against all odds

by Flaring Dawn


Tears of the night

Twilight ran like she had never ran before. She couldn't believe this was happening to her home. Never in all her years did she think the princess would strike down her subjects. Tears began to form in Twilight's eyes as she continued to run for Canterlot. Twilight was so busy running towards her goal she didn't see the little filly in the road until she tripped over her. Twilight fell to the ground only to go over to the weak filly. Twilight's eyes filled with tears as she held the dying filly in her arms.
"Come on little one... please don't go... please..." Twilight said as she cried into the little ones chest. Twilight couldn't handle all this catastrophe. She felt as if the world stopped moving. The little filly looked up at Twilight and weakly lifted a hoof to wipe the tears away from her face. Twilight held onto the little ones hoof as if she was her lifeline. The filly smiled weakly.
"I-I...I'm g-glad there--are--ponies like you...who care...so much..." the filly said through sharp breaths. Twilight held onto the little one closer as she started to tear up. Twilight hated this. She hated Celestia for doing this.
"PLEASE!!! DONT DIE!!!!" Twilight yelled at the top of her lungs as tears began to cascade down her face. To no avail the little filly died in Twilight's hooves. Twilight cried for what seemed like forever her tears falling like a midsummers rain. Twilight closed the little fillies eyes and kissed her on the forehead.
"Sleep well little one... The angels will be here for you soon..." Twilight said as she lay the filly in a bush of roses. That much the filly deserved. She died a horrible death, a death a filly or colt should never have to die. Twilight spoke a prayer and continued on her journey towards her main goal. Taking Celestia out. Twilight fired up her horn and the five elements danced before her. Twilight's eyes filled with tears but then her tears turned to anger. Her friends were gone and Celestia was the one who made them disappear... Celestia is the one trying to kill all of Equestria. Twilight wouldn't let that happen. Celestia would pay for this.
"I hate you so much... I thought you cared... your no princess...your a...fucking monster...." Twilight said with venom in every word she spoke. Twilight tried to throw the elements only to have them fly back at her and attach themselves back on her body. She sighed and continued to walk towards her destination. All of a sudden a burst of energy came from her side and hit her. Twilight fell to the ground and yelped as pain filled her body. She looked up and saw a sight that chilled her to the bone. Princess Luna was walking towards Twilight with crazed eyes full of anger and hatred towards her. Twilight was scared out of her mind. Why was Luna acting like this?
"L-Luna...wh-why are you--" Before Twilight could finish Luna lifted her off the ground and slammed her against a building. Lunas walked up to the struggling unicorn and got inches from her face.
"YOU DO NOT SPEAK!!!! YOU HAVE TAKEN OUR SISTER AWAY!!!!" Luna screamed at Twilight. Twilight was confused and terrified.
"What do you mean?!" Twilight asked franticly trying to escape the crushing grasp of Luna's magic. Luna was enraged.
"WHAT DO WE MEAN!? LOOK AROUND YOU FOAL!!!! YOUR TAMPERING WITH THE ELEMENTS HAVE TURNED MY SISTER INTO A BEAST!!!" Luna yelled before throwing Twilight across the street into another building. Twilight got angry and shot a bolt of magic at Luna. It didn't work. Luna blocked the attack and sent a powerful blast towards Twilight missing her by inches. Twilight reacted and sent a piece of rock at the Princess of the night and it hit Luna right between the eyes knocking Luna to the ground. Twilight ran over to the princess of the night and held her down, blood pouring from Twilights head.
"Luna!! Why would I do this to Celestia I loved her as much as you did!! She did this herself!!! Luna... I would never cause harm to Celestia!! Until now... She has killed children Luna..." Twilight let a sob escape her. The pain of the days events have scarred her mind and body. Luna gave Twilight a look of sorrow. Twilight let Luna get to her feet before continuing.
"I am not asking you to help me Luna... I only ask that you stay out of my way. Celestia will pay for what she has done... I won't hesitate to fight you... your choice... fight with me, fight with Celestia, or turn a blind eye... what will it be?" Twilight said with a glare. Luna walked towards Twilight. Twilight tensed up waiting for Luna to attack only to be met with a hoof on the shoulder instead.
"we will try and fight with you Twilight... My sister need to pay for her actions... but be warned if my sister is to die...we will personally kill you..." Luna said with a small glare that shook Twilight to the core.
"I promise I won't kill her unless she tries to kill me... Luna...I still have a hard time trusting you... Remember I have my eye on you." Twilight said. Luna glared then softened her look and tears began to fall from her eyes.
"w-we just want my sister back... we don't want to lose her...please don't kill her Twilight..." Luna said through her tears. Twilight walked over and placed a hoof on Luna's shoulder. Twilight hated to see so much sadness and fighting. Living in a place famed for it's happiness and joy has taught her that fighting is never the answer...but now that has changed. The world she knew and loved was falling in front of her. Ponies were dying because of Celestia. Twilight wanted to end Celestia so badly.. but she couldn't take Luna's sister from her.
"I promise... I will try to reason with her but... I don't know if she will listen Luna I mean...look what she has done..." Twilight said with sorrow in her voice. Luna looked up with tears still falling.
"If it comes to that then we will kill her..." Luna said with a shaky voice. Twilight's jaw dropped. Would Luna really kill her own sister to save Equestria? Twilight placed a hoof on Luna's shoulder.
"No let me...if we can save her from whatever is controlling her...we won't have to kill her..." Twilight said soothingly. Luna looked at Twilight and forced a smile.
"Of course...sorry for.. saying that.." Luna said as a single tear fell from her eye. Twilight smiled and wiped the tear from Luna's eye.
"Lets go fight for for the sake of everypony!!" Twilight said to Luna with pride in her voice. Luna nodded and placed Twilight on her back and began to fly towards the Canterlot castle. Twilight hoped that Celestia was there...so she could take the sun from the sky.