//------------------------------// // Problems and family quarrels // Story: The filly of Luna // by Twilight Star //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle was in her mother’s bedroom hugging her doll called Smarty Pants with adoration. She really loved her doll. She had won from her mother, the princess of the night, Princess Luna, on her recent birthday. Her mother had been very happy that her daughter liked the gift.  Then she heard a sound of doors sliding open. Twilight Sparkle dropped her doll and looked at the door to see who it was, but then a smile came over her, realizing it was just her mother, with a smile on her face. Twilight Sparkle ran to her mother and hugged one of Luna’s front hooves. “Hi, my little star, what did you do while I was gone?” asked Luna as she caressed her daughter’s forehead.  Twilight Sparkle let go of Luna’s hooves and looked at her mother with the same smile before answering, “i was playing with Smarty Pants. I really loved her” “I’m glad you really enjoyed it”, said Luna with a smile before her smile fell. Twilight noticed her mother’s face and wanted to know what was happening, “mom? What happened? Was it something I said?” asked Twilight Sparkle with a possible panic. Her mother noticed that her daughter had noticed her sad expression and decided to respond, “It’s just ... Twilight, you know I’m the princess of the night, right?” asked Luna “Yes mom. You even told me that I would be the princess of the stars when I grew older” said Twilight Sparkle now calm. “It’s just that the ponies are avoiding me and avoiding my night” said Luna. A silence stayed in the room, before Twilight broke it, “but why, Mother? Why do they avoid you and avoid the night? “ asked Twilight Sparkle now sad.  Then Luna’s tone was angry, but it was not directed at her daughter,  “because my sister!” She spat the last word. “It’s appreciated and your day is appreciated too!”  “But Mom, if it’s bothering you, why don’t you talk to Celestia?” asked Twilight Sparkle.  “Oh! But I always try, daughter,” replied Luna. “Except that as always my sister, she’s blind because of compliments and she’s ignoring me”  “Maybe she’s busy while you try to talk to her in the courts of the day”, said Twilight Sparkle defending her aunt.  “No, Twilight,It’s not just in court,” said Luna. “Even when it’s just me and her, she keeps ignoring me”  Twilight Sparkle was speechless with a sad expression on her face, sorry for what her mother was going through.  ”I’ll have to end it somehow”, whispered Luna in a somber way.  Twilight Sparkle heard what her mother said and decided to speak, “mother, please don’t be mad, you know you do have a pony that likes your night. And it’s me” said Twilight Sparkle as she hugged one of her mother’s front hooves as tears threatened to come out of her eyes.  Luna noticed her daughter’s tears. She wiped the tears from Twilight with a huff, “i’m really sorry, Twilight,” said Luna. “Would you like to watch the night sky with me?”  “Yes!” exclaimed Twilight Sparkle cheerfully as she jumped.  Twilight Sparkle and Luna went to the balcony of the castle for the observation of the night sky.  Luna was happy that at least someone enjoyed the night.  After a few hours, as it was dawning, Luna heard a snort. She looked down to see her daughter sleeping peacefully while snoring. Luna flashed a smile as she rose from the balcony and picked up Twilight with her magic.  She entered the room and put Twilight on her bed and covered it with the blanket of the bed. The blanket had drawings of stars and waning moons. She stared at her daughter with a maternal smile as she caressed her mane.  “Don’t worry, my little star,”said Luna. “I’ll be right back”  She kissed the brow of her daughter before leaving the room and going to the throne room.  Celestia entered the throne room. She didn’t know why her sister had asked her to come here.  “Not another step”, said Luna with a serious look as she stepped out from behind her throne.  “Luna? Why did you call me to come here?” asked Celestia curiously.  “Do you really want me to stand idly by, while everyone was enjoying by your precise light?!” said Luna with an irritated face.  “Luna? What are you talking about?” asked Celestia confused.  “There can only be two princesses in Equestria, and these princesses ...” Luna paused dramatically before continuing. “It’ll be ... ME AND MY DAUGHTER!” finished Luna with Canterlot’s real voice.  As a result of her scream, a wall began to crack and part opens, being possible to see the sun. Luna then stood up from her front hooves as she used her magic to lift the moon and cover the sun. Suddenly, shadows began to emerge. Black shadows began to swirl at hers thickening until she was not more view. The black ball soon exploded into a light blue ball, within it came a shadow of a beggar. The alicorn’s eyes opened were greenish in color and dilated in dragon eyes, her teeth became tusks, and the mane and syrup was now curling into the night sky. The alicorn began to laugh malefically as her hooves landed on the ground.  Twilight Sparkle then woke up with a laugh, but still drowsy and with the mane a little messy.  ’Mom?’ Then she got out of bed and went to where she was listening to the laughter.  “Luna?” asked Celestia as she stared at the alicorn.  “Luna? I’m am ... Nightmare Moon! And I only have a real duty now! TO DESTROY YOU!” said Nightmare Moon before casting a spell of damage to Celestia.  Celestia swerved as she flew off the exit that her sister had left.  Nightmare Moon watched her flee before answering with an evil smile on her face.  “And where do you think you’re going?” Nightmare Moon said before flying and going after Celestia.  But unfortunately, she couldn’t do it because she heard a well-known voice, “m-mother ?!” asked Twilight Sparkle startled.  Nightmare Moon looked worriedly at her, “daughter? What are you doing here? I thought you were asleep“ said Nightmare Moon in a worried tone.  “I was. Until I heard a sound of a laugh and end up waking me up, so I decided to see where the laughter was coming from and come across you in that way. What’s going on?”  “Daughter, listen. What I’m about to do is protect you and and my subjects love me and admire my night” explained Nightmare Moon to her daughter.  As Twilight was intelligent, she soon realized what her mother meant, “mom, Please, you don’t have to destroy Celestia because of me, and besides, I love and admire your night. Is not that enough?” Twilight Sparkle began to cry as tears and tears began to fall from her eyes.  As if to make effects, the slits became normal eyes again, “twilight, I ...” Nightmare Moon tried to say but then a flash came from the sky and Nightmare Moon and Twilight had to cover their eyes with a huff.  Suddenly, Twilight heard a scream.  ”NNNOOOOOOO !!”   Twilight opened her eyes and removed the hull of her eyes to see, now, on the moon, a silhouette.  “Mom!” scremead Twilight Sparkle as tears began to fall on her cheeks. She sank to the floor as she continued to cry.  Suddenly, she heard a sound of hooves landing on the ground and approaching Twilight, “twilight? Are you ok? Why are you crying?”Celestia asked her niece.  Twilight then looked at her aunt, with a furious look, but tears still in her eyes, “why I am crying ?! Why did you banish my mother ?! Didn’t you see she was about to surrender?!”  Celestia was surprised at the tone of Twilight Sparkle, but soon responded, “twilight, listen. That wasn’t your mother, that wasn’t Luna. It was Nightmare Moon”  “That was my mother, yes! Why did you do that?! Why did you banish her away from me?!” said Twilight So still irritated with tears in her eyes.  “I did it because it was necessary. Otherwise her would cause eternal night”  “Beautiful excuse. You care more about your image in the kingdom than with your family”, said Twilight Sparkle angrily.  “Niece, please. I’m also sad about what I had to do. But ... “Celestia tried to speak but Twilight Sparkle soon interrupted, “when will she return? I want my mother back!”   “In the thousandth year. And I believe there is no way to make her return from the moon to Equestria by then“, replied Celestia.  “There is a way. And I’m going to do it now!” exclaimed Twilight Sparkle determinedly with what she was about to do.  She used the magic of her horn to make the stars move and go to the moon to bring her mother back. The stars began to move, and began to move toward the moon.  “No! You will not!” said Celestia quickly as she tucked her horn into Twilight, using a sleep spell.  Twilight suddenly stopped the feast when she felt the sleeping fountain on it. She tried to remove and eliminate the spell with its magic, but it didn’t help. She soon fell to the ground and began to fall asleep as she spoke, “n-no! I want m-my m-mother back!” with that being said, she fell asleep on the floor.