So yeah, passing out two times a day is nothing really healthy for anyone, at least I got some much needed sleep. Also, I’ve apparently been turned into a fucking living slime. I knew spells cast on me had nasty effects on me, but seriously!? I simple teleportation turns me into a fucking slime ball? Anyway, I think I’m waking up, again.

“Are you alright Ember?” It was Celestia.

“Ugh, you tell me...” I get up again and look at myself. “I... don’t know what to feel anymore...” It’s true, at this point I’ve been dealing with an entirely new world, a few new species, having my wings torn off- “My wings...” I mutter.

“What?” Twi asked. I tried to flex my wings, I did get a feeling of something moving on my back. I look behind myself, and was elated to see that even in this goo form I still have them, I just wonder if I can fly with these… I flap them a few times, nothing, they bend to impossible angles to create even the slightest lift. At this new revelation I turn to the three ponies in front of me.

“Turn me back into a human, now.” My rage started to build again, I even started feel warmer. They didn’t say anything and my rage continued to build. Celesia said something to break the heavy silence.

“I’m afraid we can’t.” When she said that my anger skyrocketed.

“What?” I clenched my fists and the temperature raised to a hot summer day in the middle of a desert kind of heat. In my peripheral I saw little balls of fire form around me. It kinda took me a few seconds to realize what Celestia was doing. *Getting me mad enough to make me turn into a fireball again, that might change me back…* I gave Celestia a ‘got ya’ look before I let myself get lost in the sea of anger that dwelled within me. Next I get that feeling of knowing everything like before, and then I felt extremely powerful again, but this time it didn’t feel as strong as before. I think I even began to hover in the air. When my vision focused, I failed to notice that in the first place, I saw that I was in a yellow bubble of magic floating in mid-air, probably to keep anything from being burnt. No one spoke for a bit, until I decided to break the silence, I think the fire that makes up my being has already done that, eh… I digress.

“I commend you Celestia. I would’ve never thought to do this.”

“This form replaced you wings, didn’t it?” She gave me a sly smile.

“I’m only human, Celestia. Though, I probably would’ve figured out to turn into this again. But still, thank you for making it quick.”

“Anytime Ember.” This whole time Twilight and Luna stayed quiet this whole, Luna looked at Celestia, a little aghast. And Twi was just wearing a shocked look. I guess they must be-

“Of course!” Twi recovered, she slapped her hoof to her forehead. “Last time you changed into this form you got your wings back! Why didn’t think of that?” As much as I wanted to make a joke out of that, I was more concerned with whether or not his would work.

“That was quite clever of you sister.” Luna appraised.

“Thank you Luna.” Celestia turned her attention back to me. “How long do you think you will stay like this?”

“I think not very long. I’m already starting t o feel tired. You mind handing me a mirror? I want to see what I look like.”

“Of course.” A large mirror appears in front of me. And just as I thought, I look like a little sun, this time the edges are a bright yellow. And my eyes, they’re just blue circles. I scowl and they turn to slanted half circles.

*Wow I look badass.*

-We sure do.-

=Hell YEAH we do!=

~I agree.~

*Hey, you’re all back, where were you guys?*

-We’ve mostly been exhausted like you. -

*I see. Oooh fuck I’m getting tired fast.*

~Let me fix that.~ I felt a rush of magic and I suddenly didn't feel tired anymore. I was still losing me current ball-of-fire state. I watch in awe as the fire started to die out, revealing more of my body as patches of fire extinguished themselves, as more and more of my body was revealed I was ecstatic to see that feathers were poking out.

“This is like pushing the reset button...” I marveled at how simple it was to return to normal. If it was this easy to change into a blob of slime, then back to my normal self, I’m a little scared to think what different spells will do to me. The bubble I was in dissapeared and I landed on the incredibly soft bed.

“What’s a ‘reset button’?” Twilight asked.

“It’s mostly a term used when you, reset, certain things or aspects in a video game to default settings. Do you have those here? And is this your room Celestia?”

“No, we don’t. And yes, it is.” I quickly got off the bed. I wanted to ask more about what technology they have here. But I remembered that I more or less made a promise to Golden.

“Oh well, anyway. Did Twilight tell you why we’re here?” Celestia smiled when I asked that.

“Yes, she did. And I’m pleased to tell that I can send Golden Streak back to his world.”

“Perfect!”

“Yes, I sent a carriage for him, he should be here now. Come with me.” She said and she walked out the room, now that I had a chance to look around the room it was fucking huge. A few bookshelves line the walls, along with a large curved desk that held stacks of papers and books. Which was all currently illuminated by sunlight from outside, even the windows were really big. There was even a balcony the overlooked Canterlot. The bed I was laying on was massive! It looked like three queen sizes were mashed together in one big circled bed. We left the room and headed back to the throne room if I remember correctly. Where there happen to be a certain andriod standing at one end of the large room. He had two guards with him. When they saw us Celestia dismissed the guards and began talking to Golden Streak. At her request at a distance so we couldn’t hear them.

“What do you think she's talking to him about?” I asked Luna.

“No doubt she is making sure of Golden’s request to be sent back to his home world.”

“Oh, he seemed dead said when I offered to do all of this for him. I don’t know why he would have second thoughts.”

“Why do you think that?”

“He told he has family back on his planet. He wasn’t too happy when he realized he wasn’t going to see them again.”

“I see...” From the corner of my eye I saw that heard lowered a little.

“You really like him as friend huh?” She nodded weakly. “Well if makes it any better, I consider you a good friend.” She looked to me.

“You do..?” I nodded.

“Yeah, besides the fact that I need to trust you to not go through my mind without my consent. I can say that you’re a good friend.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.” Luna looked away, for what? I don’t know. Think I said something I shouldn’t have, probably the whole trust with memories, I turn to walk over to Twilight. Before I made my way over to Twi I’m assaulted from behind by a blue mass of fur and feathers. Two hooves wrap around my neck and a set of blue wings wrap themselves around me.

“Thank you.” I heard her whisper. She leaned her head onto my shoulder. Her tears soon began to soak into the feathers there. With my magic I carefully lift her off my body, I turn back around and give Luna a proper hug. We stay like that few a minute, hen Luna lets go. She wipes the tears off her eyes. “Thank you.” She states once again.

“Anytime. Lets go see what’s gonna go down, as far as Golden ging to back to his world.”

“Lets.” She recomposes herself. I hadn't noticed that Twi joined Celestia and Golden.

“So how’s it going?” I asked.

“Golden will be going to his home world.” Twi answered.

“Really? That’s it?”

“There is one addition,” Celestia chimed in. “I will be giving him a scroll that allows Golden Streak to come back to Equestria, should he decide too.”

“Cool, best of both worlds I guess?” I look to Golden and he nods. “Can he use the scroll to go back and forth?”

“I’m afraid not, the scroll is enchanted with a one-way teleportation spell.”

“Oh, well you can send him right?” She nods. “Ok then. So… shall we see you off?”

“Yeah, I’m ready to go.” He said. Celestia stood right in front of him, she motioned for us to stand next to her and we do so.

“I’ll see you all some time!” He waved to us, and we waved back.

“See ya!”

“We will surely miss you!”

“Bye!” We all but Celestia said our goodbye’s as he started to fade away. What surprised me is that he started turning back into a human as he faded away. From what I saw he was white with black hair and green eyes, lucky bastard. I was born with brown eyes and brown hair. With that over with, awkward silence befell us. Well, I think mostly awkward for me and Twi. Celestia and Luna looked contempt to sit there in silence. I think to pay respect to Golden, or out of modesty. I don’t know. Without saying the sun and moon princesses get up and walk away, presumably to their rooms.

“I guess that’s our cue to head back home huh?”

“Yeah.” She closes her eyes and her horn lights up. “Twilight!”

“What!?” She loses her concentration and looks to me.

“Have you learned nothing woman!? You can’t teleport me with you!”

“Oh… right… heh… Sorry.” She blushes.

“Whatever, I’ll see you later.” I say as I teleport home. After greeting Chrysi and explaining what happened I went to my room to fully digest what has happened.

“So it’s going to be winter soon is it?” I asked Twi.

“Yes.”

“Nice. I’ve always preferred it cold.”

“Really?” I nod. After Golden got sent back to his world everything continued like normal. I decided to start walking around town more often, since I really don’t have much to do at home. Me and Twi were talking about yesterday until the subject changed to the upcoming winter. According to her, the ponies head start winter with an event called ‘The Running of the Leaves’. Which is apparently a fall even that leads to winter, and what happens is that the ponies start at one end of Whitetail Woods, which is a nicer version of the Everfree, and they run to other end, causing the leaves of the trees to fall down. And I missed that event, and Rainbow and Aj were part of it, competing against each other. Fuck me.

“I’ve always liked it cold. Even though I used to live in a desert.”

“You lived in a desert?”

“Yeah, I told you. Right?”

“I don’t think so...”

“Ay Ember!” I heard someone yell from behind. Me and Twi looked behind us and see that Vinyl with Octavia, Lyra, and Bon Bon. They’re like their own little group of friends. Cool.

“Hey Vinyl, what’s up?”

“Eh we just wonderin’ if you like to see if ya wanted to see us play!”

“Really? Are you going to host a concert or something?”

“Oh no, nothing like that.” Octavia answered. “We always get together once or twice a week for a little practice. Lyra and Bon Bon are usually our audience.”

“So whaddya think? Wanna join us?” I look to Twi.

“Mind if I..?”

“Go ahead, I have to go check on Spike anyway.”

“Cool, see ya later then.” Twi waves and she walks off. “I guess I’ll join you girls.”

“Awesome! Come with us!” The little group walks off, with me right behind. They lead me to the market, to a little candy shop with the name ‘Bon Bon’s Bonbons. So Bon Bon owns this store? Clever girl. We go inside and my senses are assaulted by some exquisite scents of chocolate, vanilla, and Oohh I fucking love chocolate dipped strawberries.

“How come I've never seen this place before? I fucking love sweets.” They just chuckle at me. I continue to follow them as they head to the back of the shop. Apparently this also a home. I saw some stairs and some other rooms.

Anyway, the room they lead me to had a few instruments hung to the walls and some what looks to be a mini-stage. Vinyl, Bon Bon and Lyra sit on chair that I didn't notice until now, and Octavia stands atop the stage, holding a cello and a bow. I sit on the ground since there wasn’t a chair I could use. That was my size. And Octavia began to play.

“That was amazing Octavia.” I praised.

“Thank you.” She said.

“Just like usual Tavi.” Vinyl commented.

“Be quiet Vinyl. Ember?”

“Yeah?”

“Would you like to give it a go? I have heard that you are quite talented.”

“Really? Who told you that?”

“A certain mare?”

“Was it Pinkie?”

“... Yes.”

“Figure, I guess Ill give it a try.” I stand up and walk over to Octavia. Taking the Cello she used as she walked to sit with her friends. One snap of the fingers later I’m sitting in a chair, preping to play an old song I used to play when I was younger. For the life of me I can’t remember the name or who created it. It’s been a few years since I’ve played anything. Anyway, I gracefully set the bow against the strings and play. My mind went blank as I continued to play, I closed my eyes and focused in the song as it played itself out in my head. God it’s such a fucking release to do this again. Not as much as pounding someone’s face in, or putting a bullet on some guilty fuckers head, or shoot Corey and his friends point-blank with a fucking shotgun. Time seemed to slow and everything around me faded away, leaving me, and only me and this cello.

“Yo Ember, you alright?”

“*Thwack* Be quiet!”

“Ow! Okay!” That almost broke my concentration. I just waved it off, figuratively, and kept on playing. For about another minute. Time flies when you play an emotional song, apparently. I open my eyes again and realize that I was crying a little.

*Fuck, I needed that.*

-No matter how small of a release it was, it was still good.- Innuendos aside, I looked to the ponies in front of me. Octavia had a mix of a sad and amazed with tears threatening to leak from her face. Vinyl had an impressed look on her face. Lyra was also impressed. Bon Bon… she looked like she was staring at the face of god. Even her eyes dilated and gained a glossy shine.

“What?” I haven’t received mixed results like this, especially something as random as Bon Bon.

“That. Was... Amazing!” Bon Bon… I’m going to sat just Bon from now on, she cheered and started clapping her hooves.

“Eh, it was pretty good.” Fucking Vinyl.

“I liked it.” Lyra had a innocent smile on her face. I guess she’s the neutral one amongst them.

“That was a wonderful piece of music Ember, what was that song?”

“The name of it eludes me at the moment. I doubt you’ve even heard of it anyway. It being from a different world and all.” Lyra perked up at that.

“Wait, so you are from a different world.” I nod. “I knew it! In your face Bonnie! In! Your! FACE!” She jumped off her chair and jabbed her hoof in Bon’s direction. Bon just rolled her eyes.

“Oh, shut up Lyra. How were we supposed to believe you from the beginning?”

“Bon Bon has a point Lyra. I didn't even know you ponies existed, you were all just legends of myth.” Not exactly lying, but not exactly telling the truth either.

“Really? Ponies don’t exist where you come from?”

“Not your kind to be specific. You know how you have wild animals here?” They nod. “Where I come from, ponies are nothing but wild animals. Some of us usually have them as livestock like cows and stuff.”

“... What?”

“Yeah… It’s a bit sad, isn’t it?” All four of them nod at me.

“Does that mean… that you..?” Bon asked.

“Oh, god no.” I grimace. “The way they kept them in small rooms. I never like to keep animals the way people do.” Honestly, I could care less how people kept livestock. The planet’s too populated with humans and other animals anyway, we could do with a few million of us… not having children. For a few years. Yeah…

“Well… It’s good to know that you’re not as bad as you look.” Bon remarked.

“Really?” I ask. Bon just gives me a dumb look, until she realized what she said. Her hooves flew up to her mouth and as scared look creeps upon her face.

“Omigosh! I didn’t mean to!”

“Don’t worry about it Bon Bon. I figured you ponies would see me as some kind of monster.” I got up and handed the cello to Octavia.

“Hey, it ain’t nothing like that.” Vinyl tried to reassure. “It’s just that… you're a little… Scary lookin’.”

“That sure helps Vinyl. Thanks.” I make my way out the room.

“Vinyl!”

“Sorry!” I hear hoof steps from behind.

“Ember, please wait.” I turn around and maintain a stoic face. It’s not that they offended me. I just got a little upset. I absolutely hate it when I’m seen as a monster. And to know that the pe- ponies here see me as a monster. I haven’t done anything that would give the slightest hint of a monster! I doubt they even saw me with Tirek. Or if they think I was that bright ball of fire.

“Yes?”

“Please excuse Vinyl and Bon Bon. They… they don’t...”

“They don’t have a filter?” I supplied.

“You can say that. I’m sorry about them. In all honesty, I didn’t really think you would be so talented. Nopony really knows much about you. And with what you are. I mean, look at you! You’re basically two or three times our size! No offense.” Octavia really must to get on my good side.

“None taken. And thanks. And just between me and you. It’s really difficult to get me angry.” I smile at her. “I like to call myself a calm person. Plus it was kinda funny to see their faces.”

“I see.” She smiles. “Should I tell them that you’re alright?”

“Yeah. I didn’t mean to scare you guys either.

“That’s good to know. Oh, by the way, where are you going? If you don't mind me asking.”

“I’m just gonna walk around for a bit more. I have nothing to do at my house.”

“I see… I guess we’ll see you later?”

“Sure. See ya.” I wave to her and I walk out the door.

Author's Notes:

Yes, Golden Streak will be coming back sometime in the future. Yes, he will be that op son-of-a-bitch you all know and love. Please, leave a like and comment! If ya want.