//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: A life full of surprises and changes // by Dark Harmony00 //------------------------------// Celestia and Luna woke up happy, but also a little sad because it would soon be their coronation but their parents would not be there. But they knew they were always by their side. After some weeks passed, StarSwirl and his apprentices took care of the coronation ceremony of Celestia and Luna. They discovered an abandoned castle in the everfree forest, and with their magic they began to fix it. Coronation day arrived, Celestia and Luna were very excited. They didn’t believe their eyes when they saw the castle. From now on they would have lived there. The castle was very large, StarSwirl and his assistants had built the throne room, a large library, and the rooms of Celestia and Luna. Both Celestia and Luna would have thought of the rest of the castle. The coronation went well, StarSwirl crowned them, and gave a speech saying how proud he was of both, and that to him they were like daughters. Then a small buffet began. Other ponies were also present, who were happy that from now on someone would take care of them, helping and supporting them. At the end of the party, everyone left, and so Celestia and Luna went to their rooms. The next day in the library they found a diary, it was a gift from StarSwirl. So both Celestia and Luna started writing their own thoughts, fears etc., every day. A few years passed, by now both Celestia and Luna had become good sovereigns, they did their best to protect and advise ponies. Unfortunately, StarSwirl had mysteriously disappeared leaving no trace, the same thing as his assistants. Celestia and Luna thought they had gone to solve some threat somewhere, so they weren't worried. They knew they would be back soon. One day a strange letter arrived at the castle, which came from the crystal empire. A pony named Sombra had asked the two sisters to go to the empire, to get to know each other. Soon he would become emperor, he would be the successor of Princess Amore. Celestia and Luna set off for the Crystal Empire, were happy to see Princess Amore, and couldn’t wait to get to know Sombra. Once you arrived, Sombra was waiting for them “Welcome, I’m very glad you came,” Sombra said bowing “We too,” Celestia replied, smiling “Thank you for inviting us,” Luna said “It’s an honor for me to have you here. I've heard so much about you, I admire you very much, I couldn't wait to meet you," said Sombra smiling “So you’ll be Princess Amore’s successor?” Celestial said “Yes. I've been studying for many years, there are a few months left until the coronation," replied Sombra “And how do you feel?” Luna said “I’m honored that Princess Amore asked me, she’s been taking me under her wing since I was little, she’s like a mother to me. I will do everything I can not to disappoint her. Sometimes I’m afraid I’m not up to it, but I hope to do my best,” Sombra replied looking at Luna “It’s normal to have all these fears, it happened to me too, I never imagined becoming a princess and ruling an entire kingdom. Sometimes I also wonder if I’m doing the right thing for my subjects.” Luna answered “He’s doing a wonderful job. I would challenge anyone to doubt it” said Sombra smiling at her Luna blushed “Your nights are magnificent. I love looking at the sky, the stars, the moon,” Sombra said gently “Thank you, I do my best,” Luna replied blushing “How about coming in?” Celestia said slightly annoyed “Yes of course,” replied Sombra Once inside, Sombra led them to the throne room where Princess Amore was waiting for her “Celestia, Luna, it’s been a while,” Amore said, hugging them “That’s true. We missed you,” Celestia replied “I guess you heard that in a few months, Sombra will take my place” “Yes,” Luna replied “I have carried on this kingdom for many years. It's time to take a break. Sombra will be a magnificent king,” Amore said looking at him Sombra smiled “I guess you’ll be tired, Sombra show their rooms so they can rest” “Of course. Let’s go” Sombra led them into their rooms, and then Celestia and Luna rested. It was almost evening, Luna had to raise the moon. She had gone out to the balcony of her room, she was starting to concentrate her magic. Someone knocked on the door, but Luna didn't notice, she was too focused. Sombra came in and was enchanted to watch her as she raised the moon and the stars. “I’ve never seen anything more beautiful,” Sombra said Luna turned scared “Excuse me, it wasn’t my intention to scare you. I knocked but maybe you didn't hear me. So I came in, I was afraid something had happened,” Sombra replied gently “I didn’t hear you. Anyway, thank you for your concern,” Luna replied “I’ve always tried to imagine what the princess of the night looked like, but reality exceeds the imagination,” Sombra said smiling at her “Thank you, even though my sister is much more beautiful than me,” Luna replied “I don’t think so,” Sombra said Luna blushed “I came here, to ask you if you’d like to take a walk with me,” Sombra said timidly “Really?” Amazed Luna said “Yes, of course. Only if you want” “I’d love to,” Luna replied “Perfect, I’ll show you the city, and then maybe we could go to a restaurant for dinner, what do you think?” “It seems perfect to me,” Luna replied Luna and Sombra had a wonderful evening, had a lot of fun and began to get to know each other better. Meanwhile Celestia was helping Amore with a diplomatic problem. A mysterious creature had arrived at Equestria. Such a creature had never been seen before. Princess Amore was worried it might be a threat. “I will send him a letter asking him to come here. I want to make sure it’s harmless,” Amore said “You’ll see it will be,” Celestia replied Princess Amore sent the letter, and immediately received an answer: The strange creature had accepted, and the next day he would show up to the empire. The next day, Celestia, Luna, and Amore were waiting for the creature to arrive in the throne room. “Hello princesses,” the strange creature said as he entered, bowing. “My name is Discord, I am the lord of chaos” “Discord what do you mean by ‘lord of chaos’?” Amore said “I mean the whole meaning of the word, my lady,” Discord said, suddenly appearing behind her “What’s your purpose?” Celestia said staring at him “I have no purpose. I never hurt anyone.” Discord said appearing by his side “How do we trust you?” Luna said “You can ask anyone, I’m a harmless creature, more harmless than a newborn foal,” Discord said, making the image of a foal appear “Okay, I notice you’re very witty. But know that if you’re lying, you’ll pay dearly for it,” Celestia said “Be careful Celestia, wrinkles may come to you on your beautiful face,” Discord said, making fake wrinkles appear on Celestia’s face “Take them off immediately!” Celestia replied “Every request of hers is an order,” Discord said removing the fake wrinkles from Celestia’s face, then kissing her hoof “All right, we trust you, Discord,” Amore said “Happy to hear it,” Discord said bowing down and then disappearing into thin air “Do you think we should trust?” Skeptical Luna said “Yes, it seems harmless to me,” Amore replied “All right. It will mean that we will keep an eye on it. You never know,” Celestia said The day passed quickly, and Celestia went to Luna “Next” “Luna” “Celestia, come in” “I was wondering, how was the evening yesterday?” Churches Celestia intrigued “Well,” Luna replied “Ah. And what did you do?” “Nothing. We walked, then had dinner in a restaurant, and talked about more and less,” Luna replied blushing slightly “Did he tell you about me?” Celestial said “No. Why should he have?” “So, I thought he asked you something. It’s very nice, isn’t it?” “Yes. Also sweet, kind, romantic” suddenly Luna put a hoof on her face, and turned her back on Celestia “Romantic?” Celestia asked frowning her eyebrows “Eh eh. No I got the wrong term, what I was trying to say is that it's really a very polite pony," Luna said with a giggle Celestia looked at Luna with suspicion “Do you like Sombra?” “What? NO!” Luna said embarrassed “Your face says otherwise,” Celestia replied “Enough Celestia! You've read too many romance novels! You’re confusing reality with imagination,” Luna replied “Mh. I'll leave you to your duties," Celestia said as he left the room The next day Celestia and Luna returned to their castle. When they arrived, the guards handed over a letter to Celestia. He had an urgent meeting with the mayor and the aristocracy, so he immediately went to them. Luna instead decided to rest, even if it was a bit complicated ..... as soon as she closed her eyes, Sombra came to mind, and their walk. It was evening Luna began her duties, making sure all ponies had no nightmares. That night was very quiet, there was no threat in the realm of dreams. So he dedicated himself to the night sky, filling it with stars and planets. While doing so she thought about when she was little and her father always showed her stars and galaxies. A small tear lifted her face. A few weeks passed, Celestia had been invited by Discord into her “kingdom of chaos,” because Discord wanted to prove to her that she could trust him. Celestia reluctantly accepted the invitation. On the one hand she wanted to go there because she was a princess and it was her duty to make sure everything was fine, but on the other hand she couldn't stand Discord. There was something about him that didn’t inspire her confidence. Once she arrived, Discord welcomed her and gave her a cup of coffee “Why did you let me come?” Celestial said “Because we’re friends, I wanted to have a chat” “Are we friends? But if I don't even know you," Celestia said “That’s why you’re here. I’ll tell you about me, and you about you,” Discord replied “You’ll get started first” “Okay. I have been living here since I was born. My mother died giving birth to me, because she w asn't a drachonequus, but she was a pegasus, my father doesn't know who he is, I never knew him. I have been living alone since I was little, I had to learn from an early age to get by on my own. Everyone has always been afraid of me, because of my “strangeness”. I’m the only one of my kind, as far as I know.” Discord concluded “I’m sorry, I didn’t know anything about it. And how did you practice magic?” Celestia said intrigued “A young pony, the only one who never was afraid of me, helped me manage it. His name is StarSwirl the Bearded,” Discord said putting on his beard and hat “He was my mentor too! How is it possible that he never told us anything about you?” Celestial said surprise “I don’t know, he’s always been a weird guy,” Discord replied “True,” Celestia replied “And what big secret is the most powerful princess in Equestria?” Said Discord “None. I'm just a kind pony and grateful to life for what she's holding me, even though it took my parents away from me when I was very young. But life is like that, we can't do anything about it," Celestia replied Discord watched her for a long time “Discord, are you feeling well?” Concerned Celestia said “Magnificently. I was thinking you are really brave. You suffered a lot, but despite this you always remained yourself,” Discord replied, turning around her “Oh. Thank you Discord. But this was possible thanks to my beloved sister Luna. She gave me the strength to move forward every day. She was a very young child when our parents died. From that moment on she realized that Luna always came before me, her happiness first of all. I have always tried not to miss our parents, even if at times it was inevitable. But in the end here we are, between good times and bad times, joy and pain. Our bond is stronger,” Celestia concluded, smiling softly “You really have a big heart. But now enough with all this honey, or I’ll get diabetes,” Discord said pretending to faint Celestia laughed “You know Discord, I’m sorry if I was cold at first, I was afraid I was holding a trap on us” “Sense, my queen,” Discord said bowing down and kissing her hoof Time passed between laughter and fun. The next day a pony sneaked into the castle. He had used a spell to make himself invisible. It was a shadow. He entered the lock of Luna's room. Once inside he canceled the spell. Luna unaware of everything, she was sleeping, because she had been up all night to perform her duties. The mysterious pony came up to her and looked at her softly. He stroked her mane with his hoof. Luna moved a little. The mysterious pony stopped stroking her and kissed her on the forehead, then disappeared. Luna suddenly woke up and said: “Sombra!?” She looked around, but saw that no one was there. So she thought he dreamed of it. So she closed his eyes again and fell asleep again. Meanwhile, outside the window Sombra looked at her for one last time, and then left.