The night carried on silently, a big ball of white centered in the purple sky. Stars stretched for millions of miles in the atmosphere, like an aurora of sprinkles.
On a balcony was a young, alicorn mare. She looked into the darkness surrounding her, basking in it without any joy. Her eyes were closed, as if she were stuck in the deepest symphony, full of laughter and music.
She opened her eyes, gazing with a sad feeling taking over her chest. "I'm the Princess of the Night," she murmured, sighing softly. "All alone with not much light..."
She continued to rhyme with passion, a beat forming as she let her voice smoothen. Her lyrical performance was echoing throughout the closed atmosphere, like a lullaby to fillies and foals, stallions and mares...
Knowing she was not befriended by any company, the night-ruler finished up her solo song. "..And I bring so much fright..."
She choked up on the last words, feeling emotionally drowned. Her light blue eyes began to fill, a lump forming into her throat.
"No..! I won't cry.."
But no matter how hard she protested, or pleaded, every night she would cry and sob. Every night a puddle of sadness would be at her hooves. Every night she would wake her sister, Princess Celestia. Every night turned into another bright morning, with a beautiful sun and other ponies loving the daytime.
It was...unfair.
Yes, the younger sister knew very well that she wasn't even allowed to THINK if her life was unfair. But she spent all her nights crying with strong feelings...
"Enough of that, Luna."
She was shocked to hear herself give an order to her own thoughts. But still, the water splashed down from her eyes like rain that would never end. Except instead of sobbing loudly, she let low, cautious whimpers file out of her muzzle.
It wasn't enough to wake up the Princess of the Sun.
That's good, she thought, settling on her haunches heavily.
After she was done letting her emotions drip onto the stone balcony, she caught a moving image in the corner of her eye. She turned fully to see Twilight Sparkle, the purple unicorn, and student of her sister. "Twilight?" she called hoarsely.
"Oh, Luna!" she gasped, realizing she was caught. "Uh..Whoa."
She had noticed the stream of tears dripping off of the overhang. Using teleportation, she transported to the confined space that hung from the roof. "Erp!"
"Twilight, don't..You'll get your hooves wet.."
"Were you crying?" the unicorn demanded gently, full of concern.
Luna opened her mouth to refuse, but closed it. What good would that do if she denied the young mare's suspicions?
She nodded silently, allowing a sigh of depression escape from her mouth.
"Dear Celestia, why on Equestria would you cry at this time?" Curiosity got the better of the student.
"I wish I could tell you, and I wish I could tell everypony. But...I just can't."
"C'mon, tell me." The unicorn wasn't about to back down-she even risked prodding the alicorn Princess.
"Alright," she said, repeating the sigh. She swatted away the poking hoof and explained her reasons to a now sympathetic-looking Twilight.
"And now that you know, you'll let everypony know," Luna choked, finally coming up with a solution for her problem.
"Luna, what are you doing?!"
She had trotted to the edge of the overhang and was standing gracefully on the bar handle. "Tell my sister that I love her, and tell your friends they were the best supporters for you and Tia."
"Don't you dare commit suicide!" Twilight protested, trotting towards Luna.
"Goodbye." She let tears escape from her blue eyes as she crossed her hooves across her chest tentatively. She turned on a single spin before letting the dizziness let her fall...
Twilight screamed with fear as she teleported after her in midair. "LUNA!!!!""
The Princess of the Night hit the uneven path of Canterlot with a ugly thud. The ground shook and the sky reversed. Celestia fled outside, flying towards her dying sister.
"Luna! Oh no, no..."
The purple unicorn was on the verge of crying to see the dying alicorn. "Celestia, she said she loved you before she fell..."
As if she had just noticed her, the Sun ruler whipped around to face her pupil. "Why did she fall off?"
And so Twilight repeated her reasons. After she finished, the ground began to even, and flowers surrounded Luna. "Celestia, what's happening?"
"After an immortal dies, nature and peace fills the land." Her eyes shadowed, as if caught in a flurry of memories. "But I never realized that she felt so unfair...I am so sorry, my young sister. Wherever you are among the sprinkled stars, know that I love you back, and I will forever miss you."
***
Luna was floating in stars and nothingness. There was no moon, no sun, but a black sky and sprinkles of stars. She could hear loud sounds of grief surrounding her, all drowning out her own voice.
A familiar voice stood out among the rest-it was Celestia's. She nearly cried once again as she heard her speak the words she wanted to hear her say, "I am so sorry, my young sister. Wherever you are among the sprinkled stars, know that I love you back, and I will forever miss you."
"Oh sister, I love you too," she whispered. For once, the buzz quieted into a long hum of high-pitched notes. The atmosphere around her opened up to see Celestia and Twilight gathered around her own, lifeless body. Flowers were blooming around it and the peaceful morning sun rose out of the sky like a triumphant winner.
And for once, she actually enjoyed the golden rays that stretched amongst the sky. The grass looked greener as her carcass sank into the evened ground. Canterlot ponies began to surround the peaceful looking bouquet, bombarding Twilight with questions.
A flurry of memories took place of the vision. Like two nights before, when she had joined the Ponyville festivities of Nightmare Night, all in honor of her. She was grateful for the life she once had, and now, she finally had her own little blossom of peace.