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// Bonus: Don't Ever Prank With Anypony Against the Sisterhood Again 
// Story: The Godmare 
// by Skylarking the Stargazer 
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A series of gallops were heard rumbling throughout the castle. Princess Luna's heart raced alongside her hoofsteps desperate to locate her sister's whereabouts. Several Royal Guards sped around her to ensure nopony else was in the alicorn's way of panic and rage.

"Sister! Sister! I'm coming! Forget my beauty sleep because of your silly emergency!"

"That was certainly uncalled for..." A guard whispered to the other running next to him.

By the time they entered the main throne room, Luna's fears came to life when the first thing she saw was her older sister on the ground, twitching and wincing helplessly. With a shriek, Luna leaped next to her sister's limp body and held Celestia's face to meet her own.

"Sis! 'Tia! Do not fret, for I am here! What happened to you?!"

"Lu... Lulu..."

"Oh 'Tia! Everything will be fine. If worse comes to worst, I shall be taking your position and bearing the responsibilities."

"You should've teleported over..."

Luna scratched her head. "That's, quite a fair point you made there..." Her burning eyes immediately darted to the Royal Guards, forcing them to back out of the throne room and wait.

"Don't blame our stallions, Luna... They're only doing their jobs..."

"Nevermind that, sis. Tell me what happened!"

"R-remember what I told you about deceiving Twilight with Fluttershy as an alternative copy of myself?"

Luna nodded at every word she said. "To teach her a lesson like always, yes of course I do."

"But I took this too far, and took actual pills from her."

"Who told you to take them so carelessly?"

"F-fluttershy did, the Godmare herself..."

Luna expression tensed as soon as she heard the infamous name and title. "N-no! She couldn't have!"

"I-I was a fool... I should've known she was coming for my head..."

"Sis! Hang in there!" Luna cried. "Canterlot needs you! Twilight and her friends need you! Equestria needs you!"

"Luna... Oh, Luna you sweet thing..." Celestia reached out to feel her sister's face. Tears could be felt running into her shaky white hoof. "Whatever happens, do not seek vengeance against your adversaries. I'm sure Fluttershy had a good reason to put me down once and for all."

"I promise I won't, sister. I promise."

"Good... That's my wonderful sibling..."

Luna grabbed Celestia's hoof and held it to her cheekbone. "N-no... 'Tia... Don't leave me..."

"I love you."

"At least... those shortcakes were delicious."

Luna blinked, her stoic frown remained hanging. Was she going to let her own beloved sister die right here and now? Then, the Princess of the Night asked the only question that she believed would be the best continuation.

"Art thou done faking?"

With a poof, Celestia reappeared on the throne seat, chuckling to herself.

"Although I didn't completely deceive you, it was certainly enjoyable to see how your reaction changed from one to the other."

"Yes, very." Luna growled with an eye roll. "After playing with my emotions and disturbing my beauty sleep."

"Drugs' side effects don't work on alicorns, Luna. You shouldn't have thought so much about it."

"Which was why you gathered those meathead stallions back there to pull this ridiculous prank just so I could believe you were dying?" Luna pointed a hoof towards the exit of the throne room where the Royal Guards were at. Their hooves trembled as soon as they realized they were mentioned. 

"This is why Fluttershy is so dominant in her work field. Donnas like herself know how to deceive others with precise calculations and planning." 

"Figures..." Luna grumbled. "Which means Equestria's safety is not what we guaranteed to be if there are intelligent foes out there." 

"Which is why we are fortunate to have somepony like Fluttershy to be on our side, she knows her priorities and all she needed was to earn our trust so she can continue preserving stability for us." The elder sibling peeked at the nearest window as her pupils searched for the glinting sunlight. "And now with Twilight and her friends accompanying her, she will be guaranteed safe from any harm."

"It really is interesting to observe and analyze interpersonal relationships of different social groups, sis." Luna pointed out. "Even the slightest difference in expression can set off a dynamic flow of events that may forever shape what may come forth in the near future." 

"Indeed, and for Twilight Sparkle to put herself between genuine amicable allies and neutral ambitious associates, it is a new territory of murky waters to explore. But I trust her to seek that equilibrium to a new level of understanding and delight—" She immediately looked up and stared at the Royal Guard with a notepad. "May I ask of your intention behind taking notes of our sibling moment?"

"Um, I thought it would be interesting to hear what you two usually talk about. So um, I'm going to keep this information to myself only."

"I'm sorry, Trident Hurl, but you just played yourself telling her all that." Another Royal Guard nudged the notetaking stallion in the shoulder.

"Oh I'm sorry, was I supposed to lie through my teeth and get busted afterward?!" Trident Hurl snarled. "You braindead, um, featherbrain eggplant!"

The other stallion, Musky Floss, raised a hoof to his chest. "First of all, I will rather be called a jalapeño than an eggplant. And second of all, it's quite ironic how your aggressive response just showed you have zero confidence in your communicative aspects of life." 

"Shut up, bozo."

"Make me, puffy-cheeks."

Trident Hurl pulled out a handheld mirror and checked his face before furiously shaking his head and snapped at his partner. "You're probably an undercover for one of the mafia groups trying to crack the royalty down!"

Every Royal Guard in the room gasped at Musky Floss, who scratched his ears and shook his head. "Really, to believe something as stupid as that? Y'all really stooped down to a new level of dimwit-ness."

"Yes, because somepony as braindead as you would go undercover and expose himself." Trident Hurl stomped. "You're not even capable of being cunning!"

With that said, Musky fixated his appearance and reached for his tiny blade placed near his flank, before delivering everypony his sinister smirk.

"Or am I now...?"

Silence and apathy plagued the room as all the Guards began walking away from Musky Floss, leaving him with the annoyed princesses.

"Wasn't that good enough of an act as a suspect?!" He called to them as he scuttled off. "I practiced really hard for this, ya know?"





After the stallions left abruptly, the sisters were in peace once more. For once were they relieved to be in a safe space with trustworthy ponies to aid them with ruling the kingdom.

"Musky Floss talks when he should listen," Luna mumbled to Celestia, "it is no wonder he is the clown residing in the lower ranks."

The Sol Princess chuckled. "Not everypony has to be an exemplary model nor the apogee of their roles, Lulu. We need the entertainment out there to alleviate our stressful duties from time to time."

"It is exactly those kinds of entertainment that will make ponies lose their heads over nothing. Our realm consists of threats unknown to our society which, more often than not, spawn abnormally and beyond our expectations."

"Perhaps." Celestia closed her eyes. "Just perhaps..."

Celestia proceeded to leave her seat, only to fall over and roll down the steps, collapsing again. This time, Luna raised a brow. 

"You really think I'm gonna fall for that again?" 

"No Lulu!" Celestia nearly cried. "It's not the pills this time, but a stomachache. I think I ate too many of those shortcakes Fluttershy made for me."

"Yes yes, good luck deceiving anypony like that again. I'm not going to be shamed on by being fooled twice."

Celestia gave Luna a pleading look from behind. "But I'm your sister."

"Why does every sibling pull that card?" Luna grumbled with a headshake. 

"Because it is an effective tactic that works every time, Lulu." 

"Don't call me that now." 

"What?"

"Lulu."

"Lulu."

"I just said don't call me Lulu."

"Of course, Lulu."

She facehoofed. "Now your psychological idea shall be deemed fruitless just because you said that. Now, if I may, my sleep schedule must be 'preserved' in order to perform my nocturnal tasks. Otherwise, there shall be a loss of emotional 'stability' among the unwell ponies who would drown in chaos and fear once the moon rises."

Celestia struggled to raise her head. "Luna, I'm not lying this time, I need freshly brewed chamomile tea to cleanse my inner contents."

"May the stars guide thy path... down the drain." 

And with a smirk, Luna teleported back into her bedroom in snub of her sister's desperate plea.