I slowly blinked awake, yawning before rolling onto my stomach, looking blearingy at the evil, evil light shining in through the colored crystal window.
It was early.
Sun wasn’t even down yet. But I couldn’t sleep anymore, no matter how bright it was outside.
Yawning, I slipped out of bed and headed towards the door, pausing to rub my eyes. I thought about seeking out Midnight to ask how the research was going but…
Her family would have arrived today. She had not seen them for years.
I wanted to go home, but I wouldn’t bother her now. If she had figured it out, she’d tell me. I doubt anything happened on that front anyway, she would have wanted to spend time with her parents.
That I understood.
Pushing the door open, I went off in search of the kitchen. Tea. Need. Tea.
The place was empty when I arrived and the lights were off, but didn’t bother me, a little bit of light filtered in through the small high window was plenty for me to see by.
Hmm.
Tea. Tea…
…if I was tea, where would I be? I let out a small squeak of sonar and listened hard. Nope, didn’t help.
All I got was a bunch of reflective hard surfaces.
D’uh, Kitchen.
Sniffing the air, I started to stalk through the kitchen. The scent of the holy leaves led me to a cupboard to the side and I pulled it open, peering inside.
Sniff.
Sniff. I could smell the leaves, but where is…
I poked my head in before pulling back out, holding a jar in my magic. I gave it a shake and sniffed at the seal.
Score! Black tea.
Hmm. Keemun or similar at least from the scent. Good thing these cupboards are magic sealed to keep things fresh or it’d be stale by now.
Now to find a kettle.
…Damn, I haven’t done my own tea in ages. Well, it’s not hard. Heat water, add leaves. Kettle… ah, there!
I lit my horn and filled the kettle with water before putting it on the burner, activating it with a small zap of magic before putting the jar of tea down and looking around.
Should hunt down some food as well. I really felt like fish or something, but I doubt Midnight had any.
But should be apples or something around here somewhere at least, we’re in ponyville after all. And it’s a kitchen, has to be food around here somewhere.
Sniffing the air, I got back onto the hunt. Didn’t take long until I found an entire basket of rich thick and red apples!
Apple family apples! Score!
Snatching one with my fangs, I started to pull back out of the cupboard.
There was a sound and I poked my head up above the counter, “Huh?”
There was a loud shriek and a pony scrambled backwards, her back hitting the door as it slammed closed behind her.
I flattened my ears against my head at the sound and dropped the apple before lighting my horn to light the kitchen up for Starlight as she hyperventilated.
“You okay?” I asked her with a frown.
She stared at me with wide eyes, breathing hard, “P-P-Prince Page?”
I smiled at her, making sure not to show too much fang, “That’s right. I know the you from my world but we weren’t properly introduced. Prince Blank Page, call me Page. Starlight Glimmer, right?”
Starlight seemed to get her heart back under control, slowly dropping back onto all four, “Y-yes,” she said and took a deep breath, “...What are you doing in the dark?”
“Isn’t dark for me,” I said and then gave each of the crystals a small zap to make them light up the kitchen, “And I’m making breakfast. Could I get you a cup of tea?”
“Oh. Yes, please, thank you,” she said and moved to sit down by the counter, still looking a bit shook.
I got busy getting some cups ready before floating one over to her along with a horn sliced apple before moving to sit across from her, glancing up at the anti-magic ring around her horn, “They think you’re a flight risk?” I asked.
Starlight sighed and her ears drooped, “Part of my work release,” she mumbled, “Not allowed to use magic outside controlled circumstances, got me out of the dungeon at least. I can’t believe my counterpart in your world just walks around freely.”
“Well… she didn’t almost end the world,” I pointed out and blew softly on my tea before nibbling on some apple.
Starlight sighed again, “...I suppose that’s fair,” she admitted and then sipped her tea, “But having to use my mouth or hooves all the time gets old quickly. I don’t know how pegasi or earth ponies does it.”
“That it would,” I agreed and peered at the ring, “Wonder if it can be adjusted to allow telekinesis at least. Midnight might be able to adjust to it. I’ll ask her if you like,” I said before I frowned, “Oh and with Midnight I mean Twilight. It is what she went by in the other world to keep confusion down.”
“I know, she told me,” Starlight said and then smiled softly, “...And thank you, that would be nice.”