Twilight sat in the library of her castle, reading a book with a candle light sitting next to her. She looked up when a stallion walked into the large room and walked over.

"You're still awake? It's almost two in the morning," he stated and pressed his muzzle against her neck in a small nuzzle before looking at the book she was reading.

Twilight looked up with a light blush and she shrugged. "Just reading up on Griffons," she said as she turned the page and watched as the stallion laid down while she sat. "What about you, Flash. You're up too so you can't be complaining about me," Twilight said before pushing Flash Century gently and smiling, the blush remaining on her cheeks. She still got nervous around him despite being together for quite a while.

"Well, it's hard to sleep when my princess isn't next to me," Flash explained before smiling and laying on his side before standing. "Besides, Moonlight hasn't come into our room for a while." he explained before moving to brush up against her and nuzzled into her cheek. "He's gotten to be a deep sleeper recently. It means we can finally have the bedroom to ourselves. I'm going back to bed, don't stay up too long you still have all day tomorrow to read too."

Twilight nodded and she turned the page of the book once more. It didn't take long before she closed the book and put it on the table before leaving the library and heading down the hall. She heard the front door open and her ears fell back as she ran up the stairs towards her bedroom. "Flash, are you still awake? I heard somepony get into the castle."

Flash listen his head and looked over at Twilight before he frowned and climbed out of bed and threw on a dark blue robe and grabbed a bat as if that would protect them. "Alright. I'll take care of it, just stay in here."

Twilight gave a quick nod and she, blew out the candle, and moved to hide under the sheets, hoping it would protect her when in a real situation it wouldn't do anything but make her more noticeable. Flash walked down the hall and stairs before heading to the main entrance. He kept the bat in his mouth, ready to whack at any intruders if they were to sneak up on him. Flash turned a corner and he turned the light on, prepared to attack. He saw who it was and he just sighed, dropping the bad.. "Moonlight," he said, trotting over. "What are you doing? You're supposed to be in bed," Flash scolded, watching as the purple colt hung his head and began to walk past his father.

"I went out to be with my friends and Rarity got mad at us..." Moonlight explained, dragging his hooves up the stairs and towards his room. Flash raised an eyebrow, wondering why his son was out at two in the morning and why Twilight's close friend was mad at him. Flash shook his head and decided to figure it out later, walking up the stairs and crawling back into bed to lay with Twilight.

"Did you take care of it?" Twilight asked, sticking her head out from under the covers.

Flash looked at Twilight and he nodded, nuzzling her before rolling over. "Of course I did."

When morning came, Flash had gotten up, dressed, and went downstairs to the kitchen. Flash was always the first one to wake up in the castle, therefore he was always the one to make breakfast. Flash hummed to himself a simple melody as he began to fry a couple of eggs and toast slices of bread.

The sound of hooves clicking on the tile floor of the castle could be heard and Flash looked up from the stove and over his shoulder. Moonlight, Flash and Twilight's son, walked into the kitchen with a tired yawn. It was clear the small colt had just woken up. Moonlight’s mane and tail were tangled, his mane knotted around his unicorn horn. Flash gave his son a gentle smile and he trotted over, nuzzling him and watching the colt laugh softly.

"Did you just wake up, Moonlight?" Flash asked, pressing a fatherly kiss to the top of the other's head and trotting back to the stove to flip the eggs and butter the toast.

Moonlight nodded slowly and he walked over to watch his father. "Isn't it hard to do that?" Moonlight questioned, tilting his head to the side.

"Now, why would something like this be hard for me? It's just breakfast."

"Well, you're an earth pony. That can't be easy to do without magic." Moonlight turned and left the kitchen, soon returning as he pushed a chair into the kitchen and jumped onto it, sitting down. "Can I help?"

Flash chuckled and he shook his head, putting bread into the toaster once more and put eggs on the plate. "Sure you can help. Especially since you'll be telling your mother how you sneaked out of the castle last night."

Moonlight blinked, lowering his head and letting his ears fall back. "You remember that?"

"How could I forget how afraid Twilight was last night thinking someone had broken into her home?"

"Oh. Maybe she forgot! I don't have to tell her if she forgot."

"Nice try, Moonlight. You still have to tell her. You have to face that what you've done is wrong."

Moonlight sighed and watched the toast pop out of the toaster. His small horn glowed and lifted the toast and laid it on the plate, soon using his magic to raise a butter knife and start to butter the toast before putting in new bread. He glanced at his father with a small frown.

Flash looked over at Moonlight and let one of his ears flop over as the other remained perked. “What is it, Moonlight?” Flash questioned, setting an egg on a plate and cracking another into the pan.

“It’s just that I wouldn’t consider what I did bad. I was just having fun with some of my friends!” Moonlight protested before lowering his head. “I don’t get it!”

“Moonlight,” Flash began with a sigh, “Rarity called and told me what happened earlier this morning. She says that you and your friends threw toilet paper all over her boutique and home! Not to mention that it was you who put all the glitter over the lawn.” Flash explained, raising an eyebrow. “Hurry and butter the rest of that toast before your mother wakes up.”

The colt gave a slight roll of his eyes. “I still don’t think I did anything. If anything, I was helping,” Moonlight grumbled as he buttered the last two pieces of toast once they popped out of the toaster.

Flash and Moonlight set the dining room table with place mats and plates along with silverware and glasses. The two had set the table just as Twilight Sparkle walked into the dining room with a robe draped over her tiredly. Her tail and mane were unbrushed and matted as she moved to site at the end of the long table. Moonlight sat next to her on one side of the table and Flash on the other. The three of them sat there in silence and ate. While Twilight was busy drinking a cup of black coffee and eating her eggs and toast, Flash looked up at his son, Moonlight, and turned his head, silently signaling to him he had to tell his mother what was going on. Moonlight glanced at his mother and he heaved a sigh, knowing very well how this was going to go.

“Mother?” Moonlight began, watching as she took a drink of her coffee and lowered the glowing mug down to the table before looking up.

“Yes, Moonlight? What is it?”

Moonlight hesitated and looked over to his father, hoping to be saved only to have the stallion shake his head at him. The colt sighed and looked at his plate, beginning to mumble.

“Speak up, honey. I cannot understand what you’re trying to say.”

“I said,” Moonlight began, “I sneaked out of the house last night to hang out with my friends.”

“Oh.. Well that’s not too bad, Moonlight. You didn’t have to be afraid to just tell me you wanted to stay out longer. I wouldn’t have minded. How late were you out?”

“Pretty late… I don’t know what time it was really, though.”

Flash looked up from where he was sitting and raised a brow, frowning. “Why don’t you tell your mother what you guys did.”

Moonlight blinked and he looked at his mother before he sighed. “We went to Rarity’s boutique and messed it up. It was fun though! I decorated her lawn with glitter! Apple Crisp came up with the idea, though!”

Twilight Sparkle’s eyes widened and looked at her son. “You guys did what?” she asked, jumping out of her chair. “I have read every book there is about raising a colt and filly! There wasn’t anything about what to do if they cover somepony’s yard with glitter,” Twilight said before she sighed. “You, mister, are in big trouble. You will be going to Rarity’s house right after breakfast to go clean up .I’m sure your friends will be there to help you. I can’t believe my own son would do something like this. Do you not think before you act, Moonlight?”

Moonlight gulped, lowering his head. “I’m sorry, Mother. I was only trying to have some fun.”

“Hurry and finish your breakfast. The sooner you start the sooner you will be finished. We will talk about this when you get home,” Twilight said before sitting back in the seat to receive a nuzzle from Flash Century. Moonlight nodded and he quickly finished his breakfast and ran out the door and down towards Rarity’s boutique.

Author's Note

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