I was sitting in a chair, currently being bored with helping Celestia with Day court. I thought back to when she said there was a dragon around Ponyville, then, somehow, I was dragged along into Day Court with her.

'I really wished I wasn't here right now.' I thought, as the stuck up noble explained how a children daycare should be knocked down so that he could build a water park.

"I outta knock you down from a building." I mumbled as Celestia talked to him saying that he couldn't do that with as much kindness as possible.

"Well, anyways. That building shouldn't even be there! It's just eating up or taxes. And we've yet to see anything out of that place! I mean, what happened to taking care of your foals!? That just isn't worth it." He said, standing as though he was a leader of a revolution.

"While I don't think that this idea of yours will come to fruition, I do believe that there are other, more ideal places for your water slide park." Celestia asked.

"As much as I want to move, I just can't. I know that Manehattan is the perfect spot, but I want my business to grow! Not just, make it by." He said, clearly getting more irritated.

"Dude, just go do it there. Who cares about making it by. I'm sure that you'll make enough there to do more than just 'Make it by'." I said, finally speaking up.

"Are you sure! How can you possibly tell? You don't seem the type to know about population growth and such."

"Sir Cash, while I know that you are upset, but I cannot allow you to insult a Royal Member like that. Please apologize." Celestia said, giving him a frown of disapproval.

He instantly froze up and bowed lowly.

"I apologize, Your Highness. I am just worried that my nobility will not have a name. What about my children if I were to lose my status among my peers?" He asked, pulling his nobility card out of nowhere.

"Send them to the Daycare." I said, without thinking.

He gained a shocked look and fumed up at me.

"I take it that you weren't taught proper etiquette when you returned, Prince Franz. Or are you still learning?" He asked, smirking a bit.

"Sir Cash!" Celestia said, her tone firm and full of authority.

"Are you calling me stupid! I bet you don't even know how nuclear fission works! Let alone how to make me give a damn about your problem!" I said, being offended for Luna. I know that I talk normal enough, but I know that Luna was still struggling to.

He gasped, and promptly fainted.

"Oh my god." I said in an annoyed tone.

Did I mention that I was wearing jewelry like Celestia and Luna? Except that it covered more and was pretty uncomfortable. I wondered how they were able to deal with it all the time.

"Guards, throw him in the Dungeon." I said, hoping that they would do so.

They didn't, unlike the last two times I had to asked them with guys like this.

"Franz, I would appreciate of you weren't so quick to scare my subjects like this. And why do you insist that they go to the Dungeon? Nopony has used those for the last eight hundred years." She said, a slightly annoyed look on her face.

"Well, I for one don't like how they treat us. Is it wrong to show them a little retaliation?" I asked, noticing Cash get back up.

"What happened? I remember somepony threatening me." He said, obviously pretending to be hurt by comically spinning his head and sticking his tongue out.

"Dogs! Sick Him!" I yelled, earning a yelp from him as he ran away with his tail in between his legs.

I started laughing maniacally, before it died down to a more normal laugh.

Celestia had a small smile, but was trying to fight it.

"See? Even you needed that." I said, looking at her with a smile.

"I know. It's just that I try to retain a reputation with the Nobles. I would suggest you do the same if you want them to like you too." She said.

"Well, they have to earn it. Send in the next one! I'm feeling devious!" I said, rubbing my hooves together with a sinister smile.

She let out a sigh, one of light relief.

"At least it's the last one for the day."

I was watching the door for whoever would come through. I really hope it's another one of those pricks that only wants to tear something down for his own benefit.

I don't know why, but I really enjoy making them mad. It was quite amusing when you managed to get someone mad at you and they can't do anything about it since it's a literal crime to attack one of us.

The doors budged slightly, and in came a mare. She had a light grey coat and nearly black mane and tail, and her Mark was that of an music note. She also wore a pink Bow-tie with a white collar

"Ah, Octavia Melody. A pleasure to see you again." Celestia said. Oh, they know each other?

"Please Your Majesty, it's always an honor to be able to see you again. And greetings to you as well, Prince Franz." She said formally.

"Oh, hey. Nice to meet you." I said, nodding my head. This one felt different.

"What was it you came to visit me about? Wanting to play at this year's Grand Galloping Gala, I assume?" Celestia said, a smile on her face.

"Yes, I was hoping that if the position to play at the Gala was still available, we would be more than willing to perform." She said.

"What instrument do you play?" I asked.

Celestia looked at me like I was going to shoot her.

"I play the Cello. I've been working on improving with a better one, but I am a bit short, and was hoping that I could be paid in advance for the Gala." She asked.

"Of course. I would be more that willing to accommodate for your performance. Please head over to the Royal Treasury for a transaction. Is there anything that you will need assistance with?" Celestia asked.

"All that I need is a location to set up for the night. That will be all." She said, giving a small bow.

"That is wonderful. I hope you have a nice rest of your evening."

"And eat your broccoli." I said, earning a look of confusion from her.

"Prince Franz, If I may, do you happen to play any instruments?" She asked, a look of curiosity on her muzzle.

"Yeah, I used to play the Grand Piano, but I'm kinda rusty." I said, reminiscing on old times.

"May I hear you play sometime?" She asked.

"Sure, I'll see of I can get back into it. Who knows how much I've forgotten." I said, giving her a light smile.

"Very well. I bid you a good evening, Prince Franz. And to you as well, Princess Celestia." She said, bowing once more.

"Yes. I hope you the best of luck with your new Cello." Celestia said.

She simply smiled and left.

"That went well." I said, getting up and removing the Jewelry. It was starting to chaff at my ankles.

"How was that going well? Yes, the last pony went fairly okay, but all of the others you just insulted several times and mumbled about passive murder towards them." Celestia said with a glare.

"What can I say, I hate politics. They cause unnecessary amounts of drama and disputes. Something that I would rather avoid." I answered, stripping myself and creating a red sweater that I put on. Ah yes, comfort!

"Why must you be this way." She said, gaining a tired look in her eyes.

"Hey, don't hate the player, hate the game." I said, making her more confused.

"Are we done? I kinda want to play Smash with Luna again, if she's willing to."

"I'm certain that she is willing to do anything with you. Even play your 'video games' as you call it." She said, getting up from her chair and stretching her large wings with a smile.

"Cool, I'm gonna go now. Later virgin." I said, quickly making my way towards the door as she threw my temporary chair at me, embedding it in the door as I slid past it.

"She's so mean." I said as I rounded a corner.

"Ah, Prince Franz! Just the pony I was looking for." I heard Blueblood say as he appeared from a corner.

"Oh, hey man. What's up?" I asked, not sure what he wanted.

"I was pondering about the ways of courting, and you seem to have a way with mares, if your courting of Auntie Luna is anything to go by."

"What do you mean 'a way with mares'?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious with the way mares look at you? I figured that you'd have at least a full herd by now with how popular you are with mares." He said, clearly buttering me up for something.

"Alright, I'll bite. Who is it." I asked, fully turning to him.

"It's a mare that goes by the name of Fleur De Lis. She is a noble that has a rather wealthy background, and I believe that she is destined to be my wife in our herd." He explained.

"Alright, then go ask her out. shouldn't be too hard to get to her." I said, not thinking much of it.

"But there is a problem."

"And that is?"

"She is married to another stallion that is nothing compared to the likes of me! How he managed to swipe her from right underneath my muzzle should be an offence with a lifetime sentence of imprisonment!" He said, thinking his cause was noble.

I was surprised, to say the least. But then again, I couldn't be a hypocrite. I did practically steal Ditzy and her kids from her husband. But the only reason that was justifiable was that he was an abusive father that was hardly ever there. And when he was, from my experience, extremely controlling and manipulative.

But this wasn't similar to that at all.

"That, is something that I can not help you with Blueblood. If I were you, I would find someone who cares about you, and not for just power and wealth. Go for a lady that has actual interest in you. I'm sure that there are dating rings to go to as well for nobles. Besides, you might be surprised." I answered.

He seemed to get upset, but seemed to take it with a grain of salt.

"I shall think about it. Thank you for your, help." He said, a bit on the bitter side.

"Good. Now go and stop being a pervert. That's one way to make them lose all interest pretty fast too." I added, walking past him.

He seemed offended, but I wasn't going to stick around for that outburst.

I was thinking on heading over to the Training Grounds, but I wasn't feeling that energetic. I was feeling passive and I wanted to do something that I used to do, but I couldn't drop the pony disguise. How did they even know how to play the piano with their hooves?

Thinking on giving it a shot, I went to find the nearest guard, and asked them where there was any musical instruments. She said that there was one in downtown Canterlot, and I made a mental note to go tomorrow when I have time to check it out.

I thanked her and left, wondering what Luna was doing. Maybe stalking me or sleeping. One of the two, I could never tell where she was at. I think she even managed to figure out the tracker I put in the suit and disabled it. And even then, I wouldn't even check up on her for her privacy. Yeah, I still had the necklace that Marble and Summer gave me, but I had a feeling I left it on my dresser.

Fuck it, I'll just go and fix my armor that I was used to wearing.

Upon making it to my room, I noticed that there was someone on my bed.

Quickly checking who it was, it was just Luna and she was in a pretty deep sleep.

Not wanting to disturb her, I grabbed my armor and Laptop and went onto the balcony. It wasn't windy at all, so it was perfect for fixing it.

I opened my laptop and did my best to repair what I unintentionally destroyed.

About halfway there, I decided to take a small break and make something to eat. So I made a extra large all meat pizza and ate most of it with some drinks as well.

"Hello, Franz." I heard, and spun around and saw Shining's marefriend standing there.

"What are you doing here. Isn't it dangerous to be near me?" I asked, giving her a raised eyebrow.

"I wanted to see if it was really me that set it off last time. I'd feel horrible if I couldn't even talk to my Uncle if I was a problem." She said, getting slightly closer.

"What do you want?" I asked, eyeing her carefully.

"Well, I wanted to spend some time to get to know you, since you are a part of my family." She said, taking another step closer.

"How about I be that one Uncle that you know little of, and it stays that way." I said, watching her get closer.

"What are you doing out here with your armor? Are you fixing it?" She asked, looking at my suit that was on the table.

"Correct, I am fixing it, but I would rather be alone when I do so. I don't want to have to explain things that you wouldn't understand."

"What happened to it?" She asked.

"Nothing that would concern you very much." I said, trying to get her to take the hint and leave.

"You're not being very nice. Why don't you like me? Did I do something to offend you? I can make up for it." She asked.

"It's nothing that bad. It's just your name. It... reminds me of someone who hurt me long ago." I said, looking away and back to my armor.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to fix my armor." I said, turning around and typing something in the Laptops CPU.

"That looks interesting. What is it?" She asked.

"Advanced technology."

"Where did you get it?"

"I made it."

"How?"

Turning back to her, I gave her a tired look.

"See, this is why I don't come out of the Castle very often. You ponies always try to see what I'm up to, and I just want to be left alone for a while, so please, go away."

Poor choice of words.

"What do you mean, 'You Ponies'?" She asked.

"What?"

"You said 'You Po-"

"Ever!"

She gave me an amused look.

"Okay, I'll admit, that was a good one. But seriously, what did you mean by that?" She asked.

"It means that I'm part of a race named Ligma, from a planet called SawCon." I said, hoping she'll take the bait.

"What's a Ligma? And what do you mean a planet called SawCon?"

"Ligma dick and SawCon these balls!" I said, before laughing nervously.

She reddened, and I laughed harder.

"That was funny. Anyways, thanks for letting me know that J.O.E. is still a thing." I said, hoping that she'll fall for it again. If she does, I have something special for this occasion.

"That's what those jokes are? Can you tell me what Joe means?"

I used my power slightly to make my eyes have a intense lens flare, along with some high pitched ringing.

"JOE MAMA"

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After I had scared Cadence, and caused her some embarrassment, I figured that it would be best to call it a day. Once I finished eating dinner and getting ready for bed, of course. I had fun today, but it was yet over.

After Cadence left, I felt a bit more refreshed. I had finished my repairing my armor, and I had gotten significant better results with Cadence. I was actually glad that I could speak her name now, but I was also reminded about her every time we met.

I watched my armor fold back into place into their respected capsules. I had found out that when I was contacted by Spar, she had overloaded my power cells and energy redirection system.

And to add to the mess, she also scrambled the code in the system, making me slightly annoyed, but thankfully there was no Trojan virus's or anything of the like.

It also took me for a spin that it was actually a female instead of a male that was Spar. I thought that it was a guy, or at the very least a buff girl that made herself sound like batman.

Moving on from buff bat girl, I looked at Luna's sleeping form. She looked pretty deep in there, and I was sure that when we got our Soul Bond back, she would be able to deal with that version of me that was in my subconsciousness. I was certain that there wasn't anyone in my head, but I couldn't be sure.

My mind went over to when we had the Soul Bond, and how The Elements of Harmony broke it. From what I was able to learn about Soul Bonds, is that some things are transferable.

Say, for example, a couple with a Soul Bond will feel each other in a new way, something that I felt.

But if one is hurt, say, with a gash to the arm, they will heal relatively faster than normal with them around, with the other pony being their partner, they will not feel any of the drain physically, they will, however, feel a slight tingle throughout the body. The only reason they found this out was with many failed tests.

Now for the manifestation of hatred, anger, betrayal, or with some sadness and a form of rejection being produced by a powerful Unicorn, or even a Alicorn, it is possible for that to become transferable between the two almost unknowingly.

And from my experience with my own body, I can say for sure that I have never had an evil version of myself beat me to death in my own head, let alone in my imagination, nor did I want any of this to happen either.

And so, my hypothesis is that Luna somehow transferred Nightmare Moon into me through our Soul Bond, and I need to get rid of it as soon as possible.

But how would I tell her? That her worst fear is living inside of me and slowly eating away at me until I succumb to the supposed 'Darkness' that is within me.

It was a scary thought, I'll be honest, but it was something that I had to deal with alone. Yes, maybe when I took care of it, I can maybe say it jokingly and be attacked with questions that I had poorly prepared for.

Maybe I can go to the Everfree by myself and fight this thing head on. I've always wanted to fight something stronger than I was, so why not let it be something that knows everything there is to know about you? Even your darkest secrets?

This whole time, I was staring at her flank, and she had awoken not even a minute ago. And was watching me with an amused smile.

"Enjoying the view?" She said, in an attempt to catch my attention, her voice slurred due to recently waking up.

I did not notice her. She always thought that I would never openly stare at her flank, and to catch me with a blank face and not moving for about a minute until I broke my train of thought was amusing.

She seemed worried, and laid back down for a bit, spreading her legs open form me to not notice her vagina right there in the open, and me with my still, blank look.

She got up and had a concerned look in her eyes, and that is where I finally snapped back to attention.

"Dear Franz, art thee alright? Thou looked concerned." She said, getting off the bed and over to me.

"Oh, I was just thinking is all." I said, giving her a hug. She returned it and held on a bit longer.

"What was thou thinking of?" She asked.

'About the impending doom that will consume me until I become a monster that'll probably attempt to conquer the land.' I thought.

"It's not that important. Just some elevator music is all." I said, smiling at her.

"Very well. We art feeling peckish, and thou shall accompany us, correct?" She asked, lifting a wing to my face and caressing my cheek.

"Maybe. I'm gonna grab dinner with Celestia and such. Are you interested?" I countered.

"Perhaps. I am feeling for some protein." She said.

"I thought that you couldn't eat any meat?"

"Tis another kind that thou has. I wish to try it." She said, staring right at my chest like she wanted to bury her head into it.

I suddenly felt awkward, and not a good kind of way either.

"After dinner, I wish for thou too return to the bed where we sleep. I have plans for thee during the night." She said, with authority in her tone.

"Okay." I said, taking a whiff of the air.

I almost started choking when I knew what she was doing. Or rather, who did this to her.

'She's not as cool as I thought before.' I thought, trying to maintain the air of obliviousness.

"Good, now go and eat up. I know I shall." She said.

"Cool, I'm gonna go now. S-see you in a bit." I said, leaving towards the door in a slightly quick pace.

Once outside, I let out a breath. She was really horny right now, so I should probably run towards the hills.

I made my way to the Dining hall, and I met Celestia and Blueblood there. Celestia seemed kinda normal, but Blueblood looked like he wasn't doing so great. Almost like he was angry or something.

"Hey guys, what's up?" I said, going over my chair.

"We are waiting for dinner to be served. It's nice of you to join us." Celestia said with a smile.

"Good evening, Prince Franz. How is your day so far?" Blueblood asked in his strange tone.

"Nothing's wrong. Though, what's up with you? You alright?" I asked.

"What? I am fine. Why would there be something wrong with me?" He asked, gaining a slightly perplexed look.

"Oh, it's just that you looked a bit upset or something."

"This is my normal look. Are you insulting me?" He asked, now getting a bit heated.

"No, no, no, you just looked a bit like you were." I said, waving around my hooves.

'Must have a resting bitch face.' I thought.

"So, what's for dinner?" I asked, placing my hooves on the table and rubbing them on the smooth surface.

"I do not know. I asked the chef to surprise us this time." Celestia said.

"Really? I thought that you wanted things to be predictable or something." I said.

She gave a small giggle.

"Can't I enjoy myself sometimes?" She asked, smiling as she normally would.

"I don't know, I've yet to see what's hidden in your room." I said, poking the marble table with a hoof. It bent when I wanted it to, and Blueblood noticed this with some surprise, but didn't say anything.

"Even if so, I know how to have fun every once in a while. It's not good for one's health to continue to stress themselves for extended periods of time."

"And what do you do?" I asked.

"I do some things that help. Like reading a good book or listen for whispers about you." She said with a smirk.

"And what do they say?"

"I believe that is a question left for another time." She said cryptically.

"I guess."

"I've heard some things about you as well, Uncle Franz. Most of which are complements about your physical abilities, and others about your interactions with them. I'll say, you've made quite a impression on everypony." Blueblood said, answering my question now rather than later.

"Huh, I wasn't much of a people person, but I guess that this is acceptable." I said, nodding my head slightly. Who knew that I was that popular to be talked about.

Then again, I'm dating a one of the royal family members, maybe more if I let it.

The doors opened, and in came the food. It looked like it was some sort of finely made salad, along with some sort of drink that I wasn't familiar with. It looked like a mango smoothie, but I wasn't sure of the contents.

It was brought over to Blueblood, and glass of water over to Celestia.

I didn't think that they took me into account, but they gave me a plate as well and some serving of the salad.

"Do you guy's have any ranch?" I asked, looking at the servant who served me.

"I do believe so. Would like a sample?" The servant asked professionally.

"Yes, I would like that." I said, earning a look of slight disgust from Celestia, and a approving one from Blueblood. Even if slightly. And I was slightly confused on her wording. Sample?

"I see that you're a stallion of culture. Not many ponies get to enjoy the flavor of ranch dressing. Mostly due to the lack of it." Blueblood said, smiling at me.

"Wait, you like ranch?" I asked him, almost surprised.

"Of course. Why, only the highest of ponies can enjoy the purity of ranch. It is treated as a delicacy in the Royal Castle. But you certainly surprised me, Uncle Franz." He said, watching the servant return with a small cup of the creamy spotted dressing.

He served himself generously, before handing it off to me. I glanced at Celestia, who just ignored me as best as she could and ate from her plate.

"How much does ranch cost to make? Say, a gallon of it?" I asked him, pouring it onto my salad.

"About forty bits per ounce. That's how expensive it would be to create this wonderful delicacy." He said, stabbing his fork into the salad with his magic.

"Huh, didn't know that." I said, also taking a bite from my own salad.

"Where is my sister Luna? I figured that she would be at your side at all times." Celestia asked, changing the subject.

"Oh, she was feeling pretty tired and is resting on my bed at the moment. I was going to go back and hang out with her for a while, but I don't know. I might get sidetracked." I said, biting my food with calmness.

"How is it that you managed to calm that monster. She is a threat and has tried to take over the throne once. I would not be surprised if she tried something again in the next few days."

"The fuck did you say about Luna!?" I yelled, wanting to punch him in the face right then and there, but could only give him a death glare.

"Blueblood! That is hardly appropriate for you to say something like that about your aunt. I am very disappointed in you, and I expect you to apologize to your uncle at once." Celestia said in a stern tone.

"Nah, I'm gonna punish him." I said, getting out of my seat and over to him.

"Franz, whatever you're going to do, I suggest you don't." Celestia said, her tone stern.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to talk to him." I said, unknowingly creating a taser to use on him. Much emphasis on the unknowingly.

"I apologize for my words, Uncle Franz, but surely you know what she did, right?" He asked.

'Alright, now I want to kick his ass.'

"Fuck it." I said, jabbing the taser into his neck and earning his pained scream. The cackling of the device was somewhat pleasant to hear, but his screaming wasn't.

I was suddenly thrown back by Celestia when I started electrocuting him. It was worth it though.

I hit the wall with an audible thwack, and smiled when I saw him spazzing on the table.

"Franz, We don't attack ponies for insulting one's significant other. There are more civil ways to settle these kinds of things." Celestia said.

I tried to move, but she still had me in her magical grasp.

"Well, to be fair, he did also insult your sister. Isn't that a crime in itself?" I said, not really caring about the position I was in right now.

"I know. That is why he is going to apologize, which he did." She said.

'I still want to kick his ass though.'

"Fine. If you want to treat someone with something that they don't give to you, then fine by me. But that doesn't mean that I'm just going to sit there and take it like you do."

"And what would that be?"

"Disrespect, of course." I said, feeling her magical grasp on me fade.

I dropped to the floor, and gave Blueblood one last glare, and pretended to rush him again and made him flinch.

After that, things were silent. For the most part. Besides the servants asking us if we wanted more food, and the guards occasional shifting, we ate in relative peace.

"Uncle Franz? I would like to say tha-"

"Silence." I cut off, not looking at him and more so at my plate.

Once I finished, I decided to go back with Luna. Who knows, maybe she'll be down to play Smash again. Or Halo if she's up to it.

As I made my way to the room, I wanted to see if i had anything that I could make to lessen the burden of Luna's heat. I wasn't sure what was involved in it, but I was sure that I could figure it out.

I gave my wings a stretch on my way back. Feeling them extend to a solid six feet in length. Considering that I was an Alicorn, it made sense to have relatively large wings. But I wasn't sure why I didn't use them as often as most other Pegasi. Or even other Alicorns. I was pretty sure that Luna used them more than I did, and that wasn't very surprising.

I felt my armor vibrate, along with a small beep. Looking down at my visor, I lifted it up and looked for who sent me a Direct Message.

It was from Twilight. It went into detail on what things she would need, and all the different options for her and her friends. It was kinda in the form of a report, with most of the things not really making sense to me, like what she needed for groceries, what she needed for the trip to the Dragon, and her suit for protection.

Now, I thought about responding, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to. I could use this as a way to spy on her, and see of she was hiding something.

But I'm not mean.

I went over to her icon, which had a blurred picture of a bookshelf, and sent her a message.

Prepping for the dragon, I assume? I typed and sent.

I looked over to her heartbeat monitor, and watched as it went from normal, to elevated after a few seconds.

Oh, good evening, Franz. I wasn't sure where to keep my notes, and figured I could put them in the Message box. I didn't realize that it would be sent to you until now. She responded.

It's alright. Though, I don't think I added a note app into the suit, so I'll send that to all of the suits when I get the time. I sent back.

I was close to my door when I received another message from Twilight.

Okay! Was all she sent.

I let out a sigh. I would never understand how energetic these ponies can be. I could practically hear her say that.

Taking off my visor, I opened the door and saw Luna sleeping on the bed. She looked peaceful, and I didn't want to disturb her anymore than I should.

I took off my armor and put it gently onto my dresser. Maybe I should take a shower, I felt kinda gross.

Going into the bathroom, I turned on the shower head and watched the water slowly heat up. I wasn't sure if Luna would wake up and try to join me, but who knew. Maybe she'll do one of those cliche shower moments, if not, oh well.

I stepped into the warm shower and felt the soothing heat hit my back and begin to drench my body with its refreshing moisture, not doubt earning a sigh of content from me.

I stood there until I was soaked in the heavenly water, not wanting to let myself go back to the weirdness of the world.

After about ten minutes of standing there, I grabbed the bottle of shampoo and began lathering it through my hair, or in this case, mane.

It felt nice to be able to shower, even though it wasn't necessary. My body would 'naturally' be clean with whatever was thrown onto it.

I idly wondered of the same applied to my own sweat, if I were to sweat. I knew that the pheromones were gone for sure, but I was wondering if I could do something about Luna's heat. While I liked things that kicked me in the mouth on occasion, but not literately, I would have to find a way to remove that spicy smell from her.

Or, I could do the same thing i did to myself onto her, and make her as clean as possible. But how would that work on our nearly non-existent sex life?

Maybe I should do something about that when we returned to from the mission. It'll probably be a good trust building thing, maybe.

I finished my hair and moved onto my body, making that process quick as I wanted to get to bed with Luna and be with her for a bit.

Once done, I pulled a towel from the wall and dried myself. How they repaired the room, even from that incident with my power was impressive.

Opening the door, I saw Luna still there, sleeping without a care in the world.

I smiled warmly. This was one of the first times I had actually seen her fully asleep.

I felt a small ache in my chest. How did I manage to get her in the first place? Was it luck? Mutual attraction? Or did I happen to flirt with her playfully and I don't remember how it turned out.

Whatever the reason, I'm glad that I managed to have her. She used to be a stranger, and now I put my whole trust into her.

I went over to her and felt myself almost feel bad for her. Her, a literal goddess of the night, with me, some guy with power, problems, and, at worst, wonky morals.

I felt a though it wasn't fair to her. With her having almost no immediately noticeable problems, and me, who stuck out like a freak.

Though, it may not be noticeable with a single glance, the more one got to know me, the more flawed I seemed.

'It's just like Celestia said. I have to build up from the foundation of the past. From my memories.' I thought.

I climbed into bed and closed my eyes, feeling Luna shift overt to me and wrap me in a hug. She did this unconsciously, and it drove me to the edge of crying.

I felt my eyes sting, wanting to shed some tears to make myself feel better, but I didn't.

I couldn't.

I needed to retain what was left of my humanity. To keep what I had destroyed. It wouldn't be fair to my kind for me to devastate them like that, let alone leave them in that situation.

Maybe I should go back and see what they're up to. Hopefully this 'Foundation' would have forgotten about me, but I doubt it with the destruction I left behind.

I wrapped my hooves around Luna's back, pulling her closer.

I then buried my head into her chest and felt a tear in my humanity. What had kept me who I was began to fade once more.
I decided that I didn't want to be human, only to be a pony, with pony goals and a pony mindset.

I wanted to forget everything I had done, and to be forgiven instantly.

But I couldn't.

I felt Luna sleepily lift my head up to hers, and my brown eyes met her beautiful cyan ones.

"Please do not worry, Dear Franz. I shall be there for thee until the end of time."

I then kissed her. She kissed back, of course, but it wasn't one of lust, or simplicity. It was one of passion, straight from the core.

"Don't leave me." I whispered, feeling unstable. Why was I overwhelmed? It was strange, yes. Very uncharacteristic, yet...

"I will not."

I let out a sigh of relief.

"I love you." I said, feeling her warmth wash over me.

"I love you as well, Dear Franz." She said.

I felt hopeless, and very vulnerable. I knew that Luna wouldn't betray me, because she loves me. She wasn't like her, no doubt about it, and that's why I love her.

I also wanted Ditzy to be a part of this, but I couldn't pull her away from her life in Ponyville. If she'll even wanted to be with me for that long.

Sighing, I let myself fall to the haze of sleep, ending my day with one of the few that I trusted.

My eyes closed, and I was pulled into the clutches of Luna's magic.

I dreamed of sweetness and a brighter future. One with me, Luna. Ditzy, and her daughters living in peace. Celestia too, I suppose.

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