Guardian Chap 21

by ~Sunjian54

The Equestrian Guardian

Chap 21

"Geez I'm so tired." David said as he walked down the hall back toward his and Twilight's room. "Who knew spending so much time with Luna could take it out of you." He said as he approached the door. Before he could open the door however a cheery voice tickled his ear. "Good evening David."

He turned to see Princess Celestia only something was different about her. "Princess where's your crown? Or your shoes?" He asked confused. The figure was indeed Celestia, but she had almost none of her royal wear on. "Well technically Luna is now in charge of Equestria so now I can relax a little." She said giggling. David was slightly confused. He had never thought that the ruler of a kingdom would be so laid back when it came to her duties. Although, she was right it was nighttime and that meant that Luna was in charge. "I came to ask if you would like to have dinner with me, in a royal setting of course. I would like to know more about you since I never got the chance to ask you anything when we first met." She said curtseying before him.

"I-It would be my pleasure your majesty." He said bowing as low as he could. "Wonderful! If you'll just follow me then we'll head to the royal banquet hall." She said turning toward another part of the castle. David was about to follow when he realized that he needed to tell Twilight where he was going. "Oh your Majesty, I need to let Twilight know that…"

"Oh she already knows you're dining with me. In fact she wanted me to let you know that she needed to return to Ponyville to help her friends with something." She said interrupting him. David's heart fell like a stone; "Why didn't she say goodbye?" He asked looking back toward their room as they walked off. "Well she was in such a rush, but she did tell me to tell you that she misses you and that she expects a big hug when you get back." She said smiling. David sighed, his heart may have felt low but at least he knew he'd see Twilight soon. As the pair continued walking throughout the castle David noticed many ponies running in different directions some not even noticing that their princess was walking right among them.

"Ah here we are." Celestia said as she motioned two guards to open the door to a small room. The door swung open to reveal a small dining room. As they both walked in David observed the room itself. It wasn't very royal like, it seemed to be a more refined living style of room. There were pictures of Celestia and Luna on the walls around them, and the room itself was made of a white marble. It reminded David of the fancy dining rooms that you might come across in a neighborhood Country club. "I spent some time with our best chefs to prepare you and me a wonderful meal." Celestia said taking a seat at the table. David's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw the spread before him. She wasn't kidding, the table was spread with a white cloth and beautiful roses, but what got his attention was the plate of fettuccini and salad that was set on his side of the table. "We had to do some research on what humans eat. It was…. Difficult to find a dish that didn't involve meat." Celestia said nervously.

David shook his head; "its fine your majesty. Pasta and salad happens to be one of my favorite meals." He said as he took a seat across from her. "Oh I'm so glad you like it." She said obviously relieved. The first thing David did after sitting down was to take a piece of bread, break it, and then hand it to Celestia. "It's a sign of friendship." He said as she took the bread from his hand with her magic. "Thank you." She said as she began eating her what looked to be grass off of her plate. David quietly bit into his food almost forgetting how hungry he was. It was delicious, but before he could mention it Celestia had started to speak. "Luna told me about how you lost your parents, I'm truly sorry."

David's heart winced at the word parents. He wished they would stop asking about it. "However I'd like to know more about you. What exactly do you stand for David?" Her eyes narrowing in suspicion. David was surprised, was she going to interrogate him? "Allow me to set a picture in your mind for you." She said calmly. "Say you're in Ponyville and you see a small filly being hurt by a stallion. This stallion could easily hurt you if you interfere, but if you don't the town will blame you for the filly's pain. What would you do David?" she asked sipping from her teacup.

"Pain is temporary your Majesty. If it means I gotta get hurt to save that filly I will." David said calmly. "Very well. Now let's say that a competition is coming up and Rainbow Dash is competing. Rainbow has a good chance of winning this event. However you catch her cheating before the event. She has never won this event before and you're worried about hurting her feelings. What would you do?"

"I'd tell her that cheating isn't worth the price you'll pay for it. You don't get that feeling of accomplishment from cheating before an event." He said resting his arms on the table. "Final question." She said setting her teacup down. "Say that two ponies are very close to one another. They both love each other very much, but the stallion has some enemies that want to find a way to hurt him. They discover that if they target the young mare then the stallion will have to do whatever they say. What would you do to prevent this from happening?" David closed his eyes and thought really hard. What would he do? Could he really live with the knowledge that he had separated true love to keep them safe? What would his father want him to do? He slowly opened his eyes.

"Can the stallion protect himself and his mare?" He asked quietly. "Perhaps, but let's say you weren't sure that he could." She said slowly. "I wouldn't do anything your majesty." He said crossing his arms. "What!?" She said shocked. "It wouldn't be my place to tear apart true love, no matter how dangerous it could become. I would put my faith in the stallion to protect his mare no matter what." He said nodding his head. Celestia smiled and looked David in the eye. "I see. You truly are worthy of being the Guardian." She said.

David suddenly yawned, his face turning bright red in embarrassment. "You need to rest, you're training with Capt. Bio begins tomorrow." She said. "Training?" David repeated. "Yes. I know you're mastering your elements right now but Capt. Bio will teach you how to use your sword effectively in battle. He is the Captain of the Royal Guard after all." She said winking. "So I start training tomorrow morning?" He asked. "Yes, first thing in the morning. You'd better hurry off to sleep then." She said waving her wings. "You're right. Goodnight your majesty." He said turning and walking off.

As the door shut behind him Celestia's face suddenly grew stern. "I thought he would understand." She sighed as she removed the letter Twilight had left on her bed before leaving. "I'm sorry most faithful student, but it's for your own good that he not know what I have planned." She said as she turned and walked toward her room. "Capt. Bio." She said. "Yes Ma'am." Bio responded as he stepped from the shadows. "He is not to leave the castle until he's defeated you in battle." She said as she entered her room.

"But your majesty… I've never been defeated." Bio said confused. Celestia poked her head out through the door. "I know. See to it that you never are." She said as she shut the door. In the corner of the dining room Luna covered her mouth in shock. "I need to tell David." She began to sneak toward the door until a sharp tail blocked her way. "I'm sorry Luna. But I can't let you do that." Bio said from behind her. Next Chapter: Chapter 22 Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 9 Minutes