It's a Good Life
Chapter 23: Remastered Chapter 9: Coronation, White Leaf part 2
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAfter a day in White Leaf you retired to your room, Equestria's nights were similar to White Leaf with it being relatively late everyone in the castle was asleep. Everyone except for you as you pace back and forth before smiling you ran towards the window and opened the window, tossing a heavy duty vine over the balcony edge.
As you began climbing down you slowly descended closer and closer to the ground of White Leaf, you looked around for a bush and quick duck into it. Several guards passed by in complete silence as they patrolled the outside area with a quick look you sprinted towards the wall and jumped over them with ease.
Once outside to White Leaf city you put on your hat and flipped up your collar from your jacket and walked through the city streets. It was relatively quiet with some city residents walking about, most were adults and some young adults looking to enter some clubs.
As you continued walking through the city streets something caught your eye, a group of stallions were seemingly harassing a group of mares trying to have a good time at a bar near you. You entered the bar and sat down ordering yourself a drink as you heard the conversation.
"Cmon, Sweet Music, like your name implies you and I can make some sweet music." The stallion mentions with a laugh as the rest of his lackeys laughed too.
"Why don't you just leave us alone." One of the other mares says as she stands up and walks over to the bar you were sitting at. She was a seat over to you as the guys seemingly gave up or at least tried coming up with a new strategy.
"Are guys here complete jackasses when they drink?" You asked the mares sitting next to you.
"Completely, they get buzzed and think the best thing to do is hit on mares that want nothing to do with them. Can't they just hang out with their friends without making total asses of themselves." The mare Sweet Music mentions with a sigh.
"They also think that just because they're with a group of guys that the mare would instantly fall into their arms. I would rather have a guy just talk to me and my friend rather then constantly flirting." The mare mentions
"So what we're doing right now? It's fine by me." You mention with a chuckle as the mares giggle a bit.
"I'm Sweet Music, and that's my friend Royale Joker." You looked towards the mare who had a violet colored coat with a dark purple mane. While Royale had a twin red and black colored mane with a pure white alabaster coat.
"Nice to meet you, so were you two born in Equestria?" The two nod and smile.
"Yeah, in Canterlot we sorta came to White Leaf to study a bit and travel Terra. Plus with Equestria you only ever see a few things." You chuckled and nod.
"Yeah if it weren't for traveling you'd be stuck in the same city with nothing to do, but be bored. Anyway holiday?"
"Mmhmm the celebration of White Leaf Prince sorta just sprung up and everyone was crazy and sure we went a little crazy too." You let out a chuckle and nodded.
"Ponies go crazy for the guy, I'm guessing everyone missed him. Anyway you two seem pretty happy after the harassment that happened a few minutes ago."
"We have to look with positivity or else it'll be miserable." The two giggled as you cheered to that.
Later...
After awhile with the mares the two were harassed by the guys once more before the bouncer kicked them out, they were so afraid that they asked you to take them home. You were happy to help as you walked with them to the suburban district of the city.
"Thank you, it's great that you have your head on straight." You let out a chuckle and nodded as you waved goodbye to the mares as they entered their home.
Leaving the suburban area of the city you continued down the streets as you had plenty of time around the city. You were tired and felt exhausted, you looked towards the sky to see the grand tree and instantly knew where to go.
As you continued walking you felt as if you were being followed, taking a solid stop you looked around before sighing.
"Alright whoever is following me you better leave me alone before I kick your ass." There was nothing but silence a few seconds passed as a guy came out holding switchblade, you had a few seconds to react as you moved back managing to dodge the hits to the chest. Grabbing his arm you twisted it and pushed it against his back, you twisted it further as he let go of the blade and let out a grunt of pain.
Before you could let go you felt a punch on the back of your head, you quickly turned to see a pretty slender guy who had his fists up in a boxing stance, taking up the same stance you looked at him moved around in a circle as he threw the first punch, with a solid hit to your gut he deliver a solid punch to face, making your nose bleed. After a few seconds of recovery you blocked every hit until you got closer to him deliver well placed punch to the jaw.
Grabbing his shirt you continuously punched his chest and gut until you threw him to the ground and stomped on his leg. Let out a yell of pain he held his leg trying ease the pain, brushing back your hair and taking your hat from the ground you walked away from the scene.
It took awhile but you got back to the castle and managed to snuck back in,
You entered your room as you removed your shirt and tossed it to the ground. Entering the bathroom you flipped the switch and groaned in pain, you looked to your chest to see that the stallion with the knife was quicker then you thought as there were several small cuts with your face being bruised slightly and your lip cut. You looked to your fist to see your knuckles were bloody, they were cut up pretty bad as you attempted to wash off the pain, you took out some medical items as you clean yourself to the best of your abilities and walked over to your bed trying to make sleep at least feel better.
Later...
Hearing knocking from your bedroom door you let out a groan and tried covering yourself even more then you already have. Though you were still sore and everything hurt like hell.
"Aiden, sweetheart it's time to wake up." Your mother says as enters your room as you groan in pain.
"Not now mom, it's way too early." You mention as you took the pillow and put it over your head. She approaches you and takes off both your covers and pillow.
"Come now Aiden you're not going-" She gasped and backed up as she saw your bruises and scars. "Who did this to my baby!?" She shouts in complete anger. Her hands began growing barbs as well as thrones in her mane wrapping around her horns.
"M-mom calm down! Look I snuck out last night since I couldn't get to sleep so when I entered the city I entered a bat there were some guys harassing a few mares, they stood up to them and came talking to me. I spent awhile there and they asked me to take them home. As soon as I did that the stallions who they stood up to wanted to beat me up and we'll I fought back. Ya should've seen me, my equestrian boxing skills were on point." You mention with a laugh as your mother was less impressed.
"Aiden, I'm not mad at you. I know that your father did the same when he was younger, so like father like son. He was always getting into fights and doing what you were doing at a young age. But that isn't something you're suppose to do. Here let me see your injuries." Unwrapping the gauze from your knuckles you showed her the now scabbed over bloody knuckles as they still ached. Along with your bruised face and cut lip.
"And here I thought my son wouldn't fight over little arguments, so did they attack first." You nodded as you felt your mom hold hand as you let out a moan of pain and reacted by pulling back.
"Oh stop it Aiden, you're not going to die. Now here hold still I have an idea." She began created pollen from her hands as it began surrounding you, slowly but surely her pollen entered your system as it began healing the smaller sounds though it only managed to heal the bruises and scabbed knuckles. Your cut on your lip would take time but you didn't mind as you liked the look.
"Now go shower, today is your coronation and your herd is waiting for you to be revealed." You nodded as you walked into your bathroom getting ready for your day.
Canterlot...
"Is something wrong Dago?"
"Wha…what?" He wakes up from his day dream blushing as he doe. "Sorry sorry, I was just…thinking." He mentions with a smile before he looks at her. "Mom…can I ask you something?"
"What is it?" She asks
"Well." He blushes a bit before asking. "Do you remember your first kiss with dad?"
"Well yes, why do you ask. Are you in love with somepony?" She asks with a smirk
"What? No no no? No…no,…no I-I'm…just curious. Yeah! That's it! Just honestly curious is all."
"You can't trick me dear, you have this scrunched up nose when you're lying. Same as your father when he planned something for me." Celestia mentions with a smile.
"Well I don't think so It can't count as love, I mean I just kissed her that all." He says with a sigh.
"Oh a kiss, did you feel bubbly and great?"
"Well that and fear she would slap me…I did it because a certain big cat tripped me and make me kiss her by accident." Dago says glaring at Salvatore that only purrs and look away.
"That's cute, oh you're such a good boy Salvatore finally you'll bring a marefriend to the castle. Unlike Aiden that boy is way too secluded to get a mare for himself." She mumbles Salvatore purrs as Celestia pets him.
"A-Anyway, back to the question, what did dad do after that? Did he call you or something the next day?" He asks
"Well we were a couple, after my first kiss with me he took me for a walk around the city." Celestia mentions
"And d-do you think I may be should do the same?" He says with his blush getting stronger.
"If this mare is everything you'd want in a mare?"
"I don't know, I don't even know what I wanted in a mare, she is just…so pretty, mysterious, and funny." Dago starts to get lost again until Salvatore roar to snap him out of it.
"It seems like you're love struck."
"Where?" Dago looks all over his body trying to find whatever the love struck meant.
"I mean you like being around her correct? Well a simple date without Salvatore around let her play with Evie."
"Do you think Aiden will let me borrow her? I know she likes me and all, but I don't know if she'll obey what I ask her to do."
"Well why don't call him? If it's about something you'd want he'd say yes." She mentions.
"That sounds like a good idea." Dago take out his phone and start to call Aiden.
"I'm kinda busy at the moment Dago, what is it?" You asked not bothering to say hello.
"Aiden quick can I borrow Evie for a day?" He asks
"Yeah, just don't give her any treats, she'll start begging and won't stop until you give her more."
"Ok great thanks, anything else, that I should know? Like how to call her or any tricks she knows?" He asks
"Do not let anypony touch her tail, that thing is precious to her. If anyone besides me touches it she'll bite them. Just ask her to do tricks if you wanna entertain yourself." You inform
"Got it, thanks." Dago hangs up and looks at Celestia. "He told me it's ok…there is only one little problem, I don't know where she is." Salvatore get his attention and then point at his nose "Salvatore you got her scent?" He nods and runs out of the room.
"Salvatore wait, I can't just go see her now, right mom?" Dago shouts.
"Go on, we'll continue with lessons later." Celestia states, he looks at the door and back at Celestia and quickly runs up to her kissing her cheek.
"Love you mom!" He shouts as he follow his tiger.
Once out he follows Salvatore towards Evie who was currently with Black Lotus teaching her how to be commanded.
"Go and get that tin can!" Lotus shouts as Evie runs towards it and picks it up placing it in her hand. "Good girl."
"Good evening Black Lotus." Dago says approaching them.
"Oh hello Dago, how are you today? I was just training Evie she's growing fond of our time. Aren't you?" She barks and wags her tail.
"I can see that." Salvatore greets Evie too and Dago pats her head. "I was actually wondering if Evie could help me with something, but I see you're busy, right girl?" She then puts her paws on his lap and barks.
"I think she can help you." Riley informs with a smile.
"Really Evie? Will you help me for a little while?" She happily barks and tackles him to the ground
"ok…ok, I get it I get" Getting her off of him she begins licking his cheek a couple of times." Listen what I need to know is if you would like to play a bit with a…new friend I made the other day." She barks and happily nods
"Thanks Evie…now we only need to find that mare." Salvatore get his attention and start to guide him once more. "Which I suppose I think I will go get her, wait here girl." Dago follows the tiger outside the castle and towards the girl's home.
"You sure this is the place?" Salvatore purrs and nods pointing at the door.
"Okay here goes nothing." After knocking a few seconds passed as a mare with a long flowing and Orange mane she had a rather small smile.
"Uh yeah? Who are you?" The mare asks.
"I'm Sonata looking to speak to Dago, I mean I'm Dago, one of Sonata's friends and I was wondering if I could speak with her."
"Huh uh sure. Sonata someone's here for you!" The mare shouts as Sonata comes downstairs and approaches the doorway.
"Ah h-hi Sonata? Remember me?" Salvatore approach and start purr as he nuzzle her side. "Salvatore no"
"Oh you're the cat owner who tackled me for my tacos, hi!" She says with a perky smile.
"Uh tiger but, kind of yeah. Listen Sonata yesterday we kind of started on the wrong foot so I was wondering if you aren't busy, if you would like to go out with me today."
"Hmmm okay, I have nothing else to do today." She happily mentions
"Great then lets go." Dago says smiling.
White Leaf...
"Aiden Rhys Hart, son of Liam Rhys Hart and Carmelita Melia Hart. You are about to be given the title of Prince, as prince you have responsibilities to your herd. The deers you are to keep your promises to they are our life line and they are our children. Though they may be ill-advise or stricken of illness you have a responsibility to keep them in positive moods, will you keep those vows and have them in your life?" Your mother asked as she stood across from you, wearing a long white robe that had many gold trimmings on it.
You on the other hand wore a dress uniform from the White Leaf nation, it had a pure white suit with a few gold and emerald green trimmings around. You stood there your hand holding a fig branch as you held the two broken pieces in your hand with two spectate colored bandages.
"I do." Your mother smiles as she scraps black ink like berries from a small wooden bowl and made markings on your cheek and forehead. Your cheeks having swirls like markings with a black vertical lines on forehead.
"The forest child shall rise, as well as the wayward son. We shall not fall if our grand tree does not fall, our grand tree, the nutrients to our life and to our nation. We continue as long as the tree shall stand, my son. Welcome to our family, Welcome home." She says with a smile as you began repairing the broken branch as it slowly transformed into a small bonsai tree as you tossed it in the air.
The pollen circling your tree, as it did it began descending into the ground and slowly plant itself. The rest of the deers and human noble's bowed as a sudden pop was heard from a champagne bottle was heard.
"My son and Prince of White Leaf has returned!" Your mother shouts as your subjects all cheered with happiness. You felt a sense of power from your herd as they shouted in complete and utter happiness, your mother held your hand up as they all continued to cheer. It was like a pushing wind, and you didn't want it to end.
Later...
While the party was going behind you, you were too busy looking at the many trees of the past rulers who planted them in a large cherry blossom orchard.
"Amazing don't you think? Our ancestors history planted strongly at the roots of our nation." Deidra asks You nodded as you saw your newly planted tree near the end of the orchard. "And look." You looked towards a fairly large tree not as big as the others but the branches had grown almost everywhere and the roots had looked as if they tangled with your plot of dirt.
"Is that my mom's tree? I guess the pollen within her tree resonates even in caring manner to me."
"I guess her tree is feeding her little sapling. I'm sure when you come back during the summer you'll see your tree grown, your mom's tree as you can see isn't the biggest and isn't the strongest, but her kindness reaches almost everywhere. She cares for everyone in White Leaf and honestly tries her best to keep them happy, and with you back she herself is happy, you're very special to her and everyone in White Leaf.
And if you want to beat the current powerful Flora user. Well our great great grandfather's tree is right there." Looking to the large tree your eyes widen as you saw the tree almost five times the size of any other tree in the orchard. A sense of magic resonated from it and you could only imagine the feats he could do by himself.
"Our bloodlines run deep through out the nation and I'm sure that this is just the beginning of many other generations." Deidra mentions with a smile as she held you close, smiling you nodded and looked through the vast surroundings of trees.
Canterlot...
The date Dago was on with Sonata was great, the two got to know each other pretty well as they seemed very compatible.
"You're the best Evie, I'll give you 10 treats just for today." Dago mentions as he whispers to her. As she barks and growls a bit making him roll his eyes.
"You're such a diva, fine 20 treats and nothing more." Confidently barking Evie nuzzles him before running towards Salvatore.
It was a few hours as the two pets were extremely tired and done playing.
"Well that was fun, thanks for letting me show you around the castle." Dago mentions with a smile
"It was really fun, most ponies wouldn't think to ever get past the castle walls and into the exotic gardens."
"It's not THAT complicated, there are tours from time to time." There's a short awkward moment of silence before Dago speaks up once more. "Well…goodnight." He tries to give her a kiss on the cheek, but she turns at the last second as the two kissed for a second, though it might've been short it felt like cloud nine. Dago's face turns completely red as he starts to walk away.
"well…seeyoulatergoodnight." Though before he could leave Sonata stops him and kisses him as the two entered into a deeper kiss. As the two finally separated Dago smiles and asks her a question.
"Would you like to go out on a second date?" He asks
"Yeah but this time maybe so where a little more fancy." She mentions with a giggle
Next Chapter: Remastered Chapter 10: Back Home, White Leaf part 3 Estimated time remaining: 4 Hours, 17 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
I totally forgot I had almost six chapters made of the story expect one each day until I run out of the back burner stuff