A Place of Wonder and Chaos

[gantzgun74]

All Twilight was aware of when she finally fell out of the other side of the portal, seperated from Applejack and Rarity, was that the portal had opened up several feet into the sky.

From there she had as great an oppurtunity as any to ponder over various things, maybe marvel how the laws of physics still seemed intact in this new world, wonder why the portal dropped her off so high in the sky, even though she started out on the ground originally, and most importantly, what became of her friends whom had seperated when the portal ripped them a new one...

But of course, logical a pony as Twilight was, she knew very well that she was no Pegasus.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She feel out of the sky like a stone, legs and hooves swinging around wildly in the blind hope of finding a soft landing at some point. As she did she didn't bother taking in how the height of her fall didn't seem to match the height of a few of the buildings that made up the city itself, and how various people watched her as she fell from their offices.

When Twilight looked down, she found the ground rapidly approaching, and knew too well that landing at such speeds would squish her like a bug. "Nononononononononononono!!!" She quickly focused her power into her horn, whilst she listened as a loud honking sound filled her ears.

There was a loud poof, as Twilight disappeared and the truck that had been just about to run her over mid fall squealed as the breaks were applied. Obviously the driver was pretty damn freaked at what he just saw.

And cue the crash sounds...

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When at last Twilight reappeared, she found herself atop a nearby one story building, sitting down, taking gasping breaths, and listening to her heart beating a mile a minute... "That... That was way too close..."

The sudden cacophonous sounds of honking and cursing caught her attention, making her jump to her feet in panic.

Looking over the edge of the building, she found the scene of a wreck. The truck stopping so quickly had caused up to four cars to get fender bendered, and the unhappy drivers were taking up their feelings on the truck driver himself. As she looked on in fascinated awe, she noted that these people were speaking the same language as the ponies.

"ARE YOU FUCKIN' CRAZY YOU MORON?!?! YOU COULDA KILLED SOMEONE!!!"

"HEY GET OFF MY BACK ASSHOLE, IT WASN'T MY FAULT!!!!!"

"OH YEAH?!?! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE MY FOOT UP YOUR ASS CHUMP?!?!"

"YOU AND WHAT FUCKIN' ARMY?!?!?!?"

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Hmmmm... Twilight would've taken notes if she had remembered there was scrolls in her bag. The natural amount of hate she was feeling in this scene was very notable. The arguing, sans the confusing words, sort of reminded her of the old stories of the ponies previous to the founding of Equestria.

"What an interesting language... Is that how people normally greet each other here?" .... She frowned a little, unsure what to make of it. "... Fascinating..."

[ShadesofGrey18]

Meanwhile, a certain Crow Tengu was flying overhead, singing a song she had heard on a person's radio not too long ago... the only issue being... she couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

"Just Dance! Gonna be okay~" ... Had Momiji been with her, Aya's singing would've caused her to start howling in pain.

She started singing the next verse, but stopped when she heard the horns honking. "What the...?" She looked down and started laughing at the scene. "Oh, this is priceless... humans and those things..."

It was just then that she noticed the purple unicorn on the roof of a nearby building. "...Huh?" She rubbed her eyes and started flying closer. "...Hey, wait a minute..." A look of thought crossed her face. She suddenly flew right next to Twilight with her speed, saying "Heya! Pardon my asking, but how'd you get up here? I don't think this is a building that has a roof access."

[gantzgun74]

Twilight jumped a bit when she heard this and quickly looked up.

Her eyes widened in awe as she watched what appeared to be a human flying in mid-air with absolutely no effort at all. She could feel an odd magical aura about the girl. A magic that, apparently, allowed her to fly without wings. Okay, sure she had a similar magic, but it only ever worked as a 'Cloud walking' spell.

This spell here was a whole other level.

"I... That's..."

Twilight looked at the woman with a curious gaze. "Who... Who are you? And... How are you capable of doing that?" If Aya looked confused Twilight motioned to her. "How are you capable of flying?"

[ShadesofGrey18]

Aya grinned widely. "Aya Shameimaru. Crow Tengu, Newspaper reporter extraordinaire, and fastest flyer in the land of Gensokyo."

She continued, "I can do this by manipulating the wind. I can't fly as fast like this, but I'm in no rush anywhere." Suddenly, Aya was on Twilight's other side, snapping a picture of the unicorn, her crow wings flapping. "If I need to get somewhere quick, I use these as well."

Aya thought to herself, 'Huh... kinda reminds me of Patchouli with that color... wait a minute...'

She extended a hand to Twilight. "Alright, now that you know my name, what's yours?"

[gantzgun74]

Twilight jumped a bit when the odd looking human crossed the distance between the two of them, revealing crow wings... So she could fly with or without wings... Very odd...

Still... Twilight supposed it would be better to get used to this, chances were very good that she'd be meeting plenty more characters such as this later in her travels. Maybe even those that'll be even more weird by comparison.

Clearing her throat, the unicorn held up a hoof. "Yes, greetings. My name is Twilight Sparkle of Equestria, I'm a unicorn as you can likely see." A thought struck her after a moment. "I'm sorry... Gensokyo?"

.... Was she in the wrong place? Did she go through a portal and wind up somewhere other then Dimensional Island? Oh Celestia PLEASE don't let that be the case!

"Do you think you can tell me where I am exactly?"

[ShadesofGrey18]

Aya grinned. "Sure thing! You are currently in the Void City Plaza in Dimensional Island."

She then said, "By the way... Twilight? Do you happen to know a pegasus by the name of Rainbow Dash?"

[gantzgun74]

Oh... Phew! Yeah, she was in the right place after all! That was certainly a load off of her- wait what??

Twilight's eyes widened when she realized that the person before her had just used the name of one of her missing friends. How would she know Rainbow Dash? Oh it didn't matter! This was one of the luckiest breaks she ever had! "Rainbow Dash?? Yes! I know Rainbow Dash! How do you know about her??"

[ShadesofGrey18]

Aya laughed at Twilight's excitement. "She and I... crashed into each other not too long ago. A friend and I were flying in a park not too far from here when she came barreling out of nowhere and, well... we collided."

Aya started lazily hovering in front of Twilight. "We raced, too. I'd never had a challenge like her back in Gensokyo; it was a lot of fun. We ended up tying."

She thought for a little bit. "...I do believe I know where she is right now, too."

[gantzgun74]

"Y-YOU DO?!?!?"

Wow one lucky break after another! Twilight was getting really excited about this whole thing. She had almost expected to be challenged and hassled the second she arrived, especially since she got seperated from her friends. But to hear she can find them almost the instant she arrived?? This was perfect!!

"Miss! Thank you, you are a life saver! I was really starting to get concerned for everypony." Her mind traveled back to the letter. "Was everyone okay the last time you saw them?"

[ShadesofGrey18]

Aya shrugged. "I wouldn't know. The last time I talked with Mike was right when we met Rainbow. I haven't heard anything, good or bad, from him since."

She started flipping through her notebook. "I've been kinda busy with my own investigations. I can definitely get you to where they are, if you don't mind a crazy ride."

[gantzgun74]

While the unicorn seemed a tad nervous about what she meant by 'Wild Ride' she was none-the-less excited about getting to see the others again. Twilight briefly wondered on the location of Rarity and Applejack and started worrying for them...

Oh well... Once she was reunited with Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie, finding those two wouldn't take too long... She hoped. "Well... What do you mean by a... 'Wild Ride'?"

[ShadesofGrey18]

Aya smirked. "Well, I don't want to ruin the surprise~ Heheh. Where'd the fun be in that?"

Aya extended her hand, palm up. "What'dya say?"

[gantzgun74]

.................... Twilight looked at the hand a few moments......

"... Sure!"

......... What? Blame her incredible lack of street smarts!

Twilight raised her hoof up to Aya's hand, smiling. "So where can I find Rainbow and the others anyway?"

[ShadesofGrey18]

"Just this way. I'll take you right to where they are. Just hold on tight!" A card appeared in her hand and she, after making sure Twilight was holding firmly onto her back, declared it. "Squall! Sarutahiko's Guidance!" Flaring her wings, she took off toward the forest at mach speed, wind boosting her already high speeds. "YEEEAH!"

[gantzgun74]

The feeling Twilight was going through as all this happened was nothing short of breath-taking; flying through the air at jet-like speeds. She kept her eyes shut, not wanting to look down or imagine how fast she must have been going, and, as fast as she was going, only one thought was visible in her head as her mane and tail flapped behind her in the intense winds.

And that thought?

'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'