Moonlit Memories

About two miles of walking, Sunrise slowed and fell behind the three other ponies that she accumulated on her "simple" task, but to her luck, Vinyl saw this and slowed to get beside Sunrise and engaged in conversation, Moonlit soon started a with Octavia about how Vinyl has been, there more that regrettable and unforgettable past, and somewhere in Vinyl's and Sunrise's conversation, Vinyl mentioned the day Moonlit resigned from the Border Guard, and Sunrise did her homework on who she was to help/retrieve for the Royal Family, and there was a very vague report on Moonlit's resignation.

"How do you know about that conversation? the report is classified and doesn't even say anything about that conversation, it just says he resigned, and walked off!" Sunrise was worried that this mare was spying on Moonlit, but that was silly, they regarded each other as friends, so how did she know?

"I went with Moonlit to that party, Solar said it was important and to go, but never said why, but things went....South, quickly!"

It was a little after noon when Celestia and Solar got word that his brother's carriage was spotted a few minutes out from the port Sunrise was departing from.

"I hope he understands, I told him you invited me and said I could bring two others!" Solar said, he then nervously chuckled.

"Of course, he will, He knows that will fight for his country, he is the 5th highest ranking officer in the Border Guard, he will support your decision to join and captain this vessel, I'm sure of it!" Celestia reassured him with a smile, Moonlit seemed to be calm about everything, but his reason for joining was haunting her, "I joined so my brother and friends won't have too, my brother is too innocent to be in the Guard, he would either die or change for the worse, same with my friends" She hoped he only said that but everything he spoke was the truth, so she was a little nervous about this, recruiting his brother might have been a mistake, but she can't back out now.

When Moonlit's carriage arrived, there was a mare with him, and Solar always teased him and Vinyl, but Moonlit was the only one that knew that her barn doors didn't 'swing' that way, but Moonlit said that she was too much like a sister to him, but she was actually more like a brother, but that didn't matter.

"So, you brought the Misses~" Solar said, implying that they were in a relationship as obvious as possible.

"No, I brought Sis," moonlit said, correcting his brother "She ain't blood, but sometimes it ain't about blood, it is how much you can rely on her"

"If you keep that joke going, you might be taking a swim," Vinyl said with a joking smile, but the joke is how funny that would be at this party. "And you haven't told us why we are here, and I don't like not knowing," Vinyl said with seriousness in her voice.

"About that...." Solar began, looking away "I got a letter asking to join the Royal Navy from Celestia here" he looked at Celestia who was still smiling "And I decided I was going to take that offer, seeing how much you and other guards enjoy being in the Guard" he looked at Moonlit, and Moonlit was taking the news differently that what Solar thought, and how Celestia hoped he wouldn't

"Brother of mine, you clearly don' understand why I joined, and how PISSED I am" Moonlit had a calm, low voice, but he was furious, he had his eyes narrowed and his teeth clenched "I don't ENJOY the guard, I ENJOYED seeing you, ma and pa, the gang, and Vinyl here not knowing what the Guard is like, that's why I joined" he turned to Celestia, who's smile was turning into concern "Isn't it, Celestia, I know you read and remembered those Recruitment Papers I had filled out"

"I thought-" Celestia began, but Moonlit wouldn't have it, royal or not

"STOP. STOP RIGHT THERE" Moonlit growled, trying to keep the rest of the crew's family, and reporters to see what was surely something that was going to end badly "I will take this BETRAYAL" Moonlit made it clear how he felt, but he wasn't done "As a 'We don't need you', so I got news of my own, My Dear Little Brother, and Royal Backstabber" Celestia knew that this wasn't good, and she braced for what was coming. "Celestia, He is going to die in the Royal Navy, but that's his choice, but when he does, we will have a 'chat'" Celestia was regretting this poor choice she had made "but here is the real news" Celestia, Solar and Vinyl braced for Moonlit's news, Vinyl knew Moonlit, and she knew this was going to end badly, so did, Celestia and Sunrise "I, Captain Moonlit of the Sky Fire, Resign from my service, for said service has been put in vain by Cpt. Solar Wind, I won't stand around and watch my brother change from experience in battle, So there, I quit, and brother, I don't care if you are getting married again, DON'T contact me, the next time we meet, you will be in a Mahogany box." with that, be trotted off, leaving three jaws on the ground from his reaction to the turn of events.