Chapter 11
Our walk into town was fairly uninteresting, which is a good thing. Don’t want these awesome new forms to not work now would we? When we got to Twilight’s library, It was already night. Why do I not notice these things?
We were shown around a bit before being shown to the surprisingly large basement. The basement already had several differently coloured beds in it, one for each of us. It’s really likable, nice and roomy. Also warm.
We gathered our weapons, which we managed to get in here without other ponies questioning about them and neatly placed them against the walls. They were organised depending on which belonged to whom.
“So are you all set,” Twilight asked us.
“Yeah, Thank You for letting us stay here,” Tony said.
Everyone followed Tony’s words with a flurry of thanks.
“Well, it’s getting late,” Twilight said, “I better get to bed.”
“Night,” I say to her, followed by everyone else.
Twilight smiled. “Good night,” she said back as she trots up the stairs, leaving us down here to sleep peacefully.
The silence took over the room. I looked around to find everyone also looking around.
“So,” I said, breaking the silence, “Sleep time?”
“Eh, I’m going to bed,” Tim said almost tiredly, claiming the black bed in the process.
“I’ll head that way as well,” Sam followed, taking the white bed.
“Meh, nothing better to do,” Tony said as he headed for the blue bed.
“I’ll stay up a bit,” Cloe said before heading to the red bed.
“I’m gonna sleep,” Anala said, taking ownership of the green bed.
Damn, that leaves me with the yellow bed. “Ok, night,” I say, “I’m gonna stargaze.”
I trotted up the stairs and towards the front door before anyone else could talk. I slowly opened the door as quietly as I could and slipped out. The town looked really peaceful, not a single pony in sight. I looked around before determining that I need a hill to view the stars adequately. Lucky for me, there was a hill around the corner in a little park.
I made my way to the top of the tiny hill. Not a single pony could be seen, which was understandable considering how late it must be. The air smelt clean, fresh, and much too fresh, in my opinion. The place feels serene, too peaceful. But what is to be expected from a place that knows no war.
I turn my head up to gaze upon the stars. What met me instead was the clearest sky I have ever seen, followed by stars. I always liked the stars. In my eyes, they possessed a sort of calming feel to them. The idea that there are more things to know and see, more people to meet or aliens in this case.
Gazing at the stars clears my head, letting me think about things better. I began my path of thinking with what is happening to us. Is exposure to magic affecting us this way? If so, are there side effects? So many questions in my head with no answers.
My thoughts were interrupted by hoof steps. Yeah, I noticed it this time.
“Hey,” I greeted, not bothering to see who it is. Probably one of us humies, but I better be careful.
Before they could talk, I started rambling. “So I guess you are probably wondering why I’m out here looking up at the stars.”
I paused for a moment before continuing. “Effectively, I’m out here cause I like looking at stars so don’t judge me. I like the ideas they bring, their calming effect, the darkness, the shapes they can form with the right mind. Let alone, it’s clearer here than where I come from.”
I let my words sink in for a moment, still staring at the stars. “I hear that the local Princess of the Night owns the night sky,” I said to the stranger. “If so, she does a pretty awesome job, best sky I’ve ever seen.”
I perked my new ears up to hear who it is easier, though they might have walked off during my mini speech. The silence took over the world once again. Meh, they probably left.
“Thank you,” The stranger behind me said quietly. So they didn’t leave.
I turned around, “No problem, though I don’t understand why you would tha-“ I was cut off by the sight in front of me.
Princess Luna, Night Princess, Owner of the Night Sky and moon AND Best Pony was standing behind me this entire time. So, I just told her I love her night and all it brings then complimented her skills right in front of her without knowing. “Uh, this is awkward,” I blurted out.
A moment of awkwardness passed before I talked again. “Anyway, how was your day?”
She seemed taken aback by the question. “Uh, that’s a weird question,” she says.
“Oh yeah, forgot about the bit where I bow to you, seeing as you’re the Princess,” I said before bowing before her. Damn, I hope I don’t get some retarded punishment for forgetting to bow.
“Worry not, creature, I know what you are,” Luna replies. Oh, she knows what I am.
I got up off of the ground. “Oh, I was hoping to practice my pony being skills there,” I said.
“Anyway, I’m to assume your sister told you about us,” I began, “Did she leave any details out?”
She thought her next words out. “Is it true that you slayed a demon?”
“Yeah, you could say that.”
She walked over and sat down next to me. Her magic mane flowed continuously, unaffected by the elements of the world around it. “Cool mane, bro.”
She turned to me, a confused look on her face. “What,” she said.
“Your mane, it’s cool,” I said, “Wish I was that cool.”
“Thanks.” Wait, I complimented her again, didn’t I. Wow, I’m bad at this.
“Anyway, what brings you out here?” I ask.
“I wanted to see these humans my sister was talking about,” Luna answered.
“Hey Andrew,” someone said. I turned around to see five faces.
“So, you decided to stargaze with me,” I say to my five friends.
“Are these your friends,” the princess asked. My friends recognise who it is and bow, except Anala.
“Yes they are,” I answer, “also, don’t worry too much about bowing, she came down to see us.”
Getting up off the ground, the five humans walked up and sat down atop the hill with us. “So anyway, we’re all here, ask away.”
“This is so awesome,” Tim said to me. His favourite pony is also Luna.
“I know.”
Luna perked her head up before speaking. “Could you tell me about your home?”
Oh, this is gonna be fun.
“Well, our home is pretty good,” Tony began, “Humans as a race have accomplished so many things. We have spread ourselves across the world we live in, building cities housing millions and towns all over the place.”
“We have no magic,” Sam began, “We rely on technology to assist us in our everyday tasks, such as getting from place to place, to building the structures we live and work in, to exploring and understanding the universe.”
“The plants and creatures of our world are diverse,” Anala began, “We try our best to understand them and their needs while working to gather resources and space to work in, but it is sort of hard when they can’t speak our language.”
“We have used so many resources that the world can’t keep up with us,” Tim began, “We are slowly mining our world out and putting gasses into the air, damaging the world we live in just to survive.”
“We as a people are brilliant and artistic,” I began, “The music we create is beautiful and breathtaking, and sometimes it reflects the mood you’re in. The art we create can be perfect, or completely random and confusing.”
“Humans have war in their blood, unfortunately,” Cloe began, “We all know how to fight in some way, and the reasons we fight range from semi worth it to absolutely stupid. The ones that are sent to fight these wars only want to see their family safe.”
The princess wore a neutral look, never showing her true emotions. I bet she is either scared really bad or something worse. She lowered her head, hiding her face from view.
“How can you live like that?” She asked.
“When you’re born into that sort of world, its normal to you,” Sam answered.
“We can’t believe that you have magic and peace,” Anala said.
This seemed to quiet the princesses next words. As silence took over, I looked at the stars once again. “Humanity has always looked skyward for its true path,” I said, breaking the silence between everyone.
“True,” Sam said, “True.”
“Anyway,” I turned to the princess, “Sorry about this but we better get to bed.”
This seemed to annoy her a bit. “Wish we could hang out here longer but unfortunately humans aren’t nocturnal, See you tomorrow night.”
She nods. Yay, I get to hang out with the princess more. I bow before turning and making my way to Twilight’s library. The others follow suit before catching up to me.
“So,” Tim said, walking beside me, “You been tuning the princess.”
“Shut up.”