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// Children's Eyes  
// Story: The Eternal Knight 
// by Nerom_Fencer 
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Disclaimer: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and it’s creative properties is owned by Lauren Faust and Hasbro, not me.




Chapter 8: Children's Eyes.

By Nerom


He yawned, the bed was comfy. One more minute. Something moved below him, he sat up and hit his head against something soft and fluffy. Mumbling murmured around him and suddenly the world spun. He fell over and landed on the mattress. He blinked two times and looked to the left and right. Nero sat at one end of the bed startled, Luna at the other.
"Why are you in my bed?" Nero pointed at Luna, He was not angry but more curios about it.
"I must have fell asleep after I lowered the moon this morning. Not sleeping for two days can do that to you... If you forget the rejuvenation spell." She looked away shyly. Eclipse tilted his head. What's wrong? Are they angry? 
"Alright No need to get worked up over it." Nero got out of the bed reaching for the small stack of clothing on the chair next to the bed. Eclipse's stomach growled lightly. "Looks like somepony is hungry." Luna smiled at Eclipse when he looked at her. 
"A little." His stomach growled again Nero chucked to himself while he was securing his boots. 
"Well it's to late for breakfast but maybe we can get some brunch." He said while getting the cleansing pendant on. 
"The others are up and about so they want to talk to you first Nero." Celestia walked in, Twilight followed suit. "I thought about waking you up but decided against it."
"Good, we did not disturb you last night so that seems fair." Celestia blushed when Nero said that. 
"You looked so cute together tho, but Celestia ordered me and the others to not to wake you three up. Something about repaying a favor." Twilight mumbled the last bit.
"I can say the same about you last night." He grinned smugly to Twilight. She gave him a raspberry. She suddenly reared back as a small flash on Nero's head startled and blinded her. The crown of Milito had appeared from nowhere. "Forgot that one. sorry about that. Also Twilight i did not know that you where into that kind of stuff." The grin was back on his face. 
"Can we drop that topic?" The lavender pony said. "We have other matter to discuss. Such as the transformation we have been through and that Rarity wants to make you a Tux and you to for that matter." She lowered her head towards Eclipse. What's a tux?
"Why do I need a tuxedo?" Nero said he did not look to happy about it. Celestia and Luna was conversing lowly to themselves. 
"My brother is getting married next week." Twilight said this while she looked a little grim. "To somepony I don't know."
"Harsh. But why do I have to go?" He sighed. 
"Because we say so." Luna said to him. Celestia and Luna was finished with their little talk. "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza have requested your presence." Luna said formally, Nero was trying not to laugh his hat off. "What's so funny"
"Her name silly. Anyway why request me for it?
"Your name has become quite the sensation in these past days. You clobbered that dragon really good." Spike promptly walked up to him from under Twilight. Eclipse backed a step away from him bumping into Nero. 
"I'm not some kind of accessory you know! Never liked fancy stuff like that anyway, might just skip it." Nero said flicking his head away from the group. Luna and Celsetia was the first to stare on him together with Twilight that was begining her protest.  
"But..." Twilight began before she was flicked on the horn by him and give her a smile. 
"I'm kidding. Don't throw a fuzz over it... The accessory thing was true tho." The others gaped at him, Eclipse thought it looked funny. "By the way Does she know that I'm... Not a pony?" Luna was the first to get over the shock.
"She was at the trial, she was furious at you for ruining some alone time Shining Armor could spare." Luna said after shaking her head. 
"Lone time I gave him... And recalled." Celestia said before she headed to the hallway. "We can't just stand here all day now can we? Let's get you three something to eat, I want some tea for myself to be fair." Nero nodded and so did Luna, Eclipse's stomach just growled. 





"I AM SO BORED!" Sweetie Belle said out loud. She was laying on the floor in the clubhouse. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo was both laying on their backs hooves to the air. 
"We know" They said in unison. "I wish tha A.J was back home it has been a more than a week already." She flipped over and walked to the door. "Let's go somewhere. It's better than doing nothing in here." She disappeared thought the door and down the ramp. Scootaloo and Sweetie got up and followed. 
They came into town and almost every pony living in town was cramped around Sugarcube Corner and the plaza. Guards was standing outside the door. Scootaloo halted the scooter and little wagon that the others sat on. 
"Hey Storm Chaser what is going on?" She yelled over to a low flying pegasi close to them. He turned around. He looked concerned. 
"The princesses is here. They are having lunch." He pointed to the bakery/restaurant. "Your sisters is there to apparently I saw Rarity's tail when they walked in. But it was to cramped to take a closer look." He yelled down to them. 
"Thanks Storm." She yelled back. he nodded at them and faced the other way again. "Lets take the back door I'm sure that the Cakes will let us in if Rarity and Apple Jack is in there." She whispered the others nodded eagerly.
The back door was to their surprise empty save to two guards. "Excuse us but can we go in? Mah Sister is in there." The two Lunar guards looked at each other and then down to the fillies. They scared them a little by their looks. The mare then spoke. 
"Then you are Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. your two sister told us to let you in if you came by. Lucky for you that she gave us descriptions on you three." The lunar guard said with a silk voice. An excellent singer probably. thought Sweetie. 
"Thank you Miss." They said when they passed. "That was easy said Scootaloo after they passed in a low voice.
"I heard that." Came from outside and the fillies jumped by surprise. The stallion out side laughed lowly. 
They walked to through the kitchen when Mr Cake came in. "Hey there girls. Umm you better brace yourself before going in there. To say the least it's a little shocking at first." He said he looked faint hearted. 
"Is there something wrong? Celestia have been here before and so have Luna and that was not so much a problem was it?" Scootaloo asked. He nodded.
"Yes that is true but this is a little different.. You will see but I warned you. There is still room at the table so don't worry about that and everything is on the house for the moment. Courtesy of Princess Celestia." He nodded to the door that was opening  up in the far end. all they could see though it was the counter and some of the wall. They walked out of the kitchen and was behind the counter. 
"You know this is harder that it looks like." Said Rainbow Dash "And this thing itches sometimes." She complained. The fillies stopped. 
"It's not that hard even I can do it and for your record no one forced you to have that on Dash. It's not like mine that jumps on my head if I don't have it on!" Nero said he sounded somewhat grumpy about the last subject. "At least I can take it off now." A small ping was heard like when someone flicks a piece of metal. The fillies looked around the corner and Apple Bloom that was the one on ''Top'' fell on the others when she laid eyes on the table. Every one in the room looked at the fillies when they lay there in a heap, rambling like some mad pony. 
"Now it's not ladylike to lay on the floor rambling Sweetie Belle." Rarity said looking down at her sister. "I know that we look stellar but it's no reason to stare like a foal." She said when they now only stared at them. All three of them oppened their mouths at the same time. 
"Awesome! That so amazing how did you get that?." That was the only thing comprehensible that the others heard before the three fillies voices mixed together. A loud whistle was heard and the chaos that was three ponies mouths silenced. They stopped an stared at the source of the sound. Nero looked at them and removed his hands from the ears from a young colt that was sitting in his lap. 
"That's better now. One question at a time. Your sisters and their friends have been through a little sleep and have just woken up. They are as new to this as you are save a few hours. Sit down and have something to eat while they answer your questions." The fillies just nodded.





Twenty minutes later most of the crowd out side had gone away and the only ones still eating was Applejack and Nero. Sweetie Belle had taken mental notes about the alicorns around the table. 
Applejack was surely the one that had changed the most of them all. She had grown to be as large as Luna and far more muscular than before she still seemed to have troubles to control her wings at times, but she was not the only one. Her mane was set in a loose braid that started to form after almost half oh the length and on her head her usual hat adorned the horned head. 
Pinkie was far smaller but still bigger than the typical stallion. Her mane was still as bubbly as ever if not even more. Her wings was the ones that flared the most. otherwise she was her old self. She had a pinkish tiara on her head that had a babyblue gem in it. 
Rainbow Dash was in the same size as pinkie. To be fair only Twilight and Applejack was considerably larger than before. But her wings was larger and like the others her mane had grown a bit. Hers was the only one that seemed to flow a bit by itself save for the princesses, but it was almost not noticeable. She wore a Golden Laurel-Crown like the one she had to the gala.
Fluttershy was the smallest of them all and it looked like she had barely changed at all save for the horn on her head. Her mane had one long curl in it with what looked like vines in it that spread a little to the rest of the mane. 
Twilight was almost as big as Applejack but much more slender. She wore a golden necklace with an amethyst in it shaped like a star. Much similar to the one that Celestia carries.
Her own sister was the one that had made the accessories for the others and she herself was had he usual stilled mane whit a crown mush similar to the one she wore during the gala to only more grand and glimmering. Her mane had an unsual glimmer to it. all of them had the elements of harmony on. Everypony around the table save from them self and the colt that was talking to Nero had a crown. Heck even he has a crown. The thin circlet was not resting on his head but on the table for the moment. 
"Sweetie  Belle? Are you listening?" Her sister said to her. 
"Um yes." She answered. 
"As I was saying Celestia wants the six of us to move to Canterlot after the royal wedding next week. And you need to come with me, in till mother and father comes back from their cruse."
"But that will take them a year more! I don't want to be gone from my friends for a year." 
"I know sweetie but this is a decision we all made. I will open up a new shop in Canterlot and you are coming with me for the time being." She tried to cheer up her little sister. It did not work.
"How about this." Celestia pitched in. "During your stay in Canterlot with your sister. I get you a private flying chariot to take you to and from school." Sweetie did not like the idea very much and still looked sour. "And you may stay in Ponyville during the day to play with your friends. It will be available during the weekend and your friends are welcome to come to Canterlot with you. With their caretakers approval of course." Sweetie shined up by this idea and nodded. 
"Then you are moving to?" Apple Bloom asked A.J. She was not happy about it. 
"I'm afraid ah am sugarcube There is an old apple farm that has been untended for six months now and Celestia is willing to give me the deed. It's nothing big as Sweet Apple Acres. How about this you can come and live with me on the weekends so long that it's okay with Granny Smith and Big mac. Ah'm sure that Sweetie Belle will give you a ride in her chariot." Sweetie nodded at them.
"Of course I will. We can spend our weekends in Canterlot and the rest of the weeks here in ponyville." She bounced in place. 
"I'm full. Finally." Nero said. "Now to something else." He stood up and sat down the colt on his seat between Luna and Rainbow. he crossed the room and took a seat by the piano that the cakes had in the shop. "Is this tuned?" He asked to Mrs Cake. 
"Indeed.. do you know how to play?" She asked. 
"Indeed." He said and smiled at her. He opened the lid and cracked his fingers, soft piano music filled the room. It was chipper and fast phased. then went over to a more serous melody. His fingers danced over the keys. The melody ended with a slam and he paused before beginning anew on a even softer melody unlike the other before this one was more mysterious. When he was finished with that song he said. "Shame that it's not a grand piano the effect would have been much better." He begun anew first slow and then into a powerful chorus. He had closed his eyes when he played. Seemingly playing by heart thought Sweetie Belle. After a powerful ending to the song he opened his eyes. 
"That was Incredible. Most ponies would have have problem playing that without magic." Luna was standing up and walked up to him. 
"No magic I ensures you. No this is with magic." The air around him shifted a bit and suddenly the small wall piano was a  grand piano on top of a cliff. a ponyless cello was standing closeby and a Zebra standing on two legs was standing with its back from them hooves in front of him and sand was running from them. An invisible drum was playing to the music. When the scene faded none of the others spoke they only gaped. Luna and Sweetie Belle had tears in their eyes. "Hey whats with the long faces?" He asked.
"H..How? How did you do that?" Stammered Twilight. 
"Basic Illusion. Light and sound manipulation mostly. If you know how they behave its not that hard, basic physics. If you have worked in layers of art its easy to paint the scene and I have the original music in my phone I just borrowed the sound from there and removed the piano as I wanted to play that part for myself. Splicing up the music to the different sources was the hardest to do. I really should be in coma less I get far to much practice in my sleep." He scratched his nose with a finger. "If you think that was good you should see the orchestra version of The Lord of The Rings now that is breathtaking." 
"You learned that in a dream?" Twilight blurted. "That's impossible." she added after a pause. Nero nodded and looked skeptical at the same time. 
"Well I don't really sleep anymore. The only time i have been sleeping these past two weeks is when I was forced to and to say that was the majority of last week just like you guys." He said and glanced down int the ground. He had played a low song on the piano while they talked. 
"Well that was certainly interesting but I think the kids here is starting to bore. Why don't you three show Eclipse here around Ponyville." Celestia said down to Scootaloo and the others. They all opened their mouths to protest. Nero played the song again this time it played in equestrian. No special effects. Silently adding it to the background not the disturb the ponies.





"I can't believe that they talk us into leaving you guys have not seen your sisters in a week and now this?" Scootaloo said. after they had come a bit down the street. "No offence." She quickly added to Eclipse. 
"None taken. Well They are going to stay for the rest of the week... Well in till they need to leave to prepare for the wedding next Saturday. But you all will go to. Luna did say that you were invited as flower fillies." He said. 
"True but still." Sweetie sighed when she was cut of by Apple Bloom. 
"So why was ya sitting in Nero's lap and all that while you ate?" She asked. Eclipse was not comfortable with the question but answered anyway. 
"He saved me from a monster that killed my parents last week. And I have no living relatives to stay with so I'm staying with him now... I think." He said. After a while Scootaloo talked.
"Sorry I should not have asked that. But what do you mean by think?" She said she was no longer angry that they had to leave. 
"I don't know that's all. But I wanna stay, Nero is fun and Luna, Celestia and Twilight is nice to me." He said then added. "And don't worry about my parents or my feelings about it. My grandma passed last year and she gave me some good advise, I do miss them tho. But hey let's not that sour the mode." I think I just did. Whops? 
"Look the Blank Flanks are moping around." A pink and white filly and her  gray and white friend was laughing at them. 
"Friends of yours?" Eclipse asked. The young colt did not like where this headed. He may be young but he was clever. 
"Not likely. They make fun of us because they have their cutie marks and we don't." Sweetie said mostly ignoring the two ponies, Scootaloo stuck her tongue out at them. 
"That's not nice. all ponies get one eventually it only takes time for some. That's what mum said anyway." Eclipse had lived in Hoofington, he knew the type of ponies that mocked others for no good reason. His mother always spoke of ponies born with silver spoons in their mouths but this was the first time he had seen a cutie mark of it. "Any way we don't have time. I want to see Ponyville and then take a nap those two is boring me." He started to head in the direction they was headed before the interruption. 
"So you are bossed around by a foal now to? How old are you anyway four?" The pink pony mocked. 
"I'm three. I'm in a foul mood and I don't want to argue with some spoiled ponies right now." He was sadden before now he was beginning to feel annoyed. 
"You sure don't act like a three year old are you sure that you not just small?" The one with the silvers spoon mocked. Wow going on like that to a three year old? way to go Silver Spoon. Scootaloo thought angrily
"Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon we just want to show him around so we can do something else. He probably don't want to play right now anyway he has been though a lot." Sweetie said.
"Ohh did he lose his blanky? Oh wait he has it on him." That's the last drop! "Why so angry did you lose your mommy?" Eclipse was no longer annoyed he only felt pity for this sad sad pony. 
"Yes I did and my dad one week ago. They was killed by a dragon in front of my eyes and he then started to hunt me down. Worst day of my life. And do you know what you might call that sad or hard, But in front of me I see a Pony with low self esteem that only wants others to notice her and another that is so spoiled that it even is her talent to be Spoiled! Have you ever said to anypony how you got your cutie marks that you are so proud of?" No answer. "Did not think so." He spat on the ground. "I don't see the big fuss about it anyway I have had mine sense I was two and it was no big deal for me." He took a deep breath when he was finished with his rant. Did not take much to stop them from babbling around.
"So you are saying that you got a cutie mark? For what?" Silver Spoon tried to get the upper hoof. 
"I'm sorry but I can't say or show you what it is for but I can show the mark. He flicked up a corner of his cloak and showed a sun covered by a dark moon. "See nothing fancy" Eclipse said. 
"Ya got your cute mark when you was two? How?" Apple Bloom blurted. 
"Secret." He smiled widely and then started to walk off. 
"Why did you do that for? Give it back I told you!" Luna was following Nero that was walking very weirdly backwards down the street. It looked like he was walking normally while he was gliding backwards 
"What are yah doing? Apple Bloom asked. Nero did not top his weird walk but answered. 
"A bet. So now I'm apparently winning this don't you say Princess?" He flicked Luna's tiara that rested on his head. 
"We said give it back." Luna said again. She was sounding angry but she had a smile on her face.
"Only if you say that I win." He taunted. He now changed his steps still gliding but making the walk more humerus. It looked rather silly. 
"So ah bet to take her Tiara?" Apple Bloom asked. They followed the two down the street. 
"More or less she was supposed to take my crown but that did not happen." He danced around another attempt from Luna to take back her tiara. 
"Argh.. You win just give it back!" She said. He flicked of the tiara from his head and seemingly produced from nowhere his own crown and put that on his head and gave back hers. 
"I win." He grinned. "Looks like Pinkie are going to be happy. Knowing her she probably already decorated." He laughed some more while Luna grumbled some. 
"I was letting her do it anyway." She snapped her head in his opposite direction. He rolled his eyes while doing a I don't know gesture. The two of them made their way back to Sugarcube corner. Eclipse looked at the others. Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara had sneaked away.
"Pinkie throwing another party. Wonder if we are invited?" Apple bloom said happily. 
"I think we isn't. Remember what she said last time. Pinkies late parties are not for fillies. And I don't think they are going to have one now right after lunch." Sweetie said. 
"Well then lets get this town looking over with, standing in the middle of the street all day is no fun." Eclipse said. 
"Oh yea that and can you tell us how you got your cutie mark." Scootaloo said the others nodded furiously. 
"I played with magic it was an accident. But it was kinda cool and all. I can show you later when its dark... If I'm allowed to stay up that late." He said. Sweetie looked at her two friends. They looked back. 
"I think that can be arranged. She smiled a smug smile at her friends  Right girls?" She added. 
"We can use the club house." Apple Bloom said. What are they talking about? He tilted his head again like he used to when he thought about things. 
"Well to show it to others we need some stuff." He said.





The kids was back in the club house. A tree house in the acres that Applejack's family owned.
"Finished." He held up three pairs of goggles. His father had made them before so he knew how to and he had also tested the lenses. They was not perfect but would do great for the job he had in mind for them. He gave them to Sweetie Belle. 
"Need some work but I think I can do something about them. Don't you need some to?" Eclipse shock his head to her question. 
"But you do." He added. 

An hour later all prep was done and the show begun after they put on their goggles.





Party lasted trough the evening and into the night. Once again Pinkie had proven herself capable of throwing one. Nero was happy that Applejack had gotten some of that excellent cider and by some he meant a lot. Not everyday you get the opportunity to ''Party'' with royalty. Celestia went back home to Canterlot because of duties. Luna had stayed for the evening  and to be fair the drinks had started to get to her but she was not an easy drunk. No it took fifteen drinks and a bathroom break to get where they was now. The break had been awkward for he was first in and forgot to lock the door. Luckily he had pulled up his pants before she stumbled into the room. But was promptly locked in by her in the same room and it had not been easy to ignore the pony while she pulled his wings with magic and hooves. 
The party had raged on late into the night and only ended after Luna and Nero had defeated Pinkie and Applejack in a shot competition. Applejack Daniels, brewed in Fillydelphia by Applejack's cousins. Apple flavored whiskey! Pull me backwards whats next Cherryblossom sake? 
"You sure can..hic. Take your drinks." R.D said and patted him on his back hard.
"Yea i'm not a lightweight like ya self Dash, Only took five shots or so for Twi to beat ya. Hehe." He said from his seat to the pegasi. 
"Well atleast I'm not like Fluttershy. Fhhive drinks in all, alnighthh. And... And she still passses out before Twilighhth." She smirked. "Anywayss Ihh'm TAkIng her hhome now." She looked around and found that they where only them and three ponies left. "Did Twi leave withhout yohhuu?" He looked around the barn.
"Looks like it Fluttershy looks ready to go home. Soo of with ya. She waved her hoof as a goodbye and left the barn with Fluttershy. Nero counted that three ponies where left in the barn. Pinkie who had passes out somehow, A.J that's was talking to the last one, Luna. She glimpsed over at him when he walked over. "Sooo. What do we do with the pink party monster overthere?" He asked. 
"Ahh will take care of that one. Not thaa first time that happened ah give her the guset room for the nighht. Yah twho should be going back tha town Luna has a room at the Shhleeping Mare. and. and Twi had a roon for ya." She jabbed him in the chest. He nodded. I know I was there when she got the room.
"Better get going then?" He asked pointing with a flowing movement to the door with his whole hand. Luna nodded and walked away. He got a hoof on his shoulders. 
"Who knows maybe ya don't get that far." A.J winked at him and sent him off with a slap on his ass. He once again looked at Luna. Again?

The sun shone in his eyes when he woke from his drunken sleep. He felt like he had a fist full of feathers in his mouth. He tried to lift his wings from his mouth but felt only resistance from his right side as it was lodged under him and the left was stuck under something. His mind was suddenly clear. He had never been one to forget what he did when he was drunk. Oh SHIT! I'm So FUCKED! He used his hand to move the wing on his upper body from his mouth. Indeed it was the wing he remembered it to be. It dragged from his body as she rolled over and laid an arm on him, Four digits. the arm was covered in a short velvety fur. The transformation spell she had used was not perfect but it was close enough for him. Well I was drunk. Would have probably done it without the spell to. She rolled over more and pressed against him. He used some magic to cover the window and checked if the room was locked, it was. He once again drifted of to a drunken dreamless sleep. 

He once again woke up to the sun shining. "Morning sleepy or rather good afternoon." He sat up and looked at the now Alicorn Luna. She was brushing her mane. How now that worked he did not know but it did. 
"Morning. Hmm.. Two in the afternoon not bad for being up to around five or six." He mumbled. He looked around for his pants and underwear for that matter. "Were is my clothing?" Luna gave him a innocent smile. I have heard that Celestia is a prankster but this? "Funny. I'm not going to run around naked you know." He sat on the side of the bed looking over at her. She still played innocent "They are under the bed ain't it?" He saw the small confirmation on her muzzle. 
Clothing found and mostly put on, Pants down anyway. Luna finished her mane. "Your turn." She levitated the startled human over to the mirror. 
"Hey some warning before you do that next time." She only giggled at him and Started to brush out his hair. Women!
"It's not me with a bed head." She was silent for a moment. "About this night. We maybe should not tell the others about the events." She said and paused. 
"If that's what you want then that's what we do." He said. "Or do you have another plan?" He looked at her trough the mirror. "You do don't you?" He smiled at her through it. 
"Yes, We simply tell them at another time, a more suitable time and not in detail." She answered. 
"What we do is our concern not theirs." And it's not like I can shove it to the side like a one nightstand I like you to much for that.
"I'm supposed you are right." She murmured and muzzled the side of his neck. 

Back in Canterlot trouble brewed inform of two scrolls. Six days left to the wedding.