"WHAT!?!?!?!?!" The ponies exclaimed at the shocking revelation of the monarch.
"Do you mean that Elias comes from the future?" Asked Applejack in awe.
"Exact Applejack, your human friend has taken a trip that brought him back in a year's time." Celestia answered.
"So what happens now, do I have to take a time trip to get home?" Elias asked
"I'm sorry, Elias, but I can not afford to take this trip." The princess said.
"What?!?!?!" They all exclaimed at the monarch's response.
"Why can not you afford it?" Elias asked, astonished by Celestia's decision not to want to help him.
"Why do not you want to help him, Your Majesty?" Rarity asked, confused by the monarch's words. Usually she was always the first to help those who needed help, but now he could not really understand the reason for her refusal.
"Sunset, Twilight, when I started teaching you the magic arts, I explained to you that there are three types of forbidden spells, do you remember what they are?" Celestia asked all of a sudden, confusing everyone present.
"Forbidden magic? Well ... there's mind control." Twilight started.
"Necromancy." Sunset continued, and both she and Twilight when they remembered what was the last forbidden art immediately understood why their teacher did not want Elias to do that kind of journey. And together they gave the last answer. "Temporal Journey."
"Very well, my favorite pupils." Celestia said proud of her students.
"Why is time travel considered a forbidden art?" They asked all those present at the same time.
"It is forbidden for a number of reasons: to prevent the course of history from being altered.There is only one tiny variation in history that could cause enormous changes from the catastrophic result.It could cause the deletion of places or individuals from history permanently. Or end up literally in another timeline with little chance of returning to your original timeline. Not to mention the possible temporal implosion if the same individual of two different times met. "Answered Celestia" In fact you were very lucky Elias. "
"Why?"
"Remember when I first told you the odds of getting out unscathed from an inter dimensional portal?" the young cadet made a sign of yes to the monarch. "These are MUCH lower than normal, it's a miracle that you did not come here as minced meat."
"Minced ... meat? Oh my ..." Rarity said before fainting again in the arms of Applejack.
"Is it really so dangerous to travel in time?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Yes, Rainbow Dash The consequences of a temporal journey can be catastrophic, both for those who make the trip, and for the course of history." Celestia said.
"So ..." Elias began. "Does that mean I'm stuck here, at Equestria?"
A sense of despondency and sadness began to grow in the young cadet's soul. He could not go home, he could not help his companions, he could not fulfill his dream and he would never see his friends again. But these negative thoughts were interrupted by the voice of Celestia.
"Yes, Elias, but only for a year."
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"See my young human, when I said you were lucky, I was not just referring to being safe and sound, but also that you did not move away from your timeline."
"I can not follow your Majesty." Elias said confused.
"When we opened the window, we could see what was happening in your world, but we managed to see it because that was the timeline you came from."
"And what does this mean, Princess Celestia?" Applejack asked after taking Rarity's senses back.
"It means Elias can safely return to his world, but he will have to wait exactly one year to get back." Celestia answered.
"This is to avoid the side effects of the temporal journey mentioned before by you, right?" Elias asked with the hope that he would grow in him again.
"Exactly Elias, right now Trost and all your friends are safe, but as I said before, if you do not wait until next year, you will not be able to return to your world without risking serious danger."
After these words, Elias felt the hope grow in him again. He could have come home! Of course, he would have to wait a year, but always better than nothing. But now there was only one problem to solve.
"Ok, I'll wait a year, but ... now I do not know where to stay, I do not know anything about Equestria, where will I stay?" Elias asked.
"You can always come with us to Ponyville," Sunset said.
"Ponyville?"
"Yes. It's where I, Sunset and our friends live." Twilight answered.
"Well, thank you, but there is always the problem that I do not have a house or money."
"Do not worry, you can always come and live with me and Twilight, do you agree?" Sunset asked Twilight.
"I agree, we have a room for guests that you can use safely." Twilight said.
"and as for the money ..." Celestia said holding out a bag full of coins towards Elias. "Consider it a thank you for saving my little ponies."
"Thank you so much, to all of you." Elias said, moved by so much generosity.
"Girls, do you know what this means?" A happy Pinkie Pie asked.
"What's time for a party?" Rainbow Dash said knowing the answer to this question that Pinkie often did.
"Not a party, but three parties!" I exclaimed the pink pony as she threw confetti coming out of her hair.
"Three?" Everyone asked.
"Yes, because we have to have the party" Welcome to Equestria, Elias! ", Then the party" Thank you for saving us, Elias! "And finally the party" Welcome to Ponyville, Elias! "Pinkie exclaimed as she hopped on all sides leaving confetti for the whole room.
"Wow, I do not know what to say, thank you." Elias said while looking at the pink pony wondering why she had confetti in her hair and especially those who had seen that it seemed not to end anymore.
"Your welcome, Elias, after all we are friends, right?" Sunset said, smiling at Elias.
"Right Sunset, we are friends." Elias answered. And from this came another group hug.
"Come on girls, it's time to go home, and if we hurry up, we can catch the next train to Ponyville." Twilight said.
When it was time to say goodbye, Celestia gave her pupils a special casket where they could store the Elements of Harmony, and could only be opened by the magic of Twilight or Sunset. After the ponies and Elias greeted the princess, they headed for the train station. The boy while he followed the ponies could not help but think about the incredible situation and at the same time absurd in which it was. Despite everything, he could not help smiling. He had met some people, or rather pony, exceptional. He had helped to save a world from the ferocity of a psychopathic tyrant and had known that one day he could return to his companions. Beyond this there was one thing Elias was wondering and could not find an answer.
"What the hell is a train?"