The Return of the Prince?

by AssassinKnight

Chapter 4: A Friend To Remember

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When the morning came the sun rose into the sky and sunlight gently peaked in through Fluttershy's window and shined onto Starbound and Fluttershy's face thus waking her up. Starbound could not sleep so he just enjoyed having Fluttershy in his hooves all night but he didn't want to freak her out by staring at her when she woke up so he played it off as if he were asleep.

"Good morrow little philly" said Starbound in a playful way

"Oh hello Starbound" Fluttershy said in response, she was really starting to warm up to him and he was starting to like Fluttershy as well

"You stay here while I go make you a breakfast, tis the least I can do" Starbound said as he sprang out of bed

"Really? how nice of you, thank you" said Fluttershy in response

Starbound Knight walked over to the window and opened then he prepared to jump out

"NO WAIT, your wing is broken remember" Fluttershy said

"Oh... yes, that's right" Starbound said as he stepped down from the window

"I shall be back in a matter of moments Ms. Fluttershy" said Starbound as he casual trotted out of her room

Fluttershy layed back down to sleep for a bit more before she had to tend to her animals

30 minutes later

Starbound Knight came back into Fluttershy's room with scrapes, bruises, and part of his tail on fire

"Well Ms. Flutteryshy... I'm sorry I took so long but I had to figure out how to use your maddening fire contraption to cook the eggs" said Starbound

"Well it's ok and thanks again for making me breakfast" said Fluttershy ready to eat

When she took the lid off of the platter she was amazed at what she saw. Somehow Starbound had made her a platter of Tulip and lilly sandwiches, fruit and berry juice, forest salad and eggs.

"Oh... my, are you going to eat any of this? It's quite alot of food" asked Fluttershy still shocked at how delectable it all looked.

"Uhhhhh no... my parents always had to force me to eat because I never felt hungry" replied Starbound

"Never?" Asked Fluttershy

"No, not that I can think of" replied Starbound

Fluttershy couldn't decide what to try first so Starbound suggested the juice. He used his magic to hand it to her but just as she took it from him his nose started to bleed.

"Oh my, are you alright" asked Fluttershy in a worried tone

"Yes... I'm fine, I've never been great with my magic but my wings make up for it in speed" replied Starbound

"Hmmm... well my friend Rainbow Dash likes flying fast... and also likes getting hurt... arguably. When we're done here we'll get her and go to Canterlot" said Fluttershy

"That's sounds quite delightful... I'm gonna... go clean up now" said Starbound who was dizzy from the magic use.

Fluttershy took a very candy assed sip of the juice and immediately stopped. Her eyes grew wide, her wings bursted outward and she was stuck in a physically paralyzed state. Then suddenly she regained consciousness and ate everything on her platter in a matter of seconds like a starving animal.

"St-Starbound, wh-where... did you learn to cook like that?" asked Fluttershy who was trembling at how great her meal was

"Hehe well, before my father told me I had to study and become king I dilly dallied around the castle and learned different things from the royal staff. My favorite things to do were watching the chefs cook and flying" replied Starbound as he took the dishes downstairs. Fluttershy quickly got up and followed him down the stairs.

"That's great and all but... didn't you like playing with your friends?" asked Fluttershy.

Just then, Starbound stopped and thought about the question before he answered.

"In the time that I came from... It was to dangerous to have friends" answered Starbound

"What?!?! So am I..." but before Fluttershy could continue Starbound turned around and said

"You know, we shouldn't keep Twilight Sparkle waiting" said Starbound avoiding eye contact

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