“So… are ya gonna help me down now or are you just gonna keep on staring?” Vinyl, who somehow got herself lodged into the ceiling by her horn, asked me. “Because any day now would be nice.”

I don't have a single hoof passed the doorway and I’m already greeted with more trouble. I finally got away from the trio that held me captive. I was really hoping for some peace and quiet, but no. Now I got to deal with this.

I made my way to her, trying not to step on anything important. Who knows how Octavia would react if she found out that I stepped and ruined an unfinished workpiece.

“So… how did you end... up there?” I asked while picking up the various sheets of music.

“Uh, I kinda used the last of her expensive tea.” she sheepishly said. If there was one thing that made her angrier than ruining her music, it was getting into her personal statch. “And so, despite being injured from her fight with Spitfire, she calmly walked up to me and said ‘Shoryuken!’”

I looked at her, processing her story, and deducted that my life was literally Tartus. And any chance of a quiet life was gone.

“Can I get down now?”

Before I could answer I noticed that Octavia was nowhere to be found. She wasn’t here to greet or scowl me.

“Where’s... Octavia?”

“She left to see Princess Twilight so that she could press charges on Spitfire. Please don’t leave me here. My horn feels like it's about to pop out of my head.”

I sighed and finished cleaning below her. I made my way under her and grabbed her legs. I began to pull down.

“Ow ow ow, watch it Silent, unicorn horns are really sensitive!”

Despite that being said, I did no different than what I was doing before. I pulled and pulled, even twisting her, but I stopped because that would end up snapping her neck.

“Can you not… teleport?” I asked realizing she was a unicorn and had the potential to do so.

“Umm...no?”

I deadpan, even though she couldn’t see me. I still didn’t understand magic all that well, but if I could teleport, she could also. Right?

Before I could question anything further, my nose picked up on a familiar musk, and then a drop of liquid fell onto my face. I looked up and realized that I had a full view of her goods.

The mare’s scent was starting to get to me as my body began to react. My wings started to become erect, along with Jr. I couldn’t divert my eyes away from her winking marehood.

“Um… Silent?” she said, now getting nervous.

“So uh… whatcha need…?” Rainbow Dash said to the mare right in front of her. “Because you’ve been standing there for almost two hours… you.” Rainbow was trying her best to know which pony this was.

“Octavia,” Octavia said a bit offended that this Rainbow couldn’t remember her name.

“Right, I knew that. Sorry to tell you this, but you just missed her.”

Octavia felt her eye twitch.

“What do you mean, JUST. MISSED. HER?” She spoke through her teeth again.

Rainbow Dash was taken back from this mare’s response. There was something about her that felt off. She gave off a sort of aura that if you mess with her the wrong way, then you’re dead.

“Well, she was on her way to see somepony in a hurry, so I don’t think-”

“RAINBOW!” A voice called out to the rainbow mane pegasus.

“Oh thank Celestia she’s here,” Rainbow said internally.

It was Twilight, she looked like she had been in a race. Her mane was all messed up and sweaty, she was running out of breath, and she looked like she was going to pass out any second.

“I forgot to ask where Spitfire lives!” She shook her friend franticly.

This caught Octavia’s interest. Was it a coincidence that she was going to ask about Spitfire herself? She had her reason to ask the whereabouts of Spitfire, but why did the princess need to know?

“Calm down, Twilight.” Rainbow managed to set her friend down, “You mean to tell me that you spent an entire two hours looking for a pony without knowing where she lives?”

“I was in a hurry. Okay?” Twilight scoffed.

“Well, I do know, and not because I stalked before becoming a wonderbolt, but somepony is here asking for you.” Rainbow Dash pointed at the bruised earth pony.

Twilight gasped in horror at the sight that was presented before her. Through Twilight’s eyes, Octavia was clearly injured, she had bruises all around her body and even a black eye. To anypony else, her bruises were concealed by her dark coat.

“Oh no! What happened to you?” Twilight asked.

“I was assaulted by a pegasus by dragging me against my wall, ramming me into everything that was attached to it,” Octavia explained.

“RAINBOW!” Twilight accused the nearest pegasus.

“HEY!”

“Princess! I can assure you that it was not the element of loyalty.” Octavia said clearing up any miss understandings.

“Oh, sorry Rainbow Dash.” Twilight sheepishly apologized.

Rainbow Dash dismissed her friend’s apology by rolling her eyes. She wasn’t surprised by Twilight’s actions at all, but it didn’t make her any less offended.

“So who did this to you?”

“Spitfire.”

Soon Twilight would have a reason to believe that Rainbow Dash gave Octavia bruises.

I managed to get Vinyl free by teleporting both of us a few hooves away. However, luck would have it that I ended up on top of her. We had a few moments of awkward silence.

Vinyl decided to speak up first, probably because she knew that I wouldn’t. “S-so,” she stuttered out, “C-can you get o-off me? I have things to do in a short amount of t-time, even less time n-now since I’ve been stuck up on the ceiling since this m-morning.” She spoke, trying to avoid direct eye contact.

Now that I have a good look at her, she’s not wearing her shades. Much like her headphones, she keeps them on wherever she goes, even indoors. But now she’s not wearing either, so I now have a good look at her eyes. They were somewhere between red and purple.

“I like... your eyes,” I said without realizing it.

Vinyl’s face furiously turned red. She began to stutter and slur her words in denial. She began to say some ridiculous things about her eyes. Like how everypony thought she was some sort of vampony when they saw her eyes, how fillies and colts would run away in fear.

She kept blabbering on but I tuned her out because her scent was really starting to get to me. I looked down at the carpet below us. There was a dark damp spot on the carpet. My rock hard stallionhood throbbing there, ready to plunge.

“...and it’s not like I like you or anything.”

Are you done now?

I looked at her with a raised eyebrow. I then ignore her and focus on lining myself up.

“Wait NO!” She screams.

I ignore that as well. A voice at the back of my head is telling me to get on with it and oblige.

“Please don't.” She quietly begs, ”Why are you suddenly doing this, dude? ” A few tears started to escape her tear ducts. “I tried to hang out with you, but I wasn’t enough to keep ya around for long.” Her ears flattened.

What?

“And now you’re getting off by my musk. Am I just a hole to please yourself with?” Her icy tone replacing her sadness. “I wanted this, but not like this.” She looks away. "Just get on with it."

This snapped me back to reality. It’s true that I left the nightclub fairly early on because don’t like crowds. I then realize how much of an ass I was to do that. She tried to show how much fun she could be and bring me out of my shell, but I didn't even give her a chance.

I just spent most of the week trying to escape pony who wanted me to please them. And now I’m here doing the same thing.

I extract my metal hand and place three fingers in the holes in the collar, having it transform into its mouth mask form. It covers the lower half of my face, so it cuts off the musk and I return back to my senses.

I slowly get off her, she's trying to not look at me anymore. At the same time, I tuck my wings back in, as well as my ‘rod’. I offer a hoof to her. She takes a moment to acknowledge it. She takes a while to decide before taking it.

I bow my head to apologize since I can’t speak through the mask now. She smiles, a smile I’ve never seen her make, and she nuzzles herself against me.

“Look...I...uh,” She says putting a hoof under her chin, “I do want to do it, but I think I need some more time.” She continues.

I get it.

I nod in response. She gives me that same smile again. She walks away towards her room. I hear the door shut and lock. I'm left alone in the living room, the still messy living room.

I decide its time to go find Octavia. Vinyl did say that she went to go see Twilight. I shudder at the thought of going to Twilight’s. More questions to be asked. And what happens if she finds out I’m not an ordinary pony? To be honest I’m still not completely sure what I am. All I know is that I'm part of some sort of over-powered pony race. Riduculace.

But First I need my scarf. I feel very naked without it. Plus it would hide the collar. So I head to my closet and grab the first scarf that Rarity gave me. I need another one. Perhaps I can place an order for a few more since I have money to spend.

Damn. I should have asked Octavia to put an order for me when she asked.

“YOU LIE!!! YOU LIIIEEE!!!” Rainbow Dash screams at the grey pony.

Rainbow tried to give Octavia more bruises than she already had. Thankfully Twilight held her with magic. They had made their way to the council room. So that they could sit and discuss the issue.

“Listen, Octavia, who you’re accusing of all these heinous crimes sounds very unlikely. I’ve met Spitfire personally and she is not the kind of pony to actually do something like that.” Twilight spoke to the mare. She couldn’t believe it, how could somepony say something like that about the captain of the wonderbolts. Sure, Spitfire may say that she'll wreck you, but that's only to get the recruits motivated.

“Believe me, princess, she did this,” Octavia said growing frustrated that Twilight wouldn’t believe her.

Octavia was about to say something else, but Twilights stopped her by placing her hoof over her mouth. You could almost see the fumes radiating off Octavia’s head.

“Look, I’d love to help you right now, but I need to find Silent Night. And I don’t think you’ll be able to help with that.” Twilight told her.

Octavia deadpan the princess.

“Wot?”

“Let’s not be so dismissive here my former student.” A new voice spoke suddenly.

All three mares jumped in surprise or would have if Rainbow Dash wasn’t still being held in Twilight’s magical grip. Instead only the two of them jumped. Rainbow could only jitter a bit.

Twilight franticly turned her head multiple times in different directions to find the source of the voice. When she finally did she was greeted by the sight of her former mentor, Princess Celestia, with Princess Luna next to her.

“Princess I-I D-didn’t know you would be v-visiting.” Twilight stuttered to get her words out. Equestria’s rulers were here and hadn’t prepared anything to eat or drink.

“Whaaaat? I’m sure I sent you a letter ahead of time.” The princess of the sun said in a funny tone. Celestia knew Twilight far too well and knew she wouldn’t catch on to her little joke.

Celestia quickly tossed a letter behind Twilight without her seeing. “In fact, it’s right there.” She said pointing her hoof at said letter.

Twilight turned around and picked up the letter. “That couldn’t be! I’ve been checking the mail at least 20 times every hour!” Twilight panicked as she couldn’t believe she had missed getting a letter FROM THE PRINCESS!!! Twilight curled up into a ball and started to go off in a ramble. This caused Celestia to start chuckling.

"No. No, that isn't possible. I'm a failer despite all I've done." Twilight whispered to herself.

Celestia then couldn't hold it in burst out laughing. Since everypony was dealing with their estrus she had almost no pony to chat with, aside from her sister. So when she decided to visit Twilight to ask why the mysterious pony had not appeared before them, she thought it was a good idea to give her former student a little scare.

“Sister, I think you’re little jest has gone far enough. Look what it’s done to poor Twilight,” Luna said.

Luna was not on board with the prank. She told her sister that it would be unwise and a waste of time, but no, Celestia insisted on the prank.

“Wait! it was just a prank?” Twilight said in disbelief.

“Of course Twilight. I just wanted to have a little bit of fun. It’s been dull as of late.” Celestia explained. Celestia finally stopped laughing and fixed her posture. “Well, I’ll get to the point. Why hasn’t this stallion you’ve written about come to Canterlot yet?” She asked.

Twilight darted her eyes left and right to avoid eye contact with the princess. She scanned around her brain to come up with a legitimate excuse. “W-well I-I tried to get h-him to,” She stuttered, “but he’s avoided every confrontation, it’s like he disappears into thin air.” Twilight started to become a nervous wreck again.

Luna shot her sister a glare. He turned her attention to the purple mare. “Twilight, please calm down. It is alright if he is not here right now. It’s not like we’re going to punish you for it.” Luna reassured Twilight.”

Twilight was taking deep breaths. Her chest expanded more than it should have, but no pony was going to tell her otherwise right now. When her breathing returned to a normal pace she finally spoke.

“Apologies Princesses. As I said, every confrontation with Silent Night ended in him disappearing.”

“So, like Laughter?”

“No… I think.”

“So tell us. What is he like?” Celestia asked after calming down from her little ‘joke’.

Octavia opened her mouth to speak, but Twilight spoke before she could.

“Well, he’s a dark-coated pegasus with a black mane and purple eyes.” She began to describe his physical appearance. She also told them that he had a tendency to always end up unconscious. Luna flinched at this but said nothing.

Twilight continued on to explain how she came to meet him. From when Fluttershy found him unconscious to living with her for a short while. After that, she had lost track of him after that. He somehow went off the radar. When he did appear again she found out that he was working as a construction worker and then as a member of the weather team. Then he ended up in the hospital after the incident at the wonderbolts show.

“So, currently I have no idea where he is at the moment.” She concluded.

Octavia, on the other hoof, couldn’t believe she was being ignored. She couldn’t believe that Twilight had forgotten that Silent was living with her and that he was her coltfriend. She might as well let herself out. They wouldn’t even notice her if she did.

Wait. Did she even know? Now that she thought about it, she's never spoken of being in a relationship unless it came up, which was rarely, and Silent almost never talks. Octavia mentally apologized to Twilight. After all, she didn't say it out loud either.

“You know what? NO! No, I won’t be ignored!” She walked right up to Twilight’s face. “Listen here, Princess, and listen to me now. I came here to seek help and you’ve done nothing of the sort.” She jabbed Twilight’s chest with her hoof.

Twilight scoffed, “I’m sorry I can’t help you right now because I have my own problems on finding a stallion that doesn’t stay in one place for long!” Twilight was starting to get irritated with Octavia.

“Twilight Sparkle! I thought we were over this” Celestia’s usual motherly tone was replaced with an authoritative one. “Silent Night is the least of our worries right now. He will show up sooner or later as you’ve described.” Twilight jumped a bit from the sun princess’s shift in tone. “Right now somepony is asking for your help.”

“And who knows? She might even know the whereabouts of Silent Night.” Luna added.

Celestia looked over at Octavia. Her eyes shrunk when she noticed Octavia’s bruises. She mentally scowled herself for not noticing the gray mare’s injuries earlier. Celestia walked up to Octavia. Octavia was unsure what to say or do. Celestia closed her eyes and her horn began to glow yellow. Octavia’s body was then developed in the same glow and in an instant her injures disappeared.

“There you are my little pony.” Celestia gave her a smile.

Octavia was lost of words. She was shocked to see that the princess herself had healed all of her injuries. Every time she attempted to speak she would stammer her words. The princess gave her a caring smile. This calmed Octavia down a bit.

“Thank you.” She was finally able to respond.

“Now, you wouldn’t happen to know Silent Night?” Luna asked. Her voice seemed to have grown concerned for some reason.

“W-well I certainly hope so.” She said directing her sarcastic voice at Twilight.

“Oh? Why is that?”

“Because he’s my special somepony.”

Now both princesses were looking at Twilight. Twilight let out a laugh while her eye twitched for a few moments before it died down in shame. Twilight was now seconds from breaking. How could she have known that? Her conversation with Silent’s living arrangements never mentioned where he was living.

Flashback.

"Here..." Silent Spoke in a low voice.

"And where is here?" Twilight asked

"Ponyville"

"Augh, that's not what I mean, where in Ponyville?"

"Here..."

"You're not making any sense"

"...no?"

They continued going back and forth until she was the only one speaking. It was only when she took a breather did she finally notice, the stallion was nowhere to be seen. She turned around and was shocked to see that he was standing right next to her.

"AH! Will, you stop doing that!" she blurted out.

"Doing what?" He asked.

Then, Pinkie appeared and exploded into confetti. She told him to follow her home, but he decided to go in the opposite direction. He somehow disappeared again, leaving her alone.

“Please! Tell me.” It was Luna who spoke again, begging now.

“Lulu,” Celestia spoke softly.

“We, well, didn’t meet in the best of terms,” Octavia told the princess of the night. Which caused Luna to raise an eyebrow. “He landed on top of me…” She began to tell her tail. How he suddenly landed on top of her. She scowled him for not watching where he was landing. After that, they met a few more times before asking him to move in with her.

She was drawn by the aura of another musician and it was coming from him. Despite it not being his prime talent he was fairly talented with a cello. When she heard that he was bran new in town she had to seize that moment.

But when she mentioned that he had amnesia, Luna pressed her with even more questions.

“Tell us, please! Did he have anything on him?” Luna was now acting even more strangely.

Why was Luna asking about a pony she's supposedly never met? Both Octavia and Twilight were accumulating questions of their own. Celestia on the other hoof looks more concerned about her sister than the pony in question.

“N-no. He didn’t have anything on him at the time.” Octavia's ears folded back showing that she was feeling uneasy. “Besides I’m sure he’s bound to appear at any moment. He does have the tendency to pop back in after being away for so long.”

WHY CAN’T I FIND THE CASTLE!?

I’m soring above Ponyville and I just spent 20 minutes looking for a purple structure that stands out like a sore thumb. I turn to see it, but when I make my way towards it, somehow I completely miss it. I still don’t understand how and frankly I’ve given up on figuring out why.

Okay, let’s try this. If teleporting doesn’t work, then I don’t know what else to do.

I’ve been to the castle before, but I’ve only been to a few places in it. I can either safely teleport to a place I’ve been before or I can teleport anywhere with the risk of having no control over how I land. So hopefully where ever I’ve been, she’ll be there. If not, then I hope the guards can forgive me.

Does Twilight even have any guards?

I close my eyes and teleport in. When I open them I find myself at the top of the map-table room. From here I see Octavia with four other ponies. One of which is Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash, but the other two I don’t recognize. However, my instincts are telling me they’re the other princesses. Probably because of them being alicorns as well. Or the fact that they're straight out wearing crowns. They don’t seem to have noticed me yet.

Octavia is telling them about how we met. Twilight is soaking it all in, as well as the white one. But the dark blue one seems different. Like she’s really concerned about something my tail. As time goes on she grows more and more concerned. Does she somehow know me? But that can't be. I've never been here before.

“...He does have the tendency to drop back in after being away for so long.” Octavia says as she wraps things up.

… I guess I should do just that.

I jump down from where I was. I use my wings to slow my descent. Four of the mares jump in surprise. Rainbow Dash appears to have fallen asleep. but she couldn't have jumped anywhere if she wanted to, as she's locked in place by Twilight's magic.

“See?” Octavia points her hoof at me, proving her statement from earlier.

“Lunar?” a soft voice calls out.

I face Octavia and she gives nuzzles herself against me. I turn my head to see if anypony responded to that name. Perhaps I didn't notice somepony else in the room because they were hidden? However, it was still just me and the five mares. I then direct my attention to the one who called out for this ‘Lunar’. It’s the dark-blue princess. She calls the name again. I give her a confused look. She calls the name a third time, but this time her voice was breaking. I point a hoof at me to state if she was referring to me.

"Lu-..." She begins to say again as a single drop forms in her eye. "... -nar?" The dark-blue princess starts to break down in tears.

Umm… What?

Author's Note

This took a while. I hope it was worth the wait and that you're enjoying the story. I'm going to wrap this story up soon. I've already gotten what I've wanted to be done in this story already.

It's not the end for Silent for those who are still interested.

A small reminder and hint. This story takes place during season 5. As that was the current season when this story was first written.