I woke up to something heavy on my feet and tail, I groaned and sat up and saw Pinkie laying at the foot of our bed. Right, she passed out drunk last night… I looked at the clock on the nightstand next to the bed. Oh come on it's only 6…. “Greeeeaaaaat.” I sighed in disappointment, I love sleep, it’s the best thing on this and any other planet.
I pulled my feet and tail out from under Pinkie and swung my legs over the side of the bed, ‘What to do... what to do….’
+Are you talking to me or just thinking to yourself?+ Ixis asked, also obviously annoyed from my sleep being disturbed.
‘Bit of both really, dunno, it’s too early to be up. Why did I even wake up, did you do something?’
+No, not this time. Guess your body just wanted you to be up right now.+ She said.
I stood up and groaned, ‘Great, is anyone else up?’
I stood in silence listening for movement in the house, +Doesn’t seem like it, why don’t you go make breakfast for everyone. Repay the favor of Bee making breakfast yesterday.+
I stretched, popping multiple joints, I had to be careful with my wings though, they were a bit too big to fully stretch out inside.
‘Fair enough, alright let's put what I learned those five years to use.’ For the next 3 hours I was doing nothing but cooking breakfast foods of any variety, obviously substituting meat with vegan varieties.
I was finishing up when I heard footsteps come down the stairs, i peaked my head around the corner, it was Pinkie and she looked horrible which is surprising.
“You ok Pinks?” I asked the normally bouncy pony.
She groaned and rubbed her head, “I had a little bit too much fun last night.” She sat down at the table and held her head in her hands groaning.
I handed her a glass of seltzer water, “Here, drink this, it’ll help, probably.”
“Good enough…” She chugged it down.
“Better?” I asked.
“A little, thanks Chrissy.” She said with a weak smile.
“No problem, well I’m almost done cooking, so once we get some food in you you’ll be back to your old Pinkie self.” I headed back to the kitchen.
“Hey Chrissy?” she called out.
“Yeah?”
“Well I was wondering if-” She was cut off by everyone else proceeding to head down the stairs.
“Oh what smells so good?” I heard Dipper ask as they began to sit down at the table with Pinkie.
I stepped out of the kitchen with plates on plates stacked amongst all of my appendages and on top of other plates.
“That would be what I whipped up for us all to eat.” I said as I put all the plates down on the table, and some on the counter and side tables located around the dining room.
Bee looked at me and then to Shy, “And you got one that can cook.” She said with a giggle.
“Apparently so, Chris when did you learn how to cook? During your training?” She asked.
“Yes and no.” I started as I sat down next to Shy, “I actually went to Culinary school back on my world for a little bit, dropped out though, wasn’t really my cup of tea, the way they were teaching things. Then while I was traveling I picked up a few things here and there and in my free time I was perfecting what I learned. And how to use what I could get my hands on.”
“Wow, guess there are a bunch of things you haven’t told us huh Chrissy?”
I scratched my head, “Guess not, I mean I was in Ponyville for little under a year and most of that was me being depressed, and then the whole Prince thing happened… eh oh well, Got the rest of our lives to figure each other out right? So, Pinkie, what were you trying to talk to me about?”
She looked at me curiously, “What? Sorry Chrissy, I don’t remember, must be the hangover.”
I shrugged, “Alright then, well dig in everyone!”
They all piled their plates full and began to eat, “So how is everything?” the general consensus is that it was very good.
Once everyone finished I froze whatever leftovers there were and pulled out another colored gem, this one being pink, I tapped it a couple of times and a small portal opened and I sent all the food through, It was a little pocket dimension, no i don’t know how it works, Twilight gave it to me after doing some experiments with gems and storing spells and yadda yadda the science of magic yadda.
Dipper came up to me, “So what are the plans for today?”
I looked up at him after I put the gem back in my pocket, “Well, since Cloudsdale drifted a bit further than the Weather and Navigation teams planned for… we have to take the carriage to canterlot today, it'll only take a few hours longer than we planned but those few hours are detrimental and not really able to missed if taken tomorrow.” I explained, “Fortunately, since Shy and I want you to attend the big event tomorrow, we’ll be sending the chariot back over here as soon as we drop off, and if I can ask a favor, if the stallions pulling the chariot return before tomorrow, may you let them rest over the night here?”
Dipper nodded, “Of course son, it would be rude to have them take such a long trip multiple time without some rest.”
“Thank you Dipper, i really appreciate it.” i said giving him a thankful smile.
“No need to thank me, and please call me Dad.” He said pulling me into a hug, which i slowly returned, obviously a bit wigged out.
“Oh is this a hugging session I love hugging sessions!” Pinkie said happily before joining in.
In her enthusiasm she brought Shy, Bee, and Goldy into the hug as well and squeezed us all tight, “Oh I love you guys!” she said with a giggle.
“W-We love you too Pinkie… but if you wouldn’t mind, we also love breathing.” Bee said through a strained voice.
“Oops sorry.” She let us go and gave a happy smile, there’s the Pinkie I know.
“It’s ok Pinkie, So Christopher, dear, what time is the ceremony tomorrow?” Bee asked me.
“Right, as I was telling Dipper here-” “Dad.” he interjected with, “Right, as I was telling, Dad, here the chariot we are using to get to Canterlot today should be coming back here tonight, and f Cloudsdale drifts further, you’ll probably leave first thing in the morning as the Ceremony will b held at around 5 or 6 in the evening so Luna would be getting enough rest and Princess Celestia would also be awake enough.” I finished saying as we heard the chariot being landed outside the house.
“I see well it looks like your ride is here, and we wouldn’t want to keep you waiting, would we dear?” She asked, looking at her husband.
“Of course not, you all go catch your ride and we’ll see you tomorrow, and Shy you have to introduce us to the rest of your friends while we’re there.” He said, causing Shy to eep.
“I can do that.” She said softly.
He gave her a big grin and hugged her one last time, “That's my girl, Ok now shoo shoo.” he let her go and pushed her off.
Shy laughed and hugged her mom, “Bye mom, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
She walked out the door and got n the carriage, followed by Goldy and Pinkie, the two also hugging them and saying their goodbyes. I waved goodbye to the older couple and stepped inside the chariot, hitting the side, letting them know we were good to go.
I sat down and let out a sigh, “Oh dear that was a long weekend.”
Shy leaned back and sank into the comfy seats the lined the inside of the chariot, “It was, you getting your wings saving Goldy, the date, the other thing.”
“Oooo, what other thing?” Pinkie asked.
“Uh, don’t worry about it ok? It's a secret, can’t tell anyone.” I said to her, then I looked at my daughter, “You ok Goldy?”
She nodded, “Yep, I’m just going to miss Grandma and Grandpa.”
“Oh its ok we’ll see them tomorrow.” Shy said, softly running her hand through her hair.
“Mmmm ok.” Goldy said and laid her head in her mom’s lap.
“Well get comfortable everyone it’s going to be a long trip, I’m going to nap.” I told them, leaning against the side of the chariot, closing my eyes and falling into slumber.
I was woken up a few hours later by Pinkie bouncing up and down in the carriage, clearly excited about something.
“Pinkie… what are you bouncing around for?” I groaned out.
Her head was sticking out the carriage window and she looked back in, “We’re super close, I can’t wait to see everyone again.”
I sat up straight and looked out the window closest to me. You could indeed see canterlot mountain, but it was still pretty far out in the distance, I sighed and knocked on the side of the chariot, getting the guards’ attention, “How much longer would you say we have?”
“Going at this speed? About 2 more hours sir.” The guard on the right responded.
I sat back in the chariot and had an idea, “Ok so yes we’re close, but we still have 2 hours out, now we can sit here and wait oooooorrrrr we can do this the quick way.”
Pinkie was still bouncing, but faster now, repeating, “Quick way quick way I wanna do the quick way.”
“What about you Shy?” turning to my fiance, seeing she was contemplating it.
“Well, I would like to get there sooner or later.” She said quietly.
“Quick way it is then, well, wake Goldy up, I need to stretch.” I said standing up, popping multiple joints, my wings were a bit difficult to stretch in the carriage but I managed.
After Goldy woke up, we were good to go, all of our luggage was in my hammer space crystal, “Ok so, we’re going to fly the rest of the way and by we I mean me. You all get the choice of riding my back, being held in my arms, or being wrapped up in my tail.” I said, my tail giving a little twitch.
“Oh oh, I choose your tail!” Pinkie said quickly.
Shy gigged at Pinkie’s silliness, “Well I don’t want to burden you by riding on your back, so I’ll take your arms.”
“Then I’ll take your back daddy, like last time.”
I nodded and got down on one knee to let her climb on my back, once she got settle I opped the carriage door and picked up Shy bridal style, holding her close to me, and then I snaked my tail around pinkie tightly. To add an extra precaution I formed harnesses of Ice on Goldy and Pinkie since they couldn’t fly.
“Ooooooh, cold.” Pinkie said with a shiver.
“Everyone ready?” I asked and after getting confirmation I jumped out the carriage and proceeded into a free fall, causing Pinkie to gigge madly. After a few seconds I opened my wings and they caught the air hard, sending us back up to the carriage, which is what I was planning.
Once the guards realized what happened they looked at me, “Sir, please get back in the carriage it is our duty to make sure you get delivered to Canterlot safely.”
“No offense guys but you were taking to long for our liking, if you wouldn’t mind could you head back to Cloudsdale to pick up Fluttershy’s parents? I’ll make sure you’re paid extra for this and you don’t have to leave the city today, stay the night at a hotel or ask Miss Bee, I’m sure she’d let you stay the night.”
They gave each other a worried looked but nodded, “Alright sir, as long as we don’t get in trouble for this.”
“Don’t worry I’ll tell Celestia and Cadence this was my idea, now hurry along it’s a long trip.” I said to them before turning and flying at normal speeds away from them.
“Ok now that they’re turned around and we’re a good distance away, I’m going to need you girls to hold on tight, I’m going to go maximum speed, and as Goldy can attest, it is fast.” I said, tightening my grip on Shy and Pinkie, goldy Gripped onto my horns hard.
+Well, just a warning, your full speed is something that no one has ever seen.+
‘I know I know, I’ll be careful promise.’ I took a deep breath, flared my wings out fully, ice and snow dusting off of them as my power began to build and with one powerful flap I blasted off at speeds that would make Rainbow blush.
At the speed I was going it took us about 15 minutes to get to Canterlot Castle, and I landed outside of the front gates, startling the guards, “Hey are we good to go in? The princesses are expecting us.” I said as Goldy slipped off my back, and my tail unwinded from Pinkie.
“Of course sir, go right in Princess Celestia is holding court currently, Princess Luna is in her chambers, Princess Twilight is in the Library, and Princess Cadence is attending court with Princess Celestia.” The guard said.
“What about Prince Shining Armor?”
“He is located down at the Barracks, I can give you an escort if it is needed sir.”
“No need, I know where everything is at. And the rest of the Elements.”
The guard took a moment, “I’m not sure sir, I believe they are within Castle grounds, would you like for me to gather them?”
“Nah, it’s fine, thank you though.” I turned to my girls, “I’m going to go to court, what are you girls going to do?”
“I’m going to the kitchen, mama is hungry and she needs food!” Pinkie said before bouncing off into the castle.
“I’m going to try and talk to the animals in the garden again, this time I’ll be patient.” Shy said.
“I’ll go with mommy.” Goldy said.
“Alright, well I’ll see you at the time and place we all agreed on.” I said before giving them a hug and waving them goodbye.
I made my way through the castle to the throne room, it’s been a few years since I’ve been here, not much has changed but it looks like at least one more stain glass window was added, i read the plaque beneath it ‘The defeat of Tirek’. I looked back up at the mirror and it had the girls powered up and… they looked different, their hair and tails were fuller and had multiple colors running through them. And the big bad Tirek, a large red, devil horned, centaur was getting blasted with the rainbow of harmony.
‘Huh… I wonder what happened to the elements, I’ve never seen the girls wear them outside of at the Crystal Emire for a short time but isn’t that what they normally use to defeat big bads?’ I looked at the other stained glass mirrors, and they confirmed my suspicions, weird.
+Well as long as they can still use the rainbow I guess it doesn’t matter.+ Ixis said with a shrug, also I think I know how your speed works but I’m going to run through your memories and mine just to be sure.
‘Alright let me know what you come up with.’ I turned to walk to the large doors that closed of the throne room when day court is in session, and of course I’d have to deal with the guards.
Wait a minute… I know those guards, they were stationed up in the Crystal empire while I was there. I walked up to them and got real close to the left guards face.
“Huh.. don’t I know you from somewhere?” I asked, obviously I did, I just like fucking with them and they knew it.
“I don’t believe we’ve met sir.” Came the feminine voice from the other guard.
I looked her way, “No I’m pretty sure we have… you two wouldn’t have happened to be stationed at the Crystal empire a few years back would you?”
The guard I was in front of shook his head, “Not at all sir, we’ve been stationed in Canterlot since the beginning of our training.”
“Uh huh, well forgive my intrusion then, I’ll be going then.” I turned around and made to walk away but then quickly spun and grabbed for the right guard’s helmet only to have y arm grabbed and my body tossed over her shoulder, but then i swung my tail around to get at it as i was falling, only to have it be black by the male guard. Good thing I have 2 extra appendages, i thought happily and I flapped one wing hard towards her head, she wasn’t read but managed to dodge, but not far enough as the claw at the knuckle joint of my wing hooked it the helmet and knocked it off.
“Oh come one when did you get wings thats so not fair!” The male guard said with a chuckle.
I landed on my back but was quickly helped up by the female guard who, after knocking the helmet off and having the camo magic that kept all the guards looking the same fade away, stood a mare that had apple green fur and blindingly white hair and tail, and eyes just as green as her coat.
“You got me good Chris, but Sapper is right, using an appendage we didn’t know you had is cheating.” She said with a smile.
“It's not cheating, its called the element of surprise, you taught me that remember? And besides did you think i was just wearing a leathery and scaly cloak, Lima?” I asked her with a good natured chuckle, handing her helmet back to her.
They both gave me a deadpanned look, before sapper spoke up again after taking off his helmet, “Anyways, we heard you got back from your travels how were they?” Asked the maple brown coated, orange maned, blue eyed stallion.
“They were fun, and a bit… eye opening, but good I made a lot of friends and allies, remind me to tell you about it someday.”
“That you should, but I’m assuming that you’re here to see the princesses?” Sapper asked.
“Spot on, mind if I go on in?”
“Sure, not like we could stop you Prince Christopher.” Lima said with a knowing smile.
I groaned, “Come on, you know I hate that. But I missed you guys.” I said giving Lima a hug and Sapper a fist bump, “Come find me later so we can properly catch up, i’ll treat you both to a drink.”
“Oh you drink now?” Lima asked.
“Ha not at all, but it doesn’t mean I can’t treat you both to anything.” I said before opening the doors to the throne room. Everyone in the room looked at me and a lot of nobles gasped, after all who would dare interrupt the proceedings of day court, the only ones allowed were royalty and the guards and these fools didn’t know who I was.
I walked passed the long line of petitioners and up to the throne where Celestia and Cadence were sitting.
“Celestia, Big sis, I know I’m a bit early but would you mind if I sat in on the proceedings?”
Celestia had a beaming smile, it had been years since we’ve seen each other, “Of course, you’re always welcome to help out.” She sad.
“It’s good to see you again little brother.” Cadence said, before both her and Celestia turned their attention back to the current petitioner.
I plopped down next to them in Luna’s throne, I don’t think she would mind, besides it was comfy, like ridiculously so.
“Princess, I must speak up on this grave offense that you just allowed to occur.” Spoke up the current petitioner, who was easily recognizable as a noble.
Celestia looked back down to the noble, her face holding the ever loving, radiant, and motherly grace upon it. Yet in her eyes was a questioning, almost cold, look as if daring the noble to continue on his current train of thought, “Oh and what ‘grave offense’ might that be Sir Crystal Clear?”
Crystal Clear was a pony who was all white, quite literally I might add, he had a white coat and white hair and tail, the only thing about him that wasn't white were his eyes which were a pale yellow so close enough to white. He paused, very clearly catching the look upon his princess’ face, but much like most nobles I’ve come across his common sense didn’t have much pull on his thoughts and actions, “W-well, your highness, you allowed this commoner, this creature… this beast, interrupt your court and stroll past the line, which we all very much patiently wait in line to be graced with your presence I might add, Address you and Princess Cadence with such informality and blasé that I can’t help feel offended for you. Then you proceed to allow it sit on your sister’s, Princess Luna’s throne.”
I winced at that entire self serving monologue, there was so much in there that would tick anyone off if they knew me but once again Celestia held her composure.
“I see, indeed I agree that grave offense has been committed by me.” This caused Crystal Clear to smile smugly, “However, that offense and the one you believe I have committed are two separate ones. You seem confused my little pony, let me clear things up for you, for all of you” She said standing up addressing the crowd, “This being you see before you, the one that has decided to join Princess Cadence and Myself today in court is Prince Christopher McGrath ad regem glacies, adopted brother to cadence and adopted nephew to myself and Princess Luna. Now, there will be a formal coronation tomorrow to announce all of the details fully but until then I expect you all to treat him with the same respect you would treat us.” She finished and sat down, causing there to be a murmur amongst the crowd. “Now, Sir Crystal Clear if you would be so kind?”
“O-of course your majesty, first let me apologize to Prince Christopher McGrath add reg um glacier…” He said gritting his teeth, and horribly miss pronouncing the name I chose for myself.
“Just Prince Chris, I know the full name is a bit difficult to pronounce. If you were wondering what the language is, it’s called Latin, generally considered a dead language where I'm from but a lot of languages stemmed from it including Italian or Bitalian here in Equestria. Close enough to Princess Cadence’s full name to give thanks to her giving me my first family in this world but also distinct enough to be my own, wouldn’t you agree Sir Crystal Clear?” I said, holding a smile, although not as well practiced in hiding all of my emotion like Celestia’s was.
“Indeed your majesty, a fine name indeed… ahem as I was saying before were were graced with the prince’s presence…” Crystal Clear went on to bring up whatever issue it was, honestly I stopped paying some attention, I held just enough just in case I was called upon for input and that continued for the next 2 hours, thankfully I was only asked for said input twice so all in all a good day.
Once court was done and all present company was dismissed excluding guards Celestia’s stance relaxed as did Cadence’s. I was already relaxed, no point in hold stiff for 2 hours straight, especially when the nobles cared next to nothing about that.
“Sorry about that Chris, the nobles in Canterlot can be… touchy.” Celestia said with a forgiving smile.
I shrugged it off, “Don’t worry I very well remember that, though I didn’t see sir Fancy Pants here, does he not normally sit on court, I figured it would be something he did to make sure his fellow nobles don’t act up.”
“Usually he does yes, but I have him handling some important business for the crown for the foreseeable future.” Celesta explained.
“Dang, and I was looking forward to catching up with him, well another time perhaps, anyways, it's good to see you again sunbutt.”I said with a laugh.
“It’s good to see you too, and looking at my butt wer you,, do I need to tell Fluttershy?” Celestia said with mock seriousness.
I gave her a toothy grin, we’re going to play this game are we… well you know what they say, you need two to tango, “Not like I can help it, you were dresses that show off your hips and thighs so all can see your giant cutie mark.”
She held up a finger to retort but had nothing so she just put it down and giggled, “Fair point, but it sees you have a new addition to your… dragon like repertoire, when did this happen, while you were out on your travels?”
Cadence spoke up for me on this matter, “Not at all, he stopped home by the Crystal Empire before heading back to ponyville and he didn’t have them then, right? You weren’t concealing them were you?” She asked looking at me.
“Nope, you know I wouldn’t need to do that the Crystal Ponies already know who and what I am so no need to hide. Trust me, I wish I had these during my travels, it would’ve been so much easier.” I said flaring them out to their full wingspan, “No, I got these bad boys in cloudsdale 2 days ago, but I’ll tell the story when we meet up with everyone.”
“Oh, speaking of I do believe it is time, Private Tap Sapper, come here if you would.” Celestia called out to Sapper, who made his wy quickly to the throne and got down on one knee.
“How may I assist you Princess?” As dutiful as ever, eh Sapper, at least to the princesses anyways.
+You sound jealous.+ Ixis said with a chuckle.
‘Me jealous? Please, you know I’d rather not have anyone fawning over me.’
+Maybe not, but it’s going to happen one way or another.+ she explained in a know it all tone.I just snorted out steam in response.
“Go and wake my sister from her rest, I don’t think she would like to miss out on seeing her nephew.” Celestia said with a chuckle knowing that I find it odd that I’m technically her and Luna’s nephew.
Sapper stood up tall and saluted, “As you command Princess.” He then turned and left the throne room, Taking Lima with him to go and wake up Luna.
I gave an exasperated sigh, “Jeez, he’s always like this when it comes to you. Sometimes i don’t even know if it’s genuine or if he’s just trying to move up the ranks.”
“I’m quite sure it’s genuine… although if he wants to move up the ranks quickly…” She trailed off with a thoughtful stare, one I knew all too well.
“No bad Celestia, no sleeping with my friends or the guards or my friends who also happen to b guards.” I said quickly poking her nose with the tip of my tail.
“Fine, no fun the lot of you.” She huffed playfully, “Well, let us proceed to the dining area, I’m sure you two are just as hungry as I am.”
Cadence who was snickering under her breath the entire time that interaction was happening sighed in relief, “Oh thank Celestia, I never thought you’d ask let’s go I am starving, i could eat a horse.” She said before walking off quickly.
“But Shining isn’t here and it’s the middle of the day sis!” I called out, following after her making her to turn around and stick her tongue out at me.
Celestia looked at one of the nearby guards, “You know… I find it strange when ponies use that saying right next to me. How about you Sergeant Sharp Spear, would you like to move up the ranks?”
Sergeant Sharp Spear shook his head, “I’m married, happily so your majesty.”
Celestia sighed and shrugged, worth a shot she thought and quickly hurried after her niece and new nephew.
When Celestia Caught up to Cadence and I we were already At the table sitting down waiting for everyone else. Celestia sitting at the Head of the table with Cadence to her right and Me tt the right of Cadence. After a few minutes The Girls, Princess Luna And Spike walked through the doors and sat down at the table with Luna Sitting to the Left of Celestia with twilight next to her followed by Spike, then Rarity, then Applejack, then Rainbow Dash, then Pinkie with Fluttershy to the left of her and Goldy to her left and my right.
Apple Jack gave me a nod, “Chris it’s good to see ya again partner, sorry Ah couldn’t catch ya when ya came back tah the farm, we had a family reunion out in Appleloosa this year.”
“It’s fine you’re here now and that's all that matters and it’s good to see you as well.” I said politely.
“Woah Chris, buddy, where’d you get those sweet wings? You didn’t have those when I saw you down on the ground? Did the awesomeness of Cloudsdale cause you to sprout wings to join us up in the air?” Dash said with a chuckle.
I snorted playfully, “Not exactly, what happened was…” I went on to explain how I grew my wings.”
“Woah well that’s some serious luck… but not trying to be insensitive or whatever but how fast can you fly with those things?” She asked.
“He can fly really fast Dashie, not as fast as you but still super duper extra fast.” Pinkie explained in her own pinkie way. “Like if you were a snail you'd be the fastest snail on the planet but Chrissy here would be like the 10th fastest snail or maybe the 11th, snailward is pretty fast…”
“Huh… alright then.” Dash said shaking her head at Pinkies antics, “So pretty fast right?”
“I’d say so and… hold on.” I held up a hand to concentrate on what Ixis was telling me, “Huh… uh huh… okay, wow really? Alright then.”
“What Ixis saying our dear nephew?” Luna asked.
“Oh she was just explaining how my speed works apparently I’m not that fast at all.” I said.
“What do you mean Chrissy we got here super early because you flew us here.” Pinkie said, clearly confused, with pretty much everyone nodding in agreement on how that didn’t make sense.
I took a second to piece my thoughts together, “Ok so who knows how cold works?”
“What do you mean, ain’t cold just cold just like how hot is hot?” Apple Jack asked.
“Not exactly fair Apple Jack.” Luna spoke up, “Cold is the absence of heat, Twilight would you like to elaborate for the others?”
Twilight nodded and teleported a blackboard and some chalk into the room, “Of course, so as Luna said cold is the absence of heat, heat doesn’t just come from nowhere right Princess?” Twilight said looking to Celestia who nodded for confirmation, “Right so heat is a form of energy, if something has movement it has heat, even the tiniest particles moving around cause heat. The hotter something is the ore its moving around at a microscopic unseeable level with the aid of technology or magic.” Twilight had drawn molecules with motion lines, some with less some with more to show that some moved more than others and the ones with more gave off more energy and heat.
“Ok we’re following you so far darling.” Rarity said as Twilight paused.
“Ok, so heat is just a by product of movement from these tiny particles, molecules, rubbing and bumping against one another so if heat is cause by movement and the energy cause by movement the less energy something has and the less it moves the less heat it gives of, now that doesn’t make things that don’t move inherently cold. Cold comes from touching things whose molecules are moving slower than your own. Those slow, low energy molecules suck the energy out of your molecules to get more energy for themselves causing the feeling of being cold and the slower somethings molecules are moving the more energy it needs to reach a balance with whatever is touching thus certain things being colder than others.” Twilight explained drawing more diagrams to help. “Does everyone understand.”
Everyone nodded though Dash and Apple Jack’s were a bit more uncertain.
“Good so how Chris’ powers work if you don’t mind me giving my best educated guess?” “No go ahead I’ll let you know if you're right.” “Ok, so I believe his power works as his body uses the latent magic within his being given to him by the merging process that happened between him and Queen Ixis as well as the ambient magic in the air in equestria is absorbed into him and supercooled to the point where whenever he unleashes it, in the various forms he has shown, it super cools the water around him to temperatures far below freezing so the ice doesn’t melt easily in heat unless the heat is too much, say like Princess Celestia’s Magic. Also believe he has the ability to manipulate it to the molecular level as the water in the air is freeing which is even why he can make the various creations he does.”
I clapped, “Very good, pretty much spot on now, as she was saying my body super cools magic itself to be able to freeze the air and water within it, i can freeze more than just water mind you. Also, the pins you all have.” I pointed to the pins they were currently wearing, the ones I made when we first left to the Crystal Empire. “Thank you for keeping them by the way, those pins are a special thing I can do with my creations, and it ties into how I can fly so fast, which I didn’t even know it's why the pins are basically indestructible other than by me or anyone with my level of power or greater.”
I was rambling so I cleared my throat, “Anyways with all of the creations I have I can apparently pump a bit of extra magic into them to make them last for ages upon ages. Now how this ties in to how I can fly as fast as I can-”
Twilight gasped, “No you don’t mean you can?”
I smiled, “Yep apparently I can freeze time to an extent, not entirely, I think… if it’s just one object apparently i can freeze its time a bit longer, it still has energy it's just cooled down to such a large extent that it’ll take ages to gather it all back up. Now when it comes to my flying, apparently I cool down time for the entire world enough for it to make it seem like I’m moving faster than I actually am, but it’s not like I can stop time on the planet, that would… destroy the universe I think, don’t know I don’t think anyone has stopped time using cold, it would probably give off too much energy when its unstopped and cause a second big bang, at least on the scale of a planet, again i don’t know it's never been done here or even on my world. Anyways that's not to say I’m not plenty fast without it, I'm just…. Cheating I guess you could say.”
“Oh my, that means that you, theoretically, have the ability to make an object or creature reach absolute zero?” Luna asked.
“Absolute zero your majesty?” Rarity asked.
Luna nodded, her eyes closing and she took a deep breath, fully realizing the weight and how dangerous I could potentially be, “Absolute Zero is… the stopping of all movement even at the smallest level that our universe exists but to reach it would mean the end of everything.”
Fluttershy stared at the dark princess with wide scared eyes and then at me, “W-why would it be the end of everything?”
I sighed, knowing this would probably put everyone on edge when it comes to me but I decided to take that risk, they were my friends, they would understand who I am as a person, “This is just my theory one that i’m guessing Luna and Twilight also share. If I were to say… put a teeny tiny thing like lets say a flea at absolute zero what do you think would happen Anyone?”
“It would stop moving and die?” Spike chimed in.
I shook my head, “Actually, there are theories that say if you could make a living creature hit absolute zero instantly you would essentially be cryogenically preserving them perfectly, since there is no movement, theres not energy being used, theres no life to be used but not in the same way that being dead is. Even dead things give of energy no Absolute zero would stop you from dying but also from living you’d be in a state of limbo essentially until you were able to be safely thawed back out.”
“That sound awesome why would that be then end of anything? You could just go around freezing ponies to bring them to the future orr something cool like that.’ Rainbow sad with a happy smile.
“I could sure if there wasn’t one issue I don’t feel like testing. It’s that is something has no energy at all what do you think happens to the surrounding things that have energy? It sucks it all away trying get its energy back… it's like if you tried to fill a cup that had a hole in the bottom of it or a crystal battery that can hold a charge. Yes you could keep filling the cup past the point where it drains and you could keep the dead battery running if you kept being pumped with energy from another source, but then that source would run out and then you’d need another and then another and another and another, eventually all the energy of EVERYTHING would be consumed to keep that ONE thing going, it won’t be fast you could probably hook up a way to have whatever is at absolute zero draw energy from a star, but that would only last for so long until it's gone, basically everything in the universe would freeze to death. That’s why absolute zero could be bad.” I shrugged, “but again just theories, we don’t know because it’s never been reached, and I’m not ever going to try.”
Everyone at the table was looking at me in a newfound sense of awe, it finally dawned on all of them just how dangerous I could be if I decided to.
“Well, I’d say it don’t right matter with all these ifs ands and what not, yer our friend Chris, yer a good person, you’d never do something like that right?” Asked Apple Jack, the question however wasn’t based in doubt or fear, no it was a question that she already knew the answer to and had such confidence in it was staggering.
I smiled at her, at everyone, at my family, “Of course not, I love you all too much to do that, the worst I’d do is cool down villains enough to prevent them from moving for capture but not absolute zero, never that. I promise.”
“Good, Ah knew ya would say that, and Ah can say for all of us, especially Shy and yer filly that we wholeheartedly believe ya on that.” She said leaning back in her chair with a triumphant grin.
Everyone agreed and Ixis ws laughing in my head, +And you had doubts.+
‘Not about them and you know that, about me, I always will, i can still lose control even with him locked up, and you know it, but it helps that they believe in me so much, I have a lot to live up to.’
+That you do, make them and me more proud than you already have son.+ Ixis said before going quiet.
‘Did.. you just call me son?’ I got no response and just shrugged it off, well she’ll talk about it when she wants to.
The moment however was ruined by an earth trembling growl and Cadence laughed sheepishly, “Sorry, I’m really hungry.”
Luna smiled devilishly, “Right you are dear niece, we came here to feast and feast we shall! Good chefs that dwell within the kitchen, prepare a meal worthy of the gods!” Luna yelled out in the royal voice, causing nearly everyone to cover their ears, everyone except Celestia.
We had a good night to say the least, the food was astounding and the conversation had us all in tears from laughter. It was good to catch up with everyone again, but as the night drew to a lose it was time for us to depart to our rooms, Everyone had their own rooms to stay in, but due to it being the first night we were all back together we decide to all sleep in Celestia’s room, because she offered and we all totally didn’t just take it over with a pillow fort for a few hours.
As Luna said before he went onto her duties for the night, “Much fun and merriment was had."