//------------------------------// // 30-More than Friendship // Story: The Tales of Prince Onyx // by Stanislas //------------------------------// Chapter 30 More than Friendship Ponyville Onyx was being flown in a carriage by two royal guard pegasi. Normally, he didn’t like the guards or maids doing things for him, but the feeling of being carried through the sky made Onyx feel like he was flying. If he could been a pony, Onyx would’ve wanted to be a unicorn so he could practice magic, but that didn’t mean he didn’t enjoy or appreciate the sensation of freedom from everything that flight brought him. The wind in his mane and the crisp air of the countryside made him feel alive; it was far better than ruling a kingdom and the duties that came with it. The guards arrived at the main road just outside of Ponyville; Onyx didn’t want a royal welcome. From where he was he could see Ponyville without being seen so he took the opportunity to take a look at how the things worked here. It was the first time that he visited the small village and the first thing he found interesting was how the ponies dressed much differently than ponies in Canterlot. Usually, when Onyx was outside of the castle in Canterlot, everypony wore clothes flaunting how rich they were. Onyx once thought that everypony in Canterlot was a long-lost relative of his cousin, Blueblood. Twillight was in her room, trying on the new dress that Rarity made for her. She knew that Onyx loved Philomena, Celestia’s pet phoenix, and that his favorite color was black; she had her dress designed a full black with orange and red flames near the borders, When she was satisfied with how it looked, she laid the dress back on her bed and went down to the kitchen to prepare the meal she and Onyx would be having. She bought some wine at the market yesterday; it wasn’t as expensive as the wine from Canterlot, but she was sure that Onyx would like it. Then she have prepared a salad, some daisy sandwiches, and for the dessert, well, she didn’t make anything. If all went well with her plan for the night, she would be the dessert. She lightly blushed at the thought of them in her bed, but she quickly tossed the dirty thoughts away. She had more important things to think about: how would her friends react in his presence, would Spike keep his promise to be friendly with Onyx, and most importantly, did he love her? Before she could continue asking herself questions, somepony knocked at the library’s door. “I’ve got it!” said Spike as he opened the door. Onyx was waiting in front of the library; on his way, some of the ponies bowed to him, but he explained to them that he didn’t want any royal treatment. He met a few fillies and colts who were scared of him, but after talking to them, he gave them some bits for ice cream. Afterwards they weren’t scared by him; a lanky mare even tried to invite him into her house to taste a new dinner recipe, but he politely refused the invitation, even if she asked him more than once. It was kinda odd in a certain way because she had never met him before; why had she insisted that much...? Fortunately for him, the library was really easy to find. After all, it’s not everyday that you see a whole library in a giant tree like that. After knocking on the door, somepony … er dragon answered him. “Hi, welcome to the … oh, it’s just you; you can come in,” said the purple dragon. “Yes, I’m so happy to see you again, Spike,” answered Onyx sarcastically; he knew that Spike hated him. If the drake wasn’t Twilight’s “little brother”, he would’ve found a way to send him back to dragon country and never return to Equestria. “Twilight! Your friend is here!” Onyx could hear the noise of somepony running down the stairs, and not long after, Twilight was in front of him, tears of joy forming in her eyes. “ONYX!” she shouted, jumping on him and hugging him as if he were going to disappear. Spike who was behind the two, faked throwing up and returned upstairs to do whatever he wanted, free of diabetes. “I’ve missed you so much Onyx,” said Twilight before beginning a little dance in front of Onyx. “Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awa—” “Haha Twi, I’m not Cadance, and I don’t think I could do that dance you two created for anything in the world,” laughed Onyx. “Awww, but you’re her cousin; can’t we have a special welcome or something like that?” asked Twilight. “Well, maybe later we could both create our own special hoofshake... So how’s life in Ponyville? Do you miss Canterlot or your brother?” asked Onyx, taking a seat next to a stack of books in the corner. “Well, for now, everything’s going fine. My new friends are all kind and friendly; I’ll have to introduce you to them—” Twillight was interrupted by a blue pegasus who flew into the house as if they had a manticore on their tail. “Twilight! Are you okay? I thought I saw a tall, black monster outside of your house!” yelled the blue pegasus to their purple friend. Onyx stayed calm and seated, deciding to ignore the insult. “Well, I don’t think you and I have the same definition of the word “monster”,” deadpanned the Prince to Rainbow Dash, who was trying to carry Twilight out of her house. “I’m not talking about you; I was watching you since you got here from my cloud.” “YOU WERE SPYING ON HIM!” interrupted Twillight, using her magic to silence Rainbow Dash. “Well, yeah ... kinda. I wanted to see who this new coltfriend of yours was. No wonder you wanted to keep it a secret; sharing a bed with the prince of Canterlot. Who would’ve known that our little Twilight would have the guts to be a player.” Both Onyx and Twilight blushed heavily. “You told him?” Onyx asked Twilight. “HEY! Who’re you calling a him; I’m a mare y’know! If you weren’t the prince of Equestria I swear I would’ve just beat the hell out of you in ten seconds flat!” Chrysalis watched what was happening inside through a window; she was hiding in a bush, taking in all the information she could get on the creature. Unfortunately that blue pegasus saw her approach the house, but for now, it looked like she forgot about her. Chysalis’s plan to get the Prince to take that potion failed. Over the last two years, the prince had changed; she would never forget that night when she met him for the first time. Her daughter, Fillia, didn’t know about it, but Chrysalis heard the entire heartwarming conversation between her and Onyx in the Gryphon King’s dungeon; it would be a shame to destroy such a powerful potential-ally, but for her plan to work, she would need to get him alone. A deserted island in the middle of the ocean “Sister, doesn’t thou think we should go back home. We are certain that Onyx misses you,” said Luna to her sister. “Don’t worry about it Lulu. It’s only been four days; Onyx is a big stallion now and he can take care of himself … now stop trying to distract me. We’re here to have fun.” “I don’t know how a suicidal activity like this could be—” Celestia and Luna were on the verge of a giant rock on the edge of the island, and before Luna could react, Celestia grabbed Luna and jumped into the water. Both of them screamed like little fillies before they hit the surface of the ocean.