Bright. It's so bright. Daniel thought. Did I leave the blinds up again. He slowly opened his eyes slowly, squint at the light. He looked up to see a big mirror, and he felt his back was not on a mattress but a cushion. He lifted you hand... hoof over his eyes to stop the sun from blinding him. "So you're awake," he looked over at Luna sitting on her bed. He didn't get a good look at her yesterday and finally got to see the god, no princess, that he would wake up every night for, in a world, farther than a lifetime's way.She had a black tiara, a necklace matching her tattoo, and shoes. Why she needs them, probably needs to be regal of something.
"Yes, it appears my new life wasn't just a dream." He responded.
"Unfortunately no," she answered.
"Wasn't a question."
"Still sounded as if you needed conformation," she ended.
"So what shall I do?" he asked.
"What do you want to do?" She answered, in a question.
"Huh, good point. I want to... I want to... Go out and look around." He finally thought.
"Then leave, but come back, you still have things to learn," she told him.
"Yes mother," he responded, walking to the door.
"I am not your mother!" a bitter voiced mare responded.
"Then yes teacher." He said as he walked out the door.
"Teacher" she muttered. Daniel came back in, asking how to get out of there. She just teleported him down the street from the castle.
So he started on his way, heading down the first street that was away from the castle. He soon found a market, and was about to get something when he realized something very important. He was broke. In this world at least. Depressed, he continued on his way, past the market. He was just walking, not thinking, just walking, but something did catch his eye. A pony, yet it wasn't. His red eyes could see it was a trick. This pony seemed to be a male Pegasus that seemed to also be an adolescent. It had a maroon coat & outer feathers. Closet to his body, the feathers were a green that matched his main and tail, with was long and had yellow highlights. His eyes had a naturally concerned look to them. But that was magic. Underneath that was a... torn apart creature. That was the best way to describe it. It had holes in it's legs and it's wings had sections missing and looked like a bug's. It had a horn and it's mane looked like fins. It had a tail much like a pony's. It had sharp teeth and it's skin was also like a bugs. It didn't look gross, not to me, but it still freaked me out. So what do you do when you are faced with that. Stalk it.
Daniel followed him to an apartment complex. It didn't seem to stand out or be special in anyway. I followed him to the second floor where he went down a few door ways and unlocked the door to get in. After a few minutes of gathering courage Daniel went to the door and knocked. He herd a friendly voice say "Coming." Soon the door opened to see the stallion. "Yes?" he asked.
"Ahhhh, you look," Daniel had a hard time to get the words out, he was in no threat, it was just hard. "Look like a but," he gasped out.
Clearly surprised, the bug (Daniel shall call it for now) brought himself to his full height, a head taller than pony Daniel, "I wouldn't insult me, and if I'm a bug, then you're dark. Scary dark."
"It wasn't an insult, it's just that you don't look like you would normally, if that makes seance." Daniel responded, his voice deepens "And I am not dark," there was a flare in his eyes, making them even redder (if that was possible) for a moment.
"Ok, Ok. How could you tell I was a changeling? Not even my marefriend knows." Worried, he was worried.
"I looked, it's complicated, may I come in?" Daniel asked.
"Yes." He led him in the flat to a couch. "So what do you mean." He deadpanned.
"Well, I see here. I'm not really a pony." He finally was able to say something
"What, you're a changeling too?" He asked suddenly.
"No no no. Just watch." Daniel got up and was once again covered in darkness. The darkness seemed to grow and morph into a human figure kneeling. Then the darkness flew off him like bats into the moon. The moon was out, no one was looking at the moon. It was just out. Oh yeah, the moon does that normally. Nothing strange. Anyway, as the figure stood up, the changeling just sat there. "I know this is a lot to take in, but I am not a pony, kinda, it's complicated, let me explain." Daniel started his short story, and by the time he was finished, nothing changed, the changeling still was just sitting there. "So if you don't mine, could you please teach me to be a pony?"
"Alright, just as long as you tell no one about me." He looked straight into Daniel's face.
"It's a deal," and Daniel started to learn all he can about pony life. Then a thought accrued to him "What's your name?"
"It's Liel, now let's get started."
"So, is that it?" Daniel asked, it was late and he just leaned all he can on all things there was.
"The basics, yes. You don't need to know more than that," he looked out the window, "It's pretty dark, you should head home."
"Good night then," and before Liel could say anything, human Daniel was out the door. Outside, Daniel stood there, realizing he was in a human form, and not felling up to changing, he tried something else. He pushed out his hand, and a black aura enveloped it, then all the shadows seemed to attache themselves around Daniel's body. But this wasn't such a good idea because he was very week by casting the spell. None the less, he walked to the catlel, sneaked in and went to Luna's room. Uncloaking, he pushed open the door. "Do you mind if I go to sleep, I just used a lot of magic."
Luna chuckled, "I can see that, go to sleep. All will be alright."
At the train station
Six mares stepped off the platform. "I wonder what princess Celestia wanted?" Asked the purple one aloud.
"Mayyyyybe she wanted a party," the pink one answered excitedly.