Peri wasn't prepared for what she wanted. But she recieved what she truly needed.
Peri is an antisocial kid, and fandom nerd. She attends a regular school with regular friends, and classmates, maybe even a future boyfriend. But that isn't what she needed. Peri finds herself hanging off the side of a building. After praying, and hoping for her situation to change, everything is gone. Her adopted sister, her mother. The world becomes white, and Peri finds herself trapped from the inside out...
( 2:58, Jan 30, 2016) - Currently trying to find cover art off the internet, and typing out stuff.
Have you ever wished for something so hard, it happens?
Only for me, its was different. It came in a different package, you could say.
It seems so childish. Even now, as I'm minutes away from falling apart.
By Celestia... I miss the innocence.
By Celestia... I miss the innocence.
As a quiet high-school kid, you wonder sometimes; Oh my lord, why do I do these things? Like where I was that day. On top of a roof, with my adopted sister Kate, and my idiot friends. Especially the idiot who had me here. My boyfriend, (or soon to be boyfriend, whichever you prefer,) named John. We had been in a truth or dare match at the time. You know how that can be. Unless you've never been dared to hang from a rope, 20 stories up, for at least a minute. Now me being stupid, I accepted the challenge.
I know what you're thinking. Why the HELL would you EVER agree to that. You'd be my sister Kate right now. I was pretty sure she had the police, and hospital on hotline at that very second. "You're doing great Peri! Just 30 seconds left to go!" Someone called, as I hung from a strong rope tied round my waist.
"VERY REASSURING!" another voice cried. Kate.
"Can I just come up now?" I whined, peering at the cars from beneath my skinny legs. I clenched my spindly fists, and looked up at Kate, who was looking down worriedly. My Mom was going to kill me after this.
"Tick tock, Peri. It won't be long before you topple to your... DOOOM! Ha!" My friend, Macy shouted, "Not long at--" A creaking noise sounded, and something dark, and heavy came down at me. I screamed, and saw that the dark and heavy thing, was Macy! I gripped her tightly.
"Don't let go okay?!" I ordered, "This has gone too far guys! Hoist us up." The creaking didn't stop though. Creaking became ripping. I panicked, almost letting go of Macy's fair hand. She was crying hysterically, and shaking, which didn't help at all. The worst part was, there was solid concrete beneath us. I wasn't a big fan of having my brain splattered onto the pavement.Kate was dialing something, and screaming into her phone. John and my girl group were desperately trying to fix the rope and get us up. All I could do was wait, pray, and hope. Please. I won't let us both be taken. Take me back to my friends, or put me where I belong. You are a merciful God! So hear me, and let them be safe. Let me go to you of a noble cause! As a Christian, I should have been more respectful, and more aware that maybe I shouldn't toy with fate. But I didn't know that. I was still young. I'm still young now but, you get the idea.
I was almost at the top when the rope snapped. In a spilt second, I threw Macy to the top. I could barely hear the thud of her landing on the top of the roof. As I fell to my death. But I didn't hear wind in my ears by the time I was in midair.
A light sort of clicked in my head. The little light grew larger, until all I saw was white. White like a canvas. Was it a canvas? I liked canvases. I wanna touch the canvases... No! I shook my head, and looked around. I was in a blank little place. And.. I was floating. Maybe I was dead already. No way... I looked at my hands. They were flickering from hands, to paws, to claws, to tentacles. Nope not heaven.
I couldn't speak. I didn't want to at least. Every time I spoke, my voice switched languages and pitches, and sounds. It was terrifying. A white cloaked woman approached me. Part of her face was glitched out, like something out of a videogame. The only part of her face was her mouth, chin, and her right eye. It was white, (go figure...) and had no pupil of any sort. Just pearly white.
"You arrive.." I nodded, refusing to speak. "You are correct. Our Lord is a merciful god. But you will not be sent to heaven. Instead you will live." But where... I still wasn't going to speak again. "You will not live here, young one. No, I picture a much more colorful future for you." I wasn't sure what to make of that.
I gulped, and finally gave into curiosity, " WhO ArE YoU?" I asked, hearing my voice blend rapidly. The Glitched Angel smiled, and winked her right eye. (Or blinked, her left eye was missing remember?)
"Your best friend." The angel raised her hand, and I flew backward. Into another white abyss.
This time all the saw was black. I didn't dare open my eyes. I tried to wiggle my fingers. I didn't feel anything brush them. Infact, it felt like my fingers were glued together. I... couldn't... move! I rolled onto my back, and bleated like a goat, "He-el-l-ooo?" Good. I could speak. The Angal said I was in someplace new. I opened my eyes slowly, expecting flaming lava, and ugly aliens looming over me to take me to prison. Instead I was greeted by tall evergreens, and a hill. Around me, there were smoldering flowers, and the trunk of tree was cut in half. I had hit this place with the force of a rogue comet. Where I had hit, remained unclear. I had cuts and bruises all over my hands and knees and-- "OH MY JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH!" I cried looking at myself.
"What.. the HELL AM I?!" I swerved, sitting myself up, and circling like a dog. "I'm a furry. I'm... literally... an animal..." I had a dark chocolate mane of hair. Ooh and a tail too! Lilac fur, and creme splotches. Wings! The only down side, I had weird hoof things, couldn't stand up, and this muzzle thing was irritating. Standing. Lets stand first. I raised myself to the highest I could go. It felt like the most painful, and lengthy push up ever to stand. Maybe I was a baby, and shouldn't be walking... I thought on that a moment. Nah.
I was so beat up, when I took my first step, it added to the pain severely. And I stumbled onto my face. "Crap." I groaned, peeling myself from the dirt. I was going to do this. I took another step, and bit my cheek to focus the pain there. I waited, and took another. Step by step, I regained confidence, and made it slowly out of the crater. I stopped abruptly, hearing a laugh.
"And so then I was like, 'Whaaaat!?,' and then Mrs. Cake was like, 'Whaaaat!?,' and- ooh new comer! HI NEW COMER!" rambled a girl's voice. High pitched. Very Annoying. Very sweet. Oh no. Had I been transported to a little girl's show!? I heard another. And another. And another. There were six, female furries coming near me! I tapped my stumpy hooves on the ground, and lost my balance, and.. you can probably guess where I ended up. On my back. In plain sight.
A formal, mellow voice stated, "Dashie I dunno if we should tal--"
"Yeah, yeah, lets just say hello." said a more gruff, biker girl voice. A blue, winged horse peered inquisitively at me. But she was flying above me... ten feet from my face. Was I a horse thing too? I squeaked weakly, "Oh... hello there." The blue horse smiled, and called for it's comrades. "Twilight, Pinkie, guys! She's sane alright? You're safe." A winged unicorn, a normal unicorn, another winged horse, and plain horses came down the hill. The blue one flew to greet them, and they all encircled me.
"Are you alright, dear?" asked a white unicorn.
The winged unicorn stared worriedly at me, demanding, "State your name." I was at loss for words... "I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle, these are my friends, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Apple Jack, Rainbow dash, and Rarity." Oh my god I was in a kids show. Panicking, I fidgeted with my hooves.
"My name? Oh that's easy..." Peri was a weird name already, but my full name... "P-Periwinkle Blink." I coughed, restraining a bit of laughter. My real full name is Periwinkle Kaya Link. I know, weird right? Apparently they didn't suspect a thing. "O-or Peri for short--" I broke out into a fit of coughing, and realized how cold it was. Even these horse things were wearing scarves, and little mittens. I fell into the grass. The white unicorn, and orange horse helped me up. "What are you doing?" Rarity, or whatever she was called, put her scarf around me, and helped Apple jack hoist me onto their backs.
"My dear, you look as sickly as a green Hearth's warming sweater! We must help you. I insist."
I couldn't pass up an offer like that. "Thank y-you... But I gotta stand, I'm not that bad." The second they let me off Apple Jack's back I fell, and I could have sworn I heard the crack of a bone. My left hoof fell limp. "This isn't normal... none of this is normal. I don't know where I am. I'm away from home, and I miss my Mom!" I continued to mutter like this, until I burst into tears and lost my voice. The other horse things shared looks of pity, and led me away from my crater, and I blacked out to the movement of Apple Jack's shoulder blades rocking me to sleep.
I opened my eyes, seeing nothing but the white, and hearing nothing but the sound of a swinging IV tube... in, my, HOOF! I bolted upright, ripped the IV off, and ran out of this plain hospital room. My legs were like jelly, but I managed to keep on my toes... er... hooves. Sitting at a desk with Twilight, and Apple Jack was a pink maned, nurse looking horse. "Ah, Periwinkle. Awake I see. And without your IV." She said. I was flabbergasted enough, I didn't want sympathy. I wanted answers.
"Okay first off, where am I? And second, SHUT UP HORSE NURSE."
She smiled, purring as she approached slowly. "All in do time Periwinkle. For now," She grabbed my hoof, and stabbed a needle into it, "Sweet dreams." I hit the floor.
I was inside a new room this time. A little darker, like an interrogation room. A shadow loomed in a chair in front of mine. I couldn't see the figure, and growled, "Got any more tranquilizer, cause I'm not talking to some government agency weirdo. I want to talk to Princess Star Twinkle or whatever!" The figure laughed in an almost familiar way.
"This is her." A light clicked on. Twilight stared intently at me. "Who are you really?"
"I don't know what you mean."
"Are you one of Discord's pawns?"
"Who's Discord?"
"A Changeling?"
"What's that?"
"And no cutie mark either..."
"Huh?"
Twilight groaned in exasperation. "Maybe you are a pony. But are you a good one?" I snarled in frustration. Who was she to ask me questions I don't even understand?!
"I don't know where I am. I don't know how I got here. I woke up in a crater, so obviously I'm an alien for you! There I said it! I just plummeted to my almost death, and woke up in a NEW BODY. I WANT TO GO HOME! I MISS MY MOTHER, AND MY SISTER, AND JOHN! Now will YOU stop asking ME all the QUESTIONS!?" I screamed, jumping to my hooves, and kicking out my back legs. "Stopping bucking and sit down!"
I stopped rough housing. "Excuse me?"
The 'pony' tilted her head in confusion. "Did I say something unusual? I just want you to sit." I lowered myself into the chair I was in again, resisting laughter. A kids' show... right.
"Sorry I thought you had said something else."
"Now let me just get this straight. You are an outer dimensional being, sent into another specie's body by a god of some sort, then you fall from the sky with the force of a comet, and you are still alive?" Twilight droned. I nodded, after telling her the whole story.
"Basically. And now I gotta say here for the rest of my living life." Twilight took out a sketch pad, and took a pen from the desk in front of me, and started to write with the pen in her teeth. She put it down quicker than she took it out of the desk, and dragged me along, out the door, and into a parking lot. Wait ponies had cars...? My mind had been blown for the third time I'd been here. And I'd only been here a days worth.
"Twilight dear, where are you taking that pegasus?" Rarity asked, trotting after us.
"To Apple Jack's. I know she has room at her farm for this so called 'pegasus.' She'll understand." Twilight replied, not stopping for her friend. I flattened my ears indignantly. Farm?
"Wait," I interrupted, "You're gonna put me in a farm house with the pigs, and crap?" Twilight looked taken aback, but she didn't stop galloping away from the hospital. I frowned, and looked back at the slowly smaller hospital. Speaking of backs, I had just remembered I had those wings! So did Twilight... She had to know how to use them right? "Hey uh, Princess, could we maybe fly there?" Twilight thought a moment on that. Which was followed by a curt nod. She spread out her huge, gossamer, downy wings, and flapped until she was suspended in air. I couldn't quite get the gist of having extra appendages. Especially on my back. But after a quick flying lesson, they made perfect companions.
"Okay so first, spread you're wings to their max." I had to nearly rip them out of their sockets for them to spring out. Blinking from the gust of wind, I gave one a flap, and the other a quick shake.
"Check."
Twilight nodded, and continued, "Then get a running start, and kick out, and your wings will flap instinctively." I did as she said, jumping up after running faster than I ever did in my normal body! My wings spread into an arc, and I took flight. My wings were at least 4 feet apart in diameter, I must have been a pretty big pony then. That, or I was still really skinny, and tall. Twilight looked up, and shot after me like a bullet, to my level in the blue sky. Bluer than it was... at home. My joy of flying for the first time sunk deep into my gut, and stirred up the nausea of nasty Home-Sickness. The city was so busy and loud. I couldn't leave behind that... But I couldn't disobey the Lord God himself!
"Something the matter Periwinkle?" Twilight inquired, shaking out her mane as she flew silently. I sighed replying quietly,
"Just a bit Home-Sick." My hooves scraped a cloud quietly, and I bowed my head. But what if I already was home?
When I thought about Apple Jack's family farm, and Sweet Apple Acres I had assumed it would be a dumpy place like in Charlote's Web. Boy I was so wrong. The large farm house was painted a crimson red, and had a shiny luster that made you feel all cozy. It was separted into sections. The main house, and then the actual farm house, along with more living space, and a sweet little tower topped with an apple weather vane. Speaking of apples, these people... I mean... ponies had either a tradition, or an obsession. Miles of apple trees, saplings, and even an entire acre of apples in barrels. Twilight escorted me down to the front door, and folded her wings tightly. I had to press mine down, unfortunately. Twilight pawed the door lightly, and three cute little girls... fillies, greeted us with smiles.
"Howdy Twiligh'! Howdy... new pony. I'm Apple Bloom. Apple Jack's been talkin' all about you! Sweetie Belle said, that Twilight told Rarity, that you were a weird kind a' pony. Are you from--"
"Twilight!" said a new voice, the trotting of hooves echoing down some stairs. It was Apple Jack. Her hat was on backwards for some reason. "Your here! With.. the mare." Twilight glanced at me, and I pretended not to notice, tapping the ground with my hoof. "Come in I guess." As Twilight, and I stepped inside, the scent of cinnamon and apple pie enveloped me. The fillies grabbed me by the hoof, and dragged me to what must have been Apple Bloom's room. Again with the apple theme. Pink walls with green polka dots, and a little bed, toy chest, and armoire.
"Aw, how cute!" I exclaimed, smiling. "Are you three sisters?"
The orange filly laughed, and asked, "Do we look anything alike?"
"You wish, Scoots." Apple Bloom said, holding a mirror, and doing a little pose. Her flank had a symbol on it... A shield with a small apple in the middle. Speaking of flanks, the white filly was eyeing mine curiously. "Oh you're a blank flank!" Apple bloom noted, sitting next to the white filly. Soon all of them were looking curiously at my backside. That was apparently normal... I decided to ask.
"Is that bad?" I inquired,
"Nah! We were blank flanks for a while too. But man, you haven't found your special talent yet, and you're what, a teenaged mare?" Scootaloo squeaked, poking me. I sat down, still uncomfortable with a bunch of children inspecting my butt. "Ooh! Hey Apple Bloom, lets go spy on Twilight, and Apple Jack!" Apple Bloom looked unsure, but they dragged me along with them after she confirmed the subject; 'mission a-go.' Twilight, and Apple jack sat on a green couch, Twilight nervously stroking a crème colored pillow.
"I'm not sure what to do with her! She seems so nice, but I don't know if we can trust her. I mean, a 'god' sending her to us? As if! But she might be telling the truth and... sorry I was rambling again." she droned, flattening her ears.
"Yeah. I can't blame you. I'd be worried too if I met an alien too." Apple Jack affirmed,
"Any who, I was wondering if she could stay here."
Apple jack stood up from the couch, and demanded, "An' put my family in danger? You're crazy!" Twilight got to her own hooves.
"This is serious. We can't let other's know, I'm constantly being plagued by paparazzi, and map demands. This is the one time I actually DISLIKE being picked for quests!"
Apple Jack sighed, waving aside the comment with her hoof. "You want her here? You can have her here. But she'll have to do her share of work, an' tonight she's sleepin' in the barn. I'll make her a straw bed or somethin'..." Twilight smiled, and thanked her friend. My heart sunk into my stomach. I flattened my ears. Treated like an animal, by an animal. What a thing to have happen to you. Sweetie Belle looked at me curiously.
"What are they talking about? You aren't an alien. Are you?" she whispered,
"Shh! They'll hear us!"
"Too late." All of us jumped a foot in the air. "Ya'll fillies aren't up to no good are you?" asked an elderly mare. Apple Bloom looked mildly annoyed, like she had forgotten to do something and didn't care anymore. "Who's that lil one with you?" the mare asked, adjusting rectangle shaped glasses on her muzzle.
"Granny? What's goin'-" Apple Jack didn't finish her sentence. She saw me, and her gaze went blank. "Oh, its that mare."
"Mare!? Them legs are skin and bone!" 'Granny' exclaimed, "Is she stayin' fer dinner?"
Apple Jack sighed, and looked at me unsurely. "It ain't dark yet Granny Smith. She'll be helpin' out 'round here for now. Then we'll sit down and such." She trotted out the front door, and shut it harshly. The fillies went else where. It was just me and Granny Smith. She started at me, and a crooked smile escaped her chapped lips. I sort of smiled back, but it was more of a disturbed grimace.
"Welcome to the fam'ly, Squirt," she finally said, putting a hoof on my shoulder. "Now get out there and buck some apples."
I thought I knew pain by now. I'd had a rocky start to my human life. Father was dead. Mother was a paranoid, overbearing wreck, my sister practically raised me. It wasn't just inner pain either. I was a victim of bullying before I'd even met John, or my human friends. I was shoved, pushed, almost killed in a car accident, nearly broke my entire femur bone in half after falling from two flights of stairs. (Don't ask, I was at a party.) Never. Would I ever think. Working on a farm was so... agonizing.
Granny Smith put my mane up in a bandana and sent me to work. I bucked apple trees. I pumped apples into mush for a cider. Big Mac had to drag me from one station to the next as I lost 10% of my energy every job I did. And I kicked the trees hard. I bashed the mushy apples to a dripping crisp. It was near dark before anypony talked to me.
"Sugar Cube!" Apple Jack called. I reluctantly trudged over to her. "Ah sure do appreciate your help. Ya'll's legs are weaker than us Earth ponies, but maybe if you work hard as you have fer how ever long your here..." Apple Jack patted her hoof. Oh my lord... she was ripped. So that's the reward for apple bucking. I'm in. I smiled, and galloped to the next tree, slamming my back legs into the trunk with as much force as I could. An array of apples fell down. To my surprise, they landed directly on my head.
"Ughh... Does this happen often?" I called,
But Apple Jack was too busy laughing. I couldn't help but smile again, and get back to work.
Weeks passed. About a month of work, until Twilight found me a home. Apple Bloom was heartbroken when I left. I'd miss that fillie's attitude. I gave them all a hug of course. Big Mac took a minute to say bye, crocodile tears and everything. "I'll miss you a bunch, Big Macintosh! I'll come visit soon." A quick swipe of my wing and I was gone. I was almost a little disappointed. I would miss the Apples till the day I die.
A little house near the castle was where I'd reside. And get this! I was still apparently too dangerous to leave the place alone, so I had to be constantly guided back and forth by either guards or Twilight and her friends. Grocery stores, roller skating, all that crap. Can't I get any peace?
I opened my eyes.
It was mid morning by now. I slowly stretched out my arms, and stared out the window. Nope. I buried my face back into the pillows. Then the doorbell rang. I should have just stayed in bed, in retrospect. But curiosity got the best of me. There in the doorway was a black unicorn stallion with a brown and green Mohawk-mane. "Package for Periwinkle Blink?" I nodded, and smiled. The stallion handed me the package, nudging it through my door. "Man, you must have a great view of the castle from here." He remarked, as he took a clip board from his back pack. "Sign here."
"You aren't much for speaking are you?" He said, as I messily scribbled my initials.
"I can speak. But I'm not one for communication." I muttered, passing him back the clip board. "But just wondering, what does your cutie mark have to do with mail?" He stared at his flank.
"Oh, uh. Its just part time. I'm in charge of a library in Fillydelphia." He said. His cutie mark was a black circle with a camo green spy glass in front of it. I raised an eye brow, but looked down at his hoof. That was the first time I'd ever seen anyone put out their hoof for me to shake. I took it reluctantly, and sighed,
"See you around I guess. It nice to meet ya." He nodded and walked away. Now I could see inside the package...
I grabbed the scissors, and tore open the box. A lot of foam peanuts laid inside. But no puppy. I smirked and dug in, immediately finding a scroll of paper. Strangely, it looked already opened... I was shocked when I opened it.
Periwinkle Blink,
This is an urgent letter from Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Twilight. We have been informed of your condition from a trustable source. And have come to ask you something of large importance. As you know, the Winter Festival of the Moon is taking place in Canterlot. Unfortunately, this source of your condition has also told us that there would be an attack on Canterlot while everypony is distracted.
What you are not aware of is the importance of your soul. As a Princess, you will encounter the strangest of beings. Including you human. Yes, I know what you are. How hard it was to grasp the meaning of your existence. Where was I? Yes, your soul. There is no greater importance than your life. A human soul possesses a component of raw, tangible love. Us pony's only possess a gastric form of love. Your form of love is so pure, so valuable. Not even the Great StarSwirl the Bearded could experience this love from his own family. Nor does Twilight know what you are. But with this love there is power, and weakness.
The last humans I encountered... were able to take this pure love from their soul, and use it with force of a nuclear bomb the size of Equestria. This was from their love for my dear sister. Their names were Tomas, and Jack. brothers, sent by your god. They, were the original ambassadors of Equestria to Earth. Were.
Jack and Tomas were killed in one of their battles against... the ponies wanting to sabotage our Festival. Tomas was never found. Tia didn't find another human. Until you came... And if you use your love to destroy these ponies, as the True ambassador from Equestria to Earth, this will come to an end. You too must live here till death, yes? I'm sure you can understand. It would mean so much to her, to see another human soul. So please us with your presence, anytime you please.
I trust you to make the right decision.
Princess Luna of the Night.
What a great way to start the soap opera that is this life.
As you could imagine, it took a lot for that to set in. I'd never even met the Princesses. When should I meet them? Am I fancy enough? Wait where did that come from... Anyways, it was hard to compensate on. But I stared at myself in the little desk/mirror thing at the foot of my bed. I looked horrible. Messy hair that looked like it was hacked at with a knife and fork, and my disturbing, pupiless white eyes were blood shot. It looked like I had teensy, red snakes slithering in my eyes.
After putting on a black scarf, I hurried outside. Two young looking guards sat guarding the porch. A mare and stallion. They followed me discretely. I was thankful, I'd get enough attention from my odd eyes. It was good to wander. I hated being locked up in my little house. But it gave me time to think. And to run into more trouble.
Would you be called crazy, if the funniest thing you ever saw was a pink pony? Probably by a human. But ponies would automatically say, 'Oh you mean my friend, Pinkie Pie!' Well this pink horse was in one place for once, and I attempted to take it to my advantage. I walked into Sugar Cube Corn with my tail fluffed out. (I'd bought a new mane curler recently.) Pinkie was sitting at the ice cream bar, cleaning out a glass at top speed. It felt like I was in a movie scene, and shook out my fur nervously. No pony seemed to be here.
"Hiya Peri!" Pinkie squeaked, putting the glass down. I smiled and sat down at the bar with her. On Earth I would have been thrown out, but... kids show. I sighed, and put my chin on the table. The weight of Luna's letter had been eating away at me. Pinkie Pie cocked her head to the side. "What's going on?" I opened my mouth to speak, but she beat me to it.
"Did you get a super important letter from one of the Princesses and now you know that you're super powerful, and possibly a love interest for a Princess and now you are nervous about attending that meeting with the Princesses because you don't wanna make yourself out to be an idiot or an arrogant twat?"
"I thought this was a kids show!"
"It is."
"But you just said-"
Pinkie came out from behind the bar with a broom, and started sweeping. I flattened my ears and stood up straight. "Pinkie I needed your opinion on going to the Princesses or not." Pinkie looked skeptical, but continued sweeping.
"Why are you going to the Princesses?"
"I thought you already knew..."
Pinkie giggled. "Silly billy! I don't talk with the Princesses much." I lowered my gaze to the ground, but kept still. What was that supposed to mean. Pinkie Pie looked at me expectantly. "But you should always answer the Princesses letters with a BING BING BING, CORRECT!" I jumped in surprise. Pinkie laughed in her squeaky voice, and I shook out my shoulders nervously. Was she avoiding my question? Finally she dragged me out of the bakery, and we found a bench in the park. Apparently some other bench-goers, a green unicorn and a tan earth pony, looked particularly peeved. I looked at Pinkie curiously. "Oh, Lyra and Bon Bon are just jealous that we got the BEST bench ever! Now, what was that about the Princesses?"
"Uh... They wanted me to come and visit them for important human business..." Pinkie looked a little less poofy. A wave of gray escaped into her coat. And her face curled into a pained frown.
"Mhm... did they mention Jack?"
I went quiet. She knew something. "Yes actually. You know him?" Pinkie shook her head, and looked at the birds in a tree across from us. The mother and father sparrow were nestling together with three chicks. Pinkie looked unfortunately forlorn at the sight. "Pinkie?" She stared at me, and pulled something out from behind her. Another scroll was put into the bowl of my hoof. When I looked up at Pinkie, she was walking off with a red balloon tied to her foreleg.
Trying to stay asleep was tough that same night. I couldn't think for the life of me why. But the way Pinkie stared at me, almost loathingly... It drove me up the wall with curiousity. I wanted to know what the Princesses needed me for. I wanted to know if I had super powers and stuff! I wanted to know why Pinkie suddenly deflated. I lay on my back silently. Staring at the ceiling fan with less than no interest. Whirr... Whirr... Whirr... I watched each blade pierce the air. Maybe it would lull me to sleep? Or I could pick up some sleeping medication at the local pharmacy. But again, kids show.
Whirr... Whirr... Whirr... More fan sounds. I slowly shut my eyes. A picture of the mail stallion flashed in my head. Another of a black unicorn stallion with a purple and blue Mohawk. A sort of stop motion film played in my mind of these two. The mail stallion turned from the other unicorn. Both horns lit up with white magic. A giant sonic blast of energy set off, and the sound of a cork popping echoed in my ear. Sleep gently heavied my eyelids into deep slumber..
It was a great day for confidence. Even if it was raining. I remember waking up with a big fat smile on my face, like I'd just won the pony lottery. I dragged Twilight along with me to the train station. It was like I couldn't have been surer of something. I was going to the Princesses. Off we rode toward Canterlot.
"Which stop do we get off at Sparkle Nose?" I asked, looking over at her. She was reading a book about the likeliness of certain deaths amongst ponies. Particularly in the section on war between races. "Awful dark for something before a meeting with some Princesses, don't ya think?" Twilight looked up at me with a mildly annoyed look. Like she'd just smelled a burned hay-steak. The thundering rain outside got a little louder.
"Reading books with a lot of morbidity is helpful for me to calm down before meeting with authorities or in this case the deities of our culture." I looked out the window. I hadn't thought of what I was going to say to the Princesses. I already was talking to one, so how hard could it be? But maybe they were like deities... All prim and proper and such... I closed my eyes, and flattened my ears, listening to the sputtering sound of rain outside. A few houses passed by us as we clickity clacked down the rails. How can they stand the noise, I wondered.
"STATION 24; CANTERLOT," blared the intercom. A rustling of passengers exited the train as quick as a whistle.
"C'mon, we are here Periwinkle." Twilight said, putting her book away into the sack on her back. "Hopefully Spike won't burn down the castle at home." I nodded in agreement. Not that the small dragon could produce much of a flame. He was still a growing kid, like me. I stepped out of the train, onto the cobbled pavement of the city. The sound of wind blew into my fluffy ear lobes with a rude snorkeling noise. I blinked away rain that splattered both Twilight and I roughly. Off to the castle we galloped.
"Shouldn't you be like accompanied by some knights in shining armor?" I groaned, shaking out my soaking hide.
"Peri, there's only one of my brother, and he's up in the Crystal Empire with his wife at the moment." Twilight sighed in annoyance,
We arrived at the palace gates. Two prim looking guards eyed me curiously. More so Twilight. The first one sneered, "Princess Twilight, we were not expecting you to arrive with the savage." My fur bristled. Twilight held a hoof to my mouth, and returned formally,
"Yes the human was to be accompanied by me, and none else. You are aware of possible security breaches. It is to be me and only me to accompany Periwinkle. Now, would you kindly lead me to the Throne room." The purple unicorn stood up straight, and walked through the gates with ease. I did so as well, sticking out my tongue cheekily. Twilight put her eye to a laser scanner, and walked off after she was satisfied with a beeping noise. I slowly put my eye to the scanner. It blared a siren, and I widened my eyes. My pupils! I didn't have them. I looked around worriedly. Twilight turned back and kicked the box. The sirens quieted, and I hurriedly ran after her.
The throne room was not small. Not as small as Twilight made it out to be. The purple princess said the throne room was a humble chapel, with tapestries and glass murals. This was true. All except the humble part.
The entire church-like room screamed, 'PEASENTS, BOW DOWN AND KISS MY HOOVES.'
Two unicorn and pegasus hybrids sat side by side on almost identical thrones. One horse was a navy blue, the other a crème white. Each wore golden armor, both wore a serious face, and a valiant crown. But both smiled in turn, and rose from their chairs. "Welcome human girl!" said the blue one. "It is fortunate you came, we have much to say! We art so happy my sister and us." Twilight coughed a little. "Oh and hello Twilight, we art glad to see you as well!" Twilight shook her head, and motioned to the white Princess something. Twilight pointed at her own throat. The white pony nodded, and said with a rich voice,
"Lu, your accent is showing through."
'Lu' looked embarrassed, and cleared her voice. "Is this better, sister?"
"Much." The white pony giggled. "I, am Princess Celestia. This is my sister, Luna. And yes, we are very glad to make your acquaintance," She opened her arms welcomingly, maybe for an embrace, but I stayed put.
"I'm P-Periwinkle Kaya Link. But I like being called Peri." I stuttered.
"Peri, tis odd. Like my name!" Luna noted excitedly. "Do you play the game box where you come from? On the Earth world?"
"I play board games, and Xbox but I-"
"Oh you play the Xbox! I'm so glad! Tia never plays with me. But when she did, I won every game."
Celestia cleared her throat. "Now that's quite enough Luna, lets discuss this at dinner." Luna pouted a little, but she nodded, and trotted off to a corridor labeled; 'Balcony.' "My sister must attend to keeping the moon down a while. But until then, I'll have the guards escort you to the west wing, as well as your new room." Celestia purred.
"Wait, new room? Who ever said-" I was already being hustled off to the opposite corridor, watching Twilight and Celestia turn away to talk. Then a sea of talking blasted my ear drums into a near deaf state...
It felt like forever since I'd slept peacefully. Without nightmares, and such. So I was glad to have a room.
Not glad to have someone in my room every second someone left. There were guards at the doorway, I had to keep my door open 24/7 and Twilight didn't stay with me. As far as I was concerned, I was just a tourist attraction for the staff of the castle. What was worse, this place was to be my new home.
"Sorry what?"
"Yes Periwinkle, this is your new home." Celestia said softly. We were in the hallway outside of my room.
"But," I tried to think of a reason not to stay, "It would be rude to take up space in your castle!"
Celestia smiled, and led me down the hall with her hoof. "My dear, you are mistaken. Luna has asked you to be our ambassador, yes?" I nodded uncertainly. "Well, then if you want to keep a home, I'd suggest working for me. You'd need a job to keep yourself busy. And... amongst other things, Equestria needs you."
"You need me?" I inquired, turning to face her. Celestia nodded her smile replaced by a grim frown.
"You know of Tomas, and Jack, yes?"
"The human brothers put into a pony body. Like me, they claimed that they were sent by the Lord too."
"No doubt you have heard how my relationship with the brothers was like. Mixed yes, but serious. Luna never leaves out romance in any letters, why just yesterday-"
"Princess Celestia, what does this have to do with me being here?" I asked,
"Oh yes, the brothers. I just wanted you to know that, if you think I will hold you to any standard..." Celestia went silent. "I hold no ill will toward you, for thinking so. But, I hope we can grow to be friends, and not any less, or any more than friends." She stared at me intently, and I dropped my gaze. "I trust human kind with the very meaning of my soul." I couldn't handle the akwardness, and nodded quickly. I'd like it more if Celestia mothered me, more than favored me. I walked off without saying another word. Celestia was respectable, and kind. I'd be sure to keep it in mind. And I needed to find where the heck I could get some privacy!
The night was calm, and my room was free of intruders. I was welcome to take in my bearings. No guards, they had all been called off. No maids and crap. I was surprised I hadn't already gotten to look around. I was sent a little plate with a dandelion salad, and carrot slices. Plus a note from another princess, who I guess wasn't from around here.
I'm so sorry I couldn't come and meet you, but I'm currently busy with my daughter. She hasn't been in the world for more than 3 months, but I'm sure she'd love to meet you in a few months. Also, Shining Armor says hello to you and Twilight!
With a welcoming hug, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza.
That was sweet of them.
But I had a room to discover. I was proud to have such a big bed, and... a full dresser of clothing? I put on one of the jackets, (with much difficulty,) though they fit perfectly! Did the Princesses know something I didn't? I stared at the walls. They were covered with yellow and pastel rose stripes. Are they for real about this design, but then again, this was a kids show. It was then that I heard...t-tap-tap-t-tap. I froze. The sound was from behind me. And I did the most stupid thing I could have done. I looked behind me. AGHHH!
"What are you doing here!?" I yelled, backing away from my window.
There in the pane was the mail stallion, looking curious. He just climbed up onto the sill of my window! Why on Earth was I asking him when he was outside...? I reluctantly opened the window, and he struggled from breath, doing a half hearted flip onto the floor of my room. "What are you doing here? Is this not the castle?! I've been looking all over for your flank!" My white eyes almost flickered with anger. Who was this idiot to protect me, when I had half the god damn kingdom on my tail because I'm an alien.
"Go back to your stupid library!" I snapped, "The window is behind you."
"I'm not going back already. I need to show you something!"
I screamed at him from the top of my lungs, "I SAID LEAVE!" The glow in my eyes became visible, and they gleamed with a blood red light. The mail stallion backed away. "What?" I demanded, taking a step closer to him. He looked pitiful. His ribs were showing, and his short mane and tail were matted with... blood? I took two steps back.
"Your tail..." I murmured.
"Your eyes..." He breathed.
We both stared at each other with hostility. "Tell me your name."
"Its Tom. My name is Tomas Wickman. And I have something to say to you... human." He answered firmly, and he brushed back his bangs. I choked on my breath. If this was the Tomas from the story, I'd be in trouble with Celestia. But it wasn't the fact of him being the Tomas. It was his eyes.. They were blue. No pupil... Just blue... Like...
"My eyes. You've got my same eyes."
"So did Jack, and I think you know all about us by now." Tom sighed, "But are you gonna trust me to talk with you?"
I raised my eye brow. "Trust you to just talk?"
"Just come with me, I promise I won't murder you or something."
"I'm younger than you, but I can take you on if I have to... death... faker!" Tom rolled his eyes, and the aura around his horn glowed navy blue. I felt myself lift up off the ground. But I wasn't flapping my wings. He was DRAGGING me out the window! "Tomas!" I screamed, writhing angrily.
"You have no right to call me by my real name! Now be quiet for a minute."
We landed in a bed of flowers. Roses... "Ow, ow, ow!"
"Shut up! Or else the bats will here you."
"Bat's?" I looked to the horizon. Sure enough, bat-like ponies flew above us, all dressed in glittering armor. Everything stung, and I growled curses to myself as Tom hauled me into a green house. The glass above was open to the star speckled sky, and the sound of wind seemed much louder than usual. "Now tell me why you kidnapped me again?" I demanded condescendingly. Tom rolled his eyes, and propped me up against the wall. He freed me of his magical grip. I took the opportunity to punch him in the muzzle.
"What the heck?!" He yelled, rubbing his now bleeding lip. What scared me most was that a white liquid replaced the normally red blood.
"W-well," I stammered, "I don't die without a fight."
"FOR THE LAST TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO KILL YOU." Tom yelled.
"FINE."
"FINE."
We sat glaring at each other angrily. "I took you here to show you what you're capable of." His horn glowed again, and light crept into the green house. Literally! Wispy spheres, and strands of light seemed to circle us and explode with different colors. My mouth hung open unbecomingly, but I didn't care. Maybe this guy wasn't so bad. The orbs settled onto my face and crowned my head in a wreath of pure light. "Focus..." I squeaked in horror, the lights, beautiful as ever, were burning my skull. I shook my head, hoping they'd maybe... fall off? But the lights stayed stuck.
"Oh my god..." I whined, trying desperately to get the light off my head. Every time my hoof poked an orb, I was stabbed with intense pain.
"Focus, or I'll let them burn you."
"You said you wouldn't kill me!" I snapped, still trying to rub the lights off.
"I did! But I never said I wouldn't hurt your sorry flank."
"CALL THEM OFF!" I screamed. Suddenly, my eyes glowed like Tomas's, my light over came the rainbow crown. My vision blurred, until a beam of plasma closed around me, and Tomas's light sunk into the ground like worms desperate for the dirt. He finally grinned, and put a hoof on my shoulder. I punched him again. "NEVER DO THAT AGAIN."
"It's my job! I have to get you to use your soul correctly." Tomas exclaimed, backing off.
My eyes lit up again, and he was suddenly backed all the way into a wall. I wish he'd just trot off and fall out the window he came from. I thought darkly. Tomas smiled in the excitement. I couldn't hear anything, but he looked like he was laughing. Next he was lifted into the ground, getting dangerously close to the open glass ceiling. And as he fell, I could hear the slightest sound of a scream.
"T-Tomas?" I tryed to say. The words came out muffled, and nearly silent. My eyes still glowed. I was still in this fase for something... And my wings spread. "Stop!" I commanded myself. But My wings flapped, and my eyes glowed even more. Tomas was giving me a look of desperation.
"Don't do it." he seemed to mouth, "Don't tell anyone."
I nodded as my body took over. And I only wanted to wreak havoc upon these puny ponies.
