The Lunar Revolution

The Lunar Revolution

By: Kuroyami Fukaikuro

Again, I don’t own anything except the story and OC’s.

A/N: So yeah, it’s backstory time! But not Twilights- the backstory of the war, and the whole conflict.

PS: If you haven’t figured out yet, the story moves between the 3rd person POV’s of Twilight and Regent.

Chapter Three: Luna’s Anger

After a day of walking, they arrived at Canterlot. But instead of eating , they all went into a meeting room. Celestia sat at the head, and the Mane Six sat around her.

“Welcome, everyone, to this briefing. I hope that Twilight has told you why you will be replacing my official bodyguards?”

“Yes, she has.” Rainbow Dash said.

“Good. Now it’s time to tell you all what’s really going on.”

“What do you mean?” they all asked at once.

“Yeah Princess,” Twilight asked, “what do you mean?”

“I’m sorry Twilight, but there are some things I won’t even tell you… such as this, because you didn’t need to know until know.” She sighed, and put her head in her hands. “This war is the fault of something I did a thousand years ago. I don’t regret my actions, but I do feel that I could’ve handled the situation better. It all started when two humans entered Equestria a thousand years ago.”

“WAIT!” Pinkie Pie interjected. “So there were humans before we all were born?”

“Well, yes. Why do you think we knew to call ourselves humans after we all transformed?”

“Oh yeah…”

“Anyways, they appeared a thousand years ago, for no apparent reason. They were brother and sister, named Dante and Megan Adan. Dante, the elder, was a phenomenon; as time passed, he somehow became more and more adept at magic, which added to his already impressive physical prowess and fighting technique. Megan, in turn was a genius. She created technologies that surpassed what most people think we have.”

“Well yes, it’s clear that we have better technology that most think,” Twilight said, looking around the room, “But, why did you hide the technology for so long?”

“Look at what the Rebels are doing with what little they do have! If the technology she created became common, chaos would spread everywhere, with unfortunately poor people using the technology to try and improve their situation, and the currently rich attempting to suppress them! We aren’t ready for that technology. Not yet.”

“So what changed everything and caused this war?”

“Princess Luna and Dante fell in love.” Everyone had an expression of shock on their face; Celestia waved them away dismissively. “Yes, yes, in love. But Luna realized that their differing anatomies wouldn’t allow them to experience their relationship to the,” she coughed, “fullest. So she asked Megan to build a machine that would make her human. Megan did so, because she herself fell in love with a stallion; but he wasn’t immortal, and is no longer significant.

“However, once I learned of her plan, I attempted to stop her, fearing that if she became human, she would lose her powers, and I would be the only pony with power. I feared that if I controlled both day and night, I would tire quickly and I would not be able to perform my royal duties as easily or as well. To be honest, during the thousand years Luna was on the moon, I didn’t raise the moon, I trained someone to. Anyways, Dante tried to stop me from stopping Luna. He was a tough man to beat; after all, it was he who sealed Discord away the first time. And back then, he wasn’t a trickster; he was out to kill everypony! But Dante defeated him. Even when I broke both of his arms, he still attempted to fight. So I stabbed him in the chest, and stopped the machine. Luna, seeing Dante’s bloodied body, thought that I killed him and flew into a rage, becoming Nightmare Moon, and rampaged across Equestria, resulting in her banishment.”

“Wait.” Twilight said. “You said that Luna thought you killed Dante. So you didn’t really?”

“I thought I did, and I tried to kill him when I stabbed him. But somehow he survived. I put him and his sister in a cryosleep chamber that she made. And that’s also what partially caused this war.

“When Luna came back from her banishment, she thought that he was already dead, so I didn’t bother to give her a different idea. But maybe I should’ve just told her… because when she found out, she did the same thing she did a thousand years ago, only she succeeded. Considering her current mentality, I don’t think she meant to release Nightmare Moon, or turn everypony into humans; just her. You see, Megan was still in cryosleep, but she tried to replicate the machine from what we remembered, which is why we think it went wrong. We are trying to heal her mind, but we can’t devote time to it until Nightmare Moon is defeated.”

“Wow… is that all?” Rainbow Dash asked.

Celestia nodded. “Yes, that’s the whole story. Now, you all have traveled far. Go eat and rest. Your duties begin tomorrow.”

“Yes, Princess.” They all said.

…

Somewhere deep within Canterlot…

Celestia opened the door and observed the situation. Luna was on the floor next to Dante’s cryosleep chamber, and she hugged it tightly as soon as Celestia entered the room.

“You monster,” Luna said, glaring at her sister. “You kept us apart for a thousand years, and now you use him to placate me. Even in the past, you couldn’t fool him, and through him I saw the truth. I saw what you really are. The only reason I haven’t joined my counterpart in ending your life is because of him.”

“But I know this already, dear sister,” Celestia said with a mocking tone of voice. “And if that was your best attempt at threatening me, it was horrible. You’re pathetic. Under my control because of your feelings for a worthless human. Didn’t you ever learn how to sacrifice? It’s the first rule of war. ‘The ends justify the means.’”

“He is NOT worthless!” Luna cried. “And he’s much more powerful than you. Your ‘Mane Six’, your whores, are nothing compared to him! If they knew the truth, if they knew what you were really like, what you really are, they wouldn’t obey you so readily!”

“What, shouting out against your Princess? Perhaps I should tighten that spell around his body,”

“No, wait, please! I- I’m sorry, just don’t hurt him.”

Celestia laughed. “I’m embarrassed to be related to someone as weak as you!” she cried as she left the room. Luna continued to clutch the machine containing her lover, crying in fear of his fate. Celestia turned to the guard in front of Luna’s cell. “Don’t give her food tonight or tomorrow. She went without it for a thousand years, I’m sure she can handle two days going hungry.”

The guard gulped. “Yes, Princess.” However, after she left and he was sure she was gone, he snuck a piece of bread through the bars to Luna. “The Grand General is working on your escape plan,” he whispered. “But it won’t be complete until the negotiation with the Changeling Queen is finished. Hopefully we’ll have their support.”

“Thank you, Pip,” Luna said.

“Hey new guy!” a call from down the hall sounded.

“What?” he answered cautiously.

“It’s time to change shifts.”

“Alright” he called, then whispered to Luna, “For the glory of the New Lunar Republic.”

Luna smiled and whispered back, “For the glory.” When the new guard arrived at her cell, it looked just as Celestia had told him; Luna had gone mad from the change and her mind was in a dangerous state. She was humming a tune he had never heard before.

She smiled knowingly. “You can pretend you’re in complete control, Tia,” she whispered when she finished, “But everything dies. Even you. And I’ll be there when it happens.” She looked up at the rising full moon, and smiled some more. “We’ll get free,” she whispered to the machine, “and we’ll get your vengeance.” She began to laugh maniacally, causing the guard outside to further believe what Celestia told him.

But that’s how she wanted it.

End of Chapter Three.

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A/N: NEXT TIME: Negotiations!