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Paying a Debt	By : DarthValgaav Category: +M through R > My Little Pony Views: 11678 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Chapter List
- 6
- 7
Luna's story was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. The two mares became silent as the small purple dragon walked down the stairs half asleep. with a yawn he looked over in their direction.
"Morning Twilight," he said sleepily. "Morning Prince Luna." He continued to walk into the kitchen and then came back into the main library room. He rubbed his eyes as he looked at the two of them before pinching his arm. "Ok, not a dream."
"Spike, don't be rude," scolded Twilight.
"I'm sorry," said Spike as he waved his arms around. "It's just that we usually don't have royalty visiting us this early. Especially Princess Luna." He then got a funny look. "So, what's going on?"
Twilight shifted uncomfortably. How was she going to explain Princess Luna being here? If it were Princess Celestia there won't be any need. The most likely answer would have been that she was here to give her a assignment or lesson. But the princess in her library wasn't Princess Celestia. Thankfully, Luna had either come prepared or she was just good at making things up on the spot.
"We are just having a little bit of mare time," said the night princess with a grin. "Twilight is teaching me about having my mane down, painting our hooves, and some other fun things. Would you like to join us?"
"Ah..." began a very nervous Spike. "I'd really like to but I, ah, have to do a thing. Yeah a thing! Down at Fluttershy's! Nice of you to ask be, but I did make a Pinkie promise and all. Might be gone for hours!"
"Are you sure?" asked Luna as she bat her eyes at the young dragon.
"Very, very sure," he said before running out the library.
A few moments after he left, Luna and Twilight began to laugh.
"Now, where was I," began Luna after she had calmed down. "Ah yes, now I remember. I had decided to stay in Farmer's Haven with Peach Grove. Part of me wanted to send a letter to my sister, explaining where I was so she wouldn't worry. Yet part of me knew that, even if I sent the letter, there was little chance that she would read it. After all, when me and Peach Grove made love for the first time I had been living with him for three weeks. So in the end I came to the decision that I would wait six months before returning to the castle just to tell her goodbye.
"Now, the rest of the story becomes a bit more complicated. After I returned from my banishment, Celestia informed me of what was happening on her side. So, please Twilight, do not judge her too harshly."
XFlashbackX
Celestia let out a peaceful sigh as she sipped her tea. Outside the snow was falling on this beautiful winter morning. Before her was her breakfast which was made of the finest ingredients in all the land. It seemed like the start to what was going to be a perfect day.
And yet she couldn't help but feel like something was wrong.
It couldn't be the delegations. Those had ended just the other day. What a nightmare that had been for the sun princess. It seemed like the bickering between all the parties would never end. Once she got one party to see reason, another would start acting up. To add to her troubles her nobles had constantly bothered her with every little detail that went wrong in the kingdom. And she meant every little detail! One noble once came to her complaining that his estate had a single insect in it and asked her to take care of it! She was a busy mare and didn't have time for the whining of nobility while there was a real crisis that could lead to war.
As Celestia set her tea cup down, she began to scan the table. Was there something a miss? The table had all her favorite foods so that couldn't be it. It was quiet for a change as well. no pony running up to her with some concern. There was an extra plate at as well as an extra seat but...
Celestia's eyes widened as realization hit her. How could she be so blind as to not even realize that her own sister wasn't there? Truth be told she hadn't seen any sign of her sister in these last four months, not since she had yelled at Luna.
Celestia winced at the memory. It had been harsh and Luna had deserved none it. The solar princess had simply snapped, taking out her own frustration on her. It was a poor excuse and Celestia knew it too. Luna was most likely avoiding her right now.
"Well that will end right now," said Celestia aloud. She rose from her seat and began to make her way right to Luna's chambers. As she walked, she wondered how she should apologize. She knew she had done wrong and a simply apology wouldn't cut it. No, she would have to do something special after some of the cruel things she had said. Maybe tonight they would have Luna's favorite dinner or something along those lines.
Eventually she stood before the doors leading to Luna's room. They were large, silver doors that had all the phases of the moon engraved on them. Taking a deep breath, Celestia knocked on the door.
"Sister, would thou please come out," said Celestia. "I need to speak to thou and apologize." Celestia waited for several moments but was only greeted with silence. There was no demand to go away or to leave her alone. And it was this silence that sent a shiver down her spine. In the past, Luna had never given her the silent treatment. Even as a filly. Celestia took a deep breath to gather her courage before opening the door.
Her eyes widened in shock. The place was a frozen mess. The windows to the balcony were still open and snow covered half of the room. What wasn't covered in snow had a layer of dust of it. It looked like no maid or attendant had set a hoof in here. Talking a few steps in, Celestia heard herself step on something. Looking down, she saw the documents she had thrown to the floor four months ago. The magic in them had protected them from the elements as the lay there staring back at the princess as fear began to overtake her heart.
Celestia felt her legs give out right before she feel to the floor. As guards rushed to her side for out of nowhere, her eyes stared at the open window. Had Luna run away? No, she would never do that. Sure she was having a few problems but nothing that Celestia thought was that serious. Had she been foalnapped? That also seemed unlikely since the moon continued to rise and set every day.
"Quick, call a doctor," said one of the guards.
"Nay," said Celestia as she slowly got up. She gave the guards a stern look. "We command thy to find our sister at once!"
"P-Princess Luna?" stammered the guard.
"Yes," said Celestia loudly. "Search every town, every field, and every forest! Do not stop until she has returned to us!" As the guards left, Celestia walked towards the window. Wherever she was, Celestia hoped that Luna was safe.
-x-
Luna moaned so loudly that she thought ponies outside might be able to hear her. That is if there were any. She could not see her tormenter through the blindfold, nor could she remove it with her hooves for they had been tied to the bed posts. She could, of course, remove it easily with magic. However that would have ruined the fun.
"I wonder what I should lick next," said Grove in a husky tone right before giving Luna's horn a long, sensual lick.
"Please," begged Luna as her back arched. "Keep going!" Peach Grove chucked.
It had been a few months since the two had made love for the first time. The next evening, Luna was half afraid that everything that he had told her had been in the heat of the moment. However her beloved had meant what he had said. He loved her and wished her to stay. And while they had too much work to do to enjoy each other's bodies every morning, Grove made a point to show Luna how much he cared for her. It would be little things like making her favorite meal after a long nights work or buying her a pretty flower. And these little things meant more to Luna than all the treasure in the kingdom.
Now the harvest season was over and there was a blanket of snow covering the ground. Nights were longer, but also colder. So with so much free time and the need to keep warm, the two decided to kill two birds with one stone.
Grove licked Luna's horn a few more times before putting it in his mouth. He didn't understand how this gave Luna so much pleasure, but her constant moaning told him that it did. During his time with Luna he had found all of her sensitive spots. The horn was just one of several that an alicorn had.
After a minute of sucking on her horn, Peach Grove released it causing Luna to moan in frustration. He had known she was close to cumming. But he wasn't going to let her. No, tonight he was in control. He was going to tease her until she begged him to let her cum. Only then would he let her have the release she so desperately wanted.
Slowly he made his way downward, leaving a trail of kisses down her beautiful face. Luna turned into him as he slowly made his way down her neck. Luna loved the way he nipped and sucked on her coat. it was second only to when he went to work on her pussy. And that he would save for last!
As her stallion lover made his way to her chest, he began to move closer to her right wing. Luna shivered in anticipation, stretching her wing for what she knew was coming. Grove, seeing that Luna was helping out, began to suck on the space where the wing connected to her body. Once more the lunar princesses body arched. Just as the horn was a sexual stimulation spot for unicorns that space served the same purpose for pegasi. After a few minutes, Luna made a whining sound as his mouth began to move back towards her chest. This ended, however, once he got to her left wing.
After several minutes of wing sucking, Peach Grove saw that Luna was close to the edge once more. His lips moved over to her chest despite her protests. Little by little he went down her body so that he gave her time to calm down.
Finally Peach Grove found himself staring at her wet pussy. It was practically gushing with her juices. He paused for a moment to inhale her sent before driving in. Luna's taste was exotic. He had heard from some of his friends that a mare's juices tasted funny or sour. But Luna tasted sweet, like a bowl of mixed berries sprinkled in sugar.
"Please beloved," cried Luna. "I cannot take anymore of thy actions." If any pony of the court heard Luna dropping the royal we when talking to a peasant would be shocked. However, to Luna, Peach Grove was not just any peasant. Despite how he was born, Luna saw him as her beloved equal and thus worthy of having the royal we dropped in his presence.
"Oh," said Grove as he pulled away. "I'm not sure you really want it. If fact, until you ask me properly I'm just going to sit here!"
"NO!" screamed Luna in frustration. "Please let me cum! Please shove thy hard wondrous member into my waiting hole. I wish to feel thou in every part of me as thou cum's. Please coat my insides with thy cum!"
Peach Grove chuckled as he positioned his member in front of her lower lips. However he continued to tease her for a few more moments. Slowly he traced her lower entrance causing Luna to cry out. With a smirk Grove plowed into her.
Luna cried out in joy. This was what she had wanted all along. She could feel her lovers hard cock hitting her nerves in just the right ways. It was as if his cock alone was made just for her. Luna's eyes rolled to the back of her head as Peach Grove began to trust with all his might into her at an impressive speed. She did her best to hold out but her stallion lover had wound her up so much that his actions put her over the edge. She came, clamping down on his cock.
"I didn't say you could cum yet," said Peach Grove as he pulled out his cock.
"Sorry beloved," said Luna as she used her magic to take off the blindfold and release her restraints. "Thou teased me too well. Commendable I say to make one such as myself cum so much."
"I guess," said Peach Grove as he looked down at his still hard cock. He was happy that Luna was happy, but he still would have liked to cum as well. Then he had an idea. "Luna, could you please turn around so that only your upper body is on the bed?" Luna nodded and as she was doing this Grove went to the kitchen.
Luna waited patiently for only a minute or so before Grove returned with some oil. He applied some to his cock before pressing it against the night alicorn's asshole. Then, slowly, he entered her.
Peach Grove moaned louder than Luna. Her dark hole was much tighter than her pussy and warmer as well. He could hear Luna panting loudly as he inched his way into her until he was all the way in. Then, just as slowly, he began to exit until the only thing that was still inside her was the head. Once that was done he repeated the process only a bit faster.
Meanwhile, Luna was biting the sheets to keep from screaming in pleasure. The last time Peach Grove had done this she had screamed so loud that have of the town had showed up on their doorstep wondering what was going on!
As Peach Grove continued his anal assault, Luna felt the heat in her nethers begin to grow once more. It started out small, but soon it became a raging inferno inside of her. Then she felt Grove make one familiar, final thrust into her as she felt his hot cum fill her insides. His warmth filled her, causing Luna to cum once more that night.
-x-
"Finished" said Luna a half hour after their little romp. She was currently in front of a made shift desk that Peach Grove had made for her. It was really just three planks of wood that had been nailed together, but it was well appreciated. She knew that if they had the money he would buy her a fancy one. But even if they did, Luna wouldn't ask for one. The fact that she had a stallion in her life that would do something like this made it worth more than the desk she had back at the castle.
On the desk was a hundred or so pages of paper describing various aspects of sex. In other words The Pony Sutra.
"Congratulations!" cheered Grove. His smile however faded when he saw that Luna looked less than happy. "Is something wrong Luna? You've been working on this for a while now."
"I just don't see the point," replied Luna with a sigh. "Like past works, this book shall be ignored, destine to warm fireplaces. Truly a waste of time." She then felt a hoof on her shoulder.
"Now don't say stuff like that," he said. "I'm sure there are more than a few ponies out there that have questions about sex or just want to spice up their sex lives. Also, the moment you give up is the moment that all those ponies that think nothing of you win." Peach was going to continue, but there was a sudden knock at the door. As he walked over, Luna used her magic to hide her horn and wings once more. Once she was ready, Peach Grove opened the door. "Can we help you?"
"You can't," said a grey mare. She was an earth pony that had a bright blue mane with a pink stripe in it. "But Luna can."
"Greetings Passion Fruit," said Luna to their guest. "What may we do for thee on this fine night?"
"Ah yes," said Passion Fruit as she looked around nervously. She was acting as if at any moment something would come flying down and grab her. "I was wondering if you wouldn't mind foalsitting for me again. See the shipment of supplies is running late and I would like to get what I can sooner rather than later. But I don't want to leave Eclipse alone."
Luna nodded. During the winter months, Celestia and Luna had traditionally sent supplies like food out to various towns to help them in the winter months. These supplies, however, were handed out on a first come first served basis. So it was only natural for a mother like Passion Fruit to want to get her share sooner rather than later. Even if it meat going out at night.
"We would be delighted," said Luna. She gave Peach Grove a kiss on the cheek and the two mares set off for Passion Fruit's home.
"I can't tell you how much this means to me Luna," said Passion Fruit as they walked to her home. "There's not that many mares that will stay out past sun down. And Eclipse just adores you."
"Tis wonderful to hear," said a grinning Luna. It had taken awhile, but Luna was finally being accepted by the towns folk. Sure it was hard due to the fact that she worked nights with her beloved, which caused most to think that she was... unnatural. But with the help of Peach Grove, she was able to convince them that she was just another pony who just happened to love the night.
"But I do have a couple of concerns," continued Passion. "Don't get me wrong, you've always done a good job at making sure he goes to bed on time, eats his dinner, and so forth. It's just the stories that you tell him about some pony named Princess Luna and that Nightmare Moon isn't a-"
"Monster that eats any filly or colt that wanders out into the night," said Luna cutting in. Passion Fruit nodded. This was one of the reasons why Luna liked to foalsit. She could finally set the record straight about who she really was in the form of bedtime stories. "Forgive us, but if thy colt stays in bed then what problem is it to tell more pleasant stories? Pleasant stories equals pleasant dreams thus giving him a more restful sleep. Does thou not agree?"
"I guess," said Passion Fruit. "And maybe you grew up hearing a different version, but I just get worried. You know how adventurous he is sometimes. And that imagination of his! Just the other day I caught him drawing shapes in the snow. When I asked him what he was drawing he said that they were ships that would take ponies to the moon! Can you believe that?! Why any pony want to go there of all places is beyond me."
Luna was about to speak when the two heard a smashing sound ahead. Both mares looked at each other before going into a gallop. As they ran, Luna feared the worst. They were close to Passion's home and if there was something bad going on she might have to drop her disguise.
Soon the two came to the farm house and saw that the door had been kicked down. Outside was Eclipse who was struggling to break free of a unicorn guards magic. Inside the house a Pegasus pony was smashing up everything inside.
"Stop this!" yelled Passion as she ran towards the unicorn. The guard saw her and dropped her son onto the snowy ground. Once free, the white earth pony with a black mane, ran towards his mother. Passion held her son close to her as she glared at the guard. "What is the meaning of this?"
"Sorry ma'am but that's classified," said the guard as his partner walked out.
"She's not in here," said the Pegasus. "Let's move to the next house."
"Are thou going to do this to every home?" demanded Luna as she slowly stepped forward.
"Afraid so ma'am," said the unicorn. "We have orders to search everywhere in order to find Princess Celestia's sister." Luna glared at the guard, actually causing him to flinch. She then walked over the guard and began to whisper in his ear. The other three ponies watched as the guards expression changed from confidence to pure horror. A few minutes later Luna walked away with the two guards, leaving behind a confused mother and son.
-x-
Back at the castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, Celestia looked like she was having a nervous breakdown. She sat on her thrown as she clutched the papers Luna had written close to her heart. She just stared into empty space as she rocked forwards and back. Any pony with a heart could tell that she was worried sick about her sister. Sadly, in the world of politics, hearts were hard to come by.
Next to her stood her advisor Royal Decree, a white unicorn with a blond mane. He knew how much Luna meant to Celestia, however felt differently. The kingdom needed only one princess, one ruler. Luna was unneeded and her departure should be seen as a blessing in disguise. Yet he was smart enough to know not to voice his feelings in front of Celestia.
Suddenly the doors of the great hall opened and in walked Luna, flanked by two guards who kept their heads lowered. Seeing her sister, Celestia flung the papers into the air and ran towards Luna to embrace her.
"Sister, I have been so worried about you," said Celestia as she hugged her little sister.
"It took four months," muttered Luna. The night princess then pulled away from her older sister. "I have been gone for four months and twas only this morning that thou realized my absence. Did thou really think I wouldn't find out?!"
"Sister please," began Celestia. "Forgive me for not noticing sooner. Thou are right, I have made a most grave mistake. But thou can't imagine how worried I was once I thought thou were gone. Maybe forever."
Luna's hard glare, which she had kept since she had left Farmer's Haven, melted slightly at these words. She had never realized how worried Celestia would have been once she realized that Luna was gone. But still, it had taken four months for her to notice Luna's absence.
"I am sorry for making thou worry sister," said Luna calmly. "But that is all I am sorry for. Now I ask that thou never seek me out again."
Celestia stared at Luna for a moment. Had the solar princess heard right? Luna was leaving again and wished not to be found. Royal Decree heard this as well and began to listen a bit more closely.
"Sister, what does thou mean," asked Celestia. "We know things aren't going well for thou now, but thou must have patience. We are meant to rule together and-" Celestia was cut off by Luna's laughter.
"Rule together! What a joke that is sister! Do I have the power to pass laws on my own? Nay, I must have your blessing while you need not mine to pass thy own laws. Does any pony appear in my court? Do I have the power to pick my own guards? Nay, we do not rule together. You rule while I sit pretty next to thee."
"And I am tired of it sister," continued Luna. "I am tired of living in a world where every pony loves thou and shuns me. Did thou think I would not find out that the common pony calls me Nightmare Moon? That I eat children if they wonder around in the dark? And do not lie to me and tell me that thou knows nothing of which I speak! How long has thou known?!"
"Years," said Celestia as she looked away.
"And thou says nothing," raged Luna. "Thou speaks of harmony and unity while letting the common pony made up these horrible stories about me. Never once has thou even tried to speak up against such stories! What kind of sister are thou?"
"Luna, if you would just let me explain," began Celestia only to be cut off by Luna.
"There is nothing to explain. Thou are simply two faced."
"No Luna, that's not true. I just-"
"Just what? Thou just wants all the love of Equestria for thyself. Admit it! You just can't stand to have any pony not love you. It's been that way thou's entire life!
"Tis a lie sister," growled Celestia as she herself felt anger.
"Oh? Pray tell then, which pony does not love thee?"
"Mother and Father loved you, not me!" shouted Celestia. A half second later, Celestia covered her mouth with her hooves. Luna stopped in mid rant, her jaw half open in confusion.
"Excuse me? Did I hear thou right?"
"Yes Luna, I always felt Mother and Father loved you more. They were always with you. Mother always took you to those nice dinner parties and Father trained you in combat at night. I always had to set a good example. I always had to be perfect. Whenever I messed up they would come down on me hard, raving about how I should know better since I'm the oldest. Can thou imagine how it was?"
To Celestia's great surprise, Luna began to laugh. The night princess was rolling on the floor, tears running down her face. This was not the reaction Celestia had expected. Finally, Luna calmed down.
"Oh how rich sister," said a slightly amused Luna. "Allow me to 'enlighten' thou as to how I spent my time with our dear parents. When Mother took me to those parties, I was always dressed up and forced to sit at the table while not uttering a word. I was just a doll to her! And Father, well it's true that he did train me every night. But he also made sure to remind me every night that I had failed him by being born a filly! No matter how skilled I became with the blade, it would never compare to the skill I would have had if I had been born a colt! And they both always kept me close by, never trusting me to do anything on my own. They gave thou their trust every single day to run a kingdom. That is how much they loved me dear sister!"
"L-Luna, I had no idea," said a shocked Celestia.
"No, you wouldn't," said Luna. "Thou and this kingdom see me the same way. Just like how the moon reflects the suns light upon our world, I exist only to reflect thou's greatness. Ponies here see me only as your little sister. Stars forbid they even remember my name. Well no more! I have finally found a stallion who loves me. And I wish to spend the rest of our days together."
"Sister, that is wonderful news," said Celestia with a smile. At least now they were on a happier topic. "Please, bring him to the palace and we shall-"
"No sister, we will not be living here," said Luna sternly. "I have every intention of living with him at his farm. Living a simple, but good life. I wish to bear his foals and watch them grow up with him. But to do that, I will need to become a true earth pony!"
Both Celestia and Royal Decree felt their jaws hit the floor. They both stared at Luna, hoping that this was some kind of joke. But she did not laugh. She looked dead serious.
"But sister, why would thou throw away immortality?"
"If I bare him children as I am, there is a fifty percent chance that they won't be alicorn's. I will watch they grow old, die, and eventual bury them. No mother should ever have to do so." Luna closed her eyes for a second and took a deep breath. "For the last four months, I have lived as an earth pony with Peach Grove, my beloved. I have used my magic only to move the moon. In doing so I have found joy. In that small farming community I have found a place where I am excepted. Where I am loved. I wish to live the rest of my life as such. Sister, thou should be glad for now thou shall rule the kingdom without worrying about me any longer."
"L-Luna," stammered Celestia as tears formed in her eyes. "Please don't do this. Without you I-I'll be all alone. Immortally is only bearable because I have thou."
"My mind has been made up sister. I will live for the sake of my own happiness, not yours. Now, if thou will excuse me, I must gather the books I need to research a way into making me mortal as well as gathering the bits needed to repair the damages caused by your soldiers."
With that, Luna turned to leave. Following her was Celestia as she did her best to change the mind of her younger sister. As the two alicorns left, Royal Decree was left to ponder the impactions of what Luna was doing. He was fine with letting her leave since in his mind she was just the back-up princess should anything happen to Celestia and nothing more. However, if Luna did turn into an earth pony and something did happen to Celestia, than that would mean that one of Luna's decedents would take the thrown. Meaning that the new ruler of Equestria would be an EARTH PONY!
"That simply will not do," said Royal Decree to himself. There was a reason the noble class was made of unicorns. Never would they bow to some farmer earth pony!
With a sigh, Royal Decree sent out a message to do what they must.
-x-
It was the next evening as Luna flew over the land. Her heart was still heavy from how she had left things with Celestia. Her older sister had broken down, begging Luna not to leave. But this was the way it had to be. Luna was going to be happy with her beloved and live a good and simple life. She knew there would be hard times, that they might not have the story book ending that she had read about in books, but that was simply the way of life.
However, her mind did wander to Celestia's suggestion that they try and turn Peach Grove into an alicorn. Then they could live together forever. However, Luna refused such an idea to linger any longer. Immortality was hard enough for somepony like her handle. She could not force the stallion she loved to walk down such a path as he watched all of his friends and family die around him. No, that would be cruel and selfish of her.
As she neared the farm house, she noticed something strange. There was a red line in the snow leading out to the fields. She strained her eyes for a moment, searching for the cause until she spotted it. To her horror she saw it lead to Peach Grove. In an instant she was beside him.
To her horror, she saw that her beloved looked beaten. His limps were clearly broken in several spots, there was a deep gash over his left eye, and bruises covered his body. But what caused Luna's blood to turn cold was the dagger in his chest that held the royal seal on it. She quickly grabbed the dagger with her teeth and pulled it out. Her muzzle became bloody, but she didn't care.
"L-Luna," he whispered.
"Shh, beloved," said Luna as she began to use her magic to true and heal him. "Please don't talk. Thou must save thy energy." Luna, sensing the amount of internal damage, began to pour more of her magic into him. But the damage had gone untreated for too long and there was so much. Also, she was no doctor. She knew the basics of healing magic but that was it. But if these wounds weren't treated right away he would die. "No, thou shall not take him from me! I just found him! We barely had any time together!"
"L-Luna," whispered Peach Grove again as he looked up at her bloody face. The light was beginning to fade but he could still see the tears running down her face. He gave her a smile. "S-Second jar to the right and straight on till the back." And with that, he closed his eyes and his breathing stopped.
"NO!" roared Luna who refused to accept what was happening before her eyes. "Don't thou dare close thy eyes!" Fear and panic began to take hold in Luna. Not knowing what else to do she grabbed him with her magic and flew off towards the town.
Seconds later she landed right in the middle of the farmers market. The sun was about to set soon and ponies were still in the area. They were about to close up and get ready for another cold night when Luna appeared in her alicorn form with the bloody corpse of Peach Grove.
"Please!" yelled Luna. "Somepony help us! Peach Grove has been hurt!"
Luna waited for something to happen. Each of her heart beats seemed to take an eternity. Surely somepony would help them. They had to. Soon the ponies began to speak.
"It's Nightmare Moon and she's killed Peach Grove! Just look at the blood on her face!"
"She looks like Luna! Does this mean that Luna is Nightmare Moon?!"
"She tricked us! She tricked us!"
Soon, Luna was being pelted my snow balls and stones. Finding no help here, she once again grabbed the body of her one true love and flew into the night. As she did, the night was full of her cries of anguish.
An hour later, Luna stood over the grave of Peach Grove. She had wanted to do it without magic, like he would have wanted, but the ground was simply too hard. Magic was the only way she could have done this without waiting till spring. She had nothing to make a grave marker for him nor flowers to put on his grave.
Slowly, Luna walked back towards the home she had shared with Peach Grove. As she did, his last words played in her mind. She had hoped it would have been something more like 'I love you'. Heck, she would have been fine with a simple goodbye.
As soon as Luna got into the house, she made a beeline for the kitchen. Once in there she checked every cabinet that had jars in it. Luckily for her there were only three. With the first one she did as Peach Grove had told her and found nothing. The second one, however, she found a small hole in the back. Seeing that there was something in the hole, Luna used her magic to pull it out. It was a small black box that could easily fit in one of her hooves. Taking a deep breath, she opened the box.
Inside was a simple copper ring. There wasn't a single gem on it and Luna could see a few dents in it. Rings at this point weren't used all that often by the lower classes and cost a small fortune. Peach Grove most likely had gone to a blacksmith or something like that and commissioned this single piece. If it had been given to one of the royals they would have thrown it away in a heartbeat. But Luna looked at it with tears in her eyes before brining it close to her heart. Now she understood his last words.
The moment was ruined however by the noises outside. Looking out the window, Luna could see the towns ponies. They carried torches, pitch forks, and anything that could be used as a weapon.
"Burn the place to the ground!"
"Peach Grove brought Nightmare Moon to our home!"
"We have to protect Celestia from her evil!"
"For Princess Celestia!"
A moment later the window shattered and torches were being thrown in. Luna looked over at the door and saw that they were trying to break it down. Slowly Luna looked around at the place that had been her home. The table where she had eaten her meals. The counter where she had attempted to cook. The desk that had been made for her. The bed they had shared. So many memories that brought warmth to her heart were now being destroyed by the fire. So with another cry of anguish, Luna teleported away.
-x-
The sun should have been up as Luna entered Celestia's court. Keeping her eyes on Celestia, Luna walked past all the nobles who sat in their fancy (and expensive) seats along the great hall. The nobles began to whisper to themselves about Luna's filthy appearance. She was covered in soot and her mane was unkempt. Around her neck was a silver necklace made out of her own magic. And on that necklace was a copper ring.
"Sister," began Luna. "A murder had occurred last night by one of thy soldiers."
"We know," said Celestia calmly. "After thou announced thy desire to leave us for a common, Royal Decree ordered an investigation and discovered a plot most vile. It seemed that this Peach Grove's only desire was to wed thee in order to become a prince. Luna, he was lying to you."
"No," said Luna quietly.
"Yes," said Royal Decree. "And as pure the laws of the land, he was eliminated. A just fate for such low born scum such as him."
Luna sat there taking in what they were telling her. It was impossible! She just couldn't believe it! Peach Grove, the only stallion to ever say to her 'I love you' had been lying?! But she knew her sister wouldn't lie to her. Not about something like this! She began to feel the strength leave her legs.
"Luna," said Celestia gently. "Please lower the moon and get some rest. We shall talk later."
"Yes," agreed Royal Decree. "Please leave us. You have embarrassed the court enough for one day." Celestia gave her adviser a stern look.
"That is uncalled for," she said.
"We disagree," said a random noble. "Your sister has made fools of this court time after time. Bad enough that she would degrade herself with an earth pony, but actually believe that one could love her!"
"That's right," said another before Celestia could say anything. "We have kept silent all this time due to our respect for you, my Princess, but this has crossed the line. We demand that she leaves these halls at once till her own empty court opens."
Soon all the nobles began to voice their opinions about why Luna was unneeded and unwanted. The called her a slut. They claimed she had made Celestia look like a fool. Luna cringed as their voices became louder and louder. The night princess began to look towards her sister for help but caught a grin on the muzzle of Royal Decree. At that moment she knew he was lying. She had no proof nor did she know why, but she just knew had was lying.
Seething in rage, Luna looked around at the nobles. It was like she was looking at them for the first time. A group of self centered fools who thought themselves superior to all except Celestia. They were the ones who had caused all of her problems. They were the ones who kept her from helping Celestia. They were the ones who were driving a wedge between the sisters. In fact, now that she thought about it, so was every pony on this planet.
Luna began to laugh loudly, silencing the nobles. Celestia watched in horror as she felt a change in her sister. Then the laughing stopped just as quickly as it started and Luna stared right into her sisters eyes. Celestia couldn't help but gasp as she saw that Luna's eyes were now slit.
"Sister, I refuse to lower the moon," declared Luna. "In fact, it shall remain were it is for all time."
"You can't do that," said Royal Decree. "Now lower the moon as Princess Celestia-" He got no further as he was shot by a blast of dark energy. Celestia watched in horror as he hit the wall and laid there unmoving. When she turned her gaze back at her sister she saw that Luna's fur had turned black and her mane had taken on the appearance of the night sky.
"Sister, please calm down and think," said Celestia as she stood. "If thou makes night eternal than this world will grow cold and all life will eventually die."
"That is the point," laughed Luna as her magic flared. She pulled off the armor from one of Celestia's guards and magically reforged it to fit her. "I no longer care for the ponies that have for so long shunned me. My heart has been broken too many times for there to ever be forgiveness. Let them all die in the night that they so despise. Let it be just you and me dear sister for all eternity."
And with that, the pony that had once been Luna laughed as she vanished from sight.
*One week later*
Celestia sighed as she looked over the casualties reports. Luna, or Nightmare Moon as she was now publically called, had been sealed in the moon just the other day by the Elements of Harmony. It had been a difficult battle and the choice that Celestia had made had been equally difficult. Perhaps a thousand years would help cool her head.
Still, Celestia wondered if she could have done anything to prevent this. Could there have been a sign that she had missed? Something that she had done wrong?
"Excuse me Princess," said Regal Script, Royal Decree's replacement while he was in the hospital. "But I just noticed that there is a page under your thrown." He then used his magic to grab the paper and give it to his princess.
Celestia took hold of it and realized right away that it was one of the papers she had found in Luna's room. One of the ones that Luna wanted her to go over but never read. At first, Celestia was going to tuck it away for later but stopped herself. Taking a breath, the solar princess began to read the last document Luna had made.
It was impressive to save the least. This one page contained several benefits of having a Winter Moon's Festival. It talked about increasing the amount of trading down between the kingdoms and possible increase in tourism that would only serve to help their country. But the main point was an increase in morality. Luna stated that there should be more celebrations during the winter season because that was when ponies were more depressed. Winters were harsh and anything to lift their spirits would be seen as a blessing.
"Oh Luna," whispered Celestia as a tear fell down her face. "What have I done?"
*One thousand years later*
"NOOOOO!" screamed Nightmare Moon as the Elements of Harmony descended upon her. She had been so close to winning, so sure that there was no way she could lose. She had taken care of Celestia and thought that she had destroyed the Elements. But she had been wrong and was now paying the price. Now she would be sent back to the moon for another thousand years!
Suddenly time began to slow down. Nightmare Moon found herself unable to move from that spot, but she could look around. Was this some kind of weird time magic? Or perhaps this was some kind of torture the purple unicorn had thought up as punishment for banishing Celestia. Nightmare Moon glared at the rainbow that was inching closer to her, trying to will it to hurry up. But then, she saw a figure in the rainbow.
"Hello Luna," said Peach Grove. Nightmare Moon could not help but gasp. He was just as she remembered him when they first meet. But the look on his face seemed so sad.
"B-Beloved," stammered Nightmare Moon. "T-Thou has returned?" Grove sadly shook his head.
"No," he said. "There is no magic that can truly bring the dead back to life. Not even the Elements of Harmony can do that. They are only allowing you to speak with me. I...I can barely bring myself to tell you had saddened I am to see you go so wrong."
"What does thou mean? They killed you! They took away our future! They all deserve to die!"
"Do they really Luna?" asked Peach Grove. "Do you remember those nights we spent together? The times when we would just sit on the grass, gazing at the stars? The times we would walk into the town to sell the fruits of our labors? The ponies we meet on the streets who you would laugh with? I can still see the look in your eyes as you did all this. You loved them almost as much as you loved me."
"They called me a monster and refused to even help!" raged Nightmare as tears fell down her face. As they did, she decreased in size and her mane began to turn blue. "They burned our home!"
"They were scared," said Peach calmly. "They acted out of fear."
Now Nightmare Moon was the size of a filly. Her coat had returned to its normal color. The armor she wore had fallen off and laid around her. But her eyes were still serpent like.
"I don't want to go back," she said.
"To the moon?"
"No, back to the way I was. I'll be alone again. I was alone on the moon, but if I go back then I'll be alone within a crowd. I'll watch ponies fall in love and be forced to remember what was taken from us." Slowly Luna reached down with her hoof to touch the ring that was still around her neck. "I don't think I can do that alone."
"But Luna, you won't be alone," said Peach Grove with a smile. "I have never once left your side. And I never will. And Celestia will be there as well."
"But what if she doesn't forgive me?"
"She will because she loves you just as much as I do," said Peach Grove. Now the rainbow of magic was almost touching Luna. Their time was almost gone. "Please Luna, live in this world again. Make peace with your sister and learn to love again. Do this for me my love."
Luna looked at Peach Grove with her own eyes and nodded, unable to say a word as the love of her life vanished before her. Once he was gone, time returned to normal speed and the rainbow of magic passed through her harmlessly.
X End Flashback X
Twilight sniffed as Luna's story came to a close. She had never heard the story of Nightmare Moon told like that before. The original story now seemed too simple and clear cut.
"I'm so sorry," whisper Twilight.
"It's not your fault," said Luna with a smile. "But thank you anyways. And thanks for listening."
"But what about Peach Grove? Did you ever clear his name?"
"I didn't need to," replied Luna with a smile. "After Celestia read my document, she decided to check the 'proof' that Royal Decree had given her. Once she found out it was all fake she charged him with conspiracy and for helping create Nightmare Moon." Luna paused for a moment as she took a sip of her tea. "Now I have a question for you. Why do you have a copy of this book?"
Twilight felt her face go red as she looked at the Pony Sutra.
"Well...ah...you see..."
"Never mind, let me guess," interrupted Luna in an amused tone. "Is it because you have recently become sexually active and wanted to improve?" Twilight felt her jaw drop but nodded just the same. "Does that mean you have a special somepony?"
"I-I think so," stammered Twilight. "I mean, I really like him. But I don't know if I love him. I mean, how can you tell?"
"That, Twilight, is something you must figure out for yourself," said Luna. "Love is a very tricky thing. It varies from pony to pony. If you asked Celestia what love is then she'll give you a different answer than what I would most likely give you."
"Oh," said Twilight as she looked down.
"I'm sorry Twilight, but that's just the way love is. It is truly a wonderful thing that can bring great joy. But it can also bring great sadness." Luna paused for a moment. "Now then, tell me about this special pony of yours and what you were thinking about trying out."
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