Dear Diary

It was the next day, Luminous is at the castle library.

A knock was at the library door.

Luminous turned to the door to see Dark Knight.

Dark Knight walked in and said, “What are you doing Luminous?”.

“Research”, she said and turned back to a book that was in front of her.

Dark Knight flew to her and took the book to look at the cover.

“The Light Realm? Why are you reading about the Light Realm?”, Dark Knight said.

Luminous took the book from Dark Knight and said, “I told you, it’s research”.

“But why research about the Light Realm though? The Light Realm is evil.”

The creatures in the Light Realm and the creatures in the Shadow Realm have a complicated relationship. They hate each other ever since the war.

Families, friends, and more were all lost during the war and the creatures of both realms blamed each other.

“I don’t get what’s so wrong about the Light Realm. A little feud shouldn’t separate the realms”, Luminous said.

“A little feud? Why are you suddenly turning on your own kind?”

“I am not! But . . .”

“What Lumi?”

“Maybe we should talk in my room”, Luminous said, walking out the library.

Dark Knight was confused. Luminous turned around and said, “Are you coming or not?”.

So Dark Knight followed.

“Your mother was a what?!”, Dark Knight yelled.

“Shhh! Quiet down a little bit.”

Dark Knight sat at Luminous’s bed and said, “I just can’t believe it. The Queen was a Light Creature. And you . . .”.

Luminous’s ears lowered and said, “I know you’re mad at me, and if you don’t want to hang out with me anymore, I-“

“What!”, Dark Knight interrupted.

Dark Knight begins getting closer to Luminous as he says, “Why would I ever be mad at you? Even if you are a Light Creature, I’ll always be there for you because I lo-“.

He stops, staring at her beautiful eyes.

“Dark?”, Luminous says.

He snaps out of his trance, and shakes his head. He backs up a bit.

“S-sorry, I was going to say because . . . because you are my friend”

Luminous smiles, and hugs him. Dark Knight blushes without Luminous noticing and embraces her hug.

Luminous hops on her bed and sits next to Dark Knight. She uses her magic to levitate the diary out from under her pillow.

“Do you want to read with me?”, Luminous ask.

Dark Knight smiles and shakes his head. “I think your mom wanted you to read it, not me. Besides, I should go”

Luminous nodded.

Dark Knight got off the bed and walked to the door.

“Wait, Dark”, Luminous calls.

Dark Knight turned back.

“Do you still think Light Creatures are bad?”

Dark Knight chuckled, “Not the ones I know. I guess they’re growing on me”.

Luminous laughed.

“Night Lumi”, Dark Knight said. He winked at her, walked out, and closed the door.

“Night”, Luminous said.

Luminous then opens the diary to the third page.

She begins to read . . .

Flashback

It was the morning coronation day. Flurry was in the wardrobe room, standing and waiting. Stylists were there, helping her get ready for her big day.

Flurry kept sneezing because the makeup stylist was putting on powder and taking it off.

The hair stylist was putting up Flurry’s hair to the correct ceremonial headdress of the Crystal Empire, which was kinda heavy.

And the wardrobe stylist helped her put on the dress and shoes, which was also heavy too.

After the stylist finished dressing Flurry up, they went out while Flurry stayed in her room.

A knock was at the door.

“Come in”, she said.

Her father, Shining Armor walked in, amazed to see his daughter, shed a tear.

He is also known as the High Prince Shining Armor. He is the little brother of Queen Twilight, the wife of Princess Consort Cadance, and ruler of the Crystal Empire.

Flurry laughed and said, “Dad? Are you crying?”.

Shining Armor wipes his tear away and said, “Can’t a father be proud of his daughter?”.

They both laughed and hugged.

“I don’t know how mother handles wearing all of this, it’s heavy”, Flurry says.

“She’s your mother, she’s strong. And so are you”, Shining Armor said.

Flurry smiled.

“Come on now Flurry”, Shining Armor said.

Flurry nodded and the two walked to the doors of the throne room.

“Are you ready?”, her father asked.

Flurry took a deep breath and let it out. Flurry nodded to her father.

Then they hear trumpets playing and the doors open.

The two walked down the aisle to Cadance.

Shining Armor walked to the side while Flurry walked to her mother.

Twilight was beside her mother.

“Creatures of the Crystal Empire, we are gathered here today for the coronation of my daughter, Duchess Flurry Heart. She has reached the age to become the new Crystal Ruler of this Empire while I’ll be stepping down. I know she’ll do a fantastic job and I know you all will look out for her as she’ll look out for you.”

Twilight levitated a crown to Flurry.

“Now may I now present your new Crystal Princess, Princess-“, Cadance stopped.

The room was getting dark and there were thunders were roaring. Suddenly, King Sombra bursted into the room.

Everyone in the room gasped.

“Well well well”, King Sombra said as he walked down the aisle.

Shining Armor and Cadance got in front of Flurry to protect her.

“What do you want Sombra? You know are not welcomed here.”, Cadance said.

“Certainly not when my daughter’s coronation is happening”, Shining Armor added.

“I came here for your daughter. There were rumors about Duchess Flurry Heart’s beauty that reached to my realm. And they were absolutely correct”, Sombra said.

Twilight flew in front of Sombra and said, “I’ll warn you once, Sombra. Leave now”.

Sombra chuckled and said, “Well, I don’t have to warn you at all”. He suddenly blasted a spell at Twilight and purple smoke was everywhere.

When the purple smoke cleared up, everyone but Sombra gasped. Twilight was stoned.

“Twilight!”, Cadance said as she flew to Twilight.

Sombra used his magic and stoned Cadance.

“No!”, Shining Armor yelled.

“Listen or you’ll be next”, Sombra threatened.

Shining Armor backed up a little.

Sombra turned his head from Shining Armor to Flurry Heart.

“You have until dusk until I come back to make your decision”

“D-decision? Decision to what?”, Flurry said in fright.

“Either you decide to become my Queen and come to the Shadow Realm or your mother and aunt stay stoned for eternity”

Every creature in the room gasped. Sombra gave an evil laugh.

“No!”, Shining Armor said and ran to Sombra but, Sombra teleported away.

Flurry dropped to the ground and started to cry.

It was one hour til dusk. One more hour till Flurry gives up her freedom. For the last five hours, her and her father have been arguing.

Her father said to not agree with his deal but, Flurry wanted to in order to free her mother and her aunt.

It was a sacrifice she was willing to take.

In her last hour, she cried and wrote in her diary.

“Dear Diary,

Plans did not go that well for me. I was so ready to become Princess of the Crystal Empire but things have changed. King Sombra interrupted my coronation and turned my mother and aunt into stone. The only way to free them was that I would have to marry him. My father was mad that King Sombra was forcing me to marry him. But the thing is, he's not forcing me, it’s my choice. A choice I’m willing to take for my family.”

She stopped writing, a tear dropped from her face to the diary.

Then Sombra suddenly appeared from the smokes.

“I see you’ve made your decision”, he asked.

“I have”, Flurry Heart said firmly.

“But you have to make up the end of your deal first”, Flurry said.

“Of course”, Sombra said as he conjured up a spell that freed Twilight and Cadance.

Shining Armor was in the throne room, looking at the two statues that were in front of him. Then, purple smoke surrounded the statues. Shining Armor backed up, he was confused. Suddenly, Twilight and Cadance broke free. He was so happy to see his sister and wife free.

But then he realized something . . .

“Flurry!”, he yelled.

He, Cadance, and Twilight ran to Flurry’s room.

But when they reached to her room, she was gone.

Back to the Present

Luminous finished reading the third page. She was tearing up.

She knew her mother and father weren’t something out of a fairy tale but, she didn’t think their story was like that.

She touched the part of the page where it was darker than the rest. It was the spot where Flurry’s tear landed.

Luminous’s tear dropped to that exact same spot.

“I’m sorry mother. I didn’t know”.