Soon after the banishment of Nightmare Moon, Silent ran though the halls of castle of the sisters. Only the sound of crying could be heard, Celestia had tears streaming down her face. She could only hope that she would find Luna, only for her hopes to be crushed when she saw the moon.
Her tears didn't stop, when she looked at the moon, the tears doubled. The mare on the moon or in the moon, Luna or rather Nightmare Moon, was on the moon for a thousand years.
"Why? Why!?"
No answer came to the princess, only wind. She started to walk away from the runes, but was stopped when she heard a cry. It wasn't a pony was it? She started to follow the noise, until she came to a room with cries coming from it. Maybe luck was on her side, maybe the shadow on the moon was fake.
When she entered, she saw nothing. Expected for a crib, moving forward, she saw a figure in the crib. She removed the covers and saw something she didn't expect.....A foal. More importantly, a baby foal. She picked up the foal and saw a note. The foal stopped crying, but went back to crying when it saw unknown eyes looking at it.
Celestia read the note and tears started to form. How could she be so blind? This foal could've been hurt during the battle, and yet she didn't even know of the foal.
Dear Celestia,
I know that your stressed and all, but there's something I was going to show you.
You were so busy with work in the day time and I'm so busy in the night, I was hoping to show you
on your birthday, but it didn't happen. I didn't want to come to this, but you left me no choice...
When you find the little surprise, know that it is a foal. And it's a boy...I know that you can find
out the rest. The name of the foal is on the crib.
From, Luna
....Luna's foal...her nephew. Why did she not pay attention to her? This foal was her nephew and she just stripped it from his mother!
They were going to know about this foal! The ponies were going to see this foal and were going to give their praise for it. Now, about his name.
Celestia found that his name was Dusk, she sighed as she left the ruined castle. The guards were outside waiting for her, once they saw Dusk, their eyes widen.
"Princess, is that..."
"No, it's not the heir for the day. It's the heir for the night. His name is Dusk."
10 months passed and Dusk was sleeping in the crib, that a pony made for him. Most ponies were already outside waiting for Celestia. She was going to show the foal to them, and it was almost time.
Dusk had woken up from his little nap, and decided it was play time. Dusk was an alicorn, somehow he was born as one. He looked like Luna in everyway, most guards that saw him gave a little 'Aww' others just smiled. Some ponies saw little Dusk, others didn't.
Sometimes Dusk was in his aunt's mane, which made Celestia laughed. She smiled, watching her little nephew made her happy. It was hard to know that she had stripped him for his mother, but she was going to raise him well.
"That's enough Dusk. You don't want to become sleepily again."
"It's time Princess."
"Thank you captain."
Celestia sighed, and walked out. Ponies were shouting with happiness, not aware that of the heir they were going to see. They started to quiet down, and when it was quiet, Celestia went on..
"As you know, Nightmare Moon was banish to the moon. But, there was something I found. Something shocking."
Ponies started to ask questions to her, once it got too loud, Celestia shouted out to them...
"SILENCE!!!"
Guards that were right by her, almost lost their hearing. Celestia turned her head to a guard and nodded. After the guard disappeared, Celestia started to talk again.
"The one thing I found surprising about that moment was....it wasn't an object. It was...alive."
"So what was it?!"
The guard came back a moment later with something. Celestia picked it up, and had it floating so the ponies could see it. Every pony was surprised, a foal. They all thought it was the heir for the day, and started to cheer. The moment Celestia heard 'The heir of the day!' 'Finally! The heir of the day!', she had lost it.
"SILENCE!"
She shouted it a bit too loud, Celestia looked at her nephew and saw he was fast asleep. Must be from playing too much before hoof, sighing, Celestia began to tell them the truth.
"This is what I found. And it is NOT the heir for the day, but the heir for the night! My nephew!"
Things would be different from now on...this little foal would be a trouble maker for every pony.
3 days passed and Dusk was still trying to play with his aunt and some of the guards. Celestia had to keep eyes on Dusk more than she should've. Soon night fell and Dusk began to cry, waking his aunt up.
Celestia could've swore that he was fine a minute ago, now he was crying. Dusk didn't care what his aunt did, nothing could make him calm down. Nothing would make him stop crying.
"Dusk, you were fine a moment ago...."
Maybe sinning a song would help her little nephew calm down and go right back to sleep. And she knew just the song, maybe Dusk would go right back to sleep.
"And there you stand open heart, open doors, full of life with the world and that's wanting more. But I can see when the lights starts to fade, the day is gone and smile has gone away. Let me raise you up, let me be your love. May I hold you as you fall to sleep, when the world is closing in, and you can't breathe? May I love you? May I be your shield? When no one can be found, may I lay you down? All I want is to keep you safe from the cold, to give all your heart needs the most. Let me raise you up, let me be your love. May I hold you as you fall to sleep, when the world is closing in and you can't breathe? May I love you? May I be your shield? When no one can be found, may I lay you down? So I will let go, all that I know, knowing that your here with me. For your love is changing me. May I hold you as you fall to sleep, when the world is closing in and you can't breathe? May I love you? May I be your shield? When no one can be found, may I lay you down?"
A moment later and Dusk was sleeping. Celestia sighed and put Dusk back in his crib. She may not be his mother, but she was sure treating him like she was.
"I wished that I hadn't stripped you of your mother Dusk."
Thousand years she needs to look after him, she was going to do so. Raise her nephew, and have him remember his mother. And one day, he'll be able to meet his mother. One day.
