Pacing back and forth just outside Luna's room, Celestia was in over her head about the condition Luna was suddenly under. The guards did indeed find a doctor for Luna, yet he insisted she stay outside the room as he worked. The questions racing through Celestia's mind as she was forced to wait outside: What's wrong with Luna? Why was she unable to wake up? Can Luna be cured? What would happen if Luna never woke up? As Celestia continued pacing around, the doctor finally ventured out of Luna's bedroom, and by the expression on his face, it wasn't any good...
"Princess Celestia...You're sister, she...well..." The doctor had some trouble giving her the news. Though he had gone through such events before, there's a major difference between a normal pony and the princess of the world. Celestia walked over to him, urgent for an answer.
"What's wrong with my sister?" Celestia asked. The doctor sighed sorrowfully, giving Celestia the indication that the news will tear at her.
"It pains me to say...but...her vitals aren't working properly. I've tried everything I could, but..."
"But, WHAT?!" The doctor took a step back at the rough response given to him by the ruler of the world. He calmed down after a few long seconds, trying to keep his own composure together in front of Celestia.
"Luna...Luna had passed..."
"...no...NO!" Celestia rushed into Luna's room, nearly trampling the doctor just to get inside. Inside the room was Luna, laying O so peacefully on her back. Eyes closed, and hooves laid sprawled out, as if Luna was still sleeping as Celestial had found her. Her wings were folded to her side, and her head was turned to face the ceiling. The doctor had a machine, a heart monitor, placed next to Luna's bed, that dreaded flat green line shown on its screen, as that horrid buzzing echoed throughout the room. Celestia simply stared at Luna, a tear shedding down her face as she slowly walked over to her sister. Just yesterday, her sister was alive and well...and now...here she was, on her death bed. The princess of the sun lowered her head in disbelief over such a sudden loss, and so unexpected without any warning from any soul present in Canterlot.
"I'm so sorry, Celestia..." The doctor said eventually, a hoof placed on Celestia's shoulder as she wept softly. Celestia sighed grimly, as she turned away from Luna and the doctor.
"I...I need to be alone for a while..." After that, Celestia walked away, without a second glance back at the body of her sister. The doctor could tell Celestia was hurting, and gave a sigh of grief himself as he walked over to the monitor. Without any words or thoughts, he began to turn off the machine, and started to remove the wires connecting to Luna's legs in order to track her heart. Of course, there was no longer any point to keep it in tact anymore, so pulling them out wasn't that much of trouble. However, as the doctor worked out the wires with his teeth, something...odd...began to catch the doctor's attention.
As he was working out the wires, an odd material began to seep into the room, where he was working. The doctor himself didn't notice it until it was going around the doctors feet. It appeared to be some sort of fog, pitch black in coloration, as it was slowly advancing around the room. The doctor fallowed the fog back up to Luna. He froze upon the sight that was seen before him. Luna's eyes, now pitch black as the night itself, had that exact same fog seeping out of them. Her mouth and nose too had that same dark fog flowing out of them, and into the room. The doctor took a few steps back in utter shock at this horror display being brought out in front of him.
"What in the world?" The doctor suddenly snapped back to his senses, and rushed to the door, fear of what the heck this fog is. But before he was able to reach it, the fog wrapped around his front legs, yanking them back behind him with such force, the doctor could feel his leg bones snap under the force! He fell harshly, slamming in the door as the fog wrapped around his body, in a constriction hold. The doctor tried screaming, but the fog wrapped around his muzzle and throat to keep him quiet, as he could only watch the horror happen next. He fog grew up from Luna's body, creating a huge loom above her as the doctor struggled to get free of the binding fog around him. The fog constricted tighter and tighter around his body and limbs, as the fog above Luna began to take shape. Slowly, but surely, the mass of fog began to materialize into an equine shape. Eyes suddenly glowed from the shape, staring right at the scared medical pony with steam fuming out from it...
A powerful scream echoed throughout the castle....
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Twilight fluttered around inside her crystal castle, as she was trying to find her new books she was suppose to look at that day. Ever since her defeating the centaur, Tirek, she had gotten her brand new castle up in order, to make it even closely similar to her old treehouse castle. It was still quite a lot to get used to, all things considered, yet Twilight managed to work it out through her time staying in the crystal home. Though her arrangements, in this case her books, still need some working out.
"Oh, where is it where is it where is it?" Twilight said to herself, as she browsed rough her many books inside her library piece, which resembled the library back in Canterlot before she moved to Ponyville. As she was searching around the top shelves, her assistant, Spike, got her attention after a minute of searching.
"Over here, Twilight," Spike called, the alicorn turning back to him. She landed next to him, levitating the book from Spike's claws with her alicorn magic.
"Thanks Spike," Twilight said, trotting out of the library with Spike fallowing behind, smile on his reptile face. He was indeed happy to help out his friend, all and all, but the book Twilight wanted to get was quite...interesting, to say the least. Twilight sparkle trotted flown to her room, placing her book on the desk inside, and was just about to begin when Spike tapped her on the shoulder.
"Why do you need this book again?"
"Oh Spike, even an alicorn needs some sort of study." Twilight opened up the book to begin reading, but just before she could, another sound interrupted her concentration. It sounded like some sort of cast, a spell, but not much of a usual one. More like spike giving a letter then much else. Twilight turned around and, indeed, a letter was left on the floor, rolled neatly on a cylinder as spike covered his mouth after a burp past through. Twilight took the time to lift up the letter, unravel it, and began reading.
Dear Twilight Sparkle:
I've come to you on this day, as a tragic event had just occurred. My sister, Luna, had recently met a abrupt end. I humbly wish for you to come to her funeral tomorrow morning.
Sincerely:
Princess Celestia
...Twilight remained quiet for a while, taking the information in. Luna? Dead? How could that be...? Spike himself was rather blank faced and confused among it all, and was given the letter, reading the same awful news. Before he could get any reaction though, suddenly another burp escaped his mouth, as another letter burst into light. Twilight was a little confused and picked up that letter as well, unraveled it, and began reading...
Twilight:
I don't have much time left, but I must warn you of the grave danger. Sombra has returned. And he's coming back to take over. Hurry Twi
The letter was abruptly ended there, as if the writer was cut off. There was no signature written on the page either, only ending in a smudge. Twilight couldn't make heads or tails of that, but the mention of the unicorn returning is a horrifying thought to bring around. Twilight remained quiet again, but didn't give that letter to spike.
"Twilight?"
"Spike. I need a message given to Celestia." No sooner after she said that, Spike rushed off and minutes later, came back with quill and paper ready. Twilight cleared her throat as spike began to write out Twilights words.
"Dear princess Celestia. I've received your message about your sisters death, and I promise I will be present to the funeral. Though I must warn you, of the danger that is King Sombra, has returned to Equestria."
Twilight ended there, as spike wrapped it up and sent it off to its destination...