Advent Moon
“Look, my lady, shooting stars.”
The window of the black limousine rolled down, and the young woman leaned out just enough so she could see the stars flying overhead.
Ephemeral flashes in the eternal dark sky. Beautiful for a moment, then gone forever. She smiled. Yes, that was quite lovely.
The night air whipped against her soft face, making her eyes water, so she retreated into the confines of her transport. She crossed one leg over the other, sitting up perfectly straight against her velvet seat. She raised the porcelain cup from the tray in front of her and gave it a small swish before taking a dainty sip, pinky out, no slurping.
When the tea was gone, she stared at the dregs sitting at the bottom and sighed.
Why do I sigh? I am home. I should be happy. She raised a pale hand to her blouse and felt the metallic object hiding underneath it. Oh, that’s right. All the stars in the sky, yet mine is not here to greet me.
The girl closed her purple eyes. Not all was lost yet. Perhaps she would be surprised upon her return home. Her heart fluttered with anticipation, but she kept her expectations low.
The limousine slowed to a smooth stop, and a moment later someone opened her door and offered a hand out. She took it and stepped onto the polished brick pavement, the night wind tousling her red hair, the purple end curls brushing her shoulders.
“Welcome home, Lady Moondancer,” her driver said with a bow.
Moondancer straightened the turquoise bow sitting neatly behind her head and smiled at him. “Thank you, Porter. Please, bring my things up to my room. I’ll be along shortly.” Her voice was light and refined, to the point where she sounded like she was prepared to burst into song.
Porter gave her another bow and began to pull her luggage from the trunk. Moondancer walked around him, her heels clicking against the floor. Here she was, home again—Canterlot’s most upscale living area, saved for the rich, famous, and influential: the Upper Villa. Large luxury homes and mansions sat on the mountainside in neat, gated communities that overlooked the rest of the city.
And from the three-story manor that sat at the top, Moondancer could see everything: uptown, downtown, the suburbs, the industrial district, and even the Everfree Forest if she squinted hard enough.
“Oh, Canterlot, my elegant gem. My nascent throne, I have returned to you.” She cupped her hands over her breast. “But there is no fanfare, there is no jubilation. Instead…” she smiled and looked up at the last star falling across the sky. She spread her arms out. “You have the very heavens acknowledge my homecoming!” Her arms dropped and she sighed. “Yet still, my heart is heavy. For all the stars in the sky, the one I love most is not at my side.”
Moondancer turned and strode across the courtyard in measured, elegant steps. “To be fair,” she muttered under her breath, “I just said I was coming home tonight. I didn’t specify that I would have liked it if she were to greet me. But, it is New Years. She is with her family no doubt.”
She reached the end of the long driveway and crossed the stone threshold housing the large double doors to her home. The entrance hall greeted her with warm insulation and perfectly polished floors. Moondancer looked at her reflection and straightened her hair.
Footsteps sounded from one of the adjoining halls, and her maid, Lemon Fresh came out to greet her. “Welcome home, my lady! How was Paris?”
“Trés magnifique,” Moondancer said with a smile. “The house looks lovely as always.” She walked up the grand staircase, running her slender fingers across the banisters. “May I please have some tea brought up to my room?”
Lemon Fresh curtsied. “Right away, Lady Moondancer. I shall prepare your favorite.”
“You never disappoint.” Moondancer stepped lightly down the halls, admiring the tapestries and pieces of art she hadn’t seen in six months. Everything was exactly as she remembered it. She wondered if her father even bothered to come to this side of the house when she wasn’t here.
She paused at an intersection in the hall and looked left, up the tall flight of stairs. The top was shrouded in darkness, and a melancholy wind floated down and caressed her cheek. Her heart thumped in her chest, and her body leaned toward the stairs. She caught herself and inhaled sharply. As much as she wanted to go and visit, it would only drag her heart down even more.
“Tomorrow, after I’m settled and refreshed.”
Moondancer reached her room, her luggage having already arrived before her. She stepped around it, briefly admiring her four-poster bed and soft purple carpet. She continued onto her balcony, taking a seat at the small table. Tracing a finger along its surface, she was satisfied to see not a speck of dust.
“A new year, a new set of possibilities.” She folded her hands in her lap and waited for her tea. She didn’t have to wait long. Lemon Fresh was up two minutes later with a tray complete with a silver teapot and cup, a bowl of sugar, and a plate of chocolate chip cookies.
“You spoil me, Lemon Fresh,” Moondancer said as her tea was poured.
Lemon Fresh smiled. “I just wanted to make sure you were comfortable when you returned, my lady.” She put in three sugar cubes and stirred before handing the cup to Moondancer. “Did you see the shooting stars?”
“I did.” Moondancer blew off the steam curling from her cup. “I even made a wish.” She took a small sip of her tea, savoring the flavor of jasmine. She looked out over the blanket of lights that made up Canterlot. “And I predict it shall indeed come true quite soon.” She set the cup down and reached into her blouse, pulling out a silver, heart-shaped locket. She flipped it open and stared at one of two pictures inside.
Twilight Sparkle looked up at her with a shy smile, her glasses falling down the bridge of her nose.
“Yes, soon we shall be together again, and I’ll allow nothing to hurt you.” She looked out across the city, feeling Twilight’s heart call out to hers. “You’ll not leave my sight again… my little star.”
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HOLY SHIT
HOLY SHIT
THERE'S ANOTHER CHAPTER???
Bruh...
oh thats great.
and cruel.
all at the same time.
Oh jealous girlfriend how i see you.
Videos aside. This is going to be great! I have been wanting a return to your story. Make sure to take as much time as needed when making it. We'll wait.
Rich, powerful, intelligent stalker inbound.
Dis gunna be gud.
A SEQUEL!? YEEEEAAAAH!!!
Oh. I had almost forgot about her. Almost.
Delicious trainwrecks.
Nice polished up cover art there, makes this story seem much more like a big shot at first glance.
Rich, Powerful, Genius, Obsessed, Monoponistic Girlfreind inbound?
Hnngh. I want to be stoked about a sequel, I really do. But the whole "I'm going to steal your love because I want them." thing gets to me after awhile.
So apparently you can't not be writing an Sunset Shimmer story. Firebird Dahlia finished only recently, and now we have more of this.
7345001 But if she's dead, there won't be a Twilight sandwich!
glasses
The hype is real.
Also, catfights imminent... once it's out. Woohoo!
Sunset shimmer vs Moondancer in a battle for twilight's heart eh? Ooooooh this is gonna be fuuuuuuuuuuun albi
7345074 swear to God Alibi if you somehow sneak Adagio sexy ass into this little conflict....ooooh boy! Haha I can see it now...Adagio wants sunset...Moondancer wants Twilight....LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!!! FIGHT!
I'm a bit confused... Has Moondancer been mentioned in the story before? It's been quite a while since I read it, so I don't remember if she has been.
Yay, new chapter/sequel tease!
Really looking forward to the sequel. Never seen that take on Moondancer I think (pony or human). Just redeeming herself might be relatively easy compared to what comes next for Sunset.
Wait, when did Moondancer turn into Mitsuru?
7345117 Not by name, but she was mentioned a couple times. Like when Night Light first brought Twilight to school
And Sunset mentioned a photo of Twi and another girl with red and Purple hair when she came over ton work on the jammer.
too good of a ch, cant wait to read the second part of thise story. I look forward to it and others storys you make so to thin please keep up the alwsome work
I want in to pre-read this! >.<
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Oh. My. GOD! So happy right now to hear that this is getting a sequel!
I'll be eagerly awaiting its arrival, can't wait to see what goodies you have in store for us.
I will say though that I wasn't expecting Moondancer to be an aristocrat, will be curious to see exactly how the conflict between her and Sunset will go down... and with the money she seems to possess, I'm guessing that a background check on her "Rival" is gonna turn up some unwanted information to the authorities. Like the fact that Sunset either doesn't exist or that the "real" Sunset is somewhere else... money is indeed a terrifying weapon.
Sunlight fics 5ever!! Never read anything else!
The anticipation is killing me!
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*takes breath*
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh...!
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...
Oooooo! ^___^
I have to admit, I didn't expect to see Moondancer :3. I figured you would tease the Dazzlings hiding in the cafe like in the opening of RR. Moondancer seems harmless enough so far, so I wonder how things will play out when we finally meet that one other friend of Twilight ^^.
I smell a SEQUELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vat's dis?
Don't make us wait too long Senpai!
Moondancer has no chance with Sunset around.
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Omagashhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
What is it with you deciding to make epilogues months after the story had originally finished being written Albinocorn? Also, is Sci-Twi really that dense to not have noticed her best and only friend had a thing for her? Oh who am I kidding. Of course she is. Only Twilight could have a friend wear a heart-shaped locket with a picture of the two of them and not think anything of it. Just.. please tell me you aren't gonna make Moondancer that stereotypical rich girl who's become so used to getting everything she wants that she just expects it to belong to her by default. I can imagine that getting old quickly.
Hmm... As much as I loved the first story, I am not sure about this premise. But only way to find out whether or not I will like it is to read it when it comes out of course.
Oooooohhhh snap.
Sunset, good thing Twilight got you that new leather jacket. You're gonna need it.
(gets popcorn)
7345856 place your bets!!
7345257 OMG. I could totally see that happening.
Oooo, I smell an old-fashioned class war coming! Who will win Twilight's affection: the rich old friend who could likely buy her anything she ever dreamed of, or the recently redeemed pony-turned-human who barely has a dollar to her name? Now this will be interesting.
YO. YOOOOOO.
Oh Moondancer how badly outclassed you are.
*attempts to sees future, fails miserably*
I wanna wanna wanna know now
7345183
Oh my gosh, she IS!
A "What if" fight between Sunset and Moondancer with Persona abilities would be INSANE
Damn.
SHIT'S ABOUT TO HIT THE FAN.