------[Roughly 3 days after the last chapter]----{Veyrl's POV}------
I have wait for them, they are quite easy to detect. They eminate magic more than everypony else, no wonder they are easy to track. Even Celestia got her magic suppressed, perhaps matter of experience affect these ponies too.
Slowly approach the carrier, i am waiting for the carrier to leave. "Hey there gals, remember me?" Stardust gave a suprised look, "Vey, you lived here?!" I gues i didn't tell her.
"Yes, you said you need to check for the preparation. Of S.S.C, amirite?" My gaze turned at a pink mare, "Uh, oh."
Stardust told Twilight something, she began to speak with Pinkie. It ended up with Pinkie zooming out with her tomfoolery illusion. "Oh, you'll be dammed." This draw Twilight's attention, she could only say "Hm, interesting."
I also pay a little attention to the critters they always borrow with, they often interract with one another. One was a dragon, i saw a long scale. Wings, would nice. But flaming headed Goose, that was interesting. "Hey stardust, may i ask you what critter you bought?"
"A phoenix goose, why?" I totally not expecting that, i thought it was a flame spirit captured inside a goose body.
"Guess, i haven't explore everything yet."
The little dragon said "...Sweet Apple Acres."
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------|Sweet Apple Acres|------
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"Huh, it is my first time visiting S.A.A." I know this was a lovely farm, i also felt something off. It felt like, they are all already formed to one but two sides of the same coin. My wording was distorted somehow, my fear. Maybe.
Soon i heard a loud "Yee haw!" As i saw a blonde orange Earth pony, kicking them trees.
Twilight proceeds to continue "Good afternoon, My name is Twilight Sparkl-" Suposed Applejack was shaking souls out of Twilight body with that raw strength, "Well, Howdy do Ms. Twilight." AJ still shaking Twilight hoof up and down. "A pleasure making your aquintance, I am Applejack." Now she went a little more gentler and stop shaking Twilight too hard. "Here at S.A.A, we sure love makin' new friends! And who are you two?"
"The name is Stardust, Stardust Falls."
"Veyrl de Valens, Vey for short. Very delightful to met you, Applejack."
"Seems that ya rather tall for a pony, Ms. Vey." She sounds compelling my height, "It was on genetics." I replied.
AJ stop shaking Twilight hoof, her hoof however still shaking off out of muscle memory.
"It 'tis a pleasure for meetin' cha. So, what can i do for ya?" I am not putting much for this, i'll go with it. 'So how about it?' Stardust voice, in my brain. I reply 'There would be 18 hours as an estimate, honestly i am trembling.'
Twilight inhale, "Well, the fact that we here to supervice preparation for SSC. I'd like to know, are you the one in charge of food?"
"Surely you came to the right place, would you care to sample some?" I immediately know this thing would happen, thus i anchor myself and put on a apathetic face. Now it was a clear sign that Stardust also know, she already experience this atleast once.
"As long as it doesn't took too much time, we are fine."
I decided to silent, went with the flow just like Stardust do. AJ pull out an idiophone and ring it, she shouts "SOUP'S ON, EVERYPONY!!" The ground rumble from their very step, there was so many of them. She introduce the apple family to us, i still not changing my position. They put apple based food, perhaps they are named after the food "...Big Machintosh, Apple Bloom and Granny Smith."
She said the last name calmly, this old lady wake up from her slumber and join the rest of Apple family.
AJ said "I'd say now y'all apart of the family!" They proceeds to shove various food to Twilight and Stardust mouth, the fillies however keep a starry eyes at me. "How are you this tall?"
"We can't reach you with that height." I put a smirk, "Perhaps i can shove them on my own." I open my mouth wide, eating the food as a whole. I saw their face, terrified. Several mares and stallion also saw me eating bunch, but it just out of nesscesity. Not more.
Stardust i going well, she eat more trice as much than what i am consume. Twilight i the other hoof, eating all of them one by one.
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------[Later]------
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Twilight stomach was full of food, it is bloating. "I am suprised you eat less than i do, three time less." Stardust said, her belly however isn't bloating. I thought, there was another way. "I don't like having too much sugar on my veins, it is not healthy."
"See, Vey also agree with me! I don't know how you are fine?! You ate twice as much times i do!" I can guess, her next line is. I stop.
"Metabolism spell."
"Metabolism contro- Oh, my aplogies. Correspond, always ask that by my deer friend."
Stardust stare at me "What in the actual fu- nevermind." I continue walk alongside her, Twilight ask what is this metabolic acceleration spell is. Yes, i oversimplified it. It boost one's metabolic rate and make them think and mover faster, but they consume trice the energy they produce. "Not very ideal spell for combat but quite handy to learn."
Twilight went silent, then it clicks. "A- now i feel really stupid." Her belly began to shrink from the bloating, i can tell something is also quite off about Twilight. A boom and am magic discharge of rainbow was heard upon us, Stardust and me paused.
"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" I saw Dashie barely land it safe on Twilight, she succesfully did a boom with it. Now i see Stardust, she wasn't expecting this but she didn't got trucked by Dashie. Twilight got an injury from the collision, Dashie however is still clear but muddy.
I lend my hoof "Hard time control your flight i see, mind to keep stable move?" Dashie got up on her own, clearing like a cat.
"Sorry about that, i'll gave you a free blitz wash on you." Dashie zip away and bring several heavy clouds, she put the pressure down and there you got an instant shower. Where she made a quick spinner out of her training, thus make Twilight very clean and poofy indeed.
"Hmmm, poofy Twi."
I don't find what's funny about Twilight right now, but Dashie and Twilight's talking little dragon wheezing intensely. "Maybe i am too old fashioned. Also, have you keep the clouds off the way?"
"Oh, imma take care of that." She zoom away, pushing several metric condensed water and clear the sky with no problem. "Took longer than i expected." Twilight was totally not expecting this, we did a hoof dab. Stardust caught offguard.
The little dragon said "Weather, check." He was quite adorable for a dragon, not to be mistaken there sure lots of fillyfaces on my old division.
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------|Town hall|------
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I open the gate of townhall, or door if you find it a bit cringe. There i found Cid, helping Rarity. I rushed towards Rarity, make sure not to scare her. "Noon Rarity, what did you got now?" She no longer scared of me, "Perhaps you could apologise once more, i am focusing on many things now.
"Then accept my apologise, i can help slightly reliefing your works." Rarity rejects, slightly hit me on the heart.
"That sure was damn painful, but now we see how it looks like." I gesture Stardust to follow me, she did and i explain the rune i put under the balcony.
Stardust inhale "So, you put a rune mechanism under the balcony for safety? What was neat of you, i'd like to learn about it. But, does it really works?" I reassure her, it is a good defense mechanism. A quick rundown was applied, it was a success.
"Smart shield huh, interesting." She smirks, i found that smirks slightly disturbing my peace. I immediately sense something wrong, but the thing was Rarity, Twilight and her little dragon was missing.
"Master! Did you know where did Rarity goes?" She finnaly alocate me, quickly pin several decoration up. "She went back to her boutique, i also want to go there." Then another termporary aquintance, it was Cid.
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------|Carousel Boutique|------
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I notice Cid already wear a new suit, it was quite classic for me. Slightly steely, still weavy enough and quite easy to wear. Suits he wings pretty well, i see her design improving from time to time. "New suit, perhaps from Rarity?" She winks at me "Of course, it was the best around.
"I AM FROM CANTERLO-" A unicorn voice of Twilight, from Carousel Boutique.
What ballshitery is Rarity saying about Canterlot?
Stardust teps up, say it clear to Rarity. "We came from Canterlot, it was worth off your experience to engage and no spoilers." Of course Rarity was unsatisfied, i once again see Twilight take this chance to get outta here. "Come on, this isn't that bad."
We ended up chasing after Twilight.
"Hey- umh, Rarity."
"What's the reason, dear Cid?"
"Can you give me a manecut?"
"Of course."
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------|Ponyville Roundabout Park|------
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"Oh, Shy. She met Twilight, maybe it is also the time we show up." We step out of the bushes, a green mare appear out of the other bush. It was an akward moments, the mare said "Oh. Hi-" She clean her body from leaves.
We step in to the Roundabout Park, everypony still not noticing me. Twilight said "Well, hello there. I am Twilight Sparkle, who might you be?"
'Hey, can i hold your goose?'
'Sure, take care off albert.'
The mare began to panic, she search something on her bag but stops. She turn her head to us, and said "Ai- am TipStir, noice to meet cha." The goose is kind of gentle, not as hot as it seems. Notice this TipStir mare stare at us in confusion, she also lot shorter than both mare.
"It was nice for meeting you both, but i need to skedadle now. Cus everything was in order, keep the good work!" Huh, irregular one.
"Hey, you. Uhh, TipStir if i am not mistaken." I ask the green mare, putting albert on my back. "You made up that name several moments ago?" Her reaction speaks volume, she whispers "How could you know?"
"Your movements tell all about you, i promise that will be the last time i bother you." Then i heard Stardust yell "You can't stop the A-shy baby!" The birds flies away once more.
Twilight bring the little dragon with her, thus Fluttershy follow.
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------{Certain purple mare POV}----|Canterlot bridge|------
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"No-" I speak to nopony, it was all empty and there was nothing here. Canterlot no more, we are sealed in time. Eternal lightray burn us, no breaktrough. I have given hope, as i move out of this miserable dying body.
"Why, why am i the only one alive?!" From that moment, it hit me.
"I am a vessel of freezing time, my body is dying. My soul kept it in tact, i've got enough!" As i attempting to unlock the time seal, my body start to crumble. I am putting all i have into this, just for accepting my fate for good.
I cried in dry tears, my body turn to ash. But time suddenly move again, without need of my control. "The curse is lifted-"
As i thought i am done for, a thread of light wrapped around me. It was soft, "I- i am alive?" Now i can see clearly, this was another realm. The very place where fate lies, "Am i being chosen?" My guess cudn't be wrong.
I feel a wierd feeling, like i can move another piece of my body. It clicks, "Wings?!"
"Am i an alicorn?!" Total truth hit my mind.
"Is that the reason i am alive?"
"What is my purpose?"
I am stop think about anything.
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------{TipStir POV}----|Golden Oak Library|------
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No way, there is other one. But all of them get here earlier than me, mad respect for stardust cus staying alive for 46 years straight.
Spike story no longer interest me, but these two [AnoMalies] are quite intriguing. I saw Spike falling down, i caught him on time.
"Well, that's fast." Vey complementing my speed, precious one. Fluttershy get her hand on Spike, i can no longer take him. "What is the point?" Now my mind went blank, thinking nothing at all.
"Stir?" I snapped up, Stardust hand on me. Maybe i should call it hoof, because it looks like a goat hoof.
That was something, Fluttershy gor pushed away from Golden oak library. Vey was missing, but she immediately appear again wearing was armor. "That was unusual, why did you do that?" She gave me a little wink, thus i heard a scream from inside.
I rushed in, everypony was terrified and recall the one "The Whispering Nun." I saw the tall mare, she wore a robe resemble nun.
"Vey, is that you?" She just silent, not even moving an inch.
Her voice was misterious, intimidating indeed. "I am invited, by the party planner. A-" She put it away and it was Vey, "I know it's you."
"Yes, cus it was too obvious." Honestly, yes. She is the only one who was tall enough to be side by side with Celestia if i am not mistaken. She is somehow slightly shorter than Celestia herself.
Suddenly Pinkie Pie gasp, she stare at me. "New pony? Guess need to threw another party, my name is Pinkie Pie what's yours?"
"I am TipStir, and i just move here."
All the mane five approaching me and give me their name, exept Fluttershy.
I tried a game, almost all of them are juice but one of them is a shot of cider.
It was difficult for the first time, but i am a new pegasi. In the end i succesfully drink all the juice but the shot. One aside me instantly fall down due to how intense the shot were. "Dang, really?" Everypony just shrugs.
"You like gambling much, i see." Vey sitting flat on the ground and reading one book, it was elements of harmony book.
I ask her, "Why did you read that?" She flips to the next page, utilizing her three nailed hoof. I checked mine, i also got the same hoof as theirs. I stare at them for quite long, "You know, there would be the last. The thing would came tomorrow, are you ready?"
"Sure i do." Maybe they put a little shot inside mine, how crazy these ponies can get?
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[To be continued]