I thought it was a Game!

by ChiefKitsune

The Princesses Part 1

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I raise a hand up to my head to rub my temple as I feel a minor headache set in from that dream where I changed into a female Viper and then waking up to meet Princesses Celestia and Luna at the foot of my bed. I then open my eyes before freezing at the sight in front of them of a slim, clawed, and scaled hand instead of the normal sausages that I was used to seeing. Looking around I find I'm in a place similar to my last dream but this time the void was blank white instead of the stary background of the previous dream. Looking around I see windows appear around me showing my life similar to what happened to twilight when she ascended.

Confused at my current dream, knowing it to be a dream helped stop me for panicking again like when I was awake, soon I grew curious of what memories I would see so I slithered up to one window naturally, the motion coming to me without a thought. Once I was in front of the window the memory cleared and focused showing me it was when I was young, between 6 and 8 years old at the most, it showed me wearing my blue soccer shirt that we used as jerseys that had the image of a half-drawn soccer ball rolling across the chest. I could see my younger self wearing those black sports shorts and the two sizes too big shin guards barely staying on my legs as my black cleated feet propelled me across the field after the ball. After a few moments of watching the window I noticed an oddity in that the other people's faces as well as detailed features where blurred, which after a moment of thought made sense since it was an old memory and it wasn't even an important one beyond me scoring the winning goal for the first time ever.

Slithering away from the soccer window watching as the distance grew causing the image to distort before going to a blank white before I spied another window and began to move towards it unaware of the two guests viewing my memories as well. I could feel a slight pressure in my head but I pushed it off as nothing, unaware that it was my new Psionic powers manifesting to tell me I had intruders in my mind.


Celestia's Point of View


My sister and I were traversing this Viper's mind searching for memories to prove they are one capable of defeating the Aliens and ADVENT. While we were moving along we stopped at a memory window only to be shocked at the individual that the memory was of. It was a being that looked to be in its mid-teens with dark brown hair with bright blue eyes that sparkled as they watched the blurred figure of a similar creature at the front of what had to be a classroom. While the taller creature was blurred we could tell it was a male and that he was much older than the memory's owner was at the time thanks to their similar appearance to our ponies. As soon as the teacher stopped writing something on a board that looked similar to a whiteboard the owner began to write it down in a notebook.

Stepping back from the window letting it fade to be blank I looked to my sister Luna and commented: "That colt reminded me of my student, Twilight was before she met her friends those years ago before the Aliens arrived." I watched as my sister nodded in agreement having heard the stories of young Twilight. Before I noticed she lit her horn and a memory window appeared before us. However, before we could step forward to view the memory she summoned her muzzle puckered up like she just ate a lemon. So slightly concerned by the unexpected look I asked: "Luna what's wrong? Why did you make that face?"

She opened her eyes, which I realize she had closed to concentrate on summoning the memory that she did before answering. "W-I believe this being has great potential for mental focus as instead of simply being pulled into a random memory and reliving it they are aware and are currently moving towards us as they inspect their own memories. I also feel inactive mental barriers that would have made doing this nearly impossible for you, seeing as you're not as good as me when it comes to dream walking." Luna explained causing yet another unexpected surprise that this being was that capable of leading me to wonder, Then why was it so easy for me to enter?

Before I could ask my sister what memory she had summoned for us to view, I realized that there was someone that had moved to be between Luna and me just moments before the dreamer put their arms around my sister's and my necks and pulled us into a tight hug cheering "Tia! Lulu! So glad to see you here, I always enjoy it when you visit my dreams." The snake woman said brightly as though she knew us and was used to seeing us in their dreams.

That's when a memory window appeared before the three of us and played a memory of the boy from before in a dream where two ponies that looked very similar to my sister and I were playing with the being and a few other impossible beings. There was a nightmare-inducing horror of tentacles that was sitting across from the pony me holding onto four cards. While across from Luna there was a female of the same species as the dream was but she was tall and was wearing a red and blue with gold accented superhero outfit. But before either my sister or I could question it the memory window was gone replaced with the one Luna had summoned.

The Viper looked back to my sister and me with a bright smile as if that short memory explained everything before her smile shrinks a little and we can hear her mutter to herself, "But I've never dreamt of you two being sexy anthros before, strange." This time blushing hard both my sister and I were unable to interrupt the viper before she returned to smiling at us and seemed to bounce on her tail in excitement as she noticed the memory window that Luna had pulled up and asked innocently "Oh what we watching?" As she asked this a fluffy loveseat materialized right behind the three of us causing the three of us to fall and land on it sitting close to each other. The viper still had her arms around my sister and me as she pulled us both in and nuzzled us utilizing her new snake muzzle to do proper nuzzles. Blushing brighter along with Luna I was about to reprimand the reptile before letting out a sigh as I noticed she was looking back to the window and the memory started to play. So rather than pursue the issue with her acting so casual around us since it was a nice change of pace from the boot-lickers and flank-kissers.

So turning back to the window, Luna and I just silently began to watch the memory while a huge bag of popcorn appeared in the dreamer's claws as she let go of us her tail coiling under her rear. Leaning to me she stage-whispers "Hey Tia want some pop-it-corn?" She shook the bag lightly to emphasize her question to which I shook my head before watching as she repeated the process with my sister. Once again I return to watching the memory when I realize it is frozen a few seconds after starting before resuming once all three of us were looking at the window again with the viper and Luna munching on the popcorn like this was some movie.

We watched as the memory of the being from before was once again sitting down but this time it looked as though he was in a living room with a TV playing some sort of game. This confused me greatly, wondering why my sister summoned this memory out of all of them and giving her a sideways glance she notices my look and nods to the Television in the memory. Reluctantly I look back to the memory and I start to notice a few things the game the being was playing had enemies that looked similar to the ADVENT forces we have been dealing with for years but what stole my breath was the symbol of the enemy and the name of their organization. 'ADVENT' that's when I realized that this being that we summoned with the remaining power of the Elements of Harmony was indeed the commander that Central was speaking of, she was slightly different as the commander that Central new was closer to what sounded like a soulless husk rather than a person.

This memory brings to light a lot of answers about the multiverse and such as well as why the Commander that Central knew as so cold and distant, it was because they were being controlled by someone in another universe. So we watched as this memory played showing this being continually beating ADVENT of the game easily with no KIA's to her soldiers. We watched as her character was rescued and taken to the Avenger a ship we also possess thanks to the summoning along with its crew and this commander. This being that was once a man now turned female of a different species than she was before was our only hope to free our world from the Elders.


Author's Note

Ok so this chapter I kind of rushed, though this is only part one of [probably two] and instead of writing this one from Celestia's POV and switching back to our MC I thought would be a little jarring since the MC's POV goes back to where we last left her thoughts at and this whole since will be repeated but from her POV.

Again tell me what you liked what you didn't but please don't be a jerk about it.

P.S. I fixed the first chapter up a little, still lacking an editor to help kick my rear into gear.