“Everyone!” I shouted before the murmurs would get louder. “Everyone, listen up!” That got everyone's attention. All eyes were on me now. I gulped. “Okay, uh... Go back to each of your homes and start making some fire to warm yourselves up! And oh, find some thick clothing to wear on, too!”
If I remember correctly, Pinkie Pie has been working under the unicorns for...ten years? Has the war been going on for ten long years? If that's the case, then does that mean that the thick black clouds were here for ten years as well? Were those black clouds the ponies' secret savior from the Windigos?
...is it my fault that Equestria's going to become a frozen wasteland?
A hoof on my shoulder broke my train of thought. I turned and saw Twilight was giving me a reassured smile.
“Hey,” she spoke as she brought her hoof back, “everything will be okay.”
I sighed. Typical Twilight... I stared at the ponies. They were slowly breaking away from the crowd now, and were heading towards north and south. I turned back to Twilight. She was studying the weird weather patterns above with a hoof on her chin.
“I've read about strange weather conditions,” she shook her head, “but I've never read anything about this strange snow. It's so...weird...” Eeyup, I nodded to myself, typical Twilight.
“Twilight,” I spoke, catching her gaze, “I think I know what's going on...” ...that is, if the show is accurate about this. Well, the show has been accurate enough about the Poison Joke and the smoke-snoring dragon. So what are the chances that friendship is the only solution to solve this problem?
Twilight actually smiled. “Oh?” she nodded, “do tell. I'd hate to have an early winter with a frozen setting sun not able to provide heat.”
...I'm starting to feel amused of how an egghead she talks. Anyway, I turned to the sky. “I think this is the work of the Windigos...”
“Windigos?” she echoed as she brought her studious gaze on the wooden floor with a hoof slowly rubbing her chin as she thought about it. Eeyup, this is definitely Twilight. “They sound familiar.” She returned her gaze on me and nodded with a determined smile. “Yeah, I think I've read about them before. I just need to freshen my memory at the library, cause right now, my brain is...ugh...” she shivered disgustingly, and I am pretty sure it's not from the chilly air. “...my brain is full of...lustful thoughts...” and she shivered again.
I snickered, earning myself a frown from the unicorn.
“Hey!” she blushed a bit, “just so you know that I've been able to control them ever since I got my body back!”
I...held my tongue. I don't think I'd want to get to her bad side, even if she couldn't use magic. That made me look at her dangling horn, and it looked like...never mind. I shook my head. Anyway, she's going to do some research inside her library? “Isn't the library, uh, you know...destroyed?”
She shook her head. “It's not totally destroyed. Sure, there are burnt books but I can clean them up and restore them to normal.”
But it'd still take her a while to find a solution if she couldn't find the right book. I turned and saw Spike was having a chat with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Cloud Strike was having an awkward conversation with female Shining Armor and pegasus Starfall. Cloud Strike extended a wing. It looked like he was having a discussion about a pegasus' wings. I returned my gaze at Twilight.
“What were you thinking about?” she asked rather quickly.
I shrugged. “I just thought of giving you a heads-up about this snow.” I turned my gaze up, and my nose caught a snowflake. It melted into a small drop of water though... “I'm not really sure if this is accurate, but uh...my...shall we say, sources, about this world has been accurate,” I returned my gaze to her, “well, except about that war and all, but anyway,” I returned my attention at the sky, “the Windigos are spirits that uh, feed on hatred and fighting and, uh, yeah,” I turned back to her, “they'll keep getting stronger and chillier and snowier—” snowier? “—the more hatred they feed. The only way to get rid of them is through...” wow, it sounds so so childish now that I think about it. I sighed... “...friendship.”
“...friendship?” Twilight asked with an arched eyebrow, but shook her head. She then stared at me and smiled. “Well, if you say so.”
Wait... I blinked... “You believe me?”
She nodded. “Of course! You did a lot for us ponies already, so there's no reason for not believing you.”
That...actually made me smile. Though... “...but I think you also need to read about it in your books.” I nodded. “Books are more reliable sources of information, anyway.”
Twilight nodded. “Right, I'll do that. Though....” she stared off, “...what do mean by...” she returned her gaze on me, “...friendship?”
I blinked. I'm not sure if this is one of those typical Twilight moments, but meh. “By that I mean...hm...” I trailed off as my gaze slowly went to the four small figures talking to each other. They may have been through a lot of nightmare-ic hell but, the way they happily talk to each other shows that they're still little kids deep down.
Twilight followed my gaze, and smiled. We stared at them for a short while before she nodded. “I think I get what you mean now, Jay...” She then turned her gaze on me. “If the three races could only be...friends, with one another, then we could rid the Windigos away, right?”
I nodded, and then I felt a pang of guilt. My ears drooped.
Twilight tilted her head in confusion. “Why? What's the matter?”
I took a breath and sighed. “I should apologize, Twilight...”
She blinked. “For what?”
“I have a theory, which is pretty close to a fact. Anyway,” I turned to the heavens above, “I think I'm responsible for the Windigos invading Equestria...”
“Invading Eques...what now?”
I gazed back at her. “I think those thick black clouds were warding off the Windigos from the start.” I turned my gaze to the Smokey Mountains which was far far away. “But I got rid of the source of the black clouds, and now, the Win—”
A hoof on my shoulder stopped me. I turned and saw the purple unicorn's gentle smiling face. “Hey, if anything, it'll give us a reason to be united.” She removed her hoof on my shoulder as she turned her gaze towards her female brother. I followed her gaze. “That's what Princess Celestia and I have been working on for the past few years now.” She turned to me. “So, thank you.”
And then the unexpected happened... She kissed me on my cheek. Well, it was more like a peck, but still...! I was not expecting that, and my cheeks were burning hot now. What was worse, Spike and the CMC saw it, and they were smiling slyly at the two of us.
I turned to Twilight. She was blushing hard while looking away. I grinned, “I thought you said you had it under control.”
She actually gasped at that. She quickly turned to me and gave me a glare. “That wasn't my...! I mean! No! I wasn't—!”
I chuckled as I patted her head. Still, it felt really nice to have someone having feelings towards you. Not that I'm a hundred percent certain, but, yeah, I don't think I'm ready for a relationship... Human to human or pony to pony or human to pony. That last one felt really weird. How'd that work anyway?
“You know that I'm not really a pony, right?” I was about to let the silence reign to tell her that it was her turn to respond, but a stupid idea suddenly popped in my head. I faked a panicked look. “Wait, does this mean you like Discord?”
How her eyes grew in horror looked hilarious, but unfortunately, her hoof slapping my face was not. ...Ow...