//------------------------------// // To Luna // Story: Dear Princess Celestia // by Brighty124 //------------------------------// Luna, Yes, I've been gone a week or so. I know this looks bad, but I have a reason for this departure. While this may seem ridiculous, there's been a breakthrough. While doing some research at our old castle, I found a scroll containing some odd message. I know this is suspicious, but I had to listen. The note... it said that there was proof of our family. Our family Luna. I know, our mother is dead, and our father has been gone for a while, but this feels like it means something. I felt the need to follow this. If you had gotten the note, you would have too. Please, don't worry about me. I'm just going to find out what this means, and then return to Canterlot. The ponies will not miss me. Tell Twilight what has happened to me. I do not wish for her to worry, nor anyone else. You are very capable of watching over everyone. I won't be gone for much longer, I promise. -Tia Luna, Okay, I lied. I know you're probably very angry with me, but I've made a discovery. When I travelled to Hollow Shades, I met with a cloaked pony, who promised me the truth. But this truth I've been chasing just seems to get further, and further away... Whoever this pony is, I don't fully trust them. But... I have a need to find this out. Luna, what if we can find our father? I spent ages secretly searching for him before, and now, what if he's out here? Please respond to my letter. You didn't answer the last one, and I admit, it made me rather nervous. Is Canterlot holding up? What about Twilight? And you, my dear sister, do you worry? I won't be gone forever. It's only been a month, correct? Surely there is no crisis stirring. But do tell me how you are fairing. I miss you, Luna. -Tia Luna, Have you gotten a single letter of mine? I've sent them myself, and I'm starting to wonder. You have not sent a single letter, even a note of acknowledgement. You are okay, correct? I worry for you. I can't even reach you by dreams. Not to mention, I got a letter from Twilight a few days ago, talking about how it had been three months, and that you feared for me. If this is the truth, then I assume none of these have reached you. Luna, you mean so much to me, and I want you to know that I am fine. The foolish journey I have put myself on is having no results. But really, I have this feeling that there is some truth. Oh my dear sister, I could not leave you for eternity. I made that mistake once, and I refuse to make it again. Those thousand years were a struggle for myself, and you are one of the two who know this is the truth. This reminds me of something. What is Discord up to? I don't care that he's 'reformed.' He has always caused trouble, and you know this almost as well as I do. He was never the same after... Just tell me that he hasn't enslaved Equestria in chaos again. One more thing, before I end this letter off. You are my sister, and I love you. Do not fall back to your old habits. I have seen those scars on your legs. You cannot hide them from me. -Tia Luna, I have come to the conclusion that these letters do not reach you. Why? There is decisive proof. When I went looking for that cloaked pony again, I found a pile of scrolls. When I opened them, they were my letters to you. I don't know why this one is being written. To ease my pain? Oh Luna, this journey was meant to be simple. But I am not the pony you know. I have made such a fool's choice. Desperate, and wanting. I do not deserve your love. But just know this, my sister. You mean the world to me. I would give up everything, just for you. Do not give up on this world. There is so much for you, and I could not let you leave it, not now. Do you believe in me, Luna? Because I will always believe in you. I will not always be around, but I am here now. Do not let yourself go. I promise, that if you need me, I will always be here for you, no matter what. I will only be gone, when there is nobody who remembers me. As much as I wish to return now, I cannot. This journey was meant to be completed. I can’t abandon it. Oh, what to do, I will never know. Is Equestria safe? Are Twilight and Cadence alright? Discord… he’s not causing trouble, is he? And you, my dearest Luna, are you still with this world? I lost you once, and I will never lose you again. I love you, Luna. -Tia Luna, I found the hooded figure. He says he can show me the truth now. Half a year, I have spent, absolutely desperate. Twilight’s letters are not helping this. I tried to respond, but I believe my magic is fading. After Tirek had a hold on it, I believe it has weakened greatly. Luna, I do not belong in this wild, and you do not belong alone. Please, my dear sister… I cannot survive in this world, without knowing of your well-being. The figure, he showed me to a crystalline pond. And there, in the water, there was an image that I wish to wipe from my memory forever. First, it was gentle. You and I were standing with our parents, happily. And Discord was with me, standing to the side. It was beautiful, and I couldn’t look away. But look away I did, when the vision changed. Everyone in the picture… died. First, our mother sucumbed to the sickness that had overpowered her. Then our father, now coated in blood, simply faded. Discord, he had a look of hatred etched upon his face. He tried to kill you, but I threw myself in, attacking him. I murdered him Luna. He died by my hooves. And then, you had a look of betrayal. As if I had killed you, instead of him. Your fury… you became Nightmare Moon, and tried once more, to destroy me. I fought, but only because I was afraid. Then, you vanished, and I stood alone, coated in scars and blood. I was no ruler. The figure said this was the truth. This was the world I would be fated to live in. I ran away. Such cowardice, I have shown. Luna, oh my sister, what if this is the truth? When I return, I kill Discord, and you vanish? This cannot be the fate of this world. I lost you all before. Not again. I could not bear to live with myself. Please Luna. Keep everyone safe. I am too afraid to return. -The coward, that is your sister. Luna, Wolves. Wolves got me. I cannot write well. They have savaged me, and I am bleeding out. Please Luna, don’t be gone. Luna… I love you. I won’t be able to come back. Your are the heir to this throne. Please… save them. Tell Discord that I am sorry. For everything. Tell Twilight the truth. Tell her what I lied about. And tell yourself that I will always be with you.