Fools Gold
“How could you be so blind?” Luna whispers to herself as she hides in the shadows. “Acting so carelessly.”
Luna is hiding in the darkness of the library as she watches her sister shake her rear at her student. When Luna heard the good news about Anon coming over for dinner, she was quite thrilled. When that thought settled, a problem arose. Twilight. She knows Anon better than anypony on this planet, even more than her sister it seems. Luna knows Anon well enough to know that it’s only a matter of time before he puts two and two together.
Luna can’t even fathom what is going on in her sister's mind. Either Tia is trying to push those two into some kind of friendship against Anons wishes or she honestly forgot that Twilight is going to be in the same room as him. Well, she won’t need to worry about that. Luna is going to take care of this situation herself. She will not allow this mare to keep her friend from her. Not in body, nor mind.
“Your training is done for today, Twilight. I also have some good news to share.” Celestia says to Twilight with a smile. “Anon said he’s coming to dinner. Isn’t that great?”
Twilight’s eyes brighten at that.
“Really? I finally get to see him?”
Luna can see it from the shadows. Her sister’s smile is replaced with the smile she gives her subjects. It seems that Luna was right in one of her assumptions. Celestia forgot that Twilight would be there in her excitement. Celestia gives her student a slow nod. How could she forget that Twilight would be there?
“Yes.” Celestia turns away. “I actually need to head back to the throne room. Continue your studies, Twilight.”
Celestia quickly trots to the door of the library and leaves. Twilight can only sit there with a slightly cocked head. That seemed odd, but maybe the princess is rather busy? Twilight shakes her thoughts away as she turns back to her book. There’s still so much she can learn about body language. Who knew that the words she spoke to another pony were only a fraction of what she was saying to them. It’s amazing really.
Luna steps out of the shadows and slowly approaches Twilight. She has no idea if her sister has a plan to change this, but that matters little, seeing as Luna intends to fix this mistake herself. Perhaps it’s not healthy, but Luna will protect Anon for as long as he wishes. If he doesn’t want to see this mare, then Luna will never allow it to happen. She will never allow him to come to harm.
“Hello, Sparkle.” Luna speaks up to gain Twilight’s attention.
“Oh!” Twilight turns around to face the sudden voice. “Luna! I didn’t hear you come in.”
“I take that as a compliment.” Luna trots in front of Twilight’s desk. “Studying hard?”
“Very much so!” Twilight says with a smile. “I know that somewhere in these books, I can learn how to gain Anon’s forgiveness.”
Luna feels a sneer across her face. What is important to this pony? Earning Anon’s forgiveness or actually being sorry for what she did? There’s no point to dwell on this. Luna has a mission.
“Twilight.” Luna speaks in a royal tone.
“Yes?” Twilight give Luna her full attention.
“You will not be coming to dinner this evening. Do you understand?”
Twilight looks confused as she looks at her book, then over her shoulder to the door where Celestia walked out, then back to Luna.
“B-But I always have dinner here.“
Luna leans over the table some so she is looking Twilight deep into her eyes. She makes her features as cold and dead as the mask she used to wear on the battlefield.
“Twilight.” Luna can see the sweat already falling from Twilight's forehead. “Listen to my closely. I do not hold the same aversions that many ponies have. So understand me when I say that I will do what I must to protect what I care for most.” Luna feels a small smirk on her lips. “Dreams can be rather fun.” then her smirk falls. “They can also be nightmares.”
Twilight is frozen in shock as she looks into Luna’s eyes. There's just something off about what she sees. It’s almost as if she can’t see Luna’s soul. As if she’s face to face with a Timberwolf about to eat its prey. She can’t stop herself from shaking in place, nor can she turn away from her gaze.
“You are going to go home and have a nice dinner with your family. You will then comes back tomorrow and continue your studies. If Anon is ready, then you will see him and not a minute before. Do you understand?” Twilight’s mouth is moving up and down slightly, but nothing is coming out. “Twilight.” Luna keeps her dead gaze on Twilight the entire time. “I need you to say that you understand.”
Twilight gulps some as she quickly looks away from Luna.
“I-I un-nderstand-d.” She says in a full stutter.
Luna feels her mask disappear.
“Good. See you around, Sparkle.”
Twilight can only watch from the corner of her eye as Luna walks back into the shadows. In an instant, Luna’s presence is gone. Twilight can feel a giant weight lift from her shoulders. She doesn’t know what that was, but she thinks she isn’t going to chance fate. As much as she wants to prove to Anon how sorry she is, if he isn’t ready to see her, then there’s really no point. Twilight feels a shiver go down her spine at the thought of that look Luna gave her. She wonders what type of body language that was?
She shakily pick up her book and starts reading.
“I-I guess I sh-should get back to studying.”
“Hooves. How many times do I have to tell you this?” Anon is sitting at a table with Butter Hooves.
“I just want to help.” The pony says sadly.
“I get that, but we have rules for a reason. Things like this cannot happen when I’m gone. What if there was a batch of candy in those pots you dropped? An entire day's worth of candy, gone.”
“I know I can do it! Just give me a chance!”
Anon looks at this pony as he gives him his big pleading puppy eyes. Anon just shakes his head.
“You’re no Pinkie Pie. Those big eyes don’t work on me. Get your ass back in line and do what you’re paid to do. Otherwise, get out.”
The pony lets out a sigh and walks back over to his station.
“Couldn’t you have at least let him down easy?” Bonbon asks.
Anon scoffs. “If they wanted easy, they wouldn’t be working here.”
“Still, can’t you give Hooves a break? You know he means well.”
“He means well, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let him waste our stock.”
“We have plenty of cooks to keep an eye on him. Just let the colt try.”
Anon looks over to see Bonbon giving him her big puppy eyes now. Anon just rolls his eyes with a tired sigh.
“I can’t believe this.” He gets up from his seat. “You better hope he doesn’t screw up.”
Bonbon giggles at how easy it is to get Anon to do what she says. He’s such a sweetheart. Even if he does bury it under all of that other stuff. Anon ignores Bonbon’s giggling as he walks over to Butter Hooves. Whom currently is cleaning pots with a sad look on his face.
“Hooves!”
Butter Hooves jumps slightly from the shout. He quickly turns to face his boss.
“Y-Yes?”
“You have one shot. If you screw this up, then that’s it. Get to station six and start prepping. If you need help, then ask for it.”
Anon watches as the pony’s sad mood instantly flip as he practically glows from this news.
“I won’t let you down!” Hooves says as he runs over to his station.
“No running!”
Anon shakes his head as he returns to his seat.
“He’s cute.” Bonbon says with a giggle. “Doesn’t it feel good to give a pony a chance?”
Anon looks at Bonbon with a dead stare.
“I’d prefer risks not being taken.”
“There are always risks. I took a risk when I hired you.” Bonbon scoots closer to Anon. “I like to think it worked out.”
“Perhaps I’m just more cautious than you?” Anon offers.
“Maybe. But sometimes it’s good to throw caution to the wind.”
“Maybe.” Anon looks over his shoulder at a patch of darkness that wasn’t there before. “Then again, keeping your guard up is never a bad thing. Ay, Luna?”
Another giggle is heard. Bonbon quickly looks over to the darkness where the laugh came from.
“You are the only creature that seems to know when I’m around.” Luna walks from the darkness and leans her muzzle to Anon’s ear. “I think I could truly fear you if we were to meet on the battlefield.”
Anon smirks. “Too bad I suck with a sword.” Luna walks to Anon’s side. “Good to see you.” Anon reaches over and pulls Luna into a more intimate hug.
Ever since Luna shared a portion of her life with Anon, he’s always seemed to be closer to her than usual. Luna even thinks that her friendship with him is stronger than what her sister has. Sure the both of them are rather close, but nothing compares to the bond that’s created when you allow someone to enter your subconscious freely.
Luna wraps her wings around Anon.
“It’s always a pleasure when we meet face to face.” Luna pulls away from the hug. “My sister brings word that you’ll be joining us for dinner?”
Luna can see the smile leave Anon’s face. It’s just as she thought. He doesn’t intend to go. She can see that he’s about to say something, so she cuts in.
“Good thing Twilight won't be there.”
She notices Anon’s full attention on her.
“Twilight isn’t going to be there?”
Luna nods. “Correct, she’ll be having dinner with her parents. She said something along the lines of a family gets together. You know how random that mare can be.”
Anon slowly nods his head. He didn’t foresee this turn of events. He looks at Bonbon as she gives him the look. It seems that she figured it out. What is he going to do now? Obviously he can’t turn down the dinner, but he also can’t just leave Bonbon hanging.
“It’s a shame that you won’t be joining Lyra and I for dinner.” Bonbon speaks up. “I guess that’s alright, seeing as you’ll need time to pack a few things for your stay.”
Luna feels her brow raise as she looks over at Anon. Anon chuckles nervously as he looks over to the kitchen. An idea comes to mind.
“Yeah. You see, I got a new trainee.”
Anon points at Butter Hooves who is currently prepping his station. Luna looks over at the pony setting up his workstation. The pony shakily sets a pot onto the stove to boil. He seems very nervous and could possibly drop something at the faintest of sudden noises.
“I gotta keep an eye on him.” Anon continues. “Seeing as I’m only going to be here for a few more days. I thought it would be cool to stay at the store for awhile until the job is done.”
Luna looks at Anon with a raised brow. She knows he’s lying. He knows that she knows he’s lying, but Luna accepts it. It’s just in Anon’s nature. He doesn’t want any problems.
Luna nods. “Understandable. I’ll let my sister know of your temporary arrangements. So we’ll see you at dinner?”
Anon lets out a sigh. “Yeah. I’ll be there.”
“Very well. I must return to my duties.”
“Later, Luna.”
She gives him a nod as she steps back into the darkness. The shadow that clung to the corner slowly dissipates.
“So, that’s why you wanted to stay here?” Bonbon asks.
“Maybe.”
“You’re going to have to face her eventually.”
“Eventually.” Anon repeats. He looks over to the workers. “I better check on how everything is holding up.”
Anon gets up and walks away before Bonbon can say another word. All she can do is let out a sigh as she goes back to her paperwork.
“What was I thinking!?” Celestia screams into her pillow. “How could I have forgotten that Twilight was going to be joining us for dinner?”
Celestia is laying face down on her bed. She was going to head to her throne room but decided to take a few moments for herself in private. She’s been in here ever since she left Twilight in the library. All she could think about is how much of a disaster this entire thing is going to turn out.
Celestia quickly sits up. “What if he doesn’t show up? Anon probably remembered that Twilight would be there. What if he thinks I’m doing this on purpose?”
She falls onto her bed again. She doesn’t like her thoughts. If Anon thinks she did this on purpose, then the chances are that he’ll probably not want to be around her anymore.
“It’s silly to think such things, Sister.”
Celestia sits up. “Luna?!”
Luna is standing at the base of her sister's bed.
“I highly doubt Anon would be so willing to let go of your friendship.” Luna scolds her sister slightly. “He’s grown past such things.”
Celestia leers at her sister as she casts a stronger spell on her mind.
“What have I told you about eavesdropping on my thoughts?”
Luna rolls her eyes. “Please. I have known you long enough to hear your thoughts without the need for magic.”
“Be that as it may, this is still my room.” Celestia counters.
“That matters little. The fact of the matter is that Anon will be coming to dinner and Twilight will not.”
Celestia looks at her sister with a raised brow.
“Is that so?”
Luna nods. “I saw fit to rectify your mistake.”
“How did you do such a thing?”
“I simply told your student to spend a night with her family. It was rather easy.”
Of course, Luna is paraphrasing, but it pretty much happened along the same line. Celestia seems to accept what her sister is saying without question.
“Really?”
Another nod from Luna. “I speak the truth.”
“Well...” Celestia rises from her bed. “It seems I’ve been worrying myself over nothing.”
“It would seem.”
Celestia walks over to her dresser and picks up a coat brush as she starts to comb her coat.
“So what do you have planned for the day?” Celestia asks Luna.
“The nightguard need more training.” Luna says. “They’ve been a bit sloppy lately.”
“You’re too hard on them.”
“I train them to be prepared.”
“For what? War? That time has passed, Sister.”
Luna turns away from her sister to look out the balcony window.
“Were it so easy.”
“Hmm?” Celestia looks over at her sister.
“Nothing, just idle thoughts. I must be going.”
“I’ll be in the throne room if you need me.” Celestia tells her sister.
Luna gives her a nod as she takes a step back into the darkness. Celestia feels herself smirk as Luna disappears. Shadow teleportation, a specialty of her sister’s. One of the many things that they no longer teach in magic schools. Not very great at making an appearance, but then again, it wasn’t intended to be used to make appearances. Celestia feels her smile drop. It was made to allow easier stealth kills on the battlefield.
Celestia sets down her coat brush. There’s no need to linger on those thoughts. Anon’s going to be joining her for dinner and that brightens her mood considerably.
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amazing chapter sir, I can't wait for the next.
UPDATE!!!!
I think that should say at the store for awhile, other than that great chapter.
Y'know, I really like this story.
However, as just as Twilight Sparkle's punishment is, you're pretty harsh on her. I'm not going to tell you to change, no, I shouldn't and as far as I can, wouldn't do that. I just think that you're making it rather hard on her, which kinda hurts because she's genuinely remorseful.
Or is she...?
So, theres some clear romantic hints strongly towards Anon&Luna...a touch with Bonbon and then theres Celestia which hasn't been really expanded on yet. I...want it to go my way but I guess I'll have to see...
Onward! Looking forward to more.
you mean store not story
but am loving this story this is great
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yes another good chapter. Now let see how dinner goes.
Welp, pretty sure Twilight almost had a nervous breakdown there. Not very healthy for ponies you know, Luna. Would not be surprised it Twilight regresses to her shut-in personality, except this time she'd avoid the castle and, by extension Celestia, as much as possible. Wonder if Luna is going to visit the rest of the M6 to let them know that she is "going to protect what is hers." Good chapter.
Sees name of human.
"Annon"
Nooopppeeeeeeee
(Sorry, but I think that naming humans annon is weird. Kind of lie calling a dog Dog. [Unless it's named K9. That, I can live with])
you cheeky dickwaffel throwing that quote in there
5987718 Is this the only problem you have with the story, or is there more?
5987762 As soon as I spotted that I thought 'Halo reference, yes thennnnnnn'
Holy crap Luna, what happened to being friends with the pony who saved you from yourself?!
And everyone is wondering why the mane 6 acted the way they did towards Anon. With rulers like these, it's no wonder they all messed up.
5987825 torturing another friend kinda renders previous friendship with the torturers null.
Damn Luna, you scary.
5987718 i agree, it is even more interessting to have him named "mystery", "Nobody", "Alias", but honestly in this fanfiction i could not concentrate on that name, the story is good enough.
If it isn´t importand for them how the Human i don´t get why he isn´t just named Alex or something like that. I already had some people who told me why some like Anon more as a name, but i never managed to see it like that, i can´t understand why he doesn´t has a name.
I mean i don´t get the feeling that i should think that i am this Human if it this is the purpose.
5987916 True but she could have at least been a bit less heavy hoofed about it and not resorted to threats quite so quickly, I'm sure if she just asked her to not show and explained that Annon was not ready for her yet that would have been enough.
5987962 emotions don't always allow for logical thinking.
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If something that infinitesimal is going to bother you, I have to say I'm quite happy we won't be seeing you in the comments again, unless you reply that is.
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If it doesn't matter, why not Anon? He does have a name, it's Anon. It's not the focus of the story, so as long as it's not something terribly ridiculous your complaints hold no water. I also don't think I'll be responding as there's no feasible way you could raise an engaging point.
Instantly recognized the quote. Halo fan?
5987819 fucking arbi ftw
Atleast Luna isn't dumb enough to believe that everything is peaceful. The six closest ponies to her harmed someone she greatly cares about under her own nose.
5987998 my simple reason, because it is boring to read always the same name, nobody would be at least something new.
And of course there is no good reason, i don´t think about something like this i could ever find a special reason, it is all about personal preference.
The next thing,
here i more or less say that the story was good enough to not focus on the name, that means it doesn´t feels to important in this story.
I was saying it doesn´t seems like most of the authors would think that the name is important if they choose that name, that other stuff was again personal preference.
it seems as if would be already important enough for you, there is as much good stuff about it, as bad stuff. Honestly i don´t believe there could be a super special, and important reason why i don´t like that normally.
That you defend it right now, only means that you prefer it like this i guess, i don´t think there would be a much better reason why this have to ba Anon, like i said, i think it is as good, as it is bad.
I hope i doesn´t forgot anything. I am just suprised again, that someone answered at such a silly comment, i mean it was just my opinion, i didn´t said anything bad about this story.
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Wort, wort, wort.
A bit over the top but then again Twilight is pretty oblivious so makes sense.
poor celestia, she so much more socially awkward then luna.
I still feel bad for the mane six, Where's Rainbow at!? D'=
I'm worried about my bae.
Awesome job so far.
And Anon is still a dickhead //grumbles
Keep t up!
5988727 Have you even read the first story?
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Of course, I know that Rainbow's dream was destroyed thanks to Spitfire and Anon, and that she disappeared a while ago.
Was there somethign I missed about her? D'=
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Annoymous IS the name of a collective hacking organisation .
Besides, annoymous implies that he dosen't have a name. He isn't actually anyone, and can be you, me or even some other guy sleeping in Iceland for all I know. So, why should a character be called Annoymous and have a personality if he could be anyone? If your point is that the author wants you to "be in the story", why not just call him "you" instead?*
*(Unless the author wanted to name him as Annoymous for other reasons or the dude orginally had a name, and decided to legally change it to Annoymous. That, I'm fine with.)
Can't wait for the next chapter.
5987718 It's for Self insert my friend
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Do you even realise how pointless your comment is?
I realize that it was a Halo reference, but is Luna foreshadowing a certain Changling Invasion?
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Well then.
I shall humbly accept defeat and go back under my bridge.
Have a nice day you all!
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Yes. And as I've already gotten a valid explination from Siknato, I shall not pursue the matter any further.
Anyway, best of luck with your current and future fics!
5989496 No no no no. You're doing it wrong.
Like this:
"Wow what helpful and constructive criticism! Your astute critique has made me a better author and i thank you for it."
Honestly for someone named "Sarcastic Brony" you really don't live up to your title.
tut tut tut.
With warm regards
Some stupid shitposter.
I'm noticing that every chapter is getting smaller and smaller.
So this chapter does raise a great question: which princess has the strongest relationship with Anon?
Foreshadowing the coming of a war?
implying a lot of things
So, twilight is full blown autistic and Luna is a complete cunt
That was fun, may I have another? Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
I find it hard to truly enjoy this story, especially considering Luna's behavior towards Twilight strikes me as entirely OC.
Even though Luna is her sister, Celestia would not tolerate such threats. Luna would be spoken to, assuming she made such threats to begin with.
The sentence about Luna watching Celestia shake her booty in front of Twilight's face was the best line in the chapter for me.
Though Luna's small foreshadowing of a war that soon might come is a somewhat close second.
A few big whoops for Luna! She saved the day. Or night.
She saved everything!
Also Luna being ominous about the guard training. Things will become more interesting, won't they?
Awww, the friendship between Anon and Luna is sweet.
5989202 that was after, of course, she almost murdered anon multiple times...
5989767 Awww man don't be like that.
Really didn't mean to be on the offensive or anything.
I'll make you cookies.
Amazing chapter. but i have a bad feeling about the next chapters. luna taliking about war and the night guard and all of that. god i hope this do not turn in to a Luna vs celestia story or somthing in that way. well it's going to be intresting.
PS: sorry for bad english