The pony near her side gave a gentle, warmhearted smile. The marble floors sparkled after their thorough cleaning. Princess Celestia returned the kind smile to her sister and said, “I promised to take the day off to help you get reacquainted. So, where should we start little sister? Perhaps the best place to start is breakfast. Or I guess in your case, it would be dinner.”
Princess Luna’s eyes darted around; her gaze lasted for mere seconds with each object it reached.
Knives hung from the iron hanger on the wall; they glinted in the sunlight. Light reflected off the chrome faucet, and each contraption appeared stranger than the last. As she moved towards the counter, the mare raised her hoof. She poked the plastic lip of one device. It turned on.
“Sister, stand back. I’ll smite that contraption just like that other evil device… I kind of ‘exploded.’” Princess Luna said while she jumped back, her horn glowing fiercely.
“Sister…” Princess Celestia said with a sigh before she chuckled to herself. She levitated the weird device off the counter for Princess Luna to see, only to witness her sister backing away even further.
“Keep that thing away from us! We already had our ‘check up’ at the doctor’s office.” Princess Luna said with a bellow before she let out a whimper. The royal blue mare shivered for a second, “I don’t want to get ‘examined’ again. It’s wrong.”
“Luna!” Princess Celestia said as she let out a laugh that enveloped the kitchen. She regained her composure, after falling to the floor and laughing for a second. Between her snickering, she said,” I can, heh heh, assure you this isn’t for ‘that’ intended purpose. It’s a juicer.”
Princess Luna approached the device her sister levitated in the air. She tapped the side with her right hoof, nothing. The device made no sound. Her hoof tapped the side once more to no effect. It was after a moment of silence that she breathed a sigh of relief, yet that silent moment broke as her hoof touched the top of the juicer and activated it.
The top of the device spun against Princess Luna’s hoof for several seconds. She backed away and darted to her original spot in the corner. “Tis a lie, that device is evil! It’s worse than that ‘my crow wave’ contraption in the corner. A device that’s meant to ‘juice’ things, I don’t believe it.”
“Princess Luna. I do not ‘lie’ to any pony, especially my sister.” Princess Celestia said with a stern tone. She rolled her eyes, and then levitated an orange out of the fridge. She sliced it in half, placed it on top of the device, and presented the liquid refreshment. “This model is rather outdated. As you can see however, it is meant for juicing. Here, how about some fresh orange juice?”
Princess Celestia floated the glass in front of her sister as the pony sniffed it. Princess Luna took a second sniff glass, sipped on it, and then gulped the drink down. She licked her lips. While she placed the juicer’s contents in the sink to clean it, Princess Celestia received a hearty smile from her sister. Princess Luna swirled her hoof on the floor. Her voice remained quiet, her head low. “We are… I mean, I am… I’m sorry for calling you a liar, Tia.”
“Luna,” Princess Celestia said as she came towards the pony and placed her wing over her, “I promise that I won’t lie to you about things. That doesn’t mean I will hold your hoof throughout this adjustment process. You will need to learn on your own. There are matters I do have matters to attend to at times. We will consider today an exception.”
Princess Celestia folded her wing back to her side, but soon felt a soft touch against her side. She saw the familiar, royal blue, feathery wings of Princess Luna. The pony gave a quiet “thank you” to her elder sister before she examined the juicer parts in the sink.
“We or rather ‘I’ just cleaned up the kitchen from your first little trial and error.” Princess Celestia said in a sly voice that ended in a coy smile. “I hope you aren’t thinking of something devious, my little sister. Orange juice isn’t ‘fun’ to clean up.”
Princess Luna shook her head at her sister, “I promise dear sister, I am not ‘plotting’ anything. Right now, I am merely contemplating the applications of the device. That drink was quite tasty. I would like another.”
“Good,” Princess Celestia said with a smile. She nodded to her little sister and said, “I will be right back. Though I have taken today off, I want to double check the list my attendant had. It’s unlikely something has come up. Still, I ask that you please don’t go exploring anything else till I get back. Please promise me, please?”
“I promise not to explore anything else in this kitchen. You have my royal promise.” Princess Luna said, holding her right hoof to her chest. “Do you mind if I use the juicer?”
Princess Celestia gave a quick “ok” before she stepped outside the kitchen. She was greeted by her attendant who remained there with the checklist of the day’s activities. Her eyes glanced over each item, but she stopped to look inside. Relief came while she saw Princess Luna investigating the juicer. After a final look, Princess Celestia walked alongside her attendant to a nearby room. It was short lived.
“Tia!” Princess Luna said as she bolted out of the kitchen, covered in a sticky liquid. “The juicer tried to dispose of us and take our place as Princess of the Night.”
An odor wafted from Princess Luna and filled the large, ornate hallway. The attendant said, after a quick whiff, “Apples, coconuts, and watermelon?”
Princess Luna nodded. She turned to Princess Celestia who placed her hoof on her face. The three mares walked into the kitchen to see copious amounts of intermingled liquids splattered everywhere.
“The ceiling?!” Princess Celestia said in a dumbfounded tone that matched her expression. “I will need to borrow the Elements of Harmony to make sure you are really cleansed of Nightmare Moon’s effects.”
“We swear we aren’t that terror!” Princess Luna said with a whimper. “Sister, please believe me. I tried to learn on my own. The directions on the label said it was meant for juicing fruits. Apples and Watermelon are fruit. That coconut is a lie though.”
Princess Celestia rolled her eyes before she chuckled to herself. “Everything seems to be in order. I will have the rest of the day off to assist my sister.”
The attendant gave a polite bow. She exited the royal kitchen and heard the two mares chuckling at one another.
“This doesn’t excuse the mess. You will clean it up. Also, you are on kitchen duty for a week.” Princess Celestia said to her sister. “No butts, ‘wittle woona,’ those are for sitting on.”
Princess Luna grumbled under a hushed tone, yet she gave a sly quick smirk. In her mind she said to herself, “It’s good to be home.”