https://youtu.be/DelhLppPSxY

It was 10'oclock in the morning, and I was on a train heading to Canterlot. I was heading up to the grand city to look for a contractor that can build my house in a timely manner, the cost was no real issue as I have all the money that could be acquired from a growing dragon's horde. But that's not the only reason for this little escapade, I planned on swinging by the castle to see how my favorite alicorn sisters are doing.

I was going through a pamphlet on investing my money in something called 'Auto carriage' until the intercom announced we were heading into Canterlot station. I reached up and grabbed my overnight bag and waited for the doors to open. I wish they would open soon cause the Canterlot commuters have been staring at me for the whole train ride, even the whispers have been getting to me.

Once the doors opened I was out like a bat out of hell. The populace of the city did not look too favorably at me. When I looked around I noticed that most if not all the city-goers were unicorns, that might explain the snooty looks I've been getting or my Homer Simpson shirt, either one.

I decided to look for a contractor, though I forgot to bring the map Twilight gave me. Guess I'll ask one of these nice citizens. I saw a couple walking towards, I walked over to the stallion with the monocle. " Excuse me, sir, do you happen to know where I might find a contracting firm?"

The stallion looked up at me and jumped slightly at my presence but soon recovered. " Well, actually you're in luck, my dear boy. You see I run the best firm with Canterlot. My name is Fancy Pants and this is my wife fleur de lis." He pointed to the mare on his left, she was a tall slender unicorn mare that very well could have been a model.

" Well, the pleasure is mine. My name is Joe and I was wondering if we could set up a meeting about building an estate at Sweet Apple Acres." Hopefully, we can do this at a later date so I can have a better look around the city.

" Of course, how does next week at the location site sound?" This guy is the best.

" That sounds terrific. Should I meet you at the station or what?"

" The station should be fine. It was very nice meeting you Joe and I hope to see you again."

" Likewise." Fancy and Fleur left down the road to run their own errands. Which left me to my own devices. I wandered down the street to see what could be done. Finally, I spotted a donut shop and realized I had skipped out on breakfast.

I went into the shop and was greeted by the little doorbell. " Grab a seat anywhere and I'll be right with you." I grabbed a small table and skimmed through the menu. Two minutes later a unicorn stallion came over to take my order. " Alright what can I get you?"

" Yeah, let me get three strawberry frosted donuts and a large black coffee." The guy took my order and went back to the kitchen to make it. As per usual I put on a little show to pass the time.

https://youtu.be/zS1Rt1y3Ag4

As the video was going a few of the patrons were giving me nasty looks, then again I don't think they like hearing someone talk about cheating. Two such customers came up and told me this. " Look here you horrid beast. If you don't leave this instant, then I shall have the guards take you to the dungeons." What a racist prick. I got to fuck with him.

" Listen here you uppitty little trouser stain, I am a customer to this fine establishment and have come to dine. Now if you got a problem with that, then you can answer to my ax." I quickly flashed out my ax to intimidate the little shits, and boy did it work. They were out of there faster than one could blink. I looked at the others. " Anybody else got a fucking problem?" Everyone quickly turned back to their own table.

" Wow." The owner came back with my stuff. " I've never seen someone stand up to Jet Set and Upper Crust before." With names like that they had to be full of themselves. " My name is Pony Joe, and if there is anything I can get you, please let me know."

" Well, I'm also Joe, and if you could get me some sugar, that would be great." He went off to fetch me my sugar, and I went for the donuts. I ate in silence for a good thirty minutes, when I had finished I paid what was owed and left a little extra for my namesake. I was out the door and was met with a squad of guards waiting for me. " Afternoon gent's, what can I do you for?"

" That's him, officer, that's the monster that harassed me and my wife." Oh, that is such bullshit. They harassed me first.

" Sir, we're going to have to ask you to come with us." One of the guards brought forth a pair of shackles to try and bind me. Now I was left with two options, I could run, but then that would look bad and probably cause property damage. Or I could come along quietly. I chose option 'B'.

" Alright, but I demand a trial judged by the Princesses." I thought that might catch them off guard but it didn't.

" Well, yeah every crime is judged by the princesses, in fact, it's a top priority." Alright, no waiting.

" Lead the way then." They put the shackles on my wrists and we headed to the castle. The scum couple followed us, no doubt to plead their case. When we made it to the steps of the castle, we were met with another unicorn that had an air of smugness around him.

" Ah, Jet Set, Upper Crust, so good to see you again. I see you caught the monster." So this son of a bitch is in on it to? Fine, just another ass to kick.

" Indeed it is Prince Blueblood, hopefully, the Princesses will have him in the dungeons before the day is out." They are in for a big surprise. We went through the doors and headed to the throne room. The shit stains talked about unimportant shit while I started chatting with the guard next to me.

" So, what's your story stretch." Always good to make small talk.

" Well, I joined the guard when I got out of high school, then basically nothing of interest till you caused a ruckus." Damn guard life sounds quiet and boring, that sucks.

" Not to judge your choice in career, but it sounds like it sucks."

" Hey, there are perks."

" Oh, yeah name em."

" Well, there's the pay."

" How much you make?"

" Two-hundred a week." Not bad.

" Okay, what else?"

" Free spears."

" Any two-bit idiot can own a spear, not to mention I own an ax and I'm just a farmhand. And the warrior of legend, though the last one doesn't pay."

Our conversation went on for a few minutes more until we arrived at the entrance to the throne room. The three stooges went in first to announce our presence. I waited five minutes then a mare with a secretary look called us forward.

" Now presenting the case of lord Jet Set and lady Upper Crust vs the monster known as Joe." I entered to find both Celestia and Luna seated at their thrones. Celestia was surprised that it was me that entered in chains, Luna had a different reaction.

" Joe." She bolted from her throne and wrapped me in a hug. When I looked down at her, I realized that she looked very different from when we met. She seems to have had a growth spurt since I last saw her.

" It's good to see you too Luna, Celestia how have you been?" Before I could say something else, a blast of energy was shot at my head.

" Barbarian, You will address them as Highness. Do you hear me scum." Luna looked like she was about to rip his head off. luckily I stepped up.

" How about this you warthog faced Buffon." This really struck a nerve. " I treat my friends like real people like they want to be treated. And if you got a problem with that." I lifted my shackled hands and with minimal effort, broke the chains as if they were wet noodles. " Then you can shove that stick of yours further up your ass."

" You, you bastard, I'll have you strung up in chains." He went to strike me until Celestia stopped him.

" Nephew, enough. This man is the reason your Aunt Luna is here with us today." This seemed to put the shit-head in his place, though he didn't look happy about it. " Joe, what are you doing here?"

" I came here to talk to a contractor about building a house. I found one then I looked around the city for a bit. I then stepped into this donut shop owned by a guy named pony Joe. That's where I meet these two" I pointed at the unicorn couple currently holding in their piss " who wanted to lock me up just because I'm not a pony."

Celestia gave the two ponies a disapproving look. " This trial is canceled and the accused is cleared of all charges." The two dropped their jaws at the news. Blueblood, however, had more to say.

" Auntie, I really think you should reconsider the fate of this beast." Okay, now it's time to snap.

I grabbed the bastard by his horn and brought him to my werewolf form. " Listen here you little yellow-bellied jackass, you ever insult me or for that matter anyone I consider a friend, I'm gonna shove a sausage down your throat and stick starving dogs up your butt." Blueblood was drenched in sweat and possibly piss. I turned his back to me and drop kicked his sorry ass out the door. " And don't let me see your ugly mug again." I turned to face the Princesses. " Well, that was fun, what's next?"

Luna had this to offer. " How about I give you a tour of the castle?" She gave me the look that I've only seen Jackie give me, so of course, I had to agree.

" Luna, I would love a tour of the castle." She squealed with excitement and dragged me along with her magic. When I looked back I saw Celestia had a large smile on her face. It seems seeing Luna in such a way, just brightens her day.

" Come, young hero, we will show you all our favorite places in the castle. First, we will show you the observatory, then the gardens, then the kitchens, then finally our chambers." Wow, she's very enthusiastic about-wait a minute, did she say her chambers, as in her bed chambers?

The tour around the castle was pretty fun. Luna showed me the observatory, which also acted as her private study. We discussed the different star constellations between our worlds and found they aren't so different. After the observatory, we headed for the gardens, I'll have to tell Fluttershy about this. It reminded me of the Botanical garden at Zilker Park. But with more animals that scared easily.

After our walk through the park, we headed to the kitchen for a quick snack. When we got there a small wait staff came over to take our orders. Luna got a small salad while I ordered a large fry. While we were eating we started chatting about familiar things.

" So, Luna how are things up here?"

" Things have been quite pleasant as of late. How are you doing?"

" Well, I stumbled upon a large fortune, though it came at a high price." She looked quizzically at that. " By high price I mean I had to fight a dragon to obtain its treasure."

" You fought a dragon and lived?"

" Yeah, and the dragon is currently buried in an unmarked grave out past the Everfree." Now she looked impressed and dare I say, turned on. " Anyway, enough of that. The local school has me come over on Fridays to show them a bit of my world."

" Oh, that sounds wonderful. Do you think I could join in the audience?" Wow, a princess, one that I'm pining for, wants to see one of my lessons. I really hope I'm not stoned.

" I see no reason why you can't, sure just swing by Friday morning." We finished our snack and left for the final destination of our little tour. Her bed chambers.

We arrived at the doors leading into her bedroom, and I got to say I felt a burning desire to get in there, or it could be a case of heartburn. Luna was the first to go in, she looked back at me with a seductive look to her eyes. " Art thou coming?" I went in, guided by my heart.

When I got a good look at her room, I noticed it was very, night themed. Given who the room belonged to, it didn't come as a shock. Luna was laying on her bed and gestured for me to join. I happily obliged.

" Joe, may we speak to you freely" She sounded a bit nervous.

" Of course you can, anything you want."

Luna looked off to the side as if she was in deep thought. " Ever since you saved us from our darkness, we have started to grow feelings for thou. I don't know if you feel the same, but we needed to let you know that, I love you." Well, suddenly the pressure of me making the first move has been lifted off my shoulders.

" Luna, I'm going to be totally honest with you, I love you too." A smile that could rival pinkies soon plastered her face. " Though you should know that there is another." The smile never left, guess multiple partners is her cup of tea.

" I had no doubt in my mind that there would be others, I am curious as to who the other is."

" The other is AppleJack, the element of honesty. And I already told her about my feelings for you some time ago, so no need to ask her about it." A sigh of relief left her at the news.

" So that is why you wrote that she would be joining us at the Gala?" I nodded in response. " Then we shall accept her as our fellow herd mate."

" Excellent, though I think the term pack would be a more accurate don't you think?" To be honest, I don't care what our group is called, as long as I have the love of Luna and Jackie, that's all that matters.

" As long as I'm with you, that's all that matters. What shall we do now?"

The hours passed through the day and we spent it talking about whatever came to mind. We discussed how she planned to visit Ponyville for a holiday that closely resembled Halloween and participating in the fun. I told her the design plans I had for my house. I was in the middle of telling her about Twilight's first sleepover when a knock came at the door.

" Come in." The visitor was none other than Celestia. " Sister, what brings you here."

" I've come to tell you that it's time to raise the moon." We both looked outside to see the sun was shrinking beneath the western horizon.

" Forgive me, I had not realized it was so late." They left towards the balcony to perform their twice-daily duties. When the moon took its turn in the sky, they both came back in and sat down next to me. " Sister, we have something to tell thee." Celestia gave her full attention. " I am joining Joe's herd."

" What?" Celestia looked to me " You never told me you had a herd."

" Well, it happened so fast that I hardly had the time, not to mention the business with those nobles taking the priority of topics." She seemed to accept that.

" Well, as long as your both happy, then I shall be happy for you both."

" Thank you, sister."

" I believe this calls for a celebration. I've been meaning to show you my magic skills anyway." I focused my magic into my hands and showed them something spectacular, something that I have enjoyed since I was a child.

https://youtu.be/fWCYvllZn1E

As the show went on I looked at the reactions of the sisters. Celestia seemed to have an interest in the game while Luna had tears of joy as the kids had looks of joy at seeing the fireworks.

When the illusion ended I turned to Celestia. " This show of magic actually reminds me, I've been thinking about returning to my world for a time. I would very much like it if you could teach me to open the portal between worlds."

Celestia had this to say. " That spell is merely a teleportation spell, though it requires a large amount of magic if you want to travel between worlds."

" Do you think I can do that?" If she says I can't then I might have to rethink a few things.

" From what Twilight has told me in her reports, you probably have a better chance than anyone else." Now that just felt like a slap across the face. I had the power to go back the whole time.

" Thanks for telling me, hey listen it's getting late, do you know a good hotel around here." They gave each other a smirk while Celestia got up and left. I looked at Luna. " What?"

She scooted closer to me. This feels like deja vu. " Why go to a hotel, when you're in a comfortable bed already?"

" Can't argue with logic like that, but we can't go past cuddling, it wouldn't be fair to Jackie."

" I understand, now please come to bed." I crawled into bed with Luna and cuddled next to her. We said nothing as we embraced in a passionate kiss. After a while sleep took us both.

In summary, despite the dickheads at the beginning of the day, it ended up being a great day. I think tomorrow I'll see about going back to Austin.

Author's Notes:

For those that are fans, yes that was a Simpsons quote from Moe. So in honor of that, here is the clip of the day, although if you're binge reading, then here's the next clip.

https://youtu.be/NkObGEZDyYw

By the way, has anyone seen Gladiator?