Danny was resting easily as he was being carried back to the bedroom on Luna's back, he felt half asleep and his ribs still ached while he kept trying to position himself properly on the pony's back. His pain felt like the same pain to Luna as she frowned at each soft grunt he made when his ribs would hurt, the memory of the man who did this still haunted her knowing that there were parents out there that would do this to a child, but she had to stay strong for Danny.

The halls gleamed with the sunlight as they casually passed through one hall that was aligned with many royal guards that stood at attention as they passed through. Danny couldn't help but notice all the guards also had strange marks on their flanks that ranged from swords, shields, armors and many different kinds of medieval symbols. He began to feel curious about the markings but was also feeling too nervous to ask in front of all these ponies as he noticed the guards looking at him and turned away from them, but Luna could tell that he was curious about something.

"Are you doing alright back there Danny? "Luna asked as she then noticed all of the guards looking at him with strange looks. "Guards! I will ask you not to stare at him like that, you are making him feel uncomfortable."

The guards instantly looked forward and took their eyes off the child as they stood at a more solid attention than before, Danny looked around at how well they listened to her as they then approached the bedroom. She opened the door with her blue magic as they then casually walked into the room, It was then that the two were alone and Danny felt comfortable to ask a few questions.

"Why do those guards listen so well to you?” Danny asked as they approached the bed.

"It is because my sister and I are princesses Danny, "Luna answered much to his shock. "We are the rulers of Equestria, we maintain balance and order here as well as harmony for our subjects... We are royalty my friend."

Danny was shocked to here that he was actually in the presence of an actual princess, he felt unworthy of being in such a presence, let alone being taken care of by a royal figure. He let out a sigh as his sights then trailed to the strange mark on her flank, and that was when he decided to ask his next questioned.

"Uh... What are those weird marks on your flank, I've seen a weird mark on every pony's flank so far, "Danny asked as Luna levitated him up and placed him on the bed.

"Oh...! You mean our cutie marks, all ponies have cutie marks Danny, and our cutie marks are what define our talents and our purpose in the world, “Luna explained as she tucked him in half way”. For example, my cutie mark that you see is of the crescent moon it means that my duty is to control the moon and the night itself."

"So... Does that mean that Celestia's...cutie mark means that she controls the sun? "Danny asked while gaining a giggle from Luna.

"That is correct, my sister controls the sun and the day in Equestria, and together we maintain the balance in the world, "She said softly as she brushed the boy's hair with her hoof.

"Wow... That's... Pretty cool..."Danny said as he sat there now looking at himself.

"Tell me Danny, do you have a special talent? "Luna asked.

Danny just shook his head no as he lowered his head as if he was ashamed of himself, Luna once again found herself feeling great worry and sorrow for the child now knowing more of the fruits of his past, but she wasn't about to let him wallow in selfpity.

"It's alright, I understand completely, and do not worry yourself, your talents may come to you in time, "Luna encouraged as the boy then lifted his head back up to look into her eyes.

It was then that an idea had sparked in her head and chose to do something nice for Danny while they had time to each other, she then made her horn glow dark blue once more and in a bright flash of light, a teddy bear appeared. Danny had shielded his eyes from the blinding for a full minute before slowly uncovering his eyes to see the stuff toy that was before him, he saw Luna levitating it towards him and slowly took up the small toy in confusion.

"What's this...?"Danny asked as he looked at the stuff toy.

"It's a teddy bear silly, I know it seems like you're a bit old for such a thing but... I just wanted to find a toy for you to play with while you recover,"Luna explained as she then watched the boy hug the bear to her surprise.

"I... Never had a toy before... Thank you...princess, "He said as he petted the head of the bear.

"You've...Never had a toy before...? Why child? "Luna asked with confusion.

"My dad... He always says that real men don't play with toys, I've only seen others play with toys, "Danny said as he laid his head against the teddy bears chest.

Luna felt a level of disgust and anger in her stomach as the boy mentioned his father, knowing that this boy did not even get a chance to be a child was sickening and was infuriating her more by the minute. She let out a sigh as she then began to feel more pleased that she had taken Danny away from all that, she then wrapped her wings around the child and gave him a gentle hug.

"That time of your life is over now, me and my sister will be the ones to take care of you from now on, "Luna said as she held the boy against her chest.

"Why... You're a princess... Why would you want to bother yourself with someone like me...? I'm nobody, "Danny said with a bit of grief in his voice.

"Child... You are a very special boy and it was wrong for you to be treated the way you were, you need love, guidance, and others who care about you, "Luna explained as he rubbed at Danny's back.

Before Danny could say anything else, Luna parted from the hug as the door suddenly opened and with it came Celestia herself and a brown stallion with a black mane that was wearing a white coat, and had a cutie mark of two band aids crossed together. Danny could tell from a mile away that this pony was indeed a doctor, he had been to the hospital quite few times and he could tell when a doctor was near, he backed away slowly against the bed in concealed fear as the stallion and princess approached.

"Hello princess Luna, It is so good to see you again, so... Where is your little friend? Ah! There he is! "The stallion doctor said as he saw Danny backing away from him.

"Oh... I'm sorry doctor, he's just a bit nervous at the moment, "Luna said as she turned back to Danny and held his hand with her hoof. "It's alright Danny, he just wants to look at your bandages and make sure that you are healing from your injuries."

Danny still felt a bit scared inside as he gripped Luna's hoof tightly while hugging the teddy bear tightly with his free arm, Celestia could see that he was scared and smiled as she ventured over to his side and rubbed at the child's back for comfort.

"Easy now child, this won't take long,"Celestia said as she then turned to the doctor. "Alright Doctor Aid, you may come forth now."

The doctor nodded as he then slowly approached them and walked to the side as he then stood on Danny's left side, he held on to Luna for dear life as he felt the doctor touch the side of his cheek that still had a large band aid over it and removed it. There was still a small red mark on his cheek, but it did not show any signs of scaring or further bruising, he let out a sigh of relief as the doctor then pulled out two hoof shaped rubber gloves and placed them on his hooves.

"Alright, the bruise on his cheek is gone, but there is still signs of a concussion, so I suggest you keep a close eye on him and protect his head at all cost, "The doctor said as he moved closer to the boy. "Alright, now I just need to check his cracked ribs, just relax for a bit now."

Danny hugged Luna as the doctor reached out with his hooves and lifted up the boy’s button up shirt to see the Danny's old looking bandages that were wrapped from the top of his chest to the bottom of his stomach. He gently put his hooves over the boy's body and began feeling his ribs, he could tell that they were still badly cracked, but the doctor smiled as he then pulled down the boy’s shirt and let out a sigh.

"Good news princesses, his ribs are showing signs of fast recovery, he may be able to have the bandages removed in the next week or so, I would recommend you however to get him a bath and wrap him in some fresh bandages, "The doctor explained while removing his gloves.

"Of course doctor, thank you for your help,"Celestia said.

"Of course princess, um... Pardon me for asking but... What exactly where you planning on doing with this creature once he has recovered? "The doctor asked with concern.

Both princesses looked at each other with their own feeling of concern, Luna was dead set with her answer and Celestia was more than respectful of her sister's decision, she then nodded to Luna before turning back to the doctor.

"We are planning to keep him with us,"Celestia answered much to Luna's delight.

Danny hid his shock at the answer and hid under the covers to hide his feeling of being unworthy to be in the presence of royalty let alone living with them, even the doctor looked surprised with her answer.

"Really...? Cause...well... There are some concerns I wish to discuss with the two of you when it comes to a creature like this,"The doctor said in a bit of a grim voice.

"Oh... Of course doctor, Luna would you come with us for a moment?"Celestia said as she then followed the doctor out of the room.

"Of course sister, don't you worry now Danny, this shouldn't take too long,"Luna said as she suddenly gave him a kiss on the fore head.

Danny hugged the teddy bear as he blushed with embarrassment at what Luna just did, he then watched as Luna followed her sister out of the room, leaving him to lay back in bed with his new friend to rest his head.

Meanwhile Luna had gently closed the door behind her and joined Celestia and the doctor in the middle of the hall, they stood there in silence for a moment as the doctor cleared his throat and began to explained while cleaning his small glasses.

"Princesses... I understand both of your compassion's for this child very much so... But I would advise against keeping this creature, "The doctor said as he placed his glasses back on.

"What...?! Why would we ever give up such an innocent child?!"Luna questioned in disbelief.

"Easy Luna, tell us doctor, what makes you think we should give up such a child?"Celestia questioned.

"Well... For starters I learned of this creature’s origin and it is what is known as a human, humans are a very complex and complicated creature to care for, "The doctor said as he suddenly pulled a book out from his white coat. "This book explains that depending on how they were raised is how they will turn out."

"Please elaborate more doctor, what are you trying to say here?” Luna once again questioned.

"Well... You told me that this child was abused by his father and he is already ten years of age, I fear that he may become violent very easily in time, "The doctor explained much to Luna's disappointment. "After ten years of abuse, I'm not so sure all the love and care in the world will help him change the way he thinks, especially after that situation I heard of that happened between him and your nephew."

Luna did not like the fact that the doctor brought up the issue that occurred between Blue Blood and Danny, and let out a small and unnoticeable snort, she then let the rest of her anger out in a hard sigh before clearing that issue up.

"That will not happened! He may have a troubling past, but that does not mean he will become his father! We will be sure to show him the love and compassion he never knew! He will grow up to be a very loving and peaceful person! "Luna explained sternly making the doctor a bit concerned for his own wellbeing.

"Easy Luna, what you say is true, he will get the love and attention he needs, and he will grow to be a very peaceful person, but we need to at least hear the precautions for caring for a young human,"Celestia explained as they listened to the doctor once more.

"That brings me to my next concern, It says in this chapter that the humans are omnivorous, this means that they eat a diet of vegetables, fruits and well... Meat, "The doctor grimly said as the princesses gasped in shock.

"He...eats...meat...!"Celestia asked in great shock.

"I'm afraid so princess, humans need it to get the proteins necessary for their bodies, you would need to find a way to keep him well fed, you can't just feed him fruits and vegetables, he needs a protein sustenance, "The doctor explained.” Unless you think you can see such a troubled mind to become a vegetarian like ourselves."

"Well... We will find him the food he needs to grow right Tia? We just need to think of something or someone who can help us,"Luna practically begged to her sister in fear of losing Danny.

"Well... This is certainly troubling, but our decision still stands doctor, I'm already formulating a plan to help with Danny's day-to-day needs, we appreciate your concern, but we are still going to keep him,"Celestia explained clearly for the doctor.

Luna lit up and hugged her sister while the doctor let out a sigh of frustration and doubt in the princess’s decision, but he knew they had him beat here, all he could do was comply with the rulers of Equestria.

"Very well princesses, I will not argue with your decision, but I warn you that this child will be quite a hoof full, you will need to teach him about Equestrian life, and make sure he has some pony to attend to him if you hope to free his mind from his violent past,"The doctor said as he stood professionally composed.

"We will do that doctor, we have friends and family we can trust to care for him if we should ever be occupied with work,"Celestia said with complete confidence.

"Indeed, now if you don't mind I wish to go back and watch over him,"Luna said as she trotted happily back to the room.

"Of course Luna, don't take too long though, we will be having two visitors arrive to see him and make him a new set of clothes, he can't always run around in pajamas you know,"Celestia said in a chuckle.

"I will sister," Luna said as she went back to her room to check up on Danny.

With that said, Celestia then turned back to the doctor who was still having his doubts about Danny, but it mattered little to her believing that they had made the right decision.

"You are dismissed now doctor Aid, have a nice day,"Celestia said as the doctor bowed to her.

"To you as well princess Celestia,"The doctor said as he then walked away to leave the castle

With that business done, Celestia gave a peaceful nod as she then walked down the hall herself to prepare for the visitors to arrive and for Luna to bond with their new member of the family

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