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Chapter 3 - Canterlot8,839 words

Chapter 3 - Canterlot

I have been awake since 4am. Not really much of a surprise since I naturally wake up before six these days. Ever since I moved house, I've had to wake up earlier if I want to get to school on time. It's a bit rough but let me have a shower, a cup of coffee and I'm golden. Unfortunately for me, I had to leave in a hurry, so both were out of the equation.

"This better be fucking worth it Terra." I said to my spiritual companion, tired and exhausted from five hours of nonstop walking. Thank God for all that hiking I did in year 10.

"It will Alexander, please trust me on this."

"I thought I said to stop calling me by my full name, I told you I don't like it. Just call me Alex like everyone else does." I said, agitated by being called my full name. It sounds way too formal, so I don't like it.

"Forgive me young master." He apologised, but only made it worse by those words.

"You're fuckin' pushing it buddy." I glared daggers at my sword and he knew it too. Oh well, I can't stay mad at this guy, I may only have known him for a day but I can tell he's a nice bloke. I don't know why, I know I can trust him.

"Alex, we're here." Said Terra in a stern tone. As I look up, I see the wide open gates to the grand city built upon the side of this mountain.

I'm confused though. There are no guards at the gates and I just walked on through. It is so easy to get into this city and yet two princesses live here according to Terra. So why is the security so lax? I have a sword by my side, I'm wearing completely different clothes to everybody else here, I'm not at all like these 'ponies' and yet, I was allowed to just walk in. Did I not mention I have a fucking sword on my side?

As I walk through the city, I can see the many stares I'm getting, it's like they've never seen a human before. I seriously can't be the only human here right? I look back at the civilians that're looking at me and the moment I do, they visibly flinch. I doing know whether it's out of nerves or disgust, or it's my new eyes or my sword but that's just plain rude either way. I still don't understand how these people are ponies. Ponies are supposed to have four hooves and walk on said hooves, not have two hands, the body of a human and pretty much everything I see in them but you know what? What-fucking-ever. I'm probably just sleeping and/or something was off in those lamb chops I had last night.

"Halt!" Beckoned a low voice in front of me. In my daydreaming, I didn't notice that I was right in front of the gates to the castle, and in front of me are two burly guards wearing gold armour that are looking right at me, holding their spears out near my face to stop me from advancing.

"Who goes there?" Asks the brown guard on my right. I almost open my mouth to reply, but I thought of something. If this is just a dream and I'm high as fuck, I may as well get into character.

"Be calm gentlemen, I am but a weary traveler who seeks aid from the princesses." I said to the guards, sounding like Himura. Yet again, another thing I got from reading Rurouni Kenshin. Ahh, God bless anime and manga.

"What reason do you have to meet with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna stranger?" Asked the white guard on my left side.

Keeping in character and responding politely, I replied, "All I seek are answers to a few questions that they can hopefully provide. Nothing more."

"While carrying a weapon?" Asked the same guard, pushing his spear closer to my throat. Now I'm starting to get scared, but panicking doesn't do anything for me, so I try and stay calm.

"Do not worry. I have no reason to use my blade unless I'm given one. Plus, if you look closely, my blade is on my right side. If I had any reason to use it, it would be on my left." I said to them matter of factly.

As I see their eyes scan my body and my arm, my heavily bandaged arm that's currently inside my kimono being used as a sling for my injury. They look to each other and have a silent conversation amongst themselves.

"If I am anything, I am a man of my word. I swear to you right now, I would never wish to harm either of your princesses. Only a fool would do that, and I'm no fool." I said, breaking their contact with each other and drawing it back to myself.

They look to each other again, not saying a word. It's not for a minute or so until the left man, stallion rather, looks back at me and lifts his spear away. "Follow me, I will take you to the throne room. You are to never leave my sight, do nothing and touch nothing. Are we clear?" He asked me.

"Does a kookaburra laugh?" I see their confused faces and all I can think of is them about to ask me what the fuck a kookaburra was, so I answer for them. "The answer is yes." I said.

"You're very strange." He says as he pushes open the castle gates with me following close behind.

"Trust me mate, you have no idea how weird I can be." I said, and finally, the gates to the castle opened and I walked through.

I'm one step closer to getting my answers.

~~~~~=====~~~~~

The walk to the throne room was a long one indefinitely, but well worth the wait. As I walked through the castle, I couldn't help but admire the architecture that has been put into this place. I feel like I'm living through the Celtic times. While I was looking absentmindedly, I had failed to notice that the guard had not only stopped, but he was looking at me directly, so I accidentally walked into him. He said that we had arrived but he needed to tell the princesses of my actual being here. I told him that I understood and he left another stallion outside the doors to “look after” me while he was talking with the princesses.

It's taking for-fucking-ever! The guy went in nearly half an hour ago and he hasn't come back yet. Because I'm so bored, I decide to check out Tengoku to see if there are any damages to the blade itself. I nearly got my bloody head chopped off for simply unsheathing a little bit of it. There's a fucking spear head in my face right now!!

"Bloody hell man, will you get that bloody spear out of my face?! I'm just checking my sword for any damages, I'm not going to use it on anybody." I can tell by the way he pulls the spear away from me that he's adamant about it. But at least I'm trusted enough to check for damages. "Fuck's sake." I mumble under my breath, quiet enough for him not to hear me, mind you.

I manage to get the whole blade out (without some guy's spear being pointed at me), and I look at it with a very keen eye to see even the smallest crack. It may have been sharp enough to cut that Timberwolf's head clean off, but I still need to make sure. I can't go and break my new friend on the second day I met him.

"The Princesses will see you now." He said flatly, like he didn't even care. With a nod, I stand up and sheathe my blade. I still can't believe I'm saying that, my blade. It's so weird to say it, weirder to actually have it in reality.

Anyway. The grand doors to the throne room open with a giant swing and large creaking noises, as if they haven't been opened in ages. The place looks amazing, it's just what I'd expect for a castle throne room. Stained glass windows, polished floor tiles, everything, even a red carpet. A red carpet that stretched to the very far end of the room/hall.

"Greetings friend." I hear from in front of me, but from a high place. I look up and I can feel myself beginning to flush with heat. Two large women are sitting high upon the thrones and they are beautiful as all hell.

The lady on my left is pure white with her hair and tail cascading like a waterfall with four different colours; two shades of blue, one green and one a light pink with a slimming yellow gown that I can only assume was made of the finest silk. The other lady on my right, was essentially the polar opposite of the first lady. Her fur was so dark blue in colour, I initially mistook it for being black. Her hair and tail the same as her skin was, too, flowing like a river, only solid blue, black and white dots, it looked exactly like the night sky back in the countryside. The dress she wore contrasted her skin by being a sky blue colour, also made of silk. Both of them wore golden and silver regalia, respectively. The both of them look fancy as shit and I must say, as a teenager, dem knockers tho. Seriously, they were huge, unnaturally huge. Sure, the blue lady's was smaller in comparison but they were still fairly big.

"I am Princess Celestia, ruler of the sun and day and co-ruler of Equestria. This is my little sister, Princess Luna, ruler of the moon and night. She rules alongside myself."

"G-G'day. I'm sorry but I just have to ask, are you two really over a thousand years old? Because two lovely sheilas like yourselves can't be a day over twenty, at most." I blurt out nervously and I see their eyes widen. Prooooobably not the best thing to say when there's two guards right in front of them with spears at the ready. Fuck my mouth.

"W-well, thank you for those words, but it is true, we and our have lived for little over a millennia now." Said Princess Celestia, her cheeks producing a small tinge of pink. "What is this ‘sheila’ you speak of?" She asks me.

"Oh sorry, sheila is a slang word used in my country to call a woman or a lady. So in the context just then I called you two, 'two lovely ladies'." I replied, slowly getting over my previous embarrassment.

"Oh, well, we thank thou for the flattery. We're honestly suprised our guards allowed thou entrance with a weapon. Would thou carest to explain thyself?" Says Princess Luna, looking directly at the katana on my side. I want to ask her to not speak in bloody Shakespearean as it really annoys me, but she's the princess, so I might hold my tongue for a bit on that matter.

"I have no reason to act unless I'm given one, that is what I told your guardsmen. Until you or anyone else provokes me into using my sword, it will stay by my side. Sheathed." They seem to ease up a bit after showing I'm not gonna use my sword on any of them. It suddenly dawns on me that I forgot something very important. "Oh bugger! I completely forgot, I never gave you my name. My name is Alexander Roy Stephen Aiden Brown, but just call me Alex." I say giving a courteous bow. Like a cartoon, I just hear a gong and I look up to see everybody's jaws literally on the ground.

"Thou hast five names?" Says Princess Luna incredulously, baffled by how long my name is.

"Ehh, I don't get either. Normally, people have just one middle name, but I was given three. I've found it a little annoying actually, but I tell ya, the looks on people's faces when I say my full name never gets old." I replied, a cheeky grin adorning my face.

"I can imagine. Now, on to business." Like a bullet, that cheery smile on Celestia's face became demanding and serious, like it was just a façade. It was kinda scary. "Yesterday, I received a message from my personal protégé in Ponyville. She had described to me a rescue as well as an attack that ended in a killing. It was told that you had conjured a blue flame of sorts that killed an Aplha Timberwolf." Both of the guards eyes opening wide upon hearing this news and they instinctively gripped their weapons tighter. "By Equestrian law, killing anything, be it in self defence or not, is a pushiment deserving of death to the one who committed the act." She said with a stone cold voice.

Wait, what? I'm on death row for saving three kids?!

"Whoawhoaheyhey! Hold it right there bitch!" I yell, getting pissed at this injustice. "You're forgetting one thing here: I'm not from your world! I'm not under your laws nor do I even know them! And those kids were in danger, are you saying that I shouldn't have helped them? Just let them die by those timberwolves and let their families grieve? Where's the justice in that?!"

A loud crash emanates in the hall from a guard striking his spear end into the ground. "That's enough out of you! How dare you raise your voice in the princesses' presence, you should already be hanged for your crimes as it is!" He barks at me, even his friend's a little intimidated by it, but with my anger clouding my mind, I'm not phased by his outburst.

"Enough!" Commanded Princess Celestia, her tone breaking through to the both of us and we stop glaring at each other and instead look to the angered princess. "Lieutenant Steel Wing, you are dismissed for the week. We will talk soon." She said calmly, no tone of remorse.

"But-" He started but stopped when he realised he had no power in the matter. He turned and bowed to his leader, his honour stained because of me. "Yes Princess. Excuse me." He said, before turning to the doors and began to leave.

"Lieutenant." I mumbled as the guard walked by me, his hooves stopping in their tracks, but he didn't turn his face towards mine. "For what it's worth, I'm sorry for offending you and the princesses, I-."

"You've done enough." He snarled at me, cutting my apology early.

Luna sighed deeply. "Forgive our comrade, he has been amongst our gaurd for more than fifteen years, he's extremely loyal to us both and dost not take lightly to those who disrespect us." She explained as she dismissed the other guard from the room. She knew that I wanted to talk to them alone.

"Listen, if you could, can you not punish him? What he said was right, I shouldn't have raised my voice. It was my fuck up." I said, feeling guilty about my mistake.

Celestia was almost shocked by my request for the lieutenant. "That's very kind of you to own up to your mistakes and ask this for somepony, of whom whom you don't even know."

"It's human nature. We fuck up and we learn from our mistakes, big and small. You don't mind if I sit down, do you?" I said to the royal sisters before taking a seat on the red carpet underneath me and moving my katana so it rests on my shoulder.

(Like this.)

"Not at all. Very well Alexander, we won't punish the lieutenant as per your request." Said Celestia, kindly accepting my wish.

"Cheers you two." I said just seconds before a blinding light fills the room momentarily.

After the light disperses, I look to see what caused it and it's a....scroll? A scroll just randomly appeared and is now being held up by nothing but a yellow glow in front of Celestia, who's horn is currently glowing in that same yellow. Alright, I know Terra said this place had magic, but it's still fuckin' weird.

Princess Celestia looked back to me after sending the scroll to, I think, somebody else. "Forgive me young one, my student sent a letter concerning you, your disappearance and the threat you could possess to my little ponies." She said.

"Ah no worries mate, I have no right to stop you from writing to her. Preeetty sure I could be sent to jail if I did so anyway." I say jokingly, eliciting a giggle from both my watchers. "It's understandable actually. I did just leave like that without telling them anything about myself, plus like that letter she sent to you before, I also took out those timberwolves. So her unease is justified."

"You're very polite and understanding, aren't you?" Said Princess Luna.

"Well that's because I was raised that way ma'am. Now." In the span of a second, I go from happy to deadly serious, like I'm extremely angry. Of which I am. "Tell me about this destiny I'm supposed to be a part of. I want to know why I've been taken away from my world, and more importantly, my family and friends. It had better be good too, because if you think timberwolves are dangerous, you've never met a pissed-off human before." I said threateningly, poking an inch of my blade out from the guard with my thumb.

"Alright." Celestia said, admitting defeat as she lowered her head. "I will tell you of the prophecy that has been foretold, the prophecy of ‘The samurai of the elements’."

~~~~~Twilight's POV~~~~~

Why can't trains be faster?!

That is one of the many questions that're cycling across my mind. Others including; how could this happen? Why is this happening? Why is that Alex character with the princesses? And most importantly, are the princesses okay? Honestly, this is the first time since meeting Pinkie Pie that my mind is at a blank. However, a tactitian always has a plan, even if it's made up on the spot.

"Right girls, here's the plan: if the princesses are in any sort of danger, even if it's them, we need to help and put down this ‘Alex’ if need be. For all we know, he could've taken over all of Canterlot, so we need to go in strategically and easily." I explained to my friends, all of them listening intently on my plan. Well, with Pinkie as an exception of course.

"Screw that Twi, you just said that the princesses and probably all of Canterlot are in danger of this guy. 'Go hard or go home', that's my motto." Yelled Rainbow Dash, folding her arms in an attempt to look 'tough and cool' as she put it.

"Your point is, Rainbow?" I asked her with disbelief, raising my eyebrow.

"His arm's hurt isn't it? All I have to do is fly in, jump him, twist his arm, make him surrender and we win. Ain't no thing." Said Rainbow in signature cocky tone.

Rarity scoffed at Rainbow's brashness. "Rainbow Dash, we can settle this diplomatically as well. There is no need for such brutality, but of course, you don't know the meanings of the words 'subtlety' and 'diplomacy', do you?" She said with a snarky tone of voice.

"Stop it you two, we need to work together on this, and Rainbow, Rarity's right. From what I've gathered, it's very possible that his left arm is his dominant arm. Disabling that is a costly mistake should he go about his daily life. We don't want you to cause him to be unable to use his arm ever again." Rainbow just huffs at me and looks out the window with a sour look on her face. I sighed and just decided to continue with the plan in my head. "If this...colt can take down an Alpha timberwolf then he's no pushover. If anything, he may be as strong as Discord. We need to be careful in dealing with him, who knows what else he could do." I said to my friends with finality and they nod back at me in confirmation.

The train whistle blows an almighty 'toot' as we quickly approach the station of Canterlot. Hold on princess, we're coming to help you...

~~~~~My POV~~~~~

"You're joking..." I said, shocked at the story they just told me. From my shock, came more anger than ever before. "That's absolute bullshit! You expect me to believe that load of crap?!" I screamed at the princess who had walked to a stained glass window in her explanation of my being here.

"Believe what you will Alexander, but this is the truth. This is your destiny." Said Celestia with a sad tone of voice, but I felt like she was just putting on a face of sympathy. She didn't mean it at all.

I yelled furiously to the royal sisters, showing them my favourite finger. "Well destiny and Equestria can go fuck itself! I'm not supposed to be in your world fixing your mess! I'm supposed to be at school, studying my little ass off for my mid-semester exams, finishing my assignments and hanging out with my friends!" With my rage at its peak, I walk closer and closer to the princess, my hand looming dangerously over my katana. "So this is what's gonna happen: you're gonna do whatever airy fairy magic you can, and you will send me home!"

"We are sorry young man, we truly are, but this is reality. You cannot go home until the battle's end." Apologised princess Luna who was still in her throne. She sat like she was deep in thought, but at least I could tell she was sincere in her words, unlike her sister.

It can't be, I refuse that is reality. I refuse to believe that that load of dog shit is my destiny! Only God decides my fate, not somebody like her, so why should I believe even for a second of what she says?!

But.... What else is there to believe at this point? I'm on a completely different world, my looks have changed and I now have a sword embedded with a real spirit. At this point, I have reasons both to believe her, and not to believe her. What do I do?

I'm looking at the polished ground, and I see my reflection in the tiles, and all I see are the emotions I'm feeling: pain and confusion.

"Do you know when does this prophecy say the battle ends?" I asked Celestia who had returned to her throne in my self-thought.

"We do not know." Said Luna as she and her sister shared a look of nervousness.

"Well what about what this so called 'darkness' is?" I asked again, surely they should know at least something about what they're facing in the future.

"We...do not know that either." Celestia admitted hesitantly, making an attempt to not upset me again.

But, it didn't work. I'm pissed, very pissed.

"Oh well you're great big fucking bundles of information aren't you?! A thousand years old and you can't even fucking tell me what I should do when I've taken away from everything I've-" My rage was immediately silenced out when the sound of the doors behind us blasting open rang through the hall.

Both the princesses look ahead but I didn't get the chance, as the moment before I could even turn around, I was pressed to the ground and put into an armlock with my left arm being locked and it hurts like a bitch! The pain is so unbearable that I'm about to cry.

"Owowowowow!! Uncle! Uncle!" I scream.

"No way buddy! What did you do to the Princesses?!" Barks a raspy voice above me, who I can only guess is the one twisting my arm. I twist my head a bit, look up and see a rainbow haired and blue furred girl with an athletic figure and attire above me.

"Nothing!" I said truthfully, but apparently, it didn't sit well with the girl on top of me.

"Wrong answer!!" She yelled before twisting my arm further behind my back until an audible 'pop' was heard in the room. All I can do is scream from the burning pain.

"Rainbow Scarlet Dashery!" Boomed a very loud voice coming from the thrones, it was Princess Luna. How in the bloody hell she got her voice to reach such a volume, I have no idea. All I know is that if I am right in front of her when she does it again, I'm going to have no head afterwards. "Let. Him. Go." She said in a very deathly threatening tone, with just as threatening eyes.

At once, I feel my restraints being undone and the girl gets off of me and my arm. It's not broken, but I still can't feel my left arm whatsoever unless I touch it myself.

"Art thou alright, Alex?" Asked Luna in a calm and worried tone. Here I thought I had attitude problems.

"Well since that bitch just dislocated my already busted arm," I said with emphasis on the part of my arm, looking directly at the girl who caused my injury. "I can only wiggle my fingers at best."

I can see how worried the two princesses are when they look at my arm and I can agree with them. My entire shoulder is swollen, and my forearm looks like it's done a full 360 turn. Nodding between themselves, I see their horns lighting up in golden and blue colours, I don't know what to expect until they cast their 'spell'. In a matter of minutes, my arm pops back into place without any pain, the swollen area and my forearm are all healed. Not only that, I can feel that my muscles have been healed too. I can use my left arm to it's fullest again.

I rotate my arm to get a feel for it, stretching it to see if it was just like always, clenching my hand into a fist and unclenching it, even throwing a few jabs just for good measure. Everything's in order, my arm is just fine. Now that that's all well and good, I want to extract a little bit of revenge. I walk towards the rainbow bitch who twisted my arm just a moment ago and stare golden daggers at her.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. I get a free hit on you." I say with a growling tone, showing how serious I am.

"What?! Why!?" She screams in anger and confusion.

"Y'all did twist his arm fer no proper reason. Ya just zipped in here and jumped on 'im." Said a very familiar voice. I look to see the same lady who was outside the forest with the children, same Stetson hat and accent.

"As much as I hate to admit it, Applejack has a point dear. What you did to him was uncalled for, even if we thought something had happened." Said the sleek woman next to her. They looked like exact opposites: a hard working country, farm girl, and an urban supermodel. Again, giant knockers. What is with this world and women having unbelievable breast sizes?! Well, at least three of the other women have normal sized ones.

But, back at the situation at hand. I look again to the rainbow girl with anger and expectancy in my eyes. Even if she doesn't say yes, I'll still hit her anyway, she deserves it.

"Fine." Barely even a second after she accepts, I gripped her shoulders tightly, dragged them down, and slammed my knee into the bottom of her diaphragm. Having a paramedic for a mum and a nurse-in-training for a brother tends to improve your knowledge on the body's anatomy, especially where the weakest and most sensitive points are. The choked scream I hear from her shows that it hurt more than I expected it to. The girl falls to her knees resting a hand on the spot where I hit her, struggling to breathe.

"Compared to my injury, you got off easy. Don't piss me off again." I get up and look to the yellow girl who seems the most worried about her friend. I tapped her on the shoulder, and she looks back at me with fear in her eyes. "Get her a bucket, she may need it." I said to her before I walk away towards the grand doors.

"Where are you going?" I hear one of them ask. I didn't care who was asking, I just kept walking.

"The kitchen, I haven't had anything to eat all day. I walked from your town to this place." I explained flatly as I finally reached the doors.

"You walked here?! But that's a five hour journey!" Yelled one of the women, amazed at how I made such a trip on my own.

"I'll do anything to find a way home. You ponies better do well to remember that." And that's all I left them with before I left to go make myself some lunch.

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The kitchen in this place is bloody enormous, but then again, that was kind of expected since I'm in a fuckin' castle. Seriously, this is the kind of kitchen I'd expect Heston Blumenthal to cook in, just minus the science equipment. The people (ponies, whatever) inside were a bit off with having a complete stranger with a sword inside their kitchen, but once I explained that I was going to make myself some lunch to eat, they kind of eased up a bit. Some said that they could've simply made it for me instead, but I responded to them with, "No offence, but I like to make my own food. I don't want to cause any of you any trouble."

Now let's see, what do I need? Potatoes, yeast, flour, fish and most importantly, beer. Gotta have beer when you're making beer-battered fish and chips. Before cooking, I wash my hands thouroughly and grab a tea towel and flung it over my shoulder. A little habit I picked up from mum.

The cooking itself is really easy; cut up the fish and potatoes into reasonable pieces, dry the fish, cover in flour, dip in beer-yeast mixture, fry off for five minutes (separately) and you're done. The potatoes were more technical as I learned how to cook thrice-cooked chips from, you guessed it, Heston. I love that man, he's the mad hatter of the cooking industry.

"I'm pinching these for a bit, don't judge me." I said to the chefs as I walked with a plate full of fish and chips in my left hand, and a salt shaker and vinegar bottle in my right after I cleaned up my station.

Rule number one of the kitchen; clean up after yourself. Rule number two being if you're not doing anything, get the hell out of the kitchen. Which I am doing so, and making my way through the halls in search for a table or something to sit down at. Thank God I'm lucky, because the very first room I walked into was, what I was assuming, the dining hall.

A dining hall with the princesses and the same six girls who came in and wanted to break my arm.... Great, so much for eating lunch in peace.

"What is that? It smells delicious." Asked Celestia, smelling the aroma of my food.

"Beer batter fish and chips, what else?" I replied back with wonder and sarcasm. Do they not even know the smell of cooked fish? I mean, it's not that hard to discern.

The girl with a lavender coat looked at me. "Fish? You eat meat?" She asked, but what weirded me out more was the fact that she didn't even seem phased by it. She even looked intrigued.

"Are you fucking kidding me? You thought I didn't with teeth like these?" I asked back, showing my (slightly sharper than normal) canine teeth. Half of them looked at me with fear, whereas the other three looked at me rather normally. "Look, I'm not going eat you alright? Just give me some beef, pork and chicken on a daily basis, and you'll have no problems from me." I said as I looked at the three that were afraid of my teeth.

"I didn't really expect you to. I mean, dragons and griffons eat meat almost all the time, it's a normal dietary need for those races. You aren't very different from them."

"Except for the much smaller teeth..." Said the Canary yellow female in a quiet voice. I could just barely hear her words, that's how quiet she was.

I took a seat at the end of the table, which by the way, is fucking enormous! It's seriously about as long as a cricket strip. I just need some wickets, a bat and a ball and we could actually have some fun in this place. But that fun thought was dulled out when a new, annoying voice entered the room.

"Auntie, why're there peasants at our table?! This is outrageous!" Yelled a sudden, male voice. I look at where it came from and I see a blonde haired and white furred man with a white tuxedo. He looks at all of us with anger in his eyes. But more importantly, peasant? He's calling me a peasant?

Bitch gon' get shot.

"They're here because we invited them nephew." Said Celestia while I continue eating my fish and chips. It was a blatant lie, so I quickly swallow my mouthful of food and bring her up on what she said.

"Technically you didn't, but I'm trying to eat here mate, so do me a favour and bugger off." I said as I swallowed my mouthful of fish

"How dare you! I am a prince and I demand respect from little pieces of filth like you." He yelled to me as he pulled me out of my chair and pushed me onto the ground. Seriously, what the fuck is this guy's problem?

"Well excuse me señor douchebag for being hungry. Surely you can accept that from somebody who knows more than you ever will because of your peanut sized brain." I said angrily as I get up right in his face. From the table, I could hear a snort of repressed laughter undoubtedly from my insult to this arsehole.

The guy pushes me back again, this time as a provocation. "That's enough, I challenge you to fisticuffs you uncivilised brute!" He said as he brought both of his fists up and moved them around in circles while making little bounces on his feet.

"Fisticuffs? Seriously?" I asked him, surely he was joking. He wouldn't stand a chance in hell against me.

"Come on, put 'em up." He said, still rotating his fists in the air. I decide play along and put myself into a guarding stance. I see the jerky prince come to wards me in hopes of trying to hit me. He honestly thinks I'm gonna play his game? Dumbass.

He creeps closer, closer, closer and closer until he's at the perfect distance for me. I fake a straight to keep him on his guard but at the same time, I raise my left leg very quickly and see it collide with my real target: his nads. As the hit registered, his voice reached a height I didn't know was possible and the face he makes is just bloody priceless as his body falls like a sack of bricks. Like any other guy, his hands go straight down to hold the golden jewels and he's starting to cry from the pain. I kneel down and place my hand on the back of his head.

"Never said I accepted your challenge dickhead. Now, how about you go to the hospital and order a big bag of dicks so that you can eat them you girly shit." I said before smashing his face into the marble floor beneath us, rendering him unconscious. "Next time, don't pick a fight with a blue belt in karate." I said as I wiped the dust off my hakama from being pushed to the ground.

Aww crap. I just realised, Celestia called him 'nephew'..... I just assaulted royalty. If memory serves me well, the punishment for even touching royalty the wrong way, is death. Well fuck, I guess it's the chopping block for me now for sure. I prepare myself to be tackled to ground, hung from my feet, anything dastardly (never thought I'd ever use that word) and cruel...but it didn't come. I turn around and I instantly receive not just a hug, but also a face full of boobs too. Very big boobs. The blush on my face immediately appears and I can just tell it has no intentions of not going redder by the second.

"Aah! Tits!" I yelled, pointing at the jugs as I broke free. I let my eyes travel up to see who’s chest I was just in, and it was the fancy white woman who was the opposite to the cowgirl.

"Sweet Celestia you make me horny." She said with lust in her voice and eyes as she tried to pull me in for another smothering session.

"Is that what you kids use my name for nowadays?" Celestia said, completely confused at how her name was being used.

"Always, get with the times princess." Said the athlete who pinned me earlier, Rainbow Dashery or whatever.

"Hey uh, babe, listen. That was a...nice hug...but could you please at least warn me next time you do it?" I said embarrassed and confused at what just happened. I just hit a guy and the next minute my face is swimming in boobs. Cannot tell if I did good or bad today, however the perverted part of my mind just screamed 'yes'.

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The next few hours were spent discussing housing a food for me, since I have neither right now. I said to Celestia that I couldn't give a fuck who I stay with as long as I get a bed, food and a roof over my head. They all flinched at my language, but dilligaf? No, I don't gaf (For all the non-Australians, dilligaf means "does it look like I give a fuck"). After a while, it became clear to me that the only ones that could've taken me were the six girls in front of me.

"So I'm gonna be staying with miss bitch over here?" I asked, looking at the blue girl with rainbow hair. She looked back at me too, staring daggers into my own.

"No. For the meantime, you can stay at my place until and if, you find a place of your own." Explained the purple girl, who I was told was the protege of Celestia.

"You make it sound like I'm gonna be leeching off of you forever." I said, swapping my eyes from the athlete to the nerd. She immediately looked shocked at my rebuttal.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you." She said, lowering her head in shame, but I raised my hand to show it wasn't anything offensive. After all, I grew up in Australia, where you strangers mates and your mates a word I'd rather not use.

"Don't worry about it, it's fine. Just don't expect me to be grateful to you guys. I'm only staying until I find a way home, and then I'm fucking out of here. Speaking of, I'm fucking out of here." I said as I turned around and intended to walk away and out of the castle.

"Alexander." Celestia said, gaining my attention. I turned to her and I see a sad expression on her face. "We are truly sorry that we can't help you return to your own world. If we knew of a way, we truly would tell you in a heartbeat." She said to me.

"Listen, I won't ever accept what you said as my destiny, but you've done what you can and I am thankful that you've tried. Just promise me you'll continue trying to find a way for me to go home." I asked, I know it sounded unreasonable to ask a ruler to do something like that, but I need to get home. She nodded to tell me she would, and this, I feel like I can trust her on that. "Well, see ya." I said as I wave goodbye.

"Where ist thou going?" Asked Luna, suddenly stopping me from leaving.

"Uhh, the train station?" I said back, as if it wasn't obvious to her how I was going back.

"Oh no, you'll be taking chariots back." She said back to me. She had my interest, but now she has my attention. Now, I'm both very interested in these 'chariots'.

"Chariots? How very Roman of you." I said, laughing at my own little joke. But seriously? Chariots? Last I checked, trains were about three or four times faster.

It takes a bit a walk to actually get there, but when we did, I was greeted with the sight of a giant balcony with two men standing there strapping belts and chains to their waists. After putting their belts on, they strapped the ends to two bars on either side of them, which was part of some kind of open-ended chair with large cushions and gems around its borders.

"Uhh, what is that?" I asked to nobody in particular, pointing at the thing in front of me.

"A chariot? You know, the ones you fly in?" Said the athletic girl like it was basic knowledge. 'Fly', the one word I dread. I widen my eyes as I noticed that both men have wings on their backs. They weren't fucking joking, they're gonna fly in the piece of crap!!

"Nopenopenopenononononononono! I am not going in that thing!" I say with as much speed as I can muster.

"Why not? It's perfectly safe." Said Celestia's student without any concern.

"Fuck you 'it's safe'! There's no seatbelts, bracers or anything on that thing. Like fuck I'm going into that with you nutjobs!" I said, beginning to shout again. I've done a lot of shouting today.

"But why? These gentlecolts are trained to fly through even blizzards." Said the student to me once more.

"I have acrophobia okay?!" I yelled with a worried tone, rubbing the side of my arm in nervousness.

"What does the circus have to do with this?" Asked Rainbow Dash. Wait, she's seriously asking that question? Bitch, are you seriously that fucking stupid?

"No Rainbow. ‘Acrophobia’, he has a fear of heights."

"Fear of heights?! What a wuss!" Said Rainbow as she began to laugh at me and my fear. So, justly, I look at her and show her my favourite finger.

"Fuck you too, bitch. Us humans weren't blessed with wings like you guys."

"Humans? I thought they were only a myth." Asked the purple with genuine interest.

"We're getting off topic here! I am not flying in that thing! I'm going to the train station, fuck all y'all, bye bye."I yelled before walking, bordering running, away.

"I am so sorry about this sirs." Apologised the purple mare to the guards who were still standing on the balcony.

"No worries Twilight Sparkle, we've met a few ponies who're the same as that lad." Explained the left guard, not phased by my outburst as he unstrapped himself.

"Yeah, but a little less colorful with their words." Said the other one with truthful, playful tone.

"Come on girls, let's go to the station." Said the protégé.

"Aww come on, I wanted to race the guards." Whined Rainbow.

"That's enough outta you Scarlet." Teased the western cowgirl as she walked after her friends. Groaning in annoyance, Rainbow flew after the group as well.

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I'm standing right there. I'm right at the edge of the station platform, and the train is going to arrive any minute now. And when it does get here, all it will take for me is one small step, and then all of this stupid destiny bullshit will end and I'll be home with my family.

"You know you need money and a ticket to get on the train." Said a voice behind me, I knew who it was, and I wasn't happy to hear it. "You weren't planning on jumping on without paying, were you?" Asked Celestia's student.

"Jumping, yes. Getting on the train, not really." I said with a defeated tone.

"Well it's a mighty good thing we stopped y'all then huh?"

"Good thing for you maybe." I whisper glumly as I see the train rocking up to the platform, ready to drop off and get more passengers. We board it not even two minutes after the purple girl buys me my ticket, and it's not even two minutes before I fall into the darkness of sleep. God knows I need it after walking for five hours.

~~~~3rd person POV~~~~

Celestia stood staring at the train station through her window. She easily see the train pull up and the six ponies and one human board onto it. She looked on, a strong expression on her face.

"You felt it too sister?" Asked Luna as she came next to her.

"Indeed Luna. His potential for power is very vast, maybe even unlimited." She said, her voice sounding both in fear and amazement at the power hidden within the human. "That boy is possible to be stronger than me, and he doesn't even realise it yet. If he turns on either of us, even I do not know who would win should learn know how to harness that power."

"There is something more to it. While you felt his power, we felt what is hidden, deep down in his heart." Said Luna as she looked down at the moving train herself.

"And what would that be?" Asked Celestia as she looked at her sister.

"Darkness." She said simply as she looked Celestia dead in the eyes. "A darkness that is similar to my own. However it's not jealousy like mine was, but anger. He is a very angry boy."

"So, not only is his his good side extremely powerful, but his dark side as well. We must make sure he will do as we say." Celestia snaps her fingers and after only a second, a black coated and navy blue maned stallion with yellow slitted eyes and fangs appeared out of the shadows of the thrones. "Lieutenant Colonel Silent Hoof, you are ordered to observe and record what the human does everyday and report back to us each night. If anything abnormal occurs that could threaten the citizen's safety, alert us at once." She said with the sternest tone and most serious eyes anyone could muster in the world.

"Yes my princesses." He said obediently. And like that, the shadows consumed him once more and he disappeared, ready for his mission.

"The world is going to change Luna, now that he's here." Said Celestia to her sister, noticing she was leaving her side.

"Yes, but for good or worse is the question." She said as she walked out and into the halls of the castle.

~~~~~My POV~~~~~

The train whistle blows with an almighty noise. It's so loud it instantly wakes me up from my slumber instantaneously.

"Stop making that bloody noise!!" I yell at the train, annoyed and startled at it waking me up from my much needed sleep. The pink and fluffy girl, who's name I found out is Pinkie Pie, giggled at my annoyance.

"Silly Ally, trains aren't for sleeping on. Well, actually they can but that's only if somepony is extremely tired which makes sense since you left early and you probably didn't get too much sleep so you could go see the princess where we thought you were evil and about to attack them-" She said with no intention of stopping, not even for a breath. She kept on rambling and rambling on and on.

"How, in God's merciful name, do you tolerate her?" I ask to the purple girl, Twilight Sparkle, with my hands rubbing my temples in attempt to ease the headache I have.

"Everypony else has just grown accustomed to it over the years and I've learned to just simply ignore her for the most part." She said bluntly, shrugging her shoulders.

"Well good for you. Are we there yet?" I asked releasing a heavy yawn.

"We're heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere" Said Pinkie Pie, elongating the 'here' part to impossible lengths. Seriously, how has she held it this long with collapsing from lack of oxygen? "Now!" She yelled happily just as the train's whistle blew once more, signalling the impending arrival of the next station. "Welcome to Ponyville Ally!" Said Pinkie with the same amount of joy, flailing her arms around the place with confetti somehow coming out of her sleeves.

"Joy." I say unamused.

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