//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 // Story: I am NOT a Pony // by Synthetic Soul //------------------------------// As Luna and Midnight made their way through the hallway of the hospital leading from his room, the young colt saw that the other ponies littering the hallway were bowing towards them as they walked. Midnight wasn’t sure if they were bowing to him, his mother, or both. But, the idea of ponies bowing to him, or his mother, filled the colt with a special warm feeling. He didn’t know how he used to react to being bowed to, but this time, it made him feel special, and important. The two royals journeyed to the 1st floor of the hospital. Once they entered the lobby, Luna turned to look at her son. “Alright Midnight, I need to sign a few things to get you discharged. Why don’t you go have a seat?” Midnight nodded in confirmation, and then trotted toward the waiting room seats. He took a seat next to another young pony, a filly with a blue mane, with sand colored fur. The filly didn’t seem to pay him much attention at first, but after glancing towards Midnight, she returned her gaze towards the colt prince with wide eyes. “Y-you’re an Alicorn!” said the filly. Midnight turned his attention to the young filly. “A-are you a prince?” “Oh, um, yeah, I guess so,” replied Midnight. “That’s so cool! Wait, is that Princess Luna!” said the filly as she spotted Luna out of her peripherals. “Yeah, she’s, she’s my mom,” said the prince. “Wow, that’s so cool. It’s weird though, I never heard anything about Princess Luna having a kid.” Neither child noticed Princess Luna’s ear twitch at that moment. “You haven’t?” replied Midnight. ‘That’s weird, you’d think the prince of a nation would be better well known,' thought Midnight. Just then, the sound of clopping hoofs could be heard, as the two turned to see Princess Luna walking towards them. The young filly got off her seat, and bowed towards the princess of the night. “Rise my little pony,” said Luna. The young filly did as instructed, and just looked at Luna, eyes widened in amazement. “Wow…your mane really does shine like the night sky,” said the awestruck filly. Luna giggled in response, before turning her attention to Midnight. “Are you ready to go home?” “Yeah, sure,” said Midnight as he stood up off the chair, and proceeded to follow Luna towards the exit. “Goodbye your highnesses!” called the filly. Midnight turned to face the filly and waved his goodbye. Luna led Midnight out the front entrance, into the beautiful sunny day that waited there. The wind was blowing comfortably, causing the grass to sway with it. The two made their way towards a chariot, with two Pegasus guards strapped to it. Luna took her seat, and waited for Midnight to take his. Midnight trotted over to the chariot, and took a seat next to his mother. Once he was seated Luna nodded towards the two guards, who then started running forward, flapping their wings. Soon enough, the Chariot lifted into the air, it’s destination; Canterlot Castle. A few minutes into the flight, Midnight found himself leaning against the side of the chariot, looking at the ground passing beneath them. Midnight found himself feeling a sense of excitement in his stomach. Being so high in the air, flying at such speeds, it was the most exciting feeling he could remember feeling. The only thing that sounded more fun would be flying with his own two wings. “Hey mom?” “Yes son?” replied the lunar princess. “I want to fly,” said the colt as he turned to face Luna. “Is that something I knew how to do before I lost my memory?” Luna thought back to when Midnight was in possession of the Alicorn amulet. Through it’s power, he had achieved flight. But Luna wasn’t sure if he had the ability to fly on his own. But most colts his age were well versed in flight. Should she tell him he didn’t know how to fly, or tell him that he did know, and just forgot. After a few seconds of thought, she spoke. “You were able to fly, yes, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you needed a few lessons to refresh you memory.” Luna thought this was perfect. Flying wasn’t essentially that hard to learn, it really just required proper technique and wing strength. As Midnight’s wings were big enough, it should not be that hard to teach. “I would really like to re learn flying then,” said Midnight. “Well then, we shall defiantly get to it. But first we need to get you reacquainted to your life in Canterlot.” “Alright.” Soon enough, the chariot made its approach over the City of Canterlot. The sight was amazing to Midnight. He’d never seen so many ponies on one place. The city itself was magnificent, a metropolis. There were beautifully constructed buildings and parks. It was truly a sight to behold. But as soon as he saw the palace, his awe increased dramatically. The palace had beautifully crafted towers, with gold spires, and clear windows. “Wow…we live THERE?” questioned Midnight in awe. “Indeed my son,” replied Luna. “It’s beautiful,” said Midnight. The chariot began to descend, lowering towards a patch of green grass just outside of the palace entrance. The chariot gently touched down, coming to a smooth stop. Once the Chariot was still, the two royals disembarked, and made their way towards the front door. Midnight thanked the two Pegasi, and then followed his mother to the entrance. There were two unicorn guards stationed at the entrance. Once they saw the two alicorns, they used their magic to open the doors to the palace, allowing Midnight and Luna passage. “Thank you,” said Luna. “Your welcome your highness,” said the guard on the left. “Welcome back Prince Midnight,” said the guard on the right. Midnight thanked him, and proceeded to go inside. What Midnight didn’t know was that Luna and Celestia had ordered the castle staff to pretend that the young prince had lived there the whole time. As the two made their way through the castle, various ponies would bow and greet Midnight along with his mother, to which Midnight would reply with his thanks. Finally, they reached the Luna’s side of the castle, the tower in which her room was housed. It was there that Luna had Midnights room prepared. They came to his room, which was blocked by a large dark grey door. Luna used her magic to open it, and brought Midnight inside. Midnight looked at his room. The walls were purple, the ceiling a slightly darker shade. There was a queen-sized bed against one of the walls. The bed’s sheet was dark grey, with images of the moon, and nighttime clouds on it. There were several posters hung on the walls. Midnight looked to see one of them had blue suited pegasi flying, with the words; “The Wonderbolts” imprinted on them. There was a toy chest underneath a large circular window. The chest was opened to reveal several toys and action figures in it. There was a mahogany desk lying against another wall, and finally there was a bookshelf, filled with various books. Luna had had it set up a few days prior, with all the things a young colt might like, as well as adding a Nighttime theme. “This is my room?” asked Midnight. “Yes it is,” said Luna gleefully. Midnight walked inside and looked around at the various things. He saw a wooden sword lying against one of the walls. He used his magic to levitate the sword towards him, and looked at it. After a few moments, he returned it to its place. “I wish I could remember all this stuff,” said the colt. Luna looked to the side, slightly dejected, before turning back to her son. “Don’t worry about that right now. Why don’t you take some time to look around, and get reacquainted?” “Ok.” Luna turned, and walked out of the room. But before she left, she turned her head towards Midnight. “Welcome home son.” And with that she left, closing the door behind her.