A New Beginning Mlp (Wip)

Luna looked back at me but didn't stop walking. I ran up to her and whispered, "Um, Luna, this isn't helping keeping me a secret." I talked so quickly I was surprised she even understood me at all.

"Have no worries, Austin. My royal guard can keep a secret."

"I hope so.." I groaned as I walked by her side. Despite the guard's training, most of them did a double take when they saw me. I can't blame them, because I am a human, but I couldn't imagine the guard keeping this secret.

We reached the large front doors of the castle and two male ponies opened the door, these ponies, at least, did not stare at me. They were large and looked very disciplined. I followed Luna through several massive hallways until we came to a pair of huge, wooden doors. They resembled the ones at the front of the castle, but were not so ornate. When Luna pushed them open with one hoof, I saw that behind then was a library.

This was nothing like the collection of books in Twilight's house. There were more books here than I had ever seen in one place ever before. It seemed to go on and on, wing after wing of books. Some ragged and breaking apart at the binding, others with golden pages and fancy writing. It was so amazing to see, that I hadn't realized for several minutes that my jaw had fallen slack.

I realized then that Luna was looking at me to see my reaction. She didn't seem to know what to make of my expression. "Wow," Was the only thing I could say. She smiled and began to walk, guiding me down the center, past aisle after aisle of books.

"This is the Royal Library. Home to the largest collection of books in Equestria. If you can think of a book written in all of Pony History, chances are you can find it here." She spoke without looking at me, continuing to guide me deeper into the massive library.

"Impressive," I breathed, not able to stop my eyes from darting all over the room. My eyes catching the most unique of books. One of them was so large that it had to rest on a clothed, expensive looking table that barely held the book up. It was probably taller than me. I kept expecting for Luna to stop at a certain section of books, but none seemed to capture her interest, so she continued walking through the seemingly never-ending library.

Finally, after a few minutes, she began to speak. "So, Austin." She looked down at me but continued to walk, "How long have you been here?"

"I think for..." It was so hard to tell with my warped sense of time. I had to count all the days in my head carefully... day one, I found town and met Luna. Day two, I tried to bathe in a lake before meeting Dash, and, later that day, Twilight and beginning to read the pony's history book. Day three, Finished reading the book and stayed with Twilight. This seemed to be the start of day four, because it was still dark out. Could everything had happened in just four days? I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't lived through it myself. "Three days, not counting today." I finished uncertainly. "I've had to shower at Twilight's house." I admitted to her, not sure if I already told her that.

To my surprise, the gentle pony began to laugh, "You are always welcome to anything the castle has to offer."

"Thank you!" I said gratefully. "One hell of a commute, though, Princess." I said, my eyes wandering around the library once more. She was silent for a moment, so I looked back at her, not sure if I had said something wrong.

She was looking intently ahead, and I wondered if she heard me. "We'll get it figured out." She said suddenly. I sighed, but kept my eyes on her.

"Maybe I could stay here for a few days." I said, knowing that she wanted me to take her up on her invitation earlier. She smiled and looked down at me, "Do you think I could stay somewhere where I won't get lost?" I said lightly.

"I will have it arranged." She said happily. "Stay here and I will have it all set up for you. I'll come back when it's ready."

I barely got the words out, "I'll be here." before her horn began to glow an ominous midnight blue, and she was gone like a bolt of lightning.

I didn't know how long she would be gone, so I turned to my right and headed to the closest book shelf. It read, Land Pony Wing, and it seemed so long that no single person could read all of the books in this single section. I pulled one out at random and walked onto an idle chair around a large oak reading table. I sat down and looked at the title, No Special Powers, before rolling my eyes. I skimmed the first few pages and sighed. It must be a fiction.

I read quietly aloud to myself, but from the most I could gather, it was about a land pony named Fuchsia who fell in love with the most well known Pegasus in the land, Clarkson. The only problem was that she was a land pony with no special powers, and felt that she didn't deserve the talented Clarkson. I was just skimming it, not paying very much attention, when two Pegasus guards flew into the room and stopped right in front of me. They were thrown off by my appearance, but the one on the left spoke. "The Princess requests you."

"Oh." I said, not expecting that. "I'm coming."  I said, standing up. "Will it be a long walk?" I asked. They both laughed.

"We will fly. The Princess has told us you do not possess the ability, so you will ride on one of us. Let's go." I gulped, but climbed on one of the pony's back. Then we were gliding. Soaring. Flying!

Me and Luna had walked so far into the library we seemed to be flying for a exhilaratingly long time. Once I got over the shock, I began to laugh and smile and yell, too happy to really care. My hands were in the air and I was flying! "WooHoo!" I yelled

Then, too soon, we stopped before two tall, slender doors. Much like the others in this castle. I dismounted the Pegasus and walked forward to the doors, pushing them open. They doors moved swiftly open, and there they were. The sisters. The Princesses. Day and Night, right before my very eyes. One magnifying the other's beauty. I gasped for breath after a few seconds, because I realized I wasn't breathing.

They both smiled at me. How foolish I must look to them. "You called, Princess Luna?" I said finally, breaking the embarrassing silence.

"Thy sister has requested to meet you," Luna said, sounding more like a Princess than usual. Maybe it was just me. I turned my attention ever so slightly to the snow white Princess.

She was considerably taller than Luna, probably as tall as me, and her hair was almost too colorful compared to Luna's. It seemed to be alive. Moving. So was Luna's but not as noticeably, since her mane was dark. Princess Celestia wore a shimmering golden crown and necklace, looking showy in comparison to Luna's small dark crown and necklace. It seemed that Princess Celestia was wearing expensive looking shoes, while Luna's were simple and dark. The last thing I noticed before Celestia spoke was a... tattoo? On either side of their hind legs. Luna had a crescent moon surrounded by darkness, maybe fog, and Celestia had a brilliant sun.

"I've heard a lot about you." Celestia said, her voice sweet but not as gentle as Luna's. I wasn't sure how I felt about her. Her face was beautiful, just as beautiful as her sister's... but it was... different. I couldn't help but feel like she thought she was better than her sister. The way she dressed, the way she presented herself, the way her large, white wings stood tall, while Luna's were modestly pressed against her sides since she was not using them to fly.

"It's an honor to meet you, Princess Celestia." I said honestly. I had studied a lot about her over the past few days.

The tall pony looked at me for another moment before exclaiming, shocked, "Luna! You didn't tell me your guest was a human!" I wasn't sure what expression was one my face. Utter confusion, maybe. How did she know what a human was?

"How do you know about humans!?" The way I said the sentence didn't sound like a question. It sounded like an accusation.

"Well, humans were well before my time, but I have heard tales from my oldest ancestors. I assumed they were myths." She said, her wide, pink eyes never leaving mine the way Luna's might. Her eyes reminded me of Rainbow Dash.

"The ruins were long decomposed and gone. When our ancestors found the land that would become Equestria it was green fields. Almost nothing remained, but there were still stories. You know how ponies talk." She said, the corners of her small mouth turning up.

She sighed and turned to her sister, "Well, Luna, I have a law to tidy up. It was nice to meet you, um?" She said, sounding embarrassed she didn't know my name. She seemed like the kind of person that knew everyone. Everypony, I corrected mentally before I could stop myself.

"Austin." I said quickly.

She smiled at me. "Well, then Austin, it was very, very nice to meet you. I hope we can speak again in the future." She said farewell to her sister and smiled at me once more before she left, three guards materialized at her sides -- unicorns -- and followed her out of the room.

Luna looked after her sister, her face expressionless. Then she turned to me, "Are you ready to see your quarters?" She asked, frowning. I could tell she was a little upset by how her sister had excused herself. "It's in the housing wing." She told me.

"Absolutely." I said as she lead me out of the room. She didn't speak much on the walk there, though it was a very long one, but spoke again when we got there. "You'll be staying here." She motioned to the closed doors, "I stay in the Royal Bedroom." She told me, "It's a little of a walk from here. I have assigned you guards to transport you wherever you would like to go." Then she gave me a small smile.

"Thank you!" I said, honestly grateful. She nodded and then began to walk back the way we had just come. I looked after her retreating figure until I saw the faint luminosity of her horn, then she disappeared. Would I ever get used to this? Probably not.

After much too long a time of staring down the empty hallway, half expecting Luna to reappear, I sighed and turned toward the double doors of my room. Did every room in this castle have double doors, or was I imagining things? Must be a Princess thing. It was well past morning now, after the long walks with Luna and waiting in the library for what seemed like a very long time. I pushed the doors open without much thought and stepped into my room.

After all the new things I saw today, I shouldn't have been so surprised to see the large, ornately decorated room. It was fit for a king! Ha! "Yes! This is all mine?" I asked out loud even though no one was there.

I felt a need to touch everything, to make sure it was real. I walked across the thick, soft, red carpet and up to the large, bigger than king-size bed. I touched the sheets and the bed frame, then the dresser right next to it.

As long as I was here I might as well get some sleep. I peeled my shirt off, which stuck to me, in some places, with sweat. I hope I didn't look like this when I met the Princess. I threw it to the floor and took off my old, worn through sneakers. Then I collapsed onto the bed.

I didn't dream at all in those hours. I wonder why?

I awoke only a couple hours later. Was it just me or did the days and nights seem longer here? I sucked at telling time ever since I got here, so who knows. The blazingly delicate morning sun, just rising, was streaming orange light into the room. It was so beautiful that I could only stare in wonder as it slowly climbed higher and higher into the air.

Then I yawned, got up from my bed, stretched, and stumbled over to the window. "Wow," I breathed when I saw the sight that lay before me. I saw other towers of the castle, nearly all of Equestria, I saw everything! "What a view!" I said to myself. Hmm, I wonder if the Princess needs me, I thought quickly. "If she needed me she would get me." I said to myself, walking back towards my large bed.

I picked up my shirt from the floor and silently slipped it over my head. I pulled my shoes back on, feeling a slight regret that I had the wear them. They were pitiful. I headed for the door, and then down the hall, deciding that I could at least explore the city and get something to eat. I was starving! If anyone needed me, well, then they could seek me out. I wasn't gonna waste a perfectly good day sitting in my huge room.

As I kept walking through the castle and came to the end of the hallway, there were two guards. I stopped a few feet before I reached them, "Can one of you tell me a good place to eat around here?" I asked, trying not to sound rude or impatient.

What the pony said to me was not what I would call a response. The pony on the left said, not looking at me, "We have orders from the Princess to keep you here until she comes to retrieve you. Go back to your quarters" He said, his voice cold.

Wow. Jerk-ponies? Really? "Look guys," I said, raising my voice slightly, "I haven't eaten in more almost a day. I'm starving, and I'm going into the city to get something to eat, so move aside. Now." I said, trying to sound tough. They didn't look at me, they didn't answer. They continued to looks straight ahead as if I wasn't even there. Rude.

I grumbled to myself, but I turned around and worked my way back down the long hallway. What was the meaning of this? Was I some sort of prisoner? I never agreed to this! Ugh, I thought to myself as I pushed the double doors open and stepped back into my room.