Dear Reader,

I assume that you are aware of the term 'Under His/Her Wing'. In my case, I was 'Under Her Moonlight'. It has taken me over a thousand years to recall these memories that I had banished from my mind and another hundred years to write them on paper. The chapters in this book hold quite a lot of events that I had gone through with and without my older sister, Celestia, all caused by the same tragedy. I hope you enjoy my story.

Yours Truly,
Princess Luna

PS. If you must know, I will be writing in third person a majority of the time for two reasons, I am very fond of writing in third person and I honestly do not think that I am prepared to write my tragic tale in first person for my own personal reasons.

You could say that it all started the day I was born so I will begin there.

It was a night unlike any other. Inside the Canterlot Castle, Queen Moonglow was sitting on her throne with a newborn filly in her grasp. A team of nurses surrounded her.

"She looks just like you," said Soft Heart, the head nurse. Moonglow gave a shy smile.

At that moment, a royal guard entered the room with King Sunbeam and a young filly with a pure white coat and a pink mane and tail.

"King Sunbeam and Princess Celestia," the guard's voice echoed through the throne room. The nurses quickly bowed before their majesties. King Sunbeam and Princess Celestia walked towards Queen Moonglow and the new princess.

"This little one will be the princess of the night, Sun, my love," said the queen of Equestria. Princess Celestia was only five years old and honestly had no idea what was going on. Kneeling beside the princess of the day, Queen Moonglow whispered into her ear, "Meet your younger sister."

The young filly soon came to be known as Princess Luna.

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My mother had sworn that she would raise me to be the very best that I could be. I was only four years old when my training began.

Sunlight streamed into the largest room in the tallest tower. Princess Luna opened her eyes and saw Queen Moonglow gently nudging her with her muzzle.

"Rise and shine, Luna. Today is your first day of training," Queen Moonglow said.

Still sleepy, Princess Luna yawned and replied, "But I thought that Tia was doing training to be the sun princess or whatever you call it."

Chuckling, Queen Moonglow used her magic to lift the princess up and into the dining room, much to Luna's dismay.

King Sunbeam and Princess Celestia were already seated at the grand golden table when the queen came in with Princess Luna in tow.

"Father, what is Mother doing?" asked Princess Celestia. King Sunbeam could not help but laugh out loud at the unimaginable and ridiculous sight.

"It's for the best," said Queen Moonglow as she gently placed Princess Luna next to the table.

Upon seeing the wide array of food, Luna forgot that she was mad at her mother and started piling things onto her plate before wolfing them down. King Sunbeam and Queen Moonglow smiled. They were happy that their young filly had a seemingly healthy appetite.

After breakfast, Queen Moonglow led Princess Luna to a small room at the side of the castle.

"Here you will practise your stance," said the queen as she shut the door behind them.

"What stance?" asked Princess Luna.

"The stance you will need to raise and lower the moon. Here, I'll show you," replied Queen Moonglow, showing Luna how it was done.

The next few years were tortue to Princess Luna. Every morning she would practise her stance and every night she would put it to practical use by helping her mother to raise the moon. It was worth it, though. Princess Luna felt her growing closer and closer to Queen Moonglow, the feeling was mutual.

Soon it was time to put all of Princess Luna's training to the test. It was late evening on one of the coldest and bitterest days of winter. Queen Moonglow brought Princess Luna to the balcony as expected by the princess of the night.

"There's going to be a change of plans," said Queen Moonglow, "Luna, you will be raising the moon by yourself tonight. I have guided you up till this point and I believe that you are ready. I will beside you at all times and will help you when you need it most." Upon hearing this, Princess Luna could feel her stomach make a backflip. She was going to raise the moon on her own!

Fortunately, Princess Luna kept her composure and took the stance that had become second nature to her over the last couple of weeks. Slowly but surely, she began to raise the moon. It appeared over the horizon and it gradually made its way to its respective place in the night sky. The clouds turned from a beautiful orange-pink to a mysterious dark blue. Everypony who had good eyesight could see the stars appear in their multitudes. It was a magnificent night.

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My mother made me work very hard but she was also very loving. I remember when she used to tell me stories every night once my duties were done.

Snuggled safely in her bed, Princess Luna turned towards Queen Moonglow.

"Mother, please read me a story," she murmured. Queen Moonglow smiled and took a seat next to Luna's bed.

"What would you like to hear?" the queen asked.

"Tell me how Equestria was founded," Princess Luna replied. Queen Moonglow nodded. This was one of those things that she knew by heart, a story that she did not need to read from a book. The tale she was about to tell the princess of the night had involved King Sunbeam and herself.

Clearing her throat, Queen Moonglow started, "Long ago, the place we now call Equestria didn't exist. There were only barren wastelands. Food was scarce and the ponies were split into two groups. Each was led by an alicorn whom possessed great powers. Both of the groups were at war with each other. One group was called the Sun Nomads while the other group was called the Moon Guardians. The Guardians and Nomads argued all day and all night. To tell you the truth, there was no day and night at all, instead the sky was split into two. In fact, the reason for the fighting was due to this. The Sun Nomads wanted unending day while the Moon Guardians wanted unending night. Even the alicorns were at each other's necks.

"Your father and I were the children of the Nomads' alicorn and the Guardians' alicorn respectively. Throughout our childhood, the Nomads and Guardians trained us in every way they could. They wanted us to fight to the death with each other in the hopes that their enemies should fall while they reigned supreme.

"In fact, that was how I met your father. I was sent on the front lines once I had turned sixteen years old. Just as I was about to lead my troops into battle, I saw him. He saw me, too. It was love at first sight. We both knew that we wanted to be together but were not able to because of the bad blood between our two groups so we did the only thing we could do, we ran away.

"A few years later, we had heard that the fighting had ceased. Your father and I were delighted. When we returned home, we were appalled at what we saw, there were injured ponies everywhere. We knew that they needed time to recuperate. Your father then had a brilliant idea. He told me that he would lower the sun so I would have space to fully raise the moon. Of course, I thought it was a brilliant idea. The heat given off by the sun would be nowhere in sight as that slowed down the healing process and so it was done. Once everypony was better, your father raised the sun so they could see the light that had been stashed away in their minds, the light that had been long forgotten.

"Soon all the ponies realised their errors and declared to sign a peace treaty. The current alicorn leaders had perished so your father and I took up the rolls of being the rulers of the now peaceful land which we decided to call Equestria and we vowed to spread life throughout the land."

"Wow, that's a really good story," Princess Luna said trying to stay awake.

"I'm glad you liked it," replied Queen Moonglow. She planted a kiss on Princess Luna's cheek. "Goodnight my little filly."

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As you now know, my mother and I made quite a few wonderful memories together. Unfortunately, that was about to change.

Merely days after her sixteenth birthday, Princess Luna woke up to a strange silence that spread throughout the castle. There was nopony in sight.

Suddenly something caught her eye. A flash of white and blue passed her quickly. It was Lapis Lazuli!

"Hey! Lapis! Where are you going to in such a rush?" hollered Princess Luna. The unicorn continued galloping down the hallway. Princess Luna could feel beads of perspiration form on her forehead. Lapis Lazuli was usually a very good listener. If she didn't hear Luna that meant that something was wrong. Silently, she followed Lapis Lazuli. Soon, she saw Lapis Lazuli enter her parents rooms. Opening the door, she gasped at what she saw.

Author's Note

This is my first fimfiction so I hope you enjoy it. I know its not very long but you have to understand that I don't like to write lengthy books. Plus, be prepared for at least one or two moments of suspense in every chapter!

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON!!! -SG