Canterlot.
“I…” I said and pulled my cloak closer around myself as I stepped down the gangway from the airship, “I am starting to really dislike this city.”
I swear, it was even colder now than when we left.
Sunset smiled at me, “Just relax, okay? It’s going to be fine.”
“...Sorry,” I said and gave her a small nuzzle, “Cold makes me grumpy.”
“No, you don’t say?” Sunset asked with a smile, “And you working yourself up for the last three days haven’t exactly helped, I bet.”
I shook my head and smiled at her, “So, what’s the plan?”
“I’m going to go houseshopping with Twi and Midnight,” she said, “You?”
I sighed, “Should go say hi to Celestia as soon as possible. She deserves to hear everything from me.”
Sunset frowned, “I thought you were doing that tomorrow. You want me to come along? I totally can, not like Twi and Midnight don’t have the brainpower to handle picking a house on their own.”
“No, Luna is coming,” I said and shook my head, smiling at her, “Better you go along with Sparky and Midnight or they’ll end up living in a lab or library or something.”
Sunset grinned and bumped her side against mine, giving the side of my neck a nuzzle, “They aren’t that bad,” she said, “But… you’re not exactly wrong either,” she said and then looked away towards the ‘twins’ as they moved down the ramp, “See you tonight, right?”
“Not going to stay with Sparks tonight?”
She shook her head, “She’s heading back to Ponyville tonight to pick her things up. Even if we don’t find anything today, she’s moving back to Canterlot. Either a castle guestroom or staying at her parents place, she’s not sure yet.”
I nodded and touched my horn to hers, “Have fun, okay.”
Sunset grinned and winked before trotting over to the Sparkles. I looked back as Luna trotted down the ramp towards me,
“Ready to go?” I asked her.
Luna smiled and shook her head, giving my ear a nuzzle, “Relax, My Page. It’s nothing like that.”
“I know,” I sighed and flicked my ears.
Luna gave me a hug with her wing and guided me in for a kiss, “Page. Things go wrong,” she said quietly, “It happens. To everypony. And nopony knows that better than my sister… or me.”
I looked up at her and then nodded, “...Okay, let’s go.”
We moved inside, making our way through the castle, “Tomorrow,” I said, “I’m going to visit the families of the ponies that… died. They deserve for me to tell them in person.”
“No, Page,” Luna said and frowned down at me, “Page, that’s a bad idea.”
I blinked up at her in surprise, “What do you mean a bad idea? It’s the least I can possibly do!”
She stopped and moved around to face me, “Page… in the past… and sadly possibly in the future… I have lead forces. Had to order ponies to their death. Had ponies die for me, for my sister, for Equestria. As horrible as it is, if we were to meet with the families of every single pony that died for Equestria, we would be doing nothing else. We have a process for this for a good reason.”
I shook my head, my ears going back, “...It’s not the guard, Luna,” I said, “I understand if it’s like that, but it’s just six ponies.”
“And they are more important than the guards that have died for Equestria?”
I cringed and took a step back, “That’s not…” I started before I took a deep breath, swallowing and shook my head, “It’s just… it feels wrong!”
Luna nodded and moved up to nuzzle softly, “It is wrong,” she said quietly, “...But that’s how things are. The way they have to be.”
I gritted my teeth, scraping my hoof against the marble floor, hissing softly and shook my head, “...No. No, Luna. I am going to go to each and everyone of them. I did this, they deserve to hear it from me.”
“You didn’t do this,” Luna told me firmly, “You hear me? You didn’t do this.”
“Maybe not,” I said and looked up at her, “But I am responsible. Come on, let’s to find Sunshine,” I said and moved past her.
Luna moved to follow.
It didn’t take long. Just follow the guards really.
I knocked on the door and moved in past the guards. Celestia looked up from behind her desk,
“Page!” she exclaimed and got up, “You’re back!”
I nodded and trotted inside, slipping my cloak off, “We’re back,” I agreed and forced a smile, “I have a lot to tell you.”
“Later,” Celestia said and rounded the desk and then she pulled me into a tight hug, forelegs and wings going around me and pulling me close as she sat down.
I sighed and hugged back, leaning against her warmth as her soft and warm wings folded around me.
“I’m just glad you’re back safe,” she murmured softly, giving me a nuzzle between my ears, “I… we… were so worried.”
“I’m fine,” I sighed and nuzzled against her chest, “Missed you too, Sunshine.”
She hugged me tighter for a second with her wings and forelegs.
Celestia finally let go and I stepped back, dropping down on all four hooves again as I smiled up at her.
Sunshine gave the best hugs, she was so warm. Impossibly, she actually made me feel better.
She always did somehow.
“How about you go get some rest,” Luna asked and moved up next to me, giving my ear a nuzzle with a smile, “It’s been a long day for everypony and I’m sure we can talk about everything that has happened later.”
Celestia nodded, “It can wait.”
“...Okay,” I admitted, “I am pretty tired. I feel like I should go through my notes and such first anyway so I can give a full report.”
“Relax,” Celestia said with a smile, “You don’t report to me or anypony else. I just want to hear how things went. We can do that tomorrow or when you have time.”
I shot her a thankful smile and then looked at Luna, “Coming?”
Luna gave my ear a small nuzzle, “In a bit. I do have some things to discuss with my sister first, I’ll join you in a little bit?”
“Okay.”
Page, Chronic Hero Syndrome isn't good for someones sanity. Regretting tragic loss of lifes is correct thing, but self-taking whole blame for ACCIDENT, where died volunteers, who KNEW RISK, is another level that will deprive you of all will for action or will make you paranoical, which is bad for any person and totally bad for immortal ruler, who sometimes must do hard decisions or even be forced to choose who will live and who don't.
Page is going down a dark road ain’t he?
More fuel to the shipping fire!
While they did die on your watch, Luna does have a point.
if this is how page feels, imagine how midnight feels.
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It's gonna drive him... Batty!
...HOURS LATER...
Sunset: NO! NO! NO!
Twilight: But Kitten! This is the best stargazing spot in the city.
Midnight: Yeah and the place comes with its own power supply. We can conduct experiments and not burden our neighbors. It is perfect~!
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Sunset: It is a lab on top of a volcano...everypony will think we turned into super villains! How did this exist within Canterlot anyway?!
Midnight: The brown unicorn with yellowish eyes and goatee said they finished construction a week ago.
Sunset: HOW DO YOU CONSTRUCT A VOLCANO?!
Twilight: ...I'm not questioning it: we're buying it!
Sunset: NO!!
The door closes behind Page and Luna’s Horn ignites, forming a cone of silence around them.
“That was quite a hug, Tia. The moans were a little much and did you have to bite your lip while doing it?”
“I don’t know what your talking about. It was a friendly hug to a dear friend who needed comfort. I’d do it with him anytime.”
“Your entendre are getting thin sister. Back off I’ve seen him first, you can have your chance in 500 years like we agreed.”
“300! That’s what we agreed upon! With disguised trists on my Birthday and Hearthwarming!”
“Yes yes, how foalish of me to forget.”
“Yes...speaking of...foalish...”
“......No....”
“....Maybe...”
“We were barely able to explain away Flurry Hearts!”
For those playing at home, they currently live in a library, because Tirek never got a chance to blow it up.
*SCENE OPENS TO Page's family and escort guards riding on blimp*
Celestia: "And that, Page, is how we know the world to be banana-shaped. Mmmm—you like—um—bananas?"
Page: "This new magic amazes me, Celestia. Please explain again how kirin's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes."
Celestia: "Of course, Page ..."
Luna: "Look, my husband!"
*They all stop and look.*
Page: "Canterlot!"
*CUT TO shot of amazing castle in the distance. Illuminated in the rays of the setting sun.*
Page: "Thank you, Celestia, for that beautiful insert scene."
*CUT BACK TO PAGE, CELESTIA and COMPANY.*
Celestia: "My pleasure, Page."
Twilight: "Canterlot ..."
Luna: "Canterlot ..."
Sunset Shimmer: "It's only a model."
Page: *turning sharply*: "Sh!"
*to the rest*: "Ponies! I bid you a welcome return to our home! Let us fly ... to Canterlot."
*INTERIOR – NIGHT*
Guards:
♪We're guards of the round table♫
♪We dance whene'er we're able♫
♪We do routines and chorus scenes♫
♪With footwork impeccable.♫
♪We dine well here in Canterlot♫
♪We eat yam and jam and spam a lot.♫
♪We're guards of the Round Table♫
♪Our shows are formidable♫
♪But many times♫
♪We're given rhymes♫
♪That are quite unsingable♫
♪We're opera mad in Canterlot♫
♪We sing from the diaphragm a lot.♫
♪In war we're tough and able.♫
♪Quite indefatigable♫
♪Between our quests♫
♪We sequin vests♫
♪And impersonate Clark Stable♫
♪It's a busy life in Canterlot.♫
Single Luna Guard *baritone*: "♪I have to push the pram… a… lot….♫"
*CUT BACK TO PAGE, CELESTIA and COMPANY as we had left them.*
Page: "No, on second thought, let's not go to Canterlot."
Guards: "Right!"
Page: "It is a silly place. Oooh! This blue box looks intriguing! Let's all check this out."
*everypony goes inside and it disappears*
Doctor Whooves *walks up from below decks*: "Huh? I could've sworn I left it here... ALRIGHT! WHICH ONE OF YOU STUPID DECKHOOVES MOVED MY TARDIS!? "
*looks around*: "....and... why am I suddenly all alone on this blimp....? "
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By chance, can you finally tell me the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
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I didn't know that Mojo Jojo;s place was even for sale.
That's rough, buddy
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This has been done...and it never gets old. Well done.
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Which type of swallow? Asgardian or Wakandan?
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Seeing the first word in this chapter, I just couldn't resist.
Sorry, not sorry.
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I’d be disappointed if you were.
I wonder.
I think Discords little wager is about to pay spectacular dividends. The fabric of pony society is about to be set alight as Page tries to force the issue in the name of a 4th species of pony that everyone currently believes are pony eating monsters. And that those stories were in some way true. Page the agent of chaos that doesn't offend pony sense is about to taste what discord and the changelings face. And he is going to react poorly. All while discord sits in the back and says "Well I offered to undo it at any time. All of this was him."
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...IN A PARALLEL YET SOMEHOW PERPENDICULAR SHIPPING DIMENSION...
Cadance: I-
Discord: Page is already dating Luna; that would be the not very T-rated i word. We cannot ship him with Celestia.
Long pause.
Cadance: ...Couldn’t we?
Discord remains silent.
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Midnight travel attempt forced Celestia to go Solar on the Tree... Its ash...
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More than he is... nanananananananaaa Batpageee
BATPAGE! ( now we need a butlerand a batcage... )
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Rent a room and gt it over with... (bugs the room to write down every pun and referance
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Discord:
Making himself Chaos? To easy...
Recruiting and paying/rewarding other to do it?
Entertaining but not god level.
Manipulate the good guys to take complex topics noone dares touching because it could get the fabric of sociaty ablaze?
Purrrfect
Luna: "Page is about to he a stupid stallion again... We need to stop him..."
Celestia: "So we tie him down to your bed, taking turn until he is to exhasted to be stupid and hurt himself and get a foal or 5 out of him?"
Luna: "Exacly!"
Sisters hug deeply.
Luna leaves room, and Celestia burst into green flames.
Chrysalis: " U hu hu huuu... Time for Page to ride the future of a GLORIOUS rut ".
Random Changeling drone: "But my queen why not replace Celestia when the Page mounting Expedition on Lunas room begins?"
Chrysalis:" Why just plan on harvesting Page to grow the hive with his seed if i can let him breed Luna and Celestia to create more stallions for our hive?"
Drone stickbug dance in joy of the hives future Alicorn breeders.
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Bug Dance!!!!
This chapter... First he's resolved to go to Celly and tell her how everything went( get it up an done!), then after he enters her office and the hug she persuades him to hold it off till later, and this is after a 20 minute walk from the dock to her office.... Page is either mentally unwell to the point where he almost is starting to not care that he wants/should get off his chest, or Hiver's lossing it. There's truly barely any resistance to there request that he sleeps at that point, and him saying he's tired is not the best excuse either.
All is well that ends well ♡
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Glorious future ahead must be always celebrated that way
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Dreamwalking is a great way of resting and doing stuff.
h e h
Time to stickbug dance Blank Page to reason, Amber better show her 'A+ game'.
Every chapter a adventure, the comment section is always so entertaining