//------------------------------// // Finally Something Serious Happens // Story: Time Problems with the Sun // by KingJoltik //------------------------------// Chrono wasn't sure what to think. Just a few minutes ago, Princess Celestia had told Chrono that she was going to adopt him and then led him to a spare room until she could get him a proper one. On the one hoof, he was now stuck as the new adopted alicorn foal of Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria. A title he did not want or need. Besides, he already had one as a Captain Magister of Time. One the other hoof though, he was finally alone. In a spare room in a castle and land still unknown to him, but finally alone. Okay...time to put myself back together, he thought as he rubbed his feet while sitting on his new bed. Celestia had let him down halfway through the hall, letting him walk the rest of the way only for him to constantly fall over. He was originally a biped, making the quad pedal leap quite difficult for the colt. That, and he was sure that Celestia was really on to him in terms of him being a 28 year old adult time magister in a colt's body. You can do this. Just gather your thoughts, one at a time. Letting out a sigh, Chrono looked at his hoof as several lines appeared on them. Tapping the hoof with his other, several screens soon popped, showing several layers of data. Ah good. The multi-layered skin-tech is still fully working. I was afraid when I could only see one line that it meant that this...transformation ruined it. It would be really bad if I lost my way to travel through time. A few taps later, he started to see his full situation. This is...no! According to this, I went back two months before the scroll-like time device is used! But, how did that happen? I know that I put in the right coordinates and I made sure that the amount of energy would be implemented into my tech so I could make both jumps. If that's the case... He rubbed his face in discontent. If I try to jump to that part of the timeline, there's a good chance I won't have enough power to get back home. That means...I'm stuck here for two months. Two whole months... The colt fell over, his body sprawled out on the bed as several groans escaped his breath. I don't believe it. I literally can't get home without breaking something now. Even though I could totally get as much cake as I want now, I'm still stuck. He looked at his hoof and let out another groan. No. I shouldn't think that way. I need to look at the positives...and if there's any more problems that could pop up. He lifted himself back up and tapped the hoof again. Well, better make sure I haven't strayed from the timeline with the scroll. Let's see, how many alternate timelines are there right now? Hmm...oh you have got be kidding me! His mind began to scream as he saw the numbers appear on his screen. There's that many?! Most worlds don't have half that many timelines in the world's entire lifespan! Talk about a gold mine of 'What-ifs'! He swapped screens and his eyes glared at a diagram of multiple timelines. This is...I'm still on the main timeline. Good. That means I can sit here and have cake for two months and then fix the problem. That's all I need to do. After seeing that, Chrono laid back down and turned off the screen. He felt the softness of the mattress as he started to close his eyes. Stop worrying. Everything's gonna work out and there will be plenty of sweets along the way. After all, at least there isn't any Dimensional Lords here. Stupid space loving ****heads with their giant ******* egos. And with that nasty thought, he fell into a deep slumber. Meanwhile... Hmm...what to do? What to do? Celestia thought as she entered her bedroom. She had just finished lowering the sun and let Luna take over the duties as ruler. With her final duties for the day done, she sat on her giant mattress and let out a sigh. "I just don't know." Her mind was telling her a thousand things. One, she had just went through the worst week ever. Discord got loose and she had have her student turn him back to stone. Then, her student went bonkers over thinking she wasn't a good enough student after she beat the Master of Chaos. Now, she was about to adopt an alicorn colt that appeared out of nowhere. In regular circumstances, this would be way over anypony's head. But not her. She was Princess Celestia for a reason. "Well Philomena, what do you think?" she asked her pet phoenix, only to get a shrug in response. "Yeah, I agree. This whole thing is quite the mess after all. I mean, think about what will happen tomorrow when I announce to everypony that I've adopted Chrono Stream. They'll flip, especially those bullheaded idiotic nobles." she chuckled at her own words. "Can't wait to see the looks on their faces when they see him." Celestia then turned her head, eyeing a calendar she kept in her room. Not only that, he popped up a week before Nightmare Night. That'll be a good bonding experience for me and him. Hmm...speaking of bonding. Celestia rubbed her chin as she magically grabbed a few items from her bedroom desk. I'll need to have Cadance also meet the colt. Maybe she can give me some pointers over taking care of foals. It has been a while for me. After writing a few notes down, Celestia let out a yawn. "Looks like I'm done for the day Philomena. Turn out the light, would ya? I am ready to start dreaming about some delicious cake." Celestia then gave the bird a smirking glare. "Don't give me that little birdy. You know that Luna still owes me after the rematch we had over poker night. I can't help she isn't good with the dice...and that she can't gamble when it matters." As the light went out, Celestia rested her head on the pillow as sleep start to embrace her entire being. Huh. Maybe this'll be fun. I mean, the colt obviously likes cake like I do. All I need to do is care for him, teach him about being an alicorn and get him adjusted to the royal lifestyle. Everything will work out fine. Yeah...that's the spirit Celestia. That's the...spirit. She then blinked at her own thoughts. This is gonna be harder than I thought.