As the training ended, Luna and I found out that both of us messed up a bit in the time. It's Thursday today, and yet both of us thought it's Friday. I got everything messed up in my head somehow, and Luna forgot we had training yesterday because she was a bit tired because of all the stuff she had to do regarding royal things rulers do. In fact, she forgot to remove the mats from our yesterday training, and she went to fix that. Celestia started talking to her, and then I appeared, messing everything inside Luna's head. It doesn't matter much, we laughed it off and went our separate ways. She decided to sleep for some time to regain her sense of everything, and I... Well, I'll do something similar.

Also, I met Celestia once again. As I walked through the hallways to the exit, she appeared seemingly out of nowhere and asked how my magic training goes. She made emphasis on the word 'magic'. And I am really scared now. I didn't show it, of course, replying that it's alright and I can do a lot of stuff now thanks to Luna, but I think Celestia ain't buying any of that bullshit. Either she already knows what am I or just has her suspicions. I hope it's the latter. Luna's been kind to me and not forceful, and yet I don't know what her sister might do to me. She seems nice and kind, but... I'm just afraid that she will force me into something. It's kind of... irrational fear. I mean, if Luna didn't do that, why would Celestia? Still, it's... Ugh.

Alright, enough of that. Whatever Celestia's doing isn't hurting me... yet. Doubt it will.

When I returned home, Moonshine was practicing. It's surely not as cringy as before and sounds pretty nice most of the time. She might find her talent in music. Even my progress was slower than hers. Maybe because using magic to press keys is easier? Yeah, I had to train my finger to be stretchable, and magic has none of that. I think that is why Moonshine's doing so good: she doesn't have to be able to place fingers properly so that they don't hit each-other. Yeah, pretty good explanation.

As for me, I don't think I need practice. Well, certainly not now. I don't want to distract Moonshine, after all. She's concentrated on learning.

So, tomorrow is the last day of school for this year. As far as I know, there'll be two lessons of Physical Culture and nothing more. I think it was done because the last day is always the longest, and by playing games it'll go by faster.

What do I do now? Well, I could take a nap. After all, I don't really have anything even remotely interesting to do.

But first, I must take a shower. I must smell not that good, the training was pretty intense.

The next day.

I woke up in the morning. It's once again before the alarm rings. Why do I even keep that thing on? It does nothing to wake me up. Though, I better leave it on just in case I somehow don't wake up as I usually do.

Alright, it's seven fourteen in the morning. Too early for me to start doing anything. Well, I could grab a bite to eat. I have a bag of food I grabbed from the cafeteria yesterday. It must be still fresh since ponies use magic preservation. It works better than a fridge but not too long, a day maximum.

Where it is? I think I left it in my saddlebags. Let's see... Yeah, here it is! A sandwich with lettuce, slices of cucumber, and some daisies. Yeah, daisies. I would've never eaten them when I was a human, but hey, they're pretty good. A good taste of... something. Well, at least it's edible.

As I munched my sandwich, I gathered my thoughts. What will I be doing during the holidays? I'll certainly spend some time with Moonshine doing fun stuff. There are some posters on the streets that say there's a big complex of snow slides in Ponyville. You know what, I'll take Moonshine there. Sliding is always fun! Though, we have to get ourselves something for the butt to actually slide. How are they called... saucers? I want a big, soft one. I remember when I was in Russia they called those "vatrushka" because those saucers looked like that baked good made in Russia. It's like a big... hoop with a seat in the center. Well, not really a seat, just a place to place your ass on. I made a ride with that one, and oh boy it was fun! It slides so well I slid for a very long time before I bumped into something. Yeah, I'm definitely going to buy one of those!

During the Hearth's Warming, I'll go and definitely spend a lot of time on the slides with Moonshine. That's one of a few reasons I like winter for.

As for now, I should prepare myself for school.

We are in the school now. The schedule changed a bit, making it four Physical Culture lessons in a row. Why, though? I think I'll find out soon enough.

Moonshine and I walked to the sports hall and saw that it's closed and there's a big sign on it. What's written?

Hm... It is written that all students under Max Books must gather at the train station. That's interesting. I think that whatever he's planning will be a lot of fun.

So, the two of us exited the school and headed to the train station.

"What will be there?" Moonshine asked aloud. "I mean, we've never been outside Canterlot..."

"I dunno." I shrugged. "Must be something interesting, though, otherwise we'd stay in the city."

"Yeah, maybe it'll be fun." she agreed with me. "Though... Um, to be honest, I'm afraid to leave the city."

"Why?" I asked.

"Well, um... I've never been anywhere but here and Baltimare." she replied. I guess she lived in that city before coming here. "I... don't really know anything else."

"We'll stay together, then. I've only been to Ponyville before." I replied. Well, I was in a few cities here and there, but that was before Equestria. Times change, right? "It'll be okay."

"I just don't want to get lost..." her ears folded, and she stopped talking.

I wonder why she said it like that. Did she get lost one day? That'd be a hell of an experience... Especially when being young. You expect your parents to be around to help, but you're suddenly alone. When I moved out of my parents' house, it was a bit scary for me, too. But I was eighteen at that time, and it was not that hard to cope with living alone. However, Moonshine said she got lost. Well, at least that's what I assumed. Or she just fears getting lost. I don't know the truth, after all. And it seems she doesn't want to reveal it yet. Not gonna push her.

So, we walked through the snowy streets. Since I grew... winter fur, it is much warmer now. Especially considering that I wear clothes, too. My hoodie and my pants. The hood is pulled over my head. It doesn't come down to my forehead due to this horn I have, but it warms me pretty well nevertheless. The ears aren't that comfortable, but I don't mind much. At least I'm warm.

As for Moonshine, she wears nothing but a scarf and hat. How does that even work? I still can't understand it.

Alright, here it is — the trainstation. I see Max Books standing there. He's wearing nothing at all. Them ponies...

"Oh, hello!" he greeted us as we got closer to him. "As early as always, Flame Metal and Moonshine. Today, we're going to Ponyville." Oh. I hope there'll be no insanity. I doubt my hopes will be fulfilled, though. "We are going skiing. That nice little village—" nice enough to get in trouble often "— has a great skiing base. Nothing too much, but they kindly agreed us to use it. Well, I explain more once all the students gather here."

Well, skiing is a fun thing to do. Wait, will we have those sticks that help us move? Hm... How does skiing work for ponies? I guess I'm about to find out.

Moonshine, I, and a bunch of foals are now on the train to Ponyville. Our teacher told us we're going skiing in White Tail Woods. He said it's the best place to go skiing. Maybe he's right, we just have to wait and see.

...

I noticed that I stopped carrying around my headphones as often as I did before. I guess I'm... socializing. But today, I brought them, just teleported them from the apartment. This teleportation didn't go wrong, at least. Since we're having a bit of a long ride, I can listen to some music. That... ambient one. It's long and calming, it helps me relax. Listening to something like metal is good, but sometimes I need something different.

So, Moonshine and I sat by the window. She was looking outside while I listened to music.

Well, I can... think about things. For example, about my life here in Equestria.

What can I say? It's better than what I had before. More interesting, at least. Magic, flying, medieval-like stuff around... It's definitely a strange world to live in. It has cities with skyscrapers, and yet the capitol is straight from the fairy tale. Not to mention that the country is ruled by immortal deity-like princesses. Some people would go nuts living here.

But I? Well, I always kinda wished there was magic and stuff. I guess... games, books, films prepared me for it. At least, what happens here isn't something I've never heard of. Of course, it is now real, not fictional, and yet within my understanding. I adapted really quickly, I suppose. Well, even learning how to walk on four legs was rather easy. It's like walking on the tip of your fingers. Strange, yeah, but oddly normal. I remember that horses do indeed move on tips of their fingers. The hoof itself is like a big nail. It's weird to see myself being a small pony, but... adaptable. Even if my appearance changed drastically, me is still me. I mean, what's inside hasn't changed.

So, my looks are... rather strange. Bright-red mane, purple-ish pink eyes, that is something you'd not see on humans. At least not naturally. Ponies come in all sorts of colors. Even rainbow.

My mother was surely redhead but her hair was not that bright and more like orange. Not to mention that I had black hair, just like my father. And why did that force that changed me into this decided to change what's inside my phone as well? Pictures, videos, even games, nothing was spared. It's fun to see ponies roaming the streets of New York, but... Would any human be transformed into a pony here? How is it determined who they'll be? For once, I'm an alicorn. As far as I know, there were rarely alicorns, and there was no one as young as me. Physically, of course.

Also, am I the first human to be here? What if there are more people like me who just accepted their new life? That's an interesting thing to think about. Though, that'd be surely noticed. I came here without past, and if not for Luna, I'd be in a mess of... I don't even what to think about that.

Actually, I need to ask Luna about that. If I'm going to have a passport one day, there'll be a lot of documents needed. Birth certificate, something like this. Where'd I get them? They weren't with me when I arrived, I'm sure about that.

...

It's good to see a princess on my side. I don't think I'd be able to manage anything without her.

...

Zzz...

I felt myself being shaken. I opened my eyes and saw Moonshine.

"Um, we arrived. You fell asleep." she told me, letting me go.

Damn, did I? I suppose that music made me fall asleep... Alright, time to go. To the skiing!

Everyone followed Max Books as he led us to what I think must be the skiing base. I want to see how ponies actually do that stuff. It'll surely be fun, too. I've not gone skiing ever since I've been in Russia.

So, onwards!

***

Basically, skis are attached to special boots that ponies have to wear in order to ski. So, there are no sticks at all. I guess it's logical since all we have is legs. We were also given some protective gear, including a full-body suit that'll protect us from getting snow in our fur. It's warm in this, too. There are also goggles and head protection we have to wear. Yeah, I know that without goggles my eyes would become watery on high speed. Not that we're doing anything like that, more like a stroll.

We were in line, about three meters between each-other. Our teacher was leading us through the forest. There was already a track for us to follow. I guess we're not the only ones skiing today.

It really trains our legs and endurance. That is what Max Books told us anyway. He said that skiing is the best way of training during the winter.

Also, while we were in Ponyville, things seemed to be pretty calm. I might visit this village someday during the holidays. I think I should visit Pinkie Pie. She was the one who helped me during my first days, after all. Even if it seems she's doing some kind of magical drugs, she's fun to be around. She might be high on sugar, too. She has energy to change the course of a planet, I tell you.

"Keep up!" I heard Max yelling. Well, there are a few foals that fall often, after all.

Moonshine struggles to keep up but has yet to make a fall. She's doing rather well for a first-timer.

Overall, skiing is good but not as fun as I thought it'd be. Well, at least I'm getting some exercise.

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