Archlight, but call me Archie.

by Stonemonarch


The Red Enigma

I woke up pretty early, mainly because I was in a cold sweat and Mist was still knocked out, she was also snoring. My sleep felt odd though, like someone was actually acknowledging my existence. Then again, I usually have these weird notions. I guess it's just me losing my sanity, as usual. I couldn't go back to sleep so I decided to take a walk, although it was practically night time. Now, what happens next is something I never would see my self doing, but what happens next; is that I decide to go to Roselucks house, at night where she may be sleeping. I looked at the window and noticed the light was off, of course me being insanely stupid I stood at her doorstep, and laid next to the welcome mat to wait until morning, of course I actually fell asleep on right in front of her doorstep. Then I was woken up.

"Aaaarchie? Waaake uuuup." someone was nudging my shoulder gently and all I could see was red hair. Then thats where I felt like dieing. Exactly how do you explain to a girl you have a crush on, why you fell asleep on her doorstep?

"R-roseluck?" I guess I was really tired.

"Why did you sleep at my doorstep?" that question sounded very blunt, although it was rather teasingly, sounds like Mist.

Of course I just noticed what I did and I jumped up, I think my face looked like a tomato because I never blushed that badly, and I hoped she did notice, because then it would of been easier to explain. Although she was blushing pretty hard herself and had a small grin on her face.

"Oh umm I.......I was looking for a safe place to hide from Diamond Dogs! although I hid in your bushes but accidentally fell asleep in your bushes." something tells me she didn't buy it.

"Oh! Well I hope your okay, but you could've just knocked on the door and I would've hid you from them, no need to fall asleep in the bushes." Wow, she bought it.

"Oh, I'm sorry next time I'll surely knock on the door." of course I looked stupid saying that. So, she scruffed my hair and I was on my way of course Mist was freaking out that I left the room and she was in panic outside the hotel. The second she saw me she hugged me so hard that my air supply was cut off for a few seconds.

"Aaaaarchie!!!! Where have you been!?" she put me down and was instantly in my face.

"Uhmmm I was getting......breakfast." of course this tricked Mist because she was so insane by this time. Then one thing hit me, this RNR doesn't last forever.

"W-wait, Mist when does our RNR end?" Mist looked at me surprised I didn't know.

"It ends tomorrow, why?" before I could reply she knew exactly why.

"Oh! Its because of Roseluck isn't it? Well, make your move and fast." she was right I only had one more day to really feel what true love is. Wow, I suddenly care a lot about another person. I'm surprised myself.

Of course though, I had no idea what to do, because I stood there motionless and I couldn't move. Well, that is until Mist took me by the front legs and through me into a chair at a table that Roseluck was sitting at.

"Oh wow, that was an entrance, hey Archie" apparently I was still in shock until Mist dropped an apple on my head, she was hiding on top of building.

"Hey Roseluck can I tell you something?" I looked down and propped my hoofs on the table.

"Yeah sure, what is it?"

Here it comes.

"I know I've only met you for a day but I've had strong feelings for y-" of course what happened killed me.

"Roseluck!" it was Carrot Top and Cloudchaser.

"We need you to help us with a garden at the Town Hall, Mayor Mare has a job for us!" Roseluck sighed looked at me and looked sad.

"I-I'll see you later Archie, we can talk later." she ran with her friends to Town Hall and I heard Mist slam her face on the top of the building.


Now I'm crying on the table and a mail mare came up to us and handed Mist a letter.

"Heres you mail!" she said this and flew away, crashing into a few things along the way and dropping some envelopes.

Mist opened up the letter and looked at me and was instantly scared to tell me what it said.

"Ummm, Archie don't get upset but, Shining Armor needs us back at the castle." then my mood plummeted.

I cried even harder. "What else could go wrong?!" of course something did. It had to of been at that exact moment.

So, we grabbed our saddle bags and of course I waited a while at the train station, just to see if Roseluck was anywhere to be seen, until the conductor came up to me and said we were leaving. I got on the train and I said nothing through the whole entire trip. Mist was depressed because of my mood and she didn't say anything. She only read a few of my books.

When we arrived in Canterlot, Shining Armor was standing there saying we were headed to the Crystal Empire to continue our training. It turns out me and Mist did such a good job in training we were instantly bumped up to private guardians. We were assigned to Princess Cadence. My day could of not of gotten any worse.

I wonder if Roseluck has found out yet.

"Hey, Cloudchaser did you find Archie or Mist?!" I asked Cloudchaser if she saw them, but she landed and she had a sad expression on her face.

"Well, I did see the train to Canterlot leave" thats when my mood completely plummeted and I started crying, I cried for hours and only had a box of tissues and Cloudchaser and Carrot Top to comfort me in my home.

"Maybe something came up and it was important" Carrot Top may have been correct but, I was scared to know what happened, that was until someone knocked on my door.

It was Derpy who had a letter from Archlight.
Dear, Roseluck

Im sorry, you had to find out by a letter, but Shining Armor had to call us back to Canterlot because we were promoted to Chrystal Empire. You may still be able to see me off but I'm not sure when you will get this letter. But look, the problem is I have an insane feeling for you, your the only mare in my whole life that I had strong feelings for. I never stopped thinking of you, and when I was asleep on your doorstep, I wanted to be the first person you saw in the morning so I could explain to you what happened. Im sorry, wish me luck in the Chrystal Empire.

From, Archlight.