//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Memories // Story: 1000 years of regret // by Firepegasus230 //------------------------------// "Luna!!!" Screamed Cadence. She ran out of the crowd and bolted into the night after her cousin. But before she could get any further, a halo of gold magic formed around her body, pulling her back down to the ground. As soon as she was free from the magic grasp she yelled. "Tia! We have to help her, she's sad." Celestia looked at her cousin wich was now hovering in front of her eyes. "Don't worry Cadence." Reassuringly said the white alicorn. "Give her some time, she'll come back." The young alicorn went slowly back down, folding up her wings, her purple eyes as bright as ever. "I hope you are right..." ---------------------- All Luna wanted was to go as far as possible. She flew quickly through the wind, letting it shake her blue mane around her face. She beated her wings strongly, getting as far as possible, from Canterlot, the palace, her sister, all these ponies that hated her. For who she was. They hated her for beeing the Princess of the Night, and for rising the moon and the stars every night. While she tought, she gracefully landed onto a small cloud, just big enough for her. She layed down, looking up into the sky, at the moon, the stars, everything that her parent's created together, in harmony... She felt her eyes get wet when she taught about her parents, Princess Galaxia and King Chronos. Both of them were loved from their subjects, they ruled peacefully, bringing the day and the night together and creating harmony all over their land, Equestria. Then one day, their lives changed, a filly was born, a royal filly, with a gleaming white coat, pink mane and bright purple eyes. Celestia. All three of them now ruled together, Galaxia teaching the young princess all about magic and history, while Chronos, her father, teached all about flight, the sun and the moon. Often, the ponies from Equestria could see the dark blue alicorn fly by, his white mane blowing in the wind, followed by an alabaster little alicorn, desperately trying to catch up onto her father. Then, five years later, another filly arrived. Her coat the same color as the night, with a beautiful cyan mane and petrol eyes. Luna... Now their family was complete. They ruled all four of them, the parents teaching the two sisters about everything in Equestria. But then, that faithful day. Galaxia discovered something, another tribe of ponies. There were already unicorns and earth ponies, but it seemed like another tribe hid, high in the sky, above the clouds, the pegasus ponies, a tribe of mighty warriors, ruled by a stallion named Hurricane, Commander Hurricane. He declared war to Equestria, hoping to gain more land for his subjects. All the pegasi attacked by hundreds Equestria, that's when Galaxia and Chronos to protect their subjects had to attack too. That next scene was known from everypony. Galaxia, Chronos, Celestia, Luna and two other ponies, Supernova and Spectra, flying up and using their magic, to create a strong power, that stopped the pegasi. That's how the Elements of Harmony were born. Each of the six ponies represented a different element...Honnesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty and Magic.... And finally, a pact was signed by Shooting Star, daughter of Commander Hurricane and the members of the Royal Family... Then, a few years later, Galaxia's sister, Princess Amethyst, arrived in Canterlot, close to death, announcing that the Crystal Empire had been attacked and was now under King Sombra's control...she passed out not long after, leaving to Galaxia, her daughter, Mi Amore Cadenza, a tiny pink alicorn, with a beautiful blonde, purple and pink mane and bright purple eyes. Then Luna's parents had went to the Crystal Empire to try to stop King Sombra, but they were defeated and killed by him, that's how the three fillies were left alone to rule Equestria...... That was all Luna remembered of her fillyhood, she looked up and realised it was soon dawn. She stood up and elevated herself into the brightening sky. She closed her eyes, and let the magic flow through her whole body, to finally all gather at the tip of her horn, wich started glowing with the powerful blue aura, concentrating hard, Luna let the power go up into the sky and let the magic go up to the moon. When there was enough power, she started going down towards the ground, the moon going down at the same time. When the alicorn reached the ground, the moon was gone and the sky started changing colors, into a beautiful orange and pink as the sun slowly went up into the sky. Having nothing more to do, Luna went back into the sky and went back to the castle to go to bed. ------------------ Celestia watched the sky as it started to loose its darkness. Luna, what are you doing? Suddenly, she noticed the moon starting to lower in the sky. The alabaster alicorn smiled and waited for the moon to disappear behind the mountains. When it did, she let her magic flow into her horn and started elevating herself in the sky, shooting gold beams of magic towards the sky. Behind her, the sun started coming up into the sky, she flew high, then let her magic flow back into her body, leaving now to the sun to continue its course in the sky. Then, she lifted Cadence, wich had fallen asleep, onto her back with her magic. She walked into the castle, her hoofsteps echoing in the empty halls. She turned her head on the left and saw a dark form approaching. A few instants later, Luna tumbled in by the window, sliding on the marble floor, before crashing into the wall on the other side of the hall. "I'm back!" Said the alicorn while she shoke her wings. "I was sure you would come back." Said Celestia. "You know, Cadence was really worried." "I'm sorry to have worried her....and you." Said Luna, after a moment. "I had to go around a moment, to calm myself down, and I.." She was interrupted by her sister, wich placed a hoof over the princess's lips. "I understand Luna, don't worry.." Reassuringly said Celestia, placing a wing over Luna's back. "Now, why don't you go to bed, you must be tired." Luna smiled. "Thanks, Tia." She quickly hugged her sister then ran through the hall, letting lowering her flank until letting touch the ground and sliding on the marble floor. "By the way, I love these floors!" Celestia smiled, feeling touched while she watched her sister slide down the hall and crash again into another wall. Luna stumbled into her room, using her magic to remove her shoes, necklace and tiare, placing them neatly on her shelf. Then she climbed into her bed, and with one magical glow, closed the curtains and her eyes and quickly drifted into sleep.