A New Beginning Mlp (Wip)

Chapter 5: House Cleaning

It got up later and Luna offered to help me clean my home, since I wasn't in the best condition. But with hours of back breaking labor we got most of the furniture cleaned and free of dust, and got some of my old tech back and working after 2000 years. It’s good to know I had all my old music still, my pictures, and files from when I was a modeler. Time hasn't done anything to these files much less their value, I found my T.V. working too, and the DVDs and blue rays saved for something to enjoy in those first seven years.

"Hey Luna feel like a movie later?" I asked.

"Movie?" she repeated. "What's a movie?"

"I'll explain later,” I sighed. “First let’s finish up here and we can return to Canterlot, perhaps for some dinner"

"Sounds great!" she said.

Hours had passed, and Luna and I had set off back to Canterlot. She needed to raise the moon for the world. This is the first time I could actually see it to watch the daily ritual as we got outside. I placed my hand on her preparing to teleport…again

“No words can describe how much I hate teleporting,” I groaned

“You’ll get used to it,” Luna scoffed.

I laughed at this statement as if I hadn’t heard that enough these past few days.

Another flash of light, again the horrible sensation and then the pop of arriving back inside the castle walls and walked to the highest balcony of the place. I thought the steps would never end, but we finally made it to the top and Luna’s horn glowed a deep violet blue as she closed her eyes.

I watched in silence as to not disturb her concentration. She closed her eyes as she waved her horn in the direction of the moon, and then slowly to the left, moving the moon ever so slowly while I watched this every feeling of awe or shock or pleasure. I wasn’t sure how to feel but it was beautifully intriguing to watch it all go up in such a manner. It was beautiful when she opened her eyes.

I was next to her awe-struck. I looked all over and looked back at her eyes on me I just smiled and placed my arm on her neck.

I gasped, “It’s beautiful Luna. Best I’ve seen in years.”

A smile appeared on her dark blue face. It is hard to tell when she smiles in the dark. We began the slow decent back to the ground floor and to the dining hall. A very delicious meal awaited us there, and sitting at the end of the table was Celestia

“I take it you two had a good day of studies”

I nodded in agreement I’m not sure what Luna did I didn’t see but I took a seat and placed a towel over my legs and began eating I picked up a glass took a sip

“Ah, aged wine?”

“Yes, it’s an occasional drink around here”

“Could use a little more ageing if you ask me still tastes a bit bitter little to bitter”

She smiled what looked to be in agreement

“I guess it’s little more bitter than normal” she thought intently “So how are you enjoying your stay here Austin?”

“It's good I just miss my friends and my old life just wished it wasn’t destroyed like it was I miss my girl friend  my family and my men I guess that’s normal…..right?”

She nodded in agreement, “I believe Luna can relate to your pain of loss, as she was banished for 1,000 years.”

Luna looked down at her plate. I think Celestia had hit a nerve. I coughed in the awkward silence and ate some more.

“This is some good food here,” I said, while still chewing my last bit of mashed potatoes. “Thank you for having me, and would you mind having your guards escort me to my chambers. I have no idea where to go.”

Celestia nodded, “Certainly. “Please tell them not to stand outside my door, I don’t enjoy being protected when I’m the protector. It’s…how you say…awkward…”

“Very well then,” she raised a hoof and singled for a guard to escort me back. I followed him to my room. “Sooo, do you enjoy being a guard” I asked him. He didn’t reply till we reached my room.

He turned and said with a haughty scowl, “Yes sir, it puts food on the table.”

“I guess so”. I salute him and enter my room.

There on the bed lay the book I was reading this morning.

“Hmm, I guess I’ll go take a shower”. I stepped into the bathroom—it was huge!

I went over to the sink and looked at myself in the mirror. I was battered up and dirty as hell; I looked like hell period. May face was scratched, and my nose had a bruise from when I left the Stasis pod. My hair was a wreck, needless to say.

I sighed and looked down at in the sink and thought of what I should do “Time for a shave and a haircut,” I thought. I looked all over, but saw no razor.

“Oh well, I’ll have to do that later then.”

I undressed and placed my clothes in the hamper and got washed up. I wash my unfortunate underwear in the sink so I can have a clean pair, since I don’t think I have any other pairs.

So I need to do these on my own, but I guess I can wear a towel while they dry. But in the mean time, I stepped into what was a massive shower.

“Damn I can move so much in this.”

I guess this is normal for a pony. I reached up and grabbed a bottle of soap and read “Mystic Cleansing Conditioner” on the label.

“Don’t need that,” I chuckled. I set it on the other side of the shower and grabbed another bottle. This time it said, “Pegasus Clean and Gentle: rejuvenation for dry wings.”

I laughed so hard. “DRY WINGS? HAHAHA!” I set it with the other bottle and picked up the next bottle and read, “Unicorn horn shine.” I was laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe. I set it with the others and picked up the next to last bottle and read, “Mane Conditioner and Shine”

This must be what I need for my hair. I set it on the next self over and picked up the last bottle. “Pelt rejuvenator”

“Hmm, I wonder what this means.” I set it with the other bottles just to be safe. I picked up the Mane Conditioner and squirted out a red liquid and lathered it in my hair, feeling knots in my hair.

“Dang, I’m a dude and I have knots in my hair? This is an all time low.” I continued to lather and stepped into the water and added some for more suds. I continued to wash and then, when I rinsed off, I just stood there and thought, “I guess I’ll stay here and relax a bit and think of what i am to do with myself.”

Mean while back in the dining hall…

I sat still looking at my plate thinking of how life was to be with Austin around. He seemed to be that someone who could fully understand me and what I’ve been through: to lose everything you care about—gone in a flash of time and space.

“Sister…” Celestia said, “are you ok?”

“Yes I’m…fine, dear sister.” I tried to hide my sadness.

“Why so….glum”

“It’s nothing sister.” I sniffed, “Just……..confused I guess”

“About what? You can tell me this Luna. I’m here for you and your needs”

“Just about how much Austin really reminds me…of my past”

“I see.” Celestia hung her head. I didn’t know whether it was disappointment or sympathy.

A shadow appeared above my plate and I looked up to see my sister’s large smile trying to comfort me, her voice soothing. She took a seat next to me

“Yes, you both have indeed suffered enough in your lives. You’re both equal in that way. Perhaps this is why you both get along so well.”

“Perhaps…”

The escort guard returned and stood at attention. “He’s back in his quarters, your highness”

“Thank you, sir guard. That will be all,” she dismissed him.

He marched away quietly as he came.

“Go back to your bed chambers, Luna. Try to get some sleep. Perhaps that will clear your mind.”

I walked back up the hall and left my sister. As I walked, I trotted past Austin’s room and I stood there and listened. I hear running water; he must be in the shower. I kept walking up the hallway and turned and entered my bed chambers. I took off my royal adornments and set them on the nearby nightstand before climbing in bed. I looked at them and thought about Austin…and I slowly drifted to sleep.

Back to Austin…..

I sat in the shower for what seemed like hours. I thought of life, I thought of Luna, I thought of how much we’ve both suffered in time. I just wish there was something I could do to subdue the suffering. I could think of none, though.

I left the shower and put on a white towel from the towel rack nearby and tied it on. I found a custom robe on the door and put it on before I walked out. I dried my hair and layered it back with a comb. I went back to the mirror and saw old scars from the distant memories of my childhood. The one in particularly was above my eye. I touched it and just as I did, a flash back of when I was abruptly awoken when I rolled over and slammed my head into a metal bar on the desk when I was a teenager. Just as that came, it left and I returned to reality.

“Oh, what a fool I was then.” I kept combing my hair and walked in my robe to the window to see the beautiful moon. Always so beautiful. I stared at it and I thought of a song I used to listen to: “With you.” I thought back on the lyrics. Oh, how I miss it.

I sat on the bed and thought about what to do next. Minutes later I put my cloths back on and opened the door. No guards stood in the hallway. I walked around, down many corridors and hallways, and many rooms. I think I even came across the throne room. I kept searching, and I finally came to a door marked with a crescent moon.

“This must be it!” I knocked softly, but no answer. “Hmm…” I entered slowly and saw her. She was asleep. I melted when I saw here there lying on the bed. “How cute.”

I saw her crown and hoof covers. I saw her mane was still elegantly flowing. I noticed a chair in the corner. I closed the door and sat in the chair, waiting patiently for her to awake. I smiled with confidence, “Hopefully this will cheer her up.”