Following the events "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" Celestia, with the help of Twilight and her friends, tries to get Luna to open up about the feelings she carried after being released from her Nightmare Moon persona.

Luna, on the surface, is acclimating to the new world and the society of ponies that currently inhabit it. She pretends to be alright when really, she is still haunted by the betrayal of her sister.

Celestia thinks Luna is adjusting well and has turned a new leaf from her nightmare moon days. She has no clue that her sister is still hurting from sins of the past.

Each lonely night makes Luna realize just how dreadful her life is and contemplates vanishing from Equestria. She decides that tonight, while all ponies sleep, she shall make her silent disappearance from their world.

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Art By: Some-Pegasister at Deviant Art

Princess Luna still feels alone, nineteen years after her return to Equestria . But when she finds a friend in an online game, everything seems better. She can be herself without worrying about what others think, and she can finally talk to another pony, even if he never knows who she really is.

Celestia is worried about her sister, especially right now. Upcoming peace talks with a powerful new nation mean that all the Princesses need to be completely ready. With her Luna so absorbed in a fantasy world, she wonders how she'll make it through the harrowing weeks to come.

Button Mash feels like a failure. He's still living at home, he still can't find work that can use his degree from the university, and he still feels alone. His friends are getting married, starting families, and thriving in their careers. On the plus side, he plays games regularly, and his best friend is a mare, even if she doesn't know his name. He hopes that his upcoming vacation to Canterlot might help his mindset.

But, unbeknownst to all of them, a sinister web within a dark plot threatens to ensnare Equestria... And Luna may be the only one able to stop it.

She may face it alone, or maybe she'll have some help from her knight in faded armor...

Cover art credit to yamashta. Link here.

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Edited by m1ntf4n, PheonixStarr, Wing, and the_Doc, and Swan Song, and Orion Caelum.

Follows canon up to about season 4 or so. I'm not sure when everything went off the rails, but it was originally as true as possible when initially written.

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A thousand years is a long time for sisters to be apart. Celestia begins to feel again with a part of her heart that went numb all those night ago, but her little sister's return feels almost too good to be true. Luna may feel insecure in an Equestria different than the one she remembered but she now knows how much Celestia missed her...and how much she missed her big sister.

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Princess Luna has been through a tough life. A thousand years ago she could not control her jealousy, envy and rage and became the infamous Nightmare Moon. Then, she spent a thousand years on the moon, only to return, still as Nightmare Moon.

However, despite everything she has been through, her return to Equestria was warmly celebrated. Princess Luna is a pony that everypony loves, and she is completely forgiven for everything that's happened.

So, when Princess Luna is suddenly and unexpectedly killed, the entire nation of Equestria is thrown into grief and despair. Ponies everywhere find themselves unable to deal with the tragedy.

But the worst hit is Princess Celestia herself...

After Celestia humiliates her at a dinner, Luna storms off and ends up snooping around in her sister's room. There, she stumbles upon the journal Celestia kept immediately after the banishment of Nightmare Moon.

Cover art by bunnish on dA.
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Featured on Equestria Daily on August 22, 2013.

After the tantibus incident Celestia is less than pleased. She makes Luna write a letter telling her what she's learned from the experience.

One never chooses their fears. Luna soon learns this when she ventures to seek the Door of Nightmares located deep within the Crystal Empire Palace. Believing she's ready to see what lies within her own mind, she takes the tentative journey to the door...

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Set before the end of season 3.

On the first morning after her sister's return, Princess Celestia does something she hasn't done for a thousand years.

It's the night of the third day following Luna's return. Celestia invites Luna to her room and finally has a chance to tell Luna something she's shared with no other pony, not even her faithful student, Twilight. She explains to her sister how she spent those days during the thousand years, by revealing her most heartbreaking memories and showing Luna a room that no other pony has ever seen before.

Note:
This story is something I've had in the works for over two years now. The cover image and the song "Lullaby for a Princess" had strongly inspired me, along with a number of other images involving Celestia and Luna's sorrow. While I had the concept and a rough outline, I was never quite sure how I wanted to do the delivery. I wanted to do something that would tug at the reader's heartstrings, but until a few weeks ago, I didn't have the inspiration or the confidence to follow through. But now, whether this story succeeds or fails, I'm glad I found the inspiration to write this. I'm happy with how it turned out and hope you will enjoy it as well.

I know there are a number of other similar stories out there, but this is just my thoughts on how Luna and Celestia's reconciliation took place beyond what we saw in the series pilot.

If anyone knows the artist that did the cover image, please let me know so I can post a link and give them credit for such an inspirational work or art!