New Place But Similar Part 4
A/N Warning! 4th Wall Breaking Detected! A/N
"Applejack what's wrong?" David asked.
"David, ah thought you wer' gon'" Applejack asked in return.
"Just a little stomach ache from all the rice porridge I had earlier, apparently my body doesn't like it" David replied back.
"Should hav' tried the oatmeal" Applejack said.
"Anyway what's wrong, why do you look upset?" David asked the same question.
"Mah hom' just isn't here, not a single bit of land has been touched" Applejack replied.
"Listen Applejack, Sweet Apple Acres-" David stopped when he realised he did the same mistake twice and put his hand over his mouth.
"How'd you know of mah farm?" Applejack questioned David, intent on knowing the truth.
"It's because...LOOK BEHIND YOU A PONY!" David shouted as he ran off behind a bush.
"Davi', stop tryin to trick m-" Applejack stopped when she saw a golden yellow mare with an orange & yellow mane and tail.
"Beautiful, ain't it? Always takes mah breath away, too!" the golden yellow pony said.
The pony reminded Applejack of her cousin Braeburn back at Appleloosa. She had bright green eyes and a cutie mark that was shaped like a wheat shelf with some orange and brown leaves at the bottom of it. She also had a red bandana across her forehead and a piece of wheat in her mouth just like Big Macintosh did.
"How do? Ah'm Harvest Crisp!" she introduced herself as she held out a hoof.
"Applebloom" Applejack replied as she shook her hoof.
'Wow, now there's two southern ponys in one spot...all we need now is a hor- oh wait we already have two...no wait that joke sucks let's forget about it' David thought in his own mind as he continued to watch the two.
"See all'a this land, here? Ah'm hopin' ta get it fer mah own. Ah'm gonna build me a farm, jes' like the one mah pappy had back in Hoofston" Harvest Crisp said as she took a deep whiff of the air around her.
'Hope she doesn't smell my cologne, that would be a bit too strong for her nose to take' David thought again as he continued to watch from inside the bush.
"Farm sounds like a fine idea. Perfect land for it" Applejack said as she try to hide the forlorn tone in her voice.
"Ayup. Only one problem, though. Ponies 'round here don't 'preciate the taste 'a home-grown fruits and veggies. Want ever'thin' sweet and sugary. Ain't no sense in that! Ponies ain't s'posta eat nuthin' but sugar! Still, Ah gotta get 'em ta sign this petition afore Ah kin own this land. Ain't got nopony's signature asides ol' Kimono" Harvest Crisp sighed as she only got one tick on the list.
"Shoot, Ah'll sign. Shame ta see all this good farmland go unused!" Applejack said as she tipped her hat and took the pencil to begin writing.
'I hope she puts my name on it, would like to see what happens if one of the heroes signed on that piece of paper' David thought once again as he saw Applejack signed his name on the paper.
"Say, ya'll said ponies 'round here don't like nuthin' but sweets?" Applejack said to Harvest Crisp.
"Ayup, stuck like a fly to honey on cakes and pies" Harvest Crisp confirmed.
"Well, why not tell 'em you'll grow stuff ta make pies an' candy for 'em?" Applejack offered.
Trying to be vague with names as possible, Applejack told the tale of some buffalo's and Appleoosans, mentioning the buffalo's love for the apple pie.
'Clever girl Applejack, time didn't rip apart telling that little tale' David thought as he soon saw the smile on Harvest Crisp's face.
"Boy howdy, yer right! Lure 'em in with tasty sweets – grow a little veggies on the side. Somepony's bound ta try some greenstuff someday, right?" Harvest Crisp said, accepting the offer.
"Ah know ya'll can make this land a great farm. They gotta sign after ya appeal ta their sweet tooth!" Applejack said.
"Why, thank ya, Apple Bloom! If'n there's anything Ah kin ever do fer ya, jes' lemme know!" Harvest Crisp said.
"Actually, Ah do have a question. Ya'll know anything 'bout portals?" Applejack asked.
"Sides the one t'Butterfly Island?" Harvest Crisp asked a question of her own.
"We need a portal someplace else. Or anythin' 'round here that's got some kinda magic on it? Know anythin' like that?" Applejack rephrased the question.
"Sorry, sugarcube. Ain't nuthin' like that 'round here. A'course, if there were some unicorns 'round, they could tell ya 'bout magic. But ain't none here, jes' earth ponies" Harvest Crisp replied, shaking her head.
'No unicorns? *Irritated Groan* not this crap again! Looks like I'll need to find Twilight to see if she can find somepony to ask for the way back' David thought as he sneaked out of the bush and heading towards the mountain.
"Now if i'm correct, before I got sick, I heard Kimono mention about this mountain and how it can hold a clue...well there's only one way to find out. This is going to be a long walk up" David complained as he began to walk up the mountain.
A few minutes later, David finally managed to get to the top of the mountain.
"Huh? How did I get up here so quickly? I'm guessing the author didn't want me to miss out on a scene" David said as he was surprised on how high up the mountain he got so quickly.
"A pony cannot raise the sun, child, not even with all the magic in the world. The sun and moon rise and fall of their own accord. My sister and I merely protected those living in night and day" A stern voice said coming from the cave.
"And I'm guessing that's the scene the author didn't want me to miss on" David said as he walked in the cave.
As David walked into the cave, which was larger than he thought it was on the show, the voice, which sounded like Celestia, continued speaking.
"One day, I was bored of watching the ponies. They were safe enough in the daytime, when the wolves and beasts stayed asleep. I decided to do something special for her, since she worked so hard during the night. I arranged the clouds against the setting sun, making a design for her. I roused her early so she would not miss it. She was so happy with my gift that she shed tears. Imagine. A simple gift like that making her happy" Celestia explained.
"Yeah, I understand how you feel...poor Maria, I hope you're fine back home" David hoped his (soon to be) girlfriend was alright.
Wonder how he got a (soon to be) girlfriend? It started 2 weeks before his discovery of the portal when he was still in college. He was busy working on a science project when he suddenly got his eyes on one girl that was passing by. Maria was so beautiful, the stars were put to shame. Ever since then he's had a crush on her and he thinks Maria is doing the same thing to him.
"The next morning, she woke me early. She showed me – oh, it was so beautiful, her sunrise. She had repaid my gift with one eternally finer. She was an artist with the clouds, and I could not control my own tears at her beautiful gift. We went on like this for some time, she, creating a glorious sunrise; I, striving my best at a sunset" Celestia continued, breaking David out of his thoughts.
"I should have known better. I was the eldest; I should have protected her better. It was only a matter of time before we were noticed by the ponies we protected, and, seeing us manipulate the clouds, they assumed she raised the moon and I raised the sun. They started calling us goddesses. I should have stopped it there. I should have told them the truth. But I was just a filly, a stupid, selfish filly that wanted recognition for my work. I never worked as hard as she did. I only protected the day" Celestia continued with a harsh tone in her voice.
"The night was different. Wolves, dragons, plagues, demons – she fought them all. She was tough and unyielding, and she loved her ponies more than a mother loves her foal. Thanks to her, they never saw a wolf or dragon, sleeping peacefully as she fought them every night. They never recognized her deeds or praised her" Celestia said with sadness in her voice.
"Wow, now that is harsh. Man if I was here earlier I would have teach those ponies a lesson or two" David commented, infuriated by what he was hearing.
"She became tired, and soon it was easy for wolves to slip past her. The ponies were never harmed – she would die before that happened – but now they knew the night held danger and fear. They equated her to those dangers, stupidly believing that she was causing the attacks rather than holding them at bay. I should've stepped in, corrected them. But they came to me, asking for longer days which, of course, I could not provide. The middle of winter, the shortest day, soon became a cursed day in her name. They held me in higher position, calling to me to bring an end to winter and destroy my sister so no winter would come again" Celestia continued as she moved into a dark corner.
"This angered her, an understandable anger. All alone at night, driving off the predators of your beloveds, and now they vilify you and ask for your demise? I tried to speak to her, but by then it was too late. She had turned, somehow, as though something took her over. She attacked me..." Celestia paused as she got off the ground so Twilight could see the large and deep scar.
As David went around the corner, he saw the scar and gave a horrified gasp. He was absolutely shocked and saddened by what he was hearing. How could her own sister leave such a painful scar as a reminder?
"Do my eyes deceive me?" Celestia questioned her own vision as she saw the hero of Paradise Estates in front of her.
"Yes, it's me. David Reese, hero of Paradise Estates and the man who brought down the tyrant Megan herself" David introduced himself.
"DAVID!" Twilight shouted as she galloped over and embraced him.
"Twilight, you seem to be doing alot of hugs for me these past few days. I'm starting to worry you might be falling for me" David joked, earning a giggle out of Twilight.
"I like to hear the rest of the story about you and your sister" David offered, which Celestia accepted in the form of a nod and continued.
"What I did was unforgivable. I panicked. She had threatened to hurt her ponies, and I knew she would never, ever do that. She was no longer my sister. She was something else entirely" Celestia continued where she left off.
"You trapped her on the moon" Twilight said softly.
"As a pony cannot raise the moon or sun neither can a pony live on the moon! The moon is cold and airless; even a pony such as I cannot stay on the moon's surface for more than an instant before meeting my end! Who tells you such tales? The ridiculousness of foals!" Celestia snapped.
Twilight shut her mouth and continued to embrace David, frightened that if she said something Celestia would snap again.
"Please...continue" David said in a dangerous tone, not wanting to see Twilight get shouted at again.
Celestia was a bit scared by his sudden tone of voice but continued.
"She is entrapped within a dimension in a ruin not far from here. Six keys have been trapped with her in the dimension, ensuring she is trapped eternally. Some days I try out my magic in hopes I can dispel the void in which I have placed her, but it does no good. She will never again be free. Never. And it is all because of my impertinence. So as she is forever imprisoned, I have imprisoned myself here. I will not leave this place until I see my end of days or until she is freed. But even so...even if she were freed, that horrible beast is still within her. Her freedom means the end of our world" Celestia finished.
As Twilight was about to say something, she and David heard footsteps behind them, indicating that the rest of Twilight's friends were here.
"What about the Elements of Harmony?" Twilight asked.
Celestia was about to say something in response to that question but then she looked up to the mouth of the cave and saw the rest of Twilight's friends standing there.
"The Elements of Harmony...of course! The Rainbow of Light! But how did you know about them? Celestia asked.
"Let's just say I've had a lot of experience with them recently" Twilight replied, smiling when she saw her friends again.
"The ponies out there still need you. You are their princess, their guardian! The ponies down there can't even outrun a wolf due to being lazy and fat. They require your assistance...Celestia" David said, shocking Twilight and Celestia.
"How did you know of my name? I didn't tell you" Celestia asked David a question of her own.
"Let's just say...I have alot of experience with princesses in the past" David replied, hinting his past year as a brony.
"Perhaps I can return to them. Perhaps I can even find the Elements and free my sister. But not now. I'm still...fighting myself" Celestia said sadly as she soon rested against the pillar.
David and Twilight saw a pillar in the dark corner of the room and it had the crown of onyx on it. It seemed to be well preserved and retained most of its colour. The golden crown on the floor next to it was all dirty and tarnished, like somepony threw it on the ground in absolute anger.
"Don't worry, Princess, I know Princess Luna will be free soon" Twilight said, hoping that her sister will be fine.
"Luna? Little one, my sister's name is Selene!" Celestia said with confusion on her face.
"...what?" David said in confusion and shock.
Too Be Continued...
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