Battle between royal and racer (part 2)
You were sitting on a bench in Canterlot, next to a very pale looking pegasus and had your hand on the back of said pony.
As that hand slowly caressed the back of the pony, you thought about what has happened on your way over here.
When the clock struck seven at the train station in Ponyville, did your inner racer take over and you sped off towards the road leading to Canterlot.
Because it was still pretty early in the morning, there weren't many ponies on the road, and the few that were, made a beeline to the side of the road when they heard the sound of the car as it came closer, looking wide eyed as it passed.
Even tough the roads weren't as smooth as in your own world, you were still able to maintain a great amount of speed and the few bends in the roads were so wide, that you could go through them with no problem.
When you arrived in Canterlot, was the sun on its way to its highest point and their were a lot more ponies on the road, making it more difficult to maintain a constant speed.
Though you had a few close calls with some of those ponies, you were still able to weave around them as some of them kept standing in the middle of the street like a deer to headlights.
When finally arriving at Canterlot train station and you didn't see Twilight there waiting for you, did you turn to your passenger with a smile. Only for your smile to faultier when you saw her looking with wide unblinking eyes through the front windscreen and how pale her coat had become.
You quickly got her out of the car and sat her down on one of the benches nearby, so she could get some fresh air.
And that brings you to where you are now.
You look at Fluttershy next to you, who's colour had slightly returned, but was slightly shaking.
'Fluttershy?' You asked, 'How do you feel?'
She turned and looked at you with a tear forming in her eye as she whimpered softly.
'Please don't cry Fluttershy,' you said, quickly looking around you and seeing that you got the attention of a few ponies, 'I'm sorry if I went a bit overboard with the speed, but it was a race so I had to come here as fast as I could.'
Fluttershy shook her head and turned to look at the ground, 'You have nothing to be sorry for,' she then turned back to you with a slight smile, 'you warned me that I might not like it.'
She then looked away again as she tried, but failed, to hold back her tears from falling, 'I'm more upset with myself, the fact that I'm always so easily scared and not as brave as my other friends. It makes me feel like a weak pony.'
'Hey, stop that.' You said with soothing tone, as you moved the hand on her back to her shoulder and gave her a light hug, 'You're not a weak pony. Just by saying that you are scared, you show that you're brave enough to admit it, and that makes you stronger then most people I know.'
'Really?' Fluttershy asked, as she laid her head against your chest.
'Yeah,' you said with a comforting smile, 'and besides, you weren't scared of that ugly creature that landed in front of your cottage two nights ago.'
Fluttershy moved herself away from you with a shocked expression, 'Was there another creature there on the night I found you and didn't see?'
'I was talking about myself.' You chuckled.
Fluttershy frowned, 'You're not ugly, just.. different.' she said before she tried to hide her blush behind her mane, 'I-I mean it in a good way.'
'Thanks.' You said and looked back in front of you to see that the ponies that were looking at the two of you have averted their gaze and are now eyeing the car, along with a few others.
'What is this thing.' Said one.
'What ever it is,' Said another, 'it should be removed for being an eyesore.'
A murmur of agreement went through the gathered crowed.
'Say Fluttershy,' You said at a volume that only she could hear it, 'what if I did a little prank with the ponies that are disliking my car over there?' you pointed towards the group.
'Well,' She started as she looked in the same direction, 'I don't like pranks, but I don't like ponies that are mean either.' she then turn to you, 'It won't hurt them, does it?'
'No it won't,' You assured her, 'just watch.'
You grabbed the key of the car and pressed the unlock button.
The car made audible 'click' whilst in the same time the indicators flashed a couple of times and the head- and taillights came on.
The sudden display made the crowd disperse in every direction with fright, clearing the road in seconds.
'That wasn't very nice.' Fluttershy said with a disappointed voice.
'I never expected that to happen.' You admitted, 'But it also shows that other ponies can be scared of something you're not.'
Fluttershy wanted to say something, but the sound of a train whistle caught the attention of you both.
Soon after, did the train role in to the train station and a minute later, did a panting lavender pony rush out of the building.
'O no,' Twilight said after catching her breath and with a sad tone in her voice as she saw the car standing in front, her friends exited the building as well, 'we lost.'
'Hey there girls,' You said with a smirk, moving towards them, ' what took you so long?'
'It was unfair,' Twilight whined, 'you were on your way whilst we had to wait an other minute before we could go.'
'Well, for one: you said the race was off at seven,' you said, lifting a finger up in the air, you then placed a second next to the other, 'and two: we were waiting here for,' you take a quick look at the clock, 'about four minutes, I think you can guess what that means.'
It took Twilight a few seconds to see the connection and her head drooped, 'It means that even if we started at the same time, you would have won anyway.'
You gave her a loving tap on the shoulder, 'But did you at least have fun?'
'A bit.' she nodded, but kept her head low.
'Cheer up Twilight,' You said and took a better look around the buildings of Canterlot, 'Since we're here, maybe we can take a tour of the city?'
'That's an wonderful idea!' Rarity exclaimed with an enthusiastic giggle, 'We can go to Fashion Boulevard, Restaurant Row and even visit Canterlot Castle!'
At the last bit, did twilight perk up, 'Of course, the castle!' she said smiling again, 'I'll introduce you to Princess Celestia, come on!' she then happily trotted toward the large building perched on the side of the mountain.
Why is it that, even though I know that I won the race, You thought to your self, that it now feels like I've lost.
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As you walked through the halls of the castle, you were looking wide eyed at the stain glass windows that had six familiar ponies on them, 'Are those ponies the six of you?' you asked in wonder, pointing at a window displaying six ponies using some kind of rainbow beam on a creature with mismatched animal body parts.
'It sure is.' Said Applejack with a humble smile.
'Yeah, we're pretty famous.' Smirked Rainbow.
'For what,' You said with an raised eyebrow and smirking back, 'throwing rainbow beams at someone?'
'Of course not silly.' Chirped Pinkie whilst bouncing, but suddenly stopped and placed a hoof under her chin, 'Huh, now that I think about it, was that pretty accurate.'
'What Pinkie means is,' Twilight started, 'that we have used what we call: The Elements of Harmony, on creatures that wanted to disturb the harmony of our world for their own desires.'
'Their are six elements and each is represented by one of us: Honesty, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, Kindness,' She says as she pointed to each of the mares that represent the element in question, 'and Magic.' she finished by placing a hoof on her chest.
'And with that you pulverize your enemies?' You said in disbelief.
'No,' Twilight said, 'the Elements can't destroy, only convert or banish the bad.'
'For instance,' she continued, pointing a hoof at the just passed window, 'Discord turns to stone when hit by the Elements.'
Amazed by this revelation, you make a mental note to not to try to be a threat to the harmony, as your group reached two big golden double doors.
The two guards standing beside the double doors bowed as your group came to a standstill in front of it.
'Good day Princess Twilight,' The guard to the left said as he bowed and looked up at Twilight, 'what brings you here in the morning?'
'Good morning,' Twilight said with a slight nod of her head, 'I wish to have meeting with the Princess.'
'The Princess is in court now,' The guard said, standing back at attention, 'but I shall notify her that you are here.'
'Thank you.' Twilight said and the guard opened the door slightly, just enough to get though and went inside.
'So,' You said with a bit of unease, 'anything I need to know before we go in?'
'Just be yourself darling,' Rarity said, 'and everything will be alright.'
'But just remember to call her Princess Celestia or your Highness.' Twilight said.
'Well,' You said whilst rubbing the back of your head with a hand, 'I'll give it my best shot.'
The guard came back, 'The Princess know of your arrival and will end her court as soon as possible.'
Not a minute has past when he said that, before the two doors opened all the way and a group of ponies came trough them. Only a few of them acknowledged Twilight with a small nod, but the majority just kept their head held hi as they passed by.
When there where no more ponies coming out of the door, did your group enter the room.
Once there, you saw a tall set of stairs that was leading to a golden throne. But that was not what caught your attention, no, it was the pony sitting on top of it, That is one big pony, You thought to your self as the white coated princess got of her throne and climbed down the stairs, her multi coloured mane and tail of blue, green and pink, flowing to the side as if floating on a breeze of air.
'Good morning Princess Twilight,' Celestia said with a happy, yet royal, tone as she made her way to the lavender mare and gave her a hug, which Twilight lovingly returned, 'It's been a while since we've seen each other.'
'It's also good to see you again princess.' Twilight said as she nuzzled Celestia.
'And what is this kind of creature you brought with you?' Celestia asked after she released the hug and looked at you.
'That is the creature that was found in that weird carriage I wrote you about Princess,' Twilight explained, 'He says he's a human and his name is Anonymous.'
'Oh,' Celestia said a bit surprised as she quickly looked from Twilight and then back to you again, 'that means that he is able to communicate with us. Am I right, Mister Anonymous?'
'Please Princess,' You said while wincing, 'just call me Anon. When you call me Mister, I have the tendency to feel really, REALLY old.'
Celestia let out a soft chuckle before she said, 'It's a pleasure to meet you Anon, would you care to tell us more about you and your species?'
But before you could start, came a knock on one of the doors and a guard entered, 'Sorry for the intrusion, your Majesty,' the guard bowed at the last bit toward Celestia as he came to a standstill a few feet away.
Celestia waved a hoof, prompting him to stand, 'It's alright, what do you have to tell?'
The guard pony started to debrief, 'A few nobles came to us and said an horrible red beast was attacking ponies, so we've gone to investigate. When we got there, we saw the thing that the noble was talking about and started to surround it. But after some time, we noticed it didn't move an inch, so we took it in, just incase.'
'I hope you didn't dent or scratch the surface of my car.' You warned, pointing an accusing finger at the guard.
'Wait,' Celestia said as both her and the guard looked at you wide eyed, 'you mean that that thing, is yours?'
'Does it have an image in the form of a shield like this?' you said, using your hands to form the lines of the shield, 'And with a snake within it, that sits on the front and back of the car?'
The guard nodded as he kept staring at you with his mouth agape, 'Yep, that's mine.'
'Would you be so kind to explain to me what this "car" is?' Asked Celestia in a slight demanding tone, 'And what has happened since you got here?'
You explain what happened yesterday, with some help of the six mares, ending with the little prank you did earlier today.
'And that's about it.' You said after the explanation.
'So,' Celestia said with a raised eyebrow, 'you found it necessary to "prank" those ponies?'
'They were dissing my car,' You huffed, folding your arms in front of you chest, 'so they had it coming.'
Everyone just gave you a confused look, 'You know, dissing.' still confused looks, 'Dissing, as in Disrespecting.'
'Ooh.' Came the reply of most of the ponies.
'Where is the car now?' Celestia asked to the guard.
'We brought it to the royal gardens and is being guarded as we speak.' The guard said.
'Thank you, that will be all.' Celestia said.
The guard saluted and left the throne room, closing the door behind him.
'Can I ask you a question?' Celestia said, looking at you with a stern glare, 'What are your plans with this machine?'
'Using it for what it's build for.' you said shrugging.
'And what is that?' Celestia asked with a raised eyebrow.
'Driving.' You simply stated, earning an wide eyed glance from the white Princess.
Celestia composed herself and thought to herself a bit, 'With the speeds you can go with that thing, what would happen if it hit a pony?'
'I don't know what would happen and hopefully, I'll never have to find out.' You said, shuttering at the thought.
'And you can guarantee that won't happen?
'No I can't guarantee that, though I'm capable enough to control the car at high speeds. Just ask Fluttershy, she was sitting next to me on the way over here.' You said, pointing to the yellow pegasus.
Fluttershy made herself small and was trying to hide behind a piece of her mane again, her eyes darted to everyone in the room, who in turn was looking at her.
'Uhm, y-yes.' Fluttershy squeaked softly, trying to cram herself even more behind her mane, 'He was really good.'
'I see,' Celestia said and started pacing, 'but unfortunately, I don't think that is good enough. So I am thinking of two things, keeping it here under my watch, or let it be...'
'Destroyed.'
'What?' Everyone exclaimed.
'Isn't that last thing a bit to much Princess?' Twilight asked.
'I rather not do that either Twilight,' Celestia said with a sad face, 'but what if it falls into the wrong hoofs?'
'But I'm the only one here that knows how it works and that can drive it.' You said.
'It's true,' Said Twilight, 'if what Anon told me was right, then you'll need to be of his body type to even be able to get to the controls you need.'
'And even if there were,' You said, 'they can't do a thing with my car without,' you pull out the keys and hold them in front of you, 'these.'
'What are those?' Celestia asked, looking at them with interest.
'These are the keys to the car,' You said, putting the keys back from where you got them, 'without them, you can't open the car, let alone drive it.'
'I see,' Celestia said, 'though that makes it less likely for somepony to steal it, I rather not have a machine that fast on the road. So I want to keep it here for safety reasons. 'She finished, taking a determent stand.
'But I'm also fast.' Rainbow tried to argue.
'And sometimes go crashing into ponies.' Applejack added just loud enough for Rainbow to hear whilst baring a light smirk, earning an evil glare from the pegasus.
As the six mares were trying to convince the Princess to let you keep the car, even hearing something about Pinkie Pie being able to run as fast as Rainbow flies, you start thinking of a less confidential way to make Celestia think otherwise. A more fun way. A more... trollish way.
An idea formed in your head, an idea that might end up in you being tossed into jail, but you found it worth the try.
'I'm sorry Twilight,' Celestia said after the purple mare tried to use statistics to prove it was save, having a stern look on her face, 'even though it is all true, I still don't find it a good idea.'
'That's oké,' You said, getting the attention of everyone, all baring a shocked expression, 'but will I be compensated for it?'
'I thought you'd be the last one to agree with it.' Celestia said, 'But of course you would get compensation, you can get everything you want.'
The mental image of yourself got an evil grin on his face do to the last statement from Celestia, 'Thank you Princess,' you said, keeping a strait face, 'and I know what it is.'
'And what is that?' Celestia asked.
'That would be a kiss on the lips from you.' You answered coyly.
All looked at you with wide eyed stares and mouth agape, 'Y-you w-want a kiss... from me?' Celestia finally manage to utter.
You gave a firm nod, not trusting your voice as it would probably will be imitating the evil laugh the mental you was using.
'W-why?' Celestia asked, a light pink blush forming on her cheeks.
After mentally calming down, you start, 'Well Princess, you are getting my most priced possession, not to mention that it is unique in this world, the car is my only link to my old world. So I would like something just as special in return.'
'Alright,' Celestia said, holding her head high as she walked up to you, 'if you think a kiss from me is that special, then I will give you one.'
You start to walk up to her as well, the six mares still grasping at what is about to happen, and you both stop a few inches away from each other.
As Celestia moved her head closer to yours, you grew a bit nervous, starting to think that your plan is going to backfire. But you pushed on ahead, believing that if she does go through with it, that you atleast can say that you have kissed royalty.
You move your head closer to Celestia's as well, pursing your lips as she did the same, both of your lips were less then an inch away from each other, feeling like it's taking minutes, able to feel her breath on your skin.
But suddenly, did Celestia pool away by turning her head to the side, feeling the little hairs of her snout brush against your lips, 'Sorry, I can't go through with it,' She said, looking back at you with a sad face, 'can't I interest you in something else?'
Mentally cheering, you shook your head, 'Sorry, but if you can't go though with it, then I'll have to take my car with me.'
Celestia hang her head, 'I guess you're right, if I can't keep our agreement, then I can't keep the car.' she looked up at you, her face slightly less sad, 'all right, I will let the guards know you are taking it back.'
'Thank you Princess.' You said, thinking that this was easy as you bowed toward Celestia and made your way to the double door, Twilight and the others following you, still unsure how to feel about what happened.
'Oh, and Anon,' Celestia said as you reach the doors, making you look back in her direction, 'next time, you should think of a better plan than that to get to me.' she finished with a smirk.
You felt like your jaw dropped to the floor at that statement, making Celestia giggle at the face you were making.
You still wore a baffled expression as went trough one of the doors and entered the halls on the other side.
'You were planning on Princess Celestia not wanting to kiss you?' Twilight said in disbelief, snapping you back to reality, 'And you thought it would work?'
'Uhm, yeah,' You said rubbing the back of your head, 'but I guess I was wrong.'
'Well, she has been around for thousands of years,' Twilight said, 'so she has probably seen it all.'
'Yeah.' You said before it registered, 'Wait. What?'
'Why yes, Princess Celestia has lived and been our ruler for around a millennia.' Twilight said.
You stared into space as the idea of Celestia being immortal, or atleast having a really, really long live, sink in.
But you were brought out of your thoughts as Rainbow flew up to be on eyelevel with you and smiled brightly, 'What?'
'Can I ride back with you?' Rainbow asked with glimmering eyes.
You gave the mare a bemused look, 'No.'
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'No, no, NO!' You call out, kicking against a table and sending its contend crashing to the floor.
You gave a glare to the magic window that was showing Rainbow pleading to Anon to take her with him, 'I didn't bring you here to become friends with ponies, you were suppose to let them see how vicious humans are and that they should be destroyed.' the image in the window shifted to Celestia, who was walking back to her throne with a smile on her face, 'And you Princess,' you hissed, 'why don't you see that he's one of the creatures I warned you about a few weeks ago?'
You took in a few deep breaths to calm yourself and thought for a moment, 'Or maybe, he is leading them all on, making them think that he is friendly and then strike.' the image in the window shifted back to Anon, who wore a slightly smug smile as he looked at Rainbow that was still pleading to him, 'If that is so, then I need to monitor him longer, and if this doesn't change,' you close the magic window before making your way out of the room, 'then I have to take matters into my own hoofs.'
To be continued