Sorry about the long wait, had along of things on my mind along with college, job hunting and also moving to another state. Anyways on with the show!
Ponyville, Afternoon, Day of the Gala
Upon my arrival to Ponyville I saw that a few of them were bowing down once they have seen me while others were running away in terror, thinking that some great evil that came back to smite all of them for rising up against me. Looking out the little window to my right I saw that Applejack and Rainbow Dash were talking to one another over a game of hoofball until they turned to see my carriage roll by them.
Looking right at them I saw that they did not know who I was but at the sight of the both the Solar and Lunar Guards, they bowed down thinking that both princesses of Equestria came over to visit them but when it stopped and both guards openned the door and bowed, everypony gasped in shock and one in terror as I stepped out in front of Sugarcube Corner. As I looked around to see who was currently at the marketplace I saw both Rainbow Dash and Applejack were letting their jaws hang down in surprise, not knowing who I was or even where I was from which to me is the greatest thing I have ever seen since I can now mess with them for a few hours before we arrive at the Gala.
Smirking slyly to myself I casually walk over to them, the few ponies that saw me near-instaniously bowed to me and after a while a few others also began to bow as I walked by them until I reached the two ponies in question, neither of them were bowing down until I was right in front of them but by the time I was within spitting distance they quickly snapped out it and bowed before me, silently laughing to myself until I heard a loud voice call over to me.
"Your royal highness, I was told of your arrival...is everything alright Prince Umbraspark" that voice belonged to the mayor, Ivory Scroll and she sounded so nervous and probably at this point worried that I might do something that she can't do anything to stop.
"Oh it is alright Mayor Scroll, after all I am only here as a pleasent visit and to wait until near nightfall to take the six ponies that are attending to the Gala this year..." I said while eyeing the two element bearers.
"These two right here...my two old dear friends....so glad to see you again after so many days apart." as I said that I pulled them into a hug, grinning a bit as they gave me looks of confusion but nopony could see it because my wings are holding them in place from the hug.
In the middle of the hug alot of the ponies that were watching were slightly surprised that royalty that have not been heard before is hugging two of its most noticable members of society, and in the hug I heard Rainbow Dash and Applejack talking quietly to one another. "Who is this pony?" "Don' know 'im but he does sound mighty familiar..." "Yea tell me about it, he sounds like that pony Nightshade...he looks sorta like him, just minus the cool mane and wings." my mane was cool before it became all...see-through and floaty...and I was cool even without my wings! I like to see you two play hoofball with timberwolves and a small hydra!
Just to let them know I was listening I let out the all knowing cough that tells out 'I'm right here' and at that they both went silent and by silent I mean you can hear the sound of a pin dropping probably all the way to Canterlot if it was quiet enough. Leaning closer to them in the hug I partially whisper into there ears, "Rainbow Dash...Applejack...go get your friends...tell them to meet up at Twilight's library..." and with that I let them out of the hug, and with a bow they both seperated and went off to tell the rest of their friends while I turned around to the mayor and gave a smile but mixed with my smile was a small hint of malice towards her.
"And Mayor Scroll...you and I must have a private conversation in your office..." and walking towards her, the ponies that were in the way moved back to allow me passage towards the mayor who at the time looks like she was sweating as if she ran the 'Running of the Leaves' and got first place. Upon reaching the mayor my horn glowed it's brillant silver and we both disappeared into a black sphere before it vanished and reappeared in her office.
Once we appeared in her office she looked absolutely frightened that we are alone in her office, and my own appearence is most likely scaring her to the point of a near heart-attack. and for myself I thought it was amusing enough.
"So Ivory Scroll...do you know why I brought you back to your office to privately talk?" I said while sititng in her chair at her desk, giving her the same look she gave me ten years ago. It took her a while to figure out who I was just by my voice and the way I am acting towards her.
"Wait...that voice....but how...you were just a unicorn...how can you be an alicorn....Nightshade...is that really you?" her voice was filled with terror knowing that I can practically do anything I want to her and there is nothing she can do to stop me from doing it. Looking down at her I saw that she was trembling with fear and that she slowly back herself into the wall and was shivering badly.
"Yes...it is I, Nightshade Umbraspark...the little colt you exiled ten years ago for a crime that he did not commit...but than again, you wouldn't believe me for a second now...would you? I am here for only three things....one of them is to say hello to my adoptive family, the second is to take the element bearers to the Gala, and third...well that is just for me to know." my face turning into a grin as I got out of her chair, slowly walked over to her, and put my right hoof on her head and gave her a small nuggie. After the little talk I teleported myself into Twilight's home since I still have a memory of its basic layouts, but when I teleported into her home I was somehow upside down, standing on her ceiling, with a Pinkie Pie somehow holding onto my mane.
Looking right at her I saw that she was trying hard no to burst out laughing, glancing at the others I saw that Rainbow Dash was also trying not to explode into laughter, Applejack was confused, Twilight was facehoofing, Rarity bowed down and Fluttershy made a strange goat sound before falling over on herside.
"I am on the ceiling...aren't I?" all of them nodded at me except for Fluttershy who is still I think fainted on the floor.
"Partner, how did ya get up there an' not know?" a smart quesiton from the farm pony.
"Well...I tried to use teleporation magic...and forgot that I was focusing on the ceiling since I do not wan't to get stuck...Pinkie Pie please let go of my mane." I said while giving her a blank stare, she just giggles and starts to stroke my mane, her hoof going through it as if it was water. Shrugging a bit and than looking at the other ponies in the room, I decide to do my shadow phasing to see there reactions, and hopefully get Pinkie Pie off my back, and with a small flash of my horn I slowly began to sink into the ceiling, and as I did so they all gasped at what they saw, and when I was mostly gone Pinkie was still holding my mane and when I phased away so did she.
"Did ya'll see that? He just melted into the ceiling!" "Of course I saw that I was right here, how he ever learned that he must show me how to cast that." "That...is...awesome!" "Not to be rude and all but who is that mysterious alicorn?" they all said almost at the same time except for two ponies were currently unable to speak at the time.
"Why don't you ask me and find out?" I said from within the walls, all of them turn to find out where it came from but could not locate my voice, as Spike entered the room while wearing his frilly apron until a small black tendril swipes it off of him and takes it back into the kitchen without him knowing it.
As everypony in the room tries to figure out what I just did I slowly began to rise out of the ground behind them, Spike was the only one to notice me as he shivered in fear, only able to see a dark figure sneaking up behind his best friends, and acting like a valiant hero he charged at me with a cookie in his claws, at which I happily ate it with a large smile on my face covered in cookie crumbs.
"Thank you for the cookie Spike, it has been a long time since I had anything sugary while staying at Canterlot. And I bet all of you have questions to who I am, so ask away."
The first hoof to be raised belonged to Rarity than followed in Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and last Twilight Sparkle who was gathering a notebook and quill with an ink bottle beside her. I only nod at Rarity to speak but when she does I hear the sound of something whistling in the kitchen as Spike runs back in.
"Just who are you...your majesty." at least she thought about her question.
"My name is Nightshade Umbraspark, Ruler of the Everfree." their jaws dropped.
"Can we do that again please!" of course she would want to go back into the walls.
"Maybe later at the Gala to prank a few of the guests." she smiled at that and bounced away somewhere.
"How did ya do that trick with the ceiling and sink into it?" I smiled at her while flexing my wings out a bit, a loose feather falling down and landing on a fainted Fluttershy.
"Well since Celestia can control the sun and Luna can control the moon...I can control the shadows...and also the creatures within the Everfree forest." my answer somewhat confused Applejack but after giving her a demonstration by taking away her shadow and making it rise from the floor and do a little dance before going back to being her shadow.
"So how good are you with flying?" I gave her a small frown.
"Not the best but I am getting there since I train with the Wonderbolts." she frowned cause I am training with her idols while she couldn't. Oh the taste of jealousy is strong with this one.
"Can you tell me how you managed to become an alicorn if you were originally a unicorn?" Oh boy, story time, kinda.
"Well Twilight you know my parents correct?" she nodded semi-vigorously, "Well they aren't my parents...they are more like my adoptive parents after my father was banished to the Dark Realm he was able to have me carted away in secret along with two of his most trusted servents...what I did not know was that when I was born it took me far longer to well show any appearence that I was aging but nopony saw it, so while my father was being held in his cage I was free but ignorant of my birthright and as such followed in pursuits like any other pony would for a cutiemark but as such everything I did never got me one, so in a way I was like the cutiemark crusaders except with no cape or clubhouse." I was looking at Applejack since she knew all about them and their silly antics that those three always go on adventures which sometimes ends up with them in trouble.
"But since my father was an alicorn and I was born as such, when he was being sealed he also sealed away my immortality and my true self until I was ready to for it, and as such all of you only saw me as a unicorn with acute traits that others did not have such as the strange eyes, my fondness for the Everfree Forest and that every single creature in that forest speak and sometimes protect me when I needed it, and also that whenever it is night time I can see perfectly through the shadows and move through them...and...and is that cupcakes I smell?" my train of throught cut short as I smelled the sweet aroma of sugar-filled cupcakes that Pinkie was holding on her head on a tray, just looking at everypony in the room as I started to drool slightly until the sounds of somepony coughing snapped me out of it.
"So umm...anyway I am here to take you fine mares to the Gala whenever you are ready to go just hop into the chariot, I have some...private business to attend to..." and with that I turned around and faded into the shadows that was the kitchen after Spike turned off the lights.
Umbraspark Residence
Fading back into the world I saw that my adoptive mother and father were busy talking to my little brother and adoptive sister about the Gala and how it is for the upper crust of the pony society, Scootaloo was busy trying to look interested while rolling her eyes whenever father wasn't looking and Storm Kicker was busy looking out the window hoping for my return or just waiting for the lecture to end so he can go out and play with his friends. As it went on I flipped a mental coin to see if I should reveal myself now or later but as I was about to do that a voice was heard from within the room.
"Your majesty if we had known that you would be here we would have tidied up and prepared a meal for you." my mother said while quickly running about trying to clean everything up, Scootaloo and Storm Kicker quickly got up and moved out of the way as my father bowed to me, the sight would be heart-warming if I had no connections with them but sadly I did.
"You do not need to bow to me...father, I am just here for a friendly visit and to see how my family is doing, both adoptive and adopted." I said while moving over to Scootaloo who heard my voice only for a fraction of a second before buzzing toward me, jumped right directly in front of me before landing ramming into my chest and her tiny hooves hug the front of my chest while I let out a weak chuckle before wrapping my right leg around her for a hug, the rest of my family has their jaws wide open as they see me for the first time since I left.
Taking a look at my family I can see that they are shocked to see me and to see that I have changed so much since the day I left, but seeing Scootaloo so happy, and the look on my little brother's face made the whole experience totally worth it. His jaw was on the ground and he since he was leaning a bit to the left and not paying one bit of attention he fell over making an omph sound as I snickered at the sight of a dumbstruck brother.
"Yes mother, father, brother, it is me, your little Nightshade, all grown up, funny how circumstances led me to being who I am now, but any jokes aside, I am just here to tell you that I am visiting for a while before I am off, relations between Equestria and the Everfree are as you can say 'strained' because one does not trust the other, but no biggie, I can always just fix the relationship later." I said as I nuzzled Scootaloo, her usual reaction of trying to get away while giggling from the affection I am showing her, my family finally snapping out of their stupor to come over and placed me into a hug of their own, their hooves holding onto me as I let out a happy sigh.
After a few seconds of hugging we broke it off and started to chat about non-consequential things such as how did I become an alicorn and roughly explaining a few things that left my brother and Scootaloo confused but my parents understood it all and kept quiet, than it moved onto me and Luna, and that was when my mother asked about us two having any foals of our own. You see, my mother and apparently her mother before her, were the kind that wanted grandfoals and were bound to get them one way or another from her children, and when that topic came up I just bashfully said it would happen, eventually.
Scootaloo just makes a gagging sound at the whole lovey dovey topic, and seeing how it made her a bit uncomfortable and seeing how I can easily get a good laugh at of it, I leaned down and gave her a smooch on the cheek which made her squeal out and rush out of the living room to her room. We all laughed it off and when it was time for me to leave I gave everyone one last goodbye hug before going to Scootaloo to give hers, and when I entered my room I saw something that made me smile, the little pegasus flapping her wings like a humming bird, just barely lifting herself off the ground and when she looked at me I gave her a warming smile before hugging her goodbye.
Making my way out of my old home I trotted to the old schoolhouse, and to see if my old teacher is there so I can say hello.
Upon arriving to the schoolhouse I can see a few fillies and colts running about at the playground there, a few fond memories begin to surface up which brought a mixed smile of sorts to my face but I quickly shake that away as those thoughts led to the one thought that made me talk a walk on the dark path that nearly led to my own demise. Shaking the thought aside I arrived at the same front door to the school that I went to and opened it slowly, and before it was open just a crack I stopped myself, took a deep breath than pushed the door open to see Mrs. Cheerilee looking down at what I can only guess to be homework from her students and as I stepped in she didn't even look up from her grading, only just mumbled something before straightening herself out and sitting straighter turning to look at me.
"Oh, hello sir, are you here to pick up one of your foals?" she said with a bit of uncertainty in her voice, not clearly knowing who I am.
"No, but than again none of them are mine, except for Scootaloo and that she is already home." I said as I moved to where my old seat used to be and sat by it, placing my hoof on it to see if my old marking was still on it, and it was.
"Oh...so your her father I take it?" Cheerilee says as she looks back down at the paperwork before her than to her glasses as she places it on her muzzle and resumes her grading.
"No, she is my adopted sister...wow you really have forgotten about me...haven't you?" I said ludicrously amazed that she has forgotten about me already from ten years ago or what has happened at the Summer Sun Celebration.
"Wait a minute...you....your...."
"Yes, teacher, your student, well I was until that fateful day made me catch a ride on the darker path of life, but than again we all can't be blessed with the gilded hoof of fate now can we, Mrs. Cheerilee. Oh don't worry, I am not mad at you for what happened nor am I mad at my parents. No, I am mad at everypony for not standing up for me when the time came for me to be kicked out of Ponyville, I knew Macintosh would have stood up for me but instead he kept his mouth shut and stayed back, along with my brother, and what little friends I had at the time. Everypony left me out to dry that day, so yes, I am mad but now that I have been...redeemed by Celestia and Luna, I can forgive all of you on that day...but I will still have this rightful anger in my heart against all of you."
"If it means anything to you...I am sorry..."
"No, it means nothing to me...but its the thought that counts, I guess."
"And make sure Scootaloo sticks to her homework and does her quizzes and tests, I want her to have the life I never had." I said before walking back to the door and closing it shut behind me, letting Cheerilee chew on that for a while, looking at the sun a bit to guess the time I saw that I had roughly five hours before it is time for us to depart, and seeing I still had time I spread open my wings and flew off to the Everfree Forest, to settle something straight.
Sunny Town
"Yes, that is still a horn on my head and no I am not excited to see you Grey Hoof, in fact I have an important matter to discuss with you, and only you." I said as I shut the door behind the few ponies that was in his home after they got up and walked out without saying a word directly at me but the mumbles and grumbles was enough to know that what I was doing was at the wrong moment.
As the door closes behind them I move over to the sofa and take a seat on it, my wings flaring out a bit to stretch them out from the flight, and as for Grey Hoof he returns to his cushion and stares at me, waiting for what matter that I had brought before him to start.
"Uncle, you know what I said earlier about that deal I made with the solar princess?"
"Yes."
"Well, tonight, it will be done, the chips are being paid upfront and ahead of schedule. Celestia knows that she can not control the Everfree Forest because of all the wild animal attacks on the fringes of the forest, that she could not protect her ponies well enough to ensure her grip on our home. By tonight's end Celestia will relinquish the entire Everfree Forest back to its proper owners, me, and when that control is back in my hooves she will also undo the curse that she has placed upon the entire town, releasing all of you." I said with a warming smile, Grey Hoof simply sat there slack jawed and his ears down but when he realizes that what I said was what exactly what he heard he sprang off his cushion and roughly glomped me and started to laugh happily, and I just laid there with him crushing my right wing and a loud cough from me made him release me from his death grip.
"Go tell everyone, for now I must return back, it is almost time, and I have yet to get my suit ready...." as he left the room I looked around a bit before musing what exactly I should wear.
I know I already have my royal attire with my cutie mark stamped on it, a neutralized nightshade flower under my left collar, but I was trying to figure out what else I was missing and that was when it hit me.
Everfree Castle, 1 Hour till Gala
"Yes! This is exactly what I needed!" I shouted out with glee as I found what I was looking for before putting it away and teleported back to Ponyville post-haste as soon as I used my magic to warp my royal suit and cloak onto my body and with a grin left my chambers.
Ponyville, 1 Hour till Gala
Upon returning to Ponyville I plainly see Twilight and the rest of her friends start to climb into the carriage that would be taking them to Canterlot, Spike was in the driver's seat and since the carriage was full I climbed up next to him and with a nod the two stallions started to pull the carriage towards the shining beacon on the side of the mountain.
"So....Spike, tell me something...what are your plans for tonight?"
"Well since Twilight will be spending all of her time with Celestia and her friends will be doing whatever they have planned, I was thinking that I would just head over to Pony Joe's for the entire night and just wait for it to all blow over."
"Wow, so a stallion's night out than?"
"Yup."
"......if the Gala gets to boring for me to handle, I'll join you. It has truly been way to long since I had a honey glazed donut and I will not miss out on this chance to try one again."
After that short conversation I watched as we started are ascent up the mountain, and the scenery was nice but something has been bothering for a while that I have wanted to always ask the baby dragon.
"You meet any other dragons so far?"
Spike's only response was a sigh and a shrug, something must be eating him up for that response but seeing how it might be a private matter I just let it be and resume my current thought process of imagining things that could possibly go wrong at the Gala, so far I am at the 'cake exploding for no reason' which was quickly followed by 'the cake comes to life and starts to eat ponies left and right.', I am not entirely sure how that thought appeared but it was funny how instead of ponies eating cake, the cake was eating ponies.
Snickering to myself about that thought, Spike looks over at me as I rub my two hooves together almost in a classic villain style and I can see his eyebrow rise up a bit in suspicion but I threw him off the trail when I said I was just laughing at a thought of what could possibly go wrong at the Gala.
I thought that not much could go wrong at such an event.
Canterlot Palace, Opening time for the Gala
As we arrive at the front gate to the Gale, I hopped off and helped Spike down as I opened the door for the mares, getting a few thanks from them and a small glare from Spike for some reason, but than again I guess he wanted to do it so Rarity can give him the kiss on the cheek like the one she just gave me. I merely shrug it off as they enter through the front gates but what I had in mind was something fun.
When everypony has entered the gardens and the gala has begun I pulled out from a shadow portal the very things I took from my home for this particular event.
A top hat and a monocle with false moustache and smoking pipe.
Teleporting by the entrance to where Celestia will be exiting from I took up my position as the 'Prince of the Everfree' and to escort Celestia to her throne so she can somewhat mingle with the ponies and for Luna, I saw neither hide nor hair of the beautiful princess anywhere in the gardens or near the dance floor.
"Now presenting Princess Celestia, Prince Blueblood of Equestria and Prince...Nightshade of the Everfree." a butler says aloud as he opens the large double doors by himself, the doors creaking open as the two ponies in question walking out of the door as they both give me at first quizzical stares but when they spot the top hat, monocle, false moustache and pipe they just shake their heads in shame and as a result I roll my eyes and force the items in question to de-materialize away into purple ashes into the air, leaving me in nothing more than my royal clothing, my cloak that I made six years ago, my black and purple crown that was resting beneath the top hat, and last of all my safe nightshade flower.
Following them in their hoofsteps I kept pace with them as they made small talk with the ponies that was waiting for them, and only a few even attempted to speak to me, a few out of fear actually bowed down to me, expecting that I would kill them on sight for not even bowing to royalty.
Sighing out of sadness that ponies fear me like Nightmare Moon, I moved over to the food table and grabbed myself a wine glass and filled it with the strongest thing I can find but sadly that was cut short when a stallion in a black and blue suit trots over to me followed by his wife or trophy wife, the monocle he is wearing only makes me jealous that he is allowed to wear it but I'm not.
Without even turning to face the pair I grab a small apple slice on a toothpick and ate the thing slowly before speaking to them, "If you are here to grovel at my hooves don't, that really gets on my nerves and I rather not have to yank you off the floor if you attempt it, but if you are here to talk to me about something related to the Everfree Forest, than you can speak to me about it my throne room, not here." and as I turned to face them I quickly added "And if you are here to ask me about my home than you should fully know that it weeds out the weak and only the strong survives.....you know what, ask me anyways, it might make up for how boring this event is." I lastly said as I brought a hoof under my chin as I rested it upon the table to clearly tell anyone that is looking at me that this Gala is not amusing to me.
Taking a deep breath and clearing his throat the pony in question speaks up "My name is Fancy Pants and this is my wife Fleur de Lis, and I have come to ask you about a deal about the, how do I put this lightly, the spare lumber that you have lying on the edges of your kingdom."
"Oh how I love the way you worded that, spare lumber you called it. Well let me tell you something about that so called spare lumber Fancy Pants, those trees are not yet in their prime, they are still in its adolescent stage and will not be chopped down because some pony wants a new coffee table for their home or a new rocking chair because their old one is 'out of style'. I will only say this once to you, if I sense that my trees are being chopped down by an Equestrian pony, than you are running the risk of having those lumberponies being hunted down and devoured by the wardens of the woods, and I will let them be, so try to take one tree from my lands and the pony who takes it will be added into the ground as nutrients for the sapling he created. If you want to talk about business than you will do so in my throne room in the coming month for I have plans to work out." I said before getting up and walking off towards the dance floor, leaving the two somewhat confused and shocked about my slightly callous approach to that deal.
As I approached the dance floor I saw the ponies make way for me, a few bowing to me but upon getting to the middle I found myself at the center of attention, all eyes were on me but to my relief I saw a sight that made my current troubles vanish. It was Princess Luna, wearing a dress that almost made my wings fire off like spring-loaded traps and my face red as a tomato, the dress was a large skirt that covered half of her lovely body, the skirt was a true depiction of the night sky with dark clouds and stars covering all frills and layers, the front half of her dress covers her neck nicely enough, the very front bears the crescent moon in a silver/lavender shade, the outfit itself was breath taking as I stood absolutely still and didn't even know that I wasn't breathing when Luna came over to pull me into a tight hug, our wings brushing together as we nuzzled each other, a smile creeping up on my face as I sighed happily that my mare is with me on this night but at that moment a slow song started to play by the small orchestra that was brought in for tonight, and I looked at Luna and when I barely said the word 'dance' she visibly blushed under her dark coat but nodded slowly as we got ourselves started into the slow dance.
It was during this slow dance that we held each other close, whispering to each other what we missed about the other, nuzzling and eventually when the song came to an end, a short kiss but that was quickly cut short when the ponies around us started to talk about us being that close to one another, one of them even said it was the 'nightmare' couple, one of them even had the guts to say that it was a plot to overthrow Celestia and cast Equestria into an eternal night but those were just as quickly drowned out by many ponies saying that we are the perfect couple, the two ponies of the night being in love with each other.
But that all ended when the Gala started to collapse on itself when the six mares that came with me started to ruin the party, and just it started to go down hill I looked at Luna than the nearest exit, and she took that subtle hint and we both walked out of there like nothing was going on but by the time the cake landed on Rarity we were out in the hedge maze laying on our backs looking at the night sky only to have it slightly ruined by the ear piercing scream and the cry of bloody murder. Blueblood made the one mistake by using Rarity as a meatshield and to be emasculated by her was his reward.
When the Gala has finally drawn to a close me and Luna left our little sanctuary of a hedge maze and strolled around Canterlot, telling stories of what we have done in the others absences until we eventually came to Pony Joe's Donut Shop and entered, I opened the door for Luna which earned me a brush on the chin by her tail, and got all lovey dovey in the eyes and followed after her, Spike just gave me a credulous look and when I stared at him I returned the stare as he shrugged and resumed eating his chocolate sprinkled donut.
Moments after we entered Twilight and her friends arrived, talking of how bad the Gala ended up being, saying what they had done, so on and so forth, but when they looked at us they only saw me and Luna staring into each others eyes until Celestia walked in and sat with Twilight and her buddies, leaving the two of us alone and when our milkshake arrived I placed the two straws in and we both started to drink slowly as to not get brain freeze and to savor the time we were spending together. When Celestia started to talk to Twilight about the Gala, Luna and I stared at each other, somehow thinking the same thing we quickly finished off the shake, getting a minor brain freeze and headache because of the sudden rush of coldness to our craniums.
It was during this distraction that me and Luna silently crept out of the donut parlor and made our way back to the castle, I escorted her back to her room and when we arrived I opened the door for her but when I was about to say goodnight she yanked me into her room with her hooves holding onto my own and closed the door behind me with her magic. I looked at her confusedly before she told me what she wanted, for me to spend the night together with her, seeing how that in this situation and how it could possibly play out I decided to play it safe and removed my clothing, folding it up neatly as best as I could and placed it on the floor, followed by my hoofguards and crown, placing them next to my cloak and before I knew what happened I was in the bed with Luna, her hooves wrapped around me as she held me like a filly would hold a teddy bear.
It was during that hug that I realized one important thing about myself.
That no matter how badly things have started out for me, in the end things will have been set right and everything will be alright at the end of the path.
And that end of the path, is my Luna.
One Year Later
"Okay class, what can you tell me about this statue?"