The Solar Empire Vs The New Lunar Republic

Luna was in her room thinking about how she should explain to Celestia what she was feeling. What she wanted to tell Celestia wasn’t something simple, but it was also not complex. She was training her speech that she would speak to Celestia. “Dear sister, did we come to you to tell you that... we wanted to have a chance to demonstrate how we can also rule just like you?”

The alicorn gave a facehoof, it wasn’t good. Luna didn’t want to talk about it directly, she wanted to talk to Celestia for a bit before coming up with the main topic. Luna knew that what she was going to ask Celestia could deny, but she wanted to take a chance and ask what she was feeling. In the past, Luna had hidden what she felt resulting in her becoming the dreaded Nightmare Moon, and now she wasn’t going to make that same mistake again.

But Luna was hoping for Faust to make sure everything went well, and that there would be no disagreement or serious fight. There was a time when they were both fillies and they wanted to play with Discord at the same time, while Celestia wanted Discord to have a picnic on a sunny day, Luna wanted to go for a walk with Discord. Discord just watched the fight, but in the end they got along and the two went for a walk and a picnic at the same time. Although this isn’t one of her worst sisters fights and there is no fight resulting in Luna becoming Nightmare Moon and wanting to destroy Celestia because of jealousy during foalhood, at least in foalhood they didn’t rule Equestria yet, but their parents.

Luna’s ears drooped as she closed her eyes. She still didn’t know how she was going to tell Celestia what she was feeling. Sometimes, Luna would like to have a student so that she could have some free time on castle at night, but who would want to be a student of the ex-Nightmare Moon? Tears started to come out of her eyes. Luna began to fear that Celestia wouldn’t let her rule Equestria even if it was for a day because her older sister feared that Luna would become Nightmare Moon again. Luna wiped her tears away with a hoof, she couldn’t let her past bother now, but that was something she couldn’t stop thinking about. She decided to leave the room to go to the garden, hoping for fresh air. Who knows, she might leave that for another time? It is not as if Equestria would die if she left it for another time.

“Princess? It’s all right?”

Luna looked back and saw a Lunar Guard, his look was concerned and his ears were down and a hoof was raised. “We’re fine, Lunar guard.”

The guard Lunar approached Luna. “Princess, you know you can trust me.”

Luna looked to the side. “Do you promise to not tell the other Lunar guards?”

The Lunar guard bowed. “I promise, princess.”

The alicorn smiled and her ears went up. “Perfect. Let’s get going, I’ll explain,” Luna started walking, the Lunar guard followed the princess of the night. “I keep thinking about my duties as princess of the night ...”

“Do you feel like no one enjoys your night?” asked the Lunar guard.

Luna looked at the guard. “Isn’t it. It’s just… I feel like my sister doesn’t want me to get involved in politics, it’s like the phrase Celestia said to me when I came back to my true self meant nothing to her.”

The Lunar guard was curious. “What did Princess Celestia say to you?”

“We were made to rule together, little sister.” Luna tried to say in a voice similar to Celestia’s.

The Lunar guard didn’t know how to feel about this. “Maybe, she meant that you would return to your royal duties as princess of the night.”

“We are even trying to agree to this, but we felt that she also meant that we were going to get involved in policy matters not just in raising and lowering the moon and protecting ponies from nightmares. I don’t know how I’m going to explain Celestia about this. I’m afraid she thinks I’m going to become Nightmare Moon again and bring eternal night again,” Luna closed her eyes as tears started to come. “I don’t want to become that monster again ...”

“Princess, please don’t cry.” the Lunar guard has already started to feel sad for Luna.

Luna looked at the Lunar guard. “Please, help me. How am I supposed to explain to Celestia what I’m feeling?”

“I believe you should first ask about how she is doing, what her day was like and then say what she is feeling without showing anger,” said Lunar Guard.

“But what if I show my anger?” asked Luna, concerned.

“Try to relax, take a deep breath. Did you forget that you told me you befriended Twilight Sparkle? You told me that she and Fluttershy helped you to lower your voice.”

Luna smiled just remembering the shy pegasus. “Yes. Fluttershy helped us and for that, we feel grateful until today.”

“So? Try to think of the voice lessons that Fluttershy taught you. I’m sure if you do that, everything will be fine,” said Lunar Guard.

“Thank you, loyal Lunar guard. You helped us a lot. Although we didn’t make it to the castle garden, we thought we were ready to talk to our sister.” Luna turned around.

“Good luck!” said the Lunar Guard.

Celestia was sitting on her throne signed papers with a red feather. She didn’t have a smile, but that didn’t mean that Celestia wanted to give up governing just because of that. The doors to the throne room opened, Celestia looked at the door and saw Luna. Celestia dropped the papers and quill, and Luna’s attention went on. “Luna! Why are you here? Do you need something?”

“I want to talk to you, sister,” began Luna. “But before I speak I need to ask, are you too busy right now?”

“I’m signing papers at the moment, but I can make time for you. What would you like to talk to me about?” asked Celestia.

Luna looked uncertain, she looked around and realized that she had some royal guards. “Can we talk privately in your room?”

“Yes, Luna,” Celestia and Luna started walking and left the throne room. Upon reaching the room, Celestia sat on her bed and Luna sat on the bedroom floor. “Now, could you tell me what you are feeling?”

Luna’s ears drooped and she looked to the side while scratching her knee with a hoof. Luna started to wonder if she should say that. Maybe she could forget that. No. She couldn’t hide what she felt. She had to say what she felt. Luna took a deep breath. “Sister, we realize that you always take care of political matters.”

“Yes Luna, why? Does it bother you in any way?” asked Celestia.

Luna’s insecurity returned. She looked at the floor. Celestia noticed the silence and started to worry. “Luna, please tell me. Does that bother you?”

Luna looked from the corner of her eye to Celestia before looking back at the floor. “...Yes Sister. It bothers us… ”

Celestia raised a hoof. “But why does that bother you, Luna?”

“Because we feel that what you said to me after we returned to the real me, you was lying to me,” said Luna.

“Luna, I wasn’t lying. You returned to rule with me,” said Celestia.

Luna tried to not show her anger. “Have I returned to rule with you? So why can’t I help you with policy matters?”

Celestia was surprised by what Luna said, but soon recovered. “Luna, you’re very young. You wouldn’t understand politics.”

“But that doesn’t mean that I can’t try to understand,” said Luna.

“Luna, I already told you. You’re too young for this,” said Celestia.

“Please sister, let me rule Equestria, just for one day.”

“No, Luna.”

Luna started to get irritated, because she started to imagine Celestia’s reasons for not letting her rule Equestria. “Are you thinking that we’re going to become Nightmare Moon again?”

Celestia looked to the side before looking at Luna again. “Yes, Luna.”

“Sister, I don’t intend to cause eternal night again,” said Luna.

“But what if you turn into Nightmare Moon, Luna? What if the power goes up in your head?” asked Celestia, worried.

“Sister, I will not become Nightmare Moon again! Are you saying that you are afraid of me?”

“No Luna, I’m not afraid of you. I’m afraid that Nightmare Moon will return and that I will lose you once again.”

Luna started to cry, she started to feel betrayed. Luna thought Celestia trusted her. “You don’t trust me...?”

Celestia was surprised by this. “I do trust you, Luna.”

“If you trusted me you would let me rule Equestria!” cried Luna, through tears.

Celestia was starting to get irritated. “I told you! You don’t understand politics!”

“You told us that we were going to rule together! This isn’t governing together! You’re doing most of the work!”

“But we are governing together, Luna!” shouted Celestia.

“Then let us rule Equestria for a day! Let us prove that we can rule without causing eternal night! We can prove that we can be a better ruler than you!” shouted Luna.

“You don’t have to prove anything to me, Luna!”

“But I will prove it. And if you’re not going to let me rule Equestria, then you will no longer be a sister to me.”

Celestia started to cry. “Please, Luna. Don’t say that! I promise I will be a better sister!”

“And how are you going to prove me? The only thing we do is protect ponies from nightmares and raise and lower the moon,” said Luna.

“What you do already helps them, Luna,” said Celestia.

“But I want to help with other things too! Let me rule Equestria for a day!”

Celestia was nervous. She wanted to say “yes”, but at the same time she wanted to say “No.” But she wanted her sister to understand that politics wasn’t something that Luna understood. “I’m sorry, Luna, but no. You need to understand that politics isn’t your strong.”

Luna felt the anger take control of the your body. “Very well! If you are not going to let me rule Equestria, even for one day, I will find a way to get you off the throne. Goodbye, ex-sister,” Luna was so irritated that the floor started to shake, Celestia started jumping on the bed due to the tremor.

When Luna left the room, the floor stopped shaking and Celestia started to cry, she lay on the bed, her hooves covered her mouth. “Luna, I’m sorry ...”