Finding Freedom

by SilverSkies

Chapter 23

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"Ah Silver, you're just the pony I was looking for."

Celestia had stopped grinning, but the blank stare remained in her eyes.

"Well what can I do for you?"

Her voice dropped, "It's more of a what can you do to me thing."

I twitched, "Ha ha I get it. Now seriously why did you drag me here?"

Her voice didn't change back, "Oh I am serious."

I looked back at Luna, but she just stood in front of a door. She didn't even give me a glance.

"Okay I'm not playing that game right now."

Her voice changed back to normal this time, "I am not playing a game. I want you."

I twitched again, "Well that's a uh… generous offer, but I'm otherwise engaged. So I'll have to decline."

She started grinning again, "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make it sound like you had a choice."

I had been backing up, but Luna had put up a hoof to stop me from moving. She gave me the same blank stare. Well now I was seriously fucked… literally. Celestia stood up and began approaching me, her horn had started to glow. I looked around, but there was no way out. Not even a window to smash. Just the doors behind Luna and Celestia. I took my chances and flew straight up. Celestia let her spell go and it missed me. I flew around her and towards the door.

It wasn't like I had time to land, so I stretched out my hooves and smashed through the door. I was in a long hallway, once again without windows. Celestia was calmly walking towards me as if she knew I wasn't going to escape. I flew down the hall and passed several doors. I burst through one of them and I found another door. there was a tiny hole at the top and I could see flowers. The gardens, perfect.

I smashed against the door, but it wouldn't open. I looked through the window and saw two guards holding it closed.

"You guys got to let me out!"

They didn't even respond.

"The Princess is in danger!"

They still did nothing.

"Fine be that way, but I'll remember this."

I dashed back out and into the hallway again. Celestia was still walking and was very close. She started to power her horn again and I took off. I dodged the spell, but was almost hit with a second darker one. I looked back and I saw Luna preparing to fire once more. I burst through another door, and was hit with a broom. A cleaning closet, great. I ducked back out into the hall and continued flying forward. After another two useless doors I was getting worried. I saw a door at the end of the hall and flew through it.

I was greeted by a horrifying sight. A large bed sat against the far wall, and the rest of the room was very royal looking. The royal bedchambers. I think I'll go back to the broom closet. In truth it was very royal. The bed was very large with a gold frame. A few bookshelves went across the wall, also framed in gold. A dresser sat next to the bed and on top of it was a bottle of wine with three glasses. However, there was still no window.

Celestia spoke behind me, "Well we're here."

A very audible gulp came from my throat. I would rather get bucked by Big Mac 100 times before this. Luna walked in behind Celestia and the door slammed closed. My fate was sealed. Celestia used her magic to pour the wine and handed a glass to her sister. A glass floated towards me, but I knocked it away.

"Oh come now Silver, stop fighting so much. You'll exhaust yourself before we start to have fun."

I was starting to get desperate, I needed a way out and fast. I hadn't even done this with Fluttershy, and I would be content with never doing it. No matter how much I ignore my human instinct, it would take years for me to do anything close to this.

Celestia walked up to me and looked down on me. I felt myself frozen in place and I was lifted up. Celestia put me down on the bed on my back. She didn't do anything else yet.

"Just calm down, this is supposed to be fun. Besides you should feel honored." She was still grinning with that blank look.

I couldn't even say anything back. Luna had went to one side of the bed and began stroking one of my wings. The odd sensation was starting to slow down my thought processes. I just knew I wanted a way out of this. Celestia walked to the front of the bed and put a hoof on my chest.

"It's not everypony that gets to bed with the royal sisters."

She stroked her hoof across my chest, and I tried to move. Luna was keeping me down with her magic however, and I was stuck. I was surely going to be scarred for life after this. How would I even explain this to anyone. I tried to think of different scenarios, but Luna's actions with my wings were starting to overpower me. I could feel them straining trying to move, but Luna was keeping them down. Maybe if I hit myself hard enough, I could knock myself out and not even be awake for any of this.

Celestia started to move her hoof lower, and I yelped. Not a very manly sound. However she removed her hoof and walked around. I sighed a little having stalled the inevitable. Or maybe I didn't because both her and Luna got on the bed with me, still frozen, and leaned over me. My wings had become stiff and even if I wasn't frozen flying wouldn't be an option. They both put a hoof on my chest and started to move them lower. none of this would even be happening if I had found a window. I just wanted one window, was that too much to ask for. No I needed a window and now. The magic holding me in place faded as Luna became distracted. However where there once was a door, a window was. It looked over the gardens, but it was obviously quite a way up.

Without even questioning the arrival of the window I acted. Celestia and Luna were both way to close for comfort and were focused elsewhere. So with my limbs able to move once again, I hit them both in the face with my hoof. It probably didn't have much effect, but they both recoiled. It gave me the time I needed, and I launched myself of the bed. I ran at the window as they both shook off the pain. They began to power another spell.

I smashed through the window screaming, "Fuck this!"

Two spells narrowly missed me and I began to fall. My wings were still dysfunctional, but if yesterday was anything to go by, I could survive another fall. I looked back up, and to my horror both Celestia and Luna were flying after me. Looking out I saw the garden maze and the entrance point. I looked at the quickly approaching ground and hoped there was a bush or something. Luckily for me there was. I landed in the bush which surprisingly acted as a very good cushion.

Without pausing to check myself over I raced towards the maze. I rushed into it and began taking various twists and turns. I just needed to stay hidden until my wings functioned again. I could hear Celestia calling out.

"Silver this is silly. I thought we were done with the foreplay."

Once I got out of this, I was going to hit my head so many times that I would forget this day. I ran away from the source of the voice and ran into something that managed to even stop me. A human was sitting on the ground with his legs crossed. He was wearing a pair of khakis a leather jacket, and a fedora donned his head. He looked over at me with mild interest.
I stared at him, and gasped. I was currently staring at myself, well when I was human. I must've hit the ground to hard or something. He got up and walked towards me.

"So this is the new me huh?"

"Sorry to be rude, but right now is not the time for me to talk to my consciousness."

"It's always the right time. Besides if not now when?"

I started to run again, but I followed myself.

"I don't think I like the new me. I mean I'm pretty much just awesomeness in physical form, but you? Your just lame. Look at yourself, you used to dream about exploring the universe, but now you are just content to lay around and do nothing. What happened to exploring and then settling down? You used to have dreams of freeing the universe, not of living together with Fluttershy."

I ignored myself and continued to run.

"You are pathetic. You used to be all about action. You would never think twice about anything. You were so sure of yourself in everything you did. Now you just walk around this world, asking what you should get for your friends. If your me, then I want to be someone else."

Man I was an asshole, "And let me guess, your some future me brought here by magic. or maybe a past me."

"Oh no. I'm just a figment of your imagination. You probably hit your head to hard or something."

With those final words I disappeared. I stopped and stared at where I had been. I shook myself and ignored that whole encounter. Still staring at the spot where a second me had stood I started to run again. I ran right into something and fell on my back.

Luna was staring down at me with that blank expression. She walked over me, and started to lower herself. Unlucky for her, because my wings had decided to start working again. I built up air quickly, and before she could do anything I sent a large burst of air up at her. She was thrown off of me, and I didn't even look back. I flew up and away. I flew as fast as I could, certainly faster than I ever had. I felt a resistance building up, and I pushed myself even harder. The resistance began to build up, but I could feel it weakening in the middle.

Suddenly I was flung forwards as the resistance gave way. I could see Ponyville far in the distance as the sun began to set. Three days gone, and I still hadn't gone shopping. If these weird things kept happening I wouldn't get a chance to buy anything. Wouldn't do for me to miss out on the first Silver night.

I flew towards Ponyville at amazing speed, and I grimaced as I realized people would want to know what had happened. I spent the entire travel time trying to think of an excuse. Then with a sudden thought, I realized that Celestia, or Luna wouldn't remember what happened.
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AN: Well I slowed down there for a bit, but I feel entitled to that. First I had a full day of school (my last!) and then an 8 hour shift at work. Six hours into that shift I threw up, and had to go home. From there I just slept. It's over now though. So have a chapter or two, and remember to leave a comment. It really does help to know that some people are reading what I write. Kudos to those who have. Enough from me though right?

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