I was sleeping softly, but I felt a warmth on my cheek, waking me up...
"Come on, we got to go to the legal office!" said Nocturnal.
"Huh?" I said.
"We have to run for mayor remember? Now wipe off that drool on your face."
I wipe, feeling embarrassed.
"But don't I have to live in the city to run it?"
"Nah, ever since Mayor O'venture, any pony can run for office in Cloudsdale. They just have a lot of competition."
She exits the carriage, me following after, making sure I was still in pony form.
"How long does 'it' last?" I said.
"'It' lasts till you do 'it." she said quietly to me, pointing out otherponies.
I first looked at the ponies, then up...
"Holy crap..."
Nocturnal looks at me.
"The city is really floating!"
"Yeah," she said in an odd tone, "no duh."
I watched pegasi fly above me, enjoying the breeze, and I watched the homes of the city wobble...
I then realized that the platform we were on was rising to meet the city.
"Who does all of this?" I asked, confused.
"The clouds were all created and maintained by the Alicorn of air, who is unnamed and hidden somewhere."
"Why is she hiding?"
"Unlike some of the students of the Alicorns, she taught herself how to become an Alicorn... and ponies kept on trying to make her spill the info, even her friends."
"That's harsh."
"Indeed."
A soft noise accompanied the immediate stop of the lift. I follow Nocturnal as she goes to a registry.
"I am Light Heart, and this is Wright Scribe. He wishes to run for the Mayoral election this month."
The buff stallion behind the registry nods to Nocturnal ,and she nods back with a slight smile.
"Go on in, Wright, we will have you go on stage in a moment."
In... a moment?
"I have to make another speech on the spot?" I ask, kinda scared.
"Yeah, I told you that during the ride on over here."
I stare at her.
"You fell asleep before then, didn't you?" She sighs, "Oh well, you just earned yourself less time," she slaps my back, "Lets go to the stage, but meanwhile think of a speech, you fool."
I smiled, embarrassed.
I thought for the hour or so of walking we did to the stage...
"Are you Write?" said an orange mare.
"Yeah, is it my turn?"
"It is your turn in ten minutes, but why not go see the competition?"
"Sure, Miss...?"
"Just call me 'The Chaperon', for my identity is secret for political purposes."
"Oh... alrighty..."
She points me to the current man on stage, a large crowd in front of him, and I get a chuckle for his policies.
"Does this man really think racism is a good thing to do politically?" I whisper to Nocturnal.
"You would be surprised how self-centered some ponies are, but, yeah, the majority aren't racist."
"And remember Pegasi," The politician guy concluded,"Unicorns' spells are no match for the perseverance of a pegasi's body in battle!"
A few obligatory stomps were heard as he stepped off.
"And now," said the Chaperon," Welcome to the stage, Wright Scribe!"
A few bored stomps were heard. I walked to the stage, and looked down. I realized how many of the ponies there were journalists of some kind from their apparel.
"Ahem," I cleared my throat.
"I am Wright Scribe, and I have something to say..."
I comb my hair back, and show a calm demeanor in front of the crowd.
"In my times of nomadic traveling of the world," Lies, Lies Lies, " I have discovered one thing. One revolutionary thing..."
I shed a false tear.
"Within many cities where there is crime, no matter how small, crime starts to skyrocket when nopony is looking. Thieves are capable, and sometimes willing, to go from stealing babbles to stealing lives. I have seen death. I have seen the death of children..."
Wait for response...
There's the shock.
"But from my experiences I have learned one thing... and that is how to get rid of crime, corruption," Hah," and other such things! It is time to get rid of all time, and reach the Utopia!"Of changelings,"Tell me, journalists, what are you truly going to report? Will you report lies and false rumors like criminals, or will you stand by me and write, not for a payday, but for the truth?"
I see some uneasy journalists, and quite a few nodding.
"The truth, my dear fellows, will never be caught as long as we oppose one another in any way. We need to become one powerful nation with many different people. Although we are mostly there, there are still some dirty specks of crime around the nation," I breath in," and it is time to bring a stop to it... By any means necessary."
The journalists are writing, but suddenly get what I was saying at the end, and stare at me.
"Yes, I mean giving the death penalty to ponies who oppose sacred laws, such as murder, without just reason or cause. We should also legalize idiotic things that may be causing the crime in the first place and is harmless." I look at a journalist, "Is there any single item that is illegal in Cloudsdale that is strange to be outlawed?"
He gulped, "There is Magic Crystals, which give even pegasi magic, but they are sometimes used in wea-"
"You do know you can regulate weapons, right? If you have guards and local authorities trained with the crystals, I am sure they can beat any mook who comes along. It will be legalized and regulated if I am to be elected."
I stood up there for hours on end, making promises to do things I WOULD do, but weren't my biggest priority. I was given the most applause, but the voting would be next week...
I still had FIVE more interviews like this to do...