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- Another day, another something. Well another trip to the market anyway.
- There is something endearing about bartering though.
- First on the list, Apples and Apple Accessories. It hurts to know you are the only being who will get the reference.
- "Howdy Anon, what can I get for ya?"
- "Fill this sack with apples." you drop a small sack on the stall.
- Bartering has no time for precise measurements. Neither does your terribly inconsistent appetite.
- Applejack just laughs and fills your sack. You'd fill her sack. Ha ha ha. Sack.
- "That'll be seventeen...."
- She pauses and starts leaning to one side, looking at something behind you.
- You turn but there's nothing there, nothing odd anyway.
- "Applejack?" No reaction.
- Snapping your fingers next to her head you speak louder "Applejack!"
- "What? Oh sorry Anon, thought I saw a minotaur."
- You look back again but still nothing there.
- "Anyway that'll be seventeen bits sugarcube."
- -----Later that day-----
- Mission complete, returning to base. Thought not without incident.
- You got the distinct feeling of being watched as you wandered the market.
- At first you dismissed it. Probably just Sparkle going all David Attenborough on you again.
- Wouldn't be the first time she's hid in a bush and narrated your life in hushed tones.
- But what Applejack said struck a cord. Maybe there was a minotaur.
- And in true Equestrian fashion it's timid, shy and afraid of the unknown.
- The ponies were, why would minotaurs be different.
- Suppose it was only a matter of time until you encountered a minotaur, you've been compared to one often enough.
- Why is beyond you, you've nothing in common beyond being bipedal. They might as well compare you to Discord, he's bipedal.
- Still nothing to worry about, it'll resolve itself in time. Just like it did with Ponyville.
- But now, off to the gym. You're gonna get Hulked with Bulk.
- -----The next morning-----
- "Mooooooooooo."
- Crusty eyes flick open.
- "Mooooooooooo."
- A hand instantly shoots to your throbbing head
- "Oooooh god"
- "Mooooooooooo."
- Flashes of yesterday penetrate your brain.
- Getting hulked with Bulk, then getting trashed with Dash.
- "Mooooooooooo."
- Your slowly awakening mind registers the incessant mooing that woke you.
- Fucking last thing you need. Can't Applejack keep those cows under control.
- "Mooooooooooo."
- Dragging yourself out of bed, you stumble to the window flinging it open.
- "Mooooooooooo."
- "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
- Silence follows as your eyes adjust to the morning sun and a strange sight awaits them.
- Either you're still drunk or someone spiked your drink.
- There's a bunch of minotaurs in pink robes gathered around a table just outside your garden.
- The silence shatters as the minotaurs scatter, robes fluttering and while mooing their heads off.
- You can't make out what's on the table but there's smoke rising from it. Not good.
- Swearing internally you start looking for pants.
- "I'll be damned if god damn cows burn my fucking garden down."
- -----Ten minutes later-----
- You've been standing in the street, half naked and staring at this table for ten minutes.
- Maybe your brain is still slow from the hangover but you're struggling what to make of it.
- The smoke is coming from incense. The table is strewn with flowers and bundles of herbs.
- In the middle on a small pedestal are two statuettes.
- You'd bet money this is some kind of altar or shrine but that's not what brought your brain to a screeching halt.
- The figurines are both of minotaurs, one male, one female.
- But they've been painted green with a single black question mark drawn on their faces.
- "The fuck is this shit?" You mutter for probably the hundredth time.
- Another minute passes in silence before lightning sparks in the old grey matter.
- "TWILIGHT!"
- -----A short time later-----
- "So what is it?"
- You stare down impatiently at Twilight while she studies this table of, quite possibly literal, bullshit.
- "It's an ancestral display. Minotaurs make them to honor their ancestors."
- That just raises more questions.
- "Then why is it outside my house!?"
- "It is a bit strange, normally they're in a communal area. Like a town hall."
- "Oh. Oh I see. They've just decided to honor their ancestors outside my house. Have I got that right?"
- Twilights nods.
- "Then explain this!"
- Twilight follows your finger as you jab it at the two statuettes
- "Well I'm not really sure about that. I never studied Minotaur culture in detail."
- She hasn't studied something, that may be a sign of the apocalypse.
- "If I made a guess, they might be trying to make a formal welcome to you. By honoring your ancestors."
- "My ancestors?"
- "You do have physical similarities to a minotaur Anon."
- Twilight wilts a bit under your glare.
- "Sorry, I know you don't like that comparison."
- Damn right you don't.
- "But they're just being friendly, oh you cou-"
- Twilight starts excitedly babbling about friendship reports and studies, instinctively you tune it out.
- Looking down at the two little green statues you come to a conclusion.
- No harm in talking to them.
- -----That Evening-----
- The Minotaurs finally came back, thankfully they're not mooing this time.
- Just fixing thier table of bullshit.
- Welp time to say hello.
- Marching out the door you head towards them.
- They freeze up on noticing you, not moving just watching in silence.
- Standing in front of them, you wait for them to react.
- Nothing. Seems you have to break the ice.
- "Hello, I'm Anon."
- A number of things happen simultaneously.
- One of them faints dead away, dropping like a bag of hammers.
- One of the females gives a lewd moan, hands shooting to her nether regions as her eyes roll back. A goofy grin plastered over her face.
- The remaining three drop to their knees, join hands and moo softly at you.
- Standing there in shock, you contemplate the spectacle before you for a moment.
- Hmmm, seems there's only one thing to do.
- "Goodbye."
- Go back the fuck inside and find Twilight in the morning.
- ------The Next Day-----
- It's the AM and those fucking cows are still outside your yard.
- A simple 'Hello' caused way too much shenanigans.
- Someone fainting you can handle, you know Rarity quite well.
- Someone orgasming, fucking weird but simultaneously, hell of a complement.
- But the bowing down and mooing. That was way too close to praising.
- Combine that with shrine and this whole thing reeks of crazy you don't want to be part off.
- You're not going outside. Not till they're gone.
- That was the plan but that might take too long, you need them to go away.
- Patience is not one of your virtues.
- Hmm what to do?
- Then a brainwave strikes, marching across the room you open a window and lean out.
- "SPPPPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
- He's unlikely to hear you but someone closer might. And then they'll tell him to come here.
- In your mind this is a foolproof and brilliant plan.
- A sudden movement draws your eye.
- Huh, one of the minotaurs just took off running.
- With any luck that's one down five to go.
- Now you just have to kick back and wait.
- -----30 minutes later-----
- A knock at the door has interrupted your morning... morning...
- Alright you don't have a morning anything, you just lounge around in bed mostly.
- Opening the door you find one of the minotaurs and they're thrusting a rather annoyed looking Spike towards you.
- "Anon! Help! Tell this crazy minotaur to let me go."
- Reaching out you take Spike and hold him under one arm like a football.
- With your free arm you slowly close the door, as the minotaur backs away bowing.
- Spike wriggles out of your grip and hops to the floor.
- Dusting off his scales he turns to you. "What was that all about?"
- "Hell if I know."
- It's a cunning lie but you're sure as hell not telling him you're why he just got manhandled by a bull.
- "It's a good thing you're here. Spike. Take a letter."
- "Anon, you haven't given me anything to write with."
- Oh, right.
- "Ok then. Spike. Remember what I'm about to say then tell Twilight what I said."
- He looks at like you've been eating poison joke again. [spoiler]Doesn't affect you. Tastes like oregano.[/spoiler]
- "Dear Princess Twiggles...."
- -----1 minute later-----
- "You remember all that?"
- "Sure Anon."
- You open the door to let him out and yell.
- "Hey you! Put this dragon back where you found it!"
- "What?"
- Slamming the door you watch as a minotaur grabs a yelling Spike and takes him back to wherever he was.
- -----One hour later-----
- *Fwoup* "ANON!"
- "JESUS CHRIST!"
- Coffee and newspaper pages fly everywhere.
- "Don't do that!"
- Fucking teleportation.
- "Sorry Anon, Spike gave me your message so I came as quickly as a could."
- "Good, now about those minotaurs-"
- "Did you have trouble making friends?"
- Trouble making friends, that's fighting talk in these pony lands Twilight.
- Who does she take you for? Some kind of shut in?
- "Let's just say there was some stuff I left out of the message. Now listen up."
- -----Some time later at the Treebrary-----
- Twilight listened and then insisted on zapping you here.
- You don't like teleporting. Which is why you're lying on the floor, while Spike and Twiggles do research.
- She's become increasingly flustered since then.
- Apparently books don't have the answers. At least these ones don't.
- "Spike, how long has it been?"
- "Four hours."
- You both sigh loudly.
- "Twilight I don't think the answer is here."
- Twilight slumps in defeat.
- "I think you're right Anon."
- Spikes choose this moment to pipe up. "Why don't you just ask them?"
- "You're right Spike, we'll just have to confront them."
- "We? Should I be there for this? After what happened from a simple 'Hello'?"
- "Yes, you too Anon."
- Spikes shoots you a smug grin.
- You'll pay for this dragonling. No one makes you talk to weird cow people and gets away with it.
- -----The Street leading to Anon's House-----
- "Look Twilight, I still think I'll be a distrac-oof"
- Twilight has stopped in front of you, causing you to bump into her butt.
- She's pointing towards your house.
- "Anon was that there this morning?"
- Following her hoof you see that, things have no doubt gotten worse.
- On one side of the street is a giant gold dish, reflecting the light of the sun right at your house.
- Like it's the fucking Staff of Ra.
- On the other side is a large black rock, carved in the shape of...
- Well you could only describe it as a Nazgul with a... oh no.
- Closing your eyes you facepalm and sigh, the nazgul statue has a green face with a question mark on it.
- There's a clacking sound like a knife striking a plate.
- Between the two edifices are a crowd of deer, in the middle of which two stags are locking horns. One wearing golden robes, the other a black cloak.
- Angry shouts come from the minotaurs, one of the bulls pushes through the crowd of deer and locks horn with the stags too.
- "Anon." Twilight sounds nervous.
- "Maybe you should go stay at Canterlot, while we sort this out."
- "Good idea. I'll go at once. No need to pack."
- "I'll write the Princesses a letter to say you're coming."
- -----Canterlot Castle-----
- This is the life, lazing about in chambers fit for a king.
- No stress, no worries, no weirdos outside.
- "Anon?"
- Celestia is standing in the doorway.
- "Oh, hey. Thanks for putting me up."
- "You're always welcome here Anon."
- You'll remember that next time minotaurs camp outside your house.
- "What brings you here?"
- "Well, Luna and I were meeting with representatives from the Yaks today and we're having a little party later. Would you like to come?"
- Canterlot. Party. Sounds like stuffy nobles and fancy food that tastes like crab vomit.
- But then again, yaks. You've heard they're as surly as you are.
- Might be worth going.
- "Sure, I'll be glad to come."
- -----That Evening-----
- "It may not be as rowdy as the parties you're used to Anon but we'll make do."
- Oh you'll make do, upsetting snobby ponies is your second favourite thing to do in Canterlot.
- "Anon, look. It's the Yak ambassadors, come on I'll introduce you."
- You get your first look at a Yak. You'd describe them as hairy fuckers.
- One of the Yaks makes eye contact with you and immediately stumbles pack in alarm, fear etched on its face.
- In rapid succession the other Yaks notice you, also looking terrified.
- You nudge Celestia.
- "Er, Sunny D. My understanding of Equestrian body language is a bit rough but they look afraid of me."
- Celestia only giggles in response.
- "Nonsense, they've just never seen a human before."
- "Still looks like fear to me."
- "Oh very well, why don't you mingle a bit until they get used to your presence. Then I'll introduce you."
- You are Elder Icehorn. And tonight is your last night.
- Death has come to claim you.
- It is an honor that he has come himself to do this.
- Truly there can be no higher recognition of your deeds in life.
- To have him escort you to the halls of Yakhalla.
- The ponies seem oblivious to his presence, of course they cannot see his spirit form.
- However the Sun Queen conversed with him. They must be kin of some kind.
- But strangest of all, your companions can see him.
- He must wish them to take this tale back to your people.
- Dare you hope that you might be honored with a Totem?
- This old yak has been following you for some time now.
- You presume he's old anyway, his mane is grey. Must be the lead ambassador.
- He hasn't approached you, just stood a respectful distance away.
- Watching and waiting. Must be trying to suss you out.
- You decided it was best to let him get on with it at his own pace.
- First Contacts haven't been your strong suit in this dimension. Especially over the last few days.
- It is kinda creepy though. Though you do your best not show it.
- But he's followed you to the buffet, when you chatted with Celestia and when busting your finest moves on the dancefloor.
- The clopping of heavy hooves distracts you from your current task of finding out what the fuck a volovant is.
- The Yak is finally approaching you, this friendship stuff is easy.
- "Great Khan, I know it must have been eons since you last enjoyed mortal pleasures but I beg of you. When do we depart for the Hallowed Halls?"
- You what mate?
- "I... think you have me confused with someone else."
- "Is this a test Great Khan, ah yes. A riddle before you talk my spirit to the Halls of the Dead"
- Spirit? Halls of the dead? The fuck?
- "I'm not here to take you anywhere."
- "You are not here for me, it is not my time?"
- Does he think you're here to kill him? The fuck has Celestia told these yaks about you?
- "Excuse me a moment."
- You beat a hasty retreat, while the old yak bows.
- "Of course Great Khan."
- Brushing past ponies you make a beeline for Celestia.
- Placing an arm over her shoulder you guide her away from a group of stuffy upper class ponies.
- "Celestia we need to talk."
- Her face shifts to a worried expression.
- "Is something wrong?"
- Damn right there is.
- "That old yak over there thinks I'm here to kill him!"
- She has the good grace to gasp at that.
- "Could you go talk some sense into him."
- "Of course."
- As she moves away you can hear muttering about how on equestria he could have got that idea.
- -----Next Morning-----
- You never found out if Sunbutt talked sense into the Yaks.
- After watching them have a really intense conversation for an hour, you left.
- Now you're just waiting around for Celestia to come tell you the score.
- And speak of the devil, there's a knock at your door.
- "Come in."
- Surprise, surprise, Celly walks in.
- "Anon, I'd like to talk with you about last night."
- "Great, so was he drunk or what?"
- She scrunches in response.
- "No Anon, he was not drunk. The yaks believe you are the 'Great Khan of the Halls of the Dead.'"
- "Did you tell them I'm not?"
- "Yes I did. But you have to understand that yaks are very stubborn. Especially about certain things."
- Wow, that last statement almost sounded angry. You didn't think Sunbutt could do angry.
- "So why am I the 'Great Khan' of dead yaks?"
- "The Yaks believe certain eternal spirits maintain various aspects of the world. For example, they insist on referring to me as the Sun Queen."
- She practically spat that last part.
- "That doesn't really answer my question."
- "The spirit they believe you to be is often depicted as a hairless minotaur."
- This minotaur shit again! Honestly it's reaching a point where you will kick the crap out of the next thing that compares you to cow people.
- "Is there nothing I can do to convince them otherwise?"
- "If there was they wouldn't be calling me the Sun Queen. Yaks are very stubborn Anon."
- A long, loud sigh escapes your face.
- You came here to escape cultural weirdness and now you've been dropped in the middle of some shamanistic bullshit.
- "The yaks have also asked to meet with you."
- Oh hell no.
- "It's up to you Anon. But as I said they can be very stubborn."
- Can't believe this is about to happen. Somehow Sunbutt talked you into this.
- You're going to impersonate the Yak Grim Reaper.
- Celestia promoted the idea of giving them what they want and then they'll leave you alone.
- Which sounds logical enough and chances are once they're gone, you'll never have to deal with it again.
- And you don't exactly plan on visiting Yakland at any point. Especially after this.
- Still, there's a profoundly uncomfortable feeling settling in your gut.
- The idea of impersonating some kind of spirit-god-thing doesn't sit well with you.
- Welp, no backing out now.
- Taking a deep breath you try to compose yourself for what's to come.
- "You may enter."
- The door swings open and five yaks file in, with what you'll assume is great solemnity.
- The grey haired one speaks first.
- "You honor us Great Khan."
- All five of them bow, ramping up the level of discomfort.
- They stand there in silence, waiting. Waiting on you.
- What the fuck do you do now? Fucking hell you didn't prepare for this.
- "You may ask five questions."
- Stroke of genius Anon, get them out of here as quickly as possible.
- The yaks begin muttering to each other, no doubt trying to work out their questions.
- "Why did you come here Great Khan?"
- Seems the old yak is spokesman again. Or spokesyak at least.
- "To visit the mortal realms."
- "But why not our homeland?"
- "I also wished to visit the Sun Queen."
- You can bullshit like a pro sometimes. Win medals for your bullshit.
- "Is my time to come soon, Great Khan?"
- "Fate is best left a mystery old one."
- One of the other yaks speaks up.
- "Do you come to collect everyyak?"
- "I do."
- Hope to high fuck these monosyllabic answers sound suitably mystical rather than lame.
- You already feel like your pissing on their culture.
- Another yak pipes up, he's smaller than the others and his voice isn't as deep. Teenager maybe?
- "Great Khan Anon, could you tell my grandfather I miss him?"
- A disturbing feeling washes over you, as if a million voices cried out and were suddenly silenced.
- "I will. You may go."
- The yaks bow and leave the room. Once the door shuts you put your head in your hands and scream internally.
- -----Later in Celestia's Room-----
- "I hope your meeting with the yaks wasn't too bad."
- A loud sigh escapes you.
- "Frankly I'd rather forget it ever happened."
- Celestia nods sagely at this.
- "I understand Anon."
- A sudden thought sparks through your mind.
- "Celestia, the spirit they think I am. Is it real?"
- "Yes and no."
- You shoot Celestia an unimpressed look.
- "I think it was real once but it wasn't a spirit."
- "Go on."
- "Heroes perform great deeds. Stories are told about them, then the stories become legend and with each retelling they become further from the truth."
- "So this death spirit, was some ancient yak hero?"
- "Most likely. I've seen how history can become distorted by time."
- Makes sense. Perfect sense. It's like a weight being lifted from your mind.
- "That makes me feel better about this. Thanks Sunbutt."
- -----Several Days Later-----
- It's been a quiet week, you're finally starting to relax.
- "Any word from Twilight Anon?"
- You don't even care about that shit anymore.
- "I'm sure she's fine. Didn't you say someone was joining us for lunch?"
- Celestia just smiles and pushes the door open.
- "Hey Anon! This is some bomb ass tea."
- Son of a bitch.
- Arms outstretched, eyelid twitching, fingers frozen in a clawlike rictus you advance towards Shining "Surfer Dude" Armor.
- "It's so good to see you again Anon."
- Cadence mistakes your intent and intercepts your 'hug'
- "You know Anon, I don't think you've ever been to the Crystal Empire. Perhaps you should go with Cadence and Shining when they leave."
- Sunbutt is grinning like a Discord. A pox upon thy house foul princess.
- Cadence just tightens her hug.
- "That sounds like a wonderful idea!"
- -----The Crystal Empire-----
- You are Princess Candy Ass. Or at least that's what Anon calls you.
- He's silly that way.
- But it's wonderful to finally have him here, Twilight has told you so much about him.
- "Hey, what's this thing."
- "That's the Crystal Heart-"
- Shining continues explaining while Anon walks closer to the Heart.
- Is it just you or is it spinning faster...
- Yes, yes it is.
- "Anon maybe you sho-"
- Before you can continue a thunderous boom echoes from the Heart along with an intense flash of light.
- Blinking spots out of your eyes, you find that Anon is gone.
- In his place is a huge ethereal figure.
- It resembles Anon but three times his height, with wings and a horn.
- Is this what Anon would look like as an Alicorn?
- A gasp of shock is torn from you. At the center of the ghost-like being is a second crystal heart.
- Another flash of light and the vision is gone, with Anon back where he was.
- You are Anon and all these ponies are staring at you like you just pissed on the Queen of England.
- "What? Is there something on my face?"
- Are you not supposed to ask about the spinning heart thing?
- -----Three days later outside Griffinstone-----
- It was interesting in the Crystal Empire. Ponies were a bit weird though.
- Especially when you asked about the crystal heart.
- Cadence was a bit distant as well, stress of being a princess you suppose.
- Still it put you in mind to see a bit more of Equestria.
- Not exactly a world tour but you decided to see Griffonstone before heading back.
- Speaking of which, the place isn't what you expected.
- Kind of bird-nesty. And the whispering and staring, gryphons watching you from their homes.
- It's like a western, you feel like the new sheriff entering a town dominated by the bad guy.
- "Hey you."
- You point at a gryphon standing next to some kind of cake cart, she's probably this town's Pinkie Pie.
- "I have a name you know. It's Gilda."
- She scoffs at you. Catbird got some sass.
- "Yeah whatever, where's the nearest bar."
- ----That evening----
- You may have passed out at some point.
- Because you just woken up naked with a catbird on your chest.
- Tentatively you sniff the air. Yep smells like sex.
- You got drunk and fucked, what was her name? Gilda?
- Looking around the room, everything's smashed up.
- Was there a fight? You can't remember.
- The movement wakes the Gryphon on your chest.
- "Go back to sleep, you can build me a birdbath later."
- She yawns and settles back down.
- Birdbath? The hell?
- Slumping back into bed you try your hardest to remember what you did last night.
- -----The next Morning-----
- "God. Damn. It."
- Whatever you did two nights ago, you did it again last night.
- You're standing in front of an empty train station wearing torn up clothes.
- Yep, you missed the train. And there isn't another for two days.
- "Fuck."
- You could go back.... No! Bad penis, bad liver. This would just happen again.
- Guess it's time for a long walk. If nothing else it'll give time for your injuries to heal.
- "Griffon ladies like to scratch, know what I'm sayin?"
- Hand raised, you wait for a high five. But nothing happens.
- Because you're alone and talking to yourself.
- Go home Anon, you're drunk.
- Inhaling the fresh air dramatically you set off, following the tracks.
- With only a slight wobble.
- -----Four hours later-----
- There's a giant pinata snake roaring and hissing at you.
- Nope, not giant. It's fucking huge. Thing is size of a train.
- "No bad snake. BAD!"
- As you bap it on the nose with a leafy piece of hedge, a little sober voice in the back of your mind asks if your next trick is fighting lions with a damp towel.
- Strangely the creature lets out a whining noise and settles down.
- Kind of like a scolded dog.
- An unholy idea enters your mind, fuelled by a slowly diminishing blood alcohol level.
- -----Two days later at Canterlot Castle-----
- "HE WHO CONTROLS THE FINGERS! CONTROLS THE SNUGGLES!"
- It seems Anon has returned from his trip.
- "THE SLEEPER HAS AWAKENED!"
- A thunderous roar shakes the teacups and startles your Saddle Arabian guest.
- "What... What is that?"
- Moving over to the balcony with your guests you look down.
- "Oh, it's just Anon. It seems he's made a new friend."
- -----The next day-----
- Luna has reliably informed you that you've been riding around on a Tatzlwurm.
- Nopony has been forthcoming on what a 'Tatzl' is or what it means.
- Similarly noone has explained why desert pony keeps staring at you when you're around.
- Kind of disconcerting really.
- So you've decided to spend some time with your new pet wurm. Alone.
- Or that was the plan, as the sound of approaching hooves threatens to ruin 'Anon's Me Time'.
- "Luna is that yo- Oh."
- It's not Luna with more botany notes on pretzelwurm.
- "I hope I am not interrupting, yes?"
- It's desert pony.
- A monosyllabic "Nope" serves as a response before you return to the task of washing down pretzel.
- "That's good. I have been hoping to speak to you alone."
- The seductive tone in her voice immediately puts you on the alert.
- She sashays up to you and says in a low, purring tone. "I want to ride your wurm."
- Jesus christ.
- "At least buy me dinner first."
- As you're about to chastise yourself for using a cliche, the desert pony begins rubbing her head against you like an attention starved cat.
- "YES! Yes, I'll buy you anything! Just one, long, hard ride."
- Fucking hell, is she having an orgasm?
- Well damn. You're not going to turn down someone that desperate to fuck you.
- "If you're that desperate lets go right now."
- You begin fumbling with your belt.
- "What are you doing?"
- She's staring at your attempt to drop trou with a very confused expression.
- Moments later matched by your own.
- "I thought you wanted to ride my wurm?"
- Her eyes grow wide in shock.
- "Oh. Oh, you. Yeah. The other wurm."
- Screaming internally is a new and unpleasant experience.
- -----That evening-----
- "Few of my people have ever seen a Great Wurm. But I have just ridden one!"
- Sparkling Sea invited you back to her guest room in the castle after the ride.
- Since then she's been gushing endlessly about how amazing it was. How legendary the beasts are to her people.
- While you suck down the grape juice ponies claim is wine.
- You're just tuning her out. Letting her riff.
- Best to let her get on with it. With any luck she'll have forgotten about the earlier misunderstanding.
- Wouldn't want the princesses to hear about that one.
- You'd never hear the end of it.
- Silence interrupts your internal monologue. Sparkling has stopped talking.
- Shit, she must have asked you something. Quick, generic response.
- "Er..."
- Nailed it.
- Sparkling stand up and moves towards you, eyes half lidded in what passes among ponies as a seductive look.
- A hoof gently rests on your nether regions.
- "You mentioned riding another wurm earlier, yes?"
- Fuck.
- -----A few days later at Twilights Place----
- Twilight called you back to Ponyville. Apparently she's talked some sense into those weirdos.
- So now you're all going to sit down and have a nice civil conversation.
- "Send them in now."
- At her command a guard trots off to summon them into the Fortress of Solitude.
- For the ninth time today you wish you were a princess with minions.
- Minotaurs and deer all file in. Is that Gilda in back?
- In the same instant they all catch sight of you.
- "KILL THE SHADOW!"
- "PRAISE THE SHADOW!"
- "WHERE THE BUCK HAVE YOU BEEN?"
- "MOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
- Fucks sake, raising an eyebrow you look pointedly at Twilight.
- "A civil conversation?"
- Twilight ignores you, scrunching her face hard.
- "YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT."
- A loud multi-sided argument ensues, while you sigh heavily and facepalm.
- -----5 minutes later-----
- You know could probably just leave, none of them would notice.
- Too busy yelling.
- "Now why didn't you tell me you were having a little soiree Anon?"
- "Discord."
- There's a collective gasp followed by total silence.
- It's kind of creepy.
- Oh, right. They're all afraid of the Cosmic Jester.
- "Now is not the time Discord."
- Ten points for Twilight Sparkle, for having a spine.
- "Oh but I think it's the perfect time."
- Discord floats over to Twilight and pinches her cheek causing her to scrunch furiously.
- "They all think Anon is an immortal spirit of whatever. And he is. And isn't."
- He looks more smug than a Dad whose kid scored the winning touchdown.
- Fucking snake knows shit. Probably behind it all too.
- A flash of light and a huge bonfire appears, with Discord next to it dressed like a shaman.
- "Let me show you."
- Reaching into a pouch, he throws some dust into the fire.
- Smoke rises, forming the border of some kind of portal. Like magic CCTV or something.
- It's you. Stumbling home drunk.
- "Can we not wa-"
- A claw presses against your lips, silencing you.
- "Sshhhhh, no talking during the movie."
- Images flash by like a 'best of' clip show.
- You stumbling drunk into the Everfree.
- You falling into a pool.
- You and... you? Climbing out of the pool?
- Both of you getting even more drunk and playing with some stone altar.
- A portal opens, the other you gets sucked into it.
- You being too drunk to notice, stumble home and remember none of it.
- More vignettes run, your other self getting dumped in the past.
- Encounters with yak, deer, minotaurs, griffins, ponies, everything.
- And then the finale.
- Everyone present watches as your other self ploughs a dragon queen.
- The images fizzle again, revealing a dragon and your other self with a....
- A- A baby Discord.
- Discord snaps his fingers, the images and bonfire vanish.
- He floats up into your face, an insane grin plastered on his features.
- "Hi Dad."
- You can feel your left eye twitching but beyond that you can't move.
- Can't even think, the mind totally incapable of processing what you just seen.
- -----7 minutes later-----
- You managed to get rid of everycreature. Having your guards shove them out the door while they were still frozen in shock.
- You're still shocked. And very worried. Anon hasn't moved, except for the occasional eye twitch.
- Discord meanwhile is orbiting the chandelier looking happier than you've ever seen him.
- Maybe you should write to the princesses, this is out of your league.
- Anon on a drunken bender, has managed to travel to the past and become a culture hero, ancestor spirit or monster.
- To every civilisation in Equestria. All of them!
- And is responsible for the Spirit of Chaos floating around your light fixtures.
- Where do you even bucking start with something like this?
- Bucking Anon.
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