//------------------------------// // Good Night, Good Morning // Story: To Change With the Moon // by DJ-LUN3RDA5H //------------------------------// My first look at this new world, sucked to say the least. As I looked around I noticed that we were standing in a hallway with stone walls dimly lit by only a few torches. The air was cold and smelt damp. There were three others besides the princess and myself. From the armor they were wearing I guessed that they were guards, though different to what I thought they would be. What stuck out about them was their height difference, only reaching up to my chest. Unlike the princess who was at least 3 inches taller then me excluding the length of her horn. Something else that confused me was that two of them had wings but no horn and the other, which I believed to be in charge because of the difference in uniform, had a horn but no wings. I looked at the princess in confusion. "John, I would like to introduce you to the captain of the guards Shining Armor," the princess indicated towards the horned one. "If you ever get into any trouble do not hesitate to ask him for help." Shining nodded. "If you follow me I will now take you to your room where you will be spending your nights until we get this problem sorted.” The princess then turned and started off at a brisk trot down the hall with me walking quickly by her side, the guards following not too far behind. We reached the end of the hallway after passing several other doors, then after climbing a staircase that lead up to another hallway and into guess what… another hallway. All of the corridors were remarkably similar in that they had large white stone walls with a marble floor. They had large cathedral like ceilings with large windows on one side and doors to separate rooms on the other. The windows let in the almost golden rays of the sun that shined brightly in the sky. Each hall seemed to resonate peace and tranquility. After going through a maze of hallways we finally reached one that was different from all the others. "This Hall leads to the bed chambers," The Princess indicated a couple of rooms in the hall, "This room is mine," I looked and saw a large white door with a golden sun symbol on it. She then pointed a hoof at another door that was just as large only navy blue and had a sliver crescent moon on it, "That is my sisters, just across the hall from my own. And finally this room will be yours for the time being." The princess came to a stop in front of a door that was at the end of the hall between both her and her sister’s rooms. “Inside you will find a bed large enough for you to sleep on and a full bathroom complete with a shower. But if you wish to take a bath you will have to use the one down the hall over there. You must be very tired after your ordeal and I will leave you to rest. Goodnight John I shall see you tomorrow." As if on cue with her departure I felt the grip of exhaustion take hold of me. I walked into the room and lay down on the large, comfortable circular bed. Looking out of my window I noticed the crescent moon rise before sleep took hold. "Good, not a full moon. Yet" ***************************************************************************************** I woke up the next morning to the warmth of the suns golden rays shining on my face. Sitting up in my bed I took a look around my home for the time being. On one wall there were two pairs of large windows that gave a great view of the sun or moon when it was at its highest point in the sky. Just outside I could see a balcony that had a small fire pit in its center. The whole room was painted in a plain white. To the right was a white stone fireplace that looked as if it had never been used. Other than that the room was very unfurnished and boring. There were a couple of white candles dotted around the room for lighting during the night, but they had no scent to them. The only thing that was able to take my interest was the high ceiling that seemed to mirror the weather outside down to the very last cloud. It was remarkable really at first I thought the room had no ceiling but if I looked close enough I could just make out. I chalked it up to the magic I had seen the princess use the other day because if I tried to figure it out any other way it seemed impossible. The bathroom was not much different than the bedroom either. It had the same white walls but only had a white ceiling and tiled floor. It had a counter with a sink and mirror but other than that the only supplies were a couple bars of soap and white towels. I used the sink to wash the sleep from my face. Looking into the mirror I noted to myself that if I was going to stay here for any amount of time I needed to get more clothes and at least a toothbrush. After I decided to take up my concerns with the princess I left my room only to be greeted by one of the guards. "I have been instructed to bring you to the dining hall for the morning meal," the guard then turned and started walking down the hall while I followed quickly behind. "So what’s for breakfast?" I asked the guard mostly to break the silence between us. "Well, we do not call it breakfast in the kingdom because of Princess Luna staying up through the nights. So we tend to refer to it as the morning meal. Also you may have whatever you desire the chefs will take your order when you arrive." "Oh... cool" When we reached our destination the guard pointed the door out to me with a hoof and left to go back to his duties. I walked in the hall to be greeted by Princess Celestia and three others. Two of them I recognized. One as the Captain of the guard Shining Armor, the other as Princess Luna but that was only an assumption being as how we were never formally introduced. The forth however was a mystery to me. She had a pair of wings and a horn. Her coat was a light pink and her three color mane did not look as if it was blowing in a breeze like the two princess’ manes did, but just looking at her seemed to make my mood lighter and happier. The dining hall was large and had an equally large table in its center. Princess Celestia sat at the tables head while Princess Luna sat at her right. Shining Armor and the one who I did not know sat next to each other on Celestia's left. When I walked in Celestia looked up at me with a warm smile. "John, good morning I hope you slept well." "Yes I did, and thank you again for the room." I said with a slight nod. "So”. Princess Luna spoke. “You are the one that sneaked into my bedroom?" "Oh... Yeah. Sorry about that, I didn't mean to intrude." I responded as I shifted nervously from foot to foot. "Tis quite alright, no harm was done. Come in and sit, the meal is about to begin." She said as she patted an empty cushion next to her with a hoof. As I sat down next to Luna the mysterious pink one sitting next to Shining Armor had a huge smile on her face as if she knew something the rest of us didn't. "Well I do believe that we haven't been properly Introduced my name is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, but you can call me Cadence for short." She smiled "And you must be this John I've heard so much about. Tell me what do you plan on doing with the time you spend here?" "Well to tell you the truth I actually don't know just yet what I am going to do, in addition I don't even know how I got here so I don't know if I can go back." I ended with a small frown. "Oh..."She seemed sad but had the same smile as before on her face which left me a bit confused. Luckily a dark pink female with a horn walked Into the the room to save us from the awkward silence that was bound to happen. "Good morning I shall take your orders now if you are ready." The pink female looked toward me as if to get mine first. With a deep breath I cleared my head and a thought passed through my mind something wonderful that I haven't had in a long time shall be my first official 'Morning Meal' here as it were. "Yes may I have four blueberry pancakes please? With maple syrup and a slice of butter on top if it wouldn't be too much trouble." Everyone in the room looked at me like I had two heads until finally the pink female spoke up. "Umm... Excuse me sir but what’s a pancake?" My response was to look back at her as if she had two heads which made her shift uncomfortably on her hooves. I looked around the table for support only to find none. "Let me get this straight. You don't have pancakes here?" My tone was that of utter disbelief I looked around and everyone shook their heads in confusion. "Well show me to the kitchen that problem is going to get fixed right NOW!" I addressed the pink female “I am going to make them all a meal from my homeland. One they shall never forget". The pink female left the room quickly behind me whilst I was walking off grumbling "No way am I living anywhere that doesn't have pancakes." ***************************************************************************************** After half an hour of yelling matches between the morning chef and I our creation was complete and with the aid of several waiters we had made our way back to the dining hall. The chef and I placed the plates in front of each member at the table and I sat back down at my seat next to Luna. Every one also received a glass of milk and a small container that was meant to be a fancy syrup holder. The three members of the table did exactly what I thought they would do in this situation. They looked down at it and then back at me but when the food’s enticing aroma wafted up to them they picked up their forks and after pouring on some syrup took a hesitant bite. A loud and collective "Mhmm.” could be heard from all of them as they savored their meals. After the meal Princess Celestia asked what I put in the meals and I was happy to elaborate. "Well Princess Luna and I had blue berry pancakes but I decided to mix it up a bit for the rest of you I made strawberry for Princess Cadence, while Shining Armor had chocolate chip, and Princess Celestia received banana pancakes." Everyone was happy with their meals and we all engaged in some light conversation for about half an hour before everyone had to excuse themselves to return to their duties. Which left only Princess Luna and I alone and because her sister was up now she was off for the rest of the day. Well mostly free. Celestia apparently asked Luna to be my babysitter for the day so I wouldn't get in trouble. "So what do you wish to do today?" The navy blue princess asked. "Well if possible I was hoping to get some supplies for my stay here, get to know a little bit more about you guys, and maybe you could give me a tour around the castle?" Princess Luna frowned slightly "The last two I could do with no problem but we are going to try and keep you from the public for a bit so I'll send somepony to pick the things up for you. What do you need?" "Well you know just the essentials like a toothbrush, some better soap would be nice, and I need at least three days’ worth of clothes... wait did you just say somePONY?" I looked at her with a raised eyebrow. The blue princess looked at me in confusion. “Yes I did why?" "So you guys are all ponies… huh guess that explains a lot." As I sat there and thought about it, It did make sense that meant that the ones with horns where unicorns and the winged ones I saw earlier were pegasi. It also meant one more thing that I was now living in a world of herbivores. I had a feeling I wasn't going to see meat for a long time. The blue princess pony stood up and smiled, "Well come on then let’s go."