Trapped In The Moon

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An hour passed since Luna had began her search for Celestia, and so far she hadn't found a single trace of her diurnal sibling anywhere in Canterlot, even with the help of the Royal Guard. Image upon image flashed through Luna's mind on what could have happened to her sister; Running away? No, she loved the ponies of Equestria too much to drop everything and leave. Hiding in Canterlot? Luna had searched every corner of the city and hadn't found so much as a trace of her sister's magic. Foalnapped?

Luna's eyes widened at the possibility of Celestia being taken. As much as she hated to admit it, there hasn't been a time since Luna returned as Nightmare Moon that Celestia hadn't be incapacitated by whatever villain sought Equestria as their own. Herself, Discord, Chrysalis, The Everfree Forest, Tirek--excluding Sombra, Celestia had always been removed from the picture in some way or another.

With a flare of her horn, Luna teleported into her bedroom, taking a seat on her bed and closing her eyes as the spiral of her horn began to glow white. If Celestia is asleep, Luna should be able to find her in her dreams, and now that the whole of Canterlot is out looking for her on hoof, she was free to search the Dreamscape without worry.

Luna remained like that until it was time to raise the sun, trying desperately to find Celestia within the mass of dreams. She had managed to find Celestia a few times, but the dream never lasted long enough for her to enter it. A pit of anger began to form in her gut, and with each failed attempt her body began to burn more and more in anger until, finally, she cut off the spell and threw a magical tantrum; sheets flew off her bed, lamps flew into the wall, paintings were blasted into dust and books were tossed haphazardly across the room as the Lunar Princess screamed in rage.

After a few minutes, Luna's rump hit the ground with enough force to crack it before looking out her window. With a defeated sigh, the mare's horn glowed as she lowered the moon over the horizon and brought the sun out from its hiding place--the fact that there was no resistance at all only furthered to sink Luna's already horrid mood.

Celestia was really gone. Until Luna or the Guard could find her, Luna would be responsible for running everything... just like Celestia was for the last thousand years. Luna wanted to both sit there forever, and tear Equestria apart rock by rock until she found where Celestia was being hidden.

"Where are you, Celly...?"

As much as Luna wished she could just sit there and will Celestia to return, the gurgling in her gut and pressure in her bladder and rear reminded her that she'd been ignoring the call of nature for the past several hours while looking for her sister, and that if she continued to hold it in she would likely burst.