Letter to Luna
Author’s note: I wasn’t sure if I should continue the story to “Rejected” but considering the reviews asking me to continue. You’ve got your wish.
Spike woke up from the bathroom’s light and sound of water being splashed; he rubs his eyes to see Twilight in the bathroom washing her face.
“Twilight? It’s still dark outside,” The baby dragon said after rising up the bed before asking her. “Are you feeling okay?”
“Sorry Spike, I didn’t mean to wake you up.” The unicorn answered after she dried her face with a towel. “And yeah, I’m alright.”
Normally, Spike would simply shrug, and go back to sleep but the young assistant notices the uneasiness in her eyes. Spike saw Twilight’s eyes looking hardened, staring into blank space. Twilight’s expression looks very similar of a Royal Guard with a thousand-trot stare. He then becomes concerned for her well being, Spike got off from his bed, and walked towards her.
“Well, you don’t look or sound alright,” Spike deduced. “What’s eating you? Figuratively that is…”
“It’s nothing Spike,” She replied hastily, “Just go back to bed.”
“You’re not the Element of Honesty, Applejack is.” Spike said unconvinced. “You had a bad dream isn’t it?”
She reluctantly nods and sighs sadly.
“Yes, I had a terrible nightmare Spike,” The unicorn admitted, “I’ve never been so scared until just now.”
“Were there zombies there? Or killer robots?” Spike asked in a scared tone, “Or something scarier? Like Killer Robot Zombies?”
“No Spike, my nightmare almost felt real.” Twilight said, shaking her head, “I’m not sure if I can tell you."
"Try me,"
Twilight sighs sadly, and eventually tells about her nightmare to her assistant. In full detail, she said how Princess Celestia, her brother, and her friends all hating her and sentenced her to exile. Spike was horrified when Twilight said that even her own parents disowned her and was stripped of everything she holds dear like being the Wielder of Magic. The worst for Spike was that Twilight revealed that Trixie replaced her, and that Spike pledged into being her new assistant. Back to the real world, Spike shuttered at being the assistant to that show-off.
“That must’ve been terrible for you Twilight,” Spike said after the unicorn finished her tale. He shudders at his thought before continuing, “It’s a nightmare for me too, me ending up working for Trixie.”
“I was expecting that you would say that,” Twilight replied with a sad smile. “I’m glad that was just a nightmare although I don’t know why I dreamed it.”
Spike was quiet for a while, and then he asked, “It’s because of that wedding, isn’t it? It’s only been a week after the Changeling invasion.”
“It could be, since I barely dodged that bullet, but what if I was wrong about Princess Cadence?” Twilight replied by asking. “What if she was just under a lot of stress the whole time and there never was a Changeling invasion? Would they’ve forgiven me if I apologized or would they sentence me to exile like in my dream?”
“Get a hold of yourself Twi,” said the number one assistant. “I’m sure they’ll would’ve forgiven you either way.”
Spike comforted her by putting his clawed hand to her shoulder, followed by a sad look he then said “If anything I should be apologizing as well, I left you there at the reception but only because I was afraid the others would shun me as well.”
“No, don’t be remorseful about it Spike.” Twilight said, hugging him tightly. “You did the right thing.”
After finishing their embrace, Twilight looks up to him and said, “Look, I don’t hold a grudge about my brother, friends, and the princess shunning me nor them being tricked, I would’ve accepted my punishment either way. I made a costly and stupid mistake, I could’ve, and I should’ve collected clues to back my claim, instead of wildly accusing the bride like the jealous filly I was.”
“Don’t you think you’re still too hard on yourself Twilight?” Spike asked her, even though Twilight made self-deprecating comments in the past; she was harder on herself than ever.
“No, I would’ve the consequences like I had.” Twilight confirmed, but quickly took it back. “Except being banished that is.”
“You need to tell them about your dream then,” Spike suggested. “You know they’ll listen to you now.”
“But I already upset them too much under a short period of time, that’s the last thing I wanted.” She argued. “Besides, the last thing I want is to interrupt my brother’s honeymoon.”
“Well, how about writing a letter to Princess Luna then?” Spike suggested again. “She wasn’t aware about the Changeling Invasion until after the wedding, and now’s the time you can tell her about your nightmare.”
Twilight Sparkle was quiet for a few seconds, then she smiled as she answered: “That’s a great idea Spike, and that’s why you’re still my favorite assistant Spike.”
Spike hugs her and replied, “I’m your only assistant Twi.”
Near the candlelight, Twilight wrote:
Dear Princess Luna:
Normally, I would write to your sister but I had a terrible nightmare involving her, my brother, and my friends sentencing me to exile. They all hated me for what I have done and no matter how many times I tried to reason and apologized to them, they all rejected me before banishing me to the Everfree Forest. It feels terrible wasn’t it? I’m sure to know that your sister told you about the Changelings while you were away. Not being able to defend one’s loved ones while one’s away.
I’m also aware that Princess Celestia and the rest felt terrible for not believing me, but I assured them that they did the right thing. That’s what I originally thought about at first, until the nightmare I had mentioned previously. My loved ones were always at my side until that day, I actually felt that they would never forgive me. It was exactly the same feeling I had in my nightmare.
So far, only Spike and you know about this. But what I haven’t told Spike is that I personally believe that it is a prediction, that I would do something unforgivable. Because in my dream, I committed a crime so horrible, which not even your own sister condoned me. But the thing is, is that my dream never revealed what I did that was so unforgivable. So please, don’t tell the rest just yet.
Your friend and subject,
Twilight Sparkle
To Be Continued…
Typos, spelling errors, and suggestions are always welcome!
