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Man of War

by tallestbrony

Chapter 55: Chapter 55 Heart Break

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Chapter 55 Heart Break

Chapter 55 Heart Break

Ahh... my head... what happened? I slowly open my eyes to find myself in bed... with Luna cuddled up next to me as she sleeps peacefully... WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?! I started to panic but stop when I hear her sigh in her sleep. Oh my... she has the cutest sleeping face. I look around to try to find out what's going on. First off, did we fuck. I pull up the sheets and take a look down. We'll... I don't see any stains of any kind... plus I still have my pants on, though they are burnt up to my knees. I lay the blanket down and look out the window... it's day time... that may come to bite us in the ass later.

"Mmm... huh?" Luna mumbles as she starts to wake up.

"Morning" I say softly to her, making her eyes shoot wide open. "Don't freak out..."

"What are you doing in my bed?" She asks calmly.

"Uh... well, this is actually my bed." She lifts her head and looks around for a second before she jumps out of bed, kicking and screaming.

"WHAT! WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT DID YOU DO! OOOWW, WHY DOES MY HEAD HURT SO MUCH!" She yells as she grabs her head with both hooves. I cringe from the yelling as well, but still manage to stand up, only to drop back down from the mind numbing headache. I hear Luna run into the restroom and slam the door.... ow by the way. I try again to get up again and succeed. I stumble my way over to the door and lean against the wall beside it.

"Luna... is everything alright?" I ask but don't get an answer. "Luna, I'm coming in." Again no answer, so I open the door and take a steps inside. She has her backside in the air as she's trying to get a look at 'herself'. I can see the panic in her eyes as she's trying desperately to figure out what happened. She looks over to me and drops down, trying her best to look modest but still clearly embarrassed from her stance earlier. I walk up to her and take a seat on the wall beside her.

"Umm..."

"Don't worry, I don't think we did anything."

"How could you be so sure?" She asks as she take a seat next to me and leans against me. I put an arm around her and hold her tightly.

"Well, you're a virgin, right?"

"Yeah... or at least I think I am."

"Well there are no stains on the bed. Plus, I still have my pants on, so there's that."

"That doesn't disprove anything..."

"I know, but it's a start... are you really that against having sex with me?"

"What... no... well.... it's not that I'm against the idea, I was just always taught to wait till marriage."

"Well... assuming everything went to our best interest... we'll wait until then, alright?" She looks over to and gives me a kiss in the forehead.

"Okay." We hold each other for a bit until Luna looks out the window. "Oh shoot, Celestia gonna kill me for this, I've got to get going."

"Really? You can't stay for breakfast?"

"Well... alright. A quick breakfast and then I really have to get going." We both stand up and make our way to the stairs... where I trip again.

"Aw... what the..." I look down to see the entire bottom floor of my house is filled with some yellow things.

"Miles... why is your house filled with bananas?"

"Well, if I knew, I would tell you.... what's a banana?"

"It's a fruit. You eat them." I look over and pick one of the up, it has a smooth surface and seems to have a soft interior. I look over to Luna, who shrugs, and try a bite.

FWOOSH

The second I bite into it a flame burst out from the banana, making me fall back in recoil.

"What the fuck! Why would you eat fire!" I yell.

"They don't normally do that, plus you're supposed to peel them." She says as she lifts one up and peels it back, only to have it burst out in flames. We go through at least a hundred bananas trying to find one that won't burst out into flames, but to no avail.

"What's going on here?" We both spin around to see Celestia looming over us, with a very pissed off look.

"Hey Celestia, do you like bananas?" I ask as I present her a Banana. Her eye's twitches a little as she ignores my stupidity and looks to Luna.

"Hello Tia..." she says timidly.

"Oh do not Tia me right now. What are you doing here, on your own, with Miles?"

"If she's with me she isn't really by herself, is she?" I say, getting a glare from Celestia.

"Sister, nothing..."

"Do I need to remind you of your royal duties? Or of the simple fact that I can have him executed for this?"

"Whoa, we didn't do anything..." I try to say but stop when I feel an aura hold my mouth shut.

"Celestia, you know I would never neglect my duties..."

"Then why wasn't there court last night? Why did you cancel it?"

"Who would have missed it!? Nopony comes to night court! They still fear me and my night! I came here to be with the one pony who doesn't fear the night!" Luna yells as she approaches Celestia.

"Have you lost yourself Luna! Why are you acting so foalish! You've become too close to him..."

"So what! Am I not allowed to..."

"LUNA" Celestia yells in a voice that nearly sends me flying, "he's a different species. He's problematic, not to mention he's mortal..."

"You allowed Shining Armor and Cadence to marry! What makes you..."

"Cadence and Shining are at least the same species. I won’t allow this. Go home now or I will have Miles arrested." They stare each other down; I can almost make out sparks between them. After a while Luna falters and backs down.

"Very well..." she says before she teleports out of my house. I stand back up and face Celestia.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" She asks as she undoes the magic on my lips.

"I don't see the probl..."

"Do you know what you two did last night?"

"Well..."

"I'm getting reports from all over Ponyville and Canterlot of banana robbery, vandalism's, tunnels being built under both cities, what did you do to my sister Miles?"

"We don't know, we just had some wine and..."

"YOU GAVE HER ALCOHOL!" She yells in bewilderment.

"Yeah, why..."

"Miles, let me make this very clear to you, stay away from Luna. From what I can already see you should be put on the death penalty. But I am letting it go this time, for both my parents and Luna. Do not make me regret this decision Miles. You will never be with her, she will miss you, but in time she will forget your name..."

"I think we both know that time is not the issue here, Celestia." I say, getting even sharper glares from her.

"Is there something you wish to tell me" she says as she steps closer to me.

"Yeah, you hate me. I knew you lied when we spoke about your parents, you still resent me, and now you're taking Luna away from me to get back at me." Celestia continues her glares before she turns and walks away.

"Stay away from Luna, or else" she says before she teleports away.

"Yeah... you and what army."


Perspective: Luna

I teleport to my room and immediately set a barrier around it as I jump onto my bed and cry into my pillow. It's just isn't fair! Why don't I get to be with him? What right does Celestia have to say who I can and Can't be with! Why do we even have that stupid royal family? It's not like they do anything, all they do is just sit there and corrupt our government. And what was with that racial hatred? Why would it matter if he was human and I'm a pony? If you love each other something like that shouldn't matter!

"Luna..." I turn to see Celestia standing right next to my bed.

"How did you get in here?!"

"You forgot to barrier the double doors... Luna..."

"I don't want to talk to you right now!" I say as I turn away from her. I feel her take a seat on the bed, but I try my best to not let her see my tears fall.

"I know you are mad at me right now... but this is for the best."

"How could this possibly be for the best..."

"What would you do if he were to die?"

"I-I...."

"How about in eighty years?"

"I would come to terms with it..."

"Like how mother did?" I turn and look back to her in horror of what she just said. "Mother only lasted three years... and I see so much of her in you... I don't want to lose you as well... I don't think I would make it through that."

"Tia..." I roll over and look up to her as she starts to cry.

"Please Luna, promise me that you won't let this happen. I know it will hurt, but it wouldn't nearly be as painful as losing you... I already lost you once..." I pull her down with my magic and wrap her up in a hug as she cries. I don't want to give up on him... but I can't escape the reality of his mortality.

"I promise... I'm sorry sister..."

"I'm sorry as well... I know what it's like to lose somepony you care about... but trust me when I say that time will heal all wounds."

"If you say so... can I at least tell him that this is going to end... face to face?"

"I guess so... but promise me that you'll do it quickly. The longer you drag it out, the more it's going to hurt."

"Ok..." I let go of her and roll out of bed. I straighten out and try my best to put on a strong face... but I know that won't last for long... I hope he will take this well...


Perspective: Miles

Fucking dammit, how many of these damned bananas did we steal?! I've spent the last hour fucking digging these out and I haven't even made a dent yet!

"Miles..."

"Ahh!" I turn to find Luna behind me. She looks as if she's been doing a lot of crying...I don't like this. "Hey there... everything alright..."

"No, everything is not alright." I try to walk up to her, but she backs away with every step I take.

"What wrong Luna?"

"We can't be together Miles..."

"What? Why?"

"I... I just can't...I'm sorry I have to go now..." she says as she tries to walk away.

"No!" I yell as I run up to her and stop her from walking away. “You don't get to tear out my heart and just leave! What did she tell you!"

"Miles... please..." she says as tears start to from in her eyes.

"What did she say!"

"She said it wouldn't work because your mortal!" She yells, making me back off a bit. "She afraid that I'll die when you die, the same way our mother died. Let’s be honest, I'd only get fifty or sixty years with you, then what? A life time of heart ache, and loneliness..."

"Yeah... if I was lucky..." I mumble as I step back.

"What was that!?"

"I said if I was lucky" I say, getting bewildered looks from her."*sigh* have you noticed how overly powerful I am?"

"A little..."

"Well, there's a tradeoff. Every day my power grows more and more, but eventually..."

"Eventually what?"

"Eventually it'll become too much... and I'll burn, myself out." Luna steps back and looks at me with a mixed look of anger and pity.

"You're dying... how long do you have?"

"Anywhere from six to sixteen years..."

"Why didn't you tell me..."

"I'm sorry! OK! It’s not something I like to think about!"

"It’s kind of a big deal Miles..."

"You don't think I know that! You're not the one that has to die so early in life! You're not the one that has to deal with an overwhelming power that bears down on you on a daily basis! You see these rings! These are the strongest restraints we make, and in a month I was supposed to get a second pair! Do you have any idea how much power that is!" I slam my fist against the wall and walk away, leaving her speechless from my outburst. I walk into the Storm's room and pace around a bit before I collapse against a wall. I can feel the tears falling down my face as I face the reality of my life. I don't want to die... there's too much I never got to do...

"Miles..." I look over and see Luna standing in the door way, looking down at me with tears still rolling down her face.

"Look, I get it. Who would want to be with a ticking time bomb..."

"No, Miles, I..."

"YOU WHAT! Just leave already, alright."

"But...Miles..."

"I SAID LEAVE!" I yell, making my magic flare up. She backs away from me with a look of complete horror before she teleports away. I slam both of my fists onto the wall and scream my frustration out to the world as I collapse to the ground. "MORS MALEDICAM VOBIS! "


Author's Note

A/N: Shout out to halfdeamonspartan for pick the element that the bananas turned to. Thanks for reading and like always, Brony on!

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