Letter 001: This was not on the list.

[draconicmail]

[Hello, viewers, please enjoy this image of an enormous green eye. Apparently some creature (reptilian in nature, judging by the snake-like pupil) is leaning super close to Cambot to peer at his lens. Blink, blink. After a second, he leans away and scratches his head, revealing himself to be a small purple dragon, riding on the back of a purple pony. Just another day on the Satellite of Love.] Uh, hey, Twilight?

[The aforementioned pony seems to have her nose buried in a long scroll of parchment.] So after we go pick up the new quills and parchment, we can stop by Sugarcube Corner and see if we can get some pastries for our next party, and then we'll need to go out to Sweet Apple Acres and help Applejack measure the foundation for that new storage cellar she wants to put in.

[The dragon tugs gently on Twilight's mane to get her attention.] Yeah, okay, but Twilight?

Oh, and Cheerilee wanted to talk to us about coming in and demonstrating some magic for her younger students and she has all those books to return so we might as well pick them up while we're over there, and once we get home we need to reorganize at least the Classics section and possibly Modern Spellcasting as well because someone got into them and messed everything up and nothing's where it should be anymore.

[Tugging gently has been upgraded to tugging not so gently.] Kinda need you to see this...

And the globe needs polishing, and the floor needs to be scrubbed again, and I think our clock might be thirty seconds too fast --

TWILIGHT!! [Finally he gives up and snatches the to-do list away from her.]

What is it, Spi-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIhhhhhhhhhhhhk! [Her eyes go almost as wide as her head as her breath is sucked completely out of her body at what she's seeing.]

Yyyyyyeah. [And Spike just deadpans it:] I think we're lost.


((Double intro post! Expect responses from both Spike and Twilight (sailormagic). \o/))

Comments

[fatedcircle]

You think you're lost.

[Yeah, that's some deadpan in return, from someone who's not only a pony but also has a black eye.]

[draconicmail]

Yeah, call it a crazy hunch. [The sarcasm is strong with this one.]

1/2

[saint_sami]

Hate to say it, but... I think that's an understatement.

Okay 2/3

[saint_sami]

[wait a second...]

"Twilight"?

[eyeofwildtiger]

Gonna go out on a limb here and guess you guys are friends of Pinkie's.

[sailormagic]

Pinkie? Where's Pink- [Okay, now it hits, and Twilight can't. Stop. Staring.]

What are you?

[draconicmail]

Oh, you know Pinkie Pie? Yeah, we know each other from Ponyville! And you're... [Um... what are you, exactly? He squints at the image, but doesn't say anything yet.]

[royal_moonrise]

Ah, Twilight Sparkle! T'is good to see thee. And... Spike, are we correct?

[draconicmail]

O-Oh my gosh. Princess Luna? Yeah, that's me. Um, what's going on here?

[sailormagic]

Princess Luna! [Oh thank Equestria a familiar face!] What's happening here?

[punsofiron]

[omg more MLP!!! And not only that but SPIKE! BABY DRAGONS! EEEEEEEEEEEE!]

Hey there, I'm guessing you guys just showed up?

[draconicmail]

Yeah, apparently... I sure don't remember leaving, though! Where are we?

[sailormagic]

Umm... yes, I think? Ah, what is this place?

[And why do all of you only have two legs, no hooves, and no manes or tails?]

[sailorlaughter]

[Feel like glancing out a window to check your location, you two? There's nothing visible but stars - and a quadrupedal space-suited figure spinning in circles, trailing a poofy pink tail behind it.]

[It's a few seconds before she turns to face the window, but when she does, Pinkie's eyes go wide and she zips in closer, pounding her hooves on the glass and excitedly shouting something completely inaudible. Then she gives one final flail of her limbs and darts away, leaving a trail of jetpack exhaust in her wake.]

[Less than a second later, another Cambot arrives and begins showering the two with confetti. He's been practicing for this.]

[draconicmail]

[Spike doesn't look over at the window until Pinkie taps on it. He turns his head and --

...

what. He isn't sure what to freak out over first -- the fact that they're apparently in space or the fact that Pinkie Pie is out there just flying around like it's nothing.

The confetti is actually pretty calming. Even in a world where everything has gone mad, Pinkie Parties can always be relied on.]

[dadandgone]

Wow. And I thought Sheska was bad about getting her nose out of a book, or, well anything written for that matter. Hello and

[The next part comes out sort of sing-songy, don't mind him, he's sort've been infected by a musical bug]]

welcome to the Satellite of Love,
where bad novels burn.
Mike and the bots will teach you all
A lesson you won't learn.

[draconicmail]

Yeah, getting Twilight's nose out of a book is harder than getting bubble gum out of your mane. Hi, uh --

[...Yep, that sure is a song.] Sooooo, did Pinkie Pie put you up to that?

[yabigfurball]

[Oh, it looks like another friend of Fluttershy's! Ammy watches both with curiosity...and she's never seen a dragon that small and cute before.]

[draconicmail]

Whoa, look at that, there's a wolf up here too. Uh, hiya! [Spike waves to the camera experimentally.]

[acceptedburden]

You would have perhaps been more comfortable had you arrived a few days ago, there were more ponies then. [slight amusement]

I hope you are not too put off by your new surroundings. It is...difficult at first but so far behind up here has not been too burdensome, at least, it could always be worse.

[sailormagic]

There were more ponies a few days ago? Where did they all go?

[Was it anyone she knew?]

[eroded_earth]

Hello. Welcome to the SoL. It's...not as bad as it seems. I'm Terra.

[pause]
So you like magic and books, huh.

Since you're probably going to be up here awhile, I think I should introduce you to Aqua.

[sailormagic]

Aqua? Who is... Aqua? [She's a bit shaky at this point, after hearing of all the BURNED BOOKS and other things like that.]

[action]

[ttlynotanagent]

[A platypus walks by on four legs. He had heard the ruckus over the cambots and hopes that his presence might calm Twilight down...somehow. Also he is curious about this small purple dragon.

He sits there, not doing much]

[draconicmail]

Oh, check it out! [Spike hops down from Twilight's back to crouch in front of Perry, observing him curiously.] I swear I've seen an animal like this in one of your bestiaries, Twilight. Hi, little guy!

[verygassy]

Hi! You must be a friend of Pinkie's and Luna's and Rarity!

Welcome to the Satellite of Love! Where the mad scientists aren't very mad and the books are really bad!

[draconicmail]

Ahaha, thanks! Yep, we know Pinkie and Luna and --

Wait, Rarity is here too? [Those sure are some hearts in that little dragon's eyes.]

[halfdarkened]

...Another pony. And a dragon. Okay... [A fashionista who flirted with him last week, a party-nut and an animal lover. Riku steals himself for what these guys are going to be like.]

If you're lost, we all are.

[sailormagic]

[If it makes you feel better, Riku, these two are probably the most normal of the bunch.]

Yes, but how do we get not lost? That's the biggest question right now.

[sylvan_child]

[Sup, this little girl is staring curiously at a certain dragon. Never really seen those before.]

[draconicmail]

[A lot of people seem to be giving him stares like that. It's a little hard to get used to, since nopony in Equestria ever seems to be weirded out by him.] Ehehe, hi there!

[colorbymemory]

[Nami takes a moment to recover from her surprise at seeing a dragon.]

Not really lost, but brought here by whatever brought the rest of us.

[draconicmail]

Yeah, so I've heard... Nopony knows what brought us here yet?

[solmidna]

Huh, so maybe this place was onto something with the pony theme. Don't get too worked up about being here; most of us are making the best of it. Pinkie's good at giving the tour, but if she's not up for showing you around, I can take you.

[sailormagic]

Pinkie's a friend of ours from home, but thank you for the offer. [After the humans, Midna... whatever she is... isn't too much of a surprise.] My name is Twilight Sparkle. What's yours?