My Little Coffee Shop (A Romeo & Juliet Story)

     The glistening sun showered its light upon Equestria as it rose. The night was now ending, and a new day was starting. Celestia's yellow aura faded as the sun was finally set in its right position. Turning around and walking off the balcony and into the castle hallways, she closed her eyes. She always closed her eyes in this small, short, unused hallway. She didn't like it. This hallway was like a burden she  was carrying that could never be removed. This had been her fault, and there was no turning back- unless... no. She knew she couldn't do that to her subjects.

Celestia opened one eye, then the other. The dark, cold hallway full of old, dusty pictures seemed to be crawling onto her as she looked around at it. In front of the princess was a painting of Nightmare Moon hung on the wall. Next to it was another painting of the dreaded Queen Chrysalis. "They were the ones that defeated me. Nightmare Moon took who Luna was away from me, and Queen Chrysalis blinded me from my niece. I can't let it happen any mo-" Celestia mumbled to herself. She paused, seeing something out of the corner of her eye. She quickly turned, her heart beating fast from worry.

Luna stood at the entrance of the hallway. "Who... were you talking to?" The princess of the night asked, her voice as confused as her facial expression; her head slightly tilted to the left as her small pupils glared at her sister. Her mouth was not smiling, but not frowning either.

"N- nopony, Luna. I was just thinking out loud, that is all." Celestia replied, sighing.

"Something is bothering you. I know. Besides, you have been having dreams about being over powered by other alicorns and supernatural ponies and such." Luna said, noticing Celestia was looking at the Changling picture.

"Oh no, Luna. You check my dreams, too?" Celestia asked, now looking at her sister. Her voice sounded worried.

"It's my duty. I am the mother of the night, the whisperer of dreams. I protect everypony... even my older sister." Luna forced a smile, even though she had a feeling she wouldn't be. These dreams that Celestia was having are powerful, and Luna could feel almost like an invisible force of tension dragging her sister away from her.

"Well... I'm glad you did this time. You're right. I am afraid of being overpowered." Celestia continued to walk down the hallway, her sister now following behind. Luna seemed even more curious; perhaps she could help with the situation.

"Take him for example," Celestia began, standing in front of a picture of the feared King Sombra, "He had the same amount of magic the great Starswirl the Bearded did. Only the king used his for evil."

"But we banished him, remember?"

"But he broke free."

"And you don't think because Twilight Sparkle did the same thing that we did a thousand years later would make a difference?"

"Luna, this is my fear. I don't need to keep calling up the new princess because a powerful pony with extra magic is attacking me, you, the country... we don't need any more of that."

"I understand, Celestia. But I just don't know what to do. We aren't in trouble. Discord is reformed, Tirek is in Tartarus, Queen Chrysalis is in I have no idea where, Sombra buried beneath ice miles thick, and I'm not planning on becoming Nightmare Moon anytime soon."

"But, my fear-"

"Celestia, why do you think some new alicorn or super-magic pony is going to come and attack you?"

"I- I don't know. I guess it's because of a book I read the other day on Alicorns and Pegacorns." The elder Alicorn said, closing her eyes once more.

"Pegacorns? There hasn't been one of those in a thousand years!" Luna laughed.

"Not who you know of." Celestia said, still wandering the hallway.

"What do you mean?" Luna asked.

"About two hundred years ago I was attacked by a pegacorn."

"But, that only happens with an alicorn and a unicorn or pegasus, right...?"

"This one didn't. She was from a pegasus mother and a unicorn father. She had grown wealthy from her pegacorn fame and popularity."

"How did she attack you?"

"She wanted to take away the castle. I fought her, and finally she gave up. Until..."

"Until what?"

"I don't want to say."

"This will only help get rid of your fears."

"She said that she'd come back with revenge. And she did. She almost killed me. Pegacorns aren't immortal like us, so there was a hope. It's sad and wrong of me to think like that, I know, but when a pony raids the castle at night when you're asleep with her little army of followers to kill you and take over, wouldn't you at least somewhat feel the same way?" Celestia could feel tears in the corners of her eyes.

"You're not telling me something, Celestia. I can see your watery eyes. Please, tell me the truth. The whole truth."

"I am telling you the truth," Celestia said, holding back her tears.

"I never said you weren't. But I can sense you're only telling me part of it." Luna said, her voice soft and smooth.

"Okay... fine. The dream I had the night she came to kill me was the same dream from last night. But it wasn't exactly a dream last time, when she broke in... it was a vision. That's why I awoke and wasn't killed. Luna, I am worried. This might be a vision as well."

"Are you sure it's the same dream?"

"Yes. I saw the silhouettes of a unicorn and a pegasus. Then, from behind them, I saw a pegacorn shadow. Then I noticed that it was running towards me. All I could see were her bright yellow eyes glowing."

"How do you know it was a pegacorn and not an alicorn?"

"Many reasons. First, pegacorns don't have a different wing shape or horn size as regular unicorns and pegasi do. They are born, not made like alicorns. Also, she had the same voice as the one that tried to kill me and take over."

"What are you going to do?" Luna asked, feeling concern for her sister.

"I already know. Follow me; a new law must be passed." Celestia walked out of the hallway and into another as she made her way into another part of the castle. Luna followed closely behind, sensing that this would lead to more chaos.