Chapter 7

Luna now found herself happily trotting the halls with little Danny laying half asleep on her back, after eating such a big dinner it was no surprise that Danny would be tired, especially after the crazy first day he had here in Equestria. She felt him snuggling her and clinging on like a child holding his mother tight, she felt her heart melting for the child as he began to snuggle into her coat deeper, she never thought she could feel this close to a child.

Walking through the long halls of the castle felt more comfortable then they have been i a long time, the walk felt like nothing to Luna, it even felt a little new to her as she gazed as the pillars that reflected the approaching sunset. The marble floors were shiny and clean, she could even see her own reflection and even Danny's reflection on the floor like it was a mirror. Seeing the setting sun only meant a beautiful night was soon to approach when Luna was ready to bring it, but Danny proved to be much more on her mind than anything else.

Danny lazily looked to the side and looked out the windows as he watched the sun slowly descending on the horizon, the glimmer of the sunset lights never looked so amazing to him in his life. He felt calm and safe as he noticed that even with the sun setting, the moon had not yet arrived, but it felt like it was indeed late at night for him. He looked back to Luna as he let out a small yawn and started getting comfy on Luna's back, to him she felt soft and warm, her voice was inviting and full of trust, it almost reminded him of his mother.

"Hey Luna...?"Danny suddenly spoke in a soft ans weary voice.

"Yes Danny, is something wrong?"Luna questioned as they stopped outside Luna's bedroom.

"No... It's just... I really like the night sometimes,"Danny said with a small yawn.

"Oh... Do you now? What is it that you like about the night Danny?"Luna asked out of curiosity.

"It's just... It's very quiet... There's no yelling, there's no hurting, and... It makes me think that there is hope some where out there..."Danny said as he snuggled with Luna again."It makes me think about the times I had with my mom."

"Really...? What else is there to know about your mom, was she good to you?"Luna asked as she slowly levitated the doors to her room open.

"Well... My mom was nice to me, but she was always sad too... My dad... Was always hurting her and... She told me that she lets him do it because he would do it to me if I didn't,"Danny said as they walked around the room.

Luna let out a heavy sigh of sadness knowing very well of what his father could do, such pain, such misery was not for a child or even a loving wife, her heart ached for the child, but she couldn't lose her cool and spook the child with such hatred towards a man.

"So... What all did she do for you at times? Try to think of the good memories that you had with her, she obviously loved you very much,"Luna said as she walked over and stood at the edge of the bed.

"Well... She did use to take me to the park whenever dad was at work, I liked to listen to the birds and the water fountains when I would play on the swing set,"Danny replied as Luna levitated him off her back and placed him in bed.

"Wow... That sounds very nice, I do believe Canterlot has a fun little park, maybe we can perhaps go to a park one of these days,"Luna suggested as she magically tucked Danny into bed.

"Really...? You mean... We can actually go to a park?"Danny asked.

"Of course, maybe some day, but for now it's late, and the night must rise,"Luna said as she walked over to a window and opened it.

Danny watched as Luna opened the window and took a deep breathe before closing her eyes and making her horn light up with a great dark blue aura, she released her breathe before focusing on the sky as the sun had finally disappeared. She concentrated hard as the stars began to appear in the sky and the sky itself changed from purple and orange to midnight blue.

Danny's eyes widened in astonishment as he was actually witnessing a living being actually bringing forth the night, the stars were real, the sky was midnight blue as the night always was. His jaw then suddenly dropped as then began to see the moon starting to rise in the sky, he loss the will and desire to speak as he watched Luna actually raise the moon, he couldn't have seen a more wondrous sight in his life.

The moon was gleaming and brighter than Danny has ever seen it before, It's light filled him with comfort as he felt the cool night air hit his face and brush over it like it was a soothing lullaby. He felt more sleepy but did not want to miss a moment of this magical act, he continued to watch as the bright moon rose higher and higher in the sky until it finally reached the spot in the sky where the sun once stood.

Danny was mesmerized as he watched Luna let out a sigh and made her horn stop glowing as she turned around to see him, she giggled at the overwhelmed face Danny had as she proudly walked back over to the bed to put his mind at ease.

"Easy there Danny, you looked like you've seen a ghost,"Luna joked as she got on the bed and laid next to Danny.

"That was... Amazing...! How did you do that...?"Danny asked with great interest.

"It's magic Danny, I am the princess of the night, that means that I control the night remember?"Luna asked back.

"Oh yeah... I forgot,"Danny said with a bit of embarrassment."My dad always told me that magic doesn't exist, it's for little boys... not men."

"Well you don't need to worry about your father any time soon, besides... in the world of Equestria, you will see all kinds of magic, some small... And some very big, the magic of Equestria is like the worlds life itself, one day you may even come to know the magic that the world has,"Luna explained while Danny looked at her with fascination.

"Wow... Equestria sure sounds cool,"Danny said before laying back in bed and yawning once more.

"You must be very tired from your first day, it's time for you to get to bed,"Luna said in a soft voice as she brushed a hoof through Danny's head.

"Okay..."Danny said as he rested his head on a pillow and tried to go to sleep.

It didn't take Luna long before she noticed that he was having trouble going to sleep, she noticed him turning on his side and looking out the window to gaze at the night Luna had brought forth. She felt his mind still a bit fearful and a little bit fragile as he laid their lazily trying to go to sleep, and that is when something suddenly hit Luna.

"Danny...? Did your mother ever do anything to help you sleep at nights?"Luna asked as she looked at the night with him.

"Well... She would sometimes sing to me, and... I would usually fall asleep almost immediately, she was a really good singer,"Danny answered as he rolled onto his back.

"I bet she was... Would you like for me to sing for you?"Luna asked.

"What...? You would do that for me...?"Danny asked with a bit of surprise.

"Well of course Danny, whatever will make you sleep more peacefully at nights,"Luna said in the most gentle voice she could utter.

"Well... Yes please,"Danny begged in a soft tone.

With that, Luna cleared her voice and prepared to sing as the night's rays of moon light lit up the room, Danny turned back to look at the night as he felt himself drifting away to sleep as he listened to Luna sing.

"Some Where Out There, An American tail Version Instrumental"

"Somewhere... out there... beneath the pale moonlight..."

"someone's thinking of me... And loving me tonight..."

"Somewhere... Out there... Someone's saying a prayer..."

"That we'll find... one another... In that big somewhere out there..."

"And even when I know how very far apart we are... it helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star..."

"And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby... It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky..."

"Some where... Out there... If love can see us through...Then we'll be together... Somewhere out there... Out where dreams... come true..."

As Luna had finished singing the song, she looked to Danny and saw him sleeping peacefully and hugging Luna's fore arm, she felt joyful tears leave her eyes as she lowered her head and gave Danny a small kiss on the for head.

"Good night Danny... Wherever she is... Your mother loves you very much..."Luna whispered in the boys ear.

With Danny sleeping soundly, she gently managed to free her arm from Danny's light grip and slowly inch herself off the bed without waking him, she then quietly walked to the door to leave, but not before giving Danny one last heartfelt smile. Finally she left the room and closed the door quietly behind her before letting out one big happy sigh, her heart was feeling so warm and happy having such an innocent child in her care.

She began to walk the hallways again feeling much more confident about her night than she ever did before, guards even noticed her very happy mood and watched her as she walked pass the windows that reflected her moonlight. She turned around the corner into another hallway showing off her big smile for all the guards to see, they looked a bit confused and even a little creeped out.

Finally Luna had made it to an open balcony in the middle of the hallway and walked out onto it, she gazed upon her night with a very big smile as she sprouted her wings and prepared to take off. Before she could however, she then heard the voice of none other than her sister who was standing right behind her.

"So... I take it that you and Danny had a very fun night?"Celestia said as Luna turned around to show Celestia her big smile.

"Oh Tia...! It was magnificent! He was so happy, he really likes my nights, and I even sang to him, oh I wish you could have been there to see him, he was so happy!"Luna exclaimed with heart felt excitement.

"My goodness Luna...! It must have been wonderful! I've never seen you this happy before,"Celestia exclaimed with happiness for her sister.

"It was sister... It was so magical, I hope to have many nights like this one, oh I wish I didn't have to be so patient, I was so hoping I could become his mother, but... I know I have to be patient,"Luna said in a more solemn tone.

"It's alright sister, I'm sure it won't take too long for him to see you as his mother, just try not to force yourself as a mother onto him just yet, give him just a little more room to grow in our land before you do something like this,"Celestia explained to her sister.

"Oh I hope I don't have to wait too long...! He's such a dear when you get the time to know him Tia, perhaps... you could get to know him a little whenever I'm out, just try to get to know him as your future nephew,"Luna suggested as she turned back to the sky.

"Of course Luna, I would like to get to know him a little better, I'll have breakfast with him tomorrow and see if he's willing to talk to me,"Celestia said in agreement.

"Thank you sister... I promise you will come to adore him so much,"Luna said as she finally took off from the balcony.

Celestia just watched as her sister soared through the night sky and began patrolling Equestria for the night, she couldn't help but feel incredibly happy for how her sister was finding so much happiness in a child. She let out a sigh and finally turned around as she ventured back into the castle to get some sleep for the day that was to come. Next Chapter: Ch: 8 Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 48 Minutes