Chapter Two

I'll Do Anything

This was bad. Very bad. No, in the words of Rarity, this is the Worst. Possible. Thing!!

How could she!? How could Luna have used – abused – her power to spy on her like that? Dash remembered screaming in anger while tumbling from her bed. She had been ripped from her dream so rudely, so suddenly it had taken her a good minute to even realise that she was awake and not even inside of her dream anymore.

The winter cold bit harshly at her coat. She had neglected to dress for the weather save that she had put on her goggles out of pure reflex – an act that she regretted only when she had been a full minute into her flight. Turning around wasn’t an option, she was already a good distance to Canterlot. As poor as the visibility was, she could see the castle in the distance already. A small voice in her head cheered the near-record speed at which she had made it to Canterlot.

What would have normally been a good two hour flight had turned into a twenty minute sprint. She could hear shouts from below her as she passed over the castle’s gatehouse, making a beeline for the tower that she knew from experience was Luna’s personal tower, with her chambers at the top. Taking a deep breath, she dive-bombed in through the open window. Her landing was graceless, she could feel her hooves give away on the carpet, skidding to a halt with her muzzle a hair’s breadth away from the door on the far side of the room.

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Luna’s slowly perked up as she left the meditative state that allowed her access to the dream realm, her cheeks feeling hot with embarrassment. For a moment, she looked around herself at the observatory. Well, observatory was a bit of a misnomer as it lacked all the features of what one would associate with a traditional observatory. Most ponies in the employ of the royal family were confused about the term – a castle in the middle of a brightly lit city was, in fact, a pretty bad place for an observatory.

This room, however, was special. Created in honour of the return of Princess Luna, commissioned by her elder sister, Princess Celestia, as in part a welcome home present, and to an extent as an apology. The tower had been built ages ago in preparation for Luna's return. It was to be her personal space, much like how Celestia had her wing of the Palace. The observatory at the top was a more recent renovation that had been completed a year before Luna's return.

The dome at the top did not house a telescope, nor did it have windows of any kind. Instead it was enchanted to display the night sky on the inside. Allowing those few privileged enough to enter Luna’s personal sanctuary the clearest view of the heavenly bodies. More importantly, it acted as a focus for Luna’s connection to the night sky, allowing for much finer manipulation.

The room itself was dark – pitch black actually. There was only the tiny bit of illumination created by the stars and moon, just barely enough to actually see where one was going without the ability to see in the dark. The floor, roof, and walls were all dome-shaped and a matte black as a result of the stargazing spell created a very long time ago by a great unicorn Conjurer. One could see the constellations and celestial patterns traced across all of the surfaces, reflecting the night sky with impossible accuracy.

Her ears perked up suddenly as the sounds of the alarm bells rang clearly across the castle, echoing through the halls of her tower. Her eyes closed for a moment as she summoned the daily schedule. Frowning she noted that there were no emergency drills planned for her or Celestia’s personal guards. “Good heavens, what now?” she mumbled to herself.

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Dazed and more than a little confused from the rather rough landing on the plush carpet, Dash hardly noticed the fact that the door had opened and she was muzzle to tip with a standard-issue Royal Night Guard spear. The owner of which glared down at her.

“Don’t move,” he cautioned her, while his partner took a simple-looking gemstone from a pouch and whispered something into it.

“H-hey listen this is all a misunderstanding, I was just wanting to discuss something personal with The Princess!” Dash said, her voice trembling lightly.

“The Princess’ friends would not barrel through an open window like that. For all I know you could be an assassin!” the stallion commented with a roll of his eyes.

“Hey, Bite, isn’t she that new Wonderbolt?” his partner asked as more of the thestral stallions slipped into the hallway.

“So? Doesn’t mean she’s above the law – or common decency.” The stallion known as Bite replied. “Wonderbolt or not, even Captain Spitfire uses the damned door.”

Dash could feel her cheeks burning brightly. Maybe this wasn’t one of her better plans. Maybe this was actually pretty stupid. She wished she could just sink into the ground out of shame. Not only had somepony witnessed her most private and intimate dream, she had also just caused what was probably going to be a running joke among the guards for the next few months.

“Fair enough,” the other stallion said. He then quite suddenly snapped at attention as a much older-looking thestral mare walked into the hall. “Captain!”

“At ease, guardsman,” she said with a weary sigh as her slitted, amber-coloured eyes landed on Rainbow Dash. “You broke about ten laws in the span of ten seconds. I would be perfectly in my rights as Captain of the Night Guard to not only ground you, but to throw you in the dungeons for the coming three months. Not to mention I am required to bring this up with Captain Spitfire, though you are not the first Wonderbolt newbie to enter the airspace over the castle without permission – knowing her, she will defer to my authority on the matter.” The captain sighed once more. She looked utterly bored as if Rainbow Dash wasn’t the first pony to pull something stupid that evening.

“P-pleas-” Dash wanted to say, though she got cut off by the sudden movement she caught from the corner of her eyes.

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“Captain, what is going on here?” Luna asked, her voice kept neutral. “And why is half of the tower’s guard at the door to my personal chambers?” She knew the answer, of course. She had heard everything and had waited for the right moment to show her presence.

“Princess,” the captain said, bowing. “We caught this mare flying in through your open window.” She motioned a wing to a very ashamed looking Rainbow Dash. The sight made Luna freeze for a moment, she had actually flown all the way to the castle? Internally she sighed. She felt sorry for the mare.

“Yes… Thank you, Captain, I can take it from here. We had arranged for a private meeting – why else would I leave my window open in the heart of winter?” Luna said with a gentle tone to her voice. “She was supposed to be a little more covert about it, though,” Luna gave Dash a soft glare.

“But Princess!” the captain started to protest, silenced by a glare from the Princess.

“Leave us, all of you,” Luna commanded with an air of finality.

“Yes, Princess!” the guards saluted and took their leave. Luna noted that the Captain looked very reluctant.

Sighing softly, Luna stepped into her room, gently helping Rainbow Dash up with her magic. Closing the door behind herself, Luna counted down from five. Waiting for the inevitable shouting that would come from the pegasus.

It took Rainbow Dash a long moment to compose herself, but once she did, her response was exactly what Luna had been bracing herself for. “How could you!?” she shouted, anger clearly present in her voice, humiliation clear in her eyes. There were moments when Luna cursed her curiosity. This was definitely one of them. She hated seeing the mare she considered a friend look hurt like this.

“How could you spy on my dream!? How could you invade my privacy like that? Is that was you do for amusement!? Look in on a mare’s most private moments? L-” she trailed off and shifted her hooves a little, an angry posture, her wings twitching. “You had to see that! You just had to… of all the things, of all the times… it had to be THAT!?”

Lowering her head Luna simply allowed herself to slump to her flank. “I’m sorry,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper. No acting strong, no hiding behind a mask like her sister. She allowed Dash to see her shame, how she felt about the entire thing. “I shouldn’t have. I… It was selfish of me, Rainbow Dash.” Luna admitted.

“You think!?” Dash snapped, paused, and sighed heavily at the princess. “S-sorry,” She said softly and sat down herself, looking up at the tall alicorn, unable to stay mad at her. “If it hadn’t been that dream, I would have been fine with it, you know?”

“I understand your anger,” Luna said and slowly levitated over a cup of water for each of them. “Quite honestly I think I would feel the same if I was in your position,” she paused a moment, placing the cup down before Dash. “What I saw… was not for my eyes. But what I saw was also something beautiful.” She could feel her cheeks growing hot once more, remembering the way her dream version lay there in Dash’s embrace. “It’s not something to be ashamed of, you know?

Rainbow Dash sighed softly. She took the cup in one of her wings and sipped slowly. “Luna, you saw something that I show nopony. You saw something that has always been a foalish fantasy… that was a bit of self indulgence.” Placing down the cup, Rainbow Dash did the thing nopony would have expected of her. She lowered herself to her knees before Luna, head lowered humbly, “Please, Luna, I beg you, don’t tell anypony. I don’t want anypony to know what you saw, it’s not something that I am comfortable with… considering that is was you…” Rainbow Dash paused, face flush with embarrassment, before finishing, “Please! I will do anything!”

“Anything? That is a dangerous offer, Rainbow Dash.” Luna said, unable to suppress the mischievous smile. It was a split-second decision, it was something that her elder sister would not ever approve of. It was something that made her feel naughty with just the thought of it. Sure, her elder sister had taken Twilight Sparkle as her lover after many years, but Luna had hardly spent so much time with Rainbow Dash.

For a moment, Luna allowed herself to smirk. She had a devious idea, an idea that she herself did not consider to be unpleasant at all. Something that she knew Rainbow Dash would enjoy as well, if her dream has been any indication. “Alright, I won’t tell anypony under one condition,” she said, watching Dash grimace.

“W-what condition?” Rainbow Dash asked, nervously.

Luna paused for dramatic effect, giving Rainbow Dash her patented mysterious smirk. “No need to be nervous, I think you will quite enjoy this,” she said and slowly sipped her water. “I want you buy me dinner. I want you to go on a date with me,” she cooed, laying a thick emphasis on the word date.

“A-a date!? But that—” Dash cut herself off before she could start rambling. Luna could see the struggle in her eyes, she could almost feel it. Her eyes closed for a moment and she smiled down at the other mare.

“Do not worry. It’ll be our little secret,” Luna said with a gentle smile. “You pick the place, I will pay. Consider it an apology for my rudeness – and who knows where it might lead? After all, my sister has Twilight Sparkle… we wouldn’t have to be so open about it?” she offered. Her cheeks burning hotly in embarrassment, her heart pounding in her chest with excitement. The thought of going out on a date again was wonderful.

“I...“ Rainbow Dash swallowed. “Alright. A date. As friends… and see where it goes.”

Author's Note

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