Luna trotted through the hallways of Canterlot Castle, the only pony in the dim light of the early morning sun.
The night had been interesting… That filly from Ponyville, Scootaloo, had experienced another nightmare, something concerning a manticore attack in the dreaded Everfree Forest. What was far more interesting, however, was that her two friends had experienced not just similar nightmares, but almost exactly the same dream, at the same time. Even if they had been involved in the same traumatizing experience during the day, something like that was very rare and suggested a strong connection between the three friends.
Luna was quite proud how she had solved the problems in the end, linking the fillies’ sisters (and ‘adopted sister’) to their respective dreams. She had watched the results and had been very pleased with how things had turned out. It seemed that whatever thoughts had bothered the fillies had been resolved once and for all.
Luna reached the balcony and noticed the pony she had been looking for standing outside, watching the ponies of Canterlot begin their daily business. She trotted through the door, silently walking up to the figure.
“You’re still awake?” Celestia asked, not taking her gaze off the city. “I would have thought that you would go to rest after a long night of work.”
Luna stopped right beside her sister, looking over the railing at the city. “I agree that normally I would. However, I felt like watching the sun rise for a while before I go to rest today.”
“Luna, stop this madness, this isn’t you!”
“I’m sorry, Luna. I’m so sorry…”
“It has been so many years, Luna. I miss you, little sister.”
“I’m so sorry! I missed you so much, big sister.”
“I missed you, too.”
Celestia looked down with mild surprise. Luna had scooted closer to her, nuzzling her neck happily. The older Princess smiled and wordlessly wrapped a wing around her sister. It had been far too long since they had shared a moment like that.