A Moment Of Peace (BF)
As the end of the day approached, Prince Blueblood gasped and tried to gather his breath before attempting the teleportation spell one more time. "Ok…okay I'm ready."
"Oh no, you are not!" Celestia scolded the stallion as she walked to him, the ring around the two looking like a war zone after their training. Ever since they started, the prince had put all of his effort into trying to master the teleportation spell, having success in taking and moving small objects around him with a radius of almost 30 miles. Unfortunately, when it came time to try it on himself, the magic kept short-circuiting and dispelling with a massive force before the spell could even begin, resulting in the prince being hit and tossed into the air as if a hot air balloon exploded in his face. Nevertheless, the prince persevered and continued trying, much to the displeasure of his aunt, whose worries kept growing with each failed attempt. "Blueblood, I told you, advanced spells have a higher risk of drawbacks, you can't force these things!"
"But auntie! I’ve almost mastered it!" Blueblood complained as Celestia put a wing on top of him.
“And you will in due time dear, you’re already making a lot of progress, and you can take solace in knowing that you managed to understand how to teleport objects without any problem." She faced him with a caring smile. "There is no shame in failing from time to time. That is why we are here, after all. Teleporting an object and teleporting a living being, especially yourself, are leagues apart when it comes to difficulty, so it is normal that you will need more time.”
She let him go and stood back. "Do not push yourself too hard, that never helps. Everything must come at the right time. Even Twilight needed years of practice before perfecting this spell." Celestia explained as she put everything back in order.
The prince just sighed in defeat at her words, wanting to argue back and try to cast the spell once more… and yet, he knew it was pointless at this point. His stamina was almost gone, and he didn't think that there was much magic left for him to spare.
Noticing his expression, Celestia brought his head up. "Let's stop for today. Tomorrow, we can continue."
That surprised him. "But auntie, your duties…"
"...Are on hold, I told you. We are on alert now; royal court and my regular duties have been cut in half. Besides, I’d rather get behind on some paperwork than force perfection on you; we all learn at our own speed." She told him with a smile, the prince just nodding and picking up the books while Celestia put her regalia back on, both heading back to the entrance.
As they walked, the prince opened the book on teleportation with some interest. "Even so, I'm still confused..." He told her before looking back at the book. "I keep doing everything the book tells me to do, so why isn't it working?"
"Perhaps it’s because you are looking at the problem all wrong," Luna replied, appearing at the entrance of the vault and taking the book away with her own magic. "Greetings, nephew."
"Aunt Luna!" Blueblood rushed to her and gave her a hug using his neck as she did the same.
"What are you doing up so early, sister?" Celestia asked, approaching the two with a raised eyebrow as Luna ended the hug.
"Early?" She reciprocated the same expression, before looking up and then looking at Celestia with a neutral expression. "Tia, it's almost time for you to lower your sun." Luna proclaimed, pointing up with a hoof.
"It is?" Celestia asked in shock as she looked up. "By my stars, it is! Did we really spend all day practicing magic?" Celestia couldn’t hold in her surprise.
Luna simply nodded. "You did, and left me to explain to the entire castle staff why you just vanished into thin air!" Luna exclaimed with a glare. "Honestly Tia, I understand that you want to start teaching magic to our nephew in secret. But if you’re going to do a disappearing act, you need to form a plan and give a reason why you were gone to our subjects."
"I'm so sorry Lulu, I really thought that Blueblood and I would only be there for a couple of hours at most,” Celestia responded with some embarrassment. "I suppose… time flew by without us noticing."
"Indeed it did." She then noticed the state Blueblood was in at the moment. The stallion’s mane was messy, he was practically covered in sweat, and was gasping occasionally while his horn was discharging sparks occasionally.
"By my stars Tia, what were you teaching our nephew? Transmutation magic?" Luna questioned with a worried tone as she turned to her sister with a raised eyebrow.
"It wasn't her fault, Aunt Luna," Blueblood explained. "Aunt Celly just wanted to teach me how to teleport myself, but I just couldn't do it at first. So I kept trying and... well, it looks like I overdid it."
"I see." Luna nodded before looking at Celestia with a neutral expression. "Let me guess, you wanted to stop him but he kept telling you that he could do it?"
Celestia could only chuckle nervously with some heat on her cheeks, making Luna sigh and shake her head. "Tia, you seriously need to learn when to say 'no.'" Luna told her in disappointment before turning around and heading towards the castle. "And you were worried about me teaching him how to use a flame sword...” she added under her breath before looking back. “Now let's go, sister, it’s time for me to bring the night and then meet Cadence and Shining at the train station."
Celestia nodded and closed the entrance of the vault before following, but before they walked too far, the prince rushed ahead of the two and got in their way. "Wait!" He told them before gasping for air from the sudden movement.
"Yes, nephew? What is it?" Luna wondered with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, I was wondering… since you are here already, would you please show me how you move the sun and moon here instead? Please, just this one time?" He asked them while scratching one of his hooves and trying his best puppy eyes on them.
The royal sisters looked at him for a moment before they smiled and approached the prince. "I am sorry nephew, perhaps another time." Luna apologized.
"Aww, why not now?" Blueblood asked in sadness.
"Because our ritual of lowering and raising the day and night is something special and powerful enough, that it would blind some pony if they caught a glimpse of it unprepared," Celestia explained. "That is why we have a special celebration for our citizens to look at us perform it. It's not only a tradition, it's also the only moment in the year where our celestial bodies are far away enough from the planet so they can't hurt anyone."
"Wow, it’s really that powerful?" Blueblood asked in shock at the revelation as Celestia nodded in confirmation.
"For a brief second, our bodies shine with the radiance of the stars we move, nephew. We even have to cast powerful shield spells on our rooms so that we don't accidentally obliterate them each time we end and start a day. A spell similar to the one we cast on Twilight when we had no choice but to relinquish our magic to her once." Luna continued. "I hope that this helps you understand why we can't just show you our daily ritual, much less when you are clearly this tired."
"Yeah, I get it now," He droned dully.
"Do not fret nephew, like my sister says, there is a day in the year where you can watch us perform our duties without any problem. When that day comes, you will have a front seat." Luna told him as she charged her horn. The prince was startled for a second when he saw his body being surrounded by magic. "For now though, why don't you go take a quick shower and then meet us at castle entrance? You wouldn't like to give your cousin a sweaty and smelly goodbye hug, would you?" Luna gave him a smirk, making the prince blush and look away with a smile.
"Yeah, that just sounds unpleasant for both sides..." Blueblood agreed as he is levitated back down. "Well, in that case, I will see you soon!" He waved goodbye to the two before being teleported back into his room, scaring Clean Breeze and Silver Treat, who were in the middle of a makeout session before his appearance.
"Your Highness!" Clean cleared her throat and stepped away from Silver before grabbing a feather duster and starting to work on a coffee table. "I-I-I was just, you know, cleaning the room a little."
"Uh, y-yeah, me too." Silver added as he started to make the bed, both doing their jobs at a rather fast pace.
The prince at first could only blink in surprise at the image before relaxing and chuckling. "Guys, guys, please..." He went to them and made them stop what they were doing, bringing them to the center of the room. "It’s okay, but you could have chosen a more secluded place to kiss. That being said, I will not get mad at some pony for an expression of true love."
Both maid and butler only kept staring at the ground, their faces red from embarrassment. The prince just shook his head and rolled his eyes at that. "I will pretend nothing happened, okay?"
"Celestia bless you, your highness;" Clean immediately bowed in appreciation.
"Don't mention it. Now go on, you lovebirds, before you get in real trouble with the head butler," He warned them with a smile as they nodded and trotted to his door. "Oh, and you better save me a piece of cake from your wedding, you hear me?" He joked as they left, suddenly freezing both ponies in place.
Silver was the first to recover and look back at him with an even redder face, but still managed to chuckle. "I'm not so sure my alpha mare is ready to add a new member to the herd, your highness," He declared with a chuckle as they both left.
"Herd?" The prince was left confused by that as he continued to ponder those words. "What’s a herd?" Blueblood asked mostly to himself as he closed the door and headed to his bathroom.
At Canterlot Train Station
"Please take care on your trip," Luna told her niece while hugging her.
"I will, Aunt Luna," Cadence responded with a smile.
"Are you sure it's best for you to leave? The list Fort gave us is a bit big... perhaps it will be better if you remain here until we can cross some of them off it." Celestia offer Shining, who was playing with Flurry, before he looked back at her.
"It’s okay, princess; it's not like we’re going back to the Crystal Empire or anything. We are simply going to pay a visit to my sister for a couple of days," Shining explained as Luna ended the hug, and then moved over to Shining Armor, bringing him into a hug while at the same time placing Flurry on her mother's back.
The whole thing caught Shining off-guard but nevertheless, he accepted the hug. Celestia noticed how Luna cast a charm spell on him. With a raised eyebrow, Celestia looked at her sister, who simply smiled and made a quick mental link.
Just in case.
Celestia rolled her eyes while Cadence continued. "Yeah, we will not be gone for too long, we will simply ask Twilight to look into you-know-what..." She subtlety gestured towards Blueblood. The princess, understanding the implication, nodded. "... and then we will return. Plus, she invited Flurry and me to see one of her friends’ magic acts. I think her name was Trixie. According to Twilight, her show is spectacular." She looked at the two of them with a smile.
"She is right. I myself have seen one or two of her shows before, and I can guarantee you that she is quite entertaining to watch."
"That is great to know," Cadence comment and they shared a quick hug.
After saying their goodbyes to the princesses, Cadence moved towards Blueblood with a smile.
"Well cousin, I hope things go better there than they did here," Blueblood mentioned with some guilt knowing that he more or less threw a wrench into her original plan when they arrived.
Cadence only rolled her eyes at that. "Blueblood, just shut up and come here," She ordered him, and open her arms for a hug.
Accepting her invitation, he went to complete the gesture. "Take care, Cadence."
"You too, Bluey," She chirped with a chuckle as they ended the hug. "And please, don't blame yourself for what happened. Yes, I'm sad that one of my cousins is gone…” She looked away in sadness before smiling again. “... but I'm glad that I had the chance to meet a new one. One that I hope to get to know better, once we resolve all this mess." She lifted his head with a caring smile, Flurry also hugging him and nuzzling his cheek.
"Nothing would make me happier, Caddy," Blueblood commented, touched by her words as they parted.
"All aboard," The train conductor called out, he himself on the verge of tears while looking at the family.
"Well, guess that’s our cue. We should be going now," Shining stated, picking up Flurry and boarding the train.
"We’ll see you all soon!" Cadence joined her family and waved goodbye before the door closed and the train began to churn and move to the end of the station.
The royal family waved goodbye until it trundled out of sight.
"And they there go..." Celestia mentioned with a sigh.
"Don't worry sister, I cast enough charms for them to easily walk through a war zone unharmed," Luna mentioned with confidence.
"Thank you, Lulu, that actually helps," She then looked up at the stars in wonder. "I just hope we can solve this mess quickly. All this talk about groups threatening to harm my family is really putting me on edge and I just want it to end."
"We will solve it very soon auntie, I'm sure of it," Blueblood reassured her with a smile, helping to calm her nerves.
"Thank you, nephew." At that moment, the three of their stomachs decided to grumble in unison, startling them and putting some heat on their cheeks.
"W-W-Well, since we’re all here now, what do you say about going out for some dinner?" Celestia inquired, being the first one to recover.
"I could go for something," Blueblood replied with a smile.
"Oh! Rarity once recommended me a very good and recently opened restaurant near here. The food can be a bit spicy, but she told me that it’s actually pretty good, not to mention actual regular food instead of those bunny bite that a lot of restaurants insist, 'it’s a real plate.'" Luna explained, making air quotes.
"Sounds good to me, I always enjoy trying something new.” Celestia then turned to Blueblood. “What do you say, nephew? Would you like to try out that restaurant?"
"Sure, sounds exciting!" The prince exclaims with a smile as the three royals walked back to the city with their soldiers waiting at the entrance, including Amber and Stellar, before heading to that new restaurant. As they walked, the prince remembered what Silver Treat told him and he looked back at Celestia. "Auntie, can I ask you something?"
"Sure Blueblood, what is it?"
"What’s a herd?" The prince asked innocently, but the moment he did, the princesses and his two personal guards stopped in their tracks and had a thousand mile stare.
"Auntie?" The prince poked her side, worried as to why she suddenly froze.
Little did they know that a familiar unicorn mare with light pink fur and a red mane also took notice of his question. She was casually drinking some tea at a nearby coffee shop.
My sweet prince charming hasn't even had 'the talk'? She thought in surprise before glaring for a second at Celestia. Princess Celestia, how could you?! Depriving him of such a wonderful and magical experience... She suddenly smiled and licked her lips as she looked back at the prince. Don't you know how vulnerable that leaves him for predators?
"Uh, E-e-excuse me, miss Lips?" The voice of a stallion caught her attention, and when she turned, on her left, the mare found a teenager earth pony stallion probably no older than 15 years old, with blue fur, a basketball cutie mark, a spiky green mane and tail, and a sports jacket, holding a single red rose in his right hoof and a copy of one of her books in his left. He was shaking like a leaf and sweating bullets while trying to form a sentence.
Smiling at the display, Scarlet turned around and waited patiently for the stallion to collect his thoughts. Said stallion had just mustered up the strength to speak up when she raised her hoof.
"Stop." Standing up, Scarlet took a step toward the poor pony, making him flinch and back away. "I'm so sorry honey, but it would never work, you are not mature enough for me." She apologized to him with a small smile and noticed how the poor stallion’s ego deflated in front of her, the pony looking down and appearing to be on the verge of tears.
"Oh, don't be so sad. You showed bravery just by the approach with this flower." She mentioned, stroking his ego as she took the rose. The stallion looked at her in shock as she glanced at him with slightly closed eyes. "So to show my appreciation for such bold fan, I will give you a hell of a consolation prize." She put the rose in her mane and very slowly approached his ear before whispering things to him so intense, the stallion’s face was almost starting to shine for how red it was becoming.
Once done, Scarlet gave his cheek a small kiss and took his book and a quill from her purse, before sighing, using her lipstick as ink. "You have an alpha mare, sweet cheeks?" She asked the stallion, who slowly shook his head no, still pretty shocked with what was happening.
"Oh, we can't have that, can't we?" She faked surprise before using her magic to turn him around and give him the book back. "See that nice mare at the counter?" She pointed at the bartender. "Go there and tell her exactly what I told you."
The stallion slowly nodded as he walked over to the bar, mostly reacting instead of thinking. Scarlet chuckled at the display.
Oh, sometimes it’s just that easy, She thought as she shook her head and paid for her drink, before leaving the establishment.
And now, it’s time for mommy to hunt her prince... She mused with a predatory smile, walking in the direction the royal family went with a sway of her hips.
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He is about to get the talk. Diss Gona be good
Lol. Missed a subject?
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Well considering he only learn basic stuff at a school for fillies and colts and only was there for two weeks. Its understandable that he didn't get to health class.
Oh and you just have to love the timing on that question. Right after the mare that could give them a hoof explaining the subject, left the city.
9187723
yeah. Ask Cadence, get a twilight length answer.
Ask Luna, get lots of yelling
Ask Celestia, watch her freeze.
what happens if you ask twilight?
9187726
Get the formal, and scientific term for everything in a really long class.
…or basically 'The Sheldon Cooper' explanation
9187731
just imagined that and gave me a good chuckle.
Pft
So is Clean Breeze Silver Treat's alpha mare or is he referring to someone else? You probably plan to explain it more later, probably even next chapter, but I just want to be clear on how it works whether it's then or now. So the alpha mare/stallion (assuming this isn't a Reverse Gender Roles Equestria and just a Sexually Liberal Equestria) is like the head honcho of a harem, but the harem consorts are allowed to have other relationships under the alpha? So they're like Lords of Sex/Romance?
9187829
If I understand correctly. No Clean Breeze is not the alpha mare, Clean Breeze would have to talk with Silver Treat's Alpha Mare to gain approval to join the herd.
And the conditions are that, a stallion can have multiple mares in a harem. But the first mare he court (the stallion court the mares) gains the position of 'Alpha Mare'. A stallion can bring new mares into possible be part of the herd but its the alpha mare who decided if she can be a part of it or not. Its like an interview, the stallion start to court the mare, but the alpha is the one that has the final saying.
Its a relationship of mutual respect and trust. If a stallion choose a mare to be his alpha, he is granting her the power to decided what mare is worth it or not to join the herd, and the mare trust her stallion on his decision when picking new mares.
Also if the alpha mare picks another mare, the opposite happen. The stallion determine if she can stay or not. And if a mare already belong to a herd, and seek another stallion without previously leave her herd, that is consider adultery.
Hope that help clear the air a little
Can I have some more please? Just a lil' bit?
That talk will be humorous. I hope Blue-y is prepared.
9187841
Ok, so it's more equal than I thought with the stallion and mare both needing to agree to adding a new mare since it's not just for the alpha stallion but for the alpha mare as well. Since Silver and Clean were macking on each other, I'm guessing casual flings with random mares is fine? At least for the stallion? And I'm also guessing that stallions aren't generally added to herds unless the alpha stallion swings both ways? Sorry, there's just a lot to consider.
This is gonna be good
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Its ok, this questions are actually helpful. I honestly didn't knew much of how to make the herd, but with your help I'm having a better idea. And kissing another mare its indeed ok. Its kind of like a 'interview'. They can't have sex of course. But they can have, dates get to know each other and of course kiss, before he present her to the alpha mare, and then SHE decided the fate of them.
As for sexual orientation, and bisexual cases, for the same sex. Its more or less the same, a partner just goes as the prime head (aka the stallion) and has his or her alpha. In male bisexual cases, I'm not complete sure. In general is a stallion with multiples bisexual mares or vice versa.
Oh and a herd with more than two stallions is consider a poligamic case.
Over all the most important factor, is trust and equality for the ponies involve in the relationship.
LOVE IT! lol Poor Celly and Lulu :P
9181515
I mentioned it in my first comment. It's the pitafall of queue the main 6 in the first few chapters by shipping him off to Ponyville to learn about friendshiiiip.
9187965
well can you give us a idea on witch of the mane six came from herds because now i'm curious
9188025
I'm not so sure myself at the moment, this is a new territory for me, so I will have to think this very careful. Once I get a clear idea I will tell you.
9188041
okay thanks but when you do tell me be sure to either pm me or put it in the authors notes in the next chapter
9188047
Will do
Bluey might have thought to ask in a more private setting.
Ravioli ravioli
welcome to equestria, poligamy is a thing here.
As soon as I read that, I knew a whole lot of awkwardness was in the future.
And I was right.
Uh oh.
I wonder what kind of trick Scarlet is gonna pull. She comes off as a clever and manipulative pony, not entirely blinded by her obsession with Blueblood to the point of acting rashly on impulse, unlike most people with these kinds of obsessions. That just makes her very terrifying.
9188574
Got it, thanks
Lust is making her move, which sin will follow after?
Side thought, if everyone of his "friends" are the embodiment of the seven sins, is only to them or can anyone in Blue's life be one? Would Sunset had counted as "Pride" before she ran away? But then she was already beaten by Twilight. Hmm...
9190001
Its possible, the sins are not exclusive, and are more like a temptation that can consume anyone, They were consume by one, and then corrupt the prince, in respond, since he hold power and feed one another. So its natural that now he must face the same thing his predecessor face and fail
heheheh
i read this and remembered something i heard once when someone was incorrectly saying something
"Oh how the Turns have Tabled"
9190096
Sounds like something Discord would say.
9191316
Yep, its posted and ready to read. Thanks for the help dude
9191316
You're welcome, Dr. Bastion :)
9191630
I swear, Auto-correct is out to get me.
Oh yeah, *clears throat* I want work with agent Keen and only Keen, so you may catch criminals on my blacklist
So, New Blue knows the birds and the bees, right? Telling him about polyamory shouldn't necessarily pose a problem... Necessarily being the key word.
Freaking love this story man! Keep it up!
If you’d like, I could edit most of this within a few days if you’d like? I really love the premise of the story even with most of the grammar mistakes, and I believe a lot more people would be willing to read and enjoy it as much I have so far, so id like to offer my services to you if you so wish?
9193797
Any help is welcome
9190096
You should tell that one to Vinyl. She'll be way into it.
9195953
The death issue will be adress later on, unfortunately it will take a while, so just need to be patient.
I'm glad you are liking the story so far
9196189
Yep the chapter is posted and ready
Some of the earlier chapters still need desperate editing, but the story is good.
9198364
After the changelings been now allies and trying to make a friendly relationship with Equestria? Why would they risk doing something that could start a war? Specially Thorax, who also is know as the country hero that save everyone, and dethrone the queen in front of millions of witnesses?
How does a pony make air quotes? Should probably correct this to something else
9203351
No they can, just bend the edge of their hoofs. I see them do it, in one episode
9203355
Oh, I didn't know that, I guess I stand corrected.
9203356
Its cool its an honest mistake, and a easy to miss detail
To any editors of this story...
Please take care of any upcoming chapters that need editing. I'm done with the new ones...
Seriously, I've seen so many comments about the poor editing close to the beginning of the story that it's bugging me to no end. So I'm done with the new chapters. Gonna dig in to the old ones.
9205905
All of that are good points yeah, but this happen after Luna have her conflict and torture herself each night, so she is well aware that just punishing yourself doesn't solve anything.
There is also a different of raising a student and raising your family. Specially since Twilight wasn't adopted by Celestia, and instead she had Twilight Velvet who was the one that truly raise her (plus lets be honest, she didn't exactly did a good job with Twilight either since she gave her complete access to any book she wish to read, resulting in her becoming reclusive and socially awkward. And she did have problem letting her go, and not sure if she should let Twilight go to Ponyville or not.)
So imagine if she had so much problem letting a student go, how titanic was the task of leaving her nephew go, specially knowing that there could be dangers outside. It was a miracle she didn't forbid him to leave the castle.
The guilt of losing his parents specially toward ponies that though it was because of nightmare moon hit really hard, which is why he was place almost in a bubble his entire life until he simple ask to go out.
So yeah, its a bit hypocrite but it came from a perspective of someone that had already walk toward that path, and maybe fear her sister could just break if they say 'yes it was complete all your fault'. Right now all the blame already was address in 'Princess Wish Come True' and now be supportive was needed. As cruel as it sound, it is spill milk and they is nothing to do about it. Celestia will have to carry that crus all her life and they both know it. But at the moment the only think they could do is move on.
Thanks for the opinion, I appreciate and I hope this explain why Luna said what she said
9207645
You have to love, play on words, right?
9210560
while that is rather insulting I did actually go to a special school, but how did you get that out of my comment? I was making a joke about a misspelled word
do you not like jokes or did I just fail to make it obvious enough?
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I do have editors, you simple reach a part that they haven't arrive yet, don't worry they are getting there. Just give them time