Parting Wisdom

As the morning progressed Princess Luna made preparations to return to the Royal Palace in my Equestria dreamscape.

The alicorn had found her evening at Sweet Apple Acres with the foals to have been fun and enlightening, but at the same time the princess was painfully aware that before she left she should impart some wisdom to these foals. Over the last 24 hours Luna had observed behavior from Applebloom, Stone Mane, and her CMC friends that had concerned her.

Luna was already aware of Applebloom and Stone Mane's growing romantic interest, but over the course of the evening the Defender of Dreams had discovered that one of Little Bloom's long time friends Scootaloo appeared to be developing similar romantic interests for her friend Sweetie Belle. Link

That and her Highness was pretty sure a couple of them had been watching her as she took a shower in the barn. Link These suspicions were confirmed when she assembled them to say her farewell and Scootaloo and Stone Mane had trouble making eye contact with her. Sweetie Belle who's mane and tail were still festooned with flowers she'd picked recently didn't seem to notice anything amiss, but Applebloom was giving the colt a suspicious gaze. With her audience assembled she addressed them.

"And now my little ponies I must take my leave of you. I want to thank for you inviting me to join you for this most entertaining of evenings. However before I depart wish to bestow to you a small but potentially very important bit of parting wisdom."

Confirming she had everypony's undivided attention she pressed on. "All of you are at an age where you're on the cusp of no longer being foals but young mares and stallions instead. As such you maybe starting to look upon your friends, classmates, and even older ponies in a different light. You may start having thoughts, feelings and interests you've never had before for other ponies. These thoughts may take the form of romantic and physical attraction for other ponies. This is normal and is to be expected."

There was a general nodding of heads by the foals, but Luna was certain that the foals were not getting everything she was saying, but still she pressed on with her speech. "However. Some of these thoughts may compel you want to try things with other that are inappropriate for ponies at your age. These compulsions may become very strong as you get older, and you maybe greatly tempted by them. All I ask is if you find yourself in situation like this you stop and think about what you're considering, and if you're in doubt ask an adult you trust first."

Luna almost included the additional statement. And sun and moon! whatever you do don't ask your neighbor Miss Petina without speaking to your parents first!

Deciding that brevity was the best course of action Luna left it at that. "Now must bid you adieu. Until we meet again. Goodbye."

Then mare was engulfed in sphere of total darkness when it vanished the alicorn was gone. The foals stared at where the princess had been. After a second Sweetie Belle leaned her head over toward Scootaloo. With confusion in her voice she spoke.

"Um. Scoots. Do you know what Princess Luna was talking about? " The pegasus said nothing. After a moment Applebloom snorted and chuckled.

"I think what her Highness was tryin' ta git is as we git older we might start gittin' a bit. Um, what was the word sis used once? Um, uh horny! That's it!"

Sweetie looked up at the horn on her head. "But I've already got one. Does that mean I'm already horny?"

The earth shrugged. "Don't know Sweetie. Maybe ya should ask yer big sis. I bet Rarity would know."

Sweetie tossed mane and then nodded her head thoughtfully. Stone had no clue what was going on. Scootaloo didn't know why but she was suddenly sweating.

To be continued.