Embracing the Sun

I was lying on the hard ground with a cold shiver across my back. I was wakening to the sound of shooting stars and a powerful voice whispering into my ear. It was a deep and womanly voice that breathed softly against my skin before nuzzling my cheek. The sensation was enlightening to the remembrance of the security guard stunning me after I slammed Isaac into the glass counter.

Strange to think that when I should be worrying about where I am at the moment. But the warmth and tenderness of said breath kept me very calm and collected, maybe even docile.

"Rise Joshua, I must speak with you" the voice cooed, snapping my thoughts from the privacy of my mind.

My eyes shot open to the one that towered over me with a gentle smile. Her fur was a deep navy blue that matched her mane and tail, the flow of it was the same as Celestia's, waving so freely with that nonexistent breeze I still cannot understand.

She was someone I remembered from the cartoon, but to be here with her right now made me a little nervous as that one small touch from her connected to my hand. She allowed me to stand, she pulled me up with her hoof and brushed my pants with her elegant wings.

Despite my need to freak out, the smile upon her beautiful face dropped my intention before it could rise and explode from my body. And yet I found it hard to breathe and stare at the alicorn as we stood in what appeared to be the entire universe.

The sun was shining under us, the planets were spinning with their moons, and the stars remained still or flew across as shooting stars...I think.

I found it hard to believe that this was a dream and that she was in my dream, but that was better than believing when she looked around us and giggled at this entire cosmos around us.

Question is...why?

"You have a very open mind to what is reality and what is not; either or...tis a beautiful mind you have?"

I cocked my brow at her..."thank you."

"Forgive me Joshua," she tittered with a hoof to her mouth, stifling the laughter she wanted to release over my obvious confusion. "It is just a very wonderful moment for me to be in the presence of someone that understands me more than most."

"I'm sorry, but how can I understand you when I just met you?" I asked quizzically, the concern in my tone showing as I crossed my arms and narrowed my eyes at her.

Said princess did not act negatively to it though. Her eyes showed only the deepest serenity as we stood apart. Her smile continued to beam at me, causing a slight flinch that broke my glare at her while the universe around us disappeared.

Before I could say or do another thing, the world around us disappeared and revealed to be Celestia's bedroom, just like in the cartoon. The clothes that were on me before were mostly gone and hanging off the side the bed I was surprised to be in.

Checking to ensure that I was not naked, my hand slid under the covers to fell that I was my boxers still. However I was not as calm and collected this time, I was actually in pain and already getting pissed because of a sharp jolt coursing through my chest.

"Fuck!" I groaned, while pressing a hand to my chest, forgetting that royalty was standing next to me.

"Be still Joshua, for it will only hurt more if you move." Princess Luna advised with a soothing voice. Her hoof touched my shoulder and gently pressed me back in to the softest pillows a man could ever lay upon.

As confusing as this was I could not deny falling into clouds of softness while the lunar princess bit the covers and pulled them back over. It was like someone had taken a bunch of clouds and found a way to capture them for a heavenly cushiness that drowned you in the relief of every ache and sore you could feel.

Much like right now, the aches and sores I was feeling washed away with the combination of these pillows and the bed I was resting in.

But of course I acted like an idiot.

And by idiot I mean...

"What happen?" I whispered weakly, the strength of my voice being gone as she levitated a glass of some strange, red liquid.

"Celestia brought you to our world after you were attacked," the princess replied while tipping the glass to my lips. I didn't argue with her act of kindness, I only kept with the program of feeling weak and being tended to for the moment. "The device that electrocuted you overcharged that core of magic inside you, causing it to almost implode. That is until my sister and I used our magic to drain you and release the energies elsewhere."

Well that certainly put a damp on things after I drank the red liquid. In fact I was quite shocked to hear that it took her and Celestia to take whatever is inside me and drain it in order to stop me from...well...blowing up.

That still didn't change how worried I was over the foals and Celestia, nor sway my mind from the fact of being in a world I never thought to inhabit. Sure I suggested going with Celestia to her home world, but that was just to make her a little happier until she felt it was best for us to break up. My feelings for her are without a doubt very real, but for her to go so far as bring me here certainly gave me a sudden smack over the head.

In a sense of guilt and regret, I was sitting up again and staring down at the violet-red comforter, pondering how much I've fucked up with making things clear to Celestia about how I thought our relationship would go.

Claiming, loving...I...I thought it was just her having some sort of puppy love with me, nothing more than her needing someone to date before leaving high and dry.

But now...

"Joshua?" Luna laid a hoof onto my hand. Her eyes drew me away from the many thoughts I had about Celestia leaving me sooner or later, but with the reassurance of me being able to take the pain.

After all, I am alone...right?

...

"I owe your sister an apology." I muttered somberly.

"An apology?" she questioned. The smile disappeared and her brow furrowed. "Whatever for?"

I took in a deep breath and grasped the fear. The air trembled with my breath as I stared at her and braced for the dark consequence I believe to come after speaking so...foolishly about the truth.

Princess of not, Luna is her sister and sisters do have a tendency to...protect one another.

"I assumed that Celestia was just feeling lonely and needing someone to spend time with until she felt contempt and ready to return home. The time we've spent together is beyond amazing, but I was holding onto the idea of just being someone that she will leave behind after getting herself in control. But...but after this, after hearing what you just said...I...I think I'm realizing that...she cares about me."

Immediately the atmosphere became heavy with my nervousness and Luna's pursing lips. She look away and collected a much more calming breath that I felt was more of a fuel to her sudden frustration and dislike of me. I was literally frightened of the princess hopping up here and ripping my head off, so frightened that my skin went pale as she slowly returned to my eyes.

Doing so killed my bravery, causing the lump in my throat to sink into my stomach after I swallowed it.

...

"She doesn't care about you, she loves you." Luna said calmly, the tone of her voice catching more than my mind going off guard while she walked away from me.

Curiosity killed the cat, but watching her stop at the door made me so suspicious that I kept my eyes on said mare. Now she was at the door, stopping with just a small turn to the knob and smiling at me once more.

Seriously, why was she smiling again?

"Princess?"

"Luna is more fitting for you to call," she giggled. She turned her head to the door and opened it with a slow creaking to it, causing a slight echo in the room to form as I heard someone's hooves clacking across the floor. "And thank you for being honest just now, but do stop being so isolated about how you feel; tis unhealthy and a bad start in loving my sister."

"Uh...can do." I quipped.

And just like that...she exited the room, but left a surprise for me to stare at while I still could.

Standing in her place, closing the door and locking right after Luna left, was Celestia without her jewelry still. She was not facing me yet, but putting over the door what I think is one of her spells. I don't think she saw me either, her mane told me everything about how she felt right now, and the fade in her coat implied more than I needed to know.

She was dull, almost lifeless with a droopy mane and tail. Her color was faded, the way she turned and hung her head low was like a person sulking over someone they loved.

What's worse is that the warmth she radiates around me was not there. Instead I felt nothing but the room's cold air lick my skin as she sniffled and stared at the floor, not even realizing that I was sitting up and looking at her.

Until...

"Achoo!" I sneezed, which startled her as I rubbed my nose.

"Someone must be talking about me." I chuckled weakly, remembering how exhausted I felt, and laid back down on the pillows.

Or at least I tried to but failed miserably with you-know-who reacting so quickly that it gave me whiplash.

And by whiplash I mean...

"Joshua!" she screamed, and instantly her everything glowed again. Her mane and tail were still flat and lifeless, but her color returned and shined like it usually does, as if a canvas of the utmost beauty was standing before me.

So to say it was, but approaching like a missile.

Thus my little moment of confusion ended with a lucky change in life. Celestia didn't tackle me, nor leap onto her bed, but threw the covers over and crawled next to me. And once that was done she tugged them back over and proceeded to squeeze the life out of me. Well snuggling would be a better term to her emotional explosion of holding me tightly and barraging my lips with hers.

Yeah I was not expecting her to be so mature about me being awake. I honestly expected her to be a child taking a dive to the bed, forgetting that the one she cares about is not doing so well.

Sounds selfish of me to say, but I was feeling like shit right now. My stomach was turning and growling in discomfort of the red liquid that I forgot to mention tastes like shit.

Not literally, but it was nasty enough that thinking about it almost made me gag.

Anyway...

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" she repeated with her kissing, making it rather difficult to catch my breath when her lips kept colliding with mine before the one bit of air could fall into my lungs.

"For what?" I turned away, scrunching at how she was assaulting my cheek this time.

"For not being here when you woke up. I wanted to be the first thing you wake up to."

"It's fine Tia, but where are the foals?"

"They're with Discord right now and being entertained by him while I sort out the mess of them being ours."

At that point I became flabbergasted and confused of her words. My thoughts drifted from the satisfaction of kissing her back to the wonders of what she meant by sorting out a mess and them being ours.

I probably should have seen that coming anyway because of how long we've been with the three former villains. But for her to say that they are our foals made my heart race a little while the flooding realization came into place.

When I looked to her about this, the smile she carried with those loving eyes said enough about what she meant. But there was the fact of us being in Equestria and in the same bed right now, which I was still not comfortable about.

Bah, what do I know anyway? I'm just a human in a pony world.

"So they're our-"

"Yes," she quipped with another kiss to my lips. "They've been calling me mommy since you were brought here."

"Oh...well. Well I need to ask you something?"

Clearly I was in over my head with such a question coming to mind, but the idea of things exploding and catching fire back home brought a little fear into my mind. Still she smiled and found a nice spot to nestle into my neck, and continue the affection with licking me until she felt satisfied.

"Of course my sweet." she crooned, nuzzling into my neck even more as we laid motionless in each other's grasp.

"Did we leave the oven on back at the house?"

She sat up a little and gave me a flat stare..."Really, you're worried about your old home?"

"Old home?" I questioned.

"Why of course," she chimed. Her hooves tightened around me again, and so returned the nuzzling. "Equestria is your home now, you're my mate and you will live in the castle with me. Instead of just being a father to the foals you will be sitting with me through meetings and keeping me company through the boring duties of being a princess."

"Liiike?" I drawled fearfully, the idea of sitting on a throne not sounding so sweet.

Hey I'm a man that explores, and since I am in Equestria I will be exploring this place.

Prepare yourself Everfree Forest...because Joshua Duncan will be coming with...with...

Oh shit...all of my guns are back at home...dammit!

"Well I do have to travel sometimes," she started, which already sounded crappy. "The meetings do take a few hours, the demands my subjects send, or we can call them our subjects since you are my mate, and then there is dealing with the worst pony in history."

"Who?"

...

"Blueblood."

I should've already known that; geez I'm such a moron at times!

I gave her a deadpan stare..."Really, you're having trouble with him?"

"Well of course I am. He's spoiled and uncaring of others, and he treats everyone so cruelly that it gives me a bad reputation of being his aunt."

Okay at that point I was fed up with hearing what she had to say about her own nephew. In less than twenty seconds of hearing about this dickweed I was pushing away from the princess and getting on my feet for what needs to be done.

Call me crazy for thinking this, but the adrenaline that was coursing through my body now made it much easier to stand up and put on my pants before heading towards the door.

In doing so made Celestia follow me out the door and put a wing around me, which felt pretty damn good since I was cold and shirtless. Her expression, however, made me a little nefarious with my sudden intentions. Sure I was now out the door and probably leading myself in different directions, but at least I would find this son of a bitch and do what needs to be done.

Hey, don't judge me. After getting stunned I needed to take my angst out on someone or something.

"Joshua, what are you doing?" Celestia asked. We turned around a corner that I did not pay attention to, causing a sudden fright with guards at the end of this hall to run towards us and follow.

Why I don't know, but they would be good witnesses.

"You said you're having trouble with Blueblood...right?"

"Yes?" she said cautiously, only to see a smile worm its way on my face as cracked my knuckles.

"Well my love-" I took advantage of that part, knowing it would help me stay in her good grace for long enough. "-Since you are having trouble with Blueblood being such an asshole...I'm gonna meet him right now."

"Is that all?" she asked.

I looked to her, smiling evilly as the idea continued to repeat in my head.

"Nope I am going to make things better for you...I'm gonna go kick his ass."

Oh yeah...today was going to be a good day.

"What, why!?" she yelled.

At that point I felt it was not necessary to answer or explain anymore about hurting the spoiled shithead for being such an ass to everyone. Besides, since I am in Equestria I can personally break my foot in his ass for being such an ill-mannered snot to Rarity.

What can I say, the mare is actually pretty hot and I have the chance to do what is only written in fanfiction.

Beat Blueblood so hard that he becomes a gentleman, or gentlecolt in this case.

Part One End