Unforeseen Consequences - Enter Cherrywood (pt.8)

>Cherrywood, huh?  Kind of a weird and… well, you have to admit,  cute name… but who knows, it might be pretty common in this dimension…
>If you your mind reflected your body age,  you’d certainly be ashamed that a little girl saved you, but for you this is not really a big deal.
>Who knows what that faggot would’ve done to you if she hadn’t showed up.
>You feel a poke on the back of your head “Hey, are you ok? Did that jerk smacked you?” it was coming from your little savior.
>Savior who was now poking every single part of your body while saying “Hey, are you ok” every time she poke at you.
>And it was starting to get… intrusive to say the least.
>You stop her with your right hoof and speak to her somewhat annoyed “Hey! Cut that out! I’m fine! See?!”
>The little filly stops and sits right in front of you with a big sheepish smile
>”Kekeke sorry! But you weren’t answering and I thought that you were broken!” she says giggling…
>You roll your eyes and raise your hoof to shake hers so you could at least present yourself.
“Well, I’m not… but anyways” You return her big goofy smile with a polite one “Thank you for saving me Miss Cherrywood. I really appreciate what you did for me. My name is Anon, it’s a pleasure to meet you”
>Cherrywood doesn’t immediately reacts to your introduction; she instead tilts her head slightly in confusion, then looks at your hoof still hanging in the air and starts laughing.
>”Kekeke! You speak just like my mommy’s boss! Kekeke!” She then puts her hoof with yours in what you could interpret as a high five… or high hoof? You certainly need to get accustomed to this world nuances and fast
>”And it’s not a biggie, it gave me an opportunity to test my latest invention! Look!” She grabs her mask with her hoofs and puts it very close to your head, her expression never letting go of that cheerfulness.
>The mask itself… oh boy. You weren’t a big fan of horror movies but it certainly looked like a white Gremlin. The quality of it though, you have to admit it is pretty impressive, close enough to pass as something that you would see as a prop in an actual high budgeted movie.
>”Scary isn’t?” Cherrywood giggles “I made it with parts of other masks, and all by myself! No help from my mommy either!” She says with a proud tone.
“Yeah, I must admit that your craft  is quite astonishing Did you really made it by yourself Miss Cherrywood?”
>”Kekeke Oh drop the Miss already!” She rolls her eyes “Its fine when an adult speaks like that, but is weird when a foal does it”
>You blush a little in embarrassment remembering that Celestia and Luna told you something similar… you need to remember that you are not an adult anymore, at least not physically… and since you arrived to this world, emotionally too.
“I’m sorry…it’s uh, kind of a bad habit” You rub the back of your head with your left hoof and let out a slight chuckle “But seriously your mask is amazing, you truly have a real talent for this kind of stuff… but err what is it?”
>”Thank you! Kekeke and well, it’s a Gremlin!” Do you know what that is?”
>Actually you kinda did since you always watched your Betamax copy every Christmas Eve. But maybe the creatures might have different stories and behaviors in this world, and she seems eager to tell you… so why not
“Not really, I’m actually not from around here and I’m pretty sure that we don’t have Gremlins where I come from”
>”Really? Where are you from?” For some reason she gets excited at this and starts rapidly flying in circles around you “Ponyville? Manehattan?” She stops and gasps, getting even more excited “Oh! Oh! I bet you are from a town in the middle of the Everfree forest, where you are constantly haunted by terrifying monsters” She then looks at you, her gaze fully anticipating your answer.
>Riiight…. This kid does have an active imagination… You definitely can’t tell her that you are from another dimension though.
>At least not until Luna and Celestia gives you green light for unveiling that kind of information.
“I…err well; I’m not from Equestria actually… I… uhm come from this really far away land… which is not scary at all”
>”Oh that’s even more great! That way I can tell you all sorts of spoooooky~ stuff that only happens in Equestria!” She waves her hooves above her head when she says the word spooky…cute.
“Like what a Gremlin is?” You say letting out of a giggle, this kid’s enthusiasm… and lack of focus was truly something else.
>”Exactly! Oh!” She blushes slightly, realizing that she never actually explained you what the creature is supposed to be.
>”Kekeke sorry! I suppose that I got too excited”
>You chuckle at this “He he he, don’t be. But then what is this Gremlin of yours”
>”Oh you see…” A bong announcing the hour interrupts her explanation. Cherrywood’s eyes grows wide realizing something “Oh no! I totally forgot that I was looking for my mom! Ohnoohnoohnoohno she will get mad! She starts rapidly flying from one point to another, worried sick about her mother reprimand.
>Well, Luna and Celestia did tell you to stay here but… Cherrywood did save your ass; at the very least you owe her to help her find her mom and for her not getting scolded.
>You raise your hoof to make her stop “Cherrywood listen…”
>”Ohnonononono my mom will get mad! And then she will tell my dad! And then I won’t be able to come to the castle anymore! and then…” Cherrywood was still in the middle of her panic attack, not putting any attention to you.
>You try again, this time you raise your voice a little
“Cherrywood, look, I’ll help you find your parents”
>”And I won’t be able to go out until I become an old mare. Oh sweet Celestia why! Just when I was this close to finally make a friend!” Now she was on the verge of tears and… wait a moment.
>Did she… say sweet Celestia? As in sweet god? It was true that both sisters are over a thousand years old and…
>No, you will have time for this later; right now you need to calm an extremely worried little girl.
“Cherrywood…”
>You try one more time with no avail; she was too deep into her own worries to listen to you. You put your hoof on your face annoyed and go for a less… tactful approach.
“CHERRYWOOD! CALM DOWN FOR PETE’S SAKE!”
>That seems to work as the little filly snaps out of her nervous breakdown and looks to you, tears still forming in her eyes
>“What? Can’t you see that I’m coping with the fact that I’m going to get the mighty fury of my parents down on me?”
>You put again your hoof on your face and answer her in a very calm… but still somewhat annoyed tone
“Cherrywood, I’m going to help you find your mom, ok? I promise I’ll do whatever I can to help you so she won’t get mad at you. But I need you to calm down” You give her a reassuring smile and stroke her golden mane, looking her right to her eyes “I promise you. Everything will be ok. I won’t let you get grounded until you become old”
>The filly takes a deep breath and stands up, she looks towards the hallway and then to you, making big, sad puppy eyes “You swear?”
>You put your hoof on her shoulder to calm her down “I swear. Now let’s go and find your mom”
>You look in both directions… damn the hallway was pretty fucking dark… And where are Luna and Celestia? They sure are taking their sweet time… hmmm royal business you guess.
>But you don’t know the entire castle, only some parts of it, so if her mom is in any place you haven’t visited then you two are royally fucked.
>Well, if you think about it, she surely was on her way to look for her before she saved your sorry ass, and well it won’t hurt to ask her where her mother was supposed to be.
“Ok Cherrywood, do you know where your mom could be? Any potential direction will be better than just wandering randomly.”
>”Y-yeah, I’m sure she had to go to the throne room” She says, still worried
>Thank the lord, you actually knew how to go there from your room. It was on the floor below and the directions to follow weren’t so convoluted.
>You stroke Cherrywood’s mane again and give her a confident smile.
>”Don’t worry, I know how to get there”
>You start walking and tell your new friend to follow you. To which she nods and follows your command.
>As you the two of you start traveling through the castle you can see that the darkness on the hallway was indeed exclusive for that site as the rest of the place is fairly well lit.
>You take a quick glance on Cherrywood who was now flying beside you, holding her mask really close to her chest, still worried sick.
 “Hey Cherrywood”
>”Y-yes? A-are we close now?” She asks with a more fragile voice… fuck, she’s still scared about what her mom had in store for her.
>You need something to calm her down and stop her from thinking about her parents… hmm she seemed like she was really into monsters and stuff
>You smile and say with a calmed voice “Indeed we are very close now… But I was thinking…You never told me what a Gremlin is, and… well, I’m really curious about it”
>”Oh…” She flies past you so she can make eye contact… hmm curious; she was now flying on a backwards notion, like if she was walking backwards… on the air… how ponies can fly is really something that defies the laws of physics of your world.
>”Do y-you really w-want to know” She asks holding her mask tighter to her chest, eyes filled with childlike curiosity and expectation.
>You nod and let out a small laugh “Of course I want to know! I owe your little friend the fact that I’m still in one piece! The least I could is to know who he actually is”
>Cherrywood looks at her mask and then to you “…She’s a girl you know” she says making a cute little frown.
“Oh, my bad! I didn’t realize but see this mistake and many more could be prevented if you introduce me to my savior” You say making a small bow at the mask.
>The filly puts her right hoof on her face, in part at what you just said and in other to hide her laugh “Kekeke you are weird you know that?”
“That’s part of my charm” You say with a slight cockish voice...
>But you are glad that she seems to be calming now and returning to what you assume is her usual hyperactive self.
>”Kekeke but just so you don’t go calling any Gremlin you find a boy when they are a girl I’ll tell you!” Cherrywood takes a small breath “You see, Gremlins lives on the Everfree forest which is… uhmm well… a forest that acts on its own.”
>Acts on its own? Now that caught your attention
“What do you mean by that? Is the forest sentient?”
>”Senti- what?” She says confused.
>You sigh… remember; talk like a kid “I mean that if the forest has trees with a mind of their own and things like that”
>”OH!” She rubs the back of her head “Err, kinda? The point is that the forest acts without the magic of pegasi and unicorn to control the weather and other stuff”
>Control the wea- wait, what?! Holy shit they have developed systems that can control the atmospheric weather at will? ... But err… better research that on another occasion, right now you have to focus on Cherrywood’s explanation
“Very well, so the Gremlins haunt the Everfree forest, right?”
>She shakes her head “Nope, they are just one of many fantastical and terrifying creatures that lives there but…” She looks at her mask with a melancholic smile “These ones are some of my favorites, they live usually alone… ponies usually shuns them away because they think they are only up to trouble… but in reality they want to make friends with ponies because they are always so lonely… it’s just that… well, they don’t know any other way to try to make friends”
>Fuck… you don’t need to inquire deeper about why they are her favorite creatures… or rather why she feels identified with them… the sorrow in her face tells more than what words ever could…
>You walk towards Cherrywood who still was looking at her mask with sorrow.
“Well… I’m sure that this little Gremlin actually has achieved her goal this time”
>Cherrywood turns her gaze to you… some tears had formed around the corner of her eyes “W-what do you mean anon?” She asks
“That… yo-I mean… your little Gremlin companion has won a friend tonight” you said in a soft voice while giving her a big smile
>Cherrywood wipes the tears from her face, now looking like a girl who was told that she’s the prettiest girl in the world “Y-you really mean it? For real? W-will you be my friend?”
>You nod “Of course I will Cherrywood, I’ll be honored to be your friend and-”
>Before you could say another thing, she quickly flies towards you and gives you a tight hug
>And it was one hell of a hug as you feel like you were going to get crushed by this filly… air… leaving… your lungs
“Cherry… wood… I can’t… breathe”
>”Oh sorry, kekeke” Realizing that she was probably going to leave you as flat as a pancake , Cherrywood let you go “I think I over did it” she says rubbing the back of her head ashamed but still happy, a slight blush covering her cheeks.
>You gently stroke her head and let out a slight chuckle “Don’t worry” you say… but suddenly a thought crosses your mind…
>oh fuck that’s right… her parents
> “I’d love to keep chatting, but we still have to go to the throne room remember?” you say pointing towards the direction that the room were.
>”O-oh that’s right… uhmm lead the way then!” She says with a big cheery smile.
>Heh, every time she smiles like that you could see how sharp her fangs were… you wonder if these ponies actually eat meat…
>As you told your new friend, the throne room was indeed pretty close from your past position as you two arrive a few moments later… and oh boy there were your new “moms” and a mare suited in a black armor.
>Give that she has the same wings, fangs, ears and eyes as Cherrywood just that her coat color was a much darker tone of grey, but it is safely to assume that she’s her mother.
>”MOMMY!” Cherrywood exclaims as she flies towards her mother embracing her in a tight hug.
>After a brief hug and nuzzling, her mother’s expression changes for a stern one “You had me worried sick young lady! You promised that you wouldn’t separate from me when I took you to my job!”
>Before Cherrywood’s mood drops you intervene “I’m sorry ma’am that was my fault, err Cherrywood here helped me… with a little problem”
>The mare turns to you and raises and eyebrow “And who you might be?” She asks like a police officer would ask a drunken hobo
>”Mooooom! He’s my friend!” Cherrywood says like a kid who’s getting embarrassed by her parents
>This makes the mare to rectify immediately her tone “I’m sorry… I shouldn’t be talking to my daughter’s friends like this” She says with a more “natural” tone before going again to her “police officer” tone “But the palace is closed at this hour, so I’ll need you to know who you are…”
>And before you could say a word Luna intervenes
>”That our dear Moonlight Breeze is our son, anon” Luna says with a stoic tone before flying at your side, joined by Celestia who places her hoof on your shoulder.
>”I trust thee to protect him as you protect us”
>The mare looks at you shocked… unlike her daughter who was showing a super excited expression
>Moonlight Breeze shakes her head and gives Luna a military salute… while Cherrywood starts hovering rapidly in circles above you
>”Whoah, you are Princess Luna son? So that means you are a prince!” she says completely amazed.
“Well, I’m both Princess Luna and Princess Celestia son to be accurate” you answer doing your best to hide your amusement at your new friend reaction.
>”Woah! so that means that you are like… a double prince!” Cherrywood now was in complete awe
>Luna and Celestia were giggling at Cherrywood’s choice of words; her mother was hiding her laughter behind her left hood
>You shrug and reply with a casual tone “Nah... Well… I don’t know” You look at Luna then at Celestia “But I don’t care about that stuff either, I just know that they are my moms now”
>The three mares let out a collective “D’aaww”
>”Well, Cherrywood wasn’t it?” Celestia says as she walks towards her “I’m very thankful that you helped my son, and that you became his friend, but could you please keep this little thing just between us?” Celestia says in a maternal tone
>“If you do I’ll let you come to the castle to play with my anon whenever you want” she finishes with a little wink.
>Cherrywood nods and gives her a military salute “Yes ma’am. My lips are sealed” the filly was filled with determination
>Celestia giggles once more before turning to you “And for you little sir, I think is time that you go to bed, we have a big day tomorrow”
>You nod and bid farewell to your new friend and her mom… who gives you the stingy eye…ouch… but Cherrywood doesn’t notice as she gives you a big hug before going back to her mother side who stays to talk with Luna about… royal business you assume
>While you were walking to your room Celestia can’t help to giggle at the whole situation “Well my dear, it seems like you got a new friend, I’m proud of you”
>You laugh a little before answering “Yeah, she’s really interesting to say the least”
>”And quite cute…” Celestia replies with a mischievous smile that caught you off guard
“W-what? I-I don’t…She…w-we just”
>Celestia burst out laughing “Hahaha! I was just kidding!”
>You instinctively cross your front legs and puff your cheeks looking away and making a frown
>”Oh don’t be so wumpy grumpy, come here”
>Celestia smirks and carries you on her back…cute process; she lowered her head and neck to ground level, then used them as a little slide so you could get on her back.
>She’s so soft… so much in fact that you could feel falling asleep on her back… The fact that you started to notice how tired you actually were wasn’t helping either to the cause of staying awake
>Celestia takes notice of that and lifts you this time with her aura she starts hovering
 >She places you in her front rears and cradles you like a baby
>In theory, this would be infuriating and humiliating for someone like you… but now… you didn’t care… you felt a sense of safety with her… an unconditional love that made you feel warm… and one that you didn’t want to let go.
>”Ssssh sleep well my sunshine, rest… we will have a great day tomorrow…together” Celestia says with a motherly voice
>You try to say anything before everything faded to black… but to no avail as you drift off.
>Your sleep goes without a dream and before you realize, sunlight hits your eyes… a new day had arrived.
>”Good morning my dear” You could hear Celestia soft voice as she gently nuzzles your cheek.
>You open your eyes to see…
>A smaller pony than Celestia and about Luna’s height… with a pink and short mane… same eyes color as Celestia… same snowy white fur… but the flank tattoo was of a little happy sun
>Among the millions of questions and possibilities that were flooding your mind, only one came out from your lips
“Who…are you?”
>The mare giggles and then looks at you with motherly eyes “What do you mean with who I am? I’m Celestia”
>Wut