Chapter 4: Rude Awakening

Being as gifted as Luna was in her magic usage (no surprise) she was able to fully manipulate herself and her surroundings in her dream state. In her advanced lucidity, she was able to create a sense of… nothing. Just her alone with her thoughts, away from the physical realm, and just meditate to herself. The spell she would sometimes induce herself with would make sure that it would be tougher to make her stir from this lucid state, allowing for a great night’s sleep and ultimately, this is what enabled her to keep her calm demeanor almost all the time. Keeping her emotions in check was vital to her personality of being almost completely stoic, which at the current moment, she was not too proud of. Balance is necessary, but living a monotone existence is not. She would make the necessary adjustments in due time, but for now, this was her alone time. She had a great time with her new friends and she was able to get some well deserved shut-eye. So far, it had only been one day and she was enjoying her progress: She had been given casual dress clothes for nighttime, to which she felt so… not constricted, she had cooked her own food with her friends (although some creations were crimes against humanity), she allowed her hair to be braided by the pink haired eternal caffeine high (whose company she simply adored), and she laughed heartily at a sex joke. So far so good! She had mentally lowered the moon in her lucid state, so she could still continue sleeping until now. It was time for her to wake up, and wake up she did. It was mid morning and she felt so rested and ready to tackle the day. Still, Luna was quite comfy in her sleeping accommodations in the common room and barely opened her eyes, glancing at a few of her friends still sleeping, as she was considering falling back into a light slumber for just a few more minutes. That thought, however, was to be crushed immediately.

“I JUST HAD SEX! AND IT FELT SO GOOD!”

The invasive and horrendously loud music startled Luna fully awake within a few milliseconds. She sat up in her makeshift bed, letting out an involuntary scream, holding her chest and panting as if she just had a stroke from fright.

“A WOMAN LET ME PUT MY PENIS INSIDE HER!”

The blaring music was shattering her eardrums and now the others were stirring. Fluttershy was startled awake and was trembling under her covers, while Rarity and Applejack were fuming.

“Rise and shine, ladies! We’ve got a long day ahead of us!” Rainbow Dash yelled, wide awake and obviously in control of the unwelcome music. Pinkie Pie was also in collaboration with this, and she was laughing her ass off.

“I JUST HAD SEX, AND I’LL NEVER GO BACK”

Twilight then stirred; a heavy sleeper so it would seem, but obviously annoyed and borderline livid.

“God…DAMMIT! Rainbow Dash, turn that racket off!” Twilight yelled as she shot her hand up (still laying down), and fired a magic projectile towards Rainbow Dash’s media player, completely destroying it. Needless to say this caused some protest from the runner.

“Aww what the hell Twilight!?” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she picked up the pieces of her fallen media player. Twilight didn’t even dignify her protests with a response. Twilight was easy going, but so help you if you disrupt her sleep. Luna was still coming down from her daze and she finally regained her senses after the rude awakening.

“Come here Rainbow Dash, I’ll fix it for you,” Luna beckoned Dash over.

“Seriously Dash, I ought’a sock you where the sun don’t shine,” Applejack added in, obviously annoyed that she was roused from her peaceful slumber and rather rudely.

“I agree wholeheartedly with Applejack. But, we might as well start the day now since I won’t be getting back to sleep no thanks to you two,” Rarity voiced her opinion. Pinkie was still giggling to her heart’s content. Rainbow Dash was having her player magically repaired by Luna at the time.

“Thanks Luna. Sorry about waking you up like that,” Rainbow apologized. Luna only smiled as she completed the repairs of the music player before she leaned into Rainbow Dash’s ear.

“If you do that again I’ll send you into another dimension,” Luna whispered into her ear. Rainbow’s eyes widened and she nodded vehemently, to which Luna returned the gesture with a genuine smile of her own, then a laugh at the priceless expression on Dash’s face.

“Well, now that we’re all up, who’s hungry? I’ll make us some breakfast,” Dash offered as she strode into the kitchen. Applejack quickly sprang to her feet.

“Oh hell no, Dash. Remember the last time you tried tah cook? Ya almost burned Fluttershy’s house down,” Applejack stated. Everyone shuddered at that memory. Twilight had to magically pull water from the nearby stream in order to douse the flame.

“Oh it wasn’t that bad!” Rainbow Dash protested.

“Dash, you were makin’ scrambled eggs. You almost torched tha house makin’ cookin’ the easiest thing imaginable,” Applejack countered. Everyone giggled at this and Luna planted her face in her hand.

“Oh shut up! At least I tried,” Dash said, attempting to salvage her defeat.

“All ah saw was that you tried tah burn tha house down. Now, who wants some apple pancakes? I’ll whip ‘em up in a jiffy,”

Applejack said happily as she shoved Dash out of the kitchen and got right to cooking. The rest all smiled at the thought. Applejack was the better cook of all of the friends, who barely outdid Pinkie Pie, although her specialty was baking. Everyone knew that when Applejack was cooking, they were in for a real treat.

“So, what are the plans for today?” Luna asked inquisitively as she brushed her hair lightly, getting the ‘bed-hair’ look out. All the girls looked at each other and laughed a bit, which made Luna nervous, since they didn’t answer her question.

“I have a feeling today is going to kill me a bit inside” Luna said in a monotone. Rarity then spoke up.

“Well, we figured that if you’re to loosen up a bit, we’d have to make a few changes. We kinda snooped through your belongings and found few articles of casual… modern clothing,” she stated. Luna raised her eyebrow a bit.

“So, w-we were thinking that we’d take you shopping today for more laid back clothes… i-if that’s okay with you o-of course,” Fluttershy added in. Luna sighed and placed her forehead back into her palm.

“Surely, my friends, you jest,” she said halfheartedly, knowing full well they weren’t but retained some hope that they were. The others giggled at this.

“Don’t worry, Luna. We won’t do anything too drastic. You’re coming with us after all, so you can pick out something you like. I’m sure we’ll find something that will fit your style in a more casual yet modern aspect,” Twilight said, reassuring her.

“Well, I did agree to do what was necessary. Alright I’ll comply with you to the fullest extent. But right now, I’m starving,” Luna replied as her stomach involuntarily made its hunger known.

“Already taken care of, Princess!” Applejack said as she walked out of the kitchen with a bunch of plates and a massive stack of apple pancakes. She served them all and they began eating the hearty meal. Luna was genuinely impressed by the simple yet delectable dish that AJ prepared.

“I must say, Applejack. You are quite the cook. I might just have to bring you to Canterlot one day in the near future just to cook for me!” Luna complimented as she continued stuffing her face. Luna may have been overly-elegant and professional, but she knew how to put away her food. With her slender figure, one would never even know that she could gorge herself heartily and still retain it.

“That’s mighty kind of you, Princess. It means a lot coming from you,” Applejack replied, completely humbled.

“Hey! It’s Luna,” the Lunar princess corrected AJ with a joking glare of sternness, which gave way to a giggle. They all laughed as they enjoyed the remainder of their meal together, making idle chatter amongst themselves.

“Alright girls. Let’s all get cleaned up and dressed so we can get this shopping done as quickly as possible,” Rainbow Dash said as they all began to put away their plates and other meal-stuffs.

“Why the sense of urgency, Rainbow Dash?” Luna asked curiously. Pinkie Pie decided to answer that one.

“Because when we’re done, come afternoon and nighttime, we’re gonna hit up the club!” she said with excitement, jumping to emphasize that. Luna’s blood drained from her face at this statement.

“You’re all trying to assassinate me with anxiety, aren’t you,” Luna stated sarcastically as she once again placed her head in her palms. The girls all giggled again. This was for her own good. Luna could only mutter a one word response to their laughing and also as a reaction to letting this all sink it. It was a word that she used for the first time in her life in order to express her emotions.

“Fuck.”