>>345531Anon had been living in Ponyville for four years now, four glorious years of mares, moonshine, and shenanigans. Yet all was about to end, as soon as that dreadful letter from the princess fell into his hands.
So far, the day had been great, it had been a slow day at the spa so he was full of energy once his shift ended, not feeling particularly artsy nor feeling like getting drunk out of his mind at the bar, Anon headed out to visit Spike, his tiny lizard friend who had a thing for gems, and stolen chemicals from his caretaker's laboratory.
Throwing a few pebbles at one of the windows in a specific pattern, anon awaited a response. Soon enough, the window opened and the tiny lizard came out wearing a smug on his face. "Anon, dude! come in, Twily's not home!".
The air inside the room was heavy, the bed was a mess and the floor was covered in rocks, candy, and flasks filled with unknown chemicals.
Anon giggled excitedly, "Bro! She will fucking murder you when she finds out!"
Spike giggled back, already pouring the contents of a flask into a pipe "IF she finds out"
It took but a blow from the lizard's mouth to light up the pipe; A puff and a huff and the room was filled with a cloud of acrid smell.
"Damn dude" Anon coughed, waving his hand around "What the fuck is that crap"
Spike, just looked back at him, with emptiness in his eyes and a smug expression on his lips. Blinking one eye at a time, the lizard opened his mouth and in a low, raspy voice he replied:
"Quieres?"
A few hours had passed, and Anon was down on his all fours howling like a dog, Spike giggling like a maniac in a corner wearing nothing but some red panties on his head.
"Dude, I swear on my mum, this bitch thought she was a DOG, a fucking dog!"
Spike, held his stomach laughing, desperately trying to reply in some way as his mouth gesticulated yet nothing came out.- Until it came, the lizard let out a massive burp, falling flat on his back as fire shot out from his mouth, materializing a reddish-brown scroll held shut by a red lace and a golden emblem engraved with a heavily stylized "C". The room fell quiet in a second.
Anon quickly broke the silence and grabbed the scroll, throwing it Spike's way "Oh!, oh!, ohh! Mommy wants to check on baby lizard?" he taunted.
"Fuck you" replied Spike, already tearing open the scroll and reading its contents. The lizard threw an evil glance at anon, "You fucked up big time 'Nonny', the princess wants to see you".
"Princess Deez?" asked Anon.
"Ha ha" Replied spike, throwing the scroll his way "Seriously, look it up".
Anon held back a snicker, picking up the scroll "Come on dude, the princess? You want me to believe-".
Anon froze in place, his stomach dropped, his smile gone, his eyes a mix of confusion and despair:
"Dear Anon.E.Mouse:
Your presence is required in Canterlot, as to partake in an audience with Princess Q.M. Celestia (HRH).
Within this letter, you shall find attached the following documents:
To Whom It May Concern letter and Form 1144 from the railway association.
Please, make use of these documents to present yourself at Canterlot as soon as possible.
Sincerely:
Diamond Rose,
Equestrian ministry of internal affairs."
Anon looked back at Spike, whom just shook his head "I told you she would open her mouth dude, she's the element of loyalty and all"
"Shit, Shit SHIT" Anon exclaimed, tearing apart the scroll and falling down to his knees "My fucking life is over you fucking twat!"
"Woah, woah, calm down dude" Spike approached, putting a hand over Anon's shoulder "I'm just messing with you, dude, Celestia calls Twily all the time for weird shit, it's no big deal"
"R-Really?" Asked anon with a trembling voice
"Yeah! No big deal dude, she probably wants a massage from the famous Anon-E-Mouse! The best massagist in all Ponyville!" Spike spoke with excitement, going so far as to lift his arms as he spoke of Anon's great work at Ponyville's Spa.
Anon gave him a smile, the anxiety was eating him alive so he held onto those words like a motto.
The journey to the train station was a quiet one; For every joke, Spike threw his way, Anon would reply with a short laugh or a mindless one-liner, seemingly lost in thought as to pay his companion much attention.
Almost like fate, as soon as they reached the station, the next train to Canterlot arrived. They quickly said their goodbyes as Anon approached the ticket counter to present his documents. Apparently, said documents were a big deal, not only did the ticket master give Anon a weird look but also a whole room in one of the wagons, just for him, key-in-hand.
Reaching Canterlot station, a royal guard quickly approached Anon "You, you must be 'Anon' is that correct?"
Anon hesitated for a second, but knowing he was the only biped ape coming from Ponyville, he let out a sigh "That's right, what's up?"
"Follow me, the carriage is waiting, the princess wants to see you right away." The stallion stated, drily, already turning around to lead the way. Anon was, again, faced with a frustratingly uneventful ride, as the guards would refuse to comment on the nature of this meeting.