Transformers: Friendship In Disguise

Chapter 1

"Somethin's out there." Applejack squinted into the darkness, green eyes scanning the shadowed treeline for any sign of movement.

"I don't see anything." Rainbow Dash grumbled. "This is a waste of time. Have I mentioned I could be sleeping right now? 'cuz I could totally be sleeping right now."

"Quiet, Rainbow." Applejack hissed, "You're gonna scare it off!" She reached over and pulled the blue pegasus deeper into the camoflauged blind they'd set up near the edge of the cow pasture.

"Scare off what?"

"Whatever's out there. The thing that spooked all them cattle folk few hours ago."

"Won't that be a good thing? That thing scares the cows, we scare it, and then everything's back to normal? And then I can go to bed?"

"That ain't the point. We're here ta figger out just what in tarnation's 'causin' all this ruckus. N' we ain't gonna find out a danged thing iffin' you keep complainin'. Why'd ya even volunteer for this gig iffin' you're losin' sleep over it anyway?"

"One," Rainbow Dash said, "you're one of my best friends, Applejack, so you know I was totes gonna help. Two, I thought a stakeout would be cooler! Like, we'd totally see some crimes happening, and then we could swoop in and stop it, BAM."

"Ain't nobody's gonna do any crimes when you're goin' on like that."

"That's right! They're all scared of me!"

"Iffin' I agree with you, will you shut up?"

"Yes!" Rainbow Dash smiled in victory, and then blinked. "Heeeey, waitaminute-"

Before she could complain any more, a light swept over the landscape. The two ponies squinted against the sudden brightness as a spotlight erratically whipped back and forth, illuminating random spots of ground, clear as day. At the other end of the column of light, the vaguest of shapes could be seen against the night sky- something big and round.

"Uh. Applejack?" said Rainbow Dash, "is it just me, or does that look like a flying saucer?"

"It's a flyin' somethin' or another, ya got that much right."

"Now what?" Rainbow Dash flapped her wings in anticipation. "Think I should buzz it? I mean, it looks fast, but I'm way faster than any
glorified frisbee."

"Pretty sure that's a bad idea." Applejack said, and hunkered down in her hiding spot. "I say we lay low for now, and get Twilight once it's gone. I got a feelin' she's gonna wanna know 'bout this. Whatever it is. Now quiet down, else it's gonna hear us."

"It's all the way on the other side of the field. No way it's gonna find us."

The saucer locked its spotlight on the two hiding ponies as if the brush they cowered behind wasn't even there. The light grew brighter and brighter as it slowly hovered in, leaving both Rainbow Dash and Applejack wishing they'd brought some kind of magical weaponry with them.

Without any warning, the light cut out- there was a strangely familiar sequence of sounds, and the saucer twisted and unfolded into a stout, barrel-chested humanoid. It still towered over the two baffled ponies, landing upon the grassy earth hard enough for Rainbow Dash and Applejack to feel it in their hooves. Blue eyes stood out in the dark as it leaned close. "TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER."

Rainbow Dash and Applejack just stared

He broke into laughter mere moments later. "Oh, I'm sorry, I've always wanted to say that. But seriously, I need to talk to whoever's in charge."

"Like I said," Applejack said through a suddenly dry mouth. "We should get Twilight."

"Uh. Yeah. Twilight. We'll get her. You just...stay here, okay? Not that I'm scared of you following or anything but I just don't want you to freak out anypony else if you follow us into town. Which you won't, 'cause you're staying here. Please?"