Twilight was in Luna’s room, along with Luna. Both were in bed and slept peacefully while hugging each other and had smiles on the faces on the bed. Twilight opened her eyes. She never slept so well before. She couldn’t help denying that Luna’s fur was very soft and the hug was very comfortable. She looked at Luna and noticed the smile on Luna.
Suddenly, the bedroom door opened, revealing Celestia. Celestia went to Twilight and Luna. “Good morning, Twilight.”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia with a smile. “Good morning, princess. Why did you come here?” asked Twilight Sparkle. She hoped Celestia wouldn’t be offended by the last sentence.
“I came to wake you and Luna, but it looks like you’re already awake,” replied Celestia. “Twilight, could you wake up Luna so she comes over to the balcony so she can lower the moon and I raise the sun?”
Twilight Sparkle smiled determinedly. “I will not disappoint you, princess.”
Celestia smiled. “Thank you, Twilight. Tell Luna that I’m waiting for her on the balcony,” that said, she left the room and closed the door with her magic.
Twilight Sparkle looked back at Luna and nudged her lightly with a hoof. “Princess. Please, wake up.”
Luna opened her eyes slowly while looking a little sad. “Why did you wake me up, Twilight?”
“Princess Celestia wants you to go out on the balcony so you can lower the moon,” replied Twilight Sparkle.
Luna looked uncertain. She didn’t want to get out of bed yet. “But it feels so good to be hugging you in bed...”
Twilight Sparkle smiled. “I understand, princess. I am also enjoying hugging you, but you also have your royal duties as princess of the night.”
Luna pouted. “Can’t I stay in bed with you for a few more minutes?”
“By order of Princess Celestia, no,” replied Twilight Sparkle.
Luna released Twilight from the embrace, got up from the bed and put on her perk and crown. Twilight also got up from the bed. “Princess, can I see you lower the moon on the balcony?”
Luna looked at Twilight with a smile. “Of course you can, Twilight. Now, are we going?”
“Come on,” replied Twilight Sparkle.
The two started walking and left the room. Luna closed the door with her magic before continuing to walk. Although Twilight was enjoying Luna’s company, she wondered how she would find a way to forgive herself. “Princess Luna.”
Luna looked at Twilight Sparkle. “Yes, Twilight?”
“How are you going to help me find the way for me to forgive myself?” asked Twilight Sparkle.
“Simple, Twilight. I will show you the ways to forgive yourself and I will be by your side to help you become a better pony,” replied Luna with a smile.
Twilight Sparkle started to think about something, but she wasn’t a hundred percent sure. “So, will you be like a mentor to me?”
“Technically yes, Twilight Sparkle.”
Twilight Sparkle smiled at that. Imagine how much she could learn, especially about forgiving herself. “Princess, I never imagined that you would do this for me.”
“Twilight, you’re my best friend. I would do anything to make you feel better,” said Luna as she smiled. Twilight smiled in return, she knew that Luna cared for her, but she never imagined that Luna would do that for her.
Twilight and Luna entered the balcony and saw Celestia waiting patiently for them. She smiled when she saw Luna. “Luna! Twilight managed to wake you up!”
“Yes, Sister. It was a little difficult at first, but I managed to get out of bed with her help,” said Luna.
“Luna, shall we do this?” asked Celestia.
“Let’s do this.” Luna approached Celestia to lower the moon.
Meanwhile, Twilight sat on the balcony floor again to watch the work of the two princesses. Luna used her magic to make the moon go down. As she lowered the moon, the color of the sky changed from dark blue to light pink. Then Celestia used her magic and made the sun rise to the skies. The color of the sky changed from light pink to light blue. They heard hooves hitting and looked back and saw Twilight clap while she smiled. “That was beautiful to see, princesses!”
Luna and Celestia smiled. “Thanks, Twilight,” said Celestia. Twilight Sparkle got up from the floor. “Twilight, I’m curious. How will you find the way to forgive yourself?”
“Princess Luna will be my mentor,” replied Twilight Sparkle. “She will help me find the way for me to forgive myself.”
Celestia looked at Luna now, who was smiling at what Twilight Sparkle said. “Luna, do you think you can do it?”
“Of course I do,” replied Luna. “Are you thinking that we aren’t able to be a mentor just like you?”
Celestia laughed with joy as she had a hoof close to her face and her eyes were closed. “Imagine, Luna. I was just curious,” she stopped laughing, opened her eyes and put the hoof back on the floor. “I’m going to have coffee. If you want to join me, you’re both welcome.”
“Of course we will accompany you, princess,” said Twilight Sparkle with a smile as she followed Celestia. Luna followed her while smiling.
As Luna walked, she decided to talk to Twilight Sparkle. “Twilight, did you manage to sleep well while hugging me?”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Luna. “Yes, Princess. At least this way, I could feel less alone and less sad and broken with what I did as Nightmare Sparkle.”
Luna felt sad for Twilight. Twilight still felt guilty about what she did. She wished she was there with Twilight during the rehearsal to comfort her after the others left. But she wouldn’t blame Twilight for feeling that way, since she also felt the same as Twilight, especially what she did as Nightmare Moon.
Celestia opened the dining room door with her magic and entered. Luna and Twilight accompanied her. The three smelled pancakes and sat down. They sat in the same seats as yesterday. Celestia’s pancake had a happy face, Luna’s too, and Twilight’s did not, but it had fruit and whipped cream. Celestia took the fork with her magic and started to eat, Luna did the same. Twilight hasn’t started eating yet, because she started thinking about something, which left her in doubt recently. She looked at Luna. “Princess Luna.”
Luna looked at Twilight and swallowed the piece of pancake before saying, “yes, Twilight?”
“What will be your learning technique? Will it be for books?” asked Twilight Sparkle as she was curious.
“Unfortunately it won’t be for books, Twilight. It will be through dialogue,” replied Luna. Twilight was a little sad, since it didn’t involve books. “But in our free time, we can read together in the bedroom or in the library, if it makes you feel better.”
Twilight Sparkle smiled with joy at the last sentence. “Are we going to read together in our free time?”
“Of course, Twilight. I don’t want to see you sad,” replied Luna with a smile.
Luna took the fork with her magic and started eating the pancake. Twilight did the same as Luna.
Celestia had already finished eating her pancake. She wiped her mouth with a napkin and when she was done, put it on the plate. She looked at Luna and Twilight, and saw that the two aren’t finished eating yet. She decided to wait for them. But she heard footsteps and saw a royal guard come to her. “Princess Celestia! They need you in the throne room.”
“OK. I’m already going. You can return to your post, ”said Celestia. The royal guard bowed before leaving the place. When the guard left, she got up and went to the throne room, leaving Luna and Twilight alone.
When Twilight Sparkle and Luna finished eating, she looked at Luna as the waiters took what was on the table. “Princess Luna.”
Luna looked at Twilight Sparkle with a smile. “Yes?”
“What will we do now? Are you going to start teaching me?” asked Twilight Sparkle.
“Yes. I was thinking about teaching classes in my room,” replied Luna.
“Princess, what will the classes be like?”
“Simple. Classes will have three methods. Each with different goals,” replied Luna.
“But what will help me to forgive myself?” asked Twilight Sparkle to be sure.
“Through the practice of self-awareness and understanding,” replied Luna wisely.
Twilight Sparkle looked uncertain. “I don’t know, Luna. Do you really think I will be able to forgive myself for what I did as Nightmare Sparkle?”
“Of course I do, Twilight. I see great potential in you,” replied Luna.
Twilight Sparkle smiled hopefully. “Do you really think?”
Luna got up, went to Twilight Sparkle and hugged her with a wing. “Yes. I know that deep down you have a great desire to become a better pony.”
“Well, I’m not going to deny that you’re wrong, Luna. I really want to become a better pony after all of that,” said Twilight Sparkle.
“Don’t worry, Twilight. With my help, you will be able to become a better pony.” Luna said with a smile.
“I hope so, Luna.”
Luna stopped hugging Twilight Sparkle with a wing. “Well, are we going to my room now?”
Twilight Sparkle got up from the chair. “Yes. Let’s go.”
The two left the dining room and were now in the hall. As Luna walked, she started to think about how she would speak in the first class. Twilight hoped that everything would work out and be perfect. Upon arriving at the door of Luna’s room, Luna opened the door with her magic and entered, Twilight accompanied her. When Twilight came in, Luna closed the door with her magic.
“Twilight, sit here on the bed with me.” Twilight Sparkle looked at Luna and saw her sitting on the bed while smiling at her. Twilight approached Luna and sat down.
“Princess, what will my first class be?” asked Twilight Sparkle as she was curious.
“Your first class will be about identifying why you need to forgive yourself,” replied Luna. “Twilight Sparkle, could you identify why you need to forgive yourself?”
“I need to forgive myself because what I caused as Nightmare Sparkle was unforgivable!” replied Twilight Sparkle, now crying with guilt. “None of this would have happened if I hadn’t been blinded by anger and had accepted Nightmare’s offer!”
“Twilight, don’t blame yourself. It will only make you feel even more hurt,” said Luna, now saddened by her best friend as she lifted a hoof.
Twilight continued to cry, but replied Luna, “why shouldn’t I blame myself? I practically became a villain for all Equestria!”
Luna approached Twilight Sparkle and hugged her with the front hooves. “Twilight, it wasn’t your fault, it was Chrysalis. She who is to blame for all that happened. She who made Celestia, Shining Armor, your friends and Spike stand against you.”
“No! It was my fault. I should have come up with evidence instead of accusing her without being sure!” shouted Twilight Sparkle through tears. “I also shouldn’t have stayed at the rehearsal site after they left me. If it weren’t for that, Nightmare wouldn’t have reached me and I wouldn’t have accepted Nightmare’s offer to take my body!”
“Twilight, you’re not to blame. You had no way of knowing that Nightmare would show up,” said Luna as she stroked the mane of Twilight Sparkle.
More tears started to come out of Twilight Sparkle’s eyes. She hugged Luna back. “But even if I didn’t know, I shouldn’t have been so childish and carried away by my anger! Because of my anger, I almost mastered Equestria!”
Luna has never seen Twilight so sad and broken before. Normally, Twilight was very strong, determined and brave when it came to things. But it seems that after she became Nightmare Sparkle, Twilight broke down emotionally, due to almost dominating Equestria and having the will to destroy who she cared most about. Luna knew it was going to be a long way for Twilight to forgive herself, but she hoped that in the end Twilight could return to being the same mare she always liked as a friend.
After hours in the throne room, Celestia was finally able to leave the throne room. Another day is over. She wondered where Luna was.
“Do you need help with something, princess?” Celestia looked to the right and saw a royal guard.
“Yes. I would like to know where Luna is,” replied Celestia. “Did you see her?”
“Yes. Follow me.” the royal guard started walking. Celestia followed. She wondered where Luna was. Would she be with Twilight? Could only be. Luna had told her, the idea of her being a mentor to Twilight so that Twilight would become a better pony after the Nightmare Sparkle incident. Celestia allowed, although inside she looked a little sad, since she would have to share Twilight with Luna.
The royal guard stopped a light blue door with a crescent handle. “She’s here, princess.”
“Thanks. You can return to your post.” thanked Celestia.
The guard bowed before leaving. Celestia looked at the door and knocked with a hoof. “Luna? Twilight? Are you two there?”
Footsteps were heard, the door opened revealing Luna and Twilight. “Hi, sister. How was your day of real duties?”
“It was tough. But I finally finished for today. Shall we go to the balcony now?” asked Celestia.
“Yes. Come on,” Luna looked at Twilight Sparkle. “Twilight, would you like to come out on the balcony with us?”
“No. Thank you, Luna. I’m going straight to the dining room.” Twilight Sparkle left the place sadly.
Celestia just looked sadly at her student, when Twilight was out of sight, she looked at Luna. “She still feels guilty, right?”
“Yes Sister. When I asked her to identify why she needed to forgive herself, she started to cry a lot,” replied Luna, also sad. “Celestia, seeing Twilight like that left me heartbroken. I don’t think anypony has seen Twilight as sad and emotionally broken in life as I am.”
“Luna, how much did Twilight cry for?” asked Celestia.
“For a whole day,” replied Luna. “I have comforted her, but as the hours go by, the more she cries and the more she feels guilty.”
“Poor little thing. She must be very emotionally broken,” said Celestia, feeling sorry for Twilight Sparkle. Celestia couldn’t help but notice that Twilight was feeling the same as Luna during the first ones after being forgiven by the ponies for being Nightmare Moon.
“Yes. And she feels guilty about everything that happened at the wedding.” agreed Luna.
“So, Luna? Shall we go to the balcony?”
“Yes, sister,” said Luna.