James and Lucine were lying on the bed. The wide-screen monitor of man's computer was turned towards them, and a very famous film was being shown. James wanted to show how great films are compared to theatre plays, he chose one film that definitely shocked Lucine by the amount and quality of special effects, likes of which she's never seem before. The film was Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The opening scene was playing at that moment.

"Why are we starting from the fourth episode?" Lucine asked with curiosity."

"It is much more interesting this way." James replied. "You'll later see why." he grinned. "And, besides, the first three episodes aren't as good in quality as the later three."

Some time passed as the two watched the film. Darth Vader made his first appearance as he stepped through the door onto the rebel spaceship.

"Wow, he look'th... Powerful." Lucine commented. "He remind'th me of myself in some way. For example, being all black. Hell, I would like to have that suit!" she made a small laugh. "He instill'th fear on his enemies, that is what I can clearly see.

"This film of thine is certainly interesting, even if a bit confusing. Airships in space? They are made of metal, how can they fly, let alone take off?"

"Well," James paused the film so that the mare won't miss anything as he explains. "We have planes. Airships indeed were used a long time ago, though. And planes are basically metal objects flying through air at high speeds. They kinda look like birds but their wings are always unfolded, and there are two smaller wings on the tail and another... wing that is perpendicular to those two. Um, it's a bit complicated for me to explain. Actually, I don't know much about planes." he admitted. "But the fact is, they fly, and they fly pretty fast. Up to..." he tapped his chin. "Well, at least to two thousand kilometers per hour. Those are the fastest."

"I can't even imagine that speed!" Lucine's eyes widened. "The technology you humans have is amazing! But can planes fly in space?"

"Some can, and they're called spaceships. Though, there's a lot of fuel needed to power them and the control is limited but yeah, they can. Though, not as good as those in the movie. I doubt we'll come to such technologies during this century.

"Anyway, it seems we've been talking for too long. It's time to continue, don't you think?"

Lucine nodded, and the two resumed watching the film. A few minutes later, it was Tatooine and Luke was first shown.

"How can a planet have two suns? That is certainly interesting." Lucine commented.

The two watched the film. Soon, the lightsaber was first shown by Ben Kenobi. Luke ignited it and started swinging around, amazed by the elegant weapon of a more civilized age.

"That is a weapon that could use some improvement." the mare made another comment. "As elegant as it is, it need'th a guard to protect the hands. Not to mention that swinging it around is foolish. And holding it? That is certainly not a long handle to efficiently handle this weapon."

James smirked, knowing too well about that problem in Star Wars universe. If there were a guard on every lightsaber, would the films happen as they did?

***

The film came to a moment in the Mos Eisley Cantina. A lot of alien creatures were shown.

"Are those creatures real?" Lucine asked. "They certainly look so."

"No, all of them are dressed humans. For example," James paused the film and pointed at one of the aliens. "That one alien has a British gas mask for a face."

"What is a gas mask? And what is british?

"Gas mask is a type of headgear that protects from various toxins in the air." James replied. "That's not really important, however. The thing is, all aliens here were either made as costumed humans or puppets or as big costumes with more than one human in it or... Well, something else. There are no real aliens. The only one I know is you."

"Good to know that I am the one and only." Lucine made a small laugh, and then the two continued watching the film.

***

It was more than halfway into the film, and Darth Vader was dueling Ben Kenobi.

"This fight is rather badly choreographed. It's rather slow." Lucine commented. "Obi-Wan made that spin around himself, why? Vader could've ended it there and then!"

"Both of them are rather old by that moment in the timeline, not to mention that neither have met the other in a long. But that spin was definitely stupid, yeah." James nodded.

Obi-Wan raised his saber and was killed by Vader. In the distance, Luke shouted, alerting everyone to his presence. A violent shootout ensued, and yet Luke was unhurt as stormtroopers kept missing him.

"Why are they missing?" Lucine asked. "He's standing there, not even moving!"

"Did you miss it? They need him alive so that the Empire may find the rebel base." James replied. "A lot of people miss that. They're worse than the stormtroopers here." he chuckled.

"Oh, it seem'th I did forget that part." Lucine facepalmed. "Why was the Death Star built anyway? It looks like a great waste of money. Increasing the fleet would be better — it's easier to spread it out across the galaxy."

***

The end credits were playing, and the two were sitting on the bed, discussing the film.

"Everything was fantastic!" Lucine said. "It was something I've never seen before, and I like it very much now. The one who made it possible, who had rich imagination to get ideas from must be a legendary person! The one who invented films must be a great person, too! Thou should'st show me more films, James. You humans do know how to entertain, that is what I am sure about."

A pause ensued in the discussion.

"Though... I admit I was distracted during the film." she nervously stated. "I... I, um, think what I've told thee before the film may not be that accurate..." she had trouble finding the right words. "I was too quick to make a confession. It might not be love, but I thought it was, and... I've been lonely for so long, I guess I wasn't thinking straight back then." she said awkwardly. "Truth be spoken, I need company, and the only one I know is thine. And... I think I grew attached to thee. This... everything is hard for me now. On the inside, I am confused, and I hope thou understand'st what I'm, um, trying to say."

"Feeling are confusing, yes." James nodded. "But you shouldn't fill your mind up with them. Everything will work out and we will find our true feelings. As I've already said, we should wait to find out who we are to one another."

"Yes, maybe thou'rt right..." she looked at the floor. "Though, the need for someone to love me is still here and it burns like fire." she laid her hand on her chest right where the heart is and looked at the human. "It might sound silly, but..." she cleared her throat, her cheeks became slightly pink. And then, she said in the softest voice, "Mayst thou hug me?"

James didn't say anything in reply and simply hugged her. The way how she asked him was irresistible for the man.

"We all need comfort and affection, dear Lucine." he whispered in her ear. "Even an immortal pony alien like you or a simple human like me."

"I am so glad thou art here with me." she replied with a smile on her face. "Frankly, thou art the most enjoyable company I've ever had a pleasure to have in my entire life."

"T-thank you." he stuttered, surprised by her words. "I... I am really happy to know that!"

"Happiness is a thing everyone should live for." Lucine replied softly. "I am glad I gave it some of it to thee." and then, she silently added, "And I hope happiness will be ours to share someday."

"So, what do you want to do now?" James asked, letting her go. The two parted.

"I... Well, I don't know." Lucine admitted. "I feel a bit tired. Maybe we should eat something?"

"Not a bad idea." the human nodded. "Let me cook something for both of us, and then we'll do whatever comes to mind, alright?"

"Sound'th good to me." the mare nodded, and the two proceeded to the kitchen.

There, the human began to work on the salad. The same one he's cooked before, albeit with some lettuce in it.

"Where dost thou get everything?" Lucine asked with curiosity. "Those look fresh."

"Because they are." James replied. "I keep a... farm, if you can call it that. It works through the year constantly, producing fresh vegetables, fruits, and what not. I even have a couple of pineapples. Technology to allow me to do that cost a lot."

"Why haven't I seen thou go anywhere?" the alicorn asked. "That farm must take a lot of space, not to mention time."

"I don't need to look at it constantly. My farm doesn't require my presence much. I have to manually collect everything, yes, and respond to errors if those occur. It is a complicated system, of course, but I collected enough money to afford it. My father greatly helped, too.

"Each summer, I would fly to the nearest city and sell vegetables and fruits there. I still fear cars, and that is why I always sell stuff on the walk-only streets. That helps me save money, as well as provide people with more or less fresh food. Sometimes, people are more willing to buy that from someone like me rather than big stores."

"How dost thou fly there, exactly?" Lucine asked him with interest.

"On a helicopter." James replied. "It is a complicated aircraft that... hmm, how do I explain it? Ah, I better show you a video."

He stood up and went to his bedroom. There, he picked up a tablet, and then returned to the kitchen.

"Look at this." he said, handing the device to the mare. He touched "Play" and a video of helicopter started.

"This sure look'th interesting." Lucine nodded, watching as it took off. "Pegasi can fly using their wings, but I am truly amazed by the technology you humans have. It is marvelous! I doubt we'll discover how to build that in a thousand years."

"Humans took a lot of time to develop to that point." James explained. "I'm no historian, but it took us thousands if not millions of years to develop from primitive to advanced. Besides, you can never reach the top. There is always a lot to improve! We just don't know it yet."

"We have something like that in our world, too." Lucine said. "Minotaurs think a lot like you humans. They don't have magic, they put all their effort into developing their technology. But they're not nearly as good as humans.

"As for the technology, how dost thou grow food in climate this cold and uncontrollable?"

"I have a special building nearby. It's mostly underground." James replied. "Using some special technology, I am able to grow a lot of food in a small area. Adding some genetically-modified stuff, the 'harvest' grows in number and doesn't succumb to any illnesses.

"My father is really a great man. Not only does he have a horse factory, he also invested his money into agriculture. He's also a farmer, he knows a lot about fruits, vegetables, all that stuff that I don't really know much about." he scratched the back of his neck sheepishly. "I've learned a bit of that, though I'm not nearly as good as him." adding some final touches to the meal, he placed a plate on the table in front of Lucine. "However, I love cooking. I'd maybe settle in some restaurant business, but I don't think I want to move to the city." he admitted. "Someday, maybe..." he sighed.

As Lucine ate the salad, she pondered how she could help James with overcoming his fears. Finding his food really good, she agreed with his idea of running a restaurant. She'd love to see him cooking for more people and getting out of his shell.

Thus, she decided that no matter what, she'll find a way to help him.

Author's Note

It has been nearly a year since I started writing this. I am very sorry for the lack of updates. It was almost a 'side-story' of mine that I write when I want to rest from other stories I have.

Though, I plan on working it more frequently. Hopefully, the updates will become more frequent, and not just about once in a month.