Blueblood's Day: For Equestria!
Prince Blueblood's Day
by Fizzy Orange
Prince Blueblood, Viscount at the Night Court of Luna considered himself a learned stallion, one that knew many verifiable facts. Three of those facts he held as absolute and immutable truths. One of those truths was that Princess Luna would always be there to rule over Equestria. The second was that Corona was a long gone mythical monster forever trapped into the Sun and being afraid of midday was for superstitious peasants. The third was that official parties can hardly be referred to as such on account of how tediously boring and uneventful they are.
As fate would want it, all three of those truths came to be shattered during the Longest Night Ball held by the Night Court. While the princess insisted on visiting a different plebian backwater town every year, the members of her Night Court would indulge in a boorish night of dancing and tepid conversations over hors d’oeuvre and champagne. The whole exercise was about doing political networking without actually mentioning any political issue during the whole evening. It was a tasteless dance the courtiers danced, to say nothing of the actual dancing when a few junior members got too heavy hoofed with the champagne. At least the food was decent.
Prince Blueblood, as Canterlot’s most eligible bachelor, had a new companion for the evening. A very good-looking unicorn mare he had met only recently. Miss Chantage Arnaque was a business heiress from Prance who had came to him to talk business, at least at first. The business deal hadn’t paned out but he took a liking to her. She had a very alluring lilac mane, deep eyes in sky blue color and a very fashionable midnight blue coat. She was so clever and just loved to listen to him go on and on about his clever plans.
Things had gone sour when, much to the general confusion of everypony present, the sun began to rise shortly after the clock had hit midnight. The ballroom had large windows oriented to the east and west made specifically to watch the heavenly dance of Moon and Sun. Shortly thereafter the present member of the Night Guard had all suddenly lost their signature bat wings and monochromatic colors. The Boon of Night woven into their armor by Princess Luna herself had suddenly disappeared!
Through the general ruckus of confusion the voice of Captain Shining Armor rose above the crowd “Something happened to the Princess! All unicorn guards to me! Initiate Aegis Formation Omega!”
As one the unicorn Royal Guards and those of the Night Guards rushed out into the castle’s courtyard. Blueblood couldn’t help notice that some of the waiters, musicians, and even a few guests followed as well. He briefly wondered why some of Luna’s guards had been undercover and if they were always there at official events.
The confused nobles went out to the edge of the courtyard, many just standing on the threshold of the large double doors that led into the ballroom. It was as if the Courtyard had become the battlefield of an unknown war, the tension visible in the unicorn guards’ eyes enough to make anypony afraid of stepping further.
“What are they doing?” asked his companion in her adorable accented voice.
“I’m not sure my dear,” said Prince, looking on as Shining Armor began casting his signature spell “the Aegis is Captain Shining Armor’s specialty. It is a magical force field that allows him to protect all of Canterlot against intrusions, but I’ve never heard of an Aegis Formation.”
It didn’t take long for the onlookers to understand the point of the gathering of guards. As the captain created his force field his fellow guardsponies fed magic from their own horns into his.
The true utility of that magical shield became apparent when the most frightening thing that Prince Blueblood had ever experienced in his life happened: Corona, the Tyrant Sun, appeared. Obviously nopony alive, aside from Luna herself, had ever laid eyes on the Tyrant Sun, but to Prince Blueblood there was no doubt who the large giant Alicorn with the flaming mane was. She was floating above Canterlot, contemplating the Aegis with curiosity. Panic spread to the nobles, many fleeing back into the ballroom, but Prince Blueblood remained on the threshold, looking up in awe.
The Tyrant Sun made a few prodding assault on the force field, each contact sending a ripple of energy throughout the pink bubble surrounding Canterlot. Every hint made Captain Shining Armor wince.
“We… we should step back, we should run away Prince,” said the unicorn mare by his side, apparently frightened.
“Mademoiselle Arnaque, do you know the History of House Blueblood? Specifically from the time of Corona?” asked Prince, without looking at her.
“I…I heard that your ancestor, Vizier Blueblood was loyal to Corona and that his son, Chamberlain Blueblood, had to kill him to gain control of the House and restore honor to the family,” she answered, unsure of the point.
“That is what the history books say, Chantage,” said Blueblood with a sigh. “The truth is far more complex. Vizier Blueblood held the prestigious title of Viceroy in the Day Court, back when the two courts existed and were nothing more than a small group of counselor, and not the formidable machine of governance that is the current Night Court.
“For years he was a loyal follower of Corona, and he helped her make Equestria a better place. But as the years went on, greed and paranoia seem to creep into his Princess’ heart, tainting it with darkness. She began to ignore the advice of her court, to make more and more outrageous decrees. Those that dared defy her were often punished in flames, and their families with them.
“Vizier was afraid of Corona’s erratic behavior. He knew she was becoming a tyrant but did not dare speak up. He wished to protect his family from her wrath, and remained by her side even as she descended into madness and hatred. When the Tyrant Sun was banished into the Sun, the lunar forces mercilessly attacked all those still loyal to her. In the final moment of the assault on his estate Vizier took the only brave decision of his cowardly life. He made his own son kill him, to make it appear that he was the only one to blame and not his family. His family was spared but they were ruined. Their estate was in ruin and the position Vizier held no longer existed with the dissolution of the Day Court.”
The Viscount took a moment to observe the Tyrant Sun as she assaulted the magical shield once more.
“For a millennia my family has endeavored to restore our name to its former glory. It was and still is a journey full of hardships and setbacks. I am the first Blueblood to reach the title of Viscount, all that thanks to the efforts of my predecessors who paved the way. I will, more than likely, never reach the title of Viceroy myself, but maybe my hard work will be the stepping stone the next Blueblood to reach the court will need.
“When I was a foolish youth I wanted to become a scout in the armed forces, exploring new lands and mapping enemy movements. I later realized, after my uncle was sent to rot in some backwater town, that my talent for always staying on track and finding my way would be better put to use in the wilds of the Night Court. While I might enjoy some of the fruits of my hard work, such as the companionship of beautiful mares like you, I take great pride in the fact that, ultimately, my struggles in the Night Court are all in the service of my noble heritage!” he continued, glaring at the Tyrant Sun.
“An heritage that began by serving her,” he said, taking a pause to look at the mare next to him. “You know…if Equestria is to have a change of ruler, that ruler will need nobles to run the country,” he said with a neutral tone.
The blue unicorn gasped in shock. “You can’t possibly…”
Prince Blueblood didn’t let her finish her sentence before he turned toward the cowering nobles and servants in the ballroom.
“Unicorns of Canterlot!”He shouted, addressing the crowd, “Let’s lend Captain Armor out magic! Canterlot must not fall!”
“Yes! It’s up to us unicorns to save Canterlot!” declared Archduke Fisher from a corner of the room.
“Good idea boy! All with Shining Armor!” declared famous socialite Fancy Pants.
“For Canterlot!” added a female courtier.
“For Equestria!”
Soon Blueblood was at the front of a large group of unicorns rushing to aid Captain Shining Armor. Words was being spread over the rest of the castle and the panic stricken city by speedy pegasi, requesting everypony with a horn to come help in the effort.
“A Blueblood will be Viceroy in the Night Court one day, I swear it,” said Prince to himself.
A midnight blue mare, smirking to herself, remained by the threshold at first.
“Looks like even you have hidden depths, Bluey,” stated the pony known as Zizanie, before she went to add her lilac magic to the Aegis formation.
Just in time to witness Captain Shining Armor facing off against a projection of the Tyrant Sun herself.
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You have inspired me to write a story of what happened during the Longest Day.
1227557 Cool!
Got a pony in mind?
1227565
maybe.
1227577
Being all mysterious heh?
A very interesting backstory for the Blueblood clan here. I like it.
Ooh, neat. I really like it. The backstory is really neat, as is the bit about Blueblood's special talent. Nice!
Nice face turn moment there for Blueblood. Backstory yay!
Chantage Arnaque?
The blatant lack of subtly in that name is impressive. I'm guessing it was sometime shortly after this that Blueblood learned the truth and that it's probably a good part of why he didn't like her very much during the events of File Under 'I' for 'Impossible'
I'm not sure I actually buy all of that last line there as genuine. Mayhap he'd already figured Zizanie out, at least in part, and so was using the opportunity to feed some false humility to whomever she was working for at this time. Plus it gives him a chance to show off and build up his family's reputation.
Yay! Just goes to highlight that nopony in the right mind, no matter how corrupt they might be, would ever support Corona. And I like the Blueblood backstory as well.
1227856>>1228396>>1228826 Glad you guys like the backstory. I felt Blueblood needed some motivations of his own to make him a more complete characters.
1228957 Goes to show how much Blueblood knows about Prance
I just thought it would be fun to give her an outrageously fake name. Also it's something I need to include at some point but Zizanie does really have at least one side of her family from Prance.
As for wether the humility is genuine or not... well I'll leave that to your imagination. For the record Blueblood is certain he can at least go up in ranks some more.
1229702 Yay! RDD Approval! Also I hope you don't mind the part of the Night Guards losing their boon. I felt I needed to work in a cue to explain WHY Canterlot was ready to repel Corona.
Heh!!! For every Blackadder, there must also always be a Lord Melchett. I just hope that he doesn't take to bleating like a sheep.
I guess because Celestia went mad instead of Luna, it changed the entire Blueblood way of thinking. Nice work.
Quite nice for the old boy, there. Doesn't hurt he gained some points in the Game, either.
1228957 Oh and another take on that outrageous name:
"What do you mean Claude Arnaque's daughter is named Chantal and not Chantage?!"
1229880 Baaah?
1229953 Thanks!
1229999 Sadly for Prince, the general confusion and panic will cause most eyewitness to remember it was Fancy Pants' idea to help Shining Armor
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Prince Blueblood/Prince Blueblood/No such bloomin'luck
Prince Blueblood/Prince Blueblood/Equesterian Schmuck!!
Fancy Pants/Fancy Pants/We wish you were the star!
Fancy Pants/Fancy Pants/You're sexier by far!
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It seemed to fit the piece.
Blueblood acting as a sympathetic character?!dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra_ooh.png
1232152 I know, it's crazy! Though he honestly only seems sympathetic because Corona's an even worse bad guy.
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true enough dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Spitfire_lazy.png
1227557>>1227856>>1228396>>1229702>>1232152 If you hadn't noticed the nature of this piece has changed slightly! Not sure if I should keep it under 'complete' or not, considering there's no real end point we're going to be shooting for.
1232955: I would mark it incomplete for now. We can always mark it complete later if everyone says, "Okay, I'm done, I've written all I want to for this story."
1232968 Gotcha!
1232955
I just noticed that! I look forward to where this might go.
ACK!
How come you guys didn't tell me about all the mistakes in this? There's a bunch of places where I skipped words again! 
Ooh. I wish I had been online last night, I want to have read this sooner. It was a good backstory, and the new premise of everypony else's adventures during LNLD is one I want to see the results of!
I like this alternate Prince Blueblood. He is proud and yet knows his roots. He balances his ambition with his loyalty to his family.
Wait, a Blueblood that's actually... likable? You, sir, have blown my mind.
1253110 This.
Lunaverse Blueblood is manlier than standard Blueblood. I imagine him with a bigger chin.
Sorry for taking this long to review, lifes been so full on that I haven't had nearly enough time for ponies.
But now that I'm back and ready to get stuck in on what I've missed 
I really liked this. As much as I enjoy Blueblood being a prissy whiner, this backstory and interpretation comes with a lot more credibility and intrigue. Yes he's not the biggest player but this version is really one I'd like to see more of. Also, while he still is up himself, it's refreshing to see him admit that alot of his standing in life came from the hard work and sacrifice of others.
Simply put, very nicely done.
You know... I just re-read this chapter and realized what a sneaky underhanded bastard Blueblood is at the end.
Right Bluey... so that's why you just inspired said nobles to stand against Corona, thus making it likely she'll execute them all for 'treachery' should she win... and thus completely cripple whatever rule she attempts to have afterwards due to a total lack of government and administration.
You sneaky, sneaky git you.
1520258 I actually read that a completely different way - when he talks about a "change of ruler", I don't think he means Corona, I think he means Shining Armor. With Luna out of the picture and Corona threatening to obliterate Canterlot, martial law seems pretty sensible, and the Starlight family is one of the oldest and most respected in Equestria. Being the first to support Shining Armor's defence against Corona can only make him and his family look good. Your interpretation works too, though, and is rather cunning!
>An heritage
I was not going to mention any of the errors in this story, but I had to upon seeing this
Damn, I actually kinda like this Blueblood, so congratulations to you for that. Pity his assistance wasn't really needed in the end though.
"....the next Blueblood will need to reach the court." + shouldn't "court" be capitalized?