November 28

Our deadline was nearing fast. It's been a few days since our little excursion. Time seemed to flow quickly. Thanksgiving passed. I prepared a slightly larger meal for Celestia on that day. She appreciated my feeding her, just in general, really.

Red still played video games all the time. Celestia was still studying her books. Sarah was still worrying about her dad. Timmy was still employed. I was... alive, I think. Hold on, let me check the old pulse-o-rino... Yes, I am indeed alive.

So, it's been a few days... Celestia, Red, and I were all one small, happy family. We all really needed that day out of the house.

With Celestia and Red's new food interest, I was able to cook more meals for them. Hamburger Helper, burgers, steak, ham sandwiches... all the good stuff. They didn't have many days left here, so I made sure they got the premium eats.

Celestia and I snuck around behind Red's back more times than I would like to admit. I don't know how she didn't find out. I assumed that she knew and was politely ignoring us.

Red looked nice in her new clothes. Her breasts were more defined now that her bras fit her properly. Celestia noticed that I was looking at her. She brought up the subject again, which I once again brushed away.

Celestia gave me a sigh as we sat together on the couch. It was early in the day. Red was still asleep.

"It's almost time." she said to me.

I nodded. "Yeah..."

"Luna has called Twilight to the castle. Are you sure you would like her to stay here?"

I nodded. "It's fine."

"Good. What a shame it would be if we had to send Twilight home when she arrived..."

I gave her a small smile. "So... when?"

"Tomorrow, the gateway will open. I have a plan I would like to follow before our time is up, so I would like you to be available."

"Uh... Sure, no problem." I said, "What... will we be doing?"

"It's nothing unusual. You'll see."

I shrugged. "Alrighty then."

"I'll talk to Red while you're gone. If she ever wakes up, that is. I'll give her some instructions to follow."

"Instructions?"

Celestia nodded. "Luna has already informed the guards of Red's pardon, so I'm going to go over with her what that means. There are other things that I would like to discuss with her as well."

"Alright."

My alarm went off. That's fine. I gave Celestia a kiss goodbye and left for work.

Today was a normal day. As normal as normal got, I suppose. Sarah spoke less of her dad recently. She must've figured out that I didn't care about him. At all.

On the walk home, I told my boss that I would not be coming to work for the next three days.

"Oh... Are you sure?" he asked me.

"I am sure, yes."

"Why? Is it your... fiancée again?"

"Yes it is. I'm going to be staying home to take care of some things."

"What if I say no?"

"Then I will not be at work." I said, "I said that I needed the days off."

"Yeah alright, go ahead. I'm just giving you a hard time."

"Thank you."

When I got home, Celestia and Red greeted me from the couch. I greeted them back. Celestia patted the couch next to her. I sat down.

"Alright, Phil... Grab a controller." said Red.

"We're doing this again?"

"Of course we are."

"Okie dokie."

I picked up a GameCube controller and chose a character for a Smash Bros. match. Red chose Link. I still like Ike. This would be an interesting match. Link had a lot of projectile attacks that she could use while I was further away.

Red put up more of a fight than ever before, but I still won.

"Oh, I lost." she let out.

"You did really good." I said.

"That's right, Red. You put up quite a fight." said Celestia, encouraging her.

"I still lost."

"You're getting better." I said to her, "You've been practicing well."

"Yeah."

"You've come a long way, Red." said Celestia, "Both in this game, and in life. I'm proud of you."

"Uh... Wow... Thanks, Celestia..."

"Ya done good, kid." I said.

"Uh... Yeah..."

"Are you excited to go back to Equestria?" I asked.

"Kinda. It'll be nice to just be a baker again."

"Where is your bakery located? Perhaps I could order something from you." said Celestia.

"It's actually in Canterlot. You know, Princess... You actually came into my shop before."

"Is that so?"

"I was so scared. I thought you found me out. You ordered some doughnuts."

Celestia laughed. "I remember that! That was you? You looked so young back then."

"Well, I kinda was young back then."

Celestia chuckled. "I just assumed that you were intimidated. Most ponies are."

"Well, most ponies don't know that you're just a big fluff-ball."

"I can be intimidating if I want."

"Oh, I know that. I remember when you saw me in that crowd. The look on your face... It gave me nightmares."

"What an odd thing to reminisce about." said Celestia.

"Yeah. I'm just glad our rivalry's over."

"I feel the same way."

"Have you prepared to go back to Equestria?"

"Well, it's not like I have anything to bring back."

"Yes, you're right. Any possessions you may have will travel with you, anyways."

"What's gonna happen to these clothes when I go back?" she asked.

"They'll disappear." I said, "Poof. Gone. I mean, if you wanna leave them with me, feel free to strip down before you go back."

"That's what I did." said Celestia.

"Don't listen to her, she's lying." I said.

She let out a small laugh. "He's right, I'm lying."

"And when she came back..." started Red, "Were you wearing the same clothes as when you left?"

"I... I don't remember. I wasn't focused on my clothes when I returned."

"You were focused on Phil." said Red.

Celestia looked at me, ready to start laughing again. It wasn't the whole story, but she was correct.

"That's right, Red." she said. I could hear the laughter hidden away in her voice.

"How romantic..."

"Do you think Princess Twilight would like it here, Red?" asked Celestia.

"Well, I like it here." said Red, "Think she'd be fine with eating meat?"

"Probably not." said Celestia, "Phil, don't tell her I've eaten meat."

"Alright. What if she asks?"

"Just tell her that I haven't done it."

"A Princess lying to her subjects?" asked Red, "How terrible..."

"You think that's bad? Here's a nice lie for you: You ponies are safe and there's nothing that would put you in danger."

Red paused her game and looked at Celestia. "What... does that mean?"

Celestia smiled at her. "Oh, nothing."

"Celestia, is there something you're not telling us?" asked Red.

"There is a lot that I don't tell my little ponies. You're better off not knowing, Red."

"I... You're starting to worry me a little, here. Should I not go back to Equestria or something?"

"You're joking with her, aren't you Celestia..." I asked her.

She let out a small laugh. "Of course I am."

Red let out a sigh of relief.

Celestia turned to me and whispered, "I'm not joking." She winked at me, letting me know that she was indeed joking.

"Hey, I heard that! What's out there?!" asked Red.

"Nothing, nothing! There's nothing you need to worry about in Equestria."

"That's exactly what someone would say if there was something to worry about." I said.

"Phil, don't encourage her!" said Celestia, laughing.

"Sh-Should I stay here?" Red asked again, her voice a little worried.

"Absolutely not. You have to bake me a cake."

"Well, I can do that here."

"Is that so?" asked Celestia, her attitude changing entirely.

"Well, yeah. I'd need a few ingredients, but yeah. "

"C-Could you do it right now?"

Red aggressively pointed at her. "Only if you promise me that there's nothing to worry about in Equestria."

Celestia laughed. "Of course. I promise you that there is nothing to worry about in Equestria."

Red smiled. "Good."

"Now, about that cake..."

"Phil." said Red.

"I guess it's time to go shopping." I said, standing up, "I'm gonna go change."

"I'll get a list of what we need written up." said Red, standing up as well.

"I'll... take a nap." said Celestia, turning her body and laying down.

"You're not coming with?" I asked.

"No, I think I'll stay here until that cake is baked." she said, a smug smile on her face.

"Oh. Ok, then."

"Don't worry about her, she's just being lazy." said Red.

Celestia let out a small laugh.

I changed into my normal set of clothes in my room and grabbed my keys to go start the car. Red came out shortly after.

"Oh, I... I guess I get the front seat, this time, don't I..." she let out.

"Yep."

She opened the passenger door and sat in the seat, putting her seatbelt on.

"You need a cake tin." said Red, "So I can make the one I have in mind."

"Alright then. No prob." I replied.

The two of us left for the store. When we arrived, Red got a cart and started hunting for her ingredients.

I got a phone call in the store. It was Celestia. I answered it.

"Phil! I'm sorry! I don't like being away from you, come back and get me!"

I sighed. "We're already here. We'll be home soon."

"What am I supposed to do without you or Red?"

"I dunno. Video games?"

She grumbled.

"You could look at porn."

"Um..." She paused. "Maybe..."

"Just do it in the bathroom, you're a slipping hazard."

"Well, I suppose... Stay on the phone with me, please..."

I looked to Red, who was already on the other end of the aisle.

"Alright."

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I closed the call and pocketed my phone.

"Who were you talking to?" asked Red.

"Celestia."

"Oh, what'd she want?"

"She wanted us to go back and get her because she was lonely."

"Really?"

I nodded.

She let out a small laugh. "Funny. You were on the phone for a while. What else did she want?"

"Oh, she just needed help with something."

"What'd she need help with?"

"Just something."

"Not gonna tell me?"

"I doubt it."

Red sighed. "Whatever."

"Got everything?"

"Just about. I started picking out some things we needed for the house."

I looked at the cart. "Oh... So you did... That's very nice of you, thank you. You know you're not gonna be there after tomorrow, right?"

"I... forgot."

"You forgot?"

"Just a little."

"So what's the cake gonna be?"

"A surprise." she said.

"Oh. I don't have any allergies." I said, "Neither does Celestia. I think."

"Good, good."

I looked at what Red got for her cake. She got the baking tin and a lot of other ingredients. There were a few containers of frosting as well. I picked one up.

"Huh..."

"What's up?" asked Red.

"Red lid." I said.

"Hmm?"

"These ones taste like crap, let's get the ones with the blue lids."

She just stared at me, head tilted. "Really?"

"Hey, I know my frosting." I said to her.

"Well, alright. I just picked those 'cause they were cheaper."

"Yep. Like ten cents cheaper. And it shows in the taste."

"A ten cent taste difference?"

"You know it."

"How much is a cent, anyways? Not a lot, I assume."

"I'm sure you've seen a brown coin on the ground outside once or twice. That's one cent. Not even worth enough to pick up."

"Hmm..."

"Pick up anything silver, though. Anyways, frosting. Come on."

We returned to the cake aisle and made our exchange.

"This is the good stuff." I said, "Just eat this with a spoon, you know."

"Like you do to peanut butter?"

"Yeah, exactly. I love peanut butter."

"That's gross."

"Hey, I don't reuse my spoons."

"Whatever."

I got a few extra. Even with a day left, there was no telling how much Celestia would eat. Also there's food play, so Celestia would appreciate it even more.

"Think it's enough?"

"Oh shush, you ponies can survive on frosting alone."

"Well... you're not entirely wrong." She let out a small laugh. "I'm surprised Celestia is letting us spend time together like this."

"She just called and said she made a mistake and didn't want to be away from me."

"I guess we shouldn't keep her waiting, then."

"Yep."

The two of us returned home with our ingredients. Celestia was eagerly awaiting our return. We brought in the groceries, setting them on the kitchen counter.

"Alright, go to the front room, I can take care of this." she said.

"You don't want any help?" asked Celestia.

"No. I'll be fine on my own."

"Alright."

"Come on, Celestia." I said to her, shaking one of the frosting containers in my hand.

She had a smile on her face as she followed me out. We sat on the couch. I had preemptively grabbed two spoons for us. I gave one to her.

I popped off the cap, then peeled back the foil under the lid. The strong, vanilla smell filled the air around our heads. I gave the container a deep smell. My eyes rolled back. It was such a delicious smell.

Celestia chuckled. "You make that same face when you smell me." she said to me.

"I don't know which tastes better." I said to her, "You're sweating."

"So I am..."

I held the container out to her. "Here, smell."

She did so. "Mmm... Vanilla..."

I pulled it back. We both started digging into it with our spoons.

"Does this make me fat?" she asked, taking a bite from her frosting.

"Yes, yes it does."

She shrugged. "It's not like I gain weight anyways."

I poked her belly. "You're gonna gain just about ten pounds one of these days."

She smirked at me. "Was that a baby joke?"

"It may have been."

I heard the whirring of the mixer in the kitchen.

"I'm getting excited to try Red's cake." said Celestia.

"Are you sure you wouldn't rather try her pie?"

"Oh, I love pie!"

"I bet you do."

That one flew right over her head, oddly enough...

We sat against each other on the couch, enjoying each other's presence while eating frosting.

"Well, I ate too much." I said, lowering my spoon.

"Already? More for me, then."

"How do you not have a stomach ache?"

She just smiled at me. "I never get sick eating sweet things."

"You're gonna get a cavity, Celestia."

"I'll be fine."

After a while, Red walked out to us.

"Is it done?" asked Celestia.

"It's baking, Princess."

"Oh, of course... You look cute in your apron."

"Oh... Well, thank you."

Celestia gasped. I looked to her.

"You have a ponytail!" Celestia let out in shock.

I looked to Red. So she did.

"Well, I didn't wanna get any hair in the cake." she said.

"You look good with a ponytail."

"Didn't you both have ponytails a little while ago?" I asked them.

Celestia gave me a small laugh. "You're correct."

"It should be done in about an hour." said Red.

"An hour? How big is this thing?" I asked.

"It's... pretty big."

"I can't wait!" Celestia happily let out, "Come, sit with us."

Red smiled, then walked over to us and sat down.

"You guys ate that whole thing?" asked Red, looking at the empty frosting container.

"I ate most of it." said Celestia.

"Holy crap. Try to make it to the toilet when you throw up."

"I'll be fine, Red. You're just like Phil."

"If you say so."

We waited out our hour with Red playing video games and Celestia and I cuddling. It wasn't actually an hour before there was a ding in the kitchen. Celestia sat straight up. Red laughed after she saw Celestia on high alert.

"It's not done yet, Princess." she said, "I still have work to do."

"Oh... Alright."

Celestia disappointedly slouched back down. Red stood up and went into the kitchen.

"It smells so good." said Celestia. I heard her stomach growl.

"How are you always hungry?"

"My stomach is bigger than my brain."

"That's not hard to believe."

"Hey!"

I held her against me, letting out a small laugh. "Oh... You have no idea how much I love you..."

She smiled. "That's better. I love you too... You know... With it being Red's last day here... Maybe we could..."

"No."

"Alright. If you say so."

"You are just completely stuck on this, Celestia."

"Well, most men would jump on a chance like this. You know that it won't affect our relationship. At least, not much."

"I know... I'm just a little uncomfortable with asking Red."

"Hmm?"

"I don't feel like she's mature enough to deal with it."

"Mature enough? Interesting. That's one of the most mature things I've ever heard you say. Perhaps you're right."

"You should've been the one to think about that, Celestia. You're supposed to be the responsible one, here."

"Mmm... I suppose you're right... You know how I am... My mind is full of sex. There's not much room for anything else..."

"You slut."

She chuckled. "Oh, yes..."

"Alright, it's ready!" Red called out to us.

"Cake!" Celestia shot up and rushed into the kitchen.

I laughed at her as I got up. "Celestia, you have a junk food addiction."

"There's more than enough for all of us, Princess. You don't have to take a piece that big."

When I got into the kitchen, I saw the cake sitting on the counter. It looked delicious. It was a circular cake with a coating of frosting. The frosting was actually rather smooth. I was impressed. There was a large chunk missing from it, almost a fourth of it. Celestia was happily eating away at the table.

Red gave me a look. She shrugged.

"It looks great, Red." I said to her.

"Thank you. I hope you both like it."

"I love it!" said Celestia, her mouth full of cake, "It'th really hot!"

"Slow down, Celestia." I said to her, "You're gonna choke."

Before I got myself a slice of cake, I got us all glasses of milk. Celestia needed it.

"Thank you." she affectionately said to me, "And thank you, Red."

"Of course, Princess."

I got myself a piece and sat next to Celestia. I started eating it. "Pretty good."

"Thanks."

"Aren't you going to eat?" asked Celestia.

"Nah, she drugged it." I said, "That's why she's not eating."

"Oh..." Celestia took another bite.

"I didn't drug my cake!" Red shouted at me.

Celestia smiled at me.

"I know, I know... You like using water." I said.

"Oh, come on!"

Celestia and I laughed. "Sorry, Red." I said to her.

Red calmed down. She let out a small laugh of her own. "Whatever."

She cut herself a piece of the cake she made and sat with us.

"What did you put in this?" asked Celestia.

"Ingredients." I said.

"It's a vanilla based recipe." said Red.

"Mm! I definitely taste it."

"Other than that, it's just a normal cake."

"It still tastes good."

"Oh, any cake would taste good to you, Princess." said Red.

"I suppose. But thank you."

Red nodded. "Of course."

I glanced at Red as I ate. My previous discussion with Celestia brought up a question. How mature was Red, really? It wasn't a question that would be readily answered. I wasn't Red's dad, I shouldn't really care. Maybe friends care about each other like this, I don't know. I've never cared about how mature my friends were. Well... maybe I have...

Red has a job, presumably a place to stay, money to sustain herself... She's in good graces with Princess Celestia. She's doing well for herself.

It was a strange thought... Good cake...

Even with Celestia's appetite, we couldn't finish it all. Red wrapped up what was left of the cake in tin foil and put it away in the fridge.

Celestia let out a sigh. "That was great..."

"I'm glad you think so, Princess."

Celestia giggled. "I feel bubbly. I think I had too much sugar..."

Red took a step away from her, her face changing from happy to worry. "Well, aim that way."

"Here. If you're gonna spew..." I grabbed the small plastic cup I used for milk and held it out to her. "Spew in this."

"I'm fine, Phil. Please, this isn't the first time I've gorged myself on cake and it definitely won't the last."

"Well, whatever. Anyone up for Mario Kart?"

"That sounds great." said Red, "Let me clean up out here first. I'll be there soon."

"Let me help." said Celestia, "I'll clean the dishes off."

"Oh. Well, thank you."

"I'll start it up." I said to them.

I went to the front room and changed games. I set the controllers onto the table where we would sit, then got us to the character selection screen.

I heard the clinking of glass out in the kitchen. Celestia was so helpful.

Ahh... It's good being a man. Both of my women are cleaning the kitchen while I was playing video games. I'm kidding...

They eventually joined me in the front room. I had given Red the first controller. It didn't matter too much to me. She probably preferred first controller anyways.

We had fun playing Mario Kart the rest of the night. We all won some, we all lost some. This would be our last night together as friends in this world, and we were using it to play video games. It was a good night...

We all made sure to go to bed at the same time. Celestia suggested this to us. Red and I weren't thinking at the time, but both agreed that it was a really good idea.

I was lying in bed with my Princess pony-turned-human. It would be interesting parting on happy terms. I was thinking about it for a while. She'll be back... Wait... No, she actually won't. If everything goes right, she won't have to come back at all...

Maybe we could take vacations in the human world... The future was full of possibilities.

And if everything goes wrong, we'll all be in the same rut as before. But I still had her. That's all that mattered. That's all I cared about. I could selfishly say, without a doubt, that she was mine and nobody else's.

I fell asleep with her in my arms. Her body was right up against mine. I felt warm, in body and in spirit. I loved this so much. I loved her so much...

I woke up to a bright light. Mmm... Oh hey, what's this? A dream! I'm dreaming! Oh, it's been so long since the last time I dreamt.

What is it, though? Where was I? A field, I guess.

"Hello, Phil." I heard a woman say.

A voice! Oh, how neat. I don't hear a lot of voices in my dreams. Usually, they just talk to me when I'm awake.

"Would you stand up for me?" I heard her say. Her voice was pleasant. Pleasant and... familiar.

Stand up? Ok. Standing up. Boom. I stood up. This was a lucid dream, then. Or...

"Luna!" I happily let out, spotting my blue pony friend in my dream. She looked so soft, I wanted to hug her. I didn't though, out of respect for her and her personal space.

She smiled at me, walking towards me. "Are you surprised to see me?"

"Yeah! It's a good surprise." I examined my surroundings. An endless grassy field on a bright sunny day. "This is a weird dream."

"I may have had a hoof in that. Or shall I say... Hand..." She chuckled lightly.

She was a pony right now. She was shorter than I was, so she looked up to me when she spoke. She had a wide, friendly smile on her face. This was probably the happiest I've ever seen her.

"Ah, all my dreams are weird anyways." I said, brushing past it, "So you're in my dream, huh..."

"That's right. I've been preparing for Twilight Sparkle's arrival in your world. She's at the castle right now. My sister has to speak with her before she joins you."

"I'm looking forward to it." I said, "Seems fun, just like Celestia said."

"You and my sister have quite the journey ahead of you, if things go well. You'll be thrust into a world you'll know nothing about."

"Yeah, but you'll help me though, right?"

"Of course."

"What are friends for, right Luna?"

She smiled. "My sister will help you as well. We all will. This may come as a shock to you, but you're rather popular in the castle."

"I... Really?"

Luna nodded. "That's right. Shining Armor informed his wife of you, and when my sister returned in tears, rumors began circulating. I've heard many things about who you could be."

"Well... They're all wrong. All of them."

"Some were rather... exotic." She chuckled. "I suppose you'll find out. I apologize, this is not why I have contacted you."

"You had a reason? I thought you just wanted to pop in and say hi."

"Perhaps I did. It is nice to be able to talk to you."

"Yeah."

"Before we continue, though... Which form do you prefer? My pony form..." Her body was covered in a blue aura of magic, obscuring her. When it faded, I could see that she had taken her human form. "Or this form..."

"I... I guess your human form." I said to her, "It doesn't... really matter, I guess."

"No, I suppose not..." She examined her fingers. "But this form does have its advantages. If not for my horn and wings, I would say that the human body is superior to the pony body."

I shrugged. "Probably. How have you been, Luna?"

"I have been... stressed."

"Oh..."

"Yes. I've taken over my sister's duties while she's away. It's... not what I would choose to do. But... I'm not here to complain. Come, walk with me."

"Walk? Alright."

I began following Luna. As we walked, the world changed around us. In front of us laid a hallway. We both walked through, leaving the field behind.

The hallway had a red carpet on the floor. Lanterns lit the hallway the entire distance down. Even though the appearance was new, this was an old hallway... Perhaps one from Luna's past.

"Is this your doing?" I asked her.

"Indeed it is. I wanted a change of scenery."

I noticed that the hallway was beginning to lose its clean design. The further we walked, the more it seemed like the walls would crumble around us.

There was a hole in the wall. Moss covered the bricks. Luna stopped and looked outside. I stopped next to her.

I saw a forest in the night. The full moon was large in the sky. There was an abundance of stars.

"Beautiful, is it not?" asked Luna.

"It's nice."

"This is our old castle, Phil." she said to me, gesturing downwards.

I looked down. I recognized this sight from the show. The ruins of the old castle in the Everfree Forest. So this is the old castle, huh... Interesting.

I've never been in a castle before. Maybe I should visit Europe one of these days. They got lots of castles there. I bet Celestia would like to come.

"It must feel so strange to see another world like this." she said to me, "You've never seen Equestria before."

"Yeah... It's... beautiful."

Luna chuckled. She stepped forward, then sat down on the edge of the hole. I did the same, though I was not as comfortable with it as she was. I did not like being this close to an edge of something, even in a dream. I moved back as far as possible.

"Do you know of the story of the Mare in the Moon?" she asked me.

"You?"

"Yes. But... Not entirely."

"Nightmare Moon."

"Yes. A thousand... and one... years ago, I became jealous of my sister. The ponies we ruled over played all day in the light of her magnificent sun, and yet, they slept through my beautiful nights... I let my feelings overcome me, but in the end, I was defeated and banished to the moon for a thousand years."

She was staring up at the full moon. It reflected off her beautiful eyes.

I looked to the sky. It was beautiful, but not as much as Luna.

"Do you think I deserved it, Phil?"

I looked back to her. "Luna?"

She looked to me. "I'm sorry, it is not right of me to ask that question."

"Are you alright?"

She gave me a slow nod. "I am not who I once was. I've accepted what has happened in the past. I've forgiven my sister, and I truly believe that she deserves forgiveness."

"That was kinda... That was a powerful question there, Luna."

"I apologize."

"It's alright, I just... I didn't expect that. Are you sure you're alright, Luna? It's alright if you aren't. I'm here for you. Celestia's here for you."

"I know."

"We all love you, Luna. Everyone does. You know that, right?"

She nodded, then gave me a look as if she had suddenly realized something. "Everyone? Does that... include... you?"

"Of course I love you, Luna. You're my fiancée's sister. It'd be a shame if we had a bad relationship. And you're one of my friends, Luna."

She smiled at me. "Thank you, Phil. It means a great deal to me that you think this way about me. I suppose I feel similar, but you may be disappointed to hear that my feelings of our relationship are not as strong as yours."

I shrugged. "That's fine."

"I do not feel that I am close enough to you to say that I love you. We're friends, yes, but... we are not..."

"Family." I said, cutting her off.

She solemnly nodded. "I'm sorry."

"Oh, don't worry about it." I said, waving my hand in the air, brushing off her comment, "We've only known each other for a few days."

She let out a sigh. "Yes... I seem to have ruined the pleasant mood of our conversation."

I reached for her and placed my hand onto her shoulder, looking up at the moon. "Don't worry about it."

Luna let out a chuckle, seemingly unprompted. I looked to her.

"Your way of thinking is different than mine." she said to me, "You're more impulsive than I am. It interested me. I wanted to do something on impulse, like you, so I contacted you."

"Oh?" I let go of her.

"When I decided to visit your dream, it was on a whim. I had nothing to ask, and I had nothing to say."

"Yeah, that kinda sounds like me." I said, smiling.

"Even so, I am glad that I have contacted you. I had... a desire to see you again. It's strange, is it not?"

"Well, I wanted to see you again, too. You're my friend."

"I would have never expected myself to befriend a human."

"Yeah..."

"I have friends in Equestria." she said, "But you're different, and I can't place the reason."

"Is it 'cause I'm a guy?"

She turned her head and looked to me. She stared for a short while. "Perhaps... I couldn't say."

"You have guy friends though, right?"

"Of course I do. I am very popular in Equestria." She had a bit of a smug tone in her voice.

"It's 'cause I treat you different, that's right." I said, "I remember now. You said that to me before."

"Yes... You respect me as a Princess, but you do not treat me as such, much the same as it is with my sister. My sister fell for you because you treat her like a normal woman."

"I just treat her like... Celestia. Just like I treat you like Luna and Chrysalis like Chrysalis. You might be the rulers of nations, but you're still my friends."

She let out another chuckle. "It's almost relaxing, being with you. You are an interesting man, Phil. I've not met one such as yourself in many years. It seems as though every time we speak, we discover something new about each other."

"Yeah..."

"Our time is almost up." she said, "You'll be waking soon."

"That so?"

Luna stood up. She held out a hand to me. I took it and she pulled me up. She was stronger than she looked, I was a heavy man. Maybe it was because this was a dream.

She looked right at me. She still had a friendly smile on her face. "We'll meet again soon enough. Goodbye."

"Yeah, see ya, Luna."

She took a step back, then faded away into a sparkling, blue dust. I let out a sigh. What a nice lady...

Alright, I guess it's time to wake up...

I closed my eyes. When I opened them back up, I saw my ceiling.

November 30

I looked to Celestia. She was staring at me. She smiled.

"Finally awake?"

"Probably not."

"Luna told me that she spoke with you. What did you talk about?"

"I have no idea."

Celestia chuckled. "It seems that Luna was as clueless as you are."

"Funny. She said she wanted to try being impulsive so she impulsively joined me in my dream."

"How cute of her... Come on, get up. Today is a big day."

I sat up in bed, then yawned. I felt like I knew how the next three days would play out... I had a feeling...

Celestia was smiling at me. She was sitting up as well.

"Well, come on!" she excitedly said to me, smiling, "We don't have all day!"

"Right, right..."

I got out of bed and re-dressed myself with yesterday's clothes. Celestia did the same with her own clothing. We slept in our underwear. Any more and it would be too uncomfortable. Any less and it would be too arousing.

"You sure you wanna wear yesterday's clothes?" I asked her, "You usually shower."

"It won't matter." she told me.

"I guess."

Celestia waited for me at the door. She opened it as I walked to her. She was giddy right now.

Red was on the couch waiting for us. She smiled at us. "Good morning."

"Good morning, Red. Are you ready?" asked Celestia.

"As I'll ever be, I guess." she said.

"Good. I'd like to get this done as soon as possible, if you don't mind. Luna?" said Celestia.

"I'm ready, sister." she replied from Equestria. Luna seemed to have a bit of a sarcastic or irritated tone to her voice. How strange...

"Alright, Red." said Celestia, "It's time."

"Right now? What, can't wait to get rid of me?"

Celestia just stared at her for a few moments. She knew it was a joke. "We have things to do before I leave. I apologize."

"Mmm... Well, whatever."

"Let's see if I remember this correctly..." Celestia said to herself.

She began to chant the same chant as before. I had bad memories of this chant...

To our side, near the wall, a white, shimmering portal opened up. It quickly stabilized. We could see something on the other side. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the inside of the castle in Equestria.

Luna's head showed itself from one side of the portal. She walked into view.

"Whenever you are ready, Red Shadow." said Luna.

Red approached the portal. "So this thing will take me back, huh..." She turned back to us. "Guess this is goodbye then, Phil."

"Yep. I'll see ya again eventually."

"Hopefully. It's been fun hanging out with you."

"Yeah..."

Celestia chuckled. "You can hug him, it's alright."

Red turned to Celestia. "I didn't wanna..." She sighed, then stepped forward.

Red draped her arms over the both of our shoulders. Celestia gave off a small noise of surprise. Red pulled away soon after. It didn't last long, but it was nice.

"See ya." she said to us.

"Yeah, see ya." I replied.

She turned back towards the portal. Luna watched her as she stepped through.

Red turned around and looked at us. She was a pony again. A short, red haired, red coat pony. I liked her mane...

She looked to Luna, then back to us. "Bye!" she said to us, waving her hoof at us.

"Bye." I said to her.

Celestia just smiled.

Red stepped to the side, out of view.

"Luna, you know what to tell Twilight, right?"

Luna sighed. "Of course I do. Goodbye, sister." She still seemed mildly perturbed.

Celestia smiled at her. With a wave of her hand, the portal disappeared.

"Oh... That was rather brief..." I said.

Celestia raised both of her arms into the air and stretched out her body. She let out a long sigh. She looked at me, a small smile on her face. "Are you just going to stand there or are you gonna eat my..."

[Lewd]

November 31

With Red out of the picture, Celestia no longer had to hold back her voice while we had sex. She took full advantage of this... I'd be surprised if the neighbors didn't call the police...

It was the morning of the next day. My body hurt... Celestia couldn't be doing any better...

I heard her let out a groan of pain.

"Your pelvis still in one piece?" I asked her.

"I'm so hungry..."

I sighed. She's fine.

"I can't... feel my legs..." she let out.

"Was it worth it?"

She gave me a pained, "Yes."

I sighed. "I feel the same way..."

She remained silent for a while. "Mmm..." She paused. "We'll have to shower before we talk to my sister and Twilight..." She chuckled. "I'm pretty dirty for a Princess, aren't I..."

"You're pretty dirty for a normal woman Celestia, like holy shit..."

She started laughing midway through my sentence. "Oh... Ow... It hurts to laugh. You'll have to take me to the bathroom when we shower. I can't feel my legs at all."

"I take it we're showering together?"

"Oh, yes..."

I sighed again.

"Hey." She let out, turning her head to me.

"Hmm?"

"I love you." she said to me.

I smiled at her. "I love you, too."

We laid in bed for a while longer before we got up. My legs hurt...

We spent a long time in the bathroom this morning. It was a hassle getting her into the shower, but other than that, it went well.

Celestia stayed in the shower when I got out. I went to the kitchen to make us some food. Celestia was hungry, so I had to make a lot.

There was a dirty pot on the stove. I made us mac'n'cheese last night because Celestia was hungry, which made me hungry. We must've forgotten about it. We were busy.

I filled the pot with hot water in the sink to soak away the cheese.

Anyways...

Pancakes... Reminds me of day one as Celestia's boyfriend.

Celestia must've smelled the pancakes I was making because she was out in the kitchen just a few minutes later. She was standing near the table, waiting for her food.

"I thought you couldn't walk." I said to her.

"I'm getting better." she said. I could see that she was bracing herself against the chair.

"Gonna sit down?"

"Maybe. My tooshie hurts."

I smirked at her. "Mmm-hmm..."

"That smells good."

"Bet it does. How many you want? Three? Four? Eight? Ninety? 372,844?"

"I don't know if I can eat that many... Six. Let's go with six."

"Ok. Six pancakes, coming up. We need butter and syrup."

"Well... Go get it."

"I thought you said you were getting better..."

"I am... but I'm also lazy."

I smiled at her. "I know you are. Alright, just sit down, I'll take care of it."

"I'll... I'll stand." she said again.

"First one's done."

She happily walked over to me and took the plate I was planning on stacking the pancakes onto. Luckily, I had foreseen these events and had taken out multiple plates.

I paused my cooking for a moment to cater to Celestia. I got out the syrup and butter, poured her a glass of milk, and gave her a kiss on the lips before going back to the stove.

I looked back at her. She was holding the plate in her hand, chopping and eating it with her fork.

I spent a long time making pancakes that morning. Celestia ate them almost as fast as I could get them to her. I had to make more batter midway through cooking.

"I love pancakes." said Celestia, mouth full of food.

"Didn't your parents ever teach you manners?"

"Of coursh they did." She swallowed. "I grew out of it." She giggled.

I smiled at her. "How you feeling?"

"Tingly. And sore. And you?"

"That's not what I..." I sighed, then smiled at her. "Sore, yeah..."

"I'm not hungry anymore."

"I don't believe that for a second."

She laughed. "I think the hand prints on my bottom are going to bruise." she let out, "I may even have to conceal my rear when I return to Equestria."

"Blasphemy."

She gave me a small laugh. "Perhaps." She let out a long sigh.

"Hmm?"

"Nothing. I'll... After I finish eating, I'll clean up the bed, then I'll leave for Equestria."

"You sure?" I asked her.

"Yes, it needs to be cleaned."

"No, I meant..."

"I know what you meant. At least this time, we won't have such a tearful parting."

"Maybe. Who knows, I might just start right now."

"No, please don't. If you start crying, I'm going to start crying."

"If you say so... How long do you think it will take Twilight to figure it out?"

"I couldn't say. Anywhere from a week to a month, is my guess."

"Mmm..."

"Perhaps more, perhaps less. Where will Twilight be sleeping?" she asked.

"Uh... Probably downstairs. She probably won't feel comfortable in my bed, and she'd probably prefer the basement as opposed to up here."

"That's a rather specific assumption."

"Are we gonna tell her about our relationship?"

Celestia nodded. "Knowing who you are will help her warm up to you. She'll find out anyways."

"What if she asks about the physical aspect of our relationship?"

She blinked. "Um... Tell her... If she asks, you can tell her that we do have sex, but don't explain it any further."

"M'kay..."

"She doesn't need to know about... what we do... what we've... done... I don't expect her to ask anything like that."

"I don't know, she's a curious little pony. Did you tell her what she would be doing?"

"Luna has told her that she will be sent somewhere to study something important. She knows that I am away, but she doesn't know where 'away' is."

"That's really vague."

She nodded. "It may not have been a good idea, but I wanted to be there myself to tell her what she would be doing."

"Mmm... Bet she prepared a lot of luggage."

Celestia chuckled. She smiled at me. "More than she would need."

"Honestly, she doesn't need anything at all. Is her little dragon with her?"

"You mean Spike? No, I made sure that she knew that it was a single person job. A single pony job."

"Alright, thanks. I don't wanna deal with an extra person poking around my place."

"Poking around..." She chuckled again. "That reminds me... I had a question. Is our... sex life too active?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"It just... seems like it's all I think about. You're still young, so I don't know if you'll understand, but... I've told you this before, but none of my relationships have been this... physical. I've had... a number of lovers, both good and bad... and you're among... if not the best I have ever had. But... Is it... normal? To have sex this often? Is it normal?"

I shrugged. "Course it is. I mean, like... do you really care? Once a day is normal for a new couple. Granted, we usually pass once a day, but still... It's normal to be physical with your partner. Even if it's not, who cares? What goes on behind closed doors between consenting adults is no business of anyone else. I've said that before, I think. I mean, you're trying to get pregnant, Celestia. We're supposed to do it as much as possible. Probably. I don't know how ladies work."

"Perhaps you're right... But... If it were just about pregnancy, our sex life would be far less exciting."

"Celestia, shut up."

"Ok."

I smiled at her. "You're weird."

She smiled back. "I know..."

Eventually, the food had disappeared. True to her word, Celestia started the laundry. After it had been started, she walked back upstairs and laid down across my legs on the couch.

I lifted my hand and placed my hand onto her back.

She sighed. "My bottom is really sore..."

"I bet it is."

"You're not a gentle lover."

"Neither are you."

She let out a small noise.

We rested together on the couch until we heard the washing machine beep at us. Celestia went downstairs and changed over the laundry, then came right back up to lay on me.

She knew she didn't have to continue with the laundry. In fact, she never really needed to start either, but it makes her happy, so I won't say anything. She was just making excuses to stay with me.

We had woken up late in the day, so it was about three in the afternoon when the dryer was finished. She went downstairs and retrieved the bedding, then went into the room with a laundry basket in her arms. She came out and laid back on me shortly after. She was quiet.

"You're gonna fall asleep if you stay like that." I said to her, rubbing her back.

She just sighed.

I let her stay where she was for a while, but eventually, she had to get up. I knew this, she knew this.

"Celestia." I gently said to her.

"Is it time?" she asked.

"Is it?"

"Yes... Oh, how I wish we could stay together."

"We'll see each other soon." I said to her.

Another sigh.

She slowly lifted herself off of me. I stood up after she did. She turned to me. A small smile was across her face.

I held my arms out for her. She immediately pushed against me. We held each other for a long time.

She pulled away, still smiling. She took in a breath. "Alright, I'm ready."

She walked to a clear space in the front room and chanted her spell. The portal opened once more.

"Oh, Luna!" called Celestia.

Luna appeared in front of the portal shortly after.

"Could you call Twilight here for me?"

"Of course, sister. I'll be just a moment."

Luna walked away. Celestia looked to me. She had a sad expression, but still wore a smile. I smiled back at her.

"You be on your best behavior around Twilight, Phil."

"I will."

I heard the tapping of little pony hooves getting closer to the portal.

Celestia took in another breath and let it out slowly.

Luna stood in front of the portal, then gestured to it. Another pony came into view. Her big, purple eyes widened as she looked up at us.

"P-Princess!" she let out in surprise.

"It's nice to see you again, Twilight." she let out. Her voice was... different. It's not like the voice she uses around me. I didn't know how to explain it.

"Y-You're a human!"

Luna was smiling. She was amused by Twilight's reaction.

"I am. I apologize for the short notice, Twilight."

"No, it's... It's alright, Princess."

"I'm glad you could make it. As you can see, we haven't been telling you the entire truth. I have a task for you, Twilight Sparkle."

Twilight tightened her stance and gave Celestia a serious, "Yes, Princess."

"Do you see this man?" asked Celestia, taking a step to the side, drawing more attention to me.

I smiled at Twilight.

"Hello..." she said to me, curious.

"This man is very important to me, Twilight. He is my fiancé."

Twilight paused. She blinked a few times. "I'm sorry Princess, I didn't quite catch that. Could you repeat that, please?"

Celestia chuckled. "This is my fiancé."

"That's what I thought you said. Would you excuse me for a moment?"

Twilight disappeared in a flash of purple. Our group heard distant, incoherent screaming from a familiar voice. Another purple flash appeared in front of us, leaving a very shocked Twilight in its absence. "WHAT?!"

She was taking this rather well.

Celestia found this very amusing. "Yes, Twilight. You've heard me correctly."

"WHAT?!" she let out again.

Celestia was holding back a laugh.

"Y-Y-You... P-Princess..."

Celestia paused to let Twilight stammer around for the words she needed.

"Con... Congratulations!" she loudly let out. She still looked confused. I don't think she fully understood the gravity of what Celestia said.

"Thank you, Twilight." Celestia replied, a cheerful tone in her voice, "I appreciate it."

"I... I don't..." She let out a high-pitched, "What?!"

Celestia let out a small laugh. "It's true, Twilight." She looked to me, smiling. "He and I have fallen in love."

I smiled back at her.

"That's... That's... Well, that's incredible! That's..."

Celestia lifted her hand to calm Twilight down. Twilight immediately quieted herself.

"Your task ties into this, Twilight. I will tell you what I need you to do, if you are ready."

"I..." Twilight paused, then took in a breath. "Of course, Princess." She stood at the ready, a quill and scroll floating in front of her face from beyond our view.

"I would like my fiancé to join me in Equestria." she said. It seemed almost like an announcement. "To do this, I need to find a spell that bring him to Equestria. I don't believe that creating one would be possible, not without great effort. We have acquired three books that we believe contain the spell we need, but there is an issue with the books."

Twilight was writing down what Celestia said.

Celestia used a spell to pick up the three books from the table and show them to Twilight.

"This book..." Celestia grabbed one of the books with her hand. It was the thinnest book of the three. "This, we assume, was supposed to be presented to somepony, but it seems that the creator lost track of what it was as he wrote. In the end, it became a research book. Thankfully, it has been typed out. This book..." She grabbed the second book. "This is an advanced level spellbook."

"I've read that book before!" Twilight let out, eyes widening, "It's supposed to be very rare..."

Celestia opened the book to show Twilight the contents. Twilight gasped.

"This book has been used as a notebook, Twilight. There are notes in the margins of many of the pages, as you can see." Celestia turned the page a few times.

"I... I can't even read it! Who would do such a thing?"

Celestia closed the book. "The third book is a journal. At least, that's what we believe." She opened it to show Twilight. "It could very well be a child's sketch book."

"This..." Twilight stopped, just horrified by what she was seeing. This was probably some sick form of torture for her.

Celestia chuckled. "So you understand our problem."

"How can somepony let their penmanship get so bad?"

"The pony's name is Star Song." said Celestia, "Have you heard of him?"

"No, I haven't, Princess."

"Neither have we."

"It's a shame." said Luna, "Star Song is very bright. With this knowledge alone, he could have been one of the most famous unicorns in history."

"He is... brilliant... but he is also insufferable. I can't stand hearing his name after all the work I've put into..." Celestia trailed off, continuing to complain about Star Song under her breath.
"You alright, Celestia?" I gently asked her.

She grumbled. "No."

"You want a hug to make you feel better?"

"Yes, please..."

"Alright, come here, sweetie..."

She giggled as I wrapped my arms around her. "I thought you said no more nicknames..."

"I couldn't help it. You're so sweet..."

She hugged me back. We shared a pleasant embrace for a short while before pulling apart. We stood facing a surprised Twilight Sparkle.

Celestia chuckled again. "I hope you don't expect me to apologize for my affection, Twilight." she said. She said this in the voice she uses with me. She was flipping between her serious and playful personas.

"No, of course not! I would never..."

Celestia let out another laugh. "It's alright, Twilight. As you have seen, these books will be difficult to study. Luna and I have gone through the printed research notes, and while it contained a lot of useful information, it did not give us the answers we sought."

"Do you really think I would be able to read them?"

"I do, Twilight. When it comes to this pony, Star Song, Luna and I believe that he was one of the most brilliant ponies of his time, but due to his scatterbrained tendencies, he was unable to give his research to the world. Perhaps he simply forgot the deadline to present his work..." She chuckled. "If his work can be deciphered, it could bring about a new age of magic."

Twilight was captivated by her words. Don't quote me on this, but I think that she was interested. Her eyes were wide, and she stayed silent.

"I'm sure you're eager to start working." said Celestia.

She nodded excitedly. "I am, Princess."

"Wonderful. After we had finished with the printed book, Luna and I began working on the notes in the spellbook. I suggest starting by reading the notes we have made of the printed book, then moving onto the spellbook. Do you understand, Twilight?"

"Yes. I understand, Princess."

"This is your task." said Celestia, "However, I have both a task and a choice for you, Twilight Sparkle." She paused.

Twilight waited eagerly for her Princess to speak.

"Your task, as I have discussed, is to study these books and discover a way to bring my fiancé to Equestria. You are the only pony that I can trust to accomplish this, Twilight Sparkle."

"I'm honored that you think so, Princess."

"And... The choice..."

Twilight was 100% focused on Celestia right now.

Celestia glanced at me, then looked back. "Your choice is whether you wish to study the books in Equestria... or in this world."

"In... the human world?"

"Yes, Twilight. We have discussed it, and we have decided that, if you choose to, you will be allowed to stay in this world with my fiancé while you study."

Twilight blinked. "Wh..." She tilted her head. "What?"

"I know that it's sudden, Twilight. You couldn't have expect this."

"Perhaps it was a bad idea to make it a surprise." said Luna.

"Perhaps. But she's here, now."

Twilight was having a hard time coming up with a response. "I... I don't know what to say..."

"Now, Twilight... I want you to bear in mind that it does not matter which world you choose. You will be able to complete your studies in either. It does not matter to myself which you choose, either. I simply wanted to provide you with the opportunity. That is all."

I'm pretty sure she was lying to give Twilight an unbiased choice. She seemed pretty happy about this earlier.

"That being said..." Celestia continued, "There is a reason I am offering you this choice. Humans have created a nearly limitless source of information in their world. You would be able to access it as you please."

Twilight was interested once more.

Celestia chuckled. "I see that I have caught your attention... You will be residing with my fiancé until one of two things happen, Twilight. We will bring you home at the end of the month. That is one. The other is your discovery of a spell that would allow you travel to Equestria."

Twilight slowly nodded.

"You will be given until tomorrow night to decide." said Celestia, "After which, you cannot travel to or from this world. That is why I wanted to introduce you to him as soon as I could. It would give you time to decide."

I think Luna knew that Celestia told Twilight a fib. The first day that she was able to go back was used up for another purpose. I think that' why Luna seemed unhappy when we spoke yesterday after sending Red home.

Celestia turned to me and smiled at me. She gestured to Twilight.

Twilight looked to me.

"I guess that's my cue." I let out. I took a step forward and looked to Twilight. "My name is Phil."

"My name is Twilight Sparkle."

"Princess Twilight Sparkle." said Celestia, "You mustn't forget, Twilight."

"Right. I am Princess Twilight Sparkle." she announced with more confidence.

Celestia smiled. "Very good." I heard the pride she had for Twilight in her voice.

I smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Princess Twilight."

"It's nice to meet you too, Phil."

"How funny..." said Celestia, "You're more formal with her than you are with me."

I shrugged. "Oh, I just met her. It'll pass."

She laughed in response to this. "Yes, it will pass." she cheerfully replied, "Oh, this is going to fun..."

"Well, then let me introduce myself again." I said to Twilight, "My name is Phil, fiancé of Princess Celestia."

"Oh, that's a good introduction." said Celestia, "But your one-syllable name ruins it."

"Gee, thanks."

"What about your last name?"

I shrugged. "Maybe." I repeated the introduction with the inclusion of my last name. *Nice try, me. You can't fool me that easily.*

"That was better." she said.

"Phil is such a boring name, though." I said.

"I don't find it boring." she said.

"Well, her name is Twilight Sparkle." I said.

"Indeed it is. That's a normal name for us ponies."

"Yeah well, what about Bob? Bob's a boring name."

"I don't find it boring." she replied.

"You're weird." I said to her.

She smiled at me.

Twilight was clearly surprised to see her Princess act this way.

"Anyways..." I loudly let out, getting everyone's attention, "Twilight. It's very nice to meet you. I think I said that before."

"You did. But yes, it's very nice to meet you, too."

"Look at that, she didn't notice that you've already dropped the 'Princess' from her name." said Celestia, "That's the first step to becoming one of Phil's friends. Isn't that right, Luna?"

Luna chuckled. "Actually sister, Phil refers to me as Princess more often than Luna. Perhaps his respect for you has diminished somewhat."

"Hey, he still..." Celestia paused for a moment. "I... I suppose that's possible."

"Celestia, don't listen to the mean lady, I still respect you." I said to her.

"Mean lady?" asked Luna.

"Why, thank you, Phil." said Celestia, giggling afterwards.

"We're both friends with Phil, Twilight." said Luna, a smile on her face, "He's a kind man."

"In my case, we're more than friends." said Celestia, looking at me.

"Yeah." I said, returning her gaze.

"Now, Twilight..." started Celestia, turning to her, "I realize that this is a lot to take in. I'm sure you're still thinking it over. This is no small decision. You could be away from home for a full month, and while I'd like to think that you and my fiancé would get along, I can't be sure. I'll ask again, Twilight... Would you like to join my fiancé in the human world?"

"I..." Twilight paused. "It's not an easy decision to make, you're right. But... this is such a rare opportunity... and it can provide me with so much knowledge of the human world..."

"Oh?"

She gave Celestia a confident look. "I'll do it."

Celestia gave us a smile. She smiled her special, beautiful smile. "How wonderful..."