It was on what the ponies called ‘Summer Sun celebration,’ that I found myself back at the beach, Rana at my side along with my friends and family as we sat on the soft, cool and somewhat refreshing sands

“Why’re we here, when we could be enjoying the events taking place in Ponyville/” Littlepip blinked

“This is better, you can relax, swim, do what you want, all under a blazing sun and sapphire sky with the gentle ocean waves by your side” I smiled

“We could make a campfire?” Velvet Remedy gave a faint smile

“In the middle of the morning,” I laughed “maybe later, my little Remedy”

“And we get to spend the day with you, Sugarbear” Ranamon sat right beside me, draping an arm around my neck, placing her other hand on my chest, gently

“And I you, my little Ocean Gem” I pecked her cheek

“So where’s the sun?” Blaze nodded toward the thick

“Allow me” I smiled, taking to the sky, raising my arms either side of me, releasing a sudden wave of energy around me, that of which gradually cleared the cloud-line, clasping my hands together, staring toward the sky, I smiled as I hovered down to the ocean’s surface, gliding toward the beach

“FLCL reference, really, brother?” Blaze

“Why not,” I shrugged “how else did you expect me to do it, Blaze?”

“I don’t know, maybe a little less dramatic?” she laughed

“Alright then Sister, maybe next time I’ll add a little of my flame to it?” I chortled

“Or your sword” she smiled

“Or both” Snowdrop nickered

“Indeed” I nodded

“I don’t mind what you do, as I’ve said before, my little Alpha” Rana smirked

-=-=-

As I turned to leave, in eon form, Snowdrop atop my head, Blaze atop Blackjack’s head and Rana riding upon my back I saw Crystal hovering by the beginning of the forest

“Is this it then?” Crystal raised an eyebrow “are we finally at the moment where we part ways, Tesla?”

“We never were,” I bit my lip “Crystal, please, i’d do anything for my friends, that includes you, and Angel also”

“Then why say it?” she frowned “am I not your little Gem anymore, Rick?”

“You’re my little gem, and Rana’s my little ocean gem” I flinched

“What type of gem?” she smirked

“You’re a ruby, she’s a sapphire” I grimaced

“I’ve been your little Ruby for all this time, so what am I to do when I find her riding you like a stallion?” she grinned “Not that I mind of course, Celestia and Luna were awfully insistent on letting you go without any trouble, so what choice did I have but to agree?”

“You can do what you want, Crystal, I won’t stop you,” I hovered toward Ponyville, Crystal flying alongside me, my friends quickly following us

“Well, I have to agree the change in scenery is nice enough” Rana smiled

“I’m pretty sure there’s a lake near the farm” Crystal raised a smug eyebrow

“Maybe later,” she shrugged

-=-

“So what’s this movie that Hasbro thought about doing again?” Blaze laughed

“It’s called ‘Rainbow Rocks’” I shuddered “basically it involves we-know-who going back to the other ‘location,’ let’s call it,” went on, rolling my eyes “and as far as I’m concerned, it’s just as bad if not worse than the original”

“Why?” she blinked

“It’s murphy’s law of movies that the sequel is garbage, and the third is the best of the three,” I grinned “and besides, according to Hasbro, the term ‘rock,’ as in music-wise ‘rock,’ can be defined by a simple hand gesture, how ridiculous can humans get?”

“Please explain” she raised an eyebrow

“Basically, there’re two sides to everything, one light, one dark, one good, the other bad, there’re both negatives and positives to everything, there isn’t a single item, being, or term that can be defined that simply” I explained “‘rock’ was made in the eighties, to my knowledge, and, as they say, nineteen-eighty-four wasn’t meant to be an instruction manual!” (I hope you’re taking notes Hasbro!)

“Makes sense” Rana smiled “there’s always a deeper, more sophisticated way to everything, be it the basic elements that make up the universe, or something as complicated as love, there’re always two halves to it Sugarbear, and I think ya deserved somethin’ for that”

“No need, your grace” I simpered “you do enough by merely being in my presence, milady”

“Wonder if you’ll be there” Blaze hummed “you did request to be in -and were placed in-, the series, after all, Tesla”

“That’d be cringe-worthy” I shuddered again “I’d ask them to have me removed from the show in the cheesiest way possible, but I’m you busy caring for you lot”

“Talk about cheesiness, brother,” Blaze winked “and while you were away I passed Applejack one of those stones you have”

“You did what?” I yelled

“Don’t worry, I snuck out through the window before she even noticed me” she held up her paws defensively

“And I suppose we should go to the farm then?” I sighed, gliding toward Sweet Apple acres, my friends quickly following me there

“What happened to ya’ll, Applejack?” Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo stood in front of her brother, staring at him/her in awe

“Ah’ve no idea Applejack shrugged, now with a longer mane and tail and a much slender build, with a n ample set of breasts above her crotch “Ah just woke up like this, that’s all Ah know”

“What’s going on?” I flew toward the pair of farm-ponies

“Mah brother’s turned into a sister!” Applejack gulped audibly “it wouldn’t happen to be one o’ yer gems would it pardner?”

“I only did that to show Blueblood a change of perspective, you can blame my sister on this one” I pointed toward the quilava

“But it’s your gem” she raised an unamused eyebrow

“I wasn’t here when she did it, was I?”

“Too busy with me,” Rana pecked my cheek as I glanced toward her

“Isn’t there anyway in Equestria to solve this?” Applejack bit her lip “not that Ah don’t blame ya, Blaze”

“We’ll just have to wait for it to pass through her system, if that doesn’t work, it’ll probably be melted by her stomach acids and fuse with them”

“Say what now?” Scootaloo blinked

“Basically, if it doesn’t come out of her other end, she’ll most likely stay like that” Blaze flinched

“So ya’ll are tellin’ me that Blaze made my brother a mare, and now she might not make it back, so tah speak?” Applejack hissed

“To put it briefly,” I nodded “This is not how in wanted to spend the day” Rana clambered down to the ground as I reverted to human form,

“It’s no problem, Applejack,” Big Mac smiled “after all ya’ll said that you wanted him fer yerself, didn’t ya?”

“Since when have I said that?” Applejack snarled

“Since it appeared on yer barnyard wall” she shrugged

“If you don’t want him I’ll have him, being a mare and all” Sweetie Belle clambered onto my shoulder, pecking my cheek as she sat there

“Now what’d Rarity say about that?” Applejack scoffed

“She doesn’t have tah know” Applebloom purred “Besides; we still owe Tesla one fer those bits he gave us last year” I was quickly dragged away by the trio of fillies into the farmhouse, once there, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo undid my lower attire, sliding said clothing down to my ankles, undoing the laces on my boots, completely removing the lot, Applebloom’s eyes glowed as her form changed, sitting me down on the bed, beginning to climb down my body, placing kisses on my neck as she leant into me, kneeling on the floor as Sweetie Belle locked the door, placing her ample breasts either side of my hardening cock, gently sliding them along the sides of my length, pressing her lips down on the neck, twirling her tongue around the head as she bobbed herself up and down

“Ya’ll like this?” Applebloom winked at me as she pulled herself away, I slowly nodded, gently stroking her mane, she giggled, taking the head into her maw as Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo’s forms also changed to ones of similar dimensions, particularly around the chest area, placing their lips on either side of my dick, sucking it like a sweet, Sweetie Belle switched places with Applebloom, The farmpony then proceeded, with Scootaloo, to coil their tongues around my balls as Applebloom took my manhood to the hilt, I shuddered, gently placing my hands on her and Applebloom’s mane

“What’d you like next?” Sweetie belle smiled dreamily as her two friends stared up at me,, having pulled themselves away, I shrugged

“Alright then” she nickered; Scootaloo and Applebloom slammed their cleavage together around my member, Sweetie belle taking the head into her mouth, pressing her lips around it as she twirled her tongue around the tip, gagging as I filled her with seed, pulling away, letting the lasts of it trail down her chest

“Mah turn, Pardner” Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo removed themselves as Applebloom sat in my lap, lifting herself up slamming her tight little cunny around my phallus, gasping as I hilted her, sliding herself along my shaft, eventually picking up speed, taking hold of my shoulders as I gripped onto her flanks, bouncing up and down on me endlessly, pressing her lips against mine

Feeling myself readying for another burst, I bucked my hips in sync with hers, hilting her again as I painted her inner walls white, she almost screamed as I filled her with sticky, hot, white spunk, collapsing onto me, pecking my cheek as I stopped loading her with fluids, sitting on the edge of the bed as Scootaloo lay on her back on the bed, I rolled my eyes, prodding the head into her sex

“Not there” Scootaloo grinned; I blinked, prodding it into her flankhole instead, sliding it in, she gasped as I hilted her, slowly sliding my dick in and out of her, gripping my flanks as I sped up, eventually moving as a blur, pulverising her plot, hilting her each and every time, and as I did so, she shuddered, groaning each time also “Buck…!” she moaned as I plundered her tailhole relentlessly, grunting as I fucked her what appeared to be senseless, pulling out to the head and hilting her with each thrust, gritting my teeth as I hilted her again, flooding her anal passage with my juices, quickly pulling out and slamming it into her tight little cunt, almost overflowing her cunny with spunk, continuing to pump into her until it stopped

“That was incredible…” she mumbled as she rolled to one side, Sweetie Belle quickly took her place, pulling me so my cock slid into her nether’s

“Do me in your other form, please/” she gave me the most adorable look I’ve ever seen, period

“Just for you, my little Belle” I nodded, pulling out of her, changing to eon form, slowly sliding my now enlarged length into her glory hole (first time I’ve called it that BTW!), eventually meeting the point where it couldn’t go any further, gradually beginning to pump it in and out, slowly but surely gaining speed

“Harder” she practically begged me, and so I went harder, beginning to plunder her little fuckhole “faster,” she moaned, and so I went faster also, moving as a blur, she clenched her fists on the bed sheets as her eyes rolled into the back of her head, I smiled, sliding my dick out of her cunny, and prodding her pucker with it “Yes,” she grinned rather sadistically, staring down at the area between her legs with obvious merriment/hope “Buck me,” she grabbed a hold of my cock, slamming it into her flankhole, pushing it in as far as it could go, I felt myself release a burst of energy from within as I came a fourth time, filling her rear entrance with my sperm, I quickly pulled out, sliding my manhood in and out of her sex, flooding it with my juices, collapsing on the bed beside her

“Thank you, my little eon” she giggled, falling asleep beside me as Applebloom lay beside me, and Scootaloo opposite her

=-=-=-=

“What happened, that was so important that my dear sister couldn’t join me yesterday?” Rarity tilted her head as Twilight, her friends, minus Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie, Spike and Celestia stood before me, my friends, Applebloom Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo

“Ah’ll tell ya” Applejack frowned “Yer sisters a mighty big fan of Tesla’s”

“And..?” Rarity blinked toward Applejack, who merely raised an eyebrow “No,” she gasped “not my little Sweetie Belle, not in a million years!”

“We’re awfully sorry” Sweetie Belle sat on one shoulder, and Applebloom on the other, Scootaloo clung to my back as my friends and family, including Black Beetle, stood beside me, Snowdrop lay atop my head between my horns, as per the usual “We just wanted to show Tesla how much we appreciate what he did for us”

“It was a few bits” Applejack and Rarity scorned

“Money, paper and metal, simple material, love, however, is both timeless and priceless,” Blaze gagged “don’t make me say that again”

“And you didn’t do anything to stop them?” Celestia raised an eyebrow

“How do you someone from loving, let alone three of them?” I shrugged

“That’s not what I meant” she frowned

“It’s our fault, really” Applebloom hung her head in shame, as did the other crusaders, standing by my feet in what appeared to be sadness

“Whilst I do believe you are coming of age, I do not think it wise to perform acts like that just yet” Rarity sighed “Just tell me, Ok Sweetie Belle?”

“And Ah dun mind it much either, just say tha word and I’ll make sure granny don’t find out, Right Applebloom?” Applejack winked

“Ya’ll really mean it?” Applebloom gasped, Applejack nodded alongside Rarity, she quickly clambered up my back, perching herself on my shoulder

“I didn’t know they were fans” Twilight blinked

“It’s only the most obvious thing in the world,” Blaze grumbled “she winked  at tesla when he gave them the coins, she was the first to defend him from that other stallion, and she’s been the same since he got here, haven’t you noticed?”

“She even left him those muffins at the confectionery when he gave them said coins” Pinkie Pie popped up from absolutely nowhere “Mrs Cake told me so”

“Didn’t know you were good with foals?” Twilight smirked; I glanced toward Snowdrop, changing to eon form

“You hear that Snowdrop, I’m not good enough for you” I laughed

“The hay you aren’t,” she scowled “you’re an eon, a human, and a dragon slayer, you’re a hero; you’re MY hero, Daddy, and nothing’s going to change that, not even a god could stop the love I hold for you!”

“Wait, what-?” I blinked as she turned me around so that I was hovering with my back facing the ground as she set herself just below my head, taking hold of my cheeks, pressing her lips against mine, gradually parting, setting herself back atop the crown of my skull as I righted my self

“I love you Daddy” she giggled

“I’m not doing it with my own daughter” I glowered “that goes against my morals”

“Morals?” she blinked

“My sense of right and wrong,” I rolled a clawed hand

“Oh,” she blinked “I’m sorry, I just thought…” she began to cry, I quickly reverted to human form, sitting cross-legged on the ground, bringing her into my lap as she buried her head in my chest, tears cascading down her face

“Snowflake, it’s going to be Ok,” I stroked her mane, draping my wings around her “if you really want it that much, then I won’t mind, but you just need to tell me beforehand, Ok, angel?”

“Ok” she sniffled, pecking my cheek “my little Hero” she giggled, Scootaloo sat on my lap next to her

“I’m…” Scootaloo inhaled sharply, slowly exhaling “I’m adopted…”

“And your parents don’t care about you I presume?” she nodded “well then, assuming I’ve got my title and freedom about me along with my powers, risks and responsibilities, I hereby adopt you, Scootaloo”

“Thank you!” she cheered, lunging at me, wrapping her arms around my neck, nuzzling into me as she perched herself on my shoulder

“Hey, you’re family now; that means you look after me, and I you, the same goes for all my Nakama, Ok?”

“Nakama,” she blinked “what’s that mean?”

“You’re a friend who’s closer than family” Snowdrop held out a hoof, Scootaloo bumped it, albeit, reluctantly

“I-I don’t know what to say…!” Scootaloo blinked as Applebloom perched herself on my other shoulder

“Then it’d probably best to say nothing,” Blaze smirked “Words are inadequate, actions are what’s necessary”

“Another cheesy quote, sister?” I smirked

“I got it from you, of all places, wise-arse” she retorted, clambering onto Blackjacks head “Next thing you know is I’ll be acting as you do as well as speaking as you do”

“Don’t you already?” I tilted my head slightly “you’re speaking in perfect English”

“Actually I’m speaking in my own language,” she laughed “it’s just the eon part of your brain that’s translating it as such”

“That’d imply that I was always an eon,” I blinked “And that’d mean that, by the transitive property...” I stared at Celestia, who nodded

“Well doesn’t that put a wrench in the works?” Blaze chuckled

“And I’m guessing we’re also going with the clichéd ‘your-mind’s-always-been-that-of-an-eon-it’s-only-the-change-that’s-reawakened-it’ option, aren’t we?” I sighed

“I’m afraid so” Celestia giggled softly

“Well that’s just great” Blackjack mumbled “Can we get a bit of backstory whilst we’re here?”

Celestia quickly explained everything about the eons of ages past; nobody said anything whilst she spoke with a gentle, motherly voice

“Tesla was the commander of the eons of old?” Littlepip stared at me “and yet he can barely manage day-to-day life”

“I try to take life one day at a time, but sometimes they gang up and all attack me at once” I grinned, my rucksack teleporting into me as Celestia’s horn flared a bright primrose colour, I opened it, reaching into it and pulling out a pitch-black/deep purple and light/vivid green colour glassy orb

“That’s quite the unique soul dew,” Celestia observed “where’d you get it?”

“The Lunar Isles, Earth,” I smiled, holding the gem in my hands, standing upright “I’ve always thought, that since eons souls go into these hems when they die, that it’d be possible to reverse the process?”

“That’s insane,” Blaze scorned “even if it were possible, they’d just die again within the few seconds in which, they were released from the stone!”

“But what if it could happen?” I shrugged slightly

“Can you hear me?” a faint voice echoed from the soul dew

“You can talk?” I stared at the oddly coloured orb in my hands

“I can, but I’m not sure for how long,” the sphere held in my hands somehow gently shook itself “please, I need you to release me”

“Say what now?” I blinked as Crystal and Angel flew down toward me, hovering beside me

“Just focus your energy into me, the rest should solve itself,” the soul dew commanded “I fear the version and/or form of me you meet in mere minutes won’t be the old me from ages past, farewell, commander Tesla” I focused my energy through my arms in through my hands and into the soul dew, causing it to shine with a blinding light “I’m Ilona by the way…” the voice faded, as did the light, and an eon gently landed in my arms, one with purple where there was usually red or blue, and a dark grey rather than white, her body marked with golden markings, and her ears had strings that had small hexagonal gemstones attached to the end, her forehead symbol a bright green love-heart shape, and her chest symbol that of a golden triangle with another green heart within, her tailfins ending in a bright golden-yellow

“We’d best get her to a decent place to sleep” Celestia smiled, her horn flared again, teleporting us to the castle, specifically, what I assumed to be a spare bedroom “I don’t recall an eon called Ilona, perhaps it’s possible she’d either died, or was elsewhere when the war took place” she simpered as I sat on the edge of the bed, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo sitting beside me

“She looks a might bit odd, dontcha think Twi?” Applejack raised an eyebrow toward the lavender mare

“I’d rather not judge somepony we don’t even know, we’ve only just met her, after all” Twilight smiled

“You’re learning” Blaze stood beside me, opposite the crusaders as I draped my wings around Ilona, holding her close as she wearily opened her eyes, where anyone else would have whites around their eyes, hers were a dark olive green, and her pupils were black

“Dada,” Ilona reached up to me with both arms, I smiled, resting her against my chest, her head placed upon my shoulder as she nuzzled into me, my wings still draped around her like a blanket “Dada” she smiled weakly as I used my arms as a cradle, she glanced toward Crystal who was hovering before me “Mama” she tilted her head

“Oh my god…!” Crystal held her claws over her chest staring at Ilona in apparent awe “She’s beautiful, Ilona’s her name/” I nodded “she’s our little Ilo, Tesla”

“Ilo,” Ilona pointed toward herself, blinking “me, Ilo?”

“Yes, you are my little Ilo” I bit my lip, pecking her forehead, she let out a cute giggle as I tickled around her neck and stomach, a baby’s milk bottle appeared before me, hovering above Ilo with a cyan blue glow, I took a gentle hold of it, Ilona took hold of the end, sucking on it, feeding herself with it

“I didn’t sign up for this,” I mumbled as Twilight and her friends stifled giggles and laughter

“No, but we’re here regardless” Crystal pecked my forehead, and then Ilo’s, the latter of whom let out a gleeful smile

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen this side of you, Tesla” Celestia raised a smug eyebrow with a sly grin

“I can be hell on Equis; or an arch-angel from heaven, your choice” I smiled

“Why?” Crystal blinked

“I’m using myself as a social experiment, to show that people are only a problem if you make them into one” I winked

“And so you have, my little wayward eon” Celestia nickered, standing beside Crystal alongside Cadance as Ilo pushed the bottle away, I placed it on the bedside table, rocking her to sleep, she went out like a light, quietly snoring away, it was cute really

“You know what this calls for?” Pinkie Pie quietly cheered, somehow not managing to literally ‘wake the baby’ as it were, “A party!” still Ilona didn’t awaken

“What’s with the odd earrings?” Rainbow Dash gestured toward the string that hung from Ilo’s ears

“They’re a part of who she is,” I smiled and they look cute on her”

“Mushy enough for you, brother,” Blaze gagged, “seriously, I can’t take much more of this”

“You may want to exit the room then” I chuckled, pecking Ilona’s forehead, holding her close, my wings once again draped around her like a blanket, she did, bounding out of the room, disappearing down the corridor, quickly followed by Rainbow Dash

-=-=-=-=-=-

As the years passed, I got stronger, and became a better parent, as did Crystal, and Celestia and Cadance gave us quick and easy tips on how to raise a new-born as best they could, not knowing that much on how to raise an eon

On the thirteenth year, I was awoken by a light prodding

Sitting upright, I saw Ilona sat beside me, letting out a soft giggle, Crystal still asleep by my side

“What is it Ilona?” I yawned

“I just wanted to say good morning Dad” she giggled, opening the curtains, letting in a burst of sunlight her learning how to fly came as quickly as her speed when she was actually in the air “I love you, Dad”

“I love you too Ilo,” I smiled, pecking her forehead “And I always will, my little Eon”

“What time is it?” Crystal yawned; stretching as she awoke “Good morning honey” she pecked my cheek

“Eww” Ilona gagged “Mom, don’t do that when I’m here!”

“If you say so dear,” she chuckled, pecking her daughter on the forehead “We love you, Ilona”

“I love you too mom, but please, don’t do any of that kissy stuff in front of me” Ilo shuddered

“I won’t do anything you’re uncomfortable with” I winked

“Nor will I, you’re our special eon, Ilona, nothing’s going to change that, not now, or ever”

“Watch the mushiness level Crystal,” Blaze smirked, sat beside me on the bed “I might just faint

“Good morning Auntie Blaze” Ilona smiled with a small wave

“And to you, Ilona” Blaze nodded

“Now who’s up for breakfast?” I smiled

“Me!” Ilona glimmered, raising a claw into the air

“Come on then” I smiled, she flew with Crystal and I as we walked from the room down to the dining hall, Blaze climbing unto my shoulder as we walked, entering the great hall

“And here they come now,” Celestia smiled as Crystal and I quickly found a trio of empty seats, Ilona sitting between us

“So this is Ilona, daughter of Tesla and Crystal” Luna smiled “we are pleased to meet thee, Lady Ilo”

“Who’re you?” Ilona blinked

“We are Princess Luna, guardian of the night, herald of dreams and nightmares alike” Luna smiled “we hath heard much about you, young Eon”

“We,” Ilona tilted her head

“Forgive us, Ilona,” Luna nickered “we hath gotten used to using the ‘ye olde’ way of speaking, we find it hard to change our speech patterns to the ones thou use”

“How old are you?” she gave a faint smile

“Two-billion years young, last we checked” Luna winked

“So this Is Ilona,” Faust smiled as she sat in the seat at the end of the table “I’ve been waiting to meet you, Ilo”

“How do you know me?” Ilo blinked

“Word spreads like wildfire throughout equestria that our fabled eon princes has a daughter” Faust smiled “Different as you may be, you’re still royalty to us, dear Ilona”

“I’m honoured” she covered her mouth as yawned

“Fabled,” Blaze laughed “you speak of Tesla like he’s going to somehow change the fate of Equis!”

“That’s what he managed to do before,” Celestia casually sipped her morning tea as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening “he fought against the shadows of Equis, leading an army of millions across the surface of Equis, be it on land, over the seas, or high above in the clouds, victory was all but certain,” she went on “there’s probably something in the archives that gives the vague details of the events from ages past, then again, there might not be, I cannot say for certain, but I’m sure there is”

“Then that’s what we’ll do” Crystal smiled

-=-

As we browsed through the archives, I found a book as thick as my arm, I carefully slid it out of the shelf; it had the word eon etched into the thick, earthy-brown cover in gold leaf, dotted with tiny gemstones of all sorts, it was also wrinkled like a prune, most likely having been there for ages on end

“Found something” I smiled, slowly opening the book, beginning to read as Crystal hovered by my side, reading it with me

“So there used to be a pony on level with the eons,” Crystal smiled as we glided toward the main hall, Ilona lay atop my back, holding the book in place Snowdrop perched upon my head, and Blaze, my neck “I find tha hard to believe”

“Starswirl the bearded, really,” Blaze guffawed as she stood upon my shoulder, Ilona sitting beside me on the steps in the main hall “what kind of name is that?”

“Says the being who’s named after her ability” I chuckled as Twilight appeared alongside Spike, marching up toward me, Rainbow Dash quickly following her as did Rarity and Applejack

“Starswirl the bearded is the wisest, strongest unicorn known in the recorded history of Equestria,” Twilight snapped “I’d like to see you do better!”

“‘Recorded history,’” I used my claws as quotation marks “meaning there was probably someone better before that time”

“Impossible,” she scoffed “Starswirl was theorizing time travel before he died, I fail to see how anypony can do better

“Tesla can travel to anytime; and anywhere in reality,” Blaze shrugged “besides, there’s a type of magic back on Earthland where they practise what’s known as the ‘Arc of time’”

“That can’t be true,” Twilight huffed “there’s not a being in the universe that could beat Starswirl”

“Challenge accepted” I smirked “though I think it’s redundant, really”

“Why?” she frowned

“Well, like Blaze said, I can warp to any specific point in reality, and I have dragon slayer magic, as well as Gurren Lagann, and the Giga-drill-breaker also”

“Don’t forget ‘dragon’s apparition’” Blaze smiled

“And that as well” I nodded

“And Alphamon” she smirked

“That also,” I rolled my eyes

“And ‘Dragon Force’” she laughed

“You’re still not as good Starswirl” Twilight scorned

“Who said I needed to be,” I shrugged “I do what I think is right, be it for my friends, family, or otherwise, some ancient corpse of a so-called ‘mage’ isn’t going to change that!”

“How…” she glared at me “how dare you!?”

“I dare because I exist, that’s who I am, after all” I smiled “tell me, what do you believe magic really is?”

“It’s that irreplaceable moment that ya’ll spend with yer friends, and no matter what ya do, ya’ll can’t make it tha least bit awful” Applejack smiled with apparent glee

“What about you, what do you see magic as?” Twilight smirked

“It doesn't matter if you say the true origin of Magic is ‘Darkness,’ It doesn't matter if you say that it’s ‘Light’ either’” I smiled “Magic is alive. Its place changes over time and it grows along with us. Magic is anything you can think of. It can be felt in infinite ways... as light, as darkness, as red, or as blue and it is living freely, together alongside the Fairy Tail guild” I stifled a laugh, beginning to re-read the book I had set in my lap

“That’s complicated” Ilona smiled

“Indeed” Celestia stood before me, smiling “I trust you’re doing well, Tesla”

“I am, and so is Ilona, aren’t you, my little eon?

“I’m alright, Dad” Ilo smiled as my friends and Scootaloo trotted up behind me, Scootaloo clambered onto my other shoulder

“Hello Dad,” Scootaloo gleamed, nuzzling into me

“Hello my little rising comet” I pecked her on the forehead, draping my wings around both her and Ilona, Black Beetle clinging onto my back, wrapping her arms around my neck as she did so “and of course, my little changeling also, can’t forget my friends now, can we?”

“But of course not,” Luna approached, standing beside Celestia, her mane now a mild blue that went down to her shoulders, here tail sharing the same colour “One mustn’t forget who they share close bonds with, especially ones as close as yours, Sir Tesla,” she winked “doth thou, likest our look?”

“Why wouldn’t I, you look rather cute with your mane like that,” I smiled, she blushed, her indigo cheeks turning a mild lavender

“Thou art both fabled and armed with a tongue of silver, Sir Tesla” she giggled “we love thee will all of thine heart, truly”

“You don’t need to constantly call me by my little, just Tesla, or Rick, either one works” I simpered

“But what of thy royalty?” she blinked

“There’re only two types of people thrones are made for, gods and tyrants, I don’t want, or claim to be, either one” I raised an eyebrow, continuing to read “you’re the latter f the two, Luna, you deserve every bit of respect, love and admiration you get, I’m just a human, an eon, and a dragon slayer with a wife and kids, and a few great friends that’s all”

“We have never heard such compliments before,” she blinked, staring at me “thou truly art a kind being, Tesla”

“Never heard such a compliment,” I grinned “now that, I find hard to believe, you’re an amazing pony, Princess Luna, more than I think you, or anyone else, may care to realize, my little Tsuki”, I quickly placed the book by my side as she leapt at me, wrapping her arms around my neck, I hugged her back, placing one hand on her back, and stroking her mane with the other, the two of us eventually parting, pecking her cheek as she stood before me

“We have to thank thee for thy heart-speak, Tesla”

“Heart-speak,” I blinked, Celestia smiled

“We were using magic to see if your heart was as honest as your words” Celestia smirked

“That’d also mean that you’re telepathic” I grumbled

“Quite so” Luna nickered

“Here’s a question, what happened to the bag of bits you had?” Blaze pated the side of my head

“It was returned to the treasury” Celestia raised an eyebrow toward me

“And yet it has no guards, meaning that it’s magically linked…” I trailed off, staring at the twin goddesses, who merely grinned simultaneously “Damnit”  

“They attempt has been noted, any further attempts without first telling us will result in prosecution,” Luna slurred, changing to anthro form, sitting in my lap “and then thou will get punished, most harshly, our dear Eon”

“Knowing Tesla he’ll try just for the punishment” Blaze chortled, I tilted a hand

“I don’t get it?” Ilona titled her head

“You will someday,” I sighed “just you wait, Ilo”

“When will that day come?” she smiled

“Sooner or later, we’ll see, my little Firefly”

“How’s that possible, didn’t Celestia call you her little Firefly?” Blaze grinned

“Not that I recall,” I slowly shook my head “must have hit your head or something, dear sister” Luna placed her lips against mine, draping her wing around me

“Must you do that?” Ilona gagged

“Thou will learn to live with it soon enough” she smiled

“I’m not sure I will” Ilona bit her lip

“I’m sure there’s a quote that could be used here” Blaze smirked

“Not all that is dark, is evil, just misunderstood” I shrugged

“Tesla, since our banishment, we turned as a filly, and nopony wanted to have us as thou have thy friends, but as time passed, our form returned to normal, and ponies began to fear our turning back to Nightmare Moon, and so we were an outcast, but thou do not fear us, nor do thou ridicule us, or hate us, why is that?”

“I do none of those things, as I have little to no reason to” I glimmered “you’re not a monster, you’re not deserving of hate or resent that others may give you, you’re my little shooting star, Lady Luna-!” she quickly planted her lips upon mine

“Will thou engage in coitus with is?” she blushed, Celestia grinned

“And you’re sure there’s no other way to show your gratitude?” I blinked

“Nay, we are not familiar with the concept of gift-giving” she raised an eyebrow

“Really?” I gave Celestia a flat stare

“I thought it to be interesting to see what it’d be like if the situation ever arose” Celestia shrugged, turning to face her sister “I do believe it’s time we spoke, in private, come on Lulu”

“We shall see thee later, Sir Tesla” Luna reverted to her pony form, trotting away with Celestia, winking back toward me as she went

“You lucky devil,” Shining Armour stood beside me, having apparently come from nowhere alongside Cadance “How do you get such a way with words Sir Tesla?”

“I just try to be nice, I guess” I shrugged

“Bullshit” Crystal chortled “you know what you’re saying and when and how you’re saying it, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to, mister”

“I’m not up to anything,” I frowned “I’m just trying to make her return back to Equestria that little bit more bearable”

“Says the bee to the hornet” she folded her arms

“That doesn’t even make sense!” Ilona stared at me

-=-

“I beg your pardon?” I stood Princess Luna’s chambers on the balcony the lunar mare once again in Anthro form

“We asked thee if thou would be interested in being our royal pet” Luna smiled, her mane still as it was earlier as we sat on a pair of deck chairs set under the light of the stars and moon

“Do I have to?” I mumbled

“Thou don’t have to, as co-ruler of Equestria, I cannot and will not force you to do something you’re not comfortable with, Sir Tesla” she giggled, standing up, moving toward me, straddling my lap, just as a knocking came from the door as it opened, revealing Celestia, who merely raised an eyebrow

“What’re you doing, Luna?” Celestia facehooved

“We are making Tesla comfortable for the night, Tia” Luna placed her hands on my chest “thou are comfortable, right?”

“I’m trying to figure out a way of saying that I’m not complaining without sounding awkward” I bit my lip

“Thou just did” she nickered, tracing a finger around in a circle on my chest, drawing it down my stomach, poking at my crotch “how would thou like us to begin, my dear Knight?”

“I ask again,” Celestia sighed, trotting toward me, standing beside us “What’re you doing, Lulu?” Luna ignored her, choosing to undo her lingerie, discarding it as she collapsed onto me, placing her hands on either side of my head, pressing her lips against my own, our tongues dancing together as I placed one hand on her rear cheek, and the other on her back, gradually parting, staring at one another

“Do you mean to discard all that I’ve taught you?” Celestia frowned lightly

“Not at all, Tia,” Luna gave a soft giggle “we’re technically gift-giving, as it were, she at in my lap, pecking my cheek “Thine gift to thou, Tesla, is us, use us as you will, for we are thy own from here on, for all of the rest of your days” I fainted

-=-=-=-

When I awoke, I bolted upright, Snowdrop immediately perched herself on my head, and Blaze and Kiary stood on either shoulder, quickly noticing I was still in Luna’s chambers

“What in the fudge happened?” I mumbled as Twilight, her friends, Spike, The princesses, Ilona, Crystal and my friends

“You fainted dude” Rainbow Dash laughed

“Do you need any water, something to drink?” Celestia smiled

“I’ll be fine” I blinked

“If you say so” she simpered “Know that we’ll always be here for you, Sir Tesla”

“I know,” I smiled back

“Not every day you get a goddess to give you a somewhat mild striptease, eh brother?” Blaze smirked

“Blaze, shut up” I groaned

“Can’t appreciate quality attention when you get it, Tesla?” she grinned

“I appreciate it just fine, now please, be quiet” I frowned

“Alright, geez, who the hell, crapped in your cornflakes?” she held up her paws defensively

“I don’t eat cereal, Blaze” I glanced toward the quilava

“Pancakes then” she folded her arms with a smug grin

“Fair do’s” I nodded

“You’ll never guess what Ilona, our little angel, asked me last week, before you collapsed” Crystal chimed as she sat beside me on the bed, Ilona sitting in my lap

“What is it you need?” I smiled, pecking Ilona on the forehead

“Can you teach me magic?” Ilona flinched

“You want me,” I began, somewhat startled “to teach you magic?”

“If you could, I don’t mind if you can’t, Dad” she shrugged

“I had a little difficulty controlling my magic when I first got it, and I was ten years older than you are now,” I hummed “are you sure you want this?”

“If I have to wait, I will, I just can’t wait to use magic as I’ve seen you use, Dad” she smiled with glee

“Do you know, what my magic is referred to as?” I raised an eyebrow

“Fire magic?” she tilted her head, an innocent expression plastered on her face

“Dragon slayer magic” I corrected her

“Sounds cool enough” she smirked

“Eons are dragons, in part” I deadpanned

“Oh,” she blinked “now I’m not so sure, is there anywhere I can learn normal magic?”

“Define ‘normal’” I laughed” Just try closing your eyes, she nodded, closing them “now try and imagine a source of energy that’s hidden within you, and try to moving it about a little

“I can feel it” she exhaled sharply

“Good, now try and take it in a claw” she nodded, a small ball of silver energy appeared around her claw “now keep that going, and pen your eyes” she smiled, staring down at the sphere

“That’s my magic?” she gasped the ball of silvery magic flickered a little “

“Keep that feeling, Ilo” I winked “I could barely hold a flame for a few seconds, let’s see how long that sphere lasts”

“I don’t know if I can” she bit her lip

“Just believe, Ilo,” I smiled “believe in the idea that you can do anything, and eventually it just might become a reality”

“I can do this,” she inhaled through her nose, exhaling through her mouth “I’ve got my family beside me, I can do this” the size of the silver sphere double instantly, she repeated the process, and another sphere appeared around her other hand, roughly the same size, the flames turning a bright whitish-silver colour

“That there’s light magic, not flame” Applejack smiled

“It’s both,” Celestia raised an eyebrow “It’s got both the softness of the light of the sun, and a slight intensity and heat of a warm flame, Our young eon’s a hybrid-based wizard”

“What’s, ‘hybrid’?” Twilight blinked

“It’s where a unicorn, or a spellcaster of sorts, can use two elements of magic, or two types of magic, either separately or simultaneously, they’re as rare as blaze diamonds, and seldom appear in Equestrian history, but I’ve a feeling we know one already, Twilight” Celestia smiled

“Starswirl the bearded,” Twilight gasped “he was a hybrid unicorn?”

“he was, but that’s not who I meant” she nodded toward me

“What?” Twilight blinked “How?”

“Lightning-flame dragon, remember?” Blaze laughed

“There’s another we know of, isn’t that right Blaze?” I rolled my eyes, the spheres around Ilo’s hands faded

“Gajeel Redfox, Iron dragon slayer, shadow iron dragon slayer, to pe precise” she nodded “damn good wizard too”

“I prefer the term ‘mage,’ if you don’t mind” I shrugged

“Just because we went there, doesn’t mean you should think about it any further” she mumbled

“Touché” I slowly nodded

“Will you tech me more, Dad, or will I get tutored by someone else?” Ilona giggled

“I’ll try” I nodded “anything for my family, after all”

“So who’s this Starswirl character?” Crystal blinked

“A legendary unicorn whose talent magic and wizardry is as legendary as the spells he wrote”

“He literally made his own magic?” Blaze whistled, Celestia nodded “that’s impressive”

“Indeed it is, it’s been several centuries since we saw him last” Luna spoke quietly, and calmly “his passing was one of Equestria’s darkest hours”

“And he didn’t have anyone to pass this magic onto?” Kiary raised an eyebrow

“His student, Clover the Clever, was a feisty unicorn with a talent that rivalled his,” Celestia nodded again “and so a bond was formed, Starswirl created spells, and Clover learnt them, albeit, eventually, the two worked in unison most of the time, working through long days and sleepless nights, when he passed away, she was his living legacy, an heir to his long-lost, but never forgotten magic, so to speak even now, there’s a scarce amount of unicorns using that very same magic, studying its algorithms, attempting to perfect it,, but most are confused by its complexity”

“So, what magic can I learn here?” Ilona smiled

“That depends, what do you want to learn?” she gave a faint simper

“I like the warmth of the flames I can make, but I feel myself radiated toward light magic also, so I don’t know which path I should pursue” Ilo hummed “I’m assuming I must create a near perfect balance between the two, if I am to combine them?”

“That is correct,” Celestia raised an eyebrow, glancing toward Ilona, then at me “she’s wiser than her age would suggest, she takes well after her father, Tesla”

“I’m two centuries old” I facepalmed

“And yet you can talk and act as if you’re as old as we are” she shrugged, again “You’d make Starswirl proud, I can tell, just by looking at your magic aura, and why, when and where you use it, that you’re a great mage, my dear knight, and I know that’d you’d make a good teacher of magic, if it were another magic other than the one you gained from Crystagia” she went on “you’re an extraordinary being, Tesla, don’t let anything or anypony tell you differently”

“Where’s my rucksack,” I asked after a brief period of silence, said rucksack appeared in a flash by my side; I opened it, reaching around, pulling out a staff with a light-ish-pale green orb at the end claw-like curve-pieces holding it in place “I bequeath this to you, Lady Celestia”

“What is it?” Twilight stared at the staff

“The staff of Magnus,” I frowned “made to dispel magic anomalies, might need a little altering”

“Where did you get this?” Celestia smiled

“An alternate world” I simply smiled

“It’s magnificent,” she teleported it away “I’ll have to study it later, thank you for the artefact, Tesla”

“I only wish that it be kept safe, if people were to find out about is true power, your- no, our home, would no longer be safe” I grimaced

“Then why give it?” Luna frowned

“Because I feel like I can trust you, Lady Luna and Lady Celestia” I smiled

“I’m a lady now?” Celestia smirked

“You’re smart and beautiful, and wise as well as caring, so there’s that” I smiled

“I’m flattered” she winked, Snowdrop passed my goggles, which had a cracked lens

“Now isn’t that a shame,” Crystal sighed “those were your best ones, too”

“I think we can get them refitted” Celestia hovered the goggles over to her, the glow around her horn intensifying for a split second, passing them back to me afterward

“That’s handy” I turned the goggled around, the now-repaired lens reflecting the sun with a blinding shine to it

“It’s a simple spell” she smiled

-=-0-=-

The following morning, I opening my rucksack, bringing out the full set of clockwise regalia, quickly putting it on, replacing it with my normal clothes, the goggles included

“Are you trying to impress somepony?” Celestia smiled as I stood on the balcony, overlooking most of Equestria, Snowdrop perched atop my head, Kiary and Blaze stood on either shoulder, my friends staring at me as I stood there with a familiar solar goddess

“Who’s to say,” I shrugged lightly “I could be doing anything”

“That’s dangerous” Blaze shuddered

“I know” I smirked

“There is, however, a problem that’s going to arise, should you walk around ponyville wearing that” she tutted you know how those mares keep staring and winking at you as you go by?” I nodded “They’re most likely going to jump your bones if you war that, brother”

“That’s their lack of self-control, not mine, Blaze” I laughed

“It’ll be your privates being as sore as anything though, though I doubt you’d complain” she grinned

“If someone’s intoxicated in any way, I feel it demeaning to do that sort of thing, you know that, sister” I frowned

“I bet twenty bits that your actions are gonna say otherwise” she beamed

“Fifty,” I grumbled

“Two-hundred,” she winked suggestively at me

“Deal” I shook her paw

“I must say that you two get on rather well, even if you are talking of rutting my subjects” Celestia raised an eyebrow

“You act as if it’s no big deal” I quickly covered Blaze’s mouth

“What you do with them, I cannot hinder, I can only warn, or try to help,” she sighed “do try and control yourself”

“If I couldn’t do that, I wouldn’t have made the bet with Blaze” I raised both eyebrows “You forget who I am, Lady Celestia”

“I have not forgotten that you are a being capable of some of the greatest achievements Equis has ever seen, probably greater than that” she nickered

“Good day to you, Milady,” I bowed, turning and walking with my friends through the castle, the maids and servants who I passed in the corridor either stopped and stared or tripped over whatever it was they were carrying, turning to face me as I went about my day

“It’d appear that you’re drawing quite a bit of attention to yourself, Brother” Blaze folded her arms

“You owe me two-hundred bits” I chuckled

“We’re not in ponyville yet, TK” she rolled her ruby eyes

-=-

When we got to ponyville, most, if not every single pony there, stopped what they were doing and stared at me

“Teslakana, Where on Equis did you get that,” Rarity gasped as Twilight and her friends somewhat ‘jogged’ toward me “it’s simply divine!”

“You’d be surprised of what I can do, if I have the right resources, Rarity” I winked

“How much did that cost?” Twilight eyed me up and down

“A few handfuls of gems” I shrugged “this is proper clockwise, by the way”

“That’s clockwise?” Rarity stared at me “I have to go” she rushed off toward the boutique

“Where’s she off to?” Kiary tilted her head

“Probably off to try and recreate the set of attire that Prince Tesla’s wearing” Twilight glimmered, all eyes in the town were suddenly on me

“He’s a prince?” one pony gaped

“I’d never of imagined” another pony hummed “I’d heard he’d stepped down from being king, but he’ll always be our little ruler” every pony present broke into cheering

“Now, you owe me, sister” I mumbled

“Not yet I don’t” she wagged a paw

“Why does she owe you?” Twilight blinked

“I made a bet with Blaze that I’d be able to control myself whilst here in ponyville, and vice versa” I raised an eyebrow

“I see” she giggled “and, who’s winning”

“Tesla, by this much” Kiary made a small gap between her claws as a familiar, creamy-white pony with a magenta-ish mane and tail trotted toward me, I crouched down to her level, stroking her mane, she quickly batted my hand away, practically lunging forward, wrapping her arms around my neck, planting her lips on mine, sliding her tongue into my mouth, the two oral muscles dancing together, gradually parting

“I love you” Roseluck giggled, pecking my cheek, galloping away as if nothing happened

“Fine, you win, how much do I owe you again?” Blaze grumbled

“Two-hundred bits, I do believe” I smirked

“And where am I meant to get that amount of money from?” she frowned

“Should’ve though about that before you made the bet” I sighed “

“Fine” she quickly bounded away

“You bet her two-hundred bits?” Rainbow Dash blinked

“She said twenty, I then replied with fifty, then she finished it with two-hundred” I shrugged

“She’s lucky, why didn’t I get the chance to do that?” a mare from the crowd mumbled

“Oh dear,” Kiary glimmered “Looks like you’re the at the epicentre of attention now, brother”

“So it would seem” I laughed

-=-=-=-

Where’re we going again?” Blaze grunted from atop my shoulder

“Rainbow Dash wants to see where A.K. Yearling lives because she wants to know when the next Daring Doo book’s going to be published” Twilight sighed as we walked through an unknown forest “Speaking of books, thank you for the ‘Game Of Thrones’ book, it was a rather captivating read”

“Keep it”, I’ve already read all seven” I smiled

“I might ask to read them later” she winked as we came across a clearing with a seemingly abandoned house in the centre

“This is where she lives?” Rainbow Dash blinked

“None of you find this to be borderline-stalking?” Kiary frowned

“Whilst I do believe it is such, I think we should give Rainbow a chance” Rarity tilted her head

“Never meet your heroes, they’ve a tendency to let you down” Blaze deadpanned

“How would you know?” Rainbow Dash glared at the Quilava atop my shoulder, glancing toward me, I raised an eyebrow “oh,” she blinked “darn”

“Is that her?” Twilight nodded toward a pale gold pony with a grey cloche, red framed glasses and a magenta shawl, whistling as the pony entered her house

“That’s her!” Rainbow Dash darted toward the door of the house

“That pony has no sense of decency, nor any patience” Crystal folded her arms, tutting as she shook her head as we followed the cyan mare into the clearing as the golden pony opened the door

“And what is it you want?” the pony sneered

“Rainbow Dash wants to know when the next book’s being published,” I bit my lip

“And what of you?” she raised an eyebrow as she eyed me up and down “you’re obviously not of this world, who are you?”

“I’m a friend on a field trip, but most call me Tesla” I chuckled

“And I suppose you want to know also?” she frowned

“I’ve books to read whilst you write, so I have patience aplenty, Yearling” I smiled

“At least you’ve a sense of decency about you, Tesla, I shall remember that when I add you to  my next book”

“I’d be honoured” I bowed quickly, a sudden wind bought, knocking her glasses away also, Twilight and her friends gasped in unison

“You’re Daring Doo?” Rainbow Dash gaped

“What of it?” Daring Doo snapped “you’ve obviously gone to great lengths to interrupt me as I was about to continue writing my next book, the one after that of which would’ve featured our wayward princes that stands beside you, ‘Rainbow Dash’” she ground the name to spittle

“Well, I think it’s about time I took my leave, Miss Doo” I nodded, turning around and walking back toward Ponyville, Kiary, Blaze and I raising our hands/paws in an ‘L’ shape, Snowdrop doing the same with her hoof to some extent, Crystal following me alongside my friends

“Did I, or did I not say ‘never meet your heroes’?” I clicked my neck as we arrived in ponyville

“You did, she just didn’t listen” Crystal rolled her eyes “not surprising, considering what she’s like,” she sighed “that Rainbow Dash’s going to end up in quite a bit of trouble sooner or later, and I don’t want to be there when it happens”

“I know, right?” Blaze chortled “but in all seriousness, did we have to do the salute?”

“I thought it’d make things interesting,” I shrugged

“Says the one wearing clockwise” she raised an eyebrow

“Don’t judge me” I frowned

“I wasn’t, I was merely commenting on your choice of attire” she smirked

“Thinking of the author we just met, the remote location shows that she wants respect for her privacy”

“And thus is the reason George R.R. Martin and Stephen King never reveal their real address, to anyone, under any circumstances,” Crystal laughed

-=-

When Twilight and her friends returned, Rainbow Dash was gliding softly through the air, a saddened look upon her face

“I knew it was a bad idea” Twilight sighed, Rainbow frowned at her “Why’d you leave?” she glanced toward me

“If someone doesn’t points out that I’m intruding on their property, that’s good enough of a reason to leave” I raised an eyebrow “if she wants me to leave, then I will gladly do as she asks, even more so seeing as I’m a knight”

“How so,” Crystal blinked, smirking at me with a wicked leer

“A knight’s duty is to protect and serve the rulers and their subjects, is it not?” I winked

“I can’t believe somepony who’s never even heard of her gets featured in her next book, and I get nothing!” Rainbow Dash growled at me “I’ve been a fan of her books for ages”

“Rainbow Dash, it’s only been two years” Twilight rolled her eyes

“Same thing!” her cyan friend snapped

“So, just because you don’t get something you want you instantly throw a tantrum and start acting like a child, is that how this is going to play out, because I tell you now, that’s not going to get anyone anywhere” I scowled

“And people tell you, of all people, to grow up, brother” Blazed grinned

“I know, right?” I smiled, beginning to walk back where I came from

=-=

When I made it back to the author-pony’s house, I noticed her stood between the door and three other ponies

“Where is it?” one of the trio snarled “we know you have the ring, Miss Yearling” he frowned

“Like I’d tell you bozos anything” Daring Doo spat, before they could utter a response I rushed behind them, performing a reverse-roundhouse kick to the middle pony’s side, sending him colliding with the being on the left, Snowdrop, Blaze and Kiary stood beside Crystal and the others , having leapt/climbed/glided from me to the ground before I lunged forward

“Who are you?” the pony of whom still standing glowered

“Sir, Prince and Lord Rick ‘Teslakana’ Hawkins; saviour of the Twilight, herald of the light, guardian of the sacred star of the Daedra, and protector of Equestria and all her inhabitants, save you three,” I grinned as the other two clambered to their hooves “be sure to carve that into your hearts when I send you packing!” scales appeared on my arms, hands and face, and as I let out a powerhouse roar, an apparition of a large crystalline dragon appeared above me “Did I mention dragon slayer?” the three ponies took one look at me, then the apparition, quickly sprinting away with their tails between their legs, it was then that I noticed Daring Doo stood there with a wicked grin, holding a quill and notepad “I believe they shan’t bother you any longer, miss Yearling” I bowed quickly

“Thank you, Sir Tesla” she bowed, eventually standing upright “I believe I shall add those lines to your character in my next book” she nickered “didn’t know you were part dragon”

“Maybe that’s a little extra you may add, but that’d be your choice, as I cannot force you to do what you may not wish to do” I shrugged

Suddenly a large monkey-like creature with a long head and tail with a hand on the end burst through the trees to the side of us

“Why am I being told of my subordinates evident failure?” the creature boomed

“Maybe if they were better at their job you wouldn’t be so disappointed, bigfoot” I scoffed

“You dare challenge me, the mighty Ahuizotl?” he blared

“I dare, for I exist, I think, therefore I am” I beamed “Teslakana, Fairy Tail wizard, and Defender of Crystagia

“How do you spell that?” Daring Doo, tilted her head

“C-R-Y-S-T-A-G-I-A” I simpered

“You take notes as your friend is about to meet his certain doom?” Ahuizotl raised an eyebrow, a solid uppercut to the jaw quickly shut him up, followed by a forward flip and a heel bought down upon his skull

“Suishō Hasu Gurren Hoseki Ryu Ken!” I roared, firing Gatling-like punches toward his torso, fists blazing with a whitish-golden flame, sending him flying back through the forest

“You beat him!?” Daring Doo gasped

“Why not?” I shrugged “‘Dragon Force’ utilizes power that’s comparable to that of an actual dragon, Ahuizotl, clearly isn’t any match for a dragon”

“Send word to Celestia that I wish to have my belongings moved to Canterlot, she’ll know what to do”

“It shall be done” I nodded

-=-=-

“So, Daring Doo, or A.K. Yearling, wishes to move to canterlot?” Celestia smiled “I think I can manage that, I’ll send a small amount of guards to have her belongings bought here as soon as possible” she nodded toward a nearby guard, who galloped from the room “You’ve done well to bring that bit of news to me, Sir Tesla”

“Just doing my job” I smiled

“So you are” she nickered “you are dismissed, unless you’ve something to talk about?”

“Nothing at the moment, Princess” I shook my head, turning and walking from the room, wandering into the main hall, just catching sight of around twenty unicorns clad in golden armour that all of Celestia’s guards wore sprint through the entrance of the castle

“How’d you do it?” Crystal laughed, Ilona draped her arms around my neck as she place her head upon my own, using me as a form of locomotion, apparently

“I live, I make friends, and I act upon the words that I speak, what more do you lot want?” I rolled my eyes

“What was that about?” twilight and her friends trotted into the room, walking toward me

“If by ‘that’ you mean the guards taking chariots toward due northwest of here, then I can’t tell you” I winked

“Why not?” she tilted her head

“Because it’s not my place to say, and I’ve not been told that I’ve been authorized to tell anyone” I shrugged, again

“I’m Shining Armour’s sister” she gave a flat stare

“And I’m the princess’s knight” I tilted my head slightly “I’m sorry but you’ll have to ask them if you wish to gleam any information about the current events, Sparkles”

“Maybe I will” she pouted somewhat cheekily, walking with her friends toward the throne room

“Is she going too like what you and the author pony have done?” Crystal grinned once they were out of earshot

“Probably not, Rainbow Dash will probably be herself and go ape-shit and pester her to no end, in which case I’ll be asked to file a restraining order, assuming they exist here on Equis” I laughed

“Most likely” she chortled “And assuming that happens, what’d transpire afterward?”

“Anything can happen at any time, Crystal;” I tilted a hand “time is beyond comprehension, even in its most basic principles

“This should be amusing” she stifled laughter

=-=-=

As the last chariot landed by the balcony, a trio of guards worked to carry Daring Doo’s belongings to her room

“It feels good to be home” Daring Doo sighed “did you know I was born, raised and taught in Canterlot, Tesla?”

“Learn something new every day” I blinked “I hope you enjoy your stay, Miss Doo” I quickly bowed

“Call me Daring, everyone who’s close to me does” she smirked

“And who’s that?” I bit my lip

“You,” she winked “there ain’t nopony else comes to mind, Sir Tesla, have you read any of my books?”

“I’ve been able to read a few” I tilted a hand

“And I’ve been able to add you, your lines, and your characteristics to my latest masterpiece, your majesty”

“Call me Tesla, or Rick, whichever you prefer” I smiled

“Ahem?”

I turned around, Twilight and her friends were stood there, Rainbow Dash glaring at me as if I’d done something I was going to regret later on

“May I help you?” Daring Doo raised an eyebrow

“Rainbow Dash wants to know, again, when the next book’s going to be published” Twilight grumbled

“I’ve already told you that it’s going to be another while yet before I complete it, I’d say another two months, at least” Daring Doo facehooved

“But I can’t wait that long!” Rainbow Dash grunted

“And this is why I’ve a wider range of books in my inventory, if I’m waiting for a sequel of one to be completed; I read another, one of a different series” I sighed “that way, I’m not waiting as much as I am having fun reading”

“I do read other books!” she spat

“Like what,” I folded my arms “and other books of the same series don’t count, disregarding J R.R. Tolkien’s books”

“Hey, Twilight, can I borrow that book he gave you?” she quickly glanced toward her lavender friend

“I might be able to if Tesla will allow it” Twilight shrugged

“What’s the age range on your books?” I turned to face daring Doo

“Foals to mid-teenager, why?” the pale-golden mare blinked

“Thought so” I slowly shook my head “the ‘Game of Thrones’ series is more of an adult fiction, you wouldn’t last two pages in comparison to what I’ve read in ‘Daring Doo’ series, no offense”

“None taken” Daring Doo shrugged “my work’s not the best in the world, but it’s there on the list somewhere, probably”

“I’d hope so” I chuckled “wouldn’t want bad reception to a well-written book, would we?”

“Because you’re in it?” she raised an eyebrow

“Because I think you’re a decent author,” “I smiled “not the bets, but by no means the worst, I’d say you’re the fourth best I know”

“Who’re the other three?” Twilight blinked

“Chris D’ Lacey, J R.R. Tolkien, and George R.R. Martin, in reverse order” I simpered

“The ‘Game of Thrones’ boobs are the best books you’ve read?” Twilight gave a flat stare

“Shortly followed by ‘Lord of the Rings,’ and ‘The Last Dragon Chronicles’” I nodded

“And who’s fifth?” Daring Doo smirked

“Dereck Landy” I unfolded my arms “Skulduggery Pleasant is the best detective series I’ve read, period”

“Of course” she sighed “books for young foals will always pale in comparison to detective books”

“I said yours were better, Daring,” I raised an eyebrow “besides, I stopped interest those books as soon as I read them”

“Could I read them?” Rainbow Dash prodded the tips of her hooves together, her eyes darting from side to side

“If I can find them, Thor knows the infinite space my inventory has” I laughed

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