//------------------------------// // Chapter 26, A Trip to the Moon // Story: An Unexpected Life // by alejin //------------------------------// Princess Luna was sleeping peacefully, after a long night and boring court, she really needed it, since her return, she was in charge of the night but there was not much to do, nopony came to the court at night for they needed to sleep. . .that and the fact many of them still were a little afraid of her, not that she could blame them, after the horrible things she tried to do, it was obvious they still thought she was Nightmare Moon, her only relief was that the ponies in Ponyville liked her at least, specially that little cute cotl Pipsqueak. Her sleep was interrupted when she heard a knock in her door. “Luna! Luna! Sister. . . are you awake?” Luna nuzzled her eyes and looked at the Clock, it was still too early in the day, what would her sister want to see her at that moment? “We are awake Tia. . .thou may come in” Luna said while entering to her bathroom to clean herself. Celestia and Bright entered the room and waited for her to come out, by looking at her son chuckling, she immediately knew the reason. “(Giggle) Lulu, I already told you to use “I” instead the royal “we” and we no longer use the old Equestrian’s dialect, have you been reading the language books I gave you a couple of months ago?” “Yes we. . .I mean “I” have Tia, but please, be patient, It’s not that easy to get used to the present dialect thou know?” “It’s ok Luna, “I” understand” - Bright And Celestia shared a Chuckle for her sarcasm, at this moment Bright was a little nervious, he was going to meet his “aunt” according to Zahari, a new Alicorn appeared not so long ago but who could say it would be his Mother’s sister, he wondered how she would look like? Maybe the same as his mother. . . maybe.. . at least she sounded. . .nice so she had to be nice . . .right? After a couple of minutes, Luna finally exited the Bathroom with a towel draining her face. “Ok Tia, what is it you wanted to tell me?” “Oh Luna, I have the best news I recieved since you returned!” “Really?” “Yes! remember about what I told you about. . . my lost son?” (Still with the towel on her face) “Your son?. . . Oh Yes. . . the one who wasn’t a pony but some kind of monkey, the one who was ponynapped and killed by timberwolves?” Not even Bright expected that kind of. . . quick and . . . heartless answer, Celestia sighed and said: “. . . wow Luna . . you need to have more tact you know?. . . remember it’s my son who we are talking about” “Oh!. . .Sorry Tia, but tell me, what is it you need. . .(removed the towel off her face). . .to tell me about him?” Luna stopped levitating the towel and stared the strange creature a few inches behind her sister. “You see Luna, I want you to mee. . .” “TIA! WATCH OUT! A HIDEOUS CREATURE IS BEHIND YOU!” “Eh?” Celestia and Bright managed to say before Luna charged her horn and shot a dark blue beam to her nephew. “LULU! NO!” Celestia said and casted a shield the quicker she could but Luna was so fast, The beam impacted, rasing lots of dust, Celestia shocked, looked at the place where her son was a second ago, Luna was speechless too, she didn’t want to evaporize the creature, only to scare it, she still had troubles controlling her powers after all, she aproached her sister a hugged her. “Oh Tia, we . . I am glad you are ok, I can’t believe thou didn’t see that monster! how it managed to sneack here I wonder?” Celestia immediately turned to see her sister, daggers in her eyes. “LUNA! HOW . . HOW COULD YOU?” she said while trying to break the hug to check on her son, he probably was hurt. Luna couldn’t help to sweat a little, she didn’t know why but her sister looked really pissed. “Ah. . . .Tia, why are you. . .” “Nice. . .One” Luna didn’t finished since a third voice joined the conversation. It came from the smoke, when it disipated, they could see Bright using his Axe and Barrier to shield himself, one of his arms was hanging motionless. “I can say. . .that was powerfull attack, you didn’t hold back at all, even with my plasma shield. . .agh, you managed to hurt my arm badly. . . .” “What?” Luna and Celestia said. Bright grabed his arm and with a quick move , placed it in it’s place, he hished in pain for one second and looked at Luna with venomous eyes, this pony REALLY tried to kill him! He immediately moved top speed and delivered a powerfull hit in Luna’s cheek, sending her out of her window, he didn’t hold back either, there was no other explanation, that dark power was controlling her like it did with his mother. “Bright wait!” – Celestia tried to say but he Jumped out of the window to follow that evil creature. Luna was falling, her cheek hurt like Tartarus, she opened her eyes and used her wings to stop in mid air but when she looked up, a shoe sole hitted her forehead, sending her to the ground again. “Before Twilight and the rest purify you with their elements, I will have some fun with you Nightmare! LET ME TEACH YOU SOME MANNERS!” Luna landed on the ground, leaving a huge cráter in the place, after some seconds she opened her eyes, they started to shine, she looked at the creature who used electricity to land safely on the ground, his whole body was surounded on cyan lightning. Using her Canterlot Royal voice, she screamed: “THOU DARE TO CHALLENGE THE PRINCESS OF NIGHT MONSTER! “You are not the Princess of the Night, you are a nightmare! Controlling her to your hideous purposes, Luna! If you can hear me, don’t worry! We will save you” “HOW DARE THOU, WE DON’T HAVE A NIGHTMARE INSIDE US ANYMORE!” “Lies! There is no way my Mother’s sister would try to kill me without even saying a single word! Hours ago I would have think she would. . . but now. . . DON’T MAKE ME THINK PONIES ARE EVIL AGAIIIIIIIN!” “Your mother?” Luna said, confused. Bright once again moved to the princess with lightning speed, Luna barely had time to cast a shield, Bright hit the shield with his plasma edge, Luna felt the hit, this creature was strong, he gave him that but. . . Bright was about to give another hit when Luna used her horn to cast a shinning light, leaving Bright blinded for some seconds, he tried to back off but Luna used her powerfull hooves to hit him in the chest and face, if not for his ligthning powers that toughted his body, those hits would have broken his chest and jaws, even so, his mouth coughed some blood and he was sent flying to a wall. “I WON!” – Luna screamed but just a few meters before clashing with the wall, Bright turned his body 180 degrees around to land on the wall on his electrified feet, he then, propel himself to Luna, even faster than before. “Wha. . .” – Was all Luna could say before Bright headbut againts her stomach, she coughed some blood as well and now she was sent flying, she once again managed to stop in midair and looked at the creature again, with her mouth bleeding, she said: “ENOUGH! IT’S TIME FOR THOU TO GO! THOU FOUGHT WELL CREATURE, WE RESPECT THAT BUT WE CANNOT LET THOU LOOSE AROUND, NOW GO TO TARTARUS” “Stop talking shit! The only one going to Tartarus. . .IT’S YOU!” Bright and Luna were charging their horn and axe and were about to reléase their powers when. . . “LUNA! BRIGHT! STOP!!!” – Celestia said and stopped both of them with her gold Aura. Both of them looked at her with angry eyes, Celestia felt the thirst of blood in both her sister and son, she knew her sister was a little reckles but looking at her son like that. . . Luna made him snap. . .it. . .broke her heart. “Mother! Reléase me! I’m trying to save your sister. . .my Aunt! Call Twilight and the rest, we need them” “Don’t listen to that monster Tia, you know we are not Nightmare Moon anymore!” Luna and Bright shared a hate stare, wanting to continue their fight, Celestia couldn’t bare it anymore more, to see her family. . .fighting and talking like that, not doubting in hurting each other. . .she released the bind and fell on the floor and started to cry. “Please.. . stop . .we are a family, pleeease, Bright. . .your Aunt is not possesed by a nightmare. . .it was a missunderstanding. . . and Luna . . .he is not a Monster, he is my son. . .your nephew, the one who was taken away from me but. . .he came back to us, I just wanted you to meet him. . .please stop, PLEASE!” Bright and Luna looked at her, crying and begging, it was a direct hit to their hearts, Their thirst for blood alonside their will to fight abandoned them the second later, Luna’s horn stopped glowing and Bright dissapeared his axe, then they looked more carefully to their suroundings, there were lots of guards and maids, confused and scared, Bright and Luna felt guilty, he immediately aproached his mother and hugged her tightly. “I’m sorry mother, I snapped, it’s just. . .it was the first time I felt my life in danger in a long time. . .I’m sorry and – He turned to Luna – I haven’t forgiven you for trying to kill me but. . .I think I could had taken things better than hitting you. . . sorry. . .BUT YOU TRIED TO KILL ME FOR MY MOM’S SAKE!” Luna felt the hit to the heart again, even though this creature attacked him. . .he had a good reason to, she felt so guilty, she slowly trotted to Bright and Celestia and bowed. “I. . .I’m sorry, I know you wont believe me but. . .I really didn’t want to kill you, it’s just. . .I’ve been away for so long and am still getting used to my powers again, I just wanted to scare you, sorry” Bright knew her apologize was sincere, besides, she was her mother’s sister, chuckling, he said: “hehehe, well, trust me, I hadn’t been that scared in a long time” Both Luna and Bright smiled, he then continued: “(sigh) Ok. . . I forgive you. . .only because you are my aunt and you apologized but don’t do it again got it?” “Yes!” – Luna said and hugged her sister. “We. . .I’m sorry Tia, I should have listened to what you had to say, I guess I still have a few things to learn about this new era” “A few?” Bright and Celestia asked raising their eyebrows. “Ok! Ok! A lot of things!” Luna was going to hug Bright too to amends things but he backed off. She felt hurt but then he spoke: “Sorry. . .I know we shared a tender moment a second ago but. . .I’m not ready to hug you. . .not yet, I hope you understand” “. . . yes my. . .nephew, I understand” “(chuckle) you didn’t say “we” this time, way to go Luna” She Blushed and smiled but then she, her nephew and sister remembered all the ponies looking at them, acting fast, Celestia said: “My little ponies, My son and sister were having a training match, sorry if they scared you! they got carried away a little, right? Bright? Luna?” Both of them looked at Celestia and got the message. “Yes! heheheh sorry everypony!” – Both of them said while looking nervious. Everypony sighed and smiled in relief, after all the crowd was gone, Twilight and their friends arrived at the scene, The royal family decided to cover the whole incident but thanks to Applejack who blew their lies completely, they didn’t have other option to confess. After more apologies and explanations, everypony understood and sweared to keep the secret, they didn’t want to make things more dificult to convince everypony to accept Luna and Bright, Celestia checked Bright and Luna’s injuries, she healed them immediately, with the whole incident solved, Bright and Luna felt their stomach grumbling. “Hahahaha, It’s seems I’m not the only one who gets hungry after a good fight! Right Aunt Luna?” She blushed but laught as well – “Hahahaha, thou are right mei nephew, come, let’s go for some brunch and. . . thank thou” “Why are you thanking me?” “I know this whole fighting was provoked by a missunderstanding but to be honest with thee, it’s been a long time since I didn’t have a good fight like that! Thou would make a good sparing partner” “Gee thanks, you know. . .I wouldn’t mind sparing with you sometimes, we would train and get some quality time together to know each other” “Really?! you want to spend some time with me to know more about . . .me?” “Sure! Why not? You look funny and interesting” Luna couldn’t hidde her happiness, she liked this.. .creature already, even if he wasn’t a pony, he was a lovely and strong nephew, so much better than. . . what was that flankhole name again? No matter, she still was so happy, she not only got a new nephew, she also got a new friend. After that, all of them proceded to go to the kitchen to have a delicious brunch and for Bright to tell his story. . . again for Luna and Twilight’s family. While walking, Celestia also couldn’t hidde her happiness too, all the family was together at last, things were looking from good to better, everything should be fine from here . . . right?