The Time Machine: Book 1

Chapter II

"Alright Spike, double check my list, would you please?" I asked Spike, my number 1 assistant.

Spike grumbled as he said "Fine."

"Alright we ha-" Spike said as I interrupted him.

"Ssshhh! Do you hear that?" I said in an ominous whisper.

"Hear what?" Spike said, clueless, and slightly annoyed that Twilight had cut him off.

"Ssshhh!" I shushed him again. This time, Spike stayed quiet.

We both listened quietly to the weird, unknown sound. It was getting louder, so whatever was making it is getting closer.

I looked into the horizon, and saw a tiny gray dot. It was getting bigger by the second.

Spike strained his eyes to see what I was looking at. "Is gray dot making the noise?" Spike asked.

"I think so..." I replied, uncertain.

"I wonder what it is." Spike pondered.

By now, some of Ponyville's residents were looking at the gray dot too. Some just shrugged it off, and went about their daily business.

I once again focused on the gray dot. It was close enough now to see it's features. It was big. That's for sure. It seemed to have some kind of wings as well. I also noticed something else. Light smoke was trailing from it's rear, and it seemed Rainbow Dash was following the... Creature I guess?

The creature was losing height fast now, and was getting ever closer. Rainbow Dash trailed right behind it, slightly above it, and that's when I started to worry. The thing was maybe a few hundred feet from the ground when some legs came out it's belly.

The thing was slowing down. It then dawned on me that it was going to land on Ponyville's main road!

"Everypony out of the way! Out of the way!" I yelled loudly to the small crowd.

The citizens that had been watching the creature ran first, and ponies that didn't see the thing ran when they saw their fellow ponykind run. I ran too. Once I was safely out of the way, on the side of the road, I watched.

Turns out, the thing was even bigger than I expected. It displaced a lot of air, making a strong whoosh.

The thing finally hit the ground, it's leg like wheels screeching at the incredible speed it was going.
When It passed me, my mane felt like it would fly off from my body, and I was almost lifted off the ground. The wings were mere feet from slicing my head clean off.

Rainbow Dash stopped to check on me, seeing I was more important than what she had been pursuing.

"Twilight! Are you Okay!?" Rainbow Dash asked, worried.

"Yes, I'm fine just... shaken up." I replied, coughing in the dust cloud that had formed.

We then both looked toward the
Creature. It was still going pretty fast, but It was slowing quickly. However, Town hall was in the way of the creature. Ponies were bound to be inside, at least Mayor Mare and her receptionist. We weren't sure if the beast would stop in time.

But it did. It stopped only a few hundred feet from Town hall. Mayor Mare and her Receptionist came out, with a look of disbelief.

Rainbow got to the thing first. I followed. I stood there, near the thing. It was huge. But it wasn't responsive. It only made the sound of settling metal.

Realization hit me.
I turned to Rainbow. She was glaring at it, waiting for the smallest movement.

"Um... Dash?"