@Dark Horse
Ginger Ale was shocked after the question that the captain of the night guards asked to her. She was indeed surprised and didn't expect this. She was thinking how easy that request came to her. She was mostly questioning what she has done to deserve this role?
"M-Me? W-Willing?" she was shocked as the words were barely coming out from her mouth. The captain of the night guard was talking to her indeed but she was surprised a lot and she was assuming Princess Luna to visit her dream. However, bat ponies could not dream. Maybe she was asleep in the morning and still has a dream that is happening currently. She shook her back. If this was a dream, she never wanted to wake up.
"I am ready. I mean, what are we up to? What will we do? How will I be trained?" she was asking questions one after another. She had lots of question in mind. And Ginger Ale... How could Ginger Ale, herself, became well known by the highest quality bat ponies. She wished this upon a yellow star once she was seven. Was that really the providing of this? She believed in the power of yellow stars however she did not expect this. Were the yellow stars providing wishes that come true? Was she really the finest to be selected? Was her progress really that much satisfying for them to get her accepted?
What progress? Was this a recommendation from her apprentice? Without thinking more and making her new captain wait, she began her words;
"My apologies, are you sure you are seeking for Ginger Ale? She is me I mean, however, I was not expecting this," she said and looked at the captain's eyes. She got lost in them. It was love at first sight. The charismatic standing, the charming eyes, the hair that dances under the breeze that night brings, she was shocked. She did not expect a captain that would be this awesome.
This was unexpected. Ginger Ale started to talk with herself inside, "Ginger Ale, you can not fall in love with your own captain. You just met him and you should never forget, love and duty should never be mixed." she said.
Bat ponies were cold-blooded beings. She knew bat ponies barely show their emotions although they feel. However, Ginger Ale was not good enough in concealing feelings. She shouldn't have- there we go. She was blushing. "Yes, captain I am ready, I guess," she said for last words hoping she did not tomfool herself.
For the last time, waiting for an answer, now she was looking at the sky, looking for a yellow star to bring hope and luck to herself once more. However, most of the stars she was seeing were white this time. She knew yellow stars were unique, however, she knew she had a special connection with them. At least the ones that have a dominant yellow more than white.
She expected to forget her feelings that occurred in a sudden to her captain. She expected stars would help her think of something else. Instead, she was faced with an increasing rate of heartbeat currently, hoping her captain to notice nothing at all.
She looked back, Echo was no longer there. She went away. Now it was only herself and the charming captain that she can't stop thinking about.