Princess Celestia's POV

3rd February, 2019 A.G (After Grogar)

Predictions and Prophecies: The Daughter of the Night

9/1/994 - Child of a Dark Winter's Night
Before the century draws to a close, a creature of darkness will be brought into this world: the child of a dark winter's night, a few stars and glimmers of hope in a tormented soul dark as jet. If she is not watched carefully and guided on the path to light, she will grow different from the rest, into a seemingly sweet pony but rotten to the core. She will try to undermine this kingdom and overthrow the rule of the Royal Sisters who have thus far protected the ponies of Equestria. The years shall not wither her so easily as ordinary ponies, and she'll witness drastic change in her long life, all of which will lead to her choosing darkness over light when presented with the choice. Whether the sun shall rise after darkness falls is not set in stone, but those closest to her can change her destiny if they act.

17/4/1005 - Sombra the Fallen King of Shadows, and the Birth of Nightmare Moon, Queen of Darkness
War has recently erupted between the Crystal Empire and Equestria after the discovery of the former's new ruler: King Sombra, the Fallen King of Shadows. He barely resembles a pony, and through the use of dark magic and tainted crystals corrupts all around him. He threatens to reign with an iron hoof and bring an era of despair not seen since Grogar was slain. The soldiers of Equestria shall fight with valour and succeed in ridding the world of his darkness, but not before one of them is corrupted herself. At first she will do nothing, but over the years the curse of the Shadow King shall wear away at her until it consumes her completely, and she will become Nightmare Moon, the Queen of Darkness. She will threaten a night without a dawn, and an army shall gather to her side at speed. But most feared of all will be the Queen herself and her daughter.

Created of the night sky herself, she shall never leave her mother's side until they are both cured of darkness. Her mother will fall taking a blow for her daughter, and when the sun rises the sky will be filled with a glorious rainbow light. But there are many days and nights to endure yet, and there must be a night of a thousand years before the dawn finally arrives.

3/7/1684 - Mare in the Moon
The Mare in the Moon, myth from olden pony times. A powerful pony who wanted to rule Equestria, defeated by the Elements of Harmony and imprisoned in the moon. Legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring about nighttime eternal.

19/7/2006 - The Balance of Light and Dark

I glance down at the latest entry. I haven't looked at this dusty old book in years, but I had forgotten that my copy changes every time an important new prediction is made. I really should check these pages more often, make sure that there is no threat to Equestria's future.

My eyes scan the page, and I furrow my brow at what is written, trying yet failing to make sense of the half-truths that have annoyingly been recorded here.

For as long as time itself, there has been light and dark. They are supposed to be equal, and balance each other out. However, they are not. Each side is constantly at war with the other, trying to get even. This fight has divided entire kingdoms and even the Royal Sisters at times. One mare, the child of two guardians of Equestria, is willing to sacrifice herself and has the power needed to restore the balance between light and dark. She knows what the darkness and light really are, and is constantly stood on the border between the two, and sees the world with different eyes to the rest of us. Many may fall before her, but in the end she will be the one that matters most. Only she can call a world of warriors to battle, and only she can convince both sides to lay down their arms.

It seems I had also forgotten that the book sometimes gets things wrong. The last time it happened was back in 1913, but I had to move a group of pages to a completely different section because a prediction was made about the griffons fighting the changelings instead of the dragons. This only confirms what I said about Twilight Sparkle from the beginning. She's always been exceptional, and she fixed the rift between myself and my sister. She has faced Discord too, and she was amazing against the changelings, even if the rest of us didn't realise that dear Cadance had been replaced by Queen Chrysalis.

No, this is all to do with what I have predicted myself: that in a few years' time she will face three monsters with her friends, and everypony that they have helped will stand by their side as they do. Equestria is safe.

For now.

I glance out of the window, and imagine the mountains of the Frozen North somewhere, and the shimmering crystal kingdom that should be there somewhere. But before long I trot to the other side of the turret room and stare at the Everfree Forest. One day I'll go back there, look for the old castle, maybe order for it to be restored to its former beauty. But life is not all palaces and princesses and fairy tales.

No, there's a whole lot more underneath.

Author's Note

This was not originally part of the story, but I added it because the beginning seemed too fast-paced without it and I wanted to make sure new readers had some idea of what was going on.

To new readers!

This story was only written because of two What If questions:
1) What if Sombra had a lover who tried to help him take over the Crystal Empire?
2) What if Luna had a child, or somepony she cared for like a child?
I think I was up late one night and these two questions began to blur together. All of a sudden, a story was born. I didn't really know I was in dangerous territory as far as Royal OCs and Mary Sues / Villain Sues go, because I started writing and began publishing chapters a couple of weeks later, when I had about 10 chapters written. This is the result.

Feedback is always welcome, because I'm still learning how to be a good author and this story is a series of writing experiments. This is where I test myself, but I also have a lot of fun, and I like pushing the boundaries of what makes a story "good" to see if those boundaries are actually needed or not.

Get yourself a nice hot drink, sit back and enjoy the journey, my friends.
~ Angel