New Look

By I_Am_Iron_Ore

You wake up on a couch, in what appears to be a mixture of a small cottage and an animal shelter. It smells like hay, which for some reason makes your mouth water. You slowly rise, Only to feel a hand softly push you back down.

“Oh, um, you might want to rest for now. You passed out and um, I think you might have been injured.” Comes a soft voice, Barely heard. It comes from that one butter yellow pony you saw in the doorway earlier.

You have so many questions. What did Discord mean by a “Permanent stay?” What has happened to your body? How are you going to get home? How long have you been unconscious?

All your questions settle when you see a tall white pony enter the room. Like twilight, she too has both a horn and wings. For some reason just her presence seems to calm you.

“Greetings. I am Princess Celestia. Co-Ruler of Equestria. Who might you be?” She asked with a motherly voice as smooth as silk. You can’t find the words to speak, your cognitive ability seems to have left you. She sees you struggling and chuckles.

“There is no need for alarm, I will not hurt you.”

Almost as if she ordered you to speak, you manage to find your voice.

“Uh, My name is Anon, ma’am.”

She looks you over as you stand weakly. She at least has a good foot in height on you.

“I understand you have problems with Discord?” She asks. You nod, and she lets out a sigh.

“I figured as much. My guess is you are not from around here?” You nod again.

“I also understand you have some questions that need answering as well?” You nod again. Anymore of this and your heads gonna fall off.

“Alright. First, How long have I been out?”

The princess pondered this for a few seconds before speaking.

“I’d say about an hour.”

You nod slowly. Time for another.

“Why am I a pony? What happened to my body?”

She nodded upon hearing this.

“Everything on this planet has magic within it. Since you are not from this planet, you had none. Upon entering this universe, and more specifically this planet, the magic was slowly absorbed into your body, and once enough of it had accumulated, you changed form from your previous bipedal form into our more Equine bipedal form.”

You cringe. That didn't sound too good to you, but you push those thoughts to the side and get ready for your next question and probably your hardest to ask.

“......... What did Discord mean by “Permanent stay”?”

Princess Celestia sighed and beckoned you to follow you outside. You did as asked and followed her out the door and onto an empty pathway. You started down and walked with her, neither of you speaking a word.

“This is not easy to say.” She said solemnly, breaking the silence. “As you know, Discord didn’t just take you from your universe, he also took you from a different dimension.” You nod, keeping up with what the princess was saying.

“The Dimension he took you from, he picked completely at random. The chances of finding that Dimension are already one in a trillion. On top of that, every action we perform here, every decision we make, births the creation of a multitude of more dimensions, one for every possible outcome to all possible problems and choices…… Anon, I’m deeply sorry, but the chances of finding your exact Dimension in the exact universe at anywhere even close to the exact time you left, are close to impossible.”

You let it all soak in. By what you can understand, you are fucked. Stuck in this universe. The thoughts in your brain multiply and zip around your brain at the speed of light, but all quiet down once the shock of the situation sets in.

“So….. I’m stuck here.” You say blatantly.

She slightly lowers her head and nods.

“I’m afraid so.”

You take a deep breath and let it out slowly, calming your nerves.

Wow that helped alot.

The two of you continue down the path before finding it ends in a loop and you end up back where you started, right outside Fluttershy’s cabin.

“So what do I do now?” You ask. The Princess is silent for a second.

“You will be integrated into our society. Since you already look like us, it will make it a little easier. You will learn our ways and how to control the magic around you by using your horn.”

Oh yeah, you have a horn now. You forgot about that.

“You will stay in Canterlot at the Castle, and after your training is complete, you will come back here to Ponyville and hopefully find a job, and maybe even your special talent.”

‘Special talent?’ You think.

“Well, we must go. It’s getting late and I’ll need to lower the sun soon. I’ll send a letter to Twilight about your arrangements. Please follow me.”

You follow the Princess to an open area.

“I’m running a tad behind. I hope its ok that we teleport.”

“Wait wha-?” Is all you manage to say before you're blinded by a bright light. You fall to your knees, only to yelp in pain and find that the ground is no longer soft, but hard and unforgiving on your knee caps.

“Oh, dear. I’m terribly sorry. I seem to have forgotten to tell you to close your eyes.”

“Ya think?” You groan out as your vision slowly comes back to you.

She helps you up as a second pony approaches. She resembles Princess Celestia, having both Wings and a horn, But the similarities stop there, because holy shit.

She.

Is.

Stunning.

Her fur is a dark blue in color, with a very curvaceous body. More so than Celestia. Shes a tad shorter than you, with a smaller muzzle and deep blue eyes you can't help but stare into. She Wears a thin black dress with a Moon pendant on the front, and completing her look is her hair. Similar to Celestia’s in form, but styled differently and Darker blue than her fur. The best part about it though is the Stars that appear to be shining within, giving the appearance of a beautiful starry night.

“Greetings, sister.”

She speaks!

Her voice is like smooth velvet, flowing through your perked ears and sending chills down the spine of your new form.

“Be this the being from the alternate dimension? He looks of no difference to thee or us.”

Oh, god the way she talks. AMAZING. Just like in the renaissance. Celestia breaks your train of thought.

“He recently went through a bodily transformation after entering our world.” She said.

“Luna, This is Anon. Anon, This is my sister, Princess Luna.”

She holds out her hand.

"Greetings, good Anon. We are Luna, Princess of the night."

You stand still, unable to respond. Or breathe for that matter. Luckily for you your brain is on top of things and you slowly stretch out a trembling hand.

"My name is- I - Uh- Anon...."

You take her hand in yours and grasp it gently. It's soft and warm, and it only causes you to shake more. After a few seconds she cocks an eyebrow and pulls away gently with a small smirk. You let your hand fall to your side and try to wipe away the heat rising on your face. That's when you feel a slight tingle in your forehead.

ZZZAP!

A bright pinkish light shoots from your horn and hits the ceiling about twenty feet up, cracking it and leaving a large black scorch mark.

"Oh, shit!" Is all you manage to get out.

Both princesses look to the scorch mark before turning to you. Celestia is a bit shocked, and Luna sports a growing blush as she tries to hide her face from your view.

"This is actually one of the reasons I have asked for you, sister." Celestia says. "I thought it best to have you teach Anon how to use his magic. As you can see he is unfamiliar as to how it works or how to control it."

Luna is taken back.

"Us? But why?"

Celestia fidgets for a second.

"I think the best way to learn present social skills is with Anon for practice. You will be teaching each other things the other is unfamiliar with."

You feel stiff. You and Luna will be spending a lot of time together, apparently.

"I will raise the moon for you tonight, sister. I think it to be best if you two got to know each other better."

Before either of you can retaliate, she quickly walks from the large room you're in and shuts the door behind her. You stare on at the large oak door, not daring to face Princess Luna again. You scratch the back of your neck and try everything to keep your cheeks from reddening. You tempt fate and break the ice.

"S-so what did The Princess mean when she said you needed to learn present social skills?"

Princess Luna answers quietly.

"Over a thousand years ago, we grew corrupt and tried to overthrow our dear sister. She banished us to the moon, and only recently have we returned." She says, lowering her head with a saddened expression.

Dammit you hit a sensitive nerve. Time for damage control-

"Oh, God- I'm sorry."

Good enough. Now change the subject.

"So, uh, why did that bolt come from my horn? Did I do that?"

She blushes and looks away.

"Nopony known possesses magic with a pink hue- the only time such magic is seen is during... Arousal." She coughed quickly after finishing the sentence.

You Immediately turn your head.

"Sorry." You mutter.

An awkward silence begins to settle over the two of you as the conversation ends.

Or so you thought.

"We'll have a guard escort thee to thine room. We will teach thee what we know of magic, and in return, thou whilst help us to become socially acceptable?"

"Well, I kinda need to learn the stuff too." You say.

"Oh. Our apologies." She said. You take a step back.

" I guess I'll go..." You say.

She grabs your arm.

"Wait!"

SHE GRABBED YOUR ARM.

SHE'S HOLDING YOUR ARM AND TELLING YOU TO WAIT.

"It would be of best interests if we began lessons tonight." She says with a determined look. You contemplate the idea but your head has other plans.

You're nodding profusely.

"Yeah, sure." You say. Princess Luna's blush dies away and she gives you a small smile.

"Wonderful. Please, follow us." She says, gesturing down a hallway.

The walk is held in silence. It takes about 5 minutes to reach your designated location.

"Come." She says.

The two of you enter a round room that seems to glow in neon colors, despite being almost completely dark. In the middle is a table, and the walls are covered in shelves containing books and vials with unknown liquids. She moves to the center of the room, toward the table.

QUICK! Gentleman mode: Activate!

You rush to the chair She was heading to and pull it out for her, gesturing her to sit. She gives you a nod and a smile, and sits. You quickly make your way to the other chair and take a seat across from her. You fold your hands and wait for the Princess to begin.

"First: we ask thee to steady thy breathing."

You calm yourself down and she continues.

"We have set an apple on the table. Think about it."

You begin to think about the apple. What it would taste like, the color, the texture, where it came from...

"Now think of moving the apple."

You close your eyes and think of it floating around the room of its own accord, swooping and spinning. You hear Luna gasp, but don't think about it and keep imagining it flying through the air.

"Good Anon, look!"

You open your eyes and find everything you imagined the apple doing actually happening- but with a forest green hue glowing around it.

“Am I doing that?” You ask, Bewildered.

“Yes!” She replies. “Never in all our years have we bore witness to somepony able to learn magic abilities so fast!” You feel your pride swell at the princess’s words. You try something else, and think of cutting the apple up. Sure enough, the apple splits into 8 even pieces that you set down neatly on the table. The princess still carries a somewhat surprised and excited smile.

“You even managed to split the apple and set it back down!” She exclaims. You shrug.

“It was actually pretty easy.” You say, watching the princess as she stands. She goes to a nearby shelf and grabs two books.

“Am I gonna learn spells now?” You ask eagerly. She shakes her head.

“Not upon this night. Thou art going to try levitating heavier objects.” She stated, dropping the books on the table, one smaller and one larger.

“First, try the smaller book, its a normality to struggle-” She is cut off as you lift the book high in the air and spin it around. Before she can ask you to do anymore, you begin to levitate the larger book as well. It took a tad more concentration, but you got them up and orbiting the room without breaking a sweat. You proceed to set them down and smile at the princess, awaiting her reaction. She stands abruptly.

“Follow us.” She commands urgently. You stand and follow her out of the room and down a corridor to an outdoor area resembling a large open garden. In the garden is a large arrangement of flowers and neatly trimmed hedges, with a cobblestone path leading to a small open field with a large boulder resting in the middle. The night sky twinkles and shines down upon the two of you as you near the center. She points to it.

“Try to lift this boulder. Only well trained Students are able to lift it.”

You focus your thoughts on the boulder and see the familiar hue of your magic ingulf it. you begin to think of lifting it and moving it around in the air, but for some reason, your thoughts begin to haze over and you find it hard to concentrate. You muscle through and continue to think of the rock. It begins to lift off the ground before being suspended high in the air. You think of turning and moving it, but the thought become even more blurred. You let out a slight groan in frustration and slowly begin to spin and move it around. But, like carrying a bucket of water up a hill, it felt heavier over time and you had no choice but to set it back down. You pant slightly and turn to face Luna.

“Like that?” You ask.

Her amazement only grows as she looks up to the night sky, directly at the full moon.

“Try…. try to move our moon…” She says quietly. You look up and begin to doubt yourself. If it becomes harder to move the bigger the object, youre pretty sure this will be impossible. Nevertheless, you begin to concentrate on the moon. Your horn glows once more, and amazingly, you can see the moon turning green like your magic. Your heart begins to beat faster when you look to the princess. Her expression is one of amazement.

"By the gods..." She mutters. You must be doing something right. You attempt to move the moon, but immediately run into troubles. Your thoughts stop all together and you collapse to the ground, gasping for breath. Your vision is blurry, you fall onto your back.

“Amazing….. Impossible…… “ you can hear the princess say. She slowly makes her way over to you while you regain your balance and slow your breathing. you turn to her and see a wide smile on her face, her eyes twinkling like the stars above.

“Thou hast almost moved our moon! Nopony besides our sister and us have ever been able to even engulf the moon in thine magic, but thou hast accomplished such a feat with minimal struggles!” She grabs your hands in her own and squeezes them. “Thou art very special….” She trails off as you continue to contently stare into her eyes. You can see a tint of red under her cheeks, and she pulls away and turns her head.

“Tis almost time for the sun to be raised. Lessons are done for now, and I will see you again tomorrow night.” She says. She stays for a moment more before spreading her wings and flying to a balcony about 50 feet up. She gives you a final wave before disappearing out of sight. A guard appears behind you.

“Sir, I was told to escort you to your sleeping quarters.” He says without emotion. You follow him down a multitude of halls before arriving at a large oak door, bordering the corner of the hall on the left and a larger set of blue doors donned with lunar symbols on the right.

‘Must be some kind of astronomy room.’ You think.

The guard salutes and nods to the room.

“Your Quarters, sir.”

You thank him and enter. after shutting the doors you turn to see what appears to be a luxury suite. A queen sized bed in the middle, a door leading to a large Bathroom on your right, and an open balcony to the left. Then it hits you: you don't have any clothes to wear tomorrow, and the clothes you are wearing smell like sweat and pond water. Thats when you notice a small neatly packaged box on the edge of the bed. You decide to investigate. The box is wrapped in in cardboard with a string tied to the top. A tag is on the top.

‘Anon: I thought you might need some new attire and personal supplies, so I sent for these for you. I hope you like them, Princess Luna.’ It reads. You gotta thank her tomorrow night for this. You untie the knot on top and take the top off the box. Inside you find a toothbrush and toothpaste, A bottle of shampoo, Conditioner and body wash, and a new outfit. The outfit consisted of a pair of silk boxers, black suit pants and a Midnight blue Sweater. Holy shit she went all out. You admire the present a second more before thinking it best to take a shower in the morning and just going to bed. You put the box on a dresser nearby, and flop into the bed. Before you know it the sun is rising, and you fall asleep.

Author's Note

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i just felt like typing that. Sorry if i dont use the correct form of your or forget grammar stuff. I aint no grammar nazi.