Princess Luna's P.O.V:
It had been a while since I had shut my eyes. I was having a not so peaceful dream, when suddenly everything froze.
That wasn't a normal thing to happen in dreams. It meant that either a dreamwalker or a powerful creature had entered the dream.
A mist came in front of me and said, "Princess Luna."
"What do you want?", I asked it.
The mist laughed, " Princess, I know everything that will happen in the future. You must trust me."
I was no fool, so I said, "I will not trust you."
"Fine, have it your way.", said the mist. " I am here to tell you what will happen in a month's time."
"Continue.'', I said.
"Your sister wants the throne for herself. She shall banish you from Equestria, and erase all history of you being a princess. Ponies will start to believe that she is the only Equestrian princess, and shall forget you."
"That's not true!", I half-screamed.
"Dear princess, it is true as you and I.", said the mist.
"I'm not sure how real you are.", I muttered. Out loud I said, "Ponies would never forget me." I knew that wasn't true.
"Ponies would forget you. After all, your sister Celestia can raise both the sun and moon."
"While it is true that my sister can raise the sun and moon, ponies wouldn't forget me, as I am the Princess of the Night. When their dreams aren't so bright, it is I who fills it with light.", said I.
"You are good at rhyming, as I can see. But I speak the truth and can make you a queen.", was the mist's reply.
"I am happy with my current position, and you speak not but lies. I shall never believe you, even if you cry.", I said.
"One day princess, one day you shall know that I speak the truth. Farewell for now. I shall leave you to your dreams.", was the mist's last words before leaving my dream.
I sat up in bed, fully awake. While I didn't believe what that mist had said, those were thoughts that normally stayed in my head!
It's almost like the mist had known my fears. Was it a part of me, or trying to help?
Needless to say, for the rest of the day the mist's words reverberated in my head.
I heard a voice say, "Luna?"
I came out of my thoughts and said, "Yes?"
Celestia had a look of concern on her face. She always did when speaking to other ponies when the expression was needed.
"Are you feeling fine?", asked Celestia.
"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?", was my reply.
"You fell asleep in your soup.", said Celestia.
"Just like old days.", I replied.
"Tell me the truth, Luna. Are you feeling okay?", asked Celestia with real concern in her voice.
"Yes, I am.", I sighed.
"Well, I don't think you are. You know, you could have a week off.", suggested Celestia.
"I most certainly can not have a week off. It is my duty to raise the moon!", I said.
A voice in my head said, 'She wants to take full control of your moon.'
"I could raise the moon while you-", Celestia was saying, but I cut her off.
"Raising the moon is Our duty! We shall not have a week off, nor shall We allow anypony else to raise Our moon. Tis Our duty alone.", I said in old ponish.
Whenever I spoke in old ponish, it was because I was angry or worried. I was angry that Celestia even thought of raising MY moon for an entire week, and I was worried because of that voice that told me Celestia wanted to replace me.
What if it was right? I pushed my bowl of soup away and went to my room ignoring Celestia's shocked face and her calls.
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I had spent the evening thinking. I shouldn't have said all that to Tia, but it just came out. I hoped that it wouldn't lead to anything bad.
I decided to write to Sombra. Before I could start, a letter appeared.
It had his seal on it. Excited to read the letter, I broke the seal and unrolled it.
I read, "To my love, Luna.
I hope you are doing well. I was informed by one of my spies that Celestia is planning to come to the Crystal Empire, and blast me with the Elements of Harmony.
If it isn't too much of a bother, could you try and talk her out of it?
PS: Let's meet next week for another date.
Lots of good wishes,
King Sombra."
After reading Sombra’s letter, I thought, Who could this spy be?
I shrugged and started writing a reply to Sombra.
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King Sombra’s P.O.V:
I waited for my dear Luna’s reply, hoping she had read my letter. What I had written was true, I most certainly did have a spy.
A sound later came a letter, from the cherry of my eyes. I broke the seal and unrolled it, and then I read, “To my dear Sombra,
I can’t say that I am doing fully well, as my dreams and thoughts are plagued by this Nightmist and another creature.
I hope that you are doing well, and I would be more than happy to talk Celestia out of her plan. And, I’m free next week.
Also, could you try and find a way to get those creatures out of my head? I shall go crazy if I have to spend the rest of my life with them.
Kisses and good wishes, The Princess Of The Night, Luna.”
I thought, ‘The nightmist is plaguing Luna’s dreams and thoughts? That is quite strange. I remember that it had told me it was going to help Luna. Or maybe it is helping Luna, but the nightmare spell that she used (that I gave her) has created another creature that stops the nightmist doing its job?’
I shook my head and thought, ‘I need to find a way to stop the new creature. But first, I’ll need to know everything I can about it.’
Then I decided to write a reply to Luna. Levitating a parchment, quill, and ink pot over to myself, I started writing.
Once done I read it one last time before sending it.
“To my dear Luna, The Princess Of The Night, and the cherry of my eyes,
Rest assured dear Luna, you will not have to live with those creatures inside your head forever.
I shall do the best I can in saving your mind from them. And yes, I am doing well. I’ll have the cure ready soon.
Lots of love and kisses, Sombra, The King Of Monsters.
PS: I’m excited for next week!”
That seemed good enough, so I sent it. Now all I had to do was research. Lots of it.
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