How I met your Mother(MoondancerxAnon)

>You watched as the ever reclusive mare stared at the ground.
>"I never really had a special somepony before."
>Where was she going with this?
>Wait a tick, was she confessing?
>To you.
>"I know I'm not anything special and your super popular here."
>Thats a load of shit and you know it.
>You've seen her around, she never socialized and simply ignored everyone
"So what brought this on, I mean I'm flattered but I don't know anything about you"
>Her face fell
>"It's okay, forget I ever said anything"
>She tried to turn and walk away
>You were faster though
>Stopping her you turned her to face you
"I never said no, so how about we both get something to eat and get to know each other"
>She smiled softly at you
>"I'd like that"
>That was how you met her, it was the beginning of a very strange relationship.
>But you wouldn't have it any other way
>Sitting across from Moondancer you smiled at the sheepish mare.
>You had agreed on a date as long as it didn’t involve sitting quietly in the library
>And boy was she nervous, she hid behind her menu and sometimes would peek around it to see if you were still there.
“So have you decided what to get?”
>Deciding to break the silence you watched for her reaction
>Her magic nearly turned the menu into a crumpled ball
>Which would be impressive since it was in a rigid holder
>”Yeah, I think I know”
>Smiling you waved down the waiter
>The smartly dressed stallion trotted over to your table
>”Are you both ready to order?”
>The stallion levitated a small notepad in front of him ready to write
>”We’ll both have the eggplant parmesan”
>You raised an eyebrow at her why would she order for you
>She must have noticed your inquisitive stare because she started muttering faster than you could comprehend
>”And the book said to be confident and order for your stallion..”
>Her face went completely red, you would have laughed
>Not at her but because you guess she was using some book as a guideline for your date
>Turning to the stallion you smiled
“That’s fine with me”
>You waited until the stallion left your table before facing the mare
>Putting on the most serious face you could muster you were going to set down some rules
“Alright Moondancer, were going to set some guidelines for this date”
>She shrank back into her seat
“First, no going by the book. Were here on a date so just be yourself”
“Secondly and most importantly”
>You leaned in closely
“I love eggplant parmesan”
>Moondancer looked like she might faint

In a living room sometime in the future

“And that’s how my first date with your mother went”
>”So that’s when she threw up on the waiter”
“Well not exactly, she threw up on the floor and accidently tripped him”
“He just ended up falling right into it”
>Your two kids giggled
>”That’s so gross dad”
>You are still the green bipedal lovingly known to the world as Anon
>After your date with Moondancer ended abruptly due what you guessed was a stomach bug you decided to go on another date
>Thinking that maybe the whole go to a restaurant thing was a bit much you simply decided on a picnic in the park
>You had everything ready
>Grabbing the picnic basket and blanket you made your way to the park
>Moondancer was an odd mare
>Not very social and shy, but the type of shy that just made her not want to be around others
>That’s to say she just didn’t like many ponies
>Making your way down the trail you headed to the spot she decided on
>She’s already here
>From where you were walking though it looked like she was talking to someone
>Blasted trees blocked the other pony
>Oh well you’d know soon enough
>”I’m telling you Twilight this is just for me and him”
>”Oh don’t be silly Moondancer, were friends I just want to be sure he doesn’t take advantage of you”
>Walking up to the two mares neither noticed your arrival
>Clearing your throat however got their attention
>”Hi Anon”
>”So, you’re Anon. Moondancer here didn’t tell me you were a cute one”
“Uh yeah, that’s me. So myself and Moondancer here were kind of making this a date so…”
>”Oh just pretend I’m not here”
>You kid of wish you didn’t have to pretend
>Looking over at Moondancer however got you confused
>She was sticking out her chest and a bit of her chest fluff was sticking out of the top of her sweater
>And boy the glare she was throwing her friend wasn’t a joke either
“You alright Moondancer?”
>”Peachy”

Future
>”So wait Aunt Twilight crashed yours and moms second date”
>Patting the little filly on the head you smiled
“It was pretty crazy, I’ll tell you what she tried doing to her with the fire ants when she goes to bed”
>The young colt however said something that nearly made you piss yourself
>”Mom always said Auntie Twilight was a bitch”

Sometime in the Future
>You are Moondancer, Professor of Applied Magical Theory at Canterlot University
>Currently you were looking down at your two children
“Now both of you I heard your father started telling you how we met and got together”
>”Yeah mom, it was pretty funny. Especially with the barfing on the waiter”
>Tonight you will pay Anon
“Now listen kids, I understand you like your dads stories but remember a very important thing about your dad”
>Both of them leaned in ready to hear this new piece of information
“Sometimes your dad can be a bit of an idiot”
>Turning your head you also mumbled the next part
“And he certainly can’t tell when a mare likes him unless it smack him right in the face”
>The two snickered at that
>Smiling you waved hem off to go and play

Blast to the Past and Still Be Dancer of the Moon
>Twilight Sparkle I will put hair remover in your shampoo if you don’t step away from my stallion
>Well technically he’s not your stallion… yet.
>You told Twilight that you liked him and what did it get you
>That hussy tried putting moves on him right in front of you
>She smiled at you while she did it as well
>Game on Twilight, game flippin on

Back to being Anon
>Oh look that cloud looks like an ice cream cone
>You should get some ice cream
>With sprinkles, can’t forget the sprinkles

>Two Mare's who you thought were friends growled at each other
>Well this escalated quickly
"Girls let's not tear each other apart over a small disagreement"
>Both of them turned their heads and hissed at you like a pair of cats
"Or just go back to what you were doing"
>Sighing you started setting the blanket for the picnic
>Laying out the spread you sat down and continued to watch as the two mares acted like little kids
>Wait, earlier you passed some fillies playing with water guns
>A plan formed in your head
>Walking away neither mare noticed you leaving
>Making your way back down the path you came by earlier it didn't take long to spot the kids
"Hey girls, can I borrow one of those water guns"
>"What's in it for us mister"
>Reaching into your pocket you produced a five bit coin
>"Deal"
>When you got back it had actually gotten worse
>Twilight and Moondancer were wrestling on the ground
>Both were using magic to pull each others manes and tails
>Pumping the water gun you prepared to finish this squabble
>Taking aim you used the water guns entire contents
>Ponies in the city probably heard their screams
>"Anon you jerk"
>Twilight stretched her wings trying to shake the water out of them
"It's just water, but it got you two to stop"
>Both mares lowered their heads embarrassed by the fight
"Twilight, it was nice to meet you but I really wanted to spend some alone time with Moondancer"
>"Yeah I get it, I had Royal duties to attend to anyway"
>She walked over to Moondancer and whispered something before teleporting away
>Hopefully you could salvage what was left of this picnic

Be Moondancer
>Your favorite sweater is completely drenched
>Hopefully it didn't shrink from the heat of the outdoors
>This was all Twilights fault
>Oh and speak of the devil
>"You win this one, but I always get what I want once I set my mind to it."
"Go eat hydra dick"
>"Who do you think he'll choose you a recluse or a Princess"
>With that she teleported away
>What a bitch

>If you ever had kids this would be tale to tell
>After Twilight left you sat back down on the picnic blanket and sighed
>Soon Moondancer sat across from you with her head down
>”This didn’t go exactly how I thought it would”
>You watched her poke the wet sweater with her hoof
“Yeah sorry for drenching you”
>”It’s fine”
“You should probably take it off and set it over there in the shade so it can dry”
>The moment the suggestion left your mouth her face went completely red.
>Probably embarrassed… wait pony’s are naked all the time so what would taking of a sweater matter.
>”You’re probably right”
>She used magic and levitated the sweater off”
>In the process her glasses got snagged and fell
>Now you felt your face heat up
>Holy crap she was cute, I mean she was cute before but now just…
“Wow”
>”Whhh..what?”
“Your cute without the glasses”
>”Yeah but also practically blind”
>You both chuckled
>Maybe today could be salvaged
“Well I did make some grub for us so why don’t we dig in”

Be Futurenon
“That’s probably when your mom fell in love with me”
>”That’s a load of yak crap and you know”
>Your two kids snickered as your wife walked into the den
“Now honey it’s not nice to deny the impassioned feelings you had for me that day”
>”The only feelings I had for you were using a table fan to chop a certain thing off after you destroyed my sweater”

Be Moondancer
>The picnic didn’t end to badly after yesterday
>Well you were out a sweater but he did say he would get you a new one
>After you took off your sweater Anon took it over into the shade
>He however failed to notice that he set it on top of a mound of ants
>The ants took your sweater as an act of war and in the twenty or so minutes you both chatted and ate completely decimated it
>Rest in peace my old friend
>Carrying your books you made your way back from the royal library
>The research you were doing into the link between starswirl and discord was actually starting to come together
>With any luck you might finish your dissertation
>”Hello Moondancer”
>Looking around for the source of the voice your eyes fell on the bitc… your friend.
“Hi Twilight, what brings you here today”
>”Oh just some official business, how about you how are your studies coming”
“Really well, thank you”
>Yup just have pleasant conversation so she can go back to her little village
>”I’m just worried about you Moondancer.”
>That statement raised an eyebrow
“How so?”
>”I mean you’ve been here how long and are still a student at the academy”
>Yup going to get the balding shampoo for her tonight
“The researching I’m doing actually requires a lot of searching Twilight”
“You know not everything can just be explained with friendship and rainbows”
>Suck it nerd
>Well you’re a nerd yourself
>But she’s a nerd traitor so it’s worse
>Casting a glance at Twilight you saw she was glaring at you
>One point for Moondancer
“Bye Twilight”

>Never once did you consider the fact that by simple going to the top of one of the waterfalls by the castle and dumping a bottle of dish soap into the water you’d cause mass panic
>You learn something new everyday
>For example the cells in the palace are pretty nice
>They even gave you a pudding cup when they brought you here
“Hi Shield”
>”Hi Anon, back again I see. So what was it this time?”
“Inciting mass panic. How’s the wifey?
>”Still nagging me to ask for a promotion”
>You waved goodbye to your friend as he continued his rounds
>Laying back into the cushy mattress your mind went straight to Moondancer
>Ever since her little confession you thought about her a lot
>Heck you even tried toning down some of your usual hijinks.
>”Anon”
>Turning to the cell bars you saw Celestia herself
“Hey Tia, haven’t seen you in a while”
>Giggling she unlocked the door with magic
>”Oh I’m sure, so was your latest attack on boredom just an excuse to see me”
“Nah, but I did miss you though”
>Walking over you gave her a big hug
>Celestia was always going to be the caring big sister to you
>Ever since she found you running naked through the everfree
“So what have you been up to?”
>”Dealing with my little ponies problems, but lets walk and talk. I promised to be present for a lecture at the academy”
“Okay let’s go”
>Grabbing your pudding cup you followed Celestia
Be Moon
>Sitting in the large hall you waited for the lecture to begin.
>The speaker today had unearthed some scrolls that looked like were written by Starswirl the Bearded
>Looking down onto the empty scroll you brought for notes your quill levitated over the parchment
>Wonder what Anon was up to?
>Before you worked the nerve up to confess how you felt his exploits were common knowledge
>Replacing the princesses cakes with paper mache fakes
>Dyeing ponies while they napped in the park
>Why did you like him again?
>His smile? Nah nothing special
>His intelligence? That’s a miss
>So what was it
>What made him special
>Breaking your train of thought you looked down at the parchment
>The word ‘Anon’ was scribbled all over
>Damn
.”All rise for her Highness Princess Celestia”
>Standing up you turned to the door
>There standing in all her regal glory was the Princess
>What in the…
>Next to her was Anon, eating a pudding cup
>Canterlot… tiss a silly place
>So bored
>Fighting to keep your eyes open you watched some old pony continue to drone on about runes and chaos.
>The Princess was seated right next to you. Casually looking at her you saw that she was sitting rigidly still
>You poked her in the withers
>No reaction
>She must be really zoned out
>Not bored anymore
>Grabbing quill you began work on your masterpiece
>It was going to be beautiful

Now onto Moondancers panic attack
>What is Anon doing!
>He’s drawing on the Princess
>Where are the guards
>Sliding of your seat you had to started stepping by the ponies in the audience
“Sorry!! Excuse Me, Pardon Me”
>”Hey move your fat flank your blocking my view”
>The glare you gave that stallion instantly shut him up
>Your flanks weren’t that big
>No! Concentrate on saving the Princess
>Rushing down the aisle you ran to the back. The stairs to the balcony with the Princess had to be around here somewhere.
>Seeing two guards standing by a doorway was the giveaway to her location
>The guards instantly readied their spears when they saw you running at them
>You stopped in front of them
“Listen Anon is doing something to the Princess, let me through I have to stop him”
>The two guards scoffed
>”Highly unlikely, Anon is the Princess personal guest and friend. He’d do no such thing”

Back to the Green Man
>It was marvelous
>This was your Sistine Chapel
>Time for the world to admire it

“Please you have to let me through”
>”Not happening miss”
>That was the moment the doors behind the guards opened
>”All this noise, what seems to be the problem?”
>Oh thank goodness the Princess is fine…
>Grinning like an idiot Anon stood behind her
>”Oh Moondancer its lovely to see you how have you been?”
“Good Princess”
>”Wonderful, I am sorry but I must head back to the castle. But please come by the castle sometime I would love to catch up with you”
“Yes you Highness”
>With that Celestia walked off
>The two guard’s jaws were almost on the floor

Be Picasso
>Everyone was amazed by your art
>The mustache and monocle really contrasted well with her white coat
>The single teardrop on her cheek showed her soft side
>”Anon, was that your doing?”
>You faced the guard pony
“Who else would have such artistic talent”
>The two guards looked completely exasperated
>”We’ll be waiting in the dungeon. Your regular cell”
>You were always told that art came at a great cost
>Oh look Moondancer’s here
>Boy does she look pissed
“Hey Moondancer, were you here for the lecture?”
>”I was until you decided to assault the Princess!”
“I didn’t assault her, I simple improved her visage”
>”What did I ever see in you”
“My stunning good looks and great personality?”
>”You look like an over grown frog and have the personality of dragon who’s just been neutered, so that’s probably not it”
>You clutched your chest
“Your words hurt me so”
>”Will they kill you”
“Not really”
>”Too bad”
>Anon left shortly after your exchange
>Apparently his practical jokes were a common occurrence
>They set aside a cell just for him in the dungeons
>God your taste in stallions sucked
>At least he had a sense of humor

In the Future (minus the flying cars cause that would just be silly)
>”So they sent you to the dungeon dad?”
“Yeah, but the Princess attended all her meeting sporting my artwork”
>”And nobody said anything?”
“Not really but the gryphon ambassador thought it was war paint and Equestria was declaring war”
>”So how mom didn’t care you got sent to the dungeon?”
>”Oh I cared, but that was before he asked me to the gala”
>Your wife entered the den where you continued the story
“I always knew you liked me only for my connections”
>”It certainly isn’t for your so called artistic ability”
“How about now?”
>”No”
“And now?”
>”For the last time no”
>This is the last time you agree to spend time with your marefriend at the library
>After nearly bringing equestrian to the brink of war again you decided to make it official with Moondancer
>Naturally she was hesitant due to your popularity and supremely good looks
>And here you were trying to get her to unwind and build a book fort
>Walking behind her you began to slowly massage her withers and whisper in her ear
“We could make it a big castle where you could be the princess and I can be the guy jumping on turtles”
>”That doesn’t make any sense”
>You waved your hand dismissively
>”If you’re bored why don’t you grab a book and just join me”
>Her smile was something infectious. Most ponies were amazed that Anon who don’t need no woman was bested by a quiet introverted mare
“Okay”
>Books… and books, oh look more books
>You walked through the aisle’s looking at the titles
>Bingo
>Bringing the book with you sat next to Moondancer and scooted your seat closer to her
>”Find something interesting”
“Yuppers”
>You held up the book
>Moondancer adjusted her glasses as she read the title
>”Dynamite and you: A step by step guide to not blasting your hooves off”
>Books are great
>”Put it back”
“But..”
>”No buts”
“Even yours?”
>”Ye… shut up, just find a book that won’t cause millions of bits of damage”
“Fine”
>Standing up you made your way back into the jungle of books.
>Man this place was big

High Above in an alcove
>So she restricts his reading, how horrible
>Moondancer was definitely not marefriend material if she was limiting his learning potential
“Soon Anon, I’ll help you break free from her oppressive clutches”
>Oh Look he’s wandering off all alone
>You should go help him, it’s what a responsible Princess would do

>So many books
>Grabbing a random book of the shelve you read the title
“Pony Sutra”
>Back on the shelf it goes
>If she caught you reading that she might kick your shin again
>”If you’re curious Anon, most of the positions in the book can be pleasing to both a human and pony”
>You know that voice
>Looking behind you, your eyes fell on the Princess of Friendship
“Hi Twilight, how have you been?”
>”Good, but even better now”

>Anon’s been gone for a while
>He should have been back by now
>Sighing you got up
>More than likely he’s gotten lost in the various bookshelves that littered the royal library
>A few minutes of searching you finally found your coltfriend
>But that’s not all you found
“Hello Twilight, what brings you back to Canterlot?”
>She looked like you just interrupted her private dance at the Colt Club
>”Oh visiting some friends”
“That’s nice, me and Anon were just leaving”
>You started pushing Anon away from this hussy with your magic
>Unfortunately he stopped
>Looking for the reason, you noticed a purple arua stopping Anon as well
>”Moondancer, why don’t you ask Anon what we were discussing”
>Looking at him you raised an eyebrow
“Well, don’t keep me in suspense”
>”Twilights invited us to dinner at the castle”
>Cheeky mare, that’s okay two can play at this game
“Isn’t that sweet, of course we’ll come”
>Twilight looked confused at your sudden change
“Won’t we sweetie”
>You motioned for Anon to lean down with your hoof
>The second he did your lips were on his
>This was nice, note to self: Conduct an experiment with Anon when you get home
>Breaking the kiss you looked to Twilight
“Send me the specifics and we’ll put something together”
>With that you and Anon left

In the Future
>”So mom just kissed you in the middle of the library”
“Of course, it’s pretty hard for her to resist all this”
>”Knock it off dad”
>”Sweetie, should I tell them about what happened at your bachelor party”
“Hey they couldn’t prove it was me”
>”The giant spray painted ‘Anon was here’ on the side of the castle says otherwise”
“Circumstantial at best”
>”what about the unconscious dragon and Shining in a mare’s dress”
“He said he was curious”

>This was some good pot pie
>You contemplated between this or some mushroom pasta
>But they got the crust just right
>Oh yeah check on the marefriend
>Good she hasn't killed Twilight yet
>The two mares were throwing tables, chair, and is that... yup that was the maitre'd using their magic
>How did it start well...

25 Minutes Ago
>"You know Moondancer, you could have passed on wearing that sweater"
>"I happen to like this sweater"
The two mares traded insults as you screened the menu
>"I told you this place wasn't the casual attire sort"
>Oh look they have cheesecake, definitely getting that for dessert
>"If we ever get together again just leave that ratty thing at home"
>"What makes you think there'll be a next time!"
>Oh look a flying chair

Back to the Fight
>Twilight was an alicorn abomination so naturally she had more magic, but Moondancer made up for it with her precise control
>That waiter she just threw, bam he went right through the picture frame
>That accuracy was perfect
>Wait, if they're fighting that means
>Cheesecake here I come

Be Moondancer
>All right Twilight this ends here and now
"You still don't get it do you Twilight"
>"What your horrible fashion choices"
"Nice deflection but no, Anon is my coltfriend and were happy"
"Why can't you just leave it at that"
>"Because he deserves better"
"Better, do you mean yourself"
>"Who better than a princess"
"How about someone who actually cares about him"
>That shut her up
>Looking around at the wreckage it was as if a light turned on in your head
"Take a look Twilight, is this what you want our friendship to be about"
>You gestured to the ponies who were cowering behind broken tables and chairs
>"No"
>Twilight, the Princess of Friendship and Magic looked defeated
>It only made you feel worse
>"But I still care for him"
>And so did you
>You hugged Twilight
>The animosity between you was gone but the problem remained
>Twilight was crying now as you hugged her
>This whole thing had gone way too long
>Resigning yourself you made a hard choice
>You wanted to see your friend happy
"Anon, where'd you go"
>"I'm here, you girls done fighting?"
"Yeah"
>You smiled at Twilight
>"That's good"
"Yeah, I'm breaking up with you"

>"Wait so mom broke up with you?"
"She did, left me there in the restaurant with your Aunt"
>"Then what happened then"
>"Then the two children got ready for bed because they have school in the morning"
>Your wife walked in and gave the kids a stern gaze
"I'll tell you what happens tomorrow, now off to bed with the both of you"
>The two scampered off
>"I'm surprised you didn't tell them the names I called you"
"They don't need to know hat stuff"
>Moondancer jumped into your lap and leaned against your chest
>"You never did tell me what you did after our breakup"
"Never will"

>”Anon answer the door!”
>”We’ll give you to the count of five, then were breaking the door down”
>”Don’t blame us for this”
>And just like that three stallions proceeded to remove the door from the hinges.
>”You know you could have just unlocked it”
>”Dramatic affect my friend”
>The three entered the abode of the infamous human Anonymous
>Among them were Bronze Shield, followed Chain Mail and Prince Blueblood
>”So he holed himself up like this after the mare left him”
>Blueblood always cut to the chase when it came to mares
>”Uh-huh word from a the guard at the library is She and the Princess got into a fight and then she broke up with him”
>”Wait did he cheat on her or something with the Princess”
“No I didn’t, she decided that our relationship wasn’t worth the effort so she kicked me to the curb”
>Standing there in all your glory you let the three come up with a good reason for breaking into your place
>”Anon, we were getting worried about you”
>Looking past them you saw your front door leaning against the wall
“You guys are going to fix that before you leave”
>”Blueblood could you?”
>”Oh sure leave to the stallion who has the most insight on Anon’s current situation”
>”The only reason you have more ‘insight’ is because you’ve dated most of the mares in Canterlot, and most of them broke up with your dumb butt”
>When the three looked back you were gone
“Kitchen guys”

>Coffee, you needed coffee
>After a minute or so the three joined you
>After Moondancer broke up with you, you holed yourself up in your place.
>To be honest it hit you pretty badly
>Your past relationships on earth lasted longer and didn’t hurt this bad
>”Anon were all worried” Bronze walked over and gave you a hug
>He was a hugging type
“I appreciate this, I really do guys but for the first time I was in a happy relationship”
>Taking a sip of the sweet dark nectar you continued
“For humans when we get our hearts bucked into the brick wall, we just want to be alone”
>”It’s not healthy Anon, in times like these you need your friends”
>Smiling you encircled the three in a massive hug
“Thanks guys, really for being here for me”
>The four of you spent time together for the rest of the morning.
>At about lunch time however they had to leave
>”You sure you don’t want to come with us for Lunch?”
“No its ok”
>With that Bronze and Chain left, Blueblood however stayed behind
“Need something Blue?”
>”I know I’m not the pony most come to for relationship advice”
>”But listen to me this time Anon, it wasn’t you that made her leave. She’s a grown mare, she made the choice”
>”So stop beating yourself up over it”
“So how come it feels like I got kicked in the stomach”
>”That means you really cared for her”
>”You’ve been in Equestria for how long now Anon?”
“A while I guess”
>”And even I know you spent almost all your time here in Canterlot”
>”So my advice to you is go out and see the what else is out there in the world”
>”It won’t make the pain disappear, but it might help”
>You watched the young prince walk out after his talk
>He was right, his moping about wasn’t you
>You wanted to live life, not hide away from it
>Walking over to the mirror in the hallway you stared at yourself
“I look like shit”
>First a shower, second we pack.
>Time for the rest of equestria to meet Anon the Human

>And don’t forget the underwear
>Packed in your backpack were all the things you needed for your trip
>You were going to take Bluebloods advice and go out there and see the world
>Grabbing your pack you made your way to the front door
>Turning back you looked at the place
>Your resolve to do this only grew bigger
>Locking the front door you made your way to the train station
>A brief walk later and the towering sign greeted you
>This was it, a new start
>Wonder what Moondancer is doing right now?
>Shut up brain, were trying to get over her remember
>Eh fuck you buddy!
>Okay arguing with yourself was never going to get you anywhere
>Approaching the ticket booth you contemplated on where to go
>”Can I help you”
>The mare stared inquisitively at you
“What’s the farthest stop from here?”
>The mare turned to the map located on the wall in her sales cubicle
>”That’d have to be Appleoosa”
“One ticket please”
>”That will be 10 bits”
>Exchanging the money for the ticket you went to the loading area to wait for the train to arrive

Meanwhile at the Castle
>It’s been a few days since the incident
>I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts, here they are just standing in a row!”
“Blueblood what in Celestia’s name are you singing”
>Approaching the Prince you quirked an eyebrow at his odd behavior
>”I’m just in a good mood Twilight”
“I can tell”
>”Did you hear, Anon took my advice”
“Your advice, what is he on his way to sleeping with all the mares in the kingdom”
>”Nope, he’s leaving to get away from this place”
>What?
>Oh no!
“What do you mean he’s leaving, when?”
>You snatched the prince by his vest and pulled him up to you
>”Last I heard he was leaving today”
>No, no no no, you had to stop this
>This whole thing was your fault, Moondancer was already a wreck and if she heard Anon left
>You had to stop him

>You teleported to the train station
>Looking around you saw a conductor trotting over to the train
“You wait right there”
>The moment he saw you he bowed
>”Your highness how can I help”
“This train, there’s a human aboard. I need to speak with him at once”
>”Do you mean Anon”
“Yes, have you seen him. Which carriage is he in?”
>”Princess, he got on a train bound for Appleoosa over an hour ago”
>Anon was gone
>Today was going to be a really shit day

“Moondancer where are you?”
>Walking into the marecave you squinted your eyes.
>It’s dark in here, and oh my Celestia what is that smell!
>The news of Anon leaving hit her pretty hard.
>Walking around the place you saw half eaten containers of chineighs food.
>Stacked pizza boxes.
>In the middle of all the chaos was a pile of books
“Moondancer, I know you’re here”
>Several of the books shifted.
>So hiding in the pile.
“Moondancer, wallowing here isn’t going to bring him back”
>”Just leave me alone Twilight. I drove him away”
“You did, but there’s no point in crying about it”
>”I messed up so bad, I thought everything would go back to being like before”
>Using your magic you floated the pile up
>There she is
>The large bags under her eyes signaled her lack of sleep.
>Add the dishelved mane and a sweater stained with Luna knows what
“You have to pull yourself together, acting like this won’t bring him back”
>”And neither will anything else I do”
>Seriously way too much drama with this mare
>But she is your friend and you were also responsible or her current state
“Listen buck up, you still have to finish your study and right now with both our brains put together we can finish it in no time at all”

>Time flies when you’re not having fun
>It’s been months since you last saw the lone human
>Stories made their way to canterlot of his antics
>He apparently stopped some sludge monsters from destroying the crystal empire
>Created a truce with the changelings after figuring out their weakness
>You missed him
>Bows not the time to reminisce though
>”You memorized all your cards Moonie”
“Yes Mom, don’t worry it’s not my first presentation”
>The sarcasm directed at Twilight only caused you to smile
>”Good, cause if you embarrass me it’s straight to the moon”
“Oh hardy har har”
>If not for Twilight you don’t think you’d have ever left your place
>She pushed you to finish your study of Starswirl
>Tonight you were going to see the result of that hard work

Be the Green Guy
>Cob webs, your place looked like the inside of a Halloween house
>Seriously after a few months it shouldn’t look like this
>Walking through the apartment you came up to the kitchen table
>On it was some mail
>Even in another world bills will find you
>Skimming through you found a lone letter that simply just had ‘Anon’ on it
>Opening it you read the flyer
“The Royal Academy of Canterlot humbly invites you the a Lecture on blah blah magic stuff blah”
>Who in their right mind would ever think that you’d care about this
>Then you read the last line
>Presented by Moondancer
>Shit hopefully you still had a clean suit upstairs

>Breath in and out
>”You did this to me you bastard”
>Oh dear God, save me please
>”Moondancer we need you to push”
>’Ahhhhhhhh!!”
>Why couldn’t they let you just stay outside, you weren’t good at this stuff
>”Get your butt over here Anon”
>She shouted at you through gritted teeth
>Ok don’t show weakness, she can sense fear
>Putting your hand on her hoof, she jerked it back and slammed it down on top of your hand
>Don’t scream, holy shit that hurts.
>Good thing you’re at the hospital they can put the cast on the moment she’s done breaking the bones
>Snap!
>There goes your bowling career
>”Keep pushing Moondancer he’s almost out”
>You heard a newborn’s cry right before you passed out

In the Future
>”Dad you were telling us about how you and mom got back together”
“Oh come on isn’t it better to find out how you came to be?”
“You see me and your mom shared a bottle of wine on this seclude beach in Applepolco”
>”Too much info dad!”
“She was wearing this nice swimsuit”
>With that the kids ran off
>That’s what they get for interrupting your story

>Black suit, white shirt, and a red tie.
>Damn you looked good
>Grabbing the flyer you left your place
>You were going to see her tonight, with any luck maybe even talk to her
>Time to grow a pair and do this

2 Hours Later
>The lecture hall was gigantic
>The first two speakers droned on more than your old history teachers in high school
>Only difference is there you had a cell phone to amuse yourself with
>”And now Miss Moondancer with her Lecture on Starswirl the Bearded and his link to Chaos magic”
>What you heard “Moondancer talking about a dude with a big bears’
>And there she was
>She opted for not wearing the sweater
>Hair down
>She was beautiful before, but now. Restraint Anon, no need to turn into a creeper on your first day back
>She began talking
>Would she even remember you, what if she had met someone new
>Damn it stop being such a pansy

Be Moondancer
>You rehearsed this so many times that doing it now was next to nothing
>Look at the audience
>Smile
>If everything went well, you’d get the support and become recognized expert in the field
>Your eyes however snapped back to the center
>There in the middle
>Much larger than any of the ponies that surrounded him
>He was back

>Waiting patiently was never your strong suit
>The crowd of ponies surrounded the presenter and kept them trapped with their constant questions
>Come on you just wanted to talk to one mare is that so much to ask?
>But for her you would be patient
>Walking over to the refreshment table you poured yourself some punch
>Sniffing to ensure that nobody spiked it you took a sip
>You had to be careful
>At a party you saw a stallion throw a salt lick into a punch
>Shit went down
>”Mind pouring me one”
>Looking at the new arrival you were greeted with Twilights smiling face
“Haven’t seen you in a while, how have you been Twilly”
>”Only you and my brother call me that, but I’ve been good”
>You cast a glance back at the crowd to see if an opening appeared
>A gesture that wasn’t lost on Twilight
>”You know she really missed you”
“Was that after she kicked me to the curb or after I left?”
>”Don’t be a ass Anon, I’m not defending what she did”
>”But she still cares for you”
>You saw an opening

>Walking over to an unsuspecting Moondancer you thought hard about what you were going to say
>Hopefully you didn’t screw this up, you couldn’t screw this up
>”Miss Moondancer what led you to believe that the records on Starswirls research would be located in a flask”
“Cause she took a look at his writing, after a particularly long scroll the writing always started looking like he had one too many”
>Your sudden appearance in the circle of ponies was met with laughter
>”So it looks like you actually paid attention for once”
“Ouch, you know I always paid attention to you”
>The circle of ponies left you two alone after a minute or so
“How have you been Moonie”
>”Moonie? You’re giving me nickname’s now.”
“Good a time as any”
>”You know I missed you”
“Let’s take this somewhere a little more private”
>You motioned back to the now empty lecture hall

>Sitting with her in the front row neither of you spoke a word
>”Did you leave because of me?”
>Her voice was quiet, barely above a whisper
>Smiling to yourself you recalled the first few days of your impromptu adventure
“I left for myself Moondancer”
>”Oh”
>And back to silence
>”I still like you, you big idiot”
>And there it is, the little confirmation that made your heart skip a beat
“I never stopped liking you”
>Holy crap you were two adults acting liking two grade-schooler’s
>”Will you two just kiss already” A voice resembling Twilights screamed from behind the curtains on the stage
“So want to give ‘us’ another shot”
>”I’ve made worse decisions in my life”
>With that you kissed the mare

In the future
>”So that’s it dad? No epic fight to win moms heart”
“Nope, see the thing was I never stopped loving your mom”
>”And I, despite my brain telling me not to still loved this big oaf as well”
>Smiling at your mare that had your heart for all these years you brought her into a hug
>”But wait, what about the sludge monsters and the changelings?”
“That’s a story for another night. Now off to bed”
>You hurried your kids off
>You felt Moondancer press against you as you stood
>”You know I love you right”
>Kneeling down so you were eye level you pressed your forehead against hers
>Her large eyebrows tickling your brow you smiled
“And you know I love you too”
>This was your life
>You went from a normal human on earth
>To a man with a beautiful wife and two wonderful kids
>Maybe tonight you’d start working on a third