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Broken Princess by Jingles

By SlavePonyGeneral
Created: 2020-12-21 19:12:35
Expiry: Never
luna/spg/nightmare moonprincess luna

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    Original paste with ~2500 views ish: pastebin.com/NLP6dcMr
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  6. 6.
    >Be anon
  7. 7.
    >You're an average joe with an average apartment and job
  8. 8.
    >Its only been several months since the arrival of these sentient ponies
  9. 9.
    >Some portal that a bunch of scientists built to their world
  10. 10.
    >It didn't take very long until mankind enslaved them, since there isn't any laws restricting enslavement of another sentient race other than humans
  11. 11.
    >It didn't really surprise you since within only 200 years ago humans enslaved their own kind
  12. 12.
    >Now nearly everyone has their own pony slave or pet, but mostly as slaves
  13. 13.
    >Perhaps about 1 out of 3 owned a pony now and of which 1 out of 7 of pony owners treated their ponies as pets
  14. 14.
    >You were pretty interested in having your own for mainly light chores around the house, nothing too serious
  15. 15.
    >However, you didn't really know where exactly you may find these auctions
  16. 16.
    >Even with no laws against it, many didn't like the concept of enslaving another sentient race, so there was a movement founded against it
  17. 17.
    >They would try to interrupt and stop these auctions, which led to violence and gunfights
  18. 18.
    >So the auction had to be a little more hidden and secret since the violence attracted police attention, something which the auction didn't want to do business with
  19. 19.
    >Yesterday at work you overheard from one of your co-workers at the office of the auction, which is taking place on a Saturday
  20. 20.
    >You managed to write down the co-ordinates of the auction
  21. 21.
    >Today is Saturday
  22. 22.
    >Its dark out, around 11 ish
  23. 23.
    >You drive along the road towards the co-ordinates
  24. 24.
    >Hopefully you didn't get it wrong, since you just barely managed to catch on the location
  25. 25.
    >You arrive near the storage hangars near the docks and park your car near the hangar with the number 7 on it
  26. 26.
    >There's a decent amount of cars here, looks like many are looking for their own slave
  27. 27.
    >notbigsurprise.jpg
  28. 28.
    >You get out of your car and head to the side of the hangar where there's a door with a very tall man
  29. 29.
    >Looks like a bouncer
  30. 30.
    >He's pretty fucking tall and muscular
  31. 31.
    >He towers at least over a foot from you
  32. 32.
    >You noticed however, that he's armed with an AK-47
  33. 33.
    >Man, this must be some pretty serious business
  34. 34.
    >As you get closer, he steps forwards and begins to talk
  35. 35.
    >"Hold up there pal, I can't just let anyone come in"
  36. 36.
    >You're taken somewhat by surprise
  37. 37.
    >Not by the fact that he's stopping you but the fact that he looks even more menacing than before, especially his deep voice
  38. 38.
    >You definitely don't wanna mess with him
  39. 39.
    >That is unless you want to end up in a body bag
  40. 40.
    "Um, hi. This is the location of the pony auction right?"
  41. 41.
    >He chuckles lightly
  42. 42.
    >"Why else do think I'm standing here for?"
  43. 43.
    >You're thinking of something to say but just before you manage to reply he starts to speak again
  44. 44.
    >"I haven't seen you before, is this your first time here?"
  45. 45.
    "Yes"
  46. 46.
    >"Well I can't just let anyone in since we've had incidents before, so I'm going to ask you a few questions"
  47. 47.
    >You nod
  48. 48.
    >"How did you find out about the location of the auction?"
  49. 49.
    "I overheard a co-worker from work talking to someone else about it"
  50. 50.
    >He doesn't look too pleased
  51. 51.
    >"Do you know his name? People aren't supposed to discuss about it in a public setting"
  52. 52.
    >You don't want to endanger your co-worker but at the same time this bouncer could probably tell if you lie to him
  53. 53.
    "His name is Jim"
  54. 54.
    >He frowns a little
  55. 55.
    >"I know Jim, he frequently comes to the auctions. I'm going to have a talk about it with him"
  56. 56.
    >Shit
  57. 57.
    >Hopefully Jim doesn't get beaten by a pulp
  58. 58.
    >"I'm going to have to inspect you for any weapons. Like I said earlier, there's been accidents before"
  59. 59.
    >Not a problem, you've got nothing to hide
  60. 60.
    >Once he's done inspecting you, he tells you you're all good to go inside
  61. 61.
    >As he's giving a signal to however is behind the door to unlock it, he turns to you and says
  62. 62.
    >"Hope you find what you're looking for"
  63. 63.
    >He smirks
  64. 64.
    >You don't really have much to say so you just give him a light nod
  65. 65.
    >As you enter, you immediately notice a stadium and about 70 or so people standing around, doing usual stuff one would do at an auction
  66. 66.
    >Looks like the auction already started, oh well
  67. 67.
    >You stand around, observing the various ponies that walk up to the stage
  68. 68.
    >None of them really interest you
  69. 69.
    >Once that batch of ponies end up being sold, the auctioneer gathers everyone's attention
  70. 70.
    >"And to conclude the night, I present to you 5 of our finest ponies!"
  71. 71.
    >Shit, looks like you arrived near the end
  72. 72.
    >5 ponies walk up to the stage
  73. 73.
    >They all don't look very happy and you can tell they seem to be very close friends
  74. 74.
    >One by one, they get sold off to people in the auction
  75. 75.
    >You weren't really interested in much of them
  76. 76.
    >Only one you were somewhat interested in was the rainbow maned one with wings but sadly it got sold to some fat neckbeard wearing fedora
  77. 77.
    >Oh well
  78. 78.
    >The last 5 ponies have been sold
  79. 79.
    >You can tell they were upset being split off from each other
  80. 80.
    >They didn't even say anything to each other, just glances between each other and watery eyes
  81. 81.
    >It felt kinda heart breaking
  82. 82.
    >Oh well, you don't really have close friends
  83. 83.
    >Looks like you're going home empty handed
  84. 84.
    >Just as things seems like they're going to wrap up, the auctioneer grabs what remains of the crowds attention
  85. 85.
    >"Thank you for stopping by ladies and gentlemen. Tomorrow at 10pm we will be auctioning our best ponies!"
  86. 86.
    >This may be your chance to get something really good
  87. 87.
    >"Have a good evening!"
  88. 88.
    >And with that, the auction is over
  89. 89.
    >You head out of the hangar and hop into your car
  90. 90.
    >Destination: Home
  91. 91.
    >Once you reach home, you get comfortable and head to bed
  92. 92.
    >Its about 1 in the morning and you didn't want to make going to bed late a habit
  93. 93.
    >Once you hit the pillow you fell asleep
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  95. 95.
    >It is now 10 in the morning
  96. 96.
    >You get up and do your regular morning routine
  97. 97.
    >It occurred to you while eating your breakfast that you haven't even prepared an area for your "slave" to sleep
  98. 98.
    >Nor did you think of food for it
  99. 99.
    >You could just not get it a bed or even appropriate food
  100. 100.
    >But you're not a dick, you don't even intend of mistreating it
  101. 101.
    >Ponies probably don't eat meat too, so you're going to have to get some vegetables and fruits
  102. 102.
    >You write down a small list of stuff you can you can buy before the auction tonight
  103. 103.
    >You finish up breakfast and head out to the grocery store
  104. 104.
    >Once you've purchased what you needed, you head home
  105. 105.
    >It occurred to you that if these ponies at tonight's auction are their "best ponies" you'd better check how much money you can cash out since they probably aren't going to be too cheap
  106. 106.
    >If only you arrived earlier last night or perhaps bet on the rainbow pony
  107. 107.
    >thatswhatyouget.jpg
  108. 108.
    >You've got 50 grand in your savings but you probably won't be going over 20
  109. 109.
    >Hopefully they're cheaper than you think
  110. 110.
    >Only 2pm, still 8 hours until the auction
  111. 111.
    >You've got nothing else to do of importance
  112. 112.
    >Guess it wouldn't hurt to continue playing Fallout 4
  113. 113.
    >run Fallout4.exe
  114. 114.
    >Time flies by pretty fast
  115. 115.
    >You nearly forgot about the auction
  116. 116.
    >Good thing you set a reminder on your phone
  117. 117.
    >You heat up some frozen mac n cheese, eat it up and head out to the auction
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  119. 119.
    >You arrive back at the same location as the previous evening, hangar 7
  120. 120.
    >The bouncer inspects you once again for weapons and lets you in
  121. 121.
    >This time however, you arrived 10 minutes before the auction, just in-case you don't miss anything
  122. 122.
    >While you wait for it to start, you flip threw your phone and take a look around every now and then
  123. 123.
    >Seems like there is less people this time, probably because many left before the announcement or simply because these ponies will them cost too much
  124. 124.
    >Good, better chances for you to bring something home
  125. 125.
    >The auctioneer appears on stage and addresses the rather small crow compared to last night
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    >"Welcome back ladies and gentlemen! Tonight, I would like to present to you... The princesses of Equestria!"
  127. 127.
    >He then whispers into the mic "Or what's left of it"
  128. 128.
    >There's a slight chuckle from the crowd
  129. 129.
    >The curtains open up revealing 4 ponies
  130. 130.
    >They each have different colours
  131. 131.
    >Purple, pink, darkblue and white
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    >Interestingly, they each have both wings and a horn
  133. 133.
    >Guess they're like a pegasi-unicorn hybrid?
  134. 134.
    >Fuck
  135. 135.
    >You start to worry they will be way out of your price range
  136. 136.
    >The auctioneer continues "These so called *alicorns* have very powerful magic and can be a serious threat, so keep in mind it is strongly recommended to keep them on the anti-magic medication and to keep these on them at all times!"
  137. 137.
    >He holds an electronic collar in one hand and some little ring on in the other
  138. 138.
    >"These here are to keep them in check. This little ring here is an extra measure to prevent them from using magic and the shock collar is to keep them obedient!"
  139. 139.
    >That seems rather unnecessary since we were able to enslave them but whatever
  140. 140.
    >"Let me show you a demonstration"
  141. 141.
    >The auctioneer clicks a button on a little device and activates the shock collars on the necks of the alicorns
  142. 142.
    >Damn, that looked like it hurt
  143. 143.
    >Out of the four, you have high interest with the darkblue one with a moon on its butt
  144. 144.
    >Probably because blue is your favourite colour and anything with the shade of blue you like
  145. 145.
    >The bidding commences with the purple pony
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    >She's the smallest of the 4
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    >She ends up getting sold to some decent looking fella but you have no clue what he'll do to her
  148. 148.
    >As she gets handed to him, you notice a particularly sad from her
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    >She's looking at the white pony, to which she doesn't show much expression on her face
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    >Maybe she was some kind of mentor
  151. 151.
    >You can tell that deep inside the white pony is crying
  152. 152.
    >The auction proceeds with the pink pony
  153. 153.
    >She gets sold off pretty quickly to some guy that looks like he's going to sexually abuse the living hell out of her
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    >ripindip.wav
  155. 155.
    >The moment that you've been waiting for is finally here
  156. 156.
    >Its the darkblue pony's turn
  157. 157.
    >The auctioneer grabs the crowds attention for a few moment
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    >"Ladies and gentlemen, I must advise you that before you purchase this specific pony that she is mostly unwilling to do anything but the basic commands, even when we shock her at the highest setting"
  159. 159.
    >Well that's good news but bad at the same time
  160. 160.
    >This means that she probably won't go for much but if she's unwilling to do anything but basics, it may be hard to order her around
  161. 161.
    >Oh well, fuck it
  162. 162.
    >"So the starting bid will be 5 grand!"
  163. 163.
    >Perfect
  164. 164.
    >You raise your hand
  165. 165.
    >Looks like no-one else is going for it
  166. 166.
    >Fuck yes
  167. 167.
    >Suddenly another man puts up his arm shyly
  168. 168.
    >Fuck no
  169. 169.
    >The bidding continues between you and him
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    >The current price is at 16 grand
  171. 171.
    >He looks uncertain but does not put his arm up any more
  172. 172.
    >What a relief
  173. 173.
    >"Going once.... twice.... sold! To the gentleman with the grey hoodie!"
  174. 174.
    >You let out a great sigh of relief
  175. 175.
    >And you didn't go over the budget too
  176. 176.
    >You walk up to the auctioneer that proceeds to give you a 6 month supply of magic suppressants, a little gadget that controls the collar and a metal leash
  177. 177.
    >"Congratulations young man on your purchase of this *fine* pony"
  178. 178.
    >He says *fine* with an emphasis
  179. 179.
    >Whatever
  180. 180.
    >"That will be 16 grand"
  181. 181.
    >You insert your bank card into the device to complete the transaction
  182. 182.
    >Once this is done the auctioneer tells you
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    >"Do not forget to give her the magic suppressants every other day and to keep the ring on her horn on her at all times! If you run out of medication, just head to your local pharmacy to purchase more!"
  184. 184.
    "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind"
  185. 185.
    >As you hold on to the leash, you notice that the pony is not moving
  186. 186.
    >She's looking at the white alicorn
  187. 187.
    >They seem to be talking to each other in-between their minds or something
  188. 188.
    >Maybe they're sisters?
  189. 189.
    >One has a sun on her butt and the other has a moon
  190. 190.
    >Makes sense
  191. 191.
    >After a few moments, your pony decides to finally follow you as you hold onto her leash
  192. 192.
    >Guess her sister must have told her something to convince her to oblige
  193. 193.
    >You reach the door and get outside
  194. 194.
    >The bouncer is still at the door
  195. 195.
    >He gives you a nod
  196. 196.
    >You keep going on your way
  197. 197.
    >Its still raining but somewhat more now
  198. 198.
    >The drive back home is quiet
  199. 199.
    >You want to say something but she seems to be gazing out the window with a very depressed look on her face
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    >rightinthefeels.mp3
  201. 201.
    >You decide to speak up to break the silence
  202. 202.
    "So um... hi. My name is Anonymous but you can call me Anon for short. What is your name?"
  203. 203.
    >She keeps staring out the window as if she never heard you for a half a minute
  204. 204.
    >Maybe she doesn't want to talk?
  205. 205.
    "Do you not want to t-"
  206. 206.
    >"Our name is Luna"
  207. 207.
    >You weren't expecting that
  208. 208.
    >Wait hold one a second, did she just say *our*?
  209. 209.
    >Odd
  210. 210.
    >Just go with it
  211. 211.
    "Well that is a nice name"
  212. 212.
    >She doesn't acknowledge you
  213. 213.
    >Fuck, you shouldn't have said that
  214. 214.
    >That sounded too creepy
  215. 215.
    >You decide not to say anything else for the rest of the drive to your apartment
  216. 216.
    >You insert your key into the door handle and unlock it
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    >Man you're pretty drained
  218. 218.
    >Its around mid-night and you have work tomorrow
  219. 219.
    >Once you get inside, you remove your shoes and hoodie and proceed to remove the leash from Luna's collar
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    "Alright Luna, come this way please"
  221. 221.
    >Without resistance she follows you
  222. 222.
    >You lead her to your spare room that you used in case you had a guest over for the night
  223. 223.
    >Not like that happened very much any ways
  224. 224.
    >Just a mattress on the floor with a pillow and a few blankets
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    "This is your room Luna"
  226. 226.
    >She looks at you for a few seconds, as if you're joking or something
  227. 227.
    >Finally she walks over to her bed and curls up into a ball
  228. 228.
    >Somewhat
  229. 229.
    "Well I've got work tomorrow morning, feel free to use the wash-room across your room. If you end up hungry tomorrow, you can take whatever fruits you would like from the counter."
  230. 230.
    >She's still curled up in a ball facing away from you
  231. 231.
    >But you can tell she's still listening because her ears are still somewhat perked up
  232. 232.
    >You turn off the lights of the room and leave the door slightly open since she probably won't be able to open the door without magic
  233. 233.
    >She is the second tallest of the other ponies but just to be safe
  234. 234.
    >You head back to your room, doing the same to your door
  235. 235.
    >You get undressed and fall asleep the moment your head hits the pillow
  236. 236.
     
  237. 237.
    >Its early in the morning now
  238. 238.
    >The sun hasn't even appeared on the horizon yet
  239. 239.
    >You get out of bed and do your casual morning routine
  240. 240.
    >You take a quick shower, make a cup of coffee and chow down some waffles
  241. 241.
    >Just before you head off to work you check on Luna
  242. 242.
    >Still asleep
  243. 243.
    >Thank god you didn't wake her up, she looked pretty tired when you brought her back from the auction
  244. 244.
    >You place down the bowl of fruit and a glass of water right outside the door since she probably will have a hard time reaching the bowl on the counter
  245. 245.
    >Hopefully she can hold the glass with those hooves easily
  246. 246.
    >Oh well, off to work
  247. 247.
    >Many boring hours go by
  248. 248.
    >It is now lunch time
  249. 249.
    >While you indulge on your sandwich, you can't help but overhear a conversation coming from the same area you managed to get info of the auction on Friday
  250. 250.
    >J:"And then he said you can't fucking come back to the next 2 auctions! God fucking dammit! I've been trying to get my hands on a decent priced slave for months!"
  251. 251.
    >Sounds like Jim isn't too happy that he got tattle-tailed on
  252. 252.
    >J:"You know what's the worst part?"
  253. 253.
    >S:"What?"
  254. 254.
    >Sounds like he's having a conversation with Steve, another co-worker of yours
  255. 255.
    >J:"Some bastard purchased the pony I wanted while I was out back taking a smoke! It was darkblue with a fucking moon on its butt. Apparently she was a princess of her world!"
  256. 256.
    >Oh fuck
  257. 257.
    >This may complicate things
  258. 258.
    >S:"So are you going to try to find the guy who fucked you over?"
  259. 259.
    >J:"Hell yeah. The bouncer said it was someone who also works here and that overheard us, so I'm going to check up on some people to see if I can find anything"
  260. 260.
    >Man, this guy couldn't be any louder with his plans
  261. 261.
    >He proceeds to make some chit chat with other workers in their cubicles before finally heading to you
  262. 262.
    >This gives you plenty of time to prepare yourself and to make it look like you're doing your work
  263. 263.
    >"Hey there anon!"
  264. 264.
    "Hey"
  265. 265.
    >"So how was your weekend pal?"
  266. 266.
    "Spent the whole weekend playing Fallout 4"
  267. 267.
    >"Cool, cool... Did you ever even leave your apartment?"
  268. 268.
    "Just once to buy some stuff at the grocery"
  269. 269.
    >"Alright cool. See ya around then"
  270. 270.
    "See ya"
  271. 271.
    >He walks off to continue trying to find out info on who fucked him over
  272. 272.
    >wellthatwaseasy.png
  273. 273.
    >He didn't seem suspicious of you at all considering no lifeing Fallout 4 isn't unusual of you
  274. 274.
    >Looks like you're off the hook for now
  275. 275.
    >The rest of your day goes by smoothly
  276. 276.
    >Hopefully Luna is up by now and has eaten something
  277. 277.
    >She looked pretty skinny yesterday
  278. 278.
    >Damn auction barely kept her in a healthy state
  279. 279.
    >You unlock the door and walk into your apartment
  280. 280.
    "Luna, I'm home!"
  281. 281.
    >No response
  282. 282.
    >She seems like quite the quiet type
  283. 283.
    >Probably for good reason too
  284. 284.
    >Her world was destroyed
  285. 285.
    >Her kind enslaved
  286. 286.
    >She got separated from her sister
  287. 287.
    >You'd probably feel like shit for eternity
  288. 288.
    >Maybe it wasn't the best of ideas to buy a pony "Unwilling to do anything but basics"
  289. 289.
    >You're going to have to win her trust somehow
  290. 290.
    >Enough thinking for now
  291. 291.
    >You make your way to her room
  292. 292.
    >Crap, she hasn't touched any of the fruit nor has she had any water
  293. 293.
    >You open the door to her room
  294. 294.
    >Luna is sitting near the window, gazing out into the open
  295. 295.
    >You walk up next to her
  296. 296.
    >She's got tear stains under her eyes
  297. 297.
    "Luna, I know you may not trust me but you need to get something in your stomach"
  298. 298.
    >Her stomach grumbles loudly as you make your remark
  299. 299.
    >She doesn't acknowledge your presence and she just keeps staring outside the window
  300. 300.
    "I'm not leaving this room until you talk to me"
  301. 301.
    >After a few minutes of silence she closes her eyes for a moment and lets out a sign
  302. 302.
    >She turns her head towards towards you
  303. 303.
    >"We do not trust you even if our sister told us you could be trusted. You humans are all the same. Evil, perverted, warmongering monsters"
  304. 304.
    >Guess you were right about the whole telepathy thing
  305. 305.
    >Seems like she still retains some of her magical abilities
  306. 306.
    >You're pretty certain she's right but at the same time, not all mankind is like this
  307. 307.
    "What could I do to gain your trust?"
  308. 308.
    >"Absolutely nothing"
  309. 309.
    >Well fuck
  310. 310.
    >She's pretty pessimistic
  311. 311.
    >What do
  312. 312.
    >Come on brain, think dammit
  313. 313.
    >......
  314. 314.
    >Light bulb!
  315. 315.
    >She's staring right into your eyes as you have found a solution to your problem
  316. 316.
    >You storm off to your bedroom leaving Luna somewhat curious of your plan
  317. 317.
    >You walk back into Luna's room but in your hands is the remote to the shock collar and anti-magic ring
  318. 318.
    >The iris of her eyes shrink in horror of what you possess in your hands
  319. 319.
    >You make your way towards her
  320. 320.
    >She's starting to panic, shuffling on the floor with her hooves up against the wall
  321. 321.
    >You're now only a few feet away from her
  322. 322.
    >She's trembling
  323. 323.
    >You reach to press one of the various buttons on the remote
  324. 324.
    >Luna closes her eyes in preparation of intense amount of shocking pain
  325. 325.
    >But all is heard when you press the button is an audible *click*
  326. 326.
    >Proceeded by the sound of metal hitting the floor
  327. 327.
    >Luna is still there awaiting her punishment until she realises something is missing from her neck
  328. 328.
    >She opens her eyes slowly and places one of her hooves around her neck
  329. 329.
    >This has taken her by complete surprise
  330. 330.
    "Luna.... you may not trust in me but I want to tell you that I have full trust in you"
  331. 331.
    >What you had done is unlock the shock collar from her neck which proceeded to fall onto the floor
  332. 332.
    >Luna is completely taken by surprise to which she proves so with the inability to speak
  333. 333.
    >She's trying to say something but all that comes out of her mouth is stuttering
  334. 334.
    "You may be right about the majority of humans being evil and whatnot but there are always ones out there that aren't. So here I am proving you wrong"
  335. 335.
    >While she is still in disbelief, you press another, smaller button on your remote
  336. 336.
    >A smaller *click could be heard
  337. 337.
    >You just pressed the release button on the anti-magic ring
  338. 338.
    >It detaches itself from her horn and you raised your arm up to slide it off her horn
  339. 339.
    >There's a buzzing sound, indicating that she is free from the rings effects
  340. 340.
    >Her mane and tail suddenly come to life, looking as if you would look up at the night sky full of stars
  341. 341.
    >Its all magical and wavy
  342. 342.
    >Her face is full of emotions, processing what just happened
  343. 343.
    "Luna..... before you make your decision of what to do now that you are free reign of your magic again let me tell you something"
  344. 344.
    >She's still processing
  345. 345.
    "If you want to kill me now due to my own stupidity of releasing you, go right ahead because the authorities will manage to put you back right into the situation I found you in and if you run away, the same thing will happen
  346. 346.
    >Luna seems to be back to the real world now but is still struggling to speak
  347. 347.
    >"I....I..."
  348. 348.
    >With a sudden quick movement Luna jumps at you
  349. 349.
    >Guess its all over now
  350. 350.
    >However, you receive a surprise yourself
  351. 351.
    >You find yourself being squeezed by Luna
  352. 352.
    >At first you're thinking that she's going to strangle you for your stupidity
  353. 353.
    >Turns out she's hugging you
  354. 354.
    >"Yes! Yes! Yes! Celestia was right about you, you're not like the others!"
  355. 355.
    >She's crying tears of joy into your shirt
  356. 356.
    "Um, Luna? You're k-kinda... squeezing me too hard and its making it..... hard to breathe..."
  357. 357.
    >"Oh right, sorry"
  358. 358.
    >She lets go of you, finally allowing you to catch your breath
  359. 359.
    >You were fucking scared that she was going to squeeze you until your insides exploded out of you
  360. 360.
    >Before you proceed to say something, Luna's stomach makes another loud grumble
  361. 361.
    >"We should probably eat something now."
  362. 362.
    "Why do you keep referring yourself as we?
  363. 363.
    >"Oh, it is a long story. We would rather not talk about it
  364. 364.
    >Fair enough
  365. 365.
    "Let me get the bowl of fruit for you right outside the door, you must be starving"
  366. 366.
    >"Wait anon, let us try to get them ourselves"
  367. 367.
    >Oh right, she's got magic now
  368. 368.
    >Luna's horn starts to glow and 2 apples from the bowl glow of the same colour
  369. 369.
    >The apples slowly start floating in the air towards her but you notice that Luna is struggling
  370. 370.
    >Just as they get a few feet in the air they drop to the ground, magic glow no longer wrapping them
  371. 371.
    >You look back at Luna, exhaustion in her face
  372. 372.
    >"It seems like our magic is rather weak. We haven't been able to use it since we were captured"
  373. 373.
    "The effects from the magic suppressants must still be affecting you"
  374. 374.
    >"Oh right... Guess we will wait until they wear off then"
  375. 375.
    >You pick off the apples from the floor and hand them to Luna
  376. 376.
    >Once she chows them down she asks you to use the washroom
  377. 377.
    "Go ahead Luna, you don't need to ask me for permission"
  378. 378.
    >She gives you a nice smile and proceeds to walk across the hallway to the wash room
  379. 379.
    >"Care to give us a wash? We usually use our magic in the shower but obviously we cannot at the moment"
  380. 380.
    >You weren't expecting that
  381. 381.
    "Ehhh... sure I guess. If you don't mind that is"
  382. 382.
    >Luna hops into the bathtub and you turn on the shower head
  383. 383.
    >You get her wet (no pun intended) and lather her up with some soap
  384. 384.
    >You can tell she finds this very satisfying, must have not been washed very well since she was at the auction
  385. 385.
    >Once you rinse the soap of her, you dry Luna off with a towel
  386. 386.
    >You begin drying her head and hair
  387. 387.
    >As you finish, Luna's eyes and yours lock for a few seconds, staring at each other
  388. 388.
    >Damn, Luna is fucking beautiful
  389. 389.
    >Your little friend in your pants is starting to wake up
  390. 390.
    >godownwiener.png
  391. 391.
    >You snap out of your daydreaming and back into reality
  392. 392.
    >Your face is bright red like a tomato, a trait you shared with your father
  393. 393.
    >Luna starts to giggle
  394. 394.
    "I.. eh... um... here take the towel.... you can finish drying yourself off"
  395. 395.
    >You hand her the towel and storm out of the wash room
  396. 396.
    >You grab a bottle of water from the fridge and crash onto the sofa
  397. 397.
    >God dammit brain, why do you do this to me
  398. 398.
    >Gotta keep a mental note to avoid situations like that in the future
  399. 399.
    >You turn on the TV and tune in to the news
  400. 400.
    >Seems like the auction you went to got busted for selling ponies without a license
  401. 401.
    >4 of the staff running the auction, 3 ponies and 1 officer were killed in the bust
  402. 402.
    >Atleast those ponies are in a better place now
  403. 403.
    >Your stomach grumbles and you realise you haven't eaten yet
  404. 404.
    >You get up to grab some leftover pizza from the fridge and you devour on the the remaining slices while chugging down your bottle of water
  405. 405.
    >Once you're down replenishing your stomach you hear hoovesteps coming from down the hall and Luna appears
  406. 406.
    >She walks up to the sofa and takes a seat right next to you to your left
  407. 407.
    >You don't know what to say so you just keep watching the news
  408. 408.
    >Luna finally decides to break the ice
  409. 409.
    >"What is this device?"
  410. 410.
    >You were expecting her to ask that since she was looking at the television with curiosity
  411. 411.
    "Its called a television. What it does is it transmits sound with moving images from things like cameras. Television is mostly used for stuff like entertainment, education, news and advertising. I imagine you never had this kind of technology in your world?"
  412. 412.
    >"No but we did have cameras, however they were expensive and only few could afford one"
  413. 413.
    >You both continue to watch the news until Luna asks another question
  414. 414.
    >"But how does it receive all these images? And where does it get its source of magic?"
  415. 415.
    >Magic? Guess they must have never had electricity back in Equestria and everything ran on magic
  416. 416.
    "First off, there is no such thing as magic in our world.... well technically there is but its just a bunch of clever tricks to make illusions. The kind of magic I imagine you had has only ever existed in the form of fiction and fantasy. What we use to power our devices is electricity. I'm no genius but the basic way to get electricity is by burning stuff like coal and gas to run an engine or turbine to generate electricity."
  417. 417.
    >"That doesn't sound very safe for the environment"
  418. 418.
    "It definitely isn't but we have a other sources of electricity that is much safer for the environment such as hydroelectric and nuclear energy however I'm not going to bore you with that kind complicated stuff."
  419. 419.
    "And to answer your question about the television, it receives signals from a cable. I don't know exactly how it works tho. Originally TV's used to receive signals using high-powered radio-frequency transmitters to broadcast the signal to individual receivers, they're actually still commonly used since its cheaper than using wires"
  420. 420.
    >The news has switched to talking about the current war against ISIS and the recent attacks in Paris
  421. 421.
    >Maybe this isn't the best stuff to show to Luna
  422. 422.
    >You lean forward to grab the remote and shut the TV off
  423. 423.
    "Well I've got to head to bed Luna, I need to wake up pretty early tomorrow to head to work"
  424. 424.
    >"Oh... um.... okay then"
  425. 425.
    "Feel free to serve yourself to some more food and if you need anything don't hesitate to wake me up"
  426. 426.
    >You head to the washroom to brush your teeth
  427. 427.
    >As you walk out of the washroom you see Luna coming down the hall to her room
  428. 428.
    "Goodnight Luna"
  429. 429.
    >"Goodnight Anon"
  430. 430.
    >You change into your pajamas and hop in bed
  431. 431.
    >It doesn't take very long for you to fall asleep
  432. 432.
     
  433. 433.
    >You wake up with a massive headache with blood dripping out of your mouth
  434. 434.
    >You're upside down
  435. 435.
    >Taking a look at your surroundings with your blurred vision you notice its dark outside and you're in your dad's car
  436. 436.
    >And fucking hell its freezing
  437. 437.
    >You try to mutter words as tears start to trickle off your face from the amount of pain you're in
  438. 438.
    "Dad?... W-what happened?" you say with your pre-puberty high pitched voice
  439. 439.
    >No response
  440. 440.
    >You struggle to remove your seatbelt and fall from your seat onto the ceilling of the car
  441. 441.
    >Looking to your left, you can see your father also hanging upside down, motionless
  442. 442.
    "Dad? Can you hear me?"
  443. 443.
    >No response again
  444. 444.
    >Turning to your right, you open the door of the car and crawl out of the car onto the cold snow
  445. 445.
    >Its snowing lightly but nothing close to a storm
  446. 446.
    >You struggle to get onto your feet
  447. 447.
    >Observing your surroundings with more detail, it seems you're in the middle of the forest next to a cliff
  448. 448.
    >You proceed to the other side of the car with great effort and manage to get the door open
  449. 449.
    >You detach the seatbelt and pull with all your strength from your little body to get your father out of the wreck
  450. 450.
    >Laying his body onto the ground you check is pulse
  451. 451.
    >None
  452. 452.
    "No...no no no no..." you whisper to yourself
  453. 453.
    "Dad! Please wake up! Dad... don't leave me..." you say as you shake his body
  454. 454.
    >You need help and fast
  455. 455.
    >You think fast and the flip phone from your dad's pocket
  456. 456.
    >He always told you to call 911 if anything bad ever happened
  457. 457.
    >You dial the number with your little frozen fingers
  458. 458.
    >The voice of a woman picks up the call
  459. 459.
    >"Hello, please state your emergency"
  460. 460.
    "Hello, I've been in a car accident and I don't know where I am."
  461. 461.
    >"Alright hun, are you alone?"
  462. 462.
    "I'm with my dad but I think... I think h-he's... dead"
  463. 463.
    >Tears start to flow faster down your cheeks, not from the blistering headache but to the fact that your dad is dead
  464. 464.
    >"Please stay calm hun, we've tracked your phone's position via satellite, help is on the way."
  465. 465.
    "Please h-hurry.... its really cold..."
  466. 466.
    >"Grab whatever you can to keep yourself warm hun. The helicopter will be there in 15 minutes."
  467. 467.
    >"You're going to feel tired but keep talking to be to stay awa-"
  468. 468.
    "Hello? What were you saying?"
  469. 469.
    >You look at the phone
  470. 470.
    >The screen is black
  471. 471.
    >Damn, battery is dead
  472. 472.
    >You turn around and proceed to collapse on your dad's corpse, unleashing your full out crying
  473. 473.
    "Please wake up dad!... you're not dead.... please.. wake up..."
  474. 474.
    "Please.... don't leave... me..."
  475. 475.
    >You're becoming increasingly tired
  476. 476.
    "Please.... wake.... up..."
  477. 477.
    >Everything fades to black
  478. 478.
     
  479. 479.
    >You awake once again, back to the present
  480. 480.
    >You jolt out of bed
  481. 481.
    >Your PJ's are damp and you're sweating like a gorilla
  482. 482.
    >You've been reliving that horrible event in your dreams for many years
  483. 483.
    >And it all happened over a dozen years ago
  484. 484.
    >But it feels like it only happened yesterday
  485. 485.
    >The memory is still fresh in your mind
  486. 486.
    >You open your window to let fresh night air into your room to cool you down
  487. 487.
    >The door to your room creaks and in comes Luna
  488. 488.
    >She looks at you with a hint of worry in her eyes
  489. 489.
    >"Anonymous?"
  490. 490.
    >You sit back down on the edge of your bed and catch your breath
  491. 491.
    "I'm fine Luna.... just had a bad dream is all"
  492. 492.
    >She comes up and takes seat next to you placing her hoof onto your back to comfort you
  493. 493.
    >"I'm sorry for what happened to your father anon, I- we know how hard it is to lose something very important."
  494. 494.
    >She staring right into your eyes, as if she's going to suck your soul out of you
  495. 495.
    >You can see that her eyes are watery
  496. 496.
    "How do you know what happened? You weren't there...."
  497. 497.
    >"We weren't there for when it first happened but we were there you dreamed about it earlier"
  498. 498.
    "How?"
  499. 499.
    >"We have the ability to visit the dreams of other ponies. I am princess of the night, hence the cutiemark and the color my mane and coat."
  500. 500.
    "That's interesting.... wait a second, you just said you can visit other ponies dreams but clearly I'm not a pony."
  501. 501.
    >"We weren't sure if we could enter your dreams until I tried earlier. We haven't had the chance to dreamwalk until you removed the device from our horn."
  502. 502.
    "Why didn't I see you in my dream?"
  503. 503.
    >"We made sure to remain out of sight and we didn't want to alter the memory of your dream."
  504. 504.
    >Somewhat furious that your personal life was breached, you snap and raise your voice
  505. 505.
    "Just don't come into my dreams again, okay?! I don't really feel comfortable someone-er.. I mean somepony else to just come into my dreams! They're very personal and I'd rather not talk or think about them."
  506. 506.
    >Luna looks at you momentarily with the face of slight sadness and disappointment
  507. 507.
    >She removes her hoof from your back and gets off from the edge of your bed and proceeds to make her way to the door
  508. 508.
    >"As you wish Anonymous" she says coldly
  509. 509.
    >She exits your room and closes the door on her way out, leaving you to your thoughts
  510. 510.
    >A pang of guilt goes through your body
  511. 511.
    >Shit, you must have offended her or hurt her feelings
  512. 512.
    >You didn't say anything mean to her
  513. 513.
    >You were just being assertive
  514. 514.
    >Maybe a little too much
  515. 515.
    >No, definitely too much
  516. 516.
    >It really wasn't a subject you ever wanted to talk about, not that you had anyone that you valued to talk to about it
  517. 517.
    >You remove your still wet PJ's and replace them with new clean and dry ones
  518. 518.
    >You get back into bed and try to get back to sleep
  519. 519.
     
  520. 520.
    >Your eyes peer wide open as your alarm
  521. 521.
    >It reads 7 am
  522. 522.
    >You've been in bed for what felt like eternity
  523. 523.
    >You barely managed to get any sleep after your dream
  524. 524.
    >You lazily get out of bed and get out of your room, heading towards the living room
  525. 525.
    >You don't both checking on Luna
  526. 526.
    >Probably not the best to talk to her for a little while
  527. 527.
    >You pick up the phone and dial the number of your somewhat friend George
  528. 528.
    >He's also your boss
  529. 529.
    >After a few rings he picks up
  530. 530.
    >"Hey Anon."
  531. 531.
    "Yo"
  532. 532.
    >After a few moments he speaks up again
  533. 533.
    >"Bad night again?"
  534. 534.
    "Yup"
  535. 535.
    >"Alright, enjoy the day the off"
  536. 536.
    "Thanks"
  537. 537.
    >"No problem kiddo..... and um... if you ever... you know, want to grab a drink somewhere or if you just need some company, just call me"
  538. 538.
    "You always say that.... but I'll keep that in mind"
  539. 539.
    >"You always say that too"
  540. 540.
    >He couldn't be anymore right
  541. 541.
    >"Well anyways, have a good Christmas tomorrow and weekend kiddo. I'll see you back in the office on Tuesday"
  542. 542.
    "You have a good Christmas too George"
  543. 543.
    >You hang up and sigh with relief
  544. 544.
    >You knew that he'd say yes but you always had that fear that one day he would say no
  545. 545.
    >Atleast you got Christmas eve off
  546. 546.
    >You're pretty damn appreciative of his generosity tho
  547. 547.
    >He was a good friend of your father's
  548. 548.
    >They had such a good bond, one could mistake them as brothers
  549. 549.
    >You and your father were on the way to his cottage farther north in Canada
  550. 550.
    >That's when the accident happened
  551. 551.
    >Vision was limited and the road was very slippery
  552. 552.
    >George was just has emotionally hit as you were
  553. 553.
    >He ended up selling the cottage shortly after and had blamed himself for the cause of your fathers death, having the cottage only accessible by a road that was very dangerous when the weather was cold
  554. 554.
    >In your father's last will, it was written that George would take care of you, since all of your grandparents were already deceased and your mother was out of the question since your parents had been divorced for about 2 years before the incident and your father had won custody over you
  555. 555.
    >However, George would never be able to fill the shoes of your father but atleast he cared for you just as much as your father did
  556. 556.
    >You place your phone back onto its stand
  557. 557.
    >On the corner of your eyes you see Luna standing in the hallway
  558. 558.
    >She was probably there for most of the conversation with George but you hadn't noticed her
  559. 559.
    >"Who were you speaking to?"
  560. 560.
    "My boss from work. I've got the day off today."
  561. 561.
    >"We imagine the device you were holding has some kind of power to communicate wirelessly?"
  562. 562.
    "Correct, it works similar to the Tv"
  563. 563.
    >"Human ingenuity is very.... interesting"
  564. 564.
    "Sure is.... well I'm pretty hungry. You want some breakfast?"
  565. 565.
    >"What are you making?"
  566. 566.
    "I don't know yet but I'm going to see what I have in stock. Feel free to take a seat at the table."
  567. 567.
    >You head over to the rather small kitchen but did this not bother you
  568. 568.
    >You have simple taste and don't mind not eating anything complicated or fancy
  569. 569.
    >You just eat what is easiest to make and cheapest to buy
  570. 570.
    >You head back to the table with a box of cereal under your arm with a jug of milk in your hand and your other hand with 2 bowls with spoons
  571. 571.
    "All I've got right now is some whole wheat honey nut cheerio's and some milk"
  572. 572.
    "You don't mind drinking milk right? Since ponies are vegetarian and all"
  573. 573.
    >"As a matter of fact, we do like milk very much"
  574. 574.
    "Cereal and milk it is then"
  575. 575.
    >You take a seat at the small table for 2 across Luna
  576. 576.
    >You serve Luna her bowl and serve yours
  577. 577.
    >As you start to dig in, you look back up to see Luna trying to use her magic on the spoon but with difficulty
  578. 578.
    >She manages to get the spoon full with some cereal but as soon the spoon levitates closer to her mouth the magic surrounding the spoon vanishes and the spoon falls on the floor
  579. 579.
    >Luna looks down at the spoon and then back to you with an intense blush that you could see despite her dark blue coat
  580. 580.
    >You try not giggle so you giggle on the inside
  581. 581.
    >"Oops... sorry. Its hard to keep it up with precision while trying to open our mouth at the same time"
  582. 582.
    "No problem, I'll clean it after I'm done"
  583. 583.
    >She looks back down to her bowl and then back to you
  584. 584.
    >Oh boy is she really going to-
  585. 585.
    >Luna plunges her muzzle into the bowl
  586. 586.
    >Yup, she is
  587. 587.
    >She starts to eat the cereal from the bowl like a dog
  588. 588.
    >At this point you would of lost your sides if you hadn't controlled yourself
  589. 589.
    >You just continue to eat from your bowl
  590. 590.
    >Luna finally pulls out of the bowl, milk covering her muzzle
  591. 591.
    >She starts to lick it off the milk
  592. 592.
    >Holy sweet mother of god that is incredibly cute
  593. 593.
    >She looks back at you for a moment and starts to giggle
  594. 594.
    >You just realized you're blushing like a tomato again
  595. 595.
    "I.... um..... I forgot to have my morning piss...eh... be right back"
  596. 596.
    >You get up and proceed to storm off to the washroom to avoid that rather awkward situation
  597. 597.
    >Again
  598. 598.
    >You've never really been very social nor have you ever really experienced these kinds of situations before
  599. 599.
    >Its just by instinct that when a situation gets too weird you just leave
  600. 600.
    >After splashing some cold water on your face to calm you down and catching your breath, you head back to the table
  601. 601.
    >Luna is still there and muzzle deep into her bowl
  602. 602.
    >It appears that she's served herself another portion
  603. 603.
    >Guess she must like it
  604. 604.
    >Before taking back your seat, you quickly clean the little mess Luna made on the floor
  605. 605.
    >Once seated again, you continue to eat your now soggy cereal but that doesn't bother you
  606. 606.
    >Its quiet now, with only the sound of munching cereal and your spoon coming in contact with the bowl can be hard
  607. 607.
    >You swallow your last spoonful of cereal and decide to finally speak up
  608. 608.
    "So about last night...."
  609. 609.
    >Luna removes her muzzle out of the bowl again to look at you giving you her full attention
  610. 610.
    "I'm sorry for snapping at you, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or insulting you... its just.... what happened is very personal to me and few know about it. I just.... just don't want to be reminded of the past."
  611. 611.
    >Luna's horn begins to glow and you see her pick up a napkin to wipe off the milk from around her mouth and muzzle
  612. 612.
    >"We accept your apology anonymous"
  613. 613.
    >"And we also want to apologize for intruding your dream. If we had known of what lied within, we would of stayed out of it"
  614. 614.
    "I also accept your apology"
  615. 615.
    >Luna gives you a nice smile and extends her hoof out towards you
  616. 616.
    >Confused, you just sit there clueless
  617. 617.
    >Are you supposed to shake or something?
  618. 618.
    >Shit shit shit think anon, think! What are you supposed to do? She's sitting there waiting for you to do something
  619. 619.
    >Maybe she wants you to kiss her hoof? Is that something she did as a princess when she would accept an apology?
  620. 620.
    >If you do that and you're wrong you might look like a fucking idiot
  621. 621.
    >You're starting to sweat and your face starts to heat up again from all the nervousness
  622. 622.
    >"Is it really that hard to shake my hoof anon?"
  623. 623.
    "Oh... y-you wanted a h-handshake? Well eh.. more like a hoofshake but what would i-it be called if its both..."
  624. 624.
    >Spaghetti spilling overload
  625. 625.
    >Luna starts to laugh uncontrollably at your spaghetti spilling
  626. 626.
    >She tries to maintain her posture but fails horribly
  627. 627.
    >Between her laughs and incoherent words she manages an understandable sentence
  628. 628.
    >"Just shake it you silly ape!"
  629. 629.
    >You extend your arm forward and grab her hoof
  630. 630.
    >You carefully make sure to not grab and shake too hard
  631. 631.
    >She retracts her hoof and manages to regain her composure
  632. 632.
    >Silent moments of awkwardness pass by as Luna blushes again due to her little outburst of laughter
  633. 633.
    >Luna grabs the box of cheerio's to serve herself another portion
  634. 634.
    >However nothing comes out indicating that its empty
  635. 635.
    >"This cereal tastes very good anon. We like how it tastes of honey."
  636. 636.
    >Note to self, buy more flavored cereals for Luna
  637. 637.
    "If you like that then I'm sure you'll love the hundreds of different flavours the stores have. You'll have to wait until a few days since everything is closed for Christmas"
  638. 638.
    >"Ah that. We heard you say that word earlier when you were talking to your boss. Is it some kind of holiday?"
  639. 639.
    >Either that was a really lucky guess or she's pretty damn smart
  640. 640.
    "Precisely. In short its a holiday where everyone gives gifts to each other, decorate their homes and decorate a specific type of tree to place in a living room but most importantly spend them with their family...."
  641. 641.
    >That last word hit hard
  642. 642.
    >Luna can tell your sudden shift in mood and tries to change subject
  643. 643.
    >"That's really strange because that sounds very similar to hearth's warming eve"
  644. 644.
    "What was that about?"
  645. 645.
    >"It was to remember how the 3 different types of ponies united together and founded Equestria. Alongside plenty of gift giving and story telling of the event that happened well over a thousand years ago"
  646. 646.
    "Wow, it seems like that holiday goes far back just like Christmas"
  647. 647.
    >"One thing I've noticed however is the complete lack of snow outside. Does Christmas not celebrated during the winter?"
  648. 648.
    "In fact it does but it seems like the weather refuses give us snow. Most years there is no snow... but there's tons if you go up north out of the city"
  649. 649.
    >"So humans haven't conquered the weather with their technological might?"
  650. 650.
    "Not even close but we have controlled facilities that can control the weather inside of them to a certain extent"
  651. 651.
    >"Maybe one day humans will get there" as Luna gives you the tongue with a wide smirk across her face
  652. 652.
    >You pick up the empty bowls and place them in the dishwasher to be cleaned when it will be full
  653. 653.
    "Well since I've got nothing else better to do right now, want to watch some TV?"
  654. 654.
    >"Sure"
  655. 655.
    >Luna and you take seats comfortably on the sofa
  656. 656.
    "What do you want to watch?"
  657. 657.
    >"We don't know, what is there to watch?"
  658. 658.
    "Nearly anything about everything"
  659. 659.
    >"Maybe some news? We just need some time to think about what we would like to know about first"
  660. 660.
    "Okay just let me know when you've made your decision"
  661. 661.
    >Around an hour goes by of the boring usual stuff.. war, politics, disease, natural disasters and whatnot
  662. 662.
    >You start to feel very sleepy
  663. 663.
    >Dammit you forgot to have your morning coffee
  664. 664.
    >You curse to yourself in your mind
  665. 665.
    >Slowly but surely your eyes start to close until you fall asleep on the couch
  666. 666.
     
  667. 667.
    >You awake to the sound of faint gunfire and explosions
  668. 668.
    >Your right arm is also numb
  669. 669.
    >Please for the love of god don't tell me this is another weird dream of sorts where your arm has been blown off or something
  670. 670.
    >You straightened yourself upwards
  671. 671.
    >You can't see what's playing on TV since your eyes are still adjusting to the sudden brightness but you can definitely hear audible gunfire and explosions here and there alongside a very soothing voice
  672. 672.
    >Morgan Freeman
  673. 673.
    >Yup this is a documentary
  674. 674.
    >Annnd also on the top of the list of things you didn't want Luna to learn about
  675. 675.
    >She must have managed to change channels with the remote
  676. 676.
    >You didn't teach her how to use it
  677. 677.
    >She probably figured out from seeing you use it, Luna is quite clever
  678. 678.
    >You turn your head to your left to look at Luna who is still there with her eyes focused on the TV
  679. 679.
    >She notices your awakening
  680. 680.
    >"Rest well?" she asks while giving you a genuine warm smile
  681. 681.
    "Yup, how long was I out for?"
  682. 682.
    >"Around 7 hours or so"
  683. 683.
    >Shit, she could have watched multiple documentaries at this point
  684. 684.
    >You look back at the TV and just stare into it as if there was nothing there
  685. 685.
    >"Anon? Are you ok?"
  686. 686.
    "Yeah... yeah... I'm fine... I just didn't really want you to see this specific part in human history. Actually more like all of it since its filled with war and suffering. I didn't want you to change your mind on my species being hungry warmongers."
  687. 687.
    >"Do not worry anon, this is n-nothing. We've seen far....w-worse"
  688. 688.
    >She's bluffing, you guarantee it
  689. 689.
    "Have you really?"
  690. 690.
    >She looks at you with her eyes that are filled with fear
  691. 691.
    >"N-no..."
  692. 692.
    >You can see it coming
  693. 693.
    >You lock down the hatches mentally because its going to get real messy
  694. 694.
    >Luna's eyes begin to water
  695. 695.
    >Incoming tidal wave
  696. 696.
    >She grabs you and begins her assault of tears into your shirt
  697. 697.
    >You can't think of a way to react so you just answer with you embracing her and petting her mane
  698. 698.
    "Shhhhh Luna.... its okay.... it happened.... shhhhhh..... just let it go"
  699. 699.
    >Between her violent crying and random incoherent mumbling she manages to speak understandably
  700. 700.
    >"Why did so many innocents had to die.... for nothing"
  701. 701.
    >All you can do up to this point is reassure her and calm her down
  702. 702.
    >As she cries into your neck you look back towards the TV
  703. 703.
    >You grab the remote and check the history of what the channel played when your were gone
  704. 704.
    >Pretty much all of it was about events between WWI and the cold war
  705. 705.
    >Just as you stare at the TV, they show off nukes
  706. 706.
    >This just isn't right
  707. 707.
    >You hastily turn the TV off and continue to embrace Luna as the barrage of crying continues
  708. 708.
    >Eventually she falls asleep
  709. 709.
    >You carry her back to her room
  710. 710.
    >Damn she's heavy
  711. 711.
    >Luna is obviously bigger than all of the other ponies you had seen before
  712. 712.
    >Only to be beaten by her sister
  713. 713.
    >You bring her back to your room and tuck her into your much more comfortable bed
  714. 714.
    >Probably the comfiest thing she's slept on since coming onto this cruel world
  715. 715.
    >You leave the door to your room slightly open and head to the kitchen to grab something to eat
  716. 716.
    >You sit back down on the sofa and devour your heated frozen leftover
  717. 717.
    >You change the channel to the news again
  718. 718.
    >Seems like they're actually talking about Christmas stuff and not the usual overly depressive shit
  719. 719.
    >This is your first Christmas since you were 7 that you're spending with someon- somepony else
  720. 720.
    >You want to make this Christmas to be a memorable one for Luna
  721. 721.
    >You want to show her that the human race is not THAT bad
  722. 722.
    >An idea comes to your head
  723. 723.
    >You get up and rush over to the phone and dial the only number you dial frequently
  724. 724.
    >After a few rings he picks up
  725. 725.
    >"Hello?"
  726. 726.
    "Hey George, it's me"
  727. 727.
    >"Oh hey anon, I wasn't expecting you to call me at this hour. What can I do for you kiddo?"
  728. 728.
    "I was wondering if you're doing anything out of the ordinary tomorrow for Christmas"
  729. 729.
    >"I don't think so. Just the usual relaxing Christmas with the wife. Why?"
  730. 730.
    "Do you want some company?"
  731. 731.
    >Surprised, George takes a few moments to answer
  732. 732.
    >"I thought you'd never ask"
  733. 733.
    "Same here"
  734. 734.
    >"What time do you plan on showing up?"
  735. 735.
    "I was thinking around 9 ish. Is that good for you?"
  736. 736.
    >"That's perfect. We'll have a good ol breakfast ready"
  737. 737.
    "Thanks George and also if you don't mind... I'm bringing a friend with me"
  738. 738.
    >You've successfully surprised him twice in only a few minutes
  739. 739.
    >"But of course you may! Oh my god... I've been waiting so many years for this day to come. I just got to tell Michelle!"
  740. 740.
    >You can hear him yelling out her name
  741. 741.
    >"Yeah.... anon will be coming..... with a friend..... I know right?"
  742. 742.
    >He's all super excited and pumped full of joy
  743. 743.
    >"Alright anon, we're looking forward to seeing you and your friend tomorrow morning"
  744. 744.
    "Thanks George"
  745. 745.
    >"Any day kiddo"
  746. 746.
    >You hang up
  747. 747.
    >And with that, you have a plan set for tomorrow
  748. 748.
    >Your very first Christmas for over a decade
  749. 749.
    >You're looking forward to it
  750. 750.
     
  751. 751.
    >The next morning arrives with great speed
  752. 752.
    >You took a quick and satisfying shower and shaved your morning stubble
  753. 753.
    >As you were brushing your teeth you seen Luna exiting her door
  754. 754.
    "Merry Christmas Luna!"
  755. 755.
    >Luna eyes a still adjusting to the light in the hallway
  756. 756.
    >"Merry Christmas to you to anon"
  757. 757.
    >You rinse your mouth and Luna gives out a big yawn
  758. 758.
    >"We thought you didn't celebrate Christmas"
  759. 759.
    "I haven't in over twelve years but since I have someone- I mean somepony else with me I might aswell"
  760. 760.
    >"But you don't have any of the decorations you talked about"
  761. 761.
    "Don't worry about that, we aren't celebrating it here"
  762. 762.
    >Luna looks at you curiously
  763. 763.
    "Well I'm done with the washroom Luna, you can go ahead and take a shower... or a bath. Whichever you please."
  764. 764.
    >You show her how to function the cleaning facilities which is pretty straight forward enough
  765. 765.
    >As you head back to your room to pick something better to wear, you hear the shower turn on giving you the answer to which she picked
  766. 766.
    >Once clothed you head to the living room
  767. 767.
    >You take a seat and turn on the news to kill some time before you leave to George's place
  768. 768.
    >After about 10 minutes you hear hoofsteps coming from down the hall
  769. 769.
    >"Well that was certainly refreshing"
  770. 770.
    >You turn your head towards her and give her a smile
  771. 771.
    "You ready to go?"
  772. 772.
    >"We don't think that we need to bring anything with us so we're ready whenever you are"
  773. 773.
    "Alright then... lets go"
  774. 774.
    >You turn off the TV and get up
  775. 775.
    >You make your way to the entrance to your apartment and put your shoes on
  776. 776.
    >As you grab your leather coat the leash that you got from the auction is revealed hanging off the wall
  777. 777.
    >You freeze
  778. 778.
    >Its too late because Luna definitely sees it
  779. 779.
    >"You're not going to use that again... right?"
  780. 780.
    "N-no... I don't need to"
  781. 781.
    >"Are you sure?"
  782. 782.
    "Well.. technically its not socially acceptable to be walking around with you in the streets without a leash but since its Christmas nobody will be around to see us and we'll be going in the car anyways."
  783. 783.
    >"Okay"
  784. 784.
    "Let's go"
  785. 785.
    >You and Luna head down to the elevator to the lobby and take a back-door that leads out to the parking lot next to the apartment
  786. 786.
    >You're taken by surprise by the sheer blindness as you open the door
  787. 787.
    >It takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust but you finally are able to see why you just got blinded
  788. 788.
    >Snow
  789. 789.
    >And its everywhere
  790. 790.
    "Well then, it seems like it must have snowed last night"
  791. 791.
    >The icy coldness of the air enters your lungs
  792. 792.
    "And the temperature dropped significantly"
  793. 793.
    >You make your way to your car with Luna right behind you
  794. 794.
    >Fuck your hands are freezing
  795. 795.
    >You struggle to unlock your car with your keys
  796. 796.
    >Eventually you reach success and get in the car
  797. 797.
    >You open the glove box to get... you guessed it, gloves
  798. 798.
    >And a toque too
  799. 799.
    >You put them on and reach behind your seat to grab a big brush made to clear snow of cars and to scrub office if need be
  800. 800.
    "I'll be right back Luna. I need to clear the snow off the car"
  801. 801.
    >Luna nods in acknowledgement
  802. 802.
    >After several minutes you are satisfied with the job you've done and get back into the car
  803. 803.
    >You grab your keys and place them in the ignition
  804. 804.
    >Thankfully none of the fluids in your car froze so the car starts on your first try
  805. 805.
    >You drive through the down town area since George lives on the other side of the city
  806. 806.
    >Surprisingly the city streets are nearly completely empty with few cars and pedestrians out and about
  807. 807.
    >"This city looks surprisingly very similar to Manehattan"
  808. 808.
    >Manehattan?
  809. 809.
    "That sounds a lot like Manhattan"
  810. 810.
    >"Are we in Manhattan right now?"
  811. 811.
    "Nope... most major cities these days look all the same... high density population in a small area. Plus Manhattan is only one of 5 boroughs of New York city"
  812. 812.
    >"How many do cities of this size you think are there total in the world?"
  813. 813.
    "Hundreds atleast. The city we're in right now, Toronto, has the highest population city in the country"
  814. 814.
    >"How does it compare to New York?"
  815. 815.
    "New York crushes Toronto completely in terms of population with the second highest in the whole world"
  816. 816.
    >"That is really impressive... do you know the population of your world?"
  817. 817.
    "A little over 7 billion I think... and by the way we call our planet earth"
  818. 818.
    >"That's a silly name to call a planet"
  819. 819.
    "Tell that to the guy who came up with the name"
  820. 820.
    >You two share a laugh together
  821. 821.
    >The rest of the ride to George's is mostly quiet
  822. 822.
    >Finally you arrive at George's place
  823. 823.
    >He lives in a higher class neighbourhood due to the position he has at the job
  824. 824.
    >You park your car in his driveway and head to the door
  825. 825.
    >You quickly check the time on your phone, 8:47
  826. 826.
    >A little early but that's no problem
  827. 827.
    >Luna looks at the house with a wide open smile
  828. 828.
    >"Oh my... this house is very well decorated!"
  829. 829.
    >You walk up to the door and prepare yourself to ring the doorbell
  830. 830.
    >Luna is next to you
  831. 831.
    >George is in for a big surprise
  832. 832.
     
  833. 833.
    [NOTE TO THE READER]
  834. 834.
    THIS SCENE CONTAINS MULTIPLE CHARACTERS SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME
  835. 835.
    > = LUNA
  836. 836.
    >> = GEORGE
  837. 837.
    >>> = MICHELLE
  838. 838.
    * = NOISE/SOUNDS/TV PLAYING
  839. 839.
    [YOU MAY CONTINUE READING]
  840. 840.
     
  841. 841.
     
  842. 842.
    *Ding dong*
  843. 843.
    >It takes a few moments but you see blurry movement behind the glass panes of the door approach
  844. 844.
    >A click is heard behind the door and then the door opens
  845. 845.
    >Holding the door open is George
  846. 846.
    >"Hey anon, come on in! You must be freezing out there"
  847. 847.
    >You and Luna enter the house
  848. 848.
    >Luna closes the door behind her
  849. 849.
    >>"Its so good to see to see you anon"
  850. 850.
    >He gives you a good ol man hug
  851. 851.
    >>"And merry Christmas"
  852. 852.
    "Merry Christmas to you too...You know you can always just come see me every day at the office right?"
  853. 853.
    >>"Yeah but I'm always too busy around the office.... every time I would ask you how you were doing you'd just say: Oh you know, just the usual"
  854. 854.
    >He tries to imitate you when you give him that response
  855. 855.
    >You chuckle a little
  856. 856.
    >He looks next to you and he looks surprised, as you had predicted
  857. 857.
    >He must have been too busy with you to notice Luna
  858. 858.
    >>"So this is your friend you told me about"
  859. 859.
    "Eh... yes"
  860. 860.
    >Luna extends out her hoof to George
  861. 861.
    >"Our name is Luna. It's a pleasure to meet you George"
  862. 862.
    >>"Nice to meet you too Luna" George says as he shake Luna's hoof
  863. 863.
    >At least he doesn't spill spaghetti everywhere like you do
  864. 864.
    >You take your shoes off and place your coat on the coat hanger
  865. 865.
    >>"Right this way you two"
  866. 866.
    >George leads you and Luna the kitchen where you see Michelle busy preparing breakfast
  867. 867.
    >As you enter the room George's wife, Michelle, takes notice of your presence
  868. 868.
    >>>"Oh anon! It's so good to see you!"
  869. 869.
    >Michelle has her arms wide open and gives you a big, strong hug
  870. 870.
    >She's squishing you much more then George did
  871. 871.
    "Yeah you too and merry Christmas"
  872. 872.
    >>>"Merry Christmas anon"
  873. 873.
    >After letting go of you she notices the dark-blue mare behind you
  874. 874.
    >Just like George, she wasn't expecting that
  875. 875.
    >>>"Oh hello there"
  876. 876.
    >"Greetings"
  877. 877.
    "Oh right.. eh Michelle this is Luna... Luna this is Michelle"
  878. 878.
    >Michelle gives a warm genuine smile to Luna to which Luna does same
  879. 879.
    >>>"Have a seat at the table dears, breakfast will be ready soon"
  880. 880.
    >You take a seat at the end of the rectangle table with Luna to your right while George is on the other end sipping his coffee while reading the newspaper
  881. 881.
    >>>"Anon my dear, would you like some coffee?"
  882. 882.
    "Sure"
  883. 883.
    >>>"How would you like it?"
  884. 884.
    "Black please"
  885. 885.
    >>>"And you Luna?"
  886. 886.
    >"Two cream, one sugar and with a little honey please"
  887. 887.
    >Michelle nods and grabs two coffee mugs and proceeds to make your coffees
  888. 888.
    >You noticed that neither George or Michelle have been phased by the fact that Luna refers to herself as "we" and "us"
  889. 889.
    >Nor by the fact that her mane and tail are pretty strange but cool at the same time
  890. 890.
    >Maybe because they're older that they're more understanding and tolerable
  891. 891.
    >Michelle comes by the table and drops off you and Luna's coffee
  892. 892.
    >"Thank you Michelle"
  893. 893.
    >>>"You're welcome Luna"
  894. 894.
    >You just give her a nod with a slight smile
  895. 895.
    >Michelle smiles back and heads back to the kitchen to make breakfast
  896. 896.
    >A few minutes in George folds his newspaper and places it on the table
  897. 897.
    >He just looks at you and Luna while you both are sipping on your coffees
  898. 898.
    >Is... is he getting ideas of... y-you and L-luna?
  899. 899.
    >You had never even considered that yourself
  900. 900.
    >>"Hey anon"
  901. 901.
    "Yeah?"
  902. 902.
    >>"Mind if I have a word or two with you... in private?"
  903. 903.
    "Eh... sure I guess"
  904. 904.
    >He probably is getting ideas
  905. 905.
    >You and George head out of the dinning room into the living room far enough so that you don't think Luna will hear you
  906. 906.
    >He just stares at you quietly
  907. 907.
    "What?"
  908. 908.
    >>"Tell me what you want to tell me"
  909. 909.
    >He's giving you the chance to explain why you have Luna
  910. 910.
    >George just keeps staring at you until you spill the beans
  911. 911.
    "Okay okay, fine you win"
  912. 912.
    >George smirks in victory
  913. 913.
    "I bought her a few days ago at some slave pony auction"
  914. 914.
    >>"Well she doesn't seem to be treated as a slave. Plus if she was, I don't think you would of brought her"
  915. 915.
    "Yea... well...."
  916. 916.
    >You just let the sentence hanging in the air
  917. 917.
    >>"Why did you buy her?"
  918. 918.
    "Well you see... its kind of a long story"
  919. 919.
    >>"Don't tell me your fucking it..."
  920. 920.
    >SERIOUSLY GEORGE?
  921. 921.
    "WHAT! Of course not! Who do you think I fucking am?"
  922. 922.
    >>"Well I don't know. I barely ever see you and you've always been very lonely and depressed since... you know..."
  923. 923.
    >The accident
  924. 924.
    "Look... I'm not too sure why I bought her myself, I guess just so that I could have someone do some cleaning around the apartment and keep me company"
  925. 925.
    >>"Clearly it seems more to keep you company then cleaning"
  926. 926.
    >You let out a sigh
  927. 927.
    "Yup"
  928. 928.
    >>"Hey anon, you're a good kid you know?"
  929. 929.
    "I'm 24 George, you can stop calling me a kid you know"
  930. 930.
    >>"Whatever you say kiddo" he teases back
  931. 931.
    >Both of you head back to the table and resume sipping on your coffee's quietly
  932. 932.
    >Thankfully your coffee is still hot
  933. 933.
    >Luna just looks back you
  934. 934.
    >She gives you a smile
  935. 935.
    >You smile back
  936. 936.
    >Michelle walks over the table with a plate in each hand
  937. 937.
    >She places a plate infront of you and then another infront of Luna
  938. 938.
    >>>"Belgian chocolate chip waffles with banana slices topped with whip cream and strawberries coated with maple syrup. Enjoy"
  939. 939.
    >Both you and Luna say thank you at the same time
  940. 940.
    >You both blush a light shade of red
  941. 941.
    >Michelle places two more plates for her and George
  942. 942.
    >You all begin eating your breakfast
  943. 943.
    >This is the shit right here
  944. 944.
    >It's so damn good
  945. 945.
    >It's been forever since you had this meal
  946. 946.
    >Atleast 6 years since because you moved out as soon as you turned 18
  947. 947.
    >Taking a look to your right, you notice that Luna is actually eating with a fork using her magic
  948. 948.
    >Man she's recovering mighty fast
  949. 949.
    >The auctioneer that sold you her did tell you she needed to take the magic suppressants every other day
  950. 950.
    >Guess they wear off fast if she can use her magic much better already
  951. 951.
    >>>"So Luna"
  952. 952.
    >Michelle don't you fucking dare
  953. 953.
    >>>"How did you meet anon?"
  954. 954.
    >Cunt
  955. 955.
    >You would of spit out the coffee you were drinking if it weren't for the fact that you would look like a complete asshole
  956. 956.
    >Luna who appears to be caught by surprise finishes her bite and levitates a napkin to wipe the whip cream off of her mouth
  957. 957.
    >"Well.... it's a sort of complicated"
  958. 958.
    >>>"Oh please, do tell"
  959. 959.
    "Michelle, I don't think its a good ide-"
  960. 960.
    >>>"Is your name Luna? No? Then be quiet and let the lady speak"
  961. 961.
    >George just shakes his head telling you not to even bother arguing
  962. 962.
    >Michelle is a bitch sometimes but she doesn't do it purposely
  963. 963.
    >You just keep your mouth shut and hope Luna plays it cool
  964. 964.
    >"Um... well... we didn't really meet... more like.... p-purchased... as a s-slave"
  965. 965.
    >>>"You certainly don't seem to be treated as one, else you would still have that little ring device thing on your horn and a harness over your wings"
  966. 966.
    >You decide its time to step in
  967. 967.
    "That's because she's not a slave Michelle. She's just as free as you and I" you say with a serious tone
  968. 968.
    >>>"Oh.....I..um... I did not mean to be rude or intrude. My apologies Luna"
  969. 969.
    >"No worries"
  970. 970.
    >George decides to finally step in and change these subject
  971. 971.
    >>"Man these waffles. Can you believe them?"
  972. 972.
    >"They are delicious, thank you for this lovely meal"
  973. 973.
    "Yeah these are great. Thanks"
  974. 974.
    >>>"Thank you for the lovely compliments you guys"
  975. 975.
    >Michelle blushes slightly
  976. 976.
    >You all continue to eat in silence
  977. 977.
    >Once you are all done Michelle clears the table of the dishes and starts placing them into the dishwasher and cleaning the counters
  978. 978.
    >George tells you and Luna to wait in the living room because he's got something to give to you
  979. 979.
    >While waiting you've realized that you don't have any gifts for neither Michelle or George
  980. 980.
    >Same goes for Luna
  981. 981.
    >It's not your fault tho, it was pretty last minute and all the stores are already closed
  982. 982.
    >You'll have to get them all something at a later date
  983. 983.
    >After a few minutes of waiting, Michelle comes into the room and offers some green-tea to which you decline
  984. 984.
    >On the other hand, Luna accepts some
  985. 985.
    >Michelle leaves and comes back a few minutes later with a tea-cups in each hand
  986. 986.
    >Just moments later George is finally back with a medium sized box that is appears to have been just recently wiped of dust
  987. 987.
    >>>"So it was in the attic dear?"
  988. 988.
    >>"Yup. It was buried behind a bunch of other boxes in the back"
  989. 989.
    >George hands you the box
  990. 990.
    >>"Merry Christmas anon"
  991. 991.
    >George backs away and takes a seat next to his wife
  992. 992.
    >You make a detailed inspection and analysis of the box
  993. 993.
    >You've come to the conclusion that the gift wrapping on the box is ancient
  994. 994.
    >If George had been storing it in the attic then it means he's been waiting for a very long time to give this to you
  995. 995.
    >The box is also surprisingly light for its size
  996. 996.
    >Your rip the gift wrapping from what you presume to be the top of the box
  997. 997.
    >You grab your switch-blade from your pocket and cut the transparent duct tape holding the top of the box closed
  998. 998.
    >Who the fuck cares if switch-blades are illegal because you sure don't
  999. 999.
    >Placing your knife away, you open up the box
  1000. 1000.
    >Its full of gift tissue paper of various colours
  1001. 1001.
    >The box is mostly empty
  1002. 1002.
    >However you suddenly feel something
  1003. 1003.
    >Something flat and square that is taped to the inside of the bottom of the box
  1004. 1004.
    >You struggle to get a good grip on it but you finally succeed
  1005. 1005.
    >Once properly gripped you tug at it will all your strength
  1006. 1006.
    *RIIIIP*
  1007. 1007.
    >You managed to got rip it off of the box
  1008. 1008.
    >You inspect the item in your hands
  1009. 1009.
    >It a CD case
  1010. 1010.
    >You remove the surrounding tape from the case and pry it open
  1011. 1011.
    >A slip of paper falls out of the CD case but you pick it back up and flip it over
  1012. 1012.
    >It reads
  1013. 1013.
    *To my son*
  1014. 1014.
    >Your face goes pale
  1015. 1015.
    >You recognize the handwriting
  1016. 1016.
    >Your father's
  1017. 1017.
    >You look at everyone in the room
  1018. 1018.
    >They're all watching you silently
  1019. 1019.
    >You get up and place the CD in the DVD player for the TV
  1020. 1020.
    >You grab the remote to play the CD
  1021. 1021.
    >You sit back down and hit play
  1022. 1022.
    >Your dad appears on the TV
  1023. 1023.
    >He appears to be in the garage of the house you had lived in with him
  1024. 1024.
    >The camera is shaking around as he tries to adjust it properly
  1025. 1025.
    >*Come on, stay straight camera... there we go*
  1026. 1026.
    >He stands back and takes a seat on a stool
  1027. 1027.
    >*Hey anon. It's dad*
  1028. 1028.
    >You're leaning forward as you sit down with full attention devoted to the TV
  1029. 1029.
    >*If you are currently watching this video*
  1030. 1030.
    >He pauses and lets out a big sigh
  1031. 1031.
    >*It means something has happened to me and I am no longer alive*
  1032. 1032.
    >*I don't know how long you're seeing this after my passing but I want to say that I love you very much and that the day you were born was the single happiest day of my life*
  1033. 1033.
    >*I couldn't be anymore proud of you anon*
  1034. 1034.
    >All of a sudden you see a 6 year old you come into the room
  1035. 1035.
    *Dad, are you coming to play?*
  1036. 1036.
    >*I told you to wait for me for a few minutes*
  1037. 1037.
    *But I was getting borrrred*
  1038. 1038.
    >*I'm nearly done, if you got wait a little longer we can go pick up some icecream!*
  1039. 1039.
    *Okay!*
  1040. 1040.
    >6 year old you runs out of the room to go wait for your dad
  1041. 1041.
    >Your dad chuckles and gets up
  1042. 1042.
    >He proceeds to look back at the camera and picks it up
  1043. 1043.
    >*I love you anon. Never forget that*
  1044. 1044.
    *Comon daaaad!*
  1045. 1045.
    >*Coming!*
  1046. 1046.
    >Your dad fidgets with camera again and then the screen goes black indicating the end of the recording
  1047. 1047.
    >Your eyes have been practically full of water the whole video
  1048. 1048.
    >But now it feels like a tidal wave is imminent
  1049. 1049.
    >You look around the room through your watery vision
  1050. 1050.
    >George and Michelle both have several tears flowing down their cheeks
  1051. 1051.
    >So does Luna
  1052. 1052.
    >Finally you open the floodgates
  1053. 1053.
    >A tsunami of tears trickle down your face
  1054. 1054.
    >You're mouth is wobbling as you try not to cry out loud
  1055. 1055.
    >All that comes out of your mouth is whimpering sobs
  1056. 1056.
    >George and Michelle both get up and stand infront of you together
  1057. 1057.
    >You also get up and embrace into a group hug
  1058. 1058.
    >After about a minute or so you've calmed down
  1059. 1059.
    *sniff* "W-why did you *sniff* w-wait so long to give me that?"
  1060. 1060.
    >>"Your father told me to only give you this on Christmas and only when I felt that you were ready to receive it"
  1061. 1061.
    >He gives you a light smile
  1062. 1062.
    >>"But I never even had the opportunity to give it to you since you never wanted to celebrate Christmas after his passing"
  1063. 1063.
    "I'm sorry for closing myself off from you two after the incident"
  1064. 1064.
    >>>"It's okay anon. You wanted to be left alone so we did. We understood how you felt"
  1065. 1065.
    "Thank you. Both of you. This has been the best *sniff* Christmas I've ever had... I really mean it"
  1066. 1066.
    >>"Us too anon"
  1067. 1067.
    "I'm sorry I couldn't get you two some gifts. It was so last minute and all the stores were closed I didn't have the chance to get something"
  1068. 1068.
    >George grabs both of your shoulders
  1069. 1069.
    >>"Anon... just having you here with us is an incredible gift. It's all we ever wanted"
  1070. 1070.
    >>He smiles at you with a couple of tears coming out of his eyes
  1071. 1071.
    >You hug again
  1072. 1072.
    "I'm going to go for a walk... this is just so much to take in and I just need to think"
  1073. 1073.
    >>"We will be here when you get back"
  1074. 1074.
    >>>"Would you like some hot chocolate ready for when you get back?"
  1075. 1075.
    *sniff* "Y-yes please"
  1076. 1076.
    >You head over to the main entrance and put your shows and coat back on
  1077. 1077.
    >Alongside your gloves and toque
  1078. 1078.
    >You open the door but as you are about to leave you notice that Luna is right behind you
  1079. 1079.
    "Stay here Luna. I want to be alone for a bit"
  1080. 1080.
    >"Okay"
  1081. 1081.
    >You head threw the door frame and close the door behind you
  1082. 1082.
    >You can see the glistening of Luna's mane through the glass panes of the door
  1083. 1083.
    >You let out a sigh and head towards the side walk for your little walk around the neighbourhood
  1084. 1084.
    >For once in a very long time, you feel happy
  1085. 1085.
     
  1086. 1086.
    >Be Luna
  1087. 1087.
    >Anon just told you he wanted to be alone for a while and that he wanted to go on a walk by himself
  1088. 1088.
    >So now you're just waiting for him to return in however long that will be
  1089. 1089.
    >George and Michelle are both sitting next to each other both reading a different book
  1090. 1090.
    >Occasionally George takes a swig of a little metal canister with a cap on top
  1091. 1091.
    >Being over a thousand years old, you easily recognise it as alcohol
  1092. 1092.
    >Its so strange that Equestria and Earth have so much in common
  1093. 1093.
    >You sip on the delicious green tea that Michelle made you
  1094. 1094.
    >Having nothing else to do to pass the time you decide to make small talk
  1095. 1095.
     
  1096. 1096.
    [NOTE TO THE READER]
  1097. 1097.
    MULTIPLE CHARACTERS IN THIS SCENE AGAIN
  1098. 1098.
    SINCE ANON IS NOT IN IT, SUBTRACT ONE > FROM EACH CHARACTER
  1099. 1099.
    [YOU MAY CONTINUE READING]
  1100. 1100.
     
  1101. 1101.
    "What are you reading Michelle?"
  1102. 1102.
    >Michelle looks up to you with her glasses on
  1103. 1103.
    >>"I'm reading a health book. This volume of the series of books talks about the medicinal properties of plants, their various affects, what they're used in and where to find them in the wild"
  1104. 1104.
    "What about you George?"
  1105. 1105.
    >"A book about the Pacific war during World War II"
  1106. 1106.
    >You remember that from the documentary
  1107. 1107.
    >The massive bombs dropped on two cities full of innocents
  1108. 1108.
    >"But you wouldn't know what it is anyways" George says as he continues reading his book
  1109. 1109.
    >You just stare at into emptiness, completely zoned out
  1110. 1110.
    >Never in your long life have you seen a species so destructive
  1111. 1111.
    >Even Tirek didn't go around killing ponies
  1112. 1112.
    >You and Celestia had been so blind to the human threat
  1113. 1113.
    >Celestia...
  1114. 1114.
    >You miss her so much...
  1115. 1115.
    >>"Luna? Are you alright?"
  1116. 1116.
    >You snap back to reality
  1117. 1117.
    >There's a single tear running down your right cheek
  1118. 1118.
    "W-we're fine. Tis... nothing"
  1119. 1119.
    >Michelle takes her glasses off and places her book down
  1120. 1120.
    >>"Don't lie to me Luna. I can tell something is bothering you. We can talk about it if it makes you feel better"
  1121. 1121.
    >You wipe away the tear off your cheek
  1122. 1122.
    "We... we would rather not talk about it..."
  1123. 1123.
    >>"Well if you ever feel like you want to, we're always here to listen. I'm sure anon is too"
  1124. 1124.
    >"Yup. Anon is a good listener" George chimes in
  1125. 1125.
    >>"Would you like a book to read to pass time?"
  1126. 1126.
    "That would be nice. Have anything on geography?
  1127. 1127.
    >>"Let me check the bookshelf"
  1128. 1128.
    >Michelle checks the bookshelf and after half a minute she hands you a book titled *A Dictionary of Geography*
  1129. 1129.
    >You open the book with your magic and begin reading
  1130. 1130.
     
  1131. 1131.
    >Be anon
  1132. 1132.
    >It's been a few hours since you left George's house
  1133. 1133.
    >Should start heading back soon
  1134. 1134.
    >Storm's a brewing
  1135. 1135.
    >You probably still have plenty of time
  1136. 1136.
    >You think you know the way back to the house
  1137. 1137.
    >You haven't been around this neighbourhood in many years but the memories are coming back
  1138. 1138.
    >A strong gust of wind blows by
  1139. 1139.
    >Ok it's definitely time to head back
  1140. 1140.
    >You start to pick up the pace
  1141. 1141.
    >Much to your unluck your right foot steps on a stealthy hidden patch of ice sending your right leg into the air
  1142. 1142.
    "FU-"
  1143. 1143.
    >A sharp pain hits your head and everything goes black
  1144. 1144.
    >As your body lays on the side walk the wind becomes much more consistent in strength
  1145. 1145.
    >Snow begins to fall from the sky
  1146. 1146.
     
  1147. 1147.
    >Be Luna again
  1148. 1148.
    >You place the geography book back in its place since you just spent the last few hours reading all of it
  1149. 1149.
    "Shouldn't anon be back by now?"
  1150. 1150.
    >"He probably got lost in this storm. I'm going to give him a call"
  1151. 1151.
    >George pulls out a similar device that you had seen anon use
  1152. 1152.
    >After about a minute he pulls away the device from his ear
  1153. 1153.
    >"He's not answering my call. Maybe this storm is affecting the signal"
  1154. 1154.
    >>"What are we going to do?"
  1155. 1155.
    >"I'm going to go look for him"
  1156. 1156.
    >>"In this storm? Are you crazy?"
  1157. 1157.
    >"I'm not loosing anon. Especially on a day like this"
  1158. 1158.
    >George gets up but before he can leave the room you stop him
  1159. 1159.
    "Wait... I think I can find him easily"
  1160. 1160.
    >"How?"
  1161. 1161.
    "We have the ability to travel in the dream-scape. If he's unconscious he's probably dreaming and I can locate him that way"
  1162. 1162.
    >George and Michelle give each other a look
  1163. 1163.
    >"Alright then. Make it quick"
  1164. 1164.
    >You nod in acknowledgement
  1165. 1165.
    >You take a seat on the sofa and close your eyes
  1166. 1166.
    >It takes a few moments to locate anon's dream but you finally find it
  1167. 1167.
    >You fly into the dream
  1168. 1168.
    >Immediately you're blinded temporarily
  1169. 1169.
    >Once your eyes readjust to the brightness, you take a look at your surroundings
  1170. 1170.
    >It's mid-day and you're above a completely different neighbourhood
  1171. 1171.
    >You see two humans next to one of the machines humans use for transportation
  1172. 1172.
    >However it's pretty boxy
  1173. 1173.
    >You land close by and walk towards the two humans
  1174. 1174.
    >You recognise both instantly
  1175. 1175.
    >The taller being anon's dad and the other being anon
  1176. 1176.
    >You take a look at the vehicle and on it, it reads:
  1177. 1177.
    *Ice cream*
  1178. 1178.
    >It appears that anon is dreaming of the events right after the video you had viewed earlier
  1179. 1179.
    >You stand a few meters behind anon
  1180. 1180.
    >You're practically towering over him
  1181. 1181.
    >It takes a few moments for him to realise your presence
  1182. 1182.
    >Once he does, his eyes go big
  1183. 1183.
    >The ice cream he was holding drops to the floor
  1184. 1184.
    >"L-luna? What are you doing here?"
  1185. 1185.
    "Something happened to you anon. You're currently dreaming right now!"
  1186. 1186.
    >"I... I'm dreaming?"
  1187. 1187.
    >The whole world flickers until it all collapses
  1188. 1188.
    >An emptiness of whiteness surrounds you and anon
  1189. 1189.
    >Anon begins to shiver
  1190. 1190.
    >"Christ it just got really cold"
  1191. 1191.
    "We think you're unconscious and we can't find you in the storm"
  1192. 1192.
    >"How is visiting my dream going to help?"
  1193. 1193.
    "Can you try and remember what happened before you went unconscious?"
  1194. 1194.
    >"Um... well let's see.... I was walking around and..."
  1195. 1195.
    >As anon describes, the surrounding of his dream materialises into what he remembers and another version of him is seen acting it out
  1196. 1196.
    >"I had noticed the storm coming so I decided that it was time to head back"
  1197. 1197.
    >You see the fake anon walking down the side-walk
  1198. 1198.
    >Up ahead is a sign reading:
  1199. 1199.
    *Albert Street*
  1200. 1200.
    >"And I... I think I slipped?"
  1201. 1201.
    >The dream anon slips and the whole dream goes back momentarily and then back to empty whiteness
  1202. 1202.
    >"Great! I know where you are then"
  1203. 1203.
    >Anon collapses onto his knees groaning in pain
  1204. 1204.
    >"Fuck... this headache is killing me..."
  1205. 1205.
    >You grab anon into your hooves
  1206. 1206.
    >He's shivering intensely
  1207. 1207.
    "Hang in there anon! I'm coming to find you!"
  1208. 1208.
    >The dream is starting to get darker
  1209. 1209.
    >The darkness is approaching anon
  1210. 1210.
    >He's barely able to talk in between his shivering
  1211. 1211.
    >"P-please... h-hurry"
  1212. 1212.
    >You rapidly open your eyes back to the real world
  1213. 1213.
    "We know where anon is! He's somewhere near Albert street! Do you which way it is?"
  1214. 1214.
    >"Yes and you're staying here Luna. I'm going to go get him. Its too cold for you"
  1215. 1215.
    >There's no way George can make it to anon fast enough
  1216. 1216.
    "But-"
  1217. 1217.
    >"Don't throw your butts at me Luna. You are anon's responsibility and if anything were to happen to him the responsibility would fall upon us"
  1218. 1218.
    >George is pretty stubborn and this makes your blood boil
  1219. 1219.
    "NAY! THOU SHALL NOT!"
  1220. 1220.
    >The royal Canterlot sure surprised them as they're both trembling
  1221. 1221.
    "Just tell us the directions"
  1222. 1222.
    >George takes a few moments to recover but he's still trembling a little
  1223. 1223.
    >He explains you which way it is
  1224. 1224.
    "Alright then make sure you two get ready for when we bring anon back. He's probably going to be really cold so get something warm ready for him"
  1225. 1225.
    >>"Dear go light the fireplace while I go get some blankets and prepare some hot chocolate"
  1226. 1226.
    >"Okay"
  1227. 1227.
    >You nod to them and open the door with your magic and head out
  1228. 1228.
    >You close the door behind you and start making your way down to the front of the house
  1229. 1229.
    >You can definitely notice the cold but it doesn't bother you very much
  1230. 1230.
    >You always did like the cold; being the princess of the night after all
  1231. 1231.
    >Giving your wings a big stretch you jump to take flight
  1232. 1232.
    >You barely last a few moments in the air before getting blown back to the ground by a strong gust of wind
  1233. 1233.
    >You land in a pile of snow
  1234. 1234.
    >Great
  1235. 1235.
    >Now your coat is covered in snow
  1236. 1236.
    >You hop out of the pile and back onto the pavement
  1237. 1237.
    >Trying to do that again will probably end with the same results
  1238. 1238.
    >Examining the wind pattern an idea comes to mind
  1239. 1239.
    >You could use the wind to help
  1240. 1240.
    >Much to your luck the wind is blowing in the right direction
  1241. 1241.
    >You open your wings once more and take flight
  1242. 1242.
    >This time you struggle much less
  1243. 1243.
    >It's been a while since you've had the chance to use your wings
  1244. 1244.
    >After a few minutes of navigating through the storm you arrive to where you think anon should be but he is nowhere to be found
  1245. 1245.
    >There's no way his entire body would be covered by now
  1246. 1246.
    >Did you accidentally pass the street? Or is it the next one? You can't remember
  1247. 1247.
    >You decide to keep going down the road
  1248. 1248.
    >Luckily the sign has Albert street marked on it
  1249. 1249.
    >Great! Anon should be nearby
  1250. 1250.
    >You pick up the pace until you see anon in the laying in the snow
  1251. 1251.
    "ANON!"
  1252. 1252.
    >You rush to him start clearing the snow off of him
  1253. 1253.
    "Anon wake up!"
  1254. 1254.
    >He's still unconscious
  1255. 1255.
    >You attempt to wake up by shaking him but your efforts come empty hooved
  1256. 1256.
    >The snow behind his head isn't tainted red so that's good
  1257. 1257.
    >Now how are you going to bring him back?
  1258. 1258.
    >...
  1259. 1259.
    >You didn't think about that
  1260. 1260.
    >You try lifting him off the ground with your magic but you can barely lift him due to your still weakened state
  1261. 1261.
    >You curse under your breath
  1262. 1262.
    >Pulling him isn't really an option
  1263. 1263.
    >Maybe you could carry him on your back
  1264. 1264.
    >After some struggle you finally manage to get anon on your back and you begin making your way back to the house
  1265. 1265.
    >Darn humans, why do you have to be so tall?
  1266. 1266.
    >The wind is even stronger now and the snow is falling at an increasing rate as if the world is trying to stop you from saving anon
  1267. 1267.
    >A familiar voice in your head tells you to abandon him and run
  1268. 1268.
    >You can't put your hoof on the owner of the voice
  1269. 1269.
    >You try to push these thoughts outside your mind but you do not succeed in doing so
  1270. 1270.
    >There's no way you're leaving him for dead
  1271. 1271.
    >You hear the same voice directly behind you
  1272. 1272.
    >"Are you sure about that?"
  1273. 1273.
    >You turn around looking for the source of the voice
  1274. 1274.
    >You're visibility is rather poor in this weather
  1275. 1275.
    >You estimate you can maybe see up to about 20 metres
  1276. 1276.
    "Show yourself you fiend!"
  1277. 1277.
    >You hear an all too familiar laugh echoing from all around you
  1278. 1278.
    >"What's the matter Luna? Have you already forgotten about us?"
  1279. 1279.
    >You remember now
  1280. 1280.
    "Nightmare moon...."
  1281. 1281.
    >"There you go Luna.... now was it so hard to remember me?"
  1282. 1282.
    "Why are you here" you say bitterly
  1283. 1283.
    >"What ever do you mean dear? I've been here this whole time! I'm you after all."
  1284. 1284.
    "GET OUT OF OUR MIND!"
  1285. 1285.
    >"Fine"
  1286. 1286.
    >Seems like the royal Canterlot voice has worked once again
  1287. 1287.
    >You catch your breath
  1288. 1288.
    >The cold air is sending sharp pains in your throat
  1289. 1289.
    >The reappearance of Nightmare moon is fairly concerning but now is not the time to think of her... or would it be you since she is you and you are her? Whatever
  1290. 1290.
    >After what seemed like eternity you finally make it back to the doorsteps of the house
  1291. 1291.
    >You barely manage to open the door with your magic and behind it you find George getting dressed in winter clothing; probably about to go find you
  1292. 1292.
    >Taking only a few steps inside you crumble in exhaustion
  1293. 1293.
    >Immediately George and Michelle take notice of your presence and rush towards you
  1294. 1294.
    >Michelle hands George a blanket to which he proceeds to wrap anon in and then carries him back to the living room
  1295. 1295.
    >She crouches down to you and wraps you in a blanket
  1296. 1296.
    >The warmth feels really nice
  1297. 1297.
    >Michelle helps you up into sitting position
  1298. 1298.
    >She doesn't say anything but she leans forward and gives you a hug
  1299. 1299.
    >"Thank you Luna."
  1300. 1300.
    >You hesitate for a moment but you return the gesture
  1301. 1301.
    "You're welcome"
  1302. 1302.
    >After a prolonged hug Michelle breaks it off
  1303. 1303.
    >"Would you like some hot chocolate?"
  1304. 1304.
    "That would be lovely"
  1305. 1305.
    >You head over to living room to warm up next to the fireplace
  1306. 1306.
    >Something you failed to notice that this house had
  1307. 1307.
    >George put anon on the sofa and removed his boots, coat, gloves and toque
  1308. 1308.
    >He also wiped off most of the snow on him
  1309. 1309.
    "Is he going to be alright?"
  1310. 1310.
    >"He only seems to have a minor concussion. Thankfully no frostbite or hypothermia from the cold but if he had been out there for another 10 minutes he probably wouldn't be with us anymore"
  1311. 1311.
    >Michelle comes into the room holding a mug of hot chocolate in each hand
  1312. 1312.
    >She hands you one and you thank her
  1313. 1313.
    >She sets down the other one on the coffee table next to anon
  1314. 1314.
    >You take hold of your mug and take a sip
  1315. 1315.
    >You can feel the warmth across your body
  1316. 1316.
    >Everyone in the room is sitting down keeping occupied while waiting for anon to wake up
  1317. 1317.
    >You just remembered about earlier and how you used the royal Canterlot voice on them
  1318. 1318.
    >They were so frightened they were shaking
  1319. 1319.
    >You should probably apologize
  1320. 1320.
    >You cough to grab George's and Michelle's attention
  1321. 1321.
    "We.... would like to apologize for yelling at you two earlier"
  1322. 1322.
    >They just stare at each other a few moments
  1323. 1323.
    >"It's okay Luna. I understand why you wanted to do it so badly because honestly I probably wouldn't have gotten very far. I appreciate that you took the initiative to do it yourself"
  1324. 1324.
    >>"Do you happen to be royalty by chance?"
  1325. 1325.
    >How in Tartarus did they figure that out?
  1326. 1326.
    "Well... not anymore..."
  1327. 1327.
    >>"Ah so that explains the use of a more Shakespearian speech and how you refer yourself as "we" "
  1328. 1328.
    "Oh that? It's just a bad habit that we- I still have from my return of my banishment"
  1329. 1329.
    >"Banishment?"
  1330. 1330.
    "We would- I would rather not talk about it"
  1331. 1331.
    >>"So what kind of royalty were you and what did you do?"
  1332. 1332.
    "Well I was princess of the night and my role was to raise and lower the moon while my sister would do so to the sun"
  1333. 1333.
    "We ruled over my little ponies together and put their safety as our top priority"
  1334. 1334.
    >Your eyes begin to become watery
  1335. 1335.
    "But we obviously failed since the successful invasion of Equestria by humans and the enslavement of our species"
  1336. 1336.
    >Tears begin to flow down your cheeks
  1337. 1337.
    >You close your eyes and begin to sob quietly
  1338. 1338.
    >A few moments later you are embraced in a hug
  1339. 1339.
    >You don't know who's hugging you until you open your watery eyes
  1340. 1340.
    >>"I'm so sorry for what happened to your kingdom Luna. If it makes you feel better there were millions of people around the world that were against it and there were many protests"
  1341. 1341.
    >"A friend of mine that was in the army at the time was assigned to the first invasion force but he and many others straight up refused direct orders so they got court-marshalled"
  1342. 1342.
    "Really?"
  1343. 1343.
    >>"Yes dear. We're not all soulless monsters. The only reason why it happened is because most governments are corrupt and do most things to enrich themselves"
  1344. 1344.
    >You wipe your tears away
  1345. 1345.
    "Thank you.... for being part of those people"
  1346. 1346.
    >Michelle gives you a genuine smile
  1347. 1347.
    >>"Well I'm going to go take a quick nap for a few hours. I'm feeling pretty tired"
  1348. 1348.
    >"I need to do some paperwork that I'm behind on. Gotta get that stuff finished before the end of the year"
  1349. 1349.
    >"If you need anything Luna, I'll be down the hall in the first room to the left"
  1350. 1350.
    "Okay"
  1351. 1351.
    >You are now alone with an unconscious anon
  1352. 1352.
    >You think back to your encounter with Nightmare moon
  1353. 1353.
    >What was she doing here? Why did you have those thoughts? Are you slowly turning into Nightmare moon again?
  1354. 1354.
    >So many questions but none with answers
  1355. 1355.
    >If only Celestia were here
  1356. 1356.
    >Guess you'll just have to await
  1357. 1357.
    >Only time will tell

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