When Paths Colide
Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Early Letters
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Hello this is Moon Dancer.
It is evening. I had a long strange day. Well I feel like every day I spend here is going to be strange.
Twilight and I are still adjusting to living here. I have better balance then she dose. Princess Twilight attach a cord to Midnight’s glasses to stop them from falling off like you suggested. It makes me worried about my wife. Her eyesight is terrible! I wonder how much of this world she can see? Has she found glasses?
Twilight is getting really good at getting things to stick to her hooves. She said it feels very similar to using her pendant back in our world. Either way it is neet. I hate to admit this but I am starting to get jealous. I can’t do it for more than 30 seconds. Even then I can barely move my wrist.
Neither of us can use our horns. Twilight and the other Rarity tried to give us some advice on beginner foal spells but we just can’t. Not even a spark or a glow. We both exhausted ourselves trying. They both use their magic so efortlessly! We both have magic in us we can feel it. It is hard to describe but we know it is possible. Twilight is immensely frustrated. I can tell she has a lot of repressed emotions. She is going to read this and get pissed at me but I can tell that she is very jealous of Princess and hates it whenever anyone calls her that. It only reminds her of what Princess has that she does not.
Anyway we had a meeting during lunch. Twilight (midnight) showed off her her hoof sticking trick and Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash both dared her to pick up bigger and bigger things until Rarity put a stop to them.
Rainbow Dash is and interesting person. I don’t know what to make of her or how similar she is to your friend. She is very in your face in a way that I don’t like. I am trying to reserve judgement. Still I have decided to keep my eye on her she is a prankster and is very fast.
To my surprise Applejack didn’t show up. Rainbow Dash said she had gone over to her home and found her throwing up. She is ill. No one seemed fazed. (except for me and Twilight.)
Luna sent a letter. Celestia is not done being pissed. Celestia has left Luna in charge and then left the palace to do something. I don’t know what. Luna said she couldn’t leave but would try to help though letters.
Luna also sent a transcript from a meeting she had had with someone named Lemon Hearts. Twilight said she was an old friend from her school days. Pinkie Pie said she is a nice pony. Lemon Hearts said that a pony walked into her business yesterday. She wore an old cloak and a new sun hat. She had ordered a cinnamon puff pastry and then had used her mouth to get out bits instead of her horn. She had been unable to catch a cup with magic. She had introduced herself as Sunset Shimmer and when Lemon Hearts had sought to clarify is she was Celestia’s former student she had said who. Lemon Hearts said she made the decision to treat her like a severely disabled pony. Helping her to a seat and guiding her to the bathroom. Sunset had spent a while in the bathroom and then come out and wanted to order a sandwich but could not read the sign. Sunset had looked alarmed at the ingredients list and had deferred to her judgement on which sandwich to order. She had paid in gold bits instead of smaller change.
What had struch Lemon Hearts the most was how she had had the body and voice of an adult mare. She was heavily pregnant and a little taller than her, but she had acted more like a smart foal. Lemon Hearts had tried to brush it off but she was worried that she had suffered serious brain damage to not know who Celestia was or to be able to do magic. She said Sunset had eaten her food like a dog albeit one trying not to make a mess.
I just find it so it so disturbing to know that people think my wife is some random incompetent person wondering around.
Lemon Hearts also said that Sunset had been interested in where the Library was. Lemon Hearts didn’t ask why. She had been truly confident and Lemon Hearts didn’t want to be rude. Lemon Hearts said she gave Sunset direction to the Canterlot Royal Library and that she had walked out the door in the right direction. She still had to work and she didn’t see Sunset again. That’s it.
Princess Twilight said that Canterlot is far a way. She has been missing for seven days and entire week now! She could have easily gotten to Canterlot by train or taxi and some walking. Well she is pregnant and possibly slowed down. That’s another thing, Lemon Hearts says Sunset was clumsy.
Rainbow Dash suggested that could have been sleeping at hotels along the way and we should request the names of the patrons in the last six nights for all the hotels along the ruit. Twilight immediately sent out a royal order for these establishments to send her their record as soon as possible.
Fluttershy said she would ask her animal friends if they had seen her around. She said they might not be successful because most animals are smell oriented and even small differences could cause a false lead.
Rarity wanted a better description of her cloak and hat. She hopes to track down where they were from to see if we could get another dot on the map.
The meeting wrapped up and Princess Twilight went to her library to do research on tracking spells. She hope to be able to find spell to combine to make a tracking spell that can work on a non native to equestria. She thinks that’s why her first attempts didn’t work.
Twilight and I followed her. The two of tried to be helpful but we ended up being useless. The books about tracking are on top shelves and without magic and balancing skills we couldn’t fetch any. We read some of the books from Twilights pile until she needed them and then we picked a different book. It was like reading a French textbook before you learn how to speak French. You recognise some words and can piece together some direction but have no sense of context or any deep understanding. We eventually gave up because we felt in the way.
Twilight and I wondered the library and found someone else in the Princess’ Privet Library. The other Moon Dancer. I didn’t know how to react. We stared at each other. She didn’t look too surprised. I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t what I got. She was kind of rude I guess. She was wearing a thick dark blue cloak that looked really uncomfortable. She seemed on edge and very twitchy. She smelled like horrible perfume. I don’t know what she was thinking but me and Twilight didn’t want to approach her. She didn’t seem to interested in talking to either of us but she answered our questions nonetheless. She is 21. She is an old school friend of the Princess and sometimes lives in the castle to use the Library. They have an arrangement.
The Princess herself showed up looking for us. She froze at the sight and smell of the other Moon Dancer. Twilight asked her how she was doing and if she was hungry yet. Moon Dancer said no and then turned and walked away. The whole thing was so bizarre. The way they looked at eachother. The way Princess was casiouse and formal with her and the look on her face when the other Moon Dancer turned her back and walked away. Something is going on.
Spike is looking at me funny. I don’t know if I want to know.
Any was Moon Dancer just seemed disgruntled or upset about something and I feel bad for her.
There isn’t much else to say. Twilight and I read some books about floating spell techniques and the Princess tried to figure out a way to locate my wife. Eventually we ate dinner. Twilight was so worn out by our day she nearly fell asleep at the table. Needless to say she passed out as soon as we made it to our bed chambers. I am pretty tired too. Have a great night sleep. I hope your day was wonderful let me know what the others think. If they have any questions.
Good night.
Moon Dancer human
Transcribed by Spike.
Dear Moon Dancer,
This is Rarity as you know. Thank you so much for writing. I just finished texting the others and I will let you know if anything comes of it.
My day was wonderful and stressful. I love weddings. You must tell me how your was some time. Perhaps after you and your wife return. After a long morning we had a wonderful ceremony and then a joyous reception. I am so happy. I’m sure the others are as well. We missed Twilight and Sunset.
Applejack just texted. I thought she was busy parting. She brought up a good point. How does Sunset have money? Could she really afford hotels? How does one get a job in that world? What papers do they need to have? What kind of less expensive or less official rent-able rooms are there? The fact that she used her real name makes it sound like she wasn’t trying to hide or has she not considered the benefits of using a fake name. Using her actual name makes her even more vulnerable to any enemies the other Sunset might have made. Also she is curious if there are there pawn shops in Equestria?
I agree with her on the money question. How did Sunset get money? Did she steal it? Did she find a way to get a job? Was it a legal job or a under the table job. If she so incompetent as to make people think she was disabled or brain damaged would she be able to find work or was she just faking? I don’t know.
I'll let you know when the others get back to me and if they have anything to add.
Update us tomorrow.
Also I hope you are able to form a friendship with the other Moon Dancer.
Have a good night. Talk to you tomorrow.
Rarity
August 17
Dear Fluttershy
I don’t have any problems with reading about any of your problems no matter what kind or how big or small they are.
What is the name of your support group? I won’t join it. I am just curious. I am in an online support group for people like me. It’s wonderful I hope your community is a wonderful as mine is.
Thanks for the pie suggestion. I told our captain and she said she would go buy one.
You two look nice in that photo. Was her date a creep? Was he a jerk or an asshole or were you just jealous? Does she like girls or is she strait? Do you know? Good luck on asking her out.
My date went well. I’ll spare you the awkward details but I am happy and she seemed to like it. I think I’m going to wait and then ask her out again. I read in a book that you should buy experiences for your date not stuff. So I’m going to get her a ticket to the circus and take her there. Don’t worry they don’t use any animals.
Is your period normally inconsistent or not. Also faking it to get your parents off your back is kind of... low. Don’t worry about my problems. Quite frankly I have stopped trying to make sense of it. I have just accepted that my period is going to suck and there is nothing I can do about it.
As for our friend… I don’t know what you want me to be brutally honest about. She is doing well in soccer and is listening to her captains and coaches. She get along with the team. Sometimes her showboating goes a little far but she rains herself back in.
The one thing that you might like to read about that she probably won’t tell you about is her sex life. There is no nice way to put this. Rainbow Dash has become something of a slut. She likes making out with the boys on the soccer team. She lets them grope her and gives them blowjobs. I don’t know why. I can’t decide whether or not I want to talk to her about it. It’s bad for the school to thinks the ladies on the soccer team are sluts. We may have to tell her to wait to go all out. Or pick one person to me monogamous with while the season is going.
Oh well.
I hope you are well.
Gilda Norton
Next Chapter: Chapter 21: Confused Princess Estimated time remaining: 6 Hours, 24 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Sorry this took so long. Personal life has been taking up more time and leaving me drained.
I hope you like this. I will post as soon as I can.
As always comments are welcome!