Magpie’s Reign

The guard walked into the throne room with urgency, staring up at the two royals who spoke softly to one another.

“My dear Celestia–”

“Solaris.” The Prince of the Sun growled silently, which caused Luna to snicker to herself. Solaris snapped his head over to her with a glare. After she had finally quieted down, Solaris looked back at the guard.

“I apologize my princess for my intrus–”

“What do you want?” Solaris didn’t bother to correct the guard at this point, merely focused on the issue at hand rather than the incompetent guard.

“Somepony left this young foal at the gates of the castle, your highness. What shall I do with him?” Luna looked with curious intent as the guard pulled the foal from the basket beside him. The wings of the foal outstretched as he yawned, but something else caught her eye.

“He’s an alicorn?” she mumbled under her breath before glancing over at Solaris, who met her eye. They both looked back at the guard holding the foal with caution and curiosity.

“Send him to Ponyville, at Small Hope’s Orphanage. We shall keep an eye on this young colt there.”

“Orphanage?” Luna whispered over to Solaris, who spoke no words to her.

“Yes, ma’am–” The guard said, which caused Solaris to roll his eyes and scoff.

“No!” Luna yelled as she stood, causing the whole room to fall into a shocked silence. “I mean– uh.” she gulped before standing tall, “I’ll take care of him.”

“What?” Solaris looked at her.

“Need I say it again, brother?” she didn’t bother looking at him, and immediately walked down to the guard. With her magic, she took the foal and the basket he was originally in.

“Are you sure you want to do this, Luna? I don’t think you know what this means.” Luna took no care, and walked back towards her throne. “Luna, to be a mother is a big responsibility, especially for those bound in Royalty.”

“I agree, my princess.” The guard said.

“Is it really that hard to say prince?” Solaris muttered to himself.

“I’m not sure you would make a great parent, considering your… past.” Luna stopped as she heard the guard’s words. Her eyes filled themselves with anger and a depression she couldn’t quite get past. Noticing his sister’s change in emotion, Solaris stood with hate in his eyes.

“May we ask for your opinion, we shall hear it. But do not speak up against your royals, young stallion. You disrespect my sister, you disrespect me. And I do not like to be disrespected, am I making myself clear?” The guard’s ears shot back as Solaris shouted at him for his incompetence towards his sister. “Now get out of my sight.” The guard left the room as quickly as he arrived.

Watching her brother slowly approach her, a smile creeped on her face. “How hard could it be, brother?” She looked up at him, “If our parents could balance our chaotic duo with their royal duties, perhaps I can too.”

“If you really want to talk about a chaotic duo, think of Discord and Sunset Shimmer." Solaris joked before clearing his throat, "Luna… this is a bigger responsibility… bigger than royal duties.” Solaris stated again, hoping his little sister saw how greatly this could affect her life.

“I know… but he needs me.” Luna looked down at the infant she carried in her hoof, watching as he yawned and stretched his hooves out. Luna lowered her head, his hooves pressing against her muzzle as she rubbed her nose against his.

“Ma.” The foal mumbled. She cleared her throat through her smile and raised her head up.

“Not quite, little one, you shall call me Luna: Princess of the Night.”

“Lulu..”

“Close enough.” She giggled, “Speaking of names, what shall we call you?”

“He looks like a cow…” Solaris mumbled, catching a quick glare from Luna.

“You know…” she looked down, “Maybe that’s not a bad idea…. How about Vaquita? Vaquita Magpie.”

“Vaquita? Okay… he’s your baby.” Solaris pretended as if he had a better idea, walking back to his throne after. Luna smirked at him, knowing he was merely playing.

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Luna, as usual, slept partially during the day. It wasn’t uncommon to find her sleeping if you tried to speak to her during the daytime. But despite her wishes, it was unavoidable. The sun crept into her room, the bright light landing on her eyes, warming up her face. She groaned and opened her eyes.

“Solaris… you little...” She growled. Her pupils constricted and she winced. Using her magic, she pulled the curtain over the window, and finally her eyes could no longer strain themselves. She made a yawn before looking over at young Vaquita Magpie. Who.. wasn’t there. Luna let out a gasp, standing up as she searched through the pillows and blankets. “No.. no no no–! Magpie!?”

“Rawr!” Luna let out a scream before turning around. The young colt giggled, realizing he scared her. Luna smirked.

“Ohoho–! You wanna play, you little dork?” she chased him around the room, which caused him to let out a laughing scream. He ran under the bed, which made her stop running. She sighed, “Aw, that’s cheating!” She gasped as she tried to keep up with her breath, sitting down to further rest. Worried, the young colt peaked his head out. She only smirked before using her magic to grab him. “Gotcha! I win!”

“No fair! You can’t use magic!”

“And you can’t hide under beds. It’s a tie!” she called out, letting go of Magpie, causing him to plop onto a pillow. “Now let's go, we must see Solaris.”

“I thought we slept during the day?”

“We do. But, as we all know, Solaris doesn’t. Duty lies in his time frame... unfortunately.” she mumbled the last part with a snort. “Now, come forth little cow!”

“Luna~! I told you not to call me that.”

“Why? I think it’s a cute nickname! Disregarding that, it’s what your name translates to. Either way you’re stuck with it.” she laughed, leading the colt out of the room.