//------------------------------// // Sudden change // Story: Progression of the Heart // by King Thunderwing //------------------------------// Thunderwing jumped back, looking away and blushing madly “I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean for it to happen. I didn’t see that point was folded over.” He trailed off. Luna still silent from the sudden accidental surprise of intimacy that had happened only a few moments ago, her cheeks stull covered in a dark shade of blush as she looked at him. Thunderwing dropped his head down, feeling shameful of himself of what had happened. “I’m sorry” he said with a sigh. Luna was still silent, not knowing how to respond, as if her mind was still processing it all. Thunderwing looked to the side, his eyes closed and ears splayed back. “You can slap me if you want to or you can leave and go to someone else.” He sighed and suddenly felt something wrapped around his neck that dragged him forward. As he looked up to say something, he was stopped completely when the alicorn’s lips gently made contact with his. His eyes were wide when he felt the soft textures of the Princess’ lips against his. Luna’s eyes were closed, her hoof still around his neck, kissing him intently. Thunderwing pulled away, his whole face was burning from blush and his eyes were as wide as a new born filly that examined everything around them as he looked at the dark blue Princess in front of him. luna opened her eyes and peered at him. “Why?” Thunderwing asked. Luna shrugged “why not?” Thunderwing’s brows furrowed slightly at what she said. “But why did you do that? I-I don’t understand” he trailed off and Luna got up off of the couch. She hugged him firmly as he spoke. “Thunder” Luna said softly, her hooves wrapped around him. Thunderwing went silent for a good while. “Y-yes?” He said nervously. Luna pulled away and looked at him before letting out a sigh. “I’m going to be straight with you” she said with a slightly nervous, anxious voice-tone. “I-I was looking for you all this time. My sister told me to try and find you because…” Thunderwing raised a brow “because?” he asked. Luna bit her bottom lip from her anxiety “Because I always had feelings for you. Since the Storm King’s attack on Canterlot” she sighed. “Celestia saw how much I liked you but you weren’t in Canterlot anymore and everypony we asked didn’t know where you were, so I went out every now and then to try and find you. She doesn't fully know that I have feelings for you. Love between royalty and peasant ponies isn't allowed.” Thunderwing’s eyes widened at her response, completely speechless. “I’m sorry Thunder.” Luna sighed softly and let him go. She went to the room that Thunderwing gave her to lay down for a bit for a quick morning nap. Thunderwing soon followed, going to his room to read a book to try and cope with everything that had just happened. It was a good two hours since the confession that Luna made. Thunderwing was completely passed out with the book on his face, open on the page that he was busy reading. Luna opened his door slightly to see if he was awake. She walked closer and lifted the book up off of his face. His eyes were closed as he was in deep slumber. Luna closed the book and set it down on the bedside table before making her way out of the room. Thunderwing woke up as she was walking out. “Need something?” he asked. Luna looked back at him and nodded. “I’d like to talk about what happened earlier.” Thunderwing nodded, sitting upright on the bed, his hindlegs dangling off of the side with his forehooves between his legs for balance. “have a seat” he offered. Luna took his offer, hopping onto the bed and sat down on her haunches beside him. “I’m sorry for kissing you” she sighed, looking down slightly “I just had the thought that you’d feel the same and I just had the urge to find out. But I guess I was wrong… so wrong.” She said in a low tone, her ears splaying back. Thunderwing gently placed a hoof on her shoulder “Lulu, as much as I wanted to kiss back, I just couldn’t.” Luna just looked at his hoof before looking at him. “So you have somepony else? I should’ve known.” She sighed. “No, I don’t have anypony. I just don’t feel the same way towards you but if you’re willing to give it time. Then who knows? We might end up being together” he said with a soft smile, gently tapping Luna’s shoulder with his hoof. Luna gave a soft smile at his offer and gesture he had made. “Thank you Thunder” she said, giving him a hug. They both sat in silence for a while in eachother’s embrace before letting go of each other. “Anything you’d like to do today?” Thunderwing asked, looking at his friend sitting in front of him. Luna shrugged slightly, shaking her head. “I honestly don’t know what I want to do today. I could go back to the castle and give my sister the news that I had found you, so then she’ll know exactly where I am” she smiled. Thunderwing nodded. “That might be a good idea to do so, I don’t want the royal guard showing up here and get thrown in the dungeon for kidnapping a Princess” he chuckled. Luna nudged him with her hoof, giggling, “you know that won’t happen at all, not on my watch” she said with a warm smile. “But you would still have to go to the castle to tell your sister that you had found me and that you’d be staying with me for a while though.” “I suppose we could do that” Luna said as she thought about it, tapping her chin with her hoof. “Would you maybe like to come with me today to tell Celestia?” Luna offered, smiling. Thunderwing raised a brow “couldn’t we maybe to it tomorrow? I still have royalty to surprise” he said, playfully sticking his tongue out at his alicorn friend. “Oh yeah, I forgot all about it!” Luna said, her head perked up at her realization. Thunderwing chuckled at her comment before hopping off of the bed and looking back at Luna. “I’ll be out for a bit. I’ll be back in about an hour to three, depending on what I can find” he shrugged. “Are you going to buy a castle with that time?!” Luna giggled. “I give you one hour and there is going to be hell to pay if you’re not on time.” She said jokingly, waving her hoof at him. Thunderwing shook his head before heading out. “Feel free to help yourself to anything you want in the house but just remember to disguise yourself so that ponies can’t recognise you.” Luna nodded. “Will do Thunder.” “Alright then. See you in a while.” He said as he left. Grabbing his saddlebag in his mouth and slinging it over his back before heading out. Luna sees him off and hears him close the door before she hops off of the bed and walking into the living room. As she walked, she was engulfed in a dark shade of blue smoke, the same colour as her coat. As the smoke vanished, the form that was Princess Luna wasn’t standing there anymore. Instead, there was a white coloured Pegasus pony with light rose coloured eyes, a light purple mane and tail. The newly transformed Luna goes out the front door and walking around the house as if she’s planning something. An hour ad passed an Luna is sitting on a chair which was on the porch. A purple mare walked past her, an alicorn with books being levitated beside her. Her cutie mark was a star with small sparkles around it. “Hello Princess” Luna greeted with a smile, acting like a casual townspony with a smile. “Hmm?” the mare sounded, looking at the white coloured Pegasus. “Oh, hey there” Twilight greeted. “You seem to be new here, I’m Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of friendship” she said with a smile, trotting closer to the unidentified Pegasus mare. “I know who you are, Princess. There is a lot of talk about you throughout Equestria.” Luna said with a smile. “I wouldn’t expect less of it in that way. And whom may you be?” Twilight asked. “My name is Dusk Beauty” The disguised version of Luna said with a thin smile. “I’m honoured to meet you, Princess” she added. “Please, call me Twilight.” The purple Alicorn said and setting her books down on one of the steps that lead to the porch. “Whereabout do you come from?” Twilight asked as she sat down on her haunches in front of the white Pegasus. Dusk Beauty (Luna) stood up “Have a seat, Twilight. You look tired” she offered with a point of her hoof. “That’s so generous of you, thank you.” Twilight smiled as she walked to the chair and sat down on it. Dusk pushed the chair on the other side of the porch closer and took a seat, looking at Twilight. “So, back to the question you asked me. I came here from a very small village that the ponies had set up in Yakyakistan after you and your friends befriended they Yaks.” “Ohhhh!” Twilight squeed softly in interest, tapping her forehooves together. “And how’s that working out for everypony there?” She asked, grinning of excitement. “It’s going very well. The yaks are very kind in their own way once you get used to their behaviour and sure, some of them disliked our pony culture and ended up destroying a lot of out belongings but they also learned that none of us, nor them are the same. They eventually accepted our way of living and they accepted us for who we are and even added a few things to their culture to help us feel welcome.” Dusk smiled warmly “Oh, you have no idea what me and my friends went through with the yaks. There was almost a declaration of war between the yaks and ponies but we managed to stop that from happening and now there is harmony between the yaks and ponies. They destroyed a lot of our things when they were’nt satisfied with the things we provided for them to make them feel at home but it’s all sorted out now.” Twilight smiled Dusk giggled at that “I know all about it, but to be honest. The yaks are such softies when you get to know them. They can be extremely caring when you befriend them.” She nodded. “Would you like something to drink?” Dusk added as she got up out of the chair. “That would be lovely, thank you Dusk.” Twilight smiled and stood up from the chair aswell. Luna went into the house, going to the kitchen. “Tea or coffee?” she asked, turning her head to face the Princess of friendship. “Tea please” Twilight asked in a polite voicetone. Luna nodded, turning her head to her front. She started preparing ht tea that Twilight had asked for. After a few minutes there were two cups of tea ready for the mares. Twilight used her magic to levitate the cup, taking a slight sip. “It’s delicious, thanks Dusk.” She said with a smile. “My pleasure, Pri… Twilight.” Dusk said with a giggle, wrapping her hoof around her cup and makes her way out to the porch as Twilight followed. Both mares took in their seats and placing their cups down. “I saw you were carrying books with you.” Dusk said, looking at the three books that were placed on the step of the porch. “Oh, those.” Twilight said, levitating the books with her magic, bringing them closer. “They’re just some basic magic books that I’m taking back to my castle’s library.” She said as she set them down next to the chair she was sitting on. “Interesting. But you’re an alicorn. It doesn’t seem that you need to learn anything more about magic, you have all the magic you need, don’t you?” Dusk asked as she looked at the purple Princess. Twilight looked at Luna’s disguised self for a brief moment before clearing her throat. “I do but studying different types of magic is still useful, given the right situation.” Twilight protested slightly, mellowly waving her hoof. “I see.” Dusk nodded, lifting her cup to take a sip and set it back down again, looking at the books. “Would you mind if I borrowed the books for a while? I do enjoy studying magic, although I can’t cast magical spells officially like unicorns or alicorns can.” She said as she stroked where a unicorn’s horn should usually be, making the excuse to actually study more magic. Twilight looked at the mare sitting across from her, slightly puzzled. “Uhhh.. Sure, just be sure to drop it off at my castle when you had finished reading them.” Dush nodded at Twilight’s reply. “Thank you Twilight.” She smiled as she looked up at the alicorn. A long time had passed since Dusk’s (Luna) request to borrow the books. The two mares exchanging interesting conversations between each other, giggling every now and then before they both saw the Wonderbolt, Thunderwing land a few yards away from the porch. “Took you long enough!” Luna’s disguised self, said to him with a playful wave of her hoof, with a jokingly angry voicetone before giggling. Twilight giggled as well. Thunderwing’s eyes widened as he saw Twilight in the seat and bowed. “Princess.” He said. “No need for such formality, Thunderwing.” Twilight said with a smile. “I was actually just walking by to my castle to put my books away that I had with me and Dusk greeted me and offered to host me for a while. I must admit, she is quite charming and she seems to be a really good friend to you.” She said, looking from him to Luna’s disguised Pegasus form. Thunderwing looked up at the alicorn and the white mare that is Luna. “She is a very good friend, we bumped into each other a few days ago, so I she’s staying here with me for a while.” He said with a smile, standing upright. He walked towards Dusk and set his saddlebag down and opened it. “As I promised.” He said with a smile as he took out a necklace. Dusk gasped as she saw the beautiful crystal necklace that Thunderwing took out. “Wow, it looks amazing!” she said. “I did make a promise to spoil somepony today.” He said as he hooked it around around her neck, the gems making it glisten in the fading light on her white coat. “Thank you Thunder.” Dusk said with a smile and hugged him. “It looks like Rarity’s work.” Twilight said, examining the accessory around Dusk’s neck. “Indeed it is.” Thunderwing replied, turning to face the Princess. “She’s the pony to ask for a ‘fabulous’ item.” Thunderwing said, trying to imitate Rarity’s voice and accent when he said ‘fabulous’. Both the mares giggled at his attempt of imitation. “So, Luna. What do you think of….” Thunderwing’s eyes widened as he heard what he had said, covering his mouth with a hoof. Dusk’s eyes widened as well and both the stallion and disguised mare look at the alicorn. “I beg your pardon, but could you repeat what you said?” Twilight asked as she looked at the Pegasus stallion. Dusk sighed, “Well, guess it’s no use in trying to keep the secret anymore.” She said before she was engulfed in dark blue smoke once again.