Happily Loopy After

by FaelaArts


L3A

Lowering the moon, Luna smiled softly to herself. It had been a lovely night with lovely fillies and colts, who had been excited to see her night, to see her. The questions, the attention, it was more than she could have ever dreamed. As the sun rose, she nodded to herself. Perhaps trying to convince adults to enjoy her night had never been the right way to do things. No, she had a new idea.

Walking purposely into breakfast, Luna ignored her seat, and stopped beside Celestia. Pausing in her peeling of a banana, she looked up, swallowing the bite she had taken of it already.

“My sister, I wish for your permission to travel around Equestria, educating young in the stars I paint for them.” Her hope rested on her sister’s answer. A dark part of her mind flashed back to a thousand years ago, but she shook it off. Times had changed, ponies had changed. Celestia had changed. Hopefully for the better.

“Are you certain, dear sister? It would mean taking on additional duties beside what you have already.” Putting her breakfast down, Celestia rose, facing her sister. There was only concern in her eyes, fear that the pressure of too much would break her sister once more. A part of her knew Luna would go through with it, but a part of her wanted to keep her sister safe.

“I am certain sister. Times may have changed, but change happens with the next generation. If I am to be known once more as Luna, and not Nightmare Moon, it needs be done through a generation with open minds, and pure hearts. I fear adults may be less accepting of my words, of my story.” Luna put a hoof to her chest, and waited on baited breath for her sister’s answer.

A soft smile graced Celestia’s lips, “Then you do it, sister. You never needed my permission, you know that.” Bringing Luna into a hug, she felt the tension her sister had been hiding. No, Luna had not changed, always worried about what others would think. And yet, Luna had learned from her mistakes, of this she had no doubt.

“I-I know sister, I just...wanted to hear it from you...” Both shared a quiet laugh, the morning sun peeking through the stained glass windows, shining rainbow colors upon them.