> Objective: Survive
>  by ZaDrEx
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> Chapter I: In the beninggging.. in the.. in the bini... in the begingining.. yah.. in the.. in.. in.. ahh.. in the... listen properly
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After quickly realizing that most of his items were already brought, Anon started to head home. Usually he buys from the apple family with some general sellers here and there, but the fresh crops are late this year, so he needs to wait for them.  While he focused on making his way into the main road leading to his home, Anon was quickly interrupted by a sudden wind. After a quick glance at the Ponyville sky, he realized that pegasi were preparing for the evening rain. For Anon, that already was not something unusual. The summer weather tends to cause great heat, which is making flora less resistant and thus generating less food. This also meant that Anon was forced to take off his shirt inside his house to not overheat on the hotter days.

“Oh, rain. Great... It will cool things down a bit at least.” He said, while stepping a bit faster to not get wet in the process as the small droplets started to fly down.

Making his way into his home from a shopping trip, Anonymous was stopped briefly by a mailman, well in this case mail-mare. He quickly took letters addressed to him, and thanked the mare before coming inside to avoid the rain. Unfortunately for the mare, other letters were needed to be delivered today. Which made her unhappy in the process.

Anon now stood in the living room that consisted of a large brown sofa with a colorful rug in the middle of the room. A small TV with some movies stacked on it. And of course Anon's favorite place in the house, the kitchen. After coming to the kitchen, Anon put the groceries in the fridge and into the counter. He does not fill the refrigerator to the brim, due to him eating a lot outside, in Ponyville. But in weather like this one, some food stock is mandatory.

“Well now, let's see what this is. I paid my bills yesterday, so I have no idea what this might be.” Anon said while holding a knife to open up the letter.

In the latter, Anon found a note with one golden ticket to something called: The Grand Galloping Gala. 

The note said:
“Dear Anonymous.
A Grand Galloping Gala is to be held in the magnificent capital city of Canterlot, on the 21st day of this month. The Ticket entitles you to one additional accompanying person. If you wish to attend with one. Gala attire is obligatory, the main event starts at midnight. It is with great joy that we hope to meet you at this ceremony.
Princess Celestia.”

After reading it out loud, he then spotted the second note which read:

“Dear Anonymous. I hope to see you there this year, please take my full apology for not inviting you the previous year. I hope you can understand that we were not informed that you weren't on the invitation list after your coming to equestria earlier in the year. Only after a Gala, I had fully understood that you're simply not invited. My deepest apologies.
Princess Celestia.”

“Well... I never even heard about it, so... No problem, I guess?” He grinned while holding the letter.

It means that Anon needs to go shopping for a “Gala attire” now. Considering that nothing happens, he should still have some time before the event. It is still very rare to send invitations this late. But maybe something else happened. Well, it’s not his job to worry about that. He did not even remember when was the last time he was invited to something like this, never after coming here last year, that is. He assumed that this is a very rare event that takes place once or twice a year.

Suddenly, a knocking interrupted his thought process. Anon swiftly went to see who might visit him in this weather. As he pulled the door open, he saw the purple Princess Of Friendship standing on his front yard, shielding herself with a magic bubble to not get wet.

“Twilight? What are you doing here? I thought you were in Canterlot at this time of the month.” Anon said while signaling with his hand to invite herself over.

“Oh, I just wanted to visit you and see what you have been up to.” Twilight said while entering the house. 

“Did you get an invitation? I’m really sorry that we sent it this late, but we were not sure about... Well...” Twilight spoke while stepping a little back.

“Wait, please let me make us some tea. I rarely get to talk to anypony these days.” Anonymous said while inviting her to sit.

After some time, Anonymous came back with two cups of sweet chamomile tea. While he was setting up everything on the table, he could sense that Twilight actually is here to talk about something important. Maybe the gala ticket was not meant for him after all? Or Twilight did not want to actually see him there, things were getting interesting every second.

“So. What is going on?” Anon said while smugly sipping his tea.

“Nothing wrong, just you know, I wanted to clarify something... It’s just that the topic may be a little personal...” Twilight explained, trying to cool things down a bit.

“I’m listening.” Anon grinned.

“Okay. Let me start with this... Remember when a month ago you, Spike and Shining went drinking together?” Twilight asked calmly.

“Oh, I see what you meant when you said ‘personal’ topic.” Anon suddenly started to feel much worse.

“Anonymous, I’m not trying to ask you personal questions about what exactly happened. The word was out, and you know what they say. I just wanted to clarify that you remember that.” Twilight shortly said while holding the cup.

“No, that is alright, you can ask whatever you want. It’s not that I will not admit what I did that night.” Anon said while trying to maintain eye contact.

“Alright... Well, from what I heard. And I do not say I fully believe it, but you went drinking with Spike and Shining-” Twilight began simply to be shut down by sudden explanation.

“Spike did not drink anything. I never gave him alcohol!” Anon exclaimed while training to not look guilty.

“Em... Okay, just to clarify. Spike drank two whiskey shots with cola. But that's not wh-” Twilight shrugged before Anon spoke again.

“That little rat! I told him to not say anything! We agreed! I'm never drinking again with him!” Anon angrily spoke.

“Anon... Focus, I’m not here to talk about that. Spike did drink a bit before, and it’s nothing you should worry about, he is old enough.” Twilight explained while trying to calm Anon down.

“Oh... Well, sorry then.” Anonymous said quietly. While sipping the tea.

“Let’s get back on the topic at hoof. You were drinking with them, and after some time you separated, Spike went with Shining. And you went to buy something. Is that right?” Twilight asked

Anon simply nodded.

“Do you remember where you went?” Twilight asked again.

“Nope, I do not remember anything after my 7th shot.” Anon answered.

“Alright. And from what I heard, you, well...” Twilight started before taking a second to continue. “You were picked up by three mares, went to the hotel, and I quote one of the reception stuff: Went on a ‘sex-rampage’ adding more than three more ponies to the orgy, which lasted around 6 hours, to be last seen in the morning, drinking coffee directly from the dispenser.” Twilight said while looking deeply into Anon's embarrassed face. 

“That seems about right... I do not remember it but from what I heard that happened. The last thing I saw was the train station. But that was when I got sober again.” Anon said while finishing his tea and still not making eye contact.

Then Twilight alongside Anon, just simply sits in silence for a good few seconds. Then Twilight broke the silence by starting the conversation again.

“Anon. I do not want to offend you or anything, but can you tell if you actually ‘can’ control yourself. I do not mean you can’t, but you know... Furthermore, I never heard anypony getting this much drunk and not passing out, and the sheer amount of stamina to keep somepony from Canterlot into Ponyville in that state.” Twilight explained.

“I understand. I’m sorry that this happened, I really am. And please do not think of me as some psycho animal who can actually hurt anypony. When I get drunk, I’m just a different person and your alcohol is much stronger than the one I had on Earth, so I get pretty fucked up very quickly. And I do get more, you know. Relaxed.” Anon answered.

“I’m just... Well, worried that you might get hurt in the process. That’s why I ordered to send the invitation to you at the last second because I could not figure out if you were going to do something like that again. And that’s why I was neglecting the well... ‘talk’ with you.” Twilight said while finishing her tea as well.

“Twilight. I will not embarrass you at the party. I promise. Not only that, but I know this party must be important to you. You are trying your best to learn how to rule alongside Celestia and Luna, so I know that you are just trying to have a great time at the Gala. You helped me get settled and everything. I owe you.” Anon explained.

“Anonymous, you won’t embarrass anypony, I know that. You are a good person. There’s just one more thing I wanted to clarify...” Twilight began explaining. “The heat season started one week ago. And many Stallions who are single suddenly reject invitations, they worry they might get a mare pregnant or something considering there will be more than two hundred guests. I do not know how humans work. But should I be worried about you getting ‘out of control’?” Twilight asked while trying to not lose her temper.

“I personally do not feel anything, nor do I see or smell as the season starts. I promise to not get carried away. I won’t even drink. I promise.” Anonymous tried to clarify his intentions.

“You do not notice anything right now? When does the season start for Humans?” Twilight asked, confused.

“For us, the ‘season’ is all year. We do not have a strict time when we can bear children. We are adaptive. ” Anon explained.

“Interesting... I need to free myself an evening after the Gala to talk about your civilization more. I’m sure we will talk about it at the Gala itself, hopefully...” Twilight said while trying to not note that right now.

“Anytime you want, Twi.” Anon said while smiling.

“I need to go back, but I really hope to see you at the Grand Galloping Gala later this week.” Twilight started before she started walking to the door.

“I also hope to see you there.” Anon answered. Before saying goodbye to Twilight and letting her out. The weather calmed down, so now Princess Twilight can go back dry, well ‘mostly’ dry...

“I sure hope nothing embarrassing will happen at the gala...” Anon said to himself after Twilight had already left.





> Chapter II: Crown Witness
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Twilight was still trying to hold herself up while flying to the Castle. The heat season started early this year, and managed to be more strong on her at the same time. It’s nothing serious right now, but it might lead to something bigger if nothing changes. Twilight still reflected on Anon's case, which made her more and more horny every passing moment. This left her with the realization of something down below.

“Oh no... Please sweet Celestia tell me I did not leak at Anon’s place. It has been so embarrassing to talk with him about that stuff while I’m this wet...’’ Twilight was talking to herself while flying.

“Well, his story is the reason I’m this wet. I wish I never heard that in such detail from those ponies. I can’t stop thinking about this! I hate heat!” Twilight declared.

After a while, she managed to find herself very close to the Canterlot castle; she didn't know what would happen if she hadn't had her wings. Although, she could still remember her life before being a princess. And now she is learning to rule alongside her Mentor. Time flies...

She then proceeded to land on the front of the castle doors. Royal guards saw the princess and immediately saluted and opened the door to the corridor. It was a long week for everyone. Especially for Castle staff, trying to prepare accordingly to royal decisions. This year the Gala was bigger than last year due to more diplomats coming from other kingdoms. Dragons, Kirins, Griffons, Changelings, Hippogriffs And Yaks. But overall, the main schedule is the same as last year.

While walking in the main hall to the throne room, Twilight has spotted many ponies moving stuff from places to places. The Gala main decorations and furniture were being moved right now to make sure that everything goes smooth when the time comes. The ponies were so focused that they even didn’t bow to Twilight when she passed them. Of course, Twilight was aware that this is nothing to be concerned of, but she often hears that this is a very high disrespect. Still, she doesn't like when someone as tall as she bows. It just feels wrong. Unfortunately for her, that will not change any time soon.

When Twilight got to the throne room where she spotted the Princess of the sun making sure that all invitations were sent and everyone accepted. Of course, there had been a serious amount of declines from the stallions that were too scared to leave the house. Shame, really, she thought as she sorted the declining pile of names. It’s of course not their fault that the heat season started, but this just proves that stallions are not capable of actually managing their own emotions.

“Princess Celestia I’m back, I had confirmed that Anon got the invitation.” Twilight said while making her way into her throne alongside the Celestia and Luna one.

“Great, and does Anon the human come after all?” Celestia said, while not really expecting the ‘no’ as an answer.

“Yes.” Twilight replied quickly.

“Splendid. How is he?” Celestia said while marking the Anon on the attendant list.

“Well, it has been hard for him to communicate after the... Event... But I’m sure he will behave. He is not like most stallions, and does try to stay out of alcohol most of the time.” Twilight stated.

“That’s surely not the case...” Celestia commented, not really taking part in the conversation.

“What does that mean? He’s been sober ever since the ‘event’.” Twilight stated.

“Do you truly believe that anypony would be capable of something like this? I must say that I lived long enough to see that this must be some sort of misunderstanding.” ‘I hope not thou...’ Celestia said and thought while finally looking at Twilight the first time after she came back.

“I mean... That seemed like a lot to take in, but... Everypony who I asked agreed with that story. And I asked Shining, Spike, Anon, hotel staff, and one passer-by.” Twilight said while trying to look confident.

“Twilight... Well, I guess I can talk to you about that now. Raven, Guards leave the room for now, please.” Celestia ordered. 

‘I need to make sure I won’t miss anything... Even if I heard that myself...’ Celestia began to think.

The royal guard and the secretary Raven left the throne room to the Celestia order. Now Twilight Sparkle was trying to not freak out, why does Celestia want to talk about it? She thought. That is not something she is not aware of, she had talked of birds and bees and what-not... This is starting to get embarrassing at every second passing.

“Now. I know you understand the main reproductive systems of ponies, Twilight. But there is something that is known to many ponies in the relationships. The-” Celestia began to be cut suddenly by Twilight.

“Wha- No- I mean! I- I know. I do not want to clarify anything! Mom told me every-” Twilight began having an ‘episode’ of panic, but before she could fully sink in, Celestia calmed her with her hoof.

“Twilight, relax. I said I won’t talk about that. Well... Mostly. Let me just tell you something from my experience with the stallions, please. It might be better to hear that now, then to realize this later on.” Celestia stated.

‘She’s still young. I want to tell her this as soon as possible.’ Celestia exclaimed in her head.

“Now... There is common knowledge that every mare holds about stallions. To cut the point... Well... They do not last very long in the bedroom. Max 20-30 seconds with most cases. This does extend into the other species of Equus as well. And I’m only telling you this because the first time will be great, the second as well. But later on in the relationship, you will find it quite hard to enjoy it.” She paused while looking at Twilight, who was trying to not dig herself into the throne, and by the look of things, a couple more seconds, and she will succeed.

“And that’s why I do not believe that Anonymous had done what others might talk about. It’s just not possible.” Celestia explained, trying to deny her reasoning all along.

“I... Okay... I didn’t want to hear that. But I understand you wanted to warn me in advance. It’s well... embarrassing to talk about it. Can we stop?” Twilight asked politely.

“Twilight, as an Alicorn you will live for centuries, I just want you to understand the struggle as you get older.” Celestia began speaking again.

“Anonymous is quite different... Why do you think he is like others? Also, can we stop? This is too embarrassing to talk about...” Twilight asked, mixed and embarrassed.

Celestia ignored her request and started to talk more about her ‘experiences’.
“Believe me or not, but in my lifetime I had multiple partners, and every male has been somewhat close to what I said. Well, maybe the Dragon one’s lasted longer, but not long enough to be considered a difference. That’s why... And I know what you will say, but believe me that you will one day remember my words.” Celestia replied while making a pause to gather her thoughts.

“You will tend to find a pleasure in same sex. Believe me.” Celestia said, while she giggled a little and awaited Twilight's response. 

“What! That’s ridiculous! I mean I know that is legal and all but... Wait... Do you mean you... Do... Do you... Were you in the same-sex relationship?!” Twilight said, trying to not explode on what her mentor just told her.

“Yes, in fact I prefer the mares, but to be fair, I’m more bisexual than anything. But I haven't been laid for over a century... Once you get as old as I am, you will forget that sex even exist! Not to scare you or anything, of course...” Celestia said, while not trying to hide her true feelings.

“I... I’m speechless...” Twilight tried to say something more, but failed. Her mind was boiling with all the information.

“Just sleep on it, okay, Twilight? Remember that I will be always here for you-” As Celestia said, she started to realize that she just told her Favorite student that she prefers mares. And making it sound like she is interested in her as well... This might be wrong interpreted.

‘I need to clear it before she gets the wrong idea...’ she stated in her mind. Before looking a little scared at Twilight who would still try to cover herself in the throne.

“Twilight... I want to clarify that I do not intend on, nor I ever have or will be trying to sleep with any of my students. Do not take this information in that direction. You matter to me, but I was not-” Celestia said, shaking, trying to finish before the purple Alicorn started to speak as well.

“O... Of course not! No... No, no, nope! I did not think that for a second! I mean If you asked, then maybe but... I mean! I do not...” Twilight said while she and Celestia started to lose control over the situation. Fortunately, at the same time, the main door to the throne room opened, and Princess Luna just walked in.

“Why are the guards and Raven staying behind the doors?” Luna asked calmly, not sure about what was happening.

To both Twilight and Celestia's shock over the bizarre situation, the lunar mare was a great excuse to leave the room.

“I need to finish my... STUDIES! Yes! Studies!” Twilight said, making her way out of the room to the left. 

At the same time, Celestia began moving in the opposite direction while saying “Oh, look at the time! I need to make sure that the Sun is at the right angle!”

Luna was left in a matter of seconds in the throne room alone. Having to guess what actually just happened. 

“What?” The echo stated in the empty hall...

“Okay... That was strange... I pretend I did not see that... This time at least...” Luna said while commanding the rest of the group outside the door to get back.




> Chapter III:Bogos binted?
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Gala Day around 6AM





While Anonymous was mostly frustrated that he needed to actually get up this early, he knew that this is going to be a long day that he does not want to miss. Nor, he does want to actually forget to pick up the tuxedo that Rarity has made him. It has cost too much to be minded lightly in this situation. Anon’s pay is good, but does not make him enough to be considered a small investment.

He actually told his boss that he will be gone for the two days, and in equestria standards this is perfectly fine. Everypony has paid leave of three weeks every year + some other medical related leaves. On top of that, you can take as much leave as you like anytime you want, except the guards and other government related jobs of course. But they pay much more, so it’s only fair.

Anon’s boss is a white mare with black mane called A Spring Stone, she treats him as a normal pony and taught him everything about the job when he applied. It’s nothing serious. The job is simple enough, somewhat close to being an agent or a foreman at the building site. But the main difference is that you actually need to work with the building crew. The measurements and controlling the flow of the work and materials is quite simple for Anon, he did finish logistic school after all, and those simple tasks such as managing the right amount of cement or wood needed for construction are quite easy.

A normal project goes like this, Anon gets the info about everything that the client requires, he checks the main paperwork, and then proceeds to order resources for construction. Then after the Spring Stone reviews it, it goes back to him. After that, it is only the controlling of the ponies to not do anything reckless on the construction site, and help them. There is not much he can help besides carrying things around, but that’s alright for his Boss as long as he does not break anything. Spring Stone actually controls how work is handed. Anon is more of her right ‘hand’.

This also meant that Anon was getting more muscle than ever before. It might be the first time when he actually managed to get a six-pack he always wanted. Not that this will get  him any female attention now. The equestrian mares are not looking for a muscular biped, but for a comfy, slim stallion with a lot of fur in between. The only reason he got the chance to experience mares generally was to heat the season. It’s not healthy for them, and Anon feels that by making them act this way at this time is not fair. That’s why after the ‘event’ Anon is very socially awkward in that department.

This has changed the way Anon approaches women. In the past, Anonymous was trying to get more serious relationships, but now considering the options he has, made him utilize the Hit & Run strategy. He only accepted one-night stands, no love, just sex. And oh boy, he actually was surprised by the ponies in that area. The pastel-colored ponies with no intention of ever getting someone hurt actually managed to be very good at sex. At least in the pleasure department. The whole experience is gold solid. And it has resulted in the event that took place a month ago when he went drinking with the boys.

After that... Well, Anon just wanted to relax a bit. The Equestria is a wonderful place to live, actually. Healthy food, clean air, and a green environment. The list goes on. And magic, of course. It is an amazing alternative to the internet, the entire nation's TV is powered not by electricity but by magic. The electricity still is used but it’s mostly based on magic to work properly. The best thing about this world must be no politics and conflicts. Everything is resolved quickly and professionally by professional ponies who actually want to achieve the common goal.

“I need to go make myself breakfast...” Anon said while slogging out of his bed, half asleep. 

Coming to the kitchen, he realized that he still had some toast bread to make. So after quickly deciding on what to make, he stopped at toasts with two eggs and ‘bacon’. Not 1% of that bacon is bacon, but well... tastes the same so who cares. Next, he took a quick shower and put on some clothes. After that, he double-checked if he had everything ready for the gala. Everything was prepared for him. The only thing missing is the tuxedo he ordered.

After a British start to the day, he went to check if his suit was ready at the Rarity boutique. Upon arriving, he realized that Rarity left a note on the door saying that she will be closed for two days. Hopefully she is still inside and finished working on the tuxedo Anon ordered. After knocking on the door two times, Anon heard moving inside. Not long after that, the door opened, and the white mare greeted him.

“Hello Rarity, wanted to collect my order.” Anon immediately said.

“Oh, Anonymous, great timing! I do have your order right here, come and let me know if you need any last minute changes!” Rarity said while dragging Anon into the shop.

“A-Alright, you don’t need to pull me, I’m happy that you managed to create it so quickly!” Anon said briefly while stepping in the changing room.

“That’s why I’m the best! But seriously darling~ I had everything ready for the Gala months ago! Your suit only added like two days of work. But it has been costly... Those materials are not cheap, sorry about that...” Rarity said, trying to justify the cost.

“No problem! In my world, suits like this one cost a large amount of money too! I fully understand.” Anon said while coming back from the changing room.

“And you did an amazing job on this one Rarity! It has everything in the right places. You sure you haven’t got any experience with human anatomy? I don’t know if I would feel a difference between ours and yours!” Anon said while praising the mare. 

“You~ Enough sweet talk! I need to go get some spa treatment in about 30 minutes! Sorry about that, do you see if I can make any corrections to the suit?” Rarity said while circling Anon and looking up and down how it lies on him.

The suit was made very professionally with great care in the inside areas. The blackness of it with the tie was absolutely stunning on Anon fatigue, not tight, no empty spaces either. The only thing that Anon was lacking was a cylinder hat with the same color. Pair of white gloves and a cane, of course. Not happening, even if it would look nice.

“No, I don’t think I see any...” Anon said while turning and twisting to see if it bends correctly.

“Oh, that's good! If you see anything, please let me know asap. At the Gala it is hard to make changes... I tried...” Rarity said while remembering the last time she needed to change the dress mid-party.

“Alright. I keep that in mind.” Anon said while undressing right in front of a pony. Well, he only got to the shirt when he acknowledged that undressing while someone is watching is uncomfortable. What a surprise.

Rarity did not even realize that something was wrong, so that concluded the visit to the boutique. But before Anon could get out, Rarity asked if he would like to join her and others at the spa. They had an extra appointment because Princess Of Friendship was not coming after all. Sadly for them, she had other matters to attend. Such as actually preparing the Gala.

Anon hesitated that he was not sure that him being the only man would be good, but quickly was brought down by the fact that there would be Spike and Discord. So, while he had nothing else to do for the Gala, he agreed.





The spa complex was mostly made out of stone that looked like a mix of Quartz and Marble, but he is not a stone expert. Pinkie's sister would know, but he does not want to know that badly to actually talk to Pinkie. The conversation never ends with the pink pony.

After coming to the reception, he was greeted by Lotus Blossom and Aloe Vera. Most look like ponies that he actually saw to this day, no way he remembered the name of the correct one. Luckily for him, Rarity was talking to them.

“Rarity! We have been waiting~!” Aloe said

“Do we see that you brought someone new~?” Lotus completed.

“Yes, the lack of some purple in the mix made me bring a little more green into this lovely spa! Please take good care of him, the cost was already paid, so~ enjoy Anon!” Rarity said while disappearing into the facility.

“Oh, I see. The soul- And she’s gone...” Anon said looking at the corner he last saw her before coming eye to eye with pink and blue ponies.

“Do not worry! We will make sure that you are relaxed! Is this your first time at a spa?” Aloe tried to calm down the customer.

“Yes, never been to any.” Anon said.

“If you have any questions, please ask them right away, sugarcube~ Now... Do you want to start with a massage? Or would you like a relaxing healing bath?” Aloe asked while eyeing the biped human.

“A massage would be good, a bath too...” Anon said, not sure which one to pick.

“We can do both, darling~!” Lotus said while she spotted that Anon was having a hard time picking one.

“Alright then, let's start with a massage and then a bath.” Anon said, finally happy with the answer.

“But wait, Rarity said that Discord and Spike are here? Are they not?” Anon quickly remembered the fact he agreed to while deciding to come here in the first place.

“Oh, yes, but they left an hour ago, they needed to prepare for... Em, how did they say it, Aloe?” Lotus tried to remember

“Boys-before-party? Something like that, sis~.” Aloe corrected.

“Those, those... Not inviting me to chill with them... This will be remembered...” Anon said angrily. The boy gang is separating from him. Not good, not good...

After the quick talk and collecting a right robe for him to wear (unfortunately only the bottom half of him was covered), Anon walked alongside Aloe, who directed him into the spare room. The room was... small, pony-sized.

After Anon got comfortable, the spa pony started to massage him. 

“Everything good?” Aloe said while massaging Anon's back.

“Yeeeeahhh... N-never...B-better...” Anon mumbled to his surprise that this was a very unexpected and pleasant experience.

The lotion started to slip into anon skin and made it more and more polished and sparkly. And of course it helped his body to relax. While Aloe did everything that she did with any other clients, she observed that Anon was very stiff, both inside and outside. It may be because the work of a ponies body is centered in the back, and in humans it is similar. Anon just never got to treat himself to a massage, thus not making sure that he stayed healthy.

“Anon, what do you do for a living? If you don’t if you don't , of course...” Aloe said, while starting to press more firmly at the stiff points.

“I’m a logistician for a construction company, but I work in the field too. Why?” Anon answered while he felt that Aloe started to press more onto his back.

“I assume that you never realized that your back is doing most of the work there, do you? Please, if you have some free time left in your week, come to the spa for a massage. This will keep you in shape and help you stay healthy.” Aloe explained.

“I mean... If you will be here, I can do that...” Anon said jokingly, not realizing that mare understood that a bit differently.

“Oh. Alright then, I guess I could~, but my sister is as good as me, you know? Aloe slightly blushed.

’Fuck, it's the heat season... I forgot... Anon realized. I need to be more careful with what I’m saying to these mares...’ He stated in his mind.

The rest of the massage did go without any problems, same for the bath. After that, Anon walked without any back pain and relaxed as much as he can get right now. The rest of the day he spent on making sure that everything was ready and clean for the night. He still needs to catch a train to Canterlot.




> Chapter IV: But I did kidnap his wife.
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Gala Day around 9PM




Anonymous went into the Ponyville train station to catch a train into the Canterlot. He bought the ticket a day before to make sure he will get a seat on the train. He does not intend to wear a tuxedo on the train, but having a seat is nice if something happens. 

After a short time, the train arrived and Anon stepped into one of the carriages. He did not expect to be invited to such a party. This one was so strict that normal ponies do not get to be invited at all. And he is the only one who got it. As he remembered, not even one of his colleagues got any, nor even one member of their families. Does Anon have to represent a whole race to be invited to such an ordeal? Is this some sort of don’t mess up, or you will socially die?

He proceeded to think about it while sitting in the corner of the room with only his tuxedo and wallet in the bag. The ride was pretty smooth and took somewhere between one and a half hour total. This means Anon has one hour to get to the final location of the Gala. The way described to him by Rarity was to follow the main road and by the Canterlot university turn left. The rest of the way is easy, just follow ponies to the main building where the Gala is held. After changing clothes in one of the backrooms of the train station, Anon started to go in the direction Rarity ordered him to follow.

And that’s what Anon did precisely. Up to the point where he went to the ‘second’ road after the university, then he got lost. This is becoming a habit of some sorts by now.

He was now in the middle of the most beautiful garden he ever saw. The whole place sparkled with the most amazing flowers and flora he had ever seen. The main road to the center of the garden was lit by small white lights coming from the marble poles. At the right was more exotic flora and bushes, and at the left there was a wooden bench to sit on. But this is no time to enjoy nature, the party is about to start, and he is not where he should be. Why does he find himself lost in such a simple path...?

“Fuck... No signs... I should go back and see if anypony is coming the same way.” Anon said while trying to figure out the path before him.

“Lost?” The sudden voice called in the distance.

As Anon turned around, he saw a Princess Of The Night in an astonishing dress made of dark blue material similar to silk. He could also see that the material is mostly transparent, while still looking like the night sky itself. She was simply gorgeous, by all means, the Princess was looking like a gem today. But what did Princess Luna were doing here at this time, he wondered? 

“Oh! Princess Luna! Hi, I-I mean Good Evening! What do you do here at this hour?” Anon tried to not sound scared by the sudden appearance of the Alicorn princess.

“If I scared you, I’m terribly sorry, but you seem lost. The Gala is held in the opposite direction you came, those are the Royal Gardens. Ponies tend to go here in the middle of the party to gather fresh air. I was just making sure that flowers here are not in the middle of the path, so ponies won’t accidentally stamp on them.” Luna explained while moving the roses.

“That’s very kind of you to do that. Thank you for your directions, too.” Anon managed to speak up while eyeing the Princess' appearance. 

“There’s no possibility that she could show me the way to the building, right?” Anon started to think.

“Do you come here often, then? Or did you get bored at the party?” Anonymous asked curiously to get the attention of the Alicorn.

“Well, the party did not start yet, silly, but I feel like this is not the last time I will come here tonight. What about you? Did you come here to do some kind of trades? Most of the nobles actually do not care about the party at all, only the benefits it generates.” Luna said.

“Em... No, actually, I do not know why I really came here, honestly. I just got invited and... Well, I haven't got anything to do except to come here. Besides, I think turning down an invitation from Princess Celestia would be rude.” Anon explained casually while getting closer to the princess to ‘hear her better’.

“I would like to chat with you a bit more, Princess. But... I’m sure that if I did that, I would be late. But if there is a slight chance, would you be kind enough to accompany me to the Gala? I’m sure I will lose my way if I go alone.” Anonymous acknowledged his lack of terrain perception.

Luna started giggling at the brutal honesty of the human. Does Anon not care about his status or how ponies see him? It may be fun to just go with him. After all, it is why the Princess even bothered to talk to him here in the first place. Something about the sudden invitation of the human got her interested. And she needed to be back as well...

“I would like that. Thank you.” Luna stated.

Anonymous cheerfully took place right beside the Lunar Alicorn to lead the way. They walked for a solid two minutes without a single word spoken.

The silence annoyed Luna. “He is not much of a talker, is he?” She wondered as she said quietly walking alongside him.

“So human... Tell me please, do you know what the Gala is usually like?” Luna asked curiously.

“Nope. Never been to one before. Why are you asking?” Anonymous answered with hesitation.

“Oh, just to pass the time. Nothing to worry, the Gala is just a simple party for the upper class citizens and diplomats to establish trust. I do wonder, do you more or less know the reason you were invited now? Not to say you aren’t a valid member of society, but I do wonder if there is a bigger meaning to this.” Luna explained while trying to figure out the possibilities. 

“Em... No, I guess I was not informed why, in the note that came with the invitation there was an apology from Princess Celestia that she was sorry for not inviting me last time. I assume that this was just a mistake.” Anon started

“But... Yes, you are right. This is weird to just invite me. I do not have any value to the business of any kind, ponies, nor do I have any value to Princess Celestia herself. My only guess is that I’m the only human in Equus.” He explained.

“I’m not sure if that is the correct deduction, dear human. We do not grant any invitations to sole members of species. It would require sending a lot more invitations to some parts of Equestria. And it would get crowded really, quickly. ” Luna started to explain.

“The invitations are sent to every ruler of the species. Many of which do not even reply. I’m sure no one wants to use you to their advantage. But I would be careful to not make any deals at the Gala.” Luna explained the whole situation to Anonymous amazement.

Probably my sister is trying to get some knowledge that Anon possesses. Or trying to make him do something.” She added quietly.

“What was the last part?” Anon said, not hearing the last sentence the dark blue pony said.

“Nothing. Just do not get it into your head, dear human. The night is filled with strong emotions tonight.” Luna said playfully.

Finally, they arrived, and by the looks of it, at the last second before the doorman had closed the doors. He spotted them. In quite a shock, seeing a princess with the human, he stopped and waited to let them get close to gather invitations. Of course, Princess Luna does not need any, but this strange creature she is talking with surely does.

The outside of the building was made of solid white and black stone that looked just like the Romans has used in their temples. The structure was more culturally similar to the modern or late 90 style of building. The entire area was filled with enormous amount of colored glass windows and doors that circled the whole place. And at the center the fountain with big statue of Alicorn princess, the statue of which persona would not remain Anonymous any of the rulers he had met. The Alicorn statue was white, so the colors wouldn’t help him, the only things standing out was the cutie mark. The book of unknown origin and quill dipped in ink.

He would like to ask Luna who might that be, but before he can do that, there is a situation at hand he needs to deal with. The doorkeeper, a stallion with black mane and gray coat, stood before Anonymous, patiently waiting for the invitation. Anon knew that he would forget the invitation in normal circumstances, so before he could, he managed to put it in the tuxedo he brought on himself. Truly the work of a genius in the most crucial moment, he thought about himself.

As he handed over the invitation, the Princess of the night started to walk before him to the main gate. The guards, having seen that, immediately bowed alongside the doorkeeper and opened the massive stone doors to let the Princess in.

“Anonymous, was it? I’m sorry to leave you by yourself, but I need to have a chat with my dear sister. I hope you will have an amazing night to remember.” Luna said with a soft smile.

“Thank you, Princess. I hope you too will have a great time tonight.” Anon answered before the stallion in charge of invitations acknowledged his ticket.

“Thank you sir. Would you like me to announce your arrival?” Stallion asked calmly while not actually caring about the answer.

“No, that won’t be necessary... Thanks.” Anonymous thanked before crossing the door to the main area of the party.

Just in time!




> Chapter V: Emotional Damage
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------


At The Gala





As Anonymous entered the corridor to the main gathering area, he found himself looking at the astonishing furniture and architecture of the building. A large golden dome covered the main area with paintings of pony culture and history. White stone pillars hold the second row of the building, while being connected to each other with a double set of curved stairs. At the center of the room was a small elevation where the royals gathered, the area was fenced with a Balustrade made of what seemed like gold and silver. Alongside every corner, Anon could see rows of crystals and jewels of different size and variety. The whole place screamed with money and status. Anonymous checked three times if he was at the right place before his jaw dropped to the floor.

The ponies of this world have gathered more money in this very building than most of the countries GDP’s. If that’s how they treat money here, showering with holy water and jewels wouldn’t be out of option for the highest status ones. This got Anon very scared, does this mean that all his money he brought would be useless? Does a single sandwich cost his entire house? Hopefully not...

The second thing that got Anon worked up was the small number of guests. It seemed that the party was mostly populated by females and couples, and by the look of it, this did apply to every area in the building. This did not make sense at first for Anon, but soon enough, Anonymous remembered that Twilight Sparkle told him before that many of the male guests actually turned down their invitations because of the heat season.

“Oooooh! That’s why there are so few dudes. The heat season has started! Right...” Anon said while remembering Twilight words.

Season started...

Season...

Started...?

“Oh...” Anon sighed.

“Fuck.” Anon acknowledged while dealing with a serious amount of panic that gathered inside him.

“THE FUCK I’M DOING HERE, THEN!?” BRAIN, YOU HAVE DISAPPOINTED ME AGAIN!”  Anon thought as he acknowledged that now he is a prey to be hunted by these mares.

Trying not to panic, he made sure that no one saw him yet. No one, except Luna, guards and the doorkeeper. This means he still can sit in a nice corner of the less populated area and, hopefully, avoid being molested by those mares. Now, he needs to avoid any interactions and get to the end of the room quickly and quietly...

And then, while no one was expecting...

“Anonymous, the human has arrived.” Doorkeep spoke in a deep voice to the attention of the whole room.

Why did he do that? Anonymous requested to not get announced. Did he forget? It does not matter now. The deed is done. And by the looks of it, the guests have spotted him.

“I will kill you.” Anon notified while eyeing the stallion responsible for this chaos.

The sudden rush of adrenaline made him lose him the second he laid eyes on the crowd that managed to get closer to him. In the middle, he saw Twilight Sparkle herself, who came first before anyone else. He wishes that she does have good intentions.

“Anonymous! You made it. How was the trip? Did you get lost?” Princess Twilight asked.

“No, I mean kinda? Luna showed me the way. I went to the Royal Gardens somehow.” Anon answered while shaking a bit.

“Would you like to join me and Princess Celestia? We are talking about how your arrival to equestria made me realize that technological advancement is progressed by the need, not the possibilities. You know, when you talk about the great wars of your kind.” Twilight said excitedly.

“I’m not sure...” He started to answer but began to take a look at the moderate amount of mares gathering from everywhere near him. Making him feel helpless and scared.

“YES! That is the topic I want to talk about!” He finally answered while getting closer to Twilight to defend him.

“Great! Come, I have so many questions like how did your kind manage to build a structure that took you to the moon. Or how do you know there is a universe beyond-” Twilight, began talking while walking past most of the guests to the rise where Princess Celestia, Luna And Cadence are located. 

Anonymous, while trying to avoid the looks of hungry looking mares, began to wonder is Twilight not affected, or does Alicorn blood make her more controlled over the sensation?

When they finally arrived at the ‘royal’ elevation, Anon quickly came closer to the three Princesses and made a bow, and started to speak.

“Good evening, Princesses and everyone else. It is an honor to see you all here.” Anon greeted them, still not sure of their intentions.

“It is good to see you as well, dear human, but please do not be so strict. We are here to have fun as well. How does the night treat you, my little po- I mean, Human?” Celestia asked.

After standing straight again, Anonymous took an open seat right in front of the rulers, there were three or more ponies there, besides the Shining Armor, Princess Twilight, Flurry Heart, and the elements of friendship, the absence of Starlight and others seemed strange, but in the general was not something to be concerned about.

“It's nice. I just got here, and well, the scale of this party is a little beyond me. It seems like I really don’t belong here.” Anonymous answers were mixed.

“Nonsense. Your presence is very welcome here, dear human. It does bring us joy that you speak so highly of our preparations, but please remember that you have been a welcome citizen of Equestria for almost two years now.” Luna stated.

“It seemed like we never heard your story about how you feel about coming here, did we? Would you like to tell us something about this before you get here?” Celestia asked curiously.

Suddenly, Anonymous saw that every pair of eyes was directed at him. And those big eyes with sparkles in them could melt a heart faster than a laser...

“Alright... I guess I can, It’s boring, though.” Anon acknowledged.

“Anon, please, every time you talk about your world I’m filled with more questions than answers. Now, if you feel uncomfortable, please do not worry, you can stop anytime you want.” Twilight stated.

Anon still not sure about everything right now begun to tell his story:

“Okay... So it’s been a good day. I woke up, ate, brushed my teeth and all that. Then I went to work, on my way I remember petting a stray black cat. Nothing else had happened before I got to my workplace. The work was, passing usually, nothing out of ordinary. Oh, and I did work in the office for a big company. Mostly making sure that all the paperwork is handed over to the right place and not overdue. But when I came back home I felt something, well, magical. The whole world seemed to circle for a minute or two, and before I knew it. I was standing in the middle of Applejack field, holding my toaster that I had grabbed in panic. The rest of the story you know. Applejack told Twilight that some strange creature was walking in her orchard. Then we talked, and well... I ended up here. Never could find the time to be sad or angry about it. I went with the flow, I think... This place is awesome compared to my world, so no worries.”

“You were right, this was dull...” Shining Armor said without hesitation. After which his wife slapped him in the back with great impact for the rude comment.

“Do not listen to him. I’m sure the emotional damage was more intense than you shared, if you ever feel left out or lonely, please talk to me. I may be the Princess Of Love, but I’m a good psychiatrist as well!” Cadence said while Shining Armor was recovering from the pain, and Flurry Heart was laughing her flank off.





One hour of intense talking later.





Anonymous has been surprised by how the ponies received him. He had sensed that the room was filled with emotion and lust that made him worry at first, but now. He does have a pretty good time here.

And he didn’t even touch alcohol yet! This seems like the rest of the night should be passing like a breeze. But after some time, Anonymous interest was directed to music and the general atmosphere. The tone of the Gala switched to a more chill out, sort of atmosphere. The music got more energetic, and the classical tone faded. The guests started to, well, leave? Strange... This does seem like the sort of thing Luna was talking about earlier, most of the nobles were here for business, and once they cleared their list of things to be active, they simply left.

Now the room was filled with the most energetic ponies that the party was currently having. But what was not the strangest thing to happen yet. Around this time, Anonymous actually first saw any other species. The diplomats from other countries have finally arrived, and by the looks of things that was the general idea.

The most important personas will come when the party is at its best. Not when they would be filled with business questions and general negativity. Reasonable Anonymous thought.

As he did wonder about what would follow, his gaze had already switched to Celestia's' throne’ when the white Alicorn Princess started to speak.

“I see that the representatives have arrived. Twilight, Luna and I will need to greet them now, the rest of you please take a break and catch some fresh air as we do.” She said when the three Princesses rose from their seats.

“Sure auntie. Come shining, we can show the Royal Gardens to Flurry.” Cadence first began to leave.

And by her example, everypony would leave to try something else. The only person who stayed was Anon. This happened so fast that he didn’t have a chance to react.

‘Now... What?’ He thought.

Sooner or later he would be caught by some lusty mare and dragged to bed. There are three options out of this one.

Option number one is to leave the party early. He did show up, and his sudden absence would not hurt anypony, but... The party was starting to feel good for a change.

The second option is to find someone to talk to, who would ‘defend him’. There are a lot of ponies and creatures he knows that are in this place. Somewhere...

The last option that is not an option is to not care, get drunk and hope for the best. This ‘option’ is out of option.

Before Anon could even think about them for more than a minute, Starlight Glimmer greeted him suddenly.

“Oh hi Anon! Are you here to get drunk, or do you have some other business here?” Starlight said carelessly.

“Foremost, rude. Secondly, what kind of animal do you think I present myself with? I did not show up here to get drunk or pick up somepony to get nailed.” Anon exclaimed.

“I did not say anything about picking anypony up~ But, are you sure you are okay, though? This does seem like the kind of party that you would like to miss... You know, the season?” She said quietly.

“Right... But this does not seem to affect you or other ponies I talked with tonight.” Anon acknowledged.

“Because that is not what we came here to do. Listen Anon... This works like this, if you talk about it and focus on it, it will affect you greatly. But if you try to forget about it and well... Relax, then you will not feel much more differently.” Starlight explained while cutting some cake for herself.

“Oh, that’s... helpful. I’m not sure if I will stay thou, as you said, this is not a party I want to be part of, I came here to make sure that I won’t be rude to anypony.” Anon answered.

“Well that’s alright, but if you want I can talk to you before Princesses are back to cover for you. I see, like, three mares that want to catch you off guard right now.” Starlight stated.

“What!?” Anon gasped while looking around the room, and seeing the mares staring at him in different parts of the room. The chill runs around Anon's spine.

“Holy, this is some serious government shit right there.” Anon joked about the situation.

“I think you're using the wrong context here” Discord acknowledged Anon from the eight dimension.

The whole situation got more and more intense as Anon and Starlight sat down at the table. The next actions will determine if Anon will be heading home, or making his way to someone else's home...

“I... Will stay, I think...” Anon said quietly to Starlight while she was eating her chocolate cake.

“Sure, your choice. Be careful, I can’t defend you forever...” She said while putting the top of the sweet treat in her mouth.

Before he knew it, around Anon's table had gathered groups of ponies eying his conversation with Starlight. This seemed to last for more or less half an hour, before Princesses would finish talking with the representatives. In the meantime, Anon has gathered knowledge why Starlight was absent before, the pink pony was making sure that the representatives would not arrive before all business related ponies left, and this was a task and a half.

This means that Anon could finally go back to the royal ‘cluster’ to avoid everypony else. And that's what he and Starlight have done, this night is still young and Anon is feeling that he may yet find some more enjoyment in it.





Couple of more hours chatting and socializing later...





“Oh, so that’s how your species discovered other stars and lunar objects! Fascinating!” Twilight stated.

‘This felt nice. Talking about everything, not worrying about status and money and other things. This brings back old memories.’ Anon Thought as he remembered his old parties.

“This was very informative, Anonymous, thank you for sharing this with us.” Celestia said formally.

“Please, as you said, be less formal with me. It does sound like I did something amazing, and all I did was tell you what I know about the subject.” Anon explained to the Sun Princess.

Celestia has been very kind to him today, always praising his stories, and listening with positivity. Her voice was filled with dignity and love, and Anon couldn’t get used to it. It does sound like the god itself was talking. Compared to Luna’s voice, this was much more caring and motherly. Still, Luna and Celestia have those royal vibes to them that Anon can’t shake off.

“Alright then... Thank you Anon.” Celestia answered.

“I do have one question for you, do you mind me asking?” Celestia asked, clearly acknowledging by her voice and body movement that this is a more private question.

Anonymous has not understood that.

“Sure, what is it?” Anon answered quickly, awaiting her question.

“Ehem... Anon, dear~, I think the Princess want’s to ask that question in private.” Rarity hinted.

“If you don’t mind, of course...” Celestia added.

“Oh, sorry, sure, let’s go somewhere.” He stated.

Celestia stood and everypony cleared the way for her and Anon to walk past. Anon started to feel... weird... more confused than a moment before, but he still managed to follow the Princess to one of the entrances from the side of the building.

After they had left the building, Celestia stopped at the fountain that was placed on the right of the entrance. This way no one would hear them, running water would block the sound. Anonymous has stopped there as well, finally grasping some fresh air. He still wondered what Princess Celestia wanted to ask him?

“So... What did you want to ask again, Princess?” Anon started to speak before realizing the tense atmosphere around them.

“I... Well... I suppose... I mean...” Celestia could not start the conversation, which made her more frustrated and Anon more worried...

“I wanted to ask if...”





Half an hour before...





‘I need to ask him that now! The whole plan will be wasted if I do not ask him today! Planning this entire evening to the point that I have some free time, and paying this doorkeeper to notify when Anon arrives, is going to be wasted if I do not move now!’  Celestia stated in her head while listening to Anon story about the expanding universe and engendering the space telescopes.

‘‘I ask him when he finishes that story, now or never... Oh, god... Why does this feel so wrong!?’ Celestia began thinking just before Anon finished his story.

“This was very informative, Anonymous, thank you for sharing this with us.” Celestia acknowledged while trying to set up for the next bit. But before she did, Anon started talking again.

“Please, as you said, be less formal with me. It does sound like I did something amazing, and all I did was tell you what I know about the subject.” Anon stated to her surprise.

“Alright. Then... Thank you Anon.” She answered kind of mixed with Anon's response. ‘He has so much knowledge, and he does not brag about it ever.’ she thought.

“I do have one question for you, do you mind me asking?” Celestia finally got herself to ask that, while doing so clearly telling everypony that she wants to ask this privately. Hopefully Anon did acknowledge-

“Sure, what is it?” Anon answered quickly to the response of everyone else by hoof-palming themselves internally.

‘I take some of those back’ she stated in her mind.

“Ehem... Anon, dear~, I think the Princess want’s to ask that question in private.” Rarity hinted before Princess Celestia could.

‘Thank you, dear Rarity...’  She thanked the white unicorn in her mind.

“If you don’t mind, of course...” She added before becoming a bit embarrassed.

“Oh, sorry, sure, let’s go somewhere then.” Anonymous has stated before he and Celestia left the premise of the building.

Now Princess Celestia's heart was beating more and more by any passing minute and the place she chose was so romantic novel-like that she has seriously begun to think if she can physically do this. The fountain, the night sky and the whole atmosphere got so spicy that Celestia started to feel not like herself. For the past one thousand years, she was the ruler of the country, and she couldn't ask a single question to this male human... Good that her Mother is nowhere around to see this...

Anonymous on the other hand was getting more and more worried and scared. She needs to do this quickly and as formally as possible...

“I... Well... I suppose... I mean...”  She started to stutter. 

’Horse Apples! Just say it! It’s the perfect moment. Just. Say. It.’ She stated in her mind before continuing. 

“I wanted to ask if...” ‘Buck, buck, buck...’ She has begun yelling in her head.

“Do you... Want to... go out with me...?.” She finally said that, covering herself in her wings as she did. ‘No, way! I said it... Oh, my... I feel so great right now!’ She acknowledged in her mind. 


...


“You mean, like, on a date?” Anon asked back.

‘What if he does not want to?! Oh, what if he thinks this is weird?! That I’m a creepy mare in heat...’ She started to yell in her head again...

“Y...yes?” She answered too embarrassed to say anything more.  ‘This was a mistake...’ She stated while trying not to faint.

“Oh... sure. I’m not drinking tonight, so I have a free day tomorrow, so sure why not. Is tomorrow good for you or-?” Anon said, kinda mixed.

“Y...Yes, tomorrow’s good...” Celestia answered while trying to come up with something to say more. Unfortunately for her. Her mind was having a stroke right about now...

“Okay, Shouldn’t we come back to the party? Everypony will be worried if we stay here too long.” Anon said while gesturing towards the doors.

After they came back, Celestia still had not recovered from what the hay just happened... The humans are simpler than she thought... The night passed normally without any more ‘incidents’. And everypony went to their respective places, everyone except Anonymous. He has booked a hotel because the next train would be at 5 AM, and he apparently has a date now so even if his plan was to get home tomorrow, the princess invitation is well... More important. Also... What was that!?





(Back to Anon)





‘What the fuck did I just agreed to?’ Anon thought as he made sure to walk to the right hotel and not lose his way, this time... 

He is not even drunk. The sudden question got him pinned into the wall. He was surprised and confused. But it seemed like the only answer he could give, at least in this situation... What now? The mares are in heat for at least two more weeks or so. What to do?

This night is coming to an end and by the end of it, Anonymous the human goes on a date with the Sun goddess tomorrow... Even if he would want to reject her, it would be inappropriate to do so. She runs the whole country, you can’t just say you are too ‘busy’ and whatnot. And by the looks of it, Celestia wants to talk privately. The more obscure fact is that she invited him, and Anonymous needs to make sure that this is not because of heat. Because if it is, well, he might have a huge problem.

He did promise himself that he would not make serious relationships and fuck mares in heat. If it comes down to those two promises. Anonymous will have to improvise. At least he hopes he can get away from this situation. Royalty is scary... And making enemies by fucking thier beloved princess in heat is a great way to end up six feet below the ground. He needs to act carefully and slowly... 

Yeah...

He’s fucked.




> Chapter VI: Calm Owl
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------





A year ago, Canterlot, Summer Sun Celebration Day





“Goddess. This heat is terrible... I’m melting... And It’s not even 5 AM!” Anonymous said, to the amusement of everypony in his close proximity.

“I know it is hotter than usual, but you will get used to that. The weather is going to change in a couple of months, you need to have patience. I know you liked Winter, but the summer sun and heat are used for farming. So, you know... Food?’’ Twilight started to scold Anon before she started to watch as Princess Celestia rose the sun above them. Truly a magnificent sight to behold. Anonymous has not tried to deny the whole beauty of the event, It is just so early, and hot!

As the Sun rose, so did the Princess. The crowd went wild and started a loud applause. Anonymous was not invented here. More like... Dragged against his will by Twilight, who wanted to show him this. And that made him a little happier than he was 20 minutes ago. Sure, he has been here for a year now, but the Sun Celebration is something he hasn’t witnessed yet. So this is nice, having a friend who looks up to you, and wants to show you wonders of their world.

He is still concerned about the royalty and the city folk. The usual pleasant ponies of Ponyville did seem a little more ‘enjoyable’ than those nobles and their strict obsession about social class. His first impressions of them were, to put it lightly... Below expectations.

Now that the Event is over he can go home, throw his clothes into the corner of his house and stay in his air-conditioned room where he will watch movies or sleep before work, and he does not want to upset his boss by coming late. It’s fairly new to him, and Spring Stone has made a great effort to help him get used to the workflow. Which helped him very much. Twilight said she will teleport him back as soon as the event is finished, so win-win.

Steady income and a great environment to work in is new to him as well. His ‘old’ work was to make constant deadlines and overall it was a bunch of stress. This world rocks so far. Nothing that makes a man happier than low taxes, tho, 6%. Yeah. That’s fucking right. 6 fucking percent. This world is a blessing.

As Anonymous was making his way out of the gathering to see where Twilight had gone, but the sudden magical aura grabbed him and pulled towards the elevation, face to face with the ruler of this country, Princess Celestia. The person, or rather pony responsible for this was Twilight who also, came onto the stage to greet her mentor.

“Twilight, I’m not sure if this is a good idea-” Anon stated, but has been cut off by the purple Princess.

“Anon, you haven’t met the princess yet, this is a perfect chance. You need to start making some friends. Don’t worry, she won’t eat you.” Twilight tried to calm the human before getting closer to the princess, who now stopped saying her statement to the crowd.

“Twilight, I see you brought with you the human. Anonymous was it. It is a pleasure to see you, my dear. How are you feeling living here with ponies in Ponyville? From what I heard and read from Twilight letters, you have accommodated quite well.” Celestia stated while coming closer to Anonymous.

Anonymous took a quick bow and started speaking, a little overwhelmed by Celestia's closeness.

“I... I’m glad you took the time to read about me, your Majesty.” Anonymous stated before stepping a little back.

“Do not be afraid, And please don’t worry about the title, you are quite an interesting case, I heard a lot about you from others as well. Thank you for visiting Canterlot today, The Summer Sun Celebration is a great way to start the day.” Celestia stated before coming closer to Anonymous. Was the Anon movement from earlier rude?! But she is so close! And Anonymous is starting to sweat really heavily in this sun...

“The pleasure is all mine, your Majesty.” Anon tried to not use the title, but could not just drop it. She is a ruler. And that would be inappropriate, right?

“Well, I see that you have only just started to get comfortable with us. We will not hold you any longer, dear human. Please take care, and if you need anything, we are right here at Canterlot.” Celestia said while turning her right and making her way into the line of guards that protected her from the crowd who was still going wild.

“You know she is not going to jail you or anything, right?” Twilight said while making her way to Anon side.

“Yes. But I’m still getting nervous by talking to her. Or any royalty! Do not do this if I don’t want it, Twilight!” Anon stated angrily.

As the sun started to move, so did everything else. The longest day has officially begun.





At the palace thirty minutes later.





Celestia made her way into the dining hall for the breakfast that was starting in about ten minutes. She would come at the exact time but due to the Sun Celebrations she has a free day. One free day, for the whole year. This needs to be spent well. Maybe she could go shopping with Cadence, who currently is in the castle.

She will think about it later. Now it’s time for food. And she made sure that today’s breakfast will last her for all day. There’s no way that she will spend this day eating. A good nap is a great choice. But then again... This should be used for some activity... she thought.

“Goddess... I can’t wait until Twilight will help me in the castle...” She said out loud, before realizing that her sister is right beside her.

“What.” Luna stated in amusement while eating her salad.

“Horse Apples...” Celestia cursed. Now she will need to explain herself.

“Begin.” Luna spoke just like she could read Celestia’s mind.

“Well... I guess I will retire in a couple of months... And I wanted to leave the kingdom in Twilight’s hooves...” Celestia explained.

Silence echoed across the room for a good ten seconds before Luna struck again.

“No. Well... Not in this decade, at least. She is too young. We will train her, but definitely not in a couple of months dear sister. This is too early. And! Do not even think to brag about the age we started to rule. Different times, different circumstances.” Luna stated.

“I knew you would say that... Oh... I need a vacation...” Celestia groaned.

“Not happening either, but with Twilight you should have less work than usual, so we will split the current day and night plan. I could use a break too, you know?” Luna declared before finishing her meal.

Celestia watched as the younger sister left the room. She finished her food as well a bit later... Now what to do?

Visiting Ponyville seems like a good option. She is always fond of what is happening there. Even if it is threatening Equestria. But... She decided that going incognito would be even better. She can always just go back to being visible after. And watching ponies not constantly bowing and coming to greet her is nice.

As she thought, she did. Creating a magic illusion on herself made her vanish from anypony eyes. Who is not an expert-level illusion detection master. Soon after, she teleported herself to the town square, where most of the ponies already started their days. It is close to 7 AM, so it would be natural.

The statue of herself right in the middle of the town square is well... Cute, but not a great way to reallocate town funds. Also there are a lot of ponies here today.

Now... She could go to ‘spy’ on Twilight, but she could be caught quickly, Twilight is fairly good at detecting magic, better to go somewhere more calm for now. Sugar cube corner?Maybe she could prank somepony with the flying muffin or talking cake. It could be fun!

As the Celestia started to approach the building, she saw Pinkie jumping up and down at her mailbox, opening and closing it as if a letter would magically place itself there.

“Oh, Hi Princess Celestia” Pinkie stated, not losing eye contact with the mailbox.

“Oh, Hello Pin-” Celestia stopped. “Em... Pinkie pie, how could you see me?” 

“I couldn’t.” Pinkie answered.

“Right... Please do not tell anypony that I’m here.” Celestia said, a bit shocked.

“Sure.” She answered again, not even making eye contact.

‘That’s Pinkie huh...’ Celestia thought as she made her way into one of the streets after crossing the sugar cube corner.

‘I guess that’s it for pranking anypony...’ She cleared her mind as she said. There must be something to do here besides that, right?

As she collects herself from this strange encounter, she has begun crossing street after street while watching everypony not being aware that their beloved Princess is walking so close to them. Still nothing to do besides that. Maybe she should go for this nap after all?

“HEY! WATCH OUT WITH THIS ANON!” She suddenly heard from across the street. There is a construction going on, and she heard a human name. She has been at Canterlot this morning, so Twilight must have teleported with him. Does he still have a job to do today? And he came even if it was so early... Kind of him.

“Sorry!” She heard again as she began closing the distance before peeking her head across the fence to see what was going on.

She watched as Anonymous was holding a large wooden column. This thing must weigh more than him! And he does not use any magic! And the most bizarre fact is that he is not wearing his t-shirt. Anonymous is sweating, and it is so hot that he needed to take it off. The column is more than three meters long, ‘how does he do that?’ she thought.

He’s balancing it on his shoulder and making his way into the location of a large pit where the column is supposed to go.

‘How he plans to move it there? This is not a simple task without magic...’ She said in her head as she watched him go around the hole. He then stopped. Took the column into both of his ‘hooves’ (Hands) And slammed it into the hole with one swift motion. And no one other than Celestia paid any attention.

‘Surely he does not work like this all the time. This would not be a healthy thing to lift such heavy things around all day.’ She thought as she watched him take another column into his shoulder and repeat the process.

‘No, way.’ Celestia exclaimed as she watched him do that 4 more times without a single break. She even came closer to inspect the wood. And when she tried to lift it herself with magic it weighed a lot.

Well, now she has something to do at least.  She watched him collect and drop resources while time was passing.

’Watch strong humans take things from one place to the other. Head voice goes quiet.’

‘Well... He does have a good figure, and he is quite strong... And he is sweaty... very sweaty. ’ She stated in her mind before asking herself ‘Do i really want to watch as some odd looking creature is taking things from one place to another all day?’

Before she could finish that thought she spotted a mare that came close to Anon. She greeted him and gave him some paperwork and left. After which he wiped the sweat and put on a T-shirt. After that Anonymous took the papers and left the construction site as well. Going in the direction opposite where the mare went.

‘Where is he going?’ Celestia asked herself. Now following the human.
> Chapter VII: Life could be a dream...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After Anonymous has left the construction site, he has been ‘running’ around the town making sure orders for the construction materials are properly delivered and what not. And he has been checking the boxes on his list as he did. This has been going for more than an hour now, and Celestia for some reason hasn’t lost her interest in it. This was something odd, sure she was ordering some things to do all the time being a Princess but actually going places and checking if everything is okay? No. This was not new to her, but not something she is used to.

She is still incognito, so there is a weird feeling that Anon is being watched as he moves from one location to another. But because he has a job to do, he ignores it.

‘It’s probably just a filly with too much time or something’ he thought.

Anonymous has finally finished his work, and he is good to head back to his boss. There should be a break right about now, so if he decides to come back right now, the break would be over when he gets there. Now, he is currently close to a local café and a coffee sounds good. He hasn't drank coffee in a looong time. 

“What the hell, why not?” He spoke as he went inside.

The Princess went as well, not expecting that Anon had taken a break. It’s close to 1PM, and she is still curious about the human, for some unknown reason. Maybe he is just pleasant to look at? Perhaps because she isn’t used to having someone besides ponies around? There could be a lot of options...

“One large coffee, with milk, please” Anon said to the cashier who took the bits he gave her and took a nod.

“Alright! Would you like that to go?” Mare asked.

“Oh, no, I think I will drink it here.” Anon said while sitting at one of the tables.

‘He’s taking a break? Well, it’s about time! I wish I could drink one cup with him. I have some questions that I would like to get answered too, but...’  Celestia frowned. 

‘Well, potentially... No, that is not a good idea... Then again...’ Celestia began thinking. ‘Fine, but only this one time’

After she decided to actually take this chance to talk with the human, she remembered that she is still a Princess and if she would reveal herself that would bring so many ponies around that she would not have a chance to speak with the human. Then after remembering a great spell that once Luna taught her. She could use it to blend in with other ponies. She just needs to find a good place to use it. 

She teleported away to the hill that was visible from the shop, then she checked if anypony is not watching her.

Then she undid the magic illusion and concentrated on the words that her Sister taught her.

‘While thinking about any, pony, pegasus or unicorn force your magic with the ‘illumination’ and both ‘light reflect’ and ‘create spectrum’ at the same time to adjust the vision of yourself. This will keep your image from any pony’s eye. Then create the object with the ‘gathering’ and put it in the spectrum. It should hold for at least one hour. But remember to feed it mana all the time to not make it explode on you. If you want to finish, remember to use the ‘cleanse’ with ‘illumination’ again.

She started to create a spell in her head, focusing deeply on a simple pony appearance, a mare pegasus with white coat and dark mane with a chess piece as her cutie mark. After finishing her spell, she opened her eyes to see herself half shorter than she was a moment ago. Now she needs to go back as soon as she can to this café.

She didn’t use any spell to teleport back, instead she used her wings so as to not draw any attention. Pegasus using magic is a quick way to gather a crowd. Now she stood before the shop, and her heart skipped a beat as she touched the handle. Why is she so dramatic over this? ‘This should be a piece of cake. So why does it feel like I’m on a date or something?!’ She began thinking as she entered.

“Hello! How may I help you?” Cashier mare asked while eyeing the pegasus.

“I would like to order a large coffee, large.” She answered as she remembered she hadn't brought any bits with her. Great...

“Sure! Coming right up!” The mare answered before trotting back to make the coffee.

She looked around the café and spotted Anon, and quickly realized that he is the only other person inside right now. Luckily, he is now looking out of the window watching some ponies talk. 

Celestia, having no one watching her, pulled some bits out of ‘thin air’ with her magic. It’s from her bank account she has in Canterlot, but using this much magic at the same time to pull the bits from there and hold the form made her flash white for a second. Again, luckily no one spotted that.

“Here you go, miss!” Mare gave her the coffee and took the bits.

She now with coffee in her hooves walked to Anon’s table, before her heart again skipped a beat for some reason... ‘Come on, get yourself together!’ She ordered herself.

“Hi, can I sit with you?” She asked with a voice a lot lighter and young than her own.

“Oh.” Anon shook his head as he turned around to face the mare. “Sure, sure!”

“Thank you! I just wanted some company as I drank my coffee. I hope I’m not a burden to you or anything.” Celestia said.

“No, no, it’s okay! I’m currently on a break, so it's all good. By the way, Anon.” Anon introduced himself.

‘Sweet faust, I forgot about the name! Quick think about something!’ Celestia stated in her mind before shaking the hooves (hand) with Anon.

“I’m... Suddenly, E-Eclipse!” Celestia finally answered. ‘Really? Really? I couldn’t think of anything other than that?!’ 

“Nice to meet you, suddenly. Can I call you, Sandy.?” Anon tried to sound more casual.

“Sure! One of my friends actually calls me that, so... All good!” Celestia stuttered a bit at the end. ‘I hate to lie.’

“So Sandy, not to bother you or something, but did you follow me today? I’m asking because someone did, and I can’t put my head around whom.” Anon asked as he took a sip of his coffee.

‘Horse Apples he knows! Well, not entirely at least...’

“No, no, Why would I? I don’t know you, you know?” She started to speak, but deeply knew that Anon didn't believe her.

“Sure, but if you do find this ‘somepony’ who was following me, let me know, I really would like to meet them.” Anon said sarcastically.

‘Oh, dear... I guess that goes...’ Celestia signed in her head as she started to drink her coffee.

“Alright... I may or may not have watched you this afternoon. I was just curious about you, I mean no harm. Really.” Sandy (Celestia) said, a little embarrassed. ‘He still does not know my true identity... So it's all good. I think...’

Anon simply nodded with an understanding smile, then simply leaned in a little to say something to Sandy.

“Thanks for the honesty. So, what can I help you with?” Anonymous said while making eye contact with the mare.

“I have some questions about your work... I don’t understand how you can lift such heavy things and run around the Ponyville without any problems, I would have already fainted three times doing the time you worked. How is this possible?” Celestia asked curiously. ‘That is just incredible that he could do all that in this amount of time. I hope his boss pays him fairly and does not use him to his advantage.’ (She does use him a bit...)

“Oh, that’s because I’m a human. Well... More because I’m not built like most of you. You see, Humans have this trait that let us hunt for food a long time ago when we were hunters. We have developed the ability to sweat and regulate heat, making us able to run, swim or climb without breaks for hours. This does take a lot of practice and after a year here I have been able to adapt to do that. The other thing is that in Equestria there’s just much cleaner air and food. This made me lose weight and build strong muscles. All thanks to the time I have spent here.” Anon explained, while Sandy (Celestia) started to realize that humans are a more and more advanced species than she originally thought.

“And do all humans have this ‘trait’? Can you get even stronger and faster? ” She asked, deeply interested.

“Sure! But, I will not try to move beyond a certain point. I do not want to be built like a strongman, more like an athlete. Still, I think with the right attitude, most people can get to this point. Hell, what I’m talking about, I’m not even that strong yet. I’m pretty sure there are ponies like Princess Celestia who are much, much stronger than me.” Anon answered.

“Do you see me- I mean, Princess Celestia as a strong pony? Sure, she is an alicorn but probably hasn’t been on diet for over a century or something...” Sandy frowned a little as she said that.

“Celestia? Huh, well...  To be completely serious I have been today at this Sun Celebration event and talked to her, actually. And from what I can tell you, she has a great figure. Strong muscles and she is fairly pleasant to look at. For a pony at least. And in my opinion, of course...” Anon explained.

“That’s... Interesting...” Celestia said while sipping her drink to reflect on what Anon said. ‘He’s a charmer, I give him that...’

“Sandy, one question from me. Why are you actually ‘interested’ that much in me? I know I look weird, but I’m not the most special person around, you know?” Anon asked casually.

“I... Well, I do think that you are actually more interesting than most ponies around here. I really can’t put my hooves around why, but something is just telling me that you are more than you think you are. I have seen many ponies, many creatures... But I never felt this... ‘Feeling’, I don’t know how to describe it...” Sandy answered a bit hesitantly.

“Oh. I know what you mean. I had the same feelings for someone in my old world. But... Well, I got rejected. It was best in the long run, though. The girl turned into a real bitch.” Anon answered to Celestia's amusement. 

‘WHAT! I could not possibly be, I’m not in love!’

‘That would be ridiculous! No way!’  Celestia stated in her head.

...

Sandy's face was burning red right now, Anon tried to correct himself as quickly as possible to avoid breaking his promise. No love, just sex. And he is still not sure if that’s a good idea either...

“I’m going to be honest with you, Sandy. I don’t really looking for a partner right now. Not to say you aren’t gorgeous or interesting. But I made myself a promise that I will stay away from love.” Anon corrected himself.

“I-I... Didn’t mean it like that! I mean, I...” She started to stutter again. “I don’t know what this feeling is. I-I’m sorry... I’m just curious about you!”

Anonymous didn't believe that one bit. She is in love, there is no denying this on his part. Hopefully he can avoid breaking the mare's heart... Hopefully...

“Sandy, I don’t want to sound like a dick. I really think you are a great mare. I talked with you for 20 minutes and I know that. But... I’m really sorry. That’s on me, but I just can’t. Hopefully, or maybe one day. I can change my mind. Now, though, I would like to focus on work and my life in general. I've been here for one year already, and I haven’t done anything impressive. You should find some Stallion who can actually love you, and make you happy. I can’t do it. I’m sorry.” Anon explained with sadness in his eyes.

Celestia on the other hand was still processing what had happened. She, as a mare, who is not existent whatsoever beyond her spell, somehow, revealed her strange ‘feelings’ that Anonymous has tagged as love.

“Maybe we should just switch the topic!” She exclaimed while trying not to sound weird.

“Alright. I won’t push. Then, how did you...’’ Anon started thinking “Oh! How did you get your cutie mark?” Anon finally asked.

“I... I won a match in chess with... Princess Luna.” She answered, a bit shocked by the question. ‘Why does lying feel sooo bad! And why I’m so bad at lying to Anonymous! My brain stops working as soon as I open my mouth.’

“What? How is this possible? Luna has been here for 4 years now, and you are a grown mare. You could not possibly get that cutie mark in the last 4 years. Right?” Anon asked, confused. Twilight said that all ponies get their cutie mark as foals, it’s not adding up. This mare is at least 20 years old! Or at least that’s how Anne sees her.

‘Buck... I really need to stop lying! Quickly think of something!’

“I...I got it three years ago! I... I have this illness that... Makes me grow older faster. It's a family issue. I’m really 14 years old!” Sandy started with another lie. ‘I’m soooo bucked...’

“Oh. I’m sorry to hear that then... Well, I never heard of anything like that. It must have been hard growing up.” Anon answered with sorrow.

“Don’t worry about that! It’s just a slight family problem.” Sandy stated again.

“But you should not look for a mate at that age. I really think you should grow a bit older. I’m 22. I’m too old for you.” Anon explained while finishing his coffee.

“R-Right...” Sandy answered confused and embarrassed.

“Oh Shit. Sorry Sandy, but I need to go back now. Or Spring Stone. My boss. Will be pissed. Thanks for chatting again, Hope to see you later!” He said while getting up.

“Wha- Oh. Yes. Sure!” She said watching him leave. And as he was leaving, she observed how many muscles Anon actually has. Up close, it’s much more clear that Anonymous has some quite impressive thews on him. Nothing she hasn’t seen before, but some impressive work nonetheless...

She got up as well, leaving the café and making her way into the castle. She teleported to not waste time. Now in her room, she reflected on what happened today has happened. Still in her disguise of course.





In the castle 10 minutes later





“Anonymous... Anonymous... He’s... Nice. More than nice. I really don’t get why I feel these weird feelings around him... But... I really liked him. And that’s what troubles me... I can’t... I... Really. Why does he have this strange, strong impact on me...? Am... Am I in...” She stopped for a second.

“I... No. I can’t be. Impossible! It has been one day! And I have been in a relationship before... Right? I know this feeling right?” She started to speak to herself, clearly not wanting to say ‘In love’ while she trotted around her room in circles.

“Well, there has been this one time with... No, this was only sex... Aha! There’s been this Stallion that... I didn’t care... I remember just using love as an excuse to get to him...” Celestia stopped suddenly in place upon hearing herself say the word love.

“Horse Apples...” She said while watching the door to her room. The monster has awoken.

‘Hopefully Princess Cadence is nowhere near! It’s almost impossible to say love without her hearing it! It’s just not a very good moment to see her and-’

“Auntie! Auntie, are you there? I heard someone say... Love~///” She heard at the other side of the door.

“Stay quiet, I’m not here.” Celestia tried to say to herself.

“I know you are there! I’m coming in!” Cadence said, while clearly avoiding all manners and decency to knock in the process.

“W-Wait!” Celestia said, remembering that she is still in her pegasus form. She quickly cast the ‘cleanse’ over her body while she saw the door handle turning pink. 

Then ‘she’ exploded as the spell wasn’t supported with ‘illumination’.

The whole room sparkled with mana visible to the large amount of it quickly colliding with each other. The dust settled, and Princess Cadence entered the room.

To her surprise, Celestia was standing in the middle of the room covered with magic dust and particles. She is clearly responding to the sound and movement and has not suffered any major injuries. The guards came running to see what happened. Only to see the Princess herself, standing shocked with confused expression, just like a filly who mixed two wrong potions and got exploded in its face just like in a cartoon.

The entire room was silent for more than two seconds, before Cadence spoke again.

“Auntie? Are you okay?” She asked, concerned, while coming closer to hold her in place.

“Yes. Yes dear... Never better...” She stated before both busted out loud with laughter. At least in the end, this was fairly funny...




> Chapter VIII: Oh great heavens...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------





The next day





Princess Celestia was still struggling to keep the human out of her head. Especially when her niece, Princess Cadence, tried to get some information from her last night. She expected her to not let go, but after some time she just gave up. Cadence thought that she heard her aunt say love, and that would be an excellent opportunity for her. She thinks that Celestia needs to find a partner to spend life with, but she never tried to push this idea further. She clearly must have misheard, but she will keep an ‘eye’ on her dear aunt.

Celestia on the other ‘hand’ is not sure if this encounter is something to even be considered an affection of any kind. She knows that engaging in any form of relationship is not a good idea as a Princess, it would split her life and create new problems that she does not have time solve. This... Humans. It is just an interesting creature that sparked her interest that day. Nothing more. Right?

Still, she clearly can’t help but to think about Anonymous. Today, she listens to ponies who wish to speak to her, twice a week she does that. And today they are making a fuss about farmers and the taxes. They do that pretty often.

“And that’s why your majesty. I want to propose the cancellation of the 5th tax. It would be very lucrative to apply this to all of Equestria cities.” Said one of the nobles. The rest of them simply nodded in agreement. 

“Dear count Greenpeace. If you would like to submit any tax changes. Please go to the General Tax Management Ministry.” Celestia said, trying not to sound dull.

“I had been there already, and they rejected my application three times already, your majesty. I know you can see the potential of this. Please help me, help Equestria.” Greenpeace said they were a bit annoyed.

“Princess Celestia does not have the right to make any changes to the tax without the approval of GTMM. This means that she can’t do anything for you in that matter.” Celestia advisor, Raven Inkwell, said.

She would usually let Celestia state her opinion on that. But Raven has this amazing gift of understanding the Princess. And today, Celestia's head is not in the game. When this happens, Raven tries to end the conversation as soon as possible. To not get Princess a headache and to keep her attention on more important staff.

“That’s right. Thank you, Raven.” Celestia replied.

“I-But... I mean... Of course. Thank you for your time, Your Majesty.” Stallion said, a bit angry, after which he left the room and everyone else followed.

After everyone had left, Raven spoke again, this time to the princess herself.

“Would you like to take the rest of the day off, Princess? I see something that troubles you.” Raven said, concerned.

“No, we don’t have time to do that, Raven. Thank you, but I will be fine.” Celestia answered to the white mare.

“We don’t have much to do today. The only thing that’s left is the paperwork. And I can sort out the most significant ones to be filled out today. The rest we will leave for tomorrow.” She suggested. 

“I’m happy that you value my health so much, Raven. But that won’t be necessary. I’m not sick or anything. I can just stop thinking about something.” Celestia answered again.

“As always, I’m all ears, Your Majesty.” Raven replied.

“That’s something I need to figure out myself, thank you. I will let you know if there’s anything you can do.” Celestia explained.

Raven simply nodded and went back to sorting the paperwork.

The rest of the day was, to be put lightly, boring. Nothing interesting. Day, like every day. After Celestia finished the last paperwork she had, she went straight to her chambers. Now she has one hour before she goes to sleep. Then tomorrow, she would do the same thing. And the day after...

‘This is tiring after so many years...’ she thought.

First she needs a good shower. Then she will think about anything else.

She proceeded to take off her regalia with magic, then she stepped into the bathroom. The large room had a big shower connected to the ceiling and was filled with skin care and mane keep products. The shower cabin had two temperature control knobs. She gently steered one 70 degrees and hopped into the cabin itself. The warm water immediately started to care for her skin and fur, while she started to scrub herself with the brush using magic. 

Usually she starts with her wings, they are pretty sensitive and require a lot of attention, but today she thought she will start with her hooves. She could really use a massage... Her regalia is very heavy and wearing it all day is tiring for her hooves and back. After she finished brushing her hooves, she started to brush her back. Then she changed direction to her cutie marks.

This area is sensitive as well. One thought has appeared in Celestia’s mind...

But why, after so many years, she would feel an urge to do ‘this’? True, that’s nothing to be ashamed of, and she's done that like thousands of times already. But this time it feels... Wrong. 

‘Why? Why does it feel wrong? This is not making any sense’ She thought.

She keeps changing, this weird feeling is something that keeps bugging her, making her space out. Why does this seem like a romantic novel? She shouldn’t do it. This feels wrong.

...

But then again...





The very next day





The clock on the bedside started to buzz. As it would every day. Celestia stopped the buzzing by touching the clock with her magic. It’s 5:30 AM, and she needs to get up and lift the sun. She wished that there would be a force of some kind that would do that automatically. But there wasn’t...

She got up, her eyes still closed, she started to work her way out of her room to the large balcony. There she stopped and finally opened her eyes. It was dark, but the moon was already down. Luna has lowered it already.

Now it is time for her to do her part. She started to pull the sun, higher and higher until it rose behind the mountains. She loves watching the sunrise. But she loves staying in bed even more. Unfortunately, there’s no time for that now. She needs to get ready for breakfast and the morning routine...

She came back to her room. Went to the bathroom and started to prepare herself for the day. She arranged her mane, polished her hooves and put on regalia. She made sure to look at the calendar to see if there’s anything important. There wasn’t anything written for the next two weeks.

She signed and left the room. She has begun walking to the dining hall to meet her sister and niece. As she did, she started to realize something. This morning, she has more energy than usual. Most likely because she slept so well and got ‘relaxed’. But something kept bugging her again.

Did she forget about something? There was nothing on the calendar... Well. Most of it was her imagination. Anyway, she made her way into the large dining room, where Luna and Cadence were already present. 

And as soon as she entered, she felt that cadence was looking at her. Very aggressively... But kinda happy? She greeted them both and sat down.

“What would you like today, Your Majesty?” A chief stallion asked.

“The usual. Thank you.” She gently smiled as she answered.

“Of course.” Stallion replied and went back to the kitchen.

There was a moment of silence between Luna eating her salad, and Celestia's order arriving. Cadence took that silence as an excuse to start asking questions. And if you know Princess Cadence, you know when it comes down to intimidate questions and privacy, she does not have brakes whatsoever.

“So... Auntie... Who is the lucky stallion?” She said dramatically to the amusement of Luna and Celestia.

At the same time, Luna started to choke on the salad she was eating and Celestia started to freak out.

“What?! What do you mean ‘Who is the lucky stallion?.?!” Celestia began to panic. What is this question?!

“Well... Not to sound creepy Auntie... But I can tell when somepony had sex. You are emitting this aura around you. Now, with whom?! Do I know him?” Cadence started asking with enactment.

“I HAVEN’T SLEPT WITH NO PONY!” She yelled before realizing. “I-I’m sorry, didn’t mean to yell. I haven’t slept with anypony!” She corrected herself.

Luna finally started to breathe again after fighting for her life with a piece of lettuce. She simply stared with concerned expression at the two mares arguing about who had sex with who. Still trying to catch her breath.

“Oh Auntie Celestia... Don’t be like that. I know you have your eye on someone! I know it.” Cadence replied.

“What? Sister, explain yourself.” Luna finally spoke. Her sister knows that being in a relationship currently would not be a wise idea.

Celestia, now highly embarrassed, tried to speak up again, but was stopped by the chief coming back with her food. Large plate of pancakes and butter on top. No one spoke a single word. Celestia simply nodded when he put them down on the table.

“Bon appétit!” Stallion said before coming back to the kitchen. There was silence for at least 10 second before anypony spoke.

“Cadence, I don’t know what you are talking about.” She quietly said, to Cadence amusement.

“You know she won’t back up, right?” Luna answered mixed.

“That’s true, I won’t back up until you tell me what happened!” Cadence replied.

Celestia has two options now, avoid her until her death. Or lie to her. She won’t do either one of those things. Instead, she will play dumb.

“Are you sure, dear Niece? I was so tired last night, I went to bed right away. You can ask the guards if you wish. And you know I don’t engage in relationships, right?” Celestia asked, still embarrassed.

“I really doubt that you would. But I hope so! You are really beautiful. And so is Auntie Luna. You both deserve love! Please, I really-really-really want to know! Who is it?” Cadence pushed again.

While Luna heard that she might be pulled into this conversation, she backed up out of the room quietly. Celestia wanted to do that too, but she still wants to finish her breakfast.

“Cadence. Please... Would you really believe I would engage in any form of relationship without consulting the Princess Of Love? You are important to me. You have always been, but please, don’t make assumptions based on how you view ponies...” Celestia stated, while being this a complete bullshit, she does have a way with words. Hopefully Cadence can buy it...

“I...I... You are right... Sorry Auntie. I guess I got a little too excited that you might have been seeing somepony... But I don’t understand... How could I have been wrong? I still feel this aura around you... Did... Did you.” She stopped for a second. “You know what. Never mind...” She finished, clearly realizing something.

The rest of the breakfast was quiet and embarrassing. But after Celestia finished her meal, the tension in the air dropped. She said goodbye to her Niece and went to the throne room for work.

“You are so stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid!” Cadence quietly said to herself while the room was empty already.
> Chapter IX: Hit the whip.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Months have passed since Celestia met Anonymous. She still thinks about him from time to time, but the current situation has shifted so much she forgot about the human which she encountered. The diplomatic situation with Twilight as a third ruler made some nobles rise up. They opposed the crown's actions and started to make demands that would eventually put the crown into puppets for the greedy noble families with lots of bits and influence. The whole situation was not very stable, and guards were doubled and nobody was allowed to enter the castle without permission. 

The tension is pretty high. And Celestia after dealing with them day and night is simply tired. Every day, she would talk to one of the representatives, who would just either ignore her or made such stupid and high demands that made the class group even more separated. This was expected, but not ideal for the current time, Twilight did everything she could but was quickly overwhelmed.

In the ‘old days’ Celestia would put them into place right after they started to make the fuss. But today, the laws and free speech made her unable to do so. Luna on the other hand was very angry about the constant noise they made. After Twilight started to work with them, she could actually sleep for 8 hours without problems for once. They started to create so many issues that additional sleep was wasted by listening to their rumbling.

Celestia was currently in the middle of another session with the Nobles. This time, though, Princess Luna and Twilight were present as well. If Celestia does not come to an agreement with them today, then Luna will probably explode. If those poor nobles think they can run faster than an Alicorn that hasn't had a good sleep in 4 days, then they are wrong.

“Count Greenpeace. For the last time... While we value noble input on the economy. The taxes are not for ‘the crown’. It’s for our infrastructure and building a better future. Paying for Equestria defense and education.” Celestia explained again.

“Your Majesty. If we get more funding, then we will directly support the country by expanding the economy at its core. The third and fifth tax needs to go as well. We will not make any profit for the rest of the year if it stays. There is a reason why we are part of nobility. We have rights to demand-” Greenpeace stated before being cut off by loud impact on the table.

“Listen here, you Buffoon! We are the crown-” Luna started to yell while walking into the direction of the noble group. “WE ARE! YOU HAVE ONLY ONE RIGHT. RIGHT TO BE REMAIN SILENT! THIS WOULD BE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY IF WE WERE IN OLDER TIMES. KEEP THAT IN YOUR HEAD IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE IT!” She finished while being face to face with Greenpeace. Who was currently very scared, as all nobles were. They would still not back up, though. They know she won’t do anything to them. Those are empty words. At least for now...

“I think we should take a day off, rethink the whole situation again and come back tomorrow with fresh heads...” Twilight proposed a break for the first time since the debate started.

“I agree. This is very tiring to both sides. Wouldn’t you agree, count Greenpeace? We should take a break and continue after tomorrow.” Celestia stated. 

Luna came back to her seat and kept silent. Count Greenpeace started to talk to the other nobles. Count Mil, and count Clip. They exchanged a couple of sentences and gave the nod to Princess Celestia.

“Wonderful. Now excuse us. We would really use some rest. Especially Princess Luna.” Celestia quickly glanced at the Lunar mare, who was starting to fall asleep in her chair.

After the nobles left, and Celestia escorted Luna to her chambers, Twilight started to ask about the current plan. To her surprise, there wasn’t much Celestia could think of now. She decided to talk to her friends in Ponyville about it. Maybe they could help. Rarity knows almost everything about nobility, so she could lend a hoof or two. The current plan is to figure out the actual plan against noble actions. They are starting to create a lot of influence around Canterlot.

She proceeded to teleport to her castle in Ponyville. This is becoming easier and easier to teleport those distances by each passing day. Still, she can’t do it more than five times a day, or she would collapse. 

The main room of the castle was empty, Twilight assumed that Starlight who is in charge of it is absent currently. Honestly, if she thinks about it. It's probably because she’s in school. She doesn't even know what time it is. But she knows the meeting has been going for at least 7 hours. So there needs to be a bit of time before sunset. At least, she hopes so. Castle walls are not great for telling the time.

After she left the castle, she started to trot to the school. The sun signalizes that there’s still time to talk to her friends and come back for dinner. When she made her way into the town, everypony started to greet her as soon as they saw her. They haven’t seen her in weeks! But she does not have time to chat, unfortunately. There could be some time later this month, but currently there are other things to do.

She just waved with a gentle smile to them and kept going. She came to the end of the city, right to the hill where the school was placed. She could see it now. Clearly in the distance. She started to forge a question to ask their friends when she hit something. Twilight then fell onto her back as the loud metal ‘ding’ echoed for a while. She thought she hit the streetlight pole.

“Wait, Ponyville does not have street lights poles.” She said out loud while looking up.

“Hello Twi. Are you okay?” Anon said while holding a large metal frame. He put it down and held a hand for her to get herself up.

“Anon. Oh... I’m sorry I spaced out for a second there.” She got up, holding One's hand to lift herself.

“Thanks. Do you know if Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie, Fluttershy or Rainbow are in school right now? I need to talk to them.” She asked.

“Nope. They are currently on an Applejack farm. At least that’s where they told me they are going.” Anon answered while lifting the metal frame again.

“Oh. Thanks, you saved me a trip there.” Twilight said while teleporting off. Silence filled the street.

...

“She hadn’t seen me in three months and that’s how she reacts? Well, to be fair, she does have this whole crown situation going on right now with the nobles... At least that’s what newspapers said.” Anon reflected while walking down the road to his workplace.

“Still...Saying ‘hi’ would not kill her.” Anon frowned. He still has work to do. Better to finish this now and come home early...





At the same time on the apple farm





The barn was currently open and all the ponies were helping unload large amounts of wooden boxes labeled ‘B-23’ B-24’ B-25’ and so on. Those boxes containing new fertilizers were bought by Applejack to try out. It was a bold decision that made Granny Smith a bit angry. They have never used fertilizers, but last year, crops were dying because of the degradation. They needed to make sure that every crop is healthy and good quality, though. This year is for testing. If the crops aren’t healthy, then Applejack agreed to not sell them. That’s the deal with her and her Granny. The Apple family would not sell unhealthy crops to ponies of Ponyville.

Twilight teleported a couple of meters from the entrance of the barn. Everypony would quickly shift their attention to her. Last time they saw her was at the coronation. Almost two months ago!

“Twilight!” Everypony said in unison.

“Hello everyone.” Twilight answered.

“We missed you!”

“How are you feeling?”

“Are you hungry?”

“Why are you here?”

“Did you get taller?”

“How much will you be here?”

Everyone started to ask questions. Twilight started to giggle. Good to be back, even if for only a while.

“Alright, alright. Let me speak. I love to see you too!” Twilight started to calm down everypony after a series of hugs with her friends.

“I’m here because I was wondering if you could help me with something. But first, what are you doing here?” She asked curiously.

“We were unloading this fertilizer. And before you ask, yes. It was hard to convince Granny that we actually need it.” Applejack explained.

“Oh. I see, did the ground start to degrade? It was a matter of time before-” Twilight started to say before she remembered why she came here in the first place.

“Never mind. I would love to sit with you and talk all day, but I have to come back to the Canterlot in an hour.” She stated.

Everypony became sad hearing that. She just came. Why is being a ruler of the country so stressful and time-consuming?

“Don’t say anything more, darling~ Now what do you need?” Rarity spoke.

“I wanted to know if you can help me solve this nobility problem. They are starting to create a serious problem around Canterlot, and we can’t think of anything we can do to stop them.” Twilight began explaining.

“It seems like they started to use their titles and influence to manipulate other professions and create demands. Princess Celestia and Luna can’t do anything because of the law. Me as well, since I’m now the third ruler.” Twilight stated.

“And I don’t think we can use any of the modern laws that would stop them. This has been a serious problem for generations now.” Twilight finally finished.

“Well... Have you tried... No. You definitely tried to talk them out of it...” Applejack began telling, but remembered that this is Twilight. The first thing she did was talk to them.

...

Silence. No one could think of anything. Was there anything that would help in this situation?

“I know there is an old story about a class conflict. But it ends when the two representatives marry each other. So I presume that’s out of option...” Rarity stated, it was silly to even assume anything like that. Those aren’t middle-ages anymore. No pony marries to get benefits anymore.

“I don’t want to get married to anypony right now, Rarity. Though, you gave me an idea.” Twilight started before taking a minute to contemplate.

“What if... We could convince them that there is a better way. A solution. Something that would make them richer, but still not create any more class distortion.” Twilight began thinking out loud.

“Yeah. But those greedy bastards would never give up their titles. It means too much for them.” Rainbow stated.

“And, we still don’t know what would be good enough for them.” Starlight added.

This is going nowhere. But at least she has something to look after now...

“If you want to create something that does not exist, go to Anonymous! He always has some craaaazy invention or idea from his world that does not exist here!” Pinkie stated to everyone amusement.

“Yes! That’s true Pinkie! When I asked what sort of dresses humans wore, Anon gave me a bunch of new ideas for dresses for ponies!” Rarity added.

“And! When I asked about the animals that lived on earth, Anon named a lot which I never heard about.” Fluttershy doubled.

“You're right! Thank you girls! I love you so much. As soon as I have some free time, I will visit you! Now I need to go find Anon!” Twilight cheerfully stated before she hugged everypony, said goodbye and began flying to Ponyville again.

This was an amazing opportunity to solve this problem. Anon always shares his knowledge and is kind enough to help quickly. Now she needs to find him...

...

‘Oh right... I bumped into him on my way here...’

Twilight began her search at the construction site where Anon worked. She immediately saw Spring Stone, Anon’s boss, and the only pony she knew from this company. She quickly trotted towards her and stopped to ask where Anon was.

“Good evening, Spring Stone!” purple mare stated.

“What. What do you want-” Spring Stone quickly realized who she is speaking to. “Oh! I mean! Hi, Princess Twilight. What c-can I do for you?” She corrected me.

“I’m searching for Anonymous. I saw him half an hour ago, but I can’t find him anymore. Do you know where he is?” Twilight asked casually.

“Anon? He’s home by now, I presume. The last thing he had to do was to get me this metal plate.” Spring answered while pointing to the piece of metal.

“Alright, thanks!” Twilight thanked before flying to Anon's house.

He lives five minutes from anypony else at the outskirts of the town. Why? No one knows... But that does not matter anymore. It’s getting late, and she needs to find him quickly. As soon as she saw his house. She descended to the front porch. This house was renovated by Anon himself. And he did a great job. This was a wreck of a house before he moved in.

Twilight quickly searched for a bell, but remembered that Anon does not have one. She instead knocked twice at the door. A little too strong. She quickly realized that.

“One minute.” Anon stated on the other side. Clearly angry at the loud knocking.

‘Good he is home. I don’t have much time left. I need to ask him if he knows anything. I hope he can help find a solution before the next debate...’ Twilight thought while waiting for Anon to open the door.

“Yes?” Anon asked while opening the door. He is freshly out of the shower. Wearing only a pair of shorts, still wet.

“Anon, I’m sorry that I come this late. But I need your help.” Twilight stated while ignoring his appearance completely.

“... Sure? Come in?” Anon said while opening the door more to allow the princess to go inside.

“This is going to take a while, but I need to know if you would know a solution to the nobility problem in Canterlot.” Twilight stated while going inside.

Anon was clearly annoyed by Twilight's attitude. She came here because she needed something. She doesn't care that he is freshly out of the shower. And she does not greet him properly yet. What is going on?

“Twilight. Calm down. I really think you are forgetting something.” Anon stated before putting on a T-shirt.

“What? I’m sorry, I don’t have much time. Can you tell me what it is?” Twilight spoke, visibly frustrated by lack of time to chat.

“You. Lack. Proper. Manners.” He has begun saying slowly to make sure that Twilight will understand.

“W-What do you mean-” Twilight realized. “Oh... Right. Sorry. I never greeted you, did I? And sorry to barge in like that...”

“Apology accepted. Now breathe slowly and tell me what you need.” Anon stated with satisfaction.

“Let me start from the beginning...” Twilight started to explain the situation.
> Chapter X: DeBussy
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------





15 minutes of explaining later





“Well, Twi. I must say you have a serious problem at hand.” Anon stated before continuing.

“But. I think that there might be a reason for that to happen now. I mean. Nobles were part of Canterlot for centuries, and they only started to act up now?” Anon instructed.

“What do you mean? Do you think there is something bigger behind this?” Twilight asked, a bit worried.

“You see Twi. In my world, there were paths that most politicians made to ensure that they stay out of sight of governments. And this situation... It is weird to me. I mean, like who puts this much effort into two taxes that are like 4% and 6%, That just doesn't add up. Either Celestia or Luna is trying to give you a lesson about the ruling. And they had something to do with it. Or there is something that Nobles don’t want you to see.” Anon explained.

“I would bet that might have been something to do with resources. For the last month, the price and amount of resources for construction were shifting heavily. To the point where I needed to get some more... Well, shady commissions. Of course, nothing for you to worry about.” Anon finished.

“I need to take a look at that. If they are trying to build something, I need to know what.” Twilight stated.

“Not certainly built. Those materials could be used for various things. From simply trading to securing their assets. Better take a look at where they are sending it. Not how much or what they're trying to do. When you find where they are storing them. You will find what they are doing with them.” Anon corrected.

“I should come to you more often, Anon. You are a great friend. And you possess so much knowledge. Thank you.” Twilight said, ready to leave.

“No problem, Twi. If I can, I will help. Though, I must ask you to not mention me to anyone. I want to remain...Anonymous. If you know what I mean.” Anonymous said laughing while Twilight was annoyed by a bad pun Anon made.

“Sure. Thanks again. I hope I will find time to talk to you soon, take care.” Twilight said while leaving.

“You too.” Anonymous answered before closing the door. 

“Alright. Now back to business.” Anon said while pouring himself a glass of whiskey.





Couple of Days later...





What happened in those couple of days was something that no one could predict. Well, almost no one. 

Twilight made sure to check on the things Anon mentioned while trying to stay with both Princess Luna and Celestia at full readiness. She talked to somepony that gave her the contact list to the stallion that had been seen with nobles like Greenpeace. The stallion in question then gave her another piece of info about Nobles and kingdoms from the north. Mainly about the market there. It sparked her interest that their market was not very stable as well. The same things as concrete, metal, and construction materials were brought in large quantities and sold to someone, somewhere.

Celestia ordered a secret meeting with north kingdoms that later confirmed that they have this problem too. Something was off. And after questioning some more ‘loyal’ members of the noble tree. They acquired some pretty good info about the situation.

Turns out the Count Greenpeace family tree is not an equestrian noble branch at all. They are part of the northern kingdoms' tree line. And that meant that they could at any given time just kick him out of the country. But there was another problem. They have been creating this ‘town’ that would be used to mass-produce weapons and be the center of operation against the crown in a couple of months. This was unbelievable. Sixteen noble families were now trying to overtake the crown. This information is not good for the future of both kingdoms. Celestia proposed an operation with the Northern kingdoms that would clear out those traitors and take them into the light of justice.

This meant that there was a lot of work to do. A lot. Twilight was praised by both Celestia and Luna for finding out about that. But she quickly stated that this was proposed to her by none other than Anonymous. She then realized that Anon was meant to remain nameless. So she asked Princesses to not give out this information to anypony. Even Anonymous. She does not want him to think that she can’t keep her word. But clearly. She can’t.

The whole operation was meant to take place at the Greenpeace party at the end of the month. Everyone who was invited was, besides the unsure ones. Was filled in the situation. But to make sure that the word stays hidden, everypony that was involved was marked by a special spell that forced them to not talk about it.

When the day finally came and all the traitors were in one place, Celestia gave an order and with a bit of fighting. The situation was quickly stable again. For the crimes that nobles committed, they were sentenced to the highest possible penalty that laws allowed. Lifetime in prison. The crimes were different from simple theft to torture and betrayal of Equestria. Count Greenpeace was given into the hooves of Northern Kingdoms as he originally was from the Northern family tree. They sentenced him to death.

Even after Twilight begged the representatives of the Northern kingdoms to spare Count’s life. He still was killed. That was the first time, after taking the throne, Twilight felt like a bad ruler. Sure, he has done some bad things and was not an equestrian citizen. 

This was the first of many battles she needed to participate in while being a ruler. Celestia saw that Twilight, although kind and noble, has still much to learn. Magic of Friendship is powerful. But the ruling is very demanding at times. And she needs to prepare herself if she wants to rule ‘alone’.

Currently, Celestia. Who forgot about Anon. Was again reminded of him from Twilight. Anonymous, who was just a normal citizen, could see behind the Canterlot nobles when he did not even meet any pony from that group. This was very unusual to her. She can’t help but investigate this. Should she do it privately or openly? This human... It was more interesting than she thought.

She collected information about him from her contacts.

‘’Anonymous is a ‘human’. Has possessed a great amount of knowledge about every topic that comes to mind. He is quite strong, has the strength of young Alicorn, and has capabilities in both being a leader and an employee. His hobbies are drinking, working around his house, and sex. He is reported to have sex with 4 mares to this day. (Their information is attached to the file.) His employer Spring Stone is taking advantage of him by giving him much more work than the others have. But Anonymous is not aware of that. His anatomy suggests that he is capable of stealth actions and throwing weapons with better accuracy and strength than most ponies could with magic. Though, he is rather calm. Only aggressive behavior was reported when he was in a state of drunk when he threw one of the game participants at the bar across the table.``

“More detailed information suggests that he does-” Celestia continued to read from the report one of her spies gave her.

“What are you reading, Sister?” Luna stated to Celestia’s surprise.

“Wha-N-Nothing! Just old reports about the climate.” Celestia stuttered at the sudden question. She hadn't seen her sister approach her and was surprised.

“Well then. I want to talk to you about the current situation. We have some ideas for correcting the laws now that the nobles can’t influence our demands.”

“Alright, I will call for Twilight to come.” Celestia stated.

“Does she need to come? We are capable of making decisions by ourselves.” Luna hesitated.

“Lulu. I know that you still think it's too early for her. But the sooner we start teaching her, the sooner she will be able to replace us.” Celestia assured her sister.

“...Alright then. Meet us in the conference room then, Sister.” Luna said while leaving.

“This is going to be a long day...” Celestia said quietly to herself after Luna left.





Later that night





Celestia finished reading Anon’s report. And was amazed at his ‘achievements’. She started to think about Anon as a valuable asset to Equestria rather than this weird creature that sparked her interest a few months ago. She caught herself still thinking about when she first met him. Something about this half-naked human who was working in sweat was making her head spin. Why is she so attached to this memory? It keeps exciting her, she becomes much lewder than she used to be. Now realizing she has been doing ‘this’ every day while telling herself that because of stress...

Celestia can't believe this. She might ‘actually’ be in love with that creature. She stopped. Thinking, does attraction mean that she is in love? No, clearly not. Then why would she think about him that way...

Maybe...

She could... Ask... Cadence?

‘No. That’s not a good idea...’ she quickly backed up on that. ‘I’m a grown mare, I have lived for over 2000 years now. Why would I need to ask about that? I can take care of myself’

‘I don’t even love this ‘Anonymous’ It would be only sex...’ She said hysterically. Not knowing what ‘that’ came from.

Still, lying to herself was not a good idea. She read and heard from Anon that he is not looking for a relationship. Even if she wished to consider this, she would need Anon to look for a partner. And that would not be an easy thing to do. Considering that, she hasn’t been in any form of relationship in over 500 years.

This is a mess. She thinks about him as a possible partner. No way she can even convince him to be with her...

...

Well... She could technically make a scandal with him in the middle... And that would cut him off from sex with other mares. Then that would create this void in his life that would make it possible for her to get closer to him. Then she could convince this lonely creature to consider her proposal.

But that’s just ridiculous. No way, she is that desperate to get to him. 

...

...Right?

...Right?