Wrong Place, Right Time

Chapter 3: Night at the Carousel Boutique

"Isn't Luna's moon simply beautiful tonight Koya?" Rarity asks me as we walk to her boutique/home. My Aliciorn book and a book on Equestria tucked under my wing. "I don't know much about Equestrian royalty, who's Luna?" I ask, assuming you have to be really important or Royalty to have the moon named after you. "Oh, right well, Luna is one of the co-rulers of Equestria, ruling with her older sister Princess Celestia to bring harmony and balance to Equestria. You see, Princess Luna raises the moon and Princess Celestia raises the sun." "Interesting" I say as we reach Rarity's Boutique 'the outside looks like a carousel' I think to myself. "Welcome to Carousel Boutique!" 'And that's why' I think "I'm a fashion designer you see and I made all the clothes you see here" announces Rarity, flinging the door open with one hoof. "Wow!" I gasp as I take in the view. "I'll take you to your room" says Rarity leading me upstairs "we have a full day tomorrow." she leads me up a brightly light hallway and stops at a door. "Now unfortunately" she says "I only have one guest room and my sister Sweetie Belle is staying there so you'll have to share a room, but I'm sure you'll get along just fine." "Sure" I say "as long as I have some where to stay." I open the door to see feathers flying around the room, with three small fillies in the middle of it all. An orange Pegasus with pink hair, a yellow pony with red hair and a pink bow it and a white unicorn with curly, pale pink and purple hair. "Girls!" yells Rarity "what did you do in here?" she asks grabbing a broom and dust pan from the closet with her magic and sweeping up the feathers. "I'm sorry Tobias" Rarity says "I completely forgot Sweetie Belle was having her friends over." "It's alright" I assure her "and please call me Koya" "Ok then, Girls..." she says "this is Koya; she'll be living here a little while, so I expect you to be nice to her. Koya, these are the Cutie Mark Crusaders, My sister Sweetie Belle" she says pointing to the unicorn "and her friends Apple Bloom and Scootaloo" she says pointing to the Pegasus and pony. "Now if you excuse me I'm going to bed. Good night" "Good night" I say back, closing the door behind her. There's nothing but silence. I look at the fillies and they look back at me. Apple Bloom grabs a rolled up sleeping bag and tosses it at me. "What’s this for?" I ask catching it     "ta sit on silly" Apple Bloom replies, in an accent that reminds me of Applejack. I carefully unroll the sleeping bag and sit cross legged on it, wrapping myself in a nearby blanket. Then I change my mind and lay on my stomach instead, I open my Alicorn book to the first page when Scootaloo announces "Welcome Cutie Mark Crusaders to our meeting!" I close my book and look up at the three "what are the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" I ask "We're an organization of ponies that help others get their cutie marks!" Exclaims Scootaloo "can I join?" I ask "we've never had an older pony ask to join before" says Sweetie Belle "but sure!" "Wait a minute there Sweetie Belle" says Scootaloo "do you have a cutie mark?" "Yeah do you?" asks Apple Bloom. "Actually I don't" I reply, getting up and showing them. "She has a blank flank Scootaloo" says Apple Bloom "she HAS ta join.” “Wait, are you an alicorn" she asks me "yes, I am" I reply, getting "wows" from all three of them. "Ok then..." Scootaloo says "...all in favor of nominating...um what's your name?" "Koya" I reply "Koya for entry into the Cutie Mark Crusaders say I" "I" yells all Crusaders at once. "Welcome to the team" says Scootaloo with a yawn "but can we pick up with the rest of the meeting tomorrow? I'm getting tired."

The other fillies nod in agreement, get into their sleeping bags and instantly fall asleep. Unable to fall asleep, I get out of my sleeping bag and go over to the window, I sit on the cushioned ledge and I look up at the moon and the stars and think of home and wonder if anyone knows I'm gone. 'No one knows you’re gone' says a voice "who are you? Where are you?" I ask looking around “am I going crazy?” 'You’re not going crazy Koya. My name is Princess Celestia and I'm speaking to you telepathically from my castle in Canterlot.' "But why am I here?" 'I sent you here because I sensed you were in trouble and while your here, I stopped time on earth so no one will know you're missing. But if you ever want to go back home, send me a letter by fire and I'll send you back. As for your bag, I put it outside your door, Good Night Tobias'

"My bag!" Say in a panicked voice. I run over and open the door to find my neon orange backpack has turned into a neon pink saddle bag with neon green buckles and my name written in the same colour. I open the bags to find the same things that were in my backpack. My laptop, my journal, a few pens and pencils, my IPod touch, my I Pad mini and a picture of my family. My dad, my little sister Carmen, my twin brother Alexander. I miss them already. I look at the picture longingly and slide everything back into my new saddle bag.

I'm about to get into my sleeping bag and go to sleep when I hear a rustling sound and then a sleepy voice ask "Koya? Are you awake?" the voice belongs to Scootaloo "yeah, I'm awake" I reply. In the darkness I see Scootaloo grab her sleeping bag and drag it beside mine, she sits down on it and put her head on my shoulder "I had a nightmare" she tells me. I put my arm around her and give her a little squeeze, "don't worry I'll protect you" I tell her. "Will you sing to me?" she asks "sing to you?" I ask back, she nods and gets into her sleeping bag.

"What should I sing?" I ask her, she shrugs, "how 'bout a lullaby?" I unlock my IPod and set it to a song, Safe & Sound By: Taylor Swift, one of the only solemn songs I have. I set the volume low so I don’t wake the others. A guitar plays the intro and I start to hum along to the sound track and as the first verse starts I look out the window at the moon and sing.

I remember tears streamin' down your face

When I said I'll never let you go

When all those shadows almost killed your light

I remember you said, don't leave me here alone

But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

Just close your eyes

The sun is goin' down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you know

Come mornin' light

You and I'll be

Safe and sound

Don't you dare look out your window

Darlin' every thing's on fire

The war outside our door keeps ragin' on

Hold on to this lullaby

Even when the music's gone, gone

Just close your eyes

The sun is goin' down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you now

Come mornin' light

You and I'll be

Safe and sound

Ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ahh ahh,

ahh ahh

Just close your eyes

You'll be alright

Come mornin' light

You and I'll be

Safe and sound

As I stop the music, I look down at Scootaloo, she puts her head on my lap and sleepily asks for another song. This time I set it to 'If I die young' by: the band Perry. This time though, I record myself, so I can remember this moment, late at night, a little pony falling asleep on my lap and the way I look now.

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a, bed of roses

Sink me in the river, at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh, uh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother

She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh,

And life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no

Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had just enough time

And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom

I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger,

I've never known the lovin' of a man

But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand,

There's a boy here in town, says he'll love me forever,

Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life, well,

I've had just enough time

So put on your best, boys, and I'll wear my pearls

What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh, no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner

And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'

Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh (uh, oh)

The ballad of a dove (oh, uh)

Go with peace and love

Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket

Save 'em for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had just enough time

So put on your best, boys, and I'll wear my pearls.

I stop the music when it reaches its end and look down at the filly on my lap, I carefully put her head on her pillow, turn off my IPod and settle down myself, I stare at the ceiling and think about what happened today and what will happen tomorrow, until I give in to the night and fall fast asleep.