Luna was perched on a cloud above the balcony of her sister's room, watching the events as they unfolded. And while her hearing wasn't great enough to hear everything, she had caught enough of the conversation for her to become increasingly worried. What was Celestia thinking? This creature, this human, was spending time with her in a more intimate manner than anyone had since she and Luna had been fillies.
With a creased brow she watched as Celestia led the scantily clad human back into her quarters for the evening. This was troubling to her on a level that she couldn't perceive. Celestia was letting her guard down and allowing the human past all of her barriers.
And what was worse, Luna knew enough of their modern society to garner the rumors that would begin flying in the waking hours.
Celestia and her lover. Late night rendezvous.
The implications were dangerous. And Luna couldn't fathom what to do. She was driven by a strong need to protect her sister, but at the same time she did not wish to interfere with her personal life. After all, what right did she have to do such?
She needed to speak with her sister about this. And soon, before Celestia let herself become too attached and began to lose her focus. While they lived in a relatively peaceful time, there was still much that needed to be done on a daily basis. And if Celestia was focusing too much time on her new...friend...then she would lose sight of her responsibilities.
Celestia was far from irresponsible. Luna had seen evidence enough of that over the course of her own lifetime. But at the same time, an event like this had never come around. Why, she had never even known her sister to take a lover before, at least during the time she had been present. But there was a rather large gap in her knowledge due to her time banished from Equestria.
For now she decided to wait until the two of them were asleep. At least from there she would be able to at least make some progress towards helping them see the errors of their ways. She just hoped that she could reason enough with her sister.
So Luna waited until almost an hour had passed before gently gliding from her cloud perch down towards the balcony. She came to rest delicately, not making a sound, and made her way from the moonlight into the darker interior of her sister’s room. She found Celestia sleeping soundly, with the human laid out beside her.
Luna’s brow furrowed as she focused her magic. For now, she would start with him. If she could somehow figure out how he had come to be in this plane, she might be able to send him home, which would solve this problem altogether.
When she had built up enough magic, she closed her eyes and let the wings of her magic guide her into Cale’s dreams.
Strangely, Cale was not surprised to find himself back in his old apartment. He found out rather quickly that this was not real, though. The swimming colors, the slightly fuzzy look. It all reminded him of a T.V. channel with bad reception. What did surprise him though, was who he found himself standing in front of.
He instantly knew who she was, as if he had known her his entire life. His mind rang with the sound of her voice and the flow of her name. “Princess Luna.”
The alicorn nodded towards him as she took a step closer, closing the distance between them too less than three hooves. “Cale. I assume you know why it is that I am visiting you in your dreams?”
More images swam through his mind. Most of them were of Celestia, while the rest conveyed feelings of doubt and confusion. There was even anger there, and jealousy. But Cale showed no signs of fear or hesitation as he nodded. “You don’t think I’m good for your sister. You’re worried that Celestia is going to lose herself too me. You don’t want her to forget about her responsibilities, too forget about her subjects. You think she’s going to...fall in love with me?”
The last question was spoke with slight hesitation. How could someone fall in love with him? How could a Princess fall in love with him? It didn’t make any sense, and the confusion was apparent in his voice. Luna delved into his mind again, flooding it with fear and a strong desire to leave Equestria. “Whom my dearest sister decides to give her heart too is of no consequence. What matters is her reputation, and how she rules over this precious land.”
Luna’s voice had taken a much higher volume, nearly reaching the level she used for the Royal Canterlot Voice, and Cale balked before her, flinching away as if he’d been struck. Her eyes began to glow as her magic seeped towards him more powerfully. She dug deeper into his mind, finding as much from him as she possibly could. What she found there was not what she was expecting, though.
She did not find malice, or anger, or even a desire for power. All she was able to find was a frightened innocence. Her magic pulled back hastily and her eyes returned to their normal color. All this human wanted was to return to his home.
She had felt the fear he felt when he had been attacked by the Manticore. She had seen the relief from her sister’s rescue. And she now knew of the respect he had for her. While he had outwardly put on a brave face, the entire time he had been in Equestria had been one of near terror.
He only had the smallest glimmer of hope that he would one day return to his family and friends. And that glimmer of hope was her sister, his impromptu protector. And he clung to her like a lifeline. She wasn’t a princess to him. She was merely a kind soul that had shown him kindness in a strange new world. Even his more basic instincts had been overridden by this inner battle of hope and fear.
She was surprised to learn that, from his own experiences, humans by nature were shy and hid their very bodies with layers of clothing. It was such a strong taboo, and so thoroughly ingrained in his being, that she could hardly believe that he had managed to forgo it just to keep his sense of protection close.
She blinked out of her revelations to see him staring at her strangely. “Pr-Princess…?”
Luna growled and shook her head. She could not be mad at this creature. There was no reason for it. He had not been brought here of his own will. He was not a threat to anypony, as of yet, and she could not see him becoming so. He was just a lost soul searching for a way to return home.
And much to her chagrin, she could relate.
With sad eyes she looked to him, “Forgive my intrusion. I have discovered much from this meeting, and I promise to do all that is within my power to help you.” She gave a small bow, showing her newly garnered respect, “and you have my word that no harm shall befall you while under my sister’s care. She’s stronger than you know.”
And with that, she faded out of his dream before he had time to respond.
Luna’s eyes crept open as she pulled back from the human’s dream. She searched his sleeping face, a new understanding blossoming in her mind. “I shall keep my word to you,” she whispered. She looked up and to her sister, knowing that this conversation would be more difficult.
With a sigh she let her magic begin to work, her eyes closing once more as she delved into the dreams of another.
Rolling hills, lush grass under hoof, and the midday sun. Celestia knew this place far too well. Her dreamscape never changed from the time she was a filly. She would often find herself escaping here in her dreams, more so than not just to contemplate things of dire importance. Or, as in this case, to speak with her sister in a manner far more private.
“Luna, my dearest sister. I should have known that you would seek me out like this.” Celestia turned and saw her sister, Luna’s eyes full of sadness. “What is it that worries you so?”
Luna, to her own credit, managed to hold her tongue from the flurry of responses she had to this question. She was no longer a filly, and so she had to measure out her words and say what was needed to be said correctly. “Your ward,” she meekly replied.
Celestia nodded and turned her eyes away, looking out over the vast expanse of her dream realm. “Yes, he worries me too.” Before Luna could respond, Celestia continued. “It is always strange, is it not? How, right when we feel ourselves at the height of our prowess and ability, a situation comes along to throw you right back to where you started? Immortality has always been a burden because of this. We’ve lived since the the beginning, Luna, and we’re still learning.”
She laughed sadly and shook her head, “It is never going to be enough, you know, all the knowledge we acquire. There will always be a pony who comes along that makes you reevaluate your entire view of the world. It was like that with Twilight. And now, it is this human. It has only been a day, but I can sense that things are starting to turn in a manner that we are not prepared for.” She looked back to her sister, a sad smile gracing her lips.
“I know what you’re thinking, what your fears are. I’ve had the same ones ever since I started dreaming of him. But even though these fears have placed a curtain of confusion over my heart and mind, I still know that nothing will ever be the same. To what level I do not know. Be it for myself, or our subjects, or both.”
Luna stepped forward and put a hoof on her sister’s shoulder, “Sister, I have seen the way you look at him. It is the same look our subjects have when around one of the same heart. I worry for you. As you have said, immortality is a burden. And for you, so is his mortality. I know that you can see this as surely as I?”
Celestia nodded, “I have. But I do not know what it is my heart is beckoning me to do. For now, all I feel is a desire to protect him. That is why so few have met him, and those that have have been ones I know I can trust completely.”
Luna tilted her head and withdrew her hoof, “Such as the Captain of your vassals, Silver Star?” At her sister’s nod, Luna continued, rubbing a huff under her chin. “I see. And who else to prepare him for his stay here other than a bearer of one of the Elements? Sister, you’re leaving nothing to chance, are you?”
“How can I afford too?” The diarch smiled and turned around to face her sister, leaning over to nuzzle her companionably on her cheek. “I have searched his mind and heart, as I am sure you have as well, and I know that he is worth protecting.”
Luna pulled back and cast her eyes to the ground. A tender breeze caused the blades of grass to wave merrily at her. “Then I shall return to my duties. I shall see you on the ‘morrow, ‘Tia.”
With Celestia’s nod, Luna once again faded from the dreamscape.
It wasn’t long before Luna found herself sailing towards Ponyville once again. There was much she needed to think about, but for some reason the only thing that came to the forefront of her mind was a certain lavender alicorn.
When that familiar tree came in view, Luna smiled and angled towards it.
Don't give up!Trust your instinct
Do a barrel roll!!!!
Keep up the good work.
This story. I like it.
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great work
Huh, will he bring up the fact that not only Luna but Celestia (The prior only to his knowledge) have invaded his mind, completely exposing things he might not even tell his parents? To say I'd be pissed puts it far to lightly. Don't get me wrong I understand they wish to protect there nation and those within but holy hell does that make this a terrible first contact situation. Trust, I would suspect, would be extremely hard to garner from him in the future. Although that is all riding on the fact that he remembers Luna's little intrusion...
Other then that fantastic chapter.
Huge Thumbs up here! Me like...
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Haha no worries, I've already got this particular conversation in the works. Thanks for reading!
Good chapter. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
Hehehe adventure
I am pleased with her reasoning to let him sleep with her. Thank you for not making this a rushed, terrible, horrible, etc. thing. CARRY ON!
You mean plane. As in 'plane of existence', right?
awesome chapter.
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Oop! Typo. Yes, that's what I meant. ^^"
explains a lot, was a nice chapter, and all together I liked it.(You have a very expansive vocabulary by the way)
so glad this story wasn't scrapped. i REALLY want to know how this turns out. i'll even give it a little like, which is rather rare for me.
Very good story so far. It has promise, that's for sure. Keep up the good work!
I really hope this fic isn't going in the direction i think it is. Violating someones mind like that is so far beyond unforgivable to me. I can't comprehend how so many writers seem to just use it as a minor plot point and brush over the huge ramifications that it ought to cause, and I dearly hope this story won't be that way. Here's hoping at least.
i like this story, would these two go on a date in the future? I'm also very curious how the pony population would react to Cale, an alien creature that the princess protects? i guess the ponies would agree with anything the princess says but I hope they are all eager to learn more about him since he is from a different world, also im rooting for cale and celestia to hook up lol,
Well, now he knows that Luna trespassed in his mind, his sacred place, his only place where can keep his secrets form anyone, his noggin. I hope he'll give Luna hell for it.
else I'll be very disappointed.
This was amazing! Please continue!
3293640 Thank you!
As for where I found it? google :3
Then suddenly suprise buttsecks
he has been naked? I mustve not payed enough attention reading
stumbled across this.. found it interesting.. layout is good. read is good.
Nice! :D.update more! XD
After reading this three times in a row, all I can say is:
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3293154 Why is Luna showing some hostility towards Cale in the beginning? In other words, why does Luna not trust him at first? But Celestia is more understanding and kind? If Celestia is comfortable then shouldn't Luna be too? What's with the hostility with Luna to begin with? I don't get that...
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I believe that Luna is afraid that Cale will want to overthrow the throne once he is in power, but once seeing that Cale is basically a walking zombie of just near-pure terror she has resigned those thoughts towards him.
Did you mean "if"?
I get the point you are trying to make. I think this wording may be better, but it is up to you. "But there was a rather large gap in her knowledge due "to" her time "being" banished from Equestria".
Other than the minor mistakes, not bad! I want MOAR now!!! And there isn't any....
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It's not so much hostility that she's showing towards Cale. It's more...worry. She's trying to look out for her sister and Equestria, because she's not certain if Cale is a threat or not.
ok this one got back in to being where the other chapters were nothing sudden, pacing was good ect ect this one was enjoyable despite the fact with the last chapter had tia voice her love for him and he seemed fine with it but in this he seems confused.
nothing a little rewrite for the last chapter should fix ^^
Please dont make the Story go to fast. I want to read a longer Discovery from Celestia for her feelings.
Your story is well done and compelling! I can't wait to read more.
Never doubt yourself, my friend. Stick by your guns always. Just because one muppet down votes doesn't make a story worthless. Take a lesson from MLP, if Twilight had not kept digging prior to the Royal Wedding, Celestia knows what could have become of our great nation. Keep writing.
A common thing i have have a seen in HiE stories is they assume one human is a invasion force. Trust me ponies humanitys invasion forces... are much more flashy.
It's seems you have a simple human rights then volition just accour... i trust you have plans too... remedy that.
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I agree with you. English is not my first language but I didn't notice any big mistakes so far in concern of spelling or grammar. It's the plot that bothers me. The mistakes in that regard were OK two years ago, but today... In 5min I surely could find 5 others stories with this plot. This needs something original. I'm not even here for the clop, I just love a good written HiE.
And on that note, slightly bigger chapters would be great.
~1000 words - You're just back in the story and then you're already finished
~2000 words - The same as above
~3000 words - Now you could call it a chapter
~4-6000 words - That actually is a chapter
~10k-20k words - My afternoon is saved
~30k words - I will get no sleep
~more that 40k words - The author should get a life
I'd rather have one chapter a week with 6k words than every second day one with 1,5k words. It is just better to read.
3296221 hehehe... Gotta agree there.
I have no issues with short chapters. A chapter is as long as it needs to be, no longer or shorter.
Personally I dislike when chapters go beyond 8k and really dislike when they start pushing 15k unless it is warranted (which is rare).
Things are going fine for you, don't change it up.
3296221 Whenever I write chapters I set a goal for myself. Each one must be at least 3,000 words. To me that's the goldie-lox number to hold people's attention. But the longest I ever wrote was around 7,000...which is exceedingly rare for me.
My other point: Maybe I'm being too anal about this but I really don't like it when authors randomly place any kind of creature (be it human or otherwise) into the MLP universe without a decent explanation. I.E. They simply appear for no apparent reason. In my opinion it is EXTREMELY important to establish a credible means of extra-demensional transportation. Have the character come in contact with a magic artifact that uses magic to teleport them, or a scientific experiment involving wormholes sending them there. At the very least (as overused as it is) have Discord send 'em there. That is my two bits.
Huh. I really expected something more along the lines of;"So male human wakes up as Celestia. WTF."
3291820 you suck.
3294763 Actually, Luna should be more comfortable around him than Celestia...
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To play a bit of devil's advocate, I believe the opposite - having a halfway credible reason behind a character showing up in the MLPverse is actually a rather dangerous thing to do, in general.
My reasoning is thus: if one gives an explanation for the 'why' of intradimensional travel, not only does it detract from what the story is meant to be focused on, but it also drives a gaping hole through the reader's suspension of disbelief. Because in reality our knowledge of the universe currently excludes such methods of travel from possibility, having an explanation rooted in reality will only leave the reader dissatisfied. An intelligent and scientific reasoning falls apart completely if the science it stands on is falsified.
So, at least for me, the less the author harps on the 'why' behind how someone ended up where they did the better I feel about the whole situation (that is NOT to say I feel good about it, it usually still leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth - all the more reason not to focus on it). As long as it's still up in the air, or for a reason like "Discord did it!" where all known rules of the universe can be thrown out the window in favor of magic and chaos, I can suspend my disbelief and let it slide.
However, I can agree with you that there are already far too many stories on this site that involve a character appearing in a different universe and it is never explained or even addressed, so in that sense I can understand the desire to have more stories in which the topic is given the attention that it warrants.
Wall of text aside, now that I've responded on a whim to your comment on a story I was really only planning on glancing at, I should probably read the dang thing.
...Right after I take a nap, of course.
3297345 Ahhh no worries mate, we all have our personal tastes. Enjoy your nap!
The story is definitely a good one, can't wait for the other chapters!
3297284 What makes you say that?
loving it
TIME TO LOVE
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Such a sweet story