Unto A New World

A/N:

Sorry about how long it took to update this chapter. I’ve lost my motivation for this story; any story in-fact.

It will most likely pick back up again when Season 3 starts, I’m currently writing ideas down for my next stories.
Any-who, enjoy this chapter, if there are any of you left that actually read this.

It’s pretty terrible.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Date Night

I awoke this morning to a light song from the birds perched on the balcony.

I shifted my weight on the bed to find that Luna was missing from the spot she took every night, though there was a faint smell of something that I couldn’t put my finger on.

It smelt… nice. Like a rose, with a hint of bacon.

I sat up, examining the room and letting my eyes adjust. Nothing was out of place, though the laundry had been taken and in its place was a note.

I lay back down on the bed staring at the ceiling.

Children. She wants children.

Am I even ready for this? Should we wait? What does that note say?

I shifted the bed covers from atop of me neatly to the side and slid my feet out, landing directly in something warm.

Looking down, I noticed there were two slippers on my feet.

What? How? I’ve never had a pair of slippers in my life.

There was another note on the wooden bedside table beside me, though this one was in a sealed envelope complete with the Royal insignia of a flaming sun.

Picking it up and turning it over, I noticed it had been kiss sealed where the wax should be.

Touching it with an index finger, the envelope disintegrated in my hand, leaving a letter and a large pouch in my lap.

The bag was made of leather, and was tied by something which looked to be made of pure gold. It was also twice the size of my fist.

How did that fit in there?

Putting the bag to the side, I picked up the letter with my fingertips and carefully unfolded it.

“My Dearest and most loved Jackson,

It is of great pleasure to know that you will be proposing to my Luna. I wish you both the best of luck, even though I know that you won’t need it.

Don’t get your head in a spin by thinking how I managed to make the bag fit; the only explanation I can come up with is Magic and molecules.

There is a great place in Canterlot of which you can buy Hoof-Rings. You could also pay a visit to the blacksmith and have one custom made.

I would love you to come and visit me this afternoon in my chambers, we have much to discuss!

Yours forever and always,

Celestia x

P.S:
Enjoy the warm feet!”

How did she know? No time to dwell on that!

I stood up and stretched, groaning as I did.

Rubbing my eyes, I opened the top draw of the bed side table and slipped Celestia’s letter into it, and pulled out my Cloudstone necklace that Rainbow had so generously made for me for Hearths Warming.

Shaping it around my neck, I moved sluggishly to where the laundry pile used to be and picked up the second note of the day.
It was a simple piece of light blue paper, with my name on the front.

I opened it and it shone brightly, blinding me with white.

Closing my eyes, I noticed that I could still see. This wasn’t the room I was in before.

Then I saw Luna’s face appear in the dark, and then the rest of her body followed by our room. I could see myself asleep on the bed behind her.

“Luna? What’s going on?” I asked.

The Luna in my vision didn’t reply, she just stared at me with a cheerful smile.

“Hey Jackson” She said quietly as if trying not to wake me or anyone else “I hope you still remember about our date tonight. I’ll be going out today to get ready, as well as run some errands for my sister”

Then her horn glowed.

“There” she continued “I’ve separated us from the communication spell to give us both a little privacy”
Her ears then twitched her head shifted, my vision shifted, to look at me sleeping.

“It looks like you’ll be waking up soon” she giggled and turned her body, looking at herself in the mirror with a swish of her tail “I love you”

The “Video” then finished and my eyesight returned to seeing the backs of my eyelids.

My eyes fluttered open and I was struck with a wave of disorientation, though I managed to stay upright by balancing on the nearby wall.

With a shake of my head, I regained the ability to stand on my own and walked over to the mirror where Luna had made her note thing.

I wonder what Vinyl’s dungeon looks like…

No! She told you not to and you have to respect her privacy!

Screw you conscience, I do what I want ‘cause I’m an independent black woman mmm-hmm!

I placed my hand flat against the reflective surface and slowly slid the monstrous mirror to the left, revealing a corridor, lit by pink candles that followed two tall walls to a main room.

The room was round and large, though it wasn’t as big as any other room in the house. The floor was covered in a soft, wool-like material that was the same colour as the pink candles which, including being at the entrance, were also sitting on candle holders in various locations around the chamber.

Taking my slippers off, I felt the carpet hug my feet.

It felt strangely good, like walking on a soft, woolly marshmallow.
Putting my feet back into the slippers, I walked over to a drawer which was on one side of the large heart shaped bed against one part of the wall.

Opening the first draw, I found a pair of pink fluffy hoof-cuffs and some other long and thick… Unmentionables.

The second draw contained a pony version of the Kama Sutra. Curiously, I flipped to a random page… Okay I turned to 69 whatever.

How the hell is a pony meant to get their leg like that?

Putting the book back, I willed my legs to take me towards the tall wardrobe on the opposite side of the room. It had to be at least twice my size.

Placing my hands on the handles as any normal person would, I swung the doors open with eagerness. What I saw was NOTHING like I was expecting.

It was full of assorted clothes and costumes. Maid outfits, chains, whips, hats and what have you.

You know, ANYBODY who would come to this world would not think that the nice and humble ponies would use this stuff. It was actually pretty cool.

I grasped a whip from the side of the wardrobe and brought it up close to my face. There was writing on the handle.

‘Whip ‘O Nine Tails – Property of Vinyl Scratch’

My eyes then followed the direction of the whip to the end of the tails. Sure enough there were nine, but what took me by surprise was what was on the end of each.

Fishing wire.

Fishing wire was tied to the end of each leather tail.

I put the whip back in its place with haste, closing the doors quickly after.

I shuddered, hoping that Luna hasn’t gone exploring in here and gotten any ideas…

I turned around and made my way back down the pink lit corridor and proceeded back to my room, shutting the mirror behind me and resting my back against it.

So. Many. Images.

Though I wasn’t really complaining. It was kind of hot.

Slowly, I stumbled towards the door and pulled it open and started to head down the hallway when I chose to stop at Tumbleweed’s room.

She didn’t have a permanent residence here, but Vinyl said she was allowed to stay here whenever she wanted.

*knock* *knock* *knock*

I heard a small, cute squeal emanate from the room, followed by an equally as cute yawn.

“You may enter”

While opening the door, I noticed that Diamond Tiara had also drawn a picture for this room as well. It was of herself and Tumbleweed standing in a green field underneath a rainbow that had the words ‘best friend’ inside.

I swear that filly could cure cancer with the amount of ‘dawws’ that she generates.

The first thing I saw when I entered her room was a blur of light brown and bleach white, before I found myself staring at the ceiling with a small main in my stomach and a ‘growth’ on my chest.

“Jackson!” Tumbleweed exclaimed as she snuggled her head into my chest “I missed you!”

“Hey Tumbles” I chucked as I rubbed her soft coat with my hand “It’s only been what, nine hours since I saw you?”

“Nine hours too long!” she said as she raised her head.

I fixed her little light blue ball thing she wears above her left ear and tucked it up into her hair how she likes it, causing her to lightly blush and smile.

“Thanks” she said, wearing a bashful smile “I didn’t have long to get ready, I wasn’t expecting anyone so I slept in!”

“You’d look fine to me even if you had your hair down over your eyes, dirt in your coat and mud on your hooves” I said as I pulled her back into the hug, feeling the heat from her cheek on my chest.

“That means a lot to hear you say that” she replied with a sigh “Can you come to bed so I can use you as a pillow?” she asked, then noticing the look on my face.

“Well Vinyl has a room full of-“

“I DIDN’T MEAN IN LIKE THAT!” She blushed furiously as she got up from atop of me.

“I know you didn’t” I chuckled “I’m just stirring you up is all! Besides, how did you know I was going to say that, I could have said a room full of fluffy kittens?”

“I… Well… Me…” Tumbleweed stuttered, shying away while watching me lie down on her bed.

“Are we doing this or what?” I asked as I opened my arms.

The light brown mare waltzed herself over to the bed and literally jumped into the offer, hooking her foreleg around my neck and pulling me down onto the bed next to her.

“We should hang out today” She said with a smile.

“I was actually going to ask you the same thing. I need a mare’s opinion on a ring” I said as I rested my head on hers, staring on the ceiling.

“You’re going to propose?”

“Yeah, tonight. I need to get some clothes too”

“I’d be more than happy to join you. It’s going to be a good day!” She said excitedly.

“Well when you’re ready, we can go eat some breakfast and then get started”

“Give me thirty minutes. Ten to snooze here with you, fifteen to shower and get ready and then the last five minutes to relax” she said with a keen smile “You can give me a shoulder massage”.

“Oh can I know?” I laughed.

“Yes” she replied “But I’ll owe you one, maybe on the day of your wedding”

“She hasn’t said yes yet, and I haven’t even asked her!”

“Oh but she will say yes”

“And how do you know that Miss Tumbleweed?”

“I’ve seen the way she looks at you, the way she presses her face into your face when you rub her cheek” She said while mimicking the action with her hoof

“The way she says she loves you, to hold you” She continued, bringing her hoof close to her chest “Even right down to her body movement and behaviour; always facing in your direction, she flicks her tail when she’s walking in front of you and her ears always perk up when you start speaking even though you may be talking to some pony else across the room”

She broke the hug and shifted her entire body to face me.

“She loves you and wants to be with you for the rest of her life”

I simply stared at her, studying her facial features for any signs of exaggeration.

I’m a pretty good body reader.

“How do you know all that?” I asked.

“Huku, Mother, was a tribe shaman back in my homeland” she replied “When we moved here she taught me a few things”

“Interesting. Well I have to say that was just about the cutest thing I’ve heard you say! How do you not have a colt-friend yet?” I queried.

Tumbleweed blushed “A while back I said I was into colts, back when I was telling you how Vinyl and I met? I said we were experimenting back in school and I said I was straight”

I nodded, gesturing for her to continue.

“That may not be entirely true” she confessed, refusing to make eye contact.

“There’s nothing wrong with that Tumbleweed” I reassured her, placing my hand on her back.

“You can’t tell anypony”

“Silly Tumbles! You don’t need to worry about that. I won’t tell anyone unless you want me to”

“I’ll get there eventually, I’ve had my eye on that teacher remember?”

“Oh right, Cheerilee!”

“Shh!” she hushed me, folding her ears back “There’s something else I need to tell you too”

She opened her forelegs and I gladly accepted.

“And what’s that?” I asked, my breath making her back hairs move.

“In my culture, we have four main groups on ponies in our lives; family, friends, a mate or partner and then one pony that we search for”

“What sort of ponies do you search for?” I asked.

“Well they aren’t like what Luna means to you. They’re… sort of like that one pony that we give our life to, who we take after and always go out of our way for. We feel their pain, and once we choose they basically become a part of us. Like two souls as one”

“Where are you going with this?”

“I think you’re that pony, or human”

I was taken back.

“Tumbleweed… I…”

“I know it’s a lot to ask”

“Well… I… Suppose I can be. I mean you mean a lot to me too, but why not Vinyl? You two are best friends” I told her.

“She is one of my very best friends, and so are a lot of other ponies” She replied “But I just don’t feel the same thing I do with them compared to when I’m with you. It’s like a tingly sensation that you get when you eat too many jungle berries but its constant”

I took a moment to think it over. She was practically giving her life to be, and in return I’d have to give mine to hers.

I mean sure, Tumbleweed is awesome… But this was a lot to agree to in such a short time.

I’ll have to talk to Luna about it.

“Well uh, how about I give you your answer at the end of the day?” I asked.

I watched as her expression fell for a split second, before it perked straight back up again.

“That would be nice” she replied.

“Cool, now are you going to take a shower or what?” I teased, poking her with my index finger.

“What? Do I smell too much for your liking Mr Prince?” She played, hitting me back and jumping off the bed with a stretch. She put extra emphasis on Mr Prince with a roll of her eyes.

“Maybe just a little bit” I replied, using my thumb and forefinger to fortify my point.

“You mule!” Tumbleweed laughed as she jumped onto the bed and tried to chase me.

Instead, she found her hoof caught in the silk sheets, and turning into a comical rolling ball.

She stopped rolling when she fell of the side of the bed with a loud thud. Somehow, she managed to tie herself up, on her back, with a perfect little bow of bed sheets binding her hooves together; complete with a priceless grin staring up at me.

“Help?” She whimpered, her voice filled with defeat and embarrassment.

“You’re so cute!” I said as I pulled one of the bow tails, hearing her sigh in relief.

“I thought you were going to leave me there” She told me as she picked herself up from the floor.

“What? After the offer you just made me?” I replied with a slightly surprised expression “Now way”

“True that” She replied and continued with a smile “I’ll go have my shower now, I shouldn’t be too long”.

And with that she skipped out of the room and down the hallway to the bathroom. She doesn’t have the privilege of her own ensuite.

Now left in the mare’s room, alone, there was only one thing to do…

Go exploring!

Where to start?

I shuffled over in my comfy white and gold slippers to her wardrobe and peeked in.

Nothing but clothes.

I moved across the room to the shelf on the wall above her bed.

Using the mattress as a ladder, I propped myself up to get a better view.

There were two shelves, one above and one below.

The top had a framed photo of a group of ponies, one of which was Tumbleweed who was just as old as Applebloom. The white stripe on her snout hadn’t even grown to its full length.

There were two other photos on this shelf, one of Tumbleweed and two other ponies. One was a large black stallion with white rings above his four hooves and one on his chest. The other was a white mare that was about three quarters tall as the stallion. Her mane matched her coat, a pristine snow white. I noticed that she had specks of brown and black in her hair.

This must have been her parents…

The next picture; well I lie… It was more of a map; A map of part of Equestria.

This has to be her homeland.

On the bottom shelf, there were a few assorted trinkets, a Polaroid camera and a picture of Tumbleweed and I.
Out of the trinkets, one thing caught my eye.

No way.

The shot glass we shared the first time I met her at the bar…

I felt my heart strings being tugged at. No crying Jackson!

“Jackson? What are you doing up there?” A familiar voice called from behind me.

I turned to see Tumbleweed standing at the end of the bed, her coat and mane slightly damp from her shower.

“Um… Nothing” I replied, hiding the shot glass and picture behind my back.

“What’s that nothing behind your back?” she asked suspiciously.

I sheepishly pulled out the shot glass and photograph, causing a light blush to form on Tumbleweed’s cheeks.

“Oh right” She said, rubbing the back of her head with her hoof “I’m not stalking you or anything”

“Not at all, I mean you just preserve my fallen hair in jars” I laughed.

“He-he yeah” She looked away “I suppose I do”

“…What?”

Tumbleweed started to laugh loudly, falling to the floor while holding her sides.

“You should have seen the look on your face!” she said in between her laughing and gasps for air.

“I suppose that was pretty funny” I admitted “Are you ready to go?”

The light brown mare rose to her feet and wiped a tear from her eye before her face changed into a serious stare.

“I’m pretty sure I said you can give me a massage”

“You also said you’d owe me one” I replied.

“I did say that didn’t I?” she said as she lay down on the bed in front of me “My shoulders are killing me”

I knelt down on the bed beside her and placed my hands on her back.

“Right here?” I asked as I pressed my thumbs into her skin, feeling her tight muscles react to my touch.

“Mmm” she replied as she lay her head down on her legs “Four and a half minutes and counting”

I continued to rub her shoulders, pressing a little harder where I felt the most resistance. I worked my way across her shoulder blades and around her neck before returning to her spine, running my fingers along it.

“Tiiiime” The mare yawned cutely “Thank you for that Jackson”

“You’re most welcome my good friend” I replied as I got up from the bed “Shall we get breakfast out or have it here?”

“We’ll get it on the way to Rarity’s” she decided as she too got up from the bed and moved out the door, followed by me.

We walked through the kitchen and the lounge to find the house was empty. Everyone else was at work.

“It’s so quiet” I stated, receiving an agreeing nod from Tumbles.

“Redheart usually leaves at four in the morning, and Vinyl has to leave to go do things in Canterlot and other cities to organise her shows. Sure, she could just walk in and play like she does in the bar I work in but it’s very disrespectful for the DJ that is playing at the time”

“Yeah that’s true. She must be pretty popular then” I said as I opened the front door for my friend.

“Thanks, and yes she is. Almost every pony in Equestria knows who she is, and those who don’t will know soon with what she’s planning”

“And what’s that?” I asked as I walked down the steps from the front door.

“Spoilers” She replied, touching her nose with a hoof.

“Come on really? You’re really going to do that again?” I complained.

“No I’m not going to” she chuckled “Are you ready to know what she is going to do?”

“Yes”

“Are you ready to be blessed with the knowledge?”

“Yes. Stop stalling!”

“She’s going to have a concert in Manehatten, and she is going to invite you and Luna to it tonight” she told me.

“So… What’s so special about a concert?” I asked.

“She’s dedicating it to you, also Luna but mainly you” she replied, weaving in and out of a group of ponies/

“Why?”

“That’s for her to tell you and me to keep secret”

“You and your secrets!” I exclaimed.

Tumbleweed giggled and broke out into a quick paced trot. I had to start jogging myself to keep up.

I could see the Carousel Boutique coming up quickly, and the first thing that my eyes picked uop was the mass of multi-
coloured ponies gathered in front of it.

As we got closer, we could hear some loud, fancy pop music and someone speaking with a megaphone.

“That’s Sapphire Shores! I’d know her voice anywhere” Tumbleweed said as she sped up to reach the back of the group.

“Who is she?” I asked as I tried to peek over the top of the crowd, which was easy enough due to the height difference.

The mare with the megaphone had a pale olive coat and a brilliant azure mane; Complete with a fancy dress-thing which reminded me of Lady Gaga in a way.

“Here comes the next model, wearing the next seeeeensational fashion for winter, the ‘Future Look’”

The model that trotted out had a blue coat, accompanied by these weird rings that literally floated around her waist, hooves and neck.

The crowd was silent for a little while, until the mare shook herself like she would if she were wet; like a dog.

The rings started to glow in a bright white with a slight blue hue, causing the crowd to gasp.
Then a deafening cheer erupted, causing the model to blush, pivot and strike a pose.

“This design comes in twelve different colours, and are asexual” Sapphire said “I’ll be using them in my next concert, which every pony here who buys just two sets of Future Rings will get free entry! Just remember to keep your receipt to show to the bouncer griffons at the door and you’ll be admitted”

She then scanned her eyes over the crowd and spotted me at the back.

“Oh! It looks like we have royalty here today!” she said as she pointed at me, making every pony to turn and fall to one knee.

“Hail Prince Jackson” they chanted in unison.

What the fu-

“You may rise?” I said experimentally.

As instructed, all ponies rose back to their hooves and stared at me, as if waiting for me to say something.

“Uh… I came to see Rarity” I then looked to Tumbleweed “We came to see Rarity, so if it’s no bother, can we just squeeze through?”

The audience all stepped aside to make one narrow passage the led straight to the door.

“Say hello for me” Sapphire said as I walked past her place on the stage, who received a nod in response.

I opened the door for Tumbleweed and swiftly followed her in before shutting it, pressing my back against the wood.

“That was awesome” I said.

“Well you’ll be getting a lot more than that for the rest of your life” Tumbleweed said with a quirky smile.

“And you’ll be known as Lady Tumbleweed” I told her.

“Aww thanks Jackson”

“No worries” I said as I got off the door.

“Is that my wonderful Jackson that I hear?” I heard a voice call from somewhere in the boutique.

“That depends if that voice belongs to Rarity?” I asked, earning a small giggle from Tumbles.

The white mare then stepped out from a door to the left of her shop and into the main atrium.

“The one and only!” She said with a gleaming smile, walking up to me and my friend “How wonderful it is to see you again!”

“As it is to see you!” I said as Tumbleweed and I walked up to her, meeting halfway.

She embraced me in a friendly hug, and did so for Tumbleweed too before taking a step back to her place.

“What are you after?” the white mare asked.

“I’m looking to have a nice suit made, as well as find out why this Sapphire Shores is outside your boutique” I said with a smile “She also says hi”

“Oh how nice of her!” Rarity said with a small, lady like chuckle “I will tell you while I work. Come!”
She did a fancy pirouette and walked to the door she emerged from.

There was a little more skip to her work than usual.

She led us through her home and into her studio, where she instructed me to stand on a podium.

“I’m ever so sorry dear, but Sweetie Belle was making something for a school project and used the piece of paper that had your measurements on it” She told me as she levitated a measuring tape and a clipboard with a pencil out from her table “Arm up”

I lifted my arm as I watched Tumbleweed take a seat on a nearby couch.

The only noises for the next few minutes were Rarity scratching down numbers and my stifled laughter.
When she finished, she asked me if Tumbleweed was looking for some clothes as well.

The bar mare promptly shook her head.

“What do you want the suit to look like?” Rarity asked me, pencil ready to draw.

“I’d like a simple black suit, neat and high fashion with a white shirt to go with it” I said.
After a few minutes of drawing, Rarity had shown me her picture. The figure looked exactly like me, and had looked pretty boss.
She took it back and furrowed her eyebrows.

“It’s missing something…” She said while chewing on the pencil “I’ll figure it out while I work, and it will be done in half an hour if you’re willing to wait?”

“If it’s not too much trouble…”

“Not at all my dear!” she insisted with a wave of her hoof “No pony has ordered anything because Sapphire is out there selling m-our next line of clothing”

“You mean you created those rings?” Tumbleweed asked, placing all her attention onto the mare.

“Why of course! And they really aren’t that hard to make either” Rarity said as she turned to her sowing table, levitating over
some black fabric as she spoke “It’s our line of clothing because she promotes the rings and in return I get faster fame, although she gets seventy percent of the profit”

“SEVENTY PERCENT?!” Tumbleweed and I exclaimed in unison.

“Yes, I know” Rarity sighed.

“Why are you doing it then? You could have gotten me to do it, or even Luna” I told her.

“No offence, but the younger ponies in this world aren’t too interested in royalty. Sure we are here in Ponyville but in other
placed such as Manehatten and Neighston, they are more interested in celebrities and the like” Rarity said.

“That still doesn’t really answer the question” I said.

“She will be able to get my name out there, and once she does then I will be able to live in Canterlot; where I belong!”

“I suppose that is plausible” Tumbleweed said.

I turned to the brown mare.

“Do you even know what that word means?” I asked her.

“No but it sounded right” She said shyly, her eyes darting around the room.

“Well I don’t either so don’t feel bad” I said with a smile, and a small chuckle.

Tumbleweed didn’t seem to find it funny, she didn’t say a word.

“So…” Rarity said, cutting the awkwardness with her voice like a knife “I worked out was missing and you’ll never guess what it
was”

“And what was it?” I asked.

“My ‘new to be signature’ rings of course!” she said extravagantly.

“I was actually about to ask you about those” I replied “And you’re adding them to the suit right?”

“Yes dear, if you get hungry while you wait there’s food in the kitchen” Rarity said with a wave of her hoof in the general
direction of said room.

“Thank you very much” I said as I took a seat by Tumbleweed on the couch.

Now all I had to do was wait.

Waiting was NOT my special talent.

***

“It’s doooooone!” Rarity sang as she took the suit away from the sowing table and held it up in her magic.

“That’s exactly how I imagined it to look Rare” I said with a smile as I got up from the couch and took the suit from her grasp “Is
there somewhere I can get changed to try it on?”

“You may use my room, up the stairs and down the hall to the right” She said with a beaming smile plastered across her face.

“Thanks” I said as I moved to the staircase and to her room, hearing Rarity’s final words as I shut the door.

“So… Tumbleweed, are you SURE you don’t want any clothes?”

***

Rarity’s bedroom was extravagant. It wasn’t the first time that I’ve seen it, but it never ceases to amaze me.

Seriously, she always talks about wanting to live in Canterlot… You’d think you’d be there in her room.

The windows had expensive curtains pulled to their sides and she had carpet as white as snow, or Celestia’s coat.

Her ceiling was high in the rectangle room, and was accompanied by a very fancy cornice.

In one corner of the room sat her bed, which is where I placed the clothes when I got changed into the suit.

Like a glove.

I felt so swag, this was definitely going to be the night.

THE night.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

“Jackson? May I come in?” I heard Rarity’s voice penetrate the door.

“Of course, it IS your room after all” I chuckled and turned from the bed, my eyes meeting the white mare’s as she entered.

Rarity gasped.

“You look smashing!” she said as her eyes grew even larger.

I shuffled awkwardly on the spot.

“Thanks, but I can’t seem to get these rings to work” I said as I turned back to the bed and picked the four up in my hands.

“It’s really quite simple dear. You let a little magic flow into them and they glow and hover in place”

My human instinct had me using my hands instead of my new found magic. I was yet to get accustomed to it, no matter how
good I actually was with it.

Rarity took one of the rings with her telekinesis and held it around my left wrist. She closed her eyes and concentrated.

Moments later the ring came to life and she released her grip, leaving it hanging in place.

“Now you just have to tap each ring to that one and they’ll work”

“Thanks Rarity” I said with a smile as I started to take the suit off and place it in a set of saddlebags that Rarity had left for me.

“Anything for a friend Jackson” She said with a smile and turned to leave.

“Go get her” she said with a flash of joy in her eyes.

***

“So where to next?” Tumbleweed asked while trotting beside me as the hot midday sun beat down on the both of us.

“Well we’ve checked the clothing off the list” I replied as I shook the bag in my left hand.

“So we still have the ring, the dinner reservations, the music and the cute date before hand?” Tumbleweed said as she read off
her mental checklist.

“There’s no cute date beforehand, and I have to go see Celestia sometime today as well”

I heard the mare make some noises, which resembled talking to herself.

“Yes” She said finally “If we go to the jewellers after a light lunch, we will be able to go make the reservations for some time
around seven o’clock and then finally you can go and see the Princess before your dinner”

I kept my pace even as I turned to face Tumbleweed.

“How did you do that?”

“Do what?” She asked with a smile.

“How did you plan out my day so easily?”

Tumbleweed blushed slightly “I thought about it while we were in Rarity’s, and I just had to make some quick changes when
you said you had to meet up with Princess Celestia”

“Right, well thank you! You’re like my very own secretary!” I chuckled.

“Well back before I became a bartender, I was studying to become one with Vinyl in school” She said as we passed the co-op
where I had met Junebug at one stage.

“Vinyl wanted to become a secretary too?” I asked.

“I probably should have worded that better” Tumbleweed said with a smirk on her face “I was studying to become a secretary
while Vinyl was studying her music”

“Oh! That makes much more sense” I said as I slowed my walk, coming up to a small deli on the corner of a street “Why didn’t
you become a secretary then?”

“No-pony needed one, or they just didn’t want to hire me” She said with a pout “So I did the next thing on my list”

“Bartending?” I asked as I led the brown mare into the store, holding the plastic strip door thing up for her.

The deli was cosy, like Applejack’s house. It smelt nice, like when you walk into a restaurant and all you can smell is the nice
food.

The walls were painted a bright sunset orange and were decorated with paintings. There was a vending machine to the left of
the room, alongside a fridge filled with assorted drinks.

The counter was much like a Subway counter, having those curved glass windows to protect the food inside.

“Correct, and I’m happy that I got this job!” she beamed, stopping by the counter and looking at the menu behind the cashier.

I looked up at the menu, seeing a lot of healthy and unhealthy foods. I didn’t know what to buy.

“Can I help you?” The cashier asked in a lazy voice. The stallion yawned and adjusted his headgear before looking at us again;
his eyes were nearly closed so he mustn’t have had any idea who he was looking at.

“I’ll get what you get Tumbles” I said as I took out the bag of gold bits.

“Uh, we’ll have a salad I suppose” she said in an uncertain tone.

“Is that all for today ma’am?” the cashier asked.

“Oh and two apple juices!” Tumbleweed replied as she quickly span and trotted to the fridge, retrieving two plastic bottles full of
the yellow liquid.

“That’ll be ten bits please” The stallion said.

I complied and counted out ten golden coins on the counter.

Another employee walked out and disappeared behind the glass, re-emerging a few minutes later with two take-away boxes of
salad. The purple unicorn mare smiled as she handed the boxes over.

“Come again!” She said while waving her hoof, which later turned to hit the cashier in the right leg “What did I say about getting
a good night’s rest?”

“I… I…” Was all we heard before we were out of ear shot.

“Let’s go sit down by the fountain, under the shade of that tree” Tumbleweed said as she led me to the centre of town.

It feels good to sit down every once and a while and just watch the busy town go about its business.

I think Tumbleweed has the same idea.

I cracked open the lid of Tumbleweeds salad and passed it to her, before opening mine and using my fingers to pick up a piece
of lettuce and raise it to my mouth.

My eyes darted over to the mare beside me, whose body was facing me and her eyes were boring into mine.

“Y-yes?” I asked, stuttering a bit from the stare.

Seriously, she wasn’t even blinking.

Tumbleweed looked away with a happy sigh “I just know I’ve made the right choice”.

“The right choice about choosing me as your soul-pony or whatever you call it?”

Tumbleweed nodded.

“Do you have an answer yet?” She asked while digging her muzzle into her container.

“Not yet” I replied “But I’m more or likely going to say yes”.

“So why not just say yes now?” She asked.

“Because I’ll be giving part of my life to you, so I need to know you’re the one as well” I replied.

The brown mare seemed to contemplate my words, before nodding and making an affirmative noise.

“That’s fair” She said as she looked at the fountain in the centre of the square, and then up to the regal palace in the distant
mountains “How do you like your salad?”

“It’s pretty good, I mean it’s no lamb steak but it’ll do” I said without thinking “I mean…”

“You eat baby sheep?!” she said under her breath so no-pony else could hear.

“I thought I told you that humans eat animals and plants” I said, raising my hands defensively.

“You did… But baby sheep?” She said in an unimpressed tone “Seriously?”

“They taste nicer” I retorted, folding my arms and putting my nose in the air.

“That’s horrible!” Tumbleweed said as she quickly finished her salad “But whatever, let’s get to Canterlot”

“But I haven’t finished my sa-“I tried to say before the bubbly though slightly pissed mare pulled me from my seat in a hurry
towards the train station.

***

The train station was a humble little thing. It was barely half the size of a train station from Earth, but probably ten times more
organised.

‘Ponyville Station’ was cut into a wooden sign that hung above the large arch passageway. It was, and I regret saying this: cute.

My companion led me through the building, which was bigger on the inside. Seriously, have you been there yet? It is
LITERALLY bigger on the inside.

From where I was standing, with bag o’ le suit in hand, I could see the multi-coloured train at the terminal.

“ALL ABOARD FOR DEPARTURE TO CANTERLOT IN FIVE MINUTES!” A male voice boomed over the speaker system,
sounding a little tinny and robotic.

“That’s us!” Tumbleweed said as she raced to the counter, throwing a few bits at the mare behind it and receiving two tickets
thrown back at her.

We boarded the train after showing the guard said tickets and found a spot towards the back.

Cool kids ride in the back.

The train interior was much like a train steam strain passenger car pulled straight from the older times. It had nice green,
patterned carpet and cream coloured wallpaper to match.

“NEXT STOP: CANTERLOT!” The voice boomed again as the engine pony shut the doors on the train cars.

“This’ll be fun!” Tumbleweed said, nearly shaking in her seat from excitement.

“If you say so”

***

“Well that was fun” I said as we jumped off the train at the Canterlot station, and obvious bored tone accompanied my voice.

“I had fun; I told you that you should have tried hanging your head out the window!” Tumbleweed said giddily as she trotted by
my side, her hooves clip-clopping on the tiled floor of the train station “Where to first Princie?”

“You’re the one who organised everything” I rebutted.

“Oh yeah” She replied, a light blush appearing on her brown cheeks “Uh, I think I said to the Jewellers or Blacksmith right?”

“I don’t know” I said with a smirk “You tell me”

We stepped out of the station into the bright sunlight. All around the two of us there were dozens on snooty ponies going about
their lives.

Is it wrong that I felt like punching them in the face?

“Jewellers it is!” Tumbleweed decided, veering her trot to the left; aiming our walk at a large building about two hundred metres
away.

“I wonder what Luna is up to” I spoke to myself, looking up into the cloudless blue sky.

“Probably thinking about tonight” My companion told me with a smile “It’s going to make her so incredibly happy”

“I’m actually starting to feel nervous” I said, letting the words linger in the air before speaking up again “Not about tonight, about
the future”

“Sir and Madam?” The stallion said from the other side of the room, near a stand of gold and silver rings “If you would like to
choose your rings now…”

“Oh right!” I replied, pushing Tumbleweed over to the stallion “What do you think?”

She looked at the stand and spun it around with her hoof before pointing at one of the rings and looking back at me “How about
this one?”

I took it from the stand of fondled it with my fingers, examining it.

It looked to be pure gold, with a strand of silver running through the middle and it could easily slip over my wrist.

“This one is from Prance, specially designed to encase the memory of a wedding inside to be kept forever” The stallion
informed us, receiving two “Aaahs” from the both of us “Although I must admit it does not match your mare’s eyes Sir”

He took the hoof-ring from my grasp with his magic and held it up to Tumbleweed’s face, who blushed furiously and turned her
head away.

“See?” He said.

I let out a chuckle, which turned into a full gut busting laugh “She’s not my mare-friend!”

“She isn’t?”

“Nope, just a really good friend who is helping choose a Ring for my real mare-friend” I said, bringing Tumbleweed close with
an arm.

“May I ask who your mare is then?”

“Princess Luna!” I said with a smile.

“I’m sorry, but you do not fit her highness’ colt-friends description” He said, putting the hoof ring back on the shelf.

“Lolwhat” I replied, giving Tumbleweed a deadpan stare and receiving one in return.

“I said you are not her majesty’s colt-friend”

It was Tumbleweed’s laugh that broke the silence that followed the stallion’s words.

“And who are you to say he isn’t?” She asked, getting in his face.

“The description that I was given by a very trustworthy associate was that he looked like a Diamond-Dog and you sir are no
dog”

“Who exactly did you hear this from?” I asked.

“That is classified; now get out of my store before I call the authorities!”

And we did just that. I was not going to buy a ring from someone as dumb as that pony.

“So I suppose we will be going to the blacksmiths then?” Tumbleweed said, her voice filled with disbelief of what had just
happened.

“I suppose so! Wait…” I looked up towards the sun “It’s nearing two o’clock, can you go make the dinner reservations while I go
get the ring made?”

“Will do” she saluted and galloped off.

“Wait! Where is the blacksmith?!” I yelled after her, but she didn’t hear me “Great juuuust great”

I looked up to the rooftops of Canterlot and spotted black smoke a few blocks away billowing up into the sky from a large chimney.

There it is!

I broke out into a mad dash in the direction of the smoke.

***

*CLANG* *PING* *SSST*

I followed the sound as best as I could and ended up in front of a large wooden house, connected to an open room half the size
of said house.

The “Half Room” had a large male earth pony working within, using his brute strength to swing a hammer down with his mouth
onto an anvil.

I walked up the wooden stairs and towards the pony.

“Hi!” I said, just a little bit too enthusiastically.

*CLANG* *PING* *SSST*

“Ahem” I cleared my throat and still received nothing.

“HELLO!” I yelled.

The stallion flicked his left ear and his eyes slowly turned to meet mine.

“Didn’t see you there, hearing isn’t what it used to be” He said slowly in a voice very similar to that of Big Mac “Whaddaya
need?”

The stallion was old. He had visible wrinkles and had bags under his eyes.

And his eyes. The stories and experience I could see in them, it’s something that no words can describe.

“I need a ring made” I said “I can pay handsomely if you make it right now”

I untied the bits bag from my waist and showed him, who widened his eyes.

“What sort of ring do you need?”

“I need an engagement ring” I told him.

“Well I can make you one in no time from almost any sort of metal with any sort of gem in it”

“Then I’ll have a silver ring made up, with the best gem you have”

The stallion turned and walked to a nearby shelf, picking up something on his nose and throwing it onto his back.

He walked back over and turned to show me his back.

Whatever it was wrapped in a grey rag.

“I was saving this for something special, but I know who you are and what you are planning to do” He said with a kind, relaxed
smile “I’m too old to find my own mare, so I want you to have it”

I opened the rag and gasped at what was inside.

It was the most flawless, beautiful gem I had ever seen. The colour was a bluish red with a tinge of green.

“It’s called a Turpias” He informed me “I can embed it into the ring for her highness”

“Thank you… I’m sorry I didn’t get your name”

“My name is Iron Hide sir”

“Thank you Iron Hide” I said with a smile “I won’t forget this”

The blacksmith pony gave me a happy, tired smile.

“Your ring will be finished within the hour”

“Thank you, I will send some pony to pick it up then” I replied as I shook his hoof in gratitude “Most likely a mare named
Tumbleweed”

“I hope all goes well your highness, good luck” he said with a nod and watched me leave the building.

***

Walking towards the castle, feeling the heat of Celestia’s sun, I spotted Tumbleweed running towards me.

“Jackson!” I heard her voice call, getting louder as she got closer.

“Tumbleweed!” I greeted the red faced pony with a grin “How did it go?”

“Good” she replied, wheezing and panting deeply “The dinner reservations have been set for seven thirty, which gives you an
hour and a half to meet with the Princess and an hour to get ready”

“Thank you Tumbleweed, and the music?” I asked, patting her on the head.

“Octavia will be playing at the restaurant, and you have a seat towards the front on the right”

“Who’s Octavia again?” I questioned, receiving a dead pan stare in return.

“Y-you’ve never heard of her? Not even a little?” she asked in a tone that sounded like she didn’t believe me.

“Not that I can remember…”

“Well she’s Canterlot’s greatest… I forgot what it’s called; it’s basically a large cello with a fancy name”

“Alright, I do know what you are talking about now” I said with a smile “You can have the rest of the day off; although I’ll need
you to pick up the ring from the blacksmith and drop it by my room in the Palace when I am getting ready”

“Can do!” Tumbleweed saluted cutely, so hard in fact that a few strands of her hair fell in front of her eyes. She then opened
her forelegs for a hug.

“Then I will see you then!” I said, returning the hug before parting and heading off to the Castle.

***

I never really noticed this before, but the castle is actually really large. It has to be at least three football fields wide, receding
into the face of the mountain.

And I was going to be one of the rulers who lived here.

…Well, hopefully.

I walked up the stairs that led to the main gates and met the guards who were stationed there. Upon noticing me, they opened
the gates and bowed as I passed them. Two others from the other side of the doors flanked my left and right and followed me
as I walked down the long, marble floored hallway.

“Princess Celestia has been waiting for you to arrive” The guard on my right informed me “Though is currently in a court
session with Griffon Ambassadors, her highness has requested that in this case that you are to wait in her Royal Chambers”

“Lead the way” I… well… I instructed. I still didn’t like giving orders to ponies but it has to be done.

We took a right turn not far up from the gate that lead to a flight of stairs.

At the top of the stairs there was another door, guarded by another two guards. ‘My’ guards turned and left as the door to
Celestia’s room was opened.

‘Great’ I thought to myself ‘More waiting’

***

I was lying on Celestia’s bed, staring at the artwork on the ceiling when the doors re-opened. I had only been waiting around
fifteen minutes.

The Princess walked in and dismissed the guards that followed her before turning back to me with a tired smile, walking
across the room.

“I’m sorry I took so long my Prince, but I was forming a very important peace treaty with the Griffons” the alabaster mare said,
taking off her crown and placing it on her dressing table with a sigh.

“That’s quite alright Celestia, I have no problem in waiting for you” I replied, catching her smile as she proceeded to take off her
golden collar thing.

“Thank you Jackson” she finished her sentence by placing the collar on a nearby mare mannequin, and then started to take her
slippers off and place them on the same mannequin.

She turned around to face me and my mouth fell open in awe. I had never seen her without her royal attire on, she looked so
different.

“Is something wrong?” she asked in her classic sing song tone, walking over to the bed and taking a seat next to me.

“Nothing, I just haven’t seen you when you haven’t been wearing anything before” I replied “You look like a different mare”

Celestia chuckled.

“That’s because the Princess that wears that clothing is not the same Princess that is sitting beside you now”

“Celestia?”

“I have things that I need to discuss with you, and if it is spoken from princess to prince then it will not be the same” she said “It
needs to be sister to brother”

“Sister and Brother?”

“That is correct, my little human” she replied with a light giggle “In life, I believe that there is the family that you are born with,
and the family that you choose. I have chosen you to be my brother, even though once you marry Luna you will be anyway”

“Then it would be an honour to have you as my sister, I also consider Tumbleweed my chosen sister as well so I suppose she
falls under the chosen family tree for you too somewhere right?”

“That is right, and I know that you will give her the title of Lady when you are able to”

“Yes, you are correct” I said with a smile “What did you need to talk to me about?”

“This might be a little hard to take in…” she replied, seeming to go over some words in her head.

“It’s okay, I’ve taken a whole lot of information and the like today, a little more won’t make much difference”

“If that is your wish” She nodded her head before looking me right in the eyes “You are informed that Luna controls the Moon
and I control the Sun?”

“Of course…”

Celestia got up from the bed and walked up to the middle of the room.

“Ever since the beginning of Equestria it was foretold that the third royalty, who was not related by blood, was to take control
over the Earth itself”

“The Earth?” I questioned “As in vegetation?”

“Vegetation, animals, the sky, fires, lightning and rain” Celestia concluded “Basically anything that has to do with the planet”

“But I thought Pegasi took care of the rain and clouds?” I asked.

“That is true, but they have never had a third royalty to control them. They had to take it upon themselves”

“So what you’re saying is…”

“You will have to control the Earth as a whole”

***

I woke up in my private chambers on my bed, Celestia and Tumbleweed by my side.

“Jackson! You passed out!” Celestia said, putting her now golden slipper covered hoof on my arm.

“Yeah that happens sometimes” I told her “What time is it?”

“Seven…” Tumbleweed replied, eyes widening in shock “We’re going to be late!”

“Does Luna even know where we are going?” I asked, literally using my magic to teleport across the room to my dresser,
finding my clothes placed inside. Probably placed there by Tumbleweed.

Celestia answered this.

“I told her that you will pick her up from her room at seven fifteen”

“Jackson, you just teleported” Tumbleweed muttered, but I didn’t take much notice.

“How am I going to get ready in fifteen minutes?!”

Celestia’s horn shone with a golden aura, before a beam shot out from the tip and hit me in the chest.

I didn’t really get to see what had happened or how, but afterwards I found myself in my suit, glow rings around both wrists and
ankles and I seemed to be showered.

“Like that” She said with a smile “You look really nice”

“I agree” Tumbleweed said with a smile “Here is your ring”

She pulled out the ring from behind her back and gave it to me.

I opened the box and I gasped. The ring was amazing!

“This… This is…”

“Yes, it’s a good ring!” Tumbleweed finished for me “Now go get her!”

“Yes… Yes you’re right!” I said, shaking my head and putting the ring into my inside jacket pocket “I’ll see you both later”

“Good luck Jackson” Celestia said with a smile as I left the room.

***

‘
Control over the Earth as a whole?’ I thought to myself as I briskly walked to Luna’s room, once again flanked by guards ‘Which
in turn puts me in-charge of the lives of all ponies on the planet..’

“We have arrived Sire” One of the guards said, before turning with the other and marching off back down the hallway.

Wasting no time, I knocked on the door.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

“Come in!” I heard Luna’s voice chime from within the room.

I did as instructed. Placing my hand on the door, I pushed it open to find the room as dark as the night itself.

“Luna?” I asked, shutting the door behind me “What’s going on?”

“Do you remember that low light vision spell I taught you a while back?” I heard her say, her voice resonating in my eardrum as
if she were right next to me.

“I do, but it starts to hurt after a while”

“Activate it; you won’t need it for long”

I did as was asked. I concentrated on the flow of my magic and poured some into my hands. They started to glow a ghostly
white.

Phase One: Complete.

Placing my palms together, I started to rub them together quickly as you would when trying to warm them up. Soon the aura
colour changed to a light blue.

Phase Two: Complete.

I raised my hands up to my head and covered my eyes with my palms, transferring the magic to my eyes.

Removing my hands, my eyes started to outline shapes in the room with a blue outline. I could start to see the stairs leading to
the upper level of her room.

I peered into the dark room and saw Luna standing at the top of the stairs, that is until she teleported in a flash.

“Luna? Where did you go?” I asked.

“Right here” I heard her say in my right ear before she lit candles in the room with her magic.

The room illuminated with a dim glow. There were hundreds of candles placed in random areas around the room.

I turned around to come face to face with the Princess.

“Hi” she smiled and tapped my head with her horn before mischievously teleporting away.

“Lulu” I laughed “What are you doing you silly pony?”

I heard her faint giggle come from the middle of the room, so I decided to walk that way.

As I got closer, her giggle changed direction; towards the balcony.

I walked out into the fresh air through the two large glass doors that led to the balcony and found a table, covered in a silk red
table cloth and red candle.

Then something even more amazing caught my eye.

The moon.

The moon was low in the sky, and it was the largest I had seen it during my stay here in Equestria.

And the stars! The stars were breathtaking! There were trillions upon trillions of little sky candles shining in the dark sky.

I felt a hoof tap my shoulder.

“Hey” Luna said as I turned.

I didn’t have much time to respond before her mouth connected with mine, and left it just as quick as it came.

“I was thinking we could spend the night up here instead of going out” Luna confessed, looking bashful as she did.

I looked her up and down, taking in the dress she was wearing.

It was a black dress that showed off her slim body that had frills at the bottom and neck. On top of her head was a cute little hat
that had a small blue rose in it.

To put it simply; she was amazing.

“I… I…”

“Shh” Luna cooed, putting her soft hoof to my lips “Sit”

I obliged, pulling out a seat for her first before I sat.

Her horn shone a soft blue, lighting the candle in the middle of the table before summoning up two silver platters of food.

“How was your day?” she asked, breaking the silence.

“Very full on” I confessed “I teleported”

“Really?” she asked with an impressed look on her face “You shouldn’t have been able to do that for at least another few
months”

“I don’t know how I did it” I said as Luna revealed the food on our plates.

On Luna’s was a nice selection of greens, along with blue flowers and hay.

Mine on the other hand was a lamb steak.

“How did you get this?” I asked “And how are you not disgusted by it?”

“You have to do what you have to do to survive” she said, pouring two glasses of wine “And yours is eating meat. I can put up
with it, because I know you wouldn’t eat anything that could actually talk or has a soul. This meat came from your world”

“I see, thank you” I said with a smile “How was your day?”

“Very relaxed actually” She replied, putting a forkful of food into her mouth “I slept for most of it”

“Well that’s understandable” I said “You ARE the Princess of the Night”

“Your Princess of the Night”

***

The night was going well, and very quickly. It was nearing ten by the time we moved back inside.

We had finished four bottles of wine.

…Each…

“I fe-fe-feel amazing!” Luna said in a slurred voice.

“I know what you- *hic*-mean” I said, hiccupping half way through; causing Luna to let out a hearty laugh.

“You’re so drunk!” she teased, swinging her head in my direction and falling onto me.

We fell onto the carpet near the bed, laughing and rolling around.

“Luna…” I said as we began to calm down, staring at the ceiling as we lay by each other “There’s something I’ve been meaning
to ask you- *hic*””

“And what is that my love?”

“Well I had this whole night planned out for the both of us” I said “And it was- *hic* -supposed to be special”

“This was very special”

“I know, it turned out better than what I had planned” I told her, rolling onto my side to look her in the eyes “And it’s about to get
better”

“Wh-what do you mean?” she slurred, giving me the bedroom eyes.

“Not that, yet…” I said as I reached into my pocket and stumbled up onto my knees.

I pulled out the hoof ring in its box and opened it, revealing the piece of silver inside.

“Will you marry me?” I asked.

“Yes!” She cried, pulling me into a drunken embrace.

Tonight was going to be the best night of something amazing.

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