Celestia is enjoying the end of a peaceful day in Canterlot, when Luna asks her a simple question: 'Who had foretold the return of Nightmare Moon?' She may not like the answer...
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Cover based on the images from: https://derpibooru.org/images/1790721
Proofread by Ginger and Grammarly 
Now with YT reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWT0txD_koQ (all thanks goes to StraightToThePointStudio for his awesome work
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Another one to get into the feature box. Thank you, dear readers, I hope you enjoyed it 
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Looks interesting, but did you mean to use the "Principal Celestia" tag?
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Oh, fork... That should be Princess Celestia of course, thanks for the info!
... man, this is embarrassing
Great little story. I like the idea that Celestia set Nightmare Moon free deliberately. That said, I would love to see a sequel where they explain this to Twilight.
Speaking of, there was a typo when she burst in.
I thought this was an a courtier at first, but then I realized this was Twily going Twi-nanas.
Here’s some improved choices:
“A sweaty Twilight teleported inside, with panic in her eyes.”
Or
“Twilight teleported inside the room, sweating, her eyes shrunken in panic.
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Three here. “After quick research” should read “After some quick research. “The culprit must be still...” would read better as “The culprit must still be...”. “...is he planning next” should be “ he is planning next.”
And I could find no other typos! Good editing, I must say. I can’t wait to see your next story!
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Plot Twist: This was secretly a submission to the A Most Delightful Ponidox Competiton the whole time.
:P
Well now, wasn't this a treat? Very interesting premise, and the revelation of Plan B was quite interesting, showing a different side that isn't normally talked about in their relationship. Fantastic work.
Aw, that was so cute.
Poor Twilight can never catch a break.
"...By the way, next week I'm going to set Discord free."
I remember seeing that tweet. I've discuss a few theories (before the tweet) about who, if anyone, aligned the stars.
I can definitely see the princesses interacting like this behind the scenes. I also like to think Celestia was watching with a plan B, that plan being suicidal is suitably dramatic.
I had a good time reading this story, great work Huk.
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Headcanon accepted.
I gotta say, I love this story. You go in expecting something, only to have that expectation subverted and upturned as you go along. And then you close with laughter for the right kind of mood whiplash.
This is what I'm talkin' about! Drama, sweetness, adorableness, absolutely everything! MMM! Goodness, you made this story just so flippin' enjoyable in every way imaginable; beginning to end! I hope ya didn't mind, but I just had to make a reading of this wonderful story!
Audio Linkyloo!: https://youtu.be/EWT0txD_koQ
(I don't mean to offend anyone with this comment in any way!)
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Thanks for the tips. I edited the story
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Premium Grammarly and Ginger helps a lot
Although I'm a bit surprised, Grammarly missed the missing article near 'sweaty Twilight.' It usually catches that sort of thing.
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Shh! That's a secret, you know
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Thank you. I was kind of inspired by some comments people made when Lauren tweeted how Celestia freed Nightmare Moon. Some people questioned her reasons for bringing Luna back and asking, 'What if Twilight couldn't handle it? What would Celestia do without the Elements?' That's the explanation I came up with
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I wouldn't worry about Twi, soon she'll be the one laughing at her student's misfortunes:
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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
And as for the whole emotional roller-coaster thing... The more stories I write, the more I believe this is what makes the story good. The more the reader can say, 'I didn't see that coming!' the better. A lot of stories I read recently seem to suffer from a very liner execution in that regard. This appears to be especially true for SoL and Comedy stories, making them a boring read (to me, at least). I'm just trying to keep it interesting (not that it always work
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I'm glad you enjoyed it, and... again, I'm honored about the reading! Can't wait to hear it
...At first, I thought Plan B would be to take down Nightmare Moon, and her sister, herself, rather than to sacrifice herself to save Luna from the Nightmare. Honestly, though, I could easily see either being a plan of absolute last resort. Absolute. Last. Resort. Not a "Plan B", but rather a "Plan Omega", so far down the list that you have to get through the whole alphabet and the entire Greek alphabet before getting to it. Surely, the lowest you'd need to resort would be Plan Lambda, or something...
...Aside from that, though, this is entirely Celestia, and I like when Celestia is Celestia. It's fics like this which make me almost want to bump her up to second-best Princess.
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My first idea was for Celestia to say precisely that (that in the worst-case scenario, she would put Nightmare Moon down, killing Luna). But... in that case, Celestia would be gambling with Luna's life instead of her own, and that seemed OOC for her. Grand sacrifice sounds a lot better, and frankly, assuming Celestie really blamed herself for what happened, such a plan seems way more likely to me.
Are you suggesting Celestia is not the best princess? There is a special place on the Moon for you, dear sir
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How dare you, sir-slash-madam! I'm about 50% certain that she'd agree with me... At least as far as Luna being best. Though she'd probably say Twilight's second, rather than Cadance, who she'd put in third... And Twilight would probably put Cadance in the right spot, but not Celestia or her sister... Cadance and Luna, no idea where they'd rank everyone, honestly...
...Hmm, putting oneself in the minds of the princesses and ranking them as they would each other is an interesting mental exercise...
Raise you another ten the bookhorse yells at her goddess-mentor once she wakes up.
Seems Luna isn't taking no for an answer :O
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she'll yell," with all due respect princess Celestia,ARE YOU CRAZY
"But how did you know it would take 1000 years for Element-bearers to reappear?"
"Luna, that sort of shit always happens once every millennium."
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That's why I prefer a simpler system based on 'plot points' - there the winner is clear as the day (or shall I say 'as bright the sun'
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... is that a reference to BioShock? I'm afraid I never played that game (yet)...
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I imagined it more like:
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Yes indeed :)
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...Well, of course the one with the biggest rump would be the one who's so often stuffing her cake hole. Not that there's anything wrong with that... But there's more to a mare than the size of her rear!
And that's why Fluttershy rises above even the moon.There are times
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Fixed, thanks