//------------------------------// // Moon Child.(e) // Story: Rap, Pain, and Friendship // by Twilight Best Pony //------------------------------// The party is still going on in the inn, and surprisingly, it was only 10:30. Ponies kept partying, and Lyrical and Shadow were sitting at a round table with Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle. They were all laughing and giggling about how both stallions get red every time they talk to a mare. Shadow, whose face was flushed, only smiled nervously at the mares’ antics. Pinkie noticed his blush, and smiled at her new friend. She somehow ducked beneath the table and sat between Shadow, and Lyrical, who were sitting, as expected, across from the girls. She embraced the stallions in a hug, causing Shadow to blush more. Pinkie grinned. "Awe you don't have to blush when we’re here Shad! we’re your friends!" Pinkie said smiling. The other mares nodded in agreement. Shadow smiled, face still red. "Thanks Pinkie, it's just me and Lyrical aren't used to getting warm hugs like this everyday." For a second, everything was quiet. Pinkie turned her head slightly to the left, eyebrow raised. "What do you mean you aren't used to getting warm hugs?" The other mares also raised a brow, causing Shadow to rethink his statement. "Well we do, b-but not from ponies we just met." He said, slightly stuttering. Pinkie smiled even wider, nearly squeezing Shadow to death. Shadow smiled, and hugged Pinkie back. "You likes hugs too right Lyrical?" Pinkie said, turning to her left. Lyrical was just sitting there, still in Pinkie's death grip, but did not respond. Worried, Pinkie shook him. Lyri? Is everything OK?" Lyrical still did not respond, he just kept staring forward. Pinkie looked in his direction, and saw what his gaze found. "Lyri, why are you looking out the window?"  Pinkie said, sitting on top of Lyrical's head, with a smiling attitude that says, "Zero bucks are being given." Shadow manages to escape from her iron hug grip, and lightly pushes Lyrical. "Bro, you OK?" He says. Lyrical snapped out of his stupor and turns his head to Shadow. "I think I'm going outside for awhile." The male unicorn then turns towards Pinkie, who was still staring into his eyes. "Thanks for the party Pinkie, but I'm going outside okay?" At first, Pinkie looked sad, making Lyrical regret his decision, but she smiles and hops off his head. "It's OK Lyri, just make sure you have some cake when you come back." Lyrical smiles and heads his way towards the door. "Whats wrong with him?" Rainbow said after Lyrical leaves. Shadow only shook his head. "I don't know, but lets just give him some time to be alone." With six other agreeing nods, Pinkie stands up from the table, bringing out a large, blue cannon out of nowhere. The mares  just giggled while Shadow just stared, mouth agape. Twilight noticed the look on his face and smiled. "Don't worry, it’s Pinkie being Pinkie, you'll get used to it." Shadow just stared at the pink one, head nodding. Pinkie just lit the fuse on the cannon and covered her ears. "PARTY IN THE HOLE!!" A sudden explosion came from the cannon, shooting out straw hats and flowers. She put one of the hats on her head and smiled. "CONGA LINE!!!" Lyrical closes the door behind him and sighs. He has only been in Ponyville for one day, and he already misses his loved ones. He turns around from facing the door and walks towards the center of the town. It was a beautiful night, Luna outdid herself yet again. The stars and moon were as bright as Luna's own mane. Lyrical smiles and stands in front of a fountain. He looks up at the moon, a small tear escaping his eye. He sighs yet again and walks around the fountain, thinking about his new life. "So this is Ponyville huh?" He says out loud, staring at the houses and gardens. "It's a lot better than Detrot, I'll say." Lytical stops in front of the fountain, once again staring directly at the moon. He smiles at the memory he had with his father, going outside every night and staring into the few stars that were not covered from the cloudy skies in Detrot. He tries not to cry, but more tears were rolling down his fur. He stares at the ground covered in small tear drops and smiles. "Ha, first day and I get all emotional already." He cleans his face with his left foreleg. Putting on the white hood of his hoodie, Lyrical heads to the nearest hill he saw. He climbed it, and behind, he saw the glowing moon itself. "Damn, it looks so close yet it is so far." He thinks of reaching the moon with his own foreleg, but decides to just stand and stare at the giant, beautiful white glowing orb. Lyrical starts thinking of past memories. He and Shadow had to fight all their lives against neighborhood gangs, bullies,and even the cold. "Shadow and I have gone through some tough times, survived them, yet I'm still scarred. All the lies I have heard, all the pain I have felt, all the shit that's been thrown at me and I still stand....Why?" He looks at the moon and just smiles. "Ya know, I never really liked the sunshine that much. It always got in my eyes when I wake up." Lyrical said to no one, chuckling to himself. His eyes widened at the moon. Everything about it just made him smile. The way it would guide him home when he got lost. The stories his father would make up using no pony other than Princess Luna. Luna. Though she was Nightmare Moon, Lyrical never really hated her night. 'Nopony liked her glorious night skies,' His dad would tell him. 'They would cry in the dark and laugh in the light.' Lyrical smiled at the stars in the sky. "Luna, If you’re listening up there, some pony does like your night sky. And his name is Lyrical." Lyrical turns around to leave, but a sudden  memory entered his brain. 'Luna was also a singer Lirico.' His father said. Lyrical turns around and gazes at the moon. He sighs, and then smiles. "My pa told me you were a singer. We'll, I'm not a singer, I'm more of a rapper. But you’re a princess, so I guess poetry would do?" Lyrical stayed quietly, waiting for a response. The wind that was blowing the trees stopped, and for a second, Lyrical could have sworn the stars grew brighter. "I'll take that as a yes." Lyrical chuckles. The princess of the night stares into her starry sky. Smiling at another creation of hers. Ever since her return though, she has been trying to perfect her night sky for the ponies across Equestria. Sadly, some still fear her, even after her first appearance in Nightmare Night. She sighs, a tear rolling down her furry, dark blue cheek. "Let's take a look at Ponyville, maybe some pony will enjoy my night sky." She says, sniffling. She lines up four stars, and pushes them with her magic to four corners. The stars connect with each other by a very thin, glowing line, creating an all most screen like appearance. (There's a hint in case you think she does play video games. Luna waves a hoof at the center of the square, creating a map like structure of Equestria. "Take me to Ponyville please." Luna says. The map zooms in to the village, viewing the town in the dark. Luckily for Luna, she can see in the night time. The screen moves around the town searching for ponies. Luna could not find one, but she did notice a 'house party' with all the lights on and blasting music. "They even celebrate in the night, but refuse to go outside." Luna says glumly. She was about to move the stars from the corners, until she saw a light brown stallion walk out of the door. "Is it not too late for him to leave?" Luna says, eyebrow raised.  The pony with the hoodie walks away from the party, and stares up into the night sky. "Is....is he smiling at MY, night sky?" Luna says out loud confused. She shakes her head, thinking he was smiling about something else. "He must be glad the party is over." She says sadly. The stallion walks around a fountain, stops and stares at the ground. Luna noticed small little glitters falling from his face. She assumed he was crying. Not wanting to stare at the crying pony, she decided to close the portal. "Ya know, I never really liked the sunshine that much. It always got in my eyes when I wake up." Luna stopped the portal from closing in shock. Did this pony say what she thought he just said? "Luna, If you’re listening up there, some pony does like your night sky. And his name is Lyrical." Yup. He did. Luna could not believe what she heard. How can somepony not like her sister's sunshine? The princess felt a smile creep on her face, tears of joy rolling down her eyes. "This...Lyrical enjoys my night skies more than sister's sun..... IN YOUR FACE!!!!" Luna shouts. She realizes her sudden outburst and covers her mouth. She looks around but there were no ponies around. She turns back to see Lyrical walk away, a sudden rush of sadness filled her heart. Her eyes however, grew wide when he turned around. "My pa told me you were a singer. We'll, I'm not a singer, I'm more of a rapper. But you’re a princess, so I guess poetry would do?" Lyrical said to the moon. Luna did in fact sing, and enjoyed poetry. She did not know what this "rap" was, but she kept it in the back of  her head to remember later. Noticing Lyrical waiting, Luna stopped the wind for a brief second. Her stars grew brighter, signaling Lyrical to proceed. "I'll take that as a yes." Lyrical chuckled. Luna raised her ears, waiting for the stallion to speak. Lyrical cleared his throat, staring into the center of the moon. "I'm not that good freestyler, but what I say will come straight from the heart, Princess." Moon Child When I was but a foal, my father would tell me stories, About how a certain princess, poured her heart into the sky for her ponies. Sadly, they did not enjoy the darkness of the night, For when in fright, the children would look for their flashlight. She was a sad princess, nopony admired her work. They would rather play in the sun, then to witness a stars birth.   But there was one who would stare up into space. admiring her work, brought smiles to his face. His life was tough, and he struggled every day. But when the night time came, all the sadness was drained. In all honesty, he did not enjoy the sun so much, for when he woke up, his eyes would have the worst of luck! He has heard other stories, of how she was once a Nightmare. But this colt knew, that she was a beautiful mare. Just hurt from the pain, of being ignored, But there was this stallion, telling her, "You are Lonely no more." Moon Child, oh Moon Child, Princess of the Night, Princess Luna, or Nightmare Moon, I am glad to be in your moons light. Everything was quiet. Lyrical could not even hear the sound of booming music coming from the inn. He smiled at the moon, and stared into the starry night sky. "Good night Princess Luna, I'll be waiting for another sparkling sky." He walked away from the hill, a smile on his face. He turned around once again and ran on top of the hill. "Oh and Princess? I bet Celestia never gets poems like that huh?" Lyrical chuckles to himself, and walks back to the inn. Luna stood there, eyes widened. She was in shock, sadness and in joy at Lyrical's words. "I can't remember the last time somepony dedicated a poem to me." She said, eyes slowly starting to flow with tears. She wipes her face with her foreleg and smiles. "Thank you, Lyrical. I will remember this night." She says as she closes the portal. "No, Celestia might be praised more than I am, but at least I get more poems than she does." and with that, Luna giggled and closed the portal, sending the stars back to their places. That whole night, Luna was happy that one pony enjoyed her beautiful night sky. Lyrical walks back into the inn, and to his surprise, it was empty. All the mess was cleaned up, and only seven ponies stood in the lobby. He walks over to them, and Shadow was the first to notice his arrival "Hey Lyrical you’re back!! What took you so long?" Pinkie jumped out of Lyrical's hoodie, laying on top of his mane. "Yea!! where were you!?" Pinkie said smiling. Lyrical looked up and smiled at the pink pony, levitating her off of his head. "I just went for a walk Pinkie, nothing special." He said smiling. All the ponies were suspicious, including the element of Honesty herself, Applejack. She walked up to Lyrical and stared him in the eye. "Lyrical, are you lying?" The male unicorn only looked at the mare and smiled. To her surprise, she was embraced in a hug. Lyrical's face was only a little bit red, while Applejack’s was completely flushed He let her go and she stammered back. "Wha- What was that fer?" She said, face still red. Lyrical only smiled and shrugged. "I don't know." He said happily. He walks away from the seven baffled ponies and into his room. "Night." He said, and closed the door. "Wha- What just happened?" Applejack said. Shadow shrugged, and walked into the room as well, while the others giggled and left, leaving a red faced Applejack alone with her wonder. "What the hay is going on here!?"