Equestria Fantasy I

A long long time ago there were two sisters; One whose hair was pink as a kitten's nose and skin pale as snow and another whose hair flowed like the starry night and skin as dark as sapphires. They were gentle and kind, living with their mother and helping their fellow villagers where they were needed. They were well respected and loved, their magical prowess above all those who were gifted with the Unicorn's Horn. One Sister could intensify the sunlight and make the crop grow while the other could dim the moon and help the restless sleep. It had been this way since they were children, their Marks of Cuterus coming to them so early it had almost been unheard of.

As the sisters grew they became aware of the problems with the world, leaving their village to try and help those who needed them most. The older took the younger's hand and they left. Their journey was long, the individual stories lost to time itself, but all knew that they did nothing but good as they traveled the land of Equestria. They were overjoyed to do so much good, always helping, never hurting or upsetting. However all good things must come to an end.

This end came in the form of Discord, a beast whose very existence made no sense. Confused they tried to expel him with their magics, but thwarted they were as quickly as they blinked. He rampaged on, the two girls upset and confused as their home destroyed. It wasn't long before they attempted to aide their fellow villagers, each attempt ended by Discord gruesomely. They had never seen so much hate, and for the first time the eldest sister grew upset. She raised the sun so high it burned the villagers skin and blinded Discord. The youngest sister responded with fear, raising the moon and flooding the village with the local rivers and fountains. Ashamed at themselves they fled, the moon staying where it stood in the sky.

The Youngest illuminated the stars to help them navigate, Discord's roars echoing through the forest. It wasn't long before they came upon a tree, collapsing on it and crying together over their sins. They had hurt the ones they loved and failed to save the village, all the while failing to defeat a beast they had never seen before. The oldest begged and prayed for forgivness, the youngest apologizing and asking for her sister to calm. As they spoke the different tree began to glow white in the distance. The Sisters made their way to it, prepared for the end and broken. However they were greeted with light not death, a tree with gems the likes they had never seen. The eldest turned to her little sister and smiled, prepared to sacrifice herself on the tree; heart so heavy with guilt for what she had done she was ready to sacrifice herself for her people.

"But you mustn't my dearest Celestia!" the youngest called, " Think of all the good we have done!"

A gem lit up on the tree, but neither saw.

"Yes but I hurt my people..." Celestia looked down and put a hand on the other's shoulder, " Oh Luna you were always so Loyal..."

Another Gem illuminated itself.

"Of course...I would never leave my sister! We cannot have light without darkness, no good without evil! Without us Discord would rule over the land. We must do something! We can do something! You're being irrational and stupid Celestia, and you need to stop!"

Another Gem.

"But our people..."

"We have given countless blessings and gifts and help to others! This is just another obstacle! We can heal them...please..." The youngest began to cry, hugging her sister close. Celestia pet her Luna's head and llifted her chin, " remember that time we made mother upset by turning her pie into crows?" Luna laughed a bit, wiping a few tears, " Yeah? She was so mad..."

Two more gems lit up as the sister's began to cry again. Their Embrace though made the whole tree glow like starlight, a final sixth gem appearing in the heart of the tree. They looked up slowly, blinded as magic engulfed them and imbued them with six objects in the form of crystals in their wrists and chests. Baffled they looked up at the now dimmed tree, Luna standing and looking at herself. " Come sister, we must defeat him..."

They took themselves to the village where Discord lay in pain, their newfound magics engulfing him in stone. That was not the only thing it did, it healed the villagers and changed and fixed the village itself. Celestia stared on as she raised the sun once more, their fellow friends and family coming to them to thank them for all they had done.

For a long time they once more ruled over their land, a castle built in their honor. The magic they had inherited changed them, Alicorns they were now called. The people praised that they were all three species of pony at once, their gifts proof of this. They were revered as goddesses, but the girls were more humble then that. For a long time they raised the sun and lowered the moon from their castle, their elements left on a pedestal for emergencies only. They ruled together for undress of years, their status as Alicorns leaving them with long lives, some even claiming immortal. However the long peace under their reign would not last long...

One day though, Celestia came to her sister brooding at the window.

"Luna? what are you doing up their so early, it is not time to raise the moon..." She took a step closer, a bolt of magic stopping her in her tracks.

"Not another step..."

"I don't understand...what's gotten into you lately. You've not been acting yourself..."

"Did you really expect me to sit idly by while they all basked in your precious light!"

"Precious Light? Luna...I"

"There can only be one princess in Equestria, and that Princess. WILL. BE. ME!" and with that she smashed the guard on the pedestal; an effigy to the princesses together as equal.s The smash sent a crack up the wall until it shattered a window, the shards falling to reveal the moon rising way too early. Luna stood there with her hands raised, a her shadow raising and engulfing her into a ball of darkness. The woman that emerged from it was not her sister, but a monster.

"Luna..."

"I am not your precious Luna...I am more powerful then you will ever be!"

"No..." Celestia tried to run to her sister's aide, halted by a powerful blast that sent her across the throne room. She was amazed and horrified, what could bring her sister to do this. As the creature that was now her sister flew through the window she looked up at the elements.

The village below turned to great Luna, confused by the sudden raising of the moon, " Luna...Luna it is too soon for the night?!"

"FOOLS!" She cried, obliterating the villager, " There will always be night, from now until the end of time; AND I NIGHTMARE MOON SHALL BE YOUR RULER!" A long Cackle sent the villagers scrambling to their homes as she raised herself high into the air. Shadows were spread to terrorize and punish, " you will regret sleeping through my precious night you peons! I will make you bed for forgiveness...beg for mercy!"

Celestia lay there against the pedestal, crying slowly as she tried to gather herself. One by one the gems glowed, embracing her in a light. " There must be light...We cannot have light without darkness, no good without evil..." The words were barely a whisper, the transformed Celestia following her sister out the window.

They say the battle between the two was short, the older over overpowering the younger. They say she cried as she begged her sister to ask for forgiveness and stop this silly game. In the end though she was forced to banish the youngest sister to the moon.

It wasn't long before she abandoned her castle, finding a new home in a place called Canterlot. From their she continued her rule, training young unicorns and watching over the land. She raised the sun and lowered the moon all her own, the elements lost to her. They say there are nights where she cries to the moon, but to see such a sight is not spoken of, not even among the unicorn guard.