Lucifer continued to scream, then he banged his hooves on the ground again, tired, he tried to collect himself.
"You all right mister?" Rainbow Dash asked the Archangel. "I know Alicorns tend to be eccentric, but this is a bit much."
Lucifer didn't answer. Instead, he began pondering his current predicament.
Daddammit, that Pagan wannabe Reaper sent me to some candy-colored cartoon-coated Hell. OK, Luci, he said there's a big-ass threat coming. So, I guess I should meet the local ruler, whoever the fucking hell that is. I guess this abomination of nature is my best chance so far.
"OK, Miss. What'd you say your name was?" Lucifer asked after taking in a heavy sigh.
"Rainbow Dash. Fastest flyer in Equestria." She boasted. "And you are?"
"Lu-" The Satan stopped. Should he tell this pony his real name? For all he knows, there could be an alternate version of him too. As he thought about, a new, more terrible thought crossed his mind. What if there are versions of his brothers here, or, even worse, God and Amara. So, in order to keep his name a secret, he needed a Pseudonym, he looked at his flank, and an idea popped in his ancient mind. "Morning, Morning Star."
"OK, nice to meet you, Mr. Morning Star." Rainbow Dash said, extending a hoof out. Lucifer, at first, was confused, but he soon realized that she was attempting this world's version of a handshake. He tried to return the favor.
"Um, what country am I in?" Lucifer asked. "And, what is this world is called."
"Really? I mean, I knew some ponies can be thick, and a bit arrogant, but you don't even know where you are?" Rainbow Dash asked in disbelief. "Well, the county's called Equestria, I think the planet's called Gaius or something. This is more Twilight's thing anyway."
"OK, may I speak with the local ruler?" Lucifer requested.
"Yeah, I guess you should follow me, but, there is a slight roadblock." Rainbow Dash said, hiding a smirk. "Alicorns aren't that common in Equestria, and those that do live here are rulers. So, unless you wanna get flocked or cause some sort of freak out or something, we need a stealthy way to get there. I'd fly with you, but I'm not sure you can keep up."
"That an offer, or a challenge?" Lucifer questioned, amused by the mortal.
"Is it?" The cyan Pegasus questioned smirking.
"OK, I guess we can race there." Lucifer shrugged. Besides, I need to get used to flying again.
They both opened their wings and took off. Lucifer flapped his wings with vigor. All that time in the Empty had left him rusty, but that rust flew off in the winds. It was different to have physical wings than the immaterial ones most Angels are made with, but the basic principles were similar. He was clumsy at first but adapted.
Eventually, they reached the Castle of Friendship. Lucifer took a moment and took a long look at the crystalline castle. He looked in amazement. It was different than the simple cottages, for one thing, it was entirely made from crystal. He let out an impressed whistle.
"I assume this is the local ruler's?" Lucifer asked the cyan Pegasus.
"What do you mean?" Rainbow Dash asked, confused.
"You know, the ruler of this country, or does this place use a City-State system?" Lucifer asked.
"What?" Rainbow Dash asked. "No. I mean Twilight is one of the Princesses. But, she doesn't rule over Equestria, or Ponyville, being in charge of Ponyville is more Mayor Mare's job."
"Oh, OK. So, you said all the royalty are Alicorns, right?" Lucifer asked the cyan Pegasus, who nodded in response.
"Yeah, c'mon. I'll take you to meet Twilight," Rainbow Dash said, walking up the staircase and pushing one of the doors open, gesturing Lucifer to follow her with her wing.
The Archangel complied, and walked into the castle, not knowing what to expect from royalty.
"Oh, Daddmmit, how'd it come to this?" Lucifer, no, Morning Star, he had to remind himself repeatedly, as he had taken to calling himself in his mind over the last hour. He was currently sitting in a relatively comfortable chair with his horn, wings, and fore-hooves connected to wires that were feeding data to a primitive version of a computer, with a lavender Alicorn looking over it. The name of which, Morning Star had learned, was Twilight Sparkle, the-apparent-Princess of Friendship.
Blah, what a ridiculous title. Being the monarch of the monkies', or in this case, Ponies', want and obsession with non-sexual companionship. How does that even work? Is she the ruler of all friends? If so, she outranks their chosen Diarch rulers! If not, then what?
Morning Star had learned a lot about Gaius in the last hour he'd been sitting there. The country he is in is called Equestria, ruled by two Sisters named Luna and Celestia, which apparently rose the Sun and Moon. The eldest, Celestia, has lived for, at least, a thousand years. The youngest, Luna went evil, rebelled, and got her ass booted to the Moon for most of that millennium. Because of this, Celly had to raise both Celestial Spheres.
Hmm, bozos, haven't they heard of gravitational pulls? Or does an Alicorn control that too? Man, this version of my Dad must've been high or something when he invented this dimension. Still, this Luna character sounds like she was a bit of a rebel, too. Huh, guess we have that in common. She's lucky though, at least she got forgiven.
Turns out because of Fate or something-Morning Star honestly didn't really care-she came back, but, Twilight and five other Ponies who represented special items called the Elements of Harmony rainbow beamed her flank, and drove the evil outta her.
Sounds like some form of Exorcism, if it wasn't so unpredictable.
After that, they went on all sorts of adventures, from fending off Channgleing invasions to stopping magic-eating Centaurs, to fighting some reality bender named Discord, who, apparently, was turned to stone twice, but after his second stoning, he was reformed.
Hehe, you could say he was stoned.
Morning Star froze.
Where'd that come from?
All in all, this was a weird world he was in. They even have an interesting year system.
For before Nightmare Moon's banishment, they use BB, Before Banishment. For after, AB. For after her return and reformation, they use AR.
Hmm, I should ask this Twilight character what religion this country has. If any.
"Hey, Princess Sparkle, is it?" Morning Star asked, getting the Alicorn's attention.
"Just, Twilight, please," Twilight requested, still shy at being called her full title. "What is it?"
Why is she even shy at her title? I know thousands of Monkeys, if not millions, who would relish being Prince or Princess of anything! Even a, probably, fake title like hers!
"Um, I was wondering what religious system this world uses," Morning Star said.
"Well, that's......complicated to explain," Twilight trailed on. "Equestria, in the last century or so, hasn't been all to dependant on religion. A thousand or so years ago, now that's a different story. I know that there are some Ponies who still worship Celestia and Luna, or those who worship Faust herself. The Celestia/Luna worshipers are called the Celestians, Luna was only recently accepted as a figure, seeing as Nightmare Moon is their adversary and face of Evil. The religion itself is called Celestianism. And the Luna subset is Lunism. The older religion is Faustic. But, not much is known about them, and religious worship is few and thin in Equestria, but a few other Pony settlements have it as the state religion. And, as I said, it was complicated."
Morning Star took a few minutes wrapping his head around this information.
So, Luna, or Nightmare Moon, is this world's Devil figure, at least in this "Celestianism". I wonder what she looks like...
"Thanks, Twilight," Morning Star said, slapping on a smile.
"No problem, Mr. Star, I'm still wondering something though," Twilight began.
"What is it?" Morning Star asked.
"Where'd you come from?" Twilight asked. "You look like a normal Alicorn, minus the gloves. But, your magic, you have more innate magic than all the Alicorns! That...should not be possible! Yet, here you are. So, what are you exactly?"
Uh Oh. Looks like I still have my Archangel Grace. I can't pop her, someone will notice, and I don't wanna be banished by that princess into a Cage or something. Been there, done that. Should I tell her the truth? No! If there are alt. versions of me and my brothers here, then I shouldn't risk it if she's heard of them. Or, even worse, if there are Hunters in this world, then that means.....
The Devil stopped.
Those fucking Winchesters have Pony-Counterparts!
He hadn't even considered it. A world of fantasy, with fantastical monsters. So, Hunting may be a common profession. And, if that's true, who knows what other parallels this world has with his!
Calm down Morni. You don't know that for sure........
But, once the thought entered his mind, he couldn't get it out. If there are monsters, there are Hunters. If there are Hunters, then there are Winchesters!
He tried distracting himself by thinking up a lie for Twilight's question.
OK, Prince of Lies, what do you tell her? Lie by telling the truth, but passing it off as a lie? No, to Jack Sparrow. Tell her I'm ancient AF, and because of that, I am super OP? Yeah, that could work. Most mortals fall for that
"Um, I've been around for eons. Because of this, my power has grown a lot as the millennia passed," Morning Star said, hoping the lie would pass.
Twilight was silent for a few moments. "Soooo, you're older than Celestia and Luna? That could explain why you don't know what the country's called, and I am aware of the theory of 'the longer you live, the more power you gain'."
"Why do I feel like a "but" is coming on?" Morning Star asked in slight worry.
"Because there is," Twilight quipped. "But, according to my knowledge, there are no known Alicorns who have lived long enough to come anywhere close to your power levels."
Shit, now that I think on it, she's a point...... "But, that doesn't mean there aren't any Unkown Alicorns." Morning Star replied.
Twilight pondered. "I guess you're technically correct. B-"
"The best kind of correct!" Morning Star quipped, interrupting her train of thought.
Twilight sighed. "Okay. But that doesn't take away the fact that you need to meet the princesses."
Morning Star gulped. He was gonna have to play this carefully.
"OK. When do I see them?" Morning Star asked.
"The weekend!" Twilight said with glee.