Author's Note

Welcome to a start of a whole universe of my own creation. I present to you the start of it all. Enjoy and comment please.

The Start

As the sun rose the sky turned a crimson pink, soft rays bleeding through the clouds overhead. The moon sat low in the sky opposite as it was almost time for it to disappear beyond the horizon. Both spheres of power supply hanging there as they awaiting a bit of extra push to start the day.

There was a humble house resting atop a hill that overlooked the Everfree on one side and the open fields that would one day become Ponyville on the other. There were already a few settler rising this early as chores needed care for. Ancient ancestors of the Apples were already settled and planning where to put their first trees.

One pony looked up towards the house on the hill as there was a echoing sound of giggles coming down. It brought a smile to everyone's faces as they knew what was happening.

A rough timber house stood there, being fifty feet long and having a large upper loft filled with separate rooms. But downstairs was an open layout with a massive hearth in the center.

A light azure filly squeed happily as she ran around the soft glowing embers. Her mane was a soft black with a streak of teal weaving through the middle. The same for her tail. Her giggles echoed off the walls as she fluttered her little wings and ducked under the table to escape from her purser.

The one chasing her was a mare with a slender from, soft curves to her body. An easy five feet at the shoulder as she leapt over the table and smiled happily. Her own giggles filling the air as she spread her soft emerald wings before landing and running after her daughter.

“Come here you. It's time to go to bed.” The mare called as she tried to cut off the filly by running in front of her and standing with legs spread wide. Thought that was not the best way as the filly ran right under her mom, the small horn she had tickling the belly above her before she dove into a pile of furs.

“Neva! I am Wuna queen of the night!” She giggled and dove deep into the pile to hide.

After a moment the mare smiled before sitting down before the pile. “But queen, the sun wants to have its turn and if you don't put the moon down, how will ponies know when it is time to go inside to hide from the monsters when the moon comes up again?” Her voice was soft as she lowered her head to peer into a small hole in the pile, seeing a soft teal eye blink back at her.

“Would the nice ponies who bring us sweets get hurt?” There was a note of fear in her voice as Luna slowly crawled out to sit before the muzzle and set her hooves on the nose.

“I don't know. Though there would be a high chance of it.”

“Oh well then." Her voice was soft as she sat down on her flanks and hugged the muzzle. "I will put the moon down and go to sleep for them."

Chrysalis smiled as she rose up and kissed her little filly's forehead before standing up. "I'll help you, by giving you a little extra love power." Her horn glowed softly among her black mane, lifting Luna up and o to her own head as she stepped outside.

Luna giggled softly as she hugged her mom's head, wings fluttering as she looked towards the moon. Her horn began to glow a soft azure like her coat before her eyes became pools of light. It was difficult but a soft pink glow joined her as the moon soon sank down on the horizon.

A yawn sounded from above her head as Chrysalis slowly walked back inside, feeling her daughter slide down into her back to curl up. Both wigs moved to stabilize her exhausted little one. Soon she was cresting the steps to the loft before walking into a room of complete darkness, the walls painted with yellow dots to symbolize the stars above. A small magical white orb glowered softly as it rose into the air to act as the moon. There was a small crib which Chryaalis lifted and set Luna into, leaning down to kiss her horn before wrapping a blanket around her. Soon she closed the door as she walked towards the second room.

The door opened smoothly to reveal a room filled with white walls, and a blazing orange ball by the ceiling. A small white filly sleeping soundly on a bed. A rainbow mane spread out over the pillow and a stolen plate of cake crumbs laying beside the bed. A frown crossed Chrysalis's lips as she lifted a brush from the dresser nearby. Stepping over several stacks of books and naps she stood before the bed and rolled Celestia onto her stomach.

The brush raised high into the air before smacking down on the bare rump, sending the filly screaming as she jumped out of bed. Her hooves rubbing her flanks as she stared back at her mother.

"Mother what was that for?"

"That was for eating the care I was saving for your sister's birthday."

Celestia folded her ears back as she looked at the plate of crumbs. "I'm sorry I didn't know..." Chrysalis sighed as she licked a good before wiping off a bit of icing off of Celestia's cheek.

"It will be fine, we will just have to make another one for her today. Now are you ready for your morning chore?" A smile crossed her lips as she dipped her head and set Celestia on her back before walking back downstairs.

"I certainly am! I was looking over notes I made about the sun last night. I think I can do it in my own today!" The white filly spread her wigs and glided down to the ground before puffibg out her chest. Her horn glowing a golden light before her eyes followed suit.

Chrysalis smiled and watched silently as she laid on her stomach and folded her hooves. It was interesting the different between her daughters, day and night certainly. Celestia always wanted to be perfect and have order, even if it cost her fun or enjoyment. While Luna was mischievous and liked to play instead of doing anything responsible.

Though her eyes turned up to the sun, watching as it began to edge up towards the sky before the magic around her daughters horn cut away. There was exhausted breaths as she leaned over and kissed her pooped filly's cheek. "Simply wonderful Tia. I always love seeing you raise the sun in your own."

A motherly smile made those white heels turn crimson as she looks down and kicked a hoof around bashfully. "Aww thank you mommy."

Chrysalis smiled as she stood up and started walking down the dirt path towards the small gaggle of huts below. "Welcome hun, now go inside while I go for the goods for the cake."

Celestial watched as her mom walked down the hill to run her 'errands'. She usually did this every afternoon and came back smelling like some of the ponies they had met earlier that day. The filly didn't understand what was happening but she knew it was time to put her plan into action. Carefully she crept up the steps towards her sister's room, silently opening the door with a spell. The filly sleeping soundly inside her crib as she flapped her wings a little in her dream.

It disgusted Celestia how much her mother fawned over this little beast she called a sister. Almost every moment her mom would brag about how big she was getting, how strong her magic was for her age. The stupid girl couldn't even lift the sun in her own. Celestia believed she was the clear superior and was going to prove it. Her mom didn't know it but she had began tapping into all kinds of magic, and found a certain branch that would do just the trick. Her eyes glazed over as a green light filled the room, fire surrounded her horn as it sent a small arc between her horn and her sister's head. It sank inside, turning the dream into a nightmare, twisting around the happy dream of flying with their mother into the worst dream imaginable.

It was of their mother slowly walking after her, dark eyes glaring at the filly as she ran away. Knives scraped and sparked against the floor and carved deep gourges into the wood. Flayed bodies hung everywhere, each of a different filly or pony around the town.

Celestia was in control of it but didn't know what to do as it shocked her what she was seeing.

Luna screamed for help as she turned a corner and came to a dead stop. Her heart raced, pulse elevated as she turned around and tried powering up her horn. "Mommy please stop this! I'm a good filly. I'm your little ball of fun!"

Celestia was about to call the whole spell off but that settled her anger as something dark took over. She focused and began amping up the dream as their nightmare mother roubded the corner. Blood dripping from her mouth as she was chewing on the dead corpse of Celestia. Luna screamed as she tried during off a shot of magic, only to watch in horror as Chrysalis used Celestial's body to block the shot. Blood and gore splattering everywhere as the small body exploded from the strength of the magic blast.

Luna screamed and cried as she watched her mom slowly stalk towards her, blades twirling slowly. "I always hated you, your sister was more tolerable so I gave her a quick death. But you will die slow and alone, knowing I never even loved or wanted you."

The dream ended as a knife hilt smacked down on Luna's forhead.

The pattern repeated every day, Celestia sometimes going with her mom to be friendly with the ponies below. But she also began sneaking out at night, implanting nightmares of the night to scare ponies away from going outside to see the moon.

Chrysalis kept trying to get ponies to come out but couldn't manage as the nightmares engulfed them.

Till finally one day a mob of ponies gathered at the base of the hill. Torches and farm tools spread amongst them all before they began walking towards the house atop the hill. Celestia was watching from her window, an evil green glint in her eyes as a tendril of magic slipped out to enahce the torches with a hint of green. Eyes glazing over as the ponies began to run faster towards the house.

The largest was a bulky stallion who rammed his shoulder straight into the door. Downstairs the door shook and dust fell from the rafters as Luna, who was curled in the pile of furs like usual was reading a book. She usually did that every night, avoiding her mom even.

Chrysalis felt confused as she slowly walked over to the door and opened it slowly, looking out at the mob. The anger and hatred rolling off them in waves so hard that she was knocked back. That was enoughof a window for the mov to rush forward, Celestia having moved to the stairway as the magic started affecting Luna as well.

Luna watched from her pile that her mother let the mob inside, pointig towards the pile as they were already yelling her name. The big stallion who burst down the door stalked towards the furs before shoving a hoof inside. A dark blue rushedboutside of it as it sank down into the shadows cast by the torches. A survival instict had kicked in as the blur hopped from shadow to shadow before escaping into the night.

Chrysalis broke down ibto tears as she saw the ponies rabsackig her home, throwing her outside and forcing Celestia there as well before blocking all windows and the door, soon their family home was up in flames as Celestia stared into the fire expecting her sister to have died inside the flames.

A strange calm came over her as she turned to her mom, tears streaming down her cheeks. After a moment the green fire left the insides of her eyes before she walked over and rubbed up against her mom's side. A wing struggling to wrap around her back as it could only reach the spine. Chrysalis looked down, sniffling as tears blurred her vision. She didn't know what had happened, but she knew she had a another daughter to protect. So as the crowd dispute she lifted Celestia onto her back before taking off into the air.

A single shadow form stood atop a different hill, hidden from view of anyone as it dripped pure tendrils of shadows of itself. Luna was trapped, unable to talk or interact with the real world... There was nothing she could do, but she she felt a soft hand on her shoulder. After a quick look at the eagle paw she jumped into her dad's arms. Both soon disappearing.