After the event with the princesses, Applejack with the help of BigMac introduced to Alex the Ponyville blacksmith, an middle age unicorn called Proud Hammer, after some explanation about what happened early that day, he accepted to teach Alex the basics about his job, and he also offered to make throwing knives and arrows for him (After all, a week was really a short time for doing all by himself), Spike also offered to help, his fire would come in Handy after all, after that and according to meet very early in the morning to start learning and working, Alex and Spike said their farewells and proceeded to go their homes, while walking, Spike said
“Well, he is nice for teaching and helping you to make your weapons again”
“Yeah, I think, I’m really lucky, but Spike remember this will be really tought, his work really seems. . . dificult”
“I know. . . . . .so . . . . “
“Uh?, what is it Spike?”
“What are you planing to do?”
“What? isn’t it obvious, make new weapons, gather supplies and maybe some gems, and follow Princess Celestia orders”
“I see. . . why!, why did it have to happen?!”
“Easy Spike, she is only doing what she thinks it’s best for you”
“Banish you isn’t best for us. . . for me. . . for Sweetie bell, your new sister remember?”
“Spike. . . . you are not making it easier for me, and Sweetie bell will understand, she told me about the sistersocial hooves day, as I can see, she forgot the idea of Applejack being her big sister by now, she will forget about me too”
“That’s so not true. . . and you know it, she loves you dearly, I’m pretty sure she is now waiting for your return at Rarity’s place”
“. . . . if you say so, sorry Spike, I just trying to find the good side in all this”
“you found it?”
“just one. . . . . I was able to meet you all”
They both smiled and took their separates ways, not wanting this week to even start.
Once in Caroussel boutique, Alex had to fight his urges to dawwww in high voice when he saw Sweetie bell sleeping in the couch, she was clearly waiting for him, he inmediatily moved her to her room in his warm arms, while going out there and looking at her once more he only could whisper
“Sorry Little sister, but. . . the princess only anticipated the inevitable”
He then proceded to sit in the couch, he really wasn’t in the mood to sleep yet, he thought many things, his arrival to this world, the adventures he had at the Everfree forest, meeting Spike, Zecora. . . . Everypony, he knew he eventually had to leave. . . but not like this, but as the things seemed, the new plan was simple, Live again in the Everfree or another place, wait and survive the remaining time before the next meteor shower, and go back to his home, not a very clever plan but the best he had now, without him realizing it, Rarity sat next to him and watched him, lost in his thoughts, when he finally noticed her, he said
“Hello beautifull Rarity!”
(Silence)
“hey. . . I found Sweetie bell sleeping here, don’t worry, I already brought her to her room”
(Silence)
“And Spike and I met the blacksmith, Proud Hammer. . . a really nice dude, he will teach us and help us to make some tools for my journey, isn’t that great?”
(Silence)
“. . . . Ok Rarity, I get it ok? . . .I’m not happy either ok?, but it was your Princess orders, at least I managed to convince her to let me stay one more week to get ready, after all it’s her kingdom, her rules”
“. . . . . I know. . . . darling, and. . . .”
To Alex surprise Rarity only pressed her head to his chest and started to sob
“I’m sorry, we are sorry, after all we told you about princess Celestia being kind and understanding, then. . . she. . . did this. . . trust me. . . no one of us saw that coming, and now he will banish you outside Equestria, maybe not even being able to stay at the Everfree Forest, close to us, I’m sorry, If only we’d never brought you here. . . “
“Rarity stop, It’s not your fault, and besides, your Princess is really kind, she is doing all this for your and everypony safety, after all Rarity I can’t say humanity is precisely. . . . the most kind existing especies”
“That. . . may be true, but they are they, you are you, it’s like saying all unicorns are bad just because King Sombra was a tyrant”
“true, and really, I apreciate your concern, I wish there is something we could do”
“Oh, don’t worry Alex, Twilight is already on that, for our Jobs, we can’t do it right now, but. . . . in 4 days, we, Lyra included will travel to Canterlot to try to convince her, Mayor mare is already gathering signatures from everypony and fillie, declaring you are a good human and we will show them to the princesses, so you don’t really need to make more weapons for that journey that isn’t going to even start”
“. . . . thanks, really, but. . . . as I could see, she was really set to it, I’ll wish it work, but as things are right now. . . I can’t take any chances too, sorry, but in case the answer is still No, I need to be ready for the journey”
“Ok. . . darling, as you wish, but trust me. . .we will do everything for that would not be necesary, but Alex, I need to know something”
“Yes Rarity??”
“why you didn’t say anything to princess Celestia??”
“To be honest Rarity, I don’t know, maybe because well , She is PRINCESS CELESTIA, and. . . let’s face it. . . . I’m technically an outsider, if she wants me out of Equestria, who am I to talk back to her”
“well dear, if you put it that way, I . . . . can understand, well. . . . never mind, leave this in our hands”
“Thanks Rarity”
“Even though, you could at least. . . try” Rarity said almost whispering
“what??”
“nothing darling, nothing”
They stayed there, huging each other, finally after some minutes they broke the hug and proceded to go to their rooms, Alex. . . trying to ge some rest only could think. . . THIS WILL BE A LONG WEEK
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DAY 1
The first day started really nice, he and Spike started their lessons with Proud Hammer, many ponies understood why Alex needed this. . .but why Spike, Alex only said it was a male thing (besides, if Spike was going to be defensor of Equestria one day, of course he would need to know this things sooner or later), the lessons were really constructive, he taught them how to melt the materials, each right time to work, how to mold and double the desired shape with the hammer and how to cool it off in the wáter and give the final touches, all in a day, of course seeing and doing it was two diferent things, what Proud hammer could do in 20 minutes, it took a couple of hours to them, after a tired yet somekind funny day and shared some cider, Alex and Spike already liked Proud hammer, he was some kind of funny uncle, and by his side, not having any kids or grandkids of his own, he really enjoyed their company, Alex inspired by Spike and knowing he had to trust more ponies outside Twilight and her friends, he decided to share some stories with him, where he came from, his world, reluctant, the manticore incident (Proud hammer insisted), Proud Hammer really was impressed, he already heard about it from some random ponies, but hearing from Alex himself was better, Alex obviously told him he was just lucky in those fights.
At night, after saying their farewells to meet the next day, Alex arrived at Carousel boutique to be recieved by a cheerfull Sweetie bell and the crussaders who were having a sleepover, (Alex and Rarity told them about what the mane 6 and Mayor mare were doing, it gave them hope to be relax, they trusted their sisters after all)
Alex only told them to have a good night, he was really tired, he was a little sad, since he didn’t see any of his pony friends, but he really needed to rush if he wanted to be ready in case the banishment proceded, he went to his room and proceded to sleep.
DAY 2
The second day, Proud hammer thought them again the same procedure, this time, thanks to the past day experience, after their third try, they finally managed to make a descent spear, obviously still not at Proud hammer level, but it wasn’t useless, Proud hammer let them keep them, it was their first descent job after all, they continued trying, by the afternoon, Alex and Spike finally got a lot better, of course they could only make little things like Spears and arrows points, they also half mastered how to mold metal, after all, for them to able to make an armor, obviously less than a week would not be enough time to learn that, but it was enough for him and Spike to finally start working in the cover, blades and other materials to make new hidden blades, for the springs, gears and other random materials, he managed to get them with the help of random ponies, like the owner of clock shop, etc. once every material was molded and gathered, it was already night, they decided to assemble everything the next day, after another afterwork hangout time with Proud hammer, Alex and Spike proceded again to go home for a good night sleep, once again sad because of the lack of the mane 6 and Lyra company, they decided to work faster the next day to have at least a little time with them the 3rd day since the 4th they will go to canterlot at least for 2 or 3 days.”
DAY 3
The third day was simple compared to the previous ones, Alex and Spike had everything set, they finished their hidden blades, and also made a little sparring with Proud hammer as audience, they were perfect, Spike loved his, but he decided to kept the other ones as well, after all those were his first ones, after promising Proud hammer to pay him a visit some other time to hang out a little, Alex and Spike took separates ways, Spike had to finish some chores at home, (After all, he’s been absent for two days), by his part, Alex proceded to visit Fluttershy first, the walk to her cottage was nice, the smell of the nature was really relaxing, after some minutes he finally reached there, and there she was, feeding some birds, Alex inmediatily aproched her and said
“Hey Fluttershy”
“Eeep. . . .” was all Fluttershy managed to say by the impresión and then hidded her face with her mante
“Oh sorry, sorry, I didn’t want to scare you, are you alright?”
After realizing who it was Fluttershy inmediatily showed her face with a huge smile in her muzzle
“Oh, Alex it’s you!, I’m Ok thank you . . . .but I thought you and Spike would be really busy remaking your tools”
“Oh! you mean these?” Alex said after showing her his finished hidden blades “we already finished them, Proud hammer told me he will have my throwing knives and arrows finished in 2 days, and for my bow, the local carpenter is taking care of that, so until that moment, I have a lot of free time. . . . so tell me. . this is your job”
“Well. . . I take care of the animals of the forest, they are my friends and always ask me for help, but my real job is the Pet adoption farm, where many fillies and colts can adopt a really cute little animal trained by me,”
“I see. . . . well I must say. . .”
“I know it’s not much. .. . . It’s not like to be a fashionista, a Baker, a Library caretaker. . . . but It’s what I do and I like it. . . I hope you don’t think. . . it’s boring”
“Fluttershy cmon, give me more credit than that, I would never think you are boring and besides, I think you do a really good job, very noble, many of this animals would be homeless without you, don’t ever let anypony or any creature your job is useless or boring, and if they do, don’t doubt to call me, ok?”
“. . . . . Ok, thank you Alex, that’s means a lot to me”
“Anytime Fluttershy, Ok, time to go, I know you all are traveling to Canterlot tomorrow and wont be back around 2 days, I want to say at least hi to everypony before that, ok. . . cya tomorrow at the train station”
“Ok, bye Alex,”
Alex was already walking away when he hear
“Alex?”
“yes Fluttershy?”
“Alex why don’t you come with us to Canterlot to try to convince the princesses?”
“Fluttershy. . . It’s obvious they don’t like me, besides I don’t think talking to them will help at all now, coming from me, maybe it would even worse the situation”
“I see. . .”
“Ok. . . .cya later Fluttershy”
“Wait!!!”
“Yes?”
“Well. . . I was just thinking. . . . When the princesses tell us you can stay, would you like to come here and share some nice tea with me?”
“Ok, Fluttershy I’d like that very much, If. . .”
“WHEN!!” Fluttershy interrupted
“(so much cute), Ok WHEN the princesses let me stay, I will pay you a visit wishing to taste your fabioulus tea” then he turned around and continued his walking leaving behind a really happy pegasus.
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After that Alex made a stop at sugarcube corner, Pinkie was there baking some pastries, the moment she saw Alex entering she inmediatily tackled him to the ground
“omigosh Ali, It’s nice to see you again, It’s been a long time”
“Pinkie. . . .It has only been 2 days”
“well. . . .when you are such a good friend. . . 2 days feels like an eternity”
“Thanks Pinkie, I just wanted to come and say hi, I know you are busy right now”
“Thanks Ali, here have a cupcake, House cortesy” she gave him the cupcake and then noticed his blades
“Ohhh, I see you already finished your cool bracelets”
“Yep, well. . . .when you have another 2 guys helping you, it doesnt take too long, the first ones I made took me around a week to make, and my other stuff will be ready in 2 days, so I’ll be ready when Princess Celestia comes in 4 days”
Pinkie just stared at him, her smile changed to a frown, she got close face to face and said
“Ali, I’m glad you are preparing everything and all, but. . . you know it’s not necesary, you’ll see, we will convince Princess Celestia, we have to, please stop saying you will be banish, it. . . aches my heart”
Alex hugged Pinkie and said
“I’m sorry Pinkie, the last thing I want to do is making you or anypony sad, but, we have to consider every posibility, Ok?”
“Ok, but I can guarantee we will do evetything we can, besides if that doen’t work I’m sure you are planning to talk to her right?, tell her you don’t want to go and leave your friends. . . right?”
Alex only smiled (of course he wont, he didn’t want to challenge Princess Celestia, he didn’t have any right to)
“Let’s wait and see what happens ok?”
Pinkie Pie noded and went to the kitchen bringing something in a flash, it was a muffin
“Pinkie. . . you already gave me a cupcake, I could not. . .”
“please take it, it’s special”
Alex reluctant, took the muffin in his hands and noticed the frosting had something written, it said
“FIGHT”
Alex was confused, why that word was written in it, maybe she made a mistake, anyway he only smiled and gave Pinkie another hug that she inmediatily returned, and only said “thanks Pinkie”
After that Alex proceded to find Applejack and Applebloom in their Apple stand, when he got there Applebloom screamed
“Hi Alex, It’s nice to see yah”
“Hi little cutie, working hard I see, nice to see such a hardworker fillie”
“yep, that’s me, top Apple seller Applebloom”
“hehe, says the fillie that once tried to sell the Apples to the customer by forcé or by tricking them” Applejack said
“Oh, c’mon sis, besides that’s was when ah was desperate to have a cutie mark for that, now ah follow your rules”
“And yah see it’s better that way (she turned to Alex), Howdy partner, ah can see you are done with your brazelets”
“hey Applejack, Yep, Spike and I finished them early today, I can say I’ll be ready when the Princesses returns”
“Easy sugarcube, don’t say that yet, we still have plenty time to convince princess Celestia and Luna”
Alex then felt something or somepony hugging his leg
“yep Alex, yah’ll see, she will change her mind and after that, we will make the initiation ceremony”
“Initiation ceremony?”
“Yeah, yah know, to join the CMC, after all yah told us yah don’t have a cutie mark, and Sweetie bell is already making a cap. . . . Ups. . .sorry Alex, please forget that last part, it’s a surprise”
(Oh God, she doens’t realize she already said too much) “Ok Applebloom, I’ll be waiting, well Applejack, I just wanted to say hi, see you at the train station tomorrow”
“Ok sugarcube”
Alex didn’t even make 4 steps when he heard Applejack say something
“Yah know Sugarcube, ah noticed this at the moment but didn’t say anything, we as your friends, Lyra and even Mayor Mare are doing our best to convince the princess, but. . . what about yah?
“What you mean Applejack?”
“Nothing sugarcube, just think about that, ok cya later” then she went back to her stand
Alex just kept his way to Twilight Lybrary and just thinking what could Applejack mean
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Once in Golden Oaks Lybrary, Alex found only Spike there, just finishing his chores, when he asked him where Twilight was, he told him, she, Lyra and Rainbow dash were eating in a hayburger restaurant, Manedonalds. . . . (seriously. . . . Alex thought, SERIOUSLY?!!!), Alex and Spike with some gems in hands, proceded to go and join them, when they arrived, they were greeted by many ponies and fillies, find the girls wasn’t hard, they were in a table in the corner, eating and talking, when they got there, they inmediatily waived their hooves, inviting them to join them, once everyone in the table Alex said
“hey girls, having a good time?”
“yes Alex (Twilight said), we are, this new restaurant is amazing, besides mom’s, the best hayburgers I ever ate, do you want one, my treat”
“thanks Twilight, but I’m afraid I have to decline it, humans can’t eat. . . . (well. . .technically we can eat grass. . . right?. . .what the hell), Ok Twilight, let’s give it a try (how bad can it be?)
After ordering and waiting for it, Lyra, noticing Alex hidden blades said
“Alexis, I see you finished your hidden blades, I must say, the look exactly like the previous ones, only more shiny, do they work as the others?”
To show it to her, Alex move his hand to drew the blade and then did the same thing to hidde it again, Lyra and many fillies who were secretily looking only squeeak
“yes Lyra, they work fine, I just hope my new bow works fine too”
“Don’t worry for that (Rainbow said), as that fella who you worked with metal, the carpenter is really good, I can say your new bow will be even better”
“Thanks Rainbow, now, can we know what were you talking some moments ago?”
Twilight said “we were talking about, what are we going to tell to the Princesses, and also I have here the scrolls with everypony signature, I’m sure with this we will convince her to let you stay here, at least for the time being”
“for the time being??” Rainbow and Lyra asked, then Alex responded
“yeah, remember, we are trying to convince her to not banish me, but remember, we still have to ask her if she can help me to return to my world”
Lyra surprised said “Oh!, I see, well, ok. . . but for now, let’s focus in the first goal.
After that Twilight proceded to explain Alex that the trip will last at least 2 days since they had to wait to have an audience with her, and it probably would be at the end of the day, since she was really busy, and not matter if she was her student, she had to wait as everypony else, Alex only noded in understanding. Then after some thinking to himself. . . Alex asked
“Twilight, Lyra, considering all things that could happen. . . . would you like to have a questions and answers session??”
Twilight and Lyra ignoring his defeated behavior only shared a smile and said in unison
“we rather to wait until next week, after Princess Celestia let you stay here”
“. . . . Ok. . . . (shesh, they really are optimistic. . . why I’m not?)”
“Alex, I think you should try to talk to her too” Rainbow said
“Nice joke Rainbow, it’s obvious she will not listen to me. . . nope, I think it’s better to see what happens, and if I have to go. . . then I’ll go”
The girls only shared a sad look, Rainbow only thought
“Actually, I was serious, you really don’t plan to say or do anything at all, only accept your banishment??”
After that, Alex hayburger and Spike hayfries were served, Alex stared at it, It really looked like a normal hamburger, he took a bite, well as expected, the hay well taste like hay (grass, nothing) but the tomatoes, lettuce, kétchup and mustard helped to flavor it, it wasn’t something he will eat anytime soon, but it was beareable, after finishing their meal and promising to meet at the train station the next day, they part ways, Alex proceded to return to carousel boutique, after all that happened today, he needed a good night sleep.
DAY 4
The fourth day started with Alex and Rarity waiting for the rest of the Mane 6 and Lyra at the train station, after some minutes they arrived, the first one was Lyra, then Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbowdash, Applejack and Finally Twilight with a little sleepy Spike, they said their farewells and proceded to board the train, promising Alex that everything was going to be Alright, once gone, Alex and Spike, proceded to go to their homes to gather their gear and make some training, (Rarity left the key for caroussel boutique to Alex, he still was shocked how much she really trusted him), once there Alex found a very cute Sweetie bell, sleeping in his bed at the basement, he tried to take his training tools the quieter possible with no success, Sweetie bell woke up and inmediatily gave him a hug and said
“Hello big brother, are you going to go to train with Spike again today?”
“yeah little sister, wanna come??”
“hmm, no, I can’t today, in fact I only came to ask you something”
“What is it??”
“Is there a chance that maybe. . . you can come to my house at dinner, My parents wants to meet you. . . you think you can come, besides I’ll will cook and I really want you to try my food, what you say??”
“. . . . Well. . . . Ok, why not, but. . . tell me, your daddy and mommy are not mad. .. . . right?”
“what you mean?”
“I mean, face it Sweetie bell, their little daughter has an Alien as big brother not to mention he is living with their Elder daughter, in a logical world (my world), I’m surprised they haven’t come here to kick me out of here”
“Well at first they were surprised you were living here, but when I and Rarity told them how you saved me. . . twice and what we as a team did, not to mention they were witnesses of your 2nd fight with a Manticore, they weren’t mad, but obviously they have some doubts, that’s why I want you to come tonight. . . . so they can know you better. . . what you say?
“Ok Sweetie bell, I’d be honor to, What time?”
“Around 7:00, Spike can come too, after all, he is part of the team, I wanted to invite Zecora but she had to make another trip to finish her business in Fillydelfia, oh and Applebloom and Scootaloo will be there too”
“Ok 7:00 PM, we’ll be there”
Sweetie bell only said YAY and trotted out of the room, probably to give the news to her parents.
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Alex and Spike training day was good, they sparred with their new hidden blades, spears and wooden swords, this time only Spike could practice with throwing knives and bow, as always Alex also made Spike practice his fire and strengh his claws, Spike thought it was unecesary and always asked him why he kept him practicing that, Alex only kept telling him it was for his own good, that maybe someday he would be in danger and unarmed so he would need to use his natural weapons, Spike noded and did his excerscises without complaining.
After a good training day, they were sweeting bullets, Alex told Spike about the dinner with the CMC and Sweetie parents, Spike agreed to go, with Twilight in Canterlot, he didn’t exactly had anything better to do, they proceded to go to their places and took a deep shower and get prepared for the dinner.
Alex put on the clothes Rarity made for him, he didn’t have any tuxedo or something like that, not that he minded, in fact he hated tuxedos, the only day he used one was the day of this family’s fun. . . ., no, not the time to think about that, once ready, he proceded to meet Spike at the Library and go to Sweetie’s parents.
Once there, outside the house, Alex could not hidde his worries, being aproved by Rarity was one thing, but these were her parents, let’s face it, in his world, being a 22 years old guy spending so much time with a little girl not older than 9 or 10 years would have attract some really unwanted attention, (to be honest, by now the pólice and parents would be stick to him like bubblegum), this. . . really was a trustfull world.
Alex finally found the courage to knock the door, they waited and finally they were recieved by a Unicorn lady, she. . . wasn’t precisely old, not to mention a little chubby, if not for the fact she had a horn and fur color, she could be Mrs Cake relative.
“Oh, hello Mrs. . . .”
“Pearl darling, (Darling?, definitely Rarity’s mother), you must be Alex right?, (he noded), wow, you are really tall, I only had the chance to see you from the distance, ok Sweetie, please come in, you too little Spike, the girls are already inside”
Spike and Alex noded and proceded to go in, inside they found an Stallion Unicorn in the living room, (he was tall as BigMac and had a really cool mustache), he was reading the newspaper, he inmediatiely put it aside to look at them, the tensión was high. . (Alex then thought the fight with the manticore wasn’t so bad compared to this), he stood up and got near to them, finally stopped in front of Alex, his looks, very serious, Alex was seeing it coming and was just waiting for it (Stay away from my daughters, specially Sweetie bell, or something like that), but by his surprise the very first thing he heard was
“Wow boy, you indeed are very tall, like Sweetie bell said”
“. . . . . Seriously?, that’s the first thing you said to a complete teenanger stranger who hangs out with your fillie daughter, Alex thought”
“Well. . . yeah, I’m. . . tall I guess, and you well, as BigMac, I have to say you indeed are taller than many other stallions I’ve seen Mr. . . . ”
“Magnum, and you are. . .”
“Alejandro, but as my friends, please call me Alex”
“Very well, Alex, I must say, it’s really diferent to see you this close”
“You seen me before??”
“Yeah, my wife and me, we saw you when you faced that nasty Manticore, and when Princess Celestia told you to go away from Equestria”
“I see, well it’s really nice to meet you Mr Magnum, your wife too, I can see now where Rarity and Sweetie bell got their warm and kind personality”
“Thanks kiddo, and only Magnum is ok, come, let’s talk a little”
After that, they talked a little about themselves, Alex as always, told him where he came from, Magnum gasped a little when Alex told him about being an Alien, but after all Ponyville had went throught this past week, he really didn’t care that much, he also told him about his hobbies and Jobs he used to do, for his part Magnum was now a retired pony, he used to be a Player of Hoofball (Alex didn’t even bother to ask), now he was the trainer for Canterlot gifted unicorn’s hoofball team, and Pearl had her own cosmetic shop in Ponyville, After some time, Pearl called them to the dinning room, she also called the CMC who were upstairs at Sweetie’s room, they rushed to come and when they saw Alex and Spike, Sweetie inmediatily hugged his chest,
“helloooo Alex, I’m glad you could come”
“I wouldn’t miss it for the world Sweetie, hey there Applebloom, Scootaloo”
“Hi!!” they both said and hugged him as well.
Alex now putting Sweetie on the floor remembered where he was and only nerviously chuckled and saw Magnum and Pearl, waiting for a dissaproval look, but by his surprise they were smiling, the Pearl said
“My my, she. . .they indeed are very atached to you, as Rarity said”
“Well. . . yeah, she. . . they are, and I really care for her and her friends a lot, I hope you don’t mind”
“we mind? (Magnum said) Please boy, after you have done for Sweetie bell. . . for us, you have proven you will never do anything to harm our little angel or any Pony, please keep being a good big brother to her”
“so. . . you do already know”
“Yes darling, You think a kid like her would keep that a secret, to be honest, we were worried at first, but after all we have witness, we know they. . . Rarity and Sweetie bell are safer with you”
“Yeah, besides she always tell us how nice and kind you are and how you saved her from that manticore at the Everfree, and boy. . . (he raised his hoof to Alex chest), for that. . Thank you, I mean it”
“No need to thank me Magnum, Pearl, I only did what anypony would do, that’s all”
“No need to thank you?? Really??, boy you saved our little Angel’s life. . Twice, please don’t say that again, as far as I see it, you are family now, don’t forget that”
Alex didn’t know what to say, wow, really, this Ponies were beyond trustfull, the kindness and trust one only can see in a kid’s show. . . . oh. . . right, but this was real, he just couldn’t believe it.
“Thanks Mangum”
“No need boy, and please keep watching over my daughters, and this little cutíes too (he pointed the CMC)”
“No need to ask Magnum, as long I’m here, I will protect them with my life”
“Glad to hear that (Pearl said), now, let’s start digging shall we?”
Alex and everypony else went to the dinnig room and started to eat, the food was nice, a Salad, some Apples, grapes and brownies, during the dinner, Spike was talking random stuff with the Crussaders, while Alex was talking a little more with Magnum and Pearl, the night had been good until now, he made new friends, (almost family. . .as they said), and was having a nice family dinner, not get confussed, he enjoyed his dinners with Rarity and Sweetie bell, but this was different, he hadn’t enjoyed this kind of family dinner since. . . that night at Pizza Hut, nothing could ruin this night, then Spike started to belch, like if he wanted to throw out, (Seriously Spike, I mean it, Seriously??), then out of nowhere, Spike belched a scroll, (ohh, so that was it), he unrolled it and proceeded to read it, while he was reading it, everypony and Alex looked how his smile slowly changed to a frown, he even let the letter fall and only stared at the floor, Alex tried to reach it, but Sweetie bell and the crussaders read it first, they looked as shock as Spike, Sweetie bell started to cry, Alex grabed the letter and started to read.
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Princess Palace (20 minutes before)
After being waiting for a Princess audience all day, the mane 6 and Lyra finally had their turn to talk with Princess Celestia and Luna, they greeted each other in the throne room, everypony decided to let Twilight do the talk
“Hello Princess Celestia, Princess Luna”
“Hello Twilight, everypony, we are glad to see, it’s unusual for you to come without advice, what do we own this honor??”
“Well Princess, we think you know already”
“. . . . . I see, so where is the human?. . .”
“With all respect princess, but his name is Alex”
“Ok. . . . tell me, where is Alex, isn’t he with you??”
“No, he is not, he stayed in Ponyville preparing for his banishment”
“So. . . he sent you to plead for him” (Luna said, anger in her voice)
“what? no he didn’t, but after what you said to him, he thought it would be a bad idea to bring him to Canterlot, at least for now, Princess. . . please listen to me, he is a good human, he had help us a lot, you already told us humans can’t be trusted, but, I. . . we know he can, I know we can learn so much from him and even change the perspective you have of humans, look at this signatures list, everypony in Ponyville, even the Mayor trust him too, why you can’t??”
Celestia read the letter from Mayor Mare and lookd that indeed, everypony signature was there, the full scroll was full of them, she was impresed yet dissapointed at the same time.
“I see all you’ve done for him Twilight, but sorry, the answer is still no, as far as we know, he may be pretending, trying to gain our trust and then strike in the future”
“. . . . Princess!!, why are you saying that?? you never said anything like that about another creatures, even. . . Changelings”
“That’s because. . . . sign, Twilight, do you know how Starswirl the bearded died??”
“Yes, he died from an illness in his bed. . . why?”
“That was the oficial story, but is. . . . not true”
“What you mean Princess??”
“You see, he didn’t just studied humans in their world, he even befriend one little. . . human girl, he being an unicorn who never had family, inmediatily took great afection for her, everytime he traveled there, she was there, waiting for him, he taught her many things, and she in return also told him about humans”
“. . . . Princess, I don’t see the point of . . .”
“Please let me finish Twilight, their bond was so deep that Starswirl even considered bringing her here to Equestria, she accepted gladly, but she asked if she could bring her family, Starswirl was sure they had to be nice like her. . . but they weren’t, when she introduce him to them, they inmediatily saw in him a great oportunity to catch a rare and unique species in their world, the little girl tried to stop them, but their greed were greater than their love for her, Starswirl, watching this, grabed her with his magic and proceded to go to the portal with her in the forest, but. . . because the little girl’s family alerted all those. . . I’m sorry for saying this. . filthy humans, they were prepared, Starswirl was chased by a mob, throwing him rocks, spears and arrows, by miracle he managed to dodge almost all of them, but he and the little angel were hit by one each, Starswirl managed to cross the portal with her, but. . . it was too late, the girl was in her last breath, our medic could not do anything for her, she died in Starswirl hooves, and even dying she was happy to finally see Equestria with her own eyes, Starswirl. . . he was devastated, that little was like the granchild he never had, but soon we realized that in fact she was lucky, because those arrows. . . were poisoned, Starswirl painfully dying, proceded to close the portal under a tree in our Palace gardens, he told me there were many portals to other worlds. . . maybe another human world, but he only managed to find one more, but before he could tell me where it was, he died beside his little girl, I buried them together, It’s the only human buried in Equestria, It’s. . . been centuries since I speak about that, I even cast a memory spell on my self to forget all about humans, I wasn’t interested in them at all, but when I recieved your letter. . . I guess the Spell broke, I didn’t do anything at the time, thinking maybe it was a mistake, but in fact. . there were another human here, worse, a grown up one, sorry for hidding this to you Twilight, everypony, but I need you to understand, Humans kills between them to get what they want, they didn’t care to kill that child to capture Starswirl, please Twilight, I hope you understand now, humans cannot coexist with ponies”
The girls were shocked, such a sad story, nopony dared to say anything, but . . . the unicorn Lyra, even shocked by the story, she stood in front of Princess Celestia and said
“you are wrong”
“Beg your pardon my little pony?”
“you are wrong princess, humans and ponies can coexist together, and the proof is Alex and. . . that little girl”
“. . . . care to explain”
“My Elder grandpa in his journal even though he never wrote anything about Starswirl befriend with a human, he wrote he. . . .Starswirl. . . when he visited the human world, seemed happier than ever, and I believe it was for his friendship with that kid, he even wanted to bring her here, I believe he was breaking a lot of rules, but he didn’t care, they loved each other as family, and there is also Alex, he had done so many things for us. . . for me, he risked his life more than once for us, even not having magic, he never ran away, and I can say by now, besides Bonbon. . . he is my best friend, please Twilight, tell her, tell her how good fríend he really is.
Twilight, after recovered from the shock of the story, noded and started to tell her all the things they had made with Alex, hanging out, Talking in the hospital, tear moments with Fluttershy and Pinkie pie when they felt down, how he danced with her. Princess Celestia only stared the at them, she was surprised, it was imposible, she expected to heard about greed, mistreatment, jelausly, but no, but still believing in her judgment, she interrupted Twilight
“Stop!!, sorry Twilight, everypony, but no matter how much you want me to believe, I can’t, besides that little inocent girl, humans hasn’t show me any knowledge about friendship, that human proclaims he is your friend, but tell me, why he isn’t here?”
“Because you told. . . “ Twilight started to say before being interrupted by Celestia again
“Because I told him to not come right??, see? if he values so much your “friendship” why he didn’t come anyway, he didn’t even tried to convince me when I told him I will banish him, he only asked me for more time to prepare, as I can see, he only cares for himself,”
“No princess!!, he didn’t talk back because he respects you, you are our ruler, he said it, your kingdom your rules”
“So what??, Twilight remember that time with Chrysalis? You didn’t care that even I didn’t believe you, same with Nightmare Moon, even though I said it was just a tale you still defied my judgment and tried to solve the problem”
“But princess, at least I’m a Pony, he feels like he is an outsider, he thought he didn’t have any right to talk you back”
“So he prefers to go in banishment in his own than talk back to us??, what a great friend. . . . he is a coward, (Princess Luna said) Sorry Twilight, but the answer is No, and I forbid you to tell him anything about it, understood??, I don’t want a creature that doesn’t fight his own battles near our ponies, worst one of the most backstabing ones.”
Nopony said anything, they knew once princess Celestia and Luna are set on something, there is no turning back, Twilight only trotted to her mentor, she felt defeated, sad, but most of all regretfull, she failed to his friend, she only said to the princess
“Princess, at least could you please.. . . let me send a letter to Spike to inform Alex your final decisión, I really don’t want to tell him this in person”
“Very well Twilight, but remember, not a single word about what we talked”
Twilight noded and proceded to writte the letter, once finished she gave it to the princess who sent it to Spike, after that, the girls bowed and proceded to go to their rooms, some of them sobing, knowing they will only expend one more day with their human friend, once gone Princess Celestia only thought
“I’m sorry for this Twilight, . . . someday, you will understand.
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BACK AT SWEETIES HOUSE
Dear Spike
You don’t have any idea how much writting this letter pains me so I’ll go straigh to the point, we tried to convince Princess Celestia and Luna, we really tried, we showed them how much he cares for us. . . but in the end they didn’t change their minds, sorry, we are sorry, please, tell Alex this, and I’m sorry not have the courage to say it personally. . . one more time. . I’m sorry.
Twilight Sparkle
Alex finished reading, he wasn’t exactly surprised, in someway, he saw it coming, but her little sister and her friends. . . they didn’t take it that good, the CMC crying, hugged Alex, he started to strock their manes
“easy girls, easy”
“NOOO!! Sweetie bell yelled, I WONT TAKE IT EASY!! WHY, WHY PRINCESS CELESTIA AND LUNA HAVE TO BE SO MINNIES, WHY, WHY?”
“Sweetie, they are not, they are just doing what they think its good for all of you”
“Banishing you is not good for us!!, why do you keep saying that, in fact why you haven’t do anything about it??”
“. . . . .Say what??”
“Until now you have only said yes yes yes, I was there that day remember? You only accepted their decisión right away, no matter how minnie they were with you, you. . .you. . . didn’t fight back. . . for us. . . for me, It’s, It’s like you. . . want to go or were planing to go anyway, I thought you loved us, I thought you loved me”
“Sweetie!!, of course I love you, of course I want to stay here (at least for sometime), but they are-. . .”
“They are the princesses I know, so what??, just for that you will abandon me, we are family now!, please. . . don’t abandon me” then she trotted away to her room
“yah know what Alex?, she is right, it feels like yah don’t want to do anything to stay here.”, she followed Sweetie bell, then Scootaloo with narrowed eyes said
“Alex, after Rainbowdash, I always thought you were the most coolest creature in Ponyville, but now. . . I just don’t know, you want to go, you don’t want to do anything to prevent your banishment, fine, just please. . . . stay away from Sweetie bell, at least for these last days,. . . sorry, in fact. . . I. . think you should return to the Everfree forest, don’t make us care for you more than we already do, or the goodbye will be harder, anyway. . . goodbye” she trotted away.
Alex didn’t know what to say, he only stayed there, he said nothing to Magnum and Pearl who were shocked as well, and proceded to leave, Spike at his side, they didn’t want to go to their homes, not yet, they saw a little lake and a little dock in front of the house, they proceded to sit there and do nothing, they just stayed there. . . looking their reflection at the wáter
“Spike??”
“Yes Alex??”
“Please tell me, Am I wrong for not doing anything about my banishiment??,
“To be honest. . . . yes, I think you are wrong”
“Why??, I mean. . . It’s Princess Celestia, what everypony expect from me? what you, the CMC, everypony want me to do, in fact, what can I do, what could anypony posible do about this, obviously talking won’t do anything at this point, I repeat, whan could a pony do?
“I know what a pony would do Alex, I’m sure noPONY would ever dare to do anything in your place, because they are her subjects and loves Princess Celestia and Luna very much, (Spike stood up and before leaving he whispered to his ear)”
“But, I don’t know what a human, a non Equestrian and non subject of her can do, so ask this to yourself. . . what can you do Alex?, What can you do?
After saying that Spike left him with his thoughts, Realization then came to him, they were right, he just accepted his banishment as it was nothing, he wondered again why, why he didn’t say anything that day or the day after, maybe because either way, he would have to leave in a few months, or because it was Princess Celestia who said it, who knows, he didn’t care anyway, he felt. . . ashamed, granted he was planing to maybe leave at some moment, but at least in his own terms, but this. . . . he was giving up to his friends, he was giving up his little sister. . . NOT ANYMORE!
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Proud hammer was preparing to sleep at his home, after finishing a big order from Canterlot Royal guards army, he was really tired, he was about to turn off the lights when he heard some knocks in the front door, reluctant he answered the door, by his surprise it wasn’t a client, it was his new human friend dressed in somekind of. . . combat outfit, what posibly would he want at this time of the night, but what really took his atention was a a big bag he had in his hand, by the clanks sounds, it seemed inside were some metallics stuff.
“Howdy Alex my friend, what can I do for you??”
“Proud Hammer. . . you trust me?
“Well yes of course boy, why?”
“Because. . . I really need your help for the next 3 days”
