The Beginnings

The guard dropped us off at the guest room and then left immediately. I semi flew to the bed and started jumping on it, Psychro joined me and we just jumped in joy until we were tired. It felt like we were truly happy for the first time in a long time. We plopped down on the king sized bed and layed on our backs. “This is great sis, things are starting to look up. You are totally going to get into that school and become something great. And we get to live in this castle in the mean time. I’ll be going to flight school really soon here. Things are getting better,” I smiled and stared at the ceiling. I heard Psychro sniffle, I quickly turned over and looked at her. At that moment a nurse came in with a small bag in her mouth.

She sat it down on the nightstand, “You must be Psychro, I’m just going to take your temperature and check your breathing. Just to see how you’re doing.” She made Psychro sit up and then she checked her temperature and heartbeat. Everything checked out and Psychro was in mint condition. The nurse gave her a pain relief pill and told her to get plenty of sleep tonight. She was gone in a jiff, just like the guard.

“Hey we should walk around the castle,” Psychro said as she jumped off the bed. I said okay and left the room to walk around.

“I hope we don’t get lost in here,” I said as we walked down the hallway. We passed one other pony within walking for about 20 minutes, we didn’t even pass any guards. It was sunset and I was getting sleepy and hungry.

“Look,” Psychro pointed at double doors, over it there was a sign that said dining area. We rushed in to find a huge dining area, with multiple tables and about six cushioned chairs at each table. There was this sort of buffet type lunch line to our right and it seemed like there was always food available.

“This must be where the royal guards and other staff eat,” I said as we scanned the place.

“Hey look, two other ponies. Looks like a filly and a colt. We should say hi,” Psychro smiled and looked up at me. We walked over to them, they were sitting beside each other at one of the tables. “Hi,” Psychro said crawling up into one of the chairs in front of them, I did the same.

“Hello, I’m Ocki and this is,” she paused and looked at the colt beside her.

He tilted his head down but looked up at Psychro, his cheeks flushed and he whispered, “I-I’m Desani.”

Psychro leaned toward him and said, “What was that?”

He looked down and tilted his head farther down, “Desani,” he mumbled it and said quieter this time.

Psychro put her hooves on the table and stood up in the seat, leaning in closer, “What?”

He lifted his head a little and looked around her. He perked up instantaneously at the sight of Psychro’s cutie mark, “You have your cutie mark?!” He kinda yelled as he jumped out of his chair and ran under the table to Psychro.

“Desani, don’t be rude. I’m sorry about him,” Ocki said as she glared at her little brother. Desani lifted a hoof and traced her cutie mark. She flinched away from his touch and nearly fell off the chair.

“Hey don’t do that,” Psychro said jumping onto him, her horn started to glow and she froze his hooves to the tiled floor, pinning him down.

She started to freeze farther up his legs, but abruptly stopped when Desani said, “Hey, me and my sister play this game.” Psychro gave him a weird look, me and her both turned our heads to look at Ocki.

She was slouching in her chair and blushing really hard, “I don’t know what you’re talking about Desani.”

Psychro looked at him and then back at her, “You can do ice magic too?” I face hoofed at the fact that she didn't understand what the “game” they play was.

“Man that’s wrong Ocki,” I said looking at her.

“I don’t even know what he’s talking about, I swear!” She yelled as she sat up real quick in her chair. I was about to say something else when Pink Gem walked into the dining hall.

“Oh I see you have met these two already, and you’ve found the mess hall. This is where our guests and staff dine. Sometimes Celestia joins us,” she said as she sat down next to me. Psychro’s horn glowed and she got rid of the ice that was holding down Desani, then she climbed into the chair. Desani got up and crawled under the table to get back to his chair. “So what have you two been up to since I dropped you off in the mess hall, Desani and Ocki?” Pink Gem asked the other foals.

“We were brought some sweets by the chef, and then we met these two. Did Psychro pass her entrance exam and get in like me? I would just love to room with her while we stayed here.” Ocki replied with a big smile. Psychro’s face turned a light shade of pink at the fact that Ocki wanted to be her roommate and possible friend.

Pink Gem looked at Psychro, “well maybe you two can be roommates, but she hasn’t passed yet. We are giving her another test tomorrow, she needed a little time to rest. But I need to show you where you will be staying while you attend Celestia's school, Ocki. And Desani your parents are here to get you, since you can't stay with your sister.” A horrible realization washed over me as she said that, that means i'll have to leave if sis actually gets in...i'll be all alone in that awful Ponyville orphanage. I looked at Psychro, she was paying attention to what Pink Gem was talking about, it would be awful to wish that she didn’t get in because of my own selfish needs, and besides she won't be in here for long. “So you two stay here while I show Ocki her room and show Desani where his mom and dad are. Celestia will be done soon and will meet you here to feed you and talk about tomorrow,” Pink Gem said, smiling at me and Psychro. We nodded our heads and she left the dining hall along with Desani and Ocki. Me and Psychro were left there sitting side by side, no one else around, it seemed like it was completely silent for a moment.

“Sis?” I said while looking at Psychro, she looked back at me with concern. My eyes teared up and I said, with a strained voice, “if you pass i’ll have to leave you...But I really want you to get in, even though i’ll be all...Alone.”

She looked to the floor with a sad look on her face, “maybe I could convince the Princess that you have nopony else. Do you think that could work?”

We looked up at eachother, “I-I’m not sure...Maybe we should just wait to talk about it tomorrow,” I said and smiled at her. She smiled back and we waited for Princess Celestia to come to the mess hall. She never showed up but the chef came out and fed us and told us when we were finished to leave the stuff there and go back to where ever we were staying. After we ate Psychro levitated the plates up to the buffet counter and we left and went back to the room.