A Thousand Years Ago.

"Ah!"

With a red flash, the gray apprentice was by Luna. His red eyes filled with concern and worry. Luna, was panting loudly, as well as sweating. She was quickly starting to hyperventilate from the shock of her dream. ' How come I'm the one who's getting all the dreams?' she asked nervously in her head.

"Luna, are you ok? Do you need a healing spell? A sleep spell? Wait! How about a-" Sombra was cut off by a black hoof covering up his mouth.

" Quiet Sombra! Can't you see your making it worse?" Private Wub Step commanded. " Princess, calm down, you're fine. Tell us what's wrong."

It took a Calming spell from Sombra and words of encouragement from the guard to calm Luna but soon she was breathing at normal speed. Clearing her throat, she began with her first dream. How nightmarish it seemed. Then she told the listening pair of the days events, of Illusion Flight and Nyx's past. Then finally when it came time for her to explain her latest dream.

"Then what Princess?"

"Tonight, the dream I had started like any other. It was just dark, not a threating dark, a welcoming dark. Like my night. But then...." Luna's mind drifted off.

"Yyyyeeeessss?" Sombra asked, wanting her to continue.

"Then ....... it was Illusion Flight's brother, I think, who came up to me. He said that he wasn't dead, just taken, by a darkness. And that-" Luna paused. " And that everyone I love will be taken by it too if I cant stop it. That I had a chance to save you all. And him as well."

There was a long silence after that. Sombra was deep in thought on how this could even be possible. The guard, though seemed to be like he always is, jolly without a care. And Luna just looking down at her hooves.

Suddenly, all three of their stomachs erupted in a storm of growls. The trio also burst out loudly, laughing.

" Come on. Lets get breakfast." Sombra said.

Walking down the halls, the trio searched for Discord and Celestia, as well as going to the kitchen. Failing to spot the dragconaquis or the sun princess, Luna decided to go ahead and eat. Partially due to her rumbling stomach. The three entered the kitchen silently. Sombra, running, went inside first. Then Luna, and then Wub Step. The guard made one last peek behind the door before closing it.

* CRASH!*

" Ah HA! I caught you this time! You can't have them Video Speaker. And I'll make sure of that!" said a gray unicorn mare, with a pink mane with a strip of teal in it. Her eyes were dark brown like chocolate.

"OW! Sheesh. Warn a guy first." Sombra said, appearing from a pile of pots and pans.

Ignoring this, the unicorn rushed up to the princess. " Princess Luna! Why in Everfree are you here this early?"

"Chips Delight. This is a kitchen, I think you can work out the variables." Luna simply replied.

"Oh. Right." Chips Delight turned towards the young apprentice. " Please excuse the trap I had set. That fiend, Video Speaker keeps stealing the special desserts for Celestia's government meetings. Just last week he stole some that was meant for the meeting with the governor of the Griffon Kingdoms."

Guard Wub Step took a step towards the baker mare, a charming smile on his face. " I think its only appropriate that I be the one to tell you that my ridiculous brother wont be bothering you, or any other pretty mare, anymore. " He said confidently.

The baker mare quickly brushed past him, her eyes closed and her nose in the air." Sorry." She replied bluntly. " Not interested."

Wub Step only looked sadly at the ground. Sighing, he whispered under his breath. " Always rejected. My stupid brother has all the attention." Gaining his composure, he lifted hid head high and all attention turned towards the princess.

"Well, princess." Chips Delight spoke. " What would you all like for breakfast?"

Luna quickly replied saying she wanted oats, and a salad. Wub Step only took a small sandwich, while Sombra ordered juice, apples and some hay fries.

"Ok! Coming right up. It might take a couple minutes though." The baking mare said cheerfully. She quickly bounced away into the kitchen.

20 minutes later...

*BURP*

" Ew. Gross Sombra!" the young princess exclaimed.

"Hey its not my fault the food is so good!" Sombra pointed out. " Great job Chips Delight."

Chips Delight giggled gleefully. " Oh. It was easy! ~All I had to was take of flour, add it to the mix!-"

SLAM

"CHIPS DELIGHT! THOU REQUEST A MORNING MEAL!" Celestia barged in, using the royal voice.

" How is it that you're the morning person Luna? " Chips Delight groaned.

"CHIPS DELIGHT!" The sun princess turned towards the mare." Oh! Luna. I didn't know you were here."

The young princess who had been sitting silently eating her salad now had a confused and shocked face. 'I know its morning and Tia must be tired but why must she act like the staff are nothing but servants! They're ponies too!' The lunar princess stood up and walked over to her sister. She readied her voice.

" While I am oversensitive there's just one thing," She started. " ARTH THOU SO RUDE AS TO SCREAM A THY HUMBLE STAFF?" Luna asked in the royal voice, her look was serious.

Celestia, startled by the outburst, fell to the ground. She looked at her younger sibling. The Moon Princess's coat was a darker hue and her eyes. Oh her eyes. They were narrowed so much, they looked like tiny dots compared to the whites of her eyes. Her smile was crooked, making the mare's appearance only more menacing. Laughing the lunar princess began rising in the air.

" What's wrong Tia? Afraid of the dark?" Luna mocked."What? Not that GREAT and MAGESTIC everypony call you are you?"

The young alicorn flew down by her sister. Her eyes glowing, her menacing smile replaced by an angry frown.

" Try and recognize the ponies with less power than you." Luna whispered. "Even your little sister knows that. Luna doesn't know that she can be controlled though."

The white glow from Luna's eyes faded, leaving two dark, sea-blue eyes in the place of where two turquoise eyes should've been.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this? How are you doing this?" Celestia asked, confused by what happened in a couple of seconds.

"My name is Velvet Fire! Former respected elder thanks to you. Second, I'm doing this because ALL ponies should rule this country. Not just alicorns. And third, the corruption spell is quite simple with dark magic." The possessed Luna replied.

"Dark Magic?" Sombra asked, wondering about this new subject.

" Sombra, do not be tempted by this horrible mare." Celestia's attention turned back to the form of her sister " I remember you. My life was in danger from that blast of dark energy."

"Hmm. Yes." Velvet Fire replied. " Well, its been great but I must be going. I don't want the death of alicorns being delayed."

And with that, the body of Luna dropped to the ground. She quickly awoke and was rubbing her head.

"Ugh. Tia! How come you keep yelling in the morning?" Luna said.

"Why can't I get a decent order without something bad happening?" Chips Delight said towards the wall.

" Um. Chips? Who are you talking too?" Sombra asked.

" Oh nobody! Just the readers." She replied.

"The..... readers? Chips Delight! there's no time for goofing off. Now help me with Luna. I already have enough confusing things going on." Celestia said, walking away to the throne room.