//------------------------------// // Sisters Forever // Story: One shots // by Flutterbat276 //------------------------------// "Tia! Tia! Look at this!" She cried, dragging me along to the balcony. "Alright alright, Lulu. What is it you want to show me?" I asked. "Look! Right there!" She said, her young voice as adorable as she was. "What is that, Luna?" I asked, looking at an array of stars. "It's a constellation! I've been working on it for weeks! It's me and you! Bestest sisters forever!" She squeaked. I smiled and took a closer look. It was indeed in the shape of the two of us, laughing and playing. "D-do you like it, Tia?" She asked. "Like it? I love it! Almost as much as I love you Luna," I said, wrapping a wing around her small form. She giggled and wrapped her hooves around my leg. "I love you too, Celestia!" She said. I giggled and looked down at her. So precious these moments were. -several years later- "Tia! Do you want to play Dragon Quest with me?" She asked. I sighed, looking over the paperwork. "I can't right now Luna. I'm busy with this paperwork. Maybe later I'll be able to play with you?" I said. She had a hint of sadness in her bright blue eyes, but she nodded. "Okay," she said, forcing a smile. She ran off, probably to get one of her guards to play with her. I sighed and made a mental note to play with her. If only I had known... -several more years later- "Celestia? Can you help me raise the moon tonight? Or at least set the stars? I've had quite a long day," she asked. As much as I hated to do so, I had to refuse. I had a meeting to attend to at that time that I could not miss. "I'm sorry, Luna. I'll try to sneak a little help while I'm at the meeting, but you'll have to do it alone for the most part," I said. I knew I had a tinge of regret in my eyes, and she had that same expression of sadness inside her. Yet, I felt it was different. I shrugged it off, thinking it was nothing. A foolish mistake! "O-okay. I unders-stand," she said. I could see the tears start to well in her eyes as she turned to head back to her room. -several more years later- "Celestia! I'm sick of it! You never pay attention to me, you can't help me when I need it! You can't be there when I need you! I now believe that there can only be one princess in Equestria! And that princess shall be me!" She screamed at me. I had tears in my eyes. She spread her wings wide and ascended, using her magic to guide her moon in front of my sun. The Rays around the eclipse seemed to turn black in color. They enveloped her, forming a dark sphere around my dear sister. "Luna!" I yelled. When she finally emerged from the darkness, she had undergone a transformation. Sharp teeth, black fur, rounded wings, and she was much taller. She cackled, then glared at me, a menacing smile curving on her muzzle. "Luna! It doesn't have to be this way!" I yelled. She grinned even wider. "Don't you see, Celestia! You caused this! And now, I'll make sure you pay for it! All shall know my name! Nightmare Moon!" She screamed, cackling yet again. This was not the little sister I knew and loved. This was...a nightmare. Fed by years of loneliness cause by me! I saw no other option but to fight. I hated to admit it, but I knew that I would have to use the Elements to defeat this living nightmare that took control of my little sister. My little Lulu. My closest friend. The only family I had left. I tried to use my own magic alone, but...she was stronger. I got flung back into the castle, glass breaking around me and tearing at my fur and skin. I felt the warm substance drip down my back. I couldn't give up, however. I turned around and saw the Elements of Harmony, gleaming in the moonlight. I felt the tears coming, knowing what I had to do. I was admittedly scared of my options. It was either die and let Equestria crumble, or use the Elements against my sister. The tears fell, the Elements being invaded in the golden aura of my magic. Luna located me and smiled menacingly, diving down towards me at a speed so fast, yet...time seemed to slow down. The Elements aligned in front of me as my magic sparked all six of them sending the powerful magic bean straight for my sister. I blinked and I saw her much younger. A filly. She bounded towards me, her small wings flapping as her arms were outstretched for a hug. I'd be lying if I said I didn't spread my arms out for her. To catch her. To embrace her. To hug the little sister I knew and held so close to my heart. Then, that filly flashed back to the beam of magic and Nightmare Moon getting encased in it, yelling in both agony and defeat. "L-Luna! Luna!" I yelled, the tears like waterfalls, pooling up on the floor. Memories flashed before my eyes of my younger sibling, laughing, playing, full of joy and energy as we played. The times I declined her offers to play or requests for help. All those feelings came tumbling out as I watched that little sister get shot upwards and her face getting engraved into the moon for all of Equestria to see. "I...I'm so sorry Lulu...I'm...I'm sorry!" I cried, collapsing onto the floor. More memories flooded in. "D-do you like it?" "Bestest sisters forever!" "I love you, Tia!" "Can you play Dragon Quest with me?" "Can you help me raise the moon tonight?" "O-okay...I unders-stand." -100 years later- I looked up at the moon, seeing her face engraved into the side. A tear rolled down my cheek. I looked beside of it, gazing at the constellation she had created as a filly. I gripped my chest where my heart would be. "B-bestest sisters forever...and ever," I said to myself. I saw myself and Lulu on the balcony, her showing me the constellation for the first time. Her words rang in my mind. "Like it? I love it," I repeated to myself. I could her her giggles of joy as she hugged me. I heard her say "I love you, Tia." "I...I love you too, Luna...I love you too," I said, the memory fading out of view. "Your highness?" One of my guard said. I jumped a little and turned. "Y-yes?" I asked. "It's time to raise the sun, your majesty," he said. I had a tear stain on my face as I sighed. A golden aura surrounded my horn as I set the moon and raised the sun, taking one last glimpse towards her and the stars before finally letting them disappear for the day. "I'll see you tonight, Luna," I said. The guard sighed and looked up at me. "I know it's hard. But one day, she'll come back. You'll see her again one day," he said. I sniffled and smiled at him. "T-thank you," I said. I turned back to see the memory of her helping me raise the sun in return for helping her set the stars. I smiled back at it. "I miss you, Lulu," I said, going inside to do paperwork.