Spike's Imaginary(?) Friend

> Honesty. Wouldn't it be easier if we could read each other like open books? No games, no lies. But it has it's price for honesty is not always the right thing.

(LISTEN TO THIS.)

"Awww, my stomach. I can see the light!" I shout obviously disturbed by waking atop of a food-stack...or is it the loud music?

"Oh, sorry. I forgot to turn it off."

"Luna? I thought you were supposed to be up there. Ya know, your sis."

"Yes, about that, you cannot stay here."

"I know but why?" I answer my own question before she pronounces the word. "Classified?" She nods. I get up on my feet.

"I didn't mean now." She objects.

"The sooner the better."

"Now we have to work on a strategy to get you out of here."

"No kidding." I look at the floor for a second and I can't stop my curiousity. "I can't help it anymore, what is the reason you are helping me, huh? And I'll not take classified for an answer."

"It's a secret." She sips some coke, I look at her extremely provoked, nothing boils my blood more than not getting an answer.

"Can you at least explain why Celestia wants to flay my skin?"

"It's classified." Again with the darned word.

"I said I'll not take that for an answer."

"That was a condition only valid for the first question." Whaaaaa... She sips more coke. I guess trolling runs in the royal family.

"Fine, I'll let the matter go and save me a headache." I think of my last argument with a troll. A complete mistake. "And by the way, how many other ponies know of my existence here?"

"Not many, just a few guards."

"Can they export me away?"

"Yes, of course."

"And where am I going?"

"Elsewhere."

"Oh c'mon, you can't keep doing this 'FBI classified' thing! I need info and I need it now."

"Fine then, Alex." She stopps the record from spinning with a zipping sound.

(STOP THE MUSIC.)

She puts down her drink and starts explaining loads of information.

"It will either be one of the two:

1. Get exported to the Zebra land, does not differ from banishing out of Equestria.

2. Get exported to the elite spell ponies to develop a spell, so you can blend in as a normal pony. This option is less likely.

There is room for suggestions if you want."

"Wait, let me get this right, you said that their are unicorns out there that know about me."

"Yes."

"But you said only guards knew."

"That was before I decided to tell you."

"And you fully trust all of them."

"I do not question their loyalty to the crown." *Poker_Face.jpeg*

"excuse my rudeness but you either really know your staff or you're just plain naive. Did you think I'll give up my own human body to run away for the rest of my natural life? Or get exported- no, banished until the next election, which by the way will never come!" I calm down and sit. "I never asked for this, all I want is to go home." There was an awkward pause.

"What's been said is enough." She leaves the scene stranding me to my thoughts. I must leave...or die, anything but this.

Meanwile, In The Old Study;

Celestia stood in front of the dusty mirror, she swiped a hoof across to see a part of her reflection.

"Where did the dreaded human run away to? How did he even run away? He is most likely dead but I must not take chances." She thought to herself. "This dilemma simply cannot continue."

Celestia hears hoofsteps she can recognize. She steps out startling her sister.

"Anything about the human?" The solar asks.

"Were you in the old study?"

"Answer the question." Luna sighed.

"Not a thing, it's as if he turned to smoke and vanished." She lied.

"Well, humans don't just 'vanish', he's the only one of his kind, almost six feet tall and nowhere to go and you're telling me that he vanished."

"I would like to see you do a better job. If I recall correctly he practically fell from the building out cold and you still couldn't catch him." You can't even find him if he were just under your snout, and he is. She thought to herself.

"How did you know about that?"

"News travel quickly around here."

"I evacuated the castle. The was nopony to witness it. How. Did. You. Know."

"Like I said: News travel quickly. Yes you emptied the place but you also left a few guards just in case, those guards happen to know a few meadowlarks of mine. My orders are to tell me anything that's going on ever since I missed the changeling event. Plus, investigating about this is the job you assigned me to."

"I specifically ordered those guards to keep it a secret."

"Please, half of Canterlot saw you and your 'hoof picked guards' chase down the human, and fail. You are the last one to expostulate me about secrets and how to do my investigation because I'm not in the mood for it, in any other normal day I would've taken your ranting which lately became too intolerable." She starts stomping away. "Good day, sister."

"She does not know how dangerous this human is. It's partially my fault, it must be kept unknown."

Later, In Luna's Room;

"Rust, I know that Alex is your friend, but he is causing me too much trouble."

"I apologize for making you do this, you know it is the only way."

"Yes, but this is an endless cycle, I hide the human away, his disappearance frustrates Celestia and it's back to me. My sister just throws it down on me." Tears were forming in her eyes. "And what's worse is that he is now angry with me too, and I can't take it. All I've ever done is assistance." A long silence settled in the room.

"This is a phase that will end soon, don't let it get to you." No answer. "What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking of turning him in."

"That would be betrayal."

"But it's not worth it. He's not even my friend."

"But he's my friend. Logically this makes him yours too. All you have to do is to bear it a little while longer."

"How do I do that? I fed up with everything."

"Ignore what you don't want to hear." She sniffs.

"That's like lying to myself."

"You've been a great liar lately."

"I guess you are right. How did I think of renegading my friend." She smiles, but it vanishes as she hears multiple hoofsteps. "What could it be?" she thought to herself as she glides down and asks one of the guards.

"Why are you running around?" The guard bows in respect.

"Your highness! It is said that the human has been spotted not very far. I was called among the other guards to see if it was true and possibly catch him." Luna's face became an expression of confusion, anger and mostly, worry.

"C-carry on then." The guard salutes and lets his wings to the wind.

"I cannot believe this! And he calls me naive!" Her thoughts were interrupted by a shout.

"Quick! There is a fire in Caper Avenue and some ponies are trapped!" A Sunshine guard cries to anypony in hearing range. "Do I have to repeat myself? MOVE IT PONIES!!"