Live A Life, or Forge It

Celestia stopped to play with the chain, sighed, and spoke up with a proclaiming voice:

“Venicio, I perfectly understand that you are in danger of death, and that you are hunted down by your blood lusting brothers...”

A knot spawned in my throat: she was going to really say it ?

Was she going to tell me that I needed to go back on Earth, where my brothers could kill me ?

Or she was going to, finally, use some of her experience gave by millenniums and millenniums of ruling over a very unstable nation, and, overall, of life ? After all, what kind of threat I could be, if I saved the life of one of her relatives, without asking anything in return; and had little to no power over to the events going around me ?

But the first option was still a real possibility, since it was possible that Princess Celestia just didn't wanted human, for a reason, or for another.

And so I awaited impatiently how Celestia was going to finish her sentence, but she just stood for a bit in silence, giving the hint of a suffered decision.

Finally, the white alicorn controller of the Sun spoke:

“You shall stay here in Equestria, where you can live in peace and harmony, and you will be freed from your brothers.”

I stared bewilded to Celestia: she had just granted to me that she won't try to send me back to Earth.

I wasn't sure if hug her tightly, or, more formally, bow down for the gratitude towards her.

While I was staring at her, and blabbering happily, Princess Celestia added a condition to my stay:

“However, if you wish to stay in my kingdom, you must stop your brothers from hurting any pony else: I am going to cast a protection spell over the Palace, so they can't enter.

However, by doing so, over to avoid the creation of said portals, I will avoid the possibility of even access it for who used a portal from less than two days.

I fear that, lost the ability of killing you in less than two hours thanks to the portals, Fate will lose his temperance, and start to send your brothers in the houses of the families for kill the foals, either thinking that you left the Palace for another place, or that you will surrender to sorrow, if you see too many early death by your fault.

Nor I can cover oyu for all your life.

And I, as Princess of Equestria, can't allow this.

So, neutralize your brothers, and I will let you live in my kingdom.

Fail to do so, and you will be sent in their hands.”

Well, that was very logical, by Celestia's part: she knew that, since Fate is an amoral toddler with a short memory, if he sees that he can't send some of his hired assassins directly to me, he will either think (stupidly) that I had left the Palace, for another house in Equestria; or he will think (wisely) that I would break down, if I saw many kids get killed in my place by my brothers.

But I had no idea about how get rid of them, and so I started to think about it.

Challenge them to duel  ? Fate will give to my brothers inhumane strength, so no.

Run around Equestria, in order to get them wore down by the time ? Nope. The Damn Toddler was an almost- everypowerful god, and no one was going to supply me.

Try to create a portal for reach Fate, and lay him flat ? Fate is immortal...

Surrender ? No way ! I had too much to lose for accept it !

Since I was a human, and the humans are unknown to Equestria, plan an “official revelation” to the public, and so attracting my brothers in a favorable ground ?

That was perfect !

But I still needed some help from Celestia, so I said:

“Princess, I had an idea, for avoid troubles with my brothers...”

The white alicorn sat down on the bed, and said:

“Speak up”

“I have an idea: you have as State Secret the existence of humans, right ?”

Celestia nodded.

“And, apart from few ponies, no one knows this.”

Celestia said a bit annoyed:

“Ok, ok, but, please, get to point”

I inhaled, and said with a serious tone:

“My idea was: plan up a 'Revelation' ceremony, for the arrival of humans in Equestria.

Made it as a very big public event, where you and I will do a speech, and where I will receive a lot of attention.

Since I am the only human around, during that moment, and I am going to, apparently, uncovered, Fate will try to sneak up one of my brothers during my speech, trying to kill me.

However, since Fate is stupid, he won't change the look of my sister or my brother, and will send  her or him still in his or her human form in the middle of the crow, with the portal clearly visible...”

Celestia interrupted me:

“I see where it goes. Well, doesn’t seem a bad idea.

I will organize a little 'ceremony' for your 'arrival', and set up some pockets of guards, ready to catch your brothers.

After that, you can either keep your form, or go back to your colt form, and fake a “lethal accident”.

Anyway, you are free to go”

With a bow, I left the room, and returned to my room for pass the rest of the afternoon.

But, while I was reading a book, Indiva returned, saying that she wanted to know some more Latin: sighing, I asked her to repeat the things that she was repeating some hours ago, before having lunch.

She did, then I taught her the Present of all the conjugations, then ,with the help of a piece of paper and a pencil, I said to her to translate some simple phrases, like “Pulchrae pueallae diligentae sunt”, ans such.

Well, the result were often funny, between peoples becoming poplars; men that hates perfumes and archers, while, in their true meaning, they hate the vulgar people, and they shooed them; and other funny bad translations.

In Pony ville...

We had just returned at home, and we had just finished out lunch, when our major problem arose again.

While I was drinking some water from the bottle, Applejack worried asked to Applebloom:

“News of Venicio ?”

Applebloom bend her head sadly:

“No news. I've tried to contact Twilight, but Spike told us that she was called for a critical situation in Canterlot of unknown type. And so we are her,e without any clue”

Applejack sighed, and said:

“Alright... no one can tell us where he went...” Applejack called Big Macintosh.

“Brother, I think it's time to report the vanish of Venicio to authorities: could you please go to the Police Station, and report it ?”

The red stallion nodded.

Applejack said:

“Well, then, I will go to Canterlot for two days, in attempt of track Twilight down, and see if can help us”

Well, THAT was a good idea: after all, from what Applebloom told me, in Canterlot there was also the goodness-queen of Equestria, and her sister, and they said that they were almost omniscient: if they didn't knew, nobody knew.

Applejack continued:

“The girls will stay here, thought”

I frowned.

It seemed that I was going to left me  waiting for Venicio's news, and that was quite painful for me, because, if he was dead, I'd wish to be one of the first ones to cry over his dead body, rather than one of the last.

Applebloom saw that the new left me a bit said, and stepped forwards, saying:

“Applejack, I want to come with you, along with Bernarda: I am also concerned for Venicio's security, and Bernarda seems very bond to him. It would be kind from your part buy two train tickets, and let us follow you in your research.

And, think about it, maybe we can help you !”

Applejack looked at Applebloom's sideways:

“Applebloom... please... don't start with it, it's not the moment”

“Applejack, I know that you are sickly worried for him, and so I am, but, come on, what's the problem in coming along with you ?”

“Por se, there aren't problems. But, since I'm not going to Canterlot for a pleasure trip, I'd wish to go alone”

Applebloom dropped her jaw, opened her hooves, then, closing the mouth again:

“THAT'S the problem ? Sister, in this thirty years of life you never heard of separated tickets ? Just buy one for me, and one for you ! Where is the problem now ? We are in the same place, but you are not forced  to await me, since I will be deattached from you !”

Applejack hit with her left hoof, and said:

“Right ! Why I didn't thought about that earlier ? Alright, missy, you will receive five hundred bits to spend in Canterlot for train, accommodation, and food.

Once it's done, give me a detailed report of what you have spent, and how.”

That begin said, Applejack went upstairs, for, supposedly, pack up the luggage.

Applebloom took me on her back, and also went upstairs for pack up her and my luggage.

While she was packing up my luggage, Applebloom said:

“Well, we almost did it Bernarda: tomorrow, we will reach Canterlot, and track Venicio.

Are you happy of that ?”

I smiled widely:

“Yes ! After all, he the only other human around here in Equestria that doesn’t want the death of somebody else.

Plus, he knows my status, and said that he was trying whatever he had in his power to send me back to my family, so I can't really say that I don't care about him.

Not that means much, since I care a lot for everyone I know, but I think you got the idea, Applebloom”

Applebloom closed the luggage, and said laughing a bit:

“Guess so ! Come over here, 'little sister' !”, and she did a nuzzle on my head, and I answered with a a playful hoof hit on her side.

She answered back, and so I did, then we started to giggle... for some minutes, it seemed that nothing else apart from me and she existed in the world, and that we were bound to gave to eachother playful hits.

During that exchange, I was so absorbed that I didn't even felt the urine going out from my bladder: I should have been used, after weeks of having incontinence, but I still felt very bad in wetting and messing  myself up.

So, finally, with a last giggle, I said:

“Ok, that was very pleasuring, Applebloom, but not it's time to get back to work, and...”

I pointed to my wet diaper blushing.

Applebloom said with a giggle:

“Oh Bernarda, you aren't still used to that, don you ? Well, no problem”, and took me to the changing table.