Crysis: Redemption

"Nooooo!!!!!"

Princess Luna shouted top of her lung desperately as her Royal Canterlot voice shook the entire building, her body immediately jolting up from her bed. Her heart beat faster than ever, and her lungs were gaping for more air. Her eyes were locked to air emptiness, and stared unclearly at it like if her mind was lost to the void. Her visions were unclear, and she is not also unaware of her surroundings. She was not able to process anything for a moment. Only her dream was surrounding her head. Her ever flowing ethereal mane was tied, and bended in unnatural way, and her grey blue coat was no exception. She felt half dead. Then sudden notion alerted her to snap out of her own thoughts. Something was grabbing her quite tight. Her head slowly turned, and she saw her sister, hugging her. Luna felt safe. Her sister's embrace always have comforted her. Her heart beat lowered a bit. Then she was aware of her surroundings. She asked her sister, "Sister...?"

Celestia responded with concern.

"Luna?"

"Am I...?"

"In hospital? Sadly yes..."

Luna gave out a long sigh and looked out to the window for a moment.  Celestia said,

"Luna, are you well? Did you had a nightmare?"

Luna kept on looking out to the window and saw two fillies running around under the tree and their parents laughing heartily, like all families do.

"Those fillies... "

Celestia raised her brows.

"Hmm? Oh, you mean those fillies. Yes, they look quite enjoying themselves don't they? It always fills me joy whenever I look at them."

"I hope I could see fillies having fun under the night."

Celestia's eyes closed, and said.

"Luna..."

"No, sister... Just don't. I was foolish to think of such things. Forgive me."

For a moment there was a silence. And it flowed in the room for a time. Celestia looked down. She wasn't thinking, but she wasn't daydreaming. And Luna just stared at fillies outside. The room felt warm. Finally Celestia broke the silence.

" Luna? Can you talk about the nightmare you just had?"

Luna turned her gaze to her sister.

" Nightmare...? Nightmare... Yes... That's we used to call it...a Nightmare..."

"But this time... I don't think it was nightmare... I saw my father."

Celestia's eyes wide opened and smiled.

"Oh? Really? We haven't seen our father for a very long time. What did he say?"

Luna hesitated for a moment, and she said,

"He showed me... A glimpse of the future... He showed me what is coming...

Silence...

" He told me a hidden prophecy... A prophecy that was too disturbing for any of us to know... The world was on fire... And ponies running around and screaming... I knew what he tried to tell us."

"From my heart, I knew... That is was the end of the time... I felt it."

Celestia's heart beat rose up. And started to panic. She said, "No... No. No! No! No! No!!!! There... There must be a way out! Luna, what else did he told you? What else? I need to know everything!"

"Then he told me that our journey is not over yet... Not yet...  He told me that the redemption is coming. Then I saw something. Something that I have never seen before. It looked like a Minotaur, but it was not. It was something else. Then there's where the prophecy ends... "

Celestia asked her.

"Can you describe this creature more in detail? What..else can you tell?"

"It was in the fire, so I only could see its shape. That was it."

Celestia realized. The creature named Prophet. Could the prophecy telling the truth? How is he related to all this?

"Luna... I believe I have surprising news..."

Luna raised her brows.

Then Celestia gestured to the door. The door opened and something came in...

Luna's eyes widened and her jaw dropped open.

Previously,

"Prophet, you will first apologize to my sister, and then we can talk about war and your punishment. And if my sister does not get an apology, remember that I shall deal with you with personal manner. Is that clear?"

Prophet groaned and remained silent. He looked up to the sky with his hands warped around his side of his head as they run down to his chin. He let out a long a sigh then he quickly acknowledged.

"Very well..."

Then Celestia smiled with little victory in her lips

"Good. Guards! Take us to the Canterlot central hospital."

Multiple acknowledgments followed. And the carriage was already prepared for her, including Prophet. Prophet asked.

"Is this how you people transport? Carriage?"

Celestia tried to read intentions from him, but she could get nothing. She frowned a bit.

"No, we also have trains but carriages are more often used, and it is tradition for us to use the carriage. Why do you ask?"

Prophet answered before he entered the royal carriage.

"It's nothing. Let's carry on."

After Celestia and Prophet entered the carriage, Celestia asked him.

"Care to ask what people do they use for transportation?"

"Do you really want to know?"

Celestia answered,

"It's not going to hurt me wouldn't it?"

Prophet corrected himself.

"I'm sorry I must have asked you a wrong question. Let me ask you in different way. Are you asking me about my world's transportation to figure out my intention asking you for a first time, or are you asking me just for curiosity?"

Celestia was impressed. This creature was not simple minded creature after all. Celestia answered,

"Both."

Prophet stared at her for a second, and said.

"We use a lot of things. Cars, buses, trains, planes, boat, submarines, jets... And in bigger scale, rocket and space shuttle... Are you aware any of these?"

Celestia answered.

"We have trains. But rest of it, I don't think I have. Care to explain?"

"Think of car as a carriage move ofmits own. But a lot faster. Bus is pretty much a same thing but carries more"

"Actually we are trying to create something like that but you see we are still new on this field, and... They are all still in prototype state."

Prophet asked

"Are they fully operational?"

Celestia sighed

"Well, some are but most of them... But research team and engineers are constantly trying to figure it out."

"They are not fast as you expect them to be, correct?"

"Yes... They are actually, not faster than a pony walking... But we are getting there, slowly. say, how fast are your cars?"

"Some can go up to 340miles."Celestia's eyes widened.

"Wow... That's impressive..."

As soon as she finished her words, the carriage started to depart and flew in to the air. Prophet looked at Celestia with surprise in his voice.

"Your carriage flies? Is there any some kind of contraption or machine attached to it?"

Celestia smiled.

"Nope. Just a simple enchantment. Magic is what we call it. Do you have any form magic in your world?"

"Magic... Is a joke."

"Do you really think so? You see magic is everywhere. They are all around us. Without "magic, how are we going to raise sun and moon, unicorns uses their horn, Pegasus controlling the weather, earth ponies grow crops?"

"We don't need magic. We uses our technology to achieve what others can't. And technology promises us so many things. We even managed to travel around the space and the moon."

"Your...your people what?"

"We went to the moon, and traveled around the space."

Celestia felt empty. Going to the moon was almost impossible! That was so why she locked up Nightmare moon in the moon. But them... What are they really capable of?

Sudden inpony like voice blasted out form Prophet.

"Unidentified energy source confirmed as 'magic'. New energy source isolated... Initiating deep layer protocol..."

"What was that?"

"No. It's my AI named SECOND. Think of it as a 'Spirit' assistance of my own."

"Okay... But what does AI stands for?"

"Artificial Intelligence"

"Only myself and Luna was capable of doing such things... but...Intelligence created by technology?"

"Yes. But there are much better AIs around the world. Like IBM's Watson, or Cell's NAX."

Celestia wondered just what he can do with his technology, she asked.

"Is it possible for you to help us building a car for us?"

"I remember a blueprint of every single thing that we created. They were all uploaded in me by a guy called Hargreave... I even posses alien technology... But is that what you really want? Just a car? I remember you telling me about the war? Car isn't really going to do anything yet."

"But it could be a breakthrough in our history."

"How about I show you how to make more efficient weapons than swords and shields?"

Celestia thought... It was war, but she still wanted no bloodshed. Surely creating new weapons would lead her country to victory but she didn't want weapons. She had to think. And from the distance, she saw the hospital, taking this chance; she decided to change the subject.

"Weapons... We'll talk about this later. And hospital is up ahead. You know what to do."

Prophet did not respond and watched the hospital slowly getting closer. And saw ponies start to gather. And As he wanted, this what seems to be a central district had received no damage. What he didn't wanted was reporters. Prophet asked

"Did you bring the reporters for some intentions?"

"No, I may be the ruler of this country, but I have no control over those reporters. They are just doing their jobs."

"Doing their jobs, eh?"

"I assume that you do not wishes to be spotted by them, correct?"

"I may have revealed my presence to you only because you are  the ruler of this country, but I do not want to find myself in some god dame news!"

"It's just radio news reporters, and some photographers! Why would you be so concerned? You know your presence will be known to everypony within a week after you created that massive hole."

"I just don't want to be spotted everywhere I go! I find it disturbing."

"But you will still have to walk out to the hospital, no matter you like it or not."

"Watch me."

As he finished the word, he vanished. Not with sometime of smoke, not with magical auras, but just disappeared. Celestia was most impressed to see such thing without magic.

"Did you just turn invisible?"

"That I did"

"So you are going to pass by them with your cloaking ability?"

"Yeah, is there's a problem?"

Celestia shook her head gently,

"No, of course not. If that's you want."

She and prophet felt the carriage hitting the ground. The soldiers slowed their speed, stopped with all their muscle power. One of them said,

"We are at the Canterlot central hospital, Princess Celestia."

Which Celestia responded,

"Thank you, sirs. You may go and rest now."

Then she entered the hospital....

Presence...

The door opened slowly and something... A creature... At first Luna thought it was opened by her sister's magic, but no, she soon felt another source of energy entering the room. The door swung fully opened, and the it revealed itself from nothingness. The bipedal creature... She saw in the her vision, it was him... She felt exactly same force she felt in her vision. The black creature that roared with fire. Only the feature she did not notice, or could not see its face, and some other details....

Her mouth gaped opened with full of surprise. She was almost lost to herself.

"It's... The creature..."

Celestia felt cold sweats running down from her forehead, as she bite her lips. She felt nervous, and had no idea what would happen. Luna seems to be excited. But Celestia had so many questions unanswered. She've seen what's capable of this creature, and how is he related to all this? If he is related... The untold prophecy... And listing to her sister, everything just matched and fit all together... The war against griffons, her untrained army, even the creature. Is he plunge Equestria in to death or is he offer us Salvation...

Celestia cared about her subjects, and her world. She did not wished to end. Not now.

And opposite side, Luna, was mentioned above, was excited to see the one that she saw. She awed, her mouth slightly opened, showing her a bit of front teeth through her lips. Her eyes rolled around examining every inch of the creature. Her left hoof aided her way to look for further details of the creature's body, carefully, pushing the parts of the creature that has slight free movements. Every time she looked for more details, she let out a faint breath of amazement and tiny smile across her face, while the creature stood motionless. At the end, Luna finally said, "wow... For so many years... I lived... And never saw a such thing like you, creature..."

Celestia talked to Whispered to Luna,

"Luna, tell me, is he going to be the one who will fulfill this terrible prophecy, or one stopping it? Did our father told you anything about that?"

And after gazing the creature(prophet) for few more seconds, Luna responded, "I... Do not know... Dear sister. I... Believe it's friendly... Or else, it would have already tried to attack us."

Celestia frowned

"He may seem friendly but he did manage to destroy quite a lot, and even hurt you. I can't fully trust him, and from what I've heard, his capability is enormous, and that worries me."

"It's capability? What is it capable of?"

"He can do something that is out of any wildest dreams... Something that is very hard to achieve even with magic."

Luna's smile started to form again,

"Sister, for thousands of years... I don't think I have ever smiled...before... It feels weird... I'm just not used to the feeling... I don't know how to describe..."

Celestia realized. Luna, who was always crying and weeping for her own misery, and damned herself in her room finally smiles. Celestia couldn't help to smile back. A brief happiness filled her body and soul. She was genuinely happy to see her smile... She nuzzled her, and let out one of her white alabaster regal wings around her. Hugging her gently.

"Luna... It just over joys me to see you finally smile..."

Somehow she felt liquid at corner of her eyes. The liquid ran down through her checks and stopped at her chin. It was no tear of sadness. It was a tear of joy. Luna also gently nuzzled Celestia slightly. Then shortly after, she carefully said,

"Sister, can it talk? I would very much to talk to this creature."

Celestia simply nodded.

"Also, it seems to be a male. You might consider referring to him as He"

Luna nodded, and then carefully let out her first word to Prophet, but however... She was very anti-social pony. And when it actually comes with other ponies than her sister, she was... Not so brave. And as you can imagine, Luna had a hard time trying to say anything to Prophet. As she tried to say a word to prophet, she immediately stopped. She felt blood rushing through her hearth and her head. She felt her heart skipping beats. She felt her head getting hot. She stopped for a moment and let air filling her lung. Her head quickly went down, and stared at the ground, her mane was doing pretty good job at hiding her face, for her face was now violet colored. She started to avoid eye contact to Prophet. Her dramatic change in reaction amused Celestia. Luna was never a social pony. She avoided everypony for this is one of the reason. Luna spoke to her sister,

"Sister, can I just do it later?"

Celestia shook her head.

"No, you said you wanted to talk to him."

"But... That was... I just... I really haven't talk to other ponies yet..."

Celestia just smiled to Luna, and said,

"I'm thinking leaving this to you, it may seem difficult, but I need you to do it.

The whispered,

"Find out what you can about the Prophecy, Luna."

Luna nervously let out a sigh,

"Okay..."

After Celestia nodded with confirmation, she shot a warning glare to Prophet.

"If you try anything to hurt my sister, I will just simply have to agree on using less civilized method of punishment."

Prophet nodded without a word, and watched Celestia going out to the hall, he watched very seconds of her going out to the hallway. After Celestia is no longer in his sight, his gaze immediately locked on to Luna. And well she seems to be a shy pony. She just kept on avoiding eye contact, and muttered something that prophet couldn't really hear. But he amplified the sound with his nanotechnology, and was able to make out that she was muttering about how pathetic herself to be not able to talk to others. Prophet could not stand anymore. Somehow he needed to make this pony not emo. Prophet asked,

"Something wrong?"

Luna startled and quickly looked at Prophet. Her eyes were darted small.

"Yes... No! I mean no... no! Not... Not at all!"

Prophet examined Luna's feature, and most noticeably, she was... A lot darker than her sister. Probably standing little bigger than average ponies, she was a lot smaller than her sister in every way. Her mane was short ,colored with grayish sky blue, and her coat was grayish navy. And her eyes... When prophet saw her eyes, it was truly different than her sister's eyes. Prophet saw... Emotions charged with depression, sadness, loneliness, tranquility and... Innocence. He also felt everlasting coldness. Her eyes were like most pure ice, glimmering thought the light. It was the most beautiful eyes he ever saw... He then saw her in different way. She was not pathetic, she was lost. He wanted to help her. Her voice now he noticed was most beautiful voice he ever heard, it was like chimes rigging together, creating an ethereal symphony. Prophet smirked and told himself.

'I guess I still have some human left in me, after all.'

Prophet saw Luna Start to gather herself, and saw letting out one of her hooves to him slightly. Luna said as she nervously let out a laugh.

"Where are my manners...I'm sorry... I'm... I'm princess... No... Just call me Luna... I'm no princess of anything..."

Prophet stepped closer and shook her hooves.

"I have a collective intel that suggests me that your sister is the ruler of the day. I assumed you are the opposite."

Luna let out a sigh

"I...I used to... That was thousand years ago... I gave up doing that, you know."

Prophet wondered,

"Why so? What happened during those thousand years? What changed you?"

Luna replied with sadness in her voice and her eyes. Her voice slightly trembled...

"I never changed... I was...it was meant to be like this... From the beginning, i was meant to left alone...  Forgotten. It was will of my father... I can't deny the fate he has given me. So, you want to know what happened to me during that thousand year? All I ever wanted was a friend. A companion who can listen to me. Who can share with me... But nobody came... They all feared me... They all...hated me... But my sister had so many worshipers, friends, followers, because everypony loved her day. Her sun provided them everything, while my moon did nothing. Nopony, not even single one cared about my moon and stars. At first, I thought because my night is not beautiful as the sun. So, I just kept on realigning the stars, add more, take out some... I even put aurora polaris in every different colors and shapes. But I did not prevail. They didn't even looked to the stars, and moon. I remember drawing my night over and over. There were celebrations for my sister, but none was for me. I was alone. Forgotten. Most ponies didn't even know my presence in Equestria. So I started to hate my sister... I hated all the ponies, dragons, diamond dogs, griffons... So I wanted them to admire my night for just once."

Then Luna paused, prophet saw tears running down from her cheeks. She was doing her best to hold her tears. Prophet couldn't help himself to see this poor thing left crying. He gently sat down besides her, and give her a gentle stroke on her back. He said,

"Do you wish to stop?"

Luna wanted to say yes, but she just wanted to tell him everything. Everything that she thought, and felt. She needed to do it so badly.

"Can you hear me... Just for me! Please... Listen to my whole story... Just for once..."

Prophet nodded gently

"I will."

"So... I just for once, I decided to not lower the moon. Just... For once... I expected them to admire my night... But what came was total chaos. Every creature dwelled on our world, screamed and yelled... I was horrified... And angry. And my sister... Do you have any idea what sister did to me?! She... She told me... It was all my fault. It was my fault to disrupt the order... I explained to her everything! Everything that I have been through! I showed her... Everything... But... She didn't listen. She never did. So I was locked up in dungeon of my own castle. My horns and libs tied with chain... With those... Damned anti-magic barrier... I couldn't resist. Then it began... My downfall... I let all anger and hate consume me...  I turned to what they call... nightmare moon. And I brought out my full power to bring eternal night. And make them suffer... I thought I'd won this time. But as always, darkness fails and light prevails, she used Elements of harmony against me... And I was banished to the moon. All I ever wanted was friend, all I ever wanted was those who admire my night, but what I got was the opposite. Banishment to the moon for a thousand years. I was alone in the emptiness... At first, I thought it was their fault! Their! Fault! But longer I thought, I started to realize something. This was my fate. Always! Re... Remain in the shadow... That I deserve every bit of it."

After she finished her words, she let out soft cry. More tears tormented down towards her chin, and some fell on the blanket. This melted prophet's cold machine like mind. He carefully swung his arms around her and pushed her little more closer to his chest. Then Luna gently rested her hooves on him, and cried even more as she dug down to his chest. Prophet let out a deep sigh, and said,

"It's okay. It's gonna be alright."

After few more seconds, the door blasted open, and Celestia came in. She yelled,

"Prophet! What have you done!"

Sudden rage took Prophet, he bolted his finger towards Celestia, and his body started to glow in red...

"Maximum power"

Prophet yelled,

"You... You twisted motherfucker!!!"