Princess Celestia sat in the silent dining room, enjoying her morning pancakes while going over her itinerary for the day. There were times she wondered if she should get a record player in here; when the noise of bustling in the kitchen ended and she actually sat down with her breakfast, it could frequently get too quiet in here, save for the muffled hoofsteps outside.

The silence was broken by the far door to the hall opening, and Luna stepped in. Celestia glanced up from her itinerary, and gave her tired sister a welcoming smile.

"Well, sister, isn't this a pleasant surprise. What can I do for you this morning?" Celestia asked.

Luna didn't say a word, and merely trotted over to the head of the table where her older sister sat. Celestia could tell how tired she was.

Smiling gently at her, Luna leaned in, and wrapped her front legs around her sister in a hug, and Celestia immediately returned it.

"Luna?" She asked softly, curious as to what was going on.

"I know about Luminescence," Luna answered as she squeezed her sister lovingly, taking a deep breath.

"Oh..." Was the only reply Celestia could come up with.

"Thank you. Thank you for being there for her after such heartbreak... For reminding her of the oath she had made to Equestria, and for giving her the ability to keep it for as long as she has."

Celestia squeezed back.

"It was the right thing to do. We were both hurting, but in different ways. So, does that mean it's good news for Mr. Sky Scribbles?"

Luna parted from the hug, and nodded.

"I believe so. He proved last night that he is ready. I'm planning a little formal celebration tonight for him and most other members of my court," Luna told her.

"I'm glad. You deserve someone that close in your life again, Luna. Not to mention I've been enjoying having somepony to cook with in here," Celestia replied.

"I'll be sure to keep his schedule clear for that," Luna told her with a smile. "But for now, we both need some rest, especially since I need to be up a little earlier to make sure things for the dinner are coming along."

Celestia nodded understandingly.

"Sweet dreams, dear sister."

Sky slowly came to in the Guardian Tower, unsure of what he had been dreaming of. With a yawn, he sat up and stretched, feeling quite well-rested. In fact, it had been one of the most restful sleeps that he could recall having in recent memory.

For the first time since he had come to Canterlot, he felt at home here at the top of the tower.

He heard the door open, and a moment later, Princess Luna stepped through the fog.

"Good evening, Sky. Did you sleep well?" Luna asked.

"Yes, very well, Luna. What on the schedule for this evening?" Sky asked.

"We'll be quite busy, it's been a bit since we've had to formally induct a new member into my court," Luna answered as she magically lifted him out of the crib and levitated him over to the changing table. "My, what a full one you have today."

Sky felt his cheeks warm at the comment, but he had undoubtedly gotten used to having others change him over the last few days.

"What do you need me to do?" Sky asked, wanting to get right to work, now that he had passed his test the night before.

"I need you to report back to the tailor's office. Miss Trim Lace has informed me that she has completed the more formal part of your uniform, that you'll use for any official events you attend, the first one of course will be tonight; your induction dinner," the princess told him.

Sky felt his mouth beginning to water at the thought of attending a formal dinner at the castle. What was more, he likely wasn't going to have to wait very long to do it; he was on the night shift now. Luna finished cleaning him up, getting him taped up in a fresh diaper and got his onesie buttoned up just under his tail, setting him down on the floor afterward.

"Luna, if I may... What is navigating the dream realm like when it's, you know, not a test? How do I find ponies in need?" Sky asked.

"Jitters all over again now that it's your first official night on the job?" Luna replied with a teasing smirk. "It will take getting used to, certainly, but you proved last night that you can handle the minor disturbances of the realm. Anything considerably more troublesome than what you faced last night would require my attention, not yours."

Sky nodded. He had to remember, he was there to 'cover more ground', so to speak, so Luna had time to handle the more serious nightmares.

"Now, off you go. We're not on an absolutely tight schedule, but we don't want it to become one," the princess said, before her horn lit up and she vanished in a flash of light. Sky passed through the fog barrier, closed the door behind him, and descended the stairs down to the castle battlements. He took in the view for a moment, as Celestia hadn't quite lowered the sun below the horizon entirely just yet, coating the sky in brilliant shades of pinks, reds, and oranges.

The pegasus realized more and more that the previous night had begun to cleanse his soul of the troubles of the past two years, and that for the first time, he was truly happy to be here.

Not wanting to be distracted by the beauty for too long, and thus make himself race against the clock, he continued over the battlement and into the castle proper, heading down to the north wing on the first floor, and knocked on the door of the tailor's office.

"Enter," came the mare's reply.

He opened the door, and once again saw Trim Lace at her desk, surrounded by sewing machines and equine mannequins.

"Ah, good evening, Mr. Scribbles. Or should I say, Guardian Scribbles. Congratulations on joining Her Majesty's Night Court," the mare greeted.

Sky gave her a polite half-bow.

"Thank you, Miss Lace. Princess Luna told me you have another uniform for me," the pegasus replied.

"Indeed I do," the unicorn answered, turning her attention to the mannequin to her immediate right, and removed the articles of clothing from it. She got up from her seat, levitating the clothes over to the pegasus as she walked around him once.

"Ah, so that's what Her Majesty provided the extra inches in the measurements for," Trim Lace replied from behind him, and she must have noticed the pegasus go rigid.

'I thought this thing was enchanted!' Sky internally screamed.

"Think nothing of it, Mr Scribbles. It is never my intention to embarrass, and I certainly will not question what protections one needs to navigate the mysteries of the dream realm," the tailor replied.

Lace's words helped less than Sky would have liked as she asked him to lift his legs one at a time as she helped him put on a dark blue satin vest, and a black dress overcoat.

"Well, you certainly look ready for a Canterlot dinner now, if I do say so myself. It compliments your mane and coat exquisitely," Lace commented.

Sky looked at himself in the triple full-length mirror, and smiled before he turned to the unicorn.

"Thank you very much, Miss Lace. It's perfect," Sky told her.

"My pleasure, Mister Scribbles. I hope you enjoy the dinner, and again, congratulations."

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