So, here I go... I'm revealing the truth now.

I slowly walked to Moonshine, sat near her, and looked at her.

"What I'm about to tell you is absolutely true and very important." I told her. "It is also a secret I kept... The secret that I revealed only to Luna. I feel I should trust you with this now. Especially in this situation.

"It is very serious and there is no joke behind it. Please, don't think I'm making fun of you, I'd never do this to someone who loves me. I will never toy with your feelings, Moonshine.

"So, um... There is one thing about me no one else besides myself and Luna knows." I sighed. Here it goes...

I stood up, took off my clothes and commanded my wings to appear. Moonshine gasped as she saw wings sprouting on my back. She covered her mouth with a hoof, her eyes wide.

"Take it slow." I told her. "This is real."

"You're... you're an alicorn." she said. "Oh my..."

I waited patiently as Moonshine just stared at me. Then she got up, walked to me, and touched my wings. She walked around me, keeping her eyes on my wings. Then, she returned to her place and sat, seemingly calm. Well, more or less calm. I hope what I'm going to say next won't cause her to go mad...

"This is not everything yet." I continued. There is no going back now. "I am also... an alien. From a different world." Moonshine looked at me in complete shock. "And I am, in fact, more than eighteen years old."

Moonshine opened and closed her mouth like a fish on a shore. She was shocked, surprised, and confused.

"Are you alright? Do you need time?" I asked her with worry.

"Um... I..." she stuttered. "I can... hardly believe... this." she admitted. "But... I feel it's true." she nervously shuddered. "It is so strange..." she bit her lower lip. "I, I... I didn't know I'd ever... hear something like this from, uh, anypony."

"Um, what I've just told you is true." I nodded. "And I hid it from everyone. I... I fear that if my secret is known, I'll have no rest from ponies who'd want something from me. I hesitated to trust you, too. Please, keep this a secret. No one else must know unless I tell them myself.

"I understand that you might feel fooled, but I was really afraid of trusting anyone. I... I didn't want anyone to suffer because they didn't know the whole truth about me. And, well... I should've told you earlier. I'm sorry for not trusting you..." I looked at the floor.

A couple moments passed in awkward silence as I figured out what else to say.

"So, Moonshine, it's not that you're not good enough as me." I started. "You simply can't be because I had years of studying and training. It didn't come to me all at once, I achieved it through work. If I were a pony from birth, I'd have more trouble with everything, and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to do what I now can do.

"You don't have to be like me, Moonshine. Be yourself, don't force yourself to be someone you aren't. Why do you want to become me if you want me to love you? You don't have to become me. I can't love you... Not because it has something to do with you, who or what you are. It's because of our age difference. That is the only reason I don't love you."

A few moments passed in silence as Moonshine processed everything I said. I can see she's confused, very confused.

"I... I think you're right." she finally said. "I... I can't be you. But... when I grow up, will you love me?"

"Future is unpredictable. But if your love doesn't disappear, there's a very high chance I will." I smiled at her. "Moonshine, I find you beautiful and... charming, truth be told. You are that kind of girl I always liked, no matter pony or not. But... the age difference ruins everything. When you are at least... fifteen,—" that's as low as I can get "—that's when we can talk about love, and that is when I'll be comfortable and ready with, well, this."

"And... what if I fall in love with somepony else?" she asked.

"You should pursue your own happiness." I replied. "As I've said earlier, don't force yourself into something that doesn't come naturally. It will be terrible, trust me."

"It feels... strange." she said. "I mean, um... You look like any, um, colt, but you are an, um, an adult already. The way you talk... You're not lying, I am sure. And... I accept this." she sighed. "If I have to wait, I'll wait. Um... the prize is worth it." she blushed madly.

I sighed in relief. I expected this to be much more... difficult. I got this off my chest, finally, and there's nothing between her and me that would cause misunderstanding.

"Moonshine," but I have an idea how to make her feel better after all of this. "Do you want some chocolate?"

"Um... Yes, yes I do!" she nodded eagerly and smiled.

"Let's go, I'll buy you some." I smiled at her in return.

With that done, we sure need to relax.

***

Moonshine and I exited the castle and headed to one candy shop I know. What can cheer up better than a bunch of chocolate? It's tasty, too.

"Um... I wonder..." Moonshine said. "What is your real name?" she asked. "And how do you know our language if you're an alien?"

Legit questions.

"My real name doesn't matter much. I accepted the one I now have." I replied. "As for the language... I don't know, but we share it. It has, well, no logical explanation."

"Um, it must've been very, uh, exciting for you to see, um, this world?" she asked.

"I was mostly confused." I admitted. "And a bit scared... But I can say it was also exciting. I mean, it's a whole new experience for me! I didn't even believe any other world could exist but mine."

"And... what is it, your world?"

"It's a bit like this one, but there's only one sapient race." I answered. "We also don't have magic. I mean, some believe it exists but there's no real proof. We've written about magic in books, made films about it, but it just doesn't exist there in my world.

"There's also... Well, our cities are bigger. Oh, and there's a... um... well, how do I explain it..." I tapped my chin. "A worldwide... net that connects billions of people together, and we can send, um, messages to each-other and receive them instantly, we can easily find almost any information... It's kinda hard to explain, you need to see it for yourself. And, well, everything can be done not even leaving home!"

"Wow, it sounds amazing!" Moonshine cheerfully replied. "It's no surprise you're smart!" she blushed. "I mean, you don't even have to go anywhere to find the books you need!"

I mostly used internet for watching porn, movies, and playing games, but let's leave that out of our conversation.

"Also, I can show you the stuff I have from my world!" I realized. "First of all, the hoodie I'm wearing is from there. It's kinda baggy because it wasn't made to be worn by any pony. Um, it's one of the few things I have left from my previous life."

"Really? I would've never guessed!" Moonshine giggled. "Thinking of it... I live with an alien, and I never realized it!" she made a small laugh.

"I also have something more interesting. I'll show you it when we get home." I said. I can now show her my smartphone... Better not let her wander there, as there's some porn. She might accidentally find it, and that would be terrible. I mean, how can I explain that shit? Especially considering that it has ponies involved, and I've never recorded any pony porn.

So, I can now be more open to her. I can show her some photos I took while still on Earth!

Really, it's so much easier for me to have fun now. I've got a lot of interesting and funny stuff to tell her! There are some simple games that I can show her. Wait, we can play Heroes of Might & Magic 3 together! That'd be so much fun!

Oh boy, this day has turned for the better!

Author's Notes:

Finally, Flame revealed his true identity to Moonshine. What will happen next? You'l see.