Octavia and the Alicorn's Peace.
By. FoxofRarity
Chapter. 7
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Princess Celestia felt a tear waiting to come out from her right eye. It’s not very often she cries, the last time she cried was when Luna got free from Nightmare Moon and hugged her after one thousand years.
But in some cases tears can represent joy, after all crying is not always something one does when they’re sad. No. Celestia is crying tears of joy.
Joy in the fact that her son has finally returned after two hundred years. Princess Celestia is the one of the loving rulers of Equestria, she’s the Princess and her duty is supreme to everything else. But today a much more supreme duty now lies above Princess.
That duty is…Mother.
She will be a mother first and Princess second. However, even after forgiving Gold Sky there is still some guilt left over and she knows he will not want to ask her many things because he will still feel that he does not deserve anything from her. Nevertheless, she is his mother, so what if he’s not of her flesh & blood, her maternal instinct came to life the moment she took him into her arms. She loves him very much and nothing can stop a mother’s love for her son. While in her heart are the memories she stored, each one showing her the joys of being a mother.
Waking Gold Sky up and stroking his face so he can smile at her. Allowing him to sleep under her wing whenever he had a nightmare or there’s a storm. That memory in particular is expanded through the joining of another memory. When she woke up to lower the moon and raise the sun, Gold Sky will still be asleep, upon returning she will find him hugging her pillow. He needed something to hug and the pillow had Celestia’s scent, such cute ways Gold Sky had to provide himself with reassurance. Breakfast was also a delight, watching him enjoy a bowl or two of sweet oatmeal while she wiped his face clean followed with a kiss to the cheek when he finished eating. Putting him on her back and take him to the clouds so both can watch the subjects down below go about their daily activities.
So many memories stored in her heart but those same memories can never happen again. Nostalgia is not something to have in mind at this moment. Her son has changed. Full grown, no longer a colt. Mature, no longer young minded. Hurt, but with time, he healed. Innocent…no longer.
But through it all Gold Sky will always be her son and she will always be his mother.
“My son.” Celestia said quietly.
“Mother.” Gold Sky replied.
Celestia chuckled softly. “Gold Sky, I’m simply saying those words because I want to relish the sound of it. My son, my son, my son, my prodigal son has finally returned home.” The tear finally ran down her cheek. “I missed you so much my dear son. I missed you so much.” Celestia tightened her hold and rubbed her chin on Gold Sky’s head. “I love you very much, I-I…” Some of her grief filled her voice. “I wish I could have seen you grow before my very eyes, I wish I could have been there for you…in your first flight.” More tears flowed out of her eyes. “I’m sorry if what I’m saying is making you sad but I missed you so much! My dear son, I love you. Now it’s my turn to cry.”
And cry the Princess of the Sun did.
“Mother please don’t cry.” Gold Sky begged. That guiltiness he felt vanish moments ago is now coming back.
“You must understand Gold Sky, that when a mother’s son is gone for such a long time she becomes sad. A mother just can’t handle the long absence of her child, I-I never felt so much sadness and that sadness only got worse with each passing year. Oh how I longed to wake you up in the morning, read you your favorite bedtime story, hug you, hold you in my arms, spend time with you.” Celestia closed her eyes to stop the flow of tears. “My immortality helped me cope with your absence.” Celestia opened her eyes and pulled herself away from the hug. “You’re still feeling guilty, I understand and I will never ever hold any form of resentment against you Gold Sky. All that matters is your return and my love for you.”
Gold Sky looked down. “I understand some of your motherly pain, mother. I heard your cries for many nights. But why…after all that pain how can you just take me in like I did nothing wrong. How can you smile at me? Look at me with loving eyes? Cover me with your wing? But more importantly how can you still love me??”
Celestia gently placed a hoof under his chin so she can lift up his head. “You’re my son. I will forever love you and guide you. No matter what.” She nuzzled him on the forehead. “Plus there’s going to be a storm tonight.”
A tiny twitch made Gold Sky’s right brow rise a bit. “I’m not scared of storms anymore.”
“Are you sure?” Celestia asked while drying her magenta eyes along with Gold Sky’s teal eyes with a napkin.
“Yes and I’m…I’m full grown.”
Celestia smiled. “You’re two hundred and three years old Gold Sky while I am somewhere around five to six thousand years old, I lost count but I’m somewhere between there. So to me you’re still a colt but I’m saying that out of some old habits.” Celestia ruffled up his hair.
“I love you mother.” Gold Sky is still kind of scared of storms, but not of the thunder or bright lightning but the images the thunder brings forth in the core of his mind.
“And I love you my son. So, are you feeling better now?”
“A little bit. But this Princess Mi Amore Cadenza how is she the Princess of Love?” Gold Sky hopes mother will fill him with the details.
A question. Celestia remembered how Gold Sky loved asking her question after question about anything, from serious to mundane things but the mind of a child is always full of curiosity and to prevent that curiosity from making Gold Sky cause havoc, Celestia encouraged him to ask questions. There’s nothing more tender than a mother answering every question her child asks.
“She’s the Princess of Love because she has the ability spread love all over this world and can also in loose terms, help, ponies fall in love.”
“Fall in love??” One little rouge idea passed through his mind but quickly got taken out by his moral reason.
“In direct terms she makes two ponies fall in love by using her ability. Only once she made a mistake by accidently making a brother and sister fall in love, luckily she had her telepathy to fix up that horrible fiasco.” Celestia laughed.
“Sooo, you’re saying if Princess Mi Amore Cadenza…” Celestia kindly interrupted him.
“She prefers to be called Cadance but continue my son.”
“So if Princess Cadance has the ability to make two ponies fall in love that means if she tries it on me I will permanently stay in love with any mare?” Gold Sky with a cute tilt of his head asked.
“Yes.” Celestia said it as it is.
“I hope you’re around whenever she’s near me.”
Celestia now understood Gold Sky’s fear of Princess Cadance. But what she understood is what she thinks what his fear of Cadance is and does not know of Gold Sky’s original fear of Cadance.
“So that’s why you’re scared of her, oh Gold Sky.” Celestia started to stroke his face. “She will never do anything like that to you. Don’t be afraid of her, she’s really kind and sweet. Nevertheless, if you have some doubts please come to me, all right.”
“I will mother.”
Celestia sighed out of discomfort. “Are you going to keep calling me mother? It makes me think I’m old.”
“But you're six thou…” Celestia placed a hoof over his mouth.
“You what I mean by saying that. Can you please call me something else?” Celestia hopes Gold Sky will just once call her that one word she truly adores.
“Mom?” Not that word she wanted to hear but for it will suffice.
“That’s much better Gold Sky.” Celestia noticed something below his lip. “You got some syrup below your lip. Let me clean that.” Her horn glowed; levitating a napkin to wipe away the little mess on his face. “There almost done.”
“Almost?”
Celestia moved in to lovingly kiss him on the cheek, something she has always done when he finished breakfast and cleaned his face. “Do you remember that?”
The heart of the young Alicorn drastically slowed down, in the galaxy of his mind he can hear himself as a young colt giggled joyfully to Celestia whenever she kissed him and he can see Celestia smiling at him.
“Mom can you please h-hug me?” His voice cracked lightly while his eyes have no tears to be shed. Being forgiven has lifted a weight off his shoulders but getting used to it will take time.
“Of course my son.”
Mother and Son hugged once more.
From the door Cadance watched Tia hugged Gold Sky.
“This is incredible. All this time I never knew Celestia had a son, he is such a fine stallion, heh and an Alicorn too! But what’s more amazing is Gold Sky, how the heck is he the physical manifestation of Love??? I spread Love everywhere throughout the world and just now I meet somepony who has an infinite amount of love inside of him!?” Cadance looked at the stallion. “He’s deeply afraid of me so trying to make contact with him will be hard, humph, I bet Celestia still has the maternal urge to shelter him under her wing.” Cadance felt shame. “Oh who am I kidding, he’s her son who been away from her for two hundred years who am I to judge if the closest thing I had to a daughter is Twilight, who’s all grown up like Gold Sky.” She sighed.
The Princess of Love became cold for she cannot understand how Celesita has kept Gold Sky a secret from her.
“I wonder if Celestia was a good mother to Gold Sky?” Cadance frowned. “Why am I so judgmental all of a sudden?” Cadance focused her beautiful grayish purple eyes on Gold Sky. “The only way to figure out how he’s the physical manifestation of Love is to use my telepathy on him, so I will have to wait when night comes and he’s being sheltered in Tia’s arms. For this storm is going to be a big one.”
***
Somewhere else in the palace.
Octavia stood in front of a huge stained glass display that shows Princess Luna raising the moon. Luna in the display shines bright with pure glory while the moon rose behind her.
“Wow, this looks so beautiful. It’s like a museum but without paying the entrance fee.” Octavia giggled at the end of the sentence.
“Now I wonder how Celestia looks like.” So the gray mare went the next stained glass. On the display is Princess Celestia, she has the sun above her while under her spread out wings are her subjects. “Such great majesty she possesses and yet so loving to everypony.”
“Amazing isn’t she.” Said a voice from behind.
“Yes she is.” Octavia turned to see the pony with whom she agreed with.
The pony who Octavia agreed with isn’t some normal pony, it’s Princess Luna.
“Princess!” Octavia bowed down before Luna.
Luna laughed gently at Octavia. “Well good morning to you too Octavia.”
Octavia got back up. “Good morning your majesty. I-I didn’t expect to see you today.”
“Did you now. Well you see me now. Anyway how did you sleep? I take you enjoyed sleeping here at the palace.” Luna said in manner that implies great pride for her and the palace.
“Oh yes I did enjoy sleeping here in the palace and also waking up to a great surprise.”Octavia went over to sit down on a nearby bench prompting Luna to also follow suit.
“A surprise?” Luna asked with a tilt to her head. “What kind of a surprise did you wake up to?”
“I woke up to find that I was not the only one sleeping in the guest room you showed me to.”
Luna’s happy facial expression turned into one of total catechism. “Who was there with you!? Did this pony hurt you? Are you alright!?” Luna voice reflected the catechist expression on her face but at one degree higher.
Now at hearing this tone of voice from Luna conformed to Octavia that neither Celestia nor Luna had any knowledge of each other’s intention. “I’m okay your majesty err…” Octavia saw Luna look at her with a tilted head plus a left raised eyebrow. “I’m okay Luna and no this pony didn’t hurt me in fact he was more scared of me than I of him.”
“Hmm, it’s a he.”
“Yes it’s a he. He told me Celestia showed him to the guest room so he can sleep there.”
At hearing about Celestia showing this stallion to the guest room a little curiosity entered her mind. “What is the name of this stallion?”
“Gold Sky.” Octavia answered.
“Gold Sky??” Luna said to herself to see if any kind of nature connected to that name rings any bells. “OH! You talked about him last night.”
The gray mare nodded.
“And you said that he said Celestia showed him to the guest room?”
“Yes.”
Luna’s ears dropped up and down a trait she’s developed when in deep thinking.
Octavia giggled softly at seeing the ears move in such an adorable way.
Luna snapped back to the occurring flow of time. “What are you giggled at Octavia?”
“The way your ears move up and down is just plain adorable!” Octavia doted but respectfully that is.
Luna blushed lightly, it isn’t everyday somepony tells her a trait of hers is adorable. “Thanks Octavia. Anyway did you have breakfast already? It’s eight o’ clock so I wonder…you want to join me for breakfast?”
Octavia’s eyes widened to that question, she gets to have breakfast with Princess Luna! Oh she can’t wait to tell father about all of this. “I will most honored Luna!”
“Perfect! Let’s have breakfast in the gardens so if you’ll please follow me, we’ll enjoy ourselves once again.” Luna gently gave Octavia soft nudge with her right wing.
Octavia grinned ear to ear.
***
“Come along Spike, we’ll going to the Sugarcube Corner for a one of a kind breakfast and then we’ll enjoy our day together.” Rarity said happily to Spike with a very pleased smile to have the chance to spend with him.
Spike too had a smile on his cute face. He’s enjoying the fact that he’ll be with the most beautiful pony in the world, oh how it will be nice to just let loose and sigh with bliss right now. But if he did he’ll end up floating while little hearts pop giving him some kind of a kinetic propulsion.
However. “Rarity wait! We need to tell Twilight that we’ll going to spend the day together, I don’t want her to be worried all day.” Spike pointed to the direction of the library.
Rarity almost forgot about Twilight Sparkle. “Let’s go tell her right now.”
The Element of Generosity and purple dragon went to the library.
Inside the library, Twilight is still sound asleep on the book of shape shifting. Unfortunately she’s drooling…on the pages.
Rarity & Spike entered the library and for the both of them, they instantly noticed the adorable bookworm sleeping.
“Oooh how cute!” Rarity voiced softly with having a hoof over her heart the same way she did when she saw Tank give Rainbow Dash an affectionate lick.
“Cute? I don’t call that cute I call that the ruining of a good book.” Spike said in a voice expressing acceptance mixed with olden worry.
Rarity slowly trotted to Twilight to tap her on the shoulder but Spike stopped her because he had a different plan. “Hold on Rarity let me try an alternative method.” Spike grabbed a feather.
“This is for brushing your tail against my chin when you pretended to be Rarity!” Spike began to tickle Twilight’s nose.
“ACHOO! Ooooh…” Twilight blinked a few times.
“Bless you and good morning, Twilight.” Rarity went over and hugged Twilight.
“Good morning and thank you Rarity. Where’s Spike?”
“Right here Twilight.” Spike went up and hugged Twilight good morning.
Twilight got up from the desk; she instantly noticed how Rarity is standing very close to Spike and looking at him very lovingly. “Spike, how did you sleep last night?” Twilight asked while making a cup of coffee.
Spike first looked up at Rarity with rosy hued cheeks. “I slept good last night.”
Twilight believes Spike’s answer now time to hear Rarity’s. “Rarity how did Spike sleep?” Her back is still turned to the dragon and pony.
Rarity looked at Spike with a rosy hue on her cheeks too. “Spikey-Wikey, slept like a darling. Did you Spikey-Wikey.” Rarity nuzzled Spike on the cheek.
Twilight finally finished making her coffee in time to turn back around to look at the two who are just standing together in a very innocent matter.
Rarity lightly elbowed Spike.
“Oh! If it’s alright with you Twilight can I spend the day with Rarity?” Spike asked.
Twilight paused from taking a sip of coffee. There is something a little out of place in Spike’s request, it seems so confident and to add to her query, Rarity is standing next to him. “What are you and Rarity going to do?”
Rarity stepped forward. “Me and Spike are going to have breakfast at the Sugarcube Corner and probably do some other things together.”
“Like what sort of other things?” Twilight asked with her ears tuned for anything that might be out of tune.
“Uhhh…both of us will figure that part out after breakfast. But Twilight don’t worry.” Rarity got near Twilight and placed a hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. “Me and Spike are just going to enjoy each other’s company. Besides you can use this day to catch up on any studies, read a good book, write to Princess Celestia, or just go to the movies with Applejack and Fluttershy.”
“Hmmmm.” Twilight thought of the suggestions Rarity gave, each one does sound enticing to her liking and she wants to tell Princess Celestia about the plans she has to build a cold fusion reactor thanks to the discovery of heavy water that leaks out of her faucet plus there’s a new movie and nothings tastes better than zero calorie soda with popcorn. “Have fun Spike! Now get out of here before your belly starts rumbling.”
“Yes!” Rarity & Spike squealed in delight.
“Have fun you two.” Twilight said as the door closed. “Time to look at the movie show times!” She happily clapped her hooves.
In the sky Rainbow Dash looked down to see what’s going on down there. Her eyes caught sight of Rarity & Spike entering the Surgarcube Corner. Rainbow remembered that moment when she held Rarity in her arms when they both thought Gold Sky was going to hurt them, from that moment she began to feel a bit closer to Rarity and nursed a curiosity to Gold Sky. “Perhaps I can go down and see what Spike and Rarity are up to. Maybe they’re going to do something together today. Hmmmm…can I find Gold Sky?? Eh, at least I can guess who he is simply by looking for somepony wearing a cloak.” Raindown dived down to land in front of Rarity & Spike. “Hey you two! What are you both up to?”
“Me and Rarity are just going to have breakfast together and then spend the rest of the day enjoying each other’s company.” Spike eagerly said to Rainbow.
Rainbow turned to smile at Rarity. “Well in that case is it all right if I just join you two for breakfast? Just breakfast that is if you two don’t mind.”
Rarity & Spike looked at each other, having a friend join them for breakfast won’t ruin their date. But one of the main reasons for allowing Rainbow Dash to join them is Rarity’s growing closeness to the mare. Ever since being held in Rainbow’s arms Rarity felt so much closer to Rainbow. “Sure you can join us Rainbow, we’ll love having you with us!”
All three of them entered the Sugarcube Corner.
Pinkie Pie saw them. “Rarity, Spike, Rainbow Dash!” She said in order.
The three of them greeted Pinkie Pie and asked to be seated. Pinkie Pie showed them to their booth and gave them their menus. Rarity sat with Rainbow Dash and Spike sat across Rarity so he can see her chew. After all, even Rarity’s chewing is elegant.
Inside Rarity’s and Rainbow Dash’s minds are the thoughts they had when they were thinking of each other, they’re close to each other and that feels good.
All of them told Pinkie what they’ll be ordering.
“So Spike did you invite Rarity to breakfast today so you can check out her chewing? Hehehe.” Rainbow ultra gently elbowed Rarity on the side.
“Ye…I mean she, this, uh. Hold on.” Spike paused and cleared his throat. “This is her idea.”
Rainbow tilted her head while raising both her eyebrows that made a smile turn from happiness to surprised happiness. “Rarity you invited Spike for Breakfast!”
“Yes I did so I can spend some time with Spikey-Wikey.”
“Aww, that’s so sweet!” Rainbow turned to Spike. “And let me guess…this is a date isn’t it?” Amazing how Rainbow Dash figured it out so quickly while Twilight Sparkle did not.
Now both Rarity’s & Spike’s cheeks got a much darker shade of that rosy hue.
Rainbow grabbed her drink. “Look I’m just going to state the obvious, you two look good together, very, very good together. Also I hope Spike doesn’t eat all the gems in your gem chest annnnnnnd!”
“And what?” Rarity & Spiked asked at the same time.
“Today is Sweetie Belle’s birthday.”
“OH!!” Rarity gasped and for no reason Spike too. “Spike! I-I-I-I…” Rarity couldn’t believe she completely forgot about Sweetie Belle’s birthday.
“Oh no! What have I done!? I may have ruined Rarity’s & Spike’s date!” Rainbow said in her mind with some guilt. This could hurt her intentions to be close with Rarity.
But Spike on the other hand or hoof saw this as a chance to be closer with Rarity, he will spend time with Rarity as she spends time with family. “Will Sweetie Belle be having a birthday party?” Spike asked.
“I’m so sorry Spi…Huuuuuuh???” Rarity almost thought Spike misspoke when he asked that question.
Rainbow too thought Spike misspoke when he asked that question.
“Is Sweetie Belle having a party? Because I’m sure we can go shopping for a gift for her. It’ll be fun!” Spike spun his fork in his hand to get his point across to Rarity and Rainbow Dash.
“Yes! She always has a birthday party!” Rarity slowly felt warm for the fact that Spike improvised their date.
“Perfect then after breakfast we can go shopping for a nice gift, hey the food is here!”
Pinkie arrived with the food. “Here you go guys enjoy!”
“Enjoy Rarity.” Rainbow rubbed her head against Rarity’s head.
“You too Rainbow.” Rarity rubbed back.
“How sweet.” Spike thought at seeing the friendly affection.
Rarity looked down at her pancakes. “Oh…” She saw that Pinkie Pie made a reminder with the butter pecan syrup.
It’s Sweetie Belle’s birthday today.
“You’ll a little too late Pinkie.” Rarity told herself while her fork smeared the syrup with butter.
***
Princess Celestia and Gold Sky walked out of the dining room.
“My son.” Celestia felt so pleased at saying those two words like she did two hundred and one years ago. “Do you feel like going anywhere today? You and I can have quality time together like old times my son.” Celestia bent down and nuzzled Gold Sky. “I forgot you’ll be needing this.” She placed his silk cloak on him.
Gold Sky felt so relieved that Celestia still loves him. “I want to go to the hospital…”Gold Sky stopped in midsentence because he sensed something immensely powerful behind him. He turned around to see who it is and pretty much confirming his fear is Princess Cadance.
*Gasp!*
Princess Cadance approached the mother and son…adopted son.
Gold Sky got extremely close to Celestia, heart beating fast and temperature rising rapidly that Celestia can clearly feel it.
Out of motherly instinct Celestia covered Gold Sky with her wing, she thought that with her explanation Gold Sky must have gotten over his fear of Cadance but it doesn’t seem to have any sort of effect, still, if he’s afraid then she will comfort him like she’s always done in the past.
Princess Cadance sensed Gold Sky’s fear of her. “So I guess I can say that if he really is the physical manifestation of love then that will explain why he sensed me coming. How can he be afraid of me if we may have extraordinary in common!? And look, Tia has him under her wing, she feels his fear and she comforts him like a mother will automatically do for her son. I got to tread lightly if I’m going to use my telepathy on him.”
“Cadance! What can I help you with?” Celestia asked.
The cerise mare approached Tia and Gold Sky. Her beautiful grayish purple eyes can see Gold Sky trying with all he got to maintain his poise, control his breathing, keeping himself from trembling, showing a friendly smile, but more importantly he’s extremely close to Tia because he’s afraid. “Tia I came here to check on you two and to see how Gold Sky is doing.” She turned to look at Gold Sky.
“I-I-I’m fi-fine your majesty thanks for your concern.” Gold Sky replied while making sure his fear does not overtake him before Princess Cadance.
“That’s wonderful news.” Cadance reached out to lay a hoof on his shoulder.
“Stay still! She is your Princess and you will show her respect.” Gold Sky told himself.
Celestia looked at Gold Sky, she can feel his anxiety rising so she just inched him closer to her.
“Stay still!” Gold Sky told himself again as he sees Cadance’s hoof getting closer.
What Cadance and Celestia do not know and maybe include Gold Sky since he just became oblivious to everything else beside Cadance’s hoof is his heart rate going up but more importantly is his heartbeat getting louder.
*Ba-Dum!!* Gold Sky’s heartbeat can now be heard.
“Huh?” Cadance retracted her hoof which must be to Gold Sky’s relief.
“What was that?” Celestia asked.
*Ba-Dum!!*
Even Gold Sky became puzzled.
“Is that a heartbeat?” Cadance’s ears moved about to find the source.
*Ba-Dum!!*
Princess Celestia’s feathers received the shockwaves of a loud beat. “Ahh, it’s his heart. I can’t believe he’s that scared of Cadance!” At the end of the thought Celestia nudged Gold Sky to make him move back.
“Cadance come here please.” Celestia lead her away from Gold Sky. “Cadance, are you intimidating Gold Sky?”
“What!? No of course not Tia. I’m curious about him and also just between you and me; I think there is something more to him that only I can feel.”
Celestia pointed to her fore head to let Cadance know they will be communicating through telepathy.
“Well what is that something that only you can feel Cadance?”
“Love.”
A look of perplexity formed on Celestia’s face. “Love? Cadance, I always knew that, his love for me is greater than mine for him…and he’s the son! How can the son’s love be much stronger than the mother’s!?”
Cadance shrugged in delight. “You got that part right Tia but you’re still far from what I know.” Cadance got closer to Tia even though they are using telepathy. “He is the physical manifestation of Love.”
“What?” Celestia took a quick glance at Gold Sky who smiled at her. “Physical manifestation of Love???”
Cadance smiled a smile that one has when an undiscoverable discovery is made. “Love the emotion that I can spread all over this Earth is now flesh and bone. Let me repeat, Love the emotion has a beating heart and is your son.”
For the first time in Celestia’s endless life, she became speechless. She turned around to look at Gold Sky again. “Y-y-you mean Gold Sky is Love? He is Love…?”
“He is Tia, which is why I’m very curious about him, I want to make sure if truly what I just said is true.”
Celestia believes Cadance. “In that case Cadance if you wish to be near him I must be with him.”
“I’m not going to charm him Tia.”
“WHAT! You misunderstood! I must be near him or he’ll just faint every time you get near him! What is wrong with you!!” Celestia scolded.
“Oh…uh, I thought you meant something else. Hehehe.”
Celestia sighed. “I’ll try to persuade him to meet you tonight.” She turned around to head back to Gold Sky. “I won’t make you any promises Cadance, I will try all I can to persuade him.”
Cadance held her head high. “Sounds good to me Tia, bye.” She turned around and left.
Gold Sky approached Celestia. “Is everything all right mom?”
Celestia laid a hoof on Gold Sky’s cheek and smiled lovingly at him. “You said you wanted to go to the hospital my son.”
“I want to see Nurse Redheart.”
“Then see her we shall.”
Both of them left the palace. At first Celestia’s Royal guard followed her but she ordered them to stay in the palace. After a nice canter to the hospital, Gold Sky stood at the entrance looking at the Red Cross surrounded by white hearts. Only one mare has that cutie mark and that one mare comforted him when his parents died.
Upon entering the hospital Gold Sky stopped in his tracks.
“Gold Sky are you having a flashback?” Celestia asked while using her magic to lift him up and place him out of the way of the busy staff.
“No, I am simply looking for her scent.” Gold Sky sniffed the air.
“Almost forgot about his ultra keen sense of smell and that he stills or partially recognizes ponies by their scent.” Celestia thought.
“Found her.” Gold Sky looked into his mother’s eyes with a joyful smile.
The two of them walked through the hallways of the hospital while nurses, doctors, and certified nurse’s assistants bowed down to the Princess.
Celestia and Gold Sky arrived in the floor where Nurse Redheart works in, Celestia told Gold Sky she’ll be in the waiting room while he goes and meets with Nurse Redheart. Eager like a child with the high yearning to see a missed loved one Gold Sky looked about for the white mare with beautiful pink hair.
“She’s right there sonny boy.” A nurse told Gold Sky.
“Thank you.”
The cloaked Alicorn took slow steps, after two hundred years he finally gets to meet the mare who took him into her arms when his parents died and comforted him with reassurance, gentle loving touch, and with the voice of a motherly Angel. “Nurse.” Gold Sky said softly to Redheart’s back.
“Yes.” Nurse Redheart answered with her back still turned to Gold Sky.
Gold Sky heard her gentle voice. “Even after two hundred years her voice still has that loving touch to it.”
“Nurse Redheart…”
The white mare stopped writing vital signs on her clip board. *Sigh* “What can I help you with si…” She dropped her clip board. “Go-Gold Sky i-is tha-tha-that you??” Try as she may Redheart cannot contain the joy inside her heart.
“It is me.” Gold Sky started to tear up.
Redheart approached Gold Sky, her eyes studied every bit of Gold Sky’s face to verify it’s him. “Ooooh my boy it’s been so long!!” She threw her arms around Gold Sky to embrace the full grown stallion whom she considers a son since she once had the intention to adopt him but Sylvia asked Celestia to take him under her wing. “Look at you! Just yesterday you were only a little colt and now you’re a full grown stallion! Oooh you have grown so much!” Redheart squeezed harder and from memory she made sure her hair is near Gold Sky’s nose.
Gold Sky took a whiff of Redheart’s hair. “Never changed.”
Redheart let go of Gold Sky. “Gold Sky please come with me to my office so we can have privacy and catch up!”
“Of course.”
However, Nurse Redheart almost forgot one thing. “Hold on Gold Sky, first let me tell my fellow nurses that I’m done for the day, okay.”
“Sure.”
After telling the fellow nurses she’s done for the day Redheart led Gold Sky to her office, after closing the door she reached to her mini-fridge to get out two cans of apple juice and once placing the juice on the desk she asked the obvious her mind will make her ask.
“Why are you wearing a cloak Gold Sky?”
Gold Sky stopped himself from drinking the apple juice, his lips went from pursed to normal . “I don’t want anypony to know that I’m an Alicorn like mother.”
“Ah, I understand Gold Sky but you being an Alicorn looks so you.” Redheart affectionate advice dug into Gold Sky’s mind.
Gold Sky eyed the ground for a few seconds, he knows what he is and he knows that every vain attempt to change his form failed. “You haven’t aged a day Redheart, I guess you really are immortal and it fits you just fine.”
The mare giggled. “I am not immortal Gold Sky, Princess Celestia simply placed an age delaying spell on me. I am still aging but at pace that will take hundreds or thousands of years before a wrinkle appears on my face.”
“I didn’t know she placed an age delaying spell on you! I thought you were immortal, haha, that’s incredible!” Gold Sky leaned his head back to finish his drink.
“HUH!!” Redheart noticed a scar across Gold Sky’s windpipe. Causing her rationale to apply her five hundred years of medical experience to create assessments, the scar across his neck is deep, shows signs of two attempts, and is only noticeable if he lifts his head up. “Gold Sky! Where did you get that scar!”
“What scar?”
Redheart got up from her desk. “The scar across your neck or to be more precise, the scar over your trachea!” Her voice lost its loving touch; she became extremely worried of how Gold Sky got his throat slit, twice and how his body is able to heal it.
“I-I…have tissue regeneration, that’s all I’ll be saying about this topic Redheart. We should talk about something else, please.”
Redheart’s intuition told her that she will get nowhere if she continues prodding about the scar, Gold Sky has his secretive reasons for not wanting to talk about the scar. So Redheart has to respect his wishes. “Well uh where were you for the past two hundred years?”
Gold Sky relaxed a bit, he found it out of place to be telling Redheart of his journey first before telling Celli. “I just walked the earth, I went to the United Zebra Clans, Changeling kingdom but by accident, the Griffon Republic, and some other places that I won’t list for the reasons that they are mundane. Where do you want me to start Redheart?”
“I want you to come here.” Redheart had her arms extended. So Gold Sky complied, went into her arms, and rested his head on her shoulder. “I know something is bothering you Gold Sky, I can see it in your eyes and can also feel your strong heartbeat. I’m sorry if I'm being too assertive with you at this moment, it’s been so long for me and for your mother, I missed you Gold Sky. I missed you a lot.” Redheart sealed her words with two kisses to the head.
“I love you.” Gold Sky’s voice cracked.
“I love you too, my boy.” Her voice also cracked.
Redheart is smiling while she feels warm tears on her shoulder. “Tears of joy.”
***
In the palace gardens, Octavia chatted with Luna about the serine singularity of classical music. Luna can’t believe that this young mare has so much knowledge about music and she’s not even immortal, talk about an eye opener for Luna. Nevertheless, Luna took this opportunity to learn from this mare after all she learned new things from Twilight Sparkle so it will be nice learning new things. “Octavia I did not know you were so insightful in music. Where did you learn all of this?”
“From my father, he taught me everything about music and also encouraged me to learn more. Through him my knowledge and my talent grew. In fact when I performed my first performance at school many years back…I got my cutie mark.” Octavia pointed to her flank with the same mirthful face she had on that wonderful day. “Everypony at the school cheered for me, for the performance and receiving my cutie mark, my father was very, very proud of me, we celebrated getting my cutie mark and I never felt so happy.”
Luna took a quick glance at Octavia’s cutie mark. “It goes well with your eyes and your hair too. How do keep your hair so nice and shiny?”
Octavia slowly passed a hoof through her long hair; it is a characteristic of hers that makes her stand out from the rest of the ponies after she is chic, unique, and magnifique. Who else can match to her uniqueness? Well there’s Rarity and Rarity just tops everything in the beauty category along with uniqueness but Octavia matches Rarity in all of that. Besides, Octavia has and will always have her bowtie because no other mare will look good in it. “I brush it constantly, use a moisturizing conditioner, and let the air flow through it. Also for my bangs I use a comb, sometimes I want to comb them down but it always escapes my mind. Hehe!” Octavia took a quick sip of juice. “Anyway, let’s talk about your hair Luna.”
Luna moved some of her hair to the front. “Truth be told Octavia, this was my hair before it changed into flowing stardust. Look.” Luna’s horn glowed causing her hair to change back into its flowing stardust form. “This is what my hair looks from now on but I still like my old hair style, it’s more natural and it makes me look a bit younger if you get what I’m applying.”
“I understand Luna.”
Luna noticed Octavia hasn’t touched any of her food on her plate. “Pray tell, if she has not eaten anything than she will not get all queasy and regurgitate all her food if she says yes to what I’m going to ask.”
“Ahem, Octavia you want to go skydiving?”
This question really took Octavia by surprise, this is the first time anypony asks her that kind of question and probably the first time she even hears of skydiving. “Uhhhhh, skydiving? I never skydived before Luna. Like ever.”
Luna’s lips perked into a hearty smile that indicates this is the answer she wanted to hear. “Good, then skydiving we shall do.”
“But I didn’t get to eat breakfast!”
“Breakfast is overrated Octavia, besides when we’re skydiving you won’t be hungry one bit trust me it’ll be fun, don’t you like fun? You did perform an unfathomable performance last night so why not let loose by freefalling from the highest point in the sky.” Luna pointed at the table prompting a maid to come and take their plates away.
Octavia thought for a bit. She has been somewhat too serious for the past few weeks that led up to her performance with the exceptions of having a bite at the Sugarcube corner, going to the boutique, and talking to Gold Sky earlier this morning. It won’t hurt experiencing something new especially when experiencing that something new with Princess Luna. “I’ll be honored to go skydiving with you Luna.”
*Squee!* “Wunderbar! Hop on my back Octavia and hang on tight, we’ll be going to highest point in the sky!”
Octavia gracefully hoped onto Luna’s back and wrapped her arms around the royal neck.
“OH not so tight!” Luna said in a raspy voice.
“Sorry about that Luna.” Octavia loosened her grip around Luna’s neck.
“Phew much better, alright hang on!” Luna flapped her wings a few times before finally leaping up into the air and flying to the sky. Octavia felt the air running through her hair and hitting her face, she looked down and just saw Canterlot getting smaller while the buildings in Ponyville look like a bunch of little dots on the landscape.
“How are you feeling back there?” Luna asked.
“I’m feeling good so far. Why do you ask?”
“Just making sure you’re not feeling any sort of nausea also I did not take into account if you’re afraid of heights but from judging by the sound of your voice I guess you’re not.” Luna suddenly stopped flying up and just hovered. “Okay this is from where we’ll dive; here I got some goggles for you.” She put the goggles on Octavia. “Okay now jump.”
“Jump??” Octavia asked in a totally nervous lined tone of voice.
“It isn’t called skydiving for a reason Octavia. Look don’t worry, I’ll be diving with you and I will catch you way before you get within one hundred feet of the ground.”
Octavia still has her doubts about this. “I-I don’t know Luna…”
Luna lovingly silenced Octavia by raising her hoof. “Octavia I will be by your side no matter what and I will never let you fall. I promise.”
Shame came over the gray mare for allowing doubt into the mind; Luna will never allow any of her dear subjects to get hurt and the gray mare is no exception.
*Deep breath. * “Okay…here I go. Um, um in three, two…one! Uh Jump!!” Octavia jumped off of Luna’s back.
“Well there she goes.” Luna said to herself.
Octavia had her eyes closed at first but with some pushing she opened them. She can feel the air rushing around her body, going through clouds, and feeling like she can fly. “Ha…haha, hahahaha, this is awesome!!!” She extended her arms out and started to spin around, then she did some flips, and relaxed to take in everything. “Now I know how it feels to be a pegasus!”
“I know right!” An upside down Luna said next to Octavia. “I hope you don’t mind if your hair gets messed up.”
Octavia gasped in amazement to Luna’s unneeded concern to her hair. “Why will I care about my hair in a wonderful time like this, thanks Luna for talking me into this!”
“You’re very welcome Octavia.” Luna quickly looked down. “Octavia get on my back now, we’re getting close to the ground.” Luna banked a bit to the left to correct her symmetry so Octavia can land softly on her back. “I’m a going to pull up so get ready to feel a lot of G-Force strike your body. Hang on!”
Princess Luna pulled up.
“Ooooooooh my stomach!” Octavia felt like the whole world is pushing against her stomach, which is why it’s a good thing she didn’t eat breakfast.
“Feels cool right!” Luna exclaimed.
Octavia tried her best to answer. “Almost…I-I think!”
“Anyway, the G-Force should end right about now!”
Octavia felt everything coming back to normal, allowing for a sigh of relief to escape her lips. Consequently feeling relieved made her yearn for more of the uneasy feeling. “Luna please spin!”
Luna pointed her left wing down and right wing up causing her and Octavia to spin.
“WOO HOO!!” Octavia yelled in extreme amazement, who would have thought that performing for Princess Luna will lead to a moment like this. A moment to bond with one of the immortal rulers of Equestria, oh how anypony will wish to have at least one minute of this. “YEAH!!!” Octavia lifted up her arms to enhance the exhilarating sensation.
Luna smiled at hearing Octavia’s cheerful shouts. “Octavia you want to go for another dive?” There was no need to answer that question because she already knew the answer.
“YES!!!”
Luna flew back up to the highest point in the sky.
***
Rainbow patted Spike on the head and gave Rarity a tight hug. “Bye you two and have fun finding Sweetie Belle’s present!”
“Thank you darling!”
“Thanks Rainbow.”
Rainbow flew off to a cloud to wait for Pinkie Pie and prank her with a lightning bolt. Ho, ho that’s going to be great.
Meanwhile, Rarity & Spike walked into a newly opened toy store that had a nice revolving sign in the front and door with a clown horn that honks every time the door opens. Spike couldn’t help but laugh at hearing the funny honk but he quickly composed himself when he saw Rarity looking at him with a curious expression. “Sorry about that.”
Rarity placed a hoof on Spike’s back. “It’s alright Spikey-Wikey.”
Spike felt his chest going warm to Rarity’s loving tone of voice. “I’m so lucky.”
“Come along Spike we got some gift searching to do.”Rarity said as she trotted to a section of the toy store.
The young dragon snapped out of his loved struck daze. “Oh uh, coming Rarity!”
Both of them walked down the aisles looking at the toys each thinking what would Sweetie Belle like from here.
“Hey about a puzzle?” Spike held up a five hundred piece puzzle that once done shows the turquoise hollow diamond cutie mark that is prevalent in the once existing Native Equestrian tribe known as the Chero.
“Hmmmmm.” This puzzle does look like a nice gift, something simple, nice, and will keep Sweetie Belle occupied for some time, nonetheless, this is a puzzle and unless Sweetie Belle is into puzzles which most likely she’s not why would Rarity buy her that. “I don’t think Sweetie Belle will like a puzzle. What do you think Spike? Will you like a puzzle for a present?”
Spike placed his hand under his chin. “Well I wouldn’t like a puzzle for my birthday and I think you wouldn’t too right?”
“I wouldn’t like a puzzle for my birthday too. So let’s scratch off that possibility.” Rarity looked at the other shelve. “OOOH! How about one of these little baking ovens! She can bake little cakes for Scootaloo and Apple Bloom!” Rarity’s magic held the little simple bake oven in front of Spike.
Spike crossed his arms and with an expression of truthfulness that is backed with a mid-raised eye brow gave his opinion. “Remember when Sweetie Belle tried making you breakfast.”
Rarity’s ears dropped. “Ah thanks for reminding me about that.” Rarity placed the simple bake oven back on the shelf, she looked down at the floor with an emotion of shame. Rarity can’t absorb the fact that she can’t find a gift for Sweetie Belle.
Spike noticed the look on Rarity’s facial expression. “Rarity don’t be worried.” He softly placed a hoof on her shoulder. “We’ll going to find a awesome gift for Sweetie Belle, I know we can!”
The hopeful words from Spike gave Rarity some ease. “Thanks Spike.” She rubbed her head against Spike’s head, causing him to blush and thanks to Spike being quick to hide this, he did not notice Rarity blushing too.
“How about a doll?” Spike held up a doll model of Fluer-De-Lis.
“No she has a bunch of dolls and plush toys. This hula hoop?”
“Nah, hey this book looks cool. It’s about dragons and knights!”
“She likes novels not picture books. This hat?”
“Really Rarity?? Does Sweetie Belle wear hats.” It’s amazing how Spike knows what Sweetie Belle might not like but does not know what she might like.
“No…but this easel looks nice.” Rarity pointed her hoof at the easel.
Spike looked at the easel and back to Rarity, his green eyes connected with Rarity’s azure eyes.
*Ting*
Rarity & Spike shared a smile.
***
In the hospital.
“Daddy is that Princess Celestia!!” A little filly asked while she looked at the white mare reading a magazine.
The stallion looked over to the other side of the waiting room. “Oh my…! Sweetheart that is Princess Celestia!”
The blue eyes of the little filly sparkled brightly. “Ca-ca-ca-can we go see her pleasssssssssssssssssssssssse!” The little filly begged.
The dad scratched the back of his head. “I don’t know sweetheart, we shouldn’t disturb the Princess, uh maybe she’s here on some kind of Royal duty.”
“Pleassssse daddy! Pleasssssssssse!” The eyes of the filly sparkled brighter now.
*sigh* “All right we’ll go and say hello and don’t forget to bow down before her when she sees us all right.”
“Yes!” Squealed the filly.
The dad and the daughter slowly trotted to Princess Celestia and bowed down before her when she lowered her magazine in order to look at them.
“Your Majesty.” The dad said in reverence.
“Princess!” Praised the filly.
Princess Celestia smiled warmly at her dear subjects. “My dear ponies please rise up so I can look at both of you.”
The father and daughter rose.
Princess Celestia looked at the little filly with eyes of love. “Come here little one.”
The little filly happily approached Princess Celestia.
Celestia took the filly into her arms. “I love being with my dear subjects.”
The filly squealed in blissfulness.
Celestia then turned to the filly’s dad. “Come my dear subject.”
The stallion obeyed and he too found himself in Celestia’s arms.
“Wow! Who would have thought that I’ll ever get a hug from her majesty Princess Celestia!” He ended up squealing blissfully too.
“Thank you!” The dad and daughter said in unison before departing from Princess Celestia.
Celestia giggled, a simple act like a hug will always put a smile on anypony’s face.
Redheart gave Gold Sky one last hug. “Well my boy, I’m glad you’re back and I’ll be more than happy to join you and your mother this evening.”
“I can’t wait too Redheart, bye.” Gold Sky trotted back to the waiting room where Celestia sat.
The magenta eyes of the Princess shined brightly at seeing her son. “Gold Sky.”
“Mom. Redheart recognized me and you placed an age delaying spell on her.” Gold Sky started to make that face of curiosity.
“Hmmm.” Celestia thought for a few seconds. “Now I remember, she’s around five hundred years old, the reason why I put that age delaying spell on her is because she was the only pony back then who practiced nursing along with her sister Tenderheart. Now today there are many nurses but none will never compare to Redheart and I asked her if she wants to be a doctor since with all the knowledge she has she can practically perform any kind of procedure. Pays to be old and yet young in the medical field.”
Questions got answered in Gold Sky’s mind. “She missed me…” *Sniffle* “She missed me and she calls me her boy.” Gold Sky began to feel pain…Redheart loves him just like Celestia. “Just like y-y-you welcomed me back with open arms she too does the same. Why…? Why do I get this went I-I just left.”
“My son.” Celestia brought Gold Sky close to her and used her telepathy to make themselves invisible to everypony around them. “Redheart wanted to adopt you after your parents died. But before you were born I gave her an age delaying spell and a side effect came into the picture.”
“What kind of side effect?” Gold Sky asked.
“The side effect made her incapable of having children.”
“What! It made her infertile!!?” Gold Sky began to feel even more guilt inside of him and he would not dare to think Celestia is of any blame.
Celestia shook her head. “The age delaying spell froze her body cycles. For every twenty years she ages one day and through that her body does not know when to act…Mortal. This is why she can’t have children. Sadly for Redheart your birth mother asked me to take you as my son, I saw the sadness in her eyes as she held you in her arms rocking you to sleep. She wanted a child and when I took you in, she adopted a young filly to be her daughter but I’m sure you know what time did to Redheart’s daughter.”
Gold Sky’s chest knotted up with cold torture. “She d-died?”
Celestia’s closed her eyes and nodded. “It struck her with unimaginable persecution to witness something every parent will never wish to see.” Celestia paused to nuzzle Gold Sky on the head to let him know how much she loves him. “A parent that outlives their child.” Celestia looked into Gold Sky’s teal eyes. “An unwritten law every parent does not want to break. But I…I did not foresee that, yet she does not blame me for the age delaying spell.” Celestia pressed her hoof against Gold Sky’s cheek. “She sees you as a son Gold Sky, a son that not even time will take away.”
The memory reemerged with the grief he felt for Redheart. Gold Sky pictured Redheart crying for her dying olden daughter while she herself is young and beautiful. Loss.Gold Sky is one with that word. After all his parents, Celestia would be motherly upbringing, children of the Rouge Zebra clan, Ruby, his sanity, and…the griffon chick. All were taken away by loss, of course he regained his sanity and Celestia still loves him. But the rest is in loss’s cruel thesis.
Gold Sky wrapped his arms around his mother’s neck to embrace her, hearing of pain just adds to his pain for it cannot be stopped nor can it be hindered.
Actually his pain can be stopped.
By Love.
Gold Sky is Love and he has the power of a mother’s love to help him.
But a mother’s love will only stop the pain and will not provide him with peace.
*Poof* Celestia teleported the both of them back to the palace. “I will not overstep any boundaries.” Celestia’s with her telepathy entered the lovely mind of her son. “He still has guilt even though I forgave him, he wants peace but does not know how to obtain it. I will see way.” Celestia travelled deeper into the galaxy of Gold Sky’s mind with the intentions to enter the core where the most valued memories are stored.
*PING!*
Yellow ripples spanned across a transparent wall preventing Celestia from seeing the memories she desired to see. “I see my son can block my telepathy. Whatever he’s hiding from me is what keeping him from finding peace.” Celestia went back to the surface of Gold Sky’s mind. “He met Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, ah and my most faithful student Twilight Sparkle, he thinks the Cutie Mark Crusaders are Big Macintosh’s daughters. An…hmmm, Octavia.” Celestia’s maternal instincts came forth. “Is he developing feelings for this mare? From the way she looks at him and smiles at him, she sees him as her friend. WAIT! Is my son falling in love?? No, if it was love his feelings for this mare will be much more for her…Oh, forgot about that.” From reading the thoughts that she can read in Gold Sky’s mind, Celestia came to conclude one thing. “Gold Sky never had the birds & the bees talk. He may be what Cadance says he is but does he know how to talk to a mare? Can he know how to love this mare if their friendship evolves to beyond friendship? Well I should talk about him about Love.” Celestia looked into moral part of the core in Gold Sky’s mind which lucky for her is not telepathically blocked. “His mind is pure and he thinks of just love the emotion. Oh my son! It fills my heart with joy again to see that you have the morals and values I gave to you! He’s of clean mind…still. He’ll start feeling uncomfortable when we talk about the birds and the bees. I don’t want to think how he went through his teenage years.” Normal motherly concerns in Celestia’s mind made her happy to know that right now her son is here and tomorrow he’ll still be here.
“Gold Sky, my son.” Celestia whispered quietly.
“Yes mom?” Gold Sky almost said mother but caught his tongue in time.
“I know you’re sad, still wondering why I love you so much, and just full of question but I’ll tell you this my son. You have never changed one bit, you are of pure thought and moral mind. The Son becomes the Mother and the Mother the Son. In time you will understand those words. I love you my son, I love you very much.” Celestia kissed Gold Sky on the head. “Now it’s going to be lunchtime, isn’t there somepony you plan to meet?”
“Lunchtime?” Gold Sky didn’t have the slightest to clue to why Celli will be talking about lunch in a moment like this.
“Yes lunch with somepony in particular. You know, nice hair, nice voice, and beautiful eyes.” Celestia hinted.
“You?” Oh how innocent and cute is Gold Sky’s reply.
“Awwwww!” Celestia doted. “Gold Sky it’s not me, it’s Octavia.”
“OH!” Finally he remembers. “We’re going to have lunch today in the Sugarcube Corner. Thanks for reminding me mom!” Gold Sky got out of Celestia’s loving arms.
Celestia patted him on the head. “You should go now Gold Sky and yes, Nurse Redheart can join us for dinner.”
Gold Sky headed for the door but something in his mind told him to stop. “Mother.” He didn’t catch his tongue. “How did you know about me having lunch with Octavia?”
The Princess of the Sun knows that the answer she’ll say to Gold Sky will be believed with a full heart and he will never think that she kindly used her telepathy on him. “A mother always knows my son.” The sparkle in her eyes added truth to her words.
Gold Sky smiled at the Princess of the Sun. “Thanks for reminding me and thank you for taking me to see Nurse Redheart.”
“Of course Gold Sky. Now go now.”
Gold Sky got his hood on and thought of the Sugarcube Corner. “Jump.” He said in his mind.
*Poof*
“Have fun Gold Sky and please don’t stutter too much.” Celestia went to her throne room to finish up some Royal duties.
***
Almost there!” Octavia sped through the air like a bullet as the she got closer to the ground. “Right about now!”
Luna caught Octavia. “Wow Octavia, you just love this don’t you!”
“I sure do Luna! Say what time is it by the way?”
Luna looked up to the sky to see where the sun is positioned. She sees that the sun is near its highest point in the blue sky. “It should be noon in a couple of minutes.”
Octavia couldn’t believe time went by so fast. “Wow noon already? Haha that’s…uh oh! Lunch with Gold Sky! Luna can you please take me to the Sugarcube Corner!”
“Of course.” Luna made her way to Ponyville.
***
Rarity & Spike stood next to each watching Sweetie Belle eye her delicious birthday cake. Here in this party, is Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash, Derpy, Dinky, Silver Spoon, Featherweight, and Cheerilee. Errr, Ms. Cheerilee.
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to Sweetie Belle! Happy birthday to you! YAY!” Everypony sang to Sweetie Belle.
“Blow out the candles!” Sweetie Belle’s mother exclaimed.
Sweetie Belle first made a wish and then blew out the candles.
“Now time to open the presents!” Sweetie Belle’s father handed her the first present.
While Sweetie Belle opened her presents Rarity got near Spike’s ear. “Do you think she’ll like her present?”
“I think she will and speaking of which she’s opening the present we got for her.” Spike pointed out.
“A easel! I always wanted my own easel so I can paint. OH!!” Sweetie Belle did that little adorable squeal. “Magic paint! The drawing comes to life when I finish drawing it! Thank you Rarity and Spike!” Everypony around Sweetie Belle crowded around to see her draw something and then watch the drawing move around in the easel.
Behind everypony else Rarity & Spike looked into each other’s eyes. With mutual thoughts going their minds they tenderly rubbed heads. Rarity’s emotions for Spike are now sealed.
While Spike’s heart is happy.
Rainbow Dash from a distance smiled at seeing Rarity & Spike. “They’re going to be a great couple. I’m happy for you Rares.”
Sweetie Belle looked up and saw through the small crowd of gathered ponies Rarity & Spike being lovingly affectionate. “My birthday wish came true!”
***
*Poof*
Gold Sky’s jump to the Sugarcube Corner is a success; he didn’t end up on a cloud or underwater. “It’s still few minutes until noon well nothing’s wrong with waiting. After all patience is a mandatory virtue for me.” Gold Sky looked down and saw himself tapping his hooves in an urgent nervous manner. “Strange?? Why am I acting so nervous? Eh, must be the smell of the yummy food cooking inside. Huh?” He noticed a dark colored pony coming down from the sky.
Luna gave a strong flap to create a strong rush of air to slow her down completely.
“Here we are at the Sugarcube Corner Octavia.” Luna folded her wings back to her body to make it easier for the gray mare to get off.
“Thanks Luna!” Octavia bowed her head before Luna.
“Whoa! She’s an Alicorn like mother, err I mean mom, oh just forget it! Like mother, Princess Mi Amore Cadneza, and me! She must be Princess Luna…she looks incredible!” Gold Sky couldn’t help but admire Princess Luna, like her nice flowing mane, beautiful eyes, dark coat color, shiny horseshoes, and her elegant flawless figure.
Luna’s eyes noticed a cloaked Unicorn looking at her with wide eyes. “Is thou checkest me out?” She said to the Unicorn.
Gold Sky blinked a few time plus shook his head to clear his perception. “What?”
Luna got closer. “I said is thou checkest me out?”
At hearing the question from the fellow Alicorn Gold Sky understood that she mistook his admiration for her so he bowed down low before her. “I will never dare to check you out your majesty!”
“Hmm, then why the wide eyes my dear subject?”
Gold Sky’s mind went into panic mode. He has to pick the right words to say to Princess Luna.
“I, uh, I am admiring your amazing eloquence your majesty. Never in my life have I seen anypony such as you with so much flawlessness. I am honored to be in your presence.”
Luna accepted Gold Sky’s explanation. “So Octavia is this the Gold Sky you’ve told me about this morning?”
“Yes Luna he’s the one who Celestia showed to the guest room. And again Luna he didn’t anything to me other than freak out! Hehe.” Octavia couldn’t help but giggle.
Luna walked by Gold Sky and she made sure to brush his chin with her stardust tail, she enhanced her hearing and adjusted her vision so she can see the color of his body heat. “His heart is going at three hundred ninety seven beats a minute plus his getting really warm with shyness. Hey look at him blush at me. Now I can see why he was more scared of Octavia then Octavia scared of him…he doesn’t know how to talk to mares.”
“Ahem, well it was nice meeting you Gold Sky and do enjoy your day. Bye Octavia!” Luna jumped into the air and flew away.
“I should ask Celli about him.”
Octavia went up to Gold Sky with a friendly smile of course. “Awe struck weren’t you?”
Gold Sky took off his hood. “I was only admiring her! I was not checking her out, honest!!”
Octavia placed a hoof on his shoulder. “Hey calm down, I’m not pointing the hoof at you in any way, I was simply stating what I saw and for sure I know an awe struck face when I see one. Trust me you had the same face Luna had when I performed for her.”
“Phew, well that’s good to know. Anyway after you.” Gold Sky opened the door for Octavia.
“Thanks.”
Octavia and Gold Sky waited for a certain pink mare to just pop up from out of…
“OCTAVIA!! Oooh, GOLD SKY!! IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!!” Pinkie took the both of them in one of her mysterious or patented signature hugs. “YOU TWO HUNGRY!!” What’s with the shouting?
“Yes oh Pinkie we’re hungry. Don’t squeeze so hard!” Octavia forcibly grinned at Pinkie.
“Ow…” Is all what Gold Sky managed to say.”
Pinkie released them from her deadly but lovingly happy hug. “Sorry about that you two, I’m just happy as a termite in a woodshop to see you two!” Pinkie Pie pushed the both of them to their chairs, set a table before them, plus bottles of sarsaparilla, and lastly cupcakes.
Instantly Gold Sky’s eyes filled with joy at seeing the cupcakes that took him to a place of bliss.
Octavia felt warm with content to see Gold Sky happy again but what made her the most content is his pleasant smile, it’s something that she compares to the merry flow of her music.
Pinkie’s head popped up from behind Gold Sky’s shoulder. “Well what are you waiting for? Have one, I know how much you love, love them!” Pinkie shoved one into Gold Sky’s mouth.
The stallion took his time swallowing the cupcake. “Thanks Pinkie.”
"You're welcome Goldie Sky! Say did you get that nice cloak from Rarity?"
Gold Sky wiped his mouth. "Why yes I bought this cloak from Rarity, whoa, whoa, how did you know I bought this cloak from Rarity?"
Pinkie pointed at his flank. "It has her cutie mark silly duh! She only puts her cutie mark on her clothes."
"So this is one of her cloaks then, huh, she must have used her magic to make it my size! How generous of her." Gold Sky loudly.
Pinkie did a *squee* and left to the kitchen to get some more cupcakes.
“Gold Sky, you have to hear what Luna and I did this morning!” Octavia leaned her head forward to get her glee across to Gold Sky.
“I’m all ears Octavia but before we start.” He grabbed hold of his bottle of sarsaparilla. “Cheers!”
“Oh Gold Sky, you’re so cheerful. Cheers!” Both their bottles clanged.
Arriving from the kitchen. “Octavia are you and Gold Sky an item?”
*Ba-Dum!!*
“What was that?” Octavia knows she heard what sounds like a heartbeat.
“I think that was my stomach.” Pinkie poked her belly.
Octavia shrugged her shoulders. “Me and Gold Sky are friends.” Octavia turned to look at the blushing Unicorn and from her heart picked the right words.
“Good Friends.”
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