Hard Landing

by Flash_Game


4 Repentance

Chapter 4
Repentance

“NO, WAIT WA-“ I teleport into the throne room, immediately falling to my hands and knee. “I’m going to puke” I groan out

I see Twilight didn’t want to waste time,” her voice remaining motherly as ever

“Yeah, and I’m going to get back at her,” I get on my feet again, “I need to be ready when I teleport”

She give a cute chuckle and turns to the guards, “I need to speak with our guest in private if you wouldn’t mind,” with that the guards salute and leave the room and the Princess turns to me with a neutral expression, “I’ll repeat my question from yesterday, what is your purpose, human?

I definitely think she knows I know them, shit... Act stupid again! “The answer is still: I don’t know”

Then how do you know about me?

She definitely knows, shitshitshitshit.... “Why would you think I know you?” Don’t give her a reason to know, she might kill me

For starters, when you first saw me you didn’t freak out about my mane

“I mean, I woke up in a strange world after possibly dying, it’s kind of expected to expect the unexpected,” good keep the ball running

Then why didn’t you inquire about it when you had the chance?

Expected question, “Because I’ve seen you use magic, kind of expected the answer to be the same,” it’s in her court now

Why haven’t you asked where you are?” Sassy face after expert swing

How can I return that... “I... that’s a good question actually” shit

You haven’t even asked what city you’re in

...And she gave it spin, fuck, I can’t send I back, deuce over, that’s game, I lost, “I’m in Canterlot in the Country of Equestria, you caught me. But I have no purpose, I was just dragged here, somehow,” Hopefully I can get out of here unscathed

How can I know you’re telling the truth?

“Uhhh, Magic?" That seems to be the answer to everything so far...

A mind reading spell, that could work, but it requires both parties to agree, the spell won’t let me see the memories you don’t want me to see, and you cannot show me fake memories, only things you actually experience

hope she’s not lying, “Ok, I’ll show you my day before I got here,” with that we both walk to each other and meet at the bottom of the stairs

Now, let us begin,” She starts to charge her horn with the familiar yellow aura

“This won’t hurt right?”

Not, but we will experience the emotions

Reassuring, she the leans her head and touches my forehead with her horn


The day of the trip repeats it self, me waking up, changing into my current clothes, breakfast, the cab ride, picking up Rick, the airport, security, getting on the plane, liftoff, our conversation, the turbulence, and getting sucked out of the plane.

As the memories end I open my eyes, but before I can register anything, the Princess hugs me. I can tell she cried a little as I can hear her sniffling. I just stand there in shock, why is she hugging me? It doesn’t deserve to feel bad about me. It doesn’t deserve giving pity, then she breaks the silence

I’m sorry...” she barely whispers, her voice breaking a little

“Sorry for what?” I just decide to return the hug, she really feels bad for something. Why?

It’s my fault...

what is she talking about? “I don’t follow, how is it your fault?” She lets go of the hug but keeps her hands on my shoulders, I can tell she’s about to cry again...

I was experimenting with a spell to look at the multiverse, chaos magic, I saw your metal bird in one of the rifts... I touched it then you and your friend went flying out the side. I should not have messed with chaos... I'm sorry...” She closes her eyes as a tear escapes

Oh so she cause an imbalance in my universe, which had an effect on the weather, that brought me here, interesting. That caused the plane to rip and me and Rick to... Rick flew off with me too!! “You mean Rick is here too?!”

Possibly, I’ve been getting reports of a creature similar to you in the Everfree Forest near Ponyville,” Of course... it isn’t an mlp fanfic if someone doesn’t arrive in the Everfr-Are you not mad at me?

“Me? No, if anything you took the weight of my live off my shoulders. I mean like my mother basically disowned me, my dad was super annoying, but don’t get me wrong, he’s a great guy, but as a father he’s lacking... a lot... he tries his best but... well... anyways, my step-mother was an overachiever with expectation to high for me to reach, my studies were going nowhere fast, and I had a part-time job at a scammy game store, so yeah, makes me feel refreshed that I don’t have to deal with that anymore” I can't believe I just let her into my life like that...

Then I take it you won’t get mad when I tell you I can’t take you back?

“No, but who knows how Rick will take it, I mean, his career was going places. But how can you not take us back? If you don’t mind me asking,” At least she’s not crying anymore, with the cute faces this ponies have it would be heart wrenching

The spell seems to be on a cycle with several universes, but on how the spell feels, what the magic is telling me is that it would take about 3,000 years to cycle back to your universe, more or less

“How long does the rift stay open on any one universe?” Maybe I could explore one o these on day

About 10 seconds

...never mind.... “Abrupt change of subject. Do you want me to check Ponyville and see if that’s Rick, or someone else, and help them adapt to this new life?” She chuckle at my shenanigans, That’s good

If you please,” I wish I my mom was like her, understanding, caring, and honest... fuck it, I’ll ask, the worst this that could happen is a small deduction to her disposition

I mentally sigh, Here goes nothing, “One quick question...” I'm going to hate myself so much...

Yes?

“Can I... can i call you mom?” Now she’s definitely going to throw me in a dungeon... oh god...

Her expression just went completely neutral, I’m a dead man, it was good while it lasted

She blinks twice and looks directly at me, straight through me, ... don't look at me like that... no... please...

Why?” She finally said something, Oh god... please... that look... NO!

“Because... like I said...” my whole head is getting hot now, “... my motherly figures where really bad, my mom was abusive and... and....” I start to shiver, my eyes get wet and my breathing quickens, I don’t want to remember. Celestia is going hit me just like she did, I shouldn’t have asked, I-I made a mistake, I-I-I-, my body gets heavy, and my legs start to fail

She hugs me, “Of course you can, everypony deserves mother’s love and I can tell you need it more than anypony I have ever seen

With tears streaming down my face I return the hug, I absorb the warmth of the embrace and close my eyes. We stayed in the hug for what felt like hours, me crying in her arms.

“Thank you...” I whisper to her, I... I..., “Thank you, I... I love you, mom,” I couldn’t have been more sincere in this moment

She whispers into my ear, “I love you too, Luis,” shivers of excitment run through my body, she then breaks the embrace and looks at me, "Would you like to stay the night with me?"

Did she really just ask that? I look out the window and see the sun ready to set, Eh, why not? after what just happened i might get nightmares though, "I'd really like that," my voice is still but a whisper.


The night was uneventful, Celestia lowered the sun and raised the moon, wrote a letter to Twilight I'd stay the night and, the most surprising thing of them all, she had a bed moved to her room, or chambers, whatever, for me. After dinner, which was exquisite, we went to bed.

I woke up in Celestia's bed rigth as she was raising the sun, and it was akward, for me at least. Apparently I was graoning and moaning in my sleep, all the while tossing around in bed; she thought the best course of action was to do what a parent would do with their child, or foal in this case, make them sleep with you.

At breakfast she sat next to me, we talked and I got used to calling her mom. even after we finished we stayed at the table and continued talking, at some point she even started petting me, not that I minded, it felt nice. I felt loved for possibly the first time in my life.

After that we just talked about stuff, her life with Luna, how I knew this world, the fact that this world was different of how I know it and how it's different. Also, apparently she was testing me when asking about my purpose and feels bad about it, and we talked about Twilight and Spike, and so on. Which brings us to now.


... and after that I decided to send her to Ponyville to learn about friendship and fulfill her destiny as the element of magic

"So you plan on her wanting to stay?"

"Yes, Equestria depends on it"

"Interesting..." She plans more than she lets on

The carriage lands on the balcony and Twilight walks in

Luis, are you ready to go?” Twilight looks at me and Celestia, now my mom *mental squeal* , sitting on the stairs to her throne, confusion plastered on her face, “What did I miss?