It's been a month since the court sentence on Song, a sentence that took everypony by complete shock. Due to the situation of the law he was sentenced to life in the dungeon with a minimum chance at parole. Though Celestia had managed to convince them that if they could prevent the hos from being taken over, and if possible, extract the creature then he would be set free. Luna couldn't help but look back on that day to their conversation...
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"Luna please don't cry." He said in a comforting tone, bringing her in a tight hug.
"Let the princess go." A ruff voice said from behind.
"It is alright Private Dancer, he hasn't been taken over just yet." Another voice said, but this one had a bit of a softer tone to it.
"I promise you that i'll do everything I can to set you free. You don't deserve this." She spoke with strained words.
"I know you will, but please just try to move on. You know as well as I do that stopping this creature is hard, and extracting it would most likely..." A soft pair of lips cut him off.
"Don't say it, I've already lost you once and I am not going to lose you again." She said after breaking the kiss, and he saw her fire in her eyes.
"You know that this is a fight that will only have one conclusion, I think it would be better if you moved on like I've been telling you." He said looking away.
"I can't do that, not when I just got you back even if you don't remember." She said tears now starting to show themselves.
"What about your relationship with Onyx?" He asked not meeting her gaze.
"We are no longer together, he is with another right now. And even if you are in jail I will still have you." She said.
"Yes, but for how long?" He asked closing his eyes hanging his head.
"As long as you're willing to fight, as long as I can help it." Though some tears were now rolling down her cheeks she still had determination on top of her sadness.
"I'm sorry about this, but it's time to go." The voice that told the private that it was alright spoke up.
"Goodbye Luna." He said with one last sad glance at her.
As she watched him go she felt the guilt of not being able to save him yet again in his time of need. He was being lead away in shackles, a ring on his horn to prevent him from using magic. Though a typical procedure both the princesses and him thought that since the creature feed off of magic they would use an even more powerful band, one that didn't even let magic flow in him.
They hoped that it would slow the creature down significantly, which so far has been working. Ever since he had been to the chamber he had grown worse, but as soon as the band took affect he started to get better. But they knew it was only a temporary solution and she had to work fast in order to free him.
"Umm, Ms. Luna it's time to go." A soft voice said.
"Oh, of course Feather. But remember to tell my sister that I will be gone by tomorrow mourning and i'll be gone for weeks." She said wiping the tears away.
"Of course." Feather said.
"Speaking of you and my sister, how is your relationship with her?" She asked trying to take her mind off things.
"We are doing fine, she is taking me to a spa tomorrow to get a special message." Feather said with a gleam of happiness in her eyes and tone.
"I know the massage, me and Song had done that massage before he..." She chocked up and another wave of tears tried to break free.
"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset." Feather said with guilt and concern.
"No, it's not your fault. I've had this pain for a long time, it's just I thought I had moved on from it but it seemed to have been resurfaced." She said after she managed to calm down. "So let's go."
"As you wish." Feather said.
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Here she was after doing intense research and trying just about every spell she could, even creating her own spells but none yielded any result. Song was starting to slowly get worse to the point of some days all he could do was lay in his bed in his prison cell. Though he still put up a fight, but time was running out.
"Guard, send this letter to Twilight Sparkle and send this one to Onyx Illusion." She called and a stationed guard near by nodded and grabbed the letters.
"So you finally decided to get help?" Song said in an almost normal tone, but something was off a little. Though she could tell it was still him by the way his eyes still showed his kindness, that was her gauge on how he was doing.
"Yes, Twilight is very good with magic and Onyx may know something about how to stop the creature, he is a decedent of one of the unicorns who discovered the cave when they first arrived. According to him, his family passed down a journal that had decades, now even centuries of research in it." She answered.
"Luna, i'm so sorry that i'm hurting you like this." He said the sadness and concern in his voice were evident.
"You are not hurting me my prince, seeing you locked away like some kind of animal is what is troubling me." She replied.
"I've been thinking, you used a memory spell on me while I slept when I first came back right?" He asked.
"Yes, but it did not work." She answered looking away in shame.
"I think that may have been the creatures doing." He said.
"What do you mean?" She asked looking at him with a slightly confused look.
"I think the creature prevented my memories from coming back, I think I was suppose to wake up with my memory, but because of the creature being inside of me prevented that. And when you used the memory spell the creature somehow deflected it." He said, he then coughed a little.
"Do you need a drink?" She asked, and he just shook his head. "Alright, and I have thought the same thing. But how about you get some rest?"
"Luna, I can't go to sleep. You know what happens now even when I close my eyelids." He said.
"Yes, but I am right here and I will not let those nightmares come near you, now rest." She said her horn glowed and his eyelids started to close.
"Princess, the letters have been sent as requested." The guard who took the letters returned.
"Good, now back to your post." She ordered, and the guard simply saluted and went to were he stood before.
Now all she had to do was wait for Twilight and Onyx to show up, though it would be awkward as they are now a couple. After Song had been arrested she had went to go talk with Onyx about their relationship, but upon coming to his house she found a party was going on. She had managed to get somepony to say were he was at, and when she went to his study she had let out a surprised and shocked gasp.
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"So what you're telling me is that your condition runs in your family, I mean I've heard about this kind of split personality before but never actually seen it." Twilight said.
"Yes, it's very rare. Only very few get it, and that's mostly because it's been in their family." Onyx said.
"So you had silver eyes beforehoof huh?" She asked looking him in the eyes as if trying to see if he wore colored contacts.
"Yes they were, it's apart of my condition." He answered.
"I know this is a bit rude to ask, and you don't have to answer if you don't want to. But what's your other side like?" She asked.
"No, it's alright. My other side is more like my angry side, anytime I get angry that side comes out. And when I look at another pony while in this side, well the best way I can put it is that it sends out some kind of aura that makes ponies shiver in fear. From what I've gotten out of them they said that when they looked into my eyes it reminded them of their greatest fear." He answered sadly.
"Oh, i'm so sorry to hear that." She said concern in her voice. "I'm sorry if I made you remember something that made you feel uncomfortable, it's just my curiosity get's the best of me sometimes."
"Like I said it's fine, you should never forget your past or else you are doomed to repeat it. You know that old saying, if you don't learn from your past..." He stared to say.
"History is doomed to repeat itself, yes I know it." She replied with a small smile.
"Tell me when you look into my eyes, what do you feel?" He asked making sure she makes eye contact with him.
"I feel like you are a very nice and kind pony who has had a hard life, why do you ask?" She asked breaking the contact.
"You don't even feel the slightest shiver of fear?" He asked.
"No, all I see is somepony who is hurt and needs some help to get past it." She replied. "Why?"
"Because even like this, in my actual personality my eyes still can send a shiver of fear down somepony's spine." He answered.
"Well I don't see it, to me you just have interesting eyes that show the hurt and kindness in you." She said her voice sympathetic.
"You are the first pony who has not been under the spell of my eyes then, and I thank you for that." He said with a smile growing on his face.
"Really? I'm the first pony who wasn't scared by your eyes? That's hard to believe, somepony as kind as you shouldn't have to worry about that." She said with a slight blush.
"Yes, you are the first one. And I do have friends that managed to deal with my eyes, but it makes my day to finally meet somepony who says they aren't affected by them." He said. "Which by the way, as I said before your eyes are a beautiful shade of violet." Which cause her to blush again.
"Oh, umm thank you." She said nervousness in her voice, and she was trying to avoid eye contact but their eyes met anyways.
"You are the first pony who actually seen me for who i'm really am Twilight, and though we only met a few hours ago I cannot thank you enough." He said taking a step forward.
"But I really didn't do anything." She said in a nervous tone, but not moving away.
"Twilight, look into my eyes again and if you are telling the truth then you have given me hope beyond what I dreamed could actually happen. That somepony who would not be affected by my gaze, that I cannot repay if true." He said making eye contact again with her, but this time they looked deeply in each others eyes.
They heard some kind of noise from down stairs, but they were locked in each others gaze. As they looked at each other's eyes they did not realize that they were slowly leaning even further towards each other. And their lips met, and at he same time the door to the study opened and they heard a surprised and shocked gasp.
"W-wha... you said that..." Luna trailed off her voice had a mixture between anger, confusion, and something else that didn't exactly register to the two ponies, but what sounded like a little bit of relief.
"L-luna, this isn't what it looks like!" He said in fear.
"Please Princess Luna, it's my fault not his, don't blame him!" Twilight said taking a bold step forward.
"Do not worry Twilight, I do not blame either of you." Luna said after regaining her composure.
"You mean you aren't angry?" He asked in shock. "But I just..we just..."
"I know what I saw, but it is my fault for intruding. I should have gotten here sooner, but I told Song about his past." Luna said.
"So did it go well?" Twilight asked nervously, and she was only made more nervous by Luna's expression.
"We are back together." Luna said.
"T-that's good, but there's something wrong. What is it?" He asked concern in his voice.
"He has been arrested." Luna replied and as she looked at the two unicorns before her, they bore the same shocked and surprised expression.
"Why? What did he do?" Twilight asked.
"That is something I do not wish to discuss, for now I congratulate you two for getting together. But Onyx beware, my sister considers Twilight like a daughter." Luna said, though as she said that they heard the hurt in her voice.
"But we aren't..." Twilight tried to say, but Luna shook her head.
"No Twilight, do not try to deny your feelings. Though from what I understand you two met only a few hours ago, but now that I have seen you two I know it must have been love at first sight. And again do not try to deny it, for no pony kisses that passionately without some kind of love behind it." Luna said and she started to walk out of the door.
"Luna, please wait at least let me tell you that i'm sorry. I know I said I would wait until the end of the week, and i'm sorry for breaking that promise." He said before she walked away.
"No, it is fine. Like I said, even though he has been arrested I know he still has feelings for me as I have for him. If anything, i'm sorry to you for leading you on." Luna said without looking back. "I hope after this you two will consider seeing each other, don't let this stand in the way of that. Do not let what could be go to waste, at least promise that you two will at least give each other a chance to prove the feelings that I already can see."
"B-but.." He started to say, but he stopped when he saw Luna turn her head to give him a stare that told him to live a more happier life. "I will try if Twilight is willing?"
"Yeah, I think I could give this a try. But Luna I am sorry for how this happened." Twilight said.
"Do not worry about it, as Pinkie said you two seem to go well with each other." Luna said, though she was on the brink of crying she gave them an encouraging smile.
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Shortly after they did get together and have been dating ever since then, though right now it is difficult for them. But from what she heard her sister was opening a new observatory in Ponyville and Onyx was being transferred. She was happy for them, but still the hurt she went through was still there, but it was nothing compared to the pain she feels about not being able to help the one she loves.
But she will do anything she can to not lose him again, she will save him this time. Though her nights seemed to be dark, there was a new moon in the darkness waiting to reveal it's light. She only hoped that it would not be to late when it's light shines.