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[OLD] Alicorn of Music: Reliving the Childhood

by Elu

Chapter 5: 4. Ticket Madness

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Now, I’m all alone, and I know just what to do.

I still wonder if I will ever be able to fly. Heights always fascinated me. I did skydiving a few times, and it felt great! I want to know what it would be like, to be able to fully control my flight.

Cautiously looking around, I spotted nopony. All the lights in the buildings were off, meaning that their owners were fast asleep.

I took off my hoodie and stretched my wings. Oh damn, they were covered for way too long!

Now I know how girls feel when they take off their bras. Taking off a restricting piece of clothing is really good! My wings are finally free!

Now, how do I fly? Do I just move them up and down? What do I do?

I think I should've got a book on flying. Well, it's too late now, I can only try to do everything by myself without any guidance.

Unfolding my wings fully, I stand on my four legs. Maybe with a hard enough flap I will be able to take off...

Now, I try to move my wings. And they obey me! And in a way I want! Damn, I've never thought I would have wings!

Now, the hard flap...

*FLAP*

*THUD*

...

Maybe reading a book wasn't such a bad idea after all.


I spent the rest of the night watching the stars, catching only a few hours of sleep before sunrise. And I never felt myself better! Except for my muzzle, it's still a bit sore after my face-first into the ground.

I went back to the Sugarcube Corner and picked up my stuff, then headed to the school, music in my ears. This time the track was Powerwolf — Headless Cross..

Well, the second day of school, and the third one of my life here in Equestria. Nothing too bad has happened yet,and maybe I’ll find a way home, or even a new life here.

Frankly, I don't know what to choose. My life back on Earth wasn't that bad, but this new world has so much more, especially tall the things that were considered impossible or fictional back on Earth.

I loved reading fantasy books, like Tolkien's books about Middle Earth, or the famous Harry Potter series. There is magic in those books, and I always wanted to experience it. Is magic as rational as the laws of physics? Can it be explained by science? Is there really such a thing as mana? What can or cant magic do? All of these questions, and I want to find answers for all to them!

Well, it all doesn't matter right now, I've arrived at the schoolhouse already.


We had three lessons today: Math, Equish (pony equivalent of English) and Literature.

I was surprised that their writers are not like ours, at least their names aren't. Well, I can see some similarities, but I guess it is because this world is not too different from ours. The same ideas can pop up, and the ideas aren't infinite.

Well, most of the books we're reading are more than four hundred years old, some even a thousand! The latter are harder to read, because they're mostly written in Classical Equish (Early Modern English).

And I still wonder why they have the same language as we do. How can a whole language develop exactly the same in a different world? Did ponies copy it from us? Or did we copy from them? So many mysteries! It’s just... fantastic!

After the final lesson, I went to relax to the small lake that is nearby Ponyville. I didn't want to swim, nor did I know how to do so as a pony.

Instead, I lay on the sandy shore, put on my headphones, and listened to Powerwolf — Conquistadores.

Well, before I went to the lake, Apple Bloom and I decided that today she would practice what she’d learnt, and tomorrow I'll listen to what she was able to accomplish. Practice makes perfect, after all.

So, I closed my eyes and enjoyed the warmth.

What I noticed here is lack of mosquitos and lack of really hot weather. Well, I guess the latter is because of pegasi controlling all the weather. However, I don't know about the mosquitoes. Well, both are good, that's for sure.

*tap*

Damn, somepony wants something again. Can't just a human-turned-pony listen to his music?

Sigh.

Taking off my headphones and opening my eyes, I see one of fillies from school. The orange pegasus with purple mane she is.

"Huh?"

"Hey, Flame, wanna swim?" she asked me.

"Uh... I don't want to."

"Why? You can't swim?" she tilted her head.

"Um, yeah... And I'm not really comfortable without my hoodie." I replied, nervously rubbing the back of my head.

"Oh... Well, alright then." the pegasus frowned, then went to swim by herself.


I continued to lie on the beach for another few hours, listening to music, before something disturbed me.

A fucking mob of ponies chasing the purple one! Screaming something about some 'gala'. What the fuck?

This is not a new level of insanity, but I better know why the hell is everypony so insane.

Noticing the purple unicorn hiding herself, pretending to be one of the mannequins (or is it ponyquins now?), I go to her. She thinks that her disguise is working, but in my opinion only the blind ones aren't able to see her.

And I think I've seen this particular mare somewhere... Ah, she's Twilight Sparkle, right.

Sitting on the bench nearby, as not to break Twilight's disguise, I speak: "Hey, Twilight, why are those ponies chasing you?"

"How’d you know I was here?" she whispered, not moving.

"Your disguise isn't really a good one." I whisper back.

"Oh... Well, I have two tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala, and everypony wants the spare one!"

That sounds like a major event. Hell, some people get really crazy about any kind of important event, so I think I understand this situation, more or less.

"And to whom do you want to give the spare one?" I asked her.

"Well, I have six friends, including Spike, but there's only one! Princess Celestia gave me only one spare, but I want to have all my friends with me at the Gala!"

Oh, Twilight's a personal student of princess Celestia. I think I forgot that.

"Uh, why don't you just ask the princess for another five tickets? Just explain your situation to her, and I think she'll understand."

"...I think it's not a bad idea." Twilight replied, turning her head slightly towards me.

God damnit, why are those ponies so stupid?

"But how do I get to the library? Spike's there, and only he can send a letter to the princess." Twilight added.

"I think I know what to do." I replied. If those ponies are so stupid...


After helping Twilight get to the library, I left to go to the Sugarcube Corner.

Those ponies are really stupid. I just told them that I saw where Twilight went, and they went straight to where I said as soon as I said it.

Obviously, I lied to them. Duh.

Well, time to do my homework, and then have a session of Heroes with Pinkie Pie.

Good day.

Author's Notes:

Well, I think I'll just skip some of the episodes, because the main character has to do nothing with them.

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