Author's Note

So sorry for making you wait so long for me to put this up, I've had some bad writers block for a while and then I just got really busy, and this last week I've been sick so I took the time to rewrite this like, a couple hundred times. The original was really bad. XD hope you enjoy, I'll try hard to get chp. Seven posted before Thanksgiving? I'm super busy for a while so I'm sorry if it takes forever.

6 Sacrifice

"Twilight?" Luna had just woken up and was still spent from the previous night's activities. "I think your mane looks a little... um... different." She gave a badly stifled laugh and turned her head away, now constantly giggling.

"Huh?" Twilight trotted to the mirror to see her mane was a complete mess. "Oh, what in the name of Luna could have done this?..." Twilight said with emphasis on every word, and a sly look to Luna, who continued to giggle even more now. "And you thought MY mane was bad? Heh, wait 'till you see YOURS!" Twilight was laughing as she walked away from the mirror for Luna to see herself. The Alicorn stood staring at her reflection.

"Indeed, I do take the prize; Worst mane in Equestria!" The two Alicorns started giggling and held each other. The two kissed and, for a brief moment, felt all they needed and wanted in the world was the lovely, amazing Alicorn in their seemingly eternal grasp.

A pony slowly trotted up the stairs that led to Twilight's room, reached the door and stood there, waiting, having not made a sound the entire time.

"Luna," Twilight whispered just barely inaudible to the pony standing outside, "We are no longer in private..."

"I know dear Twilight... I know..." Luna seemed not to care too much, but sounded very distant.

"Are you alright?" Twilight saw she was distracted by a thought, but what?

"I'm fine."

" I think I'm getting a bit hungry. You?" Twilight asked, really saying that they should see who it was eavesdropping.

"I am hungry, I also need to use the little mares room..." Luna looked a bit embarrassed for some reason.

"Let's go then." Twilight said and took Luna by the hoof. They opened the door, and saw the culprit. "Pinkie? What are you doing trying to listen to us?" Twilight was really confused now, having expected Rainbow Dash or her brother.

"I'm sorry Twilight, I wasn't trying to listen to you two. I got up here and was going to knock, but then wasn't sure if it'd bother you so I stood here thinking about the recent events, and I realized something Twilight..." Pinkies hair was still depressed to her head, rather than the usual poofy mess that made her a good head taller.

"What did you realize Pinkie?"

"I realized that of all of my friends, you are one of my closest, and I'd never let anything come between us, even if I have to kill somepony..." Pinkie's face was dead serious, and quite terrifying, leaving both princesses stunned and with nothing to say as she turned and slowly trotted down the stairs and went off to the kitchen.

"Umm... Not what I expected... Lets get food." Twilight pulled gently on Luna's hoof and felt her pull back. "Right... Other ponies..."

"I'm sorry Twilight, I just don't want to make anypony feel awkward... Even though all I want in the world is for you to hold me as I hold you..." Luna started to wiggle about a little at a very slow, consistent pace.

"It's fine, I understand... I just wish it didn't have to be like this..." Twilight frowned and held Luna, who now was wiggling a little more than before.

"I love you Twilight..." Luna whispered, leaving the sentence hanging.

"I love you too Luna... I just wish it didn't have to be a secret..." Twilight squeezed a little and Luna started to wiggle more violently. "Are you okay? Why are you wiggling so much?"

"Twilight, dear, I told you earlier... I need to use the little mares room!" Her whisper was sharp and violent.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Princess Luna, I'll let go now so you can go." Twilight giggled and moved out of the way as Luna rushed to her room to use that bathroom.

"I made it! Phew! Now for what I needed to attend to alone." Luna washed her hooves and brushed her mane. She looked into the mirror, and a face appeared that wasn't hers, but more like a shadow. "Everything is going as you'd hoped... But it is over. I am done being your toy."

"Are you now?..." The shadow left the mirror to fill the room. "It was only a matter of time before the inevitable..." The shadow took the form of an Alicorn and took a tangible step forward, the sound a sickening crack as something in its leg seemed to break, but it took no notice, and continued, step after step, the same sickening crack in each step until he was upon Luna, towering over her, his breath smelling like death. "You will do as I say, and make Twilight Sparkle fall... Am I understood?..." The shadow bared its teeth, an ugly yellow assortment of razor sharp fangs, something long dead stuck between them.

"I-I understand..." Luna's voice trembled, a tear rolled down her cheek as she thought of the one she loved falling to darkness.

"Then we are in an accord... Continue with my little request and you will be fine... Fail to, and I will personally see to it that the princess of friendship will fall!" As he spoke he spat on Luna's beautiful, sleek face, his saliva a burning liquid that made her feel far from comfortable. The shadow took an intangible form once again and returned to the mirror. Luna sat in her room for about twenty minutes crying. What would she do? Would she make her lover do the unspeakable, or would she defy the creature who killed her parents? The creature who made her parents fall, and destroy everything they held dear... The creature who had made her fall once before, turning her into Nightmare Moon...

"Hey Luna, you feel better?" Luna had come out and walked majestically to the table where everypony else sat.

"Yes, I'm much better now. Thank you Twilight." Luna smiled and continued on to eat her breakfast.

"Alright, its only a few more days until we can leave and return to our homes and try to rebuild our... Loses..." Shining Armor paused on the word losses, thinking how they would repopulate if they needed to. The immediate ideas that came to mind scared him, considering he and spike were the only males around...

"A few more daaaysss!!! I can't wait that long!" Rainbow dash was clearly upset, and anxious to stretch her wings. "Is it like, two days? Or FOUR days!?" Rainbow Dash grabbed her face and slumped to the ground in a worried fit.

"Oh hush ya' big baby! A few more days ain't gonna kill ya." Apple Jack said pointedly, in the way only she can.

"I just dread to think of my poor bouquet's state! Oh what this horrible shadowling creatures could have done! It's unbearable to think about!" Rarity said in the drama queen voice she had mastered to a T while a couch appeared out of nowhere for her to faint upon. "Oh it's just a tragedy!"

"I just hope all the critters in my house were okay... I'm so worried about them all... I'll make them all a special treat when we get back! Maybe even take them out to eat!" Fluttershy was excited about this idea, and was prancing around. "Oh Rainbow Dash, a. Few more days can't be too bad... I think..." Fluttershy stopped prancing and sat behind Rainbow Dash giving her a gentle massage.

"I hope the baby cakes are okay..." Pinkie piped up, her hanging head raised slightly at this hopeful thought that her two favorite babies were going to be fine. They weren't really babies anymore, but they still didn't have their cutie marks.

"I'm worried about Granny Smith and Apple Bloom, I sure hope Big Mac is okay and takin' good care of them..." Apple Jack pulled her hat off and held it into her chest, her hair radiant (and to Rainbow Dash somewhat exotic) and glowing in the light from the inside of the enormous tree.

"The only things I'm worried about are all in this room..." Twilight said and pulled everyone in for a group hug. Everyone except Golden Rain.

"Oh don't worry, I want to rape you all and kill you in your sleep." Golden Rain said bitterly as she went into a room labeled Spike without realizing it wasn't her room.

"I'm worried about Gilda a bit, but I know she can handle herself. I'm more concerned about Jo!" Spike had said with a great amount of worry in his voice.

" The Doughnut pony" Twilight asked very confused.

"Yeah! He has the best doughnuts a growing dragon could ever want!" Everypony laughed at this remark.

"We need to leave today." Luna said in a serious tone. Everypony stood and stared at her in question. "We need to leave today. I can't explain why or what is going on right now, but we have to leave right now." Luna hung her head a little, her whole body shaking in fear. "All I can say is I have done something terrible, and I will set things right by warning you all to leave."

"Luna, what are you talking about? I'm not leaving until you explain yourself..." Twilight was scared of the answer she would be given.

"I'm all for getting outta here sooner, but thiiiis is kinda creepy..." Rainbow Dash voiced everyponies opinion.

"I can't explain, by saying this I'm putting you in danger, but if I had not, you would be in more danger that you could not escape from. At the least I will let you escape. Twilight, we need to open these doors now. Trust me..." She cried as she spoke, looking deep into Twilights eyes.

"Alright... I trust you Luna..." Twilight had stepped up to the large doors on the right side as Luna took the left. Both Alicorns eyes glowed as they rose into the air from their magic and the doors slowly opened into the Everfree Forest.

"Everypony must leave, now!" Luna shouted and all ponies broke lose.