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Chapter 3: A Setting Sun

Soft breathing could be heard inside the royal bedroom as the soft light of the moon shown through the window. Laying on the large bed were Celestia and Phantom as they held each other in their arms.

Phantom's tail twitched as his consciousness started to return. He silently groaned as he snuggled more into Celestia's breasts, much too comfortable to even want to wake up. He peaked through one of his eyes to see that once again, her negligee and bra had slid down, exposing her nipple. His ears picked up the soft breathing of his mother and he could feel her exhale tuffle his hair. He slowly tilted his head up to look at the wall clock and saw that it was 5:45 AM. He whined before he shoved his face into her breasts, snuggling more into her as her body was soft with her breasts being comfortable pillows. He hoped that she didn't wake up so they could just sleep in more.

Unfortunately, her internal clock got her to wake up at 5:50 and her eyes slowly opened, and felt Phantom grip her negligee ever so tighter. She smiled as she knew that he had woken up already and just wanted to sleep in.

Ever since they had started to sleep together, he had been waking up with her, so he would wake up before the sun rose with her. Having to wake up at a specific time in order to lower the moon and raise the sun doesn't really give them much of an opportunity to sleep in.

She smiled at the little dragon before placing a kiss in between his horns. "Good Morning, Phantom."

"Hrrrrrnnnnn. Do we have to get up? Can't we stay in bed?" Came his muffled whine, which was not new to either of them.

Celestia let out a fond smile as she gently tapped his back. "You know that we can't do that. If we sleep in, the sun will not rise and will ruin everyone else's day as they lose track of time."

Phantom groaned once more as he pushed himself away from her. "They have clocks." Now that it was clear that they wouldn't be sleeping anymore, he yawned, letting out a small squeak and showing off his fangs.

Celestia smiled at how cute he was before she herself sat up and moved off the bed. Once she was standing, her negligee and bra fell to the ground, causing her to frown. She let out a sigh as she picked them up and held them in her hand. She turned to the little dragon that was still on the bed as she held up the pieces of clothing. "It seems your claws have sharpened once more. We are going to have to file them again so that they are not as sharp."

Phantom groaned as he looked at the pieces of cloth in her hand as she stood there wearing only her panties. "Again~?" He hated having his claws dulled as they felt tingly every time they were being filed. He knew they had to be so that he didn't cut anyone but he still didn't like it. Not to mention that she tells him that thanks to her figure, she has to get custom-made bras and they cost more.

Celestia leaned down, causing her breasts to bounce, and gently placed her hand on his head as she knew that he didn't like it. "We don't have to do it today, but please be careful, ok?" Seeing him nod, she placed her negligee and bra on the bed before taking a few steps back. Once with enough room, she stretched her arms and wings in the air, not caring about how exposed she was. She didn't have to worry about anyone seeing her since they were in the royal bedroom, which was in one of the towers and the guards will not enter unless called to do so. The only one that could see her like this was Phantom. Once she felt she had stretched her muscles enough, she lowered her arms and flapped her wings, causing a small bit of wind to blow in the room.

Phantom closed his eyes as the wind blew on his face. He was close to falling asleep with his eyes closed but he knew that he couldn't. He moved to the edge of the bed before lowering himself. He hung off the edge for a second before dropping to the ground.

Celestia turned her head to the bathroom door as her horn lit up, opened the door, and levitated her bathrobe to her hand. She walked toward the balcony door as she put on the robe, making sure that her tail would be in the tail slit. She opened the door and stood there on the balcony before looking up at the moon. She saw the image on it and let out a sad sigh.

"Mom, are you ok?"

Celestia looked down to see the big eyes of Phantom looking up at her. She smiled before she bent down, picked him up, and placed him in a sitting position on her arm. "Yes, I just have some things on my mind." She looked up at the moon as her horn lit up before she lifted her hand toward the celestial body before she began to lower it.

As she did this, Phantom looked up at her eyes. He could see that something was bothering her and he wanted to ask what the problem was but he was afraid of causing her to feel more sad. That was something he did not want. He wanted to make her happy.

Celestia finished her duty, not bothered by the almost immediate change in light. Once her morning task was done, she walked back into her room, with Phantom still in her arms. "Now that we finished that, let us get ready for the day."

Phantom nodded, looking to his left as she walked past the bed. "Bye-bye, bed! See you later!"

Celestia smiled as she walked into the washroom.

Celestia lowered herself as she let out a long content sigh, feeling the warm water of the bath soak her body.

The royal bathroom was massive, with an almost pool-sized tub on the far end left of the doorway, with a large shower thirty feet in circumference to accommodate Celestia's wingspan, set with glass walls separating it. Ten feet from in front of the door was a double sink made for a woman her size and a mirror to scale. From the right of the door was the toilet that was closed off by another door for privacy in front of the toilet was a massive walk-in closet for both Celestia and Phantom.

Celestia smiled as she spread her wings and leaned her back on the edge of the tub, feeling the water warm up her feathers and fur. 'A wonderful way to start the day.' She closed her eyes and leaned her head back, feeling her mane get wet as well. She sat there for a few minutes till she felt something bump into her floating breasts and opened her eyes to look down at the sight of Phantom drifting in the water.

He was curled up in a fetal position with his head floating above the water while the rest of him was submerged. His eyes were closed as he had a look of content bliss, not caring that he bumped into her. He was so out of it that he may fall asleep once more in the water.

Celestia smiled at his expression before she reached over to one of the bottles that was on the lip of the tub. "Phantom, come here, please."

Phantom turned his head with his eyes still closed and let out a small sound of curiosity. He moved his tail to propel him toward the sound as he remained in the fetal position.

Celestia picked him up from the water and put him on the lip of the tub. Opening the bottle and putting some of the contents in her hand, she began to scrub his hair, lathering the shampoo in it. "Make sure to keep your eyes closed."

Phantom had a look of contentment as she scrubbed his hair. "Oh~"

Celestia smiled when she finished lathering up the shampoo in his hair. Once she was done, she rinsed her hands in the tub before grabbing another bottle. Body wash, specifically made for scales, before she began to scrub it on his body.

He began to giggle when she got to his tail as there was a spot in between the third and fourth fin from the tip of his tail that was his tickle spot.

Once he was now a ball of bubbles, she picked him up and moved over to the water spout, a large statue of a pegasus with its wings folded forward and holding a cloud in the air where the water comes out. Turning on the warm water, she slowly moved him into the water that came out, washing off the suds, after a minute, he was free of the suds and now completely clean. Once that was done, she saw him shake his head and had to part the hair that fell over his eyes. Seeing him smile up at her, she moved over to the lip once more and set him on the lip of the tub.

He moved to the side and picked up another bottle as Celestia turned around, being careful with her wings, and sat down with her back on the wall of the tub. He moved over to stand behind her before he put the shampoo in his claws and began to scrub it into her mane. He had to be careful not to cut her so he was going slowly, making sure to put enough pressure to actually scrub her mane.

While he did that, Celestia used her magic to bring another bottle to her. Body wash for ponies, specifically made for her fur. She put some on her hand before she scrubbed her other arm, enjoying this moment with Phantom.

Phantom was combing Celestia's hair while she had her wings spread out, letting the last remnants of water dry in the air. Her fur was a little poofed out but that would be fixed when they put on clothing.

Phantom smiled as he brushed her hair to the point where started to float once more. He had already gotten her tail after she had dried him off. His hair tended to go back to its usual shape after a minute of drying. Once her mane was all done, he hopped off the sink's counter. "All done!"

Celestia smiled before she stepped away from the sink and brought in her before she shook them a bit. She then walked toward their closet so that they could get dressed.

Celestia grabbed a pair of bra and panties before she grabbed her usual dress and a set of clothing for Phantom. Once she had them, she walked back to the bedroom with Phantom running ahead of her.

He climbed up onto the bed as he was reached up for his clothes. "I can do it myself now!"

Celestia blinked at his announcement before she smiled and handed him his set of clothing. "If you are sure you are able to do that, then here you go." She giggled as she saw him grab the clothing and move to the center of the bed so he could put them on.

Celestia slipped on her panties before she adjusted her breasts to fit in the bra. Reaching behind her to clip it on over her wings, she looked over to see Phantom putting on his vest. She giggled once more as he had indeed put the clothes on, but the buttons of the vest were misaligned, his dress shirt was sagging as it was not properly tucked in, and he was having trouble getting his tail through the slot. "Would you like some help?"

Phantom glared down at himself before he meekly nodded and walked up to her.

Celestia fixed up his clothing, nodded, and grabbed her dress before slipping it on. "Phantom, would you help me?" She turned around to expose her back to him with the zipper still down, while she held the front of the dress over her breasts to keep it up.

Phantom walked up to her and pressed his left hand on her back while using his right one to bring the zipper up. The zipper ended a few inches from the bottom of her wings.

Once she knew he finished, she brought the front of the dress up, brought the top of the dress, and wrapped it around her neck, making sure that the clip was set. Now that the two were dressed, she smiled at Phantom before speaking about what they were going to do today. "Well, Phantom, since we do not have anything important to do today, how about we go around Canterlot."

Phantom was surprised to hear they could go out today before he cheered. "Yeah!" He jumped off the bed and ran toward the door, bouncing on his claws as he waited for her to open the door.

Celestia laughed at his excitement before she turned to the bed and used her magic to make it. After a few seconds of that, she moved over to him before picking him up. "How about we go the fun way?" Seeing him nod, she opened the door to speak to the guard. "Inform my council that I will be out today. If any very important matters require my attention, please signal me so that I may return." Seeing the guards nod, she closed the door and moved to the balcony.

Phantom was vibrating in excitement as she made it there.

Celestia took in a breath and enjoyed the morning air before she spread her wings. With a quick flap, she floated off the balcony before she dove down from the tower and toward Canterlot.

"YIPPEE~" Phantom cheered as they flew through the air. He really enjoyed flying so any time his mom took him flying, he would always be happy.

"Phantom, please try not to go too far!"

The pair were now walking the streets of Centerlot with Phantom running around, looking through windows at all the products sold. Yet, thanks to his attention span, he would only look at the items for a few seconds before running off to another window.

Celestia smiled a the sight of him being a child while also being polite to all the ponies that recognized him and bowed in greeting.

However, it was almost impossible for him to go a few feet as he was one of the most recognizable ones on the street. He was the only dragon there. She was the one that they all noticed first since she did tower over all the other ponies, so she would be swarmed on occasion since it was a bit rare for her to make an appearance.

Before, she would usually spend her time in the castle working on all the things being a royal asked of her. When she made an appearance, it was due to an event that she was requested to attend. Yet, recently, she had been seen on the streets more often and the sight of the little dragon was a clear sign as to the reason.

"Prince Phantom, Princess Celestia, good morning!"

Phantom and Celestia turned their heads to the one that called them and saw that it was the pony that they had spoken to a few days ago during the public audience. Wanting to know how things were going with this new setup, they moved over to the stand he was in charge of.

Celestia smiled as he bowed to them when they got closer. "I see that you are using your reserved time wisely."

He stood back up and nodded. "Yes, I thought that the earlier the better. Ponies are more likely to want something to eat early in the morning so I set up as soon as I could. Not to mention that my reserved time here is almost up so I should use my week as best I can." His smile dropped as he remembered some issues that he had come across recently.

This did not go unnoticed by Celestia. "Is there a problem?"

The pony shook his head. "No, it is nothing that you need to worry yourself about." He saw that she was giving him an encouraging expression and sighed. "Recently, there has been some theft at my stall. It isn't much, just a few apples and oranges, and one fruit bowl every time. It always happens when I take my eyes off it but I barely ever see the thief, disappear before I could get a good look. I don't really have a problem with it because they are cheap, even the fruit bowls are just a few bits

Celestia crossed her arms and thought about what could be done. "I can have one of the street guards come over and watch your stall so that it doesn't happen again."

The pony waved his hands in front of him as he shook his head. "No, no, you don't need to go through the trouble. As I said, it is only a few apples and…."

While the adults were talking, Phantom hopped up to hand off the side of the stand and sniffed the food the stand had. He remembered that he hadn't eaten breakfast yet and wondered if he could buy one of them. Dropping to the ground, he put his hand into his pocket with his tongue sticking out as he tried to find some bits so he could buy some. As he did, his nose picked up the scent of some apples. The thing was that he could tell it was coming from somewhere else. He looked around and saw that there were no other stands that sold apples. Feeling his curiosity get the better of him, he began to follow his nose toward the smell.

Celestia and the stand owner were too engrossed in their conversation to notice the little dragon wandering away.

Phantom continued sniffing the air as he followed his nose toward the scent.

Something that no one knew, not even him, was that his sense of smell was better than that of anyone's. There was no real reason for him to test out his sense of smell. However, his stomach was enhancing his need to find food.

He followed his nose to a nearby alley and walked in.

Even the alley of Canterlot was clean as there is a group of unicorns that come in to clean the street of any trash or dirt. They even check the alleys as they are very methodical about their job.

Phantom's ears picked up the sound of crunching. He followed the sound, coming up behind someone who was crouched down. Curious, he walked closer. "Hello?"

The call caused the person to jump before turning around and looking at the dragon in shock.

Phantom saw that it was a female unicorn with a red and yellow mane and tail with her color being yellow. She was wearing a simple white shirt and tan shorts.

The unicorn's teal eyes looked panicked as she moved something behind her.

Phantom noticed that she moved some things behind her and tilted his head to see what it was. His nose picked up the scent of apples and the fruit bowl and figured out what this might be. He began to walk to the side and she turned to keep facing him while guarding the food. He stopped walking and looked at her. He wondered why someone like her would be stealing since from what he learned about Canterlot, there shouldn't be anyone on the streets. There were programs that were set up to help anyone in need, whether they were children or adults. Not only that but from her appearance she didn't look that dirty so she couldn't be someone that was on the streets. "Why did you steal from the stall?"

She didn't answer him, instead, she kept her guard up so that she wouldn't lose what it was she had.

The two of them stayed there for a minute with the male of them feeling something inside him. He didn't know what it was but something, deep within him was responding to her

Phantom shook his head and got back to what was going on here and broke the silence as he pointed at the food. "Why did you steal that? Are you living on the streets? Do you need help? If so, I can ask Mom to help you find a place that can take you in."

The filly's eyes widened as she was shocked to hear him offering aid to a pony he had never met before. Sure it was odd to see a dragon here, but that wasn't the first thing on her mind when she was caught. Her mind was going over a lot of things, but couldn't think of it long as someone was calling.

"Phantom! Where are you!"

She saw the dragon turn around and look toward the entrance of the alley. She took this chance to get up and run in the opposite direction. She stopped at the entrance of the alley before turning around in panic. She had left the food there and she wasn't going to leave it behind. She shut her eyes and focused, causing her horn to light up before the food lit up in the same light. The food levitated toward her and she caught them in her arms before she ran off.

Phantom heard the clopping of her hooves and turned around to see that she had run off. He wanted to chase her but he heard his mom calling him and ran back to where she was. When he left the alley, he saw her looking for him and called out to her. "I'm over here!"

Celestia turned to where the voice was and her look of worry melted into one of relief. "Phantom!" she ran up to him and picked him up in her arms. She hugged him to make sure that he was actually there. When she finished talking with the stall owner, she noticed that he had disappeared from sight. It caused her to worry a bit but she knew about his ability to disappear from sight, but after a minute of not finding him, she began to grow worried. Thankfully, she found him right after she called out for him and he wasn't that far away. "Where were you?"

Phantom turned around and pointed at the alley. "My nose picked up the smell of an apple and I followed it to the alley."

Celestia let out a sigh before she poked his nose while giving him a stern look. "Do not vanish from my sight when we are out here. I was worried that something might have happened to you."

Phantom's ears pinned down in guilt. He didn't mean to make her feel worried. He never wanted to worry her. He shrunk in on himself as he mumbled out. "I'm sorry."

Celestia sighed as she saw that he felt remorseful for his action. She sighed as she held him closer. She felt him snuggle into the crook of her neck and smiled at how he was always asking for her forgiveness when he did something wrong.

Much like the time he was caught with one of the gems she had hidden away. He had looked so guilty at that time, that he learned that he should be patient for something he enjoys. She had even given him one of his first lessons.

She put Phantom down and knelt down to put a hand on his head. "'As long as you know you have done something wrong, you can learn from it'. Do you remember this lesson?"

Phantom nodded as it was something she would always tell him when he did something wrong. And he remembers this lesson to this day.

Celestia smiled as she nodded. "That's my clever little Phantom." She stood back up and gestured for him to follow her. "Let us continue our walk." She saw him look at her in shock and understood why. "Despite how you worried me, I am not angry with you. Why should we end our time out here short because of a small mistake?" She took a few steps and smiled at him as he remained there. "Well? Let's go."

Phantom smiled as he ran up so he could walk side by side with her.

The two continued to walk the streets, saying hello to the ponies that would greet them and show them respect.

But now, the young dragon prince was not as enthusiastic as he was before.

Celestia noticed this and wondered what it was that had captured his mind. 'Something must have happened while he was in the alley, but what?' She was about to ask him what he had on his mind but was beaten to it by him

Phantom grabbed the hem of her dress and looked up at her. "Hey, Mom, there is somewhere I want to go. Can we?"

Celestia turned to face him and raised an eyebrow at his inquiry. "Oh, and where would that be?"

He looked around as if trying to come up with an answer before he told her. "I don't know."

Celestia couldn't understand what his answer could mean. 'He doesn't know where it is he wants to go? How can he want to go somewhere if he doesn't even know the location?' She let out a frustrated sigh. "Phantom, I-"

"Please, mom!" He stared into her eyes, with a plea. "I…. don't know why but there is something….. Calling me. I know it sounds funny but something inside me is telling me to go there." His voice softened to a whisper as he asked once more. "Please?"

Celestia had not ever seen him this eager to go somewhere. Usually when he wanted to go somewhere, if there was a delay, he would patiently wait for it, but here he was, wanting to go somewhere without hesitation. And to hear that something was calling to something within him, she felt the need to find out what it might be. To give him what he wanted.

In her heart, she knew the only time he would deny him something, was only if it was to protect him or for his own good.

She loves him too much to deny him this.

'I suppose…. It is only natural for it to grow as time passes.' She nodded to him, agreeing to go with what it was that he needed. "Alright, but do not leave my side this time, understand?"

Phantom nodded he turned in order to lead the way, but before he could take his third step, he found himself lifted off the ground and back in her arms. He felt her arms around his stomach and his head pressed into her breasts. He shifted his head so his horns didn't hurt her. His claws needed filing so he didn't know if his horns would hurt her.

"This way, you won't get away from me, just point the way and I will follow your directions."

Phantom smiled as he pointed forward.

As the two began their new journey, the ponies could not help but find them adorably. It almost looked like the princess was holding a little dragon doll.

As she walked, she couldn't help but think to herself. 'I felt magic where Phantom was but it felt different from his. I wonder whose it was.'

Phantom would continue to point in directions as he focused on the feeling within himself and its pull.

Celestia followed his direction and after some time, she noticed that they were heading toward the edge of Canterlot. She wondered if whatever he was looking for was around there but it turned out that they still hadn't arrived at their destination. Phantom kept pointing her further and they were now walking past the city limits. It was once they stepped out of it that Phantom pointed to the right and she saw that there was a building a little off the road. She walked toward the building as Phantom's focus was on it.

Phantom could feel that call get stronger and he knew that the building they were heading to was where it was, where she was. As he thought about why he felt that pull, he realized that it started when he met that girl. With the pull telling him to head to this building, he knew that she was there as well.

As Celestia got closer to the building, she realized what it was. "An orphanage?" She looked down at Phantom who was looking at her in curiosity. "Why did you want to come here?"

Phantom shook his head as he didn't know himself. "I just felt the thing in me call me here. It means that she is here, too."

"'She'?" She raised an eyebrow at learning that the thing they were looking for was a person. "Phantom, who is 'she'?"

Phantom shook his head. "I don't know. I just saw her in the alley before you came and she ran away. I don't know why I feel a pull toward her but I know that we need to find her."

Celestia looked up at the sign. She knew of this orphanage as it was one of the buildings that she had constructed many years ago when a large timberwolf attack caused a few families to be torn apart. She wondered about the pony that Phantom was looking for and asked. "What does she look like?" If they were looking for someone, she might as well know what she looks like to make the search easier. Phantom told her about her appearance and nodded as she now understood what to look for. She walked up to the door, careful that her wings didn't hit anything, and knocked on the door. She put Phantom down so that the two of them could walk normally.

It was only a few seconds later that a woman opened the door. She had a burgundy mane that had a few white streaks and brown fur. She was wearing a simple yellow shirt and gray pants. Her eyes widened at the sight of the ones standing at the door. "Princess Celestia, Prince Phantom!" She bowed in respect when she shook off her initial shock. Standing back up, she asked them. "My name is Miss Dandily, to what do I owe the visit?"

Celestia nodded in greeting to her before she spoke. "We are actually looking for a unicorn." Before she could start to give a description, the caretaker spoke despondently.

"Oh, no, what has she done?"

Celestia raised an eyebrow at that as she had yet to explain what the reason for their search was. "I have yet to describe the one we are searching for."

Miss Dandily let out a sigh. "There is only one unicorn here. And she is a bit of a troublemaker to the other children. I am sorry for interrupting you but …..I was afraid that this day might have come."

Celestia continued to be confused about this. "You expected this little unicorn to cause enough trouble that someone would come for her?"

The Caretaker clasped her hands on her lap as she shook her head. "I did not know if someone from such high standing would come for her. But she has been causing trouble for others fo a while and there are times that I assumed that it might get out of hand. Especially since she has been going out recently."

Celestia thought about what she knew and looked to Phantom. "Did she do anything to you when you met her?"

Miss Dandily looked at the little dragon and gave an apologetic expression. "I am sorry for anything that she has done to you. If she has harmed you in any way-"

Phantom shook his head. "No no no. She didn't do anything to me! I just saw her with some apples and a fruit bowl."

Celestia's unspoken assumptions were now confirmed. 'So she is the one that stole the apples. But if she is at an orphanage, there should be some food for them since this place does not look run down.' Wanting to know more, she asked the caretaker. "Is it possible for us to meet with her, Miss Dandily?"

The caretaker nodded. "As you wish, the children should be playing in the back."

Celestia looked down at Phantom. "Is this alright with you?"

Phantom nodded as he could feel the pull coming from around the building.

The Caretaker walked out and the three walked around the building to the back. Since the building was outside of the cluttered streets, there was plenty of room for the children to play.

Phantom felt the pull get stronger and his ears perked up as he heard the sound of shouting.

As they got closer, the adults heard it as well and the three began to move faster. When they got to the back, they saw the unicorn they were just talking about hitting another pony.

Miss Dandily ran up to the children in a panic. "Sunset Shimmer! What do you think you are doing?" She pulled the unicorn filly off the colt as she thrashed in her arms.

The colt got up and moved over to join what looked like his friends. "Crazy two-colored

Uni!"

Sunset Shimmer stuck her tongue out at the colt before she was put on the ground and looked up at the angry face of the caretaker.

"Why were you attacking him this time?!"

Sunset Shimmer lowered her head as she was being reprimanded by Miss Dandily.

Celestia knelt down to be closer to Phantom and asked. "Is she the one you saw?" She saw him nod and look at the scene intently. She focused on the little filly, and now that she was close enough, she could feel the magic emanating from her. In fact, she could tell that the little unicorn had more magic than someone her age should have. Her mind began to think of what this could mean but right now is not the time for that as Miss Dandily was speaking to the young one.

Sunset Shimmer stood there, not saying anything, with her head down. She held the hem of her shirt feeling smaller as the caretaker continued to reprimand her for starting a fight again.

While this was happening, the colt smirked with his friends as he pulled out an apple from his pocket, while another of his friends pulled out the fruit bowl from within his shirt.

This did not go unnoticed by Phantom as he wondered why they had it when he knew that Sunset Shimmer was the one he saw take them away. Thinking that something else was going on, he walked up to them. "Hey, where did you get those?"

The colts turned to the one who spoke and finally noticed both the young Dragon prince and Princess Celestia. At the sight of the princess, they all froze and turned to face them as they hid the things they had behind them.

Phantom noticed the look of guilt they had and knew that something was really going on. Stepping up again, he looked at them and asked again. "Where did you get those?"

The leader shook his head as if trying to deny that he had done anything. "I don't know what you are talking about!"

Miss Dandily had stopped reprimanding Sunset Shimmer and looked to the little dragon prince and some of the kids.

Sunset Shimmer looked over as well as she wondered what he was doing.

Celestia wondered what he was doing as well, and asked. "Phantom, what is going on?"

Phantom looked at his mother and pointed at the boys. "I saw them hide some apples and a fruit bowl behind their back. I recognize them from what she had before." He gestured to Sunset Shimmer as he explained what he knew.

Miss Dandily, though, was confused as to where those came from since there were no apples or fruit bowls in the pantry. She hadn't bought any recently and planned on buying some for next week. She looked at the boys and sternly said. "Show me what you have behind your back." she crossed her arms as they tried to not look guilty. After a minute, they conceded and brought them out. She looked at them and asked sternly. "Where did you get those?"

Not wanting to get into more trouble than they are in now, he pointed to a pair of earth fillies. "They had them!"

The fillies shrunk in on themselves as they were pointed at and were now the center of attention. Their eyes shifted to Sunset Shimmer who was looking at the caretaker.

Miss Dandily raised an eyebrow and looked at the fillies. "Is this true?" She saw them look nervous and could tell that they were hiding something. "If there is something going on, please tell me."

"They didn't do anything!" Sunset Shimmer ran up to be in front of the fillies. "I took those things!"

Miss Dandily was shocked to hear this from her since this was the first time the little unicorn had actually said something in defense.

Celestia and Phantom were starting to think about what the real situation was. Sunset Shimmer was the one that Phantom saw with the items, the boys have them now but say that the fillies were the ones that had them.

Wanting to know what really is going on, Phantom steps forward to look Sunset Shimmer in the eye. "What is going on? I saw you with the items but the boys have them now. How did they get them?"

Sunset Shimmer kept quiet as she looked the dragon boy in the eyes. She stared into them for a minute and almost felt exposed by them. She tried to gulp down her words but she felt that she could tell him. She whined as she saw that she was the center of attention once more. She wrung her hands as she began to speak in a small voice. "I…..I got that food….. Because…" She seemed to not want to say anything about the issue but another look from the dragon boy gave her the courage to actually say something. "...they have been taking away the food from the girls and they never got to eat. I gave them the extra apples and fruit bowl so they had something to eat."

The confession caused several different reactions from the newcomers.

The caretaker looked to the colts and gave them a stern expression as it made sense since Sunset Shimmer confessed that the items were in her possession, but now in theirs. Their guilty expression that told her that they wanted to run away, gave her more to believe in the unicorn.

Phantom smiled at how she stole those items in order to help others who were going a bit hungry, but it turned into a frown as he walked up to her. "You know that stealing isn't a good thing."

Sunset Shimmer nodded and looked away. "I know but I didn't know what to do to get them something to eat. I don't know where the food was and I didn't want to make trouble for Miss Dandily!"

Phantom could understand that but still crossed his arms. "But you could have told her about this. Why didn't you?"

Sunset Shimmer felt all her energy die as she wrung her shirt. "I-I don't know."

Could tell that she was getting nervous and decided to calm her down by putting his hand on her shoulder. "It's ok. You did it for your friends. And it reminds me of a lesson that mom told me about." He paused as he tried to remember the words she used. After a second, it came to him. "'Sometimes we do the wrong things, for the right reasons'." He always wondered why she told him that lesson but figured that it was from a personal experience since she looked sad when she said it.

Sunset Shimmer smiled at him as she felt better by what he said. She knew she would need to go back to the stall owner and apologize and pay him back for what she had stolen.

Celestia was watching the two with an analytical eye. 'She has a large amount of magic within her. If it is left unattended, her potential might be wasted. Perhaps, I can take her as an apprentice. I have not taken one before but with how my unicorn soldiers have said I have done a remarkable job with Phantom, it might be a good idea to do so.' Her eyes then shifted to Phantom. 'Not only that, Phantom felt a connection with her even though they had never met before. I wonder if she could be the new bearer of the Element of Magic. If not….she could be a very good companion for Phantom. She knows she has done something wrong but did it to aid someone else.' After some thought, she came to a decision and looked at the caretaker. "Miss Dandily, there is something I would very much like to ask you."

The caretaker had finished telling the colts that they would not be allowed to eat dessert or go out to play for the next two weeks when the princess spoke to her and she turned to face her. "Yes?"

Celestia knelt down next to the dragon and unicorn as she placed her hand on the unicorn's head. "I would like to take Sunset Shimmer to live with me and learn how to use her magic."

This statement caused all of them to stare at her in shock but before anyone could say anything else, the princess continued.

"She has amazing potential in terms of magic, and I believe that I can unlock it for her. Not only that-" She smiled at Phantom. "She seems to have made a friend with Phantom and I can see them grow together in both magic and life."

Miss Dandily was able to find her voice as she asked. "Does that mean that…."

Celestia smiled as she looked at the little girl. "I see no reason why I shouldn't. I have raised Phantom on my own. I believe that I can do the same with her. That is…. If she is willing to accept it."

Sunset Shimmer didn't know what was going on anymore. She was just being scolded for stealing and yet, here was The Princess suggesting that she be adopted. Not only that, the princess said that she would help teach her how to use her magic. She didn't know how to feel about this. How should she feel? What should she say? She got her answer when the other girls glomped her into a big group hug.

"Congratulations!"

"Way to go!"

"You're being adopted!"

Sunset shimmer was brought out of her shock and smiled wide as she hugged the girls back.

The boys felt jealous at how she was at first being in trouble, only to come out of it being adopted by the princess.

Phantom raised an eyebrow at Celestia as he wondered why the sudden action, but the smile she gave him washed away his confusion. Not only that, he couldn't help but smile himself as he was getting a sister.

Something about that statement felt familiar to him. But right now, this wasn't a moment for him.

It was a moment for her

Sunset Shimmer smiled up at Celestia before she finally found her voice. "Thank you."

End of Chapter

Well, I wanted to upload this on the 24th but it looks like I didn't make it

I hope you enjoyed this chapter as it is the second chapter of the childhood arc

There is an actual reason why Danny felt a pull toward Sunset Shimmer. It will reveal itself later in the fic.

Since Sunset Shimmer didn't have any real info on her background, I decided to make her an orphan so I don't have to make her parents. Also, the reason that I have her acting like this despite her personality when she is older is that I was thinking about how kids a lot of the times tend to keep their reasons to themselves or they don't really know why they do it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAY, OR HAPPY DAY TO ALL THAT READ THIS FIC

Now, since this is pretty much the end of the year, I will be doing my best to crank out at least five updates for some of my other fics

A Phantom in the Moonlight - MLP X Danny Phantom

A Value of Loyalty - Naruto

A legend's journey - Pokemon

Naruto unleashed - Naruto

And a new Naruto X Kingdom Hearts Fic idea that I had in my head for months. I will be doing my best despite how I got a really cool gift for Christmas.

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