This story is a sequel to To Bring Light to Eternal Darkness
Feature boxed on Feb 28, 2024.
Blue Moon is a deep blue orphan earth pony foal with a crescent moon cutie mark in a splotch of blank paint. Her talent for moving the moon interferes with day and night—favoring the night, of course. Ponies in power have begun to notice. Her life working as a ward of a workhouse/orphanage is about to change. When it means meeting a scary white fire unicorn, she worries it's not for the better.
The story takes place during the Princesses Platinum area, months after the original story. It is decades before the battle between the sisters, and years before the founding of Equestria. It is marked [Teen] because of an orphanage out of Oliver Twist. I am publishing as three chapters. They will all be published within this week.
Whilst this story is a continuation of To Bring Light to Eternal Darkness, it can be read standalone. It was supposed to be the first chapter in a sequel to the original story, but that didn't happen. It's been modified to be a short novelette. It may seem like it ends on a cliffhanger, but think of it as sparking your imagination to think about a much more interesting history for the royal sisters and Equestria.
If the story gets sufficient likes and comments, I'll consider extending it.
Wonderful to see more from this time, and especially fascinating to compare and contrast the experiences of moving the sun and moon. Eagerly looking forward to more.
Me when I saw the sequal announcement:
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I have been lurking on this site for years and created an account specifically to ask you to continue this
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You have made my day. That and the story feature boxing. Thank you.
Ah. So we’ve gone from “adopting Blue Moon” to “extracting Blue Moon.” This will certainly be interesting. Also a quiet revolution in understanding pony magic, but they can deal with that revelation after securing the selenopath.
Also, fascinating to see Celestia from the outside perspective who can best appreciate her role as celestial mechanic.
Fascinating work. I haven’t read enough of your other work to have salient questions, but I enjoyed this glimpse of largely forgotten history. Thank you for it.