Once upon a time there was a little pony who had no one to play with. She was very lonely, so she went to her window and saw something glowing overhead.
“What is your name?” said the little pony.
“I am called Sun,” it said, “and I am very happy to see you!”
“Sun,” she said, “will you play with me?”
“Of course I will play with you!” said the Sun. “I have many friends among the animals and birds and flowers and trees. They would like to play with you too. Come, meet me when I am high overhead, and we will all play together.”
So the little pony waited until the Sun was high overhead and went outside to play. But the Sun was very bright and very hot. The bright light hurt the little pony’s eyes and the heat made her very uncomfortable.
“I am sorry, Sun,” she said, “but I cannot play with you.”
The pony became very sad and went back inside.
Later she went back to her window. The Sun was gone but there was something new in its place.
“What is your name?” said the little pony.
“I am called Moon,” it said, “and I am so glad to see you!”
“Moon,” she said, “will you play with me?”
“Of course I will play with you!” said the Moon. “I have many friends among the stars. They would like to play with you too. Come, meet me when I am high overhead, and we will all play together.”
So the little pony waited until the Moon was high overhead and went outside to play. The little pony and the Moon and the stars played hide and seek and chase-your-tail and peek-a-boo.
The next night the little pony went outside to play again. The Moon was there but it looked a little smaller. Still they played and laughed and had great fun.
But each night the Moon grew smaller and smaller. One night the Moon disappeared and the little pony was very sad. She thought the Moon did not like her any more.
A few nights later the Moon came back. It was very small but it was there! The little pony ran outside and jumped for joy.
“Moon,” she said, “I thought you were gone. Do you still like me?”
“Yes!” said the Moon. “I like you very much. I get smaller and smaller sometimes. Then I have to go away for a few days – just like you have to sleep each night. But then I get bigger and bigger. When I am here, I will always play with you.”
The little pony was very happy to have her friend Moon back. But she was also a little bit worried. She could not play with the Sun, and her friend Moon sometimes had to go away.
“Moon,” she said, “I get very lonely when you go away. I wish I could play with you and with Sun.”
The Moon thought and thought and said, “There is another friend of ours you should meet. Come outside when Sun and I are both low in the sky and we will introduce you.”
So the little pony waited until the Sun and Moon were both low in the sky and went outside. Sun and Moon were there, and there was something new too! The sky was painted with beautiful colors. The land and the clouds were all glowing.
“Little pony,” said Moon and Sun, “this is our friend. Her name is Twilight.”
The little pony was very happy! The light was bright and she saw everything clearly. But it did not hurt her eyes like the Sun. The stars and their friends were there too. But even when Moon had to go away and rest, Twilight was still there waiting for her.
“Twilight,” said the little pony, “will you play with me?”
“Of course I will play with you!” said Twilight. “I will always be here for you. I love you, my little pony, and I will never leave you.”
The little pony had never been so happy! And she was never lonely again.
~~~~~
“She is beautiful when she sleeps, Tia,” murmured Luna as she gently stroked a pink-striped lavender mane, “perhaps even moreso than when awake.”
From a half-open doorway a grinning Celestia whispered, “Isn’t Twilight a little old for bedtime stories, Luna? Is that why you tell her this same story every night, but only after she’s already asleep?”
“The story is not for her,” Luna said as she nodded and smiled softly, “the story is for me.”
My cheeks hurt, I'm smiling so hard.
I wondering if you're taking this in the "Twilight will be the Alicorn of the Balance" direction.
How cute.
Hnnnnng! Cute overdose.... face.... splitting with smiles! *Blaaaargh*
Encyclopedias need to link this chapter as one of the definitions of 'adorable'.
One thing about this show I don't like is how it never shows the moon out in the day time. It happens IRL, but never here. It makes me sad for some reason.
Good chapter. I should tell this bedtime story to my children.
I'm sorry, there seems to be something in my eye...
D'awwww....
2041785 Well... You may be looking at it a bit too deep.(Not that it's a bad thing, you got me thinking about it that way too!) Remember the old quick day to night and vice-versa in cartoons? More often than not it used to be that way, so it's no surprise that it happens in MLP as well. Good thing there's fanfiction!
..........Luna wants Twilight to be on the same 'level' as her and Celestia doesn't she?
Squeeeee, too much d'aww.
Very sweet.
Initiate 'Happy Cry' sequence!
THAT IS NOT A WAR FACE.
What a nice chapter... STILL not as much D'awwww as Names though, but that'll be hard to top anyway (to me, anyway)
out of 5
I always love your short stories.
TwiLuna for the win.
Too much D'awww...
How is it that you can put some sort of D'awww in every chapter? Is there no end to the D'awww?!
*grabs chest* D'awww overload oh so much much D'aww I think it's gonna break. THUD *twitch twitch* so adorable
You are a murderer.
Your weapon of choice: D'awwwwwwwww
Just for the record: This takes place when Twilight is already with Luna? (chronological order?)
Cause if this is when Twi was still Celestia's pupil, it's a little creepy...
So very cute and at the same time so heart-wrenchingly sad. Sometimes I wonder how poor Luna got by at all before the Nightmare took her. With no-one to stand between night and day, all of her little ponies ignored her birthright in favour of her sister's. I hardly expect that she chose to be the guardian of the night, after all, and to be relegated to the shadows for a talent you're born with would have been awful.
Hnnng, d'awwww overdose.
Very cute, but also rather disconcerting. Sure, the story is adorable, but Luna and her sister are watching Twilight sleep while telling it. Just a little creepy.
That was absolutely the most adorable thing i have ever read
Why can't I hold all these Daaaws?
Dawww! This is my favorite chapter so far.
I can say nothing.
The words are childish, but I feel something in my eyes while reading the last sentence....
U R GENIUS!
^_^ This is lovely and wonderful.
I'm not usually one for unintelligible posts. I'm usually the one who writes the thoughtful criticisms and artful deconstruction, damnit.
That being said:
HNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG.
If i ever get heart attack from reading your stories, you will be paying my medical bill, dear author.
The feels!
Dammit now I have diabetes
this much cuteness should be illegal! i wonder if twilight ever got to hear it during her slumber...
Cute
And Luna likes bedtime stories
It probably means something that there isn't a Celestia-analog in the story.
...I do not consider myself to be a very emotional person. Even so...
When I read the line
My throat constricted and my eyes started to moisten, if only for a moment.
...Powerful stuff, this.
Keep it up.
I am squeeing. So much. THE FEELS!
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*Clap* *clap*
oh my i'm so happy right now
time to go read CfE
I am going to have to buy a defibulator at this rate. The cuteness made my heart stop for a second there.
Dammit man.
My heart exploded.
Well that was just... I'm sorry, I'm having a hard time finding the right words. I loved it...
2104747 The term is "manly tears".
See also: this.
yep... its official now... you, good sir, have all my d'awwws^^
..... *sniff*.....
OH.....MY HEART! What...is...this...OH MY SWEET CELESTIA! I must have MORE!!
Powerful stuff, my friend. This is an excellent story. Beautiful!
Just take my feels.
Well, I think that's enough feels for now... I'll stop here before I overload
thats a first. actually got teary eyed after the last line.