An Affinity With the Sun: Act II: Chapter III

~An Affinity With the Sun~
{Act II}
[Chapter III]
|Dash to the finish|
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>The smell of eggs, pancakes, and orange juice march into your nose as you lay in your bed
>It's almost enough to make you get out of bed
>But it's not until you hear the familiar "Rise and shine, my love." that you make any motions to move
>You were beginning to get comfortable with the nickname she had given you since day one
>Your eyes slowly slide open and you sit up to see Celestia standing at the foot of the bed
>Smiling as warm as the sun, and you return it with an even warmer smile
>A moment of content silence passes
>You move to get more comfortable and your legs shift around the bed
"Good morn-"
>The sound of shattering porcelain and glass interrupts your first words of the day and the smile from Celestia's face instantly vaporizes
>She sighs in defeat as you scramble to your apologies
>Celestia waves a hoof and pouts to the side saying "It's alright. I didn't put much effort into it. It probably would have tasted terrible."
>Now your really sorry
>She made this just for you, and you ruined it
>You would definitely have to pay her back somehow
>Her magic lifts the shards of glass and bits of food away from the bedside, before dropping it down the garbage shoot
"How long did you let me sleep in?"
>"Well, day court is over. I figured you wouldn't like how boring it was. Nothing exceptionally exciting happened today. Save for Lulu asking of your whereabouts."
>Luna asked about you? That's new. But more importantly, why where you allowed to sleep in today?
>"Would you like to visit Princess Twilight's friends this afternoon?"
>Guess your question will go unanswered
>But you aren't going to refuse a chance to get outside the castle
"Uh, sure. Just let me get dressed."
>You hop out of bed and over to your closet
>"You have five minutes~"
"What?"
>"Better hurry~"
>Celestia dashes for the balcony and leaps off to the castle grounds
>You chase after her until you realize that you can't fly
>Five minutes!?
>She's right, you better hurry

>After only managing to slip on your slacks, shoes, and dress shirt, you sprint down the halls of Canterlot to the chariot
>To which you see Celestia with a stop watch, levitating it in front of her face
>"Nine minutes and twenty-two seconds. You're going to have to get in shape. No more sleeping in for you, dearest."
"What the hell? Why only five minutes!? I haven't even gotten a chance to eat anything!?"
>A single slice of cake shoots into your mouth on the end of a fork
>"Ah ah ah, language Anon. It's unbecoming of a prince to use such a rotten tone~"
>You scarf down the cake, nearly choking on it as you practically crawl to the chariot
>This crazy horse was going to kill you one day
>If not by exhaustion, than by stuffing your face with sweets
>But you'll have to brave through her dungeon if you want to survive
"Can we just go already?"
>You stand in the chariot, hunched over the rim
>"Very well."
>She turns to the guards with a smile
>"To Ponyville please."
>The wing beat of the two pegasus guards blow through your shirt, without your signature black jacket, everything is a bit chillier
>The chariot picks up speed until it finally leaves the ground and into the air, making a b-line for Ponyville
>You can already see Twilight's castle shining brightly
>It's so tacky, but everyone has their own taste, you think
>Most of the trip there is in silence
>It's not until you land that the trumpets breaks the air
>Around you, ponies gather to greet Celestia, only a few actually saying hello to you
>Which you don't mind, you hated the spotlight anyway
>"Ah, here comes Princess Twilight. Anon, make yourself presentable."
>Celestia references your shirt, you left the two top buttons unbuttoned
>You do just that as Twilight and Celestia bow to eachother
>"Hello Princess, hello Anon."
>You return her greeting as she leads the two of you to the enormous crystal castle

>You looked forward to meeting her friends, you wonder what the ponies who kept this insane bookworm in check were like
>You're escorted through the castle, passing the large dinning room you three shared tea in
>You're lead down a few corridors and stairways until you reach circular room with six crystal seats
>What greets you is the entire ensemble of the Elements of Harmony
>"Anon, allow me to introduce you to my friends: Applejack"
>"Nice ta meetcha." she says, tipping her hat
>"Rarity."
>"Hello dear." She smiles
>"Rainbowdash"
>"What are you? Some sort of hairless monkey?" Twilight cringes at her friends rudeness
>"....Fluttershy"
>"Rainbowdash, I don't think he's a monkey. He looks more like an ape." This time, you cringe
>"And finally, Pink-. Hey wait, wheres Pinkie?" Twilight searches around the room
>"She said she had some things to take care of before she met Mr. Anonymous." Rarity says as she bounces her curls on her hoof
>You figure Pinkie must be the pony you first met when you stumbled here from the forest
>Wait, whats that nudging against your back?
>You're pushed forward onto the ground as a blurry pink ball bounces into the air, and takes the form of the familiar pony
>"Surprise, Pinkie, Tickling, Attaaaaaack!!!!"
>You roll out of the way before she has a chance to land on you
>Celestia holds herself back from laughing
>You scramble to your feet and try to retrieve your composure
>Five minutes in Ponyville and attempts are already being made on your life