Jake and Luna walked around the castle grounds, "So...this is quite nice for our first date." Jake playfully joked.

"Ha!" Luna laughed. "In your dreams, Jake. You wish you could ever get that far with me."

"Oh. So you've been thinking about it?" Jake continued to play around.

Luna scoffed, "If I were, you would have already been mine. My charms are effective when it comes to males."

Jake laughed. "So you're telling me that you could get any guy you wanted?"

"Hmm. Not just any pony. It has to be someone with the right heart and high bravery to seduce me. Besides, I'm more than ANYONE can handle. Not even you couldn't handle me." Luna joked back.

"Hey, i'll have you know that I'm a killer when it comes down to the ladies."

"Mmhmm. I bet you are, lady killer." Luna shook her head with a smile. Already, Luna felt close with Jake. No one has ever made her laugh so much. She gestured to a green and red door next to a large purple and white decorated door. Next to that one was an even larger door colored a golden white. "This is your room. Next to it is my tower, and next to that is Celestia's room."

"You live in a tower?"

"Just below the moon. Where it belongs."

"Why there?"

Luna sighed. "Celestia and I have a job in Equestria. My job is to lower and raise the moon. Her job is to lower and raise the sun."

Jake stood flabbergasted. He didn't know whether to believe it or call it false. He smiled anyways. "That sounds knarly. Sucks I can't do that."

"There is no Element of Creation, but that doesn't mean you don't have any abilities that we don't know you have."

"What do you mean?"

Luna opened her door and gestured Jake to follow her inside. As they walked up the steps, Luna began to explain. "Nightmares have abilites outside of their transformation. Some can turn invisible or fly without wings. Some can read minds and some can even control them."

"What can you do?"

"Besides moving the moon, I can enter dreams of anyone I choose. It's my way of keeping track of how my subjects are feeling and how to fix their problems."

"That sounds even more gnarly...but how?"

"How?" Luna cocked an eyebrow.

"Yeah. There's like a billion ponies in the world. How can you be in every dream at one time?" Jake asked, nearly tripping over a step.

"Some things are meant to stay secrets." Luna giggled. "You have yours, and I have mine."

Jake shook his head and laughed. They had finally reached the high room at the top of the tower that gave a great view of Cantorlot from the balcony. The room was well decorated and neatly kept clean. "Nice room. Suits you."

"I'll take that as a compliment. To Celestia, this place is a mess."

"How? This place is spotless."

"I don't bother cleaning it nor messing it up. You and Celestia are the ones allowed up here."

"How come?"

"You ARE a Prince after all. Only those of royalty are allowed even this far in the castle." Luna walked out onto the balcony. She looked out into the horizon, sighing into the gentle breeze that blew. Jake walked outside with her, and stood next to her. He noticed the engraving of a crescent moon on the stone floor beneath them. He looked over at Luna's 'Cutie Mark' as they call it, and realized that it's the same symbol as it is on the floor. They remained pretty quiet. It was actually quite awkward, considering Luna didn't actually plan anything to happen when she led him up here. She must have expected something to automatically take place and then she would play along with it. So far, nothing happened other than small talk. But that quickly morphed into silence.

Jake decided to say something, "So...how's it like being a Princess? Ruling with an iron fist..or..erm..hoof." Luna was lost in thought for a moment. She snapped out of it and looked over at Jake with an answer.

"It's like being weighed down with the worries and wishes of children and even adults. Its having the entire kingdom-hell-, the entire world on your back, holding you down from being what you want to be. It's having a crown atop your head, and everypony thinks you can do anything just because you wear it." Luna's tone began to turn into small growls. She was going to continue, but when she seen the confusion and worry on Jake's face, she stopped to calm down. "Sorry, I don't expect you to understand yet. But you will understand soon. Once your initiation is complete, you will rule along side us, and then you'll answer your own question." She looked back over at the sky, remaining silent. That made things even more awkward. Jake didn't realize that such a responsibility would be so...over-whelming. He thought having a crown would be fun and cool, but not being able to do what you want? Is that really the life he has to be burdened with?

"No..." He whispered. Luna looked over at him in confusion.

"What?" She asked. He stood to his feet. His hands were made into fists. He looked at Luna with a fire in his eyes that only she could recognize. It was the fires of determination that burned his heart.

"I said, no!" He turned to Luna, "I don't care what anyone says. No crown is gonna hold anyone back from their life. Especially not me. I won't let it."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, we can't just sit here and wait for a dumb crown to tell us what we can and can't do. I say we go out and have some fun. You and me. Let's go for a walk or have a picnic. Go out to eat or catch a movie."

"Jake..." Luna stared at Jake with amazement. "But what about Celestia?"

"Who cares? We are fucking royalty. We do whatever the hell we want to. No one, not even the world, can stop us from what we want." Jake held his hand out for Luna, "Come on. Let's go have some fun, shall we? We have all day and night to spend."

Luna looked at his hand and hesitated. Her cheeks flushed as she placed her hoof in his hand, "Alright. But only for an hour. We must return back here before Celestia notices us gone."

"Awesome. Let's go!" Jake and Luna flew into the air and away from the castle, disappearing in the clouds.

As they flew through the sky together, Luna seemed to have a worried on her face. Jake noticed it and smiled. He joked around and flew under her in a reclining position. She looked down at him. He twirled his fingers at her saying 'hello'. She chuckled. He flew back next to her and shot her a cocky smile before flying faster ahead of her. She smiled back and flew even faster to catch up with him.

...Meanwhile...in the Everfree Forest...

On a hill hidden in the shadow of the trees above, stood a figure with glowing lime mane and tail. Her eyes glowed in the shadow with a green aura. Her intimidating look makes even the shadows that now surround her flee in terror. She gazed upon the flying Nightmares in the sky: Luna and Jake.

"One day..." She purred. "That human will be the one who wil help me bring the downfall of Celestia."