Suddenly, Princess Celestia! [Open]

[sunlightsister]

Celestia had lived a long life, but the past few days were the strangest she had ever experienced. She had awoken from a pod in a strange chamber, only to find herself whisked away to a strange maze soon after.

This maze had had her most concerned - as Princess of all Equestria, she had duties and responsibilities, after all. She could only hope that her sister Luna was managing on her own, and do her best to escape this maze and return to her beloved subjects.

Escape came unexpectedly though, when Celestia found herself suddenly dropped from the mess hall ceiling, where she landed on top of one of the tables with a thud, her hooves sending plates and trays and cutlery flying in all directions. Have a rather elegant pony - or perhaps a horse? - with a long horn on her forehead, graceful wings adorning her back, and a mane and tail that was a multicolour and gravity-defying sight standing on your table, diners, looking rather bewildered.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I hope I didn't ruin your meal," she said, with a chuckle. Then she looked around at her surroundings, her expression turning concerned. "Now this doesn't look at all like Equestria..."

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[sunlightsister]

"Your world sounds like a strange place indeed," Celestia remarked. "Are there many humans like yourself?"

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"There are hundreds of thousands of witches and wizards in the world, and many many times more Muggles," he said. He did not know the exact number of Muggles, but the sheer number of them probably could not be overestimated.

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"Your world must be a very busy place!" Celestia remarked.

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Busy? He wasn't certain how to characterize it. He had only known the one world, after all, and it simply was what it was. "Yours has far fewer people, I assume?"

'People' was not a bad choice of words, he hoped. They were intelligent, and had some sort of society. Besides which, despite the dominant creatures being 'ponies', could there not be others, just as wizard societies knew of goblins, centaurs, even house elves?

[sunlightsister]

"Some parts of Equestria can also be rather busy," Celestia said, chuckling. "You should see Manehatten!"

But she wasn't sure she wanted to put a number on all the ponies who had lived there. Too much of a painful reminder of just how many were lost.

[myboggartismoon.livejournal.com]

Lupin would wonder about that name if he were more familiar with American cities. He was not.

"I hope you find some of your people here, awake and safe," he said. "Most crewmembers are human, but not all, so I hope you don't feel too out of place here."

[sunlightsister]

"Thank you," Celestia said. "For your thoughts, and for all of your assistance. You've been very kind."

She looked up, noting the exit of the mess hall. "I hope you won't mind, but I should really be going. I need to try and see if I can find any of my subjects. But I do hope that we can speak again in the future."

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"It was nothing special. Most people here are kind in turn, even given the circumstances." He moved to the side obligingly, clearing her path.

[sunlightsister]

"Kindness is always special," Celestia said gently. "I hope you have a good day," she added, as she walked towards the exit.