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Epilogue608 words

Nothing but Talking.

Celestia and Luna had some very odd looks for me as I finished telling them of my adventures. Celestia’s was more of shock, like she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Luna’s was more of intrigue, probably about the other her. Talk about self-obsessed…

Like I said, the story took about half an hour to tell. Sometime around halfway in, I requested a drink of water. Talking this much does not do wonders for my throat. When I finished, they had quite a few questions about the technology my world had, and I answered to the best of my abilities. I was no expert on technology. I just kinda learn by experience.

When the questions were done, I asked for opinions. Celestia spoke up first. “Well… I can’t say what you’ve been through was all too pleasant. If I knew the exact magic behind interdimensional portals and your transformation, you’d be able to go home right now. However, if Twilight is looking for a way for you to get back, I assure you she will get it done. She’s quite persistent.” She said.

“Indeed. Though, I’m curious as to why you decided to trust Twilight and Celestia so quickly here after how you were treated back in the other world.” Luna added.

I shrugged. “Well for one thing, my Twilight doesn’t have wings or a castle. Well, at least I think she doesn’t have one. I’ve never been to her Equestria, as much as the false memories want to make me believe otherwise.” Upon seeing the surprised faces of the three ponies at the table, I elaborated. “Oh yeah, I forgot. Twilight said she implanted a few false memories in me during the transformation, in hopes of more slowly coming in to help me forget my old life. They never surfaced, and I forgot they existed.” Praise be to my terrible memory.

Celestia blinked. “Well… Um, that’s certainly…” She started to say.

“Outrageous!” Starstreak interrupted. “They can’t take away what makes you you! It’s not right!” She then realized she was sitting beside two princesses and had interrupted one of them. “My apologies, Princess. It was not my place to speak.”

Celestia gave a warm smile. “It’s quite alright, my little pony. I agree. Taking away a pony’s free will is one thing, but their individuality is another thing entirely.”

“Something has to be done about this. I’m not eager to begin diplomatic relations with a psychopathic version of myself.” Luna added.

“Actually,” I interrupted, “Princess Luna’s other version was rather helpful. I mentioned that she passed on a gift from Twilight and brought a friendly changeling to help me along.”

Luna didn’t seem convinced. “Yes, but wasn’t Twilight still out to get you? Why would you accept help from your enemy? And I wouldn’t really accept a changeling’s help that quickly either.”

“Yes, I see your points. The fact remains though, I would have lost already without her help. And as for the gift, I’ve yet to use it. I probably never will. I’m told it’ll hurt.”

“Do you… still have it?” Star asked.

“I don’t think so. Let me check.” I looked through my bags to see if I had the box. Sure enough, it was right there. “Huh… I could have sworn I left this behind.” I said, putting the box on the table.

Celestia opened the box, showing the syringe. “What is that? It feels magical.” She asked.

“It feels like your magic, sister.” Luna added.

“That’s because it is.” I interjected. “Twilight said that syringe holds a bit of her Celestia’s DNA. I doubt it’ll give me a horn and the power to control the sun, but whatever it is, I’m kinda scared of it. Heck, I’m scared of myself already. Why would I want something in me that I don’t know what it is? For all I know, it really could turn me into a copy of Celestia.” Sure, that was a bit paranoid of me, but better safe than sorry.

I dunno why, but my comment got a chuckle out of Celestia and Luna. “Well if that happens, it would give me a good reason to sleep in. Maybe take a vacation.” Celestia joked.

“We’ll never know unless we try, right?” Star asked. “How about a small sample?” I gave my best death glare, which didn’t seem to be very threatening. She got the message though. “Alright, fine. Is there a way to safely test to see if it’s safe?”

“Actually, I think I can help there.” Luna spoke up. “I know a trustworthy mage in the palace who would be happy to test its safety.”

Celestia gave her sister a knowing look. “Oh, would that mage just happen to be in this room?” Luna just grinned.

“Well, if you want to take a look at it, go ahead.” I said, waving a hoof at her dismissively.

Luna’s grin grew. “I’ll bring it back tomorrow morning. But before I go, I have one more question. What are you gonna do if somepony follows you here?”

I shrugged. “Hope they’re friendly. If not, pray that I’m not found. Though, being here is probably safer than hiding out somewhere.” Then another thought came to mind. “I have one more question as well. How did you find out about me? And don’t say ‘magic’. I hate that excuse.”

Luna looked uneasy. “Well… We kinda got a warning from the other Equestria that you’d be showing up… I was skeptical, though when I actually found you among the dreamscape, I was rather surprised. Especially since you weren’t the only strange presence I felt last night.”

“I-I wasn’t?” Okay, that was news to me. I thought I was sent in alone. The fact that I wasn’t is rather shocking. “Well… I suddenly feel less safe.”

“You’re welcome to sleep here tonight. You’ve already made friends with the bed.” Celestia said. “Starstreak can sleep in the room next door. That is, unless you want to both sleep in the same bed.” She added, giving Star a teasing grin.

Upon seeing the blush appear on Star’s face, I decided to add my two bits. “Why not? We already slept together last night. Luna can vouch for me on that.” Celestia and I chuckled as Starstreak tried to look like she was invisible.

“Oh really? One night and you’re already sharing the same bed?” Celestia asked.

“What can I say? I work fast.” One eep later, we were short one pegasus in the room. “Aw, I was just about to get to the kinky stuff too.”

Celestia raised an eyebrow at me. “Did you really do it?” She asked.

I shook me head. Me head? Yarr, I be a pirate now. “Nah, I was just teasing her. Though we really did sleep in the same bed last night.” I stated.

“I’ll go get her.” Luna said, getting up. “And then I’ll take a look at the gift, if you don’t mind.” I gave her a shrug. “Okay. Until tomorrow then.” And with that, she left. Just me and Celestia now.

“Soooooo…” I decided to start up a new topic. “I heard you’re hosting a little party tonight. What’s the occasion?”

“Oh, no special occasion. It was actually Blueblood’s idea.” I gave her a questioning look, and she continued. “Well, after a rather… embarrassing incident, he’s been trying to make amends for his actions and improve his reputation.”

“What was the incident?” I asked.

“Let’s just say it involved a hot tub, two crystal ponies, and a very large tub of noodles,” Celestia explained, “and not in the way you would think.”

“I dunno. Sounds like a great Friday night if you ask me.” I said, holding in my laughter.

Celestia giggled. “Indeed. I take it you want to attend as well?” She asked. I nodded in response. “Well, since you and Starstreak are our guests, I’m sure Blueblood won’t mind. And if he does, he’ll just have to answer to Luna.”

“That’s great to hear, Princess.” Star said, re-entering the room. “When does it start?”

“In a few hours.” She replied. “You’re welcome to wait here or explore the gardens if you like.”

That was a lovely time for my stomach to growl at me. “Actually, do you guys do room service?” I asked.

“That depends. What would you like?”

I thought for a moment. “You got any pizza?”

Starstreak’s stomach growled beside me. “I second that notion. I have no idea what pizza is like and I really want to try some.”

The princess nodded, giggling. “Alright, I’ll pass it on then. In the meantime, what I said previously still stands. Just try not to get lost.” And with that said, she left the room, leaving just Star and myself.

“Sooooo… Now what?” Star asked, obviously looking at me.

I just flopped on the bed and shrugged. “Stay here, wait for pizza, eat pizza, and then possibly party with a bunch of fancy ponies. I say possibly because I’ve seen what they’re like, and unless something exciting happens, it’s a waste of my time and theirs.”

“It would be interesting just to see though. They are Equestria’s elite, you know.” Star said, taking a seat on the bed beside me.

“Meeeeeeeh.” Was all I could bother giving as a response. “Status means nothing when your parties are lame as shit.”

“Maybe they’ll be something cool there. I mean, if anything we could get drunk and have the staff drag us back here.” Star suggested.

“Yeeeeaaaah; no. I got drunk once. Never again.” I growled, burying my face into the sheets.

“Geez, was it that bad?”

“I nearly ended up riding piggyback with some asshat named Stud Muffin.” I grumbled, recalling the experience Twilight got me into and Vinyl saved me from. I never did apologize for knocking her out that one time, did I? I dun’t remember… That was a crazy night.

Star cringed beside me. “Yikes, sounds like you’re easier than you’d like to be when drunk.” I shot her a glare and she frowned. “Sorry. It must not have been a pleasant experience.”

I nodded and firmly planted my face into a pillow. It was soft. Very soft. “At least the cider tasted nice…” I mumbled.

I felt a thump beside me and surmised that Star flopped closer to me. “Yeeeeah, never like swamp water cider.”

“Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft. Seriously?” I laughed. “Is that what you ponies call it?” I picked my face off the pillow. “I mean, yeah, I see why. Swamp water is shit, I bet. Worse than that lake I went to one time. The taste stuck for days. I know I wasn’t supposed to drink it, but when you get dunked, you do not get time to think about closing your mouth.” Hello tangent, my old friend. I’ve come to talk with you again.

Star giggled beside me. “Riiiiiiight… So are you just going to wait here? We could find somepony to give us a tour of the castle.” She suggested.

“Naaaaaaaah. I’m going to enjoy this little luxury for now, then tomorrow we can play tourist in Canterlot, go back to your place in Ponyville, then I can just wait until Twilight finishes that portal and I can go back to trying to go home.” I explained.

“You’re really dead set on going home, huh? What’s even waiting for you there?”

I blinked at her question. “Well… friends, family, this really big Pikachu plushie…”

“Yeah, you mentioned that when we were in the Hayburger yesterday. You had one when you woke up as a pony. And you had a family and made new friends, me included.”

I sat up and glared at Star. “If you’re going where I think you are, stop. That family was fabricated. Half of those “friends” were fabricated. All I know about this fabricated life was from what fabricated memories were implanted into my fabricated body. Do I make my point clear?” I hope I did, considering I stamped my hoof down every time I said “fabricated.”

She slowly nodded. “Yes, I get it, and I apologize for bringing it up. I just thought you might think about an alternative.”

I sighed and shook my head. “I’ll be damned if I’m going to be stopped by a sappy ending where the protagonist chooses to stay with friends they barely know rather than go home where they have a life, however shitty it may be. Yes, I could start a life with those new friends, if they haven’t been taken away. I could even start a life here, where I don’t have a megalomaniac alicorn trying to purge a world under the guise of creating harmony.”

“Well when you say it like that, it sounds like you’re really in a jam then.” Came the voice of Princess Celestia from the doorway. She stepped inside, levitating a pizza and the fresh scent that comes with it into the room. Well, minus one slice. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t help but try some myself. While the chefs are proficient in many styles of cooking from all around the world, there are just some things I’ve never had the pleasure of eating. I must say, whatever ponies invented pizza really had the right idea.” She said, levitating the pizza to the table. “I hear this is a delicacy in Manehatten. Anyway, there you are. I hope our chefs made it to your liking.”

I quickly hopped off the bed and sat at the table. Star followed close behind. “Well that was fast, Princess. How’d they do it? Heating spell?” I couldn’t help but ask.

She gave a nod in response. “Of course. While I do not condone the use of magic to solve problems, it certainly comes in handy in a pinch.”

“Yeah, I can see that coming in handy like that. Hey quick question, completely off-topic. Where did terms like ‘handy’ come from? Ponies don’t have hands.”

“From creatures that did have hands, of course. You’d be surprised where modern Equestrian gets a lot of its words.” Celestia chuckled slightly, then pointed at the pizza on the table. “Now, are you going to eat that, or can I have it?”

I spread a wing and motioned for her to join us with it. “Well we can surely split it if you want. I don’t mind. It just means fewer leftovers.” I offered.

From across, I heard Star eating a slice of pizza. “Oh sweet Celestia, this is good.” Both Celestia and I turned to look at her and her face turned red. “Oh, oh my. I’m sorry, it’s just that-”

Celestia’s laughter cut her off. “It’s alright, my little pony. Enjoy the food. I have matters of my own I must attend to. For example, night must fall soon, so I recommend not getting your dresses dirty. The party starts soon; I’ll have a staff member escort you to the ballroom when it does. Enjoy.” She said, then turned and left the room.

“Well, I can’t argue with that.” And so I began eating the pizza.

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VampireVinyl

VampireVinyl #1 · Jan 31st, 2016 · · ·

This is good. It's been a whole year since you wrote a new chapter. I know reality gets in the way, so not your fault, but, I would like new chapters a little sooner. I'm actually following this story very closely.

Dravkwn

Dravkwn #2 · Jan 31st, 2016 · · ·

I hear that. Following and famished for more. Though I have plenty of patience so don't rush on my account. Only rush to sate the blood sucking pony followers.

GMZ_Casper

GMZ_Casper #3 · Feb 2nd, 2016 · · ·

Well, the meeting with the princesses went nicely for our visitors. Hopefully, our visitors can get plenty of help, more than simply getting them back to their home world. Can’t wait to see how this little party going to play out, though. Heh, I got a feeling things are going to get a little crazy...

C&Cs will be PM.

StrawberryGamer