Tony Atlas: The Titan of Friendship

My sleeping is pretty uneventful, I don't generally have dreams. I could tell it was morning because someone had the audacity to poke me while I was asleep.

"-ony.....Tony wake up.........TONY ATLAS GET YOUR FLANK OUT OF BED BEFORE I HAVE TO DRAG IT OUT MYSELF!"

I shot up to see who was shouting at me it was that purple pony. If looks could kill she would be glue right now.

"Don't look at me like that I wanted you to get up so I could introduce you to my friends."

"I have half a mind not to throw you out the window."

"The other half is still asleep." Twilight commented.

I lay back down to get more rest. Twilight took my arm and tried to drag me out of bed, I wouldn't budge. Twilight dropped on her rump and scratched her chin with her hoof.

"I've got coffee waiting for you." She smirked.

"You just said the magic words." I got up and cracked all the bones in my body I could she winced at that noise. "I gotta ask Twilight, where did you learn to yell like that?"

"My B.B.B.F.F is captain of the royal guard."

"Your what now?"

"Big Brother Best Friend Forever."

"You act like everyone should know what that means."

"Everypony."

"Again, what?"

"You said everyone you meant to say everypony."

I thought for a bit got up, then said. "That's racist."

"I- gah-What!?"

"Saying everypony is racist."

"It is not! It shows unity throughout the country."

"I'm guessing you have only met ponies in your life."

"I have not! I've met buffalo, griffins, sea serpents, mules, zebras, minotaurs, and even breezies."

"Then when you say everypony it is secluding the other races, therefore it is racist. Now when you say everyone and everybody that means that you acknowledge every form of race and accept them into your social normalities."

"What about the words, anypony and no pony."

"I would replace them with anyone and no one."

"Why?"

"Because all the other races are not ponies. Saying anyone and no one acknowledges that they are one being. You don't share a mind with Spike do you?"

"No!"

"When you say everypony it excludes him from the conversation and it belittles him. You don't want others doing that to you, am I right?"

Twilight's ears folded to the back her head. "I never thought of it that way before, it's just one of those thing you get used to doing you don't notice."

"It's not just ponies either, humans are capable of doing so too. You get so comfortable doing one thing for so long you never think about how it could effect others."

"Thanks Tony." She nuzzled my leg.

"What for?"

She looked up at me. "I've never thought about the consequences of what I'm doing could effect others. Now I know a way to talk that has expanded my knowledge and includes everyone."

I rubbed her head. "You're getting the hang of it. It's something I always consider whenever I go to stop the bad guys. If public property gets destroyed I don't just fly off and say nothing about it. I stay behind and help rebuild it, you can be a hero without chasing the bad guys."

I start walking down the stairs into the kitchen to find a coffee pot waiting for me with the black brew already filled to the top. Twilight followed me and gave me a mug while she reached for her own. She was using some kind of glowing stasis field to levitate the mug into my hands.

"How did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"That!" I pointed at the glowing, floating, mug.

"Oh that's just a simple magic spell of telekinesis."

"Okay I'll just go with it for now." It can't be much worse than saying that someone moves the sun and moon, that is just absolute bullshit. "Hey Twilight do you think after breakfast I could get a look at some of those books. I need a layout of where I am hopefully I can get a tactical assessment from reading."

"Okay. I think I have some maps and books that will help, but if you want to be able to do that you have to meet my friends."

"Deal. I'll meet your friends but after I find out where I am and get a detailed assessment of how this country works."

"Why do you need to know that?"

"I have a good friend that told me a little knowledge goes a long way."

"Your friend must be really smart."

I thought about Athena for a moment then sighed. "You have no idea. In fact you kind of remind me of her."

"Really?"

"Yeah." If you could read minds and turn brains to liquid then you would have her almost spot on.

"Did you like her?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"You said 'her' so it pertains to a female, you also sighed when you talked about her."

"How could you read my body language so well?"

"My old foal sitter used to deal with helping ponies in love so I picked up on it quickly it's one of those things."

"You just don't forget." I completed for her.

"So what do you want for breakfast. I usually have pancakes."

"I'd love some pancakes right about now."