//------------------------------// // Ch. 35 Sharing secrets. // Story: The Silent Guardian // by Not_available_now //------------------------------// Chapter 35. Sharing secrets. “Uhm…” I stand there, my cheeks going red. Celestia just pats the bed and gives me a wink. I don’t think that sleeping with the leader of Equestria while I am mostly controlled by Discord is a good idea, but then again it’s Discord we’re talking about. I’m sure a bit of fun couldn’t hurt me. I grin confidently as I walk over to the bed. “Come on over here, you big strong unicorn.” Celestia says. I guess she sees just the horn, both of them. I hop on the bed and instinct takes over… I open the door and walk out, sighing contentedly. “Call me!” Celestia yells after me. 'Huh, I wonder if they even have phones'. I’ll just send her a message through Spike. I feel exhausted after that. I never thought that some of the things that happened inside that room were possible; those moves she made were almost impractical on any other pony. I never imagined that ponies are so agile, though this is something that I would like to do again and I think that Celestia will walk funny for a while. I stretch my legs as I trace my way back to the throne room. After a short walk I arrive at the door that they disappeared into. As I open it and walk through I immediately notice 6 pairs of eyes on me, but one pair somehow looks even more surprised than it should be. Twilight Sparkle’s gaze turns into confusion as I find myself staring at her. Apparently she somehow grew a pair of wings in the time since I stopped watching the show. “Uhm… Hi.” I say to the group. Everyone except Twilight goes back to talking. “But… but…” Twilight speaks, but she gets drowned out by the talking around her. She obviously wants to say something, but fortunately she can’t get a word in between the others. She gives up and simply decides to keep chatting with the others. Twilight is sitting on the bed with her wings awkwardly sagging along her body, most likely because she’s only had them for a short while. Rarity and Pinkie are sitting on her right, on the bed, the rest is sitting to the left on a few pillows. I notice a stack of clean pillows, so I grab a one with my mouth. I plop it down next to Pinkie, on the ground, and sit down. I can’t get any words in between their chatter and in particular Rarity and Pinkie are being quite vocal. They are talking about almost everything. The latest fashion and how it would fit with her wings and about the latest party fashion. 'If I am to be here for more than another hour I am going to need some duct tape.' Nothing special seems to be happening except for the fact that Twilight keeps staring at me, and by me I mean my wings and horn. I think she can see them both and so far she is the only one. This might cause some problems, or in Discord’s eyes, some fun. After 30 more minutes of chattering the door opens and Celestia walks in. “Hello, my little ponies. Food is being served in the dining room. If any of you would like to have some refreshments, please join me.” She walks out again and everypony follows her except Twilight. “Sorry, but I didn’t catch your name. Would you mind staying so we can meet?” She asks me with a nervous smile. I think I can guess why she wants to keep me here, and it sure isn’t my name. “Sure, no problem.” Once everypony is out of the room Twilight quickly shuts the door with magic. “Actually, I would like to know something else besides your name.” Called it. “Well, my name is Leo. What would you like to know?” I feel something lightly gripping my left wing and holding it in front of me. She also lowers my head so that I can just see the tip of my long horn. “Oh, those. You know, when mommy and daddy alicorn really love each other-” “Cram it. I know you aren’t natural. There haven’t been natural born alicorns since Cadence. What kind of deal did you make? What kind of amulet did you use?” She asks as she uses magic to push me down. I am unable to do anything other than twitch a bit and move my mouth. “Would you believe me if I told you I am an alien?” I ask, hoping she drops it with that. “Don’t lie to me. Now tell me!” She says, just quiet enough so it shouldn’t be heard outside this room. “Don’t you have some kind of spell that makes me tell the truth or something? I am a bit new to this whole magic thing.” She snorts. “Yea, like I’d believe that. An alicorn that can’t do magic. Tell me the truth!” Her horn flashes and I see a magical aura surround the room. “I soundproofed the room and put a spell on you to make you tell the truth. Now I can yell to my heart’s content. Now Tell ME!” “I’m not lying, I truly am not. Right hand to God, I am an alien, I come in peace and all that. The alicorn thing wasn’t really my choice.” I quickly say. “Who’s god? And why are you talking about hands?” She asks in confusion. “And who accidentally becomes an alicorn? It’s impossible, even my own transformation took numerous days and a very large amount of magic.” ‘Don’t tell her that I did this or you won’t be able to speak for the next century.’ I hear Discord whisper in my mind. ‘Fine, I won’t tell her.’ “God is, well, he’s a god. He is an idea, a creator that is worshipped by a religion, Christianity. Hands are what I had before I had hooves. Does this clear everything up or do I need to get paper and a pencil?” “You are just being confusing. Not to mention I don’t think you would even know where to get some paper or a pencil.” She stands up and hops of the bed, undoing the spells she put up that stopped me from moving. “We are not done talking about this, but for now let’s go and get something to eat.” We stand up and walk to the door. I move to open it, but Twilight holds it in her magic. “Why do none of the others seem to notice it?” “I don’t know exactly how it works, but they only see a horn or my wings. Rainbow sees a Pegasus, Rarity sees a unicorn, but when I am flying she doesn’t seem to notice. I don’t know how it works, just that it does.” She seems to be fine with my answer and lets the door go. We walk through the corridors side by side. “One last question. How proficient are you with magic?” “I can make my horn glow.” I mumble sheepishly. “Wow…. That really isn’t anything. Weren’t you born with magic?” “Nope, what I know I learned from a book from your library.” “How did you know that I take care of the library?” She asks, seeming surprised that I know something as trivial as that. “I’ve been there a few times and when i asked Spike if he owned the library he said no and told me you own the place.” “Oh…” She says. We travel the rest of the short distance in silence. She opens the door with magic and lets me go first. I thank her and walk in. We are standing in a large room. A large table is in the middle, laden with food and drinks with Celestia sitting at the far end. Spread around the table are the other ponies chatting quietly. Celestia waves to us and gestures to the seats on both sides of her. We walk over and I sit next to Celestia. I feel a slight pinch in my behind as Celestia gives me a suggestive smile. I return her attitude as I look at the food on the table. In front of me are the general sandwiches and such, but further towards Rarity is see some very fancy stuff. I am fine with the sandwiches, so I grab some of those. As I expected they taste superb. “These taste really good.” I say with a mouth full of dandelions. “Thank you. I’ll make sure to say it to the cook.” Celestia says. I’m sure she will. Maybe I’ll go find the kitchens myself and get me that recipe. I give a simple nod in response. “So, Twilight. Are you feeling better now?” “I am, princess, but I still need to get a lot of sleep.” “That’ll fade with time. We alicorns don’t need sleep, but usually habits force us to feel sluggish when we don’t.” Celestia explains. 'Huh, I suppose that’s the reason that I don’t need my daily dose of coffee in the morning anymore.' “So, Leo, I heard from Pinkie that Celestia wanted to see you. What did you do?” Twilight asks me. Now comes the bad part. I started blushing as I thought of how to reply, because I really didn’t want to say: “Oh, I was having sex with Celestia.”