Starting Over 2: Returning Home

"You are not a monster."

"I beg to differ."

Luna sighed and inched closer to Spectra.

"I think you're over protective. Not a monster."

"You weren't there. I was. I couldn't control myself. Now, thanks to me there's a giant mess inside the Everfree Castle."

Luna shook her head. "No. Thanks to you, Rainbow Dash is safe from harms way."

Spectra shook his head. "Thanks to me somepony was killed."

Luna grabbed Spectra and stared deeply into his blood red eyes. "You listen to me! You are not a monster! Your fiancée was knocked out! You reacted the exact same way anypony would've reacted in that kind of situation!"

She threw Spectra back on the cloud and huffed. Spectra was contemplating what she said. And you know what?

"You're right. I'm not a monster."

Luna looked up to the night sky.

"About time you realized it."

Spectra looked up to the sky as well.

"You're nights are amazing, Luna."

Luna began to blush.

"I mean, who else could carve such beauty into the sky like you do?"

'Stop hitting on the princess. You're getting married ya know?'

'I'm expressing my feelings of the night sky.'

"Luna, I don't get it. Why you got jealous of Celestia all those years ago. She can't create beauty like you do."

Luna couldn't help herself. She grabbed Spectra and kissed him. When she let go she was still blushing, but she had an embarrassed look on her face.

"I...I have to go now! Bye!"

She took off before Spectra could say anything. He just shrugged.

"Guess she was just showing her appreciation."

Spectra flew back inside his cloud house, snuggled up to Rainbow Dash and fell asleep.

-----Canterlot Castle-----

Luna flew in to the window of her bedroom. She started pacing back and forth for a while before Celestia walked in.

"Sister, what's the matter?"

Luna looked to her older sister with a saddened look.

"Sister, do...do you remember Star Burst?"

Celestia's demeanour changed very quickly to one of sadness.

"Yes. Yes I do, sister. What's this have to do with him?"

Luna leaned her head on the window frame. "The same thing is happening again."

Celestia looked shocked at first, then she smiled. "Isn't this good, though? Who's the lucky stallion?"

Luna turned her head towards Celestia. "Spectra Speed."

Celestia's smile disappeared quickly. She slowly went over to Luna's bed and sat down.

"Are you certain?"

Tears began welling up in Luna's eyes. "Yes, sister. I'm sure."

Celestia nods. "So, you've finally found a stallion you love, after all these years. Luna, normally I would be happy for you. But according to Twilight and what you yourself have told me, he is getting married soon."

Luna nods, now crying. "I know."

"So, you must understand that you can't have him. He's not Star Burst-"

"I KNOW!"

Celestia is taken back by her outburst, but recovers quickly.

"I'll leave you to your thoughts. The next time you see him, you'll have to explain and figure something out."

Luna nods, still leaning on the window frame crying. She hears Celestia walk out of her room.

"Star Burst....why did you have to go?"

-----Cloud House, The Next Morning-----

"Rainbow Dash! Oi! Rainbow Dash!"

Spectra is woken up by somepony shouting. Spectra flies out of bed to find a dark grey unicorn with the colour scheme of the grim reaper. Spectra flies down to his level.

"What do you want with Rainbow?"

The unicorn shakes his head. "Nah-uh! I'm talking directly to Rainbow!"

Spectra got into a fighting stance. "What do you- wait. Aren't you the unicorn from last night?"

The unicorn got into a fighting stance as well. "Nope. My name is General Kaor, Shadow Nova's demon. Rainbow caused great harm to our host. Now we must harm her!"

Spectra's eyes glowed dark red. This pony wanted to hurt her?

"OVER MY COLD UNMOVING DEAD BODY!"

Kaor grinned. "Ah, Dark-Red, if I'm not mistaken. Forget Rainbow. I'll gladly take you on."

Dark-Red gave him an evil smile. "BRING IT!"

Kaor lunged forward, only to miss. He gets up and looks around. "Where are you!?"

"PEEK-A-BOO, DICKHEAD!"

Kaor turns around and has a hoof smashed into his face. He staggers back a bit. When he recovers, Dark-Red was throwing a volley of hoofs at him, knocking him to the ground.

"I EXPECTED MUCH MORE FROM A DEMON!"

Kaor growled and knocked Dark-Red to the ground by punching him in the knee. Dark-Red fell over, allowing Kaor to get on top of him and pound him into the ground. In mid-punch, Kaor noticed a ball of energy in Dark-Red's hoof.

"What the he-"

Dark-Red smashed the side of his head with the energy ball, making Kaor roll off him. Dark-Red got up and zoomed behind him.

"OI!"

Dark-Red held the ball and threw it at Kaor. There was a bang and a bright light. When the light was gone, Kaor was lying on the ground.

"Until we meet again, Dark-Red."

Kaor did a body spasm and fell limp.

Dark-Red got up to his face. "DON'T MESS WITH ME, IDIOT! I AM FUELLED BY LOVE AND ANGER! NOTHING IN EQUESTRIA CAN STOP-"

Dark-Red's eyes flickered back to his normal blood-red colour. Spectra looked down at the body and sighed.

"I have GOT to learn to control Dark-Red."

Spectra went over to the body and started shaking it.

"Hey, buddy. Time to wake up."

The unicorn groaned and got up.

"Ooooh, man. What did Kaor do now?"

The unicorn spotted Spectra.

"Oh, I remember you. Spectra, right? You got me dinner for a month."

Spectra was about to ask what he meant, before deciding not to.

"Yeah, and no. Dark-Red got you dinner."

The unicorn nodded. "Alright, see ya. The names Shadow Nova, by the way."

Shadow walked in the direction of the Everfree Forest. Spectra shrugged.

'I'd live in the Everfree to if I had a demon.'

'Spectra, I have bad news. You're moving.'

Spectra chuckles. 'Dark-Red is only dangerous to those wanting to hurt Rainbow Dash.'

Spectra flies back u to his room and checks the clock.

"The idiot woke me up at 6am."

Spectra crawls into bed and falls asleep.

-----Spectra's Mind-----

Spectra was on a mountain, over looking Equestria.

"Least it ain't a nightmare."

"Indeed."

Spectra turns to see Princess Luna sitting on a cloud.

"I have something to tell you. You may not like it, but I hope we can still be friends."

Spectra flies up to the cloud and sits down.

"Sure, Luna. I know we can always be friends. I don't hate you or anyt-"

Spectra stopped himself. "Wait a minute, did I just say 'friend' without twitching?"

Luna nods and smiles. "Yes, yes you did. I guess finally having a friend made it stop."

Spectra nods. "Yeah. I guess so. So, what'd ya wanna tell me?"

Luna looks to her friend. "For you to understand, I must tell you a story. A story that dates back a thousand years ago, shortly after the defeat of Discord"

-----One Thousand Years Ago, Canterlot-----

Luna was walking down a hallway, leading to her bedroom. It was day time, and Celestia said she could take the day rule.

"Hey, Luna!"

Luna turns around to find a stallion pegasus running towards her and stopping just feet away from her.

Luna giggles. "Star Burst! I'm not the same mare any more! You must show me respect! I'm the new princess!"

Star rolls his eyes. "Oh, forgive me your majesty."

Luna giggles. "What do you want from me, Star?"

Star gets back up. "Can't I visit my marefriend once in a while without a reason? I just wanna be with you!"

Star walks up to Luna and kisses her. "Come on, I have something to show ya!"

Star flies out a window and Luna follows.

When Star stops, they were at the top of a mountain. They could see to the far corners of Equestria from up there. Luna thought it was breath taking.

"It's...it's beautiful!"

Star leans on her. "Not as beautiful as you."

When Star leaned away, Luna looked deep into his eyes.

"Star, I love you, you know that right?"

Star nods. "Yep, and I love you to."

The couple kiss passionately on, literally, the top of the world.

-----Spectra's Mind-----

Spectra was smiling, but he was confused. "I don't get it. What happened to him?"

Luna gave Spectra a sad look.

"I eventually outlived him. When he died, the rage and sadness filled my heart. Turning me into Nightmare Moon."

Spectra nods. "So, what's this got to do with me?"

Luna looks around. "This is the mountain from the story."

She turns her head towards Spectra.

"Spectra, I love you."