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// First lesson 
// Story: Luna and AJ! 
// by fatmanspencer 
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Once upon a time on the moon, back before Luna came back, Nightmare Moon was lonely. Now this was not over missing her sister, who at the time was too busy to be bothered with what she had done only a few apple seasons ago. She had only the Stallions who guarded her, those thousands and thousands. However they soon bored the Princess who was missing the fellowship of another mare.
“Oh me, you there.., Tell me a story of your childhood.” She commanded to one of her countless guards. One would wonder why she had this many guards, and how long the grudge that the very awful Current princess had on her rightful and beautiful younger sister.
“My Lady I have already told you all I can recall… surely there is another?” The guard was one of her more senior Stallions, so he did not recall much of his colting. He did not agree with Nightmare often but it gave them all something to do. You could only look and tell stories so many times before things became bored and repeating.
Back in the present time, Apple Jack was hard bucking apples. The season was winding down and she wanted to get the last few trees before the first frost came. Her flanks where heaving with the effort after a while and she yawned
“Darn Wanowa, we only got a few more than we got them all. Think they hold over fer tomorrow?”
Wanowa barked her response and AJ smiled and laughed” Aright. Tomorrow we will get these last ones.” However as she is walking back Luna popped in. Now most ponies would run in fright, since Luna had been an object of fear for a good long time. However AJ was not like others, being unafraid of anything, because she knew she could buck her way out of anything. She was forever bucking the lone timber wolves that strayed into the orchard.
Howdy Princess, what can Ah do fer ye?” AJ asked in that pleasant voice, being the only pony no one could not be friends with, much like Pinkie Pie only she was much less… happy. She would tell ya how things where and didn’t give a buck what anyone thought.
WE demand ye teach us how to approach ponies!” Luna still used the Royal Canterlot voice, not knowing what else to use when speaking with somepony. She folded her wings and would then look embarrassed coming to a subject for help. It was embarrassing yet she knew let else to do.
“Well Princess… shoutin all the time aint no way ta go about things. Ye just… stop the shouting and I’ll show ya. Ye first... well... Ye are a bit scary ye know?” AJ rubbed her ears as they rang from the shouting inside of the barn. It was quite tight as AJ went about cleaning the ropes and such.
“What do thou mean? Scary? Twilight said everypony would love me but the noble are still running like I bring eternal darkness.”
“Sugar cube you must give them a chance. They aint knowin ya mean them no harm, and that voice don’t help none. Ye just need ta relax, and talk as Ah do… well... maybe not like Ah do... but using thous and othuse and whoest and weist aint helping none. How they know ye not speaking about ya and NightMare?”
“Alright… so, speak more... Like... you do? I should... not yell at the nobles?” Luna asked in a confused voice. She actually hated the nobles as they were mainly money grubbing and power hungry ponies without much thought to anyone but themselves. That was so different from what Luna remembered, when a noble has to earn their title, and it was for valor and honesty, brave… the things a Mare or Stallion looked for in their mate.
“Ah Not saying that so much as in… don’t try ta scare them. Those fancy smancy ponies are a bunch of stuck ups. Do them good ta get yelled at and cower sometimes... not all the time ya hear?” AJ was a big a fan of the snobbiest ponies as Luna was. She didn’t get why anyone would care more about what this mare did with that stallion, or her more favorite though she won’t say... what this mare did with this mare.
“Thank you AJ… these should help me a good bit with all those snobby ponies that forever are running.” Luna sat back and would then grab an apple. Truthful she was the reason Sweet Apple Acres was now selling a good bit of their apples to the castle, ever since Nightmare Night and Luna having some of the Apple Families apples. In fact, her love of them was so big she ordered from all the different branches of the Apple Family since they all grew at different times.” AJ… why don’t you and your family come up to the palace more often? I would enjoy seeing you there, and your honesty is much more than the other ponies there…
AJ blushed beet red and chuckled softly” Well Princess… Ah suppose Ah could, only problem would be if Ah didn’t have ta do so much” AJ had enjoyed her time in the food shops and in the Palace listening to the music they had there. After a bit more thought and admiring the way Luna’s flank looked in this lighting AJ said” Ah would not mind Princess if ya can hook me up with a place ta stay while there. Ah not really sure where ta stay while Ah “Luna cut her short with a hoof
“You may stay in the Palace with me my apple bucking friend. I would enjoy your company more than others and it’s always nice to hear a friendly voice after a very stressful day” Luna’s tone bore no argument as she whisked away to the place with a note saying’ you will be there by the weeks end.
AJ would then board the train the following week, and get into the luxury coach only to find out….