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// Chapter 4: The Reason Why 
// Story: Daybroken Feather 
// by FeatherNote21 
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Chapter 4
Daybreak closed the phone and placed it back into his saddlebag and sighed. Emily, his best friend, hardly believed him. That he had turned into a pony and was in Equestria. He stared out the window at the countryside as it flew by. He was on his way to Canterlot  with Feather Note, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, AppleJack, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, and Fluttershy. He looked over next to him. Feather Note was sleeping peacefully, her calm breaths signaling that she was deep in dreamland. Every now and then, her body would start shaking, and he would have to place his wing over her to prevent it from getting too violent. Across the aisle was Rarity, her curled purple tail cascading onto the floor as she slept, her head on a fuzzy royal blue pillow. 
Daybreak looked behind him to see Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash sleeping as well, Fluttershy's pale pink tail draped across her best friends spectrum one. It seemed like he was the only one awake until he saw a ray of purple light from the front of the car.
Twilight must be awake. he thought and stood up. Daybreak trotted to the front of the car to see that Twilight was sleeping, though the light was still emanating from in front of her. Daybreak watched Princess Luna emerge from the orb, and he bowed reflexively. 
"Relax, Daybreak." she said, and Daybreak stood.
"What brings you here, Princess?" he asked, and Luna signaled for him to follow her. The two Alicorns trotted over to where Feather slept.
"She does." Luna said.
"What do you want with her?" he asked defensively, and stood in front of the turquoise pegasus.
"I don't want anything to do with her, it's you I want to talk to about her." Luna said. Daybreak relaxed.
"What do you mean?"
"Follow me." the dark Princess said, and trotted to the end of the car. Daybreak followed her until they emerged at the caboose. She turned to face him.
"Daybreak, I know how you feel about her." she said, and they sat in the chairs nearby.
"What do you mean?"
"Daybreak, ever since you found out she teleported you here, I've noticed you've been treating her the way you should've been for a long time."
"Like protecting her?"
"Yes. Being protective of her. I know how you've been treating her in the human world, and I think you've found more of a reason to protect her now that you two are here."
"Princess with all due respect, I think Feather can protect herself. Plus she's nothing more than a friend to me."
"We both know THAT'S a lie, and I know she can, Daybreak. She's my apprentice. I just want you to think about what you're doing and why you're doing it, Daybreak." Luna said, and vanished into a swirl of stardust. Daybreak got up, and trotted back to the car where the ponies slept. He looked at Feather and paused. She started to shake again, and he took his seat next to the window and put his wing across her. 
Why was he doing this? Daybreak had never thought of that. Why was he going to Canterlot with Feather and all her friends? Was it really because he wanted to protect her? Daybreak looked over at the mare, and slightly shuffled his wing so he could see her face. Her black-and-white mane covered part of her eye as she slept, black feather turned a white so it blended in. He bent over and kissed her lightly on the cheek. That was why he was going with her. That was why he was protecting her.
Because Daybreak loved Feather Note.