Author's Note

Constructive criticism and grammar/ spelling corrections welcome.

A few notes for the story.
'Thoughts, Text, Sounds'
"Speech"
'Telepathy'
"ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE"

Inspired by Silverwolfdemon's 'Hyrulequestria'.

Animals, A Surprising Page, And Exploring The Ever-Home.

I'm hit with a feeling of vertigo as my sense of down becomes sideways and forwards. I fall and before I hit the ground I stop and hover before I'm set down gently. I'm suddenly aware that if I wish to leave all I have to do is think 'exit the bag' and I'll be teleported to the nearest unoccupied safe space to the Ever-Pack, and that if the Ever-Pack is in a situation where it is irretrievable the pack will teleport to the nearest trusted persons back cleaned of harmful substances, diseases and energies.

I blink at the information and lay there for a second when I hear Luna. "Krystal, this place is amazing! It's so beautiful!" She exclaims.

I stand up and look around and see that Luna is right, we're in a beautiful forest that has flowering and berry bushes scattered around and even some wildlife one would commonly find in a forest, I can see a mountain in the distance. I hear Luna gasp as I watch a red fox approach me and sniff my paws before giving a huff and wagging his tail. He sits down and looks at me with his golden eyes, I slowly kneel and reach out with my hand and he sniffs my hand before he starts to lick the pads of my palm and fingers causing me to laugh.

The fox licks my hand for a few seconds before we both hear a rustle in the bushes. He takes off and disappears into the brush. Luna runs up and exclaims.

"Krystal that was an Equestrian Crimson Fox! They went extinct fifteen hundred years ago! This is amazing! What else is here!" She excitedly says. "I can't wait to explore this place Krystal! Who knows what else we'll find!" She says with a smile on her face.

I feel a pulling sensation and a feeling of home that leads toward the mountain in the distance. "Come on Luna the house is this way!" I call to her as she smells the flowers of a nearby bush. Her head shoots up and she smiles before walking to my side. She takes my hand before I start to lead the way to the house.

Along the way Luna marvels at various animals, insects and plants that can't be found in the world outside the Ever-Home anymore. We come across a stream and see foxes, bears, deer and wolves drinking across from each other with no signs of hostility.

I notice a calmness and sense of peace in the air around the stream and I hear a gasp as Luna notices it as well. The wolves glance at us before returning to the stream. Luna approaches one of the grey wolves and slowly reaches out a hand before scratching her behind the ear.

"Hey there beautiful, my name is Luna. You have such pretty eyes." She says to the wolf, she looks back at me with wonder in her eyes. "Krystal, these are Forest Wolves... They were hunted to extinction by monsters and the Griffons for their pelts a hundred years before my banishment." She explains. "This place is amazing! There are creatures and plants here that haven't been seen in at least a thousand years!" She says with smile and stars in her eyes.

"I'm glad your happy Luna. Maybe if their numbers start to grow to large we can release some of these creatures into the world outside?" I suggest. Luna's smile gets brighter at the idea before she nods her head, by now the wolf has it's head in her lap as Luna scratches and pets her head, tail wapping against the ground in joy at the treatment. As I watch Luna pet the wolf I feel something bump against me, looking down I see a brown wolf staring at me as she sits. The brown wolf looks at the grey wolf Luna is petting and the obvious happiness she's feeling from the scratching, I get the idea and sit down beside Luna.

The wolf lays her head in my lap and I start petting her. We pet the wolves for a few minutes before I get up to resume our walk. Luna pets the wolf for a few seconds longer before joining me and we walk towards the house.

"Wow. I never thought I'd see a Forest Wolf again... Krystal I can't say it enough this place is amazing!" She says, swinging our joined hands in joy. "This place is like a dream it's so beautiful. The animals and plants make it seem like I've traveled to the past..." She sighs dreamily.

I smile at her happiness. I'm glad that she feels so carefree here. I pull Luna along as she continues to look around in wonder and excitement, commenting about everything that catches her interest. We walk through a curtain of vines and I gasp at the sight of the building before me drawing Luna's attention.

The 'house' is more the size of a small manor. The brownstone exterior is complimented by oak timber framing and dark green roofing, the arched windows are in Victorian style. The main window of the entryway is stained glass showing a scene of the Tri-Force being held by Hylia with a rainbow of colors around her. Around the manor about half a mile out from the house is a gated steel bar fence, the gate is emblazoned with the symbol of the kingdom of Hyrule with the ends of the bars being spheres. There is a well maintained yard and walkway which has a fountain of the Four Goddesses as the centerpiece. The path continues to the main door and also trails around the manor to the back of the house.

"Krystal your home is beautiful..." She says at the sight. My face heats up slightly and I squeeze her hand as I correct her.

"Luna, it's our home. If you want it to be." I say with a smile. Luna looks at me in shock before blushing and giving me a small smile, squeezing my hand in return.

"I'll gladly live with you." She says softly before hugging me. I feel my tails wag softly at her answer as I return her hug. Luna lets go before looking up at the house. "Let's go explore our house Krystal. I'm sure it's amazing inside as well." She says.

I nod and walk up to the gate. I raise both my hands to open the gate, when my left hand touches the gate there is a flash of light and a sound like a church bell being hit. I suddenly faintly feel a variety of vague sensations along with an awareness of the area inside the fence and manor. Luna gasps as she stares at gate and then the manor.

"Wards... Our home has wards... Krystal this is amazing! Wards are a lost art, no one knows how to create them anymore!" Luna says in wonder. The gate opens silently and we walk up the path. As we get to the fountain I notice that while the poses and facial expressions are different, the details are exactly like the statues I saw when I made the decision to come here. Hylia is standing in front with her wings opening behind her, a white bladed sword at a low ready position. Nayru is standing behind and to the right in a duellers pose with an open book in one hand and a glass orb with moving rainbow motes of light inside. Farore is standing on a tree stump in an elevated position behind Hylia with a living staff and sword in her spread arms. Din stands opposite of Nayru in her armor, a real claymore in one hand and a tower shield in the other, with two maces on her hip. The water bubbles forth from Farores stump, Nayrus hand holding the orb, Din's shield has water cascading down the front and Hylia's wings shed water.

Luna kneels down before the fountain, staring reverently at the depiction of the goddesses. "Krystal... is this how they really look...?" She asks as she looks at me. I nod. "They look like nothing on Rulii that I know of... they're so beautiful..." She says absentmindedly.

"The race they look like are called Hylians." I tell her. "Hylians are one of the most prominent races in the Legend universe. The Goddess Hylia created them to fight an unending horde of monsters and their leader The Demon King Demise." The world goes slightly darker for a second when I mention his name. " ...O.K... Don't say his name, got it..." I say in fear for both of us. We wait for a bit to see if anything else will happen, when nothing does I continue. "They have a closer connection with the Goddesses as a result and are also capable of strong magics. But enough about them, from what you've said they don't exist here?" I finish with a question.

"Yes, I've never heard of these Hylians before and I was alive for five hundred and fifty years before I was banished." Luna answers me. She holds her hands in prayer for a couple minutes before standing and joining me as we continue on to the main door of the manor. We reach the door and I see a note hanging from one of the doorknobs.

'Welcome to your new home! As stated in the primary note, this house and the world around you will grow as needed! The weather will never be dangerous aside from cold, heat, high winds, snow storms/blizzards and lightning/thunder storms. Items from the Ever-Pack are accessible in the Ever-Home, simply think of what you want and it will appear in a manner which does not damage said item or it's surroundings.

The aesthetics of this house are customizable, the interface is located in the basement. The ward book; accessible only by the owner and those given permission by the owner, is located in the foyer to the right of the main door. As stated in the primary note, the supplies and utilities will be restocked every month. If you require more before then you must procure it yourself. Food storage units have a preservation spell on them that ensure that food items inside will not spoil for 1 month. The house and grounds will be cleaned and cared for at midnight each night.

There is a list of wards in effect in the ward book, as well as a guide to learn how to differentiate between them, the owner may allow two others to have direct access to the wards. Any who get lost in the world outside the manor will be marked with a pillar of light that can be seen by all. The visually or mentally impaired will feel a pull toward a safe place.

Once again thank you for purchasing/inheriting this version of the Ever-Pack.

Eris, Goddess of Chaos and Fortune. CEO of Golden Apple Manufacturing'

Once I'm done reading the note I hand it over to Luna.

"Krystal this house is great! There is no need for cleaning staff or groundskeepers and we can redecorate whenever we want!" Luna says excitedly, she grabs my hand and pulls open the door.

We're met with the sight of a large foyer with a central staircase and a large floating glass orb with gold inlay designs near the ceiling. The orb holds motes of light that move like fireflies. The floor is a mosaic of differently colored woods which form an image I can't really see from this angle. The wallpaper is a forest green color with intricate gold floral designs. Timbers of dark oak at the corners of the walls add a sense of sturdiness to the room. Wall mounted braziers light the room where the orb can't reach.

Looking around I see a doorway presumably leading further into the house on each side of the foyer. We walk around the room and see that there is a pair of stairways leading down to a lower floor at the sides of the main staircase and a pair of archways leading to a dining room on the right and a living room on the left.

"I can't believe this is ours!" I say as I take in the sights of the entryway. Luna still holding my hand pulls my attention towards a book near the main entry.

"Krystal look at this! It has a strong connection to the wards of the house, I think it's the ward book!" Luna says excitedly, she goes to open it but she is stopped by a magic shield around the plinth it's on. She stares at the book with longing in her eyes at the knowledge it may contain before looking at me with a pleading expression. "Krystal may I please see the book after you?" Luna begs me.

I giggle at her eagerness and nod. I carefully grab the book and open it to see a near blank page except for the words 'Ward Connections' along with my name as 'Krystal' on a line and two empty lines below that. It's obvious what that means, whoever is listed here feels the wards and all that they sense and encompass.

"Luna, would you like to be connected to the wards?" I ask her as I look at the page. I hear her gasp before looking up to see she is staring at me with wide eyes, she quickly gets over her shock before nodding her head excitedly with a smile on her face. I smile at her. "What's your full name?" I ask.

"My full name is Luna Leilani Selene. That's l-e-i-l-a-n-i." Luna says her name with a bit of pride. I write her name as the second entry and Luna and the book flash. Luna stumbles back as the wards overwhelm her for a second with the amount of information they give.

I steady her before she falls over. 'Why is she so affected? Is my mind more resilient or something?' I wonder to myself. "You alright Luna?" I ask.

"Y-yes, just a little dizzy from the rush of information... Give me a bit." It takes her a minute to compose herself. "Wow the wards do and track so much!" She says looking around in wonder. I look at her surprised.

"You know what the wards do?" I ask wide eyed. She nods.

"Some of them anyway, what I can understand is amazing!" She answers with a bit of awe in her voice. "You would have to look at the ward book to get a full explanation." She finishes. I nod even though she isn't looking at me and open the book to the next page.

'Inhabitants By Name, Species, Age, Status, Awake/Asleep, Current Emotional State.

Krystal
Alpha Vulpine
22 Years
Healthy
Awake
Happy

Unnamed
Artificial Intelligence
5155 Years Physically 0 Days Mentally
Standby Mode
Asleep
Calm

Luna Leilani Selene
Alicorn Pony
1557 Years
Tainted But Healthy
Awake
Happy'

I stare at the page...

'What?.. Artificial intelligence? Is it the armour? What does it mean by tainted but healthy? Is Luna sick?!' I almost start to panic at the thought that my new mate might be sick before Luna calls my name.

"Krystal? What is it?" She asks as she takes the book from me and reads the page. I watch as her expression changes from curiosity to surprise then a bit of sadness.

"I was hoping it wasn't true..." She whispers before looking at me with sadness in her eyes. "Using dark magic leaves a taint in your body and magic that doesn't fade. It must be cleansed by powerful light magic or holy water. Just before I fought my sister I used a very powerful dark spell that made me as powerful as my sister, it made me physically taller and stronger as well. My magic was about three fourths as powerful as hers before the spell and I was about six inches shorter. It was agonizing... I'm not surprised I'm tainted now." She explains softly. "Getting myself cleansed will be long and agonizing with how much taint is in me." She says as she hugs herself, shivering at the thought.

I pull her into a hug as I think over this bit of news. 'So she basically infected herself and needs intensive treatment.' I conclude before telling her. "I'll be there when your cleansed of this taint, to help you with the pain." I finish with a kiss on her cheek. She looks at me in surprise, then she blushes and has a look of wonder in her eyes.

"Y-you... Really? You don't care... at all? You aren't scared of me?" She asks with disbelief and hope in her voice.

I shake my head and answer. "No, this 'taint' is like an infection right?" I question. She hesitently nods. "Then that's what I'll treat it as, just a temporary sickness." She blinks away some tears at my answer, a smile on her face as she hugs me tight.

"N-no one except my family would be so accepting... Thank you Krystal." We hug for a few seconds more before Luna pulls back with a happy expression on her face.

"So, apparently I'm wearing an A.I. which is both scary and amazing." I say attempting to change the subject.

"What's an A.I. and why would it be scary or amazing?" She asks in confusion.

"A.I., short for artificial intelligence. The term means exactly that, an artificially made mind or being. Depending on the type they could be just barely above an animals intelligence to smarter than a genius. They can have emotions, dreams, goals, fears. They can be bad or good, depending on how they are taught and grow, almost like a child in some ways." I take the book and open it to the same page. Tapping the line which shows the age of the A.I. I continue.

"This A.I. is young mentally, I guess it was never fully activated before. If I find out how to activate it I'll be responsible for teaching it about the world, helping it learn about itself as a person if it's not apathetic, and more depending on what it already knows." I say as the idea of that responsibility settles in my mind. "It would basically be like raising a child, just without the need for food, water or shelter and that this child would be immensely smart." I finish.

Luna looks amazed at the idea.

"I wonder how such a being would see the world? Would they only care about knowledge or would they try to understand themselves and others as people? Would they be friendly or hostile? So many questions!" She wonders in excitement. I smile at her giddiness before presenting the problem.

"We don't know. That is the question with A.I.'s. Would they go out of control? Should we control them? Do they deserve equal rights as creations? If we control them, should we raise them like family or should we order them as machines? Should we give them bodies to control and experience the world for themselves?" I list some of the many questions surrounding the topic of Artificial Intelligence. "These are only some of the questions and concerns regarding A.I. or beings like them." I finish.

Luna loses some of her excitement and looks contemplative before smiling. "I think they would be amazing if they are raised happy and loved and to be a good person, and when they are ready given knowledge of the harder side of life." She says before kissing my cheek. "Just as I think our children would be amazing if raised right." She whispers happily.

I blush at the words our children, my mind filling with images of foxes and ponies and hybrids of the two... I shake my head and grin. "Enough of the distracting talk, even if it is important. We still have a house to explore!" I say excited to see the rest of our mansion.

I pull a giggling Luna toward the hallway to the right of the main doors. When I open the doors I see that the hallway has ocean blue walls and dark oak and spruce wood flooring. Two doors line the hallway. Luna opens the closest one and we see a large yellow, orange and red painted kitchen with a black tile floor furnished with what looks like top of the line appliances and black marble countertops, a huge fridge and a walk in freezer. Everything looks pristine! There are tools that I have no idea what their purpose is, I see a bookcase with many books and notebooks.

Luna opens the fridge and gasps. "These are almost extinct!" I go to see what has her so excited and see she's holding a weird root of some kind. The root is a pale blue and has magenta leaves with a bright blue flower at the top.

"What is that Luna?" I ask. The root is giving me a weird feeling as I look at it, almost as if it wants to be eaten.

"This is a Juwwa root! If you eat one after cooking it, it will increase your lifespan by a year and your muscles will grow slightly faster! The Juwwa root was almost foraged to extinction because of this and because you can't grow them domestically. There are four of these here, and we'll get four every month! This kitchen is awesome! Who knows what else is here! I can't wait to cook here!" She says excitedly, almost vibrating in place.

"You like to cook?" I ask in surprise. Luna smiles and nods rapidly.

"Yes, I love cooking! It's so calming and I love when people enjoy my meals. I love experimenting and tasting new foods!" She says before she smiles. "I eventually got so good at cooking that the castle chefs started taking lessons from me. Hehe~ I remember the first time I made a Better Then Sex cake, Celestia cried tears of joy and came at the same time! Hehe~. She begged me to make her one almost every single day for ten years straight willing to do the funniest things to get some, but I only ever made them on our birthdays. I hope she has gotten over her almost-addiction." Luna reminisces, a big smile on her face.

I look around with Luna, questioning each other about various appliances or tools. Half an hour later we exit into the hallway and enter the second doorway.

"This is the infirmary? It seems well put together." Luna comments upon entering. I look around and see she's right, well stocked shelves filled with various medical supplies. Four fully adjustable beds. Blankets, sheets, even a few pillows are stacked in their own shelves. A cabinet with a note attached filled with anti-venon, medicines, and a few potions. A bookshelf full of medical/veterinary texts and another with a note attached and strange gems in stacks of cartons like eggs.

"Luna, what are these? I've never seen anything like them." I ask holding a gem to the light. The interior seems to be a glowing liquid or something similar because the light is being bent and diffused like when you look through oil.

"These are memory crystals! They let you experience the memory they contain when you hold one and say 'activate'." Luna says examining one in the light. A small flash and a 'ding!' occur from the crystal Luna holds. Luna blinks and giggles as she puts the crystal back. "I should have put it back before saying the activation phrase. Well, I know how to perform CPR now!" She says happily.

I read the two notes aloud. The first reads.

'Any medicines or potions stored here will be held under stasis.'

The next reads.

'The shelves holding the memory crystals have a sorting system as well as a search interface, the crystals are labeled. Simply say or think 'U.I.' when standing in front of the cabinet. The shelf contains many more crystals in an extended space.'

"U.I.!" Luna calls. "These will be very useful learning medicine and healing." She says looking through the listed memories on a white screen of magic hovering in front of her, she seems to know to scroll and select things by touch. "They have memories of medical and veterinary procedures, as well as procedures for various Pokemon. 'Gasp!' E-even legendary Pokemon!" She lists excitedly before pulling up a memory crystal, holding it and saying. "Activate!" A flash and a 'ding!' later and Luna says. "She was so beautiful! I've always wanted to see her!"

"Who Luna?" I ask, curious.

"Cresselia! She's so beautiful! The aurora around her is made of happiness and contentment and her voice soothes you as you listen. Her feathers are so soft it's unreal..." Luna fangirls.

"Wow, a fan of Cresselia?" I ask. Luna nods excitedly.

"Yes! I've wanted to learn dream magic forever since I learned what she does. To give pleasant dreams and guard against nightmares seems so right to me, like it's part of who i am. She's been an inspiration since I was a filly!" She explains, happiness in her voice and a twinkle in her eyes.

"So she is your Idol then? I hope you get to meet her one day Luna." I wish her luck. "For now we have a mansion to explore, come on." I pull her from the infirmary.

We explore the mansion for the next few hours and see that there are many paintings of scenes of nature and moments from history, we see other things as well, clocks, mirrors and other decorative pieces. We discover on the first floor, a comfortable, well furnished living room with bookshelves lining two of the walls floor to ceiling and a record player in a corner, a fully outfitted gym and shower, and a beautiful sound room with an alcove, in front of which is a plinth with a interface.

We start to explore the second floor, starting with the left side of the house. We open the first door we see and walk into a masters forge.

"Ah! It's gorgeous! I've always dreamed of something like this!" Luna says as she flits around the room. "A magic forge, metals and materials sorted into expanded chests, Master grade tools, recipes and blueprints! An enchantment table and even high grade enchantment jewels! Oh! this is the best forge I've ever seen! And it's ours!" Luna gushes excited.

I smile and hug her from behind, happy to see she has something to keep her busy. I take a look at the various weapons blueprints and armor recipes, until I find blueprints for flintlock weapons(pistols, rifles, blunderbuss etc.), crossbows and literal handheld cannons. Luna comes over to see what caught my interest.

"What manner of weapons are these? I only recognize the crossbow, that was being experimented with the year I was banished." She asks, curious at the different firearms.

"These are called firearms, ballistic weapons or simply guns. They use ammunition called bullets or shot that use an explosive to propel metal projectiles faster than the speed of sound." I answer.

" ...That seems very powerful." She says after thinking for a bit. I hum in agreement. Luna pulls me to the next room and we see that it is a professional potions lab.

A huge cauldron sits at the center of the room, dominating the floorspace, tables holding alembics, glass tubing, flasks, vials and other glass ware surround the cauldron. Counters holding various lab equipment. Shelves holding many potions books. Many shelves holding specific groups of ingredients (metal/stone/sand/dust, plant, animal, liquid) and a similar note to the shelve holding memory crystals.

I look over the books and see that there are no books dealing with transformative potions like the ones Zecora made. 'Maybe she created a new branch of magic?' I wonder. 'If she did, she's even more amazing then I thought... The potential uses are very nice. Healing, helping others find a body their comfortable with and more.'

"I want to learn all I can about potion making, there are so many applications for it. I already have a few books with me." I inform Luna, who smiles at me. "I want to use them to heal, change lives, ~hehe~ maybe have some fun." I tell her.

"I'm sure you'll be a great potions mistress Krystal, you have all you need here to become one." Luna assures me. I smile at her and after looking around a bit more we head to the last furnished room on this floor.

The master bedroom takes up half the second floor. It has a black marble floor and cream white walls. Around the huge bed is a black plush carpet, soft enough by itself to sleep on comfortably. The bed is covered in a crimson sheet and matching pillows, regular, throw, and even a body pillow. There is a matching blanket that has a note attached.

'This blanket adjusts size as needed and If multiple beds are in a room just pull until the blanket splits into two. It will be perfectly warm as needed.'

The rest of the large room is taken up by a fireplace, two armchairs and a couch all on a red floral rug, a huge vanity seating 5 and enough makeup and brushes for a group of actresses. A table and five chairs for talking or eating. Two doors line the walls, a huge walk in closet separated into five sections.

The other door leads to a large bathroom with a matching floor and counter for the sinks. Two walled in toilet stalls, two large recessed pools that are apparently baths and in the corner a huge jacuzzi (huge as in enough for three horses to stand in comfortably.

"This is a set of chambers worthy of royalty! I'd be jealous if it weren't mine as well! In fact this whole manor is fit for royalty!" Luna praises.

"I can't believe it's ours Luna, and this place will only get bigger and better!" I say my tails swaying in joy. I look at a clock on the wall and see it's getting about midday. I nudge Luna and point at the time. "Let's eat Luna, it's lunch time." I say heading down to the kitchen.

"Oh, I can't wait to cook again! It's been so long! We have so many great ingredients as well! Maybe steamed lobster and veggies or chicken salad? How about grilled fish and rice?...." Luna mumbles a list of dishes she wants to cook, excited to have the chance again. I smile at her happiness, I'm glad she's happy at all. Maybe it won't be impossible to cure her depression.