My New Life In Equestria: Year 1.

June 4, 1002.
Canterlot Train Station
5:47 P.M.

The group of ponies and one human, made their way to the Equestrian Capital via stagecoach and arrived just as the sun began to set over the still bustling city. The group all chatted amongst themselves about anything and everything. Of course, Rarity had a lot to talk about on a particular subject.

"So Dash darling." She batted her eye's and rangled over the blue pegasus who hadn't left Joseph's side the whole way there. She frowned at the sudden feeling and gave Rarity a small scowl.

"Yes?" Dash asked as Rarity snickered.

"So now that you two," She waved over to Joseph who smiled meekly. "Are together what do you plan on doing?" She prodded Dash for juicy detail's as she just sat there and rolled her eye's.

"Well, Rarity if you just have to know." She looked over at Joseph and smiled.

"We were planning on taking it slow." She stated causing Rarity to smirk.

"Oh so a little whining and dining before you seal the deal as it were?" She winked causing both Dash and Joseph to blush all the while the other's snickered. Joseph scooped Dash away from Rarity and held her close.

"Well, we thought it would be best to get to know one another on a deeper level is all." Dash looked up at him and smiled.

"Yeah you know do what other normal couple's do. Test the water's first." She added as she wiggled into Joseph's chest getting comfy. Rarity giggled.

"You two seem to have that down already." Dash blushed as she snuggled closer to Joseph's chest who simply sat there letting her do her own thing while he thought about what his life had come to in just a few short months.

"Is this really happening?" He mentally sighed then looked down at the figure of Dash as she curled up in his lap and began to snooze. She took up his lap and half of his seat but he didn't care. All's he cared about at this moment in time was seeing Dash with that smile she now wore on her muzzle. He burned that image into his brain and smiled as he thought about how he had come to be here.

"I wonder what Aion is up to?" He thought about the now not so little colt. He thought it strange how the little guy seemed to be aging rapidly but the princess's had assured him it was to stop on a few weeks.

"Hope he can hang out today." He gazed out into the city as the night overtook the dwindling day. All the while their carriage was being watched by the eagle-eyed members of the royal guard and one set of malevolent intent.

6:01 P.M.

The waning sunlight poked one last sliver of its life giving essence into the passenger window of the carriage, that the group had been in for the past fifteen minute's, and hit Joseph square in his now opened and blinded eye.

"Gah." He exclaimed as he fought his kneejerk reaction to lash out, remembering that he wasn't the only occupant in the vehicle. A flow of chuckle's met his ear's and he cracked a smile.

"Thank you all. I'll be here all week." He quipped as he rubbed his now teary eye in an effort to get it back to normal. Dash was roused from her restful sleep as Joseph gave her a look of remorse.

"Sorry for waking you Dashy." He said as he ran his hand over her now arched back. She yawned and nuzzled his chest as he ran his hand down her back eliciting a small squeak of satisfaction as his hand bumped into the base of her wing joint causing her to flare them open briefly. She smirked as she folded them back and sat back down in his lap.

"Were in public you know." She chuckled as he blushed, sweeping a hoof across his face.

"But hey if you don't mind an audience." Her eye's lit up.

"We could alway's." She leaned in close and began to whisper into his ear. Joseph's face lit up as Dash laughed her flank off at his ease of being teased. Rarity rolled her eye's.

"Stop teasing the poor dear Dash." She looked out the window for a second spotting the tower's of the castle not far off in the distance.

"Were almost at the castle." She stomped a hoof as Dash settled down next to Joseph and laid her head down in his lap. He was still steaming from Dash's tease but he put on a brave face and chuckled.

"Wow, Dash do you truly know no bound's?" He grinned as she now rolled her eye's and with a grin waved a hoof about.

"Pfft as if." She poked him in the chest with a wing.

"You forget who you're talking to?" She rolled over in order to look him in the eyes. His hand that once rubbed her back was now rubbing her belly. She purred as she continued her lecture.

"I'm the Rainbow Dash, the fastest mare in Equestria. The first pegasus in over a thousand year's to perform a Sonic Rainboom." She grinned as she looked at Joseph.

"And the first mare to ever date an alien." She leaned her head into Josephs' chest as she brought a hoof to his face. He smiled as they both stared into each other's eyes.

"Ahem!" The group all looked to Rarity who nodded out the window.

"It would appear friends that we have arrived." As the carriage came to a stop they all departed leaving Joseph to step out last. He looked at the sight with reverence and awe.

"Wow! Seeing this place up close is so much better than seeing hang from the side of the mountain." A nudge to his leg got him to move and Dash snickered as she took his hand and guided him along like a little foal.

"Come on big guy, this way." She cooed at him like a mother would her child. He didn't notice, he just followed along.

Meanwhile in the Castle.

Hotshot and Aion trotted down the corridor in silence. Hotshot lost in his own little world with a sadistic grin upon his face, while Aion was lost in all that he had learned in the Star Swirl wing of the castle.

"What does all of this mean?" His mind raced to try and find answers but he came up empty at every turn.

"Maybe Celestia will know what to do?" Just then he was flung against a pillar and held there by Hotshot's foreleg.

"Don't tell another soul about this!" He warned in a hushed tone, his eye's briefly flashing a light sky blue before going back to there usual crimson. Aion nodded rapidly and took in a lungful of sweet air as he watched Hotshot trot off down the corridor muttering to himself.

"The hell was that?" Aion gasped as he sat there contemplating just what he had gotten himself into.

6:07 P.M.

The group of friends had made it to the main hall and they were sitting in the foyer waiting for the last meeting to be done. Twilight being her usual self was pacing the entire time.

"Don't panic. It's probably nothing!" She looked around her surrounding's rapidly assessing the hall the found themselves in.

"Its fine just a little late night paperwork." She muttered to herself causing the others to either role there eye's in mild annoyance or chuckle in amusement. A blue aura stopped Twilight mid pace and she looked around.

"Twilight dear, at this rate you'll pace a hole on the floor." Rarity said as she lifted Twilight into the air and set her down on a bench with the rest of them. She then brought a brush from out of her saddlebags. She then ran it through Twilight's slightly frazzled mane until it was straightened out again as Twilight did her breathing exercises to calm herself down. Cadance's breathing techniques combined with Rarity's hair ministrations did the trick in calming the princess down.

"Ok. Thank you Rarity." Twilight smiled as Rarity waved a hoof.

"Oh, it was nothing dear." She said as she put her brush away. The group was pleasantly surprised to see Spike come out of the throne room and shut the door with the greatest of ease. He looked over at the group and smiled.

"The Royal Sister's will see you all now." He announced as he opened the door and bowed as they all trotted past. Rarity held back as Spike came in after them and pecked him on the cheek.

"Such a gental drake Spike." She fluttered her eye's as Spike blushed and the two ran to catch up with the others. When they all came up to the step's to the diearchial throne the group all bowed.

"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna," Twilight announced as they all stayed down. The royal sister's chuckled.

"Rise our little pony's," Luna instructed. The group all did as they were told and they were met with the two sister's standing from there throne's and trotting down to the bottom to be with there subjects.

"Princess Twilight," Celestia said as she and her sister both bowed to there equal stationed in Ponyville. Twilight flushed at the attention but she quickly went rigid as she looked to see her friends joining in as well.

"Not you all too." She moaned as they all giggled at her expense.

"Lighten up a little Twi." Dash stated as they all rose and the royal sister's sent their regalia off to there chambers in a poof of magic. Celestia and Luna let out a collective sigh as they stretched there body's out filling the room with a chorus of pops and crackles.

"Ah tis much better," Luna exclaimed as her horn shimmered. Soon the group was in the royal kitchens scarring the living daylights out of the castle staff inside. There was a dizzying array of shouting and rushing of hooves as they all scrambled to get themselves presentable. Celestia sat back watching this all unfold with a smirk on her muzzle. When all was said and done the whole kitchen crew was present and accounted for. Celestia cleared her throat.

"My dear little ponies let us all settle down." She stated in a motherly tone.

"We all are here to simply rest and relax after a rather long day at the office." She chuckled even getting a few of the staff to cackle along with her. She smiled.

"Now let us all enjoy a well earned meal and enjoy the good company of friends." She stated as she sat down. When the staff didn't budge she rolled her eye's.

"As you all were." She ordered. All at once the tense atmosphere melted away and the staff went back to there own business. Meanwhile, Joseph had taken it upon himself to procure a set of tables for their little group. He and Spike set up a row of them big enough to accommodate their little group plus a few more should anypony else arrive. As the girl's all came over the two male's got there seat's for them.

"Why thank you," Fluttershy said as she was seated. The other's all expressed their gratitude as they were all seated and finally Joseph and Spike set themselves down next to there perspective partner's. Spike received yet another kiss on his cheek and blushed as Rarity nuzzled it. The whole table snickered at this and soon the friend's were alive with chatter.

"So fare Fluttershy how does the conquest of our mutual friend Discord go?" Luna asked as Fluttershy blushed but held her head high.

"It goes well Luna," she said as she took a sip of tea provided by Celestia via her magic. Luna giggled.

"Ah, the courting ritual's have changed much since our last foray's into the life of love." She said as she remembered fondly her own courtship. Fluttershy giggled.

"Speaking of courtship." She nodded to Dash who was now leaning into Joseph's shoulder much to his own embarrassment. Luna quickly put two and two together.

"Huzzah!" Luna shouted causing the whole table to jump.

"Dear sister, what has gotten into you?" Celestia asked as she wiped tea from her coat with a cloth. Luna pointed to Joseph.

"It would seem that our resident human has chosen to plant his seed." Joseph blushed madly and tried to hide his face. Celestia looked at Joseph and then noticed Dash subconsciously trying to shield him with her wings. She smirked and with all the ease of a practiced troll asked a single question.

"So how are you in the sack Joseph?"