//------------------------------// // Chapter Thirteen: Consequences // Story: Tear of a flower // by Zephyr //------------------------------// Sometimes life can give you big joys. But sometimes these joys come with things which you don't want to even think about. -Chapter Thirteen- .:Consequences:. Dawnie's jaw fell when she saw the unexpected visitor. I was surprised too, but obviously for other reasons. What I saw wasn't more than a (compared to the others) big unicorn mare with… Wings. Her coat was white and her mane was the negative colors of the rainbow - and to increase my surprise, it flowed in an unexistent wind. She was almost motherly in appearance but intimidating in a level. "Uhm... Hello?" I said, trying to break the awkward silence. Luckily that was enough to snap Dawnie out of her shock, so she spoke up. "P-p-princess Celestia!" Her eyes were still as wide as possible. 'Oooh, so she is that princess! Riiight.. Wait.. Why is she here?... This can't mean anything good.' While I thought about this, Dawnie bended herself in a deep bow. I only noticed it when the princess began to speak. "Rise my little pony. You are Violet Dawn, aren’t you?" She tilted her head and put on an almost quizzical smile. 'Wow. Is she... Trolling? Really?' "Y-yes princess it's me." Dawnie's voice was as frightened as herself. "Then you must be the human." She said and looked in my eyes. She was around my tallness so it wasn't exactly hard for her. "Yes, I'm a human, but the only one here so, yes, the human. My name is Martin O'Donell." I finished my introduction with a nod. I never bow to anyone. She looked through me, inspecting every little inch of me, like if she searched for a hidden weapon or something like this. Then she hummed and her horn lit up in a magical aura. "Uhmm.. What are you doing?" I asked her, by the looks nothing got levitated like when Dawnie used her magic. "Searching through your memories and mind." She said flatly. "Wait what?!?" My anger began to build up. If I could bite for anything, then it was my personal thoughts and memories. "Who do you think you are! I gave you no permission 'princess'! Get out of my head!" At the end I almost shouted. "Marty please calm down.." I heard Dawnie speaking but her message didn't got in my head. The princess' magic still worked and I actually felt something in my head, like a headache, but it moved around. "Alright, you wanted it, now you got it!" I concentrated on the goriest things I've ever seen and imagined to rummage through it like if it were sand or something. "Bwaah!" The princess' reaction was almost immediate. Her expression turned to a disgusted and slightly angry one. "I told ya!" I crossed my arms on my chest, sending her warning glares. "So you are truly as violent as they said." Her expression went flat. "W-what?!?" This was stunning. "What the heck are you talking about?? You were the one who just jumped in my head without permission!!!" Like if she understood what I wanted to say, she raised her head a bit. "Hmm. Sorry about that human, would you be so kind and let me in then?" She was annoying. "No." "And why not?" She said raising an eyebrow. "Because you act like you have the rights to do anything. I heard that you are the ruler of this place, Equestria, but I'm not from here, I'm not even from this world so you have no power on me." I sighed. "But, I heard that you are kind and stuff." I remembered the things we read about Equestria, back in the library. "So prove me this fact. And don't look at me this pissed." It was another foolish habit of me, making fun of a superior even if it could lead to harsh consequences. But all along I didn't noticed Dawnie's inefficient tries to stop me being.. Well, me. She poked my leg, called my name and so on: no avail. As her final attempt she cried up, surprising both me and the princess. "ENOUGH!!!" "Wow. Dawnie... Why the shout?" I looked down at her. At the moment I had no idea. Then I looked back up on the princess, finding her looking at Dawnie too. "Alright, that's it, I won’t stand out here anymore, princess, come in." Sudden change of topic - always works. The princess blinked then looked at me, slowly moving inside. I thought that she were in her own thoughts. Caressing Dawnie's head I lead her and Celestia to the kitchen so we could sit down. After taking the seats, and rearranging my attitude, I began to speak. "So, princess.. Excuse me and my bad behavior before, I don't like to be controlled." I said and put on a friendly smile. "It's alright, I would do the same in your place." She said and responded the smile. 'I doubt that...' "Why, If I can ask?" 'Wat.' I blinked in surprise. Mind reading? Alright. 'Very funny princess. Get outta my head or I'll spam you with something you don't want to see.' She made a 'prove me' expression. 'I warned ya!' I thought about the most hardcore sexual things I've ever seen. But the reaction was... Uhm... *Pop!* Her wings unfurled with that weird sound. Also, her face went red. 'What the... Ewww... What kind of princess are you?..' I thought and because she read my mind, she made the equivalent of the 'awesome-face'. About Dawnie: she just sat there, watching our faces and getting more and more confused about what's going on. "Soo... May I ask, why are you here? I can only think of two reasons." One: the punkish gang went to cry to mommy; two: she needs to do something to me, like sending me back to Earth or something. "I'm here because several subjects of me reported that you harassed them, and in finals, you attacked them." "Just as I thought. Let me guess, it was a gang of seven stallions?” I closed my eyes and rubbed them. "Why yes, how did you know?" "Because they were the gang who attacked Dawnie and me. In the end, thanks to Dawnie, I beat them. I want to emphasize that THEY attacked US. Dawnie can prove it if my word isn't enough." "I have no doubt in this, besides I’ve already read her mind." At this, Dawnie's face went red. Probably she thought about last night. I just facepalmed. "Right... Anyway... If you know that I'm innocent, then why are you here?" I looked in her eyes, waiting. "Because I can send you back." Minutes passed. It felt like millennia’s. 'Back to.. Earth? Home?...' A sudden wave of homesickness flashed through me. Then I realized. 'No.. I have no place there. This is my home. But..' And the 'epic' fight began in my mind. Old home vs. new home. "I’ll give you a day to decide. Farewell, Marty." Celestia stood up, then in a flash of light, teleported out of the room. "Marty?" Dawnie was frightened. She saw my face, the emotions waving through it. And she knew what it meant. I just looked at her, not knowing what to say. I felt guilty. She began to sob, tears appeared in her eyes, then she ran out of the kitchen, leaving me alone, feeling worse than ever before. 'What should I do?...'