//------------------------------// // Chapter 34 – A Full Unforeseen Breakfast // Story: Griffon of Canterlot // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Griffon of Canterlot Chapter 34 – A Full Unforeseen Breakfast The fresh semi-hot water rushing from the shower head through the fur and feathers of Gale felt very refreshing, Gale's thoughts about what Blue said made some sense to him but also another strange thought came to mind when he saw through his memories of what seem science fictions ignoring that completely. Gale hummed to himself as he washed off the foam from the shower gel off his fur. “Thinking about the comics we read about time travel never in the same place?” Spike said loudly to Gale as he brushed his teeth. Somehow Gale could understand him with a mouth full of toothpaste in Spike's mouth as he brushed away with his own toothbrush, Gale place a talon on the tile wall with head down and water washing over it. “Yes...” He replied. “Got another word down did ya?” “Yes.” Spike wave his toothbrush left to right. “That good to know, surprised you let me brush my teeth while your having a shower though.” Spike went on brushing his teeth. Gale didn't reply, he wasn't sure why Spike was surprised, they both never wear any form of clothing part from his bandanna and leg bands. “Plush...” He uttered the only word with hesitation. Spike washed out his mouth spitting out the paste. “The plush was given to you by your real mum wasn't it?” “Yes, plush...” “It was also used by that Grogar to give you your griffon form just to get that magic in you...” Spike washed out the toothbrush and put it on the toothbrush holder. “Grfiax did what he had to do with no time to think, look at the heroes in comic books, some of their actions was reactive and had really crazy consequences that no one could see coming.” Gale turn the taps shutting off the water. “Yes...” Spike could hear the tone of voice showed Gale understood but didn't like it, the dragon picked up the talon and raised it up to the glass door steamed up by the hot water. The door opened slightly and Gale took it, with a soft squawk as a thank you Gale dried himself off. Spike leaned against the wall with arms crossed by the door. “We share it with Princess Celestia anyway, learning that this very mountain maybe that very one that fell from the sky so long ago is crazy but maybe true.” Gale finished drying himself off putting the towel on the wrack to dry off, he took the brush starting to brush out his fur back into shape. “Plush, Gilda?” Spike closed his eyes. “Hmm... You got a point.” He opened them glancing over to Gale. “Gilda might flip on this and did you notice how quick your catching on?” Gale nods. “Yes, yes...” “Just over two weeks ago you were still acting on survival instincts, do you erm... Remember that?” Gale eyes drift in thought. “Yes... Plush, mum... Drop...” Gale muttered out the little words he could say. Spike silently glance at him seeing that the answer from those random words spoke out more than just words, Gale remembered the pure instinctive drive, he remembered almost everything he saw, listen and did. After Gale finished brushing himself, the griffon looked at the full body size mirror happy with the way he looked. “Gale... Not sure this relates but I was born of magic too.” Gale blinked with surprise. “Twilight hatched me when I was a egg through magic, without it who knows where I be right now, she a big sister to me and like Princess Celestia is a mother to you, she may not cast the magic that forever changed your life but she cares about you either way.” Gale walk up to the door opening it. “Mum!?” Spike noticed the surprise peeking around the open door to see Celestia putting down a few chairs around a horseshoe shaped table that now sat in the middle of Gale's room. “Princess? Wh-what going on?” “Good morning young ones! I am just preparing the table quickly for everyp-” Celestia pauses. “Hmm... Everyone should be the correct term.” Celestia giggled. “They be here shortly and good morning again to you two, take your seats and the others be coming in any moment~” Celestia sung. “I got pancakes to finish!” She clapped her front hooves together happily before teleporting away. Gale blinked a few times and turn to Spike as the dragon did too. “Breakfast in your room? I didn't see that coming did you?” Gale shook his head. “Let's get the middle seats!” Spike rushed over to the table. Gale flew over to his bed picking up the plush and quickly joined Spike at the table seeing that even glasses, plates and cuttery been set up, even three jugs between three seats at a table of water, apple juice and orange juice, even had pots of tea and coffee. “How did Princess Celestia do all this while I was brushing my teeth and you having a shower?” Gale shrugs as he took a good look around. “One of those things we never figure out huh?” Spike chuckled and Gale laughed too. Gale noticed the tea, Spike watched him take the sugar putting it in a tea cup, two spoons followed by milk and pouring of tea into it, Gale stirred the tea. Picking up the cup he sipped a bit with a happy sigh tasting the refreshing bliss of a good hot cup of tea. The doors open with the guests walking in, Luna, Shining Armor, Cadance, Trace, Amber, Greystorm, Octicovix and Blueblood. “Morning nephew, I see you are enjoying your tea.” Gale nods happily but wearily look at Greystorm. “Mayor Greystorm I advise you sit at the furthest point on the table.” Greystorm walk over to the end of the right side of the horseshoe shaped table. “With honour princess, it is my own actions that caused this lack of trust to me towards the young prince afterall.” Gale couldn't help but put the cup down, getting off the seat and walking up to Octicovix, he keeping the plush close to him look at her with curiosity. “Hello young prince, I am Octicovix a changeling and wife to Greystorm.” She bow to him. Gale suddenly had a flash image of a very smooth face and hair being sitting behind a desk, he looking over reports on a pad. “Odo?” Gale blurted out tilting his head. “Odo? What or who a Odo?” Octicovix was very confused what came out of his beak. Shining Armor gave it some thought. “Gale.” He turn to the captain. “Is this Odo a changeling?” “Yes!” Gale said and raised his plush to Octicovix. “Plush!” Octicovix slowly took it with her hoof. “Erm... Thanks?” “Odo! Yes?” He getting excited. “Honey, I think he wants to see you change.” Greystorm said as he took his seat. Octicovix gave back the plush. “You want me to shapeshift?” He nods squawking with a sparkle in his eyes. “Okay! One change coming up!” She changed into a exact look alike to Gale. Gale gasped with excitement, putting his plush down and point to his copies beak. “I think he wants you to speak.” Cadance giggled. Octicovix smirked. “Hello Prince Gale, it a pleasure to meet you.” She bowed to him. Gale seeing the words and his voice leave the beak made him so happy, he flew up and around a few times before doing a forward spin landing sqawking happily by giving his changeling look alike a big hug spinning her around. Octicovix after being let go turn back to her true form. “Oh wow...” She burped. “Sorry, he overwhelmingly fed me with positive emotions, so much that it is as endless as your love is Princess Cadance.” Cadance raise a eye. “Thanks... I think.” Blueblood rubbed a hoof under his muzzle. “Gale seem to be very happy to meet you, do you know of a changeling called Odo?” “No I do not, could it be one from that far back? Could our kind been around that long?” Octicovix asked. “Who knows, what we know and what happened it all in the air of what we thought we knew.” Blueblood replied. Celestia teleports in with enough plates stacked with pancakes for everyone in Gale's room. “Morning everyone! Take a seat and have some pancakes made by me truly! Enjoy!” Luna raise a eye. “Celestia are you okay?” “Of course Luna!” Celestia grinned. Luna still stared at her. “Yes...” She wearily said sitting down at the table, she noticed the semi tired look. “Sister did-” “I did and I am beaming with energy!” Celestia interrupted and giggled. Luna whispers to herself. “Who are you fooling sister, you didn't sleep at all, I am the Princess of the Night and I am half awake.” Amber sat down beside Spike, she looking down at him as he looked up at her. “Hello there little dragon, I'm Amber an-” “Your a Abyssinian from the Kingdom of Abyssinia aren't you?” Spike blurted out. “That I am and you are?” “Oh!” He laughed nervously rubbing the back of his head. “I'm Spike, I live with Twilight at Ponyville, she like a sister to me.” He put his claw out to her paw hand. Amber took it with a soft shake. “I live in Manehatten and married to Trace who is a griffon again.” She hints to the blue griffon sitting beside her silently. “You going to say something?” Trace moved the collar slightly around his neck. “Hello Spike, it good to see you after all these years.” Gale squawked in surprise hearing no whistling. “It impressive isn't it?” Octicovix giggled. “That gem has some Changeling Magic in it, while wearing it he speaks without whistling with a slurring S to each word spoken.” Trace adjusting it again. “It is ma'am, the magical artefact came in handy but it just feels weird against my fur and feathers.” Octicovix shrugs. “It a old Changeling Artefact, one of a few things I took with me before I left the hive.” “Hive?” “I'll tell you later.” Octicovix put her hoof out to him, he took it with the talon and they shook. Amber shook her head. “Right, shall we di-” She saw Gale already eating his pancakes with glee. “Well it seems a certain teenager already beaten us to it.” She laughed. Celestia sat down beside Gale. “You really like them?” He nods licking his beak. “Oh I am glad, you're not anger at me are you?” Gale shook his head turning to Spike for his help to answer. Spike licked his snout off whip cream. “We talked last night while we slept, Gale not anger at you.” “You talked while you slept?” Celestia curiously asked. Luna sitting beside her glare at Gale. “Nephew I told you not to use your dream magic!” Spike came to Gale's defence. “Princess Celestia said to sleep on it and Gale took it word for word.” Luna groans. “Luna I did say it, I am at fault here as I did not take into account Gale would take what I said seriously.” Celestia defends Gale. “He is in enough trouble with punching Greystorm.” Luna gives in. “Fine... We will talk about this later Sister.” Luna cut a chunk of pancakes and ate some. Gale looked concerned. “It fine, my fault not yours.” She warmly smiled. “Go on eat up! Don't hold back on my account!” He nods and goes back into eating his pancakes, Celestia yawned slightly getting a roll of the eyes from Luna. “He built a door to my own dream, I can go directly to the Dream Cavern when I am sleeping, how cool is that?” Spike told them with excitement. “I never dream shared, it was weird but cool.” Greystorm looked over at Gale. “How exactly did a grfflite learn to use dream magic?” Luna glares at Celestia, the sun princess laughed nervously. “Aunt Celestia gave him a renewed copy of Aunt Luna's Dream Magic book.” Cadance informed the mayor. “Seriously?” Celestia nods chewing on her food not wanting to speak as her checks turn a shade of pink. “I am not sure to be anger or amazed, I know of this book because of Octicovix, but knowing Gale learned from is a surprise...” Octicovix rubbed the under her muzzle. “Even I missed that one and I am good at gathering information.” She admitted. “No one perfect my dear, we can be three steps ahead that we so far ahead some details is easily missed.” Greystorm said putting his talon on her hoof, both smiling at each other and about to kiss to get a cough from Celestia eyeing at Gale. They saw he was curiously watching. “Add that as a miss too my feathered husband.” “Indeed.” He picked up a cup of coffee drinking it. Blueblood look down at his cup of tea. “How did I get myself into this mess?” He whispered. Shining Armor chuckled. “Prince Blueblood that would be a chain of unforeseen events that none of us saw coming.” He raised his glass of apple juice. “To unforeseen events, we never would have this breakfast.” Spike laughed. “I'll toast to that!” Spike raised his glass. Gale did so with his cup of tea, everyone else did too. “To this unforeseen breakfast!” Celestia spoke out. “Unforeseen breakfast!” They cheered. Celestia got a look from her sister knowing she was about to be grilled once again by the Lunar Princess. Spike spoke up. “Oh we might of found out that Grogar's fortress was at the location of the Canterlot Gardens!” Suddenly it was dead silent and all eyes were upon Gale and Spike.