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// Chrysalis is my enemy, Tia! 
// Story: Little loony Luna and crazy caffeinated Celestia's life in Canterlot 
// by Vidhwansak 
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Chrysalis is my enemy, Tia!




One downside to finally being my own alicorn is the fact that ponies think I'm the long-lost sister of Lulu and Tia. Though...Once you think about it, since I was an alternate persona created by Lulu, technically, Lulu would be my 'mother'...Oh, ew, ew, no, Faust forbid, that's disgusting!

Nightmare Moon gagged at the thought, causing Celestia to turn her head around in confusion and worry. "Is something wrong, Moonie?"

Don't let your mind wander again...I don't need those mental images. "N-Nothing you need to worry about, Tia. Just something that crossed my mind." I wish it hadn't.

A confused Celestia studied Nightmare Moon for a moment before continuing to move onward. "...If you say so." The two alicorns continued to make their way to Twilight's former living quarters, which were to be Nightmare Moon's permanent residence within the castle. It was dark, so it was almost impossible to see the other alicorn in the night. The thought of her slinking away suddenly worried Celestia slightly, but so far, her fears were for naught. "I have to say, Moonie, I can't say I was happy to see you-"

"Naturally, Tia, naturally; after all, I was Lulu's downfall and the reason why you two have been separated for a thousand years. Oh, and the reason why your room always smelled like moldy cheese after a long day of court. I don't regret that, though."

Celestia wasn't expecting Nightmare Moon to interrupt her and state exactly why she didn't have a good first impression of her, so she was a bit lost before she found the words she wanted to say. "...Right. It's just so weird, seeing you here as a princess among us. I would have thought you'd have tried to take over Equestria and proclaim yourself queen instead of siding with us and sharing power between us all. Or, at least give me a hard time."

"The way I figure it, Tia, as long as I get to exercise some power and don't get locked up somewhere for a thousand years, I'll be fine with it. Besides, I'd rather get the respect from ponies without making them fear me; not only would that be far better for my image, but it also feels...Nice. It's quite different, yet feels...Right. Also, don't think you're off the hook; I'm still going to give you a hard time, it'll just be a lot tamer than what I did long ago."

Darn. "Well, that makes sense, I suppose. Just don't over-do it on the pranks and stuff; I get enough of that already." With a little spark of magic, Celestia opened up the door to Twilight's former room, and coughed as a wall of dust descended upon the two. "I knew I should have asked ponies to come in here and dust the place at least once a week."

Nightmare Moon fanned a particularly stubborn dust bunny away from her face as she took a look around the area. "This is where I'm residing in?"

"Yes; it's not much, but that's because Twilight was never one for fancy furniture and the like."

"It matters not; I shall personalize this room with my own additions soon enough. Where are you and Lulu residing?"

"If you go down the hallway to your left and take the steps up to the northern tower, that is where Luna resides. If you travel to the right hallway and up the southern tower, my chambers are located there. If you go downstairs one floor and past the mail district, there is a door guarded by two changelings; that is where Chrysalis lives. Now-"

At the mention of Chrysalis' name, Nightmare Moon turned around to face Celestia, once peaceful (if bored looking) face now contorted into furious anger. "Chrysalis! That wretched bug resides in this castle?! Show me where she is and I'll tear her forgiveness from her body!"

Celestia was not expecting the harsh words to come out from Nightmare Moon's mouth, and she held up her hooves defensively, indicating that Nightmare Moon went too far. "Whoa, whoa! Moonie, calm down! Calling ponies names and giving out threats isn't going to help you in today's world!"

"I will NOT calm down, Tia, and I will call Chrysalis whatever I please, as well as whatever I intend to do to her! She has sullied my name, and I demand an apology from her!"

Please, Faust, make this situation not impossible for me to resolve... With a groan, Celestia sat down on one of Twilight's study chairs, immediately regretting the decision as even more dust went up into the air from the action. "I'm so getting ponies to dust this place up...Anyway, what did Chrys do to you, Moonie, that makes you feel this way?" 






Two days ago, about seven hours after Nightmare Moon separated from Luna's mind


Nightmare Moon hummed to herself softly as she took a stroll throughout the castle, impressed by the level of detail and the designs that went along with it. It was truly something that she could appreciate, especially the castle gardens.

Now that is what every garden should aspire to be like. Nightmare Moon was currently overlooking the gardens from a window, and the sunset just made it all the more beautiful. I never did stop to smell the roses; perhaps, if I took a moment to look at the smaller things in life, I'd have saved Luna and I a thousand years in the moon.

"Oh, hi!"

Startled from her thoughts, Nightmare Moon turned around, scowling. Her face, however, was soon contorted with confusion, as she saw a weird bug-like alicorn approach her. That's...New.

"My name is Chrysalis, but you can call me Chrys. What's your name?"

What a strange looking alicorn. Must be a foreign dignitary of some far off land; I'd best not insult her in any way, if I don't want Lulu or Tia coming down hard on me. "It's Nightmare Moon, however, Lulu and Tia seem to have taken to calling me 'Moonie'..."

Looking over at a suddenly apprehensive Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis nodded slowly. "Ah, I see. The nickname fits you well. Moonie, I'd stay and chat a little bit more, but the work just keeps piling up! I'm going to have to take care of it before I do anything else, so, take care of yourself, fattycakes!"

WHAT?! DID SHE JUST CALL ME FAT?! Nightmare Moon watched as Chrysalis walked away, humming a little tune to herself. HOW DARE SHE?! IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACT THAT SHE WAS A GUEST HERE IN THIS CASTLE, I'D SMITE HER ON THE SPOT! ...That, and I don't want to clean up the mess I'd make.





"She called me fattycakes!" Judging by the way Nightmare Moon disdainfully spat Chrysalis' name (quite literally, in fact), she seemed to take it as a serious offense. Celestia eyed the black alicorn's body, and while she had some fat in...Certain areas, it certainly wasn't something to worry too much over. Nightmare Moon noticed this, and frowned at Celestia, expecting another comment about how fat she was.

She was not expecting Celestia's response. "...What's the problem with that? Lulu calls me fat-"

Nightmare Moon cut off Celestia once again with a snort. "Lulu, calling you fat, and you're okay with it?! What kind of sister are you, taking insults from your younger sibling?!" 

Celestia was getting annoyed with Nightmare Moon cutting her off, but she needed to endure this in order to find out why she hated Chrysalis. "I'm the kind of sibling that can tolerate what her sister says. While it annoys me, I know she's just joking-"

Nightmare Moon stopped her right at 'joking', unable to comprehend the fact that Luna called her sister fat as a joke, of all things. "She calls you fat and-"

"Will you stop interrupting m-"

Nightmare Moon yelled over Celestia's voice. "NO I WILL NO-"

"OH COME ON MOONIE, LET ME TALK!"

"...Fine."

An irritated Celestia began the explanation. "...I can see you have a lot to learn, like Luna does. Calling somepony fat is rude, yes, but it isn't enough to warrant the death penalty, which, may I also tell you, was ruled out for everything except the most severe cases."

"What?! She insulted my beautiful body, and you expect me to let it go?!"

"...Yes. besides, a little fat on a pony never hurt them...I mean, I don't want my ponies to be fat, but if I had to chose between fat ponies and starving ponies, I'd rather go with fat ponies; at least it means that there's food around for ponies to enjoy."

Nightmare Moon sighed, upset over the fact that she couldn't smite Chrysalis and not get into trouble for it. "Well, darn, she would have made a nice trophy on the wall over there."

"Moonie!"