//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Banana? // Story: The Banana Incident // by TasteTheSun //------------------------------// Fully well rested Twilight trotted through the halls of the palace in Canterlot. She was glad to have taken Princess Luna's advice. She woke up bright and early, although perhaps a little too early. Looking out the window, she saw the moon slightly above the horizon. It was almost seven A.M, and several ponies that had to work in the morning were up and about. Most of the other scientists and doctors haven't arrived yet. As she trotted past the doors to Luna's private chambers on her way to the lab, she could have sworn she heard moaning inside. Placing an ear to the door, she did in fact hear some pony moan inside. Feeling worried, Twilight knocked on the door. No answer. She tried again. Nothing. Feeling anxious at this point, she backed up to get a running start and galloped towards the door. With all her might, she was able to break the door down. Rubbing her leg from all the pain she was experiencing, she looked all around the room before her eyes fell upon the yellow alicorn in the center of the room slowly getting up. Twilight was shocked to see that the yellow alicorn was in fact Princess Luna. "Princess Luna! What happen to you?" she said as she galloped towards her. "Uh... Luna? I'm not a Luna," She giggled as she twirled around and fell to the floor. "He he, look... I look like a banana," she said in a loopy state as she saw her yellow coat. "Um Luna, are you ok?" Twilight asked confusedly. "I'm not Luna! I'm a banana, but I feel great!" she said, sitting up on her haunches with her head dangling from side to side. "I mean... my head... feels like a balloon... and dizzy... and my chest I think... feels really tight...and I feel like... my heart's on fire... but don't worry... I'm okay," she said in between breaths or giggles before lying down on the floor. "Look... the room is spinning!" Twilight simply stared wide-eyed with her jaw dropped. "What in the world happened to her? Why was she yellow? And why was she acting all loopy and confused? And why doesn't she remember her name. Could she have lost her memory?" Twilight thought. "Luna?" she asked. Luna got up with her body shifting side to side. She began to twirl around her and sing. "La le la, I'm a banana! La le la, what's my name? Banana!" she sang before falling back on the floor laughing. Twilight grew impatient and trotted up towards the yellow mare and held her face close to hers. "Listen to me! Do you remember anything that happened last night after I left?" she asked, only to get a dumb response. "You're a silly pony," she said. Twilight let out an irritating groan before releasing the loopy princess. "Okay Twilight, think. Obviously she doesn't remember anything. So it's up to you to figure out what's wrong with her," She told herself. "Whom are you talking to?" Luna whispered in her ear, causing Twilight to jump. "Lu- I mean, Banana?" Luna approached the mare when she heard the word with a wide grin on her face. "I want you to stand here for a little bit. Can you do that for me?" Twilight asked nicely, to which the mare nodded. Twilight observed the mare to see what was wrong. Then she noticed something she had seen in other ponies. She went up to her left ear and clopped her hooves together. Instead of turning to her left, she turned to her right. "Disorientation," Twilight took note. She stared into her eyes and saw them bobbing here and there. "Lack of focus." Lastly, Twilight gave a faint tap on Luna's shoulder, causing her to fall on her back laughing. "And loss of balance." Twilight added all of her observations to the symptoms Luna had told her she had. She came to the conclusion that the Princess was either drunk or had eaten something tainted. She went up towards her mouth and sniffed. There were no signs of alcohol. That left with one option. Twilight then thought of what possible kinds of foods would cause these kinds of symptoms, but frankly, she never heard of ponies experiencing any of these after eating tainted foods. Normally it would be either vomiting or needing to use the bathroom. Thus, this left Twilight at a dead end. She didn't know what to do. Checking the clock at the far end of the room, Twilight saw that it was almost seven thirty. The sun should already be out by now. Looking out the window, she saw the moon in the exact same position as before. "Oh dear, Luna is in no condition of lowering the moon. How will Princess Celestia-" the thought quickly hit her like a brick in the face. She had completely forgotten about Princess Celestia. "Oh no! No no no no! What am I going to do?! If the Princess sees her sister like this, she'll hit the roof! I have to figure out how to break it to her." she said as she eyed the ill princess who was rolling around on the floor laughing. Sadly though, Twilight wouldn't get the chance to slowly break it to her. The door opened, revealing the Princess of the Sun on the other side. When she saw her sister, her eyes went wide with her ears drawn back and a frown on her face. She couldn't believe what she was looking at. After what seemed like a minute had passed, Celestia finally let out a loud scream. This however startled Luna, and she too screamed before stumbling towards her bed to hide underneath it. "LUNA! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!?!" Celestia shrieked in the royal Canterlot voice. Twilight though, tried her best to get the Princess to calm down "Princess, I know this seems bad, but you need to calm down!" Celestia couldn't listen to her friend. She was still in both shock and horror. "WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED TO HER?!" "I would tell you if you would STOP SCREAMING!" Twilight yelled back. The room then fell silent. After a few deep breaths, Twilight was able to regain her self-control. "Alright, obviously we know something's wrong with Princess Luna. I don't know what caused her to be this way, but after making a few observations I've noticed a few things about her. Celestia, now fully calm, nodded at her friend to proceed. "So first off, when I got here, I found her waking up already like this. She told me that she was feeling lightheaded, dizzy, has a tight chest, and heartburn. Now, from what I could gather up from a simple observation, I found out that she also seems to be experiencing disorientation, lack of focus, loss of balance, and memory loss. Plus her mane and coat have turned yellow." Celestia stood there silently. She didn't know whether to freak out or do something? "Well now. Do you know what caused this?" she asked. "My first assumption was alcohol or drugs, but I ruled that out, then I thought she may have eaten something bad for her, but I realized that food gone bad wouldn't do this kind of thing." "I see. For now I'll have the castle doctor examine her thoroughly to see what's wrong and hopefully find a cure for this." And idea came Twilight's mind when she heard that, making her bounce with joy. "Ooo, the timing couldn't be more perfect! This is a great opportunity for me to test the new potion that I'm working on!" "Potion?" "Oh, for a long time now, I have been working with Equestria's greatest minds in creating a potion that can cure anything! This would be an immense breakthrough! If my team and I can finish it soon, we should have it ready to test on Princess Luna!" Celestia nodded in agreement. "Very well. Do what you must Twilight. I am confident you will succeed." Twilight grinned, but then a thought came to her. "But Princess, what about the rest of the ponies here in the castle. What will they think when they see Princess Luna like this?" "Leave that to me. I'll break it to them.” “And the moon?” “I’ve raised and lowered that moon for a thousand years. I believe I can do it again until Luna’s all better. For now I want you to go and complete your work. I wish you the best of luck." "It shall be done your majesty," Twilight replied happily as she galloped out before stopping at the door. "Oh and Princess, be sure to refer Luna as Banana. Don't ask why, she just likes calling herself that," Twilight informed before leaving the room. Celestia sighed as she approached the bed. Using her magic she lifted the bed off the floor, revealing a traumatized Princess Luna in a cradle position sucking on her hoof. When she saw Princess Celestia, she twitched, shrieked and frantically scooted towards a corner in the room. "No please, don't kill me!!!" she cried. Celestia looked at her with sad eyes. She slowly drew closer to her. "It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm sorry about what happened earlier. Please don't be afraid," she pleaded. However, Luna still feared for her life. "Help! She's gunna kill me!" Just then, Celestia got an idea. She used her magic to make a banana appear. This immediately got Luna's attention. Her eyes were wide and her pupils grew as she marveled at the crescent fruit. "You want the banana?" Luna nodded. "Then come and get it!" Celestia cheerfully said as she levitated the banana out of the room with her. Luna got up and stumbled towards it while trying to keep her balance, singing a playful banana song along the way. ••• Questions, Comments Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T)