Chapter 1 : The Letter

Sunlight lead the arrival of the dawn, pushing the darkness of night over the western horizon. It’s light fell upon the eye of a sleeping Twilight Sparkle, rousing her from her slumber. As she rubbed her eyes to clear the sandpony’s powder, she was entranced by the sweet, familiar smell of hay cakes.

“Hmm, is that what I think it is?” She wondered as she became fully awake.

Twilight made her way to the library’s lower level, where her nose guided her into the kitchen. There, she found an unusual sight; Spike was awake, and making haycakes no less!

“Oh, good morning Twilight” He greeted her with a smile while still focused on his cooking, as any diligent assistant would. Suddenly, he burst into laughter as he allowed his gaze to drift over to Twilight.

“What did you do? Trot into a field of poison joke?” The baby dragon continued to laugh hysterically.

As Twilight looked at the giggling dragon she turned her head to a mirror and saw that her mane shot off in every direction. She wondered if it was another one of Rainbow and Pinkie’s pranks.

“Oh boy, If Rarity saw me like this, she would give me a complete make over, don’t you think so Spike?” She tamed the strands with a brush, so as to not give the element of generosity a heart attack.

Spike just giggled and nodded, he had seen Rarity do that to Twilight on more than one occasion over less minor crimes against fashion. As Spike returned to the kitchen, he felt something in his stomach building up, growing, before finally burping up a scroll. He noticed that the seal on the scroll was not red, but green. It was a personal scroll addressed to Princess Twilight.

“Twilight!” Spike called out from the kitchen.

“Yes, Spike? What is it?” Twilight said peaking her head into the kitchen after she had tamed her mane.

Spike showed Twilight the scroll, which she then levitated in front of herself. She looked at the green seal before opening it. She didn’t normally get such letters from the Princess. This must have been very important.

Dear: Princess Twilight
I have something to confess. It is something that has to do with Luna’s past and that I have been keeping secret from her for over 1000 years. The story as it was said is accurate, for the most part. As you know the tale is, that “The stars will aid in her escape”. Those stars were actually somepony special to Luna, a colt named Night Sky. That is all I can tell you now. Come to Canterlot as quickly as you can.
Yours: Princess Celestia

As Twilight read the scroll, her mind was trying to cope with the fact that there is possibly more to the story than she had thought. She stood there for a moment lost in thought of the story and this new character in whom she has never even heard of before. Spike noticed, and out of concern he nudged her.

“Uh, Twilight? Everything Alright?

It didn't take long for her to catch herself, quickly getting a hold of her thoughts before they could consume her forever.

Twilight shook her head. “Oh, it’s nothing.” She replied "It's just that the Princess wants to talk to me about something regarding Princess Luna.”

“She wants to talk to you about Luna? But why?” Spike was now a bit confused.

“Well, in her letter she talks about the story of Nightmare moon, and mentions the line, "The stars will aid in her escape".”

Spike nodded, remembering the many times Twilight read him the story before tucking him into bed. However, he soon became distracted as he glanced over at the now finished haycakes.

Spike sighed. “Well, guess that’s the end of breakfast, huh?”

“Of course not. Spike, How could I ever skip a breakfast prepared by my number one assistant?” Her reply did much to lift the baby dragon’s heart, and the two wasted no time in preparing to eat.

“Mmm, delicious! You’ve really outdone yourself with these, Spike!” Twilight said after she had her first taste.

As they finish the haycakes, the duo prepared to depart for Canterlot.

“Well I think its about time to go now.” Said Spike who was just finishing his last haycake.

“Yes. I’m sure happy I got those flying lessons from Rainbow Dash.” Twilight happily pointed out.

Remembering the first time Spike had seen Twilight attempt to fly, he did nothing else but agree. “You and me both, sister.”

As they walked out the door, Twilight spread her wings casting the silhouette of a Princess preparing for flight. As a rocket preparing for launch, Twilight was soon to take off and Spike didn't want to miss his flight so he quickly hopped on her back. Her flying had much improved since her coronation. Rainbow Dash had put all of her energy into making Twilight fly like she was born with wings, though upon take off, Twilight felt as if her efforts had not been for naught. As she soared up into the sky, she remembered the story along with the new details Princess Celestia had just shared with her. She wondered what the Princess was going to tell her, because all she had to go on was the ancient legends that where told during the time of Nightmare moon about her subsequent banishment.

“I wonder what Princess Celestia is going to tell me..” Twilight shared her thoughts with Spike.

“Me too. She wouldn’t have called you all the way to Canterlot if it wasn’t super important.”

Twilight nodded, but still wondered what it was that had Celestia so worked up. She had banished her sister over a thousand years ago, and Nightmare Moon had been turned back into Luna by the Elements of Harmony. What significance was this Night Sky now?

“By the way, Twilight?” Spike interrupted her train of thought.

“Yes, Spike?”

“What went on with you back there? When you read the letter I mean. It looked like you had alot on your mind."

Twilight looked at the expansive blue sky that lay before her.

“Well Spike. In the letter, Princess Celestia said she found a book not long after she used the Elements of Harmony to send Luna to the moon. You do remember the line, right? "After one thousand years, the stars will aid in her escape"

Spike nodded as he does know the story and is well familiar with the line. “Yeah, you mentioned something about it back at the library.”

“Well, apparently the "stars", were actually somepony very close to Luna. He was a colt, named Night Sky."

Spike held on tightly to Twilight as Canterlot came into view. They decided to head for the castle gardens where Twilight could land with the least difficulty.

“Hang on Spike!" Began Twilight. "I think this is going to be a bumpy ride. I still haven’t mastered the landing, so fasten your seatbelt!”

Spike didn’t know where the seat belt came from, but he sure was glad he found it.

Next Time On A Dark Secret!

"Soo.." Twilight runs up beside the Princess.

"Where are we going?" Asks Twilight curiously.

Princess Celestia continues walking as if she had not heard the question.

"Princess?" Still no reply.

Soon she finds herself being guided through a familiar hallway with stained glass murals on the walls and Princess Celestia comes to a halt in front of a three shaded purple door framed in gold with the icon of a sun in the centre very similar to the Princess' cutie mark. The door they stand in front of is the same door that was used to protect the Elements of Harmony at the time of Discord's return, but now since the Elements of Harmony are with Twilight there seems to be no use for it. As Princess Celestia puts her horn into the keyhole and uses her spell to unlock it, the door glows with a soft yellow light until the sound of a powerful click could be heard from inside revealing its unlocked state.

“Princess?” Twilight asks wondering what was happening.

Still no response, it felt like the words that came out of Twilight's muzzle fell to deaf ears. As the door creaked open and the strong yellow light faded away on the small table inside, a little black book with Princess Luna's cutie mark on the cover is seen lying on its surface. The book looked very old and tattered as it had small marks and tears along the spine as well as some across the cover.

Princess Celestia swallowed a big lump down her throat before turning to face Twilight. “This is Luna’s diary that I have been keeping secret from her for more than 1000 years.”

Author's Note

This is a fan fiction that Rainbowjack and I have been working on for quite some time now. I hope you like it, please leave us a comment, and the next chapter will always be right on its way.