Author's Note

I'm sorry for the delay, I've had some problems, also my previous editor, but I want to say that I am determined to finish this story, no matter how long it takes
-Editing by dhruv george@gmail.com

13- Talk with the devil (Edited)

I slowly opened my eyes, God my head, awesome that a nap can cause this kind of pain, but at least my eyes didn't feel dry like they usually do.

I looked around trying to orient myself, I was no longer on the balcony, I was in a much more comfortable place, Luna's bed, but where was she?

"SNORE, SNORE"

Some snoring with the force to make the bed vibrate caught my attention… yes, there it was, face up, legs extended except for one lazily scratching its chest.

The great princess of the night

Although I'm not one to speak of, I'm in a similar position, only instead of letting my head hang over the edge and drooling, like some royalty, I'm comfortably lying on his barrel.

"Five more minutes" From what could be seen through one of the windows the sun had not yet risen, so they couldn't blame me for wanting a little more of this nirvana, it also turned out that Luna really, REALLY liked the games, Gamer's blood ran through his veins

What was going to be about 30 minutes turned into an hour, then two, then three and so on until I reached what I think was a marathon of at least fourteen hours, not even on my best days did I play that much

Too bad it also took a toll on her, maybe time was relative in dreams as she explained it to me, but keeping a spell even if she seemed to be sleeping like me ended up exhausting her a lot

Even so, we do not hesitate to take advantage of all the time possible to try and try to finish some games like 'The Legend of Zelda' (The last one)

I made sure that all the games I showed him did not have modern weapons and show more races than just humans, otherwise it would surely raise questions that I don't want to answer.

I managed to get around her questions about some of the things she saw in my dream and I answered others with half-truths, it was lucky she had taken such an interest in games or else she would still be under suspicion.

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK"

"GRR" I growled a little at that, who plays so loud in the morning?

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK"

I caught a glimpse of the princess who was still fast asleep with a goofy, drooling smile as she muttered about making Bowser her pet.

"I heard, I'm coming!" As I could, I got up, although somewhat reluctant to leave my comfortable cushion, that frustrated me a lot

Slowly, I got back up giving a few stretches until a satisfying crack of my bones resounded, sleeping on my back like a pony is definitely a bad idea I don't understand how others prefer it

Pushing those thoughts aside I made sure my disguise was active and opened the door where instead of coming face to face with a pony instead stood two slim ivory towers with gold trim, I followed them with my gaze to check their presence. Height until I was interrupted by a voice

"It seems that you and my sister have had an interesting night..." The voice froze me, that perfect and elegant voice, by the time I recovered and could look into her eyes, she was already looking at me with that ever-present smile on her face. "It is a relief to see you again, I came to think that you were not going to come"

“CLACK”

I closed the door in his face… I fell asleep!

I ran to Luna, I turned her

“POF”

… I picked her up, put her on her bed with a blanket, a cushion and covered her mouth, look around the room if there was anything out of place and when I didn't notice anything I grabbed some cushions and grouped them together on the floor and after a while Small jump on them to give them shape I run to open the door for Celestia after triple checking that the disguise is activated

"G-good morning, princess." I awkwardly bowed as I struggled to find a way out of this and if possible without making a fool of myself.

"Good morning Spirit" Luckily he must have thought it was funny and not insulting about the door, he dodged a bullet there, he peeked through the entrance and saw his sister sleeping peacefully "Although it's weird, he doesn't usually go to sleep until after going downstairs Moon"

That stupidity?

"That's probably my fault, we went crazy all night with all kinds of games." Celestia raised an eyebrow, the mouths of the guards in front of the door dropped open in shock, and the hall maid blushed violently before leaving. In a hurry

…

Oh! Shit

"I'm talking about dreams, she showed me the world of dreams!" Those were just the kind of incidents she wanted to avoid.

"Oh, I see, it's just as rare for her to invite someone to the dream world though, you know?" The way she said it made it clear that she was hinting at something. "Raven dear."

I looked at the same place as the princess only to realize that there was another pony there, boy does she go unnoticed

"Yes, princess?" I speak with a completely expressionless face, he seems the embodiment of professionalism

"If I remember correctly, we have a time limit of about thirty minutes to move the sun and the moon, right?"

This... Raven took out a pocket watch "Yes, that's right, but he's rarely used more than five, besides he only has eighteen left and I would recommend using that time to-"

“Oh good and careless it will hardly take us more than about ten minutes, Spirit, what do you say? Would you like to join me in a game too?"

Of course not! "Of course, princess"

And so we marched, I felt like a prisoner being taken to the electric chair

Even so, I followed her through the corridors to what seemed to be a tearoom, but she did not stop, with a golden glow the two glass doors opened giving way to one of the many terraces that this castle has.

There was a table with some chairs, some plants and as always a good view, whoever made this place was really obsessed with it

"Tell me Spirit, which one do you prefer?" As intent as I was on the sight that I didn't notice her sit down, I quickly followed her lead to the other side of the table where I saw…chess?

"I choose... the black ones" There are times when the parallels between this world and mine never stop surprising me, a clear example would not only be the game, but the king and queen have exchanged places

"Okay, then I'll start" And so turning an hourglass to the side of the board, she moved her griffon (Knight)... and the game began

We were moving pieces around for what seemed like a minute or two, Celestia used her magic for anything, I seem to like using my hooves, it never ceases to amaze me how flexible these things are, nothing as advanced as hands, but close

"I heard from the guards that you are a foreigner, is that true?" She finally broke the silence, I was beginning to wonder when she would

"Yes princess" I replied.

"I see, tell me, why have the Kirins decided to immigrate to other lands?" Fuck! Questions from my façade don't cuss

"I... I don't know, but my... race has lived for generations in my country or countries, rather, we tend to mix a lot." His gaze never wavered, he always maintained the same expression and attitude as he continued the game, "I don't think I'm from the same guy you're familiar with."

"I thought so, you certainly are something... different from the ones I knew" Suddenly for the first time his expression changed, and he gave a slight start "Oh, too bad of me, you haven't had breakfast yet, would you like something to eat?"

I was going to say no, but if he was hungry and seeing that everything was going well I think the best thing would be to relax a bit, if I keep acting like this he will notice that I am hiding something

"Um, okay, if it's not too much trouble"

"Very good, Raven. Could you ask the staff to bring us something light, please?"

"Sure, princess." That's what she said, but she swears I saw her make the 'this is not my job' expression.

"So, while they bring that to us, could you tell me, what did you think of Equestria?" Finally, something I'm not afraid to answer

"Quite... colorful, the place is beautiful, at home it doesn't usually look so green" The smile on her face changed, it was very slight, but she seemed a bit... conceited to me

“I appreciate your kind words”

"Yes, but there is one thing that bothers me" I don't know if I imagined it, but I felt her gaze become more intense while I was hesitating whether to say what I thought or not "The ponies" I said it

Her expression did not change in the slightest as the doors opened and a cart with three floors of food entered, hey, she said 'light breakfast', even so, she remained unchanged

"Let me explain, a few days ago I was walking through the stores and... I don't remember what I was buying, but I do remember that at some point the word 'shit' escaped me and the manager covered his ears and began to sing a children's song about bad words, can you believe…eve…”

My words died in my mouth when I looked at the others in the room, the guards always in the shadow of their princess, had lowered their ears and shrunk as if Luna herself had spoken using the royal voice, the servant fell silent a little. Plate with bread and I swear I heard him sing the same nursery rhyme, even the princess couldn't help but show her displeasure

"Um, is something wrong, princess?" My words seemed to bring them out of her stupor, the guards returned to their serious countenance, the servant returned to her work and the princess returned to the game.

"No, it's just that here in Equestria we're not used to that kind of vocabulary, and I'd be very grateful if you didn't repeat it while your visit continues." She said it as if it were a request, but it felt like an order.

“I understand, but don't you think they are a bit delicate? To the point where it can be troublesome.” Certain moments in that damned town began to come to my mind.

"I don't see how wanting a more welcoming environment for everyone could be problematic" It is clear that you have never had to be a minority

"Only when you trade that 'everyone' for ponies, if you do, they might end up stoning anyone who isn't." I know I was on thin ice, but I got to the point where my anger was starting to get the better of me.

Something that hasn't changed much since my arrival was my sense of taste, my taste for meat only improved, apart from that everything remains the same

And even so

Very carefully I wrapped the piece of muffin between a couple of salty cookies using my telekinesis, if someone saw me now they would surely think that I was a weirdo for such a disgusting combination, but the truth is that it was the ponies that were crazy

I was pretty sure these guys had a second or even a third liver dedicated solely to digesting sugar, no kidding, the first time I ate a pony dessert I nearly had a fit and that's from someone who's eaten junk all their life. Life, by the way, it was a damn cookie!

Even so, I couldn't help but wallow in the memories, first, sleeping late, then eating, then studying magic all afternoon, then eating again, going to the castle in the afternoon and stealing… reading some books for my research and once nightfall play video games with Luna

It's the closest I've been to paradise, but like all good things it had to end

"Look who's back" And in the worst possible way, the idiot opened the door of my carriage without knocking or asking

“You know Hawthorn, I was so happy just a few seconds ago that I almost thought a simple hello wouldn't hurt, but now that I see you…”

“Can't you resist this? Do you feel you must pounce on this perfect Alpha male and unleash your wildest instincts? He started to strike a pose flexing his legs, showing off his muscles that as much as I hate to admit it did look good.

"Did you know? Yeah, that's just what I'm going to do.” For a second he seemed to pause, as if his brain had reset, then he thawed and spread his paws.

"Then come!" I wasted no time engulfing my figure in flames before jumping on him, and as expected he dodged.

Then I attack, not with his antlers, but with a double back kick that he delivered square to my face.

"The flames are cheating!" He said he as he rubbed his hind legs

“What happened to the alpha male thing? Don't you see how you turn me on?!" This time I was more careful, instead of going straight I threw a small breath of fire at him as a distraction while he attacked from one of his sides.

"Not so bad" With a movement of its horns imbued with electric magic, I reject my flames, magic is magic, apparently, it follows its own rules

Taking advantage of the fact that his antlers were occupied, I jumped on him, only for him to roll on his back and quadruple kick me.

"COF, COF, oh come on!" I still hadn't recovered from the strong impact on my ribs or from the fall I suffered later when I saw a couple of antlers on the way without magic for me, not so good luck

PUNCH

"I give up! Brutus” The idiot was good, he had to give him that, as much as he hated it

"You've been gone for more than three days, and that's it?"

"Yes, yes, I have important things to do, and I won't be staying long" I went over to where I left my saddlebags and emptied its contents while looking for one of my canteens, I think it should still have a couple of sips left.

“Ugh, a book? How can it matter more than your training” One of the things I brought from Canterlot, this was not from the royal library, it was a simple Equestrian history book.

I had a hunch I wanted to check later

"Just like I said, you wouldn't understand." As I sipped my drink, I felt the flames slowly go out, I took a deep breath and prepared to continue the conversation.

“Where is Aspen? Imagine that he would be eager to give me one of his sermons."

“He is focused on his new project”

"Is that so?" I hadn't been paying close attention to what was going on in the dear village, after all that's what I had my drones for, if they don't see something noteworthy they just won't call me.

"Yes, for years he wanted to remodel his old palace and now that he finally got low-cost workers, he became obsessed with remodeling not only the palace, but the entire village." For some reason, he kept looking at me with a smile on his face, What the hell is Aspen doing?

I decided to hurry up, whatever Aspen was doing had me on my nerves, and he deserved it, as soon as I saw what he was doing, I froze in my place

But what the fuck?

Why are my Timberwolves building the pirated copy of Rivendell?