Sorry for the wait, school has been hectic. Thankfully thanksgiving break is here so i can hopefully post more chapters. Anyway thanks to those who are following this story. Don't forget to review!
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own MLP In Anyway!
Nightwing woke up feeling a lot better then he did yesterday. He got up and got dressed and went about his daily routine. Today after role call, they were to complete a obstacle course. You had to cross pits and beams and swing from a rope and get to the finish within a certain amount of time or you had to restart the course.
To make things worse if you fell in one of the pits or off the beam, not only did you have to restart, but you also fell into mud, which meant you had to shower before you could get breakfast. The shower would be a cold one too. Apparently taking cold showers builds character.
It took Silver only one try to complete the course. It took Nightwing 3 tries before he got across. The first time he ran out of time, the second he fell of the balance beam and into some mud. So he had to spend his breakfast taking a cold shower and by the time he was done breakfast was over.
Today he got assigned to patrol the east wing with three other guards. He would have to patrol until it was time for the ball, at which time he was to get himself cleaned up and presentable and meet the Squad Captain in the lobby.
He walked the halls of the east wing, occasionally passing the other guards that were patrolling there. He started to think about what the surprise at the ball was going to be about when he saw a flash of movemet.
He looked up and saw a figure bolting around a corner fast. Nightwing, confused for only a few moments, wondering why someone was running extremely fast. He gave chase and took off around the corner.
About ten yards ahead of him was a pony running very fast through the hallway. The pony was about as tall as he was and had a violet mane and tail. As he got closer to the pony he say that they also had wings. "Hey stop right there." He called out trying to get the pony's attention.
That only served to make the figure run faster. The figure rounded another corner getting further away from him. Nightwing put on more speed in hopes of catching him. What he saw around the corner surprised him. The figure was gone, vanished, disappeared without a trace.
No matter how you put it, it troubled Nightwing. Who was that strange pony that ran away from him and what where they doing here. He went back to his post and finished his patrol. The moment his patrol was over he headed to his Squad Leader and reported what he saw.
All the leader told him was he would look into it. He headed back to his room and got washed up. He polished his armor so well that you could see your reflection in it. He went and brushed his mane and then put his armor back on.
He met Silver downstairs and togethe they headed for the ball. "So any ideas as to what the surprise is Silver?" Nightwing asked.
"Dunno, maybe somepony will get to spend the day with the princesses."
"That would be an awesome surprise!" remarked Nightwing.
"Really now? Care to tell why?" Silver looked at him with a sly grin. "Is it because you fancy one of them?"
"Wouldn't you like to know." Nightwing Shot back. They kept talking amongst them selves until they reached thier post. It was off to the side at the bottom of the stairs near the thrones. Both of the Princesses had yet to arrive. "Wow this is really close to the thrones. I expected us to be near the door." Nightwing Exclaimed.
"Hey when I say we got postions near the Princesses, I mean it." He said with large grin. They stood there and watched as more guest arrive. He saw the Prestigous Fancy Pants and Fleur de lis. They also saw Hoity Toity talking to some of the guest about his latest new line of clothing.
More and more guess poured through the door most of which Nightwing didn't recongize. It was about 8:00 pm when the Princesses finally showed up. One moment they weren't there and the next in a blinding spectale of magical fireworks. White and blue fireworks spiraled and swirled around each other until finally exploding in a flash of light to reveal both the princesses standing there in there dress attire.
Princess Celestia dress was amazing. It was red and white near the front with a light orange and orange to the back. It was made to look like a phoenix. Princess Luna's dress was equally amazing as well. It resmebled the night sky and caught it perfectly. it various shades of blue and black as well as white dots to represent the stars.
"Welcome Mares and Gentlecolts. Thank you all for coming. Today we are celebrating the resignation of our two personal guards, Greywhoof and Breezetail. They have served us for many years and we thank them for it." Princess Celestia said as two ponies stepped foward and bowed.
"Thank you Princess for honoring us. It has been our pleasure to serve you to the fullest of our extent." Breezetail said. "Thank you Breezetail for your kind words. I would like to honor you one more time though before your duty is done." Princess Celestia stated. The two former guards looked confused. "Whatever do you mean milady?" Asked Greywhoof. "Good question Greywhoof. That brings me to my second announcement. In one week, Me and my sister will be hosting a competition between our royal guards. You two will be the judges for the event. The two winners of the compition will become our new personal guards!"
Thus concludes yet another chapter. I Hope you like it! Also for those who want to know what their dresses look like (Sorry if i suck at desribing them, i know i probably didn't do them justice) here are the links:
Princess Celestia: art/Princess-Celestia-Gala-Dress-316575816
Princess Luna: art/Princess-Luna-at-the-Gala-271308774
