//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Year 220 - 300: Apologies // Story: Lunar Cycle // by Purple Thunder //------------------------------// Year 220, Luna Flying around sure is better than sitting down. I’m surprised that Nightmare Moon didn’t do it earlier! There she was, being all sad and mopey, then now here I am, flying around! It doesn’t really help, but at least I’m actually doing something! Other than nothing. I guess. Nightmare Moon is trying to take over my wings again, but I’m resisting it. I don’t think I’ll be able to control many more of my limbs without a fight from her. Maybe I should start writing a story. I don’t know. If I do, I’ll have to get Celly to look at it before ANYPONY else looks at it. It might be in a genre nopony knows because it’s been ignored, or maybe even a different language! Come to think about it though, a story would really take the time away from me. And I have to update all the star maps! So much work, but I don't know how much time I have to do it. Speaking of the star maps, Nightmare Moon lost the telescope Space Core gave me. I wish I could see him again. He was good company. *sniffles* I wish I had any company right now. Even if it was the most annoying pony in Equestria. I still wish somepony were here. Year 240 To pass the time, I’ve been trying to use my wings a lot more and invent some new tricks. It didn’t quite work out for me. I’ve never been much of a stunt pony, since I am a princess. But am I still a princess? Has Celly disowned me? I really hope Celly hasn't disowned me. I am the pony to raise the moon each night. But if I am disowned, I can do all sorts of things that I wouldn't normally be able to do as a princess. I could... I don't know what I'd do. My special talent IS raising the moon. I wonder how Celly can manage to raise the sun and the moon. Raising the moon would be harder for her, as raising the sun would be to me. When Celly lets me come back home, I'll have to try, to see how hard it was for her. While I do that she can take a vacation, since it would be a lot of hard work. She'll deserve it. That is, if I ever go home. If Celly lets me home. I am always assuming that Celly will let me come home. I do hope that I'm not stuck up here forever. At least I'm able to fly, more carefree than in Equestria, as Celly and I were too preoccupied being princesses. How I wish that we were normal ponies now. We would be so carefree. But I wouldn’t be alive right now. While I’ve been trapped up here, on the moon, thousands of ponies have lived their lives, and are living their lives. Hooray for living. On the moon. I have a lot of nostalgia for when I was talking to Wheatley. I know he was a total moron, but still. Better than aimlessly doing nothing all year. Year 260 Remember when I said I had nostalgia? I couldn’t stop thinking about the conversations I had with Wheatley and Space Core. I do wonder what they are doing right now... Whether Space Core will ever fulfill his dream. Whether Wheatley will go back to this 'GLaDos' thing. And Chell. I don't know what either of them are but I hope Wheatley fulfills his dream. Whatever that may be. Flying hasn’t proved very useful in driving away my boredom. All it does is postpone it. I don’t know how long I’ll be up here, but I sure won’t be able to fly it all away. I might become anorexic if I fly too much more, there isn’t much to eat up here. The best stuff I found was some weird mushroom things. I have to fly all over the moon to find them. I don’t get very hungry anymore. Nightmare Moon found the telescope. I was so anxious to see what had happened to Equestria in the last forty or so years. There’s a number of small towns now, but only a few bigger cities. The castle on the mountain had developed into a bustling capital. I was saddened by the fact that I would miss out on the developing of Equestria for a long time. Why doesn’t Celly let me come home? Year 280 I’ve spent so much time up here. Does Celly think I need to learn a lesson? Because I have. I’ve learnt that you shouldn’t give into jealously and try to get something for yourself. That you should always be loving and caring. I’ve learnt my lesson Celly. Just take me home. I might make you proud. I’m very good at flying now. I am probably the fastest flyer in Equestria now. I’ll make you proud Celly! I promise. Just bring me home. I really am sorry, Celly. I miss you so so so much. You wouldn’t know how sorry I am. You don’t know how much I love you. Will you ever forgive me for what I’ve done? I really am sorry. I’m bawling my eyes out for you. I’m so confused. Help me, Celly. Take me home! I need to come home! I need to...... I need..... I........ ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzzzzZZzzzZZzzzzzzzzZzzz.... Year 300 Hooray. Somepony get the party started. Nearly, if not exactly, three hundred years on my beloved moon. Though, I kinda hate it right now. Only because Celly trapped me up here. Celly, if you ever see this and I haven’t already told you because I’m in a coma, I am truly sorry for what I’ve done. I just wanted ponies to love me like they loved you. I was so thick at the time that I didn’t see. They did love me. And now they don’t. Now it will be better off for me to stay up here. For ponies to live in peace. Without me. Don’t bring me home Celly. Equestria’s better off without me. Without Nightmare Moon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Luna, I miss you with all my heart. I wish that you were here. I wish I could get this letter to you. Today, a pony came in with some star maps, and I could hardly keep myself from bawling. I would and will do anything to get you back here. Ruling, side by side. As sisters. I just hope that together we can defeat Nightmare Moon. If this letter gets to you, Luna, then with it will be something to pass the time. I am working on a spell that will break the spell that keeps you on the moon. Then, we together will rule as sisters once more. How about next Tuesday? I know it’s hard to keep track of time on the moon, but it’s Friday here. I will try to send a scroll with it, which has instructions to see what day it is in Equestria. I made up the spell myself, with you in mind. Every day, I think about you. I can’t stop it. I can’t believe that you’re really gone, even after three hundred years. I’m expecting you to round a corner and bump into me. I really don’t know how I can cope with this much longer. I’m afraid that I found out how long you’re stuck up there. I don’t want to break it to you, but of course I will. I can’t keep anything from you. You’re trapped up there for a thousand years. Unless I get you back on Tuesday. I will send some food up as well, as I doubt there is anything to eat up there, on the moon. I hope you like these presents and this letter. I hope you haven’t completely given in to Nightmare Moon. I hope you haven’t given up on me. On Equestria. Love, Celly Hugs and Nuzzles. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Royal Study The white alicorn dipped her quill into the ink pot, finishing her letter. She sighed and rolled the letter up, and levitated it into a basket. She checked everything; Food, Letter, Scroll, Books and Other Items. Magic was gathered and the spell took off, with a flash of light. The basket was gone, along with the items. Celestia could only hope that they got to their destination. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AN: Hey, sorry it's been a while, but hopefully this chapter is good. I've been working hard on another story, and hopefully it'll be up soon. I think it's going to be pretty long, and no chapters. Just the story. There's another story I'm writing, but it'll be put up in chapter parts, and that is going to be VERY long. Thanks for Liking, Tracking, Favouriting, Commenting and Reading! I appreciate it!