The Sun and the Moon

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

You all remember the story of two rulers right? One ruler that represents the Sun and the other, the one who represents the Moon. You also heard the part where the ruler that represented the Moon became jealous of the fact that other ponies shunned the night while they celebrated during the day. She refused to bring the moon up and forced her sister to banish her to the moon.

Now you also remember her attempt at bringing an everlasting night in revenge for her banishment... that didn't go so well. Her defeat at the hands of six ponies in possession of the elements of harmony is the most famous part of this story. Defeating her also brought her to her senses and she became the joint ruler that everyone knew and celebrated.

Now then, with that out of the way, let me tell you what happened about a year after those events. I'll certainly never forget them. I was there at the time and I'll remember it for the rest of my life and I'm sure everyone else has not forgotten also...

Mute Bodyguard

The sun had risen above the castle with a yellow gaze. The air was pleasant as always and the sky was devoid of any form of cloud. It was a beautiful day. Soon the castle was wide awake and bustling with activity, The princesses' guards ran about here and there preparing the castle for the annual inspection (and subsequent party organized at the behest of the two sisters). The two groups did not make eye contact throughout the whole scene and barely spoke to one another. There was simply no time for idle chitchat.

However amidst the hustle and bustle, one guardsman was still asleep and ignorant of what was going on around him. Oh that's me by the way, my name is Dusk Shy and I'm the captain of Princess Luna's honour guard. The sun had risen up all the way and cast its blissful rays on the sleeping guard's jet black body and his purple mane. He still did not stir from his deep slumber and simply tossed his body away from the sunlight, he continued sleeping... Even if he was right in the middle of all the noise and the mess.

"Captain... um captain?". Dusk Shy opened his eyes and picked himself up. He recognized the voice but did not answer. In front of him was one of Princess Celestia's guardsmen: Opal Beam. "Are you STILL asleep? You do know what's happening today, don't you?" Opal asked. Dusk stared at him for a couple of seconds and just simply blinked at him. The white pegasus rolled his eyes and shook his head in absolute disbelief. "Oh you must be joking, you have to stop staying up so late and actually listen for once!" Opal shouted.

Dusk blinked at him again and promptly went back to sleep. "Captain? Oh for Celestia sake...!" Opal grabbed his tail by the teeth and proceeded to drag him along the floor. "Dusk sir this is for your own good" said the tired out guardsman as he brought him over to the closest water basin and grabbed a small bucket of water. Without hesitation he held the bucket and tipped it over the captain. The water had rushed all over Dusk's body and the coldness of the water briefly made him jump. He opened his eyes widely and sat up again but this time, wide awake. Everyone stopped what they were doing and immediately laughed at their captain's misfortune

"Oh thank Celestia you're finally awake, now hurry up and get ready, its time for our inspection. If you listened you might have actually woken up a bit earlier".

Opal ran out of the basin room and left Dusk on his lonesome to prepare himself. He picked himself up, took his helmet and armour and ran off after his friend.