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Chapter 3

“Did you feel it?” Luna asked anxiously as she walked briskly into her sister’s private office in the palace. It was where her older sister spent a lot of time when in the palace and not holding court or seeing to visiting dignitaries. The room was filled with so many book cases it usually made Luna’s head spin just seeing all of the titles…many of them most believed to be fairy tales.

“I did sister, but I must caution you against getting your hopes up.” Celestia said turning from the window where she was watching out the window when Luna came storming in. The older woman had a worried look on her face as she looked compassionately at the younger sister.

Luna knew the look very well as Celestia often wore it when dealing with Luna their past few lives and still did even in this one. Unlike most humans, Celestia and Luna were different. They always had at least ten years difference in age and traded the position of elder sister with each life. Though very few knew the truth, Celestia and Luna were always reborn with all of their memories intact and kept ruling their country with a compassionate yet stern attitude. Everyone was pretty much happy with their rule believing it to be a royal family instead of basically the two being reborn every time they died. Only a few dark elements resisted their rule.

It should have been three of them though, and for years it had been back when the world was full of magic. Until their youngest sister, the one most gifted, decided she had enough. She wanted to find a way to end their curse and either stay young and alive…or pass on to Heaven. Something they all knew was real after the tragedy that was the fall of magic and the near destruction of the world. Their youngest sister was tempted by promises of a demon claiming to be something much different and by the time anyone realized what was going on their poor sister was corrupted and didn’t want redeemed. Their sister tried to take over the world, or destroy it. She wasn’t happy with the land they ruled and intended to take it all herself.

Their sister’s thirst for darkness sparked a war killing perhaps thousands as she was nearly impossible to stop. She was the most gifted before joining forces with the demon, but when the two merged into one being…into Nightmare Moon…she was a force that seemed impossible to stop. It was funny that it was a being of chaos, one of the few creatures known only as ‘the others’ as they weren’t human, angel or demon. They were something much different from the time when angels walked the earth physically next to humans and bore children together. Those children went on to be with demons yet mixing their blood even more making something that was all three at the same time…and yet they were none of them according to all tests done on them. They were very powerful and most were hunted to extinction except for a few that survived somehow.

“I won’t sister, but we owe it to her to look into it. What if I’m right and she is out there. After all…her counterpart visited here just a few short months ago.” Luna said softly. Of course she also knew that while both worlds shared so many similarities, there were so many differences to. Instead of their youngest sister merging with a demon, it was Luna who did it. It was Luna who…killed their youngest sister in the middle of the battle on accident and it was Celestia who used forbidden magic to send their sister to reincarnate without memories.

Luna believed whole heartedly that their sister was alive in this world, it was why she convinced her sister to open the Academy. Invitations to attend were only given to those who possessed a spark of magic within them though most would not be able to access it. It let the sisters overlook the students and watch for one that could contain their sister’s spark…their sister’s soul.

There were reasons Luna believed her little sister survived though. The sisters had found all of the research done and the theories behind the spell. There was a very good possibility that their little sister’s soul was ripped in half, Luna hoping that the light half being sent to be reborn while they knew the dark half merged fully with the demon. It was why Nightmare Moon was cruel and vicious. It took a trap and a whole army to corner Nightmare Moon, though they still couldn’t kill her. They were able to trap her in the Moon though Nightmare Moon had the last laugh. The demon had sealed the world’s magic away in a last act of defiance. While the most powerful and gifted could still use magic, it was so much weaker than it should be and many thought it was just parlor tricks.

Celestia on the other hand believed that their little sister was fully consumed by the demon and wasn’t coming back. It wasn’t that she didn’t love their sister, but she was much more pessimistic about the whole situation after searching for nearly a thousand years and about a dozen lifetimes. The academy was Celestia’s last attempt as she made Luna to agree to stop trying if they couldn’t find their sister. She believed that in looking for someone who likely wasn’t there, it was only hurting Luna and Celestia when they failed to find anything.

“I love her to Luna, I want it to be her.” Celestia sighed as she rubbed her eyes. “There is another possibility though. One I don’t want to believe, but one we must prepare for just in case. Our world can not face her again if she breaks free…and if this is her power that we felt, we may all be in serious danger.”

“Nightmare Moon can’t escape, the spell holding her sealed away would have to be removed from the outside. And how can someone get to the moon to undo it?” Luna said as she picked up a pewter statuette from her sister’s desk and inspected it. It was a strange creature to be sure, one that made her think of an old acquaintance who could be a friend one moment and an enemy the next. It resembled a dragon meshed with several other animals. She had no idea why it reminded her of the man that she once knew, but something about it just seemed to be smirking at her. The same smirk she once swooned over.

“You know as well as I do that there are other ways to undo the spell.” Luna admonished.

“True sister, but who would have the power to do so? After all it would take both of us together to undo the lock with our diminished power. How could someone else manage it?” Celestia said making a point. With a majority of the world’s magic sealed with the demon, how could someone break the seal? Who would be stupid enough to do it?

Of course the sisters were also worried about over events, such as the Sunset Shimmer debacle not too long ago. They had to use magic to wipe everyone’s memory of that night while leaving the girls who were directly responsible to remember everything and become personal students to the princesses.

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“Wha…where am I?” Twilight mumbled as she slowly woke up, a painful throb behind her eyes as she looked around. She was in a warm, soft bed in a dark room which didn’t bode well for her. As fear began gripping her heart as she started to get out of bed, a voice stopped her.

“Glad to see you awake, we were worried about you.” A familiar voice said with worry as a light was switched on making Twilight squint while her eyes adjusted. The rainbow haired girl’s form slowly started taking shape as Twilight’s eyes readjusted to the sudden shift of light.

“Where am I?” Twilight asked softly, still feeling fear as she studied the girl before her. There was something about the girl that made Twilight want to trust her, she could almost feel a sense of…loyalty? coming from the girl.

“You’re in my room.” The rainbow haired girl said as she leaned back against a wall and crossed her arms. Twilight couldn’t help admiring all of the trophies and sporting equipment spread throughout the room. She personally preferred being surrounded by books, but this room seemed to suit this girl somehow. “Don’t worry, after my mom looked you over and said you would be okay, my dad decided not to do anything until he talks to you.”

“What if I don’t want to?” Twilight asked softly making the girl before her snort.

“What? You want to go back to the street or back to whoever gave you all that damage?” The girl asked shaking her head. “Look girl, I don’t know what happened to you but I have a good idea. One of my friends went through the same crap and I bet all my trophies that something similar happened to you.”

“What do you mean?” Twilight asked relaxing a little, letting a little hope fill her. If it was true then they may really help her. They would know what it was like and might really try and help her. Then again she wasn’t sure if she could really trust them, especially if that cop really was related to the girl.

“One of my friends was abused for years before her family moved here. She was so shy when we met her, and still kind of is. Her dad is rotting in jail though now and my friend is staying with another friend.” The girl said shaking her head while she ran her fingers through her hair before offering her hand to Twilight. “Look, just give us a chance and I promise you that everything will be okay. My name is Rainbow Dash.”

“My name is Twilight Sparkle.” Twilight said softly reaching out to take rainbow’s hand who pulled her to her feet.

“Come on, I’ll get you some clothes and show you the bathroom to get cleaned up. While you do, I’ll go have my mom make us something to eat.” Rainbow said giving Twilight a reassuring smile.

“Okay.” Twilight said softly, unsure if this was a good idea. She didn’t really feel that she could trust them while at the same time something about rainbow screamed loyalty which was setting Twilight at ease a little bit. That, and the promise of a warm bed and some food she didn’t have to scavenge was so tempting as her stomach growled making her blush in embarrassment.

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