Curing the Troll

Chapter 3: The Forbidden Constellation

There lay the lunar princess, finally gaining her consciousness. She felt her back against something soft, yet prickly. Foreign to the feeling for a very long time, she started to get rather uncomfortable on it. Her eyes soon fluttered open, light finally glaring into her dark-ridden eyes. She slowly looked towards her right, to see pastures and pastures of grass. She got up on her hooves, and all she could actually see was just pastures of grass. Probably a meadow. Either way, it somehow rang a bell in the midnight blue pony's head, though she could not exactly put a hoof on it. Suddenly, she saw a pink maned, white coated pre-teen-looking alicorn frolicking around the meadow. Following behind would be an even smaller alicorn, with a lighter shade of blue for her mane compared to her coat, a darker degree of blue. Just at one look at the alicorns, she immediately knew whom they were. She stumbled back, onto her haunches, shocked at what she was seeing with her own two eyes.

"Lulu! Want another round from here to the waterhole?" asked the pink maned pre-teen alicorn. Although Luna knew what they were talking about, what seemed peculiar was the fact that her mouth did not exactly follow her words. This puzzled the adult alicorn greatly.

"But 'Tia, we are way off our playground limits! And look at your sun! It's starting to dip low from it's rightful place! We ought to go. Now." said the blue alicorn. Luna chuckled a little, remembering how bossy she used to be over her elder sister.

"Oh, come on...I so want to see our subjects-to-be! Do we have to return to the palace now?" whined pre-teen Celestia. Both filly Luna and adult Luna rolled their eyes at the whine, and raised their right eyebrows.

"Alright fine, but at least, can we run back?" pleaded the pre-teen alicorn. Filly Luna sighed, giving the 'you know better than to say that' face.

"Celestia. Sometimes I cannot fathom how you are supposed to be more mature than me, via age. You should know very well that we will never get home that fast by simply running. We have to fly. Now." sternly said filly Luna. Pre-teen Celestia finally gave up, and pouted as she lazily lifted herself up in the air. Luna spread her wings out with an air of dignity, and quickly flied up into the air.

"Lulu, you're the more responsible and royal sister between us both. I guess the prophecy might be right. The Lunar Republic will reign. I'm pretty okay with that. But I have an impending question." asked the sudden solemn pink-maned alicorn. Tears struck upon adult Luna's face, remembering exactly what pre-teen Celestia had asked. She looked upon her younger self, whom was looking slightly puzzled. The filly flew over towards her elder sister with a smile.

"Celes, you know that you can ask me anything." said filly Luna. Adult Luna braced herself, knowing what was coming.

"Lulu-no, Luna, will you...still love me? As a sister? Forever?" asked the white-coated alicorn. Filly Luna smiled even broader, with a reassuring look.

"Of course, 'Tia. You will always be my sister, and I will always love you." said filly Luna, as she hugged her with her right wing. Celestia smiled back, as they continued on, leaving a tear-stricken Adult Luna. She looked towards the sky in ultimate pain and agony.

"Alright, so a promise was broken. Boo. Hoo." rang out a familiar voice. I voice she thought she would never hear again.

"...Discord?" cried out the shocked alicorn. The Draconequus smiled, enjoying the shock in Luna's face.

"Ah, sister. How long has it been since we met? About, a few millenium?" said Discord. Luna took away her shocked face, to replace it with a sly smile.

"It is good to see you, brother. Attacking personal memories again? I heard about the grand break-out you had. Hope you had fun." said Luna, maintaining a little sarcasm in her voice, though she was sincere about her feelings on meeting her brother again.

"Ah, all in a day's work, thanks to Trollestia. Great fun she was. Not saying that you are not a whole lot more fun than your serious sister of yours." smirked Discord. Luna raised her eyebrows at Discord, surprised that she was actually still good in his books.

"Of course, brother, I was the only one who would even go near you, that too, play with you. But imagine if Trollestia was there instead of Celestia. The Chaos you both would reign," smirked The alicorn. The draconequus lowered his head and smiled, nodding his head. "Oh, and talking about Chaos, might telling me about the Draconequus Constellation that appeared that night?" asked Luna. Discord raised his head and gave a knowing look.

"Oh, yes, that. Honestly, no idea. Although I'm inclined that it could be quite the opportunity for me to reign over with Chaos, but then again...I'm getting rather bored of the whole Chaos plan. And besides..." Discord said as the smile on his face started to look even more sincere, "I owe you. For all that you have done. I really do." said Discord. Luna, taken aback from the sudden kindness, stumbled onto her haunches. She then got up again, and stared at Discord, trying to find at least a glimpse of treachery in his eyes.

"I'm telling the truth. And besides, you very well know that I am only one of the entire pack of Draconequus out there. And I'm your only chance of beating the seven sins that have been released." said Discord. Luna widened her eyes at the very statement, taken aback.

"Oh, Luna, Luna, Luna...how I enjoy all that shock in your little blue face!" grinned Discord. Luna, relieved that her brother was finally back to his chaotic self, smiled back in defeat towards her brother.

"Ah, you got me. But...seven sins? Why would they be released oh so very suddenly? And what about...the Eight Forgotten Sin?" asked Luna. The smile on Discord's face disappeared quickly, becoming the rather serious self of him he hated so much.

"The seven sins are here to prepare the world, especially Equestria. For Chaos. Not my kind of fun chaos. Extreme, painful, apocalyptic-size Chaos. Truthfully, though I never really am, I don't like this one bit. The seven sins will soon start shopping for reliable hosts before they start. Keep those dearest to you safe and sound. I'm sure you know your Devil's Traps. Hope the angels are by your side. And, whatever you do, keep Celestia intact. Protect her well. Try your best not to get to her other personas. A war is coming." said Discord, in the most serious tone he could muster. Luna nodded her head, in the most positive mode she could muster through the current situation. Discord nodded his goodbyes, and started to walk away. He suddenly then stopped, and turned his head a little towards Luna.

"Oh, and one more thing. The prophecy must come true." said Discord mysteriously, as he vanished into thin air. Confused Luna wailed out to call her brother's name, only to find her voice missing. Her body started to ache terribly. As if she had fallen three floors-worth of a height onto the cold, wet grass of the Canterlot Palace grounds.

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The midnight blue alicorn slowly opened her eyes, adjusting to the sudden bright light entering her eyes. Her eyes finally adjusted, to see a worried Quillivia and a very anxious Celestia by a certain hospital bed the injured alicorn was resting upon.

"Luna? Oh, thank the Sun, she is awake!" wailed Celestia. Quillivia blinked away her tears and smiled, knowing her lover was safe and sound, moreover, awake, though having a severely injured right wing, a painful crack to the side of her skull, a slightly cracked horn, a few seriously screwed ankles, a swollen eye, a gashed right cheek and a well broken left fore-knee. Luna smiled back at the unicorn, reassuring her, as she thought of the recent memory that was pounding in her severely injured head. She turned to look at her tear-stricken sister. She gave a reassuring smile, hoping that the tears streaming down her face would stop soon, for she could no more bear the sight of such just after a major concussion, and a week full of coma.

"Oh, my dear sister, I am well. And you? I doubt so." said Luna. A tiny tinge of a muscle near the white alicorn's mouth moved upwards, signaling a sign of withdrawn approval. Luna could see the distinctive pinkish panda eyes around her violet eyes, seeming to have made home for a week or so. Celestia, realising what her sister was looking at, gave a knowing smile.

"Luna, it is you in pain. You know that I am able to last weeks without sleep. What concerns me more than the development of Panda eyes is your safety and well being." said the white alicorn, impressing Luna at how long Celestia stayed...Celestia. Luna then looked towards Quillivia , trying to put a hoof up to comfort her, only resulting in a sharp and sudden pain travelling through her hoof. Quillivia realised what happened and immediately moved her cheek to her right hoof, letting Luna caress her cheek. The red eyed unicorn smiled sweetly at Luna, seemingly being abnormally quiet than her usual self. Luna smiled back lovingly, trying her best the stroke her lovers cheek through her sprained ankle. Celestia noticed the exchange of looks, and smiled cheekily.

"I guess I'll leave you two to be." said Celestia as casual as she could be, as she walked out of the royal hospital room, along with the doctors and nurses. Luna watched her sister as she walked out, and looked back at Quillivia, with billions of questions in mind.

"How long?" croaked out Luna, as a sudden dehydration occured in her throat. Quillivia immediately fetched a glass of water and slowly aided her in drinking it.

"A week, my dear princess. Entirely. No close encounters to changing, no nothing. It almost seems like your'e her weak spot, my dear princess." said Quillivia, as she finished aiding her in drinking her water, and put down the glass.

"You know what I really need now?" asked Luna. Quillivia raised her right eyebrow, slightly confused, slightly amused.

"What is it, my dear princess?" asked Quillivia.

"A good blend of Hynotiq, Blue Curacao, Baja Luna Black Raspberry Tequila and Schweppes Tonic Water. Might as well make it my personal cocktail. Lunar Vision. A good name for a cocktail, don't you think?"

"Yes, it is, my dear princess."

"Quillivia, I have a secret to tell you. Promise you won't tell anyone."

"You know you can trust me, my dear princess."

"When I was young, I was told that I would be the reigning sister. The Lunar Republic. And so I was told as such for years to come, till I came of age, and I was to be crowned. But I could not do as such. I just couldn't. I couldn't bear to see my elder sister sitting beneath me on a co-ruler's throne, looking at high and mighty me making all her decisions, practically controlling her life. So I found a spell, so powerful, that it could reverse the very decision towards Celestia in every pony's mind, so she could reign as a Fair and Just ruler. From then onwards, I had a slight disadvantage in my magic, thus using my feelings as I connection towards my moon to rise it, without using plain magic. And, to be honest, if I were to go back in time, I would never, ever, change my decision. Ever." finally said Luna, as her eyes started to grow sleepy. Quillivia, while sucking back her tears, closed the Lunar Princess' eyes, as she settled back onto her haunches.

" Carry on, my wayward son,
There will be peace when are done,
Lay your weary head to rest,
Don't you cry no more. " sang Quillivia, as Luna slowly fell into deep slumber.

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And there lay crying a white alicorn by the doorstep of the royal hospital room, whom quickly got up and ran towards her private boudoir, never looking back, but regretting as if she let hell loose. Only did she know, that hell was certainly loose, and she was about to be in deep, great danger.

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Author's Note: Whoa. Did not see that coming, did you? Well, I surely didn't. I thought it was going to be another mundane fic on curing Celestia from her personas. Oh well. the more the merrier!

P.S.
It's Kansas, people! Carry On My Wayward Son.

P.S.S.
I got that wicked concoction from here: link. Enjoy.