First Episode "Talking to Unicorns":
It was an odd time.
I was not Mia, but I am Mia. When her, no my parents no hers? Died, I felt something different… I didn't realize it at first, but it was odd.
Why go to a school when I long ago graduated? No, I am still in school? I am still going to school.
Things… stopped making sense.
Remembering things that never happened, things that could never happen, because I am Mia? No I'm not? No, I am!
I suddenly breezed through subjects in classes as if I had done them before… but I hadn't had I?
Ever since the death of my parents, my head had been in a disarray, but it couldn't be just because of their deaths, right? I never cared for my parents before- No I loved my parents dearly?
What was going on?
But it mattered not, because I was almost there. The new school I'd be going to… To think that you go to work every day just to somehow end up in school again the next day- no wait what am I saying?
- :O
The car turned once more and-
A prestigious international school in Florence is where I was going to from now on. Today was my first day there.
Most would be ecstatic to have this opportunity to be here- don't these gates look familiar?
It was like I had seen those school gates… no, even the campus was turning into before…
An awfully familiar scene I couldn't quite place only led me to frown.
Leaving the car shortly after parking, my aunt started talking to me.
"In this school you are going to meet a lot of nice people."
"Sure…", if school bullies where none-existent maybe.
"You are!" After a pause and gently touching my shoulder as we sat down on a nearby bench, she continued, "Now I'm going to see if I can find the principal office, okay?", but I only returned it with a silent nod.
"I'll be right back", and off she went.
I could only sigh, my life was about to change… I never had to live at a school before, but it was still better than being forced around in foster homes for the end off days. Yet it was a drastic change I was not happy to follow. Why not some public school? Living at a school sounded like an absolute hell.
Noises of stomping and "Give that back", startled me out of my thoughts.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of DeJa'Vu. I felt like I had seen this exact scenario a lifetime ago.
As the guy flailed around and the mean girls flinging his book, it landed right by my feet, awfully convenient if you ask me.
As any decent person I picked it up and immediately was approached by the girls.
Though before they could even speak, I recognized her. There was no way I wouldn't.
"You… are… Violetta?", though as it rang as a question, I had no doubt that the girl in-front of me was named Violetta.
"I see my reputation exceeds me, and who is she now? And why is she dressed for Halloween?", it felt almost scripted with the way she talked as if I was a separate entity.
"True and Halloween was months ago",
I snorted for some reason this statement was funny to me, but maybe that was because Paula was a blunt and awkward Character- wait who?
I recovered my composure quickly, but the glare from Violetta? Why was I so sure that is her name, I never seen her before- no I have seen her?
The glare from Violetta was as telling as her thinly spread lips, "Thank you for picking up the book", but it sounded much more aggressive than I could remember from last time… wait last time?
Especially with her hand held out and the flick of her head with the pressed smile.
But Vincent stood there next to them, it was his book, so I handed it to him, as I saw my aunt approach.
"Mia, c'mon Honey, the head mistress is waiting for you."
I merely shook my head as I grabbed my luggage and followed after my aunt.
Wait Vincent? How do I know his name? He looked familiar too.
Like from… from what? My brain was scratching for the answer I knew, I should know, but I couldn't remember.
Frustrated, I could only follow my aunt to the principal's office.
- :O
"No extracurricular activities in 4 years in any of the last 6 schools she went to? We do encourage our students to take part in them." I side-eyed my aunt, as she answered.
"But she is really good with languages, she traveled all over the world with her parents."
That couldn't be right? They never traveled, no she… I travel? I could just feel another headache forming from this terrible day filled with a sense of dejavu.
Like I heard the whole conversation before… Maybe it really was just my nerves.
"Mia?", I jerked as the headmistress called her- no my name.
"I know you had a difficult time, child, I'm very sorry about your parents. This must all seem like a strange new world to you. But I think a whole new world is exactly what you need."
- :O
We approached my dorm room as my aunt opened the door. "Oooh the room is nice, isn't it Mia?" and as I entered it as well I nodded in agreement. Wasn't the worst of rooms, not that I was happy that I had to live here for a while.
"If I find my shoes in your closet you are… in.. so.. much trouble.. well", I could only look at her perplexed as she had entered the room alongside Paula- why do I know her and Violettas names? I never asked?
"Looks like your new roommate has arrived Paula"- Ahhhhh her name is actually Paula? I was right? Maybe I heard the name prior? No, no this was certainly the first time-
"We heard so little about chu, I'm Violetta and I'm sure we'll be the very best of friends."
Oh no. Her name is Violetta. She just introduced herself, why did I know her name before she even told me, why do I know both their names!?
"Or not", and she left and so did Paula…
A tuck of my shoulder thankfully distracted me. "It is just gonna take a little bit of time that is all", I nodded and sat down on one of the beds, surprisingly comfortable actually.
My aunt sat down next to me, taking something out of her bag.
It was a box neatly wrapped with a red ribbon. Wasn't this? What was what? "Your parents left this for you, it was supposed to be for your birthday in a few weeks, but… I-I want to give it to you now."
I accepted the gift. From my parents?
"I'm going back to the office and finish signing you in and then I'll be back to say goodbye okay?", she reassuringly pats my arm as I held onto my gift. I gave only a small nod, my heart pounding in my ears. Something about this gift made my heart race so much, that I hardly wasted any time opening it once my aunt had left the room.
And as I freed my gift from its cover my heart sank. There was a book.
"The Legend of Centopia" it read.
"Seriously?" I breathed. "I mean I liked the show- no wait a show? This was a book my parents read to me? No, it was a show I liked? Remember Mia and Me-"
Wait what?
Going to school, Vincent, Violetta, Pauls, the principal. No wonder it was familiar, I had seen it in the show!
Wait. But I was Mia?
I was the one with the book… It should have a note from her- no my parents right?
I lifted the book feeling the cover as I remembered it's surprisingly clear and soft surface, and opened it to see elvish runes I'd never seen in my life- no I have learned them from my parents.
I huffed in frustration, what was I even thinking?
Was it a show? Why do I remember now? But I am in the show, because it isn't a show, it is my life?
AH there it is… the note of… my parents.
I could only feel my heart squeeze as I read the note whose words I had once already heard…
"Happy birthday sweetheart, remember centopia? Now it is a special game just for you."
I just laid down the note.
"But I remember this from the show- I am no I can't be in a show right? This has to be a coincidence- I'm not- I mean I am- wait for the bracelet? There was a bracelet in the- oh yep there it is-"
I picked up the bracelet and took it out of its stand.
"Either I am super delusional, and this will be absurdly embarrassing or this is actually how it works", I put the bracelet on, not bothering to look at the notes which password I already knew… whyever that was.
Pressing on the Sapphire gemstone it greeted me, but it was a very familiar female voice. "Hi Mia, Say is your password."
I swallowed and took a deep breath.
"I am Mia."
Almost immediately my vision exploded with gold glitter, as it spun around, and my hands disappeared as did the rest of my body, like a numb sensation with prickly unpleasant needles.
Only to find myself in a golden void shortly after, rematerializing, my body changing, and another wave of the feeling pickling needles across my body, until a sharp pain erupted between my shoulders going alongside it, not that I could pay attention to it, as I was flung out of the golden void at a ridiculously high speed.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH", screaming all the way down, did not break my fall, but the plant sure did.
"Urgh", I needed a moment, what the hell just happen?
Wait a moment, I blinked as I climbed out of the plant. I remembered this, this really looked like the place from the show Mia and Me.
But wait, I am Mia and this looks like the place from my book? But I'm not Mia-
Shaking my head I shrieked at the sudden pain coming from- no that wasn't just my shoulder or neck- oh my god are those wings?
For a moment I was excited, only to hold myself to think.
"Wait, are they supposed to hurt?", I looked around, seeing the water nearby to take a good look at them, only to realize my reflection.
I didn't look like Mia from the show- I mean me I mean urgh.
My chest was flat, but I was still wearing pink, though my wings were pink, there were a few lines tinted a dark blue, much like my right eye through my glasses- wait since when was I wearing glasses.
Like always – wait no.
I shook my head softly; this was only going to give me more of a headache.
Regardless, my left eye remained purple, as though I remembered Mia… or me? Having it, but my right eye was still a dark blue though arguably more on a purplish side.
Heterochromia? That was already rare, why would I have this as an elf-
Wait a moment, I'm an elf?
I took my hand to my chin.
"Is being an elf a good or bad thing? Was there a better option or is this the only good option."
Ah, where was I?
Right, my hair was fairly short, and I could tell, by not having a pink dress, that my appearance was very neutral, I doubt you could tell I was ever a girl.
What- why am I smiling about that? An-anyway My short hair ended in its edges in a dark blue, purplish hue, with a few strands here and there at random places. Even some parts of my clothes showed a bit of a blue hue, but it was so subtle you could barely notice.
If I was Mia from… the sho-show I remembered, why would I look so different? I'm Mia right? Am I?
As I looked at my reflection… my wings… looked torn? It wasn't like pieces were missing, but clearly they were damages, which I am quickly reminded of with a sharp pain going through them.
"Ouch", I could only mutter. I just got here, what in the world happened to my wings?
Could I still fly? Wait, fly? Like in actual flying.
They didn't look torn in a way where they'd not let me fly.
Taking a deep breath, I willed my wings to move-
"Ouch ouch ouch ouch oooouch", tears stinged against my cheeks as I barely had even moved my wings before sharp pain erupted through them.
Yeah, flying was a no go, if moving my wings already hurt that much.
It took a bit of time for the pain to become manageable.
"That was not how I remembered her first flight to go… I didn't even fly."
"I… if this is real and my life was indeed a kids show then-", right on cue the pan flutes erupted in a beautiful melody nearby.
"Then… the pan nearby play their flutes…", I finished, unable to help the uneasy feeling building up.
I walked along to the music…
And then I remembered… Lyria… Onchao, Phuddle… Mo, Yuko… I really remembered this series; I watched it so long ago- especially this episode! I always rewatched the first episode whenever I fanciest watching the series.
But- how could I remember this when it is just happening, because I am Mia?
"Huuurgh what is even happening?", I groaned annoyed rubbing my temples. What the hell is going on? I could not understand.
I am Mia or am I not? This world is the world of centopia I imagined- no I know off- what?
I had walked to follow the melodies until I got rudely shaken out of my thoughts by the ear piercing noise of whatever horn or trumpet- Trumptus? My brain supplied- erupted from.
It did not help that it startled me enough to let out a high pitched shriek as well as jumping away from the noise- only to then have to muffle my pained scream into my arms, as I had also by accident tried moving my ever so stiff wings.
Looking towards the offending bush where the noise came from I sighed.
"What in the world?" I mumbled, but at least it showed me that I was absolutely never going to be able to move these wings. I couldn't help but feel disappointment settle heavy around my chest.
I turned to leave knowing exactly what that would do. A little goat, no, a pan looked out from the bush.
"Hey-wha Wait, wait! I'll try that again!" The little goat man took a deep breath only to blast the atrociously loud noise from his very pretty golden instrument.
I could only hold my ears at this loud noise.
If only this wasn't making my headaches worse than they already are.
Frustrated, the pan stomped his foot, "Aww dodlesnuff (what does he actually say lmao?), I swear this worked at home."
"Did it though?", I blurted by accident.
"Huh what-"
"I mean um I didn't know pans could talk", nice save Mia, just like in the first episode… not that this weird to actually be in a show- wait he is talking.
"-to each other. Talking to anyone else is strictly forbidden."
There was a pause, before he realized his mistake.
"Wait a second! You are somebody else!" He proceeded to take his instrument and cursed at himself "Bad Phuddle! Bad Phuddle!", as the instrument clanked loudly at his head.
I already grabbed the instrument to stop him from hurting himself before I even noticed what I was doing.
"It's okay, I'll keep it a secret", I muttered not remembering what Mia said word for word- I meant me in this…? Regardless, it had its desired effect.
"Oh really! That is so nice of you!"
Could anyone else make such an adorable face? Just look at that happy fuzzy face!
No wonder Phuddle was one of my favorites of this show- wait he was?
"Are you following?", shaken out of my thoughts, Phuddle must have still been talking.
I nodded and moved to follow the little pan.
Not soon after we were back to where I started or rather I had landed in Centopia.
"I cannot believe that I am actually in centopia, mom and dad used to tell me so many stories or from the show I watched- but-"
"You are not much of a talker are you?", the little pan accused me.
"Ah no sorry, what are we doing here?"
"Maybe there is something important nearby?"
As almost on cue I could hear a weird call, it sounded like a horse… but it also sounded like "help"- wait I remembered this.
I did not waste any more time, but running with injured wings certainly wasn't an easily forgettable reminder.
It freaking hurts.
But fortunately for me the way wasn't long. But the stinging pain did not let up even when arriving at the clearing. Although it had been such a short distance, the pain in my wings was hard to handle.
I certainly wouldn't try running again.
It had nearly distracted me enough to forget the massive horse- no uni-unicorn now looking at me.
Its front legs were bound with snakes…
Slowly I neared the Unicorn, "I'm uh just gonna help you free- uh free you", I stuttered, heart beating faster than it should, she neighed again. "Be careful", I understood.
Focusing on the task ahead, I remembered how to grab snakes, from when I was at an exotic zoo show- wait I never went to one?
Regardless, I grabbed it, so it could not bite me and threw it.
I stumbled back the moment, wincing at the pain erupting from my wings yet again, the unicorn started standing up.
It bowed to me, before neighing again. It thanked me… and her name was Lyria.
"Ahha no sweat, happy to help?", I awkwardly scratched the back of my head… I could just keep it a secret, that I could understand her.
But also, I could still feel my heart thumping heavy against my chest.
A part of me was excited to see such a beautiful unicorn, no, to see the actual in life Lyria, but the other part of me… was afraid.
And then another part thought: "What if I changed the story? I don't have to deal with the elves if I can't understand unicorns or am around Lyria."
I was snapped out of my thoughts as she looked at me expectantly.
"Ah sorry I was lost in thought, what did you say?"
She neighed in turn. Repeating what she had said prior. As thanks she's allowed me on her back wherever I want to go.
"Oh, um thank you? That is kind of you Lyria. But I uh mhm rather not?" I was not getting on a horse back especially knowing I'd be thrown off like when they met the elves in… the show.
Oh, this was going to be a long day.
Lyria had been looking at me- "You can talk to unicorns!?"
I shrieked and jumped as I remembered Phuddle being there, only to ever so be reminded of my little back problem.
"What no. Talking to unicorns that is absurd", I rattled, and I nearly wanted to bash my head against the wall for how unconvincing I sounded.
"Ah okay- but you called her-"
"Ahh, will you look at the time, looks like I'll have to go, it was nice meeting you both too, but still got a lot to do", and hushed away, leaving them both standing there as both exchanged a glance with each other.
Although a lot to do was kind of weird to say… considering, I just not so casually speed walked out of sight.
With a heavy sigh I mulled it over.
"So… apparently the book my parents gave me, let's me go into a different world… a world I already know from a show I watched, which can't be right because I am the character of said show? What does this mean?" I rubbed my temples yet again.
"Brooding aside… if I am just a like a traveling elf, nobody is going to take interest in me, meaning I am free to explore… and don't have to actually go to the palace as in ever- man when did I get so socially anxious?", ever since the death of my parents… I noticed changes…
These… these memories? Maybe they were the reason for it?
Mhm if in the original episode Mia ah I mean uh me, met Yuko and Mo, then… I also need to consider saving Lyria later- oh my god I can actually understand a unicorn. How?
AND I JUST DITCHED THE ONLY UNICORN THAT WOULD GIVE ME FREE RIDES WHAT THE HELL.
Wiping my metaphorical tear of sheer agony of what I could have leached on, I sighed.
So, if Lyria gets attacked… I just have to be close by right?
Now.
Where was close by?
- :O
Okay… so maybe, not walking around with the one and only Unicorn and a pan that would have known the area… wasn't my brightest idea… but hey…
At least… the scenery was beautiful.
It was an odd mix from knowing where the places are from the story times from my dad… to knowing what I saw from the show… and being completely lost despite that.
Yet… I could not pinpoint… why that is. Where these memories were from.
But I could tell that arriving at Centopia jogged those memories enough to tell me that they are my memories… just not how they are my memories or why.
Maybe I was an alien or a time traveler… But that somehow makes even less sense than traveling to another world through a book.
This was real and this was happening.
Actually… would Lyria still be attacked, when she was not around the same area she was attacked in the show?
Now what and where was it again?
"I only know that it happens… but I don't remember where…", and then there was another thing to consider.
I literally already shifted the story by not going with Lyria and asking to go for the elf palace.
With Yuko and Mo now not being in the picture, I certainly have no way of saving Lyria by myself right?
Mhm, but I'd only need for her to run away anyway, the other unicorns wouldn't really matter, needed was only Lyria.
But I should still save them! Why should I? I what?
Huffing I held my hand to my head, this was so exhausting.
Wait what if I can find the herd? If I can find and spook the herd, once I notice Gargona, it should not be a problem to go around this problem.
Yes… now… if only I could fly.
Not that Mia… or my other me would have been able to pull this off.
Climbing? Could work… but just finding higher ground was probably smarter.
- :O
Man was I lucky, and by lucky, I mean face planting, directly into the clearing where Phuddle was.
"Oh h-hey!", he greeted startled. Rubbing my oh so ever bruised ego…
"I walked in circles, didn't I?", recognizing that I was exactly where I left.
"Ah well uhm- dear Pan I never have ever spoken to before as in ever-" I coughed into my hand.
"And still never speak with- Do you happened to know where Ly- the Unicorn with the pink mane went? I believe she may be in danger?", I looked at him expectantly.
"We are not supposed to interfere", he mumbled under his breath, but to my surprise held himself upright.
"Alright, you never saw me, and we never talked, got it?"
I swiftly nodded as a reply.
"Follow the luminous mystical Song of the pan", and I quickly covered my ears as he sounded the Trumptus again. Before sighing and pointing the opposite direction.
"Just go that way."
I nodded and the moment I remembered running was a bad Idea, I walked into the direction instead.
And soon enough I saw Lyria with the herd. Weird, I could recall it going differently in the show.
"Lyria?", I called, spooking the other unicorns, but Lyria heeded my call, only for me to stumble back, my heart drumming in my ears.
Was I… afraid of her?
She nickered. Something along the lines of saying hello.
I found my composure as she kept her distance.
"I believe you and your herd are in danger, a threat is coming and trying to catch your herd mates. I think if you guys go and run towards the elf palace, the elves can fend them off for you, and then you can go back to whatever it is you do."
Well didn't that sound convincing.
She bowed to me. Weird.
Before stomping her foot twice and roaring loudly.
The message was received, but Lyria stood idly still in front of me.
Another neigh told me why. She wanted me to come with her.
I hesitantly nodded.
"I-uh is the offer still up? I can't fly." She nodded. A yes.
As closed my eyes reflexively as she approached, but her face met my hands. Her fur was very soft.
She crouched down and with my heart still pounding heavy in my chest I climbed on her, sitting neatly on her back.
Although admittingly grabbing her neck in a panic as she got up.
"Hold on tight", she nickered and ran after her herd.
And not a moment too soon, just as I heard an outraged scream from a woman coming from behind her. And something loud, something like flapping following and fast!
Dragons, my brain helpfully supplied.
The herd already seemed to have split up, and Lyria made an abrupt stop behind a big bush urging me to be quiet.
Other than the sound of my own heartbeat ringing in my ears, I tried to be as quiet as possible.
I couldn't make out what the woman was screaming, I presumed to be Gargona, but I assumed I made it just in time to foil their plans completely.
The voice starting to sound distant and so do the wings of the dragons. No wait… were those? Those strange noises, from the hiding spot I could not see it, but distantly I could hear a guy laughing and the women screaming louder and even more enraged.
"Those are the elves coming to help", I exclaimed and Lyria remained still.
We waited for a little longer. Unwilling to show ourselves until we were sure that everyone left.
I breathed in easier.
It seemed the elves were victorious.
That I noticed something prickling at my arm. It was the bracelet glowing.
"Looks like it is safe now, we made it in a nick of time, ey Lyria?", she agreed with a sigh.
Until she tensed up.
"What is it?", I hushed in a quiet whisper.
"Get away from that unicorn", some male voice roared! Wait, what?
Something impacted heavily into my side, knocking me off Lyria.
I cried out in pain and Lyria seemed panicked as well. It took me a moment to regain myself as the pain especially through my wings lingered.
Someone no two things hovered above me.
And the prickling in my started to be even more bothersome than the pain in my bruised wings.
"Who are you! What is your business here-" "Get away!", the figure grabbed the other, taking them away further from me.
A wave of gold whisked me away in time, only for me to realize who had knocked me off my horse- I mean unicorn Lyria.
It was Mo and Yuko. Woops, that was not how I envisioned meeting them.
It was swift but once the prickling subsided, I was back on the bed I had left.
This was not an actual fever dream, right? Wait the book always showed the adventure-
The page I flipped to was different from what I could remember, I mean if these… memories are true from the show, my show!? Are whatever!
It showed me, me? Me on Lyria looking back to Phuddle with his Trumptus in hand.
Yes. This was different.
I shut the book; the moment I heard the door open.
It was my aunt.
I gave a sigh, feeling some pain still lingering in my back. Well… there were still things to do.
Authors Note:
Hi, there! Welcome to my silly self-indulgent oc-insert of Mia and Me. I'll preface this by saying this version is a complete pansy version, just me getting a feel for the characters, what I want the plots, story elements and lore to be. I'm aware of some plot bunnies and odd behaviors of characters already, such will be fixed in the rewrite after the pansy version.
But since I already wrote so much and there are so few fanfics in this fandom, I might as well upload this one.
I'll also preface it by saying that this fanfic is intended for an audience that has watched the show up to at least season 3. (Can't find a way to watch season 4 myself actually haha), because the oc-insert will reference spoilers a lot.
I fully intend to rewrite this fanfic the moment I finish my pansy version, but that takes me a long time, so bear with me, to finish this mess of a fanfic first. I mean I know this version is whack but this is how I come up with all of it, and put it in a neater way later, sometimes add or remove in the final version, you'll see.
Btw. You are very welcome to correct mistakes/formatting errors/grammar. English isn't my first language, but I am always happy to get advice, tips and so forth! That also means if you think there is something else I can do to improve readers' experience, I'll be listening and keeping it in mind for future chapters or rewriting!
AND now most importantly for warnings really! They may also count as spoilers, but I don't want you to go in blind:
-Mia won't be able to fly, there will be descriptions of blood, pain and my excuse of her not flying forever in short making her permanently a disabled elf (only in terms of flying). It can get somewhat graphic with what happens with the wings, blood etc.!
-I wrote some characters to be meaner but I dunno if it counts as racist yet
-There is minor/major(maybe) character death but it is temporary
-I'm a sucker for hurt/comfort, so Mia gets hurt a bunch, either physically or mentally
-Mia in this case an oc-insert!
-I accidentally wrote Yuko and Mo to be somewhat antagonistic towards Mia, so more like Enemies to Friends type of deal
-Canon yes and no, have fun with the butterfly effect HAHHAHA
-spoilers all seasons + movie
Btw. I was inspired to actually get my butt to work on this… or way to excited the moment I found and finished oriocookies fanfic "under the tree, at the top of the hill" it's pretty good and I'm stealing the magic part lol. Nah but seriously everyone has magic in mine… inspiration struck haha Love your work seriously, doing us all a favor with all of your fanfics for this fandom, finally something in this desert haha
Weekly updates, as I try to fix some mistakes. 10 chapters aka 10 episodes have been written thus far! I'll be cross posting on Ao3 as well!
Now my endless ramble is over, enjoy!