Blue Angel (Part 1)

>It had been a few weeks since Trixie's return to Ponyville
>All had gone back to normal in the idyllic rural town
>Twilight Sparkle was in her library, studying as usual.
>It was a particularly nice day, but of course, all days were nice, unless they were scheduled not to be
>She turned a page in her book, her thoughts of the weather wandering eventually to Rainbow Dash
>Pehraps she would see what she was up to, and they would-
>"TWILIIIIIIGHT!"
>She didn't have much of a chance to react as Rainbow Dash slammed into her, causing the two to tumble into the library.
>She had just reorganized the books, too!
>She got back on her hooves, shaking her head. "What is it now, Rainbow D-"
>She paused, staring at her friend, mouth agape in confusion and horror
>"W. . .what.  ..I don't understand!"
>"Neither do I!" Cried Rainbow Dash, looking on the verge of tears. "I thought you fixed it, but it started growing this morning and I don't know why!"
>"Just hold on, Rainbow Dash. I'll fix it, no problem. . ."
>Twilight closed her eyes and concentrated, her horn lighting up
>With a poof!, Rainbow Dash's wing was back to normal.
>She flexed them, and with a smile looked to her friend. "Thanks Twi! I knew you could-"
>-fwop!-
>The wing regained it's crazy huge size, causing her to lose balance and fall over
>Rainbow Dash looked at the wing with horror, breaking down into tears
>"My life is ruuuuiiiiiined!"


>Twilight blinked, adopting a look of frustration. "I don't understand! That should have worked!"
>Her horn lit up again, but Rainbow Dash sprung to her hooves
>"Wait! Don't do that again!"
>"What? Why not?" Asked Twilight, confused.
>"It. . .kinda hurts. And it feels funny. And if it didn't work the first time, I don't think it's going to work again!"
>Twilight sighed. This was quite a pickle
>The Alicorn amulet was rather powerful, to be sure, but she was certain she had undone the effects shortly after they had been cast. . .
>What if her magic wasn't powerful enough? She'd have to check on Snips and Snails if that was the case, and she wasn't looking forward to that
>"I'm. . .not sure what to do in this case, Rainbow Dash. But I'll figure something out!"
>"What?! You gotta fix this NOW, Twi! I can't go out with this!"
>She outstretched her huge wing, knocking over a pile of books on a nearby table
>Twilight frowned. "Well, I can't keep you here. . .I know how you don't like being coped up in a house, and that wings going to be an issue."
>"There's gotta be something you can do! Anything! Please, Twilight, I'm beggin' you!"
>Twilight hesitated for a moment. She had an idea, but she wasn't sure it would work.
>"Well. . .I do have an idea, but-"
>"Great! Magic me up, then!" Said Rainbow Dash, stepping back and smirking
>"But Rainbow Dash, it's just a quick fix and-"
>"Just do it!"
>Twilight sighed, and closed her eyes, her horn lighting up and casting a spell
>Rainbow Dash was hit, and the library was bathed in a blinding light
>-fwop!-

>When the light faded, Rainbow Dash, blinked, smirking.
>"I feel all balanced again! Wohoo! You musta fixed it, no problem!"
>"Erm. . .not. . .quite." Twilight said nervously.
>Rainbow Dash looked to her sides. . .and saw not one, but two humongous wings, their size dwarfing the princesses
>"B-but. . .how. . .you. . ." Dash looked mortified and Twilight sighed.
>"Like I said, it's just a temporary solution. I don't know what's causing your wing to stay like that, but I figure balancing it out would at least give you some comfort. . ."
>"You. . .you turned me into a freak!" Rainbow Dash shouted.
>"No! I would never do something like that!" Twilight said, trying her hardest not to raise her voice.
>"I promise you. . .I'll work tirelessly to find a way to fix this. You'll know more as soon as I do."
>Rainbow Dash's expression softened a bit, but she was still misty eyed. "P. . promise?"
>"Cross my heart, hope the fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."
>Rainbow Dash smiled, and walked forward, giving her friend a hug.
>They broke the embrace after a while, and Rainbow Dash smirked. "Heh, I bet I could fly super fast with these things!"
>"That's the spirit. Stay positive."
>"Yeah, positive! I'll be the best flyer ever with these babies!"
>She spread her wings, and in turn two more stacks of books were knocked over.
>"Eh he. . .whoops."
>Twilight rolled her eyes and lead her friend out, and she took off into the sky, albeit a bit unsteadily
>She lingered outside long enough to make her Dash didn't crash, and went back into the house-library, rubbing her hooves together
>"Ha ha, time for research!"

===

>You weren't a person of much significance
>Few family members and fewer friends, a going nowhere soon job, but at least your apartment was nice
>You lived simply, donated to charity when you could, and had a decent life
>All that changed one night, during a particularly raging thunderstorm, the lightning was striking close to your apartment
>In a million to one chance, the lightning had struck in such a way that it tore through your window
>The sound was deafening, and the subsequent explosion was even more fearsome
>Before you were blinded by the raw fury of nature, you could swear the lighting bolt itself had an amethyst color
>Your world went dark for a while, as you floated not between life and death, but between worlds
>As far as you knew, though, you were dead.
>This is how it ends, huh? An inglorious end to your mediocre living
>Go figure, huh.
>You closed your eyes, floating between worlds that seemed to be forever
>In reality, it was only a few moments, and soon you felt the cold embrace of a floor, and a shocked gasp
>Not quite dead, it seemed

>Twilight Sparkle was amazed at the creature before her.
>It looked like a minotaur, but. . .not? No horns, no bull like features, not nearly as bulky. . .
>Whatever it was, she had brought it over, and she had to take care of it.
>Of course, she'd have to ask a whole bunch of questions first.
>Who knows what kind of secrets this creature knew!
>She hardly was upset at the fact her machines in the basement had overloaded and . . .exploded, slightly.
>A minor setback in the grand scheme of things.
>Besides, it had given her some important data on how to fix Dash's problem.
>'Hello there! My name is Twilight Sparkle, and-'
>The figure blinked, sitting up and looking around.
". . .What the hell? Where am I? What happened?"
>'I'm sure you are very confused. . .let me explain everything. '
>Twilight began doing what she did best: Lecture.
>She explained a brief overview of the world, her friends, and why she had summoned him in the first place

>Bit of a raw deal, innit?
>Zapped into a world full of magical talking equines with little to no chance of returning.
>Great. Just great.
>You could appreciate she was doing something like this for her friend, but why you, of all people?
>You weren't important, but maybe that was exactly why you got 'chosen' to come here.
>Hardly anyone would miss you. . .
>"Are you alright?" She asked, her concerned tone snapping you out of your thoughts.
'I just got pulled into a alien world, with no chance of going back home, rather violently at that. No, I'm not alright.'
>She frowned, her ears flattening against her head. "I'm sorry. . . I didn't know what would happen!"
>She was obviously torn up about it, and she wasn't baleful about it at all.
>You rubbed your temples, sighing and closing your eyes.
'I know, I know. . .it's just. . .quite a lot to take in, you know? Really makes one think about things. . .not exactly the good way.'
>She nodded. "I couldn't imagine how I would react, being thrown into an unknown world so suddenly. . ."
'Not much to be done about it, I suppose.'
>She tapped her chin, thinking. "Well, there is . . .something. Somepony, actually. My mentor, Princess Celestia. . .'
"Hm? What about her?"
>'She might know a way to get you home! I'll write a letter to her and see what she has to say.'
"Thanks. I'd appreciate that."
>'No problem. It's the least I could do.'
>There was a bit of an awkward silence before she spoke again.
>'It's. . .getting a bit late. I don't exactly have a guest bedroom, so. . .'
'Don't worry about it. I don't exactly have the strength to move, anyways.'
>'I'll get some blankets, ok?' She said, trotting up the stairs.
>You nodded and sat there, staring at the ceiling, lost in your own thoughts

>She came back down and you got a little makeshift bed going, and she cleared out some debris caused by your arrival
>You didn't really sleep at all that night, thoughts of home and family and other things wracking your mind.
>You felt like crying, mourning the loss of your normal life and thrust into this bizarre, unusual one.
>But who knows, this. . .Celestia might know how to take you back.
>And. . .strange as it may seem, you could just help out this Rainbow Dash pony.
>The was, after all, the reason you were here, right?
>You grappled with your purpose in this world for a while before eventually succumbing to a dreamless sleep.

>Dawn came, and you awoke, stretching out
>You've had worse nights sleep, that's for sure.
>You stood, stretching out, your strength having returned to you from resting
>You were a bit sore from the makeshift bed, but hey, you'd probably be a lot worse off if you had just slept on the floor
>You climbed up the stairs to see Twilight sitting at the table, enjoying a veggie omlete of some kind.
>She smiled at you pleasently. 'Good morning, Anonymous! Did you sleep well?
'Well enough. Had better, had worse.' You said. 'I don't suppose there's another of those for me?'
>You pointed at the omlete and she nodded
>'Sure, I'll go whip one up as soon as-'
>She was interrupted by what sounded like a cat trying to vomit up it's left lung
'. . .the hell?'
>'OH, that must be from Princess Celestia!'
'What.'
>'My dragon, Spike is. . .sort of like a mail box. Whenever I want to send a letter to her, I roll it up and he breathes fire on it, and it gets sent to the Princess. And when she wants to send me something, Spike sort of coughs it up.'
>You blinked, amazed at the  nonchalant tone she had about the whole thing
>'Ooooh, this must be a big one. . .I'll help Spike out, just wait right here!'
>She trotted upstairs to where she slept, and you just took a seat, dumbfounded at the situation

>You were awoken from your stupor when you heard a scream of. . .what sounded like terror and joy at the same time.
>There was a flash and then Twilight was at the kitchen table, shoveling down the rest of her omelet, her horn glowing with magic as the library tidied itself
>Soon as she had finished, she bolted all across the library, making sure everything was in order and cleaning like her life depended on it.
>'SpikegetoutourPrincessVisitChecklistsASAPthishastobeperfectand-'
'Woah woah woah, hey, spaz, breathe.'
>She froze mid-clean, sloooooowly turning her gaze upon you
>An icy chill gripped you, and you weren't sure why.
'Wouldn't mind explaining the situation to me so I'm not completely lost?'
>'Oh! Well, of course. Sorry, I got a little ahead of myself, ehehe. . .'
>She chuckled awkwardly and cleared her throat.
>'Princess Celestia will be visiting in about an hour and a half to investigate my findings, you, more specifically, and see if there can be a way to allow you walk on clouds.'
'. . .For what purpose?'
>'So you can help out Rainbow Dash, duh. Not everypony can just waltz on clouds, only pegasai can. I know a Cloudwalking spell, and with Celestia's help. . .'
>This devolved into her rambling about magical theory and hypothesis, while going back to cleaning
>You pinched the bridge of your nose and groaned
>This was going to be the longest hour and a half of your life. . .

>IF there is a God, and He is merciful, he will smite you now
>She had a freakin' checklist of protocols on how the house-library should look, and those checklists had checklists.
>It was asinine and inane, but you had to admit, between the three of you, you made the place so clean and spotless you could eat of the floors
>. . .You would consider doing so, because in her excitement, Twilight neglected to make you one of those omelets
>You'd get her back for that later
>After the 5th final check, you could hear trumpets and horns outside
>Cue Twilight going full spazzoid again and ordering you and Spike to stand near the table
>There was a knock at the door, and she bolted to answer it
>'Hello, Twilight Sparkle.' A gentle, soothing voice said as the princess entered.
>You couldn't quite hear was Twilight said afterward, because suddenly you felt very small
>Something about Celestia, this winged unicorn, exerted power like no other
>The very air seemed electric in her presence
>Yet strangely, this feeling wasn't frightening or unsettling, but rather. . .it was hard to say, but you felt protected in her presence
>You were snapped from your thoughts as they sat at the table, continuing to speak

>'. . . is Anon. I managed to summon him last night.'
>'My. Certainly is a unique creature. . .he has the look of a minotaur, yet not quite as strong. . .but he seems gentler and kinder than most of them. . .
'Thank you, your majesty.' You said, almost without thinking.
>Wait, Minotaurs were here too?!
>This world just keeps getting more and more strange. . .
>The princess smiles warmly. 'And he is rather polite besides. . .'
>Twilight nodded and turned to Spike. 'Would you please fetch us some tea and snacks?'
>The young dragon nodded and scampered off to the kitchen
>The promise of food almost made you drool, but you thought better than to do so in the company of royalty
>Celestia and Twilight went back and forth, discussing what to do with you, how to get you back, that sort of thing
>You didn't pay a whole lot of attention, partly because of your hunger, partly because of your lack of knowledge about what they were even talking about
>Magic and dimensional stability matrix arrays and extended enchantment ideals and holy cow speak English you two!
>You reigned in a sigh, occasionally nodding or shaking your head when they addressed you
>Spike eventually came back with refreshments
>You resisted the urge, oh how you resisted, to just scarf down the snacks to sate the raging beast that had moved in your stomach.
>It wasn't easy, but you managed, contently munching on the sweets while idly listening to the two mares chat

>Once they were satisfied with their findings, they turned back too you.
>'Oh, Anonymous. . .it is so saddening to hear your story. . .but you must look at the bright side.' Celestia said, her voice soft. 'My student is one of the best magic users in Equestria. If anyone can find a way to send you back, it's her.'
'. . .Not that easy though, is it. She did bring me here to help Rainbow Dash. Nothing in life is for free.'
>'We cannot force you into anything, Anonymous. If you would prefer, arrangements could be made to let you stay as long as needed in a cottage on the outskirts of town.'
>You tapped your chin in thought, and she stood to leave.
>'I will return for your answer tomorrow. Please, think carefully. . .'
'Wait, wait . . .!' You blurted out
>All eyes were on you now, as you scrambled to find words to say
'Look, this. . .Rainbow Dash girl. From what it sounds, she's been kinda secluded for a while 'cause of what happened. So I'll look after her. Get her out of her shell, all that mushy stuff. Spazoid here'd probably be distracted if her "very best friend"- air quotes and all - was all sad, so if she's not distracted, she works more effectively, gets whatever mumob jumbo spell to get me home faster. Simple as that.'
>Twilight adopted an incredious look as she glared at you; you could practically feel her eyes bore into your skull
>Celestia, however, was a bit surprised and smiled wry. 'My. Very pragmatic of you. . .'
'Yeah, yeah. Let's just get this whole Cloudwalking spell stuff out of the way.'
>The Princess nodded and beckoned Twilight to step over, both of their horns beginning to glow
>'I thank you for doing this for my student and one of my beloved subjects. . .but I hope by the end of this, you will learn the magic of friendship.'
>You could feel your masculinity atrophying exponentially now thanks to that line
>Before you could offer a retort, magic and light were awash over you, your world nothing but white

>Next thing you knew, you were in what appeared to be a chariot, Celestia and Twilight riding in another beside you
>Said chariots were being driving by flying. . .horses.
>Upon closer examination of the chariots, your inner physicist was sobbing and drinking vodka till he was blind
>You had to realize that this world didn't operate on the same set of rules as yours
>On the way over to Rainbow Dash's place, Twilight and Celestia explained a few things
>What to do about groceries, more clothes shall be made for you soon, she has a guest room you will be staying in, all that stuff
>If you didn't fall through the clouds in the first place
>As you approached the dwelling, it looked more like a mansion than a regular house
>An upgrade from  the house-library, that's for sure
>The chariots landed, and they looked at you expectantly
>You took a shaky, uncertain step on the cloudstuff. . .and found it surprisingly solid
>IT was like stepping into memory foam, really
>Twilight was overjoyed at the results, prancing around in her chariot
>Celestia giggled a bit and turned to address you
>'Remember, Anonymous. Dash was once one of Equestrias best fliers. . .even after all this time, she is still sensitive about her wings. Please have some tact and consideration.'
'Two best words to describe me, hah.'
>Twilight handed. . .hoofed? you the spare key to the house; she had it so she could deliver groceries to Dash when needed
>You parted ways with them, and looked at the house with an uneasy smile.
>You stepped towards the front door after some time, fitting the key into the lock, and opening the door to the house
>And with it, opening a new chapter in your life