A Night On The Town

The inevitable approached as the sun crept closer to the horizon. Turning and looking in my bathroom I could see my reflection, My black cargo pants with my white shirt with Solaris hanging from my neck and my spiked black hair. I turned back to the balcony and sat on the ledge looking at the sun set.

I just have to wonder how much I'm going to change before this is over, just from training my magic has grown immensely along with my swordsmanship. The stares around the around the castle are becoming less common and the lunar guards invite me to poker. Some of the solar guards will joke with me and hold a conversation. But do they see me as a fellow soldier or a glorified house pet.

I still have so many questions on my ancestors and this counsel that seems so hard set to stop me. Sometimes when I sleep I can see everything I care about burning as two faceless humans fight, one with snow white wings and the other with black horns and a tail and it always ends with a booming voice claiming the white one approaches. Luna has never caught one of those dreams thankfully.

I reach my hand towards the sun set and shut my hand trying to capture the light in my hand.

Solaris giggled in my head, " You sure do love celestial bodies."

" I guess when you grow up with nothing the few things that are always there like the sun and moon fill the gaps."

"You're destined for great things Sun don't falter and you will be loved and maybe love a little yourself."

"You're a funny necklace. Maybe in the next life you will be right. "Raising my body up I stood on the railing looking over Canterlot and the rest of Eqestria. I felt someone watching me and as I turned I saw Spitfire looking at me from the door of my room. She wore a red hoodie with jeans it is one of the first times that I have seen her in regular cloths.

"What's up?" The words came out as if I wasn't on the railing of a balcony many floors up.

"Just babysitting as usual."

"Can you even call it that I'm easily old enough to be a regular guard."

"Sun I'm 26 and I'm in charge of you half the time so yeah babysitting."

" So if I got hurt you would get in trouble?"

"Well...." Before she got the rest of the words out I opened my arms and leaned off of the balcony. The air was warm and as I fell two blurs shoot towards me. My body came to a stop in a purple magic field, Rainbow and Spitfire were on both sides of me one looking very confused the other a mixture of pissed and relief. I laughed as I touched the ground the elements of harmony had just arrived by carriage and must have noticed me from the gate.

"Let's get this party started!"

I had three welts from slaps and a bruising spot on my back, the last one was from Apple Jack. In the large carriage was the elements of harmony and Spitfire. I was told Luna couldn't come due to last minute distractions. We were headed to a night club where Vinyl is working tonight.

"So who has been to this club before?" The elements shook their heads while Spitfire nodded.

"The Wonder bolts go sometimes after missions and shows, its a blast."

"I hope it lives up to it's name." The club came into view the big neon sign read "True Moon 24/7."

Spitfire gave a slight grin, "Trust me it won't disappoint."

Pinkie was about to explode," I'm so excited." Everyone laughed and enjoyed the pink mares enthusiasm as the carriage came to a stop and we all piled out. There was a rumble and the ground shook a little as a huge group of ponies headed for Spitfire and Twilight. Taking two large steps to the left put me behind Rainbow and Aj.

"Do you two mares mind accompanying me to the door?"

Aj laughed, "I think we're up to it."

Rainbow nodded , "Yeah we should get in before this huge group." I put my arms around the two mares and I made it past the bouncer and was instantly hit by the loud music, flashing lights , lasers, and a thin fog about ankle high that covers the whole club. Embracing my surroundings I entered the sea of moving bodies. I attempted to dance or at least copy the ponies around me but seeing and doing correctly are two completely different things. I felt a poke on my shoulder. I spun on my toes to Rainbow looking at me confused.

"Sun do you know how to dance?"

"Of course I know how to dance...... Just not like this." My eyes bounced around kind of embarrassed.

"You have no idea do you."

"I'm more of a ballroom dancer lately."

Rainbow held in her laughter at my response, "Just copy what I do." Her body moved in the madness of the club rather elegantly. She laughed as I studied while maintaining her well timed movements. After a second she stopped and reached out her hand," You're probably more of a hands on learner."

I felt a slick grin creep across my face as I grabbed her hand, "You could say that."

Many Songs Later

Spinning with Rainbow on the dance floor, "Hey Rainbow where did Aj go?"

"I lost her in the crowd following you she's probably at a table with Fluttershy deep in cider right about now."

"I thought she would be enjoying herself."

"It takes her a couple of drinks to enjoy the club atmosphere."

Looking around the dance floor was covered in crazy mares grinding on each other and the few stallions being swamped with partners. "Lucky bastards."

"Says the guy who brought the elements of harmony and captain of the Wonder bolts to a club by himself." A grin grew across my face but I looked away before Rainbow could see it. "I think it's about time we found everyone." Moving through the sea of bodies lead us to the bar area and our friends became visible, sitting in a purple booth. Me and Rainbow hastily made our way over.

"I see our 2 celebrities are finally free of their fans."

Spitfire cocked her head at me marginally shitfaced, "Won't be to long until you will have to deal with the same stuff as me and Twilight."

"There is no way but that many mares would be nice."

Hopefully that won't be the case," said Rainbow with a playful look as I laughed in response.

"I think I need a little rest before anymore dancing."

Twilight significantly red in the face grabbed my arm, "Sun as my knight I command you to dance with me...... I mean us."

"Your wish is my command princess." Everyone began to head towards the dance floor except Apple jack. I reached out my hand, "I'm not letting you miss out on the fun Aj."

"Okay I will come I guess." She grumbled not making eye contact.

"You're going to have fun I promise." Apple jack caught up to our friends rather quickly as I trailed a little farther behind. A pony caught my attention dressed in an all black robe making their way across the club. Well that doesn't match the atmosphere at all.

Solaris flashed, "Sun follow that pony they're carrying a magical weapon of some kind".

I began to trail the figure ,"How dangerous are we talking Solaris."

"I can't say but it could be a problem for everyone here."

"Trust me I got this." The pony headed into the maintenance and backstage area, I slid in before the door shut.

I followed the corridor and herd the voice of two stallions. I turned a corner to give me line of sight and as I did only one pony was their removing their cloak. It was a earth pony wearing all black combat armor, he placed down a red box with a fire symbol on it. I watched from the shadows as he pulled out a object I had never seen before. He clicked a clip into object. I summoned Solaris and the magical energy given off by the summoning alerted the pony of my presence. The pony turned on me pointing its red and black device at me. I noticed now the trigger on the device and as the pony pulled it a small ball of compressed magic shot towards me. Standing my ground the ball made contact with Solaris and was consumed by my sword. I charged my enemy and his shots began to be less accurate. The shots that missed set anything they touched a flame and to my luck the device started clicking after the twelfth trigger pull. I was in range of melee and with all my force I smashed the bottom of the hilt on the pony's head knocking him out cold.

I knelled down examining the unconscious pony, his armor bore no markings. He's most likely a mercenary or a assassin. Checking his pockets I found a communication gem.

The second voice from earlier returned erupting from the gem, "Messy, me and crash are all set if you are with the prototype."

I looked at the red and black device on the ground, this is not good. I stomped on the gem and picked up the device placing it in my pants pocket along with three clips that were in the box.

Now I have to get all these ponies out of this building without alerting them to the mercenaries. Looking at my surroundings a smoke detector stuck out. Snapping my fingers a little flame grew and grew until it was detected. The alarm rang loud and cut through the music .Then water rained down from the ceiling drenching all the ponies as they rushed for the door. I headed back to the main room to find a wet club almost absent of life besides me vinyl and two pissed off wet mercenaries.

I walked out onto the dance floor, "Vinyl why didn't you leave?"

"I wouldn't leave my set up for my life." The two mercs were now aware of me and began moving towards me.

"I set off the fire alarm to get everypony in here out of harms way so I need you to leave please."

She smiled, "Not on my life and I could totally mix while you fight."

I rolled my eyes, "Just don't get hurt". I turned from the disk jockey to the mercenaries. One was a earth pony and the other was a unicorn. Music once again filled the club I rushed for the unicorn but the earth pony cut my path off, he brought a sword to bear it's blade almost black as night, it looked almost like a knock off Selene. Swinging Solaris my blade clashed into the opposing sword locked in a stalemate we pushed off sending each other backwards.

"Solaris what kind of sword is that?"

"It's a sword fused with dark magic, the same kind of magic as Selene is made of just a lot weaker."

"Is there a simple solution?"

"Channel all of your energy and hold on tight." I focused all my energy into the sword, it glowed brighter and gave off visible magical energy in waves. I wound up and swung at my opponent, he evaded my strike. He's not fast enough though, continuing my onslaught I slashed Solaris after my opponent. Raising his blade in defense proved futile as Solaris cut the blade in half and landed in the pony's shoulder. He screamed out but was cut off as my boot collided with his head knocking him out. I removed my blade from his shoulder a little bloody. I turned Solaris back into a necklace and placed her in my pocket.

The unicorn began running from the dance floor. Giving chase, he launched a lightning spell before jumping behind the bar. Once in cover he began to release spells at a firing squad pace. Running parallel to the bar I shot bolt after bolt of lightning as the exploding of tables and glass tried to hinder me. As I approached the far wall and the end of my rope, I leaped into a booth for cover.

I laid in cover as parts of the booth were singed from magical blasts. How do I beat a entrenched enemy? Spitfire had a saying for it, damn of all the times. My brain strained to remember as more parts of the booth exploded. I remember, Make a enemy's barricade there cage.

I jumped from the booth, as I flew through the air I released a lance of fire setting the bar ablaze. The pony jumped from the blaze slapping at the fire trying to consume him. He played into my hand, The remaining water from the false alarm was at my disposal raising my arm and chopping down the water whipped the pony to the dance floor and extinguished the fire on the bar and pony.

I sauntered my way to the dance floor, "Vinyl my good mare I must insist you depart with me."

She laughed and jumped from her booth onto the wet dance floor, "My hero. "We laughed and joked as we made our way out of the club. Pushing the doors open revealed my friends standing around looking a range of things but mostly drunk. I turned to Vinyl to say goodbye and she placed a thing in my hand. "If you ever need a quick pick up or just a good jam session listen to this, I've put some of the best music eqestria can offer on there.

"Thank you Vinyl it means a lot."

"Your welcome and come see me again when you're not in danger I can show you some more music."

"Sounds like a plan Vinyl." She gave me a wink and a swish of her tail as she vanished into the night, leaving me red in the face.

My friends had called for a carriage and while I was talking to Vinyl and as we got in I was bombarded with questions and as we traveled back to the castle I explained what had happened leaving out the prototype weapon. As soon as we got to the castle a group of lunar guards were dispatched to collect the mercs. I waved good bye to everyone and carried a drunk Spitfire to a spare room. There was no way I was letting her fly to her house tonight.

I laid her down in the spare bedroom and before I could leave she sputtered at me, "You owe me a dance Sun."

"Next time I promise." I shut the door and made off to my room not too fast to over look the perfect night sky outside.

"What a time to be alive". I continued down the corridors until the room with a big eye made me stop. I could use a little information on the prototype. I pushed on the door and the loud snoring from the over worked mare made me grin. I moved her from her desk to her bed without much resistance. I went to her desk and wrote note "Top secret from Sun only tell Luna or Celestia". I doodled a little sun on the note and as I put the prototype and clips on the desk the paper Eye was working on got my attention. The title was "Sun's genetic report" I continued to read. "Princesses I'm excited to say Sun is not just a member to one of the noble families but the royal family along with some strange DNA", The rest of that line was scribbled. My heart began to race. "It get's better as he is a direct dissident of Crimson Sun the last Human King. The chances of Sun holding the common and ancient characteristics of the noble emblems are..."Eye had fallen a sleep leaving this unfinished and my questions half answered.

There's no need to wake her. I left her room and finally turned the corner to the hall of my room. My door creaked open and I stumbled in peeling off my shirt and jumping on my bed. I pulled out Solaris from my pocket and placed her on the night stand.

My eyes shut and my dream world opened up releasing me from reality.

Author's Note

Next stop the Crystal empire