New Royalty: Two Princes' Journey into Equestria

by Praeco Nigrum


CH: 1, Their Arrival

It was a dark and cloudy day in PonyVille.
No light was seen, nothing but the dark grey of the clouds could be seen.
The ponies repeatedly looked to the sky, but there was never a break in the clouds, and they couldn't even catch a glimpse of the sun.
As the day carried on it began to rain, chasing everypony indoors.
Everypony except Rainbow Dash, who happened to be sleeping on top of the clouds that everypony was loathing so much.
She loved being out in the elements, since she’s captain of the weather team, even though the cold was starting to get to her.

Even she had thought the clouds were strange, she had tried every way possible to get rid of the clouds, but as soon as there was a gap in the clouds, they sealed themselves over the gap.
‘This is weird…’ she thought to herself, not knowing what kind of magic could do this.
Her gaze turned towards the distant blur on a mountain that is Canterlot, and wondered to herself why Celestia and Luna had not done anything to remove the clouds that were covering more than half of Equestria.

“Hey Rainbow!” A white and grey pegasus yelled as he got closer to Rainbow Dash.

"What?" Rainbow yelled back in a slightly annoyed tone.

“We need to get inside! There’s worse to come!” The white and grey pegasus struggled to remain in front of RD as he awaited her response.

"Ugh...how can this get any worse? The clouds are already making it hard for me to practice" She replied.

“There’s a lightning wave coming, it’ll light this place up like a pinkie party!” He all but screamed as a lightning bolt flashed in right between them. The lightning bolt exploded against the ground with a blast of energy that knocked the two pegasi to the ground. Then the strangest thing happened, the clouds all but disappeared and sunlight came pouring into PonyVille and a light reflected off something in the crater left by the lightning.

“Hey, there’s something over in the crater” the white and grey pegasus said.

“Well let’s go check it out!” Rainbow said as she flew over to the crater closely followed by the other Pegasus.

“This is impossible. Where did he come from?” Rainbow questioned as they saw that there was a pony lying face down in the crater. They flew over to the strange pony, taking in all its features from its black fur to its orange and red mane and tail along.

“It just me, or is this an Alicorn?” the other Pegasus said.

Rainbow’s gaze drifted from the pony’s wings on its back to the horn upon its head. Then with a startling realization, she noticed that its mane and tail were flowing just like Celestia and Luna’s.

They realized that the sunlight had reflected off of a strange necklace the pony was wearing. It was a pendant of sorts that was made of silver. It had a circular shape and within the circle resided two curved swords that were crossed
They glanced at the Alicorn’s cutie mark and saw that it matched the necklace; two curved swords that are crossed.

“Hey bucko, are ya alive down there?!” The pegasus called, earning a slight punch to the shoulder from Dash.
To their complete surprise, the Alicorn lifted its head up off the ground and grunted in obvious pain.

“Oh, shi… uh, let’s go help him… he’s hurt…” The pegasus motioned to rainbow to follow him down. He landed next to the alicorn and trotted up to him and tried propping him up before he fell over. “Hey buddy, don’t pass out on me, my name’s Silent Rain,” He tapped him on the cheek, “Hey what’s your name... Come on, lets get you to the hospital man, you need doctor. Rainbow help me out here!” He yelled up to rainbow, she was still just floating there, slack jawed at the whole new Alicorn thing.

"Oh, right, sorry" Rainbow said as she quickly flew over to help.
Once the Alicorn was on his feet, they saw that he taller than both of them, maybe even slightly taller than Celestia herself.
The Alicorn grunted in pain again before he said, “My name is Devin”.

‘Hmm...strange name for a pony, even by Alicorn standards’ Rainbow thought as they helped him walk towards the hospital.

“Don’t worry Devin, we’ll get you to the hospital as fast as we can” Rainbow said.
BOOOOOM! A sonic boom sounded from close by, shaking many of the leaves out of the trees. a bright light followed said boom. “DEVIN! Where the fuck are we!” A voice could be heard from the forest, in the same direction the light came from. “Devin, I think we have a problem… we went through the wrong gate… again…” The voice then laughed.

“Um Rainbow, I'm going to go check on that, how about you help Devin here to the hospital… while I go check on our other visitor…” Silent Rain looked at the floating pegasus and motioned her to take his place.
As Rainbow helped Devin towards the hospital she heard him mutter, "What's this we stuff? You forced me to come along. You're the one that's supposed to know which gate is which"
"What are you talking about?" Rainbow asked in total confusion.

"Umm...I don't know if I could explain it. I don't really understand it myself. This is only the second time I've come along with him and he got us lost not once, but twice" Devin replied.
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“THAT FIRST TIME WAS THANKS TO A RAT!” The voice shouted.
Silent flew over the trees and found the source of the shouting, he was unprepared for what he saw. There in a giant crater was a bipedal creature wearing some kind of armor. The creature was about 6’ feet tall and was thick looking.
The creature looked up at Silent and yelled at him, “Hey, flighty, what is this place?!”

“OH BUCK!” Silent’s wings faltered and he went spiraling to the ground.

“OH no!” The creature jumped up and caught Silent right as he was ten feet from hitting the ground.

“Thanks”

“You’re welcome…” The creature set Silent down and looked at him curiously

“Um, not to offend, but what are you?” Silent looked up at the creature, slightly awed at his stature.

“I, am what is called, a Human, and, if I may, What are you?” The creature looked down at silent, giving him a crooked smile.

“Um, I'm a pegasus pony… My name’s Silent rain,” he holds out a hoof, “What’s yours?” The Human looks at the hoof with
slight interest, then shakes it and allows his smile to widen.

“The name’s Cornelius, Um… Have you seen a friend of mine around here? Name’s Devin, can be a real bastard sometimes?” Cornelius, smiling awkwardly, asks.

“Um… yeah… w- I mean, Rainbow Dash took him to the hospital… he got pretty banged up…” Silent rubbed the back of his neck at the response.

“Dang it…. ok let’s go see if he’s any better now…” Cornelius said as he picked Silent up and set him on his shoulder, gaining little protest from the pegasus, and began to run towards town.
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Rainbow Dash helped Devin in through the doors of the hospital and a nurse immediately trotted towards them.
"Nurse Redheart, this pony is hurt." Rainbow said.

"I can see that. I'll get him to a room and inform the doctor. What is his name?" Nurse Redheart asked.

"My name...is Devin." the Alicorn replied in a pained voice.

"I'll take him from here Ms. Dash." Nurse Redheart said.

"Are you sure you can take him by yourself?" Rainbow asked.

"Yes, I'm quite sure." she replied as she helped Devin down the hall marked 'Injuries and Wounds'.

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“Hey Silent, what exactly is this place called…?” Cornelius was looking around the town, taking in the sights, balancing Silent on his shoulders while everypony looked at them in fear and awe.

“Um, you mean the town or the planet? or both?” Silent was glancing down at Cornelius, giving him an unsure look.

“Both preferably, but I’d be fine with just the town name for now.” Looking back up at Silent, smiling.

“Um, the town here is Pony Ville, and the Planet's name is Gaia…” Silent rain glanced about, looking for the correct road to the hospital.

“What ya' looking for man?” Cornelius poked him in the leg.

“I’m just looking for the hospital, I figured that you would want to see your friend…” He smiled at Cornelius and finally pointed them towards a narrow side street, Cornelius then began walking towards it.

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"Okay sir. You're all set. Just don't be straining yourself." the doctor was saying to Devin as Rainbow Dash walked in.

"Thank you doctor." Devin replied as the doctor left the room.

"So, you feeling better?" Rainbow asked.

"A bit, I feel like I was hit by a train but at least the pain isn't as bad thanks to painkillers." Devin replied.

"Is it okay for you to leave?" Rainbow asked.

"Yes, but apparently I have to wait for a pair of visitors to meet me. They should be here shortly according to Nurse Redheart." he replied.

'Oh boy, I bet I know who's coming,' Rainbow thought just as a horn blared outside.

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“Well, here’s the hospital, I’ll go check in with Nurse Redheart, and we should be able to go on up.” Silent looked at Cornelius and walked on over to the counter and began talking to the pair of nurses there.

“Well, this shouldn’t take too long.” Cornelius mumbled to himself, he went over to one of the walls and took a seat next to a pale looking pony.

“What’s wrong with you sir?” Cornelius looked the pony over, wincing slightly, when the poor stallion would cough.

“I… don’t know… but I feel real bad…” The stallion leaned back against the wall and started to shake slightly.

“Here let me look at you, I have some experience in medicine.” Cornelius took the stallion in his arms and laid him down on the ground, he then rushed over to a closet and broke it open and took out a few medical utensils. He took a stethoscope and checked for an abnormal heart rate. What he found worried him, it was going at around three times the normal speed for any kind of animal.

“NURSE! get this man to a doctor stat! He might have a ruptured internal organ or something!” Cornelius pushed up off the floor, taking the stallion with him, and placed said stallion on a gurney before a nurse wheeled him off to a doctor. Silent then trotted over, seeing the whole thing, and placed a hoof on Cory’s leg.

“Come on man, we need to go see Devin, they will take good care of that guy, and you made his chances a hundred times better, seeing as you got him right to a doctor and all.” With a sigh he pulled Cory along to see his injured friend.

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"I hope you're ready" Rainbow said to Devin.

"For what?" He asked.

"For this" Rainbow Dash replied as she pointed towards the door and at that exact moment a white Pegasus in golden armor came in.

"Princesses Celestia and Luna respectfully request that they meet with you sir" the Pegasus said.

"Oh, umm...sure I guess" Devin replied with a confused look.

"They shall come henceforth at once" the Pegasus said and then he turned and exited the room.

"Any idea what the heck is going on?" Devin asked.

"Yeah, since you're an Alicorn and you just so happen to be the only male Alicorn, there's a couple of female Alicorns who want to meet you, and they just so happen to be the rulers of Equestria" Rainbow Dash explained.

"Well, that's great and all but why me?" Devin asked.

"That would be because of the fact that there aren't many Alicorns left in the world" Rainbow Dash explained.
Right as Devin was going to ask another question, the door opened revealing two ponies slightly larger than Rainbow Dash.
The first one was a white alicorn with a flowing mane and tail that are mixtures of light blue, light green, and pink. Her cutie mark was a picture of the sun and she was wearing a crown and a large golden necklace with a picture of the sun on it.
The second pony was also an Alicorn. She had dark blue fur and a slightly darker mane and tail that appeared to shimmer like stars. Her cutie mark was a moon sprinkled with stars and she was also wearing a crown but her necklace was black with a picture of the moon on it.

"Hello. My name is Celestia and this is my sister, Luna" the white Alicorn said.

"My name is Devin, your majesty” Devin replied.

"There's no need for the 'your majesty'. You aren't one of our subjects" Celestia said.

"If you say so" Devin replied.

"So Devin, we are aware that you are new to Equestria, and also happen to be an Alicorn" Celestia said.

"Yeah, I noticed that too" Devin replied and Luna giggled slightly.

"Since you are new around here well make arrangements so you can have someplace to stay and...what's all that racket?" Celestia said as she stuck her head back out the door.

"Sister, this is a hospital. There's going to be a few emergencies passing through" Luna stated.

"Yes, I know. But I heard a voice that had a strange way of talking. And I was sure I heard somepony say 'or something' which is a strange way of talking" Celestia said.

"Oh, I'd be willing to bet I know who that was" Devin said, quickly gaining their interest.

"And who would that be?" Celestia asked.

"My friend and major pain in the butt, Cory” Devin replied just as Cornelius and a Pegasus came in through the door.

"Oh sorry. I didn't know we were gatecrashing a party" Cory said.

"Really Cory? Now isn't the time for your jokes. These two are princesses" I informed him.

"My apologies" Cory said with a bow.

"It is alright. I take it that you know Devin?" Luna asked.

"Yes I do. But I'm still wondering how he ended up looking like that" Cory said with a smirk.

"What do you mean by that?" Celestia asked.

"Well, Devin and myself are both humans, but apparently when we arrived here his body changed for some reason" Cory
said.

"I see. This information has to be thought over by Luna and myself. In the meantime, we should make arrangements for you and Devin. I don't think it would be very hospitable to leave our two guests to fend for themselves" Celestia said.

"Excuse me princess, but Cory could stay with me" Silent Rain said.

"Well, that is entirely up to you, Silent. What do you think Cory?" Celestia asked.

"Works for me. But what about Devin?" Cory asked.

"We can arrange for him to stay at our Castle in Canterlot. Especially seeing as he may be important to the future" Luna said.

"Important to the future?" Devin questioned.

"For now we don't know much, but you being the only male Alicorn ranks pretty high with my sister and myself" Luna said with a slight blush.

"Wow...okay then" Devin replied.

"Well, now that that is settled. How about some lunch?" Celestia asked and received several stomachs gurgling in response.

"My stomach has spoken for me" Devin said as he stood up and Luna giggled again.

"Sister, are you alright?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, quite fine sister. But I find that Devin is quite funny" Luna replied.

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“So Devin, do you think that you will be able to handle two women on your own?” Cory looked down at his friend and chuckled at the thought of his friend being mauled by two princesses.

“Dude, there are hundreds of stallions that would kill to be in your posistion!” Silent gabbed as the three of them followed the princesses out of the hospital. Meanwhile, Rainbow had found that Cory's shoulder was a great place to rest and when the two of them started berating Devin and she was glad to be able to relax.

"Oh man! So which one are you goin for?!" Cory reached over and slung his arm around Devins neck, then proceeded to give him a noogy.

"I don't know. They're both nice enough, but don't you think I should get to know them first Cory?" Devin asked.

"Yes, but that don't mean you can't have fun too..." Cory gave Devin a devious grin and patted him on the shoulder.

"Ugh...really Cory? You know I'm not that kind of guy" Devin stated plainly.

"Oh fine, ya stick in the mud, but I'll be keeping an eye out for any mischief you cause..." Cory chuckled to himself before diverging from the princesses course.

"Where are you going?" Devin and Silent Rain asked in unison.

"I'm just going to get something to eat, if you two catch up with the princesses you can ask them to join us..." Cory waved his hand dismissively before grabbing Silent and taking off, Rainbow holding onto his shoulder for dear life.

"Ugh...one of these days he might take things a bit slower" Devin said as he sped up to catch up to the princesses.

"So, where are we going? Cory, Silent, and Rainbow Dash are going someplace and he said we can join them" Devin said.

"Oh, we know this really great place. We prefer its...casualness since we're always surrounded by upper class ponies and politicians" Celestia said.

"If I could have it my way, I wouldn't even talk to those fools. All they care about is money and who the country is at war with" Luna said with pure loathing.

"Yeah, I completely understand that. I had to grow up with those kind of people" Devin said.

"Really? Why's that?" Celestia asked.

"My father was an important figure of political prestige. He was the ruler area we lived in" Devin replied.

"Hmm...that is interesting news. But I do wonder, why are you speaking in the past tense?" Luna asked.

"I...I don't want to talk about it. Perhaps I shall tell you one day, but I can't just now" Devin said sadly.

"We understand. We have suffered many sadnesses in our time as well. It is the curse of being immortal" Luna said sadly.

"You're immortal?" Devin asked in astonishment.

"Yes. All Alicorns are immortal unless killed" Celestia explained.

"So you two are all alone in this world, living on even though your subjects pass and their children take their places" Devin said quietly.

"Not entirely, our niece Princess Cadence is also an Alicorn, along with my old student Twilight Sparkle who just recently became an Alicorn" Celestia said.

"Wait, if ponies can become Alicorns, how come there aren't any male Alicorns?" Devin asked.

"We have tried on many occasions, but all our attempts have failed, potions and spells alike" Luna explained.

"Well, I guess that you're glad I showed up then" Devin said with a grin.

"Agreed. It has been far too long since we have even thought of love" Celestia said.

"Well, how about some lunch first before we talk more about this subject? I can't think straight on an empty stomach" Devin stated and the two princesses nodded in agreement.
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"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL HER?! YOU PEICE OF CRAP, DO YOU WANT ME TO END YOU?" A loud voice, unmistakably Cory's, came booming through the halls of the hospital.

"Cory, calm down man, it wasn't that bad..." A raspy female voice was trying to console the obviously loud Cory.

"No, this PEICE of shit can come back here and say that to my face!" Rainbow and Silent were restraining Cory from beating the living tar out of some noble that decided to insult Rainbow Dash.

"You peasants are beneath my consideration, leave my presages and I won't call the guards to come and arrest you." a noble stallion was glaring at the three of them. His remark further agitating Cory.

"I will rip that pompous head clean off your shoulders if you don't apologize in the next five seconds, BUB!" Cory fumed at the pompous noble, not giving a second thought to the large crowd that was forming around them.

"I will do no such thing, beast, better yet, she should apologize to me for contaminating the air I breath!" The noble buffed and turned his nose up towards the clouds. The final remark was the straw that broke the camels back, or in this case made Cory snap and drop kick the noble right through a wall and onto a gurney on the other side.

"Now that that is done, lets go get some lunch." Cory looked at his two friends, both slack jawed at his quick change in attitude, and started towards a restaurant across the street.

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"Well, what do ya' know? How did we get here before you did?" Devin asked as Cory and the other two got closer to the restaurant.

“Oh, we just ran into a little bit of trouble… Some noble bitch decided to insult Ms. dash here and I showed him the error of his ways…” Cory chuckled to himself at his insinuation.

“Yeah, in other words he uppercutted the stallion through a wall… and then dragged us here.” Silent rubbed a hoof over his face at the incredulity of the whole thing.

"Sounds like fun, why weren't we invited?" Celestia asked, Luna and Devin nodded in agreement.

“Oh, well, it was spur of the moment and we didn’t know where you were..” Cory sighed, he was a little annoyed that their nobles would act like such snobs…

"That doesn't surprise me much. You could say that the upper class around here are very...snotty. I even dislike my nephew, Prince Blue Blood because of how these so called 'nobles' act" Celestia said in annoyance.

“Well, Since we haven’t exactly introduced our selves, might I be the first.” Cory set Rainbow and Silent down next to a booth and motioned them to take a seat.

“My name is Cornelius, Crowned Prince of France. And Devin is the Crowned Prince of England." Both Cornelius and Devin half bowed to the two princesses in front of them, giving them both very, mostly in Devin's case, disarming smiles.

"Ah...this does explain where Devin's manners originate from then?" Celestia asked.

“Yep, we may not be the most… Antiquated of princes, but we do hold to it better then most of our own nobles… and seeing as you have the same problem I would venture a guess that that goes for you as well.” Cory took a seat across from the princesses, both Rainbow and Silent made room for him.

"Indeed. Nobles are most...irritating, are they not?" Celestia asked.

“Yes, but they do have uses, after all, what would be a parliament if you couldn’t control the men behind it?” Cory snickered at his own comment, not caring for the scornful glances it earned him.

"It would be much simpler to have no ruling nobles at all" Luna said with a grin.

“Yes, but they need to have some kind of visual representation of power, lest they rise up and try to perform a coup. But you are right… even though it is sad.” Cory looked over at Devin and motioned to him, seeing if he had any input.

"It is true that they are a nuisance and are needed by the public, but surely there could be laws of some sort regulating how they treat the subject" Devin inquired.

"We have tried many times, but a law of that stature has to be voted on and passed through a court system, which is almost always nobles anyway." Celestia said in noticeable anger.

“Princess, what exactly do you mean… why not just put it up to a public vote and just bypass the nobles altogether?” Rainbow and silent had been conversing by themselves, trying to get in on the conversation, they brought up a rather good point, gaining a nod from Cory.

"We...we haven't even thought of that until now, but the nobles would surely know that the law would be passed and they would lose their privileges over the public." Celestia said.

"Then make it known publicly, but find a way to keep the nobles completely uninvolved. You are the princesses are you not?" Devin stated.

"Yes we are."Celestia replied almost indignantly.

"Then find some resources to make it happen. The only way to end those nobles' reign of terror is to show them who controls this country" Devin said sternly.

“And besides, if that doesn’t work I know Devin and I have some things up our sleeves that none of those noble prats could ever think of outwitting.” Cory smiled deviously, not letting on about what he possibly had planned.

"Oh sure, but I don't have sleeves anymore, remember?" Devin questioned.

“Yeah, and I don’t have a brain, get over it!” Cory laughed heartily at his friend's disposition.

"I know you don't have a brain. I've known you for many years and I have yet to see you read a set of directions of any kind" Devin replied smugly.

“HA! at least I don’t get us lost on every street in Britain whenever I walk out the door!” Cory laughed even harder.

"That could never happen anyway! You don't own a door anywhere in Britain you foolish Frenchman!" Devin replied.

“Oh, it’s on now!” Cory lept over the table and tackled Devin to the ground, surprising everyone in the restaurant.

"Bring it on!" Devin cried out as they began rolling around on the ground in about three or four different directions somehow.

"I wonder if this is normal behavior where they come from?" Celestia asked.

"From what I can understand, I think that they rule in countries that are near each other, but obviously they don't always get along" Luna said.

"I wonder how they ended up as friends if they are from two different countries" Celestia asked rhetorically.

“Damn it! that was my ear!” Cory yelled from the ground.

"Suck it up! You already gave me a black eye!" Devin yelled back at him.

“NO, I will not suck it up!” he rolled them over and kneed Devin in the gut.

"Ah, you bastard! If that's how you want to play it, then that's how I'll play it!" Devin yelled as he turned and bucked Cory in the face with his hind legs.

“Oh shi- OOF!” Cory yelled as he flew through the air, colliding with the only wall in his way.

“Um, are they going to be ok?” Silent Rain murmured as he and Rainbow looked at the now crumpled form of Cory.

"Alright! That's enough you two! I won't have the only male Alicorn in Equestria lose his stallionhood in a stupid fight!" Celestia yelled at them.

“Oh hush Cely, we do this all the time!” Cory said as he flew through the air at her.

"He did not nuat call me 'Cely'!" Celestia said angrily as she dove into the fight.

"Now this is truly interesting. Anypony else care to join?" Luna asked.

"Really? Shouldn't you do something to end this princess?" Rainbow Dash asked.

“Nope, Cause your in it to!” Somehow Cory appeared behind Rainbow and Silent and bear hugged them, while running at Celestia full blast.

"If I die, find me a wife and tell her I love her!" Silent yelled as they collided with Celestia and Devin.

“Hey Luna…” Cory said from behind the blue alicorn.

"Oh hell no! You will not pull me into this!" Luna yelled as she flew skyward.

“TOO LATE!” Cory grabs her and flings her into the fray.

"This is nuts! I'm ending this here and now!" Devin yelled as he grabbed Cory with his mouth and punched him in the neck directly on a pressure point, causing Cory to drop to the ground and the fight immediately calmed down.

“I hate you sometimes… you know that?” Cory chuckled from his immobile position on the ground.

"Yeah well I guess you should have signed up for martial arts back in highschool like I did" Devin replied as he brushed dirt off Celestia and Luna's fur.

“Yeah… but at least we both know how it would end in a gunfight…” Cory smirked at the thought of his ten out of ten record on the range in England. “But I know you would still somehow one-up me like usual, thus why I only try and take you by surprise.” Cory chuckled.

"And some day you shall realize that either way it is foolish to attempt to beat me and realize it would be easier to just stay on my good side" Devin said as he helped Rainbow Dash to her hooves.

“But I'm always on your good side! I make either of your sides the good side!” Cory shook the ground with his laughter.

"Hahaha! Good from what perspective?" Devin asked.

“OH… the perspective of a fish I would say!” Cory laughed even harder. Rainbow and Silent looked at him in mock shock, they were trying not to bust a gut listening to the two of them toss insults back and forth.

"Do you ever just shut up?" Devin asked.

“Eh, in my sleep… I think?” He put on a look of concentration, truly wonder if it was true or not.

"Eyeah, no. You argue with me in your sleep too. Rather strange arguments if I might add" Devin said.

“Really? what do we argue about?” Cory asked.

"You were arguing that your...dick was larger than mine..." Devin replied quietly.

“...OK, that is a weird ass argument… cuz I can tell you right now… you are fucking way larger than me… by at least ten inches!" Cory laughed at the red look on Celestia’s and Luna’s faces.

"Yeah, because yours is only two inches long!" Devin replied.

“Do you want me to get off this ground and beat yo’ ass!?” Cory growled

"No thanks, I prefer you on the ground and out of trouble" Devin replied.

“HA! When am I not in trouble!” He rolled himself over and laughed.

"When I don't give a damn what you're doing" Devin sighed defeatedly.

“Yep, now can we please get going, this place is getting packed.” Cory motioned, limply I might add, at all of the ponies gathering about the restaurant.

"Yeah, better leave before the news reporters can find out about the princesses being in a common street fight" Devin said.

"A bit late for that I'm afraid" Rainbow Dash said as she pointed at several ponies wielding cameras and taking pictures.

“We shall get thee out of this.” Luna proclaimed, her horn glowing a faint blue. there was a bright flash and the six of them were gone.

"Ugh...you could have warned us before doing that, sister" Celestia said as the group appeared in a large room that contained two large thrones.

“ I feel dizzy… *GLUEGH!*” Cory found a plant pot and everyone saw that his stomach contents decided to make their equestrian debut.

"Slick Cory, now if you could, please keep any more of your lunch away from the rest of us" Devin requested.

“Yeah, but I might need to use the restroom soon… teleportation seems to not like me to much…” Cory got a little green, Celestia saw this and pointed a hoof towards a door on the opposite side of the room.

“How did thee know what We had done?” Luna asked of her new companions.

"Wasn't to difficult to understand. We were in PonyVille and now we're in...a throne room?" Devin questioned.

“Yes, my young Alicorn friend, this is our throne in Canterlot, Capital of Equestria.” Luna smiled proudly at the mention of her grand country's name.

"Ah, so the two thrones belong to you and Celestia" Devin stated.

“That is true, and while we are away from the rest of our subjects, We have a few questions for the two of you… once Cory gets back that is.” Luna and Celestia smiled at their guests.
A minute later Cory came back, he looked a little pale but besides that he looked fine.

"So, my first question shall be for Cory. Would you like somepony to bring you some sort of medicine for your stomach?" Celestia asked.

“No, I’ll be good, the last time this happened things got a little hairy when they gave me medicine… Green….Green everywhere…” Cory shook a little bit before smiling shyly.

"Very well, my next question is for the both of you. Where exactly are France and England located relative to each other?" Celestia asked.

“Oh right across the river from each other… if I remember correctly… then again my head is still spinning from the teleportation thing…” He gave them a weak smile before sitting in a chair that a servant had brought in for him.

"To help Cory answer that, France is located in the mainland while England is an Island nation located just across a short span of ocean" Devin interjected.

“Thanks man… my head is giving me hell right now…” Cory chuckled and patted Devin on the shoulder.

"Okay, so I have a small question for you Devin, what is that necklace and why do you wear it?" Luna asked.

“Necklace?” Cory murmures and looks at Devin's neck, and low and behold there is a necklace on it.

"It was a gift from my father shortly before he passed away"

“I don’t remember you having that when we walked through the portal?!” Cory said confusedly.

"I have always worn it under my shirt to keep people from seeing it. Especially since it is a mark of royalty" Devin explained.

“Huh… alrighty then, If I may princesses, I have a question for the two of you.”Cory asked.

"Ask away Cory, but you'd better not be asking us to become involved in another street fight" Celestia said sternly.

“Might I ask why there are marks on each and every one of your backsides, and what do they mean?” Cory glanced at Devins backside and there was two curved swords that are crossed there, and looking at Silent and Rainbow he saw a cloud with a rainbow colored lighting bolt on her and a raincloud on him.

"Those are cutie marks. They represent what a pony is skilled at doing or what they do" Celestia explained.

“Interesting… So, if I somehow turned into a pony I would eventually get one of these ‘Cutie’ marks?” Cory asked, a little puzzled at the whole declarative.

"More than likely. However, seeing as Devin turned into a pony and you did not, it is probably not your destiny to become a pony" Celestia replied.

“Hmm, i guess thats good to hear… though it would be interesting.” Cory smiled kindly and reclined in chair, making himself comfortable.

"Agreed. But for now we have yet to see that momentous occasion. For now, I do believe we should..."

“Oh, princess, before we get to far off topic, I believe you and Luna were asking us some questions.” Cory reminded them.

"Yes, thank you for reminding me Cory" Celestia said.

"Let's see, oh! How do you normally talk amongst you're citizens?" Luna asked.

“Well, mostly how we are talking now, there isn’t much of a difference in how the lower and upper class speak, though that is thanks to hundreds of years of cultural divergence and socialization." Cory took on serious face and sat up straighter in his chair.

"I see. So you don't speak any differently to your subjects?" Celestia asked.

“Nope, we, meaning me and Devin here, are among the few remaining Princes left in our world, and we take the great care to socialize with the peoples of our nations.” Cory replied.

"Hmm...interesting. But I suppose you two travel a lot to socialize with them" Celestia said.

“Hmm, I make appearances throughout all of France, showing up at random times and such, making it very hard for anyone to make a big fuss over my appearance and whatnot. What about you Devin?” Cory looked at his friend expectantly.

"Yeah, and often we travel together, trying to bring peace between our two countries and their peoples" Devin said.

“Yeah… and the rest of our neighbors… like the Germans and the Africa’s…” Cory shuddered at the thought of having to deal with the insurrectionists in Africa.

"Anyway, we consider ourselves to be one with the people and we've spent more time among the public then we have in our homes in the past few years" Devin said.

“OH! Devin, do you remember that time we crashed the US President's Coronation?! That was hilarious when the Secret service had to escort us and the royal family out of the White House!” Cory laughed heartily at the memory, and the look on the mans face when they showed up.

"I don’t think they cared we were there, I think it was because you were a bit drunk and they were worried when you started swearing in French" Devin reminded him.

“Yeah… that and I was playing darts with the Russian Prime Minister!” Cory laughed even harder.

"Yeah, until one got awfully close to the President's head" Devin murmured.

“Yep, it somehow deflected off the pillar and nailed a Secret service guy in the ass, now that was funny!” Cory fell out of his chair, all of the ponies wondering if he was going to be alright.

"Ugh...Cory, you need a better sense of humor. The one you have now is gonna get someone hurt someday" Devin said.

“Yeah, but my sense of humor is why ya love me mores!” Cory rolled on the floor, laughing his ass off and turning blue in the process.

"Maybe as a friend and maybe even as a brother, but you need a little self control" Devin explained.

“Oh don’t get y’er panties in a bunch, i was only pulling y’re chain man!” Cory looked up at him, slightly hurt.

"I think it may help if we all get some rest and continue the questions tomorrow, we haven't had a question asked or answered in quite some time" Celestia said.

“That’s fine with me… as long as I don’t hear banging coming from the room next to mine… I could care less…” Looks at Devin and the princesses, giving them a knowing smile.
Devin and the princesses blushed almost immediately, and Rainbow Dash stepped up and said; "You won't hear a thing. You can be across the hall from my usual room here and Silent can be in a room two doors down the hall"

“That’s fine with me…” Cory walks over and picks up Rainbow and Silent, neither giving much in the way of protest, and goes off down a hall, both of them now sitting on his shoulders.

"Thank you Rainbow Dash" Celestia said as they went down the hall.

“Does he always behave like that?” Luna asks Devin as they watch Cory walk off.

"Sometimes, but most of the time he's a good guy, but I don't advise giving him any strong drinks" Devin replied.

“Very well then… We will see you in the morn, Good evening sister, Devin.” She bowed slightly to both of them, Devin and Celestia returned the gesture.

“Devin, I will show you to your room, it is right this way.” She makes a left and continues down a hall, leaving Luna to go to her bedchambers.

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“Silent, here is your room, Me and Rainbow will be down the hall from you, good night.” Cornelius bowed to Silent, Silent returning the gesture.

“Good night Cory, I’ll see you in the morning.” He walked into his room and closed the door.

“Well Rainbow, what do you have planned for the night?” Cornelius looked at the skyblue colored mare on his shoulder, she was humming to herself happily when he broke her peace.

“Well, I was going to just fly around for a short while then go to bed… but, its late and I can’t see too well in the current light… so I’ll be going to bed… Good night Cory… see ya in the mornin.” she fluttered off his shoulders and began to float towards her room, when she unexpectedly shot back, flung her arms around his neck and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, “That’s for getting back at that prick earlier today…” She blushed and shot off to her room, slamming the door behind her.

“...That was unexpected… but I liked it…” Cornelius smiled to himself as he walked into his room. He walked past his door making a pass to close it and missing, when it suddenly glowed a dark red and slammed shut.

“If that isn’t weird…… Nothing is…” He looked at the door and then at his hand, he then aimed his hand at a book, it, along with his hand, glowed a dark red and it began to float in the air, until it shot towards him at high speeds, making him jump out of the way.

“OK… now I got some new questions for the Princesses when we all get up tomorrow… if I haven’t killed myself in my sleep by then…” He shuddered, walking over to his bed he got undressed and got under the covers. The instant his head hit the pillow he was out like a light.