The Last Mage

Chapter 18: A Surprising Reaction and Parasprites

“… This… is probably exactly what it looks like.” I said, the ponies all looking at me with blank expressions. Except Pinkie, she just kept hopping with that Cheshire grin. “Soooo, am I going to be banished to the moon now?” May as well avoid dancing around it.

“It’s about time you two told each other.” Pinkie said.

“It was that obvious? Wow.” I responded, looking at the ceiling.

I turned to look at them again. “So, about that banishme –.” I cut off as I saw the look on Celestia’s face. One would expect disapproval, anger, or regal fury. What one would not expect was the look of uncontrolled joy.

“FINALLY!!” She bellowed in the Royal Canterlot Voice. “Oh, Twilight, you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for you to find a special somepony! This is wonderful! ImeanIknowthathe’snotaponybutthat’snotimportantbecauseyoufinally-!”

“CELESTIA.” I Said, unleashing a bit of my power into my voice to silence her. She stopped and stared. “You were starting to sound like Pinkie.” She blushed at this.

“Um, yes, well. I’m happy.” She said, looking at the wall.

“Understatement~” Pinkie sang.

“Can I get out of this bed now? I have a feeling that I’m going to wind up in one exactly like it very often.” I said, trying to steer the conversation in a progressive direction.

“Oh, I’ll get off of you.” Twilight said, having finally pulled her red tinged face off of my chest. I raised an eyebrow at her.

“I said I wanted to get out of the bed, not that I wanted you to get off of me.” And with that I picked her up and swung myself off of the bed, all in the same motion too. And I definitely didn’t get dizzy and nearly fall. Nope, definitely not.

Anyhow, after another, shorter conversation that was pretty much just us making Rarity Pinkie Promise not to go gossiping about what had happened the last two days, I was walking down the hall, in nothing but a conveniently existing pair of pants, still cradling Twilight, when I remembered something important.

“Pinkie, where’s my staff and hat?” her ears suddenly drooped and her mane went about halfway ‘Pinkamena’.

“Well, when you were fighting that meany mean pants Blueblood, it started glowing and then at the end when things got all flashy and fire-ish, it kinda… got explodey.” I just sighed.

“Of course, strong as dragon scale, but still not a very good magic conductor. It tried to pull in the excess energy I was letting off, but couldn’t handle it, so it got, as you said Pinkie, explodey. Two staves in less than year.” Maybe Saruman had the right idea with a metal staff… Something to look into.

“Yer hat survived though.” Applejack said.

“My hat? Well at least the more important of the two made it.” I told the air.

“How is headgear more important than your magic focus?” asked Twilight.

“Well, you see it – .”

“We’re here.” Celestia called. I looked up and saw her standing near a door at the end of the hall.

“Oh, good, will the train be leaving soon?” I asked. She giggled at me.

“We’re not taking the train, we’re taking the carriage.” She said. We walked out and saw what may have been the biggest sky carriage ever. It was more like a gilded train car with a team of ten pegasi hitched to it.

“Oh. Wait, ‘we’?” I questioned, just catching the wording.

“I’m coming with you. I was supposed to visit Ponyville today anyway.” I frowned. Why did that sound so familiar?

The ride was uneventful, unless you count AJ and Rarity getting into an argument about whatever. Twilight and I spent the time just sitting together in comfortable silence. Much better than awkward Silence. I feel sorry for that guy, nobody being able to remember him. Oh, right, wrong Silence.

About half an hour later – only five pegasi were needed to move the Super Carriage, as I have dubbed it – we touched down in Ponyville, stepping out of the large doors, only to be met with what else than Parasprites. Parasprites everywhere. We later found out that it was Lyra that brought them in, since Fluttershy was in Canterlot with us. Pinkie and I looked at each other in an unimpressed manner.

“Mind if I take this one?” I asked the Fourth Wall breaker.

“Be my guest.” She replied. I nodded and pulled a flute out of nowhere. I held it to my lips and began to play a song. It instantly got the Parasprite’s attention as the all began to bob along and follow. I never asked where the other musicians came from, as they just showed up and started playing perfectly. And that is the how I led the Parasprites to the Everfree Forest while dancing and playing a flute.

“How did you know to play music?” asked Rarity once all was sung and done.

“Remind me to show you all Swarm of the Century some time.” They nodded the affirmative.

“What was that song called anyway?” asked Celestia.

“Either In the House of Tom Bombadil, or Let’s Sing Together. I can’t remember which.” I answered.

“Who’s Tom Bomba-whatever?” asked Rainbow Dash, saying her first semi-relevant thing of the day.

“Old Tom Bombadil was a merry fellow;

Bright blue his jacket was and his boots were yellow,

Green were his girdle and his breeches all of leather;

He wore in his tall hat a swan-wing feather.

He lived up under Hill, where the Withywindle

Ran from a grassy well down into the dingle.”

I sang to them. However they were only more confused by the end. “Right, add Lord of the Rings, movies and books, to the list. You know, why don’t we just set up a movie night sometime next week. Celestia, you’re invited too. Come to the library and we’ll all go inside my head. I have a memory theatre there. Also: Twilight, I’m surprised you haven’t gotten to that part in Fellowship of the Ring yet!” she blushed at me.

“I’ve been… busy.” At that moment a house decided to fall over.

“I think we’re all gonna be busy for a while.” I deadpanned.