//------------------------------// // Luna Part 2 // Story: Tiny Twilight Tales // by Foals Errand //------------------------------// “So, until such a time that Luna has recovered her power to the point that she—” “So what are they saying, Twily?” Twilight glared over her shoulder at where Shining Armor was standing behind her. “I don’t know,” she hissed. “You spoke up just as she was getting to the good part, but it was something about Luna.” Shining Armor sighed his ears pinning back. When Princess Celestia had taken the small alicorn and Cadance away after breakfast Twilight and he had hurried after only to be stymied by a closed door. After a quick glare between the two, Twilight won the rights to to listen at the door. Twilight shook her head and put her ear back to the door. “What do you think about that, Luna? Is that alright with you?” “Aye, we agree with thy decision sister; ‘tis the best choice, plus…” “Plus?” “This will give us the chance to get to know what Equestria has become.” “Auntie Celestia, I’m pretty certain that Twilight and Shining Armor are at the door, should we let them in?” Twilight pulled back from the door, her eyes wide as the door was opened by Celestia who was smiling down at her with an eyebrow raised. “Twilight Sparkle, I would think that you would know better than to to listen outside of doors to private conversations.” “I… It’s just you took my brand new friend, and I wanted to make sure she’d be okay!” Twilight looked up into Celestia’s eyes firmly. Celestia blinked back a few tears as she smiled down at Twilight. So worried for my little sister that you would go against even me? “Twilight I can assure you that Luna is just fine. In fact, I was planning to come get you. Now, come on inside the room. You as well, Shining Armor.” Shining Armor and Twilight looked at each other and shrugged before walking past Celestia into the small sitting room where Luna and Cadance were sitting on cushions. Twilight raced over to where Luna was and sat next to her as Shining Armor sat beside Cadance, catching her eye. Cadance smiled as Celestia shut the door. “Shining Armor, my faithful student Twilight Sparkle, what do you know of the Mare in the Moon?” Celestia sat down across from the four ponies, a small smile tugging at her lips. Shining Armor rubbed his front left foreleg. “Well, I mean, I was taught the basic myth in elementary. Long ago, the mare who raised the moon got angry at her elder sister, the mare who raised the sun, but that's all a myth, isn’t it?” Celestia shook her head with a small frown before turning to Luna. “I’m so sorry, Luna. I never meant for you to be reduced into naught but a myth…” Twilight’s eyes widened as her eyes flicked back and forth between Luna and Princess Celestia before standing up, “No way! It’s true, isn’t it! Luna is your little sister, isn’t she, Princess? But… wait a second, the pony in the story is a mare and Luna is my age!” “That is correct, Twilight, on both accounts. Almost one thousand years ago, Luna was my younger sister, the Princess of the Night, the mare who rose the moon and stars. I… I was a horrible elder sister: I did not listen to her fears and feelings. I was far too full of myself I only cared for what ponies thought of myself… I-I… It was my fault Nightmare Moon happened. I never wished to send my little sister to the moon. Twilight, you did something I thought impossible. Last night, you freed Luna from the confines of the Nightmare. You brought my little sister home.” Celestia lay down on her belly to look into Twilight’s eyes. “Thank you, Twilight Sparkle…” “I, um, yo-you’re welcome, Princess, but I… why is she so little? Did I do something wrong?” Twilight glanced down at the floor, her ears pinned back as she felt a wing wrap around her back. She looked over to see that the wing belonged to Luna, who was smiling at her. “Nay, Twilight Sparkle, we hath spoken at length with our sister about what could have occurred and have decided the reason we are the size and maturity we are tis the fault of the Nightmare. It holds much of our previous strength and size within it. As we are now, we are little stronger than thee.” Luna smiled nuzzling her cheek against Twilight’s, who giggled. “Luna is right, Twilight. We are pretty sure she’ll grow as a normal filly like you yourself will. Now I asked Luna if she wanted to retake her place by my side right away, but…” Celestia shook her head standing back up. “We said no. We wish to learn more about this new time, so that we can become the princess we wish to be and the princess our ponies need us to be… Also.” Luna blushed glancing away her ears pinned back. “Also what, Luna?” Twilight cocked her head. It must be super important if Luna chose not to be a princess! “Well, we… I was hoping to spend more time with thee. Tia has suggested I take my lessons with thee so that we may become close friends. If you would not mind ou—my company?” Luna pawed at the ground, not noticing as Twilight seemed to vibrate a huge smile on her muzzle. “Yes! Oh, wow, Luna! We are going to have the very best of times!” Celestia smiled as Twilight started babbling to Luna about all the fun things she and Luna would be doing together. Welcome home, little sister, you just worry about growing up again and having fun. I’ll handle everything else.