The Yin-Yang Syndrome - Book Two of The Princess and Her Guard Duology

Chapter Three: Love-struck Fools; First Attempts at Infiltration

Twilight was standing in the doorway to Fluttershy's hospital room as she watched the injured pegasus sleep. She bit her lip as she watched her, and a tear rolled down her cheek.

'How could I have been so stupid?' she thought as the pegasus rolled over and the cuts on the base of her wings became predominant.

“Twilight...” Fluttershy half moaned, half whispered in her sleep and unbidden a blush rose to Twilight's face which only grew when Fluttershy rolled over once again and the look on the pegasus's face was one of bliss. Twilight stood there unable to move as she watched her friend start to pleasure herself while she was asleep. Thankfully it did not last long as Fluttershy's eyes fluttered open and a blush grew on her own face as she realized she had been caught pleasuring herself, which only deepened when she realized it was the object of her desires that caught her.

“Eep” Fluttershy squeaked and tried to sink into the bed but was unable to.

“Well... That was... Informative” said Twilight unsure on how to react to that small show Fluttershy had unknowingly given her, she knew from the moans that it was her she was fantasizing about, but that was not why she was here. Shaking her head as to clear it Twilight walked over to the pegasus whom blushed hard.

“H-h-hello Twilight” said Fluttershy as she tried to make herself disappear and Twilight looked at her with sorrow, before wrapping the pegasus in a tight hug.

“I'm so, so sorry...” she said and Fluttershy hugged her back not believing this was real, “Why?” came the dreaded question, why didn't you die popped into Fluttershy's head, “Why did you try to kill yourself?” Fluttershy was shocked, was this actually real?

“Twilight? This is really you?” she asked the purple unicorn and feeling her nod Fluttershy blushed again, this time unable to keep consciousness, Fluttershy passed out...

“Hello, Princess” said the creature and Luna regained some of her courage.

“You are behind of the times, I am no princess, I am Consul, of the New Lunar Republic!” she spat defiantly at the creature.

“Ah, but you will always be a princess, even when we gave you the power to overthrow your sister, and become Queen, you failed then too, always the princess, never the queen” said the creature and Luna grew furious, however before she could act, tendrils of shadow grasped the creature...

“Ah, but you will always be a princess, even when we gave you the power to overthrow your sister, and become Queen, you failed then too, always the princess, never the queen” said the creature and Luna grew furious, however before she could act, however I sent tendrils of shadow at the creature and wrapped it in them.

“I don't know who, or what, you are, but no one threatens Luna and lives, not while I am alive” I said and I leaped at the creature and swung my sword catching it before it could escape, but failed to kill it before the same.

“Ah, the love-struck fool, don't think we have forgotten you. You seem to forget about whose magic you use, I am shadow, do you really think any amount of shadow magic will stop me?” said the creature and Luna growled...

“Ah, the love-struck fool, don't think we have forgotten you. You seem to forget about who's magic you use, I am shadow, do you really think any amount of shadow magic will stop me?” said the creature, I could now identify as a Sarti, and I growled.

“Maybe he can't, but I can!” I said as I attacked it with light magic, causing it to scream in pain before it burst apart. 'Why couldn't I do that the first time? Oh yes... If I had used the wrong magic, considering how powerful I am, it would have only made it that much stronger' I thought morbidly as I remembered when my sister and I fought them in the past, whenever our magicks hit the wrong one it became almost impossible to beat.

“Luna, Rainbow Dash... I am sorry that I couldn't affect that creature much” said Moonlit and I chuckled, shaking my head.

“It was a Sarti, not a Gritu, they are affected by light magic, not the shadow magic you have been trained in” I said before sighing sadly, “They are also strengthened by any shadow magic used on them, while Gritu are strengthened by light magic” I added.

“So that means...” he started as his brilliant mind started working...

“So that means...” I said as I thought about it, she was scared because she didn't know what magic to use against them. Isn't that just cheating though? I mean I would understand elementals as they are literally made from the very thing that strengthens them, but these... Sarti? Gritu? They can't be made of the light and shadow, could they? I mean I know they look like it, but it is impossible!

“They are literally the elementals of light and shadow, they are made from the very essence that they use to strengthen themselves.” said Luna, I swear she can read minds or something, because I am sure my thoughts aren't being shown on my face.

“Well this is all well and good, Luna, Moonlit, but what are we going to do? The Evening Armada is trained in shadow magic, not light” said Rainbow Dash, which surprised me, for all intents and purposes I thought she was not really interested in what the Evening Armada mages learned, but apparently I was wrong...

“Well this is all well and good, Luna, Moonlit, but what are we going to do? The Evening Armada is trained in shadow magic not light” I said and Moonlit looked at me in surprise and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. 'What is with the stallions? Do they really think I don't use my head for anything else except flying and combat?' I thought and Luna hummed in thought as I leaned against the wall.

“Perhaps we have something to share with the Dawn Legion” Luna said thoughtfully and I looked at her strangely, before it clicked, a sharing of skills, how much better it would be to defend ourselves if we knew both kinds of magic! But how would we actually get that to work...

“Perhaps we have something to share with the Dawn Legion” I said and the look of surprise on Rainbow Dash's face brought a smile to mine, if we have something to share of course, they would also, as I could tell Moonlit and Rainbow had realized with the fact dawning on their faces. Soon though the question of how also crossed their features, and I realized I had no idea myself...

Fluttershy's eyes fluttered open and she realized she was on someone's lap, someone's soft lap to be precise.

“I am so sorry Fluttershy, had I known you... Look at me, I can't even talk to you about this if you were awake” said the person who's lap she was on, the voice was Twilight's though and that brought a bright blush to her cheeks. “Oh Fluttershy... I love you too, I should have told you so long ago... Perhaps then this wouldn't have happened...” she said as tears fell from her face and hit Fluttershy's cheek making the yellow pegasus flinch at the sudden feeling.

“Do you mean that, Twilight?” asked Fluttershy her voice as soft as ever and Twilight froze at her voice.

“F-Fluttershy?” Twilight stuttered in surprise and the yellow pegasus nodded from where she was on Twilight's lap before pushing off the bed and sitting up, and before her bravery vanished she pressed her lips to Twilight's...

“I wonder what is taking Twilight so long?” said Rarity and Applejack shrugged as she leaned against the wall and pulled out an apple and started to eat it.

“ Ah dunno, Rares, but Ah haven't heard anything that would make me think anything bad is going on so Ah say we just sit here and wait a lil`bit” said the Apple Farmer earning a nod from Rarity who looked at her friend and sighed shaking her head.

'Why is it she makes more sense than usual when it comes to things like this?' thought Rarity...

I continued to think after Luna's comment and realized this was something that would affect more than just the military aspect and it dawned on me that this would have to be passed in the Senate. As I moved to say so Luna walked over to Moonlit and started to talk to him in a hushed voice, and whatever she said brought a blush to his face. Oh this I had to know.

“So, what's going on between you two?” I asked and Moonlit's blush grew but never-the-less he snaked an arm around Luna and held her close, which caused the former princess to blush herself, making my eyes shoot wide, as the answer became clear. “No. Really? You two are together? Seriously?” I asked in surprise, I yeah I am not usually one for gossip, that's Rarity's thing, but this was too good to pass up, even if that meant one less good stallion on the market, so to speak. Still if any mare deserved a good stallion, it was Luna. Maybe... Nah, I'll still try and get with Big Mac, after all he still does owe me for that time... Yeah... Maybe I should start talking, after all they are giving me weird looks. “I am happy for the both of you!” I said honestly and Luna seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and Moonlit... Well he still kept a critical eye on me for a little bit before smiling and telling me thanks...

Luna walked up to me and started whispering about what she wanted to do tonight, mostly involving me and her going out on a proper date, I blushed mostly due to her proximity.

“So, what's going on between you two?” asked Rainbow and my blush grew, but I decided I was going to stick to the plan and not hide anything and I pulled Luna closer which made Rainbow's eyes shoot wide. “No. Really? You two are together? Seriously?” she asked, obviously surprised and she went quiet, too quiet and after a while of her silence we started getting nervous, and it must have shown for she spoke up. “I am happy for the both of you!” she said and Luna breathed a sigh of relief but I stayed skeptical for a little be longer but when nothing happened I smiled and thanked her for her support in this...

I had decided I was going to talk to Moonlit quietly, but apparently I had been too obvious about it, because Rainbow decided to speak up.

“So, what's going on between you two?” she asked and Moonlit pulled me closer and I blushed at his open display of affection and pretty much claiming me, not that I was complaining, I may not be a prize to be won, but to be 'claimed' by someone isn't like that, just as if he had said I was his, wouldn't be the same as stating I am an object to be owned, he is mine as much as I am his, as such I saw nothing wrong with it. “Really? You two are together? Seriously?” she asked and went very quiet, which soon grew into an uncomfortable silence which must have shown because she then spoke up once more this time with enthusiasm, “I am happy for the both of you!” I breathed a sigh of relief and after a bit Moonlit offered his thanks for her acceptance which made me smile...