Phoenix woke up, rubbing his eyes to get all of the dry eye crust off. The sun shone brilliantly into his room at Rarity's boutique, giving a yellow tint to the pink room. Outside the boutique ponies walked around starting their morning routines. He looked over across the room from the foot of his bed at his robe seeing that the night before he had finnished. Luckily Spike was willing to give a few drops of his blood to enchant the threads with fire resistance, so it hung completed, and much larger to accommodate to his body growth.
Slowly he flipped his blankets off of himself, and got out his bed. As he stood up his vision went dark for a moment, making him light headed. Getting up, no matter how slow he went, Phoenix always got light headed. Along with his morning light headedness, he always had really weak limbs. Even now that he was in a different world, it still affected him, if not a little worse.
He stood straight as his vision cleared, taking a deep breath in. He smiled as he smelt eggs being cooked.
"Thank you for not being vegans!" He said, walking out of his room.
When he got down stairs he saw Rarity standing over the stove cooking eggs. Phoenix walked over to her, slightly scaring her. She jumped, laughing lightly.
"While you were asleep I figured to read some more. Nothing on a deep level just some basic likes, and dislikes. I hope you don't mind."
Phoenix yawned. "Oh...No...No it's alright. I'm sure he didn't let you go any where too deep in my temple."
"Temple?" Rarity asked.
"Oh, witches design their own mental defenses. Believe it or not we have some fucked up shit that happens when we have mental fights." He answered. "Oh man one time I saw my mother get into a fight with a woman who tried to take me away...Oh man her head nearly blew up. My mom was so pisssed!"
"Why did she try to take you away?"
"She didn't like the fact I was who I was." Phoenix said looking down. "They hated who was different. They're afraid of the dumbest things in the world. The moment they see something that's more powerful than they are, they'll do whatever it takes to end it."
"I'm so sorry, any ways here you go."
"Thanks Rarity, for the eggs, and for help on my robe."
"It wasn't hard a job, but it was slightly difficult." Rarity said, pausing for a moment. "What were you in your past life Phoenix? It surely didn't look like a pony to me."
"Ah...I'd thought you'd forget about that. A trip down memory lane." Phoenix said. "I was a human, an evolution of ape. There are many types of humans with two classifications. One's mortal, and the other is witch."
"So, I see what Twilight said about you being dangerous."
Phoenix stopped eating and looked Rarity right into her eyes. "I swear I will never lay a hoof on anypony here. Celestia kinda made me."
Rarity chuckled. "First good thing she's done in a long time."
"I mean it Rarity. The last thing I want is one of my best friends being hurt." Phoenix said honestly. He cut another peace off of his egg, and then finnished his tea, before he pushed his plate away from his spot at the table.
Feeling refreshed, he stood up, and closed his eyes. Rarity saw in amazement as his robe wove itself over his body out of thin air. Phoenix looked back at Rarity, who's jaw was hanging low. He turned back, walking outside to see a crowd of ponies circling around a light blue mare with a pointy hat, and long starry cape.
"Come one, come all to see the amazing TRIXIE!" She yelled.
As the train screeched to a stop at the Crystal Kingdom's train station. The only ponies on it were Luna, and a couple of her bat-pony night guards. They were visiting for a talk about Celestia's plans. Luna was starting to get worried about her sister, thinking she was becoming corrupt.
They walked on a path way, lead by their escort Flash Sentry.
"Princess I welcome you to the Crystal Kingdom. Queen Cadence has been waiting to speak to you since your rampage."
"I assure you I won't do anything too awful."
"Too, is the underlining word in that sentence." Flash sighed.
"Excuse me?" A bat-pony asked flying up, and past Flash, stopping him. "You do not speak that way to our princess!"
"Settle down Loybella, we are guests in their land, we should show more respect to them." Luna scolded.
"B-but princess he insulted your word." Loybella said, trying to defend herself.
"I said its alright, now let him finish escorting us to the castle."
Loybella was about to say something, but sighed, giving up. "Yes princess..." She said moving out of the way.
When they got inside the main walls, Luna looked concerned about how large their walls were. They were as big as the castle itself, and thick as one hoofball field. The tunnels were on the sides, lined with torches lighting the way. Even her guards looked slightly afraid.
After they passed the walls it was only a ten minute walk to the castle, where Cadence smiled with a bow.
"Welcome Princess Luna, I'm glad you made it here safely."
"Why do you say that?" Luna asked.
"We've have large walls for a reason princess." She said with dread in her voice. "Come, lets talk over with some tea."
Cadence turned, walking inside with the others. They stopped when they got to the baths.
"Have you ever tried a crystal bath? They are wonderful for keeping your coat nice, and shiny."
Luna shook her head. "Can't say I have. After all, the moon doesn't have any water on it."
"Oh, sorry, come bath and tea." Cadence said. "Your guards are welcome to join us. However Flash because you're the only stallion, your staying out."
"Yes your highness." He said closing the door.
"You two can set your armor over there, and then you can join."
"We thank you for this." They said bowing.
"Because they work so hard, they hardly get to rest. Evil works in the shadows of the night." Luna said, stepping slowing into the bath. Moaning as the water started to clean her coat. The feeling of the water felt like she was getting a full body massage. It relaxed her entire body.
"I know right." Cadence said. "It gets less intense the more you have them."
"Like sex?" A guard asked stepping into the bath, along with Loybella.
"Exactly like sex, and as the princess of love, sex is exactly like a crystal bath." Cadence laughed.
"So back to what we were talking about earlier..." Luna started.
"Those two can be around?"
"They are my most trusted guards. I think they can stay."
"Alright, so anyways. I think I know what Celestia is up to, but to be sure I need to know what's going on."
"Phoenix has started to give off light pulses of magic that is different from our world's. There hasn't been anything like this before so we have had it closely monitored twenty-four seven. As for Twilight after I got your letter, her magic is stable except for the random fluctuations every so often. This happens when she gets close to Phoenix." Luna said.
"As her royal guards we've been watching them while they sleep to see if their waves get close." Loybella said.
"How do you see this?" Cadence asked.
"We have enhanced sight from normal ponies."
"She's right, they do." Luna said.
"So what of Celestia?"
"She's had Phoenix impregnate her, but erased the memory of the deed."
"What!?" Cadence asked, jumping up from her spot in her bath. "There hasn't been an alicorn baby in-"
"Two thousand years, I know." Luna sighed. "She hopes that with Phoenix around alicorns will regrow."
Cadence scoffed as she laid back in her bath. "I think she's getting too old."
"I worry as much as you do about her. Now, what about your walls?"
"You like them?" She asked. "We've been getting word of two warring kingdoms nearby that they will try to take my own. As we speak my husband is trying to talk them into peace."
"Who's fighting?"
"The Griffins, and the Deer."
"The Deer? No way, they speak of peace whenever they visit us." Luna said. "Why would they be?"
Cadence shrugged. "From what I've been hearing most leaders of kingdoms are panicking over something."
"Except us..." Luna said. "Loybella, Tallia."
"Yes?" They asked.
"Infrom the rest of the night guard to increase the search by eight sectors."
"Forgive me princess, but if we do that, the Galesponies will be angered." Tallia stated.
"It's a risk, but we need to be protected. The safety of the children are the up most importance."
"Yes....you are correct."
"Children?" Cadence asked.
"My sister, and I think differently Cadence." Luna said. "She thinks of them as subjects, however I take a motherly approach to the them. I teach them in their dreams, and help them solve their problems."
"You'd make a wonderful mother then." Cadence smiled as she was getting out of the bath. Luna and her guards did the same.
"We thank you for this greatly." The guards said bowing to Cadence.
"Take it as a friendly gesture." She replied. "Princess Luna, please visit with these two more often. It's not everyday a couple of beautiful Ty'thains get to bathe with me."
The guards smiled at the complement.
"I shall, and I'll return with any new information."
"Goodbye Luna, Loybella, and you Tallia."
"Thanks for having us."
Phoenix laughed as hard as he could at the performer standing on a small stage. It launched fireworks into the air. As much as he laughed, ponies around him "booed" the mare. Throwing tomatoes at her. They stopped when the mare on stage ended. She cried softly to herself, that's when Phoenix stopped.
Confused on why she was hated, he slowly walked up to her.
"Just....just leave me..." She cried as Phoenix got close.
His head tilted, and he moved closer.
"What's wrong? I thought it was fun to watch." He smiled, sitting next to the light blue mare, covered in tomatoes.
"Where ever I go...I'm treated like nothing...trash..." She said. "You're lying to make my cry aren't you?"
Phoenix shook his head. "Nah...I think the only time to lie is when you want hide something." He said. "So how come they hate you so much?"
"Twilight Sparkle...." She hissed evilly. "She humiliated me infront of everypony... Her and her fancy magic."
"Ah...so it's personal eh...Well, if it helps any I thought your illusion magic was fun to watch. Like a lazer light show."
"R-really?"
"Yeah, who taught you that stuff...um..what's your name?"
"My name is Trixie, and my teacher was Celestia."
"Really? How many students did she have she have?"
"Three, but how did you know?"
"Just a hunch...let's just say your names here are like your talents..." He answered. "I thought though your show was nice."
"Thanks..Oh!" Trixie was surprised when Phoenix gave a hug. "Wha-"
"Hugs bring happiness, as long as they hate you, don't go showing off tallent you don't truely have. Don't lie about what you've done, or going to do. Being honest is key to happiness."
Trixie returned the hug, and they ended looking at the sun, as it got ready to set.
"Thanks for that..."
"It's also nice to apologise to Twilight for blaming her for your troubles. You brought hate upon yourself." He said as the wind blew through his mane. It had felt like to him someone whispered into his ear. Saying something, words he heard were, Change is good brother.... Phoenix smiled. "Yeah...change..."
"Huh?"
"Nothing..."
From afar, Twilight watched from some bushes nearby. Two little tears flowed down her face.
"No..." She said to herself in a whisper.