The True Master of Chaos

Luna exited her bathroom after drying off from her shower. She walked over to her dresser and levitated her crown onto her head. She then went on to use her magic to lift off the little water she had missed on the right side of her mane. She started to apply the eye shadow, which was a slightly darker tone than her natural hue.

Luna stared at herself for a moment, thoughts circling inside of her. After the talk with her sister in the garden, she began to ponder what she had told Celestia. Ponies did not accept her when she returned from her time as Nightmare Moon, feelings of fear and hate were directed at her from the worry that she would never change into a princess that cared for them.

Because of what the citizens thought, Luna spent her first year in return as a recluse, keeping herself alone from others.

Even when she had tried to visit Ponyville five years ago on nightmare night, the feelings in her did not change. It wasn't until her sister’s student, Twilight, ignored the fear that the others ponies harbored and worked to help the night princess learn the ways of the modern life.

Luna had made a strong bond with Twilight that night on two different reasons. The first was that Twilight did not care about what the other ponies thought when she tried to befriend the former dark queen. With some struggle and determination, Twilight proved to Ponyville that anyone could change, and also became her first friend in years.

The second, and most important was what Twilight was wearing that night. It was a costume identical to what someone in her past had worn over a thousand years ago. Twilight tried to help her just as that figure did in her early life. Perhaps it was a sign that destiny led Twilight to free Luna and be the one to aid her.

Luna looked to the sky outside her window and smiled, "You're still looking after me, master."

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Twilight stared up at the moon, seeing that the princesses were going to arrive any moment. She was not worried, though, since she knew the buffet had been complete.

Streams of lights hung from trees and the buildings around the rows of tables set up in the town square. A large table draped in a bright white cloth was set up on a podium, allowing it to overlook the rest of the tables.

Around the dining area, many groups of ponies were deciding on where they sat, and who sat next to them, which was causing the most trouble throughout the crowds. Some wanted to have a large area for their friends, or some tried reserving multiple tables. One table in particular was causing the biggest scene.

Applejack was over by a small table which had four chairs around it. She was glaring at Cheerilee, who tried to avoid eye contact with the angry orange mare. AJ kept her straight face as she talked down to the teacher, "Look missy, y'all ain't gonna sit by me. Ah haven't fergot what mah lil sista saw when she went in dat barn!"

Cheerilee dropped her head lower in submission. She glanced behind Aj and saw Applebloom sitting there, her head also down. She still felt horrible that Applebloom saw her and Big Mac having sex, and even though Applebloom said it was all right, she still acted a little more skittish around her former teacher.

Big Mac walked up to the group, his left eye still swollen blue from Aj’s hit two days ago. He walked between his sister and his mare friend to try to diffuse the situation, “come on now, sis. Ah told Cheerilee we got room at dah table.”

“No we don’t!” Applejack snapped at her brother. She backed up to the nearest chair and gave it a strong kick, shattering one of the legs and causing it to fall over, “We only got three chairs! Now why don’t ya take dat fancy pink mane of yours, and walk on by!” She was nearly snorting at this point, her nostrils flared back.

Before Cheerilee could respond, Big Mac started to pull her away as he walked towards another table.

Applejack grew even more enraged by seeing her brother choosing to be with his mare friend than his own sisters. “Mclntosh! Get yah ass over here before ah come over and ram mah hoof up it!”

Rainbow Dash was watching the whole scene pan out in front of her and couldn’t help from laughing. She was over at a table sitting with Soarin, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. All four sat in amazement over Applejack’s tantrum. No other ponies asked her to stop, afraid of what would happen to them if they did ask. Instead, they simply pulled their tables away from her.

Twilight turned and saw Florence walking up to her. She was surprised to see he had slicked his mane back, giving him a cleaner appearance. His coat shined as if he just came from the spa. Even his eyebrows seemed trimmed! Usually he had a look as if he just got out of bed, since he never spent the time to fix himself up. She had never seen him so clean before.

Twilight gave an eyebrow lift to her friend, “uh, Florence? You ok?”

He looked at her and seemed confused by what she said, “Huh? What do you mean?”

“You look… clean. It’s just surprising; I’ve never seen you get ready like this.”

He gave a small chuckle, “Well, it’s going to be the first time that I have seen the princesses, so it seemed right. And what if they so happen to want to talk to me, I at least want to appear proper.” He lifted his hoof up and closed his eyes, trying to give a sophisticated look. It only made him look ridiculous.

Twilight couldn’t hold back a laugh from his pose. He frowned down at her, “what’s so funny?”

“You are! You don’t need to impress the princesses; this is just a nice dinner they are attending.” She then noticed that he was alone. “So, where are you going to sit?”

“Actually, I didn’t think about that yet.” Florence glanced around to the tables, noticing many of them were being taken up. He wanted to sit next to a pony he knew at least. His new friend Soarin was across the courtyard, but he was already with a full group. Big Mac was with Cheerilee, except they were at a two person table. He then noticed Applejack and… chose to stay away from her for the night.

Seeing that he didn’t have many options, Twilight felt obligated to help him out, “well, I have an extra chair at my table if you want.”

Florence didn’t object to her offer, since he was comfortable around Twilight. He smiled down at her, giving away his answer. With that, Twilight smiled back and began to walk through the crowd, her guest following in suit.

As they walked through the crowds, Florence couldn’t help but notice how much attention he was receiving. The younger mares stared up in awe as he passed. A few number of the teenagers and young adults were giving him winks and whistles when he walked by them. Seeing how much praise he was getting, he couldn’t hold back the urge to puff out his chest more, walking with more exaggerated steps to show off his built.

Twilight looked back and saw how Florence was flaunting himself. She simply shook her head and continued on. After a few more tables, she came to her table, which was directly below the podium where the princesses were going to sit. She figured Celestia would want her pupil close in case they wanted to talk.

Two of the chairs were already filled at the table. Spike was in one, his scales glistening in the lantern light. And to his left was Rarity, who had her mane pulled up in a fancy bun and set behind a golden tiara. She was draped in a sparkling blue dress that accented her eyes.

Rarity Looked up and saw her friend walking towards her, “Oh, Twilight Darling, you made it!”

“Of course I did. I wouldn’t miss my teacher’s arrival.” Twilight smiled when she noticed how close Spike was to Rarity, “I see you two are comfortable.”

Spike blushed, trying to give a cheeky smile. Rarity blushed as well, but gave a real smile back to her friend standing there, “well, Twilight. Me and Spike have had…feelings for a while. And since everyone knows about us, I believe that there is no reason to hide it anymore.” She looked over to spike and placed her hoof in his claws. They both gave loving looks to each other.

Florence looked at Rarity’s outfit, and leaned over to twilight, “I thought you said this was a casual dinner?”

“An outfit like that is casual for Rarity.”

Florence just shook his head and began to-

“They’re coming!” Someone shouted.

Every pony looked up and saw the two chariots flying toward the long road through the moonlight. Twilight watched as the leading chariot touched ground first. She immediately recognized it as Celestia’s white chariot. Her white guard pegasi stood gloriously in there golden armor.

She then looked back at the second chariot, but noticed something different. Luna’s normal bat winged guards were now just dark pegasi. The spell she had always used to give her guards the bat wings and slit eyes had been removed. Her normal black and spiked chariot had made drastic changes, the sides being smoothed and painted a dark blue.

Florence was astounded when he watched with the crowd stare at the landed chariots. He felt thrilled to see the royal princesses for the first time. It seemed to be an honor for him knowing he would sit so close to them. He recognized the large white alicorn in the first chariot as Princess Celestia. He could tell from all of the different pictures of her through the library in is old town. He then looked back to the second chariot and saw-.

OH MY SWEET SOUL…

Walking out of the blue cart was the most beautiful pony Florence had ever seen. Her hair was a deep midnight blue which shined against the moonlight. Her long, star filled mane tugged gently in the wind as she stepped to the ground. Her Long tail flowed just as elegantly has her mane. Her tall, slender body was beyond perfectly shaped to any pony he had ever encountered. On her back were two beautiful wings.

And to finish it off was the face which seemed to be carved by angels. Her beautifully shaped muzzle was followed by a slender jaw line. On her forehead was a long, pointed horn. And the eyes… those light blue eyes pierced the night.

Florence was so entranced that he did not feel his friends brush by him.

“Princesses!” Twilight shouted out in happiness as the royal sisters walked towards them. All the members of the elements of harmony walked up to greet the royalty.

“Twilight, my faithful student. It is so good to see you again.” Celestia then noticed the short length of Twilights mane. “Oh, when did you do that?”

“Oh, my hair? It was something I thought would be nice to try.”

“Well, it looks marvelous.” Luna answered from behind. Twilight and the others gave a gasp of delight when they saw Luna. They could not believe how much she had changed since that Nightmare Moon night, in looks and in behavior. “It is good to see you all again.”

They all smiled happily, except for Applejack, who could only muster up a sloppy grin. Fortunately for her, the princesses did not notice the awkward look, which was good because she did not want to talk about her feelings at that moment.

As they chatted, Twilight suddenly remembered, “Oh yeah... princesses, would you come over here? There is some pony I would like you to meet.” She turned around, leading the sisters over to her table. Still sitting there opened mouth was Florence.

Celestia spoke up first, “Well, who is this in front of me? A new face in town?”

Twilight quickly responded, “Yes. He moved here not too long ago. He came from Hoofmond. He says he has never seen you before, and I thought he would like the opportunity to meet you.”

Both sisters glanced at each other at the mention of the town. Celestia began to think, “Hoofmond? I have to admit it has been at least forty years since I have visited that town. Since it’s off on its own I tend to forget about it. I am terribly sorry for never visiting your town, sir.” Florence never even turned his head towards her as she spoke, his attention was elsewhere even when she started again, “well then, allow me to introduce myself; My name is Princess Celestia, princess of the day.”

Florence did not even answer back to the introduction of Celestia. She sat there looking at him, and followed where his stare was directed. She turned and saw that Luna was the unicorns fix. Luna felt a little awkward as the pony simply gazed at her, following her every move.

Florence knew what he was doing was strange, but it was as if he couldn’t control himself. He tried to turn away, but no matter how hard he thought, her face was what he wanted to look at right then.

Luna tried to break the awkward moment by keeping her composure and walking forward to him, “And I am Princess Luna, princess of the night.”

When hearing her wonderous voice, his heart nearly stopped beating in his chest when she spoke to him. He had to make sure his knees did not move as he stood there. He tried to clear his throat as his nerves took the best of him, “L-Luna? Wow, th-that’s a b-b-beautiful name.”

Luna couldn’t help but blush at the stallions attempt to talk, “well, would you mind telling us who you are now?”

“I-I… I’m yours.” He blankly said as a small, goofy smile began to creep up his cheeks. His eyes were half closed as his body slowly swayed back and forth as if he was a drunk trying to keep his balance.

Celestia couldn’t help but chuckle at the stunned expression on Luna's face from the statement. The Twilight and her friends were also trying to figure out his strange behavior.

"What's wrong with him?" Rarity asked.

"Um, he must be nervous about something." Fluttershy said.

"well, duh! Look a him shake! Ohh look, he's sweating too!" Pinkie hopped up and down, spitting out words A mile a minute.

Rainbow and Applejack were trying to hold back there laughs watching Florence act like a fool.  Twilight eyed his movements, surprised at how entranced he was with Luna.

Luna was a little embarrassed by the actions of the Male in front of her. She tried to keep a smile on her face, "I'm sorry, what was that?"

Florence eyes snapped open, realizing he didn't say his name, "Oh, my name! It- it's uh, F-Fl-Florence! Florence, my name is Florence!" He nearly collapsed after finally spitting out his answer.

Celestia smiled and walked up to him, "well, it is a pleasure to meet-"

"Yeah that's great..." Florence cut the princess off mid sentence, " So, princess Luna, do uh, you come to Ponyville often?"

Celestia sat there dumbfounded; no normal citizen had ever ignored her so openly. She sat there open mouthed at the sudden interruption.

Luna gave a small chuckle, partly because o her sisters look, and partly because somepony was more interested in her than Celestia. She smiled at the unicorn, "I would like to continue to talk, but we have a dinner to start. Perhaps we can continue talking later, sir Florence?"

He had to keep himself from jumping up and down from excitement, "yeah yeah yeah! Sounds good!" His actions were like that I a school filly.

Luna slightly blushed as she turned away. She looked towards the crowd of smiling faces throughout the courtyard. The sight brought a warm feeling to her heart. She lifted her head to speak to them all, thank you all for preparing this wonderful feast. Perhaps we should start filling our stomachs."

A loud cheer broke out through the ponies as they all walked towards the buffet stations. Some wet immediately to the plates, while others chose to walk over and greet the royalty visiting their town.

While Luna was happier than she had been in a long time, yet she never noticed the set of glaring eyes staring straight at her from the back of the crowd.