The Thirty-Moon Roommate

by Lux

Chapter 8 - Silent Statue

Chapter 8 – Silent Statue

After breakfast and once again donation a fresh set of clothes for Twilight, the two of you set forth into the city. You could tell that she was eager to show you where the portal was if nothing more than to somehow prove that she was telling the truth. You knew the way to the park as it was a favorite place for you to get away from the hustle of daily life and collect your thoughts. This time, however, it felt like you were walking there for the first time now with Twilight at your side. You watched as she looked around the city with an awestruck face, the same kind that a tourist might have.

“You look like you’ve never been to a city before,” you said, “Does your world have any cities?”

“Of course it does,” she remarked, “In fact I was born in a city. Still it is interesting seeing this place, I want to try and take it all in.”

“I see, well after we meet Trixie I’d be happy to show you around.”

You paused before mentioning that she needed to know in case that she was stuck here for thirty moons. Clearly this was something still on the magical girl’s mind as well as yours. The last thing you wanted to do was to bring up any mentioning of this challenge lest you cause her to be upset or worse have one of those nightmares again.

“We’re here,” she announced as the two of you reached the edge of the park. “Now, let’s get to the statue.”

“Lead the way, Princess,” you said with a bow. You noticed, however, that when doing this she froze for a little as if shocked you called her that. “What’s wrong?”

“Err…nothing. There are some that call me Princess back where I come from. It kind of is unnerving at times.”

“Why is it unnerving?”

“My world does have actual Princesses, and they are the kindest, wisest, most powerful ones around! I just don’t feel right being called a Princess, like I don’t deserve it.”

“Twilight, you don’t have to read into it here. It’s just a joke.”

“I know. It just brings up a memory that’s all.”

“Well, if it makes you feel upset I won’t call you Princess again.”

“No, no. That’s fine as long as it’s not overdone.”

The two of you crossed the large open fields used for sports and simply to sit and relax. Twilight couldn’t help but notice that there were some people looking at her in an odd way.

“Why are they looking at me so strangely?”

“Oh, it’s probably your clothes. Most girls don’t wear guy’s clothes like that.”

“Ah, I see. I suppose that I’ll have to find some more if I’m going to be staying here. One set isn’t going to help things.”

“So, this portal you crossed into, you can’t summon anything else but what you have on you?”

“I really haven’t tried sending objects through it. As for me, I didn’t pack extra clothes as I was anticipating meeting my friends. The portal just gives me clothes when I cross over.”

“Gives you them?” you questioned. “So you mean that going from one world to the next changes your look?”

“In a way, yes.”

“Well, do you look different in your own world?”

“I’m sort of this way, but different. Oh, it’s hard to explain it, but that’s the best I can do.”

“Well, ok. Just want to make sure you aren’t some weird purple creature with horns and wings or anything.”

At first she wore that same shocked expression like a layer of herself had been peeled back to reveal more secrets. Soon, though, her face relaxed as she said, “Oh, another joke. Well, you don’t have to worry about that. It’s the same me no matter where I am or what I look like! Oh, and it looks like we’re here!”

The two of you stood before the massive statue dedicated to General Daniels. The statue was old and worn but still looked magnificent in the park. No matter how many times you visited the statue, you always seemed awed by the bronzed general sitting atop his horse with his saber raised high in the air as if preparing for a charge.

“So, you came from here, right?”

“Yes, right from the base there,” she said pointing to the longer side of the rectangular pedestal. “It’s kind of an irony.”

“What is?”

“When I visit me friends, the portal appears from a statue of a horse.”

“What about your home? Do you enter the portal through a statue there?”

“No, actually it’s a magic mirror. You don’t happen to have any magic mirrors that you know of, do you?”

“Only those fun house mirrors that distort your body, but I don’t think that counts. Why? Do you think that a portal could be made from a mirror here?”

“Maybe, I don’t know. In any case it might take too much energy to do so for a mirror or even this portal on the statue.”

You walked over to the side of the statue that Twilight indicated and looked at the smooth granite surface. There was nothing interesting about it or magical in the stone. You hesitated for a moment, holding your hand a few inches from the stone as if worrying you would get sucked through a portal. Gathering up the courage, you touched the warm stone, only to find no portal. There was a tingling sensation in the area, but nothing like the magic you felt when Twilight tried levitating the book back at the apartment or when you touched hands.

“Find anything?” she said.

“No portal here. How about you check the other side and we’ll both move around the statue until we both covered the entire pedestal?”

“Sounds like a plan,” she said as she rushed to the other long side of the base. The two of you circled the granite rectangular box, feeling for any signs of magic. Soon you made your way back to where you started, but just as you were about to say something, Twilight in her focus to check the stone accidentally bumped into you!

“Oh, sorry about that. I guess I didn’t see you.”

“Seems like we keep bumping into each other,” you said with a smile, “Is this how you normally meet others?”

“No, honestly I’m not this clumsy,” Twilight said with a shrug and a grin, “Awkward yes, but not clumsy. I guess you’re not used to girls falling around you, huh?”

“Not really,” you said not knowing what else to say, “Anyway, did you find any magic?”

“No, did you?”

“Nope, and as you said, I don’t think we could use our magic on it. So, want to visit Trixie? She’s just a few blocks away.”

“I suppose that it was the next best thing to do,” Twilight said confidently. “Lead the way!”

As you led the way out of the park, you couldn’t help but see Twilight linger behind as if hoping that the portal would somehow open up. You were about to say something when she let out a defeated sigh and then returned to following you to your next place to visit.

Comments

[Elijarman]

Hehehhhehehahaha
Poor protagonist, he doesn't have a clue about true worlds

[Lux]

So, I've been thinking (dangerous I know), in light of the recent episodes of MLP, especially All Bottled Up, I think I have an idea as to where to take Earth world's Trixie and Starlight Glimmer, especially their relation to each other (or should I say relationship?) Also, since we get a little depth into how Starlight's magic works, I will also include that into this story.

[Elijarman]

8110621 go for it! I honestly ship them personally, just because of their mild hate-boner (sorry) for twilight. But I can honestly see them as a cute couple

[mycarhasaMoustache]

I look forward to reading more.

[Lux]

8128951

Yeah, I usually get 5-8 people who dislike it, typically right when I submit the first chapter.

Anyway, glad you like the story so far. I'll be finishing the next chapter soon.