The Question
1,000 after Nightmare Moon and King Sombra
Luna put down her pen, on her old diary from a thousand years ago, and sighed at the memories. A line Celestia said was stuck in her head. ”I love you too much to do that for no reason.” “It was a selfish reason, in the end.” Luna muttered to herself. She found her diary a few days ago and started to rewrite it, just out of the sake of boredom and to see if she remembered the day exactly.
She put on her crown and accessories before exiting her room. ’It’s a shame that Sombra turned out the way he did.. things might have went differently.’ She thought to herself, before chuckling at the thought of her being with him now. She walked out to the royal garden and sat on a bench. “He would’ve loved to be here... She would too.”
I remember the day, Celestia met Sombra. That day was one of the happiest days of my life. The two ponies I loved were in the same room together. How could you not be excited.
“Prince of the Crystal Empire?” Celestia asked. Sombra rose from his bow and answered saying, “Yes, Princess.” His voice was deep, but gentle. It was voice you could go to sleep, happily, to. “So, where did you too meet? Because the Crystal Empire is a long way from here.” Celestia asked us. It was true, The Crystal Empire was miles away.
“I’m here because I come to take a small break from in the Empire. It’s hard to help when most of the ponies hate you.” Sombra told her, bowing slightly. “I’m sorry if it seems I’m intruding.” Celestia stared him down before saying, “What do you want from my sister?” “Tia!” I was taken back from the question and tone.
Celestia ignored me and continued to stare down Sombra, waiting for an answer. “I want to see her happy. The day I first met her she was unhappy, like I was. She wasn’t liked by the people in her rule either. So, I wanted to help make her smile.” She told her, glancing at me every now and then, “I just happened to fall in love with her doing so.” I felt my cheeks burn, at the last line. “Love?” Celestia said, raising an eyebrow at us. “Yes, ‘Tia, love.” I say, my smile never leaving my face. “So why do you come to me?” She asked. “We were hoping, if you could-“ “Give us your blessing for marriage!” I say interrupting Sombra, pouncing by his side, in excitement.
Celestia was taken back, her eyes widened at the statement. “Marriage?!” We looked at each other and just nodded. “Didn’t you two meet a few days ago?” Celestia asked, still in shock. “No, Tia, I told you about him a few days ago. We’ve known each other for over a year, now.” I explain to her. “And you guys think you’re ready for a relationship?” She asked. We both nodded immediately.
It might sound cliché-ish, but meeting Sombra changed my life. It made me happy knowing someone who actually looks at my night before falling asleep. Plus, we relatedness to each other we have the same problems that we don’t know how to take care of. I just felt a spark when I met him so that was my reason on why I wanted to marry him. I wonder if we would turnout the same way if we didn’t meet at all.
I chuckle slightly at the memory of Celestia’s face on the marriage. In the end, she said it was okay. We didn’t have a huge wedding like Candace and Shining Armor did. Sombra and I had a small, secretive weddding. Nothing too big. Not that anyone would have came to a wedding of a ‘Dark Goddess.’ The wedding was another one of the happiest days of my life. Next to when I had my own guards. Plus, the voice in my head disappeared.
But... Sombra and Celestia changed a few years later. Sombra found a boook, that talked about dark magic, in the library and started to practice it. Celestia started getting cocky of the love and attention from her people, ignoring me and my problems completely.
Sombra didn’t ignore me completely though. He constantly came to me and asked for my help. To get away from ‘The Shadows.’ I did everything I could to help, but in the end, it wasn’t enough. I had to punish the one I loved, from his acts of tranny in his Empire. Weeks later, I found out I was having a foal.
I tried to tell ‘Tia, with all my might, but she would shove me away. She would always use the same excuses. “I’m sorry, Luna, I got something important going on with ‘My little ponies.’” “Luna, I’m sorry I don’t have time to chat.” And my ‘favorite’, “I’m sure it’s not so important to interrupt my schedule. Just, go play or something.” After a while I gave up and stayed in my room for the next few months.
A filly with a purple coat. That’s all I remember from her.
Luna opened her eyes, feeling the sun no longer. She looks to see her sister’s figure in front of her. “Oh, sister, I didn’t know you were finished with your meeting.” Luna said getting up, off the bench. Celestia gave her a gentle smile, “Yeah, it was short today, but I was expecting you to come.” Luna looked at her confused before she smacked her head, with et hoof, out of realization, “I forgot I was supposed to be there! I was too busy thinking.” It was Celestia’s time to be confused, “Thinking? Of what??” “The past..”
There was a pause, as tension filled the air. “Oh, Luna”, Celestia sighed. “I know, I just felt like something or somepony was missing.” Luna explained to her sister. Celestia looked at her, “Somepony?” Luna just nodded. Celestia held her breath, “What role would somepony be for-“ “A child. My child, a daughter.” Celestia sighed in relief before looking at Luna with gentle eyes, “I know what you’re talking about. I know what happened to her.”
Luna perked up, “Really? You do?” Celestia just nodded and opened her wings. She motioned Luna to follow her, as she flew off in the direction of their old castle. Luna opened her wings to follow her.