Chapter 6

Twilight Sparkle and Celestia were now standing in the royal dining hall sipping tea and conversing about Danny, seeing the child rose many questions for Celestia's former student. Celestia was calm and willing to answer her questions with each sip of tea she took, some how she knew that having a creature that was not of this world would raise many questions.

"So princess, I've been meaning to ask, did you ever find out what type of creature Danny even is?"Twilight asked as she took a sip of tea.

"The doctor called him a human, they are sentient beings much like our self's, but they do have some significant differences,"Celestia said as she suddenly made the book the doctor showed them appear.

"Wow...! I've never seen this book before!"Twilight said as she made her horn glow purple and took up the book into her own aura and began reading.

"You'll find the human species on page forty two,"Celestia informed as Twilight quickly flipped to the page.

"Okay, now I see, so these are humans, wow...! The average human can be taller than you princess,"Twilight said as they both began to chuckle at her joke.

"You don't say, any way as you can see, humans tend to be hairless at times except for the hair they have on their heads, but even so... Some of them can actually not have hair on their heads at all,"Celestia explained as they looked to the picture of what looked like a male human.

"Interesting, isn't Danny a...boy by any chance?"Twilight asked as she looked down the genders of humans.

"Why yes he is, he's a perfectly healthy...boy, and one day he will grow to be what they call an adult male human... A man,"Celestia explained as their sights then trailed to the female.

"Oh...! So that makes these humans the females, wow... they look pretty different from your average mare,"Twilight said with interest.

"Yes well... In this book there are stories of brave women as they are called, going on great adventures and some how always taming the savagery that some men possess, so in a way the woman are not so different from how mares always try to calm the minds of stallions,"Celestia said as she turned the page for Twilight.

"Wow...! So many fascinating tales of humans doing such extraordinary things, I'm almost jealous,"Twilight said before something caught her eye that talked about the humans diet, she then frowned.

"Is something wrong Twilight?"Celestia asked.

"Um...princess? If I'm reading this right, this says that humans are omnivorous, this means that humans eat fruits and vegetables as well as meat, does this not concern you about Danny?"Twilight questioned with a bit of shock.

"Do not worry Twilight, I already have a plan for making sure he gets the nutrients he needs without eating real meat, It is also going to help you keep Spike under control as he grows,"Celestia explained with a soft smile.

"Well... Okay then... So... Why did princess Luna take Danny away from his home in the first place? Doesn't he have family of his own back where he came from?"Twilight asked as Celestia's smile began to fade.

"Yes... But we do not dare take him back there, he will be much safer with us,"Celestia said while finishing her tea.

"So... What happened to him exactly? You said that his injuries were inflicted by his father, It's just... I never thought in a million years that a parent would do such things too there child,"Twilight finally asked.

Celestia froze at that question as she turned to look out the window, her sun was still shining bright, but it looked like it wouldn't be long before she would have to lower it for the night. She then turned to Twilight who was waiting patiently for an answer, she had hope she wouldn't need to disgrace her students ears with the truth, but she knew she couldn't dodge the question, she finally let out a sigh as she realized there was no dodging this question.

"Well it was his father that did this, Danny has been a victim of his father's abuse for quite a few years, those injuries were just the latest of his fathers brutal assaults,"Celestia explained as she heard a hard gasp escape Twilight as she placed two hooves over her mouth.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry... I... It's just... Foal abuse, the very thought of such a crime sickens me, what parent would do that to their own child?!"Twilight said as her breathing became heavy with overwhelming shock.

"It is sick... I know that, but there are parents like that out there Twilight, and Danny has been the victim of one for quite some time now, when Luna saw what his father was doing to him, she couldn't bare the sight any more, she took him away from that monster... Forever,"Celestia explained while Twilight listened carefully.

"So... Are you two really going to take good care of him?"Twilight asked.

"Of course we are, Luna is even going to see if she can possibly take the role of his mother, If you can believe it, she always wanted to be a mother, but she could never meet the right stallion,"Celestia explained as Twilight smiled with complete trust in her mentor.

It was then that the doors to the dining room opened and with it came none other than Danny with princess Luna and Rarity right behind him, he rushed to the table and saw Celestia and decided to show off his new outfit to Celestia. He slowly approached her and looked down for a moment before walking into Celestia's view to show her his midnight blue pants and shirt to her, she smiled as he gently raised his head and smiled back to her.

"So... Do you like it princess Celestia?"Danny asked feeling a bit nervous.

"I think you look adorable in those cute midnight blue clothes, the real question is, do you like them?"Celestia asked back.

"Yes... They're very comfy,"Danny answered before joining Celestia and Twilight at the table.

"I think they look cute too! You did an amazing job yet again Rarity,"Twilight said to her friend.

"Why thank you darling, he does look adorable doesn't he?! He's so cute I can hardly stand it!"Rarity announced while trying to control herself in front of Danny.

Danny just let out a small blush as Luna the sat next to him and suddenly made some paper and some crayons appear in a small flash of blue magic, she gently levitated the paper and crayons onto the table before smiling at Danny.

"So Danny... While we are waiting for some dinner, would you like to draw for a bit, maybe you have a special talent for art perhaps?"Luna suggested while Danny took up a crayon and looked at it.

"I've... Never drawn anything before, but I guess I could give it a try,"Danny said as he directed a red crayon to the paper and began to draw.

While Danny began drawing with crayons, Luna watched over him closely like a mother protecting her child, she looked around and saw that Celestia was smiling at her while Twilight and Rarity were watching Danny draw. The emotion and the happiness Celestia could feel within Luna was building and knew her sister was more than serious about taking Danny under her wing.

"So... Princess Luna, you and Danny look like you both are hitting it off just great,"Twilight said, snapping Luna out of her watchful stares.

"Oh...! Uh.. Of course, we could not be more happier, you are comfortable around us aren't you Danny?"Luna asked the boy as he turned from his drawing.

Yes...Luna, but I still don't understand why all of you would be so nice to me,"Danny said as he looked upon her with confusion.

"Oh Danny... You will understand in time, just remember that you are in peaceful and loving arms now, and nothing can hurt you,"Luna said before noticing Danny's drawing had taken shape of what looked a bit like a female human."So... What did you draw Danny? It looks nice."

"It's my mom, I remember how she would always try to make me happy, even when there were... Bad days,"Danny said as he colored in the drawings hair with yellow crayon.

"I'll bet she loved you very much,"Luna said as the drawing began to give her an idea for later on.

"Yeah... I think she did, but... She's not around any more, so... It's not like I could ask her now,"Danny said as he began to feel a little sad.

"Oh... It's alright child, we're here for you, everything will be just fine,"Luna said as she gave him a hug for comfort.

Celestia, Rarity and Twilight all felt their hearts melt as they watched Luna gently easing into being a parent figure for Danny, Celestia felt her heart truly feel touched watching her little sister being there and caring for a child, perhaps Luna could have what it takes to be a was then that their moment was interrupted by the doors once again swinging open and a group of stallions and mares in waiter and waitress outfits rushed in and began attending to every pony and every one.

Danny felt a little bit scared inside as a large white cloth was tucked into the front of his shirt while silverware and plates were being placed around the table for the group. Tea cups were the next thing to be placed around before then being filled with tea, everything was moving fast around Danny, he felt confused and mixed up as he began to frantically look around before being calmed by the gentle hoof of Luna.

"It's alright Danny, they are just preparing us for dinner, they have a few specials tonight and I know that you must be hungry after this long day,"Luna explained before getting a small nod out of Danny."Alright then, what are the specials for today?"

"We have a vegetable soup made with the freshest vegetables and a blend of the finest herbs, we also have garlic bread, a fancy carnation casserole, a fresh Alfredo pasta, and a uh.. Double chocolate cake for desert,"A stallion in a chef outfit said in a french accent as he entered the room with a few carts full of food.

He quickly then noticed Celestia perk up and stare at the cake, he then felt nervous about presenting cake in front of Celestia as sweat threaten to form around his fore head, he gulped as he then gave the signal to eat.

"Dinner is served!"The chef announced.

With that said, magic lit up every where from both alicorn and unicorn alike, four different types of auras collected pasta, bread, even a two of them decided to try the carnation casserole, but what didn't surprise every pony was when Celestia collected herself a large piece of cake. Danny was amazed by all the colorful magic he was seeing as all the mares collected their food onto plates and began to eat, he then began to hear his belly rumble as hunger was once again settling in with him. Luna saw this and quickly went into action after collecting some pasta and a piece of garlic bread, she decided to fetch the same two things over to him and placed it on his plate. He then began looking at the food with much curiosity as Luna gave him an encouraging nudge.

"Go on now, it won't hurt you,"Luna said with a small giggle.

Danny took a deep breath in and slowly let it out before taking up a fork and trying the Alfredo past, his first bite tasted the warm creamy and some what cheesy goodness of the pasta and invited him to try another bite. He twirled his fork around the noodles before taking another bite which lit his face up with happiness and satisfaction before he started to dig in just like every pony else.

Seeing him enjoy a fine dinner with every pony made Luna feel warm inside as she began to eat as well, but it was not long before their moments were interrupted as prince Blue Blood was next to enter the room. He trotted proudly into the dining hall with his nose held high feeling drawn to the sweet smell of delectable food, he opened his eyes and marveled at the delicious food before something else caught his attention. He then glared as he saw Danny eating with them as well and let out an annoyed sigh gaining every pony's attention in the process.

"Oh this is just wonderful, now I am forced to eat with the THING as well?!"He announced, but his announcement only fell on the ears of his aunts.

"Yes Blue Blood, he is going to be eating with us as well, now if you don't mind I would appreciate it if you would drop this attitude towards him and just eat awhile,"Luna explained with a bit of frustration while biting down on some garlic bread.

Blue Blood snorted at the thought of eating with Danny, but he had no choice if he wanted to get some food in his belly for the night, he stuck up his nose as he slowly trotted to a seat that was right next to Rarity and sat down without looking at any pony. He then made his own horn glow as he collected bread and a piece of casserole, he set it on his plate and wrapped a napkin around his neck before slowly starting to eat as well.

As Blue Blood ate his food, he couldn't help but look back up and stare at Danny with disgust, Danny continued to ignore him as he ate a large mouthful of pasta and even getting a bit of sauce on his chin. Blue Blood then looked away in disgust as he began mumbling under his breathe about Danny, the disgusting way he eats, the poor manners, the vile and savagery of the Danny as he ate carelessly, Blue Blood felt like he could go on all day about Danny, at least until Rarity noticed his mumbling.

"Blue Blood...?! Do be a dear and stop rambling on about Danny will you? He hasn't done a thing to you,"Rarity personally scolded.

"Are you forgetting that he bit me?! I'm surprised I didn't get rabies from that little animal!"Blue Blood yelled out getting every pony's attention.

"That is enough Blue Blood! I am getting sick of your attitude towards the child, for the last time, I suggest you lose the attitude or there will be punishment awaiting you soon enough!"Celestia warned this time as Blue Blood finally kept his mouth shut

"Thank you Tia, that attitude of his was really starting to annoying,"Luna said before they all heard a small belch.

Oh... sorry... And excuse me..."Danny said.

Their attention was then instantly drawn to Danny who had completely devoured his dinner and was now sitting back in his seat feeling a little bit sleepy, Luna could sense how weary he was and looked to the window to see that it was time for the night to appear.

"Sister... It is time for the day to pass and the night to come, I will take Danny back to my bedroom awhile so he can sleep,"Luna said as she gently levitated the tired child onto her back and slowly carried him out of the room.

"Of course Luna, and I suppose it is soon time for us all to turn in for the night, what about you Twilight? Do you wish to stay here for the night?"Celestia asked while the servants were now cleaning up dinner.

"Well... I suppose it couldn't hurt, It has been awhile since I really spent some quality time in Canterlot,"Twilight replied.

"Oh this is wonderful! We can have our very own slumber party for two in my room tonight!"Rarity said with excitement as Twilight lit up with excitement as well.

"Oh whatever, I will be retiring to my own room for tonight, ta ta!"Blue Blood called out as he got out of his chair and left the room.

Twilight and Rarity were next to leave the room, that left Celestia to let out a sigh of relief at a long day as she rose from her chair and turned towards the window. She walked to the window and stared at the sun before making her horn glow bright, she then began to concentrate on the sun and began to lower it to end this long day and give way to the night. Next Chapter: Ch: 7 Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 57 Minutes