//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: A Madman's Guide to Friendship // by TheArcher20 //------------------------------// Chapter 8; Royalty Shmoyalty After waking from an uncomfortable night of sleeping out on the grass, the madman found himself in an awkward situation. He awoke to find that he was snuggled up to the rabbit which he despised the most. Before he could react though, he heard a slight and very soft giggle coming from behind him. "I didn't think you two would warm up so quickly......that is...if you really did." the voice said from behind. Davey said nothing but instead, jumped to his feet, dropping Angel unceremoniously on the ground. Another giggle "so I guess that's a no....right?" "No....I mean yes....I mean what?" Davey used confusion. "Huh?" it was super effective. "Never mind. Lets just go and get ready, I don't think my sanity likes being around Angel all that much." little did the madman know that the white warrior awoke and went over to his knee from behind. Angel used kick. "OW! Sunova-" It was super effective. Angel used punch. "Let's just get out of here please." Davey begged to his yellow savior. Angel's attack was not effective. "Alright, breakfast is waiting so go ahead and eat because we have a long trip ahead of us." After an uneventful breakfast with the four, 'Aside from the madman and bunny staring holes into each other', They went to the train station to meet the others, and get ready to leave for Canterlot. The trip started out boring and expected, they got surprised looks from ponies around them, but none seemed too taken aback. After the group met up at the station, they all had gotten tickets and entered the train. Twenty minutes passed and the madman started to get bored, so he did what he did best. He groaned: "How long 'til we get there??" Twilight responded "Another half an hour, most likely." This gained another groan from the madman as he slumped in his seat. Davey sat for what felt like hours when he spoke up once again. "Okay there is NO way it hasn't been an hour." "It's only been ten minutes Davey. Seriously, calm down." "But I don't want toooooooooo...." Davey groaned out the last word for emphasis. "Davey, are you only capable of patience when in the field of science?" Sean asked entering into the small booth. "Maybe......" ******************** The train had arrived on time at their destination. It was more crowded than usual for some reason. As the ponies got near the doors, what they saw they never expected; The madman stepped out of the small doorway, hitting it on the way out. "Owmf" the madman tried to say through a duct tape covered mouth. The rest filed out of the train easily. Sean ducked under the trains door as the last to leave. He looked around to see ponies not moving and just staring at him and Davey. In a nervous tone he said: "Um, hi." Not a minute later, the ponies scrambled out of every exit there, screaming out that there were monsters. "That could have gone better..." grumbled Sean. "lmfts jst gt is ofer wif(let's just get this over with.)" Davey tried saying through the duct tape. "Here let me help you. Hold still and I’ll get the duct tape off you; you've had enough for now." Rainbow said before ripping the duct tape off quickly. Davey yelped in surprise as the duct tape left a large red rectangle on his face. Davey surprisingly didn't complain. He simply grumbled and muttered to himself as he rubbed his damaged face. Afterward, they started to make their way to Canterlot castle. The rest of the town was not as jumpy as the ponies at the train station. This was due to the fact that all six of the girls were walking with them and came into view before the two humans. Though they didn't scream, the ponies did look either worried or nervous. Even a few guards had a look of shock on their faces from seeing the two for the first time. No one dared to approach them as they made a fairly quick pace to the castle. Once they arrived, a few guards stopped them. This was quickly resolved when Twilight whispered something into the guards ears. Though the guards did let them all pass, they were still uneasy towards the two bipeds. The group entered into the castle and into a large string of hallways that looked exactly the same. After minutes of twists and turns that Davey could debate about (he swore they had been wandering for hours), they made it to a big door that was watched by two guards. The door had a yin-yang like symbol on it, two unicorns with wings that were spinning around in it, one for the dark side and one for the light side. Again, Twilight whispered something into both of the guard's ears. Once she finished whispering, the unicorn guards cautiously opened the door using magic, eying both Davey and Sean as they entered. Once inside, the doors were shut and Davey looked around the room to see a white, extremely tall, winged unicorn. Before he could speak, the six ponies, Twilight and her friends, all bowed down to the winged unicorn. Sean did the same and the madman just shrugged and did the same. "Rise." She began, "Hello, I am princess Celestia, and you two would be Sean and Davey, Yes?" "Yes, I am Sean and this is Davey" Davey just grunted and shrugged. "I...see." She continued "Twilight, you and your friends may leave, I wish to speak to these two alone." "Yes, princess." Twilight and her friends left the room for god knows where. As the door shut, Celestia's smile turns into a slight frown. The two looked to each other, both with worried expressions wondering what she will do or say. "So, may you enlighten me as to why you two humans have come here." Davey began. "Yes, well, this is what happened...." ******************** "And that's pretty much it." Davey had just finished spending the last few hours explaining the events that led them both to Equestria. "So you both are victims of circumstance." Celestia sighed "Then would you both like to go home?" Celestia looked to both of the humans with a smile. Both humans dropped their jaws when the princess said this. A way home? just like that? "You may spend a few days here to think over this; I will have a way home ready for you if you so desire to leave." A/N: Hey guys! one more chapter to go and then its a Epilogue!