Sunlight...Ugh how I despise its need to bring about a new day. I moved around trying to block the deadly rays from telling me it time to wake up but my neck feels heave, my arms feel heavy. I opened my eyes.
Why am I in some kind of dungeon, I must still be asleep and having a nightmare, I looked down at my hands...paws? Okay now i know I'm dreaming, since when did i have paws and white fur?
I felt my face... a snout... great I'm dreaming I'm some sort of animal animal. I looked around the small damp cell, it was about ten feet wide. I was its only inhabitant, chains came out the walls and were around my neck paws and I looked behind me....my tails.
Okay that's not something you see everyday...or dream everyday. I have nine tails. all were as white as my fur and the tips were of different colors. If this was real life I would be freaking out right now.
I sat up with much difficulty since the chains didn't allow for much movement and yawned, my muscles ached like a bitch, my god how long ha I been asleep in that position? stretched as much as i could feeling my muscles stretch and pull at the chains forcing them to be strained against their links to the walls. A smile crept upon my face, the chains are not as strong as they look.
With a firm pull I dislodged the chains from the walls, finally I can move about freely, I stood at my full height and my head slammed against the ceiling.
"Son of a bitch!" I basically roared out loud as I dropped on my stomach and rubbed the sore spot with my paw. My ears perked up as I heard a door being unbolted. Standing back up carefully I placed my snout to the bars and tried to see where the noise was coming from.
Sure enough to my right my right the lone door swung open and a pony walked in... Okay this dream is getting weirder by the second, the pony was dressed in gold plated armor and had a red gem in the center of his breastplate, he had gray coat and a white tail. it stopped when he saw me looking at him. I don't know if it was in shock or horror but in a instant he was gone, I heard the door bolt shut.
"Well, that went well." I muttered
Sitting on my hunches I sighed as my stomach growled, this may be a dream but I am still hungry, what I would do for a rotisserie chicken. I licked my lips tasting the delicious meat. When I wake Up I know what I'm going to get.
I don't know how much time had passed but the door bolt was opened once again and two rows of armored ponies marched in, they took their posts standing in front of my cell.
"Back away from the gate." one of them ordered me his voice was commanding but I could still hear the fear rooted deep within it
I looked at him and smiled, I don't know what my face looked like as yet but my guess is two rows of sharp teeth with make even the toughest of the tough whimper in fear, and I was right. The stallion stepped back in fear.
"I do not appreciate you scaring my ponies like that." a regal voice said suddenly, I turned my head to the new source and my eyes simply widened, standing before me was a tall white unicorn who stood well over the guard ponies, with wings..yup wings definitely a dream, she had a multiple colored mane that basically defied gravity "I am princess Celestia, princess of Equestria."
"Guess you're the big boss?" I asked making everyone jump "what?"
"My apologies," Celestia began pulling herself from her shock "it's just we never expected you to be able to talk."
"Do I loo like a animal to you?" I asked, I caught myself and held up a paw stopping her from replying "wait don't answer that."
To my surprise the pony smiled and came closer to my cell much to the disagreement of her officers.
"So, you are a princess?" I asked looking down at her
"And you appear to be some kind of fox," she retorted
I pawed at the ground, a fox, so that what I am then and here i was hoping for something more awesome like a wolf...stupid dream.
"Well that I am," I replied with a small smile "so why am I locked away like a criminal when I clearly did nothing wrong"
Celestia looked at me silently and I simply stared back
"It was for safety," she finally replied "when you appeared we didn't know if you were a creature from Tartarus so we threw you in the dungeon thirty years ago."
I laughed "Thirty years ago, you're off your meds lady, no way was I locked away for that long, I just went to sleep a few hours ago, this dream is rich"
Celestia just looked at me confused as did all the other ponies
"Excuse me," Celestia said gaining my attention "Can you tell me where do you think you are if this is a dream?"
"I'm in my living room asleep on my couch and all of you are my stress induced dream." I explained
"I'm sorry to inform you but that isn't exactly true." Celestia explained
I shrugged "You have to say that to make this all real."
Celestia thought for a moment "Guards, open the gate." he commanded
"Princess I must beg you to reconsider we don't know what this thing is capable of." the commanding guard stated
"If he wanted to escape he would've done so already," Celestia pointed out "the reinforced magic chains you had around him is in not holding him, so why should this gate, if he meant us hard, we would've been hared already."
The guard reluctantly nodded as he stepped forward and brought the keys out his breastplate with his magic and opened my cage.
"My good man," I mocked "can you do something about this chains around my neck paws and tails?"
Looking to Celestia for conformation the stallion undid my chains when she nodded. he then went back and stood among the ranks. I stepped out the cage stumbling a little as I got used to walking in this form, my body clearly remembers but I was so weak and hungry that it was almost a painful.
"So what now?" I asked just as my stomach growled loudly
"I suppose wee get something to eat it's almost dinner time, and you can tell me where you came from and how you came to be a in our world...um, what's your name?"
I thought for a minute, if I'm going to be in this form then I'm not going to have a boring human name "Vreizo my name is Vreizo"
Celestia said the name a few time to get a hang of it then turned on her hooves "Well, Vreizo, shall we go get something to eat?"
I followed the princess of the ponies out through the door and up the stairs, we; were walking for more than twenty minutes, Celestia was telling me all about the land called Equestria and its inhabitants. Apparently this world is ruled by sentient ponies that make up over half the worlds population.
"How far underground are we?" I asked as we continued our trip upward
"I would say about a three miles below the surface." Celestia explained "we didn't know what to expect of you so we had this built."
i nodded understanding "Well, you should really put in a elevator, be less climbing." I joked
Celestia chuckled "Luna says the same thing, but it's good exercise
Sudden realization dawned on me "Celestia," I began "if we're underground how did the sun reach me?"
Celestia stopped walking and turned to face me "Magic"
After a few more minutes we finally made it to the normal dungeon where the criminals do their time, I looked into cells and saw a few more colorful ponies looking up at me with dead eyes.
"Wow that was intense." I stated as we appeared above ground my eyes adjusted to the bright outdoors
Celestia turned to the guard ponies "You are relieved of duty, go home to your families for now and relax"
The ponies didn't move causing Celestia to raise a eyebrow
"Forgive us your majesty, but we cannot just leave you with that." the captain pointed at me
"Captain, do you want me to order you, cause I will." Celestia said in her still calm and regal voice "Vreizo means us no hard, so I will not treat him as a common criminal."
"But princess-"
Celestia raised a hoof stopping the captain and turned to me "Shall we go Vreizo, my sister should be in the dining hall already"
I followed the princess leaving the stunned guard ponies standing where they were we made our way to a massive palace that stood on a cliff overlooking a city
"Are you sure about them?" I asked "after all you don't know if I'm playing you"
Celestia turned her face to me "Are you playing me Vreizo?" she asked
"Um.. no" I stuttered
As we entered the palace gates, many guard ponies stopped and stared at me as i walked with their princess. I don't give them wrong, from what she said there aren't many creatures that tower over their ruler unless its a dragon or a ursa minor...whatever that thing is. we passed through the many corridors. All the ponies stopped and bowed in the presence of the princess and well, they gave me terrified looks. Soon we came to two large oak doors .
"Through these doors is the dining area." explained Celestia "Vreizo?"
I was staring at one of the mirrors that lined the corridors, I was staring at a huge white fox with red eyes. The figure of Celestia came into the frame at that moment.
"Are you okay Vreizo?" she asked
"Perfectly fine." I whispered not knowing what to make of what i was seeing in the mirror "I am fine."
"Then shall we go get some dinner?" asked Celestia
i nodded and followed her into the dining room,
"Wow...this is huge?" I exclaimed as we entered a large room that could probably seat five hundred easily, Celestia chuckled and pulled a seat for herself and motioned for me to do the same.
"It seems like Luna has not come down for her breakfast." stated Celestia "and it's almost time for us to do our duties."
I raised a eye brow, and was about to ask what she means but another door opened and in walked a groggy dark blue unicorn with wings. she took one look at me and immediately her sleepiness with away.
"Tia, good evening," she said slowly
"Hello Luna," Celestia greeted "may I introduce, Vreizo"
"The monster that was asleep beneath our dungeon?" Luna finished
"Hey, I'm no monster," I snapped "Just cause you're cute as hell doesn't mean you can talk to me anyhow you want!"
Luna's face suddenly turned pink from my outburst and Celestia started to laugh uncontrollably
"Oh my, Vreizo that was a way to introduce yourself." she chuckled
"What did I do?" I queried
Luna coughed clearing her throat "Tis' a pleasure to meet you sir Vreizo," Luna said bowing slightly "I apologize for our lack of manner, we are sorry."
"Lulu, you don't need to speak in the old tongue." Celestia reassured her sister "now sit let is enjoy our meal"
Luna nodded and took a seat opposite me "So me. Vreizo-"
"Just Vreizo please."
"Alright then, Vreizo, how long have you been awake?" asked Luna "it seems you have ben for over quarter of a century."
"I think you're right, Celestia informed me that it's been thirty years since I came here." I explained "but to me it seems like only yesterday I closed my eyes."
Luna nodded as she poured herself a glass of water, the doors to what i believe to be the kitchen suddenly opened and a light pink unicorn mare pulling a trolly with her magic entered the room. She looked at me with fear as she slowly stepped towards us.
"It's okay pepper," Celestia reassured the mare "can you please tell the chef to make something for our guests as well?"
"Y-yes your highness" the mare said not taking her eyes off me as she spoke
"Vreizo, do you want anything in particular?" asked Celestia
"I can have anything I want?" I asked
"Our chefs are some of the best in all of equestria," Luna stated proudy you can have anything your hearts desire they can prepare it."
"Meat," I said flatly, Celestia's eyes opened wide but Luna only chuckled
"Tell my personal chef to prepare his meal" Luna said
The mare bowed and made her way back to the kitchen well it was more of a brisk walk. The silence filled the room as Celestia looked down at her plate unsure of what to say.
"So." I said trying to break the awkward silence, both princesses looked to me "um...so far I've seen unicorns and pegasus and even normal ponies but none like you unicorns with wings, why is that?"
Luna chuckled and Celestia smiled
"Well,, there's an explanation for that, we're alicorns," Celestia replied, my head tilted in confusion "an alicorn is a combination of all three species of ponies."
"Oh, that's kinda cool." i nodded in understanding "and how many of you are there?"
"Including my sister and I," started Luna "five"
"Five onli, wow that must be hard knowing you're the only of your species" I said shaking my head "and what about the butt tattoo?"
"Our butt tattoo?" asked Luna
"Yes that cute tattoo on your butt." I said making Luna go pink again
"Our cutie marks." explained Celestia "it shows what our special talent is...which reminds me, Luna?"
Both princesses turned to the large window and their horns glowed, to my utter bewilderment the sun began to set while the moon rose creating night. Both Princesses then turned to me.
"I think we broke him Tia." I heard Luna say
"It's his first time seeing the sun and moon be lowered and risen." Celestia replied
I blinked a few times and looked at both princesses "Okay so you can manipulate the sin and moon." I said trying to play it off cool
"To late to be acting all suave now Vreizo" Celestia said with a smile
I hung my head "that obvious huh."
"Very much so." Celestia replied
The kitchen doors opened again and the same mare came in once again pulling her trolly behind her, once at the table she placed the tray in front me and left, the smell of cooked meat filled my nostrils.
"Wow this smells good."
"Told you best chefs in the land." Luna retorted "Now shall we eat before I take up my nightly duties
I opened my tray to find sliced meat grilled to perfection, I watched as both princesses used their magic to manipulate the knives and forks. I would look like a barbarian in front of them, dream or not I will not embarrass myself.
Thinking for a moment I felt my tails twitch, a smile crept onto my face, they're long enough and flexible enough. I moved two of them to the front, it was hard at first to manipulate them but after a few seconds I got it under control. Taking the knife and fork into my tails i used them to hold and cut my meat. Celestia and Luna both looked at me with varying degrees of amusement.
"Your tails are quite handy." Luna commented as I took another bite
"I would hope so or they would be useless." I chuckled
Celestia now done with her light dinner sat sipping on some tea "Tomorrow I will send would to Twilight, and we will decide on what we should do with you then."
"What's a Twilight?" I asked confused
"The princess of friendship and Tia's protege." Luna explained
"Oh she's another Ali-corn?" I asked
"Alicorn, one word," Celestia said "and yes she is the princess of friendship and element of magic."
I stopped eating "You're kidding right?" I asked "how can there be a princess of friendshoip next you'll be telling there's a princess of love."
Both Luna and Celestia nervously laughed
"Great," I groaned "I haven't had a girlfriend in two years and this is what my subconscious comes up with, screw you inner mind."
"Vreizo, are you ok?" asked Luna
"I'll be fine." I sighed taking another bite "so, this princess of friendship will I meet her tomorrow?"
"Probably not tomorrow but sometime this week," Celestia said "in the meantime you can stay with us in the castle."
"Well, I don't have a choice," I said "besides why would I give up the opportunity to share a place with such cuteness."
I said the words but I looked at Luna making her blush again, I patted myself on the back for having so much game...even though my game is probably weaker than the chains that held me. Soon dinner was finished and my hunger subsided.
"I will be turning in soon, Vreizo I will have the maids prepare a room for you tonight." Celestia said "Tomorrow we will discuss further and in more detail,"
I nodded, that's if I don't wake up yet, who knows this dram might be fun "Celestia do you have a library?"
"Of course, would you like to see it tomorrow?"
"I will like to see it now," I replied "I would like to read up on your land."
"Can you read Equestrian Vreizo?" asked Luna
"No idea, but your spoken language is the same as mine so can't be that hard." I said praying that it isn't hard at all, if i'm going to be in this dream might as well know everything about it.
"Very well, Tia, I will take our guest to the library," Luna said "you had a long day get some rest"
Celestia nodded and yawned "Then I bid you goodnight Luna, Vreizo, and I shall see you in the morning." in a bright yellow flash Celestia disappeared from the dining hall
"Okay, I'm not freaking out did she just teleport?" I asked
"Luna nodded "Indeed she did"
"Alright," I am seriously going to get psychiatric help when I wake up "so, where is this library of yours?"
Luna got to her hooves and led me to the library,.