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Ponywatching - ThunderTempest



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Prompt #262-It's A What?

It was on the night of the winter solstice that Twilight Sparkle entered Princess Luna’s court as it was closing, looking somewhat annoyed as she strode past the small number of guards, and straight up to the Princess of the Night, and asked her question.

“Luna, what is on my head?”

Princess Luna a look at Twilight, whose mane was alternating between sticking out from underneath what looked like a blob of solid darkness and being woven into a nest by the solid blob of darkness. Luna kept staring, even as the blob of darkness stretched itself out, its sinewy body curling and uncurling. Its wings stretched out to the sides, and it yawned, mouth and eyes marked by white light. As the creature curled itself back up onto the nest it had made in Twilight’s mane, Luna couldn’t suppress her gut reaction any longer, and she let out a bark of laughter. Twilight’s eye twitched.

“I am sorry, Twilight Sparkle,” said Luna, “what appears to have taken up residence in your mane is a Nightcrawler.”

“A Nightcrawler?” repeated Twilight.

“Indeed. Harmless little things, really, and quite adorable. In the times before, they were seen as a sign of the Night’s favour, and in turn, my favour. They were even thought to be peices of the night sky that fell to earth.”

“Please can you just get it out of my mane?”

“Alas,” said Luna, “I cannot. It seems to have taken a liking to you, Twilight Sparkle. And it would be terrible of me to remove the first Nightcrawler that I have seen since I returned from a home that it so enjoys.” As if to punctuate the statement, the Nightcrawler flopped itself over so its tail trailed down Twilight’s face. Twilight’s eye twitched again as Luna tried to suppress her laughter.

“Have you not tried removing it thyself, Twilight?”

“Twice. It seems to be unable to be affected by magic, and when I tried lifting it out, it nearly pulled my mane out.”

“You see, Twilight? It likes you. You should be honoured-to have a Nightcrawler was seen as a great honour. They are rather intelligent creatures, even capable of limited writing, given proper training. The only thing I can suggest is to make it a proper nest, with parts of your mane woven into it to help it adjust, so that it is not living in your mane.”

“Great,” muttered Twilight striding back towards the double doors of the hall. A few moments later, Celestia entered, with a rather bemused look on her face.

“Sister, did you know that apparently a Nightcrawler has taken up residence in Twilight’s mane?” she asked, as she sat down next to Luna.

“Yes, she was just here a minute ago, asking me to remove it.”

Celestia pondered for a moment.

“Now, correct me if I am wrong, Luna, but I thought that the only Nightcrawler left was yours.”

“Why, Umbra would never leave me!” said Luna, pressing a hoof against her chest, as if wounded by the very thought of her pet leaving her. “Though he may have decided, purely on a whim you understand, to go to Ponyville and nest in Twilight’s mane because she was the most recent interaction with pure night magic, which he needs to reproduce. I most certainly did not tell him to do this because I find the image of him nesting in Twilight’s mane hilarious.”

“Ah,” said Celestia, “A pure coincidence, then.”

“Exactly.”

Author's Note:

Written for Prompt #262: “Because I Love You or Something”
The prompt: The look in their eyes never leaves you.
OR
Alternate prompt: Something dark crept in and made a nest.
Special Rule: No alicorns allowed in our special clubhouse.

Eh.

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