Ch.38

Luna: "Moon? Tia? Where are you?"

The little princess of the night went off in search of her sister and friend; it had been a few hours since she had seen them, and was starting to worry. Luna figured that they went off to be alone; Moonscar had suffered a great amount of stress during the duel, and might have been tired from such a strenuous task. The young alicorn made her way towards Moonscar's room, opening the door, seeing both ponies deep in slumber; Luna quickly closed the door, and locked it, making sure that no pony else would see.

Luna: "Moon? Wake up."

Moonscar: "(Groans) Mmmmm? Luna? Where'd you come from?"

Luna: "I was looking for you. Why did you two sneak off? Were you kissing again?"

Moonscar: "(Blushes) Um…...well a little. We didn't mean to make you worry, Luna. I was just not feeling well is all."

Luna: "...Okay. Then since you're done resting, let's go outside!"

Moonscar: "Huh? But isn't it dark out?"

Celestia: "(Yawns) What's going on?"

Luna: "Come on you two! I won't start till you both are up and outside to see!"

Moonscar: "See what, Luna?"

The little alicorn had made sure to announce her extraordinary gift to her cousin and the new baby; all were curious by what she meant, especially since she said that she would reveal it to all who stayed up till the moon was in the night sky. News had spread, and all waited for Luna to unveil her spectacular gift; Moonscar and Celestia were quickly pulled by the young princess, who now was rushing them to see what she was about to do.

Aurora: "I wonder…..Aunty Faust? Do you know anything about this?"

Queen Faust: "No. My little one has not told me of what she has planned, but it must be something grand if she went through this much trouble."

Aurora: "Hmm, how interesting."

Luna: "Okay, I'm here!"

Queen Faust: "Oh there you are! And you found two more guests! So glad of you two to join us."

Celestia: "Sorry, we lost track of time."

Luna: "Okay, you two stay here! I'll be right back!"

Luna spread her wings out, and kicked off from the ground, soaring into the great blue yonder; the young princess concentrated for a few minutes, focusing on her hooves that began to glow brightly. From the ground, one could see the faint color of red and green, clashing and creating many different shades that created an eerie glow; one could even see a bit of pink, blue, and orange shimmering in the unknown light. Once Luna had complete control of the light in her hooves, she dashed out, galloping and prancing, jumping and gliding, kicking up her heels with much glee; it was a dance of joy, of complete surrender to one's own ambitions, freedom to express a talent that needed to be shared. The night sky had grown lovely with the wondrous dance of the night princess; no pony had ever imagined to see something so unique, completely awestruck by this new phenomenon.

Aurora: "Oh my! What a beautiful….what is this called?"

Moonscar: "(Smiles) Its called the Aurora Borealis."

Aurora: "Aurora Borealis?"

Moonscar: "Yes. I helped come up with the name; Luna had been wanting to give you something when you finally had your foal, and this is what she came up with. The northern lights."

Queen Faust: "She did this all by herself?"

Moonscar: "Of course. She has many great ideas that she plans to share, and this happens to be one of them."

Queen Faust: "Really? She has shown you these ideas?"

Moonscar: "Yes, your majesty."

The queen was indeed impressed to hear of her youngest daughter's artistic talents; the young alicorn was a cheerful little thing, but was having difficulties in taking on her role as princess of the night. Queen Faust was not to sure if her daughter would ever be able to find any joy in what she did; however, her thoughts were drastically changed within that moment, a moment in which her little princess, was truly happy. The great ruler embraced the young unicorn warmly, thanking her repeatedly for guiding Luna; Queen Faust knew that Moonscar had caused a great impact on both of her daughters, and would forever be grateful to the mare.

Queen Faust: "I know you helped, and I am so very happy that you did."

Moonscar: "Your majesty?"

Queen Faust: "My dear Moonscar, you have given my daughters a push in the right direction. I, and my husband, have tried to insure that they would fulfill their future roles before our time was up; you, my dear friend, have done what we were not able to do, and for that I thank you."

Moonscar: "My dear queen; I have not done anything special, merely listened and pointed out that which was already there. If anything, I should be thanking all of you for what I have been given; you have given me a gift that is irreplaceable."

Luna had finished her little display after she was sure the lights would stay for awhile; she touched back down to where her family was waiting patiently for her. Surprisingly enough, Luna noticed everyone gathering around Moonscar, hugging her, and thanking her; it was a strange sight for the alicorn to see, just what had Moonscar done to deserve such praise?"

Luna: "What's everypony doing?"

Aurora: "Oh Luna! Come here my little cousin, let me give you a big hug for your gift."

Luna: "You really like it?"

Aurora: "(Picks up Luna) I love it! Wherever did you get such a wonderful idea!?"

Luna: "I wanted a rainbow for my night, but since I couldn't do that, I made a different kind of rainbow. It was really hard at first, but after a few tries I finally got the hang of it."

Moonscar: "You did great Luna, I'm so proud of you."

Luna: "(Leaps from Aurora, and tackles Moon) Its all thanks to you Moon! I couldn't have done it without you! Thank you so much!"

Moonscar: "(Laughs softly) You did all the work, my princess."

Celestia: "(Smiles) Honest as always, huh love?"

Queen Faust: "Love?"

Celestia: "(Nervous tone) I-I meant Moon! Honest as always, Moon?"

The queen looked at her daughter's face that seemed to take on a very a pink hue, most likely from embarrassment and fear of being caught; if there was one pony that she did not want to know about her relationship with Moonscar, it was her mother. Moonscar and Luna were dead silent at what Celestia had just let slip from her lips; what were they going to do now!? The queen would have Moonscar hanged for seducing her daughter; it was common knowledge that anypony who had dared frolicked into the forbidden zone, was surely dead when found out. Heaven help the poor soul that lacked the common sense to hide their unfortunate deed; however, it did happen quite often, and it was very common among those who were of royalty.

Queen Faust: "Celestia? Did you just call her love?"

Luna: "No, she didn't! She said Moon, I heard her!"

Queen Faust: "I may be old my dear child, but my ears work as well as any young pony. (Turns to Celestia) Well? What do you have to say for yourself, Celestia?"

Celestia: "I….I didn't-"

Moonscar: "It was a slip of the tongue, you majesty! A simple mistake! I-I'm sure she was thinking about somepony else! Please don't over think such a small thing."

The efforts given in an attempt to salvage the situation went down in a blaze, as it was clear that the queen was not buying any of the explanations given; Aurora herself tried to help, but soon found herself unable to sway her aunt anymore than her desperate cousins.

Queen Faust: "So am I to assume that all of you were aware of what was going on?"

Celestia: "Whatever do you mean, mother dear?"

Queen Faust: "(Sighs) Horrible, simply horrible! If you are going to lie to me, at least try to be more convincing."

Moonscar: "Your majesty….if it pleases you? I will take any punishment that you see fit."

Celestia: "Moon! Its not your fault! Its mine! I'm the one who should be punished, not you!"

Queen Faust: "Is that so? You are willing to take responsibility for this? You are a princess after all; no need to cover for a page."

Celestia: "I take responsibility! Please mother, spare her?"

Queen Faust: "...(Chuckles) Hahahahaha, well now I've seen it all!"

Celestia: "(Confused) Mother?"

Queen Faust: "Now you didn't think that I was going to harm this lovely young mare, did you? (Turns to Moon) I am surprised that my daughter chose a mare, but I am more surprised that she is starting to act like a true leader. Truth be told, I already knew what was going on."

Aurora: "You did!? Aunty that's cruel, you scared us!"

Queen Faust: "Starswirl had mentioned a few things, but I had to see it for myself; I was glad that my daughter was starting to take her lessons seriously, but never thought it had to do with Moonscar."

Celestia: "...You were watching us?"

Queen Faust: "You made it obvious, my dear. Although I did suspect something when your mane suddenly changed color. Such an extraordinary change that could only be from combining magic with another; which brings me to a more serious question. Moon?"

Moonscar: "Y-yes!?"

Queen Faust: "Are you planning to marry my daughter?"

Moonscar: "(Blushes) I-I-I-I….."

Queen Faust: "You do have my permission, if that is your intention?"

Celestia: "Mother! Its too soon for that! Me and Moon are happy with the way things are now; marriage can be discussed later on."

Queen Faust: "Hmmm, I suppose you're right...…..very well. You two may carry on as have been, but eventually your father is going to catch on, and knowing him, he's going to want you to settle down."