Learning To Live

by Nekron Smauzog

A sensitive man was always trying his best to deal with life, whether his struggles with friendships or maintaining the best motives. Everything changes when he is supposedly killed in a deadly chase dealing with a dangerous criminal gang, and he appears in Equestria. What is his purpose there? But most to notice, why is he even there?

51. Our Decades in the Sun - Part 2

A/N: Hello everyone. Just pretty exhausted after having finished writing this chapter. Just thought I'd post the second part as soon as I could. My final semester starts tomorrow, and I am pretty excited to jump into adult life. I will continue to update on the story and write away as long as I'm not distracted by personal life or the gaming of Fallout 4.

Now, it seems that I have run out of ideas for the next chapter, but I know it will be a Pinkie Pie chapter. If anyone has any ideas they want to input, then it could be appreciated a lot by me. Other than the next chapter being that of a Pinkie chapter, next one after will be... "The Cutie Re-Mark" but I will be putting both parts as one whole chapter and only altering the ending a bit along with some other bits to it. Why? I am planning another two-parter, but I won't give out any spoilers. Until then, get ready for something pretty exciting.

Oh... right I forgot! Review Response Time!

Guest: "The More You Know"! LOL.

4theworldman: Read on my friend.

Billykilly: Well I wouldn't assume it will end bad just yet. :) The reason the reviews weren't showing up was because the website was having a glitch.

jvs12: Thank you.

raven 2012: Yep, because her just plain out saying it differently other than getting right to the point. As for the idea, just wait and see cause you never know what could happen after the next chapter.

Guest (2): Read on, you're about to find out. You have a good new year... wait, it's already 2016! xD Thank you again! :)

SHAGHOST5: Depends which chapter it was that you had trouble reading. It does take a bit of time for some chapters in books I read to make sense, but what fun is there in making sense?

Brigirl27: Indeed.

Steve03: Well, here is Part 2. :) Also if you're wondering why I couldn't see the new reviews before was because of a glitch that was going on for a bit. It's all fixed now so I can see the new reviews again. Thank you for pointing it out.

kol00: I know right? xD Of course they would act sensitive about bad language. Starlight's return is going to be so worth it when it comes.

Guest (3): Who would Brayden's father be, hm? That issue will be something I will bring up in a future chapter ahead. No idea when, but it is in development.

Vented567: Indeed.

P.S. The song in this chapter is the name of the chapter itself.

P.S.S. I now officially have a chapter list to check off each time I am finished writing a chapter and uploading it. I already have some future chapters in mind, though under secret names. But other than that, enjoy the second part.

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I've never felt this angry before at somepony...

Yeah, you're probably wondering who I am angry towards. Princess Celestia in case you didn't know... she had lied to me the entire time as her blood was connected with mine upon the discovery that Luna made in her chambers. She isn't the only one I'm pissed at, but now towards Luna and her at the same time. For Nightmare, I did lose a bit of my cool to yell at her, but I can't find it inside myself to let alone hate the mare I saved.

I'm crossing over the small bridge of stone, on my way up the small hill sits the cottage where both myself and my closest friend Fluttershy resides. Took me quite a while to get back to Ponyville from the train after that fiasco that took place in the castle... but I just want to get away from them for a while. Sure it will be a while before setting foot back into Canterlot's castle, but I don't think about talking to Celestia or Luna in that case.

There's Harry the bear crawling out from his cave with a stretch, but as soon as he sees that look on my face, I think he looked very concerned and wondered what was going on. The squirrels and other critters wonder why I look so angry as well. Some of them hiding behind the bushes, behind the ledge or in the trees in case I need to release my anger out at them... that's something I would never want to do especially with Fluttershy here.

If I was to even shout at them, and even ONE critter... then they would go and tell Fluttershy, and I'm pretty sure she wouldn't be happy with me. Probably in the end would get the punishment of 'The Stare', something even she wouldn't give me.

I make my way up the trail of dry, clean dirt which will eventually be wet and muddy from the oncoming rain dropping down from storm clouds above, rolling in as the weather ponies had predicted. Still, I better head inside... even by the report of the weather ponies it shouldn't be as bad a storm as they predict.

I move closer towards the cottage's front door, bringing my left hand forward rather quickly to grab onto the knob on the left side of the door. My hand gives it a twist, and I open it up into the comfort of the cottage home I was residing in.

Inside of the cottage, there's the living room in the normal position it was always in. Fluttershy could be seen there, feeding the small critters and winged birds living inside of her home at the time being. She doesn't seem to notice me coming in just yet, as she gives a few acorns to the squirrels and a big juicy carrot for her bunny rabbit Angel. Poor Fluttershy... feel bad for her sometimes when Angel takes advantage of her like that like what happened in the episode when Iron Will was in town.

I close the door behind me and begin taking my boots off while I can hear Fluttershy interacting and talking to her animal friends. "Okay my friends, there's a storm coming up and I have a few special spots to keep you all safe from the loud scary thunder and lightning outside for the late afternoon. Rainbow Dash informed me it would end in the night-time, so it's going to be a bit of few hours until the storm passes." I can hear her speak among the critters.

A few of them chitter-chatter a few things towards her with concerned looks upon their faces. "Oh don't you worry there. I'll go right ahead to bring the animals in from outside. I don't want them to be caught out in the rain either." I can hear them again, slipping my boots off from my feet and placing them on the drying mat. The boots aren't wet or anything, it's practically where I place them anyway whereas everypony uses it to wipe their hooves dry when they come in to visit.

I can hear hooves coming up towards the door, though my ears pick up that it could be Fluttershy coming forward towards me. "Hello to you Brayden, how was that tea time in Canterlot with Princess-"

"I don't want to talk about it!" I said to her, my voice sounding a little distraught from all that I had heard from Celestia and Luna.

"...Celestia and Luna?" I could hear her soft voice again as I start making my way up the steps to the second floor and turning towards my bedroom door.

I enter into my bedroom, but instead slam the door right behind me in a fuming anger inside of me that I can feel is trying to manipulate my feelings to transition into an outburst. I walk forward in the fastest pace, jumping onto my bed and lying there, with no feelings of regret for the words I've said to Celestia or Luna in the first place.

Outside of my door, I can hear a door shut. Most likely it's just Fluttershy going outside to bring the rest of the animal friends inside. I turn my head and look on out the window and to the land and weather, and the storm was coming shortly. I figure Fluttershy will be done with that though a few moments when when the raindrops start to fall from the clouds above shaped like what I learned on Earth... what was it again? Oh yes! Cumulonimbus. Least that memory of clouds is still in-tact. I can definitely see why I favored the subject of history and the cosmics over weather.

I remain there on my bed, only listening to the sounds outside from the closed bedroom windows as all seems to be silent. Well, only for a few minutes... as on the other side of my bedroom door, I can hear the muffled sounds downstairs by that of Fluttershy calling the rest of her animal friends from outside her cottage and inside for shelter from the rain. Another minute passes, there's the quiet sound of the front door close. Then there's silence from there on forward for now.

All those memories that happened back there in Canterlot, come back to me while I lie right there on the sheets of my bed, the fuzzy feeling that it has to keep me comforted while each memory from there comes rushing to me. That look on Celestia's face when I called her out on it... the shocked looks when I just threw stuff... How could she have lied to me about this and not told me?!

I can feel myself growing angrier and my right hand curls itself into a shaking fist, and I can only lash out at my pillow. Harder I hit the pillow, my teeth grinding together for each beating the soft object took from it to unveil the fury of the truth inside of me...

"GRRRAH!" I scream out, grabbing onto the pillow and tossing it across the room. The object flew across, slapping itself onto the wall and then falling down onto the empty trash can and knocking it by its side with a clang when it impacts the wooden planked floor below.

I could not find any other way to release the flow of anger inside of me... I have been betrayed through lies... the princess who kept the secret from me... all of it! All I can do is sit there with my two human feet not even touching the floor and my head hung while my arms are crossed and eyes closed. It's all I can physically do while in my mind I am doing my best to calm down but finding it hard to do so from the voices of that certain memory.

Through my bedroom door, my ears can pick up the muffled sounds of hooves that I could recognize as Fluttershy's coming up the stairs. Other than that, I can hear the beginning of the close storm's raindrops coming one at a time in softly hitting the windowpane outside. My ears are focused more towards the sound of Fluttershy's hooves coming up as I know she probably wants to talk to me and wonder what's wrong.

My eyes remain closed while trying to fend off the harsh anger that I still seem to display inside and by the hidden emotion on my face. I can hear my door creak open and then the sound of hooves trotting closer from that door towards me. I know it's her, but I can't bear to look angry when she's here.

"Brayden?" I can hear that soft voice of hers close to me. By the tone, she sounds a little worried about me. "Um... is everything okay?"

I felt a little more comfortable when her soft, fuzzy hoof gently touched the top of my right hand. I open up my eyes, to stare right back at the sad-looking friend of mine. Even when she was sad, in many ways this pegasus looked beautiful especially with the shine in her cyan colored eyes.

"It's... it is only so complicated to tell you what happened." I said to her, exhaling an angry sigh.

She takes her left front hoof off of my hand and gets up onto my bed, taking a seat right next to me. "You do sound a little bit angry about something though."

"Well I don't know how you'll react to this when I tell you what happened," I turn to look at her, the angered look still on my face. "Even thinking back to that just... makes me furious."

"It's okay to be angry though..." She moves her left front hoof again, placing it on my back and giving me gentle rubs, something that really did help me calm down when things were this tense which can be a rare sight to see. "Please tell me what happened. I will understand if you tell me."

Well I can't really back out of it as of now, I wouldn't want to disappoint Flutters now. Last thing I want is for her to give me the Stare. But it makes more sense to just tell her right away rather than regret it later.

"It was this afternoon in Canterlot at the castle. I figured that I haven't been able to spend some time with Celestia or Luna, so I would think that a visit to one of their afternoon tea parties would be a fun way to converse with them. While attending there, I grew a bit curious for what could be inside Celestia's private chambers. I had to make an excuse like the usual of going to the bathroom to take a look... there I can see Philomena and then... those two vials..."

"But what happened in her chambers?" She asks me, keeping a very calm tone in that soft voice of hers.

"There was that white potion Twilight drank when the plants were attacking. I drank from it and was brought back to see what happened a thousand years ago. I thought it would be okay to see, but I could see Celestia bearing a child."

"She never told me or any of Twilight's friends about that." I can hear her comment before I decide to continue.

"Well, I continue watching including that memory of Princess Luna moments before her transformation... she sent her child into another world. I snapped out of the effect the potion put upon me and could Celestia right there in front of me. Luna and Nightmare were there as well by her chamber door like something bad was going to happen. It did. She explained that other vial being filled with golden fluids and shared information that it was connected with my own blood. I was confused and I didn't know what she meant until she told me if I saw the eyes of her newborn child from a thousand years ago... I was shocked when I noticed both me and the newborn had the same eyes."

I can hear Fluttershy gasp quickly, but placing her right front hoof onto her mouth to keep herself silent to what I was telling her.

"I was so mad," I can feel the anger start to rile up inside of me again. "I asked how long she kept this secret from me... it was my 21st birthday months back. As soon as she told me that, I flipped out. I was so angry that she didn't think of telling me this, and then Luna joining in alongside Nightmare even so to tell me that both Cadence and Twilight know about it as well. I felt like I hated her for it and I called her... the b-word."

Fluttershy gasps again, but is finally able to have a voice to speak once I have finished explaining everything on what happened. "Brayden, h-how could you say such a thing to Celestia?!"

"She started it though by keeping her secret from me," I said in response to her shocked question. "I knew something was up during our visit to the Crystal Empire. The sad look on her face, it really gave the answer all away."

"But- But to swear right at Celestia... it's unexpected and rather, unlike you at all." Fluttershy says to me with the same shocked tone in her voice, her left front hoof still gently rubbing my back, not taking it off. At that point, I thought she was going to stop there and leave the room... I don't she wants to though. "Do understand though that you have to forgive her sometime."

"I don't know... I don't think I can." I respond back, turning myself around to look at her. My left hand moves and takes her right front hoof, holding onto it gently. "It would be bad enough if she came here to try and talk to me."

"I know it's hard, but yes... it does take time to forgive." Fluttershy says, allowing me to hold onto her right hoof. "It's okay Brayden..."

"Okay for what?"

"It's... it's okay to be sometimes be upset." She tells me. I can tell by the look in her eyes that she probably felt bad for what happened. She wasn't there, so she has idea how upset I was. "But if Celestia is your mother, shouldn't you give her the respect she needs as a mother?"

"A mother?" I sound very questioning with a hint of anger hidden inside. "You mean... a liar."

"Brayden!" I can notice that Fluttershy's voice was becoming a little stern when she spoke with surprise like that. "She may have kept it a secret from you, but it is no way to treat her as if she has committed a terrible thing to you!"

She stops right there and I cannot think about what to say next after that. Fluttershy... she just raised her voice at me... something I never expected she would do towards me. Fluttershy's stern look upon her face gaze at me for those few moments and fade into a saddened look once again. Probably regret for having done that to me. "I'm- I'm sorry for yelling at you."

My anger seems to have subsided for that moment when I saw Fluttershy's change of emotion there. "It's not your fault Fluttershy, it's my own with the cause between me and the princesses." My voice no longer poses any anger, but turning calm and gentle.

Her left wing spread outward and places itself onto my back after she removes her left front hoof off from having rubbed my back. "I do have to apologize... I yelled at you. Something I was afraid of doing..."

My right hand moves out and I place it onto Fluttershy's left cheek, holding it there. She doesn't react nor do her cheeks light up as usual, as I can tell even after that unexpected tone there... she does need a bit of comforting as I know she will do for me as well. My left hand continues to hold onto her hoof, giving it gentle strokes from my fingers.

Her other wing opens up slowly, covering up my back behind me. I can feel myself slowly getting comfortable with those soft, feathered wings of hers covering me while she scoots herself forward to get closer to me. I knew what she would be offering me, so I release my hands off her cheek and right front hoof and shift them around her back.

I brought myself forward, letting the warmth of her fur touch onto my shirt and the both of her front hooves wrapping underneath my arms and around my back while her head rested upon my shoulder. I can feel this was the hug that can help me out in these times. My right hand moves upward and gently strokes at her soft mane while both me and her share a warm hug together.

Moments pass... and then more pass along with the time while I continue to hug the closest of all the close friends I can trust within my heart. Both of us are silent, but I can hear the sounds of ourselves breathing softly through our nostrils. This feeling... was that of home. I feel like my friends and special somepony are truely home to me when I feel down or need to find the refuge away from the pain.

Knock knock knock!

I can hear the sound of muffled knocking on the front door outside of my closed bedroom door. I can tell from my perspective as Fluttershy's ears perk up at even hearing the sound of the front door over the quiet sounds of the rain beginning to pitter-patter at the windowpane rapidly without stopping.

"Ummm... You stay here. I'll go and get the door." She tells me, retracting her wings from behind my back and closing them. Her front hooves move off from my back as well from the hug we both shared together.

She gets up and off of my bed, trotting towards the bedroom door and opening it up. She doesn't turn to close it behind her as I know she could be coming back up to my room to see me. She trots out of sight when turning to the right down the hall, leaving me inside of my room once again.

"You're not the only one in this room Brayden." That voice sounds off again.

I have completely forgotten that the Song of Order was also in the room with me, having witnessed the entire thing. I turn to the opposite side of the room to see that silver blade floating there by itself like it usual did, emitting a low hum most of the time that was always a relief to hear. Only was danger was near, it would sing. But for now, all things were calm as ever before.

"You heard that entire conversation?" I asked him, but in a more hushed tone. I had to be more hushed because after that incident where I ran away, I recall somepony asking me who I was talking to. I don't want to look crazy from talking that loudly to the blade and not make excuses that I was talking to myself, so it's better if I spoke more quietly to it.

"Indeed, I was listening the entire time while you were talking with Fluttershy about it. I will admit that it isn't her fault. Celestia was trying to keep it secret until the last minute because I feel she is doing it out of motherly love." The blade's voice continues.

"I felt like she should have told me before this flip-out started in the first place. She has nothing to blame on me, but to rather blame herself for lying to me."

I can hear the blade exhale a sigh after having said that. "But you cannot avoid having to apologize to her forever. I know you Brayden, I know you since you have wielded me for the first time. You'll eventually be filled with regret for what you told her back in at the castle, and you will want to apologize to her."

"Apology or not, she lied to me and that is-" I was saying, but hearing the sound of hooves galloping up the steps outside my bedroom stopped me there and halted the conversation between me and the blade.

I turn back towards my door, still hearing the sound of hooves galloping to slow themselves down to trotting towards my door. Fluttershy's probably coming back up after dealing what needed to be done at the front door. But why in all of this rough weather as of right now? Well... I can't really answer that question myself.

I didn't expect that it was my special somepony Twilight herself coming into sight instead of Fluttershy. The emotion on her face seems to look really worried about me and what's been happening, but I knew all too well why she could be here. Probably to berate me on how I was acting at the castle or the fact that I had gone off and flipped out at Celestia.

"Brayden! There you are, I need to talk to you." She says to me, trotting to my bed and getting up onto it and taking a seat close next to me while I process inside for what I was going to say to her. I knew that her tone would drop from being worried to becoming rather more stern towards me than the time she discovered about Coco... yeah, I'd rather not think back to that. "Celestia sent me a letter via Spike, and what is this I hear that you had gone off on her?!"

"She lied to me!" I said to her, trying not to let my anger flow again in the majority scale. "She should have told me earlier. But in return while hiding, she told you and Cadence behind my back!"

"That's because she's the princess!" She responds back at me. "Brayden, there comes some times when you can't lose your cool at Princess Celestia like that. Especially when she is your birth mother!"

"Why should I not lose my cool to a liar who keeps their secrets from anypony, especially me until I discover them?!" I can feel the anger inside starting to build up again. "Princess Luna brought her into this when she came upon that by accident! Who knows what else she could be doing right now?"

"She's already planning to come here to Ponyville, right to Fluttershy's cottage. She is going to talk to you and you better talk more better than you acted back at her castle!"

"That is overreactive of her!" The volume of my voice became louder there, pretty sure ranging into a shout. "I am not going downstairs to even speak to her or Luna for that matter! The foolish liars!"

"They're not liars!" Twilight starts shouting right back at me, knowing that aside from finding out about both Coco and I, this is probably the first argument that both me and my special somepony have started. She holds a firm glare upon her face while she shouts at me. "Luna brought you here when you were close to dying! You don't even care to even think about that, let alone care that you learned that Celestia is your mother!"

"Why should trust them now after that shit they pulled?!" I shouted back at her, Twilight looking a bit ticked that I even swore.

"You watch that language of yours Brayden, especially here!" Twilight shouts at me, not moving off my bed just yet but I know that she could if the argument continues. "Fluttershy will not tolerate such language you speak in her cottage!"

"I don't care!" I shouted at her. "Celestia is the one who started it thanks to Luna! And my language is completely freedom of speech anywhere at anytime!"

Twilight's horn channels magic and I find myself frozen right there when she cast that aura around me. She continues to shout at me. "Listen to both me and yourself right now! That is rude for you to say such things, and as your special somepony I will not let you act like this in front of the princess! I might not be her student anymore, but that doesn't mean I will not side with her in your favor! You have be more respect and open-minded to this surprise she told you about!"

She takes her spell off of me after that. The volume of my voice is toned down a little by the time I got to say something again. "I have been open-minded, but no use to that."

Twilight could only exhale a sigh of frustration, turning her head to the side and her eyes closed briefly while I could only remain silent after that. "I know you're a little ticked off about this, but I'm asking only of you... please don't be angry at me. It scares me to see you like that."

"I'm only a bit disappointed in you." I said to her, my volume dropping gradually each time I spoke. "Siding with Celestia in hiding the truth from me... it doesn't make any sense."

"She told me about it during Lord Tirek's attack. I promised her there that I would protect that secret from even slipping out of my mouth. I forgot about it... until now. I was hoping that you wouldn't be too angry when you found out." She tells me, turning her head to face me. Her head lowers down and her eyes close. "The worst has only come though just as I thought it would, and now... you're mad about it."

I worried that Twilight was feeling down about this, judging by her ears flopped down sadly when she told me this. My left hand moves and I place it onto her left cheek, feeling a bit of her mane by my index, middle and ring fingers. She opens her eyes, turning her head upward a bit with those beautiful violet eyes I know to gaze right into my own brown eyes.

"Sure I might be mad at Celestia and a bit disappointed in you..." I can feel my voice dropping to the calm tone. "I would never get angry towards you."

"But we were arguing there Brayden, it's something I wanted to avoid."

"Same here Twi," I said to her, my left hand stroking her left cheek downward and my eyes still gazing into hers. I scoot myself close to her as I talk to her. "I didn't want to bring an argument into our relationship either... but every healthy relationship can have one as well. I do apologize to you for starting the argument."

Twilight's left front hoof takes my right hand and begins to hold it there, that same comfortable feeling when I was with her feeling like home again. "Brayden, I know it's not your fault but I do forgive you." Twilight's voice sounds gentle and quiet as well.

She still looks a little down from what we were talking about. I move my head forward, gently placing it against her forehead and continuing the shared gaze between one another. My left hand is still stroking her cheek gently, but from placing my forehead unto hers, I move my hand. It moves around her back, while my right hand still holds her soft hoof. The anger that was residing in me seems to have dwindled for now, as being this close to Twilight has brought in happiness that should have been there.

She takes her forehead off of mine and all I can do is lay back and rest there. Her horn channels magic again and I can see that it has surrounded the pillow I had thrown across the room, coming back over to my bed. She positions it when my own head would lay back onto, making my head feel a bit more comfortable. Positioned there, she comes forward and places her head onto my chest, a smile upon her mouth. My right hand lets go of her hoof and moves around her back.

My left hand that has been positioned on her back as well, moves upward and begins to gently stroke her soft, silky mane. A clap of thunder sounds off outside of the cottage, but neither of us are distracted by it as of now. All we can both do while at the moment is just relax now that we are together. I can hear my bedroom door close shut. Figured that it's probably Fluttershy just giving me and Twilight some time together.

All is silent from there forward between the both of us. Her head is lying on my chest while her heavenly eyes stare into my own, and I am giving her the comfort possible while she is doing the same for me as well in bad times like these where I'm just feeling down. But even when my mind goes blank, sometimes it can unveil more past memories that bad to me so I must be careful when it comes to that.

Twilight's wings open up, the feathers curling past me while they move around my back by each side. The brushing of the feathers on the skin of my arms and back remind me very much of sleeping during the winter night, under the warm bed that had been prepared when the moon and stars were out and that being a clear sky. Sometimes when the stars were out, the moon wasn't always going to be there. Nevertheless, the winter night is always a beauty to see during that season. And even so, to see the season again in Equestria and breathe that cold, lovely smell of snow music and distant wind while they slowly fall from the clouds above.

I swear that the tapping of the rain coming downward outside is starting to make me feel a bit drowzy. My eyes feel like they will close shut as it can be usual for me to become so relaxed. Whether it's Twilight in my arms whenever we are on one of our dates and at her castle reading a book together or cuddling together while waiting for our food to come in the booth at the same restaurant we went to.

I am trying my best not to go to sleep however. If I dropped into the dream world immediately, I would be unaware of what was happening in the waking world. With both Twilight I hold close, I'm sure she'll notify me immediately to keep me awake.

However, I don't really have to worry about the gentle ambience sounds of the weather though as the time between us pass from the occasional nose-nuzzling that both me and Twilight were sharing between me and her. The rain seems to have come to a sudden stop, and the thunder gone silent, with only the sun's light shining in through the bedroom windowpanes.

"What the..." I said to myself quietly. I'm pretty sure Twilight heard me though as her eyes that had been resting and her head on my chest again, lifts up off of it. She looks a little concerned as if she knew by the tone in my voice that something was wrong.

I move a bit, bringing Twilight's wings off from around my back. "Is something wrong?" I can hear her question.

I take my arms off from her back and with my focus on the outdoors, I start to get up and off of my bed, my feet treading towards the windows to see why it was all of a sudden shining daylight outside. This afternoon to night is supposed to be cloudy with thunderstorms and not this shining sun for the day.

By the time I have gone up to the window, my reaction must have looked priceless and shocked at the same time. Twilight is behind me, so I don't think she would have been able to see my face by the time I've seen it.

It did stop raining, and a large hole separating the clouds from the vicinity of the area around Fluttershy's cottage unveils more sunlight from Celestia's sun above the skies of blue. Right outside on the dirt trail, I can see that familiar carriage on the path being directed and slowed down by those recognizable pegasi with royal guard helmets of gold and sometimes platinum for the rarest and most appreciative of all security levels in Canterlot.

In that carriage now parked right beside the stone bridge, I could see at least four recognizable figures coming out. But seriously, it has to be Celestia, Luna and Nightmare Moon. Unfortunately for me as well, they had to bring Prince Blueblood along with them if it wasn't enough to get on my nerves. I ignore the look on Princess Celestia that seems to share that she had been crying for a bit of time. With Luna and Nightmare, they seem to look a bit desperate to see me. Blueblood on the other half, looks like he is really annoyed with having to go with Celestia away from Canterlot.

"Oh god... I can't deal with this right now!" I said, feeling the anger coming right back into me in an instant. My hands raise up and I walk away from the windows and out of their sight which none have seen me yet.

"Why? Who's there?" Twilight asked, still lying on my bed when she looks at me with a look of mixed confusion and concern.

"It's Princess Celestia, along with Luna and Nightmare," I said to her, trying my best to maintain my anger, but I am unable to. Wait... my right hand moves upward, stretching out the index finger toward her. "You set me up, didn't you?!"

Twilight gasped as soon as I had mentioned Celestia's name. "Me set you up? I didn't do it!" She says to me, getting off of my bed and towards me.

"Lies!" I said to her, my angry tone coming right back to me. My right hand is lowered down as I can feel it touch my right leg for a few split-seconds. "You sent a letter before you even came in through the door!"

"No!" She shouts back at me, not in an angry tone but in the way that she never was involved with it at all. She exhales a sigh quickly, placing her right front hoof onto my left hand. "Brayden, please. You need to talk to her and settle things. You can't run from it forever."

"I don't want to talk to her!" I said, still sounding a bit angry but more hushed in case Celestia came in through the front door after Fluttershy let her in. The last thing I would want is for her to hear me shouting these things again.

"It's all I am asking of you," Twilight says to me. By the tone of her voice, she knows she was doing all she can to make sure everything will be okay. "I know you don't feel like you're in a comfortable position to talk with Celestia right now after what she did to lie to you... but please give her a chance to talk to you. Give yourself a chance as well to be reasonable to listen to what she has to say. I know that you'll feel uncomfortable talking to her, but I will be right beside you in case trouble starts to form up."

"But my question..." I could only say, turning right back to the window. Neither the princesses nor Blueblood are in sight as they might be at the front door right now. "What if I lose my cool again? You weren't there to see my temper being lost there in front of her. But to even yell at her in front of her guards, they would have surely arrested me and thrown me into the dungeon."

"They didn't though, as they were there by the time you heard Celestia's words. Why do you think that they weren't even planning to do such a thing of arresting you?"

I don't respond yet, but my mind reflects back to when me and Twilight first met Moondancer in Canterlot. I had ended up losing my temper after having been annoyed with Moondancer and even went off to even rant right at her. I thought for sure I was going to get arrested, but never did. "Because I thought you would do that during that time we had in Canterlot with your friends."

"I was only a little ticked you were shouting at Moondancer in such a way even after she had let out her frustrations and the feelings they contained," Twilight takes my left hand with the same hoof that was touching it. "But never would I think about calling the guard nor anypony else. If any, your difference from any of the other ponies living in Equestria makes you stand out among the rest as the only human I have ever seen... no offense."

I could only chuckle at her, not feeling offended by the human counterpart reference. "None taken, Twi." I responded to her, my anger calming down again. It probably isn't going to be completely calm, especially with Celestia at Fluttershy's doorstep.

Downstairs from behind the closed bedroom door, I can hear the muffled knocks on Fluttershy's front door and the soft voice of my close friend calling out that she will go and answer it. Then there is the sound of hooves and the door opening... and other than that, all became silent after.

"Come on now, you shouldn't keep Celestia waiting." Twilight said to me, taking my hand with the insistance that I should come along with her.

Well, I don't want to look like I am disagreeing with my special somepony plus I don't want to resort to another argument with her. I held onto her hoof and walk alongside her, as we make our way out of my bedroom and into the cottage's upper hall. Inside I can contain the anger for now, but I am feeling a little nervous about looking at Celestia and Luna after all I had said to them, especially Nightmare Moon having told her to shut up whne she spoke at the worst possible times to tell me something.

I kept up alongside Twilight until I just... stop at the edge of the first step down to the living room that I know would be downstairs. I turn my head and look at Twilight, and look a little unsure with the nervousness kicking in.

"It's okay Brayden," Twilight responds after having seen my face. While her right front hoof holds onto my hand, her left front hoof comes forward to gently touch the top of my hand she held, giving it soft and slow rubs to keep me calm. "I know you're a bit anxious to look Celestia in the eye again. But I know her, and she understands that even with you as her son, you can have a bit of trouble."

"I'm pretty sure that trouble is that gift that I call autism, isn't it?"

"Don't blame the gift you were born with, you're putting yourself down like that." She sounds calm while our eyes are locked unto each other. "Instead, do appreciate what you were given upon your birth, even if you never did have it in the first place. If any, there are other ponies in Equestria that also have the same disability you have."

"There is? The only one I have heard about was only of Scootaloo. Cheerlie told me she's worried about it and that her student might not be able to fly at all. But after having been with Scootaloo and her friends and even for the brief time spent to walk with them, I'm sure she'll be able to. I have my confidence that she can do it, as she probably could be a late bloomer."

"All of us share the same hope for the filly as well, and know it would be quite the achievement to do so," Twilight said to me, putting a small smile on her face. "It doesn't matter if you have a gift that makes you look different or a late bloomer to anyone. You are special just the way you are to all of us." She moves a little bit closer towards me, getting up on her two back legs and pressing her front hooves gently onto my chest. My head moves forward and I can feel her lips peck against my own for a moment before pulling back.

The kiss she had given me, has only given some hope for me that this can't go wrong as soon as I get downstairs. I can only do as much as turn around and continue going down to the first floor where the others could be waiting. Celestia's going to try and apologize to me alongside Luna and Nightmare, whereas Blueblood is probably just waiting to pour out more comments to try and offend me once again.

The staircase sounds out quiet creaks as they weren't that old, and if it were then it would be time to replace the planks on the steps. Down I go, seeing the small critters and even Harry sitting there just munching away on a beehive itself to get the sweet honey. Equestria's bees aren't exactly that giving unless Fluttershy asks of them with 'the stare'. Fluttershy is right there and even the hooves of both Celestia and Luna could be seen in position by the front door.

Their faces come into view when the ceiling downward past my sight. There's Nightmare Moon already turning her head and seeing me coming down to join what was going on downstairs. Blueblood stands there, looking pretty annoyed to see my human face right in front of him and only goes as far to raise his snout in the air, close his eyes and give off a 'hmph' sound to possibly make himself look superior to me.

There, straight ahead from me was Celestia. Seeing her eyes up close, they were a bit red after all that happened. Luna was behind her, knowing what to expect just in case. I don't really want to talk to her as of right now, but I need to deal with this as soon as I can. Last thing I want to have a lot of regret, which I know is something I am sure both Fluttershy and Twilight were trying to get across to me.

"Brayden..." Celestia opened her mouth and spoke to me in the same calm tone she spoke in, though it sounds like she was under a lot of both agony and distress. I'm not sure but those choice of words I said to her might be affected her inside in the end.

"Well this is a waste of time," I can hear Blueblood complaining to herself while looking at his front left hoof to check for any spots of dust, dirt or anything that would ruin his appearance. "I would rather be off right now back at Canterlot than be standing here and dealing with this human scum who Auntie thinks is her son." I'm already used to his comments by now, so all I can do is ignore him.

Luna trots past from behind Celestia to join beside her sister. "Now Brayden, this is not what it looks like." She tells me.

I don't feel angry, but with Twilight right behind me I know I wasn't going to start up with the same argument all over again, though it feels like it will. "Why? Why should I try to believe what you say when you were a part of this?"

"I had no idea. It was only an experiment I was testing out, but never suspected that you would be that of the same pattern as Celestia according to the samples," She confessed to me, knowing that she would never lie like that. The Princess of the Night has always been honest to me whenever I talked with her whether in dreams or reality as I was now. "I want to make it up to you, no... all of us want to make it up to you with an apology."

All the spoiled prince can do is groan, as he was pretty annoyed and I already know he's not part of it though Celestia would disagree. "And why do you think I should accept your apology?" I asked, and I knew by the tone I spoke I don't seem to believe her words.

"I know we should have told you earlier, but we didn't know how you would react either way. Plus with the studies that Sunset and I have been conducting on that book you brought back from Mortem, it only served to distract and make us forget that the truth behind it existed, until you entered my sister's tower," She continues, the look on her eyes looking a little guilty. "I tried to convince her that you should know about this, but she kept the truth inside and locked away from even anypony nor you from ever seeing. Even after getting the blood similarities checked and tested, those who helped swore on their lives not to tell."

"But now it was released personally to me, which ended up telling Fluttershy here about it." I said to her, turning my head to see Fluttershy there among her animal friends and pointing her for the princesses to see. All my friend can do is turn to look at me, feeling conflicted on whether to take my side or Luna's for that matter.

"The truth won't be able to hide itself forever now, as everypony will soon know about it and even rumor will spread among them until the form of proof is shown to them all." Luna told me, she sounded very cautious especially by the look on her face.

"But... the point is, what are all of you doing here and what do you want?" I asked, feeling like I should just simply cut to the chase immediately.

"I'll take it from here Luna," Nightmare says, trotting towards me and placing her black hoof onto my shoulder. "We came here to not only apologize for lying to you about this, but as a way to show that we mean it; we want you to come along with us to dinner tonight?"

"Dinner?" My right eyebrow rises a bit, a bit suspicious though I shouldn't be for that case.

"It's the least we can do to show you that we are sorry," Luna said to me. "We were hiding it for so long we didn't even know that it was going to hurt you this badly. We ask of you to keep an open mind and accept our invitation to you."

"Aunt Luna, please don't invite such a foul creature to dinner with us," Blueblood said to her, sounding pretty annoyed and in awe about hearing myself being invited. "The last thing I want to have is to eat dinner with this foul-smelling ape."

Luna could only glare at the young prince himself when he had said those words out loud for all of us to hear. "Blueblood, such a choice of words like that is unacceptable especially for Celestia's son! It will not be tolerated." She berates him, which I will admit put a smile on my face to see Blueblood being told off a bit of a lesson which I figure could be something he hates every time he deals with those that aren't unicorns or high-class. "We are bringing him along to dinner. Celestia may have adopted you under her wing, but it is no way that you treat her son, a prince like that!"

"Bah, her son!" Blueblood grumbles to himself at a good volume to complain. "A human like him could never be her son, not ever!"

Celestia on the other half has remained silent for the entire time and still hasn't said a word. Her face seems... a bit sad for some reason. I know I should be feeling angry towards her, but why do I feel a bit of guilt inside for all those things I said to her, even going out to call her a bitch. Why did I do that?

"Brayden?" The sound of Nightmare's voice snaps me out of my thoughts and I turn back to look at her. "Are you going to accept our invitation?"

Well, even if I had said no; I don't think even Twilight right behind me would take it for an answer. She would insist that I do go along, and Fluttershy would end up saying the same thing to me. Though Blueblood opposes the idea, I do feel a bit bad inside for all that I had said to both Celestia and Luna for those poor words I spoke of.

I turn to look at Luna standing there patiently to wait for me to respond. I can only exhale a sigh, put a smile on my face and confirm the answer they are waiting for. "Well, where are we having dinner tonight?"

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In Ponyville itself among all of the citizens living there, and I was honest to know that Luna chose the right place to have dinner with her sister and everypony with them. It was at the same restaurant that both me and Twilight had been to before.

What was the restaurant called again? Wait... Oh yes, it was the Iron Hoof! I completely forgot about that.

The sun had set over the cloud covered sky, bringing in the dark night covered by thunderclouds containing falling rain and lightning strikes from afar. The carriage itself umbrellas us when all of us, plus Twilight and the annoying Blueblood were inside from the temporary cloud opening to reveal the sun. All of us can only listen to the wheels outside rolling without trouble, the rain tapping onto the carriage's strong roof and windows provided, and the thunder heard from miles away.

I was at the end of the carriage with Twilight lying right next to me. Fluttershy who decided to tag along with us, sits on the same seating as both of us were. The Princesses and Prince took their seats respectfully on the other side, their flanks aseat on plush cushioned and provided with a bit of hor d'oevres to Blueblood's pleasure.

The rain seemed to come trembling down a lot depending on how much of rain would be shed for the coming winter ahead. The carriage was parked right in front of the Iron Hoof itself, and one of its waiters had come out with an umbrella to help escort us one by one into the building. Blueblood demanded to go first, which proved myself getting further annoyed of that attitude of his, being arrogant and self-absorbed into himself.

Princess Celestia follows after Blueblood, Luna, Nightmare, Flutters and of course by the time it was time for either me or Twilight to go next, I chose to go first and carry Twilight in my arms to get into the restaurant. The waiter was surprised by this, being that he was born in Canterlot. He considered it a noble decision however, though he wished he could be in my boots. He's got hooves though, so a less-likely chance. Plus being a human holds many concerns to the cody system sometimes.

Once inside the restaurant, Luna made the arrangement of setting in the special VIP room meant for royalty and any guests that were being brought along with them for such an occasion. This was different from the smaller room that me and Twilight have booked a few times before when going out on dates together. When the waiter brought us into the room, I was surprised by the difference this special room had from the other.

The room was much larger and had a much bigger space, that having a few comfortable plush seats by the end corners of the room as I could see on my left there, provided with a bit of sparkling juice made all the way in the special care Trottingham always have done to do make that special sparkle in them.

The dining table was a pretty good size, having plates of hard silver which remind me very much of when I was learning about the Medieval era. The plates themselves range from being the normal size to having platters of warm bread fresh out of the oven. Wine cups were there, made of glass and the same silver that was used for the plates, platters and even the silverware provided for us. The shine illuminating off them reminded me very much of the Song of Order, being made of probably different kind of silver though as it's tint is more lighter than these ones as they are a darker tint painted to them.

The smell of the bread itself from that large table, the illusion of its taste does form a bit of saliva in my mouth and I'm already starving and ready for dinner provided by the invitation of Princess Luna. Well, hope everything does work out well... I do feel a bit guilty inside for yelling at them and telling Celestia she wasn't my mother. But hey, while I am thinking of something to say to Celestia; I can tease Blueblood when he plans to try and irritate me further.

But that was what had happened the last couple of minutes ago, I'll just fast forward right there into the present on what was happening right now with me. I'm still in the restaurant, seated at the table there right between both Twilight on my right and Nightmare Moon on my left, Fluttershy is seated next to Nightmare, her two hooves gently together with a look hoping that the night ends well. Blueblood sits across from me, with Luna to his left and Celestia to his right. Me having to be across the table from him... he chose to sit there to just sit there and glare at me while we conversed and ate the main course provided at our table.

The food on our table had its steam cool minutes after having been given to us. Each of the food provided were those of specials in royalty like the Equestrian garden salad... or the Lover's Bite I can recall having at one point, made on special order for both me and Twilight to share thanks to Princess Luna. Other food on the platter were those of potatoes: baked or mashed, plums, applesauce, hayfries, corn on the cobs, apple slices made specifically from Sweet Apple Acres, and hayburgers to Twilight's amusement.

"And that's how I one day decided that it wouldn't be so fun to prank Celestia like that!" Nightmare had finished explaining something to Fluttershy about what was going on at the castle. I can only recall that it was a prank she and Luna set up for Celestia in the throne room with the classic whoopie cushion placed underneath the throne's seat. Sure, it may have been funny for her, Luna and the guards in the same room whom I heard were on the floor when she sat right on it. Celestia on the other half, felt only a bit embarrassed by it and Luna had told me that she was blushing. (Now that is something I don't hear of, because I've never seen Celestia's cheek lit in pink before.)

Fluttershy had finished laughing at her story, sounding like she had really enjoyed it. "Oh Nightmare, you and Luna come up with the best stories that happen yet!" She tells her, taking another sip of apple cider that was placed into her mug minutes ago afterwards.

"What about you Brayden?" Twilight asked me, having finished laughing from the story that was told. "Do you have any interesting stories for us to hear?"

I pause right there with a look of thought upon my face. Any interesting stories? Well, there isn't really any interesting here as of yet for I had told of them to myself. There are some Earth stories that I figured that I could share, nothing too hilarious or sad for them to hear. I could tell them some like the concerts I have been to when I was still on here. Nothing really else is on my mind so I would tell them some experiences if I could, but it has to pop up in my mind in order for me to tell them.

"Well, these are some interesting stories I've lived through. Back at home, I have gone to see many performances by a few musicians." I said to them, having decided already on what topic to bring up.

"You have? Which musicians?" Luna asked. If she is thinking of artists here in Equestria, that is impossible because nopony has ever gone to Earth before except for Celestia when... never mind. Octavia and Vinyl Scratch I heard are artists, but as of the moment if the scientists over on there wouldn't snatch them away for terrifying research all would be in turmoil. Thankfully I have select friends to join me on the trip once I have decided that it was time to do so.

"The musicians are not from around Equestria because they couldn't get to Earth unless a peace treaty was formed. These artists I've seen in concert were those of humans that play instruments and sing whether it's male or female," I began to explain to everypony at the table. "The first concert that I have gone to... must have been so far back in 2012. Yeah, it was a group of men from the United Kingdom called 'Iron Maiden'. Afterwards, I was eager to see more of these bands in concert, so I take the chance and have gone to see others in the next one and a half years until I got into the proud Equestria I am lucky to live in."

"Umm," I can hear Fluttershy to my left past Nightmare. Her right front hoof is risen up for me to see, putting a smile on my face. "Didn't you show me one of those songs before on that strange thing you have?"

I reach into my right pocket and pulled out my phone, unlocking it and showing it to her. "You mean this, right?" I asked her first, then shown it to her. "It is my phone. Usually if I was on Earth, I would using this device to call other people on the planet. Other than that, this is my main source for listening to music."

"Can we see what kind of music you have on your phone?" Luna asked.

I can hear Blueblood chuckling to himself. "Probably just noise he listens to." He comments quietly.

I press the Music app on my phone and offer the phone over to Luna. Her horn channels magic and the aura of hers surrounds the phone, taking it out of my hand. She begins to look at the phone's screen, a bright curious look upon her face for only a few moments though as the expression seems to turn a bit confused.

"Brayden? Are these three names of your 'bands' the only ones there?" She flips the phone around for me to see the three band names being that of 'Alice Cooper', 'Avantasia' and 'Alan Parsons Project' in the A section.

I shook my head and brought my hand forward, in the way of asking for my phone back so I can explain it. I guess even this kind of technology is still advanced for even them to understand you have to tap the screen to move the list downward. I should give them a good understanding of it and how such technology was made like this, though I am no techie and there's no point in me wanting to be one anyway.

After having been given back my phone, I turn the screen back around to face Luna while my thumb is scrolling down the list of musicians and bands stored on there. "There's more on there, all you'd have to do is tap onto the screen."

I can tell that Nightmare also wanted to have a look, so I tilt the screen and move back a bit so she could see as well. As I scroll down the list of music, allowing the both of them to see what bands there were, a few titles must have caught their attention while they look at it.

"Hmm, a few interesting names here on the list Brayden. Rhapsody of Fire? Deep Purple? Nightwish?" I almost chuckle to myself when both Luna and Nightmare gasp similtaneously and look at each other with excitement. "There's a name that refers to the night-time for both of us!"

"Oh, bother!" Prince Blueblood complains again, but should he open his mouth again I do have something planned to the amusement of everypony plus myself.

"I see you have that Liquid Tension Experiment there on your list." Fluttershy's soft voice comments as she was also taking a peek on the other artists. I nod to her in acknowledgement from what she said as I can recall having her hear it during Tirek's attack on Equestria. At that time she was confused by the long name, but I was happy to explain it to her when she was curious.

"Richard Wagner? Vivaldi?" I can hear Nightmare Moon question as she continues to stare at the artists I am scrolling through.

"Yes," I said to her, putting a smile on her face. Seeing how my scrolling stumbled into the classical music territory on my phone, I'm pretty sure even the sound of the orchestra, baroque and chamber music would be a good sound for them all to hear as of now. "These are actually conductors who work with orchestras to make a beautiful sound with violins, violas, cellos... that sort of thing. Figured that they play this music at dinner parties over in Canterlot, so I should play some here."

Blueblood can only scoff at the words I have said as if what I said was comparingly nothing to his stubborn high class choice of words coming up next. "Ha, the so-called 'scum' of Celestia thinks he can fit in with the true upper-class of Equestria, whereas I am better suited with my ears to listen to that beautiful masterpieces orchestras make."

Alright, he said it and blew it. Time to get even with Blueblood even if what's coming up with me is going to piss him off a lot. He already had me pinned against a wall, but I wouldn't suspect anything if Luna right beside him acts immediately should he attempt to be hostile. I turn to look at the spoiled prince, looking straight with a joking look at his light brilliant arctic blue eyes.

"Alright, zip it." I said, gesturing my left hand to symbolize it for him to be quiet while my phone is in my right hand.

Blueblood was shocked by this, and everypony else goes silent. All of them look like Blueblood had this coming at one point, and don't do anything except watch me. "You... you dare?! You-"

"Zip it!" I said to him yet again, now putting my left hand's index finger and thumb together when he tried to stumble out some more words to say to me. "Zip... Prince Blue. You're so blue."

"Why I never-"

Luna was trying hard to wipe that smile off her face and prevent herself from laughing her flank off at what was going on. I can hear only a bit of snickering on my right from Twilight herself, my eyes not moving once to turn and look at the reaction on her face. "Fillies and gentlecolts, this is known as Ex-zip it A!"

"Aunt Celestia, can you please tell him to-" Prince Blueblood tries to stamper out.

I put my phone down on the table and move my hand to the sides of my head. I motion my hands to open and close while fingers and two thumbs stretched. "Look, I'm Zippi Longstocking!" I said in an annoying voice.

Now the spoiled prince was starting to get embarrassed and I can tell that Luna is grasping one hoof onto her chest to prevent herself from laughing there as her mouth was open and trying to suppress laughter. The prince looked like he was getting pretty angry, and he just growls softly to himself to try and deal with how I was acting.

"Now you look here, pitiful-"

I began to mockingly sing a song in a way to torment him further and see if those cheeks of his will light up from embarrassment in a red tone. "When a problem comes along, you must zip it!" I sang to him, then making a whipping gesture with my left hand with my own imitation of a whip sound done. "Zip it good!"

"Great Celestia, you are worse than-"

I began to speak to him in a complete gibberish language to him while Nightmare cannot contain her giggles, seeing partly on my left of her putting her front hooves to her mouth to try and suppress what she is doing. Then I just speak in plain English like everypony else, motioning my left hand's index finger and thumb apart like something was there. "Subtitle: Zip it!"

"I order you to-"

"Zip!" I barked jokingly at him with a pleasant smile on my face as if nothing would ever go wrong here.

"I am not a dog you miserable-"

"Zip!"

"Stop-" I repeat the 'zip it' again. "I can't beli- you're like a lower class filly you know that?!" He shouts at me, already embarrassed when Luna, Nightmare, Fluttershy and Twilight can't contain their laughter anymore and start releasing it along with myself, which Blueblood will probably be mistaken that I've had a little too more apple cider to begin with. Poor baby him can't even stand it as all he has is a goblet of silver filled with grape juice.

"Zip it." That is all I have to say to him again, getting rid of any other laughter that had been buiilt up inside for humiliating the prince for fun.

After everypony else had settled down from our laughter, all the prince can do is sulk and go 'hmph' with his snout pointed upward into the air as a way to ignore me from there. Now I have to get down to business while I am still eating and introduce music from Earth to everypony at the table. Classical music does seem to be a good start to introducing the way humans are there and the creativity few have from far back.

I take my phone with my left hand, using my finger to slide through the artists on the phone, choosing to play "Four Seasons" by Vivaldi from the start with the 'Spring' movement. I make sure to turn up the volume for all in the room to hear and press the play button on my phone after having got the volume to a good level.

The sweet sound of violins, violas, cellos and double basses began to play through my phone and everypony in the room were a bit surprised when the technology I had was starting to make a bit of noise at first. Knowing that this was from another world, they of course will seem a bit surprised. Celestia on the other hand or hoof, remains silent during the entire time she has always been, which I do show some concern for her.

"My, what a sound that this is." Nightmare Moon comments with a soft smile upon her face while her ears were perked up and listening to the fancy rich sound of the instruments playing all together in a complete harmony.

"That's music from Earth for you." I said with a smile, pointing both index fingers on both my hands at her. With a wink from my left eye, I made clicking sounds knowing that this was getting good even if Celestia was remaining silent.

Outside, the rain and thunder has stopped. I could tell this because the dim light from the moon shone right over the VIP's outdoor patio. Neither me or anypony else in the room has even decided from there as we're listening to classical music I've put on. My finger presses the shuffle button to swap between different classical songs when this one was over which it hasn't yet.

I use my right hand to take my spoon and take a small bit of mashed potatoes on my silver plate, placing it right into my mouth to chew it up. Finished that, go for a drink of apple cider which may be like alcohol in Equestria, but it doesn't seem to affect me like the stallions who drink it at the more crazier parties in Equestria whether it's upper class parties for banquets or just one of Pinkie's parties.

After a sip, I repeat the process going for the cooked carrots next afterwards, then the hayfries on the side there provided with the homemade ketchup from the tomato gardens in Baltimare, one of the moderate sized cities in all of Equestria with the best economy standards for any living there.

From what I have read in the Ponyville Times sometimes on my walks in town, they were always inviting more in from different parts of Equus like: the Griffons from the Griffon Kingdoms or even some from Griffonstone, the Zebra Empire, Saddle Arabians, yaks, buffalo, elk... practically anypony or any foreign citizen from any part was welcome into Equestria minus the villains. (Okay Griffonstone is part of Equestria. Forget I said that.)

Repeat process as each bite I take from each of the food sources on my plate, I go for a drink of fresh apple cider from my mug. Prince Blueblood across from me has another drink of water served to him from the kind waiter who had been able to tolerate the spoiled prince surprisingly and still was even if he did act rude to me, Fluttershy, Nightmare or Twilight. Each of the food I don't expect to be baked or cooked to perfection, but they are delicious nevertheless.

The sound of a chair scooting was heard in the centre right from how I heard it while digging and eating the last of the mashed potatoes on my plate. At first I had mistaken it for Blueblood who was probably going to leave the room after having tried to tolerate me in his presence for so long, but didn't know that it would be Celestia herself that was getting out of her seat.

I can only watch her keep the saddened look upon her own face as she trots past Blueblood and Luna, headed towards the patio outside and meant for royalty purposes. After having seen the sad look on her face now and the red in her eyes from hours ago, I can't help myself in showing this feeling inside... guilt.

Why did I even curse towards the princess who had confessed that of the truth I have seen before my eyes but never realized it... me shouting at my mother. That was just wrong of me to do such a thing to her when even she confessed that she was my birth mother in the first place. The sound of the patio doors open from the channeling of her magic, and close shut after she had gone outside. I don't know... I just... I feel bad for all I had said to her.

I can't just hold back on this... I need to apologize to her and show her that I mean it even if she doesn't believe me.

My phone continues to play music when it got to the 'quiet' part of the Four Seasons. Can't remember which part, but it's not my focus. Almost all of my plate is gone, save for a few cooked carrots and stray hayfries I could easily offer away to all at the table. I start to get up and out of my seat. I can see Twilight holding a concerned look on her face, gently placing her left front hoof on top of my left hand.

"Are you going to talk to her?" I can hear her whisper softly to me, while everypony else I know has turned to look at me in concern and seems to want to wonder about what's going to happen next. I know because I have turned my head to the side-left to see their faces for a moment. Well... except Blueblood who is just ignoring everything that is related between the reason why I am here.

"Yeah. I'm going to talk to her. I really messed up and feel really bad for all those things I said to her. I just want to go apologize to her," I turn away from looking at Twilight to look at Princess Luna. "Luna, I want to sincerely apologize to you for how I acted in Canterlot. I was out of line."

"My dear friend and niece, you do not need to apologize," Luna says to me as I know from the memory of the thousand years back, Celestia has claimed Luna to be my aunt before her indoctrination caused her to banish me to the world of Earth lost somewhere in time. "You are the son of my sister and as your Aunt of the Night, I will always find the place within my heart to forgive you always and even forever."

Both me and my newly titled Aunt Luna both share a smile with one another for a couple of moments in the sign of trusting one another. Luna was one of my favorite ponies after all, so I cannot expect myself to stay angry at her. I turn my head towards Nightmare, who stares at me with those cyan cat eyes of hers, waiting for a response from me to her. "And Nightmare Moon, I also want to apologize to you for telling you to keep quiet. I was acting stupid and didn't even know how frustrated and ticked I was."

Nightmare's right wing opens up and wraps itself around my back. "You weren't acting stupid, you were only merely angry. It's okay to be angry sometimes," She was telling me with a soft smile upon her gentle voice, her wing rubbing my back. "You only need to forgive yourself to prevent the hurt from inside of you. That is all I have to ask of you."

"You'll do fine Brayden." I can hear Twilight behind me, I turn to look at her giving me an assuring look on her face. "Just go outside and do what you have to do from there."

"She's not going to accept," I can hear Blueblood say across the table with a chuckle emerging after his lips even open. "She officially deem him to be a scum like he is and banish him to the Everfree Forest to become Timberwolf food."

"Blueblood..." I can hear Luna say with a warning in that tone of her voice directed at him. "You shall not talk bad about your cousin, and you shall respect him as he is tolerating your behaviour. If he can tolerate you, you must tolerate him too."

As usual, Blueblood just pulls off the 'hmph' that every upper-class unicorn pulls off in Canterlot and shrugs me off from the existence he knows me from. But I must go now... who knows what awaits me on the VIP patio outdoors. I step to the side past my seat, and begin moving forward past both Nightmare and Flutters, approaching the two windowed doors of glass and carven maple wood having past the end of the dining table.

My hand grips onto the golden door handle, pressing my thumb on the side button of the right sided door, when I begin to open it up. I had to make sure to do this slowly as I know that normal pace that Celestia could worry I am still pissed at her, which is not the emotion I am feeling as of right now. I step forward there, taking a peek into the outdoors to see Celestia looking away from where I was positioned at the doors.

I slip past the open door and close it shut right behind me with a quiet sound of what would almost sound like the door was being slammed, but more muffled. Ahead of me and not taking my eyes off of her, Celestia stands there and doesn't seem to acknowledge the sound of the door right behind her. Probably doesn't know that it's me coming to talk to her. Possibly mistaking me for Luna perhaps.

She stands in front of the rising moon, the sides of her lit up by the light of the astral body in space far from Equus' atmosphere. The storm clouds could also be seen in the distance, crawling away from the sight in the skies to make way for a clear night with the exception of a few clouds to roll by from Cloudsdale.

With only the ambience of the muffled dining inside of the restaurant, the wind blowing ever so softly and the occasional jazz music from the other side of the building, all was more silent between me and her. I can't even see the emotion placed upon her own, so I would have to acknowledge Celestia in some way each step I take to come closer towards the white-coat colored alicorn standing there under the light of the moon.

Even if I was to acknowledge Celestia by her own name, probably could mistake it that I was only going to start causing trouble once again in trying to yell at her. Even after that had gone by, I wasn't sure she'd even look at me unless I acknowledged her in another way she would notice of me.

Even when I stop moving from the new position I took close to the side of Celestia, her eyes still look a bit puffy and red as her eyes aren't directly looking at the moon above. Their sight are probably more directed towards the decorated iron fence that separates the patio from the open green valleys. My guilt inside began to grow inside of me, and all anger that had perceived me during the shock of the truth had on me had vanished quietly.

Well, if I am going to say something, the best start for me is to get her attention to look at me. I stood there just watching Celestia, waiting until the right moment. Clearing my throat would just be a bit too expected as she could expect another shout-out from myself, and I don't want to risk that again.

Have to start now if I ever want her to know that I never meant to shut myself with anger out from her life that forcefully...

"Mom?"

Celestia's ears perked up at the sound of my voice as soon as I mentioned her in another way, probably surprised by both my voice and hearing me call her that in another way. The pupils in her eyes only shrank a little to the surprise of hearing me. Her head turns and looks at me standing there when the pupils raise to become normal once again like everypony else living in Equestria.

Celestia seems to look a little speechless like she had lost whatever she wanted to say, but just didn't know how to get the words out of her mouth. I was patient with anypony, so she can take as long as she wants to know what she wants to say to me. My face was emotionless, though I knew that it was guilt inside.

"You would call me by that?" Celestia said to me in the same calm voice she always spoke in to anypony and everypony wherever she was. "Even after all I had done to lie to you about it, you would talk to me..."

"I'm not angry anymore. I felt only a little betrayed inside, but even when I get angry I know I have to cool down at some point," I said to her, getting closer towards her with a few steps. "I am here to confess and apologize for all of the wrong-doings I committed at the castle. It was a stupid thing for me to do in the regards of yelling at you and calling you... that word."

Celestia remained quiet as I continue to talk to her, probably listening to what I have to say and judging quietly to herself on what to do after I have finished.

"I was in a bit of shock when you had told me, and I thought this would be the end of our friendship when I called you... you know, that word. I'm not going to say it again, but I never meant to say it to you even if it was out of my own anger. I was acting out of line and couldn't be calm when you told me. I know I should have reacted a little better to hearing these news and tried to keep an open mind, but I didn't listen to even myself and couldn't control my fury... and I understand if you want to put me out of your life... I am sorry."

I shamefully hung my head right there after having the last words from my mouth spoken. I was nervous to look at Celestia's face as I fear she won't accept my apology and probably banish me from Equestria for all that I had said even to her. Though in my sight, I see her tall white front hooves standing there as I try to even avoid looking at her should she get angry or upset at me even after apologizing.

All was silent between both me and her as the sounds of soft wind blow gently into the night, accompanied by the occasional sound of the crickets entwined with the wind and hidden below in the dead grass.

Celestia's left front hoof lifted itself upward, with the fuzzy feeling at the bottom gently touching onto my chin. I look right back up at her face. She could be angry at me for all I said after all that is something I fear and that she'll probably tell me off... crap...

Instead of a frown and glare upon her eyes, I was only met with a kind smile right at me and she looked pretty happy to hear this. However, I have no words left in me to know what to say to her. I had already apologized, but why would my own mother be giving me that smile to forgive me?

"Brayden, that must have taken a lot inside to feel guilty about it..." She tells me, her voice no longer sounding depressed. "I feel a little better that you were able to apologize and for that, I forgive you for all that happened."

"B-but you could still be mad though!" I said, sounding a little fearful in case she wasn't being honest about this.

"Shhhh... don't worry Brayden, I am not angry at you and I never would be angry ever at my own son..." She says to her, her hoof moving off from under my chin and being placed onto my right shoulder. "I do want to apologize to you as well for keeping the truth from you, knowing that I should have told you regardless."

"I just... I don't want to lose the trust in our friendship..." I could only respond back to her, sounding a little down. "All things like these drive apart families from where I was on Earth through lies, deceit..."

"You won't have to worry about that. Neither me or Luna will ever do that again to you as it was a mistake we all made, and in the end only created terrible consequences when you found out about it. There is no doubt though this rumor is going to spread fast around Equestria of you, the only human being blood-related... and once it grows from the truth, it'll bring out what you call the paparazzi or tabloids to follow you. It is something that I have learned in the history of celebrities."

I exhale a sigh of mild frustration before I spoke again. "The thing is though, I want my privacy to myself and the business I do as the paladin of Equestria even when the Song of Order was brought into my hands to protect Equestria. I don't want to be a celebrity, I just want to be me and that's it."

"I could write out a bill and deliver it to the Council to acknowledge that you will not under any circumstances, having anypony following you at all costs and taking pictures who would look like..."

"I know," I said to her, a warm smile starting to form onto my face. "But I also want to point out that I don't feel comfortable all the way calling you 'mom' just yet. I still need a bit of time to get over a bit of the shock until I feel ready to tell you that."

Celestia smiles back at me, knowing that she understood what I meant when I called her mom just to get her attention. "I understand, you can call me that when you feel like you want to. Take all of the time you need Brayden. I won't acknowledge you by the term of 'my son' just yet either as I know you'd feel uncomfortable with that. Your name will do for now."

My smile became pleasant when she had told me that. I noticed that she was trotting closer towards me and knew that this was the offer to a hug that both me and her would share. Something that I would accept when I open my arms and gently hug my mother. My arms move around her neck gently, as I am hugging her close to me as a sign of trust.

My right hand gently strokes the back of her neck slowly, and I can feel the sign of happiness coming in from the look on my own face. After having given a hug to her, I turn my head from the side of her head to look directly at her purple eyes. I have the need to sing to the alicorn, so I took in a deep breath quietly and began to sing to her.

I climbed off your back

Not so long ago

To a blooming meadow

To a path you'd made for the lightest feet

Mother

I am always close to you

I will be waving every time you leave

Oh, I am you

The care, the love, the memories

We are the story of one

Father

I am always close to you

I will be waving every time you leave

Oh, I am you

The care, the love, the memories

You are forever in me

This verse we wrote

On a road home

For you

All this for you

All this for you

Our walk has been sublime

A soaring ride and gentle lead

You have the heart of a true friend

One day we'll meet on that shore again

Mother

I am always close to you

I will be waving every time you leave

Oh, I am you

The care, the love, the memories

We are the story of one

Father

I am always close to you

I will be waving every time you leave

Oh, I am you

The care, the love, the memories

You are forever in me

When I had finished singing to her, I could only look right back at Celestia. A smile was upon her face after she had watched everything that happened. No clapping of hooves, just the motherly smile that I thought I would never see from Celestia herself. I return my smile right back at her, knowing that all had gone back to being splendid days again.

"Dessert will be served pretty soon," She could only tell me with the happy, calm and gentle tone in her voice telling me that. "We should head inside to warm up and have some of the apple pie that they will provide us."

"Good idea. I'm starting to feel a little chilly." I said to her, turning and moving forward to head back to the indoors.

"Brayden?"

I stop there and turn around to look at her. "What is it?" I asked her, sounding a little curious.

"I... I want to thank you for coming outside to talk to me and make amends on all mistakes we've both made today. Something I don't want to do again. Thank you for coming back, by the words of family and friendship bonds within them."

I don't bow before her like I usually would as I know I can sort of say I am a part of the royal family, but wish for nopony to really treat it like I am a celebrity. As all I really want is my friends, Twilight and anypony else who is good to me, even if they have done things wrong in the past. After all, a friend for me is a friend indeed.

"I was happy to hear those words Celestia, and I understand too. Can we go in though? I am starting to freeze up, and I don't want to catch a cold. Last time I had those was when I had to remain in bed because my coughs were so bad." I had told her and even chuckled at the thought of me back then before coming to Equestria of me having a bad cold.

"I would happy to come inside with you and join back with everypony else."

I smile in return and make my way towards the door, opening it and holding it for Celestia to come on through first. She thanks me for holding the door open for her because obviously 'mares first' will always be a rule for me as I treat them the most with respect all the time along with any other gender no matter what. After she has passed by me, I follow behind and close the patio doors shut to join with my special somepony, my two friends Fluttershy and Nightmare... and my new family. But I need time before I am comfortable being known as the son of Celestia herself.

I did make a good impression, so I think things between me and her are going to be a little better, and things will be good along the way. Twilight seems proud by the smile on her face when I join them at the table whereas they had been continuing to listen to the classical music that I was playing on my phone.

Only thing though... I don't know if I can really contain my frustration and anger that I have been bottling up for so long, and I feel like each time I remember something bad is when something will go wrong.

I just don't know when... but the next time I do get angry, I feel like I might lose control...