"Ugh... where... where am I?" Thomas asked, a little dizzy from the spell. He'd thought he'd be used to all this magic now, with two teleports and a transformation into a... well... a pony! He got up of the ground and attempted to dust himself off with his newfound hooves. Those were going to take some getting used to.
"What is going on here?" said Luna, in a mix of uncertainty and worry, "My sister was fighting Discord, and the one who wield the elements of harmony were trapped in the cells below my castle! This doesn't make any sense, did they beat them?"
"Oh, I expect better from you, Princess. You should know that I don't make sense." As if called by name, Discord appeared right in front of Thomas and Luna. Having seen the monster enough times to know he was trouble, Thomas simply glared at him. "Oh! And I see you've brought the human with you. Clever disguise too, but you should know the laws against this sort of thing."
"Don't tell me about our laws, Draconequus. My sister and I took Equestria off you a millennia ago!" Luna said, matter-of-factly, as she fired a spell hurtling towards Discord.
He deflected it with a single claw, shooing it away as if it were a fly. "Luna, you were never as good at magic as your sister. What makes you think you can fight me if 'Little Miss High and Mighty Princess Celestia' failed to bring me down? You're incredibly out of your league." Discord said, "And so are you." He added, directed straight to Thomas.
"Thomas, you need to flee from here. I'll hold him off, "said Luna. "Find Twilight Sparkle. She lives in the town library. She'll be able to help you. And don't tell anypony that you're human, except for her. Otherwise, You'll be in worse trouble than you already are. Now run!"
Thomas nodded, he picked up with wallet, and fled the scene.
"CITIZENS OF PONYVILLE!" Luna yelled, "ENTER THY HOMES AND STAY INDOORS FOR 2 HOURS! IF THOU COMES OUT, THOU SHALT BE IN DANGER!"
"Oh, I love your Royal Canterlot Voice." Mocked Discord. "Its the perfect scare-tactic. Able to be heard for miles! And all its good for, is barking orders."
"You dare insult the Royal Canterlot Voice!?" Demanded Luna, firing a stronger blast from her horn.
Discord deflected spell after wasted spell, and he could tell Luna was starting to get tired. It wouldn't be long now. "Oh, I wouldn't dream of it, Nightmare Moon."
"The only reason I was tainted was because of you!" Luna yelled, firing a stronger blast than before. It spun around, and hit Discord in the back of the head, jolting him a little, and staggering him slightly forward. "Hah! I was getting worried for a moment."
Discord just rubbed his head. "Oh dear, you've given me a headache. Well, I suppose I'd better return one in kind." He smiled, teleporting onto Lunas back. "Your precious elements are working for me. I've tricked them yet again! I am unstoppable, and your foolish prophecies won't work this time."
Luna bucked him off. "Y-you dare get onto MY back?" She exclaimed, furiously.
Discord teleported again, this time making himself a lot smaller. "Oh dear, Am I getting in your hair?" He said, before teleporting out of there. "I've had enough games. I won't be so lenient as your sister. This time, you broke a law, and I think its time for an adequate punishment. Perhaps eternity on the moon?"
"You wouldn't!" Luna cried.
Discord laughed. "Wouldn't I? You know how much I love ironic punishment" He smirked, before clicking his fingers. "Arrivederci. If you get close to the Sun, say hi to Celestia for me." And with that, he was gone, laughing.
"No! No! No no no no NO NO NONONONONOOOOOOO!" Luna screamed, as Discords magic spiralled around her, picking up pace and slowly lifting her up, up and away.
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Thomas slowed down to a trot. Lunas scream would forever haunt him. What pers... pony... wouldn't? Tears began to well in his eyes, as he realised the most important thing since he arrived in Equestria.
He'd lost his only friend to a being he was meant to help defeat.
He regained composure half a minute later. This was no time to cry and feel sorry for himself. Princess Luna sacrificed herself for him. He had to repay his debt. No matter the cost.
Suddenly, a cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane flew down to the ground. "What are YOU doing here huh? And why didn't you listen to Princess Luna and go inside your home, HUH?" she yelled.
Thomas was taken aback by the yells, and dropped his wallet once again. This pony could do well in learning manners. "I'm sorry. I was told to find a pony for Princess Luna. Her names Twilight Sparkle. Do you know her?" Thomas asked.
She huffed. "Sure, I know Twilight, but I ain't taking YOU to her." She said, walking up to him
Thomas took a step back, with every step that this new pony took. "Its really important that I see her. I haven't been told much, and I was told to seek her out an-"
"SEEK HER OUT?" The pegasus yelled. "YOU'RE NOT 'SEEKING OUT' ANYONE. ESPECIALLY NOT ANY OF MY FRIENDS."
"W-what?"
"You heard me. You have two choices, go home, or we'll make sure you go home." she growled.
"I can't go home."
"And why can't you?"
Thomas gulped. He knew his only chance was to tell this pegasus, but then he'd be disobeying a Princess.
He looked down at the ground. "I... I can't tell you. I'm only allowed to tell Twilight Sparkle. Princess Luna told me not to trust anybody except her."
"Anybody?" The pony asked.
"Oh. Umm. Anypony. Sorry, I'm new to town."
"And you're NOT welcome here." she growled, before flying away.
"H-Hey!" Thomas called out, but she was flying pretty fast.
Well, It was certainly not the best way to start his flying lessons, but this pegasus knew Twilight, and she was his only chance. He picked up his wallet from the ground, making a metal note to try and invent some kind of dustproof leather when he got home, and took off.
Oh man. This was hard! Not only was he fighting the wind, but this was his first time flying! It did feel pretty good, to be up in the sky though. But enjoying the thermals and the feeling of freedom would have to wait. He had to catch this cyan pegasus!
She looked back. "Oh, So you can fly? I thought those wings were painted on. Lets see how fast you can REALLY go!" She yelled, picking up the pace.
Thomas was taken aback. Shes FAST! But he had to be faster. He flapped harder and harder, dodging clouds and keeping an eye on her the entire time. But soon came to a conclusion. She was too fast, but she was focusing too much on speed. if he could somehow get her close to something, she'd be a mess of tangled wings and mane. He slowed down just a little, and kept an eye on her.
She turned her head. "Whats the matter? Too fast fo- Argh!"
Not paying any attention to where she was going, she went headfirst into a signpost.
"Are you okay??" Thomas asked, flying as fast as he could to the pegasus. "Hey, wake up!"
The pegasus had knocked herself out cold.
"Well... horseapples." Thomas said, trying to sound like one of these other ponies. the replacement for coarse language sounded right. Now he just had to remember to replace the word "body" with "pony" and he should he okay.
Thomas kneeled down and lifted the pegasus onto his back. "If this doesn't earn your respect, I don't know what will" Thomas said to himself. He headed for the first building he saw, which was... a tree? Thomas didn't even bother questioning it anymore. He'd seen mutants, pegasi, ponies, unicorns, and magic. Magic! He knocked on the door. "Hey, I wonder if a dragon will answer," Thomas spoke to the pegasus, which didn't respond for obvious reasons.
The door opened, and Thomas actually didn't expect a dragon to open the door. "Hi ther- Is that Rainbow Dash?" He exclaimed.
"Who?" Thomas asked, then it hit him. Rainbow mane. Very fast flier. Duh. "Oh! I guess so. She didn't tell me. If anything, she was quite rude."
"Yeah, thats the element of Loyalty for you. She thinks she's a threat, she'll go for your throat." The dragon responded.
"A... threat?" Thomas wondered aloud. Why would he be a threat to anypony? Something didn't add up. "Oh, I guess so. I mean, I'm new to town, and I was asked by Princess Luna to speak to a pony called Twilight Sparkle."
"Coming!" Said a voice upstairs, as if called.
"Come on in, mister." Said the dragon.
"Thank you." replied Thomas, before entering the home.
The dragon closed the door behind him, seemingly a little bit afraid.
Thomas had a look around the home. Well, to be honest, it wasn't a home at all. This was most definitely a library. Books upon books upon books lay in boofshelves, all recently dusted and looked after. Not a single scratch on any of the spines.
"Do you mind if I take a look?" Asked Thomas.
"Go ahead," replied the dragon. "Just don't mess up the order. I spent all morning on those."
"I'll bare that in mind. Thank you."
Thomas walked over to the bookshelf. The names of the books were amazing. "How a cockatrice works," "Mare in the Moon" "Celestia Vs The Draconequus." Thomas took the book out, which was a pain considering he now had hooves, and began to read, before it was levitated up and back onto the shelf.
"I thought you'd show up here." Twilight said. "And to think you'd hurt my friends just to find me. You won't get away with this."
"Wh-what?"
"I heard all about you from Discord. All about your kind. You're a disgrace."
"Discord?"
"The others will be here soon, we'll make sure Equestria is safe again."
"I-I didn't do anything! Rainbow crashed into a sign! I was told to find you by Princess Luna!"
"And what proof do you have, that you were sent by the princess?"
"To be honest, I have none. But I can tell you more about me and where I'm from, if you believe me."
Twilight looked deep into Thomas eyes. She was beautiful, Thomas thought, but she was a pony, and he was a human trapped in a pegasi body."
Twilight stopped her glare. "You've got 10 minutes to tell me everything. Don't do anything in that time" she said.
There was a fair bit of aggression in her voice. Thomas knew this was his only chance to explain himself.
"Well, first things first." Thomas started, "My name is Thomas, and I'm a human from Earth."