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// Chapter 13: Memories 
// Story: My Little Luna 
// by Alcatraz 
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	The following morning bought a whole host of questions and problems. After the visit of the Doctor an his companion, things were pretty quiet. I still hadn't figured out a way to break the "lock" on the latent abilities I now possess, and I doubt I would either. Why did Celestia need enough power in our universe to get here? It didn't make any sense so i decided to ask Luna.

"My best guess would be if she put some kind of tracker on the cube that the Doctor gave you, combined with my magic and Discord's magic too, it would give her a more accurate location to focus her spell on. It's like treasure hunting; the more clues you have to the location of something the easier it is to find it."

"You're absolutely right, that makes perfect sense!"

"It does?"

"It makes sense yes, but we don't ultimately know how Celestia plans on getting here, all we know is she needs enough power on earth, as the Doctor said."

About a week went by without any further contact from the Doctor or Celestia. Discord's magic however... I can't explain it, but it seemed to 'energize' me, for lack of a better word. My productivity at work tripled and my boss gave me a huge pay-rise, I could get rid of the gardener and do what took him all day in the matter of a few hours. Pfft, what a lazy little shit he must have been to take all freaking day!

At this point I was swimming in money! I saved the $1500 I normally paid the gardener and went to get Luna a better and more luxurious bed, except this one was pure plush; no straw frame or anything like the old basket bed did. I did get a new blanket too, but Luna didn't want to give up this one saying it's like her 'special blanket'. She never slept without the sonic screwdriver either, the one I got her for Christmas last year. In fact it never left her bed, usually it's tucked down one of the sides of the pillow. Whenever I'm tidying up her bed and reach for it she's somehow already standing over me saying "Don't. You. Touch." This always leaved me perplexed until one day I asked why she never wants me touching it.

"You got it for me, like the blanket. The screwdriver and the blanket will always be my favourite two things. They bring me comfort when you're not around; they remind me of you too."

My heart exploded out of sheer cuteness at her words.

Another week goes by. What is the matter with Celestia? She said she'd be here soon! How long is soon!? Oh, wait. The time differences... What was it the Doctor said? One year on earth equals one month in Equestria? Doing some quick math in my head that means that one day on Earth is two hours in Equestria. So in the two weeks since the Doctor last saw us it's only been 28 hours in Equestria? Well shit. I'm tired of waiting for an event that I know is going to be heartbreaking for everyone involved, and the longer the wait the worse it's going to be.

"Hey, dad? What's going to happen to me?" Asked Luna, laying on the floor in the lounge while we watched tv, hooves crossed, looking down at the ground with uncertainty. "What's going to happen when I'm gone? What will you do?" She looks up at me, those large puppy-dog eyes moistening.

"Luna, sweetie, I will always love you even if you're not here. Besides, I will always have the photos and that special frame that River gave us."

"But I won't have you when I'm back in Equestria, I won't have you to hug anymore! Do you know how much that hurts?" I could hear that twinge of emotional pain in her voice as those words leave her lips.

"Remember my parents? I don't have them to hug anymore."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."

"It's ok, it's ok. I know you didn't mean it like that. But never forget that you'll always be my special little princess."

"But am I not already a princess?"

"Well yes, but you're my special princess! How many others can say the have a real princess as a daughter, hmm? And that, Luna, is what makes you so special to me. I will never, forget you. Ever. Even if something can be forgotten it can also be remembered. Memories never die, they just lay dormant, and I have that frame and those photos to remember you by."

"Your face was the first one I ever saw. It is seared into my memory and heart for the rest of my life. You know, whenever I have doubts like these such as when I remembered where I was from after seeing Nightmare Moon in the computer screen, you always held me close, and reassured me that you'll always be there for me, and you've never let me down. But... what is going to happen when Celestia comes for me?"

"Think about what you just said. I will always be with you, in memories and in your heart. We will never forget one another. If anything ever happens, I will tear apart the universe to find you, just so I know you're doing good."

Luna gets up on the couch with me, resting her head in my hands so I can stroke her mane. She loves it when I do, it gives her comfort and she needs it in a situation like this. "I guess there isn't anyone alive who wouldn't tear apart the universe to find their loved ones, am I right?"

"Luna, you have no idea how right you are."