Jason (Matt) stuck close to Celestia as they walked through the halls of the castle. Jason noticed how many guards there were. In fact, they all look like copy+paste of each other. The only noise that could be herd was the clopping of hooves on the marble floor. They arrived at one of the spare bedrooms. It was a decent size bedroom, white colored walls, red carpet, a double bed, a desk and chair, and a lamp. It also had its own private bathroom.
“This is where you’ll be staying until we can make better arrangements.” Celestia had said calmly.
“Alright” Jason had replied
Jason walked into the room, got into bed, and was instantly unconscious. World hopping did take a lot of energy after all. Meanwhile Celestia watched this and shook her head. “Some things never change” she giggled.
She quietly shut the door, and headed back to her own chamber.
***
It was a peaceful night. Luna had not detected any nightmares yet. Though she had to admit it was a little boring, she enjoyed calming ponies down and getting to know them better. She looked around again, still finding no nightmares. She did, however, find a door she didn’t recognize. Curiosity got the better of her, and she opened it, only to find it was blank. Or at least it seemed that way. She tried to enter the door but found that she couldn’t, as if something was preventing her from doing so. After a while, she finally gave up, and decided to just stare at the door. Luna wasn’t even sure if it was out of frustration or curiosity, but something was up with this door.
***
Morning, 6:00 AM
Celestia went to the balcony she always went to in order to raise the sun. She bumped into Luna who was lowering the moon, but Luna has a look on her face that Celestia didn’t recognize.
“Dear sister, it seems something is troubling you”
Luna stares out into the distance for a while before answering.
“We would rather not speak of it. But if thy wish to know, then we shall inform thou. While we were dream walking, there was a new door that we did not recognize. Any attempt to enter the door has resulted in failure, and we cannot see in.”
“A new door, you say? Well, I may have an idea of whom the door belongs too, but I cannot figure out why you wouldn’t be able to enter it.”
“Pre-tell, sister, who might this door belong to?”
“One of our older siblings returned recently, so I would assume it would be his door.”
“You mean to tell us that we have another sibling?”
“He left Equestria when you were very young, I doubt you remember him”
“Where is this supposed sibling now?”
“He is currently asleep in one of the guest bedrooms”
***
Jason was laying in bed, still out cold. Luna walked into the guest room and found Jason. It was time to test what Celestia had told her. Earlier, Celestia had mentioned that “Matt” was an alicorn. There was a horn on his head, that was for sure, Luna pulled back the covers Jason was under, and sure enough he had wings too. His teal coat and lime green mane both shined in the sunlight from the nearby window. His cutie mark was a clock if some sort. It was blue around the sides and had an inscribing on it in language she didn’t recognize. That’s when she noticed the metal foreleg. It wasn’t like the other robotics seen in Equestria, in fact, Equestria didn’t even have the technology for cybernetic limb replacement.
Just then, the gaps in the limb, probably made to allow for joints to move, lit up with a sky-blue light, and Matt began to stir. Luna panicked and casted a spell of invisibility on herself.
***
Jason stretches out his organic limbs, and checked the joints on his metal foreleg. He got out of bed and pulled a notebook out of his mane. He sat down at the desk and began to write in it with the feather and inkwell that was ok said desk.
-Journal Entry 83,578
“I arrived in Equestria again last... night? It’s hard to tell with the time difference. Everything seems peaceful, which is a good sign. I am currently staying in the Canterlot Castle. It seems Tia and Lulu have grown a lot since last I’ve seen them. I wonder if word will spread of my return. Anyway, that’s all for now, cya!”
-Matt
Jason then put the journal back in his mane. He stretched out his wings one more time before leaving the room. He grabbed the doorknob with his metal hoof and pulled the door open. He walked out and closed the door behind him. Luna was still slightly in disbelief that they had another sibling. That and the cybernetic foreleg. It just put her on edge slightly.
***
Jason was about to go set off to find Celestia so he could ask her where the cafeteria was, but instead bumped into her the moment he began walking in a random direction.
“Mornin’ Tia.”
“Good morning, Matt.”
“I was just about to go get some breakfast, but I have no idea where the cafeteria is.”
Celestia chuckled a bit, “oh, I nearly forgot to show you, follow me.”
***
“So, I was thinking about the old village that was near the Everfree castle and camp and umm, I was hoping I could repair and renovate the castle and raise a new city around it.”
“That sounds like a wonderful idea, brother, but it seems like it would take a long time.”
“Was that a pun based on my ability?”
“Oh, I didn’t even realize it. But do you think you have the dedication to achieve your goal?”
“Yes, I will never give up and I do what it takes to achieve my goal.”
Celestia nodded approvingly.
“On another note, did Lauren ever tell you that we aren’t biologically-,”
“I am aware of this, but I still consider you and everypony else from back then as family. Just... don’t tell Lulu.”
Jason chuckled “Alright, consider the secret safe with me.”
Jason smiled, and Celestia smiled too.
****
“I still don’t believe that, Twilight. There is NO way that Celestia has another sibling that she didn’t tell you about! I mean, like, you are the closest pony to her other than Luna, and that’s her sister!
“I know that, Dash. That’s why I am trying to find a book about them. So far, nothing has turned up. Princess Celestia seems to recognize him, though, so if I can’t find anything, I will have to send a letter to her, asking about his origins.”
“Whatever, Twilight. I’m just saying, it seems kinda weird that another Alicorn, a stallion no less, would just show up.”
“Dawwww, he showed up in Ponyville and I didn’t even get the chance to throw them a party!?” PinkiePie exclaimed in disappointment.
“Gah, PinkiePie, where did you come from?!”
“Well Twilight,” she explained, “I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation with Dashie and just had to know more! Do you know his favorite flavor of cake? Do you know his name? Do you-“
PinkiePie was cut off by Twilight, who closed Pinkie’s mouth with her magic.
“All that I know is his name, and even then, it’s not like any name I’ve heard before. What kind of name is Matthew, anyway?! Ugh, this is just so frustrating, how can there be NO documentation of him?!”
***
Celestia and Jason were exiting the dining hall. Both of them seemed quite content with the meals they had. As they exited, a scroll appeared infront of Celestia. She opened it and read:
Dear Princess Celestia,
Upon hours of research, I have concluded that there is no information of your brother, Matthew, and would like to discuss his origin with you.”
-your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle
“What does it say?”
“It is a letter from my faithful student. She wants to discuss with me about your origin.”
“Well, that seems kinda silly, why doesn’t she just ask me personally?”
“I am not certain, though I have a feeling that she might not trust you just yet. Hopefully my suspicions are wrong.”
“That’s fair, after all I did just show up last night with no explanation. Anyway, are you gonna write back to her or should I?”
“Hmm... You know, as much as I would like you to personally write back to her, dear brother, I think I should do it just to prevent her from losing their sanity.”
“Aight, Tia.”
While Celestia wrote back, Jason looked around. It felt like they were being watched. Watched by a silly, fun loving entity. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw it. A pink blur heading right for him. He had no time to react before-
“Hi, I’m PinkiePie, what’s your name?”
Now Jason had dealt with weirder and more dangerous stuff than a fluffy little pony. He took a deep breath before answering her.
“Hello, PinkiePie, my name is Matthew.”
“Matthew, hmm? That’s an odd name for a pony, but that’s okay! You must be new around here, I’ve never seen you before. I saw you appear in Ponyville and you left so soon, I didn’t even get to throw you a party!
“Not exactly new here, just haven’t been here in a long while”
“That’s okay! I get to throw you a welcome back party! What kind of cake do you want? What flavor cupcakes do you like? What is your favorite color?”
“Red velvet cake, vanilla cupcakes, and my favorite color is aquamarine.”
Those answers seemed satisfactory. PinkiePie smiled before starting off to god-knows where. Jason turned back to Celestia to find that she watched this whole thing.
“Oh, you finished the letter?”
“Yes, but I must ask, was that PinkiePie?”
“It was. She seems nice.”
“I would question how she got here, but I think I must ask how you reacted so well. Most ponies take a bit to adjust to her.... personality
“Tia, I know when something is a threat to me or not. That pony has nothing but good intentions, and maybe ADHD.”
“ADHD?”
“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, it is something that I also have, but not at the same level, it’s just a slight mental disorder.”
“A mental disorder, what does this disorder entail?”
“Hyperactivity, inability to pay attention for too long, easily distracted, sometimes makes someone with the disorder ramble on and on, makes it hard to sit still, that kind of thing.”
“That... describes Pinkie a little too well.”
“Seems I already have something in common with one of the elements then.” Jason laughed.
The two continued in silence until they reached the castle entrance/ exit.
“So, we going on a tour of the kingdom?”
“Yes, dear brother, that is what I had planned.”
Jason squeed at that. That little squeaky pony noise he learned how to do from some of the village kids a long time ago. From there, they flew down to Canterlot.
~~~
Spike produced a scroll and handed it to Twilight. She snatched it out of Spike’s claw with her magic and began to read it aloud.
To my faithful student,
If you wish to discuss about my brother, then I implore you to come to the Canterlot castle by tomorrow.
- Princess Celestia
“What’s it say, Twilight?” RainbowDash asked
“It is a letter from Princess Celestia. She wants me to meet with her tomorrow at Canterlot Castle to discuss about her brother!”
Twilight had a sharp inhale before letting out a squeal of joy.
Twilight then started writing a list of questions so she wouldn’t forget them. She had so much to ask her mentor.
~To be continued