Celestia. The white Alicorn. The eldest of the two sisters. Princess of the Sun. Ruler of Equestria. Bringer of days.

For as long as ponies remembered, their lives were watched over by their beloved princess. Alongside her little sister, Princess Luna, Celestia had maintained peace and prosperity for thousands of years. A pony so wise, so powerful, that countless souls always viewed her as a goddess. An immortal being that was blessed to bring them day while her sister brought them night. Because of her duties. Her responsibilities. Her gifts. Everypony cherished her. Practically worshiped her. Gave her everything she ever wanted.

However. There was one thing that they COULDN’T give her. The one thing that she had always wanted. The one thing that she had been craving for the longest time. For as long as she could remember. Something that not even her sister can provide for her.

Companionship.

Despite all her power. Despite her high states. Celestia was not a god. She was just like every anthro pony she’d ever met. With all her wants, needs and desires. As she grew up, Celestia began to learn things that was unknown to her when she was younger. Things such as relationships. The concepts of a pony belonging to another. A soulmate. Some to cherish with to death do they part. Someone to fulfil the wants and desires of adulthood. A lifelong partner to share with. To love with. To embrace with.

So when Celestia came to age, she had hoped to experience such a feeling. To meet someone to love and care for. But in a way that no other pony could. Her very own lifelong partner.

Her hopes and dreams however, seemed to only be a fantasy.

She tried to make an effort. She tried to find someone to love and embrace her in a way she saw countless couples do. But the true nature of her citizens revealed itself. They loved her for her caring nature. For her loving compassion. But sadly, it didn’t mean that they would go the extra step with her. It NEVER meant that.

It wasn’t that she was ugly. Far from it. Celestia was regarded as one of the most beautiful mares Equestria had ever known. But in truth. The real reason why nobody wanted to be with her intimately was all because of her status. Her title. Or in other words… because of who she was.

One such reason was due to her immeasurably long lifespan. She had been alive for thousands of years but had yet to show any signs of age. Meaning that she could be around for thousands of years more. Many stallions saw her as a mare of true beauty, but they didn’t want to be involved with her. Either physically or romantically. The simple reason was because that the stallions didn’t want to be outlived by the princess. Unlike her, the lifespan of any other anthro pony was barely a hundred years. They feared that if they had got involved, but then succumbed to old age, their deaths would break Celestia’s heart. Which was the last thing that they would ever do.

But as well as not being with Celestia for selfless reasons, there were others for reasons that were entirely selfish. It was because of her title. She was a princess. So by being with her, it would mean that they would also have to share the level of responsibility. Which involved getting into conflicts or even wars. Such as the conflict with evil beings like Discord, King Sombra and Lord Tirek. For the potential suiters to be, they would rather avoid a relationship with Celestia entirely. To be nothing more than associates or friends. All to avoid the ‘burdens’ of responsibility. Which showed that they never truly cared about her and her needs.

Throughout her childhood, Celestia was led to believe that her title and immortality were gifts. A power granted to her to be a beloved ruler. But as time went on, the Sun Princess slowly began to see her ‘gifts’ as a curse. The fact that just being who she was, was the very thing that was stopping her from experiencing what she believed was true happiness.

As more centuries ticked by, Celestia began to struggle with her mentality. At times, she felt desperate for companionship. Longing for someone to love and cherish her. But like before, no stallion wanted to step up to be with her. To give her the feels, the emotions, and even the pleasures she wanted to experience. Her mind was so distracted with her dilemma however, that she failed to see that the bond between herself and her sister began to wane. Resulting in Luna’s rebellion. And her transformation into Nightmare Moon. The battle was long. But with the help of the Elements of Harmony, Celestia was able to seal her sister away. Imprisoning her in the moon.

Unfortunately, it was at that point where her desperation for companionship began to escalate. Luna was the only pony who knew of Celestia’s struggles with her wants and needs. Even having to help with Celestia’s new recurring nightmare. A nightmare that revealed her greatest fear. So whenever her older sister felt down, Luna was there to comfort her. Making her feel better and reassuring her that one day, she would find someone who would make her feel special. But with Luna turning into Nightmare Moon and imprisoned within the moon itself, Celestia was left with no shoulder to cry on. For the next thousand years, Celestia had never felt so alone. So much so that her beliefs and ideas had changed dramatically. Within the centuries since Luna’s banishment, possibilities of Celestia’s wants and needs expanded. She’d soon outgrown her ideas for a stallion. The princess was so desperate for companionship, that she was willing to accept it from any creature. Regardless of what species. But as long as their own feelings for her would be genuine. That they would give her the love and affection she always wanted. And for her to give those feelings back in return.

It was all Celestia ever wanted. To experience a loving physical relationship with someone who would care for her. But in the past thousand years, it never came.

Events began to stir up in recent years however. From accepting a student in a form of Twilight Sparkle. To Luna’s return and redemption. To Discord’s revival and him being reformed. And even for her said star student to become the Princess of Friendship. But despite the distractions, Celestia’s wants and needs persisted. She even at one point considered Discord to be a candidate. Given that he too lived for a very long time. Possibly even older than herself. But even though he was on the side of good, he wasn’t the type that she preferred. The Draconequus was far too immature for what she was looking for. As well as him showing far more affections to Fluttershy. The pony who reformed him. But to add insult to injury, she noticed that a lot of stallions seemed to have taken an interest towards Luna. When she was asked as to how it was possible, Luna herself admitted that she was unsure herself.

Furthermore, was that within the past couple of centuries, Celestia had witnessed something that was very new to her. Relationships with the same gender. Due to her long reign, Celestia was briefly baffled at the idea of two of the same sexes being in an intimate relationship with one another. Mare with mare. Stallion with stallion. But from seeing how happy it made them, the Sun Princess was quick to welcome and accept it. Despite that however, the princess knew next to nothing about how such a partnership would work on a physical level. But was too embarrassed to ever ask.

As the years went by, Celestia was beginning to see that Twilight was slowly becoming a more competent princess. Establishing relations with all sorts of creatures. Dragons. Yacks. Griffins. Hippogriffs. And even reformed Changelings. Thanks to the magic of friendship, the ponies had gained powerful allies. And with Twilight’s success, it gave Celestia an idea. An idea that Luna was willing to agree on.

After thousands of years of rule, the Alicorn Sisters decided to announce their retirement. Leaving the rule of Equestria in the capable hands of Twilight and her friends from Ponyville. The two even gave Twilight a medallion that contained a portion of their magic so that she can move the sun and moon on her own.

While the reason for their retirement was to give Twilight a chance to grow as the next ruler of Equestria, for Celestia, there was another reason. She knew that one reason for her lack of intimacy with others was due to her title. So by announcing her retirement, she had hoped that any other creature would be more willing to accept her due to her being free of responsibilities. Unfortunately, there was still a problem with her seemingly immortality. And on a more ridiculous level, her announcement of her retirement made ponies think that he was getting old. Despite appearing as youthful as she ever had. Much to her disappointment. As well as giving her nightmares a resurgence.

Unbeknownst to her however, an unprecedented disturbance was unfolding.

In Equestria’s recent conflict, the heroes had to deal with Lord Tirek, Queen Chrysalis, and a rouge Pegasus filly Cozy Glow. All three had been magically enhanced by the dark magic that was sealed in Grogar’s bell. The same artefact that they used to steal the magic from Discord, Celestia and Luna. And then even messed around with Discord’s chaos magic. Furthermore, the three villains had manipulated the ponies to turn against each other. Causing their friendships to be in doubt. Which brought in the Windigos. Bringing forth freezing weather to Equestria.

With such a massive imbalance of magic being thrown around the world so rapidly, it caused an unforeseen and potentially disastrous side effect. In separate parts of the land, the very fabric of reality in their magical world began to weaken. Mostly invisible to the naked eye, parts of Equestria no longer made sense. Such as cold weather appearing in sand-filled wastelands. Flash floods appearing in places where rain never touches. And even things disappearing from the face of the world. As if they had… fallen from one world and into another.

Thankfully, most of the disruptions of the fabric of space and time were unseen. And when the crisis was everted and the conflict was over, the walls of reality began to repair themselves. However, there were still some odd spots dotted around Equestria. One of which was very close to the city of Canterlot.

After Twilight’s ascension to be the next ruler of Equestria, Celestia and Luna had plans to move to Silver Shoals. A place they had decided to spend their retirement. And for Celestia, maybe a place to put aside her wants and needs. Even if it meant that she would end up miserable for the rest of her life.

That was… until she spotted something out of the ordinary. Just outside on the balcony on the edge of Canterlot. Celestia saw a strange visual anomaly. Which unbeknownst to her at the time, was one of the weakened walls of reality. She then made a mistake by touching it. It began to pull her in. By the time Luna heard her cries for help, the blue Alicorn was too late. She watched helplessly as her older sister was dragged into the rip in the fabric of reality. Only for it to close up.

For all that Luna knew, she had just lost her sister. But unbeknownst to her, Celestia was very much alive and well. She just ended up in a place she had never been before. A world beyond her world.

One moment, Celestia felt herself dragged into a blinding light. Then by the time she opened her eyes, she found herself lying in a green field. While it looked peaceful, she knew that where she was wasn’t Equestria. The land felt very different. Not long after, the stranded Alicorn found herself in the sights of a massive beast. A creature that she had never seen before. But the princess was no pushover. Using her magic, she temporarily blinded the giant four-armed red beetle monster and escaped. But upon being attacked by a creature of the same species, probably even the same one as before, Celestia was rescued.

Her saviours were a group of small creatures. Some looked familiar to the creatures of her world, while others looked very strange. But through teamwork, they repelled the enemy monster.

The princess was stunned to find that the creatures not only were heroic and brave, but also spoke her language. The creatures identified themselves as Digimon. Short for Digital Monsters. And that the world Celestia found herself in was called the Digital World. What’s more, was that the group was formed to protect the innocent from rouge Digimon. The group were led by co-leaders. Agumon and Gabumon.

The Digimon could easily tell that the Alicorn was not from their world. So when Celestia explained her situation to them, they could see that she was stranded with seemingly no way home. Though she wasn’t a Digimon, Celestia was still in need of help. She may be strong in her own right, but the Alicorn would never survive the Digital World on her own. What’s more, it would be rude of them to refuse helping a princess. The Digimon group all decided to help her find a way back to Equestria, much to Celestia’s heartfelt relief.

The group explained that Celestia’s best hope of moving from one world to another was by visiting one of the four legendary Digimon Guardians. Powerful beings that watch over and protect the Digital World. With the group being on the eastern side of the Digital World, the nearest guardian to them would be Azulongmon. The Keeper of Light and Hope.

The journey to their destination was far from easy. In total, it took the group over a month to get where they were going. And it would’ve been easier if not for the dangers that laid ahead. Either from the perilous landscapes, or more rouge Digimon. In the early stages of their battles, Celestia was left astonished that not only the hero Digimon were strong. But to her awe, also possessed a power to transform their bodies. A process they called Digivolution. Celestia was amazed to find that not only that her new friends used such a powerful ability to protect but could even Digivolve more than once. With only a few of them possessing the highest form.

Furthermore, during the battles, Celestia took mental note on which Digimon was in which form. And more importantly, working out how strong she was compared to them. Rookie level Digimon were easy for her to handle. Champion level Digimon were likewise, but with much difficulty. Celestia had to use her magic more creatively or rely on help from her new friends to deal with the stronger ones. For Ultimate level Digimon however, her strongest attacks were like mere pin pricks to them. Otherwise, Celestia wouldn’t be able to leave a single scratch on them. Even comparing some of their strength to the likes of Tirek. Mega level Digimon possessed power and strength in a league far beyond her own. If Celestia were to face off against one on her own, she believed that she wouldn’t last five seconds. So whenever the group encountered a rouge Mega, it scared the Alicorn to a point where she felt powerless. She was very thankful that WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon and Imperialdramon were a thing.

The trip was long and filled with danger, but at last, the group arrived at the Temple of Azulongmon. A place where even the Digimon heroes had never been in. Celestia was more than startled when the guardian revealed himself to resemble a giant blue dragon. When the princess explained her plight, she and her new friends were surprised to hear that Azulongmon was aware of it. As well as explaining in detail the cause of the rifts in time and space. And it was thanks to the rifts that the giant Mega knew exactly which world Celestia came from. And was more than happy to take her home.

But before the great guardian could act, Celestia made a surprising proposal. Despite the dangers of the journey she had been through, Celestia was very impressed with the Digital World. And expressed her newfound desire to use her time of retirement to explore more of it. She asked Azulongmon if there was a way for the Digital World and Equestria to be connected somehow. The great Mega was astounded by such an idea. And to the surprise of everyone, agreed with her. Azulongmon had even conceived a way to establish such a connection between the two worlds.

Back in Equestria, an entire month had passed since Celestia’s disappearance. But none were more worried about her than Twilight and Luna. The blue Alicorn had not left the city ever since. Waiting for the day when her beloved sister to find a way to return.

And return she eventually did, but not in a way any soul in Equestria had imagined.

To everyone’s surprise, the sky began to light up. As if a second sun had just been created high above their heads. Then bursting forth from the light, slithering through the sky like a giant serpent, was a giant blue dragon-like creature. Azulongmon soaring through the air, high above the land for all to see. A spectacle to see. But just as some of the ponies thought that they were under attack, the Alicorns were awestricken to find that riding on his giant head holding onto his horn, was Celestia herself. Who had the biggest smile on her face. Everypony in Canterlot gathered outside as Azulongmon descended down towards the city. After landing on Equestria’s soil, Celestia was greeted with the biggest hug from Luna since being freed from the moon. Tears of joy were shed on that day.

The Sun Princess then explained to everypony of what happened to her. Where she had been for the past month. All her friends were astounded at her tale. They wouldn’t had believed her if not for the giant Mega level Digimon hovering over their heads. With him too confirming that it was true. But what surprised the citizens of Equestria the most, was the agreement between Celestia and Azulongmon. With the Digimon Guardian fulfilling his promise.

On the edge of the city, in a spot where Celestia first fell into the Digital World, Azulongmon created Equestria’s very own Destiny Stone. But unlike the ones he created before, the new one served a new purpose. Being linked up with another new Destiny Stone in the home of the Digital Monsters, the newly created relic would act as a gateway to the Digital World. So that Celestia, or any other pony if they wish, would enter the Digital World freely. With the Digimon likewise would use the other stone to visit Equestria.

Celestia and Azulongmon both knew the dangers of such a bridge to form between their worlds. Which was why the Destiny Stones were created in a specific way. That only those with goodness in their hearts would travel between one world to another. Sparing their homes from being invaded by evils of their respective homes. Such as the monsters of Tartarus or the rouge Digimon.

As soon as the bridge was formed, Celestia’s closest friends were very eager to visit what was to them an alien world. Twilight and her friends got to visit the Digital World and had met Celestia’s Digimon friends. As well as the heroic Digimon likewise visiting Equestria. Within a couple of days, a new alliance was successfully established. And Equestria had gained another new ally.

There was one more thing. Something that Luna found it hard to accept. Because of her newfound desire to explore the home of the Digimon, Celestia decided to stay in the Digital World. To live amongst the Digimon. Her little sister was very hesitant about Celestia’s decision. Fearing that something very bad would happen to her. But with the excitement the white Alicorn had shown, Luna had to respect her decision. Luna also declined Celestia’s offer to live with her in the Digital World. Stating that she felt more at home in Equestria. As well as helping with safeguarding her side of the Destiny Stone.

The two sisters eventually came to an understanding as well as an agreement. Celestia would live in the Digital World. But spend the weekend with Luna in Equestria for a visit. As well as telling her about her adventures.

Things appeared to be going so well for Celestia. Making friends with the Digimon and even exploring more of their world. But in the back of her mind, there was still that problem she had felt for the longest time. She had hoped that the excitement of being in the Digital World would help her. Sadly though, it didn’t cure her need for that special companionship she had longed for so long. Which to her dismay, brought back that nightmare. The same nightmare she had so many times. A nightmare that seemed to be getting worse.
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There she was. Standing alone in a desolate wasteland. A world that seemed to be in complete decay. Devoid of any bright colours. There she stood. Adorned in white dress that she used to wear. Representing the time before she retired from her royal duties. Celestia looked around her surroundings in worry. Feeling alone.

“Hello! Is anypony here!? Luna!? Somepony!?”

The white Alicorn began to feel her heart sink. With how desolate and empty the world appeared, she had never felt so lost and alone.

“Please! I…I don’t want to be on my own!”

But then to her surprise, a blast of black cloud appeared behind her. Then a strong gust of air blew her down to the ground. After rolling onto her back, Celestia was shocked to see that the mass of black cloud began to form itself. Morphing into the image of one of her old enemies. King Sombra. The manifestation looked down on her with a mocking glare.

“Too bad that you couldn’t help but be alone, Princess.”

Then to Celestia’s surprise, a second mass of black clouds appeared and grabbed a hold on her body. Lifting her up into the air. As the startled princess looked around, she found herself in the giant hand of the manifestation of the evil centaur, Lord Tirek.

“You tried to fix that problem countless times. But it didn’t work out. Didn’t it?” He said before letting out an uproar of laughter.

The image of Tirek then released Celestia. Letting the Alicorn fall to the ground. Then as she tried to get back up sitting on her back, a third black cloud formed in front of her. Slowly forming into the royal Changeling. Queen Chrysalis. Celestia tried to back away as the new arrival crawled towards her.

“No matter how hard you try, they will never get close to you. They will see you as nothing more than a princess.”

Everything the three images of her past villains were saying was beginning to make Celestia feel incredibly uneasy. Scared even. The white Alicorn quickly getting back on her feet and trying to run away. But was stopped in her tracks by two more black clouds. One formed into Cozy Glow. And the other, to her dismay, was Nightmare Moon.

“Luna?” Celestia asked. Questioning what she was looking at.

The manifestation of the Alicorn scoffed at Celestia before talking. Her words were like venom.

“How utterly pathetic. And using your sister as a shoulder to cry on because you can’t get what you want. Very unbecoming of you.”

“Poor sweet Celestia. Unable to accept that nopony would want her,” The image of Cozy Glow added. Her tone full of mockery.

Celestia began to panic as the images of the five villains began to laugh at her. Tears of fear began to form in her eyes as she tried to find a way to escape.

“No. NO!!”

Running through the image of the Pegasus filly, Celestia tried to escape. But the world around her was literally a grey void. And the manifestations were still right behind her. Laughing at her misfortunes. The laughing grew louder and louder as Celestia gave up running. Panicking as she tried to block out the laughing by covering her ears. She then tried to talk sense to herself while tears began to rain down her face.

“This is all just in my head! This… this isn’t real!”

Then the laughing stopped. Then the voice of Tirek spoke up.

“We may not be real. But do you know what is?”

When Sombra joined, he smiled as she spoke his words. Relishing in Celestia’s dismay.

“Your fear. Your fear is indeed very real.”

Celestia froze. The image of Sombra was right. Her greatest fear was indeed real. But she didn’t want to admit it. Then Chrysalis, Cozy Glow and Nightmare Moon joined in. All the while Celestia began to tremble.

“You’re title as princess was a curse in disguise. No one wants to be with someone with such authority. Such legacy. You were doomed from the beginning, princess. Destined to be all alone.”

“Sounds like being who you are wasn’t as great as you led on. You certainly fooled everyone.”

“Even if you could find someone, you’d only outlive them. And be all alone again. And what about your friends? They’re bound to be sick and tired of your needs. Take it from me.”

But then Nightmare Moon and Sombra said something that truly hurt Celestia.

“Aren’t you afraid that everyone would leave you as well? And truly be all alone? With no one to love you?”

“No matter what you do. No matter how hard you try. You will never find what you have been looking for. Do you truly believe you deserve true happiness?”

Frustrated and frightened, the teary eyes Celestia turned to face the manifestations and snapped at them.

“LEAVE ME ALONE!!! ALL OF YOU!!!”

The five were unmoved by Celestia’s outburst. In fact, they were grinning. Sombra then began to twist the princess’s words.

“Sounds like you do want to be alone.”

Celestia looked at them with wide eyes of shock. It wasn’t what she meant by at all. She just wanted to be free of her torment. It wasn’t real. But hearing it from the unicorn king made if feel real. The white Alicorn stared at the five in uncertainty. The five then dispersed their bodies into black clouds. All gathering around the frightened mare and ascending into the air. But as Celestia watched on, she heard the mocking tone of Cozy Glow. Uttering the words that, to Celestia’s horror, revealed her greatest fear. Something that truly scared her to the deepest deaths of her being. The very reason that her nightmare went on for so long.

“You’re going to die alone.”

Celestia’s expression fell to despair upon hearing those words. Her greatest fear. She then heard the voices of Tirek, Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis and Sombra joining Cozy Glow. All repeating those same words.

“You’re going to die alone!”

“You’re going to die alone.”

“You’re going to die alone.”

“You’re going to die alone, Celestia!”

The same sentence kept on repeating over and over again. Echoing through the void as the landscape kept on shifting and changing. Breaking apart and reforming. All the while Celestia staggered around. Closing her eyes shut and using her hands to block out the voices. But she could still hear them as clear as day. No matter how hard she tried to fight it, she couldn’t escape the truth. The truth that her greatest fear was spoken out loud.

Being alone. Living alone. But worst of all, dying alone.

Unable to bare the voices a second longer, Celestia screamed into the air as tears flooded from her closed eyes. Wanting her horror to end.

Then as her eyes snapped open, Celestia rose from her bed screaming. The white Alicorn breathed heavily from her experience as tears continued to rain down. Her heart pounding in fear as she stared at nothing. Thinking back to what she saw in her head. Though the mental images had changed overtime, the nightmare stayed the same. The nightmare that revealed her greatest fear.

Then without warning, the doors to her room burst open. Revealing a distressed Luna who rushed over to her older sibling. Trying to gain her attention by placing her hand on her shoulder. Shaking her as she spoke up.

“Sister! Sister, are you alright!?”

Hearing Luna’s voice snapped Celestia to attention. The white Alicorn looking over to her little sister with an expression of worry and fear. Tears continued to fall as she tried to talk.

“L…Luna.”

Trying to comfort her sister, Luna climbed into Celestia’s bed and gave her a tight comforting hug. She herself crying in response. Feeling the warmth embrace of her sister eroding away the coldness of her nightmare, Celestia began to sob as she hugged Luna back. Holding onto her tightly. Not wanting to let her go. As the two sisters continued their comforting embrace, Luna spoke. Her voice muffled by her own guilt.

“I’m sorry, sister. I’m so… so sorry.”

Author's Note

Hello everyone. I hope you all had a great Christmas this year.

It was almost this time last year, in the authors note of 'The Legend of Broly' chapter 18, I said that I was planning on a third ongoing story that was unlike any I've written before. Well... after all that time. Here it is.

This story went through countless planning stages. Each one being a different crossover stories. There was even a phase where I wasn't even sure if I should even write a third story. But then early in December, I finally decided on one that I really wanted to test myself on. My very first ongoing mature fan fic.

This story was even originally meant to be a spinoff of my first fic 'BlackWarGreymon: Warrior of Harmony'. But decided to make it a separate story as a whole. And while the journey in the Digital World part of this chapter could be made into the story on its own, to me it didn't blend in well with the tone I wanted this story to be. So I decided to condense it into an entire prologue chapter.

I know writing the first chapter of a story would be tricky. So I hope you all like the beginning of my most ambitious project yet. Please leave a comment. Leave a like. And have a happy New Year. (Hopefully)