Chapter 5: Lunch With Celestia
After Winter returned with some pants for Ted and the court tailor and a unicorn named Nestor, who looked as much like a stereotypically gay fashion designer as anypony possibly could, got me some clothes, we headed to the dinning hall where Celestia, Luna and Winter waited for us.
We arrived to find a table full of foods of every kind imaginable, and a few from beyond imagination. Besides Me, Ted, Celestia, Luna and Winter, there were twelve guards, four along each wall, two at doors on the far side of the room and the two who escorted us, takinging positions on either side of the door we’d just came through. Me and Ted bowed, spreading our wings.
“Thank you for not letting me drown, Princess Celestia.” I said.
“Please, call me Celestia,” Celestia said, “After all, you are a Princess too. Now please, take a seat so we may begin lunch.”
Ted had seated himself before Celestia finished speaking, causing Luna to laugh a little. I prominently walked and sat down beside him. Celestia sat across from us beside Luna, Winter sitting on the other side of Luna.
“Please, take as much as you want,” said Celestia, more directed to Ted, “The court cooks can make more if we run out.”
“And if you want somthing that isn’t here already,” added Winter, “I can get the cooks to make it.”
I nodded as Ted leapt from his seat, almost knocking me over with one of his wings as he rushed around the table grabbing one of everything.
“It seems your friend is developing a complete disregard for manners,” Celestia said with amusement.
“Yeah, and a complete disregard as to what it is he’s eating,” said the strange white alicorn as she entered the room.
“Oh my,” said Celestia, “I forgot you would be joining us, Snow.”
“It’s fine,” the alicorn known as Snow said as she sat down beside Winter, who patted her back.
“Is there somthing going on between you two,” I asked.
“Oh, Snow here is my daughter of sorts,” said Winter thoughtfully, "She came to me as a filly without a home, so I raised her like a daughter."
"That's very kind,” I said as Ted sat down again, “That’s alot of food.”
“Don’t worry,” he said as he dug into the mountain on his plate, “I’ll manage.”
The three ponies and Winter were using their magic to bring all kinds of foods from across the table to their plates.
“Hmm, it seems you haven’t taken anything yet,” Winter observed, “Here, try some of this.”
He filled a glass with milk and leevitated it over to me. I sniffed it, finding a sour odor eminating from it.
“What is it,” I asked.
“Mother's milk,” said Celestia, “A delicacy in Equestria. It is donated by mares who begin to lactate months before a foal is born. The solution before now was the for the stallion to drink it, but this usually caused a drunken state due to the high amount of salt in the milk.”
After the explanation, I took a sip and found it was salty, not sour! In fact, the salt added to the taste. “It tastes delicious,” I exclaimed.
“Good,” said Winter, “I knew you’d like it! But just remember this, you’re a pony, and salt is like alchohol to ponies. Too much, and you’ll end up in a drunken stupor.”
“I’ll keep that in mind,” I said as I put down the glass which a piece of cake promptly fell into. I sighed, turning to Ted, “Ted, watch where.” I stopped. Where Ted had been sitting a moment ago, a black stallion with a white mane and tail sat with a half empty plate before him.
“Watch where what,” he asked, “Um, Ella, why are you staring at me?”
“Get me a mirror,” Luna said to a guard, who ran off and quickly returned with one.
Luna lifted it with her magic and placed it in front of the alicorn Ted.
“What the,” he stammered, “Damn I’m sexy.”
“You sure are,” I said.
“It seems eating increases the rate of change,” said Winter.
“But, I drank some of that milk,” I said as I put my hands on my cheat to find my breasts had disappeared.
Winter saw the look on my face and explained, “A mare’s breasts are located between their hind legs.” I felt along my stomach and sure anough, I found my breasts between my hips.
“I didn’t feel that,” I exclaimed.
“Well, you are probably a little drunk,” said Winter, “Do you feel dizzy?”
“A little,” I answered, moving closer to Ted.
“Wait, does this mean I can use magic now,” asked Ted.
“Theoretically, you should both be able to use your magic,” said Winter. Ted immediately tried to lift a bowl of salad, spilling the contents all across the floor, causing the three princesses and Winter to laugh.
“Practice,” said Winter, being the first to come down from his laughing fit, “It makes perfect, you know.” A minute later everyone had calmed down.
“Ella, lift this,” said Celestia as she levitated a daisy, placing it in front of me. “Picture what you want to happen,” said Celestia.
“Okay,” I said as I focused, picturing what I wanted to happen.
A whole five minutes went by and nothing happened.
“Oh well,” said Winter as Celestia was laughing hysterically, “Maybe once you’re transformation is further along.”
I nodded as a tingeling sensation made itself known it my legs.
Ted looked down at me. “You’d better eat somthing,” he said, “And don’t try to stand up.”
I looked up at him and followed his gaze. My legs were beginning to boil and bubble as the first twinges of pain coursed through my legs. I grabbed my glass of milk. “Damn the consequences, I don’t wanna feel this,” I yelled before downing the entire glass.