Descending Storm

Rain pattered against the stain glass windows and lightning cracked menacingly in the dark clouds over Equestria.

Celestia struggled in her sleep, mumbling.

Suddenly, a very tremendous thundering crack sounded, and Celestia sat up in her bed, her eyes full of fear. She looked around to see that she was back in her bed. Luna was awake, and over by the window, looking out at the strange storm.

Celestia got off her bed and walked up beside her sister,

“Its the same thing.” Mumbled Luna, staring out into the ongoing storm,

“Whats the same thing?” asked Celestia,

“The storm,” answered Luna, still staring, “The same storm was here last night.”

“How do you know that?” asked Celestia,

“the lightning bolts are very violent, and they glow velvet, there is not a gap in the clouds as far as the eye can see, and my eyes can see well in darkness.” Luna pointed out,

“It is strange.” Said Celestia.

“But could it be discord?” asked Luna, “or maybe King Sombra, or Queen Chrysalis.”

“Back from the dead? I think not. If only Twilight and her loyal friends could do something.” Celestia said, wishing it were true,

“Yes, sister me too, but you and I very well know they passed long ago.” Luna sighed and shook her head.

The door behind them swung open with a bang, and the two sisters heard laughter. The princesses swung around to find a dark, very tall pony standing in the doorway,

“Oh my, Celestia and Luna, you look troubled.” The Pony's eyes were violet, shining with evil, her body was grayish-black, and her mane and tail looked as if on fire with white and purple flames. She had a tall black crown of obsidian and her unicorn was tipped with green. Her wings were battered, as if from battle.

“Who are you?” Demanded Luna stomping her hoof.

“What?” said the pony in a bittersweet tone, “You don't know who I am? Well now that’s just awful now isn't it.”

Celestia and Luna both knew that this pony was an evil force, they had faces many a foe, they knew one when they heard one.

“Well if you must know...” continued the pony taking a step forward, “I am the mother of  that 'King Sombra' you so bravely defeated. But if you will, call me the Queen of Plasma.”

“Sombra?” echoed Celestia,

“What do you want?” asked Luna fiercely,

“You of course,” said The Plasma Queen, suddenly her unicorn summoned an orb of blue light. Celestia had just enough enough time to shout “Guards!” before a ray of plasma streaked through the air at her. Fortunately, Luna pushed her out of the way just in time, the lightning hit the wall, eating away the paint until you could see the brick. Celestia and her sister faced the evil pony again, just in time for another ray of lightning coming at them, Celestia cast a shield of pink around them, and the lightning hit that instead.

But just as Princess Celestia thought she would make it, her shield started turning greenish blue, it kept taking over the color and when it got to Celesta’s horn, there was a small explosion that sent her flying into the mirror, shattering the glass and drawing blood.

“Sister!” cried Luna scrambling over to her wounded sister, but the Plasma Queen threw a bolt of lightning her way. Luna parried it with a soft blue light coming from her unicorn and it overtook the evil pony's power. The plasma queen blinked a few times but she regained concessions and blasted Luna on the side as she was trying to help up Celestia. The blow was too powerful and it knocked the night pony into the other wall.

“Ha ha!” laughed the Queen of Plasma, casting a bubble of violet light around Celestia, “you will never defeat me,”

“You... will never, get away with this!” Luna said from her spot on the ground, but The plasma Queen, and Celestia were already gone.

Luna staggered to her feet just as two guards came rushing in, they saw the smashed mirror, burn marks, and Luna on the floor. They ran over to their princess and helped her up,

“What Happened?” asked the general, looking around the room in horror.

But Luna was already half-unconscious.

“Get her too the medic, now.” said the other guard as more came galloping in.

Luna was put on a cot and carried out of the bedroom. The soldiers had not known what happened, but they could feel that there was something odd about the storm...

When Princess Luna finally woke up, she was in a soft white bed, with something attached to her fore-hoof, it had a wire that ran up along into a screen, which showed her heart beats.

“Well, have ya' had a nice nap?” asked the plump nurse, she was writing something on a clipboard.

All Luna could do was nod,

“Well good, because you're gonna half ta' say what ya' saw to those soldiers out there.”

“What?” Luna was still in a daze, but then she suddenly remembered, the storm, the Plasma Queen, Celestia, everything!

“What went on last night.” said the Nurse, taking the thing off her hoof and turning off the machine, “You can fly, and walk, you just need to keep that bandage on yer' side.”

Luna looked down at her body and saw an eggshell white bandage wrapped around her, but her wings fitted through it so that she could fly, it was so light she hadn't felt it.

Then Luna got an idea, “I'm going to go on a walk.” she said promptly,

“Ya' want some body guards or something to go with ya?” asked the Nurse staring at the Princess.

“No, I won't be far, just going into town.” Luna slid off the bed and knew exactly where she wanted to go.

And with that she walked out of the nursing room and closed the doors behind her.