Bubbles
An anthropomorphic MLP fan fiction
“Wow,” you said when you stepped into your room.
Your room was huge. It was about the same size as your old apartment and a hundred times as fancy. There was a massive bed in the corner with an end table on each side of it, a big couch in the middle of the room and a TV on the wall with a game system hooked up.
You immediately made your way to your bed and flopped onto it, and you swore you were in Heaven. You probably would have fallen asleep if the others weren't waiting for you. So with a groan you get off your bed and walk back to the others.
“It's amazing,” you say.
“Well, our rooms and right down the hall if you need us for anything. I’ll come get you when it's time for dinner. Other than that you can go anywhere in the castle you want,” Twilight said. You nod your head and they leave, shutting your door behind them. You kick off your shoes and fall onto the bed once again. This time content on going to sleep. You toss your headphones onto the end table and rested your head on the softest pillow you have ever felt.
~~~
Bang Bang Bang!
“Huh?” you sleepily ask, jerking awake.
“Yo! You in there?” you heard from your door. You panic slightly and start to flail around dangerously close to the edge of the bed, until...
Thud!
...
“Aww, dammit,” you groan to yourself, slowly picking yourself up.
You stumble drunkenly to the door and wrench it open to find Rainbow standing there. She started to snicker when she saw you.
“Dude, nice bedmane,” she said with a snicker. You rub your eyes, trying to wake up some more.
“Did you need me for something, Skittles?”
“Yeah, dinner has been called. I have to escort you. Twilight would have done it but she got caught up with reading in the library and asked me to do it.”
“Oh, right,” you say before backing into your room. Rainbow follows and sits on the couch. Meanwhile you hunt down your shoes and slip them on.
“Ready?”
“Yeah let's go.”
~~~
“How can you not get lost in this place?”
“I'm just saying, you've been here how many times?” you ask, walking through a hall that neither you or Rainbow recognize.
She got you lost about ten minutes ago. “I think I remember seeing that same plant five minutes ago.”
“Oh shut up,” Rainbow said growling in annoyance.
“Why don't you just ask for directions from one of the guards?”
“Because I don't need directions!”
“Geez you're just about as stubborn as a man with directions.”
“Well I don't see you trying to help any!”
“I've tried to ask for directions, but you keep insisting you don't need them!”
“I don't!”
“Whatever, I'm asking for directions,” you say as you pass another guard.
I turns out that you were in the completely wrong wing. Another five minutes later.
“And then- finally! Where have you guys been?” Twilight asked when you walked through the big doors.
“Ask Skittles,” you say with a grumble, taking a seat next to Twilight. Rainbow just rolls her eyes.
“Well you are here now. That's all that matters,” Celestia said in her motherly voice. Just then doors on either side of the room flew open and out came ponies in waiter outfits, carrying platters of food. They deposited the food on the table and left. The whole process lasted for a total of about ten seconds.
“Dig in,” Celestia said. With that being said, everybody started to take food and eat.
It was all very delicious. Talk had resumed but you were too engorged in your food to truly pay attention. Dinner had lasted an hour and ended with desert and small talk.
“So have you made any progress with your project, Luna?” Twilight asked her, taking a spoonful of her ice cream.
“Yes!”
“Really?” Celestia asked.
“Er, no not really,” Luna said, putting her head down.
“I'm sure you'll get it, Princess,” you say.
“Yes, it is only a matter of time,” Luna said, putting her fist in her hand.
You finished up your pie that you had and let out a big yawn. You checked the time on your phone; 8:03. Damn, was here longer than I thought.
Slowly the others finished up also, even Pinkie, who ordered the whole desert menu. The girl ate fast. Though you were perplexed as to how she ate her ice cream so fast and had not gotten a brain freeze. You just chocked it up as Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie. But once she and the others finished you all departed to do your own things. Twilight went to the library, Rainbow Dash and Applejack went to bed, Rarity and Fluttershy went to the gardens, and Pinkie Pie went somewhere. You went to your room and grabbed your headphones, planning on walking through the castle to think.
~~~
You found yourself wandering around near the library. You contemplated getting a book or talking to Twilight but you decided against it, instead just wondering around in the light of the moon. You pass a balcony with it's door open and you decide to step out.
It was a beautiful sight. The lights of Canterlot were glimmering around, but the real beauty was in the sky.
“Such a beautiful night,” you say, craning your neck towards the sky. Even with the lights from Canterlot, the night sky wasn't all that blocked out.
“Isn't it?”
You spin quickly to where the voice came from and saw Princess Celestia sitting on a chair behind you.
“Oh, uh, sorry Princess, I didn't see you there.”
“It's quite alright, would you like to sit?” she asked, pointing to a chair beside her.
“Sure,” you say and sit down next to her.
Neither of you talk for a while, the two of you just content on enjoying the beauty of the night sky. Celestia breaks the silence first.
“Luna has really outdone herself with this night,” she said, taking a deep breath.
“Yeah,” you say dumbly. You two sat in silence for a few more minutes until you remembered something. “Princess?” you ask, getting her attention.
“Hmm?” she hummed, turning her head towards you.
“You said that you had some bad news that we were going to to discus?”
“Oh, yes,” she said, clearing her throat and sitting up a little straighter. “It is the matter of your staying for maybe a year or more. Not the staying itself, I am quite happy to have you here. It is, however, hard to get a proper job and pay for rent without being a legal citizen.”
“Oh, right.”
“We can make you a proper citizen, but it will take longer that what a normal pony would have to go through, on account of you being from a different world.”
“Right.”
“Though I can make you a temporary citizen. This lets you get a job and you are able to rent property, though you would not be able to purchase property.”
“That's alright, how long will that take?” you ask, looking at the sky again.
“You only need to sign some papers tomorrow and that will be that,” Celestia said, also looking up at the night sky.
“Oh.”
“Yes.”
A breeze started to blow through and Celestia let out a shiver.
“Well, I hate to cut this short but I’m getting a little cold and I think it's time for me to retire for bed,” she said standing up.
“Good night, Princess,” you said, bowing your head. She returned the gesture and left. You stayed for a few minutes until you also got cold. You check your phone again for the time; 10:45. You rose from your chair and went inside. You closed the door to the balcony and set off to your room. At least you would have if you knew where you were. You didn't even see any guards to ask directions. With a sigh you continued down the hallway.
~~~
You've been walking for a while now and you still have not seen any guards or anybody else to ask directions. You were walking past a door when it opened and something came flying out of it. It passed just in front of you and you jump back, your foot caught a loose piece of carpet and you were sent to the ground.
“Ow,” you say, rubbing your butt. You look at the object that had been thrown in front of you and you were surprised to find it being a toaster. “Dafaq?”
“Infernal contraption,” you hear from the room. With your curiosity piqued, you stand up and look inside the room.
It looked like a science lab. Tabletops with beakers of unknown substances, stools, notebooks, etc. Standing in the middle of the room was Princess Luna, her arms crossed and in a white lab coat. She didn't see you with her back mostly turned to you, so you picked up the toaster and knocked on the open door.
“Um, Princess?” you ask a little hesitant. She turns to you with a face of light surprise on her face. You hold up the toaster and say, “I think you dropped this?”
“Oh, yes,” Luna said, her horn glowing a dark blue and soon the toaster it self started to glow a dark blue. In a moment it was floating through the air and landed on Lunas hands. She turned to a table and threw it on it, clearly mad at it. You would have left, but your curiosity was still quite piqued.
“So, whatcha' working on?” you ask, thinking you might be of assistance.
“Nothing important,” Luna said, running her hands over her face. “I have been trying to understand some of the newer technologies of today. Things have been difficult to understand since my return. I’ve managed to figure out how a lot of things work, but this toaster keeps confusing me,” Luna explained, glaring at the toaster.
“Well, do you need any help?” you ask with a shrug.
“I suppose it couldn't hurt.”
“Great!” you say, walking to the toaster.
You pick up a screw driver and put the toaster on it's side. You start to unscrew the screws holding it together. With the side off, you start to take out the components, Luna hovering over your shoulder, keeping a close eye on the parts you extracted. Soon you have all of it dismantled and turned to Luna.
“Alright, so,” you begin, “from what I can tell, the electricity runs through this cord to these pieces, which heats the metal coils, thus toasting your bread,” you say, pointing to the various pieces.
“Is it really that simple?” Luna asked, picking up and inspecting random pieces.
“More or less.”
“I feel rather stupid that it was that easy I had so much trouble, but, alas my research of the toast is complete, and if I didn't have your help, I believe this would have taken much longer. I thank you,” Luna said, sticking out her hand and you take it.
“It was fun,” you say, “I'm pretty tired so I'll be off to bed.”
“Alright, have a good night.”
“You too.”
You turn to leave and just as you leave you remember that you have no idea where you are. You quickly stick your head back in the room.
“Um, could you point me in the right direction?” you ask, smiling sheepishly.
~~~
You let out a loud yawn and stretch out your arms as you look out the train window. That morning you signed papers and are now a temporary citizen. It felt good. Sorta like you finally belonged. Though now you had another problem on your hands. You needed a job.