After they got back from Fluttershy, Twilight came up with a method that'd help Lacy earn some money while he stays in Equestria. It was simple. Try to recreate something from his world that doesn't exist here. Twilight was hoping it'd be something to do with those computers. When Lacy was talking about them, it fascinated the mare. To her disappointment though, the man said that he actually doesn't really know how does it work, nor how to create one from scratch.

After that Twilight said that they should probably come up with something simple. Then she remembered that colorful cube thing he played with in that memory. It looked simple enough. After Lacy told her as much about the puzzle as he knew, she asked if he could draw a blueprint, or something like that. He told her that he's not completely sure how does it look like inside, but Twilight assured him that together they could create some plans.

I guess I have to do it. It's not like anyone would sue me for it and besides... I've done worse things.

"And how will we do this?" Lacy asked, since he wasn't sure how would this thing work.

"It's simple." Twilight began explaining. "We send a letter to a company that we have an idea of a game. We send them the information, they manufacture it, then we got a percentage from the sales. I'll look after which company should we contact with."

It sounded simple. He guessed, there'll be a long contract, but he trusted Twilight. After all, she was the personal student of the ruler of this country. She and her friends were so kind to him, and he wanted to repay them in some way. If any of them would request his help, he would gladly give them.

Also, having no money gave him an uncomfortable feeling. It was a rare issue for him, but every time he got short on cash, it was stressing for him. Here he had nothing. Well, almost nothing. He still had his golden necklace. He got it from his grandparents as a gift after graduation, but he had the intention of keeping it.

Twilight soon found a company in one of her books that worth a try. This was Lacy's first time of writing with a quill. After six parchment full of ink spots, he finally managed to write a letter with Twilights help. After putting it into an envelope and write the address on it Twilight asked Spike to take it to the post office. The little dragon run out of the library, leaving the man and the unicorn alone.

"I forgot to ask Spike to send this letter to Princess Celestia." Twilight told him, while holding a rolled-up parchment with her magic. "I want to let her know what we're planning. Maybe she could give us some advice, or help if this company declines the offer."

"Is she actually okay with bringing things from my world?"

"I don't know why wouldn't she? Anyway, how about some more memory viewing?" she asked, her eyes were practically glowing, filled with a thirst for more knowledge.

"I don't really want that Twilight." Lacy tells her.

"Why not?"

"Because after last time, I got a headache. Also, it's still strange that you can just get memories from my head." Lacy explained to her.

There was a knock on the door. Twilight went there and opened it.

"Umm... Hello Twilight." Lacy heard the timid voice of Fluttershy. "You forgot your tea at my cottage and I decided to bring it. I hope I'm not bothering you right now."

"You're not bothering us, come in! And thanks for bringing this." she let her in and took the package with her magic, levitating it towards the kitchen. "Lacy and I were just about watch another memory movie."

After some thinking Twilight called these memory viewing 'memory movies'. Lacy and Spike didn't object because of not caring.

"Woah, woah, woah! I told you, I don't want to do this!" Lacy butted in. "Oh... Hello Fluttershy." he greeted the pegasus who greeted him back in her low voice.

"Come on Lacy! Please!" Twilight begged. "It is so fascinating to see parts of your world!"

"I told you Twilight! I'm not comfortable with it. Besides, what is so fascinating to watch me beating someone, or being drunk at a party?"

Lacy heard Fluttershy mumbling something before Twilight started her explanation of how she studies many things they see, like things in his field of view, or the backgrounds. After ten minutes of Twilight talking, she finally finishes. Lacy sighs and turns to Fluttershy, who was still standing there.

"What did you say before Twilight started her presentation?"

"Oh... Umm... Why don't you watch a happy memory? When you were with someone, you love?" she told them.

"Great idea, Fluttershy! What do you think, Lacy? I remember, when that foal was with you, you mentioned something about a sister. You must have some wonderful memories with her!"

"Yeah, I actually have two sisters. Well, half-sisters to be exact, but it doesn't matter." Lacy explains to her.

"Half-sisters? As in, only one of your parents is the same? Are humans polygamous?" Twilight asked, while writing down everything Lacy said.

"No. Well, there are some cultures, where it's okay, but not where I'm from. My parents divorced, father found someone else and had two daughters." he summarized.

"Oh... I see." Twilight seemed sad, Fluttershy patted his side, giving him a smile, when he looked at her. "I'm sorry to hear that. Divorce is very rare here."

"Well, it became pretty common in my country lately. Anyway... I guess I can allow you one more memory movie." Lacy gives in.

Twilight clapped her front hooves while smiling and thanking Lacy.

"Fluttershy, do you want to stay and watch it with us?" Twilight asked her shy friend.

"Sure! I mean... if it's okay with you." she answers. After none of them objected, she sat down.

"Alright." said Twilight and got ready for the spell. "Think of a time with your sister."

Lacy nodded, then started to go through his memories. He found one which happened only a few months ago, in summer. Signaling Twilight by another nod, she cast the spell, and the picture showed on the whiteboard before them, which was placed there, while Lacy searched a memory.

My eyes shot open as I felt something wet on my right ear. I turned my head, which was a mistake. I was now face to face with a dog who tried to lick me again, this time on the face. I reacted too late. More salvia on me.

"Meggy!" I tried to push the dog’s muzzle with my hand, but she still wanted to lick me. I sat up so she won't reach me. I was on a swing bed in the backyard taking a nap. On the ground, close to me was a small ball. I grabbed it and throw into a random direction, the dog running after it. That'll keep her busy for some time.

"Aww... What a cute, little puppy." Fluttershy noticed the dog first, naturally.

"Yeah! Silly dog, but I love her." Lacy commented.

As I looked around, I saw Maya, my little half-sister running towards me. She's wore light pinkish colored shirt with a picture of a horse and some words and dark pink shorts. Her long, blonde hair was tied in a ponytail. The space wasn't exactly big, so it didn't take long till she was only mere centimeters from me.

"Finally, you got up!" she practically yells at me. "I want chocolate!" she demands and looks at me with her beautiful blue eyes.

"You have to wait a little longer. The others will be soon home and we will have dinner. Sweets only after that." I learned to not fall for her begs. "How about some jumping on the trampoline? They'll surely be here in ten minutes."

She tried begging again for some snack, but without success.

"Okay but you you have to video me with your phone and then we can show dad and mom and Nora that I jump really big." she told me, took my hand and dragged me towards the trampoline. It was a normal sized one, though the weight limit was kinda small so I couldn't join her.

She takes off her sandals and climbs up to the edge on a small ladder, then goes in and start jumping. I watched her, while I took out my phone and starts the camera app then began record her. It's kinda boring after a few minutes, the only things happening are sometimes she or me say something.

"Woah! That was a really big jump. Almost one meter." I acting really surprised.

"Then watch me - huh - I will - huh - jump ten - huh - meters." she said between while panting.

"Nah, I'm sure you can do better!" I answer her. She finally stops jumping and comes out. As usual, she got bored of it after a few minutes.

"Next time I gonna jump one million meters up." she told me with a determined look on her face.

"Only that high?" I asked teasingly.

"Then one billion!" she's saying what probably the biggest number she heard, though I'm sure, she can't understand just how big is that number.

"That's a good start now!"

Suddenly it ended. A headache came for Lacy, like last time. Beside him, Twilight was panting heavily, clearly exhausted after the spell. Fluttershy was just smiling, clearly thinking about how cute was that little kid. Then she took a glance at the human and the unicorn, and became worried.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"I'll live." Lacy assured her.

After both Twilight and Lacy got over their pains, the unicorn began asking questions about a few things she observed. Mostly about the dog, the kid, and the phone. Lacy could answer some of them, but when Twilight got too deep into science and biology, he had to disappoint her. He was pretty good at school and learned a lot, but that a good part of it was already forgotten.

Fluttershy, meanwhile excused herself and left the library, going back to her cottage. Not so later, Spike came back.

"I went to the post office, then visited Rarity to help her out. She also said, that she's working on a shoe for you, Lacy." the dragon explained.

Lacy was thankful for all the clothes Rarity made for him. The only problem was that he didn't have any shoe on, when he arrived in Equestria and it was already hard to explain to the ponies, how does it look like or why is it important. Fortunately, Rarity was a creative individual and could make a few sketches but was still unsure of the material. Or how will she gonna make something like this? Now it looked like she figured something out. Knowing her working speed, Lacy guessed it would take a few days till she invite him to try it.

The rest of the day and the following few days were uneventful. Twilight and Lacy exchanged some more information about cultural things. Lacy told her more about different human technology and Twilight told him more about magic, not only what unicorns can do but also about pegasi and earth pony magical capabilities.

The only interesting thing that happened one of those days was when those fillies came to the library, who found him when he got Equestria. They came to the library, when Twilight was away to help Cheerilee, the local teacher with something. The young girls wanted to see if they could get a library or book related cutie mark but were unsuccessful and also made quite a mess. Then one of them, called Scootaloo came up with the idea of human related cutie mark. Her friends liked the idea and started to bombard Lacy with questions and requests but the man crushed their hopes by stating, that since he's not planning to stay here for long and because he's the only human, getting a cutie mark related to his species would be pointless. He also asked them to help put the books back in their places, because he got the feeling - and Spike confirmed his suspicion - that Twilight would freak out seeing the library in this state, also the Cutie Mark Crusaders were the reason for this mess. Before they started, Twilight came back with Cheerilee. The teacher introduced herself to Lacy because they missed each other at the party. Then talked about some kind of talent show for the kids and Twilight even offered to help them out. The fillies were excited about this and run out to start preparing. After they all left, Twilight freaked out.

Lacy noticed that he could fall asleep more easily and also sleep more. Before he arrived, many times he only slept between three and five hours and when there were more shorter sleep phases, it really hit his mood and productivity. That was sometimes an issue at work and also had a negative effect on his social life and behaviour towards other people.
The last few nights, however, he had around six hours of sleep and it felt fantastic. His mood was better and had a more optimistic view too.

Unfortunately, this good thing was balanced out with a serious problem. He's been here for quite some time now and his diet changed drastically. He wasn't a vegetarian and never intended to be one. He loved meat and really missed it. In a herbivore society, where even most animals have some kind of intelligence, it's hard to get any meat. He guessed that since there are known carnivore creatures, like griffons here, they won't be afraid of him being an omnivore, that didn't mean he'd get meat easily. Ponies ate mostly fruits, vegetables, baked goods and pasta, also had some other stuff like pancakes, but many nutrients were missing, that was necessary for an omnivore to survive. He had to find a solution for it if the Princess cannot find a way for him to go back to his own world soon. He needed to talk Twilight about this, but despite all that reassurance about accepting his diet and the fact that there are sentient carnivores, he kind of wanted to avoid the topic as long as possible. After all, it's never a good idea to talk about eating an animal in a town full of ponies and most of the animals have that kind of intelligence, that it would be morally wrong to kill and eat them. Also, Fluttershy probably wouldn't let him do it. He thought about sending a letter to Celestia, asking for help, but she already did and doing so much for him that he didn't want to ask for more.

Three days passed since they sent the letter to that company, and now the answer arrived. It stated that they are interesting in the puzzle and the next day the owner will be visiting them. This surprised both Lacy and Twilight.

"So who is this guy anyway?" Lacy asked about the CEO.

"His name is Great Deal, an earth pony stallion." Twilight answers.

Names were another thing Lacy found interesting. They were quite literal and almost every time matched with the pony's personality or talent. They discussed about it one day. Lacy even asked how do they come up with names like these and how do they manage to name their foals in a way that would fit them in the future. Since Twilight wasn't a parent, she could only give him an answer based on books. Though Lacy had the feeling, she would do the same if she would be a mother. The answer was simple and unsatisfying. They come up with a name on an instinct level. Basically, they just get a feeling that that name will be perfect for the foal.

The next day was eventful. Lacy was sitting at the table with Twilight, having pancakes for breakfast.

"You know, I never have eaten this kind of pancakes in my world, though always wanted to try." he randomly commented.

"What do you mean by that?" Twilight asked, immediately getting parchment and quill.

"I hope you like them." Spike told him.

"Yeah, they're great. You're a talented cook Spike." Lacy praises the little dragon who blushes slightly.

"Anyway, what I mean is, that where I'm from on Earth, we make pancakes differently. Maybe I can make some later, we usually eat it for lunch or as dessert. I think the ingredients are the same, just have different look and we eat it differently." Lacy explains and Twilight writes down everything.

A knock on the door cut short their morning routine. Twilight went to answer it, while Lacy helped Spike to clean up. He didn't even pay attention, who arrived, thinking it's probably one of their friend or someone just wants to check out a book, after all, this is a library, though it wasn't busy, only a few ponies came every day.

His train of thought was interrupted when he heard Twilight calling him. Suddenly he remembered that they were expecting that stallion from Manehattan to come. He hoped he looked presentable enough and walked out of the kitchen area to the main part of the library.

Beside Twilight there were two unicorns. By looking at them, it was clear that one was a stallion, and the other was a mare. The stallion had a white coat, blue mane and a mustache which Lacy found ridiculous. He wore a pony version of a tuxedo, though without the pants part. He also had a monocle. His cutie mark was three crowns.

The mare was white as well. Had light pink mane and tail and wore nothing. Her cutie mark was three fleur-de-lis'.

"Umm... Hello?" Lacy was a little surprised by the visitors, it was not how he imagined the pony he was going to meet and didn't expect him to be escorted by someone.

"Ahh, so you are the human, I've been hearing about. You really look like on the picture." the stallion said. Seeing the confused look, Lacy gave him, he explained. "Many papers wrote about you and included the picture as well."

I guess the media works similar to my world and Celestia must've provided the info for them. Though she could've asked for my opinion on the matter...

"Oh, but where are my manners! My name is Lord Fancy Pants! And this lovely mare is Fleur de Lis!" he introduced himself and his companion.

Lord? Like it's his first name, or a title, and he's a noble? Also Fancy Pants? This getting more and more ridiculous.

"Lazlo Kis. Pleasure to meet you!" he returned the introduction.

Lazlo wasn't sure how to greet him properly, but was relived when the stallion extended one of his forehoof. Lacy grabbed it and shook it. After Fancy Pants, Fleur offered her hoof too for the same reason.

"It's certainly a surprise that you came." Twilight commented, then lead them to the couch. After everyone sat down, Twilight asked Spike to make some tea.

"I don't know why would you surprised. Didn't you get my letter?" Fancy asked.

"Wait! You are the owner of the Family Fun Entertainment?" Twilight asked, confused. "I thought it was Great Deal."

"He is still in charge of the factory part, but last year, I brought the company. You see, it was going to go bankrupt before I decided to buy it. You see, the company mostly produces board games, but for years nopony could come up with something new and the current products are simply doesn't sell as good as it used to. We need something new. Your letter came at the perfect time. I came here to meet you so maybe we could become great business partners." Fancy Pants summarized the situation.

"Well, my stay here is only temporary, but if it's not a problem, then I'm happy to help." Lacy stated.

"It's alright. So in the letter, you wrote, that you have a puzzle game in mind, right?" Fancy asked, Lacy nodded. "Well, the company mostly produces board games, or card games that can be played with friends or family but I guess we can make an exception, although I hope, you can come up with a few other ideas, it would be beneficial for both of us."

Lacy started to think about the board games or cards he knew. It was a great opportunity for him. A few days ago, when they wrote the letter to the company, Twilight told him more about how different businesses work in Equestria. Lacy was surprised, hearing that most of them were honest and fair. Not that kind, who thinks how can they come out the best on a short notice, threaten the competitors and abusing their power. Of course, there were some ponies, like them, but they were the minority. Also, Lacy didn't really care about it as long as he got some decent money from it, since he plans to return as soon as possible.

The first thing that came into his mind was Cards Against Humanity, but it was quickly tossed away. The next one was the Monopoly, but Fancy told him that there was already a similar board game. Then he told them about Uno, and it was the winner. They never heard of a card game like that. Lacy quickly summarized them the game.

"It sounds fun." Fancy shared his opinion. "I think we could work with that two for now. Please, forgive me for rushing it a little, but I have to return to Canterlot soon. I wrote a contract before coming here, in case we can make a deal, we can do it immediately." he levitated a paper to Lacy, who grabbed it.

It was a really short contract. Basically, it stated that for every game he comes up, he gets ten percent for the sales every month and also gets the first four games that have been manufactured. Twilight also read through it and nodded to Lacy, confirming that it was a valid contract. Fancy Pants' signature was already there. Lacy also signed the paper, then Fancy gave him a copy of it, which he also signed. That was his copy.

"Wonderful! I can't wait for all those ideas, you share with me. I see, that our partnership will be great for us! Please excuse me, but we really have to go back to Canterlot. I hope, we will meet soon, and please send the description and other information about these games to my address, it's on the contract." he got up, Fleur, who was silent for the entire time, only leaning to Fancy followed him.

"Well, that was fast." Lacy told Twilight after they left.

"Of course, nopony loves when they have to wait for long to start something, like a business partnership. I'm surprised, thought, that Lord Fancy Pants owns that company. It wasn't even in the book about the companies in Equestria."

"Do you know him?" Lacy asked.

"Well, I met him a few times, when I lived in Canterlot. He is one of the most influential noble. Luckily, he's the good kind. He doesn't abuse his power and doesn't look down at the commoners. There are a few nobles, who could learn that from him."

"I see. Well, I'm glad, that he's a good guy. And what about that mare, Fleur?" the whole time Lacy thought, that she was some kind of escort mare, since she basically didn't speak, only a few times he agreed with Fancy.

"She's a supermodel, really famous in the bigger cities. They are together." Twilight stated. "Anyway, I have to go to speak with Cheerilee, also I want to see, how the Cutie Mark Crusaders doing with their show. You should start write those things about the games. You know where you can find parchment, ink, and quill. Good luck! I want to read it though, before you send them." Twilight left the library, leaving Lacy to his own work.

Author's Note

Sorry, it took so long guys! I don't plan writing a chaprter for this long. I try to bring the next one sooner!

Also I hope everyone will have a great Hearts Warming and will enjoy the last days of this year!