Dexy

EPILOGUE

T.A.R.D.I.S.

• Ditzy! Ditzy! Look at this! – The Doctor said while pointing to the screen of his computer.

• Uh… I don´t know how to read that, Doctor. – Ditzy said (or Derpy, as you prefer)

• Well, in easy terms, according with the data that T.A.R.D.I.S. is giving me, the time line wasn´t being changed or destroyed. It was being restored!

• What does that mean?

• Don´t you get it? All the time we were living in a different timeline! Whoever took Pinkie Pie wasn´t trying to kill us but to save us, and apparently Pinkie Pie was the key for that. If we had interfered who knows what would have happened!

• That’s great Doctor. Uh, I think

• Yeah it´s amazing! – The Doctor turns off the screen. - I never had seen magic used to alter an entire timeline, in fact I never believed in magic until I came to Equestria.

• So, why everypony outside is acting like if nothing ever happened?

• That’s a gift from T.A.R.D.I.S. He allows our memories to travel in time as well. Nobody else..

• Don´t you mean “Nopony else”?

• Hehe, yeah, nopony else remembers what happened but we do.

Ditzy chuckles.

• Now what we will do Doctor?

• What will we do?! Let´s celebrate! - The doctor exclaimed.

• Great! Great! Uh…Doctor, Dinky is still at school. Why don´t we go home and I will make you some of “those” blueberry muffins with butter that you like so much?

(If you know what I mean)

Ditzy puts a seductive… derpy look.

• Oh Ditzy, you always consent me. – He blushes.

They walk towards the exit side by side; she curls up in his neck.

• Uh, Doctor. - Ditzy says sweetly.

• Yes Ditzy? – He replies in the same way.

• What´s a timeline?

ROMANTIC MOMENT RUINED

He laughs loudly as both leave T.A.R.D.I.S. When the door closes behind of them, the computer monitor turns on again. A map of Equestria was displayed on screen. Several small signs of time-space distortions appear throughout the kingdom but they disappeared as soon as they appeared. T.A.R.D.I.S. assumed that were residual effects due to the large temporal distortion and decided to ignore them and the monitor turned off again.

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Canterlot Castle, Royal Chamber

Princess Luna was lying in bed reading a letter. She chuckled and blushed. Princess Celestia was in the balcony reading a history book, the book was floating in the air with her magic. Some hoofsteps behind her, a young red stallion, an Earth Pony, was stood there. He has short black mane and he was wearing eyeglasses, red jacket and a watch.

The princess began to read aloud.

“The City of Mareami was founded was founded over one hundred years by fishermen ponies from the three races. Due to its perfect location for tourism and commerce, the city developed rapidly. Despite having a large number of cars to population ratio is one of the cleanest cities in Equestria rivaling Ponyville and Appleloosa……”

• “I do not even remember any of this” - She thought. – So Mr. Red. – She said

• Please your Highness, just call me Red.

• So Red, is this all?

• I´m afraid not, your Majesty; this is just the beginning. I used him to solve a problem because I cannot yet directly interfere but there are many dangers yet to come. The fact that a dimensional rift merges both realities into one was a lucky strike.
  Celestia closes the book.

• What should I do now?

• Keeping up appearances, nobody, or nopony like you would say, has to know what really is going on, for now. It will not matter once the Uniweb is installed.

Luna giggles. They turn to see how she is enjoying reading a letter. Celestia stands next to Red.

• Look at her. – Celestia said. – She acts like if nothing happened. How can she be so calm?

• I understand her. - He replied. - She already lost a thousand years so she don´t want to lose any more time.
  Celestia puts a look of regret.

• Not worth worrying about when there is no other choice. – He continued. - The best thing to do is enjoy life to the fullest. I envy her.

• Why?

• I lost my innocence long time ago. When that happens, you don´t see the world in the same way. My worst fear is, if things get worse, she and many other ponies lose yours.
  Princess Celestia´s eyes were watery, she almost was about to cry.

• One more thing. – Red said. – Princess Luna? Do you want this back? It's yours after all.

Red took out a black book from under his jacket and hold it on his hoof; it had engraved the symbol of Nightmare moon on the cover. Luna puts a serious look when she saw the book, then she turns away.

• Burn it, I don´t want to see that thing again.

• Very well. – He smiled.

From his own hoof emerged flames that consumed the book until turn it into ashes that took the wind.

• I have to go back now. – Red said as he walked to the balcony. – I have to keep an eye on the girls. They are very important because now, they are the only line of defense against any possible threat that may arise from the dimensional rifts.

• Please take especially care of her. She already lost somepony special for her. I don´t want to see her suffer again.

• She means a lot to me, but As an Interdimensional Police I made an oath. My life is expendable, however it is also forbidden to interfere with true love. If something happens to me, I would have to arrest myself. We will meet again your Majesty.

He puts a hoof on his forehead and disappears in thin air.
Celestia went back inside and sat next to Luna in the bed.

• What are you reading Luna? - She said smiling.

• Uh… It's from a friend of mine. - She said blushing. - We have been exchanging letters from some time now.

• So how’s your friend Pipi? – Troll face.

• Have you been reading my letters? – Poker face and extreme blushing.

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Ponyville, Outdoor restaurant

Three ponies were sat in a table with the menus covering their faces.

• So the filly and the gentlecolts are ready to order? - Asked a pony waiter with a French accent.

• I want a Veggie Burger – That´s me.

• I want hay fries! – That’s Harrison.

• I want the same as them plus a margarita sandwich, a Cesar’s salad, a zucchini soup, a tomato soup, a dozen of fresh carrots and for dessert, a half dozens of cherry cupcakes, a chocolate cake and a liter of vanilla ice cream. – Uh... that’s Cheryl.

The waiter was in shock. Harrison chuckles.

• She´s… expecting. – I said to the waiter.

• Oh, I understand monsieur. I'll bring your food aussitôt.
  Cheryl and I were married a year ago. We come to Ponyville to celebrate our first anniversary. It is rare to bring the child or children to a second honeymoon but as Cheryl was pregnant we decided it would be better to make it a family vacation.
  When the waiter brought the food, Cheryl did not hold back. He began to devour the food. It was like watching one of those cartoons where the character eats like a vacuum cleaner.
  While eating my burger I saw a group of children passing by the restaurant. They were guided by a cerise mare with two shades of pink on her mane. He has three smiling flowers as a cutie mark. It must be a scholar group doing some field trip.
  One of the little colts caught my eye; A little Alicorn with a soft yellow coat and a cyan mane.

• “Perhaps the son of Gallant”- I thought.

• Hey! – Harrison exclaimed. – Why that Unicorn has wings? That´s not fair. Or is a Pegasus with a horn?

• That’s an Alicorn son, don´t be jealous of him because he doesn’t think that he is better than you. He is a pony like you and me and deserves the same rights.

• You are right, I´m sorry… Hey! Can I go with them? It seems that they're having fun.

• I don´t know son, you are not in that school.

• Of course he can come with us! – The teacher said. – Any colt or filly is welcome in Miss Cheerilee´s class.

• Great! – Harrison exclaimed. – He jumped out of his seat and went to meet the other kids.

• Hi everypony! I´m Harrison but you can call me Harry.

• Hi Harry! – A yellow filly with red mane and a pink ribbon stood in front of him. – I´m Apple Bloom and they are my best friends Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle.

• Hello. - Sweetie Belle greets with a sweet voice.

• What´s up! – Scootaloo greets with excitement.

• I´m Snails and he´s Snips.

• Hi – Snips greets.

• I´m Twist. I like to make my own candies. Do you want a mint candy? – She offers him one.

• Yes, thank you! – Harrison eat the candy. – MMMM, It´s delicious.

• I´m Pipsqueak!

• And I´m Featherweight. Say cheese! – He takes a photo of Harrison blinding him for a moment.
  He shakes his head.

• Where you come from, Harry? – Apple Bloom asked.

-I was born in Mareami but I was raised in Manehattan.

• Oh, by Celestia. Why somepony would chaange the beautiful beaches of Mareami for that polluted and ugly city of Manehattan? – A filly wearing a tiara appears.

• Yeah, in recent years it has become a nest of criminal ponies. – A filly with fancy eyeglasses added.

• You should be really dumb to make a change like that. – The filly with the tiara continued.

Both laughed.

• Who are they? – Harrison asked.

• Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. – Apple Bloom replied with anger.

• They think they are better just because they are rich. - Sweetie Belle added.

Then Scootaloo says:

• But I think they are a pair of b….

• ….Beaches! Beaches! See the beautiful beaches of Mareami! Wonderful Hotels! Movie Stars! – A passing by pony hoofing out flyers of a travel agency.

• Scootaloo! – Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle exclaimed.

• Uh, sorry girls.

• But they have a valid question. – Apple Bloom said. – Why do you leave Mareami.

• It´s due to the job of my dad. He´s a criminalist and when the criminal rate of Mareami lowered, he was transferred.

• WOW! – everypony was surprised.

• Your dad is a cop?! – Pipsqueak asked.

• Not exactly, he´s just a rat lab. He and my mom, they work together.

• Wait a minute! – Diamond Tiara exclaimed. – That´s your mom?!

She pointed to where Miss Cheerilee, Cheryl and I were chatting.

• Cheryl Miniature?! – Silver Spoon added. - Heiress of the Miniature´s Fortune?!

Both bowed to him.

• We are sorry sir! – Diamond Tiara begs while holding his leg.

• We didn´t know who you are! – Silver Spoon begs too while holding his other leg.

• They are very voluble, isn´t? – Harrison asked.

Everypony were stunned. Nopony could believe it, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were begging!

Except for Snails and Snipe, they were more amazed by the shiny cutie mark of Harrison.

• Shiiiiiny! – Snails said.

• And big – Snipe added. They are even bigger than my scissors.

• Those aren´t scissors you fool! – Snails said. – They are kitchen knives.

• Oh! You liked it? – Harrison asked. – I just got it yesterday.

• Wait! – Apple Bloom exclaimed. – You just got your cutie mark?

• Yeah! – He turns to show his flank to everypony. – I got it when I was making the dinner for my parents. Is when I realized how much I like to cook.

Two crossed shiny kitchen knives were showing on his flank. I´m still a little worried about it. I hope they don´t mean anything else.

The three little fillies sighed.

• I give up.

• Me too.

• Me three.

• That’s a beautiful cutie mark sir. – Diamond Tiara said.

• Yes, beautiful indeed. – Silver Spoon added.

• Hey Alicorn! Why do not you come? – Harrison said. – C´mon, don´t be so shy.

The young colt Alicorn was kept away from the group.

• Uh, I-I didn´t wanted to bother. - He began to approach slowly.

He looks even younger than the rest of the kids.

• Is he always like that?

• Yeah. – Apple Bloom replied. – But he´s not like he looks like.

• In one occasion, - Scootaloo added. - We ventured into the Everfree Forest and he followed us. We were attacked by a
  Manticore and when it was about to eat us he appears from nowhere.

• We are not sure what happened then. – Sweetie Bell continued. - His horn began to glow with an intense light that blinded us and the next thing we saw it was the Manticore running away.

• Looks like he´s was born powerful in the Force.

• What? – The three asked.

• Hehe, the other day I heard a weird looking red pony talking like that. I don´t even sure what it means. But it sounds cool.

The timid pony finally arrives.

• So, what´s your name? – Harrison asked him.

• Uh, Sun Bristle

While Harrison was meeting with the other kids, Cheryl and I were chatting with Miss Cheerilee.

• So, what brings you to Ponyville? - Miss Cheerilee asked.

• We're on vacation. It's our first anniversary but given the condition of my wife, we decided on something quiet.

• First anniversary? But your son…

• He´s from my previous marriage. She…passed away.

• Oh I´m sorry. – Miss Cheerilee said with some shame.

• It´s is ok, you didn´t know.

• So, Miss Miniature. I heard you are a criminalist too.

Cheryl was rubbing his stomach that had already grown after 8 months of pregnancy.

• Yes, when we met I was just an intern… ooh, the baby is kicking.

• Yeah, I’m still wondering what happened. – I said.

• I blackmailed you to get a date and then I took you to the bed.

(It was a sofa in fact, but you know what I mean)

• Oh yeah, it was that. - I blushed as I scratched my head.

• Oh my. - Miss Cheerilee puts her hoof on her mouth to keep it from laughing.

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Harrison really had fun with his new friends. At the end of the day we back to the hotel to rest. It was not like those big hotels of Manehattan, but it was nice and comfortable. Harrison was already sleeping in his room and Cheryl was resting in our bed. I was stood in the balcony admiring the view of the town. I could see the house of Rainbow Dash from there. A big fancy House made out of clouds with his own rainbow waterfall. It´s amazing the she could afford a house like that with the salary of a Weather Control Pegasus.

• “Amazing and suspicious” – I thought while I took the ritual dagger from my pocket.

An anonymous benefactor sends me the dagger by mail. Soon I will visit certain Factory.

I got a new prey. I still have work to do.

The End

For now