I feel myself so light now. I revealed the truth to Moonshine, and now no more misunderstanding will be made. She agreed to wait until she grows up to bring up love again, and I am glad we'll have no problems with that for a couple of years.

Now, we are returning home, and she carries a box of chocolate I bought for her. Chocolate can certainly raise the mood of anyone, be it human or pony.

Also, I will definitely show her Heroes of Might & Magic 3. Playing it alone is fine but not fun. Playing with a friend is fun, that is the thing. I hope she'll like the game. Well, I am certain she will, there's nothing like that in this world. Think of it, back in the day the first Doom game was played by a lot of people, actually lowering the productivity on their jobs. That game was popular, and HoMM 3 was, and even nowadays people play those games, I'm sure about it.

So, we are now walking down the street to the apartment. She and I are smiling, and we walk in silence. We know we'll have a lot to talk about once we get home. I think Moonshine learns to be patient. After all, she has to wait five more years. Well, maybe not that long, it depends on how fast ponies grow mentally and physically. I've not studied it at all, and I cannot be certain about ponies' age of maturity, consent, whatnot. So far, I've seen their age correspond with human age, at least mostly. So, my "age-moral" maybe can't be applied here. Who knows?

Anyway, we are now entering the hostel. Oh, I can't wait to show her the stuff I have on my smartphone! Hm, what should I show her first? Games are fun, but I think she wants to know more about my world. I have some photos left, but all of them have ponies instead of humans. Well, it's no big problem, it's explainable. There are some places on Earth that you'll never see here, and some of them I took pictures of. I've some photos of mountains, cars, buildings. I thought that maybe I can be a photographer, but later decided that it's not what I want. So, there is a bunch of pictures left, and that means I've a lot to show Moonshine.

Here we are at the apartment. I went to the drawers and picked up my smartphone. Time to show it to Moonshine.

"Look at this." I said, showing her the smartphone.

"What is it?" she asked. "I've seen you holding it a lot, but... Wait, is it from your world?"

"Yes, it is." I nodded. "This is smartphone. It's not smart because it can think, but it sure can do a lot of stuff. What does a phone do?"

"Um, I've heard a phone uses something, uh, I think it's called a cable. Through that cable, phones are connected, and... Um, I think you just talk through it to someone who is far away. I never had one, it's very expensive."

"Smartphone can be used like a normal phone, but it may not be connected to any cable. Everything is wireless, the signal just, um, goes through air. It can call someone who's in another city or even country!" I explained. "Um, I can't show you, there's just no signal. I mean, no one here has the technology to make a connection between my phone and someone else's."

"Wouldn't it be just a brick?" Moonshine quirked a brow. "I mean, you can't use it to talk, what else can it do?"

"Well, it can connect to the Internet. Internet is a worldwide net I told you about. Though, I can't do it here because of reasons I've already listed." I replied. "But! It can do a lot of other stuff. It can take photos, capture videos, view all of them, play games, calculate difficult equations; you can store music, books, just whatever you like!"

"Wow, that is a lot!" Moonshine's eyes widened. "That is how you listen to music!"

"Yeah. Headphones are also from my world. Changed a bit, yeah, but still from there." I replied.

"And I thought you have a lot of bits to buy that! I know where a pony can buy headphones like yours, but it is too expensive for most. And, uh, how much did they cost?" she asked.

"Um... Not much, really. I... doubt I can say how much it is in bits. About... I dunno, seventy?"

"That's... cheap. And they're good! I remember one time you let me listen, I thought I was standing by a musician!" she grinned. "I want to see your world someday, it has so much amazing stuff!"

"I doubt we'll ever visit my world." I frowned. "I just don't know how to get there. Besides, this world is great in its own way, too." and I don't really want to expose Moonshine to our world. It has a bunch of assholes that would love to make her cry just for fun. Not to say that everyone is like that, though. But I can't just ignore dickheads, they're everywhere.

Anyway, enough of that. Let's change the subject.

"Moonshine, do you want to see pictures of my world? I have some." I suggested.

"That would be great!" she replied with an eager now.

Hm, looking at photos on a screen this small isn't probably a good idea. Wait, maybe I can use magic to make... a projector. Walls of the apartment are solidly colored and mostly empty. Hey, that's a good idea!

So, a projector has a lens that makes picture bigger. I can use magic to make a lense. Yay, I'm great! I need to place my smartphone somewhere where it will stand and not fall. Huh, that's not hard at all!

"Let me just do something to make it better..." I told Moonshine. "My smartphone is kinda small, and I want you to see bigger pictures."

"You can make that? Yeah, I'd like to see them big!"

Alright, let's get to this. Hm... I need to place it in a way that the whole screen is not obstructed by anything. I need something... Ah damn it, I'm so stupid! I just need a mirror to project it in whatever way I want! The smartphone can lie down on anything, and mirror can redirect the image elsewhere.

"Moon, do you have a mirror?" I asked.

"Yeah, somewhere... I think." she replied, and started searching in the drawers. A few moments later, she pulled out a small mirror. "That'll be okay?"

"Yep." I replied, taking the mirror.

I placed the smartphone on my bed, chose a picture, placed the mirror above the smartphone by magic, and... Now I need to make a focusing lens that will direct the image into the mirror. I focused my magic, and... A lens is made. It is more or less translucent with slightly purple edges. I need to bend it a certain way, though... Yeah, this one! Perfect! Well, almost. I need to angle the mirror in a certain way and the image is upside down. No problem, I'll just move the smartphone and mirror accordingly. Now, done! Great, it worked!

"Wow, this looks awesome!" Moonshine said, looking at the image. It is a picture of a bustling city. I remember it... New York, I suppose. I've been there once. "Is this a city? It is so big! Wait, why are there ponies?"

"Everything was turned into ponies, not just me." I replied. "These ponies used to look, well, not like ponies."

I have to give credit to those unknown editors who replaced all humans with ponies. You did a great job! Whatever you are... Anyway, it even looks kind of great. Black people are replaced with zebras, that is what I immediately noticed. Whatever force changed everything, they did their job great.

"Zebras?" Moonshine noticed them. "Wow, I've never seen a zebra before."

I switched to the next picture. It showed my new house. I remember I was eighteen back then, and I've bought a small, run-down house. It wasn't great, but it was completely mine.

"That was my home." I explained. "I used to live there since eighteen."

"Um, it doesn't look so great." Moonshine replied.

"Yeah, but that was all I could afford." and that was a nice neighborhood. I didn't want to end up somewhere in or near a ghetto or something. No racism, but those places are the worst.

I switched to the next picture. It showed my dad's car, olive-colored Humvee. I remember taking that photo when I was seventeen.

"This is my dad's car." I said. "A car is like a carriage, but it doesn't require anyone to pull it. It can go quite fast, too."

"It looks like some kind of metal box." Moonshine replied. "Is it even comfortable?"

"More or less." I answered. "Though, it's a bit small, I suppose."

Anyway, these pictures are more or less random. I didn't sort them in any way.

I switched to another photo, and...

"Wow, is it you and your family?" Moonshine asked. "You look older here!"

I remember this photo. It wasn't taken by me. It was made when my mother suggested that we need to make a family photo. We went to a studio, and took that photo there. That's actually the last time I saw my family. I was eighteen, and I prepared to move to my house.

Oh boy, does my father look ridiculous here! If I ever told him he's a pony, I'd end up in a mental hospital.
And my mother... Never knew she'd have pink fur. She also wore that damn green dress. No wonder I found it kinda ugly — it looks bad on her. Also, she now has violet eyes. Huh, it's strange. My hair was surely dark-brown, my eyes were dark-green. I looked after my father. Here, however, I look more after my mother, taking father's fur color. Strange... Also, I'm glad it's not the other way around. I don't want pink fur.

Also, why am I a unicorn there? First of all, my horn isn't as pointy and I see nothing that would indicate that I have wings. Strange... Besides, both my parents look like earth ponies. Why would earth pony parents have a unicorn foal? Is it normal here?

I should've looked through the photos before, I suppose. However, I didn't think of it until now. Well, discoveries!

"Yeah, that's me." I also look kinda bad with that short mane. It is also a mess. Combing it didn't help. Also, oh fuck, the tail looks so ugly! Yeah, long manes and tails for life! "Well, at least that is what I'd look like when I'm eighteen."

"You look kinda... handsome." Moonshine blushed.

Well, I'm glad to know that pony-me is handsome.

***

After some more photos, I decided that it is time to show Moonshine Heroes of Might & Magic 3. That's an awesome game, after all!

"Hey Moon, don't you think it's time for me to show you some games the smartphone has?" I suggested.

"What kind of games?" she asked with interest.

"You'l soon see..." I replied, turning on the game. Here it goes!

Oh, this music brings me nostalgia of playing that as a child! My dad and I used to play it every evening back then! I always lost to him, of course, but it was fun!

"It can also make sounds? Awesome!" Moonshine exclaimed. "And what is it? Heroes of might and magic three?"

"One of the best games." I said. "You're going to love it, trust me!"

Hm, she can't really play it on her own... Nah, I have a solution. I will simply cover a pencil with my magic so that she could press stuff on the screen.

I levitated a pencil to Moonshine, coating it in magic.

"Try using this to play." I said. Moonshine nodded, grabbing the pencil with her mouth. She looked at the smartphone, and then slightly touched the place where "New Game" was.

"Wuw, it's awsum!" Moonshine said, and then placed the pencil near the smartphone. "I mean, do I just press it and it... goes?"

"Yeah, just like that." I nodded, "Play the tutorial to get a hoof on everything."

I should've given her the first two games of Heroes before this one because of story-telling reasons, but I don't have either of them. Besides, who cares? This game is awesome on its own!

I watched as Moonshine carefully played through the tutorial map. She thoroughly read whatever text appeared, and really quickly got her hoof on the mechanics. I mean, is it hard to play Heroes? Not at all! It's a turn-based game for a reason. Frankly, nothing but a mouse may be used to control everything. In this case, touch.

I saw her dealing with some pesky creatures in her first battle. She's focused very hard on it, and she does everything greatly! I think she'll soon be ready to play against me. Or in cooperation with me against the AI. Hell, it's great!

I'm glad I told her the truth. Now, we can do so much stuff together! She looks happy, and I no longer have to hide stuff from her.

Yeah, this day has definitely turned into something very good.

Author's Notes:

Not a big chapter, but I decided to make a sneak-peak into how Flame will most likely look when he's older. Also, he and Moonshine will have a great time spending evenings playing Heroes 3. I remember how my classmates gathered at big breaks at school to play this game on PC in computer class. Hell, competitions were held! I have no doubt they are still held.