Celestia was sitting at the massive table of the Dining hall with her sister Luna, whom had just finished raising the moon. She daintily sipped at her soup while she read over the days events while her sister trotted over and sat next to her, giving out a loud yawn as she relaxed in the chair making Celestia giggle slightly.

“Tell us sister, what has happened whilst we were asleep?” Luna asked as a chef brought out a bowl of soup and a glass of juice for the lunar princess. Celestia hummed as she thought while watching her sister lazily pick up the spoon with her magic and float it over to her bowl.

“Nothing too interesting.” Celestia said as she took another spoonful from her soup. “Just the normal collection of ponies coming to request actions being taken for things that probably aren’t that big of a deal.”

“Ah, so it was one of those days.” Luna said giggling tiredly. Celestia just rolled her eyes and nodded before chuckling herself.

“To be honest, it was rather slow. I am looking forward to tomorrow though.” Celestia said smiling happily while Luna looked up from her soup to look at Celestia.

“What is happening tomorrow?” Luna inquired.

“Well, you see. One of my guards told me that we work too hard on occasions and to try and relax somedays.” Celestia said grinning even wider. “So, I passed a small decree a little while ago that every two months, I couldn’t find any other way sadly, we both get a full week to ourselves! And tomorrow that starts!”

“Really?” Luna asked raising an eyebrow while Celestia only nodded. Luna smiled sleepily before giggling. “You are one of a kind sister.”

“I know, I am amazing.” Celestia said with a dramatic flip of her ethereal mane. There was a minute long silence until both of the princesses burst into laughter, even some of the guards in the room were quietly chuckling to themselves. The laughter quieted down after a small wisp of pink smoke rolled through the window and formed into a scroll in front of Celestia, falling next to her plate.

She wiped the tears from her eyes while Luna continued to snicker and picked up the scroll with her magic before opening it. Her smiled slowly changed to one of seriousness and confusion as she read the scroll. Luna picked up on this and scooted her seat over to look over her sister’s shoulder.

“What has you so vexed sister?” Luna asked before Celestia lifted her head and stared off a moment before looking to Luna.

“Cadence has found a strange child of an unknown species and is requesting to take it under her care acting as it’s foster mother.” She summarized making Luna’s eyes slightly bulge from her head.

“Thou art kidding, right dear sister?” Luna asked before Celestia shook her head ‘no’ and magicked the scroll over to her so she could read it herself. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head as she read. “You are not kidding.”

“No, I am not...” Celestia muttered as she began to rub her temples. “What a wonderful start to our little vacation.”

“What are we going to do about this, Tia?” Luna asked looking at her sister and placing the scroll down. Celestia sighed and rubbed her temples a bit more before saying.

“Unfortunately, I will have to go and see what this creature is. Tomorrow though, I am sure Shining Armor will not simply let that creature go anywhere without guards so they should be safe until I arrive tomorrow.” Celestia sighed out. Luna looked at her sister with Sympathy, her ears lowering to lay on her head.

“Well... What if I went?” Luna said pointing to herself. Celestia raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

“You would go there in place of me?” Celestia asked.

“Why not? We both are rulers, we both know have seen many creatures through the ages, and I have read up on everything new that has happened since I came back.” Luna said smiling. “Plus, you would get to sleep in, and I would be able to not go to Night court! So it’s a Win win!”

Celestia tapped her chin in thought as she mulled over what Luna said. She finished her food and smiled before looking to Luna. “Alright, you may go inspect this new creature, I will send Cadence and Shining a letter telling them of your arrival.” Celestia said as a scroll levitated over to her and Luna squee’d, clapping her hooves together.

“Oh thank you Tia! This will be an interesting visit indeed!” Luna said giddily. Celestia just rolled her eyes and grabbed a Quill. Quickly writing out a note, she sent it off. Celestia let out a small yawn and rubbed her tired eyes with a hoof. “I will send for a chariot, sister. You go to sleep.”

“Indeed. Good night Luna. Be sure to tell me everything after you get back.” Celestia said as she stood from her chair and exited the Dining Hall. Luna just let out a giddy giggle and finished her breakfast, or dinner considering the time, before heading out to find a chariot and informing the guards at the throne room that she wouldn’t be attending the Night court.

“I wonder what this creature is like?” Luna mused to herself as she got into the chariot, and feeling the gentle tug of it being pulled into the sky.

Cadence walked back down the corridor as she read the scroll that had arrived on her desk. Her Aunt Luna was going to be arriving soon, and she had to make sure that the creature was still calm. She didn’t want the poor little thing having a panic attack when Luna shouted her ‘normal’ greetings. As she neared the door that held the strange creature, she heard something that sounded of laughter. She smiled slightly and raised an eyebrow before peeking in and saw the little creature giggling while one of the nurses made silly faces.

Cadence snickered and quietly opened up the door before entering on quiet hooves. Cadence put a hoof up to her lips as the child looked at her and he nodded while the nurse kept doing her little routine. When the child let out another bout of laughter, Cadence joined in, simply giggling along with the kid. The nurse let out a high pitched ‘EEP’ before spinning around and blushing till her blue coat was purple from the amount of red her cheeks were burning with.

“P-Princess! I didn’t hear you come in!” The nurse sputtered out, grinning sheepishly as she tried her best to maintain eye contact with Cadence. Cadence just giggled again and smiled.

“Don’t worry! It is a good thing you are making him feel welcome.” Cadence said as she walked over to the child and sat next to him. “How are you feeling?” She asked looking at the child.

“I-I am okay... Has... Has my mommy come back yet?” He asked looking at Cadence. She felt that thump in her throat from before making sure she wasn’t showing any signs of what she was feeling.

“N-not yet, b-but... Let’s not worry about that right now, I am sure everything is fine.” Cadence said. “Right now, I need to ask you a few things and I want you to answer them truthfully alright?”

“O-okay.” He said nodding.

“Alright, what is your name?” Cadence asked.

“Christopher. But a lot of people call me Chris.” Chris said smiling slightly.

“That’s a nice name. I am Cadence.” She said smiling as warmly as she could. “Now, do you know why you were out in the snow in the first place?”

“I was going sledding with my mom and then I went down the hill, b-but when I did the wind got really b-bad a-and I was pushed off then I tried to f-find my mom a-and...” Chris said as his eyes started to tear up again. Cadence opened a wing and wrapped it around Chris before gently cooing to keep him calm.

“Nurse, please leave us.” Cadence said gently. The nurse only nodded and left the room while Cadence turned back to Chris.

“It’s okay little one... Don’t worry, I will take care of you until your mother comes to take you back.” Cadence said soothingly as Chris only nuzzled into her side, sniffling and trying to keep the tears from falling. Cadence felt a small warmth in her chest as she hugged Chris a little tighter with her wing.

“Thank you, Miss Cadence.” Chris said as he pulled away from Cadence and wiped his eyes with a hand.

“It’s alright little one. Now, I don’t want to worry you, but there is going to be another pony coming to see you.” Cadence said as Chris looked up at her in wonder. “And she is going to see if you are a... Oh how do I put this lightly?”

“A n-nui-sance?” Chris said tripping over the word as he spoke, then scrunching up his nose and furrowing his brow as if he ate something sour. “That’s not a nice word...”

Cadence gave a light chuckle and shook her head. “It is not, but if you keep being your adorable little self, then I am sure she won’t say you are a nuisance.”

“Okay...” Chris said quietly. Everything was silent a moment as the awkward nature of their talk began to permeate the air. Cadence gave a small clearing of her throat to catch Chris’ attention.

“Well how about you tell me a little about what you like to do?” Cadence said quickly changing the subject. Chris perked right up and smiled.

“Oh! I love to listen to music!” He said happily as Cadence smiled.

“Really? What kind do you like most?” Cadence asked smiling.

“Well... I like it all! I never really could pick a favorite...” Chris said as he tapped his chin with a hand. Then he smiled and climbed off the table, much to Cadence’s confusion, until he walked over to his coat and stuck his hand into the inside of it, digging around for something.

“May I ask what you are doing?” Cadence inquired as the little child continued to dig into his coat. He was about to speak up when he quickly pulled something from his coat. It looked like a small black rectangle with a white cord wrapped around the middle. Chris happily jogged back over and hopped up onto the doctor’s examination table, grunting and letting out annoyed huffs until he was sitting like he was not a minute ago.

“My mom let me listen to this when I was waiting for something, or was bored. It’s full of music I like to listen to!” Chris exclaimed happily as he undid the cord that was wrapped around the object. Cadence raised an eyebrow in confusion and only watched as Chris untangled the wire.

“That little thing holds music?” Cadence asked in an unconvinced tone. “But how does it play a record?”

“Rec-cord? I don’t know what that is, but this thingy plays tons of music! My mom showed me how to pick songs and how to play songs, but I don’t know much else about it...” Chris said as he flipped it over so that there was a small circle and a smaller rectangle of glass. He pressed a button in the middle of the device and the glass lit up with a white screen, making Cadence let in a small gasp.

“H-how is that doing that?” Cadence asked as she watched Chris scrolls his finger along the white circle, making the small blue bar slide up and down the glass screen.

“I dunno!” Chris said shrugging. “But my mum won’t let me listen to some songs. She said they had bad words in them and that I wasn’t old enough for them. So she told me to stay away from those types of songs...”

“I see...” Cadence said blushing slightly at the suggestions that put in her mind. “Well since you have your little music playing device, would you like to show me some of the music you like?”

“Sure!” Chris said happily. He picked up this small circle that was connected to the white cord and put one in his ear as he held out the other. Cadence looked at the object warily before hesitantly taking the object in her magic and placing it in her ear as well. “What do you like to listen to Miss Cadence?”

“Um... How about some classical?” Cadence suggested as Chris nodded and began spinning his finger over the small white circle. He pressed a button and Immediately, Cadence’s left ear heard the wondrous sound of a violin. She blinked in surprise as she heard all of the instruments in perfect harmony. From the plucked strings to the rhythmic strums, every note was as clear as water.

“That was wonderful!” Cadence said clapping her hooves together making Chris giggle. “How did you do that?”

“I didn’t do it, silly! It was this thing! My mom called it a... Ee-pod? Something with a ‘Pod’ in it.” Chris said scratching his head.

“That is amazing! Do you have more songs that we could listen too?” Cadence asked excitedly while Chris giggled again and nodded.

“Uh-huh!” He replied enthusiastically. The two laughed and giggled while they listened to music from Chris’ ‘Music-Pod’, as Cadence decided to call it.

Time seemingly flew by as the two listened to the music, and before they knew it, Shining Armor was knocking at the door. Cadence took the headphones from her ears. She gave Chris one more smile before hopping off of the examination table and walking to the door. Swiftly opening it, she walked outside to see Shining standing with a semi-nervous smile.

“Uh, Candy? Your aunt has arrived.” He said, pointing a hoof outside the window. Cadence poked her head out of the window, seeing the chariot land with Luna residing inside of it. A small wave of panic swept over her, mostly for Chris. A few minutes of frantic pacing, odd looks from Shining Armor, and quite a few deep breaths, Cadence finally calmed down to greet her aunt. Luna turned the corner, smiling widely at her niece and nephew-in-law. Luna was excited to see this new creature, even more so to finally be doing something that didn’t involve doing nothing while staring at a set of doors.

“Cadence! Shining Armor! Tis good to see you both once again!” She stated, happily and a bit louder that needed. Shining suppressed a chuckle as he heard Luna speak in the ‘Olden Tongue’. No matter how many times he heard it, he couldn’t help but laugh a little. He got a quick jab from Cadence, making him stand up straight with a large smile on his face. Cadence rolled her eyes at her husband and walked forward to meet Luna halfway down the hall.

They shared a quick hug and nuzzle before going towards the room that held Chris. “So... What can thou tell me of this strange creature?” Luna asked, looking to her niece.

“Well, all we know so far is that he is only a child, around the age of seven. He has no idea where he is or how he got here...” Cadence said as Luna stopped.

“So thou wasn’t jesting? Tis truly a infant that you wish to take under thou’s wing?” Luna asked, raising an eyebrow. Cadence only nodded with a smile. Luna shook her head and gave a small smile. “Truly a kind heart in thee. What else can thou tell me of...”

“His name is Chris.” Cadence said with a large smile. Luna nodded before gesturing for her to continue. “Well. He is rather shy at the moment and he is very scared right now. He also has this device that plays music like a record player, only it’s the size of a box of matches!”

“Really?” Luna asked, dumbfounded by the idea of such a device. Cadence nodded happily. “Fascinating... Tell me how did you find this creature?”

“He was.... Crying out for his mother, out in the tundra.” Cadence said somberly. Sympathy brewed in Luna’s heart as her expression became doleful. She lowered her head a moment to silently give wishes of hope and solace to the mother of the child, as well as the child himself.

“Tis a tragic way to find a child...” Luna said, finally breaking her silence and looking down the hall, seeing Shining Armor glancing through the glass window of the examination room. Luna straightened up a moment before beginning to walk towards the room, only to have Cadence stop her. Turning to her niece with a quizzical expression, Cadence began to speak.

“Auntie, I don’t want to sound rude, but please try to refrain from doing your Royal voice. He is very skittish as it is.” Cadence said, wincing as she spoke. Instead of the nasty look she was expecting, she got a warm hearted chuckle in return.

“I know how to deal with Children, Cadence. Thou shouldn't assume mine knowledge is only of the past and its ways.” She said, strutting forward and leaving Cadence with a somewhat baffled expression. Luna swiftly approached the room, waiting for Cadence to catch up. Giving a gesture of her hoof, she looked to her niece. “I believe he will handle my arrival better if thou were to introduce us. A familiar face, however new, is always a comfort in stressful situations.”

Cadence nodded, smiling at her Aunt’s advice, and gently opened the door. Chris was fiddling with his device and rubbing his socked feet together anxiously. He looked up to see Cadence, giving a small smile, before turning his head and seeing Luna. His head tilted at her appearance, the ever flowing mane catching him off guard. Once more, awkwardness hung in the air like a bad stench until Luna nudged Cadence with her elbow.

The pink mare jump a moment before chuckling nervously, the feeling of dread slowly resurfacing. “Chris, this is my Aunt Luna. She is just going to ask you a few questions and then she will be on her way.” Cadence explained as Luna stepped forward, a smile on her lips.

“Hello, young one.” She began, sitting down in front of Chris, her height allowing her to be eye to eye with him. Chris shifted uncomfortably for a moment, his head drooping and peeking from under hair. This only made Luna smile a bit more. She was used to children being nervous around her, since that fateful Nightmare Night, only finding it adorable in most respects. “Do not worry little one, I am not here to harm you. May I ask you a few things?” Her tone was calm and gentle, making sure to keep her own volume down.

“S-Sure...” Chris muttered out, as he looked up at Luna. After gaining eye contact, Luna relaxed a moment and got comfortable.

“Thank you, Chris. Now let’s get down to business so you can get out of this stuffy room quicker.” Luna said with a small chuckle, making Chris giggly lightly in return.

Author's Notes:

All credit goes to original composers of the music within the Chapter.
Now that that is out of the way, I am going to be focusing a lot more on this story! So yeah! No more hiatus!
Although Chapters will be slow to come out at first, they should pick up eventually. Get ready for a small adventure everyone!
Also need a better Chapter title...