The Truth Of The Two Sisters

by Wirenote

Rating: everyone
Tags: Sad, Nightmare Moon, Princess Luna, Starswirl the Bearded, Princess Celestia, Tragedy, Discord, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark
Length: 1022

Nopony knows the truth of the two sisters, nopony knows what happened on the night of Luna's banishment.

Everpony knows Celestia and Luna. But in reality we know nothing about them, all we know is they defeated Discord, Luna went mad, Celestia banished Luna, 1000 years passed and then she came back.

But rest easy, for this is their tale.

Published 2017-03-21 00:40:01 UTC
Last updated 2017-03-21 00:40:01 UTC

In the beginning

A young pegasus filly wriggled and mewled as she attempted to untangle the blanket from her small blue hooves, as her older sister loomed over her cradle and watched her.

As a stallion sobbed in the next room over, a young Unicorn cried over her younger sister. Tears dripping from her eyes deemed unstoppable.

"Oh, Luna. It's such a shame mother will never meet you, you are beautiful." She smiled, her soft pink mane drooped over her like a second blanket, a nurse came into the room sighed and shook her head.

"It is truly saddening isn't it? A foal losing it's mother. So young, too." The nurse sighed, "those types of foals tend to be the most beautiful. Uh, may I see her?" She asked, the unicorn nodded letting the other pony take a look at the foal.

"Her name?" She asked, "Luna." The unicorn replied. "And yours?"

"Celestia."

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"That's it Luna! You're doing so well!" Celestia cheered on her sister as she looped and soared through the blue sky.

The pegasus landed, her wings aching and her breath short. "How did I do for my first flight?" She asked her sister, "ah, so well." She smiled, nuzzling her sister. She ran a hoof through Luna's soft cyan mane and hugged her.

"I remember the first time you tried to fly, I had to save you from falling down the stairs. Terrifying." She giggled.

It had been 13 years since the death of their mother and Luna's birth. Somehow Celestia's mane had become an assortment of rainbow colors, which she kept locked away tight in a bun, and Luna developed a passion for night.

"I'm glad I have earned my horn and you your wings, I was becoming worried it would never happen." She laughed, "you're right. Though we are still waiting on our cutie marks."

The two had seen foals around the closest age to them with their cutie marks and that worried them both greatly, but they were considered "different" therefore they couldn't blame themselves.

"Excuse me, might you two be Celestia and Luna?" A strange mare asked them, the two turned their heads to look behind them.

"Good so you've reached that stage of your life, come we require you." The mare commanded.

Luna looked to Celestia with worry in her eyes, "what could this mean Tia?" She asked with the utmost concern.

"I don't know, other than it could mean bad news."

Luna gulped and lowered her head in worry.

"You two have been especially chosen by Councilor Meadow Ink to be sent to Ponyville to banish Discord."

"Hold on, what? What's a discord?" Celestia asked confused, "might you correct yourself to, who is Discord." The mare corrected Celestia.

The mare used her magic to show an example, "Discord is a Draconequus. A once thought mythical creature to Equestria, but he has returned and is spreading chaos throughout this world. Right now he is homed in Ponyville. And to say the least about what he is causing is that it's....disturbing."

Luna sunk down into her seat and leaned in closer to Celestia, "these are what you require to defeat him." The mare began, ignoring Luna's obvious fear.

She pulled out a chest and inside were 6 gems, one in the shape of a purple star. "These are the elements of harmony, these are the only things known to stop almost any force of magic."

"So, you want me and Luna to go and stop him?" Celestia asked, an obvious nerve to her voice.

"Indeed."

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The sisters arrived in Ponyville, the clouds were pink, it was raining chocolate and so much more.

"Discord! Stop this madness at once, or we'll have no choice but to-" Celestia was hushed by a huge shadow looming over her, Luna shrunk back and readied her magic. Celestia gave the cue to Luna and they both created a shield with the given elements. Discord loomed over the two as chips of black seed fell from his mouth, and the sack fell to the ground and sank in.

Luna's hooves shook and trembled, she began losing power from fear.

"You' like to play a game of pin the tail on the pony?" Discord asked, as Celestia's tail was painlessly ripped from her behind.

"Discord! Can't you see everypony has had enough of your antics?! Stop or we will have no choice to do it ourselves!"

Discord smiled yet again, "I'd absolutely adore to see you try."

Celestia nodded to Luna, together their magic released the energy from the Elements, Discord's mad laughter echoed throughout their ears.

"Luna! Give it all you have! Please! I know you're afraid but we need to stop him!" Celestia yelled to Luna, as she could feel the force of her sister's magic weakening.

"Please...."
"Tia!"

Luna was thrown to the ground as the magic had worked, Celestia's tied back hair came loose as it moved in a soft sweet rhythm as did Luna's.

"We did it...."

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"Tia! It's beautiful!" Luna exclaimed, her eyes set on the mark that was made on Celestia's flank, "Luna yours too! Just like you, a crescent moon." She smiled, what was left of her untied mane swooped past Luna's face.

It had taken effort upon effort to collect Celestia's long now flowing hair into a bun, Luna loved her mane therefore she kept it as she liked it.

"Are you going to do it tonight?" Celestia asked, "I'm not too sure I'm ready, bringing on an entire state of day is tough. Perhaps Starswirl could complete it for me yet again." Luna sighed walking to look at the setting sun outside of the window.

"Tell you what, I'll do the moon tonight and you can do the stars. Deal?"

"Deal." Luna smiled, nuzzling up against her sisters chest in thanks.

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"Lunaaa...."
Silence.

"Llluuunnnaaaa..." A voice echoed.

"Hm? Who's there?" She asked,

"It's me..." The voice echoed again.

"Who are you, 'me'?" She asked again.

An entity of galactic smoke surrounded her.

"Your worst...."

"Nightmare."