Chapter 8: Canterlot (Edited)

Once more, another day rose over Ponyville, and I awoke in the hospital. Around two weeks ago, a mare named Trixie came to Ponyville and placed us all in danger, because she had caused a legendary creature known as a Vironous to attack because she tore a scale and tooth off of it, and the creature ended up tracking her. Taking my chances, I told my friends to get the others to safety while I dealt with the Vironous. I was still banged up a little, and I have puncture wounds on my back, but thankfully, the doctors and nurses used their magic and healed my wounds, but the scars where the Vironous hit me remained. Due to my bravery, everypony in Ponyville remembered me and had sent me gifts and flowers to me, to show their gratitude to me for what I did for them.

I slowly opened my eyes, and looked down, to see Pipsqueak sleeping peacefully in my arms. I knew something was bothering him, due to the fact he had a nightmare last night, something about his parents. He also called me daddy as well, and I don't know why. I'll soon get the answers I need, but for now, today will just be an easy going day.

I gently grasped Pipsqueak’s shoulder and shook it gently, "Pipsqueak, it's time to get up." I whispered in his ear.

Pipsqueak moaned in his sleep and stirred, and finally opened his eyes. He yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes. He looked up at me, and smiled a little, "Morning Daniel."

"Morning Pip. Sleep well?" I asked.

He nodded, "Yeah, and really well...because I was here with you."

I smiled and ruffled his mane, which made him giggle again.

The door opened again, and I saw Red Heart walk in, and smile at us, "Good morning Daniel. Are feeling better?"

I smiled and nodded, "Yeah, a lot better now."

She nodded, "Glad you are. Also, Rarity wanted me to give these to you." She walked up to me and handed me a bag, filled with clothing.

This must be the clothing she made for me and gave me yesterday, but never got a chance to check them out since the battle with the Vironous. I smiled and thanked her while taking the bag from her.

"Pipsqueak, you'll have to come with me so-" Red Heart started.

"NO! I WANNA STAY HERE WITH DANIEL!" Pipsqueak shouted while clinging onto me, surprising me and Red Heart.

I was surprised by his sudden raise in voice, and he was scared. It broke my heart a little, seeing him like this, but I needed to get up and get dressed. I gently grasped his shoulder, making him look up at me, "I need to get up and get dressed, little buddy. I'll be out in a minute."

"But-" I cut him off by placing my fingers on his lips.

"I promise, I'm not going anywhere. If you want to, you can wait outside the door for me with Red Heart, until I come out." I reassured while smiling.

"You promise?" He asked me sadly.

I smiled and nodded, "Promise."

He still looked unsure of himself, but he hesitantly nodded, "O-okay."

I smiled and ruffled his mane, "That's my boy."

He smiled a little and walked out with Red Heart.

I sighed and tore off my hospital gown and started putting on my new clothing. Had to hand it to her, Rarity does wonders when it comes to making clothing. My shirt was white, with some black, jagged lining on the shoulder blades, and on the neck brace. The pants were black with white streaks on the side, and my new jacket was black as well, with red and gold streaks on it. I was really amazed, and I'm still wondering if the gold streaks are made of real gold, because they look so real. Meh, I'll ask her later.

After about a minute, I threw my sword and backpack on my back and walked out of my room, and like I expected, Pipsqueak and Red Heart were waiting outside of the door.

Immediately, Pipsqueak lunged at me and gave me a hug, which surprised me, but I smiled and hugged him back.

I looked at Red Heart, who was smiling while a lone tear leaked from her eye.

I smiled at her and thanked her again, signed some papers and documents, and left the hospital, with the little colt in my arms. I wonder how the others are doing now. I bet they're waiting for me outside of the hospital. On cue, I opened the door, and I was right, all of my friends were in front of me and they smiled at me.

"Welcome back sugarcube." Applejack welcomed with a smile.

I smiled back and nodded.

"We're glad you're okay now dear." Rarity said, "Not only that, you look very dashing in your new clothing."

I blushed a little, but smiled, "Thank you again for the clothing. It was really nice of you."

"Anytime darling." Rarity said bowing a little.

"Looks like Pipsqueak is taking a very big liking to you Daniel." Twilight said as the little colt was being held in my arms.

I smiled and stroked his mane a little, "I guess so. He didn't want to leave my side, even when I needed to get ready."

"Oh, the poor dear." Rarity said, "I'm glad he has somepony like you Daniel. He's such a sweet little colt."

I nodded, "I agree."

I looked back at Twilight, who seemed to have a shocked face. I arched a brow and asked, "You okay Twilight?"

The rest of the gang looked at her as well, and saw her expression.

"Twilight? You feeling alright?" Spike asked.

"WE FORGOT TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH PRINCESS CELESTIA!" The unicorn shouted.

Who the heck is Princess Celestia? I was about to ask, but without any warning, she huddled all of us together and her horn began to glow, "EVERYPONY! CELESTIA! CANTERLOT! NOW!" she screamed.

I was about to say something again, but then we all vanished into thin air.

Around about an hour later, me, Twilight, Spike and the rest of us were on the train to this city called Canterlot. During the ride, Twilight and the others explained to me about Princess Celestia, along with her younger sister, Princess Luna, who were the rulers of Equestria. After they explained everything, I was shocked out of my own mind, that I was going to meet royalty. I didn't know what to do, but I hope it would work out well when I meet them.

The train ride was pretty damn long. Through the course of about 1 hour through the ride, Twilight and the others chatted away, while I was looking out the window with Pipsqueak asleep next to me. My mind was still spinning that I was meeting royalty for the first time, and meeting a princess is a huge honor. I just hope I don't screw this up, because I knew that bad things would happen.

"Daniel?"

I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard somepony's voice, along with a hand on my shoulder. The pony with that kind of voice was Twilight.

"You okay?" She asked.

I sighed and looked back out the window, "Not really, Twilight. I'm nervous about all this. I'm meeting royalty in person. This is the most biggest thing that's ever happen to me in my young life, and I hope I don't screw this up, for my sake."

Twilight then cupped my cheek gently and made me look into her beautiful lavender eyes, "You don't have to worry, Daniel. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are the most gentle and friendliest ponies I know. I knew Celestia ever since I was a filly, and she would never hurt anypony. Just be yourself, and everything will be fine."

Her soft voice and explanation about Celestia made me more calm about meeting her. If she's as nice as Twilight says she is, then I had nothing to fear.

I took a breath and smiled, "Thanks Twi."

Twilight blushed that I called her 'Twi', and I just realized what I said and it was my turn to blush like an idiot.

"Bu..I-I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you that. Your beautiful eyes distracted me-Gah! Wait that's not what I meant! I meant your mane looks really nice-GAH! NONONONO! I-I-I-I mean you're a pretty mare-GAH! No that's not what I meant either! I mean….Uh...I…"

I face palmed by my stupid babbling mouth and words. Where in the name of hell did all that even come from!? Twilight must think I'm a freak now.

"You...think I'm...pretty?" She asked me.

I looked back up at her, and she was blushing like crazy by what I told her while she was holding some of her hair. Her burning red cheeks made her look cute, along with her lavender eyes sparkling like Amethyst. As much as I wanted to deny it, she was pretty...no, she was beautiful.

"Well...yeah, why wouldn't you be?" I asked while scratching the back of my head.

Twilight’s blush deepened, but she then smiled, "Thank you, Daniel." She then leaned forward and literally kissed me on the cheek...ON THE FUCKING CHEEK!

My body froze in shock, my eyes widened as big as dinner plates, and my face went all red.

Twilight had a even more shocked look, and her face went back to the deep shade of red as before, "I..I-I-I.."

We were both at a loss of words by what just happened right now. I didn't even know how to approach this crisis, neither did she. We were both sitting here, blushing like crazy, trying to make our next move, but nothing...SOMETHING PLEASE HAPPEN BEFORE I KILL MYSELF!

"NEXT STOP, CANTERLOT!" The conductor shouted, leaving me to breath out a huge sigh in relief in my head. Thank GOD!

"I...better get my stuff." Twilight said getting up and walking away, with the blush still present on her cheeks.

The blush on my cheeks lessened, but remained. I breathed out in huge relief and looked down at Pipsqueak, who was surprisingly still asleep through the whole episode. I gently shook his shoulder, "Wake up Pipsqueak, we're here."

"Mmmm...five more minutes." He muttered turning away.

I chuckled, "Come on lazy flank." I said in a playful way and picked him up.

At that, Pipsqueak gently wrapped his arms around my neck, and nuzzled into my shoulder.

Ugh! Why does he have to be so adorable!? If he keeps this up, my heart is literally going to explode. I smiled and shook my head, while I grabbed my sword and bag. After collecting my belongings, I joined up with the others, and we all got off the train.

"Awww, isn't this the most adorable thing you've ever seen?" Rarity cooed while looking at me while I was holding onto the sleeping Colt.

"R-really...cute." Fluttershy whispered.

I smiled and patted his back, which made me recieve another nuzzle from him. God, you're killing me with your cuteness, Pipsqueak!

"Come on Everypony, Princess Celestia and Luna are waiting for us." Twilight called out to us.

We all followed her, and my eyes were zipping through the city with awe and amazement.

The city was damn gorgeous! Many of the building were pure white, and all the ponies were wearing fancy clothing. Besides the beautiful night sky, Canterot was now #2 on my list of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

"Woow." Was all that came out of my mouth.

"Simply marvelous, isn't it Daniel dear? Canterlot is the most beautiful city in all of Equestria." Rarity described with her face beaming.

I saw Applejack only rolling her eyes in response.

I simply chuckled, and then asked Twilight, "Hey Twi, I want to know, how do you, and the others know Princess Celestia and Luna so well?"

Twilight blushed a little when I called her Twi again, but explained, "Well, I knew Celestia when I was a filly, like I said before, but I'm also her student." Twilight explained.

"You're the prized pupil of the ruler of Equestria?" I asked shocked.

Twilight shyly nodded.

I smiled, "Wow, you being the student of the ruler of Equestria. I'm really impressed. You must be something." I said winking at her, making her blush go deeper.

Pipsqueak finally woke up and I placed him down and allowed him to walk beside me, holding my hand.

We continued our walking, until we made to a pair of double doors, being guarded by two pony guards in gold armor.

"We have an appointment with Princess Celestia." Twilight said to the guards.

They nodded and let us by.

But then, they cut me off by putting their spears in front of me, "Hey, what are you doing?" I asked in surprise and anger.

"We've never seen anypony like you before. Not to mention you're carrying a weapon on your back." One guard said suspiciously.

Great, just what I needed, "I have no intention of hurting Princess Celestia. I carry this sword with me because it was a gift given to me by someone I love." I explained.

The guard looked deeper into my eyes….until he spoke again, "Very well, you may enter, but we're keeping our eyes on you."

I sarcastically nodded and walked by, and rejoined with the others. I looked back at the guards, who were still eyeing me.

"What's up with them being all bossy?" I asked pointing my thumb back to them.

"Sorry, the guards take their job seriously, and Princess Celestia and Luna are the heart and soul of Equestria." Twilight explained, which I nodded in understanding. As long as they don't try to get on my bad side, things will be fine.

I looked around inside of the castle while walking with the others, until we made it to another double pair of red doors. They opened and I saw a glass painting of six colorful mares emitting violet beams at a dark unicorn, and another turning a dragon like monster to stone.

These must be murals about the past events that happened before I came here to Equestria. I need to get into this later on.

I looked forward and saw two large females, that looked to be around in their 30s to mid 40s. The one on the left was white, with flowing hair with a color of light pink, green and blue. She wore a gold and white dress while wearing gold jewelry and a crown on her head. She also had wings and a horn. The mark on her arm had the symbol of the sun.

The women on her right resembles a few similarities to her, but was slightly different. She had blue skin and had flowing hair like the other, but was blue, and sparkled like stars. She wore a dark blue dress with black streaks in them. She had the mark of a crescent moon on her arm.

I then saw Twilight and the others bow to them. It then picked up in my head they were the rulers, so I quickly kneeled and bowed my head as well.

"It was most wise of you to bow in the face of royalty, outsider." A female voice stated in a serious tone.

Already, I was feeling my nerves resurface again. Fuck, I'm fucked! I'M FUCKED! Damn it Twilight, you told me she was nice! Oh man, I'm screwed. I felt my body shake violently, waiting to what horrible fate awaits me…...but then I felt a soft, white hand gently grasp my chin, making me look up. At the instant, I felt all of my nerves and fears wash away when I looked up and saw the white mare giving me a warm smile.

"However, those who are friends to Twilight and her friends, are always welcome her to Canterlot. I welcome you, Daniel Blaze." She greeted in a softer, and motherly tone.

"You...know me?" I asked surprised while I stood again.

"Of course. Twilight has mentioned you in her letters, and we have heard of your victory over the legendary Vironous. Not even our top soldiers could stand up to a powerful creature like that." She explained.

"Your skills are very impressive, let alone you being a human." The blue mare added.

"Wait, you know I'm a human?" I asked surprised.

"Of course. We've know about the human race for a while now, but seeing one in person is something else." The white mare explained.

I nodded in understanding. Guess Lyra's word about me spreaded faster than I thought. Okay, I need to know what names each of them are, and I think I got it down correctly, "Hmm...let me see, you're Princess Celestia.." I said, pointing at the white mare, "And you're Luna, right?" I asked pointing at the blue mare.

The two gave me warm smiles, "Yes, we are the rulers of Equestria, and the controllers of the night and day." Celestia explained.

"Wait, what do you mean by controlling the day and night?" I asked.

"I control the sun, while my sister controls the night." Celestia explained.

Okay, I was finding that a little hard to believe, "I'm sorry your highnesses, but I'm finding that a little hard to believe." I said rubbing the back of my head.

"Why do you say that?" Celestia asked.

"Well, the sun and moon from my world aren't controlled at all. The moon orbits around Earth, while Earth orbits around the sun." I explained. The two princesses looked at me with surprise, while I heard a scribble coming from behind me, and I knew it was Twilight.

"So, your planet orbits around your sun?" Celestia asked.

I nodded, "Sorry, but it's basically impossible to move something that's a million times bigger than the planet itself, but if you can prove it to me, then I'll reconsider it." I said.

Celestia smiled, "Very well Daniel." She turned to the window, where the sun was present and her horn glowed in a golden aura.

I didn't know whether to believe if she can really move the sun, considering the sun is thousands of miles away from the pla-pla-pal-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-WHAAAAAAAAT!? The sun started moving in circles and moved left and right. I was shocked out of my own mind, beyond anything I've ever seen. Due to all the phenomenon I've seen in my life, this bumps it up to #1.

Celestia moved the sun back in place, and her aura vanished. She turned to me and smiled, "Well?"

I didn't even respond to her. My body was in total shock mode. My eyes were as wide as dinner plates, my jaw was open, and I was spacing out. A cyan hand waved in front of my face.

"Daniel, you okay?" Rainbow called out.

I was finally able to snap out of my shocked state, and shake my head to regain composure, "Y-yeah. I'm okay." I turned back to Celestia, "Man, I guess you proved me wrong your highness. I hope you can forgive me."

"All is forgiven Daniel, and as a friend, you may call me Celestia." Celestia said.

I nearly went back into my shocked state. Above all the ponies, and creatures in Equestria, the princess, the ruler of this world….wants to be my friend!? "What? You...want to...be my….friend?"

Celestia smiled warmly, "Of course Daniel. From everything that has happened, and through what you have done for Twilight and her friends, anypony that is friends with Twilight is certainly a friend to me." Celestia explained.

"And to me as well, young Daniel." Luna added.

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I couldn't believe it. The Princesses of Equestria...as my friends. I didn't even know how to approach this.

"Daniel?" I looked back up at Celestia.

"Are you okay?" She asked in a concerned voice.

I slowly nodded, "Y-yeah. It's just...I can't believe you and your sister, above all ponies in this world, want to be my friends. This is just a lot to take in." I explained.

Celestia smiled and placed her hand on my shoulder, "I'm always friends to all ponies and creatures alike in Equestria, and always will."

I smiled a little and nodded in understanding.

Celestia turned to Twilight, "Twilight, you brought the Elements of Harmony, did you not?" She asked.

Twilight nodded, "I did. There in my bag."

The Elements of Harmony. I remember that name before when I first came here to Equestria. Wanting to know more, I asked the sun princess, "Celestia, what are the Elements of Harmony?"

Celestia smiled, "The Elements of Harmony are six gems that bind and create the magic of friendship. They are known as Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, and Magic." She explained.

"Twilight and her friends are also the bearers of those Elements." Luna added.

I turned back to the girls, who each were putting a necklace on while Twilight was wearing a tiara, which was gold and had a six pointed star that was hot pink.

Rarity's was a purple gem in the shape of a diamond.

Fluttershy's was pink and was in the shape of a butterfly.

Rainbow's gem was red, in the shape of a lightning bolt.

Applejack's gem was orange, with a hint of green, and was in the shape of an apple.

And lastly, Pinkie’s was light blue and had a balloon shape.

"You guys are the bearers of the Elements?" I asked surprised.

"We sure are, sugarcube." Applejack answered.

I smiled, "Let me guess what each of you are...Rarity is Generosity, Pinkie Laughter, Rainbow Loyalty, Applejack is Honesty, Fluttershy Kindness, and lastly Twilight, the Element of Magic." I said, surprising the mares, Spike and Pipsqueak.

"How did you know?" Twilight asked.

"Well, each of you have been showing me what you're all capable of, and also through your attitudes, and along with the way you act towards me and yourselves. So I figured those are your elements." I explained.

"Wow. That's amazing." Twilight said.

I chuckled. Then, I felt something in my body surge through me, which caught my attention. I then looked at the Element of Magic, and the surge got stronger. It was like...it was calling to me.

"You okay Daniel?" Twilight asked me.

"Not sure. It feels like...your element is...calling to me." I explained when I walked closer. As I did, the gem let off a small glow, which was adding more surprise to me and to the others. I slowly reached for the gem and touched it, and not prepared, the Element glowed brightly and removed itself from the Tiara.

"What the heck?" I asked surprised. I then saw the other Elements fly freely from the necklaces and started to circle around me. I was shocked and surprised by what was happening, but the others were beyond shocked.

"Celestia, what's happening!?" I asked freaking out.

"I don't know!" She answered.

Suddenly, the Element of Kindness shot a pink beam into my chest, causing me to gasp. I felt its unknown power surging into my body, but was followed up with another jolt of energy. One by one, each of the Elements shot their beam of magic and energy into my body, and followed up with the Element of Magic being the last.

I was then hauled into the air, and was engulfed into a bright light. I felt my body burning from this energy and I was screaming while holding my head in pain. I heard the sound of the others screaming my name. Finally, the Elements stopped glowing and fell to the ground, with me following suit.

"DANIEL!" I heard the girls shout.

I groaned and tried to get up. I felt a pair of hands press against my chest and helped me up.

"Are you okay Daniel?" Celestia asked worried.

"I...I think so. But man, that was a new experience to me. I've never felt anything like that before." I explained while holding my head to ease the throbbing, "Has this ever happen before?"

Celestia shook her head, "No. That was first I've ever seen in many moons." She said, "Are you sure you're okay?"

I nodded and finally got back on my feet and rubbed off any pain left in my head. I then asked, "Yeah. Also, what do you mean by many moons?"

"Me and Luna have lived for thousands of years." She answered.

I looked at them wide eyed by her answer. THOUSANDS OF YEARS!? Holy shit. I can't believe they lived that long, and are still living.

"Really!? You and your sister lived that long? That's really something. Man, you and your sister surprised me. For ones living that long, I'm amazed you two still look so young and very beautiful." I commented winking at them.

The two Princesses blush by my words, "You think..we look youthful?" luna asked.

"Of course. How can nopony see that? You two are very beautiful. I'm still surprised nopony would be dating you two, since you two are very pretty mares, along with being the rulers of Equestria." I explained smiling.

My words made the two blush deeper. Celestia smiled, "Thank you Daniel. You're really different than anypony we've met."

I smiled, "Thank you, Celestia."

"I believe you're all exhausted from your ride here. I'll let my guards escort you all to your proper rooms." Celestia said.

A few guards came into the room, and escorted us out of the throne room. While we were walking to our rooms, my mind was still playing the events to what happened when I felt the Element’s powers. What was it all about? Why did it happen? What even happen to me?

Me and Pipsqueak were in our room, while Pipsqueak was taking a small nap, I was still figuring out what had happened with the Elements. I got up from my chair and walked outside on the balcony, resting my shoulders on the bars.

"What could it mean? What's the secret behind all that? Why did it even hap-AGH!" I stopped when the familiar throbbing coming back into my head. I grabbed it and squeezed my head, not doing me any good. Then…

FLASH

I then saw a vision, three shadowy figures, each giving me a toothy, wicked grin.

"You'll regret ever messing with us Danny boy."

I opened my eyes and breathed heavily, while I felt sweat trickle down my face. What the hell was that all about? What kind of vision did I just see? And mostly, Why did it happen? Man, this was making my head spin. I...I need to think this through, and try to calm down. I sighed and walked back into the room. I grabbed my sword and placed it on my back. I then grabbed a scroll and quill and wrote a small note to Pipsqueak.

"Pipsqueak, If you get this, I've left the room to go on a calm walk alone. I don't want you to worry little guy. I'll be back in a couple of minutes. I just need to clear my head. Daniel."

I placed the scroll next to him and quietly walked out of the room and closed the door behind me. I walked out of the castle and took a stroll around the city, but not to far from the castle. The last thing I want to do is to get lost.

All the Canterlot ponies were doing their usual, talking, eating, and so forth. They were acting more differently than the Ponyville ponies, due to how they're behaving, their clothing and how they communicate with one another.

During my calm stroll, they were looking at me, while I heard some of them whisper.

"Who's that?"

"I must say, his clothing is rather dashing."

"Is he a guard, due to the sword on his back?"

I smiled and sighed and continued forward while I was lost in thought, but then I didn't see where I was going, and bumped into somepony. I landed on my ass and rubbed my head.

"Owww." I opened my eyes and saw a stallion, who was wearing a fancy suit, with a rose on the side, light blue eyes, fancy mane, tail and mustache, and wore black pants.

The mare next to him was beautiful. She was white like the stallion, had light pink mane, tail, wore a light purple dress, light purple shadowing on her eyes, thick eyelashes, and purple eyes.

I quickly got up and bowed my head, "I'm really sorry, mister! I wasn't looking where I was going." I apologized. I looked back up and offered my hand to him, "Let me help you up."

He smiled and took it, "Thank you, young man."

"Again, I'm really sorry. I was just deep in thought." I apologized again.

The stallion chuckled, "Quite alright, sonny. Not the first time somepony bumped into me by mistake."

I chuckled a little as well, "Well, glad that's cleared up now. My name is Daniel Blaze by the way." I greeted.

The stallion and mare looked at me with surprise, "Wait, you're the Daniel Blaze, the pony that took down that leviathan Vironous from Ponyville?" the stallion asked.

I was surprised by that, "Well, I'm actually a human, and how do you know about that?"

"The news has spread fast, and some of the Canterlot ponies know about it as well." the mare explained.

"Wow. Hope I don't become a celebrity." I joked and laughed, and the two laughed as well.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Daniel. I'm Fancy Pants, and this is Fleur De Lis." He greeted.

"Fleur is fine with me. And I must say, you're a handsome young man, aren't you?" She asked rather in a seductive voice.

I blushed deeply and laughed, "Yeah, I've been getting that for a bit. No surprise there."

"By the way, where do you live Mr. Daniel?" He asked.

"I live in Ponyville with Twilight and her friends." I said.

"Really? Do you know a mare named Rarity, by any chance?" Fancy Pants asked.

I smiled, "Of course I know her, she's one of my friends. How do you know her?" I asked.

"Rarity and I are good friends. She's such a lovely mare. Please tell her I said Hi." He requested.

"Will do. Well, I don't want to keep you two waiting. I'm gonna walk around a little longer and then head back to the castle, and-" I said but was cut off.

"You're staying at the castle?" Fancy Pants asked surprised.

I nodded, "Yeah. I'm staying there for the time being during my visit here in Canterlot." I explained.

"Well, Fleur and I are impressed. Not many ponies stay at the castle." Fancypants said.

"Well, it's my first time living at a castle and meeting the princesses." I explained.

Fancy Pants and Fleur looked at one another and smiled, and then looked back at me, "How long will you be visiting Canterlot, Mr. Daniel?" Fancypants asked.

"Probably for two days. Why'd you ask?" I asked.

"Me and Fleur will be seeing the Wonderbolts race today, and we would be delighted that you would join us." Fancy offered.

"Really? You don't mind at all?" I asked surprised.

"Not at all. I would like to know more about you, and anypony who's friends with the Princess and Rarity, is a friend of mine." He said smiling.

Man. I can't believe I'm making friends fast. I was surprised and happy at the same time. Not wanting to be rude by the offer, I smiled and nodded, "I would be honored to join you and Fleur."

The two smiled, "Excellent. Meet us at the stadium at 5:00. We'll be looking forward to seeing you again." Fancy said.

"Me as well, Fancy Pants." I said holding my hand out to him.

He smiled and shook it.

I smiled at Fleur and held my hand out to her, "It was nice meeting you, Fleur."

She smiled and shook my hand, "You as well dear. I'll be looking forward to seeing you again." She leaned forward and kissed my cheek.

My face flared up, and she giggled while the two walked away. I couldn't believe I got kissed by another mare. First Twilight, and now Fleur. How in the world am I so popular with the mares? Sigh, well, might as well head back to the castle now. Another thing came to my mind, who are the Wonderbolts? I shrugged it off and walked back.

It was around noon, so I had plenty of time until the race at the stadium, if I knew where it was. Eh, I'll ask Celestia later on. I walked back inside, glad that the guards didn't piss me off when I walked through. I made it back into the throne room, where Celestia and Luna were talking to Twilight, Pipsqueak, Spike and the others.

Pipsqueak turned and saw me, "Daniel!" He ran to me and pounced on me with a hug.

I smiled and patted his back.

"Where have you been?" Rainbow asked.

I shrugged, "I took a stroll through some parts of Canterlot, and met some nice ponies." I turned to Rarity, "By the way Rarity, do you know a stallion by the name of Fancypants by any chance?"

She gasped, "I do! How do you know him?" She asked surprised.

I chuckled sheepishly, "Well, I kinda bumped into him, if you know what I mean."

"I see. What did you and him talk about?" She asked.

"Not much. He told me he and this mare named Fleur know about my victory from the Vironous battle, and they told me many of the Canterlot ponies know about it." I explained.

"Wow. Never thought the word would spread fast." Rainbow said.

I chuckled, "I know what you mean. Hope I don't become a celebrity." I said, making us all laugh.

Our laughter silenced when the doors opened.

I turned and saw another stallion. He had white fur, like some of the ponies I've been seeing. He had light blue eyes, had golden hair, and a tail, along with wearing a fancy outfit.

"Auntie Celestia, I've just returned from the Griffin kingdom, and...and…" He paused when he saw me with wide eyes. He was silent for the moment, until he practically shouted, "BY THE NAME OF STAR SWIRLED THE BEARDED, WHAT IN THE NAME OF TATRUS IS THAT MONSTROSITY!?" He asked pointing at me.

I groaned. Great, just what I needed. Another Asshole.

"Calm yourself Blueblood, this is Daniel Blaze. He's a human, and our guest." Celestia explained.

Blueblood? This must be the stallion Rarity and Rainbow brought up a few weeks ago.

"A HUMAN!? WHY WOULD YOU LET A FOUL MONSTER IN OUR KINGDOM, AUNTIE!? He asked pissed.

I growled at him. What the hell is his problem?

"You will respect him as one of our guests, Blueblood." Celestia said sternly.

I looked at the girls, and Rarity, Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow looked pretty pissed, "What the hell is his problem?" I asked Twilight.

"That's Blueblood. He's Princess Celestias nephew, and he's a royal pain in the flank." Twilight hissed.

I went wide eyed, "Wait, he's Celestia’s nephew!?" I asked shocked.

Blueblood smiled wickedly, "That's right foul creature, and you're gonna show the respect I deserve."

I glared at him for a bit, until I spoke, "You expect me to respect you because you're a prince, well think again! I only show respect to those who show kindness and friendship to me. Another thing, I have a name, and it goes by Daniel. Also, you better have that attitude of yours changed…..Snowballs."

Blueblood went wide eyed, and I heard some of the girls snicker under their breath.

"What did you call me?!" He asked pissed.

I smirked, "I called you Snowballs. S-N-O-W-B-A-L-L-S." I leaned forward a little while keeping my smirk, "Get the picture?"

At the instant, The snickers burst into laughter and I saw Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie and Rainbow on the ground, clutching their stomachs while tears fell from their eyes.

Rarity was laughing as well, by the new name I gave him, which got me to chuckle as well, and I also saw Pipsqueak laughing as well.

I turned back to Blueblood, who had a fumed angry face, "HOW DARE YOU, YOU FOUL BEAST! AUNTIE, SEND THIS BEAST TO THE DUNGEONS AT ONCE!"

I was thrown back a little when he mentioned 'Dungeons'. I looked at Celestia and Luna, who had straight faces.

Finally, Celestia spoke, "You need to have more self control my nephew. I will not throw Daniel in the Dungeons."

I sighed in relief, glad they won't throw me away.

Blueblood growled, and stomped out of the room and slammed the door shut.

Celestia sighed and shook her head.

I looked up at her and scratched the back of my head, "Umm..did I go to far?"

"No, and I'm sorry for the treatment he gave you." Celestia apologized.

"What's his problem anyway?" I asked.

"He thinks he's all high and mighty. He only respects himself, and a few Canterlot ponies, and nopony else." Rainbow explained while picking herself up.

"Not to mention he's a royal pain in the flank. He treated me unlady like at the Gala a while back." Rarity added.

I still didn't know what this Gala was, but decided to save it another time, while I nodded in understanding. I then turned to Celestia and asked, "By the way Celestia, do you know where the stadium is by any chance?"

"Yes. The stadium is north of Canterlot. Why do you ask?" Celestia asked me.

"Fancy Pants offered me to go see the Wonderbolts race today at 5, but who are they?" I asked.

Without knowing, a pair of cyan hands grabbed me and I was spun around to face Rainbow, who had a shocked face.

"How in the name of Celestia do you not know about the Wonderbolts!?" She asked, practically shouting.

"From another world, remember?" I said plainly.

"Oh.." She let go of me, and smiled sheepishly. She then explained, "The Wonderbolts are Equestria's top pegasus flyers. they are the masters of flight, performing amazing aerial maneuvers and feats, and it's always been my dream to join them in the skies."

"Oh, so they're like the Blue Angels." I said.

"The Blue Angels?" Rainbow asked.

"They're an air force that works for a team called the Navy. Their job is to keep our world safe, and they're the fastest around." I explained.

"Oooh. They sound really cool, but I don't think they're fast as me." Rainbow said, receiving a chuckle from me.

"Maybe not." I said. Then, the sound of my stomach went off by a huge volume, and they all looked at me with surprise. I blushed embarrassingly and looked away, while scratching my cheek, while I heard the sounds of the girls giggling.

"Sounds like somepony's hungry." I heard Twilight say.

I chuckled sheepishly, "Yeah. I haven't eaten anything while I was recovering, and haven't gotten a chance to get breakfast either." I said.

"Well, it seems lunch has already started. Please follow me to the dining room." Celestia said.

We all followed Celestia and Luna to the dining room, while I continued admiring the beauty of the castle.

Pipsqueak was on my shoulders, enjoying his piggyback ride, which earned me a smile.

"Daniel." I heard Celestia said, which made me turn to her, "I've been meaning to ask you, why do you carry around that sword?"

I smiled, "It was a gift given to me by my grandfather. He told me it would bring good luck to me. I never leave it out of my sight." I explained.

"Are you good with it?" She asked.

"I manage, but my training is still incomplete. I still have a long way to go before I can reach my full potential with wielding it." I said.

"How long have you been trained with the sword?" Celestia asked.

"3 years, but I still have yet to finish." I answered.

"Amazing. Why does it take you so long to master the sword?" Celestia asked.

"The way of wielding the sword takes a lot of patience and skill. In order to know full understanding and ways with the sword, you must know the ways of how the samurai use them." I explained.

"What are these samurai you speak of?" Luna asked walking next to me.

"Samurai are legendary warriors that are skilled with swords, and they show honor on the battlefield, and protect the innocence with their lives." I explained, "My grandfather was once a samurai, but retired as one when he became 70 years old. By that time, he trained me for 3 years under the ways of the samurai ways and how to wield a sword. He even passed down some of his secrets to me."

"Interesting. You'll have to show me your skills later on." Celestia said.

I nodded a little, giving her the approval to see what I can do with my sword. We all made it to the dining room and we all sat down at the long table. Pipsqueak sat next to me while AJ, Twilight and Rarity sat next to me, and Celestia, Luna and the others sat in front of us.

A waiter came by and took our orders.

I ended up getting a salad and some cooked fish, which I was glad they make here. I didn't know why, but best not to know. After the waiter left, we all talked among ourselves. I was enjoying all this, and nothing can ruin it.

"WHY IS THAT MONSTROSITY STILL HERE!?"

Except that.

We all looked behind us, and saw Blueblood again, or Snowballs in my words, who was walking up to us, with an angry scowl on his face, while staring at me. This prick was really starting to get on my nerves.

"Ah'm literally going to kick his sorry flank if he's gunna continue harassing ya." AJ hisses.

"No kidding." I said agreeing with her.

He sat at the far end of the table, trying his best to stay away from me as far as possible. I simply ignored him. Our food came 5 minutes later, and I thanked the maid for bringing it. My food looked pretty well made, along with the fish cooked well. I cut the fish up and took a bite. Even though I don't attend to eat fish a lot, I have to say, these ponies know how to prepare a fish well.

"This foul beast eats meat!?" Blueblood shouts.

I swallowed my food and glared at him, "Omnivore, to be precise." I corrected him.

"WHY WOULD YOU LET A BEAST THAT EATS MEAT ROAM OUR CASTLE, AUNTIE!?" He shouts.

I'm literally 10 seconds from getting up and punching him in the face.

"Daniel is not a threat to us, and he has no intention to eating us. Calm yourself." Celestia argues in a soft, but very stern tone.

I can tell she's also at the end of her rope as well.

A mare maid with a light blue colored mane, tail, and wore a maid outfit returns with his food that he ordered, but looks at it with disgust.

"You call this food!? It looks like pig slop, what are the chefs doing in there!?" He shouts.

I was almost at my breaking point now, and the others look like there about to lose it as well, even Celestia and Luna.

The waitress asked him if she could help, but Blueblood levitates his plate and throws it at the maid’s face, causing her to fall to the floor, making the mares gasp at the action.

Okay, that does it. I've had it with this prick! I slowly got up from my seat and walked over to the mare. I helped her up and wiped off any bit of food on her face.

"Are you okay?" I asked in a very calm voice.

"Y-yes. Thank you." She said while sobbing a little with tears falling.

I turned to Blueblood, with the most scary and angry scowl I've ever formed on my face. I raised my hand and formed a fist and punched him with a lot of force.

It was so strong, it made Blueblood fly off of his seat and land on the ground, unconscious and with a bloody nose.

I tuned back at the girls, who had very shocked faces, with wide eyes and lowered jaws, while Rarity, Rainbow, AJ, Twilight, and even Luna were smirking, "What? he had it coming by his pathetic attitude." I said plainly, "Nopony treats a mare like that and gets away with it."

"I've been wanting to do that for months now." I heard Luna say, which surprised Celestia, and myself.

"What? He had it coming, Tia." She said, sipping her tea.

Celestia then looked back at me, and she was a little pissed, which send a little shiver down my spine, "You know attacking royalty is a serious crime, Daniel."

I was able to find my words and spoke bravely, "I'm sorry Celestia, but by the way he was acting towards me, and for the way he treated that poor mare, and to my friends is certainly no prince. He needs a wake up call, and learn some real manners."

Celestia sighed, "Yes, I know he can be too forward to others, but that still doesn't give the right to attack him like that."

"You wanted to do the same thing as well Celestia. I could see it in your eyes." I said.

Celestia sighed again, "Please don't do that ever again. Better yet, don't punch anypony."

"I'll only defend myself if one attacks me...or if they deserve it." I said.

Celestia nodded, and all of us continued eating, while Blueblood was taken to the medical wing.

After around 20 minutes, Celestia, Luna, me and the gang left the dining room, with full bellies and satisfaction.

Then, Rainbow started, "That was so awesome, what you did to Blueblood!" She said in an excited voice.

"That sorry stallion had what was coming to him. I never could have done it better myself." Twilight said impressed.

"Whowee! Ya kicked his sorry flank to the next county. That'll show him fer messin with us and to ya." Applejack said patting my back.

"Normally, I would be offended to who you attack, but that ruffian of a prince had it coming to him." Rarity said.

I smiled, but then asked, "I've been meaning to ask, even though I understand you guys hold a grudge at him, what did he do to all of you exactly?" I asked.

Twilight sighed, "Blueblood has been crawling under our fur since the Grand Galloping Gala." she said.

"Is this Grand Galloping Gala some kind of ball or something?" I asked.

"In a way yes. The Gala is a grand party, where the highest ponies are attended, even Blueblood has to attend." She explained.

"Blueblood holds a huge grudge against us Pegasi." Rainbow said with venom dripping from her words.

"I totally find that racist." I said. I hate when people, or ponies hate others who are different from one another.

"That's what I thought!" Rainbow said putting her hands in the air.

"He said mah apple treats and pastries are nothin but garbage!" Applejack said.

"What!? How can somepony not enjoy your families pastries that are made from your apples!?" I asked almost shouting. This stallion is now starting to get under my skin.

"He treated me unlady like. He took a pillow for himself, A rose for himself, forced me to open the doors for him, use my beloved dress to walk over a puddle, and used me as a shield to protect himself from a falling cake." Rarity said really irritated.

My right eye was now twitching. My anger has now doubled to this damn stallion. I growled and clenched my fists, "Why that little son of a-" I then stopped since Pipsqueak was here, and he was still a child. I inhaled for a huge breath and breathed out to calm myself. I looked at Twilight and asked, "What did he do to you, Twilight?"

She growled, "While I was living here in Canterlot, before I met my friends, he was trying to make me his mare, and he peeped on me when I wasn't looking. He's not only a snob, but a huge pervert!"

My eyes went wide and my jaw lowered.

Spike and the others showed the same faces as well.

I couldn't believe this. This Prick, not only made my friends look bad, but tried to pervert Twilight! I growled and my face went all red, and I could've sworn I felt heat leak out of my ears.

"Daniel, you okay?" Rainbow asked.

I didn't answer. Instead, I growled loudly and punched one of the pillars near me with pure anger. My punch must have been really strong, because it caused a crack to be visible to the girls. After around a minute, I was able to calm my mind and anger. I took my hand back and looked at the group, who were very shocked.

I sighed, "Sorry you had to see that. I have the intention to have a short fused temper. Blueblood should be lucky I didn't know about this, otherwise I would have tore him apart." I growled.

"We know. I'm sure everything will turn out better soon." Twilight said.

I gave her a small smile and nodded.

It was around 2:00pm now, only 3 hours left until I need to meet up with Fancy Pants at the stadium. I didn't have a lot to do for the time being, so I decided to head to the training floor for some training...if I knew where it was.

I walked around the halls, trying to find the training room, but no luck. Dammit, why isn't there a map in this castle!? Wait…..GODDAMMIT! NOW I'M FUCKING LOST!

Ugh, this is just great. Now what?

"Hey you!"

I turned and saw a familiar guard pony. It was the pony guard from the door.

"Oh, it's you." I grumbled not to happy seeing him.

"Yeah. Look, I want to apologize about my behavior from earlier. I just never saw anything like you before, and the fact you were carrying a weapon with you." He explained.

I sighed, "It's cool. I'm used to this kind of thing." I said.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Nothing I like to remember." I said while walking.

"Oh. Well, ahem, I'm BlueShield, one of the guards here in Canterlot." He greeted.

"Daniel Blaze." I greeted without looking at him.

"You're Daniel Blaze, the pony-"

"Human." I corrected him.

"Human that took down that Vironous from Ponyville?" He asked shocked.

"Yep." I answered.

"Wow. I'm still shocked you took the leviathan down. I'm impressed." he said to me.

I looked at him and smiled a bit, "Well, it wasn't easy killing it, but I'm just glad nopony got hurt." I said.

"You feeling okay?" He asked.

"*Sigh*, well, I'm trying to find the training room, but now I'm lost in this castle." I explained.

"Oh, I know where it is. Follow me." He said leading the way.

Now that I was getting a better look at him, he looked pretty young, probably around 16 or 17. So, I then asked, "I'm curious Blueshield, how old are you?"

"18." He answered.

"Wow. Starting a high responsibility job at a young age." I said.

"*Sigh*, I know. I've been getting that a lot. Me and my sister started working here the time we were 17." he explained.

"You have a sister?" I asked.

"Yeah, her name is Feather Duster. She's one of the maids here in Canterlot." He explained taking off his helmet. He had light blue mane as well like the maid from the dining room.

"Does your sister have a light blue mane like yours?" i asked.

"Yeah. How do you know her?" He asked.

"I don't really know her, but I helped her when that sad excuse of a prince treated her like garbage." I explained growling a little.

"What!? What did he do to my sister?" He asked pissed now.

"He threw his food in her face, making her cry." I explained.

"OH that little...I'm gonna kick his sorry flank when I see him!" He growled.

"No need. That part was already taken care of." I said smirking.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"After I helped your sister up, I punched him in the face, sending him on his ass, and knocking him unconscious. You should have seen the reactions to the others that were with me. Priceless." I said laughing.

"AHAHAHAHA! Oh man, I wish I was there to see it. I could just picture it now." Blueshield said laughing.

After our laughing, we calmed down, and Blueshield took a breath, "You know Daniel, You're okay guy, and thank you for helping my sister. Much appreciated." Blueshield said smiling.

"Anytime. I'll kick Snowball’s flank anyday." I said smirking.

With that, Blueshield fell to the floor, bursting with laughter, clutching his stomach, and tears rolling down his eyes, "AAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STOP! STOP! I CAN'T TAKE IT! MY SIDES ARE GONNA OPEN!"

I laughed as well, while I held my stomach as well. After we finally ceased our laughter after around 5 minutes, I helped Shield up and he wiped any last tears.

"Ooooh, by Celestia, wait until I tell the others about Blueblood’s new nickname. They'll be in their beds for a week from their laughter." He said chuckling a little.

I let out a chuckle as well, "I can just picture it now."

We continued walking, until we finally made it to a pair of blue doors. We opened them and we entered the training room.

"I can't thank you enough for helping me find this room, Blueshield." i thanked.

"Anytime. Also, while I'm not working, you and I have to hang out sometime while you're staying here in Canterlot." He said.

"I would like that." I said smiling, "Also, do you know where I have to go to get to the entrance of the castle?"

"Yes. Go down that hall, make a left, and when you pass a pair of purple doors, make a right, and go straight."

"Thanks." I said, "By the way, aren't you supposed be on duty, or are you on break?"

"Oh, on break, but I have to-" He looked at the clock, and it was around 2:30pm, "Oh Ponyfeathers, I have to get back to work. Bye Daniel!" Blueshield called out running down the halls.

I waved goodbye and started working out. The room was pretty big, and had a lot of weights and workout stations. It's been probably less than 3 weeks since I got a good workout. If I slack now, I'll never reach my full potential. I cracked my fingers, my back, and took off my jacket, and went to work.

After around 1 hour and 30 minutes of intense training and working on my sword, I finally left the training room, with a satisfied look. I went back to my room, took a quick shower, and got into some fresh new clothes. I walked out of the castle, and walked down the road to the stadium. After a long walk, I was able to make it 10 minutes before the race started.

The stadium was really crowded. Thousands of ponies from Earth, Unicorn , and Pegasus ponies were sitting in their chairs. At the track, three Pegasus were preparing for the race. They each wore sky diving goggles, and uniform that was blue and had yellow lightning streaks.

Two were mares, while the third was a stallion.

The stallion had emerald green eyes, a blue mane and tail and had dark cyan fur.

The first mare was yellow, had fire colored mane, and tail, along with amber eyes.

The other mare had white mane and tail, light cyan fur, and had pink violet eyes.

"Daniel!" I turned and saw Fancy Pants and Fleur walking up to me, "Glad you made it."

I smiled, "Wouldn't want to miss this."

The three of us walked up the stadium until we got to a pair of stairs, being guarded by a guard pony. Thankfully, he allowed me to pass, since I was Fancy Pant’s guest. The three of us finally made it to the upper floor, where a few Canterlot ponies were already chatting amongst themselves.

They all saw Fancypants and Fleur, and then walked up to them and started chatting with them, ignoring me.

"Attention everypony. I would like to introduce you all to Daniel Blaze." Fancy Pants announced, which caught all of the ponies attention, and they all looked at me.

I'm still trying to get used to all the ponies looking at me, so I smiled sheepishly and waved.

"Is it true about what they said about you?" A stallion asked.

"Did you really defeat a foul creature called a Vironous?" A mare asked.

"I did." I answered while smiling.

"How did you bring down such a behemoth?" Another mare asked.

"The Vironous had a weak point on its back, so I went for that. It put up a fight, but I was able to defeat it." I explained.

"My question is, why would you risk your life like that?" Another mare asked.

I smiled, "Because I care about the ponies that are around me. They all give me happiness, friendship, and care. I didn't know what I would do if they got eaten by the Vironous." I explained.

"Were you afraid at all when facing the beast?" The stallion asked.

"I was more than scared, I was terrified, considering I've never went up against a beast like that, but a wise old man once taught me to stand up to your fears, and face it head on." I explained, remembering that little speech my grandfather told me.

"Simply fascinating." They all said.

"Why do you carry that sword around? Are a guard at the castle?" One mare asked.

I shook my head, "No, I carry this sword around because it was given to me by someone from my heart." I explained smiling, "I never leave it out of my sight."

"Is this sword very special to you?" A mare asked.

I nodded, "Very. It had served me for a long time, ever since it was given to me." I explained.

"Attention! The race is about to begin!" The announcer said through the speakers.

At that, we all went to the edge of the balcony and watched.

The three ponies I saw from before are getting into their starting positions.

"I certainly know that Fleetfoot will take home this race." I heard Fancypants say, along with the others agreeing.

I took a closer look at the pegasus, and saw the orange pegasus flexing her wings very well. The track had a few sharp turns, and flexibility is the key to sharp turns.

"I'm sorry for disagreeing with you Fancy Pants, but I believe the orange mare has a bigger chance winning the race." I said, getting all of them to look at me. I smiled sheepishly, and heard a bang go off.

The three pegasus took off. I was really amazed by their speed. They went so fast, I can barely keep up, but it was still a lot of fun to watch them race. I saw the orange mare taking the sharp turns like a pro, while the other two had to slow down just by a tad bit. After amazingly five fast laps, the orange mar crossed the finish line, ending the race.

"Bravo, Daniel. How did you know Spitfire would win?" Fancypants asked.

"The track had a lot of sharp turns. I saw the orange mare flexing her wings, which was giving her amazing flexibility and maneuverability. It takes more than just speed to win a race." I explained.

"Simply amazing. You're really something Daniel." he said smiling.

I smiled back, "Thank you."

Through the remainder of the day, Fancy Pants, Fleur, and I enjoyed tea, some sweets, and enjoyed the race. After the course of an hour or so, the race ended, and I decided to leave. I said my goodbyes to Fancy Pants and Fleur and left the stadium.

While walking back, I saw distant flashes, and saw the same orange mare Pegasus being chased by a horde of paparazzi. I quickly ducked behind a corner while she was coming up to me. I knew I had to help her, knowing she wasn't liking this. When she finally came close, I quickly grabbed her arm, and pulled her into the alley.

"WHAT THE-" I quickly put my hand over her mouth, preventing her from screaming her ass off.

"Shh." I quickly said and quieted her down. I took a very light peek around the corner and saw the mod looking for her.

"Where did she go?" A stallion asked.

"She just vanished." A mare said.

"Maybe she went this way! Come on!" Another mare said.

They all ran down the streets, leaving our sight, but I made sure we stayed quiet for a moment, making sure we were really safe. After a minute I released my hand from her mouth and sighed.

"I think you're safe now. I'm sure they won't come this way." I said looking at her.

She let out a huge breath of relief, "Thanks for that. They've been on my flank ever since I got out of the stadium." She explained.

"Being a celebrity is not fun huh?" I asked.

"Oh, you don't know half of it." She said chuckling a little.

I let out a chuckle as well, "Probably not."

"Still, thank you. I'm Spitfire by the way. Captain of the Wonderbolts." She greeted holding her hand out.

I smiled and shook her hand, "Daniel Blaze."

"So you must be the human that killed that Vironous from Ponyville I've been hearing about right?" She asked.

"That's correct."

"Impressive. Never thought a weird creature like yourself would take down such a behemoth...uh, no offense." She said after realizing she called me weird.

"Hmhmhm, none taken, but don't judge somepony by their appearance. I'm more than what you think." I said chuckling.

"Really?" She asked smirking.

"Mhmm, not only I know how to wield a sword, but I also know Karate, and MMA." I explained.

"MMA?" She asked confused.

"Short for Mixed Martial Arts. My grandfather taught me MMA since I was a child, and gotten really well at it." I explained.

"Interesting. I'll have to see your moves later on." She said.

"If there's a chance, sure." I said, "Well, better get back to the castle, before before my friends get worried about me for being gone for to long."

"Mind if I walk back with you?" Spitfire asked.

I smiled and shrugged, "I don't mind." With that, the two of us walked back quickly to the castle, making sure we don't run into any more paparazzis.

"So Daniel, where do you live?" Spitfire asked.

"I live in Ponyville with my friends Twilight and the others." I answered.

"Do you know a mare named Rainbow Dash?" She asked.

"Yeah, she's one of my friends. How do you know her?" I asked.

"Sure do, she won the youngest flier competition at Cloudsdale a few months back." She explained.

"Cloudsdale?"

"Never heard of that place? Yeesh, what rock have you laid under the whole time?" She asked disappointed.

"One that says I'm not from another world?"

That got her, because she smiled sheepishly and scratched her head, "Oh, right. Well, Cloudsdale is a cloud city, and all of us Pegasi are born there." She explained.

"Woah, woah, woah, back up. You and other pegasus can walk on clouds!?" I asked shocked.

"Yep. Why's that shocking?" She asked.

"Sorry, It's just, how in the world are you and other pegasus can walk on something that isn't a solid?"

"Huh?"

"Clouds are made of water vapor, which is very thin and made out of water. It may look like a cloud looks solid, but it's not. How can you guys walk on something like that?" I asked.

"I...never thought about that." She said curious about it.

"Is maybe your fur or something in your body that allows pegasus to attract water vapor like a magnet, allowing you to walk on it, or is it maybe pegasus are born with some magical force allowing you guys to walk on the clouds?" I asked hypothesizing the theory.

"I'm...not to sure. It never occurred to me to think about something like that. Maybe Princess Celestia might know." Spitfire suggested.

"Probably."

We made it to the double doors and we made it back to the throne room, and Princess Celestia was talking to her sister, Luna.

Celestia looked up and saw the two of us and smiled, "Greetings Daniel, Spitfire."

The two of us bowed to her, not wanting to be rude.

"Now, now, there's no need for that. Please rise." She said in a motherly tone.

We both rose as commanded.

"So Daniel, did you enjoy the race today?" Celestia asked me.

"I did, and Spitfire did amazing." I said smiling.

"You were watching the race?" Spitfire asked.

"Yep. I was invited by Fancy Pants himself." I answered.

"Woah, I'm impressed. You getting to be one of his guest is an honor, especially to an abnormal pony, or person in this case." She said, "Well, better get going. Don't want my team to get worried about me being gone for to long."

"Alright. Do you think catch up again?" I asked.

Spitfire smiled, "Don't mind at all. Do you have a p-phone?"

I chuckled, "No, but I do have something related to it." I said pulling out my I-phone.

"Sweet. Here's my number." She said giving me her number. After it was dialed, I placed my phone back into my pocket.

"Gotta get going. Bye Daniel." She waved goodbye and left.

"It seems thou has made a new friend." I heard Luna say.

I chuckled a little, "I guess so. I can't believe I'm making new friends left and right so quickly." I said a little surprised.

"Friendship is what brings us together Daniel, and it's everywhere." Celestia explained.

I smiled, "I'm glad friendship exists, and I'm glad I have met all of you."

Celestia and Luna smiled, "And we're glad to have met you, Daniel." Celestia said.

I smiled and decided to head back to my room. I said my goodnights to the Princesses and left the throne room.

Night had fallen 3 hours earlier, and I was standing on the balcony, admiring the beauty of the night. Pipsqueak was asleep, and I couldn't fall asleep because I was really happy. I'm really glad I came to this world. I don't know why I was brought here, either for a purpose or by accident, I'm glad I was here now.

"Daniel.." I heard a voice behind me and saw Pipsqueak holding his blanket, "I had a bad dream."

I frowned and walked over to him and scooped him up in my arms, "Shh, it's okay Pip. It was only a nightmare. I'm still here."

He snuggled into my chest and I felt his body shaking a little against me. After a minute, his shaking slowed, and he was calming down a little, but still scared.

"Daniel...can you...sing me..a song for me?" He asked.

I smiled warmly, "Of course I can." I thought of a song to calm him and sooth him, and I think I know the right one.

Come stop your crying It'll be alright

Just take my hand, Hold it tight

I will protect you from all around you

I will be here don't you cry

While singing, I stroked his mane, and he was more calm than before.

For one so small, you seem so strong

My arms will hold you, keep you and warm

This bond between us, can't be broken

I will be here don't you cry

Cause you'll be in my heart

Yes you'll be in my heart

From this day on, now and forever more

You'll be in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be here in my heart

Always…

I looked down at Pipsqueak, who had tears of joy falling from his eyes and he snuggled deeper into me, making me smile as well.

Why can't they understand the way we fell

They just don't trust, what they can't explain

I know we're different, but deep inside us

We're not that different at all

And you'll be in my heart

Yes you'll be in my heart

From this day on, now and forever more

Don't listen to them

'Cause what do they know

We need each other, to have to hold

They'll see in time

I know…

When destiny calls you, you must be strong

I may not be with you, but you got to hold on

They'll see in time

I know

We'll show them together because

You'll be in my heart

Believe me you'll be in my heart

I'll be there from this day on, now and forever more

You'll be here in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be here in my heart

I'll be there, always

Always…

I'll be with you

I'll be there for you always

Always and always

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

I'll be there, Always

After I finished the song, I looked down at Pipsqueak, who was sleeping peacefully in my grasp. I smiled while I felt a lone tear escape my eye. I slowly placed Pip in the bed and and tucked his blanket over him. I leaned down and gave him a soft kiss on the forehead.

"Sweet dreams Pipsqueak." I whispered while stroking his mane.

He stirred a little, but then smiled and nuzzled deeper into his pillow.

I smiled and left him to sleep. I walked back out to the balcony sighed while resting my arms on the rail.

"Thou seem to handle yourself well with children." I heard a voice.

I turned and saw Luna on the left edge of the balcony, smiling at me.

"Oh, Luna. How long have you been there?" I asked.

"For a bit. I sensed Pipsqueak was having a nightmare, and was about to help him, but he woke up. I was about to help him, but then you sang to him and soothed him." She explained.

I blushed when she mentioned she heard me singing, "Well, singing runs in my mothers blood, and I seem to picked up this talent when I was born." I said. I turned back to the night sky, and admired the stars.

"Are you doing okay?" Luna asked next to me.

I smiled and nodded, "Yeah. In all my years, I've never laid my eyes on such true beauty of the night sky. It's simply beautiful."

I looked at Luna, who surprisingly had a shocked face and disbelief, "You...like my night sky?"

I was a little confused at first, but remembered Luna was controller of the night, which Celestia mentioned when I first came here to Canterot. I smiled again and nodded, "Yeah. Your night sky is truly beautiful. The night sky back on Earth wasn't as pretty as yours is. Many reasons I enjoy the night sky is because I always do this with my mother a lot, not to mention it calms me so much. It was always to see the stars back on Earth, not to mention the moon was always small, but your night is truly breathtaking with all it's beauty, the shine of the stars, the size of the moon, and majesty. You really know how to make a pleasant night."

After my explanation, Luna's expression was now even more shocked than before. I was getting a little worried I offended her in a way.

I scratched the back of my head and looked down, "I'm sorry if I offended you in a way, but I-"

She cut me off when she grabbed me by the arm and pulled me into a deep embrace. This shocked me beyond any levels. not only the princess of the night was hugging me, she was also crying in my shoulder. I heard the sounds of her soft sobbing while she was nuzzling into my shoulder. I literally didn't know what to do. My brain wasn't functioning properly.

"Thank you.." I heard from her crying, "Thank you so much. You are far, the only pony who has said anything like that about my night sky."

"What do you mean?" I asked now that my brain was working again.

She broke the hug and stared into my eyes and explained, "Not many ponies out here in Equestria watch my beautiful night. They always sleep through it and embrace my sister’s daylight." Luna explained sadly, "I was jealous of my sister and I wanted all the ponies to embrace my night….so….I became the one known as the Mare in the moon….also known as Nightmare Moon."

My eyes went a little wide eyed by this and she continued, "I tried to destroy my sister so the night will last forever, but she was able to stop me and banish me to the moon for thousands of years." Luna explained.

That made my eyes widened more, "You were imprisoned in the moon for...for that long?" I asked shocked beyond my mind.

Luna looked at me and nodded sadly, "It was the only way to keep Equestria safe from my wrath, but then, I was able to break free and brought the eternal night back. But, thanks to Twilight and her friends, they were able to stop me and I was able to return to normal." Soon, tears started to pour out of her eyes, "But...so many of the ponies still feared me because of what I did...and they still see me as Nightmare Moon….and...and they still prefer the day over my night." Luna sobbed.

My heart aced so much seeing her like this. I couldn't believe she went through so much, and the fact some of the ponies still see her as a monster. I decided to comfort her by walking up to her and wrapping my arms around her, causing her to look at me in surprise.

"Daniel?"

I was silent for a second until she spoke, "I'm sorry you had to go through so much pain and loneliness for thousands of years, Luna. I just wish there was something I could have done. But, let me tell you this, I will always prefer your night over your sister’s daylight. Even though the day is important to all of us, the day will never be as beautiful as your night. Also," I pulled back a little and smiled at her, "I don't see you as that monster, Nightmare Moon. I see you as a beautiful mare who works hard to keep her night amazing and has a heart to those who see you as a friend."

Luna burst into tears as she returned the embrace and cried into my shoulder. These tears were not tears of sadness or pain, these were tears of joy. She was overwhelmed by so much happiness by my wise, and unforgettable words about her and her night. I returned the embrace and slowly stroked my hand through her mane, trying to calm her as much as I can, "Shhh, it's alright, Luna. Just let it all out."

I continued to comfort the night princess and stroking her flowing mane. It felt a little solid, but at the same time, It felt like I was running my hand through water. It gave off a cool breeze feeling to it, "I can't believe she had to go through so much pain, more pain than I can ever imagine, but i'll be sure to try to help her out as best I can." I thought.

After a few minutes, we finally broke our embrace, and smiled at each other, "Feeling better?" I asked.

She smiled and nodded, "Yes. Thank you, Daniel."

I nodded, "Anytime, Luna." I then yawned and stretched, "Well, I'm gonna call it a night."

"Very well. Goodnight Daniel." She then leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek, surprising us both, and our faces turned red. Luna took off in the sky, while I stood there, stunned.

First Twilight, then Fleur, and now Luna!? God, I never thought I was such a charmer to these mares. I placed my hand on the cheek where una kissed me and I smiled a bit. That kiss was a sign of her gratitude, as a thanks for what i did for her, at least that's what I thought. I walked back into the room, and got into bed, and allowed sleep to take me in.

(Luna POV)

I couldn't believe I just did that. I had kissed Daniel on the cheek. I didn't know what had gotten into me for me to do that. I was just so overwhelmed by so much happiness by his praised by my night, I just couldn't control myself. I don't know what it is I'm feeling inside me right now, but I'm sure Tia will give me the answers I need. For now, I have a duty to do.

Author's Note

Sweet mother of god, that was the longest ass chapter I've ever written in my entire life on FIMFiction. I hope you enjoy it. I want to tell you all the rating will change soon, so be wary about that. Above all, thank you so much for reading and I'll see you all in the next chapter.

Thanks to Halo40KInquisitor for the edit. Keep up the good work bro.