When The Stars Align (Original, Rewrite, and Bonus Chapters)

Celestia felt her body shake as she saw the blood pour from Nightmare-No... Luna's wing. Every drop made her blood burn in her veins. The floor seemed to melt as barely visible heat waves radiated off Celestia.

"My dear, Devil's Gambit do you have any idea what light does to shadows like you" She said in a sickly sweet voice as her muscles bulged with earth pony magic. Luna watched in awe even though she was angry, Celestia was like a flaming angel in her eyes.

"Pinkie help me grab her!" Twilight said in a hushed voice grabbing Luna with her weakening magic careful of her wing. "I'm fine..." Luna tried to assure them but failed as a ripple of searing hot pain pulsed through her body making her almost scream out in agony.

Pinkie and Twilight shook their heads grabbing the stubborn alicorn and teleporting back in the group of guards before they could get attacked.

Devil's Gambit raised an eyebrow to Celestia's question "I must ask that you inform me for I do not know" She said through gritted teeth. Celestia smiled as a teacher would. Not an angry smile or a happy smile but it showed her disappointment.

"It incinerates them..." She snarled shooting up into the air with a powerful flap of her wing. She blasted the shadow soldiers with her magic making all of them screech and die painfully.

"I’ve borne witness to more funerals than I can even remember, all in the name of somepony else’s pointless attempts at conquest. Do you want know what happened to those that challenged me personally?" Celestia spat to the draconequus.

The mare in question looked at her disinterested "You're all talk but no bite Celestia, I mean your student does more for Equestria than you" She scoffed drinking a glass of lemonade. "Maybe all i need to do is kill Princess Luna. You seemed to have a pretty strong reaction last time" She said snapping her claw and with a poof the injured Luna sat before them.

Celestia watched in pure horror as Devil's Gambit licked Luna's neck giggling much to the lunar princess's dismay. Celestia's eyes narrowed into slits slightly as the mare toyed with her sister. "I am most fond of my sister." She admitted softly. "What was that?" Gambit teased putting a hoof behind her ear.

“I have been without her for too long, endured the weight of loneliness placed on my shoulders for far longer than I once thought possible. Her return was a blessing, a new beginning for the both of us. To lose her now…” Celestia trailed off, Her mane and tail waving violently before becoming a gorgeous red, orange and yellow hue.

Her cutie mark was scorched with an orange flame mark similar to Luna's. "To lose her now..." Celestia muttered again
trying to shake the pestering thought.

“I would see the world burn before that should happen, and I’d scour the land in search of whomever would dare try and take her from me! AND I WOULD WATCH THEM BURN MERCILESSLY!!!” She snarled her mask breaking as her eyes glowed white.

Devil's Gambit watched in horror as Celestia transformed "You dare show weakness on a battle field! That is why you're weak, Celestia! WEAK!" Gambit spat like a petty foal.

"There's more than one strength in battle Devil's Gambit...Though I suppose simple minds like yours cannot fathom more than one at a time.” She said with a smirk. Gambit's cheeks heated up at the insult as she rushed up to meet the alicorn.

Celestia or Daybreaker smirked putting her earth pony heritage to use as she bucked the Draconequus into the wall with the strength of 5 AppleJacks. Devil's Gambit coughed as a metallic red liquid filled her mouth.

"I'm not gonna underestimate you like my mate or gloat like my sister..." She trailed off extending her sun colored wings. Celestia’s lips moved in a single word before an explosion drowned out the world, a snarl that would likely put furious dragons to shame “Burn.” She snarled in her royal canterlot voice making everyone flinch in fear.

Daybreaker's horn glowed as the female draconequus was enveloped in the magic explosion. Her powerful wings prepared to fly down and finish the job that explosion could not finish before Discord appeared before her.

"I believe my sister has learned her lesson" He said in an uncharacteristic serious voice. "I say that we just banish her Celestia. She can probably be reformed someday" He explained "Either that or Fluttershy has rubbed off on me a little"

Celestia looked at the Lord of Chaos disinterested "Move" She snarled. Discord scowled "Look at you, Celestia is this what you want. You preach about the magic of Friendship and Second chances" He said blinking his eyes like a girl "But this...This isn't you, This isn't the Celestia we know...and love" He finished in a low voice.

Celestia growled before everyone walked to Discord's side holding their hooves to their side in protection including Luna. "Why are you helping the enemy" She hissed. Twilight shook her head "I'm not helping anyone but you. This isn't you Princess" She said grabbing Pinkie with one of her hooves making the mare giggle.

Luna stepped from the crowd "I know you, My dear sister and this isn't the mare I grew up with..." She said as a white glow embraced her body as she turned to normal. "Don't let this power corrupt you" They all yelled simultaneously.

A glistening tear fell down Daybreaker's face turning her fur a dark grey. "My little ponies..." She muttered weakly as she turned back to normal falling from the sky. Many phoenix colored feathers flew from her wings as she fell creating a beautiful sunset colored show. Luna rushed to her aid but someone else beat her to it.

Celestia fell into a glowing white aura cushioning her fall. Everyone gasped as Astin groaned holding his wound barely alive. He had used his last bit of magic to save her. Luna galloped to him "Astin" She cried. "I'm so sorry, my beautiful night sky" He whispered running his fingers through her starry mane.

"Stop sounding like your saying goodbye to me" She whimpered holding the dying human.

Astin gave her a crooked smile "My lung is literally fried, Luna" He laughed making him cough violently. "No..." She said feeling the despair creep up on her "Somepony will save you, Definitely... Please guys tell him he's gonna be fine" Luna said looking towards the group of ponies.

They all held somber looks as they looked at the human. "Come on..." She said smiling a bit. Pinkie's hair fell straight and her fur dulled. "You're kidding right..." She whined in a shaky voice pinning her ears back. Twilight was the first to speak "I don't know if the doctors will be able to help him here..." She said.

Luna perked up "HUZZAH! Then we shall get him to the human world" She suggested. Discord shook his head "I checked earlier the portal closed when Gambit made her appearance" He said motioning towards the unconscious draconequus in his arms.

"I'll s-save him. H-He h-has to l-live" She stuttered focusing her magic. "Luna please..." He whispered with a sour expression. Luna played him no mind as she continued the focus her magic on the wound silently willing it to heal or at least close up.

Everyone turned away from the hysterical alicorn swallowing the tearful lumps in their throats. "Come on guys let's help her" Shining Armor yelled putting his horn to hers. Twilight nodded following his lead.

Cadance followed...

Then Rarity...

Then the unicorn guards...

Even Discord and Flurryheart attempted to help as best as they could by donating their magic.

Suddenly it all stopped with a rainbow burst of power from the blue alicorn...Luna's body collapsed to the ground onto him but before she could fall into the darkness she heard the strong beat of his heart assuring her, he would live to preserve harmony once more...