Author's Note

Hello again! Here’s another chapter, most of it is probably considered filler. The next chapter is coming along and probably will be done by next week. Or sooner, depending on how bad I procrastinate.

Also! I am like, half asleep again and raring to go to bed, so if there are errors I’ll probably fix them in the morning. If you do spot any errors let me know and I’ll have them sorted. Also plot holes, any of those and I’ll gladly throw myself down some bloody stairs.

See ya later ye big fuckin pinecones!

Deeper Thoughts and a Blue Balled Bitch

I had woken up pretty late, not in the middle of the night mind you but, it was around ten or nine according to the moon just about reaching a quarter of the sky. The second thing I laid my tired eyes on was a vacant chair with one or two pink strands left where the person once sat; Fluttershy must’ve either went to bed or is somewhere else with the others.

Soft breaths and a rising and falling weight were on my stomach, it was Twilight’s head and arms wrapped in a cute fashion. Her arms supporting her head whilst the rest of my body added to the cushiony like feel. I could stop my hand from placing itself up on top of her head to slightly pet behind her flappy like ears making sure my appendages stay clear of her horn. Honestly, back at home, I would be looked at weirdly for patting a girl on her head like a cat, but this isn’t my world, this is a world nobody has ever seen before and I am determined to scour the entirety of it. My sense of adventure beckons me so.

I'm not sure what had happened but both her ears and tail started moving, her tail swishing from side to side on the left side of where I was situated. Her ears were also twitching, her head leaning towards my palm. If I heard correctly, I could hear a slight sound emanating from her, murmurs and whispers completely undecipherable but cute in its own way. This carried on for the next ten to fifteen minutes, I was simply lost in thought.

My thoughts ranged from the earlier parts in my life, flashes of a nine-year-old kid jumping up for a balloon in my nan’s house. The age was just an estimate, I didn’t actually know how young I really was at the time, but it was a simple time nonetheless. It makes you wonder really, how life can simply be a flash and suddenly you’re twenty years of age waiting to go to University and then suddenly being whisked away to an unknown land hurdling across space and time if it were nothing. For all I know my family could have long been gone by now. Time here could be vastly different from what I was used to.

I didn’t even know if Earth was still there beyond the stars in that tiny little galaxy we call the milky way. For all I know the planet may have been ravaged by disease and chaos, or war and disorder. Hell, probably both knowing the human race they would’ve already wiped themselves out a millennium ago. It’s sort of sad really, if we had pushed aside our differences for the betterment of our race and future then we would’ve possibly been among the stars by now.

Reminiscing about the past is a bad habit of mine, it usually depresses the shite out of me on most days. I'm not sure why I do it either. Thinking too much or thinking too little is also a habit I’ve attained over the years. One day someone could say something and It would mean absolutely nothing to me but then the next day comes around and something else has been said and I become irritated. Probably one of the bad qualities I have but you know what? I'm glad to be imperfect, no one is perfect and that is probably true across all life.

I'm not even sure why I'm getting bloody deep in thought about all this, I haven’t had much time to think to myself lately. And to be honest I’ve only been going with the flow since I first landed myself here. And I'm not sure how I really feel yet, I don’t think I’ve fully taken everything in, and I'm probably still processing everything that is happening around me.

Looking towards Twilight’s sleeping face again a weird like warmth filled me, enough for me to really genuinely smile at her resting form. I had realised something, I may have left everything I have ever known behind me, but this wouldn’t stop me from making something completely new and worthwhile, I have a whole vast world to explore! Creatures to meet, kingdoms to see, friends to accompany. And it all starts here and now. I have a chance to change myself for the better, better than I once was. A chance to be a different person.

This was the start of a new adventure, a new life. And I couldn’t have been more excited but scared at the same time. It pervaded me with excitement but along with a sense of dread for the future. I had been smiling whilst rubbing the tuffs of Twilights hair whilst scratching behind her fluffy like ears.

This, however, awoke the sleeping princess. Slowly her eyes began to open, her ears moved towards my direction, her tail had long since stopped moving. Her head whipped to mine and as soon as her gaze hit my eyes she smiled making me smile along with her.

“Morning sleep head, how was your nap?” I said giving Twilight a cheeky grin showing a slight amount of teeth. She didn’t seem bothered by it since you know, they’re mostly herbivores.

“I should be asking you the same question Mr Lazybones,” Twilight retorted with her own cheeky little grin of her own. In which it gave me the sudden urge to pat her head again.

“Yeah yeah, whatever you say sparkie.” I laughed to myself, whilst Twilight was giving me the pouty look. But she giggled into her hand straight after.

“You know, I don’t know how you come up with all the silly names you give me, and I can’t even think of one!” she said finally getting up from my chest. I hadn’t realised that my wounds had been magically healed. “It’s because I'm just so awesome,” I said whilst giving Twilight a thumbs up in which she rolled her eyes at. But suddenly I saw a gleam in her eyes and a snidey grin appear on her face, and a look I knew all too well.

“Well, there’s one that I’ve recently been made aware of by the others...” Twilight said slowly moving her eyes towards me with mischievousness intent. And I slowly dreaded it. Because I knew what was coming. And I couldn’t stop it.

‘Please don’t say it.’

“Oh, what was it now? Hmm, I wonder...Oh! It’s Elly!” she shouted whilst falling backwards in laughter whilst I only grimaced and cringed a the use of that nickname.

‘Fuck sakes’

Right now I was strangling Twinkie with my mind. I couldn’t even remember who told who about that name. Must’ve slipped my mind, most likely.

“Yeah yeah, laugh it up you little lavender devil you. Before I bounce you off a curb.” I smirked giving Twilight fake evil eyes, she didn’t seem phased at all, probably because she knew I wouldn’t do anything to hurt her. She quickly reseated herself on the chair Fluttershy had been sitting on.

I noticed Twilight’s eyes linger on the small coffee table to the right of me and her ears and tail perked up again with a mind of its own. I saw there was a medium-sized cup on top of it. It was the coffee I asked Twilight to get, although I noticed the lack of food.

“Oh! I completely forgot about your food and coffee!” she said immediately getting up and rushing over to the right side of me alerting me on how fast she was when she gets slightly worked up. “Don’t worry about it Twilight, we can simply get some more at the cafeteria,” I said trying to wave my right hand in front of Twilights now anxious face. This didn’t work, however, because she quickly ignored the appendage trying to get her attention.

“But you haven’t had anything to drink or eat! You must be starving!” she said grabbing the now cold cup of coffee and she was about to dash out of the room if I hadn’t leaned over and grabbed her tail and pulled her back almost spilling the cup she had in her hand. She gave me an annoyed stare but I simply smiled in which calmed her down from having a panic attack over the lack of food her friend has had.

“Listen, I’ll be fine, look, my wounds have healed and we can go to the cafeteria when the doctor checks me out of this place,” I said pointing at the bandages that wrapped some parts of my shoulder, hands and stomach, probably from that kick Boreal gave me to the solar plexus, in which hurt like a bitch.

‘Either way, I got to get a glimpse of her underwear with that kick, so I say that was an absolute win. Heh.’

“But! Bu-” Twilight tried to rant a little bit more but I stopped her with a finger to her lips and they were surprisingly soft and just a tiny bit fuzzy. Weird. But not unpleasant.

“Right, love, do me a favour and go get me the doctor so I can get out of here and we can go get something to eat, okay?” I said pushing my finger a little bit further making Twilight go crosseyed in which made me laugh a little at how silly she looked at this moment.

“Okay...I’ll go get the doctor, but no getting out of bed just yet! I want to make sure you’re okay!” She said before scampering off to find the only male I’ve actually seen in this place, I couldn’t really tell the guards apart, many of them could be either female or male and I have absolutely no clue.

I was back in my thoughts again, but they weren’t as depressive as the last, I think that’s my only problem I know I have, is that I think too much, I stay too long inside my own head to a point where it becomes an obsession of doing it, kind of like daydreams, you listen to some music, it inspires you and maybe gives you ideas and feelings and suddenly you’re lost in your own little world unknown to anyone. Heh, that only started during the earlier days of Secondary, well, Highschool for you Americans.

I would always lose my self in my own thoughts, haha, I was actually at the back of the class looking outside the window most times just like those cliche anime protagonists. But I think that’s what sparked my creativity, daydreaming and music turned into drawing and playing music, I was actually in a band for sometime when I was sixteen before all the drama kicked off. I still am pretty decent at playing the guitar. Although I wouldn’t say impressive but just enough.

Before all that though I was an avid reader, I would constantly stay up all night with a book and lose my self in those stories. Or mostly fanfictions and original works on my computer until my eyes started to give out on me. I was about to delve even deeper within my memories before I was knocked out of my self induced stupor.

Twilight was already in front of me waving a hand at me trying to get my attention, I saw that the same doctor that was here before was stood to my right side. I didn’t even see him come in. The doctor had grabbed something from one of the little pockets he had on his long waistcoat, it was white in colour with a few red and gold accents. The object he grabbed was some sort of long rectangle like object that had a few gears and intricates into its design. It actually reminds me of the inventors back in the Victorian era would make, either that or steampunk.

The gears that were basically apart of the entire contraption were turning and clinking along with each other, the end of it had some sort of light but it wasn’t a lightbulb, it has some sort of swirly like white and yellow magic in it I couldn’t explain nor feel. Usually, when I'm near anything magical I can somehow feel a slight pressure, Celestia’s had a godly warm feeling to it when she showed it. Luna’s, on the other hand, I hadn’t had a chance to truly see or feel it but what I did notice was that it was cool but icy at the same time, truly interesting.

“What are yo-” I was cut off by the doctor putting his hand on the left side of my face and prying my eyes open whilst surveying the little magic-powered gadget from left eye to the right eye, I wasn’t freaking out or anything but I was giving Twilight concerning look and then back to the doctor.

“Don’t worry sir, I'm just scanning for any issues from your earlier fight with Ms Fafnir. But from the looks of it even without any tools or magic screenings you seem to be a bit out of it and confused, probably a mild concussion. You should be fine though, but...” the doctor turned towards Twilight, “I’d suggest Princess that you keep an eye on him if any more problems arise.” he said whilst turning towards me again.

“Yes, I will be here for a month so that wouldn’t be a problem, we will both be going to the cafeteria to get something to eat and drink. So if you could check him out we’ll both be on our way” Twilight said rather diligently, the doctor nodded in response and quickly pulled away from scanning my eyes with his little doohickey thing. But I had a question to be asked.

“Twilight, what do you mean you’ll be here for a month? I thought you’d be going back with the others whilst I ‘train’ with the guards as punishment,” I sarcastically added the last part although I don’t think anyone noticed.

“Oh sorry, I forgot to tell you, I actually got stopped by Princess Celestia on my way back here, she wanted me to teach you on the customs, history and magic and other things to get you finally situated with staying here on Equs. Since you don’t know much about this world she thought I was best suited for the task, I must prepare all my scrolls and equipment for this test! Ooooo, what am I going to do?!” Twilight was now panicking again, she kept pacing about the room whilst the doctor looked on in mild amusement.

She was still pacing, talking to herself about tests and failing and princess duties and all that jazz. I rolled my self of the bed taking the covers with me. The doctor stared at me incredulously whilst my head popped up just higher than the bed with annoyance written all over my face.

“I meant to do that,” I said whilst pulling myself up and walking straight to the dishevelled and panicky Twilight. I stopped her in her tracks, grabbing her shoulders at both sides immediately stopping her from pacing any further. She looked into my eyes for what felt like a long time. Blinking a few times albeit cutely. I didn’t have any emotion on my face, it was stoic, kind of like Boreal but less impressive.

“Twilight..” I began with the quietness of my voice whilst the doctor stared on curious as what was about to transpire.

“Ye-” Twilight was about to reply but I cut her off with me shaking the absolute shit out of her, her head bobbing back and forth whilst she was comically shouting ‘Ahh’ every time her head would go the opposite direction.

“Chill, the fuck, out!” I shouted stopping my barrage of shakes. Twilight looked dizzy but she pulled through. She had calmed down considerably and it looked like whatever I just did had actually helped. Cool.

“Okay okay, let’s go get something to eat then,” she said nodding over to the doctor, making him walk over to us. I inched over ever so slowly to grab her by the shoulders to shake her again. Twilight noticed very quickly.

“Wait! Not aga-” she was cut off once again with my arms grabbing her by the shoulders and violently shaking her a second time to make sure she isn’t having a panic attack, but at this point, I'm probably going to induce one if I don’t stop. So I did.

“Sorry Sparkie, was just making sure,” I said with a huge grin on my face. But my head was sharply turned downward because Twilight had bonked me on the head with mild indignation.

“Okay, I deserved that, sorry.” I slightly laughed rubbing the back of my head. Twilight only hmped in response and grabbed the doctors quill and paper board with her magic and written what looks to be a magic signature, the board itself and even the quil looked pretty vintage, but that’s what you get with a medieval fantasy-like world I guess.

“Okay, it looks like everything is in order, Mr Johnston, you are discharged, please take care of yourself, don’t get into any more fights.” He said whilst straightening out his jacket/coat, bowing slightly to Twilight and a quick nod to me before departing out the door.

“So er, wanna go now? I'm starving,” I said impatiently, the grumbles and growls of my stomach getting louder from the thought of food.

’I wonder if they have something similar to Pepsi in this place, I could use a fizzy drink right now.’

“Yes, let’s go, oh! And before I forget, your coat, belts and a new pair of boots and socks that Rarity had made for you are in your room, she didn’t want you walking around completely bare...er, foot?” Twilight said although the last part of her sentence sounded more like a question rather than a statement.

“Oh! Great, another thing I owe her for, I really hope this guard training means I'm getting paid as well, I don’t think anywhere else would want a freak like me in their staff, haha.” Laughing I set the covers that hung loosely on my shoulders and around my hips on top of the bed I was in.

“Hey! Don’t talk about yourself like that!” Twilight shouted a little bit loudly which startled the shit out of me causing my head to snap to her.

“You’re not a freak, although you look different from us, lot’s of species are accepted here and all have jobs. So don’t you dare talk down to yourself like that, you’re a handsome po-person, now come on let’s go,” she said rather quickly, stuttering at the last parts of her sentence. I followed behind her.

“Thanks, Twi,” I said rather quietly, she didn’t take notice and carried on walking towards the entrance to the maze of halls.

We eventually arrived at my room, and looking down the hallway one or two guards were either traversing through on patrol or standing guard at a few doors that would seem to be either VIP or where the important people stayed. Turning the golden nob,
we both let ourselves in. Upon entering everything was how I left it, besides the bed and a few things had been cleaned, meaning someone had entered beforehand and blitzed the place.

Turning towards my bed I saw my coat hanging on one of the polls of the actual bed itself along with my belt wrapped around it quite neatly. Now what I saw definitely was my style. Although I'm not used to wearing boots but I definitely love the look. The boots themselves that were placed on top of a few long-sleeved shirts, upon closer inspection the shoes appeared to be made out of leather, now, seen as though the inhabitants are herbivores and don’t eat or supposedly kill animals for materials then I'm not sure why or where they would’ve got the materials. Unless they’ve got something similar that doesn’t require killing anything.

The boots themselves had two belts wrapping itself around the entire top part of were the ankle should rest. And as usual, the laces are thin but looked to be in good quality. Grabbing one of them I looked towards the back part I saw that it had a weird looking symbol, a rune of sorts. Either that or a shitty logo. Twilight saw what I was looking at and immediately scampered over. She was looking intently at the rune with a thoughtful look on her face.

“This is an enhancement rune! And it's a tier two-stage enhancement so it’s pretty expensive, especially on clothing. Rarity doesn’t delve in this sort of stuff. Weird.” She said rubbing her chin ever so slowly.

“So does this mean that it’s more durable then?” I asked a little confused since I still don’t know how magic works here.

“Durable? If those shoes exploded let’s just say there wouldn’t even be a scratch, although higher tier magic will definitely damage them,” she said then turning around and heading towards the bathroom.

“Hope you don’t mind me using the restroom, I need to wash my face,” she said shouting slightly because of the distance.

“Yeah no problem, I'm just gunna try on the new gear I was given,” I shouted back whilst unclasping one of the belts and then the second one. After about a few minutes I managed to put both socks and boots on.

I was still wondering about a lot of things, the Nightmare moon situation seen as though I haven’t heard from her in a while, and I'm kind of getting paranoid from it. And now I’ve got to figure out who put this rune on my boots, because it wasn’t Rarity, I’ll have to ask her next time I see her just to clarify.

I heard what sounded like tabs finally stopped running, and then a slightly wet face and haired Twilight pop out of the bathroom and holy shit, I had to avert my eyes because I believe that some parts of her white blouse. Or was it a shirt? And I think she hasn’t noticed.

“Um, Twilight?” I asked waiting for her response, whilst scratching my right side cheek out of nervousness. She looked towards me.

“Yes? What’s up?” she responded with a bit of curiousness on her face.

“Er, just to let you know before we leave, you may want to cover up a bit at the top, your shirt or whatever is kinda see-through,” I said laughing slightly, not because I found it funny, but because I was trying to not look and failing miserably. When she noticed by looking down at her self, it took a few seconds for her to react and then she did. Her face went a bright red, I could’ve sworn I could see steam coming out of her ears. I mean, the front part of her long-sleeved shirt was basically showing the world her bra. Now, you’d think aliens on another planet wouldn’t need these types of clothing but oh well.

She made a sound that would be described as an ‘Eeep’ before running back into the bathroom again. Whilst I proceeded to walk over to the wall and unironically bang my head repeatedly on the hard cobble like panel. As soon as Twilight came back out, the front part of her shirt was now not see-through and had actually been dried. Probably magic.

“R-right, that is all sorted, let’s get going shall we?” she said pretty quickly, she then looked down towards my new ‘equipment’ and her eyes lit up. “Oh! They definitely suit you! Kind of reminds me of an adventure’s boots in a way, but more...forward shall I say.” Twilight was taking too long, I had to snap her out of it when she continued to stare.

“Okayy, let’s go, I'm bloody hungry,” I said taking the lead, I grabbed my belts quickly clasped them around my waist and putting my sheathed sword in its place on my left hip. I then draped my coat over me, but this time putting my hands through the actual armholes this time. I gave the room a once over before walking out of the door and back into the hallway. Twilight soon followed suit.

Ten minutes had passed.

After turning so many lefts and rights we finally arrived at the cafeteria, and surprisingly enough barely anyone was there except a few Lunar guards and none other than Princess Celestia and Princess Luna talking to each other, me and Twilight looked at each other in thought before heading in.

As we were walking towards the two regal sisters, they took notice of our presence and waved us over with their wings. They were both drinking from a rather expensive looking tea set that would probably cost more than my dad's mortgage. After getting just a bit closer I noticed the tired look Celestia had on her face.

“You okay Celestia?” I asked whilst Twilight was glaring at me in her peripherals. Celestia perked up at my question.

“Oh! Yes, I'm fine, rest assured, I'm just tired from Day Court and a few other things, I’ll be fine when I get some sleep.” she said whilst taking another swig of her beverage. The smell from the tea wasn’t actually tea, it was coffee, I'm pretty sure you shouldn’t drink coffee before you go to sleep because it would defeat the actual purpose in the first place, either that or she just likes it.

Me and Twilight sat down at the table.

“Soooo, where’s the waiter? I'm bloody starvin” I said getting another growl from my stomach earning a few chuckles from the girls on the table. Celestia clicked one of her fingers and almost instantly a maid with a silver platter and a silver rounded lid that had steam coming out of the crevices was in her grasp balancing on her palm with outstretched fingers. And as soon as I looked up to see who this person was, low and behold, it was Boreal Fafnir, the one that kicked my ass a few hours ago.

“Ah, thank you, Boreal,” Celestia said whilst Boreal bowed in response and making me and Twilight confused. I mean, we haven’t even ordered yet, and I kinda forgot Boreal was a maid even though I’ve only seen her with those clothes.

‘God I am a bloody idiot.’

Boreal Fafnir placed the massive tray on top of the table we where sat at, she pushed it a little towards me and waited to gauge my reaction. Both Princesses had a slight smile on their faces, even though Celestia’s face looked like she had gone ten rounds with Ip Man. Pretty devastating, but I guess that’s what you signed up for when you become one of the leaders of an entire country.

Before Boreal could open up the massive lid, the doors opened once again, and it was pretty loud this time.

“Aunty!” I heard a very whiny voice cry out and everyone's expressions even the few guards that dotted the place had a look as if they sucked on a lemon. Some signed, some actually got up to leave, mainly the guards though. I looked towards the person who I am just so eager to meet. As is everyone.

“Nephew, you shouldn’t shout, if you need something either ask one of the guards or maids,” Celestia said, already looking worse than she did before, Twilight next to me looked somewhat visibly angry. I’d after ask her about it later. Upon closer inspection of this person, he was a slightly overweight pretty boy but said pretty boy having a burst couch as ahead, like he has the hair, and eyes and whatever cliche features these types of people have, but oh god, the amount of chub this guy had on his cheeks was uncanny.

Either way, he practically screams rich, spoilt, and a mega cunt to me.

“But Aunty! They won’t listen to me! Every time I try to get them to do something they simply either tell me to go to you or find whatever sorry excuse they can come up with to avoid me. But it’s fine, I’ll have them removed from their jobs, and jailed for their insole- what is that creature at my table?!” He shouted looking towards me with an outstretched finger. I simply stared back at the little dike. I'm wondering on how far I can actually punt this fuckin kid.

Ohh, I better not, Celestia as much as she seems to hate him, I might actually get in trouble for attacking a prince.

“Er, this creature has a name, and I’d like to be called such. Prince” I said with a slight bit of venom in my tone, Twilight looked at me with a slight smile, whilst Luna wanted to laugh. Celestia had an eyebrow raised with what I could tell from here, is that she had a tiny curl at the corner of her lips. She seemed somewhat pleased but was really good at not showing it.

The Prince scoffed at the fact that me, an unknown creature would dare to be so uppity in the presence of royalty. Yeah, my fuckin arse.

“H-how dare you take that tone with me! Creature! You should be locked away in the dungeons without a key, you vermin!” He aggressively shouted rage littered his fat little face.

“Blue Blood! That is enough!” Celestia said immediately pissed off whilst I was silently laughing in my own head, Twilight went back to being angry again. Probably a personal issue. In fact, Twilight looked mega fucked off right now, her wings started to twitch uncontrollably and if I hadn’t noticed her horn was steadily growing with light around her horn. But that sorta stopped when Celestia gave her a knowing look which calmed her down considerably.

“He is new here, and he isn’t just some creature, he has a name, and It’s Elliott, I would like you to remember that since he will be joining our guard divisions tomorrow.” Prince Blue Blood looked like he didn’t like the new information. And he stomped the ground like an actual spoilt child.

“B-but Aunty! He looks like a commoner! He shouldn’t be allowed to sit wit-” His tiny rant interrupted by Celestia’s fist slamming the table bending the material inwards since it was made out of rather durable material, did I mention it had runes on the furniture as well?

Boreal looked on at the situation, she looked torn between doing something to deescalate the situation or just simply stay by Celestia’s side. She chose the latter since she hadn’t said anything.

“I said ENOUGH!” Celestia had shouted, I was a little scared because she hadn’t raised her voice up until now of course. Luna and Twilight didn’t seem phased at all, probably a frequent occurrence. This made Prince Blue Blood actually quite mad, his face sort of puckered up with his fat cheeks bulging out kind of like a chipmunk. Twilight had actually been grinning after Celestia’s outburst.
And the royal prick noticed the expression on her face, so he immediately turned towards her.

“Don’t worry Princess Twilight, I’ll have your stupid incompetent of a brother bare the consequences by me relieving him of his command. I can do that you know since I outrank him even with money.” Twilights eyes had widened considerably, as did everyone else's, from what I could see, there were tears forming at the corners of her eyes, she was on the verge of crying. But he continued “Oh! I do recall that your family were once poor until my Aunty had brought you in. You’re lucky she had ever laid her eyes upon y-”

“Shut the fuck up,” I said, Twilight was in tears right now, Celestia was again, enraged and was ready to defend her. Luna looked like she wanted to put the stupid cunt on a pike and be done with it. As soon as I said those words, all eyes were on me. And the guards that remained had been listening, completely transfixed on the situation.

“What gives you the right,” I said rather calmly. Blue Blood looked confused.

“Wha-” Blue Blood was cut off from the sound of the table being easily pushed aside like a piece of cardboard, most of the dishes, including tea set and still hot food was thankfully saved from Luna’s magic. I had already rushed forward in a burst of speed. The little prick didn’t have time to react before I had my left hand secured around his neck increasing in intensity whilst he gagged for air and his eyes slightly popping out rather comically as he was being choked closest to passing out.

“I said, what gives you the right? You fat blue balled bellend.” I shouted whilst everyone else in the cafeteria looked in shock. Celestia soon recovered from said shocked and immediately intervened by being at my side and laying another one of her massive wings on my side. Im so not telling her that instantly calms me down, I should probably ask Twilight to do it. It’s intoxicating.

“Let him go Elliott, this isn’t the way, I know how you feel, but please, let him go,” she said with a pleading but sad look on her face, I felt somewhat guilty so I released my grasp on his slightly purpled throat letting him drop to the floor hacking and coughing up a storm. I kneeled down towards him, whilst he attempted to drag himself away but I stopped him by grabbing him by his jacket.

Leaning in closer I said a few words.

“If you hurt her, or her family, I won’t hesitate on breaking your legs and horn. So watch yourself mate.” I whispered in his ear, fear definitely evident on his face. Celestia had definitely heard what I said but said absolutely nothing. Blue Blood got himself up and quickly exited the room.

Upon getting up I was hugged from behind, it was Twilight crying into me again, like when I got blasted halfway across this very room. That was fun.

Scratching behind her ears again, she leaned in and I gave her a grin in which she returned with a smile of her own. Celestia’s wing had left me. And I suddenly felt really tired.

“So er, anyways, I feel pretty tired after that, and I don’t think I'm in the mood to eat now, mind if I take the food to my room? I need a good nights rest after all this bollocks.” I said yawning and stretching my neck and back. Luna had already set the table back to where it was.

“Yes that’ll be alright, you need your rest, after all, especially tomorrow, Boreal Fafnir will be escorting you to the training grounds. Also, after you have finished training with my division I would like you and Boreal to visit my office. I have a few things to discuss with you both and something else.” She said levitating the silver tray over to my hands. I easily caught it.

“Yeah sure no problem, I’ll see you guys tomorrow, sorry for ruining the night,” I said with a bit of guilt on my face. “Nay, thou should’eth not worry, thy actions twas most excellent, we found it very amusing.” Princess Luna said laughing behind her hand, whilst Celestia rolled her eyes at her sister's antics.

“Well, I’ll be going now, you coming Twilight? Or do you wanna stay here?” I asked. Twilight still hugging me whilst her head was just on my shoulder, she seemed pretty upset after what Blue Balls had to say. She nodded her head from side to side giving me the response I needed.

As I was about to leave Celestia stopped me.

“Instead of you both walking our endless halls I’ll teleport you to your rooms, would that be okay?” Celestia said. Lighting up her magic in preparation.

Me and Twilight looked at each other again and nodded. Then Celestia charged up her magic. “I’ll see you in the morning Twi, have a good night, don’t worry about what that arsehole said. Princess Celestia would never let that happen to your brother. Okay?” I said giving her a big toothy smile.

“I won’t, I'm okay now, I was just a little upset is all. Have a good night Elliott, see you in the morning,” she said giving me another tight squeeze before both of us where covered in a yellowish-orange glow and then suddenly I was back in my room. The sudden transportation made me nearly lose my balance, and I did still have the dish in my hands so that definitely could’ve been a problem if I had fallen.

Placing the dish down next to the dresser my room had, I took off all my equipment, clothes, socks until I was in nothing but my underwear. Throwing myself onto the bed and under the covers, I closed my eyes for a night of proper restful sleep.

I had a few thoughts still left in my mind as I neared unconsciousness.

‘I still haven’t heard anything from Nightmare Moon, she said she was inside me or something. But is she really here?’

’Oh, I'm here.’

‘Oh for fuck sake.’