Bayonate: I will be mostly ditching the dates but will utilize them when I deem it necessary. Summer break has allowed me time to write, so I am doing so.

Lodre August Creatorus' POV

"Ow!" I yelp as a doctor applied a stinging anointment onto my infested wound. I sat in on a red pillow with a gold outline in a doctor's office in Celestia's castle. I glance around taking in the scientific advances of these mortal ponies. I see various herbs and strange contraptions lying on the towering shelves. On the spotted marble blue counter was a silver bowl. Inside the bowl, the yellow maggots that previously inhabited my left foreleg squirm and desperately search for my flesh. I certainly will not be missing those little bastards. To my left and right were some of Celestia's guards. I feel their eyes boring into me as they watched for any feeble attempts to escape. Hmph! Like they could stop me. If I really wished to, I could escape right now, but I will let the guards feel like they are useful. My eyes return to the doctor. He was a white earth pony that had a well-combed red mane. He seemed to feel my critical ice blue eyes watching him as he began to shiver like my eyes had applied a thin layer of frost onto him. I smirk and begin to think of ways to scare the poor doctor. Unfortunately, coming from the hall outside the office, the princess's yell brought me out of my stupor.

"Doctor Band-Aid! Is that wound treated yet!?"

Quickly bandaging my left foreleg, the doctor replies," Yes, your Highness! The patient's leg has been treated."

"Good," the princess says as she enters the office.

"I request to see the patient later for inspection of the wound when it has begun to heal." The doctor notes to Princess Celestia.

"It can be arranged." She says as her eyes carefully watched me.

"Come, Lodre, we have much to do today." Princess Celestia says, moving towards to double doors.

"But it's the middle of the night!" I said, looking out the window into the starry night sky.

With a little wave and gold glow of her horn, rays of sunlight blast through the window, burning my eyes.

"Nope. It's morning! I just didn't raise the sun yet. Now, off we go."

I could not protest as I felt a hard nudge from one of the guards. Stumbling onto my hooves, I followed her while muttering curses under my breath. We had breakfast, which I consumed plate after plate of greens and flowers. After that, she took me to the royal library. Stopping in front of the gold double wooden doors, Princess Celestia gestures towards to door. Grumbling, I push open the door only for a stack of 50 books fall on me. Thoroughly disoriented by this, I hear the warped apologies of some pony. Opening my eyes, I see a purple mare with a mane of royal blue, purple, and dark pink and a juvenile purple dragon with green spikes.

"I'm so sorry sir. I sometimes get carried away by my studies. I'm so sorry sir." The purple mare screams repetitively.

"Yeah, real sorry." The little dragon says echoing the apologies of the mare.

"Whatever." I grumble out, pushing them away and rubbing my head.

"Ah, Twilight and Spike, good morning. Lodre, I would like to introduce to you my student, Twilight Sparkle, and her assistant, Spike. Twilight and Spike meet Lodre August." Princess Celestia says as she stops by my right.

"Nice to meet you, Lodre August. Once again, I am so so so sorry about the books."

"Yeah! Nice to meet you, Lodre."

I grumble in response.

"Now that you all have become acquainted, I sending you three to Ponyville to prepare its Summer Sun Celebration. Besides making sure the festival is a success, I require you, Lodre and Twilight, to make some friends." The princess informs us with a beaming smile.

What!? Before I could voice my protest, Twilight Sparkle beat me to it.

"But, my studies are making me believe we are on the precipice of disaster! I believe that Nightmare Moon is returning tonight! You can't have me go to Ponyville to prepare for a festival in the wake of this event! Nightmare Moon is going to return tonight. Today! Tonight! In several hours! We have to prepare for her!"

I gawk at Twilight and, sneaking a glance at Princess Celestia, I see a very pretty shocked mare.

"Bah! Oh, Twilight, you need to stop reading all these dusty old books and go out more often. Make some friends or maybe find a coltfriend! It will do wonders on your mental and physical health. Now, off you go."

Before Twilight to could say anything more, Princess Celestia flies out the library and into the floor. Poking my head out the door, I see the princess getting further and further down the adorned hall until I couldn't see her more. Suddenly, I am grabbed by the shoulders. My wide blue eyes are suddenly staring into the purple eyes of a hysterical Twilight.

"Does she not understand the gravity of what will be happening tonight!? Nightmare Moon is returning! Returning! Why does the princess not believe me!? Is it because I am a bad student!? It must be it! I'll show the princess that I am the best student she ever had! I will prove my worth to her by completing this task to convince her of the approaching danger! Yeah! That's it."

I don't care, you crazy mare! Just let me go! As if she heard me, she drops me and starts packing her things. Once again, she hurts my head, but at least she was not bombarding me with apologies this time. Are mortal ponies this crazy!? Before I could collect my thoughts, a purple glow engulfs me. In a blink of an eye, I was zooming to Ponyville in a royal carriage pulled by a pair of pegasi with a purple mare set on proving herself to her teacher along with her sidekick. Praise the Creator for this series of fortunate events!

Bayonate: I do not have the motivation to stick with this story long-term, but I do want to finish it. As you can see, I have parts of this chapter that are very vague. :P I currently want to improve my drawing skills and start new fanfics in other fandoms. What do y'all think? Should I skip to the finale or do y'all want to see the actual growth of Lodre's humility? Tell me in the reviews. Sorry to everyone that has been eagerly waiting for an update. I know it has been awhile. Thanks to Wild Heart1997 for editing.