In the Shadow of the Sun

In the Shadow of the Sun

Written by: *Fluttershy and Dragon*

    Celestia sat in her comfortably furnished room awaiting the arrival of her sister. She sat in front of the fireplace while writing a reply to Fluttershy's request. Suddenly her shadow moved as a moan of begging came from it. Celestia looked back at her shadow as she saw glowing eyes with purple wisp escaping from them. Her eyes widen as she stood, her shoes glistening in the firelight as she mumbled thoughts to herself. "Sombra..." She uttered as her eyes were darting across the room. Celestia shuddered as a cool hoof ran down her back. It felt like she was inhaling the cool winter air. Purple wisp came from her eyes as she began to cry. She screamed with pain as she heard hooves thundering down the hall. "Luna!" She called for her sister in the cool air. The door was bucked open as guards rushed in to examine the princess. Celestia was shuddering in the corner as more tears escaped from her eyes. She choked out the words help as black tentacles crawled up her throat. Choking her against her will, she banged her hoof against the wall begging for the pain to stop. A guard stepped forward to comfort her as she screamed no and turned her head, staring at him. Her eyes turned a glowing green as purple wisp crawled up her horn, taking full control of her. Her horn was now surrounded with a purple aurora as she blasted one of her guards against the wall.

  Celestia's head twitched as an evil laugh escaped from her mouth. Her voice deepened as she laughed at the guards fear. Luna's hooves were thundering down the hallway to find the cause of the shouts. "Celestia!" She shouted in fear as she knew what awaited her at her sister's room. She saw the bodies of guards on the floor and a giant hole in the wall. Luna galloped and spreaded her wings and flapped them vigorously as she reached higher altitude.

  "So you decided to chase me did you?" Celestia was standing on a cloud, towering over her younger sister. Luna's eyes widened as she was hit in the chest. Luna slowly began to fall from the cloud as her eyes slowly closed. The blow was delivered hard and Luna could still feel the pain. She crashed through a glass roof and landed onto what she thought was her final resting place on the concrete floor.

  "Sombra..." She uttered. Luna whimpered as her cuts stung with pain. She looked down at the cuts and scraps and nodded her head. Luna explored the dusty library until she found what she was looking for. Her horn was surrounded with a light blue aurora as she lifted a light blue helmet. "This must be done." She said as a single tear escaped from her eye. A thundering laugh came from the building as Celestia looked down at the pony growing closer. Her eyes narrowed as she took flight high into the sky.

  "I knew you would joined the dark side sometime." Celestia uttered as she flapped her wings, keeping her in place.

  "Hmph, I do not intend to stay in this state." Spoke a low voice of a mare from the corner of Celestia's eye. It was Luna, but Nightmare Moon at the same time. Her black coat was stained with light blue as she braced herself for an attack. Celestia chuckled as Luna stood in the face of her fear. "I know it is you, Sombra." Luna said as her eyes narrowed. She knew he would escape sometime in her lifetime, but she wasn't expecting him to take her sister's form. "Leave my sister's body, besides you have enough energy now." Luna said as she floated down onto the cloud that sustained Sombra.

  "You know Luna, you and I aren't so different." Sombra turned towards Luna. "You are queen of the night and darkness, and I am the king of shadows." Sombra winked as Luna struggled to understand.

  "I am no queen of darkness, just the night Sombra." Luna hardly understood Sombra's ways. Even after she had explored his dreams.

  "You are right Luna, but I am having a lot of fun already. Why would I quit?" Sombra then laughed and took flight through the misty air.

  "I will force you out of her if I have to!" She shouted behind him desperately trying to catch up with him. Sombra turned around and shot Luna in the chest with a purple blast. Luna dodged the ray of magic and sent a blast towards Sombra. He dodged the blast as he turned into a shadow. He swept across the cloud nearing Luna as he consumed her body in the darkness. "No!" She shouted, as she escaped the darkness. Her eyes turned white as she gained power from the moon. Sombra laughed and landed on a cloud.

"You really think you can defeat me?" Sombra shouted into the night sky.

"Hmph, do birds fly?" She questioned sarcastically. Sombra roared and horn became surrounded by a purple aurora. Luna's horn also lit up as a ray of light made it's way towards Sombra. Sombra sent a ray of black hurdling towards Luna. Halfway, their power met and Luna pushed her magic as far as she could. Sombra simply smiled and his horn grew brighter. His magic was making it's way towards Luna's horn and finally collided with her horn. Luna was in shock, everything went dark as her wings failed to support her. Her magic was useless down as she landed on the hard dirt. The wind was knocked out of her as she struggled to breathe. How did this happen?