Naked Emotions

Days passed as Astral worked out arrangements to have his parents over for dinner, though Granny Smith was more than happy to cook, Astral had told her not to worry and that he would take Applejack to meet his folks at a local restaurant here in Ponyville.

The night of the dinner arrived quicker than imagined, Astral was already ready, by which he only had on a fannypack so he could carry his wallet, Applejack on the other hand was taking out her special occasion dress and pleading with Astral to put something on.

“Astral, please. Yer parents are from Canterlot, I want to make a good impression,” Applejack said as she began to put on her bra.

Astral walks into her room and places a hand on her shoulder. “Applejack, leave the clothes off, that’s why I invited them here, because Canterlot will require clothes, it’s ok if they make a fuss I’ll ask them to leave,” Astral said as he unhooked her bra and tossed it to the side.

After getting ready the two lovebirds hightailed it to the train station where the train from Canterlot was just arriving, the train screeched to a stop as the whistle blew to let the passengers know they could get off.

Astral skimmed through the crowd,surprised to see a few ponies had come nude, such as Jet Set and Upper Crust, less surprising was seeing Fancy Pants.

Finally he saw his Parents exit the caboose, dressed in a formal black attire. ‘Mom, Dad,” he called out as he waved them over. The shocked look on their faces said it all, they were not expecting to see him in his birthday suit.

“Astral, you’re….ummmm, you’re looking good,” his father said, tripping over his words as he couldn’t help but to stare at the naked ponies walking around.

“You didn’t tell us this was a nudist town,” his mother said, her voice void of criticism.

“I know,” Astral replied as he hugged them both.

Applejack stood there nervously as she waited to be addressed, Astral’s dad saw her and smiled. “Are you gonna introduce us to your friend, son,” his father asked as he broke the hug.

“Right. Mom, dad, this is my girlfriend, Applejack,” Astral said as he introduced them to each other.

"It's a pleasure to meet you both, your son as been a real help on the farm," Applejack said as she shook his father's hand

"Pleasure's our’s," his father replied, as he let go. "That's quite a grip there, a real professional handshake." He complimented, making Applejack blush.

“Thank you sir,” Applejack replied as she took her hand back, her heart pounding in her chest about what they might think of the town.

“Please, call me Nova,” Astral’s dad replied as he took his hand back.

“And you may call me Radiant,” Astral’s mother interjected.

Applejack nodded, “Ok, it’s nice to meet y’all, so what do you think of Ponyville?” Applejack asked, her heart pounding with anxiety.

Looking around the town, Astral’s parents smiled. “It’s a nice little town, but I do wish Astral would have mentioned that it was a nudist town,” Radiant replied as Astral blushed.

“Sorry,” Astral replied with a sheepish chuckle, “I didn’t think you’d come if you two knew,” Astral explained.

“We are taken back, but it is ok, we weren’t expecting it is all,” Nova assured as he looked at Applejack.

“It’s a fine town, all the ponies look friendly and I’m sure you all are real pleasant,” Nova complimented the town, allowing Applejack to breathe a sigh of relief.

After introductions were out of the way, the four headed to a local restaurant and sat at the table, several ponies stared, but not out of malice, but were surprised how casual ponies with clothes were being given the fact that not every settlement in Equestria were nudist.

After ordering and getting some wine, Nova broke the silence. “So how is your journey of self-discovery going, son,” he asked as he sipped his wine.

Looking up at his father, Astral started to feel nervous, but continued. “That’s actually what I wanted to talk to you about, I’ve decided I want to move here,” Astral said, causing his father to put down his wine glass in a serious manner.

“I see, and is that what you really want?” Nova asked, wiping his mouth.

Astral gulped but remained firm, “Yes, I’ve fallen in love with Applejack and I want to be with her, the town and community here also comfort me so I think I finally found what I was looking for, I’m sorry if I can’t uphold our legacy,” Astral said as he hung his head.

A moment of silence passed before Astral felt a tender hand on his shoulder. “Astral, you don’t have to feel obligated to take over the school, I can always pass the torch to my friend Cluster,” Nova said, causing confusion to spread on Astral’s face.

“But, he’s just a friend, I thought you wanted a blood family member to take over,” he asked as his dad smiled warmly.

“I did, but Cluster feels like family, you remember how you used to call him uncle,” his dad asked, causing Astral to reflect on the past.

“I do, but…’” Astral began to say before his dad stopped him.

“But nothing, your happiness means more to me and your mother more than anything, and we want to see you happy,” Nova said as he finished his wine.

“Thank you, dad,” Astral said with tears filling his eyes.

The rest of the night passed by smoothly, after dinner, Astral showed his parents around the town, even paying for them to get a massage before they had to leave.

At the train station, Astral and Applejack saw his parents off, waving goodbye as they boarded the train. “This was an interesting night, son. We have to do it again sometime,” Nova said as he hugged his son.

“Maybe you two can come down to our place that time, we can show ya some good down home cookin’,” Applejack said as Nova broke the hug.

“That sounds great, I can make my famous crème brûlée,” Radiant replied as she picked up the bags.

“Oh, that won’t be necessary,” Applejack protested politely.

“Oh, I insist, I just want to contribute,” Radiant said as she boarded the train followed by Nova.

Astral and Applejack waved them off as the train chugged out of sight, leaving them on the platform as they started to walk home.