//------------------------------// // Day 0, Unkown // Story: Dr. Light's Days in Ponyville // by DarklightArk //------------------------------// "Spike, are you sure the guest room is ready?" Twilight asked, running to and fro making the library presentable for her guest. Spike sighed, "Yes Twilight, I did that hours ago. Now are you going to pick him up or leave him at the train station?" Twilight had frantically been cleaning all day trying to make the place presentable. Nyx was out with the Crusaders and Twilight was in the middle of a study session when the letter from the Princess came. "Would it kill her to have given us a heads up at least?" Spike grumped "Who could be this important anyway?" "Spike!" Twilight scolded "Whoever this pony is, he is here because the princess sent him. So please for the love of Celestia, be courteous!" "Yeah, yeah I know Twilight." He looked away and mumbled "So long as it’s not Discord again..." "Did you say something Spike?" Twilight was right behind him. "N-no Twilight! Didn’t say anything at all!" "That’s better, now everything’s set. Hold down the fort ok Spike? Twilight asked as she hurried to the door. Later, at Ponyville station My dear student, I am sending a personal friend of mine to Ponyville for a period of time; I hope that this does not inconvenience you in any way. Do not worry; he is fully aware of Nyx's situation. I would hope you to give him a place to stay, and make him feel welcome. He will be arriving on the 4:30 train from Canterlot, please be there when he arrives. Signed, Princess Celestia Twilight reread the short letter for a 12th time, trying in vain to figure out what the princess wanted. The arrival of the train stopped her thought process so she silently stashed the letter in her bags and waited. The passengers disembarked from the brightly colored passenger cars but Twilight couldn’t figure out which one was this "Personal friend" of the Princess. "Ah, so good to see you miss Sparkle." A light baritone voice sounded from behind her, startling her. Twilight spun around to see a light brown stallion with a silver mane standing expectantly. "Ummm, hello?" Chuckling, the stallion gave her a smile, "I trust princess Celestia's letter arrived safely?" He continued when he saw her nod, “My name is Dr. Light, a... Personal friend of the princess." With that Twilight sat up a little more in control at the moment. "I see. Well I hope we can become good friends Dr. Light." Dr. Light grinned, almost playfully. "So do I, so do I" "Oh, and Dr?" Twilight started walking back home. "Yes Miss Sparkle?" "Twilight will do fine." Later, Golden Oaks Library "Hi Twilight, Nyx is in her room. Who is this?" Spike was cooking dinner when Twilight and Dusk Light came through the library doors. Dusk Light looked around smiling. "Is something wrong?" Twilight was concerned, he was the Princess's personal friend and she had wanted to make a good impression. "Not at all!" Dusk Light was in his personal haven, staying in a library for a few weeks? Dear Celestia! "I absolutely love books, so staying in a library is like a dream to me." Twilight's ears perked at this information."Really? What do you read?" "Oh, anything by Ann Canterfree or Mercedes Lucky. Oh and the Daring Do series, do you have any of them??" Dusk Light had become animated looking like a foal in Sugar Cube Corner. "Yes," Twilight answered with a giggle. "We have all the Daring Do series including the newest one, 'Daring Do and the Midnight Stone' I'm sure you can-" "Twilight!" Spike was standing there in his apron and a whisk in his hand looking cross. "Oh, sorry Spike." Twilight looked a little embarrassed, "This is Dr. Light. He's the visitor the Princess sent and will be staying for awhile." Spike looked at the stallion; he wasn’t much except the odd mane colors, almost as if it was made of real silver instead of hair. Dusk Light was now happy and well rested, he slept on the train, was content to simply stand there in the middle of the library and just take in the multitude of books. That is until Spike called for dinner and a young black form started down the stairs. The filly must have felt his eyes on her because she stopped and started backtracking up the stairs. "Nyx? Dinners ready so please come down." Twilight noticed the filly and smiled a gentle smile. "It’s ok; this is Dr. Light a friend of Princess Celestia." This revelation seemed to calm the filly and Nyx started back down the stairs keeping her eyes on the stranger in her home and coming to be next to Twilight. Dusk Light smiled. It’s a wonderful sight to see my old queen standing next to her adoptive mother, and who else could say they've seen five alicorns in one day? This thought caused him to chuckle and remember what happened after his discussion with princesses Celestia and Luna. Earlier, Canterlot Castle, Silver chambers The walls shone a soft white glow and the sapphire mural on the ceiling set the tone wonderfully with the dark blue curtains that blocked most of the light from the windows. Dusk Light was giving some last minute suggestions to princess Luna when a knocking at the doors caused them to break of the conversation. "Princess Cadence wishes to enter my Princess!" The deep strong voice of one of the Day Lunar guards rang out from the other side. Luna seemed pleasantly surprised at this knowledge. "Please do come within our chambers dear Cadence." The great silver doors swung inwards, revealing a magenta alicorn with a crystal heart for a cutie mark. While princess Luna want one for the louder colors unlike her sister, preferring to stay with blues, silvers, and blacks to the golds and whites, she loved theatrics and the great silver doors with murals of the night gales and aurora rose vines with a starry background was in Dusk light's opinion one of his favorites "Why, what do we owe the pleasure of our favorite aunt?" Luna teased. Since Nyx was almost a sister to the princesses and with Twilight being the mother of the black alicorn the Sisters Royal would tease Cadence about her relationship to them. "Please, Princess, there is no need to jest," princess Cadence said with a pained expression. "Cadence would be great." "Of course, our apologize." princess Luna mumbled under her breath "Aunty Dearest." Dusk Light barely heard this but couldn’t help but chuckle at princess Luna's words, but Cadence heard this and turned to him. "Oh Dusky! How are you holding up?" Dusk Light cringed at the name he hadn’t heard in years, "I’m fine Miss Cadence, how are you? In fact what are you doing here?" Cadence chuckled nervously. "Hmmm... Princess? The thing is that Shining Armor and I were... Hoping that we could umm...” Princess Luna's face lit up "Of course! we're sorry, Dusky, but please finish up here. Come Cadence! We must see our Sister at once!" [centerPresent Time, Golden Oaks Library] "This is great! I didn’t know you could bake this good." That was Nyx, during dinner which included soup and home baked bread courtesy of Spike. "That was Pinkie Pie, she taught me how earlier so I decided to try it tonight, Spike answered happy it turned out good. Dusk Light spoke up "Yes, it was delicious I enjoyed it as well." He had finished it off in moments without so as a sound. "Alright Nyx, go up to bed. I'll be up with you in a few minutes." Twilight had turned to her daughter and was addressing her. "Alright Twilight, night Spike, night Dr. Light." "Night Nyx." "Goodnight little one." After Nyx went up stairs Twilight and Spike cleared the table. As Spike dealt with the dishes Twilight and Dusk Light went to the guest rooms and got things ready. "Thank you Twilight, I'm happy you are allowing me inside your home," Dusk Light thanked her. "Do you have anything planed for tomorrow?" Twilight looked confused as she answered, “Not really, tomorrow is reshealving day so other then taking or picking Nyx up from school I'll be here all day." Dusk Light smiled at that, "I'm glad to hear that, if you don’t mind I think I'll help you." "Sure, goodnight Dr." "Goodnight Twilight." The door shut and his smile melted away and a dark expression covered his face. Going to the desk he got out a scroll and ink from his bags. His dark magic floating the quill over to him he began to write... Dear Princesses, I have arrived at the destination; I have not given my full name. Miss Sparkle knows me by Dr. Light. Tomorrow I will start my formal reports however there are a few things in my office I now believe I might need. If you can send my Black bag in the left hand cubby within my desk I would appreciate it. Oh and another thing... Later as he lay in his bed, Dusk Light was thinking. Sigh, this might take longer than I thought. But I swear if it destroys me, I will save you my queen. Just a little more time, I'll free you.