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As slow as Becky normally was on her feet, she had to turn around to encourage Ocellus to catch up with Midnight trailing off somewhere further behind.

It wasn't a situation of Ocellus dragging her feet, but more of hampered movements from the ache in her stomach limiting the gape of each step. The difficulty of simply walking was made more clear as seen by the tears in her eyes and heard from the sobs she softly whimpered out as she slumped to the tattered red carpet at the doorway, far from the throne itself.

“I wanna go home. I don’t like it here.”

This was hard to deal with, knowing the limitations Becky had to work within trying to help Ocellus.

“I know, sweetie. We're going to try something first. If it works, you'll feel much better. If not, then we can take you home and wait for Benny to come and take care of you, okay?”

Now, seeing the condition of Ocellus, Luna, even if drunk, started down from her throne in a speedy, if not wobbly, trot to meet her guests.

“Water Bug, my dear. What happened to—”

“Don’t get too close,” Becky warned with an outstretched hand, stopping Luna from approaching any further. “She’s very sensitive to any kind of affection right now. I can't even get too close to her. I need a safe place for her to burn off some energy. Somewhere she can shapeshift and fly or do whatever she wants without being bothered or seen.”

Still a little woozy, Luna stood a bit awe-struck, if not baffled, at the request for a moment but composed herself.

“Guards!”

Quickly, six bat ponies clad in armor swooped in from the shadows and aligned themselves on either side of Luna, three by three, each kneeling.

“Yes, Princess,” they all hailed in unison.

“Ahem,” Luna announced, clearing her throat. “Lady Landon and the young daughter of Sir Benjigin. Beniguhn… Benny requires privacy in the forest. Alert King Ass…Aspen’s guards in the area to stay clear of the rear entrance portion of the castle.”

The guards all raised their heads and saluted to acknowledge their orders together, “Yes, Princess.”

Before they could move out, one dropped his salute and stepped forward.

“Princess. What of Miss Zecora? She is still gathering items in the area.”

Luna stared at the guard for a moment, blinking at him in a short stupor before recognizing what he was asking.

“Shit… Becky? Do you mind if Zecora is there, too? I’m fucking tired.”

Ai doesn't do obscure character references, like "Ocellus in her pony form," as an example. Ai also doesn't know what any of the royal castles look like, so I had to do my best.

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