The Impact That Changed Equestria
-Twilight's point of view-
It was another wonderful morning in Equestria, the sun beamed its full glory with no clouds in the sky. A small town named Ponyville, slowly wakes up to begin work, some pony's get up extra early to tend their farms and others open their shops after them. With the familiar buildings surrounding the town hall, I admired them from my humble abode. Even though the Castle stands out from everypony's else's, it was the only place that I called home. Since my fight against Tirek, I lost my old home named The Golden Oaks Library, I was now accustomed to live in this cavernous castle with my number one assistant Spike.
Now time has passed, two hundred years to be exact, a few things changed throughout when I was in charge of Ponyville. The buildings didn't changed, only the ponies who lived in them, around three to four generations of families lived there. Though the one thing that has changed is Spike and I. I was now Luna's height, when she returned from Nightmare Moon and my mane grew as long as Cadance's. Spike was no exception, he was now the size as a teenage dragon, but his appetite really didn't change much. Although there have been several occurrences that he can get 'peckish'.
I sighed as I glanced back to my room, it was perfectly decorated to my bidding. The walls had nothing, but books in shelves and my deck sat across the room with my checklist's for tomorrow and the next day. I trot up to the deck to see the last picture of my friends that Spike took when we were gathered up in a group: Applejack, who was showing her grey strands of hair and wrinkles, stood right next to me. Fluttershy was on a wheel chair, on my left, was petting another rabbit with her wing. Pinkie was there smiling with her pink mane turning a very light pink, her age was defiantly showing, but she was still the laughable Pink pony that I'll still remembered. Rarity was analyzing her gems with a microscope and amazingly kept her age hidden through her secrets. Rainbow Dash, happily hovered above us like she always did in our pictures, her age didn't let her down and kept her body in shape.
I blink and everything went blurry as I realized that I was crying. It definitely has been a long time, but now my good friends have passed, the only thing they left behind was their grand kids and great grand kids. I wiped my tears away knowing that they're in a better place. I glance at my deck to see the reports of Ponyville have been collected and stacked on a clipboard.
I shook my head to focus on the reason why I was up so early. It was because I have a special meeting with my step sister, Cadance, Celestia and Luna. This meeting was nothing special, but to just talk about the status in Equestria and the Griffon Empire. We were suppose to have it at my house, but due to restraints, I had to go to Canterlot for this meeting.
I had nothing against the whole idea, in fact Spike would be watching the Castle while I'm away. I had my worries that he might scare off ponies who he tried to talk to, This happened once or twice, because he met new pony's that tried to move into this area. I shook my head, 'This is Ponyville were talking about and I'm sure nothing would happen like that... Right?' I thought.
I get my saddle bag on to where my wings were comfortable to where I can fly to Canterlot instead of taking the train. I filled my bags up with the reports that were significant to the meeting and lead myself out of the room. Now that I thought about it, I woke up really early that what Applejack wakes... I shook my head inwardly as I spent my spare time to gaze upon the castle walls and decorations.
I walk to Spike's door and when I opened it, he was still sleeping. His bed was now larger than to what I remember and his little 'hoard' was stashed under his bed. Given it's still 6:30 in the morning, I already wrote a note for him and set it on his table. I just wanted to make sure that he was still asleep and that the note was still there. I yawned again as I closed his door to then walk towards the front entrance. I opened the door and closed it behind me with my magic. I take a deep breath as I look at the scenery around me. The morning was nice and perfect as the town was waking up from last night. I took a step forward, spread my wings and ascend to Canterlot.
I look behind me and sighed, "Good morning Ponyville." I smiled.
The trip wasn't too long, thanks to Rainbow Dash's training... I mentally brush off the memory to then land where I first departed to Ponyville at the Hot Air Balloon port. The guards nod at me as I headed towards the Canterlot Castle. Nothing has changed around here, but the green leaves are now red and orange. Autumn was finally here, it was my favorite time of year because it was nice and cool whether it's sunny or cloudy. As I went inside, I eventually got to the royal court.
The guards opened the double doors to let me in and I quickly stepped inside so they could close it. Inside was the same except for a table that was placed in the center of the room. Celestia was sitting on a pillow on the right, Luna was right across from me and Cadance was to my left. I sat on my provided pillow as I took off my saddle bag with my levitation and levitated the papers onto the table. The papers were now all straightened up, I pan my head to Cadance and smiled.
"Morning Cadance." I yawned.
She nodded, "Morning Twilight, coffee?" She asked levitating a serving cup of black coffee.
"Yes please. Two sugarcubes and no milk, I didn't get enough sleep last night." I explained as I yawned once again.
"Thinking about the meeting today Twilight?" Celestia smiled.
I shook my head, "N-No! I was busy with my friends great granddaughters and they set me up with a party." I smiled a bit, "Pinkie..." I shook my head and continued, "I mean, Surprise really did 'surprise' me, but I've forgotten that yesterday was my two hundredth anniversary of the day when I visited Ponyville under your orders."
"So it has been that long, hasn't it." Luna sighed.
"Yes sister, yesterday was the day you returned to us two hundred years ago and I'll never forget that day." Celestia stated.
Cadance levitated the cup of coffee and I took a sip. The black coffee made my taste buds jump, it is a rarity for me to have black coffee that was slightly sweetened because I barely have any of it. I slowly felt myself get awake as I cleared my throat.
"Much better." I took another sip, "Now the first thing we need to talk about is how the Crystal Empire is doing after it's 50th Equestria Games. Then we need to discuss what has been happening at the Griffon Empire, and we'll go down the line from there."
"I would like to start." Luna spoke up, "I took nap during the Night court and I need to get my sayings out before my internal clock gets messed up as you say."
I nodded, "Alright Luna, what would you like to-"
POPOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM
All of our ears turn to the direction of the noise that made the hairs on my back to stand up. I look to Celestia who was slightly disturbed by this. I glanced at Luna, her flowing hair stopped and she was slightly shaking a little bit. She was mumbling something repeatedly, but I couldn't make out what she was saying. I turn my attention to Cadance, and she looked at me.
Cadance spoke, "What was-"
CRASH!
The whole castle grounds shook, making the guards to lose their composure and fell to their knees. The crash was loud enough that it was at the front entrance of the Castle. I stood up as I felt the excitement of what had crash into the castle grounds. I smiled internally, it was an asteroid fragment! Of course! It's the only thing that could get me excited. 'Maybe that's the coffee kicking in.' I thought. I look at the three Princesses, Luna finally calmed down when she saw Celestia and Cadance quickly trotted to my side.
"Let's go see what crashed in the front of the castle." I stated.
Celestia looked kind of worried for Luna, but her facial expression turned neutral, "Yes, Luna are you staying or coming?"
"I'll be joining you." Celestia raised an eyebrow, "I'm fine, Tia." She huffed.
We quickly made our way down the stairs to find the front entrance was trashed. Debris, broken pillars, cracked marble floors, and fire that was burning on this strange liquid. Celestia doused the flames, Luna repaired the flooring and Cadance put the pillars back up. They wanted to at least fix what they could to make the room look normal. I headed towards the impact sight and I felt excited because I saw asteroids before in books, but to see a fragment land in Canterlot is an astronomical timing.
When I got to the impact sight, I saw something shinning. Shinning... I mentally slap myself to examine the asteroid. I took a closer look and saw that this asteroid was more tube like than a rock from space. I used a teleportation spell to teleport the object to lie right next to my feet. This tube was huge, it was the size of column from the Gala room and it looks like you could fit ten stallions into it. The tube was burnt from the bottom up, but there was an oval shape window on the top that wasn't scorched. With my fur, I wiped off the window to find... Myself? I looked closer and it was definitely wasn't my reflection. I screamed of what I saw and the Princesses came to my aid.
"Twilight! What's wrong?!" Cadance yelled.
Just then there was a sudden beeping noise. All four of us look at the tube as it hissed out steam. Eight locks unlock from the right, making the side of the tube open to the left of us. When the steam finally cleared, we saw what almost made me fall over to my back. There was a hairless ape like creature sleeping, it was fully clothed. There was no hair at the top of his head, neither does his body. For some reason it was getting colder when we're standing here. That's not what scared me though, what scared me was beside him were four stuffed pony's of ourselves. A plush Celestia was on it left, Luna to its right, Cadance on its chest and myself on top of its head.
"What is it?" Cadance asked.
I glance at Celestia, she was thinking about something and sighed, "I don't know, but what ever this creature is, it's some kind of sleep status."
This creature is in a sleep status?! That's not possible! There is no pony out there who can freeze themselves and go into some kind of sleep. Just when I was about to speak, there was a mechanical noise.
"SLEEP STATUS DEACTIVATED: WAKING UP SUBJECT" The voice said from the tube.
The tube suddenly radiated a huge amount of heat that was compared to a raging fire in a hot desert. I cast a thermal reading spell over my eyes to see that his body was heating up to a sustainable high temperature of 100 degrees. I saw his chest suddenly starts to rise and fall; my ear twitched when I heard it breathing slowly. Then the heat suddenly stops and the creature slowly stirs in it sleep.
The voice spoke again, "SUBJECT IN A CONSCIOUS STATUS, 12 HOURS REMAIN UNTIL AWAKENING"
"Let's take it to the hospital here in the Castle." Cadance said.
Celestia nods, "Like the tube says, which is weird for me to say, lets take care of this creature that has appeared..." She turns to Luna, "From space you said?"
Luna nods, "It was frightening that this tube was able to get through our atmosphere. I didn't detect it until it broke the sound barrier."
"Wait!" I shouted, "This tube broke the sound barrier?"
"How else are we going to explain that 'pop' sound?" Cadance asked letting her horn glow.
I sighed, "I'm just surprised is all."
I cast my levitation spell over the creature, Cadence did the same, but when we tried to lift it up. The creature was too heavy. We increased our magic to lift it up, but we couldn't budge it to go up.
"A little help, Auntie." Cadance grunted.
Celestia raised an eyebrow, "Is this creature that heavy?" I didn't have time to reply, but her horn glowed and tried to levitate the creature. Though I could see that she was struggling.
"Lulu, can you assist us?" Celestia asked.
"Certainly three Alicorns can't possibly lift a mortal." She said, but got a look from Celestia and Cadance. She sighed, "Very well then."
Her horn glowed and now the creature was surrounded by four colors of magic by four Alicorns. We increased our magic and he was moving up micro-inches a second. I could feel sweat coming down my for head, I slightly glance at the other three and they were struggling as well.
One of the Unicorn guards came up to the tube and wondered what was going on, but Celestia spoke, "Get your best Unicorn's in the Castle to help us." He was unsure of what was going on, but he sprinted off to get what Celestia ordered.
Four Alicorns, and twenty Unicorns helped to move this creature out of the tube and slowly into a hospital bed. While we were moving this thing into the hospital, I cast a spell, while I was levitating it, to see how much it did weigh. I found out that this creature was 1 kiloton, which is over 2 million pounds. 'That's impossible! If he weighed that much then he would of cracked the floor.' I thought.
When we set this creature on a hospital bed, I was now getting confused. The bed didn't collapse, it just creaked as it was placed on the mattress. Celestia, Luna, Cadance and I look at the tired Unicorns, they were panting like they ran through the Running of the leaves ten times. I was wondering what Celestia had planned, but when she spoke, I smiled.
"Gentlecolts you have helped your princesses in need and now you may have the rest of the day off." She bows as everypony got a smile from getting relieved of duty for the day.
When the Unicorns left, all four of us turn our attention to the creature in question. I walked up to it to see the facial features on the creatures face. I had studied Monkey's and Apes before that I could find out whether the creature was male or female. I could immediately tell that the creature is a Male because his nose is larger than a Female. Though, his face and neck were slightly deformed due to some ice burns. I looked down his body and there was a lump at the private area. I slightly blushed, but shook me head internally, 'He's definitely a male.' I thought.
"This creature is a him and I don't even know what he is, but he is similar to an Ape." I explained.
Celestia sighed as another Unicorn guard came in the the tube device, "Here is the tube, your highness and your... look alike stuff toys."
Luna and Cadance slightly giggled at what the guard said about the toys being look alike's. Though Celestia smiled nevertheless, "Thank you, you may now go take a day off for today." He bows, gives his thanks and happily trots out of the hospital room.
I looked at the creature, he was still asleep, breathing steadily as the minutes passed by. The Princesses and I are confused of what he will do when he'll wake up in 12 hours or so.
"I suppose we'll have to continue our meeting until he wakes up?" I asked Celestia.
She nodded, "It's probably for the best. While the Unicorns are fixing the entrance, we must have our meeting and once were finished, I need to prepare a speech to talk about this incident."
Luna waked up and her horn glowed as she touched his forehead, "It seems he is lightly dreaming, but not in a lucid one. Very strange indeed." She sighed, "Let's get a move on."
I watch Luna, Cadance and Celestia walk out of the room, I slowly followed as I looked back to him. So many questions I wanted to ask about what he is, or if he is either intelligent at all. I shook my head and quickly trotted towards back to the meeting room where the Princesses are waiting for my arrival.
-Jacobs point of view-
The excitement in my body was an understatement, I was in the nicest suit that I could afford and I was in a dressing room, getting prepped by other people putting make up on my face. It didn't help though because my nervousness made me sweat. I mean I wanted enter this contest because I thought it was a joke, but karma really does have it for me when I suddenly won it.
The contest is an event that was making it's way to history books. Scientists have found a way to put a human in a cryo-tube, freeze them in a state of sleep and were able to wake them up, but also they weren't affected by age. This caused a daisy chain of events, after the cryo-tube had been made, scientist made a rocket that can convert dark matter into fuel, which was an amazing feat. Then there was a planet that was earth like to be found by another astronomer, who happens to be a billionaire and funded a raffle contest. This contest was bizarre, if the he or she won the contest they'll be in this cryo-tube, be launched into space to be sent to the new earth like planet. Why did he do this? Why because AMERICA! That's why...
'God I hate my life.' I thought.
With no friends, barely any family due to an accident I don't want to mention, nothing was really holding me back to go on this one way trip. I really had no choice, but to go to this new planet that was in a different solar system and is several light years away. I was really doubtful, but when I heard one of the scientist, that was behind the project, told me that they would provide food in capsules. It was surreal that they would have Dragon Ball like tech right now to give me and that it was going to be equipped to the cryo-tube.
I sighed as I looked at a pendant that had the four Alicorn Princesses on it and smiled. It has been a year after I've became a Brony to the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. When my 'friends' left me, I didn't know what to do at the time to make my world worth living. Then this show came along and my brain exploded with creation. I had created stuffed toys of the main six, the three Princesses and many other Nic Nac's.
"Jacob?" A women asked for my attention.
I turned to face her, it was Mary Hanson, she was one of the women that worked for the billionaire, Mr. Drill. She wore a suit, but the skirt was halfway above her thighs. I was going to say something, but she continued, "Everyone is ready for your speech."
I nod, "Alright, I'll be on my way."
She leaves without a word and I grab the pendant and wear it around my neck. I grab my one speech card and made my way to the stage, I can hear all the talking in the audience. Then a microphone was turned on and the light shines above the women behind the podium. Everyone went silent while she tapped the microphone with her finger.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentleman, my name is Mrs. Hanson. I am here to announce our raffle ticket winner to his one way trip to the newly discovered earth-like planet named Lepus. Give a warm welcome to Jacob Winders." Hanson finished as she motioned her hand towards my direction.
'Well here goes nothing.' I thought walking into the stage, but when I was expecting around of applause, I only got silence instead. I took a deep breath, tried to ignore their silence and stood behind the podium.
"I don't have much for a speech, but I would like to say a few words then I can do a Q & A for the audience." Silence still was in the audience, but I continued, "You know, when I was born into this planet of ours, I had high expectations of a great life, but that all had to change when my parents and siblings died in an incident. All I have to say is I have no regrets on going to this trip, sure it would break some of my other family members hearts, but I really have nothing here for me that Earth can offer." I said, "Any questions?"
Only one person raised their hand and I pointed at him, "You know this is your potential death bed right?" He asked in a gruff tone.
I nod, "We will never know until we try."
After the meeting with the Americans, I was flown to Russia where they were holding the space program. I was put into one of their facilities to get through the jet lag. The place was mostly a white room and with me inside it was the only color that made it different. Though for some reason, I felt like I was being watched, but ignored it and went to sleep. I slept when the time was right, around eight at night, even though my body denied it.
The next day, I felt very different, but shrugged it off to get my last day on Earth going. The scientist team got me fed with some sort of goop that was suppose to fill me up. That stuff looked like slime from a toy store, but it tasted like mint. When I finished, I was somehow full, it turns out the goop absorbs the acids in my stomach and stays there. I needed a full stomach to be asleep for two hundred years and this goop is doing it's job. After that, they shaved my head, waxed my back, chest, legs, and other miscellaneous places. Being completely hairless was painful at first and I felt very 'airy' on my pores, I didn't know what else to describe it. Next they went over what supplies their going to put on the cryo-tube: A tent, water purifying pellets, several dozen food that is vital to a human's protein diet, and other items that made me nod myself to sleep.
Then the door opened to Mr. Drill and I snapped myself awake to pay more attention to what he had to say. He was wearing a nice tailored suit, his prosthetic right leg and left arm glowed as he moved towards my general direction. One of the scientist was trying to talk to him, but he raise his left robotic arm and everyone went silence.
"Before you actually go on your trip beyond the stars," He said lightly, "You can take seven items to take with you while you sleep, what shall it be?"
I tapped my finger and smiled because I knew what I wanted to say, "My hand made Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Princess Twilight plush toys, my tablet, included with all knowledge of earth and beyond, a solar charger for it, and a picture of my family."
He raised an eyebrow, "That was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard." He claimed, but grabbed my shoulder and laughed, "You are an interesting kid, you just seem to amaze me. Not only did you pass of being an astronaut, because of training, if you didn't qualify to be a winner of the raffle, but you have already have a memorial up for you at Washington D.C. as 'the first human to explore the unknown.' I know it's going to be hard for you to let go the place that you were born in, but I believe you don't have a single care do you?"
I smirked, "Well, if you put it that way, yes, I don't have a single care in the world."
His chuckles turns to laughter and I laugh right next to him. The scientists were ignoring us as they were trying to get everything perfected for this one way trip. After having our talk with Mr. Drill, I was lead to the changing rooms where they suited me up in a white scuba suit. They also checked if I was sick or had any diseases, the test was all negative and I was all cleared to go.
The next few stages were a blur to me and next thing I knew, I was already in an outside elevator that was connected to the rocket. Mr. Drill, Mary and another scientist were with me. When the elevator stopped, multiple doors opened to a long hallway that was suspended by scaffolding. I walked forward, while everyone else followed. I look down to see that the rocket was not that huge, but was the rocket that sent multiple satellites into Earth's orbit. I look to see that the door was closed, but the scientist opened the first one, second, third door leading to the cryo-tube itself.
The tube opened the metal door and I stepped inside of it. I crossed my legs and arms as if I was in a banzai slide where they unexpectedly drop you into the swilling tube into the pool. I look to my left to see that Mary was stepping into the rocket, I was confused of why she was coming in. When I was about to say something, her lips land on mine. She stole my first kiss, but I wasn't complaining, if it would mean that I would at least get a kiss from a girl that was attractive in a suit with a short skirt, then so be it.
"Your parting gift from me." Mary giggled as I blushed.
Mr. Drill handed me a bag, "Here is your seven items and I'm not much for words when you're departing to another world."
I smirked, "Neither do I." I replied grabbing the bag from him.
"This scientist, Mr. Magnet, will give you the sedative so that you'll be asleep while this cryo-tube will freeze you in a state of sleep until you land on the planet." He said as Magnet pulls out the syringe and applied alcohol onto my forearm.
"All I have to say is good-bye, I might not know how Earth will do in two hundred years." Magnet injects the sedative in my arm, but I continue, "Though I believe on thing, if Earth continues like it is, it will die out."
I fell straight to sleep hearing Magnet saying, "You don't know half of it."
-Two Hundred Years Later-
White. That is what I saw when I awakened from my slumber. 'Has it been two hundred years?' I thought. I tried to look around, but it was blurred, however, I managed to rub my eyes with my sore hands. I felt very groggy when I tried to move my body. First side effect when you're awake from the cryo-chamber is your body will be in a mode of recovery, like you're just recovering from the flu. I blinked again to see that I was in a hospital and I was somewhat confused. 'Was the launch a failure?' I thought. I shook my head inwardly, I would of died by being burned to a crisp if that sort of thing happened.
I twitched a little bit, getting to feel my hands and feet again with ice burns is not the most amazing feeling. Luckily though, the scuba suit prevented any burning on the majority on my body. The only parts I have ice burns are my hands, a little on my face and feet. The thought of having ice burns on my private area gave me chills on my back.
The next thing I heard was ringing in my ears that was getting on my nerves. Second side effect, when you awaken from your first cryo-sleep, your hearing will be slightly deaf, but it will recover in a couple of minutes or so. I closed my eyes as my hearing got used to the ringing. Eventually, my ears were back to normal and they popped when I blinked. I look to my left to see a glass of water and slowly reach up for it. When my hand touched the glass, I couldn't feel the texture at all. Third side effect, your nerves will be recovering when you first awaken, so feeling items with textures will be completely different. I lifted up the glass and took a drink, but my throat felt like it was on fire. Last side effect, take small amounts of water and food, awakening from a two hundred year sleep is equivalent to be brought back from being stranded on a desert island or winter mountain. Also, the goop would have disappeared when you've awakened, so your stomach will be empty. If you take in too much water and food, your body will react and eject it out of your stomach.
When I put the glass down, I glanced down to see that the cryo-tube was still intact, but it was burnt. Inside was my stuff toys, my bag with the tablet and solar charger. Slowly, I grabbed them out to set them on my lap. I closed my eyes to stretch my arms and legs, if I was in a hospital that was similar to human structure, then these 'aliens' must be intelligent of some sorts. Which is nice, I didn't want to be here all alone on this foreign planet.
"He's awake." Said a familiar feminine voice.
"Looks like he's stretching." Said another women.
I opened my eyes to have my jaw drop. In front of me was Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, and Princess Twilight, but they were different somehow. Closing my jaw with my right hand, I analyse them closely. Celestia was still the same height, but Luna was as tall as her. Cadance was the same height as Celestia and her mane flowed like Sun Goddess and Moon Goddess. Twilight was now under the height of Cadance and she let her hair grow, but didn't flow like the other three.
"You've all have grown..." I said before fainting onto the bed.
Author's Note
How was this first chapter? Pretty sketchy for Jacob to win a contest to be sent out into a cryo-sleep for two hundred years in SPAAAACCCEE!!!
The Explanation and Months Later
-Luna's point of view-
Comets and asteroids... Why do they exist? Somepony's may say that they're debris from different planets that have died out, but I didn't need an explanation, I just don't want to be afraid of them anymore. Being banished to the Moon for a thousand years, put me into this situation where all I had to see was the stars or our planet. When I was Nightmare Moon though, she didn't have any interest of looking at the planet and I still regret her decision to face the stars. What happened next was unforgettable. I know for a fact that the moon got it's craters from space rocks, but to be inside the moon magically, made me experience what it feels like to be deformed. For over a thousand years, many different types of asteroids and comets impact the Moon, causing me to feel pain and to develop a fear of 'impacts' on the planet.
This is why I was scared at the meeting when this 'tube' came out of space and Tia was able to comfort me before I lost my mind. Now with the meeting over, the creature was awake and when we came forward to his bed as I spoke to Tia.
"He's awake." I pointed out.
"Looks like he's stretching." Tia observed.
It was true, he had been asleep the entire time when he impacted the Canterlot Castle's entrance. Though it makes me question how long he's been in a... Sleep status I believe it was called. He finally stopped stretching and opened his eyes. He dropped his jaw, took a deep breath and spoke.
"You've all have grown..." It was all he said before he fainted back into the bed.
We all looked at one another and I spoke out first, "I think we broke him."
Twilight shook her head, "How... Why... What?"
Tia smiled, "We now know that he is intelligent, but I believe that he knows us from somewhere." She turned to us, "Do you know this creature?"
"No, I haven't seen him at all." Cadance admitted.
"Neither have I, this is the first." Twilight said.
POPOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM
The hairs on my back stood up when I heard this noise, "Something is coming!" I shouted.
CRASH!
There was another tube like object that crashed just from the outside where the window was located. Luckily though, the impact didn't cause any structural damage, but it did cause the window to shatter into millions of pieces. I was still shaking, covering my face with my wings and tried not to force myself not to cry. 'Please... No more...' I thought. I felt a hoof on my shoulder and when I looked up, Tia was smiling, trying to comfort me. Her kindness radiated inside me and I slowly recovered by getting up on my hooves.
"Twilight and Cadance are investigating." She looks at the creature and smiles, "I believe he's awake finally."
I turn my head to see that he is in fact awake and a bit shaken, "Are you alright?" I asked.
He nods, 'So he does understand us.' I thought. "The crash woke me up and when I saw you two and the others I didn't know what to say."
"What do you mean?" Tia raised an eyebrow.
He shook his head, "Sorry for being rude, my name is Jacob and I'm a human. An Ape that had evolved with intelligence. Anyway, I know who you are, if that doesn't freak you out as much."
"Well, that is obvious. You have stuff toys of us on your lap. It's common for us Princesses to have stuff toys." Tia said levitating her own stuff toy from Jacobs lap, "Though your plush toys have more details that it's almost like a model." She puts it down an sighs, "With that aside, I just want to know what is your purpose here?"
Jacob shrugged his shoulders, "I won a contest and I was launched into space with the help of a billionaire and his scientists. My purpose was to live in a planet that is two light years away from our planet."
"There is no planet close to ours, he lies." I interjected.
He raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
I stare at him and I saw innocence in his eyes, "The nearest star from our planet is six light years away."
He blinks and gets his bag to grab a black slab. 'What is that?' I asked internally.
"I have to ask you one thing." Jacob said.
"Go ahead, we have plenty of time." Tia assured him.
"Was there anything else that came with me instead of this tube?" He asked.
I glance at Tia and spoke, "No, you and the tube only landed at our entrance of the Castle."
Jacob touched something on the slab and light came on from it. Tia and I took a step back while he was looking at it.
"He seems very calm about this situation." I whispered.
"Yes, of all the creatures and subjects that I met, none of them were so casual to us... Other than Discord." Tia pointed out.
I glance at Jacob and he had his feet to the side. He was connecting a wire from the tube to the tablet. The tube roared to live as we heard it spouting out noise.
"MISSION WAS A FAILURE, BLACK HOLE ENGULFED SHIP AND IT'S CARGO" It said mechanically.
"Black hole?" I wondered.
"Ship?" Tia asked.
Jacob disconnected the wire and the tube turned off, he tried to stand up, but his legs were wobbly and he sat back on the bed. "It looks like the scientist were looking in the right direction, but it looks like I went though a black hole and survived."
"What is this black hole you speak of?" I asked to get more information.
He explained that a black hole was when a star explodes, it becomes this void of space that absorbs matter, radiation and no light can escape from it. This kind of excited me and terrified me at the same time, to think there are multiple voids in space swallowing up anything that it touches. Sounds like Tia when she's at the bakery. Jacob then explained how he might of escaped, his scientist theorized that white holes are the exit when entering a black hole. Given his deep train of thought, we believed him and continued to speak with him about the subject.
"So you were suppose to detach from this ship you were in to land safely into our planet?" Tia walked by the things that Jacob said.
He nodded, "Yep, I just wondered how long I would have been alive if the cryo-tube had run out of power."
I gasped, "You mean, you would of died if this thing would of been in space a little longer?"
"More or less..." He changes the subject, "Did you see any white holes around your area of space, Luna?"
"Why yes, but only around three as you explained what they looked like." I confirmed.
Just then, Cadance went through the door panting as in she ran from the sight to her in seconds. It was a long walk to get to the outside because the entrance to the garden was close tot he Royal Hall. Her mane was all over and her hooves were slightly dirty.
"There's another one!" She exclaimed.
-Cadance's point of view-
"What do you mean there's another one?" Luna asked.
I shook my head, "Twilight and I found another tube like object, but it is different from his..." My attention turns to the creature, "Oh! He's awake."
"Hello Cadance." He smiled.
My jaw dropped, 'He can speak Equestrian!?' I thought. Though I mentally got myself back to the task at hand and focused on a teleportation spell. I closed my eyes to focused on Twilight and the tube that were outside. Instantly, my magic was exchanged to teleport Twilight and the metal object right next to me.
"That was cool." He commented.
"Cadance did I hear him speak?" Twilight asked.
I nodded, "Yes, you weren't mistaken."
Celestia and Luna didn't pay attention to Twilight's antics, but were wondering what he would say about this object right next to me.
"Jacob, do you have a clue of what this is?" Celestia asked him.
I saw Jacob, which is probably his name, look at the metal object and he nodded, "I know what that is."
"What is it? If you don't mind me asking." Twilight said twiddling her hooves.
He looked at Twilight, "It's a storage device, it probably holds my belongings."
I glanced at the thing and tilted my head, "Is there anything else that might be coming?"
He shook his head, "No, that's about it."
I heard Twilight teleport in front of Jacob and was levitating a blank scroll, quill and ink behind her. I haven't seen her so frazzled since the Yaks came from Yakyakistan to visit us. What surprised me more is how calm and collect Jacob was to Twilight's reaction. It was like he knew us, and the stuff toys were a confirmation about my suspicions.
"So you know about us?" I wondered.
"Yes, now before you ask, I have this tablet to explain how I know you." He explained as he got a slab that has light illuminating and used his fingers to slide around it.
I walked to Auntie and wondered what he was going to show us. He showed us the light on the slab and before we could say anything, he tapped the screen and played the following tune.
[Backup singer]
My Little Pony, My Little Pony
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahhh...
Twilight Sparkle
I used to wonder what friendship could be
(My Little Pony)
Until you all shared its magic with me
[Rainbow Dash]
Big adventure
[Pinkie Pie]
Tons of fun
[Rarity]
A beautiful heart
[Applejack]
Faithful and strong
[Fluttershy]
Sharing kindness!
[Twilight Sparkle]
It's an easy feat
And magic makes it all complete
You have my little ponies
Do you know you're all my very best friends?
My eyes widened as I saw what was playing on the slab or 'tablet' as he called it. I really could not believe it, but how can I not? He showed proof that he knows us, but through a show called 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'? I look to Celestia and Luna, their faces were stern, but with concern; probably because of what knowledge does he know. Though, when I turned to Twilight, I saw tears coming down her cheeks. She was sobbing quietly after what she saw and I quickly came to her aid. I put a hoof on her shoulder and she suddenly hugged me.
I looked to Jacob and he was getting scared, "D-Did I do something wrong?"
'No, you didn't, though you did give me the reason why Twilight was being restless.' I thought as I sighed. "You see, it's been two hundred years and Twilight had the burden to watch her friends... Passed at an old age. Now she oversee's Ponyville with her friends great granddaughters." I explained.
"How... How old are you Twilight?" Jacob asked.
"Two hundred and seventeen." She sniffed.
"Two hundred years...." He muttered something else that I couldn't hear.
-Celestia's point of view-
It seems it was just yesterday when we met up with Jacob and with his information about how he knew us was interesting. How his world interpret us being on a show with some inaccuracies. Such as the musical numbers were cute, but unnecessary. Strangely enough, we accepted it and confronted Twilight who was having a emotional break down. She saw her friends on the 'tablet' and I noticed that she came to a realization that I came across when I was around her age. Immortality for a better word is a curse. Seeing your friends, family members, and so many others die and get replaced. I thought that she was taking it fine, but I was mistaken.
Twilight's state became better when she let go her emotions onto Jacob. Everything else was a blur from there, Jacob got permission to live in Ponyville with the share of bits that I gave him, he helped around Ponyville to get odd jobs done and most of all he was happy doing it. When I asked him if he missed his home, he said and I quote: 'I really don't regret coming to this place, whether it was the purposed planet I was going to land on and I know that I'll be forever happy in Equestria.' In-between jobs, Jacob taught us all about the tablet and it taught us about earth in 'documents' and imagery.
Jacob for a better word was doing great, even though he doesn't have magic, he still lived on in his life. Though with everything that was happy in his life, there was a problem. On the third month of his stay, Jacob started to get motionless, like he had sudden arthritis all over his body. When he went to his doctors appointment at the Ponyville hospital, doctors found out something in his blood when they analysed it. His blood happened to be affected by magic, so they used a spell to see how old it was. What they found out astounded me as well. For you see, Jacob wasn't two hundred and nineteen years old as he claimed, but two thousand and nineteen years of age. Upon hearing this, he came to me and became an emotional train wreak.
I couldn't do anything to help him and neither could the other three Princesses. He told me that he didn't want to die, he told me that he was going to live at least three years give or take because of what Mr. Drill said. What could I do to comfort him? Magic doesn't affect him, but with the discovery of how the doctors were able to use a spell on his blood opened up an opportunity. I closed the Sun Court for the day and Jacob was with me as I stroked him with my hoof.
"I think I can help you with your problem." I said.
He sniffed, "How?"
"You said that the doctors were able to analyze your blood with magic?" He nodded, "I have an opportunity for you, but you're not going to like it."
"Please... I want to do it... I want to stay here for as long as I can." He whimpered.
I nodded, "Very well."
I sent a letter to Cadance, Luna and Twilight to make their way to the court for an emergency meeting. They immediately teleported to the room when I mentioned in the letter that Jacob was dying. Twilight had her mane in a mess, but kept her composure, Lulu had a cow lick on her mane to which I snickered and Cadance was in-between them giggling along with me slightly.
"I'm sorry about this sudden announcement, but Jacob isn't two hundred and nineteen, but two thousand and nineteen years of age. He doesn't have to much long to live." I explained to the three.
They all gasped.
"How long Celestia?" Twilight asked.
Jacob sniffed, "Less than a month give or take."
"Are you sure it wasn't some mistake?" Cadance asked.
I shook my head, "No the doctors had tripled checked his blood with magic, to which surprised me I assure you, and it was positive."
"They also head to insert their unicorn horns as a needle to check my bone marrow as well." Jacob added.
"It's a shame, but what can we do to help him... We're useless." Luna told me.
I cleared my throat, "He can be helped." I paused and everypony looked at me, "By reincarnation magic."
Luna gasped, "TIA! That's-!"
"I know this spell, it was used on me so I could become a princess." Twilight informed.
"Great observation Twilight, which is why I have the spell in a book." I said teleporting the book into my magical grasp.
"This is crazy!" Cadance interjected, "The only stallion who wanted to be reincarnated was..." She stopped and winced, but continued. "Was Shining because he wanted to be with me forever."
"What happened to him?" Jacob wondered as he sat back up next to me.
I sighed, "One of the major payments for using this spell is not the magic weilder for it doesn't require that much magic."
"However..." Jacob added.
"It tests the individual if he or she is worthy for another chance at life. If he or she is not, death will come to them. Only five ponies that went through it and that is the princesses and Star Swirl, but he passed because he tried to use it a second time." Twilight explained.
Cadance winced and I wished that she didn't have to go through that.
"You mean when you four became princesses, that was the reincarnation spell? Star Swirl also had a second life?" Jacob wondered.
I nodded, "Yes, it was the only time when all of us were worthy to serve Equestria. It's the only chance that we have, that is, if you want to go through with it Jacob."
He looked at me, "What's the percent rate?"
"Nopony know's." I answered truthfully.
I could see from the look of his eyes that he was trying to think of what he was going to do. I didn't want to force him to do the spell only if he does it on his free will.
He sighed to face me and the others, "I will try the reincarnation spell."
I nodded, "Very well."
"Celestia..." Twilight tried to object.
"It's his decision, Twilight."
We all made our way towards the chamber where the Elements used to be. I explained to him the consequences of what he was going to do. He told me this: 'If I don't do this, I'll die of a very old age. If I do this, then I'll have a fifty-fifty chance of surviving. I'll never know if I try.' I admired his bravery for trying this kind of spell. Though the method I was going to use is inserting my horn as a needle into his arm. When we entered, I informed Jacob to stand in the middle of the room and he complied.
"What do I do now?" He asked.
I walked up to him as my horn started to shrink into a needle, "I need to insert my sell into your blood stream."
He lifted his arm towards my muzzle, "Go ahead."
I sighed as my horn inserted into his arm, the magic sterilized and nullified the pain that he had, and cast the spell. Once it was cast, I pull out my horn and stand back to watch. The next events that happened in this room, Twilight, Cadance and Luna had to seal the doors and windows.
What happened first was Jacobs veins were glowing through his skin. The magic light became brighter and brighter as he took a breath. The light became too bright for even I had to shield my eyes away from it. I looked back at Jacob as he was being lifted into the air. The noise of rumbling shook the ground and the walls. Then there was nothing, just the Princesses and I, Twilight was about to say something, but I raised my hoof.
"Wait a moment." I told her.
After a few minutes, there was an explosion that was small, but it did cause us to jump away. The bright light came back and it slowly faded away. I tied to find where Jacob was, but my ears dropped when I saw only a pile of clothing. I took a deep breath and held in my emotions.
"It failed, I'm sorry Jacob and I'm sincerely sorry for what I did." I lowered my head.
Cadance sighed and left the group immediately. Twilight came close to my right while Luna went to my left, I was about to mourn for a friend that had died through an impossible spell, but then I heard another lightning boom. I look to Jacobs clothing to see a baby human of what Jacob described to me and I teleported to him. His eyes and features were the same as Jacobs.
Twilight gasped, "I guess it did work." She wiped a tear off her cheek.
"Tia, how are we going to care for a human child?" Luna asked.
I remembered that Jacob told me that his family past due to a gas station explosion accident. I shook off the feeling and used my magic to wrap around him. I lifted him up with my wings, he was very light and I looked upon him. He was so cute and I gently nuzzled him.
He giggled and it made me smile, "We have we have to take care of him like his parents did and we have Jacobs tablet to use in case we get lost." I reminded her.
"I'll go tell Cadance the good news and try to comfort her." Twilight explained leaving my presence.
-Twilight's point of view-
I felt saddened at first that the spell was a partially a failure, but Jacob was now a foal... Er... Baby? I rushed out of the chamber to search for Cadance. I checked her room where she stayed for the day, but she wasn't there. I searched the garden, the kitchen, the ballroom and I couldn't find her. Then it came to me, there will be one place where Cadance went when she got upset last time. That last time was Shining's funeral, the same place where they got married. I rushed to the ceremonial room where it was held and heard a sobbing Cadance.
I closed the doors behind me and trotted to her side, "Cadance?"
She looked at me with teary eyes, "Twilight..."
"The spell was a success, well sort of. Jacob is a human baby or a small colt." I put my hoof on her shoulder, "Are you feeling alright?"
She sniffed, "I thought I got over Shining, but when Auntie mentioned the spell... It opened memories, Twilight, good, bad and so many. When I saw Jacobs clothing on the floor, I couldn't take it anymore." She leaned into my shoulder.
I sighed, "It's never easy, is it? Watching your loved ones and friends get old as we never age." I gazed into her eyes, "It's something I had to coup with as well, but what makes you and me special is that we're together in this." I hugged her, "So you don't have to suffer alone."
I felt her sob on my shoulder as I pat her back with my wing. We sat there for a few minutes while we got our held up emotions out of the way. I think... I think Cadance and I are going to be just fine.
"Let's go and make funny faces to the baby colt." Cadance smiled.
I nodded, "Let's take care of him, like our friends and family would."
We walked out of the room, but I looked back and for a moment, I swear my eyes were playing tricks on me. What I saw was Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, Mom, Dad and Shining standing there. I didn't blink, but tears were trying to blur my vision. They seemed happy, I tried to say something, but I was afraid for them to disappear into thin air.
Shining spoke, "What are you waiting for? Go!"
I blinked to wipe my tears off of me and when I opened them, they were gone. I sighed, but smiled. I now know that they're in a better place. I looked back to see that Cadance had already left and I quickly galloped towards the human who changed our lives.
Author's Note
That's the end of The Brony From Space. I hope you guys liked it. I didn't know what to think about this story, but my mind decided to focus on the two growing Alicorns that have grown to only see death from their friends and family.
