A long way from home
Chapter 31: Sister Oh Sister...
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Chapter 31: Sister Oh Sister
As I stood by the door leading to the outside world... I thought over just what's happened over the past few days. I slowly looked to my right and saw Luna standing next to me, waiting impatiently to get onto some solid ground.
'We haven't slowed them' I thought as I remembered the video of Celestia fighting the warships. 'Not one bit... especially now that they know of earth... AND that we have some kind of..' My train of thought paused as I looked at the Alicorn next to me. '...ace up our sleeves' Shaking my head a bit I ran my hand through my hair. 'Alright Jake, there's nothing you can do about it. Not yet'
I could feel as the ship hit solid ground as the engines died down, before I looked to Luna and smiled as she looked back at me.
"You ready?" I asked getting her to smile and nod. "Welcome home!" I said as I pushed a button and the door flew open.
"WHERE DID YOU TAKE THE PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT?!"
"DID YOU TWO ESCAPE TO BE SOMEWHERE ALONE?!"
"ARE THE RUMORS OF A UPCOMING WEDDING AND KING TRUE?!"
I did a double take as I heard all of this shouted at once. Standing outside the ship, once again, were many reporters trying to get the next big story. I slowly leaned to Luna.
"I'll take care of this..." I said as I grabbed my rifle sitting next to the door, stepped outside, and fired it into the air... silencing them all. "YOU ALL HAVE 10 SECONDS TO EVACUATE THE AREA. I'VE HAD ONE HELL OF A FUCKED UP COUPLE DAYS AND IM LOOKING TO RELEIVE SOME STRESS." I finished as I brought the rifle to a two handed grip again. "... WELL?! BE GONE!" I said again loudly before they all broke off into wild sprints.
Nodding satisfied, I turned to Luna, who had an annoyed glare on her face.
"...what?" I said getting her to raise an eyebrow. "Hey there's no negotiating with these ponies. Trust me."
Rolling her eyes she stepped out of the ship and began trotting in a few circles. "It feels so nice to be back..." She said smiling as she took in a deep breath, before letting it out slowly. "I need to go think about a few things..." She said, as her smile remained on her face. "No doubt my sister wishes to see you." She finished as she looked at me for a moment before taking off into the air.
'Whew... alright time to drop the bomb on Celestia' I thought as I made my way to the castle.
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I walked slowly though the halls of the castle as I neared the doorway to what I believed was Celestia's quarters. Why a guard had told me Celestia wanted to meet me here, I had no idea... but I decided to just leave it be. I paused beside a door which had the emblem of the moon on it... which no doubt meant it was, in fact, Luna's bedroom. I shook my head and walked for a few more moments, before coming to a stop just outside another set of double doors, this time with the emblem of a golden sun.
Taking a deep breath, I knocked a few times, and slowly pushed the two doors open.
"I'm here Celestia." I started as I quickly looked over the room before spotting her at the far end, looking out over a balcony and down at the city below. "So... why should we do this here?" I asked getting her to look at me in the corner of her eyes.
She motioned with her head for me to join her, and so I did.
"This is the only place other than the war room that I guarantee you we will be alone." She said getting me to nod in agreement as I leaned on the railing. "Jake. Listen to me now." She began, getting me to turn and look at her as she looked back with a serious stare. "You must NEVER tell anypony about what you saw me do on earth. Alright? At least not yet." She began as I slowly lifted a finger to object. "Knowledge of that form is lost to all but me and my sister... I plan to keep it as an ace up our sleeve for when we really need it here." She said as I raised a hand.
"Bu-"
"If word got out of our power... not only would it change ponies view of us, but it would make the Griffons feel they need to push an attack as not to feel threatened." She said, cutting me off.
"Yeah bu-"
"And as long as we have this power hidden... we have the upper hoof wit-"
"Celestia!" I yelled out interrupting her.
She looked at me shocked for a few seconds before quickly shaking her head. "Yes what is it?" She said impatiently.
"I'd be more than happy to do that. But you're already kind of an online sensation." I said smiling awkwardly.
"...online... sensation? What's online?" She asked as I thought of how to answer this question.
"Well... you're all over the internet. Basically... the internet can be thought of a giant invisible library, that can be accessed to store and retrieve data from anywhere at any time..." I said as she slowly nodded. "And a video of you..." I paused, "You have movies right?" I asked getting her to nod. "Alright well imagine a movie of you turning into... THAT... got stored on there, and by now most of the planet has seen it..." I finished as she slowly turned to look out over the railing again.
"Ponyfeathers..."
"But... um... Celestia..." I started getting her to look at me. "I... need to talk to you about a few things." I said getting her to nod. "What do you want to hear first... the good news, or the I'm-not-sure-how-to-explain-this news." I asked getting her to look at me oddly.
"Uh... the good news I suppose?" She asked as I let out a breath.
"Well... as you already know we managed to hold off the Verix from destroying Earth. And in return, Earth Gov is appointing a fleet and starship to protect this planet. Under my command followed by the next highest power, which is you and your sister." I said, getting her to nod. "And because of our alliance... that makes Equestria the most secure and technologically advanced race on the planet." I said smiling. "How's THAT for an ace up your sleeve?"
Smiling, Celestia looked up into the sky. "Yeah... maybe it's not so bad ponies will know of our power now." She said as she looked back to me. "And what was the other news?"
My heart immediately dropped into the pit of my stomach as I thought about how to go about this.
'Do I just... outright say it...? Or do I ease her into it...' I ask myself as I hear the impatient clicking of one of Celestia's hooves.
"Well?" She asked.
'Sigh... whatever let's get this over with'
"Alright... this is gonna sound really... REALLY odd." I said as I she raised an eyebrow. "When was the last time your sister had her heat cycle?" I asked quickly, tensing up.
Her breath hitched for a second as she blinked rapidly. "W-W-W... WHAT?!" She asked loudly as she looked around really fast. "What does THAT mean? Why would you want to know?!" She asked a bit angrily.
I raised my hands defensively as I took a step back. "Hey hey hey, calm down, I just wanted to know. She mentioned how old she is and how she's never gone through one before. I was just worried... cause you know. Shouldn't you go through it every year?" I asked getting her to shake her head.
"N-NO! Alicorns only go in heat when they are attracted to some pony!" She said as she suddenly stopped and squinted her eyes at me. "... wait... why would Luna tell you this." She asked me slowly.
However I didn't hear her.
'... unless........ attracted.....' I thought as every single encounter with Luna ran through my head as fast as they possibly could. 'Oh... oh no...' I thought slowly before being cast out of my thoughts.
"Jake!" Celestia shouted, shaking my shoulders. "Why did Luna tell you this! What happened?! DID SHE GO INTO HEAT ON THE SHIP?!" She continued yelling as I just stared blankly into her eyes before I hitched my breath.
'For my own safety... I should probably have broke this to her slower'
"Uhm N-Nothing! Absolutely NOTHING happened!" I said smiling, and laughing nervously as I slowly backed up. "I'm gonna... go... somewhere. And wait for the fleet to get here." I said as I quickly turned around and ran to the door, before it slammed shut mere inches from my face.
"You... are not going anywhere... until you tell me... everything." Celestia said as she slowly walked towards me. "Now... is my sister still in heat?" She asked before I probably said the most stupid sentence ever conceived by man.
"No I took care of it." I said as her eye twitched.
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