(Canterlot Castle, After Twilight Received Celestia’s letter.)

“I’m telling you I am not leaving Tia, I want to stay here, and I don’t need to help with the stupid summer sun celebration!”

Celestia sighed, looking up at her wife as she spoke. “Twilight I need you to go their because you have become more and more secluded of late, and I need to know you are making some friends besides the palace staff, you can’t live your entire life inside the castle with me.”

“Tia I am not leaving you, not when the nightmare is so close to breaking free, it already attacked you once.”

“Twilight that wasn’t the night…”

“DON’T YOU LIE TO ME!” roared Twilight, startling Celestia with the volume of her voice. “I know that was the nightmare that was possessing Blueblood because I know that bastards magic, and the magic I felt that day was not his!”

Celestia stared for a long moment, and then got up, walking over to Twilight and placing a hoof on her shoulder. “Twilight, I know you are worried for my safety, but I can assure you that was not the nightmare that possessed Blueblood, I would have known if it was. I can handle the nightmare Twilight, I have before and I will be able to again, but right now I need you to get out of the palace, if not for your own sake, than at least do it for me.”

Twilight didn’t speak for a moment, and then she sighed. “Fine, just make sure to send a letter as I leave so we can fool Spike, he thinks I’m off in another section of the library.”

Celestia nodded, and then watched as Twilight left her room, her chest tightening up as she turned away from her. “Mother…please…if you are still out there, let this be the last lie I ever tell her, I can’t bear to do so again.”

(Canterlot Castle, Just before the Summer Sun Celebration is about to begin.)

Celestia waited patiently as the moon reached its peak in the sky, not really surprised when she heard her guard’s slump onto the ground, and a cold but familiar voice filled the room.

“So Celestia, this is how I find you? Two guards, and you’re not even prepared to put up a fight?”

“What makes you think I would fight you, with my knowing I would not only hurt you, but my sister as well?”

“And why would you care about hurting her, you have never cared before now?”

“I have always…”

“LIAR!” roared the nightmare, moving around so she was standing in front of Celestia. “You never bled for her, you never tried for her, and you never cared for her! Even when she asked you for one thing, the thing that would have made her happier than anything else in the world, you could not give it to her; you could not give her her night!”

Celestia stared at the creature before her, the words striking an odd familiarity with her, for she had heard these kinds of rants before. “You love Luna, don’t you?”

Nightmare moon backhoofed her; sending her across the throne room before leaping atop her and baring her fangs. “I swear on my mother’s horn if I it were not for your sister I would drink you dry, but unlike you I care for your sisters happiness, so I shall spare you.”

Nightmare’s horn glowed, and suddenly the magic dampener Twilight kept under Celestia’s bed appeared before her, Nightmare smiling as she examined it. “You have some very peculiar kinks Celestia, very peculiar. Who knew the ruler of Equestria would be done in…by her own lust.”

She then slammed the ring onto Celestia’s horn, then struck her on the side of the head, letting the darkness claim her as she teleported to Ponyville.

(Canterlot Castle, After Luna’s reintroduction to the world.)

Luna stared up at the restored night sky, letting Celestia comb her mane as they sat together in Celestia’s bed. “So much has changed since we have been gone, so many things we have missed.”

“I know sister dearest,” said Celestia with a smile, nuzzling her close and then getting back to her brushing. “It will be hard for you I know, but I promise to help you as much as possible.”

Luna nodded, and then turned to look at Celestia with a questioning expression. “Tia, would it be alright if we left to visit our other sisters after we recuperate a bit?”

A sad look came over Celestia’s face, confusing the lunar monarch as Celestia opened her mouth to speak. “I…I am afraid you will not be able to do that sister, I am afraid relations with our sisters have become…become rather unstable since your disappearance.”

Luna quickly got up, looking at Celestia with confusion racking her body. “What, what do you mean unstable, what could have happened since my disappearance that would make our sisters relationship with thou falter?”

Celestia hesitated for a moment, and then she began to cry, her head lowering down onto the bed as tears began to flow from her eyes, till she finally spoke. “Oh Luna…I’m so sorry, it’s all my fault…”

Luna went over to her sister, sitting down and placing a comforting hoof on her shoulder before speaking. “What do you mean sister, how can any of this be your fault?”

Celestia gulped, “After you got possessed by…by that thing, I tried to confront it, but it repelled me. I didn’t know what to do, so I tried to get the help of our sisters so that we could try using the elements, going to Ixen she would see the threat for what it was and convince the others of the need. But when I got there she held nothing but resentment towards me and you, angry because her kingdom was in ruin while ours prospered, she even said that you getting possessed was us getting our just deserts.”

Luna stared in shock, not knowing what to say as Celestia continued. “I…I got angry, so I stole the element from her tower, doing the same thing to our other sisters kingdoms and then coming back to try and save you with the elements. But…but they turned on my, saying I had overstepped my bounds, and then they sent both you and that thing to the moon, saying it would be a fitting punishment for me, to make sure I never again stepped my hoof out of line.”

Luna couldn’t believe what she was hearing, but she could tell by the way her sister looked there was more to tell, and stayed silent as she began to speak again. “And then, several days after you were banished, Marmora came to me. She…she was injured beyond my skill to heal, and…and she died…right here in this room, and there was nothing we could do…”

Luna pulled her sister into a hug, cradling the larger mare as she cried, her tears staining Luna’s chest as buried her muzzle there. “Shh sister, everything will be alright, I am here now.”

After a long moment Celestia finally calmed down, and Luna decided it was safe to ask her next question. “So, we couldn’t help but notice thou has a horn ring now, something thou want to tell your younger sister?”

Celestia giggled; deeply glad for an excuse to change topics, “yes, I have found somepony while you were gone Luna, a pony I felt comfortable enough…well comfortable enough to give my purity to.”

Luna’s eyes widened at this, and then they narrowed as she glared at her sister. “And this ponies name?”

“Twilight Sparkle, but why do you want to…”

With that Luna vanished, leaving Celestia confused till she realized what her sister intended to do, “Uh oh.”

Twilight walked along the halls of the palace, heading toward Celestia’s so that they could talk about how they were going to handle the fact that they would now be in a long distance relationship. She wasn’t really concerned, after all their bond was strong, stronger than anything she had ever seen in her entire life, and she knew this would only make them stronger.

She came just in the view of Celestia’s bedroom door when she heard the sound of somepony teleporting behind her, then she jumped as Luna’s voice sounded behind her.

“SO THOU ART THE ONE WHO TOOK OUR SISTER’S PURITY, THOU ART THE ONE WHO CORRUPTED HER AND FILLED HER SLEEPING MIND WITH SUCH IMPURE THOUGTS. WE HONESTLY THOUGHT WE WOULD NEVER SEE THE DAY WHEN OUR SISTER FOUND A LIFE MATE, SO WE HAVE ONLY ONE THING TO SAY TO THEE!”

“I am dead, I am so bucking dea…why is she hugging me,” thought Twilight, staring down at Luna as she hugged her close.

“We cannot thank thee enough for what thee have done, we are glad it was thee who our sister chose to mate with, and we will be forever in thy debt. If you are ever in need of our assistance, we shall never hesitate to give it to thee.”

Luna finally let her go, Twilight completely baffled as Luna smiled at her. “Well we best be going to our own chambers, we expect thou has some things to talk about with our sister, so take care.”

She then left, leaving Twilight both confused and oddly relieved, and with that she turned and headed back toward Celestia’s bedroom.

Celestia looked up as the door opened, seeing Twilight walking in unharmed and sighing with relief. “I thought my sister might have been on the war path, I heard her yelling from here.”

Twilight nodded, walking over and sitting down on the bed. “Well I thought I was dead there for a second, at least till she ran up and hugged me. She was really happy you had found a life mate, hell she even said if I ever needed something she would not hesitate to help.”

Celestia laughed, “She is like that, I remember for years she kept telling me to find some pony, that it would make things a lot less stressful if I had some stallion…or mare to have fun with after all my royal duties.”

“And did it,” asked Twilight with a knowing grin.

Celestia chuckled, giving her a quick kiss before speaking, “surprisingly enough, it did.”

Twilight smiled, giving her wife another kiss before leaning against her, her face falling a bit as she decided to speak. “Well, I guess we have some things to talk about, don’t we?”

“Yes…yes we do,” said Celestia with a sigh.

Twilight looked up at her, her eyes looking concerned as she spoke. “Tia, how are we going to be able to do this, were married, but I want to live in Ponyville with my friends. I can’t just stay here, I know that now, but I can ask you to come with me, you have too many responsibilities here, now more than ever. And we also have to keep this relationship a secret, so we won’t even be able to just come and see each other if we feel like it…I…I don’t know if I can survive without you.”

Celestia kissed her on the forehead, draping a wing over her in reassurance. “Twilight it will be alright, this is nothing to worry about, there have been many couples in the past that have had to live apart due to various reasons. Because of this, an old unicorn by the name of Star Swirl the Bearded created a spell, one that would allow the two separated lovers to join with each other across the distances through their dreams.”

Twilight looked at her with growing excitement, not wanting to believe what she was hearing but knowing the princess would never lie to her. “So…so you're saying we…we will still be together, even when were apart?”

Celestia nodded, and Twilight squeed, jumping out of bed and doing her yes dance while Celestia laughed, till she finally reached out a hoof to stop her. “I am glad you are excited love, but now we must be getting to bed, after all you have friends you will need to return to tomorrow.”

Twilight nodded, and then joined her on the bed, snuggling up close and then letting slowly drifting off to sleep, leaving her fears behind.

Author's Note

And Teacher No More returns, and will start receiving regular updates from now on. As always I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and if you guys have any questions or comments please feel free to drop them on by, I love hearing from you guys.