The sun rose to awake Ghost from his slumber, he slowly rose up and stretched.
He looked around, “I should go and try to find something to eat before I go meet up Luna to see what I have to do” he thought to himself before grabbing and strapping his sword and leaving the room. He thought about checking in Luna’s room to see if she was awake, but rejected the idea seeing that would be pushing his boundaries as a guest here. He finally reached outside the castle where he saw a couple guards standing watch.
“Hey can you point me where I should go to get some breakfast or to where Princess Luna is?” he asked one of them. The guard narrowed his eyes and finally answered
“Princess Luna is up in Princess Celestia’s room, they’re waiting for you” the guard said grunting.
Ghost paused at first before leaving to go back up the castle to Celestia’s room.
Ghost came into the room slowly, “you wanted to see me?” Ghost asked nervously.
Luna smiled “we have a test for you, if you pass you can join the royal guards” she said happily.
Celestia stepped forward “your test is to spar with the highest ranking guard we have and to do it without using any spells” she said smiling.
Ghost shrugged simply “seems easy enough, who’s the highest ranking guard?” he asked looking around. “It’s Golden Armor” Celestia said before a yellow stallion came into the room.
Ghost drew his sword from its sheath and held it in his mouth “Im ready” he muttered.
The stallion who was also a unicorn appeared to draw a sword from nowhere.
“Begin” Celestia said.
Before Ghost could react the stallion charged and slashed at him. Ghost quickly parried the attack and countered only to miss.
“He’s fast” he thought to himself. Ghost carefully backed up slowly to give himself space, he needed to go in fast and end the fight.
The stallion charged once again, but this time Ghost was ready. He quickly dodged his attack held the point up at the stallion’s throat.
“Yield!” Ghost ordered firmly, before the stallion actually lowered his weapon and bowed.
“I concede to you Ghost” Golden Armor admitted. Celestia and Luna looked happy at the outcome.
“I have a better offer for you” Luna said stepping forward. “I want you to become my personal guard and commander of the elite royal guards” she said with a smile.
Ghost was overjoyed at the offer “yes! Yes! Yes!” he said in excitement. Ghost smiled he couldn’t have asked for anything else.
Celestia and Luna smiled at his reaction and watched his happiness grow.
That night Ghost walked into his room to see Luna on his balcony staring out at the sky.
Ghost approached her and stood next to her “hey Luna what’s on your’re mind” he asked looking at the dark blue alicorn. Luna sighed “Ghost do you really like my nights?” she asked looking into his silvery eyes.
“Yes Luna, I think it’s so much more beautiful than the day time. I can see so many stars and things look so much better bathed in moonlight and shadows” he said smiling warmly.
Luna returned the smile “I appreciate that at least somepony likes my night. It always used to seem as if they don’t like to stay up and watch my night just as you do” she said looking back out at the sky.
“Im sure there are many more ponies besides just me that like to watch your gorgeous nights” he reassured her.
Luna smiled “thank you for saying that, I feel so much better” she said before hugging him.
Ghost smiled and returned the hug, his heart was beating so fast. When they broke apart their eyes caught each other’s before Ghost broke the gaze by looking down.
“You know there’s something I wanted to try” he said looking down.
She tilted her head slightly “what is it?” she asked curiously.
“Well…you see my parents were both pegasi and sometimes I would feel that maybe I would enjoy flying just as I heard they did, but I knew there was no way I would ever be able to fly through the sky” he said still avoiding her gaze.
Luna thought to herself before finally answering “who says you can’t fly, c’mon let’s go” she said before using her magic to levitate Ghost off the ground, at first he was startled by this , but then he began to relax.
“Come and take a flight with me” she said smiling as her and Ghost flew out the balcony.
“This feels amazing!” Ghost shouted as he and Luna flew side by side.
He felt so natural in the air even if he didn’t have wings he felt right at home in the sky. They continued flying for hours before coming back to the balcony it was beginning to become day time.
“That was amazing! It was the best feeling I ever had!” he yelled as he rested down in his room.
Luna laughed “Im glad I could help you” she said smiling. “Well anytime you want to do that again tell me, I had a pretty good time too” Luna said smiling as she left the room.
Ghost smiled before lying down to sleep before Celestia would come to wake him up to train the troops.