Ponywatching

by ThunderTempest

Prompt #547: Addiction

Twilight took a deep breath, and pushed her worries away like Cadence had shown her. This was nothing. She had faced down Tirek at his most powerful, and forced him into a stalemate. She had, on occasion, outsmarted Discord, and she was mostly sure that Princess Celestia was going to name a wing of a library after her sometime. She had this. She could do this.

There was a knock on her door. Twilight glanced around the room one last time, just to make sure that everything was still set up correctly. She had researched and researched, but there was no one way to do things like this, so Twilight had approximated her best guess.

“Come in!” called Twilight.

“Thank you, Twilight Sparkle,” began Princess Luna, as she stepped into the crystal castle of friendship. The princess of the night trailed off as she saw the banners and decorations strewn around the room.

“Twilight,” grumbled Luna.

“Luna, we need to have a talk about this problem of yours,” said Twilight, putting on her best serious face.

“I do not have a problem,” said Luna, “and you are sounding like Celestia.”

“The ponies in the coastal cities would beg to differ, Luna,” said Twilight, “One moon was fine, Luna. Having two moons was even beautiful for a while. But six, Luna? Six moons is getting ridiculous. The tides are getting out of control. I don’t want to call this an intervention, Luna, but it needs to stop.”

Luna blinked.

“Is it just you here, Twilight?”

“Well, um, technically yes. But everypony that cares about you is here in spirit!” said Twilight, “and I’m sure they’re wishing you all the best, and that’s what’s important. The scheduling for this was the most awful thing I had to deal with. But this is about you and your moon habit.”

Luna’s horn had lit up, her eyes closed as she concentrated on something. Twilight reached out with her own magic, just to feel where Luna was directing her magic. Then Twilight looked up, and sighed.

“Really, Luna?” asked Twilight, “another moon? And are you,” Twilight trailed off, as she watched the new, and smaller moon move into position. Twilight reached out with her magic again, just to get a sense of what was happening up above Equestria.

“You put the moon into orbit around another moon,” sighed Twilight.

“We found the mechanics to be interesting,” said Luna.

“Of course you did,” grumbled Twilight. “and seeing as I can’t actually stop you, just go ahead and fill the sky with moons. Just don’t crash one into Equestria, please.”

“I am sorry, Twilight. I did not realised that this upset you so,” said Luna, “I promise, no more new moons.”

Twilight breathed a sigh of relief.

“Well, I suppose that that was the best outcome I could have hope for. Thank you, Luna,” said Twilight, hugging the elder princess.

*****

Two months later, a letter arrived in Canterlot Castle with a flash of purple sparkles just as Princess Luna was about to start her Night Court.

Written on it were two words.

‘Seriously, rings?’

Princess Luna smiled, and stared up into the night sky, and at Equestria’s brand new ring system.

Author's Note:

Written for Prompt #547: "Filly Fantasy"

The prompt: One-winged Alicorn.

The prompt: Discord’s lab.

The prompt: Another moon.