He was sitting down against a tree, staring out into the brilliant sunset. He wasn't alone however. She was there with him, her head on his lap, her breathing content as he ran his fingers through her mane.
They were together, they were young.
They were in love.
Some called it destiny that they were together, an alicorn and the only recorded human in existence.
Some called it an abomination, two different species together. Royalty and a commoner were never meant to mix. Their precious bloodline would suffer otherwise.
But the two lovers didn't care, they loved each other and nopony could ever tell them otherwise. But some ponies were angry, insane and refused to let this love blossom.
And so it happened, under the cover of night. When the two lovers had just gave into their passion, unable to keep themselves from each other any longer.
They came brandishing weapons of war and violence. The Human awoke first, seeing the weapon so close to his beloved, and reacted violently. The guards came into their room, seeing the human wounded and bleeding, his lover beside him, tears in her eyes. The assassins were dead, killed by the human's hands.
They brought forth their best healers, but the poison had spread quickly and was slowly killing him. But then a solution was brought forth by his beloved.
It was a risky and dangerous idea.
Stay and slowly die in the hooves of his beloved, surrounded by family and friends.
Or be sent away to a human dimension, memories intact but body reborn and well.
He turned to his loved one and asked what she wanted. She was distraught and angry, but knew what had to be done to save her loved one.
She turned back to her lover and begged him to go. In the hope that one day, he would return to her and accept her love again.
She flared up her magic and performed the most sacred spell to ponykind. She looked at her love, his eyes heavy and his limbs numb. With only a second of hesitation, she thrust her horn into his skull, performing the magic that would one day bind them together again.
Whether he remembered it or not.
It was two in the afternoon and a young man was sitting at his desk, trying to understand the complicated work in front of him.
He jumped suddenly as his alarm went off by his bed, signalling that he had to get a move on, lest he be late for college again. He quickly grabbed his shoulder bag and trenchcoat, running down the stairs and out of the door. He looked back at the building and sighed.
He was found and raised by a loving couple who couldn't have children of their own. They raised young Chris as if he were their own flesh and blood.
It became known that he was also a magical freak. He didn't care what others thought about him though, he had managed to make a group of nice friends at the college and seeing that it was an adult program barely anyone bothered with him there.
The young man reached his bus stop and flashed his pass at the driver. He was a friendly guy who knew what the teen went through most of the time, and so made sure not to charge him if he ever forgot his pass.
"Afternoon Chris, it's a bit late for college today isn't it?" he asked.
"Yeah I guess it is but you know how these timetables work. They change and you have to adapt with you having no say in the matter whatsoever." Chris replied sarcastically.
Chris…
It was the only thing he had on him when he was found, his name, but only his first one.
Chris shook his rapid thinking out of his mind and stared out of a window, watching as the cars droned by, filled with people ready to do their daily and repetitive lives.
It was in this boredom that he fell back into his own routine.
Daydreaming impossible things.
He was lying on a bed in a wide room, it's walls were decorated with pink and cyan lines that filled every part of the room with a cheerful glow.
A figure was on top of him, her couldn't see her face nor her body. But he knew it was someone dearly important to him.
"So what do you want to do now Chris?" she asked flirtatiously, rubbing his chest seductively.
"I'm not sure Tia, maybe we can watch the sunset again, or go and prank little Lulu." He replied coyly.
The figure giggled musically, before kissing up his neck with gentle butterfly kisses.
"Come now Chris, Lulu will only prank us back harder and it is a few hours until sunset at the least. Perhaps we could take our time with each other…I've been wondering if…If."
Chris put his hand on her blurred face, knowing what to touch and caress despite the sight issue.
"Tia…I told you that I would wait until you are ready. I will not now nor ever force this upon you."
"I know Chris it's just that…I think I'm ready now."
Chris felt a brief bout of excitement tickle him but pushed it aside, his feelings for her were too important to be placed second to passion.
"Are you sure Tia? I can wait for as long as you need."
Tia caressed his face with….something. It didn't feel like a hand, it was smoother and harder than one.
"I'm ready Chris…I want this, I want us to be united. I want us to be one…I want you to be my first…and I to be your last."
She took a deep, shaky breath before lowering her face to his own, her warm breath coating his lips.
"Make love to me Chris."
"Chris!"
Chris snapped out of his daydream and rubbed his eyes, noticing that the bus had reached its final stop, his college.
"Sorry Steve, I was gone there for a few seconds." He said sheepishly.
"A few seconds? You were gone for about fifteen minutes, are you sure you're okay?" he replied with concern.
Chris walked down the bus and patted him on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Steve it was just a daydream."
Steve grinned and wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
"Oh? One of those fantasies was it?"
Chris rolled his eyes and got off the bus, waving to the still chuckling bus driver as he closed the door and drove away.
The young man walked through the college doors and went over to the stairs. He grinned and climbed them three at a time, reaching the floor he was supposed to be at in seconds. He turned to his right and momentarily spotted a mirror.
In it was a young man. He had messy black hair that stood up in every direction. His eyes were an intelligent blue that always gave off a vibe of being older than he was. His body was slightly toned but lack of food had always left him a little malnourished, which showed clearly as you could see his ribs if he took his t-shirt off.
He was wearing a white t-shirt with loose and faded jeans. His trench coat was similar to a black gothic one and finally his shoes were a pair of normal trainers that were slightly aged and one size too small.
Taking his eyes off of his reflection the young man entered his classroom and sat down at the back, waiting for everyone else to come and putting his ear buds in his ears, turning on his mp3 player and selecting a slow, sad piano tune called "A River Flows In You.".
He looked up at the clock and sighed as he realized that he still had thirty minutes until people started to arrive. He closed his eyes and leaned backwards, letting the soothing music calm him down as his mind wandered, forming yet another daydream for him to enjoy.
He was sitting against a tree, staring out at the beautiful sunset and enjoying the relaxing scene around him. He felt a certain someone nuzzling his hand and smiled, stroking her hair and letting his fingers run against her scalp, essentially giving her a massage.
"It's beautiful don't you think Chris?" she asked quietly.
"Yeah…she is." He replied, looking down at the blurred figure and yet somehow knowing that she was smiling up at him.
A few minutes passed them by, but for the two of them it would never matter. This was perfect, the sunset, the birds singing and the one they loved the most beside them.
"Chris…Did you hear about the nobles yesterday?" she asked worriedly.
Chris shook his head and looked down at her in concern.
"No I didn't. Why? What's the matter?"
"They're demanding that we be separated because of the royal bloodline and it's possibility of being tainted." She replied. Her voice caught in her throat at the word "separated" and Chris instantly shushed her soothingly, pulling her up gently and holding her to his chest.
"We won't be separated Tia, you and I both know that your parents would never agree to such a thing."
Tia tried to agree with a hum but her voice trembled and she started to cry on him.
"I…I know b-but why must they wish this in the first place? I-I love you Chris…and the thought of being torn away from you…"
She looked up at his eyes and whimpered as the thought of never seeing them again haunted her mind.
"Chris…Promise me that you won't ever leave me."
"Tia…I…"
"Please…"She croaked weakly. "Promise me Chris."
Chris closed his eyes and breathed out heavily. He then opened them again and regarded her warmly.
"I promise Tia, I won't ever leave you."
Somewhere In Another Dimension
Celestia opened her eyes as the words still echoed in her mind. She blinked and shook it off, focusing instead on the notes in front of her.
There was a sudden knock on her door that made her jump slightly. She then went over to it and opened it. She was graced by the presence of her sister, Princess Luna. Said ruler was smiling at her and was starting to talk.
"Good afternoon sister, I have some news for you if you would let me in."
Celestia smiled and moved to the side so that Luna could enter. She then closed her door and turned to face her little sister.
"What's this news then Lulu? Has there been another problem in Ponyville? Surely my student could handle it if it were so, otherwise she would have sent me a letter."
"Oh no sister, Ponyville is well as far as I know. My news regards something else entirely."
Celestia raised an eyebrow as her sister's 'news'. Having received some of her 'news' five times in the past month.
"Luna, I have already told you that I am not interested in you being matchmaker to me and some random stallion."
Luna's face fell somewhat at her sister figuring out her plan.
"But sister you look so glum all the time. Surely you wish for someone to relax with at the least?"
Celestia sighed and shook her head at her.
"Lulu I know that you mean well but I'm just not interested in a relationship at the moment."
Luna's eyes narrowed in suspicion at this and trotted over to Celestia, looking at her eyes as she asked her question.
"You've been thinking about him again, haven't you?" she asked softly.
Celestia's eyes twitched in sadness for a brief second before she shook her head.
"Not at all Luna, I just don't feel like being a relationship at the moment is all."
Luna saw through her sister's lie and was having none of it. She walked right up to her sister's face and asked her carefully.
"And if he were to return? Would you be interested then?"
Celestia's eyes flashed with anger momentarily before becoming sad and looking down at the ground.
"I can't help it Luna…it's been happening now more than ever. I don't know why but I just… Luna you know what magic I performed all those years ago. I couldn't love another even if I desired to."
"I know Tia…But you can't keep thinking about him. If you do than we both know that it only leads to you being depressed and me having to pick up the pieces."
Celestia felt a guilty emotion pass through her at this. It was true though, every so often throughout her long life she would remember…him. And would always become too upset to focus properly. Fortunately her younger sister had been there to help her back onto her hooves every time. Her thousand year exile made Celestia focused and took her mind off of the past. But now that the Princess of the night had returned over a year ago, her mind had finally cracked and a thousand years of repressed thoughts flowed out of her every few months.
Luckily she was clever enough to release her emotions within her private room. Luna would eventually come to her and together they would hold each other and remember the good old days before everything fell to them. Celestia knew that the chance of her loved one returning was less than none, and her mind was slowly accepting this.
Fortunately that was all about to change.
In the center of Ponyville there was a single tree house. Said tree house was in fact a library that belonged to none other than Twilight Sparkle, Celestia's most faithful student and the most magically talented Unicorn in Equestria.
"Twilight how many times have you done something like this before?" asked a very annoyed Spike.
"Oh come on Spike, what's the problem with a little trial and error?" Twilight replied smoothly.
"Generally the way that it's mostly error not trial."
Twilight glared at him momentarily before readjusting the runes she had placed around the room.
"Spike if this works than I would have successfully become the first Unicorn to have ever pulled a creature from a different part of this world into a place where it is rarely seen."
Spike rolled his eyes at her enthusiasm but couldn't deny that seeing another creature made him a little curious.
Twilight however was looking at a complicated looking diagram of some sort of bipedal creature.
"What creature are you going to summon anyway?" Spike asked questioningly.
"Well it's apparently called a Human but it hasn't been seen in almost two thousand years."
Spike regarded her sceptically and tapped her leg to get her attention.
"If it's been gone for so long then what makes you think that it's even alive?"
Twilight put a hoof to her mouth and seemed deep in thought for a moment.
"Well the book said that one day there was something called a Human that populated Equestria two millennia ago, but that it just vanished mysteriously and hasn't been seen since. Anyway there are plenty of books that say that there was actually MORE than one of them here. It could be a lie to deceive us or it might just be true. Who knows until I try this."
Spike sighed deeply and gave up on trying to dissuade her, choosing instead to stand by the stairs and watch her perform the spell.
Twilight took a few steps back and focused on the spell, her horn starting to glow as it began to take effect.
"From there to here I call you to me. A creature from Equestria that used to be free. But now there is nothing left of thee. And so I call you now! Come to me!"
Twilight opened her eyes in disappointment as nothing happened, sighing for the tenth time that day and preparing to give it up and go join Rarity for some dinner. Suddenly a flash of lightning struck outside, followed by numerous screams of terror.
Twilight raced outside and watched open mouthed as a gigantic purple swirl of energy formed in the center of the village.
"Twilight!"
Twilight looked to her left as the wind picked up dramatically, forcing some ponies to fly backwards. She spotted Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rarity walking to her. They were struggling against the wind but made their way over to her.
The sky above them turned dark and flashed with uncontrolled lightning, the clouds becoming dark and stormy.
"What in the name of Equestria is going on Twilight?" Asked Rarity. She had an umbrella held by magic so that her coat and mane didn't get messy.
"I think it was a spell I tried!" Twilight yelled over the wind. "It was supposed to open a small portal, not one of this magnitude!"
"Well ah' don't think it matters now Twilight!" yelled Applejack. "What does matter now is do ya know how ta reverse it?"
Twilight shook her head at this. There wasn't actually a reversal spell. The creature was supposed to come through the portal, which would then close behind it. The only way to return it would be to do another spell, which would take considerably longer to set up and prepare for.
"Sorry but I think we'll need the Princess for this one!" She yelled to her friends.
They nodded in agreement as they followed Twilight back into her house, where she instantly began to write a letter.
Dear Princess Celestia:
A few minutes ago I tried to do a summoning spell, but it has gotten out of control and I cannot close the portal. I don't know what to do and I am so sorry for wasting your time with my problem but I fear what would happen if it does not close, seeing as it is affecting the weather of its own accord.
Please hurry!
Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.
She turned to Spike who nodded and breathed fire on the scroll, burning it to a crisp and watching as it's magical remains floated rapidly over to the castle.
Celestia and Luna had been talking for the past fifteen minutes and were actually having a fun time joking with one another. Unfortunately their moment was broken up by a popping sound as a scroll magically appeared in front of Celestia's face.
"I guess Twilight has another friendship report for me." Celestia chuckled. Luna giggled and moved around to read it with her. Both of their expressions became worried as they finished it, looking at one another and sighing in slight annoyance.
"Well Lulu I best be off to help her with this. I'd imagine I will be back in about ten minutes or so, are you alright to wait for me?"
Luna rolled her eyes headed towards the door.
"If it is only going to take ten minutes Tia then I believe it would be no trouble to assist you with this. Besides it has been quite some time since the citizens of Ponyville have seen me."
Celestia smiled at her sister and walked over to her, preparing to teleport.
"Alright then little sister, but be swift and make sure to bring some guards. We don't know what might come out of this portal if I do not close it in time."
Luna smiled widely and nodded, trotting off quickly to round up a couple of their guards.
Celestia laughed quietly and teleported out of her room.
The next thing she knew, she was standing in a panic stricken Ponyville. Ponies were running in every direction and screaming. It was then that Celestia noticed the portal hanging in mid-air, as well as the uncontrollable weather.
The ponies seemed to suddenly realize that Celestia was amongst them, stopping their panicking to bow, before running in every direction once again. Celestia rolled her eyes at this and went a little closer to the portal. Her sister arrived next to her in a flash of light, her guard's right behind her.
"This is powerful magic Tia. Twilight should be proud to have done it!" she yelled easily over the wind.
Celestia was thinking the same thing and felt quite proud to have her under her wing. But like most magic it was full of successes and failures… and it was clear which Twilight had been a victim of.
She nodded to Luna and together they started to close it, only to stop suddenly as two creatures fell out of it.
About 10 Minutes Ago- Earth, February 22nd 2013.
Chris was walking his way back to his home, cutting through his usual shortcuts of alleyways. He had dealt with a rough day at college. Having been caught asleep twice and daydreaming twice that. He sighed in annoyance at his attention span but he just never found school or college interesting. It just felt boring, as though it held little meaning to him anyway.
He has just cut through another alleyway when he felt an immense pain on the back of his head. He hit the ground and just about heard someone laughing at him. Chris shook the pain off and stood up, turning around to face the person who hit him.
He narrowed his eyes as he was unfortunately graced with the presence of the school bully Dan Summers. Dan had been a thorn in his side ever since he had arrived at the school before he left. He was five years older than Chris and had tormented him all of his life.
Chris sighed in frustration and turned away from Dan. Said person didn't like this and ran at him, aiming his fist at the back of his head. Chris saw this coming however and merely moved to the left, sticking his foot out and tripping the bully up. Dan growled and got back onto his feet, instead of hitting Chris however, he resorted to his lowest tactic.
"You got lucky there magic freak! But then again if your parents sent you here magically then it only makes sense that you would use it. Hahaha!"
"You don't have any, dumbass!"
Dan spat on the ground next to him and pulled out a knife, instantly causing Chris to put his hands up defensively.
"Whoa there Dan! Put that away, you don't want to be arrested for something like killing me do you?"
Dan merely smirked and advanced on him.
"Arrested? Nah, I'll be out of here before the cops even know. So I think I'll get away with this just fine. I've always wanted to wipe your stain off of my street!"
Chris didn't get to respond as Dan started running at him. He put his hands up in an attempt to grab the knife once he got too close but was suddenly swept up off his feet and pulled down into the earth. Unfortunately Dan had already jumped at him and had grabbed onto his long coat, so he ended up being pulled with him.
"What's going on! Help somepony!"
Chris felt himself being pulled down and down and down until he felt like he might suffocate. Then he suddenly felt a gust of air hit him as he was thrown onto the ground. Dan landed on top of him dazedly, but then suddenly noticed how close he was to Chris.
Without bothering to check his surroundings, he attempted to stab Chris but was shoved off by him before he could, missing him and hitting the ground. Dan ignored the vibration in his hand and lunged again, grinning when he felt the knife sink into Chris's stomach.
"AHHHH!" Chris felt the knife in his stomach, it was like a burning coal and boy did it hurt. He looked down at it wearily and fell to his knees.
Suddenly he was assaulted by an intense vision. He was lying against a bed, a knife was in his stomach. He looked up at saw a group of blurred beings attempting to attack someone. He couldn't control what he saw or did, he could only watch. And watch he did as he felt himself rising to his feet, pulling the knife out of his body and charging at a blurred figure.
He felt his fist connect with the figures face, which swiftly came into focus as Dan's. Chris watched as Dan began to fly backwards in slow motion, the vision still playing out in his mind.
The words.
The feelings.
The pain.
He couldn't help it, in both the vision and reality he yelled out.
"RUN TIA!"
Dan's last expression was one of shock and confusion, before he fell into the swirling energy behind him. It closed instantly as it reclaimed its prize, leaving nothing but an eerie silence in its wake.
"Crap, this hurts."
He put a hand to his wound and touched it gingerly, wincing as white hot pain washed over him.
He suddenly heard a clopping sound behind him and spun around, wincing yet again as the pain hit him harshly. But then it stopped, he didn't feel a thing. The silence seemed to intensify as he stared at the being in front of him.
It was a pure white horse…or maybe a really tall and slender pony. It had a horn on its head and wings folded in by its side. He noticed a picture of the sun on its flank as well as its flowing tail, which was the same colour as its mane. Pink, blue, green and grey.
But its eyes…those eyes seemed to stare right into his soul. Her eyes were an intelligent blue…the same colour as his own. But those eyes…they also scared him. He could feel himself getting one hell of a headache the longer he looked at them.
He looked away as his stab wound flared up again, forcing him to collapse to his knees.
"Ow God this hurts!"
"CHRIS!"
He heard the sound of clopping and noticed the slender pony running over to him, tears in her eyes.
Other ponies had stopped and watched in utter confusion as their Princess started to fawn over this unusual creature.
Chris was back, her beloved had finally returned after two thousand years of painful waiting.
She had always known that if he were to come back that he would remember everything as they had promised each other two thousand years ago.
She needed Chris and all it would take was a simple touch to rekindle the flames that fuelled their past relationship. It had been a brilliant stroke of magic done in the desperation of a terrified mare. For when she had produced a bond. A bond that required no more than a touch to ignite. She had carefully taken every ounce of love and care that he had for her…
And locked it inside of portion of his soul, waiting for her touch to release it.
Celestia felt herself smile at this, for if everything worked out he would be hers once again and this time there would be no nobles to halt her from naming him her Prince.
She felt herself get slightly giddy at these thoughts and had to put a hoof over her mouth to stop herself from giggling like a school filly.
Chris stared at Celestia as his memories that had been suppressed and locked away floated into his mind at full force.
He slowly walked over to Celestia, his breath hitching as tears of love and joy pooled in the corners of his eyes. He remembered everything now. It hurt when he saw the tear-stained face of Celestia when he was dying from the poison caused by the assassins over two thousand years ago.
He wanted nothing more than to comfort her and reassure her that he was here in Equestria once more and alive.
The amount of energy that had been taken out of him weakened him as he felt himself start to faint. He closed his eyes and had begun to fall forward but was halted.
He had been forced away from his home, from his beloved and all because the ponies at the time couldn't accept him. The only ones who had respected and cared about him were Celestia, Luna and their parents King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia.
Had he not died, he and Celestia could've married and could've started a family of their own.
So many possible events in life ripped away from him just like that by selfish ponies.
Chris mourned Celestia's pain. He desired to tell her and Luna that everything would be alright and that he would stay here for good alongside the two of them.
Chris felt extremely tired and decided to close his eyes, resting them as he drooped slightly.
Chris opened his eyes abruptly as he felt something inside of him open up and flood his senses. He couldn't explain it, touch it, smell it or taste it.
But it was there.
He felt himself being turned by somepony's hooves, turned until he faced them...faced her.
He looked at those intelligent blue eyes, eyes that looked at him lovingly.
Eyes that he had seen before.
He saw her horn shining with a golden glow and felt himself becoming drowsy and comfortable.
Comfortable in her hooves.
All the weight of what had happened to him seemed to lift up and float away, relieving him on its burden.
And it was there that he drifted off to the world of dreams and impossible things, held in Celestia's embrace as she looked at him with a smile that held so many emotions. Said smile became a kiss, as she placed her lips against his.
A kiss two thousand years in the waiting.
Celestia used her powerful wings to slowly fly up into the night sky, her Human held close to her tightly so that she wouldn't lose him again. She saw the others watching her with smiles and questioning glances.
But they could wait.
For now it was just her, Chris and the romantic shine from the moonlight.
Chris opened his eyes and blinked a few times to get rid of his blurred vision. The first thing he became aware of was a warm weight on his chest. He looked down and smiled at he saw a sleeping Celestia nuzzling his bare chest. He looked at the only window and realized that the moon was still out, making him wonder what time it was.
"Mhmm…love you Chris…"
Chris looked back at the sleeping Alicorn and smiled at her warmly. He began to softly stroke her flowing mane, smiling at the tingling sensation he felt from it as he did so. Slowly but surely Celestia opened her eyes as she felt something soft touching her scalp, massaging it in such a relaxing way that she almost fell back to sleep.
She shook off the feeling albeit with a little hesitation and looked up at her lover.
"Good morning Chris." She said tiredly.
"Good morning yourself Tia." He replied.
Celestia relished the warm and loving sensations she felt from Chris. They seeped into everything she was and gave her such a unique feeling...
She had missed this so much. But unfortunately nothing lasts forever. no matter how much we may want it to.
"Chris, I have to raise the sun now."
Chris looked at her with a curious smile, making her smile herself.
"Can I watch?" He asked, his voice full of excitement and love
Celestia moved her face closer to his and kissed him softly before drawing back and slowly getting out of the bed.
"I'd like it if you would." She replied honestly.
Celestia had never got to raise the sun in front of him before. Two thousand years ago her father was still raising it, and even though she got to practice it was always under supervision.
And that meant no commoners were allowed to see her.
Chris got out of the bed and followed her to her window. She opened it with her magic and walked outside onto the balcony with Chris right behind her. She turned her head to face him and grinned confidently.
"You'll really enjoy this, Chris."
Chris cocked an eyebrow at her sudden change of attitude, but grinned back at her and nodded for her to do it.
Celestia turned her head back around and closed her eyes. She activated her magic and drew upon the magical energies needed to raise the sun. This was second nature for her but this time she wanted to impress, or more importantly impress Chris. She sucked in more energy than she usually did and added quite a bit more focus into what she wanted to achieve.
Her wings sprung apart and she flew high into the sky, her whole body covered in a golden magical aura. Chris looked up at her open mouthed and silently swore in amazement. Not just at the amount of raw power she clearly wielded but also at just how majestic she looked.
"She's beautiful…"
Celestia heard the thought and blushed heavily, but remained focused on her task and poured all of her sucked up energy into raising the golden orb.
Chris watched in wonder as the sun rose up and over the clouds, sweeping the darkness away and bathing the whole of Equestria in light. Slowly Celestia began to float back down to the balcony, touching it lightly and allowing her horn to go out.
She turned back around and giggled at Chris's expression. His mouth was half open and his eyes were wide in amazement.
Celestia trotted over to Chris, who's expression was still stuck in amazement. She smirked at him and dragged her tail over his legs as she walked past him, making his face turn slightly red as she did so.
"Wow…little sunflower that was amazing."
Celestia's eyes widened at Chris's pet name for her, recognizing it from so long ago.
She was sixteen at the time. You'd think being the princess would be something wonderful and in a way it was. She got everything she ever asked for…except freedom. Only in rare moments like this was she able to forget about being a Princess.
It was around three in the afternoon at the time. She was running through a field of sunflowers, laughing musically as she did so.
The freedom she got from such a feeling was incredible.
She suddenly noticed somepony resting up against an oak tree and raised an eyebrow in slight wonder.
"Who would be foolish enough to come into the royal garden?" She thought to herself.
She slowly crept over to the individual and stifled a gasp as she saw him.
He was unlike anypony she had ever seen. He had wild black hair that stuck out in every direction and he was wearing no upper clothing which revealed his quite toned chest. But on his lower half he wore some sort of long black material that covered both of his legs. His feet were also covered by a hard yet flexible looking material.
He hadn't yet opened his eyes and so she took a guess that he was asleep. Slowly she began to walk over to him and stopped a few inches from his face, looking at it in wonder.
His complexion was quite pale and yet when combined with his small nose, content smile and closed eyelids made him look…attractive.
"Calm yourself Celestia! Let's just wake him up and give him a quick warning before sending him on his way." She thought to herself again.
"Excuse me creature…Excuse me can you please wake up?"
She frowned when the creature did not respond to her, but then smiled evilly as a plan came into fruition.
She put her face right up to the creature's ear and prepared to use the legendary royal Canterlot voice. Just as she was about to open her mouth she was quickly silenced by one of its appendages being pressed against her lips.
"Lady I don't mean to sound rude but please shut up it's been a long day."
Celestia's eyes widened in utter shock, whether from the creature talking or from the completely rude way in which it had just addressed her.
Her. A Princess of Equestria and next in line for ruling.
"Excuse me! Who do you think you're talking to?!" She demanded.
The creature sighed and opened his eyes wearily, looking at her with no apparent expression.
"Oh great, another snotty noble come to tell me how disgusting I am for not being a pony." He said sarcastically.
Celestia blinked in surprise at its-no- his words. Equestria's nobility weren't very well received by the general public. But with all of their connections, nopony dared to say anything to them.
Except maybe this creature.
"I am not just nobility I am royalty! I am Princess Celestia and you are a commoner in my royal garden!" She all but screamed at the creature.
The creature's eyes widened in momentary shock but then returned back to their half amused expression.
"Ahh my mistake, so sorry and so forth, yada yada."
Yada yada? Who did this creature think he was?
Said creature stood up and stretched, intimidating Celestia slightly with its height.
"Well it's been a blast sweet cheeks but I'm gonna take a stab that I'm not exactly welcome. So I bid you farewell and blah blah blah."
"Oh no you are not. You're taking a trip to the castle dungeon for not only being in my garden but for also insulting me!"
The creature raised his eyebrows in surprise but smirked at Celestia and bent right down in front of her face.
"Tell me if I am incorrect, but doesn't magic require you to have total concentration to use it?"
Celestia raised an eyebrow and smirked smugly at the question.
"Of course it does, magic cannot be used if somepony such as myself cannot concentra-MPPHHH!"
Celestia's eyes widened in absolute shock and surprise as she found herself begin kissed for the very first time in her life. She wanted to push the creature off of her but by all that was holy she couldn't. The way his lips caressed hers was so intense, so fiery and passionate that she couldn't help but begin to slowly return-
Suddenly the warm feeling of the creature's lips was gone, leaving her in such a daze that using magic was an absolute impossibility right now. She looked ahead to see the creature running away at a surprisingly fast speed. It reached the brickwork that surrounded the garden and scaled it in a matter of seconds, before disappearing from sight.
She touched her lips with her hoof and smiled at the tingling feeling she still felt. Just as she was about to turn around she noticed a piece of paper on the ground and picked it up manually, her eyes widening as she read it.
Until later little sunflower
Crystal
Celestia snapped out of the memory and trotted over to Chris, who's expression was still stuck in amazement. She smirked at him and dragged her tail over his legs as she walked past him, making his face turn slightly red as she did so.
"I'm going into the shower now." Celestia said slyly, looking back at Chris as he turned around and cocked an eyebrow.
"Try not to slip." He replied amusedly.
Celestia rolled her eyes at him and walked into her royal bathroom. Chris just about caught a slightly disappointed look on her face before the door shut and left him alone in the room.
Chris couldn't help but feel lonely now that it was just him in the room.
Chris walked over to the bathroom door and opened it quietly. He could see Celestia standing quite still as the water rained down softly on her body. Her eyes were closed contently but she had an unhappy look on her face. Chris looked at her for a few more seconds and just when he was about to leave, the sun on his forehead glowed briefly.
Chris felt a rush of confidence surge through him for a brief moment and closed the door behind him. Celestia opened her eyes at this and instantly spotted Chris smiling at her awkwardly.
"You can come in you know, the water's just right." She said, a hint of sultriness in her voice.
Chris was wishing that the confidence that he had just felt had stayed with him, for he was certainly anything but confident now.
"I-I've uhh, never shared a shower with anyone before." He told her nervously, slipping back into his human way of talking accidently.
Celestia found his nervousness adorable as she had never really seen him act like this before. Back in her youth it was her that was the nervous one.
Chris had helped her overcome that, and now it was her turn to help him.
She used her magic to gently move him closer to her and stopped when he was just about to touch the water. Chris looked pretty startled over the whole thing but become aware of his pants moving on their own. He looked down at them and saw them covered in a golden aura. He then looked at Celestia, who was looking back at him for conformation.
Chris took a deep breath and nodded nervously. Celestia smiled assuredly up at him and pulled them down magically. Chris kicked them away in the general direction of a washing basket and then looked back at Celestia sheepishly.
Said Princess was staring at his naked body with admiration, she stopped for a few seconds when she reached below his waist but looked back up at Chris's face and pulled him gently into the shower.
Chris flinched slightly as the water hit him but quickly found it to be quite soothing. Celestia smiled at him warmly and magically picked up some mint smelling soap. She put it under the water for a few seconds and then proceeded to…wash Chris.
Chris felt a little bit uncomfortable with this but as he looked at her eyes and caught her loving gaze…he found himself relaxing. He then looked at a bottle with the words ‘Mango Shampoo’ on it, and picked it up.
Celestia stopped lathering his body momentarily as she saw Chris put some of the lotion onto his palm and look at her questioningly.
She couldn't help but feel excited as she nodded eagerly, having not done this with him for so long…
Chris smiled and shook of his nervousness, before putting his palm onto her fur and rubbing the shampoo into it. Celestia couldn't repress a quiet moan that escaped her as she felt her lover rub his hands all over her body, lathering it with the sweet smelling liquid. Chris walked around her as he washed her, reaching her cutie mark and starting to rub the shampoo into it.
Celestia let out a loud moan as he did this, causing him to instantly stop and look at her worriedly.
"Tia are you alright? Did I hurt you?" He asked concernedly.
Celestia shook her head and turned her head around to face him. She had a heavy blush on her cheeks and was panting lightly.
"No I'm fine. It's just that my cutie mark and many other pony’s can also function as a pleasure point. In other words."
Chris blinked at the word "cutie mark" but quickly figured out that she meant the sun on her flank.
More importantly he had just been told that he had just touched something that could cause Celestia to get a release. He instantly took his hands off her, only for them to be enveloped in a golden glow. He looked back at Celestia and cocked an eyebrow questioningly.
"I-I-You don't have to stop. I'd prefer it if you didn't actually."
Celestia's face had gone bright red as she said this but her gaze remained quite certain.
Chris blinked rapidly at this revelation but nodded at her nervously and went back to slowly rubbing the lotion onto her flank. Like before Celestia started to moan, albeit a little quieter this time. She started to pant again as her eyes glazed over slightly. Chris wasn't sure of when to stop and just figured that he should keep it up until she said otherwise. And so he kept it up for around five more minutes, slowing down slightly as Celestia's legs started wobbling and she began to pant harder. Her currently non ethereal tail had raised itself automatically, giving him a good view of her glistening arousal.
He tried to ignore it for a while as he had seen it at the start of his "Massaging." But after a while he found himself unable to keep his gaze away from it for more than a few seconds at a time. In the midst of all her pleasure Celestia felt a feeling of indecisiveness coming from her beloved and with some effort on her behalf, turned her head around to face him and saw what he was looking at.
"You can do more than stare at it you know."
Chris jumped slightly and stopped rubbing her flank. He looked at her face and instantly caught her seductive smirk. He went back to rubbing her cutie mark as she looked away from him again, contemplating on whether to do what he wanted. In truth her panting and moaning were affecting his judgement as he found himself becoming more turned on then he had ever been before in his entire life.
He looked at her marehood again and slowly raised a finger to it, touching it gently. Celestia instantly whimpered as she felt this, finding the light touch to be more torturous than pleasurable. Her sadness was soon swept away as she felt him apply more pressure, running his finger around it slowly and brushing over her nub gently. Celestia quivered as he did this, the effects of both her Cutie Mark being rubbed and her marehood being touched made her feel like she was on cloud nine.
Chris actually found himself smiling at his lovers reactions, feeling a great amount of happiness that he could make her feel like this. He looked at her puffy arousal and without so much as a thought, he moved his face closer to it and flicked her nub gently. The reaction was instantaneous. Celestia cried out his name and collapsed onto her front legs, her rear remained in the air however. Chris found himself startled as his lovers juices dripped out onto his face and accidently swallowed some of it. It didn't taste bad if he was being honest. If anything it tasted like a sweet watermelon.
After a few moments Celestia stood back up and turned around quickly. She instantly kissed Chris deeply and sighed as she felt his hands go onto her body again, massaging her without actually meaning to. Celestia drew back from the kiss and looked down at Chris's own arousal. She looked back up at him with a smirk and made him sit down with her magic. The water was still hitting the both of them but it was so gentle that they didn't find it bothering at all.
She went to touch her lover's member with her hoof but found herself stopped as Chris put his hand on it, halting her.
"What's the matter Chris?" She asked warmly.
Chris was bright red again which made her smile at him softly. After what he just did, and did quite well mind you, he still managed to blush at the thought of someone touching him…there.
"I-It's just that nobody-Uh nopony has ever, um." Chris began nervously, a blush on his cheeks.
Celestia cocked an eyebrow at this.
"So I'm his first for not just sex but this as well?" Celestia thought to herself, feelings of shock, awe and love welling in her heart for her beloved.
"Well I better make sure you really enjoy this then." Celestia said sultrily.
She magically took Chris's hand off of her hoof and kissed him gently. As she did this she reached down with her hoof and started rubbing his member slowly and softly, electing him to groan into her mouth. She removed her mouth from his and began kissing his neck gently, keeping her rubbing up at the same time. Celestia then took her mouth from his neck and looked at his fully erect length. She then looked back at him and smirked coyly, moving her head down to it and proceeding to give it a little lick.
Chris shuddered from the sensation and clenched his fists, bringing a smile to her before she continued to give his member little licks. Eventually she stopped licking it and for a moment looking at it as though she was expecting a question. Celestia then grinned widely and put her mouth over it, sucking it slowly. She looked up at Chris and felt extremely proud as she saw him panting heavily. This in turn made her begin to speed up her motions and use her right hoof to fondle underneath his member. After a few moments she heard him start gasping shallowly and removed his length from her mouth, continuing to pleasure it with her hoofs instead. She smiled at her human affectionately and moved to the side, putting her mouth to his ear.
"Finish for me Chris, I want you to cum for me right now." She whispered lovingly, letting her tongue lick the rim of his ear softly.
Chris opened his eyes and looked at Celestia for a brief moment. The Alicorn seized the moment and started kissing him passionately. The situation was too much for Chris as he bucked his hips slightly and released his essence onto the shower floor, where it was washed away by the still running water. Celestia drew back from him and both smiled affectionately at the other, caressing the other's face gently.
"I love you Chris." Celestia purred adoringly.
"I love you too Tia." He replied, electing a beautiful smile from Celestia.
Chris blinked in surprise and instantly put a hand over his mouth, cursing over and over in his head. He hadn't meant to say that, it just sort of slipped out.
Celestia smiled at him calmly and moved the hand away from his mouth with her hoof. She then began to kiss him softly, instantly getting kissed back. She then drew back from him and looked at her lover with half lidded eyes.
"I love you." She said again.
"I lo-" Chris stopped himself from completing that. He couldn't explain it properly. The urge to just declare how much he cared for her was overwhelming. And yet he was honestly so frightened so saying those three special words.
Celestia frowned as she heard this, felt his pain and anguish, his denial to ever love somepony again.
She smiled sadly at him and switched off the shower with her magic, leaving the two of them getting progressively colder as the seconds went by.
Celestia reached out with her hoof and put Chris's hand on her chest, right where her heart was beating.
"Can you feel it Chris?" She asked softly.
"Y-Yes." He stuttered, barely able to speak as multiple emotions overwhelmed him.
"It beats for you and you alone Chris. It aches for you just as I ache for your touch." She continued gently.
She took her hoof off of his hand and touched the left side of his chest, smiling to herself as she felt his heartbeat.
"Your heart beats for me Chris. I can feel it and it aches for me as much as mine does for you."
She moved her head forwards and put her forehead on his, mindful to avoid hurting him with her horn. Her larger eyes gazed into her lover's tenderly and let out a single tear.
"I know you're afraid to love me Chris. The thought of admitting it and losing it petrifies you. But it hurts me so much when you ignore what we feel for each other."
She closed her eyes for a moment a let a flurry of tears escape them.
"Chris I'm so scared of losing you again that the mere thought of it makes me want to cling to you for all of eternity. I just want to take you back into my bed and have us hold each other, warm each other and whisper promises of love and safety in the other's ear. And it hurts. It hurts me so much when I know that there is nothing I can do to make that a reality."
She opened her eyes and startled Chris with the amount of sadness within them.
"I love you so much Chris. I-I-" Celestia stopped talking, refusing to continue for fear of becoming inconsolable. Suddenly she found herself being pulled onto Chris's body and embraced. The warmth from her lover made her nuzzle him instinctively and embrace him herself.
"Tia I-" Chris began, looking at Celestia as he bit his lip nervously.
Celestia looked up at her beloved, her eyes imploring him to finish, to love…to love her.
Chris took a deep breath and exhaled smoothly, before looking down at her shiny eyes and speaking to her in a tone that sounded so nervous. No, not nervous. Afraid.
"I love you too." He said, tears in his eyes as he spoke the four special words.
Celestia's eyes began to pour with held back tears as she heard this. She instantly lunged at him and started to kiss him desperately, holding herself to him as though she was scared he would disappear if she didn't.
Chris felt her laughing as she kissed him and couldn't help but laugh with her, returning the kiss as well as he could.
He felt her tongue suddenly enter his mouth and wrestle with his own.
Slowly, after what felt like a lifetime, Celestia removed her lips from her lover and started to nuzzle him affectionately.
"Oh Chris I just want to scream my love for you to all of Equestria." She said excitedly, shivering somewhat as she felt his lips on her neck.
"Heh, if you did then Equestria would get jealous." He quipped, making her giggle at him in response.
Suddenly they both heard distant knocking and frowned as their moment was interrupted. But with a sigh they both stood up, got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around themselves. Celestia opened the bathroom door and walked outside whilst Chris remained inside. She looked at him questioningly and tilted her head sideways slightly.
"I'm not sure if you want whoever is out there to see…well us." Chris explained, a small grin on his face.
Celestia merely smirked and pulled him out of the bathroom magically. She then opened the main door before he could run back in and smiled pleasantly at none other than her nephew.
Prince Blueblood.
"Is there a problem?" She asked casually, not even a trace of her barely restrained smirk as she saw her nephew looking at Chris with an expression of utter disgust.
Chris sat on a throne next to Celestia. The two were in Day Court, dealing with negotiations and trades from Equestria's allies in Zebrica and Griffonia.
Chris thought back to the time he was in Celestia's private garden. He was a fool for trespassing.
He felt he needed to apologize to Celestia for doing that and disrespecting her so long ago.
He'd never admitted it to her, but he'd felt guilty about it.
Most importantly, he desired to one day marry Celestia and maybe they both could have a little family of their own.
Chris placed an arm on Celestia's mane and started to lovingly run his hand through it, carressing each individual strand of her mane.
Celestia shivered in pleasure at Chris's actions, suppressing a moan.
Eventually, Day Court came to an end and both Chris and Celestia left the castle to take a walk through the gardens.
Chris sat down against a tree he had carved his and Celestia's name into. He ran his hand through a small patch of sunflowers, reminiscing his past memories.
"Chris, is everything alright my love?" Celestia asked, worried for him. Chris had been very quiet during Day Court.
"I'm fine, Celestia. Just remembering what we were like before I...." He trailed off, staring down at the sunflowers and what they represented. Loyalty, love and adoration.
"Chris...If I could have found another way to save you, I would have done. Although you would have been mortal and I would've outlived you." Celestia sniffled, nuzzling Chris affectionately.
He pulled Celestia to his chest as she laid her head over it, snuggling into him.
"What do you mean by "would have been mortal?" Chris asked, Celestia wasn't telling him something.
Celestia sighed and smiled, kissing Chris's lips and neck lightly.
"Because of the bond we had two thousand years ago, I placed a spell deep in your mind. Should you ever return with your memories of me and of Equestria intact you would age to twenty five and stop. Just like I and Luna did."
Chris absorbed the information slowly. He would be immortal alongside Celestia and Luna.
"So I'll be immortal? I'll be the only immortal human to ever exist?" Chris asked, surprised at the fact he was now immortal.
"Yes, and now that you will be, I have you all to myself. You're all mine. MINE!" Celestia declared, pulling him against her as she kissed and nuzzled him.
Chris chuckled as he kissed Celestia back, running his hands across her body.
"I'm yours. I'll always be yours, Celestia." Chris chuckled as he smiled before it faded back to a regretful expression.
"Celestia, I never got to apologize for how I treated you when we first met. I was so rude to you. You didn't deserve how rude I was. And I'm sorry for also trespassing in your private gardens." Chris sighed, lowering his head in shame.
Celestia nuzzled him and raised his head, getting him to look her deep in her eyes.
She smiled and couldn't help but laugh softly. She wasn't mad at him for what had happened so long ago.
"Oh Chris, you don't need to apologize. I never held it against you, I forgave you for it a long time ago. I don't see it as a bad first meeting. In fact, It's now one of my favorite memories of us. I will always love you, Chris. I promise. I am yours just as much as you are mine. My heart beats for yours as does your heart for me. We will always be together. One day, we can get married and maybe have a family." Celestia replied, lovingly nuzzling Chris as she rested her head on his shoulder.
Chris couldn't help but scratch under her chin lightly, earning a purr of delight from Celestia. He moved his hand to her ear as he scratched behind her ear, easing the itchiness it was causing for Celestia.
Celestia felt she had to repay him as she lovingly massaged his shoulders with her hooves, before moving to his upper back, massaging the tightened muscles.
The intimate act continued for a few more minutes before Celestia finished, kissing his neck.
The two reunited lovers walked back to the castle.
Celestia sat on the throne on Chris's left. His throne was in the middle and Luna's throne was on the right.
"I have an announcement to make. I declare here and now that as of today, I declare my lover Crystal Justice prince of Equestria." Celestia announced. She summoned a gavel and smacked it down on the side of her throne.
Chris couldn't believe it, he was a prince now. He was royalty.
He looked over at Celestia who stared at him with complete adoration. Her eyes were vibrant and full of love. Love for him and him alone.
"I love you, Chris. My prince. My love, my heart." Celestia cooed, her voice soft and sensual.
"I love you too, Tia." Chris said lovingly, holding one of Celestia's hooves as he massaged it gently.
Celestia had tears of happiness trickling down her cheeks as she kissed him deeply.
The two lovers kissed for a few minutes before pulling away from each other.
"I'm so glad you're here now, back home in Equestria with me and Luna. In your original home. Where you rightfully belong." Celestia said sweetly, nuzzling her beloved.
"So am I. Don't worry, I won't be leaving you behind anytime soon. I have no time to die." Chris promised her, sealing that promise with a passionate kiss.
The two lovers soon retired to their room, cuddling before they fell asleep.
Chris sat against a tree with Celestia and Luna, the three decided to spend some time together.
"Chris? A few hundred years after you left us, I did something very bad." Luna admitted, lowering her head in shame.
Chris raised a brow in confusion at that stament.
"I became a being known as Nightmare Moon, something that desired to cover the world in everlasting darkness. You see, I was jealous of how much our little ponies enjoyed the day and I felt that nopony liked the night. I became very jealous and soon transformed into Nightmare Moon. I tried to overthrow Celestia, and she had to use the elements of harmony on me and she banished me to the moon for one thousand years."
Chris's eyes widened in shock and horror. How could little Lulu fall to such darkness? The mare he deemed his little sister-in-law had become something so dark and he hadn't been there to help her.
"I recently returned from my exile, but everypony feared me and I feel they still do. The only ones who seemed to accept me were Celestia, Twilight and her friends, Cadence and now you." Luna whispered, sniffling as tears flowed down her cheeks.
Celestia nuzzled Luna comfortingly as Chris ran a hand through her man, easing her worries as she sobbed into his chest.
"I-I'm sorry Chris, I didn't want to be a monster. I felt lonely and unwanted. I felt my nights weren't appreciated and loved enough." Luna wailed, hiding in Chris's chest.
"Shh, It's alright, Luna. I forgive you. I know you must have been feeling so lonely. Perhaps us three should talk to Twilight and her friends and get them to make your nights loved and more appreciated by everypony. You were forgiven and this is your second chance. In the words of my idol, "Every sentient being possesses the capacity for change." Chris smiled at Luna as he kissed her forehead, earning a giggle from the smaller mare.
"There's our little Lulu." Celestia cooed teasingly, causing Luna to blush in embarrasment.
"Thank you, Chris, for believing in me and for always being there for me. You've been like a big brother to me depsite being the lover and soon-to-be husband of my sister." Luna teased the both of them, grinning like a school filly.
Chris pulled Celestia and Luna into a hug as they nestled against him, sighing contently as they closed their eyes and nuzzled him.
"I've missed having moments like this with you both, with my family." Chris murmured, running his hands through Celestia and Luna's manes.
"So have we, my love. So have we." Celestia cooed, kissing Chris's neck softly.
Luna giggled and kissed Chris's cheek affectionately as she hugged her future brother-in-law.
Celestia felt that Chris had the right to know about his daughter, Sunset Shimmer.
Sunset was a unique mare. She had her mother's magic strength, her father's eyes, her father's physical strength and the intelligence from the both of them. A few thousand years after Luna's banishment and Chris's death, Celestia had begged to the stars and to Faust to have a child of her own. One that was her own biological child yet also Chris's.
Celestia had never told Sunset about her father. She wanted to wait until the right time to tell her. Celestia had planned to tell Sunset once Chris had returned so that Sunset could meet her dad.
"Celestia, are you alright?" Chris asked concernedly. Something seemed off about Celestia.
Celestia sighed and took a deep breath, preparing herself for the explanation.
"Chris, a few hundred years after Luna's banishment and your death, I begged to mother and father, Luna's stars, even Faust, to give me a child of my own. Eventually, my begging was heard and one day I quickly gained the symptoms of pregnancy and realized my request had been answered. After six months I gave birth to a healthy little filly with an amber coat and red and yellow mane. She was born when it was sunset, and so I named her after it. She has your eyes and she had your rebellious nature." Celestia explained, noticing the shocked and slack-jawed look of her beloved.
"So where is she? And I'm a dad? Why did you want a child knowing you were a princess anc immortal? You'll outlive her as would I." Chris asked confused and shocked.
"Sunset is an alicorn, like myself and Luna. I merely temporarily removed her wings as I didn't want the press to find out. I wanted a foal of my own so that I could have one that looked like you, one that I could raise and tell your story to. I wanted it to also be a way to carry your legacy. As to where she is...We had an argument...She ran away and through a mirror that sent her to an alternate dimension. Twilight has been through the mirror to the same world." Celestia explained, hopefully her little sun would come back, so she could apologize to Sunset and restore their relationship. Not only to apologize but to let Sunset meet her father and spend time with the both of them.
"What was the argument about?" Chris asked, worried for Celestia and also now Sunset. He was a dad? He had a child? A filly nonetheless?
"She wanted to become an alicorn so badly, to be like me and Cadance. All my little filly wanted was to be like me, for me to be proud of her and love her. I thought she knew I loved her and that she was my precious little filly. The argument got heated and she ran into a spare room that housed the mirror and went through it. I haven't seen her since. I'm a terrible mother." Celestia answered, lowering her head in shame.
"No, you're not a bad mother. From what you've told me you've only wanted what is best for Sunset and what you believe is in her best interests. The only thing you should have done was tell her that she is an alicorn and that you love her. How about we ask Twilight to find a way to contact her and get her to come home. What do you think?" Chris suggested, smiling at Celestia as she smiled widely, kissing him happily.
"You're right, I'll get Twilight to contact Sunset through the journals that both of them possess. I can't wait for our little filly to come home. You're going to be a great dad to Sunset."
Celestia summoned some parchment and a quill. She began writing and informed Twilight of what needed to happen.
"I feel a tad nervous, Tia. I've never been a dad and I don't know how to be one." Chris asked Celestia, his hands shaking anxiously as Celestia only smiled at him lovingly.
"It'll come to you naturally, don't worry. You're going to be a great dad and I just know Sunset is going to love having you around. After all, you're her dad and she's always asked me where her dad was. I always told her you were just missing. But she's going to get the full explanation from the both of us. She deserves that much." Celestia replied, leaning into her beloved.
Chris couldn't wait to meet Sunset, he had a daughter. He hoped she'd accept him as her dad. Chris couldn't help but smile at the idea of meeting her.
The two lovers and Luna walked back to the castle, preparing for the reunion of mother and daughter.
Chris and Celestia were cuddling in their bed. It had been something they had both missed doing after Chris had been poisoned by the ponies who disliked their relationship.
Suddenly, somepony banged on their door.
Chris got up and went to open the door. There was no need to complain. He was royalty and he had to act like it.
Chris opened the door to find a few royal guards, one of them holding an expression of joy.
"Your highness, King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia have returned to Equestria." Chris was surprised yet also very happy. He wished to talk with them and help ease any family tension that could be caused.
Chris nodded to the guard, showing respect as he gave a two finger salute to the guard. With the information having been sent, the guards went back to defend Canterlot Castle.
Chris walked back into their room to inform Celestia of what he had just been told.
"My love, what's wrong?" Celestia asked, her expression of concern unwavering.
"It's your parents, Tia. They've returned. I hope they'll accept us and our relationship." Chris answered, sighing as he pinched the ridge of his nose.
"I know they will, my beloved Crystal. They will also be informed they have a granddaughter now." Celestia replied as she walked over to Chris and pressed a loving kiss to his lips.
The two decided to get dressed for the morning and for Day Court.
Chris was wearing a white cotton button-up shirt and a black silk and polyester tie. He was also wearing black cotton pants and a black jacket His button up shirt had cufflinks with the symbol of Celestia's sun which was also associated with the royal family.
Celestia was wearing her crown which had a pink gem. She slipped on her horseshoes and did her mane.
Once the two were ready, they walked out of their room and to Day Court.
As they reached the giant doors, they opened them and walked through into the throne room, finding King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia in front of their thrones.
"Mom...Dad." Celestia whispered, tears leaking down her cheeks. She'd missed her parents after they left. They helped bury Chris after he had been poisoned by the ponies who disliked him.
They were fond of Chris and had treated him like he was part of their family. After he had died they had grieved him. After all, he was their future son-in-law and part of the family.
"Crystal Justice..." King Cosmos muttered, eyes widened as he smiled at Chris. Crystal had been very respectful and honorable towards him as well as his wife and his daughters. He didn't care that Crystal was physically different from a pony. He had the heart and soul of a pony and a warrior.
The ones who had poisoned him had been caught and executed as punishment.
After he had died, they had written him down as someone of honor and chivalry. All of Equestria knew him as a legend and history, but he was now back and alive in the flesh.
"It's been so long, Cosmos. I'm glad you're back. I know we never always got along, but I hope we can now-" Chris stated as Cosmos hugged him, tears in the old alicorn's eyes.
"Son, you don't need to aplogize for anything. If anything, I should be the one saying sorry. I was quite harsh on you for dating my daughter. You made her very happy and you still do. You're always part of our family. You're my future son-in-law and will become part of this family." Cosmos stated, hugging Chris as the two sobbed.
They had healed their wounds from the past. Chris had been taught how to fight by Cosmos. For that, he was grateful to the alicorn.
The two broke apart as Luna entered the throne room and stared at her parents.
Queen Galaxia focused her eyes on Chris and smiled, her eyes watering as she went over and hugged him. She had grown fond of him when he joined the royal guards. When he started dating Celestia, she had given him the 'If you ever hurt my daughter' speech as any parent would. He was family, regardless of blood.
"Galaxia, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't survive being poisoned." Chris stated, lowering his head in shame.
Galaxia raised his head with her hoof as she smiled at him. She nuzzled him affectionately. After all, he was going to be her son-in-law and he was family. He had been a good influence on Luna and had kept her out of trouble.
"Crystal, it's not your fault, hon. You were dying and we did all we could to save you. Now you're here alive once more. You have made Celestia very happy, and in turn you have made me and Cosmos happy. You're part of the family and we care about you." Galaxia stated, smiling at him.
"Galaxia is right, Crystal. Family doesn't end with blood, boy." Cosmos added. Their family, albeit cracked and hurt was restored.
"So when do we get grandfoals?" Galaxia asked, grinning madly.
Celestia and Chris blushed at the question. They already had a child, Sunset Shimmer. Their expression soon became solemn as Galaxia and Cosmos took notice.
"Mom, we already have a child. Her name is Sunset Shimmer." Celestia began. She explained to her parents everything about how she raised Sunset. Celestia wasn't a perfect parent and had made a few mistakes. She'd caused her own child to run away from her.
Galaxia and Cosmos listened intently as their daughter explained everything to them. After hearing what Luna had been through and how both Celestia and Chris had found each other again, they smiled.
As soon as they realized they were grandparents, they smiled. Celestia had made a few parenting mistakes, but Galaxia had made more than her daughter. Celestia was remorseful of her actions and wanted to make amends with Sunset.
They were shocked when Celestia told them that Faust had answered her prayer in the form of a grandchild. Even though she and Crystal hadn't concieved her naturally, she had both of her parent's genetics.
Galaxia looked to Cosmos as the two decided that they were going to stay in Equestria so that they could not only make up for lost time, but to also get to meet their granddaughter and bond with her.
Alicorn were immortal, and due to Crystal, or Chris as he preferred being called, he had been saved by Celestia due to her alicorn magic bonding them both. Bonding their souls so that when one of them felt pain, the other felt it as well.
Both Chris and Celestia were like 'Yin and Yang' in Chris's words. One cannot be without the other. Chris couldn't be without Celestia, and Celestia couldn't be without Chris. They both had such a strong love for each other.
The family reconciled and healed their scars from the past. They decided to move on and be better.
Sunset placed a hand inside the statue portal as she tripped through it, entering her former home of Equestria. She didn't have many good memories aside from a few of her mother Celestia and herself.
Ever since the Fall Formal, she felt guilty about what happened between the both of them. She wanted to find and reconcile with her mother.
She remembered the times where her mom would read books with her, play with her, sing to her and so many more memories alike. Just remembering them brought tears to the bacon-maned unicorn's eyes.
Sunset was pushed through the end of the portal as she ended up inside of Twilight's castle. Twilight had been her pen-pal whom she would write to daily in her journal which she'd brought with her.
The two exchanged pleasantries as the purple alicorn teleported them to Canterlot Castle.
Chris and Celestia spent time talking with the elder alicorns. They were all family and had decided to plan a wedding for Chris and Celestia. The royal couple eagerly denied the elder alicorns. Celestia didn't want her parents to do everything when it was up to both Chris and herself to plan it.
Suddenly, the guards opened the doors to the Throne Room as Sunset and Twilight walked through.
"Princess Celestia! It's good to see you again! Anyway, guess who it is!" Twilight said, excitement written all over her as she smiled widely.
"Hey, Princess Celestia! Long time no see! I came to apologize for what I did." Sunset began, nervously smiling at her former mentor and mother.
"Sunset Shimmer..." Celestia's eyes narrowed, getting up off her throne as she walked down towards the unicorn.
It started to worry Chris at what his beloved would do to their little filly.
"But if you want I can just go!" Sunset whimpered fearfully, looking away from her mother. What the unicorn didn't expect to happen was for her mother to embrace her in a hug.
Sunset was slack-jawed at what had just transpired. She thought she'd be banished for what she did. She thought her mom hated her.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" Sunset wailed, sobbing into her mother's chest. Celestia gently ran a hoof through her little filly's mane in comfort.
"There, there, Sunset. I forgave you a long time ago. I have missed you so much." Celestia tearfully admitted, sobbing along with her daughter as the two cried together.
"I'm so sorry, mom! I took your sunshine away!" Sunset wailed, her pain and regret bubbling to the surface as everything that was pent up released and vanished.
"But now my sunshine is back where she belongs, in her mom's hooves." Celestia cooed softly, shushing her distressed child.
Chris looked over at Celestia who nodded to him that it was safe to come down and meet his daughter. Nervousness swelled in his being as he walked down as he met his daughter for the very first time.
"A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided." Chris said, running a hand through his daughter's mane.
Sunset looked up at the human next to her mother, raising a confused eyebrow at her mother who merely smiled.
"My little sun, this is your dad, Crystal Justice." Celestia whispered softly, watching her daughter's emotion switch from sadness, to shock and to tearful joy.
"DAD!" Sunset wailed, sobbing into her father's chest who merely comforted her. He couldn't help but feel the love for his daughter swelling in his chest. Despite only knowing her for a few minutes, he immediately loved her.
"I swear to you here and now, I will never leave you or your mother. I promise." Chris said, pulling his beloved next to him as the both of them embraced their daughter.
Twilight had helped to inform them on what Sunset had done during the Battle Of The Bands and the Friendship Games. Both royals smiled proudly at their daughter. Adoration within their eyes.
Chris watched as Sunset nuzzled his chest happily before she fell asleep from exhaustion.
Gently, he picked up his little filly and carried her to her old bedroom which looked to be in pristine condition. Celestia followed him to the room, wanting to help put their daughter to bed.
Celestia used her magic to pull the covers back as Chris placed Sunset within the bed, pulling the covers over her body. Both parents smiled at their sleeping daughter.
Chris knew an earth tune that would help her sleep. He'd quickly whispered the idea to Celestia who nodded excitedly.
Chris bent down on a knee and pressed a kiss to Sunset's temple. The bacon-haired unicorn smiled in her sleep. He left the room to let Celestia have some bonding time with their child.
Once he had left the room, Celestia cleared her throat as she prepared to sing to Sunset.
Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more
With part of the song done, Celestia decided to fully sing it when she'd have the chance to sing Sunset to sleep.
"Sleep tight, my little sun." Celestia cooed, leaving the room to let Sunset sleep.
Samantha and Norman Hayes stared at the missing poster of their son, Chris. He'd been missing for a while, leaving the both of them worried sick.
They'd put up missing posters and asked people if they had seen him. Nobody knew where he had gone. In their hearts, they hoped their son would be okay. Wherever he was. They hoped he was safe and sound.
Suddenly, the ground started to shake as it became unstable. A golden glow emanated from below them as a portal opened underneath them as they fell.
Chris and Celestia were spending time with Sunset in their bedroom when they were interrupted by a guard.
"Your majesties, we've just sensed a spike in magic outside of Ponyville." The guard alerted, keeping his stoic and emotionless expression.
"Thank you, guard. We'll go check it out. Return to your post, soldier." Chris said, earning a nod from the guard as he walked away and back to his post outside the door.
Celestia summoned a chariot to Ponyville as Chris and Sunset joined her. The family of three made their way to the outside of the castle.
Chris had been learning magic, and could tell that the amount of magic was twice the amount that had sent him here, back home to Equestria.
For now, he remained silent. Sunset cuddled up to her father as he held her. Ever since Sunset had returned to Equestria, she'd reconciled with her mother and found out she had a dad. She had a family now and was overjoyed.
Samantha and Norman awoke on lush green grass, staring at the bright blue sky above them. The both of them panted as they tried to get their bearings.
As the got up, they noticed that behind them was a giant, dark and dreary forest. Next to them was a gravel path that would lead to a city.
Samantha pulled out her phone and called Chris, hoping that he was alive and that he would pick up.
Chris kept silent, thinking about what might have caused the spike of magic that he'd been alerted about. He came out of thought as his phone's ringtone started to play in his right pocket.
And the rain will kill us all Throw ourselves against the wall But no one else can see The desecration of the martyr in me
Chris grabbed his phone to find it was his parents. That was odd. Why were they calling him? He answered the call and put the device to his ear, confusing Celestia. However, Sunset understood completely as she knew about technology.
"Hello?" Chris asked, his voice sounding a bit rougher due to the commanding tone he'd taken on for the Royal Guards. He'd become the captain of the guard and had his own squadron of soldiers. He'd gone from being skinny to a toned and muscular man. He'd gained abs from working out and training with the guards.
"Chris? Is that you?" The voice of his mother asked, making Chris' eyes widen in shock.
"Mom, is that you? Where are you?" Chris asked, trying to connect the dots. He didn't want to make any assumptions just yet.
Celestia's and Sunset's eyes widened at the revelation. So the female that her beloved was speaking to was her mother-in-law? Celestia felt slightly nervous at that.
"Your father and I appear to be near this forest and near a gravel path. Why?" His mother's voice crackled over the phone, a faint bit of static making itself known whenever she spoke.
"Hold on, I'll be right there. Don't walk into the city-" Chris pleaded, being interrupted by screams over the device.
"THERE'S TALKING HORSES!" Samantha screamed, causing him to facepalm as he shook his head and sighed.
"It's hard to explain. I'll be there very soon. Just wait and don't move." Chris ordered, ending the call as he sighed and shook his head.
"Dad, who was that?" Sunset asked softly, looking up at her father as he smiled warmly at her.
Chris ruffled her mane and kissed the top of her head, minding her horn as he cuddled her, making Celestia smile at the sight of her beloved bonding with their daughter.
"That's your grandma. My mom." Chris replied, earning a smile from Sunset who tightened her grip on her father as she cuddled him.
Eventually, the family of three landed in Ponyville. The three of them eventually found Chris' parents who looked at him with shock as his mother ran over to him, hugging him tightly. Chris was wearing the traditional solar guard armor. However, it was in black with silver shoulder plates and Celestia's cutie mark in the middle of his chest.
Eventually, Samantha pulled away from her son, tears in her eyes as she sniffled and wiped them.
"What are you both doing here?" Chris asked incredulously, smiling. It'd been a while since he'd seen his parents.
"Well, your father and I were looking at a picture of you that we put on a poster to try and find you. The ground started to shake and something behind us dragged us here." The woman replied, smiling happily as she stared at her son.
"How come you're here, son?" Norman asked, smiling at seeing his son again.
"It's hard to explain. To make a long story short, I live here, I'm the prince and captain of the guard." Chris explained, shocking his parents.
Norman grinned and hugged his son, pride in his smile. Chris was a captain of a guard. He always had high hopes for his son, but now knowing that Chris was a soldier and a leader made him extremely proud.
It's a very long story and one I believe is best said over tea. What do you think?" Celestia asked, walking next to her beloved as she placed a wing over him, making him smile.
Samantha and Norman nodded at Celestia. Overwhelmed by awe and shock.
"She's the princess here. She rules with her sister, Luna. They raise the sun and moon. They're goddesses." Chris explained, causing his parents to bow before her.
Celestia blushed at the sight of her in-laws bowing. They'd be family soon enough and she didn't want them to bow to her.
"Please, there's no need to bow to me. We're family." Celestia asked, earning a nod from her beloved's parents.
Celestia lit up her horn and teleported them to the castle. They ended up in the Throne Room as Samantha and Norman groaned at the sensation.
"Don't worry, you get used to it." Chris assured his parents gently. He'd teleported before. When he did it the first time, he felt like he was going to be sick.
Eventually, the human couple were well enough to continue.
Chris used his magic as he summoned cushions for all of them. He wanted Sunset to join them. She was family. He wrote a letter to Cadance and Twilight, requesting them to come to the castle to join them. Chris used a spell that replicated dragon fire as the parchment burned as it flowed out of the windows and down towards Twilight's castle and also towards the Crystal Empire.
Eventually, they all sat down as Celestia and Chris took a deep breath. They knew that explaining their relationship and story to his parents would be hard.
"A very long time ago, I was a lot younger than I am now. I am just shy over two thousand years old, as is Chris." Celestia began, earning a shocked look from Samantha and Norman.
"We met in the royal gardens, on the right of the Throne Room. Chris was raised by an Earth Pony couple who already had a daughter. Sadly, both of them and their filly perished. Chris tried to save her, but an armada took her body and soul." Celestia said morosely, earning a look of shock, horror and sadness from the human couple.
Chris lowered his head as he remembered his Earth Pony parents as well as his little sister Shining Ruby. They were gone now.
Once he stabilised himself, he took a deep breath to clear his mind.
"Chris and I eventually became good friends. After that, we developed a romantic relationship. We used to spend all of our time in the castle. Whenever my parents used to go on business trips, both of us used to raid the larder." Celestia continued, chuckling at the memory. Chris grinned at remembering that time.
Samantha and Norman stiffened at the mention of the both of them having a relationship. Chris noticed and tightened his fists, holding back his anger.
Celestia also noticed and held back any anger she had for her in-laws. She didn't want to cause a bad first impression.
"Chris served as a soldier in the battle of Foalville. Sadly, it fell. None of the citizens escaped. Chris and I grieved them and planned a returned attack. Chris wanted revenge and slaughtered the ones behind the battle. He took the loss of the foals personally. He hated seeing them and their parents suffering." Celestia said sadly, causing Chris to sigh and clench his fists even more tightly as he remembered the battle and what happened.
"I just hope that wherever the souls of the families were are now in peace." Chris replied softly, feeling guilty that he couldn't save any of the families in Foalville.
Celestia looked over at Chris and nuzzled him lovingly, kissing his cheek as she placed a wing over his back.
The alabaster alicorn decided to continue the rest of the story, knowing how it ended.
"One night, while the both of us were in bed, a group of assassins came and tried to kill me. Their arrival awoke Chris and he went after them. They killed Chris by poisoning him. He managed to kill them all, but by then, it was already too late. The poison started to spread throughout his body, slowly killing him. We tried what we could. We called in healers from different countries to help us. It was of no use and Chris was slowly dying." Celestia added, watching Samantha and Norman's reaction.
The human couple looked shocked and horrified at hearing what their son had gone through in his previous life. Chris was numb as he remembered the pain he felt because of the poison.
"He was given two options. The first was stay and slowly die surrounded by myself and the rest of my family. The other was that he would be sent back to a human dimension. He'd remember everything and he'd be reborn in a new body identical to his old one." Celestia added to the story, noticing that Chris had placed a hand on her hoof, squeezing it gently as he tried to comfort his lover.
"Chris chose to be reborn. I allowed it and told him that I would place a spell on him, one that would keep his memories of his past life dormant until we met again. Within those memories would be the ones of knowing me, knowing what we had and what we were to each other." Celestia finished, closing her eyes as she recalled what she did for her beloved.
"Oh my god..." Samantha muttered, holding back a sob as tears started to flow over her cheeks. She couldn't believe what her son had been through in his past life.
Norman was stoic and looked numb at what he had been told. His son had been a soldier and defended his lover, at the cost of his life.
I'm proud of you, son. And I am so sorry that you died the way you did. Nobody deserves that. I'm glad you killed them all." Norman said, his voice warm and gentle.
Samantha walked over and hugged her son tightly, sobbing on his shoulder. She couldn't believe that her son had been killed trying to defend this mare.
The woman pulled away from her son and went to strike Celestia with her fist, only for it to be caught by his hand as he held it and lowered it down.
"Celestia didn't do anything wrong. The assassins and many others were upset with the fact we were in love because they were worried we'd taint the royal bloodline. We didn't. All they cared about was wealth and power. I don't. If I had a lot of money, I'd put it to good use, never for selfish reasons which is what the nobles wanted. It's only ever about political status." Chris said, his voice sharp and stern. The voice of a commander, leader and soldier.
Samantha nodded and apologized to Celestia, who waved it off with her hoof.
"Mom, dad, I love her. She is my fiance and we're in the midst of planning our wedding. Oh, and we have a daughter. That's hard to explain in itself. " Chris said, looking over at Sunset who smiled at the idea of her parents marrying.
"WE'RE GRANDPARENTS!?" Samantha and Norman exclaimed, looking at their son with surprise.
Celestia explained to the human couple about Sunset and how she was created. Both Norman and Samantha looked intrigued, confused and impressed.
"Even though she wasn't concieved the natural way, she's still my daughter and I love her. She is my little filly and I will never leave her or betray her." Chris said firmly. He bent down and opened his arms for a hug as Sunset dashed into his body. The amber unicorn hugged and cuddled him tightly, not wanting to lose her father.
"I love you, daddy." Sunset sniffled, impacted deeply by her father's declaration of his love for her.
"I love you too, my little princess. My sunbeam." Chris cooed lovingly, ruffling her mane as she cuddled up against her father. Content to be held by him as he ran his hand through her mane.
Samantha and Norman looked on at the father-daughter display and smiled. Even though Chris appeared to be young, he was much older than what he looked to be.
The human couple went and sat down next to their son, watching him bond with his daughter.
Sunset opened her eyes as she stared at her grandparents. She looked to her father nervously, who merely smiled and nodded.
The amber unicorn walked into the arms of her grandmother who squealed and hugged Sunset, kissing her cheek as she played with the bacon-haired unicorn's mane.
"I'm a grandma!" Samantha sang to herself, smiling and giggling as she held her granddaughter. Even though she was a different species, she was still her grandchild and her family.
Norman ruffled her mane and smiled warmly at her as Sunset was handed to him. Sunset nuzzled her grandfather, earning a chuckle as he held her.
Chris watched his parents with surprise and joy as they took to being grandparents eagerly. He knew that his mother would be overjoyed to be a grandmother.
Eventually, Sunset was put down as she walked back to her father. The amber unicorn sat in her father's lap as she laid her head against his chest. She closed her eyes and let herself relax in the arms of her father.
"I don't think Chris would want you to leave. You can go back to your world and forget that I or this world exists. Or you can stay here and live here for the rest of your life. You can live in the castle and will be taken care of. You'll also get to be with your son and granddaughter. You will never want for anything ever again. What do you say?" Celestia offered, putting a hoof out if her in-laws were willing to agree.
Samantha and Norman looked at each other and then back to Celestia.
"Celestia, we don't want to leave. We don't want to lose our son. Not again. We nearly lost him once and we don't want to go through that again." Samantha pleaded, tears in her eyes. She was willing to stay in this unique and wonderful world, just to be with her son and her granddaughter.
The blonde-haired woman put a hand out and shook Celestia's hoof, nodding to her. The alabaster alicorn nodded back, a smile on her muzzle as the conditions were agreed to.
The human couple were shown around the castle and were led to their room they'd be staying in for the rest of their life in Equestria.
Soon, it was time for Celestia to lower the sun. The alabaster mare did so, Chris assisting with his magic as the both of them lowered the sun while Luna raised the moon.
Chris and Celestia tucked Sunset into bed, kissing her goodnight as the amber unicorn fell asleep.
The royal couple walked back to their room and climbed into their bed.
"I love you, my precious crystal." Celestia cooed sleeply, cuddling her beloved in her hooves.
"I love you too, little sunflower." Chris replied sleepily, resting against his fiance as the both of them fell asleep.
Chris and Celestia awoke, lowering the moon and raising the sun into the sky. They used their magic together, focusing their power on raising it.
For Chris, it felt weird. He still hadn't gotten used to being able to control the sun. He could feel his connection to it grow and strengthen every time he raised it.
Not only that. but more of his memories from his past were returning to him. One of the worst ones he'd regained was the war he fought in. The Battle of RedFall. He remembered everything. From his village of Foalsville being attacked and ravaged, to seeing many of his neighbors and friends be slaughtered. Some managed to flee, escaping to wherever they could.
He remembered seeing his village burn down, his parents and his sister Ruby die in the house fire. Seeing their dead bodies after they were found...
Chris shook his head to clear his mind and focused on raising the sun.
Once that had been completed, Celestia wrote a letter to Twilight, informing her that they were coming to visit.
Chris and Celestia walked through Canterlot, the ponies bowing to them. As they walked through the city, they arrived at Golden Oaks Library, home of Twilight Sparkle. Celestia's student.
"You must be Twilight. Celestia's told me a lot about you." Chris said, extending his hand to shake her hoof. Twilight shook it, smiling.
"I hope it's only good things." Twilight replied, chuckling. She'd made mistakes as a student, and hoped that Celestia had told Chris none of the embarrassing things she'd done.
"Your name, you were a warrior in the past, right? Before Equestria became what it is today." Twilight asked excitedly, wanting to hear more about Equestria's past from Chris.
Suddenly, the sun marking on his forehead started to glow, making him hiss in pain. His eyes glazing over, a memory of the past taking over his mind, causing Chris to go through a flashback.
In front of him, he saw his village, Foalsville, up in flames. Everypony was screaming in fear, the Zebrican army tearing through the small town.
Chris looked over at the thestral a few feet away from him. "Nightshade, get as many as you can out of here! We'll make a rendezvous point to meet at!" Crystal yelled over the screams.
Nightshade nodded, his eyes narrowed on the enemies in front of them. "I'll hold them off!" Crystal said, increasing his grip on his sword in his right hand.
"But Crystal, that's suicide! You'll die! You know you can't take them on alone!" Nightshade exclaimed, panic evident in his voice. Crystal sighed, not liking the idea of fighting on his own, but it had to be done.
"Do as I say, Nightshade! Get them out of here! That's an order!" Crystal commanded, leaving no room for discussion. Nightshade sighed sadly and nodded.
"Yes, Commander Justice. Good luck." Nightshade said, running off to gather as many of the villagers as he could. Now that he was away and safe, Crystal charged at the Zebrican army, taking them on by himself.
As Nightshade tried to round up the villagers, he was shot at with arrows, the Zebrican soldiers constantly firing at him. A few of them managed to strike him, landing in different part of his body, making him yell in pain.
"Nightshade!" Crystal cried out, seeing his friend fall to the ground, pulling the arrows out as blood dripped down his fur and out of the wounds.
Crystal turned to the Zebricans, his expression full of rage and hatred. They'd just tried to murder his best friend! He would not allow that to happen!
"This is for my people! For Foalsville!" Crystal cried, running at the army and taking them out. He'd wounded them badly, the bodies of the soldiers falling to the ground. Crystal placed a hand on his right hip, a gash bleeding out from a Zebrican soldier's dagger managing to cut him.
Crystal groaned in pain and limped to try and meet up with Nightshade and the others, but passed out from exhaustion and his wounds.
"Chris? Are you alright, my love?" Celestia asked worriedly, seeing her beloved collapse to the ground. She used her magic to lift him up, Chris holding onto a bookshelf to stabilize himself.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine, Tia. J-Just relived a memory, nothing to worry about." Chris replied, his breathing rapid as he took deep breaths to calm his racing heart.
"What memory did you relive?" Celestia asked softly, wanting to comfort her beloved. She saw the haunted expression on his face, knowing it was a bad one.
"Foalsville...The Battle of RedFall," Chris began, a tear dripping down his cheek, "I remembered telling Nightshade to get everyone left to safety and meet up with me. I remembered taking on a small group of Zebrican soldiers on my own. I was angry, I wanted those Zebrican fuckers dead." Chris replied, his voice shaky, morphing into anger as he spoke.
Celestia felt her heart clench for her beloved. One of her soldiers in the royal guard had found him and brought him to her chambers. She and her parents had looked after him and nursed him back to complete health.
"I'm so sorry, my love. The Battle of RedFall was one of the worst wars Equestria had ever seen. Nightshade and the others were noble until the end. They fought for what they believed in, and so did you." Celestia soothed, placing a wing over her beloved, pulling him close to her.
"Wait, that battle was fought in by...Crystal Justice. Wait...You're him? You were my hero growing up," Twilight exclaimed, "Alongside Princess Celestia, of course. No offence, Prince Crystal."
Chris chuckled. "None taken, Twilight. I'm just happy to be here with my girlfriend and Luna." Chris replied, smiling at Twilight.
Celestia smiled at him and Twilight, feeling a sense of warmth from the two. She'd always known that Twilight looked up to Chris' past-self.
"It's an honor to meet you, Chris. And welcome back to the world of the living." Twilight said, hugging him. Chris smiled as he hugged her back, considering Twilight to be his friend.
"I used to read about you as a little filly! I loved how you always fought for what was right and what you believed in!" Twilight squealed, still grasping the fact she was meeting her idol, reborn nonetheless, in the flesh.
"Wait, my life is a story now. I was that loved? They hated me, back then." Chris said, confused and surpised, memories of his former life before he died playing in his mind.
Twilight noticed the sudden shift in Chris' mood, feeling the air go cold. "Is everything alright, Prince Crystal?"
Chris took a deep breath before responding. "It's just strange to hear that my life has been turned into a story. I lived that life, I felt those emotions, I fought in those wars and now it's all reduced to a story. And to think, the same nobles who hated me and plotted against me are the ones who wrote those books, those stories, about my life without even knowing me." Chris replied, anger and bitterness in his tone.
"You have the chance to make new memories, to create a new legacy with Celestia. Your story may have ended, but your life is far from over." Twilight said warmly. Chris could only smile and nod.
"Calm down, my love." Celestia cooed softly, placing a comforting hoof on Crystal's shoulder. "You have to understand that times have changed, and Equestria is no longer the same. Your legacy still lives on, but in a different way." She felt her heart break for her beloved. She couldn't fathom how much he was struggling to adapt to Equestria as it was now than what it was when they were young.
Twilight looked at Chris with concern and sadness, "Prince Crystal, please don't be angry. Your story has inspired many ponies, including me. It's not just a story, it's a symbol of hope and bravery." Twilight said, trying to calm him down. She couldn't imagine what it felt like to die, be reborn, regain her lost memories and see just how much the world's changed.
Chris took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. "I understand that, Twilight. It's just hard for me to accept that my life has been reduced to nothing but a story. I lived that life. I fought those battles. I sacrificed so much to make Equestria what it is now. It's just hard to see it all reduced to a story." Chris replied softly, grief and sadness laced in his voice.
Celestia nodded in understanding and sympathy, "I know it's hard, my love. But please, don't let it consume you. Your legacy still lives on, and you still have so much to offer Equestria." She soothed, stroking her beloved's back comfortingly.
"I know it's hard to accept, but your legacy lives on. You were a hero to many, including myself and Twilight." Celestia added softly, nuzzling her beloved's cheek with her own.
Twilight nodded in agreement. "Yes, your story inspired me to become who I am today, Prince Crystal. And now, you have the chance to continue your legacy in a new way." Chris felt his chest become warm from her words.
Chris looked at her curiously. "What do you mean?" Surprised by her statement. Twilight just smiled at him.
Crystal looked at Celestia, and then at Twilight. He took a deep breath, trying to let go of his anger. "You're right. I shouldn't let it consume me. I just need to find a way to honor my past and move forward."
Celestia smiled at Chris, proud of how he was willing to move on. "That's the spirit, my love. We'll figure it out together."
Twilight nodded in agreement, "And I'll be here to help you in any way I can."
Chris smiled at Celestia and his new friend, feeling grateful for their support. "Thank you, both of you. I couldn't ask for a better girlfriend and a better friend."
Twilight and Celestia only smiled at him, understanding it would take time for him to move on.
"Celestia's the reason I was able to come back. But I also owe it to you, Twilight, for bringing me home." Chris said, making Celestia smile happily with adoration.
"Well, I was just seeing if I could bring a creature from another world to Equestria," Twilight said sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head with a hoof, "But you're welcome, Prince Crystal." Twilight said, blushing.
"Call me Chris, or Crystal, Twilight. We're friends." Chris replied, glad to have a friend in this world. Of course, Celestia and Luna were his friends, but they both meant more to him than just that. Celestia was his girlfriend. Luna was like a little sister to him.
"Thank you, Crystal." Twilight said, glad to be friends with her teacher's coltfriend.
The three spent time chatting and catching up in the library, the atmosphere warm and inviting. Chris smiled, glad to be home. He may have been reborn on Earth, but Equestria was his true home. And he wouldn't change it for the world.
