After helping Twilight back home I continued with my experiments. And let me tell ya, magic does some crazy shit.

Take this for example: What do you get when you mix bromine and aluminum? Aluminum Tribromide right? Well, that’s complete bullshit when magic is involved. Turns out fucking nothing happens when magic is applied to bromine and aluminum. No reaction at all, so making a few chemicals with magic is out of the equation. And I can focus on making metal alloys. So far I got Buttered Iron, mercury and gold, iron and mercury, sodium and Iron, gold, and mercury. Metals mix well together with magic…

“You done ‘experimenting’ for today Ember?” Chrysi asked.

“Yeah, pretty much.” I plop myself down on the couch right next to Chrysi.

“What have you found out today?” Spark asked. She’s been going around town more often. While I don't mind it at all, it’s just something weird getting used too.

“That it’s really easy to create metallic alloys with magic.”

“Oh? How so?”

“I can create one with iron and gold. It was near impossible to do that back on Earth.”

“Oh. How strong is it?”

“Apparently stronger than titanium. But it’s heavier though.”

“Oh...”

“I know, bummer right?” Spark nodded.

“Yes, it is. Well, do you have any plans for any alloys you create?”

“Just to sell some of them I know they don’t exist. They're gonna have to be any alloy with iron since iron apparently is magic resistant.”

“I see. Do you have anything else planned for today?” I shake my head.

“Nah, thinkin’ about taking a nap though... Yeah, a nap sounds good right about now.” I get up and head to my room. “Wake me up if anything happens.”

“Alright.” I walk in my around and flop onto my bed. And have Ruby cast a sleep spell.

*Mmmm. I love naps.* I sit up and stretch. *Been a while since I’ve felt so refreshed.*

~I can literally feel that. It does feel rather good.~

*Tell me about it.* I get from my bed and head to the living room, the sun was still out, still had time to do shit. If there was any shit to do…

“Hey Chrysi, hey Spark. Miss anything?” I ask.

“Not really.” Came Spark’s reply.

“Nope.” Chrysi answered without looking at me.

“You’re addicted to watching t.v. Chrysi. That’s not good.”

“You're kidding.” She sarcastically responded, still without looking at me.

“Fine, end up becoming a fat blob. Not my problem.” I turned to walk away and I saw Chrysi glaring at me from the corner of my eye. I laugh a little.

I was feeling a little hungry so I whipped up an egg and bacon burrito. In the middle of its creation I heard Chrysi walk in.

“What are you making?”

“Egg and Bacon burrito. Want one?”

“Isn’t bacon pork meat?”

“Yes. Why?”

“Is it as good as your breakfast special?” There was a glint in her eyes when she asked that.

“Kinds, yeah.”

“Then I would love one please.” She took a seat on around the dining table. I just smiled and made another burrito.

I grabbed the two steaming burritos and hand one to Chrysi. She takes it in her magic and I take my seat.

“Mmmmm...” She hummed when she took a bite. “I sear Ember. You’re getting me addicted to meat with all the love you put into making these things.”

“Ay. It’s your choice whether to eat this shit or not. I ain’t making do anything.” She laughs.

“Whatever. I sill love this stuff anyways.” She happily continued munching on it like a dog. “Mmf. So good.” She said with a mouth full of food.

“Don’t eat with you mouth full, you’ll get food everywhere.” She dismissively waved a hoof at me. I chuckled and shrugged back. We both finish our food and head back to the living room. Today’s gonna be a lazy day. And Cops is on! Awesome!

It’s amazing how the human mind can blank out for hours at a time. I remember watching t.v. for hours, and getting once or twice to do something, but that’s all I remember. It’s like my brain was defragging itself. Well, I don’t think I missed anything, so no harm done. And it was midday. I still have an afternoon to kill, walking around town it is. Maybe I can buy some candy from Bon Bon. Oooh… yeah, definitely doing that.

“Goin out to get stuff!” I shout.

“Ok!” Spark and Chrysi both shout back. Grab my bag of bits and head out. Destination: Bon Bon’s BonBons.

The trek through town was thankfully uneventful. As in no monsters or four-legged tyrants were trying to wreck the place. It was pretty nice, to walk around without a care in the world. Never gets old.

Anyway, the doorbell to Bon Bon’s shop rang as I walk in. Having to duck for obvious reasons.

“Hello! I’ll be there in a second!” I heard her shout from deeper in the shop slash apartment. And true to her word, she came out of some back door a second later. Not literally, stupid. “Ember! What a surprise! Came for a visit or something?”

“Kinda, how’s Lyra?”

“She’s fine.”

“Cool. Anyway. I came by to see if I can buy some candy, or something. Got anything you’d suggest?”

“Oh! Ok!” She clapped her forehooves. “Well, my personal favorite are double chocolate bonbons.”

*Of course it they would be.* “You mind if I try one?”

“Of course! I have a few samplers right here!” She reaches for something under the counter and pulls a little try of bon bons. I grab one after she presents them and pop it in my mouth.

“Oh wow ok. Damn that’s good. Yeah, I’ll a dozen of those.”

“Alright!” Bon Bon puts the tray down to grab a bag, and I swipe a few more samples while her back’s turned.

“Anything else?” Sse asked and she placed to newly filled bag on the counter.

“Mmm… Oh! Four Vanilla coated Eclairs please.” She pulls out a large tray from somewhere and places four eclairs on it. “And six glazed donuts. One chocolate doughnut, one sprinkled, aaaannd two Caramel Turtle shells.” The last two things were basically a wafer bowl covered on chocolate bits, caramel, peanuts, whipped cream, and little brownie squares. The Candy Mare all too happily collects the requested items, and sorts them into a large box, again something from grabbed from under the counter, somewhere.

“Will that’ll be all?” She asked.

“Yeah, for now.” I answer, she chuckles.

“That’ll be ten bits then!” I fish ten golden coins from my bag and hand them to her. She swiftly rakes them to the register and tosses them in. A decidable familiar ‘cha-ching’ chime filling the air as she opens it. “Thanks for the business Ember. Things have been going slowly these days.”

“But how? You make and sell candy. How can business suck?”

“Most of my income comes from holiday sales. Sales are usually slow in between holidays.”

“Oh, I see. Eh, makes sense.” I grab the box and bag. “See ya Bon Bon.” She waves to me.

“Later Ember!” I open the door with my magic and walk back home with.

“I smell treats!” Chrysi popped her head into the hallway and locked eyes on the box.

“I got stuff from Bon Bon’s. And not you can’t get any now. I want this shit to last. Got it?” She nods and I place the stuff in the fridge. I even placed a spell that lets me know if someone opens the bag or box. And then I grab one of the turtle shells and take a bite.

*Wow, shit’s good.* I turn around to head to my room and nearly kick Chrysi. SHe’s looking up at me with pleading puppy eyes. “Nice try.” I pick up tow bon bons and hand them to her. “Next time simply ask.” She nodded again and ran off with the bon bons.

*I really wonder she likes food so much…*

~It is strange since she is of a race that feeds off of emotions.~ Ruby agreed.

-Maybe it's just for the taste?- Embris offered.

*But we all know that love and positive emotions taste way better than some food.*

~True.~

-Must be her thing?-

*Yeah, must be.*

“Twilight, you mind telling me why we’re going to Canterlot? You were pretty vague in the letter you sent me.”

“Twi sent ya a letter?” Aj asked and I nodded. “She told us in pony.” I look at the other girls in the train car and they nod. I turn to Twi.

“Really?”

“Y-you live at the edge of town!” She feebly argued.

“So does Fluttershy.” I reply without missing a beat.

“Rarity said it was urgent!” I shrug. That kinda ticked me off, but whatever.

“Whatever Sparkle.” I don’t know why I called her by her that, it just rolls off the tongue well. “I don’t even know why you’d want me to come along.”

“Don’t cha get bored bein’ cooped in in yer house?” Aj asked.

“Not really.” I say. “I never really did much back on Earth. Besides going to work and shit like that.”

“Really? That sounds boring.” Dash said.

“It was.” I lamented. “It was. At least I didn’t have to deal with annoying people and nearly die a couple times. And lose my fucking memory at one point.” The ponies look down guiltily. “But, eh. I like a little excitement every once in awhile.” While that was truth. I wished some of the excitement didn’t involve me in near death.

The train slows to a stop and we all get off. Canterlot has hardly changed. Since when would it change? I bet the snobs that live here would hardly want anything like that. Always wanting to live in the Equestrian version of the Gilded Ages. The meaning of gilded here being everyone keeping their wealth and power. Not that I could blame them for it. Considering human history… And speaking of the ponies the live here...

“Um, I’ll be right, think I forgot something.” I head back into the train car we were in, change into a changeling and then change into a pony. I decided to go with light catalina blue fur, deep green blue hair and tail reminiscent of Mayor Mare’s hair. with something like a lightning strike streaking through. And finally adding wings, I like my wings. Oh, and the C-mark. Eh, I’ll just make it a bag of bits with a dollar sign on it. Oh! Might as well give myself a suit via changeling magic. OoOOoh… weird. I can feel through it, ewugh that’s weird.

Petting that thought aside I walk back out the train and rejoin the girls.

“Alright, let's go.” I tell them and they look at me confused. “It’s me, Ember.” They all then let out a collective ‘oh’ and we make our way to whatever place Rarity wants us to go to. Maybe it’s about that boutique she opened here. I got some odd looks from the ponies around here while we walked along. But nothing really concerning over.

The girls stop in front of a random clothes and walk in. So it was about the boutique. I walk inside with them and look around, two stories of dresses with girls looking at everything, but the dresses displayed are all the same. I didn't it much thought and just started walking around. I long lost track of where the girls went and I figured I’d see them around here somewhere. And nothing really interested me, luckily there was a chair and I sat on it, deciding I’d go for a nap.

“Um… Excuse me?” Was that to me? I hope not. “Sir?” Ugh, whoever it is is talking to me. I open my eyes and look at a… unique-looking unicorn. She was a little taller than the ponies around here, her horn was a little longer than usual, her hair was orange streaked with a lighter orange with it being something close to purple in the inside. And she was actually wearing some type of clothing. Kinda looks something a flashy russian would have made for an actual house. What’s with them wearing saddles? Is it some sort of fashion statement.

“Yes?” I answer indifferently.

“I’m sorry to disturb your nap,” she said with a tiny hint of distaste. I already don’t like her. “But if you’re not going to purchase or request a commision I must ask you to leave.” She waved a hoof at the front door.

“Oh, I’m just waiting for my friends, they came here for some reason to help Rarity with something.” Realization hit her face. “I don’t even know why they would want me here...” I add keeping my voice low enough for only me to hear.

“Oh! Well, by all means, stay as long as you like.” She turned away from me, and I saw a flash of… something cross her face. Jealousy? Hate? Distaste? Disgust? It could’ve been one of those, or maybe all four. Heh, I wonder what her reaction would’ve been if she saw the real me. Probably either extreme fear or maybe mild disgust. That’d be funny, seeing the look of fear on her face, even though I more or less pose no threat to her.

“Ember?” I heard Twi call out. I look to where her voice came from and see that she and the rest came out of some ‘employees only’ door, minus Rarity. So that’s where they went. And where’s Rarity?

“Yeah?” She saw where I was sitting.

“Oh! There you are! Come on, let’s go.” I get off the chair and join my friends.

“So what went on in there?”

“Nothin’ ya need tah worry ‘bout.” Aj interjected. “And Ah’m tellin’ ya Twi. Ah don’t that Sassy Saddles character.”

“Sassy who?” I ask.

“That unicron with a dress walking around the boutique.” Rainbow answered. “With an orange mane.” She added.

“Oooooh, her.”

“You met her?” Pinkie asked.

“More like she asked me to leave.” The girls gasp.

“Why would she do that?” Fluttershy asked.

“Just because I wasn’t gonna buy anything, and that I was taking a nap in the store. Betcha anything she thinks it’s bad for business to see people sleeping in their store.”

“But that don’t mean she gets tah ask ya to leave.” Aj stated. I shrug back.

“Eh, I was getting bored anyway, and it was kinda weird since I was the only guy in there.” I said. It really didn’t bother me that this Sassy wanted me to leave if I wasn’t making any business with her, assuming that she works with Rarity. “That girl works with Rarity right?” I ask Twi and she nods. “Right, thanks.” So that clears things up for me.

“No problem.” Twilight said. We get to the train station and there’s already the train, apparently heading for Ponyville. How does that work? We’ve been at that damn store for who knows how long and it seems like hardly a fucking minute passed. But, we’re still going back anyway, so fuck it.

The train ride home was nothing worth mentioning, it was pretty quiet. Probably because I was asleep the whole ride. Maybe, it could be something else.

Anyway, I changed back to my human form and went back home. And there was Golden, sitting next to Spark and Chrysi.

“Golden? The hell you doing here?” His head whipped around and he shoot up from the couch.

“Ember! Holy shit I need to tell you something!” He went up to me and grabbed my shoulders.

“Uh… Alright?”

“Alright, alright. You need to watch out for Starlight.”

“What!?”

“Yeah, you’re gonna want to keep an eye out for her!”

“But how!? I killed that fucking bitch!”

“You did?”

“Well, more like a giant rock fell on her and killed her. But she’s still dead!”

“Well I don’t know what the fuck happened, but she’s back. I don’t know what the fuck she has planned, but she’s gonna do something.” I facepalm.

“Uuuuugh, sonova bitch...”