Spike's Imaginary(?) Friend

"You are human?"

"Yeah, I doubt that you know what a human is."

"Can you tell me more?"

"I told you everything, there is no more."

"About humans."

"Um...Well, we're bipedal, opposable thumbs,-"

"I already know that. My question was to tell me more, not tell me what you are." Celestia's voice was more demanding and... upset?

"How do you know about us?"

"That is not the subject in question."

"That is not an answer. What's wrong? ever since I've mentioned my race and you're acting like this. I think I'll go see what's Spike is doing."

"Wait, I was just curious and I have demanded knowledge in the wrong way. Perhaps we can talk some other time." That was not Celestia like. Was that an apology? I don't even know.

"Sure. I'll be on my way now." I hear a crash after five seconds or so.

I never thought that finding Spike would be so hard. Maybe I could find somepony else like Luna or Cadance, maybe Chrysalis? I sure they can hear me too according to Celestia's Astral Plane Theory. It basically says that a real being has an astral projection. And when I was transformed, my astral self was not effected. That is why she can hear me. And according to the theory other Alicorns can hear me too. I hope it's true.

"Was that Twilight?" I hover back a bit to see Twilight and Spike on a chariot heading to Ponyville. I follow their suit and float on the side of the chariot. "Hey, Spike."

"Hey." Is that a hint of boredom?

"Not such a great day, huh?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"So what happened at the Boutique?"

"Rarity opened the door to find me starving thanks to a certain human."

"She invited you in, didn't she?"

"Yeah, and I had some rubies. but my breakfast didn't last very long."

"Why is that?"

"A letter arrived from the princess and I was required in some rearranging."

"Cheer up Spike. At least you got unfrozen." He gives me a glare. "Is Twilight awake?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I just thought she'll be curious as to why you are talking to yourself."

"She's just thinking."

"Oh, good. And what did she say about you running of?"

"She never noticed... Or she forgot to ask, I dunno."

It's almost sunset. makes me wonder where Luna is. I can always search Canterlot for her, and I can always make a game out of it. "New Objective: Find Luna before moonrise."

I fly through Canterlot searching it inch by inch. I give a glance over at the sun which was giving away it's final blink of daylight. Time is running short and I must hurry. "Where are you?" I try to pick up my pace and stop. "This isn't helping. If I were Luna, where would I be at moonrise? The hills? Maybe. The streets? never. The tower? Of course!" I hurry my way to the tower and I was right. Luna was there and she was preparing to raise the moon. I place myself quietly near her and feel that something was behind me. I pay it no mind since the midnight princess started working her magic bringing a beautiful full moon to the sky.

"Objective Complete."

"EEEEP!"

*KABOOM*

I reopen my eyes to see that half the place was dust. "Note to self, never scare Luna if you have real flesh." I decide to leave as long as she can't see me.

As soon as I get to Ponyville I see a pegasus wandering the night. Seems suspicious about something, as if somepony is following him. As if on cue, something appears at the corner of my eye, "Moving shadows?" the shadows disappear as soon as the stallion looks at them. In his point of view it must seem like he was imagining it.

"Imagining, that's the word. I must be able to see imaginations! I thought I saw something at the tower!" but can I interact with those? "Only one way to find out." I touch a piece of darkness and... It feels odd. "It's as if I'm touching pure emotion." my thought get interrupted as absolute panic takes over me. The dark stuff climbs my arm and the more touches me, the more I panic. "Get off!" I try to depart myself from the shadows but to no use. There is only one way to do this. I fly as fast as I can to get in the stallion's field of view and the shadows climb faster.

"Stupid. stupid. stupid. STUPID!" I scold myself. "Oh yeah, let's touch the suspicious-looking evil darkness. What's the worst that could happen?!" The darkness devoured my arm long ago, and is now making it's way to the rest of my body. "There he is!" I place myself in front of him. he stops for a second and the darkness vanishes in thin layers of smoke. He carries on his way going right through me. I get partly calmed down but for some reason I feel scared of the openness of the darkness.

"I would've probably fainted in normal conditions." Now I want to see what was that thing with Luna.

"Rust?!!!"

"Bot-master!"

"What? How? Where? When?" I actually know all of those. "Why didn't you say anything when I was here the first time?"

"I was originally programmed to talk only if I get a straight command to interact."

"That never stopped you from running your mou- Sound card."

"So, Luna is your host now?"

"Yes, for a year, 2 days, 32 min-"

"A year? It's barely a week since I've got here!"

"Wormholes work strangely. This was the reason I told you not to mess with them."

"You never said anything."

"May I remind you?" he starts replaying a recording

"Ok, fine. You told me so. I hate it when you do that." I think for a moment. "Where is Luna anyway?"

"I do not know."

"Aren't you supposed to always be with her?"

"Aren't you supposed to do the same thing master?"

"Touché. And I'm no longer your master, you have a new one." I start making my way to the 'door'. "Seeya".

"That lucky tin-can, he got Luna!"