Title:           Star Butterfly in Equestria
Author:          Rokade
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First Edit:      Monday 18th of July 2016 10:31:32 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Tuesday 19th of July 2016 06:53:07 AM CDT

"I'll be back in a bit!"
>You pull out your dimensional scissors and start to open a portal.
>Suddenly, your scissors start to glow and shoot green sparks.
>This is new, what could this mean?
>You keep cutting through the fabric of reality, which is tougher than usual.
>More and more sparks fly from your scissors and the portal emits a strange green glow.
>This seems a bit dangerous, but you're way too curious to stop.
>Then, with a deafening bang, your scissors split into two halves.
>One flies right into the portal, the other gets stuck in the wall behind you.
>You gasp and take a step back from the portal.
>But as you turn around to retrieve half of your scissors, the portal starts sucking you in.
>Quickly pulling out your wand, you attempt to close the portal.
>Nothing happens.
>You conjure up a huge boulder to block it, but the rock is shattered to pieces and sucked in.
"Marco, help!"
>He doesn't respond.
>You're being pulled closer and closer to the ominously glowing portal.
>No! This can't happen!
>You to jump away, but as soon as your feet leave the ground, you realise the flaw in your plan.
>Without any traction, you are quickly sucked into the portal, it's strange magical energies flowing through you, making you pass out.
 
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>"I-Is she...?"
>"No, Fluttershy, she's just passed out."
>Flutterwho?
>A slight headache pains you and you can't really remember where you are.
>You open your eyes and find yourself staring right into the sun.
>Shielding your eyes with your hand, you sit up.
>Your jaw drops as you find the source of the voices you just heard.
>Ponies in all kinds of colours have formed a circle around you.
>Some have horns, like Pony Head, others sport wings.
>You even spot a purple one who has both.
>The purple pony approaches.
>She clears her throat, silencing the crowd.
>"Welcome to Equestria. I am Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship, and you are?"
>You're still a bit slow and struggle to form a coherent sentence.
"I'm... princess... Star Butterfly?"
>Yeah, that seems right.
>"Well, princess Star, could you tell us how you wound up here? We don't get a lot of humans in these parts."
>Human? You're not a human.
>Your headache is fading away, allowing you to pick up your usual speed of thinking and talking.
"I came from Earth. Well, I actually came to Earth from Mewni, but Earth is where I was last."
>"But how did you end up here?"
"So, I was trying to visit a friend in another dimension, but when I used my scissors to open a portal, they sort of broke."
>"You opened a portal with a pair of scissors?"
>The purple princess is visibly confused.
"Well, yeah. Can you open portals without dimensional scissors?"
>She opens her mouth, but clearly, doesn't know how to respond.
>She turns to the yellow pony behind her.
>"Please fetch nurse Redheart, I fear princess Star Butterfly might have a concussion."
>What is she talking about, you feel fine.
"I feel fine, princess Twiggles, don't worry. I am hungry, though, do you have a snack for me?"
>"What did you call her?"
>A white unicorn with a purple mane and tail looks at you incredulously.
"Don't you like the nickname? How about 'Twily'?
>The unicorn opens her mouth to protest but is interrupted by the laughter of a pink pony.
>She hops over to you, grabs your hand and shakes it wildly.
>"Twiggles is a great nickname, Star! I'm Pinkie!"
"Great to meet you, Pinkie!"
>She doesn't stop shaking your hand, so you decide to shake her hoof even faster.
>You both shake each other faster and faster until you lose your balance.
>You fall on your back, the pink pony landing on top of you.
>"You're a lot of fun, Star! We're going to be great friends!"
>"Yes, Pinkie, you'll have plenty of time to get to know princess Star, but for now, please let Nurse Redheart take a look at her."
>Pinkie rolls off of you, making way for a white pony carrying a first aid kit.
>The nurse quickly checks you pulse, heartbeat and examines your head.
>She then turns back to the princess.
>"She's fine, princess, as far as I can tell. But if there's magic involved, you'd have to run some tests yourself."
>"Thank you, nurse."
>Princess Twiggles addresses you again.
>"I'd like to ask you some more questions, but for now, I'll see to it that you get some food and a room in my castle."
>You like the sound of that.
>The pony starts walking and you follow.
>Pinkie joins you and together you start inventing new nicknames for the princess of friendship.
 
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"That's some great cake, Pinkie!"
>"Thanks!"
>The pony smiles brightly at you.
>Princess Twiggles - Pinkie and you decided that was the best nickname - tries but fails to hide her boredom.
>You guess not everyone shares your and Pinkie's love for colourful cakes.
>Maybe you should answer some of Twiggles' questions now.
"So, uh, princess, you said you wanted to ask me some things."
>Her face lights up immediately.
>"What are dimensional scissors?"
>"What is your home like?"
>"Why did you come to earth?"
>Pinkie notices the sheer amount of questions is rather overwhelming and comes to your aid.
>"Twilight, how about you ask one question at a time?"
>You look gratefully at Pinkie.
"Dimensional scissors are a tool for opening portals to other dimensions, Mewni is a great and wonderful place full of wonders and my parents send me to earth because I was misbehaving."
>Twiggles quill moves frantically, moved by the princess' magic.
>You feel like a fool for forgetting your wand.
>Even though you can 'dip down', it's just not the same.
>Twiggles finishes her notes and is about to ask you a new question when a blue pegasus flies through the open window and crashes into the table.
>"Rainbow Dash! Be careful, you almost destroyed my notes!"
>"Twi! Anon is back!"
 
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>"So, Twilight, have you found a way to fix the scissors?"
>The princess of friendship sighs.
>"No..."
>After meeting with this 'Anonymous' person, he accompanied you to Twiggles' library.
>You like this place, but there are people waiting for you back on earth, so you really should try to get back.
>Unfortunately, you've only got one half of your dimensional scissors.
>Twiggles offered to look through the books in her library to see if she could find a way to fix them.
>But now, after multiple hours of searching, Twiggles is running out of books and you are running out of patience.
"Maybe we should call it a day, continue tomorrow."
>"She's right Twilight, we're all getting quite tired."
>The green man doesn't look tired at all and neither does Twiggles.
>"I guess you're right Anon. Could you take princess Star to her room, I've got to clean up this mess."
>Anon puts a hand on your shoulder.
>"Come, I'll show you your room."
>The suited man's touch makes you shiver slightly.
>He looks so strange.
>He's human, but still so different from your dear Marco.
>Anon seems kind enough, but silent and a little bit spooky as well.
>You let yourself be guided through the castle.
>Eventually Anon halts in front of one of the many doors.
>"Here it is, princess, sleep well."
>He walks off without waiting for a response.
"Uh, bye! See you tomorrow."
 
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>"Good morning, princess."
>You jump back.
"A-anon, I didn't expect you would be waiting outside my room."
>When you say it like that it sounds kind of creepy, doesn't it?
>Oh well, he probably means well.
>"Princess Twilight is away today, consulting the other princesses about your scissors."
>At the mention of your scissors you remember you're stuck here.
>You've been enjoying yourself quite a bit so far, but you keep thinking of Marco, he must be worried sick.
>"She asked me to give you a tour of Ponyville today."
>You like that idea, meeting some more fun ponies could take your mind off home and Marco.
"Alright, let's go!"
 
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>"And these are Daisy, Lily, and Rose, they run the flower shop here in Ponyville."
>"Mm-hmm."
>After hours of taking in pony names that's all you can manage to say.
>It started out great, you met the rest of Twiggles' friends and the mayor.
>But after a while, you started to get bored.
>All these ponies just look the same and their names sound the same and they act the same.
>Pinkie tried to cheer you up, but Anon send her away because she was distracting you.
>He seems to be quite respected by the ponies, even the mayor takes orders from him.
>In contrast, the ponies treat you like a rare animal, rather than a person.
>You put on a renewed fake smile and return to your ordeal.
 
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>You stare at the sky with Pinkie and Anon, waiting for Twiggles to return.
>"There she is! Oh wait, that's just a bird."
"Is that her?"
>"Girls, the last fifteen birds weren't princess Twilight and neither will the next fifteen be. Just wait patiently.
>But patience is not your strongest suit.
>"There she is! For real this time!"
>Pinkie starts jumping up and down, pointing at a growing purple sport in the sky.
>After a sloppy landing, involving bumping into Anon and blushing heavily, Twiggles reports on her meeting with the other princesses.
>"Good news! Princess Celestia has identified the metal your scissors are made of, she'll be able to fix them!"
"Really? That's great!"
>You and Pinkie do a little dance of joy.
>Anon just stands there silently.
>Then he addresses you.
>"Too bad you'll have to leave us so soon."
>Wow, what a great way to darken the mood.
>Pinkie stops dancing with you.
>She frowns, shakes her head and then hugs you really, really tight.
>"I'll miss you Star!"
"I'll miss you too Pinkie!"
>Twiggles clears her throat.
>"It'll take the smiths a day to fix the scissors, you'll have plenty of time to say goodbye to everypony."
>Great, you'll have to say goodbye to every single pony in Ponyville.
"Thanks, princess Twiggles!"
>"I've got some royal duties to take care of, so I'll leave you with Pinkie and Anon."
>The purple mare takes off and Anon turns to you.
>"I could show you more of Ponyville's surroundings or the Everfree forest before you leave."
"Uh, no thanks! I'll go hang out with Pinkie."
>Anon looks disappointed.
>"Let's go then, Star, bye Anon!"
 
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>"Here they are, your new dimensional scissors!"
>You take a look at your scissors.
>The part added by the pony smiths has been inscribed with all sorts of fancy figures.
>The sun and moon, a heart, Twilight's cutie mark, and the three balloons that Pinkie carries on her flank.
"Thanks so much, Twiggles!"
>You hear sniffle behind you.
>Turning around, you see Pinkie in tears.
"Pinkie..."
>"I'm sorry, Star, the element of laughter isn't supposed to cry, but I'm going to miss you!"
"Who knows, maybe my scissors will break again and I'll be right back here!"
>Pinkie laughs through her tears and hugs you.
>"Never forget me," she whispers.
>"I won't."
>You turn to the other ponies and Anon.
"Thanks for everything!"
>The ponies smile and say farewell.
>Anon just nods at you, his green face showing no emotion.
>You firmly grab the pair of scissors and start cutting into reality.
>Once the portal is open, you turn around once more and wave at the assembled ponies.
"Bye!"
>You step through the portal and find yourself back on earth.
>The broken half of your scissors is still stuck in the wall.
>A great idea crosses your mind.
>you quickly pull the blade out of the wall and toss it through the closing portal.
"Come visit me sometime!"
>Before you get a response, the portal closes.
>You hear footsteps rushing towards you.
>Marco sticks his head into the room.
>"Star, you're back!"
"MARCO!"
>You jump into his arms, hugging him will all your strength.
"You won't believe what happened to me!"