We lay with Celestia in her bed and had a nice conversation. She confessed to me.

"But you weren't the first person in our world." Celestia continued her revelation, looking into my eyes and letting my hands touch her ears. This statement of hers seriously surprised me, and I asked for details. It's not too late and I definitely don't want to sleep in this position. When the head of a purring princess rests on your chest.

POV Celestia.

Memories Celestia.

About 1200 years ago. Those were the times when my sister and I conquered the era of chaos. The discord turned to stone, and it seemed that the world could finally breathe peacefully again. But we were wrong. A new threat from the southern desert lands, where tribes of nomadic camels lived, was approaching the realm of the ponies. An army of more than twenty thousand barbarian camels was already at our borders. At first, they made simple raids on our southern provinces and thereby tested our combat capabilities. Only then did we begin to realize our mistakes. The barbarians were afraid of our lands because of Discord! Our army was incomplete, not organized and poorly equipped. We ponies have always strived for peace, relying only on magic.

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When I was able to gather a militia to counter the aggressors, I assumed that my magic would be able to scare this army, since the ponies did not have good weapons. They were mainly peasants with pitchforks and other tools. I was hoping to get a weapon in battle. And that only detachment of royal guards, assembled from strong ponies, unicorns and pegasus, who did not even have armor, I ordered to be left in reserve, in the rear.

My so-called army of about three thousand ponies of all races has camped in one of the villages on the border. After waiting, I ordered the pegasus to patrol the sky. But not all of the scouts returned, and most of them were wounded. Their hooves or wings are riddled with styloid arrows! I looked angrily at the forest where the enemy was waiting. And so they appeared at dawn in a huge mass, what they saw took me by surprise. Obyssinian cats proudly sat on harnessed camels! And each had a folding bow in his hands. But the scouts did not bring me reports that there were mercenaries in this army. So they hid them well. They had a huge numerical advantage and I could hear panic growing among my little ponies. Then, squinting, I saw in the center of this crowd a banner with the image of two snakes fluttering in the wind. I felt strong energy from this banner! As if something were weakening my strength. I decided to confirm my feelings and fired a test magic shot at the advancing barbarians. But my magic has dissipated! At that moment, I had two choices: accept the battle and be defeated, lose my militia, or hastily retreat to save the army. I chose the latter. If only you knew what a shame it is to trot north, and at that moment arrows are showered on you! Four hundred of my ponies never returned home, and the injured died on the way. Because there was simply no time to help them. If we stop, we're finished!

When we got to the location of the "two sisters" castle, I and Luna immediately called an emergency council. The Village Heads and other pony scholars attended. We knew that the enemy was very careful in his tactics. Their exact intentions are not known. Magic is mostly powerless against them if the Standard of Two Serpents is next to them. Luna and I sighed and began to look for help in books. In the meantime, I decided to send a group of ambassadors to the leader of the barbarians. Until recently, I hoped for a peaceful outcome, but did not reject the worst option. Full-fledged war, with heavy casualties among my little ponies. The ruin of our values.

While searching in our library I came across an old dusty book. This book was not remarkable, but I was curious. I don't remember its name anymore, but when my sister and I sat down at the table to look at its contents, two scrolls fell out of it. Then the book crumbled to dust. When Luna raised one of the scrolls with interest, she found on it an old, but understandable for us spell called "There and back." My thoughts were only curiosity, but also caution. What can this spell mean? We looked at each other with Luna and nodded to each other, moved to the center of the hall, and I began to cast this spell. When I finished, my eyes and horn lit up and a spatial portal opened in front of us. Luna wanted to go first, but I grabbed her with my wing and entered it, holding the scroll in a magical grip. I found myself in a meadow, surrounded by dead two-legged creatures. There was a lot of blood, and crows were flying over this field. My eyes widened at the horror of the picture I saw. There was a battle! But who are these creatures? They had bare skin and small body hair. They were wearing strange metal armor, and next to them lay an unknown weapon. As I understood later.

I wandered among the corpses, and tears flowed uncontrollably from my eyes, and there were mixed feelings in my head. And now the portal from which I came to this world closed! But I knew from the spell in the scroll that he was able to open this portal back to my world, so, setting aside my panic, I continued my research. A groaning, painful cry for help came to my ears. I ran in response to that voice and stopped in front of the crawling wounded creature. When he saw me, there was ... A smile on his bloody face? He asked me: “You are a divine being! Have you come for my soul? Finally I will calm down. “And he passed out. I felt sorry for this creature. He was not afraid of me, but on the contrary recognized in me a deity. He smiled at me, as if he was waiting for me, and saw in me a deliverer from suffering. He was wearing a strange helmet with a different crest from the ones I have seen so far. Most likely, it was some kind of commander. Without hesitation, I grabbed this warrior and his weapon with my magic and, having read spells to create a portal back to my world, waited for it to open, the birds flew away from the battlefield, fearing these noisy sounds and light effects.

When, with panic on my face, I ran into the portal carrying the body of a wounded warrior and finding myself back in the library, Luna was already waiting for me with several pony servants.

"Luna quickly! Help! This creature is injured!"

Luna looked at my discoveries in shock, but then ordered the servants to call the unicorn healers. And we took his body to the room of healers and herbalists. I had to undress him, remove all this metal from him. On the side was a cut but hardened wound. The healers began to cast spells on him, and Luna and I washed the wounds from his body. We looked with interest at someone we had never seen in our lives. He had five fingers on his limbs, like a griffin, and there was almost no hair on his body. Only on the head was a shock of black hair. Well, between the legs too...

For three days my sister and I did not leave his bed, but the healers said that he was on the mend. He will live. We had to support his body with vitamins and give him some water. And then on the third day he came to himself, still weak, he got up on his elbows and saw me and my sister. The first question he asked me surprised me, but I was so grateful that he woke up and spoke to me!

“Ave to you. Am I already in heaven? If so, why is my body still hurting from wounds? And who are you?"

A tear rolled from my eyes and fell at his feet. But I gave him the answers. “I… I… I saved you from the tartare that I saw in your world! My name is Celestia and this is my sister Luna." I pointed with my hoof to my sister, who stood in excitement behind me.

After our short conversation, I asked him to rest, we still have a lot to learn about him and his world. And he must get to know our world and its inhabitants...

Two weeks passed and he came to his senses, our healers as they could hastened his recovery. And I continued to look after him. Meanwhile, Luna organized intelligence and sent diplomats with chests of gold to make peace with the barbarians. It helped, but not for long. A week or two passed, and the nomads were again taken for robberies. They were obsessed with greed and lust for easy money. They did not see a great threat from the pony kingdom, but they did not dare to make a full-fledged invasion. Apparently believing that their forces will not be enough to occupy Equestria.

Time passed, and our guest from another world began to get used to his new life. I introduced him to our culture and how our society works. But when I started talking about the war, he listened to me carefully. Striking the table with his fist, he expressed dissatisfaction with our actions against the enemy! The lack of professionalism of our army! We walked with him to the barracks, where we were met by a police pony, and he looked at our outstanding weapon. He shook his head angrily and uttered a few curses, then asked all the ponies to line up on the parade ground and call all the blacksmiths and gunsmiths. I watched with interest his enthusiasm. And let him teach us how to fight. He was the one we need in these difficult times. His name was Maxim Scipio. As I later learned from our conversation with him, he was a centurion in the Roman cohort of the Praetorian Guard. Their detachment was a reserve on the battlefield, and when sharp resistance came, his second century was thrown to cover the central batteries of Onagra. But the enemy had a large number of cavalry archers, and the detachment came under heavy enemy fire, then cavalry launched an offensive and dispersed the rest of the Centuria and artillerymen. Their commander sent the rest of the cohort to help, but it was too late, the artillery was defeated. The Roman legion "Flavius ​​Firma" won this battle, but suffered significant losses and therefore refused to further advance. The wounded were removed from the battlefield, but not all. Maximus Scipio at that moment was unconsciously strewn with the bodies of his dead comrades, and the soldiers decided that their commander was dead. So he woke up and met me. For which we were both grateful to fate. But I was ashamed in front of him! I saved him from the warriors in his world so that he could see the war in our world. I was very sorry, but I decided that it was difficult to argue with fate. But he didn't mind and was grateful that I saved him. So I decided to help him find his calling in the ranks of the army of our kingdom. Be a warrior. Be the commander of the infantry. So we did with Luna and honored him with such an honor and awarded him the rank of general. We have transferred power and resources from our vaults to him so that he can train our militias and make them professional soldiers.

In a matter of months, a supply of bronze was established. All this underdeveloped industry earned money for the war machine. Maximus made all the necessary measurements for the ponies to customize the armor for them. He also assessed the capabilities of our anatomy and figured out how our hooves work in the grasping reflex. He concluded that these limbs could handle holding the sword, but it took some training to get used to it. Of course, all this surprised him, but he was serious about helping our ponies with his knowledge. After a while, following the example of his set of armor and weapons, the first samples were made, only for ponies.

Luna and I have often watched our human friend spend time with our warriors. He chased and trained them, forcing them to punish their heads. He loved that our ponies had good potential for endurance and obedience. Therefore, already six months later, an army of trained and well-equipped soldiers stood before us. Ponies are legionnaires. Equus's First Legion consisted of five thousand stallions and mares. For the Pegasus, he set his own tasks and for the ground forces his own. Everything was organized and ready to fight the enemies of Equestria on the first command!

At the council of leaders, it was decided to send this newly formed legion to save the southern provinces from the raids of the barbarians. Maximus, Luna and I went with the legion into battle.

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Commander Maximus ordered Pegasus Squadron to throw fire arrows and other projectiles into the forest where the feline scouts took refuge. A few minutes later, a fire broke out over the forest where Obyssian's scouts had set up an ambush, and smoke rose into the sky in large clouds. A cry of terror and panic echoed from the forest. A cloud of arrows flew in response to our ranks. And the commander ordered our units to urgently reorganize into the "Turtle" formation so that the arrow would not slip into this wall of shields. Everything went well and our losses were kept to a minimum. We weren't insured, but we were ready. An hour later, when the pegasus called the clouds, they extinguished forest fires and at the same time formed mud on the field. This dirt then played in our favor. From behind the forest thickets, we heard the roar of an approaching army of nomadic camels. We calmly watched as the enemy galloped towards our positions, and they had a clear numerical advantage. What definitely surprised these barbarians was the way our front stood. At the head of which was a two-legged unknown creature in metal armor.

I saw the same banner of two serpents appear in the center of this horde!

"KEEP FORMATION! EVERYONE STAND IN PLACE! DO NOT SHOW FEAR !!! TODAY they will be defeated! AND THEY WILL RUN IN FEAR !!! REMEMBER MY WORDS!!!!" Commander Maximus encouraged our mounted legionaries. And Luna and I exchanged glances with each other, telekinesis pulled out our gladiuses and stood next to the other warriors.

Our legionnaires, seeing their princesses in the forefront, were immediately delighted, we heard shouts of approval from the line. "GLORY TO YOU PRINCESS Celestia! GLORY PRINCESS Luna! GLORY TO GENERAL MAXIMUS! Hurrah! Let's stand up for Equestria!"

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The clouds have not yet covered us, the pouring rain on the ground has turned into a growing mush. The camels noticed this, but it was too late. I saw the first and second lines of their attack begin to slide and fall facedown into this mud! And the third line, having received a large shock acceleration, crashed into the formed pile of bodies. At that moment, the commander ordered the unicorn archers to use their bows to destroy this barbaric chaos! Since it was impossible to use magic directly on the enemy because of their magic banner. And now from our side were flying clouds of arrows, and we have already seen how the enemy perishes under this deadly rain! And then they decided to surround us, continuing to fire from a distance. Commander Maximus noticed this maneuver and, with a sense of deja vu, ordered the heavy infantry to rebuild on the flanks, to weaken the center, and the Pegasus to engage from the air to avoid encirclement. The shooters of our center continued to shoot arrows at the camels and cats. But the cats, soaked in the rain, stopped shooting so dexterously that they often missed or hit the shield wall! At that moment, an enemy arrow hit my wing, but could not penetrate the armor on my body. Pulling this murder weapon from my right wing, I looked with a smirk at my opponents and their baseless attempts to defeat us.

Commander Maximus saw this, ran up to me and asked: "Princess Celestia. Princess Luna. I respect your courage that you showed on the battlefield with all the warriors, but wouldn't you better retreat to a safe distance? You know, they shoot here!"

"No, Commander Maximus, Luna and I will show who we really are! Give us a cohort of the best warriors, and we will close the hole in the center! Otherwise the camels will be able to rush to our arrows and surprise us!"

"They can't! I prepared a surprise for them, so I opened our center! But I'll give you a cohort from the reserve and I'll go with you myself! Then he turned to the troops and, looking at this protracted carnage at a distance, waved his hand and gave an order." Attention to all formations ! We engage in hand-to-hand combat, they are already pretty tired, they don't have enough strength to beat us. I think now they will decide to keep their strength just to run! The Ninth Cohort of the Equus Legion is marching with the princesses to the center! FORWARD! TO VICTORY!"

A general roar of approval and blows to shields rolled through our ranks. I, Luna, Commander Maximus and the ninth cohort moved to the indicated point, from where our unicorns fired continuously at the enemy. But I saw dead and wounded on our side. And the very feeling when you see dying comrades or subjects took possession of me, and I ordered us to speed up our step! Finally the camels noticed our weak point, and the cats on the humps took out their sabers and rushed to our center. But we managed to arrive just in time, and Commander Maximus gave orders to the unicorns. “Stop shooting! LIFT THE WALL OF COPIES FACE FORWARD!"

The unicorns hastened to obey the order. And wooden stakes and spears rose from the grass into the air to the height of camels! Luna and I were very surprised when camel riders and cats crashed into this hedgehog. The sight was terrible. It was like putting a bunch of bodies on a spit! Streams of blood rushed into our formation and painted our faces. But it only gave me spirit. I did not envy these camels then. The rear ranks of the enemy, seeing all the hopelessness of this attack, fled, but those who did not manage to escape were awaited by a blow from the sky! Pegasus continued his swift strikes at the weak enemy units until a field appeared in front of us, on which lay thousands of killed and wounded barbarians!

And so we won a victory over the nomadic tribes. Since then, they have no longer had aggressive thoughts against our kingdom. When we returned, we were greeted as victors and as the paths that the first cavalry legion took! My sister and I, as well as Commander Maximus, were thrown on our hooves. And they asked for a special reward for Maximus to erect a monument to him. But he refused, citing the needlessness of this pathos. He was glad he could help us.

As time went on, life in the kingdom gradually improved, and Maximus was homesick. He wanted a family and children! But our mares could not give him offspring. Although he often did not deny them attention. And the mares were kind to him, showing the virtues of their hospitality. He was worried about something and did not talk about anything. The other day I went up to him with the second There and Back scroll and invited him home if he wants to. Naturally, he will have gifts from our world. Gold and jewelry. And two commemorative feathers, one white, the other blue. He thought a little and gave his consent. A week later, we gathered in the hall to say goodbye to those who were our saviors in difficult times. The moon even shed a tear at such a touching moment. He hugged us, and we proceeded to spell, after which he left our world. I asked one of the craftsmen to cast me a bronze figurine of this man, and to this day I keep it in my box.

Here's a story ...

POV Heart Path.

"If you noticed our soldiers still have uniforms that can remind you of human history." Celestia told me.

“This is a really interesting story. Can you show me this figurine? “I said to the princess while continuing to massage her neck, which caused her to close her eyes.

"Maybe later. Now tell me how you guessed that we were playing this pathos? Later I will explain to you what it was for when the trial is over."

"Heh. In the first hours of my stay in this world, I met a mare who, after certain circumstances, became my friend. We both had problems, we did not know each other, but when we could be killed, we ended up on the same side! Trixie! Yes. Then she tells me that she has an order from Princess Luna to take me to the palace and give me all the help he can. Then I met Discord, who at first scared me, but made it clear that he did not intend to harm us. And my friend -bot appreciated the chaos lord's jokes. Discord was a nice guy and helped us a little by lightening my three-container cargo. I didn't expect more. So thank him for that. By the way, where is my cargo now?"

"Oh, don't worry. He's okay. The magic is dispelled. We've sent it to the royal vault. Continue."

“Well, then some pegasus unit is clearly trying to arrest us without a liquidation order. Otherwise they wouldn't even talk. By the way, Major Quick Strike is a great pony! You must reward him for being able to arrest us without loss! Along the way, he suggested that his task might just be a game for guidance. After all, two unknown creatures and one pony in the same company cannot be the invaders of Equestria! So I wasn't the only one who guessed it was a game. And Princess Luna! She came to me twice in a dream, we even kissed. She let me know that she was looking forward to my arrival! Then, under escort, we are escorted to the throne room, where I first meet two charming princesses. And when you approached me with these ridiculous accusations, I saw that your eyes were shining, but not from anger, but, as it were, from interest in me. After all, you were also expecting me, right?"

Celestia lifted her head from my chest to look into my eyes. With love? Or plays with me again. But then her hoof reached out to touch my cheek. "Yes. This is so. Perhaps even all my life! I have not seen a person for a very long time as you can understand from my story. Me and my sister need you. This world needs you! And believe me, I also see passion in your eyes!"

“Well, now tell me further. How and who is involved in this adventure !? I promise I won't get angry. I like what I have now. After all, I fucked the prom queen! So I'm lucky! “I said the last words clearly in high spirits. To which Celestia hit me lightly in the rib with her hoof, which caused laughter.

“Yes, I made you appear in our world. Well, not only me, but also ... ”She did not have time to finish, as at that moment the sound of teleportation was heard in the room. Princess Luna stood in front of us and looked at us with a raised eyebrow.

"And ... Hi Luna. How did it go with Trixie?" Celestia said lifting her head from my chest.

"She's okay, as far as I understand, the two of you are the same." Then she looked into my eyes and smiled. "Well, how do you like my sister, the Way of the Heart?"

This sudden question confused and confused me! But I was not prepared for the fact that Luna has free access to her sister. In general, I had to tell the truth.

"You have a really wonderful sister Luna! And she is oh ... um ..." Luna didn’t let me finish and teleported right in front of my face to put her tongue in my mouth.

At first I was surprised by her sudden attack. But then I remembered that we had already done this with Luna in my dream and she wanted a repetition, only in the real world. She must have been waiting for this moment all this time. And I can tell you that she, like her sister, is not so bad. Only she is more aggressive than Celestia. I don’t mind, but I’m tired. So I put my arms around her neck and broke our kiss, bringing my forehead to her horn and descending so that our eyes met. She was clearly shorter than Celestia. But there is nothing wrong with that. Each of them has its own trait, which I have to learn, besides the fact that they have a different color and height. But I remembered that Celestia had not finished her revelation. I turned to her and saw her satisfied smile. She had a kind of sparkle in her eyes, as if she liked it when her sister was kissed in front of her.

"I'm sorry Luna. But I'm tired, and Celestia wanted to tell me something." With these words, I got up and dressed to sit by the fireplace. Celestia and Luna also sat down at the table and both looked at me with guilty eyes.

"The Heart Path. I and the Moon caused you to appear in our world. But Discord was the one who arranged it all. It was he who opened the portal to our world. And here you are. Are you angry with us?" Celestia said and tried to catch my body language more clearly as a reaction to her words.

But I put my hands behind my head and looked at both princesses. Which appeared in my life like a tsunami, turning my inner world upside down. But I don’t regret it and I don’t get mad at them. They gave me the opportunity to see and feel something new in the short time that I am here. And more affection, especially from Celestia! While I was listening to the revelations from both princesses (the actions described in the prologue), two pairs of eyes fell on the fourth empty chair. Or did it seem to me and the wine hit on the head?

Luna rolled her eyes and calmly said, "Discord. You can already leave. Completely!"

"Not fun at all!" The Lord of Chaos said and his body appeared on the chair with crossed arms and legs.

"Discord. I asked you not to bother me tonight. Your presence is welcome though. You need to talk to your client." Then she took a decanter of wine and poured it into glasses to hold one in front of Discord. "Maybe you can drink some wine with us?"

Discord reached out to take the offered glass of wine and glanced conspiratorially at Celestia and then at me. I, in turn, calmly looked at everyone sitting at the table and mentally compared these creatures with people. Their behavior is not much different.

"Wow! Celestia, are you finally asking me not to poison myself with your tea? What's the catch? But don't answer, I'll guess." And he got up and went to the bathroom, sniffing the air. He then teleported to Celestia and sniffed her mane. Scaring me, he appeared behind me and started sniffing my head. I started to worry about this guy. Hah, I guess what this joker is driving at.

Stop. What is he doing? He just ran his lion's finger across my cheek and licked it with his serpentine tongue! I wonder how he didn't scratch me?

Having finished the analysis, he took out a magnifying glass and began to examine my shoulder, on which, oddly enough, he found hair from the mane of Celestia and Luna! It was funny for me to watch this comedy that I decided to make a Discord, but I already feel sleepy and I could not help yawning.

"Mmm ... and you fast moving person!" The Lord of Chaos told me and snapped his fingers. Celestia was covered in rose petals of different colors from the magic cloud above her head. However, Luna and I were amused.

Celestia blew out a couple of petals that fell on her nose, took a sip of wine, and rolled her eyes at her friend's antics. "I wouldn't be surprised if you spy on me all this time. And thanks for not pouring chocolate rain on me!"

"No problem. All princesses for you! But only I want to return our thoughts to the fact that tomorrow there will be a trial over a person and I need to talk." And then he spoke to me seriously.

"Of course, Discord. Although I don't think there is a need for this. Since at the trial I will be able to convince the politicians that the alien is not dangerous. And he cannot be held responsible for his appearance in this world." Celestia said. The moon at that moment looked with a share of concern at my sleepy eyes. And she decided to intervene.

"I am begging you! Leave this wretched courtyard alone! I will lead the Path of the Heart to my room. He needs to sleep, see for yourself. " She pointed her hoof in my direction and I was grateful for her concern. I really need a good rest. "And don't worry, sister, I'll bring him back to his cell at dawn. So that the guards don't suspect his escape."

"You're right, sister. Go rest. I hope you take good care of our man!" Celestia said and everyone stood up, but Discord did not stop at his pranks. And snapping his fingers, he put the wedding dress on the body of Princess Luna!

I walked over to the smiling Discord, pushed him in the side and said. "Wow, Mr. Discord. You are a smart joker! But I love what I see! Luna, you look great!"

Celestia joined us to look at her sister and as she passed me, she hit me with her tail. Which caused a surge of emotions in me, but not for long.

"Thanks everyone and good night!" I bowed to Discord and Celestia, but could not resist and imprinted a kiss on her lips for the last time. She did not mind and in return said good night to me and her sister.

Luna came up to me and asked me, putting the horn to my forehead. "Ready?"

I yawned again and took her by the neck said softly. "Let's go and see your room." I said with a smile.

POV Trixie.

"Hey! Get your dirty hooves off my ass! " I shouted to one of the guards as they pushed me into the cell and looked angrily into his eyes. I'll fry his balls when they release me!

"Hey shut up, mare! And be glad I'm not in the mood to nail you to the wall for being a traitor to EQUESTRIA and aiding an alien invasion!" One of the guards told me with a disdainful look. And then he continued to scoff.

"Fuck you! I'm not a traitor! And he does not invade our kingdom! And he is perhaps even better than a pony!" With these words, I turned and crossed my hooves on my chest.

"So he is better than a pony, yes? Yes, Trixie, I know you and the fact that you are a failure! You are unlucky in friendship with us ponies and you found her on the side. With an alien! Well, well. Continue in the same spirit. And you will be ridiculed in everyone town! So good luck to you Beatrix Lulamoon!"

"Are you against friendship with members of another race? Are you a racist?" I already calmly answered the mockery of this stallion. Oh help them Princess Luna when I am released! I already know what spell I'm using.

The door to the cell slammed shut, and this vile stallion never answered. Well, to hell with him. I need to think and collect my thoughts. Me too ... I'm hungry. And then I remembered how, at a reception at the princesses, the Path of the Heart said something to Celestia, which made it itch under my tail. As I understand it, he may be an idiot, but he is definitely not a fool and most likely knows what he is doing. I just hope he doesn't get punished for it in tomorrow's trial. Although the princess forgave him. Interesting ... I saw the way she looked at him after these words. And there was no resentment in her eyes. But what is this shine? Was she flirting with him with her eyes? It seems to me that Major Quickstrike was right, and that's just part of the game. But Equestria Intelligence does not feel it necessary to inform me of their plans.

Memories Trixie. Scout training school.

Immediately after Princess Luna interceded for me in court two years ago, she handed me over to some group of unicorn mares. She ordered to teach me a craft that will benefit our kingdom. So, I was recruited into Equestria Central Intelligence Agency. Yes, I was surprised that the great and powerful Trixie, and even an intelligence agent in Equestria?! Ha! I like. For over six months, I was not allowed to leave the training camp located in a secret location near Las Pegasus. Heh, the sign on our base building said it was the Mentally Retarded Pony Society! Yes. With humor, these guys were doing well. There were ten unicorns, pegasus and earth ponies in the group of students. The days at the camp were tough, but I was coping. I especially enjoyed the disguise lessons. At one of these lessons, I met a unicorn mare. Her name was Sassy Saddles.

She loved to dress in cheeky outfits. Everything depended on her mood! She was slightly taller than other mares and had a model figure. In some ways, she was similar to Fleur Dis Lee. Only her mane was fiery. Well, if she put on one of her killer outfits, put on her makeup, then all the stallions did nothing but distract themselves from their studies. I haven't really seen her date any of our stallions. But this is her life, and I did not disturb her. We weren't friends, but sometimes we liked to have fun together. Once a month we were given a day off and a scholarship, after which we ordered a carriage to Las Pegasus. There we had fun to the fullest, at the local strip bar for mares, where stallions and griffins put on shows. And then we were returned to the camp. Naturally drunk and penniless! But those were unforgettable days. What I liked about her character was her cocky demeanor. She could easily slap our teacher in Seduction of Men. Yes Yes. And there were such lessons too. We are intelligence agents. And we must be able to receive information, even if for this we must wag our tail in front of the minotaur! Hard work overall, but there are benefits. A good salary and the opportunity to settle in a hotel room at the expense of the kingdom's treasury. Plus once a year you could take a ticket and go on vacation to one of the resorts. True, there was a reservation, if Equestria urgently needs the services of a scout, then everything, goodbye, beach! I've only been with CIA Equestria for a year and a half, and in six months I'll be promoted to senior lieutenant. Then the salary will be higher. Of course, I have to pay most of the fine that the court imposed on me two years ago, but Princess Luna gave me a well-paying job. For which I will be grateful to her more than once. And I had to take out a loan to buy a new van. It was better equipped and even had a special warehouse for reconnaissance equipment. I will not say what it is and where! And do not persuade! After graduation, we went in different directions. We were ordered to find a job because we had to keep the secret of our profession. Usually the agent was called on a special connection. Through encrypted letters. Or as in my case in a dream. I don't know if this is true or not, but there were rumors that Princess Luna was the chief chief of the Equestria CIA. But it's unethical for me to ask her about it ... Hmm ... I wonder how Sassy Saddles is doing? I heard that she went to Canterlot and got a job as a manager in a boutique. Well, well, clothes are her element, especially daring! We are not friends, but I would like to become her friend. I've always liked her. Sometimes I even had fleeting sexual fantasies with this model mare appearance. No, don't think bad about me! I'm not a lesbian, just dreaming is not harmful! Well, you yourself will meet her and understand me...

I lay on the bed full of straw and thought about what would happen next.And what about the fate of my new friend, the Heart Path? Heh. And I didn’t notice that in a dream I ... um ... kissed him. Although I don't even remember what I dreamed about! But he dreamed of Princess Luna! Yes, all this is strange. Hmm, what's that noise?

Princess Luna went down to the dungeon where her agent was. She stopped before the guards who bowed to her. She lit her horn and a scroll fell in front of the guard on duty, ordering the release of Beatrix Lulamoon.

"Bring a prisoner to me! Secret protocol. Beatrix Lulamoon is released from custody, I will take her." Luna said in an imperious voice, and the guards immediately ran to carry out her order.

When the door to my cell opened, the same guard appeared on the threshold, who mocked me and said in a calm voice that I needed to go to a meeting with Princess Luna. Then I found out that I was indeed released on bail. Well, secret protocol, the CIA worked, namely Princess Luna, to free their agent. Luna asked me to follow her, and we walked in silence until we were in her private chambers. Her night guards didn't even pay attention to me. These guys were famous for their special devotion to the princess of the night. And they were her personal, elite unit. Then Luna allowed me to sit down at the table, at which dinner had already been laid. But I modestly began to refuse! But she insisted, saying that I deserved it all. Spend the night in her room tonight! Her beds. Together with her. Wow. What is happening? How am I so different from other ponies that she has shown her love and mercy to me more than once?

"Trixie listen to me carefully. There is a bathroom in that room, dinner is set on the table, there is wine in that decanter. Use everything, then go to rest. And don't argue with me! Today you are my guest! And tomorrow you can stay to have a party in our narrow circle. The Heart Path will also be with us. I give my word, everything will be all right with him! " Princess Luna told me and stroked me affectionately on the shoulder. Tears rolled down at her words. Tears of happiness!

I could not resist and took her hoof to press it harder against my cheek. She was not afraid of this, but on the contrary hugged me as if I were her daughter! Not less! At that moment, I already decided for myself that if necessary, I would give my life for Princess Luna! "Thank you Princess Luna! You are very kind to me. I will never forget this!"

Luna wrapped her hooves around my face, kissed my forehead gently, then kissed my cheek, and whispered in my ear. "Trust me, Trixie. I owe you just as much. Now I have to go check the yard at night and then my sister. And don't be alarmed if I show up late at night. There is enough room on the bed. Well, rest." - she teleported out of the room, leaving me alone. Yes ... And again I am alone...

POV Heart Path.

The moon took us to her room, and the events of this evening were constantly spinning in my thoughts. Yes Celestia. It looks like I won't be able to sleep, despite the fact that I really want it now. To which I did not hesitate to hasten to tell the moon ... But ... But who is this sleeping in her bed?

"Hush. Take off your clothes and lie on the free part of the bed. I'll lie down next to you and make sure you and Trixie sleep well. Don't be so surprised. Celestia freed you, and I Trixie." Luna gave me an explanation in a whisper.

“Well, if you don’t mind and you can sleep three together on the same bed, then heh… yeah. Do you want me to lie in the middle? " I also whispered to Princess Luna.

Luna smiled at me and her horn lit up. After which, her wedding dress (a playful gift from Discord) disappeared. And my clothes fell off me and were folded in the closet. Hmm ... this magic is handy.

Then I did not stop the princess of the night and happily, but quietly, so as not to wake up Trixie, went to bed in the middle, and the moon was on my left. She gently ran her hoof over my chest and said goodnight. But I could not resist, took her hoof with my right hand and kissed her. Which made the princess laugh. She stole us with her wing and I closed my eyes. But I heard the ringing of magic in my left ear and somehow quickly passed out.

Seven hours later.

I began to open my eyes and something in my back is not comfortable, and even pricks. Stop. I abruptly opened my eyes and jumped up from ... Well, yes, from the prison bed. And I sleep in the damn hay! Hehe, well, actually, I had to come back here, so thanks Luna for not waking me up and getting me dressed. I will be grateful to her if it works out. Uhhh my bladder! I think I need to go to the toilet! I looked at the hole in the corner of the camera and grimaced. But damn it, nowhere to go. What am I afraid of?

When I finished my business and washed my face, it's good that there is a sink, the guards came in the door and brought me a tray with breakfast and an envelope on it. When I asked the guards who the letter was from, they simply brushed me off with words. “I don’t know who you are or what you are. Human. But your patron ordered us to deliver you this breakfast from the royal kitchen. And you better read the letter yourself and not ask me. You will understand everything yourself. Although, you probably already guessed it. What a bon appetit, sir. And I apologize for what happened yesterday! Well, for laughing at you. " He finished and left, closing the cell, leaving me alone with my breakfast and a note.

I looked at the note and read its contents.

I'm sorry I didn't wake you up, but you slept so well that I didn't dare. I hope you are not angry about having to end up in this awful cell again. But don't worry, in a few hours there will be a trial, politicians and journalists will be present. Don't be surprised, this event has already become sensational, and the ponies want to know who you are and what you will be judged for! Everything will be fine, my sister and Discord, we won't let you get hurt. In the end, the final word will be ours. And we have already made a decision in advance. It's just that this pathos is needed to show that the law works. And our citizens are under his protection. Celestia didn't have time to tell you much. So I'll do it. Your appearance was noticed by the inhabitants of one of the cities on the clouds. They call him Cloudsdale. I will tell you more about this city later. All in all, this event and the noise you made on the northern trail to Canterlot caused panic among the Pegasus. They sent a message that some kind of magical anomaly could threaten Equestria. That's why Celestia had to send a squad to arrest you! Your robot and all its boxes will be present for the test. Which we have to study in the presence of the castle guard. Alas, such a procedure is required by the Equestria security protocol. Until then, we'll all see you later. Oh yes, hi from Trixie. She has only been without you for a few hours and already misses you. Very nice of her ...
Your princess of the night Luna!

Hmm ... It makes sense. Thanks for your concern Luna. And thank you Trixie for thinking of me.

I put the note aside, opened my plate and there .... so delicious! Wow, these are Potato Rolls! And a glass of orange juice! Heh somebody fell in love with me?

Three hours later. In the courtroom. Canterlot Palace.

I was sitting in the same throne room, only there was a rearrangement. Several tables in the middle and many benches along the walls with about two hundred ponies! There are so many of them! Someone is aiming the flash of their camera at me and my robot. Well, Trixie too. Yes, we sat on a separate bench next to us in a separate chair, Discord sat in a bespoke suit. And several dozen palace guards held back the crowd of ponies. I hope rotten tomatoes won't fly in our direction? I don't like rotten vegetables. Finally, we waited for two princesses and accusers to enter the hall. Of course, we all got up and calmly waited for the beginning of the second part. And so Princess Celestia read the charges to us again. After that, witnesses were questioned, several pegasus unknown to me, as well as those who yesterday tried to arrest us. Including Major Swift Strike. Who had a really gloomy face. He definitely didn't want to be involved in all this idiocy! Then Celestia ordered all my containers to be brought. To which I shrugged my shoulders and said that only I can open these containers using a special code. The princess nodded to me, and I, accompanied by three guards, began an autopsy and pulled out things. I started with white.

"This is a humanitarian aid. I have medicine and provisions for two weeks." Princess Luna and one of the accusers approached us to study the cargo better. I went over to the gray container and opened it.

“This container holds a weapon for me and my robotic assistant. Of course, its use is only allowed in emergencies. But this red-handled suitcase contains a pistol and ammunition. It is also designed for self-defense during my research mission. kits for my robot so that it can repair itself from damage." Luna also approached and examined the contents of the container with interest. Well, I got to the last one. Green.

“And in this box are my two spare suits and shoes. This section contains books on the history of mankind and other literature for reading at your leisure. And a monitor that connects to my glasses to play video. “Then I asked permission from Princess Luna so that I could connect the device so that everyone in the room could see a picture of events from the moment I entered this world. She agreed, and I put on my glasses, put the monitor on the table in the center of the courtroom and turned it so that the princess and the politicians could see with their own eyes what the camera was shooting on my glasses and what the robot was shooting. The total recording time was so long that with the permission of Princess Celestia, I skipped ahead, stopping only at those moments that were more interesting and meaningful to the court. Of course, the sound and flash of cameras at this very moment were shooting at me, as if I was participating in a light show! Well, I understand them, they see all this human technology for the first time.

When we got to the end, everyone saw something that clearly amazed them, especially the moment when my robot was shooting at the tree wolves with machine guns. They were also interested in the moment when I fought the wolves with the electric discharges of my gloves. And even the moment when Trixie saved my life, and our embrace of friendship at that moment. Celestia watched all this with curiosity and looked from me to Trixie and the robot. Discord then made a defensive speech, saying that my actions were based on self-defense, not aggression. Since the video shows me dragging Trixie into her van the moment I heard the wolves howling, it means that I had an intention to protect her from possible danger. The robot's actions were also purely in self-defense, and also to protect Trixie and me. Well, those two pegasus who started hitting him in the metal face forced him to active defense. For which a separate analysis was promised with these pegasuses due to incorrect actions during their mission. Yes, Discord is a smart guy. He somehow managed to erase the record in those moments when I met him. Probably to exclude yourself from unnecessary suspicions. Although what will happen to him? He is the lord of chaos! In general, the princesses retired for the meeting. And ten minutes later they returned and Celestia read the verdict.

We got up from the bench and listened carefully to what the princess was saying. Although I already began to hold back my laughter with difficulty. I already wanted to end it all as soon as possible and lock myself in a room with these princesses! All day. And all night. But I heard that they have a festive event planned, so they are clearly in a hurry to end all this pathos.

“Accused Way of the Heart. Defendant Beatrix Lulamoon. After hearing case No. ..., as well as hearing all the witnesses and the prosecution, as well as the defense, as well as analyzing and evaluating your story, the court took into account that your intentions were not aggressive towards the Kingdom of Equestria. Your appearance in our world does not entail invasion plans. Your assignment is based on a research mission. And your attitude towards the pony Beatrix Lulamoon was based solely on extraordinary circumstances. What's more, you've learned friendship! And I really appreciate it! Your robot is also not responsible for the fact that he had to protect himself and you, as well as your property. In connection with the above, the court ruled ...."

Well yes! It's good to tickle your nerves, so Celestia looked at us carefully, barely holding back her smile and continued.

"Heart Path. Beatrix Lulamoon. And the Night Mist robot! I am acquittal for you. And I ask the guards to release them in the courtroom. That's all! The trial is over!"

And at that moment everyone stamped their hooves and began tossing their caps into the air. Reporters began to approach us in a crowd and the guards could no longer restrain them. And not what it was. I needed our faces to appear in local newspapers. Although if you look at the number of journalists, then most likely this scale will be definitely larger! I even saw in this crowd ... what are they called? Oh yes I remembered! Griffin! The head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. An interesting hybrid. Hahahah Mdaa .. Something my thoughts at this moment obviously went wrong! Hmm ... I cleared my throat and began, whenever possible, to answer journalists' questions, not forgetting to wave my hand, and pose for the cameras.

"Stop showing off." The robot told me and thus drew attention to itself!

"Look at him! Is this thing talking !? Wow, you know what I mean ... mmm, Night fog, your name, huh? " one of the stallions asked with a notebook and a pencil.

"Yes, yes, all right, ask him questions. He is my press secretary. Well, Trixie and I must take our leave!" Then I began to make my way through the crowd of ponies, and Trixie, rolling her eyes at everything that was happening, followed me.

"AA Heart Path !? Where are we going?" Trixie told me as she came level with me and pressed against my left leg.

"First, let's get out of here. I don't really like being in the spotlight! And then you tell me where we're going next! But I have to take things from Major Swift Strike. And then find Luna or Celestia. They need to know, what are their plans for us! " We went out into the corridor, and our robot friend was already running after us, fleeing the reporters.

A couple of guards also followed us down the hallway, not thinking about what I was doing, I was in a good mood. Yes, I turned a corner and hit my belly right on the face of some purple pony with wings and a horn.

"Oh. Sorry, please. Whoa ..." I said clearly in an awkward position. Before me stood a pony in a golden tiara, and behind her was five more ponies and one violet lizard! Huh. Who can you not meet in this Equestria. What is it with them?

"Hi! Let me guess, you are an alien from another planet and arrived here through an air portal, jumping with a parachute. And then you recognized Trixie! By the way, hello to you Trixie!" The pink pony was in my arms so quickly that I just went crazy. She even put her hoof on my shoulder and began to play with her eyebrows on the last words. But the way she said it quickly put me into a trance!

"Uh ... uh ... um ... Hi! My name is Heart Path! And yes, you guessed everything as it is. But how do you know all this?" Slightly stuttering at first, I answered this pink pony.

"Pinkie Pie! Stop scaring this man!" The purple mare said, in the voice of an aspiring leader. Stop. Isn't she Princess Twilight Sparkle? I noticed that the princes here are different from the rest of the ponies. They have both a horn and wings. Then my gears started spinning in my head. So I decided to put Pinkie Pie's pink pony on the floor. And I decided to ask this group of ponies a question.

"As far as I understand you are Princess Twilight Sparkle?"

"Yes, how do you know that?" Then she looked at Trixie with a serious face and added. “Hi Trixie. I hope you finally feel better and have found friends."

Then we were surrounded by curiosity, all these mares, a pink mare with a curly mane, tried to talk to my robot, but he did not have time to answer her questions. I feel like his program will crash. They started asking me a lot of questions. But I suggested that we meet later, where I will tell them more about myself. They agreed, but in the end they gave their names and waved their hooves in greeting.

"Twilight Sparkle. Princess of Friendship!"

"Applejack. I'm a friend of everyone here. And I work on the apple farm!"

"Oh and I'm Pinkie Pie! I love parties and parties and my friends. If you want I'll be your friend? And we'll have a super party in honor of you and your arrival!"

“My name is Rarity! And I am a fashion connoisseur and creator of all the beauty that ponies can wear. And not only ponies. By the way, you have an interesting outfit ... I think we should talk to you later, more about this."

Then that same pony with a rainbow mane and boasting flew up to me. And from her gaze I wanted to stand at attention. But then she couldn't help laughing and decided to introduce herself.

“My name is Rainbow Dash! And it was an honor for you to see the fastest pilot in Equestria in front of you! " And she's the only one who gave me a hoof to shake. Which surprised me a little, besides her modesty.

"You know Rainbow? I love your hairstyle! I think you live up to your name." I said and made her smile and a little embarrassed, to which Rarity rolled her eyes.

"Um. And I'm Fluttershy." A mare with a pink mane came up to me, behind which her right eye was hidden. Well, she's not talkative, as far as I understand. But when she looked more closely into my eyes. She did something that surprised everyone present, including me. She hugged my leg and gently rubbed her cheek against my stomach. And looking into my eyes again, she said everything in the same quiet voice. "Forgive me the Heart Path, but I see in you what it is that makes my soul calmer and I have no fear next to you. Your fate somehow adjoins me. And I cannot explain it. Over time, you will know everything ..."

Everyone stood and blinked, they obviously did not see their friend in such a state. I dropped my left hand and stroked this kind mare on the head. But my hand began to tremble, as if I was in contact with some kind of energy right now. I cannot explain what it is. I had the same number of questions.

Then she smiled at me sincerely and walked over to her friends with a glance at me. As if I were her savior. But from what? But my thoughts were interrupted by a cough...

"Hi. I'm Spike. I am the first and faithful assistant to the Princess of Friendship Twilight Sparkle." He was just below my waist and, judging by his voice, was still young.

"Are you a dragon?" I asked him.

He smiled at me and threw a trickle of green flame into the air, probably to show off. "Yes! I am a dragon."

At that moment, a security unicorn ran up to us and, having greeted everyone, turned to us. “Heart Path. Lady Beatrix Lulamoon. Princess Twilight Sparkle. And the elements of harmony. Please follow me. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are waiting for you at an informal meeting."

I hope they have prepared something interesting this time ... Well, let's go visit two Sisters in the company of seven mares, one robot and a dragon!...

Author's Notes:

And now our main character finally recognizes the mane 6. But why did Fluttershy behave so mysteriously from the Path of the Heart? We will learn about this in the following chapters.