//------------------------------// // "2" Moonblessed // Story: The Changeling Sun and the Shadow Moon // by PrincessFlutters //------------------------------// Luna came out of the room looking at the tiny deep blue filly wrapped in her magic. 'Luna Dusk' she said hoarsely as Pinkie Pie bounced up. 'SHE'S ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' squealed Pinkie. A purple-lined zipper appeared on her mouth, holding back whatever she was going to say next. 'Is she, um, like Celesta Dawn?' asked Twilight nervously. 'No, she's perfect!' said Luna. 'Except...' 'WHAT' asked everybody in the room, curious. 'She is Nightmare Moon.' Luna fell to the floor in a faint as everypony looked around. 'She must be joking.' said Celestia flatly. 'I'll take her up to her room.' Luna Dusk was a perfect little filly, the mirror image of Celestia Dawn. They grew up together in the grand empty halls of Canterlot castle. Lulu and Tia loved to go to their aunt Cadance's castle. Although it was far away from their mothers, it felt like a real home to them, as did Twilight Sparkle's castle. Their cousin Flurryheart was always delighted to see them, as were Twilight's friends. Lulu, Tia and Flo, or Luna Dusk, Celestia Dawn and Flurryheart, were best friends but they were all afraid of Lulu's mum, Princess Luna. Princess Luna had not gotten over the fact that her child looked so much like Nightmare Moon, and so refused to see her child. When she did, there were tense silences, eventually broken by Luna muttering 'Go to your room child.' One day Lulu and Tia were exploring Twilight's castle and they came across a darkened hallway. Tia walked in, letting off a soft glow from her fur. 'Tia, don't go in there, we don't know what's in it!' cried Lulu, as she edged forward into the corridor. 'I never know where things are anyway. I'm blind, remember!' replied Tia. 'Oh, wow.' breathed Lulu as they came out into a wide open room. 'What is it Lulu! What can you see! Oh please, please tell me!' Tia cried, turning her head every-which-way, trying to understand what she had just walked into.