Alex(ia) stands next to my table for a few seconds with a look of confusion on his face before sighing heavily and sitting down in the chair across from me. I can see a couple of bangs of pink hair. That's rather odd. If we're turning into the royal sisters, shouldn't my hair be more like the night sky and his a flowing pastel rainbow?
My thoughts stop in their tracks as I notice the devious smirk upon his face. He looks at me with purple eyes and speaks confidently, "I kind of wish that name wasn't going to become more fitting soon."
Oh, so that's how he likes to play huh? Best guess is that he's trying to catch me off guard with the whole transformation thing. Well, sucks for him, because I've simply accepted that this is going to happen whether I like it or not.
I give him a smirk in return before almost replying. I'm able to stop myself before I say something brash; arguing like this would get us nowhere. "Look, as much as I would like to argue with thee, I don't believe it would be wise."
I see a slight shift in his facial features; surprise. Why would he be surprised? Was it because of my apparent surrender? I play my sentence over again in my head. Oh, wait. Did I seriously say thee? Oh my, maybe these changes aren't just physical. I had my suspicions before, but now I may have just confirmed them.
My thoughts are interrupted yet again by Alex, "I agree, I could easily do this all day if I wanted. However, I didn't mean to merge both names. It just kind of slipped out..." He trails off with a thoughtful look on his face.
I formulate another response as I mentally scream, "BOW CHICKA BOW WOW!!" After another few seconds of clean thoughts, I simply reply with, "Hey, it's alright, I know the feeling. Anyways, how much do you know about the show?"
A brief flash of irritation flashes across his face, "Actually, I didn't know it was a show. I found myself on a page from a wiki that told me much more than I wanted to at that time." His response was short and kind of cold.
Well, I hope he's not a brony-hater, because that'll make this whole thing quite a bit harder. Maybe if it's alright with him, he can stay at my apartment for a little bit. "Hey, would you mind if we took this conversation back to my apartment? It'll be a little more easy to explain things to you there."
Alex looked a little uncomfortable as he looked around at the nonexistent eavesdroppers. He looked back to me, "You might be right, but I worry about further transformations. My hair almost stopped me from going out. You know, pink isn't exactly the most popular color for men."
I pause for a moment, then let out a hearty laugh at his expense, "You have most certainly got that right!" The evil glare he gives me only makes me laugh harder. "Anyways, maybe you shouldn't worry about the transformations. I mean, as far as we know, there is no way to stop this, so you might as well just accept this instead of worrying over every single little thing."
He looks a little put off about me just brushing aside his concerns, "I was more thinking about needing to go in public. I'm not sure how easy it would be to conceal further changes, KOS-MOS."
KOS-MOS? What in the world is he talking about. I have no idea who this KOS-MOS person is, and oh, look. He's enjoying my confusion. Oh well, it can't be helped if he prefers to play games that are not as popular. I give another huff of indignation, "So, what? Do you not expect me to have very much food? It would just so happen that a couple of days ago, on my birthday, I bought enough food to feed a small army."
His tilted head betrays the surprise he's feeling. When he speaks to me, I try not to look to smug at the surprise in his voice as well. "Sorry, it's just that I usually only buy enough food for me to last a week." He looks thoughtful for a moment again before sighing and speaking, "Do you think there could be any accessories that could be useful later on?"
I think for a moment before shaking my head. "No, everything we have now is made specifically for humans, so it would be hard for us to even use them. I also don't think we'll need any equine medications, because just because we may be turning into horses, that doesn't mean our immune system changes. We'll probably still be resistant to most viruses."
He replies with the same thoughtful look from a few seconds earlier, "Or our DNA could become too different for them to even affect us. Thanks, by the way, for this beautiful image of a syringe."
I smirk again and bow, speaking with a teasing voice, "Well, it is what I am here for." He gives me another sigh of exasperation. I stand back up and quickly throw my empty coffee cup away. "I'm thinking we should head back to my apartment; it'll be a bit more comfortable."
He nods his head in agreement, "It would also be less likely for someone to overhear something weird."
I push my chair back under the table, and seeing his empty tea, I take the cup and throw it away for him. I wait for him to stand and get his keys out, and right as he starts walking towards his car, I notice something weird.
"Hey, are you standing on your toes?" Alex stopps and looks at me a bit oddly.
"What are you talking abou-" He cuts himself off as he looks down and realizes what it is he is doing. "Ok, that's new."
I stand and look down, realizing that I am standing on my toes as well. As a little test, I set myself back down onto my heels and find it to be extremely uncomfortable. I lift myself back up onto my toes and the stress on my shin muscles immediately vanishes. "Eh, I guess that this must just be another one of the changes. As I said earlier, we should just accept this because there is nothing we can do to change it.” I had decided to add the second part of my sentence because of the panicked expression that’s quickly appearing on his face.
He gives me the are-you-kidding-me look as he tells me, "Says the guy who's hair isn't all that girly." Tensing up a little, he looks around to make sure no one heard him. Man, this guy is really super jumpy. He looks back at me, "We might want to wait until we're at your apartment to continue this conversation."
I'll admit, he does have a really good point. "Alright, hold on." I quickly walk back inside the Starbucks and leave a tip for the waitress. Walking back outside I look back at Alex, who's leaning against his car now. "Alright Alex, follow me in your car."
I jump into my green rover and start it up. I pull out of my parking space slowly so as to give Alex time to be ready to follow me. As I start driving down 2nd Avenue, I check in my mirror to make sure he's following me...yep, can't miss that gray cube driving down the street.
The ten minute drive back to my apartment building goes without any incidences (surprisingly) and I jump out of my car and lock it. Hm, if I'm going to lose my hands, maybe I should get one of the remote key thingies. That'll probably help a lot.
I meet back up with Alex, noticing he now has a laptop bag, and walk with him through the front doors into the lobby. Luckily for us, there's not very many people around to notice our odd walking habits and hair color. I pull down my hood and free my now foot-long light blue hair. Ok, that's really weird, seeing as how the tips of my bangs are moving inside the building, and also how my hair seems super soft now.
Alex looks at me, then around the lobby with even more caution than before. "Isn't it a little counterproductive to remove the hood now? We could encounter somepony along the way."
I easily pick up on his accidental pony word, but decide not to mention it so as not to freak him out. "Eh, people mostly stay in their rooms here, and even if they do come out into the halls, they'll be too high or drunk to notice." What I say does hold complete truth to them, so I am not all that worried about being noticed.
He shakes his head and rolls his eyes as he mutters under his breath, "Great place to live..." He trails off as he notices that I heard him. I simply shrug in response and walk over to the silver elevator doors with Alex following close behind.
When the doors finally open, one of my drunken neighbors stumbles past me without even glancing at my strange hair. He almost falls onto Alex, who nervously pulls his precious laptop closer to his body. I call out after the man, "Hey Fred!"
I'm answered with slurred grunt as walks out the front doors. I gesture towards him as I prove my point to Alex. "See? Nothing to worry about. There's only really one other person next to my apartment who isn't ever drunk or high, but she's incredibly nice."
His eyes widen in surprise as the elevator doors close and we begin to ascend, "That's encouraging-I wonder who would want to stay here though..."
Hey, this is where I live. I don't care if you're in a bad mood, just don't insult it. I feel my anger rising quickly and the whispery voice from Red Robin's enters my mind. "She has never understood your preferences! If you show her, she will understand now!"
The red blanket of anger was quickly settling over my mind, before a mental version of a soft breeze blew it away. "No. You must always be kind. Getting those around you to fear you is not what you should do." This voice wasn't whispery, but still sounded kind of weak. In fact, it almost sounded female.
Shrugging off the remaining feelings of anger, I smile to Alex, "Well, the rent is pretty cheap, and if you ignore all of the neighbors except for Fiona, then it's an ok place to stay."
Alex's eyes widen in surprise again. I swear, if he keeps widening his eyes like that, they'll...they'll...oh forget it. "I wouldn't say the same about the Fiona I know," says Alex with a small knowing smile, "She is quite the excitable filly."
I pull a smile onto my face that says I know something, and he stares at me for a second before realization dawns upon his face. "Did I just say filly?"
It takes all of my willpower not to laugh, so forget replying. At this point, we're at the entrance to my humble abode. I push the key in and open the door, saying at the same time, "Welcome, to my lair!" From the blank look on his face, I can tell that the reference went over his head. Oh my, that facepalm seems like it may have hurt; I really hope he didn't give himself brain damage.
After prying away his hand from his face, he pulls down his hood to reveal and a nest of entangled, pink hair. I smirk again as I send another insult his way, "So where are the birds?"
His hands reach up to his hair, and upon realizing he instinctively pulled his hood down, he shrugs as though he doesn't care. Then a brief flash of confusion crosses his face. "What birds?"
I open my mouth to tease him further, but then stop myself, realizing it would be kind of cruel to continue doing so as I see him start to sweat; he's about to reach his breaking point. "Eh, forget about it." We stand around in an awkward silence for a few more moments before an idea presents itself to me.
I quickly turn and open my drawer full of games, Playstation and Xbox alike. Digging through it, I ignore the confused looks sent to me from Alex. Ah! Here it is! I quickly grab the game I'd been looking for and hold it up for him to see.
"You really probably should brush your hair," I tell him, "However, I felt we should play this first because it would be strangely alike to a video I once saw many years ago."
Oh my, is he supposed to be clenching his hands and shaking like that? He looks up at me and I can instantly tell he's pissed. " Luna! Leave my hair alone! I'm more than capable of being able to take care of them myself!"
Oh, ponyfeathers.
Apparently Alex plays Xenosaga. Took me a moment to understand why he'd be calling neo-Luna that, until I realized that they're turning into the YOUNGER versions of the Princesses. And young Luna's hair is virtually the same shade as KOS-MOS's from the first game. On a side note, way to be a douche, Luna. I like Xenosaga, better than some of these 'popular' games that are cluttering the market these days.
2598382 Hey! I really had never heard of Xenosaga before talking to Sarikano. However, I just put that whole thing about popular games for the heck of it. I didn't actually think like that.
2598391 'Tis all in good fun, yes? I meant no offense with my remark, either.
Interesting
And in the end I ended up watching two sisters play portal 2
after that 'yep', you make bad typo. It are make reader distract.
Did you just quote Wheatley?
And for a moment there, I thought they would be playing this:
2599125 Of course I quoted the moron! And I actually thought of playing that game.
*slow clap* That is a huge understatement.
Prepare for a life fucking... XD
Anyways, these developments are going as planned, you are doing a magnificent job there my good sir. Have a moustache No wait not that one... that is for someone else... ummmm ah here we go, have this one
2600000 Oh, just wait until the beginning of the next chapter. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
2600222 i have been *checks watch* for the last 45 minutes
2600225 Lol. All I'll tell you, is that their size may have a factor in what happens.
2600236 talking about Celestia's extra carbs going to her butt now are we? Well that is a little underhoofed but hey i condone it
Oh man, there are two fics that feature Luna set in the Four Score universe. I don't know which to read first!
Somewhere Over the Moon has such a pretty picture, and, and Luna! (Luna is a perfectly valid argument.)
2606502 Actually, the author Sarikano is writing the Celestia fic, and for the record, she is not stuck in a volcano. And actually, there was an itching in the original fic when the marks appeared. Sarikano and I figured the more power the pony has that the person is turning into, the more painful the itch. Also, how would a self-insert be a totally bad thing? I find that if you want to get good and realistic reactions, writing down how you react to the situation is the best way to write one. In the next chapter (that will be coming soon) the way John reacts in the beginning is probably how I would react.
2607209 *sigh* And if you were a part of 5s/4 group, you would know that Spectrum actually suggests making our own universes with this. He says that if we try to make it more like a collab than a collection of stories with the same idea, it'll both stunt imagination and restrict writers from what they wish to do. Also, in Spectrum's story, he only describes that you see Celestia get kicked into the volcano, not actually fall into the lava.
2606502 Oh, and here's the link to the Celestia fic in case you didn't see it in the description
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/82077/total-eclipse-of-the-sun
Damn it Tucker, I mean, Jesus Christ. SHUT! UP!
I love the linked video at the and, I can't believe it is not in my favorites already, that is an issue that have been rectified though. I have also decided that there is some merit here and will continue to follow any updates.
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Where does it hint that Celestia is not trapped in the volcano Discord tossed her into like trash? I will have to go back looking for the itch bit, was it in chapter 2 or 3?
I have just read some really bad, well partially read, self inserts. Turned into a Gary Stu fest real fast, so I am partially bias against such inserts. But I cannot argue against using the process of putting ones self into "another's horseshoes" as it were. So far I have not been cringing which is real good, well except for the "Breaking News" part. That seemed to appear too fast, generally takes the local news a couple hours and there was no sense of time passing for me to get a good estimate.
This was a good chapter. I was hoping that there would be a bit more to know about themselves, though. But hey, it's your story, not mine.
Red vs. Blue reference?
Portal 2... Meh.
I don't even. That doesn't even describe it.
EDIT: Just looking down in the comments, people have already mentioned this stuff.
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2607354 I actually agree with you on the Breaking News part. That was a bit difficult to write, just like the "My Little Halo Origins: Celestia" chapter in My Little Halo: Survival is Magic. Fortunately this time, it is only a couple of sentences and not a whole chapter.
2607354 It's in the end of the first chapter where he scratches his thighs. It's kind of assumed that it's an itch, since what else would you be scratching? Plus, it's never hinted that she's not trapped in the volcano, but it's also never shown that she actually does fall into the lava.
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It doesn't say one way or the other officially, and Twisted Spectrum is very accommodating if nothing else. I never understood the point of kicking her down into Tartarus if he was just going to teleport down and curse her like everypony else behind the scenes. Thus Celestia is trapped in Tartarus in my story.
2624870 Well, the way Sarikano and I see it, it would be too predictable to just kick her into Tartarus. Besides, what's the fun in making sense when you're the God of Chaos?
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I could see it happening if it is only the beginning of Discord's torture of Celestia before cursing her.
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He may not like making total sense but I am sure he does not want to be stupid. Why put all your adversaries on one world were they would be able to find each other. Furthermore, why put the two former ruling sisters near each other. Best to keep the separated so they will not be able to work together. Even better if you can corrupt one or both of them.
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And you're welcome to say that's what happened. I'm not going to hate on your two stories or anything.
2625002 That's the thing though, they were NOT close to each other. John was born in northeastern Colorado and Alex is from Quebec.
2625007 Oh, I know you're not hating on it, I'm just stating what we thought.
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Once they transformed, I don't think 3959 miles (6371 km) would be a great enough distance to separate them. You are talking millennia old magical creatures that are slowly regaining their old memories, I don't think the American-Canadian border would be enough to stop them. Makes you think that maybe something else was planned by Discord.
2625087 Maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't You'll just have to wait and see
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My only hope is I am able to raise concerns that will get you thinking. I like when authors think and make a tight plot.
2624870 To scare her? I mean, he is Discord, he would certainly have a kick out her reaction .
Beside, I think he would follow Gladios logic. It is much simpler to sent her away then to try to contain her. Probably funnier for him too.
2625087 If you consider that only the Elements of Harmony can truly do anything to Discord, the Princesses are only a minor nuisance to him. Though, you do have a good point. It wouldn't feel like him if he didn't leave them a farewell gift when he sent them away.
My character, Small Horn, a unicorn Filly, lost her entire Family and was poisoned by Discord's Poison Joke prank.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sam Horner, age 25, is in the intensive care unit at a hospital after eating a tainted sandwich offered to him by Discord (same as Small Horn). Zecora will help Sam recover and help him reclaim his pony self. Small Horn also joined the Cutie Mark Crusaders after being harassed by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in class for her blank Flank and small horn. None of her family members share this small horn problem (recessive gene, illness/defect).
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To be honest. I feel like the dialog could use some more work in this chapter.
Holy tacos shitting trees that was funny.
Okay, granted we're talking about magical ponies here, but for future reference, changes species means everything changes. Including what infections the person is vulnerable to. The reason a horse can get sick from Virus A is because the virus is designed to attack horses, but that same virus cannot harm humans because a human's cells can't be targeted. (currently excluding transpecies strains right now.)
Virus B on the inverse, can infect humans, but not horses for the same reasons. So lets say the human is not immune to small pox because he has never encountered it, nor has ever been vaccinated.
Then he changes into a pony. Now he's completely immune to small pox because the virus can't attack him, so his immune system's ability to fight it off is a null point, along with every other human only viruses.
However while the person(turned pony) may have a strong immune system, unless he gets vaccinated against equine infections, he is almost as vulnerable to disease as a newborn. His only resistance is that he(or she) is a full adult.
This is because his immune system has never bothered fighting Virus A before, and as a result he has little chance on not getting sick. So he better hope for the deus ex machina of magic to save him. (as if that won't happen)
TL;DR
Nearly all of his immunities as a human are worthless to him as a pony.
Law Abiding Pony, your logic is flawed because for one thing, they are from a completely different universe! The same kinds of diseases might not even exist there! They might be impervious to earthly diseases for all we know!
BIRD! BIRD! KILL IT!
It's evil!
3072211 I wish I had a good response to that p0rtal reference, but I don't... that was well played, at any rate.
I can't stop reading. This is just too funny
I guess the voice from Red Robin is Nightmare Moon and the other is Luna?
Well, siblings can be annoying...
LUNA OBEY STRATEGIC MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEM!
Wait, no, that's not right.
MonolithSoft done goofed with that series, though. They should've stuck closer to Xenogears.
That video link at the end made me so happy...
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Hey, the first one was EPIC. Of course, I've always been a bit of a nerd when it comes to games that make you think.
Celestia seems a bit on edge.... I wonder what happened to her.
There is an excess space after the first quote. Also, "them" -> "it".