//------------------------------// // You can't fight in here! This is the War Room! // Story: Desire's Truth // by The Joeker //------------------------------// How was it? Sleeping in a mortal's bed? in a mortals castle? It was very comfortable, better than a hospital bed, I can tell you... Those of us who are careful and don't almost sacrifice themselves for mortals tend to not need hospital's. Yeah well... I did what I had to do Crowfather, don't dispute that and don't judge me. Understood, Horseman, that mortal form before has woken up, he wasn't as dead as I thought, although he could be an undead... Good, one less body to clean up after this is over either way. I opened my eyes again, stretching in my real form, and feeling good about it, I needed this rest. Now for the burning question, should I stay like this or revert to my pony form again? I mean, they might be more comfortable with me being an Equine... but Shining Armor already knows who I am... maybe I could persuade him? No... it's time to end this charade, if they judge me for how I look... well they're not the kind of ponies I took them for. So I brushed and straightened up and I opened the door to my room and walked out confidently, startling the guards stationed outside. "Easy boys," I said an held my hands up as they pointed their spears at me, they looked, then nodded at each other and lowered them. "Princess Celestia is currently having breakfast and Princess Luna is having her tea, we are to escort-" started one of them. "No, I will be fine, take a few hours off," I said, they nodded and walked away, I knew they were smiling. I walked to where I sensed the strongest magic presence coming from, my two favorite Alicorn Princesses, well favorite so far anyway. I opened the door and both of them jumped up in surprise and charged their horns ready to murderlise me, is there anypony who isn't out for my blod toda? even for less than 5 seconds? jeez... "At ease ladies," I said and held my hands up in a 'I surrender' position. "How dare you address royalty in such a way!" said Luna as she lowered her magic a little while Celestia lowered hers fully after hearing the familiarity of my voice. "You look different..." said Celestia. "Yeah, this is how I really look, so you know..." I said with a shrug. "You should bow to royalty!" said Luna. "You're not my Princesses," I said. "We are immortal! we are Goddesses!" she replied. "Goddesses? I'm sorry, but I never saw your portrait in the Halls of Heaven, immortality is a curse, I should know, I've been alive since before you world, or any worlds were even created, if you think you've led a long lonely existence, compare yourselves to me, for over 50 millenia I walked, for 50 millenia I was alone, with nobody to talk with, then I met my new siblings, I'm happy with them but we only see each other every few 100 years or so," I said. "You've lived for a long time... even longer than Luna or I... have you seen... death and war as well?" asked Celestia seriously, but I burst out laughing at that. "Yes... in the flesh! they are my brothers! Death and War, coincidentally they are both currently active on a world far from here," I said with a sigh. "Probably getting into all sorts trouble..." I chuckle and grab a drink. "I never saw my sister for over 1000 years," said Luna sadly. "Eh, siblings are sometimes more trouble than they're worth, sometimes I'd like nothing more than to be rid of them for 1000 years! but sometimes I miss them," I said. "Yes, not seeing Luna for 1000 years had it's perks," Celestia smiled at me as her sister put on a shocked expression before seeing her sisters smile. "I will get you back for that sister... just you wait..." she whispered so we both could hear but quiet enough so it was threatening, remind me not to get on her bad side... although from the look of those flanks she didn't really have a bad sid- no! bad Desire! and it sounds ironic to boot... great... "I need to double my patrols, have guards on the tea bags and I won't be changing my sheets for a week," said Celestia, deadpan, I stifled a chuckle. "I know how that feels... I still hate Blood Coffee because of you Strife..." I muttered to the air in memory of my brothers prank. "Well, I must go to attend day court, Twilight and the others had to go back to Ponyville, and Luna has to go to bed after attending night court," said Celestia and got up to leave. "Yes, court can be tiring," she said, didn't I know it? "By the way, the wings suit you," said Celestia, glancing back at me as she walked out. "Indeed... that's not all that suits you I assume?" asked Luna cheekily as she walked past. I stood stock still... what in the Seven Bloody Hells just happened?! I think the Princesses just made a pass at me... You know what? fuck this. I shook my head and regained control of my body from my stupor. I went back to my chambers and locked the door again. "Ok, so two Princesses just hit on you, no big deal, they're probably just lonely... not in the mind set for a relationship... not that I'd want one! I... oh fuck it..." I said to myself, the truth was I did want a relationship, but the market for immortals isn't that wide, barring Angels and Demons, there was Fury but... we think of each other as siblings, not lovers... fuck it was complicated! I sighed and laid back down, it wasn't my thing to sleep things off, but this called for it... I mean two ponies man! come on! that requires some serious thinking time!