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// The Beginning of a New Life (New[New]) 
// Story: Trapped 
// by Gylden Glor 
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	"Peter, what do you remember?"
I chew a bit on the food that Princess Celestia gave me before answering. Who knew that passing out could have such benefits as the most fucking amazing cake in the world?
I swallow, and I'm about to put another piece in my slutty, cake-craving mouth-hole, when Celestia rests a hoof on the fork I'm using, and looks me in the eye.
"Peter. Answer me."
I sigh, and place the fork down on the plate. "I remember that I was in a car accident. I died, and went to heaven because...I dunno. All crackers go to heaven? Whatever. And then my God told me I could do, or be, anywhere I wanted to be, so I said Equestria. And, here I am, being blocked from the best cake I've ever had in my life. Or, er, afterlife."
Celestia smiles, and retracts her hoof. "Good. And I must agree, this cake is simply delectable..."
Before I can even pick up my fork again, the next slice is already halfway eaten by Princess Celestia. I smirk, and offer her a napkin.
"Princess? You may need this."
She nods, and accepts it. "I apologize, but cake is my one weakness..."
I nod. "So I can see..."
Princess Celestia finishes off the piece, and looks to me. "Now, you surely understand what this means, no?"
I shrug. "I'm getting to live out my dream of being in Equestria?"
"Exactly. And, one more thing: Your past life has little to no influence here. So, by all means and purposes, this is a new beginning for you. A new life, even. Which is why I suggest that you stop pushing away the cyan Pegasus outside simply because she's a pony, and let her join you in your new life. Kiss her back next time she kisses you, Peter. Or, even better, kiss her first. Your past life is over - you no longer have to abide by the principles set forth in it, except for the fundamentals. Be with her, Peter."
I sigh, and lean back in my seat. "Is this to make me happy? Or to make Rainbow Dash happy? Or is it a means to an end of some ulterior motive?"
Celestia smiles at me. "You're very wise to ask those questions."
I scoff at her. "I don't consider myself as wise. I merely base the questions I ask upon the wisdom of others."
Her smile deepens. "You're even more wise than you think."
I shrug, and she takes a deep breath.
"While making the both of you happy is a happy coincidence of this," she begins, "I would be lying if I said that there was no ulterior motive.
"An evil force is closing in on Equestria. Yes, I know, it may come as a shock to you, what with being in your heaven. But even in safe havens, evil finds us. And it has found us here. It is composed of negative emotions and pain. We do not yet have a name for it, nor do we know what it looks like.
"But what we do know is that it can be eliminated by the spread of happiness. This will help the Elements of Harmony, and their bearers, to grow through their experiences, and become strong enough to defeat the enemy that looms upon the horizon. So, you must help each of the bearers to find what will make them whole. Primarily, that is helping to bring out their Elements in others, but it also lies in accepting some part of them. What that part is, I cannot tell you, as I do not know. But eventually, you will be able to find that part, and help them to accept it. I believe you've already found it in Rainbow Dash, yet you cannot quite define it, correct?"
I nod, amazed by what she's telling me. I'm honestly dumbstruck. I've always wanted to be a hero, and now that I can be, all that I feel is anticipation and excitement.
"Now, then...I would appreciate if you would take Rainbow Dash into the courtyards, where there is a chariot waiting for you. An, ah...Interesting, unicorn will be waiting there. His name is Tech, and he'll give you something that he's been working on for a while. I have a feeling you'll like him."
I nod, and shake Celestia's hoof with my hand before silently closing the door behind me.
"Rainbow," I call out. I look around, confused by the absence of the cyan Pegasus. "Rainbow!"
"Whu? Huh? I'm up! I'm up!"
The cyan Pegasus grabs her crutches, and propels herself towards me, rubbing sleep out of her eyes with her tail.
"You took so damn long in there, Peter! What'd you two do, eat cake and talk about life?"
I chuckle at the irony. "Actually, yes. We did."
The cyan Pegasus stares at me in disbelief. "O...Okay then. Well, where to, Pete?"
"Courtyard. C'mon, there's somepony Celestia wants me to meet there..."
"Somepony?" Rainbow Dash asks as we walk. "Who's this somepony?"
"Don't worry, you don't have to be jealous. Yet."
The cyan Pegasus frowns at me, but remains silent.
As we enter the courtyard, I see the strangest unicorn that I've ever seen in my entire life.
Or rather, should I say...
The coolest unicorn ever!!!
He has a white coat of fur, covered by a white labcoat, which also covers his tail. However, that's not what catches my eye.
It's his hair.
He has the same exact hair"style" as Albert Einstein.
I think I just creamed myself.
"Ah! Zere you are! Princess Celestia told me of you! How are you?"
Okay, I definitely creamed myself. He has a heavy German accent, just like Einstein!
"I'm fine, Tech. It's a pleasure to meet you, by the way." I extend my hand, and shake his hoof. I resist the urge to lick my palm afterwards.
I'm talking to a pony version of Albert Einstein. Fuck...YES! I think to myself. Because who else am I going to think it to? It's not like anybody is actually reading my thoughts or anything...That'd be creepy.
"Now, Celestia may have told you about ze prozect I am working on, no?"
I nod, and he shows me a very lumpy bag. "Zeze are mechanical wings. Zey 'ave ze power to propel a fully grown unicorn, like myself! Zey are controlled by electrodes zat connect to your head, and read your brain patterns. It takes some getting used to, but nothing you cannot handle, eh? As for the power source, do not worry. It eez powered by your mind! It eez truly amazing, what I have managed to do here. Take good care of it, yes?"
I nod, and accept the bag reverently. "Thank you, Tech," I say, breathlessly. "This is...amazing...How long have these been in the works?"
"About ten or twelve years," he responds. "Eh...Zey are still prototypes, so they may not work well in ze sky..."
I frown at him in confusion. "Then what's the point of using them?"
"To crash, and ze ozer ponies laugh. Good fun, ya?"
I blink, and he nods at me. "Well, enjoy your life with ze Rainbow Dash, my friend."
I climb into the chariot after saying farewell. Rainbow Dash climbs in after me, and turns to face me. Me, me, me. I'm sure using the word "me" a lot, aren't I?
"Well, that was...Weird," Rainbow Dash says. Tech looks up at her in rage, and is about to shout at her when the Pegasus at the front of the chariot takes off.
"Really, Rainbow? You're really going to say that right in front of him?" I ask as we ascend. I store the bag under my seat, as for what I'm planning to do, it might get in the way.
"Oops..." She mutters. I roll my eyes. "Yeah. Oops. You'd better get a filter on what you say, Dash. It may come back to bite you."
She sighs, and I cautiously wrap my arm around her. Rainbow looks up at me in surprise as I smile at her. She smiles back, and rests her head on my shoulder.
As we fly through the night sky, I notice that the Pegasus drawing the chariot has slowed down by a marked amount. Perhaps it's just him wanting to give us more time together, or maybe it was Celestia's orders. Who knows. Either way, I'm grateful for the extended time I have with Rainbow Dash, as it gives me enough time to work up the courage to carry out my plan.
"It's beautiful from up here," I muse. "Look, Dash."
She looks, and smiles. "Yeah. It does look pretty nice."
I nod, and turn to look into her eyes. She smiles at me, and I smile back.
"Kind of...Romantic," I comment. "Almost cliche, actually."
"Oh, definitely cliche," she giggles. "If you're trying to work your way into a kiss, go ahead, lover boy."
I smile at her, and, after taking a deep breath to steady myself, I oblige.
As our lips continuously interlock and disconnect, we begin to hold each other, and our hearts begin to hammer. Finally, after what feels like an eternity, we separate, and I feel as though I want to either cheer, or jump over the side of the chariot and fall to my death. Maybe I could do both, and pass the cheering off as screaming.
As I look back at Rainbow Dash, I see that she's now firmly pressed against my side, and that she has snuggled her head deep into my shoulder. How did I not feel that? Well, I was kind of busy dealing with the dilemma of a lifetime, bud.
"So...Are we dating now, Peter?"
I smirk down at her. "What the fuck do you think?"
She giggles, and I close my eyes. "I'm taking that as a yes, Peter."
"Fine by me," I respond.
And we sit like that for a few minutes, the cyan Pegasus resting her head on my shoulder as I wrap my arm around her, and both of our eyes closed as we enjoy the cold night air passing by.
"Y'know, I don't act like this with just anypony," Rainbow Dash remarks. "Y'know...Snuggling and everything. I only do that with certain ponies. Or, in this case, a certain human."
I smile, and rub her foreleg. "Yep."
She snuggles up against me yet again, and I absentmindedly begin to pull my hand through her rainbow mane.
"By the way, you do know that this gives me permission to tease and joke with you in a whole new way, right?" I ask, looking forward to whatever shenanigans lie in store for us.
"Of course," she giggles in reply. "And, it gives me that permission, too."
I raise my hands above my head. "Well, I may as well jump off of this chariot now, because God knows, you're going to fuckin' kill me!"
Rainbow Dash giggles, and punches me in the side. "Oh, shut up, Peter."
I laugh, and replace my arm around her as I silently grunt from the pain accumulating at the spot where she punched me.
I sigh a happy sigh, rubbing the cyan Pegasus' foreleg and watching the night sky roll by as we slowly descend towards Ponyville.
All in all, it's a good night.
And the beginning of a new life with new friends and new goals and new values and new new things in the new news part of the newer new news.



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