- >The warmth of your dream that was previously enveloping you has shifted away, only to be replaced by a cool soothing nudge.
- >It prods your cheek as you stir awake and peel your eyes open for the new day.
- >The sight you witness is not one to relieve you, only cause you great distress.
- >A large white mass of feathers rests lightly, dowsing you in shade and warmth.
- >It takes you a few seconds to do the math and comprehend what was going on.
- >You immediately roll out from underneath what was first interpreted as a blanket of comfort, to a prison of anxiety.
- >Shaken by your sudden motion, a disheveled ivory princess scrunches her face in surprise.
- >”Good morning Anonymous, how was your rest? “
- >You don’t even acknowledge her as you make your way to the bathroom for your daily routine.
- >”Anonymous!” She shouts in a singsong voice, fluttering down from the air to the floor in front of you.
- >You just now take notice to how high the roof was in this room.
- “Please leave me alone Celestia, I want nothing to do with you.”
- >Your words hit like a ton of bricks, you can see her disposition warp from a somewhat cheery to a crooked smile and a squinted eye.
- >”Very well Anonymous, as you wish.”
- >If you blink you would have missed it, she vanished from thin air. I suppose if she can bring me into my own mind, teleporting isn’t that much of a leap.
- “This place is weird.” You say to the thin air, not expecting any response.
- >”That it is.” Accompanied by a chuckle comes from nowhere.
- >You take notice to sparks falling out of the air where Celestia just was.
- >You huff out loud as you enter the bathroom and lock the door behind you.
- >After your usual process of shitting and showering, it was brought to your attention that there were no razors.
- >A light bulb must have flicked on over your head as you snap your fingers and a razor poofs into existence.
- >5 minutes later you are fully dressed and looking rather sharp.
- >You take your time opening the door and peaking around to look for anything out of the ordinary.
- >One thing sticks out to you, a single large tray lays docile on your bed, a silver dome covering it.
- >Slowly you make your way to the suspicious looking platter.
- >When you arrive at the bed you look around it and there doesn’t seem to be anything out of place.
- “Why not?”
- >You peel the top from the plate and take notice to the bounty of food that lay in front of you.
- >2 eggs over medium it looks with home fries, diced carrots, and white toast.
- >You can’t help the amount of saliva building up in your mouth as you lower a hand to it and scoop up some of the food on toast and bite into it.
- >While stuffing your face, you take no notice to your surroundings.
- >As you stuff the last bite into your gullet you turn to the silver dome that lay disheveled on the bed, and take notice to a card trimmed with gold leaf.
- >All it says is “Sorry”
- >You shake your head in frustration.
- “If this was poisoned, I’m going to haunt the shit out of her.”
- >You slip on your shoes and leave the room.
- >After walking for about 5 minutes you realize you have no idea where you were trying to go.
- >All of these hallways are identical. Gold trim and paintings of tranquil meadows and babbling brooks coat the walls, mahogany wood furniture with red upholstery.
- >You take a seat on a rather large red cushion and relax for a bit, maybe someone will come along and help you escape from this maze.
- >After what feels like hours you see a familiar face.
- “JARVIS!”
- >”Oh hello anonymous, what are you doing all the way out here?”
- “I got lost”
- >you mumble out and hang your head low.
- >”It’s not a big deal Anon, this is really large castle, the biggest I have ever cared for.”
- “You think you could get me out of here?”
- >He shakes his brown head up and down.
- “Hehe, lead the way.”
- >You walk at a moderate pace for about 10 minutes making small talk and exchanging stories.
- >He tells you about his family, his wife and 2 kids. You explain to him your current predicament with Celestia and he gives you the same explanation that Luna gave you.
- >There was no way you were just going to forgive Celestia.
- >Besides, if she keeps giving you stuff like this, you have it made.
- >Speak of the devil, as you round a corner into the large hallway that leads to the throne room, you see Celestia with a darker tint of white than you remembered.
- >You can feel the sadness oozing from her being.
- >It’s contagious.
- “Look, Celestia I can’t have you moping around like this. It’s not setting a good example for your “children”. I am willing to forgive you under one condition.”
- >Her face does a 180 with a smile that you assume is powered by the sun.
- >”What is it?!?!?!”
- “I need you to stop apologizing to me. Just help me get on my feet so I can start doing something around here.”
- >She has mixed looks on her face, between happiness and though flowing through her face she would wince every now and then.
- >Then she stopped, it was like watching the wheel spin on jeopardy, and you landed on jackpot.
- >Her smile returned in full force as she galloped closer to you.
- “My rule still stands.”
- >She stops dead in her tracks, remembering what you said about her horn.
- >”I have a few ideas on things I could do for you, but I will have to think it over. I will let you know Anonymous.”
- >When she stops talking sparks dribble from her horn and you feel like you are being squeezed.
- >Naturally you start panicking, but when you look down you see two purple things resembling arms wrapped around your torso.
- >She is crafty, you didn’t see that coming.
- >Well, might as well. You hug back the arms and she smiles warmly.
- “Don’t get too cheeky with me Tia, I’m still upset with you.
- >”I understand, it is just a step in a good direction. You don’t know how much it pains me to have one of my children upset with me.”
- >She considers you one of her children? Dam, now you kind of feel like an asshole.
- >You look around for a little bit and then your eyes meet.
- “Well, I’m going to go find Luna, do you happen to know where she is?”
- >”Check the lower gardens, she is usually close to the balcony overlooking the ravine.”
- >You thank her for the help and make your leave, but not before saying good by to Jarvis.
- >Sort of forgot he was standing there.
- >He flashes you a warm smile before leaving on his way.
- “Hey, which way is the garden?”
- >C:” Down those stairs to the left, you should see a large ivory gate with vines. That will lead you to her.”
- “Thanks again.”
- >You turn and make your way for your friend in the night.
- >After a sort walk through a beautiful myriad of shrubbery and sculptures, one resembling Discord, you see the mare you were looking for.
- >There she sits, wings spread, head up to the stars, front arms in the air.
- >It takes you a bit to notice, but the stars seem to be moving along with her arms.
- >You let out a small laugh and she turns and faces you with a smile.
- “Were you just moving those?”
- >”Yes, I was, but please do not sneak up on me like that.”
- “Sorry about that. That’s crazy, you really move the stars? What else can you do?”
- >She says nothing, simply turns around and restarts her position pointing at the night sky.
- >She hums softly as you take notice to a large white object peering over the horizon.
- >It slowly makes it way over the mountains, bringing a new found light to the landscape that laid before you.
- >You could see for miles, forest stretched out for a distance, only breaking away to desert and then into ocean.
- >Out in the distance you could see what you assumed were small settlements shining away.
- >”Anonymous, you are drooling…” she chortles and you blush.
- “That’s amazing. You control the moon and the stars? Is it hard?”
- >”It’s an acquired talent. It took much practice. And I had 1000 years of it.”
- >Her smile fades into a distant look.
- >You wipe the drool from your mouth and take a seat next to her.
- >After what feels like an eternity you break the silence.
- “I accepted Celestias apology today.”
- >Her face lights up “This is very good news! I had feared she would lose it. She was starting to scare me.”
- “I’m still upset with her, but I needed her to stop moping around.”
- >”Thank you Anonymous.”
- >It’s pretty cold out here at night, you take notice as you shiver.
- >She wraps a wing around you.
- >You were going to say something, but it was warm and soft and you didn’t want it to leave.
- “So what do you think Celestia is going to do with me?”
- >”I could find out, but at the time being I have no idea.”
- >You just sit there looking at the beauty that sat all around you.
- >Your smile never fading.
- >Come to think of it, smiling was something that happened very rarely back on earth, and here it is almost constant.
- “I like it here, it’s much nicer than back on earth.”
- >”How so?”
- “Back on earth I had no one, and no one was nearly as open as you ponies are. Everyone back there seemed to be locked away from strangers.”
- >She remains quiet.
- “Well I think I’m going to go find my room Luna, I’m rather tired.”
- >She stands up and crouches down and looks back at you.
- >”Climb on”
- >It takes you a little while to figure out what she meant, but you comply when it clicks.
- “Are you sure about this?”
- >”Positive. Now stop being such a foal and hop on.” She smiles.
- >You jump up on and grab hold around her neck.
- >She extends her wings and flutters up, wobbly at first, but she gains her balance. She probably wasn’t used to that much added weight.
- >You take off in the direction of the room.
- >It feels good to have the wind blowing through your hair.
- >The moon acts like a spotlight, leading the way to where you are going.
- >She floats down onto the balcony and you climb off.
- “That was fun, we need to do that again some time.”
- >”Yes we will. Good night Anonymous.”
- “Call me Anon.”
- >She smiles wide. “Okay Anon.” getting a feel for the word.
- >You reach in for a hug and she hugs back.
- “Goodnight Luna.”
- >You let go and walk to the living room.
- >You see a note on the bed.
- >From Celestia,
- Dear Anonymous, in regard to what will be going on with you I have decided. I will elaborate to you in the morning, but you are being relocated. Goodnight Anonymous.
- >you don’t know if you like the sound of that, but nothing you can do about it now.
- >So you retire to the bathroom and bathe for the night.
- >No bubbles tonight, you just soak up the heat and relax.
- >After changing into a robe you make your way to the bed and belly flop onto the softness.
- >Sleep is instantaneous on this cloud they call a bed.
- >Surprise surprise. Your buddy Discord decides to break up your dreams again tonight.
- >”Anon, we need to talk.”
- >”It’s about your relocation.”
- “Go for it, lay it on me.”
- >”I need you to get stronger. It is the only way to get me out of here.”
- >”When you get there, make friends with them and do what I sent you out there for.”
- “Mkay, now can you put me back in my dream I was enjoying that.”
- >He looks at you stoic before snapping his fingers and you slipping back onto Luna’s back.
- >You’re flying through an underwater coral formation, observing the beauty that lays underneath.
- >Flying is fun, and you will do it again before you are relocated.
- >As your dreams fade away you slip into darkness and sleep heavily.
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