As Flash and Luna approach the forest, Flash begins to get a nervous look on his face. Luna notices this and asked, "What is the nervous look for Flash? You're a member of the royal guard. The Everfree Forest shouldn't scare you!"

Flash replied, "It isn't the forest your Majesty. I am really worried about Celestia. I don't know how much longer she can go on like this. She is barely getting any sleep and her obsession with Twilight Sparkle is getting kind of creepy."

Luna smiled and asked, "So I'm not the only one who thinks that?"

Flash started to go on a rant. He replied, "No, you're not. I am very quickly coming to the conclusion that Celestia is unfit to rule. I honestly wish she would do something that would cause her to be booted out and you could become queen. At least you don't let your emotions cloud your judgement and that is what makes for a great leader."

Luna picked up Flash, hugged him and replied, "FINALLY! Somepony other than my royal guard who knows what makes a great leader!" Luna set him down and continued, "I'm glad you think that way Flash but that doesn't get you out of dealing with those parasprites!"

Luna and Flash continued until they reached the darkest part of the forest. Flash asked, "Your Majesty, how do you even see in this part of the forest? I can hardly see anything."

Luna replied, "I am the Princess of the Night so I can see very well in dim light." Off in the distance Luna saw a cloud approaching them. She knew what it was so she took off up into the canopy of the forest.

Flash heard this but couldn't see Luna. He asked, "Princess Luna, where are you?"

Suddenly Flash started screaming and yelling as the parasprites attacked and began to eat his armor. He was shouting, "Luna, you did this on purpose! Help, please kill them!"

Luna swooped down and started frying the parasprites. A few got away but the rest were incinerated. Before Luna stood a shocked Flash Sentry. Luna began to snicker and asked, "Flash, what happened to your alleged parasprite handling abilities?"

Flash realized that all of his armor had been eaten. He replied sarcastically, "Oh very funny your Majesty!"

Luna said, "Let's get back to the castle. I do want to relax for a while before it is time to lower the moon."

While they were heading back to the castle Celestia was in her room trying to figure out what she was going to do. She knew Gray Wings was standing guard at her door yet she wanted so badly to escape and fly to Ponyville. Suddenly a thought came to her mind. She said to herself, "That's it! I can fly out the window!"

While Celestia was opening the window Yellow Eyes was circling the castle watching for anything unusual. He heard something, stopped and was looking around trying to see what it was. After seeing nothing he resumed his patrol over the castle. Celestia did not know he was out there and escaped her room.

While she was still over the castle she was shouting in glee, "I'm free! My sweet beloved Twily, I'm on my way to make you my wife! Goodbye Canterlot, I'm going to be gone for over a month, WOO-HOO!"

Yellow Eyes heard this and realized that this information had to be relayed to Princess Luna. He initially thought about going after her but after doing a bit of thinking he decided to just let her go. He thought maybe her absence would be in Luna's best interests.

Fifteen minutes passed when Luna and Flash returned to Canterlot. Gray Wings greeted them out in the upper courtyard. As soon as Gray Wings saw them he began to laugh. He asked, "Hey Flash, what happened to your armor?"

Flash laughed a bit himself and replied, "Oh ha-ha Gray wings." He brushed a few branches off of himself and continued, "Ok, so Luna was right about Twilight's parasprites."

Luna looked at Gray Wings and asked, "Gray Wings, speaking of Twilight, has Celestia tried to escape and go see her?"

Gray Wings replied, "Nope. She has been sleeping soundly since not too long after you two left. Maybe she realized that doing her royal duties is important after all."

Yellow Eyes saw them down on the courtyard, flew down and landed. He said, "Your Majesty, I have something very important I need to tell you."

Luna had a concerned look on her face and asked, "What is it Yellow Eyes?"

Yellow Eyes replied, "Well I don't know how she did it but your sister got out of her room and flew off towards Ponyville."

Luna became very angry. She shouted, "GRAY WINGS, YOU SAID SHE WAS SOUND ASLEEP! HOW DID SHE GET PAST YOU?"

Before Gray Wings could reply Yellow Eyes interrupted, "Your Majesty, I think she escaped out her window. Anyways, while she was flying away she was yelling about how she is free, how she was going to make Twilight her wife and how she was going to be gone for over a month."

Luna's anger quickly calmed down and she asked, "Seriously? She is going to be gone for over a month?"

Yellow Eyes replied, "Well that's what she was shouting about and given that she thought she was alone, I'm sure she was speaking the truth."

Flash interrupted, "Your Majesty, is there any kind of ancient laws regarding what she is doing and abdicating the throne."

Luna got a huge smile on her face and said, "I'm not sure but if she hasn't returned in a few days, I think the four of us ought to go into the archives and check this out! Let's go in and have a snack, I'm in a very good mood right now."

While Celestia was happy as a lark knowing that soon she would be with her Twily again Luna was ecstatic realizing that perhaps Celestia's actions could lead to her becoming Queen Luna, the sole leader of Equestria.

Author's Note

Royal rule 1.11.106a: I, Queen Galaxia, mother of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, do command, it shall be the royal duty of Celestia to raise and lower the sun and for Luna to raise and lower the moon. Rule 1.11.106b, while there are times that a princess can not do her royal duties, such as in times of illness, times of banishment or times of being gone on official business, the other princess shall handle both duties. Rule 1.11.106c, however, if a princess is gone on unofficial business and fails to do her royal duties for fourteen (14) consecutive days, on the morning of the fifteenth (15th) day when the other princess does the absent one's duty, she shall declare the absent one has abdicated the throne and she shall declare herself Queen. Rule 1.11.106d, the new Queen is to transform two (2) unicorns into Alicorns and make them princesses. Rule 1.11.106e. She is to take control of both royal guards and if the absent one returns, the royal guards are to greet her with spears and forbid her to return. Rule 1.11.106f, the new queen is to banish the one who abdicated to a place of her choosing."