So, to describe the situation I just got myself in. I somehow got myself teleported to the land of Equestria from the TV show that I like to watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Who am I? You might ask. Well to start my name's Owen Matzke and how I got into my situation is not that complicated... well kinda. You see I had just gotten my Samurai armor that I had ordered. and I was very excited so I went and got dressed in it right away and took my katana that I named Kage and practiced basic katas in my backyard, but then I noticed a glow of some sort in the alley between the fence and the garage that was maybe 4 feet across. So being the curious person I was.
I investigated. And you know the saying that curiosity killed the cat? Well, it didn't kill me but it damn sure teleported me. Let me explain I saw the glow but with all of the underbrush in the alley I couldn't see exactly where so I got closer. But being my damned accident prone self I tripped. Over what? A rock? A stick? No, I tripped over my own! Damn! FEET! And fell face first into a portal or thing I know I'm on the ground in the throne room. that's right. I was teleported right into the throne room. That's not all. I fell right at Celestia's feet. With a large *CLANK* I fell face first right in front of the princess of the sun. And it HURT. I know what you're thinking "but you're wearing armor why would that hurt." well the helmet and face protector where strapped to my right thigh with my katana sheathed on my left thigh. So when I fell, my head went right into the marble to say, that hurts to hit your head on. After a little internal anguish and a pick of whispered curse words I rolled over and looked up.
Right into the face of a rather startled Princess. A few things went through my mind when I saw Celestia. One, I might be dreaming I could cross that off right away as my forehead still hurt and was probably bleeding. Two, I accidentally smoked LSD heavy weed, I could cross that off as well because I don't even own a lighter. And option three I was somehow teleported into Equestria. That was the most likely. If you're wondering why I'm not freaking out. It's because I'm a person that just kinda believes anything I'm seeing unless I'm proven wrong or my gut tells me otherwise. So as I stare at the sun princesses shocked face mirrored by my own surprised look. I say the first thing that comes to mind
"Umm Hi" I drawl out having cast aside my surprise somewhat. Celestia stared back for a moment then seemingly composed herself
"Who are you and where did you come from?" she spoke with a voice that said 'explain yourself or else' so I did.
"Well, my name is Owen Matzke." I sit up and I look around and notice the guards staring at me. "and I was just training in my grandparent's backyard then all of a sudden I'm teleported into another dimension"
"Another dimension?" She said as she looked at me confused.
"I would guess so." I started then an Idea hit me "Did you detect any magic being used when I dropped in" I ask Celestia. She seems to focus on something.I feel a small twinge of pain in my head but I ignore it. She then looks back to me.
"No I did not." she answers "but what manner of creature are you?"
"Human" is my simple answer she motioned for me to stand so I did. At my full height of 5' 8" I was almost eye level with her. Now I was wondering if I should reveal that I know her name and title as I don't know where I am in the timeline so I just went with my gut and I bowed at the hips "It an honor to meet you Princess Celestia" I greet. she looks surprised at my knowledge of her name.
"How is it that you know my name?" she asks surprised that a creature from another dimension knows her name.
"It would probably be better to speak of this in private and preferably over some tea." Is my response. She seems to think on it then nods. She turns to a guard on her left
"Cancel my court for the evening if they ask why tell them I had urgent business to attend to." the guard nods and leaves out a door. She turns to me "Follow me please" she says I nod. We walk for a little while and we reach a room and she turns to me "this is my study I've had tea brought up for us" she opens the door, goes to a pillow by a fireplace and sits on it. she motions for me to sit on the opposite pillow. I sit down and she takes a cup of tea from the platter resting between the two pillows. I take one as well. She takes a sip of tea " would you kindly explain how you seemingly appeared out of mid-air in the throne room, have knowledge of my name and of magic, and are completely calm about being ripped from your dimension." she calmly asks. So I answer to the best of my ability
"Well in order. I fell into a portal of some sort, your entire kingdom is in a fictional reality in my world, and three I just don't get that surprised about things." I answered as I took a sip of the tea which was rather sweet. She took on a contemplative look
"Could you tell me exactly what is a human," she asks me. I had a feeling this question would come up. So I give her my honest belief
"Humans are complicated. We are capable of both great good and horrible evil. Our entire society is shades of grey. Some just want to see the world burn. others want to help everyone they see. It's hard to give you a definitive answer. But I want you to know that my beliefs are based on a code of eight simple rules. Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honor, Loyalty, and Character. They are rather simple to put into practice but some find even following one of those difficult. But if I were to give you advice should they ever come here. Don't let them. The corporations will do anything to gain even the smallest foothold in a new land. They won't care about your ponies they will just consider them below humans. Which the reason for that is because humans are the only fully sentient animal on our world. Thus we consider ourselves to be dominant to any other species. If they were to find this place it would most likely become a hostile takeover. And if you fight back the government will use that in their propaganda by saying the natives are savages attacking innocent settlers or something of that sort I've learned not to trust the government too much because of the amount of crap my country has done in the name of peace. When really it's usually the corporations that cause the government to do something. Oh, I'm sorry I was ranting without really answering your question." I grin sheepishly rubbing the back of my head "sorry about that" she laughs
"That's no problem. sometimes it's better to say what's on our minds" Celestia smiles as she tells me. " whether you know it or not you told me quite a bit. But I still have one more question"
"Sure" I shrug
"Are you a warrior of some sort" she gestures to my armor and weapon
"Yes and no. I consider myself one but officially I am not. You see the warrior I am dressed as is known as a Samurai which means 'to serve' and they follow the code that I had cited to you early in my rant. it's known as the bushido code or 'way of the warrior'. I follow that code because I find it to be alongside my own morals." I tell her taking another sip of tea. I was planning on joining the military but that plans on hold now. obviously not in my samurai armor that would just be absolutely ridiculous
"I see what do you mean by not officially a warrior?" she asks.
"I thought you only had one more question" I grinned like a smartass. She gives me a look that says 'really'. "But to answer your question it's in the meaning of the name." she takes on a contemplating look.
"To serve? Oh you don't have anyone to serve as a warrior?" she realizes
"Kind of. There was no one I thought I could serve with my life in my world, but I think I found that somepony" I said as I look at her and see if she can put two and two together. She seems to think for a moment then looks at me wide-eyed.
"Surely you can't mean me. You've barely gotten to know me," she says surprised
"I know more than you think princess. But I have two questions of my own if you would answer them." I ask hoping I would be able to figure out where I am in the timeline. She smiles
"Of course it only fair what do you want to know?" she agrees.
"What was the last major event to happen to Equestria?" I ask my first question she seems to brighten at my question.
"The return of my sister Luna" She replies happily. I nod can't help but frown as I had left behind my own siblings which will now grow up without their older brother if I can't get back. She seems to notice my saddened posture "what's wrong?" so I tell her
"When I was pulled from my world. I left behind my entire family including a sister of my own and two brothers." I sadly replied. She seems to grow saddened as well when I tell her this. What happened next I didn't expect. She suddenly wrapped me up in her wings and hugged me
"How horrible that must be. I know what it is like to lose a sister," she whispers sadly
"It's alright I know they are taken care of and that is enough for me. But it won't stop me from missing them." I reply patting her on the back. We both pull back from the hug I look her in the eye "really I'll be fine" I reassured her she seems to concede as she returns to her pillow. "It's nice to know someone cares though." I smile. she smiles back "now my second question." I stand up and move right in front of her. She looks surprised at my action "no matter what I do next can you promise me you won't freak out" I ask. She nods. I then take off my left glove and unsheath my katana and hold it parallel to my chest. I proceed to slide my hand down the blade edge creating a shallow cut in my palm that begins to bleed. I make a fist and hold my hand in front of me "with my blood I vow that your enemies are my enemies, your friends are my friends, your family is my family, and to me, your word is equal to that of a god's. Should I ever dishonor you or myself, should you order it, or should you lose your life before mine I will take my own. This is the vow I offer. should you accept I will await my duty as your protector and adviser." I vowed with my bleeding hand. She looks startled. at my sudden vow or my hand, I don't know. But then composes herself and stands as well
"I accept" she simply says. She heals my hand and looks at me. "You're putting a lot of faith in me when you make that vow," she says seriously. I nod
"I know, but like I said Princess I know more than you think," I respond we both sit back down.
"Then do tell me what is it you know." She asks
"This country's past, present, and future," I respond.
"Explain." She tells me with a raised brow.
"What do you want to know exactly?" I ask. She thinks for a moment.
"I would like to know about any major conflicts in the future" She requests, I nod.
"I'm going to say four names tell me which one you would like to know about the most," I tell her. She nods. "Chrysalis, Discord, Sombra, and Tirek" at the last name she gasps
"What do you know of Tirek" Celestia all but demands
"He somehow escapes Tartarus and begins to suck the magic out of the ponies. You send Discord after him but he tricks Discord into thinking that they are partners but he is just using Discord. After that fails you call together Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, and Princess Twilight. To give all the alicorn magic to Princess Twilight after which her friends are threatened if she does not give up the alicorn magic. So she gives up the magic after which she and her friends somehow use some various item to make keys for a box that was presented after the tree of harmony returned. When the box is unlocked and power flows into twilight and her friends. They then use that power to defeat Tirek. Re chaining him in Tartarus." I tell her. she thinks for a moment.
"When this happens my student is a princess, Discord is free, and the tree of harmony has returned?" she asks. I nod. She smiles "it's good to know that my student passes her final test."
"Is there anything else you would like to know?" I ask, she shakes her head
"No, I think we can just have some idle chat the rest can wait until tomorrow" she responds
"Alright. What do you want to talk about?" I asked. I was already thinking of some topics to talk about.
"How about your favorite book?" she asks. I think for a moment
"I don't really have a favorite but my preferred books are ones on astronomy or just stuff about science in general. However, considering where I am I think I'll be taking to books about magic." I smile
"For magic, I know of some beginner books that I could suggest to you. As for astrology, you could talk about that with my sister Luna," she suggested.
"Thank you, but what's your favorite book?" I ask. Celestia put a hoof to her chin in thought.
"I also don't think I could pick a favorite book, but I would have to agree on science being my favorite to read about due to there being always something different or something new to learn about," Celestia says.I nod
"Let's see," I ponder for another subject "I got it. What's your favorite type of cake?" I ask.
"I would have to say regular vanilla cake. But any kind of cake is equally as good. What's your favorite?" she asks me.
"My favorite is Ice cream cake preferably without any sugar frosting. It makes me too jittery." I tell her after that we just talked about mundane and some personal subjects for a few hours eventually my stomach grumbled Celestia giggled at that. She suggested that we could take a break to get some food from the dining room considering it was getting close to dinner time anyway. I agreed. On the way to the dining hall, she said she had something to admit to me. "What is it?" I ask confused.
"I may have used a spell to try and see your memories," she admitted. I look at her surprised. So that's what the pain in my head was earlier. Wait. what did she say?
"Tried?" I ask. A being of her power should have easily been able to read my mind if she wanted.
"You're not upset?" she asked confused. I don't get why it's a perfectly reasonable thing to do when a being from another dimension suddenly drops into your throne room.
"No. why would I be? You were doing what you thought was best at the time" I tell her. it only makes sense to see if the creature that fell face first in your throne room is a threat.
"You are more forgiving then I would be in that situation." She says to me.
"You weren't trying to fry my brain or anything. You were probably trying to see if I was a threat. Also, what did you mean by that you tried?" I ask
"Either you have some of the most impressive mental barriers I've ever encountered, or magic just doesn't work on you," she said perplexed. I shrug.
"Doesn't matter to me, either way, did you manage to see anything?" I asked, curious if she did find anything.
"The only thing I managed to see was what you said had happened for you to get here," she revealed. I nod. We reached a door. I asked if this was the door for the dining room. Celestia nodded so I opened the door for her and waved her through. She thanked me. When we went to sit at the table a door on the other side of the dining room opened and Princess Luna walked in she smiled at her sister but when she looked at me she looked very confused. Celestia's horn lit up. A look of realization passed through Luna's eyes I turn to Celestia
"Memory transfer spell of some sort?" I ask her she nods Luna walks over to the two of us. She looks at me with something akin to pity. And for the second time that day I was given a winged hug. I was still as surprised as when it happened the first time.
"How horrible it must be being sent to a world not of your own," Luna said
"As I said to Celestia" I turn to Celestia "you don't mind if I call you that do you?".wanting to make sure I don't disrespect her. She shakes her head
"So long as it's not in public." is her response. I nod and turn my attention back to the princess who is currently still attached to me.
"As I said to Celestia earlier I'll miss it but. It's nice that someone cares" I smile. We release from the says that she doesn't mind being called Luna with the same stipulation that I call her princess in public or formal events We get situated at the table. And the door opens... again. And in walks the third and last princess. Princess Cadence. Who then takes the same steps Luna did. Somewhat. Smile at Celestia and Luna. then upon noticing me. Look at me very confused. Celestia did the memory transfer again. Que hug. Annnnnd it feels like she's trying to crush me. I get her to stop hugging me with the same words. and wait...
"What!? Could you repeat that again!?" I exclaimed. Very confused on what she wanted me to call her and her me.
"I said I wanted you to call me sister and you're going to be my little brother." she giggled at my astonished face.
"But why?" I asked still very confused
"Well from the memory I got from auntie you said in your vow that her family is your family, therefore, I am family." She explained. Trying not to laugh at my impersonation of a fish. The other two doing the same.
"Even then, she is your aunt you would be a cousin," I say trying to wrap my head around this. But unfortunately, Luna decides to join in on the fun in her way.
"So you're saying you want my sister as your mother," she says trying not to laugh at my panicking face
"That's not what I meant." I say but then correct it with "not that I wouldn't want Celestia as a mom." Unfortunately, Celestia joins in making a mock sad face
"So you're saying I would be a horrible mother," Celestia says in a saddened tone.
"No! That not what I meant either!" I exclaimed messing with my hair. At that, they all started laughing. I sighed and joined in with a chuckle. after we stopped laughing. Cadence looked at me with the biggest puppy dog eyes. And unfortunately, I found I was rather weak to said eyes. And I agreed to which Cadence nearly crushed me in a hug again and proclaimed she was going to be the best big sister ever. After getting resituated my now old eating habits came up in a rather roundabout way.
"Owen," Celestia calls to get my attention. I look at her
"Yes?" I ask
"You never did finishing answering my question on what a human is." She reminded
"Right I already told you the philosophical part. As for the scientific part, humans are basically just bipedal omnivores." I say flippantly.
"Omnivores. so you eat meat." Celestia says looking a bit disgusted at the idea.
"I can eat meat. I don't have to as it's not necessary for a human diet." I said. all three looked relieved. After dinner and saying goodnight to Luna and Celestia. I was on the way to my new room guided by my newly appointed big sister when a rather embarrassing, For me anyway, Conversation came up.
"So I got the memory but how exactly did you fall into the portal. As I think you didn't just jump in," she asked. I started flushing at that as I didn't want to tell her that I tripped over my own two feet. But I did anyway
"Well," I started. Rubbing the back of my neck nervously "I kinda tripped over my own two feet" I the end. Cadence started laughing at that. And I don't blame her it's rather funny... until you remember that it had caused me to get separated from my entire life on Earth… annnnd I'm sad again. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it. Cadence noticed how I had stopped laughing and had sagged my posture a little.
"What wrong?" She asked with a concerned look
"It's nothing," I say giving her a smile. She looked like she wanted to say more but she dropped it. We arrived at my new room. We walked inside. It was nothing fancy. For a palace anyway. But it looked comfortable. Cadence shut the door behind us and turned to me
"I'm not going to leave this room until you tell me what was bothering you earlier," Cadence said with a determined look in her eye. I sighed knowing that she would probably do exactly that.
"Alright. When I told you of how I fell into the portal I thought it was funny as well… until I remembered everything I left behind" I explained her eyes widened when I said that "No. No, it's okay. I'm okay now." I think about what happened earlier with how Celestia tried to read my memories "Hey Cadence."
"What?"
"Can you do the memory reading spell?" I ask wondering if there's a way to bypass the strange aversion the magic has on me
"Yes, I can. Why?" she asks a little confused
"See if you can read mine," I ask
"Alright." her horn lights up with the spell. I feel that twinge of pain in my head again. She stops and looks at me "I can't seem to do it all I got was vague emotions." she says.
"Here let me try and relax my mind or something and try again," I say. She nods and tries again. I try to relax when I feel that twinge again. I think it works because she gasps. And she stops "What? What did you see?" I ask
"I think I just got the most important memories from your life," she replied
"I see. Well seeing as you just saw the most important moments of my life I guess I could really consider you an older sister." When I said that she gained the biggest smiles I had seen yet and then I got another hug. After that small moment was over we said good night. As it turns out her room is right next to mine. I got out of my armor and placed it on the dresser and put the sword on the nightstand next to the bed. I looked at the desk in the room and inspect it. sure enough, there was parchment, ink, and a quill so I decided to begin to write down the most interesting day in my life. After writing it down I laid down to go to sleep in the softest bed I have ever laid in. as I fell asleep there was still one thought that went through my head what the hell just happened
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-Eclipse
(also sorry if I made him seem a bit like a weeb, I just really like the armor and weapon styles, no part of japanese culture is going to play a major role in this story.)