Chapter 12
Once I woke up again, it was significantly later.
Not sure how late. But late afternoon light streamed in through the open balcony doors.
I slowly blinked against the light. I felt stiff and groggy but the headache seemed to have mostly passed.
"Oh, hey! You're awake!"
Blinking, I turned my head to spot Talon sitting by the desk, "Talon," I said, "Morning?"
"Almost evening," he said and smiled, "Midn-...Twilight asked me to keep an eye on you."
I slowly unfolded myself from the chair, rolling carefully off it and onto my hooves.
Didn't feel like I was about to fall over, but I was still a little wobbly, "How long was I out?"
"All day," He said and jumped off his seat, frowning up at you, "Are you sure you should be walking about?"
"No," I admitted and forced a small smile, "Where's Midnight?"
"Downstairs. Everypony is here."
"Everypony?"
"You know, the girls."
I blinked at him.
“The elements.”
"Ah," I said and nodded before I held my hoof out for him, "Thanks for keeping an eye on me. I know you want to see them too."
Talon smiled and bumped his knuckles against my hoof, "I told you I would do good in the guard."
"You would," I couldn't help but agree before I got a sudden sinking feeling.
Oh Celestia, Amber.
She had to be beside herself with worry. She was usually close enough to see me, so she likely saw what happened. She's known to tell Sparks and Sunset about it.
They would both recognize the portal description.
They'd know what would have happened.
"Talon, you wouldn't happen to be able to send a message to Spike, would you?" I asked, "I know Sparks linked your magic."
He frowned, "I don't know, I haven't tried," and felt around the desk for a piece of paper before he scribbled a message on it before burning it with a burst of fire.
He waited several seconds before he burped and the note reappeared. Talon shrugged, "Sorry."
"No worries, I thought so. But it was worth a try."
Talon nodded, "Come on, I'll show you down. Hungry?"
"Bit, yes," I admitted, "Think we can stop at the kitchen on the way?"
"Sure thing, this way."
I moved to follow him out into the corridor. Moving felt good. I was stiff all over, I had to have been laying still the entire time. And curled up in the chair like that...
It was too bright as well. Stupid light making me feel sleepy. I was asleep for the entire night and day!
Sparks and Sunny have to be so worried.
Luna...
I took a deep breath and pushed that thought away for now. If I think about it, I'll panic and if I panic I can't function to fix it.
Talon led me to a kitchen, "Fruit and water?" he asked, "Midnight won't be happy if I give you tea without an okay."
"Fruit and water sounds nice," I admitted and my stomach growled, “Or anything you have.”
Talon quickly returned with a plate of apple slices and a big pitcher of water.
"Thank you," I said and quickly dug in.
I just barely managed to restrain myself from devouring it all like a starved wolf.
"Come on," Talon said as I finished, "I'll take you to everypony."
I followed him from the kitchen, "So... you're home again," I told him, "How does that feel?"
"..Weird," He admitted, "Very weird."
I just nodded, "I get that."
I followed Talon into a large room centered around the crystal map, six thrones surrounding it.
Each throne was marked with the cutiemark of one of the elements.
“Page!”
Midnight jumped off her throne and quickly trotted over, “You shouldn’t be up yet!”
“I feel a lot better,” I admitted and touched the side of my head, “Somepony has mostly stopped playing drums in my head. Last time I had a headache like that I overstressed my horn, I really must have landed badly.”
Midnight glanced back and Rainbow Dash shifted in her seat. Midnight then nodded and turned back to me, “Well, as long as you’re feeling better,” she said, “You remember?”
“Where we are, yes,” I agreed and swallowed, “Midnight…”
“Don’t worry,” Midnight said and put her hoof against my chest, “We’ll find a way to get you back,” she said seriously, “I took a full reading, I have your signature.”
“Find a way,” I said quietly, “...So you don’t have a way yet?”
“...Not yet,” Midnight admitted, “But should only take a couple of weeks.”
I swallowed and nodded, “I trust you.”
Midnight stepped closer and hugged me softly, “I promise we’ll get you back. I know exactly how you feel right now and I promise you, Page, I can do it.”
I nodded and hugged back.
Midnight slowly pulled back and smiled, “Come on, I’ll introduce you,” she said and then guided me along to the rest, “Girls, this is Prince Blank Page. Page, you already know their names.”
“I do,” I said and did a small bow, “Nice to meet you all.”
“A pleasure, your highness,” Rarity said and slipped off her throne to do a small courtesy.
“Welcome to Ponyville and the canon world!” Pinkie cheered and bounced off her throne, bouncing in a circle around us before continuing out through the open door.
I stared after her for a long moment before I blinked at Midnight.
Midnight just shrugged her wings, “Pinkie.”
“Okay then.”
Applejack was next approaching slowly. She looked me over cautiously and I could feel her eyes rest on my fangs, ears, eyes and wings before she nodded to herself and offered me her hoof, “Applejack,” she said.
“Blank Page,” I answered and touched my hoof to hers.
“So how come you keep calling Twilight, Midnight?” she asked curiously.
I smiled a bit, “In my world there already was a Twilight.”
“It got confusing quickly,” Midnight supplied, “Spike and I picked new names.”
Applejack nodded, “Makes sense,” she admitted, “That had to be weird.”
“Very,” Midnight agreed.
Rainbow Dash moved to join us, “So… vampony, huh?”
“No,” I said, “Batpony. Vampony is completely different, for one thing they are fictional,” I told her.
Rainbow flicked her ears back, looking nervous for some reason before she nodded, “...Sorry about you getting hurt.”
I shrugged one wing, “It’s fine I just landed wrong, but thank you. It happens.”
I glanced over her shoulder. Fluttershy were watching us. She seemed frozen in her seat, her eyes very wide.
Seeing her like this was… I had seen the progress she made in Nocturnis. Seeing her back this way was…
It made my soul hurt.
I slowly moved past Rainbow towards her and stopped a couple of meters away. I got the usual double vision I got of a disguised being, her real form overlaying with the illusion. Fluttershy was afraid.
I bowed to her, “I’m Blank Page. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Fluttershy.”
“Hey, back off!” Rainbow exclaimed, “Can you see yo-”
“Rainbow!” Midnight said firmly, “Let’s go, we’re leaving.”
“What, bu-”
“No,” Midnight told her and moved up, “Please Rainbow. Trust me.”
Rarity walked up to look at Fluttershy and then myself. She looked thoughtful for several moments before she looked at Fluttershy, “Is that alright, darling?”
Fluttershy swallowed and tore her gaze away from me to her before she nodded slightly.
Rarity nodded, “We’ll be right outside if you need us,” she said and then turned to help herd Rainbow outside.
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Huh. Last time I was this early, Page was still human.
I wondered if 'canon' shy was thestral or not... guess she is. Because aside from one or two momentsry appearances, thestrals didn't really exist in the show.
Also, I wonder what made glimglam finally give up and accept defeat? And does this mean Midnight will be staying in her world? How will Tempest take that news?
Discord is going to love this
Pinkie, we just fixed that big hole in the 4th wall…
And it’s been shattered again.
Totally didn't have anything to do with the concussion. Totally.
One slight jackboot today:
There is only one Fluttershy, so it should be 'Fluttershy was watching us.'
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well, they are working on portal (magic) technology
and with proper readings, maybe a trade between worlds
...as long as no crystaline worms show up page's world can be named Bet!
No Pinkie, it stopped beeing the Canon world when Twilight didn't come back at the exact same moment and was gone for years. So, if you want to go to the Canon world, you have to find the right dimension first
page going to another dimention and getting all their bat ponies would be fun
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*Boop*
Stop that. No grimderp here today.
Nocturnis become Canon in the Cannon universe?
Fluttershy:
*Squeeee*
*squeee and eeee*
*eeeee squee*
*meeping*
*eeeee*
*slightly louder than audible squee*
Page: "Yes, i am Batpony. No, i am not singel and in a herd."
Fluttershy:
Page: "No sorry i can't stay for mating season, but maybe you can visit my universe equivalent of yourself. Confident and open, also your Discord would be happy to dance the Thestral with you in the air ."
Fluttershy:
Page: "Nice try, but my Fluttershy tried the Flutterpuppy eyes on me already. Also i already know Discord promised you to get you a Batty-Stallion for your Chaos Herd."
Fluttershy:
Page: "I see why you would like to visit mine Universe, but greatness lays in you and it is your destiny to be Queen of all Thestrals!"
Fluttershy:
Page: "Yes you can do it, Angel is right. You can rule the Thestrals with a fluffy ear to their pleadse and a firm leatherwing to keep the Mangos save from extinction!"
Fluttershy:
Page: "Being Queen don't make every Stallion your breeding Stallion, not especially me..."
Fluttershy: "Ok..."
Page: "But platonic snuggels are fine."
Fluttershy:
You need to do more than get him back to his world, you need to figure out what to do about Tempest over there
True enough
Ah, guess he doesn't remember the kick to the head
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I guess Tempest will move to Canon and create Nocturnis as head City Captain.
Fluttershy will be ruling Queen and Midnight/Twilight will become Co-Queen of Nocturnis.
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It was his plan all along. Clever trickster...
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Great Pink is the pinkest in every Dimension ♡
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As long Cthulhu stays away everything will be fine.
Also hope we don't have a Dehaka somewhere running around:
Or maybe destiny trying to be mean:
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Good point... The 001 become 002
1,256 Word. Praise Friendship!
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If this world was running on canon until they got to Starlight, they should have the portal to the EQG world. They could use that as a base to make a stable portal to Page's world and they can cross over either once every some moons or, if they can stabilize it, whenever they feel like it.
Actually, come to think of it, if it was canon up until Starlight they should also have portable portals a-la Neighsay's medallion that can canonically take the bearer all over Equestria. Yoink the the instructions on how to make those before you go, Page!
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Hope Twilight will take back Sunset Shimmer from Earth-Questria after portaling her Marefriend to her side.
Page: Hello Flutte--whoa!
*notices Fluttershy is not even blinking* Did time just freeze?
????: Yes. It did.
Page:
Discord? Listen whatever shipping nons--
????: *hissing loudly*
I will spare you any confusion between me & your world's Discord. That is LORD OF CHAOS to you until you earn the right!
Page: Wait what?
Lord of Chaos:
Let me make something perfectly clear. I am NOT your Discord. I will allow this meeting for the sake of Fluttershy's desire to learn but I will be watching you CLOSELY.
*Chaos's eyes glowing bright yellow and reality starts to distort*
Lord of Chaos: Fluttershy is
MORE than justa friend. If you make her upset or drag her identity out to the world, I will make you an unicorn again as I dine on batwing soup! IS THAT CLEAR?Page: ...yep.
*reality slowly returns*
Lord of Chaos:
Good. Glad we had this chat. *leaves via wormhole*
Page: *heavy sigh* Jealous Boyfriend Discord huh? Wonderful.
Page and Midnight: So Fluttershy we know your secret.
Fluttershy: Squeeeeee
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I see that Sgt. Murphy is in the corner eating popcorn and giggling as what this chapter is doing and where it is going in the next chapter.
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Yep, it comes back. Again and again until the end of time...
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Even Page seems to have forgotten about that, because the fact that this isn't his first time being stranded in a world not his own seems like something he would have mentioned at some point if he'd remembered that it was a thing.
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I mean, why would he? His birth world isn't exactly where he wants to return to, so no reason to bring it up.
Granted, this might mean his signature might redirect him to said birth world rather than his Equestria, but he's not thinking about it that deeply. Complicated transportation magics is the domain of Twilights.
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Becoming an alicorn might have been enough to change his signature
Good chapter
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But it this signature in relation to his magic, or his soul?
If magic then yes it has changed... but if its his soul....
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is his soul human or pony at this point?
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He seems to still think at least somewhat like a human and not a pony, but it really depends on that magic that transformed him I guess