Luna looked at the star chart laid out in front of her. She had been studying it for hours, she knew that she wanted to add a constellation, even had the star formation in her head, but she couldn't seem to find room for it. After several minutes she sighed in frustration, "Why am I doing this? It's not like anypony gives a buck..."
There was a knock on her door and without looking from the star chart Luna called, "Come in!" When she turned to see who had come in she was surprised to see her sister. "Tia," She said, "Do you need something? I'm rather busy."
Celestia looked at the younger mare, "I was worried sister, you have not left your chambers in some days."
Luna looked back to the star chart mulling over it and said, "As you can see I am fine and well. Is that all?" She spoke with a hint of spite in her voice, wanting her sister to just leave her be. Why did their subjects love her so much? Why did they play, laugh, and celebrate during her day, and shun her night? She did not understand. She spent the last few centuries since Discord's defeat working to make her night as beautiful as possible, yet it was all ignored. Stars, the northern lights, beautiful meteor showers, the phases of the moon, all her work. Yet it was ignored. She spent weeks at a time slaving over positions of the stars, how they moved with the seasons in accordance with their planets revolutions. Yet it was ignored. She did not understand.
"Luna are you sure? Have I upset you in some way? Please tell me and I shall work to make it better," Celestia said breaking her train of thought.
"Yes." Luna said finding an appropriate spot on the star chart, "At last..." She muttered.
Celestia came up and watched as Luna picked up a quill, dipped it into a stopper of white ink, and began to draw new stars on the chart. "What is this?" Celestia asked not understanding.
Luna sighed and her horn began to glow. "A new constellation sister. A simple foal is all." As she spoke magical lines began to connect the stars for Celestia to see.
"I never understood how you could do this LuLu." Celestia said, somewhat awestruck now that she saw everything her sister had done to make her night beautiful. She decided she would have to do some stargazing at some point.
"I only understand but a bit myself sister. I have very limited control over the stars of the galaxy, and whenever I manipulate them to show forth in the shape I desire it always leaves me exhausted afterwards. Was there something you needed sister?"
Celestia frowned at the brashness of her sister's question, "I only wished to come and speak with my little sister before I went to bed for the night." She yawned, "Which I must do... Goodnight my sister."
Luna nodded, "Goodnight."
Celestia turned to leave, opening the door with her golden magic, and closing it in the same way. She looked to Luna's personal guard, Daisy, and said, "Has she been feeling well lately?"
The guard snorted and said in her usual brash and rude way, "No, not at all. You know, other then the fact that just about everypony in equestria ignores her and the beautiful night she brings, along with working tirelessly to sooth their nightmares, and keep the vamponys and wereponys in check. Celestia tell me, how would you feel if all of your subjects ignored your day, yet ravished Luna with endless praise and worshipped her? We batponys are the only ones other then you who truly care for Luna. You should think about that Princess." And with that she leaned against the wall standing on her hind legs and crossing her forehooves, her spear catching Celestia's eye as it reflected the light.
Celestia walked away thinking over this. Her sister didn't really feel like that did she? And the citizens of Equestria worshipping her as a goddess endlessly while only mentioning her sister occasionally was not her fault. In fact she had tried for years to stop them from doing so. No, it had to be something else, Luna was just worried about something is all. Perhaps a vampony started to terrorize Manehatten... She sighed and walked into her quarters nodding to her guard who had just shown up for his night shift.
***
Luna heard everything Daisy said. She listened intently and sighed. Everything she said was true. But as much as she hated it there was nothing she could do about it. She walked onto her balcony, which was open already, and looked out over Canterlot. Luna closed her eyes and went into the medatative trance that signified she was dream-walking. After several hours she opened her eyes, having come to a decision. She would make the ponies of Equestria appreciate her hard work, one way, or another.
*** Two weeks later ***
Luna had finally figured out the specifics of what she was going to do. It was simple, but she believed it would work to get the ponys of Equestria to finally see her night for what it was. Not only for the beauty it provided, but the importance of it, as well as give her a bit of recognition.
Luna walked with her gaurd onto the chariot, of which another two of her guards where hooked up to. She sat on it along with her gaurd and they immediatly took off.
"Take us to the Hoofington castle," She said to them. They immediately banked and she sighed. No turning back now, things were already in motion. After several hours the guards landed and Luna stepped off along with Daisy. She saw that it was almost time for the sun to set.
"Daisy noticed as well and looked at Luna, "Luna you don't have to do this, are not the love and affection of my race enough?"
Luna looked to her guard, her friend, and said, "No Daisy, I am afraid not." Luna looked to the setting sun and her horn glowed as she held back the moon, causing the sun to not only stop, but reverse it's path so that it would end up in the noonday position. She smiled that it did. Luna wasn't sure if keeping the moon back would have the desired effect, or if it would merely leave the country without either of it's celestial orbs.
"Daisy, I demand respect for the work I put in to give them the best night I can every night, and if they refuse it I will simply not give it to them," Luna said walking into the castle. Her sister would be here soon. That she knew, but she would not see her. No, she would not. Luna but in the work to give beautiful nights, and she'd be damned to tartarus if she would go without being given respect and love equal to her sister, who put in only half as much work as Luna did.