Jack's Lament

A week had passed since I fought off Finch. Life was returning to normal. That is, unless you're a member of the Apple family. For them, it was getting worse. Big Mac had been shot in the worst possible place for a worker. He couldn't walk, at least not for a pretty long time. That left Applejack as the only person capable of working on the farm, not counting relatives from their hometown of Appleloosa. I felt bad for not being able to stop Big Mac from being crippled, so I made it up to them. I got up every morning at sunrise, and went to help the farmers with their work. In no time, I was physically fit, getting muscles grown in places I didn't even know you could grow muscles in. After a while, Applejack and I decided it was best to take a break from apple bucking, so I began staying at the library with Twilight and Spike. We had lots of fun, and good times were to be had. After a while, Spike and I had warmed up to each other, and he was like my little brother after a while. We did a lot of talking about things that we believed Twilight shouldn't know, like him no longer liking Rarity, and instead moving on to her little sister Sweetie Belle (who I had no clue even existed until he told me). I also helped him learn how to fight, and I taught him about the ways he could use fire to protect his loved ones.

Spike, Twilight, and I were sitting at the table talking after another dinner that Twilight had provided, when Spike burped. And out of that burp came a ball of fire. And out of the fire came a scroll. Twilight used her magic to float the scroll over to her, and opened it. Holding it, she read aloud:

My Faithful Student,
I know you have been writing me letters about your new visitor, Jack. Tell him I said to prepare for teleportation.

Your Princess
-Celestia

No sooner than her finishing the letter, I felt white enveloping me, and a spell of weightlessness surround me. It was awkward at first, and as I tried to get used to it, I felt my feet hit the ground. Once I touched down, I felt like throwing up. Instead of putting my head in the nearest bucket, I manned up and pushed it back down. My wave of nausea slowed down, and disappeared.

Rubbing my head, I muttered, "Well, that was different..."

"Don't worry, You'll get used to it soon." Another voice called out.

"Who's there?"

A woman walked toward me. She had pastel, multicolored hair that waved in the air, albeit there being a lack of wind in the room. She wore a white aviator's jacket with a sun on the left breast. She also wore a brown pleated skirt that stopped mid calf, along with brown boots that went halfway up her thighs. She wore a belt around her waist, and a rapier was strapped to it. Her skin was tan, and her eyes were golden with a glowing intensity. I felt like I was staring into two suns. She looked young, a little older than Twilight, but the look in her eyes was full of wisdom, as if she had seen everything there is to be seen. She gave off a regal aura, although she had a less strict air about her as well. But the part that struck me was the fact that her whole body seemed to glow. It wasn't super bright, but if you looked at her long enough, you could almost see it.

"Who are you?" I asked.

She frowned, "Now, is that how you talk to a princess?"

I stammered, then bowed to her. She giggled, "No need for that, I was just teasing."

I straightened, "Seriously, who are you?"

"I'm Princess Celestia. I assume you're the man Twilight's been talking about, Jack."

"You assume correct."

She smiled, "I would just like to know where you came from, if you'd like."

"But of course, I don't see a reason I can't tell you."

She took me to her bedroom, and I began recounting my tale. Of how I was born on Earth, quite possibly an entire dimension away from Equestria, and how a man in a oddly colored suit kidnapped me and sent me here. I also told her about the voice that had talked to me before I landed here. Celestia raised an eyebrow when I talked about the man in the suit, and the voice that had talked to me.

"Do you have any idea who either the man or the voice were?" She asked.

"Absolutely not," I replied, and it was true.

"I have a hunch that the man may be an old enemy of mine and my sister's."

I raised an eyebrow, "Who might that be?"

"The spirit of chaos and destruction, Discord."

I leaned back in the chair I was sitting in, "Interesting..."

"What is your world like?"

"Quite like this one actually. The one difference being that we are much more advanced, and your people are actually really nice."

"Elaborate, please."

"Our technology makes up for the fact that we don't have immortal rulers and magic. And frankly, our planet is nothing but Chaos and destruction."

Celestia opened her mouth to say something, but she was interrupted by another girl walking into the room.

"Sister! The ambassadors from Gryphonia and Draconia are both here to see you!"

"Luna, I'm talking to someone..."

Luna shrank away slightly, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see him!"

Celestia sighed, and got up, "It's alright, Luna, I suppose you should get a chance to talk to him as well. He is an interesting individual." She walked out the door, kissing her sister's fore head as she walked out.

"Hi. I'm Jack." I said, trying to sound casual, but instead coming off as awkward.

She walked toward me. She looked younger than Celestia, almost as young as Twilight. Her hair was similar to Celestia's, except hers was blue and had white specks that almost looked like stars. She wore similar clothing to her sister's, except The aviator's jacket was the same shade of blue as her hair, and the other clothing articles were black. She had a double edged blade on her side instead of a rapier.

"What were you talking to 'Tia about?"

"Just how I came to Equestria, among other things."

She nodded. We began to talk about other things. Just going back and forth. We slowly got used to each other, and we began to bust out laughing at jokes we made at each other. Soon her hands began to glow, and while that transpired, the sun went down and the moon went up.

"Was that you?"

She nodded, "My sister and I have to raise and lower the sun and moon."

I nodded. Just when I was about to inquire about this unique ability, Celestia walked in, "I'm sorry for keeping you here so long, I'm pretty sure Twilight's getting ready to freak out if you don't get home soon."

I nodded, "She probably will."

Celestia raised her hands, "Well then, I guess I'll send you off."

Luna had a saddened look on her face. I waved at her, "See you later, Luna. It was pretty fun up here, huh?"

She blushed, "Yes, it was!" She said, with a smile.

Celestia's hands glowed with white magic, and I felt the familiar feeling of teleportation envelop me again.