1st Jewel Cake: What in Equestria?? [Visual]

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[The scroll feed turns on to a very huffy baby dragon with his arms crossed.]

Okay, so I know this isn't normal, I mean, where did all those humans come from anyway, and why are there so many ponies here now?

[He's gesturing now.]

I mean, sure, Twilight messes up spells all the time, no offence Twilight, but even this is pretty extreme. More like a Discord thing.

And why do I keep seeing double? Pinkie and Rainbow Dash, is this one of your pranks?!? [He glares at the scroll and crosses his arms again in a huff.]. Not. Funny.

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

Spike!

[She says that as if she knows him.]

You got a scroll!

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike blinks as the pony appears on the scroll. Well that's new.]

Um...hi?

...do we...know each other?

[Awkward...]

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

Oh! Uh, I'm Littlepip. I'm from the future, so I guess we kind of do...

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[mostloyalpony]

...Spike?!

(Rainbow's face pops up on the scroll after a moment or two, the Pegasus having seen a Spike around but not the one from her world. Could this be...?)

Is that really you? No this isn't one of my pranks, 'cause if it was you'd be in the know! What's the last thing you remember?

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike looks at Rainbow Dash like she's crazy.]

Geez Rainbow Dash, did you sonic rainboom one too many times? Of course it's me! Who else would I be?

...well if it's not you...don't tell me it is actually Discord? Man I thought we sorted him out again. How many times does it take...

[Spike sighs loudly and starts ticking things off on his claws.]

You guys turned into super awesome comic book pony heroes I still can't believe I didn't get an awesome transformation like that, kicked Tirek's butt, rescued princesses, yadda yadda yadda, awesome castle, Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. The end.

Why?

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[mostloyalpony]

Hey, I haven't Sonic Rainboom'd in months! Do you know how many of us have doubles here?

(Rainbow almost frowns but she does grin upon hearing the correct answers she was looking for.)

Awesome! I just wanted to make sure it was you-you. Where are you at? I'll fill you in when I get there!

(in about 3-5 seconds, give or take.)

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[keaton_mask]

I think we can all agree that no one finds this funny.

[Anyone who does is an outlier and should not be counted.]

Fluttershy told me that literal duplicates of people are not as uncommon as they really should be. So chances are you really are seeing double.

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike scratches his head with a claw, a confused look on his face.]

Wait, so you mean there are actually two of every pony?!?

[Spike throws his arms up in the air.]

How does that even work?! How did that even happen??

[He pauses, mid flail.]

Wait...does that mean...there are two Spikes??

[What if the other Spike is better than him? What if Twilight prefers the other Spike more? Spike's about to have a panic attack.]

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[keaton_mask]

[Well, he expected some sort of reaction, but he can't say he anticipated one like that.]

Not...everyone, or not that I know of, anyway. I've yet to see another me...

R-Really, there's no need to panic!

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[discorderly]

SPIKICUS FRANKLIN SPARKLE!

[With that shout, Discord teleports right in front of Spike.]

I am shocked at the accusation! Simply astounded!

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Sweet Celestia, Discord almost gave him a heart attack. Spike must have jumped about six feet in the air.]

Ahahaha...oh um...hey Discord....ahaha...

...you know I didn't mean that right? I mean, your chaos is much better than this kind of stuff, way more...er...sophisticated and...um...unique?

[This could go badly.]

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[pirateponyprincess]

[Hey, look it's Celestia! ...With a hat.]

It's quite a long story, Spike, but I can assure you, it's none of them.

[It's far worse, but she'll get to that later.]

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

Princess Celestia?

[He only has one response to the scroll from her.]

...why are you wearing that hat?

[topgun_textiles]

[LOOK AT THIS TINY DRAGON. LOOK AT HIM. Look at his huffy face-]

Uhhh... wh-what everybody else said. Guess you're from another Equestria, huh?

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike is a little concerned at how this guy is looking at him...wait a minute...]

What do you mean another Equestria???

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[etranger]

Well, originally, there was a pink pony with a hat and an enormous mane all ready to explain things, but then a tri-colored dragon popped up in front of her.

"Hi Spike!"

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike jumped, not expecting to see another dragon suddenly jump into view on the scroll in front of the pink pony.]

Um...hi?

Uh...do we know each other? I think I'd remember another dragon...


[OOC: Sorry for the delayed response - really busy work week and then ComicCon weekend!]

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[ceasetoexist]

So, uh, is looking like this just the norm for being a dragon here? Because it kind of stinks.

[Hey Spike, have a grumpy looking black and red baby dragon. He ain't enjoying it too much.]

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike blinks and then waves a claw]

Like this? Nah, this is just what young dragons look like in Equestria. Dragons can grow reaaaally big. I can't wait to get that big!

But being short does stink...


[OOC: Sorry, I totally didn't realise you'd posted down here as well! We can continue in this thread if you want?]

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[loveisabattlefield]

It's pretty confusing, but if it helps, you get used to it pretty quickly.

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike grins when he realises who's on the other end of the scroll]

Princess Cadence! Boy am I glad that you're looking okay after that run in with Tirek!

Er...what exactly am I getting used to?


[OOC: Sorry for delay - really busy work week and then ComicCon!]

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[strengthinkindness]

Spike...?

[The fact that he's asking about doubles is a good indication that he's not from this Equestria.]

Um...it's...really neither. This is...This is...not the Equestria you know...

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

Fluttershy!

What do you mean it's not the Equestria I know? How many Equestrias are there?

[He thinks Fluttershy has lost it.]


[OOC: Sorry for the delayed reply - busy work week and then ComicCon OTL]

[weaponizedgems]

Spike?

I assure you that Pinkie or Rainbow are not playing pranks. There are doubles of quite a few ponies running around.

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike perks up at that voice and turns a little pink seeing her on the scroll.]

Rarity!

Well, um...I guess that's something at least!

What do you mean though that there are doubles of ponies running around?

[Wait does that mean...more than one Rarity? Spike's not sure how to take that.]


[OOC: sorry for the delayed reply! Busy work week and then ComicCon weekend OTL]