Whispers

The guard slammed the door opened and galloped towards the throne. "Your Majesty! Horrid news from the South, they have started a Revolution! They want Princess Celestia and Luna back! They've called it 'The Celestial And Lunar Revolution'. They have thousands of ponies with them, and they're marching here now! We await your order." Darkness got up and ran to the balcony.

"They're too close to gather a new and larger army, take what we have. Don't hurt anyone, just use them to keep the Revolutionaries in their places." The guard saluted her and cantered out.  She walked out and looked at the sky. She'd kept the sky in a Solar Eclipse for all her time. The crops were slowly dying, the whole of Equestria were starting to starve.

"I don't know what to do... I can't let anybody hurt themselves anymore... I just can't..." Darkness ran to join her army who stood, protecting the walls of the castle.

The guards paused in confusion as they watched her move forwards. "I understand that you all do not wish to be ruled by me. I- will put down my crown... But you may decide among yourselves who is to be Queen."

"We want Princess Celestia, Luna and Twilight back!" somebody from the revolution yelled.

"No, not them... I- I fear them..."

"Look! The Queen is scared of the ones who should be given the throne once more! Down with the Queen! Down with the Queen." They chanted aggressively, and began to charge. The guards decided it was time for them to attack as well. Darkness leaped up as they clashed.

"Stop... Stop please... STOP!" The queen screamed, and finally, they listened. "I will allow the princesses to return..." A swift cheering went throughout the land. She ran into her chambers, beginning to start her returning spell.

It was exhausting, even an alicorn  couldn't complete it without great effort. Finally, after ages, it worked. Celestia, Luna and Twilight looked down upon the grey pony, who was unconscious. "What should we do..."

"I don't know- what- what's going on with her..." The light grew and grew, and when it cleared away, a beautiful pony stood there. Cadence soon ran through the door, nuzzling her family. The unnamed pony looked guiltily at the princesses, looked back and shrieked. For now, she was no longer grey, she was a true alicorn with her golden coat. Her hair, too, was blonde and it flowed as Luna's and Celestia's did. Her cutiemark was a sword behind a heart. Her eyes were red as pure blood, just softer.

"What does it mean?"

"Listen to your heart, not your sword, an important gift to have." Celestia beamed, "Now, your punishment. How about..."