Rarity and Twilight fall through the mirror and the portal closes right after. They must now spend 30 moons in our world.
All it takes is one curious pony. All Rarity wanted to do is see the other world, just for a few seconds. Twilight was reluctant at first, but she caved. Their timing if off and they both get trapped in the other world. There are a few other problems, the first being the portal closes right after they go through it. They have 30 moons until the portal re-opens and they can return home.
If you guys could, please tell me everything wrong with the story and how I should fix it. I really appreciate criticism and it does help me become a better writer.
I could always us any number of proof-readers. They will probably have the greatest chance of changing how the story plays out.
This is not an Equestria Girls Fic. They have regular colored flesh and smaller hair styles.
“Please Twilight,” Rarity said, “It won’t even be half a minute and you can come with me to make sure I don’t stay a second longer.” The two were in Twilight’s room. Twilight was sitting on her bed while Rarity was pacing. It was almost midnight, but neither pony was tired.
“I don’t know, Rarity. It’s the third night and we may get trapped over there. Plus, the mirror is protected by guards. There’s no way that we could even get close it.” Twilight was busy reading. One of the amazing things about Twilight was her ability to multitask. She could easily read and hold a conversation at the same time.
Twilight and her friends were in Crystal Empire for another princess summit and exactly 30 moons since Sunset Shimmer stole Twilight’s crown. Since then, Rarity had gone through some trouble. She had made some magnificent dresses, most of them have even been featured in popular magazines.
About a month ago, Rarity ran out of ideas for dresses and she hated everything she created. The only way she was able to keep the lights in her boutique, was by doing something so disgraceful that she wouldn’t even tell Sweetie Belle. She hated herself for doing it and was embarrassed when a teenage colt would come up to her and ask her how much. The answer was always the same: 30 bits for just the head, an extra 20 for the rest. They always paid and she always did it, even if she felt like she needed to bathe afterwards. There was nothing Rarity hated more than making costumes for some cos-playing teen and doing their effect make-up.
One night, while working on a gender swapped Daring Do, she remembered what Twilight said about the other world and what they wore. Rarity knew that if she even got a glimpse of their clothes, she would never have to make another costume again. She spent the past two days begging Twilight to take her there.
“It would just be for a few seconds, just long enough for me to actually see one of those… what did you call them? Humans?”
“Sorry Rarity. Even if I wanted to, there is a guard stationed at the door. We couldn’t even get in if we tried.”
“Twilight, darling, do you even know who’s guarding it right now?”
“Who?”
“Flash Sentry. You could easily convince him to let us in. Please Twilight.”
“Why do you want to go through the mirror so badly?”
Rarity walked over to Twilight and whispered her secret in her ear. Twilight was shocked that her friend would stoop that low and Rarity wanted to wash her mouth out with soap.
“Alright, fine. Let’s go. You’ll only have ten seconds, alright?”
“That’s plenty of time. Thank you, Twilight.”
“This never happened,” Twilight said after getting up. All of her friends asked her to take them, just for a day, but she didn’t want to. Twilight somewhat enjoyed her time in the other world, but it’s weird getting used to walking on two hooves and those…things at the end of hands. Rarity’s situation was way too serious to be ignored.
The two tried to sneak through the hallways of the Crystal Castle, but the sounds of eight hooves going through an empty hallway was hard to ignore. Twilight’s fear was that Pinkie would come out of her room, see her friends and want to tag along. She hoped that every pony thought it was just two guards on patrol. To her fortune, no pony even saw them.
They approached the room that holds some of Equestria’s magical artifacts. The room was guarded by Flash Sentry, who let up when he saw Twilight.
Twilight and Flash started dating shortly after Twilight came back from the other world. Although he wasn’t the exact Flash Sentry she had met in the other world, this one was just as nice and sweet. They kept their relationship a secret from every pony, except for Cadence, only out of fear of how protective Shining Armor would be. Cadence had made the connection early on, but she promised to keep it a secret. They finally came forward with their relationship almost a year ago. Shining was surprisingly supportive of the whole thing. Flash proposed to Twilight two weeks ago and she accepted.
“Good evening, ladies,” Flash said. While on the job, Flash had to remain formal to every pony and never address a princess without her title. He didn’t mind calling Twilight, Princess Twilight. She was his princess after all.
“Hey, Flash. Can you do us a favor?” Twilight asked. Rarity kept quiet because she knew that Twilight could handle this on her own.
“What do you need, princess?”
“Can you please let us into that room?”
“Sorry, Princess Twilight. Princess Celestia has ordered that no pony enters this room until tomorrow. I’m sure whatever it is, it can wait.”
“Actually, it can’t. Rarity needs to get in there right away and find something to inspire her. It would only be a minute. Please, Flash. Do it for your fiancé.”
“I’m sorry, Twi…Princess Twilight, but I can’t let any pony in here unless it’s an emergency.” Twilight looked over at Rarity, hoping that she would give up and go to bed. All she did was look to the floor. Twilight considered telling Rarity's secret to Flash herself.
Rarity was weighing the options in her head. To her, there was no other option. She had the chance to see things that she could have never dreamed over. She could have stayed with the whole costume making business. Nightmare Night could probably pay the bills for about three months. But the rest of the year was way to degrading to do year round.
Rarity leaned into Flash’s ear and told him her business. He had a horrified look on his face.
“Dear Celestia! Please go in, but I’ll be in there in a minute.”
“Thanks Flash. I love you,” Twilight said after kissing him on the cheek.
“I love you too, Princess Twilight.” Flash held the door open for the two mares and quickly closed the door behind them.
The two mares were in awe of the room. The room was filled with plenty of enchanted objects. The only thing not in that room was the Elements of Harmony, which were kept in a safe and secure location. In the center of the room was the mirror that Rarity was looking for. She was nervous about what would happen after she stepped through the mirror. The fact that it was only going to be a few seconds and her friend was going to be with her the entire time calmed her a bit. She took in a deep breath, held it in and exhaled.
“Ready, Twilight?”
“Ready.”
The two mares walked towards the mirror, grabbed each other’s hooves and stepped through it. It was a familiar feeling for Twilight, but it was still made her sick. Rarity on the other hand became completely disoriented. The two never let go of each other’s hooves.
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Flash was feeling anxious about the whole thing. He was worried that Captain Shining would do a round and the mares would come out at the same time. He tried to calm himself by thinking about Twilight. She had already moved into Flash's, rather large, apartment and they have been sharing a bed for almost a month, but had to stay in the castle for the time being. They haven’t done anything, mainly because they want their honeymoon to be special.
He was keeping track of time in his head. He didn’t waste time when he thought a minute was up. He opened the door and was shocked to see that neither Twilight nor Rarity in the room. He knew instantly that they had to have gone through the mirror. He ran to it and tried to put his hoof through it. His fears were confirmed when all he heard was his hoof hitting glass.
Flash ran to find the three remaining princess. Cadence and Celestia were asleep, but woke up when they heard Flash. Luna was on the tower balcony and flew down when she got the news. Twilight and Rarity’s friends also couldn’t help but to wake up. He counted himself lucky that Shining was a heavy sleeper. The longer it took for him to figure out that his sister was trapped, the longer Flash could live.
Every pony gathered in the room. Flash explained everything, barring Rarity’s secret.
“And I swear that I had no idea that they would go through the mirror,” Flash tried to explain to the princesses. “I’m so stupid! I should have gone with them.”
“It’s not your fault,” Cadence said, “There was no way that you could have known that they would go through the mirror.” It didn't really help. The idea that he wouldn't see Twilight for 30 moons was killing him.
“Look on the bright side,” Fluttershy said with her signature low voice, “Twilight’s already been there before and she could help Rarity adjust.”
“That’s not exactly true,” Princess Celestia said, “The portal doesn’t always open to the same place. They could be anywhere and be doing anything.”
“She’s probably scared and confused. I can’t believe that I won’t see her for 30 moons.” Flash had slid down a wall and buried his face into his hooves.
“That’s not necessarily true,” Luna said.
“What do you mean? Is there something that we could do bring them back?” Rainbow Dash said.
“Wait!” Pinkie shouted. “Don’t bring them back until the welcome back party ready.”
“There’s nothing we can do, but time does move differently in the other world. 30 moons in the other world could be a day in our world and vice versa. They could come back anytime within the next 30 moons.”
Every pony looked at the mirror and hoped that Luna was right. Flash would feel so much better if the two mares came back the next morning. Until then, all they could do is go to sleep and hope that they come back safe.
Nothing felt right to Twilight. The first time she came through the mirror, she could feel her finger and toes and any other body part. Even Rarity, who had never been through the mirror and changed into one of these human things, knew something was off. Both of them still felt like a pony. They both could feel their hooves and their horns. Twilight even tried to stand her hind legs, but it was too hard to walk. Rarity tried too, but she felt a sharp pain in her back left.
“Ow!” she exclaimed as she fell to her knees.
“Are you okay?” Twilight asked as she ran over to her friend.
“No,” Rarity said as she tried to get back up. Her legs were shaking and she eventually fell to her knees again. “Ow. It hurts to even stand.”
“I’m sorry, Rarity, but we have to go back. Some pony needs to look at you.” Twilight began looking around for the portal. Last time she ended up in an open area in front of a high school. This time, however, they were in an alley. It wasn’t too narrow or too wide. The two mares could stand next to each other and touch a wall. She didn’t even think about it at first, she didn’t even think about her still being a pony. She just wanted to see some humans and get back to Equestria.
Twilight quickly looked around the alley for anything that could even be the portal. She observed an old mirror that looked like it had been sitting there for a year, sitting on the opposite wall that Rarity was next to. She tried to put her hoof through it just to make sure. She smiled as she watched her hoof go straight through it.
“Come on, Rarity.” She said. Twilight looked over her shoulder and saw Rarity struggle to stand up. She ran over to her injured friend under and put Rarity's front left hoof around her neck and threw her front right around Rarity.
“Thank you, darling,” Rarity said. The two mares slowly made their way to the old mirror.
“Ready?” Twilight asked.
“No, but do I have a choice?” Rarity said with a bit of a smirk. Twilight smiled back.
Rarity and Twilight tried stepping through the mirror, but they were too late. The portal had turned back into glass.
“Oh no,” Twilight said when she realized they were too late. She tapped her hoof around the mirror, hoping that it was just that one area. It was all just glass. No part of it was a portal. Twilight looked up at the moon. After some quick calculations, she figured that the moon as at its highest point. Rarity had easily caught and realized that the portal had closed for 30 moons.
“Did the portal…” Rarity said
“Yes.”
“Does that mean we’re…”
“It does.”
“Are you about to freak out?”
“Do you mind?”
“Just don’t scream in my ear.”
“Thank you.” Twilight turned her head away from Rarity and let out a loud scream.
“Feel better?” Rarity asked.
“Much, but we’re still two ponies in a strange world and you’re still hurt. What are we going to do?”
“Hello. Is anyone there?” said a voice for the end of the alley
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“You know you’re my best friend, right?” Brandon said as he laid down in his bed.
“You owe me one,” Cole said before he left his drunk friend pass out. This was a normal thing since college. Brandon would usually spend the night partying and Cole would spend Sunday nights studying for class the next day. He would always end up having to pick up his drunk friend.
Cole Stinger had always considered himself to be normal. He was a 29, 6’3, 175 pound, white American who grew up in southern California. He could only get a small tan in the summer, but that would fade by the end of fall. His face and nose were a bit longer than other’s but everything else was average. His light brown hair was parted a bit off-center.
Cole had always excelled in school, but not by much. He wasn’t very athletic in high school and he wasn’t very good at math or science, but excelled when it came to English and Literature. He had always set the bar in those classes. Even in college, the other student frequently got mad at him for throwing off the curve.
If there was one final that could be said about Cole, it’s that he is a good friend. People naturally gravitated toward him due to his personality and attitude. His friends found him funny and supportive, but a bit cynical. They didn’t care. All his other traits were so positive that they made up for other faults he had.
That’s what landed him at Brandon’s apartment complex. It was the cheapest thing that Brandon could find, but it was what he could afford. It was dirty place and Cole was almost positive that someone had been murdered there. The quicker he could get out of there the better.
Cole quickly walked to his car, a black 2010 Honda Civic. It was early fall, which meant that it was finally cooling down. He turned up his collar on his coat and checked his watch. Midnight. He would be angry with Brandon if his first class wasn’t until 10:30 in the morning. He was about to unlock his car when he heard a loud scream.
His first instinct was to run towards the scream. He would always try and help people in every way. It didn’t matter if it was driving a drunk friend home or walking a girl home form a party. It was his nature to help people in need. No one screams that loud unless they need help. His only hope is that it wasn’t a dead or defiled woman. He ended up at the end of an alley next to the complex, but it was too dark to see anything.
“Hello? Is anyone there?” he shouted down the alley. There wasn’t a response at first, but eventually a feminine voice responded.
“Yes and my friend is hurt.”
“Alright, I’ll get my car. Stay right there.” Cole head some other talking in a lower tone and he couldn’t make it out.
He was able to get the car back to the alley in less than a minute. Cole honked his horn twice to tell the woman and her friend that he was there. He got out of his car and ran down the alley hoping to help the friend, but didn’t expect what he saw. In the alley way was a white and purple unicorn that came up to his thighs. The purple one had wings, but he didn’t really know that was a deference between unicorns with wings and unicorns without wings.
“Please, can you help us?” The purple unicorn said. “My friend is hurt and she can’t walk.” Cole jumped back when he heard the unicorn talk. He lost his footing and landed on his back. He sat up and started to scoot back.
“Is everything okay?” The white unicorn asked.
“Y-You’re talking horses,” Cole said in complete shock. “N-N-Not just horses, unicorns.”
“Yes, we are,” The white unicorn said.
“It’s not normal for animals to talk,” The purple one said quietly to the white one, “And as far as I can tell, there are only earth ponies here.”
It was hard for Cole to get his head around the idea of talking unicorns. It was impossible. Animals can’t speak any human language. Sure there were some parrots who could say some words, but they don’t know what they’re saying. The fact that there were two unicorns in front of him didn’t escape him either. Unicorns were something that a little girl plays with, not standing in an alley.
“Please sir,” the white one said, “is there anything you can do to help us? I’m hurt and I can’t walk.”
Even if he didn’t completely understand the situation, a living creature needed Cole’s help. There was no way that he would be able to resist helping something that has conscious thought. Cole got back to his feet, walked over to the two unicorns and picked the white one up. She was light, but Cole expected as much.
“Come with me,” Cole said to the purple one, “I’ll take care of you two.”
Cole led the unicorn to his car. He struggled to open the back door, but he eventually got it. He put the white one in down on the passenger side seat. Her friend got into the seat next to her and Cole got into the driver’s seat.
“Thank you,” The purple one said before Cole closed the door.
He wasn’t sure what to do about this whole thing. He was going to help the white one in any way he can. His first thought was to go to the vet. He didn’t know much about animals, so he wasn’t sure how much he could help. That thought was quickly dismiss when he thought that they would just run experiments on her. With no other ideas he decided to take them to his apartment. Maybe horse anatomy isn’t too far off from human anatomy.
“I’m Twilight Sparkle,” The purple one said
“Sorry, what?” Cole said. He was too busy thinking about what just happened.
“I just thought that we should introduce ourselves. I’m Twilight Sparkle and this is my friend, Rarity.”
“Charmed,” Rarity said
“Alright, I’ll play along. I’m Cole Stinger.”
“What did you mean ‘play along’?” Twilight asked.
“I’ll be honest with you two, I don’t think you two are real.”
“Excuse me?” Rarity said with an offended tone in her voice.
“Let’s think about this logically. You two are talking unicorns. First off, unicorns aren’t real. They’re just something for Hasbro to sell to little girls. My cousin played with things like you when we were younger. And even if you were real, you wouldn’t be able to talk. Not a lot of animals can speak any human language, and those who can don’t even know what their saying. To quote Charles Dickens: ‘You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.’”
“How could we be ‘a blot of mustard’?” Twilight asked. Although she was a pony of reason and logic, it was annoying for some pony to question her existence. “You picked her up and put her in this thing.”
“You got me there, unless this is like a Fight Club thing. No, I’m not that crazy. So, if you two are real, where did you come from?”
Twilight and Rarity told Cole all about the events of that night. He had other questions and the two were happy to answer. They told him about Equestria, their friends, and their adventures.
“Wow,” Cole said after they told them about their encounters with Discord. He was pulling into his personal garage at this point.
“It’s a lot to take in, isn’t it?” Rarity said.
Cole’s apartment complex was way nicer than Brandon’s. You have to go up a flight of stairs to get to the actual apartment from the garage or front door. Facing away from the door there was a three seat sofa and a sofa chair at an angle. They were facing a large HD TV and a coffee table in between the seats and the TV. Connected to the TV was a Wii U, a Playstation 3, and an X-Box 360. Further right was a desk with Cole’s laptop on it and a large DVD collection. There was a window above the desk which gave a beautiful view of Los Angeles. To the left was a small kitchen and a breakfast bar. Between the rooms was a door way which lead to a small hallway. On the left was a lining closet and a bedroom. On the right was another bedroom and a door to the apartment’s bathroom. At the end of the hall was Cole’s bedroom. His was bigger than the other two and it was the only one that was connected to the bathroom.
Cole got out of his car and picked up Rarity. He told them to be quiet, as his two roommates were sleeping. He cared the pony up to the living room and put her on the sofa. She was laid out so all four legs were completely stretched out. Twilight got up onto the sofa chair
“Alright,” Cole whispered to Rarity, “where does it hurt?”
“My left hind leg,” She whispered back. Cole wrapped both of his hands around her leg. Rarity was kind enough to move her impossibly curly tail out of the way, but that was just to make sure that he didn’t accidentally garb a stand it and ruin the hard work she put into it this morning.
“Okay, I’m going to apply some pressure. Just tell me when it hurts.”
Cole started to press down a little at first. He saw that there was some discomfort, but Rarity didn’t say anything. He put a little more pressure and the anguish on Rarity’s face grew, but she still didn’t say anything.
“Ow.” She said after Cole put more pressure on it.
“I think the mussel is only little strained. She should be walking around by the morning. You two can sleep on the sofa for the night.”
“Wait,” Rarity said before Cole left the room. “I can’t sleep on a sofa. It would wreak havoc on my mane.” Twilight rolled her eyes, but expected nothing less from her.
“I don’t know what you want me to do about that.”
“Is there a bed I can sleep on?”
Cole thought about it for a minute. There was an extra bed in one of the bedrooms, but he couldn’t let his roommate know that a magical pony is staying with them. There was only one thing he could do that would make her happy.
“Good night, Twilight.” Cole said as he picked Rarity up.
“Good night, Cole Stinger, and thank you for everything.”
Cole’s room was the only one with a balcony. The room had a king sized bed and a night stand on either side. Both had a lamp and the one furthest from the door had a picture of Cole with a woman. They looked like they were in a park and happy. There was a TV hanging from the wall across from the bed and a dresser under it.
Cole put Rarity down on the far side of the bed. He grabbed a pair of pajama pants and a black tank top and changed in the bathroom. Although Rarity was a pony, he still felt weird getting naked in front of her.
“Who is this girl?” Rarity asked when Cole came out of the bathroom.
“That’s just my ex-girlfriend, Trina. She’s the reason why I have a king sized bed. She used to live here, until we broke up so she could find herself. She’s probably somewhere in the mid-west.”
“You two look happy. Do you ever miss her?”
“A little, but we were growing apart towards the end.”
“Do you two…”
“Rarity, I have to get some sleep.”
“Alright. Good night, darling.”
“Good night, Rarity.”
Before he went to sleep, Cole but a small pillow wall between them. It was mainly to make sure that her horn doesn’t stab him the middle of the night. He was able to fall asleep, even with everything that happened tonight, but he knew that it was just the beginning.
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“Good Night, Twilight.” Cole said as he picked up Rarity.
“Good night, Cole Stinger, and thank you for everything.”
Twilight got down from the chair and laid down on the sofa. She tried to fall asleep, but she had one final thought that made her cry. She won’t see Flash Sentry for 30 moons. She looked out the window at the full moon. Every full moon, she and Flash would always stay up and just look at the moon. This would be the first time in a long time that she wouldn’t share a full moon with the love of her life. Twilight cried herself to sleep that night, but she also felt weird inside.
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Flash Sentry walked home that night. All he could think about was Twilight. To be fair, all he ever thought about was Twilight and he would always be happy whenever he thought about Twilight. This time, however, he started to cry whenever he thought about Twilight.
Flash unlocked the door to his apartment. Without Twilight, the whole place just seemed empty. He took off his guard uniform and tried to fall asleep. Out of habit, he tried to put his hoof around an invisible Twilight, but it just landed on the bed. He opened his eyes to find the other half of the bed empty.
He got up and looked out his window at the full moon. Right then it hit him. This would be the first moon that he didn’t share with Twilight. It was something that they would do together. Everything, he would put his wing around her and sneak in a kiss. It was something he would look forward to every full moon. He completely broke down crying this time because he missed Twilight so much. He only hoped that Twilight was doing the same in the other world. He eventually fell asleep, cuddling with a pillow that he pretended was Twilight.
Cole woke up at 7:30 AM, as he always does. At first, he though what happened last night was a dream.
“It had to be a dream,” he thought to himself. “There’s no way that I took two unicorns home.”
He looked to his left and saw the pillow wall he built and lump under the blankets on the other side of the bed. It really happened. Cole had really met two magical unicorns from another world. He really had taken them home and treated for a strained leg. He really did carry it to his bed.
Cole decided to shake it off for now and deal with it later. Right now, he had to get ready for his daily jog. He got out of bed and got a pair of basketball shorts and a tank top. He went to the bathroom again to change, as he still felt uncomfortable changing in front of the white mare in his room. The last thing he grabbed before was his iPhone and pair of headphones. As he stepped into the living room, he checked the couch to make sure the other one was still there. There was a blanket and another large lump.
His morning jog was really the only exercise he got. Cole wasn’t the buffest person, but he took pride in his slim figure. Every morning he goes for about a mile and a half and then jogs back. It was also one of his only real chances to think. His day is always so busy that he doesn’t really get a chance to think about personal stuff. His morning jog was the only real chance he got to be alone.
“What am I going to tell Annie and Ben?” He thought to himself as he pass his college, Cal State Los Angeles. “I’m sure they will love the idea of living with two wild animals. Who wouldn’t love that? What would I even say to them” ‘Have you guys ever wanted to live with a magical animal? No? Well too bad because we have two living with us.’ What have I gotten myself into?”
He had an imaginary conversation like this for his entire time. When he came back, he checked the couch and his bed again. Still two lumps, but they had moved a little. He decided to take a shower as the jog made him sweaty. He continued his conversation with himself and neglected to get clothes. As he got out of the shower, he put a towel around he waist and tried to open the door to his room as quietly as possible. He opened his drawer to get his boxers, but heard the blankets rustle. He looked over his shoulder at the bed. Rarity had gotten out of bed, but he didn’t hear hooves hitting the ground.
“Good morning, Rarity,” He said as he looked back at the dresser. “How’s your leg?” He got out a pair of boxers and jeans.
“It’s feels weird, but better. Thank you, darling.” Cole turned around to get a button up shirt hanging form a hook on the wall. He expected to see the white unicorn he was caring around last night, but instead he found a naked woman crawling around.
“Jesus Christ!” he yelled.
She was a white woman with long purple, matted down hair. She looked as if she wasn’t a day over 25, but that was just a guess. She was vary slender, attractive, and about 5’6, but Cole wasn’t thinking about that. There was a naked woman in his room. He turned back around and got out a t-shirt and another pair of boxers.
“Put these on.” Cole tossed the clothes in Rarity’s general direction. She tried to concentrate and use her magic to try and get the clothes on her. She quickly realized that her magic doesn’t work in this world. She didn’t panic because she knew how to put on clothes without magic. She raised a hoof, now hand, to put it thought the shirt when she it for the first time. She had those things at the end of her hand things. They were long and slender, like she was, and each moved independently from each other.
“I’m just like you,” She said while moving around her fingers. She was in a bit oh shock of the whole thing, but Rarity knew how to keep calm.
“Please just put some clothes on,” Cole said
“I might need some help with the bottom,” She said as she put the shirt on. There was a bit of a struggle, but she got it eventually. Cole came over to her and helped her, but it was awkward because he barley looked at her. The boxers ended up being too big and Rarity had to hold them up herself.
When she was dressed, Cole helped her to her feet. Rarity was a bit wobbly at first, as she wasn’t used to walking on her hind hooves, but she got it quickly. Cole went to where Trina kept her clothes and got out a pair of yoga pants. He helped Rarity into them. There was suddenly as banging on his door.
“Cole!” a muffled woman voice yelling on the other side. He opened the door to see Annie there.
Annie Cross was a white, short, blond girl about the age of 27. It should be noted that she was only about 5’3 and weighed no more than 100 pounds. She first met Cole in her freshmen, or his sophomore, year of high school when they joined the same club. They became friends and have always supported each other, especially when Annie lost the Vice President position in the club. When she graduated, Annie decided to go to the same school as Cole, but that was because she wanted to become an actress and the school was known for producing them. She moved in with Cole when he first decided to get an apartment in LA. Since then, she has been working part time as a marketing intern at the Pantages Theater and part time as a waitress.
“I know you can hear me, Cole! Open this door!” Annie shouted.
Cole knew not to keep Annie waiting. He made sure Rarity could at least support herself on two legs before opening the door.
“Can you explain her?” Annie said when he opened the door. Standing right next to Annie was another woman with hair color and pattern similar to Twilight’s mane. She was tanner and shorter than Rarity, but looked 23. She was about Annie’s height, maybe an inch or two taller. What really stuck out was her purple eyes. It was the first thing you noticed about her as they really did sparkle. Cole believed that she too was naked, as she used the blanket she found to cover herself.
“You and Trina just broke up. Are you really already having one night stands?” Annie continued.
“It’s not a one night stand. It’s more complicated…” Cole said.
“Who is it, Cole?” Rarity said as she walked behind Cole. She seemed to have gotten the concept of walking pretty easily. It was like walking on four hooves, but without thinking about her front hooves.
“Oh,” Annie said being completely confused. First off, Cole wasn’t the type of person to have one night stands. The girl in his room wearing his shirt made some sense, as the girl in his room was attractive. Annie had to admit that she would sleep with her if she were Cole. What didn’t make sense was why that other girl was naked and sleeping on their couch.
“Annie, I know what you’re thinking. Nothing happened. I found these two in an alley and this one was hurt, so I took her here. That’s it.”
“Then where are her clothes?”
“What’s going on?” Ben said as he opened his door and saw a Twilight covered by a blanket. He jumped back a bit when he realized that she was naked.
Ben Silas was a 21 year student in his third year of college. His mother was middle-eastern and his father was English who met while applying for a job in California. He was about average height and weight with brown eyes and short black hair. He would always wear glasses and refused to get contacts.
He was vary geeky. He collects comic books and board games, he plays video games on in every format, he would watch any TV show that has a strong fandom, but the thing he was most proud of was his cosplay. Every year he would go to Comic Con just to cosplay. This year, he is getting a Doctor Strange costume together.
He first met Annie and Cole during his freshmen year, which was Cole’s senior year, when he too joined. Cole took him under his wing and Annie did when Cole graduated. He went to community college for the first two years and then transferred to Cal State LA. He was planning to pay for a dorm, but Cole offered to let him live with him.
“Why is there a naked girl in out apartment?” Ben asked.
“Annie, can you get some clothes for her and I’ll explain everything,” Cole said.
Annie took Twilight by the arm to get her clothes. Walking on two feet was like riding a bike for Twilight. It was hard for her to support herself at first, but she was able to walk fine after the first step. Annie gave her a pair of sweatpants and loose fitting shirt. Twilight took note that there was two beds in the room, but Cole only mentioned two roommates.
“What’s your name?” Annie asked Twilight as she was putting on the clothes. They fit her pretty well, but Twilight was about Annie’s size.
“Twilight Sparkle,” she said while trying to keep the shirt on both shoulders, but one shoulder would fall out when she covered the other one.
“One shoulder is supposed to be out. That’s a weird name.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, normally people aren’t named Twilight. It’s usually a word that means something like Twilight. There are people named Twyla, which means Twilight, but not Twilight.”
“So, what does your name mean? It’s Annie, right?”
“Yeah, but my real name is Anna. It means ‘God had favored me’, but my parents named me that because they met in high school while reading The Diary of Anna Frank.”
Annie and Twilight walked out of the room and into the living room. Ben and Rarity were already sitting on the couch in silence. Rarity had changed into one of Trina’s shirts and Cole had gotten dressed for the day. Luckily, she was able to fit into Trina’s clothes. Twilight sat next to her friend, but Annie stayed standing.
“Alright, Cole,” Annie said, “start talking.”
“Alright. I walking to my car after taking Brandon home and I heard a scream. I went to make sure that they were okay and they turned out to be two small unicorns. One of them got hurt, so I took both of them back here, because they would have dissected them at a vet. I told them they could sleep here tonight and I was going to take them back to the alley today. One of them wasn’t comfortable on the couch, so I took her to my room. I guess that the ponies turned into these girls.”
Ben and Annie looked at him with disbelief. They thought the same thing that he did. There was no way that these women were mystical unicorns. There were so many questions that were unanswered. At the same time, the whole thing was too complex to be a lie. Cole would never come up with a lie like that just to sleep with someone.
“Where did they come from?” Ben asked
“I can answer that one,” Twilight said. “In our world, there is a magic mirror that acts like a bridge between two worlds. I’ve been through it once, but everything was different. There were humans like you, but some of them reminded me of some of the ponies from my world.”
“So wait,” Annie said, “you two are really are unicorns from another world?”
“Yes. And Cole, there might be a small problem with your plan. The portal back to our closed last night, and it won’t re-open for another 30 moons.”
“So you guys are stuck here for 30 days?”
“No Cole,” Ben said. “If they meant 30 days, they would have said 30 days. They’re here for 2 and a half years.”
Twilight realized who long she was going to be away from Equestria. It would be 2 years until she saw her parents or brother or her friends or her teacher, but worst of all, she won’t see Flash. It was the first time they have been apart since they started dating. He had always been at least a letter away, but now she couldn’t even write to him. She broke down crying almost immediately.
“What’s wrong, sweetie?” Annie said. She sat on the couch arm and started to comfort the former unicorn.
“She just got engaged,” Rarity said while she too comforted Twilight. “It’s alright Twilight. We’ll find a way.”
Cole kneeled down next to her and gently put his hand on her knee. If one was looking for it, one could see a tear in Cole’s eye. “You can stay here as long as you need to,” he said. Everyone let Twilight cry as long as she needed to. They got dressed for the day. Cole gave Rarity some of Trina’s clothes and Annie let Twilight borrow hers.
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Flash woke up that morning feeling like crap. He still couldn’t believe that he let his fiancé get trapped in another world for 30 moons. He wondered if there was anything that he could have done to stopped it? He could have just said no. He could have gone through the mirror with her. They would have been trapped, but at least they would have been trapped together.
He took a shower and put on his uniform. He walked to the castle with his head down. Usually, he would walk with Twilight smiling and admiring the crystal ponies. Today, however, they just didn’t seem to shine as they used to. Nothing did. Not the clean streets, not the place, not even the crystal heart. Without Twilight, everything lost its sparkle.
“Hey Flash,” another guard said as he entered the place, “Captain Armor wants to see you.”
Flash knew what was going to happen. He was going to be chewed out by Captain Armor. He was going to lose his job and then his apartment. He would have to move somewhere else and probably become a drunk and, as hard as it was, he could never let Twilight be with a drunk. He would lose everything, because of one minute.
“You wanted to see me, Captain?” Flash said when he entered Shining Armor’s office.
“Please close the door, Flash.” He said. Flash gulped hard, but obeyed. He still was a member of the royal guard, at least for now.
“Permission to speak freely, Captain?” Flash said without hesitation.
“Granted,” Shining said while raising an eye brow.
“Please, sir, don’t fire me. You know that I wouldn’t do anything to put Twilight in harm’s way. Please, Captain.” Flash was practically crying at this point.
“At easy, Flash,” Captain said while laughing, “I didn’t call you in here to fire you. Cadence explained everything to me this morning. I don’t blame you. Twilight was just helping a friend. I called you in here to see if you wanted to go to the cider bar after your shift.”
“What?”
“I just thought that I should get to know my soon to be brother-in-law. So, what do you say?”
“Alright,” Flash said. A smile grew on his face.
“Okay, solder. You still need to put in an eight hour shift. Back to your duty.”
“Yes, sir.”
Flash felt as if a heavy burden was lifted from his back. It still hurt him a bit that he was the one on guard when she got trapped, but that was at the back of his mind. He was actually excited to get to know the Captain.
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Everyone made plans for the day when Twilight stopped crying. Cole gave Annie his credit card instructing her to go shopping with the Twilight and Rarity and only get about a week’s worth of clothing. They could borrow Trina and Annie’s pajamas and other things until they could get more money together and afford some luxury items for them. He was trying to figure out where the money would come from. He figured that he would have to start bringing his lunch from home and stop going out as much. Maybe he wouldn’t get tired of watching Netflix.
Ben and Cole left in a hurry because Ben’s first class was at 9:00 and it was about 8:45 when they left. Annie thought that the two new girls would need help with showering and she thought of any way to make it less awkward. The fact was that Annie wasn’t always comfortable with nudity. It came from a poor self-image of herself since High School. While all of her friends had some partner in their four years, Annie was single the entire time, but not by choice. Cole always told her it was because teenage boys were cowards were too afraid to approach a strong woman like Annie. They did, however, need a little help with their underwear, mainly the bra. Annie reluctantly help them, but she felt awkward doing it. She showed them how to do it themselves in hopes that they wouldn’t ask her again.
To her luck, the showers in this would were exactly like the showers in Equestria. Twilight was scared that the water would make the floor slippery. Ben feared that too, so he put in a shower mat. It annoyed his roommates, but not Twilight. Rarity spent most of her time trying to get her signature curl. She was able to do it with Annie’s help. Initially, Annie picked out a simple T-shirt and jeans for each of them, but Rarity’s eye for fashion kicked in and she instead found an outfit that she liked in Trina’s wardrobe. Twilight, on the other hand, was grateful for the clothes, but she did wish that her pants didn’t sag as much.
The three girls climbed into Annie’s Jetta Hybrid. At first, Rarity and Twilight wanted to sit in the back seat together. Annie invited one of them to take the passenger seat, but neither girl wanted to seem rude and take it. Rarity eventually took it. She was a bit nervous about riding in the front seat of a car. In Equestria, all they had was horse-drawn carriages, and those were only used for special occasions or more commonly used everything south of the Everfree Forrest.
Annie took the two to a small boutique that a friend of her owns and would be willing to give her a discount. Rarity felt like she was home when she walked inside. She immediately went off and started picking out outfits for herself. Annie remind her that she could only get a week’s worth, but she was already lost in mixing and matching everything in the store.
“So, who exactly are you?” Annie asked Twilight as they started looking through tops.
“What do you mean?”
“Well, if Cole said was true and you really are…” Annie took a look around to make sure that no one in the store was listening. There really wasn’t anyone in the store. Just the three girls and Annie’s friend, Martha, who was probably in the back making something. “from another world, than you had a life in that other world.”
“I was an alicorn form a place called Equestria and one of the four princesses. I don’t really know what else to tell you.”
“What about her? Who was she?”
“Rarity was a unicorn and a seamstress. She really was one of the first friends I’ve ever had.” Twilight looked at Rarity as she was searching through tops on the other side of the store. She thought of the first time they met in the town hall and how she dragged her to her boutique. She then thought of someone who she hasn’t thought about in a while: Spike.
When Twilight moved with Flash, she offered him to move with her, but he declined. He instead wanted to try the dragon migration again. He wrote to Twilight every day. He said that he met some dragons his age and was having fun this time. In the most heat touching letter, Spike said that he found his parents, who have been looking for him since some Griffons took him as an egg. He said that he was going to stay with them, but he would come by often to visit. Twilight was happy for Spike, but still missed her assistant.
“Are you alright, Twilight?” Annie asked when she noticed a tear starting to form in Twilight’s eye.
“I’m fine. Just thinking about an old friend.”
“Twilight!” Rarity said as she approached the girls with several outfits in each hand, “Try these on, darling. I’m sure you’ll look lovely in at least two of these.”
Rarity handed Twilight every outfit in her left hand. The two went off to the changing rooms. They came out one at a time and started to model the clothes for Annie and Martha, who had joined her shortly after they went into the rooms. Rarity was right. They both looked good in at least two of them. In fact, they looked good in everything Rarity picked out.
“Wow, you have a real eye for fashion,” Martha said to Rarity.
“Thank you, Darling,” Rarity said.
“I would hire you on the spot if you could make clothes and sell them. I’ve been so swamped with work lately. You know girls and homecoming.”
“Actually, I can…”
“Shut up! There is no way that you can look that good, have that good of a fashion sense, and be able to make your own clothes.”
“Well, I don’t like to brag.” Rarity said as she started to blush.
“You are a fashion goddess. What’s your name?”
“Ra-“
“Rachel!” Annie said. It was the first thing that came to mind that starts with a “Ra”. She wasn’t sure why, but she felt like she had to cover up their identities. “Her name is Rachel. She’s an old friend of Cole’s.”
“Yes,” Rarity said when she realized what was happening. “My name is Rachel.”
“Well Rachel, what do you say? Do you want to work in a boutique?”
“That would be lovely,” Rarity said with a smile.
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“Alright, I know I have 20 minutes left, but that’s all I got. A few reminder. Due next Wednesday is your one page on your favorite book and why it’s your favorite. You also need a copy of King Lear by next Wednesday. If you want extra credit, bring in a copy of your favorite book on Monday. You guys are free to go.”
Almost all of Cole’s students got up and started to pack up their stuff. Once they were ready, they filed out of the room through one of the two exits. There were a few students that stayed behind to thank Cole, but they too quickly left when they did.
Going into High School, Cole had no idea what he wanted to do for a living until he met his senior English teacher. He saw how much she enjoyed her job and spending all day talking about books. After one conversation about 1984, he realized that he too loved analyzing and talking about books. He decided to be an English teacher that night. After college, the school district that he was in hired him as a substitute teacher. He received an offer to work at Cal State LA after just a year of substitute teaching. He hasn’t regretted it since.
He was packing up his stuff when there was a knock on the door.
“Can we come in,” Rarity said as she poked her head in.
“Yeah,” Cole said. He was a bit busy putting his laptop into its bag to realize it was Rarity. Rarity and Twilight came into the room wearing one of their new outfits. Rarity was wearing a white blouse with a short purple skirt. Twilight was wearing a simple T-shirt with skinny jeans. Both girls were wearing sandals that matched their outfits
“Annie told us to give this to you,” Twilight said as she handed his credit card back to him. “She said that you already paid for enough today.”
“What’s the damage?” Cole asked
“I don’t think we damaged the card at all,” Twilight said.
“I mean, how much did you spend.”
“Oh,” Twilight said a little embarrassed, “about 300 bits… I mean dollars.”
Cole was surprised. Rarity’s blouse alone looked as if it was $145. At first he questioned how much they got. He then remembered Martha’s boutique and how she didn’t mind giving massive discounts to friends and family.
“Well, it looks like it’s Netflix and Ramen for me for at least a month. So, how did you two find me?”
“A nice student pointed us your way,” Rarity said.
“You’re going to find a lot of that here,” Cole said as he noticed that Rarity’s blouse showed some cleavage. He didn’t stare at it again as he still saw the two horses that he picked up last night.
“Anything else happen?” Cole said.
“Oh, I almost forgot. I got a job at your friend’s boutique.”
Cole couldn’t believe how quickly they have adapted to this would. This morning, they were two completely nude women who had trouble walking and who need help getting boxers on. Now, they’re walking on two legs as if they have done it their entire life and now one of them has a job. In a matter of 12 hours, they have completely assimilated into the human society. He began to wonder if it was really that easy. In fairness, Twilight had already been in a similar world. It was like riding a bike for Twilight. As for Rarity, she was used to adapting to new situations. A lady must always be ready for any situation.
“That’s fantastic news, Rarity. What about you Twilight? Anything happen to you?”
“Not really.” Cole could easily pick up that Twilight wasn’t much of a talker, especially when she is observing something. She was looking at the white board that Cole was going to erase. She was specifically looking at the list of books Cole had put on the board.
Books that may be covered
1. King Lear
2. 1984
3. The Outsiders
4. Animal Farm
5. Frankenstein
6. The Catcher in the Rye
7. A Tale of Two Cities
8. Huck Finn
9. Dracula
10. Ulysses (Good Luck)
“What is this Cole?”
“Books that my students should get and read.”
Twilight’s eyes grew big when she heard that last word. She loved to read more than anything. When she lived in Ponyville, most of her reading was non-fiction books that she read as an assignment from Princess Celestia. She has started reading more fiction books since she became a princess. She enjoyed them as she would imagine the story playing out in her head.
“You’re a teacher?” She asked with a excitement in her voice.
“A literature teacher, yes.”
“Oh my gosh! I am so envious. You get to spend all day talking about books! I would give anything to do that.”
“Well if you’re interested, I might need an assistant this semester. I have way more students than before and there is no way that I can effectively grade all of those papers, so the school is letting me hire someone to help me. They are even going to pay for them”
“What would I have to do?”
“Mainly reading through student’s papers and helping me in class. I might even ask for your opinion on a book.”
“I would love to,” Twilight said.
“Alright, you’re hired.”
“Thanks, Cole,” Twilight said with the biggest grin Cole has ever seen. “Annie was going to take us to lunch, do you want to come with us.”
Cole checked his schedule. His next class wasn’t until 2:30 and it was 12:35. He had plenty of time to go off campus and get something to eat.
“Love to,” Cole said. He erased the board and the three walked out of the room.
Watching Rarity try to eat with a fork was like watching a little kid with manners. They’re not that coordinated yet, but they always dab themselves with the napkin afterward. It didn’t help that they were eating four cheese lasagna and the marinara sauce made the whole thing sloppy.
“Like this, Rarity,” Annie said as she demonstrated the proper way to use a fork. Rarity took note of where her fingers were placed. She tried it again and did it perfectly. She was able to take a bite of lasagna without having to clean marinara sauce. She still dabbed her afterwards because it was the lady like thing to do.
“This is delicious, Ben,” Rarity said. “What’s your secret?”
“It’s actually an old family recipe that my great grandmother discovered by accident.”
“Well it’s much better than that greasy thing I had for lunch.”
For lunch, Annie took everyone to a small Mexican food restraint that she heard of Twitter. What she didn’t realize is that a majority of the dishes they served had meat in them and neither Cole nor Annie thought it was right for the former horses to eat meat. Luckily, Annie is a vegetarian and ordered for them, however, the quesadillas she ordered were soaked in grease. Annie never listened to suggestions she hears over Twitter again.
“What about you Twilight? How do you like it?” Ben asked
Twilight didn’t really respond. She was too bust reading 1984. Cole was surprised that she was almost done with it.
After their lunch, Cole took the girls back to the apartment to drop off the newly bought clothes and give Twilight an assignment. He scoured his personal bookshelf and picked out the ten books he wanted his students to read. He told Twilight to read King Lear by next week. Twilight’s eyes lit up when she saw the stack of books and was told to read them. It was the best assignment that she received since she became a princess. Not much was expected of her and she didn’t really care. For once in a long time, she got to do something that she loved to do.
“Put the book down, Twilight,” Annie said.
She again didn’t respond. She just took a bit of her slice of lasagna, taking extra caution to make sure not to get any sauce on the book.
“It’s no use, darling,” Rarity said, “It’s better to just let her read.”
“It’s a little rude, don’t you think Cole?” Annie said. What she didn’t realize, until she addressed him, is that he too was reading. He was read his treasured signed copy of Will Greyson, Will Greyson. This wasn’t a new thing for Cole; it was almost expected of him to read while having dinner. The only difference is that he could respond and read at the same time.
“I don’t see a problem with it.”
“Besides,” Rarity said after taking her last bite, “There really isn’t a way to make her stop reading. Except…” Rarity stood up and walked over to a stack of DVD cases, pick one up and dropped it. Twilight immediately looked up as the case hit the ground.
“Sorry,” Twilight said as she finally put down the book. “What were we talking about?”
“Nothing,” Cole said. “By the way, Ben, you have to start watching stuff on the DVR.”
“Doctor Who marathon?” Ben asked.
“What?” Rarity asked.
“It’s a TV show that Annie and Ben love.” Rarity and Twilight still had a confused look on their faces. “What? You guys don’t have TV where you come from?”
“No,” Twilight said.
“What do you do for fun?” Ben asked. Ben had always grow up loving TV, video games, movies, and anything super hero. He considers himself to be a “Media Guru” and get’s insulted when someone challenges something that he loves. A notable case was when a manager of a fast food restraint stated that Psycho was an overrated movie and whoever made it should be killed in the shower.
“We find ways to keep busy,” Rarity said. “Twilight, for example, practices her magic and I usually have an order to fill.”
Cole put his book down and cleaned the table.
“What are we going to do with their clothes?” Cole asked as he put the leftover lasagna in a container. He pointed over to the couch where they had put the newly bought clothes. “And where are they going to sleep?”
“I have the extra bed for when my friends stay the night,” Annie said. “Rarity can sleep there.”
“What about Twilight?” Rarity asked.
“I’m fine with sleeping on the couch. It’s actually pretty comfortable.”
“You’re our guest, Twilight,” Annie said, “you can sleep in Ben’s bed.”
“No way!” Ben said as he stood up. “You know my whole thing and letting other sleep in my bed. I wouldn’t let my own mother sleep in my bed.”
“Please Ben, it’s just until they can go home.”
“You mean in two and half years. I might as well buy a whole new bed.”
“It’s fine Annie,” Rarity finally said. “Twilight can sleep in your room and I can sleep in Cole’s”
“Excuse me?” Cole said.
“We going to sleep together, darling.”
“Frist off, I don’t know what that means in your world, but it means something completely different here. And second, I didn’t volunteer my bed. My bed if like my comfortable sanctuary, that shouldn’t be shared.”
“I thought you shared it with Trina?” Annie said
“Yeah, but I had feelings towards her. I’m not the type of guy who just lets any woman he see sleep in his bed.”
“But we shared a bed last night.”
“Yeah, but that was when you were a horse and not…” Cole stopped himself when he realized what he was going to say.
“Not what?” Rarity asked
“Not a beautiful women.” Ben said
“Ben!” Cole said with a bit of anger. It was true, Rarity was very beautiful and Cole would be lying if he didn’t think about that morning, but he tried not to. It was still a little too soon since his break-up with Trina.
“You’re sharing, Cole!” Annie said. “And if you have a problem with it, than you can sleep on the couch.”
“Fine. We can share a room.” Rarity stood up and hugged Cole. They then moved each girls’ clothes into their respective rooms while Ben got ready to watch a few episodes of Doctor Who. Twilight decided to give the show a chance. She noted about half way through the first episode that it was exactly like a book series she loved, Doctor Whooves, although she picked that up by similar titles. Rarity tried to keep up, but ended up confused. Cole already knew that he couldn’t keep up and decided to read his book instead.
Cole decided to go to bed at about 10 and Rarity followed him. He decided to change in the bathroom again. Even though, she was a human now, Cole still felt a little weird changing in front of her.
He opened the door to his room and Rarity was about to get in the bed completely naked.
“Damn it, Rarity!” Cole said as he used his hand to block his view of Rarity’s more private body parts.
“What’s wrong?”
“You’re naked, again.”
“Of course I am, darling. We’re about to go to sleep. Why would I need clothes?”
“Well for one, what if there is a fire. You don’t want to run outside naked, do you?”
“I guess not.”
“Plus, you’re sharing a bed with a man. People might get the wrong idea.”
“What do you mean?”
Cole started to blush a bit. He never thought that he would have to give this talk to anyone as he didn’t really want kids. In fact, that’s how he based his life. He decided to work for a college because everyone in college either has already had sex or know about it. He decided to move into an apartment and have his friends take the extra rooms so there would be no room for a kid. He even wanted to be with Trina because she didn’t want kids either.
“Well, there are times when either a man or a woman love each other…”
“You mean sex?”
In Equestria, sex was reserved for those that were truly in love and only after marriage. It just didn’t seem right to any pony to do something that personal with just any pony. Rarity had come close to find some pony that she loved enough, but they decided to go their separate ways when they talked about it. After that, Rarity started her slump.
“Oh thank god. I don’t have to explain that to you.”
“I can see now why wearing clothes at night could be useful. Do you have any clothes for me to wear?”
“Check the top drawer. Trina probably left something.”
Rarity walked over to the dresser with Cole blocking his view the entire time. She picked out a loose fitting shirt and a pair of sweat pants. The two then climbed into the bed. Cole again put up the pillow wall as he was afraid of his “horn” poking her.
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Ben, Annie, and Twilight ended up watching about six episodes before they decided to call it a day.
“Can I ask you something, Annie?” Twilight said as the two got ready for bed.
“What?”
“Have you and Ben ever been a thing?”
“No, we’re just really good friends.”
“What about Cole?”
“God no. I would rather jump out a window than say that I’m his girlfriend.”
“Have you ever been in a relationship?”
“Once in high school, but that was a while ago. Why do you want to know about my love life?”
“I’ve just been thinking about my finance. I haven’t really been away from him for this long.”
“Are you worried that he’s going to cheat?”
“What? He wouldn’t cheat. Would he?”
“I don’t really know him, Twilight.”
Twilight started telling Annie all about Flash. She made him seem like was some sort of god that could do no wrong. She did point out all of his flaws, but she also told her about everything that he would do to make up for it. Twilight started to smile as she went through all the good times that they ever had. She even smiled at the bad times she’s had because Flash was there to make everything better.
“It sounds like he really loves you,” Annie said when Twilight finished talking. “There is no way the he could cheat on you. Even if you begged him to.”
“Thanks Annie. Good night.” Twilight went to bed that night thinking about Flash again. This time, however, she wasn’t thinking about how she’s not going to be seeing him. She was thinking how happy she should be when she gets back to Equestria. She knew that there was nothing that she could do to make time go by faster, but she prayed that s\time would just fly by.
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Flash was excited when he Shining Armor invited him to get some drinks. When he was in high school, Shining Armor came to talk to his class about joining the royal guard. After that, he realized what he was going to do for the rest of his life. Shining also became a role model for Flash. He even made it his personal goal to become Captain of the Royal Guard when Shining retires.
Flash made his way to the bar of The Watering Hole, where he saw Shining already drinking a mug of cider.
“Captain,” Flash said as he took the seat next to him.
“Please Flash, we’re off duty. Call me Shining.”
“Are you sure, Captain?”
“Don’t make me order you. Besides, we’re going to be brother-in-laws. You should feel comfortable around me. Can I get a mug for my friend here?”
“Thanks Capt…Shining.”
“What made you want to join the Royal Guard?” Shining asked.
“What?”
“I thought that I should get to know you and I’m always curious what kind of masochist would want this job.”
“Well I was always good a protecting my little sister from bullies and what’s Equestria but a really big sister.” Flash decided to lie to Shining in fear of sounding like a fan boy. It wasn’t really a lie, as he did have a little sister and he was protective of her.
Shining, however, thought about the never ending cycle that could ensue. He, the captain, fell in love with a princess. Now, Flash, who would have a shot at being Captain if Shining retired today, is in love with his little sister, who is a princess. He hoped that his little sister would become a princess and the next Captain would fall in love with her.
The two spent the rest of the night drinking and talking. They ended up closing the place down and went home after that.
Flash did the same thing as the night before. This time, however, he felt happier. It was because of what Shining said. He told him that he wasn’t thinking about how long until Twilight returned, he was counting down the days until she could return. Flash decided to do the same and started to think about how happy he would be when she comes back.
