Richard took several steps back and looked to see who he had bumped into. But when he did shift his gaze downwards, he saw a small horse with large wings and a horn that was ¾ of a foot in length. It was a dark blue with a mane and tail similar to the night sky. "Oh, sorry about bumping into you. I was mesmerized for a little bit."

The pony looked at him in confusion before gaining a 'come hither' look. "Mesmerized, hmm? I did not think that I had such an effect." Richard blushed and shook his hands out in front of him.

"No, no, no, no! I was talking about the castle- er, not that your not beautiful, cause you are. Especially with that whole… night theme you have goin' on there." Richard tried to recover but he knew he was just digging his grave deeper.

The pony smiled and raised her head in a matter that made her look like a child who just got praised for their art work. "Thank you, not many are that open about appraising my looks." Richard turned as red as humanly possible as he stumbled over his words. After a bit the pony giggled and looked Richard in the eyes.

"I am just messing with you creature, it has been awhile since I have been able to have that effect on males. Glad to see that my new techniques have worked though. My name is Luna, what's yours?" Luna asked as she looked up at Richard.

After cooling himself down a bit, he responded. "My name is Richard, it's nice to meet you Luna. Oh, have you met-" Richard stopped himself when he realized he wasn't with Ember and Smolder. "Aw man, guess I was daydreaming for too long. Uh, you wouldn't happen to know where I can find someone named, uh, what was it? Princess Celine? I don't know, something like that anyway."

"Oh, you must mean my sister, Princess Celestia." Richard snapped his fingers and pointed it at Luna.

"Yeah that's her name. Yeah I'm supposed to go see her and talk to her about getting me some medical care." Luna cocked her head at that.

"While I see quite a few scars, I don't see any fresh ones on your body." Richard facepalmed before turning around, showing the impromptu bandages covering the large scar on his back. "I… stand corrected. Oh Creators, what happened to you?"

"Would you believe me if I said I got it from sliding down a pile of gold and jewels?" Richard rhetorically asked as he turned back around.

"Yes actually. But how did come to be on top of a pile of such?" Richard made a brief summary of his time with Ember and other events. "Ah, I see. Well then, come with me. I shall see to it that you have the best care possible here at the castle." Richard nodded gratefully and began to walk with Luna.

"So Luna, what exactly do you do here at the castle?" Richard asked as he saw the sun begin to set from a window.

"I am one of the two princesses living here. I usually roam the dreams of ponies and help them overcome their nightmares." Richard frowned and shook his head.

"Sounds like an invasion of privacy to me. And a way to extract information unwillingly." Richard said taking a step away from Luna. Luna looked at him horrified.

"Why would I do such a thing?! Dreams are a sacred part of any pony, and nightmares can make them scared of the real world. I make it so they don't have to feel scared of everything." Richard rolled his eyes.

"Just keep telling yourself that." Luna just growled and continued to walk forwards. Though she silently enjoyed being challenged like that. Soon they arrived in the medical wing of the castle. Entering, a pony in what looked like a pony version of a lab coat glanced upwards.

"Ah, Princess Luna. How are you this evening? Is there something you need?" The doctor asked as he smiled at the lunar princess.

"Yes actually, My friend here has quite the nasty cut on his back that needs to be healed." Luna had gestured to Richard when she said 'my friend' with her hoof. The doctor looked to him and his eyes widened.

"Oh my, what matter of creature are you?" He asked himself in a sort of awe. Luna clearing her throat brought him back. "Hm, oh yes. Please show me where this cut is please." Richard turned and removed the cloth covering the wound. "Oh my, I think I shall need some assistance with this. Nurse Heart, can you come in here please?"

The doctor called back towards an office of sorts. "Yes Dr. Eye?" Asked a mare as she walked into the room. She was a light red with a pinkish mane and tail done up in a bun. The mark on her flanks that of a heart monitor line.

"I need some antiseptic and suture. And get him an IV of… what blood type are you?" Nurse Heart asked as she looked to the human.

"O Negative." He said quickly, remembering it like the back of his hand.

"Then this will be a lot harder. O Negative blood is quite rare with ponies. But I think we do have some. Dr. Eye, if you could go into the fridge and get some O negative blood, that would help me out quite a bit." He nodded and trotted through another door in the side of the room. After a few minutes he came back with a surgical tray filled with the necessary items and an IV with a bag of O Negative blood.

Richard laid face first on the bed, and felt as the antiseptic was applied to his arm and wound. He felt the slight sting as both the IV was put into his arm. After a few minutes and the nurse asking for her brow to be wiped a few times, he was bandaged up and was told that his bandages needed to be redone everyday so that the wound wouldn't get infected and for a small amount of healing magic.

"Thanks Nurse." Richard said giving his respect to the nurse that had helped him out. "And thank you Luna, I don't think I would have made it that long to meet your sister then come here if I hadn't met you." Richard said as he pulled Luna into a hug. Luna let out a quiet 'eep' as she was hugged by the human. After a bit she was released by the human.

"Well, I should probably get some rest, see ya later Luna." Richard said as he laid down and Nurse Heart placed a blanket over him. Luna walked out of the infirmary but stopped at the door, looking back at Richard.

"I look forwards towards our next meeting my friend." Luna had tried dating but all the stallions, even a few mares, those she had tried either weren't interested in her as a pony or painfully boring. This creature however. Luna smiled and whispered under her breath.

"You shall be mine human."

Author's Note

Hmm, it appears a bit of a love triangle is forming. I think at least. But I know for sure that somedragon is gonna get jealous!~