The Consequences of Love

While Twilight is becoming a nervous wreck in Ponyville Princess Celestia is not faring much better up in Canterlot. It is very late and she is still awake. Luna and Gray Wings, the head of the Lunar Royal Guard, just returned from their patrol of the Everfree Forest and Luna was not thrilled to see her sister still awake.

Luna glared at her sister and asked, "Celestia, it is midnight and you are still awake. May I ask why? You should have been asleep a couple hours ago."

Celestia had tears running down her face and said, "I can't help it little sister, I'm worried about Twilight. What if she had a meltdown when she had to give that speech and she needs me?"

Luna replied, "Big sister, I'm sure she is fine. Twilight is a lot tougher mentally that you give her credit for."

Celestia began to head towards the door and said, "I'm going to check on her. I'll be back before too long."

Luna's eyes began to shine a bright white and she replied, "Oh no you're not! She is probably asleep and I highly doubt she would appreciate being woke up at this time of night. You need to get some sleep big sister."

Luna led Celestia to her room and told her to get some sleep. Celestia tried to get to sleep but she couldn't. She used her horn to create a bit of light and started looking at her picture of Twilight Sparkle. She started saying to herself, "My Twily, I need my Twily, I love you Twily."

Celestia continued to do that all night long and eventually Luna was waiting for Celestia to show up to raise the sun. It was five minutes past when the sun should have been raised and Celestia still hadn't shown up. Luna walked back to Celestia's room and knocked on the door. She didn't get any response so she walked in and saw Celestia sitting up staring at something and mumbling to herself. Luna walked over to her and waved her hoof in front of her face but still got no response.

Luna yelled, "CELESTIA, SNAP OUT OF IT! THE SUN NEEDS RAISING, WE'RE FIVE MINUTES LATE!"

Celestia took off but crashed into the ceiling and fell back onto her bed. She asked, "Little sister, why do you have to yell at me like that? It scares me."

Luna shouted, "Celestia, we need to get outside, now. We can't have Equestria falling into an ice age because you forgot to raise the sun."

Luna and Celestia headed out to the upper courtyard where she lowered the moon. Then Celestia tried to raise the sun. As hard as she tried, she could not get it above the horizon. Celestia said, "Luna, I can't do it. I'm too tired."

Luna replied, "Big sister, had you not stayed up all night you could have done this. I lowered the moon, now you raise the sun! It is your royal duty."

Celestia again tried to raise the sun. She was straining herself badly but could not raise it. She said, "Luna, I can't do it. Could you do it for me?"

Luna was shocked and angered. She replied, "Just this once big sister. After I do this we have to talk. I'm worried about you."

Luna raised the sun and led her sister into the throne room. She glared at Celestia and asked, "Big sister, did you stay up all night staring at that picture of Twilight Sparkle?"

Celestia started to cry and replied, "Yes, I did. Is it some sort of crime for me to do that?"

Luna's eyes began to shine a bright white and she shouted, "THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS YOU BEING UNABLE TO DO YOUR DUTIES!"

Celestia continued to cry, "I can't handle all the stress you are putting on me little sister. I'm going to Ponyville to see Twilight."

Luna stood in the doorway and shouted, "OH NO YOU'RE NOT. YOU COULDN'T EVEN RAISE THE SUN. YOU'RE GETTING SOME SLEEP."

Celestia shouted, "Look little sister. This is something you just don't understand. You have never had a student you grew that close to before. In fact, you've never even ran a school for gifted unicorns and you certainly haven't ever grown close to anypony."

Luna glared at her and growled, "What does that have to do with anything? Look Celestia, I had to raise the sun for you because you were too fatigued to do it yourself. Why? Because you stayed up ALL NIGHT LONG looking at a picture of Twilight Sparkle."

Celestia charged towards the door and knocked Luna out of the way. Luna stormed out of the door shouting, "GET BACK HERE CELESITA!"

Her shouts did no good as Celestia was bound and determined to go see Twilight. While Celestia was headed to Ponyville Luna stormed into the throne room and Gray Wings could tell she was angry. He asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Luna growled, "I'll tell you exactly what is wrong. My sister stays up all night last night staring at a picture of Twilight Sparkle. Because of that, she was too tired to raise the sun and I had to do it FOR HER. Then instead of getting some much needed sleep, she flies to Ponyville to go visit Twilight." Luna rolled her eyes and continued sarcastically, "Oh yeah, my sister doesn't have the energy to raise the sun but she has plenty of energy to go see her precious Twilight."

Gray Wings asked, "Your Majesty, what do you plan on doing about this?"

Luna replied, "I don't know. I really need to get some sleep and you look like you could get some too." Luna saw Flash Sentry had got up. She looked over at him and said, "Flash, Gray Wings and I are going to get our daily sleep, I need you to keep an eye on things."

Flash asked, "Where is Celestia?"

Luna sarcastically replied, "She is too tired to do her royal duties but she has more than enough energy to go to Ponyville. She went to see Twilight. Just hold down the fort and don't disturb me unless we are under siege. Oh and do me a favor, get that picture of Twilight Sparkle out of Celestia's room."

Flash asked, "Why do you want me to do that? Won't she get mad?"

Luna snapped, "Look, if she yells at you she will have to answer to me. She stayed up all night last night staring at it and I had to raise the sun FOR HER. She needs to sleep at night, not stay up looking at a picture."

Flash asked, "Where do you want me to put it?"

Luna replied, "Put it in the archives, hide it in the pantry in the kitchen or do something to where she won't have access to it. I'm headed to bed."

Flash did what Luna requested and hid the picture in the Starswirl the Bearded wing of the archives since Celestia doesn't go in there that much. He was very concerned about Celestia's mental state and although he would never admit it, he even began to wonder if things would be better off if Luna was the only pony in charge.