Something is not right. My bed never felt this soft and fluffy. Is there a living being lying beside me… is it the old flea bag? Dad never allowed him to sleep in our beds. Also there is this scent of lavender, did Rachel pick up herbs again. I should really take a look but it so comfortable and my motivation to wake up is slim.

“Hmmmm….”

What was that? Since when can dogs sigh? Wait a second the one lying beside me is too big to be our dog Joker. Slowly I open my eyes and I see a mulberry colored coat in front of me and I feel hoofs wrapped around me. A pony… Twilight Sparkle. Yes, I am in Equestria because I found this strange ball who transformed itself into a mage outfit.

The memories from yesterday slowly make themselves present in my mind. All that happened yesterday seems so surreal and if there wasn’t this pony snuggling with me I would call it a hallucination. Seems like everything that happened is real and I am in a magical world and I sleep in the bed of a local princess… who really has a strong grip! The sun is rising up at the moment, the first beams of brighten the room.

My tries to escape the warm clutch of Twilight just makes her increase the pressure. She really likes to use me as a cushion but I need to leave before anyone else sees me in this position. I don’t want to steer up any more trouble than I already have.

But what else can I try to make her lose grip on me? My mobility is pretty restricted thanks to my position and her legs. The number of options is still big enough I guess. Tickling could be the best solution and my fingers wander to her belly. Her coat is so smooth… no, don’t lose sight of your objective Robert!

Carefully I start to scratch different areas of her body in hope to find a ticklish spot. At first it just stirs her up a little and she is mumbling something silently. After a minute of trying I finally find the right spot and Twilight starts to giggle. Her grip loosens a little bit and I see my chance. Quickly I pull myself out of her grasp, first my upper body and then my lower half. At last I can breathe freely and rotate my aching extremities.

Mumbling sounds make me look back at the sleeping princess, just to see her face making a frown and her legs try to find my body again. A quick thought comes to my mind and I make a roll out of my blanket and push it in her reach. Her legs happily wrap themselves around it and she settles down again.

Silently and slowly I leave the oversized bed and now I see her room clearly for the first time. The room is filled with many different decorations. There are a lot of photographs with Twilight and her friends on it, some of them are with other ponies or creatures who I don’t know. Strangely some of the decorations seem to be out of place, like a voodoo mask on the wall or an empty cage. The mask is a lot like the ones in my world. Why are there so many similarities? Well maybe it really is another dimension and that could explain… no; even if there is no explanation for anything here. Many more things look interesting. Medals and prices from competitions, paintings and drawings probably from a younger one and this is not everything named.

But one painting gets my attention; it is a big framed picture of a bearded pony with a magic outfit. I will be damned but it looks EXACTLY like the one that is the cause for all this! A name is worked into the frame and it says

‘Starswirl the bearded’.

The name doesn’t ring a bell or tell me anything. Is there a connection to this? Maybe it is originally his, or a cult wears this? Maybe even a brotherhood? I think about the possibilities….

… Wait a second, I can read the letters! I slap myself for my lack of observation. I am able to understand these ponies and read their language. How that is even possible if this is another dimension? Understanding their language should have been a problem. This is another mystery… I should really make a list of all the questions I have. It is good that I understand these ponies and even read their vocabulary; it helped a lot up till now…

Some things should just be accepted I guess. For this Starswirl-guy … I should ask Twilight later when she wakes up. Somehow I get the feeling that he has something to do with the outfit. This is the first real lead I have and it really makes me happy. Let the investigation please continue like this.

For now I should get ready for the day and put on some clothes besides my underwear. I walk up to the door and open it a gap big enough to get out… only to get blinded by a flashlight. Stumbling back and falling to the ground I blink heavily to regain my vision.

“Aaaah who do we have here?”
“How was it?”
“What did you do last night?”
“Was it fun?”

What in the name of heaven is going on? Slowly my vision gets back to normal and a moment later I think that I am still asleep. The voices all sound the same and they all belong to Discord… but not ONE Discord. Standing in front of me are six Discords in different but also similar paparazzi outfits. Handling a big old camera and wearing reporter hats. He is really random but funny at the same time.

“I didn’t do anything Discord.” Trying to be as calm as possible I stand up and the Discords come closer to me. They surround me like sharks a bleeding prey looking for an opening to attack. If I lose my composure now he will increase the harassment. Somehow I should not give him any ammunition to use it against me. Better destroy his fun; that way he loses interest in me.

“Don’t be shy. We know that you slept with the royal princess of friendship. Something is in the bush and we want to know what it is! Were the little Robert scared of the dark night?” This sly weasel tries to enrage me. Not happening; there were enough bullies in my life who I took out without fighting. You are just another one.

Without any emotion on my face I talk to him. “You really want to know, do you?” The creatures come even closer to me and their cameras are just inches away from my face. They all nod frantically and there is a sparkle in every eye pair. “Well, to tell the truth. I was scared and Twilight was kind enough to provide me with company to calm me down.”

There are no lies, no excuses, no anger or embarrassment shown on my face. My voice is calm and normal but I would like to yell at him badly. Discord defiantly knows this but makes no move. There is a small flash and every Discord vanishes and only a ‘normal’ looking one remains. He seems to be displeased with my sincere answer and he is staring at me. “What a sweetheart Twilight is.” Now he is walking around me while his voice gets theatrical. “The poor kid is not able to sleep alone and has to sleep with someone else. Puh puh puh how sad this it.” This is really annoying as hell. But stay serene Robert, don’t play into his hands. Well I think a little sally could work.

“Discord, could it be that you are envious that I sleep with someone else and you have to sleep alone? I guess it can get really lonely when everyone is wary around you.” That face! Oh that hit the spot. He wasn’t expecting to be attacked like this and his expression is priceless. Mouth and eyes wide open while he also stops in his tracks around me. It seems that he needs some seconds to answer to this, probably not common for him that he gets such a feedback.

“HAHAHAHAAHOHOHOHOHOH.”

Laughs come from the strange godlike creature in front of me. Discord holds his belly and is laughing on the floor. “Priceless! Hahahahahaha! That is new.” A flash later he stands in front of me and lays both ‘hands’ on my shoulders. A happy look is on his face together with a big grin. “You really are not from this world. Not many stay sane when I tease them and even less have such a witty answer. I really like you Robert. Trust me when I say this. We can be good … friends.”

Well, he seems like an idiot; a funny sympathetic idiot. That he could be bad or even evil is unthinkable. Time will tell if we can be friends. For now to be friends with a god, even if it is the god of disharmony, could bring some benefits and good insight. “That would be great Discord. But it takes time before I call someone a close friend.”

He wants to answer to it but we get interrupted by the door behind us opening. A tired looking alicorn is looking at us. Her mane is a mess and her eyes are only half open. A yawn comes from her and looks at the two of us. “Good morning boys.” We both answer her with a silent ‘good morning Twilight’ and you can tell that she is about to fall asleep again. “I think it is great that you two …. *yawn* … such early birds, but please let other get their sleep.” The two of us reply a ‘sorry’ and the princess of friendship leaves to return to the land of dreams.

Discord and I stand in absolute silence in the hallway. I poke Discord and speak to him. “I think we should leave her alone.” Without an answer I go for my room and enter it. Discord is close behind me. Why is he even following me in the first place; boredom? “Discord is there anything else you need? Because I will take a bath now and make myself ready for the day.”

He seems like that he has something else to say but he just stands there with mouth open. After a second he finally talks. “Oh yes, I have some matter to attend, too. You know, wrecking a little bit of chaos here and there… but nothing lethal or overly dangerous. Just some messing around, if I don’t do it I get ithing all over my body.” Some vesicles appear on his body and he starts scratching himself.

Figures that he needs to stay true to his nature or he doesn’t feel himself fulfilled. “I get it. My lips are sealed.” He gives me a thumb up and a hole opens in the ground and he is gone after a second… as is the hole. All these tricks; he really likes them and I start to like them too.

The bathroom is my next stop. This is also extravagant like the rest of the rooms in this castle. A bathtub as big as a pool is in the middle; around it are different other things. A toilet in a small excluded room, a washbasin with a big mirror and some chairs which face the big frosted glass window. Light source is a big golden chandelier and the tiles seem to glow slightly.

I feel small compared to the sheer size of the room. The best idea is to check out this gorgeous bathtub and enjoy a good soak. A small cabinet holds towels, bath salts, shower gel, brushes and everything else you need. After I removed my underwear and prepare some towels for later, then I jump into the bathtub. A low sigh escapes my lips; the water is nice. Warm, the smell is clear of any chemicals like chlorine, it is deep enough that it goes up to my torso and I can nearly feel how my pores open up. This is just perfect.

To collect my thought I float through the water looking up to the ceiling.

So… I am still in Equestria and today is my first full day in this magic filled world. What will happen? I guess everything is possible when magic is involved. First priority is to get more knowledge about this world. The libraries here and Twilight can provide me with that. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna… they can also know one or another thing. Not every day that you hear of an immortal ruler; if the two of them really are that powerful than maybe they can send me home directly. Or at least they are another source of information.

There is also the fact of Twilight wanting to teach me magic. How good that is? I don’t think highly of my magic skill up till now. Any more havoc and I will surely end in prison. To end in a magical world´s prison is the last thing that I want to happen to me. Rachel would be upset if her brother never comes home and doesn’t play with her.

What my family is doing at the moment I wonder? Not that I can do much from my current position; I better work on what matters most.

While I scrub myself I remember the ‘song’ which I hummed and activated the magic clothes. Should I try it again and see what will happen? What could go wrong? I smile and think about it some more. My next world could host demons who want to eat me… or better torture me and THEN eat me. No more magic tests in absence of another magic wielder who can provide assistance. But why did mom sing the same song? Aaaaand another question. I will definitely write a list later.

After I finished washing and making myself ready for the day I leave the bathroom and put on my clothes. Since I only have this attire at the moment there isn’t much choice. If it isn’t for the blue cape and matching hat that brought me here. Judging against my gut feeling I put the outfit on and look in the mirror. This ‘Starswirl’-guy really had the same outfit. Researching him is another point on my to-do-list.

A knock comes from the door and I am greeted by a little purple dragon. Is it just me or does he look angry? I did nothing to upset him and we left yesterday as friends… Twilight of course! Fluttershy and co said that she raised him and is something like a mother for him. Who wouldn´t be upset if some random dude sleeps with your mother? But how does he know?

We just stand there in silence and spike eying me accusingly. “Uhm… Good morning Spike.”

“Morning Robert. Did you sleep well last night in ‘your’ room?” Yep, he is mad. Now he even crosses his arms and is tapping one of his feet.

“Is everything all right?” Oh nice going Robert. Spike now has a real angry face. “Look, I am sorry that I slept with Twilight yesterday.” My pleads seem only to increase his curiosity and he raises one eyebrow. He wants to hear more; I get it. “But please understand; I am all new to this whole world and was scared and lonely. Twilight was kind enough to provide me with some comfort.”

He points a finger at my face and I feel like getting an earful by my mother. “Once is ok. But don’t make that a habit. I hope we understand us.” A nod seems to finally relax him. He takes a deep breath and shakes his head. “Twilight wanted me to get you for breakfast. Be prepared for another pack of questions; she is in high spirits today and that is when it gets a little hairy with her.”

As long as I have her interest everything should be fine with her helping me. I don’t think if she would break her promise but better safe than sorry. “Ok, lead the way Spike. My sense of orientations is not the best and this castle is fairly big.”

Spike starts walking in a normal pace in the direction we came from yesterday. “You don’t tell! At first I got lost three times… ON A SINGLE DAY! Our old home was more convenient and had fewer possibilities to get lost.”

“What was it like? Your last home, I mean.” They told me yesterday that Twilight is a princess for a few months now and she was a ‘normal’ unicorn before ascending to be an alicorn. This world is really hard to understand with all the magic stuff.

“Our last home was the local library seated inside a big tree. Not a crystal one like this but a real old tree. Had its disadvantages to live there but we enjoyed it; up till the moment when Tirek blew everything to bits.” Sadness is present in the voice of my smaller companion. The loss of the old home really nags on him. Tirek was an old evil demon-like creature who broke free of his prison and attempted to rule over Equestira. Luckily Twilight and her friends defeated him with the ‘Elements of Harmony’.

“Sorry for that Spike. But look on the bright side, now you have a whole crystal tree castle which represents Twilight´s royal status better.” We walk passed all the rooms we did yesterday and I get to see all the smaller and bigger libraries again. “And now she can even host more books than before.”

This seems to make Spike laugh and he is loosening up. “Yes, thanks Robert. You are right. In the past we even had to give away some books for free since there was no more room to store them.”

Laughing we arrive at the dining hall and are welcomed by the purple alicorn princess sitting on one of the chairs. A big book is before her and she was reading in it up till now. “Good morning, Robert. Good to see you. I hope you slept well?”

A blush creeps on my face and Spikes steps on my foot. “Ouch... uhm… yes… yes I was able to find some sleep. Thank you again.” The seat next to her is free and I take it for myself and admire the variation of food on the table. Spread out before me is freshly baked bread, many different kinds of jam, butter, milk, juices, cheese and even eggs. My plate is soon filled to the brim and I enjoy all the natural tastes. “Mmmmmh… without flavor enhancer food tastes ten times better.” My table manners lack at one or another point but I couldn’t care less at the moment.

“What is ‘flavor enhancer’? By the sound of the name wouldn’t they improve the taste?” A facepalm of Spike tells me that I stepped on a mine. Well, she is the biggest supporter here I have, best thing I can do is entertain her. Also is learning also something I enjoy…

“Yes and no. Flavor enhancers simulate a better taste chemically. The industry uses them to lower their expenses and outdo each other. Many of these are … ok, but they still taste … unnatural. Nothing beats a natural taste. You even have to pay more to get natural food, since flavor enhancers are lowering the costs because don’t have to produce the food under great condition. They simulate many things in our world…”

The next half an hour is I and Twilight discussing that topic. Debating with Twilight is fun. Her questions are clever and she understands many different things in a scary pace. Spike was silent the whole time and ate his meal only eying me on one or two moments. Is he jealous or angry?

Suddenly his cheeks get big and he seems to vomit any second now. This looks serious and I react fast. Frantically picking up an empty bowl I hurry to his side. His burp is loud and instead of disgusting stuff a flame comes from his mouth and if that isn’t confusing enough… the flames turn into a scroll. He waves his hand to reassure that he is fine. “That is normal Robert. I am something like a stationary postman… Celestia and Twilight can send letters at each other through my flames. And this should be the answer of Celestia.”

Phew, nothing serious it seems. Good for him.
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… What answer? “What do you mean by that Spike?”

“I wrote them a letter yesterday and told them about you.” The answer comes from Twilight.

Princess Celestia and Luna already know about me! This could go so wrong. Even if Twilight and the others said countless times what gentle rulers they are; doesn’t mean that they are all that kind to invaders from another world! I hold my head and close my eyes. This threw me off and reorganizing my thoughts takes a few moments.

Something is hitting me slightly on the head and I see that it is a small purple glowing spoon is the cause.

“What did I tell you about worrying? Everything will be just fine, trust me.” Twilight lets the spoon fly back to her and sets in in her cup. The trust they have in Celestia and Luna is the real deal, unlike the people of my world and their trust in politicians. “Now let us see what she has to say.” The scroll flies in her reach is unwraps itself. Her eyes soak up every word there quickly and she is even mumbling what she reads. Telling from her expression it is most likely nothing worrisome but don´t count your chickens before they´re hatched.

“I knew it.” The letter is rewrapped and lands on the table. “She wants to meet you today! We are awaited at the Castle this afternoon and will dine together with her and Princess Luna. See I told you.” Well true, an invitation doesn’t make it look like that I am in danger. Truth being told, I am still not fully convinced. If I screw up badly my next stop will be the jail. “Spike, be a help and inform the others about it. They shall come here at twelve o´clock. After that we take the train to Canterlot. And yes, you are allowed to stay with Rarity up till then.” She even answers the upcoming question of Spike, who was about to say something.

He salutes in front of Twilight and with an ‘awesome’ he is gone. Could there be more between him and Rarity? Better is that I don’t interfere any more with Spike’s private life. Twilight seemingly ready my mind and a sly smile answers everything.

“What do we do till then? Personally I would like to read some books and ask you about Starswirl the bearded.” Aaaaaand another mine I stepped on. Twilight literally explodes with excitement.

“OH THAT IS WONDERFUL. Finally someone who appreciates a good book beside me. So many books to select and … oh you will love ‘A practical guide of magical creatures’, ‘The pocket guide of sorcery’ and especially ‘100 secrets about stones’!” Here she goes. I start collecting the dishes and balance them in my arms. Suddenly they all fly out of my arms and float midair.

Without paying any real attention to me Twilight moves past me followed by floating dishes; still talking about all the great books she has for me. “Twilight! Something basic would be best. Historical books and something like that is the best way to start. A good cornerstone is fundamental important to build up from.”

Her head turns around and there is a cute blush on her face and she seems embarrassed. “Sorry, you are right. Let us see what we got in the main library.” All the dishes are now being washed with magic. They float around the kitchen and dip into the sink getting cleaned up. Somehow it reminds me of that one movie … ‘Merry Poppins’! “But since Spike left in such a rush we have to do the dishes first.” I smile because she is doing all the work and the term ‘we’ seems wrong.

She notices my stares and one of her eyebrows rise. “Want to try it for yourself? This spell isn’t that hard; except for the number of objects but you can just start with one.” That is exactly what I want NOT to do.

My head shakes fast and hold both hands in front of me. “No. I don’t want to use… ‘my’ magic while I know so less about it. Also, all the dishes will probably be destroyed and any more chaos is not my intention. Let me first learn the theory before we go to the practical part.” Every time I used magic, up till now, ended with me dealing damage to something. Somehow the mage clothes seem to think otherwise because my magic wand just appears in front of my hands and now I am holding it.

“Oh wow Robert. How did you do this?” This raises Twilights interest in me again. Not that I can blame her because I am pretty stunned to.

“I have no clue. Just holding both hands with open hands triggers something that makes it appear or so it looks like.” That is definitely the same staff that appeared yesterday. Where it comes from or if I just create it every time I don’t know.

Twilight observes the object from different angles and pokes it with her hoof. Her curiosity is increasing rapidly. “This thing… maybe your hands are too … complex to focus magic through it. Unicorns focus their magic through their horns. Maybe your magic tries to do something similar?” After a second she adds, “and your problem with losing control over your magic is similar to baby unicorn magic.”

“How are baby unicorns able to get better with their powers?” Controlling these powers could provide a lot of merits.

“Training and learning. Growing up also gives them more control. Mature bodies handle magic a lot better.” Nothing special? Learning is one of my stronger points… physical abilities on the other side… not.

“I am here. If anything goes wrong I can just take care of it. Why don´t you just try it out.” She takes stance behind me and I can feel her breath on my neck. I get goosebumps and can´t hold onto my reasons. Trying my abilities are just too tempting. “Try to visualize what you want to do. Imagine the weight of the object and where it should go. Think of your magic as if it is one of your limbs.”

Memorizing what she says I try to implement her advices. A faint black glow is now around my wand and nothing bad happens. One of the plates shines in the same color but doesn’t do anything else.

“You are doing well. Now try to move your staff in the direction the plate should go.” Her hoof leads my hand, which is holding my wand. “Slowly. No hectic moves now.”

With great care I move my arm to the right side. The reaction is not what Twilight and I expected. All dishes shine black, even the ones which are in Twilights magic spell and dash from their current position to the right wall in a tremendous speed. They all crash and shards fly in every direction. A gasp from Twilight is the only sound I hear and a purple globe surrounds us instantly; shielding us against the dangerous objects. Her hoofs are wrapped around me and I close my eyes and take cover. This is way too scary. The sound of shards hitting the globe is muffled and there is even a faint echo.

The barrage of objects cease and no sound expect of my and Twilights breathing is present. My heart hurts while it pumps a lot of blood through the body. “Are you alright, Robert? It is over.”
A big sigh leaves my mouth and opening my eyes shows me that I did the same thing again; making a mess.

“Sorry Twilight. I did everything you told me, but at some point it went wrong and I don’t know why.” Tears start to run down my face. It is stupid to cry over something like this but the shock added to the frustration, of not succeeding at magic repeatedly, takes its toll on me.

She pets my head and talks to me with soothing voice. “No, I am at fault. We should really learn more about the way you use magic before trying something like this again.” Her grasp on me strengthen. “But you should not let this get you. No one is born a master and this time it was my wrong estimation.” I let these words sink into my consciousness. Never give up… my mom said the same thing every time when something went wrong.

After cleaning up the mess we head to the library which also serves as her workplace. A big desk is occupied with many request, letters, scrolls and books. The whole room is gigantic and even our big bedrooms are small compared to it. There are soooooooooo many bookshelves that counting all the books would forever. Towering windows make the room brightly lit and give it a calming aura. For darker hours are candles placed on every desk and torches on the wall. Also many couches and seat cushions are around for a more relaxing time while reading.

This library is in located on the ground floor behind the throne room. Which by the way is impressive itself and the thrones which are positioned in a circle makes it look like the round table of King Arthur. As everything else, it´s also formed out of crystals and everypony (and even Spike) have their own throne with their cutie marks on it.

Cutie marks are also a strange thing. They just appear on their flanks when the pony knows what its destiny is. Hopefully that will never happen to me… I can´t imagine myself with god knows what on my butt. They told me all that yesterday; including that they are something like a … peace patrol; representing different sides of the Elements of Harmony. The elements are an ancient power and can bring good to the world; if used correctly. A normal person can’t understand the importance of it but it seems to be a big deal.

The two of us sit on the desk and books fly around Twilight´s head. She is talking about the content of each book and which she recommends as starting material. The ‘History of Equestria’ is my obvious choice, even if it fairly thick and will take me some time to work through. ‘Tales of Starswirl the bearded’ is which will be the next one. The purple alicorn is a big fan of him and she would like to tell me what she knows about him but she has to finish her royal duties first and will do this later. To be able to be that consequent with oneself to work through this… mountain of work, shows me how much dependable she is. The third book which I take for future studies will be ‘Magic: History and basic usage’. Something I am a bit wary to read and learn about.

“This selection is good enough I think. All the topics which I want to know about at first are covered with this.” Satisfied I look at the books, they are in top condition with no real signs of usage. They take good care of them and I should also try to do the same. “Do you have some ink and paper for me? I like to take some notes while reading. Be it for further questions or if something has usable references for other topics.”

The demanded objects sail to me and Twilight is somehow excited about me reading her books. “Oh I just can’t wait how you judge them. Especially ‘Tales of Starswirl the bearded’ is a great one. You have to understand that all my friends don’t like reading as much as I do. They only read specific books. Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack just need books which are job-related. Pinkie doesn’t read any books and so would Rainbow Dash if it wasn’t for the ‘Daring Do’ book series.” A frustrated sigh comes from her and she is really displeased about the lack of enthusiasm for books from her friends.

This is a common feeling we have and I understand how annoying it can get. “I know what you mean. Reading books is not something many of my classmates enjoy and I get weird looks when I say that I do. I will start to read now; up till the others come and you can take care of your business. I won’t disturb you.”

“It´s fine. If you have any questions just ask. Enjoy it while I …’enjoy’ paper work.” After another grin she throws herself into work and many of the papers fly around her while she reads, signs and rewraps them one after another. The speed in which she does this is astonishing and her expression oozes with determination. She is very serious about her duties.

A though crosses my mind and it is an important one. “Twilight, are there any things I need to remember when I stand before your rulers? Etiquettes or something like that?”

Twilight doesn’t even look up from her work and just waves her hoof. “No. Just a bow in the beginning and a decent amount of civil respect are enough. Everything else is up to her to decide. Stop racking up your head.” After that she resumes her silent work.

My own part of work is now at hand. Learning and researching this world can be fun and I look really forward to do so. Maybe all this is not necessary if the immortal sisters can send me home but even if they can, I still want to learn about this magical fantastic world which hosts so many new things. Every time I learn about something new and interesting I get this excitement. Only this time… is it even stronger. While I open the historical book I think about all the possibilities this world could hold. With magic nothing seems impossible. Giggling like a moron I start to read the first book and can see a smile on Twilight’s face out of the corner of my eyes.

How much time passed? I don’t know since this book is really interesting. The history of Equestria is so entertaining that it almost feels like a novel instead of a historic record. Wars, battles and discrimination are all part of the pony history. Not everything is all ‘happy-go-lucky’ like I thought at first. Evil dictators like King Sombra, racism between the three pony races and battles with other races make the ponies more… human. While they reached the final point of near peace, which humanity still seems ages away, is the amount and the types of problems similar to the ones we had in our past… or still have. Heroes rose and fell over the decades and helped to form the country it is today. The records mostly circle around the happenings of Equestria and not about the rest of the world. To be precise there is almost nothing referring to the occurrences outside the country. Some things are mentioned like the names of other countries like the ‘Kingdom of the Griffons’ and the ‘Dragon Empire’ and their wars against one another. Interesting topics like their culture, political structure or technology is not covered by this book. Maybe there are some other books who maybe are a little bit more specific about the other countries.

When I reach a certain point in the book I stop reading. It is the foundation of Equestria; the picture of the first flag of Equestria. The flag shows a white and black alicorn forming a circle around a sun and a moon. Why is the flag referring to Luna and Celestia when they are not mentioned up to this point? Did I miss something while I read it? Scrolling back a few pages doesn’t help. There is no mention of Celestia and Luna. Something is not right. If the three pony tribes really founded the country with that flag to begin with. Sure there are always legends in history and many things stay in the shadow. Like the foundation of Rom… but this flag is out of place!

Maybe if I read further…

A poke on my shoulder together with a “Booooh!” scares me to death and I fall from my chair. Landing on my butt is a little bit painful and drags me from the history to the present. After a shake of my head I lose my perplexity. Standing in front of me is Pinkie Pie with a grin from one ear to the other. “Hellllooooo Robert. Got you good!” Laughter comes from behind her and I get to see who else is present. They are all here. Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Spike and of course Twilight and they all stand there laughing. Looks like I got really absorbed by the history book.
Pinkie is poking me rapidly now and I crack a smile because it tickles. “You reeeally were into it Robert. It was fun watching you for the past minute without you noticing. Seems like you really love books as much as Twilight, huh?” The energy she has is really contagious and I feel like I am charging up.

“Great another egghead.” This comes from Rainbow Dash in sarcastic tone and she rolls her eyes. She doesn’t mean it, that is obvious.

Pinkie raises me to my feet and jumps around me. “Now we can go to Canterlot and we will have lots of fun together. There are sooooo many good candy stores; not as good as Sugarcube Corner but still really tasty.”

Well first the important matters; time will tell what else we do. “Hahahahaha ok ok Pinkie I give in.” Finally she stops the assault on me. “I will trust your judgment on this. The meeting with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna has still upper priority.” This satisfies her and finally I am able to take a breather and wipe the dust of myself. “Hi there, by the way.”
After I greeted everypony else I go to the desk and mark the page where I ended reading. A bookmark lies on the desk and I put on the page and closes it after one final look at the flag of Equestria. Historical errors will have to wait.

Twilight looks at me and her expression is hard to understand. Maybe you can describe it as something between happy and impatience. “You can continue reading it later when we return, for now we have to go to the princess. Just let it be there.”

We head out for the castle and Fluttershy is walking beside me. “And how was your first night in Equestria?” Why does it have to be that question?! My face is getting read again and I try hard not to stutter.
“Yes. I… slept well. Thanks for asking and how was yours?”

We are at the market place and our destination is the train station at the end of the Ponyville. “Oh, nothing special. Some first aid for a bear who got into a little fight, a pregnant bunny who was in need for some advice and rest. Oh and I had a nice chat with some passing by birds. Nothing out of ordinary.”

“You are able to understand animals?” We pass some ponies who look at me curiously, some give me a short greeting after they notice Twilight. Many ponies pass us and nobody shows any aggression towards me. Yes I get weird looks but considering my appearance this seems normal. Everywhere is something to look at. The ponies are doing every kind of thing like shopping, talking to each other or just idle around. Everypony is different, just like humans. Not two cutie marks are the same and their overall appearance differs too. Some even wear clothes. A peaceful sensation is continually present.

“That is an ability I have. It´s nice because I can help the animals better.”

“WOW! That is awesome. You are so lucky to have this gift! I wish I could talk to animals. Many of our horses would be much easier to handle if we would understand them.” This makes Fluttershy blush slightly under her coat and tries to hide behind her hair. So cute.

“Hehe … uhm thank you Robert.” Why we don’t use magic to get to the castle is a mystery to me. Probably some rules or something similar that prevent it.

I notice that the attention of the other ponies around is focused only on me and not them. Are they not celebrities? I mean Twilight is a princess and the six of them are the ‘Elements of Harmony’-holder? “Uhm a question. You are something like a patrol of peace as Elements of Harmony?” A nod from her confirms it. “Why are all the other ponies here not paying you any respect like the heroes you are?” Normally celebrities are swarmed with paparazzi and fans; crying and drooling over everything they do. Six element-holders one is a princess and this is all they do?

Fluttershy is quiet for a bit and seems to think a little bit about my question. By the time she answers we arrive at the station. “We are therepresentative of the Elements of Harmony but even if we take our position serious we don’t think of us any better than anypony else and they are also not directly with us for the moment. Many even don’t know for certain that we are the bearer and we have no intention of changing this. Imagine if we get swarmed… All my little friends at the cottage would get scared. I can´t let that happen to the poor ones.” Wow, they are modest to the core. They rescued the country many times!

“THE TRAIN FOR CANTERLOT LEAVES IN 3 MINUTES. EVERYPONY PLEASE BOARD NOW!”

Twilight starts demanding us to hurry. “We need to get this train. Don’t slow down.” As we reach the platform I am able to see the train for the first time. It looks… funny. Describing it is difficult. Call it a mix of the words ‘candy’ and ‘girly’ and you get a colorful crazy looking mostly pink train. Barely are we able to board the train before the whistle goes off and the doors close.

Other ponies look at us for a short time and many eye me a little bit more than I am comfortable with. Not exactly with any negative emotions, more like great interest in me. “Let’s go somewhere more private, sugarcube.” Applejack pushes me from behind through the door. Soon we are in more secluded train wagon and take seats. I am between Twilight and Fluttershy. In front of me are Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash and the rest is behind me. A loud sound from a train horn signals the start of our trip to Canterlot.

“You will be darn impressed by Canterlot. Many fancy ponies walking around everywhere and the designs are grand.” Applejack looks from behind my seat to me and her Stetson Hat falls nearly off. “Not much to my liking, but seeing it once in a while is fine. Going shopping there makes you lose bits in a scary pace. Also don’t wander off. The ponies there are more uptight than my apple trees.” The small joke cracks a smile on my face.

Rarity seems to disagree with her and after a cough she states her opinion. “Oh, it’s because you just don’t understand the beauty of everything there. But I admit that the residents are a little bit reserved; they have this attitude because Canterlot is the summit of fashion and design.” Probably a repeating discussion between those two since Rainbow Dash is rolling her eyes and I giggle slightly. It is so refreshing to talk to them; their problems are so normal and make me feel like home. “Oh Robert I just have to bring you along to one of the fashion shows. The music, the ponies, the clothes *sigh* it is wonderful. You have to watch it to understand what I say.”

“You are a fashionista yourself Rarity. Am I able to see some of your creations there too? Otherwise I don’t see if it can really be that great.” Oh man, my father would be so proud of me if he heard me smooth talk like that. But I just had to; to miss such an opportunity would be a waste. The effect is what I anticipated. A deep red blush is shown on Rarity´s cheeks.

“Oh uhm… yes. Sometimes I provide one or two of my works. Not as often as I would like it but … what not is can be. Hehe… yes.” While I may not have seen any of her creations I get the feeling that she really is a amazing designer. I hope my little fun is never to be uncovered by her. Maybe I should really accompany her once I have the opportunity. A look at Rainbow Dash makes me realize that she has already seen through my smooth talk and a sly smile together with a nod is her silent praise.

The rest of the trip is pretty much the same. Small talk, laughter and stories. At one point the talking comes to an end. I look outside the window and being greeted by a beautiful landscape. Rich colors which improve the view a million times. The beauty of this world is breath taking. Pollution has really destroyed much of Earth´s elegancy, maybe in the past there were colors like these more present.

“Beautiful isn’t it?”

Fluttershy´s voice comes from behind me and I answer her without turning around. “Yes. Your world seems so much richer than mine. Everything seems to scream ‘beauty’. It makes me a little sad when I have to think about Earth´s condition. We have war at many places and if there is no war we have corrupt industries making money with it. Slowly we destroy our world just in a hopeless attempt to increase our own wealth.” My chin sinks on the window frame. “Humans are like a disease for earth and it looks like a lethal one.”

The yellow pegasus takes position beside me and a wing is draped over my shoulders. “Don’t think like that. We have many problems, too. True they have not that present as yours but still, they are there. The trick is to see behind the curtain. I know for sure that your world is as beautiful as ours, you just have to search a little bit.” She may be right but right now it doesn’t seem like it. Humanity is slowly but surely destroying itself. Landscapes like the one in front of me make me wonder if it could be different.

“Time will tell. We humans are blind to the sorrows of the world. Maybe sometime we realize this. Hopefully it isn’t too late by that time.”

A creaking sound comes from the brakes and we slow down. I open the window and look outside for our destination. Again I am speechless. Slowly we approach the castle complex which I saw in one of the ‘visions’ I had. …That reminds me, why did I see Equestria even before I got into contact with the mage outfit which brought me here? I forgot to make that list. Questions just pop up left and right and I am to lose track of every single one.

An astonishing city on the side of the mountain, towers which try to reach the heavens, different buildings and halls and everything is colored in white, lavender and gold. A manmade … or ponymade connection from the lake to the edge of the plateau creates a waterfall. On the far end of the city is an even bigger castle, probably the residence of the royal blooded.

Twilight looks also out of the window and I feel her breath in my neck. “Welcome to Canterlot. Capital of Equestria and the central point of the government.” No words are able to leave my mouth to describe my feelings. Even if Twilight and the other would have pictured it with words for me, nothing could have prepared me for this. We arrive at the train station and come to a hold. “Ok everyone time to go. The princesses expect us and we should not make them wait any longer.”

The walk from the train station to the castle is blurry. My mind got all fuzzy by the amount of impressions which assaulted me from every direction. Cities like this are as best described if you say it is right out of a fairy tale. You remember the stories your mother told you when you were small and had problems to sleep? I mean the ones with the princes and princesses; do you know how you pictured it at that time? Exactly like this is this city; maybe even a little bit more extravagant but still….

The only thing that disturbs the whole picture are the local residents. Every pony I saw held his head high up and unlike the mood in Ponyville it felt cold. To me it even was like to walk through the block of noble snobs. Sad, because it could have such a great impression if these ponies have the same attitude likes the Twilight and her friends.

My accompanying ponies are pointing in different directions and tell me about all the enormous or wonderful things around us. Like recommended restaurants, fancy shops and important buildings. Attractions are everywhere, fountains with detailed statues or mosaic pictures worked into the avenues. Money, or bits how the currency is called here, isn’t a problem and they spared no cost to show everyone what they are capable of. It is impossible to remember everything and my mouth feels dry by the time we reach the gates of the castle. No wonder since my mouth was open most of the time we walked.

The next moment when my head is not clouded anymore is when we reach a gigantic double-leaf door. Oh god! We reached the throne room and I am not prepared in any way. Guards view me suspicion. All three types of ponies are present within the guards and they all wear golden armor which looks even better with their snow white coat. Pegasus and earth ponies wield spears while unicorns just stand around everywhere. God, what do I do now? Keep calm Robert; Twilight said that they just want to be addressed with respect. Nothing else… right?

“Has been a long time since the last time we were here, right?” Applejack and the other ponies are not nervous in the slightest, not even Fluttershy who seems to be the most timid one. They are the opposite of me whose knees are about to give in. What did I expect? They are friends with the royal sisters, are the bearer of the Elements of Harmony and one of them is a princess of her own.

“Maybe I get to eat some delicious gems.” Not even Spike has any signs of anxiety.

“Ok Robert. We are here. Let’s go and see if maybe the princesses know something to help you.”
Twilight steps to the door and the guards open the door with a small bow.

“Wai-“ Unable to finish my sentence I see the doors open and the room behind it.

Aaaaand again I am speechless. Like all the other times; it is becoming a habit. The throne room is huge! While the width is around thirty feet the height is what is worth talking about. It has to be at least a hundred feet and the ceiling is decorated with different pictures and it bulges outward. Every dozen feet is a gigantic window with stained glass in it; picturing scenes or beautiful symbols. Rarity told me that some of these colorful windows tell the story of their adventures and their accomplishments for Equestria. She is right. One window shows Twilight´s ascension to be a princess, another symbolizes their victory over Discord and there are some other windows where I can see one or more of the element holders. Flags are hung up everywhere showing mostly the symbol of the sun and moon to represent Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. The length of the room is around 150 feet and on the far end there are some stairs. Leading to an elevated platform where two thrones stand. The backs rise up high and are colored in gold and purple. A long two toned red carpet goes from the thrones to our current position.

Sitting on their seats are they; the immortal ruling sisters. The princesses Celestia and Luna. One is a white alicorn, with huge feathery wings and a sun as her cutie mark. She is bigger than any pony I saw up till now and resembles more a normal horse. She even wears a golden crown with matching … boots? The most remarkable thing about her is the mane. It is colored in two kinds of blue, green, and pink. The interesting part is that it floats in the air and there is definitely no wind blowing here. How is this… Wait, magic duuuh.

Her sister is also an alicorn but a little bit smaller. Her wings are smaller too and the cutie mark is a white crescent moon on a black cloud which spreads a little bit more over her flank. She is also wearing a crown and these funny boots but their color is black and white. Her floating mane is like a starry night. It has a deep blue color with many white sparks in it and I get absorbed just looking at it.

We arrive in front of them and they all bow down. My mind isn’t working and I just stand there saying the best word to describe those two. “Beautiful.” This leads to a giggle from everyone around me. Luckily this brings me back and I quickly sink to my knees and bowing in front of the royal sisters. Darn it, why do I keep screwing up?

“Oh my, what a charmer we have here.” Seems like I am still in the good but I am too scared to look up to see who is talking. The voice is gentle and is like the sound of a peaceful river.

“It seems like it, sister. But he is indeed funny looking.” Another voice joins and is a little bit more traditional. The voices are coming closer and sweat is building up on my forehead. “It also seems like we scare him.”

Now they are probably in front of me. “Raise your heads my friends.” Everypony and Spike stand up, I am still kneeling because I am not a friend of her and … “You too, Robert. Stand up.”… Never mind.
Deep breath later I stand up; only to see the ruling sisters a feet away from me. With big eyes I look at the powerful beings in front me; terrifying and beautiful like nature itself.

“Hello Robert. I am Princess Celestia and I welcome you as the first human to Equestria.” The white alicorn brings her head to eye level and views me with her pink eyes. Her voice sounds really friendly and powerful at the same time. Suspicion is not in it, or she is good at hiding it. “And it is good to see every one of you in good health too.” The seven are also greeting the princesses in a friendly matter. Afterwards Celestia´s eyes are set on me again and I have to swallow hard. “So… you are the human that just appeared on the market place in Ponyville?”

My throat seems to dry out instantly and I feel my heartbeat increase drastically. “Yes your majesty. I am sorry for intruding your country without permission. It was not my intention to do so. Please believe me.” My voice is about to crack and I have problems to breath. To regain some composure again I look to the ground concentrating on my breathing.

“Do not fear us, little one. We mean you no harm and trust us on that. We welcome you with sincere feelings.” Luna is now talking to me and her voice has a little bit of an old touch. Hearing her voice makes me imagine a little breeze on a clear night.

A muzzle touches my face and Princess Celestia gives me a small nudge! Frozen to a statue I look at her straight into the eyes blinking rapidly trying to understand what just happened. She smiles at me and radiates with a warming feeling. Peace. That is what she represents, so obvious. All the tension leaves my body and I am calm again. “That is better. You are a guest here Robert. And as such you have to worry about nothing. Twilight was so kind enough to have sent me a letter with your current condition. We will see if we can send you home.”

How convenient, because now I have not to tell my whole story again. “But I have some questions regarding some parts of your story.” Ok, but still it´s not the whole story.

“Yes, your highness. I will try to answer your questions to the best of my abilities.” So far so good. Maybe this whole thing will be over quicker than I thought.

The next minutes pass by quick. Her questions about different matters regarding the happening of my transportation are hard to answer. She especially asked about my feelings, interpretations and colors that were present when the travel happened. Luna also had a lot of questions regarding the period in which I was in the dark area. Every question was answered by me as well as I could and trying to remember little details about the hasty abduction was quite a challenge. As I mentioned Starswirl because of the similarities of our outfits the mood of Celestia and Luna changed for a second. Shortly some kind of pain was present on their faces but before I could ask further it vanished and they didn’t seem to want to talk about it.

Twilight also provided some more recent information about my failure to control magic and her theories. When Celestia, Luna and Twilight talked about magic I felt a little bit left out but I stood there silently waiting for further instructions. The only time they talked to me in the next ten minutes was when I had to ‘bring out’ my magic wand, which impressed them. Thereafter they excluded me again of the conversation.

“… it seems that there truly could be a connection to him, sister. We have to investigate it further, maybe even ask… him?” Luna is really passionate about something. I can´t understand what they talk about at the moment.

The white alicorn princess is thinking hard; even wrinkles appear on her forehead. “We will do it, sister. Maybe he knows something. And since he truly seems to be reformed the chances of him telling us something useful is pretty high.”

“What do you mean, Princess Celestia? There is no connection between them. No book ever mentions his name together with his.” Twilight looks at her former teacher; confusion is written all over her face.

“There are some things Twilight, which are not passed down by paper but by memory. Sometimes a topic is too critical to be written down.” Celestia´s words get my attention. No historic records? What can it be?

“We just call for him and see what he has to tell.” They seem to conclude their discussion and Celestia steps forward. “Robert let me tell you first, me and my sister are unable to send you home. Magic that lets you travel between different worlds is something we are not able to perform. But maybe someone else can help you.”

What? The immortal sisters who everyone refer to as all powerful can´t cast such spells? The loss of one possibility, to return home, is a great setback. There were not many to begin with.

“Let me call the one that could help you.” She takes a deep breath and after a second she speaks in a surprising normal voice. “Discord, I know you hear me. Can you please come here?”

Discord? I thought he already said that he can´t help me. How in the world should he hear that? Her voice wasn’t mentionable loud and her horn wasn’t shining, which is a sign for a unicorn to cast magic.

And yet, a dark hole appears in the ground followed by a rope which rises up to the ceiling. Without stopping the rope reaches the top and you hear a grunting sound out of the hole. Some silent curses are heard and a yellow griffon claw grips the rope outside of the hole, followed by a lion paw. With one final pull Discord climbs out of the hole, completely cowered in dust and spider webs. The strange creature steps on the floor and shaking himself. “Brrrrrr… Celestia I told you not to call me on Fridays. That is my day for cleaning the basement.” Small dust clouds fly around him while he tries to clean himself.

A spider is crawling from behind his ears and … is shaking angrily a leg at him. Discord makes a frown and flips it off his muzzle. “So what do you need from me Celestia? I am a busy one.” His high and mighty attitude leaves his face when he sees a little bit of anger in Celestia´s expression. “Yes… oh what a pleasant surprise all the others are here, too.” He come closer to me and pets me on the head. “Also… Hello Robert. I assume you are doing fine?”

Something in his eyes… there is a spark behind his eyes. My guts tell me that he wants to talk about something but I don’t know what. But I have to admit, I really enjoy his character. So random and he does things in unexpected ways. No one can tell what he does next. “Hi there, Discord. How did you hear Celestia? Her voice wasn’t that loud, did she use magic or something like that?”

A grin appears on Discord’s face and he shrinks to my size. “An inquisitively one? Eager to learn more about me huh?” A flash later and everything changes. Now I am sitting on a chair and in front of me is Discord wearing an academic cap and holding a long pointer in his claw pointing at a black board. “Ok I will teach you, so listen closely.” Drawings appear on the board which even move. One is Discord and the other is a white unicorn.

“You have to know, being me has its merits. For one I can hear anything I want, if I concentrate on somepony specific or an area. But I don’t like that because the many sounds make me dizzy.” The drawing of Discord gets buried by many notes and symbols referring to sound. “I only do this when I really see a point in it.”

“And you can turn this on and off as you like?”

I look to my left to see a kidlike version of Discord sitting on a chair beside me. Confused I look to the front to see the adult one. “Good question Discord. And yes, I am able to turn it on and off except for one thing.” I look back at the little Discord. He looks cute and somewhat disturbing. His head is way too big for that body.

“ATTENTION ROBERT!” With a quick turn of my head I look straight in front of me again. “Now for the part for the exception.”

The drawings are back to life and the unicorn seems to shout something. “If someone calls my name and I refer to that someone as a friend…” A small heart appears over the unicorn. “… I am able to hear it and can decide to go to that one.” The drawn Discord appears in front of the unicorn and they hug.

Once again a flash of light happens and my surroundings are back to normal. His powers really are crazy but enjoyable. The other ponies, except for Pinkie Pie who is running around like crazy, seem to just roll their eyes and talk silently. Don’t they like what he does? Not that it matters. “Would the same thing happen if I would call your name?”

My question makes him grab his chest, where his heart is placed… normally… probably… I don’t know his anatomy. “Oh Robert, your question hurts my poor heart.” A small crying sound comes from his chest. “I thought that we already are friends.”

“Discord!”

The demanding voice of Luna startles us both and we both turn to face the princess of the night. “We called you here for a specific reason. Stop messing around and get a hold of yourself.”

A gulp from Discord makes it clear that he is not keen to anger her any more. “Hehe sorry. So what do you need from me?”

Celestia steps up to Discord and even while she is smaller compared in size, she seems to tower Discord in every way. The royal aura around her shines and every single movement is like a storm clearing its´ path. This leaves no room for a ‘no’. “You know exactly what Roberts outfit looks like. You know the magic that you can feel inside. You were the last one to be in the presence of him. We didn’t talk about this because we wanted you to be reformed first. Now maybe it is time to tell us the truth about the disappearance of Starswirl the bearded.”

A silence falls over the room. No one is talking and while Celestia and Luna look intensely at Discord the other ponies seem to be surprised. Twilight has the most shocked expression I saw up till now.
The only one who doesn’t flinch a bit is Discord who stares back at the white alicorn princess. The moment seems like an eternity and nothing happens except for one thing. Hardly noticeable I see once again the spark in Discord´s eyes. Everyone else doesn’t seem to notice it.

“I can´t remember. Sorry.”

These few words hit a spot inside Luna. She furiously lashes out at him. “LIAR! YOU WERE THE ONE THA-…” Celestia holds her hoof in front of Luna, silencing her in a second. Unlike her sister she keeps her calm, if not for the fact that her muscles are tense. Only a trained eye can see it.

“Are you sure? Is there nothing you remember about the last time you met him.” Her voice is different, more cold and without any sympathy. “Ponies said that you were the last one that walked up to his hut.”

Discord also keeps calm and shakes his head. “As much as I would like to help you. I just don’t know it. So many memories before my first petrification are blurry up till today. Regarding to the matter of Starswirl is no exception.”

Another few seconds of silence pass in which Celestia looks at Discord. She seems to look for any signs that he isn’t telling the truth. “I will trust you Discord. If it really is the petrification than we are at fault too.”

“Sister you don’t mean to believe HIM!?” A perplex Luna is shouting at her sister. Anger, disbelief and pain, this is a whirlwind of emotions that just burst outside of her. What the hell happened in the past between them? Fluttershy and Spike hide behind Twilight who looks puzzled. Her other friends seem to freeze.

Celestia answers with a shake of her head. “That banishment really could affect one’s mind. Distrusting Discord is not the right path to repair the bond we have built up again.” She says that but I don’t believe her. Even she wants to know it badly.

“Ok everyone lets discuss everything else by a nice meal. We prepared many delicacies.” Slowly they all start to move and breathe again. This is not over and everyone knows it.

Pinkie is the first to talk and starts jumping around. “Oh yes yes yes. I can´t wait to taste everything.” Her personality brings finally a smile to the serious expressions of her friends. Twilight is already soaked up into a discussion with Celestia, probably about Starswirl´s and Discord´s connection. But Celestia is shaking her head most of the time.

Two ones are not moving, Discord and I. This seems like a good moment. Should I risk it? Well here goes nothing.

“Discord,” I talk to him without looking at him. My view is still set straight to the other present who didn’t take any notice that we didn’t start moving.

“Yes, what is it Robert?”

“You know more, don’t you? I saw it in your eyes.”

He lays his lion pawn on my shoulder and a yank goes through my body. The scenery changes and I stand in the most bizarre world that I ever imagined. The easiest way to describe it is to say that there are various islands floating through the air of a multi colored space. Small islands and big ones drift without any pattern past each other. Some are like a southern land and other are covered in snow. Some have trees, other host entire mountains. Bizarre looking animals walk, fly or swim everywhere. One island that flies past us is a giant chessboard with the including pieces. Brown rain falls on one island, is that the chocolate rain?

I and Discord are currently on a normal looking island that is a small green hill with a little modest house on top of it. This could be the only place where chaos isn’t present. “This is my world Robert. The place where I can be myself; creating chaos as much as I like.” His paw is still on my shoulder and he spins me around to look at him. To get on eye level with me he even goes to his knees. The yellow and red eyes pierce me and it feels like to be naked. “What I am about to tell you has to be our secret. This is very important, do you understand? Some things better stay in the dark.” The entire funny attitude is gone and the seriousness scares me somehow.

After a deep breath he speaks again.
“The one at fault for your stay here is most likely…me.”

Author's Notes:

And with that we conclude the third chapter of the story. Is it still interesting for you?
Tell me your thoughts of the chapter and predictions for the future.

What lies ahead for Robert and what has Discord to do with Robert´s stay in Equestria?
Be ready for the next chapter.

Like always, thank you for your support. I will try to be worthy of it.
Up till then, stay healthy.