Luna goes to Schoolby Timmy TurnerChaptersChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 1"What the buck!!!!" Luna screamed at her television, throwing her Haystation controller at the floor in rage. "I swear this bucking lag is getting my flank killed..." Enraged that she had just lost a game in Call of Hooves that she should have easily, she turned off the game console and once again threw game controller at the ground. "Luna?" she heard a gentle voice call from outside her bedroom. "WHAT!?!" Luna yelled, still pretty hooved off at what just happened. "We need to talk about your...er... Behavior since you returned from exile." "What’s that supposed to mean?" Luna argued. "Well since you have returned, you haven't been exactly acting like royalty. Except for on Nightmare Night, you haven't gained any new relationships with any of your subjects, or even try to for that manner. I don't see any improvement being made, so I have decided to take things into my own hands." A worried look appeared on Luna's face, and asked, "What exactly did you have in mind?" "Luna, I'm sending you back to school, and stripping away your powers as a princess until I see some improvement in your behavior." Flashbacks of Luna's days in school came jumped n her mind. The homework, the schoolwork, the pointless hours sitting in classrooms. "Nonononono, PLEASEEE don't send me back to school. I'll do anything, ANYTHING!" "I'm sorry Luna. But my mind is already made up." After what seemed like an hour of pleading and begging her sister to not go through with her plans, those pleas became arguments. "Where do you even think you have the right to do this? I'm royalty too!" "That may be true, but as the older sibling.." Sure, Luna thought, throw that in my face. "....I believe that this is the best choice we have." Seeing that there was no way to win this argument, Luna admitted defeat, muttering, "With Discord as my witness, I will get you back for this." Luna sighed deeply. It seemed she was returning to school. "Now," Celestia said. "Let's go over the details, first off your transformation into a filly.." "Whoa Whoa Whoa. Why can't I just stay the way I am?" Luna said, shocked at this new information. "How are you going to be able to fit in with all the others without being a filly? To remain the way you are right now would defeat the purpose of this event, which is to learn how to create relationships with other ponies without royal influence." Figures, Luna thought, this day just gets better and better. "Also, you will be studying at the school in Ponyville, and during this period of time staying with Twilight Sparkle." Luna didn't really like this arrangement at all. It wasn't that she didn't like Twilight, it's just she was....just such a perfectionist. I mean seriously. Everything had to be just perfect, and Celestia forbid that her schedule didn't work out. Luna let out one last sigh. "Is there anything else I need to know?" Celestia pondered for a moment, and remembered. "Oh yes I nearly forgot. As a filly, no one may know that you are in fact the princess, or this whole process starts all over again." How could she pretend she's not the princess? On the bright side, she had the opportunity to go by a completely new name. She smiled at this thought. Hmm, what to chose. Let's see, something unique, something original, and something that pertained to her. Starry Night? Nah, not exactly what she had in mind. But it had to have something to do with the night. Full Moon? Eww no. Reminded her to much of an awful book about vampmares. Since Celestia had left Luna alone in her room, she had plenty of time to come up with a name. She sat there for a while, until after a while a little smile came upon her face. She would call herself Moonshine. Although at first she had laughed at this idea, she thought about it a little more. Why not? If she was going to be stuck in a weird situation for her, why not make it fun. It's not like she would be named Moonshine forever, just the time being. Besides, Moonshine is a great drink when you’re in the mood, and even brought out a little redmane in her. All she needed was an accent, and she'd fit right in with the Apple family. It wasn't long until she realized that an accent would be impossible to achieve, so Luna decided Moonshine was more than enough. "Who knows, maybe this can be sort of fun!" Luna thought to herself, as she prepared herself for the journey about to happen. Luna woke up the next morning, surprisingly somewhat excited about what was about to come. Of course, she could never give her sister the satisfaction of knowing this, so until she was in Ponyville, Luna would pretend to still be upset. She didn't know exactly why she wanted todo this, but it just seemed right. However none of this was going to matter, because in a few hours, she would be Moonshine, a regular old filly. She got excited just imagining it. Although being a princess was an honor, the princess routine had become tiresome after a thousand years of doing whatever she wanted, when she wanted. The day went by faster than a sonic rainboom, and before she knew it, it was time to go to school. "Sooo how exactly is this going to happen? Just a flash of smoke and POOF I'm a filly?" Luna asked. She hadn't been transformed into something new since being turned from Nightmare Moon to the Luna she now was. However, she still wasn't exactly sure how it all had happened, and was actually quite curious. "Luna, take a look in the mirror." Looking into the mirror, she saw not the Luna she had known for the last years, but the filly she once was, centuries ago. "I look so young!" Luna exclaimed, giddy with the excitement of a filly. "And, as cute as a button I might add," Celestia said, excited that Luna was taking a positive look at this. Although Luna had tried to conceal her excitement for the situation, she had given up on that as soon as she saw herself in the mirror, and let out a smile as big as the city of Canterlot. "Well, I guess it's about time I get going then isn't it," Luna said noticing the time. " Yes I guess it is, oh and Luna don't forget to write to me during your stay in Ponyville." Celestia reminded her now much younger sister. "Oh, it's not Luna anymore. Call me Moonshine." Chapter 2In the train to Ponyville, Luna enjoyed looking at the world from a different perspective. Usually, as princess she could simply fly to nearby towns, or even just teleport herself there. However, Celestia wanted to go through with the whole living like a normal pony as long as she attended school. However, the train was much slower than flying, and when you are traveling alone, it seems that time slows down. Bored, she found herself looking out the window, hoping for some excitement to happen. There was the occasional farm in the open land, but besides that nothing happened of importance. After a while of sitting twiddling her hooves, she fell asleep out of boredom. Opening her eyes, she found herself sitting in a classroom. "How'd i get here?" she thought to herself. A pony standing in the front of her class began to speak. "Hello class, today we have a new student. Moonshine will you please stand up." Standing up, Luna heard snickering from the students. One of the fillys called out, " Look! She's only wearing underwear!" Looking to her flank, she saw the undergarments. Embarrassed, She tried to run out the door, but the door kept going farther and farther away from her, as the laughter continued. Screaming in anguish, everything turned black, and there she was sitting in the train. "Of course it was a dream," she thought to herself. "I don't even wear underwear..." Nevertheless, the dream still stunned her. What if this experience didn't go like it was supposed too. These fears were quickly shoved away. "Come on, your a Princess! Your'e not gonna let a bunch of Fillies get to you!" Although she was confident in his abilities, Luna couldn't help but be a little nervous about the upcoming days. "Welcome to Ponyville!" the train conductor called out. Luna had been so preoccupied that she hadn't even noticed that her surroundings had changed into the town. Luna quickly gathered her things, exited the train, and was quickly approached by Twilight. "Hello! Welcome to Ponyville. I hope your trip went by alright. I couldn't help but notice that the train arrived three minutes behind schedule." There she was again, always having to have a perfect schedule. "Im really excited about your stay in my Library, Lun.." "Moonshine," Luna cut her off. "For my stay in Ponyville, I will go as Moonshine." Twilight looked a little shocked about this new name, but continued on anyway. "Oh, uhm, ok then Lu..er.. I mean Moonshine. I'm sure you will love the sleeping arrangements I have made up for you. Spike was generous enough to offer up his bed and space to you during your stay." Upon arriving at the Library, the two were approached by none other than the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Hiya there," Applebloom greeted. "Twilight told us that a new filly from Canterlot would be coming to Ponyville. We're the Cutie Mark Crusaders! I'm Applebloom, the orange one is Scootaloo, and this here is Sweetie Belle!" "Ok Luna, here it goes, your first conversation with her new schoolmates," Luna thought. "Good Afternoon, my dear fillies. I am very so looking forward to spending my time with you at our school. I am sure that our times will be joyous and wonderous during my stay in Ponyville." Scootaloo whispered to Sweetie Belle, "Why does she talk so funny?" "I don't know, Canterlot ponys are always so wierd," Sweetie Belle replied. After a quick hush from Applebloom, they continued. "So, uh, whats your name?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Moonshine," Luna said proudly. "Oh, well..er.. nice to meet you Moonshine," replied Scootaloo, stifling a laugh. "And I quite enjoyed meeting you three. Farewell for now, fellow schoolmates." Luna said as she walked into the library. When the door closed, the Cutie Mark Crusaders laughed to themselves at the conversation. "Moonshine really? Pfft! I've heard some pretty strange names, but that tops them," Scootaloo laughed. "Her parents must have been really wasted when they picked that name. Hahaha!" Luna was proud at the conversation she just had. She thought that it had gone really well. "Well, that was a great way to start out my life in Ponyville. Don't you think so Twilight?" "Oh, uhm, sure it went fine. However there are a few things that you need to work on." Luna, a little surprised, replied, "Really? Like in what way." "You just need to lighten up a bit, and not be so... Precise. Simply talk to everypony, without all the sugarcoating and proper sentences. These are fillies, and most likely won't know what you're saying when you talk like that." Luna became a little disgruntled over this new news. Up until now, she had assumed that she had learned how to talk to people the last time she talked to Twilight. "What do you think I should do?" Luna asked. " Be yourself, and all to others like your talking to me right now," Twilight answered. It was going to be hard to talk to everyone like this. On most occasions she only talked to her friends like this, since she had to keep the princessly image to her subjects. "It's getting a little late, Luna. Perhaps we should go to bed for the night. Besides tout have a big day tomorrow!" Luna's excitement for tomorrow began to return as she realized she was just hours away from a whole new experience. Climbing into bed, worries of embarrassment returned. Luna tried her best to push these thoughts out of her head, but was unsuccessfully. For the remainder of the night, she sat there staring at the roof above her, imagining how tomorrow might turn out. Chapter 3"Rise and shine, Princess Luna. It's time for school," Twilight called out. Waking up in the mornings was always a really hard thing for Luna to do, especially considering on a regular day she slept through this time. When Luna finally managed to come to full consciousness, she smelt the aurora of cooked eggs and fresh waffles. "Mmm, that smell is simply magnificent, Twilight," Luna complimented. "Thank you princess, but actually my assistant Spike did it all. It's him you should be thanking" Turning to the small dragon, Luna said, "Well thank you so much Spike, for both breakfast and allowing me to sleep in your bed." A hint of red appeared onthe young dragons cheek. "It is my honor Princess Luna." "That reminds me," Luna remembered. "Please just call me Luna or Moonshine while I am staying here. I want to be treated just like anypony else." "As you wish, Prin.. Luna," Twilight replied. "So Luna, are you excited for today." "Well, I guess that's one way of saying it," replied Luna. " I suppose nervous is better fitting for the way I feel." Luna couldn't understand it. She hadn't felt nervous like this in decades. Even as Nightmare Moon attempting to conquer Equestria, she felt fully confident in her abilities, yet not today. "What is there to worry about?" Luna thought to herself. "You've done thousands of harder things, and even saved Equestria once or twice. Simply going to school with fillies should be a cakewalk." Yet even after reassuring herself, that feelin of nervousness remained. "..Don't you agree Luna?" she heard Spike ask. A puzzled look came across Luna's face as she tried to piece together what Spike had asked. With no way of finding out what the question was, she did what anypony would do in this situation, simply nodded her head and agreed. "Oh I'm so glad you agree with me!" Spike said excitedly. "Teilight said I shouldn't do it, but with you're approval I will! Now all I have to is find two ducks, a baby seal, a surfboard, and first edition copy of the Mysterious Mare-do-well comic. Well, off to Fluttershy's!" With a quick skip, Spike was out the door. "If you don't mind me saying," Twilight began. "You really shouldn't encourage him to do that. He is after all, just a baby dragon." Still having no idea what the hay the question was, she answered, "I..I'm sorry. I will keep that in mind in the future." "It's fine, what's done is done." Twilight answered. "I just hope he can find a good lion tamer for the job." Luna simply looked at Twilight in wonderment. What could Spike had possibly asked? Twilight looked at the clock, and saw the time. "I think we ought to get going, you don't want to be late on your first day do you?" "Of course not. Let's get going!" Although the walk from the library to the school was not a far one, it seemed like an eternity for Luna. With each step towards the school, she became more and more nervous. "Get a hold of yourself," Luna thought. But no matter what she did, the nervousness remained. As they neared the schoolhouse, Twilight and Luna could her the joyful screams of the fillies playing on the playground outside the school. Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Bell saw the two approaching and went over to greet them. "Hiya there Moonshine," welcomed Applebloom. "School is goin' to start any second now." Simultaneously after this the school bell went off from inside the classroom. "Right on que," exclaimed Sweetie Bell. " Let's all head to class. You're going to love our teacher. She is really nice!" Upon entering the class, Luna couldn't help but notice how nice and inviting the room was. It seemed like with that all her nervousness vanished. "Ok class, everyone please take a seat. I'm Ms. Cherilee, and the reason I say this is because I've been told we have a new student. Would you please introduce yourself?" In an instant, all those nervous feelings returned, as Luna stood out of her desk. "Uhm, hi. My name is Lu..I MEAN Moonshine." With her name he heard a few smirks from the back of the classroom. "I'm, Uhm, visiting from Canterlot for a little while." "Well that wasn't too hard," Luna thought to herself assuming she was done. "Thank you Moonshine. Now does anyone have any questions for Moonshine?" Ms. Cherilee asked. With that, a shower of hooves rose from the fillies, and with that all of Luna's confidence was washed away. "Applebloom, you may ask first," the teacher Stated. "So Moonshine, how do you know Twilight?" Luna stood there dumbfounded at the question asked. She hadn't even thought of that Previously. "Well...I'm..Uhm..her niece." Luna said hoping her classmates would buy it. "Oh I see! I have plenty of relatives across equestria!" Applebloom responded. "Whew," Luna thought. "Thank Celestia they bought it. Ms. Cherilee noticed another hand go up. "Diamond Tiara, you're question is next." The pink pony rose out of her seat, catching the attention of the entire class. With a smirk on her face, she turned to Luna, and said, "I couldn't help but notice you have an..unusual.. Cutie Mark. How did you get a moon Cutie Mark anyway?" Luna stood there for a second, trying to think of a good Cutie Mark story. Noticing the slight pause, Diamond Tiara said in a chiding voice, "What's wrong, you don't know how you got your own Cutie Mark." Diamond Tiara and a few other fillies began to laugh, until Ms. Cherilee put a stop to it. "Now now girls, I'm sure Moonshine knows how she got her mark. Please, continue Moonshine." Luna stood there for one more second before stuttering out, "Uhm, well I..uh.. Got my Cutie Mark while... Using a telescope?" Her answer sounded more like a question than an answer, and even she didn't believe it. "Oh. Well, that sounds very... nice. Thank you Moonshine," Ms. Cherilee said, wanting to break the silence. "What a lame way to get a Cutie Mark," Diamond Tiara whispered, just loud enough for Luna to hear. After exchanging a few giggles with Silver Spoon, they returned there attention to the teacher. "Using a telescope? Really?" Luna thought to herself. "That's the best you could come up with?" Upset that her first day wasn't going as planned, Luna laid her head on her desk in despair. For the rest of the class, nothing else really happened. During the science section she noticed a minor error in saying that the moon was only good for lighting up the night sky, but as controller of the moon and everything it does, she knew that the moon was responsible for much more. However she felt that correcting the teacher would merely call more attention to herself, and decided to let it slide. As the school day came to a close, Luna was depressed by the outcome. She had made no friends, no new relationships, and had managed to embarrass her self in front of the entire class. So upset at what had just happened, she sat on the swings in the playground to sulk. Shortly after sitting down, Luna was approached by the CMC's. "Hey Moonshine," Sweetie Belle said. "We just wanted to say that don't worry about Diamond Tiara." "Yeah," Scootaloo joined in. "Sometimes she can be a real Horse." "Thank you." Luna said. Although she felt a little better, her mood had not changed that much. "Also," Applebloom said. "We wanted to invite you to our clubhouse tomorrow! Were having our weekly Cutie Mark Crusadors meeting, where we decide how we are going to get our Cutie Marks! We'd love for you to join us." Upon hearing this, Luna's face lit up with excitement. "Really? I'd love to come! Thank you so much!" "No problem," Applebloom replied. "We're going to head over to Sugar Cube Corner, do you want to come?" "I would love too!" Luna said excitedly. As the four friends headed off to Sugar Cube Corner, a smile appeared on Luna's face. "Maybe today wasn't so bad after all." Chapter 4While the four were heading towards Sugar Cube Corner, Luna noticed that a group of Pegasus's were placing clouds across the clear sky. Scootaloo noticed her wonderment and said, "There's a scheduled storm for tonight, and supposedly a big one at that." "Oh," Luna replied. "That's so different from Canterlot. Usually my Sis... Princess Celestia simply poofs up a storm since she has power over both weather and magic." "Oh really?" Scootaloo said. "I think it's better with Pegasus's controlling the weather personally." "That's only because you're in 'love' with Rainbow Dash," Sweetie Bell mocked. "Am not!" "Are too!" "Am not!" "You guys!" Applebloom cut in. "Will you to Chickens stop bickering. Were here!" Sugar Cube Corner wasn't too busy considering the time they arrived, and were able get to the front of the line with nearly no waiting period. At the cash register, they were greeted by a pink covered pony, who Luna remembered but couldn't quite put a finger on it. "Hello! Welcome to Sugar Cube Cor...." The pink pony's sentence came to a stop as her eyes locked on to Luna's. With a large, awkward gasp, the pony leaped into the air, and stayed there for more than what should be physically possible. Almost as fast as she had arrived, she sped off, leaving a pony shaped trail of dust in her place. Luna sat there, shocked and surprised at what had just happened, while the others remained calm like this was a common thing. Noticing Luna's surprised look, Applebloom said, "That was Pinkie Pie. It's just......what she does." Luna knew the name rang a bell, this was the same pony that was constantly scaring away the children from her, saying that she was 'going to eat them' and other lies. "Why do you think she just ran off like that?" Luna asked. "Well," Sweetie Belle answered. "Whenever somepony new comes to Ponyville, Pinkie likes to throw a huge party in there honor." "Oh that will be fun," Luna said nervously. Luna had never been the 'party type' because she always found herself in awkward situations during the parties he attended. Nevertheless, she thought this may be a Good opportunity to meet new ponies, and even makes few more friends. Mrs. Cake noticed that the four were still wiring there, and walked up to the register. "What can I get you fillies?" "Moonshine what do you want?" Appleblom asked. "Im not sure, I'll just get whatever you three are having," Luna replies. "Ok, we will have four cinnamon sticks please." "Thank you!" Mrs. Cake said. "and have a nice day!" As they were walking out the door, Luna noticed something rather familiar in the corner of the store. Her eyes widened with excitement as she realizes what it was. "Is that a PAC-Mare Arcade!? Those games are great! I remember when it first came out!" "Wait," Scootaloo said. "The game came outmoded twenty years ago, how could you remember when it came out?" "I, uh, meant it came out in the arcade in Canterlot." After a short pause, Scootaloo finally said, " Ok, that makes sense I guess." "Whew," Luna thought. "I really need to stop slipping like that, or I might eventually give myself away." Walking over to the machine, she searched for a bit in her saddlebag. Finding one, Luna placed it into the game, and began. "I hold the world record for this game in Canterlot." Luna said with pride. "But records are made to be broken. Luna's new friends watched as she quickly passed level by level. With a look of great determination, she focused every inch of concentration on the game. Slowly, a small crowd of both adult and young fillies began to gather around Luna and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Minutes turned into hours, with each level passed brought cheers from the crowd, realizing that history was about to be made. Each level brought her closer to her ultimate goal, to pass the 500th level and claim yet another record. Before she new it, nearly all of Ponyville was there, watching anxiously as the filly neared her goal. Level 400. Level 450. Level 500. Everyone watched silently, as the number of pellets remaining to be eaten became less and less. Finally, there remained only one. An then none. The crowd that had gathered at Sugar Cube Corner cheered out in excitement, so loud that Luna's hearing temporarily was gone. But she wasn't done. With quickness that hadn't even been approached previously she passed level 550. Level 600. 650. Until finally the adrenaline surging through her body ran out, and finally stopped on level 643, physically unable to go any farther. With numerous cheers and pats on the back, the ponies congratulated Luna on her fantastic success. As the crowd grew smaller and smaller, she was congratulated by her new friends. "Wow Moonshine!" Sweetie Belle started. "It's amazing your special talent isn't video games, because that was amazing!" Scootaloo jumped out at Luna, tackling her before she could even say thank you. "That was awesome!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "You really need to show me how you got all you're moves!" Luna laughed saying, "Maybe some other time." "Yea." Applebloom said. "That was incredible! But it's getting late, so we better all go home." Luna looked outside, just noticing that Celestiahad just brought out the moon. It was a strange feeling not having to rise the moon, and instead was time to sleep. "Yeah," Sweetie Belle said. "I'll see you girls tomorrow! And don't forget the picnic we have planned!" As the four went there separate ways, Luna found herself wide awake. The night had always been her time to roam, so she decided to take a scenic route. As she walked around Ponyville, she noticed Pinkie Pie carrying a bunch of streamers, a strobe light, and what seemed to be a cannon. Pinkie Pie noticed Luna walking, and walked over to the dark filly. "Hello there! Sorry I ran away so fast, but I just ha to start planning your welcome party immediately! And party planning is alot of work. I had to find streamers, party punch, make invitations, get a Dj, find som...." Luna cut off the bright Pink pony, realizing that her description may take way longer than was needed. "It's ok, I understand completely, and am looking forward to the party!" "Okedokeylokey!" Pinkie replied. "I'll see you at the party tomorrow, Princess Luna." Luna stood there in disbelief. "W-What did you just say?" "I said your name silly." the pink pony replied. Luna couldn't believe it, after one day, her identity had been compromised. "How did you know?" "Well, when you walked up my hooves started wobbling, meaning I am in the presence of a princess. It's my pinkie sense. .....and there's not that many alicorns that are the exact same color and cutie mark as the princess." "She has a point," Luna thought to herself. "This isn't exactly the beat disguise, I'm surprised that no one else has caught on." "Ok Pinkie," Luna started. "This has to be are little secret ok?" Pinkie started doing a bunch of body movements, which Luna had no idea what was going on. "I Pinkie Promise. And I never break a Pinkie promise. Ever!" Luna sighed in relief with the thought that she might still be able to pull this off. "Thank you Pinkie, and please call me Moonshine." "Okedokeylokey! I'll see you at your party tomorrow!" Just like that, the Cotton candy pony headed off, humming to her self the "Here Comes the Mare" which was strange because no one was getting married, but this is Pinkie so this is kinda ordinary for her. As Luna started off back to the Library, it began to rain, harder and harder every second. Luna's walk back became a run as she tried to find shelter. Luna arrived just before it began to hail. Twilight noticed the soaking filly through her window, and opened the door immediately. "Where have you been? I've been worried something had happened to you." Luna thought for a second before answering, "I got caught up talking to Pinkie and just lost track of time." She decided to leave out the part where Pinkie discovered her identity, because She worried that Twilight would over react. "Oh, ok. Congratulations on your new record by the way! The news has spread throughout all of Ponyville. You're basically a celebrity!" Although Luna was excited by the new news, she realized that once again, she was bringing too much attention to herself. "From now on, I need to lay low," she thought. At that moment, Spike walked in, carrying a surfboard, a baby seal, the Mare-Do-Well comic, and two ducks. Luna almost asked what he was doing exactly, but decided to save that for another time. Luna climbed into her bed, desperately trying to fall asleep, but to no avail. She sat there looking out to the horizon, waitin for the sun to rise. For yet another day as Moonshine. Chapter 5Spike woke up earlier than the rest of the ponies, like he usually did. He didn’t become the number one assistant by sleeping on the job after all! However, today was no usual day. No, today was the day he was going to become and Internet sensation! All he had to do was finish up his morning chores and he would be on his way! Spike started off by doing what he always did, making Twilight her favorite breakfast, Eggs and waffles. Not knowing exactly what Luna liked, Spike decided just to make two servings. For himself, he snacked down on a couple of gemstones and was set. The taste of the gems was a thing of beauty, as with every bite, a tingling sensation arose. After preparing breakfast, Spike got to work setting up Twilight’s supplies for the day by organizing her books, ink, pens, et cetera, et cetera. However, there was one thing that Spike did every morning that NOBODY knew about. Every morning after finishing up his chores, Spike made himself… Bacon! He knew it was wrong, and that if any of his friends caught him, he would be screwed, but it was just SOOO Good. Besides, he was a dragon, and although gems were very good, it wasn’t something you could just eat ALL the time. Besides, how could he resist the savory juices, the rich taste, the tempting smell, the smell off perfection, the… “Good Morning, Spike,” Twilight said, getting out of bed. In a quick panic, Spike shoved the remainder of the bacon down his throat. There was no way anypony could find out. “Uh, Good Morning Twilight, you’re up earlier than usual.” Spike replied, still picking pieces of bacon out of his teeth. “Well Today is a busy Day! Besides, with the princess as your house guess, you always have to be prepared! Spike would you please make a list?” Spike quickly grabbed a pen and paper in nearly no time at all and began. “First, Create Checklist.” Twilight Started. Spike began to groan at this, but a quick look from Twilight stopped him. “Second, Take Luna to school. Third, Pick up supplies from the store. Fourth…” After several minutes, Twilight finally said, “Forty-Seventh, finish creating checklist. There we go, that should do it. Spike, can you please repeat the checklist for me.” Spike collapsed in exhaustion. As Spike was about to repeat the entire list over again, they both heard Luna waking up from her sleep. “Thank Celestia!” Spike thought, happy that he would not have to repeat the list after all. “Good Morning Luna,” Twilight greeted. “You are just in time for breakfast!” “Wha- oh, ok. Thank you.” Luna muttered, still half asleep. It had become apparent to Spike that the change from sleeping during the day to the night had begun to take a toll on the princess. “By the way Spike,” Twilight began. “I’ve been wondering, what is that incredible smell in the room. I don’t think I’ve smelt that before.” Spike thought for a second before answering,” Oh, uh, it’s a new recipe for eggs.” “Hmm,” Twilight said. “It doesn’t taste any different.” Twilight gave Spike a stare of doubt, as Spike attempted to give his best poker face. Which involved him giving Twilight a creepy forced smile. As beads of sweat began to form around Spike, he turned to Luna and said, “Are you excited for your party tonight Luna.” “Mmmm…. yeah, sure.” Luna muttered, still half asleep. Twilight looked at the clock and exclaimed, “Luna, we better hurry! You don’t want to be late for your second day at school do you?” Spike gave a sigh of relief that the two were leaving soon, so that he could go about with his plans. As the two quickly got prepared, and Luna finally started to wake up a little more, Spike became more and more anxious to begin. As Twilight and Luna walked out the door, Twilight remembered something and said, “Oh Spike, while your out can you do a few chores for me. The list is on the table.” Spike looked to the table and saw a small piece of paper. Well it’s not too much, so I could get it done quickly and be on my way. “Sure thing Twilight, I’ll get that done right away.” Spike walked over to the table to grab the small piece of paper. When Spike lifted it up, the piece of paper unfolded and stretched out to the closet. Spike looked up to protest to Twilight, but she was already gone. It looked like being an Internet sensation was going to have to wait. -~-~- Luna followed closely behind Twilight, with every step more tiring than the last. I really need to start getting better sleep at night, because I can’t keep functioning like this. Luna found herself starting to doze off a little, when she saw a rainbow object hurtling out of the sky at incredible speeds. And zooming straight at her. “Watch out!!” the rainbow Pegasus yelled out. Luna, now fully awake from adrenaline, dived out of the way just in time to avoid the collision. ??Twilight sparkle wasn’t so lucky. With a loud Thud the two ponies collided. Almost immediately, the rainbow one emerged incredibly with not a single bruise or scuff. Twilight on the other hand still laid in the dirt, with bruises and dust covering her body. “Sorry about that Twilight. I was practicing a new trick for the Wonderbolts, that I call “Pegasus Power Plummet.” I guess I didn’t come out of it in time.” “You don’t say,” Twilight replied with an unimpressed look on her face. Disregarding what Twilight had just said, the Pegasus turned to see the dark alicorn giggling at the affair. “Who’s this?” the Pegasus asked. Twilight stood up, dusting herself off. “This is Moonshine. She’s my niece from canterlot.” The Pegasus walked to the filly and greeted her saying, “Nice to meet you, Moonshine. Cool name by the way. I’m Rainbow Dash, the coolest and fastest pony in Equestria. Speaking of Moonshine, I have a great story to tell you about this time where Twilight...” “EHEM!” Twilight interrupted. “That’s personal!” “Ok, ok.” Rainbow Dash said, but not before leaning in closely to Luna and whispering, “Later.” Rainbow Dash examined Luna for a second before saying, “You know, I’ve only met three alicorns in my life. And from what I know, those are the only three in Equestria...” Luna thought for a second before replying, “Well, I have been all over Equestria, and I have never seen a Rainbow pony either.” Rainbow Dash eyed Luna suspiciously before saying, “Touché squirt. Touché.” The Rainbow Pegasus looked to her wrist to see a fake watch that was drawn with pencil. “Well look at the time. I need to go do some...Weather stuff...that isn’t me taking a nap on a cloud...” After a short awkward pause, Rainbow Dash yelled, “Bye!” leaving a rainbow trail behind her. Twilight, still bruised from the collision, said, “That pony will be the death of me..” Luna couldn’t help but let off a little laugh. So far this day is turning out pretty good! When the two finally reached the schoolhouse, they were approached once again by the CMC’s. “Hiya Moonshine,” Applebloom said. “Ready for our picnic after school.” “Of Course!” Moonshine replied. As Scootaloo opened her mouth to say something, she was cut off by the school bell. The four walked in and quickly took their seats. “Goodmorning class.” Ms. Cherilee said. “Goodmoring, Miss Cherilee.” replied a unison of fillies. “Today class, you will give me your presentations on the foundation of Equestria.” All happiness left Luna, as she realized that she forgot to do her homework. -~-~- Spike fell to the floor in exhaustion as he crossed off the last item on the checklist. “Finally! Now I can do my...” Spike was cut off by Twilight entering through the library door. “Oh good,” Twilight said. “You’re done Spike. Now you can come help me with my schedule.” “But..” “We need to go to the store, pick up some supplies...” “But I...” “..Write a letter to the Princess, pick up cupcakes for my friends, help Rarity with a dress...” “But Twilight I....” “Pick up Owlicous from Fluttershys cottage, and pick up Luna from school.” Spike opened his mouth to protest, but realized it wouldn’t do anything. Grudgingly he followed Twilight out the door to help her. -~-~- “And that is how Equestria was made.” The Class clapped as Silver Spoon finished her presentation. Everyone except Luna. How can they leave me completely out of the foundation of Equestria? I played a major role! When I get back to Canterlot…. “For our next presentation,” Ms. Cherilee started. “we have Moonshine.” A small bead of sweat formed on the brow of the little alicorn, as she rose our of her seat. How hard can this be, I mean I was there when it happened. Besides, it’s about time these ponies were educated on what really happened. Luna thought to herself. Reaching the front of the class she began; “Before the two princesses came into power, the world was consumed in darkness. Anywhere everypony went, Discord made life for the ponies awful. Two alicorns, Celestia and Luna, set off on a journey to find the Elements of Harmony. Luna, the braver of the two, was the leader of this voyage, since her sister was not much of a leader at the time. In fact, Luna had to convince Celestia to even go on this adventure in the first place! They journeyed through the Everfree forest to the ruins of an ancient Civilization known as the Reign of Shadows. Luna was able to fight off all the evil creatures of the forest! As they trotted into the kingdom, they were confronted by none other than Discord himself! It was only through the bravery of Luna to distract Discord that they were able to defeat the evil Discord! From that point on the two sisters became rulers of Equestria! And that is how Equestria was made!” Finishing in a triumphant pose, Luna looked to the class, expecting thunderous applause for her fantastic performance. Instead, she got silence and a few giggles.
Chapter 1"What the buck!!!!" Luna screamed at her television, throwing her Haystation controller at the floor in rage. "I swear this bucking lag is getting my flank killed..." Enraged that she had just lost a game in Call of Hooves that she should have easily, she turned off the game console and once again threw game controller at the ground. "Luna?" she heard a gentle voice call from outside her bedroom. "WHAT!?!" Luna yelled, still pretty hooved off at what just happened. "We need to talk about your...er... Behavior since you returned from exile." "What’s that supposed to mean?" Luna argued. "Well since you have returned, you haven't been exactly acting like royalty. Except for on Nightmare Night, you haven't gained any new relationships with any of your subjects, or even try to for that manner. I don't see any improvement being made, so I have decided to take things into my own hands." A worried look appeared on Luna's face, and asked, "What exactly did you have in mind?" "Luna, I'm sending you back to school, and stripping away your powers as a princess until I see some improvement in your behavior." Flashbacks of Luna's days in school came jumped n her mind. The homework, the schoolwork, the pointless hours sitting in classrooms. "Nonononono, PLEASEEE don't send me back to school. I'll do anything, ANYTHING!" "I'm sorry Luna. But my mind is already made up." After what seemed like an hour of pleading and begging her sister to not go through with her plans, those pleas became arguments. "Where do you even think you have the right to do this? I'm royalty too!" "That may be true, but as the older sibling.." Sure, Luna thought, throw that in my face. "....I believe that this is the best choice we have." Seeing that there was no way to win this argument, Luna admitted defeat, muttering, "With Discord as my witness, I will get you back for this." Luna sighed deeply. It seemed she was returning to school. "Now," Celestia said. "Let's go over the details, first off your transformation into a filly.." "Whoa Whoa Whoa. Why can't I just stay the way I am?" Luna said, shocked at this new information. "How are you going to be able to fit in with all the others without being a filly? To remain the way you are right now would defeat the purpose of this event, which is to learn how to create relationships with other ponies without royal influence." Figures, Luna thought, this day just gets better and better. "Also, you will be studying at the school in Ponyville, and during this period of time staying with Twilight Sparkle." Luna didn't really like this arrangement at all. It wasn't that she didn't like Twilight, it's just she was....just such a perfectionist. I mean seriously. Everything had to be just perfect, and Celestia forbid that her schedule didn't work out. Luna let out one last sigh. "Is there anything else I need to know?" Celestia pondered for a moment, and remembered. "Oh yes I nearly forgot. As a filly, no one may know that you are in fact the princess, or this whole process starts all over again." How could she pretend she's not the princess? On the bright side, she had the opportunity to go by a completely new name. She smiled at this thought. Hmm, what to chose. Let's see, something unique, something original, and something that pertained to her. Starry Night? Nah, not exactly what she had in mind. But it had to have something to do with the night. Full Moon? Eww no. Reminded her to much of an awful book about vampmares. Since Celestia had left Luna alone in her room, she had plenty of time to come up with a name. She sat there for a while, until after a while a little smile came upon her face. She would call herself Moonshine. Although at first she had laughed at this idea, she thought about it a little more. Why not? If she was going to be stuck in a weird situation for her, why not make it fun. It's not like she would be named Moonshine forever, just the time being. Besides, Moonshine is a great drink when you’re in the mood, and even brought out a little redmane in her. All she needed was an accent, and she'd fit right in with the Apple family. It wasn't long until she realized that an accent would be impossible to achieve, so Luna decided Moonshine was more than enough. "Who knows, maybe this can be sort of fun!" Luna thought to herself, as she prepared herself for the journey about to happen. Luna woke up the next morning, surprisingly somewhat excited about what was about to come. Of course, she could never give her sister the satisfaction of knowing this, so until she was in Ponyville, Luna would pretend to still be upset. She didn't know exactly why she wanted todo this, but it just seemed right. However none of this was going to matter, because in a few hours, she would be Moonshine, a regular old filly. She got excited just imagining it. Although being a princess was an honor, the princess routine had become tiresome after a thousand years of doing whatever she wanted, when she wanted. The day went by faster than a sonic rainboom, and before she knew it, it was time to go to school. "Sooo how exactly is this going to happen? Just a flash of smoke and POOF I'm a filly?" Luna asked. She hadn't been transformed into something new since being turned from Nightmare Moon to the Luna she now was. However, she still wasn't exactly sure how it all had happened, and was actually quite curious. "Luna, take a look in the mirror." Looking into the mirror, she saw not the Luna she had known for the last years, but the filly she once was, centuries ago. "I look so young!" Luna exclaimed, giddy with the excitement of a filly. "And, as cute as a button I might add," Celestia said, excited that Luna was taking a positive look at this. Although Luna had tried to conceal her excitement for the situation, she had given up on that as soon as she saw herself in the mirror, and let out a smile as big as the city of Canterlot. "Well, I guess it's about time I get going then isn't it," Luna said noticing the time. " Yes I guess it is, oh and Luna don't forget to write to me during your stay in Ponyville." Celestia reminded her now much younger sister. "Oh, it's not Luna anymore. Call me Moonshine."
Chapter 2In the train to Ponyville, Luna enjoyed looking at the world from a different perspective. Usually, as princess she could simply fly to nearby towns, or even just teleport herself there. However, Celestia wanted to go through with the whole living like a normal pony as long as she attended school. However, the train was much slower than flying, and when you are traveling alone, it seems that time slows down. Bored, she found herself looking out the window, hoping for some excitement to happen. There was the occasional farm in the open land, but besides that nothing happened of importance. After a while of sitting twiddling her hooves, she fell asleep out of boredom. Opening her eyes, she found herself sitting in a classroom. "How'd i get here?" she thought to herself. A pony standing in the front of her class began to speak. "Hello class, today we have a new student. Moonshine will you please stand up." Standing up, Luna heard snickering from the students. One of the fillys called out, " Look! She's only wearing underwear!" Looking to her flank, she saw the undergarments. Embarrassed, She tried to run out the door, but the door kept going farther and farther away from her, as the laughter continued. Screaming in anguish, everything turned black, and there she was sitting in the train. "Of course it was a dream," she thought to herself. "I don't even wear underwear..." Nevertheless, the dream still stunned her. What if this experience didn't go like it was supposed too. These fears were quickly shoved away. "Come on, your a Princess! Your'e not gonna let a bunch of Fillies get to you!" Although she was confident in his abilities, Luna couldn't help but be a little nervous about the upcoming days. "Welcome to Ponyville!" the train conductor called out. Luna had been so preoccupied that she hadn't even noticed that her surroundings had changed into the town. Luna quickly gathered her things, exited the train, and was quickly approached by Twilight. "Hello! Welcome to Ponyville. I hope your trip went by alright. I couldn't help but notice that the train arrived three minutes behind schedule." There she was again, always having to have a perfect schedule. "Im really excited about your stay in my Library, Lun.." "Moonshine," Luna cut her off. "For my stay in Ponyville, I will go as Moonshine." Twilight looked a little shocked about this new name, but continued on anyway. "Oh, uhm, ok then Lu..er.. I mean Moonshine. I'm sure you will love the sleeping arrangements I have made up for you. Spike was generous enough to offer up his bed and space to you during your stay." Upon arriving at the Library, the two were approached by none other than the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Hiya there," Applebloom greeted. "Twilight told us that a new filly from Canterlot would be coming to Ponyville. We're the Cutie Mark Crusaders! I'm Applebloom, the orange one is Scootaloo, and this here is Sweetie Belle!" "Ok Luna, here it goes, your first conversation with her new schoolmates," Luna thought. "Good Afternoon, my dear fillies. I am very so looking forward to spending my time with you at our school. I am sure that our times will be joyous and wonderous during my stay in Ponyville." Scootaloo whispered to Sweetie Belle, "Why does she talk so funny?" "I don't know, Canterlot ponys are always so wierd," Sweetie Belle replied. After a quick hush from Applebloom, they continued. "So, uh, whats your name?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Moonshine," Luna said proudly. "Oh, well..er.. nice to meet you Moonshine," replied Scootaloo, stifling a laugh. "And I quite enjoyed meeting you three. Farewell for now, fellow schoolmates." Luna said as she walked into the library. When the door closed, the Cutie Mark Crusaders laughed to themselves at the conversation. "Moonshine really? Pfft! I've heard some pretty strange names, but that tops them," Scootaloo laughed. "Her parents must have been really wasted when they picked that name. Hahaha!" Luna was proud at the conversation she just had. She thought that it had gone really well. "Well, that was a great way to start out my life in Ponyville. Don't you think so Twilight?" "Oh, uhm, sure it went fine. However there are a few things that you need to work on." Luna, a little surprised, replied, "Really? Like in what way." "You just need to lighten up a bit, and not be so... Precise. Simply talk to everypony, without all the sugarcoating and proper sentences. These are fillies, and most likely won't know what you're saying when you talk like that." Luna became a little disgruntled over this new news. Up until now, she had assumed that she had learned how to talk to people the last time she talked to Twilight. "What do you think I should do?" Luna asked. " Be yourself, and all to others like your talking to me right now," Twilight answered. It was going to be hard to talk to everyone like this. On most occasions she only talked to her friends like this, since she had to keep the princessly image to her subjects. "It's getting a little late, Luna. Perhaps we should go to bed for the night. Besides tout have a big day tomorrow!" Luna's excitement for tomorrow began to return as she realized she was just hours away from a whole new experience. Climbing into bed, worries of embarrassment returned. Luna tried her best to push these thoughts out of her head, but was unsuccessfully. For the remainder of the night, she sat there staring at the roof above her, imagining how tomorrow might turn out.
Chapter 3"Rise and shine, Princess Luna. It's time for school," Twilight called out. Waking up in the mornings was always a really hard thing for Luna to do, especially considering on a regular day she slept through this time. When Luna finally managed to come to full consciousness, she smelt the aurora of cooked eggs and fresh waffles. "Mmm, that smell is simply magnificent, Twilight," Luna complimented. "Thank you princess, but actually my assistant Spike did it all. It's him you should be thanking" Turning to the small dragon, Luna said, "Well thank you so much Spike, for both breakfast and allowing me to sleep in your bed." A hint of red appeared onthe young dragons cheek. "It is my honor Princess Luna." "That reminds me," Luna remembered. "Please just call me Luna or Moonshine while I am staying here. I want to be treated just like anypony else." "As you wish, Prin.. Luna," Twilight replied. "So Luna, are you excited for today." "Well, I guess that's one way of saying it," replied Luna. " I suppose nervous is better fitting for the way I feel." Luna couldn't understand it. She hadn't felt nervous like this in decades. Even as Nightmare Moon attempting to conquer Equestria, she felt fully confident in her abilities, yet not today. "What is there to worry about?" Luna thought to herself. "You've done thousands of harder things, and even saved Equestria once or twice. Simply going to school with fillies should be a cakewalk." Yet even after reassuring herself, that feelin of nervousness remained. "..Don't you agree Luna?" she heard Spike ask. A puzzled look came across Luna's face as she tried to piece together what Spike had asked. With no way of finding out what the question was, she did what anypony would do in this situation, simply nodded her head and agreed. "Oh I'm so glad you agree with me!" Spike said excitedly. "Teilight said I shouldn't do it, but with you're approval I will! Now all I have to is find two ducks, a baby seal, a surfboard, and first edition copy of the Mysterious Mare-do-well comic. Well, off to Fluttershy's!" With a quick skip, Spike was out the door. "If you don't mind me saying," Twilight began. "You really shouldn't encourage him to do that. He is after all, just a baby dragon." Still having no idea what the hay the question was, she answered, "I..I'm sorry. I will keep that in mind in the future." "It's fine, what's done is done." Twilight answered. "I just hope he can find a good lion tamer for the job." Luna simply looked at Twilight in wonderment. What could Spike had possibly asked? Twilight looked at the clock, and saw the time. "I think we ought to get going, you don't want to be late on your first day do you?" "Of course not. Let's get going!" Although the walk from the library to the school was not a far one, it seemed like an eternity for Luna. With each step towards the school, she became more and more nervous. "Get a hold of yourself," Luna thought. But no matter what she did, the nervousness remained. As they neared the schoolhouse, Twilight and Luna could her the joyful screams of the fillies playing on the playground outside the school. Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Bell saw the two approaching and went over to greet them. "Hiya there Moonshine," welcomed Applebloom. "School is goin' to start any second now." Simultaneously after this the school bell went off from inside the classroom. "Right on que," exclaimed Sweetie Bell. " Let's all head to class. You're going to love our teacher. She is really nice!" Upon entering the class, Luna couldn't help but notice how nice and inviting the room was. It seemed like with that all her nervousness vanished. "Ok class, everyone please take a seat. I'm Ms. Cherilee, and the reason I say this is because I've been told we have a new student. Would you please introduce yourself?" In an instant, all those nervous feelings returned, as Luna stood out of her desk. "Uhm, hi. My name is Lu..I MEAN Moonshine." With her name he heard a few smirks from the back of the classroom. "I'm, Uhm, visiting from Canterlot for a little while." "Well that wasn't too hard," Luna thought to herself assuming she was done. "Thank you Moonshine. Now does anyone have any questions for Moonshine?" Ms. Cherilee asked. With that, a shower of hooves rose from the fillies, and with that all of Luna's confidence was washed away. "Applebloom, you may ask first," the teacher Stated. "So Moonshine, how do you know Twilight?" Luna stood there dumbfounded at the question asked. She hadn't even thought of that Previously. "Well...I'm..Uhm..her niece." Luna said hoping her classmates would buy it. "Oh I see! I have plenty of relatives across equestria!" Applebloom responded. "Whew," Luna thought. "Thank Celestia they bought it. Ms. Cherilee noticed another hand go up. "Diamond Tiara, you're question is next." The pink pony rose out of her seat, catching the attention of the entire class. With a smirk on her face, she turned to Luna, and said, "I couldn't help but notice you have an..unusual.. Cutie Mark. How did you get a moon Cutie Mark anyway?" Luna stood there for a second, trying to think of a good Cutie Mark story. Noticing the slight pause, Diamond Tiara said in a chiding voice, "What's wrong, you don't know how you got your own Cutie Mark." Diamond Tiara and a few other fillies began to laugh, until Ms. Cherilee put a stop to it. "Now now girls, I'm sure Moonshine knows how she got her mark. Please, continue Moonshine." Luna stood there for one more second before stuttering out, "Uhm, well I..uh.. Got my Cutie Mark while... Using a telescope?" Her answer sounded more like a question than an answer, and even she didn't believe it. "Oh. Well, that sounds very... nice. Thank you Moonshine," Ms. Cherilee said, wanting to break the silence. "What a lame way to get a Cutie Mark," Diamond Tiara whispered, just loud enough for Luna to hear. After exchanging a few giggles with Silver Spoon, they returned there attention to the teacher. "Using a telescope? Really?" Luna thought to herself. "That's the best you could come up with?" Upset that her first day wasn't going as planned, Luna laid her head on her desk in despair. For the rest of the class, nothing else really happened. During the science section she noticed a minor error in saying that the moon was only good for lighting up the night sky, but as controller of the moon and everything it does, she knew that the moon was responsible for much more. However she felt that correcting the teacher would merely call more attention to herself, and decided to let it slide. As the school day came to a close, Luna was depressed by the outcome. She had made no friends, no new relationships, and had managed to embarrass her self in front of the entire class. So upset at what had just happened, she sat on the swings in the playground to sulk. Shortly after sitting down, Luna was approached by the CMC's. "Hey Moonshine," Sweetie Belle said. "We just wanted to say that don't worry about Diamond Tiara." "Yeah," Scootaloo joined in. "Sometimes she can be a real Horse." "Thank you." Luna said. Although she felt a little better, her mood had not changed that much. "Also," Applebloom said. "We wanted to invite you to our clubhouse tomorrow! Were having our weekly Cutie Mark Crusadors meeting, where we decide how we are going to get our Cutie Marks! We'd love for you to join us." Upon hearing this, Luna's face lit up with excitement. "Really? I'd love to come! Thank you so much!" "No problem," Applebloom replied. "We're going to head over to Sugar Cube Corner, do you want to come?" "I would love too!" Luna said excitedly. As the four friends headed off to Sugar Cube Corner, a smile appeared on Luna's face. "Maybe today wasn't so bad after all."
Chapter 4While the four were heading towards Sugar Cube Corner, Luna noticed that a group of Pegasus's were placing clouds across the clear sky. Scootaloo noticed her wonderment and said, "There's a scheduled storm for tonight, and supposedly a big one at that." "Oh," Luna replied. "That's so different from Canterlot. Usually my Sis... Princess Celestia simply poofs up a storm since she has power over both weather and magic." "Oh really?" Scootaloo said. "I think it's better with Pegasus's controlling the weather personally." "That's only because you're in 'love' with Rainbow Dash," Sweetie Bell mocked. "Am not!" "Are too!" "Am not!" "You guys!" Applebloom cut in. "Will you to Chickens stop bickering. Were here!" Sugar Cube Corner wasn't too busy considering the time they arrived, and were able get to the front of the line with nearly no waiting period. At the cash register, they were greeted by a pink covered pony, who Luna remembered but couldn't quite put a finger on it. "Hello! Welcome to Sugar Cube Cor...." The pink pony's sentence came to a stop as her eyes locked on to Luna's. With a large, awkward gasp, the pony leaped into the air, and stayed there for more than what should be physically possible. Almost as fast as she had arrived, she sped off, leaving a pony shaped trail of dust in her place. Luna sat there, shocked and surprised at what had just happened, while the others remained calm like this was a common thing. Noticing Luna's surprised look, Applebloom said, "That was Pinkie Pie. It's just......what she does." Luna knew the name rang a bell, this was the same pony that was constantly scaring away the children from her, saying that she was 'going to eat them' and other lies. "Why do you think she just ran off like that?" Luna asked. "Well," Sweetie Belle answered. "Whenever somepony new comes to Ponyville, Pinkie likes to throw a huge party in there honor." "Oh that will be fun," Luna said nervously. Luna had never been the 'party type' because she always found herself in awkward situations during the parties he attended. Nevertheless, she thought this may be a Good opportunity to meet new ponies, and even makes few more friends. Mrs. Cake noticed that the four were still wiring there, and walked up to the register. "What can I get you fillies?" "Moonshine what do you want?" Appleblom asked. "Im not sure, I'll just get whatever you three are having," Luna replies. "Ok, we will have four cinnamon sticks please." "Thank you!" Mrs. Cake said. "and have a nice day!" As they were walking out the door, Luna noticed something rather familiar in the corner of the store. Her eyes widened with excitement as she realizes what it was. "Is that a PAC-Mare Arcade!? Those games are great! I remember when it first came out!" "Wait," Scootaloo said. "The game came outmoded twenty years ago, how could you remember when it came out?" "I, uh, meant it came out in the arcade in Canterlot." After a short pause, Scootaloo finally said, " Ok, that makes sense I guess." "Whew," Luna thought. "I really need to stop slipping like that, or I might eventually give myself away." Walking over to the machine, she searched for a bit in her saddlebag. Finding one, Luna placed it into the game, and began. "I hold the world record for this game in Canterlot." Luna said with pride. "But records are made to be broken. Luna's new friends watched as she quickly passed level by level. With a look of great determination, she focused every inch of concentration on the game. Slowly, a small crowd of both adult and young fillies began to gather around Luna and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Minutes turned into hours, with each level passed brought cheers from the crowd, realizing that history was about to be made. Each level brought her closer to her ultimate goal, to pass the 500th level and claim yet another record. Before she new it, nearly all of Ponyville was there, watching anxiously as the filly neared her goal. Level 400. Level 450. Level 500. Everyone watched silently, as the number of pellets remaining to be eaten became less and less. Finally, there remained only one. An then none. The crowd that had gathered at Sugar Cube Corner cheered out in excitement, so loud that Luna's hearing temporarily was gone. But she wasn't done. With quickness that hadn't even been approached previously she passed level 550. Level 600. 650. Until finally the adrenaline surging through her body ran out, and finally stopped on level 643, physically unable to go any farther. With numerous cheers and pats on the back, the ponies congratulated Luna on her fantastic success. As the crowd grew smaller and smaller, she was congratulated by her new friends. "Wow Moonshine!" Sweetie Belle started. "It's amazing your special talent isn't video games, because that was amazing!" Scootaloo jumped out at Luna, tackling her before she could even say thank you. "That was awesome!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "You really need to show me how you got all you're moves!" Luna laughed saying, "Maybe some other time." "Yea." Applebloom said. "That was incredible! But it's getting late, so we better all go home." Luna looked outside, just noticing that Celestiahad just brought out the moon. It was a strange feeling not having to rise the moon, and instead was time to sleep. "Yeah," Sweetie Belle said. "I'll see you girls tomorrow! And don't forget the picnic we have planned!" As the four went there separate ways, Luna found herself wide awake. The night had always been her time to roam, so she decided to take a scenic route. As she walked around Ponyville, she noticed Pinkie Pie carrying a bunch of streamers, a strobe light, and what seemed to be a cannon. Pinkie Pie noticed Luna walking, and walked over to the dark filly. "Hello there! Sorry I ran away so fast, but I just ha to start planning your welcome party immediately! And party planning is alot of work. I had to find streamers, party punch, make invitations, get a Dj, find som...." Luna cut off the bright Pink pony, realizing that her description may take way longer than was needed. "It's ok, I understand completely, and am looking forward to the party!" "Okedokeylokey!" Pinkie replied. "I'll see you at the party tomorrow, Princess Luna." Luna stood there in disbelief. "W-What did you just say?" "I said your name silly." the pink pony replied. Luna couldn't believe it, after one day, her identity had been compromised. "How did you know?" "Well, when you walked up my hooves started wobbling, meaning I am in the presence of a princess. It's my pinkie sense. .....and there's not that many alicorns that are the exact same color and cutie mark as the princess." "She has a point," Luna thought to herself. "This isn't exactly the beat disguise, I'm surprised that no one else has caught on." "Ok Pinkie," Luna started. "This has to be are little secret ok?" Pinkie started doing a bunch of body movements, which Luna had no idea what was going on. "I Pinkie Promise. And I never break a Pinkie promise. Ever!" Luna sighed in relief with the thought that she might still be able to pull this off. "Thank you Pinkie, and please call me Moonshine." "Okedokeylokey! I'll see you at your party tomorrow!" Just like that, the Cotton candy pony headed off, humming to her self the "Here Comes the Mare" which was strange because no one was getting married, but this is Pinkie so this is kinda ordinary for her. As Luna started off back to the Library, it began to rain, harder and harder every second. Luna's walk back became a run as she tried to find shelter. Luna arrived just before it began to hail. Twilight noticed the soaking filly through her window, and opened the door immediately. "Where have you been? I've been worried something had happened to you." Luna thought for a second before answering, "I got caught up talking to Pinkie and just lost track of time." She decided to leave out the part where Pinkie discovered her identity, because She worried that Twilight would over react. "Oh, ok. Congratulations on your new record by the way! The news has spread throughout all of Ponyville. You're basically a celebrity!" Although Luna was excited by the new news, she realized that once again, she was bringing too much attention to herself. "From now on, I need to lay low," she thought. At that moment, Spike walked in, carrying a surfboard, a baby seal, the Mare-Do-Well comic, and two ducks. Luna almost asked what he was doing exactly, but decided to save that for another time. Luna climbed into her bed, desperately trying to fall asleep, but to no avail. She sat there looking out to the horizon, waitin for the sun to rise. For yet another day as Moonshine.
Chapter 5Spike woke up earlier than the rest of the ponies, like he usually did. He didn’t become the number one assistant by sleeping on the job after all! However, today was no usual day. No, today was the day he was going to become and Internet sensation! All he had to do was finish up his morning chores and he would be on his way! Spike started off by doing what he always did, making Twilight her favorite breakfast, Eggs and waffles. Not knowing exactly what Luna liked, Spike decided just to make two servings. For himself, he snacked down on a couple of gemstones and was set. The taste of the gems was a thing of beauty, as with every bite, a tingling sensation arose. After preparing breakfast, Spike got to work setting up Twilight’s supplies for the day by organizing her books, ink, pens, et cetera, et cetera. However, there was one thing that Spike did every morning that NOBODY knew about. Every morning after finishing up his chores, Spike made himself… Bacon! He knew it was wrong, and that if any of his friends caught him, he would be screwed, but it was just SOOO Good. Besides, he was a dragon, and although gems were very good, it wasn’t something you could just eat ALL the time. Besides, how could he resist the savory juices, the rich taste, the tempting smell, the smell off perfection, the… “Good Morning, Spike,” Twilight said, getting out of bed. In a quick panic, Spike shoved the remainder of the bacon down his throat. There was no way anypony could find out. “Uh, Good Morning Twilight, you’re up earlier than usual.” Spike replied, still picking pieces of bacon out of his teeth. “Well Today is a busy Day! Besides, with the princess as your house guess, you always have to be prepared! Spike would you please make a list?” Spike quickly grabbed a pen and paper in nearly no time at all and began. “First, Create Checklist.” Twilight Started. Spike began to groan at this, but a quick look from Twilight stopped him. “Second, Take Luna to school. Third, Pick up supplies from the store. Fourth…” After several minutes, Twilight finally said, “Forty-Seventh, finish creating checklist. There we go, that should do it. Spike, can you please repeat the checklist for me.” Spike collapsed in exhaustion. As Spike was about to repeat the entire list over again, they both heard Luna waking up from her sleep. “Thank Celestia!” Spike thought, happy that he would not have to repeat the list after all. “Good Morning Luna,” Twilight greeted. “You are just in time for breakfast!” “Wha- oh, ok. Thank you.” Luna muttered, still half asleep. It had become apparent to Spike that the change from sleeping during the day to the night had begun to take a toll on the princess. “By the way Spike,” Twilight began. “I’ve been wondering, what is that incredible smell in the room. I don’t think I’ve smelt that before.” Spike thought for a second before answering,” Oh, uh, it’s a new recipe for eggs.” “Hmm,” Twilight said. “It doesn’t taste any different.” Twilight gave Spike a stare of doubt, as Spike attempted to give his best poker face. Which involved him giving Twilight a creepy forced smile. As beads of sweat began to form around Spike, he turned to Luna and said, “Are you excited for your party tonight Luna.” “Mmmm…. yeah, sure.” Luna muttered, still half asleep. Twilight looked at the clock and exclaimed, “Luna, we better hurry! You don’t want to be late for your second day at school do you?” Spike gave a sigh of relief that the two were leaving soon, so that he could go about with his plans. As the two quickly got prepared, and Luna finally started to wake up a little more, Spike became more and more anxious to begin. As Twilight and Luna walked out the door, Twilight remembered something and said, “Oh Spike, while your out can you do a few chores for me. The list is on the table.” Spike looked to the table and saw a small piece of paper. Well it’s not too much, so I could get it done quickly and be on my way. “Sure thing Twilight, I’ll get that done right away.” Spike walked over to the table to grab the small piece of paper. When Spike lifted it up, the piece of paper unfolded and stretched out to the closet. Spike looked up to protest to Twilight, but she was already gone. It looked like being an Internet sensation was going to have to wait. -~-~- Luna followed closely behind Twilight, with every step more tiring than the last. I really need to start getting better sleep at night, because I can’t keep functioning like this. Luna found herself starting to doze off a little, when she saw a rainbow object hurtling out of the sky at incredible speeds. And zooming straight at her. “Watch out!!” the rainbow Pegasus yelled out. Luna, now fully awake from adrenaline, dived out of the way just in time to avoid the collision. ??Twilight sparkle wasn’t so lucky. With a loud Thud the two ponies collided. Almost immediately, the rainbow one emerged incredibly with not a single bruise or scuff. Twilight on the other hand still laid in the dirt, with bruises and dust covering her body. “Sorry about that Twilight. I was practicing a new trick for the Wonderbolts, that I call “Pegasus Power Plummet.” I guess I didn’t come out of it in time.” “You don’t say,” Twilight replied with an unimpressed look on her face. Disregarding what Twilight had just said, the Pegasus turned to see the dark alicorn giggling at the affair. “Who’s this?” the Pegasus asked. Twilight stood up, dusting herself off. “This is Moonshine. She’s my niece from canterlot.” The Pegasus walked to the filly and greeted her saying, “Nice to meet you, Moonshine. Cool name by the way. I’m Rainbow Dash, the coolest and fastest pony in Equestria. Speaking of Moonshine, I have a great story to tell you about this time where Twilight...” “EHEM!” Twilight interrupted. “That’s personal!” “Ok, ok.” Rainbow Dash said, but not before leaning in closely to Luna and whispering, “Later.” Rainbow Dash examined Luna for a second before saying, “You know, I’ve only met three alicorns in my life. And from what I know, those are the only three in Equestria...” Luna thought for a second before replying, “Well, I have been all over Equestria, and I have never seen a Rainbow pony either.” Rainbow Dash eyed Luna suspiciously before saying, “Touché squirt. Touché.” The Rainbow Pegasus looked to her wrist to see a fake watch that was drawn with pencil. “Well look at the time. I need to go do some...Weather stuff...that isn’t me taking a nap on a cloud...” After a short awkward pause, Rainbow Dash yelled, “Bye!” leaving a rainbow trail behind her. Twilight, still bruised from the collision, said, “That pony will be the death of me..” Luna couldn’t help but let off a little laugh. So far this day is turning out pretty good! When the two finally reached the schoolhouse, they were approached once again by the CMC’s. “Hiya Moonshine,” Applebloom said. “Ready for our picnic after school.” “Of Course!” Moonshine replied. As Scootaloo opened her mouth to say something, she was cut off by the school bell. The four walked in and quickly took their seats. “Goodmorning class.” Ms. Cherilee said. “Goodmoring, Miss Cherilee.” replied a unison of fillies. “Today class, you will give me your presentations on the foundation of Equestria.” All happiness left Luna, as she realized that she forgot to do her homework. -~-~- Spike fell to the floor in exhaustion as he crossed off the last item on the checklist. “Finally! Now I can do my...” Spike was cut off by Twilight entering through the library door. “Oh good,” Twilight said. “You’re done Spike. Now you can come help me with my schedule.” “But..” “We need to go to the store, pick up some supplies...” “But I...” “..Write a letter to the Princess, pick up cupcakes for my friends, help Rarity with a dress...” “But Twilight I....” “Pick up Owlicous from Fluttershys cottage, and pick up Luna from school.” Spike opened his mouth to protest, but realized it wouldn’t do anything. Grudgingly he followed Twilight out the door to help her. -~-~- “And that is how Equestria was made.” The Class clapped as Silver Spoon finished her presentation. Everyone except Luna. How can they leave me completely out of the foundation of Equestria? I played a major role! When I get back to Canterlot…. “For our next presentation,” Ms. Cherilee started. “we have Moonshine.” A small bead of sweat formed on the brow of the little alicorn, as she rose our of her seat. How hard can this be, I mean I was there when it happened. Besides, it’s about time these ponies were educated on what really happened. Luna thought to herself. Reaching the front of the class she began; “Before the two princesses came into power, the world was consumed in darkness. Anywhere everypony went, Discord made life for the ponies awful. Two alicorns, Celestia and Luna, set off on a journey to find the Elements of Harmony. Luna, the braver of the two, was the leader of this voyage, since her sister was not much of a leader at the time. In fact, Luna had to convince Celestia to even go on this adventure in the first place! They journeyed through the Everfree forest to the ruins of an ancient Civilization known as the Reign of Shadows. Luna was able to fight off all the evil creatures of the forest! As they trotted into the kingdom, they were confronted by none other than Discord himself! It was only through the bravery of Luna to distract Discord that they were able to defeat the evil Discord! From that point on the two sisters became rulers of Equestria! And that is how Equestria was made!” Finishing in a triumphant pose, Luna looked to the class, expecting thunderous applause for her fantastic performance. Instead, she got silence and a few giggles.
