The Shadow's Curse

Luna dragged her hooves across the floor, moving closer to the nerve racking doorway. The entrance to her sister's room. Finally, she had walked down that bright corridor. The hallway that connected her room and Celestia's room together. The blue alicorn shakily rose her hoof to the handle, and, with a wince, turned it. Luna pushed open the forsaken door, ready to be yelled at, locked up, perhaps even banishment. She opened her eyes, expecting her sister's angry face, with flaring lavender eyes burning her soul to ashes. Although, the navy blue alicorn was greeted by two more faces than she expected -Twilight and Cadence- and the faces she was greeted to weren't angry. Twilight's face showed a layer of shock and slight fear. Cadence bore a face of regret and sadness. Although, Celestia's face was the most heartbreaking. She looked defeated, although, it wasn't by the betrayal Luna had almost caused by keeping the impending doom of Sombra's return a secret, but a defeat that, if the world was crumbling around her, you would feel more sadness toward the white, deathly silent, alicorn. There was one thing that all three faces had in common, though. Concern.

Luna looked at the ground, and began walking closer to the three, still looking down, until finally, she stopped, and sat down, with a large slouch.

"Luna, I predict you know what this is about?" Celestia asked.

The shamed alicorn, who had slouched even more, after Celestia's question replied with a small, barely noticeable nod.

"Well, at least you're not ignorant," Twilight whispered to herself.

"Twilight, I know you feel betrayal, but that's no reason to be rude," Celestia said, quite sternly. Twilight reacted without a movement, not even a flinch. Just a glare at Luna. This was serious, if Twilight refused to show only disdain, in her words, toward a matter, such as this.

"If I will not have any further interruptions," Celestia paused a moment to slightly glare at her former apprentice, "I would like to know your reasoning, my dear sister, of keeping such a thing, that could destroy Equestria, from us. Also, may you look up, please? You're not a filly."

Twilight's eyes blazed, challenging Luna to say the wrong thing. Cadence showed no emotion, now. She just stared at Luna. Celestia was listening intently, slight curiousness filling her gaze.

Luna sighed, painfully. "I thought he would do something to hurt you," she answered.

Celestia opened her mouth to speak, when Twilight stood up, and opened her wings. "He's going to do way more than hurt Celestia, after he has his body! After he takes over Equestria! After he hurts everypony we care about!" Twilight screamed with a passion, tears starting to well up in her eyes, after her last statement. Twilight held a loyalty to everypony she was friends with. That was a lot of ponies, since nearly everypony Twilight has met, has decided to become friends with her. Even creatures whom no one thought a pony could make friends with. Discord, Starlight Glimmer, Sunset Shimmer, even herself, Princess Luna.

"I-I know! I'm sorry! I-"

"You should be sorry! We could have lost, all because you chose to ignore the fact that Sombra wold come back, eventually!" Twilight interrupted Luna's statement.

"Twilight please! Calm down," Cadence said, reasonably, but sternly. Twilight sat down, with a slight growl.

"May you please elaborate? How could he hurt anypony, while imprisoned in your mirror?" Celestia asked.

"He's not in my mirror! He's-he's in my head," Luna knew she sounded crazy, but it was the truth. "I didn't think you would believe me, that he was in my brain. He can use my body, too, and I don't know how."

Twilight held a scowl of disbelief. Would her feelings of betrayal would ever lessen?

"I have a spell, that will help us keep Sombra from getting his own body, but I'm not sure if it will defeat him. I've made it myself, and I feel that it could rid Equestria of Sombra's tyranny. Although, I fear, that you may not be freed from whatever spell he has, over you," Celestia said.

Luna saw Twilight smile slightly, at Luna, which said 'That's what you get!', and how could Luna blame her? Twilight had every right to enjoy any vengeance that could be wrought against Luna.

Celestia's horn suddenly burst into a golden aura. She blasted it at Luna, quickly. Luna's body felt like fire. Everything hurt. The blue alicorn felt as if she were dying. Then, so abruptly, it was over. There was no pain. Just inky blackness. Suddenly, there were red eyes, filled with blazing anger.

"You puny princesses have lost me my opportunity to rule!" The shadowy voice of Sombra hissed. "Although, I'm not entirely gone. As your sister has feared, I still live on, in your mind, and I promise to use that to my advantage, and their loss," the voice said, fading away.  Suddenly, the eyes were gone. The blackness turned to light. Despite Sombra's last threat, Luna felt better. She felt like Sombra was gone. Perhaps he was! Maybe his prophecy was all fake. The babbling of a mad pony, who wanted to scare Luna into submission. Then, the room reappeared. Twilight was there, with her unimpressed face. Cadence was standing, startled by Celestia's outburst. Celestia sat there, waiting for Luna to come back from whatever realm she had been sent to, to see Sombra's defeat.

Luna crouched, a bit. The pain had returned, along with the common surroundings of Celestia's room.

"Luna?" Celestia asked. "Are you okay?"

Luna looked up, a pained smile spreading across her face. "He's gone," Luna rasped, as the pain started fading.

Celestia and Cadence looked ready to celebrate. Twilight even looked happy, although, Luna knew Twilight wouldn't trust her completely for a long while.

Celestia walked to her sister's side, letting Luna lean against her. Celestia took the blue alicorn to her own room, and brought her to her bed. "After that spell, you looked exhausted. Please, Luna, get some rest," Celestia cooed, very much like a mother would.

Luna nodded, and rolled over, pulled the covers over her neck, and closed her eyes.

The next day, Luna was ready to rejoice. No nightmares of Sombra. No Crystal Empire. Nothing that would cause any kind of fear. Sombra was gone, finally.