My Dearest Luna,
I know we spoke just a few hours ago but I wanted to leave you this letter anyway. Since the night you and I became involved, we’ve never been apart this long. Three months may not seem like much but even here, in an Equestrian Express sleeper car only a few minutes out of Ponyville, it already feels like an eternity. You and Celestia arranged this trip just for me, and I can’t turn down an opportunity to study non-Pony magic. I know you wouldn’t want me to, even though I’ll be out of contact for almost the entire time. The Shining Hinterlands of the Deer Dominion and the nomads of Saddle Arabia don’t have regular mail service with Equestria so I don’t know when I can get a message to you. I’ll try.
When we’ve been separated before, we always had Spike to send messages anytime we wanted. I still owe the little guy a tub of sapphire-dusted ice cream for our little “Night of A Thousand Texts.” The girls will check on him all day every day, I know, but I do wish I could have brought him on this trip. Celestia said she’ll bring him to Canterlot at least once while I’m gone - don’t let her forget!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for last night! Not that you aren’t the first thing on my mind anyway, but that - honestly, “memorable” just doesn’t do it justice. There we were, perched on the only cloud for miles, floating higher than Mount Everfree, just the two of us under the brightest moon and most brilliant stars I’ve ever seen. If I hadn’t been lying in your hooves, I couldn’t have told with certainty where the sky ended and where you began. And what came after was… sublime. You once told me the stars have eyes; I hope they don’t have ears too, otherwise I might have deafened them a little, and probably half of Ponyville too.
I’m going to teleport this last letter back to Spike, so I need to wrap it up before the train gets too far from Ponyville. Every time I see a moonrise, I’ll know you’re watching over me. I’ll be back as soon as I can, and definitely in time for Nightmare Night. I love you, Luna.
Your Little Spark forever,
Twilight
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SHIPPED TO:
LUNA, PRINCESS
NIGHT COURT, CANTERLOT CASTLE
BILLED TO:
DASH, R. care of PIE, P. D.
SUGARCUBE CORNER, PONYVILLE
PACKING LIST SUMMARY, ORDER # 20111022
QUANTITY - ITEM# - DESCRIPTION - PRICE
1 - 4LEGLVR/U/M/PR - INFLATABLE LOVE PONY / UNICORN / MARE / PURPLE - $20EB
BUYER’S PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER:
IN_CASE_YOU_MISS_YOUR_LITTLE_SPARKY
BUYER’S REFERENCE NUMBER:
BEST_REGARDS_FROM_PONYVILLE_HA_HA_HA
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ATTN: NIGHT MOTHER
FROM: CINC NGF HINTERLAND SECTOR
OPERATION: DUSK ENDEAVOR
Situation report: NGF deployed along primary and alternate rail routes. Subject TS arrived Shining Hinterlands without incident. TS met with Deer representatives, escorted by Deer honor guard to capital. Local threat level is SNOWMAN. TS to commence research at outlying archaeological site 2.2 miles due W of Deer capital, time to completion 20-25 days. NGF cover holding, mission remains ROE White / Weapons Hold. Will continue to monitor TS remotely and escort as necessary. As per your orders, additional NGF squads in Hinterland Sector placed on standby for immediate extraction of TS should recall order be received.
NGF deployed in advance to Arabian sector. Initial scouting reports open terrain and limited cover. Stealth escort probability is low. Local government control over surrounding territory not complete; TS security cannot be guaranteed. Preliminary threat assessment is LOOKOUT. CINC NGF Arabia Sector requests permission to escort TS openly. Request permission for Arabia Sector NGF to advance status to Weapons Free. Please advise.
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ATTN: NIGHT MOTHER
FROM: CINC NGF ARABIA SECTOR
OPERATION: DUSK ENDEAVOUR
Orders received and confirmed. Primary NGF will hold at Saddle Arabia border and remain on standby for immediate extraction of TS should recall order be received. Per your orders, no open escort of TS required within Arabian borders. Will attempt to covert escort where possible and maintain long range recon. Subject TS has been advised of situation covertly. Subject TS capable of substantial active self defense.
NIGHT MOTHER - can we “borrow” TS when she comes back? If NGF is going to train against magic, then we should be training against the best, and TS is damn sure it.
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Little Sister,
I hope this letter finds you well during your stay in Ponyville. It was very thoughtful of you to visit Spike and the Library while Twilight is away, and I know her friends will appreciate the opportunity to visit with you.
Your night skies have been especially lovely these last few months, Luna. I’m sure she knows how eagerly you’re awaiting her return, but the artistry you’ve put on display in building your heavens recently is quite the beautiful reminder. As you know, the Saddle Arabian deserts are cloudless this time of year - given Twilight’s penchant for astronomy, I feel certain she’s spent many a sleepless night just counting your stars.
Who knew my little Lulu would be such a romantic?
Yours,
Tia
P.S. Enclosed is a copy of the Illustrated Kamare Sutra. Thought you might like a little light reading while you’re away. Twilight’s birthday is next month, you know.
Well that was ...........................................................
Loved Celestia's letter. XD
Yeah, Luna would be the paranoid sort who'd have SOCOM and, maybe, an Airship Battle Group standing by just in case someone gets fresh with Twilight.
Luna is just subject to trolling...I almost fell out of my chair in class when the shipment of the inflatable love doll came up!
Well done!
*wipes away tears* Utterly hilarious, well done sir!
*puts on sunglasses*
I guess Twilight's joined the Mile-High club!
Luna's "reaction"is exactly what I would expect from Luna or Celestia should their respective love lives ever be out of their sight for more than a few minutes
great chapter! loved all of the letters, especially the the more mature remarks; simply hilarious.
golden!
Lol. "Can we borrow SF when she returns"
That ending That was amazing. After reading a sad story, I needed a good laugh.
Dem d'awws.
(Note: This fic got me to like TwiLuna and that's a fact!)
Inside jokes: Shining Hinterlands is a Homeworld reference. "Order # 20111022" is October 22, 2011, the date Luna Eclipsed first aired.
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Oh, totally! Twilight just thinks she's going alone. Chances are, every cloud she sees has a Night Guard sniper inside.
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Originally the letter before Celestia's would have been the invoice from Luna's return prank on RD and Pinkie. Cut for time, sadly. 30-minute writing prompt as usual.
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It's amazing what magical wings and a cloudwalking spell can do. And it's the kind of night Luna would arrange just for Twilight's "going away party", weather predictions be damned.
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Heh! Begs the question: how much do the other 5 of the Mane6 know about Twi & Luna's relationship? Oooohh, chapter idea!
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If you notice, in chapter 9 ("THAT Letter") Luna was joking about having Celestia send that exact book to Twilight. I wonder how Celestia knew to send it to Luna instead? Could Tia have gotten a copy of the letter Twilight thought she'd destroyed? Hmmmm.. maybe?
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Thanks! TwiLuna is my OTP. They're so adorable together, I can't make myself write them as dark, manipulative seductresses (except for each other).
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Add a bonus! Do eeeet. The lol's that would be had would be epic! Oh and also I do want to see how the rest of the mane 6 reacted to Twilight and Luna's 'announcement' of dating.
1744691 Dumb question, but what does SF stand for?
1744720 Oh, you can't write some BDSM for 'em? Such a shame...
..... I... honestly don't know how to describe this chapter. It's romantic, hilarious, intriguing and... well... I like it! ANOTHER!
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It was in the letter, "Subject code name Sundown Flicker / SF"
Kamare Sutra...
Trollestia strikes again!
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What green477 said. SF was short for Sundown Flicker, which was the code name Luna's Night Guard gave Twilight when they were tailing her.
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By the way, I want to tell you that your short chapters have more solid and believable characters than some stories of 50k words. Your story is great, thank you for writing it (especially for frequent updates).
Who else thinks that Luna is going to play a tremendous prank on Rainbow and Pinkie for the 'blow-up doll' thing? Trifle not with the gods for they are subtle and quick to anger and tend to leave wannabe pranksters sticky and hard to wash off.
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Another possibility - At least formally, as Luna's Consort, Twilight becomes the Night's Consort, so she has a formal role in some of Luna's religious rites like the Midwinter Moon Festival. It's mostly ceremonial, although Twilight technically becomes a demi-goddess in her own right. It's been so long since Luna or Celestia have had a consort that Luna thought it wise to remind Celestia of that.
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Thank you, I appreciate it! I will try to keep updating, at least weekly - hopefully more.
1744775 Gotcha, thanks
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well, pinkie and RD sure seems to know a great dealdl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Octavia2.png they might think that they're teasing luna though.
on another note: luna now basically has an inflatable twi; the expression on twi's face when she finds it!dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_rainbowkiss_flip.png
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I like that idea! I may just have to thief it...
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I can't wait to write a chapter with shout-outs to little details like the inflatable Twilight. And of course, Twi will have to find Luna's copy of the Illustrated Kamare Sutra.
Probably so she canno, I just had a devilish idea, so let's just leave that one for the chapter, k?1744924
looking forward to it!
Epic story is epic.
Suddenly, I have a mental image of Twilight being required (at least in formal occasions like when she's at the Court) to wear a small single-peaked black tiara as well as silver shoes and a silver necklace with the Moon Sigil.
So, are we supposed to bow down to you or something?
According to the rule book... which hasn't been updated in about fifteen centuries... you're supposed to bow and there was also something about offering incense too.
Put it down, Pinkie, dear. I'm sure no one actually expects you to do it.
Awww!
Do ah want to know where she got the altar from?
I have altars stashed all over Ponyville in case of religious emergencies!
Oh sweet Sun, Moon and Stars deliver me...
Now we wait to see that Twilight has turned up missing, sending Luna and co. on an epic quest to save her!
Love your stories.
TwiLuna is best ship!
This was great, loved Pinkie and Rainbow's prank for Luna and Celestia's letter at the end. Looking forward to more TwiLuna.
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That was just brilliant.
The night they spent looking at the stars was a D'awwwwwww of unspeakable power. I think the moment was ruined with by specifically mentioning the sex later. That's my view. Rainbow's shipment was
And speaking of her, I should not be surprised that she has an Illustrated Kama Sutra right?
Good job.
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Brilliant!
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Twilight's being tailed by an entire army. HOW would she just disappear?
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It's not paranoid! It's perfectly understandable! Twilight is close to one of the two supreme leaders of another country! The chance that there's at least a small group of citizens who want to get at Luna (Once known as Nightmare Moon) is actually probable. Therefore there are both personal and political reasons for guards to be posted.
1744691 You know you CAN add the extra material, here, right? 'Cause that would be AWESOME! Srsly.
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Sex? What sex? They were singing together, obviously. I hear the acoustics are unbelievable up in the clouds.
666 likes lol.
So. You're amazing. This story is wonderful! "I hope they don’t have ears too, otherwise I might have deafened them a little" teehee and that letter at the end OMG I died
1745058 agreed!
Can not breath.... Laughing too hard.
All my . Amazing chapter!
for some reason the story where Twilight makes an unexpected visit to Celestia (and the government goes into crisis mode at the event) comes into mind.
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Of course, given that the NGF wants to borrow SF as OPFOR ...
I am still wondering when will you do one about the thoughs of Luna as Nightmare Moon about Twilight and Twilight about Nightmare Moon during the two first episodes of the series, it would be kind of Nightmare Moon thinking what she will do to twilight to make her side with her, about her potential, how beautiful she seems to look under her moonlight, and more reasons to capture her, bound her (gag her if need... althought she would do that anyway), how many ways she would defile her, break her and turn her into her personal love slave allways ready and willing to her beck and call (practically falling in love at first sight with Twilight without noticing about it herself), and how those thoughs quickly change when she is hit by the Elements of Harmony however her feelings and thoughs would change to shame about thinking doing all those things to such beautiful and innocent being, remorse about her dark side and how probably this will be the cause of the imninent inmediatly destrucction of any romantic pursue with said lovely lavender unicorn, regret of both phisically and mentally hurting her and having attempted on her life multiple times during that night, however her love and desire for her will remain if not being doubled because thanks to this Star goddess in mortal form in front of her, she has been freed from her own darkness, has finally reunited with her sister who had forgave her after all these years and welcomed her back with open hooves and sheltering wings and maybe, just maybe, she will be able to repay her and show her what she truthly means to her. (let's face it, Nightmare Moon is the dark side of Luna, Of course she will be more inclined to Lust rather than love itself.)
and Twilight having similar thoughs of it as well
*This idea doesn´t have to be "M"rated but just mentioning or descriptive but not too descriptive*
And I was like, "OH MY WORD!!!"
Now, cheese, this is nice.
1744940 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.......
THE NIGHT MOTHER!!!
awwww thats so cute Who knew Twilight could be so romantic?^^ Also.... LOL She really send her a copy of it! I thought it was just a joke from Luna and they didnt even include it in the actual letter. Oh Celestia... sometimes I love you^^
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I don't think I have to write that one, 'cause you just did!
I might cover Nightmare Moon some time. NMM is vanquished but that doesn't mean Luna won't need some serious counseling to get over it. Twi's the perfect one to help her - as Luna's best friend, lover, and eventual wife, Luna can open up to her about things she wouldn't even tell Celestia. Story idea!
1742838 Ok, i reccomended this to my friend and he says he has to read every fic he hears of, I would also like to sugest that where you have the chapters listed, since there are no sort chapters option, that you list the order of the chapters, save some confusion that I had while reading, now off to read a sneak peak of a new chapter of Jorney to the real world.
dtlux1
I'm really curious about what, if anything, Luna did to get Pinkie and Dash back. Please tell us?
Excellent chapter as always. That perfect mix of cute, romantic, and hilarious.
Ah hah hah hah! XD