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// Chapter 3 
// Story: A majora mistake 
// by shadowshild612 
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Zack sighed as he gently set Luna on a bench in the training area, before looking over at Toriel and rubbing the back of his head. "Um… what first?" 

Toriel smiled softly at him as she waited for him. “We will start simple, try to hit me.”

Zack gulped a bit but tried to throw a punch at her, only for her to easily avoid it. “Do it your best dear.” Toriel said as she continued to avoid his attacks. 

Zack tried again, before tripping and falling to the ground. Toriel helped him up with a soft giggle. “You are trying too hard. Try something for me, run around me as fast as you can.”

Zack nodded before rushing around Toriel as high speeds. Toriel smiled and made a fireball in her hand. “Good work, now let’s work on your dodging.”

Zack looked at her as he dodged a fireball. "Whoa! Careful! Look at my skin for all I know I could be made of wood!" 

“Relax, my fires are magic. I can control what they do, these fires are basically baseballs.” Toriel said with a twinkle in her eyes as even more fireballs popped up around her. “Better keep running.” She said in a teasing tone.

Zack's eyes widened as he kept running and dodging the fireballs. The fireballs got a little harder to dodge but Zack was able to jump and run around them. After about five minutes of this Toriel stopped. “Alright, I think I have a fighting style that will work for you.”

Zack collapsed on the ground as he panted in exhaustion, looking at her. "A-and that is?" 

“You need to fight like Spider-man, be fast and dodge your opponents attacks, wait for an opening and then strike.” Toriel said with a smile and put a hand on his back, giving him some energy with her magic.

Zack sighed a bit and nodded softly as he sat up, just as Luna woke up. “Alright, now you have to follow my lead.” Toriel walked up to a training dummy and showed Zack how to throw a punch in the right way.

Zack copied her punching the training dummy as Luna watched in awe. “Good, keep going.” Toriel said with a smile as she continued to teach him a few other moves and then she walked over to a sparring ring. “Now you get to fight me.” She said with a teasing smirk.

"Uhhh, I'm not sure about that." Zack said worriedly, looking away. 

Toriel chuckled and put her hands together. “It will be fine, I know how to hold back.”

"If you say so." Zack said, getting into another fighting stance. 

Toriel smiled and nodded her head. “Good, now here I come.” She ran at him and threw a punch, which he managed to duck under.

Zack glanced at her as he used his own momentum to uppercut her, before moving away. Toriel took a step back as she was punched and smirked. “Good, keep that up!” She ran after him and tried to punch him again.

Zack nodded as he ducked to the left before his eyes glowed with a yellow tint and he threw his hand up at her, a vine sprouting and knocking her back. “Oof!” Toriel was knocked onto her back and she looked up at him. “Zack, are you alright?”

Zack's eyes returned to normal before he blinked a bit. "Huh? Wait, did I just use magic again?!" 

“Yes, you did, dear.” Toriel said as she got back up.

Zack shook his head. "I didn't even realize what the heck was going on." He said looking at his hands. 

“Hmm, I think it was because of your fight or flight response.” Toriel said as she looked Zack over as she walked around him.

"So… instincts?" Zack asked with a raised eyebrow. 

“Partly, it could also have been your magic acting to protect you.” Toriel stopped and looked at the crowd of guards. “Could one of you dears go get Crimson Heart?”

The captain nodded and walked off, as Luna came over. "Is mister Zack hurt?" 

“No but I want to do another magic scan, this time mixing her magic with mine.” Toriel said softly as she rubbed Zack’s head.

Zack sighed a bit as he looked at his hands thinking back to the two times he had used magic before Luna smiled at him. "Thou can control the sun and moon and plants, tis as if nature itself is thyn magic." 

“That is very possible.” Toriel said with a smile. “Didn’t the skull kids in zelda move plants around and stuff to trap others in the woods?”

Zack rubbed his head. "I don't think so, I know they attacked adults. But I think the skull kid in Twilight Princess could summon and control puppets." 

“Yes but maybe they were part of the nature magic.” Toriel suggested with a smile.

Zack shrugged a bit as he looked up at the sky. "Maybe, I suppose the song of storms and suns song would be a part of nature… actually all of the song from Ocarina of Time and Majora's mask are. Aside from the song of healing I think…" 

"We would disagree." Luna said with a smile. "Thou accelerates the natural healing process of creatures. Tis still a part of nature." 

“Luna is right.” Toriel said with a smile. “Do you want to rest and talk with your friend?”

Zack glanced at Luna for a moment before nodding a little. "Y-yeah, I'm worn out." 

“Alright dear, we will call you over when the nurse gets here.” Toriel said before she walked over to the training ring and made a ton of fires around her that started to circle her as she began to meditate while standing.

Zack chuckled a bit before looking at Luna. "So, what do you like to do for fun?" 

“We mostly follow our sister around or read.” Luna said sadly.

Zack frowned a little before smiling. "Well, how about we play something? Do you know how to play tag?" 

“What is tag?” Luna asked with a tilt of her head.

Zack smiled a bit before standing up and booping her nose. "Tag. You're it. Now you have to chase me and try to tag me back." He said, grinning before running away. "First to ten points wins!" 

“Hey!” Luna chased after him as fast as her little legs could take her, thankfully she was able to keep up.

Zack laughed as she chased him, before dodging out of the way as she went to tackle him. "Missed me!" 

“We shall not miss again!” Luna said as she continued to chase him with a smile on her face.

Zack laughed a bit before he tripped just as Luna jumped to tackle him causing her to fall onto him.  “Huzzah! I have won! You are it now!” She said before she jumped off him and ran away.

Zack shook his head and laughed before getting up and chasing her now, as Queen Costellia walked over and smiled a bit at them. "Thank goodness Luna has someone to play with now…" 

“Indeed.” Toriel said with a smile as she opened an eye and the fires went out. “How are you, your highness?” She asked as she walked over to the queen.

"I am well, how are you doing, Miss Toriel?" Queen Costellia said with a smile as Zack tagged Luna. 

“I am well, I showed young Zack how to fight, but I would suggest he avoids fighting for now.” Toriel said before she reached into her sleeve and pulled out a bag. “Would you like to see my girls?”

"In a bag?" Costellia asked with a raised eyebrow. 

“A bag of holding I keep in my sleeve.” Toriel explained before opening it and pulled out a photo album book.

Costellia blinks in surprise before sitting next to Toriel. "A book?" 

Toriel giggled and opened it, showing a few pictures inside it. “A photo album, a book where you put small pictures you don’t want to get ruined.”

Costellia's eyes widened. "That tis such a good idea!" 

“You can use it dear, I introduced so many concepts to my Equestria.” She pointed at two little fillies, both unicorn versions of Celestia and Luna. “These are my girls.”

"They are so adorable." Costellia said with a smile. 

“Yes they are.” Toriel flipped the page and showed some pictures of Celestia and Luna covered in mud. “Oh I was so upset on that day, they tracked mud into the house and it was everywhere.”

Costellia giggled softly. "Luna did that once so ever since I have a unicorn ready to clean her up before entering the house." 

“Oh how I wish I had that luxury” Toriel said while shaking her head. “Unfortunately for the first ten years we had to live outside of the unicorn village.”

"What for?" Costellia asked as Luna tackled Zack. 

“I was an unknown and when I arrived at the village I was covered in blood holding two crying foals.” Toriel said with a small sigh. “I don’t know if it has happened here yet or not but when I first arrived the three tribes were separated.”

"They still are." Costellia said, looking away. 

“Hmm, well without spoiling the future too much the three tribes will come together and form a new Equestria in a new land.” Toriel said as she flipped the page and showed some pictures of her Celestia and Luna which were older and standing next to nervous looking colts.

Costellia giggled a bit. "Those poor colts look like they're about to have heart attacks." 

“Yes, I may have gone overboard with the protective mother speech.” Toriel said with a giggle. She then turned the page again, this one showing the girls much older, the size of grown ponies, however Luna was still a blank flank while Celestia had a big grin on her face and a cutie mark on her flank, as well as wings on her back.

"Oh, poor Luna. She must have felt so dejected." Costellia said before looking at her own Luna who had fallen asleep with Zack in the middle of the training field. "Aww." 

“Aww.” Toriel said with Costellia before pulling out a camera and took a picture of the sleeping Luna and gave it to the queen. “Here you go, and yes poor luna was so sad for weeks before she managed to get her cutie mark, but I will tell you this, when they did I almost had a heart attack.”

"How come?" Costellia asked, using her magic to lift Luna and Zack over to the two of them and resting them on the bench together. 

“Because they exploded in a magic surge when they ascended and became Alicorns. They even left scorch marks on the ground when it happened, which when it happened to Celestia I thought she exploded from a magic overload. It took her an hour to come back.” Toriel explained while holding a hand over her chest.

Costellia covered her mouth. "Oh my, you must have been so scared." 

“I was! No one had ever seen anything like that before and I had honestly thought she was gone…” Toriel said before she looked down. “I was so relieved when she came back I gave her a big hug and then grounded her.”

Costellia laughed a bit. "Oh no poor Tia!" 

“Oh yes, she said she was too old to be grounded.” Toriel said before she smirked. “Then I told her that she will never be too old to be grounded by her mother.”

Costellia giggled and nodded a bit as Crimson heart walked in with Cloud collector. "You wanted to see me ma'am?" 

“Ah yes, I wanted to see if both of our magic together might show something new in the scan of Zack.” Toriel said as she handed the photo album to Costellia. 

Crimson nodded a bit as Costellia looked through the pictures. "Alright, do you think something is wrong with him?" 

“No, I just want to see if my spell is different enough to give more information.” Toriel said as they stood over Zack and she covered her hands in a green fire.

Crimson nodded as her horn began glowing with Toriel's magic flowing over Zack. "Hmm…" The two of them managed to find Zack’s magic core and his magic network. “Oh goodness, how did I miss this?”

“It is alright dear, some spells just need to be tweaked to work on other species.” Toriel explained with a smile.

Crimson heart smiled a bit as she looked at Zack's magical core. "It would appear he is connected with nature itself. He has nature magic… that… this is one of the most powerful magics I've ever seen." 

“It makes sense, most displaced become the strongest beings in their worlds, or close to it.” Toriel explained.

"Truly?" Costellia asked in shock before smirking slightly. "If he and Luna have a foal one day it would be very powerful." 

Toriel giggled and smirked. “Oh yes, though you may want to wait a few years before you start those teasing comments.”

Costellia giggled a bit and nodded. "Indeed, Luna is only ten after all… we shall wait until she is sixteen." 

“Not only that but it is the mother and father’s job to tease the children first.” Toriel said with a light laugh. “Would you believe after all this time I still don’t have grandchildren?”

"Truly? After a thousand years?" Costellia asked as Zack sat up and rubbed his eyes. 

“Yes.” Toriel said with a bit of a pout. “Those girls…”

"To be fair they are princesses. Who knows how many guys tried to get with them for power." Zack said with a yawn. 

“Sad but true.” Toriel siad with a sigh.

Zack yawned again as he looked at Luna. "How long have we been asleep?" 

“A few minutes dear.” Toriel said with a smile. “How are you feeling?”

Zack rubbed his face some more. "Tired… I haven't run around like that since I was ten." 

“Dear your body is that of a child again.” Toriel said as she petted his head. “Now how about we make your token.”

Zack sighed a bit and nodded, before pulling out his ocarina. "So um… what do I do?" 

“You hold something that represents you and speak a message, drop it or toss it into the air and just let it disappear.” Toriel explained before adding. “Be careful out there as there are some very dangerous people who are displaced, and don't judge a person on the character that they were displaced as. Sometimes villains are heroes and heroes are villains.”

Zack nodded a bit as he looked at his ocarina. "I am the skull kid, the impish master of pranks and nature, if you need a friend or someone to talk to, summon me to your side!" He said, before tossing the ocarina into the air before it vanished, for a split second before it landed in his hand again. 

Toriel smiled and stretched a bit. “Well this has been fun but I should be getting back to my world.” She kneeled down and smiled at Zack. “Keep up your spirits and always look on the brightside, ok?”

Zack nodded a bit as he looked at her. "Thank you for everything…" 

“Of course dear, if you ever need my help call me with my token. Now to send someone home simply say, our contract is complete.” Toriel said with a smile.

"Alright, thank you again. Toriel, our contract is complete." Zack said with a soft smile. 

A portal opened behind her and she leaned down and gave him a kiss on the forehead. “Be a good boy.” She then walked through the portal and it closed, strangely though when it did it left behind a pixelated four pointed star that fell to the ground.

Zack smiled a little before sighed a bit as Costellia wrapped a wing around him. "What now?" He asked.

“Now you live, day by day.” She said with a gentle smile.

"Easier said than done…" Zack said with a frown. "I mean… for all I know I'll never see my family again." 

Costellia pulled him into a hug. “You have my word, you will always be welcome here.”

Zack smiled a bit and hugged her back. "Thank you ma'am." 

“You are welcome dear, just be sure to treat my little Luna right as her future husband.” Costellia said while trying to hide her teasing smirk.

Zack blushed redder than a tomato. "What!? I was twenty three before coming here!" 

The Queen giggled and patted his back. “But your body is much younger now, and we alicorns live long lives.”

Zack blushed more and covered his face with a groan. “I am only teasing Zack. Just be a good friend for my daughters.” Costellia said with a giggle.

Zack smiled softly. "I will." 

“Good. I hope you come to see this place as a home.” Costellia said and used her wing to hug him once more.

Zack teared up before he hugged her back again sobbing quietly. She held him close and did her best to comfort him.

Zack sobs started to increase as tears fell down his face. "I-i miss my mom!" 

“There there.” Costellia said as she tightened the hug. “Let it all out.”

Zack cried and held onto Costellia more, as Luna woke up and rubbed her eyes. "Mister Zack?" 

“Shh, I’m sorry Luna but Zack needs some time to grieve.” Costellia said softly while rubbing his back.

Zack sobbed and hiccupped as he cried, making Luna frown before she hugged Zack as well. The three of them stayed like that for almost an hour, letting Zack let out all of his pain.

Zack finally stopped crying as he whipped his eyes. "T-thank you…" 

“Of course dear. Do you want to rest in a bed?” Costellia asked.

Zack shook his head a little. "N-no, I'm a little hungry." He said blushing as his stomach growled with Luna's. 

Costellia giggled and smiled. “Then let’s get you two to the dining room.”

Luna and Zack smiled a bit before Zack frowned slightly as Crimson Heart looked at him. "You needn't worry, I already informed the chefs of your need for meat." 

“And…they and you all are ok with that?” Zack asked cautiously.

Costellia and Crimson smiled. "Son, you're not the first omnivore we have met. And as royal's we host many different species including pure meat eaters." Costellia said, nuzzling his head. 

“Wow…I…didn’t expect that.” Zack said softly.

Luna smiled as she took Zack's hand in her magic. "Come, let us dine!" She said pulling Zack along. 

Costellia giggled and followed them. “Careful Luna, don’t pull your colt friend’s arm off.”

Luna blushed along with Zack. "Mother! We are friends! Nothing more!" 

“What?” Costellia asked with a teasing smile. “He is your friend and a colt, so he is your colt friend.”

Luna screamed and ran away as Zack blushed red and rubbed the back of his head while looking away. Costellia leaned down while giggling. “Why are you just standing here? Go to your friend.”

Zack blushed a bit before going to find Luna. Costellia giggled and looked over at Crimson Heart. “Please go tell my husband that lunch will start soon.”

Crimson heart nodded as she walked away, while Zack found Luna in her room. "U-um… hey." 

“Is mom with you?” Luna called out from her room.

"No." Zack said, standing awkwardly as he looked at a guard. "Just a guard."

“Are you sure!?” Luna asked, sounding embarrassed.

"Yes." Zack said, rubbing the back of his neck again. 
The door opened slowly and Zack saw Luna’s red face. Zack blushed as well, before smiling a bit. "Are you ok?" 

Luna nodded and came out of the room. “I…we are sorry about mother…”

Zack smiled a bit. "It's alright, it's how mothers are." 

“Tis still annoying.” Luna said with a cute pout as she fully left her room and started walking down the hall.

Zack smiled as he slowly followed her. "I know, but she means well." 

“Mother always teases me.” Luna said with her head low.

Zack sighed again before smiling a bit. "Hey, I showed you a fun game before we fell asleep. And you said you liked to read right? How about you share one of your favorite books with me?" 

“We suppose we can do that.” Luna said, starting to smile.

Zack smiled at her. "Great, how about we grab one to read during lunch?" 

“Daddy doesn’t like me reading at the table.” Luna said as her ears folded back. “But after lunch I can take you to the library.”

Zack grinned a bit. "Sounds good, what kind of books do you like to read?" 

“All kinds.” Luna said with a smile. “But we don’t have that many.”

"Oh, I'm sorry." Zack said, as they entered the dining room.

“There you are Luna, I heard you were running around the training field like a foal.” Celestia said with a frown.

Luna's ears folded back as she looked away, before Zack smiled. "Yes we were, and it was fun." He said, making Luna perk up and look at him. 

“It sounds foalish.” Celestia said with a roll of her eyes.

"Well you are foals still, it's ok to have some fun." Zack said as he and Luna sat down.

“We are princesses, we have to study and be ready to take the throne.” Celestia said while shooting small glare at Zack.

Zack grinned a little at her. "Maybe, but without some fun you'll be dull mares in the future." 

Celestia glared more at Zack. “What do you know?”

"My sister was the same way, she did nothing but study and work hard all her life and she ended up…" Zack said before frowning and looking down.

The king looked at Zack with some pity as he placed a wing on Celestia’s back. “Dear, I believe what he is saying is if you ignore your foalhood you will regret it when you're an adult.”

Celestia sighed and nodded a bit as Luna looked at Zack. "Um… what happened to thy sister?" 

Zack looked down a bit. "I-i'm sorry but that's not something I want to talk about." 

“And we won’t ask you to share what you don’t want to.” The king said with a kind smile. “How about you tell the waiter what you want to eat?” He suggested.

Zack looked at the waiter. "Um, do you know how to make a cheese burger?" 

“Um…n-no sir w-what is it made out of?” They asked unsure what it was made of.

Zack rubbed the back of his neck. "Um normally cow meat, but it can be any kind of meat so long as it's ground up and cooked completely through in the form of a patty." 

“Y…yes sir.” She walked away seeming a bit scared.

“Y…thou eat…cows?” Luna asked, sounding hurt and scared.

Zack rubs the back of his head again. "Sweetie Zack is an omnivore he needs meat to survive." Costellia said. 

“It's true, though we can not feed you sentient life.” The king said with a small frown.

Zack looks away, feeling like a monster now. "C-cows aren't sentient where I'm from…" 

“I see, we will have to see what other life isn’t sentient in your world that is in hours so you don't accidentally make this slip up again.” The king said.

Zack looked down. "H-humans are the only sentient creatures in my world…" 

“I see…” The king said before he took a sip of his tea. “Then we will have to teach you much.”

Zack sunk down in his chair sadly, trying to make himself smaller. “Now now, we understand you aren’t from this world. We just want to help you.” The queen said softly.

Zack nodded a bit again as he looked down, as Luna looked at her mother worriedly. “Mom, can I take Zack to the library after lunch?”

Queen Costellia smiled and nodded. "Of course sweetie. Celestia, why don't you go with them?" 

Celestia frowned a bit. “Yes mother, if that is what you want.” 

Zack stared at his hands as the waiter brought out the burger for him. "O-oh t-thanks you ma'am." 

“Your welcome, I hope it is to your liking.” She said before walking off.

Zack stared at the cheeseburger in front of him as he watched the others eat. “Is there something wrong?” Luna asked softly before she took a bite of her salad.

Zack shook his head a bit. "N-no I just um… I feel uncomfortable eating meat in front of you all…" 

“It is ok, we have seen griffons eat.” The king said with a smile.

Zack rubbed his arm a little, still looking worried. "M-maybe but I'm not a griffin…" 

“Do you take bites out of your sandwich one bite at a time?” The king asked with a small smirk.

Zack nodded a bit before slowly taking a bite of the burger. “Oh! Where did Miss Toriel go?” Luna asked.

Zack chewed his burger a bit as Costellia looked at her daughter. "She had to go home sweetie." 

“Oh, she was nice.” Luna said as she looked at her food.

Zack nodded a little as his chewing slowed down a little. "Are you alright Zack?" King Cosmosis asked with a frown. 

Zack swallowed the food as he nervously asked. "W-where will I stay? I-i don't want to bother any of you after everything you've done." 

“You can stay in the castle while we have a home made for you, if you'd like.” King Cosmosis said with a smile.

Zack teared up again, tears falling from his face more as he sobs. "I-i'm sorry… I-i'm not used to such kindness aside from my friend Milo…" 

The queen put her wing on his back. “It’s ok, we ponies strive to help those around us.”

Zack sobbed more as he covered his eyes, tears running down his face and into his lap as the ponies around him, even Celestia, frowned sadly at him. “Dear, would you like to rest in a bedroom?” The queen asked gently while rubbing her wing on his back.

Zack nodded a bit. "Y-yes b-but I'm hungry…" 

“It’s ok, you can take your food to the room.” She said with a smile.

“Celestia, could you show him to the ambassador chambers?” The king asked with a smile.

Celestia sighed softly but nodded as she stood up along with Zack holding his plate. "T-the Ambassador's chambers? B-but I'm not an ambassador." 

“You are an important guest and you have nature magic. You could be an ambassador of nature itself.” The king said with a smile.

Zack blushed a bit as he looked down, nodding softly as he followed Celestia. "T-thanks you…" 

“Just don’t hurt my sister or make a mess inside the castle.” Celestia said once they were alone.

Zack looked down as they walked, staying quiet for a minute. "B-but I haven't done anything…" 

“You are a commoner.” She said while looking back at him.

Zack hung his head as he teared up. "I-i didn't want to come here…"

“Then maybe you can go home.” She said as she looked ahead.

"I want to…" Zack said softly, before Celestia stopped in front of a door. 

“Here is the room, do not make a mess.” Celestia said with a frown.

Zack whimpered and sunk in on himself a little, before slowly entering the room. "T-thanks you…" he said timidly. 

The door closed and Celestia walked away, causing Zack to set his food on a night stand before breaking down crying again. He covered his eyes and sobbed and wailed like a scared child, as he covered himself up with the blanket crying for nearly two hours before the door slowly opened. "M-mister Zack?" Luna's voice called out. 

"Y-yes?" Zack asked with a sniffle as he uncovered his head from the blanket. 

“Are you ok?” Luna asked softly as she walked into the room.

Zack sighed softly as he leaned against the wall next to the bed. "I honestly don't know… yesterday my life was completely normal, I was hanging out with my friend, we were having pizza, watching TV… and now… I'm a monster… I don't even know how my own body fully works anymore! I have magic, which doesn't exist where I'm from, and I'm cursed…" He said, before crying again. 

“You are not a monster! You saved me and my sister, what monster does that? You showed me a new fun game, what monster does that? You are my friend, and you are very kind.” Luna said while stopping a hoof cutely.

Zack stared at her for a short time as a memory flashed in his mind of an old friend before he smiled softly at her. "I-i'm sorry… all of this is new and stressful to me… thank you Luna." 

Luna smiled and nodded her head. “You are welcome friend!”

Zack smiled softly as he looked at her. "Do you want to get a book and read it together?" 

Luna nodded her head with a smile. “Yes!”

Zack smiled as she ran out to get a book, before he finished eating his burger before she got back. “Here, it is my favorite one!” She said and lifted the book up to him.

Zack smiled softly as he let her climb on the bed. "A romance story?" 

Luna blushed lightly. “Tis a good story.”

Zack smiled softly as he opened the book and the two started to read for a few hours. Queen Costellia walked in not long after with Celestia to talk with Zack before they both noticed Luna and Zack asleep while leaning on each other with the book on Zack's lap. "Aww, how cute." Costellia said with a giggle. 

Celestia rolled her eyes with a frown. “Can we really trust him, mother?” Celestia asked in a whisper.

"Tia I know you're skeptical, but he saved you and  has been nothing but kind."  Costellia said. 

“I know but…he is getting too close to Luna.” Celestia said back with a frown.

"Are you jealous Luna is spending more time with him than you?" Costellia giggled softly. 

“No! Mother he isn’t nobility or royalty, he is just a commoner.” Celestia said with a frown. “He could be trying to use us.”

"Honey, I know your past experiences have hurt you. But not all are like that, you must give others a chance." Costellia said with a soft smile. "Zack is lost and confused, far from home and away from his family and friends. His age and mind have suddenly reversed to that of an eleven year old, he needs our help." 

Celestia sighed and lowered her head. “I understand.”

Costellia smiled softly and turned Celestia's head softly to look at Zack and Luna, right as Zack woke up for a moment and covered Luna up before laying her down while he fell asleep again sitting up. "Does that seem like someone trying to hurt you two?" 

Celestia sighed and looked away. “No…”

Costellia smiled a bit as she used her magic to lay Zack down and covered him up, before she and Celestia left. “Mother, do you have a way to find his home?”

"Unfortunately no, we do not know how different worlds work. Or how many there are." Costellia said with a soft sigh. 

“So he really is stuck here.” Celestia said with a sigh.

Costellia smiled a bit. "So you are worried about him." 

“I am worried he will be stuck here with us.” Celestia said with a sigh and pout.

Costellia sighed. "Sweetie I'm glad you're serious about your princess duties but you won't make a very good leader if you don't show others compassion."

“I…I know.” Celestia said as she lowered her head and sighed.

Costellia wrapped her wing around her daughter and nuzzled her head. "Come dear, let's us go."

“Ok.” Celestia said as she followed her mother.

Zack woke up a little while later as he sat up and yawned, gently getting up and going out into the hallway to look around. "Um… where is the bathroom?" He asked a wandering guard. 

“The bath house is down the hallway on the right, but if you mean the toilet, it is to the right down four doors and to the left.” They said before raising an eyebrow. “If you're a colt that is.”

Zack sighed a bit and nodded. "Yes… I'm male…" he said dejectedly as he walked down the hall with his head hung low. 

"What is the matter?" The guard asked, walking down the hallway with Zack to continue his patrol. "Not everyone is treated as an ambassador." 

Zack sighed a bit and hugged himself. "I-i'm just not used to all this kindness… my friend Milo was the only one to ever treat me this way… my own parents would beat and ignore me so it's hard to get used to…" 

“I…I’m sorry to hear that. No foal should go through that.” The guard said.

Zack held himself as he tried to make himself smaller. "I-i still miss my mom though… is that weird?" 

“Of course not young sir, even full groan stallions miss their mothers at times.” The guard said.

"B-but even after everything she and my dad did to me…?" Zack asked, whimpering a little as they stopped in front of the toilet room. 

“Well…I would think that you still love her deep down even after what she did.” The guard said and tilted his head. “Don’t you think it is better to have hope they love you then none?”

Zack looked away. "I-i would… if they hadn't constantly said what a burden I was to them." 

The guard put a hoof on Zack’s back. “I don’t know the full story but…no colt should hear that. I hope you get to see them again and they apologize.”

Zack nodded briefly before heading into the toilet room, coming back a few moments later. "T-thank you for listening sir."

“It isn’t a problem, would you like me to walk you back to your room?” The guard asked kindly.

Zack looked around a bit before nodding. "If you wouldn't mind, i-i don't want to get lost and accidentally go somewhere I'm not supposed to be." 

“It's alright, the worst thing you can do in this part of the castle is walk into the mares toilet or in a room that is already taken.” The guard said with a chuckle and smirked. “Reminds me of a story.”

"Oh?" Zack asked questioningly as the two walked. "What was it about?" 

“This rookie once was so nervous that he accidentally walked into the mares locker room, the mares toilet, and even the queen’s private bath chamber!” The guard said before bursting out in laughter.

Zack couldn't help but cover his mouth in laughter, smiling widely as he laughed. "Oh man he must have been in so much trouble!" 

“Surprisingly not, he got a talking too but otherwise he kept his job. And do you know what happened to him?” The guard asked with a smile.

"What?" Zack asked as they stopped in front of the door to his room. 

The guard smirked and pointed at himself. “You are looking at him, kid.”

Zack's eyes widened. "Seriously? Jeez. I feel bad for you." 

He chuckled and shook his head. “Don’t worry about it, it happened years ago.”

"I thought for a second you were going to say it was Captain Cloud Collector." Zack said with a grin. 

He chuckled and shook his head. “No, from what I heard on his first day he was so nervous he walked right into the Queen’s plot.”

Zack couldn't help but laugh more as he leaned on the door. "Oh man! He must have been so embarrassed!" 

“From what I heard he was, he thought he was gonna lose his head.” The guard said with a laugh.

“Ahem!” A gruff voice came from behind them.

The two turned to see Cloud Collector staring at them as Zack grinned. "Hey, it's the plot rammer!" 

“Don’t make me give you push ups colt!” He roared with a light blush.

Zack laughed a bit. "Just some light teasing… thanks again for cheering me up." He said to the guard that was patrolling before going into his room. 

“The king wants to see you in the morning colt.” Cloud Collector said.

Zack blinked for a moment before nodding to him. "Ok thank you." He said, closing the door as the patrolling guard looked to Cloud Collector. 

"Sir, I'm worried about that colt." He said with a slight frown. 

“Why?” Cloud Collector asked as he walked down the hallway.

"He just informed me of something tragic from his past… I believe he may have post trauma." The guard said, following the Captain.

“I see….we may have to keep a close eye on him and try to help where we can.” Cloud Collector said with a frown.

"If I may sir. He informed me his parents would physically and verbally abuse him… yet he still misses his mother." The guard said, shaking his head sadly. "That is why I informed him of those stories to cheer him up." 

“I see, well if that is the case I understand. But I am in command now, I can't have him disrespecting me in front of the other guards.” Cloud Collector said with a sigh of frustration.

"Yes sir, apologies sir." The patrolling guard said before walking away to continue his patrol. 

“This colt is gonna be a hoof full.” Cloud Collector said as he looked out a window with a frown.

Zack woke up early in the morning and sighed softly, rubbing his face before glancing at Luna who was still asleep. "Jeez if we don't stop Falling asleep like this, ponies will think we're dating." He mumbled before slowly getting up and heading to the throne room. 

He passed a few maids and guards along the way. “Good morning.” Each one had said.

"G-good morning." Zack said to each one timidly, before stopping and catching a maid that was trying to clean a chandelier. "Whoa, are you ok miss?" 

She blushed and nodded her head. “Y-yes, thank you young sir.” She sighed and looked up at the chandelier. “I wish we could employ some of those cloud breathers so they could clean the high objects.”

"Cloud breathers?" Zack asked, as he looked up at the chandelier. 

“You know, the winged ponies.” The maid said with a roll of her eyes.

Zack raised an eyebrow at her. "You mean the pegusai? Why can't you hire one of them?" 

“Because they just just live up in the sky. Besides, we probably couldn’t trust them to not steal anything.” She said before walking off to get a ladder.

Zack frowned slightly at the Statement before glancing up at the chandelier again until he looked at his own hands. "You could help her by making a small gust of wind." A familiar voice said in his head. 

Zack looked around shocked. "You wish to help others correct? You saved those fillies, why not help this mare to show you're a good creature." The voice said as Zack felt his magic flowing through him. 

“Um…” He looked up at the chandelier before holding his hands up at it. “Go wind power?”

Zack felt the magic surging through him as a small gust of wind burst from his hands and around the chandelier knocking away all the dust and leaving it shining. Zack looked at his hands in shock. “I…did it?”

"Did what sir?" The maid asked as she returned with a ladder, before looking up. "Oh my! It's spotless!" 

Zack blushed and rubbed the back of his head. “I uh…helped you.”

The maid smiled and hugged him. "Thank you sir, that was the last one I had to clean today!" 

“Y-your welcome.” Zack said with a light blush on his face.

The maid happily walked away as Zack continued his way to the throne room. "See? Doesn't it feel good to help others?" 

“Y-yeah it does…” Zack said before he looked around. “Wh-who is there?”

"I am… Majora." The voice said. 

“Majora!?” Zack shouted and grabbed his head. “Get out of me! I don’t care if I lose the magic, just leave me alone! I don’t want to hurt anyone!” He yelled as he tried to pull his face off, thinking he was wearing a mask he couldn’t see.

"You won't harm anyone." Majora said as a guard stopped and stared at Zack. 

"Are you ok sir?" The guard asked. 

“It…I…” Zack looked around while breathing heavily, feeling like he was looking like a lunatic.

"What's wrong?" The guard asked again with a worried frown. 

“N-nothing.” Zack said as he looked down, trying to calm down.

"Are you sure sir?" The guard asked, getting a hoof on his shoulder. 

“Y-yes I am sure.” Zack said and looked away.

"If you say so, the king wishes to see you." The guard said, leading Zack to the throne room. 

“I…I heard last night.” Zack said as he followed the guard, head low.

"What is wrong? Did my power not aid you?" Majora asked in Zack's head. "We can communicate through your mind if it makes you more comfortable." 

‘I don’t want your power! I don’t want to destroy this world, get off of me!’ Zack mentally yelled as his body shook with fear.

"What do you mean? You don't desire to destroy the world. My powers may be dark but I only do what my wearer desires." Majora said. 

‘I know you made the last skull kid drop the moon on Turmina!’

"His desire was to never see the world again, and to get revenge, so I complied." Majora said. 

‘I don’t want your power, my desire is to remove you!’

The guard coughed as Zack noticed he had been standing in front of the king. "Are you alright Zack?' king Cosmosis asked. 

“Y-yes…sorry.” Zack looked down and frowned. “I was….just deep in thought.”

"I see, I hope it's nothing bad." The king said walking down to him. 

“N…no nothing bad.” Zack said, not wanting to sound crazy.

"That's good, is Luna still asleep?" Cosmosis asked getting a nod from Zack. 

"Y-yes sir." Zack said, looking down. "U-um, why did you want to see me?" 

“Yes, I wanted you to meet with my architect friend and help design a house for you.” Cosmosis said with a smile and used his wing to point at an older stallion with gray fur.

"O-oh, um… hello." Zack said bowing slightly to the older stallion. 

“You don’t need to bow to me, young colt. I am here to help you make a house. But I will not be making a clubhouse, so don’t expect me to.” The stallion said.

"O-oh I wouldn't expect that… but um I'm not sure exactly what kind of house I'd want. I want to practice my magic, but to do that I'd have to be away from others. My magic is um… nature magic and I don't want to hurt anyone by accident."

“I see…” The stallion rubbed his chin. “I could put the house outside the castle town walls but..the forest can be dangerous.”

Zack rubbed his arm and looked down. "I-its there no where inside the walls far enough away where I could live?" 

“The inside of the walls is already getting cramped, if you wanted a normal house we could work with that but if you want a training area then you need more space.” The stallion said and pulled out a map of the town.

Zack frowned and hung his head. "Would I be able to go out of the walls to train?" He asked the king. 

“Of course, but I would have a few guards go with you to keep you safe.” Cosmosis said with a smile.

Zack smiled softly before turning to the stallion. "A normal house is fine, but if I might make a request is there a tall tree anywhere? I'd like a house built up high in the tree so I don't get mobbed by ponies asking me what I am." 

“Hmm it would be tricky but I think that is possible.” The stallion said before he sighed. “Perhaps we could turn the tree itself into a home.”

Zack smiled a bit. "If you want I could try to help. My magic works with nature so I might be able to help a bit." 

“Perhaps with the beginning, but when it comes to some of the finer features I would rather my ponies do it.” The stallion said with a nod.

Zack nodded a bit before bowing to Cosmosis. "Thank you sir." 

“It is the least I could do.” He said with a smile.

The stallion walked up to Zack. “What do you want the inside to look like?”

"Um I'm pretty simple, it can have two rooms, one for my bed and kitchen, the other for the toilet and bathtub." Zack said, smiling a bit. 

“That seems pretty small.” The stallion said while rubbing his chin.

Zack chuckled a bit. "Well, maybe a couch and a guest room but other than that it's all I really need. I'm a small dude after all." 

The stallion smiled. “Ah but you will grow won’t you? And what if you wish to have children one day?”

Zack blushed a bit but looked away. "U-um… my race stays like this forever…" 

“Ah I see, my apologies. How many windows would you like? Do you want a basement or second floor?” The stallion asked.

Zack rubbed his chin. "Um, no second floor. And I guess one window in each bedroom and in the room with the toilet and Bathtub… two in the living room." 

The stallion wrote all of this down and nodded his head. “Do you want anything else specific?”

Zack shook his head. "No sir, that's all I need." 

“Alright, I will start my work after I find a tree big enough.” He said and started walking away.

"Thank you." Zack said to the stallion. 

“You are welcome, young colt.” The stallion said before he left the throne room.

"You are very polite." King Cosmosis said, smiling softly at Zack. 

"O-oh um my parents made sure to uh beat  the politeness into me." Zack said, looking away. 

“I see…” Cosmosis said with a small frown. “Do you wish to watch me work?”

Zack blinked a bit as he rubbed the back of his head. "Wouldn't that cause problems? Seeing as I am a 'commoner' and not a member of the royal family." Zack asked with a worried look. 

Cosmosis laughed and shook his head. “You are my guest, if you want to be by my side you are free to watch, just be polite to anyone that shows up, even if they aren’t exactly the nicest.”

"I-if you're sure sir. B-but um shouldn't Celestia and Luna be here too? You are their father after all." Zack said, rubbing his arm bashfully. 

“They are still sleeping, and once they wake up they will be taught by Clover.” Cosmosis said as he smiled.

Zack frowned a little bit and nodded his head slowly. "Um… what if they wake up before you finish?" 

“They still have to take their classes.” Cosmosis said with a chuckle. 

Zack nodded slowly again. "I-if you say so sir." 

“Good, now come here and sit down.” He said with a chuckle and pointed next to his throne.

Zack did so, slowly sitting next to the king's throne as he stared at the floor a bit. "U-um, what exactly do you do? Day court or something?" 

“I listen to complaints and suggestions by anyone who wishes to voice them, though between you and me, it's mostly the nobles or their children trying to garner favor with me and my wife.” Cosmosis said with a smirk.

Zack couldn't help but chuckle softly as the guards opened the doors to let the ponies in. 

Chapter end.