Once everything was settled, they allowed Ditzy to stay for a bit longer after a thorough explanation was given for the Night Guard. Twilight also showed up from the commotion and asked questions about what was going on. I then went into detail about Ditzy, and how she was the pony I wanted to talk to. Excluding some details about us, of course.

She made the assumption that I was cheating on Luna, and began to try and scold me for it. I had to back up to give another explanation, and only then did she realize that it was all just one giant misunderstanding.

"Why did you want Ditzy to join your herd? Not to sound rude or anything, I she's uhm... Not exactly the most coordinated. No offense." She asked, looking at Ditzy with a sheepish look. She didn't seem bothered by this, and was just resting against me while I was talking to her.

"Well, she was the first pony I met when I woke up in the White Tail Woods. She was kind, and not to mention willing to show me what you... Ponyville is like." I said, looking at Ditzy leaning on my side under my wings. I gave her a smile, and she gave me one back.

"What do you mean by that?" Twilight asked, stifling a yawn.

"I remember only small things that happened to me before I was awoke in the White Tail Woods." I said. Ditzy, Amethyst, and Dinky knew what I was, so did Luna and Celestia. So that discussion was secluded to them only.

"Oh, well, if you need help with anything, tell me in the morning. I'm gonna go back to bed now. Congratulations on finding a herd member." She said, smiling and going back upstairs. I nodded her off, and my eyes fell back on Ditzy, who was watching me with a curious stare.

"So, what now?" I asked her. She gained a thoughtful look, one of her eyes going in the slightly different direction.

"I have to get home and get ready for work tomorrow, and then after that we can, maybe go on a date?." She asked, gaining a small blush and nervous smile.

"Sure, does lunch sound okay?" I asked.

"Yep! I get out earlier tomorrow because my shift is a shorter one." She said, pushing her head into my chest. I was mildly embarrassed, since I hadn't showered yet today.

A muffled sigh come from her soon after she rested her face in my chest, and I decided to take a risk as I stole a whiff from her. She smelled like slightly older bread somehow, and it was making me feel just a bit puckish. It also felt pretty weird actively smelling her, so I raised my head back up and looked over to the couch. It looked inviting, and I wanted to do nothing more than to pass out on it from the odd day I've had.

'Wait a second.' I thought, a slight hint of worry shooting up my spine.

"What about Dinky and Amethyst?" I asked.

"Don't worry, Dinky is with Carrot Top, and Amethyst get's home around this time." She said. Huh, looks like she had things more planned for this than I anticipated. Well, she had to, since she's a single mother of two.

"Oh, that's good. Nice planning ahead too." I complimented, feeling her shift around and look back up at me.

We eventually got uncomfortable standing around, and moved over to the couch. We had to adjust ourselves slightly so that I wouldn't accidentally crush her with my size. I was almost the same as Luna in height, just slightly smaller, but still. Ditzy seemed to be relaxed, but needed to leave after around 20 minutes.

"Sorry Franz, but I can't leave Carrot Top with Dinky all night. Promise me you'll still be here tomorrow?" She asked.

"Promise. I'll even take you home. Let's go." I offered, getting up from my comfortable spot on the couch.

Informing the Night guard that I was leaving with Ditzy, she nodded. On our trip back to her home, I noted that she had a slight skip to her step as she leaned into my side. A few concerning thoughts came into mind regarding her overall safety, but it was quickly ushered away as she gave me a peck on the cheek.

I returned it, albeit a bit quickly as we were almost to her home.

Reaching the door, she knocked a certain pattern before it opened and Dinky hopped out and tackled Ditzy. She caught her with what looked like practiced ease, and who I assumed to be Carrot Top walked out, along with Amethyst, who was still in her uniform.

"Mommy! What took you so long?" Dinky asked, looking up at Ditzy with a fully attentive, and adorable stare.

"I had a meeting with Franz here." She said, leaning on me. Carrot looked at her like she had bagged the biggest piece of gold known to man, or Ponykind, if we're using proper terms here.

"I believe introductions are in order. You must be... Carrot Top, correct?" I asked. She seemed surprised, and nodded. I think that was her name, since we've meet before briefly.

"Why yes, I am, Your Highness." She said, bowing before me. I had to keep myself from frowning, and gave her a small head tilt instead.

"Please, don't do that. A friend of Ditzy is a friend of mine." I said, motioning her to stop bowing and to stand back up.

'W-why, thank you, Prince Franz. So... are the two of you, together?" She asked, looking at how close Ditzy was standing next to me.

Ditzy blushed, while I nodded firmly with a smile.

"Yes, we are." I said, leaning back on her as she seemed to flush more.

"I congratulate you, Prince Franz. I can vouch for you that she will be an excellent marefriend, and hopefully an outstanding wife." She promised.

"Mhmm." I hummed along in agreement, earning a poke to the ribs from Ditzy.

"Mommy, what does she mean?" Dinky asked.

"Dinky, you know how Prince Franz has been hanging out with us for a while now?" She asked. Dinky nodded, her curiosity still there.

"Well, he wants to be your new daddy. Your step-dad."

I glanced over to Amethyst, and she had a slightly excited, almost sparkling look in her eyes.

"EEEEEEEE!!!" I stumbled as my face was suddenly shoved backwards by a small cute ball of energy known as Dinky.

"Daddy!" She practically squealed in my ears.

"Whoa!" I yelped, felling her squeeze my face with a surprising amount of strength. I raised my hooves to lift her off, but she didn't budge an inch. I then remembered this was a child, and lowered my arms in defeat.

"Don't worry, she does that sometimes." Ditzy said.

"Aren't you also courting Princess Luna too?" Carrot asked suddenly.

"Yeah, why?"

"Just wondering." She said.

"Well, I don't think she would mind some children already. From what I tell, she's pretty excited to meet you." I said, looking back over to Ditzy. Her look shifted to a more nervous, but slightly confident stare.

"I kind of want to meet her too. How is she like?" She asked, her look shifting from nervous, to more curious and attentive.

"Well, she's very direct, a bit erratic, and very affectionate towards her mates, from my experience." I explained, looking up into the night sky. Luna put in a lot of effort this time, I noted.

"She sounds nice, right?" Amethyst said.

"Well, she doesn't really know about either Dinky or Amethyst, and I'll let her know about it beforehand. Maybe I can take the two of you to Canterlot to meet her?" I asked.

"This week? I can't just yet, I need to give a week's notice before I can take a day off from my job." Amethyst said.

"And I also need to do that too. I don't think that they would be able to handle me going out this week without telling them." Ditzy added, making me nod along in acknowledgment.

"Alright, so next week?" I asked, looking at them both.

"Of course. I wanna know what Princess Luna is like too." Amethyst said, nodding her head vigorously.

"Okie dokie. Oh, and before I forget, Carrot Top." I said, focusing on her, who shrank back slightly from the sudden attention.

"Y-yes?" She asked.

"If you could keep my relationship with Ditzy on the down low, I'd appreciate it. I don't exactly want any reporters or news paper ponies learning about us just yet. And to keep them from harassing her, Dinky, and Amethyst." I said.

"Oh! Of course!" She said, her eyes widening in surprise.

I watched her for a moment, and mentally hummed to myself. She might go back on it, but one can't ever tell.

"Goodnight, Ditzy." I said, pulling her into a hug and making her let out a small squee.

"Goodnight, Franz." She wrapped her forearms around my body, burying her face into my chest again. Carrot top gave us an off look, but I paid it no mind.

Giving her a small peck on her forehead, and she buried herself into my chest even more, somehow able to put a majority of her head in there.

I heard Amethyst giggle lightly, and Dinky tried to get in the hug as well, and we made room for her.

Eventually, Amethyst joined and hugged us from the side, trapping Dinky in the middle. They were surprisingly affectionate and quick to adapt, I'll admit.

Unfortunately, like all things, it had to come to an end. We had to let go for the night and get some rest.

"See you later girls!" I waved as I walked away. They waved back as I left and made my way back over to the Library. It wasn't that far of a walk, about ten minutes.

Once I was out of sight, I felt a warm fluttering feeling in my chest. It was nice, and was something I haven't felt in a while. And I noticed that I wasn't that cold anymore either. I smiled as I had a new feeling in my chest, feeling just that much happier.

'I'm going to go and listen to sad music now.' I thought, as I made it back with no interruptions. I saw the Night guard at her post, patiently waiting. I didn't feel tired, just exited and a bit nervous.

"I'm back." I said, smiling like an idiot. She looked over to me, and I heard her take a whiff of the air.

"Your Highness, are you in heat?" She asked, her tone flat and almost monotone.

"What? No. Why do you ask?" I questioned.

"Pegasi are more sensitive with pheromones, and the odor around you is rather, potent." She said, looking at me with curiosity.

"Well, I'm not in heat." I said firmly, surprised that she was this casual with me. I thought guards were supposed to be stoic?

"As you say." She said offhandedly. I remembered what might be causing it.

"Oh yeah, my thick chest fur. Is that why?" I asked.

"It is a large factor, and I suggest you cut some off before another situation like before happens." She suggested.

"Very well, thank you for that Ms...." I said, trailing off for her name.

"Crescent Rose, Your Highness."

"Nice name. Goodnight, Rose." I said, going inside.

"And to you a fare night." She said, standing more straight and swishing her tail around.

Not knowing what to do, I just went inside and hopped onto the couch. The time read that it was about 10:36, so I should probably get some sleep.

And I did, having the usual array of night time fun and terrors that accompany dreams.

I was standing in a field. One that looked somewhat familiar, but I couldn't place where.

"Babe, aren't you coming?" I heard from my left.

'Oh FUCK NO!'

"Yeah, I'm just admiring the sky." I heard myself say as I unwillingly took notice around said field.

I could feel her filthy presence near me. The lies I knew she would tell, the tricks she would pull, the murders she would do, I could feel it all inside of her, waiting to be sprung, waiting to me planned.

"Hey babe, what'cha thinking about." I heard the bitch ask.

"Nooothing." Past me said, a smile stretching across my face. I knew this was a memory, I just really wished it was from another angle, or body at least.

'We'll see how long that feeling lasts.' I thought, trying to set her on fire with my mind.

"Aww, babe! You're too sweet."

'Unfortunately, you aren't.'

"Ha, well, I do learn from the best."

'No, I learned that from examples, not her you idiot!' I yelled at myself, even though he couldn't hear me.

"So, what now?" He asked.

"Wanna have sex?" She offered.

'What?'

"I don't know, what if someone see's us?"

'WHAT?!'

"Come on, its not like it's the first time we've done in in open fields."

'No. No, No, NO, NO NO!'

"Nah, I'm not feeling it right now."

'We've had sex?!'

"I'll let you do anal."

'W...HUH!?'

"Alright, but hurry, I don't want another close call like last time."

'This bitch...'

The sound of a belt unbuckling was heard, along with giggling. I watched in anger as past me undid his pants, and her the same to her jeans.

'...convinced me...'

"Careful, I might bust early if you squeeze it." He warned, pulling out his flaccid, but growing erection.

'...to do THIS!'

She raised her ass up to him, and he aligned himself up to her hole.

I heard a gasp, followed by low slaps and moaning from her.

'If I ever get back to earth, this woman is going to die first.' I mentally growled.

I was forced to watch myself fuck her. I could feel everything he felt. Every sensation, every small part of her supple ass, every whine and moan she let out, everything.

It was almost agonizing, disgusted me to the point of burning. I tried to look away, to do anything to get out of this.

I felt disgust, shame, and overall emotionally scarred. I wanted to cry, desperate to get out of this nightmare and soon began to panic.

I screamed as I felt past me orgasm, and pull out of her. She was a mess of pleasure after about twenty minutes of sex.

I could feel the pride he had. But he couldn't feel the amount of fury I had right now.

I felt hollow, empty even.

That beautiful feeling had left my chest, and was replaced by a horrible sensation of violation. I felt tears falling from my face, my anger seething from my core, and shame coursing through my veins.

"Love you, Franz." She said, giving me a half-lidded look of satisfaction.

'Don't say it. Please.'

'Please, I'm begging you.'

'Don't fucking say it.'

"Love you too."

I woke up with wet eyes, my body shaking from my dream.

No.

That was a nightmare.

I shivered as I recalled the sensation. I felt so powerless.

I laid there for a while, not wanting to move or do anything. It felt pretty depressing, and I wanted to do nothing anymore.

I eventually broke down, and started crying again. There was time for me to recompose myself, since I had woken up at two in the morning.

I gave an involuntary shudder, that cold feeling conflicting with the faint warm in my chest. I had found happiness, but at what cost?

My dignity?

My family?

My love?

My pride?

I took in long, slow breaths in hopes of calming myself down. I wanted to be held, to be loved, to be whole again.

Reeling myself back to normal standards, the inner conflict of my emotions raged on, making my mind run through scenarios that grew with both complexity, and impossibility.

I figured that a cold shower would fix that, and a few more things too.

Getting up, I shakily walked to the bathroom, trying to not make noise since I might wake up Twilight or Spike.

Upon arriving at the bathroom, I closed it and took off my armor. I think Luna might be awake, but I don't know. I really needed to vent to someone right now.

I played some music, and turned on the shower. It was something I would listen to when I felt down, and would normally make me feel better.

As soon as the lyrics started, I let out a sigh. It wasn't very loud, but I could still hear it through the running water.

Looking up, I felt the water hitting my face, and dripping over my fur.

I silently mouthed the words the singer sang, and felt my feelings slowly disolve.

I began bobbing my head to the beat, and started singing along.

Pausing, I thought about those lyrics. New Light.

I figured I wasn't the same person I was back then. Always adapting, always moving, growing, feeling.

Sighing, I let my shoulders sag a bit. What has my world come to?

My world has attacked me, tried to kill me, take my family, sense of security, peace of mind and betrayed me in the worst way imaginable. I had every right to be upset.

Every right to be hurt.

Every right to hurt.

But I didn't.

"I can't." I said, feeling my eyes sting again.

I stopped the music, and let myself soak in the water for what seemed like an hour, but wasn't.

Should I hide my feelings for now? I knew I shouldn't, and knew it's never a good idea to bottle them up like this but I didn't see another choice.

Staring down at my hooves, I raised them to my eye level. The blue tone that didn't match my personality. The white mane and tail that showed purity, when I was obviously corrupted.

I was a walking lie, a contradiction.

Shaking my head, I tried to clear these thoughts.

Closing the flow of the water, I grabbed a towel and dried myself off, a slight frown on my face.

I didn't fell cheery, the sensation I felt more akin to a husk. Was once whole, but now hollow.

Shivering, that cold feeling nipped me again. I managed to calm down some more, but didn't trust sleep enough to go back to try it again.

Calling over my armor, I felt it latch onto me. It felt like a symbiotic parasite. It wasn't natural, yet I couldn't, nor felt safe to take it off

It was the last piece of what I had of my humanity left. The decency to cover up, to hide the soft inside with a hard exterior. And not be naked, of course.

I threw that thought out, a small huff coming from my mouth as it left a bittersweet taste in my mouth.

Walking out with my armor in tow, I went back to the couch. I could always read more on Pony Anatomy, and figure out what I was missing. Besides, who knows what else the equestrian body language and significance holds.

And so, I read up on what I might be missing in their culture, and not to screw up anything from here on out while fighting off the thoughts of solitude.

It was morning now, the sun starting to peek over the horizon as Celestia was no doubt starting up her morning routine. I had stayed up for about three more hours, the book going into a surprising amount of detain with abstract hoof movements. My attention was broken from my reading by the door opening It was Crescent Rose her eyes flicking about for me, and landing on me at a table with a book.

"Your Highness, I am going to go now. The Royal guard will take my place in a few moments." She said.

"Okay." I said, looking back to my book.

She sounded like she was standing there debating something, but decided to not stay and closed the door.

I let out a tired sigh, wondering if she heard me crying last night. Oh well, if she has an issue, or question about it, it'll happen.

Closing the book, I put it in a random spot for me to remember, and made my way to the kitchen. I wanted to make something for Twilight and Spike, but I was limited on what I could make. I could always do oatmeal, but that was too simple. Cereal? Nah.

"Wait a sec." I said aloud.

Looking around, I made sure no one was nearby, or able to see me. Once I was certain, I quickly set off to make what I needed to make.

'I was never one for baking, but I'll give it a shot.' I thought.

I shoved the materialized food in the oven, and set it to bake. I didn't need to preheat the oven, because I imagined it to not need it to.

I then got started on the food. I created some waffles, pancakes, and French toast for the bread portion of the meal, now onto the meats.

Since they don't eat anything remotely close to meat, I made some cheese omelettes along with a piece of parsley on top for that slight bit of flair.

I then looked into the fridge and saw that they were low on groceries, so I just threw in a bunch of food that wouldn't ever expire, but will when thrown into the trash.

It took some will power to not just chug the entire gallon of orange juice, but remembered that I could always make more.

Convenience!

I was going to make a fruit platter, but I smelled something off.

"Oh no!" I yelped, and dashed towards the oven.

Quickly opening it, I saw that they were slightly charred, but still edible.

But not wanting to disappoint, I threw them out and created some more, and threw them into the oven again. I wondered how Joe Donut made his, I obviously sucked at baking.

At least they don't have those annoying smoke detectors.

I flinched as I expected them to go off, but they didn't.

Opening my eyes, I looked around, still expecting it to go off.

Letting out a sigh of relief, I looked at the time. It was still early, and I expected Twilight or at least Spike to be awake, but figured that Twilight needed some more sleep from last night, since we were up fairly late then.

That was until I heard someone coming from downstairs.

"Morning Spike. Hope you don't mind, but I sort of stole your job today." I joked, looking over to him. He looked over the food, and laughed excitedly.

"No way dude, I'll let you cook for us anytime!" He said, looking over them with hungry eyes.

"Where's Twilight?" I asked.

"She's doing some early reading. You know, the usual stuff." He passed off.

"Cool. Dig in bro." I said, grabbing a plate from the cupboard and serving him. He grabbed it and walked over to the table, and began chowing down immediately.

I was thinking about calling Twilight, but figured not to bother her reading. What she was studying about, I had no idea, but it couldn't be that bad.

After a few minutes, she also came down. I smiled and waved at her, catching her attention.

"Hey! I was wondering when you'd come down. Did your book get boring?" I joked. She seemed taken by surprise, and nervously smiled back.

"Good morning, and no, I came down here to get something." She said, looking at me sideways.

"Did you make the food?" She asked.

"Yeah, why?" I responded.

"I smell something burning." Spike said.

"AH! Not again!" I yelped, and rushed over to the oven again. Opening it, I saw that the cupcakes I was trying to make wasn't turning out so well, one of them completely black with small glowing embers still on the edges.

"Again? Wait, Franz, where did you get all of this food?" She questioned.

"I bought it." I lied, my face remaining neutral. I really hoped she wasn't gonna call me out.

"Oh, well, tell me when you go. We need more quills. Spike, take a note please." She said.

"We don't have any quills." Spike said.

"Use mine." I said, cringing as I pulled out one of my primary feathers and passed it to Twilight. The other one I had given Luna was already back, and this one would only be back before the end of today perhaps. Maybe during the night.

She blushed, and shook her head.

"F-Franz, I can't accept that! D-don't you know the implications of t-that?" She said, backing away from it, and me.

"Don't worry, the big part of the feather is pointed at me. I'm not trying to ask you to join my herd." I said, slightly embarrassed that she thought of it that way.

"Oh, then thank you." She said, flustered but still took it from me.

I served her a plate as she began writing down something on a scroll. I personally didn't know what it was, but remembered that I still haven't thought of anything for the School.

Checking the time, I felt my heart drop, the clock showing me that I wasn't going to make it there to present anything.

"Oh shit." I whispered.

"Hey, I got to go now. I have to get to the Schoolyard to present something to the class." I said, gathering my food that I was going to eat on the way.

"Wait, you're presenting to their class? What are you going to teach them?" Twilight asked.

"No idea, Allons-y!" I said, opening the door and leaving. I used a teleportation spell, and felt myself get a bit sick from it.

Checking the time, it showed that my arrival was almost cued for me like a part of a script. Looking through a School window, I saw that there were a lot of foals in there. I could also hear Cheerilee talking through the walls.

"And hopefully today, a special guest will come and show everypony something new and exciting! Now everypony, turn in your homework until he gets here." She said.

'Ha, I'm fucked.'

Pulling up my visor, I ran through my files in hopes of finding several things I could show them, should I not be able to find one appropriate for a class of young.

Once done, I took in a breath to calm my nerves.

'Don't think about last night, don't think about last night. Okay lets DO THIS! LEROOOOOOOY JENKINNNS!' I thought, grinning from my internal joke.

Once ready, I waited until they were done doing their morning stuff, and knocked on the door.

"Oh! That must be him. Come on in!"

'Kill me now please.'

Opening the door, I walked in and watched their reactions carefully.

It took them a second, but once they snapped out of their stupor, they all squealed and rocked in their chairs, celebrating and throwing paper around like the excited children they are.

"Now now, everypony, I, uh, would like to introduce Prince Franz as today's special guest."

"Hello class! I think most of you know me by now, correct?" I asked them, a smile on my face.

I received many nodding heads.

"Well, to be honest, I uhh, I forgot what I was supposed to present today until this morning. So, I want you to tell me what you would like to learn today?" I asked.

All of their hooves raised, and I figured I should set some rules.

"And no, as mush as I would like to, I cannot show any of you anything dangerous." I said, shaking my head with a smile.

Most of their limbs went down, save for a few of them.

"You, in the back." I said, pointing to them.

"How did you vanquish the Ursa Major?" Asked one of the boys in the back.

"I didn't vanquish it, I simply made it unable to continue to fight."

"Well, it looked like you vanquished it."

"Yes, next question. You, the one with the tiara." I said.

"It's Diamond Tiara, Your Highness." She said, gaining a slightly annoyed look, before it turned into one of fascination like the rest of them.

'Bold, isn't she?'

"Question?" I asked.

"What's it like in Canterlot?" She asked, losing her initial look and one of curiosity.

"Eh, bit too grand for my taste." I said. I honestly thought that it was pretty cool at first, but now it's not all that special.

"Why? Don't you think it's the most spectacular place in all of Equestria?" She asked.

"Well, I like to think that the best place to be, is the place that makes you feel at home. Somewhere that you are content with. It differs for everyone, but with ambition like yours, I believe Canterlot might be your style." I said, smiling at her.

"O-okay!" She said, straightening in her chair, almost beaming.

There were still a few hooves still in the air, so I decided to ask them something.

"Is there anything you want me to teach you guys?" I asked, looking around for an answer.

Only one hoof went up, and it was that of a small Pegasus pony with brown mane and tail.

"Yes?" I asked, motioning towards him.

"Can you tell us a story?"

"Featherweight, I don't believe Prince Franz has enough time to tell us a full story." Cheerilee said.

"I do." I answered. I saw his eyes, along with everyone else's widen in excitement.

"I was lead to believe that you were going to teach them something." She said.

"I wasn't prepared for today, so if the little ones wish for a story, then they shall have one." I said. I was just too lazy and sidetracked, so I wouldn't be surprised if I got mildly scolded by Cheerlee.

I brainstormed a story real quick. Something short and easy to remember.

"Any genre in particular?" I asked.

A different one raised their hoof.

"Can you tell us the epic fight between you and Nightmare Moon?" He asked.

"Oh, alright. Is everypony else in agreement?" I asked, receiving a chorus of agreement.

Clearing my throat, I began. "So there we were, in the main hall that held the Elements of Harmony."

They all leaned in and got comfortable, as I began recounting how it happened.

"Twilight thought it was a good idea to try and use a spark that was needed to re-activate them, and we let her concentrate. But we should have stayed there with her, for she appeared, and took her away into another part of the castle!" I said, raising my voice for more effect.

"But I was quick on my hooves, and took to the skies in hopes of using my armor to locate her. I saw lights in a building that was a way's away, and burst through the ceiling and trapped her using my disks." I said, activating my armor lock on my arm. It hummed to life, and began giving me a readout of targets. I ignored it, and shut it back off.

"But somehow, she managed to escape her trap, and we did battle!" I said, raising my arms in a expressive manner. They looked slightly entranced in the tale.

"Once she got out, she blasted me with a magic attack, and knocked me into a nearby wall. I was dazed then, but barely managed to avoid a barrage of swords and magic as I took to the skies!" I said, flaring my wings out and giving a few flaps.

"As I made my hasty retreat, I saw the current Bearers of The Element's of Harmony, injured and unconscious. This served to fuel my need to finish Nightmare Moon quickly." I lowered my wings back down. I noticed a few of them looked a little scared, but pushed on anyways.

"But as I was distracted, she threw another sword at me like an arrow, and she took out my energy shields." I said, forming my armor and making the shields go out wit their usual clang.

"Little did she know, I had a secret weapon hidden in my armor." I made my armor shift into a arc reactor. I charged it up a bit, listening to that beautiful whine it usually let out. They seemed more interested in the reactor than the story.

"As we traded blows, she charged her magic for a power struggle, and I did the same with my secret weapon." I said, deactivating it. Cheerilee looked relieved that I put it away.

"She made the first move, blasting her magic and I traded off as well. Once we started, I thought I had victory secured. But I was wrong." I trailed off. I knew I had them at the edge of their seats, and I smirked.

"I made the mistake of letting all of my power cells go into the reactors, and she rolled out of the way before I could land a decisive hit on her. I tried to stop the power by cutting it, but I went too fast and blew out the reactors. She followed up my mistake with a magic blast, and I went flying into the castle below." I made a motion with my hooves showing how hard I hit the ground.

"I lost." I said, giving them a shrug.

"But Prince Franz, you still beat her, didn't you?" Said a small orange Pegasus.

"No. She surrendered, and Princess Luna fought long enough for the Elements to be used on her and to be truly freed. It's pretty awkward to remember, and I don't know about what exactly happened that night." I said.

"Well, as much as everypony wishes for you to continue, your time unfortunately is done." Cheerilee said.

"Wait, don't I have all day?" I asked.

"My apologies, but we only made time for a morning study. And it's almost recess time. About fifteen minutes until so." She said.

"Oh? Dang, I thought we had more time. What time is it?" I asked.

"It's almost eleven thirty. I'm sorry if you wanted more time with the children, but perhaps next time your friend Streak Silverway will be available for his concept?" She asked. Looking over the room, I saw that it was empty, with the back door being open.

"Yeah, that was actually me at the time. I kinda panicked and made up a lie right then. Sorry." I said, giving her a guilty look.

"It's no issue with me. Just be more honest to me next time. Is there anything else you would like to talk to me about?" She asked.

"No, I think we're good for now. Goodbye." I said, giving her a nod before turning to make my leave.

"Farewell, Prince Franz!"

Once I left, I looked over to the playing children. They were all running around and having fun. I left quickly, as to not become the center of attention at a bad time.

I wasn't sure what I could do right now, since I'm sure that Ditzy's lunch is at 12:00, so I went to Twilight's to make us something we could share.

I thought I heard of something going through the air really fast, and looked up. I didn't really see anything out of the ordinary, so I continued on my way back to The Library.

It was just some spaghetti and bread, along with a couple blueberry muffins I made. I wasn't sure what she would want for her drink, so I brought along some water, juice, soft drinks, and non-alcoholic cider.

I also made sure that Twilight wasn't here when I made this, since she would ask questions that I would rather leave unanswered.

Checking the clock, I saw that it was almost time to head out.

Packing all of my necessary things for our date, I went out with one goal in mind.

'Don't fuck up.'

The suit I'm making is coming along nicely. I should finish it before Halloween, and I might even post a picture of it in the Discord.

Leave a comment or something, I really enjoy hearing your feedback.

Edit: Still here, well and kicking!