Geoverse Part Two: To Love Is Human

by GeodesicDragon

The Waiting Game - Part One (Edited)

"And THAT is how you play a first person shooter!" I shouted gleefully, as John and I jumped to our feet to perform a victory dance — although it ended up being more of a victory shuffle.

Ace chuckled. "Only because we're using a PS3, and I'm more of an Xbox man," he said. "But no matter, you finally beat me at something." He thought for a moment. "Mind you, that's one victory to seventy-three defeats, so you've got a long way to go."

I smiled and turned my head towards the stabiliser. The only noise I could hear was a gentle hum as the giant batteries charged. But as I looked at the display, my smile vanished. "Fucking hell," I said sharply. "It's only twenty percent charged!"

Ace sighed. "Well, it is a big machine," he said flatly. "So, naturally, it would need a lot of power. That, and I'm charging it using solar energy. Have you seen how much sun we've had recently?"

Now it was my turn to sigh. "What about the wind turbines?" I asked. "Because we're getting a shit ton of wind."

As if on cue, the wind blew into the room, ruffling papers and hair.

"Those turbines power the rest of my lab," Ace said, with a trace of hesitation. "As I said, the stabiliser uses a lot of energy, so I needed something else to provide power for it."

"And you chose solar panels?" John asked.

"Yes," Ace replied.

"In the UK?"

"Yes."

John looked at him with a raised eyebrow, the corners of his mouth slowly turning into a shit-eating grin.

"Oh, right," Ace said, realising what John was getting at. "I realise now that solar panels weren't exactly the best choice." John laughed, and Ace pointed at him. "But you try getting planning permission for a nuclear reactor, buddy! It's not easy!"

This only seemed to make John laugh harder.

"Well," I said glumly. "I can only hope that the weather cuts us some slack and gives us some sunlight." I chuckled. "How ironic is it that I hate sunlight, yet here I am wishing for it more than anything else in the world?" I thought for a moment. "After my beloved Twilight Sparkle, of course."

There was a pause before all three of us broke into hearty laughter. After a while, we managed to regain our composure, at which point I picked up the PS3 controllers.

"OK, boys," I said with a grin. "Who's ready to get schooled?"

***

Twilight, and Rainbow Dash were lying outside the tent gazing intently at Pinkie Pie, who had a look of pure concentration on her face. She looked around before pointing at something.

"Ooh, fire!" she exclaimed with a gasp.

Twilight nodded and smiled. "You win, Pinkie," she said.

Pinkie cheered. "I told you I was good at Eye Spy!" she said, a faint trace of smugness present in her voice.

"And we never doubted you for a moment," Twilight replied. "Isn't that right, Rainbow Dash?"

Dash nodded. "Not at all," she said. "Now, let's do something else!"

"What do you have in mind?" Twilight asked.

Before Rainbow Dash could answer, a brilliant flash of light lit up the area, causing the three mares to shield their eyes.

"Oh!" a voice said. "Sorry, girls, we thought you'd be inside."

Twilight, Pinkie and Dash uncovered their eyes to see that Celestia and Luna were standing in the middle of the clearing. "Celestia, Luna!" she gasped, as Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash stood up and bowed. "What are you doing here?"

"Your letter said to come for a visit, Twilight Sparkle," Celestia replied with a smile. "So, here we are."

"Indeed," Luna said. "Greetings, friends."

"Hi, Princesses!" Pinkie said. "We were just playing 'Eye Spy!' Wanna join us? I gotta warn you, though, I'm really good!"

"Perhaps later, Pinkie Pie," Luna replied. "In fact, we are here to speak with Twilight... in private, if at all possible."

"Sure thing, Princess." Dash grabbed Pinkie's tail. "Come on, Pinks, I think we should, er, get something to eat."

"Okie-dokie-lokie!" Pinkie waved. "Bye, Twilight! Bye, Princesses!"

Celestia giggled. "Goodbye, Pinkie," she said. "Please, Twilight, could we possibly have this conversation in the tent?"

Twilight opened the flap and all three of them trotted inside and sat down. The Princesses looked around at the surprisingly spacious interior, their eyes wide with wonder.

"So, what do you want to talk to me about?" Twilight asked.

"Well, for starters..." Luna began. "How are you doing?"

"I'm doing well," Twilight replied. "My friends are supporting me, and I live each day knowing that Geo will be coming back to me soon. And when he does, Pinkie has said she is going to throw him a 'super-duper, ultra-huge mega-party.'"

Both princesses smiled.

"I'm sure he'll appreciate that," Celestia said.

A period of silence ensued, during which Luna's attention was drawn to the pile of tally-marked paper on the floor.

"Has it really been three weeks since you came here?" she asked.

Twilight nodded. "And I'll wait even longer if I have to," she said, the determination in her voice all too obvious.

"That is why we're here, Twilight." Celestia sighed. "Luna and I both believe that it would be in your best interests if you went home."

Twilight gasped. "No, I... I can't!" she said, unable to comprehend what she had just heard. "I need to be here for him!"

Celestia laid a comforting hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "I know you do, my dear student," she said softly. "But how can you be certain that he will re-enter Equestria at this spot?"

"I know he'll reappear here," Twilight sniffled. "I can feel it!"

"Your feelings can often betray you, Twilight," Luna said. "And believe me, I know what that's like."

The two princesses exchanged an awkward glance.

"Why are you saying all of this?" Twilight asked, her anger rising.

"We just want to make sure you understand everything," Celestia replied. "What if something happened to him in his own world?"

Twilight's mouth hung open, but no sound came out.

"We're sorry to have to be so blunt, Twilight," Luna said softly. "But you have to be ready for any eventuality."

Celestia nodded. "My sister is right, Twilight," she said quietly. "And, as much as it pains me to say this... what will you do if Geo doesn't come back to Equestria at all?"

Twilight's eyes filled with tears. "I... I never thought of it like that." she said. "I just assumed that because he loved me, he'd come back to me. I never realised that something could have happened to him. Maybe he doesn't even remember me."

Suddenly, Pinkie and Dash entered the tent, the former pulling Twilight in for a hug. "Don't say that, Twilight!" she said. "Geo does remember you, and he is coming back! You'll see!"

"That's the thing, Pinkie Pie," Celestia said. "She's been waiting long enough. And what if she's right? What if he doesn't remember his time here? What if he thought it was all a dream?"

Twilight burst out crying and fell to the floor in the foetal position.

"We're so sorry for hurting your feelings like this, my dear friend," Luna said. "But we felt you needed to face up to the worst."

"I understand, Princesses." Twilight stood up and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I will return to my duties in Ponyville." She sighed. "I won't forget Geo, but I have to accept that he's probably forgotten all about me." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Pinkie Pie? Rainbow Dash?"

Both mares looked at her.

"Let's go home."

Comments

[Time Squid]

Celestia must die for this.

[GeodesicDragon]

1230651

Why? I think I made a good point.

[Hi]

1228936 what was also i wish i could post photos from my nook it would be a lot easier then the internet

[GeodesicDragon]

1231467

The bit about the Xbox was Crimson Star's idea.

[Hi]

1231500 oh okay now there in my turf PS3 RULES!!!!!! you ever heard of a game called crysis? Or crysis2? They are AWSOMER THAN RD you wanna know why?

[GeodesicDragon]

1231543

I've heard of them, but never played them. But please tell me why they're better than RD?

[Hi]

1231551 when they first put them on xbox and ps3 the servers CRASHED HARDER THAN RD they that epic

[Listener]

1231745

... or the company seriously screwed up and messed the f*** out of the code.

1231467

Oh, it is a good point, but someones gotta take the blame!

[Hi]

1232557 no it worked for pc but the server messed up because of everything in the game... huge maps, giant explosions, treasures, able to tear heavy machine guns from thier tripods, different types of aliens, the flood, the spore towers, the heavily armoured giant robots, laser rifles, swarmers, flying land masses, huge mother ships, nukes, desises that melt people... you get the idea but theres tons more like the cell group oh i cant wait for crysis 3!!!!

[Lucky424]

1231500>>1231543 Gotta say, even though I'm on the Xbox, I'm not one to try and persuade those who use the PS3 that they are wrong!!

I think they both have their flaws and merits, and are just as good as each other. Games that appear on both console don't look the graphically
different, so it is only the exclusives that can use that. I'd probably still be on the PS if I wasn't so drawn in by the story behind Halo. Hell, I even got
all the books!!

Now, the chapter. Twilights decided she's waited long enough. She's going to pack up and go home. And then Geo is going to turn up.
In that clearing!!

Also, seriously? Solar power in the damn UK??? Duh!!! We got, what, a total of 2 months worth in a year?? Should damn up the Fife, and use hydroelectric
power instead!!

[frenchfriegy]

1578606 Fife is a fun word. So is Fief. Fife and Fief.OOOOH and Gundabad and Funf and Zwolf

[Boss_Hoss1]

I think this is an appropriate BGM soundtrack to this chapter...

[aganon6]

Trollestia strikes again!

[Delirium]

CELESTIA!

[Lucky424]

Why am I re reading these? Two reasons.

A) I'm bored.
B) They're awesome!

[dragenfire68]

1231500 fuckin celestia everytime, family mares, tears, and most of the stories I read she fucks up the lives all of the people.

[chrismonteith]

nice

[The Slending Angel]

2767998 She fucks up EVERYHING. Fucking ass-wipe.

[Kusac]

Well the best bet would to make some kind of beacon that when activated would let Twilight know that there is a good chance someone appeared at the portal location. That and I think it would be Celestia's duty to station a pair of pegasi to watch the area for other visitors in case some bad ones came or to take nice ones to civilization.

[Songdrawn]

6231890 things would go better in equestria if celestia hired a group of smart brony advisers.