Princess Luna sits at an open window, just staring at the full moon before her. She sighs.
"Something wrong sister?" Princess Celestia asks taking in the saddened expression on her sister's face.
not yet Princess Luna can hear in the back of her mind. "I'm, fine sister." she foreigns another expression to deter her sister.
"Okay, but come to me i you need to talk about anything." she retains her calming demeanor.
"I will, when I'm ready." Her words icy as she departs from her sister.
A frown ceases the lips of the sun princess as she walks in the opposite direction.
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Princess Celestia enters the castle of her former student, Princess Twilight Sparkle, with her head held high and her stride light. As she sits for tea Twilight notices something in her eyes.
"Princess Celestia is everything alright?" she asks with concern.
"Everything is fine with me," she sips her tea, "but I'm a little worried about Luna."
"What's wrong?"
"She's been a little distant lately. I'm not quite sure what to make of it." she takes another sip of her tea. "I'm sure she talk about it in her own time."
"If you're fine with that, I guess." Twilight takes a sip of her tea.
"I guess." Celestia whispers on her breath with her cup covering her mouth.
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Return home in the evening, Celestia just couldn't fight this overpowering feeling of unease. Going with her gut she decides to go to the sleeping chambers. As she nears the first door she hears a sound, faint yet clear.
"Crying?" she says in slight disbelief. She opens the door to her sister's room and her jaw drops at the sight before her. Her little sister was curled up in a ball crying her eyes out.
"Luna?" she rushes to her sister's side, "Are you hurt?" worry clear as day in her voice.
"I'm not injured." she replies through sobs.
"Then what's wrong? I can't help you if I don't know why you're hurting."
Princess Luna hugs her sister, burying her face into her chest. Princess Celestia is taken aback by the jester but keeps calm in order not to aggravate her sister's condition.
"Oh, sister I've been keeping a secret from you." she sobs
"You can tell me anything, Luna."
"I... I..." she struggles to get the words out, "I have a daughter."
"What? When?" her voice calm yet full of concern.
"When I was trapped on the moon. I didn't even know I was..." she breaks into tears before finishing.
"Well what happened to her?" Celestia says, stroking her mane.
"She got sick, and I didn't know what to do. I sent her to Equestria and I haven't felt her aura since." Her breathing begins to level out, though the tears stream down her cheeks like little luminescent waterfalls.
"Do you remember anything about her?"
"Only, that her eyes glimmer in the moonlight, and her mane shines like stardust when she cried at night."
"Do you remember what kind of pony she was?"
"No. In my illusinative state I couldn't take notice of anything more."
"What do you want to do, Luna?"
"I want more than anything to find her. If only to know that she is alright."
"I will help you."
"You will?" surprize clear in her voice.
"I will, but you know as well as I, that a foal born to an alicorn must be brought to the council."
"I am aware." she says, eyes downcast and mind racing.
"I'll cancel the night court today and send in a letter by morning." Celestia says getting up from where she sat. "I want you rested for an audience in the court by the evening." She begins to leave. "Take it easy Luna." she says shutting the door to her room.
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Princess Celestia walks unevenly to her room.
'It would appear telling an army of bat ponies and an entire night court that they must go for the night is meet by converse critizism and noise. Much too much noise.' she thinks to herself as she rubs the temples of her forehead with her hooves.
After calming the sea of thoughts, which was her mind, she pulled a quill and scroll with her magic. Looking over the paper she discards it and pulls a special paper from a drawer along with a glowing ink. She writes:
To The Alicorn's Council
I have come across a certain matter of my sister and require immediate audience. She will be awakened in the evening and prepared for your visit. We look forward to your cooperation.
Illustrisa
She huffs when she finishes and says, "That's as formal as your ever gonna get from me." She rolls up the paper and ties it with a ring of flames. She then puts it aside to send it in the morning.