Masquerade Night walked around the castle alone. His short dark galaxy hair flowed like his mother's. He was born an alicorn much to Princess Luna's surprise. He was a young colt but was as mischievous as young Luna.

Masquerade snuck into the throne room where his mothers and father talked. The guards did not notice the black foal that blended into the darkness. "What do we do about her Sister. Yes she is a Chaos juvenile but..." Luna trailed off as Celestia pat her sister. "Maybe Discord can teach her since they have a history and she trusts him" Astin says pushing his tilting crown back into place. Celestia hums "She is strong and a good potential ally if she decides to be on our side..." Celestia thinks out loud.

Astin takes notice to the bulge in the curtain and tiptoes towards it. Masquerade tenses as he senses his father's magical energy. "Runnnnn!!!" He yells attempting to run away from his father. Astin scoops up the foal laughing as he tickles the colt. Masquerade bursts out in adorable laughter. Luna watches with a smile "That will be you soon dear sister" Luna says winking as Celestia smiles blushes a bit.

Masquerade ran behind his mother to escape his father's attack. "Mommy daddy's turned into the tickle monster" Masquerade yells in her flowing mane. Luna laughs "Then the tickle fun shall be doubled" She says grabbing her colt and tickling him with her magic. Masquerade gasps with laughter as he got teamed by his parents.

"It is time for bed my night prince" Luna says kissing his forehead and tucking him in. "Mommy, Who were you talking about in there?" he questions in a soft childlike voice filled with curiosity. Luna shakes her head "No one important my young moon" She yawns as the sun rises. She crawls into her bed and falls into a wonderful slumber.

Masquerade flaps his wings and floats out of his bed. He falls on the ground and shakes himself off. He sneaks past his mother and guards into the Everfree Forest. He was brave and didn't fear anything in the forest.

"What are you doing here, kid?" A feminine voice calls out to him. He looks up to see a weird pony "You have a lion paw like uncle Discord" He says pointing at it. She smirks "So you know discord" She says slithering towards him. "Yea and my Mommy is Princess Luna and my Mama is Princess Celestia" He says innocently.

The weird creature smiles warmly at the innocent foal. "My name's Devil's Gambit. What's yours" She says cuddling the foal like a stuffed bear. "My name's Masquerade Night" He chirps happily. Gambit smiled at the foal and made a cotton candy cloud appear with the snap of her claw. Masquerade claps his front hooves happily and starts eating it before it starts raining chocolate milkin on him making the young prince squeal happily.

Luna woke up after her nap. The sun was in the sky shining brightly through her window. She walks over to check on Masquerade and screams. Celestia and the Guards rush in to find Luna holding Masquerade's empty blanket. "FIND HIM! FIND MY SON!!!" She screamed in her Canterlot voice.

Masquerade showed off his weak flying skills as Gambit bounced through the clouds watching carefully over him. The young alicorn was estatic to be this high in the air feeling the wind in his mane. Gambit tackled the foal making them land on a bed of peppermint trees and cotton candy. They laughed as she held him close. "I haven't had this much fun in centuries" She sighed. "How old are you Gambit" He questions.

Gambit laughs "It's rude to ask a lady her age but whatever I'm 2,242" She says nonchalantly. "Wow I'm only 5" He says as he crawls on her chest. "You're just a baby to me and I'm forever gonna be a teenager" She giggles. He yawns softly rubbing his adorable golden eyes. Gambit rocks the colt as he drifts off into a blissful slumber.

Guard surround the pair "Release the young prince" One announces in a loud voice. Masquerade shuffles uncomfortably in his sleep as she growls. Dark smoke surrounds the young draconequus as her blue eyes narrowed into slits. "Get. Out." She snarls in a dark deep voice.

Luna flies over to the draconequus with a murderous look in her eyes. Her body became darker and darker as she turned into Nightmare Moon. Right as she was about to meet her target Celestia step in between.

Luna glared "Move. Tia." She gritted out. Masquerade opens his golden eyes and looks at Gambit. He rubs her face with his hoof "Gamby, I'm sleepy" He says gaining everyone's attention. "Ok little moon dude" She says wrapping her body around him like a blanket.

Luna turns back to normal and slowly flies over to the draconequus. "I demand my son" She says firmly in her royal canterlot voice holding out her hoof. Gambit thought about it, This was the most fun she had in centuries but if she took him from his mother... A mischievous smile grew on her face.

Gambit reluctantly relinquishes him from her hold into the care of the blue alicorn. She dissipates into a water-like black liquid leaving Luna with the image of her troublesome smile on her face

Masquerade wakes in his bed. He whines softly making Luna grab him with her magic. "Where's Gamby" He asks in a soft voice. Luna tensed "Don't worry about her." She spat putting him in his bed and tucking him in. She would protect her son even if that meant sheltering him from what she thought was dangerous.