My Little Pony, My Little Pony

[raisethemoon]

WHO: Luna, Wash, maybe others in a bit
WHERE: Ponyville
WHAT: Going to the new world, which is not so new for everyone
WHEN: Shortly after the portal opened, though not immediately
WARNINGS: Adorable little agent-ponies

Luna was still upset about her failure to be there for the fight against the Nightmare Meta. Deeply, deeply upset. And since she'd so thoroughly dropped the ball on that, she'd made a definite point of going through the portal into the newest world as soon as possible. At least she could confront whatever horrors were there before they got a chance to harm anyone else...

Her hooves hit wood, and she realized instantly that she knew this bridge. She'd been here so shortly before her arrival in Twilight Town all that time ago - even the scents of the place were still familiar to her. "Ah! Ponyville! Look!" She turned to glance over her shoulder for her companion. "'Tis Equestria, Agent Washington, my kingdom!"

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[raisethemoon]

Luna smiled at the little scene between Spirit and former-human, while Noctis simply puffed himself up in pride. See? His person takes care of everything!

"Very well then." In truth, she wasn't exactly sure how to teach somepony to walk; it was simply instinctual for foals. Apparently whatever form-changing magics this world carried did not pass such things along? "Do you feel more comfortable walking now?"

[unrecovered]

Wash straightened up carefully as Melody pranced away, not wanting to be in the way if her pony-person toppled over again. Okay. So far, so good.

"Given that I nearly fell into the river two minutes ago? Not really," Wash admitted. He tried one hesitant step, then another. It was working, but it still wasn't quite right. "Which leg moves with which leg?" He couldn't even use Melody as an example, because even now she still had more legs than he did.

[raisethemoon]

Luna paused, trying to think of how to explain the actual mechanics behind a thing she had been doing since foalhood. Words were a silly way to explain physical action anyway. "...like this."

She turned about and paced slowly in front of him, careful to keep an eye on the agent just in case his hooves went slipping out from under him again. Her legs, of course, were much longer than his, but it was the same basic principle.

[unrecovered]

He watched Luna closely, trying to memorize which leg moved with which leg. He tried a few more steps with his newfound knowledge, moving slowly and deliberately at first. When that worked and felt a little more fluid than his previous attempts at walking had been, he picked up the pace a bit. "Okay, it's-"

To Wash's credit, he didn't trip over himself and wind up facefirst in the grass until he started talking. "Dammit!"

[raisethemoon]

Luna winced, reacting just a little too slowly to catch him ere he fell. "My apologies." She didn't grab him again to set him on his hooves, thinking that perhaps 'twere better he learn the movement on his own. After all, she was hardly going to be around every time he entered this world. "But you were doing better?"

[unrecovered]

Wash groaned under his breath, slowly getting his hooves under him one leg at a time and, when he figured he'd gotten them all in the relatively correct places, pushing himself up. He wavered for a few seconds, adjusted placement, and stood a little more easily. Only then did he figure he could talk without keeling over. "Not your fault, and it's better than nothing."

Fluffy and Melody had partnered up a few yards away, quietly squeaking with laughter at their pony-person's predicament. He just looked funny like this. Wash's expression soured and he pointed an emphatic hoof at them, lowering it again when he overbalanced and nearly wound up on his face once more. "I'd like to see you try!"