Opal Beam
The doors of the throne room slammed wide open as Opal Beam and Dusk Shy left the room to prepare for their vacation. Now that the inspection was over, preparations had begun for the midnight party. All the guards of the castle were too busy to notice the captains as they walked by. Both captains looked at each other with satisfied expressions on their faces. "Well, looks like this party is gonna be better than last years. Its a shame that we will not be attending but, you know, I am sure that the village down below will provide us with the necessary entertainment to help us survive an entire month" Opal remarked.
"I hear they are putting on a play for the new year: Draco and Maria. A tale of romance, war and... even more romance" he chuckled. "I wonder who will play Maria this time, maybe you should try out for the part, he he!". Dusk frowned at this remark, knowing full well what he meant. "Oh come on Dusk, don't look so serious. It was only a joke"Opal said.
"Alright lets get a move on, I do not want to hear another long speech from Celestia about tardiness, Ill never survive" he joked. Dusk nodded in agreement and the two of them went to their respective rooms. Opal walked past tow guardsmen who were standing outside his room. They both nodded towards him in acknowledgement. "Haven't you two got work to be doing" Implored Opal. The two of them looked at each other and nodded. "Yes sir, we are the cleaning crew and we are doing your room next" Replied both of them in unison. Opal nodded in agreement and entered his room. As the door closed, the cleaning crew breathed a huge sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, its only Captain Opal's room" said one of the two. "Aye" replied the other.
Opal set down his helmet on the table next to the door and walked to his bed. He did not notice the puddle of water in the middle of the floor and slipped, crashing to the floor with an earth shattering thud. "Is everything alright in there" quizzed one of the cleaners on the other side of the door. "Its nothing you won't be cleaning up in here" Opal hissed. The captain picked himself up and carried on walking. Opal took off his armour to reveal his pure achromatic white skin. What sets him apart from the other pegasi guardsmen was the thickness of his wings. They were as thick as a swan's wings but just as elegant. The light of the sun reflected the rays on his skin as it shone.
Opal set himself on his bed, being careful not to bang his head on the low roof of the room. Rolling on his back he felt the rays of the sun on his chest as they were at their warmest at this time of day. Grabbing the box at the side of his bed he opened it to reveal a small picture of Princess Celestia (Every guardsmen has one) and music started to play. It was a harmonious song that sets Opal at ease every time he opens it. "Such a nice little piece if I do say so myself. I can relax with it" He mused.
As he set the box aside he pondered about all that had happened today and why they were getting a month off to relax. "Hmm, the kid pushes himself too hard" Started Opal, he was of course referring to Dusk Shy. "This is exactly what he needs, I wish he would speak once in a while... although..." He remembered what his friend was like when he did use his voice.
"PRINCESS, WHERE AR'T THOU!" bellowed dusk as he ran about the castle in a worried state with his armour making a loud clanking noise with every step he took. "Bah where art all the guards in here when thou need them?". "Luna guards, ASSEMBLE!" he commanded. There was no response from the room. Dusk's expression grew to one of absolute annoyance and started to jump up and down in his frustration with his armour continuing to make the sharp clanking noise.
"Fie, WHERE ART EVERYONE!" he demanded. As he shouted one guard came running up behind him. "Um captain...? he started. Dusk jumped in shock and turned around to see the lone guardsman. "The Luna knights have assembled as you ordered". Dusk looked around to see that he was lying. "But there art no one else but thee... Oh forget it. Listen, Princess Luna is missing and we need to find her" The guard frowned and started to answer but Dusk cut him off "NOW SIRRAH!" Dusk demanded. "Uh, yes captain, right away" answered the guard. As he ran off, Dusk continued his search for the princess.
"Maybe, a break is what he needs" Opal muttered. The captain grabbed his music box and closed it. As he did that, the whole room fell silent once more. "Now that I think about, he really cares for Luna as I do for Celestia. Heh, must be the experience of a guard rubbing off on him". Opal sat up and banged his head on the low ceiling. He frowned as he rubbed his head gently. "I need a break myself" he mused. He got up and headed towards the door of his room. "Need to watch out for that f..." He began in his head and without warning, fell on his backside as he slipped once more onto the cold, wet floor. His face grew from frowning to pure rage. The guards outside his room jumped as they heard Opal's voice bellow from within "SOMEONE GET IN HERE AND CLEAN THIS FLIPPING FLOOR, NOW!".