After a while of Michael scratching behind my ear I fell asleep. There’s no telling when I actually dozed off, but I’d say it didn’t take too long. When I woke up he was nowhere to be seen and my moon was high in the sky.
There was a moment of me looking around, thinking he was somewhere close by. He wasn’t here. Either he went further into the forest or he went out into the field. Deciding that this was my only chance to get out, I started walking out towards the meadow. If he was gone, there was more chance he’d be in the forest than the flat grass. I snuck past the tree line, hoping I’d chosen right.
“It’s not right.” I heard his voice, but it was a mere mumble. My head silently whipped around, facing the direction I thought he was.
When I did spot him he wasn’t looking at me, he was looking straight up. Two seconds later I realized he had been talking about my night sky. I looked up, seeing that it was the same as it was last night, when I painted the stars across the sky.
“That’s not where they go.” He muttered angrily to himself.
“Excuse me?” I yelled, angrier than him. My voice seemed to startle him, but only for a moment. Seeing that it was me, he visibly relaxed.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Luna, I was just commenting on the stars.” He told me with a smile. “If I somehow offended you, I apologize.”
“Of course I take offense to that! You’re slandering my most precious work!” Rage clear in my voice as I motioned to the sky.
“You mean you splatter the night with its stars?” He seemed dumbfounded by the notion.
“Who else would do it?” The sarcasm was thick in my voice.
“Well, in my experience, nobody would make it the way it is. It’s just natural.” He said this as if he knew what he was talking about.
“What? That makes no sense! I have to put the stars in the sky or there’s nothing there, just an empty void!” One of his eyebrows rose slowly.
“Well then I shall show you where to put them!” He walked into the clearing, far enough so he could see most, if not all, of the sky above him. I soon followed after.
“What do you mean ‘show me where to put them’?” I asked as I sat down next to him.
“I’m going to show you where to put the stars.” He lay on his back, patting the area next to him. I rolled onto my back, coming a little close before I readjusted to a more comfortable distance. He was not fazed by this at all, of course. He just looked towards the sky in wonder.
“There is one problem.” I told him once I was settled. “I can’t change the sky without my magic.”
“That’s a simple fix.” He pulled the limiter off of my horn without any hesitation. I was surprised from his obvious neglect of my possible escape. “The first constellations are the Big and Little Dippers, or Ursa Major and Minor. It seems you’ve got those in the right general area, but they’re a little close. Move Ursa Minor a little to the right and it should be perfect.” He said before I could react.
“Um… ok.” The stars were moved as he instructed and I looked back to him for approval.
“Perfect! Moving on to Orion.” He said quickly.
‘I don’t remember the last time someone was this interested in my sky.’ I thought to myself. I subtly scooted back against his side, snuggling up close to conserve warmth, thinking ‘this is going to be a long night.’
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AT STARSWIRL THE BEARDED’S HOUSE
The hardest part was getting Celestia into the dress. You’d be surprised how difficult it is to put another being into a froofy outfit without any cooperation from her at all, not to mention she was twice as big as me. Starswirl was much easier, considering he was smaller and his new clothes could unbutton, allowing the tuxedo to slide on much easier. I looked upon my work, the two of them dressed up as if they were the mare and stallion of a wedding. I decided this was enough, moving back into the position I was in when I paused time, charging my magic to cancel the effect of the spell.
There was a moment of relative silence as I stayed crouched before the two.
“Any time now, Minuette.” Said Starswirl, almost impatiently.
“I did, teacher. I'm finished.” I said as I stood once more “you may kiss the bride.” It took all of my willpower to hold back the howling laughter that was threatening to burst from my mouth.
This is when they realized their costume change. They looked at each other, blushing profusely, before they looked away, Starswirl at me, Celestia anywhere but.
“Minuette, what is the meaning of this?” He yelled at me.
“You asked me to demonstrate the new spell.” I said calmly. “I found the best way to do this was change something about you that wouldn’t otherwise be possible with magic.”
“Was it necessary to choose such… embarrassing outfits?” He asked quietly, obviously trying to spare Celestia any more embarrassment.
“They were what I had on hoof.” I said with a shrug.
“You just happen to have an alicorn sized dress ‘on hoof’?” Celestia’s eyebrow rose in disbelief.
“Well, a friend of mine was making one; he was planning on showing you the next time you visited. Oh, by the way Celestia, it would mean the world to me if you acted surprised when Mantua shows you this in the future.” I nearly pleaded to the princess.
“This is for me? I never thought of getting married!” She said in surprise, now looking at the dress in a nearby mirror more closely, admiring the handiwork put into the garment.
“Yeah, and like I said, he’ll be unveiling it to you next time you publicly visit.” I told her once again. She nodded in understanding. “I’ll return them now.” I said as I used the spell once again and put the dresses back where I got them.
“Thank you, Minuette. I’m sorry Celestia, that wasn’t supposed to be so awkward.” Starswirl said when he noticed the suit was gone.
“Nonsense. I rather enjoyed a sneak peak at my future wedding dress.” She said, wiping the little bit of makeup I’d missed off of her face.
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CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEW
“Tsk, tsk, Celestia, I’m gone a mere day and you’re already willing to marry another stallion?” Said a voice that seemingly came from all around us. “You wound me, Celestia. I thought you wanted to rule by my side, but I guess that your love for me was merely imaginary.”
“Discord! What are you doing here?” I called, angry that the enemy had been listening to the conversation.
“Oh, I was just in the neighborhood when I heard that my favorite alicorn was at my favorite magician’s house!” Discord said as he dripped from the ceiling, collecting into his normal shape as he fell from above. “And as soon as I arrive, it’s to hear that you don’t love me.” He pulled his heart from his chest, splitting it in half as he began to cry.
“Discord, I could never love a villain such as you.” I took a fighting stance, lighting my horn in case he attacked. “You cause misery and don’t care. All that you want is to create chaos.” He shoved the two pieces back into his chest, not reacting to my obvious hostility.
“That is true. The part about making chaos, that is. But I don’t want to spread this so called ‘misery’ to my subjects, they just don’t understand fun like I do!” He explained like he simply played a prank that went south. “Anyway, that’s not why I’m here. I actually came to tell you about a couple things, one item of interest being the details of our little fight. The other being that I found your little spy.” Discord cleaned his fingers as he said this, as if he held no interest in the matter.
“You captured Luna?” I was stunned, stunned enough to drop my defensive posture completely.
“Yes, but don’t worry, she’s being treated well. I’ve left her in the hands of my champion. I suspect they are having a friendly chat right now.” He said calmly.
I reached out to Luna, searching for her life signs and emotions at the least. What I found scared me to no end. Her heart was beating much faster than normal, she was sweating, and she was afraid for her life. That was all I could tell, meaning they had a magical Limiter on her.
“Discord! Release my sister now!” I retook my stance, aiming my charged horn at his chest, dead center.
“Oh, Celly, I wouldn’t worry too much about her, she’s perfectly fine… for now.” He had a predatory look in his eye. “When we fight it will be in the clearing just outside Whitetail Woods. I’ll have an arena set up and any and all that want to watch will have the ability. It will be an open show!” He yelled jovially, laughing as he threw his arms into the air in a “ta-da!” manner. His arms went flying, exploding into small fireworks.
“Agreed.” I growled at him, still watching my sister’s vitals and emotions as they slowly lowered.
“Good. I’ll summon you when it is time for the battle. Until then, ciao!” And he vaporized into the air.
I didn’t want to take the chance of Discord hearing me so I projected my voice into Starswirl and Minuette’s minds. ‘I need to go and find the Elements of Harmony, I’ll be back before too long. While I’m gone, Minuette, I need you to train yourself in this spell as much as possible. Starswirl, teach her some simple fighting skills. I will be back.’ I quickly teleported back to where I left off in my search, leaving them no chance to question my request.
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IN THE CLEARING OUTSIDE WHITETAIL WOODS
“Ok, we’re almost done.” Michael said as I rested my head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. “There’s only one more thing to do, then we’re finished.”
“What is it?” I looked up at his face; his eyes sparkled with curiosity and excitement as he helped create my night sky.
“Admire your work.” He said as he relaxed, his left arm supporting my head.
“My work? You designed this sky.” I told him.
“Nobody designed the sky, it just happened, much like every beautiful thing in the world, but you’ve done a wonderful job recreating it.” He recited.
“Then where did these constellations come from?” I asked, genuinely curious. “If nobody made it, that is.”
“This is the sky from my world, where I come from the sky that is shown during the night is beautiful and natural. They are the result of the creation of the universe, by whichever means you believe in.” He smiled as I looked to him in awe.
There was a moment of silence, which was broken by a long yawn escaping from his mouth. I realized that he’d had a long day and was probably exhausted.
“You are tired, go to sleep, I promise I won’t run away.” I told him. “Most creatures sleep through my night anyway.” My voice took a sad tone when I said this. It was true. My night was shunned because it was dark. Even when the moon was at its fullest, it was dwarfed by the light of the sun that would come in the morning.
“Why would I want to sleep when I could watch the stars with you?” He asked, making my heart skip a beat. A thousand questions rushed through my head, but I didn’t have time to focus on them when he spoke again. “And even though you promised not to run away, what would happen if some predator came by wanting a midnight snack? If we were both asleep we wouldn’t stand a chance.” His voice was quiet, soothing and caring; the flutter in my chest increased threefold.
His voice broke me out of my thoughts once more. “No, you go to sleep, I know how long you’ve been awake and what you’ve been through. I won’t let anything happen to you.” He placed his hand on my head and started stroking my mane. His strokes made me realize exactly how tired I was. My eyelids became heavy as I started dozing off.
“Ok… I’ll just… take a quick… nap.” I said as I slipped into the realm of sleep.
The last thing I heard before falling unconscious was his voice.
He said “goodnight, Lulu.”
DISLIKE THIS COMMENT!
First.
4618532
i don't... understand... what? why would i dislike the comment?
4618544 cause first.
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... ... then don't get first.
Great as always keep the longer chapters comin'. If that's okay with you
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perfectly fine with me, just expect them less often than they would be.
4618567 As long as the time between updates isn't to long.
So many time jokes and comments that come to mind.
4618584
lol
another amazing chapter, gold
*squints eyes* Your going to do that aren't you? I feel a shipping here... And I love it. Which I don't usually say. At all for that manner. Seriously emotions you have got right down for me. Anyway, another great job my friend! I was also an expecting no promises about longer chapters, But it shall suffice for now.
Good luck and keep it up!
*Edit* Wait that was 2,000+ words? Errm... I'm not used to that but ok.
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grazie
4618684
good to know you like it!! i'll be sure to keep my chapters above 2000, but closer to 3000. this one just kind of ended where it did, i couldn't exactly put any more in there without ruining the mood.
4618687 also I believe that you beat my challenge of cliffhangers. do you remember that day when I challenged you?
4618720
yes. i remember that very clearly.
you want it, don't you.
4618761 I do wont it! I wont it a lot!
it does help if you have a uneventful day and you posting a new chapter is the best part of that day so far but ya. I wont more.
so wait she can stop time, but he can stop time, will he be able to tell when she has stopped time?
4618544 maybe cause this is the second story hes done this to. But you have to upvote it not downvote
4618532
hope there will be another chapter in the past instead of the present
I wonder what will happen next in the story
ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTAH!!!
(I got bored.)
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challenge accepted, challenge complete.
unlock: make him beg for more.
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i'll explain that when they fight... sort of.
i'm probably going to chock it up to "she can sense when he's going to stop time and sync up with him" instead of having some type of quick-draw scenario and they do it in the same instant like i was going to do originally.
4618921
oh!... i still don't get it. but i'll up-vote anyway!!
4618926
one more in the past before the next present chapter. the pattern (if you haven't already figured it out) is three in the past, one in the present. once i've finished the past story i'll continue with the present.
4619194 and bag I did.
4619176
ok!!
so did i. that's why this story exists.
4619202 I originally thought the spell stopped her from feeling the effects of the time stop because at one point he stopped time 3 times and the mare used 3 stops to show star swirl she could "stop time" and in story time they were around the same time, so I thought that was going to play something, but with the new chapter she stopped time at a different point from him so my theory was broken.
4619215 you upvote because he wants a downvote
also thats aot better pattern then it just being random
I guess Luna got more and more depressed when after she had to put him in stone until she can't take it anymore (mainly because no one treat her or her night like him) and became Nightmare Moon.
Nice chapter, am bored now, will watch much anime.
4618921 actually I did it on more stories then just 2. Now they are spread across the universe...
4619776 well I've seen 2
4619820 meh.
4619281
that's an interesting notion. even though she used it without him, does not excuse your hypothesis. remember, this story is still in the relatively early stages of development.
4619433
makes sense. and yeah, i think it is. you can also tell which chapters are in the past by the "Piece of the Past" tag at the beginning of the title.
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to be elaborated on in future chapters.
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you and me both.
4619776
mother of god.
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and seeing is believing!
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4619863
"meh"... just "meh"?!
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yep, just "meh"
4619913 MEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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4619895 Hmm...I see.
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said the blind man. (sometimes even I hate my own jokes )
but seriously, what do you see?
4619906 so if someone drew a picture of a unicorn that would make me believe that unicorn is real?
4620090
No, but if you saw the unicorn in person (pony?) then you could believe it was real.
4620184
What?! It's true!
4620043 không cho biết đâu. (The software I'm using is unable to type this language so I have to dig some words and translate it by google :P)
BTW you can't use google to translate back :D
4620410
well, then i do not know what that means.
4621283 Hehehe, the sentence basicly means 'I won't tell you'
So even if you managed to translate it, you still don't know :D
4620114 well im seeing it in a drawing so it must be real
4621590
i google translated it as "i don't know". lol.
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but that's not in person (pony?), so you don't know if someone based that drawing off of a real unicorn or if it's from their imagination.
4621706 then a picture. Those cant be fake
4621990
was it drawn or taken with a camera? and if with a camera, are you sure it wasn't photoshopped?