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// Sister 
// Story: Statues: Continuation 
// by TypewriterError 
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	Luna is back in that room again. The room where she last saw her sister. Or rather... what he sister had become. The mirror still lies on the floor in shards. It had been broken months ago but never cleaned up. All the maids were fighting and Luna has touched them yet. She doesn’t often spend time here.

But now, she is back again, in the room. There is a white alicorn standing in front of her whose mane isn’t moving. The alicorn’s head is bowed and her eyes are closed as she visibly tries to hide her trembling. Luna gives only one question.

“Why?”

“Why... which why do you want?”

“Just... all of them, to be honest." Luna groans before offering some help, "Why are you back here?”

“I’m sorry... I...”

“Are you hoping to just have the throne back with no problems or consequences? I can’t give that. You know better than that.”

“I know... I know that... now.”

“Celestia...” Luna has her eyes shining with tears, “Don’t you realize what happened? You used to warn me over and over again...”

“I know... I should have been careful... It’s my fault.”

“Well, how do I know this isn’t just some trick? How do I know this is the real you and not... What did you call yourself? “Midnight Sun”?"

"I'm so sorry..."

"Celestia... we had to cloud the sky and set the labyrinth on fire to create smoke so we didn’t burn to death or faint from heat exhaustion because you refused to set the sun!"

"I didn't... I wasn't myself.."

"Majesty trusted you and look what happened to her!”

Celestia scrunches her eyes closed and tears flow down her cheeks, disappearing into the fibers of the carpet.

“I know... I know... it hurts and I can't... I'm sorry... I’m so sorry... That is all I can possibly offer. I'm sorry...” she says with a dropping shake of her head.

A hoof on her chin lifts her muzzle to look straight ahead so that the white alicorn’s eyes gaze directly into the teary eyes of her sister.

“Celestia... is any of this familiar?” Celestia cringes. But her head slowly nods.

“Most of all... I am sorry for that.” she chokes before giving a hearty sniff. 

Luna hold her close in an instant as Celestia sobs openly.

“You and I were meant to rule together, sister.” Luna says then bites her lip as she looks towards the ceiling, “I know what it is to lose yourself to jealousy... or hatred... It’s hard to fight against and the consequences never leave you.” Celestia sobs even louder and Luna pauses for a moment, “But, sister, I can forgive you... because I know what you’ve been through. I know Discord’s deception is so easy to believe... I’ve been there.”

“I’m so sorry...”

“I am too.” Luna a her sister collapse to the floor, their forelegs and wings tightly wrapped around one another.

“Luna... Discord...”

“We’ll find him. We’ll fight him and freeze him up in a statue again then throw it far into space... How does that sound? Or we’ll banish him for killing Astrophel and...”

“I know how to kill him, Luna...”