The Return of the Prince?

When Starbound Knight and Fluttershy arrived at Twilight's castle in Ponyville Spike greeted them and showed them to Twilights room.

Twilight had Starbounds story explained to her but nothing could have prepared them for what Twilight was about to explain.

"Okay so what your telling me is that you flew through outer space and when you came back your castle was destroyed" Asked Twilight Sparkle looking around her room for a specific book.

"Uhh well yes but I don't understand what happened" said Starbound

"Well I have a theory and it seems to be the only explanation as to why nothing is how it used to be but it may shock you" said Twilight with a grim look on her face.

"Well I need to know... no matter how bad it is" said Starbound with his head down

"Well my theory is the fastest thing in existence is light and as something approaches the speed of light time speeds up. You must have been almost a lightyear away from earth but made it back in a matter of days so in space you were moving fast enough for time to speed up extensively but in doing so you were gone for an estimated 2,000 years" Twilight explained.

"2,000 y-years... I... I uhhh" Starbound said just before he passed out from being so shocked.

3 Hours Later

As Starbound Knight came back into consciousness he heard a frail voice

"Please... wake up please" Fluttershy said as she wiped his face with a cool towel

"Please tell me that was all a dream Ms. Fluttershy..." Starbound begged as she he got up

"I'm afraid not Starbound Knight and if what you say is true than that means Princess Celestia and Luna are not the true rulers of Equestria" said Twilight looking for yet another book.

"OK... OK... Twilight Sparkle, I humbly ask that you take me to Princess Luna an Celestia as soon as possible" Starbound Knight asked as he kneeled to show his gratitude.

"I don't know..." said Twilight Sparkle sceptically

"Twilight we should at least try to help him, he seems so well mannered and genuinely grateful" said Fluttershy pleading with her conflicted friend.

"Well... Okay. We'll leave for Canterlot tomorrow morning" said Twilight

"Thank you very much Twilight Sparkle I am eternally grateful and thank you too Ms. Fluttershy" said Starbound Knight.

Afterwards Starbound Knight and Fluttershy went back to the cottage for the night.

"I'm sorry... but I don't have a guest room... if you like you can... um... sleep in my bed with me... if you want to" said Fluttershy in her normal shy voice

"I... uhh... I... sure... I'll join you a bit later though I'm not that tired yet" said Starbound Knight flattered by the offer.

"OK... well... I'm going to retire for the night... I'll leave you a some room... for when... you know..." said Fluttershy as she awkwardly went upstairs to her room.

Starbound Knight went outside and sat down in front of Fluttershy's front door, he stared up at the sky wondering if his parents had died or if the castle had been attacked and they went into hiding. He stared at the sky for hours until he got tired which is when he went inside and upstairs to Fluttershy's room. He didn't want to wake up Fluttershy so he layed down on the edge of the bed. As he drifted in and out of sleep he barely noticed that he and Fluttershy were moving closer to each other in their sleep.

"Hmm this is nice..." he thought to himself

By this time he had fallen asleep with Fluttershy comfortably cuddling him.