My Story

by Richer19

Chapter 10: The Night of Questions and A New Day

Here is the next chapter for you all to partake in. In case you haven’t already read it, I have posted my first blog post that has some information that might be in your interest to read.

The Night of Questions and A New Day

Canterlot Castle Midnight (At the time Gamer is sleeping in Twilight’s house)
Luna’s POV

I read through the contents of the treaty for a third time, making sure that I had fully understood what the purpose was. It was nothing major in all honesty, just an agreement my sister and the leader of the dragon clan drew up two hundred years ago due to a rather annoying border dispute. From what I was able to understand of it, the mountain range that border the northwestern area of Equestria was considered by the dragons to be a rather sacred sight for them, especially during their migration. However, pony miners had discovered that the mountains were a great source of rare and valuable gem stones that were created through the presence of the natural heat sources that were located among the mountains. Naturally, that caused disputes to emerge from the outlining villagers plus the miners who were trying to stake claims and the dragons trying to settle into their mountain homes.

I remember that in the past, peace talks with a dragon were usually down to giving them what they wanted or getting raided. Now, as my sister explained to me, wiser minds were in charge of the dragon race and she was able to negotiate the treaty I was viewing. There was even a picture of the historical event clipped with the treaty. I looked at the picture seeing the smile that was on my sister’s face; calm and genuine as always. Yet I was able to see the mild sadness that was in her eyes, the same sadness that appeared in most of the pictures she was in during those one-thousand years of my banishment.
“Even with all your duties and responsibilities; you’ve been thinking about me dear sister…” I thought to myself with a small smile. Since my return to my royal duties, the citizen of Equestria have accepted my return rather quickly to my surprise and although there was still some resentment, it was a lot better then what happen all those years ago.

Currently, I decided to handle affairs that either my sister was unable to get too during the day or required both of our attentions. I did all of that work in my old office, which was where I was at right now. The office, unlike my older sister, was more practical then artistic. Most of the wood furniture that was in the room was made of a special type of wood referred to as “star wood.” Star wood came from trees that appeared dead in the day time but bright and alive under the moon’s glow. Because of that, most of the maids who clean up my office area in the day time see all the decaying wood giving the feel that they had entered a haunted room. Celestia had to step in and inform them about the star wood and I had to apologize to them for scaring them…in an indirect way of course.

Besides the furniture, which consisted of my desk, two chairs, and various storage cabinets / bookshelves, there was a clear lack of any type of items that didn’t have a practical use. There was a pot of moonflowers growing next to the window that provided a nice fragrance in the air as well as a few pictures that I kept on my desk as memoires. One of them was a picture of my sister and I, back before the events of Nightmare Moon, enjoying a relaxing break on the beach. The other picture was more recent and it was me and the current wielders of the Elements of Harmony enjoying Nightmare Night.
There was a knock on my door, snapping me out of my train of thought. I knew who were on the other side of that door and a part of me didn’t want to deal with it. However, the situation demanded that I have to deal with this or else my sister will and given how delicate it was; she might act upon her emotions and not here him out. Giving a tired sigh and pulling out the document of the case. I looked it over for a bit before saying “enter”

The door opened up and a male earth pony entered the office flanked by two of my Night Guards, one from the pegasus division and the other from the unicorn division. The Night Guards were reformed shortly after I had returned to my royal duties and were responsible for maintaining the peace of the castle during the night and to perform the same duties that the Royal Guards have. The main difference between the Royal Guards and the Night Guards were that the Night Guards had a special spell cast on them that augmented their sleeping habits making them nocturnal. The spell has a few cosmetic changes like pegasus having bat-like wings and the horns on a unicorn becoming slightly deformed. These changes have given the guards a sort of aura of mystery among those in the castle staff and even in Canterlot itself. Still, they were just as loyal and dependable as any other guard and I was happy that they were doing what they were doing but right now, I had to focus my attention back on the earth pony.

He was a male, there was no mistaking that. He was of average height and his blue coat almost had a glow to it. His mane and tail were of a brown color with his mane appearing to have no prior grooming or care and suffering from a permanent case of helmet hair. His overall look, at first glance, would be the appearance of a rather unkempt stallion worth no particular interest but I knew that looks can be deceiving when it comes to him. Upon closer inspection, one could see the well developed muscles formed under his fur, suggesting a rather hidden strength that he kept repressed. His eyes, which were a rather plain blue color, were somewhat alight with both playfulness and a hidden drive that he keeps to himself.
Still, the most obvious things that a pony would notice was the fact that his entire right front hoof was encase in bandages. However, from the short walk of him entering my office, I could tell that it was not affecting him in the slightest. The second thing was his Cutie Mark; which was an image of a long sword pointing to the sky with a crescent moon in place of the cross guard and two black dragon wings sprouting from the blade itself all over a shield of alternating red and green.
My overall observation complete, I said in a soft tone “You may leave us guards.” I notice the slight hesitation in their movement but their training came through and after a quick bow, exited the room. Once the door was close, I return my attention back to the earth stallion and from the look of his eyes; I could tell it was going to be a long night in getting information out of him.
The Next Morning

I was awoke to the sound of a distant rooster and, once again, by the glaring sun of Celestia’s. I swear that alicorn must have it in for me or something because there was no way this should be happing to me all the time. I would have shouted out some rather ‘interesting and creative’ words if I just wasn’t so groggy. I dragged my sorry flank out of Twilight’s guest bed and the first thing I notice was a rather…dominant smell. Truth be told, the first thing I did was check the sheet to see if I had an incident but there were clear of all kinds of stains. I tried sniffing around the room, hoping to find the source but it seemed to resonate at the level everywhere.

I stopped my searching and tried to think under my still hazy morning mind. I felt completely stupid at that moment in time when I took a quick sniff of my body and found the stench to be much more noticeable. I guess the three days or so that I’ve been here without constant bathing or even a change of clothes will cause any pony to develop a stench. This meant that the first order of business was to find the bathroom and hope to Celestia and Luna that I can figure out a way to get myself clean without ending up smelling like a flower.
I grabbed my backpack and made my way out of my room. The library sounded strangely quiet which aroused my suspicions somewhat. I would have expected Twilight to be up and about by now with her studies or something. Pushing the weird feeling aside for the moment, I started to search around the library until I came across the bathroom that was located next to the kitchen area.

The bathroom was a rather simple place to my surprise. There was what appeared to be a shower located opposite of the door in addition to all the other things you would normally find in a bathroom like a toilet and a sink. The one thing that was new was the fact that there was a full body mirror located along the right side of the wall when you enter in the room. I closed the door and my attention was focused on that mirror as the gears in my head started to slowly turn. It was then that I realized that full implications of that mirror in which I could finally see how I looked like without clothes on and maybe even see what my Cutie Mark was, if I had one to begin with.

With a slowness defined by my sense of nervousness, I started to remove my clothes starting with my shirt. What lied underneath was nothing to interesting to say the least; just more of the same pale tan color that had the same tone as my human skin. My overall body build was about average considering how little I spent actually exercising but I push that thought out of my head as I began to remove my pants. What I found hiding under them both shocked and fascinated me at the same time.

The first thing I notice was that there was a patch of fur missing around my waist. I looked over on the other side of my body and saw the same thing there. I tried to figure out what it meant and it didn’t take long for my brain to figure out that it was there so I could have an easier time placing and removing my medical patch. The second thing was that I actually did have a Cutie Mark. The mark appeared to be a rather simple outline of a PS3 controller and an Xbox 360 controller crossing each other over the screen of a laptop. I was pretty happy about what my Cutie Mark represented; however, there was a part of me that was a bit curious as to whether I had this Cutie Mark since I’ve been here or if I had only just recently acquire it. It wasn’t that big of a deal anyway, I was just happy that I had one in the first place…not that there was anything wrong with being without a Cutie Mark but it would make getting accepted in the community somewhat easier. A stallion without a Cutie Mark would attract a lot of unwanted attention which was something I wasn’t too keen on dealing with at the moment.
I then proceeded to take that shower that I so desperately needed. It mostly consisted of first trying to figure what shampoo I wanted to use without coming out smelling like a flower to figuring out how to actually use the shower and get myself clean. It was a bit of a pain in my flank, considering the fact that I still haven’t gotten fully awake. I wasn’t entirely sure how long I was in the shower but it was worth it because when I finally stepped out and dried myself up with a spare towel. It wasn’t exactly a spa retreat and I’m sure that Rarity would notice my half-ass job but at least I didn’t smell like I had just finished working at Sweat Apple Acers. I managed to find some extra clothes in my backpack and I put on a pair of shorts and a light blue tee. Before placing my pants on though, I removed a patch from my backpack and attached it to one of the bare spots on my waist. I could already start to feel the effects of the patch coursing through my body, calming my nerves and focusing my mind.

Once I had gotten my mane the way I liked it; I made my way out of the bathroom and headed for the main part of the library where I had hoped that Twilight would be there.
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Now that I’m on summer vacation, I’m hoping to get some more chapters done faster. Also, I would really appreciate any kind of feedback as long as it is constructive. Thanks for reading.