Everfree Forest: Castle Of The Two Sisters Hour zero (Midnight)
Princess Celestia appeared on the throne room of the ancient castle and began looking around only to see it had not changed since her battle with Nightmare Moon. "She must have gotten herself a new castle. Not surprising." Soon out of one the hallways came out a white stallion with blue mane, he was wearing a cloak held by pin with a sun emblem, copper horseshoes and a helmet that appeared to be part of a changeling's armor. "Who art thee?" She took stance ready if this was an attacker sent by her 'sister'.
"Don't worry your highness, I am not your enemy. My name is Shining Armor."
His speech was different than what she was used to, understandable after a millennium, but she could still understand him "Then what is thy purpose in this castle?"
"I have come here to welcome you back to Equestria and to support you in defeating the princess and restore harmony to the land."
Celestia analyzed the stallion and saw no reason to doubt him. "We art my most humble apology for leaving the land in the clutches of Nightmare Moon for the last millennia and we within this wall of flesh, there is a soul that counts thee its creditor for thy holp."
However, upon hearing this the stallion recoiled and put up a defensive stance. "Did you say Nightmare Moon?"
"Aye I didst. I can see the situation is not what I bethought twas, please pray pardon me the reason that name causes thee to loseth faith in me."
"Every single record and the Princess herself all say that the real name of the moon royal is Luna and that Nightmare Moon is nothing but a fabricated name with the only purpose of causing fear among the civilians. If you refer to her as such then the writings are wrong and Princess Luna is right, you are the enemy."
Celestia was shocked to hear that her sister was being call Luna and not the name she used during their battle, Shining noticed this and could tell something was wrong.
"That name is forsooth a fabrication and is not real, but the one who hath made that name wast mine sister under the influence of dark magic and twas fist hath said ere our battle one thousand years ago. And if 't be true thee art wondering what caused that lady to beest driven to those evil powers if 't be true wast that lady suffering caused by the ponies that didst not understandeth that lady and therefore ignoring that lady and dismissing that lady as a princess"
Shining analyzed what the princess was saying, it matched with what he had learned. "So the prophecy is true?"
"May I asketh what prophecy thee art referring to?"
"It goes like this:
Once did a pony who shone like the sun
Look out on her kingdom and sigh
She smiled and said, "Surely, there is no pony
So lovely and so well beloved as I"So great was her reign and so brilliant her glory
That long was the shadow she cast
Which fell dark upon the young sister she loved
And grew only darker as days and nights passedSoon did that pony take notice that others
Did not give her sister her due
And neither had she loved her as she deserved
She watched as her sister's unhappiness grewBut such is the way of the limelight, it sweetly
Takes hold of the mind of its host
And that foolish pony did nothing to stop
The destruction of one who had needed her most
That is the prophecy."
When Celestia heard those words she began to cry remembering all of her mistakes. "Tis forsooth true. All of t and twas mine fault mine sister becameth corrupted by Nightmare Moon." She stayed there crying for a few moments when she finally composed herself she turned to Shining, "The Nightmare Moon I knoweth would nev'r wend by the name of Luna, thither is forsooth something odd about this situation. Please has't a little patience while I useth a spell to see the magic in the land."
Her horn glowed and five strings of magic started spinning at the tip and when it stopped glowing Celestia put up a face of fear. "Princess? What's wrong?" Shining was concerned since this was clearly not a good sign.
"Something's wrong, the energies I hath felt wast neither Luna's nor Nightmare Moon's. those gents belonged to somepony that wast both of those folk at the same time." After recovering from the shock she looked at the stallion, "By any chance would thee befall to has't a spell so I can see the form of the pony who standeth at the Equestia's throne?"
"I don't have a spell but I do have something that was invented while you where away, it's called a photo." He then materialized a photo holding the image of princess Luna. This made Celestia's nerves could not bear it and she almost fell to the ground. "Your highness?"
"What is going on? What's wrong? What hath happened? The shape of that mare's body is that of Nightmare Moon's, that lady coloration is Luna's and the power the lady holds is that of the two combined."
It was obvious for the two that the situation was not what either of them expected.
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Canterlot Castle: Tower Bridge Same time
Princess Luna stood in the middle of a bridge that connected the two towers closest to the entrance staring at the moon when Cadenza came running. "Princess! Princess! The mare in the moon is gone, that means..."
Cadenza was cut off when Princess Luna raised her hoof. "I know. My sister has returned." "I'm ready Celestia. I have been preparing for this even for a whole century, let's see what you can do. YOU WILL NOT STOP THIS ETERNAL NIGHT!