//------------------------------// // Chapter 18: I was wrong // Story: The Hacker Pwny // by Chetzi //------------------------------// "Now, I want both of you to follow me. We're going back to Ponyville." I said to Vinyl and Rainbow Dash while we were near the MTSC at my house. Rainbow groined, and Vinyl was emotionless. She just stood there, smiling as usual. Rainbow trudged into the portal, followed by Vinyl then me. We all appeared next to Sugar Cube Corner as I felt my hooves instead of hands. Rainbow said, "That was fun, we should do that again. But, I probably need to get back to work." She then flew off, leaving me and Vinyl there. I turned to her and said, "Stay here and do what DJs do." She replied with, "Can't I follow you?" "No, I'll be back soon just stay here." She nodded and walked off. I made my way toward Canterlot, thinking about what Luna would do, and how to counter it. I arrived at the town, and everything seemed normal. It had already turned to night. Ponies were being rude and snobby as usual. I made my way toward the castle. The doors were closed, and a sign said 'Do not disturb.' What is this? A hotel? No, I don't give a fuck about your sign. I pushed open the doors, and was greeted with four royal guards. I attempted to push past them, but they blocked my path. I growled, "Move." The one on the right said, "Nopony is allowed to enter the castle right now." All four of had new swords that had just risen enough for me to see. "I'm not a pony and you can't stop me." They held their swords awkwardly. It was clear they had no idea how to use them. They all said in unison, "Halt." "Go ahead. Swing that sword. Kill a defenseless pony. You'll all be heroes. I'm ready to buck flank and chew hay... And I'm all out of hay." The castle doors opened behind me, and Lyra came through, out of breath. We all stood there confused as Lyra spat out the words, "I... human... hands... Rainbow... told me." She caught her breath and looked what was happening. "Can I be a human?" I facehoofed and said, "What was Rainbow Dash doing?" "She was going around town telling everyone about your planet and having hands." Of course. That rainbow-haired idiot. "No, leave. I'm not taking anyone with me." "What if I helped you in this fight?" I glanced at the guards and decided that I couldn't just make them leave. "Fine, charge." Odd how she would go against the princess just to have hands. Lyra wasted no time and within seconds all the guards were on the floor. Wow, I thought she would lose without a fight. Well now that, that's taken care of, I'll just go see Luna. I walked over the knocked out royal guards into Luna's room. She stood there, looking out into the night. Her hair flowed into the wind. We stood in silence until she said, "I know why thou here. Tell me, what is so important about thy humans? Why do thou care about a species that thou hate?" "I may hate them, but I still can't let them die. I've saved countless humans, and I won't let you continue to abduct people." "I don't do it against their will. They all wanted to be here, and I let them go when they wanted to leave." "Then why me? I never wanted to be here." "I couldn't read thou mind as clearly as the rest of the humans. Thou art different, something I wanted." "And why not just send me back?" "Your mind wasn't willing to be controlled long enough to return. Thou have too much willpower." "Then what do you need people for? And why do you just turn them into ponies?" "Being immortal can cause loneliness. Everypony here is boring and generic. I wanted something new, something exotic. Ponies would freak out if they saw humans here. You hate me for trying to find love." I was... wrong. Luna only wanted a mate. "Then come with me. I'll find you someone, and you won't even have to steal any more people." She turned around and looked at me. "Why would thou help me?" "Because I was wrong. I thought you were getting slaves or using humans against their will. You should have told me what you were doing when I asked." "I-I guess. I'll go with you. You'll be doing me a great favor, and I have to thank you for that." "Can we leave now?" Luna seems to be modernizing her speech somewhat. She’s also stopped yelling. "Yes, I'm ready." "Follow me." I left her room, Lyra was waiting outside. The guards started to stir, so I left before they were up. As I hastily made my way toward the MTSC, Lyra looked like she was about to explode in excitement. Luna just remained silent. I wonder if Celestia knew about this. I found myself in the room, and told Luna to go into the portal. Lyra had already jumped in. Luna was having a bit of trouble with her taller body, but she managed to get in. I calmly walked in after her. My first sight was a naked human Lyra drooling at the sight of her hands. Luna was standing next to Lyra, uninterested in her new body. Luna had long dark blue hair, reminiscent of the night sky. It seemed to flow beside her, but it could be considered possible. Oddly enough, Luna had clothes on. Somewhat elaborate, but rather royal looking. It shouldn't be too hard to find her someone. She was varying degrees of cute and sexiness, but I’m really not the judging type. It really depends on what you like. Overall, she gave off a dark mood. The sun had gone down, and I bet she liked the night better. I asked Luna, “Would you like to try and find someone at night? Or wait until tomorrow?” “Tonight? Who would out tonight?” Oh yeah! I forgot that ponies don’t go outside at night. Luna will love the night clubs and laser shows. “Well, this world treats night a bit differently than yours.” “Meaning?” “First off, no one is afraid of the dark. Except kids. Second, humans do a lot at night. We have small devices that provide light that allows us to stay up at night. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I’m not explaining all of human tech or culture to you right now. Let’s just go now. Follow me. And lyra,” I turned to Lyra, still obsessing with her new body, and said, “just stay there.” I left my house, Luna walked royally behind. The night air provided a nice cool sensation as we left the house. Luna seemed to be able to see in the dark as she looked around the modern buildings. I pulled out a pair of virtual reality sunglasses, made by me and a few illegally obtained government files, and slapped them onto my face. They turned on, illuminating the sky and ground as it overlayed the environment with artificial sun effects. The mental impulses they receive allow me to just think and it does it. And anyone else would just see them as regular sunglasses. We walked in silence as I followed the line that was placed on my virtual path. It wasn't long until I came across a rock concert. Play this music in the background. I wasn't sure what band, nor really cared. I could see lasers being shot up and around as the crowds were going wild. Luna's face gained an excited smile as she saw how humans loved the night. We stood at a small opening in a fence. I told Luna, "Remember, don't get hurt, there's no earthquake, mingle and try not to stand out too much. I'll be watching incase something happens." "Thank you, human. Never have I felt joy as great as this." She crouched through the tear in the rusted metal and disappeared in a crowd of people about Luna's apparent age. I used my VR glasses and locked onto her biological heat and respiratory pattern. The long waving hair was also kind of a giveaway. I made my way up to a the ticket station which overlooks the crowd. Luna walked through the crowd, stopping to talk to someone every few minutes. She seemed to enjoy the music the most though. She awkwardly attempted to do the Shepard Shuffle. She bumped into someone dancing even MORE awkward than her. Luna rubbed the back of her neck as they both got up from off the ground. I mentally asked the VR glasses to pull up any info they could find on the guy. A small orange box appeared and said, Name: ??? Username: Charles-mo Sex: Yes please! Race: Half Irish half American Job: aero space engineer Favorite scream: "This... is... THE INTERNET!" Favorite quote: "Some people are like slinkies. They don't have a purpose, but they bring a smile to your face when you see them going down the stairs." Brony level: neutral Interests: Video games, flying, role playing, lasers, viewing stars Social rank: Introvert Age:24 I think Luna would like this guy. A little nerdy, but he won't be obsessed nor hateful of the ponies. I zoomed in on them and tuned out all decibels outside of the range Luna and the other man talked in. Luna said, "Hello, commoner, I request to have this dance with you." She's fucked. Any normal person would have just run away. The man said, "I accept the offer thy princess has given." ... ... ... Is he fucking serious? Did that really just happen? He must think Luna's role playing. Luna took his hand and started to swing around very old fashion like. I looked at the man's clothes, he had tan shorts, a Star Trek shirt, and... a cape. The cape had a starry night pattern on it. He had very pale skin and a thin body. They continued to dance, switching to something a bit modern and related to rock. Both of them shifted their body weight awkwardly as the lasers danced onto the sky. After about a minute or so of me just staring at how idiotic this is, the song ended and the band said a few words on how this was fun and where they can buy their music. The stadium started to clear out and Luna left with the man. A crowd rushed past me, it was like a giant human wave of water. I grabbed onto a wall in an attempt to literally not get carried away. The ground thinned, and I saw Luna came up to me. She was holding onto the man's arm. She yelled over the crowd in her royal CANTERLOCK voice, "HUZZAH! THE MERRIMENT IN THIS PLACE WAS ENTERTAINING! I BELIEVE THIS HUMAN HERE IS OF SUFFICIENT FUN! I yelled back, "STOP YELLING SO LOUDLY! THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT CAN HEAR YOU!" She nodded. I turned to the man and asked, "What is your name?" He bowed and said, "I am sir Colby of the Jofts!" A message came up to my glasses that said his name has been added to the database. He stuck his right hand forward, wanting a handshake. I just stared at him until he pulled his hand back. I said, "I'm-" I shouldn't tell him my name just yet. He might be using a pseudonym. "Just call me Dylansl for now." He scoffed and said, "Hacker-wannabe I see." "Why would you say that?" "Dylansl's a big name in the hacker community. Anyone saying they’re him is just a liar. Everyone knows he never leaves his house.” “I don’t care. Call me that anyway. Now, let’s not get off on the wrong foot. I’ll asume that you are here because of Luna.” “Yeah, she’s the perfect fair maiden!” “Drop the accent.” “Why are you here?” “Let’s just leave it at, I’m Luna’s friend.” “I challenge you for Luna’s heart!” “Take her, I sure as hell don’t want her.” “Oh, I kinda wanted to fight.” He looked slightly depressed, but quickly returned to his normal state. He turned to Luna and said, “Luna, let’s go to your place, it’s getting pretty late.” Luna said, “My castle is not on this planet.” “So, then where are you sleeping tonight?” Luna pointed a finger at me. “Okay, let’s go then!” I waved my hands in front of my chest as I said, “Uh, no. I already have two people sleeping over. I don’t think I can take another-” Luna glared at me, and an info box on my Glasses said she was getting angry. I sighed and said, “Fine, you can come. But you’re sleeping in a tree.” “I love sleeping in trees! The starry night beith heavenly!” I facepalmed, and set a course back home. I told them both, “Follow me.” At least Luna seemed happy. I wonder what's he going to think when he finds out that she's a princess in a land filled with talking ponies.