Celestia and Luna defeat Discord—but at a cost.

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This story is a sequel to Cold

Time flows differently, in the multitude of plains that make up the universe. Seconds here can be hours there... and hours here can be decades over there. There is, however, one universal constant among all time and space: Time never stops. Perhaps I counted on time as my ally when I cast that spell and dove into the past... if only I'd know just how cruel and unwavering it can really be.

Thirty years, I've tried... in most other worlds, it's probably been hundreds, but I've managed to keep track. Thirty years of searching, trying and trying again, desperately doing everything in my power to bring you back... and all that I've learned is that unless I make this choice, it's simply not possible... I hope you'll forgive me. I know that'll be hard... but maybe given enough time, you'll understand... -Twilight Sparkle

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In the dead of winter, Equestria celebrates the arrival of a new year. On this special day, Celestia and Luna make a show of raising the sun and lowering the moon simultaneously, allowing their subjects to know the exact moment that they can begin partying.

Luna has some reservations about this.

The assault on Canterlot Castle was in full swing. When Cozy Glow received reinforcement from Chrysalis and Tirek, the villains gained the upper hoof. But old friend Twilight is already in a hurry to help the heroes. How will Moon Dancer stop the villains? The answer is in this story!

The original fanfic by me is posted on Russian-language resources:
https://ficbook.net/readfic/018cbfdb-d9e3-70e3-afe7-8fe70f8adde1
https://ponyfiction.org/story/17541/
Translation into English was done by:
https://www.fimfiction.net/user/535037/oranzinispegasas

Equestria has been at peace for the past Five Hundred years, due to the strong Rule of Prime Celest. Birthed from the Hive Turtle Brom and gifted with the soul of the Sun. Wielding her immense power, Celest has brokered peace through force with Equestria's potential enemies. Her beloved student, Twilight sparkle has been with the Prime her entire life and her feelings have slowly shifted through time. One day before the Summer Sunset Celebration, Twilight is gifted an old book. One telling a much different history then she'd believed.

Celest-Tia? Nightmare moon? Two rulers of Equestria?

Now everything that Twilight Sparkle is forced to call everything she thought about her Solar Princess into question as a new threat to Equestria looms over the horizon. Now Twilight has to race the clock to perhaps Save the Lost Princess of Equestria before Celest can destroy the only link to her own forgotten past.