When I woke up, I was confused on where I was, then It all came back and I panicked while jumping out of bed. I slapped on my visor and still saw the same message about the Storage Units. I checked the time and saw it was 11:34.

I sighed in relief. I still had about half an hour until I had to meet the Princesses. Looking around I saw that there had been somepony in the room with me, but only done some maintenance.

I saw that my armor capsules were gone and all they had left me was my visor. Dammit! Do they even know what those things do!

I opened the door and saw some guards patrolling the halls. I felt naked without the comforting restraint of my capsules. At least I still had my visor

Warning! Warning! Unauthorized Personnel Armor Activation Attempt: Detonate Armor remotely? Yes-No

I saw the notification and went into settings.

Disable Self Destruct And Activate Self Armor Lock: Yes-No

I clicked yes and listened to the sound of someone yelping in surprise in the distance.

'Found them.' I thought, smirking as I knew almost nothing could break the restraints.

Armor Lock Successful. Disable: Yes-No

I left that alone and set a marker for my armor. It was just down the hall and in another room, where I could hear the faint sounds of struggling.

I had arrived at the door, and opened it. What I saw was somewhat humorous.

There was a stallion who had a white coat and styled blonde mane and tail. He seemed to have a fancy suit under my grey shimmering armor, and honestly looked ridiculous with my armor not fitting him properly.

He saw me and tried turning his head to face me.

"Y-you! Get somepony or help me out of this worthless armor! I can't move and it's just so restricting!" He demanded.

"What's your name?" I asked, getting closer.

"Why, I am Prince Blueblood! How does somepony as little as you not know who I am!" He shouted. I narrowed my eyes. So this was Blueblood. He seemed like a prick.

"Deactivate Armor Lock and Follow Directive Alpha-1." I said loudly. In an instant the armor stopped it's golden shimmering and let him move freely. He let out a sigh of relief.

"Now, I would normally have you in the dungeons for creating such dangerous and redundant armor, but since that visor can contro- HEY!" He yelled as the armor slid off of him and slink over to me. I wasn't sure why it didn't affect him like the other times. Probably because it didn't cut it off from his horn entirely.

"Do you even know how dangerous this armor is?" I asked him with a cold stare.

"All the more reason to sell it" He said. I quickly hit record.

"So you would just sell this armor without any thought, to the highest bidder?" I asked.

"Of course not! I would sell it to a science department. I have heard they get lots of bits for opportunities like this, now hoof it over, or I'll call the Royal Guard and have you under arrest."

I grimaced. This guy is really annoying.

"Well, you can't arrest me for stealing something something I made. I own it, so it belongs to me." The armor had now fully formed over my body and covered me from head to hoof.

"Besides, You don't know how it even works." I said, leaning in and staring at him. He got smug look and walked towards me. I activated my shields in case he tried something.

"You should watch yourself, peasant. I will have myself a better suit of armor than you will ever create by the end of the week." He growled. I let loose a laugh.

"I very much doubt that." I said. I saw his horn flash blue and watched as nothing happened. I got a bit confused as to what he was doing. He tried it again and I saw my shields shimmer slightly. He was trying to hurt me with his magic!

"What are you doing? If you are trying to use magic on me, then you would have better luck trying to fill a paper cup with lava." I said, smiling like an idiot.

"I would do no such things. You dare accuse me of attacking a lowly peasant?" He asked, acting surprised.

"No, not when I have proof." I said. He opened his mouth to talk, but I materialized a chunk of dirt and shoved it in his mouth and dashed out of the room, slowing time and getting further and further away to not be near him when he eventually has his freak out.

I slowed down and headed back to the Day court. It was almost time and I was sure I would make it now. I deactivated my armor and saw the throne room doors. I was surprised I hadn't run into any guards on my way over here, save for the pair on the sides of the doors.

"Your Highness, the Princesses were expecting you." Said one of them. They opened the door an I saw Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Twilight, and Spike talking to each other. They turned to me and I got fairly anxious. Not everyday you get summoned by the worlds equivalent of a deity.

"Hey everypony." I said, smiling like an idiot and waving at them weakly.

"Good morning, Franz. How are you?" Asked Princess Celestia in a soothing tone.

"I'm doing pretty good. I took a nap then woke up and came here." I said, leaving out one detail. I saw Twilight face hoof and Spike was just watching passively. My eyes met Princess Luna's for a brief second. She was making very strong eye contact.

"Franz, we started the meeting five minutes ago. What were you doing?" Asked Twilight. I stared at her. Did she not just hear me?

"I said I took a nap. Oh, and I met some guy named Blueblood, but that's not too important." I tossed nonchalantly.

All of their eyes raised in surprise.

"What did you say to him?" Asked Spike.

"Well, I just kinda had a chat with him and taking stuff that isn't his. This incident being my armor." I said, maintaining my aura of innocence.

"He is known for being quite troublesome, so that is to be expected." Said Celestia. Oh, he was more than troublesome, he seemed like he was a pain.

"I noticed." I said, quite casually.

I saw Luna getting closer, a smile on her muzzle. I think I was gonna get hugged and she stopped in front of me.

"Uh, hi?" I said, not sure how to react. I saw her eyes get a bit watery.

"I thought we had lost thee. And for a second time as well when you helped reform us." She said, analyzing my every move.

I was slightly smaller than her, but just by an inch or so. She wrapped me in a sudden hug, taking me by surprise. I didn't know what to do, so I did what I thought was reasonable and hugged her back, though with less emotion and vigor than her.

"I missed you." She whispered, practically in my ear. I got uncomfortable and tried to break the hug. She must've felt me trying to move and let me go quickly. I saw her eyes had reddened and she sniffed lightly, as if expecting me to say it back.

I took in a breath to speak, but nothing had come out.

"I am very well aware that there is much for the two of you to discuss, so I, Twilight, and Spike will leave you be. I cleared the castle of staff and reduced the amount of guards. That way, there will be less chance of rumors starting up."

"Ooh, good idea Princess Celestia." Said Twilight. Celestia just smiled and nodded. No, not good idea!

I turned back to Luna. She was still standing there, wanting me to do something. What was I supposed to do with the girl that I dated but had no memory of!

"We will leave you be. Come along Twilight, I wish to hear about your stay in Ponyville." She said, walking the other direction. Once they made it outside they closed the door and I secretly wished they didn't leave.

We were alone and I didn't know how to react being in my ex-lovers presence.

"So, How have things been?" I asked, after a few minutes of silence.

"We have fared well. And thee?" She asked, staring at me with hopeful eyes. I opened my mouth when She interrupted me.

"I can't stand this!" She yelled as she tackled me to the ground. My surprised yelp was quickly stifled as she pressed her lips against mine, burying me under her affection. My eyes widened at her boldness.

I could feel her tongue trying to enter my mouth, but I denied her attempt and squirmed out from underneath her, earning a startled yelp from her.

"Oh my, I didn't realize you wanted to go that far already!" She said, a blush on her cheeks.

Rolling away and hopping back I the activated my armor and made a bubble shield around myself. I poured half of my power supply into the shield to keep her out. She looked hurt that I would do this, and raised one of her hoofs, as if trying to reach me.

"Now listen, I don't remember who you are entirely, and I sure as hell don't like being kissed like that out of the blue." I said, getting close to the edge of the shield. She looked hurt and shrunk.

"But I do realize that we used to be an item. But I can't stress enough that what you just did was a breach of personal space. I'll let it go for now, just... warn me next time." I said, trying to put emphasis on the 'Next time.' part.

She looked at me with remorse, before it turned into determination.

"Believe me when I say this, dear Franz, I will have your heart once more. I'll make sure of it!" A pang of guilt went through me. Was she really that determined to be with me?

"And even though you lost your memory of me, I will bring them back, and so will our flame of love!" She said triumphantly.

"So no more surprise kisses?" I asked, raising my head slightly.

"I promise you, no more kisses. As long as you promise to give me another chance with you." She said, walking to the barrier and looking at my visor. I think I just challenged a Alicorn.

"Good." I said, puling back the power from the shield and reabsorbing it into my shared power cell. The shield faded and my armor slid back.

"Now, how about we get something to eat." I said.

"Tis a marvelous idea." She said in old English. I remember a book saying something among the line that she was last in Equestria 1000 years ago. Not sure where I read it.

Walking towards the door I opened it and we left. She was pretty close to me, but I couldn't blame her. She must had had at least a few years of time spent with me that I didn't remember at the moment.

"I don't know where we're going, by the way." I said.

"It is alright, we know where the Royal Kitchen is located." She confirmed.

"Neat." I said, without further questions.

We walked for a few minutes in silence, with her getting closer to me with each passing moment. It was a bit awkward for me, but I think she was enjoying my presence. That or taking the lead from me.

"Did you know that you were the one who aided us with Discord's defeat?" She said suddenly.

I stopped and looked at her. She did the same and watched me intently, as if waiting me to react.

"Who's Discord?" I asked. That name felt familiar.

"He is the God of Chaos. The harbinger of Mischief and Disharmony. And you managed to keep up with not only him, but his sporadic attacks and hordes of minions." She said, a hint of relief in her voice.

"Isn't that Loki?" I said without thinking. OH SHIT! WHAT HAVE I DONE!

"Nay, that title belongs in a book of fiction." She said. I sighed in relief internally. My cover wasn't blown.

"But that seemed to come from your world, not ours." She said. My adrenaline jumped and I froze out of fear.

"W-what?" I said, practically shaking. She smiled and winked.

"You'll remember soon enough. I do not desire to trigger any unpleasant memories from the past beyond ours." She said, a small smile on her muzzle.

"Except the pleasant ones." She said.

I remember there being a Storage Unit with the title Happy Times, or something. Was that somehow connected?

"We mustn't keep stalling, Let us feast!" She said, moving her hoof up in the air. She knew I wasn't a pony, and still decided to be with me. Now that takes a ton of... courage? Ambition?

After a few more minutes of walking I decided to ask her a question this time.

"Hey, Luna."

"Yes, Dear Franz?"

"What was I like when we first met?" I asked. This caught her off guard. She took a second before answering.

"You were very fierce when it came to protecting friends. I can only assume you were even more so when it came to family. When we first saw you, it seemed like you had knowledge of what was happening, and going to happen. Even though you were in another form, say, your true form, then we approached you with caution. You were unconscious and had multiple holes in your torso and limbs. Along with burns and stab wounds. We thought you were one of Discords spawns, and debated to put you out of your misery." She said, trailing off a bit.

"Then you awoke and pinned us down within several seconds and cut off our magic using that shackle you have on your wrist right now." She said, shivering lightly as if being scared.

"What, this?" I said, lifting my Disk Launcher. I remember it being able to cancel out magic for a short amount of time. Though, I'm not sure how it affects Alicorns. Whenever I use it, I can do magic just fine.

"Yes, that." She said, stopping and making a turn. Wasn't there an elevator or something?

"Well, it's not very dangerous. All it does is trap and contain. One of the side effects is being able to cancel out magic. All types of magic for the matter." I said, remembering how it had gotten Rainbow and Nightmare Moon. Though, I supposed it worked differently with Alicorns.

"I see."

We made it to the Royal Kitchen and watch the cooks begin to work with vigor.

"What can I do for you, Your Highness?" Said one of the female waiters in a British accent. I enjoyed it for the most part.

"I would like a bowl of the finest fruit, along with a salad, and my companion will also have a bowl of fruit, but with a fillet of the best salmon you can find." She said with remarkable grace and posture.

"I would actually like that, just not the bowl of fruits. How about a sandwich instead?" I said.

"But you cannot digest alfalfa or hay! You'll get sick!" She said, looking back at me. The mare looked a bit taken back before recovering.

"Well just make it with the salmon." I suggested. That sounded like a good idea, right?

"A bowl of our finest fruit, a salad, and a plate of salmon and a salmon, eh, sandwich. What would the two of you like to drink?" She asked.

"Do you have any milkshakes?" I asked. Both of them looked at me like I said something mildly confusing.

"We shall have the finest of juices while our companion has the, milkshake."

'Hell yeah' I thought.

"Okay then, is that all?" She asked.

"Yes, that will be all."

"Yas." I said.

They both gave me weird looks. Luna just rolled her eyes from amusement and the waiter smiled a bit awakwardly. We were then seated at a long table that had lots of chairs. I sat across from Luna so we could talk easily.

"So, what led you to take me on as a suitable mate?" I asked. I wanted to know why she had chosen me.

"You did have desirable physical qualities, and you seemed like the caring father figure type, so I just tried to court you. You did, at first, decline my offer several times. Saying that you couldn't. I had thought we just weren't compatible, but what you told me was far worse than just a unworthy relationship." She said. I was gonna question more when our food was brought and set in front of us. Damn, that was fast.

"Thank thee for your time." She said. The servants just bowed and left without saying a word.

I looked at my plate. It had a nice evenly squared piece of salmon that had some sauce neatly spilled onto the side. And next to the plate was the sandwich, it's bread nicely toasted, the light amount of mayonnaise, the bright lettuce, tomatoes, and a piece of thick piece of salmon in the middle. I was wondering how they managed to make this masterpiece.

"Are you going to eat your food, or art thee going to stare at it longer?" Asked Luna, popping a strawberry in her mouth. I decided to stop my ogling of sandwiches and actually take a bite.

I was immediately punched in the mouth with flavors. This was the best goddamn sandwich I have ever eaten! Not even words could describe what this was! I kept it under wraps, for the most part, but couldn't hide the smile that slunk its way across my face.

"I take it you enjoy your meal?" She asked, staring at me and smiling lightly. Okay, this is epic.

"Yes." I said, breaking eye contact and looking back at my food. Where has this been all my life?!

"Wait till thou tries the plate of salmon." She said, continuing to eat her food at a pace. I had forgotten the salmon and realized that I couldn't eat meat without looking suspicious.

"Wait, I can't eat the salmon. I'll look weird and different." I said. Not my best description of an opposition, but I couldn't think right now. I had sandwiches on my mind.

"Yes you can. Pegasi are able and allowed to eat fish. And since we are Alicorn, we are able to as well. Though, Celestia doesn't. But we are known to partake from time to time." She said, giving me some apparently common knowledge. I didn't know that Pegasi could eat fish. That just opened more paths for me cooking wise.

"So, what should we do next?" I asked. I pulled up my visor and checked the time. It was close to 2:00 and there wasn't much we could do.

"We could reminisce of old times, perhaps?" I laughed at my expense.

"You could. I can't remember, remember? Pun intended." I said, chuckling from my own joke. I managed to get a giggle from her, which made me happier for some reason.

I tried the salmon, and by Jesus and the divine God was it the best thing to come out of the kitchen. We talked a bit more, mostly about what we have been doing for the last few days. She overshared, and as it turns out, she was by my side for most of my unconsciousness and only left because she had to lower and raise the moon. She had to recover as well, but she was faster than I was. And I woke up the next day after she was gone.

We finished our food and said our thanks to the waiters and chiefs. The one who made the sandwich I gave a hoof shake, much to his pleasure.

Afterwards we went into a training room. There were some guards here and there doing workouts, but only a scarce few. I even saw a few of them sparring. And with bo staffs too. I had little experience with weapons, but that could change with my new found powers of Imagination. I remembered my dream. Or was it memory? That strange staff of energy.

We were approached by a stallion. He had a white coat and blue mane and tail. He also had some purple armor and had a Cutie mark of a shield with a star in the middle. He also had light blue eyes.

"Captain Shining Armor, tis a pleasure to see you again." Said Luna. Wait, Captain? Didn't Twilight mention that being her brother?

"Good afternoon, Your Highness" He said, taking a bow. He rose up and smiled at us. One of disarming charm.

"What can I have the honor of doing for you today?" He asked, looking over to me. I thought I could see some form of eagerness in there somewhere.

"We are to show my, acquaintance, the castle and where things are located. Therefore, we decided it would be best to show him ourselves the former and unofficial layout of the castle." She said, doing the weird thing with her speech pattern. I think it was from being imprisoned for so long and the times not waiting for you.

"Well, go right ahead. I don't think the recruits would mind a bit of a Royal visit. Am I right, soldiers!?" He called. They all responded with a harmonious "OORAH!" And resumed their activities.

"Right. Well, it was nice meeting you, Shining Armor. I heard some good things from your sister Twilight." I said. What have I done.

"Oh, you know Twilight?" He asked. There's still a chance to salvage this!

"Yes, she actually was one of the ponies I meet when I first arrived. She even helped me defeat Night- ah, Luna's corrupted form. I now kinda temporarily live with her for a undisclosed amount of time even I don't know when will come to pass." I said. I was now fucked.

"Oh, okay then." He said, eyeing me closely. I felt fairly nervous at his analyzing, and hoped something would come and distract him

"We can assure you that Prince Franz will not be able to court any other mare besides me." Said Luna, realizing what Shining was thinking. Not like I made myself much options back then huh?

"It's not that." He said, continuing his gaze. I was getting worried. Should I be worried?

"Well pray tell what is on your mind, Captain?" She asked, her eyes getting a bit twitchy.

"How did you manage to stop Luna's corrupted form?" He asked me. Oh! I know this!

"You see these capsules?" I asked him. Luna must've seen where I was going, and cleared her throat.

"Prince Franz was able to defeat Nightmare Moon by using a set of extremely complex spells and strategy. Ones that are extremely dangerous and lethal if not used correctly." She said, covering my attempt at showing my tech.

"Oh. Do they have anything to do with those "Capsules" on his neck?" He asked, nodding towards the visor and armor capsules.

"Yep." I said simply. If I was going to try and get away with a bluff, might as well get it over with.

"And what do they do, exactly?"

"Captain, I order you to cease any and all questions." Luna said. He gave her a obeying look and stopped talking for a bit.

"I hope you both have a wonderful day, Your Highness's." He said, turning and walking away. I felt kinda bad about lying to him, but I had to.

"Oh, and Prince Franz?" He said suddenly.

"Y-yeah?" I asked, my voice losing some of it's clarity. I was gonna have to work on my pride.

"Do you think it's possible to arrange a sort of duel? I would like to see some of your spells in action. The safe ones, not lethal ones." He said, turning his body halfway to face us.

I looked over to Luna. She had a confident smirk and made the choice for me instantly.

"Yes, he would love to have your duel. When is the time thou think is reasonable?!" She called.

"Don't I get a say in this?" I asked. I noticed the other guards were staring at Shining with wide eyes. They were quiet, and didn't seem to move, seemingly out of shock.

"Princess Luna, if I may, I would like to hear Franz's answer." He said.

I looked over to her. She had a face that screamed at me to accept his challenge. I sighed and made my choice.

"Sure. What's the worst that could happen?" I said to myself. I immediately regretted saying that.

"Alright. I accept. Just make sure to bring some bandages." I said.

"For who, you?" He said, giving me a hard time.

"That's why I asked you to bring them." I said back. He got confused and I smirked.

"So I can help your sorry butt after I beat you!" I yelled back. It was just some friendly bickering, and made me feel better.

"Huzzah! We will have you hide mounted on a wall, Captain Shining Armor!" Said Luna, trying to get in on the fun.

He just looked a bit nervous and so did I. I hoped that wasn't an actual threat.

'I wonder when and where the duel will be?' I asked myself.

The new Halo Infinite trailer just popped up! I can't wait!

Posting chapter today because of fucking Master Chief! Who else is excited! I'm fucking pumped!

Edit: More of the same stuff, grammar improvements and better consistency with Franz.