Basic History of Equestria

Celestia's and Luna's lost to king Sombra was met with gloom and despair. The announcement of the failure to protect the kingdom was apparent on their faces. Celestia was having a hard enough time as it was just trying to stomach all of which had transpired. The royal family was dead, the crystal heart tainted, and the kingdom gone. Celestia had to even announce that Luna was badly injured and would not be able to perform her duties as princess of the night. The bat ponies took this to heart. Princess Luna was their only princess and one that was looked upon as mother of the moon. Celestia was now burdened with not only the struggles of being a princess and failure trying to protect the Crystal Empire but now she had to watch over her dear sister and perform the royal duties of both the day and the night. Luna's absence at court allowed her to be the focus of politics and councils as well as public opinion.  Celestia was placed under an amount of great stress due to her sisters condition. When Luna finally healed and returned back to her royal duties all was not well. Celestia, burdened by the amount of responsibilities she had to endure happily gave some away to the council which was made up of strong pony leaders from all three kingdoms and other leaders and nobles from the nations they united. This left Luna with not much to do but the control of the night itself. Rumors begun top spread about the younger sister. Fear that she may be infected with dark magic and she would cause the fall of a kingdom next. Details that Luna was not capable of performing her royal duties correctly or at all. Celestia was concerned about her sisters unhappiness and did not like the rumors being spread. Celestia announced that the rumors being spread about her sister should be stopped and did not approve at all of what was being said. Celestia was recognized, still, as more of a princess than Luna's and with that her return was very much unnoticed.

Celestia did her best to try and help her sister regain her authority but Celestia was more in focus of the public than anything else. A split was growing between the sisters that continued to widen. Luna's resentment grew and Celestia could not understand her sisters sadness. Her efforts to include Luna only amplified her fanfare and her praise. Luna now only came out of the castle only to fulfill her duties as to raise the moon. Little did she know she would be missed upon her inhabitants of the night. In order to make up for her lost time at court Luna worked on her celestial craft. Sculpting constellations and moon phases. It was the night princess herself that created the phases and constellations that we now study and know today. Unfortunately, astronomy was not a popular then and Celestia lamented that she could not match her sisters craft. Luna's hard work went unnoticed and resentment eventually overcame her. She stopped her duties all together and left the moon in the sky. The ponies woke up to a night far longer than what it should have been. the sun itself was naturally more important than the moon which only made Luna feel more unwanted. Without the sun the crops will not grow and life would slowly wither and they would too. Celestia tried to convince her sister to lower the moon but she was locked away in her bed chambers refusing to come out and listen. Celestia went out and reluctantly set the moon with some difficulty. It took awhile but she finally did. the ponies clamored and praised Celestia for what she done but for Luna, it was the last straw.

Outraged by her sisters actions, Luna seized control of the moon and placed it high in the sky over the sun and from it's blackness came the wicked nightmare moon. Celestia refused to fight her sister but was left with no choice but to use the elements of harmony. The battle lasted for quite some time and was aggressive. No one pony could fully wield the elements and so Celestia could only banish her sister to the moon. as she did the image of a mare shown on the face of the moon. It was clear. Luna was gone and she was now truly alone. The elements refused to listen and now laid dormant. Celestia let out a scream of despair that she never did before and fell to the ground with tears filling her eyes in a non-ending stream of waterfalls. the castle was destroyed and no longer good to be inhabited. Celestia went inside the castle that now lies in ruin and went into her bedchamber. as she cried herself to sleep she watched as her pink mane turned into the colors of both the day and night.