Equestria 4KO

“My name is Starhoof and I represent the Hooffire systems, Hooffire 1, Hooffire 2, Hooffire 3, Hooffire 4, Hooffire 5, Hooffire 6, Hooffire 7, Hooffire 8, Hooffire 9 Hooffire 10, Hooffire 11 and Hooffire 12.

Hooffire 1.3 and Hooffire 4.5 are level A hubworlds, Hooffire 2.2, Hooffire 3.4 and Hooffire 7.3 are level B hubworld.

Hooffire 5.2 and Hooffire 8.5 are level C hubworlds.

Hooffire 6.3, Hooffire 11.1 and Hooffire 9.5 are level A midworlds

Hooffire 10 is a level B subworld and Hooffire 12 is a level D newworld.

In my term as senator I hope to help the ponies of the hooffire systems by lessening the tax on starbuilder equipment and creating a stipend for bright young ponies from the hooffire system that wants to undertake this important education.” The yellow grey pegasus turned around to bow to the mare on the balcony in the back of the room, then turned forward again and sat down.

“Thank you senator Starhoof of the Hooffire systems” the gray unicorn with the white mare that sat in a heightened podium in the very front of the grand hall said.

“Next we have senator Firefield of the Eaqvian systems”

A bluish unicorn mare with a red and orange mane stood up

“Thank you Grand councilor Paltinhoof. My name is Firefield and I represent the Eaqvian systems: Eaqvian 1, Eaqvian 2 Eaqvian….”

She continued babbling for a while. Up on the balcony in the back, a midnight blue alicorn with a magnificent star filled mane that flowed on its own like in an ethereal wind, struggled to maintain a forced smile.

Many hours later, when the last of the senators had finished giving his or her presentation, the dark alicorn stood up, and for the first and last time this day addressed the ponies gathered below.

“Thank you senators, I princess Luna hereby declare this year’s Grand Council of the New Luna Republic for open, and leave the it in your capable hoofs honoured grand chancellor.

“Thank you your highness” grand chancellor Paltinhoof said, bowing to the princess; then turning to the assembled ponies below he continued.

“Mare’s and gentlecolts we are ready to move to the next point in the agenda, resolution 2045689314 the ban of stargazing on Lumina day. Senator Redshine you have the word”

The dark mare on the balcony didn’t wait to see who senator Redshine was, nor to hear her any of her arguments. She was already on her way out the door.

After walking on a kilometre long corridor with saluting guards on both sides every few meters, she reached another giant door that let to an open balcony with a clear view of the busy streets below. In the middle of the balcony stood a carriage that like in the days of yore were drawn by two pegasi ponies.

On either side of the carriage stood five hundred pegasi in four long lines. As the princess entered the carriage and the drivers took off, the one thousand pegasi took to the skies and created a wall between the carriage and the tall houses that surrounded it, and the busy streets below.

***

A few minutes later the carriage reached another grand building the Palace of Harmony. As soon as the doors closed behind her, the dark princess dropped her stained smile, replacing it with an expression of indifference.

As the princess walked down this much smaller hallway her fur began to lighten until it had the same colour as a virgin world’s sky.

Her mane that had before been the subtle dark colours of a star covered night sky, became lighter and then exploded in colours from violet to red, but still retained much of its sparkle.

“Ah, every bucking year” the now cyan coloured alicorn said, while casually tossing her regalia to the floor. Two unicorn maids quickly ran to retrieve the holy artefacts.

“It’s like every single colt and mare there was born in boreville.” She said to no pony in particular.

“Good evning princess Rainbow” a petite lilac coloured unicorn said holding a dish with a glass with an iced yellow liquid and an illustrated magazine.

Looking though the oneway windows to see the setting sun as if to confirm that it really was already evening, the princess replied, as she took the items in her blue magic and started sipping the drink casually.

”Evening Pastal, what’s up, anything new?”

“Well nothing tonight your highness but tomorrow there is the gala comity meeting and next week there is there is the popular council opening ceremony.

“Ah I can’t take any more of this.” She said throwing the cup and magazine into the air, who was again quickly caught by two maids, although these two happened to be pegasi.

“I will be at the sanctum Pastal, I don’t wannabe disturbed.”

***

It was clear from the thick layer of dust that the inner sanctum of The Palace of Harmony had not been cleaned regularly or at all for a very long time. Small tracks though the dust revealed where the princess usually went.

One track let to the middle of the room where a grand glass coffin stood. In it lay the real princess Luna looking peacefully and with a smile on her face, like if she was just sleeping, which she, if you wanted to be technical, actually was.

Another track led to the tubes on the other side of the room. Near the walls stood four intricate machines, each having a giant glass tube in its centre. Going over to the machines Rainbow looked at the four twisted figues flouting within, that once might have been ponies.

Touching the second glass to the right, she lay a hoof in a jar that held a grayish pink shape. As she did so she felt the faint essence of the form within.

Princess Rainbow gave the figure a weak smile. There would be no more parties or happy smiles, no reason to keep smiling; she collapsed on the grown, sobbing uncontrollably.

Authors note:

This story is part of a trilogy featuring “Princess Rainbow” an immortal alicorn version of Rainbow Dash. This is the last part of the trilogy set in the distant future.

The first is “Princess Rainbow” set in the time when the series started but taking an alternative part, the second, is yet to be writing but will build a bridge between these two stories.