Same Life, new Body

So… The tall ones are sisters. The blue one is my friend; practically an ally now. And the white one is pretty much gawking at what the blue one said.

That really doesn’t sit well with me…

“Luna, you're serious?” The white one asked… Luna… Huh, that’s a fitting name for her.

“We are, sister.” Luna said. “We see much of yourself in the creature...” an uncomfortable look creased her face. “One moment.” She said while turning to me. “What do thee call thyself?” She asked.

“Michael.” I answered, finally without stuttering. I think I deserve a platinum medal now.

“Thank you.” She thanked, then turned back to her sister.

“Sister, we see much of ourself within Michael. Too much of ourself.” That was all Luna needed to say, apparently. Since she didn’t say anything else, and her sister caught on to what she said. Luna’s sister adopted an understanding, but wary, look on her face.

“I understand why you feel this way, Luna. But… Are you sure you want to do what I think you're doing?” She asked, and Luna nodded resolutely. “Luna…” She said.

“We know thine concerns dear sister.” Luna said while walking over to her sister. “But we implore thee; give Michael a chance. Plus…” She glance at me briefly before moving right up to the side of her sister’s head. Oh, she whispering something.

The curious part of me wanted to know what Luna was saying to her sister. But at the same time, I really didn't. But… It seemed to be positive for me. Since the white one started looking me with more pity than fear. Luna pulled her head away, her expression unreadable to me since she was facing away from me.

The white one sighed. Fuck, I think I know what's going to happen…

“... Very well, Luna.”

Ooogh, thank you whichever omnipotent being smiling upon me.

“Oh. Thanktheethanktheethankthee Tia! Thee will not regret thy decision!”

‘Tia’? So that's her name. It actually sounds more like a nickname though… Eh, a name’s a name I guess.

“I better hope not Luna. I don't want to lose you again.”

Again? The hell does she mean by ‘again’?

Good lord, so many questions…

“We know. We will not let that happen again Tia. We promise.” Luna said before hugging her sister. The two embraced each other for a moment before pulling away.

“Well, it is settled then.” Tia said, I swear, it really sounds like a nick name. “This creature, Michael, will be under your direct supervision.” She declared. The two smaller ones, and the lizard, gasped at this.

“P-princess Celestia!” Princess!? I knew she had a full name. But Princess!? “Does this mean..?”

Princess… Celestia nodded.

“Yes, Twilight.” She said. “Michael will be taken with us to Canterlot.”

Canterlot? Sounds familiar…

“But… But…” The purple one, Twilight, blubbered. Why..? “I want to perform tests! We could learn so much about this specimen!”

Oh… Well then...

“Twilight.” Princess Celestia started. “I cannot believe I am about to say this; I am slightly disappointed in you.” Oh holy cow. Even I knew that hit hard. “While I do appreciate your fascination with Michael, now is not the time, nor the place; he is not an animal. I sent you to this town to study the magic of friendship as a priority.” Princess Celestia said. I could tell Twilight was about to dribble some form of response, but Princess Celestia continued. “Don’t worry I’m not upset at you, we will continue this conversation after Luna and I help Michael settle into his room. ”Woah, I’m getting my own room? Coooool…

… Heh, I’m definitely insane now. Heheh… Hehe… HAA-

“Luna, stay here. I will go get a carriage for the three of us.” Princess Celestia said right before disappearing a blinding flash of light.

It got pretty quiet after that. The pink one was just smiling, the little lizard just standing there; realization of the awkward silence getting to it. Twilight was just looking down, a bit dejectedly I might add. And Luna, or Princess Luna if my assumption is correct, is just sitting there, patiently waiting.

So we were just... there. Just sitting there in this… Library. Are we seriously in a library?

By the looks of it, yes, yes we are. And it seems to have a second story; there's a staircase off to the side. A- wait. What the… Is… Is everything carved out wood? Yeah! Even the shelves. The hell? It all looks like it's one piece too! How-

There was that bright flash again. And Princess Celestia is back. Um… How is it just now registering to me that she up and vanished before? Oh right, probably because I'm mentally fucked at the moment.

“The carriage be here in a few moments.” She announced.

Oh, ok. I get a new room and a ride to wherever this ‘Canterlot’ place is. Well, I can pretty much guess that Canterlot must be the name for a castle. Since whatever these things are apparently have royalty. That's also kinda confusing; if I really am on a different world, how is it that these alien things are speaking english? And how do they have the same form of government, as far as I know, we had a couple hundred years ago?

Well, this is… I don’t even know how to describe what I’m currently experiencing; I’m sitting in the carriage, that’s up in the air, being pulled by two pegasi; guards of the 'royal guard' to be specific. Sounds British.

Oh, and that’s a new thing I learned, along with a few other things too. Apparently these aliens call themselves ponies, and that there are three sub-races; unicorn, earth pony, and pegasus. I also learned that Princess Luna and Celestia are the two rulers of this country, called Equestria. AND that these rulers are own special sub-race called alicorns. AND that these two control the rising and setting of the sun and moon.

I can hardly believe the last part, but still. I’m sitting in a fucking carriage in the sky, with royalty.

… I think it’s pretty normal of me to feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment. But I think the silence from me is making the Princesses worried. Me thinks.

“Michael?” Princess Celestia called me.

“Huh?”

“You have been awfully quiet, is something bothering you?” She asked.

“Oh, uh. It’s just… all of this is… a lot to take in.” I admitted a little distractedly. “It’s just… I need to process all of it.” Both princesses nodded in understanding.

“We understand young Michael.” Princess Luna said with a smile. “Take as much time thee needs.”

“Yes,” Princess Celestia said. “and I am sure you have questions?” She said leadingly.

“Not exactly…” I said. Both then looked at me, silently asking for me to elaborate. “Well, what you’ve already told me pretty much answers everything.”

“But, there's still the about the sun and moon, and how two pegasi are pulling this thing across the sky.”

“That question can be easily answered!” Princess Luna said. “It is magic that allows us to raise and lower the sun and moon! Which also gifts a pegasus flight.” She answered with the utmost confidence.

I, on the other side of the carriage, was bewildered out my damn mind.

Did- did she just really proclaim they moved the sun and the moon with magic? Or am I just hearing shit? God, I hope I'm hearing things.

“Huuuh?”

“What?” Asked Princess Celestia.

“Did… did you just say you use magic to move the sun and the moon?” I asked, they nodded. “Uh… Sorry, but I have a… hard time believing that.” I admitted.

“Thou do not believe our statement?” Princess Luna asked. To which I shook my head. “Why doth thou not believe us?” She asked with a little bit of an edge in her voice.

“I'm sorry!” I said while pressing myself against the wall behind me. “Magic doesn't exist where I come from!” I held my hands disarmingly and winced.

I just had to say that. I just had to piss them off when everything was looking good for. I just had to fuck it all up!

There was a bit of silence. What for? No clue, I can only see so much in my peripheral.

“I see…” I heard Princess Celestia mutter. “Your kind do not possess any magic? In any form whatsoever?” I could only nod. “Well… That is certainly concerning.”

What?

“Huh..?” I dared a look at the princesses. Confused looks adorning both her and Princess Luna's faces.

“A whole race of beings living without magic? Truly thee must come from a dead world.” Commented Princess Luna.

Seeing as I wasn't probably going to die. I decided to open my mouth.

“Uh, well… It's actually kinda the opposite,” I began. “the world I come has a lot of life on it.”

“Thou speaketh the truth!?” Princess Luna exclaimed. I nodded.

“Forgive us, but, we are having a difficult time believing you.” Princess Celestia said.

“But, it's true.” I argued. “I'm not that intelligent enough to make this of stuff up: we’ve created technology that helps us in our everyday life. We have multiple ways to communicate to each other across different corners of the Earth.” I said.

“Hmm…” Both of them hummed.

“Ah! Sister! We know a possible solution!” Princess Luna said.

“And what might that be?” Her sister asked.

“We can find out for ourselves if young Michael speaks the truth.”

“Oh? Oh! That is right! You can!” She turned to me. “Michael, we would like to ask you of something.” She said, I nodded hesitantly. “My sister, Luna, posses the ability to go into one’s dreams and look at past memories as Princess of the night. Now, please feel free to decline if this makes you uncomfortable, but should you accept. We will truly know whether or not you are telling the truth.”

… Wha..? Haah, heh hhhhhooo…

*Plop*

The creature, Michael, seems to have fallen unconscious, again.

This was quickly becoming something that even Sun Butt worried about. Passing out that many times in one day cannot be healthy for any living being.

“Oh dear.” Luna said while cantering over to her newest friend. “He has fallen unconscious again.” She with a worried look.

“I see that Lulu.” The world's tallest marshmallow said. “Maybe this is our answer. It seems we continue to overwhelm the poor... being.”

“It seems so, sister.” Luna said agreeingly. “Perhaps what he claimed is true, nopony is capable of this level of acting, if that were the case.”

Celestia thought about arguing about Michael not being a pony, at all. But she decided to let her little sister speak that way. Although, her dialect is a little bit dated. Celestia quite liked her little sister speaking the way she did. It reminded her of simpler times, happier times as well.

“Perhaps.” She remarked with a faint smile.

“But… Maybe we can peek into his memories? Just to be sure?”

“I don't think so, Lulu.” Celestia said. “If magic really doesn't exist wherever he came from, then he might not react so well to it. Plus, when I tried to teleport us to Canterlot, I found out that magic had no affect on him.”

“Really!?” The tall and thin blueberry shouted.

“Yes, I have never encountered such a phenomenon.” Celestia admitted. “It felt as if my magic was… absorbed, like his body was composed of sponge.”

“... This is… this is concerning sister.” Blueberry breathed. “This… will we be able to send him to his home?”

Celestia wanted to say yes, that Michael will go back to his original world. But…

As much as it pained the solar diarch, she knew she shouldn’t lie to her little sister.

“I’m sorry, Lulu. But I… I am having doubts...” Celestia admitted. “But...” She continued after seeing the distraught look on her little sister’s face. “I have faith in my student. I know she will do whatever it takes to take Michael back to his home… as soon as she’s given a full story.” The lunar princess's ears folded a little at this.

“Yes, we can only hope Lady Sparkle finds a possible solution.” She said glumly.

The conversation pretty much died after that; neither diarch having much else to say. Fortunately for both princesses, tending to the human-turned-goo managed to waste enough time to arrive at their destination; Canterlot Castle.

Now, if only- Ah! It seems Michael is recovering.

Oh my god.

Oh, my, fucking, god.

I can’t believe, I don’t…

I’m not going home. I’m sooooo not going home.

… Fuck me to tears...