A/N. This is my first work and so I expect this to be terrible and nobody will look at it but anyway, here we go. I don't own My Little Pony (which is owned by Hasbro) or anything else I mention accidently that's a breach of copyright.
Chapter 1
"What do you want that for" the shopkeeper asked the strange looking pony, regarding him with suspicious eyes. "Just for," the strange pony paused, "Business." He picked up the large telescope, at least two meters in length, and put it in his cart. With difficulty I might add. "That'll be five hundred bits" said the shopkeeper. The pony stayed still for a few seconds before reaching into his cart and pulling out a bag. "This conversation never happened." he whispered as he handed it over. The shopkeeper looked inside to see what must have been one thousand five hundred bits. "Thank you very much" he said. The strange pony put the carts yoke on his shoulders and pulled it in the direction of the gates of Canterlot.
The guards at the gates were a little suspicious of an earth pony wearing a dark cape pulling a large covered cart out of Equestria's capital city. They looked inside and finally let him pass. He took the road to Ponyville but he passed through the sleepy towards the mountains that loomed over that part of the land, and he trudged on into the darkness.
The pony went to the top of the tallest mountain and he set up his telescope and pointed it towards the stars. He looked through it to see black. He checked the end. No cap. He looked through again. Still black. He let out an exasperated sigh. He turned the telescope to the moon. As soon as he focused it a flash of light, like a sun ray off a polished horse shoe caught his eye. He adjusted the zoom to max and saw what the light was flashing off. On the surface of the moon there was a thing. A thing built by ponies.
Many days and nights of careful cataloguing and noting, the strange pony decided that he had learned all that he could without actually going to the moon. After a few weeks he decided to send a letter to the Princess to explain his concerns and ask many of the questions running through his head. He had hoped for an answer in good time but after four months without a reply, he finally got one. He opened the letter and shook it out of the envelope onto a table. He pinned the corners down with paperweights and started reading. The letter said:
Dear Mr Crimson,
Your concerns have been put to Her Majesty Princess Celestia and she has spent many nights and days pouring over your letter. After many private meetings with her sister, her majesty has decided to meet with you at Canterlot Castle in one week's time. You will be escorted through the castle to your room by a procession of royal guards. You must arrive in three days' time.
Signed, Princess Celestia.
Not what he had expected. No answers, only an invitation. He decided to go and he packed all his belongings into his cart and started towards Canterlot.
He arrived at the deadline and was escorted to his room. It was magnificent; there were four rooms a bedroom, bathroom, main living area and a kitchen. He was met by a butler at the door and his items were unpacked for him. His time went too fast for his liking but as his meeting with the Princess drew ever nearer, he grew more anxious until the day. He woke up and had his breakfast, a large bowl of oatmeal with berries, before his butler told him the meeting would be in two hours. These passed in a blur as he tried to get himself ready for royalty. When he walked to the rooms of the Princesses, the castle was deserted without a soul around. The doors opened as Mr Crimson walked into the huge space filled with… Nothing. The room was bare except for three chairs and a table. On two of these chairs sat the Princesses of Equestria. He knelt before taking a seat. Luna looked uneasy but Celestia was fine. Celestia nodded her head and Mr crimson heard a bolt slide across the door. "We received your letter," she said, "It intrigued us." "We have read it many times," said Luna. "What did I see?" asked Mr Crimson hurriedly. "Have you ever wondered why there is no crime in Equestria?" Celestia stated. Mr Crimson thought for a moment. "No… Friendship?" he inquired. "Every criminal we come across, we do something special," said Luna "We remove them from society." She paused. "We send them to the moon."