Spell 1 [Visual]

[hockety_pockety]

 [This holiday season, the scroll feed is proud to present... a bleary-eyed sky-blue pony with white bed hair that encompasses his entire head. Groggily, he pushes himself semi-upright and smacks his lips, blinking off his sleep.]

...hhh...where...where in the world am I, do you suppose?...Archimedes? Archimedes, are you about somewhe- oh.

[Enough cognisance has been regained that he suddenly notices his hoof, and he examines it for a moment.]

...mm. That's odd. I don't remember turning into a shetland pony. Let's see now...

[Finally getting up, the old equine trots around a bit, giving himself a once over.]

Beard's still here, unusual, that. The rest seems OH! Oh, that had better not be a tattoo down there. Ngh... won't rub off. No, that won't do, I'm not going through that nonsense again. Now, where I w...Hmm. Glasses still there, that's good. Pointy hat? Yes, yes, that seems to be in good nick. Bit crumpled, but nothing a goo- ...by george, is that a horn on my head?!

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[sailorlaughter]

Are you Star Swirl the Bearded?

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[hockety_pockety]

Mm?

[A few seconds tick by as Merlin processes the fact the scroll on the floor just spoke. Then it occurs to him that he might have been asked a question.]

...star swirl the pardon?

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[ponymeisters]

[Echo has to offer her two cents on that, having snatched Andrew's scroll. She's using Rainbow Dash's voice. Enjoy the visual of a little race car verbally rolling its eyes.]

Uh... no. Master Star Swirl's beard was, like, 10 times more awesome.

[visual, semi-threadjack]

[noxequus]

Pinkie, manners!

If it was properly Star Swirl, he would not be so flabbergasted by the presence of a horn. It appears the broadest constant is their awareness of other worlds, and certainly a magician such as he would recognize that a unicorn would be the only proper choice.

[visual, total threadjack]

[discorderly]

Everyone knows that I was the real Star Swirl anyway.

[He holds up a magazine and points to it with a grin.] It says so in all the tabloids!

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[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

There's a large white and red dragon peering at him from the scroll, somewhat curious about the new arrival... He didn't think he'd ever heard of a unicorn with a beard before. Then again this world was constantly surprising him.]

Are you alright?

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[hockety_pockety]

Oh, yes, yes, fit as a fiddle, right as rain. Just taking a moment to get adjusted to the circumstances, you know. After all, it's not every day you wake up as a unicorn in the middle of a field, and a scroll starts showing talking pictures (Oh, listen to me, 'showing talking pictures'. I've been stuck in the dark ages too long.)

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[freeasthewind]

Hello, there. A new arrival, I see? [A white Earth pony appears on the scroll, smiling warmly.]

Welcome to Equestria.

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[hockety_pockety]

Ah, well, thank you, my dear.

Equestria, hm? Well I suppose that does account for the amount of talking equines. But wouldn't such a name make more sense for a land of jockeys? Hm. Perhaps I'm overthinking this.

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[weekwizard]

You are in Equestria, and have been affected by a rather powerful polymorph spell in order to fit in with the local fauna. It happens to every new arrival.

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[hockety_pockety]

Oh, a polymorph spell, eh? Well, that's easy enough to fix. Alakazam!

[There's a slight pause. Clearly he expected something to happen, but he looks down at himself and seems a little confused.]

Ala...KAZAM!

{Still nothing. Now he's starting to look worried.]

Oh dear. This may be an issue.

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[kingofthetvworld]

[There's an obnoxious gasp on the other side of the scroll, coming from an equally obnoxious little bear.]

They did it! They finally sent in a grandpa!!

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[hockety_pockety]

Oh, now-n-now let's not get carried away, my dear cub. A grandpa for who, precisely?

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[linefacingforever]

["I don't remember turning into a shetland pony"? What...]

Almost sounds like you're used to turning into other things.

[Also, please forgive the soft and fuzzy that chimed in first. Teddie is... Teddie.]

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[hockety_pockety]

Oh, well, not to brag, but, uh, I do have more than a bit of experience with transfigurative magic. Erm, a lot, I should say.

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[magicalrealist]

(Man, that is a striking resemblance to Star Swirl the Bearded. Seriously, Twilight was three seconds away from assuming this is him, but it's clearly not. Maybe. Still, he at least looks...wizardly. May as well be friendly.)

Yes. That is, in fact, a horn on your head. All unicorns are born with them.

By the way, you were turned into a unicorn. This world does that a lot.

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[hockety_pockety]

So I have heard. Still, this should be an interesting learning experience, at least. I've been a great deal many things, but not yet a unicorn.

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[sekai_level]

[Goodness. Well isn't this nostalgic. Have a rather disastrously pale jester clown on your scroll, Merlin, his face torn between concern and amusement. For the moment, concern is winning:]

My good sir, are you quite alright?

[....Pierrot, are you affecting an English accent-]

I mean, I see you appear to be physically okay, but the locals appear to have swarmed you in the usual manner and I hope everything isn't too overwhelming?

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[hockety_pockety]

Oh, no, it's quite alright. A little flustering at first, mind you, but it was useful to get caught up quickly with current events.

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[solequus]

[There is a look of sho k on Celestia's face as she turns her scroll on. Shock...and fear. And for just a moment, she looks less like the great alicorn princess and more like a scared teenager caught hiding.]

Master...?

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[hockety_pockety]

Master, wh-?

[Confusion gives way to dismay when Merlin sees the poor frightened creature on the scroll. The woman is scared of him, and he has no idea why. That is, until he connects a few dots from his prior conversations.]

Oh, no, no, I fear you have me confused for someone else. Ehm...someone named 'Starswirl', I'd imagine?

[tookalevelinbadass]

[A beard? A pointy hat? This all looks very welcoming to this hobbit-er tiny pony.]

Hello! Might you be a wizard?

[hockety_pockety]

Why, yes, yes I am. Does it show?

[Like you don't know how obvious you look, Merls.]

[needsteaplz]

[A green unicorn mare smiles.]

Well since we've confirmed you're not Star Swirl and you've been given the basic run down of Equesteria, is there anything else you would like to know?

My name is Saori and I run the tea house in the Night Market area.

[hockety_pockety]

Well, pleased to meet you, Saori.

I don't think I have any further questions right this moment, but no doubt more will come as the situation arises. New land, after all, and lots more to get used to, no doubt.

This post makes me so happy you have no idea.

[neighfeni]

[...Wow, that's some beard. Wait...that name sounds familiar.]

Archimedes? Like, the Greek fella that figured out...Crud, what was it...density an' volume?

[Nephenee, of all the things for you to catch...that was it? Nothing about ponies or tattoos or something? You go for Greek scientists? Also the 'country' accent is strong in this one.]

Re: This post makes me so happy you have no idea.

[hockety_pockety]

Oooh, yes, yes, very good, very good indeed. I see you're up to snuff on your ancient greek physicists, my dear girl. (Chuckles long and hard)