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// the great divide, part one 
// Story: Viva La Lunar 
// by amf studios 
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Chapter 14: the great divide part 1.

The next day, Rainbow was just finishing putting out the snacks for her Founders landing party, she left some space because Sugarcoat and Muffins would likely bring some baked goods, one owned a bakery and the other was a muffin enthusiast.  In the other room, Rarity was finishing up her decorations.

“Almost done, Rainbow?” She called out. 

“Yep, you?” Dash replied. 

“Right about, now!” Rarity said, “when will everyone get here?” 

“In a few...” Dash started getting cut off by the doorbell, “Minutes.” 

“I’ll get it!” Scootaloo said.  She ran over to the door and opened it, Muffins and dinky were there, with some behind them, Muffins carrying a case of what else?  Muffins.  

“Oh, Hi Scootaloo!” Dinky said. 

“Good to see ya,” Scootaloo replied.  The two walked passed her and Pharynx came in being followed by two more changelings, one her age, the other an adult. 

“Scoots, Give me some,” Pharynx said holding gesturing a bro-hoof.  They bumped then Pharynx walked off. 

“So, is she that filly from Equestria?” Ocellus asked. 

“Yes, but don’t be rude, we’ve had enough troubles with that already,” Thorax said. 

The three walked into the living room and were greeted by rarity, “Senator thorax, darling, how have you been?” 

“Tired,” Thorax sighed a little. 

“I hear that,” Rainbow said, “all this Equestria business has had us all busy.” 

“Yeah, Ink said he actually had to go down to Equestria for something, didn’t specify what though,” pharynx added.   

Then, as if on cue, the front door opened and Ink’s voice yelled, “Hey, y’all, Ink is in da house!” 

The Arctic changeling entered the room, now in his more casual Blue hoodie, as opposed to his uniform, and being followed by a powder blue pegasus, with a white mane, orange-rimmed glasses, and a firecracker cutiemark, and was holding a cake. 

“Inkwell, Sugarcoat, glad you could make it,” Rarity said. 

“Well, it’s a federal holiday, so the bakery wouldn’t exactly have any business today, and we knew that if we threw a party half of the people we know would still be here so it didn’t really make sense not to come,” Sugarcoat said, despite her name, she never minced words. 

“So, pharynx, you ready?” Ink asked eyeing him. 

“Ready as I’ll ever be,” Pharynx replied. 

The doorbell rang once more, a few seconds after Blitzer and Shining came into the room, this being the first time Scootaloo had seen either without their armor, which revealed their cutiemarks of a blue flame and a shield respectively.  

“Hey everybody!” Shining said putting some chips on the counter. 

“Well, now we’re just waiting on Twilight, if she’s coming,” Rainbow said, “Well let’s get this party started.”  At that moment Sweetie Belle began playing Songbird Serenade’s Cheap Thrills.  Ink and Pharynx started talking about something involving Twilight, Blitzer, Shining and Rainbow started talking, and everyone else started doing something.  

The four youngest of the party guest got together. 

“So, my uncle Pharynx told me about you,” Ocellus said, “I’m Ocellus, a pleasure to meet you.” 

“I’m Scootaloo,” the pegasus replied, “So… Rainbow told me that everypony only did parties on super special occasions, what’s so special about today?” 

“Uh, duh,” Sweetie Belle said, “it’s the thousandth year anniversary of the Great Divide coming to a close, the founding of the republic.” 

“What’s the Great Divide?” Scootaloo asked confused. 

“Oh that’s right, Equestria covered it up, the Great Divide was a decade long chain of events that lead to Luna's decision to leave Equestria,” Ocellus explained. 

“I’m pretty sure they made a movie of it that has all the major events!” Dinky suggested. 

“Well, that’ll be easier than any of us trying to explain it,” Sweetie Bell said motioning the other three to follow her. The four all entered Sweetie and Scootaloo’s shared room and Sweetie took out the remote.  After a few seconds, she found the movie they were looking for, “Here it is, ‘The Great Divide’ starring Mane Johnson as Commander Hurricane.” 

“Hey, I heard of him, he was one of the founders of Equestria, right?” Scootaloo said. 

“Well, he was also the first captain of the lunar guard!” Ocellus stated, “actually, some who were important in early Equestrian history had a role in ours as well.” 

“Alright, let's begin,” Sweetie said pressing the play button. 

After the company logos played the screen was completely black, then it showed, “1009 A.G.” as a fully intact castle of the two sisters faded into view.  It was sunset, the sky flooded in orange on one side as midnight blue filled the other.  The camera shifted again to a much younger looking luna.  She seemed about the size of Rarity now, her mane wasn’t ethereal, it was just a normal, Baby blue mane that went down to her shoulders.  Her coat was a royal blue as opposed to her present midnight blue, her eyes were closed and her horn glowing, likely because she was raising the moon.  After a few seconds, the moon was in its normal position.  

The young alicorn opened her eyes, revealing their beautiful, sky blue color.  She breathed out as if it had taken some effort. There was a knock at the door.

“Enter,” she said.  In came an older Unicorn with a light yellow coat and yellow-orange mane, wearing a blue cloak with a hood, covered in clover markings.  

“You still struggle?” the Unicorn asked. 

“We have only had our horn for the past 5 moons,” Luna replied, “thou cannot expect us to be an instant prodigy.” 

“Well if you can’t master your magic, the unicorns will never accept you as their princess,” The stallion said. 

“Clover, we have spent every free moment we’ve had to practice, it just doesn’t come to us, even with Starswirl’s guidance,” Luna said with a sigh. 

“Well, that is why he left me to teach you,” Clover said, “come, your sister requests you help in her summit, the other leaders are being especially stubborn today.” 

The two walked into the castle down some hallways, and into the courtroom.  There, was a large group, plenty of unicorns, two pegasi, two earth ponies, a yak, a hippogriff, a griffon, a dragon, and a younger looking Celestia.  She still had her white coat, and sun Cutiemark, but she was about Cadence’s size, and had a rosy pink mane. 

“Luna, right on time,” Celestia said as her younger sister came up to her, “does thou have any Idea how to calm 3 angry country leaders.” 

“Isn’t there 5 leaders coming to this?” Luna asked. 

“Well King Arachnix refuses to come... again, and Dragon Lord Torch is too large to fit in the castle,” Celestia sighed, “he sent a delegate.” 

“Ah,” Luna said, “we have no idea.” 

“Of course thou doesn’t,” Celestia sighed, the turned to the crowd, “We Opoligize, but we are afraid this has dragged on much too long, it is already sun down, please reside to thine rooms and we will resume at dawn!” 

The leaders shot eachother dirty looks, then went in different directions. Celestia sighed, “well, sister, we must retire for the night as well, try not to do anything incopitent while you’re incharge.”  

Celestia walked off.  Luna at first went to the thrown room, she sat on her slightly smaller throne, and press a button.  A secret compartment opened and the smell of lavender filled the air. From the compartment she pulled a cart full of the purple flowers, she took a wif and smiled.  Lavenders were her favorite flower, their sent helped inspire wonderful dreams.  She begain to line the halls with them, as she did every night.

She gazed at her beautiful, starry skies, her smile grew abit, but then faltered, no one else saw the night as she did, she ruled the night, but everyone else lived in the day.  She was the only one looking at the night sky with a smile, or so she thought.  

“Wait pause it!” Dinky said. 

“Why?” Sweetie belle asked. 

“I’m out of popcorn!” Dinky replied.