How Luna Got Her Cutie Mark.
It was a warm summer evening. Celestia was setting the sun and it looked beautiful as always.
I wish I could make something so beautiful, thought Luna, as she watched her elder sister finished one of her last royal duties of the day. Now all she had to do was raise the moon and stars to make the night even prettier than it already was. Luna just sat and watched the skies in awe, waiting to see the moon and stars rise. She waited. And waited. And finally turned to her sister.
"Where's the moon? And the stars?" she asked curiously.
"Hmm…you know what?" replied Celestia,"I think YOU should raise the moon and stars tonight."
Luna's jaw dropped.
"M-me?" she squeaked.
Her big sister nodded with as much grace as usual. Luna was hesitant. Then came the questions.
"What if I can't? Or what if it doesn't work? Or wha-"
Celestia put a hoof over her mouth.
"Relax, young one. It shall work, and you will be just fine, for you were born to do this. For Equestria?"
This seemed to reassure Luna a bit.
"For Equestria," she said.
She walked in front of Celestia. I can do this! she thought. She summed up as much power as she could, and attempted to raise the moon. She worked her magic, she grunted and strained. She looked up.Nothing happened. Oh-no! She tried again. Nothing but a blank, dark blue sky. The young alicorn sighed. She was tired. She thought she would try one more time before asking Celestia to do it for her. She once again worked her magic but this time she felt something different. Sort of a tingly sensation. Something was working. She could do it! She looked up and the the sky was no longer blank. She saw the moon and thousands of little stars surrounding it. This was the best day of her life! She did it!
"I DID IT!" she shouted.
"That's not the only thing you've accomplished tonight," said Celestia with a grin, looking down at her sisters once blank flank. Luna looked too. She saw a crescent moon and a star, sitting on her flank. Her day got even better!
"My cutie mark! YAY YAY YAY so cool!" she said excitedly.
"I knew you could do it!" grinned Celestia.
