Swimming with the Draconequusby FitzChaptersChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 1Why does it have to be so hard? All you wanted to do was end it, but fate seems to have its plan for you. After your girlfriend of 7 months left you for your cousin you just couldn’t seem to find any joy in life. She was the reason you woke up in the morning, and the reason you were able to push through the amount of struggle you suffered from, but now you would wake up every morning in the same worn out bed that was far too small for you, step into your musky smelling kitchen and pour yourself a stale bowl of dry cereal. After reluctantly downing the most important meal of the day you would put on some heavily worn out clothes and brush your teeth. Your daily routine that only got more and more insufferable as the days passed. It has been almost 3 weeks since she left you, and it just keeps going downhill. You were working as a shelf stocker at the grocer near your apartment .But you sort of fell into a slump for about a week where you didn't leave the house and got terminated from employment. Ever since what little of funds you had saved had dwindled to the point where you weren't going to be able to buy food come Friday. After looking back on the shit storm of depression that was dropped on you in such a short amount of time, you decided there was no need to stick around in this world anymore. That’s right, its time to say goodbye. You head out the door and don’t bother locking it. Making your way to the grave yard you hum a sad song It’s a good thing it’s a good thing it’s raining, otherwise there might be people outside to see your tears. A short while after you arrived at the cemetery you found the two graves of the people who meant the most to you before there accidents. Your mother and sister had always been there for you when you needed them, but after they passed on you were left only with a head clouded with emotions and a life full of longing, that is until you met Rachel. As soon as she opened to about her childhood, the tough barrier that had grown over your emotions was obliterated. Explaining to her what had happened to your family members had been such a relief that you almost went back to a normal life. You had had acquired the job at the grocers. You had even managed to get a promotion from just cleaning up around the shop to stacking the shelves. It wasn't the best paying job, but it still left you with some disposable income that you so frivolously spent on Rachel. But then she started talking to your cousin. At first you were oblivious, but after you started seeing them together more than apart you knew something was up. When you called her out on it she denied it. Then you got the text. “We’re done”. That is all you got was a “we’re done”. That was the last straw in your mind. You were drowning in sorrow. That’s what led you up to here. Sitting in the damp grass, a hand on each stone you say your goodbyes. As the rain picks up, continuously slamming on your back and chilling you to the core, you say one more goodbye and make your leave. Time to go, but how and where… You have always been fond of swimming, so you though water might make it a little more comforting, but you have been told that is the most terrifying way to go. Oh well, you only die once might as well make it count. As you make your way to the New Brunswick Bridge looking over the Potomac River your mind is flooded with everything that has gone down over the past year. Everything from losing your family members to your girlfriend, so much lose. Only one thing left to lose, but right before you make it to the bridge an odd sight draws your attention. A rather tall man in a trench coat standing in a telephone booth waves you over. Well you’re going to die anyway, might as well go see what he wants. ? “Hello Anonymous, it is good to see you” “How do you know my name?” This dude is kind of freaking you out. ? “Ah, I know you a lot better than you think, and I have a favor to ask of you.” You do not like the way this guy sounds, he is creepy, yet his voice is soothing and composed. And what would that be Mr. …” ? “Names are not important at this time, you will find out soon enough. I need you to take these” He hands you a small Ziploc baggie with 2 clear pills in it, and a glass of … chocolate milk? Yep its chocolate milk… “So you expect me to just take these? I don’t even know you. You know what, fuck it why not.” You unzip the bag and palm the pills, taking a mouthful of milk you open your maw and down the pills. “What now?” ? “Go about your day as normal. You should notice the difference soon enough.” “Okay dude, my dick isn’t going to fall off or something like that right?” ? “I guess you’ll find out. Now go.” He says through an ominous smile. “I swear… ” You grumble before making your leave. You make your way to the middle of the bridge and look at the murky depths below, the water unsettling and rushing over its self. In a few short moments you had decided it was time to go and climbed onto the railing. Contemplating saying something cliché, but you decide to go out with some dignity. The fall felt nice, the wind blew through your air with a cool sense of reassurance of what was to come, but you weren’t scared. You were ready. Before you hit the water you close your eyes, but instead of the cold blanket you had expected you were met with a tingling all over your body that was matched only by the feeling of clothes fresh from the dryer. This feeling was not long lasting as it quickly became unbearable; the temperature just kept rising until you blacked out. This was not what you expected death to feel like, but it’s not like you could turn back now. Chapter 2After blacking out, you go into a sort of lucid dream like state where you find yourself in an infinitesimally large black nothingness.Your feet feel like they are on the ground, but you can keep moving down.After floating around for a few minutes you start to feel heavy.Another bright white light flashes and you wake up. Opening your eyes seems to be quite painful, but once they finally open you are greeted by something you can’t quite comprehend.It’s what appears to be a white horse with a horn and what you assume are wings. “What did that guy give me?” What followed was even more terrifying. It responded. ?”I do not know who “that guy” is or what he gave you, but who are you and what are you doing in my room?” it says with a slightly irritated tone. “You can talk?” ?”Yes I can, now answer my question.” Its tone only becoming more cross. “Well, I’m Anonymous, but who are you? What are you? Where am I?” ?”Well Anonymous, I am Celestia, the princess of the sun, I am what is called an alicorn, you are in the Canterlot castle right now. Any other question?” “Plenty, but none come to mind. I am just really confused right now.” ?”Well, I would appreciate it if you could remove yourself from my shrubbery.” She says with a light chuckle. “Heh yeah right away princess.” You quickly remove yourself from the plant and dust yourself off. ?”Please call me Celestia.” “If you say so Celestia. So where is this Canterlot place?” C ”It is located in Equestria, right in the middle of it to be exact.” “What’s Equestria?” She has a look of disbelief. C ”Ok Anonymous, stop joking around.” “I’m serious, I’ve never heard of Equestria before, I’m from Georgia.” C ”Georgia? Where is that?” She almost looks as if she is concerned. “Right in the good old USA.” C ”Oh my, this is not good, Anonymous, I need you to trust me on this.” Is all you hear before a horn is pressured into your forehead. That familiar burning sensation is returned to your entire body as you lose vision again, and you feel your fingertips start burning. You black out for the umpteenth time today and return to the familiar blackness. Only this time you are not alone Celestia is standing in front of you panting heavily with an exhausted look on her face. “What just happened?” After she catches her breath she mutters “I have brought myself into your subconscious to evaluate how and why you are here.” She seems to have regained her composure, but her ethereal mane has stopped flowing and remains stationary. “Well that isn’t terrifying or anything, what else can you do?” C ”Well depending on what I find, you will be finding out.” That doesn’t sit well with you, but what can you do? “So how is this going to go down? What are you going to do?” She says nothing, but a picture appears out of thin air in front of you and buzzes to life, exposing a myriad of color and light. Then the images start, at first it is of you and your mother and sister sitting down for a meal. You can feel the smile embroidering your face as the cozy scene plays. You gaze at Celestia and she looks happy as well. Then it changes to the Funeral. You look to Celestia with a look of sadness, but she doesn’t seem to understand what is happening. Her ignorance is swiftly removed as you take your stance next to the coffins and look at the lifeless bodies inhabiting them. You shut your eyes to kill the image away, but it is imprinted on your eyelids it seems. Giving up all hope of stopping the tears that seem to be in a race to escape your eyes, you feel something wrap around your shoulder. You are surprised to Celestias leg draped over your shoulder and a tear creeping down her face. C ”Were they family?” “The only that I had left, my mother and sister. Both taken at once.” C ”I am so sorry anonymous.” You have nothing to say, but you take notice that the scene has changed to the first time you met Rachel. C ”Who is this?” “My ex-girlfriend, she was the only thing keeping me alive. Then she left me.” You didn’t expect her to say anything, so when she remained silent, you weren’t surprised. Scene changes again; it’s you paying respects to the graves one last time. You take your leave from the muddy graves and head to the bridge. When you arrive at the strange fellow In the coat Celestia gasps. C ”No, it can’t be… How could he be back.” The video pauses and Celestia turns to you. C ”Anonymous stay still for a moment.” A ray of light blasts at you and you tingle for a few seconds. The look on Celestias face is a scary, mixture of fear and anger. C ”I just knew he would try something like this again. I am sorry Anonymous, but this is for the better of my children.” She doesn’t even give you a chance to speak as you are blasted with another beam. You wake up in shackles with more of the horses surrounding you, all wearing some kind of jewelry. C ”Anonymous, for the safety of my little ponies, I must banish you from this land. You are contaminated by Discord and it is not safe to be around you.” You are speechless, but you need to speak up. “What are you talking about; I didn’t do anything to anyone? Who is Discord?” Her face remains as regal and stoic as ever as she turns and nods coldly to the horses with the jewelry. More fucking laser beams. But unlike before you feel no tingling, only an immense cold feeling starting from your toes and creeping up your body. You look down and are horrified by the sight below. Stiff white coating, resembling clay was inching its way up your body, then it hit your torso. You couldn’t breathe at all, it felt like your lungs had disappeared. Everything was getting stiff. If you weren’t terrified a joke may have been in order. Darkness overthrew the light as it reached your retinas. Everything was gone. The only comparable darkness you have ever felt was when she took you into your subconscious. Except this one was literally nothing. You couldn’t move you couldn’t see, even thoughts were gone. Until you heard that voice. That familiarly scary yet soothing voice had snuck itself into your ear and it whispered softly. ? ”Having fun Anonymous? How was your time with Tia?” ?”She was always one for new comers. It’s a shame I tainted you. But don’t thing it was done for no reason.” ? ”Look Anonymous, I need you and you need me, we are both stuck here for the time being, but I believe I can change that.” ? ”But I am going to need you to trust me. Oh who am I kidding, it’s not like you have any say in the matter.” ? ”Now, let’s get you out of that prison, I know how it feels. Absolutely dreadful. And with that, you feel sensations flooding your body. It’s like an exact reversal of what has previously happened, the cold icy feeling that had taken claim over your body was melting away. Then you go for your first breath. It hurt like a bitch. It burnt at first, but then as the cold transmitted to heat you felt great relief. It was like coming up for air after being submerged in water. As your legs regained feeling, you fell to your knees. ? ”Oh Anonymous, I’m flattered but there is no need to bow.” “You smug son of a bitch what did those pills do to me!” You were absolutely fucking mad. ? ”Time will tell Anonymous, but for now you need to rest.” He places a talon on your nose and you’re gone. ”Oh if he keeps up like this, it will prove quite a challenge to break him. But I believe I know what to do.” A mischievous grin warping his face. Chapter 3You are Celestia and you are quite scared. Very shortly after having Anonymous freed from his banishment, he approached you. His bony finger pointed at you as he proclaimed. A ”If that horn comes with in 1 foot of me, I will snap it off and implant it in your ass.” You do not want a horn in your ass, let alone your own horn in your ass. “I’m terribly sorry Anonymous, I was just trying to protect my children.” He doesn’t say anything, he just turns and walks away. “Anonymous, where are you going?” Nothing. Not even acknowledgement. “Anonymous where will you go?” Still nothing. He must be really mad. Oh what have you done. You start to walk to catch up to him, but Luna stops you and tells you it would be better if she did. She takes her leave behind Anonymous and you go sit and think of ways to get Anonymous to forgive you. You are Luna, and you can’t wait to talk to Anonymous. After stalking him walking for about 5 minutes you end up in the gardens. He is just sitting there head in hands, looking over the horizon. “Anonymous, I wish to speak with you. It is about your freedom.” A ”I don’t know who you are, please leave me alone.” That kind of hurts, but you understand. You just need to explain yourself. “Anonymous, I am Luna, Celestias sister.” A ”Don’t touch me, I don’t want to go back there!” He scurries away from you frightened. “No Anonymous, I must explain myself, I am the reason you are out of there. I reasoned with her.” He looks at you with disbelief then, he charges at you. You are rather frightened, until it hits you. Two large arms wrap around your neck as he grips you in a hug. You feel your blush coming on. A ”I can’t thank you enough, do you have any idea how much it hurt getting set in stone? It’s indescribably painful.” You truly feel sorry for him; you understand how rash your sister can be. 1000 years is not something easily forgotten. “I understand my sister can be rash at times Anonymous, but you must forgive her, she was only trying to keep Equestria safe.” A ”It’s going to take some time for that Luna, the second I meet her, she pulls me into my subconscious, makes me relive sad memories, then turns me to stone.” A ”Her harm to me has far outdone her good.” Celestia didn’t tell you about the whole subconscious thing, She has seriously messed up with him. “As I said, I am terribly sorry for what she put you through, but it would be better for you if you just forgave her. If not, you will see why.” He looks intrigued, but shakes it off and starts talking. A ”So why did you break me out?” “As I said, I know how rash my sister can be, she has done some things to me…” A ”Like?” You were expecting that, but you didn’t really want to answer. “I was sent to the moon for 1000 years. But it was for a good reason, I was rebellious and I needed to be stopped.” A ”That’s insane!” “Please stop yelling Anonymous, it wasn’t that bad, I t gave me some time to think.” A ”It’s still not right. No one should have to be alone for that long.” “Believe me, it was torture being by myself for all that time. But I certainly won’t doing that again anytime soon.” A “So, where am I going to be staying?” “Well, I’m sure I can find somewhere to stick you.” He looks at you, with a weird look, and then starts laughing. “Oh no, that came out wrong, I meant I could find somewhere for you to stay in the castle for now.” You say over a rather heavy blush. A ”Don’t worry about it Luna, but yeah it would be nice to have somewhere to lay my head, and maybe some food would be nice too.” He says grabbing his stomach “Yes I understand, follow me” You lead him to the dining hall. After you get him seated and a waiter arrives, you make your leave to go secure him a room. When you approach Celestia to ask where he can stay she looks awful. Hair flowing in every which direction and a crooked smile on her face. “Sister, is something wrong?” C ”NOTHING AT ALL” She cackles at you then turns and goes over to a desk covered in parchment and crumpled up balls of paper. “Sister, we need somewhere for Anonymous to stay for the night. Could you secure him a room please?” C ”NOT A PROBLEM” “Right… well, I’ll leave you to whatever it is you’re doing. You are Anonymous and right now a bowl of flowers and grass is sitting in front of you. “Excuse me sir, what is this?” The waiter who seems almost scared that he has offended you mutters “It’s a daisy salad with wheat grass. Is it not to your taste?” You open your mouth and point to your canine teeth and he has a dumbfounded look on his face. ?”I understand, are you a carnivore?” “Omnivore, but do you have any steak or pork?” ?”How does a porterhouse with lemon glaze sound?” “Fantastic, what do you have along the line of drinks? Actually, water would be nice.” ?”Right away sir, anything else?” “Just your name.” J ”Jarvis, your food shall be out soon sir. “Thank you Jarvis, have a wonderful evening.” And with that he makes his leave. He seemed to have a small spring in his step. While you sit and wait for your food to arrive you take in the scenery, you hadn’t noticed until now, but this room was huge. There was gold lining on everything, and stained glass adorning the walls and ceiling dictating lots of stories. You see a rather large mural on the glass depicting the same 6 ponies that imprisoned you in stone blasting discord. While you are marveling at how ponies were able to stain glass you take notice to the culinary masterpiece placed In front of you. A large thick cut of meat smothered in a thin lemon zest, with a side of chive mashed potatoes. A meal fit for a king. You look over to your new friend and extend a hand to him. He looks puzzled at first, but then he extends a hoof to meet yours and you shake it vigorously. “Jarvis, my good man, this looks delicious. Give my compliments to the chef. Oh, and thank you for serving me.” J ”It’s my pleasure Mr…” “Anonymous, but you may call me Anon.” He looks at you as if you are the first person to ever hold a conversation with him. ”Thank you Anon, pleasure serving you.” And with that, he makes his leave, smile in tote. Leaving you to your glorious meal, well, that was until Luna showed up. L ”Hello Anonymous, how is your meal? Is it satisfactory?” “Well, I had to get it changed at first, but now it looks delicious.” She looks over it at first in horror, but changes quickly to a bland almost forced look. You flash her the canines and she processes it for a second. ”Oh, you are a carnivore?” Why does everyone think you are a fucking carnivore? “Nope, plants and animals for me, but I prefer meat. L”This is somewhat of a surprise to me, but it doesn’t bother me in the least, I have had a few meat eating friends.” “Cool, so did you secure me a bed for the night?” She is nervous, this you can tell. ”Yes, of course, I’ve got your bed on lockdown.” You chuckle and she stammers for a bit, ending with a light forced laugh. It is at this time you realize you do not have a knife to cut into this with. Hmm, options are either hunt down Jarvis or poof one from the void. “Hey Luna, did you see that piece of art over there?” You point off into the distance and when she looks away *Poof* a knife suitable for a god spawns in your grip. Luna looks back at you none the wiser as you are slicing through the steak like a hot knife through warm butter. ”What piece are you talking about Anonymous?” “Ah, never mind. I was just seeing things.” She just shakes it off and proceeds to make small talk. In between mouthfuls of steak and potatoes you reply to her petty banter and occasionally through in jokes. When your meal is done you excuse yourself from the table and make your leave, one dark blue alicorn in tow. She tells you to follow her and she leads you down a large corridor with doors on either side for a large distance before stopping at no one in particular and knocking on the door. After 6 knocks and no answer she opens it and leads you inside. It’s a large room with gratuitous amounts of furniture and decorations. A bed that rivaled the size of the flat you were living in before you were transmitted here. In the far left corner lied a mirrored room with an empty wardrobe placed to the right of it. You make your way to the bathroom and crack open the door. This was quite possibly the most beautiful bath you have ever seen. An arrangement of soaps and cloths lined the walls, surrounding a scarlet bathtub coated in elegant designs laced in gold trim. You turn back to Luna and thank her in the form of a hug. She hugs back for once, she must be stating to become accustomed to your disregard for personal space. “Thank you Luna, but if you don’t mind I would like to get cleaned up and get some rest.” L ”Oh no, I completely understand. I will be on my way and will visit you tomorrow afternoon.” “Goodnight Luna.” She turns and smiles softly before exiting the room. You turn on the water and find a comfortable temperature before applying a bubble mixture and climbing in and letting the warm water melt your mind away. After you are nice and pruned up you exit the warm comforting water and entering the cold night air, instantly regretting the decision. Once you are dried off you make your way for the bed and dive in. These are the softest fucking sheets you have ever experienced. It’s like they harvested the softness of 1000 puppies and compacted it into a blanket. As soon as your head hits the pillow, your mind hits the wall going over the day that had just passed. Getting mind fucked by Celestia, getting turned into a statue, gaining magical powers, eating a awesome steak, then the orgasmic shower. Weird day for sure. As your mind numbs you slip into the darkness of slumber. You are alerted by the familiar soothing voice that is Discord. D ”Anonymous, now that you are back in the real world, I need you to do your part of the job.’ “And what is that?” D ”Become stronger so you can break me from this hell.” “That shouldn’t be too hard. I’ll give it a try.” D ”You must hurry Anon, Time is of the essence.” And as soon as he came, he is gone, leaving you to your dreams. Chapter 4The warmth of your dream that was previously enveloping you has shifted away, only to be replaced by a cool soothing nudge. It prods your cheek as you stir awake and peel your eyes open for the new day. The sight you witness is not one to relieve you, only cause you great distress. A large white mass of feathers rests lightly, dowsing you in shade and warmth. It takes you a few seconds to do the math and comprehend what was going on. You immediately roll out from underneath what was first interpreted as a blanket of comfort, to a prison of anxiety. Shaken by your sudden motion, a disheveled ivory princess scrunches her face in surprise. C ”Good morning Anonymous, how was your rest? “ You don’t even acknowledge her as you make your way to the bathroom for your daily routine. C ”Anonymous!” She shouts in a singsong voice, fluttering down from the air to the floor in front of you. You just now take notice to how high the roof was in this room. “Please leave me alone Celestia, I want nothing to do with you.” Your words hit like a ton of bricks, you can see her disposition warp from a somewhat cheery to a crooked smile and a squinted eye. C ”Very well Anonymous, as you wish.” If you blink you would have missed it, she vanished from thin air. I suppose if she can bring me into my own mind, teleporting isn’t that much of a leap. “This place is weird.” You say to the thin air, not expecting any response. ”That it is.” Accompanied by a chuckle comes from nowhere. You take notice to sparks falling out of the air where Celestia just was. Huffing out loud, you enter the bathroom and lock the door behind you. After your usual process of shitting and showering, it was brought to your attention that there were no razors. A light bulb must have flicked on over your head as you snap your fingers and a razor poofs into existence. 5 minutes later you are fully dressed and looking rather sharp. You take your time opening the door and peaking around to look for anything out of the ordinary. One thing sticks out to you, a single large tray lays docile on your bed, a silver dome covering it. Slowly you make your way to the suspicious looking platter. When you arrive at the bed you look around it and there doesn’t seem to be anything out of place. “Why not?” You peel the top from the plate and take notice to the bounty of food that lay in front of you. 2 eggs over medium it looks with home fries, diced carrots, and white toast. You can’t help the amount of saliva building up in your mouth as you lower a hand to it and scoop up some of the food on toast and bite into it. While stuffing your face, you take no notice to your surroundings. As you stuff the last bite into your gullet you turn to the silver dome that lay disheveled on the bed, and take notice to a card trimmed with gold leaf. All it says is “Sorry” You shake your head in frustration. “If this was poisoned, I’m going to haunt the shit out of her.” You slip on your shoes and leave the room. After walking for about 5 minutes you realize you have no idea where you were trying to go. All of these hallways are identical. Gold trim and paintings of tranquil meadows and babbling brooks coat the walls, mahogany wood furniture with red upholstery. You take a seat on a rather large red cushion and relax for a bit, maybe someone will come along and help you escape from this maze. After what feels like hours you see a familiar face. “JARVIS!” J ”Oh hello anonymous, what are you doing all the way out here?” “I got lost” You mumble out and hang your head low. J ”It’s not a big deal Anon, this is really large castle, the biggest I have ever cared for.” “You think you could get me out of here?” He shakes his brown head up and down. “Hehe, lead the way.” You walk at a moderate pace for about 10 minutes making small talk and exchanging stories. He tells you about his family, his wife and 2 kids. You explain to him your current predicament with Celestia and he gives you the same explanation that Luna gave you. There was no way you were just going to forgive Celestia. Besides, if she keeps giving you stuff like this, you have it made. Speak of the devil, as you round a corner into the large hallway that leads to the throne room, you see Celestia with a darker tint of white than you remembered. You can feel the sadness oozing from her being. It’s contagious. “Look, Celestia I can’t have you moping around like this. It’s not setting a good example for your “children”. I am willing to “forgive” you under one condition.” Her face does a 180 with a smile that you assume is powered by the sun. C ”What is it?!?!?!” “I need you to stop apologizing to me. Just help me get on my feet so I can start doing something around here.” She has mixed looks on her face, between happiness and though flowing through her face she would wince every now and then. Then she stopped, it was like watching the wheel spin on jeopardy, and you landed on jackpot. Her smile returned in full force as she galloped closer to you. “My rule still stands.” She stops dead in her tracks, remembering what you said about her horn. C ”I have a few ideas on things I could do for you, but I will have to think it over. I will let you know Anonymous.” When she stops talking sparks dribble from her horn and you feel like you are being squeezed. Naturally you start panicking, but when you look down you see two purple things resembling arms wrapped around your torso. She is crafty, you didn’t see that coming. Well, might as well. You hug back the arms and she smiles warmly. “Don’t get too cheeky with me Tia, I’m still upset with you. C ”I understand, it is just a step in a good direction. You don’t know how much it pains me to have one of my children upset with me.” She considers you one of her children? Dam, now you kind of feel like an asshole, and she didn’t seem too peeved about calling her Tia. You look around for a little bit and then your eyes meet. “Well, I’m going to go find Luna, do you happen to know where she is?” C ”Check the lower gardens, she is usually close to the balcony overlooking the ravine.” You thank her for the help and make your leave, but not before saying good by to Jarvis. Sort of forgot he was standing there. He flashes you a warm smile before leaving on his way. “Hey, which way is the garden?” C ” Down those stairs to the left, you should see a large ivory gate with vines. That will lead you to her.” “Thanks again.” You turn and make your way for your friend in the night. After a sort walk through a beautiful myriad of shrubbery and sculptures, one resembling Discord, you see the mare you were looking for. There she sits, wings spread, head up to the stars, front arms in the air. It takes you a bit to notice, but the stars seem to be moving along with her arms. You let out a small laugh and she turns and faces you with a smile. “Were you… just moving those?” L ”Yes, I was, but please do not sneak up on me like that.” “Sorry about that. That’s crazy, you really move the stars? What else can you do?” She says nothing, simply turns around and restarts her position pointing at the night sky. Softly, she begins to hum. As she does this, you take notice to a large white object peering over the horizon. It slowly makes it way over the mountains, bringing a new found light to the landscape that laid before you. You could see for miles, forest stretched out for a distance, only breaking away to desert and then into ocean. Out in the distance you could see what you assumed were small settlements shining away. L ”Anonymous, you are drooling…” she giggles, and you blush. “That’s amazing. You control the moon and the stars? Is it hard?” L ”It’s an acquired talent. It took much practice. And I had 1000 years of it.” Her smile fades into a distant look. You wipe the drool from your mouth and take a seat next to her. After what feels like an eternity you break the silence. “I accepted Celestias apology today.” Her face lights up L “This is very good news! I had feared she would lose it. She was starting to scare me.” “I’m still upset with her, but I needed her to stop moping around.” L ”Thank you Anonymous.” It’s pretty cold out here at night; you take notice as you shiver. She wraps a wing around you. You were going to say something, but it was warm and soft and you didn’t want it to leave. “So what do you think Celestia is going to do with me?” L ”I could find out, but at the time being I have no idea.” You just sit there looking at the beauty that sat all around you. Your smile never fading. Come to think of it, smiling was something that happened very rarely back on earth, and here it is almost constant. “I like it here, it’s much nicer than back on earth.” L ”How so?” “Back on earth I had no one, and no one was nearly as open as you ponies are. Everyone back there seemed to be locked away from strangers.” She remains quiet. “Well I think I’m going to go find my room Luna, I’m rather tired.” She stands up and crouches down and looks back at you. L ”Climb on” It takes you a little while to figure out what she meant, but you comply when it clicks. “Are you sure about this?” L ”Positive. Now stop being such a foal and hop on.” She smiles. You jump up on and grab hold around her neck. She extends her wings and flutters up, wobbly at first, but she gains her balance. She probably wasn’t used to that much added weight. You take off in the direction of the room. It feels good to have the wind blowing through your hair. The moon acts like a spotlight, leading the way to where you are going. She floats down onto the balcony and you climb off. “Wow, that was exhilarating, we need to do that again some time.” L ”Yes we will. I guess this is good night, Anonymous.” “Call me Anon.” You give her a half smile. She smiles wide. “Okay /Anon/.” getting a feel for the word. You reach in for a hug and she hugs back. “Goodnight Luna.” You let go and walk to the living room. You see a note on the bed. From Celestia, Dear Anonymous, in regard to what will be going on with you I have decided. I will elaborate to you in the morning, but you are being relocated. Goodnight Anonymous. You don’t know if you like the sound of that, but nothing you can do about it now. So you retire to the bathroom and bathe for the night. No bubbles tonight, you just soak up the heat and relax. After changing into a robe you make your way to the bed and belly flop onto the softness. Sleep is instantaneous on this cloud they call a bed. Surprise, surprise. Your buddy Discord decides to break up your dreams again tonight. D ”Anon, we need to talk.” D ”It’s about your relocation.” “Go for it, lay it on me.” D ”I need you to get stronger. It is the only way to get me out of here.” D ”When you get there, make friends with them and do what I sent you out there for.” “Mkay, now can you put me back in my dream I was enjoying that.” He looks at you stoic before snapping his fingers and you slipping back onto Luna’s back. You’re flying through an underwater coral formation, observing the beauty that lies underneath. Flying is fun, and really want to do it again before you are relocated. As your dreams fade away you slip into darkness and sleep heavily.
Chapter 1Why does it have to be so hard? All you wanted to do was end it, but fate seems to have its plan for you. After your girlfriend of 7 months left you for your cousin you just couldn’t seem to find any joy in life. She was the reason you woke up in the morning, and the reason you were able to push through the amount of struggle you suffered from, but now you would wake up every morning in the same worn out bed that was far too small for you, step into your musky smelling kitchen and pour yourself a stale bowl of dry cereal. After reluctantly downing the most important meal of the day you would put on some heavily worn out clothes and brush your teeth. Your daily routine that only got more and more insufferable as the days passed. It has been almost 3 weeks since she left you, and it just keeps going downhill. You were working as a shelf stocker at the grocer near your apartment .But you sort of fell into a slump for about a week where you didn't leave the house and got terminated from employment. Ever since what little of funds you had saved had dwindled to the point where you weren't going to be able to buy food come Friday. After looking back on the shit storm of depression that was dropped on you in such a short amount of time, you decided there was no need to stick around in this world anymore. That’s right, its time to say goodbye. You head out the door and don’t bother locking it. Making your way to the grave yard you hum a sad song It’s a good thing it’s a good thing it’s raining, otherwise there might be people outside to see your tears. A short while after you arrived at the cemetery you found the two graves of the people who meant the most to you before there accidents. Your mother and sister had always been there for you when you needed them, but after they passed on you were left only with a head clouded with emotions and a life full of longing, that is until you met Rachel. As soon as she opened to about her childhood, the tough barrier that had grown over your emotions was obliterated. Explaining to her what had happened to your family members had been such a relief that you almost went back to a normal life. You had had acquired the job at the grocers. You had even managed to get a promotion from just cleaning up around the shop to stacking the shelves. It wasn't the best paying job, but it still left you with some disposable income that you so frivolously spent on Rachel. But then she started talking to your cousin. At first you were oblivious, but after you started seeing them together more than apart you knew something was up. When you called her out on it she denied it. Then you got the text. “We’re done”. That is all you got was a “we’re done”. That was the last straw in your mind. You were drowning in sorrow. That’s what led you up to here. Sitting in the damp grass, a hand on each stone you say your goodbyes. As the rain picks up, continuously slamming on your back and chilling you to the core, you say one more goodbye and make your leave. Time to go, but how and where… You have always been fond of swimming, so you though water might make it a little more comforting, but you have been told that is the most terrifying way to go. Oh well, you only die once might as well make it count. As you make your way to the New Brunswick Bridge looking over the Potomac River your mind is flooded with everything that has gone down over the past year. Everything from losing your family members to your girlfriend, so much lose. Only one thing left to lose, but right before you make it to the bridge an odd sight draws your attention. A rather tall man in a trench coat standing in a telephone booth waves you over. Well you’re going to die anyway, might as well go see what he wants. ? “Hello Anonymous, it is good to see you” “How do you know my name?” This dude is kind of freaking you out. ? “Ah, I know you a lot better than you think, and I have a favor to ask of you.” You do not like the way this guy sounds, he is creepy, yet his voice is soothing and composed. And what would that be Mr. …” ? “Names are not important at this time, you will find out soon enough. I need you to take these” He hands you a small Ziploc baggie with 2 clear pills in it, and a glass of … chocolate milk? Yep its chocolate milk… “So you expect me to just take these? I don’t even know you. You know what, fuck it why not.” You unzip the bag and palm the pills, taking a mouthful of milk you open your maw and down the pills. “What now?” ? “Go about your day as normal. You should notice the difference soon enough.” “Okay dude, my dick isn’t going to fall off or something like that right?” ? “I guess you’ll find out. Now go.” He says through an ominous smile. “I swear… ” You grumble before making your leave. You make your way to the middle of the bridge and look at the murky depths below, the water unsettling and rushing over its self. In a few short moments you had decided it was time to go and climbed onto the railing. Contemplating saying something cliché, but you decide to go out with some dignity. The fall felt nice, the wind blew through your air with a cool sense of reassurance of what was to come, but you weren’t scared. You were ready. Before you hit the water you close your eyes, but instead of the cold blanket you had expected you were met with a tingling all over your body that was matched only by the feeling of clothes fresh from the dryer. This feeling was not long lasting as it quickly became unbearable; the temperature just kept rising until you blacked out. This was not what you expected death to feel like, but it’s not like you could turn back now.
Chapter 2After blacking out, you go into a sort of lucid dream like state where you find yourself in an infinitesimally large black nothingness.Your feet feel like they are on the ground, but you can keep moving down.After floating around for a few minutes you start to feel heavy.Another bright white light flashes and you wake up. Opening your eyes seems to be quite painful, but once they finally open you are greeted by something you can’t quite comprehend.It’s what appears to be a white horse with a horn and what you assume are wings. “What did that guy give me?” What followed was even more terrifying. It responded. ?”I do not know who “that guy” is or what he gave you, but who are you and what are you doing in my room?” it says with a slightly irritated tone. “You can talk?” ?”Yes I can, now answer my question.” Its tone only becoming more cross. “Well, I’m Anonymous, but who are you? What are you? Where am I?” ?”Well Anonymous, I am Celestia, the princess of the sun, I am what is called an alicorn, you are in the Canterlot castle right now. Any other question?” “Plenty, but none come to mind. I am just really confused right now.” ?”Well, I would appreciate it if you could remove yourself from my shrubbery.” She says with a light chuckle. “Heh yeah right away princess.” You quickly remove yourself from the plant and dust yourself off. ?”Please call me Celestia.” “If you say so Celestia. So where is this Canterlot place?” C ”It is located in Equestria, right in the middle of it to be exact.” “What’s Equestria?” She has a look of disbelief. C ”Ok Anonymous, stop joking around.” “I’m serious, I’ve never heard of Equestria before, I’m from Georgia.” C ”Georgia? Where is that?” She almost looks as if she is concerned. “Right in the good old USA.” C ”Oh my, this is not good, Anonymous, I need you to trust me on this.” Is all you hear before a horn is pressured into your forehead. That familiar burning sensation is returned to your entire body as you lose vision again, and you feel your fingertips start burning. You black out for the umpteenth time today and return to the familiar blackness. Only this time you are not alone Celestia is standing in front of you panting heavily with an exhausted look on her face. “What just happened?” After she catches her breath she mutters “I have brought myself into your subconscious to evaluate how and why you are here.” She seems to have regained her composure, but her ethereal mane has stopped flowing and remains stationary. “Well that isn’t terrifying or anything, what else can you do?” C ”Well depending on what I find, you will be finding out.” That doesn’t sit well with you, but what can you do? “So how is this going to go down? What are you going to do?” She says nothing, but a picture appears out of thin air in front of you and buzzes to life, exposing a myriad of color and light. Then the images start, at first it is of you and your mother and sister sitting down for a meal. You can feel the smile embroidering your face as the cozy scene plays. You gaze at Celestia and she looks happy as well. Then it changes to the Funeral. You look to Celestia with a look of sadness, but she doesn’t seem to understand what is happening. Her ignorance is swiftly removed as you take your stance next to the coffins and look at the lifeless bodies inhabiting them. You shut your eyes to kill the image away, but it is imprinted on your eyelids it seems. Giving up all hope of stopping the tears that seem to be in a race to escape your eyes, you feel something wrap around your shoulder. You are surprised to Celestias leg draped over your shoulder and a tear creeping down her face. C ”Were they family?” “The only that I had left, my mother and sister. Both taken at once.” C ”I am so sorry anonymous.” You have nothing to say, but you take notice that the scene has changed to the first time you met Rachel. C ”Who is this?” “My ex-girlfriend, she was the only thing keeping me alive. Then she left me.” You didn’t expect her to say anything, so when she remained silent, you weren’t surprised. Scene changes again; it’s you paying respects to the graves one last time. You take your leave from the muddy graves and head to the bridge. When you arrive at the strange fellow In the coat Celestia gasps. C ”No, it can’t be… How could he be back.” The video pauses and Celestia turns to you. C ”Anonymous stay still for a moment.” A ray of light blasts at you and you tingle for a few seconds. The look on Celestias face is a scary, mixture of fear and anger. C ”I just knew he would try something like this again. I am sorry Anonymous, but this is for the better of my children.” She doesn’t even give you a chance to speak as you are blasted with another beam. You wake up in shackles with more of the horses surrounding you, all wearing some kind of jewelry. C ”Anonymous, for the safety of my little ponies, I must banish you from this land. You are contaminated by Discord and it is not safe to be around you.” You are speechless, but you need to speak up. “What are you talking about; I didn’t do anything to anyone? Who is Discord?” Her face remains as regal and stoic as ever as she turns and nods coldly to the horses with the jewelry. More fucking laser beams. But unlike before you feel no tingling, only an immense cold feeling starting from your toes and creeping up your body. You look down and are horrified by the sight below. Stiff white coating, resembling clay was inching its way up your body, then it hit your torso. You couldn’t breathe at all, it felt like your lungs had disappeared. Everything was getting stiff. If you weren’t terrified a joke may have been in order. Darkness overthrew the light as it reached your retinas. Everything was gone. The only comparable darkness you have ever felt was when she took you into your subconscious. Except this one was literally nothing. You couldn’t move you couldn’t see, even thoughts were gone. Until you heard that voice. That familiarly scary yet soothing voice had snuck itself into your ear and it whispered softly. ? ”Having fun Anonymous? How was your time with Tia?” ?”She was always one for new comers. It’s a shame I tainted you. But don’t thing it was done for no reason.” ? ”Look Anonymous, I need you and you need me, we are both stuck here for the time being, but I believe I can change that.” ? ”But I am going to need you to trust me. Oh who am I kidding, it’s not like you have any say in the matter.” ? ”Now, let’s get you out of that prison, I know how it feels. Absolutely dreadful. And with that, you feel sensations flooding your body. It’s like an exact reversal of what has previously happened, the cold icy feeling that had taken claim over your body was melting away. Then you go for your first breath. It hurt like a bitch. It burnt at first, but then as the cold transmitted to heat you felt great relief. It was like coming up for air after being submerged in water. As your legs regained feeling, you fell to your knees. ? ”Oh Anonymous, I’m flattered but there is no need to bow.” “You smug son of a bitch what did those pills do to me!” You were absolutely fucking mad. ? ”Time will tell Anonymous, but for now you need to rest.” He places a talon on your nose and you’re gone. ”Oh if he keeps up like this, it will prove quite a challenge to break him. But I believe I know what to do.” A mischievous grin warping his face.
Chapter 3You are Celestia and you are quite scared. Very shortly after having Anonymous freed from his banishment, he approached you. His bony finger pointed at you as he proclaimed. A ”If that horn comes with in 1 foot of me, I will snap it off and implant it in your ass.” You do not want a horn in your ass, let alone your own horn in your ass. “I’m terribly sorry Anonymous, I was just trying to protect my children.” He doesn’t say anything, he just turns and walks away. “Anonymous, where are you going?” Nothing. Not even acknowledgement. “Anonymous where will you go?” Still nothing. He must be really mad. Oh what have you done. You start to walk to catch up to him, but Luna stops you and tells you it would be better if she did. She takes her leave behind Anonymous and you go sit and think of ways to get Anonymous to forgive you. You are Luna, and you can’t wait to talk to Anonymous. After stalking him walking for about 5 minutes you end up in the gardens. He is just sitting there head in hands, looking over the horizon. “Anonymous, I wish to speak with you. It is about your freedom.” A ”I don’t know who you are, please leave me alone.” That kind of hurts, but you understand. You just need to explain yourself. “Anonymous, I am Luna, Celestias sister.” A ”Don’t touch me, I don’t want to go back there!” He scurries away from you frightened. “No Anonymous, I must explain myself, I am the reason you are out of there. I reasoned with her.” He looks at you with disbelief then, he charges at you. You are rather frightened, until it hits you. Two large arms wrap around your neck as he grips you in a hug. You feel your blush coming on. A ”I can’t thank you enough, do you have any idea how much it hurt getting set in stone? It’s indescribably painful.” You truly feel sorry for him; you understand how rash your sister can be. 1000 years is not something easily forgotten. “I understand my sister can be rash at times Anonymous, but you must forgive her, she was only trying to keep Equestria safe.” A ”It’s going to take some time for that Luna, the second I meet her, she pulls me into my subconscious, makes me relive sad memories, then turns me to stone.” A ”Her harm to me has far outdone her good.” Celestia didn’t tell you about the whole subconscious thing, She has seriously messed up with him. “As I said, I am terribly sorry for what she put you through, but it would be better for you if you just forgave her. If not, you will see why.” He looks intrigued, but shakes it off and starts talking. A ”So why did you break me out?” “As I said, I know how rash my sister can be, she has done some things to me…” A ”Like?” You were expecting that, but you didn’t really want to answer. “I was sent to the moon for 1000 years. But it was for a good reason, I was rebellious and I needed to be stopped.” A ”That’s insane!” “Please stop yelling Anonymous, it wasn’t that bad, I t gave me some time to think.” A ”It’s still not right. No one should have to be alone for that long.” “Believe me, it was torture being by myself for all that time. But I certainly won’t doing that again anytime soon.” A “So, where am I going to be staying?” “Well, I’m sure I can find somewhere to stick you.” He looks at you, with a weird look, and then starts laughing. “Oh no, that came out wrong, I meant I could find somewhere for you to stay in the castle for now.” You say over a rather heavy blush. A ”Don’t worry about it Luna, but yeah it would be nice to have somewhere to lay my head, and maybe some food would be nice too.” He says grabbing his stomach “Yes I understand, follow me” You lead him to the dining hall. After you get him seated and a waiter arrives, you make your leave to go secure him a room. When you approach Celestia to ask where he can stay she looks awful. Hair flowing in every which direction and a crooked smile on her face. “Sister, is something wrong?” C ”NOTHING AT ALL” She cackles at you then turns and goes over to a desk covered in parchment and crumpled up balls of paper. “Sister, we need somewhere for Anonymous to stay for the night. Could you secure him a room please?” C ”NOT A PROBLEM” “Right… well, I’ll leave you to whatever it is you’re doing. You are Anonymous and right now a bowl of flowers and grass is sitting in front of you. “Excuse me sir, what is this?” The waiter who seems almost scared that he has offended you mutters “It’s a daisy salad with wheat grass. Is it not to your taste?” You open your mouth and point to your canine teeth and he has a dumbfounded look on his face. ?”I understand, are you a carnivore?” “Omnivore, but do you have any steak or pork?” ?”How does a porterhouse with lemon glaze sound?” “Fantastic, what do you have along the line of drinks? Actually, water would be nice.” ?”Right away sir, anything else?” “Just your name.” J ”Jarvis, your food shall be out soon sir. “Thank you Jarvis, have a wonderful evening.” And with that he makes his leave. He seemed to have a small spring in his step. While you sit and wait for your food to arrive you take in the scenery, you hadn’t noticed until now, but this room was huge. There was gold lining on everything, and stained glass adorning the walls and ceiling dictating lots of stories. You see a rather large mural on the glass depicting the same 6 ponies that imprisoned you in stone blasting discord. While you are marveling at how ponies were able to stain glass you take notice to the culinary masterpiece placed In front of you. A large thick cut of meat smothered in a thin lemon zest, with a side of chive mashed potatoes. A meal fit for a king. You look over to your new friend and extend a hand to him. He looks puzzled at first, but then he extends a hoof to meet yours and you shake it vigorously. “Jarvis, my good man, this looks delicious. Give my compliments to the chef. Oh, and thank you for serving me.” J ”It’s my pleasure Mr…” “Anonymous, but you may call me Anon.” He looks at you as if you are the first person to ever hold a conversation with him. ”Thank you Anon, pleasure serving you.” And with that, he makes his leave, smile in tote. Leaving you to your glorious meal, well, that was until Luna showed up. L ”Hello Anonymous, how is your meal? Is it satisfactory?” “Well, I had to get it changed at first, but now it looks delicious.” She looks over it at first in horror, but changes quickly to a bland almost forced look. You flash her the canines and she processes it for a second. ”Oh, you are a carnivore?” Why does everyone think you are a fucking carnivore? “Nope, plants and animals for me, but I prefer meat. L”This is somewhat of a surprise to me, but it doesn’t bother me in the least, I have had a few meat eating friends.” “Cool, so did you secure me a bed for the night?” She is nervous, this you can tell. ”Yes, of course, I’ve got your bed on lockdown.” You chuckle and she stammers for a bit, ending with a light forced laugh. It is at this time you realize you do not have a knife to cut into this with. Hmm, options are either hunt down Jarvis or poof one from the void. “Hey Luna, did you see that piece of art over there?” You point off into the distance and when she looks away *Poof* a knife suitable for a god spawns in your grip. Luna looks back at you none the wiser as you are slicing through the steak like a hot knife through warm butter. ”What piece are you talking about Anonymous?” “Ah, never mind. I was just seeing things.” She just shakes it off and proceeds to make small talk. In between mouthfuls of steak and potatoes you reply to her petty banter and occasionally through in jokes. When your meal is done you excuse yourself from the table and make your leave, one dark blue alicorn in tow. She tells you to follow her and she leads you down a large corridor with doors on either side for a large distance before stopping at no one in particular and knocking on the door. After 6 knocks and no answer she opens it and leads you inside. It’s a large room with gratuitous amounts of furniture and decorations. A bed that rivaled the size of the flat you were living in before you were transmitted here. In the far left corner lied a mirrored room with an empty wardrobe placed to the right of it. You make your way to the bathroom and crack open the door. This was quite possibly the most beautiful bath you have ever seen. An arrangement of soaps and cloths lined the walls, surrounding a scarlet bathtub coated in elegant designs laced in gold trim. You turn back to Luna and thank her in the form of a hug. She hugs back for once, she must be stating to become accustomed to your disregard for personal space. “Thank you Luna, but if you don’t mind I would like to get cleaned up and get some rest.” L ”Oh no, I completely understand. I will be on my way and will visit you tomorrow afternoon.” “Goodnight Luna.” She turns and smiles softly before exiting the room. You turn on the water and find a comfortable temperature before applying a bubble mixture and climbing in and letting the warm water melt your mind away. After you are nice and pruned up you exit the warm comforting water and entering the cold night air, instantly regretting the decision. Once you are dried off you make your way for the bed and dive in. These are the softest fucking sheets you have ever experienced. It’s like they harvested the softness of 1000 puppies and compacted it into a blanket. As soon as your head hits the pillow, your mind hits the wall going over the day that had just passed. Getting mind fucked by Celestia, getting turned into a statue, gaining magical powers, eating a awesome steak, then the orgasmic shower. Weird day for sure. As your mind numbs you slip into the darkness of slumber. You are alerted by the familiar soothing voice that is Discord. D ”Anonymous, now that you are back in the real world, I need you to do your part of the job.’ “And what is that?” D ”Become stronger so you can break me from this hell.” “That shouldn’t be too hard. I’ll give it a try.” D ”You must hurry Anon, Time is of the essence.” And as soon as he came, he is gone, leaving you to your dreams.
Chapter 4The warmth of your dream that was previously enveloping you has shifted away, only to be replaced by a cool soothing nudge. It prods your cheek as you stir awake and peel your eyes open for the new day. The sight you witness is not one to relieve you, only cause you great distress. A large white mass of feathers rests lightly, dowsing you in shade and warmth. It takes you a few seconds to do the math and comprehend what was going on. You immediately roll out from underneath what was first interpreted as a blanket of comfort, to a prison of anxiety. Shaken by your sudden motion, a disheveled ivory princess scrunches her face in surprise. C ”Good morning Anonymous, how was your rest? “ You don’t even acknowledge her as you make your way to the bathroom for your daily routine. C ”Anonymous!” She shouts in a singsong voice, fluttering down from the air to the floor in front of you. You just now take notice to how high the roof was in this room. “Please leave me alone Celestia, I want nothing to do with you.” Your words hit like a ton of bricks, you can see her disposition warp from a somewhat cheery to a crooked smile and a squinted eye. C ”Very well Anonymous, as you wish.” If you blink you would have missed it, she vanished from thin air. I suppose if she can bring me into my own mind, teleporting isn’t that much of a leap. “This place is weird.” You say to the thin air, not expecting any response. ”That it is.” Accompanied by a chuckle comes from nowhere. You take notice to sparks falling out of the air where Celestia just was. Huffing out loud, you enter the bathroom and lock the door behind you. After your usual process of shitting and showering, it was brought to your attention that there were no razors. A light bulb must have flicked on over your head as you snap your fingers and a razor poofs into existence. 5 minutes later you are fully dressed and looking rather sharp. You take your time opening the door and peaking around to look for anything out of the ordinary. One thing sticks out to you, a single large tray lays docile on your bed, a silver dome covering it. Slowly you make your way to the suspicious looking platter. When you arrive at the bed you look around it and there doesn’t seem to be anything out of place. “Why not?” You peel the top from the plate and take notice to the bounty of food that lay in front of you. 2 eggs over medium it looks with home fries, diced carrots, and white toast. You can’t help the amount of saliva building up in your mouth as you lower a hand to it and scoop up some of the food on toast and bite into it. While stuffing your face, you take no notice to your surroundings. As you stuff the last bite into your gullet you turn to the silver dome that lay disheveled on the bed, and take notice to a card trimmed with gold leaf. All it says is “Sorry” You shake your head in frustration. “If this was poisoned, I’m going to haunt the shit out of her.” You slip on your shoes and leave the room. After walking for about 5 minutes you realize you have no idea where you were trying to go. All of these hallways are identical. Gold trim and paintings of tranquil meadows and babbling brooks coat the walls, mahogany wood furniture with red upholstery. You take a seat on a rather large red cushion and relax for a bit, maybe someone will come along and help you escape from this maze. After what feels like hours you see a familiar face. “JARVIS!” J ”Oh hello anonymous, what are you doing all the way out here?” “I got lost” You mumble out and hang your head low. J ”It’s not a big deal Anon, this is really large castle, the biggest I have ever cared for.” “You think you could get me out of here?” He shakes his brown head up and down. “Hehe, lead the way.” You walk at a moderate pace for about 10 minutes making small talk and exchanging stories. He tells you about his family, his wife and 2 kids. You explain to him your current predicament with Celestia and he gives you the same explanation that Luna gave you. There was no way you were just going to forgive Celestia. Besides, if she keeps giving you stuff like this, you have it made. Speak of the devil, as you round a corner into the large hallway that leads to the throne room, you see Celestia with a darker tint of white than you remembered. You can feel the sadness oozing from her being. It’s contagious. “Look, Celestia I can’t have you moping around like this. It’s not setting a good example for your “children”. I am willing to “forgive” you under one condition.” Her face does a 180 with a smile that you assume is powered by the sun. C ”What is it?!?!?!” “I need you to stop apologizing to me. Just help me get on my feet so I can start doing something around here.” She has mixed looks on her face, between happiness and though flowing through her face she would wince every now and then. Then she stopped, it was like watching the wheel spin on jeopardy, and you landed on jackpot. Her smile returned in full force as she galloped closer to you. “My rule still stands.” She stops dead in her tracks, remembering what you said about her horn. C ”I have a few ideas on things I could do for you, but I will have to think it over. I will let you know Anonymous.” When she stops talking sparks dribble from her horn and you feel like you are being squeezed. Naturally you start panicking, but when you look down you see two purple things resembling arms wrapped around your torso. She is crafty, you didn’t see that coming. Well, might as well. You hug back the arms and she smiles warmly. “Don’t get too cheeky with me Tia, I’m still upset with you. C ”I understand, it is just a step in a good direction. You don’t know how much it pains me to have one of my children upset with me.” She considers you one of her children? Dam, now you kind of feel like an asshole, and she didn’t seem too peeved about calling her Tia. You look around for a little bit and then your eyes meet. “Well, I’m going to go find Luna, do you happen to know where she is?” C ”Check the lower gardens, she is usually close to the balcony overlooking the ravine.” You thank her for the help and make your leave, but not before saying good by to Jarvis. Sort of forgot he was standing there. He flashes you a warm smile before leaving on his way. “Hey, which way is the garden?” C ” Down those stairs to the left, you should see a large ivory gate with vines. That will lead you to her.” “Thanks again.” You turn and make your way for your friend in the night. After a sort walk through a beautiful myriad of shrubbery and sculptures, one resembling Discord, you see the mare you were looking for. There she sits, wings spread, head up to the stars, front arms in the air. It takes you a bit to notice, but the stars seem to be moving along with her arms. You let out a small laugh and she turns and faces you with a smile. “Were you… just moving those?” L ”Yes, I was, but please do not sneak up on me like that.” “Sorry about that. That’s crazy, you really move the stars? What else can you do?” She says nothing, simply turns around and restarts her position pointing at the night sky. Softly, she begins to hum. As she does this, you take notice to a large white object peering over the horizon. It slowly makes it way over the mountains, bringing a new found light to the landscape that laid before you. You could see for miles, forest stretched out for a distance, only breaking away to desert and then into ocean. Out in the distance you could see what you assumed were small settlements shining away. L ”Anonymous, you are drooling…” she giggles, and you blush. “That’s amazing. You control the moon and the stars? Is it hard?” L ”It’s an acquired talent. It took much practice. And I had 1000 years of it.” Her smile fades into a distant look. You wipe the drool from your mouth and take a seat next to her. After what feels like an eternity you break the silence. “I accepted Celestias apology today.” Her face lights up L “This is very good news! I had feared she would lose it. She was starting to scare me.” “I’m still upset with her, but I needed her to stop moping around.” L ”Thank you Anonymous.” It’s pretty cold out here at night; you take notice as you shiver. She wraps a wing around you. You were going to say something, but it was warm and soft and you didn’t want it to leave. “So what do you think Celestia is going to do with me?” L ”I could find out, but at the time being I have no idea.” You just sit there looking at the beauty that sat all around you. Your smile never fading. Come to think of it, smiling was something that happened very rarely back on earth, and here it is almost constant. “I like it here, it’s much nicer than back on earth.” L ”How so?” “Back on earth I had no one, and no one was nearly as open as you ponies are. Everyone back there seemed to be locked away from strangers.” She remains quiet. “Well I think I’m going to go find my room Luna, I’m rather tired.” She stands up and crouches down and looks back at you. L ”Climb on” It takes you a little while to figure out what she meant, but you comply when it clicks. “Are you sure about this?” L ”Positive. Now stop being such a foal and hop on.” She smiles. You jump up on and grab hold around her neck. She extends her wings and flutters up, wobbly at first, but she gains her balance. She probably wasn’t used to that much added weight. You take off in the direction of the room. It feels good to have the wind blowing through your hair. The moon acts like a spotlight, leading the way to where you are going. She floats down onto the balcony and you climb off. “Wow, that was exhilarating, we need to do that again some time.” L ”Yes we will. I guess this is good night, Anonymous.” “Call me Anon.” You give her a half smile. She smiles wide. “Okay /Anon/.” getting a feel for the word. You reach in for a hug and she hugs back. “Goodnight Luna.” You let go and walk to the living room. You see a note on the bed. From Celestia, Dear Anonymous, in regard to what will be going on with you I have decided. I will elaborate to you in the morning, but you are being relocated. Goodnight Anonymous. You don’t know if you like the sound of that, but nothing you can do about it now. So you retire to the bathroom and bathe for the night. No bubbles tonight, you just soak up the heat and relax. After changing into a robe you make your way to the bed and belly flop onto the softness. Sleep is instantaneous on this cloud they call a bed. Surprise, surprise. Your buddy Discord decides to break up your dreams again tonight. D ”Anon, we need to talk.” D ”It’s about your relocation.” “Go for it, lay it on me.” D ”I need you to get stronger. It is the only way to get me out of here.” D ”When you get there, make friends with them and do what I sent you out there for.” “Mkay, now can you put me back in my dream I was enjoying that.” He looks at you stoic before snapping his fingers and you slipping back onto Luna’s back. You’re flying through an underwater coral formation, observing the beauty that lies underneath. Flying is fun, and really want to do it again before you are relocated. As your dreams fade away you slip into darkness and sleep heavily.
