Book One: Luna's Perfect Match

Chapter Three: The Stranger

Luna's POV

During the ongoing party, Luna notices the same clocked unicorn. She was confused by the look of his horn. It was similar to her own. The strange stallion wonder off down the castle halls. Unaware that I was following him, I noticed the glow of his tail as he walked up the stairs. It cannot be possible only Alicorns receive that glow after they complete the final tests.

Luna saw the strange stallion heading up to her quarters. She teleported herself into her bed chamber and waited for him to come in. When he did she immediately asked the stallion to halt.

Stranger's POV

Wow, she is as beautiful as I imagined. I am drawn to her already. Maybe it is because be both have to same gift. Or because the prophecy said *"A Half Moon will become whole."** She sure makes me feel whole just being in her presence.*

"I mean no harm, your highness."

Luna's POV

His voice sent a tingle down Luna's spine. She gets this feeling within her stomach and a feeling within her marehood she has never felt before. The sensation is weird but it feels good.

"What is it do you think you are doing within my bed chambers?"

He answers coolly, "It is you that brings me here, your highness."

Confused Luna lowers her brow, "Remove your coat and speak your name before I call my Lunar Stallions." Luna demands sternly. Fear has now eloped her and she needs to know the threat. As Luna commanded, the stallion removed his coat. As he did so he shook out his mane and stretched out his wings. He spoke, but this time he spoke to Luna as royalty.

"Princess Luna, I am Prince Artemis. Prince of the Moon, of the Hunt and of the Night."

Luna gasped as she saw his flank. It was a Half Moon. Like hers but different. It had a bow and arrow underneath and no darkness surrounding the Half Moon. Luna sent out a telepathic message to Celestia, who suddenly appeared at Luna's side.

"What is it Luna?!" Celestia asks with fear breaking her voice. She has never seen Luna so still. With no answer from Luna, she looks to where her sister is staring at and sees Prince Artemis.

"Who are you?!" Celestia asks fiercely, afraid for her sister.

"He is Prince Artemis. The Prince of the Moon, of the Hunt and of the Night. He is also my prince." Luna spoke instead of Artemis and she spoke so softly. From then Celestia knew. The prophecy had come true, well half of it did. But she needed answers.

"Speak Prince Artemis. Tell us your story or leave and never return." Celestia said, more as a royal princess commanding her guards.

"Very well."

2,500 years ago

There in the castle was a family of Alicorns. One was a pale orange with flowing orange and red hair, it looked as though it was fire blowing in the wind. Within the tips of her wings, it began to deepen red and matched her mane. She had the royal jewelry of the realm with rare red diamonds. From her flank, she must be the creator and wielder of time. Queen Eternal was holding two new foals. One was a beautiful dark blue with a light blue mane and sea blue eyes. The other was as white as snow and had an orange mane with brown eyes. Joining them must have been her husband. A beautiful shade of light blue, his mane was darker and had white stars within it. Just like his queen the tips of his wings darkened to the same color as his mane and had stars in them too. His flank had what looked like a galaxy but it's true meaning was space. It was King Continuum. Queen Eternal looked up and smiled. "My dear husband, these are thy sons. Apollo and Artemis. Princes' of the Sun and Moon." King Continuum looked proudly at his son. With great joy he spoke loud enough for royal families of different pony lands to hear him. "Henceforth to my kingdom of Illumina and greet the Princes of the great land. Bring thy family for a feast."

Within the next few days, Alicorns from all over the world had appeared at the capital of Illumina to greet and see the new princes. With those Alicorns came a family that intrigued King Continuum. It was King Cosmos, his Queen, Queen Star Cluster. On the proud King and Queen's Back Slept two princesses. Princess Celestia, almost blended in to her mothers coat, for she was snow white with a pale pink mane. While King Cosmos carried a smaller much younger Princess, who as it seems, is fairly newborn like the Princes' of Illumina. Unlike her sister, Princess Luna's coat was blue, lighter than her father's coat and had a baby blue mane. Luna was fast asleep, while Celestia greeted the other royals. King Continuum asked his fellow alicorn to walk with him and discuss some urgent business.

Within the garden, King Continuum proposed a proposition that he could not refuse. The proposal was that 2,500 years from now, The moon shall become whole and the sun shall shine brighter than it ever did before.

Celestia saw the truth to this story immediately and know Prince Artemis spoke the truth. She knew it was true because no one of the new Equestria could have possibly known of their parents. The true rulers of Equestria.