Running, running, running! That’s the only thing keeping me alive! My life in this world depends on it! These ponies are no different from humankind; the proof was what I was leaving behind me. Gotta stay alive! The ponies chasing me had been training most of their lives in service to the government, they probably had the advantage in the end; stamina, strength. I had my limits, and any horse could outbeat me in the end.
But wait; the government. Princess Celestia. Twilight Sparkle! Twilight had said she was Celestia’s student; she had a better chance of pleading my case more than anyone else, especially me! I had to get to her library, now!
I leapt over a river spanning seven feet in one bound: adrenaline was fueling me now! I looked behind me as I ran; two of the six were unicorns, and they made a light bridge to span the gap easily. The other four galloped over it without hesitation, and the unicorns brought up the rear after dispelling the bridge.
I ran past ‘Dr. John Whooves Invention Emporium’ and saw Twilight Sparkle bolting the door shut to go out somewhere. As I was still a ways off I called to her, “Twilight!”.
She recognized my voice as she looked up startled. “Adam? What are you doing out here? What’s going on?”
I pointed behind me to the six ponies in hot pursuit of me, “Them! Now in!” She didn’t have time to comprehend, and I didn’t have time to stop; so I went with it. I busted down the door with my shoulder, the lock flying half the length of the room.
Twilight ran inside and looked utterly dumbfounded. “Shut the door! Keep them out!” Twilight’s horn lit up as she snatched the lock from the floor, placed it back in the frame along with the door, and reconstituted the door to stone. There was a banging on the window frame. Though muffled by the glass, the voice and its message were clear: “Obstructing justice and offering sanctuary to hostile elements is punishable with banishment; do I make myself clear?!”
“Adam, what is going on?”
“Someone saw me; they’ve captured Lyra and Bon Bon, and they may capture you too if you don’t contact Celestia immediately! I’ve had an audience with Princess Luna, and she offered me amnesty. Your rulers are my only hope!”
Twilight yelled to the ceiling “Spike? SPIKE?”
“What is going on now?” asked the small dragon as he came down the stairs. He spotted me, saw the stone door, and heard the repeated but failed attempts to dispel Twilight’s enchantments.
“Oh, I can’t wait to hear what this letter on friendship is about.”
“Cut the chatter Spike. This is an emergency letter to the Princess!”
“Right!” He quickly grabbed a scroll from the cupboard and whet his quill as Twilight began to dictate.
“My most wonderful teacher, I’ve come to you on a matter of greatest urgence. I’ve come across a hitherto undiscovered race known as “mankind”, (Undiscovered? Well, that’s a big joke now.) one of whom has sought diplomatic sanctuary from you. I need your immediate presence, as the authorities are attempting to persecute him. Please come as soon as you read this. Your most faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.”
I stood exasperated, “No offense Twilight, but I imagine postage around here isn’t all that great anyway. What good’s a letter going to do me? Maybe if we had three weeks, then maybe it would work!”
“Just watch.” Spike sealed the scroll, and belched fire on it. The scroll was completely disintegrated.
“Well, that was a fantastic. For the lot of good that did, I could have done the same thing with a lighter.”
Suddenly the room was filled with an enormous, radiant light. The stone door crashed down, allowing the awaiting six ponies, the remaining arriving forces, and the bespectacled tan pony to see a miraculous sight. A large white horse, a full grown horse, stood in a space which just an iota ago was occupied by nothing. She had wings, vast wings, easily spanning ten feet across! She had a horn as well, and her mane and tail were a flowing palette of the colors green, blue, and pink. This had to be her.
“Princess Celestia!” Twilight exclaimed.
Princess Celestia offered a small smile to Twilight. “Hello Twilight Sparkle. I got your letter.”