- >Once the laughter finally dies down Glen makes his way over to the door to unsnag Lily from whatever caught her hair.
- >You go ahead and make your way into the living room.
- >But rather than plop down on the couch you decide to turn on your Uncle’s trusty Windows 95 PC.
- >While waiting you hear your uncle “ah-ha!” in triumph as he separates Lily from the dreaded doorway, and shortly after you hear him ask if she can help bring in the groceries.
- >She’s tiny; she’s even smaller than Echo by nearly a head, and she doesn’t have hands.
- >How does he expect her to help?
- >Beats you.
- >You open up Firefox anyway and navigate your way to Youtube and quickly search for ‘Obama and Queen Pony’s speech’
- >Sure enough countless videos of the speech pop up and you click the link at the top.
- >27 minutes long.
- >4,781 comments.
- >301 views.
- >Fucking Youtube.
- >Regardless, you quickly make your way to the part of the video that has the Queen speaking.
- >Where you promptly learn that she’s not a queen; she’s a princess.
- >And that the ponies are from a ‘magical land called Equestria’.
- >And there are three kinds of ponies:
- >Earth ponies who can do jack shit.
- >Okay so she phrased it as “have a natural affinity for ruggedness and a strong work ethic.”
- >But that’s still jack shit compared to Pegasus ponies; who can fucking fly holy shit.
- >Is Echo a pegasus?
- >No, she said she was a bat pony.
- >Is that like a type of pegasus?
- >You’ll have to ask when she wakes up.
- >And last but not least in the pony repertoire are the Unicorns; who can do magic with their horns.
- >The Princess gives a quick demonstration by floating the presidential podium around a bit.
- >Your eyes bulge and you jaw opens slightly.
- >No way.
- >Magic?
- “GLEEEEEEN!”
- >You see your uncle waddle his way into the living room with groceries hanging off of nearly every appendage he has.
- >”Something up Anon?”
- >You take a breath to begin yelling about what you’ve just learned.
- >But before you can start, Lily rounds the corner with an inquisitive expression.
- >And she has what looks like the rest of the groceries in tow.
- >They’re floating around her.
- >Fucking.
- >Floating.
- >Groceries.
- >Her horn seems to be giving off some king of scarlet colored glowing ‘aura’, and the bags are enveloped in said aura.
- >Your racing thoughts stop dead in their tracks.
- “Whoah”
- >You just... can’t stop staring.
- >She notices your gaze and begins fidgeting nervously.
- >”Did you not watch the news Anon? Hell I was idly listening to the radio on the way home and heard the speeches.”
- “I zoned out on... couch...during” you can’t seem to finish the rest of your sentence to reply to your uncle.
- >You just can’t take your eyes off of that scarlet glow.
- >”M-mr. Anon?”
- “Huh whata?”
- >”C-can you please s-stop staring?”
- >Her eyes (also scarlet) are looking up at you pleadingly.
- >There’s a savagely wild blush all over her cheeks.
- >She manages to place the groceries on the table despite the emotional duress you seem to be causing her by staring.
- >So now instead of three scarlet features on her there are only two.
- >Despite the fact that the magic is now (quite literally) over. You still haven’t stopped staring.
- >Her blushing intensifies.
- >Her eyes finally stopped futilely pleading with yours and have now started looking at ‘everything in the room but you’.
- >You snap out of it.
- >Fucking magic man.
- >You startle Lily by quickly standing up from the slightly uncomfortable computer chair, and walking over to the couch.
- >You collapse on the velvety leather of the soft sofa.
- >You faintly hear a sigh of relief from your four legged guest now that you're not looking at her.
- >She must really not be used to attention.
- >Your uncle merely chuckles at the whole ordeal while putting the groceries away.
- >Lily (after gesturing toward the other couch with her hoof and getting an affirmative nod from your uncle) makes her way over and tries to bury herself into the cushions.
- >You’ve got a sleeping bat horse downstairs and a self-conscious unicorn a few feet across from you.
- >Both of them talk.
- >One can do magic.
- >And one can, presumably, fly.
- >Oh, and break into houses.
- >What a weird fucking day.
- >How the hell did Echo even break in here anyway?
- >”Anon! You haven’t seen any gangbangers around here have you? Our window’s broken!”
- >Oh that’s how.
- >Your uncle continues to grumble about the ‘damn gangbanger shitheads’ until Lily plucks up enough courage to ask what a 'gangbanger' is.
- >Your uncle stops rambling and instead sighs while mumbling something about ‘fixing the window later'.
- >He makes his way over to his comfy chair in the corner and, like you, collapses.
- >Lily is still looking up at your uncle with a curious gaze; she’s expecting some kind of answer.
- >Rather than watching your uncle struggle to deflect the question; you decide to do it for him.
- “So where did you find our four-legged friend, Glen?”
- >He sends a grateful look your way and promptly pipes up.
- >”Oh you wouldn’t even believe...”
- “You know Glen my horizons are broadening lately when it comes to believing things; I’d say try me.”
- >There’s his smirk again.
- >”Well, Anon...”

