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// Chapter 3: Lurking Shadows 
// Story: MLP: Alternate Crossovers 
// by Mymolly123 
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	Meanwhile back at Cosmic Star's Ponyville, at the Castle of Canterlot hallway, Cosmic Star leaded the Mane 6 over their familiar Castle hall, "Well...this hasn't changed at all in the Castle." Twilight says in little surprise about Celestia's castle being that same from the Mane 6's version.

Cosmic Star gave the Mane 6 her brief of the castle, "No? Wow, well the castle has been this way for already 1000 years. So is the Tree of Harmony."

"Hold on, so years have you already encounter, Nightmare Moon?" Applejack asked as if Cosmic Star didn't who Nightmare Moon was.

But with a turn of a smile Cosmic Star answered the cowgirl mare, "Yes, actually, a Equestria Sun and Moon War came to affect and the Princess of Harmony brought peace to the two sisters, Celestia and Luna, and the Elements of Harmony have found their bearers." Twilight and the Mane 5 exchanged faces, knowing that their story brought a familiar memories as how they have the Elements of Harmony.

At last the reached the door, as it opened over by the throne, the other ponies; Artie Paint, Electra Scratch, Silver Colt, and Candy Apple looked. Peeking over at Cosmic Star's shoulder, Pinkie Pie hopped over to Cosmic's friends, "So...these are her friends? And they have the same Elements like us?"

"Pinkie is right, if the Elements are the same colors from ours then their cutie marks from the Elements are different." Fluttershy add on to Pinkie Pie's questions to Twilight and Cosmic Star.

An opening from the throne room doors coming in was Shadow Rose, as zipping over at the door, Pinkie Pie greeted the Unicorn, as she made a weird expression at the hyper-active mare, "Hi! My name is Pinkie Pie!!"

Shadow Rose, in awkward moment, greeted the pink pony, "Um...hi?" after that Electra Scratch walked over and pushed her away from Shadow Rose walked together away from Pinkie Pie. "Cosmo, Princess Luna wanted to speak with you at Princess Celestia's room."

"Yes, right on it," Cosmic agrees, but as Shadow Rose looks behind her seeing again the pink pony and some others along with her friends, Shadow grew concern. "What?" 

"What happened, why are they here without Princess Luna's and Celestia's permission?" Shadow Rose says in a bad mood question.

Twilight came in next to Cosmic Star to speak to Shadow Rose,"Please, allow me to explain, for my name is Twilight Sparkle-" 

But Shadow Rose cut her off, " Listen here Twilight, this might be you and your friends fault for causing all of this! So go and give Celestia's health back or else-" 

"Shadow Rose, please, that is enough." Cosmic Star stopped Shadow Rose to go too far with as Shadow's anger condensed.

Twilight in disbelieving asked Cosmic Star, "So wait....how is Princess Luna and Celestia like here?" Cosmic Star's head was down, "Cosmic?"

"Sorry Twilight, its just...Celestia hasn't been feeling well for 2 days, and I'm afraid something bad is going to happen to her, Luna was devastated when I told her about the news." Cosmic said as she were to to tell the news to Luna.

Twilight thought for a moment and my solve the problem so she asked, "Please Cosmic, let us see Princess Luna and Celestia, maybe we can figure out why she is losing health is this is not some sort of sickness," Twilight came over to Cosmic Star and put her hoove on her shoulder, " I  promise we, and the Elements of Harmony can save Celestia from whatever why this is happing to your universe and my universe." Cosmic Star looked at Twilight and smiled, as every pony smiled as Pinkie Pie smiled bright and bounce up and down. As Shadow Rose escort the Mane 5 and her friends outside the castle, Cosmic Star and Twilight Sparkle follow along to head to Princess Celestia.





Around the hallways of Castle, 

Cosmic Star and Twilight Sparkle gets to the room to see Princess Celestia and Luna. Standing next her older sister, Luna hear a sound of a knock at the door. "Who's there?" Luna asked as Cosmo made Twilight stay put beside the room door, " A thanks for coming how is it going along, have you found anything to do with my sister's illness?"

Cosmic walks over next to Luna, "Luna? Sorry, but I haven't found anything, but I did found some-pony that may be able to help us."

"What is it, Cosmo. Who can help us?" Luna asked.

Entering, Twilight sees Luna as same as from the other side, but Luna shockingly couldn't speak to see Twilight, the Twilight Sparkle her the room, in Ponyville. "I believe you wanna...uh...see for yourself." Cosmic Star says.


Twilight smiled as Luna, knowing that this is Cosmo's Universe doesn't recognize Twilight, but twilight does but from her side of the universe, "Hey, other Luna, you seemed like you saw a-"

Luna stands up slowly, "I'm not dreaming, Cosmo, am I?"

Cosmic shook her head, "No Luna, she and her friends are here too. Its the Elements, they heed the call of the Mane 6,"

"But that is impossible, the Elements must off been sending help from the bearer that have the same purpose as the Element they have at there Universe." Luna says that she disbelieves to see another alicorn with the same symbol as the Element of Magic, Cosmic Star possess. "Well if you are able to know why she is this way then tell me or show me,"

Cosmic knowing that she can't have Luna jump the gun on getting Celestia well yet, she but in," Luna wait, maybe we can talk things out here before doing something to Princess Celestia." But at the moment, Luna stop there and looked at Cosmo as anxious as she wanted to have her sister back, she has whatever it takes to help her own sister, "Look I'm trying everything in my power to help her get well, but,"

Luna stomped her hoove down as she shouted, "Well, so far its not helping! I want my sister back as I waited already two night for Celestia to returned. You just need to work faster than that, Cosmo!"

From the shout out of Luna scares Cosmic Star and Twilight, she realized that she pushed her to hard. Wanting to have Celestia well still stands in her mind, she faced away Cosmic Star and Twilight. "Well, let me get my team and Twilight's friends ready and we look in to Canterlot for answers." Cosmo says, turned around Twilight follows for her last look on Luna and the weak princess of her sister.

Agonized, Luna speaks quietly, "...very well, then." As the two leave Luna to grief, she at her once more, but knowing that her sister is dying, something leaked within the walls. The curtains swiftly closed, Luna looked around to see the figure, but it was too quick not even a naked eye can catch it. Again, as the room is dark, Luna lighted her horn to see an attack or ambush happen. Who's there, show yourself!!" Luna turned around and around to see who is in the room, "Come and show yourself to the Princess of the Moon!"

"Oh Princess,....you poor, sweet, princess. Your sorrow is bring you to an unknown opportunity...to take her place," the mysterious figure speaks as Luna could barely see the figure in the room as its pitch black with darkness.

Luna, stands alone in the darkness, try to look for her sister, but no pony is around, nothing but shadows, "Who are you! Come and face me,"

"What is there to show, Luna."

Luna turned again to follow the unknown voice, "How do you know my name?"

"Because..." Luna turns once more, seeing Celestia standing with eyes ghost-like, "I know what everypony fears, and I know...its you."

Luna looks at Celestia, but one step close to Celestia, she disappeared in thin shadows, "They don't fear me anymore, whoever you are. They now respected me as they loved me, my past sins are behind me. Ever since, the Princess of Harmony cleansed me from the darkness of Nightmare Moon, and I'm not going through that again."

"Oh, Princess Luna. This was suppose to be your opportunity to rule all of Equestria by killing your own sister, but you hesitated...over a small, helpless, curious alicorn, that now became your downfall."

Luna again alone in the darkness, shouts at the shadows that surround her, "What this is is nonsense of what I'm hearing!?"

"When she dies...you and I will rule all of Equestria together as King and Queen like we once dream of since we first met."

Luna wanted to forget the words the figure says, but the words of the figure 'rule all of Equestria' overwhelm her, and her horn's magic light dimmed as the light flickered another pony appears, flick by flick it come close towards to a familiar face as eye of green and red with violet magic glares at Luna, "Sombra."

Sombra's shadow forms back into his normal form and stands face to face with Luna, "Oh, I believe I'm not alone on this one my dear."

Then behind another shadow figure knocks the princess down as ,Luna is helplessly, limped on the floor, and her vision blurred as another glowed and a gruesome grin leaving Luna blacked out

End of Chapter 3