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ATTENTION DIGITAL WORLD! The newest Chosen has arrived from her humble home to help save the day and protect the planet and it's residents from any wrongdoers who would threaten it's peace and prosperity! And her name is...RAINBOW DASH!

...How was that?

Eh, could've done better on the last part, but not too bad.

(The D-Terminal focuses on a blue-skinned girl who has rainbow-like hair, a blue top to match and what looks like a lightning bolt on her shirt! Not to mention...she's got wings, and she's hovering above the ground. The flying could be a way for her to ignore the whole 'suddenly human' appearance since it is confusing for her nonetheless.

The fingers, too.)

'Sup, everypony? You heard my partner; the name's Rainbow Dash, and I'm one of the newest girls from Equestria brought here to help out! My partner's name is Falcomon, but I'm sure I can come up with a WAY cooler name than that!

(...For those of you who are watching, you're not imagining it; Rainbow is flying backward on the screen for a few moments before righting herself.)

What about Speedy? You've got wings like me, and I'm pretty sure you can keep up with my awesomeness!

Hmm...that seems okay, but what about that other one you mentioned before-?

Huh? Oh, Tank! (A beat, then she shakes her head.) Nah, that name's already taken; Tank's my pet turtle from back home!

Oh, yeah: anypony live in...F2 001? That's where we'll be staying while we're here, so hope you don't mind having an awesome Pegasus for a roommate!

...Turtle?

(The feed cuts on the newly named Speedy's confused face.)

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Ha, sounds like something my friend Twilight would do: explain all the differences about tortoises and...

(A beat.) Wait a second! You mean back home, you and your brother are turtles?

(Thankfully, Rainbow isn't like other 'humans' Mikey may have met back in his world. She gives it a moment or two of thought before grinning.) Awesome! Guess you know Fluttershy and I used to be ponies, but this is the first time I've met a turtle that didnt walk around on all fours.

Three months? That's still pretty long.

Heh... well, kind of. We are mutant turtles, so were like human shaped turtles, and we're ninjas. There are actually four of us, me and my three brothers, Donnie's my brother that's here, but there's also Raph and Leo back home.

[He tried to calm his racing heart, this was a friend of Fluttershy's, surely she wouldn't reject him just for that, right? His hand came up to shift the scarf he was wearing, the selfsame scarf he'd gotten from Fluttershy on his mutation day.]

It's been... kind of long, but things have been... [He pauses a moment, looking for the right word. Along with the Salamon a Leormon gets his face into the camera's view as both supply him words at the same time.] Intense? Busy?

Haha... yeah, both of those things.

Ninjas? Real ninjas?! Sweet! Can you and your brother teach me some stuff? I trained at a dojo back home, but not sure when I'll get to go back since we're here.

(Mikey shouldn't worry, since it sounds like Rainbow's more or less accepted him. He shouldn't bring up what happened to Fluttershy though, or who was responsible.

Too bad even though they talked about what happened with her already, she's still determined for some answers.)

So, Mikey...you know anything about what happened to Fluttershy a few weeks ago?

Yeah, real ninjas! Um... I think so! I mean I'd be totally up for teaching you, but I don't know if Donnie'll want to.

[All of the happiness and excitement showing on his face dissolves a the subject change.]

I-I do.

[There is a heavy pause and the teen's blue eyes are quickly tear filled.]

P-please, the one who did it... he didn't mean it. I mean, he wouldn't ever hurt someone like that. It... it was the virus. I know it sounds strange, that someone shouldn't be held to what happened, b-but he didn't want to do that, the virus made it happen.

R-really i-if it's something that, as Fluttershy's friend, you have to be angry at someone about... be angry at me.

I-I had the chance... to stop him, but... I couldn't and so... so it's my fault.

Mikey... it's not your fault, you did nothing wrong! [The Salamon looks up at him, concern and caring on her face.] No one could have expected you to fight him that first time, you didn't even realize it was going to be a fight... that you faced him again to keep worse from happening is more than you should have had to do.

(Rainbow would've been excited at finding out she'll get to learn super cool ninja moves, but once seeing Mikey's expression her own face falters.)

...They knew Fluttershy too, didn't they?

(Because she was Fluttershy's friend and since she'd promised not to retaliate, Rainbow was keeping herself from asking outright who directly attacked her. Despite that, her expression said 'I want to know.')

Rainbow...you promised, remember? Fluttershy said earlier that she was okay and things worked out in the end. She even told you what happened to her since she trusts that you won't do anything rash.

[Mikey only nods in response to the question at first. After a few moments he finally spoke again.]

They were roommates before, and Fluttershy told me they were friends even just after I arrived here.

I... He doesn't deserve people being mad at him. He never would have done it if he had been in control, a-and he hurts a lot already, from remembering he did it, I know he does. He's the kind of guy who is his own worst enemy and punishes himself the most when things go wrong.

I-I won't tell you exactly who he is... s-so if you need a person to be angry at, you'll have to be angry at me.

[Mikey tried to look strong and resolved, but in truth the teen just looked sad and tired.]

(Rainbow did seem to be holding back her anger, only waiting until seeing Mikey's expression before sighing and looking upset which wasn't actually directed at the -former- turtle.)

...Forget it. I'm not mad at him or you about this at all. It's just...Fluttershy and I grew up together back in Cloudsdale, but you know how she is-always kind, but super shy about other stuff! If I'd been here before maybe I could've done something...

(From the way Mikey described him and Fluttershy's explanation on the virus, Rainbow gave herself 20 minutes -if not seconds- had she been there to try and help.)

[Mikey's expression shifted to a small, almost timid smile.]

I can.. I can understand. I'd be upset, if anyone hurt my brothers, I mean, sure we don't always get along but my brothers are my brothers, they are important.

I... maybe you could have but... I don't know.

Miss Rainbow Dash, Mikey, even as a trained ninja, came away from two separate fights with this person with some serious injuries. I don't think you are unable to do something, but I don't think it would have helped any of those involved. Mikey has been burdened by the thought of all those who have been injured being his fault for not stopping this person. The person in question still remembers everything that happened and is very upset at having hurt so many people. And I doubt Fluttershy would have been helped to know a good friend of hers was hurt, possibly very badly, for her sake. [The Salamon addressed the Pegasus herself, and tried to help her understand some of the emotional impact this had wrought on everyone involved.]

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