//------------------------------// // Oh My... // Story: The Sun's Final Setting // by Ice Feather //------------------------------// The Royal Family set off, the three members still mourning for their lost fourth. They ended up in a cave, where the Queen made beds for everypony. She sang her children a lullabie before bed. One that her ancestors had sung to her. "the sun has set, the moon will rise. The skies will darken, but not our eyes. We have a whole world, ahead, before us. Please sleep gently, my sweet children." After a few verses from the Queen, Princess Celestia and Luna fell asleep. The Queen smiled. "Goodnight, my angels." The Queen stepped out of the cave, and did her best to set the sun and raise the moon. Then she sat down, and wept. She could never fight this evil alone, and she could never raise her little angels under the presence of a monster. But... no, she had to fight it. For her husband. For her family. The Queen stood up and wiped her tears away. She felt a hoof wrap around her hind leg, and looked down to see Celestia hugging her. "It's okay, mommy. We're here for you." Celestia said, smiling. Queen Solar smiled at her child. "Go to sleep, my sweet one. Ill see you in the morning." Celestia nodded, and went back to the tiny cave. The Queen sighed, and started walking back. Suddenly, she felt a vine wrap around her neck. She tensed. "Returgio et queest guv set, quete?" Said the same voice as before. The Queen narrowed her eyes. "Habeo et numquam obliviscaris tuo. tibi peribit et gentes puniri.." The voice laughed. "Not today. Your Majesty, we should speak somewhere else.." And they were gone. Celestia and Luna walked out of the cave, their eyes wide. "Mom?" Celestia called, shivering from the cold. "Tia, where's"s mommy..?" Luna asked, her eyes big. "I dunno, sis.." said Celestia. "She's.. gone.."