//------------------------------// // chapter 4: Teaching Royalty // Story: Good Night Luna // by Scribe Scribbles //------------------------------// We spent a good four minutes trying to put teaching her magic into words that she could understand. Julli kept trying to tell Luna to lift the pencil I set on the table, but every time she gave an instruction Luna just gave another confused looked back. "ugh!" Julli collapsed on the couch. "You think you can look up how to do this?" "Look up how to teach an alicorn, magic? Whatever you say, the computer's over there." "I'm serious!" "So am I. Be my guest!" This was probably the most confusing time in Luna's life. We sat there trying to think of a way to make Luna understand us. "Luna ... Just-you see that pencil-just ... concentrate on it and ... lift it!" "Great job!" "Thank you. I try my best." Luna looked at the pencil then back at us and at the pencil. She closed her eyes and tried using her magic. After a couple seconds the tip of her horn started glowing and sparking. Julli and me both leaned in closer waiting for the pencil to float in the or something. Luna tried harder and the pencil started to flicker with blue magic. "That's it Luna, just a bit more..." It's working!" Julli could barely sit still."It's working! IT'S WORKING!" Both Luna and I jumped when Julli screamed. Jullis' face started turning pink. "Hey, where's the pencil?" I looked back at the table. The pencil wasn't there. We started looking around the room trying to spot the pencil. We couldn't seem to find it, not even under the coffee table. I leaned back on the couch to try and think when I noticed a pink dot in the the ceiling. It was the pencil. I stood up on the couch and the pencil out the ceiling and set it back on the table. "Sorry." Luna said when I looked at the hole that was in the ceiling. "It's OK." I reassured her. "Now. Let's try that again. Without yelling." Julli's face turned pink again. Luna tried again with her horn sparking. This time she was able lift one end of the pencil off the table. I stood and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. I came back and handed it to Luna. "Thanks dad." Luna said grabbing the cup with her hooves. "Dad? She calls you Dad?" "What! I can't be a father?" Luna took a gulp. "No, It's just why would she call you dad?" "He did save my life." Luna said. Julli didn't have anything after that. Luna tried again to levitate the pencil. After about fifteen more attempts she was able to just barely lift it off the table. "OK. I think that's enough for today. How 'bout we get some sleep?" "uugh. But I'm not tired at all!" Julli tried arguing. "It's eight, time for you to go to bed. Luna'll still be here when you wake up and you're here for a whole week." Julli gave a sight and went upstairs. I looked back at Luna who was yawning and of course tired from all the magic. "Come on let's go to bed Luna." I picked her and carried her up the stairs. I set her on the bed and went to tuck in Julli. "unc'Lane? How long will Luna be staying here?" "I don't know." "I hope she stays here forever." "Forever is a long time to be trapped away from home." I gave Julli a kiss on the forehead and turned off the lights. "G'night" "Goodnight, uncle." I shut the door and walked to my room where Luna was fast asleep. I moved her over to the side of the bed, but she didn't wake. I crawled into bed and held Luna close. "Good Night Luna. Sweet dreams." In the morning I woke up around eight, nine-ish. I sat up and looked at my desk where Luna was sitting, staring out the window. I got up and walked over to where she was. She was staring at the moon again. "You like the Moon?" "Moon?" "Oh yeah that's right, we never got that far. Well that is called the Moon. It comes out every single night. And that" I pointed to the sun rising over the mountains. "...Is called the Sun. What d'ya think?" "The sun hurts my eyes." "And that's why I prefer the Moon. Come on lets get some food in you." I carried Luna down to the kitchen where Julli was waiting. "you're up before I am? Well played, Missy, Well played." "I'm hungry!" she moaned. I pored two bowls of cereal and then threw the empty box away. "cereal." I said writing cereal down on my shopping list along a bunch of other things. We ate the cereal and went into the Living room and sat down on the couch. I smelled something weird. I looked at Julli and smelled some of her hair. "You need a bath." "So do you, uncle." "Luna come here." Luna took a couple of steps closer and I picked her up and smelled her too. "As do you, too" I had given myself showers, but I never gave Luna a bath since I found her. She didn't seem to smell any different to me, because I don't usually smell too good either. I went to bath tub and pored about a foot of in it. After Julli came out clean and newly dressed, I emptied the tub till about six inches remained. Luna was a bit skeptical at first, but she jumped in when she realized the water was warm. She cleaned up nicely. I got her dried and hair combed. Her fur was actually very soft, it felt like silk almost. I got myself showered and dressed and came out see Luna trying to lift the pencil. I sat down next to them and watched as the pencil slowly flickered and then levitated off the table. We stayed at home for a few more hours. Luna was able to lift the pencil as high or low as she wanted. I got the car started and we drove into town to celebrate. We got a couple of ice cream cones and a bowl. I parked the car at a nice empty location and ate our ice cream. Luna levitated her spoon taking one small bite after the next. The last week was the best week of my life. Julli and Luna got along very well together. They never seamed to run out of things to do. Luna was able to get some more practice and can now levitate books. We were watching the TV show TMNT when there was knock on the door. It was John and Rebecca, they were back from their honeymoon. Luna scampered off up the stairs and out of sight. Julli got her stuff together, including her big, stuffed Fluttershy (Fluttershy was her favorite character). "Guess what we got you in California." John whipped out a little Fluttershy key-chain doll. "No. I want Luna!" Julli pouted. "Luna? But sweets, they don't sell Luna dolls." Rebecca and John equally confused. "They should." I said. " I' buy one 'fore they could even finish it!" "I thought Fluttershy was your favorite?" John said. "I want Luna!" "Alright Lane, what did you do to my daughter?" John looked at me. "I didn't do anything! Why do you always have to accuse me?" "Because it's always you!" "No it's not!" "OK boys! Why don't we brake this up right now!" John turned to looked back at Rebecca who was giving both of us a stern look. "OK. Julli, you got everything?" "Yeah." "You got your clothes, your stuffed pones?" "Yeah!" "Your phone?" Julli opened her mouth din't say anything. "Where's your phone?" "Oh!" I said walking into the kitchen and grabbing the phone from on top of the cupboards. There was a thin layer of dust on it. "Here ya go." "Did you keep her phone away from her the whole time?" "Yeah." "Wow. That must have a long week?" "No. Happiest week of my life." John gave me a questionable look and then picked Julli up and headed out the door. "Say goodbye Julli." "Bye unc'Lane. Bye Luna." John turned and gave another baffled look, but Rebecca dragged him off before he could say anything. I turned around and went back to the couch. Luna hopped down the steps and joined me. "Will we see her again?" Luna asked sitting in my lap. "I think so. Most definitely." We continued to TMNT. I heard Johns car driving away. I didn't really know Luna would get to see her again. They lived in South Dakota, but that wasn't the problem. If My Little Dashie was real, than Celestia or somepony would probably come sooner this time. I tried not to think about that. I tried to focus on right now and enjoying it while it lasted.