Choices for a better life

The Coffee Shop

By I_Am_Iron_Ore

You wake up around 3:00. You feel refreshed, it's been well over two days since you last slept. You stretch out your arms and legs and let out a yawn.

'Wow. That bed is comfy!' You think as you make your way to the bathroom. You turn the crank for hot water and strip off your old clothes. As you pass the mirror, you are surprised by the handsome stallion staring back. Sure you got massive bed head, but you weren't looking there. Sure you weren't really muscular, but you had the makings for abs and visible muscle bulges. That's not the only bulge you notice though. Since you were about to take a shower it gave you a chance to really explore your new equine- human body. Your eyes wander down, and stop when they come upon your new appendage. Unlike your old dick, your new one was mottled black and ended with a flat head and has a medial ring. You also noticed you had made had quite a jump in length, too. At least 10 inches bigger than your usual 7 and a half inches.Your balls were at least 2 times the size of your old ones, too. You slowly reach down and touch it. Just that touch is enough to send a moderate wave of pleasure through you.

"Holy crap..." You mutter before stepping backwards into the shower.

After using the supplies given to you last night to get ready, you get dressed in your new set of clothes, which fit rather well. After that though, all activity seems to come to a stand still. You have no idea how the economy works here, and you're flat broke.- except for that 10 bucks you took out of your old pants pocket, but you doubt currency from your world would convert well. You don't have anything else to do though, and your next lesson with Princess Luna doesn't start for another 5 hours. Might as well see what you can do with currency from another dimension.

You open the door to your room and peer around. That's when you remember the door on the right with those lunar symbols on it. Might as well get a little side tracked. You peer at the door for a moment before opening it slowly. It's pitch black, and you're unable to see anything. After closing the door behind you and letting your eyes adjust to the darkness, you begin to make out the forms of familiar objects. To the left wall is a HUGE flat screen and what appears to Be every gaming console known to man. Two luxury, state of the art gaming chairs rest a couple feet away, and a mini fridge in between them. So far this room is heaven... Even though it smells a lot like lotions and perfume.... And the snoring you hear to the right.

Your ears prick.

You turn around slowly and make out an enormous bed, all shades of blue and black, and in the bed, a familiar looking pony...

This isn't an astronomy room. This isn't a lounge. This isn't a game room. This is certainly not heaven. This is Princess Luna's personal sleeping quarters, and you just walked in unannounced and while she's sleeping.

"Oh shit"

WAIT! Did you just say that out loud?!?!?

The bedding shifts and Luna mumbles out.

"Huh? Who goes there?"

You feel boiling hot and freezing cold at the same time. Do you stay still? Do you say something? Too late. She's spotted you.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screams at the top of her lungs. You cover your ears and the next few seconds pass like a blur. One second you're trying to get the princess to stop screaming and the next, your face down on the floor with ten Royal guards pointing spears millimeters away from your neck, while being held down by another two. The lights flick on and you find yourself in gaming paradise... Kind of. Posters of various video games and movies cover the walls, and various articles of clothing are strewn about. A magic hue swallows you and holds you down.

"Oh thank the stars. It's only you, good Anon. Guards! At ease. You may leave us." Luna's voice echoes across the room as the guards stand and slowly disband, one by one, until only one remains. He looked like the other ponies, except kinda nightmarish, with slit eyes. He wore a black and gold suit of armor that made him look more important than the others in their standard black armor.

"Your highness, do you know this intruder?" He asks in a low voice

"Yes Commander Smiles. You may leave us."

Wait- is she talking normal?

"Very well your majesty." The strange guard leaves the room with a respective bow.

You attempt to stand but find you are still being restrained. You are lifted and stood up, where the magic releases you and you are able to stand of your own accord. Luna stands from her bed and slowly walks toward you.

"Would you care to explain what you're doing in my room?"

"Are you speaking different?" Is all you can say through your reddened expression. The princess rolls her eyes.

"Yes. Right now I'm not using my Royal canterlot voice. It sounds a lot more medieval than it does now. Now why are you in my room?"

You redden more.

"I-I thought this was an astronomy room of some sorts. Not your bedroom."

You shake your head in a failing attention to remove the blush.

"I'm really sorry. I swear it won't happen again."

"Look at me." She interrupts.

You look directly at her. Her flowing hair is tied back in a ponytail, and she's wearing baggy plaid sleeping pants and a white tank top that shows more than a fair share of her cleavage. You try as hard as you can to keep yourself from looking at her boobs and getting a raging boner. You pry your eyes away and look to her, and her expression is one of clemency.

"I'm not mad. It's not your fault, you didn't know this was my room, and you're not of this dimension. I accept your apology." She ends her talk with a gentle hug. One you are more than eager to return. When you break away, you ask a gnawing question.

"So... You're a pretty hardcore gamer aren't you?"

She blushes and nods.

"Ever since I returned from my banishment, I've been entranced by them. They are so fun!" She squees.

You smile and chuckle a bit.

"Back where I'm from, we have video games too. I was pretty good at them myself." You say, folding your arms and puffing your chest. The Princess grows an excited Smile and begins hopping up and down.

"Do you like shooters and racing games?" She asks, raising her voice a little. You nod excitedly.

"They're the best!" You shout. She can't help but squeal in excitement.

"We must play right now!" She says, pulling you into one of the gaming chairs. She plops herself down in the second and starts up the game console labeled: 'Pegabox 1'. Ha. Pegabox, Xbox. Haha.

"What game you wanna play?" Luna asked excitedly. You shrug.

"Up to you, princess."

She smiles.

"When we're alone, you can call me Luna." She said with a smile and a wink.

Gaming with Luna went by too fast in your opinion. You had 5 hours, but for reasons unknown, it was 8:00 after only a few games. You guess the were right. Time does fly when you have fun. Luna catches your gazing at the clock and looks up as well. She gasps and stands.

"Good Anon, the time for your next lesson will begin soon, and I haven't even showered! Please excuse me while I freshen up."

She backs up into her bathroom and the sound of running water is heard soon after she closes her door. You stand and decide it best to wait outside for her.

A familiar guard approaches you from down the hall. It's that really creepy nightmare captain guard guy from earlier. He steps up to you and squints.

"Who are you and what were you doing in the princesses room earlier?"

You back up to the wall and wave your hands.

"M-my name is Anon! I thought it was an astronomy room of sorts! I swear! I didn't know it was her room, I'm not even from this dimension!

He gets a bewildered look on his face and slowly looks you up and down.

"You look no different from anypony else." He shoots back. You shrug.

"I absorbed magic from this dimension or something and turned into your species."

He steps back and nods.

"I suppose it would make sense. The princess didn't have you executed, and she seemed to know you." He says.

The awkward silence returns, and you both stand there outside of Luna's room like a couple of idiots.

"So... What's your name?" You ask, looking for a conversation starter. He stands at attention and salutes.

"I am Sunshine Smiles, Batpony Captain of Luna's Night Guard." You can't help yourself from a quick laugh, but only for a second when you see him glaring at you. You recover quickly and look down.

"Sorry." You say. "But how did someone- somepony dark and tough like you get such a..." You struggle to look for the right word. Saying 'sissy' like you were going to would be more than enough reason for him to kick your ass. "......How did somepony so dark and tough like you get such a lighthearted name?" His ears flatten and he looks away with a slight blush.

"I'd rather not tell at the moment." He says. You shrug. You'll respect his wishes. For now.

At that moment Luna's door swings open and she steps out wearing a dark blue dress. She sees you two and smiles, Sunshine dropping onto one knee in a bow.

"Captain, we see that thou hath met Good Anon." She says, using her medieval accent again.

"Tell us, are you two getting along well?"

You and a rising Sunshine (get it? He's getting up from bowing- and it sounds like- buck you guys its funny.) take a quick glance at each other before nodding in unison.

"Of course, your majesty." He says quickly. You look to the princess and and she motions for you to follow.

The lesson went rather well, with the two of you focusing mostly on levitating things of different shapes and sizes. It got monotonous after a bit, and you grew tired with some objects. The training really put a strain on your head.

“This concludes the lesson for today, good Anon.” Luna says with a smile. You nod and look to the clock. 6:57. The sun should be up soon, so that means very little time after the sun rises. You turn back to the princess, who is currently occupying herself with notes and studies made during your teachings.

“Uh, Princess?” You ask, rubbing your arm. She looks up from the scroll she was reading.

“Hmm?”

“Would you wanna… get a coffee with me? You know, after you raise the sun but before we go to bed?”

She takes off the ruby red glasses she was wearing and pondered your request before standing and nodding.

“Good Anon, that would be lovely.”

On the inside, you're shouting with joy and bursting with excitement.

“Great!” You exclaim, a little louder than intended. “Oh, and you can just call me Anon.”

You watch her as she stands and smooths out the wrinkles in her dress.

“Before we leave, We should alert Captain Sunshine. We will be but a moment.” She says quickly. She briskly walks out of the study, leaving you with your thoughts.

‘You are so hitting on her.’ Your brain speaks up

‘No I’m not’ you counter.

‘We ain’t gettin back home anytime soon, so I don’t have any objection- I’m just pointin out the obvious’

‘I told you I don’t feel that way!’

‘Really?’

‘...’

Your brain makes a good point. But you aren’t ready to admit to anything yet.

“Anon, Captain Smiles is to accompany us, in the rare case we were to be attacked.” Luna says, stepping into the room with her captain behind her. He steps up and speaks.

“Sir, I think it to be in our best interest to change your name to avoid any unnecessary attention.” He states in a monotone. “No offence, but your name is very different from anypony elses.”

You ponder this. He has a point, but you were never given a nickname by any of your friends back home…

“I can’t think of anything.” You say while Shrugging.

Luna speaks up from behind Sunshine.

"What about Zyphos?"

You shrug.

"Sure."

You, Luna and sunshine make your way through town. Lots of ponies stop and stare at you, but none question your motives or what you’re doing with the princess of the night and her top guard. The three of you weave through a couple stalls in the town square before coming upon a small coffee shop. You all enter in and seat yourselves at a small table. Ponies around you grow silent, but you play it off and pretend it doesn't bother you.

“Um, princess?” You ask. “You want anything to drink?”

She sets her hands upon her lap and contemplates her choices off of a nearby menu.

“We think a cup of Hot Chocolate would be lovely, Anon.” She says. You turn to Sunshine and ask him. He politely declines any beverage, so you head to the front to order. Thats when you remember the only money you have is from your dimension. You panic and run back over to where the three of you chose to sit.

“Uh, Luna? How many bits do you think I can exchange for 10 dollars?” You say, pulling the bill from your back pocket. She takes it with her magic and looks it over.

“Well,” She begins. “Considering this currency is not equestrian, nor any other form we know of, but is still a government issued note, the only assumption we can make is that this note for ten dollars is equivalent to ten bits. But thy needn't worry about any payment issues. As a member of a different race, transformed into our equine form without thine consent, it arises the need for thee to receive compensation for thine troubles of the equine form. The first of ten compensation notes was to be sent tomorrow, but I see no problems in pushing that due date to this day.” She states, pulling out a sack of coins. She opens it and pulls one out. “This-” She says in a matter-of-fact tone “Is a bit. It is the official Equestrian currency. We use these in the place of thine Government note.” She finishes, levitating the bag of bits and your ten dollar bill back to you. The bag is heavier than you thought it would be.

“Say princess?” You ask. “What are bits made of?”

“Gold.” She says, almost brushing off the question as nothing. Your jaw drops.

“G-Gold?” You stutter. She nods and your eyes widen. Back home you would be rich! This bag you possess is worth at least $50,000 back home. Your heartbeat only quickens for a second though, because you realize you're not home, and gold must be practically worthless here. You calm yourself down and head up to the front. The mare behind the counter turns around. She seems groggy, but you can’t see her eyes from behind her purple glasses and electric blue hair. Her horn sticks out from the mess.

“How may I help you?” She asks in a monotone. You can tell already she really hates her job.

“Uh, two hot chocolates with whip cream, please.” You say as politely as you can.

“Size?” She mumbles.

“Medium.”

She turns around.

“TAVI!!! TWO MEDIUM HOT CHOCOLATES WITH WHIPPED CREAM!!!!”

Her voice is loud and resonates through your head before coming out your sensitive ears again. You clasp them shut, afraid she might yell some more. She turns back to you and smirks.

"Don't like loud noises?" She asks, folding her arms and raising an eyebrow. You shake your head.

"Well no, it depends on the noise. I just wasn't expecting that. You surprised me." You say. She giggles. The pony named Tavi or something is still in the back room making the drinks. Your eyes wander over her form... Well, the top half. You couldn't see anything below her stomach with the counter in the way. She catches you but blows it off and speaks again.

“You listen to music?” She says. You ponder that. The only music you really listen to is-

“Techno and Dubstep” You find yourself saying what you were thinking. She lights up.

“Really???” She squeals. “Me too! I’m soooo glad I finally met somepony who shares my taste in music! We should totally hang sometime!”

You shrug.

“Sure.”

She pumps a fist in the air. As the other mare walks out with the drinks you ordered.

“Noice!!!! Meet me here at 2 tomorrow!” She shouts, taking the drinks and handing them to you.

“Yeah, sure.” You say smiling and turning toward the Princess and Sunshine, who you had forgotten about. The mare at the counter waves you off.

You turn back to Princess Luna. She has a displeased look on her face. Oh shit. Did you mess up?

“Is something wrong, Princess?” You ask sincerely, setting her drink beside her. She turns her head away from you.

“Oh, nothing is wrong. We just didn’t expect thee to take interest in such a…. Unique individual.” She says with a hint of- Is that jealousy? You take your seat and you both proceed to drink in silence. She stands after finishing and smiles.

“Thank you Zyphos, That was lovely, but we must retire, It is already 9 in the morning. You suddenly feel drowsy yourself. Might as well get some rest too. The three of you leave the Shop and head back to the castle. You bid Princess Luna and Captain Smiles a good ni- Morning, and head to bed.