Trash of the Royal Castle

Around a week passed since the incident at the Museum, and the tabloids are still printing out stories about it!

"'Prince Blueblood, Brave or Beast?' Who wrote this?!" I ask loudly as I slam the newspaper on the table, rattling the single cup of coffee that was situated next to me.

"I get it! It was probably the most interesting thing that happened since that Bug infestation in Fillydelphia, But it has been a week already! Find something new to write!" I angrily rant to myself before taking a long sip of my coffee.

"Blueblood, Just the Pony we were looking for!" I spit out my coffee when the Princess of the Night loudly barges into the small dining room, only slightly scared of how a creature with hooves can sneak up on a person.

"Ehe? I mean- Luna! What is the reason that you were searching for me? Do you wish to order the servants to bring you something specific?" I ask, wiping the coffee off my coat with a nearby napkin.

"Oh nothing of the sort, We have found this page!" Luna shows me a rolled-up piece of paper with words written on it.

"Yes, That is Indeed a page," I say blandly as I read the words written on it, "Why have you brought it to my attention though, might I ask?"

Luna huffs and smiles proudly, lifting her head back as to make herself look taller, something which doesn't do much on account of me sitting on a chair and her standing, but go off.

"It is the duty of the crown to assist its citizens in their struggles," She explained proudly, her hair flowing behind her in an invisible breeze, "And the pony who wrote this paper is obviously in need of assistance!"

"Of course she is," I think to myself as I look once more at the words written on the posted paper, "Her daughter hasn't answered any of her letters, and the poster is scared that she is missing,"

"Luna, may I be allowed to speak my mind?" I ask her, receiving a confused blink and a nod.

"Of course you are, We are both of the crown, are we not?" She asks before grinning slightly, "Although you hold a lower seat of power, and are below me in the succession line," My eyebrows twitched, "And I have also lived centuries more than you have, not counting the Millennia I spent trapped on the moon," 

My right eye twitched as she continued talking.

"And all of that is also disregarding me being an Alicorn and you a simple Unicorn,"

"I Get it!" I yell at her as I stand up from my chair, "No need to point everything out to me! I know..." I sit back down and take another sip of my coffee.

Luna frowned at my outburst, "We apologize, Blueblood, our desire was to engage in some friendly teasing, although it seems that we have stepped over a line," Luna said, giving a curt bow of sorry before once again addressing her reason of coming to me.

"We thought that we might investigate this case, We know that you have been cooped up in the castle for a week and we were starting to get worried," 

Dammit Luna, Now I feel bad for yelling at you.

"It was also to be our first time leaving the castle grounds since our power has returned to us in full, yet perhaps a later date would be more appropriate," She placed the paper in front of me and turned to leave, her horn glowing as she walked away.

The Paper slid slightly closer to me.

Luna walked another few steps away before stopping, the paper once again slid just a few centimeters closer and Luna resumed walking.

Once she was fully out of the room, I was left with nothing but my thoughts, a cooling cup of coffee, and a poster for a missing pony.

Only for me to suddenly jump in fright when I heard a large bang on the window, Turning quickly to look, I relax when I spot Luna pressing a piece of paper on to the window.

It read "Investigate this case! Go Outside! Take the credit! The News will stop talking about the Museum!" She repeatedly pointed at the paper, twisting her leg as if using body language to say "Go on,"

I silently gesture at the paper she left lying by my side, receiving many repeated nods from the princess on the other side of the pane of glass.

I look to her side, before opening my mouth to tell her "The Window next to you is open, We can still talk,"

Luna paused her gesturing, looking to her left and spotting the open window only two meters away, her face flushed in embarrassment.

Instead of moving to talk through the window, she proceeded to close it and return to pantomiming.

I sighed in exhaustion, drank the last of my coffee, grabbed the paper, and walked out the door, ignoring Luna giving me a supportive smile from beyond the pane of glass.

"And it's only ten in the morning,"

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Shining Armor was having an uneventful day, All the ponies that were connected to the Museum Debacle were arrested and in the process of being investigated, thus no longer part of his job, leaving the captain to sit back and relax after a good week of actually doing his job.

Arresting Criminals, Protecting Ponies, and serving the Princess. This was what he signed up for!

And with a content sigh, Shining Armor closed his eyes, basking in the midday sun shining through his office's large windows, landing on the many photos that sat on a corner of his desk.

"Breastplate Twinkle, I require your assistance!" Shining Armor opened his eyes as the voice entered his ears, the relaxing atmosphere from just moments prior replaced with the headache-inducing feeling of dread that followed him whenever the Prince was involved.

Loudly opening his office doors, Prince Blueblood strode in as If he owned the place, which Shining Armor had to reluctantly admit that by virtue of being of The Crown, he technically did.

"I require bodyguards to follow me as I work on an investigation," He said as he spun the chair that sat in front of his desk such that the backrest was facing him, allowing Blueblood to cross his legs as he leaned forward on the chair as if it were a table.

"Prince Blueblood, I can't just give you some of my-" Shining Armor tried to explain to the Prince why he couldn't do such a thing, only for the prince to interrupt him.

"Don't care," Shining Armor's headache began, "I am a prince, And it is the duty of the Royal Guard to protect the crown, which includes me," The headache only got worse when Shining Armor had to admit that Blueblood's words made complete sense.

"Will you use my name correctly if I give you guards for the investigation you're doing?" He asked quietly, massaging his temple as the Prince smiled at him.

"Of course, I will!" He said, "After all, How could I forget what a wonderful pony our very own Captain Twinkling Protection is?"

Shining Armor swallowed a sigh and wrote a note instead, which soon disappeared in a puff of magic.

"Done, now please get out of my office," Shining Armor couldn't even look at the prince at the moment.

And once the prince was well and truly out of his office, Shining Armor levitated one of the photos on the table closer to him.

"What would you do in my situation, Twilight?" He said to himself as he looked at the photo of himself, smiling at the camera as his siblings and parents hugged him as he showed off his high-school diploma.

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"Pinkie Pie! Stop messing around! Princess Celestia said she'll be visiting in SEVEN DAYS!" A Purple Unicorn yelled loudly at her friend in the kitchen, trying to stop her from making a bigger mess of the Library than she already has.

When Twilight Sparkle got the letter telling her that Princess Celestia will be coming over to visit in a week, She knew that everything needed to be perfect, especially after her embarrassing performance at Appaloosa only two days prior.

CRASH BOOM CLANG

Twilight squinted her eyes as loud noises came out of the kitchen, Her Pink friend shambling out, covered head to hoof in white flour, making a powdery mess on the floor.

"Hey Twilight," Pinkie Pie said as she tilted to and fro in a doozy, "Maybe the Library isn't the best place for guests," She coughed out a cloud of flour, before falling face-first onto the floor.

"Oh Pinkie..." Twilight rubbed her brow as she looked at her friend before turning to look out the nearest window, "I wonder what Princess Celestia would do in this situation?"

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Sitting on her throne, Princess Celestia sneezed.

"Everything alright, Your Majesty?" Raven Inkwell asked as she passed her a tissue paper to wipe her nose with.

"Everything is fine, Raven," Celestia smiled down at her young secretary before looking at the almost empty throne room, soon to be filled with different ministers and chancellors as Day Court would start.

"I Wonder what Luna is doing?"

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Princess Luna smiled cheekily as she looked through a pair of small telescopes connected by a bar of metal, called by the guards of the castle "Binoculars"

She was currently spying on her friend as he went about the mission she gave him.

Luna frowned for a moment as she remembered what happened earlier today, She wasn't expecting an outburst from The Prince, or at the very least not one as loud as he had. 

She didn't know he would have such a reaction to joking about the succession line or being an Alicorn.

Although now that she had time to think it over, it sort of made sense to her where that anger could stem from.

"I hope he realizes we do not think of him as any lesser, just because of his lack of wings," Luna mentally told herself.

She sighed, It seems she still had much to learn in regard to friendship, and the surprisingly delicate art of Playful teasing...

"How did he master such an art form?" She asked herself in a whisper, her sudden voice scaring away a small phoenix that was nestled nearby in the tree she was hiding.