A Princess's Sadness

by FellFour

Prologue (pt. 5-2): Meeting with Twilight

As I was walking to my room, I still couldn't help but wonder what Luna wants to talk to me about. Is it about the whole Nightmare Moon incident? Is it about something else? I just didn't know. I also wanted to know why she would want to talk to me in my room. At the time, I thought that it would be pretty brief and quick, since I was still a little pissed from that incident with Blueblood. I knew that I had to calm down because I didn't want to talk to Luna feeling angry. She would pick it up and then she would ask me about it and then I would have to tell her about the whole thing. It would get her angry too and it would cause her to not talk and then she would leave.

Okay, CALM DOWN. You're taking this way too seriously! Come on, Daniel. Calm down...calm down.

I take a deep breath and I now felt calm enough to keep going. I make it to my room and I open the door to see Luna crying. This had me worried and I instantly walk over to her to see what was wrong.

"Luna? What's wrong?" I asked, in concern.

"...It's nothing. Maybe I should just...leave." she said as she was getting up to leave.

"No. Sit back down, Luna. If what you want to tell me is causing you to cry, then you need to talk to me about it. Okay?"

"...Okay. I'll stay."

Luna sat back down, but was still crying. I sit next to her and I give her a hug. I kind of figured that she needed it because as soon as I embraced her, she instantly returned the hug. However, it was a little tighter. I hugged her tighter and I let her get it all out. In the process, my shirt got wet. It wasn't anything too bad, though. She just needed to get that out. After a while, she stopped crying, but she still wouldn't let me go.

"...Are you okay? What's wrong?" I asked.

"...I know I should tell you, but I don't know how to say it." Luna said quietly.

"Don't think. Just let it out. Tell me what's wrong." I said in a soothing voice.

"...I just need somepony to talk to and, from what I've seen, you seem to be a good...'person' to talk to. Before I came to get you, I literally had no other pony to talk to. I mean, I had Celestia, but she was always too busy and plus, when I'm attending my duties as Princess of the Night, she would be too tired. I...I just need to talk to...somepony, Daniel. I have a lot of things to get off my chest and I need you to listen to me. Will you listen to me?" Luna asked, sadly.

"Of course I will, Luna. What's the problem?" I asked, soothingly.

"...Well. There's this...stallion I know and...he won't talk to me. I've...had this...very big crush on him and I just don't know how to tell him. What do you think I should say to him, Daniel?" Luna asked me.

"...Well." I began. "I think you should just...talk about how you two have been at first. Then you need to tell that you need to talk to him and that it is important. That's when you tell him how you really feel for him."

"But, what if I mess up? What if I say something stupid?"

"I'm sure that you won't mess up. How can you mess up? You just need to tell him how you feel...and...maybe, ask him out on a date."

Luna blushed. Since she was sad, I thought I would cheer her up, which is something I probably doing. I thought about joking around with her a little bit, since I want to see her smile and giggle a little bit. I really didn't like seeing her with that frown on her face.

"...You really think I could do it?" Luna asked.

"Sure, and maybe you'll get lucky." I said, with a small grin.

"...Lucky? What do you mean?" Luna asked, confused.

"Think about it."

She thinks...and thinks...and then...she instantly breaks the embrace and turns away, covering her face that is crimson red. I start bursting out laughing because of that. I just knew that she would do that. She then starts to giggle a little bit and then she joins me in laughing. We laugh for a little while before she hugs me again. She goes quiet again and is still hiding her face. She was still blushing, but it wasn't as bad as before.

"...You know that I was only kidding, right?"

"I know, Daniel and I appreciate that, but I guess in a way that you may be on to something here." Luna said.

"Really?" I asked, a little surprised.

"Yeah! I mean, I could get lucky and I'll be able to do it again."

"Let's not talk about...THAT, okay and move on with the subject in hand." I said, simply.

"Fair enough. You probably don't know the feeling, anyway..." Luna said.

"Are you kidding? I know the feeling." I said immediately.

"Oh...was it with...her?" Luna asked, curiously.

"Who? Ashley?"

"Yeah. How was it. You don't have to explain if you don't want to..." Luna said.

"I plan not to. However, I will tell you this: It was the best night we've ever had. It felt...just incredible and, at the time, I could tell that I made Ashley very happy because with all that stress she had, she needed it. It was the same thing for me. I needed to do that. I will admit, it's a very good way to relieve stress." I said, blushing a little bit.

"That I can agree with." Luna said.

We sat there in silence for a few minutes before Luna broke the longest embrace I've ever had.

"...So what's his name?" I asked, breaking the silence.

"...My crush?" Luna asked.

"Yeah. Who is he?"

"...I don't remember, exactly."

"Well, I'm sure that you'll remember. When you do, you can tell me." I said.

Once again, silence filled the air.

Man, what's up with these awkward silences?

"I don't know. You tell me." Luna said.

"...Oh yeah, I forgot. You can hear my thoughts. Sorry for forgetting that." I said, sheepishly.

"It's okay. It's not really that important, anyway."

"Yeah. So is there anything else you want to talk to me about?" I asked.

"No. That's about all I wanted to say. I'm not sure if I should tell Tia, though..." Luna said, unsure.

"I really think you should talk to her about it. She even says that you could talk to her anytime. You don't need to be afraid to talk to your own sister about what's on your mind, Luna." I said, reassuring her.

"...You're right. Well, I think I should get going. I need to attend my duties and I also need to leave you to rest for tomorrow."

"Yeah. That would be best. Well, I guess this is good night, then. I said.

"Indeed it is. Good night, Daniel."

"Good night, Luna." I said.

She then got up to leave when I had to say this.

"Remember, you can talk to me about anything at anytime."

"I know. Good night." Luna said as she closed the door.

I was now alone with my thoughts. It has been quite a day, indeed. I got to talk to both of the princesses! Besides that incident with Blueblood, it was a pretty good day. As I start to go deeper into thinking, I start to get tired and my eyes start to get heavy. It was time for me to go to bed. I put on my pajamas and get into bed. Tomorrow is gonna be a good day. I close my eyes and I fall asleep instantly.

I wake up feeling better than before. I also wake up to see that my door was open. I look to the right side of the bed to see Celestia sitting on a chair reading a scroll. Probably a letter. She noticed that I just woke up and gave a warm smile. Celestia put down the scroll and looked at me and gave me a...lustful look?

"...Um. Hi? What's with the...look?" I ask, in fear.

"Shh, just relax." Celestia said in a lustful tone.

She crawls into my bed and she slowly goes lower and lower down my body.

OH MY GOD. WHAT THE FUCK, WHAT THE FUCK, WHAT THE FUCK, WHAT THE FUCK, WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!

"Daniel? Daniel! Wake up!"

Huh?

Everything started to disappear and I was starting to actually wake up.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" I scream out as I wake up.

I instantly sit up and start panting. I wake up with cold sweat and with the feeling of fear. I look out the window to my left. It was morning.

Wow. That was one fucked up nightmare. Now I know why they call her Molestia...wait. Was it a nightmare?

I pull my covers and look under it. There was no sign of a white alicorn. I sigh in relief.

"Are you okay, Daniel?"

I instantly open my eyes and slowly turn my head to the direction I heard the voice. It was to the right and when I looked to the right, Celestia was there having a worried expression on her face.

"Oh...yeah. I just had a nightmare. I'm fine." I said, reassuring her.

"Luna told me about it." Celestia said.

"...She...she did?"

"Yes and when I heard, I was pretty shocked by it. You don't have feelings for me in...that way, do you?" she asked me.

"What? No! It was just a random nightmare that I had. I mean, I'm gonna be honest with you, I've had nightmares before. However, they didn't even look even close to looking as real as this nightmare. I don't have feelings for you in that way, Celestia. I would never even try to pressure you into doing that." I said.

"...Okay then. Well...today is the day that you meet Twilight. She sent you a letter and I thought that I would deliver it to you personally. That was the scroll I was reading just before I got here. I actually have it with me. Do you want to read it?"

"Um...sure." I said.

Celestia then gave me the letter so I can read it.

"I'll leave you to get ready. When you're done getting dressed, I want you to meet me to the throne room. I'm just going to let you know on what to expect from the ponies in Ponyville." Celestia said.

"Okay then. I'll see you there." I said.

"I will. See you in a little bit, Daniel."

"Okay." I said.

Celestia walks out and closes the door, leaving me with the letter.

Let's have a look here, shall we?

I open the scroll and begin reading...

Dear Daniel,
Today is the day! Oh boy, I can't wait to meet you! I actually have plans for us to do today, that is if you're up to it. I'll talk to you about that when you get here. I don't know what to say, honestly. All I have to say is: I'm just so excited! Come on, get ready and get here already! The excitement is killing me, Daniel. I really want to get to know you, but I can't do that if you're not here in Ponyville!
Speaking of Ponyville, I told everypony here and, I'll admit, they were nervous about the fact that you were coming. Like I said before, you will be the first human to walk the face of Equestria. Think about it: everypony would want to know more about your species and when I say 'everypony', I mean mostly me!
Anyway, everypony in Ponyville will be expecting you and possibly Princess Celestia to get here soon! I can't wait to meet you! I know I've said that a lot, but it's true! I'm not trying to rush you or anything, but hurry up!
-Twilight

...Wow.

That's all I could say, to be honest. I kind of felt like a celebrity for a second there. It was like I was a famous music artist or something and Twilight is one of my 'biggest fans'. I started giggling and I couldn't seem to stop for a minute there. Right now, I had to go meet Celestia at the throne room for another talk. I guess, this time, it's going to be brief. So after I was done reading the letter, I get dressed and I head out the door.

I wonder if Lyra has a big interest in humans. I'd really like to know that.

I make my way to the throne room and I see...Blueblood, AGAIN. This time, he just stops and gives me this look of anguish and anger. I didn't care. I just kept walking. I made it clear that the next time he does that again, he's pretty much done. I mean, come on, have you seen him? Do you remember the Grand Galloping Gala episode? His voice, his looks, just everything about him just annoys me.

Let it go, Daniel. He's not worth it.

I make it to the throne room and I see Celestia sitting on her throne reading more scrolls. I'm guessing that they were letters or something because, so far, that's all they were used for in the cartoon. As I'm about to walk up to her throne, two of the guards step in front of me. I realized why.

"...Oh. Sorry. Is this a bad time?" I asked.

Celestia took notice and she smiled.

"Of course not. I'm just reading one of my letters. It will only be a few minutes."

I look at the guards. I don't know why, but I kind of giggled at their armor, but not to insult them or anything. One of the guards took notice and he looked kind of annoyed by it.

"Sorry. Did I offend you?" I asked nicely.

"Yes, you did actually."

"I apologize. It was rude of me."

I then wait patiently for a little while longer before Celestia was done reading the scroll.

"Can you two wait outside for a bit and guard the doors? Daniel and I need to talk about a few things." Celestia told the two guards.

They both gave a simple nod and left the throne room. Once the doors were closed, I gave Celestia my full attention.

"Now, Daniel, I want to ask you something and don't be offended by this." Celestia said.

"...Alright? Ask."

"Why were you giggling?"

I knew that was coming.

"Well, it's just the armor they were wearing. I mean, I've seen that kind of armor before. However, I've only seen it in my local museum." I said, sheepishly.

"I see." Celestia said.

"...So what did you really want to talk to me about?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"Oh yes. I wanted to talk to you about the ponies in Ponyville. They might be a little...nervous around you. Just be very polite to the ponies and just...don't scare any of them." Celestia informed me.

"I won't." I said.

"Okay. Now, I think you should get going because I think Twilight has waited long enough."

"I agree. So I guess that I go outside and there will be some sort of transportation waiting for me?" I asked.

"Yes." Celestia said.

"Okay, then. So I guess I'll see you later?"

"Maybe. If you decide you want to stay, then you can come back and get your stuff."

"I already got my stuff. I still want to keep my room, though. You know, just in case I want to come back."

"I understand, Daniel. Now, get going. She's waiting. Have a good time." Celestia said with a smile.

"I will. Bye!" I said as I left.

The doors open, I grab my stuff and I make my way outside.

Today is going to be a great day...

The transportation was awesome! I got a good view of the mountains and the Everfree Forest from there. While I was in the carriage, I couldn't help but feel excited. I get to meet all the ponies in Ponyville and, best of all, I get to meet Twilight Sparkle for the first time! She's always been an interesting pony and I always wanted to get to know her more. Then, I see it. I see Ponyville. When Ponyville was in sight, they descend and the excitement kept increasing as we got closer to the ground.

This it it, Daniel!

We finally land. I could see that every pony took notice and started to form a crowd. I kept hearing talking from the ponies, but I guess they figured that I would be saying something, so they went quiet. At first, I got confused. Then I noticed why they went quiet. So I quickly think of what to say to them.

Don't think. Just say it.

"Hi everypony!" I began. "My name is Daniel Harrington and let me say, it's a pleasure meeting all of you today. Princess Celestia told me that you would be a little nervous of my arrival. I just want to make this clear; I will not hurt any of you and I have no thoughts or intentions of doing so. You have no reason to be nervous nor do you have no reason to be afraid of me. If any of you have any questions, you can ask. Don't worry, you ask me anything and I won't be offended."

I wait for a pony to raise their hoof to ask me a question. It wasn't long until a pony finally offered me a question. I point to her and give her the signal to ask the question. I got a good look at her and I'm pretty sure it was Lyra.

"What are you, exactly?" she asked simply.

"Good question! I am a human. Have any of you ever heard of a human before? If so, can you tell me how you know?" I ask the crowd.

I didn't see anypony raise their hoofs.

"That's okay. I'll tell more about humans later, but for now, I just want to say that I'm very happy to be here with all of you and I hope we can be good friends." I said, concluding my speech.

I step out of the carriage and I see the crowd dispersing. As the crowd dispersed, I look around and see that Pinkie Pie wasn't around.

Weird. She usually comes out of nowhere and does her little thing for ponies who are new around here. Hm...I'm still gonna watch my back, though. That pony is random...very, VERY random and that's why she makes me laugh.

Every time I think of Pinkie Pie, I always laugh a little bit and smile.

"...Daniel?"

I look down and I see...Twilight.

"...Twilight Sparkle?"

"Yeah! It's great to finally meet you!" she says with joy.

"Yep. It's good to meet you too!"

"...So um, do you have your stuff with you because, you know, you need a place to stay...and...stuff." she says, sheepishly.

"Yes I do, actually. Maybe after I get settled in, you could show me around. You know, give me the grand tour on Ponyville." I suggested.

"That's a great idea, Daniel! Now, come on. We have a lot to do, today!"

"Sounds like a plan." I said.

Twilight gives me the signal to follow her and that's when I grabbed my stuff and went the direction she went. It actually didn't take that long at all to get to the library. In fact, it was literally a few steps away. We make it there and she was about to open the door...

"Allow me, Twilight."

I open the door and I step to the side.

"Ladies first." I said with a smile.

"Thank you, Daniel!" she says with a big grin.

"No problem."

We get inside the library and it looked just like her library on T.V. It was so cool to actually be there. I hear a door open and I look to see where it came from. It was coming from Twilight's bedroom door. It was Spike.
"Hey Twilight!" Spike suddenly said.

"Oh. Hi Spike." Twilight said.

Spike then looked at me and he had a nervous look on his face. I expected that.

"...Is this Daniel?" Spike asked, nervously.

"Yes it is, actually. Daniel, this is Spike. He's my number one assistant."

"It's nice to meet you, Spike." I said, politely.

I pull out my hand for a hand shake. He was hesitant at first, but he eventually shook my hand. Twilight and I noticed how nervous he was and I thought it would be a good time to calm him down a little bit.

"Spike, there's nothing to be nervous about. I won't hurt Twilight, if that's what you're worried about, and I won't hurt you. You have nothing to be nervous about nor do you have anything to be afraid of. I promise you that." I said, reassuring Spike.

"...Okay, but don't do anything you'll regret." Spike warned me.

"I won't." I said.

Spike then gave me a little smile and went to Twilight to see what he needed to do. Twilight told him that he didn't have anything to do today. So, Spike was free for the day and he thought it would be a good time to go to Rarity's for the day. Spike left and now it was just the two of us...alone.

"Don't worry about Spike. He really is a nice guy and he really does want to get to know you better. Just give him some time." Twilight said.

"I know. I figured that this would happen and I'm not really that worried."

"That's good. So what do you want to do now?" Twilight asked.

"I'm just gonna put my stuff somewhere and then, we can go on that tour I suggested." I said.

"Oh yeah. Just put your stuff upstairs and we'll figure out what else to do later."

"Okay then. Sounds like a plan, I guess." I said, sheepishly.

"Alright then. I'll meet you outside." Twilight said.

She then walked outside and closed the door, waiting for me.

Today keeps getting better and better...

I take this time to look around. It was still pretty cool to say the least. I mean, I'm in Equestria, starting my new life, and I got to meet all the ponies in Equestria, including Twilight. As these thoughts ran through my head, I take my stuff upstairs and I head my way to the door. I open the door and walk outside to see Twilight sitting there waiting. She took notice of my arrival and gave me a smile.

"You ready?" Twilight asked.

"Yep. Let's get going." I said.

"Alright. Let's go!" Twilight said as we started walking.

For the rest of the time, Twilight showed me around the town and it was pretty fun spending time with her. We talked, we laughed, it was a fun time. After that, she introduced me to all of her friends. When I met Rarity, she had this look on her face that looked familiar. Yeah, another familiar look. I've seen all kinds of looks from other girls, but that's not the point. The point I'm trying to make here is that she...was really flirty. The reason that I say that is because she was making all these compliments like how funny I was and how nice I was. She even gave me 'hints', if you know what I mean. I'm not going into detail about that because I don't really feel too comfortable talking about those things. Well, besides that talk I had with Luna, but that was completely different!

MOVING ON!

Besides all the flirty stuff that Rarity did, she was really nice. I'm actually going to be honest, she knew what she was doing. I actually knew a few girls back of Earth that did that sort of thing and they were pretty good at it. I mean flirting, not...THAT. Anyway, it was a good day. All of Twilight's friends were very nice, besides Rainbow Dash. I mean, she was nice and all, but she was really cocky and I don't really like that. So we said hi, we talked, she showed a couple of her 'new' moves, and then we went our separate ways.
Twilight and I make it back to the library and before we went inside, she told me that Spike is usually asleep at this time of the night and that we should be quiet when we go in. So, with that said, she opens the door, we go in and this happens.

"SURPRISE!!!!!!"

It was a Welcome to Ponyville party! I felt pretty surprised, but yet I saw this coming as well. I knew that something like this would happen. I mean, it's Pinkie Pie. It wouldn't feel right if she didn't throw me a little welcome party.
So, for a couple hours, we played games and I got to know a lot of the other ponies. Eventually, though, the party came to an end and everypony went home and pretty much left Twilight and I a big mess to clean up. Spike was in bed around the time the party came to an end. As the ponies were leaving, they said their goodbyes and they also welcomed me here. What a way to end a day, huh?
Anyway, about the mess. I didn't really mind cleaning it. It didn't take that long anyway. After we were done cleaning, Twilight and I sat down on the couch and just...talked. We got to really know each other. I told her all about myself and she did the same. From what she told me, Twilight had a great life. I told her about Ashley and what happened to her and how much I loved her. After we were done talking, I thought it would be a good time to start getting my stuff in order. I still had my laptop in a little pack, but I put it in a secret place, just in case something happens to it. So I get my stuff in order and I'm just about ready to crash when Twilight came up to me and gave me a big hug. I know, I've been receiving a lot of hugs lately. It doesn't bother me at all. I like to give out hugs, since it makes anybody feel better.

"What a day, huh?" I ask.

"Yeah...it was a great day. I'm pretty tired from that party." Twilight admitted.

"So am I. Every pony was pretty much going crazy. We danced, we pretty much went wild. It was great." I said.

We both let out a big yawn and that was the signal for the both of us that it was time for us to go to sleep. We both crawl into our beds and Twilight turns out the lights. Before I went to sleep, I just had to say this to Twilight.

"Hey Twilight?" I called out.

"Yeah?"

"It feels great to finally meet you."

"Yeah. Well, I'm gonna get some sleep. Good night, Daniel."

"Good night, Twilight." I said, getting more tired.

I swear, as soon as Twilight said that, she was passed out. I couldn't help but giggle a little bit. I start to get more tired and I feel my eyes getting heavy. So, I close my eyes and fall asleep.

I love being here already.