The Guitarist
Chapter 20: Awakening.
I remember dreaming of Twilight. So I knew I wasn't dead, I remember seeing her beautiful mane and her babbling about magic and books. But I was happy in my dream just spending time with her. I felt a slight nudging on me.
"Kini wake up. Wake up Kini! Please wake up." I ended up hearing, and I slowly opened my eyes.
"Oh thank Celestia you're ok! "I felt Twilight embrace me and I smiled, but something felt different about myself. "Now um Kiniro... I need to break something to you, and it might be a little difficult to explain."
"In a minute Twilight, answer me something first. How long was I out for?" I asked.
"At least 2-3 days." She responded.
"I was out that long?!" I shouted. Only to see Twilight's reaction as a big smile.
"And I took care of you by myself." Twilight's smile only got bigger to the point I swear I heard some sort of 'squeeing' type sound.
"I thank you Twilight, but... ugh. I feel like all my muscles are tense... I need to get up and stretch." I commented.
"Wait wait wait! Kiniro don't! Not yet! I need to tell you something first!" Twilight tried to interrupt.
"It will only be quick minutaaaaaaaaaahhhhh." I said as I fell off the couch." Ugh... whats wrong with me I feel like I can't move right."
"Yeah about that Kini..." Twilight tried to explain but she was too late. I had caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
"OH MY GOD! I'm a... I'm a... I'm a... I'm a..." I noticed that the reflection in the mirror was mine. "I'm an... earth pony... What happened to me?!"
"I tried to tell you Kiniro... but Celestia, Luna and I have some theories... but nothing we can prove yet."
"Oh my god... I'm a... pony..." I caught my reflection in the mirror again, I was an earth pony, with a beige coat with a midnight blue mane just like my hair, but I didn't have a cutie mark. "Oh my god... I'm a pony!"
"Yeah... I inquired Celestia about what happened and I think we came to a conclusion. You once told me that the song of Ragnarok is a very unpredictable song and it has unintended consequences."
"Yeah..." I agreed. "But how does that make me pony?"
"Well I'm getting to that... I remember AJ telling me a your story for the first time. She said you mentioned to her that the song of Ragnarok was unpredictable and had unknown consequences, but it could be used to form whatever the heart and the soul of its player wanted. So I believe anyway, that when you played the song of Ragnarok, fighting Satan Morroc, you had more than just defeating him in mind."
"Yeah... I did, I wanted to stay in Equestria so I could stay with you." I responded.
"So you got your wish!" Twilight kissed me.
"So you mean to tell me that..." Then I remembered what Celestia told me..." Celestia told me that I could not stay because I wasn't a pony! The song of Ragnarok transformed me into a pony so I could stay! So that I could stay here with everyone! To stay here with you!" I shouted in joy.
"That's right! And I hate to say it, but I got not only the person I fell in love with, but he became a pretty handsome pony." Twilight then kissed me again. "Hey also I know you were attached to your style of fashion so I sent your clothes from when you were a human over to Rarity to make you copies of them, but you know in pony form."
"Thank you Twi, I can't thank you two enough." I commented.
"You can thank me later!" Twilight smiled and winked at me. "I have to send a letter to Celestia telling her you're fine and that you'll be staying with me."
"Alright you do that Twi. Oh! Before you go... where is my guitar?" I asked.
"Its right behind the couch!" She responded.
"Thanks Twi... now to figure out how to waaaaaaallllk" I said as I fell over as I tried to pick myself up. "Nevermind I'll just sit here." I said and I reached for the guitar. "I bet I all my magic is gone now that I'm an earth pony... but that's ok I'm happy in just being here." I knew that peace had been brought not only to Equestria but to my own land as well with Queen Xellie out of the picture, and now with my self imposed exile in Equestria. I know many would be upset not being able to return home, but I was happy here with my new home.
I looked back over to the Mirror eyeing my reflection of myself as an Earth Pony, beige colored coat with a midnight blue mane. But no cutie mark, and then I remembered what those three small ponies had told me "Its when appears when the pony realizes his true talent." This made me think... I placed the guitar in my lap and tried to grasp it with my hooves. "Man this is difficult to do... But I'll figure this out sooner or later." However that didn't stop me from trying to strum on my guitar, what sounded like horrible chords. "Eh... I guess I am that bad now without my hands... heh. Let me try this again..." I tried to slowly play the intro chords of the song of Lutie. "Ok I've got that part... Now lets see a little faster..."
This time I had played it a little faster but admittedly it was difficult, but to my shock and amazement, my guitar began to glow slightly with a weak aura and I saw one lutie apple manifest in front of me. "By the gods... I can still..." To my amazement as i sat in front of the mirror I saw my cutie mark appear on my flank. It was a scroll with a guitar imprinted on it!
"TWILIGHT TWILIGHT! COME QUICK!"
The End.
Dedicated to my wonderful girlfriend who I had to leave behind for a few weeks while out on business! If it was not for her the inspiration for this story would not exist!
-Kiniro
September 3, 2012