The eve of the Summer Solstice had finally arrived, the festivities stretched throughout the entire day. There were parades, games, parties, and a feast to satisfy even an entire army. Everyone enjoyed the day, everyone except Princess Luna. The ponies of Equestria had all gathered to celebrate her sisters sunlight, yet they still shunned and neglected her beautiful night. She felt alone in the world, as if nopony truly understood her. So there she sat, alone in the Ponyville library. The festivities had been moved there after Luna's return the previous year.

"Luna shouldn't you go out and enjoy the festivities?" Twilight walked in from the kitchen, bringing a glass of fermented cider to the saddened princess. "I mean today is dedicated to your sister, aren't you proud?"

"Dedicated to my sister? You are mistaken my dear Twilight, today is dedicated to my banishment. Why would I be proud of that?" Luna sighed and took a long drink, feeling the alcohol in it begin to warm her body and alleviate her worries. "If anything I should be furious that this is still celebrated a year after my return." She closed her eyes as she lowered her head, she exuded anger and discontent as she drank slowly in the library.

"Perhaps it is a little disrespectful to celebrate something like this, but most ponies have grown up with it. These days it really is about your sister."

"It is as I feared, you too do not understand my problem. I thank you for your kindness but I must leave." Luna stood slowly, stumbling a bit from the drink as she walked towards the door.

"Luna I think you should stay here, you've had too much to drink tonight, stay here and sober up for a little bit, please?" Twilight was begging the princess to stay, but she could tell it wasn't going to do any good, Luna walked out the door and used her wings to take to the sky, disappearing from sight. "I didn't think so, but I sure hope she doesn't do anything drastic."

It was a wide clearing that Luna decided to land in, it actually looked a lot like Bo's proving grounds, minus the angry demons of course. She stood there, thinking silently to herself. Deep down she knew what she wanted, she wanted every pony in Equestria to love her beautiful night, to embrace it and shun the day instead of the way they've lived for centuries. She also knew there was only one way for that to happen, and with the Elements of Harmony in hands that can use them there was no way she could succeed, yet she wanted it more that anything before. Slowly the thought filled her mind, began to take the form it had not held in a year. "Yes, I will overpower my sister, I will outlast the Elements of Harmony, and I will bring forth the eternal night! Muahahahahaha!" She began to laugh maniacally as she stood alone in the forest.

"Now now, let's not go out on a hostile conquest my dear princess." Slowly the hooded black unicorn walked from behind a tree, speaking without revealing his face. "I've been watching you by your sisters order, I must admit you lasted longer against the hate then I had projected." He walked circles around the princess as he spoke, never making eye contact with her as he waited, he knew he could discourage her from bringing an eternal night, but he didn't want to use his ultimate trump card.

"Oh, so this is what my sister does to show her love, she doesn't end this disrespectful celebration, but she can have somepony spy on me? All the more reason for her to fall."

"Now hang on a second, your sister loves you and felt like you were being neglected. She knew that someone who cared about you and respected you should make sure you don't do anything crazy."

It was at this time that Twilight and her friends had gathered to hide outside of the circle. They sat there watching as the two had their heated debate.

"What do you mean by somepony who cares about me? The way you worded that makes me think there is more to you than you're letting on." She stared at him, waiting for him to explain.

"Okay fine, there is. When we first met I was at odds with your sister, you left a note at my feet saying that you trusted me, that we would speak and here we are." He raised his hooves up and pushed back his hood, revealing a face that was unknown, but one that everypony recognized. "When I showed up you had faith in me to do the right thing, that everything would fall into place for me and you were right." Bo stood there staring deep into Luna's eyes.

"Bo!" Luna rushed forward, wrapping her forelegs around his ponified body. "I...everypony thought you were dead."

"No, I was merely waiting, your sister thought that you would have thoughts of becoming Nightmare Moon again, that this time you would be more powerful than ever before and bring harm to the ponies you want to respect you. So let's think about things before you go off and make a mistake."

"I have, the ponies don't love me, they don't respect me, I deserve everything my sister has but I don't get any of it."

"And getting rid of the sun is going to change that? The ponies need the sun to grow food, to see where they're going. Now let's think of what you're night does for them, at night the ponies rest safely, trusting in you to protect their dreams not haunt them."

"Then why does nopony love me? If they need me than why do they act the way they do?" Sorrow was showing deep in her azure eyes.

"I do, ever since I first saw you I have. It's just that you're a pony, and I'm..."

"You're what? From where I stand you don't look any different from me, and if I'm not mistaken I wouldn't be you're first pony love." Luna stared at Bo, waiting for a response that wasn't coming. "And you can't even hide behind a fear of dating royalty, you're a prince yourself remember."

Bo stood there staring at Luna, he knew she was right. Almost everything he hid behind before was gone. Finally he formed the sentence he'd wanted to say this whole time. "You're right, I have no more excuses to hide behind, no more running. If you'll take me, I'd be glad to love you more than anypony before me, and I'll never leave your side when you need me."

The moment between them lasted as the crowd grew outside the circle, eyes shining in the darkness like bulbs of green and yellow. The demons Bo needed to face were all at bay, no longer able to harm him. "Deal." Luna's statement was heard loud as the two embraced each other, their warm bodies pressed tightly against each other as the crowd burst into cheers. A single kiss between the new couple was the last show of affection before the two flew off into the waning night, lit by a sun more beautiful than Luna ever thought possible.

"So zetta boring. These are the zeros I have to erase? This is gonna be easy as π."

Author's Note

Big thanks for reading another of my terrible stories. I guess everybody survived the part where I basically shat on my keyboard and didn't even know what I'd typed, nonetheless with a bit of patience Erased will be releasing in parts soon so watch for that. As always review and follow.

DW Bloodfin