DustStorm's Treatment

by DuskShadowBrony


Preparation

Luna smiled gently as the tiny gray Unicorn fell asleep. She carried him carefully to the royal nursery, and laid him down in a crib. She didn't know how long it would take for his current memories to fade, but he already seemed to be more peaceful. She pulled out the scroll of paper with the patrol listing, and crossed out Dust's name on the schedules. The official list would be magically updated in the royal guard offices. "It's okay now, little one." she whispered to the sleeping foal. Luna blew out the candle, and gingerly closed the door to the room.

"Er, Princess?" a royal guard walked up and gave her a quick bow. "Why was DustStorm removed from the active roster of guards?"
Luna answered with a straight face. "He is taking an extended period off, as he needs time to start some things over."

"Ah. Shame. I liked him. Hard worker, and great company to patrol with." the guard bowed again and left the room. Luna sighed. She knew that she couldn't keep this quiet forever. Eventually, other ponies would recognize the baby DustStorm and questions would rise, rumors spread like wildfire. If it came to that, Luna would have no choice but to tell the truth.

"I know what you've done, sister." Luna turned to see Celestia walking up. But she was smiling. "I'll keep it a secret for as long as I can, though."
"How in Equestria did you hear us?" Luna replied, tilting her head.

"The walls have ears." Celestia replied simply, with a mischievous grin. She walked on. "Take care of him and yourself."

Luna stood there for a while, then her mind started running again. When Dust woke up, he would probably be hungry. She headed down to the kitchens, where the cooks were idling, as dinner was not for another few hours. However, they quickly stood up straight when the princess centered inside. "Princess Luna! What can we do for you today?" the head chef, a rather large Griffin bowed.

"I need the best foal food you can make. Also some formula." Luna said.

If any of the cooks found the request odd, they kept their mouths (or beaks, respectively) closed. The kitchen bustled with activity again. Luna watched them work for a while, before walking outside to the central garden area. The sun shone down brightly, a soft breeze whistled through the air. A group of birds flew past Luna, and perched on a tree, their beautiful song resounding through the gardens. She gave a start as she heard her name called out. A voice that was unmistakably foal. Dust's voice. As if crying for a mother. She quickly summoned up her magic and teleported to the royal nursery.