Day 3, 7 a.m. 3 minutes, 59 seconds
But for every bide, there must be a time of attack…
The solar alicorn was close to collapsing while Nightstare Moon was flaunting about, giggling and whispering to herself like a little school girl.
Through the window… the sun was rising. As was revealed in the pageant play every year, common unicorns, if enough were gathered en masse, could rotate the sun and moon. This was now typically done only in emergencies, for they could not do it as nearly as well as the princesses, but this was an appropriate occasion.
A small sliver of light poked through the curtain farthest from her, exactly where Celestia had hoped, onto the floor.
Minutes passed and it kept on traveling across the carpet, intensifying as the sun rose up into the sky.
A half hour later, it was almost in place.
“Nightstare moon, I have a proposition.” Celestia put on her best negotiating face, which was getting harder to keep with the shriveling eye sacks.
“Hmm?” she hummed, half intrigued.
“If I win, you need to… excuse me, guard?” she motioned with her hoof for him to come over. She whispered the orders into his ear to which he promptly delivered to Nightstare Moon.
“That’s preposterous! I accept. And when I win?”
“Guard?”
He came back over, received instructions once more and then relayed the message.
“Ooooh… that’s very tempting. And will this be included with what I already plan to do?”
“Yes.”
With a nod, the two powers of the universe resumed (though it never really stopped) the contest.
A/N: The conclusion arrives soon...
HHHNNNNGGG
Rooting for Nightstare. Anyone else?
oooooohhhhh........the suspence is killing me...........and I am also amazed at how the two princesses haven't gouged their eyes out yet....poor things must be DUSTY by now.....
so did Celestia just set a stake for if she won?
oh this wont end well...
627086
It won't end well. It'll end in awesome.
That and Celestia burying her head in a fountain to regain some moisture in her poor 'eye sacks'
I knew it she was gonna use the spoon to her advantage to blind her opponent.
627000
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627000
I don't see how anyone could possibly not root for her.
I'm writing a story about Princess Luna vs Celestia in an armwrestling match, and I had an idea-would you shoot me if I had Celestia turn into Princess Wrestle-ia?
My eyes... They burn just reading this...![:twilightoops:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/twilightoops.png)
![:facehoof:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/facehoof.png)
Or maybe that's just the road grime and motor oil I got in them today.
627000 I am rooting for Nightstare Moon too. Hope she doesn't get blinded.
627000
I don't know who to root for to be honest.
627026![:raritywink:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/raritywink.png)
Well I guess we better end this very soon then
627086
it never really does, does it?
627125
I don't think even that will help. We'll need at least one ocean.
627331
Damn, figured out.
629196
Hmm, if you've written this before hoof before I published this, then that's totally up to you. However, if you're writing that as a spin-off of this I'd appreciate at least a credit. Regardless, I love name puns.
629704
I'll just say "look at your avatar for how I'm feeling".
630951
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Sleeve
631975 Wasn't that hard to figure out.![:twilightblush:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/twilightblush.png)
This is completely unrelated but WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BANNER THINGY![:pinkiegasp:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/pinkiegasp.png)
![:rainbowhuh:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowhuh.png)
![:rainbowhuh:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowhuh.png)
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I SWITCHED TO OPERA AND NOW IT'S TOO SMALL?!
IS IT JUST ME?
plz fix
627000 No.
That guardmen is now a walking government secrets package! I must abduct him immidiately!
What is Celestia planning?![:unsuresweetie:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/unsuresweetie.png)
And what did they say?!![:raritydespair:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/raritydespair.png)
What is happening? What did they agree to? Will we even be told? *reads on flag now saying Nightstare Moon #1*
Okay. My question was asked, and now, it's answered.