A Soldier Past and Future

by Norwegian boy

A Normal Day

“Man, I can’t believe you talked me into this.” Said a frustrated Blaze as he sat on a train to Ponyville.

After Blaze had bought Celestia and Luna new clothes, they were now on their way to Ponyville by train. Celestia had managed to convince Blaze to take the train and he was not happy about it, the only positive about the train ride was that the two princesses weren’t using any disguise.

“Would you stop complaining Blaze? You have done nothing but complain ever since we left Cantrolt.” Celestia told him an annoying tone.

“Can you blame me? I wanted to fly to Ponyville but no, you two wanted to take the train.”

“You are the one that asked us to act more like a normal pony not a princess and here are, we are taking the train like normal ponies, we aren’t wearing any jewels or a crown on our heads.”

Blaze didn’t want to admit it, but she was right. “Whatever.” Was the only thing he said while looking out the window. Celestia just rolled her eyes of his answer.

“I don’t understand what the big fuss about, I like the train.” Celestia and Blaze looked at the passenger seat in front of them. Luna was using the entire seat, she was leaning her back against the window while her left leg was on the seat while her right was on the ground supporting her, she was also playing a game on her phone. “A train ride gives you the time to think about stuff and it can be quiet.” Then they heard sound of the whistle on the locomotive. “Sometimes.” She told them while not taking her eyes of her phone.

“Maybe for you but I like to spread my wings and fly, I feel like I am trap here.” He told her while squirming in his seat. He was sitting by the window and Celestia was on his left. “And beside.” He looked around the train carriage. “I was hoping not to draw attention so fast.” Celestia and Luna looked around the room and saw that the ponies there were looking at them, wondering what they were doing on a train in civilian clothes.

“I will admit that you have a point to draw attention this fast.” Celestia told him while waving to some of the children, who just smiled and waved back. “But, isn’t this what a normal pony dose?” She looked at him. “Sitting on train to their destination?”

Blaze tried to come up with something to say but nothing came to mind. He just leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms. “Whatever, I am going to take a nap. Wake me when we get there.” He then leaned his head to the window and closed his eyes.

Celestia and Luna just watch as he fall asleep, Luna just smiled. “I have to admit, he is a special one.”

Celestia also smiled. “You are right about that.”

Luna looked at her sister. “How do you think the ponies in Ponyville will react when they see us wearing ‘normal’ clothes?”

Celestia had to think for an answer. “I am not sure I think this is the first time that I have ever wore ‘normal’ clothes outside of the castle, I usually wear them on Sunday.” She smiled. “I love Sunday.”

Luna agreed with that. “Yeah. Here’s another question, how do think Shining will react when he finds out that we ‘snuck out’ form the castle?”

“Probably freak out, he takes his job very seriously.” Celestia couldn’t help but giggle of that, so did Luna.

Back at the castle, Shining had found out that Celestia was not in the castle anymore and he wanted to search for her but there was one problem, he wasn’t allowed to leave the castle.

“What do you mean that me and my guards aren’t allowed to leave the castle?” Shining asked Raven.

They were currently standing in front the castle doors, Shining had few guard and was ready for find Celestia but standing in there was Raven and Luna’s Night guard, blocking his way.

“For the last time Shining, Celestia has given me control over the castle while she is away and one of the orders she gave me was to keep you and the rest of the Solar guard inside the castle.” Raven told the captain for the fifth time, at least that was she thought, she had lost count.

“Why would she do this? Leave the castle without her guards?” He asked her.

“She didn’t leave her without guards, they are with Blaze Fury.”

“That old relic? How can he do a better job than my guards?”

Raven placed a hand on her chin. “Well, he would probably not overact over everything that happens to her, he would probably not arrest every pony that get close to her.”

That got Shining to react. “I don’t do that.”

Raven looked at him with narrow eyes. “You arrest a ten year old colt when he just wanted to give her flowers.”

Shining tried to defend himself. “That was a while ago.”

“It was last week and don’t try to deny it, I was there.”

“Ok, I admit that I overreact a bit.”

Raven’s eye started to twitch. “Overreact a bit? Didn’t you hear what I just said? You arrest a ten year old colt that just wanted to give princess Celestia flowers, you don’t do that.” Raven then looked over to Shadow, “Captain Shadow, is it normal to arrest a ten year old colt who just want to give the princess some flower?”

Shadow shook her head. “Heck no, I would never do that.”

Raven looked back at Shining. ”You have the tendency to take your job too seriously and that’s why she didn’t want you or any other guards following her and her sister.” Raven looked at the rest of the guards. “Listen up, princess Celestia has given me the orders to arrest any solar guards that tries to leave the castle to bring her and her sister back, if anyone of you even thinks about leaving then you will be arrested.” She guested towards Shadow. “Captain Shadow and her night guard will arrest any solar guard that are trying to exit the castle, those who get arrested will deal with princess Celestia when she get back.” That put fear in every guard. “If we have an understanding, get back to work.” Every guard got back to work, expect one.

Shining just stood there, looking at the door. He couldn’t believe that the princess trusted a pony that live four hundred years ago then him, was earning Celestia’s trust for nothing?

He was brought back by Raven. “Captain Shining Armor, get back to work.” He said nothing, just walked away.

Raven and Shadow just watch him leave. “Captain Shadow, if he or any other guard tries to leave the castle, arrest them.”

Shadow smiled at the order. “It would be my pleasure.” There was one thing Shadow didn’t like and that was Shining Armour and he solar guard, they threat Luna’s night guard like they didn’t even matter. So, it was good to see they had the upper hand for once.

“Pick out some night guard to watch over the castle doors, just in case.” Shadow gave her a saluted, she then told two of them guards to stand guard. Raven crossed her arms and smile. “That felt good.”

The train that Celestia and Luna was on, had finally arrived at a Ponyville. On the journey many ponies had asked them why they was traveling with the train and was wearing normal clothes, the answer they got was that the princesses wanted to act like normal ponies for once.

The train come to a stop, Celestia decided to wake Blaze. She nudge him. “I don’t want to go to work sister, Celestia is a weird ruler.”

Celestia look over to her sister who had an amusing look on her face, Celestia just rolled her eyes. “I am not your sister Blaze, the train has arrived at Ponyville, it’s time to wake up.” That got his attention.

Blaze opened his eyes and stretched his upper body. “How long was I was I asleep?” He asked Celestia.

“About forty minutes.” She answered him.

He gave her a nod. “Alright then.” Before the sisters could react, he was gone.

Luna looked around the train cart and only say other ponies getting off, she didn’t see Blaze at all. “Did you ever get used to that?” She asked her sister, Celestia just shook her head. That made Luna groan. “Great.” She got up and walk to the exit, Celestia followed her.

When step on the platform, they saw Blaze just standing with his back against them looking at Ponyville. They walk over to him.

“How are you so fast?” Luna ask him. “How can just disappeared like that?”

“Years of practise.” Luna look at her sister for advice, she just shrugged her shoulders. “Are you two ready for this?” He asked them.

“As ready we can be.” Celestia answered him. He gave them a nod and they walk into town.

They walk to the hardware store was a different experience for the royal sister, instead of ponies bowing for them, they were given strange looks. Ponies in Ponyville had never seen their two rulers wearing ordinary clothes, just dresses with jewellery and a crown on their heads. This was a new experience for them all.

“Have the ponies ever look at you like this before Celestia?” Luna asked her as he looked around.

“Can’t say I have.” Celestia then look around. “I kind of like it.” That made Luna look at her as she had gone crazy. “Don’t give me that look, I like that they don’t bow to use. After all these years I have gone tired of it.” Luna didn’t want to admit it, but her sister had a pointed. It could be tiresome after a while. Then they finally at the hardware store.

Blaze opened the door for Celestia and Luna, they walk in and Blaze follow them. Once inside the two sister could see a lot of different thing, such as hammers, sawblades and many other things that one would use to fix things.

Blaze walk over to the counter, but no pony was there. “Hey, it there anypony here?”

“One moment.” Said a voice behind a curtain. It didn’t take long before elderly stallion came out from the back. “Sorry, I was busy with…” He stop talking when he saw Celestia and Luna browsing his merchandise. “The princesses? What are they doing in my shop?”

“Hey.” The stallion look over to Blaze. “You are not dealing with them I am your customer and beside, to they look like a princess at the moment?”

The stallion look over to the two sister and saw that they were wearing jeans, t-shirt and jackets. “No, I guess they do not.” He look back the Blaze. “What can I get you?” The stallion ask Blaze.

“The same paint as the school house and some brushes.”

The stallion nodded. “About time somepony want to paint the school, let me get it.”

Blaze watch as the stallion disappeared back, he then decided to find some brushes. While walking to where they were, he saw that Celestia and Luna still looking at different things. “What’s the matter with you two? It looks like you have never been in a hardware store.”

Celestia look at him. “We haven’t, we haven’t have a reason to go into one before.”

Blaze wanted to say something but then he remember who they were. “Right.” He pick up three brushes that was lying not farm from the counter.

Blaze then saw the stallion return with two paint cans, he then disappeared in the back again. It didn’t take long before he appeared again with another can. “There, this should be enough for the school.” He told Blaze as he walk over to him. “That will be 200 bits.” Blaze took out his credit card and pay the stallion.

While he was doing that, Celestia and Luna had walk over to counter. “Here.” Blaze handed them each a can. “Make yourself useful.” He grabbed the last one, the brushes and headed out the store.

The sisters watch him go. “He is very straight forwards.” Said Luna.

Celestia just smiled. “Yes, that he is.” They followed him outside.

Once they reached the school house, the children had left for the day and Cheerilee was about to close the school. Little did she knew that a pegasus and two princess was walking towards her.

“Excuse me, miss Cheerliee.” Said Celestia in a clam voice.

The teacher turned around. “Yes, what can I help you…” That was all she could say when she saw who was talking. “Pppppprincess Celestia and princess Luna?” Her eyes widen and her mouth became dry.

She was about to bow. “Please don’t, there’s no reason to bow, me and my sister is not her as princess today just normal ponies.”

Cheerliee wasn’t sure what to say, they didn’t dress like a princess. There were no crown on their heads, they were wearing normal clothes, not dresses. “I… I… I… I…” That was she could say.

Blaze just rolled his eyes of the teacher, he look at Celestia. “Why don’t you try and explain what we are here to do, I am going to get started.”

Celestia nodded. “That I can do, why don’t you help him Luna.” Her sister nodded in agreement. Celestia gave Blaze her can, then he and Luna went to work.

Cheerliee just watch them go. “What… What’s going on?”

“Were are to give your school a new paint job, that’s all miss Cheerliee, I hope you don’t mind.”

Cheerliee had to prosses what Celestia just said. “I guess so.” She look at the school building and the paint was falling off. “But why? You are the princess, why are you doing this?”

“Blaze, he convince me and my sister to act like normal ponies for once and I thought it was good idea. We are lock inside the castle all day long, listening to noble ponies on how many they want and to be honest, I am sick of it. That’s why I agree to this, if you will excuse me I better get to work, or Blaze will shout at me. Have a good day miss Cheerliee.” Celestia walk over to her sister and Blaze leaving a very confused Cheerliee alone.

“What just happened?” Was all Cheerliee could say as she walk home, very confused.

After some work, Celestia had a big smile on her face, it felt good to do some real work for once, she look over to her sister who was standing beside her and she was also smiling. Then she look over to Blaze, he wasn’t smiling but he was painting in a normal pace.

“It’s weird to see you go in a normal pace.” Celestia told Blaze in a teasing voice.

She couldn’t see it, but she knew that he was rolling his eyes. “Haha, very funny. Even I like to take it slow sometimes.”

“I don’t think I never heard you use the word ‘slow’ in a sentence before.” He didn’t answer her. “You know that ponies are going to come and see what we are doing, right?”

“I am fully aware of that, considering the looks we got when walking through town.”

And as soon as those words had left Blaze’s mouth, ponies started to walk towards the school house. Blaze could hear them talking whispering. He couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but he had an idea. He look over his shoulder and saw that Twilight and her friends was leading them all, which didn’t surprised Blaze at all.

When they reached them, Twilight was the first one to speak. “Princess Celestia, what are you doing?” Blaze couldn’t help but slap a hand on his face of the question.

“What does it look like Twilight, me, my sister and Blaze are painting the school.” Celestia told her in an annoyed voice.

“But, you are princess, you shouldn’t do this stuff you have guards to do this.”

Celestia put away the brush, she then turned around to face her former student. “And what’s that supposed to mean? I shouldn’t do this.” She said while pointing at the school. “Am I not allowed to do this by myself just because I am a princess?”

Twilight hesitated a little before answering. “Yes?”

Celestia was about to say something but Blaze beat her to hit. “That’s it, I had enough.” They hadn’t talk for long, but he was feed up already, he stop what he was doing to face the crowd. “What the hell is wrong with you ponies? Can’t you look past the word ‘princess’ at all?” He pointed at Celestia and her sister. “They may be princess on the outside but what about the inside? There was a time before they became rules of Equestria and back there they were normal ponies. Ponies with real feelings, ponies who can think for themselves, ponies…” He stop to calm himself down. “You know what? Forget what I said, you are never going to listen.” He look at the two sisters. “You two can finished painting if you want, I can’t continue with this crowed here.” He spread his wings and took of faster than ponies could think.

Celestia and Luna look at where Blaze had flown off to, then Celestia whispered something to Luna that the crowed didn’t hear.

Then Luna step forward. “Me and my sister are very disappointed in every pony here, we just wanted to something normal for a chance but no, you all had to ruined everything.” She then gave Twilight a look. “Some more than the rest.” Twilight wanted to become very small now. “Right now, we want all of you to leave and let us finish or work.” The crowed didn’t react. “I SAID LEAVE.” That got everpony to leave, except six ponies. “That means you six to.”

Twilight was about to say something, but… “My sister said leave Twilight, NOW.” That got them to disappeared very fast.

Luan look over to her sister who was breathing heavily. “You ok Celestia?”

Celestia took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. “Not really, let’s just finished what we started, then I want to find Blaze.” Luna nodded and then they went back to work.

It took them almost half the day before they were finished, the school looked like it was brand new when they were done, and they were pretty happy with the result.

Luna then look at the paint they had used and saw that there were some left. “What should we do with the paint that are left?” She ask her sister.

“Let’s give them to somepony who can store them for us, I want to say Twilight, but I am not in the mood to talk to her right now.”

Luna nodded in agreement, then she got an idea. “Applejack?”

Celestia thought for a moment. “That not a bad idea, let’s ask her.”

“What if she don’t want to?”

“Oh, she better, if she don’t want to piss me of.” Those words scared Luna a little, Celestia is very scary when she is angry.

Once the had deliver the paint cans to Applejack, who was happy to store them, they left to find Blaze.

While the soar through the sky, Luna look to her sister. “Just where are Blaze? Finding him can’t be easy.”

Celestia just smiled. “Don’t worry Luna, I know where to find him. Follow me.” Celestia flew towards the edge of town and Luna followed her.

It didn’t take long before they found Blaze, he was sitting on a cloud just looking at the forest White Tail forest.

They landed on the same cloud as he was sitting on. “You know, I just want you two have a normal day doing normal things.” He let out heavy sighed. “I guess is too much ask for even for you two.” He look over his shoulder. “I am sorry for doing this to you both.”

“Now, you listen here Blaze. You didn’t do anything wrong it may have not gone as you had planned but me and Luna had good time painting the school. Sure, it didn’t go as you had planned it, but we had fun.” Luna nodded in agreement.

Blaze just look at them, he was entirely convinced. “If you say so.” He look back at the forest. “I guess you two are headlining back now.”

“Yes, I think Raven had enough of ‘being’ me today.” That made Blaze smile. Celestia walk over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. “I really meant that I had a good time today.”

Luna. “So did I.”

Blaze said nothing, he just sat there looking at the forest. “Do you still want to train Shining next week? You don’t have to if you don’t want to.” Celestia saw a smile on his face.

“Oh, trust me, that’s something I want to do.”

“Good, me and my sister are heading back now. Talk to you another time.”

He waved them goodbye as they took to the sky leaving him alone. Blaze let out a heavy sighed.

“What a day.”

Author's Note:

I hope you all like it.