A stallion wanders about the prairie that lay between Canterlot and PonyVille. It is near midnight and his coat blends with his surroundings. The sky above is his home, he flies upwards and lay upon a soft flurry of a cloud. He rest his head, without falling asleep. The wind blows softly in his mane and tail, of which a light blue. His eyes a mysterious navy blue color, matching the princess of the night, he does not know this information though. His fur nearly dark as night shows easily upon this white cloud floating through the sky.
The Princess of the night flies to the prairie, and spots this unknown stallion. Making a pit stop to where he lay, she tries to be as quiet as possible, trying to not wake what she thinks is a sleeping pegasus. His ear twitches hearing the flap of her wings, his head darts up and he stands, looking what used to be behind him, to see the princess of the night herself, he bows down, knowing that is what you do when seeing royalty.
"Hello, uh, Princess of the night." His head still upon the cloud, still knelt down to the princess, she lay a hoof on his right shoulder, insisting he get up.
"Hello fair stallion. And what is it you do out here late at this time?" Luna asks him, she has a look of question.
Easily answering, he looks at the princess in the eyes, "Well, I was simply admiring your beautiful night that you lay upon all of Equestria."
Luna becomes something of a bit flustered, but she knew she must not fall in love with a regular stallion, for she would out age him, and does not want a broken heart. Smiling softly, she looks at the stallion, "Thank you. How about we chat on the ground, my wings are getting quite tired, since it is not easy to use magic to raise and lower the moon whilst flying."
The stallion and Luna float down to the grassy prairie. Their hooves make a soft sound as they touch the grassy ground, and they stand, looking at both one another.
"So, young stallion, may I ask of your name?" Luna asks politely, not to sound demanding, she did not want to frighten what may be her new friend.
"Lunar Shadow." He smiles and looks at Luna, then himself a multitude of times, realizing they look nearly exactly alike.
"What is the matter Mister Shadow?" Politely asking Luna did, wondering why the stallion kept looking at herself, then himself. She looks at his fur, and see's by lifting her hoof, they look very similar, "Well I'll be.." realizing what he had found out mentally.
"Did you also notice that we look near exactly alike???" Lunar Shadow ask Luna, she nods whilst looking at him in awe.
She had never seen another pony that resembled her in such ways. Although the only major difference was their manes, but that did not seem to cross her mind.
Luna had then decided it must be destiny for them to had met, and become friends. She then gets a glance at the stallion's cutie mark. Her eyes widen as she see's what she does. Their cutie mark, exactly the same. There is no way in Equestria this could be real! Could the princess of the night, and dream-walker be dreaming herself? No, she does not sleep at night with everypony else, she keeps it going, or is it day time and she is dreaming?
Lunar Shadow seems to notice the same thing, he pinches his wing with his mouth, and flinches, "Definitely not a dream.. This is unreal..!" Luna nods, without hesitation. She tries to configure what is going on in her mind of complex memories and metaphorical tunnels.
They both sit down, by one another and try to get this through their heads, they are near exactly alike, cutie mark and all, and they have met.
"So, Lunar Shadow, how is it you acquired your cutie mark?" Luna wondered, maybe it is related to the night, maybe not. She wanted to know.
"When I was a filly my mom and dad never let me stay up at night, until one day I went to a sleep-over with the other fillies from school. That night I stayed up the entire time, I gazed at your amazing stars, and that, directly at midnight, is how I gained my cutie mark." Lunar Shadow explained to Luna as they both gaze up at the stars, "May I ask how you got yours?"
Luna thought for just a moment, then nodded, "Of course. I was just a filly, such as the age when normal ponies get their cutie mark, so I wanted to arise the moon and let it lay low for when the sun is to rise, so I may help my elder sister with her duties. And I was told by my parents it was to be my duty when I have grown up. Anyways, one evening I asked my elder sister, Celestia if I may help with rising the moon. After several tries and failures I raised it. With the help of my sister to raise the stars, of which is now my duty. When I rose the moon that night, that is when my cutie mark appeared." She let out a sigh from the tale of her past. Feeling relieved she continued to move the moon and stars through their normal routine.
Lunar Shadow nods, he was amazed to know the princess's story and it's greatness. He looked in the stars, in awe he could hardly believe a single pony of such power could do this. Whilst the dream-walking from time to time. He was amazed.
Luna looked over to him, seeing as he stares up at the night sky, seeing that there may be few ponies like him, or he could be the only one, that enjoys her night such as he does, it gave her a slight of happiness.
Hours of just sitting by one another pass, and the moon sets, the sun starts to arise, and the stallion, Lunar Shadow, plans to go to sleep, "Well princess. I go to sleep during the day," he yawns, then continues, "Good day." He flies up to his cloud from before. and rests.
"One moment young stallion!" Luna yells to him, and flies up to his cloud.
"Yes, princess?" Sounding tired the stallion answered.
"Shall we meet here tomorrow evening?" Luna asked eagerly, she has little close friends, besides the elements of harmony, so this friend would be great to her, being up when she is and all.
Before going to sleep, he slightly waived his left hoof, "Sure thing princess." he gave out one last yawn and went to sleep for the day. And Luna fluttered off to her part of the castle. When she got there she went to her big fluffy bed with designs of the night upon she, she lay in it and went to sleep for the day, she couldn't wait to meet the stallion the next evening.