Episode 17 - Excursion

By Ma252

“Let me get this straight Max.” Twilight said as she closed her eyes. “Celestia, ruler of the land, adopted you as her son?” She said, exhaling.

“Yes.” i say simply.

“Did she ever tell you why?” Twilight asked, placing her hooves on the table.

I take another sip of my coffee and look at Twilight with a content face.

“She said it was part of my destiny” I say waving my hand in the air sarcastically.

“That makes no sense whatsoever!” Twilight exclaims, throwing a book across the room with magic, then puts it back in its respective place.

“Then why don't you fucking ask her?” i say, taking a large sip of my coffee.

Twilight's eyes open and she looks at me with a determined stare.

“Thats exactly what i'm going to do.” She says. “SPIKE~” Twilight yells/sings.

I see the little purple dragon pop out from the top of the staircase. I always liked that little guy, really fucking persistent.

“What is it Twilight?” he says with an innocent voice.

Twilight looks at him with a smile. “Please take a letter.” she says conjuring a quill and ink, then levitating it to his hands.

Dear Princess Celestia,

This Letter is not another friendship report, but in regards to Max’s recent Princehood. As to why you made him a prince without notifying the public is not my business, but why you made him a prince in the first place is what i'm wondering. please send me your response as soon as possible.

Your faithful student

Twilight Sparkle

Twilight finished saying what she wanted to, and then spike sent the letter.

A pregnant silence was held in the air, i broke it every once in a while by sipping on my coffee or squeaking in the chair i was sitting on.

Then, Spike happened.

“So what- BURRRRRP” A letter flew out of spiked mouth and into Twilights magical grasp.

She then unraveled the letter and read it aloud.|

“Dear Twilight Sparkle

I apologize for not making you aware of Max’s princehood earlier, as for reasons why i made him a prince-” She stopped reading, her left eye twitches a bit

“as for the reasons i made him a prince, I would like tell you personally, which is why i am sending my personal chariot to bring you to canterlot.”

She slumps down a bit when she stops reading.

I take a sip of my coffee, its now making that awkward slurping noise.

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Max’s Pov (3rd Person)

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The Library was empty, nary a Twilight nor a Spike in sight.

Dare Max say, it was his day off.

Chicka Chicka~

There was a knock at the door, Max had no idea who it was, nor did he actually care. As he opened the door a pink pony lie awaiting, her hoof digging at the ground.

Chicka Chicka~

“What's Up Pinkie?” Max said as he let her inside.

“Its my day off Max, and i have something to get done.” She says as she plops on the couch.

Chicka Chicka~

“What do you have to get done, if you don't mind me asking?” Max asks, his eyebrow raising.

“Do get to know you better Maxie” she says shifting in her seat.

Max looks at her, a warm smile on his face. “I would like that Pinks, I've been meaning to do that as well.” Max says with a toothy smile.

They sit down, Max pours himselfself a cup of coffee, oh sweet jesus he loves caffeine. “So what did you want to know?” he asks the pink mare looking at him with a goofy smile on her face. She looks at me with that same smile, which of course makes me smile.

She looks up and starts asking questions.

“Whats your favorite color?”

“Blue”

“Favorite food?”

“Cupcakes, of the chocolate variety.”

“Favorite Movie?”

“Shawshank Redemption.”

“Favorite thing to do for fun.”

“Party”

“You didn't seem to have much fun at the party i threw for you.”

“Because thats not the type of party i mean.”

“What kind of Party do you mean?”

“A party where i can dance.”

“You can dance at all kinds of parties.”

“Not the parties i've been to while i've been here.”

“Ill have to bring you to a club one day”

“They have clubs here?”

Club = Partying = Drugs

Ponies have drugs, i'll have to look into that.

Max Thought

“Yes Maxie, now lets move on.”

“Okay, lets move on. Ask me some more personal stuff.”

“Are you sure Maxie, I don't want to go too far.”

“There is no such thing as too far when it comes to me.”

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely.”

“Okay.”

There is a silence in the air, Max can see in her face that she is trying to find something that won't offend him. Max reaches over to her and grabs her hoof, she looks at him with those goddamn blue eyes.

“Why do really you drink Maxie?”

*Pang*

Heart (29/30 HP)

Max looks down, and breaths heavily. He felt that pang, it was not pleasant.

“Well, i started drinking when i was 15, which was when my father died. At first i really hated it, but it really helped me cope with his death. once i was finally done with drinking, I was 17 and I was confident that I could make it through this with my mother, and brothers help; after all they were the only family i actually had. But a year later when they died, and i came here, i guess drinking became second nature again.”

His head was down, and he was ashamed of the person he had become.

“I really don't deserve someone as good as you Pinkie.” I say, my hands drop to my sides.

A pink hoof lifts his face to reveal Pinkie, not inches away from his face.

“Dont you ever say that Maxie, you will always deserve me.” She says as she closes the distance between her boyfriend and herself.

And everything was good.

Chicka Chicka~

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Twilights POV (2nd Person)

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You wait in the lobby outside of the council room, apparently Celestia had important emergency matters to attend to.

As the large doors swung open, Celestia was revealed wearing an unpleasant facial expression.

"Princess, whats the matter?" You ask, trying to keep up with her large strides.

"It seems our griffon neighbors want something that belongs to us." She says as she turns down a hallway the corridor that leads to her personal chambers.

As you and the princess sat down, celestia conjured a cup of coffee, then looked at you with a content sigh.

"What would you like to know Twilight?" The princess asks you before sipping on her tea.

"I want to know exactly you decided to prince Max?"

You say, voicing your concerns.

Celestia simply takes a sip of her coffee. She sets the mug down and looks at you.

"Twilight, are you aware how long I have been Max's guardian." She says looking at you.

"What do you mean guardian?" You ask in response.

"You are aware i have been watching Max his entire life, no?" The sun princess questions.

"Well yes but-"

Celestia holds up a hoof, silencing you.

"I have been watching Max his whole life, from his birth to now, and ive observed something peculiar about his family." She says, lifting the coffee and sipping it before setting it down again.

Your eyebrow raises in curiosity.

"Max's family happens to be under something called, 'Murphys Curse'" she says, sipping her coffee again.

"I've never heard of that." You say, rubbing your chin with a hoof.

"I wouldn't expect you to have. Its a human curse; which is only found on earth, and can only exist on earth." She says this time taking large sip.

"What does the curse do?" You ask, a spark of curiosity growing in your mind.

"On earth, there is a theoretical set of laws created by humans, one of which is called 'Murphy's Law'. It states, that whatever can go wrong, will indeed go wrong."

You think about the possibilities of this law and let out and audible gulp.

"Now you realize how dire his situation could have been, and how it is improved now." Celestia says refilling her cup of coffee.

"But what does any of this have to do with Max being a prince?"

Celestia giggles a tiny bit at Twilights eagerness and says

"Patience my little pony, i will get to that."

"Now, like i said i have been Max's guardian for a very long time. The scrying spell i used to watch him also let me use a small amount of magic on the other side of the portal; which then allowed me to protect him from the curse laid upon his family. He would stay safe, while i could do nothing for the rest of his family, as much as i wanted to."

You nod your head, starting to put the pieces together.

"After watching him for so long, i began to see the similarities between he and I, that is until i fully realized what using my magic on him at such an early age had done to his physical biology."

"What happened princess?" You ask, leaning in farther.

"You see, humans at a young age are very susceptible to magic, and i started using my magic on him at birth."

She sighed and took a long sip.

"Which meant that his DNA was altered to match mine in many ways, mostly in the areas of personality"

Your brain stops, the gears skided to a halt.

Max is indirectly related to the princess?

"Does this mean hes...your relative?" You ask as your mind is boggled by the possibilities.

"It means that he is indirectly my son." She says nodding.

"But princess, i have not once seen you act at all how you act now."

The princess just laughs and shakes her head.

"My dear Twilight, you never experienced my teenage years as my sister did. If you would like to know more about it, why dont you try and ask her."