After the party with Pinkie, Twilight, and the rest of the group, I decided to talk with them. But I didn't really know what to say after all that happened the last time I was really awake. I did have a lot of fun though, more than I've ever had in....who knows how long.
Twilight soon said to me "Hey Avery, did you have fun today?"
I replied "Yes, more than I've had in a long time really."
Pinkie appears in front of my face while saying "Well that's good cause it would have been awful if you didn't have fun! Cause who ever heard of a pony who didn't have fun at one of MY parties?! I'm sure that everypony I threw a party for had a great time While ther-" her mouth was covered by a light blue hoof.
Rainbow then says with an irritated tone "Pinkie, do you ever shut up?"
I heard Pinkie's voice even through Rainbow's hoof, though I couldn't really make anything out. I looked around the throne room, the carpet on the floor was flat as a pancake, and the chandelier above us was shining as the sunlight hit it's many crystals.
I heard Applejack say "Well, I've got to go back to Sweet Apple Acres so ah can get today's work done."
I looked over at Applejack and said "Alrighty then, hope you have fun."
Applejack looks back at me and says "Well you don't sound happy that ah'm leaving."
I looked at her in a way and said "Really? hm... maybe I don't like a friend leaving."
Rainbow then says "Yeah, I have to go too. I've got weather duties today so I gotta fly." she soon left after saying that.
Applejack then sighs and says "Rainbow, always one to just leave suddenly. Anyways, ah'm off. See ya sometime Avery!" she turns to the hall and walks out.
I call to her "Yeah...see ya next time."
Rarity then walks up to me and says "I'm glad that you've gotten better Avery. You seem more gentle than Rainbow and Applejack with their boyish attitude, also you seem to have a more....eh....what's the word I'm looking for?"
Twilight responded "Stern? Complex?"
Rarity then says "I'm not sure, but whatever it is, it seems to make you unique than most stallions."
I then say "Uh...Thanks, I guess." trying to sound as nice as possible, I didn't really know how to respond to that.
Rarity then turns around to the hall and says "Well, I hate to say this, but I have to go back to Ponyville. I have to make dresses and suits for everypony for the winter!" she walks out.
I call to her "Alright, bye."
I look around and notice that Pinkie was gone, I asked "Hey, where'd Pinkie go?"
Twilight says "I'm not sure, she possibly just left with a zip."
I look over at Twilight and say "She sure does act a bit strange."
Twilight looks at me and says "Well she's Pinkie, you will expect the unexpected while around her!"
Just then a note landed on my nose, looking at it I picked it up with a magic spell and it read
Sorry that I had to go! I needed to head over to Sugar Cube Corner as fast as I could! My Pinkie sense was a tingling!
Happy Smiles, Pinkie Pie :D
I then sigh and say "Why is everypony just leaving so suddenly?"
Twilight responded "Well they do have jobs to attend to, and we've been here most of the day."
I looked outside and saw the sun was just starting to set. I thought to myself
"Wow, time sure does fly by fast. It felt like minutes ago that I was partying with everypony, and now the sun is setting. I wonder where I'll sleep tonight. It'll be the first time I get to sleep in a bed without Despair talking in my head"
I felt something poke me on the shoulder, I turned to see that it was Fluttershy.
I then said "You have to go too?"
Fluttershy replied with a soft voice "Yes I do, and don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Sapphire while you're away."
I then said with "Alright..."
Fluttershy looked at me and said "Is something wrong?"
I replied "Oh, it's just that everypony is leaving so suddenly, even though it has been hours."
Fluttershy then said "Don't worry, you'll see us again! I know you will!" she then left.
I just looked at the hallway, everypony has left except for Twilight. I hoped that she wouldn't have to leave like the others. I then heard steps come my way, I turned to see who it was and it was Princess Celestia.
Princess Celestia says "Well Avery, I do hope that you had a good time."
I reply "Yeah, all the way until the end. I don't really like it when parties end sorta."
Twilight then says "Well all parties have to end, otherwise we won't be able to do other stuff we like to do. Say, what DO you like to do Avery?"
I just look at Twilight and thought about that, I really haven't the slightest idea on what I really liked to do. "Well sure I do like to be with my friends, but what else is there...? There's always walking around and enjoying views but what good will that do if I say it?"
I heard Twilight say "Avery?"
I shook my head and looked at her "Sorry, I was just trying to think of what I like to do haha..."
Twilight then looked at me, her eyes seemed to be drilling into my head. I then thought of her, just like when I think about Luna. I shook my head rapidly.
"Two now huh?" I tried to say as quietly as I could, I put my hoof on my head.
Princess Celestia then says "Hmmm... well, how would you two like to like to see Luna raise the moon?"
Twilight then says with glee "Sure! We'd love to!"
I say "Sure."
Princess Celestia then lead us to a balcony, Luna was already there still wearing the moonstone I gave her. I thought about giving Twilight something later. Luna turned around and smiled.
She then says "Well, are you ready?"
I then say "Yep, always wanted to see the moon be raised by you." I walked to stand by her.
I looked around for a bit, I saw that Twilight stood by me on the other side and Princess Celestia on the other side with her horn glowing and pointed at the horizon. I looked at the horizon and saw the sun go down, and the moon rise. It was very beautiful, but no stars yet. I looked over at Luna waiting for her to show the stars.
Luna says "I'll do the stars later tonight, I've got the whole night ahead of me."
I then looked back at the starless night, even though the moon was there, it felt empty.
Luna then says "Then again, I could just do it now and not worry about it later."
I look over to her and see that she had her horn glowing again, she was pointing it one direction then another. I looked to the night sky and saw that stars began to appear one at a time, like in a pattern of a song. Then all at one time, they appeared all at once, filling the night with beautiful lights that shine like a million diamonds. I stare at the sky for a moment
"Wow... it's like she can do anything. All I can do is simple spells and control fire, speaking of which I think it's about three more days before I drink that potion Zecora made me."
I heard Twilight say "Wow...such a beautiful sight, don't you agree Avery?"
I turn to her and say "Huh? Oh, yeah...it is beautiful." I look back at the sky
I heard Princess Celestia then say "Come on Avery, I think it's time for you to head to bed."
I turn my head to her with a saddened look "Oh come on...do I have to?"
She said "Yes, plus I want to give you something else."
I sigh "Fine..."
Twilight says "Well I'll see ya in the morning! I'm staying here overnight so I can catch up with the Princess!"
I then say "Ok, see ya tomorrow."
Princess Celestia then walked from the balcony and said "Come along Avery".
I followed her to where the guest rooms were, I think it was the west wing....I'm not sure. As we walked Princess Celestia soon spoke to me.
"You know, it's dangerous to have two crushes....you know that right?"
I look at her in shock and as well as confused.
I asked "W-Why do you say that?"
We arrived at a door which was the guest room I was staying, I guess, and she then said
"I've yet to tell anypony else about this and I want you to keep it a secret, Luna knows about it but nopony else. I can sometimes read minds of certain ponies, and I'm not very proud of it." she looks away.
I then say as my face gets hot "Y-You mean you know about-"
"That you have certain feelings for both my faithful student and my younger sister, yes. Look, I'm not saying that you shouldn't have feelings for them, it's just that you may have to make a choice that will have to make you choose between the two of them...And I'm going to guess that it's going to be hard on your part."
I look down a little, I didn't want say anything.
"I'm not against you on choosing either one, but I won't make the choice for you. It's your decision and yours alone, I can't do anything about it. I just hope that if you choose one the other will think rightly of you and understand your decision. Now for the thing I wanted to give you..."
I heard a door open and look to the Princess as she went inside the door we were next to. I followed her, she had a book in her magic aura and floated it to me.
"This is your own journal, I think it will come in handy if you ever forget your memory again. You can write down important thoughts or important days, it's all up to you"
I take the journal with my magic and look at it, it seems pretty worn with scuff marks here and there, but seemed to be in pretty decent shape. I opened up the journal, all the pages were blank with lines to write upon. I look at the Princess and bowed my head.
"Thank you Princess"
She chuckled a bit and said "Oh you don't have to keep on calling me 'Princess', you can call me 'Tia' like Luna does" she smiled
I yawned a little and held a hoof over my mouth, I was getting tired for an odd reason. I saw that Princess Celestia walked back to the door and began to close it.
"I'll see you tomorrow, my little pony" she then closed the door.
I looked around the room, seems like an regular room but it had a bathroom and other stuff...I'm too tired. I put my journal on a nearby desk and crawled into bed.
"Ah... it's good to lay on a soft bed again, so relaxing. I wonder how Tia reads minds like that...I just hope that she doesn't tell Twilight! ...What are you thinking Avery? Of course she won't tell her...that is, unless she wants the decision to happen soon....nah**"
I turn my head and covered myself with the blankets, I look outside the window near me. I saw streaks of light wiz by, my first sight of shooting stars. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Food, Flight, and A Book of Love.....what a strange day.
If thou wishes to read this, thou must have the proper abilities!
Like to make a burger without using any tools! and to be the one
nose hair ruler! and to-
"Hahaha, what am I WRITING?!" I just burst out laughing as I realize what I started to write.
I wanted to write something like a story, but I couldn't help but write something like that! I calmed down a bit and picked up the quill with my magic again, but soon my door opened and I looked over to see who it was.
Princess Celestia had come in and said "Well, aren't you being happy today? Why were you laughing so much?"
I simply said "Well I'm trying to write something down but I wrote something completely different! hahaha!"
I saw her come to me, I picked up my book and showed it to her. A couple moments later she had a puzzled face and just started laughing a little.
"What the- nose hair ruler? making a burger? hehehee..." She calmed down much faster then I had and cleared her throat.
"Well, that's quite something....though I didn't expect something like that."
I replied "neither did I"
I saw Celestia look at me in a certain way, she seemed to shake it off and say "Come on, it's time for breakfast."
I put my book down and said "Alright! I'm hungry. ...I wonder where we'll eat."
I looked to Celestia and she said "Well, we're going to eat at the dinning hall....where else would you eat?"
I felt silly "Oh...well ok then. You can lead the way!"
She smiled and turned back to the door and walked outside, I followed her to where ever the dinning hall was at. I had no idea where anything was really at in the castle, since I've never really been in here for one whole day. We arrived at the dinning hall, a long table was in the canter of the hall with a chandelier above shining in the sun's rays. I sat on the opposite side of the table where we came in at and Celestia sat on the end near where I was sitting. I looked around to see if Luna was anywhere, but I didn't see her.
I asked "Hey, where's Luna?"
Celestia responded "She's always a bit late, being kept up with nightly duties and everything."
When she finished saying that the door infront of me burst open and I saw a glimpse of blue shoot up and being brought back down, a large gust of wind blew into my face making me close my eyes for a second. I opened my eyes back up to see Luna sitting on the other side of me.
I blinked and said "Well that's one way to make an entrance..."
Luna giggled and said "Well your laugh knows how to get out. I heard you laughing a storm, and I was on the other side of the castle!"
I got confused and said "Really? ...I was that loud?"
She nodded her head as I heard doors being slammed opened, I looked over to see that the kitchen doors behind Princess Celestia were open and a griffin stood there. He was wearing a chef's hat, a really tall and fluffy one.
He then spoke "Because mister Gustave is sick, he has put me in charge in making this morning's breakfast. For now it is Pancakes since I have yet to find any other recipes."
He went back in and brought out a cart with a large amount of pancakes.
"Pancakes?! Well! I'm going to enjoy this!" I thought to myself
The griffin brought all of us towering stacks of Pancakes, each dribbling with syrup. I picked up my fork with magic while staring at the pancakes, they looked so delicious.
I heard Princess Celestia say "Alright everypony, lets dig in."
I poked my fork straight into the top pancake and shoved the whole thing in my mouth, getting some syrup on my face. It tasted so good, the fluffiness and sweetness of the syrup made it feel so soft. I also noticed a different flavor in the pancakes, a little spicy. My mouth started to burn and I started to look for a glass of water.
"Ow, hot hot hot HOT!"
I got up from my seat and went to the kitchen and drank out of the faucet, I sighed heavily with relief as I went back to my seat. I sat down and heard giggling, I looked over and saw that it was the princesses.
"Oh Avery, That was quite funny." says Princess Celestia
"Funny? I almost had my tongue burnt off!" I said with a loud voice
"Please, with those flames in you I bet you burn your tongue every day!" Princess Celestia giggled.
"But I DON'T! My flames don't even come to my mouth!" I started to get irritated
"Hey, can't you see that she's just teasing?" Luna says
I look at Luna and look the other way with my eyes closed, I could literally feel steam coming from my head.
"Sorry...."
"It's quite alright Avery, but you should control that temper of yours. Once you finish eating you need to work on your magic and flying, I haven't seen you practicing them lately beside the levitation spell."
I sigh and start to eat another pancake, THIS time it wasn't a trick. After breakfast, Luna took me to a nearby field.
"Why are we here again?" I ask mindlessly
"You need to practice your flying remember?" Luna says with a disappointed tone
I lower my ears and laugh nervously "Oh yeah..."
"Tis alright, why don't you practice basic flying and turning. Try circling that tree over there" She points a hoof to a nearby tree.
I spread my wings out, stretching them for a second. I then ran a little and took off flying, I glided and turned just fine. I went faster and tightened up my turns a little. I then went to the tree and tried to circle it, but I made a too sharp a turn and lost balance. I started to go down and wobbled violently, I soon fell like a rock and crashed next to Luna. I felt a lot of pain in my left wing, I think I sprained it.
I got up and spread my wings again, but my left wing was crooked and jagged in pain. I winced as my left wing tried to move.
"Ow....I-I think I sprained my wing"
"Oh dear...well lets try not to make sharp turns like that. In the mean time, lets go in and practice your magic!" Luna said and started to go to the castle
"Well shouldn't I go and get this wing looked at?" I said
Luna stopped and lowered her ears "Oh yes...we need to do that. Lets go see Tia about it if she's not busy, if she is lets head to the infirmary. Oh and to warn you now, the nurse there tends to be a little flirty."
I looked at her puzzled "Why would you say that?"
"Sometimes she can be a little too flirty....to say the least."
I just blinked for I really didn't know what she meant and followed her inside the castle. I kept my wing still as we walked down the halls. We came to one of the guards and Luna asked where Tia might be, they responded with saying that she had duties in Trotingham.
"Well, time to head to the infirmary then. And hope that nurse Fire Heart doesn't do anything else other than fix your wing..." she walked onward and I followed her.
I asked after a few moments of walking "Why do you seem to dislike nurse Fire Heart?"
She stopped and said "Because I don't won't you to get a wrong idea about love for any future means. She tends to speed things up way too fast if she sees a stallion she likes. And I don't really dislike her, she just annoys me with that flirting to a high point." she continued walking.
I didn't say anything else, I might upset her more. After a few minutes of walking to one end of the castle to the other we arrived at the infirmary, the doors seemed like one of those paper sliding doors. Luna knocked on it and the door slid open as I half expected. In the opening of the door stood a red mare with pink hair that was tied up with ribbons, I saw that her cutie mark was a hospital cross with a heart in the center of it with hearts flowing around it, she was also wearing a little nurse hat.
She spoke "Yes? Oh hello there Princess! What brings you by today?" she glances over to me "And who is this cute little stallion here?"
I looked at her puzzled and thought "Cute? Do I really look cute?"
Luna moved infront of me and said "We're here because Avery here has sprained his wing while practicing. If you would look at it and see how long it would take until it heals that would be-"
She was interrupted and I was brought face-to-face with Fire saying "Well of course I would! He looks like one of those grey candies with a cherry topping!" I was then pulled by the nurse into the infirmary
"Well-wait! Hang on there nurse! I also wanted to say that-" Luna tried to say but had the door slid on her face.
I was brought into a room similar to the hospital rooms in Ponyville and sat on a chair. I felt my sprained wing being messed with and it hurt, I pulled it away slightly.
I then looked at Fire and said "Easy! It hurts a lot...".
"Well I have to make sure it isn't broken, because if it is you'll have to stay for a couple days!" Fire said with a merry tone.
She went back to messing with my wing, I tried to ignore the pain as she pushed on it. She then stopped and walked over to the counter, I felt her tail rub against my wing and I pulled it back.
She then came back and said "Well your wing is just sprained, but pretty badly. If it takes anymore damage it will be broken. And surprisingly your healing rate is extremely slow, slower than most ponies. Most ponies that get a sprain usually just spend an hour or two resting then they are alright, you on the other hoof need to spend most of the day resting." she turned and started to walk to the door.
I thought to myself "I remember the nurse back in Ponyville saying that the cuts I got from Despair's sword would take three times longer than they expected. If I get a broken wing or leg I might stay in a hospital for like a month!"
I heard Luna's voice yell "Tis a lie! We know that he has magic practice soon!"
I saw Fire come back and say "Magic practice eh? Well I know exactly what to have him use as a targ-" she get hit on the head with a pan.
Fire turns and says "Ow! What was that for princess?"
"Your going a bit overboard with your flirting again..."
I saw that Fire's tail go under my chin and held my head up.
"Oh you always think that my flirting is overboard," she brings me over to her side with her tail "especially when I'm around your friends! And- oh my, you are quite warm my dear... do you have a fever as well?"
I tried to speak "Uh, I don't think so. I feel completely fine, other than the fact that my wing is sprained and that you are really close to my face."
She moved infront of me and put one of her hooves on my fore head, she then pulled it back.
"Well you are really warm, your wing wasn't as hot as you are now. Then again, I don't think anything is as hot as you."
I blinked at her, not really understanding what she said.
Luna moved her aside and said "Okay Fire, that's enough. You have done enough for us and now we must leave, come along Avery." she turned and started to walk out the door, I followed.
I felt my leg being grabbed and saw that it was Fire clinging to my right hind leg saying "Oh come on, he needs to stay here and rest!"
A blue aura surrounded her and was brought into the air, Luna Spoke "No he doesn't, He can still walk around and practice his magic. He doesn't need to stay here where he can't practice at all." the blue aura disappeared and Fire was dropped to the floor.
Fire pouted "You're no fair Princess..."
Luna and I walked through the castle once more, I then asked "Where are we going now?"
Luna answered "We're going to the Royal library, so that you can both practice magic and see Twilight Sparkle"
I stopped and said "Twilight's there?"
Luna looked back at me and said "Yes, she was going to be here today since she was here last night, was she not?"
"Well yeah, but I didn't know that she was going to be in the library..."
Luna looked at me in a way and said "Why are you hesitating? Don't you want to see your friend?"
"O-Of course, but...."
"But?"
"Nevermind, lets just head there." I walked again.
We arrived at the library soon after that conversation, I looked at the clock and it said it was one o'clock. I looked around the library, I didn't see Twilight anywhere and I lowered my ears a little. There was only a very large pile of books in the corner.
Luna then said loudly "Twilight! We are here! Could you maybe help us?"
The large pile of books then started to move with a purple aura around them, they then flew up to show that Twilight was under the books reading them. My ears sprung up when I saw her and my mouth seemed to smile a little on it's own.
"Oh, hello there Luna! And Avery! What do you need help with?"
"Well, Avery needs to practice his magic. Maybe you and I could help him with that!"
"Well it seems that you have taken a crash or three Avery, your wings all beaten up..."
"Yeah....I crashed and sprained my wing, luckily I didn't break it."
Twilight put most of the books at her side and put some of them back.
"Well that isn't good! Did you have it checked?"
"Yes he did, as well as being flirted with..."
"Fire Heart?"
"Indeed."
"Well Avery, lets start! I'll get some books for you and all that!"
I watched her as she got everything, books, quills, parchment, ink, and everything else. She was doing this all at once, like she was everywhere at once.
"Alright Avery, Lets start with this..."
Twilight showed me a spell that I already knew, I used it and we moved on to the next one. About five spells later she showed me a new spell that I no idea how to do, I tried but it then backfired and I was sent flying back hitting the wall. Twilight peeled me from the wall and put me back where I was, she then showed me how the spell would look like. After a couple hours of practicing spells and learning new ones, I started to get tired.
"Tired already Avery? Come on, lets do one more spell before we stop."
I nodded my head and looked over at Twilight, but she wasn't there, I looked at Luna but she wasn't there either. I started to look around frantically until I hear a voice from the second floor, Twilight poked her head out from the balcony.
"Come on, use the teleport spell to come up here!" she pulled her head back
"If I remember correctly, I have to picture myself where I need to be in order for it to work....but I haven't been to the second floor yet. Maybe if I picture myself near Twilight it'll work." I thought to myself.
I started to think of me being near Twilight, but then other thoughts began to fill my head making me think of us together. I shook it off just this once and tried to keep that picture in my head as I charged my magic to teleport. There was a flash and a pop and I found myself on the second floor near Twilight. I felt really tired and leaned against her, my eyes were heavy.
"Avery? Are you ok?"
I simply nodded and felt her fur on my head, it was so soft.
"Avery...you are kinda getting close to me..."
I opened up my eyes and sat up with my ears lowered "S-Sorry...."
I felt my head being patted and I looked over to Twilight and she was smiling "It's ok, you must have been really tired for you to just lean on me. You are new to magic so I wouldn't judge."
I smiled a little and she continued "But I do have to leave at eight, back to Ponyville and all that. Maybe you can see me depart on the train."
I nodded and started to wobble, I then started to lean to Twilight again but she used her magic to stop me.
"Alright now, that's starting to be a little too close. Maybe if you-" I then fell asleep, not hearing her anymore.
I wake up in a different part of the castle, I get up and stretch.
"A-Avery?! What are you doing in my room?!"
I looked over where the voice came from and saw that it was Luna, I freaked out and backed up to the wall.
"Well?! What are you doing here?"
"I-I don't know! I just woke up here! I was in the Library last."
"....You're saying that you just woke up in here after being in the library?"
"Yes."
"That doesn't explain why you're here!"
"I don't know myself! ...maybe I sleepwalked here?"
"That would explain it."
"OH, what time is it?!"
"uh...seven fifty-five?"
I then rushed out of Luna's room and started to head out of the castle.
"I can make it just to see her off! I just have to hurry!" I thought to myself
I dashed right past many guards, and Princess Celestia with her saying something in surprise. I dashed out of the castle and tried to fly and completely forgot about my wing and I just landed back on the ground, I then just continued galloping through Canterlot to the train station. I saw the sun setting when I got to the train station, with just a minute to spare. I look around to see that Twilight hasn't gotten on the train yet, I walk over to her.
"Twilight!" I panted
"Oh! Avery! You're here....and you seem tired again."
"I ran all the way here.....what do expect?"
"You could have flown."
I pulled my wing out, showing her that it was still hurt "With this?"
"It's still sprained? Wow...but while you're here, I wanted to give you this"
Her horn started to glow and a book hovered out of her bag and to me, I took it with my magic and looked at the cover. The cover had a heart on it and I looked at it puzzled.
"I thought that this would help you with anything about dates and such in the future, and don't worry it's just a helpful book. Now I need to get on the train before it departs." she turned
I then suddenly said "Wait!"
She turned back to me, I tried to think of something to say.
"Uh....thanks, maybe I'll give you something in the future?"
She smiled and said "That'd be very nice Avery! But I really need to go, see you next time in Ponyville!" she then got on the train.
The train left with a whoosh and was gone, I looked at the book and smiled.
"A book about love? This will help me by a landslide, Cause I don't know squat about anything other than having a crush." I thought to myself.
I went back to the Castle with the book hovering by my side and up to my room. I put thew book on the desk and turned on a lantern and started to read the book. After about a few pages of reading it I slowly fell to sleep, on the book.
Today was a strange day....to me at least.
