Dawn Before Twilight: Season 1 (Part Two)

(Later)

After joining Shining’s parents for lunch, he and I were making our way through the streets of Canterlot, heading off to our next destination of the tour.

I really enjoy Canterlot. It seems like a nice city, although a bit too… ‘fancy’ for me to live in. There are a lot of unicorns who preferred high-class like them. But I prefer to live in Ponyville for obvious reasons.

While I was thinking about where to go next, Shining had already a plan for us. He decided to have me go with him to somepony’s shop.

(Later)

We were at Joe’s donut shop. And let me tell you when I said I didn’t expect this from Shining, I truly didn’t. He basically wanted to see this stallion they called Joe.

And it certainly surprised me.

“I never thought we’d be here,” I told Shining while we were waiting for our order.

“Well, this is a shop that’s a favorite in Canterlot,” Shining replied. “Besides… I was surprised to see you even liked donuts.”

“Are you kidding?” I smiled. “Donuts are amongst my favorite snacks.”

“Good to know,” Shining chuckled.

“Excuse me for the wait, gentlecolts,” said Joe as he arrived with our order. “Here’s your order.”

“Thank you,” Shining thanked him, while Joe placed the donuts on our table.

(Later)

When we were finished eating our donuts at Joe’s shop, we continued on with the tour. As I previously stated, it’s too fancy for me to live in Canterlot. Although it was a good home for Twilight, I’m glad she decided to live in Golden Oak Library in Ponyville, because, well… how would I have met her if she didn’t? There were still much to do on this tour around Canterlot, and I was itching to get around and explore the city.

Shining shared my inner statement. He, too, wanted to get on with the tour while we continued through the streets of Canterlot.

I must admit, these ponies are looking like they shared some similarities with the higher people of Earth, who seemed to regard themselves above others who were not politics and such. I’ll be honest when I say I am glad that my parents originated from here than Earth, ‘cause then I couldn’t be more fitting in with the ponies.

Anyway, back onto track. Shining was taking me to his tower, which did confuse me at first. “I thought we were supposed to be touring the city?”

“We are,” Shining answered. “I’m showing you my tower. And while we’re at it, you’ll be able to see where I live while not at my parents’ place.”

I guess he must have meant that he moved away from home, because he looks old enough to be do that. He was around the age where somepony was capable of living alone.

As soon as we neared his tower, he opened the door with his magic aura. We made it inside, and I must say that it does look comfy for somepony like him to have living quarters like this one.

There were a few items which was royal guard regalia, and a coat of arms and some suit of armor, which I assume was where he have his armor close by in case he was having work at the castle.

“So, what do you think?” Shining asked, turning to me.

“Looks nice,” I replied. “Your house do seem to be fitting for a royal captain such as yourself.” And I was honest with that, of course.

“Thank you,” he said gratefully.

While I was having myself a tour of his house, Shining trotted over to a sofa and sat down while looking at me (probably to make sure I don’t break anything).

As I looked at his stuff, I began to think about my own parents. What would they be doing now, now that I was in Equestria? They must’ve been afraid that I was not alive, since Merlin practically sent me here without much of a warning to them. Although it was understandable, considering that the Danish military had tried to take me and my parents “back”, maybe I wasn’t much for Earth anymore. Possibly due to the fact I was in reality a pegasus and not a human.

While true, I was having some sort of mental thoughts about them. Though I was sure glad to have met Twilight, Spike and the girls. They helped soothing my thoughts about that day when the military had attacked Bloodonia.

If it weren’t for these girls, I wouldn’t have made it very far as I did if I only had my grandparents to look after me. Whenever I think about my parents, I couldn’t have helped but question myself: did they survive the attack? Were they captured, or worse… dead? However, I knew that with Merlin, his parents and guards would protect them, I shouldn’t be pondering over it.

“Dawn, you’re crying,” Shining spoke up.

“Huh?” I blinked, then wiped the tears from my eyes.

“What’s wrong?” Shining asked.

“Oh, nothing,” I lied.

“Clearly it’s more than ‘nothing’,” Shining stated. “I may not be the Element of Honesty, like your friend Applejack is, so tell me what’s wrong.”

I sighed. “I miss my parents.”

“The two royal guards who went missing?” Shining asked.

“How’d you know?” I asked, rather harshly.

“Their mission wasn’t unnoticed by most of the guard,” Shining explained. “Although it was private, which is understandable, Princess Celestia had something to do with it, didn’t she?”

I was staring at him. “I have no idea what you are talkin’ about, Shining Armor.” And I was being honest. What mission? Had my parents gone on some sort of exploration if they ended up on Earth without a way back? Thinking about that, I realized what my friend Merlin talked about before I walked through his gate to Equestria.

“It’s understandable that you knew nothing about the mission,” Shining sighed. “Let’s just say that we only know they needed to explore some sort of distant planet, and they never returned to Equestria since.”

“I thought it was supposed to be private?” I said.

“It was, but she only told it to somepony who is important of the guard,” he replied.

“Like you,” I concluded.

“Like me,” he agreed.

“So…” I started, “is there anything else we could do while we’re in Canterlot?”

He smiled, as if he knew I was going to ask that.