HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome back, everypony :D

As I promised, I will now tell you my top 10 Christmas presents I got for Christmas.

10: A Bud Abbott & Lou Costello (DVD)

9: Predator, 2 film collection (DVD)

8: Transformers Dark of the Moon (DVD)

7: Men in black 3 (DVD)

6: Skyrim (PS3)

5: Assassins Creed 3 (PS3)

4: Skylanders giants, plus figures (Xbox 360)

3: Prototype 2 (PS3)

2: Batman Arkham city, GOTY edition (Xbox 360)

And finally my favourite present. 1: My little pony friendship is magic, Season 1 (DVD)

Feel free to tell me your favourite present in your review, now on with the chapter.

Chapter 38: Luna's love potion

It's been 2 days since I gained a brotherly bone with Spike, we've been doing a lot of things together recently. Alongside Jeff, Spike's been coming with me to work so he could help.

I can tell by the look on her face that Twilight was happy about our new bond, she even wrote a friendship report to Princess Celestia saying how the best of friends can become closer like a family.

To be perfectly honest, I couldn't ask for a better little brother than Spike. I truly did have a heart for this little dragon.

Jeff on the other hoof, hasn't been acting himself lately. He's taken a huge sudden interest in phoenixes, he's even started to read a book about them, which shocked me and Twilight because we've never seen him even pick up a book before

Luna's castle

It was the middle of the night, Luna was in her bed quarters lying on her stomach on her bed. She just lied there staring at the test-tube full of the glowing pink love potion lying in front of her.

"I still cannot believe I went along with it, I have created the thing that could cause my friendship with Matthew to collapse into pieces…I'm starting to wonder if this was such a good idea after all." Luna thought as she continued to stare at the pink test-tube.

Luna then thought about how lonely her life has been without anyone to love, how she wondered what it would feel like to gain a kiss from the colt she loved.

Luna smiled weakly. "Although, it would be nice to have a little personal time with Matthew. He won't remember anything once the potions effects ware off anyway, he'll never know I did anything. I get to have some time with him, and I get to keep my friendship with him. It's perfect." She cheered in her mind.

Luna then jumped off the bed and picked up the potion with her magic, she walked over to her make-up desk and opened a drawer.

Luna looked in the drawer to see the black rose that Zelga had given her the same night she gave her the potion recipe.

Luna gently placed the potion beside the black rose and closed the drawer.

"I cannot do it now, it is far too late. Tomorrow afternoon will possibly be the right time to go." Luna said to herself as she turned around and walked back over to her bed.

Luna then crawled into her bed and used her magic to pull the covers over her, she rested her head on the soft blue billow and closed her eyes to sleep.

As she drifted into her sleep, she thought about the potion and what she was going to do tomorrow. She didn't know whether to be excited about discovering what love feels like, or ashamed for going through with this plan.

These questions would trouble her until she would fall asleep and get lost in her dreams.

Meanwhile: Ponyville library

While everyone was asleep in the library, I was in the guest room lying on my stomach on the bed while reading another Daring Do book.

It was very interesting and exciting, this Ahuizotl guy was a right piece of work.

Just then, I heard the door on the other side of the room creek open. I turned away from the book to see Twilight walk into the room with a sweet smile on her face, I smiled back at her. "Hey, Twi. What're you doing?" I asked.

Twilight walked up to the bed. "I was just coming in the check on you. Although I wasn't expecting to find you in here, you haven't been in this room in a long time." She said.

"Yeah well, I wanted to have a little read of this book and it was kinda hard to do that with Spike and the others snoring away." I said with a smile.

Twilight raised her eye brow. "Having a little late-night read, huh? You're becoming more like me every day." She said with a smirk.

"Oh, fantastic." I joked sarcastically.

Twilight understood my joke and giggled. "Mind if I join you?" she asked.

My smiled grew before I moved over a bit for her to climb onto the bed with me. "Sure, Twi." I said.

Twilight then climbed onto the bed and lied down on her stomach beside me, we both moved as closely as we could together to share our comfort. I wrapped one of my wings around her and pulled her even closer.

These days, my love for Twilight felt stronger. It wasn't long now before our wedding day, all our friends in Ponyville were talking about it.

"So what is this book you're reading anyway?" Twilight asked as she looked down at the book lying in front of us.

"It's a Daring Do book. This one's really cool, it has all these intense booby-trap moments and this Ahuizotl guy is one really tricky ass-hole, he's causing all this trouble just to stop Daring from getting this…." I trailed off from my sentence when I noticed Twilight staring at me dreamily.

I smiled as I chuckled. "What? Did I say something?" I asked.

"I was just looking at your eyes, they're just so…blue." Twilight said.

I smirked at her. "Well you have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. You're the cutest, smartest, and most beautiful girl in all of Equestria." I said sweetly.

Twilight smiled as she blushed, she turned her head away to hide it. "You're just saying things now. You're joking again, right?" She said still blushing.

I smiled as I placed my hoof on her cheek and slowly turned her head back around so I could look into her eyes, I shook my head. "No, I wasn't joking. You know why?...because it's the truth." I said with a warm smile.

We both smiled lovingly at each other before we moved in closer and shared a passionate kiss, my heart started to pound at the feeling of it.

After a few more seconds, me and Twilight separated and smiled at each other.

However, this time was different. Once we looking back into each other's eyes, we were both overwhelmed by a feeling that was pulling us back towards each other. I couldn't explain it, I had never felt this way before, it was like I couldn't stop my head from moving towards Twilight's face.

We stared wide-eyed at each other. "I…err…maybe we should slow down a bit…I think we're getting a bit too carr-"

"Matt." Twilight said interrupting me.

"…Yeah?…" I said in a faint whisper.

Twilight then gave me a loving look with a small smile. "Stop talking." She said with her snout right in front of mine.

With that, we connected into a deep kiss again. We both blushed deeply as we thought about where this might lead.

After two minutes, we sat up on the bed as we continued to kiss. We started to move faster, the feeling was over incredible.

Suddenly, I felt Twilight move backwards. I didn't want to separate from this great feeling so I moved with her to stay connected.

Twilight lied her back on the bed with her head on the pillow, I was on top of her as we kept kissing lovingly. I had to admit, this was the best kiss me and Twilight had ever shared.

Our tails managed to wrap together as I tried my best to keep my wings from flapping like crazy. Twilight wrapped her arms around the back of my head to keep me in place, not like I wanted to go anywhere.

But finally, me and Twilight broke the kiss to breathe. "Matt…I love you…" Twilight said between breaths.

"I love you too…Twi." I said also between breaths.

It wasn't long before we caught our breath and continued to kiss with extreme passion. As we did, we rolled over on the bed so Twilight was now on top of me with my arms around her head and her hooves on my chest.

As we kissed, Twilight felt a sudden urge in her mind. One of her hooves began to move its away down my body.

I felt this before my eyes shot open and I quickly pulled away, Twilight opened my eyes too as she wondered what she did that caused me to stop. "What's wrong?...did I do something?" she asked.

I didn't answer as I looked down my flat body to see her hoof on my stomach, she looked down and saw where her hoof was and quickly removed it.

"Sorry, Matt…I don't know what got into me." Twilight said as she wondered how her hoof got there.

I then looked back up at Twilight. "Twi…maybe we should stop now." I said.

Twilight gave me a wondering look. "Stop?...but why? Weren't you enjoying it?" she asked indecently.

"Of course I was, it was the best kiss you and I have ever had. It's just I know where your hoof was going and…I think we're moving a bit too fast." I said.

Twilight thought about it for a minute and blushed hard once she realised what I meant. "Oh…so, you don't want to…do it…with me?" she asked slightly upset.

I leaned up on the bed which forced Twilight to step off me, I then pulled her into a hug. "…Don't be silly, of course I want to do it with you…it's just I don't feel ready for that stage yet, especially when we're not even married yet." I said.

Twilight then hugged me back. "So when do you think you'll be ready?" she asked.

"…I think it'll feel more right if we do it sometime after we're married…I'll be ready then." I said softly.

I then felt Twilight nod on my shoulder. "Ok Matt, we'll do it after we're married…if you want to, that is." She said.

"Trust me, I'll want to." I said.

Me and Twilight then separated and smiled at each other. "Well…we should probably get to bed, it's kinda late." Twilight said.

"Or…we could just stay in here for tonight. You know, where we can be alone." I said with a sly smiled as I lied back down on the bed.

Twilight knew what I meant and giggled. "Alight then." She said before she lied down with me.

We cuddled each other as we closed our eyes to sleep. We didn't even need the cover over us, our combined body heat was enough to warm us through-out the rest of the night.

The next day

It was early in the afternoon and while I was out with Jeff and Spike making my deliveries around town, Twilight and Peewee stayed at the library.

Peewee watched from a table as Twilight trotted around the room with a cheerful smile on her face, she was humming to herself as she used her magic to organize some books.

"You're in a cheerful mood today, aren't you?" Peewee asked as Twilight trotted passed him.

Twilight didn't face him as she continued to re-shelf some books. "Sorry Peewee, I just feel so lively today. Matt and I had a really good night, it was so…enchanting." She said with a twinkle in her eyes.

Peewee raised his eye brow. "Enchanting…right, so I guess you two finally…you know…" he said.

Though Twilight was still in her love-struck state, she realised what Peewee was saying and her eyes shot wide open; causing her to lose her focus and drop some books onto the floor.

Twilight then turned her head around to face Peewee and blushed. "Oh no, we haven't reached that stage…yet…we nearly did, but we decided to wait until after we're married."

Peewee then gave her a proud smile. "Good move, Twilight. I know you two might feel tempted, but the best time to do it is sometime after you're married, it just feels right that way."

Twilight gave him a small smile. "Yeah, that's kinda like what Matt said last night. He said he wanted to do it, but he didn't feel ready." She said.

"Well don't worry, Twilight. You two will get your chance, it's not like he gave you a precise no, it's just…not time yet." Peewee said trying to help her.

Twilight gave him a thankful smile. "Thanks, Peewee. But I'm ok with the decision we made, I didn't really feel ready for it either. I was probably just rushing things. Anyway, can you help me with the books in the other room? Just until Spike gets back." she said.

Peewee smiled before he flew off the table and landed on Twilight's back. "I'd be happy to." He said.

Twilight returned the smiled before she walked into the other room with Peewee and closed the door behind her.

Meanwhile outside the library, there was a flash of light and Luna appeared in front of the front door. She looked around and was thankful to see that no one noticed her arrival.

Luna was wearing a dark blue saddle-bag with her moon cutie mark symbol on the on it, she was keeping the potion inside it. "Alright, nice and easy." She said to herself as she approached the door.

Once she was close enough, Luna's horn glowed and the front door of the library slowly opened, she was doing it very careful to make sure she wasn't noticed by anyone who may be inside.

Once the door was wide enough, Luna poked her head inside and looked around the front room to see that no one was inside. "No one is here, they must have gone out into the town. This is the perfect time to plant the potion in a place where Matthew can see it." she said to herself.

With that, Luna slowly opened the door all the way and walked into the library. She looked around the front room to find a place to plant the potion, that's when she saw the table with the wooden horse head standing in the middle of it.

Luna walked up to it and saw that despite the horse head, the table had much more room to spare. "This will do nicely." She thought.

Luna then turned her head around and looked down at her saddle-bag, he horn glowed before the saddle-bag unfastened itself and the potion lifted out of it.

Luna looked back at the table, there was a small flash of light on the side of the table and a small glass cup appeared. The potion then hovered over to the glass before the cork on top of it glowed and popped off; allowing pink steam to escape from the test-tube.

Luna gave the potion one last look before she let out a sigh. "…I am sorry, Matthew…" she whispered to herself with shame.

Luna then took a deep breath before she closed her eyes tightly and looked away from the potion, she didn't want to see her doings.

As she did, the test-tube hovered above the glass before it slowly leaned over and the potion poured out into the glass until the test-tube was empty and the glass was full.

Luna turned her head back around and opened her eyes to see the deep was done, she then tapped her chin with her hoof as she thought about what was missing. "Hmm…how do I get him to drink this without actually having to ask him?" she asked herself.

After a second, Luna got an idea. Her horn glowed again and a small sheet of paper and a quill appeared in front of her, she used her magic to write something onto the paper before she placed the paper beside the potion on the table. She then made the quill disappear.

And with that final act, she was satisfied.

Luna smiled weakly. "Perfect, now I must leave before anyone returns." She said before she made her way towards the door and slipped out of the library.

"Well that went better than I had exsp-" Luna stopped in her sentence as she heard voices coming towards her.

"Oooh, how much further?" she heard Spike's voice say as he came around the corner with Me and Jeff walking with him.

Luna began to worry. "Oh no, it is Matthew…I cannot let him see me." she said to herself before she looked around for a place to hide.

Luna then looked up at the library, she spread out her wings and gave one hard flap before she shot up the library.

Luna flew up and (seeing how the library was a big tree) hid within the leaves. She stuck her hooves through the leaves and spread them apart so she could looked down at us.

I walked towards the library with Spike walking beside me and Jeff on my back, we were glad to finally be back at the library.

Spike saw the library up ahead and smiled. "Finally, we're home. I need a rest, today was a long day." he said as he walked beside me.

I looked down at him. "Yeah, I could use a rest myself. How about you, Jeff?" I asked, I didn't get an answer. "Jeff?" I said as I turned my head around to see Jeff was asleep on my back while snoring.

"Well, that answers that question." I said before I turned my head back around and kept walking towards the library.

Once I reached the front door, I pushed it opened and walked inside with Spike before I closed the door, not knowing that Luna was watching me from above.

"Alright, I'll just stay here and wait until he drinks it. I'll check on him every few minutes to make sure." Luna said to herself as she continued to hide in the leaves.

Meanwhile, I walked up the stairs while Spike went into the kitchen. Once I got to the top of the stairs, I looked around to see that Twilight wasn't up here, she must've been in another part of the library.

I walked up to the right side of my bed before I leaned my body against it, Jeff then rolled off my body and onto the soft bed without waking up.

With him taken care of, I smiled down at him before I turned around and walked away from the bed.

I then walked back down the stairs to try and find Twilight, I got to the bottom of the stairs and was about to begin my search for Twilight before something caught my attention.

There was a small glass of thick pink liquid sitting on the table that had the large wooden horse head standing in the middle of it, I wondered what it could be before I walked over to it to investigate.

Upon reaching it, I noticed a note lying beside the glass. I looked down into the glass before I turned my attention to the note and started reading it.

"Dearest Matthew.

In honour of your brave actions and helping me to move on, I reward you with this early wedding gift. You may have noticed the glass of liquid sitting before you, this is a potion which will keep you very strong and healthy through the rest of the year. I hope this is to your liking.

Sincerely yours: Princess Luna."

After I finished reading, I looked at the potion with wonder. Would it really keep me healthy for the rest of the year? "Well….she did say it was an early present." I said to myself.

I brought my nose above the potion and gave it a good sniff, the aroma from the potion smelled like sweet strawberries and fresh rain water, it smelled wonderful.

After smelling it a few more times, I was ready to drink. "Bottoms up, I guess." I said before grabbed it with both front hooves before I placed the edge of the glass on my mouth and slowly leaned the bottom of the glass upwards.

But just before the pink liquid could touch my upper lip. "Matt, is that you?" Twilight voice called from the other room.

I then removed the glass from my mouth and looked over to the door to the other room. "Yeah, I'm home." I said loud enough for her to hear me.

"Oh good, could you come in here and help me with some books? Peewee's trying to help by carrying them one by one up to their shelves and I don't think he can do it for much longer." Twilight's voice called again.

"She's right, my talons aren't strong enough to carry these things…I can't hold…any…AHH." Peewee's voice cried before I hear a hard thud on the floor. "I'm ok." He called.

After hearing this, I figured I should go in and help them. So I placed the potion back down on the table.

"Coming." I called as I walked over to the door to the other room and went inside, I closed the door behind me before I saw Twilight on the other side of the room with a bunch of books floating around her.

I looked around for Peewee, but I couldn't see him. "Where's Peewee?" I asked while looking at Twilight.

"I'm under here." a voice muffed, I looked down to see an open book lying open on the floor. I flipped the book over with my hoof to find Peewee lying on his back.

"Thanks." Peewee said as he leaned up off the floor.

I smiled down at him. "How about you let us do the work? Take the load off for a while." I suggested.

"Yeah, I think I'll do that." Peewee said, I then stuck out one of my wings and lowered it down for him to climb up onto my back.

Once Peewee was on my back, I folded my wing back up and walked over to Twilight to begin helping her.

Meanwhile, Jeff slowly woke up and leaned up on the bed before he stretched his wings up. "Umm…that was a good bird nap." He said.

As Jeff stood up on the bed, he noticed his mouth was dry and he didn't like it. "Ah…dry mouth, I should get a drink or somethin' to wet my whistle." he thought before he flew off the bed and down the stairs.

As Jeff flew across the living room, something caught his attention. He saw the potion sitting on the table and swooped down to it before landing beside it on the table.

Jeff eyed the potion with wonder. "Well this is new, I wonder what this is." He said to himself as he walked up to the glass.

Jeff then took a whiff of the potion. To him, it smelt like spring-time fresh air and sweet mangos. Obviously the potion smelled differently to whoever smelled it. Jeff smiled at this smell.

"Whow, this stuff smells good. Where'd this come from anyway?" Jeff asked himself.

Just then, Jeff noticed the note lying on the table before he picked it up in his wings. He then held it up in front of him before he started reading it in mumbles.

"Dearest Matthew…(Mumbles)…blah, blah, blah, whatever." Jeff said before he threw the note down on the table and grabbed the glass with his wings. "As long as it's drinkable, it's cool with me." he stated.

With that, Jeff held the glass up before opened his beak wide and tipped the glass; causing the potion to pour out into his mouth and he drank every last drop before it was all gone.

Just then, the door slowly opened and Luna poked her head through.

"I should check if Matthew has drunk the potion yet, I don't want to risk the chance of him seeing another female other than me." Luna thought before she looked to where she left the potion and gasped at what she saw.

Jeff was gulping down the last bit of the potion, Luna slammed the door wide open. "NO! Don't drink that!" she yelled.

But it was too late, Jeff drunk the last drop before he placed the empty glass back down on the table and let out a loud belch. He then noticed Luna standing in the doorway before his eyes widened.

In Jeff's eyes, small lights twinkled around Luna's body like small stars. Jeff's wide-eyed stare soon turned into a dreamily one. "You know, Luna…I've never noticed how beautiful your mane was…" he said.

"…Oh dear…" was all Luna could respond.

Luna then walked further into the library as she tried to think of a way to fix this. "This is bad, this wasn't supposed to happen. I can't just leave him like this for a whole hour, Matthew will find him and easily discover his odd behaviour. And he'll surely mention my name and Matthew will become suspicious…I have to do something about this." She thought.

"Listen, you must get a hold of yourself….errr….Jeff, correct?" Luna asked.

"Jeff, bird-brain, feather head, call me whatever you like." Jeff said as he looked at her dreamily.

"Yes, well…young Jeff, you have to come with me." Luna said.

A large smirk then grew on Jeff's face. "Takin' me somewhere private already, huh? Ain't we goin' a bit fast here?" he asked.

Luna knew what he meant and almost gagged at the very thought. "No, that is not what I meant. I need to keep you away from Matthew for an hour, you are under the influence of a love potion, I don't think you even know what you are doing." she stated.

"Why so serious? You really need to have some fun, Lulu." Jeff said with a smirk.

"…What did you just call me?" Luna asked with a raised eye brow.

"It's cute right? Just like you." Jeff said before he flapped his wings and flew up into the air. Once he was in mid-air, he started to hover towards Luna.

Luna became both worried and nervous by the sight of this. "W-What are you doing?" she asked.

"Just gettin' a better view of those sparklin' eyes of yours." Jeff said as he came closer to Luna.

The closer Jeff came, the more uncomfortable Luna felt. She didn't want to know what he was going to do if he got any closer, so she ran under him and galloped across the library.

Jeff turned around to see Luna on the other side of the room before he grinned. "Oh, baby-girl wants to play hard-to-get? Ok, I'll play." He stated before he shot towards her.

Meanwhile, I was stacking the last few books on the shelves while Twilight did the same on the other side of the room.

I then stacked the last book I had before I examined my work. "Perfect, all the books are back where they belong." I said proudly.

Twilight used her magic to stack her last book before she turned her head around to face me. "And about time too, I thought we'd never get it done." She said.

Just then, Peewee flew onto Twilight's back. "Well it's done now, no thanks to Spike or Jeff." He stated with his wings crossed.

I nodded in agreement. "Yeah, where are those two anyway?" I asked.

At that moment, Spike burst through the door. We all looked over to him. "Well I did ask." I said to out loud.

Spiked seemed to have a panicky look on his face. "Guys, you gotta come in here quick." He said loudly.

"Why? What's going on?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Well, I was walking into the living room when I saw Jeff and-" Spike couldn't finish his sentence as we all heard a loud crash in the front room. Spike then narrow eyes. "I think it's best if you see it for yourselves." He stated.

With that, we all walked towards him to see what was going on in the front room. Once we reached the doorway, I was surprised by what I saw.

I saw Jeff flying in font of Luna who was using her magic to swing a chair at him, Jeff quickly dodged every swing but he just kept trying to reach her. "Away! Away, you foul bird." Luna yelled.

"Oh c'mon, sweetness. This is no way for a first date to go down." Jeff said as he dodged a number of Luna's swings.

Our mouths hung at the sight of this before I decided to step in. "Luna? Jeff? What's going on in here?" I yelled.

Luna heard me and turned her head to face me, her eyes widened as she tried to think of an excuse for what was happening. "Oh…hello, Matthew…err…I can explain." She said.

Luna was so focused on what she was trying to say, that she lost the focus she had on the chair and it fell to the floor; allowing Jeff to finally reach her.

Luna was caught off guard by Jeff wrapping his wings around her neck. Luna shoved her hoof between him and her neck before she tried to push him off, but he had a tight grip.

Twilight then turned her head to face me. "What's Jeff doing? Doesn't he know who she is?" she asked with panic.

I turned my head to face her. "Well, what do I do?" I asked.

"Help her!" Twilight answered loudly.

I nodded before I rushed over to the struggling Luna and grabbed Jeff with my hooves, I then tried to pry him off Luna while she was continued to trying and push him off. "Come on, Jeff. Let go already." I said.

After a few seconds, Jeff couldn't hang on anymore and released Luna; causing me to fall back onto my ass with Jeff in my hooves.

Jeff started to flap his wings and kick his legs as he tried to break free from them. "Let go of me! I know what you're after, you want her for yourself. You can't have her, you hear me? SHE'S MINE!" Jeff yelled in anger.

I was both shocked and confused by what he said. "Jeff, what the hell are you talking about? I'm not after Luna, what's gotten into you?" I asked.

"Love, that's what's gotten into me." Jeff yelled before he bit my hoof; causing me to yell in pain. He kept biting down until I couldn't take it anymore and released him.

Now free, Jeff quickly flew towards Luna with a determined smile.

But before he could reach Luna, a force suddenly stopped him inches away from her face. Jeff turned his head around to see Twilight walk towards him with her horn glowing, she must've had him in her magic lock.

Jeff squirmed in mid-air as he tried to break free from her magic. "Let me go! I want Luna, I need Luna!" he yelled.

"Well she doesn't want you, so give up." Twilight said in a firm voice.

Jeff gave her a glare. "Never." He stated before he continued to squirm in the air.

While Twilight was handling Jeff, I looked down at my hoof no mark or blood. I shook off the last of the pain before I join up with Twilight and looked up at Jeff. "What's wrong with him, he's never been like this before." I stated.

Luna then stepped forward. "It isn't his fault, he cannot control himself….he's…he's under the influence of a love potion." she stated.

I looked at her with confusion. "Love potion? Where'd he get love potion from?...and how come you're here?" I asked.

Luna's ears then lowered as she bit her bottom lip nervously, he plan had gone horribly wrong.

But she couldn't lie anymore, Jeff was under the spell and we wanted an explanation. Luna hung her head as she let out a sigh. "I'm here because…I planted the love potion in this room, I'm the reason Jeff drank it." she admitted.

Me and Twilight were surprised by this. "You?...but why? Why would you leave love potion here?" I asked.

Luna hesitated to answer, but the game was up and she had lost. "Because…it was meant for you…I…I tried to use a love potion on you." she admitting with her head still hanging.

I was shocked, but my face didn't show it. I couldn't believe what she had just told me, she tried to use love potion on me. Twilight was as shocked as I was, I could only imagine how she felt about this.

"You…tried to use a love potion on Matt?…Luna, why would you do this? He's my fiancé." Twilight stated.

Luna looked over to her. "I know, but I can explain everything. Just give me a chance, please." She begged.

The look on Luna's face told me that she was upset by this, I didn't want to upset her any further so I nodded. "Ok…ok, we'll talk in a minute. Right now, we have to figure out how to fix Jeff." I said calmly.

"He'll be fine, the effects of the potion are temporary. Just lock him up for an hour and he should return to normal." Luna stated.

I nodded to say I understood, I then turned my head to face Twilight. "Take Jeff upstairs and lock him in the guest room, that should hold him until he turns back to normal." I said.

Twilight nodded before she turned around and walked towards the stairs with Jeff floating behind her. "Hey, where're you takin' me? Luna's over there." Jeff said as he pointed at Luna.

As she approached the stairs, Twilight turned her head around to Jeff. "You're not seeing Luna, you're getting a time-out." She said in a firm voice before she turned her head back around and went up the stairs.

"Stop hatin' our love!" Jeff said as Twilight reached the top of the stairs and headed towards the guest room.

While Twilight dealt with Jeff, I turned my head back around to face Luna who had a look of shame on her face. I still couldn't believe she had tried something so…devious.

"So…I take it that potion you left the note with was the love potion…what the note said was a lie to get me to drink it." I said, Luna could only nod in sadness.

"Luna…why did you do something like this? Do you know what that potion could've done to me? The damage it would've caused between me and Twilight?" I said.

Luna quickly looked in my eyes. "I know, but I could not help it…the worry was too much for me to bare." She stated.

"What worry?" I asked.

"The worry of…failing to discover how it would feel if the colt I loved felt the same way about me." Luna stated while looking down at the floor.

I was slightly confused before I remembered how she felt about me a while back, this must mean she still felt love for me. "Wait…you mean, you're still in love me? But I thought you said you moved on after we talked about this." I said.

"I tried to, I really did. But it made me so sad, I felt lonely again. I gained the idea to use a love potion on you for an hour, but I couldn't decide whether to do it or not. But after I heard that your family came, I thought they would take you away, I would never know how it would feel to be loved if they did. I then realised that I could not allow the risk to rise up again, so I decided to use the love potion on you while I still could." Luna explained.

"Luna, a love potion wouldn't have made any difference. Yeah, it would've made me love you, but it would've been fake love. What's the point in discovering how love feels if it's fake?" I asked.

"You don't know what it is like to be somepony like me, you don't know how lonely I've been. In these times, I would settle for any type of love, fake or real." Luna stated strongly.

I didn't know what to do at this point, this was going far beyond my capabilities. I didn't know how to help Luna from here, until I thought about who else could help instead. "Luna…I want to help you, but I don't know how…maybe we should bring Celestia into this, she might know what to do." I said.

Luna's eyes widened slightly in fright, she was frightened of what her older sister might say if she found out. But being a mature Princess, she decided that it was for the best. "I think that is a good idea." She said quietly.

I nodded before I turned my head around to face Spike who was still standing in the doorway to the other room. "Spike, take a letter to the Princess." I said.

With that, Spike grabbed a sheet of paper and a quill. I began to tell him what to write while Luna prepared for her sisters arrival.

Later that day

After sending a message to Princess Celestia telling her what Luna had done and why she did it, it wasn't long before she came to the library. Though, she wasn't very pleased about the news.

Me and Twilight were still in the living room, Celestia and Luna were talking in the other room with the door shut so they could have so privacy. "Luna, I can't say I'm not disappointed. A love potion? We were raised better than that, little sister." Celestia said quite calmly.

Luna looked at the ground as she thought about what she had done. "I know, big sister. And you have every right to be disappointed in me, it's just…I…I've had feeling for Matthew for a while now and I just wanted-"

"I know you have feelings for Matthew, I've known for some time now." Celestia stated as she interrupted Luna.

Luna was more than surprised by this news. "You mean, you have known all this time? But why didn't you say anything?" she asked.

"I didn't say anything because I was hoping you would discover for yourself that Matthew was in love with Twilight and nothing could change that, I was hoping you'd decide to move on and find someone else…but it seems I was wrong." Celestia said.

Hearing this made Luna feel worse about her actions which caused her ears to drop. "I'm sorry I let you down." She said.

"You don't need to be sorry, Luna. I just never expected you to cause all this trouble over your feelings, what is it about Matthew that you love?" Celestia asked.

"Matthew made me feel as though the things I did as Nightmare Moon did not matter, he is the first colt to ever show me care and understanding. When we first met, he was not afraid of me like the other colts were. And after he rescued us from Thorn…I…I fell in love with him, I just want to know what it is like to have a colt love me." Luna explained.

Celestia understood her situation, but didn't know her next move. She let out a small sigh. "Wait here, sister." She said before she turned around and walked towards the door.

Celestia used her magic to open it before she walked into the living room to join Me and Twilight before she closed the door behind her, she then looked at us.

"Is she alright?" I asked with concern.

"Luna's fine, she's just upset with what she did. And there's another situation, in all our years together I've never seen her like this before, she is truly in love with you." Celestia said to me.

Twilight then stepped forward. "Well what can we do? Matt and I are engaged and our wedding is a few weeks away, Luna can't keep chasing Matt for the rest of our lives." She said.

"You're right, Twilight. She can't. I'm thinking she needs to hear the right words from the right pony's mouth." Celestia stated before she turned her head to look down at me.

Once she did, I instantly knew she was talking about me. "Wait, you want me to talk to her? But I already talked to her about this a while ago, nothing changed."

"I understand, but you need to try to again. She'll listen to you, it's the only chance you have." Celestia stated.

I gave it some thought before I realised she was right, I nodded before Celestia stepped aside and I walked towards the door. I slowly opened it and poked my head through to see Luna looking at the floor.

I let out a small sigh before I walked into the room and closed the door, I then walked up to Luna and sat down in front of her. Luna kept her eyes on the floor.

"Are you here to say you hate me now? To say our friendship is over and you never wish to speak to me again?" Luna asked in sadness.

"Luna, I could never hate you. I mean…yeah, what you did was wrong, but it wasn't your fault…I understand why you did this." I said.

Luna then looked at me. "You do?" she asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, you feel lonely. You were on that moon for so long that you're tired of being alone…you just want someone to love you." I said.

"Yes, that's exactly how I feel." Luna stated.

"But I…I can't be with you." I said, my words made my own heart ache.

Luna frowned. "Because of what I did as Nightmare Moon, yes?" she said.

I shook my head. "No, because I'm in love with Twilight. I've told you before, I don't care about what you did as Nightmare Moon. You need to stop beating yourself up about that, forget the past…and forget me." I said.

"But…but I love you." Luna said with tears forming in her eyes.

I didn't want to say anymore as I felt pain in my heart, I then wrapped my arms around her and hugged her warmly. "I know…but I promise you…even if you don't find a stallion, you're not alone." I said.

Luna then pulled away and looked at me with a confused look. "How can you say I'm not alone? I don't have anyone to love and to love me in return." She said.

"Luna, you don't need a boy to be happy. Look around you, you have a wonderful sister and loyal friends that all love you…including me. You're not alone, Luna…we're with you, and that's all you need." I said sweetly.

Luna looked at me as she thought about my words. "You mean…I do not need a coltfriend to be happy? I just need my family?" she asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, exactly. As long as your family's with you…you'll never be alone." I said.

Luna gave it some thought, that's when she realised the obvious. She did have all she needed, Celestia loved her, her subjects are no longer afraid of her, and she had the best anyone could ask for. Yes, having a coltfriend would be a great experience, but no one should rush into relationships the minute they gain a crush.

Luna looked at me with a small smile. "You are right, Matthew. I don't need a coltfriend straight away to be happy…I just need my family…my sister." She said.

"And us, we're part of your family too…and you and Celestia are a part of mine." I said with a warm smile.

Luna smiled largely before she grabbed me and pulled me into a tight hug, I was surprised before I smiled and hugged back. "Thank you, Matthew."

"No problem." I said as I hugged her.

We then separated and Luna gave me a look of sorrow. "Oh, how could I have let myself do something like this? I let my feeling take me over, and for what? To ruin the bond between you and Twilight Sparkle? I'm so sorry, I cannot believe I did this to you." she said.

"Hey, it wasn't your fault. You just wanted to know how it feels to have a coltfriend, every mare feels that way eventually in their lives." I said.

"You are correct…and yet, I still don't know how it feels…unless…" Luna said as she looked at me with slightly wide eyes.

"Unless what?" I asked curiously.

Luna then placed her hoof on my shoulder. "Matthew, I'm going to ask a strong request from you…but it will allow me to feel what it is like to have a coltfriend so I can finally be able to move on without wondering anymore."

I wondered what she had in mind. "Ok, what is it?" I asked.

Luna blushed slightly as she gave me a nervous look. "Can I…can I…kiss you?"

Once I heard that, my eyes shot wide open with surprise. "Errr…excuse me?" I asked while standing there stunned.

Luna looked at me with begging eyes. "Please, just one quick kiss. That way, I'll know what it's like to be kissed by the pony I love…I'll finally be able to stop wondering how it feels and move on…please." She said.

I didn't know what to do. If I kiss her, it's basically cheating on Twilight. But if I didn't, I'd upset Luna…what do I do?

Luna waited for an answer while I continued to stand there fully stunned by her request, I then shook it off and became nervous. "Err…I…err…one moment." I said before I rushed back to the door and went into the front room to see Twilight and Celestia; leaving Luna alone in the other room.

Twilight and Celestia looked at me with curiosity. "What did you say to her? Is she alright?" Twilight asked.

I didn't know how to tell them about Luna's request, but I had to say something. "Err…yes and no." I said.

Celestia gave me a confused look. "Yes and no? What do you mean?" she asked.

I turned my head to face her. "It turns out Luna did this because she felt alone in the world, I told her that she's never alone as long as we're with her. She said that I was right and realised what she did was wrong, she's ready to move on. But she wants me to do something before she does." I explained.

"What does she want you to do?" Twilight asked curiously.

I turned my head to face Twilight. "She said that she also did this to discover what it's like to have a coltfriend. I told her that she didn't need to do something like this to get a coltfriend and she agrees with me, but she still wants to know what it's like so she can move on without having to wonder anymore." I explained.

Twilight raised her eye brow. "How're we gonna do that?" she asked.

I hesitated to tell her, but we had to talk this over to help Luna. "Luna's already answered that…she's asked me if I…could kiss her." I answered nervously.

Twilight and Celestia went wide-eyed. "What?!" they both said in shock.

I quickly reacted. "Her idea, not mine." I protested.

Twilight had a shocked look on her face. "Well…d-did you?" she asked.

I looked at her and shook my head. "No, I didn't. She says she wants to know what it's like to kiss the pony she loves, she wants me to kiss her so she wouldn't have to wonder how it feels anymore, then she'd be able to move on without any problems." I explained.

"Well, what are you going to do?" Celestia asked.

I looked up to her. "I don't know. If I kiss her, it's like cheating on Twilight. If I don't, Luna will be upset because she'd have to wait until she finds another colt just to know what it's like to be kissed. Oh, I don't know what to do, I can't do this kinda thing." I said as I began to stress.

Twilight and Celestia looked at each other before they walked over to the other side of the room. I watched as they silently talked to each other, I became nervous about what they were talking about.

After a minute, Twilight and Celestia came back over to me. "We've talked in over and we've decided what you should do." Celestia stated.

I looked up at her with silence before Twilight came up to me and brought her mouth to my left ear, she whispered something that surprised me. She pulled away and looked in my eyes. "Are you sure?" I asked.

Twilight nodded with an understanding smile. "It's the right thing to do." she said.

I gave her a weak smile before I turned around to the door, I took a deep breath before I opened it and walked back into the room with Luna. I saw Luna sitting in the centre of the room exactly where I left her.

I closed the door behind me before I walked up to Luna and sat in front of her again, we looked at each other with silence before Luna gave me a small frown.

"You cannot, can you? (sight)…I understand, it was far too much to ask…it is alright, I-I'll just wait until I find the right stall-" Luna couldn't finish her sentence because I gently placed my hoof on her lips to silence her.

I gave her a small smile. "Luna…I want you to know that I'll help you anyway I can to move on, I'll help you find the right stallion for you…if that's what you want." I said.

Luna gave me a small nod with my hoof still on her lips.

I nodded back. "Alright, that's what I'll do. But you have to promise me you'll never try to use a love potion on anyone ever again, ok?" I said in a serious voice, Luna nodded again.

My smiled returned. "Good…and I understand how desperate you must be to experience your first kiss. So just for tonight…this is all I can give you." I said before I moved my hoof from her lips to the bottom of her chin.

Luna stared into my eyes as she felt my hoof gently pull her head towards my face, she knew what I was doing and closed her eyes while I closed mine.

After a second, I felt her lips connect with mine as we shared a deep kiss, I made it as passionate as I could for Luna.

To me, the kiss was nice but it felt plain. But for Luna, fireworks exploded in her mind. The ripples in her mane flowed faster as we continued to kiss.

After another minute of passionate kissing, we separated and Luna slowly opened her eyes before she smiled sweetly at me. "That was…the most magical experience of my life." She said quietly.

"Don't get used to it. Remember, that was just to let you know what it feels like. That was a one-time thing between you and me, ok?" I said.

Luna nodded with the smile still on her face. "Of course, I completely understand…wow, so that's what it feels like to be kissed?" she asked in quiet amazement.

I smiled. "Nice, isn't it?" I said.

"Very much so, yes. And do not fret, I will no longer come between you and Twilight. I will move on for real this time, and find my own stallion inside of chased after someone else's. Thanks to you, I do not have to wonder what it's like anymore…thank you." she said with a thankful smile.

I was glad to hear this form her. "Glad to hear that, Luna. And you're welcome. Now come on, we'd best go back into the living room with Twilight and Celestia." I said.

Luna nodded before we both headed over to the door and went into the front room. Once we entered the front room, Twilight and Celestia came over to us. "Did you do it?" Twilight asked.

I silently nodded, Twilight then turned her head to face Luna. "So how was your first kiss, Princess?" she asked.

"Oh it was amaz-…I mean it was highly acceptable, an enjoyable act that I hope to one day experience again with another stallion. And Twilight Sparkle, I am dearly sorry for any trouble I most likely placed on you and Matthew. I just…couldn't control myself. I won't interfere any longer." Luna said.

Twilight gave her an understanding smile. "It's alright, Princess." She said.

At that moment, Celestia came over to us and looked down at Luna. "Now with that out of the way, I think it's best if we make our leave. It is nearly time for you to raise the moon, little sister." She said.

Luna smiled up at her. "Of course, big sister. Just spear me a moment to consult with Matthew." She said, Celestia nodded.

Luna then turned her head to face me. "Matthew…I want to show you my gratitude somehow, and that is why I have come up with an idea for your real early wedding gift. Come to my castle in three days, it will be ready for you by then." She stated.

I wondered what she had in mind, I was beginning to grow curious. "Ok, I'll be there." I said.

With that, Luna smiled before she and Celestia walked into the centre of the living room and turned to face us. Luna gave us both a warm smile. "You two truly are the most perfect couple I've ever seen, and you belong together." She said.

Me and Twilight gave her a thankful smile before their horns glowed and they both disappeared in a flash of light; leaving me and Twilight alone in the living room.

The room was silent before I turned my head to face Twilight, she was looking at the ground and she softly kicked one of her front hooves on the floor.

I knew why she was doing this, she must have been upset because I kissed someone other than her. I came closer to her and wrapped my arm around her. "Hey…this didn't change how I feel about you, you're still the most amazing girl I've ever met." I said kindly.

Twilight turned her head to face me. "What was it like?...to kiss someone else?...d-did you like it?" she asked.

"Well…it was nice…but it could never compare with the feeling I get every time I kiss you. When I kissed Luna, it felt kinda plain and ordinary. But when I kiss you…I feel true magic in my mind…you're the only girl I am and forever will be in love with." I said sweetly.

Twilight gave me a warm smile. "Really?"

I nodded. "I've told you this before, but I'm gonna say it again…I love you, Twilight. And nothing…and I mean nothing…will ever, ever change that." I said.

Twilight continued to smile as she pulled me into a loving hug. "…I love you too, Matt…and nothing will change that for me either." She said.

Just then, the moment was interrupted by the sound of something thumping on a door upstairs. We broke the hug and went up to investigate.

The thumping was coming from the guest room door, I walked up to it and opened it. Jeff walked out with an irritated look. "What the hay is goin' on? First I drink some weird juice and black out, now I find myself lock in a room with no clue of what happened. What happened to me?" he asked loudly.

Me and Twilight smirked at each other before we looked back down at Jeff. "Trust me, Jeff…it's been one crazy day." I stated while continuing to smirk.

That night: Luna's castle

With her desires finally fulfilled, Luna was able to relax. She was up in her room, she stood out on her balcony as she enjoyed the fresh air.

Luna looked out at her beautiful sparkling garden in the night, smiling as the gentle breeze blew in her face and cool her down. She inhaled though her nose before she exhaled though her mouth. "Ahh…freedom." She said to herself.

She then turned her attention up to her stars. Due to her cheerful mood, she had made the starry skies a beautiful sight.

"This is a joyful day…not only did I receive a kiss from the colt I have admired for so long, but I am finally over him. Now I can allow him to continue his life with Twilight Sparkle without me getting in the way, I am finally free of my feelings." She thought.

Just then, Luna thought of something that made her blood boil. "But I have one final act to complete." She said out loud.

Luna turned around and walked back into her room. Once inside, Luna walked up to her make-up desk and used her magic to open the drawer that contained both the potion recipe and the black rose.

Luna used her magic to pick them up out of the drawer before she glared at them, the very sight of them made her feel disgusted.

Luna then walked over to her fireplace where small flames flowed up through the gaps between the lumps of coal, she gave the scroll and black rose a death glare. "Haunt me no longer." She growled.

With that, Luna tossed both the scroll and the rose into the fireplace and watched as they both began to catch fire and burn.

Luna watched with a firm look as the dark objects were being destroyed, she gave it a hard nod as she grunted. "That's the end of that." She said to herself.

Luna then turned around and walked back out onto her balcony so she could continue to enjoy the night.

Meanwhile, the scroll was now completely black as it started to fall apart into ash. The rose burned slowly, it shrivelled up as it started to catch fire and released a dark black smoke.

Meanwhile: Mount Forbidden

Zelga and Rage watched this happen in a vision that was being showed in the water of the large green pool, Rage watched with a raised eye brow while Zelga watched with worry.

The leader could see the vision from up on his throne, he didn't look amused at all. He was silent, but Zelga could tell he was angered by this.

The vision then disappeared in the water, Rage and Zelga looked up at the leader. The leader let out a small growl.

Zelga was frozen in his gaze, her plan had failed, there-for she had failed. "Brother…l-let me expla-"

She was cut off by the leader sticking his hoof up before his horn glowing green, there was a metal board next to the green pool, it slid over pool and sealed it up; allowing her to cross over it.

Zelga cleared her throat before she crossed the metal board and approached her fearful brother. "Let me explain…t-this was just a…a hiccup, i-it won't happen again…I swear." She said.

The leader just sat on his throne silently, it made Zelga become more paranoid. "…I know it won't…I'll make sure." He said darkly.

Zelga's breathing became heavy as she started to back away slowly.

"Your plan has failed, sister. And if you may recall, I said if your plan fails you, you fail me. And like I also said, no one fails me…and lives." The leader said darkly before his horn glowed again.

Suddenly, two strings of rusty chains shot down from the ceiling and they each wrapped around Zelga's neck. They then hoisted Zelga up off the floor and she gasped as she dangled from the chains.

The chains grip around Zelga's neck began to tighten, she gripped onto them with her front hooves as she tried to loosen the grip. But the chains kept getting tighter as Zelga gasped for air.

Rage then stepped forward. "Brother, this is madness. Release her!" he demanded.

The leader gave him a sharp glare. "You dare order me?!" he yelled before he shot Rage with a beam of magic from his horn; causing Rage to fly back and crash against the wall.

Zelga was struggling for air, she had to think of a way to get her brother to release her. "Brother…please…let me..(gasp)…try again…I won't f-fail you again…" she gasped.

The chains grip loosened which allowed Zelga a sort amount of air, the leader looked at her with a raised eye brow. "And why should I do that, Zelga?" he asked.

"Because…w-we still have our secret weapon…let me assist him…let me take care of him like I have been doing for so many years…he won't fail…I won't let him…" Zelga said with determination.

The leader was silent before he grinned and chuckled. "Hahaha…you were always one to make quick ideas for quick escapes…very well." He stated before the chains released Zelga and she fell to the floor.

Zelga coughed before she gasped in as much air as she could, she laid on the floor as the leader approached her.

"You will look after the boy and make sure he does his job right...because this is your last chance. Fail me again, and I'll save Matthew the trouble and end you myself…am I clear?" the leader growled.

Zelga could only nodded as she breathed deeply on the dirty ground.

"Good, and by the way…the next time Matthew sleeps…be sure to give him a rather nasty nightmare for me." the leader growled.

Zelga smiled nervously as she nodded again.

The leader smiled evilly. "Good, now leave me." he ordered aggressively, Zelga got up off the ground and rushed out of the throne room as fast as she could.

The leader then turned his attention to Rage as he picked himself up of the floor, Rage groaned before the leader walked up in front of him and picked him up with his magic.

The leader glared sharply and him. "You forget you place, Rage. Order me like that again…it will be your last words." He said darkly before he threw Rage hard against the wall again and he dropped to the floor.

The leader turned around and walked back to his throne. "Now join up with Zelga and leave me." he ordered.

Rage got up and glared at his leader as he growled under his breath. "…As you wish, brother…" he said before he walked over to the door and left the throne room.

As Rage walked through the stone hallway, he mumbled to himself. "The second I get the chance…he's as dead as Thorn." He growled with anger burning in his eyes.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

So how did you like Luna's gift from Matt? Didn't see that coming, did you?

Now what could Luna have for Matt? We'll have to wait until the next chapter.

BTW, have you heard the news about the new MLP episode on the 19th called 'Keep calm and Flutter on'? Sounds like Discord's coming back. Let's see the summary.

"Princess Celestia tasks the ponies with reforming Discord, a mischievous spirit of disharmony, but Fluttershy is the only one willing to give him a chance."

I, for one, can't wait to see this episode. Discord is my favourite villain in the show, and it looks like he may become a good guy….huh, kinda like in my story. Funny how the world works, aye?

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