When I finally run out of tears to cry out, I just sit there. I want it to end, the injustice, the sorrow, the heartache. Why do I get to live while Tempus had to die? The shot was for me; it should have been me. He had so much to live for, and I cheated him of that. As I contemplate this, Luna tightens her hold on me. I think she's crying; I can feel a wet spot on my back slowly growing. I tighten my hold with my left arm while I rub her back with my right hand. Tempus must have been some important figure to her people, that or my crying is infectious.

"Miles..."

"Yeah Luna?" She loosens her hold on me enough to be able to lean back and look at me. I can see the stains on her cheeks from all of the silent tears she's cried out.

"Please don't blame yourself-"

"How could I not...?"

"Stop. Stop right there. Tempus was your friend. He wanted you to be there. How could he have known about an assassin? And I'm sure that Spatium was only hysterical because of her loss. They were your friends, and they wanted you to be here. Don't tarnish his final wishes with these delusional thoughts of injustice. The only injustice here is that the killer got away... right?"

"I guess they did. We left almost as soon as the shot was fired, so we didn't find out who did it..."

"There, now the only thing left to do now is to live a full and meaningful life." I give her a confused look, which she gives a small chuckle at. "Stupid boy... you have to live on, for Tempus. He wanted you to come here and live your life, it's the least you could do to honor his memory."

"Heh, I guess you’re right..." I look up to her and she returns my gaze. I think we're moving closer to one another but I can't tell. I'm completely lost in those amazing teal eyes. After what feels like an eternity, we're mere centimeters away from one another, eyes becoming heavy, hearts racing, brown blur to the left... brown blur? We both look over to see someone watching us closely. Holding their claws by their mouth and shaking from anticipation.

"*SQUEE* Luna's got a boyfriend!" she screams, making Luna jump off me and turn bright red.

"R-Regina? What are you doing here?" Luna asks, only to be ignored by her as she walks over to me and examines me closely. She seems to be two different creatures in one. The front half is covered in light brown feathers, while the back half has fur. Her front legs end in yellow claws, while her back legs have short rounded phalanges. Her mouth seems to be made of a hard substance. The feathers on the top of her head are pushed back, going down and along the back of her neck and end in black. She has long brown wings that end in black and curve with her body. She continues to look me over with the biggest bright blue eyes.

"Luna... you have the weirdest taste in mating partners." Luna and I look to one another and nearly choke from embarrassment.

"We're not mating partners," Luna says.

"We aren't doing anything," I say.

"Well... at last he isn't ugly. Now what is your name?" she asks as she leans in a bit.

"I'm... Miles Eremita."

"Miles Eremita... I am Regina Strongwing. I am a dear friend of Luna's here, so let me give you a little warning." She grabs the neckline of my shirt and pulls me so that we're face to face. "You’re Luna's first, so if I hear that you were too rough, I'll hunt you down and end you." I don't know what to say. I look over to Luna and see that she's frozen in her embarrassment, blushing as brightly as possible.

I look back to Regina and say, "I don't think we'll have to worry about that." She gives me a smile and sets me down.

"Alright, well I guess I'll leave you lovebirds alone. Luna, when you’re finished here, I'll be at the ambassador’s hall. I'll be sure to stay up late to hear all the juicy details." She says the last part in a seductive tone as she flies out of the room and glides off into the distance. I look back to Luna, and we stare at each other for a moment before we become too embarrassed to look at one another.

"S-so, she your friend?" I ask as we continue to avoid each other’s eyes.

"Y-yeah."

"What is she?"

"She's a griffin. Half eagle, half lion."

"Umm... so, what did she mean by me being your first?" I ask as I look back to her.

"I-I umm... I've never had... you know... sex. I'm still a virgin." Oh... OH! How did I not get that?

"Y-yeah... we share that trait. Umm..."

"You didn't have anypony back in your home?" She asks with some newfound confidence.

"No. I just... never could find someone I truly could connect with."

"Oh, I see... uh, if you don't mind, it’s been a long, and rather stressful day. I need to go to bed."

"Right, right. Because you sleep all day and stay up all night, I remember. Umm... so where am I?"

"You’re in Canterlot, but don't worry, I'll send you back," she says as she brings her aura field around her horn.

"Hey Luna."

"Yes Miles?"

"Thank you... for making me talk about them... I needed that." She gives me a smile as the bright light returns, blinding me shortly.

"Yeah... me too," she says quietly.

FLASH

When I regain my vision I find myself in Twilight's room in front of the four girls... wait four? I don't recall the grey girl in the poofy pink dress... oh sweet Barbra.

"BWAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I fall to the ground in a fit of laughter. I honestly thought I had run out of tears, but seeing Storm dressed like that, I found some new source.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Laugh it up, you’re next," Storm says. I wanted to respond, but I'm currently trying to keep my sides from falling off.

"Oh hush Miles, Storm looks absolutely fabulous!" Rarity says, getting everyone to laugh.

"Yeah he does, HAHAHAHAHAHA!" I'm now rocking back and forth from laughter. Aw man I wish I had a camera... WAIT, I do! I stop laughing long enough to pull out my phone and quickly take a picture. When I look at my phone and see the look on his face, I immediately fall back into my fit of laughter. The girls run over and look at my phone and soon join me on the floor in a frenzy of laughter.

"Great, now I'll never be able to live this down... how does stuff like this always happen to me?" Storm says as he begins to remove the dress.

"Ha... aw man... I'm making that my background... too funny." The girls all stop laughing and give each other a look... shit. I try to run away but Twilight grabs me with her magic, as Rarity starts weaving fabric all around me. In a few seconds I find myself standing in the middle of the room in a slim light pink dress, with a white bow in the middle of the back. The dress only goes down to just above my knees and is strapless. Once the girls back up and take a look, they all fall over in a new frenzy of laughter.

"Whatever, I make this look good," I say as I walk towards the stairs to the bottom room.

"Hey Miles!" Twilight calls out. I turn around only to turn away from a bright flash. When I look back I see Applejack with a large camera in her hooves.

"Yea, ya look good enough fer a fancy smancy bridesmaid," she says as she sets the camera down.

"You’re all evil," I say as I walk down the stairs. I get to the bottom and quickly get re-dressed. I put on my old pants and the red shirt. This shirt is just plain red and has a lay flat collar. I run back up to see the four of them sitting in a circle. Storm is out of the of the dress and is sitting out of his armor, next to Twilight with an open space next to him. I take a seat next to him and give him a playful nudge.

"Alright, I think we've taken truth or dare as far as we can, what should we do now?" Twilight says, as she pulls out the book from before. As Twilight and the others talk about various games they could play, Storm leans closer to me.

"Miles, I think I know what happened in the morning, meet me in the kitchen," he says in a whisper. I nod to him and start to head over.

"Where you going?" Twilight asks.

"Storm and I were going... to... get snacks," I say as I stumble to the stairs.

"Snacks?"

"Yes, snacks, right Storm?"

"Uh, yeah, snacks. Anything sound good?" Storm asks.

"Ooo, I would love some apple slices," Rarity says.

"Apples, got it. Let’s go," I say as I quickly walk out of the room. When we finally get to the kitchen I turn to Storm and watch as he paces around. "OK, so what happened?" He walks over to the fridge and pulls out a large dark green glass bottle.

"I think you drugged us," he says as he looks over at the bottle.

"What?"

"Well, when you were gone the girls decided to have a glass of wine, so they all had a small drink. Ever since then they've been acting pretty strange."

"Strange how? They seem to be acting normal to me."

"I didn't notice it at first either. But... it's like they have no filters. Whenever one of them asked a question, they would answer it completely."

"And?"

"AGH! Like... I asked Twilight about Storm... the other Storm... and she went on for thirty minutes about all the stuff they did together. ALL of it."

"...Oh sweet Barbra." I take the bottle from him and look it over. The bottle itself is fine, but I can sense some energy from the liquid inside.

"What should we do?" I walk around the room as I think for a second before I come up with a solution.

"We have two choices. Either we let the effects of the drink wear off on their own, or we give them more, making the crash come sooner."

"Is that safe? Shouldn't we just let them sober up first?"

"That would be best, but we have to be careful. We currently have access to their deepest, darkest secrets. We cannot allow ourselves to take advantage of this." Storm nods to me as he begins to walk towards the room, only to stop when I move in front of him.

"Is there something else?"

"Yeah, let's not forget the apples." We spend the next few minutes preparing some apples on a plate. Once we finish we head up, Storm carrying the plate of apples on his back while I have another in one hand. I also brought the bottle of wine... just in case. When we get to the room we enter as Twilight is talking.

"...he was to say the word I would buck his brains out. Oh, speak of the devil. Storm, come over here a second, I want to talk to you." Storm flings the tray across the room as his wings go straight up, sending apples everywhere.

"Hey Twilight!" I say before Storm can do anything, "You want some more wine?"

"Hmm... that actually sounds like a good idea. Storm, why don't you come have a glass with me?" I drop the tray and kneel next to Storm.

"What do I do, what do I do?" Storm repeats as he glances between me and Twilight, lightly sweating. I give him a hard smack across the face to gain his attention.

"First off, sorry about that. Secondly, plan B," I say as I shove the bottle into his hooves. "Play along and get her to drink as much as possible, as fast as possible. I'll distract the other two. Oh, and another thing, if you do anything..."

"I'm not going to sleep with her when she's like this. Buck man, give me some credit."

"Hey, I'm just saying," I say as I stand back up. "Hey, Applejack, Rarity, why don't you two come with me to... get more apples."

"Ah thought we had ta leave so Storm an' Twi could rut," Applejack says as she begins to walk downstairs.

"Darling, he's obviously trying to be coy about it," Rarity says as she follows her down.

"Coy shmoy. Ya jus' jump on back there and put yer back inta it," Applejack replies.

"Only if you want to be a barbarian about it. You have to at least do a little foreplay, get the mood set."

"Eh, I guess." No... filters... whatsoever. I look back to Storm and give him a thumbs up as I begin to follow the other two out. Storm looks incredibly nervous, but takes a deep gulp as he walks onto the room.

Thanks to Oldtimeydude for using his Brony Points to pick where he appeared. Thanks for reading and like always, Brony on!