Shining armor was walking through great halls of Canterlot castle, it was night time already and he was really tired from helping Princess Celestia with new recruits all day.

‘I’m always glad to help our Princesses, but those rookies were just plain horrible, I just can’t wait to see Cadance again.’

Just thinking about his beloved wife got him into good mood and he smiled while walking towards the room he was always using while being in Canterlot.

He then suddenly heard hoofsteps coming from around the corner, then he saw someone he didn’t except at all.

“Cadance?”

Pink Alicorn Princess in front of him smiled and turned around running away.

“Cadance wait, what are you doing here, why aren’t you in Crystal Empire?” Shining shouted while trying to catch up with his wife.

After some running around he saw her enter some doors and quickly dashed to them.

He used his magic to open the doors and he quickly regretted this decision.

What greeted him was an apple pie, which swiftly landed on his muzzle.

Shining’s muzzle was now covered in apple filling, gears in his head slowly starting to work as he realized who’s idea was this.

“BLAZE YOU ROTTEN LITTLE BASTARD WHERE ARE YOU!”

Shining looked around and saw somepony just ran around the corner

“I WILL GET YOU THIS TIME AND YOU WILL REGRET BEING BORN.” Shining dashed towards his target with such speed that even Rainbow would be proud of him.

After he quickly left crime scene, one of the armors standing near the walls transformed into a laughing pony.

“I can’t believe I got him again, this is just priceless.”

Blaze rolled on the floor laughing so long, that he had to stop for a few moments to take some breaths.

After few minutes of enjoying his succes he saw somepony approaching him, it was one of lunar guards.

“Mr. Midnight Blaze, I was ordered by Princess Luna, to send you a message.”

“What is it?”

“Princess Luna wants you to immediately show up at her private chambers.”

Blaze gulped and his smile turned into frown.

“Thank you soldier.”

Guard saluted and walked away.

Blaze now with a frown on his face walked towards his teacher’s chambers.

Blaze was a rather young stallion, his coat was dark-blue, his mane was made of black and white strips, he also had dichromatic eyes, his left eye was teal with normal pupil, while his right eye was yellow, and his right eye pupil was cat-like. He’s size was average for a male unicorn, his cutie mark was a full moon with a star on it.

After walking for few minutes he finally stood before the doors to Luna’s chambers, he knew she was going to punish him, so he gulped again and lightly knocked on the doors.

“Who is it that wants to see us?”

“It’s me Blaze, you called me here Princess?”

“Ah yes, our most faithful student, thou shall walk inside.”

Blaze swore under his muzzle and opened the doors which right now were probably leading towards his death.

He slowly walked in and saw Princess Luna sitting on her bed with a frown on her muzzle, Luna ordered her two guards to leave and after they closed her doors she turned her attention towards Blaze.

“So would thou mind explaining why is Shining Armor running around the castle with an apple pie filing on his muzzle screaming your name?”

Blaze had hard time trying to hold his laughter in, while imagining this scene.

“I might have pranked him.”

“And how did thou do that?”

“Well I created illusion of Princess Cadance to lure him into my previously prepared trap, again.”

Luna’s frown changed into small smile.

“So our Captain of royal guard and co-ruler of Crystal Empire got himself pranked in the same way three times in a row?”

Blaze nodded, he couldn’t hold his laughter any longer.

To his surprise Luna was also laughing.

“Princess you are not mad at me?”

“Of course we are not dear Blaze, it just shows how good you became at our illusion spells, besides thou know very well that unlike our sister we can appreciate a good prank. And we believe Shining Armor should loosen up a bit.”

Blaze smiled, he had a talent for magic since he was born, but he realized his true potential lied in illusions while attending Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, when Luna heard about a unicorn with such talent and such raw magic power she decided to take him under her wing.

Since then she taught him about many different magic spells, however what she was mostly teaching him were spells which were made to cheat other ponies senses, the art of illusion which in these times was unknown to most unicorns.

“Princess if you don’t mind I was actually wandering, why are you talking in this old royal kind of way?”

Princess Luna thought for a few moments and answered his question.

“We always enjoyed talking this way.”

‘Seems Legit’ Blaze thought to himself while starting to wonder why did she brought him here if she wasn’t mad about his prank, as if on cue she said

“Thou are probably wondering why we have brought thou here, the reason is we, after having a long talk with our dearest sister have decided to put you on a new mission.”

Blaze’s ears perked up, he wasn’t on any adventure ever since he and Luna went to the city on the south of Equestria to help its inhabitants free themselves from their evil leader, sadly because of this they missed the weeding of Princess Cadance, well Luna at least managed to get there in time for the party after the weeding.

“What is it Princess? Am I supposed to save somepony from evil creatures? Or maybe discover new lands? Or perhaps find a treasure?”

Luna chuckled a little and said.

“No, from this day forth, until we alongside our sister will decide that thou are ready, thou shall study the magic of friendship.”

“…”

“…”

“The what now?”

“Look Blaze, we know that apart from us thou are not trying to make friends with anypony here, which actually came as surprise to us considering how often thou are going on parties in Canterlot at night.”

“But Princess I don’t need any friends.”

“Thou speak like that, because of lack of knowledge of how superior friendship can be, just like our sister's student few years ago.”

“Ehh, I guess I don’t have a choice right? So where am I supposed to learn about this whole “magic of friendship” thing.”

“Thou shall be living in the village called Ponyville for the time being.”

‘Oh just bucking great, I might a little bit asocial, but I like going to clubs at night and I bet there won’t be many of those in a village so small I didn’t even hear of it.’

“But where will I stay? In a hotel?”

“No, thou shall stay at the library.”

Blaze became completely confused right now.

“Why am I supposed to live in a library?”

“This is where our sister’s student is staying at, thou shall stay with her for the time thou shall spend there.”

Blaze’s eyes went wide.

“OH NO, I’m not going to live with her.”

Luna’s looked at him with confusion.

“Why is that?”

“I have talked with this mare only like 6 times in my whole life, and each time she managed to bore me to death, all she’s talking about are books, and even when she’s talking about something interesting like night sky or magic she can still make it boring.”

Luna chuckled a little and said

“Well then, does thou have any other ideas?”

Blaze frowned, thinking of anything else, when they both heard doors opening.

Celestia walked into Luna’s chambers chuckling a little and said.

“Well since you don’t like the company of my student so much, I think I have other idea.”

Blaze smiled while instinctively bowing to her and asked.

“And what is this idea of yours Princess?”

Princess Celestia walked towards mirror and looked at the full moon in the sky, she then turned towards Blaze and asked.

“Do you have anything against living on the farm?”