A/N:Here with another installment of A Star's life. I'm sorry it took me so long,I'm just getting everything set up and had to remake this chapter after an accident. Anyways I hope you enjoy and if there's errors then sorry. I'll be working on getting out as many chapters as I can to make it up and perhaps write another story as well. Nonetheless hope its good :)

~Five days until departure~

It had been very serene and quiet last night. Star headed inside and was about to lay down on his bed until he noticed an odd reflection on the glass from the window. He walked towards but stopped as he lifted his hoof and touched his face. His eyes changed to red slitted eyes again.

"What..how could it be possible? I'm still here and I'm fine, it just can't be unless...it really is true." Star lit up his horn with magic and closed his eyes. He remained there for a few minutes until he felt safe he could open them. His eyes had returned to normal and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hopefully it won't happen again but I'll need to keep an eye out on myself. I don't want to alarm anypony because of it." A knock was heard on his door so he quickly put on a gray hooded sweater. He walked to the door and opened it to see Cadence.

"Good morning Cadence. How are y-" Star was silenced by a sudden kiss from the princess. She did with such force,he stumbled back and fell to the floor. He instinctively tried grabbing something and grabbed Cadence's hoof, pulling her on top of him. She broke the kiss and the two stared into each other's eyes.

Star cleared his throat and broke the silence, "Well that's certainly a lovely way to start the day."

Cadence smiled and kissed him softly, "You really had me worried you stubborn stallion. Then you finally wake up and don't even come to see me. I thought you loved me Star Shield!" She poked his chest with her hoof hard as she was happy he woke up but also mad he didn't go looking for her.

"I'm sorry Cadence, I wanted to but I never seemed to have the time to go find you. Besides, you know I love you... You are the princess of love after all so you know I'm not lying about loving you. Next time I end up in a coma, you'll be the first I go looking for, I promise."

"I forgive you...this time but do it again and you'll be in deep trouble mister." She spoke sternly as she narrowed her eyes at him.

He gulped nervously as he knew well enough that when a mare is mad, nothing good will result from it. "Y-Yes I understand Cadence."

'I do not see why you are so afraid Star Shield. She cannot pose much of a threat,can she?' Asked Nova

Star replied back in his head, 'Believe me Nova...if there's one thing I've learned, it's never smart to anger a mare because they can be quite dangerous when angry.'

Cadence got off him and he stood up. "So...um...what brings you here Cadence, besides what just happened?"

"Well I just wanted to check up on you and make sure everything is alright. Also, I was wondering if you'd like to snuggle since we haven't been able to do that."

"I dunno Cadence... I think maybe I want to be alone and do some errands today."

Cadence pouted and did her puppy face knowing it was his weakness, "Aww come on Star, pretty please?"

"No"

"Please Star Shield"

Star lifted her off him and stood up then spoke in a stern voice, "I said no Cadence."

Cadence was shocked to say the least, Star would always like to be with her and he always gave in to the cute puppy face she made.

'Something must be wrong,' thought Cadence as Star set her down, allowing her to walk beside him.

"Star, is something wrong?" She spoke in a very soft, sweet and concerned tone.

Star had a blank expression, almost lifeless as he simply said, "no, there's nothing wrong Cadence."

"Star, please tell me what's bothering you. If you want, I can go tell Celestia to come and you can..."

"No!" Star shouted with a mixture of fear and anger as he turned to look at her. Cadence gasped and gently felt his right cheek. His right side had begun to resemble Night Blade.

"S-Star...you're changing again..."

He sighed and sat on his bed, he knew he needed to tell her now or she'll never stop. "Please sit Cadence and I'll tell you what happened. Just promise me that you won't tell anypony about this."

She sat beside him and frowned, "but what about Celestia? Doesn't she deserve to know as well?"

"She does and I'll tell her when the time comes."

"I hope you mean it Star. I promise I won't tell her anything now please tell me what's going on?"

"Very well, it all began a few days ago..." And so he began telling her about his encounters with Crimson Shadow, about Night Blade, and of the training he would do that required him to leave in less than a week. Little did they know that a certain lavender unicorn was hoping to surprise her study buddy but was now listening to everything from under the bed.

"...and that's about it. As for my eyes, I don't know why they change except that maybe Night Blade is slowly taking over."

Cadence was silent through the entire thing, trying to wonder what to say. "So how much longer can you stay before you leave?"

"I have five days, after that I'll leave to go to my training. I'm not sure when or if I'll return back though."

Cadence wrapped her hooves around him and cried as she buried her face into his neck, saddened by the fact that he'll be gone so soon. Meanwhile, under the bed, Twilight was trying her best not to cry, but couldn't do it and started sobbing.

Star heard some crying and moved Cadence away gently then looked underneath his bed to find Twilight crying in her hooves. He tried to reach her but she moved away and came out the other side.

"Twilight...please let me explain." Cadence calmed down enough to see Star Shield walking over to Twilight. Twilight didn't let him get near her, she pushed him away and ran out the door crying her eyes out. Cadence knew Twilight needed her and with Star, they went after her.

Twilight's P.O.V

I just kept running and running, not caring about where I was headed so long as I could just get away.

'It's not fair! It isn't fair! Why does he have to go?!' I thought as I headed to the library crying my eyes out. I didn't care about anypony who saw me, I didn't care about anything. I felt so upset and angry and sad all in one.

I could hear him and Cadence calling my name but I didn't listen as I headed up the stairs to the library and shut the doors behind me. I couldn't see him...not now, not when I know he's going to be gone forever.

Normal POV

Star and Cadence stood outside the doors of the library, unsure on what to do to make Twilight understand and feel better.

Star sighed opened one of the doors and was about to head inside when Cadence placed her hoof on his shoulder causing him to look at her.

"What is it? Aren't we going to head inside?" He asked with slight confusion.

"Star, I think its better if I go in alone. I'm not sure it's a good idea if she sees you in her state. Besides, I've been with her longer than you have and know exactly how she feels to know somepony you care about will be going away...knowing it could be forever..."

Star frowned and let out a long sigh but nodded in agreement as he backed away. Cadence kissed his cheek and headed inside but turned to him.

"In the meantime, I think you should go and tell Celestia about your short time remaining here."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Make sure Twilight is alright, okay?"

"I will, bye I love you"

"I love you too", and with that, Cadence shut the door as Star opened his wings, causing the fabric of the sweater to rip as his wings sprouted up.

'You don't care if anypony sees your wings anymore?' Asked Nova.

'Why should I? I'll be gone in less than a week anyway so it doesn't matter anymore.' Star flew upwards to Celestia's bedroom and landed on her balcony.

'I see...and this wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that two of the closest ponies in your life know about you leaving them?'

'So what if it does? Either way, Celestia wants to reveal the new prince of Equestria at the gala so everypony will see me for who I am as an Alicorn.'

'Do you plan on telling your brother after you've told Celestia then? After all, you've kept it hidden from him as well.'

'I do...but first Tia. I'll tell Cloud zapper later, hopefully everypony will understand.'

'How do you expect to accomplish that exactly? If you were in their situation, wouldn't you react a bit like Twilight did just now? You can expect them to understand but I doubt it'll make much difference to their pain.'

'I know Nova... Believe me, I do.'

Star walked through the empty bedroom of the sun princess and curled up on her bed. The room was painted in white, yellow, and orange to give the sense of who slept there. The bed was on the right wall while on the other side was her wardrobe and the light golden door to her private bathroom.

Beside the bed were two drawers, each having a few pictures on display but the one that stood out to Star Shield was a picture of him with Luna and Celestia, Star was a young colt and was in the center smiling while Luna and Celestia, being slightly older than him, had their wings wrapped around him in a tight embrace.

'You still miss her don't you Star Shield?'

'I do Nova, it was because of her and Tia I was able to be happy.'

'I see what you mean...anyway, it seems we'll have to wait a bit before Princess Celestia shows so you may as well rest Star Shield.'

Star just nodded, slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep in almost an instant.

He opened his eyes and found himself in a old throne room. A throne room he hadn't stepped in almost a thousand years. He slowly stood up on his hooves and saw somepony sitting on the throne. He recognized the blue star-filled mane and immediately started running happily towards her.

"Luna!" He cried as he was so happy to see her, at least until he got a closer look and stopped a few feet away. Her fur was black, her blue armor shined as she smiled and showed her razor sharp teeth.

She slowly walked towards him as Star was frozen stiff. He didn't know what to do for he knew, she was technically Luna.

Her mane circled around his neck and she gave him a kiss on the cheek, earning a blush from the stallion. "I'm glad to see you show results, to think you took down the entire royal guard and captured the princess. You have certainly shown your worth Night Blade."

'What?! Night Blade?! Oh no, what did I do to Celestia?'

He looked down enough to see his coat was black as he involuntarily kissed Nightmare moon on the lips. She seem to return the affection and smiled as he turned to see Celestia, laid on the floor, bruised and beaten with a collar on her neck, tears flowing down her cheeks.

"Why Star? I thought you wanted to protect Equestria, to protect Cadence , Twilight and me, why would you betray us?"

Star couldn't help but laugh darkly as he spoke that he knew wasn't his, "Because I only want one thing...to rule Equestria with my queen, Nightmare moon"

He walked over to Celestia and his horn glowed bright red as he aimed his horn at Celestia, "You're through Celestia, enjoy the afterlife"

'NO!'

Then there was a sudden bright flash of light as it all faded to nothing.

He shot his eyes open and awoke abruptly, sweat dripping down his body as he looked frantically at himself and his surroundings. He calmed down once he realized he was in Celestia's room and was still himself.

He felt a hoof on his neck and noticed Celestia was there with a frightened and concerned look.

"T-Tia? When did you get here?"

"A few minutes ago, I saw you asleep on the bed and I was going to let you sleep but you seemed to be having a nightmare so I woke you up."

"Oh...well, thanks Tia. I'm sorry if I worried you."

"You're welcome but would you mind telling me what you were dreaming about?"

'Are you going to tell her?', implying the dream and his news of leaving.

'Not yet, I rather not worry her about that.'

Star took a deep breath and looked her in the eyes, "The dream I had was of me being Night Blade...it was bad...I thought I hurt you..."

Celestia's expression saddened as she laid beside him,nuzzling her muzzle into his neck while draping her wing over him like a blanket. Star accepted her comfort and smiled slightly as he told her bits of the nightmare and thanked her a few more times for waking him up. They started to feel better and decided they needed a shower so they both headed into the bathroom, walked into a large tub that could fit five ponies easily, and showered in some hot,steamy water.

Star couldn't help but stare at how beautiful and sexy Celestia looked with her wet mane and tail as the water cascaded down her body.

'She's so beautiful,' he thought as he started drooling a bit.

Celestia turned and giggled at his reaction as her cheeks turned rosy pink. "Come on Star, you need to wash up. You can watch me later if you want."

Star smiled and rubbed her flank with his wings as he kissed up to her neck. She moaned softly and smiled, "Star Shield, if you listen and do as I say I promise I'll let you have your fun later on."

He pouted and felt her round, firm flank before reluctantly stopping and kissed her cheek, "Fine but I'll hold you to that promise."

They sat on the floor and she wrapped her forehooves around his neck then kissed him deeply as the water continued to run down their bodies. Star wrapped his hooves around her waist as they kissed passionately for more than ten minutes until they finally ended their kissing and turned off the water.

"I must say, I almost wish I really had been with you a long time ago. Especially if we would do this often."

"All that matters is that we're together now Star Shield. We'll still do this from time to time because...I enjoyed it a lot too." Her blush deepened as she could still feel his touch on her flank and the kisses on her body.

"I can't wait for next time then my sun princess." They dried each other off and headed back to bed, laying down on their backs with Celestia resting her head on Star's chest as he wrapped his hoof around her body, trying to resist from touching her flank.

"Star, there's something that's confusing me."

"What is it?"

"It was nice to see you drop by for a visit but why did you come? You don't usually do it unless there's something important you need to discuss. Is there something you want to talk about?"

'Uh oh, I completely forgot about that.'

'Yes, I could tell you were quite distracted Star Shield. Nonetheless, you know we came to tell her about what will happen in a few days and you should tell her now.'

'Alright, I understand...well, here goes.'

"Tia...I came here because I need to tell you something."