"So i wasnt dreaming then." He laughed quietly to himself as he got up and began to get ready.
A few minutes later he had arrived downstairs in the banquet hall, after some getting lost and getting directions from the castle help, some of which seemed startled or surprised that the Princess had been telling the truth instead of a joke about the human in the castle.
Celestia and Luna were sitting quietly at the table conversing with Twilight Sparkle and Spike as Gaberiel entered the room.
"Good morning ladies." Gaberiel announced as he walked up to the table and grabbed a seat next to Spike. "And to you to Spike." He smiled
"Good morning." Everyone said in unison.
Luna gave a slight blush at Gabriels presence but managed to keep it hidden. Celestia on the other hand could tell the her sister seemed a little preoccupied with the new guest and decided to have a little fun.
"Gabriel dear, You must tell us about yourself, You have already shared some knowledge back in Ponyville, but my dear sister has yet to hear about you." Celestia smiled warmly toward Gabriel, her horn glowing gently as she raise a cup to her lips, taking a small sip of its contents.
"My pleasure your majesty." Gabriel smiled. "I come from a planet called Earth, it was the year 2012 late into the winter season when i accidently bumped into Rainbow Dash when she popped through a portal into me."
Gabriel continued to talk about the previous day and gave much more information about his home, and how his world was full of technology and advance science, but there was no magic at all, and all ponys were feral, didnt speak, and seemed far plane compared to the ones in Equestria.
His audience seemed captivated by his story, hanging on every word. He felt a little embarassed telling them about his world when he knew so little of thiers.
"So tell me about Equestria. Are there many species that can speak here?" Gabriel asked as he took a sip from the small cup sitting in front of him.
"Besides ponies and dragons, not many other species can speak or are that intelligent. There are the Diamond dogs, But they dont really bother ponys. A few small incidents in the past but nothing so major as to cause harm to anypony." Twilight piped in.
"What about the time when they kidnapped Rarity?" Spike chimed in causing Twilight to sputter.
"Did they hurt her?" Gabriel asked with concern, a hint of ice in his voice.
"No, but they did annoy her quite a bit. By the time my friends and I made it to the Diamond Dog pit were she was being held, They were begging us to take her back." Twilight giggle causing the others to giggle and laugh as well.
"Thats rather amusing that they would ask to have her leave after being captured. It doesnt seem that there are very many hostile creatures on your planet." Gabriel said taking another sip from his cup.
"Oh no, there are many different and some very dangerous creatures in Equestria." Celestia commented causing attention to be drawn to her. "From what i have seen in my rign as Princess, there are literally thousands of creatures that could cause harm to ponykind. Hydra's, Manticore's, Giant creatures of different kinds. These are all just to name a few."
Gabriel stammered as he spoke. "There are seriously Manticores and Hydras here?"
"Yes, does that seem odd to you?" Twilight interjected
"Well, Yes considering all of those are mythical creatures on my world. Wow, im going to have to catch up on a LOT of reading when i get the time."
Twilights eyes lit up at those words, He thirst for knowledge was never ending and she has read so many books that it was thought she had read all available books in Equestria at least twice.
"You may use the royal library to gain knowledge on almost every subject imaginable. Twilight can even show you the private sector if she wishes." Celestia said with a smile.
Twilight let out a squeal, unable to hold it in she got up and began hoping around excitedly. Gabriel raised an eyebrow looking at Twilight.
"Dont mind her, She gets excited when it comes to books." Spike said giving a gag me with a spoon look.
Gabriel gave a chuckle. "Id love to check out the library, but this time, lets not cast any spells in there." He smiled toward Twilight who stoped hopping and gave an ebarassed grin. Celestia gave a small giggle and stood up.
Breakfast had been finished, Luna and Celestia departed leaving Twilight, Gabriel and Spike to themselves. Twilight was in the lead as the other two followed just a few paces behind.
"So how big is the royal library? And exactly how much knowledge is there about your world within it?" Gabriel asked causing Twilight stop for a moment.
"Well, The princess has been writing books and adding them to the collection for some time now, many of her help and ponys that have visited Canterlot on thier travels have given books or copies of boooks to her to add over the past several thousand years, So i would say quite a bit. There are so many books that even I havent read them all, and ive read almost a book a day for the past 6 years." Twilight said as she began to walk again.
"Did you say several thousand years?"
Gabriel was shocked at the concept of a being of any kind living for more than just a few hundred years tops. To meet someone who has lived for thousands of years was shocking to say the least.
"Yes, the princess is around 5 thousand years old and counting." Twilight smiled obviously unaware that this information was shocking to Gabriel.
Gabriel thought to himself. "I guess its not really that unnatural considering i am in an alternate reality. Things that would seem normal here may be unnatural in my world."
As a few minutes past and many twists and turns later, Spike, Twilight, and Gabriel had arrived in the library. There were many ponys inside, Most looking to be upperclass and elderly. Some were very young though and seemed to be reading several books at once.
Finding a spot in an out of the way corner, Spike and Gabriel sat quietly while Twilight went to locate some books. "So Spike, what can you tell me from what youve learned about Equestria?" Gabriel said in just above a whisper.
"Well, i can tell you one thing, If you have any grasp on physics and what things SHOULD be. Drop all of those thoughts. Since you're in a world of magic and apparently myth from your perspective. You will learn that what your beliefs once were are now meaningless now. Magic is very real and present in this world. There is nothing that cant be done here. If you had technology that could do things, magic can do the same here." Spike said giving his best professor speech.
Twilight arrived back at the table with a pile of books, Gabriel looked on at them in surprise as she placed them neatly on the table and picked out one placing it in front of him.
Gabriel picked it up looking at the title. A beginners guide to the land of Equestria. "This title is strange." Gabriel began catching Twwilights attention.
"What do you mean?"
"Well the title makes me feel as if this book was made for people who have accidently come to this world before."
Twilight gave a giggle. "Well there were probably other occurances in the far past that were similair to your own, I can try to find some historical documents of such occurances if youd like."
Gabriel shook his head. "No thanks, im sure we can save that for another time. Right now all im interested in is learning more about this world and the beings that inhabit it."
Twilight felt her heart skip a beat, She had never met anyone else with such a thirst for knowledge. She could feel her face turning a slight shade of red looking at Gabriel.
Gabriel was looking at the first few pages of the book Twilight had given him when he noticed the stare from her. "Something wrong Twilight?"
Twilight let out a squeak as she pulled a book up in front of her face as it burned bright red, trying to hide her embarassment. "Nothing, just trying to decide on which book to start on first." She said giving a nervous giggle.
Gabriel gave a smile seeing her peek over the top of her book at him which cause her to hunker down a little more behind her book. "These ponys are sure a strange bunch. Its like middleschool all over again." He thought to himself giving a small laugh under his breath.