Hey guys! Rampage here. I just wanted to apologize for the long wait for the past couple of chapters. I had just set everything aside and enjoyed summer for a bit. I mean, come on, it's summer! :D Anyway, sorry again, and enjoy!

Chapter 10:Hatred of a Princess

Ruins

Nightmare Moon's ears perked up. "I feel… a disturbance…"

She felt like a piece of her was disrupted. As if whatever it was had warned her. Something had happened in Ponyville… Something bad.

Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted her thoughts. "It was tragic."

Nightmare Moon spun around, meeting the eyes of the one and only Discord. "W-What was tragic?"

Discord himself seemed a bit depressed. Nightmare Moon feared for the worst. "I-Is Michael… gone?"

Discord nodded his head, rejecting her thought. "No."

She let out a sigh of relief. "Phew! For a minute I thought-"

"But another important pony lost their life today."

Nightmare Moon's relieved expression quickly changed back to one of shock. "Who?"

"The one and only Rainbow Dash."

"S-She's… dead?!" Nightmare Moon was devastated. Besides Michael, Rainbow Dash accepted her. Though not kindly… she still respected Nightmare Moon. And now she's gone.

Discord grinned. "Michael made a foolish decision."

Nightmare Moon frowned in disappointment. "What foolish decision would Michael make?"

Discord kept his grin. "Well, you know… Everything was going fine… The town was evacuated… and he had rescued three young fillies. Lucky for him, Rainbow Dash was worried and flew from her chariot back to him. All was going well so far. They hit another stroke of luck as the chariot had come back to get them out of there."

Nightmare Moon looked puzzled. "…W-Where's the foolish decision at…?"

"Oh, yes… the foolish decision…" Discord pretended to be in deep thought before replying. "Just before they were about to leave. They were so close to salvation… until poor little Rainbow Dash asked Michael if she could get one last glimpse of her home."

"What's wrong with that?"

Discord chuckled. "Well you see… The dark ponies were closing in fast! And before I knew it, Michael let her stay! And then Twilight Sparkle decided to come sit next to her. Little did they know the future that beheld them."

Nightmare Moon grew impatient. "What happened?"

"The dark ponies reached their location. Their first target was none other than Twilight Sparkle. But the heroic Rainbow Dash decided to launch herself in front of her friend, effectively protecting her." He soon added, "At the cost of her life, of course."

Nightmare Moon was astonished. "I can't believe it happened so quick… She's… gone…"

Discord turned to leave, laughing outloud. "If that's what you want to think, then so be it." He soon faded away in mere seconds, leaving Nightmare Moon to dwell upon his last words.

"What did he mean by that…? Want to think… He's saying I think she's dead… Perhaps… Perhaps she's actually alive!"

Nightmare Moon's joy was short lived. "But he said she was struck by that black lightning… I saw what it did to that poor rabbit…"

Nightmare Moon returned to her window, gazing out to the Everfree forest. Her mind went to her many thoughts that rushed through her mind as she watched the wind carry the leaves of the trees. "Please, Michael, my only friend, be the hero you are meant to be."

Canterlot

"Why did you pull me out like that?!"

"To protect you!"
"I could've avenged her!"

The chariot carrying Michael and his newfound friends arrived at the balcony at the top of Canterlot's highest tower. Celestia was yet to arrive, and in the mean time, the void was filled with sadness, anger, and grief.

Twilight raised her voice a level. "What could you have done? For what we've all seen, we can't hurt those things, Michael!"

Michael was shocked. For one, he didn't think Twilight would be one to raise her voice. But he was more shocked at the fact he was speaking out of stubbornness. He knew he couldn't hurt any of those things. And yet he argued. He calmed down. "You're… right, I guess. I'm sorry."

Twilight was still upset with him. She was saddened by the fact of losing Rainbow Dash and was taking it out on him. Her voice was cold and harsh. "I know I'm right."

Michael sighed and backed off. He shouldn't have started the argument in the first place. Especially with what had just unfolded. All he felt from that moment on was failure. He had tasked himself to protect all of them. And he had failed that task.

He walked onto the balcony where the chariot had been parked. Placed on the edge was his helmet, facing him. He sat down next to it, slowly lifting it up. "How did I even get here…" He held the helmet to where the visor was facing him. The vibrant green shimmered as moonlight shone down from above.

"Why can't I remember anymore?" He asked himself. "Come on, Michael… focus on what you want to remember."

It wouldn't work. His head was too full of the tragic events that occurred mere hours ago. "Damnit…"

Michael turned his head towards the doorway as he heard the clip-clop of hooves. "…M-Michael? I'm sorry if I'm bothering you…"

Now this was someone you couldn't be negative towards. Fluttershy. She's always so selfless; worrying about others and not caring of her own wants and needs. Michael nodded. "Hey, Fluttershy."

She stopped a few feet away from him. It was obvious she wanted to say something, but didn't feel comfortable saying it. Michael spoke again. "Hey. Remember on the bridge in Ponyville the other day? When the two of us were talking?"

Fluttershy nodded. "Y-Yes."

Michael raised his eyebrows. "Remember what I said? About talking to me?"

Fluttershy paused a moment, recalling the events of that exact moment on that day. Eventually, she smiled. "Look, Fluttershy. There's no need to be afraid of me. I'm willing to listen and I don't mind if you're shy. That's how you are."

Michael nodded. "Wow. Nice memory."

Fluttershy smiled again, but soon returned to her depressed expression. Losing a friend in this world is unthinkable. But it has happened. And out of everyone in this world, Rainbow's friends were the unlucky ones. "What do you need, Fluttershy?"

She slowly made her way to where Michael was seated on the edge of the chariot and sat next to him. He stared down into her sensitive teal eyes. They beheld sadness. Lots of sadness. But what Michael could see in her eyes most of all, was confusion. Michael was puzzled at first to why she was more confused than sad. Then he realized. 'Death isn't often in this world. Fluttershy was unlucky to have witnessed it, especially to one of her closest friends. So now I understand why she is confused.' She's asking herself, "Why?" Why is this happening? And she can't figure it out. No one can.

Her eyes began to water. "M-Michael…. I-I…"

She began to cry. She gritted her teeth tightly as she held in her sobs, silently crying. Tears constantly left her eyes and ran down her face. Michael felt a terrible feeling inside him as he watched her. It felt awful to watch Fluttershy cry.

He decided to comfort her. It was for the best. 'I can't sit here and do nothing.'

Michael lifted his hand to pull her closer. He rested his hand on her head and slowly caressed her mane. Fluttershy had tried to contain herself, still not wanting to be a bother to Michael. But what he was doing was too kind, as she began to let her sobs cry outloud into Michael's torso.

A good ten minutes passed as Fluttershy began to slow her crying, until her sobs were small, quiet whimpers as she calmed down. When he thought the time right, he lifted his hand off her mane and gave her space.

Fluttershy sat in silence for a moment as she gathered her thoughts. Finally, she looked up at Michael, the moonlight glistening the tears in her eyes. "T-Thank you…"

Michael smiled and nodded.

But soon his smiled faded as well, as Fluttershy asked. "W-Why, Michael? Why her? Why us?"

Michael didn't really know how to respond to this. "Fluttershy… I'm sorry. But I really don't know. Things just… happen, and you have to cope with it. But this… I know that it's truly hard do deal with such an incident…"

Fluttershy withdrew behind her mane. "I… I can't…"

Michael couldn't think of the right words to say. Then again, there usually isn't anything you can say. Michael sighed.

Suddenly, Michael heard a familiar, calm voice behind him. "Michael."

He turned his head to see Princess Celestia smiling at him, her mane and tail flowing gracefully behind her. He half-smiled in return. "Hey, Princess."

She cocked her head to the side, obviously puzzled. "Why do you look so down? Come to think of it, everypony here looks down as well…" She soon noticed Fluttershy's tear-stained face. "Oh my! What in Equestria is wrong, Fluttershy?"

Before Fluttershy could reply, Michael spoke. "Princess, I need to speak with you for a moment."

Still puzzled, she reluctantly agreed, stepping out of the way to allow Michael to pass first. Michael sighed and stood up from the chariot. As he walked past Celestia, he happened to make eye contact with her. As her head turned to follow him, the moon light shone into them, causing them to shine green for a very short moment. Michael raised an eyebrow. "Um… Princess? I swear I just saw your eyes show green for a sec."

She nodded in quick disagreement. "You must've imagined it. Why would they glow green anyway?"

Michael shrugged. "I guess I did."

Soon the two reached the doorway leading out to the large staircase that scaled down the tower. Gently shutting it behind them, Celestia turned to Michael. "So tell me. Why is everypony, including you, looking so down? Is it the invasion?"

Michael nodded in disagreement. "No, Princess. It's just… I…" Michael trailed off. He knew it was his fault.

"Keep calm, Michael. Start from the beginning."

Michael took in a deep breath. "All the ponies in Ponyville were successfully evacuated, Princess. All was going well. That is until three fillies decided to run off in hope of getting their 'cutiemarks' from fighting those monsters."

Celestia chuckled, familiar with the three fillies. "Go on."

Michael nodded. "Luckily, I found them in time before the dark ponies showed up. One of them suggested we head to the train station to get out, since there were no more chariots. Unfortunately, the train was also used for evacuation and thus wasn't there."

"And that's when Twilight showed up, right?"

"Yeah," Michael replied, "Because Rainbow Dash flew back to see me. I saved her life."

Celestia smiled. "I knew you were worth the trouble." Suddenly she frowned. "Where is that brash pegasus anyway?"

Michael lowered his head in shame. "Rainbow's gone, Princess."

Celestia's eyes widened. "B-But you said you saved her life!"

Michael nodded, looking back up at her. "I did. But… I couldn't do it twice…"

Celestia dropped her cheery expression immediately after hearing this. "This… This changes everything…"

"What do you need me to do?"

After a moment of silence, Celestia looked him in the eye. "Follow me, Michael. I have yet another gift for you."

Canterlot Caves

Deep down, in the depths of Canterlot, Celestia led Michael throughout a maze of tunnels. Even with his improved mental imagery, he still couldn't remember some of the confusing twists and turns they took. Not to mention it was dark. Celestia wouldn't light her horn. Plus, he left his helmet on the chariot back on the tower balcony.

Eventually, Celestia spoke. "Was it… quick for her?"

Michael sighed. It was a pain to even think about it. "Sadly, no…" But suddenly Michael felt anger surge through him out of nowhere. "It's so stupid! I can't even hurt those things, Princess! If only I could hurt them, I'd… I'd…" He looked up at Celestia, to see her horn glowing. Suddenly, he felt calm again. "What just happened?"

"I calmed you down."

Michael scratched his head. "I see."

"Sombra must pay for what he has done."

Michael lowered his voice. "I'll see too that."

Celestia spoke as they walked. "You and I both know you can't even touch him. You need a different power. You need magic."

"I'll… I'll kill him…"

"And that anger you have built up inside you, Michael. It will be quenched soon enough."

They approached a large, old rusted door. "What do you mean by that?"

Her horn glowed once more, causing the door to slowly shift open, giving Michael a view of the room. She looked at him. "This is what I mean." She pointed with a hoof at something in the center of the room.

At first, Michael couldn't tell what it was. The room was exceptionally dark. The only thing he could really make out was a faint glow floating in the center of the room. It seemed to pulse every few seconds, getting brighter and then fading back to dim. "What is that?"

Celestia was staring at it as well. "Approach it and find out."

"But doesn't it look dangerous?"

The Princess looked him in the eye. "Michael. Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Michael smirked. "Alright then."

Cautiously, the Spartan stepped into the dark room. The vibrant glow illuminating from the center of the room seemed to notice his presence as it began to beat faster, like a heart. With each beat, it lit the room like lightning. As Michael neared it, the light glowed brighter and brighter. He even started to feel the warmth of the light as he neared it. He felt fear rising in him. "What the hell, Michael. Stop being such a pussy and just find out what it is already!"

He was now mere inches away from the light. It began to glow even brighter than ever, causing Michael to jump back. But this time, the light illuminated the room enough so that it was visible for half a second. Michael made out a rod connected to the bottom of the light. "The light's affixed to the rod, which is connected to the ground."

Michael turned to look at Celestia. "What is it?"

Before she could reply, another voice emerged from the opposite side of the room. "Just touch it already." It was feminine, and she sounded quite annoyed.

Michael recognized the voice. "Luna?"

"That's Princess Luna to you, human."

Michael grew annoyed as well. She still hated him. He could tell by the tone of her voice. "Sorry…"

He waited to see if Princess Luna would reply. After not getting one, he reluctantly reached out towards the light. Still feeling uneasy, he looked back at Celestia, who nodded, urging him to touch the light.

Michael looked back at the light. "Alright. Here goes nothing."

Without a second thought this time, he quickly stuck out his index finger and touched the light.

Nothing happened. "Um… It's nothing, I guess…. Wait! What?!"

Michael couldn't remove his hand from the light. It seemed stuck, not wanting to budge at all. He heard Celestia's voice from behind him. "Just relax, Michael. It isn't harmful at all. Let it do what it wants."

With a hint of regret, Michael finally allowed the light's power to enter him. "I trust you, Princess…" The light's power entered through his arm and surged through his body. The warmth eventually was felt all over, causing Michael to panic. "W-What's happening?!"

Neither Celestia nor Luna answered. Michael felt the power move to his heart. Then, his heart seemed to skip a beat as the light's power entered it.

Michael felt the power rest in his heart, finally allowing him to break free of the light. It was then that he noticed it wasn't just a light. It was a blade. A blade that illuminated a white light.

Next, Michael noticed the rod wasn't just a rod; it was a large handle attacked to the bottom of the blade. And at the bottom of the handle was another, smaller blade. This entire thing wasn't just a light. This thing was a halberd. A deadly weapon.

Michael looked back at Celestia, who was now standing by his side. "So what did this weapon just do to me?"

Celestia chuckled. "The weapon is alive, Michael. When you touched its blade, it sensed the harmony in your heart. It knows you are the perfect wielder."

It took him a while to put two and two together. "So this weapon… is mine?"

Celestia nodded. "Precisely."

"But I can't really see it well. Can you light the room a moment?"

Her horn glowed golden as its light reached every corner of the room. Michael's eyes darted back and forth getting adjusted to the interior. Soon his eyes fell upon Luna, who was glaring at him. He quickly looked away, preferring not to provoke her anymore than she already was. Finally, Michael's eyes rested on the halberd. The entire length of the rod was decorated with various pieces affixed to it, giving it a more intimidating look. The blade at the top was basically a spear with an axe blade attached to the side. The blade wasn't too big either, allowing the end to not be too weighted down. The blade at the bottom was in the shape of a small trident. It too seemed to glow just like the original blade.

Michael was pretty damn excited getting this amazing piece of weaponry, yet he still had a question. "Princess, what use is this weapon if I can't touch those things?"

Celestia smiled. "Follow me, Michael. Grab the Bane of Darkness and follow me."

Michael's jaw dropped. "This thing is called the 'Bane of Darkness?'"

Luna spoke up. "She just said that, didn't she?"

Michael groaned as he yanked the weapon out of the stone floor. It was pretty lightweight. Michael executed a few practice swings before twirling it on his fingers. "This is amazing. I finally get a weapon!"

Celestia nodded her head, signaling him to follow.

With his new weapon, Michael eagerly followed the Princess back out into the hallway. He noticed Luna follow up behind him, mumbling something to herself.

He soon snapped out of his thoughts as Celestia spoke. "Let me tell you a story about this weapon, Michael. The Bane of Darkness."

Michael nodded. "Go ahead."

Celestia began. "A thousand years ago, King Sombra seized power over the Crystal Empire. He threatened to take over all of Equestria as well. That's when Luna and I took action. The problem was, no ordinary weapon could harm Sombra. He was made entirely of dark energy. Any ordinary weapon would simply slip right through him as if nothing were there at all. But magic could touch darkness. Thus, Luna and I needed to craft weapons that could harness this magic to fend off the darkness."

Luna chimed in. "That fool didn't know what was coming for him."

Celestia continued. "Yes… I crafted a halberd. I named it the Bane of Darkness because light and dark are natural opposites. That weapon that you're holding right now, its light could reach out and destroy darkness on impact. But Luna was without a weapon. So she crafted her own."

Michael was surprised. "So you two were the only ones who could fight? I didn't think you two would be ones to fight in combat…"

Luna scowled. "Human, I could end your life any second I choose."

Michael sighed. "That's not what I meant…"

Celestia spoke before anyone else could speak. "Luna crafted a sword. It harnessed the power of night. She drew in all that power to form this powerful sword. She called it; 'Night's Resolve.' This sword actually proved to be more powerful than the Bane of Darkness. You could do more than just swing with this weapon. You could launch lightning, move at amazing speeds, and perform many powerful offensive spells. The problem is, Luna keeps it in her own hiding spot. Even I don't know where it is located."

Luna scoffed. "It's not like he needs it. The Bane of Darkness is good enough. Besides, even if he wanted Night's Resolve, I still wouldn't give it to him. After what I've seen humans do, he'd probably slaughter every equine he sees."

Celestia once again ignored her sister's input. "The two of us pushed back Sombra's forces back to his castle. Eventually we got to him, where I let myself become subject to his magic. He feeds off fear and anger. I was feeling fearful at the time, but I wasn't sure of what…"

Michael saw Luna's gaze drop into a gloomy state. Why was she acting sad all of a sudden? "You guys beat Sombra, right?"

Celestia nodded. "We did. Thanks to Luna's sword. But now he's back. And you, Michael, now control one of the only weapons that can harm him and his army."

Michael looked at her worriedly. "I am a soldier and all, but don't you think I should be trained with this weapon to control its powers? I don't know what it can do yet."

Celestia smiled. "Of course. I've actually set up a time for you to be trained."

Michael still had another question in his mind. "Who will be training me? And where will I be training at?"

"You'll train in the courtyard outside the castle," she replied, "It's pretty wide open and easy to maneuver."

"And uh…. Who will be training me?"

Celestia smirked. Michael did not like that look. His heart fell as she said. "Oh, Luna will be training you."

Luna and Michael simultaneously shouted. "WHAT?!"

Celestia smiled brightly. "You heard me."

Michael completely hated the idea. "B-But you used the weapon! Wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to train me instead?"

Celestia still kept her completely fake smile. "It would! But for one, Luna knows how to use it just as well as I. And two, it's obvious you two need bonding time."

Luna was literally on the brink of rage. If looks could kill, it would be the way she was looking at Michael. He quickly looked away. "W-When does… uh… training start?"

"Tomorrow morning." Celestia replied with a cheeky smile.

Michael muttered under his breath. "My God…"

Tomorrow was definitely going to be quite a day.

Tower Balcony

Rainbow Dash. Gone. Twilight just couldn't get that thought through her head. It just couldn't happen. It was impossible. But yet… it happened.

Her ears perked up as the doors to the balcony opened, revealing Michael and Princess Celestia. Twilight wondered if the Princess had heard about Rainbow. Judging by the look on her face, she most likely did.

Twilight stood up, hopping off the chariot. She slowly moved towards the Princess, thinking of what she should say. But as she finally got to the Princess, the royal alicorn spoke first. "Twilight… I heard from Michael… about-"

"She saved me, Princess." Twilight said, cutting her off. "Rainbow Dash saved me."

Princess Celestia closed her eyes. "You are lucky, to have such an amazing friend, who would do such a thing just to see you live."

Twilight lowered her head. "I wish it was me…"

This caught the Princess off guard. She actually had no words to sympathize with what Twilight just said. Luckily for her, Michael spoke up. "Why do you think she did that, Twilight?"

Twilight looked up at him. "I… I don't know…"

Michael smiled briefly. "She did it because you were important to her. And more than that, she knew you, of all your friends, had the best chance at fixing all of this."

Twilight was still convinced she should've died. "But-"

"You have a talent, Twilight." Michael said. "A talent far more valuable than any of your friends."

Princess Celestia decided it was her turn to speak. "You are the Element of Magic, Twilight Sparkle. Take a look at your friends."

Twilight did as she was told and turned her head to see her friends. Applejack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were all slumped somewhere on the balcony. Fluttershy's mane effectively hid her face as tears fell from her face. Pinkie Pie's mane was deflated, her coat was a darker hue of pink, and a depressed expression indicated the toll taken on her. And lastly, Applejack had her hat covering her face, as she sat against the wall. No one could really tell what was behind the hat, but it was obvious it wasn't good. "They're all… gone. They've given up."

Celestia nodded as Twilight looked back at her. "Precisely. And what makes harmony all complete? Magic. Your element. You have to give your friends hope, Twilight. You can't give up like them. They need you. You need to bring them together."

Twilight's eyes widened in sudden realization. What was she thinking? They do need her. She can't give up! "You know what, Princess? You're right. I'll do what I can to keep them all together."

Princess Celestia flashed a smile before turning to Michael. "I suggest you get some rest tonight. Who knows what my sister has planned for you?" She seemed to be quite entertained by this. She clearly knew the tension between Michael and Luna.

Michael groaned. "Yeah, I got it…" Tomorrow would be a rough day.

After everything and everyone was accounted for, Celestia led the depressed group of ponies into one of the guest rooms that were scattered throughout the castle. Twilight and her friends were to stay there for the time being. Michael said goodnight to the group, and followed Celestia to his own guest room, where he found Luna awaiting him. He jumped at the sight of her, clearly not expecting her to be here. "Gah! Uh- I mean… What're you doing here, Luna- P-Princess Luna?"

She glared at him a moment before replying. "My sister wants me to talk to you for a while. But the problem is, I don't want to talk to you, pathetic human."

Michael sighed. "We have to get along sometime. I have no problem having you around. I just don't get why you dislike me so much." The truth was, he knew why. But maybe a talk would help a bit.

Luna replied bluntly. "I've dealt with humans like you before. Though my sister doesn't see it, I know that humans have greed and cruelty in their hearts."

Michael raised an eyebrow. "All of them?"

Luna nodded. "Yes. Even the children. The greed of their parents is rubbed off so that even the children fall victim to greed. And that also includes you, Michael."

Wow. She actually used his name.

Michael nodded in disagreement. "There are humans out there who are kind. These people can control themselves from resulting to such terrible ways."

Luna narrowed her eyes. "And how am I supposed to believe you on that?"

"Because," Michael retorted, "I have power. It's in this armor."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"I have power, Luna." Michael replied, "If I was as greedy as you think all humans are, I could've used this armor to seize power here in Equestria."

"What makes you think you can?"

Michael gave her an uneasy glare. "I don't think I can. I know I can."

Before he could continue, Luna cut him off. "See? You're even speaking of it! You're probably planning on doing it anyway!" Her horn sprung to life as she pointed it at Michael, ready to blast him at any second.

Michael threw his hands up in an innocent gesture. "Woah there. Don't jump to conclusions. I was saying, I know I could. But I choose not to."

Luna was silent a moment. "Why not?"

Michael almost face-palmed. "Luna! I just saved an entire town! I choose not to seize power here because I'm not filled with greed!"

Luna was acting stubborn now. "That doesn't explain everything…"

Michael continued. "I have good in my heart! I know to use my power to protect the innocent! I'm even trying to save this city before it becomes overrun by those… those things!"

Luna was silent.

Michael had one last thing to say before he was finished. "Is that not enough?!"

The Princess of Night stared down at the ground in shame. "You killed… my parents…"

Michael knew the story. But he had to act like he hadn't to keep Nightmare Moon a secret. "W-What…?"

"Humans, Michael." She said sadly. "Humans killed my parents."

Michael walked over to her. "Is… Is that why you hate me?"

Luna sighed. "Yes…"

Michael didn't know what to say, so he just kept silent.

Luna sighed as she sat down. "From that day… I always thought humans were just… pure evil…"

Michael sat down next to her. "What do you think now?"

Luna turned to face him. For a moment, the two shared a long stare before she finally replied. "Still, I hate humans with all my heart."

That took Michael off guard. "W-What?"

Luna chuckled. "Don't worry, Michael. You are the only one that I can make an exception for."

Michael let out a sigh of relief as Luna spoke. "I'm… sorry for insulting you the whole time you've been here, Michael. It's just hard trusting after being backstabbed like that."

The Spartan nodded. "I understand how you feel. It's happened to me before."

Luna gasped. "Really? How?"

Michael sighed. "It's nothing I'd really like to remember, but I'll tell you anyway…"

"You don't have to if you don't want to," She said worriedly.

"Ok then," Michael said. "We will leave that story for another day."

Luna stood up. "I should probably leave you alone now... I don't want to keep you up. It's pretty late."

Michael chuckled. "Alright, Luna." He then frowned. "And… sorry for causing you to remember bad memories…"

Luna looked down at the ground. "It's fine. You were right. I can't hold onto the past. I have to look at the future." She walked out the doorway before flashing a smirk at Michael. "But you will be pushed hard tomorrow."

"I highly doubt that." Michael retorted.

Luna chuckled before shutting the door behind her, leaving Michael in the room alone.

"Welp," He mumbled. "I should definitely hit the hay. Who knows what she has in her mind for tomorrow."

With those last words, Michael slumped against the wall and leaned his head back. Before long, he found himself thinking about Rainbow. That brash pegasus. Where was she right now? If only he didn't act so careless. He let his guard down. And now he acted stubborn against Twilight. She probably hates him right now…

"I'm sorry Rainbow…"