A Friend of the Moon

A Friend of the Moon

Chapter 3

A New Strange Creature Among Us

Amazing work of proof reading goes to Chromium! (yay!)

-Ten minutes before Celestia arrived-

Luna

As the white flash slowly faded away, I frantically searched around my room for the fruits of my efforts, but instead found a creature at the hoof board of my bed. The creature has a coat that reminds me of the night sky that I paint with stars, and the there are also bright blue symbols on the creature that reminds me of the crescent moon that I bring up a few times over every month or so. As I examine the creature closer I- wait… is that blood?

“...OHNOOHNOOHNOOHNO!” I rushed to the bathroom and scanned the room for any towels. I found some and grabbed as many that I could carry and rushed out of the bathroom.

I saw my sister at where the door used to be and looked at the creature at the floor. I slowly started to cry as I am afraid that the creature in front of us might die because of me…

My ears suddenly moved up as I heard Celestia say,

“Luna… What is this creature?”

First PoV

Celestia was waiting on her sister to explain to her about what is lying in her bedroom, slowly bleeding.

Right when Luna was going to explain, the Captain rushed in the room with a platoon of unicorn guards in gold plated armor.

“Your majesty, the guards you sent has informed me that you need me, what are your orders?”

Celestia kept her concentration on the creature then turned to Captain Shining Armor,

“I want you to send word to the infirmary that there is an unknown creature here and that it needs to be healed. Tell them to use basic care as we do not know how magic will affect the creature. I also want four guards sent to the room that the doctor will station the creature will be, two out at the door and two in the room.”

Captain Shining Armor saluted and went off with his platoon to acquire the doctor.

Celestia was once again left with her sister. Luna was still quiet since Celestia asked her of the existence of the creature before them. Celestia slowly trotted next to her sister and wrapped around her younger sister with her wing.

After several moments, Luna said,

“Sister… Do you think it was my fault that this has happened to the creature? Have I created another reason for ponies and creatures alike to be afraid of me? Should I stop bothering others and just stay in my room for the rest of existence? I just do not know Celestia.”

“Luna, do you know what teleportation spells do?”

Luna was slightly surprised that her sister would ask a question after what she had just said.

“Celly! Everypony knows that a teleportation spell is about sending a pony from place A to place B, but how does that have any relation of what happened to the creature?”

Celestia faintly smiled. “Exactly as you said sister. I saw the book that you have on your desk to use the spell. The spell book says that it is a simple teleportation spell, but because you are an alicorn, it works backwards, increasing the chance of you teleporting a creature from a different world. What I am saying sister, is that you possibly have saved this creature. We do not know if it’s a friendly creature or not, but we do know that this creature was about to die, and by you using the spell book, you saved it Luna.”

Luna stayed quiet and absorbed what her elder sister had just said to her.

‘Did I really save this creature from whatever its fate was?’ Luna thought to herself.

As Luna was conflicting with herself about what she had done, Celestia trotted out of the room to see an earth pony stallion with a stethoscope cutie mark and a unicorn nurse mare with a nurse cap cutie mark. There were also guards following them with a stretcher.

“Hello your majesties, we have heard from the Guard Captain that there was an unknown creature that needed help.”

Celestia nodded, “Thank you for showing with such short notice doctor. The creature is this way.”

Celestia showed the doctor and mare where the creature was located.

The nurse levitated the creature onto the stretcher and they were off to the infirmary.

Celestia turned to Luna and asked, “Would you want to rest while I send a letter to Twilight Sparkle about this situation? I bet she and her friends would like to see you and the creature.”

Luna smiled. “I would like that sister.”

“Well, I believe that I must fix the door I knocked down first before I do anything.” Celestia said with a small smile.

Her little sister giggled at that what she said, “You do know that you owe me one for breaking my door right sister?”

Celestia mockingly gaped, “I did it in good intention! Besides I have fixed it for you so I repaid for the damage.”

“Doesn’t count sister, anypony could have done that.” Luna slowly pushed Celestia out of her room.

“Don’t you have a letter to send sister? I think your slice of cake is waiting for you at your desk Celly.”

Now this comment got Celestia surprised.

“Wha-What?! How do you know I have my slice of cake at my desk?”

Luna curled her lips in an evil snare. “You just told me Silly Celly.”

With that Luna closed her door with Celestia standing by herself. Celestia narrowed her eyes and said,

“Oh, you’re good Luna, realllly good.” With that, Celestia teleported to her study room to enjoy having a lonely vanilla cake slice…then send a letter to her student.

Miles away from Canterlot lays a small little town called Ponyville. Many types of ponies live at Ponyville let it be Earth, Pegasus, and Unicorn. At the middle of the town lies Ponyville Library tree house where, Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn and a student to Princess Celestia, lives with Spike, a dragon that was hatched from his egg by Twilight Sparkle, and who is also the assistant and friend of said unicorn.

Our friends are now having their daily walk through the market place in Ponyville to gather groceries for next couple of days. Spike is sighting off of what they need to get for the start of their shopping trip.

…

Eggs, uncheck

Milk, uncheck

Quills, uncheck

Gems, uncheck

Cheese, uncheck

Hay, uncheck,

Apples, uncheck

And…

Owl feed, uncheck

“Check list of needed groceries, check.

“Wow Twilight, we need a lot of things for the pantry this week,” Said the scaly reptile friend.

“Well if someone didn’t have a ‘snack’ while I was reading my books, we wouldn’t have this list, would we?” asked a peeved violet unicorn.

“I needed to have something! When you read, you need Pinkie Pie to get you out of your reading.”

A Wild Pinkie has appeared!

Pinkie Pie appeared right out of Spikes shopping basket and jumped right in front of them.

“Heyeverypony!IheardsomeponysaymynamesoIrushedheresuperduperquickly!”

“Oh hi Pinkie, how are you today?” asked Twilight.

“I’m doing super duper great! I just invented a new recipe! It’s called a Caramel Choco bite! It has a caramel smooth taste to it but when you bite into it, a chocolate cream comes oozing out! Here have some!” Pinkie Pie pulled two Caramel Choco bites out of Spike’s shopping basket and shoved them in each of their mouths.

“OkayIgottogonowBYE!” and there she went, leaving a trail of dirt clouds behind her through Ponyville.

“MMmm! Pinkie really out did herself this time!” exclaimed Spike.

“You have to hand it to Pinkie, she can be always amazing with a stove.”

“Hey Twilight should we start on the first thing on the list, or the closest store that has what we nee-BURP.” As Spike was in the middle of speaking, a letter appeared in green flames from the little dragon.

“A letter from Princess Celestia! Spike can you please read what it says to me?” asked the excited unicorn mare.

“Okay okay Twilight, don’t get your tail in a bundle…AHEM.” Spike cleared his throat before quoting the letter.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

I wish to have you and your friends come visit my sister and I at Canterlot Castle, as a certain situation has raised itself due to certain circumstances. I will teleport everypony once you send a notification that everypony is ready. When you arrive I will tell you more about the situation at hoof.

Your mentor,

Princess Celestia

“Huh, there’s a little white cream thing at the end of the message on the scroll.” Spike realized.

“What do you think it suppose to be? I wouldn’t think the Princess would eat anything while writing a message Spike.”

“Hmmm….” Spike scooped the white cream with his claw and licked it with his snake-like tongue.

“Mmm, vanilla!”

“Spike! Pay attention to the situation at hoof! The Princess asked for the audience of our friends and myself! We will have to do the shopping another time as we must get everypony together!” Exclaimed Twilight.

“Thanks, but no thanks. I’m going to keep my scaly behind at the Library. I can complete the shopping while you get everypony together! It’ll be hitting two hydra heads with one stone.” explained Spike.

Twilight thought to herself ‘that would save me the time to get everything together, I suppose.’

“Good idea Spike! You are getting more and more mature lately. Okay, I’ll let you handle this by yourself. Just don’t let anything happen at the library while I’m gone, okay?” asked Twilight.

“No sweat Twilight. I can handle the library with Owlowiscious.”

Twilight giggled. “Okay Spike, have a good time with him!” she said while trotting to a direction that she knew, where her friend sells apples during the day.

“Well Howdy Twylight, come on over here! We have a fresh batch of apples today!” said Applejack.

“Hi Applejack, how’s the farm today?”

“The farm is doin great Twylight, thanks for askin!”

“Are you busy today Applejack?”

Applejack thought to herself, tapping her chin with her hoof.

“Hmm, I don’t believe so sugar cube, just sellin mah apples today, then Ah was going to buck some more apples, and that’s about it. Do you want to hang out today Twylight?”

“Well, the Princess sent a scroll to me to summon everypony together and go to Canterlot, and from the way she said it, its really important! She wants us be at the Library when we finish gathering the others. Could you get Rainbow Dash and tell her to get Fluttershy? I’ll go get Pinkie Pie and we can meet up at Rarity’s store.”

“Sure Twylight! I can get Big Mac to take mah place and get Rainbow. Knowing that varmint, she’s slacking off and sleeping in one of mah apple trees again!”

Twilight grinned and nodded in understanding that Rainbow Dash was known to be a bit lazy when she has nothing to do.

“I will see you soon with everypony then! Twilight said then galloped to the Sugarcube Shack.

***

At the same time at Canterlot Infirmary

Umbreon

’I- I have-BEEP- to get away… It’s sucking me in!-BEEP-...I don’t want to be alone…-BEEP- What is that noise?!’ mumbled an awakened sleeping Dark Pokémon.

Umbreon slowly opened his eye lids and realized that he wasn’t in the woods anymore. He noticed that there was a weird soft object covering him. Umbreon lifted his paw to push whatever was on him, but he discovered that there was an object in it!

He followed the object to the weird thing that was creating the odd noise. Wanting to stop the noise, Umbreon used his mouth to tug the object out of his paw, causing a slight pain, but then the object started causing a louder, single beep noise, reminding him of a sound that came from an Electric Pokémon. He then went to proceed in removing the soft object that wrapped around him. It felt warm and soft, but left Umbreon uneasy.

When Umbreon pushed the object off of him, he noticed that he was covered in more foreign objects.

‘These things that are wrapping around me remind me of the Ekans that I fought a while back.’ Umbreon thought to himself.

Umbreon used his teeth to rip the bandages off and noticed his wounds from his previous battle with the Trainer.

‘Ugh, the Pokémon did a bit on me. I must use Moonlight when it gets darker.’ Umbreon was thinking, without giving a care.

Umbreon took a minute to look around in his new environment. He noticed that he was in a new place, different than where he was the night before. His eyes traveled throughout the room, noticing many foreign things around the room. Umbreon’s eyes stopped at the two creatures directly opposite where he was.

He noticed the two creatures as what seemed to be two Rapidashes covered in golden metal that he had never seen. They looked completely straight, as if they were statues.

‘They seem to be Rapidashes, but they seem much smaller and they don’t seem to have a fire mane or tail. I should ask them where I am.’ decided the Pokémon.

Umbreon leaped off the bed and slowly walked to the creatures that were standing in front of him.

”Excuse me, do you know where we are? I was in a forest, but now I’m in this odd place, can you help me?”

Unknown to Umbreon, his words fell to death ears as the pony guards can only hear him saying “Umbreon” over and over again.

Umbreon just sighed as he knew after a few minutes that his words were falling upon deaf ears. Umbreon slowly walked to the bed and curled up and let the realm of darkness engulf him.

Before he fell asleep, his last thoughts were,

‘Please let this just be a cruel joke from Darkrai.’