What now?

Dreamworld

The dark world I found myself in warped into a forest illuminated by a crescent moon, it was the same forest me and Luna had been in previously. As if on command the starry sky opened up and released the princess of the night, who descended rather quickly to my little spot on the grass.

"Please tell me I didn't kill myself with the sword." She didn't acknowledge my stupid comment landing she ran over wrapping me in a giant hug.

"You really did it Sun, I couldn't be happier, Celestia and Cadence send their praise as well. I was fortunate enough to see the end of your battle."

"Before we talk about fighting are the girls okay?"

"Yes they're quite well but they don't believe me when I say you're fine." I laughed at the thought of all of them around my comatose body poking it with a stick checking to see if I'm dead.

"How is my body doing anyway?"

"Fine but for awhile you were in bad shape but you weren't okay when you started that fight. Fluttershy found you in a clearing in the Everfree forest. She patched you up and told the girls to come over and you snuck out when they were talking. She got that part from her rabbit." I was about to say how would they have known when I left, I better keep an eye on that rabbit.

"I was also injected with a drug called discord but we don't need to get into details." A shiver raced down my back reflecting on the experience.

"Seems like your mission has even more significance when you factor in you found not one but two legendary artifacts, two artifacts that were once used by me and Celestia."

"Luna this is going to sound weird but are they supposed to talk?"

" Yes actually if you have enough affinity to them. Its amazing you were even able to conjure Solaris but already communication that's outstanding. In the future we will have to check your affinity with Selene, the second necklace which was mine."

"I've never imagined anything being that powerful."

"Well Sun you're just scratching the surface you will have to do some training with Celestia to unlock Solaris's full power. That will come at a later time its now time to wake up, me and the girls prepared a surprise for you."

"If you say so Luna." I don't usually like surprises.
Ponyville Hospital

The slow beat of a heart monitor gave it's rhythmic pattern, showing I'm actually alive. Sitting straight up the hospital room was covered in decorations and boxes. The lack of ponies was confusing until a faint rumble of stomping came from down the hall. I pulled my sheets up in preparation of the siege, the door to my room busted open all the girls rushed in.

Pinkie pie with the biggest unnatural smile stretched a cross her face began yelling, "Surprise Sun we're throwing you a town party to thank you for saving the town!" She began to dance around the room. I lowered my blanket defenses.

Twilight came up next, "Sun you're reckless but we are all very glad you're okay."

"If you girls weren't there I wouldn't of stood up again. Please don't put your self in danger like that again Twilight."

Rarity had to twist my words ,"See Twilight I told you he's smitten, well I guess it's my turn to say something, Sun you're a hero but I will let my present talk for me." I sure hope it's not socks.

"Well thank you Rarity."

Fluttershy was almost in tears, "Sun I thought you were dead when I found you but you still fought on and saved Ponyville I can't thank you enough."

"It was enough for you to patch me up, I'm forever grateful." She sniffled a little bit more but seemed to be in better spirits.

Applejack gave a smile, "You did really good Sun the rest of my family says you're welcome back anytime. Granny is also helping with the food for the festival so she wants me to tell you to enjoy as much as you can."

"Thank you Aj if it wasn't for you and your family this mission would of been impossible."

Rainbow Dash stuck out her fist, "You are awesome Sun."

Pounding her fist, "Thank you I hope to one day make Spitfire levels of cool."

Luna walked over boxes in hand, "This is just a little gift from me and the girls." Everyone crowded around as I opened the first box. A Snow white shirt with a familiar sun in the middle following it was a same color jacket with the same sun over the heart and on the back. Deeper in the box a black shirt with white moon, it having a matching black jacket with Luna's cutie mark over the heart and on the back. As I continued through the boxes I got a shirt and matching jacket for everyone of the girls except twilight.

Luna read my mind, "Since you already have the twilight jacket her and I took the time to enchant all your new outfits. Now you can use all of them under your armor among other things like fire resistance." Luna would expect me to catch on fire.

I see the name of my original jacket stuck ,"Thank you all so much you guys couldn't even understand how much this means to me." A little Sun in my head had a big smile and a tear of joy, just a single manly tear.

Luna spoke up, "we're all glad to hear that we will give you time to get changed and get ready." They all exited my room and I hopped off the bed. Examining my body almost all of my body was healed with the addition of a scar across my belly button and a burn mark on my heart. Slipping on the sun shirt and jacket which was extremely flexible almost like rubber, and a new pair of black cargo pants. I examined the room, My wonder bolt bag rested near the door with an added duffel bag it was all black with a blue moon crescent and stars on it. My boots from Spitfire were right inside my wonder bolt bag. Putting them on, my feet were once again protected. Running around the room I gathered my new things chucking them in my new duffel bag. I noticed I was still wearing my sun necklace and that the moon necklaces box was already in my duffel bag. Well it's time for me to enjoy the day.

Twilight's Castle

Upon meeting up at the castle I had most of my things sent back to Canterlot via princess teleportation. I had both pendants and my Wonderbolt bag on me, me the six girls and Luna currently stood on the front steps of the castle.

"So what's the plan gang?"

Twilight spoke first, " Well there seems to be a problem setting up so while we fix that you and Applejack will go to sweet apple acres for a while."

"Okay we'll see you girls later then I guess."

Sweet Apple Acres

The farm was a little crazy with all the food being taken into town. All the ponies I saw only had smiles and thank you's for me which was comforting. Aj had work to do so I pursued getting caught up with her grandmother.

" .... So that's how I've been. How are you doing Granny smith."

"Well ever sense we spoke the first time I have been pulling out old books and brushing up on what happened to put us where we are with slavery and this hooey of a government, I think it would do you some good to listen to what I've read.

"I'm down for some story time with Granny smith."

1000 Years Ago

With one of the humans most prominent advocate and non human protector banished to the moon a council of high ranking aristocrats began scrambling for more power in Celestias darkest hour. They seemed okay at first until they started showing further aggression towards the human royal family blaming them for the instability of princess Luna. The family was represented by three icons of power the sun, moon, and stars. These were roles earned by each generation of the human royal family. In a war with griffons the star fell and as the council rose to power the moon fled leaving the sun, he was brutalized by the council politically and had assassins sent after him regularly. He was a young king who stood alone against every surrounding power that threatened his kingdoms borders. He openly believed that everyone human or pony could get along. This slipped away more and more each and every time an assassin killed one of his family members or friends. The final straw was his mother, she was killed at a peace summit in Canterlot. It is said the rest of his family abandoned their kingdom for the badlands leaving him behind. He wandered the land fending off assassins until he came upon what is said to be the root of all magic where he gained unfathomable power. He hid this power until the night of falling stars, this was when the council released its first slave law. In response he burned over half of Canterlot to the ground and battled Celestia before vanishing. The words "Beware of the Rising sun" was burned into the remaining buildings. He was labeled a terrorist but still had pony support from earth ponies and Thestrals as they too suffered under the council. This would lead towards a major political conflict which pushed the human empire into obscurity. After the conflict he was never herd from again and neither has the human empire.

Present

The silence following Granny smiths words begged more questions especially the credibility of the source but I wonder what happened to that guy or his family they couldn't have rolled over and just died at least I hope not, it was over a 1000 years ago and the only ponies who could know about it is Luna and Celestia.

Granny smith must have read my mind, "There is so much more to this story and like any good story the biggest plot twist rests in front of us."

"Well its nice to know there was once a time my kind wasn't under the shoe of society."

Granny smiths voice had a very serious tone ,"Sun remember anything is possible and a time might come were the weight might become too much and all the emotions you have or don't know you have will come to the surface. In that time you must make the decision for freedom or become subservient."

"I will fight to the bitter end and then some, It's not a if statement but a when."

Granny smith seemed to get a little less depressing," Well the world might just need that now more than ever."

The fact that I'm even here seems predestined, I'm no longer a slave but a free man. The history of humans is confusing, the only truth can come from the two ponies that are still alive from back then.

Applejack entered the house. It seems time fly's when trying to comprehend the destruction of a once proud species. She had a big smile a cross her face. I never noticed until then that she had the kind of honest smile that could bring anyone out of any funk. I guess it's just time for me to face the music of my good deeds.

Town hall

The words of the mayor was gibberish as I looked over the smiling faces of the ponies from Ponyville. I was at the opening speech of the party, on stage with the girls and mayor who was explaining the events in detail that was given to her by Twilight and Luna. I was shook from my daze by applause and a gesture from the mayor.

The mayor was finishing her speech, "Our human hero Sun will be making a statement and taking questions now before the festivities begin."

My legs of rubber managed to hold my body weight as I held the mic,"Hello Ponyville my name is Sun as the mayor told you. For the past few days I have been burned, zapped, beaten, and drugged but for my first mission I think it went well. Protecting the homes of my friends and possible friends was a honor."

The deafening applause rang out from the crowd. "I guess I'm taking questions now." The majority of the crowds hands went up. A mint green pony in the front looked like she was was going to explode or at least her arm would fall off.

Pointing to her," My name is Lyra and I'm a human history buff and I was wondering if you're related to the old human nobility from the nightmare moon era? They were the only humans who could use magic like you do."

"I have no idea If I am, I never had parents around so I don't even know were I come from." Her expression was a half cracked smile, I think she took my answer as a challenge. What If I actually am related to the nobility? Just more to bug the Princesses about later.

The next pony was a girl with a tiara, " What's it like being the human pet for the princesses?"

A awkward silence fell over the crowd. " I ..... " The words wouldn't come. I know she's a pony and younger than me but I can feel the years of emotion throwing themselves around in my head. The warm glow of Solaris on my neck was a clear sign that If I wanted I could have the sword in my hand. The glow grew from my neck, Solaris formed in my hand.

"I am no ones pet and I fight so some day bigots like you will finally respect my people once again."

The girls and crowd didn't expect me to pull this stunt, the silence was cut by Luna " This is my soldier and my friend if anypony here still thinks of him as any less you should vacate the premises. The crowds eyes were all on the bigot pony as she left with her nose in the air.

"Any more questions?"

All hands went up. I picked a brown pony with a tie." Is that by any chance the lost sword of the sun?"

"yes it's a sun sword and yes it was lost so I guess."

Every pony in the crowd was mumbling, was something wrong? Turning to Luna she just smiled. Looking to the other girls they did the same. Most of the hands went down after that. Except a little pony with a red bow in her hair.

Her arm looked like it would fall off if I didn't pick her. I pointed to her in the crowd. "Is it true you stayed at Sweet Apple Acres when you were here on your mission?"

"Yes, and I would like to thank the Apple family for being like the family I never had and letting me stay at their home". The filly smiled at that and the crowd clapped a little.

Luna stood up to address the crowd, " I think its time to start the real celebration." With that the crowd dispersed to finish the last couple things. Turning to face my friends the smiling faces just boosted my confidence and mood.

Rainbow dash snickered, "I thought you were going to lose it on Diamond tiara."

" I think I came a little close to that."

Twilight leaned in, "Well let's all be glad that everything is going so well."

Pinkie was already bouncing off the walls, "let's get this party started!"

I spun the hilt of solaris in my hand as the necklace formed from the blade and a little fire came from my hand. "Lets party!"

Festivities begin

The atmosphere was happy and the music loud. A pony with sick glasses who I was told is named Vinyl kept the party jumping. The past couple hours I spent talking to so many ponies. I was taught how to dance by all the girls except Fluttershy who was to embarrassed to leave the make shift bar set up by a pony named Berry Punch. Luna had left the girls in charge of me but they lost me when they went to get drinks a while ago. I have been socializing ever since.

I just moved to the music trying to enjoy my freedom to the fullest. The crowd moved and swayed as Vinyl started a new disk. The feeling of eyes piercing my head caused me to turn around. I was once again face to face with the mint green mare named Lyra.

She approached still moving to the music, "how are you enjoying the party Sun?"

"I love it I had no idea what a real party was until this. "

She smiled a bit bigger, "That's great to hear, I wanted to talk to you about human history."

"Sounds great I would love to."

"You know about the human nobility correct?"

"Yes the inherited power of the sun, moon, and stars". I could remember all that Granny smith told me earlier and a little knowledge I picked up from the books.

"Well a little lost fact about the nobility is there were few who held unique forms based on the persons magic. "

" Your telling me that humans have forms like ponies?"

" The forms of humans are classed by natural like receiving it from a parent and unnatural having it forced on the human by magic."

"So do all humans have forms and some magic? "

" Yes and no, see humans are strange because there strength and magical ability comes from family history, form, and will power. Some of my partners in researching humans say forms are rare for a select few and there are even more unknown variables."

"What were the forms of the nobility?"

"The emblem of the Sun was said to have a few people that when fighting would grow white or warm colored wings and have increased speed, strength , and magical ability. The emblem of the moon was tricky it was said they could grow horns or wings sometimes with a tail and had all the same boosts as the court of the Sun and then some. The emblem of the Stars is still a mystery. "

"That's crazy why aren't there any humans like ..." . We both know the answer to that question.

" The reason I want to talk to you about this with you is your magic and ability to wield the sword of the sun which only Celestia has been able to use in known history might mean you're related too .." . She was cut off as the girls made their way through the crowd.

Rarity got to me first, " You're actually hard to find in a crowd Sun."

" Well I'm having a good time Rarity I'm sorry you guys had to try and find me instead of having fun." Turning to look at Lyra just to find a blank space.

Her face was quizzical," Who are you looking for Sun? "

"No one". she just disappeared I guess she had somewhere to go.

With more drinks in the ponies everyone was getting really friendly but Lyra's words still stuck with me. What if I could grow wings or horns. The weirdest thing was the vision of the two mirrors that had those forms. My questions are just going to pile up until I can just sit down and talk with the Princesses. The party rolled on with my six pony friends even getting a little tipsy. They wanted to take a rest in Sugar cube corner for a bit. We all rested on the couches the music still thumping outside. Rarity and Fluttershy began to slowly drift into sleep with pinkie not far behind. While the other three seemed pretty drunk. They were all giggling about how their little hero saved them and how my face got more and more red. I was getting ready to re join the party but I needed to go to the bathroom first.

Returning from the bathroom the only girls left up were Aj, twilight, and Rainbow. They just stared at me and the fact none of them said a word was just creepy. Twilight giggled and motioned me closer Rainbow and Twilight sat on the same couch. I was a couple steps behind the back of the couch. She motioned me closer again as if to wispier something in my ear. Not a moment later two pairs of lips attacked my cheeks followed by drunken laughter. I just stood there frozen as I fell on back followed by more laughing.

Aj stood up, " If you two are done teasing Sun I need a gentle colt to take me home." I just quietly went for the door my face red as a tomato with Aj just a couple of steps behind me. As we shut the door laughter exploded inside once more.

My first kiss was a princess and a super athlete hell yeah!

Sweet Apple Acres

The walk seemed longer than regular but I carried Aj most all of the way after she fell the third time. We were at the steps of the main house. The door was locked, Hoping off the porch I went into the barn and set Aj on a couple bails of hay.

" Sleep well Aj ". As I go to stand up Aj pecks my cheek.

"That's for being such a gentle colt Sun. "The smell of hard cider coated her words. I was frozen once again. This night was crazy. The laughter of two ponies behind me seemed to help defrost me. Spinning to face the smiling face of Luna and Granny smith.

Granny smiths walked into the barn, " I will let that slide Sun but next time there better be a ring."

My big eyes made the old mare laugh, " You're a good man Sun."

With that she went inside. I had a lot to processes but the morning was a better time to do this.

"Well Luna how has your night been? "

"Good but it seems yours has been a lot better."

" Whatever I just want all my questions answered."

" That can wait Sun there's one thing were going to do before we go back to the castle."

The Party

The slow music was nice but the lack of anybody else was weird. Most of the ponies were passed out and even Vinyl was asleep but the slow music played as me and Luna danced.

" what's the purpose of knowing how to dance Luna?"

"It's graceful and It's like a fight but refined, one partner moves and the other counters but it also allows me to talk and explain things in a place with a nice atmosphere. I would expect a lot more dances like this Sun ". She talked to me like I was her son. We moved under the stars and moon for what seemed forever but it wasn't horrible I think it was fun to bond with Luna. Nights are beautiful with ponies that care and while looking up I could almost swear there was a new star in the sky.

Author's Note

NO SLEEP TILL,, ponyville?