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Chapter-25 No plan is perfect[Edited]

As Night was forced to lay back down on the bed that had chains still attached to it, he realized something that he had not noticed while he was panicking for his life, he was thirsty. How long had he gone without water, even the saliva in his mouth felt like tree sap and was in such a small quantity that he could not even grasp it with his tongue and swallow it. He knew he needed water.

{I must convey to them that I need water who knows how long it will be before another pony comes to check up on me. No, I must convey it to Luna. Celestia will just gain enjoyment out of knowing that I am dying a slow and painful death.} Night thought as he sat back up startling both the princesses.

As soon as Luna looked at him he looked her in the eyes and proceeded to imitate drinking water out of a glass. Unfortunately, Celestia thought he was trying to remove his gag, and he was instantly frozen as Celestia's magic surrounded him.

"Night, will you follow my orders or-" Celestia started to say but was interrupted by Nights stomach grumbling audibly.

"Or what sister?" Luna asked Celestia with a displeased jeer.

"Or should ah we get you something to eat?" Celestia said sheepishly as she released her hold on Night.

{At least Luna stopped Celestia from torturing me, but I need water I cant just hope that they remember to bring some. I just hope they don't overreact to this.} Night thought as Celestia and Luna tuned to supposedly get food.

He mentally prepared himself, then slammed his left-hand on the edge of his bed causing Luna to lose balance and stumble slightly.

"Why did thy do that?" Luna shouted as she looked Night in the eyes.

Night simply rolled his eyes in annoyance and imitated drinking water this time not being stopped as his arm approached his makeshift gag.

"Ah, of course, you need water. Do not worry we shall send a doctor with food and water but for now rest. As soon as your clothes arrive, we shall continue your studies in Equish. I am sure you do not wish to be gaged any longer than you have to be." Luna said as she headed for the door

"You might be mistaken sister." Celestia teased.

Night began to think as he began to lay back down on his bed. {She truly wishes for nothing more than to torture me. I must make sure to learn magic as soon as my wounds are healed. I was almost killed a couple of times because of them and with little effort. But Luna will be teaching me, that in itself will make my learning hard. But she also warned me that it would be dangerous because I am without a horn. I just hope I can teach her the difference between significance and meaning.}

It was noon the next day and Josh was eating in solitude. He had received his clothes in the morning. They were not what he would typically consider wearing as they possessed no particular defensive capabilities, but as he had no other set of clothes he was currently wearing a suit and a pair of undergarments.

The clothes were two pairs of pants. One of which was made out of a strange strong blue material that Josh hadn't seen before. The other pair were a dark blue similar to Luna's coat, and had small white coloured patches making them resemble the night sky with a suit that seemed to go with them.

There were also five pairs of undergarments. (Night had no idea why he was provided with so many.) They were white and big enough to hide his member without any discomfort. But still tight enough that they would not fall from him. He also was given a long straight thin piece of cloth that was bright white that he had no idea how he should wear. He also had a shirt with buttons that were a lighter blue sharing the same theme as the suit and the pants that went with it.

As he ate, Luna entered carrying three books scrolls and quills. She quietly waited as he finished eating before she levitated a piece of wood with two strings on either end to Nights mouth.

"I know it's uncomfortable, but trust me, it's more pleasant than having your mouth magically sealed. Just focus on learning Equish. Now that I am aware from my sister that you can actually learn, I will teach you the written language before I have to re-cast the spell. Then you can communicate through writing until you learn the spoken language." As she said this, Night attempted to grumble, but the wood in his mouth began to glow in a blue aura, as it did his voice was muted.

"Before we begin Josh Rovers."

As Josh heard his name, he looked at Luna.

"We shall have to pretend that we are together, or I fear that my sister might attempt to cause something. We cant just jump into it though, or my sister won't believe it. We shall leave Canterlot to train your magic, so we don't endanger our subjects. At this time, it will be just the two of us because you will challenge any guard who wishes to come and protect us in a jealous rage.

This might bring my sister's anger upon you, but we would need the time so we can tell whatever story we wish about how we fell in love and finally c-confessed our love to one another." Luna's face turned a deep purple color, and her gaze could not meet Night's gaze.

"We will also need to attend grand galloping gala together, where we shall cement the fact that we are together in my sister's mind. The good lie is in the defined as such we shall dance together. Since you most likely don't know how, I will teach you." Luna waited for any form of confirmation or disapproval from Night, but there was none.

"Very well then let us begin with your lesson in Equish," Luna stated as she did Night picked her up and placed her on the bed next to his sitting form.

Luna immediately teleported back on the ground and used her magic to pull another bed closer, before she jumped on the new bed. Despite the clothes, she still couldn't be near Night. Every time she was she remembered what she had seen. She had read books on the subject, but Celestia had been protective of her and she hadn't seen a stallion's member.

As Luna started her lesson, Night knew that this was going to be a long day. And he had no way of stopping it, only prolonging it

It was after a ten-hour lesson When Luna allowed Night to rest allowing only a small dinner while she crafted the Night sky.

{ Well I knew that she would focus on the history, but at the very least she also told me their meaning. I can do this. I just have to resist the urge to strangle Luna for saying all these useless facts. I can't allow Luna to die now even if there wasn't a bond. As Celestia seems to have developed an enjoyment of seeing me suffer. I can't wait for the day I leave the castle with Luna I won't have to follow the charade that she has created. If I am lucky maybe we will be close enough to a forest, so I could finally eat some meat.}

Two and a half weeks had passed since Nights lessons in Equish had started. He had tried to convince Luna that he didn't need the history of every symbol just the meaning. The princess just said that she would not risk changing a method that worked.

The enhancement that allowed him to understand other ponies had run out after the second week, and his only form of communication was writing and reading until he could remember the spoken language.

Luna had regained enough power to change her body back to a full grown mare a few days prior to today. Today was the day that Night and Luna were to go camping near the everfree forest.

The sister's had chosen the everfree forest because Night had expressed his intent to hunt creatures for meat. The princesses thought that if something would die anyway it might as well be a monster in the forest.

It was time for them to leave; they had enough supplies that would last them and the guards that would join them for a month. Night wrote something on a piece of parchment that he had been carrying after the enchantment, and presented it to Celestia.

"No guard that can't defeat me is allowed to come with us. They will be nothing but a burden." As Celestia read this, she became enraged.

"The guards are going, and that's not negotiable," Celestia said in a slightly louder than usual voice.

"Um, sister, Night has yet to learn the spoken language,"- Luna said from her sister's right.

Letting out a frustrated huff Celestia summoned a parchment and a quill and wrote in a quick manner not caring for her strokes, before she presented her response to Night as her horn flared up.

"The guards are going with you. If you argue you will fight me. And we both know how that will end!"

As Night read the reply, he started backing away in fear. His fear of Celestia was still strong even though he could stand near her without shaking and thinking she would kill him at the moment he wasn't paying attention to her every movement. Celestia took this as her response, and the matter had been settled.

{What is he doing if the guards come along we would actually have to spend every second together to convince them of our love. If they come along we might even have to *Ugh* kiss. He knows that my sister cant hurt him without hurting me so why is he backing away. You are ruining my plan Josh Rovers.} These were the thoughts Luna had as Night went back to check his supplies.

he had gotten two swords from the royal armoury to use in his hunts.

{Perhaps he merely wanted to get his weapons to make himself more intimidating.} Luna thought with a glimmer of hope but as time past and it was time to depart any hope that she had, had left her.

"Goodbye sister, avoid hurting Night, and please don't keep him awake too late with your lessons," Celestia farewelled in a timid voice battering her eyelashes as Luna, Night and six other guards left the castle grounds.

"I will attempt to do so," Luna replied in a voice that suggested she hadn't realized what her sister had implied. Which made Celestia chuckle.