Dark days

The sun went up every day with ease. It had an alicorn to control it, of course. My moon, I could not lift myself. I needed help from her, since I could not fly, I had no wings. I would strain most of my energy on lifting it from the ground, sometimes jumping because I felt the need. But I always fell, and face-planted into the cold ground.

“Luna, do you want me to help you bring the moon up tonight?” Celestia asked from the door.

“I’m sure! I can do it myself!” I would answer.

“are you sure?”

“No- I mean… YES!” I said, excitedly.

“ OK, I trust you”

I took my stance, and the blue glow from my horn grew, getting lighter. I could feel it’s power. the light grew even bigger, starting to cover over my head. “oh no… what’s happening?” I ask Celestia, scared. No answer. Just a simple sigh and a smile.

“it’s time for you to fulfill your destiny” she whispers finally, the light exploding and leaping over my whole body. A source of magic, the same color as my coat, started circling around me, multiplying,

Lifting me up, it starting to glow.

In one final moment, everything stopped. I could feel the power that my moon held, it’s knowledge, it’s beauty, it’s magic.

The glow explodes, everything resuming. The surging light whirs back into my horn, and leaves behind more than just a memory.

My eyes burst open, the light still coming out, and wings flapped behind me. There was also a small searing pain on my flank.

I touch down slowly, the moon lifting into the sky for it’s first time only by me, and I look back to my flank to see a dark patch, with a white crescent moon on it. “m- m- my cutie mark! I GOT MY CUTIE MARK!” I burst out, in a loud clear voice. “ whoops… sorry… I should not use the royal Canterlot voice at night… I know.”

Celestia comes over, and hugs me. “it frightened me at first, to see you do that. But I knew it would come one day.”

“one night you mean!” I respond, cheerfully.

“yes, one night, you silly filly.” she laughs, sitting down with me to look at the sky.

“do I have to bring up the stars now too?” I ask her.

“yes, every  time you will have to.”

“aww… really? All of them?” I whimper.

“yes. All of them.” she finishes, taking me back inside to my bed.

“goodnight” she kisses me on the head “sweet dreams, princess.”