The Magicless Adventures of Anon

“Once upon a time, there was a unicorn. This unicorn had a particular talent for magic, yet it was the magic of friendship that she struggled to master the most. Because of this, her mentor sent her to a small town to make friends. There she made the greatest friends in her life!

She and her friends had many great adventures until one day, the unicorn had learned enough about the magic of friendship to earn wings! Therefore, the unicorn was no longer what she was before, she became an alicorn princess and ascended to a new tittle and responsibilities. It was difficult, sure, but with the help of her friends and even a new student, she was able to persevere. Eventually, the alicorn built a school and saved Equestria a few more times. Her student and friends taught other creatures to take their places at the school and they all retired back to other duties and jobs. Things were finally peaceful at long last. Even if flying and her tittle still felt weird to her.

However, one day, an old friend appeared at the alicorn’s castle with a strange creature. The creature was tall, green, and somewhat bashful about its nudity, though she was never certain why.

The creature was not a monster like she had first thought either. It, whom she soon learned was male, was intelligent! Somewhat frightfully so. He learned whatever she taught with amazing speed and taught just as much, if not more about his strange world of origin. She soon came to admire his intellect and quick wit.

After some time had past, and she and her fellow alicorns had exhausted all of their efforts, it was discovered that he was completely immune to magic, and they could not send him home.

This sadden the alicorn greatly, but part of her, a deep and dark part was actually kind of glad he would stay… she was disgusted at that part of her. That she would put her own happiness ahead of a friend’s, even for a moment, bore heavily on her mind.

Then the day she was dreading came. They had to tell him, her friend that he was not able to leave. That she and her friends could not send him back home.

He was told, and for a second, she thought her friend was dead! He had stopped breathing and stared blankly, unmoving!

Luckily, he started breathing again, and even talked as she clung to him. Her heart hurt. How, how could she have possibly thought at any point that forcing him to stay, even if she had no power to send him away was a good thing!?! She was a Bad Pony!

In this situation, where no pony would blame him for giving up and relying on the Princesses’ kindness for the rest of his life, he chose something unexpected. He chose to build a home for himself here if he couldn’t go to his old home.

She wanted him to stay with her forever, but she knew she had to support his strength. She agreed to him moving out of her home, to separate from her for his sake. It almost broke her heart.

But he was as clever as he was kind, and he made her a promise, that she would be told when he had finished his home. That was her lifeline and her greatest wish at that time.

Weeks past and he learned a special talent. One that had him touching her other friends and even some strangers.
It wasn’t long after that he used this talent to earn enough bits to build a house and she was overjoyed she was asked to help build his home, though she wished it was just the two of them to build it together.

This was when she started to feel something she hadn't in a long time, jealousy. She had dealt with jealousy for a friend’s time before. She had learned the lesson well, yet this felt different. It- it irritated her that he was looking at them and not her, it hurt her heart that he may choose to spend all his time with them and not her. She enjoyed spending time with all her friends true, but she had never felt like this before.

She decided to ask her mentor what these feelings may be about, and to her surprise, she was sent to her sister-in-law. She surmised it must be because she was adept to feelings as the Princess of Love. She was mistaken.

When she arrived, her sister-in-law hugged her, and she was happy to see her. She had a chat with her and too her dismay, her sister-in-law laughed at her when she said she did not know these emotions. It had no ill intent, yet it still didn’t feel good. Her sister-in-law apologized and had her think on her feelings for him.

Then she cast a spell and reflected the feelings she radiated back at herself. It felt warm and soothing, yet also exciting… “ Twi-force stops her story and looks back at you.

You look up at her and ask, “W-What was that feeling?” She giggles nervously.

“It was Love. Anon, I Love you!”