The ramp to the airship lowered and was tied down. Only seconds later the hatch of the airship opened and Celestia exited, followed by Luna and Twilight.

I waited until they were back on solid ground before I approached them, “Welcome home.”

“It is good to be home,” Celestia said with a smile. Luna moved past her to give me a small nuzzle. I nuzzled back and then kissed her softly.

Luna kissed back and I ignored the rest of the world as I felt her mane shift across my shoulders. Her wings moved behind my back, pulling me closer, her hoof moving to my shoulder.

I leaned against her. She smelled amazing.

We slowly broke the kiss and I stared up into her eyes as they met mine. She leaned in to nuzzle at my ear before she whispered, “The illusion is only visual?”

“Too much to keep going all the time otherwise,” I whispered back as I nuzzled, “I’ll show you for real tonight.”

Luna nodded and took half a step back, smiling down at me as she refolded her wings, “I missed you, My Page.”

“I didn’t,” I said and smiled back, “I could see you above every night, My Sky. Your beauty never left.”

Luna’s cheeks turned a bit red and I heard laughter from my left before Sunset reached over from where she was hugging Twilight to punch my shoulder,

“Oh come on, that was so cheesy!”

“I missed her, I’m allowed to be cheesy!” I shot back with a grin, “And that wasn’t cheesy, it was smooth!”

“One of the good things of having your husband be a writer,” Luna said and moved close again to nuzzle at my ear, “He’s good with words.”

I leaned against her, “I’m not that kind of writer, I’m not any sort of poet. You just make it easy.”

Luna nuzzled, “Missed you.”

“Missed you too.”

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The door closed behind us and I slowly breathed out, shifting my wings before stretching them. Luna brushed her wing across my back as she moved on past me before turning to look at me.

I flicked my ears and let the illusion drop.

Luna looked at me for a long moment as she approached. She reached out with her hoof to touch my chin, sliding it up to my ears as she looked into my eyes, “My Page…”

“...I know,” I answered quietly before I spread my wings, looking up into her eyes.

Her gaze shifted from my eyes to my new wings and then back, “Are you sure of this?” she then asked, her horn touching softly against mine, “Page, if Discord told the truth, you could turn back right now. Just tell him to turn you back.”

I nodded, “Yeah. I could. All it would cost would be someponies life. It would cost somepony her horn. A unicorn who have had a hard life, a hard life of betrayal and suffering. If I did… after she put her trust in me, after I gave her her horn back… It would kill her. Crush her spirit.”

Maybe even literally.

Luna took a slow deep breath, “You shouldn’t have done it.”

“...maybe,” I admitted and folded my wings again, looking up at her, “But would I be the pony you love if I didn’t?”

She sighed softly and moved half a step closer, nosing softly at my ear, “Brave, brave… stupid Page,” she breathed softly, “I’d love you anyway.”

I smiled and put my hoof on her shoulder, nuzzling at her neck, “I know. But I promised I would do anything I can to help.”

Luna shifted and sighed softly as she looked at me before she shook her head, “You’re a good pony, Page,” she said softly and gave me a small soft kiss.

I kissed back softly and then felt her tongue on my fangs.

I smiled a bit and broke the kiss, “You keep seeking those out… do you like them?”

Lunas cheeks turned a little red and she shifted her wings, “I… I…”

I grinned at her and raised my wings wide and high, “You do!”

She glared at me and her wings spread wide, “Page!” she exclaimed, “Are you implying that I’m…” she trailed off as I stepped close and nuzzled in close, nibbling along her neck, “P-page…”

Nip.

She made a very interesting sound.