//------------------------------// // CH 29.8 Suddenly Blueblood // Story: Twilight's Nightmare // by Nightsclaw //------------------------------// Noble Guide reclined in the waiting room. In less than an hour, there would be another meeting of the Noble Council. Having these events this late did nothing to hide their existence from Celestia’s gaze. Still, it made some of the other nobles believe it did. The door slammed open, and a drenched Blueblood stomped into the room. His mane was dripping water on the finely crafted carpet. There would be a story about this. He rotated his ears to listen in.  A haughty noble he had not bothered to learn the name of yet, spoke first. “Blueblood, why are you all wet?” His tone was quite an interesting mix of distaste and real curiosity. A tall stallion walked in after the Prince, very carefully avoiding the wet patches on the carpet. “He wound up in the Garden Fountain. Though who teleported him there, I’m not sure. The magic looked like it might have been Princess Twilight’s.”  “Yes, it was her. I’m not sure why she did it though.” Blueblood responded bitterly. “Well, what happened just before she tossed you out?” The curious one asked. “I had gone to the Dining Hall to talk to Aunty Celestia. I found Princess Twilight and Princess Luna there with one of those hybrids tied up. By the look on their faces, they were quite angry at her. It looked like they were going to send her to Tartarus or something.” Blueblood now had an audience. Everypony was giving him their full attention. He stood a little taller and continued despite his bedraggled state. “Princess Luna said that the interruption was unwelcome and since Aunty Celestia wasn’t there, I just nodded and turned around to head out. I even complimented them on finally doing something about the abominations of nature. It was at that point that I found myself right above the fountain.” Half the audience is looking at Blueblood with interest. The other half seemed to be trying to contain themselves until one of them utterly failed to do so. The rest wound up joining in shortly after. Noble himself even had a quiet chuckle despite how much it pained him. A yellow coated mare with three money signs as her mark was doing her best to hide a smirk. “Bluey dear, you don’t know about Luna and her most recent guard, do you?” She said in a playful tone. “What would that have to do with it, Upper Crust, and why are you laughing?” Blueblood demanded. “Bluey. That hybrid you saw wasn’t on trial or anything. She’s Princess Luna’s newest chosen. Tell me was she tied up with shadows?” Upper Crust asked in a sweet tone. Blueblood looked at Upper Crust with suspicion but nodded. “And was said pony the same one that got released from RGIS?” She asked, her anticipation was growing.  Amazingly, Blueblood did not notice the trap he was galloping into. He gave another nod, “I think so.” “Sweety, Luna was just taking advantage of her guard’s status in her harem. She was their toy. If they banished her to anywhere, it would have been one of their bedrooms, not Tartarus. How are you so naive?” Upper Crust’s smile would have worked better on a wolf.  This caused the rest of the audience to burst out laughing even harder. For once, he found himself in agreement with a room full of nobles. It was quite unsettling. Noble Guide had to give Blueblood his dues, he did not freeze. Instead, he launched straight into his tirade.  “I DON’T ENGAGE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THAT. I’M A RESPECTABLE STALLION AND WILL NOT LOWER MYSELF TO THOSE KINDS OF GAMES. THE IDEA THAT THE PRINCESSES WOULD DO SO IS LUDICROUS.” He shouted and then stormed out. Noble Guide just grinned. Blueblood was proving to be that perfect mix of arrogance, entitlement, stupidity and just enough competence that nopony could get rid of him. He would make the perfect scapegoat. As he had brought at least a little amusement to Noble’s day, Blueblood would even get the chance to have some fun in his upcoming role. He had a few letters to write, but Blueblood would have a ‘gift’ by morning.