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// never been better 
// Story: Darkness consumes 
// by ponyfollower14557 
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I blink and I find my self staring at the moon. I'm sitting on a cloud in the dark sky, shining under the moons light. It wasn't always like this it use to be much worse. I shoved the memorys, of then, out of my mind. I pick up my wings and soar to the stars and start to align the big dipper. I am the moon princess, Luna, after all!  After about an hour of working on the stars I make my way down to me and my sisters new castle. I say new because the old one I destroyed. Guards are waiting for me as I land and open the doors for me. As usual I make my way straight to the kitchen. I open the fridge and grab the piece of cake waiting for me there. I finish and head upstairs to my room. I stand in front of the large doors with crecent moons on them and push them open. I go straight to my dresser and take off my crown and shoes (or whatever you want to call them). I go and lie down but can't fall asleep. Soon an hour or two has passed and my eyelids feel so heavy.

"Luna?"  I open my eyes to find my sister at the door. Her hair is in a pony tail, she also has bags under her eyes, I can tell she's exausted. "Yes Tia?" I say in a groggy voice. "Do you mind if I sleep with you?" I giggle at the question and nod yes. She jumps right into my bed with me giggling. I soon wake up in the middle of my night and make my way to the bedroom balcony. I stop and glance back to my bed. I see Tia snuggled up in my bed. I see her calm and asleep face. Right at that moment I have a flashback of my childhood.

"Tia! There you are! I was looking everywhere for you!" screams a little blue mare to her sister from  across the garden. The white mare she's screaming to her raises her head and gives her a big goofy grin. The blue filly makes it to her sister. "What are you doing?" she asks. "Oh! well, Luna I'm looking at the morning sky!" the white mare replies. "Why would you do that it's not like it's ever going to be gone!? It comes right back after nighttime!" Luna retorts. "Luna of course the morning sky will be there after night but wouldn't you want to take the moment to cherish it for being there otherwise no one would see it glow!" Celestia asks her sister. "Of course I want to see it glow! but you're always staring at it!" Luna says. "Well I stare at it's sky because it is so calm and peaceful and full of happiness." Celestia says looking up. Luna sits by her sister and leans onto her. Luna watches her sister, Celestia, closes her eyes and looks so calm. "I bet the sky loves to be noticed and admired." the white mare says "and I bet the night sky does too!" she opens her eyes and grins down on Lunas face.

I return to my senses and find I am still staring at my sisters so calm face. I start to cry but stop myself after one tear has left my eyes. I turn back towards the balcony and make my way to the edge of it. I look up towards the moon that seems to be directly above me but is far off in the distance. The stars burn so brightly the moon is in awe at there glow. I smile at the moon grateful that it's there. 

All of a sudden my head feels it's about to burst open. I bite my lip to keep from screaming and waking Celestia. "Pain.....Guilt.......Sorrow.......is what you feel isn't it?........ Oh wait but there's more ........ Responsible....Oh well that's interesting!" I hear that voice but don't know where it's coming from. It sounds so familiar?! My head still feels the same and i can't take it anymore a yelp escapes my lips. As quick as the pain came it left. I let go of my head and stared down at my hooves. I'm sweating all over. "Luna?" I look up to find my sister at the entrance of the balcony. " Go back to bed you don't have to raise the sun until a couple of hours." I say to her. "Are you sure? Are you ok?" she asks me worriedly. "I've never been better!" I lied to her face.