Chapter 6.1 Surprise, m-my ponies!
Here are seven days! Stupid, I made the wrong number.
Darkness. "So where am I?" Stretching my arms forward, I felt for the stone. However, no, it's more like a stove. Stone. With my hands resting, I tried to move the obstacle to the side. "Stop, hands?"
Ignoring the darkness, I felt nervous. Ordinary hands. And why did this surprise me so much at first? Realizing that I was completely naked, I laughed nervously - this was no longer in any way, however, there was something left. A scar on his chest and a string with some kind of fragment. Some very familiar fragment...
"Crystal! Caves! Equestria!"
He rested against the slab again and with some effort pushed it to the side. I was in the hall of some ruins, and lay in...
"Am I in a coffin?!" I yelled, finally realizing where I was. The ruined castle of two sisters,main hall - I heard about this place from Twilight and could not be mistaken - are there many destroyed castles in Equestria? Looking around, I realized that the coffin was surrounded by low dark crystals, reminiscent of Sombra crystals in their appearance. In the history book of the Crystal Empire there were illustrations of this manifestation of dark magic, so I remembered these unusual crystals that can carry out dark magic, being its creation.
"Okay, we have to get out of here," I said decisively to myself, looking around. Not far from the coffin (how terrible) there was a display case where my clothes lay. Rejoicing that I wouldn't have to show off what my mother gave birth to, I quickly got dressed and threw a raincoat over my shoulders. It became somehow calmer, and I was heading towards the supposed exit of the castle when I suddenly heard someone's eerily familiar voice. Looking out from around the corner carefullyI made sure that my guess was right, after which I hid behind the column of the hall closest to the exit and began to wait until the visitor to the castle, muttering something under her breath, passed my shelter.
"Hello, Queen Chrysalis." The sound of my voice echoing from the dilapidated walls made the changeling jump in place and quickly turn in my direction.
"Wow, you weren't so shy the first time.". What brought you to my tomb? Oh, why are you turning pale? - I said worriedly, seeing how her complexion was turning grayish, and she herself began to tremble in the most shameful way, not daring to move. Coming close to her, I, seriously concerned about her mental health, placed my palm on her forehead. Screeching, she somehow sat on her butt in a completely unroyal way, after which she jumped to the sidetrying to hide the squeal after the roar.
"Are you alive?!
"are there any other ghosts in Equestria? He scratched the back of his head in bewilderment, trying to remember something similar. It didn't work out.
- It's impossible!
"Yes, that's what girls usually say to me after a stormy night." I jerked off, making Chrysalis lose his mind.
"my scouts reported to me that you were pulled out of the cave almost piecemeal!
"your scouts just fed you the rumors, all I had to do was crush my arms and pierce my chest. Speaking of your minions. Three of your changelings tried to kill me, and the fourth gave Twilight a sleepy potion. And if you can simply get hit in the horn for an assassination attempt, then if there was poison in the tea, I would break your neck as soon as you entered the hall.
"I know what happened, those three were punished, their task was to test your strength."don't try to kill you. Apparently, jealousy played a role here.
- Jealousy? They are yours... Uh...
"no, it's just that for changelings the queen is something of a universal idol, and lately I've been following you, collecting all the information. Suddenly they thought that I was looking for a suitable king? - She said her last words in a playful tone, rising to her feet and demonstratively swaying her grain.
"your beauty is comparable to your mischief and malice, my queen." I took a joking bow.
"But you feel sympathy for me, why? Chrysalis asked in bewilderment, walking around me in a circle, as if around a floor vase.
"Don't flicker." Or go counterclockwise now. Because I remember you tried to get me drunk when you found me. After these words, she lost her step and stepped back.
"Do you remember?
"Well, yes, how can you forget the first one I saw here?"in this world? And even someone who tried to help me. And since I was found in the Ever-Wild Forest, you were there on reconnaissance and could quickly bury me in the nearest hole. But you didn't do it. And I don't experience negative emotions towards changelings as such, your hunt for love is part of your existence, you can't be blamed for it. Maybe it's worth "cheating" for the methods of obtaining food, but not.
Bowing her head to the side, Chrysalis looked into my eyes. In turn, I just looked at this thoughtfully...
- Alicorn. It escaped me when this association came to my mind.
"What?" asked the queen in surprise, losing her mask to the cunning schemer.
"Are you an alicorn changeling?"
At that moment, when she was ready to answer, two voices, which I no longer expected to hear some time ago, were heard at the entrance to the hall.
- Chrysalis?
- Des?
"It's good that although he's not "beloved," it wasn't enough to pump out the queen yet."
- Run. I whispered to Chrysalis, turning to face the princesses. Hearing the rustling of the wings unfolding, I barely had time to turn back and catch her by the tail.
"On foot, idiot!" I hissed. - Otherwise you will simply be shot in the air. Nodding, she hurriedly fluttered into one of the aisles while I covered the retreat.
"What are you doing?" My herd screamed synchronously when Chrysalis had already disappeared behind the heavy door.
'Saving my fillies from rash acts.
"You were dead! Twilight cried, tilting her head and aiming a glowing horn at me.
"Surely you are a subject of Chrysalis!" She continued, her eyes turned green, and a sphere of dark energy appeared at the tip of her horn, while I calmly walked towards them.
- Don't come! The moon roaredcovering the younger filly in a herd.
"you're right, I could be anything.". Therefore, hit. You know what to hit with. At that very second, two rays of dark energy struck me, bringing the usual feeling of bliss. At some point, my eyes began to blaze again from the excess of magic, and I extended both hands forward with a smile. The flow of energy dried up, their horns shone with their usual light, but at that moment they themselves approached me with tears in their eyes and touched my hands.
The feelings that overwhelmed the princesses pierced my being - hope, relief, joy, love that flooded our consciousnesses, and again their magic merged with my soul, taking a piece of the dark soul of a person in order to keep it within itself, making us cry with happiness and a feeling of unity, which I managed to miss. I came to my senses in the arms of my favorite ponies, crying with them with joyfeeling them hugging me, as if they only now believed that I was alive. When the emotions subsided, both princesses stepped back a little, looking at me.
- Still... What happened? We remember in what condition... They buried you. Twilight stumbled, wiping away her tears with the tip of her hoof.
"Ah, this is... I... It's...
It's a little inconvenient to say that in front of the gates to death I tried to nail Death with a fragment of a crystal that was in my chest. Of course, nothing happened. My copy just laughed and clicked this very crystal on my nose, after which I fell into the darkness. Still, I told them about this incident, reminding them that they almost went crazy after my death and were ready to turn into their dark alter ego if I had not taken part of myself. Now it's their turn to blush.
"My hoop," I stopped in front of the hall doors."He wasn't in the coffin.".
"we kept it for ourselves", muttered the moon quietly, pressing against me on the right. On the left she couldn't snuggle just because Twilight was already there.
"does anyone know I'm buried here? How long has it been?
- Week. No, only Celestia. For everyone else, you're on a mission. All rescuers were ordered to remain silent, under threat of deportation.
"And whose idea was it, Twilight?"
- Ours. Ours and Celestia. She clarified, quite surprising me with this decision.
"Why did Celestia support you?"
Luna answered for Twilight, raising her head and meeting my gaze.
- When we... The three of you were buried in our castle, she said only one phrase.
"I'm sick of the cold mask." The voices of the three alicorns were simultaneously heard under the arches of the abandoned castle.- Princess Celestia?
- Sister? Both fillies looked in surprise at the snow-white princess standing at the exit.
"Hello, Des." The princess smiled, moving in our direction.
"Glad to see you again, Celestia." I answered, hugging the approaching diarch by the neck. - I hope someone grabbed the food? I'm terribly hungry!
***
Having made a humorous promise to endure to Ponyville and not eat any of our subjects, we walked towards the town - we had a lot to discuss and the food could wait. Having retold Celestia what I had already told, I asked how the princess herself learned about my "resurrection.".
- The Recompense of the Night.
- Braid? I was amazed, turning my head towards my interlocutor.
- Exactly. At my request, Luna and Twilight gave the faded staff to me, very reluctantly, by the way. I don't know why I took him, but after your hasty funeral that same night, Knight Wengens woke me up.
Not understanding how a scythe, even if so strange, could wake someone, I raised my eyebrow, waiting for the continuation.
The shaft pulsated with some kind of energy, emitting the sounds of magical vibrations, and the blade spontaneously appeared and disappeared, glowing with a silver lightnow filled with darkness, and when I went to bed again, I heard a voice muttering something at the limit of my hearing. This was repeated every night and the voice grew louder.
At some point I discovered that the other two princesses were frozen in place, looking at our backs in superstitious horror.
"And you too?" Celestia was amazed, turning to them. Nodding synchronously, they tried to speak at the same time, after which Twilight fell silent and Luna took the floor.
"We woke up to strange sounds, the source of which was unknown to us at the time. After sharing this information with each other, Twilight and I decided to check what it was, and for the remaining couple of days we tried to stay awake in turns, watching our sleeping friend, but at some point both fell asleep and woke up from this sound.
"And tonight." Twilight interrupted the Moon. - The voice could finally be made out.For some reason she shuddered and fell silent, allowing the Moon Pony to continue.
That voice sounded like a huge alarm bell in my head, even I couldn't control that part of the dream. At first he repeated what we apparently could not hear over the past nights.
"The gates are closed forever, the Master is coming soon!" Alikorns were pronounced synchronously. Apparently, they were clearly frightened by that voice, since they all began to tremble from what they had experienced. Having knelt down, I pressed them to me, after which I calmingly stroked Celestia's neck, casually remembering that if I had tried to do something similar some time ago, they would have rolled me along the path.
"But, isn't that what you heard on the first nights? I remembered the words of the Moon. - What happened next?
Twilight cleared her throat in an attempt to remove the tremors from her voice.
"Then we woke up, trembling with horror, still hearing that voice in reality.She shook her head.
"He muffled all the sounds, as if someone huge was talking right in my head.". He said, "He has returned, come to His crypt and you will find His shadow!" We were sure that this had something to do with you, and we went to the castle as quickly as possible.
"Then surely you can explain why my coffin was surrounded by black crystals?"
- What? Celestia looked at the Moon and Twilight with an incredulous look. - Did you try...
- Resurrect him. The dark alicorn answered firmly. - We were ready to do anything after we lost him, and it's not for you to judge us, sister. On the same day that you left the palace, we again tried to awaken a piece of his soul, not yet knowing that he had taken part of himself from us. We kept the coffin in the realm of dark energy for a long time, feeling that the energy was going somewherebut never before has Des absorbed energy so greedily, we even hoped for what we had. After some time, Twilight lost consciousness, having previously ordered me not to pay attention to her. Then the coffin flared brightly with dark fire and... Nothing. When I decided to open the coffin, I realized that we had simply restored his body. Having regained Twiley's consciousness, I sealed the hall and we went to the castle.
"Twiley?" I smiled, feeling the pleasant warmth in my chest and looking at my herd.
"So, stop! Timeout! I folded my arms crosswise, stopping rooted to the spot when the whole situation began to reach my recovered brain.
"did you want to revive me with dark magic?" Girls, you weren't embarrassed by the very fact that by all indications I was like... Died?
Raising their heads, the fillies looked into my eyes.
"No", Twilight answered firmlystanding on my hind hooves and throwing my front ones over my shoulders, catching my gaze with unusual severity.
"We already realized that we're going to turn Equestria upside down for you.". Desperate situations require desperate measures.
- The situation wasn't...
"You were dead, Des!" cried the Moon in her voice, "your chest has been pierced by a crystal, you have bled to death, and looking at what remains of your hands, I don't want to even imagine what you experienced while we were trying to get you!
That's why it wasn't worth doing. You never know how the body reacted. But still, thank you. After kissing Twilight, I carefully allowed her to descend, after which I leaned towards the Moon and kissed her.
"Let's go and try to slip into Ponyville and the library as quietly as possible, I'm dying of hunger.
"If only," said Celestia, peering into the bushes that grew nearby. - Zekora, I know you are here."What?" I looked in surprise at the zebra calmly emerging from the bushes and walking in my direction. Judging by the expression on her face, she heard everything, and was clearly sneaking behind us from the very walls of the castle.
"why are you here?"
"Because, like the princesses, a voice called me.
Stopping, I looked at the zebra in horror.
"In the name of the Supreme, did EVERYONE hear this? But then, for sure, the Moon would have seen this in everyone's dreams, and all her subjects would have been horrified!
"crisalis heard it too, I swear.". I don't know how she found out where we buried you, but maybe some kind of changeling got into the rescue team?
"No, Twilight Sparkle. - Zekora came close to me and walked around me in a circle, as Chrysalis had already done. - If you listened to your feelings, you would understand that you are drawn here not only by your emotions. I don't know why exactly we heard this callbut the fact remains a fact.
"That's enough!" Finally it broke through me.
"I was close to death, so in the name of the king's Guard, I'm taking over Zecora's house indefinitely, and so are all the ponies standing here. I need food and sleep. Forward.
Nodding, the fillies walked towards the "captured" house. I was left alone in the clearing, looking towards the bushes located next to the path to Ponyville.
"And them too?" Having deliberately coughed loudly, I followed the princesses, catching the sound of crunching twigs under the feet of the creatures watching us.
looking towards the bushes next to the path to Ponyville.
"And they too?" Having deliberately coughed loudly, I followed the princesses, catching the sound of crunching twigs under the feet of the creatures watching us.
looking towards the bushes next to the path to Ponyville.
"And them too?" Having deliberately coughed loudly, I followed the princesses, catching the sound of crunching twigs under the feet of the creatures watching us.
Chapter 6.2 Recovery
Right hand. Bale. I said right! Bale. I said hand! Bale.
Having overtaken the leisurely walking alicorns and zebra, I burst into the house in my usual manner.
"Eat!" I loudly announced my desire to the masks hanging on the walls. Alas, as always, they did not answer. Throwing my cloak onto the bed, which looked very strange in the alchemist's house, I leaned over the cauldron and drew in the air with pleasure, neglecting the rules of potion making, because I myself had already become skilled in this science and knew exactly what kind of extract it was.
"Are you trying to recreate the extract from the ride and the chatterbox again? I asked loudly from Zekora, who had just come in.
"I told you you couldn't recreate what we mixed back then!"
"I told you these herbs aren't called that! Without much hope in her voice, the zebra answered, unceremoniously moving me away from the cauldron and looking at the watch I bought in Ponyville.
"Listen, if one lifts your spirits,leading to stupefaction when consumed raw, and the other is used in truth serum, what else should I call them? Dear ones, come in. I chuckled to the surprised alicorns watching the action unfold before them.
You didn't think I'd be sitting in front of the teacher with a notebook, meticulously writing down all the recipes, did you?
Judging by the squeezed cough of the last Twilight to come in, that's exactly what she thought. Her love of learning will someday lead to trouble, I think Celestia has repeatedly pulled her student away from any volumes of explosive spells.
In general, my alchemy training was like "I like this recipe, let me try it.". However, sometimes I tried to create something of my own; alas, most of my recipes were dangerous or meaningless. But what surprised me most was the fact thatthat almost everything can be used in potions if you know how. For example, it was possible to create a very pleasant-smelling mint anti-burn potion, which consisted of hay and a flame. At the same time, the flame itself, a flower in the form of a flame tongue, had the property of igniting if it damaged a still living growing plant. After my teacher thinks I've mastered the basics, I'll get her formal permission to make potions for others. However, it will be official only according to the traditions of zebras, which did not stop me from studying the herbs of Equestria with great enthusiasm. Right now I was busy remembering the ingredients we dropped into the cauldron, creating a potion that could make a liar laugh wildly every time he told a lie. The problem was that we could only remember a couple of herbs that were hanging from the ceiling at that momentwhen I started waving my scythe indoors out of boredom while Zekora was resting outside.
We told this story to the alicorns in between preparing the potion itself. That is, as preparation... Having poured into flasks what Zekora had already prepared, she threw a couple of blades of grass into each sample, which usually hung on her ceiling. At this time, I built sandwiches for myself and the princesses, trying not to inadvertently put them something from my diet. After some time, all four chewed simple food with a satisfied look, washing it down with aromatic tea and watching how Zekora grew gloomy with each unsuccessful option. Apparently, she could determine the properties of most potions simply by looking at them.
"I wish I could figure out what kind of potion this is for now, if I've ever dealt with it before."
The alchemist's disgruntled grumbling,so immersed in her work that she forgot about the princesses was heard in the silence of the hut. I felt my eyes stick together, so I went towards the door leading to the recently made extension of the hut, rearranging my legs, which had suddenly become weak. Stopping before the door, I looked at the alicorns.
"You can sleep nearby, just don't snore or kick around, the bed is big, we'll all fit in.".
With these words I beckoned the princesses and opened the door. The room was quite large, with a massive closet, clearly with unicorns inside, a table cluttered with notes and bottles of potions I needed, and a couple of chairs. But all the attention was immediately attracted by the bed against the wall, namely its dimensions. As I understand from Zecora's explanations, she found this "double" bed with a merchant minotaur, so there would be enough space for four Celestias.Or just two newlyweds, if you know what I mean.
"why do you have such a big bed, by the way? The moon looked at me, raising its eyebrow.
"Ah, Zekora clearly imagined that people would spread across the bed in their sleep...
"I can hear everything." Without looking up from the cones, a zebra said from another room, making Twilight and I jump up in surprise. However, I don't know for what reason, but when I moved to the Everwild Forest, a decent extension grew up next to the alchemist's main house, already filled with furniture. Although, looking at the bed, I could imagine that the extension was being built around this monster, not counting the stone foundation and wooden floor.
- Decide. I said, yawning so that my jaw was one step away from the inevitable dislocation, after which I pulled off my suit while Celestia politely looked towards the door. "I'm afraid to imagine who did change my clothes, if I remember exactly that I WAS wearing panties that ill-fated day.' Swelling into the bed and covering my eyes, I stretched with pleasure and felt a double push when Twilight and Luna jumped onto the bed and bumped into me on both sides.
"sister, are you going to pose as a petrified Discord? There are three options for events, or you are flying to Ponyville, and so you are greeted by sleepy residents trying to organize something like an official meeting...
After this phrase, Celestia shuddered, imagining it.
"Or you sleep on the floor.".
Looking at the floor, the princess sighed and shook her head.
"Or you'll finally stop breaking the comedy and go to bed! We promise to be quiet. The Princess of the Night smiled sarcastically, defiantly clinging to me. Already falling asleepI felt the third push of the bed when Celestia carefully lay down next to Twilight, lowering her head onto an equally large pillow to match the bed, while my fillies simultaneously opened one wing not crushed by their body and covered our company.
"Wow, I didn't even notice when Luna and Celestia managed to change the luminaries..."
***
I stood at the top of the tower of Canterlot Castle, the fierce wind blowing here at the top fully responded to my emotions. I am alive! I don't know why, but I'm alive! With my arms outstretched to the sides, I burst out laughing, feeling the gusts of wind fluttering the floors of my cloak, tears of joy flowing down my face, and my wings seemed to spread behind me.
I am alive! And that means I will hug these ponies again, which can change even a person.
I am alive! And that means I will look the Eternal Forest in the face again, defending the right to take what we need.
I am alive! And that means I will again stand up for this country, protecting peace and trying to help the princesses.
"I am alive! I shouted. - And those who accepted the person are waiting for me! And no one will force me to leave here before the world decides to do so!
- Des? Turning around, I looked at three alicorns standing on the site and hiding from gusts of wind with a magical shield."How did we get here?" Twilight asked in surprise, looking at the city from the top of the tower. - And why is there no one in the city?
- We. In your dream? A hunch lit up Luna, causing her to raise her eyebrows in surprise. - But how did sister and Twilight end up here? Or are these just copies created by you?..
"luna, what do you mean?" Celestia interrupted her, nervously fingering her hooves and trying to behave more restrained. Turning in their direction, I theatrically snapped my fingers and we found ourselves in a throne room unfamiliar to me. Actually, I wanted to take us to some forest, but it took us to a castle I didn't know. The walls of this castle were made as if from fog, occasionally fluctuating from a light wind, the floor was lined with obsidian, but to the touch it was warm. The ceiling depicted the night sky with a scattering of stars and the moon in the center of the painting. However, taking a closer lookone could notice the twinkling of the stars and rays of starlight descending on the eight thrones standing around in the center of the room. One of them seemed to be cast from hardened darkness and silver and was clearly intended for me. The second was made of moonlight, with a moon mark hanging over the throne. The throne of Celestia was made, in appearance, from sunlight, shining no brighter than the throne of the Moon. The sign of the sun rose just as proudly above him. The legs of Twilight's throne were heavy volumes, and the throne itself looked like a comfortable chair, which periodically sparkled from the magic emanating from the princess's mark, also hanging above the throne.
When the surprise receded a little, we took our seats, discovering a funny feature of this castle-in-a-dream: the order in which the thrones were could be changed at will, and therefore I sat between Twilight and the Moon, and Celestia sat opposite us,while the other four thrones were respectively two between my herd and Celestia.
The unoccupied thrones looked like clumps of fog changing shapes.
Feeling the need to speak, I opened my mouth and someone else began to explain in my voice.
Even before we exchanged particles with the moon for the first time, it discovered that it was only possible to get into a person's sleep when we were next to each other. For some reason, I did not dream at all, but after the first exchange it turned out that I then again had the opportunity to dream and control them. Unlike the Moon, whose strength was in following the dreams of my subjects, I controlled only my dreams, while I alone am the absolute and center of sleep, even the Moon cannot change it and even go into sleep if I am against it. Apparently, now I can drag anyone into my sleepwho sleeps close enough next to me. Don't ask how I know all this, I just know it and that's it. As I understand it, the radius of my "grip" is small, otherwise we would have seen Zekora, who sooner or later would have gone to bed.
All this, apparently, is the result of the fact that I took a piece of the Moon for myself. From Twilight I got the opportunity to feel the magic of my herd, since we are now connected to each other. And after the second exchange, I can feel you from a long distance.
- Phew, everyone. I finished with my hands apart. - It feels like someone else was just chatting through me, wanting to tell you all this quickly.
"What did your sister and my best student get from you?" Celestia asked with some curiosity, making herself comfortable on the throne, apparently forgetting that it was just a dream.
- Magic. Twilight answered, sitting relaxed on her throne."He didn't have magic, did he?" The white alicorn was surprised, casting a quick glance in my direction.
"He doesn't own it.". But for some reason he is saturated with dark magic, and Luna and I can use it without harming our personality, and it does not waste so much energy. Basically, this is good because we can heal his wounds more effectively and quickly.
"And knowing Des. She rolled her eyes. - Don't be offended, okay? But you get into stories a little less often than the Markfinders, and this is already a record in Ponyville.
- Not true! I was indignant, even rising from the throne. - Except for the last couple of days, nothing like that!
"So, let's start.". Twilight said with a thoughtful look, stroking the ceiling.
"Finds up in our world; you and Luna stumbled upon; turns out you're being healed by dark magic, then in the hospital for a while; a part-time job with the Apples, where you almost got hit in the head three times with a beam; twice,not knowing my body language, I almost caused a scandal when I almost stroked my ear at the market. So-s... Enchanted the Moon...
- Hey! There was an indignant objection to my left.
"Then got an ancient artifact from the moon; decided to become a guard; convinced me; became this guard; hunted in the Ever-Wild Forest... Okay, okay, I won't continue. But I realized what is your difference from mark detectors.
"What is it?
"They get into trouble more often than you.".
I smiled contentedly, but in vain.
But you find much more exotic ways to get yourself into trouble!..
I won't continue. But I realized what is your difference from markfinders.
"What is it?
"They get into trouble more often than you.".
I smiled contentedly, but in vain.
But you find much more exotic ways to get yourself into trouble!..
I won't continue. But I realized what is your difference from markfinders.
"What is it?
"They get into trouble more often than you.".
I smiled contentedly, but in vain.
But you find much more exotic ways to get yourself into trouble!..
***
"Wake up, couch potato!" No, Your Majesty, it's not me for you, but for that careless student who is now lying in an embrace with your sister and student. What they found in this stupidity still needs to be asked.
"Zekora, do you know it's not noon yet?" Without opening my eyes in a hoarse voice, I asked, trying to find something heavy nearby. Alas, my hands felt only the delicate feathers from the inside of my wings and the warm sides of the fillies that stuck to me.
- Tickly. Twilight snorted as I stroked her side and base of the wing.
"honey, have a good pony and throw any of the things that don't look like a potion at Zecora, otherwise I'll remind my teacher now of my promise not to wake me up on the weekend.". Or ask for the moon. Or Celestia, she definitely doesn't sleep, since the sun is already in the sky.
"She's having breakfast." The moon muttered sleepily, hugging me like a plush toy."my sister likes to lay on flour early in the morning, she says she's exhausted by the rise of the sun.
"Since when? In surprise, I opened my eyes and looked at the dozing Princess of Night. - I don't remember you getting tired after controlling the moon.
"she doesn't get tired, so she just takes advantage of the fact that I stopped kicking her to training. The pony yawned, stretching and spreading its wings. Exactly the same sounds were heard on the other side of the bed, and a few seconds later Twilight and Luna got out of bed.
"would you mind leaving us? He needs to get dressed. Twilight asked in a sweet voice. A little more and above the lovely head of the lavender alicorn you can see the halo, she asked for it in such a sweet tone. After muttering something under her nose, the zebra left the room, looking at me very carefully before leaving. After that,as the door closed behind her, I crawled out from under the blankets.
"Based on her look, we were going to triple the orgy here for the rest of the day.". Phew, it's a little hot. With these words, I went to the closet and began to delve into its depths, remembering where I was going with my panties and when I would restore order in this mess.
"By the way, a good idea. Luna's brooding voice was heard behind me, forcing me to speed up my search for laundry. It's not that I was against it, not at all! But I can imagine how Zekora would feel when two princesses, like goddesses, started something similar at her house with her student.
"Ah, here they are," taking what I needed out of the closet, I quickly closed it, fleeing a possible avalanche of junk, and began to get dressed. At this time, the curious princess went to the closet and pulled the handle. As expected, most of the contents fell joyfully on the alicorn, hiding it from our view."Twilight!" we rushed to scrape away the rubble that I was too lazy to take apart for sale, while I frantically remembered if there was anything dangerous there. It seems not, but you never know, that's why we quickly cleared the rubble and pulled the slightly dented filly into the wild.
"Des, what is this anyway?" Luna asked while studying a transparent bundle of sun stones. Apparently, she knew what it was because her eyes widened in surprise.
"where did you get so many of them?" A thousand years ago they were very rare, but you keep...
She quickly poured the pebbles onto the floor and counted them.
- ... twenty-three sunstones in a simple bag?
"so that's where some Ponyville residents got their jewelry with these stones! You were selling them the day we went to Canterlot! Ooh-hoo... I just read about them.
Pulled Twilight,looking at the golden stones that began to shine softly when the pony touched one of them.
"What, are they really that valuable? If you like them, you can take them, I can probably find more.
Both fillies looked at me incredulously, as if I had just offered them a kingdom, out of nothing to do.
"do you realize this is a very expensive gift? These stones are so rare that over the past thousand years they have been able to find about a dozen. How much did you sell at the market?
"six grand, what's the matter, Luna?"
"The fact that you shouldn't sell these stones just like that is, you know, rare. After all, some people stubbornly refuse to accept money from us, and with these stones you can build a mansion in the capital.
"Not the best solution, you know." I said, collecting the stones and pouring them into a bag, after which I handed it to the princesses.
"It's better to have them with you.".After thinking for a minute, Luna and Twilight winked conspiratorially and Twilight took the stones, placing the package at the door to the room.
"I'll take it when we leave.". Wow, what is this?..
***
After we tore the former unicorn from my trophies, we went into the main room. Celestia, who was sitting at the table, was cracking the pie with visible pleasure, and from the expression on Zecora's face one could understand that this was not the first change of dishes.
"Good morning." Don't want to join? We were cheerfully greeted by the royal glutton, whose joy was slightly reduced under the attentive gaze of her sister.
"Good morning, sis." I think you just wanted to finish breakfast and have tea.
Apparently, Celestia clearly did not like this, because she began to lean more actively on the pie, trying not to look at the glass of tea.
"What's wrong with her?" I asked quietly, leaning towards the Moon - it is unlikely that I would receive a truthful answer from Twilight, who adores her teacher.
"You see, wherever she goes, everyone is very active in trying to give her tea."as if in the thousand years that I was gone, everyone conspired to pour all the supplies of this drink into their princess. Therefore, for about a year now she has been shying away from everything that vaguely resembles a teapot.
"Yeah, that's okay." I blinked in bewilderment a couple of times, digesting the information. - What about the pie?
"You look at her! The Moon hissed, smiling sweetly at Zecora and sitting down on the other side of the low table next to Twilight, leaving me a place between myself and the lavender alicorn. - After returning, I took it seriously, otherwise my subjects would begin to think that someone was waiting for an addition! She has always sinned with her love of food, but sometimes it goes beyond boundaries, and here I have to take matters into my hooves.
Blinking one last time, as if imprinting information on my brain, I looked at Celestia. Apparently, Luna was just recently chasing her older sistersince the figure of the solar diarch was well built and looked normal. For the most part, the princess looked big because of her height, but looking at the enthusiasm with which she gave herself to gluttony, I thought that even magic had a limit beyond which training would be needed. With such thoughts, I deftly pulled out the last piece of apple pie literally from under the demigoddess's teeth and gave it to Twilight with a sweet smile. The moon was busy with a sandwich with some flowers, so I could think about my beloved self. Alas, in Ponyville, where Zecora took most of the provisions, there were no meat eaters, so I had to fish or eat fruit. And since I was a very mediocre fisherman, I went on a diet without meat and fish, which was very infuriating at times. And now I was looking at the soup with a gloomy lookwhich Zekora poured into a plate and pushed towards me. Considering that I almost never cooked, it was a sin to complain that the food was vegetarian and mostly suited the zebra and not the person. Looking at my face, the forest alchemist laughed and took meat balls from the cellar. I snatched this dish from a griffin merchant I met in the forest a couple of weeks ago. The poor fellow damaged his wing during the flight, and therefore was forced to get to Ponyville on foot, through the forest, where I saw him. After a long argument, I exchanged several handmade trinkets and potions for an impressive supply of meat rations, after which I asked Zekora to lock it in the cellar and not allow me to feast on such a rare dish for these parts very often.
"What is this, meat?" Twilight asked in horror, looking at thathow I devour brunch, and earning a reproachful look from the older filly of the herd.
Sighing, I quickly finished the soup and looked at my pony.
"Yes, Twilight, I bought it ready-made from the griffin. Yes, I understand that this is disgusting and absurd for you, but sometimes you forget that I am not a pony. And that I am a very bad fisherman, and you can almost never buy fish from you. Therefore, I will be very grateful to you, dear, if you do not look at me with such a look.
I understood that for the young princess it looked very creepy when someone ate meat, but after the events of the past days I felt terrible hunger, because if I had not died, then my body lay without food and water for a whole week. It's amazing that I wasn't shaking from weakness.
At that moment I was looking into Twilight's eyes, realizing that it would be difficult for them to accept this part of me, when suddenly the loud voice of the Moon distracted me.
- Yes,he eats meat, so what? Does that make him worse, or does he kill ponies? Or the semi-intelligent animals of the forest? Twilight, why didn't you shy away from your old griffin friend Rainbow Dash when she was next to you, I didn't see anything like this in your letter to Celestia.
At this time, Celestia herself sat quietly in her seat, looking carefully at her student, as if expecting something. Shaking her head, Twilight left the table and recklessly rushed into the street. Zecora hurried after her while Celestia finished her tea with a smile on her face.
"darling, can you explain what it was?" there was a better chance of getting an explanation from Luna than from Celestia, who was finishing the tea she hated with a contented look.
- Mmm... It's normal. You see, she was always surrounded by books, then by ponies. And as a princess, she will have to communicate with creatureswhose culture and morality are completely different. She is lucky - her beloved eats meat, and it will still be easier for her to accept the fact that not everyone in this world eats hay or fruit. But it was a little more difficult for Celestia and me. However, it was so long ago that I no longer remember the details.
"is that why you sat looking content?" the diarch of the day nodded cheerfully, after which she laughed.
"calm down, Des, that's the usual reaction of most ponies, I bet the cake she'll come in now and start apologizing.".
- Thinking?
"I'm sure," Luna gave her voice, devouring the third sandwich and washing it down with herbal decoction. - I'll tell you a secret, alicorns can be as omnivorous as people. We don't use it, but our body's defense mechanism means we can eat meat in extreme situations. True, we never used this.The sound of a door opening was heard behind her, the devils were dancing in Celestia's eyes, and she hastily covered her face with a cup of tea. Carefully thrusting her hoof at my back, Twilight made me turn and, looking at the princesses a little embarrassed, pressed herself against me.
- Sorry.
"Nothing," I smiled, deciding not to upset her more than she scolded herself - it was already written on her face in large letters. After patting her on the mane, I gave her an uncertain smile, causing Celestia to roll her eyes jokingly.
After breakfast we went outside, leaving Zecora in the house. Since the scythe was in the castle, there was no point in going into the forest, unless for the grasses that grew not far from Ponyville itself, where we went. Looking at the passing wild clouds, I was waving a torn blade of grass, singing something under my breath, when I suddenly discoveredthat I'm walking in one place, and the alicorns are standing next to me, looking as if I was singing obscene Russian ditties in the throne room of Canterlot.
- What? What happened? (What? What happened?) Blinking in surprise, the princesses and I exchanged dumbfounded glances.
- Hey, what the!.. (Hey, what the heck!..)
- I... I don't understand him. Twilight shook her head, listening to my words. What's strange is that I understood her perfectly, but now I knew for sure that she did not speak my native language.
- Ok, calm down... (Okay, calm down...) I muttered to myself, taking a slow breath. After which he said it with some effort.
"Now, is it clear?"
- Yes! The moon nodded. - What language did you speak?
- I (I), ugh, I spoke English.
"What kind of language is that?" Celestia asked with her head bowed to one side. -Have you learned it here?
- No, sure! This is my native language! Stop...That is, you and I have been talking all this time... In Equestrian?
- Actually, yes. Although, I must note, your language resembles ours, but the sounds and meaning are so greatly distorted that I don't understand you. Try saying the name Twilight in your own language.
- Hmm. Twilight Sparkle. Stop. I looked at the lavender alicorn in surprise. So your name is... uh...
I already wanted to give out an approximate version of the translation, but after saying it to myself, I finally reached a dead end.
"No, it won't work that way.". Heading to Ponyville, I need lib (bibl...), ugh, library! That's it...
I looked at the lavender alicorn in surprise. So your name is... uh...
I already wanted to give out an approximate version of the translation, but after saying it to myself, I finally reached a dead end.
"No, it won't work that way.". Heading to Ponyville, I need lib (bibl...), ugh, library! That's it...
I looked at the lavender alicorn in surprise. So your name is... uh...
I already wanted to give out an approximate version of the translation, but after saying it to myself, I finally reached a dead end.
"No, it won't work that way.". Heading to Ponyville, I need lib (bibl...), ugh, library! That's it...
Chapter 6.2 Recovery
Subchapter. Features of languages, the translator's view of three languages.
Breaking away from the dictionary, I made an amendment to the parchment scroll in front of me, cursing at the magic of the languages of Equestria. Over the past week, I have been busy comparing three languages - English, Equestrian and Russian (after all, I worked as a translator), and came to the conclusion that there will be more than one conclusion.
Twilight's friends volunteered to help me with my research, who were only required to compare my options for translating words from different spheres of life in the Equestrian style.
Having put a bold point at the end of the sentence, I straightened my back with relief and smiled at Applejack and Fluttershy sitting opposite me. The other ponies were downstairs waiting for me to come out for a break.
"I think that's it.". Phew... I exhaled, putting the pen in the inkwell.
"You've stopped showing up at our farm altogether, buddy?". And now he rushed to get the paper dirty like Twilightyou clearly need to take a break from this kind of work. Applejack chuckled, fanning her hat, while the silent Fluttershy smiled, agreeing with her friend, and nodded affirmatively.
"It's okay, I'll sum it up now, so I'll come back to you for a couple of days.". How is our big guy doing, everyone is threatening to check if he can outdrink me?
"e-yep," she mimicked her brother, pulling her hat. "Let's go, everyone is interested.". Even Rainbow Dash showed up early in the morning, and this is already a sure sign that something strange has happened.
After rolling all the recordings into one large roll, I walked down the stairs behind AJ, while Fluttershy walked behind. In the main hall of the library, all the ponies were lying on a large carpet, talking about something with each other. Pinky Pie was the first to notice me, joyfully waving her hoof and pointing to the free space in the circle of fillies.Nodding to the greeting Keepers of the Elements, I sat down on the floor, crossing my legs in Turkish and putting notes in front of me.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Day", Rarity corrected me, pointing to the clock showing four o'clock in the afternoon. "If you consider that I started working today at six... Whoa."
"Okay, okay." As you now know, I recently "remembered" again how to speak the languages that are used in my world. Apparently, when transferred to your world, the magic of your reality temporarily erased my knowledge and taught me to speak Equestrian. After some... events," I faltered, remembering the "events," after which I cleared my throat and continued: "after some events in the forest, I discovered that I could speak English and Russian again (which is strange, I quickly found an analogue to languages in Equestrian).I asked you to help for several reasons, first, names.
For the most part, almost all of your names have some meaning in English, and you yourself, with the help of this same magic, understand the approximate meaning of your names. I will say more, almost all names sound similar in your and my native languages, but when I try to translate your names from English into Equestrian, it turns out to be some kind of nonsense.
- Yes? For example? The rainbow-maned pegasus asked.
"yet, for example, your name, Rainbow Dash, sounds the same in English. Actually, all the translation rules say that names cannot be translated, but we will try. Mmm. Rainbow Jerk.
Judging by the expression on Pegasus's face, I was close to the meaning of the word, but not its sound.
"You see?" Your name sounds completely different when translated. But this is not the most interesting part of my research.The most delicious things are ahead.
- Yummy? Pinky Pie shook up - the same constant technique with an apple performed by Rainbow Dash saved the situation again. "I take it they always carry a couple of apples with them?"
'Song magic, my dear ponies. From time to time, the pure magic of music descends on the inhabitants of this world, forcing many to dance or sing. Glory to the Supreme, this magic seems to know when it can be done and when it cannot. As you remember, I don't fall under her influence even if I want to join, however, again, I learned something a week ago.
"It was actually the result not only of the return of the native language, but also of a newly adopted piece of Twilight helping me capture the magic."
"In general, I can join your singing if someone from the pony deliberately lets me" feed off of it.This will not bring any discomfort to any of the singers.
"Why did you spend so much time on these songs?" After all, we sing of our own free will.
"I know, but as it turns out, it's much nicer and funnier, because all the songs you compose are also part of that magic, even if you don't understand it. Plus, I love covering your songs that some musically gifted ponies like Lyra can remember and record. And this focus works in the opposite direction. This means that I can consciously spread the influence of my music or a cover of yours to other ponies. An interesting feature is that the two languages - Russian and Equestrian or English and Equestrian - will mix, allowing humans and ponies to perceive both versions of the song.
- Didn't understand. Rainbow Dash and Applejack honestly admitted."you will hear two versions of the song at the same time, they will be intertwined in your mind, allowing me to understand your songs and you to understand mine.
"Maybe you can show me?" Rarity asked, looking at me curiously.
"Um, sing?" I raised my eyebrow in surprise, looking at the other ponies, whose faces expressed complete agreement with the words of the unicorn.
"Well, sure! We've never heard a single song from your world!
"And Twilight promised us you'd sing!" alas, neither the pegasus nor the farmer could stop Pinky Pie. There was silence in the hall, interrupted by the rustle with which Twilight tried to crawl out of her circle of friends.
"Twilight?" I sighed, realizing that the whole surprise was going to hell. - Someday I will cut off your charming princess's ears and the long tongue that she cannot hold behind her teeth.
"Why?" My pony asked, understandingthat the thunderstorm passed by.
- For company. I smiled. - Once you reveal the secret, then arrange everything yourself. With these words, I took out a small dark glass pyramid from my pants pocket. On the outer side of the square lying at the base of the pyramid was a violin key next to Lyra's cutimark.
This is Twilight and I's invention to make it possible to play music that the owner of the memory stick remembers. Making such a stone is not easy, you need to immediately set it up for the owner, and also find a pony who would agree to share the power of her cutimarka by pouring it into this item. Twilight called this invention "Echo of Music", and so far it is in a single copy. I'm not sure we can do this again. Let's go, Twilight.
Nodding, the princess took a stone and placed it in front of us, after which she sat down next to me."I'll be singing now, spreading the music around this hall; whoever feels they want to sing, go ahead, the words will come to you.
Leaning towards the pyramid, I touched the top with the tip of my index finger. A light came on inside it and the intro of the song I'm still here began to play.
Des:
I am a question to the world
Not an answer to be heard
Or a moment that's held in your arms
Surprise ran down their faces as they listened to the words of the song, understanding its meaning and beginning to move their heads to the rhythm of the music.
Des:
And what do you think you'd ever say
I won't listen anyway
You don't know me
And I'll never be what you want
Me to be
And what
Do you think you'd understand
I'm boy, no, I'ma man
You can't take me
And throw me away
And how
Can you learn what's never show
Yeah,you stand here on your own
They don't know me
'Cause I'm not here
I remembered this feeling when I was alone, in myself, in that world, and I was afraid that the same thing would await me here. But there were those who accepted me, who shared the warmth of their hearts...
Twilight picked up the chorus with me, and I felt the pleasure with which she sang a human song, not at all afraid of losing touch with me, weaving in her voice and making listeners feel the magic of human music with her.
Des and Twilight:
And I want a moment to be real
Want to touch things I don't feel
Wanna hold on and feel I belong
And how can the world want me to change
They're the ones that stay the same
They don't know me
But I'm still here!
Des:
And you see the things they never see
All you wanted - I could be
Now you know me
And I'm not afraid
And I want to tell you who I am
Can you help me be a man?
They can't break me
As long as I know who I am!
Now I sang addressing Twilight, because it was he and Luna who accepted me for who I am, without trying to change me, just trying to understand and accept me. For this I was grateful to them, for everything they gave me, standing next to me on my life's path.
They can't tell me who to be,
'Cause I'm not what they see.
Yeah, the world is still sleepin',
While I keep on dreamin' for me.
And their words are just whispers
And lies that I'll never believe.
Des and Twilight:
And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can they say I never change?
They're the ones that stay the same.
I'm the one now,
'Cause I'm still here.
I'm the one,
'Cause I'm still here.I'm still here.
I'm still here.
I'm still here.
We quietly finished the last lines, closing our eyes and feeling each other nearby. When I opened my eyes, I saw a pony, someone furtively, someone openly, wiping away tears with their hooves.
- Awesome! I heard the song and understood what was being sung about! But I'm unlikely to be able to sing too much! Rarity admired. - You and Twilight look so harmonious when you sing, you definitely need to try yourself in this area.
"That's very nice of you, but it's definitely not my special talent. I smiled, took the Echo of Music and went upstairs, leaving Twilight to be torn to pieces by his girlfriends.
and I understood what was being sung about! But I can hardly sing too much! Rarity admired. - You and Twilight look so harmonious when you sing, you definitely need to try yourself in this area.
"That's very nice of you, but it's definitely not my special talent.". I smiled, took the Echo of Music and went upstairs, leaving Twilight to be torn to pieces by his girlfriends.
and I understood what was being sung about! But I can hardly sing too much! Rarity admired. - You and Twilight look so harmonious when you sing, you definitely need to try yourself in this area.
"That's very nice of you, but it's definitely not my special talent.". I smiled, took the Echo of Music and went upstairs, leaving Twilight to be torn to pieces by his girlfriends.