forward. Applejack kept her ground and even puffed up her chest to keep him away. "But I would be worried about myself if I were you."
Confusion took over Applejack's expression. "What do you mean?"
"I mean what I say," Izaya purred. "You can't trust me, and you know it. You would much rather trust Kida and Ryū, but I'll tell you know. You can't trust the boys anymore than you can trust me." Applejack backed up a step. "But you know that, too, don't you? You can't trust any of us. We're from a city that vanished two hundred years ago. We've just brought our problems to this small town. Now, what will happen to you now, you wonder."
He stepped forward, she stepped back again. "Go away," she snapped. "Leave us alone. Find your own way back to that city."
Izaya burst into laughter. "Please, Applejack. I'm not an idiot. I know everything about you." He smirked. "I came to this world the same time the Headless Horse and her boyfriend did. Do think I was just spending my time, wandering the Everfree Forest? No, I went to Canterlot and found out about Ponyville. I'll tell you now, you and your friends strike my interest. The Elements of Harmony? As cheesy as that sounds, I do think this tells me a lot about your personalities."
"Go away."
"Honesty. I'll admit, that is a very good trait to have. I would love to see how far you could hold a lie until you tell the truth."
"Go away!"
"And Masaomi-kun's little friend, Rainbow Dash. Loyalty? Well, now, I couldn't imagine someone better for him."
"I said go away!"
"And generosity, kindness, laughter, and magic. Well, none can do without the other. But do remember, Applejack, that each person's greatest strength is their greatest weakness."
Applejack back up'd into the barn and glared at Izaya, but before either could say anything more, a large hoof was placed on Izaya's shoulder. Izaya glanced back and smiled a bit, although appearing annoyed. "Big Mac," Applejack breathed.
Izaya turned back to Applejack, then turned and trotted away into the night, not glancing back for a moment. Applejack stood beside her brother and sighed. "He gives me the creeps," she whispered.
"Eeyup," Big Macintosh sighed. He glanced at Applejack, then turned and walked with her into the barn.
Mikado turned from the window and the curtain settled back in place.
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After Notes
You people asked, so I gave! Izaya Orihara is now wandering around Ponyville. The excitement has just begun. Now, the stakes are ever higher and the games are ever harder. What will happen next?
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