An Unexpected Revelation

Immediately upon entering the room, the mood took a sudden, drastic shift. What was once a lively, energetic atmosphere turned into a tense, fearful one. I could understand why. It's not everyday that you find yourself looking upon an unknown creature that is just about as tall as your all-powerful ruler. Still, the fact that they weren't screaming in fear was a good sign. 'Lets hope nothing changes that. And by that I mean let's hope that I don't cock it up royally.'

Coming to stand beside Celestia, I looked upon our audience. Understandably, I was receiving mixed expressions from those gathered. On the one hand, those ponies that I already knew were giving me impressed stares, most likely at how stunningly handsome I looked in my attire. On the other hand, those that didn't were having different reactions. 'Okay, how's the crowd looking... well she looks confused, he looks classy as fuck with that monocle, those two look downright petrified, she looks... yea, that stare is creeping me out, and- oh hey, is that Blueblood? Well he just looks like an absolute cunt.' Taking a quick glance to Twilight and the gang, who were giving me encouraging nods and mouthing the words 'Good luck' or 'Looking good' - most likely the latter - I turn my attention back towards the rest of the crowd.

"Good evening one and all. As our ever so lovely hostess has already said; I am the man, the myth, the legend, Alexander Ian Greyson. I come in peace." Such a statement gets a few hefty sighs of relief from the crowd, along with a chuckle here and there. 'Okay, so far so good.' "As you can see, I'm not a pony. I am, in fact, a human, or a 'Homo-Sapien' if you want to talk scientifically. Now I know that you'll all have hundreds of questions to ask me, so I'll go ahead and answer the three most important ones that I can think of right now. Firstly, no. I'm not going to eat your foals in the middle of the night. I need my beauty sleep, after all. Secondly, I mean no harm to any and all ponies, unless they decide to try and, like, assassinate me or something. And last but not least, I'm single and I've got a great personality." Judging by the relieved, thankful, delighted and downright confused looks I was receiving from my astonished equine crowd, I'd say that my little speech had gone over quite well. 'I do think they're sold, boys and girls.'

Satisfied that the crowd wouldn't be trying to lynch me any time soon, I took a step back to allow Celestia to take my place, speaking again to the crowd herself. Whilst she was doing this, I looked over towards the mares. In particular, Twilight Sparkle, who was staring right back at me. The moment our eyes met, however, a sudden jolt of pain made itself apparent in my head, causing me to grimace in pain. To both my relief and confusion, the pain suddenly vanished just as quickly as it had appeared. 'What the fuck was that!?' Whilst nopony else had appeared to notice my momentary pained expression, Twilight had, and was staring concernedly towards me.

Before she could do anything, the entire room began to applaud, drawing her attention away. Thankful for the distraction, I shook my head, thankful that whatever it was had only been a momentary pain. 'Still, that fucking hurt, man. Am I getting a migraine or something?' With her speech over and the crowd beginning to either disperse or form into small groups, Celestia turned back towards me.

"Well I do believe that that turned out quite well, if I do say so myself." The Princess says, the relief evident in her voice. I couldn't blame her. I, an alien to their species, had just been introduced to the wider world, and not one had yet to run for the hills. 'She isn't wrong, I'll give her that.'

"Well of course it turned out well. It's me, Sunshine. They can't not love me." I reply, smirking at the mare. Mimicking my grin, the Princess was about to speak before we found ourselves being interrupted by one of the many royal guards. Unsurprisingly, there did appear to be an increased level of security tonight, as I'd noticed a bigger number of guards on patrol than I did during my earlier stay here.'Not really surprising, given that their rulers are surrounded by potential spies, or shapeshifters, or some other nasty fuck tonight. Hell, why not all three?'

"Apologies for the interruption, your majesty, but your presence has been requested by one Mr Neighsay." The guard stated, not dropping his salute for a second. Whilst she gave off nothing in terms of an expression, I could still tell that Celestia was annoyed that our conversation was being brought to an abrupt end. Nevertheless, the mare nodded, before facing me once again. 'Unlucky, kiddo.'

"Aah, the joys of being the co-ruler of the entire kingdom. Sucks to be you, Sunshine." I joke, the mare chuckling softly at my words.

"That it does, Alex. For now, we shall speak later." The Princess said, moving to follow her guard. Taking a few steps forward, the Princess stopped and turned to me once again. "And please don't do anything stupid tonight, Alex." Hearing this, I let out a sharp gasp in mock offence.

"Me? Trouble? Why, I'm a paragon of virtue." Seeing the look that the mare was giving me, I dropped the smirk, instead giving her an affirmative nod. "Yea, I'll try my best Princess." Satisfied, she and her guard make their way into the crowd, leaving me to my own devices. Taking a look around, I found myself slightly disappointed to see that Twilight and company had vanished. Still, I could see a number of ponies looking in my direction, a few of whom waving me towards them. 'Eh, fuck it. Let's get socialising.'

The speech that Celestia and myself had given had evidently done their jobs. In the time that I'd spent in that hall, I'd managed to converse with dozens of ponies, and not a single one had ran away in terror. Or try to have me arrested. Or assassinate me. Though, some had looked at me with disdain and a hint of fear. Still, that was just a small minority of ponies. 'I'd call that a win.' In fact, I'd even managed to make a few friends. All in all, the night was going spectacularly. With the initial shock of my introduction now dying down, and with most ponies having been reassured that I wouldn't be eating them any time soon, I was free to take my leave.

With nothing to do at that point, I had set out to find the girls - mainly Twilight - to see what it was that they were up to. I'd found Applejack selling her edible wares, Rainbow trying to get in up and close to a bunch of celebrities and Pinkie more or less being Pinkie. Whilst neither Rainbow nor Pinkie had the time to actually talk to me, what with their own attention being occupied already, Applejack was able to tell me that Twilight would most likely be with Princess Celestia.

This annoyed me to no end, as the Princess would most likely be busy entertaining guests all night. Thinking that I'd most likely not see her until we were heading home, I put my little search on hold. Instead, I opted to go and spend some time with Luna, seeing as how I had promised to her earlier that I'd spend some time with her. And like the gentleman that I am, I aimed to keep that promise.

Having not fully mastered the art of memorising every corridor that I'd come across, I was forced to ask some of the passing maids for directions. Having followed their directions, I soon found myself within the gardens. This time, however, I decided to take a small detour, wandering off into an area of the garden that I'd not seen yet. This led to where I was standing as of this moment.

Emphases on was standing. That was no longer the case, as I was currently suspended a few feet into the air by a rope. 'Oh just what in the actual fuck is this shi-'

"A-Alex!? O-oh dear, my m-mistake! I thought y-you were one of the an-animals." Fluttershy cried, running out from behind a nearby bush and looking up towards me, a mixture of guilt, worry and a very small amount of mirth plastered across her muzzle. 'Fluttershy!? The fuck!? Since when did you become the fucking Predator!?'

"Fluttershy, I don't know what it is that you're doing, and I probably don't want to know what it is that you're doing," I reply, struggling with the rope around my foot. "But what you will be doing, is getting me down from here right this instance before I die of a brain haemorrhage." I growl, fixing the mare with a glare. Somehow, I doubt I looked that threatening hung upside down, but I digress.

Still, the tone of my voice probably got to her, as no sooner had I said this the mare ran right back behind the bush that she'd appeared from. Hearing the sound of some sort of mechanism, I correctly guessed that she must have been releasing the trap. Before I knew it, the rope that had been suspending me dropped, and I along with it, landing in a heap on the ground. 'Great, and here I was hoping to keep this suit clean. Rarity is gonna bloody castrate me at this rate.'

Finding me on my back, Fluttershy quickly galloped over to my side, scanning me for any potential injuries.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Do you feel funny anywhere? Any disorientation? Any-" 'One question at a time sweetheart. Still trying to figure out just how in the fuck I got into this mess.'

"I'm fine I'm fine, calm down Flutters." I say, pushing myself into a sitting position. Seeing as how I was uninjured, the mare let out a sigh of relief, before following my gaze up to her ruined trap. I must have been staring at it for a while, for when I looked back towards the shy mare, she was already trying to make her escape. Pushing myself up off of the ground, I narrow my eyes at the retreating mare. "Now where do you think you're going?" Realising she'd been caught, the mare let out a startled 'eep', before quickly making her way to where I was standing. Any animosity I felt for the mare was quickly extinguished, however, by the genuine guilt plastered across her muzzle. 'Fuck, I can't stay at that face. Christ, imagine if someone weaponised how adorable these fuckers are. Putin would have a bloody field day.'

"I'm sorry." The mare all but whispered, staring up into my eyes whilst tears began to form in her own. Seeing the state that she was in, I knelt down to her level, offering the mare a reassuring smile.

"It's alright, I'm not hurt and you're not in trouble. Calm it with the tears, sweetheart." I say, reaching out and stroking her mane in a calming manner. 'I wonder if this is sexual harassment. Still, she seems to like it, and Twilight liked it that one time, so maybe I'm in the clear. Or maybe I'm about to get detained by the pony FBI. Who knows?' Within moments, her tears had vanished and Fluttershy seemed to have calmed down, subtlety leaning into my touch. 'If I was a paranoid man, I'd say that she was enjoying the action a whole lot more than she realised.' "Now, mind telling me just what it is that you've been up to exactly?"

For the next few minutes, Fluttershy explained to me just what it was that she'd been doing, and the events leading up to my hanging. The animal lover that she was, she'd unsurprisingly opted to head straight for the gardens, intending to meet and befriend every exotic animal that she could find. To my surprise, it hadn't gone well for her so far. Any animal that she'd met, she'd scared away, no matter what approach she'd used.

"-and so I thought that perhaps I could trap one of them, and then I'd finally manage to tell them that I just wanted to be their friend. But, you saw how well that went." The mare finally finished, giving me a sheepish smile as she ended it. What came as a surprise, however, was that, for a caretaker of wild animals, she hadn't gone about it the right way.

"So you wanna befriend all these animals, yet none of them seem to want to befriend you, huh?" Taking the flash of sadness in her eyes as a 'no', I pause in thought for a moment, before smirking. "You see that bush over there?" I ask, nodding my head towards a nearby bush. Following my gaze, the mare nods, before her eyes widen, seeing the same thing that I was looking at. Some of the animals - a trio of bunnies - were watching us from behind the bush in curiosity. Noticing Fluttershy beginning to stand, I carefully reach out and push her back down. Before she could protest, I put a finger to my lips. 'It's going well, don't ruin it.'

The plan was working. More and more animals were beginning to appear all around us, ranging from bunnies to birds, squirrels to ducklings. "Hey, since you're the trap expert, got any bait?" Nodding, the mare pulls out a range of vegetables, such as lettuce and carrots. Seeing the food, a particularly brave bunny boldly edged closer towards us than its friends, and was now just a few feet away. Placing the food on my lap, I calmly held out a carrot for the bunny, hoping that this act would prove to the animals that I was friendly.

For a few moments, nothing happened. Finally, the bunny began to move, closer and closer towards us, until it was literally right in front of me. Gently, it took the carrot from my hand and moved a few steps away, before nibbling on its spoils. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw movement from another one of the animals, who was probably hoping to get in on the action. Getting Fluttershy's attention, which had been on the bunny in front of me, I passed her some of the food that she'd provided, telling her to repeat what I'd just done.

Within a few minutes, I'd done what Fluttershy had been trying to do all night. All of the animals, realising that we were friendly and held no ill will towards them, happily began to take what we were offering. Unsurprisingly, a large number of them took to inspecting me, climbing on or flying around me in curiosity. Evidently, they'd never seen a human before. 'Pony or animal, I still got it.' As much as I was enjoying their company, I remembered that I was already meant to be somewhere else. With great reluctance, I stood up from where I was sat, the animals jumping off of me and back onto the floor.

"Well, it's been fun you lot, but I'm needed elsewhere." I say, patting the dirt off of my clothing. As I was in the process of doing this, I suddenly found myself engulfed in a sea of pink and yellow. It took me but a moment to realise that Fluttershy was hugging me. Before I could return the hug, she suddenly leaned up and planted a kiss on my cheek. Freezing up in shock, I could only stare wide eyed into the distance. 'Wh-a-wh-w-ha-wh-what the fuck just happened? Control to Brain, come in. Brain? Brain!? BRAAAIIIN!?' Turning to the mare, I saw that I wasn't the only one in shock. Realising what she'd just done, Fluttershy's pupils became pinpricks, and before I knew it, she'd released her hold and shot off into the bushes, stammering an apology as she went.

Shaking my head, I looked once more towards the animals, who were looking to me, to the pegasus' shaped hole in a nearby bush, and back to me. Shrugging, I began to backpedal away, holding my empty hands up. "Don't look at me, boys, I got nothing left." Seeing as how their food sources were leaving, the animals left the clearing, returning to whatever it was that they'd been doing beforehand.

Taking that as my cue to leave, I turned on the spot and began to look for an exit, my mind turning to the pink maned pegasus. 'Well that was definitely out of character. I mean, she loves animals, and I helped her befriend a fuckton of them just then. Eh, must've been the heat of the moment. I'm sure she'll forget about it later. Or I will, probably.'

Eventually I found myself back on a familiar path that'd lead to where I wanted to go. Walking along the path, I came across the statues that I'd seen in my earlier visit to the castle. I wouldn't have looked twice at them, if it weren't for the fact that one of them appeared to have...changed, in a way. 'Did this one always smile?' Narrowing my eyes at the statue of whatever this creature with various animal features was, I stared it down, expecting it to suddenly move. It did not, and I shrugged. 'You're being paranoid. Quit it and go find Luna.'

"I'll see you soon, friend." I froze on the spot. '...Okay, what in the actual fuck was that?' Turning around once more, I fixed my eyes upon the statue, more alert than ever. It didn't move. We held our little staring contest for what seemed like hours, until I relented. Shaking my head, I turned around once more, and, with a much quicker pace, made my exit from the garden. 'Fuck that place and fuck that statue. I wonder if Celestia keeps a sledgehammer around...'

'Took me long enough to find the bloody place.' It took longer than I was expecting, but I finally reached Luna's chambers. 'Bat pony things that are scary as fuck but badass at the same time guarding the doors? Check. An overly sized moon emblem on her doors? Check. I'm most likely going to be tackled to the floor because she's touchy-feely? Oh boy, let's find out.'

Stepping towards the door, the guards crossed their spears across the door, blocking my entrance. This was expected, and I should've seen it coming.

"Hey fellas, how's the night going?" I got no answer. "...Nice weather we're having, eh?" Nothing. "...Can I go in?"

"The Princess does not wish to be disturbed, sir." Came guard #1, whose voice was as deep and stoic as every other guard I'd come across. 'Okay, they're males. Got it.'

"But-"

"Her majesties orders were explicit, sir." Came the other guard, whose voice was much more higher and feminine than her comrades. 'Oh shit, these lot have females in the ranks? Fair play, Luna.' This was the first time I'd actually met and talked to a bat pony, and if either of them were confused, curious or cautious as to who or what I was, they were impressively managing to keep their feelings hidden. Still, I'd made a promise to Luna, and I planned on keeping it.

Unless they decided to reward me with a spear to the chest, in which case she could go fuck herself with said spear. 'Right, let's play it smooth.'

"Right, I'm just gonna get this outta the way and tell you both that I've never met a bat pony before, and I just wanna say that you lot look pretty badass if I do say so myself." Unsurprisingly, the stallion's face remained as stony as a statue. Truly, he was a model guard. 'Guy would fit in well in the Queen's Guard.' His female counterpart, however, was sporting a very light blush that, were it not for the fact that her coat was pure black, would've most likely gone unnoticed. 'Fucking hell Casanova, look at you go.' "But Luna di-"

"Princess Luna." 'Oh please pull that stick outta your arse.'

"-Princess Luna did ask me earlier today to come visit her, and, as per her orders, I've come to do just that." I finish, ignoring the irrittable look that the male guard was giving me. Something told me that we would most likely not get along.

"Name?" He asks, his tone harsh. 'Yep, we ain't getting along any time soon. Shame really.'

"Alexander Greyson, at your service." I reply, giving them a theatrical bow and a flirtatious smile to his companion, whose blush only intensified. Turning to the doors that they'd been guarding, the male bat pony knocked three times before entering, the door closing behind him. The left me alone with his companion, who was giving me a curious stare. "Take a picture sweetheart, it'll last longer." I joke, striking a pose for the mare.

Realising she'd been caught staring, the bat-mare gave me a nervous smile. 'Daww, even the evil looking ponies look so cute and adorable when embarrassed.'

"I'm sorry for staring, sir, but it's just that I've never seen a creature like you before." She explains, her tone betraying her curiosity and shyness. As was the case with every single being on this planet, she'd evidently never seen something like me before.

Disturbingly, this was no longer as disconcerting as it had been the initial few dozen times. 'Funny how quickly I've gotten used to this place, and being the only human. Then again, that's probably because I've most likely gone insane.'

"That's understandable, kid. I mean, I am the only one of my kind here, after all." I reply nonchalantly, leaning against the wall and giving her an understanding smile. Hearing this, her eyes widen in shock, ears flattening to the sides of her head whilst her curious expression is replaced by one of shock.

"Th-the only one?" She stammers, to which I nod. 'Once again, I should probably be upset by that fact. Have I really gotten over that fact in just a few months? Seriously? Huh, I'm gonna need to think on this at some point.'

"Yup." Seeing as how she definitely wanted more than just that, and seeing as how her friend would most likely be coming out of those doors any second now, I shake my head. "It's a long story sweetheart. Look me up in Ponyville and I'll give you the full story, Miss..."

"Starry Skies." She answers. 'Of course it is. Bet her friend is called Night Warden or something stupid like that.'

"Starry Skies. Beautiful name for a beautiful mare." Another compliment, another blush from the mare. Before I or her could say anything else, the doors opened and out came the first guard. Moving off of the wall, I stare expectantly at the guard, who let out a huff of annoyance.. 'I bet she said yes~'

"You may enter Her Majesties chambers, Sir Greyson."'Sir?... Eh, better than Mr at least.' With a nod to the pair of them, I made my way past the two bat ponies and into the chambers of one Princess Luna. 'Let's see what shenanigans we can get up to then.'

I immediately noticed something was wrong. As cliche as it was, it was quiet. Too quiet. 'Ah hell, what is this?' As expected of the chambers belonging to Luna, everything inside appeared to have been designed specifically for her, ranging from banners with her cutie mark on them and even a circular bed that more than likely represented the moon. 'Fuck me, I know its her cutie mark and all, but does she have a fetish for the bloody thing?' Looking around the room for Luna, I took a few steps forward.

Upon reaching the middle of the room, however, the candles were extinguished by an invisible force, and the room was enveloped in darkness. At the same time, it felt as if the temperature had just dropped by a few degrees. 'Oh goodie, is this the part where I get knocked unconscious and later wake up to find my kidneys gone?'

"Good evening, Greyson~" Came a disembodied voice, accompanied by the feeling of something breathing on my neck. With a sharp intake of breath, I did a quick 180, expecting to be face to face with Luna. Instead, I was met with nothing but an empty room. 'Oh Christ, she's playful. That's never good. Let's just play along and see what happens.'

"And hello to you to, Miss Disembodied Voice. How are you this fine day?" I call out into the great unknown that was the pitch black room, trying my best not to trip over anything. Instead, I instantly walked into a nearby wardrobe, cursing in pain, much to the amusement of what I was hoping was Luna.

"Please try not to damage our wonderful toy. They were most expensive, and it would be a shame if either you or they were to break." Chuckled the invisible mare, whose voice appeared to be both so far away and yet so close to me at the same time. I'd be lying if I didn't say I wasn't unnerved by the whole situation. 'Swear down I'm gonna slap her when I see her if she carries this on.'

"Well if it weren't so dark, I'd probably manage a whole lot easier." I groan, bumping into yet another wardrobe. "Where are you Luna?" I ask, straining my eyes to see into the dark much more clearly.

"Why, I'm waiting for you to find me~" Is her response. Rolling my eyes, I try to make out any Luna-like figures standing or sitting in the room, though this would be a bit of a challenge, what with how dark it was. Eventually, my eyes fell upon the bed, where, unless her pillows were specifically shaped like an Alicorn, Luna appeared to be laying. Smirking, I took a few steps towards the bed, reaching for her. 'Gotcha bitch!'

"Found you. What do I win?" I joke, though she didn't respond. Confused, I reach out to touch her, taking a hold of what appeared to be her mane. It took me only a moment to realise that what I was gripping wasn't her mane. In fact, it wasn't apart of Luna at all. What I initially believed to be Luna turned out to be, quite coincidentally, a pillow. 'Oh for fuck sake.' Letting out an annoyed groan, I turned around once more to see if I could spot her somewhere else.

"Luna, this has been fun and all, but can't you just, like, stop hiding for a second and-"

"BOO!" Be careful what you wish for, kids.

My scream was immediately muffled by Luna's fur as she wrapped her forelegs and wings around me, like a feathery cocoon, and the pair of us collapsed onto the bed. After a few seconds, my screaming stopped, though this did nothing to deter Luna's hugging. Realising that I would need to breathe at some point the mare eventually let go, and I was free to roll off of the bed and onto the floor, gasping for air.

"Luna... please... don't... do that... again... fuuuucking hell." I pleaded to the mare, who had only just managed to get her laughter under control. Popping her head over the side of the bed, the mare looked down at me with a wide, playful smile.

"I'm sorry, Alex, but we could not resist. Surely you found it fun, however?" The Princess asked, before descending into another bout at laughter at the face I was giving her. 'Fun!? Fucking fun!? Sweetheart, I'm not gonna sleep for a fucking week you mad bitch.'

"Yea. 'Fun'. We'll go with that." I remark, pushing myself off of the ground. Staring at the laughing form of Luna, I spot a rather large pillow coincidentally next to her, and, seeing as how the Princess was distracted and I was wanting some form of revenge to make up for my humiliation, I smirk. "So you wanna have some fun, hey?" I ask, quickly reaching over the mare and taking hold of the fluffy headrest, holding the pillow as if it were a steel chair and I were a professional wrestler. Calming down, the mare looked up, her smile immediately fading as she looked upon the armed and dangerous human in front of her. 'What goes around comes around, sweetheart.'

"Hold, Alex! Surely we can't discuss this like civilised poni-" She couldn't finish her sentence. Understandable, what with the fact that I'd just completely decked the bitch with the pillow, and was declaring myself the Equestrian Pillow-fighting Champion. Standing over the mare, I was just about to hit her with another shot, before the doors to the room were suddenly flung open.

"Your Majesty! We heard screaming... and..." Standing in the doorway were the two Bat pony guards from outside, Starry Skies and her companion whose name I'd never asked for. Seeing their Princess strewn out across the bed, spitting out feathers whilst a deranged looking human with a torn pillow stood above her had definitely not been what they were expecting to find when they charged into the room. 'It's not how it loo- oh no, wait, it is.'

"Hey Starry! Hey Guy-Whose-Name-I-Don't-Know! Wanna join in?" I ask, gesturing for the pair to come closer. Shaking his heads, the male Bat pony glares at me in annoyance, before turning and exiting the room, muttering something inaudible to himself. 'What a buzzkill.' Starry, on the other hand, lets out an amused giggle.

"Maybe next time, Sir Greyson." She replies, before making her own exit, closing the doors behind her. 'Shame. Could've been a foursome... Okay, let's never think of that again.' Shrugging, I'm about to look down at Luna before something strikes me in the back of the head, sending me crashing down to the other end of the bed. Looking up, my eyes widen at the sight of three large pillows, suspended in the air via magic. 'Oh fuck, I forgot she had magic. And she's an omnipotent Alicorn as well. R-I-fuckin-P me.'

"Two can play at this game, Alex." Luna growls from the other end of the bed, giving me a playful smirk. 'She's like an older, more scary version of Twilight. Actually, when they're like this, they're both as terrifying as each other.' Gripping the pillow tighter, I'm only able to put it in front of my face as a shield before I find myself being pelted by the three pillows.

Apparently, her time on the moon erased her knowledge of the word "Surrender", as this fluffy beating went on for a good few minutes, all the while my pleas for mercy went ignored.

Eventually, however, she tired of the 'Greyson-Is-A-Pinata' game, and I was allowed a respite from the savage attack. Though, this was after I was coerced into admitting that she was the undisputed champion. 'Gonna get my rematch at some point, Luna. Just you wait.' With all of the excitement out of the way, Luna suggested that the two of us just sit out on her balcony, gaze up at the night sky, and talk.

Sure, it wasn't the most exciting thing for the pair of us to be doing, but it was a great opportunity for me to learn more about Luna, and vice versa. For a start, I learnt that both Luna and Celestia had fought some guy named Discord quite some time ago, and sealed him in stone. That was cool. I also learnt that they used to live in the castle where myself and the girls had confronted Nightmare Moon.

As for her, she learnt a bit more about who I was and what I enjoyed doing. For example, I talked a bit more about my schooling days, friends, my old job and my hobbies. She took a particular interest in my Xbox, which came as a surprise. 'Now that I think about it, she spends most of her time in her room, prefers the night over the day and doesn't have the most active social life... Huh, no wonder the video games got her attention.' As it stood, the conversation had turned to recent events in Ponyville, and of the things that had happened shortly after I'd left the castle during my stay.

"Thou jest, surely?"

"Nope, honest to God. I was literally off of that carriage for, like, a minute, and I was already in trouble. A bloody Ursa Minor was attacking the place because of a pair of idiot foals that wanted their idol to Abracadabra it away or something. Seriously. Oh, and don't even get me started on that dragon fiasco. Or the school thi- actually no, you already know about that."

"Oh yes, we do indeed." Seeing the look that she was sending my way, I groaned, rolling my eyes.'Oh give it a rest.'

"Oh come on, Luna, don't give me that look. What was I meant to do? Stand by and wait for the weather team to take a good ten minutes to form some massive cloud? The kids would've probably burnt to death in half that time. I was right there and able, so I took a chance. And as you can see, it paid off. Nopony died, I got off with a temporary limp, and we all lived happily ever after." 'Still, a medal would've been nice. Then again, that little celebratory speech from the mayor the day after that party was still nice. And the party itself was cool, now that I mention it. Thank fuck for Applejack and her cider.'

Seeing as how the mare still looked annoyed with what I'd done, I quickly decided to change the subject. "I'd say we've talked long enough about my stupid heroics. Say, how about we do something interesting?" I suggest, already thinking of a number of things that we could do: Get drunk, get drunk, party and then get drunk.

"What would you suggest? And please don't ask us to attend the Gala. The guests will have begun to leave, and we are still not in the right frame of mind to meet with any that remain." She answers, averting her eyes. 'Wait what? Leaving already?'

"Wait, leaving? How long have we been up here exactly?"

"An hour, two at most." 'Bloody hell, we've been talking for a while.' Shaking away my shock, I shrug, looking to the night sky for inspiration. 'Hmm...'

"I dunno, erm..." 'Think, Alex, think.' Suddenly, I remembered something about Luna that gave me an idea. One that could very well result in our immediate incineration, but still. "Hey, your sister can move the sun, and you can move the moon, yea?" She nods, and narrows her eyes in confusion. "How 'bout the stars?" She nods once more, and I give her a mischievous smirk. 'Perfect.' "You up for pranking your sister?" I ask, watching as her confusion faded away, being replaced by a smile as wide as my own. Nodding, she turns her gaze up to the dark sky, before looking back to me.

"What should I write?" She asks, magic already beginning to formulate around her horn. Looking back up towards the stars, I take a few moments to think, before shrugging, keeping my eyes upwards.

"I dunno, uhh... oh I got one. Say, "Princess Sunshine is a fat bitch." I suggest, struggling to keep a straight face as I do so. Luna on the other hand could not, and she descended into a fit of giggling. Looking back down at the mare, I couldn't help but be drawn towards her horn, where her magic was beginning to take shape. I'd seen Twilight use magic on quite a few occasions, along with Rarity and Celestia, but this was the first time I'd seen Luna's magic being used.

Or so I thought.

As her magic began to formulate around her horn, I noticed that there was something coming off of it. Curious, I learned closer to get a better look. It took me a few moments to realise what it was that I was seeing, and a few moments more to remember that I'd seen them before. My once jovial mood was immediately destroyed, replaced with one of shock and disbelief. 'No... no way... It can't be, it fucking can't be...' Taking a moment to look back towards me, the happy expression that Luna had vanished upon seeing my shellshocked expression. She was by my side within moments, the message in the sky quickly being forgotten about.

"Alex? What is wrong? Are thou alright?" I didn't respond, for I was lost in my own memory, reliving the final moments of my time back on Earth. 'Oh my God....Luna?'

'Lost in thought, I didn't notice the strange lights surrounding my body until I noticed that the park had suddenly become a little bit brighter, due to my spontaneous transformation into a human lamp. Shrieking in alarm, I was paralysed at the sight of my arms being covered in what looked like tiny... stars? Stars...and...moons?

As quickly as the sparkly celestial miniatures had appeared on me, circling and dancing around my body like a moth to a flame, they had disappeared.

And me along with them.'

Sparkly celestial miniatures. These exact same things, the things that I'd last seen before I was ripped from Earth were coming off of Luna's horn. It was Luna. I was in Equestria because of Luna. I'd be taken from my home, dropped into an entirely unknown, unfamiliar land, because of the mare wrapping her wings around me. Startling her, I fell out of her embrace, pushing myself away from the mare and up against the wall, looking at her in shock.

"Y-Y-YOU!? IT WAS YOU!?" I shout, shaking my head in disbelief. Her reaction justified my fears, as instead of trying to feign ignorance, she instead bit her lip and closed her eyes, looking away from me, gently nodding her head. For the first time in a long time, I was genuinely lost for words. Silence reigned between us for but a few moments, as I managed to stutter out another question. "W-w-why didn't...why didn't you tell me?"

"We planned to, truly we did, but it is all hard to explain, and our sister-" 'YOUR SISTER!? CELESTIA FUCKING KNEW IT WAS YOU AND SHE DIDN'T SAY SHIT!?'

"CELESTIA KNEW!?" I roar, anger now being the dominant emotion that I was feeling right now. She could do nothing but nod, quietly sobbing. If I weren't so angry, I would have hugged the mare. Unfortunately that wouldn't be the case as of this moment. I was positively enraged. How long had she known? Days? Weeks? Months? Hell, would they have ever told me? Seething, I stormed back into the room and through Luna's chamber doors, hellbent on confronting Celestia. Ignoring the questioning looks I received from her guards, I stomped down the corridor, through the garden and finally into another long corridor.

Along the way, however, I felt a sharp pang of pain in my head, similar to the one that I'd felt after my speech. It went away just as quickly however, though it was definitely more noticeable. Disregarding it for now, I carried on forward, and it didn't take long for me to find the room where myself and Celestia had given our speeches at the start of the Gala. Pushing open the doors, I quickly found the source of my anger.

Princess Celestia. 'There you are, you fucking bitch.'

To her side were Twilight and friends, with both Twilight and Celestia deep in conversation. 'Too. Fucking. Bad.' Storming up the stairs towards them all, Twilight's eyes must have noticed me approaching, as her smile widened upon seeing me, though it fell when she saw the look of rage across my features. Seeing her smile quite suddenly vanish, the rest of the girls and the Princess turned around as well, just in time for me to reach the top of the stairs, now standing right in front of them all, my eyes fixed on one mare and one mare only.

Upon seeing who my anger was directed at, Celestia let out a resigned sigh. I had an inkling that she already knew what had me in this state, if the words that came out of her mouth were of any clue.

"Alex, I know that you're upset, and I can understand why, but-"

The sound that the impact between her muzzle and the back of my hand made was probably heard all around the castle, if not throughout all of Equestria itself.

"You fucking cunt!"

Author's Notes:

I've only got about 3 weeks left of A-Levels, so whilst I'm winging my way through them, here's a chapter to keep you from abandoning the story.

Cliffhanger Included. I know, I know, I'm a cunt, and I'm sorry. But hey, it helps build tension, right? Still, I'm sure the thought of Greyson backhanding Celestia will help you all sleep at night. Probably.

See you in the next one, folks! Peace.

-Greyson