Chapter 5
Last night was definitely interesting. The girls decided they would all sleep over, and so we spent the night playing video games. I was able to beat them all, thanks to spending a thousand years playing them. We all had a good time in the end though.
Anyway, when morning came, I left the girls and raced to the kitchen, hoping to dine with Celestia. I managed to catch her and we discussed a few things coming up. Namely, the Grand Galloping Gala. My thoughts on that? Fuck. That's what went through my head when Celestia brought it up. I knew that I had to go, seeing as I'm engaged to the Princesses, and I knew that I was going to be in for a shit time. Maybe I could fuck around with Blueblood? Meh. I'll figure something out.
At breakfast, I overheard Celly talking to Luna about inviting the Mane 6.
"I have a feeling that things will be much more livelier if they attend, Luna." Celestia said.
"Are you sure? They are still young. They will probably think of it as the party of the year." Luna replied.
I decided to butt in. "Pinkie will treat is as a massive party. Rarity wants to find her Prince. Meaning Blueblood. Applejack wants to sell her goods and make money for the farm. Rainbow Dash wants to meet the Wonderbolts and show them her moves. Fluttershy wants to see the animals. Lastly, Twilight just wants to spend time with you, Celestia."
They both stared at me. "How did you know?"
"I know these things. I also know that you will have to give Twilight tickets for all her friends."
"Why?" Celestia asked.
"Twilight will run in to all of her friends, they will all tell her what they want to do at the Gala, she will stress out over which friend has the best reason, she will be offered favours and deny them, she will be chased across town by all of the ponies wanting to go to the Gala, someone will offer to do taxes-"
"We don't have taxes." Celestia stated flatly.
"I know! But they will still offer to do them. Twilight will then teleport to the Golden Oaks Library and all of her friends will confront her there, Twilight will break down and one by one, they will withdraw their wish for the ticket. She will then send you a letter detailing that she learned if she can't share her gifts with her friends, she would rather not have them at all and she will return the two tickets I know you are thinking of sending her. Then, you will send back a letter with six tickets. As an afterthought, you will send through another ticket for Spike."
They were both in shocked silence until I finished my breakfast.
"It amazes me and scares me that you know this, Andrew." Celly said.
"How about we just send them seven tickets now?" Luna asked her sister.
"Oh, and can you send me with them?" They had puzzled expressions, "There are going to be a large number of crazy events coming up in Ponyville, and I want to be there as a safety measure. Please don't take offense to this. If you could both come down then that would be awesome, but I think you might have to stay here."
The two of them understood what I was saying. "Fair enough. Please give Twilight our regards, and can you try to come back for visits?" Luna asked.
"Sure. Luna, I'll make a copy of my room and leave it here so you can mess around with the PS4. Celestia, just reach out to me with magic whenever you want to talk." I said.
Luna clapped her hooves in glee and Celestia nodded.
"Okay, send me when you're ready."
Celestia summoned seven tickets and set their receivers with magic. She then wrote a letter to Twilight and enclosed them with it. Soon enough, I was standing there with a scroll in one hand and a bag of things I would need in another.
"We will see you soon, Andrew." Celestia said before sending me off.
Being sent by dragonfire is not very nice. It feels like you're being compressed and stretched out before reforming again.
I opened my eyes and noticed Twilight's and Applejack's shocked expression.
"Happy to see me again?" I asked with a smile.
"Andrew!" Twilight was the first to recover and jumped into my arms. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing... Except for me moving to Ponyville for a patch." I replied.
"But what about the Princesses?"
"They understood my reasoning for it."
"Oh. What's that scroll for?" She asked, pointing with a hoof to my hand which held the scroll with the Gala tickets.
"Open it and find out." I said. She took the scroll with her magi and opened it. I could hear her muttering to herself as she read. It was an old habit of hers to make sure she wouldn't lose her place while reading.
Eventually, she stopped reading and looked at me. "Is this all true?" She asked. I took the letter and read through it.
Dear Twilight Sparkle,
You and your friends are all invited to attend the Grand Galloping Gala this year. Originally, I was going to just send one to you and Spike, but Andrew told me in great detail what would happen if I did.
So, I have enclosed seven tickets with this scroll for you and your friends. I have sent Andrew because he has told me that some special events are coming up in Ponyville, and he has expressed interest in wanting to be there. He will most likely make a house for himself instead of purchasing one, so don't worry about having to go house hunting.
From, Princess Celestia.
I looked up from the letter. "Yep, this is pretty much true."
"Then where are the tickets?"
I reached over to her ear. "Right," I pulled my hand back, pretending to take out the tickets from her ear. "Here." I handed the tickets that came from my sleeve to her as she giggled.
"I'll never understand how you do that without magic."
"Hands." Was my simple response.
Twilight shrugged and I turned to Applejack.
"Heya AJ, how's your bet with Big Mac going?"
"How'd ya know 'bout that?" Applejack asked, surprised.
"I know many things." I said while chuckling. "Have you got the apples harvested?"
"Eeyep."
"Is he going to walk through town in one of Granny Smith's girdles?"
"...How'd ya... Nevermind. Yes he will be walking through town."
"Good! I can't wait to see him in it." I said, rubbing my hands together in glee.
"Andrew, do you think you could help me give these tickets out to everypony?" Twilight asked me.
I turned to her. "Sorry Twilight, but I need to talk to Mayor Mare. I'll help you get started though." I cupped my hands around my mouth.
"Oi Rainbow Dash! Wake up ya lazy coon!" I shouted. This resulted in Rainbow Dash falling out of a tree.
She landed on the ground with a thud, somehow unharmed.
"What the hay was that for?!" She demanded.
"Twilight has a ticket for you so you can go to the Grand Galloping Gala. I woke you up so you could claim it and help her hand the rest of them out to the rest of your friends. Oh yeah, and tell me how it goes when you try to show the Wonderbolts your moves."
"How did you know about that? And what do you mean 'try'?" She asked.
"Bye bye!" With that, I ran off to town, leaving the mares behind.
I made it to town hall and walked in.
"Hello? I would like to see Mayor Mare, please." I called out to the empty room.
I heard some movement behind the reception desk, and soon enough, a pony jumped out from under there.
"Sorry about that." The mare apologised, "I wasn't expecting any visitors at this time of day."
"That's fine." I replied, waving it off, "Is there a possibility of me seeing the Mayor?"
"Do you have an appointment?" She asked.
"Nope! I think you could find it in your heart to slip me in." I said with a half lidded stare.
"Um... Y-yes, I think I-I can slip you i-in." She stammered, obviously flustered.
I clapped my hands to snap her out of it. "Thank you for that, miss..."
"Quick Quill."
"Miss Quill. I shall see myself in there."
I walked past Quill and entered the doors off to the right. Inside was a circular room with many filing cabinets. In the middle of it all was a desk with a high-backed seat behind it, facing away from me.
"Hello there, my little pony." A voice sounded from the chair. I crossed my arms and started tapping one foot.
"I think you will find I'm not a pony." I said with annoyance.
"Then what are you?" The chair swivelled around to face me. In it, sat Mayor Mare. Her eyes widened upon seeing me.
"What are you?" She asked again.
"I am a human, a bipedal omnivore." I replied. She visibly blanched. "Don't worry, I won't eat you. Name's Andrew, I'm looking for a plot of land to build a house. Is there one available?"
Mayor Mare quickly recovered. "Yes... I believe there is. Next to Golden Oaks Library." She looked through her draws before brining out a folder. She opened it up and inside was a list of places where land was available.
"Let's see... Ah! Here it is! Right next door to the Golden Oaks Library. The cost is 430,000 bits."
Hmm, not bad. "I'll take it. Is there any objections to me building a house on it right away?"
"None whatsoever. I'll fish out the deed and get back to you."
I gave her a nod of thanks before leaving the room. I sat down in one of the waiting chairs, and let my mind wander.
I wonder how much my presence and knowledge will change the future. Hmm, maybe I can avoid changing it. But I might have to act on certain things. Possibly the Ursa Minor. That would be the closest thing I have to worry about.
Also, will Celestia, Luna and I be able to have offspring? We could cast a spell to make me into a pony for a day, or they could become human. I'll have to think back on that one.
My musings were cut short as Mayor Mare poked her head out the door.
"Andrew, I have the deed for the plot of land you asked for. I just need the bits and it's all yours."
I nodded and summoned a large bag of bits. Inside was 100,000 bits, so I conjured up four more and another smaller bag with 30,000 bits inside.
"Here you go, 430,000 bits as asked." I passed on the bag to her, and I watched as the Mayor struggled to move them. I rolled my eyes and snapped my fingers, causing them to move to her room.
"What did you do with them?" She asked.
"I just moved them for you. If you check inside that room, the bags should be there." She nodded and moved to check.
A few seconds later, she re-emerged. "Everything appears to be in order then. Here's you deed and have a good day, Andrew." She said, hoofing me the deed.
"Thank you Mayor Mare. I will see you around." I left the hall and made my way over to my new property.
When I got there, I could hear the sounds of a party coming from the library. I shook my head at Pinkie's obvious antics and moved over to where I would make my house.
Activating my magic, I started to build my house. I first made the garage, with a large workspace and an electric roller door. I then made the front entrance, connecting it with a small hallway to the garage. Off to the right from the entrance was the master bedroom. I made the ensuite for the bedroom and outfitted it with a large shower, bath, toilet and plumbing.
I went back to the front entrance and branched off to the left, making a large lounge room. In it, I made a large couch that went all around the room, except for a small area, making a 'U' shape. On the wall in front of the couch, I made a large 100 inch TV, mounted on the wall. In the spare space, I made a mini bar with a small bar fridge, filled with liquor.
Once again going back to the front entrance, I moved forward this time, and made a dining room. Off to the left of that, was a kitchen. It extended out to the same length of the lounge room, making a loop. I made a doorway to connect the bar/lounge and the kitchen. At the end of the kitchen was a large pantry which I filled with food. Next to the pantry, I made a laundry. Inside was a sink, washing machine and clothes dryer.
Moving back to the dining room, I made another room, slightly off to the left, but still in front, and a step down. I turned that into a large gaming room, effectively copying what I had in Canterlot. Back in the dining room, I made a hall in the right wall and turned left 90 degrees a few metres in. At the end of the turn, was a spare bedroom. Back in the hall, I made another bedroom and across from that was a spare bathroom.
I outfitted all of the rooms with furniture and built up the walls. Eventually, I had finished. I opened my eyes and let the magic I was holding onto slip away. I walked up to the front door and opened it.
I was greeted with a Pinkie Pie to the face. She had a massive smile on, and behind her I could see the Mane 6.
"Let's get this party started!" Pinkie announced before music started playing out of nowhere.
I shook my head in amusement. "Pinkie, I will never understand how you managed to set this up in the time that I walked to the front door, but thank you." I said.
"No problemo!" She said enthusiastically.
I moved inside and joined everyone in the dining room, ready to party.