The Encounter (A Harmony Quest backstory)
The Encounter
Previous ChapterNext ChapterDuring the summer holiday, I had the idea of going to the pony world and meeting my new pony friend. I asked Twilight to ask Frisk for permission for me to come to Equestria, and she said it was okay after Twilight talked to her more about me.
So, after traveling for a while (There's no portal to Equestria from my country yet) to Britannica, I went for a bit of sightseeing around the city for a while, until I got a call from Frisk.
'Hello? Oh, it's you, Frisk, what is it?' I asked.
Before I came over, I already got to know Frisk for a bit, even though she was always super busy.
'You're here in Britannica, correct? Good, meet me at the front of the palace in the morning tomorrow. The guards will guide you over, I told them the plan.' She explained.
'Thank you, I appreciate your hospitality,' I replied.
The next day, the plan went exactly like Frisk wanted. I was taken to the throne room, and I was really excited.
'I can't believe I am in the palace of Britannica! It's an absolute honor to be here, they're gonna be so jelly when I tell them about this,' I thought.
The doors to the throne room were open, and Frisk was waiting patiently on her throne, with Asriel by her side.
'Your Highness,' I said, bowing. 'It's my absolute honor to be meeting you today.'
Frisk smiled. 'Just call me Frisk. We're friends, aren't we?' She signaled everyone else to leave the room.
'Alright, then. And you are?' I asked, pointing to Asriel.
'Asriel Dreemur, Frisk's brother.' He shook my hand.
I looked around. Fancy and glamourous decor everywhere I saw. It's a dream to be here every day, that's what I thought.
'So, Nathan,' Frisk began.
'Yes? I know why I'm here, by the way, no need to ask.' I answered.
She nodded. 'Yes, but before that... I got a question.'
'Ask away.'
She tilted her head. 'Is it true you have magical powers? I heard about you and I'm honestly interested. would you mind showing me what exactly you can do?'
'Don't say I didn't warn you,' I laughed.
I spawned in what's like an ice flower and sucked up its energy. A second later I threw an ice ball, freezing Frisk's blades at an instant. Later I reversed that with a fireball.
'Interesting,' Frisk clapped her hands. 'You want a fight?'
'Oh, it's my pleasure,' I said. With a stamp on the ground, it looks like a huge borderless dimension was spawning in front of our eyes. 'Just wanted to make sure you don't harm anything in the process.'
She was amazed. 'Ha, now that's what I'm talking about!' She took out her swords.
Frisk tried to dash over to get the first strike, but in a second, I disappeared without a trance. She turned around, only to see me 'Falcon punching' her in the face. She stopped for a second to get her thoughts straight.
'Dang, he's crazy!' She thought.
As I started to feel cocky, I was turning my head when a sword blade was inches close from my neck.
'Heh, you can't have fun without your little bro, sis!' Asriel teased.
'I don't mind,' Frisk replied, smiling.
There were ups and downs on both sides for this little duel- Both sides were strong in their own ways, but I was a bit more powerful since the two had to deal with my special powers. Yet, it wasn't that big of a challenge. They pushed me into a position I couldn't escape- I was trapped in between.
'We've got you now!' Frisk winked.
Defending with my double shields, I immediately pushed away them both with magic force, and jumped high, stabbed my magic sword onto the ground, creating a shockwave that made both of them speechless.
The surroundings were back to normal again.
'Yo, that was insane!' Asriel commented, smiling.
I was a bit shy. 'Ha, really? I'm not that powerful, to be honest... I was holding back a little.'
Frisk got up, thinking about something.
'He has great potential... It'll be great if he joins us.'
She walked over to me, shaking my hand.
'You have a great future coming, young one,' Frisk said. 'You want to join us and our friends?'
I was surprised, and my eyes were sparkling. 'Really!? Can I?'
Frisk nodded, chuckling.
'So, you ready to meet her?' She said, opening the portal to Equestria.
I was fascinated by the portal- I knew once I step in, I'll be writing a new page of my life. A journey that I'll never forget. Best of all, a whole new life entirely.
'Do I just go in the portal?' I asked, putting my hand through it.
Asriel winked. 'After you, our new recruit.'
I walked into the portal and came face-to-face with the land I had once dreamt of: Equestria.
'(gasp) No way! Guys, am I seriously...' I was too shocked to say anything.
Frisk nodded. 'It's all real,' she said.
I looked around. There were ponies everywhere I saw. I assumed I was in Canterlot, considering I saw the giant castle in the background.
'So, Canterlot, correct?' I asked.
'We came here specifically for a reason,' Asriel explained. 'Twilight is with the princesses at the moment. She's probably leaving soon from their meeting.'
'Interesting...' I folded my arms and blushed.
Frisk was walking away to the palace. 'Hey! You guys coming? You won't say no to seeing your best friend, would you?'
Asriel shrugged. 'Come on, Nathan. Let's go.'
Frisk gave Celestia a call beforehand, so she won't be surprised that another human other than Frisk and Asriel showing up before her.
'Your Highness,' Frisk bowed before the princess of the sun.
'Thank you, Frisk,' She replied. 'Now, about this new human, you talked to me about... Is that him over there?'
I came over and took a bow- A long one. I cleared my throat.
'Ah, your Highness. How shall I express how delighted I am to be meeting you today as an ambassador for the humans to the ponies?' I said, formally.
Celestia giggled a bit. 'It's alright, no need to be so formal. Your name is?'
'It's Nathan, pleased to meet you, Princess Celestia,' I insisted on shaking her hoof.
As I went back down the steps, Luna and Twilight were coming from the hallway near the entrance we're at.
'Sorry to cut the meeting short, Luna. I have something else to do with-' She saw me and gasped.
I turned to see her, looking at me with big, round eyes. The two of us starred at each other for what seemed like forever- And I gasped when I saw my dear friend. Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship. I could’ve never imagined beyond my wildest dreams, I would meet her- My favorite character ever. Of course, I recognized her at first sight- The pretty mane, the gorgeous lavender fur of hers, and that beautiful cutie mark- A six-pointed star.
“Twilight?” I asked, in shock and walking to her.
She smiled. “Are you...”
I chuckled. “Yes. I’m Nathan. Come on, you know me, Twi!”
Twilight giggled and threw her hooves around me in a hug. I spun her around, and held her tight. I was so glad to see her.
“I didn’t expect to see you today!” Twilight said, smiling. “How’ve you been?”
I blushed- This is the first time we have ever met each other. Now that she’s not just a character that I loved, but also a friend, it made me very nerous to get so close with her this quickly. I felt chills running up my spine as her grin grew wider, that charming face in front of mine.
“When I’m with my friend, I’m always feeling great,” I told her, making her laugh. “I came to see you, Twi. I’m so glad to meet you for once!”
“Me too!”
The Dreemur siblings are just shrugging from behind and flirting a bit.
'You two know each other?' Celestia asked.
I let go. 'Of course we do! I've been her friend for quite a while.'
Luna was confused since she had no idea this was happening. Still, she tried to keep a calm face while something like this is going on.
'What in the name of Equestria is going on!?' She asked with curiosity. 'Is this another human I see?'
Her sister just laughed. 'This is Nathan, Twilight's new friend. As far as I know, he's not coming to do anything harmful to our subjects. Relax, Luna.'
I bowed before the Lunar princess. 'So, Princess Luna, correct? It's great to meet you.'
She nodded. Then she turned to Celestia and started to whisper.
'Are you sure he's not going to do anything bad, Tia?' Luna asked, doubting.
'He's friends with Twilight and Frisk. Surely he's a good person.'
I walked over since Luna was doubting about my reason for coming here.
'Don't worry, I am not here to make war with you all. I just wish to see my friends and maybe explore the place. I am not a spy or something like that for the humans.' I explained.
After thinking for a bit, Luna smiled. 'Seems fine to me... Alright, you can stay with your friends.'
Twilight immediately beamed and squealed a bit before cuddling me by surprise.
'(Laughing) Aw, Twilight. We just met!' I laughed.
Everypony else was laughing a bit too.
We were going back to Ponyville after that, and we were all chatting along the way to the train station.
'So let me get this straight,' Asriel said. 'You both have been friends for the past few months!?'
I nodded. 'Yeah, we crossed paths by chance and... Well, now we're really good friends.'
Twilight laughed and nudged me with her wing. 'Aw, you're so sweet. We're not that close, are we? I'm closer with Frisk.
'(Laughs) Oh, come on, Twilly. You know you love me, don't you?' Frisk joked around.
I was a bit surprised and grinned coldly.
'I ship you two so bad now...' I whispered to Twilight. 'What have you gotten yourselves into...'
'I heard that!' Asriel yelled.
Everyone started laughing. We got on the train and sat down to talk.
'I'm curious... How did you both become so close?' Frisk questioned.
I sighed. 'It's a long story. To make it short, we've been texting a lot throughout the past few months. I taught her many things about our beautiful planet. And, she was really nice to me as well; I was really lonely at school. I didn't have any friends. Twilight was the first to really be there for me when I needed someone- I mean somepony. It's nice to have a friend like her.'
Asriel noticed that I’m a bit hurt.
'You seem to have quite some bruises on your arm and face... Why so?' He asked. 'It was there before we had that little duel.'
I sighed again and looked out of the window.
'What's wrong?' Frisk was puzzled.
'(Sigh) You all have suffered bullying, have you not?' I asked.
They all nodded.
'My case is... Really bad. It's so bad, it harmed my thoughts and it hurt my feelings. I wanted to confess to others, but you know what will happen. Thankfully Twilight was always caring for me and showing me I'm not alone.' I explained, pulling my friend close. 'Thank you so much, Twi. I really mean it.'
She smiled. '(Chuckles) Aw, shucks. I've always been a friendly pony and I really hope my friends are all happy. That includes you.'
Hearing that made me blush. The Dreemurs smiled too.
'I'm sorry to know about that,' Frisk said. 'Don't worry, we'll help you through it!'
'Yeah! My sister is amazing at fighting. She can probably help you take them down one day,' Asriel added.
'Thanks, guys. I'm glad I met such great friends.' I finally smiled. 'Maybe... Maybe one day we can team up together?'
'Maybe it'll happen,' Frisk replied. 'I'm confident in you.'
Twilight just realized something.
'By the way, Nathan... Thanks for always believing in and trusting me. You're a wonderful friend, I kinda don't understand why you're so lonely.'
I just chuckled. 'That's what friends do, isn't it?'
'Yeah, I know that,' She said. 'You know, we-'
As she turned, I turned as well and we accidentally kissed just a little bit.
'(Gasp) Aww!!! That's so cute!' Frisk squeaked, laughing.
The two of us were silent. Both of us didn't know what to say.
'Ohmygosh, I am so sorry!' I covered my face and turned away. 'I didn't mean to-'
But the princess just took me under her wing.
'(Laughing) That was... That was a little awkward, wasn't it?' She stuttered. 'Still, that was funny, I'll admit.'
They looked at the Dreemurs, who were laughing their heads off.
Since that day, my life has only changed forever.
I have been watching My Little Pony for a long, long time. But seeing the ponies I love has always been the most far-fetched wish of my life, especially Twilight since we have been friends for a long time.
Not to mention, I also met Frisk and Asriel, which are two of the most important people in... Pretty much history. At least in their country. And I never knew this, but they would become two of the most inspirational people in my life. Okay, not the most, cause Twilight is so much better!
I got to know so much about the pony world, something that I once only dreamed of. Surprisingly, I found out that their world had a lot of similarities with planet Earth! But the major difference is that Equestria is a wonderful nature paradise, compared with us.
I started to work a bit for the ponies as a researcher. I told them more and more about us humans and what makes us special. At the same time, I kinda feel like a teacher at the same time. I taught ponies things about us humans and they taught me things about their world too.
Of course, other than that, I have been learning other stuff too!
Twilight, Starlight and I shared a pretty common bond. They taught me interesting skills in magic manipulation and more advanced spells, which were abilities that I have never come close to mastering. Magic was one aspect of my powers that I wasn't able to get used to in the past.
To make it short: Visiting ponydom allowed me to learn so much more than anyone else could every day.
But the most beneficial part, which was not just for me, but for the sake of the whole world, actually started from here: The collaboration of the human race and ponykind.
Since my visit, news flooded into the human world. In one way, I'm worried about Equestria's safety, but in another way, this is a great opportunity for us to build trust and new friendships. I saw this chance for the two races as a historical change. And after talking to Frisk about it, she was interested in this idea, and since she was still the ruler of Britannica at the time, she talked to other leaders. They welcomed the ponies to their world gladly.
So basically, I'm now famous apparently, because I contributed to this historical event!
Twilight and I were drawn much closer after we met in person.
I had fun chatting with her during my free time. She had a lot of fun too. Both of us liked having each other and we really cherish the moments we spend with our best friend. After meeting for the first time, I wanted to spend more time with my new friends, no matter pony friends or human friends.
I would record videos whenever I had free time- And my friends really enjoy playing with me. Whenever I feel down, I knew they will always be around to care for me. I felt glad to know such caring friends.
And yes, there have been a few awkward or funny moments between me and Twilight particularly.
There was this one time, I was recording truth or dare with Asriel and Twilight and some other friends.
'So Nathan, truth or dare?' Asriel asked.
'I'll go dare,' I responded. 'I never really do that often.'
He smiled coldly. 'I dare you to kiss Twilight.'
As soon as the two of us heard what he said, we started blushing and looked away from each other. Everypony started laughing. Welp, I'm editing that off the video for sure!
'(Laughing) Come on, Twilight!' Pinkie giggled. 'It's just once!'
The princess started laughing. 'I guess I'm fine... But Nathan, well...'
Oh come on, really, Asriel? I have to kiss my best friend, and I have to do it on camera? I'll pick doing anything over that any day!
'Come on, can I do something else?' I begged.
Dash was laughing hysterically. 'Of course not! Come on, just do it!'
I looked at Twilight, and she looked at me.
'I'm sorry, Twi...' I went for it and kissed her on the forehead.
She smiled. 'Aww, that's adorable! Hey, don't be embarrassed, it was cute!'
We all started laughing.
Sometimes, I would have little hangouts with her when I feel like it. No, not dating, just hanging out with normal friends. Besides, I'm too young to be in a relationship!
This one time, we were just having some quality time together while we weren't doing anything. We were getting busier, so it was hard to find free time to spend.
'Isn't the view just beautiful?' Twilight asked me, looking at the sunset over the hills.
I nodded.
'Hey look, that's pretty good timing.' I said, pointing at the purple sky. 'There's a small time period between sunset at nighttime where this happens. It's twilight time.'
She giggled. 'Hey, that's me!'
I smiled as I looked at her. She was just as beautiful as the real thing.
'Actually...' I said, spawning a guitar in with magic. 'Have I told you I can play a tune or two?'
'I don't think so,' She said. 'Something relaxing, maybe?'
'Okay. Perhaps you've heard of this song before...' I replied, starting to strum the strings. 'Somepony special wrote it.'
As I played the soothing and romantic song, Twilight just leaned on me. By the time the song finished, she was already sleeping on my legs. She's just cute, isn't she?
Little did I know, even the magic of friendship could only take me so far to achieving my goal. I was satisfied and things were great, but I knew it is only a part of my revenge.
I cannot be too merciful forever.
Author's Note
AHHHHH THE CRINGE
Lolololololololol
Oh, and the song was 'You're in my head like a catchy song' from season 7, I didn't want to put it in because it's kinda a love song, but we're not lovebirds yet XD
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