A male alicorn is teleported in Canterlot, but why does this alicorn seem familiar?
After getting teleported against his will, an alicorn explores the Canterlot Castle to gather information in a disguise. Unfortunately, the disguise he took is very recognizable and infamous.
The sun is above them, judging the two beings with its heat rays, glaring at them for their actions against one another and the environment.
The environment around them is a mess. The ground shattered, plants ripped apart, clouds blown away, and the mountains crumbled as the two beings clashed in a tornado of magical spells, punches, and kicks to destroy each other, with the environment caught in the crossfire.
The two beings ripping each other apart for hours appeared to be two ponies. One is a unicorn with a red coat with dark purple lines covering the body like cracked glass, while the other possesses a shining white coat with a horn and wings, an alicorn. They both have injuries, but the alicorn seems to be in better shape compared to the unicorn.
"Surrender, Glorious Light! You can't win!" shouted the alicorn as he looked down at his opponent with his horn lighting up for a spell.
"Four shots... yet it's not enough to beat him!" Sacrificing his body for power, but the alicorn is too powerful for him to reach. No matter how much power he gained.
"I haaatteee yooouuu... I HATE YOOOUUU," screamed the unicorn at the flying alicorn. The one who discovered his research, destroyed his hard work, then banished him from Equestria. The one who ruined his life.
WHYWHYWHYWHY CAN'T I BEAT YOU?!
The unicorn suddenly cast a spell covering the area with smoke, with the alicorn backing away in case of an attack. The dense magic inside of the smoke prevented him from sensing the unicorn. Not taking any more chances, the desperate unicorn immediately summoned a syringe filled with purple liquid and injected himself with it, giving him an addicting boost of power for the fifth time.
Pushing his body beyond the limit, he started charging for a final attack as his horn felt like getting stabbed by thousands of needles. The pain almost blinded him from his goal, but his hatred kept him steady. As each second passed, the smoke was getting blown away by the strong gusts of wind. It seems the alicorn sensed the buildup of magic.
The area was now free of smoke, allowing him to see his target as the alicorn looked at his state with shock.
"Enough, you fool! You're going to kill yourself!" shouted the alicorn as he watched in concern as cracks appeared on the unicorn's body like he was about to break apart.
“If I’m going down today, YOU’RE COMING WITH ME!”
The unicorn let out a scream of pain and determination as he sends his final attack toward the alicorn. The overuse of magic is too much for his body immediately break apart like a shattered statue, leaving behind ashes as his corpse. The attack appears as an orb expanding until it transforms into a black hole consuming everything in its range.
The alicorn tries to fly away like a speeding bullet, but the black hole is pulling him towards it like a giant magnet.
There is no escape.
The black hole is too strong.
Fighting for hours... too tired.
The alicorn screamed as he was pulled toward the black hole, along with the grasses, trees, and rocks.
Once he felt his legs enter the black hole, a sense of desperation filled his body for an escape from a place with no light. Screaming for survival, he uses the teleportation spell over and over again until-
CRACK
The sun rises over Canterlot, shining gloriously its rays to signal a new day.
At one of the many gardens of the prestigious Canterlot Castle, all is quiet until a ball of magic appears out of nowhere, scattering the animals away from it. It expands slowly until it bursts, giving temporary blindness to those close to it but no sign of damage to the area.
BOOM
Once the light disappears, an alicorn can be seen standing at the center of the explosion site.
Disoriented, he quickly opened his eyes.
“What happened?”
thought the alicorn as he scanned his surroundings with his magic. “Where am I?”
As he looks around while collecting his thoughts, he immediately recognizes he is in one of the gardens of his castle. There are no hostiles or traps waiting for him.
Everything appears to be fine as he sees the beautiful plants in the garden, hears the chirping of birds, smells the scent of flowers, and feels the comforting cool air. It seems like nothing happened, and that slightly unnerves him.
The alicorn takes in the peaceful environment as he closes his eyes in deep thought of everything that happened.
“I woke up, prepared for work, solved the issues of my subjects, and took a break until the crazy unicorn that I banished somehow snuck in to kill me. I brought him into a clear area, and we fought until he died, creating a black hole to kill me. Now, I’m here.”
"What a mess." the alicorn sighed. "I need to have a conversation with the Royal Guards about how he sneaked in with nopony noticing him."
"I know my work is boring, but I did not ask for this much excitement." the alicorn said before looking up at the sky.
“Wait a minute... Isn’t it supposed to be noon?”
It was supposed to be noon, but it appears to be morning.
This was bad. Really bad.
"There's no way it is morning. I fought him for hours..." he whispered to himself. "Did I go back in time? What is going on?"
There is no time to waste. He must gather information, and the castle is a great source.
The alicorn looked at himself. "I will stand out looking like this. I need a disguise."
Using his magic, he transforms into a version of himself before he ascended to an alicorn. His body shrinks, and his wings disappear until he appears as a regular unicorn. After lowering his magic to an average level of a unicorn to avoid getting attention, he is now ready to explore.
He walks towards the castle with his head full of questions.
“It was supposed to be a normal day.” he flipped his mane and huffed indignantly.
The Canterlot Castle is beautiful. After the defeat of Nightmare Moon, the damage the Castle of The Two Sisters sustained was too much to be repaired. It also doesn’t help that it reminds Princess Celestia of her failures, failures that haunted her for 1,000 years. The home that served as a place of comfort and belonging ended up as a reminder of her sins and an isolated prison for Princess Luna. So, she and her subjects left to build a new castle, a new home, leaving the Castle of The Two Sisters to be abandoned and dilapidated. That’s the story of the creation of the Royal Castle of Canterlot.
A castle consists of numerous ivory towers with golden spires, giving a sense of splendor and magnificence. Its location at the side of a mountain giving the occupants a breathtaking view, along with waterfalls and rivers running through it, truly symbolizes the home of the royal family and the government of Equestria.
The disguised alicorn walks through the hallway, appreciating the sun’s rays entering through the windows, lighting the shadows away and giving a feeling of new beginnings. It reminds him of a certain pony who always believed in him.
As he closes his eyes, lost in remembering old memories, two maids enter the hallway right around the corner. The first maid had a yellow coat, while her companion had a red coat. When their eyes lay on him, both of them have a look of displeasure before composing themselves.
“Hello, ladies.” he trotted closer to them. “Can you tell me where we are?” He finished with a smirk.
The two maids look at him and then look at each other in bewilderment. What kind of question is that?
The maid with the yellow coat stepped forward to answer while looking at him like he had gone a little coo-coo while her partner looked at him with distrust, “We are in the Royal Castle of Canterlot, Equestria.”
The alicorn smiled and said, “Thank you for answering, have a nice day.” before walking away.
The two maids froze as they watched him leave in shock, with one maid having her mouth open. Never have they seen him be so polite. In fact, they never expected a pony like him to say thank you!
The two maids looked at each other. He usually has a smirk or a fake smile when he wants something, but that smile seems genuine. And that makes them nervous. This must be a changeling! They need to report it.
Meanwhile, the alicorn continues wandering around in deep thought. “Canterlot.Equestria. Good that my Equestria and this version have similarities.”
“In fact -” he walks towards the nearest window and looks outside “- the location is still the same.”
The last thing he needs is an Equestria located on a different continent.
As he continued watching ponies starting their day, he felt very hungry and thirsty. Forgetting that he fought a unicorn using magic boosters (what a loser) for hours.
Seeing this as a chance for a break, he walked for a few minutes before arriving at the kitchen. A place where you can find chefs considered the best of the best, picked for their skills and experience. They have successfully served the Princesses, various nobles, ambassadors, and rulers of different kingdoms. They even served meat, much to their internal discomfort.
As he enters the kitchen, he can see the hardworking staff putting all of their efforts into making the delicious meals, Canterlot has to offer.
An earth pony chef saw him before widening his eyes. He then looks at his fellow chefs. Most of them are too busy to notice the unicorn, with some noticing his presence before going back to their work. He connects his eyes with a fellow chef who recognized their visitor. The chef silently pleads with her eyes to attend to the unicorn’s needs.
The earth pony groaned inwardly before walking to the unicorn. Great, his attention is now on him.
“Can you get me a glass of water and a daisy sandwich?” requested the unicorn.
The chef is slack-jawed, with the nearby ponies stopping what they’re doing to check if what they heard was right. A glass of water and a daisy sandwich?
If a chef has enough of his job, serving these to the unicorn is a perfect way to get fired because those are considered peasant food.
The earth pony looks at him like he was told that he’s fired. “N-no expensive wine or high-class cuisine? Just a daisy sandwich and water? This... this has to be a prank!”
“Yes?” the unicorn stared back with his left eyebrow raised before the chef returned to reality and blushed in embarrassment.
“F-Forgive me, I’ll do it right away!” the chef nervously said before leaving quickly as the other chefs immediately resumed their work with a few taking glances at the unicorn.
As he waited, he spotted a maid sweeping the floor and called her. “What date and year is it today?” The maid blinked at his question. “Umm... March 19, 1615.”
Everything freezes like hearing something so shocking that you’ve lost awareness of your surroundings. The unicorn managed to maintain a calm look, but inwardly there was inner turmoil in his mind.
“1615...?” he whispered to himself as the feeling of anxiousness flowed within him like an exploding volcano. He can feel the pit in his stomach and his breathing becoming difficult. “Impossible. This. This means!!”
The unicorn quickly asks the maid again. “How many alicorns do we have?”
The maid looks at him like he has lost his head. “We have five alicorns. Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Twilight, Princess Cadence, and Princess Flurry Heart.”
The unicorn’s face suddenly went blank.
1,000 years since the two died, getting the rest they deserved after ruling for so long. After experiencing fighting in wars, suffering losses, defending Equestria, and making friends knowing they would outlive them all, they earned that rest. When he and his fellow rulers ascended, they knew it was their time to go. And they left, entrusting the new alicorns to guide Equestria into a bright future.
The curtains have finally been opened. Now the stallion is here, the time when he was a regular unicorn. The time when theyare alive. He can meet them. He can meet them, especially her.1,000 years without her comfort, her wisdom, and her love.
The one who was a mother to him.
The chef returned carrying a glass of water and a daisy sandwich. The unicorn took them with his magic, taking a bite of his sandwich with a lost look on his face. Unknown to him, the rest of the staff stared in shock and silence as he ate his sandwich while standing. It’s bizarre enough to see him eating what he considers peasant food, but now he eats it with his magic while standing. Usually, he prefers eating on a table using a knife and fork.
Completely unaware of the stares, the unicorn finishes his meal before giving the glass back to the chef.
“I will leave you to your work.” Summoning a pouch filled with bits and giving it to the surprise chef. “For your work, you deserved a reward. Have a blessed day.”
The unicorn leaves the kitchen as everpony watches him silently. The Earth pony chef shakes the pouch to ensure this is not a prank. Unknown to the chef, a small sense of appreciation rise within him from the one who forces Princess Celestia to convince them to not quit.
Meanwhile, the unicorn decided to meet the Sisters. After all, why waste time hiding? Plus, he will be found out sooner or reveal himself for help to return to his time, so it’s better to choose the latter.
Thus, he arrives at the empty throne room. It seems Princess Celestia has a small window of free time, which makes him guilty for what he’s about to do.
“It’s show time.” thought the unicorn as he discarded his disguise. Notifying every creature in the Castle of his presence using alicorn magic.
As much as he wants to stay, he has responsibilities in his Equestria as the Prince of Equestria.
While the alicorn-turned-unicorn is slightly scaring everypony, a female alicorn is in her room enjoying her favorite time of the day.
The sunrise, for she is Princess Celestia, the Sun Princess, one of the Diarchy of Equestria, and the ruler for over a thousand years before the return of her sister, Princess Luna.
Usually, after raising the Sun, Celestia would have gone for breakfast before performing her duties, such as paperwork, diplomacy, politics, solving her subjects' problems, attending public events, and more paperwork. However, there has been a cancellation of a meeting in the morning, giving Celestia a window of free time for herself.
Usually, this brings a nice mood to the Princess until the events yesterday crawled into her mind.
"Blueblood..." Celestia sighs in disappointment.
Her dear nephew required a servant to attend to his needs. Throughout the day, the servant became a pack mule to carry everything that Blueblood had bought. It didn't help with Blueblood's ability to insult somepony without any intentions of doing so. Despite her pleas, the servant with back pain quit, losing another staff member of the castle.
She lectured Blueblood about treating others, but it fell on deaf ears. She is disappointed in her nephew, but she is more disappointed in herself. Celestia wonders what his father will think.
Former Prince Blueblood the 39th. The Princess frown. He was a noble stallion, a former royal guard, and a good friend. She remembered that Colt turned into a stallion, the stallion that turned into a Prince, the Prince that fell in love, married, and had a son.
"The good times until they struck." Celestia scowled as she remembered that day. There was a griffon who wrote about the faults of monarchy and the need for a switch to democracy 100 years ago. Many believed until it turned into fanaticism. A group born to destroy the royal families across all nations. They successfully killed the guards and did the same to the Blueblood Family. Prince Blueblood tried his best, but they were too many, too prepared to fight unicorns. Soon, all of them perished except his son.
They were ready to execute him until she arrived with the royal guards. Those who joined her will forever remember the rise of Daybreaker, the Sun that burns all threats until ashes remain.
After the funeral, Celestia promised her dead nephew that she would take care of his son.
It hurt her that the colt forgot everything about his family. The doctors theorized that his mind repressed his memories to forget the death of his family.
She did her best to spend time with him with her schedule. Blueblood was a kind colt, always curious about the world around him and beyond Equestria. When both of them were reading a map, he promised he would travel the world and become the best Prince so that all previous Princes would feel jealous. Also, make ice cream the national dish of Equestria.
Celestia enjoyed her time with him, but that time decreased when she met her first student, Sunset Shimmer. Then, a pink pegasus became an alicorn. She adopted her and taught her all about being a Princess. Then, Twilight Sparkle arrived years after Sunset left through a portal. The potential of her magic gave her hope that Twilight might be the one who could save her sister.
Cadance is the Princess of Love. Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. Her dear sister, Princess Luna, is back. Now that all of her desires had come, she looked back at her journey. And realize that the colt she raised was left behind.
No parental figure to teach and love him, with noble friends who slowly corrupted him with their beliefs. Love, kindness, and responsibility became power, wealth, and title. He slowly stops caring about his studies. He slowly starts seeing others below him as peasants. His desire to challenge himself disappeared. And the biggest slap to Celestia's face is when he no longer wants to travel the world. He prefers to discard his cutie mark and live in the castle for his entire life.
The past is in the past. Now, all that's left is a stallion, a symbol of negligence, just like what she did to Luna.
".....??!!!!"
There is a feeling that slowly sends her back to reality. Powerful magic is near... alicorn magic? But... it is not Luna, Cadance, or Twilight's?!
Princess Celestia immediately wears her regalia. There is no time to think she needs to investigate. It is impossible. She lived for over a thousand years, yet never met any alicorns until Cadance and Twilight.
She can feel the owner releasing more amounts of magic, making it clear to every being in the castle that the owner at the throne room. Whether the owner is sending a challenge or has another purpose, Celestia does not know.
"Sister! We need you here now." the Moon Princess tells her through their telepathic link. A link only between the two sisters.
"I'm on my way." the Solar Princess replied before closing her eyes as she controlled her magic for a teleportation spell.
With a single pop, the scenery change from her room into the hallway leading to the throne room. The hallway filled with royal guards prepared for combat with Princess Luna at the front.
Earth ponies hold their spears as they lead at the front with their durability and strength. The Pegasus' wings raised to fly and attack from above. Lastly, the Unicorns with their horns glowing at the back, waiting to get inside before launching spells to avoid friendly fire.
"Luna," she called to her sister. Luna nodded back. Celestia can see the tiredness of her sister. Wanting to sleep after completing her night court.
"Do you know this alicorn?" Luna went straight to the point. "No, I have not met any alicorns after... your banishment..." Luna's expression softens at her sister's small sadness and guilt.
"Do you feel it too, Sister? This magic... it feels familiar..."
Luna narrowed her eyes. "Indeed. Which is why we need to find out who this is. Are you ready, Sister?"
Celestia silently nods as she and her sister prepare their magic. All of the Royal Guards tense as the Royal Sisters open the door.
"..................."
There they see him, his back facing them. A male alicorn taller than Princess Celestia with a blonde mane and a white coat. If any pony sees him, they would guess that he is a male version of Princess Celestia.
As the Royal Guards looked in awe, the Royal Sisters were shocked. He reminds them of somepony. But... that's impossible... it couldn't be...
"You are finally here." the alicorn said with a warm tone.
All of them tensed in response. Before anyone speaks.
"I... was never a good nephew to you... It was foolish of me to bottle it all up, but I was angry at you. I knew deep down that my actions were wrong, but I did it for revenge, for attention..."
All of them were silent as they pondered his words. They never met him, so who was he talking to? A few tried to guess. But for the Princess of the Sun? She can feel his words as her heart twist in pain. She starts recognizing him. Is it really him?
The alicorn gave a small breath. "You were the only family I have left... yet you left me behind. You found others to spend time with but never included me in your world. But, after everything I've done... you still love me, still believing the colt is still alive."
The ponies start to get a little emotional from his words. Princess Luna looked at her sister, who has watery eyes. There is no doubt.
He turned around to face them with a small smile. "You will always be my mother, Auntie."
Princess Celestia walked forward and asked. "Blueblood?"
Silence has fallen in the throne room. Equestria has experienced strange things in this era, Nightmare Moon, Changelings, Discord, Crystal Empire, and many more wacky things. But none of them expected to see a version of Prince Blueblood, who is not what anypony can call a model of what princes should be, who ascended into alicornhood.
Princess Celestia walked forward and asked. "Blueblood?" Which made the Prince smile as he answered. "Yes, it's me. Your nephew."
All of the guards remained silent with their spears and magic ready. After all, Prince Blueblood was never a great magical user, fighter, and leader. The only thing he is good at doing is manipulating others to get what he wants, especially his aunts. Only a crazy pony would pull off something like this. Disguising as an alicorn version of Prince Blueblood? Madness? Yet, their princesses' lack of negative reactions stopped all of them from reacting.
Princess Luna approaches to stand beside his sister. She was full of doubts. Her nephew is not somepony expected to become an alicorn. No changeling was crazy enough to do this, but there is no changeling magic. There is also no illusions. The only thing she can sense is his alicorn magic. When sensing the magic of creatures around you, an individual has a unique feel that makes his magic different from others. She knows her nephew's magic because as much as Luna dislikes Blueblood, he is still family. And his visits to share ridiculous requests also helped.
His magic is slightly different due to his existence as an alicorn, but the magic is still the same. The alicorn magic is genuine. He is her nephew.
Filled with shock, Princess Luna simply asks, "H-how? This is not something anypony can fake."
In response, Prince Blueblood used his infamous smirk that the unicorn Bluebood always has on his face, further proving his identity, and replied, "That is a long story. I think it is better to talk about this somewhere private. But, I assure you that I am Prince Vladimir Blueblood" as he looks at the few guards and ponies peeking at the entrance with shock.
"What are we going to do with him, Your Highnesses?" a Royal Guard asked as she held her spear in case of an attack. Other royal guards look at Blueblood with doubt and suspicion. With the Sisters reminded they were not alone, Celestia looked at them. "Stand down, my little ponies. It may be difficult to believe, but this alicorn is really Prince Blueblood." Celestia said with a motherly smile as she wiped her tears.
"We have sensed his magic, and there is no doubt about his alicorn magic. Our nephew has found a way to ascend into alicornhood."
With her words, the royal guards shifted their attention to the Prince. Eyes filled with shock and wonder as they started comprehending their princess' admission. If it is truly Prince Blueblood, then the question is how and when did he become an alicorn? Mostly how, as again, Prince Blueblood is far from what you consider someone worthy to become an alicorn. He didn't even bother to learn a shield spell, which is a very common spell taught to all unicorns.
Thinking about it makes their head hurt, along with the fact that Prince Blueblood can now terrorize their descendants with his sheer arrogance and brattiness. Not that anypony is dumb enough to voice that out loud. As their questions floated in their heads, the famous or infamous Prince smirked in amusement at their curious faces (ponies have very expressive faces).
"I believe it is better for everyone who witnessed my glorious form to stay here so I can tell my story. It is unfair that our subjects will remain in the dark about who I am." Blueblood gestured the ponies outside the throne room to come in. "Come inside if you want to know the truth."
A few Royal Guards tasked at the back with ponies from the cleaning staff walk in slowly filled with doubt.
As Prince Blueblood closes the room and uses a silence spell to ensure that no one outside can hear, both Princesses comprehend the last part of his sentence. "What do you mean, nephew?" Luna asked with suspicion. What does he mean who am I?
"I do not know where am I or what Equestria is this. But in summary, I'm your nephew from the future or an alternate reality. As you can see, I have ascended into alicornhood and ruled Equestria with Twilight Sparkle after you two retired."
His explanation is unbelievable like you have been told that there is a dragon capable of eating the world. The ponies try their best to comprehend this information. Why can't he just be a Changeling that loves playing pranks? Imagine the Royal Sisters. Alternate reality? Star Swirl the Bearded created the theory of the multiverse and alternate realities. However, there was no way to prove the existence of those realities. Thus, the concept has not been verified.
'Until now...'
The Princesses would love to think about that more, but another revelation sent their minds to a screeching halt. Ascension? Ruling with Twilight? Retirement? Celestia and Luna chose Twilight as their successor, but Blueblood was the next choice if something happened to the three of them. Cadance is ruling the Crystal Empire, and their nephew is more like the fifth choice.
'However... it does explain how we have not sensed him.'
It is impossible to hide that you are achieving alicornhood. In the event of ascension, the ascending pony releases high amounts of magic that everypony can sense from far away, no matter the power of someone's anti-magic barrier. Blueblood doesn't even know how to create one. Plus, there is always a light show in the sky showing the ascended pony's cutie mark.
"You are ruling Equestria with Twilight?" Princess Luna asked to confirm what she heard. "Yes, I rule Equestria with her. It is still a diarchy, but I usually travel town to town to observe their status and offer protection while Twilight focuses on the paperwork." Prince Blueblood said with a smile, not telling them that he also did this to avoid paperwork. Sometimes, Twilight managed to track him down and drag him back to Canterlot because she refused to suffer alone.
"I would love to explain more, but what I will share is quite personal. Thus, I will only share with my aunts," Blueblood looked at the ponies around them. He can see their growing disappointment.
He stared at his aunts. When their eyes connected, the Sun Princess turned to her little ponies. "As much as you all want to know everything, if our nephew requires privacy, we must respect his wish. I require two guards to ensure no one enters the throne room while all of you must return to your duties. I also asked you all to remain quiet about this. I promise to reveal this to everypony inside the castle but not to the public."
Reminded of their duties and responsibilities, everypony became disappointed. They promised to remain quiet, but before they left. "I was a spoiled brat to all of you who work for Equestria. For that, I am sorry."
A shocked silence fell in the room. Everypony can't believe their eyes. Prince Blueblood apologize? He apologizes. All of them suffered insults and ridiculous requests from the Prince. Through all of their time spent with him, he never apologized. Blueblood only views himself in the right, never looking back at the pain, exhaustion, and stress he caused to others.
They want to deny his apology. Yelled at him for trying to prank them. However, the look of eyes filled with regret stops all of them. If you asked them the similarities between the Unicorn Blueblood and Alicorn Blueblood, the answer is they have a mask to hide anypony from seeing their true emotions. Current Blueblood said that emotions are for the weak, with the alicorn standing before them, never showed anypony about his thoughts.
A pony can see what the Unicorn Blueblood is thinking if you observe enough or know him personally, but the alicorn mastered the art that not even his aunts can read him.
One by one, all of them left, some in deep thought, others believed the apology was a prank, and the majority murmured to ask if this is all a dream.
"This is... unbelievable." Princess of the Night tried to wrap her head around it. "I'm with my dear sister on this. So you're saying there is a possibility of the existence of different versions of our world?" Princess Celestia asked.
"Yes. Although it is impossible to prove Star Swirl's theory, my arrival can provide evidence," Blueblood answered as he looked at the sisters. "The question is if I came from the future or a different world."
Not every day, you witness alternate versions or multiverses come knocking at Equestria's door. And Equestria experienced bizarre events in the past, especially Ponyville, for some reason. However, this is still Equis. A world filled with magic that led to unexpected and dangerous events.
"Since we talked about this topic for a long time, how about I told you, my dear aunts of mine, the current status of my Equestria," Blueblood said with a smile and a clap of his hooves.
"I guess we can discuss that topic for another time. What do you, sister?" Celestia glanced at Luna beside her. "I supposed you're right," Luna replied. Hearing about the state of Equestria in the future makes anypony curious. Their nephew ruling Equestria is not something you expected to hear or see.
"Hmm... let us see... the year is July 2, 3421, in my Equestria. Twilight and I rule Equestria together. Usually, Twilight and I deal with paperwork in the Castle. However, some problems required me to work outside of Canterlot, such as dealing with threats, investigating other cities or towns, or attending meetings in another kingdom," Blueblood said with pride. Of the two, Blueblood is the better actor and knows his way in politics. "To witness what is happening in a town or city, I disguise myself and spend my time there. Then, share everything I know with Twilight."
He remembers when the project for building shelters for those without a home. Blueblood disguised himself as a homeless pony to investigate one of the shelters in Manehattan, only for it to become a place where the staff used drugs while threatening the inhabitants to keep their mouths shut. The budget was wasted because no one wanted to live in that shelter, and the Prince arrived with Royal Guards two days later.
The Royal Sisters are pleasantly surprised. "Dealing with threats? You have fought, dear nephew?"
"Yes, between Twilight and I, I am the better fighter. I defeated many villains and monsters that proved a threat to Equestria."
Luna raised her brow at his bragging. "So it would seem..."
Not noticing the sarcasm, he continued, "After all, you are the one who taught me, Auntie Luna," The sisters are surprised, especially Luna. "You want to have a student and not happy with my attitude. Thus, I became your student to cast two spells in one horn. It was harsh to the point I thought that is just a facade to release your frustrations at me."
He remembered getting chased by Luna wielding a wooden sword.
Good times For Princess Luna...
"What did my alternate self teach you," Luna asked with doubt. "Let's see... you taught me weaponry, hooves combat, improvised weaponry, body language, and my favorite magic, including moon magic."
"Moon magic..?" Luna with a shocked expression on her face. "Can you show me?" A tinge of excitement in her voice.
In response, Blueblood summoned two messers. The messers are short with a flat belly, showing that it focuses more on slicing than stabbing. After a small graceful twirl, he held his swords closed to his body with telekinesis and faced the opposite direction.
"Crescent Moon: Slice!" Encased in moon magic, he swung his blades. The swing left behind small crescent blades changing in size and length until they dispersed. To the Sisters, it was beautiful. The way their nephew swung spoke of his mastery and experience with the swords.
All Luna can say, "Incredible..." Her nephew was a spoiled brat, always wanting to party and hang out with his wealthy friends. To think that another version of Blueblood became a student of another Princess Luna filled her with pride and happiness. She had few students, but moon and sun magic are powerful and challenging. It requires dedicated training to use those magic.
It also filled the sisters' hope. That there might be a chance to redeem their Blueblood. "Indeed, your technique is amazing, dear nephew."
"Thank you, aunts. I was able to do this because of my auntie Luna." "I cannot deny the results of your training. It saved me many times than I would have liked," Blueblood murmured to himself.
Unfortunately, Celestia heard what he said. "Many times? What dangers have you faced?"
"Too many to count, with some led to my ascension," said Blueblood with a blank look. Twilight and her friends attracted dangerous objects, individuals, and events. So, why did he become a magnet for danger too? He still doesn't know.
Celestia and Luna can see how uncomfortable and tense he is. "How about Luna and I? I am curious to hear how our alternative selves are doing in your Equestria," The Princess of the Sun interjected to change the topic.
The attempt only cause their nephew to become even more tense and silent as he looks at the floor with his face emotionless. He didn't reveal any emotions, which is a good feat as the sisters did not rule Equestria without reading body language. Before they can speak, Blueblood answer.
"I..."
"You guys... are dead," Blueblood lifted his gaze to them. "There was an enemy named Oringo. An ancient one who existed before you two were born. She was from a forgotten race that died out. All we know is that her race and the alicorn tribe waged war against each other."
"She was an elite warrior who specialized in killing alicorns and made a reputation because of her skills. Unfortunately for her, the Alicorns won the war. Thus, she was sent to Tartarus for her the alicorn lives she had taken."
Blueblood slowly grits his teeth, "Oringo found a way to escape, and once she realized what happened to her race, she went mad and wanted vengeance. No matter how much we try to convince her, she will not stop until all Alicorns are dead in my world."
They can feel the atmosphere slowly becoming heavy. "Oringo is not joking. auntie Celestia, auntie Luna, Twilight, and I faced her in combat. She can tank attacks filled with Alicorn magic, move speed that rivals ours, fight all of us on her own, and worst of all, her magic deals extra damage to Alicorns compared to other creatures." Blueblood remembered the pain. It was shocking that a cut on his cheek from Oringo was three times more painful than what a normal cut should be.
"She poisoned you two, but Twilight found a way to block Oringo from accessing her magic, including her passive resistance. It's enough for me to land a killing blow."
Sadness laced his tone as Blueblood continued speaking. "The poison is deadly. Oringo bragged that this poison kills Alicorns. We refuse to believe it, so we hired the best doctors and alchemists worldwide to remove the poison from your bodies. Unfortunately, they can only extend the deadline. You taught us Twilight, Cadance, and me everything we need to know as rulers. After around 360 years, you two passed away, hoping that we rule Equestria with the ideals you cherished. It has been 500 years after your death."
At the end of his tale, silence filled the room as the sisters tried to comprehend everything he said. They felt sadness, shock, and anger for Oringon and her success in killing them. However, they also felt pride. Celestia steps forward and hugs her nephew, with Luna joining in.
"I am sad to hear what happened to us. We may no longer guide you or witness the Equestria under your rule. But my sister and I are so proud of you, Cadance, and Twilight for continuing to guide our little ponies."
"Tia is right. Keep your head high, knowing that you kept that hope after 500 years of our departure. If you really are our nephew from the future, we are happy and proud of you." Luna smiled as her sister gave Blueblood another hug.
"I am proud of you, dear nephew." It took a considerable effort to hold back his tears in front of his aunts. Before he changed his ways, there was always that constant bitter feeling about Celestia not paying him attention and Luna disliking him. It genuinely hurts.
He did things. Dumb and hurtful things that only backfired many times until he opened his eyes. Finally, reflecting on his life and the choices that gave him nothing but pain, he had enough, so he tried to change. Those changes were small but difficult to remain consistent. Then again, when did anything stop him? Stubbornness is one of his infamous traits. Tiny changes and ponies started noticing it. Blueblood improved until his auntie Luna approached him to be her student.
It was difficult to change the beliefs that you carried for years. It was difficult to say goodbye to the parts that held you down. It was difficult to apologize to the ones you believed as peasants. Some never forgave him, but he accepted and moved forward. Change requires consistency. If he fails, he'll end up right where he started.
Auntie Celestia was part of the blame that led to him becoming a brat. Blueblood wondered if she paid more attention to him, would he become a better pony that doesn't require suffering to open his eyes? However, he was still the one who committed those actions, not Auntie.
"Thank you." Blueblood closed his eyes, enjoying the hug from his mother figure.
Screaming can be heard outside the room as the three alicorns look at each other in wonder. The three left the Throne Room to see what the commotion was all about.
They saw Blueblood, the present version, screaming and hurling insults at the butler cowering in fear. The guards stayed in their posts, annoyed with one guard failing to get the unicorn's attention.
Celestia sighed sadly, and Luna groaned in annoyance until their attention was drawn to Alicorn Blueblood, who winked at them before walking toward his counterpart.
Either this Blueblood is his past self or another world, but who cares? It took a lot of suffering to open his eyes to the real world, and the same probably goes for his counterpart. To the alicorn, it is better for them to grow without suffering for a long time like he did. However, the question remains.