A Strange Pony in a Strange Land

[Isabelle]

Suddenly, the magical pink pony was in an endless void, her bright crayola-colored fur coat contrasted hard against the endless darkness.

“Huh? Where am I?” The pony tried to say, but thought instead. Her muzzle felt wired shut. “Hey, what gives?”

Suddenly, a strange white figure appeared before her. She thought it was friendly because of its wide bustling smile, but she couldn’t help but feel some uncertainty; especially considering she didn’t know what it was. Its figure sort of reminded her of a Diamond Dog, but the head was all wrong and so were… everything else.

One thing was certain, he was really really bald.

My name is Omni. This is not the world you-

“Ummm, if you wanted some cake, that was back where I was!” She thought, forgetting she couldn’t talk.

But! There are rules. I will explain them only once, so listen carefully.

Omni places a glowing rainbow orb in the flat of her hoof.

“Oooh Pretty!” She thought. It reminded her of something that would exist in her world. She finally let her guard down as she lets off a smile of her own.

This is Omnilium. It’s what ties the Omniverse together. Without it, you are nothing. With it, anything you desire can be yours. But you will need more than this. If you desire it enough, you will find it. You will find that using it comes naturally. Just think of what you desire most.

“It grants wishes! Amazing! Thanks Omni-guy!” Again, she really needs to remember that she’s not actually saying these things.

You will not be alone in the Omniverse. There are others. Of course, they, too desire Omnilium. Do not fear death. For as long as you interest me, you will be reborn.

That’s all you need to know right now. You’ll figure out the rest soon enough. I’ll be watching … and waiting.

And with that, Omni’s white body grew to encompass the entire world. Her hooves touched neatly on what felt like a ground.

“Huh. that was fun! Well, back to eating this…”

Suddenly, she noticed; he didn’t put her back where she was before. She was in a huge white space with the only landmark being a large ornate fountain with a number of statue ponies posing in fancy poses.

“Wait, Mr. Omni! This is not where I need to be!” She shouted. “Put me back!”

She started to hyperventilate, pacing back and forth.

“Oh no oh no oh no oh no! This is bad! Ponyville needs me! My friends needs me!”

Her heart races like a motor engine. Suddenly, she remembered.

With it, anything you desire can be yours.

“That’s right! He gave me wishing powers!”

Somehow knowing what to do, she clapped her hooves together.

“I wish I could go back to Ponyville.” She focused real hard on what she wanted. “I wish I could go back to- Ahh! What do you mean I can’t do that?”

She stamped her hooves in frustration before returning to her focus.

“Okay, I wish for an easy way out of this place and back home.” This time, she focused even harder, putting every thought into her desire. “Show me the way out. Show me the way- I CAN’T DO THAT EITHER? WHAT KIND OF GOD ARE YOU!”

She broken down, laying her belly against the hard surface as her tears wet the milk white floor.

“Please, let me go Omni. My friends need me! Equestria needs me! How are my friends going to activate the Rainbow powers without me? How is Ponyville going to last without me? Please let me go home!”

She lay sobbing.

[Isabelle]

After a few minutes, her sobs began to slow. She put a hoof down hard to push herself upright against the weight of her sarrow

“Come on Pinkie Pie!” She said to herself in third person, imagining herself as the protagonist of a story. “Pull yourself together! You’re not going to get anything done by feeling sorry for yourself!”

She took the moment to think. If the exit wasn’t here, then maybe the exit was somewhere else. She took a moment to soak up her surroundings, looking in every direction for anything else that could serve as a landmark. There were things far in the distance, things too far away to see clearly. She didn’t like the uncertainty of this lead, but it was however, something, and something was better than nothing.

“Alright Pinkie,” back to the third person again, “it’s time to go on an epic journey! However, I shouldn’t do this all alone. I wonder if I could…”

She patted the chin of her muzzle as she thought. She remembered Omni’s wish granting powers, maybe she could wish for one of her friends to join her. However, she was wary of trapping them in this world, too. She thought carefully about all the people in her life; which of her loved ones could Equestria do without? Pretty much everyone is too important to deprived of.

All except one. One of her best friends, one that’s been with her for years. One who’s insight and compassion has helped her frequently even when times were tough.

“Of course!” She yelled out gleefully, as she pictured him in her head.

She clapped her hooves together and focused hard on her wish. Slowly, a ball of light floated out of her pastel body. Minutes went by and the object would slowly take shape.

“Come on already!” Pinkie said annoyed, trying desperately not to lose her focus.

Eventually, the ball took shape and turned into a small lime green alligator with purple eyes and no teeth. It plopped hard against the ground, not even reacting to the impact. It looked up at Pinkie Pie.

“Gummy! I’m so glad to see you!” She scooped the alligator into her arms and gave it a big hug. After a quick snuggle, she held it out in front of her to look it in its eyes. “Listen Gummy, I’m trapped in this weird boring world. It looks like I need to go on an adventure to get myself out! Will you help me?”

The alligator said nothing in response. Instead, it licked one of its own eyeballs without moving the rest of its head an inch.

“Thank you Gummy! I knew I could count on you!” She moved in and gave it an affectionate smooch. Then, with a single hoof, she tossed the toothless gator onto her back. Pinkie began hopping off into a random directions, hoping to reach one of the distant objects eventually.

Hours later, she made it to one of the objects, which turned out to be an archway made of steel. As she approached it, she noticed the two soldiers dress in white armored suits standing at attention. Pinkie, ever the host took a few minutes to make a wish before approaching the two.

“Hello, I’m Pin-” Began the excitable pony, but she was interrupted.

“Halt!” Said one guard, his voice distorted through the helmet. “Please state your name, species, and purpose.”

“My name is Pinkie Pie! I’m a pony and I’m on an adventure!”

The guard logged all this on his small computer before responding.

“Okay, you may proceed.”

The pony suddenly gave each of the guards a plate with a cake slice on it. The pair, confused by the sudden food, grabbed it without thinking.

“Have a fun day!” She said as she hopped through the gate. The two guards looked at each other baffled… before shrugging and then tossing their helmets off, scooping fork loads of cake into their mouths.

To be continued in Coruscant.