//------------------------------// // The Morning Ritual of a Human (Celestia) // Story: Human <-----> Celestia // by TheDawsonator1 //------------------------------// BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! SLAM! It was not until a few moments had I remembered what had happened the previous da, I was no longer myself but in the body of Jason. It feels rather strange to sleep on your back with out your hooves sticking out of your blankets, instead my new hands were at my sides rather than my front. Suffice to say, new anatomy is a tricky thing to get used to as I got out of bed, thankfully Luna seems to have gotten the sun up without myself with her. I had once had to do the raising and lowering of the moon for 1000 years during her absence, I couldn’t ever get the night to Luna’s standard. I look at the time and it’s 9:00AM!! How did I let myself sleep that long? I must hurry and get to my…oh…that’s right. I am no longer myself, it would be silly if I just showed up to Day Court now, claiming to be me. What is that those ponies say? Old Habits Die Hard? Yes, I believe that was it. I turned on the radio next to Jason’s(mine for now) bed to listen for anything going on. Radios are nice bits of entertainment and news as they provide both music and even some news. With a magical extender I can connect to any radio from my castle, however Jason's would only connect to Ponyville’s radio. Gooooood Morning again Ponyville, how are you all today? For those of you sleepy heads waking up on this fine Sunday morning, you’ll be looking out for a nice day as the weather provided by the weather team says it’ll be fine with a few clouds at a temperature of 25 degrees thanks to our favourite Sun-Princess, Princess Celestia. In Ponyville news today, word is that Princess Twilight Sparkle may be close to a discovery for all you unicorns out there, when we asked her about it, she said she’ll keep in a surprise but it will be worth it. In Equestria-wide news, rumors that Hoity-Toity may have found a lover has been denied and fans of Hoity-Toity are disappointed. Better luck next time folks. Also, Sapphire Shores has been admitted to rehab again after authorities found illegal drugs in her basement. That’s it for now Sleepy heads, this is your 100.8 Ponyville FM radio keeping you up to date. Bzzzzt. Alright! This your mare Radio Shack keeping you covered for all the music to get you through the day in Ponyville, cause mare. are there some crazy stuff that happens here in Ponyville, keep it safe out there! That goes double for the Elements of Harmony and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. You are listening to 100.8 Ponyville FM! And now even though Spring is almost at it’s end, we’re presenting a Ponyville Favourite: Winter Wrap Up! I did not know Ponyville recorded their own spur-off the moment songs on the radio, perhaps it’s a community thing but then again, maybe Ponyville just really like their songs, I actually haven’t heard Twilight sing in a while, according to her, Fluttershy can sing well when nopony is around to see it. But I think I have more pressing matters, like a bath, I smelt the underside of my arms and it emitted a stench that I could not stand, myself being a Princess of course that doesn’t mean much to more casual ponies. I remember having to force Twilight into a bath a few times because she got so stuck into reading that Spike had sent letters to me asking her to be forced into the bath and so I did. From the memories of Jason’s previous showers, I gather I have to…take off my clothes revealing my…private parts…oh dear, I think I am blushing on that one, not proper for a Princess to think about such things like that. Nay, it would be improper for a Princess to ignore such duties as personal hygiene, Rarity would surely faint if she saw me smelling and looking this way. I stepped in the tub and turned out the shower tub on hot and SWEET MOTHER OF CREATION THAT’S HOT! YOWUCH! Okay, the Princess of the Sun will not be bested by the hot tap so I’ll turn on the Cold tap and…BRRRRRR that’s cold…okay now adjust it and…that’s right! I shall call it Celestia: 1, Shower: 2…I will catch up to the shower. So I guess judging by the information Jason told me, I need to use this bar of soap and some shampoo to take care of my coat…skin. It's time to get clean. 5 minutes later… There I think I look like Jason sufficiently enough to go outside, I don’t think I have anything important today, what shall I do today? I don’t think I’ve had much freedom in a while and here I am, having no idea what to do with it? I am getting ahead of myself, I have not even had any breakfast, how can they expect the Princess of the Sun to rule on an empty stomach? KNOCK KNOCK! That could be an answer to what I could do. I went the door and after a couple of attempts, I managed to open the door with my hand and then I see Rarity, Element of Generousity at my door along with Fluttershy, Element of Kindness behind her. “Rarity? And Fluttershy? Is something the matter?” I ask “Oh no Princess, we were just checking if you managed to get out of bed alright” Rarity explains why they were here “If you don’t mind us checking that is…” Fluttershy says “Of course not, but let’s continue this conversation inside, before somepony sees or hears” I advise Although Jason’s house was on the edge and some distance away from Ponyville, you can never be too careful of prying eyes and ears, centuries of Royalty will teach you just that, hopefully Lulu had put a suppressing sound spell on the room while explaining to Jason the finer points of being Princess of a nation. In my day, the journalists, “paparazzi” as they call them nowadays were a bit more sensible about where they poke their noses in, the present day, ponies will stick their muzzles in whatever gets bits. It is truly a shame but if both Jason and I are to keep our reputation alive we must stay in character long enough for the spell to switch us back to be found. It’s another risk as ponies are still a little bit curious to Jason despite myself asking to leave him to his own business, but he has to understand how to talk politically now in my body and I am understandably worried. I must have faith in Jason and Luna as he must have faith in me not mess things up for him. But back to the inside of the house, both Fluttershy and Rarity were sitting with me at the table. “So, is there anything we can do to help you get used to your body, Princess?” Rarity asks “A generous offer, Rarity but I think I should be fine with basic things for the moment but thank for the offer, I was about to make breakfast.” I decline "Are you sure? I don't think you've ever really cooked according to Twilight and this is a new body" Rarity points out. I had not thought of that, I am a terrible cook and I might burn my hands if I tried. "Perhaps some help would come in handy in a bit" I admit "Rarity could cook something up for you...if she's okay with that" Fluttershy suggests "Why yes I can cook something up fit for a Princess...in a human body" Rarity says Still, Rarity had a question burning and I can tell what it might be. “So I must ask your highness-“ Rarity started “Just call me Jason” I interrupt “Pardon me “Jason”, but I must ask, what does it feel like to be Jason?” Rarity asks “I also wonder that too, that’s okay, isn’t it?” Fluttershy adds “It’s alright for now I suppose, but in truth I cannot answer your question fully, at best I can tell you it’s strange but natural but I could not describe the feeling of being human, the only way to know is to be a human yourself” I answer “Oh I see” Fluttershy says “But at the most part, I seem to be getting the hang of mobility with this new body. But I fear that’s the easy part, the hard part is fitting into Jason’s life style without causing any suspicion” I say “But surely the memory spell Princess Luna cast will help you remember all the things you need to know?” Rarity asks “It is one thing to know what Jason does, it is another to act like Jason would do it and even so, the spell is designed to respect privacy and some thing may not be received at the time it is needed, it could therefore be a liability more than it would be useful In some cases. This whole ordeal if we make it out without anypony any the wiser will require a lot of skill and luck, I fear I may have it easy compared to Jason” I explain the cons of the spell. Jason, I hope you are coping with this, this may be the hardest challenge yet here in Equestria for you. “I assume Twilight has been working on looking for a way all night hasn’t she?” I ask Fluttershy, knowing full well the answer. “Oh yes, we tried to convince her to take a break but she sort of…went "lecture mode" as Spike calls it” Fluttershy answers “Not to worry, I will talk to Twilight now, goodness knows I need a bit of out time today” I say I am not surprised Twilight has acted this way, she had always been this way every time something important has come up, if she weren’t at least staying up late to find a reversal of the spell then I would be very surprised. But Twilight must learn that patience is a virtue and you won’t find results when your slightly awake, perhaps I should have better taught her that. The next student I’ll have down the line will learn a lot from Twilight being the star student she is and also her mistakes she has made. I like to think I’ve been a good teacher to Twilight, I did the best I could, her bright attitude to learning is something not too common to Equestria nowadays, some ponies drift through life with a cutie mark, a special somepony and foals to pass their genes on. Perhaps once I am done I should give Twilight a push towards finding somepony special. But these thoughts must be for another time, if anything I need to be sure I am confident before I fully live out Jason’s life, perhaps the Elements may prove useful for this task but I need to be careful, Jason doesn’t stick around the girls too much. Too much interaction and somepony is sure to notice. "Shall we proceed outside to get Breakfast?" I ask "Why yes we shall, Sweetie Belle and her friends will be out so we won't be disturbed...unless they took my fabric again" Rarity mutters the last part For now, I have a town to explore a bit and I am keen on learning the ways of my subjects from a more subject point of view, but first, breakfast as Jason's stomach calls for it's food.