Swimming with the Draconequus Chapter 5

>You shake the sleep out of yourself as you sit up.

>Felling nice and well rested, you hastily step your way to the bathroom and do your business.

>Summoning some a button up shirt and a pair of khakis and a leather belt.

>After dressing and doing the daily hygiene you exit the bathroom and head for the door.

>Turning around you survey the scene and check to make sure you aren’t forgetting anything.

>After a triple check you gallivant down the path to the dining hall.

>The trip there is rather uneventful, other than seeing two regal looking ponies arguing with a beige male horse with a pink doughnut on his ass.

>You laugh at his appearance at first, but the large amount of baked good he was carrying gave you an idea.

>You have always wanted to try this, and it was the perfect opportunity.

>As he breaks off of the group of ponies, he makes his way to the hallway you were in.

>After making sure the hall was clear of anyone but you and him, you spawn a banana and devour it leaving nothing but the peel.

>You put it in his target direction and he makes his way to it, oblivious.

>He steps on it and goes flying in the air, doughnuts, éclairs strudel, and other assorted baked goods in tow.

>He hits the ground and gets coated in a culinary cloud of dust and cream filling.

>Drawing blood from biting into your hand was well worth it to suppress that laugh.

>Quickly departing from the disgruntled man with a frustrated look on his face, you continue on your path.

 

 

>Finally arriving at the massive dining hall, you quickly notice Celestia sitting at her table, but before joining her to find out what she has planned you need some food.

>You flag down a waiter and order some pancakes and strawberries.

>You weren’t really looking forward to coming close to Celestia, but you had to.

>You sit 3 seats away from her and wait for your food to arrive.

>”Hello Anonymous, how are you on this morning?”

>You reluctantly respond.

“I’m fine, a little hungry, but food is on its way. How about we discuss what is going to happen to me?”

>”Ah, very well. My faithful student in a nearby town agreed to take you in for the time being.”

“That sounds… good. Not really what I meant when I said that I wanted to get out on my own.”

>”It is only a temporary thing Anonymous. I have already sent out letters to all the residents of the town preparing them for your appearance.”

“So what will I be doing there? Besides sitting around all day…”

>”Try and make some friends. I’m sure you can keep yourself occupied.”

>You look at her for a little bit with a serious look until your food is plopped in front of you.

>A stack of golden fluffy pancakes, a saucer with what you assumed was syrup, some strawberries cut into slices lay atop the mound of gold, and a plate with butter on it.

>Next to it lye a basket of toast and assorted jams and jellies.

>The final thing to be set down was a pitcher and a glass.

 

 

>Using what you had assumed was magic, the waiter pony lifted the pitcher and poured you a glass of orange juice.

>The aroma filling your nostrils was driving you mad, so you leapt into the food, dousing the stack in syrup and spreading some butter atop the toast.

>Mouth full after mouth full, only stopping to breath or it down with some OJ.

>When the plate and basket were emptied, you sat back in your chair, realizing how much of a glutton you were.

>You didn’t care though, it was delicious, and you probably weren’t going to be eating that well for a while.

>Satisfied with your meal you turn to Celestia, who has a wry looking smile on her face.

“What’s so funny?”

>”Well, its just… AHAHHA”

>She burst out in laughter drawing the attention of a few ponies spread around the room.

>You burn her with your look, actually cause a small spark to form on her torso.

>You immediately look, not trying to give away your power.

>Looks as if the spark just died out. You were too busy looking out for the spark to notice what Celestia was doing.

>You feel something brush against your face and flip.

>After realizing what it was, you calm down and chuckle.

>Pulling away the crummy and sticky damp towel from your face, she continues her cackle.

>You join in, despite the mad look you were trying to pull off.

“Well, when am I leaving again?

>”Whenever you are ready.” Her laugh finally dying down.   

>You stand from your chair and make your leave to go find Luna.

 

 

>After getting some directions from Celestia, you make your way up a large spiral stair case.

>About half way up the staircase you get an idea.

>You stop in place and look around, summoning all the power you could, you clamped your hands together extremely tight.

>When you unclasped your hands, you looked at the masterpiece that you had just forged.

>A moon, crafted with a  dark sapphire encrusted with a deep gold lining, connected to a thin black and gold chain.

>It was one fine piece of jewelry, but dam if you aren’t exhausted after that.

>You wipe the sweat from your brow and catch your breath before continuing up the stairs.

You arrive at a large blue and black door guarded by 4 ponies with batwings.

>You introduce yourself, before asking if you could enter.

>They nod and open the door.

>You sneak in and see Luna sitting on her balcony, head to the clouds.

>As you creep behind her, you unclasp the necklace and slip it around her neck.

>She must be really focusing, seeing as how she didn’t the necklace.

>As you close the clasp on the back, you hear a gasp, and Luna launches to her feet.

“Calm down, it’s just me.”

>”Oh Anon, you scared me, what did you just do to me?” She says, looking down at her chest.

>When she sees the full moon laying softly against her chest, her jaw drops and she turns to you, speechless.

>You reach out and close her mouth with your hand.

“Like it?”

>Still being speechless, she wraps you in a hug, squeezing every ounce of air from your lungs.

 

 

>You tap her on the back and she understands, breaking from the hug and just staring at you.

>”It’s beautiful Anon, how did you get something like this?”

“I have my ways.”

>You smile and she returns it.

“So, Celestia said she is sending me off to stay with some student of hers, I don’t know Luna, do you think they will be ok with me just moving in?”

>She looks distraught, very sad at the least.

>”I don’t think will have too much trouble Anon, they are accepting after time. Just be nice and you should fit in.”

“If you say so, I just hope nothing too bad happens. Well I had better get going, I’m going to miss you Luna.”

>You wrap her in a huge hug, before breaking it you hear her sniffle.

>Dam, this must really be hitting her hard.

“Do you think I could come back and visit you soon?”

>She lights up like a spotlight, and starts shaking her head rapidly.

>”I would love for you to come back and visit Anon, please do.”

>After one more hug, you give another goodbye and leave.

>Feeling rather tired, you decide to find Celestia and get on the road.

>After scouring the dining hall, you are redirected to the throne room.

>That same large room, you had been in earlier.

>Sitting at her throne is the sun goddess, looking out the window, ethereal mane flowing as usual.

>As you approach her, she acknowledges you.

>”Are you read y to go Anonymous?”

“Almost, one more person I have to say goodbye to.”

 

 

 

>You turn and see just the person you were looking for.

“JARVIS”

>You shout across the room, he turns on a dime and smiles, happy to see you.

>As you approach him, you can feel Celestia watching over you.

“So, Jarvis, I’m leaving today.”

>He looks upset, but not nearly as much as Luna was.

>”Where are you going Anon?”

“Celestia is sending me out to live with her student or something.”

>”Well, good luck Anon, I will certainly miss you.”

“I’m not leaving forever, I’m going to come back every now and then.”

“It was nice to meet you Jarvis, I hope to see you again some day.”

>”Same with you, you are one of the few people to actually talk to me around here, most people just disregard me after I bring them what they need. You are the first person staying here to actually remember my name. You have no idea how much that means to me.”

>”Goodbye and good luck Anon.”

>You shake his hoof, before making your way back to Celestia.

>”Are you ready to go yet?”

“Sure, let’s get going.”

>You both turn and you follow Celestia out to a large strip of cobble and brick.

>Awaiting you is a chariot, following the color scheme that the castle was, gold lining on everything.

>You climb in behind Celestia, and take a seat next to a window on the opposite side of her.

>Staring out the window you take notice to something, you are perched on a runway, and it overlooks a valley.

>You were worried at first, but then you started moving.

 

 

>Faster and faster, the runway only getting smaller approaching the end.

>You were worried at first, now you are contemplating jumping out of the carriage.

“Hey Celestia, we aren’t going to fall to a painful death at the end of this runway are we?”

>She looks at you confused at first, but then chuckles out heartily.

>”Oh Anonymous, such a funny question.”

“I’m serious, look at that drop!”

>You turn and look out the window, and to your surprise,  the face of death was not staring back, instead, a cloud was about 15 yards away, just floating there.

>You can’t help but laugh hard, a laugh of disbelief, turning to Celestia, she has a scared look on her face.

“We aren’t dead? We aren’t dead. WE AREN”T DEAD!”

>She just keeps looking at you, you think about what just happened.

>Readjusting yourself, you sputter out.

“How long until we get there?”

>”We have an hour or so.

“I’ma catch some zzz’s ok?”

>She looks at you inquisitively.

>”What are you catching?”

“I- uh- I’m going to take a little nap, if that’s ok with you?”

>”Go ahead Anonymous.”

>You take your sitting position, and readjust so you are now laying on the cushioned bench.

>Closing your eyes, a little nervous. Knowing you are sleeping less than 5 feet from Celestia.

>Your nervousness melts away as you take notice how soft these cushions are.

>Trying to keep your eyes open is futile, they are plastered shut as you drift to sleep.

 

>You are Celestia, and Anonymous is sleeping right next to you.

>Contemplating watching his dreams you think of what he would do if he found out.

>You can’t.