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// Chapter 9 - Princess Luna 
// Story: Ponies try the Grimace Shake 
// by PseudoBob Delightus 
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Luna peered at the mysterious drink, illuminated by a shaft of moonlight.

"Such a petty thing," she muttered, "to have given the rebels such power."

Its appearance did not betray any magical properties. It was simply a plastic cup of purple liquid.

"Could it really be this simple? If I drink it, will I have the power to save my sister, my kingdom? Or will it corrupt me as it did others?"

She looked out the tower window, to a crowd of torch-wielding rabble spilling through the gates.

"Well. Couldn't hurt."





A battering ram broke through the reinforced door, revealing Princess Luna face-down over half-written letter. The 'y' from "I'm sorry" stretched to the bottom of the page.

Though dawn, the Moon hung in the sky, occluding the Sun. This eerie eclipse was visible through the tower window, and all in the late Princess' study saw the rising purple corona.