Sunshine Smiles Bright

            After an hour, ponies had finally snapped out of their beer seduced comas. Sunshine flew up and observed the town for problems, then gently landed and checked his watch: 11:47 "Princess Luna should be here any minute now," he told himself.

           Suddenly, the clouds spiraled into a blue-purple shade. Lightning flashed a shadow of the princess's chariot descending from the stars far away in the inky black sky. Ponies tilted their heads up and cheered to Luna. Other night guards flew to the chariot and guided her gently to the ground. She wore a light blue blanket, gave a gleaming smile, and unfurled her wings, showing off bright purple and blue feathers.

           Sunshine watched Luna descend with a bright, alert, and happy face. Most ponies completely ignored his existence, and crowded in front of his view. The guard frowned, and scooted his way to the front of the crowd. The princess was stepping up onto a small stage, and gave a warm smile, "Good evening my wonderful subjects!" She spoke in a friendly tone, not her Canterlot voice. "I hope you are all having a fantastic night!" The crowd settled down and listened with big ears and even bigger smiles. "I was wondering if I could have a volunteer, to introduce to this wonderful audience."

           A wave of hooves and shouts shook the weak stage trying to support Luna. Every single pony in the crowd was jumping for attention, waving their hooves, and yelling, except for one guard. The princess gave a nervous look, her ears lay flat, but it quickly disappeared when she noticed Sunshine, crouching in the yelling crowd, not saying anything."Ok. Ok. Calm down!" She ordered, leaving only waving, jumping ponies, "Um... What about you?" Luna pointed towards Sunshine, his ears perked up right when a mare jumped in front of him.

            "ME!?!" The mare yelled excitedly. Luna shook her head and walked off stage, approaching the guard. "You," she spoke with a friendly smile. Sunshine walked next to the princess and ducked his head when he noticed how many ponies were actually there. "So... What's your name?" She asked into a microphone, then using her magic to put it near the guard's muzzle. His ears flattened nervously, and he looked at the ground, not wanting to share his name. Finally, Sunshine lifted his head and let out a barely audible name, "Sunshine Smiles Bright,"

              The crowd snickered then let out a roar of laughter. Another wave of noise filled the village. Luna immediately recognized the name and gave a disappointed yet angered glare to the crowd. "I must say!!!" She boomed, "You have the guts to laugh at this pony!!!" Sunshine ducked with a nervous look, "You should never! Ever! Judge a book by it's cover!!!" She ordered. The crowd quieted, silence washed over the town.

              Luna calmed down, but was still angered. "I would like you all to know something." She stated, "You are not offending him as much as you are offending me." The princess explained, "None of you realize who gave him that name... It was me." The crowd grew extremely quiet, not a hoof moved, all eyes were fixed on Princess Luna. "This pony right here," she glanced at Sunshine, "Was named for a good reason." She spoke with a firm tone.

             "I named him after my sister, Princess Celestia's, favorite song... And that song is very important to her."