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// Banishment, No Banish Me 
// Story: No Longer Living on the Moon 
// by WingBeatz 
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"Luna I never said you were useless!" Celestia ducked for cover as Luna, or Nightmare Moon's, magic started whipping things around wildly.

"What the hay is going on here?!" Twilight had finally arrived, along with the other five of the mane six.

"Stay out of this!!!" Nightmare Moon used her magic to throw a table in their direction. They crouched to the ground, the table missing them by a few inches.

"Luna! You are going to hurt somepony! Please stop this madness!"

"No sister! You can do it yourself!"

"But Luna!"

"No! You can raise the Moon!"

"What?!" Twilight stood quickly. "You don't want to raise the moon?!"

"Silence!" Nightmare Moon threw another item in her direction.

"But Luna! Why?!"

"I said SILENCE!" She levitated a chair towards her and suddenly, Twilight was on the ground. Bleeding, and gored. Everything stopped and dropped to the ground. Everypony gasped when they realised why. Nightmare Moon disappeared in a split second and Luna appeared in her place. "Twilight!"

Celestia and her sister flew to her, but Applejack stood in their way. "Don't ya think yu've done anuff?!" Luna was surprised at first, then realised that AJ didn't want her near Twilight.

"But I... I."

Pinkie galloped to Luna. "Why?! What did you have to do that for?!"

Luna started to cry. She didn't mean to hurt Twilight. She didn't mean to hurt anypony in her rampage. But it was all her fault. It's always her fault.

Celestia was laying next her most faithful student when the medical ponies started to arrive. She stood and turned to her sister. "Luna..."

"Put me on the moon."

"Wha- What?"

"Aren't you going to banish me? I almost killed Twilight, and as I said earlier, I am not needed here. So banish me to the moon."

"Luna. I would never do that to you."

These words sent her over the edge. "Never? Never ever?! Are you sure?! Because you've done it before! Do it now! I'm wide open!"

Rainbow Dash suddenly spoke up. "Come on Princess! She almost killed Twilight! She isn't gonna do her job! Just do it already!"

"I am sorry all. But I cannot do that. I cannot lose her again. I do not wish to be alone, for another thousand years."

"Sister. Now I know, you knew how I felt. But I hold strong, and I will not rise the moon."