Nothing Can Stop The Moonlightby I Like PieChaptersThe Ride To Ponyvile And MoreTelling The OthersIt's Party Time!Starlight Glimmer!?Let's Smack Her Down!The Ride To Ponyvile And MoreTwilight and Moondancer sit in a train car together. The unicorn is in a deep slumber while the alicorn has a feathery wing wrapped gently around the other's neck. The two of them are obviously a couple. They got together a month ago and now they're going to Ponyvile. Moondancer is going to live with Twilight and Spike in their castle. Moondancer slowly opens her eyes. "Are we there yet?" Twilight shakes her head 'no'. "We're almost there, be patient." Moondancer looks shocked. "I'm being patient!" Twilight rolls her eyes. "Once we get there we'll have to visit my Rarity. Spike is staying at her house. We'll pick him up and head over to my-I mean our house." "That's really kind of her." "Yea. Spike really likes her." Moondancer nods. "Cool. Cool. I just wish we were already there." Twilight laughs. *** The two mares walk up to Rarity's boutique. Moondancer has the duo's bags in a magical grasp. Twilight bounds forward and nocks on the door while stays back shyly. Twilight then backs up and wraps a foreleg around her marefriend. "Coming!" Rarity yells from inside. After a moment of two the door swings open and Rarity and Spike exit. "Moondancer! Why the heck are you here?" Spike asks. Rarity thinks she knows the answer to the little dragon's question. She sees how the two mares stick together. Sure, sometimes friends do what these mares are doing right now but she still thinks there are a couple. "I think I know the answer to your question, Spike." Rarity moves forward. Twilight chuckles ever so slightly. "Lookie here, looks like Detective Rarity is on the case." Rarity smiles a little bit. "Moondancer? Aren't you one of Twilight's Canterlot friends?" She nods her head 'yes'. "Ok. Back to the question at hoof, you two must be an item?' Twilight Sparkle and Moondancer nod and Rarity's smile widens and she even squeals in delight. "I'm so happy for you guys! I assume you guys are going to live in your castle together, Twilight." The two mares no once more. "Cool! Wait, will Moondancer get the guest room?" Spike asks cautiously. Twilight pulls her foreleg away from her. "Yea. She will. We should shop by Quills and Sofas on the way home. Moony, are you fine with that?" Moondancer nods. "Rarity and Spike, can you keep quiet about us being a thing until tomorrow? I want to surprise the others." Rarity and Spike nod and then she squeals again. "I can't believe you two are a couple but it's so perfect! I can't wait until Pinkie Pie hears of this! She'll definitely throw a big party!" Twilight gestures at Spike expectantly. "We better get going. See you la-" Moondancer suddenly interrupts her by rushing over to a window and she loses her grasp on the bags and they topple to the ground. She points at a dress inside. "What's that gorgeous dress?" It's a Princess Dress. Rarity looks flattered and on the verge of hoof palming at the exact same time. "That's a Princess Dress I made. A unicorn by the name of Sassy Saddles sent it to me from Canterlot. She thinks it'll sell well." "She's probably right." Rarity just looks at the ground. Twilight grins just like Rarity. "I'll get you that for Hearths Warming." Spike says. The mares stare at him. Twilight and Rarity both look ready to actually hoof palm themselves while Moondancer has a tiny grin upon her face. After a moment the purple maned unicorn clears her throat. "It's kinda fitting you like it. Your marefriend wore it at the grand opening of my store in Canterlot." "Really? That's pretty neat." "A-hem, we better get going. See you later Rarity." She gestures at Spike again and he walks over to her. "Okay. See you guys! I'm so glad I finally get to met you, Moondancer. Twilight has told me so much about you!" *** The unicorn, the dragon, and the alicorn princess walk into one of the castle's smaller rooms. It's dark outside. The only thing in the room is a large closet in one of it's corners. Spike holds a box from Quills and Sofas while Moondancer drags in her one bag. Once they're in the center of room they let the stuff fall and start relaxing. Twilight obviously doesn't want to start relaxing. She rubs her hooves together and licks her lips jokingly. "Let's crack down and build this bed!" With a small amount of magic she easily opens up the box. She trots over to it and looks inside. She does not move for a couple of awkward moments. "Twily, is there anything wrong?" Moondancer asks. She seems genuinely concerned while the little dragon just walks up to her and shakes her. Twilight immediately launches back into action. "I'm fine!" Spike steps away from her. He jokingly raises his claws in peace so that she can see his palms. "I'm just making sure we don't have another instance of Crazy-Freak-Out-Twilight-That-Scares-Kids-Charms-Towns-And-Obsesses-Over-Deadlines." Moondancer glances at her marefriend with a look of utter shock and horror. She's almost always seen her as the perfect princess. Perfect marefriend and friend. Even when she felt angry at her awhile ago for not coming to her party, her crush on her was still beneath the surface. Twilight points an accusing hoof at the box. On it there's a smiling griffin with a crown and sign that reads: 'Items even grand enough for the most greedy of griffins'. "It's just so complex. Even if we work together we might not be able to finish it by morning." Spike raises his claws higher. "At the store I suggested we buy a different bed but you didn't listen." She takes in a deep breath. "Okay. I think we should go on ahead and figure out where you should sleep." A idea pops into Moondancer's head. She walks over to her bag and pulls a sleeping bag out of it. She lays it on the floor. "I'll sleep here. She lies down on it." "Well, okay. Talk to you in the morning, sweetie." She moves over to her and plants a small kiss on her face. "Wonder what Spike thinks of that." Twilight turns around. "He left. You can ask him in the morning. I'm going to bed, too." She turns around, turns the lights off, and leaves the room. Telling The OthersIn the morning Twilight nudges Moondancer and she wakes up. "What?" Moondancer rubs her eyes. "I made the bed an hour ago. I just found a spell and put it together." Twilight looks extremely tired. "Twilight, is that the only reason you woke me up? I kinda want to go back to sleep." Twilight looks offended. "Are you not impressed?" There's a goofy smile on her face. Spike laughs and enters the room. "Twilight, we're somewhat impressed. The thing is, you've fought all sorts of baddies. We knew furniture wouldn't stump you for long. You can't play clueless." Twilight rolls her eyes even though she knows the dragon has a point. "I guess you're right . Moondancer, I want to introduce you to some ponies! This is going to be so much fun!" Moondancer nervously gets to her feet. She isn't the best with others, and she knows this. Twilight pulls her into a hug. "C'mon, this'll be fun. You're going to know one of the ponies there. I've made sure that everything will be perfect." "I'm not nervous!" "The flushing in your face and your constant twitching don't seem to agree with that statement." "You just got told!" Spike laughs. "Spike, please help me." Twilight says. She pauses for a moment and then starts ranting and raving about how she wants everything to be perfect, making Moondancer feel good, and something about being a responsible Princess. Spike hasn't seen her act like this a while but he acts accordingly. He leaps forward and quiets her. "Shh. It'll be okay. We know what each one of us is thinking. We can do it." Twily quickly tries Cadence's breathing technique. She's now a tiny bit calmer. "Let's go." *** The two ponies and the dragons stand in a hallway next to the castle's main room. The rest of the main six stand it and share small talk softly. "Stay here Moondancer, for now." Twilight and Spike walk into the main room. "Hey, guys!' The rest of the main six turn around and look at her. "Hi, Twily! Hi Spike! Nice to see you!" Pinkie says. Rainbow and Applejack wave. "Hello." Rarity says with a large smile. She's excited about the alicorn Princess telling the rest of the main six about Moony. "Hey." Fluttershy says softly. "I'm glad you guys all came. I'd like you all to meet my new marefriend. Surprisingly, Rarity already knows her." Twilight says with a humongous smile. "Marefriend?" Rainbow says. "Shut it sugarcube, I want to now who she is." Applejack says. Rainbow looks offended. "I wasn't going to say anything snarky!" Pinkie's jaw is dropped. She then moves it back up. She bonces up and down happily. "A new marefriend! A new marefriend! Oh my goodness! I'm so happy for you guys! I'm going to have party today. I'll get to make a folder about her for my Party Cave! Well, unless I already have one." "Wow. I'm so happy." Fluttershy says. Rarity flutters her eyelashes innocently. "Well, darling, who is it?" Twilight pulls Moondancer in with a smile. "It's Moondancer!" The unicorn smiles and waves nervously. Rainbow soars over to them. "So, you're of Twilight's Canterlot friends?" She nods. "Nice to finally see you in person, Moondancer, Twilight has told us so much about you." Applejack says with another wave. Rarity squeals and turns to Fluttershy. "Don't you think they are such a great couple!" Fluttershy nods somewhat meekly. Pinkie Pie practically explodes. She bounces forward and joyfully tackles Moony to the ground. The pink mare stares down at her excitedly. "Nice to see, ya! I'm going to have a party for you guys today!" She claps her hooves together. "I know. We know." Moondancer says this kindly and bluntly. Pinkie squeals just like Rarity did. "I'll make it wonderful. It'll be at four thirty today! Moondancer, Spike, and Twilight, could you guys show up a little bit late?" The unicorn doesn't know how to respond but Twilight knows with parties that she should trust Pinkie Pie. "Sure, I guess. Pinkie, could you get off of me?" Pinkie Pie laughs. "Oh. Sure." She nervously prances away and stands next to Spike. Moondancer gets to her feet. Fluttershy shakes her hoof. "The name's Fluttershy. I'm the one with all the cute little critters. Twilight must have told you about me." Moondancer nods. Rarity clears her throat. "I have to get going. I have to work on a dress that was recently ordered. Fluttershy is going to help me. See you guys later!" She leaves the castle with Fluttershy. "Me too." Rainbow says she follows Rarity out the door. "Yea, sugarcube, I better hit the road." She leaves just like the others. Moondancer yaws. "I'm going to bed. See you guys." She leaves the room. "I'm going to bed too." Twilight says and follows Moony. Pinkie Pie turns to Spike. "Well, how are you? What's it like living with the too of them?" Spike shrugs. "It's like you'd expect. It's kinda fun. It's just kinda irritating that both of them get stressed out a lot." Spike stares at the ground. "I understand. It'd be hard to live with too ponies that are so close and so similar in personality. I could never live with two Mrs.Cakes or two Mr.Cakes. That's not just because I've had bad experiences with cloning." "Thanks for talking with me Pinkie." "Your welcome. It's really nothing much. Oh! Shoot! I just realized something! I have to go now! See you later!" She rushes out just like the other main six members. Spike shrugs. "I guess I'll just go back to sleep." He mumbles. It's Party Time!Twilight, Spike, and Moondancer walk over to Sugar Cube Corner. There's many table are outside of it. Many of Twilight's friends sit at them. Moondancer looks for her Canterlot friends but she can't see them. Pinkie Pie burst out of the building and runs over to them. "THEY'RE HERE!" Everyone turn towards them. "Come on in!" They start walking towards the building. They see Tree Hugger with the Smooze, Sassy Saddles with Sapphire Shores, Trouble Shoes with Maud Pie, and many of their other friends together. "How the heck did you get all these people here on such short notice?" Moondancer jaw is now lowered at an angle. Pinkie and Twilight laugh. "Pinkie Pie has her ways." She pushes open the door and they all enter. Moondancer finally sees her small group of friends. Moondancer smiles and turns to Twily. "I'm going to talk to them." "Okay. Bye, Moony." Pinkie waves goodbye. Moondancer prances towards them. "Wow." Spike says. "What is it?" The alicorn asks with a confused expression. "Remember last time we met her in Canterlot?" The two mares nod. "Then I could and wouldn't imagine her prancing over to a group of people." Pinkie Pie laughs and smiles. "That just puts a smile on my face!" A busser then ring. A wild look appears on her face and she rushes away from Spike and Twilight. "I wonder what that is about." Spike shrugs. "Twily!" Shining Armor yells from across the room. He walks over to them with Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, and Twilight's parents. "Hello, Twily. Hey, Spike So you and this Moondancer gal are a couple?" Princess Luna says. Twilight nods. "I'm so happy for you guys!" Princess Cadence says. "Us too." Twilight Velvet says and Night Light nods. "Me three." Princess Celestia says. "I honestly thought that Rarity would be first one to live with a romantic partner. No offence." Luna says light heartedly. "Speaking of which, where's this marefriend of yours?" Shining Armor asks as he looks around. Twilight then points at the corner where she is. Shining nods and then walks over to her with Luna and Cadence. Celestia walks up to Twilight. "Can I talk to you? Spike, can com-" "No. I'll go. See you guys later. I'll be perfectly fine." He waves and leaves them alone. He doesn't look offended in the very least. *** Twilight and Celestia walk into Pinkie's room. She's letting them talk in there privately and because of this, both of them feel extremely nervous. The two of them start to get situated. Twilight sits in one of the room's corner while Celestia sits on the bed. "We haven't talked in awhile. Last time we talked we were with the Yaks. We didn't get much bonding done then." She says after a moment. "Some simple things has happened. The Cutie Mark Crusaders have gotten their marks, we got to meet Countless Coloratura, and a bunch of other stuff has happened." Celestia smiles and tries to hold in a laugh but she then fails. She laughs loudly. "Twilight, what the heck is going on with you personally? How are you and Moondancer doing? How do you feel?" The purple mare is blushing a deep red. "We're fine." She paws the ground nervously. Celestia laughs a tiny amount once more. "Well, that's pretty vague for one of my best students." Twilight's face looks even more like a tomato. She stares at the ground. "I guess I feel a bit nervous. I greatly disappointed her awhile ago and I really don't want to do it again." "Well, I think your best way to get romance advice is from Cadence or Shining Armor. I don't know what to really say, well, I guess, just do what you think is best. You are really smart. I believe in you." Twilight nods. "Do you know what Princess Luna said about being surprised about you and your relationship? I do not agree with her. I'm not surprised. You've impacted many ponies lives. Again, you're smart. You can also add powerful to that list." Twilight smiles widely. "Thank you. Thank you so much." Celestia nods. "It's my pleasure. It's also kind of my job as your mentor." "So, Celestia, how are you doing? What is up with you?" "I'm good." The two of them continue exchanging bits of small talk. They're both really happy. *** Lemon Hearts, Twinkle Shine, Lyra, Minuette, and Bon Bon stand in a corner together. Moondancer approaches them slowly. "Hey!" "Oh! Moondancer you old so-and-so, nice to see you! I'd like you to meet Lyra's close friend, Bon Bon." The mare with the pink and blue mane waves. Twinkle Shine snorts. "Friend? I'd say they're a little more than that. They should just admit it!" Lyra and Bon Bon are totally shocked and surprised. "Twinkle Shine, do you think it's really the time?" Twinkle Shine rolls her eyes. "I was just educating our friend Moondancer here." She nonchalantly looks around but she can't find her anywhere. "Huh. Well, looks like she just left us here." Lyra shrugs. "What do you expect from Moony. She just does this sort of thing." Her friends from Canterlot glare at her and she moves back a bit. "Well, I'm going to go and talk to her. She's probably okay. See you guys in a couple of moments!" She then briskly trots away. Starlight Glimmer!?A couple of days after the party Spike and Moondancer sit in the audience in a large crowd. The little dragon sleeps next to a bulky machine. Moondancer then nudges him and he quickly wakes up. Twillight is going to start speaking upfront and she'll need the dragon's help. He starts working at the machine and Twilight starts speaking. The speech is spectacular and flawless, except for some small mistakes the dragon makes. *** Later in the day Twilight, Moondancer, and Spike walk towards her castle. "I'm positive she was there! I saw Starlight Glimmer!" She slams a hoof against the ground. "Starlight? Are you sure?" Spike looks pretty worried. Moondacer looks from one and then to the other as she tries to quickly catch up. Twilight opens up the door to the castle and they walk in. "It was probably nothing. Either way, I'll have my friends, It'll go fine." Moondancer wraps an arm around her. The two of them finally make it into the throne room. They see Starlight at one of the chairs. Twilight and Spike both gasp, Starlight smiles, and Moondancer thinks: So this is that Starlight gal. "Starlight, what are you doing?" Starlight walks away from the throne and gets ready to say a snarky remark but then a look of recognition crosses her face. "I know you! You're one of Twilight's friends! I saw you talking to her! She was trying to become friends with you! So you're now friends?" Moondancer's eyes are now wide. "You saw us? When? Where? How?" A ball of utter hatred and disgust forms in Moondancer's chest. Did she see us when I asked her out? She couldn't have!? Starlight snarls. "You two are lucky! I had a friend who left and as you can see, we're not a couple right now! Then again, that really doesn't matter right now!" She then sends a ball of deadly purple energy spiraling after Twilight. Moondancer screams but Twilight has it covered. A shield appears right in front of the unicorn at the last moment and the ball of energy disappears. "Starlight, maybe that does matter! Maybe we should talk about this! What in all of Equestria are you planing?" Twilight says kindly but she still doesn't lower the shield. Moondancer's eyes look like miniature fire storms. "YOU AlMOST KILLED HER!" She loudly slams a hoof against the ground and stares in disbelief. Spike shakes his head. C'mon, Twi. We don't have to reform every single villain. "Shut up, Twilight's stupid marefriend!" She raises her horn and a green and white lid of sorts appears above their heads. It starts sucking them up into the air. Twilight desperately flaps her wings to get away but it's totally useless. Starlight barrels through the air and then pins Moondancer to the edge of the lid. She struggles against her grip but she can't get away. It's useless. "Leave Moondancer out of this!" She sends a ball of energy similar to the one Starlight made awhile ago spinning in Starlight Glimmer's direction. The power-hungry pink unicorn uses her magic to doge Twilight's attack with Moondancer still as her hostage. "Fine, I will leave her out of this!" She let's go of Moondancer and she topples through the air and hits the castle's floor. Every part of Moondancer's body hurts. She lifts her head slowly but now the evil unicorn, Spike, and her Special Somepony is gone. Moondancer tries to get to her feet but she almost immediately falls back down. Pain fills her to the brim. No! No! No! I need to find her! I need to stop her! Need to send a message to Celestia! Need to send a message to Celestia, she thinks desperately. Tears run down her cheeks. She tries to get to her feet again and this time she also falls down again. Pain rolls through her head. She tries to stay awake but being knocked out sweeps her up. The room's door opens up and Pinkie Pie walks in with a cart with wheels on it. A cake lays on top of it. Pinkie gasps. "MOONDANCER! How did this happen!" Pinkie Pie rushes over to the knocked out unicorn. She stands on her hind legs. She then wraps her forelegs around Moondancer and pulls up. "We need to get you to a hospital pronto. I wonder where Spike and Twi are.." She takes slow and halting steps towards the door. Pinkie wishes she's a pegasus or a unicorn, then again a pegasus or unicorn wouldn't be able to get Moondancer out of the house this way. After a couple of moments Pinkie Pie manages to press open the castle's entrance with her head. When she's outside she lays Moondancer on the ground. Pinkie Pie then stands back on four legs. "Help! Help!" She waves her forelegs wildly. A gray pegasus with a yellow mane soars over to Pinkie's side. Her name is Derpy Hooves. Derpy Hooves grabs her up. "Take her to a hospital!" Pinkie says harshly. Derpy nods. Pinkie Pie watches as Derpy soars up into the air to the nearest hospital that is in Cloudsdale. The pink mare trembles nervously. A million question fill her head. What's going on! How can I help her? And I just wanted to give Twilight a: Welcome Back To Ponyvile And I Hope The Talk In Canterlot Went Well Part! She sits down and her mane deflates. She sniffles, whimpers, and even cries a bit. After a moment she shakes off the tears and gets to her feet slowly. "I need to tell the others. I need to tell the others." She mumbles aloud. Let's Smack Her Down!Moondancer feels a metal bed underneath fuzzy coat. She slowly opens her eyes. Her body hurts a lot less. She looks around. She's obviously in a hospital Cloudsdale. "Why hello." A southing voice says nearby her. Moondancer tries to lift her head to see who just spoke to her. "Get back down!" The same voice snaps. She does immediately does what she wants. "Sorry, I just don't want you to get hurt. How did you get these injuries. Your legs are pretty banged up. They're sprained but how did you get them injured?" "Where's Twilight? How did I get here? I need to send a letter to Celestia!" She has more questions to ask but this new pony silences her. "I think I should be the one asking the question but are you talking about Princess Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia?" Moondancer nods. "Okay. I'll get you some paper and a pen. Then we'll go back to questions." "Ok." *** After a couple of moments she comes back with the things Moondancer wants. She then hands them to her. Moondancer starts writing frantically and this new pony can't get a word in edge wise. In a couple of moments she has a letter composed. The letter reads: Dear Princess Celestia, It's me, Moondancer. Starlight Glimmer is back! She used a spell that could easily be a modified version of Starswirl's spell. Now Spike and Twilight are gone! I'm now in Cloudsdale. I don't know how I got here. We need your help immediately! I don't know where they could possibly be but I'll crack down on the needed reading material and figure it out! I can't lose Twilight! I know this all sounds crazy but we probably don't have much time. From, Moondancer. "Eh em! Can we go back to the questions?" The nurse stares at her with a look of mild annoyance. Moondancer's horn glows and then the glows, too. Finally with a pop it disappears and hopefully will go to Celestia. "I fell. Can we just bandage up my legs and get me out of here, Nurse..." "My name is Nurse Ella." She says with a snort and a flip of her light yellow tail. "I'll get that done." She turns around and leaves the room as she grumbles under her breath. Moondancer just ignores her. She has more important issues on her mind. Somepony then knocks at the door. "WHAT?" The door slowly swings open and three pegasi decide to enter. The first two are Fluttershy and Rainbow while the third is a grey pegasus with a yellow mane-Derpy Hooves. Fluttershy rushes forward and gives her a hug. Moondancer can feel her tears against her. She then pulls away after a long period of time. "I'm sorry it's just the two of us. It's just that Rarity doesn't know how to cast the Cloud Walking spell." She then launches into asking a bajillion questions (some of which Moondancer doesn't even know the answer to). Moondancer then raises a hoof. "One question at a time." Then she she puts her word into actions and starts answering their questions one at a time. Author's Note Well, this chapter is quick.
The Ride To Ponyvile And MoreTwilight and Moondancer sit in a train car together. The unicorn is in a deep slumber while the alicorn has a feathery wing wrapped gently around the other's neck. The two of them are obviously a couple. They got together a month ago and now they're going to Ponyvile. Moondancer is going to live with Twilight and Spike in their castle. Moondancer slowly opens her eyes. "Are we there yet?" Twilight shakes her head 'no'. "We're almost there, be patient." Moondancer looks shocked. "I'm being patient!" Twilight rolls her eyes. "Once we get there we'll have to visit my Rarity. Spike is staying at her house. We'll pick him up and head over to my-I mean our house." "That's really kind of her." "Yea. Spike really likes her." Moondancer nods. "Cool. Cool. I just wish we were already there." Twilight laughs. *** The two mares walk up to Rarity's boutique. Moondancer has the duo's bags in a magical grasp. Twilight bounds forward and nocks on the door while stays back shyly. Twilight then backs up and wraps a foreleg around her marefriend. "Coming!" Rarity yells from inside. After a moment of two the door swings open and Rarity and Spike exit. "Moondancer! Why the heck are you here?" Spike asks. Rarity thinks she knows the answer to the little dragon's question. She sees how the two mares stick together. Sure, sometimes friends do what these mares are doing right now but she still thinks there are a couple. "I think I know the answer to your question, Spike." Rarity moves forward. Twilight chuckles ever so slightly. "Lookie here, looks like Detective Rarity is on the case." Rarity smiles a little bit. "Moondancer? Aren't you one of Twilight's Canterlot friends?" She nods her head 'yes'. "Ok. Back to the question at hoof, you two must be an item?' Twilight Sparkle and Moondancer nod and Rarity's smile widens and she even squeals in delight. "I'm so happy for you guys! I assume you guys are going to live in your castle together, Twilight." The two mares no once more. "Cool! Wait, will Moondancer get the guest room?" Spike asks cautiously. Twilight pulls her foreleg away from her. "Yea. She will. We should shop by Quills and Sofas on the way home. Moony, are you fine with that?" Moondancer nods. "Rarity and Spike, can you keep quiet about us being a thing until tomorrow? I want to surprise the others." Rarity and Spike nod and then she squeals again. "I can't believe you two are a couple but it's so perfect! I can't wait until Pinkie Pie hears of this! She'll definitely throw a big party!" Twilight gestures at Spike expectantly. "We better get going. See you la-" Moondancer suddenly interrupts her by rushing over to a window and she loses her grasp on the bags and they topple to the ground. She points at a dress inside. "What's that gorgeous dress?" It's a Princess Dress. Rarity looks flattered and on the verge of hoof palming at the exact same time. "That's a Princess Dress I made. A unicorn by the name of Sassy Saddles sent it to me from Canterlot. She thinks it'll sell well." "She's probably right." Rarity just looks at the ground. Twilight grins just like Rarity. "I'll get you that for Hearths Warming." Spike says. The mares stare at him. Twilight and Rarity both look ready to actually hoof palm themselves while Moondancer has a tiny grin upon her face. After a moment the purple maned unicorn clears her throat. "It's kinda fitting you like it. Your marefriend wore it at the grand opening of my store in Canterlot." "Really? That's pretty neat." "A-hem, we better get going. See you later Rarity." She gestures at Spike again and he walks over to her. "Okay. See you guys! I'm so glad I finally get to met you, Moondancer. Twilight has told me so much about you!" *** The unicorn, the dragon, and the alicorn princess walk into one of the castle's smaller rooms. It's dark outside. The only thing in the room is a large closet in one of it's corners. Spike holds a box from Quills and Sofas while Moondancer drags in her one bag. Once they're in the center of room they let the stuff fall and start relaxing. Twilight obviously doesn't want to start relaxing. She rubs her hooves together and licks her lips jokingly. "Let's crack down and build this bed!" With a small amount of magic she easily opens up the box. She trots over to it and looks inside. She does not move for a couple of awkward moments. "Twily, is there anything wrong?" Moondancer asks. She seems genuinely concerned while the little dragon just walks up to her and shakes her. Twilight immediately launches back into action. "I'm fine!" Spike steps away from her. He jokingly raises his claws in peace so that she can see his palms. "I'm just making sure we don't have another instance of Crazy-Freak-Out-Twilight-That-Scares-Kids-Charms-Towns-And-Obsesses-Over-Deadlines." Moondancer glances at her marefriend with a look of utter shock and horror. She's almost always seen her as the perfect princess. Perfect marefriend and friend. Even when she felt angry at her awhile ago for not coming to her party, her crush on her was still beneath the surface. Twilight points an accusing hoof at the box. On it there's a smiling griffin with a crown and sign that reads: 'Items even grand enough for the most greedy of griffins'. "It's just so complex. Even if we work together we might not be able to finish it by morning." Spike raises his claws higher. "At the store I suggested we buy a different bed but you didn't listen." She takes in a deep breath. "Okay. I think we should go on ahead and figure out where you should sleep." A idea pops into Moondancer's head. She walks over to her bag and pulls a sleeping bag out of it. She lays it on the floor. "I'll sleep here. She lies down on it." "Well, okay. Talk to you in the morning, sweetie." She moves over to her and plants a small kiss on her face. "Wonder what Spike thinks of that." Twilight turns around. "He left. You can ask him in the morning. I'm going to bed, too." She turns around, turns the lights off, and leaves the room.
Telling The OthersIn the morning Twilight nudges Moondancer and she wakes up. "What?" Moondancer rubs her eyes. "I made the bed an hour ago. I just found a spell and put it together." Twilight looks extremely tired. "Twilight, is that the only reason you woke me up? I kinda want to go back to sleep." Twilight looks offended. "Are you not impressed?" There's a goofy smile on her face. Spike laughs and enters the room. "Twilight, we're somewhat impressed. The thing is, you've fought all sorts of baddies. We knew furniture wouldn't stump you for long. You can't play clueless." Twilight rolls her eyes even though she knows the dragon has a point. "I guess you're right . Moondancer, I want to introduce you to some ponies! This is going to be so much fun!" Moondancer nervously gets to her feet. She isn't the best with others, and she knows this. Twilight pulls her into a hug. "C'mon, this'll be fun. You're going to know one of the ponies there. I've made sure that everything will be perfect." "I'm not nervous!" "The flushing in your face and your constant twitching don't seem to agree with that statement." "You just got told!" Spike laughs. "Spike, please help me." Twilight says. She pauses for a moment and then starts ranting and raving about how she wants everything to be perfect, making Moondancer feel good, and something about being a responsible Princess. Spike hasn't seen her act like this a while but he acts accordingly. He leaps forward and quiets her. "Shh. It'll be okay. We know what each one of us is thinking. We can do it." Twily quickly tries Cadence's breathing technique. She's now a tiny bit calmer. "Let's go." *** The two ponies and the dragons stand in a hallway next to the castle's main room. The rest of the main six stand it and share small talk softly. "Stay here Moondancer, for now." Twilight and Spike walk into the main room. "Hey, guys!' The rest of the main six turn around and look at her. "Hi, Twily! Hi Spike! Nice to see you!" Pinkie says. Rainbow and Applejack wave. "Hello." Rarity says with a large smile. She's excited about the alicorn Princess telling the rest of the main six about Moony. "Hey." Fluttershy says softly. "I'm glad you guys all came. I'd like you all to meet my new marefriend. Surprisingly, Rarity already knows her." Twilight says with a humongous smile. "Marefriend?" Rainbow says. "Shut it sugarcube, I want to now who she is." Applejack says. Rainbow looks offended. "I wasn't going to say anything snarky!" Pinkie's jaw is dropped. She then moves it back up. She bonces up and down happily. "A new marefriend! A new marefriend! Oh my goodness! I'm so happy for you guys! I'm going to have party today. I'll get to make a folder about her for my Party Cave! Well, unless I already have one." "Wow. I'm so happy." Fluttershy says. Rarity flutters her eyelashes innocently. "Well, darling, who is it?" Twilight pulls Moondancer in with a smile. "It's Moondancer!" The unicorn smiles and waves nervously. Rainbow soars over to them. "So, you're of Twilight's Canterlot friends?" She nods. "Nice to finally see you in person, Moondancer, Twilight has told us so much about you." Applejack says with another wave. Rarity squeals and turns to Fluttershy. "Don't you think they are such a great couple!" Fluttershy nods somewhat meekly. Pinkie Pie practically explodes. She bounces forward and joyfully tackles Moony to the ground. The pink mare stares down at her excitedly. "Nice to see, ya! I'm going to have a party for you guys today!" She claps her hooves together. "I know. We know." Moondancer says this kindly and bluntly. Pinkie squeals just like Rarity did. "I'll make it wonderful. It'll be at four thirty today! Moondancer, Spike, and Twilight, could you guys show up a little bit late?" The unicorn doesn't know how to respond but Twilight knows with parties that she should trust Pinkie Pie. "Sure, I guess. Pinkie, could you get off of me?" Pinkie Pie laughs. "Oh. Sure." She nervously prances away and stands next to Spike. Moondancer gets to her feet. Fluttershy shakes her hoof. "The name's Fluttershy. I'm the one with all the cute little critters. Twilight must have told you about me." Moondancer nods. Rarity clears her throat. "I have to get going. I have to work on a dress that was recently ordered. Fluttershy is going to help me. See you guys later!" She leaves the castle with Fluttershy. "Me too." Rainbow says she follows Rarity out the door. "Yea, sugarcube, I better hit the road." She leaves just like the others. Moondancer yaws. "I'm going to bed. See you guys." She leaves the room. "I'm going to bed too." Twilight says and follows Moony. Pinkie Pie turns to Spike. "Well, how are you? What's it like living with the too of them?" Spike shrugs. "It's like you'd expect. It's kinda fun. It's just kinda irritating that both of them get stressed out a lot." Spike stares at the ground. "I understand. It'd be hard to live with too ponies that are so close and so similar in personality. I could never live with two Mrs.Cakes or two Mr.Cakes. That's not just because I've had bad experiences with cloning." "Thanks for talking with me Pinkie." "Your welcome. It's really nothing much. Oh! Shoot! I just realized something! I have to go now! See you later!" She rushes out just like the other main six members. Spike shrugs. "I guess I'll just go back to sleep." He mumbles.
It's Party Time!Twilight, Spike, and Moondancer walk over to Sugar Cube Corner. There's many table are outside of it. Many of Twilight's friends sit at them. Moondancer looks for her Canterlot friends but she can't see them. Pinkie Pie burst out of the building and runs over to them. "THEY'RE HERE!" Everyone turn towards them. "Come on in!" They start walking towards the building. They see Tree Hugger with the Smooze, Sassy Saddles with Sapphire Shores, Trouble Shoes with Maud Pie, and many of their other friends together. "How the heck did you get all these people here on such short notice?" Moondancer jaw is now lowered at an angle. Pinkie and Twilight laugh. "Pinkie Pie has her ways." She pushes open the door and they all enter. Moondancer finally sees her small group of friends. Moondancer smiles and turns to Twily. "I'm going to talk to them." "Okay. Bye, Moony." Pinkie waves goodbye. Moondancer prances towards them. "Wow." Spike says. "What is it?" The alicorn asks with a confused expression. "Remember last time we met her in Canterlot?" The two mares nod. "Then I could and wouldn't imagine her prancing over to a group of people." Pinkie Pie laughs and smiles. "That just puts a smile on my face!" A busser then ring. A wild look appears on her face and she rushes away from Spike and Twilight. "I wonder what that is about." Spike shrugs. "Twily!" Shining Armor yells from across the room. He walks over to them with Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, and Twilight's parents. "Hello, Twily. Hey, Spike So you and this Moondancer gal are a couple?" Princess Luna says. Twilight nods. "I'm so happy for you guys!" Princess Cadence says. "Us too." Twilight Velvet says and Night Light nods. "Me three." Princess Celestia says. "I honestly thought that Rarity would be first one to live with a romantic partner. No offence." Luna says light heartedly. "Speaking of which, where's this marefriend of yours?" Shining Armor asks as he looks around. Twilight then points at the corner where she is. Shining nods and then walks over to her with Luna and Cadence. Celestia walks up to Twilight. "Can I talk to you? Spike, can com-" "No. I'll go. See you guys later. I'll be perfectly fine." He waves and leaves them alone. He doesn't look offended in the very least. *** Twilight and Celestia walk into Pinkie's room. She's letting them talk in there privately and because of this, both of them feel extremely nervous. The two of them start to get situated. Twilight sits in one of the room's corner while Celestia sits on the bed. "We haven't talked in awhile. Last time we talked we were with the Yaks. We didn't get much bonding done then." She says after a moment. "Some simple things has happened. The Cutie Mark Crusaders have gotten their marks, we got to meet Countless Coloratura, and a bunch of other stuff has happened." Celestia smiles and tries to hold in a laugh but she then fails. She laughs loudly. "Twilight, what the heck is going on with you personally? How are you and Moondancer doing? How do you feel?" The purple mare is blushing a deep red. "We're fine." She paws the ground nervously. Celestia laughs a tiny amount once more. "Well, that's pretty vague for one of my best students." Twilight's face looks even more like a tomato. She stares at the ground. "I guess I feel a bit nervous. I greatly disappointed her awhile ago and I really don't want to do it again." "Well, I think your best way to get romance advice is from Cadence or Shining Armor. I don't know what to really say, well, I guess, just do what you think is best. You are really smart. I believe in you." Twilight nods. "Do you know what Princess Luna said about being surprised about you and your relationship? I do not agree with her. I'm not surprised. You've impacted many ponies lives. Again, you're smart. You can also add powerful to that list." Twilight smiles widely. "Thank you. Thank you so much." Celestia nods. "It's my pleasure. It's also kind of my job as your mentor." "So, Celestia, how are you doing? What is up with you?" "I'm good." The two of them continue exchanging bits of small talk. They're both really happy. *** Lemon Hearts, Twinkle Shine, Lyra, Minuette, and Bon Bon stand in a corner together. Moondancer approaches them slowly. "Hey!" "Oh! Moondancer you old so-and-so, nice to see you! I'd like you to meet Lyra's close friend, Bon Bon." The mare with the pink and blue mane waves. Twinkle Shine snorts. "Friend? I'd say they're a little more than that. They should just admit it!" Lyra and Bon Bon are totally shocked and surprised. "Twinkle Shine, do you think it's really the time?" Twinkle Shine rolls her eyes. "I was just educating our friend Moondancer here." She nonchalantly looks around but she can't find her anywhere. "Huh. Well, looks like she just left us here." Lyra shrugs. "What do you expect from Moony. She just does this sort of thing." Her friends from Canterlot glare at her and she moves back a bit. "Well, I'm going to go and talk to her. She's probably okay. See you guys in a couple of moments!" She then briskly trots away.
Starlight Glimmer!?A couple of days after the party Spike and Moondancer sit in the audience in a large crowd. The little dragon sleeps next to a bulky machine. Moondancer then nudges him and he quickly wakes up. Twillight is going to start speaking upfront and she'll need the dragon's help. He starts working at the machine and Twilight starts speaking. The speech is spectacular and flawless, except for some small mistakes the dragon makes. *** Later in the day Twilight, Moondancer, and Spike walk towards her castle. "I'm positive she was there! I saw Starlight Glimmer!" She slams a hoof against the ground. "Starlight? Are you sure?" Spike looks pretty worried. Moondacer looks from one and then to the other as she tries to quickly catch up. Twilight opens up the door to the castle and they walk in. "It was probably nothing. Either way, I'll have my friends, It'll go fine." Moondancer wraps an arm around her. The two of them finally make it into the throne room. They see Starlight at one of the chairs. Twilight and Spike both gasp, Starlight smiles, and Moondancer thinks: So this is that Starlight gal. "Starlight, what are you doing?" Starlight walks away from the throne and gets ready to say a snarky remark but then a look of recognition crosses her face. "I know you! You're one of Twilight's friends! I saw you talking to her! She was trying to become friends with you! So you're now friends?" Moondancer's eyes are now wide. "You saw us? When? Where? How?" A ball of utter hatred and disgust forms in Moondancer's chest. Did she see us when I asked her out? She couldn't have!? Starlight snarls. "You two are lucky! I had a friend who left and as you can see, we're not a couple right now! Then again, that really doesn't matter right now!" She then sends a ball of deadly purple energy spiraling after Twilight. Moondancer screams but Twilight has it covered. A shield appears right in front of the unicorn at the last moment and the ball of energy disappears. "Starlight, maybe that does matter! Maybe we should talk about this! What in all of Equestria are you planing?" Twilight says kindly but she still doesn't lower the shield. Moondancer's eyes look like miniature fire storms. "YOU AlMOST KILLED HER!" She loudly slams a hoof against the ground and stares in disbelief. Spike shakes his head. C'mon, Twi. We don't have to reform every single villain. "Shut up, Twilight's stupid marefriend!" She raises her horn and a green and white lid of sorts appears above their heads. It starts sucking them up into the air. Twilight desperately flaps her wings to get away but it's totally useless. Starlight barrels through the air and then pins Moondancer to the edge of the lid. She struggles against her grip but she can't get away. It's useless. "Leave Moondancer out of this!" She sends a ball of energy similar to the one Starlight made awhile ago spinning in Starlight Glimmer's direction. The power-hungry pink unicorn uses her magic to doge Twilight's attack with Moondancer still as her hostage. "Fine, I will leave her out of this!" She let's go of Moondancer and she topples through the air and hits the castle's floor. Every part of Moondancer's body hurts. She lifts her head slowly but now the evil unicorn, Spike, and her Special Somepony is gone. Moondancer tries to get to her feet but she almost immediately falls back down. Pain fills her to the brim. No! No! No! I need to find her! I need to stop her! Need to send a message to Celestia! Need to send a message to Celestia, she thinks desperately. Tears run down her cheeks. She tries to get to her feet again and this time she also falls down again. Pain rolls through her head. She tries to stay awake but being knocked out sweeps her up. The room's door opens up and Pinkie Pie walks in with a cart with wheels on it. A cake lays on top of it. Pinkie gasps. "MOONDANCER! How did this happen!" Pinkie Pie rushes over to the knocked out unicorn. She stands on her hind legs. She then wraps her forelegs around Moondancer and pulls up. "We need to get you to a hospital pronto. I wonder where Spike and Twi are.." She takes slow and halting steps towards the door. Pinkie wishes she's a pegasus or a unicorn, then again a pegasus or unicorn wouldn't be able to get Moondancer out of the house this way. After a couple of moments Pinkie Pie manages to press open the castle's entrance with her head. When she's outside she lays Moondancer on the ground. Pinkie Pie then stands back on four legs. "Help! Help!" She waves her forelegs wildly. A gray pegasus with a yellow mane soars over to Pinkie's side. Her name is Derpy Hooves. Derpy Hooves grabs her up. "Take her to a hospital!" Pinkie says harshly. Derpy nods. Pinkie Pie watches as Derpy soars up into the air to the nearest hospital that is in Cloudsdale. The pink mare trembles nervously. A million question fill her head. What's going on! How can I help her? And I just wanted to give Twilight a: Welcome Back To Ponyvile And I Hope The Talk In Canterlot Went Well Part! She sits down and her mane deflates. She sniffles, whimpers, and even cries a bit. After a moment she shakes off the tears and gets to her feet slowly. "I need to tell the others. I need to tell the others." She mumbles aloud.
Let's Smack Her Down!Moondancer feels a metal bed underneath fuzzy coat. She slowly opens her eyes. Her body hurts a lot less. She looks around. She's obviously in a hospital Cloudsdale. "Why hello." A southing voice says nearby her. Moondancer tries to lift her head to see who just spoke to her. "Get back down!" The same voice snaps. She does immediately does what she wants. "Sorry, I just don't want you to get hurt. How did you get these injuries. Your legs are pretty banged up. They're sprained but how did you get them injured?" "Where's Twilight? How did I get here? I need to send a letter to Celestia!" She has more questions to ask but this new pony silences her. "I think I should be the one asking the question but are you talking about Princess Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia?" Moondancer nods. "Okay. I'll get you some paper and a pen. Then we'll go back to questions." "Ok." *** After a couple of moments she comes back with the things Moondancer wants. She then hands them to her. Moondancer starts writing frantically and this new pony can't get a word in edge wise. In a couple of moments she has a letter composed. The letter reads: Dear Princess Celestia, It's me, Moondancer. Starlight Glimmer is back! She used a spell that could easily be a modified version of Starswirl's spell. Now Spike and Twilight are gone! I'm now in Cloudsdale. I don't know how I got here. We need your help immediately! I don't know where they could possibly be but I'll crack down on the needed reading material and figure it out! I can't lose Twilight! I know this all sounds crazy but we probably don't have much time. From, Moondancer. "Eh em! Can we go back to the questions?" The nurse stares at her with a look of mild annoyance. Moondancer's horn glows and then the glows, too. Finally with a pop it disappears and hopefully will go to Celestia. "I fell. Can we just bandage up my legs and get me out of here, Nurse..." "My name is Nurse Ella." She says with a snort and a flip of her light yellow tail. "I'll get that done." She turns around and leaves the room as she grumbles under her breath. Moondancer just ignores her. She has more important issues on her mind. Somepony then knocks at the door. "WHAT?" The door slowly swings open and three pegasi decide to enter. The first two are Fluttershy and Rainbow while the third is a grey pegasus with a yellow mane-Derpy Hooves. Fluttershy rushes forward and gives her a hug. Moondancer can feel her tears against her. She then pulls away after a long period of time. "I'm sorry it's just the two of us. It's just that Rarity doesn't know how to cast the Cloud Walking spell." She then launches into asking a bajillion questions (some of which Moondancer doesn't even know the answer to). Moondancer then raises a hoof. "One question at a time." Then she she puts her word into actions and starts answering their questions one at a time. Author's Note Well, this chapter is quick.
