Chaos Throughout Time

"...So why do you want to see Princess Luna?" Twilight and Lancer are walking through the castle, on their way to Princess Luna's room. They've been mostly silent, until Twilight's curiosity got the better of her. "Well Twilight...its kind of a long story. She and I were actually quite good friends...very close..." Twilight looks at him. "Oh, so she did have a friend back then? That's good! She had such a hard time making friends when she first visited Ponyville." Lancer closes his eyes and shakes his head. "Well...I was working toward something more...I would always see her in my dreams, not knowing if it was her or just a dream about her. I suppose you could say..I really like her. We chatted with each other often, she showed me the garden on my first day in the guard...and I always stayed up late to watch the stars with her."

Twilight smiles. "Oh wow. I never would have guessed. A Royal Guard captain falling in love with a princess...What did Princess Celestia think about it?" Lancer chuckles at this and shakes his head. "I have no idea. She knows we were friends, but I have no idea what she thinks about. She must know though...why else would she suggest I visit her?" Twilight rolls her eyes. "She probably knows everything. But if she isn't saying anything about it, she must not have anything against it...right?" They stop at the door and Lancer hesitates. "...What if she doesn't remember me..? It has been a couple thousand years and I'm not sure if her memory is as good as Celestia's..."

Twilight remains silent for a moment. "...I'll go in first." She knocks on the door. "Come in!" Twilight opens the door and steps inside. "Twilight Sparkle! Tis a pleasure to see thee again." Twilight smiles and nods. "You too Princess! I'm actually not here to stay. I have a friend who would really like to see you..." Luna tilts her head. "A friend? We will be happy to meet this new friend!" "...I wouldn't say I'm 'new' exactly..." Lancer says as he enters behind Twilight. "Hm..? Not a new friend? Hath we met thee before?" Lancer takes a seat in front of her. "You could say that...I do hope you remember me, Luna." Luna stands and circles him, inspecting him from all sides. "...? What..What is thy name?"

"My name is Lancer." Luna's eyes widen and she gasps in disbelief. "Mother of us...It cannot be. Tis impossible! The pony known as Lancer is long since gone! Perished thousands of years ago!" Lancer and Twilight stay silent, Twilight looking a little nervous, hoping she doesn't get angry or something. "...He must be...thou can't be..." She finally comes back around to the front and locks eyes with him. "But it is...Lancer..." Lancer nods and Luna hugs him and tears up a little. "So many years. We hath missed thee." Lancer chuckles and hugs her back. "Two thousand years and you still talk in the old way. What is this nonsense I have heard about you not having many friends?"

This time Luna is the one to become nervous. Oh, Twilight is still there. "...I think I'll give you two some time to catch up. I'll be in the garden." She leaves and closes the door as Luna and Lancer break their hug. "We...I hath much to tell you." Lancer nods in agreement. "As do I...but you first." Luna sighs and begins. She tells him what happened a thousand years ago, when her jealousy over her sister took over and turned her into the terrible Nightmare Moon. She explains how she was banished to the moon, and was able to return a thousand years later. She then told him how Twilight and her friends discovered their connection with the Elements of Harmony and saved her from herself. "...I have been through so much...The ponies of this day did not know of how I truly was, and were scared of me. Twilight Sparkle helped teach me how to act more normal so I could make friends. The ponies did warm up to me, though they are still a bit nervous around me. Must be my supremacy."

Lancer smiles and puts a hoof on her back for comfort. "They haven't fully warmed up to you yet. They will in time. ...As for me..." Now Lancer explains what happened all those years ago, about how the stray attack from Discord sent him through time and how he ended up with Twilight in Ponyville. He also explains what Celestia told him, about how history is slowly changing on them. "I cannot believe I didn't think to come to Canterlot immediately. Now, once Celestia finds a way to send me back...I will need to make the difficult decision. Should I go back, I will have to accept my fate of death." This time Luna is the one comforting him. "I am sure that you will make the right decision when the time comes." Lancer gives her a smile and they hug again. "Now, come! Let us go for a walk in the garden." She leads him out of her room and they make their way outside to the garden.