Kickoff [Video/Massive Audio later]

[like_a_dragon]

[A green pony with a matted down brown mop-top appears on the scroll. From the furrowed brows, flared nostrils and fierce grimace, she does not appear... pleased.]

WHAT THE TARTARUS IS GOING ON HERE!?

[Taking a step away from the scroll would probably be a good idea...]

I can't even begin to count all the things that is wrong here! I mean, at first I thought this was a dream but then when somepony actually pinched me -- WITH THEIR MOUTH NO LESS -- I knew that this was actually real. Talking ponies? And the ones with wings? EVEN ONES WITH MAGIC HORNS?? I even saw one that brought in a raincloud! IT WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF ME!!

[She takes a moment and her hoof comes up to scrub off her hair and her face.]

Alright... you know what... considering everything else I have seen before a world of talking ponies is actually not that out there. And, hey, at least my fur color is one that I'd like. Just, in this case, I hope my friends aren't here to have this happen to them.

Also, I have to ask just one question...

Why couldn't I have been one of those cool ones with the wings?

EDIT:

[A little bit later there is a shout. A glorious shout. A mighty shout. It rings to the heavens and may even be heard as far as way as The Crystal Kingdom.]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN PONIES DON'T EAT MEAT?!!!!

[Thanks, Teddie.]

EDIT: x2

[And a little bit after that there is another shout, though not quite as powerful, whatever is doing it definitely has a healthy set of lungs.]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S NO TV?!!

[Thanks, Rise.]

Comments

[passing_thru_rider]

Oi. Don't knock not having anything on you. It could be worse. There are people here that are cats.

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[like_a_dragon]

What's wrong with cats? I can totally be a cat...

I mean, they're still not as good as dogs, but...

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[like_a_dragon]

--BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT!

I shouldn't be anything but a human girl! I'm a girl dangit! I don't need fur and hooves!

[Visual]

[kingofthetvworld]

[Teddie's not sure what's worse, how cute all his friends are becoming or how he's not in Ponyville to greet her personally. ...Oh wait, it's definitely the latter, there's nothing wrong with everyone suddenly being adorable. Thankfully he brought his suit with him on the trip to the Crystal Empire--he'd feel awkward without it--because he's definitely homed in on the whole "I hope my friends aren't here to have this happen to them" thing. He throws it on before popping on the scroll to give her some familiarity seeing as it hasn't changed much crossing over here. ...Besides size. But hey, you never look short over the scroll, right?]

Ding dong, special Teddiegram for Chie-chan!

...Howdy!

[Flawless greeting.]

Uh, hrm, I might suggest closing your eyes when you talk to the rest of the guys. I don't wanna say they're ponies, but...they might be ponies.

[Permavisual]

[like_a_dragon]

[For a while, the Chie pony just stares at the screen. Yeeeah that was something she wasn't expecting. Well... at least he is still a bear? And as much as she didn't want people to be here, she felt a bit more comforted to to know that they were? After all they were her closest friends...]

...Teddie...? Is that you?

...you look good...

[She meant it, but that fact didn't make this whole thing any less weird.]

[Visual]

[foolish_seal]

Wish I could answer that, but I have no idea what determines what you get turned into here. There seems to be a pattern, but I can't be sure.

[Permavisual]

[like_a_dragon]

It's totally unfair! Flying would be so cool...

Oh, but that's not to say it would be any better turning into something you're not. It would... just be... a perk?

[Ahahaha...]

[Visual]

[ponymechanic]

Sadly there's no real way to pick what you choose to change into when you get here. Personally I would have rather ended up as a dragon instead, but that's them apples. Sometimes you just have to deal with what you got.

[He shrugs.]

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[like_a_dragon]

[Really, she knows she's being a butt, and maybe she's being a little loud. But this is an important opportunity to both vent out her frustrations and get some important information.]

THERE ARE DRAGONS HERE?!

[Clearly that was the most important news she heard all day.]

Action and also have the changeling

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[While Chie was out trying to figure out where she was, what she didn't know was that right now she was smack dab in the middle of a carriage route. And the poor changeling driving ended up seeing her and yelling for her own safety:]

GET OUT OF THE WAY!

Permaction

[like_a_dragon]

[Chie meanwhile was so focused on the scroll that she barely had noticed the roar of a carriage until it was almost too late.]

[With a screech and a panic, the new Earth pony scrambled to the side, terrified by both what was coming and the strange creature driving it.]

[Video] [After the Shout Heard Across Equestria]

[linefacingforever]

...have you ever seen a horse eat meat?

[...okay, he couldn't help that sarcasm. He's sorry! He's sorry!]

[Visual] [Locked] Threadjack

[ponymechanic]

[He's only locking this because he knows better than to talk behind a girl's back like that.]

Seriously. I don't think the moonponies heard her from up there.

[Permavisual]

[like_a_dragon]

[Don't mind her, Yu, she's just a little... distraught.]

I see visions of pork chops flying away from me. Nono, come back delicious pork chops. Come inside my belly.

And beef skewers. And beef bowl. And yakitori. And beef rolls. And beef balls. And steak frys.

[SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB.]

[Visual] [After the Shout but not reacting to it]

[therealrisette]

Chie-senpaaaiii!!!

[The brightly grinning face of a pink unicorn filly with twintails appears on the scrolls, absolutely elated to be hearing from another of her friends! She hasn't seen Chie in a really long time!

It's probably not super easy to tell over the scrolls, but Rise does look a little small, compared to other ponies. Small even for her. Weird, huh?]

Did you just get here?! Where are you?! Back in Ponyville? We're in this really pretty Crystal place right now!!!

[Give her a second, she's still too excited to process the whole... 'Chie is probably freaking out a little' part.]

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[like_a_dragon]

...And sukiyaki. And niku dofu. And hamburgers. And kushiyaki. And bacon.

Oh, hey Rise...

2/2

[like_a_dragon]

...Rise?

[Blinku blinku.]

When did you start talking to me?

[Visual]

[strawberryredgrave]

Sorry to say that ponies and meat don't get along, but they got hay burgers and stuff like that. Maybe that'll work.

(So casually replies a red dragon on the other side of the scroll.)

[Permavisual]

[like_a_dragon]

That's like eating soyburgers. Yeah the look is there bit it doesn't have the same spirit.

...[wait]

...you're a dragon.

[Visual] [After the second shout]

[shyformerassistant]

Miss, could you please stop screaming? Some of us are trying to relax.

['Cause seriously, she doesn't need any Suri flashbacks and she's trying to relax while at the Games.]

[Permavisual]

[like_a_dragon]

[No meat or TV... ooorz.]

Huh...

[Oh... uh. Was she that loud?]

...sorry.

[video]

[trustme]

To give you an idea about the meat: the cows here talk.

Well they usually talk- all that mooing and such- but not everyone understands them. They talk and all the ponies can understand I should say. Their speech is just like yours or mine.

[video]

[like_a_dragon]

[OH, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT--]

[This genuinely give Chie pause and... yeah, okay. Now that she knows that she'll definitely have a lot more pause when she starts craving meat.]

[BUT C'MON MEAT IS AWESOME AND...]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan...

[Serious carnivore alert?]

[kuukai]

Cause yer not cool enough.

[ Obviously. ] Duh.

[like_a_dragon]

Uh..........

...

Who are you?

[And more importantly, why are you calling her 'not cool?' And why should she care??]

[thefreedomreign]

[The screaming doesn't seem to bother Vergil much at all. He's in his cave, cleaning, when he hears the commotion. Using magic to hold the scroll in place against the far wall, he starts the broadcast from his side as he sits at a table, drying a set of teacups by hand.

You've already met Dante -- have the other Sparda twin! The resident blue half-demon seems a lot more calm than his brother might have, though he still looks a little intimidating because...you know. Dragons and all.]

It takes a lot of getting used to. Especially if you're used to watching TV regularly.

[Which, admittedly, he'd begun to do during his time back in his world. Having to spend most of your time at home in order to stay under the radar lead to a lot of time watching TV (or on the internet).]

Luckily, there's almost always something going on around here, so you'll never want for live entertainment.

[like_a_dragon]

[Chie just sighed and reacquainted herself with this form of communication. It's strange, but in the same way it was kind of like TV?]

Well... I wouldn't say I saw it regularly. [Mostly a lie.] But I really liked to watch Kung Fu movies every now and then.

[She taps a few rocks nearby with her hoof, watching them roll away pathetically.]

And yeah, I know that's the last thing I should be worried about now, but it just seems like everything I know and loved is just slipping away...

[Grump.]