A whole week had passed since that fateful day, and now as of now, there was a new member of the royal family, and his name was Danny Matheson, and he was now Luna's son and little prince of Equestria. Just the day before she was now officially made his mother, and it was the happiest day of their lives, knowing that Luna was now his mother was the greatest thing Danny could hope for, he now felt like something special and precious to others, and his violent nature appeared to be fading away.

Even though he was now Luna's child, Danny still felt a bit subconscious about being considered a prince, he did want to feel special, but he didn't want to feel like he was better than anypony else. He chose not to wear a crown, nor did he accept the title of prince, but in Luna's heart he would always be her little prince from now on, and at the very least, Danny understood that.

The day he had left the castle was soon forgotten and there was much to do to get him settled in, for one thing he had gotten his own bedroom, all though Luna had enjoyed having him as a bed mate. He was also given some more attire for his wardrobe, and he made sure that none of it appeared to royal like, he did not want to approach any friends he would make as a member of royalty, he always wanted to approach some pony as an equal rather as a superior.

All in all, Danny was now happy with the family he now had, he had an aunt Celestia now and she would occasionally tell him stories and teach him a little about magic, even though he could not perform any magic. Blue Blood and Danny did not just become cousins since that day, they also became friends, and Danny would even help Blue Blood to be less squeamish around the less fortunate and much more kind towards commoners and subjects. Blue Blood would even teach Danny about table manners and would teach Danny a little bit on how to deal with crooks and swindlers on the castle streets for fun, but he would always make sure that Luna did not know of their mischievous activity.

Danny especially enjoyed the times he would spend with his new mother princess Luna, they did many things together as a mother and child, she would tell him stories at night, she would be at his side when he was scared, and she always provided comfort for when he felt stressed and low in confidence. He even called her mom or even mother from that day on, and it warmed Luna's heart every time, having a son was the most rewarding thing to have for Luna, and she would make sure that Danny had the best life he could possibly have, the old life that Danny once knew was all but forgotten, his new life was here and now with his new royal family.

It was now another beautiful day for the castle of Canterlot and the sun was rising over the mountain to begin a new day for the castle and it's city, the sun brought forth activity to the city as citizens of Canterlot were beginning their new day, and they weren't the only ones getting up for the new day. In the castle of Canterlot itself, and within the buildings great halls, young Danny Matheson was sleeping in his very own bedroom that had the same marble structure as Luna's bedroom and even had a ceiling of the night sky as well.

Danny himself was now sleeping in a large bed with many large royal colored bed sheets and large fluffy pillows as he laid right next to a large massive window that had a perfect view of the sky for both day and night. The new day was now beginning for the boy as he felt the rays of sunshine hitting his face, the mere warmth of the sun rays made him stir before he slowly opened his eyes to this bright and wonderful morning. He watched as the sun raised while he slowly sat up in his bed and let out a small yawn, he looked around and smiled as he looked up to see his night time ceiling, just seeing the ceiling helped him feel a bit more bright and early for new days as he threw the covers off him.

He swung his legs around and manage to fit his feet into new slipper like shoes at the side of the bed, they were soft and flexible, but would serve their purpose as Danny hopped out of bed, but then quickly turned back to his bed and made it perfectly beforehand. He rubbed at his eyes and let out another yawn before finishing his bed and walking over to the window to look at the new day his aunt Celestia had created, and needless to say, he was impressed as a smile grew across his face. The sun looked to be glistening and sparkling almost as he giggled at his aunt's enormous effort.

Finally Danny turned to the door just in time to hear some pony knocking at his door, he quickly made his way to the door while fixing his hair as best as he could before reaching the door and opening it to see none other than Luna now standing before him.

"Oh... Good morning mom, did you sleep well last night?"Danny asked as him and Luna shared a hug.

"Yes, I slept very well my son, and you look very well rested yourself, judging from the bed head you tried to cover up,"Luna said as she chuckled at Danny's hair that still looked a bit messy.

Danny laughed nervously as he tried to fix his hair to the best that he could, but Luna did that for him as she licked her hooves and neatly fixed his hair until it was down and neat before stepping back and seeing her son neat and ready for the day.

"There you are, oh you look like such a little gentlemen,"Luna complimented while Danny looked down with a chuckle and dragged his slipper over the floor.

"Thanks, you look pretty today too mom,"Danny complimented back as Luna wrapped a wing around him.

"Why thank you Danny, that was very nice of you to say, that may have very well made my day,"Luna said as she then guided Danny down the hall and closing the door for him."Now come along sweetie, breakfast is about ready, and princess Twilight has brought a new friend over for you to meet."

"Really...? Twilight's back?! Who did she bring mom?"Danny asked as he walked by Luna's side.

"Her name is Rainbow Dash, she is the element of loyalty and she's quite the athletic one herself, I think you may like her, she's going to teach you about loyalty,"Luna explained while Danny listened with interest.

"Loyalty...? Isn't that something that helps the trust between friends or something?"Danny asked as they passed by some guards and couldn't help but greet them."Hello guards, I hope you guys have a nice morning."

"That was very nice, and yes you are actually quite spot on, loyalty is a strong piece of friendship that defines the trust and bond between friends, a lesson you will soon learn, from your newest friend,"Luna said as they turned off into another hallway.

It was then that as they turned into a new hall way that Danny could see his good pal Blue Blood just making his way down the hallway, Danny smiled and thought of something devious as he then suddenly ran to Blue Blood. Luna just giggled at Danny's more playful attitude as the boy snuck up on Blue Blood and suddenly gave the prince a scare as he manage to jump right onto Blue Blood's back.

"*yelp*...! My goodness! Do not sneak up on me like that! I almost had myself a heart attack!"Blue Blood said in a girly shriek before clearing his throat and talking more normal."I take it that you rested well today Danny."

"I sure did, aunt Celestia really put a nice day together don't you think?"Danny said while riding Blue Blood like a steed.

"Well I... I just... Of course, It is a marvelous day that aunt Celestia has put together, we should tell her that once we get to breakfast,"Blue Blood said as he struggled a bit to be kind.

"You got that right Blue Blood, then let's go! Onward to breakfast!"Danny said like a knight.

"Indeed! We are hungry and we want some breakfast, so onward we will go!"Blue Blood announced before rearing back his legs and taking off like Danny's personal steed.

Luna couldn't help but playfully laugh as she then took off after Danny and Blue Blood, they all laughed as Danny rode Blue Blood down the hall, many of the guards looked on in complete shock seeing Blue Blood himself actually letting someone ride on his back like a horse. Seeing the princess of the night all cheerful and full of delight only added to the strange sights they were now bare witnessing, this child must have had more of an affect on the royal family then they had thought.

Finally as they all turned off into the hallway that lead to the dining hall, Luna was finally catching up to the two partners in crime and in that instant, they turned to her and registered that she was looking to race them. The challenge was immediately accepted as Blue Blood instantly put a pep in his step and began to outran Luna once more, and just as they had made he threw his arms up to celebrate as Blue Blood magically opened the doors with his magic and gave a big surprise to the ponies inside.

"Yes...! We are the winners!"Danny celebrated as he stood on Blue Blood's back while Luna just made it into the room.

"Yes, we are victorious this day! Now we can gladly enjoy the spoils of our victory!"Blue Blood celebrated as well before they both looked on to the ponies in the room.

They were now nervously laughing to themselves as they looked to see princess Celestia, princess Twilight, and a newcomer who looked to be a Pegasus mare with a rainbow mane and tail, a cyan blue coat and magenta eyes as well as the cutie mark of a storm cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt. It was then that Luna walked to the the boy and stallions side and announced to them to clear the room.

"Good morning every pony, hope we didn't give you all a start but me Danny and Blue Blood decided to engage in a bit of fun to start our morning,"Luna said as they all walked to the table to sit.

"Indeed, I can see that you're all in quite the pleasant mood today, so how are you on this fine day Danny?"Celestia said as they all sat at the table.

"I'm doing great aunt Celestia, me and Blue Blood both beat mom in a race to the dining hall, it was fun,"Danny said before noticing Twilight sitting by Celestia."Hey princess Twilight, It's good to see you again."

"Why thank you Danny, and it's nice to see you all settled in with you family Danny,"Twilight said before giggling at Danny's kindness.

"So Twilight? I'm guessing this is the little guy you and Rarity were talking about right?"The rainbow Pegasus asked.

"It sure is Rainbow Dash, I'm sorry where are my manners? Danny this is Rainbow Dash, and Rainbow Dash, this is Danny,"Twilight introduced as the Pegasus known as Rainbow Dash suddenly flew over and flew above Danny.

"What's up there kid? So I hear you're princess Luna's new son huh? You look a bit different from your regular colt,"Rainbow Dash said as she tussled Danny's hair and messing it up again.

"Yeah, Luna brought me here, and she's my mom now, It's nice to meet you Rainbow Dash,"Danny said while Rainbow chuckled at his manners.

"The feelings likewise kid, so I hear that you wanna learn a bit about friendship, well yours truly just so happens to be loyalty, and I'm am here to please you,"Rainbow said in a self righteous tone.

"Yes, but first we must all enjoy our breakfast, you need your energy for the day after all,"Luna informed Danny just as the chef and servers arrived.

"Yeah... I guess I could go for some food,"Danny agreed as he wrapped the napkin around his neck himself.

"I can second that kid, I'm starving,"Rainbow admitted as the food was being laid out.

The ponies were then treated to a breakfast of eggs and pancakes, they all took their fill with haste, especially Blue Blood himself who was quickly eating happily before they all took a good look at what Danny was eating. Danny was kindly helping himself to a lovely serving of eggs and to some of the ponies surprise a few strips of bacon, Rainbow Dash and Twilight cringed their noses at the sight of Danny actually about to eat a meat type of substance.

"Oh do not fear the sight of what he is eating, it's not real meat my our friends, it is merely a fake substitute,"Luna informed making Twilight and Rainbow Dash sigh in relief.

"Well that's a relief, and here I was thinking that he was actually some flesh eating beast,"Rainbow Dash said with a nervous chuckle while every pony else except Luna gasped at her choice of words."He he, I joke princess Luna, I joke."

"I would hope that it was nothing more than a joke,"Luna said giving Rainbow a very dirty look at Rainbows response before turning to Danny."So Danny, I was thinking that after you're done with the element of loyalty, perhaps we could go to the park, would you like that?"

"Sure mom, that sounds like fun, Hershey Sprinkle was actually hoping for us to see each other again,"Danny said as he began eating his food quickly but with manners.

"Hershey Sprinkle...? Oh! So you've already made yourself a friend already?"Twilight asked with interest.

"Yes, and what were the odds that it would also be his first filly friend?"Luna asked while giggling.

"Mom...! It's not like that, we're just friends is all, we're not like together or anything!"Danny said with embarrassment before eating a bit faster.

"Aww... How cute...! He has a little filly friend,"Twilight said as she awed at the boys new friend.

Danny just rolled his eyes trying to control his blush as he kept eating breakfast and ignoring the gossip that was now spreading about him and Hershey, but unfortunately that plan had sailed as he then noticed that he had no more breakfast on his plate to eat. He groaned as he was now forced to endure the crowd that was talking about him and Hershey, his cheeks continued to be flush with red as he listened, and that's when he was shaken out of this state by Luna.

"Oh it's alright Danny, It's nothing to be ashamed of if you like her son, no pony would make fun of you,"Luna encouraged before Danny let out another groan.

"Come on mom, can't we just stop talking about this?"Danny begged as he felt himself dying of embarrassment.

"Of course we can son, you appear to be done with your breakfast, and Rainbow Dash is as well, would you like to go with her and start your lesson?"Luna asked as Danny handed his empty plate to a server.

"Yeah come on kid, I won't bite, unless you want me too,"Rainbow Dash joked before swooping in and picking Danny up.

"Uh... Sure, so where are we going for our lesson?"Danny said as Rainbow Dash placed Danny on her back.

"Just hang on tight, and I'll take you on a ride to the most fun way to learn something,"Rainbow Dash encouraged while stretching herself out to prepare.

"Okay then... Lead the way Rainbow Dash,"Danny said as Rainbow Dash took off towards the dining room door.

"You got my friend!"Rainbow said as they left the dining room and left the others to enjoy the rest of breakfast. Next Chapter: Ch.18 Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 38 Minutes