I stepped out onto the deck, looking around. Standing at the railings on the bow was the woman I was after, and I finally got a good look at her. She was a little shorter than me, probably about five foot six, had long black hair, reaching halfway down her back, her form being that of an athletic twenty-ish year old. Her legs were long and slender, her hips a nice size. She turned to me with a smile when I got closer, and I found myself staring into her blue eyes.

Now, these weren’t like ordinary blue eyes, they had a sparkle in them that no human could ever hope for, and were a slightly different shape. She wasn’t beautiful, but most definitely pretty… and anyone that knew me would be curious as to what our connection was. Sure, I’d seen her naked twice now, but I was starting to relax a little, returning to the shy guy most saw me as.

England was long behind us, and we were almost to France, so it was time for us to return to the car. A couple of security guards caught my attention, their stares upon us for too long, making me uncomfortable, until they finally moved on. I took Luna’s hand and turned towards the hatch way. “Come on, time to go.”

Once more the passenger seat of this… how did he put it, ‘car’? Anyway, once the ship had docked it took us around thirty minutes to return to dry land, Alec glancing around as other ‘cars’ with flashing blue lights zoomed past us. We were quickly out of the terminal and on to the main roads, where we had to slow down due to a long line of traffic. “Fuck! We can’t be dealing with this!”

“No, it is good. They will be looking for those leaving in a hurry, correct?” Alec turned to look at me as he considered this, then relaxed into his chair with a sigh. Eventually the traffic started moving once more, and we found ourselves on a clear patch of road. “See? Patience is needed.”

“Or this.” His sly grin caused me to feel slightly giddy, his hand reaching for a switch on the centre control console. He gave one last look at the vehicles around us and flipped it, blue flashing lights appearing almost instantly, reflecting on the other vehicles. We moved into the other lane, and anyone in front of us moved over, allowing us passage. “Now we should make it unhindered.”

By the time night began to fall, Alec informed me we had left ‘France’ and were now in ‘Belgium’, but wouldn’t be there for long. I could see the tiredness in his eyes, and gently lay a hand upon his arm, causing him to glance in my direction. “Why don’t we find somewhere to stay? You could do with the rest.”

He gave a small sigh before turning from the road and entering a small city. It was another ten minutes or so before we stopped, and I looked around to see a building that was similar to the hotel just outside Canterlot Castle. I turned when I heard a groan from Alec, seeing him stretching out, and he then grabbed our bags from the back. I followed him into the building, and we looked around. I tapped him on the shoulder and pointed towards a likely looking desk, the pair of us walking over. There was a little bell on top, and Alec gave it a ring.

“Un instant, s'il vous plaît.” A young woman appeared with a friendly smile, her eyes flicking over us as she stepped to the desk. She rummaged things around a bit then turned her attention back to us. “Bonsoir, comment puis-je vous aider? “

“Bonjour, euh .. parlez-vous Anglais?”

“Zat I do. ‘ow may I ‘elp you?”

“A room for the night, if you have anything available. Twin, preferably.” The woman began to use one of those strange white objects, looking at a screen as information lit up her face. She continued with this for a few moments, before slipping a small black object onto the countertop.

“We only ‘ave one room left, so you are in luck. Zat will be two hundred and fifty Euros, s'il vous plaît.” Reaching into his pocket, he pulled a thin plastic card out, slipping it into the black thing. There was a few small beeps before he hit some buttons, followed by a few more beeps. “Thank you, I will just get your key.” She turned around and opened a cabinet on the wall, revealing sets of keys, hanging next to empty hooks, except for one which she took out and passed to Alec. “You will ‘ave room three two seven. Zee elevators are behind you.”

“Thanks. Good night.”

“Vous êtes bienvenum, and ‘ave a… ‘ow you say, ‘pleasant night’?” Even I caught the wink from the woman as she returned to the back room, Alec giving a small grunt as he picked up our bags. We moved to a doorway and he pressed a button, the doors parting to reveal a small room. I had seen one before, and knew it was a way to get up and down quickly… but after my last experience, I wasn’t too happy to go in another one.

“Luna, it’s fine. Trust me.” I nodded to Alec and stepped next to him, closing my eyes. As he pressed one button, the… ‘elevator’ began to move. The journey was not as long as the other one, and the doors opened to reveal a corridor, all the doors the same. “Let’s find our room and get some sleep.”

Alec looked at a sign on the wall, then began to walk down the hall, and I quickly followed. It didn’t take us long to find our room, Alec holding the door open for me as I entered. The room was a fair size, a single large bed against one wall, with a large window opposite it. I opened the door to the side and discovered a bathroom, sticking my head back out into the main room as Alec entered. “I’m going to get a shower, if that is okay with you.”

“Sure go ahead, I’ll go aft… there’s only one bed.”

“You asked for a twin, is this not it?”

“No, this is a double, a twin has two beds. This will have to do.” I nodded to him and closed the door behind me, starting the flow. I gave a relieved sigh as I stripped from my clothes, glad to be free of the constricting material. I kept my shower short and brief, wrapping a towel around me after, and I then stepped out into the main room. “I’ll get one, and then we can turn in for the night.”

“Okay.” Alec walked past me and shut the bathroom door, followed by a muted click. I had a little chuckle when I realised that he had locked the door, and began to dry myself off. Once done, I slipped under the covers on the bed, finding a comfortable position. I had just started to doze off when the bathroom door opened, Alec stepping out with just clothing around his waist and upper legs.

He placed the pile of our clothes on the desk, then turned out the lights. I could see his silhouette moving around, until he found the bed and climbed in next to me. He shifted around for a few moments before laying still, and I glanced over to see his back to me. I lay my head back down, knowing that he must be exhausted, and I would let him get his rest.

I awoke with a sudden gasp, feeling a set of arms holding me close. I was curious as to how Alec had moved to his current position, but was distracted as something slipped between my legs. I couldn’t help but let out a small moan as his hand shifted over my nethers, sending a tingling sensation up my spine… and I didn’t want it to stop.

I wrapped an arm around the back of his head, his other arm pulling me closer against him, and I felt something stiff press into my leg. I knew what it was, biting my lower lip in order to remain quiet, pulling Alec’s head to my neck.

He suddenly started to cough, pulling away from me and rolling over as he came awake. I let a disappointed groan when he sat up, holding a hand to his head. He then started to sniff his fingers, before turning to look at me with a face of shock. His face suddenly reddened, and he darted from the bed, pulling the covers with him as he slammed the bathroom door shut. I rolled from the bed and walked to the bathroom, attempting to open the door, but found it locked. “Alec, please let me in.”

“No, not yet. Give me a few minutes.”

“But I would like to talk about…”

“I’ll be five minutes! Just wait!” I returned to the bed and sat down, crossing my arms with a huff. Being pleasured and then left alone made me frustrated, and whilst I should have stopped it, it was too nice. I thought he knew what was happening, and pretended to be asleep, but it seemed to not be the case. I gave a deep sigh as the bathroom door open, Alec walking out with a towel around his waist. He glanced at me and then moved to the bags, facing the window. “Put some damn clothes on.”

“What is the problem? If anything, I should be angry for you touching me without permission.” He grabbed his bag, pulling out some fresh clothes and quickly dressing. He then zipped the bag back up and looked at the files we had acquired. “Well?”

“Which you could have stopped at any time, but you didn’t. Don’t play the innocent here.”

“Oh, and you are?”

“I was asleep! I didn’t know what the fuck was going on!”

“A likely story! I know your kind; help the damsel in distress and then take advantage of her!” I knew immediately I had said something wrong, his face filling with anger as he slowly turned to look at me. I crossed my arms and glared back, but couldn’t help shrink away a little from his rage filled gaze.

“Take advantage of you? How about this for advantage?” He picked up his bag and the keys for the car, before giving me a wry smile. “Good luck getting home, Princess. It was nice having the last few days of my life be a living hell.” He turned and strode from the room, slamming the door behind him. I went to follow, but remembered I had to dress first.

By the time my form was acceptable, he had entered the elevator and gone, the doors closing just as I got there. I saw a door to the side with a symbol of stairs and pushed through it, rushing to the ground floor. Once more he was ahead of me, and I could see him through the glass entrance at the car.

I moved as fast as I could, but he had pulled away, and drove past without so much as a glance. I sank to my knees and began to cry, now alone in this world, having driven the only one to help me away with a stupid comment. I felt a set of arms wrap around me, and someone pulled me close. “Zere, zere, don’t cry. Eet’s not all bad. Come, let us get you some breakfast.”

I pulled away and looked at the person, seeing the young woman from the night before offering me her hand. I took it and stood up, being led back into the hotel, glancing over my shoulder at the black car disappearing around the corner. I gave a small sigh as she took me to the restaurant area, showing me to the breakfast bar.

Once I had eaten, surprised to see their cereals were almost identical to ours, I returned to the room and had a quick shower. This was followed by packing my things and ensuring there was nothing left behind. I made my way back to the receptionist and handed the room key back, giving her a weak smile as she tried to give me some encouraging words.

I stepped from the hotel and took a deep breath, pulling out the map from the file. Which wouldn’t do anything, as I didn’t know how to read. I took my best guess as to what direction we came from, put it behind me, and began what was sure to be a long, slow walk.

I gave a small growl, angry at both myself and Luna’s words. We had both said things that we shouldn’t have, after something that we were both at fault for. I mean, sure I kinda had been dreaming about doing… well, Luna, but I wouldn’t do anything without her permission. And then I was woken up in a coughing fit, a distinct smell on my hands, and then glanced at the woman.

Her chest was heaving, her thighs pressed close together, and her cheeks flushed… all in all, she was beautiful right then, and it took all off my willpower to ignore my instincts and jump on top of her. Instead of apologising for what I did, I ran, like an idiot. I looked up to see a sign informing me that ‘E40’ was the junction after the next, and was my route home.

‘It wouldn’t feel right, leaving you alone in a world you know nothing about.’

I pulled off at the first opportunity, managing to find an area to park. I closed my eyes and tried to calm down, but ended up slamming my fist against the steering wheel in frustration. I may not have used the word ‘promise’, but I essentially did that, and I don’t break my promises. I quickly recalled the route to the hotel and began to drive back.

It didn’t take long for me to come screaming into the car park, abandoning the car as I darted in through the doors, seeing the same woman behind the desk. “Oh, you ‘ave returned.”

“Where is she?”

“I do not zink zat she wants to see you.”

“Just tell me what direction she went in!”

“She went east.” I ran back to the car, searching the dashboard. I was in luck, flicking the satnav on so I knew what direction I was going. East was our direction in the first place, so it would make sense for her to head that way… but looking for one woman in an entire city was ludicrous. A flashing light caught my attention, and I reached for it, surprised when the satnav screen changed to a video feed, a man staring back at me.

“Finally, I’ve got hold of you! You’ve got two days before the base is checked fully, you’d best be far away by then.”

“Who the hell are you?”

“You’re in my car. Now, where is she?” I turned my attention to the road, driving off as the conversation continued.

“We had a fight, she’s out here somewhere. I need you to tap into the police radios in Liege, they might have a lead on her.” He gave me a nod and the screen returned to the satnav, showing that I was approaching a river running through the city. I didn’t think she would make it this far, so started along the road that ran parallel to the water, hoping to catch a glimpse. “Can you still hear me, Seven-two?”

“Yeah, loud and clear. We’ve tapped in, got reports of a woman randomly walking the streets. She’s on the ‘Pont Albert ler’ bridge.” I hit the brakes, slammed into reverse, and came off the road I was on, having seen a sign for the bridge a moment ago. “There’s a car on the way, you’d best hurry.”

I put my foot down as I saw blue lights up ahead, weaving through the traffic in an attempt to beat them. I lost track of them on the other side of the river, tapping the satnav. Seven-two appeared once more, glancing at a bit of paper in his hand. “I’ve lost them.”

“Next left, they’re down there.” I did as told going into a dead end and finding... nothing. I must have turned too early, and started to back up, turning into a side alley to turn around, giving a small growl as a delivery lorry entering the street. “Found her?”

“Wait one.” I looked in the rear view mirror, seeing a white car with blue stripes and flashing lights pull up behind me. Both of the people inside climbed out, slowly walking out of view. I swore under my breath, no way to get there with the lorry in the way, except… “Seven-two, is this car reinforced?”

“Of course.”

“Good.” I slammed into reverse and backed up the alley as fast as possible, closing my eyes just before I impacted the police car, sending it spinning across the road. Before the cops could react I slammed the brakes on and lowered the window, pointing my pistol at them. “Don’t even think about it. Luna, get in the car.”

I turned into the street, not sure where I was going, but trying to avoid the sound of sirens if possible. I quickened my pace as blue lights began to reflect in the windows, seeing the other end of this road. I was almost there when the car got closer and then stopped, two doors opening. “Arrêtez, rester où vous êtes!” I turned around and saw two humans, one male and one female, wearing matching uniforms.

“Agenouillez-vous, les mains derrière le dos.”

“I… I don’t understand!” The man’s hand went to his side, but we were all distracted by a high pitched whine from one of the alleys. There was a sudden crashing sound as a black car slammed into theirs and sent it spinning, the window winding down to reveal Alec, his black object pointed at the pair.

“Don’t even think about it. Luna, get in the car.” I could feel my heart beating fast in my chest at his return, and I was walking past the pair before I knew it, placing my bag on the back seat. Alec kept his gaze on the two whilst waiting, not even glancing my way. I got in the passenger seat and secured my restraint, tapping his arm. “Let’s get out of here.”

He slowly moved forward, then turned and increased our speed, even as the others chased us. They got nowhere close, of course, and we were soon out on the main street. Alec kept our high speed up until we made it onto one of the large roads, where he slowed down a little. I glanced at him a few times, him at me none, before lowering my head. I wanted to go first. “Alec… thank you.”

“We’ll talk later, right now we need to get away from here. Seven-two, which way?” I wondered who he was talking to when the map in the car flickered to an image of a man, the one who Alec had carried out of where we were being held.

“Head north onto the ‘E25’, then join the ‘E40/42’ eastbound. I’ll upload the rest of your route to the satnav, as long as you tell me where you’re heading.” Alec gave him a nod and then hit a button on the console, briefly glancing at me.

“Your decision. We can tell him, or go it alone.”

“I trust him.” With a small sigh Alec got him back, quickly glancing at the area circled to ensure we were heading to the right place.

“Prague. We’re heading to Prague.” The man gave a nod and disappeared, a bar appearing in his place. “He’s uploading it now.” The hollow rectangle slowly filled up, until the screen changed back to the map, one of the roads highlighted blue.

“Alec…”

“I don’t want to talk about it just yet.” I opened my mouth to say more, but instead was silently thankful that I was no longer alone, and once more heading in the right direction. Hopefully, this journey would not meet with disappointment.

We had been on the road for about seven hours now, Alec teaching me how to read the time in their world, as well as a few of their written words, using the document with my picture on it. The discussion about the morning still had not come around, Alec not wanting to do so. There were a few stops for food and bathroom breaks, but he insisted we had to hurry.

Right now we were stationary, Alec was looking at the image with the circled area on it, reading the characters at the bottom and putting them into the ‘sat-nav’, whatever that was. He said it was tool to aid with navigation, using things above the world, which I likened to using stars, and he informed me it wasn’t far off.

The little machine beeped after it had worked out our new route from his input, and we left the area where we were parked. About thirty minutes later we drove to our destination, and took a few minutes to find somewhere to park. After zooming in as far as possible on the map, he pointed to one of the buildings.

There were quite a few people leaving, Alec standing in front of a sign, with multiple set of signs on it. He pulled a thin object from his pocket out and held it up for a few seconds, then pulled it back down, pressing the screen. “Alec?”

“It’s in Czech, and I’m translating it. Give it a minute.” I turned and looked over the buildings, reminded of those in Canterlot, with how beautiful and unique they were. “It’s done. We’re at a mirror maze, and closing time is in twenty five minutes. And I could have saved time, if I just looked to the side to the English version. We’d best get in there and find it.”

I gave him a nod, and we stepped into the entrance. I quickly worked out it was a tourist attraction, going by the young, and disinterested, man at a ticket booth. Alec walked over with a smile, had a brief conversation, and then handed over some paper sheets. He had got this ‘money’ out at our last stop, saying it would be needed.

He waved me over and we entered, the effects of the mirrors almost instant as I saw them. I couldn’t help but giggle as our reflections were multiplied, but then let out a gasp as I felt something pulling at me. “Alec… come.”

He followed after me, but I was stopped as I banged into one of the mirrors, Alec giving a small chuckle. “It’s not funny! That hurt!” He just shrugged, then walked into one himself, giving a small grunt as I giggled.

“I thought you said it wasn’t funny?”

“It is when it’s you.”

“Just… hold up your hands as you walk.” I did as said, and soon we were at the source of what was pulling me. I could feel the magical energy of Equestria here, but it was coming to me, not away. I wasn’t sure, but I thought this was an exit from my world, not an entrance. “Oh wow…”

I turned to Alec, who was smiling softly, pointing towards a mirror. I followed his gaze and saw my eyes were glowing, and then a swirling blue circle appeared on the pane. It filled itself and then I could see something forming in the centre, and voices drifted through. “...the aura seems to be fading, as if powered by some form of event. Oh, that’s new, I can feel something pulling magic.”

“Does it lead to the same place? Can you feel her, Twilight?”

“Celestia?”

“Luna? Is that you? Are you hurt?”

“Yes, sister, it is I! I am not injured! I have a local helping me. Say hello, Alec.” He came up next to me, looking at the swirling portal. Instead of speaking, he prodded it with a finger, which caused the swirling to stop, forming into an image of the caverns under Canterlot. “Sister!”

Her eyes widened when she saw me, and Alec, before she breathed a sigh of relief. “I am happy to see you well. We are working on ways to get you home, even if you do have some rather cute help.” I turned to Alec, expecting him to be blushing, but he just blinked at my sister and Twilight Sparkle. “Hello there, what is your name?”

“You really are horses. I still didn’t believe you, but you really are.” I gave a giggle at his words, but the portal started to close down.

“Celestia!”

“We will see you again, Luna, have hope! You have friends there that will help you.” The blue aura faded, leaving a glass pane once more. I gave a few sniffs as the tears began to fall, and felt Alec’s hand on my shoulder. I turned to him and laid my head on his shoulder, sobbing quietly.

“Co v tom zrcadle sakra dělal mluvící kůň?” We pulled away and turned to the voice, finding the ticket attendant staring at us. Alec went to reach into his pocket for the item he called a ‘gun’, but I placed a hand on his arm and shook my head, stepping towards this man.

"Dobrý den, jmenuji se Luna. A vy?"

Author's Note

Oh look, they have help on the inside. That's going to make things a little easier.

Wait... how is she doing that?