Ichigo stood before the doors to Tight Grip’s room, waiting before the wooden doors, Ichigo still thought about the small conversation with Celestia. It tempted him to tell her everything about Discord. What hurt him, was the fact he couldn’t simply tell her everything about Blueblood. That bastard has enough power throughout the whole Equestrian dominion to cause many problems.

Tight has his plans on how to make Blueblood less popular, he is one of the ways. Although it will probably cost him lot of time to do. He is ready, for so many people that suffer, Blueblood wants the best for his country, but not the way he is doing it. It only will cause more harm and make him one of the worst politicians in history, if he is not one already.

Ichigo knocked the second time, Tight was old but he had an important question he needed an answer too. If he can, or cannot go to Ponyville as Celestia suggested, if look at it from the above, it’s a good idea. He doesn’t like the palace too much and something smaller like Ponyville will probably be better for him to get to know the Equestrian culture.

This seemed awfully embarrassing for him asking someone else if he can or cannot go somewhere. But normally in such an situation he would screw everything and just agree, Blueblood is the problem for this. Ichigo needs to know if this wouldn’t affect the investigation and their little scheme too much. If to look at the cons and pros of him moving and staying it would as following.

Ichigo sees the potential new home as a base of operations outside of Canterlot, meaning that he could start his own public actions against Blueblood in the village. Increasing his own skills, while also eliminating potential help Blueblood has in Ponyville. It is worth of mentioning that him moving to Ponyville would allow him to also, as stated before, try and learn something about Equestrian culture and meet new ponies and make friends.

Also, if he moved to Ponyville, Blueblood may think that a potential threat consisting of him and Tight might have been dissolved at that moment. It would give them a cover that will add those few centimeters more. Making it slightly stronger for Blueblood not to pierce it and see their intrigue and their plans.

Celestia offered him to live there, accepting her offer would make his relations with Celestia better. She likes him, and she said it herself before. Going a little further could make her a potential ally in some cases if he will have problems with the authorities after losing or winning some struggles with Bluebloods movement in Ponyville. Or the whole Equestria, if you think about it differently.

Now as to cons, him moving out to live in Ponyville will leave Steeped Cloth and Tight alone. He doesn’t want to risk them being alone with Blueblood, especially Steeped Cloth that is in Bluebloods eyes even more worthless, after he from the need of finding her, explained what she has done. Another argument for not leaving Ponyville, is simple. It would make it harder for him and Tight to communicate.

Living in Ponyville alone might add him trouble if he will have a bad opinion by the inhabitants of the village from the beginning. The six girls, he got to know and one of them is Twilight. They might be looking for things they shouldn’t be, for example letters and other, interests themselves in his life his past and his story.

Another major reason, is that he will live in Twilight's library apparently, she runs the place and ponies might be interested sometimes to look here and there in order to look for something. Now, imagine they will find anything related to him, Tight and Blueblood by sticking their noses not where they should be? Bad things, bad, extremely unpleasant. Twilight alone as a librarian will spot changes in her library after he moves in.

Overall, it’s up to Tight, he is the brain in all of this, Ichigo alone runs on the opinion of Tight and his own emotions. There always is the possibility that Blueblood is good and Tight is bad. Ichigo had once such an thought and he got easily frustrated by thinking like that even after seeing the evidences.

Ichigo Finally heard the locks being opened, soon Tight opened the doors and put his head out. Immediately after he saw Ichigo his eyes widened up slightly and he opened the doors widely for Ichigo to come in. His room in the day looks way better than in the night, you could see everything Tight had in it.

It was awfully unclean and messy, but what can you expect from an old man that is a minister? At least some harmony in his apartment, he after all has things to do and to run. Being a minister probably was hard, Ichigo noticed that on Tights desk there were papers, and letters together with a writing feather right next to them in a ink box.

Tight wore today his more casual clothing, consisting off a slim red shirt, that had golden details in the shape of thorns on it. He wore a necklace, with what it appeared to be the three heads of each pony race. The earth Ponies muzzle, the Pegasus’s wings and the unicorns horn were made from gems, probably ruby, sapphire and quartz, maybe emerald.

His room was decent, it didn’t contain a lot of objects that look as if they worth much. The chairs aren’t looking expensive and made for important individuals, they look cheap and handmade in bad conditions. Tight had battle knifes lying on his bed, some sort of a rigged sword, with a silver handle and a D shaped crossguard for some odd reason.

Most of his windows were open for the air to come in, the only part of Tights room was the balcony that wasn’t dirty or occupied by junk. The mannequin for Tights uniform was close to the doors, making the visitors easily miss it. All in all, Tight had a cheap chamber, he doesn’t have any family members living and the only thing he could have is the Princess coming but he doesn’t care about the look of his room. If the old man wishes it to be like this, then OK.

One of the two doors in Tights chamber were opened, hunger for knowing what is inside appeared in the mind of the strawberry. For now Ichigo ignored this feeling, and was focused on other more important things. In order to describe Tights room simply, he’d have to say that its sweet and decently furnished.

The military green color of most material objects. Like bed sheets, clothes, or perhaps objects that are of actual military value. Play well with the beige that is the dominating color, wooden furniture for example that is detailed with decorations on them, plus the grayish atmosphere add that flavor of an old man terrain to it. The bookshelf Tight has, covers a good portion of the wall, giving the simple rectangular apartment more colors due to different book covers.

Tight had maps, actual maps in the corner of his apartment, right beside his bed that was close to the windows. Wrapped together and tied with a thin thread. You’d think he would have the worlds globe. Yet it seems he doesn’t have one, sadly Ichigo won’t have the opportunity to see how the continents look like.

“So, what’s the matter?” Tight ask going besides the hero.

Ichigo looked for a place to sit on, but then again this conversation would probably take not more than half an hour, he can stand rather than sit. While Tight took his place, and moved his homework away, for him to place his hands on the surface of the wooden desk, which was located on the right side before his bed with its side sticking to the wall.

Did you ever see a teacher's desk? Of course you did, now imagine it was actually made with care, for someone special and the producer was greedy. This is what his desk was, looking familiar to the one the governor of Oregon has. Tight’s was better, because it actually had a additional piece of plank to the side, for drinks, or perhaps food.

“I’m not going to take you a lot of time,” Ichigo said immediately “I have something important to ask and it might disturb our process in getting rid of Blueblood”

Tight, rather than leaning forwards with his hands as support, changed his positions and leaned against the back of his chair. The minister of defense looked at Ichigo with an intrigued look, while he begin to slowly turn his desk chair right and left with his legs from both boredom and interest. Everyone has his ways of to make himself more concentrated on certain topics.

“Go on.”

Ichigo sighed painfully at the sight with whom he has to work with “I had the honor” He said it with a demeaning tone “To talk to princess Celestia”

Tight grip stopped to move, and his right ear perked upwards with lighting speed after he heard that, his mouth slightly open from surprise. Tight had his hands on his belly the whole time, while Ichigo stood with his arms crossed and grief expression, looking straight at the minister.

“We talked about a few things, she offered me, to go to Ponyville in order to live there as she see that the palaces way of living isn’t exactly my thing. And she is partially right.”

The minister coughed, and stood up after Ichigo finished his announcement to him. The minister with his hands on his back walked around the room, with sometimes his right hand under his chin. Looking like those old elderly and wise men that teach about life others. Ichigo personally wanted to go to Ponyville, but he would abandon the thought if Tight would ask him not to go.

“I’m here because I don’t know if me going to Ponyville wouldn’t harm our strength we have against Blueblood.”

The minister looked out the windows, looking at the upper branches of the trees being moved by the wind, while leafs feel down from the small shook the so small and fragile, not capable to harm a pony. Wind did attack so many leafs of that tree. Making for it harder to catch the sun’s rays, and gain energy in order to survive.

The young boy behind him, he didn’t do much and yet he is important in his mission to save Equestria from the possibility Blueblood may lay his hands on Equestria. In order to take this knife, sharpened with hate, made with aggression and fueled with tears of the ones suffering from his ideas. That are his plans, shatter it, into millions of pieces, and gather them in one place. Cover with cloth that will be the book pages telling about the cruelty of the noble.

Ponyville, it’s the home of the elements of harmony, the elements are respected and loved throughout Equestria, left with their life’s to themselves. No pony ever goes up to them and asks for help, in personal matters just because they are the elements. Ponies have bowed low enough, to know these are normal ponies in their hearts.

Ichigo going to Ponyville, possibly making friends with the Elements would not only help him, with his problems, he foreshadowed was probably horrifying. But with their fight, without any other help. The elements would be triggered in the most important moment of their fight in order to crush Blueblood once and for all.

Many problems would occur, without Ichigo’s presence to help him while himself starting to work on that matter. Many important subjects and many opportunities to gain ground would be lost because of Ichigo’s absence. Ponyville might serve as a hideout, in case something goes bad in Canterlot.

Knowing Celestia for a long time, Tight is sure Ichigo will live with Twilight Sparkle under one roof. In her library with many books, scrolls, and ponies coming each day for advices. This can be a problem if he decides to send Ichigo a few things in order to store while he himself will gain attention from Blueblood.

About attention, it would make Blueblood less suspicious over time, and make him more open for his own attacks and schemes he might organize without Ichigo’s knowledge, and word. Ichigo is stubborn, he knew it from the start, he also is a good fighter and is quite rebellious. In order for Ichigo to do what he wants and at the same time keep him with as little as possible amount of autonomy as possible. Tight has to allow him to go, not only because there is the chance the gain will be colossal compared to what can be lost in Ichigo’s absence. But the fact that Ichigo might himself botch their plans.

Tight looked at Ichigo with some fear and also some dishonestly. Ichigo didn’t know how to respond, he simply had his frown on his face like most times. He looked ready, he looked angry, there was no doubt he had the gaze of a confident and brave soldier. Ichigo might also meet a few new ponies, helping himself in his own mental troubles. Him getting better, means their quality is getting better.

“I don’t see any problems with that. “

Ichigo was taken away by the response, simple and straight to the point like a lighting strike aims for its target. Ichigo was sure Tights will want to discuss a few things, and here it seems he doesn’t want to. Ichigo didn’t get already to excited, knowing old people he knows that in a moment Tights mad add a ‘but’ .

“Are you certain? I don’t know if it won’t turn out badly.”

Tight put his hands into his pockets “No it shouldn’t, there will be some consequences, but minor ones I can deal with. Besides who am I to forbid you, an adult, where to go?”

“That’s not the case, and you know it” Ichigo raised his voice “I want to help, and I want to do it quickly, smoothly and perfectly. So that the nightmare may end.” He stepped closer to the minister of defense.

Tight put his hand on his shoulder, like a friend would do “Ichigo, listen to me.” Tight started with earnest tone

The young teen and the minister exchanged their looks. They did like each other but their personalities weren’t exactly matching, even if Tight was a friendly and an open pony. He couldn’t fully go along with Ichigo’s temper and sometimes random bursts of anger. Not to mention Ichigo likes to do things quickly.

“Ponyville, is actually an excellent village for you to live in. Not to mention its rather close, we won’t have much trouble communicating.” Was the first thing Tight said, he then scratched himself under his nose “ It will keep Bluebloods attention from us for a bit, Celestia’s student. Twilight is a pony. You should have as a friend in case we will fail at something important.”

Ichigo didn’t fully understand why Twilight would be important, so he proceeded to ask the minister. He didn’t see a point in that, yes, she is her student. She might have some popularity and authority, but what would it bring in in an crisis? Other than an member who has some power, she wouldn’t be able to do anything. Maybe expect for magic.

“Why is she important?”

“It's best if you learned yourself, from the book I gave you. Look for the elements of harmony.”

That name ringed in his mind, he backed away looking down and again up from what he realized. These were the weapons or something like that used against Luna when she turned bad. Does Twilight possess them? Does Tight want him to make her use them or teach them how to use them in order to stop Blueblood in an crisis?

“These are the weapons Celestia used against Luna? Aren’t they?” Ichigo’s toned changed to a hard and rather timid, whispering one.

Tight nodded slowly “Of course, the same ones used a one thousand years ago. When she banished her to the moon.”

A weird feeling of something scratching its invisible claws went thru Ichigo. He has some fear about these elements, to banish someone to the moon! Not to mention they used it against Discord, who is way stronger than he is. Powerful entities will for sure have an negative impact on him, he is not from this world and his worlds rules, such as getting annihilated by a powerful presence, still work.

“Does she have them?”

“It’s better if you look at it yourself, when you arrive there”

The response Tight gave wasn’t exactly reassuring and giving him an idea if she does or does not have them. What he’ll do for sure, is read a few things about the elements. Right now Ichigo had to go to Celestia and tell her, he is going to Ponyville after all. Maybe he’ll meet stepped cloth back in his room or on the hallways and tell her goodbye.

Ichigo stopped right away , and turned towards the minister who took place before his desk.

“Why didn’t you tell me you’re helping the maids?”

Tight was about to start again doing his work, but the question Ichigo asked made him stop before he begin to write again. The minister of Defense looked sincerely at the young teen. Untouched by the question, that seemed to look important.”

“So you know? Who told you?”

“Steeped Cloth”

The minister smiled “And who other, I did in fact help them. And promised more, but lately before you arrived I had started to intensify my efforts on Blueblood and showed the maid matter away. I know it sounds bad, but I can’t stop making progress on worse matters.”

“Maybe I could somehow help?”

All the minister did was giggle “Well, if you want to, try and convince somepony to help them. Or maybe even Celestia herself.”

Ichigo turned away and exited Tights room, he grabbed the door handle and pulled them, he exited Tights room and went towards the throne room where Celestia should be residing and doing her God-Queen work. It will be the first time, he will ask to seei her while she is at work. However before that, he has to talk to Luna.

Ichigo got the directions from one of the maids going to the laundry. He asked her to tell Steeped Cloth to come at seven to his room. He wanted to say he is going to Ponyville. She is his friend, he won’t just leave without a word. Ichigo has been surprised Luna’s corner of the palace, wasn’t blue and didn’t have at least one thirds of everything somehow linked to the night.

Two guards were standing before her chamber. Her doors were made from black wood, with a crescent placed diagonally on the doors. With yellow painted stars around the white moon. The guards belonged to Celestia and were appointed here for the time, Luna doesn’t get her own ones trained. Of course, if she first decided how they would look like and what equipment they should have. The training would have begun right after she came back.

Ichigo stopped before the guards, while they held their spears so that they may cross and show the entrance to Luna’s chamber is forbidden right now. The teenager didn’t exactly now what to say, but stating plainly he wants to see the Princess should be enough. Then again, what is she doing? Sleeping?

“I would like to see the Princess, I have something important to tell her.”

The guard on the right side, who had grass green eyes and a white coat. With blond hair answered the young hero.

“The Princess is currently resting, I advise to come later.” He said, his tone deep and serious.

Ichigo made a step forwards and looked at the guard “Please, can’t you wake her up? It’s really important.”

Again the guard answered “We are sorry, orders have more value than pleads.”

Ichigo had his hands hang limp at his side, but he didn’t stop “Listen, you probably know me, I have spoken to Luna many time before, she knows me rather well and I her. I will depart shortly from Canterlot, and I wanted say goodbye.”

The guards expression seemed to get slightly uneasy, he didn’t have a reason to trust Ichigo. The other guard listened closely, while the guard that was commanding him tried to think deeply in order to decide whether or not allow Ichigo to talk to Luna. After all she is resting, waking her up would be bad.

“I’m sorry, your points don’t have anything to support themselves on. “ The guard answered politely.

Ichigo grunted, he won’t stop “Oh c’mon, don’t be like that. You want her angry for not letting me in?”

The guard shook his head right and left “ Sadly, this is impossible to do, we cannot allow anypony in her chamber, without her sisters or her allowance.”

Ichigo looked angry and he had his frown back on his face, he looked right and left. He didn’t want to do it, he breathed in and out. He went back a few feet, and gathered as much air as he could into his lungs. If not politely, without scenes, then it's time to be impolite and do the scene. He doesn’t care what will happen to the guard, he has his own business.

“Wait! No!” The guard tried to reason

It was too late.

“PRINCESS LUNA I WANTED TO SAY GOODBYE I’M GOING TO PONYVILLE!!”

Ichigo yelled his lungs out, to the point his throat started to hurt him, the feeling of something burning appeared and made it harder for him to swallow. The guard stopped in his movement as if he was frozen by magic of a powerful unicorn or mage. The guard, that was an earth pony looked at the floor, with a defeated voice he asked.

“Please, in the name of her majesty Princess Luna, I demand you to leave. I kindly ask you” Said the guard still keeping his polite and soft tone.

Hearing nothing coming from the other side of the doors, Ichigo turned towards his new destination, that being of course the throne room. He was sad that Luna’s sleep was too thick and dense for her not to hear him, she has a ponies ears, she should hear better! Right? Or is he totally wrong and there is no major difference?

Ichigo stood before the grand golden doors. Six guards were standing on each side, on the left and on the right, half a meter before the wall itself with their halberds on their shoulders. Staring without emotion into each other, like the guards in Britain at the Queens palace. Celestia was having a conversation with somepony from Applelossa.

With the Equestrian Flag, that had both sisters, chasing each other. On a blueberry blue field, Behind Luna there was the sun, and behind Celestia was Luna’s moon. While the rest of the flag was covered in a lighter shade of the same blue color. The emblem of Equestria being of course in the middle, while the border between it and the stars, was of diamond shape.

The word that Ichigo wanted to meet her quickly ended up in her ear, Ichigo told it to one of her many scribes that allowed himself to go and inform her of his arrival. The ponies were informed that they should make place for Ichigo somewhere in between the more and less important meetings. They did as she commanded.

Ichigo waited a good hour before he was let in to wait before the throne room. He went back to his room and waited for the right moment. While back in his room he has spared himself reading about the elements for now. For his luck, Steeped Cloth came and he had the opportunity to talk to someone while waiting.

It went rather good…

Ichigo has been laying on his bed, waiting for the right time to go and again wait, this time standing on his feet. He has been told to be patient as her majesty Celestia is talking with powerful, not all knowing, rich, important ponies and delegates. He had nothing else to do then to go back to his room!

Ichigo changed the hiding spot of the book, so that he won’t forget about it. He hid it in an interesting spot, that didn’t give away its presence. Where exactly? In the glass chandelier in his room, the glass was yellow and black, so even when the sun shined it wasn’t visible. When its gets, late he will take it from there and pack to his luggage.

“King, I have to say, you’re getting creative” said the hollow Derisively

“Shut up, I asked you for help” Ichigo responded irritated

“No, I’m serious king, you are getting creative” He pushed on.

“Don’t start a conflict you won’t win dammit!” Ichigo burst in anger.

At that point someone knocked on his doors, Ichigo yelled for the visitor to come in. As Ichigo thought, it was no other pony then Stepped Cloth that came in slowly, without doing much noise herself. She closed the doors behind her carefully and like a well behaving maid she stood straight with her hands together.

She was wearing her traditional maid outfit like always, while her fur still was glimmering with that silver on the end of her fur. With a smile of a happy child that just got a lollipop. She looked at him awaiting his response or something calling for her to do.

“Hey” Ichigo greeted

“Hi, what’s happening? Do you need help? Should I clean something?”

Ichigo face palmed, and it hurt him, in his heart she asked that! It stabbed his heart like an a swarm of bees. While the feeling of being worthless trash that has ego on interplanetary scale went thru his body.

“Steeped, please, you know I wouldn’t ask you to come for that!”

She raised her eyebrow “Oh? Then for what?”

“Come and sit” Ichigo suggested.

Himself standing up and sitting on the edge of the bed. Steeped walked up and sat on the edge of the bed. Ichigo stretching himself a little after he lay for good twenty minutes did good for him. Steeped had her hands on her knees, looking like an obedient, without a word in anything pony.

“So, what’s the matter? Something happened?” She asked concerned, her smile slightly disappearing, her tone still positive and optimistic.

“Not exactly” Ichigo looked away “It’s just that I’m moving away and I wanted to say goodbye.”

Steeped Cloth seemed to, die inside of her. Her smile disappeared entirely while her eyes seemed to get dragged down rather than keep being up and look at him straight into his eyes. Ichigo wanted to ask if everything is alright. Her mood drastically improved all of sudden, her smile returned back and she seemed happy like before.

“Where exactly will you live now?”

Ichigo blinked a few times, he didn’t know if she was ok, or if she broke down and now shows her. Amazing actor skills before him. Ichigo knew Ponyville was close, so maybe this fact would make her feel better, she likes him, and he likes her. In the situation she has to live thru, he isn’t totally surprised by her reaction, she has a hard life

“But don’t worry” Ichigo tried to have a voice full of hope “I will be in Ponyville, I will probably come by sometimes. I am friends with Tight that will call for me from time to time.”

As Ichigo thought, she was getting better, her eyes seemed to sparkle from happiness. Did you ever see a puppy in a shopping cart? The way Stepped looked like right now could be equally cute. Yes, she was cute, especially when she held her hands closely to her chest. This made Ichigo blush a little, Steeped Cloth…Looked pretty.

“That’s nice to hear. Why Ponyville thou? Don’t you like it here?”

Ichigo decided it would be better for Steeped to know the truth “Well, I talked with Celestia. She offered me to go there, to live with Twilight in her library”

“Wow, I didn’t know the Princess likes you so much”

The way steeped said it, was weird. At first it seemed to be a normal honest response, that had nothing to do with anything. If you concentrate and listen carefully, you could say that she said with some jealousy in her voice. Some anger too. She hid it perfectly well with the words she said out loud, looking as if she just was excited and happy for Ichigo.

“Yeah, living in a library seems to sound pretty dull”

“Twilight once was in Canterlot. She studied hard and she had some friends she abandoned apparently from what I know. “ Steeped sad while trying to seek for more memories of what she knows about Twilight “Twilight isn’t to energetic, she is also skeptical about a lot of things. Although that could be a rumor”

“Really?”

“That’s what I heard….”

After that, they had a small conversation about her coming and perhaps helping him pack everything, Ichigo didn’t have much so he didn’t need help. Steeped explained that for sure Celestia or maybe Luna that likes him, might give him something, so, it's always better to be prepared just in case. And she wants to see him one last time before he goes away.

He had mixed feelings about her behavior back in his room. Ichigo has troubles now thinking clearly, as only Steeped cloth appeared in his mind. Her figure, her whole self, standing there waiting. In her maid outfit in his room. Ready to say that everything is good, everything is clean and ready for him.

“That she is ready for you…” Whispered the voice in his mind, melodiously.

Ichigo’s cheeks get ret, as the sentence did in fact, stained his pure, innocent and concerned thoughts. Ichigo had a lot of self-control in that matter. He won’t get tempted by that sort of thinking. He closed the doors, to any sort of images, that could appear in his mind and thought how Ponyville looks like.

A large, wooden village, with quite the clean look, ready to host merchants and is quite rich. With a library where Twilight lives, with a ton of books keeping her company as she probably doesn’t have much friends in her real world, but characters and scientists in the ones she has. It sounds mean, but it did help Ichigo, calm himself

“I hate you…” Ichigo told his to his sword buddy

Author's Notes:

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