Author's Note

Heh... Memes...

A Guardian and The Gifts

I walk back into room noticing there are three extra things laying on my bed. Two of which were colorful boxes of a large and small size. Another was a sleeping pony whose fur was a light brown while it's mane was black. Then I noticed that said pony was wearing the wonderfully golden and shiny guard armor I see everywhere.

Huh I thought all guards were white? Maybe just on the show. I suppose Celestia can't discriminate.

Then I noticed something else and quickly looked away.

Why is it just OUT there!? I guess I never noticed it before considering I stand taller than most, but Jesus! It's just there!

While my head is away I quickly try to wake the pony up by talking to it. "Hey! You! Mystery pony! Why are you sleeping on my bed with your privates facing my doorway so that anyone can look inside and get a view of them?"

The pony seems to wake up and realize what I said, falling off the bed and crashing into the floor with an audible thump. It then gets up very quickly and looks at me embarrassed while saluting.

"Hello! My name is Obsidian Bark! I have been assigned to you by Princess Celestia to be your escort and guardian while in Ponyville. I am a very recent Royal Guard recruit and will try my hardest to be useful to you! " she says in a very loud and formal voice, almost making me cringe.

So THIS is what Celestia is doing to make sure she has an eye on me huh? I suppose the company will be nice. I should try and at least get along with my "bodyguard".

"Hello there Obsidian Bark. I hope I may call you Obsidian for short? Do you happen to know who or what I am? Also, why were you sleeping in my room in a very... Compromising position?" I ask questioningly realizing that would be one more entity that knows about me and can tell others as well.

She seems to blush intensely and looks down while shuffling in place. I notice that she has no horn, nor any wings.

"Well you see, I was up all night training and didn't remember that I was to be your guardian starting today. I woke up with panic trying to get here and fell asleep on your bed while waiting for your return like Princess Celestia asked me to do. I'm sorry if the sight of my, my... Lower region was distasteful. If it may make you uhm, sated... You can.. can..." She says as she starts to turn around and lift her flank into the air slowly.

"No! I mean... Jeez, is that normal in this world? To just offer yourself up like that to those that you might offend and whatnot?" I say frantically while looking away quickly.

She turns back around and I see her blush even more so, almost turning a scarlet red to where even blood couldn't match the intensity of it.

"No but, I just thought that perhaps in your world that is normal... I.. I'm sorry for all of this.... Heh... What's your name again? Now that I'm getting a closer look... What are you as well? I don't know of your race. Princess Celestia only told me that I was going to guard you, not what you were." she says while looking at me with her head tilted slightly.

I don't think I want to say this more than once, so I'd rather she be around when Twilight is. I'm sure she will be anyhow.

"Why don't you wait until Twilight Sparkle talks to me. I'm sure she will ask all you want to know about me. I suppose you can think of me as a somewhat intelligent hairless monkey for now. Is that satisfactory?" I say in response.

She nods while giggling softly. I can't help but smile at her and look at the other two boxes on my bed.

"Have any idea what is in those?" I ask, doubting she does.

She shakes her head, as expected.

Great, well let's see what other wonderful "surprises" they have in store for me.

One of the boxes is small and laced with blue and black ribbon. It's wrapping is a pure black with starry hints every now and again.

Luna's box eh? And what about...

The other box matches Celestia's color scheme. A bright yellow with white that has the same ribbon pattern.

Righto, Luna's first then.

I grab Luna's gift and proceed to open it revealing a book with a strange rune on the front. The rune is a six pointed star that is made of black lines while the book itself is empty.

"Why would she give me an empty book?" I ask aloud.

I look at the parchment inside and begin to read it.

'Dear Devan

I hope your stay in Canterlot was tolerable at least and that I may see you soon again. I have entrusted you with this magical book. It is called "The Spellviewer". It may appear empty and useless from the start but whenever you run your magic through it, you will get a large selection of spells inside. It provides what you should do if you want to cast a spell more efficiently, what combinations of spells and magic alignments can do if combined, and finally the basics of regenerating your magical energy as well as making it grow in size and power. I had to restrict a few parts due to the power of some spells I don't think you will be ready for anytime soon, but it is a great start to learning magic.

-Princess Luna

P.S. Even Twilight Sparkle doesn't own this book as far as my sister has told me, so do try and make sure she doesn't go near it. She might never give it back.'

I stare at the book in disbelief and then up at Obsidian.

"Can you use magic, even as an earth pony?" I ask her quickly.

She looks confused for a second and then replies. "Uhm, yes I can! I can do that for sure! Yep!".

I shrug off her weird behavior. After all, I just met her. Could be a normal reaction for her.

I move the book across the bed to her. She looks down at it and gasps.

"Is this 'The Spellviewer'!?!?" she says in a hushed but urgent whisper.

"Yep! Apparently Princess Luna wanted me to have it for when I begin to learn about magic." I say with a smile.

"This is a rare and legendary book! I learned about it in my magic training classes. There are only 5 copies in the world! Princess Luna and Celestia are said to have one, as well as some gryphon king in the north. You are very lucky to receive this. It could buy you a castle if you really wanted it to!" she replies excitedly while looking in and around the book.

"Really? Wow, I can't believe she places that much trust in me.... Oh, she said it works by running your magic through it. I wanted to take a look inside, so would you mind?" I say, remembering why I handed her the book in the first place.

Obsidian nods at me and places her right hoof on the book. Her hoof glows a dark green color, and I watch as the book light up. Both of the points on the left side of the rune light up. The top most one lights up a brownish color whereas the one below it is a sky blue color. The book opens itself to reveal instructions and drawings of stances to spells. Most of the spells in the front part of the book involve plants, then the earth, then water.

"Oh! It sorts the spells by what alignment you have! That's amazing. You could learn so much from this book as somepony that can use magic." Obsidian says while scanning the pages.

Wow, that's one amazing book. I'm going to have to try that out myself when I can get a hold of my magic a bit.

I look at the other gift that is from Celestia and begin to open it. Obsidian closes the book and turns her eyes to what is inside my gifted box. I take out a beautiful quill that is multiple shades of green.

"Have any idea what this is?" I ask Obsidian.

She shakes her head in response.

Well, if she doesn't even know it MUST be something amazing... Right?

I pick up the parchment that is lying inside and read it quickly.

No way! Why would she give me THIS!?!?

I immediately get up and pull a piece of parchment I found in the nightstand next to my bed last night and draw something on it. I instantly feel a tiny bit more tired as the pen lights up as well as the drawing and I see the parchment burst into green flames and fly into the air, out the window.

Obsidian looks startled by all of this.

Heh guess I should tell her huh...

"This is a dragonfire quill. It is not as rare as the book Princess Luna gave me but it is still quite rare as told to me by Princess Celestia in her letter. It sends whatever you write down to her specifically. Only a chosen few received this gift apparently. It works by being supplied with your internal magic, which interestingly isn't a lot. I was told I have a small amount of magical energy and yet I barely felt a bit more tired. I basically have a one way messaging system to Princess Celestia!" I say with great excitement.

"Wow that's amazing! Uh... Er.. What's your name again?" Obsidian asks.

"Oh, I never told you. My name is..." I start to say before the door bursts open and Celestia comes in with an amazingly confused look.

"What is this Devan Whitney!??" she says as she holds up the parchment I sent her with a crude drawing on it.

"Oh nothing Princess Celestia. Just a simple joke from my world." I say while snickering.

Obsidian just stares at the drawing while tilting her head all the way to the left. There is a glowing dickbutt on the parchment.

"I don't get it"