> Twilight Sparkle The Pokémon Heroine of White
>  by TwilightXLuna
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

> Chapter 1 - An eventful Day (Edited on the 24/12/2015)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was a dark, wintery morning on a lovely Sunday around Canterlot. A little pony, a unicorn (Alicorn but you could not see her wings because she kept them hidden so other ponies saw her as a unicorn) ( There where only a few alicorns alive and most of them liked to keep hidden because most other ponies would not accept them for having all three races in them) of the age of five, ran around the snowed grounds on all four hooves. Her long light blue scarf flying behind her, and her blue earmuffs blocking any chilly winds that may keep her from being warm. Her Dark indigo main with, pink and purple high lights tied in a high ponytail, her bangs covering her forehead, and her vibrant purple eyes brightening the cloudy skies. She wore a white coat with long sleeves that covered her front hooves and a mini black shorts with warm thick leggings and long black boots that coved her back hooves.

Her name was Twilight Sparkle.

There was a lot of little fillies who played outside, but she wasn't like one of those who took those little dolls, and combed their mains, and dressed them up, No way! She would say, she might of been a filly, however, she didn't get too interested in dolls and much of that stuff. She was more interested in Pokémon. Now there was something she liked! But her mom wouldn't let her have one until she was old enough to take responsibility for one. She protested at first, but had the idea of behaving well enough so her mom would let her get one. She huffed, puffing her cheeks. She looked around, seeing many fillies and colts playing with Pokemon. She felt isolated from them, she always wanted to befriend a Pokémon. 

She continued to look around the place. Not so many fillies and colts were outside because of the cold weather, but the ones who were played in the snow. She looked around the place, rubbing her hooves together to keep warm. She walked over to the fountain, and looked closer at the water flowing down like a beautiful waterfall. She smiled, at the view, taking another look around. She hummed to herself, she heard a noise from somewhere. Her head turned left to right, and she glanced behind her back, and saw nothing that could of made that noise. Another cry was heard, this time, it came from the trees. Twilight rushed over to where she heard the baby like cries and found a Pidove on the floor. It was sprawled on the floor, an expression of melancholy. Twilight bent down to it's level as it started to chirp unhappily.

"What's wrong little girl?" Twilight mumbled softly. She pet the little baby bird on the head, as it whined. "You broke your wing?"

It nodded it's head in response, the little bird moved it's right wing, as if motioning with his wings which one was broken.

"Your left?" She asked, it nodded once again, whining again.

"Ouch." Twilight said. "I'll help you then!" She picked up the little bird carefully, as if not to hurt it as much, and carried it over to the Pokemon Center. She entered and noticed not many ponies were there. She found it on that little amounts of ponies came to the Pokémon Center in Canterlot. She shrugged to herself and ran over to the counter, where a nurse waited on the other side.

"Welcome to the Pokemon Center, I'm Nurse Red Heart, what can I help you with?" She asked in a polite manner, a smile dangling on her face.

"I found this Pidove just under a tree. Her left wing is broken, can you help her?" Twilight asked, placing down the Pidove right on the counter. It chirped.

"Alright, let's get her to the medical room right away." She said. Twilight was about to hand over the little Pidove over to the nurse, however, it chirped loudly and buried it's face in Twilight's scarf. She didn't seem to want to go with Nurse Red Heart.

She looked up at Twilight with sad eyes. Twilight smiled down at her. "You want to heal quick. Don't you?" She asked.

The Pidove chirped nodding her head, and jumped over to Nurse Red Heart. Twilight waited, sitting down on a chair. Many ponies were with their Pokémon, and feeding them Pokémon Food, or berries. She stood up when the light from the Medical room was shut off, and out from the doors, came Nurse Red Heart, and a Chansey pushing a hospital cart. On it was Pidove, with bandages around her left wing, and a happy look on her face. "It was a complete success. She will heal in no time at all. Be sure to care for her, and change the bandages after weekly or if it gets too dirty. Be sure to provide food and Shelter for her, and she'll be flying soon enough!"

"Thank you so much Nurse Red Heart!" Twilight exclaimed, grabbing a hold of Pidove carefully in her magic. She wrapped the little Pidove in  her long scarf and smiled down at her. She smiled warmly, rubbing her head against the back of Twilight's neck. "You're so cute! Let's go little Pidove!" She quickly walked outside of the Pokemon Center, and was met with a cold chilly breeze hitting her face. "Woo! It's cold!" She walked around Canterlot, she walked around to see if she would find her mum anywhere.

"I wonder where mum could be." Twilight thought out loud while holding a chirping Pidove in her arms. She walked, looking around the little crowd of ponies. There weren't much, there were fillies and colts too but she only wanted to find her mum at the moment. However, she fell back on her butt when she had suddenly bumped into somepony. She looked up to see who it was, and saw a tall black Alicorn, with a flowing indigo main , and a device thing over her right eye, and a green eye on her left. She wore weird clothing, Twilight thought, but she decided to keep her mouth shut. The Alicorn looked back, and below seeing the little filly on the floor, she slightly glared. Twilight swallowed, she didn't know what to say.

"Twilight!" A voice, only Twilight recognized as her mother. Her mum helped her up, realizing she had bumped into the Alicorn saying nothing. "I'm sorry, my daughter wasn't watching where she was going. I hope it's alright." She swiped away the excess snow off her butt, and her coat.

"I assure you, it's nothing to worry about." She said, staring down at the little Filly with mean eyes. Suddenly, two stallions in weird suits came by her side.

"My Lady, we must go now. The schedule for the plan is at six." The grunt called. She looked back and nodded, looking back at the little filly and then walking away with the two grunts.

"You saved me mum." Twilight said.

"I sure did, you would've stayed there on the floor for who knows how long. Oh? What's that you have there Twilight?" Her mother asked.

"It's a Pokémon, Mom." Twilight whispered, afraid she would say to return it to the wild or something. Her mother looked down at the Pidove as it hid more in her scarf away from her mum so as not to get caught. Her mum raised her eyebrows at Twilight, pleading for an explanations.

"I found her in the forests! She was hurt! I couldn't leave her there!" Twilight exclaimed. "I took her to the Pokémon Center, and got her healed up, and I have to care for her, and I have to make sure she"

"Alright, slow down!" Her mum laughed. She looked down at the little Pokémon who stared up at Twilight's mum for a long time. "Looks like she's grown fond of you! But looks like she's just a baby. Poor thing. Alright Twilight! It's up to you to take care of her!"

"Really!" Twilight exclaimed, unbelieving of her mother. She was going to let her take care of her? "YAY! Thank you mum! I'm going to feed her, sing her a lullaby" She went over to hug her mother while not hurting the little Pidove riding on her back.

"That reminds me. Twilight, I heard they're having a singing contest over at a Musical Theatre in Fillydelphia! You want to attend?" Her mum asked excitedly. Twilight bit her lip, and made a face of distress.

"In front of all those ponies?" She asked.

"Of course in front of ponies!" She said. "Otherwise who would you perform it for?"

"Pokémon?" Twilight shrugged, and even showing a little grin.

"Oh, Twilight." She said laughing a little bit.

"OK, but I'm only in it to win it!" Twilight said.

"That's my little filly! I heard it was at six today!" She said.

"At six! Today!" Twilight exclaimed. She looked to her back where her Pidove was, then back at her mom.

"I just thought to let you know." She said. Twilight nodded.
> Chapter 2 - A White Legend (Edited on the 21/08/2017)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Before long, Twilight and her mother were over at Fillydelphia. Twilight was nervous, she hugged the Pidove she was holding softly. She swallowed, seeing many little Fillies her age there. She looked at her mum, who was only smiling as she looked around the place. She felt a lot of Volcaronas in her stomach, they bounced all over the place, twisting and turning. She looked around at the competition, she knew she wouldn't win. These fillies probably were better than her in singing ability like a Swanna has with dancing!

"Well, this is it Twilight. Your first contest ever." She said. Twilight bit her lip, it would've bled if she didn't have her Pidove there to calm her down. It chirped quietly, she looked down at it reassuringly, smiling.

"All the young fillies that are competing in the contest are to come with me, parents are to wait in the front, where they get special seats." A stallion through a speaker said. Twilight looked up at her mum, she nodded over to her and pushed her slightly. Twilight nodded, following the rest of the fillies inside. All the parents of the little fillies went inside with them, but all the fillies went behind the stage in order to prepare.

"All right. Any questions before we get ready fillies?" He asked. "My name is Back Stage. My wife, Star Shine, is going to help you all dress up. Here she comes!"

"Alright Fillies! Are you all ready?" She asked, they answered by all cheering happily. Twilight, didn't say anything, she merely stared. She was in the front of the group. "This contest is only held once every Winter! Here, at the Musical Theatre at Fillydelphia! Don't you all get nervous out there! Alright? The show starts at six! It's only four thirty, so we have one hour and thirty minutes to get all you fillies in your Pokémon dresses, and then pick the song you want. OK, Who's up first?" All the little fillies raised their hooves, and urged Star Shine to pick them. Twilight looked around, rolling her eyes at their enthusiasm. They should be! One of them was going to win anyway, right? "OK OK! Settle down! You, come here!" It took from 15-30 minutes to get them all in their dresses. Twilight saw there was one in a Volcarona dress, another filly in a Gothitelle dress, Munna dress, Blitzle, Audino and many others. Twilight still hadn't gone to dress, she looked all around. Many of them looked very fitting in their dresses. Twilight wondered if she should tell Star Shine she was left. But decided against it, she was as nervous as a Ducklett learning how to swim! Star Shine wiped her forehead. "Woo. I guess that's it."

"No! You forgot her!" A Mare said, placing a hoof on Twilight's back.

"Yeah! Don't forget her!" Another said.

"Oh! You were so quiet! I didn't notice you! Well, come here darling! Right this way!" Star Shine exclaimed. Twilight blinked, she walked slowly over to Star Shine to the changing room. After they entered, Star Shine smiled at her. "What's your name darling?"

"T ...Twilight ...." She responded.

"I like that name. Well Twilight, let's see here look up." Star Shine commanded softly. Twilight looked up into her teal eyes and blinked. "Purple eyes. None of the fillies outside have purple eyes. You look innocent and pure. I know JUST the Pokémon for you!" She quickly went over to the box, and dug deep for the dress she was looking for. "I know it's here ... Maybe .. Oh yeah!" She went over to a different box and found what she was looking for.

"You know which Pokémon this is?" Star Shine asked, holding up the unfamiliar dress. Twilight shook her head.

"I thought I would never seen this used until you came along." Star Shine grinned, she pointed at the dress. "This Pokémon dress, is from Reshiram."

"Re .... Shiram?" Twilight said, tilting her head. She's never heard of it before, now that she thinks about it, maybe in a book she read once. But she didn't know what Reshiram was at first. Until now. Star Shine nodded, her smile grew even more.

"Now, you change into this dress, while I go and find a white rose and the gloves." Star Shine said, running and going to another room, closing the door with magic behind her.

"Well Pidove, guess this is it." Twilight said, placing her down with magic. She looked up at Twilight, and chirped angrily. Twilight smiled down at her, "What is it? You don't like me calling you Pidove?"

She nodded her head, flapping her right wing.

"Well ... I'll name you ... Scootaloo! How does that sound?" Twilight smiled, grabbing the dress and the slippers in her hooves.

"Pi! Pi!" She nodded her head once more, dancing in happiness.

"Alright! Scootaloo it is!" Twilight exclaimed, walking behind something and taking off her clothes, after a few minutes, she managed to place it on. "This doesn't feel that uncomfortable!"

"Pi! Rrruuu!" Scootaloo cooed, as if wanting to see. Twilight walked out from behind the covers, Scootaloo smiled. "Pi! Pii!"

"Like it? Is it really THAT suiting on me?" Twilight asked. She snuffed out loud, she couldn't believe how modest she was being.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Is it almost time?"

"Yes, Lady Moon. It's currently five o clock. In one hour it shall start."

"Very good ... All set for the kidnapping?" She asked.

"Yes My Lady!" The grunts exclaimed.

"This year they'll most likely have one of them wear it and that filly, shall be the one to proceed with the prophecy." Nightmare Moon said. "And I will have control of all Pokémon. I shall take over the world!"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Twilight! Are you done" Star Shine stopped there, gazing upon the little filly in her dress and was wide eyed. "My my, it fits you perfectly!" She waltzed right over and handed her the gloves with her magic. "With these two things, you'll be complete!" While Twilight placed on her long light blue gloves, Star Shine went over and placed the White Rose in her main on Twilight's right side. Star Shine smiled down at Twilight. "You're probably the prettiest one there! Let's get a move on!"

"Do I have to?" Twilight asked, clutching the dress tightly and looking up with a nervous look plastered on her face.

"Of course you do! You're not staying here! A filly like you has to be strong! Or else, forget it, you probably have a nice singing voice too. Don't forget, Be confident! Be strong! And you'll win in the end! Now let's go! Show the fillies and everypony out there, you're the best!"

"You probably told that to all the fillies the same exact thing, didn't you?" Twilight asked, Scootaloo jumped up onto her back, and she followed Star Shine outside to where all the Fillies waited. They all gasped when they saw Twilight in all her glory.

"Woooow! You look so pretty in that!" A Pegasus filly said.

"No fair! How come she gets that one!" A unicorn filly exclaimed.

"Calm down girls!" Back Stage exclaimed. "Or else Star Shine will disqualify you all!"

"That's right! Now you all tell me. Who has bright Purple eyes out of all of you?" Star Shine asked. They all looked at each other, but no such luck. "My thoughts exactly. Now Fillies! When you go out there, you have to tell the musicians which song you're performing! You have to choose from a list of songs ONLY. You may request another song, but it has to be one the musicians know! Alright? Go out there and show them all you've got!"

"Yeahh!" They cheered, they were about to walk out there, but Star Shine stopped them.

"Whoa whoa! Hold on just one second!" She exclaimed. "It's not time yet! I have to talk to the audience, and then I call you one by one! You are ALL enthusiastic!" She walked out with her husband over to the stage. She heard the crowds of ponies already seated, awaiting the contestants eagerly.

"Ladies and Gentlecolts!" Back Stage said over the speaker, and soon very quickly, everything was silent. "We present to you the Musical Winter Contest! We will have a group of young Fillies perform a song for all of you, and then three judges will determine our winner of the contest! Please sit back and relax as the girls sing to the heavens above! Presenting you, our first contestant, Sunset Shimmer!"

"Yay!" the little filly exclaimed, running right out, waltzing over and performing her song. This went on, and on, and on. Twilight's mother awaited patiently for her daughter. She thought she would be the last one, and was glad. Twilight watched on as this Unicorn filly, Trixie, that would go before her looked down on the list on stage.

"Hmm ... I'll go with .... Lone Digger!" She exclaimed. Twilight was shocked, her eyes widened to the size of saucers. No way! That song was her best!

"There's no WAY I'm going to win." Twilight said covering her eyes. "That's my  song."

The little Filly smiled, as she performed the song, right after she finished. The crowd stood on their hooves and stomped for her, cheering her loudly.



'There is no way I can't compete with THAT. She's too good!' Twilight thought, she was just about ready to cry. 'I won't win ....... I won't win .......'

"Alright, thank you Trixie!" Star Shine said, grabbing the speaker phone in her magic, as the little filly went to sit down with the rest of the young fillies. "Now, Next up! Is Twilight!" 

Twilight swallowed, she didn't want to come out. She froze right on the spot, her eyes still wide and teary.

"Umm ....... Twilight?" Star Shine said through the speakers. Twilight's mom bit her lip.

"Come on, darling! You can do it!" Her mum shouted. Twilight had heard her mum, but she was still scared.

"Excuse me ladies and gentlecolts, We have a slight inquiry here." Stare Shine said, she let go of the microphone and walked back stage and was met with a frightened looking Twilight. "What's wrong, Twilight?"

"I ... I .... can't do it!" Twilight said. "I'm going to lose ......"

"Twilight, that's not the only thing is it?" Star Shine asked, placing a hove on her back. "What's wrong?"

"That filly that played that song. That was my the song I was going to play. I don't know what else to play." Twilight said.

Star Shine looked down at the list, and found all of them scratched off. Except for one ......

"Oh look! There's this song here, The cost of the crown, Want to play that one?"

Twilight stared at her for a long time. She knew that song, her mom said she loved that song. It was both depressing yet beautiful. Twilight smiled, she nodded, following Star Shine onto the stage. Everypony mumbled, most of them gasping, her mother was one of them.

"She's so beautiful!" Her mum exclaimed.

"This little filly right here, I've been waiting for a very long time. I've been waiting for a little filly come and finally wear this. It's finally come! The day the Reshiram dress is worn on the Musical Winter Contest!" She said. "Well, Take it away Twilight!" They applaud for her, encouraging her to sing her song. Twilight swallowed, and saw Star Shine whisper something to the Conductor. He nodded his head, and whispered to the group of musicians something. They all smiled, and readied their instruments. Twilight noticed Scootaloo wasn't with her, and looked back as she walked over to her. Twilight smiled, going over and picking up the little bird in her magic and put her on her back. She lost her smile as the spotlight was directed towards her. The brightness of the dress made her shine, making her look as pale as a ghost. She looked upwards, feeling nervous with all eyes on her only. Scootaloo followed her lead, doing so as well. Twilight sighed, she had to do this. The musicians began the music. This was it! Twilight initiated her song.



She stopped the song, opening her eyes. The crowd quickly went into applause the moment she finished.

'It's was good because she goes last so she stays freshest in the judge's minds.' She thought with a smile on her face. She stood up from her chair and stomped with her hooves for her daughter. Twilight, for the first time that day grinned. Scootaloo chirped in happiness while bouncing.

Star Shine was stomping along with her husband and the other fillies.

"Very good Twilight!" Star Shine said through the microphone. "That was probably the most intense song out of everypony! You did very well. Thank you."

Twilight smiled widely, going next to the fillies and sitting herself down. They hoof bumped each other, complimenting Twilight in her song.

"T-thank you ...." Was all she could say, she was breathless. That song was intense alright!

"Now! Judges! Cast your votes!" Star Shine exclaimed.

Twilight sighed, finally lifting the weight off of her shoulders. There were three judges there, they all looked down at a paper, and all were whispering to each other. When they finished, they placed the winners in an envelope. They handed it to Back Stage, who now held the microphone in his wings because he was a Pegasus.

"Alright! Ladies and Gentlemen! The winners." Back Stage announced, everypony went silent. "We'll say them from third, to first. Now, coming in third is Trixie Lulamoon ."

She cheered in happiness, Star Shine held medals in her hoof, handing the Bronze Medal to Trixie. Everyone stomped and cheering. Then the Theatre went silent again.

"Coming in second." Back Stage said, reading off from the list of names. "Sunset Shimmer!" She cheered the loudest, another round of applause was heard, this and a little louder the applause was. Star Shine handed her the Silver Medal, and stood right over next to the other fillies. Twilight swallowed, looking over to her mom. She merely smiled over and nodded at her, assuring her she was going to be OK. Twilight looked back up at Back Stage, waiting with curiosity who was going to win first. "Dear? How about you read this one?"

"Oh, Yeah! Sure. I'm eager to know who it is." Star Shine laughed, she took the microphone and the envelope with the list and handed the last medal to her husband. She looked down at the paper. "And our winner is"
> Chapter 3 - Princess Luna (Edited on the 24/12/2015)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Star Shine gasped, a big smile growing on her face. "Twilight! Get on over here!"

Twilight's eyes widened and soon everypony in the audience was roaring with applause. Twilight looked around as the girls told her to go up there with smiles on their faces, and then began to stomp with there hooves for her. Twilight stood up slowly, she was still shocked, she walked over to Back Stage who placed the medal around her neck with a smile on his face. Star Shine went over to hug her softly and grinned down at her.

"Congratulations!" Star Shine exclaimed. "I told you you would win!" Twilight smiled slightly, looking back at her mom to see if she was watching. Her mum waved at her, and was smiling widely.

"You did it, Twilight!" Twilight smiled a big smile. One she's never done in a long time.

Twilight was now in her normal clothes. They walked out of the Musical Theater, with smiles on their faces. "I'm so proud of you Twilight."

They walked through the night, Star Shine had given her the Reshiram dress as a gift for winning, and carried it in her saddlebag with her cutie mark on it. They walked alone at night, through Fillydelphia. Her mother smiled, inhaling the fresh air. Suddenly, a group of three ponies appeared in front of them.

"We're the Shadow Triad. We will take you to Lady Nightmare Moon." One of them said, and then grabbed the both of them, teleporting them elsewhere. They were now in front of a ginormous building. It was so tall, it could be used as a skyscraper!

"Oh dear .... Twilight .... I don't think this is a five star hotel ...." Her mother said.

"Wow! It's a castle!" Twilight exclaimed, and enthusiastically followed the three as they teleported up the stairs. Twilight eagerly went up the stairs and waited for her mum. They soon entered the ginormous castle, everything on the inside was completely humongous! Twilight's eyes widened considerably! This was so cool!

They were met with a bunch of those stallions that Twilight saw before in these weird suits. Now there were mares included! Twilight was amazed, suddenly, the tall black Alicorn, with a flowing indigo mane that she saw before appeared from the crowd.

"Lady Moon we brought the one you wanted ...... The Filly." The second said.

"Very good, You, Come here." She motioned for Twilight to come over with a hoof. Her eyes boring into twilight's soul, Twilight froze on the spot. She swallowed hard, Twilight walked forward, afraid if she didn't obey, she would get hit or something. Twilight now stood in front of the old mare, she was tall, the mare wore weird clothing that caused her to stare for a little bit too long. 'Why are they dressed like this maybe, this IS a castle! Maybe I'll meet a prince or princess!' Twilight suddenly smiled. "You are the filly that wore the dress of Reshiram, correct?" Twilight nodded, her head shaking and her main and tail bouncing. She waited for her to say something, or even do something. The mare raised her hoof up in the air, Twilight closed her eyes in fear the mare would striker at her, but nothing ever came. She heard a clap, and her eyes flickered open. The mare had clapped her hooves and one of those weirdos came by her side, Twilight saw. She heard the mare mumble something to him and he walked forward, and held a hoof out. Was he going to grab her? Twilight backed away slightly, she knew he was going to grab her. But the grunt took a swipe and grabbed her arm, pulling her with him.

"Mum!" Twilight exclaimed, she was continued to being pulled on, and was lost in the group of grunts. The darn guy's grip was literally hurting her!

"Twilight!" Her mom held her hoof in the air, but the Shadow Triad teleported in front of her blocking her way, then lead her over to Nightmare Moon. "What are you going to do with her?"

"She is only going to be escorted to the Princess. There's no need to worry." A grunt had assured her. Twilight's Mum was still worried though, they'd better not do ANYTHING to her!

Twilight was being led by the arm she blinked with curiosity. Where was he taking her? They were on the fourth floor, and the grunt took her in front of a door. Both of them stood there quietly, looking at the door. It was ridiculously tall! "Go inside." He ordered, and after that, left her there. Twilight looked up curiously at the door. She hesitatingly grabbed the door nob in her magic, twisting it, and opening it slowly. She could've sworn she heard a slight gasp coming from the other side, and was even more curious. She opened the door fully, but slowly, to reveal a room filled with toys. The floor was flying with clouds, and the rest of the room looked even more childlike. She raised an eyebrow and looked around with a confused face. She set down Scootaloo, who blinked around the room examining anything she could find. She walked over to a train set, and watched it run in circles, and circles until she got dizzy.

"But, There's nobody here ... Why would they send me in here?" Twilight wondered out loud. She saw a basketball hoop just right over to the left, it's back against the pink and white checkered room. She placed a hoof to her chin, she could've sworn that she heard somepony in here. "Must be my obsession over seeing a Prince or Princess that's getting to me. I really need to stop reading those fantasy books." She took a look around, walking and sitting on her flank. She looked down at the running train, and saw Scootaloo looking and twisting her head like a Noctowl. She giggled seeing her spin her head and then falling back on the floor. "Maybe it's for us to play in?" Scootaloo chirped, agreeing with her. She jumped right over the train and walked over to the basketball on the floor. She jumped on it, and tried to stay on it, but he fell on the floor. Scootaloo squeaked, Twilight giggled more, she knew she wasn't hurt, and laughed with her as she chirped loudly. Unbeknownst that a little figure was watching her from behind a humongous skateboard ramp. Twilight looked around, she peaked under covers that she so happened to find. She frowned, "I KNOW I heard someone in here!" The figure hid itself more behind the skateboard ramp.

Twilight looked over in the direction of the skateboard ramp, but then back at the door. The figure looked over at the girl curiously, but then she noticed the little Pidove on the ground, with it's wing bandaged. That's when the figure gasped out loud, Twilight quickly turned around, seeing a little Alicorn filly that looked her age run over and fall down right near Scootaloo and examined her. Twilight was surprised, so it was only a filly! She looked similar to that Nightmare Moon was her name? The filly had a seemingly long light blue mane and tail but she kept her mane in a ponytail she also hade a dark but light blue coat. she also had an indigo patch with an white moon on both her flanks as her cutie mare showing her talent. She had an orange T-shirt on, and beige short pants. She had no shoes, nor socks on, she was bare footed. She had Green eyes that were similar to Nightmare Moons, however, her were more darker, and distant. She inspected the little Pidove, her eyes forming into tears. She looked up at Twilight, with an angry stare in her tear filled face.

"How could you trainers do this to my friends!" She exclaimed suddenly. Twilight frowned, what did she do? Had the filly thought she made that wound? "Go away! Go away!" the filly said, grabbing the Pidove from the floor in her blue magic and stood up hugging her protectively. Twilight frowned more, who was this kid? Taking her Pidove!

"Hey! I'm not" Twilight said. But the little filly closed her eyes and went forward, almost scratching her if she hadn't moved back. Twilight's eyes widened, she watched as the filly retreated with her Pidove behind the ramp. Twilight went silent, "What is WRONG with you?"

"I said go away!" The filly yelled, she could tell she was crying. "Leave me alone!"

"I can't if you abducted my Pidove!" Twilight said raising her eyebrows.

"You can't have her!" she said. She was sure a confident filly. If only she knew what Twilight would do to fillies and colts around her age would annoy the living daylights of her. Fillies and Colts! They would go home crying.

"Why not?" Twilight said, now she was getting pissed. Twilight began walking over to where she was, she took one slight glance from behind the ramp and stood up quickly. NOW she was running away! What happened to her confidence?

"B-because! You're going to hurt her like trainers do! A-and abuse her and leave her all alone in a forest to die like everyone else!" She said, she walked quickly away from the ramp. Twilight followed her, now both of them were face to face. Twilight, a huge frown on her face (More like a glare) didn't like this at all. Her eyes were beginning to widen as she backed her up.

"Don't be stupid! Why would I do that?" Twilight said, the little filly still hadn't noticed what was right behind her. She was about to trip over an airplane, Twilight was about to tell her, but it was too late. She fell back on the floor. Her entire back slammed against the hard floor, but she recovered quickly. Her eyes widened considerably, and her tears were running down faster than they should. "Come on!" Twilight walked forward raising her hooves. The little filly cried out, whimpering as she stared at her. Twilight blinked at this. "Um .... What are you doing?" Twilight touched the fillies shoulder lightly, but her hooves flew up and slapped her hoof. "Ow!" She exclaimed, the filly suddenly gasped. She covered her mouth, more tears coming forth. She backed away quicker than before. She let go of Scootaloo going to covering her head with her hooves.

"I'm s-sorry! I-I-I'm s-s-sorry!" She frantically yelled. "D-don't h-hit m-me!" Twilight was even more confused.

'Geeze, how do they even care for you? Do they abuse you or something?' Twilight thought, blinking. "Why would I hit you?" Twilight asked.

The traumatized Alicorn filly lay there, crying her eyes out. Twilight bit her lip, suddenly she felt bad for the filly. Maybe she wasn't cared for nicely, maybe she WAS abused. Twilight bent down over to her, and placed a hoof on the fillies head. She froze suddenly, she stopped crying, and looked up from the floor over to Twilight. She merely smiled down at her, she visibly relaxed a little bit, but she did NOT like to be touched.

"It's OK! I'm not going to hurt you. Pokémon are my friends! My name is Twilight Sparkle but you can call me Twilight! What's your name?" She asked, taking back her hoof and sitting in front of her. The filly blinked, sitting up quietly, but put an amount of space between them. She stared at Twilight for a long time, before she said anything.

"M-my .... name is Luna ....." She quietly said.

"Luna?" Twilight said, but then she smiled more. "This is Scootaloo!"

"I know ... She ... told me." Luna said, blinking sadly. Twilight tilted her head, she was curious.

"You can talk to Pokémon?" Twilight asked, Luna merely nodded, like she didn't have a mouth.

"I can understand them." She whispered. "You can't hear them?" Twilight shook her head.

"Oh" Luna said. "Why are you here?"

"I was told to come here .. By .. I think it was Nightmare Moon? I dunno what's her name." Twilight mumbled, Luna flinched at the sound of that name. "She's starting to scare me."

Luna hesitated in answering, she shook her head slowly. "She's ...m ...er .." She mumbled.

"You're talking so low I could barely hear you." Twilight said, then suddenly the door opened. Two women entered, closing the door behind them. They smiled over at the children, holding a basket. Twilight looked curiously at them and smiled back. "Oh, Hi!"

"Hello, you must be Twilight. I see you've already met Princess Luna Star! I am Celestia." One of them exclaimed, she had long flowing blue, green and pink main and tail, her eyes were purple like twilights but lighter in colour, she hade a white fur colour and her cutie mark was that of the a golden sun. She wore a long purple dress with gold strings tied to it. 

"My name is Cadence" The other one replied, she had long pink, purple and cream main and tail, she also hade purple eyes and they where the same as her eyes in colour. She was light pink in fur colour and her cutie mark was a crystal hart with gold swirls on either side of it. Her purple dress was the same as the other mare's, however, she had a pink sash around her chest and dangling from the sides. Twilight noticed that they where both Alicorn and she knew there was not many of them around now because of the Great Pony War 1000 years ago.

"Princess ... Luna .... Star?" Twilight asked, looking over at Luna. Then looked back at the two mares.

"Yes, She's the Princess of this Castle." Celestia exclaimed. "But my you are a pretty one! She's very lucky to have you with her ..." Celestia stopped talking, realizing Luna's face were filled with tears.

"Oh dear, has she been crying now? Luna, what have we told you?" Cadence almost mumbled. Luna looked down sadly, then she wiped away her tears, her face looking that of a Stunfisk. "Luna, You mustn't cry if you're afraid of Twilight abusing Pokémon, don't be. You, and Twilight both like Pokémon. Right, Twilight?"

Twilight nodded happily. "Look at the bond I have with Scootaloo!" Luna looked over, and saw the little Pidove really happy. Luna blinked, looking in it's eyes."

"Just think of her as you do with us, you shall come to understand Twilight as you come to be with her for the time being." Cadence finished.

"Say what?" Twilight asked.

"Oh, forgive me. They haven't told you yet. You, and your mother are going to be staying here." Celestia exclaimed.

"Forever?" Twilight exclaimed. They both nodded, a sad smile on their faces.

"We're not sure. We're merely awaiting Nightmare Moon's orders. Until then, you stay." Celestia said. "You may stay here to play and socialize with Luna. Even become friends!" Everything went silent, Twilight looked down at the floor sadly.

"Don't worry Twilight. We'll tell you what Nightmare Moon has in mind, and Luna's story when we're alone. Not right now, however." Cadence whispered. Twilight nodded, smiling again.

"Princess Luna looks delighted!" Cadence giggled. "How quick! She doesn't usually warm up to strangers so quickly."

"How can you even tell if she's delighted! The little filly doesn't even smile!" Twilight exclaimed. (She's slightly taller than me)

"Oh, by the way are any of you two hungry?" Celestia asked. She held a basket in her gold magic but of what?

"Urr, Just a little bit." Twilight admitted. Luna only blinked.

Celestia held the basket over to Cadence, and she reached in with her blue magic and grabbed two berries, handing the Oran berries over to them.

"This is all we can give you. Eat up!" Cadence said. Luna took the Oran Berries and was now biting on one. Twilight took hers with a smile and began to eat too, but not as wildly as Luna was. It's like she thought somepony was going to take it from her! But didn't all fillies and colts eat dirtily anyway? Twilight ate her Oran berry neatly, so as not to make a big mess. Cadence and Celestia smiled down at them widely, they were just so adorable.

She glanced over at Luna who now had a mess around he cheeks, and her hooves were slightly wet too. Twilight thought she would need some help, she took out a napkin from her pocket and dusted it. Luna's mouth filled with food, her cheeks were puffed. She flinched slightly, looking over curiously at her, wondering what she was going to do. She cleaned her face with the napkin in her hooves. "Sorry, couldn't help myself."

Luna just started at her, before looking down at the left over Oran berries she had. She looked cute, for some reason. Twilight smiled when she went over to try and bite his Oran berry, but couldn't because his mouth was filled. "Whoa! Slow down Luna! Nobody will take it from you!" She complied, and chewed on the one she had in her mouth, her nose twitched a little bit. She swallowed and took a bite of another one. Twilight smiled, finishing hers. Then she took another one, having one Oran Berry left. Luna was almost done, however, she left two for some reason.

"You're not going to eat it?" Twilight asked.

"It's for my friends!" She exclaimed. Twilight nodded, but then she started staring, which got Twilight a little uncomfortable. She saw Luna was eying her Oran berries, while Celestia, and Cadence watched at their antics. They smiled down upon them, thinking they were just adorable together.

"You want mine?" Twilight asked, she took her Oran Berry and held it out to Luna. Luna glanced over, her eyes shined a little bit.

"For me?" Luna asked.

"Of course for you! You look hungrier than an Emboar!" Twilight said, Luna head turned to the Goddesses (Celestia and Cadence). They smiled even more, and motioned for her to take it. She turned back to Twilight who looked happier than the Goddesses.

"You're not hungry?" Luna asked.

"No, no! Go on, take it." Twilight handed the Oran Berry, placing it softly down on Luna's hooves. Luna blinked down at it, and her mouth was twitching weirdly. She bared her teeth down at the Oran berry. "Urr, What's wrong?" She continued twitching, what was he trying to Oh! Maybe she was trying to smile? "Are you trying to smile?"

"Uh huh!" She exclaimed, a sad frown on her face.

"You're doing it wrong." Twilight replied. "Are you forcing it?"

"I know how to smile!" She said childishly.

"Then why does it look so twisted?" Twilight countered.

"Well, because that's how I smile." Luna said, her frown growing.

"That's not a smile, that's a smirk, which is completely different from a smile!" Twilight said.

"Yes it is!"

"Children"

"Nuh uh!"

"Yeah!"

"Luna, Twilight"

"No!"

"Uh huh!"

"Oh god! No it isn't!" Twilight said.

"Yes it is!" She exclaimed, at this point, Scootaloo was looking at them with wide eyes. Dearie me, she was in a pickle.

"ENOUGH!" They both yelled, getting the attention of both children. They both huffed, suddenly frowning.

"Quit being stubborn, that is NOT a smile, and even if it was, you need to work on it! Look. This is a smile." Twilight continued, smiling brightly, before returning to a frown. Luna merely stared with a frown on her face, she didn't want to admit it. Twilight crawled over to Luna and sat next to her. She used her hooves to adjust Luna's mouth, and it was a smile. "There you go! Doesn't she look better with a smile on her face?" Twilight asked the Goddesses. Luna couldn't hold it there however, and it returned to it's same posture from before. "Aww, Oh well I tried, didn't I?" The two mares giggled. They've never witnessed this before. The goddesses had left them a few minutes after, they had to be somewhere, and now Twilight and Luna were left alone again. "So, Luna, what do you wanna do?"

"Want to play with us?" Luna asked.

"Us?" Twilight said.

"They should be here by" She was interrupted when a door was opened, and one of those grunts had a Pokémon with it. It was a Deerling, and then a Zorua and a Woobat right next to the grunt. The grunt pushed them all in, and closed the door shut. Twilight blinked as the Zorua and the Woobat quickly went over to Luna and began nipping at her playfully. "My friends!" The Deerling looked frightened, it looked around the room, shaking like a leaf. It was a Winter Deerling, Twilight didn't think she would see one in front of her. And she approached it slowly, it backed away slightly, but Twilight held her hoof out. The little Deerling sniffed her hoof, and walked slowly closer to her. Until it connected it's little snout with Twilight's hoof.

"It's OK! We're not going to hurt you. We're your friends." Twilight said. The little Deerling relaxed visibly, and then gazed down at the rest of the Pokémon and told her it was alright. The little Deerling squeaked a little bit, but lowered it's ears.

"You were abandoned?" Luna asked. Suddenly, it started making sounds as if it was having a conversation. Luna visibly tensed, "You were abused? Why?" It started talking again, but Twilight couldn't understand. "Oh, because they said you were weak? You're not weak!"

"Yeah, don't let nobody tell you otherwise but, who would do something like that It's just unheard of." Twilight said. The Deerling nodded, agreeing with her. Luna sighed sadly, the Pokémon lay itself in between Twilight and Luna, Scootaloo was on Twilight's back, Woobat was on the ground near Luna, and Zorua lay on Luna's back all cuddled up and warm. Twilight pet the Deerling on it's head and then on it's back.

"I don't like Pokémon trainers!!" Luna suddenly said.

"Why not?" Twilight asked.

"These are the things that get me so ... so!" Luna started, but didn't know the word.

"Angry I know what you mean. But not ALL trainers are like that!" Twilight said.

"I hate it! My friends tell me, Pokémon Trainers are bad, and selfish, that they don't care for Pokémon and only use them for their entertainment!" Luna growled, her hooves stomping on the ground. "I hate them for treating my friends like that! I HATE THEM!"

Twilight was speechless, she didn't know how to calm Luna down. She bit her lip slightly, merely caressing the abused Deerling. "So you can speak to Pokémon? How?" Twilight said again. Luna looked up at her, and suddenly forgetting all her anger.

"Mmhm! I can hear them! They can talk to me, and I can talk to them." She said. "I was raised with Pokémon."

"Wow! That's nice!" Twilight said. She looked down at Scootaloo, and then placed a hoof on her chin. "I found this little girl hurt in a forest, but I brought her to a Pokémon Center to get her all patched up. And Voila!"

"Is it true?" Luna asked the little Pidove, she merely chirped, a smile on her face. Luna was surprised, she never expected to hear something so absurd from it. "You mean you like being with her?" She nodded again, chirping louder. Twilight tilted her head in confusion, she was curious as to what they were saying.

"Hey! I wanna talk with Scootaloo. Wait give me a second." Twilight exclaimed. Twilight and Scootaloo eyed each other, noticing she wasn't getting anything, she gave up.

Luna giggled a little bit. This was the first time Twilight heard her laugh. "No, silly! You can't speak with Pokémon by staring at them."

"You make it seem so easy, I wasn't raised with Pokémon like you were." Twilight said. Scootaloo chirped over at Luna, who spoke to her.

"Oh I guess she's very nice!" Luna replied with a nod. Scootaloo chirped more, while Luna was nodding. Twilight was SERIOUSLY curious. Scootaloo chirped once more, this time, as did the Woobat, then receiving a reaction Twilight didn't think she would ever see. Her face was slightly shocked, and a slight blush adorned her cheeks. "W-what? W-what do you mean, 'like two Alomomola?'" This time, it was Twilight's turn to blush.

"Scootaloo" Twilight said, the little pigeon laughed out loud. The Deerling rubbed it's head against Luna, and then Twilight, smiling at both of them. "Oh, I see you took a liking to us, Huh?"

"Eee! Dee!" It said, nodding happily. Luna and Twilight spent the rest of the day playing with the Pokémon, having fun, had dinner, and then played some more. By the end of the day, a grunt came by the room, going over to pick up Twilight and call it a day. But the two children were already down for the count. They all lay close to each other on the floor of Luna's toy room, Luna used Twilight's long mane as a pillow, and Twilight used Luna's. They were sprawled across the floor, and the lights were on. The Woobat, and Zorua were there near Luna giving her warmth. While for Scootaloo and the little Deerling were laying close to Twilight, both of them cuddling against her. The view looked pleasant to the naked eye, many that would barge in would have taken a picture at the sight. The Grunt smiled softly, tip toeing as to not wake them up from their slumber, where in the corner there was a large blanket fit for two. He grabbed the blanket and draped it over them, and silently walked out. He turned off the lights, and closed the doors, leaving the room pitch black, If it weren't for the light seeping through the doors. Twilight yawned in her sleep, rubbing her head against the soft hair of Luna's mane. She woke up silently, but then she closed her eyes again, smiling slightly.

"Goodnight Luna" Twilight whispered.

They slept there through the night, and oddly coming closer together.
> Chapter 4 - Bad Hair Day (Edited on the 24/12/2015)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Twilight woke up with a yawn, her head was resting on something soft. But it wasn't hair her head rose a little bit, and she then knew she wasn't on blue hair anymore. She blinked to left, she saw Luna sleeping peacefully. Wait.. Luna! Twilight sat up quickly, she was sleeping on Luna's stomach! Oh the embarrassment! The irony! She was glad her mum hadn't seen that, Twilight would lose her mind. She looked over at Luna's face again, her embarrassment fading from her Darmanitian red face. She looked around and realized the Pokémon were all wide awake, playing with each other. Twilight yawned once more, covering her mouth, watching over them as one pushed the other. The little Deerling watched at the antics of the Zorua and the Woobat. She stood on her hooves, watching them play, stretching her body, and walked over to the door. She went to open it, but Cadence and Celestia entered with smiles on their faces, almost looking as though they had something extremely excited to say. Twilight closed her eyes, feeling too tired to open them again.

"Did you sleep well Twilight?" Cadence asked at that same moment, Twilight briefly opened her eyes a little bit, afterwards she opened them halfway, looking at the mares droopingly.

"Yes I did, The floor is darn hard though, Doesn't this kid have a room or something?" Twilight asked, placing her two hooves on her back and bending backwards. She heard slight cracks, and sighed in satisfaction. She rubbed her eyes, getting used to the bright light.

"She does, but Luna mostly sleeps here with her Pokémon friends." Celestia replied.

"Can't she take her "friends" to her room?" Twilight said, making quotation marks with both her front hooves.

"Oh, Nightmare Moon doesn't allow them in Luna's room, it's the reason why she stays here most of the time." Cadence said. "Luna loves her Pokémon friends dearly."

"I can see that can you show me to the bathroom? I'm afraid I'll get lost." Twilight said.

"Of course!" Celestia exclaimed. "Come with us."

"Wait, What about her highness?" Twilight mentioned poking Luna's side with her hoof. Luna moved slightly, but not enough to even wake up and acknowledge Twilight. She pouted like a Magikarp, and looked back at the Goddesses, then back. "Hey, Luna, Luna!"

Luna jumped frightfully from her sleep, and closed her two oceans eyes from the brightness. She rubbed her eyes, getting used to the light. Luna opened one of them and saw Twilight, Celestia, and Cadence standing there looking down at her. "Huh? It's morning already?"

"Hey Is it? I can't tell." Twilight asked, looking over at the two Adults. They looked at each other before giggling. They glanced back at the two children and nodded in response. Twilight sighed, before jumping slightly. "Well, To the bathroom!" Twilight ran about the hallways, while Celestia, Cadence, Luna, and the other Pokemon were walking. Scootaloo and the little Deerling were the only Pokemon that were running around with Twilight. The three merely walked in silence as Celestia and Cadence walked through the hallway, leading Twilight to the bathroom. Twilight looked around the ginormous castle, looking through every door to see if she would find anything interesting. She grinned as the Deerling walked on ahead, sniffing the ground, and glancing up occasionally.

"Hey! By the way, What am I going to change into? If you don't mind me asking." Twilight asked.

"Oh, You'll be spared with some new clothes of course. We made sure we were to get you suitable clothing. It's neither too big, nor too small!" Cadence replied from far behind.

"Oh!" Twilight said, so the mare knew she was listening. "Gosh! Where is it!"

"Oh, just a few steps, Twilight! Watch out!" Celestia suddenly exclaimed. Twilight looked forward, almost bumping into a pony. She glanced upwards, realizing it was Nightmare Moon. She froze suddenly, unable to respond or say sorry to her. Nightmare Moon was really that SCARY!!

Cadence, Celestia, and Luna caught up to her.

"Forgive us Lady Moon, we're escorting the children to the bathroom." Cadence and Celestia both bowed their bodies forward in their greeting, after that passing by, Luna hid behind Cadence, glancing from behind her and staring at Nightmare Moon. Twilight's head turned their direction as they passed by, and followed behind, not wanting to stay with this mean looking pony. Nightmare Moon quietly glared over at them, right after entering a room, where many awaited her in chairs.

"Nightmare Moon, we have been waiting" A sage, looking around his elderly years, and 5 other creatures with different clothing sat close to a long desk. Many of them wore hats, and their hair was of many different colours from being all types from different races . However, they appeared to be sages, with a plan in mind. "You wished to discuss of?"

"Sages Starlight Glimmer, Sombra, Chrysalis, Discord, Tirek, Tantabus." Nightmare Moon replied, taking a seat at the end of the table, looking at the other sages sitting near. "I wish to speak of the New Filly."

"What of the Filly? This 'Filly' you are referring to is no different than any other young, five year old brat from the cities, and outskirts of everyday life!" Tantabus retorted, slamming his misty hoof on the table. "What are you planning Nightmare Moon! This better be good!"

"Even if she has worn the dress of Reshiram, does not mean she will fulfil the prophecy. You are putting too much trust on a mere coincidence! The little filly that wears the Reshiram dress does not automatically pin point the hero of the prophecy. Reshiram and Zekrom choose their respective heroes and then the two holders of the legendary Pokémon place their beliefs on the line and strive to find which is the true hero." Discord said. "She probably has no idea nor knowledge of the legendary dragons Reshiram, AND Zekrom!"

"She is a filly nonetheless. I may not agree fully to this, however, we can't be too sure, this filly MAY be the one we were looking for. We must not let a chance slip away, if she IS the hero from the legends, chances are she is one in a billion, and if we lose her, the opportunity to control the two dragons is slim." Tirek countered. They were having a grand debate, many of the Grunts brought drinks for them, walking back and forth. "She may be the key to our success."

"I am not basing these things on assumption, if not overall, the filly in general." Nightmare Moon replied.

"There is something about her that strikes me as odd." Chrysalis mumbled, but it was heard anyway.

"Would you care to share? Chrysalis?" Starlight Glimmer exclaimed, her eyebrows raising.

"She not only wore the dress of Reshiram as Nightmare Moon said, but her features, her eyes are the most profound, in comparison to Reshiram, they are both similar. And her skin is very much pale, both her and Reshiram have in common, yes." She said, frowning. "She has a Pidove with her, does she not? She was able to befriend a Pokémon as easily as she has done without the use of a Pokeball. I believe a further study should be done on this, 'Twilight' filly. If we are to make sure we have the right hero." Chrysalis mentioned. "If she is not, Nightmare Moon, you might as well say good-bye to your plan. She's all we've got" Nightmare Moon nodded in reply. They spoke further into the plan, debating from here to there.

Back with Twilight, she sighed patiently. She was waiting for Luna to come out of the bathroom. Apparently, she was holding up for more than ten minutes, she didn't mind, but what was the kid doing in there? Playing? She tapped her hoof impatiently, but tried to calm herself down. She shrugged, sitting by the bathroom door, looking up at Celestia for a minute. She looked down at Twilight with a smile on her face. All the little Pokémon sat down, eagerly awaiting to see how Luna looked after she came out of the bathroom. She was already done anyway, she was always quick to get ready, she had taken a shower, brushed her teeth, her hair, and now she waited for Luna. Cadence shortly walked out from the bathroom, she had helped Luna with brushing her teeth, and gave Luna clothes she would wear, giving her privacy. She chuckled softly, shaking her head hopelessly.

Twilight laughed out loud, looking at the bathroom door. After a few minutes, Luna's head popped out from behind the doors shyly, and looked at the females in embarrassment. Twilight grinned over to her, and ushered over to Luna to come out. She hid back inside the bathroom, locking the doors.

"Wha? Hey! Luna! Come out!" Twilight said, she knocked on the door softly, to which Luna replied.

"N-no!" She howled, too embarrassed to even take a step out.

"But, I want to see how you look!" Twilight said, placing her hooves on the door. "What's wrong?"

"You, You're gonna laugh!" Luna exclaimed.

"How do you even know? You don't know me that well!" Twilight said. "Now get out here, don't make me get an army of Darmanitians to take you out." There was a few minutes of silence, until Twilight heard Luna unlock the door, and take a peek outside.

"You promise?" Luna asked, almost hesitating to ask Twilight. Twilight tilted her head, but then she smiled.

"I promise, 'Cross My Heart, Hope to Fly, Stick a Cupcake in my Eye! How bad could it be?" Twilight replied, "Now come on out. I'm sure you look fine." Luna gulped, afterwards, taking a step outside. Twilight's eyes widened as she gagged out loud, covering her mouth, she tried not to laugh. She kept her promises, and she wouldn't break this one because she knows what would happen if she broke a Pinkie promise. It took all her will not to laugh at the sight. Luna's main was more wild than it was before, and she looked like a Mareep that was blow dried and it's hair got all poofy! Twilight took deep breaths, biting her lip afterwards. "Well, Luna, that is probably the most, Your main, I mean It's well Not so great."

"I know, it gets like that." Luna replied, a sad stare in her eyes, she knew she was going to laugh, but let it go.

"I know! Let's brush your hair!" Twilight exclaimed. Luna's eyes widened, as she scrambled back inside the bathroom and locked herself in. "WHAT! Hey! Come on! You just came out! What's wrong now? Luna! I didn't laugh! Although I felt like it" She mumbled the last part, and rolled her eyes banging on the door. "Cadence! Celestia, help me out here!"

"Urr, we don't know exactly how to deal with this type of situation very well." Celestia said, fiddling with her hooves. Twilight was about to protest as to why, but shut her mouth. She frowned.

"Luna doesn't really particularly like brushing her hair. It's why she scurried back inside the bathroom. She absolutely hates it." Cadence finished.

"LUNA! COME OUT OF THERE!" Twilight yelled. The other side of the door, Luna was curled up in a titi ball hugging herself, leaning by the door. She glanced back at the door, hugging herself closer. "LUNA!"

"She usually stays there for more than an hour. We usually leave her there to herself to cool down." Cadence said.

"Well. I'm not the two of you. She's NOT going to stay in there! LUNA! I'm going to count to three, and if you're not out here when I get up to three you're in for it miss!" Twilight announced. Luna placed her hoof in her mouth, biting on it, she got up and quickly ran over next to the sink cabinet. Luna watched the door, behind refuge as if the door was going to explode any minute. "ONE!" Twilight bellowed, Luna hugged herself even closer, burying her head in her mess of a main. "TWO!" Luna swallowed, waiting for something to happen, she shook slightly from sitting on the cold floor and a mix of fear. "THREE!" There was a moment of silence. Twilight frowned in response, she turned around and walked away.

"Twilight? Where are you going?" Celestia replied loudly. Luna looked at the door shocked, Luna thought Twilight was going to burst the door open!

"Somebody get some Darmanitian over here! Better yet, somebody get the key to THAT door!" Twilight said. "I need to brush a stubborn filly that hates to be brushed!"

"You need some assistance?" A mare replied. She was one of those grunts from that big group of ponies anyhow, maybe she would help!

"Do you have the key to the bathroom?" Twilight asked her.

"Ah, yes, they're right here. Here you go." She said.

"My goodness! Thank you!" Twilight huffed, taking the keys in her magic and tried opening the door. Luna heard the noises, as the door knob began to twist, and in a minute, Twilight burst in the door. When she went inside, seeing nobody in the room looked around. The first thing she saw was the brush on the floor, she picked it up, searching the room. She looked back at the door to make sure Luna wouldn't escape, Luna took this chance to tip-toe over to the bath tub, opening the shower curtains slowly and after that closing it again. Twilight took that moment to look back, right after hearing the noise, she was sure she heard it from the bath tub. She walked over slowly, she opened the shower curtains halfway, Luna however, escaped past her from the other side of the curtains, and hid over at the sink cabinet again, glancing from there. Twilight looked inside the tub, making a face of confusion. Then she looked up, and realized the window was wide open. She gasped loudly, dropping the brush to the floor.

"OH dear Reshiram!" Twilight bellowed, jumping over and looking out the window. "I killed Luna!" Luna quietly snuck out from the bathroom, licking her lips. Her hooves slipped however, making a slight squeak noise. Luna froze, as Twilight looked back with widened eyes, afterwards she frowned, she picked up the brush slowly. "Luna. Don't make this any harder than it should. I'm warning you if-" But she took that moment to bolt out of there as quick as he could. "Huh-? W-what! GET BACK HERE!" She ran after her, the brush in her purple magic. Celestia and Cadence watched in amusement as Luna ran as fast as she could away from Twilight. She was pretty quick, but they both had nearly the same speed. Twilight was just about 7 hooves behind Luna, they entered rooms, she tried hard to corner Luna. But she was too good.

"What happened to that Royal Princess! Huh?" Twilight asked. Luna looked back, not even thinking about stopping. Twilight put some speed in her run, "It's JUST a brush!"

"NO! I don't want to brush my main and tail!" She exclaimed, making a sharp turn, running back towards Celestia and Cadence. Twilight followed and stopped in front of the two mares as Luna hid behind them. Twilight tried going from either side to get Luna, but she kept moving away.

"Why not?" Twilight asked.

"It hurts!" She replied. Luna did NOT want to be brushed. Twilight sighed, she shook her head and squinted her eyes at Luna menacingly. She slapped the brush on her left hoof continually.

"I swear to the legendries, you're going to be fish bait if you don't let me brush your main and tail." Twilight said, suddenly having an idea. She sighed, a little frown on her face. "OK, You know what? Forget it, I'm not even goanna brush your main and tail!" Luna's eyes widened considerably.

"Really? You're not?" Luna asked. Twilight should her head.

"But what I AM goanna do, is at least fix it." Twilight said, placing the little brush in her back pockets from her short pants. She adjusted her white tank top, frowning as she dusted away some dust she caught. She looked over at the Goddesses.

"I'll be right back!" Twilight said.

"Well. We'll be next door if you need us, alright?" Cadence replied, after leaving. Afterwards, she took Luna's hoof and pulled her inside the bathroom, Luna's Pokémon friends following. She sat Luna down on a chair near the sink, her big eyes wandering curiously over to Twilight. She looked through the top cabinet glued to the wall, standing on her tippy-toes trying to reach for anything. Luna's eyes wandered down twilight's back, and he glanced down at her pants, seeing something there that bothered her. The Brush. Twilight felt a stare, and looked down at Luna. She was irked. Twilight stared at Luna considerably, due to the fact that she looked amused?

"Luna, What are you doing?" She quickly looked up at Twilight with his innocent eyes, almost saying 'I didn't do anything!'; Twilight blinked, going back to looking for what she needed.

Zorua snickered, Woobat cackled, while Deerling and Night merely stared curiously blinking. She went back to looking in the cabinet, while Luna continued to stare down at her butt, that brush she had from before was there. She was afraid she would use it against her! She extended his hoof, slowly going over to

"EEEEEKKK!" Twilight screamed, Luna nearly jumped and almost fell back if it weren't for the chair. Twilight's hooves went over to her plot, Luna's eyes were wide. "Luna! You don't touch a filly there!"

"But the brush" Luna replied quietly, Twilight saw the brush in Luna's hooves.

"So that's why you were looking at my plot!" Twilight said, a huge blush on her face. "Yeesh, what a Princess! Gimme that!" She snatched the brush away from Luna's hooves, and put it away in the cabinet. "There! No more brush! Now don't do that again!"

"I'm sorry." Luna mumbled. Twilight huffed, she hadn't heard her, returning to searching for something, when she found the gel and smiled. She placed it on the sink, she opened both valve knobs, turning on the warm water. She did many different things, some of them turned out really weird. But after almost an hour of work. She finally got Luna's hairstyle down.

"I don't know why I needed this gel in the first place." Twilight said closing the gel and placing it back in the cabinet. She glanced slightly at the brush, grabbing it slowly. Luna stood up from his chair ready to run. "No! Luna wait! Please. Just sit down."

"I-it but It's gonna hurt!" Luna wailed, almost at the brink of crying.

"Trust me, Please? I promise it's not gonna hurt." Twilight said. Luna looked up sadly with her blue eyes, blinking several times. She sat back down slowly, Twilight smiled widely at Luna. Taking the brush and slowly holding it over Luna's head, she shut her eyes tightly. Twilight slowly brushed Luna's main, careful not to make knots. Luna opened one of her eyes, realizing it wasn't as bad as she thought. "See? It's not so bad!" Twilight brushed Luna's main more, fixing some parts that were a little fizzy. She licked Luna hair back, now brushing Luna's pony tail, and removing any knots. Luna whimpered lowly, feeling slight pain from the pull. "Don't worry, once the knots are gone, you'll be OK!" Minutes later, Luna's hair was knot free, and the brush combed her hair easily with no pull. Twilight sighed, wiping her forehead with the back of her hoof.

"It's about time." Twilight said. "I'm really hungry. What about you?"

"Yeah." Luna replied. Her Pokémon made a sound of glee, telling her something in between. "And so are my friends! They're hungry too!"

"Let's not forget about them!" Twilight said, she took out excess hair from the combed and threw the hair out in the garbage before putting it away. Everybody that was in the bathroom exited into the hallway. "Cadence and Celestia said they would be next door, let's go Luna!"

They all entered the room next door, to see Celestia and Cadence. "Oh. You're all here. Luna! My goodness, you look beautiful!" Celestia exclaimed. She couldn't believe her eyes!

"You brushed her hair?" Cadence asked astonished, Twilight nodded in response.

"It's not bad brushing your hair. Right Luna?" Twilight asked.

"It isn't so bad." Luna answered with a blush on her face. "I thought it was going to hurt a lot because it had pointy needles! My friends say brushes were evil!" Twilight, Celestia and Cadence laughed, Luna believed everything her friends told her! They ate breakfast, then after spending more time together. They were walking through the hallways together, talking a little bit.

"So what do your friends like doing?" Twilight asked, while they walked slowly.

"Oh! My friends like play fighting! They really like playing with the balls in my room, and would mostly chase each other around my room too!" Luna exclaimed, showing real interest in what she was talking about.

"Oh, well, what do YOU like doing?" Twilight then asked.

"I play with them too! And I listen to their stories of what it's like to be outside." Luna said, suddenly her sad face returning. "But I hardly get to go outside." Twilight's face held sadness, but suddenly, she had an idea.

"Aww, don't worry Luna! I know! Maybe we could ask Cadence and Celestia if you can come outside with me!" Twilight jumped with a grin on her face. "Maybe sometime this week we can go outside!"

"Really? Can my friends come too?" Luna asked, a face of pure astonishment.

"Of course they can! You all want to have fun too! Don't you?" Touko asked, bending down on her knees to look at Zorua, Woobat, Deerling and Night. They all cheered gleefully, happy at the idea. They all ran, jumping all over her, and then at Luna. They would get to spend some time outside and show Luna around the place, showing her many of the great things they said. Twilight laughed as they all cheered rather loudly, she looked up at Luna. She raised an eyebrow, when Luna usual blank face was still there, but it held a tint of disappointment. "..What? You don't like the idea?" All the Pokémon stopped cheering, suddenly looking over at the young princess. They seemed to have held sympathy for the filly, Zorua and Woobat knew exactly what was bothering her.

"Zoo!" Zorua exclaimed.

"Ek! Eki!" Woobat stated, nodding his head.

"It's just My Mother won't let me." Luna said, her face transforming into a frown, she looked away from Twilight. "She always says no."

"Who's your Mother?" Twilight asked, she was afraid it was

"Nightmare Moon!!" Luna replied, Twilight's face turned pale, knowing it would be her because of their similar features. She was speechless at first.

"W-well.. W-we c-can work a solution!" Twilight said, sulking a little bit, she was afraid to ask her anything, she was afraid she would bite her head off or something! "She's gonna say y-yes!"

Luna went silent, shrugging her shoulders quietly. Everything was silent now.

"Well, go ask her then!" Twilight said breaking the silence. Luna's eyes widened largely, almost about to pop out from the command, looking at Twilight like she grew a pair of wings (but what Luna did not know was Twilight did have wings).

"What? B-but- S-She's going to yell at me! And then she's going to h-hit me for even t-thinking about going o-outside! And then S-she sends me to my room!" Luna cried. Twilight held both her hooves to her cheeks, a look of fear on them. She seriously felt bad for Luna. Really bad.

"Gosh! She's THAT mean? I thought it was just the way she looks that was scary!" Twilight exclaimed. "Uhhh..W-well! It won't hurt to a-ask. Would it?"

"N-no!" Luna exclaimed. "I-I'm not g-going to ask!"

"S-stop being such a chicken and stand up to her!" Twilight said.

"I can't!" Luna replied, fear written in her features. Twilight pouted, grabbing Luna's hoof and pulling her.

"C-come on! We're going to talk to Nightmare Moon right now!" Twilight said, Luna tried her best to pull back. Actually, she didn't even budge! Twilight tried her best to pull Luna, but she was stronger than Twilight. "You're such a baby!" She realized Luna wouldn't move from her spot. "OK! Fine! I'm going to go by myself, and leave you here! Bye!" Twilight began walking away looking at Luna. Luna merely stared, Twilight continued to walk away slowly, still looking at him. "By myself With no help whatsoever." Luna blinked, confused. Twilight frowned, stomping her hoof. "Are you serious? Well. Do it for you Pokémon friends then, why don't cha?" Luna's face looked in thought when Twilight said this.

Twilight ran over to Luna, grabbing a hold of Luna's shoulders, looking up at Luna slightly. Then she placed her hoofs together, begging. "Pleaaaaaaaase!" Twilight begged. "I don't want to go alone!" Luna looked at her, Twilight was pouting, her eyes all watery. Twilight saw the confused look on Luna's face, and took the chance to take her hoof and begin to pull her. Now Luna was going on her free will! Twilight led Luna through the hall ways, going down the stairs looking for Nightmare Moon. Twilight finally found Nightmare Moon, she was by a door, speaking with the Sages. Twilight swallowed. "Well! She looks busy! Let's go!" Twilight said, but Luna wasn't budging again. "Aww come on!" Twilight whispered. Luna's eyes held no emotion as she stared at Nightmare Moon, Twilight watched as Night Moon spoke with the Sages, one of them had spotted the little kids.

"Ah, Twilight, Luna." Chrysalis called. Luna's grip tightened on Twilight's hoof, getting slightly nervous. "Come here for a minute." They both froze, but none the less, they walked right over. When Nightmare Moons' eyes made contact with Luna's eyes, she flinched and while walking, Luna hid behind Twilight. She didn't feel any better. They stopped in front of the Sages, glancing up at their tall figures.

"Um .... N ....Nightmare Moon .... M-Mam?" Twilight started, fiddling her hooves. Luna pushed her slightly, the clumsy

"What" She replied sternly, Nightmares face almost showing a glare.

Twilight swallowed, looking at Luna, she only scrunched down further behind Twilight.

"Well Can Luna come outside with me? Like N-not right now B-but this week?" Twilight asked. She waited for nightmares answer, Luna glanced up slightly, but then averted her gaze quickly, feeling Nightmare Moon glaring at her. But she wasn't her face was that of pure surprise. OK, Now Twilight wasn't scared. She was horrified! "Well that's all I wanted to ask"

"That's a marvellous idea, Twilight." Discord said. "I think we should let the kids play outside for one day. After all, a Princess can't stay all her life stuck inside a castle. What do you think Tirek?"

"I agree. This is the perfect opportunity for Luna to be shown the outside world and she could develop her ideals, she could begin here" He whispered the last sentence to the sages only. "Lady Moon? Last word in all this."

Nightmare looked at all of them as they nodded their heads, afterwards glancing over to the two children. Twilight wanted to hide, however, Luna did most of that anyway, scrunching away from her mean gaze, almost wanting to seem puny at that moment. She closed her eyes, sighing afterwards. "You are all right. A very good idea, Twilight" Her name rolling off her tongue seemed to make her twitch a little bit. She was, Wait! What did she say? Twilight's eyes widened, so did Luna's, Could it be?

"A-are r ... really!" Twilight said rather loudly. "I m-mean .... T-thank you, miss"

"It's Nightmare Moon or Lady Moon." She said, "And do me a favour, Refrain from stuttering, it's atrocious." She walked away afterwards, leaving the other Sages there with them. Twilight suddenly frowned ... Rude much? What Maractus went up her

"Forgive Lady Moon. She doesn't like children much." One of the Sages mumbled. "She tends to be harsh with them."

"I thought she would say no! She's scary! But don't tell her I said that." Twilight said, they all chuckled. "Well, She never said when though."

"We'll have a Team Plasma member come to you this week to take you outside. Till then, just enjoy your stay." Sombra said. Twilight nodded, smiling.

"See? That wasn't so hard was it?" Twilight said. "That was easy!"

"But You were shaking" Luna pointed out, Twilight tensed, she pouted. The Sages chuckled again.

"Hey, at least I asked." Twilight said. "You were too scared to ask her again." Luna tensed, bowing her head a little bit. "No no! Don't get sad! Come on! We're going outside! Remember? Outside! Nightmare Moon said yes!" Suddenly she looked up, surprised, now she remembered. Her face teared suddenly, her lips quivering.

"Luna! Don't cry." Twilight huffed, stomping her hoof. "Maybe you don't do so good with-" She stopped there suddenly. What she saw, she never knew she would ever see

She was smiling.

Not her twisted smirk. But a real genuine smile. Twilight was beginning to smile herself. Luna's face looked so happy and teary, she was grinning now.

"Luna! You're smiling!" Twilight said. "You're finally smiling!"

Zorua snickered, afterwards he jumped onto Luna's shoulder. "I am?" She exclaimed, her smile growing wider.

"Yes!" Twilight exclaimed. "You're going outside! You're going outside!" She grabbed both his hooves, and began jumping while spinning around Luna, and soon she joined in. Twilight started laughing, and slowly, so did Luna. Both of them laughing happily, something that was supposed to be heard around the dull Castle.

Luna leaned forward, her nose connecting with Twilight's cheek for a few seconds, before she pulled away, initiating her dash to her room. Twilight's eyes widened. What in the world was that? She didn't understand it, brushing it off as something playful, she grabbed Scootaloo and ran after her.

"You mischievous tyke!" Twilight exclaimed. "Come back here!" She ran after her, forgetting all about the Sages that were standing there, leaving them there.

> Chapter 5 - Childhood Troubles of a Pony (Edited on the 25/12/2015)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Hey! Luna! Wait up!" Twilight called.

It was three days after they had asked Nightmare Moon if they could go outside. Twilight was wondering when they would, she was getting tired of waiting. But she was mostly thinking about what Luna did. Luna's nose had touched her cheek before, and she was finding herself touching that spot way too much. What was that all about? She had to ask Luna, or she would never know. Right now, she was running after Luna, she was running full speed off somewhere. Woobat and the Deerling were off somewhere, while Scootaloo and Luna's Zorua were in Luna's room. But she wondered where the Woobat and the Deerling were, but brushed it away. They would appear soon enough.

Luna made an abrupt stop, Twilight accidentally bumped into her, making Luna look back slightly. "Next time, Say when you're going to stop." Twilight groaned, rubbing her nose after it collided with Luna's head. "What's this all about anyway?"

"They brought a new Pokemon in! I wanna meet him!" Luna exclaimed, continuing her walking. "He's in my room!"

"What kind of Pokemon is it?" Twilight asked.

"I don't know But let's go and see!" Luna said enthusiastically, she grabbed Twilight's hoof and pulled her over to her room. Luna opened the door, and saw a little purple Pokemon in the room, playing with a ball. Zorua was on the other side, growling at it menacingly.

"It's a Purrloin! Awww!" Twilight cooed, she let go of Luna's hand, going over to walk closer, bending down to it's level. Luna in the meanwhile looked over at Zorua, seeing him growling at the Purrloin. She walked over to his friend, trying to figure out what was wrong. Twilight held her hoof out to the cat, but the little feline extended it's claws and scratched her. "Owww!"

"Twilight? What happened?" Luna asked, hearing her cry out randomly.

"Nothing, Nothing!" Twilight hissed in pain, clutching her left hoof. She looked down at it, realizing there were three bleeding gash marks across her left hoof.

"Oh He seems friendly!" Luna exclaimed looking over at the cat, not realizing he had scratched Twilight.

"Where's Scootaloo?" Twilight suddenly asked, Zorua's ears perked, he ran over behind the Skateboard ramp, looking back at Twilight. She looked at the cat, then followed the little Zorua. Suddenly, she heard chirps behind the Skateboard ramp, she ran over and saw Scootaloo in the corner, tears in her eyes. Twilight gasped in response, seeing the little bird so distressed. "Scootaloo!" She picked up the little bird, seeing another scratch mark across her wing, luckily, it wasn't bleeding, the cloth was merely broken. She suddenly glared down at the scratch mark, and walking over to the Purrloin. "What did you do to Scootaloo!"

She received a dangerous hiss in response from the Purrloin. Luna suddenly went in front of the Purrloin and blocked Twilight from passing.

"No! Don't hurt him!" Luna exclaimed. "He hasn't done anything!"

"What! What about me?" Twilight yelled, "Do you even KNOW what that CAT did!"

"He didn't do anything!" Luna stated. Twilight growled, holding up her scratched hand, Luna gasped.

"You see this? HE did it! And he also did THIS!" Twilight said, showing Luna, Scootaloo's scratch on her bandage, almost falling off.

"Is this true?" Luna asked the Purrloin. It closed it's eyes and looked away, swishing it's tail slightly before meowing. Luna was confused now, she glanced back at Twilight who was frowning angrily. "He says he doesn't know what you're talking about."

"What! You little" Twilight started, but stopped herself before she said anything. Twilight growled, "Luna, this scratch didn't appear on it's own! Nothing in this room gives gashes with CLAW marks! And it wasn't your Zorua! We're definitely not blaming HIM!"

"Pokémon don't lie." Luna exclaimed. "If he said he didn't do anything, then I believe him!"

"And you're going to believe that with ALL Pokémon?" Twilight huffed.

"You know what? I have no time for this! If you're going to believe a Pokémon you've met for just what, two measly seconds! Then I'm not going to stand around here and witness this. Don't talk to me until you believe me!" Twilight yelled, she held Scootaloo tightly in her right hoof and walked out of the room, leaving the door open. The room went silent for a few moments, Zorua jumped on Luna's shoulder, frowning down at the Pokémon.

"I don't know what's wrong with her Purrloin" Luna said. "Don't worry, I believe you!"

'I don't know what she's talking about.' He replied, yawning loudly. 'Ponies make such a big deal over wounds, they're all liars, just look at me. I'm a Street Cat. A loner I don't take pity from no one.'

"What happened?" Luna asked. "Did you have an abusive trainer?"

'I'm not going to tell you. You pitiful pony. I don't need your pity.' He replied, Luna flinched. She certainly didn't like to be called a pony, since Ponies weren't as nice to Pokémon as she was. She was raised with Pokémon anyway.

"I I'm not a pony!" Luna exclaimed, her hoofs smashing into the floor. "I'm a Pokémon!"

The Purrloin busted laughing, mocking her. 'You're one funny pony. Do you seriously believe that you're a Pokémon? Alright. I'll tell you what happened to me, since I actually take what you just said into consideration.' He said with a smirk. Luna calmed down a little bit, blinking, and then he sat down on the floor. Her hoofs were crossed, as she started intently at the Purrloin. 'Alright, first of all, don't get comfortable with me. And don't touch me either, no cuddling, no hugging, nothing. I don't like to be touched, even if it's one of those dirty little Pokémon that run around in this rusty waste. Nothing.'

Luna nodded in response, while Zorua just scoffed.

'Touche.' Zorua replied to his rules. 'Selfish much? Or is that with ALL Purrloins?'

'I would most appreciate if your little foxy snout would keep it down. Is stupidity a family trait perhaps?' The Purrloin said. Zorua growled.

'And I would appreciate it, if you would cut aggravating me. I won't allow you just waltzing right in here and insulting everybody in this room.' Zorua growled. 'I could take your scrawny butt and kick you right out of here in an instant.'

'Just try to, runt.' He hissed.

'I don't need to dirty my paws with a worthless Pokémon like you.' Zorua smirked. 'I have better fish to fry.'

"Stop it!" Luna exclaimed. "Zorua, please."

'Alright, Luna. Only because you asked so kindly.' Zorua grinned. Purrloin rolled his eyes, licking his paws.

'As I was saying, before I was interrupted. I had many trainers once Many of them were nice to me. I had at least four trainers before. The first one treated me kindly, but he had to go away to another Region so he couldn't take me with him. He was the nicest trainer, but he left me. The second trainer, wasn't so nice, but he still took care of me. He set me free after seeing I wasn't giving him what he wanted. He would always want me to battle for him, but I would refuse, I was scared to back then. The third trainer, was abusive, he would always come drunk every night, and would hit me everyday until he fell on the couch. I had to run away from him, and then the fourth trainer. She was really nice, but it wasn't the case, She grew evil each day I was with her, and she was blaming me for her troubles. She placed me in a bag, and threw me in a garbage pail in the big city Luckily, somebody found me in there, and when they opened the bag, I made a dash out of there-! I've been a lone Pokémon ever since, and any trainer that would try to catch me, I would show no mercy to them. What the Kid? Hey! Kid!' After he finished telling his story, he had seen the filly shed tears.

"I-I'm s-s-so sorry! I never knew!" Luna cried.

'Come on. I told you! I DON'T NEED YOUR PITY!' He hissed angrily, which made Luna only cry more. 'Gosh, How am I going to get this kid to shut up?'

'I do that, but it's not really easy consoling, Luna.' Zorua rolled his eyes at the feline. 'Nobody told you to tell him your story. Should of been a smart cat and stayed quiet. Then again, you should keep talking, maybe you'll say something intelligent.'

'Say that to my face you' He stopped there, realizing he had no comebacks.

'Peh, YOU try calming the kid.' Zorua laughed.

'I'm doing no such thing! I'm not going to waste my time trying to help a snivelling little baby!' He yelled, and after that he walked out of the room, leaving Luna broken down. 'I have no time for this.'

Luna rubbed her eyes, looking down at Zorua, who smiled up at her and rubbed his head against Luna's face. Luna smiled slightly. "You're such a nice friend, Zorua." Luna stated. Zorua snickered, before running to the door and standing there. Luna got to her hooves, rubbing her eyes more. "He's right! I have to stop crying! We have to help him."

'Psh. He needs all the help he could get. What about err, Twilight? Maybe she Oh no wait. That dumbass scratched her. I don't think she wants to help.' Zorua said.

"He really did scratch her?" Luna asked curiously.

'Why would you even think Twilight would lie about that? Didn't you see the mark on Scootaloo too? Luna, she didn't lie.' Zorua answered.

"She said not to talk to her until I believed her"

'You're going to believe that stupid cat over her?' Zorua suddenly exclaimed, making Luna jump. Zorua had never made an outburst like that before. 'Come on Luna! That's what that idiot wants!'

"Well, OK. I'm going to go and apologize to her." Luna exclaimed, following Zorua outside and looking for the girl.

"There you go, Twilight!" A Plasma mare said, finally finishing up patching her hoof. "And you too little Pidove!"

"Thank you." Twilight said with no emotion, she was still sore about Luna. If only........

"Twilight!" A voice exclaimed. Twilight turned around on her chair and looked over at the pony who was calling her.

It was her mum!

"Mum!" Twilight said, getting off from the chair and going over to hug her Mother. "I forgot all about you!"

"What? Twilight, how could you? Heehee! I've been living here too! They really do have fancy clothing, don't they? Well, It's not really fancy, It's pretty normal to what anyone would wear." She replied with a scrunch of the nose. "But it's better than wearing those things that ponies wore in the olden times of Kings and Queens, like in those fairy tale books you always read." Twilight nodded, a grin on her face.

"Mum! I met a Princess!" Twilight exclaimed, Scootaloo walked over to Twilight's leg and chirped. "Scootaloo and me did! Really!"

"Oh! A Princess? That's only in fairy tales Twilight" Her Mum said, Twilight's eyes widened, a little sparkle in them.

"But I did! Cadence and Celestia told me!" Twilight said.

"Those two young mares? How exciting Twilight! Where is she?" Her mum asked, but Twilight frowned in disappointment.

"You'd be disappointed." Twilight said.

"Oh? Why?" She asked. She placed a hoof on her daughters cheek, looking into her eyes. "What's wrong with her?"

"She can talk to Pokémon, not that it's wrong or anything, but I'm just mad at her right now." Twilight mumbled, crossing her hooves.

"Aww. What did she do, darling?" They both sat down on chairs inside the room, talking to each other. Scootaloo poked Twilight's leg, asking her to pick her up. She did so, and held her softly in her hooves. "Hello, Scootaloo."

"Well" Twilight began her story, up until the end. Explaining how Team Plasma would bring in Pokémon for the princess that were abused by trainers, and what happened in her room today. "And she believes that Purrloin over me, So I told her not to talk to me until she believes me."

"Oh dear, you'll get over it, I'm sure she didn't mean to offend you But seems to me you're kind of jealous." She laughed at the word, hinting at some sort of understanding of her feelings. Twilight blushed many shades of red.

"Me? Jealous? No way, Mum! I'm not jealous. I'm angry! Which is totally different from being jealous." Twilight exclaimed.

"Why so defensive? You're jealous. I can tell. I was like that too with your father, I now what it is to be jealous!" Her mother laughed, placing a hoof on her head now. Twilight puffed her cheeks, looking away with her blush still remaining. "Jealous, jealous, jealous! Oh You haven't even told me her name. What's the lucky fillies name?"

"Mom! Please Her name is Luna." Twilight said.

"Luna? as in the Moon, Luna?" Her Mum replied, Twilight nodded in response receiving a raised eyebrow in response, she lost it, suddenly looking excited. "Where is she?"

"She could be in her room but"

"Oh! Let's go!" Her Mum dragged her up and out of the room, taking her through the hallways looking for the mysterious filly.

"I don't want to see her!" Twilight said.

"I do! Now come Twilight. She's not going to bite, Right?" Then she laughed out loud, poor Twilight's face resembled that of an Emboar. She wasn't really up for a greeting with Luna, if she would, it would not be pleasant.

Luna was clearly looking for Twilight all over the place. She looked under the table, in the fire places, behind the vases, EVERYWHERE! She pouted, almost about to give up, but not before seeing a trace of purple pass through. She quickly scurried outside of the room and saw it was Twilight and another lady with her. She quickly followed behind, her hooves carrying her closer and closer to Twilight. "Twilight!"

Twilight turned back after hearing her name called out aloud. Realizing it was Luna, she bit her lip, but replied. "Luna!"

"You're Luna! Oh my! Hello!" Her mum waved, Luna looked up at her with a blank face, not knowing what to do. She was speechless, this pony looked similar to Twilight, except older.

"Umm, Yes, this is Luna." Twilight mumbled.

"My name is Twilight Velvet. I'm Twilight's mother." She said. "Pleased to meet you."

Luna nodded slowly, she looked over at Twilight, suddenly changing expressions, her face showing regret and sadness. "Twilight .......... I'm sorry ............ about not believing you." She mumbled. Twilight couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"You ................................... You're apologizing?" Twilight asked.

"I just wanted to ....................... say I'm sorry for doubting you. I always thought Pokémon would NEVER tell lies .......................... I'm sorry .................................." She said, almost begging for forgiveness.

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" Twilight Velvet silently said. "Come on, Twilight. Give her another chance, Will you?"

Twilight looked down at the floor, a frown on her features. Should she? Luna clearly was a helpless kid. What could she do? 'Meh, might as well forgive her.' Twilight thought. "Alright, Luna. I forgive you." Luna almost instantly lost his look of melancholy and it transformed into a wide smile, which she was still trying to get used to.

"Y-yay!" Luna exclaimed, bouncing up and down. Twilight rolled her eyes, laughing slightly.

"Oh. Your luck is growing Twilight! Maybe when you two grow up, you'll come to marry each other!!!!!" Twilight Velvet joked. Twilight made a disgusted face, along with Night.

"Mum! That's not funny!" Twilight exclaimed, her entire face red. "Every time I'm with a filly or colt, you always say that."

"What? You two look ADORABLE together!" She exclaimed. "Oh, I am such a romanticist and plus Twilight, if my mother's instincts don't deceive me, I think I'm actually right on this one."

"Marry? What's Marry?" Luna asked, Twilight slapped her hoof on her face, grunting in annoyance.

"One of these days, I have to teach you all about this stuff, because, this is beyond reason! How old are you?" Twilight asked.

"I'm seven years old." Luna replied.

"You're seven! I know more than YOU and I'm FIVE! Haven't they taught you at least what husband and wife are? You're a princess for Pete's sake!" Twilight asked exasperatedly.

"Calm down, Twilight. Maybe we should go outside? I think they'll allow us to at least take a step out. Don't you think?" Twilight Velvet wondered. "They can't keep us locked in here forever!"

"Yeah, but they said, they were going to send somebody to us when it's time to go outside." Twilight said. "I wanna go today! It's so boring here!"

"Can we? I'm really excited." Luna exclaimed. "I can't wait!"

Twilight Velvet checked her watch to see the time. It wasn't the end of the day yet, so why not?

"Well, let's go then!" Twilight Velvet said, Luna ran next to Twilight's mum, but Twilight grabbed Luna by her collar with her magic and pulled Luna.

"Woooooooah, wait! Hold your Zebstrikas!" Twilight said. Luna stopped, turning to look back at the girl that pulled on her.

"What is it?" Luna asked, and Twilight replied. "You can't go outside like THAT, It's COLD outside!"

"I completely forgot about that." Twilight Velvet admitted, placing a hoof to her chin.

"Let's go ask somepony!" Twilight exclaimed, she entered a door, seeing many grunts in the room, she didn't know whom to ask. "Urr, excuse me! Hello? Can any of you tell me if we can go outside? I've been waiting this entire week .................."

"Of course you can, do you have an adult coming with you?" one asked.

"Well yes, my mum is coming with us. OK, Just wanted to know, thanks." Twilight said, she was about to leave.

"Wait just a second!" Another said. "You're going to take forever climbing down Victory Road. I'll send somebody else with you. Nightmare Moon will be furious if we don't protect and keep Princess Luna safe." Twilight shrugged, then left the room, smiling at her mum and Luna. "They said yes, but that somebody has to come with us."

"Alright! Let's find something warm to wear in the meanwhile." Twilight Velvet said, after minutes of asking the grunts where to go, they finally received jackets from the ponies that worked there and were able to finally go outside. "Alright, I think we're all set." Twilight and Luna nodded in response, Zorua, Night, Woobat and Deerling were with them now. Accompanying them on their adventure outside was a Team Plasma Grunt.

"Yes! Finally! Fresh breeze outside!" Twilight said, when Twilight Velvet opened the door, they were all met with a cold breeze. "OH MY GOSH THAT'S COLD!"

"Buckle up! We're off!" Twilight Velvet exclaimed. "Well, Where to Twilight? Canterlot, or Fillydelphia."

"I don't know!" Twilight said out loud. "I'm too cold to choose!"

"Well, alright. To Fillydelphia then." Twilight Velvet mumbled.

"WHAT! But that's a long walk! And it's really cold! Ponyville!" Twilight exclaimed, Scootaloo was hiding in her coat, her head sticking out of Twilight's scarf, chirping.

"Where is Ponyville?" Luna asked tugging on Twilight's coat. She has a warm coat on, and much like Twilight's Scootaloo, Zorua was inside her coat too.

"Oh, that the place we're going to!" Twilight said. "Let's hurry! It's just right down, Oh .........................."

"No worries. Go! Beheeyem!" The grunt sent out a Pokémon from his Pokeball, and out came a Beheeyem, it spinned before it cried out, looking at the grunt waiting for orders. "Teleport us near Ponyville." It gave another cry before glowing purple, and soon they disappeared from there. They weren't at the Castle anymore, and instead they were near trees, many Pokémon were startled when they had suddenly appeared there, hiding in the bushes. "Thanks, Beheeyem." The Grunt said before calling him back in the Pokeball. Twilight started jumping, realizing they were almost there. Or so she thought, she's never been there before, but she still felt she was close by.

"Twilight slow down!" Twilight Velvet exclaimed, seeing Twilight skipping ahead. Her mother sighed, her daughter was the impatient one. "Can you keep up with her? I can't , She has a lot of energy."

"Um ........... She's nice." Luna nodded not really understanding the question, which caught Twilight Velvet's attention.

"Nice huh? How so?" She urged Luna to continue. Luna looked up at Twilight Velvet with curious eyes, but she continued.

"Well, She isn't mean to Pokémon, and she's kind to me too. Just like Cadence and Celestia!" She exclaimed.

"That's it?" Twilight Velvet said, rather disappointed. "Isn't she pretty? Or cute? Beautiful? Anything?" Luna tilted her head, getting slightly confused by the question. The Grunt laughed at the question, Twilight's mum was really amusing.

"I don't know." Luna said with a rather high pitched voice. She expected her to at least maybe say, 'No WAY!' or 'Eww!, but she actually didn't know.

"You don't know? How don't you know? All you have to do is look at her and see if she's pretty or not. It's not that hard to decide." Twilight Velvet said.

"Is pretty a good thing?" Luna asked innocently.

"Why of course Luna! All those things I mentioned are nice things to say to her, you know. It'd make her happy! For example, your Zorua is very cute!" She said, which made Zorua blush slightly. He smiled a little bit and yawned.

"Oh!" Luna said enthusiastically.

"This is kind of new to see." The Grunt said.

"How so?" Twilight Velvet said.

"She hasn't gone outside in a long time. The last time she did, it was only for a short while, then Lady Moon didn't let her out ever. Until you guys came along." He replied, as they continued walking. Twilight Velvet went silent, Nightmare Moon? That mare with an indigo main? Oh, she couldn't possibly be this cruel to Luna!

"YOU'RE ALL SLOWPOKES! COME ON!" Twilight yelled, being far ahead. She waved to them, telling them to speed it up. They continued walking down the road, soon enough, they entered one of those things? Twilight didn't know what to call them. But she called them 'Useless Entrances'; because all it ever told you what time it was, since she didn't really check the time much, she didn't really like them. If she wanted to know about the city, she would ask somebody that lived around the town, city, or wherever! As she passed through, Twilight checked the time at the time as it rolled across the electrical bulletin board.

'11:00 A.M, Welcome to Ponyville, A Town that respects history and values old things!' (the board I am referring to is from White Version, it's why it says that)

Twilight rolled her eyes, she stopped for a moment, waiting for the others to catch up before walking along with them. They finally entered the Town, everything covered in snow, trees around and neatly aligned. There were many people walking by, but not a great big group of people, just a few Town-folk.

"We're here! Ponyville!" Twilight exclaimed, giving a smile up to Luna, while Night chirped, making the same pose as Twilight. "Let's look around!"

"Twilight! WAIT!" Twilight Velvet exclaimed, sighing again. "Run along Luna, go and play." Luna looked at her slightly, then she ran after Twilight catching up to her. "Those two. Lovely couple aren't they?"

"C-couple!" The grunt choked, unable to hold his curiosity.

"Luna's probably going to tell Twilight she's pretty later on." Twilight Velvet said.

"Woooohooo! Sunlight at last!" Twilight said. "FREEDOOOM! RIGHT SCOOTALOO?" Scootaloo chirped.

"Twilight!" Luna exclaimed, Twilight made an abrupt stop, sliding on the snow. She looked back as Luna came running towards her, trying to helplessly catch up. She caught her breath, then looking at Twilight, waiting for her to say something.

"Luna! We're finally outside!" Twilight said.

"I know but ........."

"Let's go!" Twilight said grabbing her hoof and pulling Luna towards a fountain. "Look at this fountain! It's so beautiful!" Luna went silent from hearing the word, she remembered Twilight Velvet's words.

"Beautiful?" Luna asked, not really knowing what it was.

"Huh? It's a term ... um .. well .. it's .. you know what pretty is?" Twilight asked. Luna nodded quickly remembering the term.

"Well. It's a little higher than pretty .. pretty means like .. you know .. UGH! I don't know how to explain it.." Twilight said. "Pretty .. is like attractive .. but in a delicate way .. and beautiful means .. like .. urr .. ummm .. oh gosh.."

"Oh gosh?" Luna said, scrunching her nose, not really understanding.

"NO! I mean .. beautiful .. is attractive, like .. for example for a filly! When she looks nice, she .. urr .. umm .. it's something you say to a filly, that makes her happy! You know? Beautiful it's .. it's a compliment! It's .. something that's nice to see. Like.. this fountain! It's pleasing to see .. so it's beautiful! And the trees, with all that snow on them, it's beautiful too! See?" Twilight explained, pointing at the fountain then the trees.

"I.. understand now." Luna replied with a smile.

"Good!" Twilight said. "Phew .. it's hard to explain .."

Zorua nudged Luna's chin with his nose, crying out loud. Luna looked down at his friend and smiled more, taking him out from his coat and placing him down on the floor. "Pokémon are beautiful" She told Zorua, Twilight almost choked right there. Zorua merely tilted it's head, giving Luna a weird look as if it was confused.

"Luna ............." Twilight started.

"So are the trees! And outside! Playing too!" She said bluntly, not really knowing how to use the word properly.

"Luna ...................." Twilight started again.

"Oh! My room is beautiful too!" Luna exclaimed.

"Luna! You can't just say beautiful to every single thing!" Twilight said.

"Huh? Why not?" She asked curiously, feeling as though she did something wrong.

"It just sounds weird." Twilight said, raising an eyebrow. "You know how weird it would to call ... well .. your toys beautiful? I mean. You could say pretty, well not even that! But, you know like, fun. There are some things you don't say beautiful to, like to somepony you like more than a friend"

"Oh .........." Luna mumbled, but then scrunched her nose and raising one eyebrow in confusion. "To a filly ..... I like?"

"Yeah! To a filly you have a special connection to! Like, more than friends!" Twilight grinned, Luna pondered for a moment before staring at her for a long period of time.

"W-well, anyway.. just try not to use it all the time." Twilight smiled, making Luna grin back.

"Hey! Twilight!" A voice yelled.

"Huh? Isn't that." Twilight started.

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" Another yelled.

"Those voices ................" Twilight looked behind her, seeing two familiar faces. "Applejack! Pinkie Pie!"

"Cookie! It's you! How did you get here?" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

"Stop calling me 'Cookie' or else I'm going to call you Milk." Twilight said.

"Where have you and your mother been. We've all been worried." Applejack said.

"Oh. We've been at a Castle." Twilight grinned smugly.

"Whaaaaaaaaat!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. "I'm so jealous! Were you sweeped off your feet by your knight in shining armor?"

"Huh? No, no, no!" Twilight waved her hooves crazily, shaking her head at the same time. "I dunno why I'm there in the first place, but this guy"

"You were forced to go?" Applejack asked.

"No I .............." Twilight started

"OH! Maybe you have a mission!" Pinkie Pie said

"No! It's not that ............." Twilight said

"Pinkie Pie don't be stupid, maybe they were kidnapped." Applejack said

"NO!" Twilight yelled her loudest, making everybody around her jump in fright. "You guys must be out of your minds!"

"So, You don't have a mission?" Pinkie asked. "Awww..............Hey. Who's that kid next to you? Is he your fillyfriend?" Twilight slapped a hoof on her face.

"No, She's not ............" Twilight growled in between her teeth.

"Fillyfriend!" Luna exclaimed, with a rather happy look on her face.

"WHAT!!!!!!!!!" Twilight yelled.

"Aww! Twilight! I never knew! When did you meet her?" Pinkie asked.

"Wh- Wh-Whaaa?" Applejack was merely dumbfounded by the little filly's outburst, afterwards looking amused at Twilight's face. Twilight was horrified. She couldn't believe Luna said that! Unless she didn't know what .................

"Pinkie ......... This is Luna. Luna, these are my friends Pinkie Pie and Applejack." Twilight ignored them, rolling her eyes.

"When did this happen?" Applejack asked suddenly, losing her smile.

"Um we only met in the castle! She only ................ She hasn't ................" Twilight was cut off, Applejack's anger was directed toward Luna now.

"Hey! You got some explaining to do, you freak!" Applejack said. Luna frowned at those words, Freak? "Did you send somepony to kidnap Twilight!" Applejack stomped over grabbing Luna's coat and glaring at her. "Spit it out! Out with it! Did you!" Pinkie went in front of AJ, pulling her back.

"AJ don't go looking for fights!" Pinkie said. "You'll get in trouble."

"I don't care! What does it matter? I'm going to the police and reporting her! She obviously had something to do with it!" AJ said.

"Don't do that! You'll get her in trouble! And plus ..............." Twilight started.

"Oh, So now you're protecting her? She's affected your thinking, Twilight!" AJ yelled, pushing Luna a little bit. Luna frowned more, if possible, almost baring her teeth?

Zorua growled at AJ, he pouncing taking a bite out of Applejack's leg. "Ow! Get away from me!" She kicked the Zorua away, letting go of Luna who ran over to her Zorua and picked him up in her magic.

"Applejack! Are you alright?" Pinkie Pie called, going over to her and checking if she was in pieces.

"I'm fine Pinkie!" Applejack said.

"Luna, Zorua is OK, right?" Twilight asked. Luna didn't answer however, she was busy looking at Zorua, checking for any wounds or damages, her face grew angry.

"You. Meany!" Luna suddenly yelled. "You gave him a bruise!" She suddenly pushed Applejack back violently. AJ fell to the floor, her Stetson (Hat) falling off his head, Luna afterwards ran away into oblivion.

"Luna!" Twilight yelled. She frowned down at her childhood friend. "AJ ............ Nice going. I'll see you guys later." She ran after Luna, leaving Applejack and Pinkie Pie alone. "Luna! Luna! Wait!"

"No! Leave me alone!" Luna yelled, hiding behind a bush. Twilight placed Night on the floor, with the Pokémon gathering. Deerling looked up at Twilight sadly, while Woobat sat on her back, clearly stressed too.

"Come on Luna .......... I want to help." Twilight mumbled.

"You-! Your friend hurt my friend! GO AWAY! I don't like you! Go away!" Luna yelled, scrunching in the bushes more holding her Zorua. Twilight stared at the bush, almost feeling depressed. Why was she being so mean? It wasn't her that did that after all. She would understand if she was the one that did it, Luna would be angry with her, but it was Applejack, and Luna's angry with her? What's that all about?

"Alright ... You guys stay with him. She trusts you all more than me, I'll be back when it's time to go." Twilight mumbled to them, turning around and leaving Luna alone. She blinked, peaking from the bush, feeling a little sad for some reason.

'Luna ...................' Deerling started. 'You made her real sad .........................' They all went behind the bush over to Luna and looked at her.

Luna stayed silent at this, and was surprised to hear another.

'Mommy no do nothing!' Scootaloo exclaimed, flapping her un-broken wing. 'Mommy nice! You made Mommy sad!'

'Her friend hurt Zorua. It's partly her fault.' Woobat commented, and Deerling retorted back. 'It wasn't her fault. She wasn't the one to physically hurt Zorua. Did she?'

'Mommy innocent!' Scootaloo exclaimed. 'Mommy! Mommah! Where she goes?'

'I don't know. But It's not THAT bad Luna! It's a scratch! Gosh! There's a difference between a scratch and a bruise!' Zorua exclaimed.

"But ............. Twilight's Friend still hurt you." Luna replied sadly.

'Exactly! HER FRIEND hurt me! Not Twilight! You need to go apologize to her. AGAIN!' Zorua said, scrunching his nose a little bit. Luna pouted nervously shifting in her place.

"Are you sure you're OK?" Luna asked her little friend.

'Of course I am! I can walk! It's not like it's going to kill me, it's a little scratch.' He replied jumping down from Luna's hooves. Luna stood back on her hooves, thinking about Twilight, afterwards biting her lip.

'Say sowwy to mommy?' Scootaloo chirped, jumping alongside Luna. She didn't reply and minutes after, she saw the Team Plasma Grunt running towards her.

"Princess Luna!!!!!!! Are you alright?" He asked quickly. Luna nodded, passing him with an expressionless face.

"I'm fine." She said. "Just peachy."

Fifteen minutes later, they all reunited. Luna and Twilight looked at each other making eye contact, but Twilight closed her eyes and looks away sadly. Scootaloo walked over following Twilight despite her trying to isolate herself.

"T-twilight ................"

"I'm sorry!"

Twilight and Luna looked at each other with wide eyes, making eye contact with each other. However, their eyes flicked away immediately, both holding red faces. They hadn't known if it was either of them that said it, or the other. All they knew is that one of them had said it.

"Sorry."

They looked at each other again, realizing both were saying it to each other.

"You go first ........" Twilight breathed, unable to withstand her nervousness.

"Mares First .............." Luna smiled a little bit. She merely laughed, so Luna did know at least some manners.

"I'm sorry for the way my friend hurt your Zorua. I'm sure She didn't mean to. She tends to get agitated over my safety. She treats me like her sister." Twilight mumbled, only audible to Luna as she played with her main.

Luna twiddled her hooves in response looking down at the ground. "I'm sorry for being angry with you, it wasn't you fault, after all I mean, you didn't hurt Zorua."

"No kidding ..........." Twilight laughed. "Of course I didn't ......... He'd be hissing at me right about now, and you wouldn't be here apologizing."

Luna blinked a few times, before looking down again. They stood silent, looking away from each other for a few seconds.

"T-twilight .............?" Luna called softly, she looked up waiting for Luna to finish her sentence. "Y-you're ..."

"You're? I'm what?" Twilight urged, her Mum and the Plasma Grunt listening in on their conversation. What nosy ................

"**!***y!" Luna said quickly, it was so quick that Twilight didn't understand any of it.

"What?" Twilight said

"O-oh! I-I'm sorry.. I thought it would be"

"No, you were talking too fast, I couldn't understand you, could you repeat that? More .......... slower?" Twilight made a twisted grin, holding up a hoof, the Pokémon around them laughed at Luna's expression. Her cheeks were all red and flushed from embarrassment. Luna kicked the slow slightly, twiddling with her hooves letting Zorua know she was nervous. He snickered nudging his nose against Luna's leg.

"Ummm." Luna tried to spit it out, but she was too shy.

"Come on. I wanna hear what you just said. Repeat please!" Twilight said getting rather impatient.

"...y.." Luna mumbled, Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Now I can't hear you, speak up!" Twilight exclaimed.

"You're Pretty." Luna mumbled, looking away shuffling with her coat. Twilight was merely surprised, did Luna really mean it? The kid didn't even know how to use the word beautiful! But that was still sweet of her.

"I am?" Twilight said, playing stupid. She wanted to know what else Luna would say.

Luna swallowed a lump in her throat before nodding quickly, scratching her head after that. She opened her mouth to say something else but was interrupted.

"HAH! IN YOUR FACE! I WIN THE BET!"

Luna and Twilight looked over at the Plasma Grunt with a look of confusion. Twilight suddenly grew a frown, unable to hide her rage. "You guys bet on something! WHAT THE................................"

"Ah ah! I said, Luna would say Twilight is pretty before the sun goes down, YOU said She would say it after the sun goes down." Twilight Velvet smirked, holding a hoof out to the Grunt who grumbled unhappily giving what he owed in frustration.

"What?" Twilight said in an angry tone . "You mean to tell me you guys gambled on THIS!"

"It's not a gamble sweetie, it's an investment." Twilight Velvet smiled.

"Sure it is, Mum." She rolled her eyes.

"Let's go back, it's getting late!" Twilight Velvet exclaimed, Twilight and Luna nodded in response, they smiled at each other and followed their chaperones off back to the Castle.

>  Chapter 6 - Teaching a Princess and Having Revelations (Unedited) 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today was Twilight's fifth day at the mysterious castle. She wondered why at times she was there in the first place. So she decided to ask Cadence and Celestia. She was currently seated, Scootaloo in her hooves while the other Pokémon were currently in Luna's toy room playing with Luna. She sighed to herself awaiting for the two mares to come through that door. And as if the castle was reading her mind, they both came in with serious faces. They looked at Twilight for a few seconds, who smiled at them, but they still held their serious face. Twilight lost her smile and decided to ask them the most important question that was on her mind.

"Why am I here? In this Castle?" Twilight finally asked.

Cadence and Celestia looked at each other, before sitting down close to her smiling slightly.

"Twilight, let's first tell you Nightmare Moon's plan." Cadence said. "When we tell you the plan, you'll know why you're here." Twilight nodded in response, listening in on to what they were going to say.

"Nightmare Moon wants Luna to hate pony contact"

"What?" Twilight interrupted. "But she Oh sorry."

"It's alright, anyway Nightmare Moon wants Luna to hate pony contact, however, when she watches you two, she sees Luna receiving the opposite of what she wants, so she changed her plan slightly. She decided to let you stay here for the time being to help Luna know from right and from wrong, since she has no time to teach Luna." Cadence said.

"So like a conscience" Twilight mumbled, raising one single eyebrow.

"Indeed. Furthermore, you're here to be her conscience. But you're also here as a-"

"Celestia! We must not tell her yet! Let Nightmare Moon tell her herself." Cadence  whispered.

"Tell me what, exactly?" Twilight asked, crossing her hooves with a frown on her face. "Let me guess. I have to marry Luna."

"No no no no no no!" They both said quickly. "Absolutely not!"

"Oh right, I have to be a Princess." Twilight laughed, while night looked up at her with a puzzled look.

"Well yes, you have to No wait Ohhhh We have to speak with her about that." Cadence said, Celestia nodded over to her agreeing. "So you do in a way have to be Luna's teacher at the moment."

"How do I know if I have her full consent to teach her anything I want?" Twilight said, squinting her eyes at them.

"We guarantee you have her full consent." Celestia said. "Now about Luna, She was raised with Pokémon, it's the reason she can speak to them and even hear them. She's a kind young filly, she doesn't have a pony friend, except you. She seems to trust you Twilight, enough to even allow you to play with her and her Pokémon friends."

"But Luna, she has you two right? You're her friends too!" Twilight exclaimed, Cadence and Celestia smiled slightly nodding.

"But she's been interacting with you the most in such little time. She's come to know you as a friend for the past four days." Celestia murmured, she caressed Twilight's head, fixing her main slightly. "She's a innocent filly but being in little contact with ponies, she knows little of the outside world and of ponies."

"Yeah, no kidding. She didn't know what marry was." Twilight said. "But I can't blame her nobody taught her anything, and she's only seven."

"Indeed, this is where you come in Twilight." They both replied, Cadence grabbed both her front hooves in hers and smiled down at her. "Can we trust you with this Twilight?"

"Of course! We'll help Luna! Right Scootaloo?" Twilight exclaimed.

"Ruuuu!" Pidove cooed, flapping her wing and jumped on Twilight's back.

"You're just a little infant, so I have to teach you some stuff too!" Twilight laughed scratching her belly with one of her hooves.

"Twilight, Luna does not know this, you must not tell her anything, Are we clear?" Twilight nodded in response, awaiting. "Luna has been brought Pokémon from time to time. But do you notice the types of Pokémon they're bringing her?"

"She was brought a Deerling and a Purrloin." Twilight said, scrunching her nose. "What does that have to do with their types?"

"Did you notice anything about them?" Cadence said. "You saw Luna speak with them, right? What did the Deerling say?"

"He was abandoned because he was weak." Twilight replied.

"And the Purrloin?"

"Well, Nothing! He scratched me like he didn't like pony contact Ohhhhhhhh!" Twilight exclaimed, realizing it just now.

"Exactly, Nightmare Moon is only bringing Luna Pokémon that were mistreated by Trainers. We can't tell you anymore from here, if Nightmare Moon were to find out we told you this she would kill us" Cadence said, Twilight was clueless, why would Nightmare Moon do that?

"But why" Suddenly the door opened, and Nightmare Moon came right in with a glare on her face.

'Like always can't she ever smile? Now I know where Luna gets it from.' Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Lady Moon." Cadence and Celestia bowed slightly, they lost their smiles immediately right after the door opened to reveal the dastardly mare. 

"Leave this room. The Sages and me are going to have a meeting." Nightmare Moon said. "And take that filly with you, I don't want her eavesdropping."

"Grumpy much?" Twilight growled. Scootaloo cooed angrily under her breath, almost growling at the tall indigo maned mare. Celestia elbowed her slightly, and they all left the room quietly as the other sages entered, two of them staying outside for a moment watching Twilight (who had an angry face) walk out of the door with her Pidove.

"Ahh, Princess Twilight." Chrysalis called. "Good Morning to you."

Twilight froze on the spot, her back facing the two sages. What did she say? She could've sworn she heard

"Come Chrysalis, we must not keep Nightmare Moon waiting. Let her highness do her business." Discord exclaimed, both Chrysalis and him walking inside and closed the door. Twilight couldn't believe it.

"Twilight, what's wrong?" Cadence and Celestia said, they went on ahead and were waiting for Twilight. She dazed out a bit before shaking her head and looked up, following them. "Nothing." She replied back.

Twilight walked alone through the halls, she opened the door to see Luna on the floor. "Hey Luna!" Twilight called. She looked up from petting Zorua, who was sleeping peacefully. Her face turned from a blank face to a wide grin. She looked really excited.

"Twilight!" She whispered, Luna jumped up from the floor and ran over to her. Twilight almost expected a hug from Luna, and she held her hooves open. But Luna tilted her head, almost not knowing why Twilight held her hooves out. Twilight lost her smile, she didn't know what a hug was? She rolled her eyes.

"You don't know what a hug is now, do you?" Twilight asked. She shook her head, Twilight still held her hooves out. "Get over here." Luna pouted like a Magikarp and scooted closer. She huffed in annoyance and enclosed her hooves around Luna waist. "This is a hug Luna! It's to express affection, to show friendship, or to put it this way, to show you like the pony!"

"Oh!" Luna exclaimed happily, wrapping her hooves around Twilight quickly, now that she knew the meaning of the word. "Hug." She repeated.

"Yup. We're friends, right?" Twilight said, pulling back from the hug.

"U-huh! Friends!" She exclaimed, going to hold Twilight's hoof and pulled her down to the floor where Zorua was asleep. "Shhhh! He's asleep."

"That's why I'm whispering, Luna." Twilight giggled. "So Luna, I'm going to be your teacher, I'm going to teach you a lot of things today, OK?"

"Teach? Teach me what?" Luna said.

"Everything you don't know! I taught you what pretty, and beautiful meant, and just now I taught you about hugs!" Twilight said, Luna nodded her face growing into another excited smile.

"Oh great ." Luna said, giddily kicking her back hooves.

"Alright now you know what ........." Twilight tapped her hoof on her chin, thinking of the possible things Luna wouldn't know. "Do you know how to read?"

"R-read?" Luna asked, she shook her head again.

"Oh gosh, I'll teach you that some other day, Dance?"

"No"

"Draw?"

"No"

"Sing?"

"No"

"Ugh you don't know how to do anything" Twilight huffed. "What about, Do you know how to play Leap froakie?"

Luna stood silent at this. "I don't know how to play Leap froakie."

Twilight slapped her face with her hoof. This filly

"You, You seriously need to be taught. First, I'm going to teach you about right from wrong." Twilight smiled, raising one hand separately for each one.

"Right? Wrong? But how will I know?" Luna asked, Twilight smiled even more.

"It's simple really." Twilight smiled. "The right things may seem wrong at times, but the wrong things could also be right too. So it's a little hard to understand. Depending on what it is, it may be different. For example. In my house I would always eat the leftover cake from parties that we would bring back home. Anyway, I would always eat the leftover cake. Now, to me that was the right thing at the time because well I was hungry! But it was wrong because I didn't ask my mom for permission to eat the cake."

"I think I understand" Luna said.

"First of all Luna, do you lie?" Twilight asked.

"Lie? Nuh-uh!" Luna exclaimed.

"You're a pretty honest filly right?" Twilight asked, Luna nodded her head. "That's no fun. You have to learn to lie Luna!" Luna's eyes widened.

"But it's wrong!" Luna exclaimed.

"Right! You got the concept. But. You have to learn to lie, for good causes. For example, you can't just go waltzing up to a friend of yours and say, 'Hey! We're planning a birthday surprise for you!' or else, it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?" Twilight laughed. "To be a good liar, you have to avoid giving emotion, and don't avoid eye contact either, that just gives it away. Now, let's practice a little bit."

"What happened to Zorua's leg?" Twilight asked suddenly with a gasp. Luna, not knowing if she either forgot or she was playing stupid went along.

"Don't you remember Twilight? Your friend hurt him." Luna said, Twilight slapped her face again.

"No. No. NO!" Twilight whispered angrily. "You're being too honest! Learn to lie a little!"

"O-oh, S-sorry" Luna whispered.

"Let's make believe I'm Nightmare Moon now! It starts!" Twilight exclaimed she pulled Luna up to stand, and then taking the blanket on the floor, draping it across her shoulders, she frowned like Nightmare Moon. "Filly. What have I told you about going outside! How many times have I told you!"

Luna's eyes widened, she back away slightly. "I- I didn't go outside!" Luna exclaimed.

"You better be speaking the truth! Or you'll be severely punished!" Twilight growled, still acting like Nightmare Moon. Luna looked like she was about to cry now, did she really take this seriously?

"I didn't!" Luna replied. Twilight glared at her, then with a swish of a cape, Twilight turned her back to Luna.

"Very well. If I hear that you're escaping to go outside, I shall show no mercy." Twilight said, then she let go of the cape and turned to Luna with a smile. "Luna! That was really good for a first try! Oh, don't tell me you're going to cry."

"I'm not going to cry." Luna sniffed, rubbing her eyes. "I just got something in my eye."

"What could possibly go into your eye?" Twilight exclaimed crossing her hooves.

"Well. Your cape." Luna replied. Twilight smiled.

"I'm so proud of you." Twilight said running over to Luna and hugging her briefly before pulling away. "You're doing good! Now, You know the basics from right and wrong right? And you know how to tell a basic lie. Now Marry, or Marriage."

Woobat laughed out loud, afterwards speaking with Luna.

'You seriously don't know what marriage is? Even I know what that is!' Twilight exclaimed.

"I know what marriage is!" Luna puffed her cheeks angrily, afterwards crossing her hooves.

'I've never seen anyone get married.' The Deerling replied. 'Let's just listen to Twilight, she knows what she's talking about.'

"Anyway" Twilight laughed. "Marriage is when a colt and a mare or a colt and colt or a mare and a mare become husband and wife or husband and husband or wife and wife but before the two become legally united through marriage. The colt or mare has to ask the other colt or mare to marry them. Now Luna let's take this into a real scene. But first, let me tell you what a date is. A date is almost like a get together thing with a lover, a boy and a girl or a boy and boy or a girl and a girl have a romantic meeting. Now, you have to romantically love this person to go out with them. So, let's say we're out on a date. Not in real life OK? This is just pretend."

Luna nodded her head quickly, while Twilight was getting into the whole Date thing, Woobat laughed very loudly with Deerling. Luna looked at them with a frown and back at Twilight.

"Now. Yadda yadda, we go to a restaurant, walk together, and do romantic things, until finally! Luna bend on one knee." Twilight whispered the last part, Luna did so in front of Twilight. "Oh and by the way, in asking the girl to marry you, you have to have THE RING. Which is the most important thing of all times if not you'll lose your head!"

Luna gasped grasping her neck and looked around. "Where's the ring?" Luna asked.

"I'm not going to be there when you really ask a girl or boy to marry you. If you're like this in real life you're doomed." Twilight rolled her eyes, she looked down at her horn. There was a ring on it that her mom got as a gift a long time ago. She took it off with her magic and handed it to Luna. "Now that you have it. You bend on one knee, take out the ring and say. Will you Marry me."

"Will you marry me, OK!" Luna exclaimed, taking the ring and smiling. "Twilight, Will you marry me?"

"No." Twilight said with a frown.

"W-what?" Luna said, her voice rather disappointed. "Why?"

"Because! We're too young! Are you out of your mind?" Twilight said.

"But you said this was pretend" Luna mumbled, squinting at her. Twilight laughed.

"I'm just kidding! You're so gullible. Well not about the age part. You can't marry until you're what eighteen I think?" Twilight said. "About the marriage thing, you have to go to a church and do a lot of things I don't know."

"Are you a little hungry? I'm starting to get a little head ache" Twilight grumbled. "Any of you guys hungry?" The Pokémon all howled and ran over to Twilight. Luna walked over to a sleeping Zorua and picked him up. "To the kitchen!"

They walked through the halls of the castle, their stomach's stuffed with food. Zorua was back asleep right after he ate something, and all the other Pokémon were satisfied too.

"OK Luna, now the next thing I want to talk to you about is" Twilight started, they were going up the stairs, and after walking Luna froze suddenly making Twilight just stumble backwards from the collision. "Luna, what's the matter?" She looked forward and felt Luna's hoof pull her to the column on the side. Luna looked from her hiding spot and noticed two Plasma grunts, Twilight poked her head too and saw what they were doing.

"Twilight, What are they doing?" Luna asked, pointing at the two Plasma grunts.

"You. Have got to be kidding me, in the hallway?" Twilight growled, the two grunts were unaware of the children, and they still did it in the middle of the damn hallway! "Luna That's kissing. Ewwwwwwwwwwwww!"

"Kissing?" Luna asked tilting her head. "Is that why their mouths are connected?"

"Yes! That's kissing you dummy!" Twilight whispered. "There are different kinds. Friendship, Love, whatever."

"Let's go to my room." Luna exclaimed.

"SHHHHH!" Twilight whispered. "Learn to be quiet while you're eavesdropping!"

"You mean being sneaky?" Luna replied with a grin.

"Yes being sneaky. Now let's turn back around and make believe this didn't happen" She didn't say anymore, because she was pushed abruptly by Luna. She fell backwards onto the hard floor. She frowned up at Luna, but then looked over at the Plasma grunts, they were both looking at them.

"Oh my, are you alright?" The female grunt asked.

"What were you two doing?" Twilight asked, Luna appeared from hiding and looked down at Twilight. "Can you help me up? You were the one who pushed me!"

"Um well we were ................." The male grunt stuttered. Luna bent down a little bit, helping Twilight up to her hooves.

"But Twilight, you said they were" Twilight covered Luna's mouth with her hoof.

"Let's just go, OK?" Twilight said, walking past the grunts with the Pokémon. Twilight grinned while she passed them by and when they were out of site she ran up the stairs with everyone.

"Luna,  What did I tell you about being sneaky?" Twilight said.

"Oh. Heheh!" Luna said, scratching her neck. "I forgot."

"This is another thing for lying. That was a lie that I said." Twilight said. "Do you know how to kiss? I don't think so."

"Yeah! I do!" Luna exclaimed, Twilight started coughing out loud, pounding her chest and trying to breath.

"W-h .... What!" She yelled. "No way, Really?"

"Yup! I'll show you!" Luna exclaimed.

"WHAT! NO!" Twilight exclaimed, she saw Luna leaning forward and closed her eyes tightly. She waited for it, but she felt something touch her nose. Her eyes opened and went wide at the sight. Luna was rubbing her nose against Twilight's own, Twilight frowned at this. "Luna,  That's not a kiss."

"Yes it is!" She exclaimed pulling away, "I've seen my friends do that to each other."

"OK, It's a Pokémon kiss. Ponies do it differently, but I am NOT teaching you how to kiss. That is a separate issue that you need to learn on your own." Twilight was blushing now, she pointed at Luna menacingly. 'I can't believe I'm starting to get nervous around this kid. Every time she's near me I don't even want to think about it!' Twilight thought biting her bottom lip. 'I can't take this anymore. Hasn't she ever heard of personal space? Oh wait I forgot. She's not like other kids.'

Luna blinked, sadly looking to the floor. "Did I do something wrong?" She mumbled.

"What? No! Of course not! Why would you think that!" Twilight exclaimed.

"You seem to get angry when you ask me if I know something, and I say I don't." Luna whispered.

"No umm It's just I would expect you to know about these things already, but it's not your fault!" Twilight said. "Don't worry! I'm not angry! Now, let's continue with the teachings. OK?"

"This is getting boring!" Luna complained

Five Hours Later

Luna was sitting on the floor in the hall. Twilight on the other hoof was standing.

"Well, It would be fun if you would stop complaining." Twilight mumbled. "OK, Fine. Just a little break."

"Yay!" Luna yelled suddenly. "Darmanitian! Where are you?"

"Darmanitian?" Twilight said, where could there possibly ....... But suddenly! The ground started to shake, and a big Darmanitian began running down the stairs and over to them. "DEAR RESHIRAM!!" She quickly hid behind Luna as the Darmanitian made an abrupt stop and puffed smoke through his nose.

"Darmanitian!" Luna exclaimed, running over to hug the big creature.

"Darr!" It exclaimed, sitting down before waving at Twilight. "Darrarr!"

"Hello." Twilight said nervously, if it wanted to it could incinerate her to smithereens. But she grinned nonetheless at the creature.

"Darmanitian! Let's have some fun!" Luna exclaimed.

"Bafuuuuu!" It puffed before grabbing Luna and placing her on his back along with Zorua. "Come on Twilight!"

"Urr No thanks." Twilight declined, Luna lost her smile tilting her head again. Scootaloo blinked from Twilight's shoulder and went into her hooves.

"Why? What's wrong?" Luna asked.

"Nothing, it's just ............" She didn't finish her sentence when Darmanitian grabbed her too and placed her on his back. "Oh come on!"

"Darrr! Maaaaa! Darma!" Darmanitian grinned widely like a Chesire cat and puffed more smoke from his nose.

"He says to hold on, it's going to be a bumpy ride!" Luna smiled, Twilight quickly wrapped her hooves around Luna's waist as she held on to Darmanitian's fur. Twilight held Scootaloo securely on Darmanitian, while Zorua was under Luna. Deerling and Woobat were ready to follow the Monkey like Pokémon around the halls. "OK Darmanitian. Go!"

"DAAAAAAAAAAR!" It roared before sprinting off.

"WAHHHHH!" Twilight yelled from the speed. These Pokémon were really fast! "Sloooooooow-dooooooooooooown!"

"Dar! Ma!" He laughed.

"He says that's no fun!" Luna translated. "Haha! Faster Darmanitian!"

"I think I'm going to be sick" Twilight groaned burying her face in Luna's indigo main, feeling very dizzy and nauseous. Darmanitian clung to the Columns of the castle, swinging from each one and jumping everywhere, racing around the Castle. Twilight felt a slight tingle in her head and looked at one door as they passed it. "Luna! Go on ahead with Darmanitian."

"Where are you going?" Luna asked.

"To eavesdrop of course!" Twilight said before jumping off of Darmanitian with Night. She watched as Luna went on ahead and Darmanitian crawled up the stairs. Twilight stood silently, and turned to the door, hearing voices. She tip toed over and pressed her ears to the door.

"Lady Moon. I have a plan. Why not have the two ........... each other? They do make a good couple." Somebody said, she listened in more hearing the voice of Nightmare Moon afterwards. She didn't hear the word properly for it was below a whisper.

"Hmm....... I don't want that BRAT! to ......... my Daughter! She's had a bad influence on Luna already. I'm afraid she's start to think that Ponies can be nice to Pokémon!"

"Oh, but it only applies to Twilight! I'm sure she thinks she's the only one. We still bring her abused Pokémon. So her perspective won't change in the slightest!" Another voice said. Twilight frowned, this time leaning on the door and blinking slowly.

"Alright, Agreed. Luna will be wed to Twilight." Nightmare Moon finally said. Twilight shook her head, her eyes widening. She clutched Night close to her chest and then ran away from the door. If she would've stayed longer, she would've heard what would have come next. "And after I SHALL CONTROL RESHIRAM AND ZEKROM AT LAST! I am positively sure she is the hero we are looking for!" Then she started to laugh evilly in the crowded room. Twilight panted, running as fast as she could away from there, running up the stairs. She bumped into Cadence as she ran, not bothering to stop and talk to them.

"Twilight! What's the matter?" Celestia called, but she didn't listen. She ran up the stairs again, tears now welling up in her eyes. "Twilight!"

Luna sighed her hair now in another mess as he sat on Darmanitian. She chuckled happily as she stopped completely and watched as Luna smiled. "That was fun Darmanitian! Thank you!" She opened her eyes to see Twilight running towards her. "Oh Twilight!" However, she passed right by Luna, ignoring his calls. "Twilight?" She saw her open the door to Luna's room, and told Darmanitian to follow her. Twilight went inside Luna's room, turning off the lights and running to the corner behind the skateboard ramp. She scrunched herself into a ball, setting Scootaloo down and hugging her knees to her chest. Her back was facing the wall and her hair covered her face as she rested her head on her arms. She cried silently, her tears wetting her sleeves. Darmanitian walked over to the door and looked inside. "Twilight? Hello?" Luna called once more, reaching over and turning on the lights. She got off of Darmanitian, and walked around the room, when she heard a sob from behind the skateboard ramp. She ran over and saw Twilight in the corner, and Scootaloo rubbing her head against her leg. Scootaloo looked over to Luna, and began to speak with her.

"Mommy is crying! I don't know why, Scootaloo exclaimed. She was ears-dropping then gasp and run away!"

"Twilight, What's wrong?" Luna asked, bending down and placing a hoof on her back. "Did anything happen?"

"Of course something happened you idiot. Why else would I be crying!" Twilight exclaimed, however, her voice seemed muffled a bit. Luna flinched at her words, her eyes closed halfway.

"Don't cry, Please, It's not OK to cry." Luna said. "Don't be sad, Please"

"Then what am I supposed to do? Smile! Luna! I can't smile after what I heard your father say!" Twilight yelled, raising her head up to look at her. A fiery glare in her eyes, she slapped Luna's hoof away from her. "I thought I was here to be your conscience, your teacher!" Twilight stood from her position, Luna fell back gazing up into her purple eyes. "But NO! I'm here to be your stupid, stupid, PRINCESS."

"I don't understand.." Luna mumbled.

"Don't you get it Luna!" Twilight yelled. "I HAVE TO MARRY YOU!" Luna stood silent, before slowly getting up and looking at her.

"But how is that"

"It's every little girl's dream to become a Princess to be taken away and live the life of a fairy-tale and be taken away by her knight in shining armour but I don't want my life to be! This isn't my idea of spending the rest of my life!" Twilight growled pulling on her main.

"I thought marry was a good thing." Luna mumbled lowly.

"It's not we're engaged! Engaged is another subject! It's not a good thing if one of us doesn't want it to be married! Why, Why? Why did it have to be me?" Twilight mumbled. "I can't marry you!"

"Why not?" Luna asked.

"Because I DON'T LIKE YOU!" Twilight yelled, the entire room went silent. Luna's face held one of slight sadness in her eyes, and was that anger in her eyes too? Twilight didn't know what to expect. Luna was sad a moment ago, and now a frown was quickly growing on her usual innocent, happy face. "I don't even love you romantically! Luna, it just can't be!"

"You don't like me? I see" Luna replied, she sounded rather cold. She turned her head away with an angry look on her face.

"Luna, That's not what I meant-" Twilight went over to place a hoof on Luna's shoulder but she shrugged Twilight off, now staring at her with an angry look on her face.

"Stop lying! I know what you said! I know what you meant! You don't like me as a friend! You hate me!" Luna yelled.

"Luna, What I meant was romantically"

"What does that have to do with anything!" Luna exclaimed, stomping her hoof. "I trusted you! I ..... I ..... I thought that ponies were nice! T-that y-you were my real f-friend! I started liking you even more! I can see I was wrong this entire time about ponies! YOU'RE ALL THE SAME!" Tears were now rolling down her cheeks as she sprinted away. Twilight's tears swiftly came down. Why does life have to be so cruel to her?

"Fine, Be that way." Twilight whispered to herself. Scootaloo looked sadly up at Twilight, rubbing her head against Twilight's hoof. "Why does this have to happen to me Scootaloo? Why?" The little bird cooed, and poked her leg. She bent down to pick Scootaloo up and hugged her softly, crying into Scootaloo feathers. "Mum what do I do?"

"Exactly what I taught you young lady!"

Twilight jumped in fright at the voice, seeing her mother by the doorway with her hooves crossed and with a frown on her face. "Mum!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Twilight. What's the matter? You've never been this angry! I've taught you better, and I expected more from you." Twilight Velvet  lectured, swinging her hoof from left to right. "Now, What happened that got you so mad that you just had to yell at poor little Luna."

"You don't understand Mum. All these things happening to me! I HATE this place!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Ah ah, No need to yell, tone your voice down a bit." She said.

"I heard Nightmare Moon talking with somepony. They said I was going to be wed." Twilight said, placing her hooves on both her cheeks.

"To Luna?" Twilight Velvet asked.

"Yes!" Twilight said.

"Oh Twilight congratulations! I knew this was going to happen! See? Mother's intuition never fails." Twilight Velvet said ruffling Twilight's main a bit.

"MOM! I don't want to get married to her!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Oh, Why not?" Twilight Velvet  leeched, she crossed her hooves again. This time Twilight closed her eyes. "She's beautiful, Innocent, Oh Twilight she's prefect for you!"

"No. No. NO! That's what I'm scared of!" Twilight said.

"Well Twilight Wait If you marry Luna that would make you a"

"Princess!" Twilight said, her mother's eyes sparkled. "Oh Twilight! That's every little filly's dream darling! Why don't you want it?"

"I don't like her like that" Twilight said. "I was here to be her guide. Not her wife! This isn't what I want!"

"Well dear It's not up to us to decide that. Nobody told me why we're here But. You're here to be her guide? Sounds exciting." She said.

"It's fun but it's not fun being engaged" Twilight growled.

"Life's not fair, is it? You just have to learn to deal with it You know it's odd how they picked you. There are millions of little fillies and mares out there, and Nightmare Moon took you hmmm" Twilight Velvet pondered.

"Tell that to Nightmare Moon! Wait tell I just got an idea! I'm going to talk to Nightmare Moon about this and see what she says! Maybe she's at the room can you hold Scootaloo for a few minutes?" Twilight said, handing over Scootaloo to Twilight Velvet before running off. "See you later Mum! Thank you!"

"Anytime sweetie! Wait, Sweetie! Oh, Never mind." Twilight Velvet huffed, smiling as her daughter left the room with speed. "My how interesting this turned out to be. Never thought this would happen to US now! Ho ho!" She placed a hoof on Scootaloo's head, who chirped happily.

Twilight ran across the halls, she passed through many rooms, and ran down the stairs to the second floor. She ran across the halls, passing even more rooms.

With Luna, she was crying into Celestia's stomach, sobbing loudly. She caressed Luna's head lovingly, she looked up at the other Goddess with a look of despair. "A-and .....! A-and .....! Sh-She ....... Sh-she said she didn't like me!" Luna exclaimed, clutching onto her robes tightly, crying into her dress.

"There there, Luna I'm sure she didn't mean to." Cadence replied.

"Of c-c-course she did! Or else she wouldn't have said it!" Luna replied. "She was my only pony friend that I ever let my other friends play with! I t-trusted her!"

"Luna, there's no need to cry for these things. She didn't know what she was saying. Who could ever hate you?" Cadence said.

"But Mother hates me" Luna whispered, Cadence huffed.

"She's nothing but a grumpy old mare. She loves you! She just has a different way of showing it and so does Twilight. Give her time she's been pressured on highly with all the things she's been told and her getting married is another issue she has to deal with." Celestia replied, with a slight smile on her face. "Understand her position Luna, It's not easy for her."

"She still said it." Luna mumbled. "Twilight doesn't like me!"

"Luna!!"

"She said it herself" Luna growled.

"I've never seen her like this this is bad" Celestia whispered to the other mare. She nodded in response. At that moment, Twilight swished past them in a run, going off somewhere they didn't know. "Twilight? Where is she off to I wonder."

Twilight panted, exhausted from the run, she went to the door she was eavesdropping by, and knocked. A minute later, Sage Tantabus opened the door. She waved slightly. "Hi, is Nightmare Moon around? I have to talk to her."

"Oh, you just missed her. She's up with three other sages in the throne room. Top floor." He replied. Twilight groaned loudly, slapping her face with her right hoof. She swears she's gonna get a concussion from all these face hoofs.

"I just ran down! Ugh Thanks." Twilight said, before running off again back where she came. She passed the three again, completely ignoring them.

"Ohhhh Twilight!" Celestia called. Twilight made an abrupt stop, looking back. "Come here darling!"

"Can't! I have to talk to Nightmare Moon!" Twilight exclaimed before sprinting away.

"Talk to, What could be the reason for her to want to talk to Lady Moon? Odd." Celestia whispered.

"Yes she was in a hurry too!" Cadence  said. Luna watched as she left, her tears remained, blinking in worry and in fear of what Mother could do to her.

"Mother will he hurt Twilight?" Luna asked, tugging on Cadence's dress.

"There are other sages with her. I don't think she will" Cadence assured. "Don't worry Luna"

Luna watched as she left, Twilight. I- I have to make s-sure!" Luna exclaimed, running off to follow Twilight. Cadence and Celestia watched as she left, a smile on their faces.

"They make a lovely couple do they not?" Celestia said.

"Celestia don't be ridiculous." Cadence said. "You've noticed that just now?"

"I know I noticed it from the moment I met the little filly!" A voice said.

"Who was"

"Oh sorry. I have a habit of appearing out of nowhere when somebody talks about those two." Twilight Velvet giggled.

"How did you get down here?" Cadence asked, "You were upstairs."

"I don't know how exactly.." Twilight Velvet placed a hoof on her lips, pondering herself. "Oh yes. A colt that works here used his Pokémon to teleport me!"

"No wonder" Both Goddesses said.

Twilight dragged herself up the stairs, panting from exhaustion and crawling up the stairs. She finally came up to the top floor, and caught her breath. She ran through the hall, this time in a jogging motion over to the grand doors. She looked up, slightly intimidated by the size, and opened them. She looked inside to see huge columns and a King's chair over by the end. She saw Nightmare Moon there, but something else was there too. A little Pokémon was on the floor, looking hurt. She realized it was the Purrloin from before. Twilight gasped softly before running over by the end and grabbing Nightmare Moon's hoof who held the little cat by the scruff of his neck. "No stop! You're hurting him!" She let go of the Purrloin immediately, thoroughly surprised of this visit. The Purrloin fell to the ground with a thud, laying almost motionless if he wasn't trying to get up. Twilight walked over to him, she went to touch him, but he hissed softly. Twilight retreated for a second, but she pet the Purrloin on the head.

"You insolent brat you dare protect this creature!" Luna was by the door, she found it slightly opened and peeked her head inside.

"It's a Pokémon! They are our friends, not our enemies." Twilight exclaimed, frowning up at Nightmare Moon. "Why were you hurting him?"

"Do not question my authority, girl!" She roared. Luna took that moment to stumble back in fright. "This benevolent filth should be disposed of, along with any disobedient Pokémon! Get out of my way!"

"OVER MY DEAD BODY!!!" Twilight yelled, going in front of Purrloin. The Purrloin's eyes widened considerably, he'd never seen a pony do that for him.

"You wretched" Nightmare Moon growled, her hoof going forward to grab Twilight's main. She whimpered loudly, her hooves flying to Nightmare Moon to try and make her let go. "I don't know what the sages find in you that's interesting for them to even THINK you should marry MY DAUGHTER! You're not qualified to be a Princess. Just as you aren't qualified to be the hero!"

"Hero?" Twilight asked. Nightmare Moon smirked down at her.

"You don't even know what I speak of. Pity It's a shame you don't know. Maybe you'll learn something once I send you to the dungeon. I'm going to hear my daughter begging for your freedom. It's quaint how she finds you so different yet fun at the same time, yet you're beginning to pick on my patience!" Nightmare Moon growled in a low tone. Luna peeked over again from behind the grand doors, whimpering to herself softly. She hesitated in whether to go over there and help Twilight, but he was too scared.

"Run Purrloin!" Twilight exclaimed suddenly, seeing the beaten cat on the floor struggling to stand.

"Pathetic, You think he can run that far? Ponies are monsters. The only reason he's all weak and dishevelled is because of the constant abuse he received from his previous trainers. In fact, this Purrloin will NEVER find a trainer that will love him! All Pokémon trainers are heartless monsters that strive to only be the best. And reasons like this is the reason we have to get rid of them!" Nightmare Moon said, using her other hoof  to point at the Purrloin on the ground. The Purrloin looked to the ground, away from everybody else.

'It's true, He's right. Pokémon Trainers are heartless monsters.' the Purrloin said.

"That's not true! Not ALL trainers are like that!" Twilight began.

"SILENCE!" Nightmare Moon yelled, pulling on Twilight's main to shut her up. "You misbehaved child! You shall definitely be punished for this behaviour! You do not raise your voice to a SAGE" She stumbled on words when she felt teeth sink into her hoof, realizing it was the Purrloin! "You disgusting FELINE!" She tried shaking away the Pokémon, making him let go of Twilight's hair for a minute. Luna took that chance to run over to Twilight, she did it as quickly as possible as the Pokémon distracted Nightmare Moon.

Twilight looked back hearing footsteps and saw it was Luna. "Luna! What are you doing here?" Twilight whispered. Nightmare Moon growled, grabbing it by the scruff again and this time throwing it across the room, however, luckily Luna caught it and fell backwards on her back. Twilight helped her up with the little Pokémon in Luna's hooves, all three looking over to Nightmare Moon.

"LUNA! What have I told you about coming here!" Nightmare Moon roared once more, baring her teeth. Luna whimpered back, biting her lip at what she was about to do.

"T T-Twilight's right! N-not a-all p-ponies are like that!" Luna exclaimed. Nightmare Moon's eye twitched, this stupid brat.

"WHAT!, Did you say!" She growled through bared teeth. Luna retreated back once more, but took a step forward.

"T-twilight is n-n-nice to P-Pokémon! J-just l-leave her a-alone!" Luna said handing the Purrloin to her and going in front of her.

"YOU DARE TALK BACK TO ME!" Nightmare Moon said, grabbing Luna's main and throwing her to the ground harshly.

"LUNA! " Twilight exclaimed, but she was once again grabbed by her main. Nightmare Moon picked Luna up by clutching her main as well, holding both children violently in her grasp.

"Guards! GUARDS!" Nightmare Moon called, and immediately, two Plasma Grunts came running into the throne room.

"You called Lady Moon?" One of them said.

"Take these three to the dungeon. They'll learn not to disrespect an adult." Nightmare Moon said, throwing them both over to the grunts as they grabbed them by their hooves. "Take them away."

"Right away My Lady." The other said. They dragged them down to the first floor, they opened a mysterious door to a dark abyss, and soon after they were thrown in a cell and locked inside. Afterwards being left alone in the dark and dirty place.

Twilight looked down at the Purrloin in her hooves, unable to look at Luna at the moment and Luna was looking at the Purrloin as well. He opened his eyes and looked around, using his paws to scratch his big ears and pulling away from Twilight's grasp, he turned to look at all of them and blinked. "At least your safe from Nightmare Moon. It's OK." Twilight smiled.

"Mother, I don't understand, she would never do something so terrible." Luna mumbled.

"Well she is unpredictable she does look mean and all." Twilight replied. She glanced back at the Purrloin with a sad look on her face. The Purrloin purred blinked some more, before walking slowly over to Twilight with his ears low, and went over to her bandaged hoof and began to lick it simultaneously. Twilight's eyes widened, afterwards he purred and rubbed his head against her hoof, sitting and looking up at her with the swish of a tail.

"I'm sorry." Luna said out of nowhere.

"Luna, It's OK"

"No, That's what Purrloin said." Luna replied, Twilight tilted her head. The Purrloin looked like it had smiled a bit and meowed slightly.

"It wasn't your fault little guy." Twilight grinned. "Hey, Do you have a name?"

"I have none but you two could name me if you guys want." He smiled.

"He says he has none, but we could name him if we want." Luna said.

"Let's pick a name, what about Courage?" Twilight said.

"That sounds like a name a dog Pokémon would have" The Purrloin laughed, and so did Luna. She shook her head in response.

"What about Fluffy?" Twilight exclaimed, Purrloin screeched rather annoyed at the name.

"What about Mittens?" Luna suggested, Twilight busted out laughing falling back on her backside kicking her legs in the air.

"I know! Shining Armor!" Twilight said, sitting back up and grinning down at the cat. "Shining Armor! Like it?" Shining Armor meowed in response, and rubbed against Twilight, then at Luna.

"He likes it!" Luna exclaimed, clapping both his hands.

"We're still friends aren't we?" Twilight asked, Luna looked over then looked away sadly from her. "OK, I didn't mean to yell at you Luna."

"I know" Luna smiled afterwards, holding her hoof out. "Friends?" She asked, the most cutest look on her face. Twilight smiled back, taking Luna's hoof and shaking it.

"Friends forever!" Twilight exclaimed. "Till the day we die!"

"Nyaaa!" Shining Armor meowed.

> Chapter 7 - Good Bye My Friend (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"A Gold Magikarp!" 

"Where do you see a Golden Magikarp in this dump? No, It's something really pretty, and it's Purple!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Your eyes?" Luna asked.

"No! Not my eyes." Twilight exclaimed. Luna pouted for the sixth time in that game. They were playing 'I spy' and Luna was getting agitated.

"Your ring!" Luna yelled randomly.

"Yaaaaay! She got it!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Nyaa!" Shining Armor meowed, looking around the room and trying to look for something. "Nyaaa Meeeww!"

"He says he spies something indigo." Luna said, then scrunching her nose. "My Main?" Shining Armor shook his head, his eyes widening.

"Oh, Luna's T-shirt." Twilight said, again Shining Armor shook his head. Twilight looked around and then she glanced somepony standing around the corner of her eye and realized Nightmare Moon was standing there with a glare fixed on her usual mean features. "Yikes! Your mum's mane!"

"I don't see her." Luna mumbled.

"Behind you!" Twilight exclaimed, while Shining Armor meowed loudly then hissing. Luna looked behind him and her eyes widened.

"M-mother!" Luna exclaimed, Nightmare Moon punched the cell doors, vibrating in the process. "I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE TO CALL ME LADY MOON, GIRL!"

Luna coward backwards, pouting even more. Twilight, Luna and Shining Armor huddled close together; ready if Nightmare Moon were to come inside and 'attack' them. "You're mean!" Twilight exclaimed, baring her teeth slightly. 

"T-Twilight! Shhh!!" Luna hushed, trying to calm her down from saying those things. "S-She'll hurt you!"

"You'd best listen to Luna. If you know what's good for you, she knows what I do to her when she speaks to me in that same way." Nightmare Moon glared. "Isn't that right, Luna?"

"Y-yes Lady Moon." Luna stuttered. Twilight growled under her breath, Who did she think she was!? She had no right to treat her that way!

"What are you doing? Stand up to him!! Stop being a fraidy cat!" Twilight yelled. Shining Armor meowed angrily, Twilight looked over at Sparta and grinned slightly. "I didn't mean you Shining Armor. That OK?" Shining Armor nodded, a smile on his face.

"I so c-can't." Luna whispered, twiddling with her hooves, not making eye contact with Nightmare Moon.

"Does she hit you?" Twilight whispered.

"Of course I do. I punish her in that way so he understands perfectly well the consequences bared for such unruly behavior." Nightmare Moon said, overhearing her whisper. "Guards! Bring them food." She left, leaving them there feeling frustrated and nervous.

"You're such a baby! I would stand up to her! Why do you have to be such a coward?" Twilight said, taking Luna's shoulders and shaking her.

"O-oww!! T-twilight! That hurts!" Luna exclaimed. Twilight raised her eyebrows, letting go for a second before looking suspiciously down at Luna's shoulders. 

"Luna, take your shirt off." Twilight said suddenly. Luna's cheeks hinted a slight pink in them as she bit his bottom lip.

"Why?" She asked.

"I wanna see something." Twilight said.

"Why?" She asked once more.

"Because! You said OW! And I didn't hold you that hard!" Twilight said.

"Why?"

"JUST TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT!" Twilight growled, Luna jumped, hesitatingly taking off her shirt and what Twilight saw shocked her to an extent. She placed a hoof over her mouth to cover her gasp. "Sweet mother of"

"This is what mother can do to you. I don't want you to suffer like I do." Luna exclaimed. 

"Your face is all nice and everything but your y-your body! It's all beat and abused! You should've, Why didn't you tell Cadence and Celestia?" Twilight asked, Luna looked down at this avoiding her gaze.

"I was scared they would get hurt too." Luna whispered.

"You're so selfless!" Twilight smiled. Luna tilted her head. "You're a very nice pony! I hope you stay that way."

"O-OK!" Luna exclaimed, her smile returning. Twilight looked back at Luna's bruises and hissed softly. She could tell they must've hurt a lot, but she didn't retreat back when she hugged her, Maybe she was hiding it?

"I don't like being touched a lot" Luna mumbled, she looked down at her shirt and placed it on again, getting a little cold. "You're my only pony friend."

"What about Cadence and Celestia?" Twilight asked, tilting her head slightly.

"They're the Mothers I never had. Lady moon is not much of a mother and my father pasted on a week after I was born.

"Sorry." Twilight said. Luna looked up at Twilight with a look of surprise.

"What for silly? It's not your folt!" Luna said. Twilight laughed, cheering up a little bit.

"You have to say sorry, Luna. When someone talks about a loved one that's dead, you say that to show you feel their sadness." Twilight explained. Luna nodded, understanding. Suddenly, two grunts came in. It was those two grunts that Twilight and Luna saw before kissing and cuddling in the hall way. They carried plates with food, one of them opened the cell door and placed the plates down in front of them.

"There you go. It's all you get." The woman said, smirking before leaving the caged room and closing it, locking it with the keys.

"You've got to be kidding me." Twilight said, she poked the bread on the plate, cheese, berries, and water. But there was only so little. The two plates combined could fill one person! "What is this? Jail food? I demand satisfaction."

"Sorry. Don't like it. Don't eat it. It's what you get." The colt said.

"I think even real jail doesn't give food as terrible as this. Take mine back!" Twilight exclaimed. "And what about Shining Armor! He needs something too!"

"You can share." The mare rolled her eyes, getting pestered by the filly.

"This isn't fair! This isn't going to fill us entirely!" Twilight yelled, whining so they could give them more.

"Shut it! You guys are getting this and that's it whether you like it or not! Lady Moon's orders!" The colt said.

"You tell them cuddle-kins." She cooed, going over to kiss his cheek. Twilight scrunched her nose, looking away and sticking her tongue out in disgust.

"Ewwwwwww!" Twilight said, they fell silent at this, looking at each other.

"Oh be quiet little filly." The mare asked.

"My name... is TWILIGHT." Twilight replied. 

"How old are you?" The colt asked next.

"She's five!" Luna exclaimed, not knowing that what she did was wrong. "Luna! You weren't supposed to tell them. You blew my cover." Twilight shouted, Luna looked at her apologetically. "Sorry."

"Five? She's pretty bratty for her age." The mare whispered.

"I'm not a brat!" Twilight exclaimed. "Plus, you two shouldn't be kissing in front of me."

"This filly" The colt said, grabbing the mare and turning to leave. "Let's go. Just leave them to eat."

"Meanies." Twilight mumbled, she looked down at the food, sighing in discontent. "Here Shining Armor, you could have the bread."

"What about you?" Luna asked with concern.

"The berries." Twilight scrunched her nose again, grabbing the berries and munching on them.

"You want some of my food?" Luna asked, blinking over at Twilight.

"Nah. I'm fine. Thanks anyway." Twilight swatted her hoof, it was a lot of berries anyway. It was actually pretty good. Shining Armor walked over to the plate and started munching on the bread. Minutes after, the plates were empty and were set aside. "Gosh, When will we be outta here?"

"I'm not sure." Luna whispered.

"I'm getting us out of here." Twilight whispered. She took out a pin from her main and straightened it. She walked to the door and grabbed the lock, picking the inside of the lock, moving it around to try and open it.

"Nya?" Shining Armor meowed, pawing her leg.

"We need to get outta here." Twilight growled, picking at the lock even harder. She sighed, giving up. "Darn it. I give up. I want my mum." Twilight sniffed, her eyes becoming watery. She sat near the cell gates, shedding tears. Shining Armor came close, rubbing his head against her leg. Luna bit his lip, walking over to Twilight and bending on one knee.

"Don't worry Twilight. My mother puts me in here only for a few hours." Luna replied. "You'll see. We'll be out!"

"And I'll go see my mom?" Twilight asked. Luna nodded, smiling.

"You'll see your mom again!" Luna exclaimed happily. "Cheer up?"

"Thank you." Twilight giggled, wiping away her tears. After a few hours, grunts came back, and opened the gates for them.

"You're free." They said.

"Really?" Luna replied. "See Twilight? Let's go!" They both ran out of the cell and ran up the stairs. They were on the first floor. Twilight looked around the castle for her mum, and found her walking by. 

"Mum!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Twilight!" Her mum replied. Twilight ran up to her, almost knocking her down. Twilight Velvet hugged her daughter and heard her sobbing into her skirt. 

"Mum! They locked us up in a scary dark room!" Twilight said. "And then they barely gave us food!"

"Oh my, Luna, Is this true?" She said.

Luna looked down to the floor and nodded quietly. She bent on one knee and looked at both of them. "This is unacceptable I'm going to speak to whoever is in charge here and give her a piece of my mind." She frowned, picking herself up and walking with the two of them.

"Nyaaah." Shining Armor mewed.

"Mommy! Nightmare Moon is mean! No!" Twilight exclaimed, pulling her.

"She's r-right! Nightmare Moon is capable of anything! I don't want any of you getting hurt." Luna said. "Just get away from here! If you leave she won't harm Twilight ever again!"

"But Luna"

"Please You have to leave! Take Shining Armor and my friends with you." Luna said. Twilight and her mother looked at each other and both nodded.

"Luna. What about you?" Twilight Velvet  replied.

"I'll be fine" Luna said, she ran, and they followed her. Soon enough they had arrived to her room, where all of her friends and Scootaloo were playing. "Friends, You all have to leave and get out of here!" They all stopped what they were doing and gave her a weird face. "No! Forget about me. You have to go with Twilight and her mum to escape from here!"

'But, Luna! I can't just leave you!' Zorua barked.

"Zorua, You have to go with them. If not mother will harm all of you as well." Luna replied.

'I won't move an INCH from here!' He replied. 'I'll just hide or something! But I can't leave you alone here! I mean. We're PALS. Right?' Zorua smiled. Luna blinked, but after a few seconds, she smiled, and hugged her Zorua.

"Come on Scootaloo!" Twilight said. Shining Armor jumped on Twilight's shoulder. Scootaloo quickly ran over to Twilight and jumped on her back. The Deerling that was there also ran to her side and looked at Luna.

'How are we getting out of here?' The Deerling asked.

"We get help" Luna said. "Come on!" They once again followed Luna, to the door next to her room. There was a Team Plasma grunt in there, sleeping away. But when he heard the door, he stood up immediately and saluted whoever came in. He slumped back into his regular position when he saw it was just Twilight Velvet . 

"Oh! It's you. What?" He asked.

"I need you to teleport them away from here!" Luna exclaimed. "Hurry! They don't have much time!"

"LUNA!!!!" Somepony boomed through the hallway.

"Oh my!" Twilight Velvet shrieked.

"Please! You have to get them out of here! All of them!" Luna exclaimed. "If they get hurt I'll never forgive myself."

"LUNA!!!!" Twilight knew it was Nightmare Moon.

"Alright Fine! But I'm gonna get into so much trouble for this! Go! Beheeyem!" He sent out his beloved friend once again.

"Beeeeee!" It said.

"Teleport us out of here, Quick!" He said.

Twilight took one final look at Luna, and smiled. Luna smiled back.

"Beeeeeeeeeeee." It said before glowing purple once more, and everyone except for Luna and Zorua. 

"Good-bye My Friend." Luna whispered, shedding one final tear.


And at that moment Nightmare Moon had barged in with a smile on her face.


> Chapter 8 - To Start a Pokemon Journey (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Twilight! Come down darling! Your friends are here!"

"Coooooomiiiiiing!" Twilight was in her room of her house. She was now a fifteen year old teenager. She wasn't a child anymore. But that still didn't hold her back in having fun!

"Twilight! Pinkie Pie is getting impatient!" Twilight Velvet exclaimed. Twilight sighed, rolling her eyes, she put her shoes on and ran down the stairs in a swift movement. She was met by a pink main pony with a big green hat.

"Twilight! Come on! We have to go now! To the professors lab!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed pulling her friend out the door. "Thank you Mrs Velvet!"

"Anytime! Come back soon!" Twilight Velvet waved to her daughter. Pinkie Pie and Twilight were walking side by side to the lab, Pinkie Pie was literally skipping there.

"Pinkie, Did my cousin ask you out?" Twilight asked. Pinkie stopped skipping to look at her friend.

"Rainbow Dash? No. Why?" She answered truthfully, placing a hoof to her lips.

"Well. You're all skippy and happy. What's that all about?"

"Twilight! We're getting our very own Pokémon! Didn't you know?" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

"Errr, No not really." Twilight said.

"Hey, What happened to all of your Pokémon that you had when you were little?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"M-my Oh ummm  Yeah They're at home!" Twilight replied. Pinkie Pie shrugged, but then they knocked on the door, and who opened was Rainbow Dash. "Oh! Cousin! Hi!" Twilight exclaimed, quickly changing the subject. She raised an eyebrow at her, and stepped aside to let them in.

"We were going to pick our Pokémon without you!" Rainbow Dash said, crossing her arms as they all walked to the desk where the Poke Balls were. "Pinkie Pie, what took you so long?"

"Well. Excuse me if she was taking so long!" Pinkie Pie frowned. Puffing her cheeks in frustration.

"Please, cousin, we all know you were still waiting for Pinkie Pie to come. Because you know if you would go ahead without her, she would get angry at you. And that's the LAST thing you want happening." Twilight smiled. Rainbow Dash glared at her cousin and rolled her eyes.

"Whatever." She said. AppleJack was there too. She rolled her eyes at his friend's antics and fixed the position of her Stetson (Hat). 

"Well, Shall we get started then?" AppleJack began saying.

"Pinkie Pie and Twilight can go first." Rainbow Dash said, with her hooves still crossed.

"Yaaaaay!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, jumping in happiness. She went over to the multiple Poke Balls that were there. There were three each, making a total of nine Poke Balls. There were at least three each of the trio'd starters, and Pinkie Pie was finding it hard to pick. "Hmmmm...."

"I know I'm picking Snivy!" Twilight exclaimed, grabbing a Poke Ball in the Snivy row.

"Tepig for meeeeeee!" Pinkie Pie giggled, picking hers.

"Our turn." Rainbow Dash smiled. "I going for Oshawott." She picked up an Oshawott ball and smiled down at it.

"Well, I was all ways going for Snivy."  AppleJack replied, picking up one of the Poke Balls with Snivy inside.

"Oh! Oh! I have an idea! Let's let them out so we can meet them!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

"That's not a bad idea." Rainbow Dash said, "Go! Oshawott!" 

"Come on out!" They all sent their respective Pokémon out, and they all stared at each other and looked up at their new trainers.

"Aww! You're such a cute little piggy!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, grabbing Tepig and hugging her, receiving a snort from the little pig, and a ring of smoke to emit. She was happy, smiling at her new caring trainer. Rainbow Dash looked down at the Oshawott as he went to hug her leg.

"Oshaaa. Oshawott!" he smiled, tapping Rainbow Dash. Blinking his big eyes.

"A boy, huh?" She said, picking up the male Pokémon. "You're cool."

"Hey. No kidding. This little girl is all over me!" Twilight said as the Snivy she had was jumping around her and crawling up her hair. She layed on her shoulder and smiled.

"Sneeee!" She said.

"Sneeee!" The Snivy replied, looking up and down at his trainer. He crossed his arms and smirked. AppleJack smirked too, raising up her Stetson.

"We're going to get along just fine." AppleJack replied. The Snivy's smirk widened and crawled up AppleJack with speed and was on her shoulder in an instant.

"Don't we have to give them You know Names?" Pinkie Pie said. "I know! I'm naming my little Piggy, Cherry Jubilee!"

"I think I'll name him Tank." Rainbow Dash said.

"Do you like the name Moondancer?" Twilight asked.

"Nicknaming is pointless. Don't you agree Snivy?" AppleJack asked, knowing the little Pokémon would agree.

"Sniivy!" It said, looking proud.

"Oh come on. You have to give him a name! It brings you and your Pokémon together!"

"Just forget it Pinkie Pie, you can't convince Miss Smartass over there." Rainbow Dash said. "I bet Tank can kick your Snivy's ass any day."

The Snivy was fuming. He looked at Applejack, as she fixed her Stetson. "Is that a challenge, Rainbow Dash?" said Applejack.

"You bet it is, Applejack!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"But not in HERE!" Pinkie Pie said. "We don't wanna mess up the Professor's lab!"

"Pinkie Pie's right. We'll get in so much trouble!" Twilight said.

"Alright then, Outside!" Rainbow Dash smirked, everyone running outside. Both new trainers eyeing each other down. Before their Pokémon got ready for a fight.

"You can start nowwww!" Pinkie Pie cried.

"Ladies first, Rainbow Dash." AppleJack said. Rainbow Dash frowned.

"Wouldn't want to be a bad sport. Why don't you go first?"

"If you insist." AppleJack said. "Snivy! Use tackle!"

"Osha!" Tank exclaimed, Snivy was running forward, launching for his attack. "Tank! Dodge and use tackle!" Tank jumped out of Snivy's way. he turned around and slammed her head against Snivy's back and sent him flying to a tree.

"Quick! Snivy! Use leer!" 
"Tank! Use tail whip!" 

"OSHA!"
"SNIVY!"

They both used their moves at the same time, lowering each others defense. 

"Quick! Snivy! Finish him off with a tackle!" AppleJack commanded.

"Tank. You can do this. Use tackle!!" Rainbow Dash said. Both Pokémon ran forward and tackled one another. Bumping their heads together, they fell back. Everyone was silent. Until AppleJack's Snivy stumbled up first, smirking down at Tank.

"Looks like I win Rainbow." Applejack said, about to walk over. But Pinkie Pie watched at Tank was moving slightly.

"No wait. Look!" Pinkie Pie said. Rainbow Dash was wide eyed to see Tank stumble up, a smile on her face. 

"Oshaa....Oshawott!" he exclaimed, before staying up and glaring down Snivy. Until a few seconds later, Snivy was so tired he fell to the ground, fainted.

"Well, We win AppleJack." Rainbow Dash said.

"Hmm It was a good fight. Your Oshawott did well for his first battle. As did you, my friend." Applejack said, putting away her Snivy in his Poke Ball.

"That was so cool!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. "Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool"

"OK, Pinkie. We get it." Twilight smiled. "I wonder where the Professor is?"

"I was watching you two. You two were astounding for your first battle." It was Professor Fluttershy.

"OH! Hey Professor!" Twilight exclaimed. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Soooooo Where are we headed?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"We're going to the next town Pinkie! Isn't it obvious?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well sorry for asking" Pinkie Pie pouted. "I just thought we could take our time. I mean. There's no rush."

"THAT'S true." Applejack glared at Rainbow Dash.

"Sorry, Pinkie." Rainbow Dash said.

"OK OK! Enough guys! Why don't we catch some Pokémon first before we do that?" Twilight asked. "I mean, Wait. What am I saying? LET'S TRAIN THEM TOO!"

"YEAH! LET'S CATCH SOME POKEMON WITH THE POKE BALLS THE PROFESSOR GAVE US!" Pinkie Pie yelled, running into the tall grass with Cherry Jubilee. Applejack merely walked on ahead. Looking for Pokémon on her own.

"How you fell in love with that girl, I will never know." Twilight smirked, leaving Rainbow Dash behind to stare at Pinkie Pie.

"H-hey! I didn't fall in love with her! I fell MADLY in love with her!" Rainbow Dash said.

"There's a difference?" Twilight asked.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

An hour later, Twilight was in on the hunt and training her Snivy (Who was now level 8) Everyone seemed to have found an extra Pokémon, except for her. She grunted in anger.

"We can't find a single Pokémon, Moondancer, What am I gonna do?" 

"Snivy! Snivy! Snivy!" She exclaimed, jumping up and down.

"What is it?" Twilight asked. She turned around. Seeing a familiar Pidove nearby. "Is that who I think it is?" The pidove was cleaning it's wings when it glanced at her, and it's eyes widened.

"Piiii!!" It chirped, before swooping down to Twilight and tackling her face.

"Scootaloo!!" Twilight yelled, hugging the little bird Pokémon to her chest. "I missed you so much!!"

"Piii! Piii!" She said, rubbing her head against Twilight's face.

"Snivy Snivy! Snivy Snivy!" Snivy bounced up and down.

"Pii! Pii!" Scootaloo exclaimed. Now sitting on Twilight's shoulder.

"You wanna join us on our adventure?" Scootaloo nodded her head, while Twilight took out a Poke Ball and put it to Scootaloo head. It engulfed Scootaloo, and soon, she was caught. Twilight touched the button, and Scootaloo emerged from the Poke Ball. Moondancer smiled.

"Welcome back." Twilight smiled down at her Poke Ball. She looked down at Moondancer. "Well. Let's go! They're probably waiting for us!"

"Snivy!" Moondancer responded, walking alongside Twilight. Scootaloo was on her shoulder once more as she walked along the grass, until she saw her cousin near by as she entered Hollow Shades.

"Cousin? Where's AppleJack and Pinkie Pie?" Twilight asked now standing in front of her.

"Probably still looking for Pokémon. I didn't see any Pokémon I'd want on my team. You?"

"I caught a Pidove." She said with a smile, showing her Scootaloo on her shoulder.

"Well, congrats on your first catch." She replied. "I've been standing here, and I'm pretty curious as to what's going on over there. Look at all those ponies. You think this place is holding some festival or something?"

"Let's go and see!" Twilight said, Moondancer jumped on her shoulder too. While Tank was on Rainbow Dash's shoulder. They both ran to see, and saw a lot of colts, standing as a row, with a indigo maned mare. Twilight got a sudden feeling of Deja vu coming, and placed a hoof on her head.

"My name is Nightmare Moon." The mare in the cloak began, moving around, watching and staring at the ponies that were listening. "I am here representing Team Plasma. Today, ladies and gentlecolts, I would like to talk to you about Pokémon liberation."

"Huh?"

"What?" The crowd was uneasy, as she had begun is speech with a topic no one expected.

"What nonsense is this?" Rainbow Dash whispered.

"I'm sure most of you believe that we ponies and Pokémon are partners that have come to live together because we want and need each other. However. Is that really the truth? Have you ever considered that perhaps we ponies Only assume this is the truth?" She paused and took a few steps more before speaking once more. "Pokémon are subject to the selfish commands of Trainers. They get pushed around when they are our "partners" at work. Can anyone say with confidence that there is no truth in what I'm saying?"

"Yikes!"

"No way."

"I don't know!" Everyone was looking at each other and some talking under their breaths. Twilight looked amongst the crowd and saw another young mare with indigo mane similar to that mare. She had her hooves crossed, her black and white hat covering her face. Her fur was a dark blue, she looked really interested in what this mare had to say. She turned her head slowly to look around, and Twilight quickly looked forward so as not to be caught. She hid next to Rainbow Dash, to avoid her gaze to her direction. Nightmare Moon continued talking.

"Now, ladies and gentlecolts, Pokémon are different from ponies. They are living beings that contain unknown potential, from whom we ponies have much to learn. Tell me, what is our responsibility toward these wonderful beings called Pokémon?"

"What could it be?"

"Liberation?"

"That's right! We must liberate the Pokémon!" Then, and only then, will ponies and Pokémon truly be equals. Everypony, I end my words here today by imploring you to consider the relationship between ponies and Pokémon and the correct way to proceed. We sincerely appreciate your attention." When she finished, two of the many colts that were in the row retrieved their flag, and proceeded to leave with Nightmare Moon in an orderly fashion. Leaving the ponies there to ponder what were they to do with their Pokémon.

"About that speech, What do you think we should do?" An older colt said, the crowd went silent to this, everyone was looking at each other, confused.

"Liberate Pokémon? That's not even possible!" A younger colt said, after he said that everypony  had left, leaving Rainbow Dash and Twilight there standing.

"Snivy Snivy Snivy." Moondancer cooed sadly, looking at Twilight. Scootaloo did too, both of them giving her the pouty stare. She smiled at both of them.

"Don't worry. I won't leave you two. You're both my friends now! And friends stick together till the end!" Twilight said. "Right?" They both looked at each other and hugged Touko.

"Snivy!"

"Pii!!"

"Osha?" Tank asked Rainbow Dash

"That goes for us too Tank." Rainbow Dash smiled. he bounced on her shoulder and grinned, a happy smile on her face.

"This Pokémon liberation is a phony! There's no way they're separating US!" Twilight said. "YOU HEAR THAT NIGHTMARE MOON!!? I'M STAYING WITH MY POKEMON FRIENDS! WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!"

"Shh!! She might hear you!" Rainbow Dash  exclaimed, just then, the young mare that Twilight was looking at earlier was walking towards her. Rainbow Dash tapped her shoulder, and pointed behind her. Her grin disappeared, as she was face to face with this mysterious young mare.

"Hey, Ummm, what's up?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Your Pokémon. Just now, it was saying-"

"Whoa! Slow it down! You talk way too fast!" Twilight exclaimed. "And Pokémon talking? That's kinda of a weird thing to say don'tcha think?"

"Yes, they're talking." She replied with this ill attitude. Then her face softened. "Oh, Then you two can't hear them, either how sad."

"Hey! What's the big idea!?" Rainbow Dash said. "You don't need to sound SNOTTY about it! Calm down!"

"My name is Luna Star." She said, ignoring Rainbow Dash outburst.

"My name is Rainbow Dash. This is Twilight Sparkle. WE were asked to complete the Pokédex and we just left on our journey. What about you?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Luna raised her eyebrow under her cap, looking down at both of them with disgust. "The Pokédex, eh?" She frowned at them. "So, You're going to confine many, many Pokémon in Poké Balls for that, then."

"Hold on just a second, What is your deal?" Twilight asked. "You're acting as though we make them our prisoners!" Luna was now looking down at her and smiled, almost like a smirk.

"You haven't done anything to me but you trainers. You are going to confine Pokémon to Poké Balls to place them in that retched machine called a Pokémon Storage Box as if they were items for your pleasure." She gave this particular nasty look to Twilight. "I'm a Trainer, too, but I can't help wondering are Pokémon really happy that way?"

"Well, not ALL Pokémon think the same, just look at me and Tank! We just met a few hours ago, and we're already best friends!" Rainbow Dash said.

"That goes for me and Moondancer, too!" Twilight exclaimed. "And Scootaloo? I had her since she was a baby. I set her free along with two other Pokémon. She had an injured wing, and I helped her recover, and after she was healed; I set her free where she belonged, with other Pidoves But look, Ten years later and she comes back to me. Now what does that tell you? Is Scootaloo really unhappy to be in a Poké Ball right now? Is Moondancer? Is Tank? Do they look like they wanna be liberated any time soon?" Luna glanced at both Pokémon as they had frowns on their faces. Luna sighed, listening to them as they spoke to her.

'She's right. I'm not leaving her side! She's my Trainer, and more than that. She's my friend!' Moondancer said.

'I'm not going anywhere. There's no way my Trainer is leaving me just for some speech some wannabe said. She could swallow her words for all I care.' Tank exclaimed.

'I'm not making the same mistake on leaving Twilight. I only left because she thought I would be happy living in the wild. But now that I've come back, I'm not ever leaving her side.' Scootaloo said. 'She's not only my trainer, she was my best friend when I needed her. And now that I'm along side her. She's not only my best friend. She's my mother!'

Luna was shocked speechless at this. She blinked, staring at Scootaloo for the longest time, then at Twilight, who had a frown of her own. Luna laughed, a small grin appearing on her face.

"Well, Twilight, is it? Let your Pokémon prove themselves to me." Luna said, retrieving a Poké Ball from her waist. It enlarged, as she looked down at Twilight.

"Twilight! It's a challenge! Go! Kick her ass!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Which one of you is up for a battle right now?" Twilight asked, a smirk of her own. Both Twilight and Luna backed away, giving room for their Pokémon.

"Piiii!" Scootaloo said, looking riled up, she flew down from Twilight's shoulder and right in front of her. Luna frowned, she threw her Poké ball in the air.

"My friend, I am in need of your assistance." She said. Her Pokémon appeared in front of her, and the Poké Ball bounced back to her hoof. A purple cat was now on the battlefield, A Purrloin.

Twilight looked at the cat carefully, and was just plain shocked. The cat's eyes widened, and so did Scootaloo's eyes.

Luna quickly noted all of their faces, and raised an eyebrow. "I take it this was the trainer that had set you free,Was it not? Shining Armor?"

"Shining Armor?" Twilight said.

"Pii!" Scootaloo exclaimed, flapping her two wings. Remembering him perfectly well. The Purrloin hissed at Twilight and Scootaloo.

"He is angry with you." Luna said.

"I can see that!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Twilight, I thought you said you kept your Pokémon, and that they were at your house." Rainbow Dash replied.

"Nyaaaaah!!" Shining Armor yowled, there was a moment of silence.

"I hate you" Luna said out of nowhere.

"Huh????" Twilight and Rainbow Dash were now confused.

"That is what he said. 'I hate you." Luna said. "Shining Armor, Faint attack."

"Nyaaaaaah!!!" Shining Armor yelled before disappearing and then was seen running forward and tackling Scootaloo, sending her tumbling back in pain.

"Scootaloo!" Twilight said.

"This is what forms when a Pokémon is under a trainers care, He no longer sees you as a friend! Use Growl."

Shining Armor growled at Scootaloo and lowered her attack power. Scootaloo tried getting up from that attack, and Twilight was speechless. She was hit hard by that move, but Scootaloo still got up none the less.

"Why are you not commanding Scootaloo? Do you not care what happens to her? Is what I said about Pokémon hating Trainers the truth?" Luna asked. "Or are you thinking is it really worth capturing Pokémon and sending them to the storage boxes as prisoners? Pokémon liberation is the BEST thing that you could do to your Pokémon. And if your Pokémon can't prove their ideals, then what Nightmare Moon had said was true. Shining Armor, Finish her with Scratch."

"Nyaaahhh!" Shining Armor said, jumping in the air, his claw at ready.

"Twilight!!" Rainbow Dash yelled. Scootaloo waited for a command from Twilight. Her eyes widened, she took out her Poke Ball and called Scootaloo back inside. Shining Armor hit the floor, the spot where Scootaloo was now empty. Luna lowered her head, and laughed out loud. Shining Armor walked back in front of Luna, and jumped on her shoulder.

"Pity. Such a darling Pokémon Scootaloo is, but her trainer has yet to prove her worth." Luna pet Purrloin on the head as he purred.

"Hey! Don't talk like that about my cousin like she's some street rat!" Rainbow Dash yelled. Luna looked back up at Twilight, seeing her looking at her Poké ball with a questioning look.

"As long as Pokémon are confined in Poké balls, Pokémon will never become perfect beings. I have to change the world for Pokémon, because they're my friends." Luna said softly. Then her face was serious. "Shining Armor, You are free to go."

Shining Armor's eyes widened and looked back at Luna, not believing what she was saying. Twilight couldn't believe what she had just said either! She looked up at Luna.

"What!? Why are you setting him free??" Twilight asked.

"Because, I shall not confine him to something he does not like." She said, with anger in her voice.

'What? Why?' Shining Armor replied.

"You said you hated being in a Poké Ball So you are free to go back to your home, my friend." Luna said.

'My home?' Shining Armor looked back at Twilight and he frowned, looking back at Luna.

"Did you not want your revenge on the trainer that had left you?" Luna said.

'.....' Shining Armor went silent at this. Luna grabbed Shining Armor softly, petting him on the head before she turned around to leave, walking away from the Purrloin.

Shining Armor just stood there in grief. He didn't want to leave Luna, but he knew this was going to happen because the young mare and him had made a deal. But now, Shining Armor turned to gaze at Twilight. Rainbow Dash watched as the scene unfold silently.

She looked down at him with a sad face. She bent down on her knees and called Shining Armor over.

"Shining Armor ... Come here ... Come here, Shining Armor." Twilight called. Shining Armor hissed at her again, and Moondancer looked like she was ready to vine whip his furry ass out of there.

Shining Armor's eyes were watering. Remembering when she had set him free, like all those other trainers that had left him for dead.

'You're a no good liar, Twilight. You said you would be there for me.' Shining Armor hissed angrily.

"Shining Armor, Listen to me. Mum said that I had to set you all free, because you all deserved your freedom." Twilight replied. The cat hissed at her once more. "Shining Armor" Twilight said. The purple cat glanced over at her. "I set you free, But I didn't dump you in the garbage and told you I never wanted to see you again! You knew you could've always come to visit me if you wanted to! But you took it the wrong way." The cat's eyes widened. Never thinking about it that way. "I never left you for dead. I've cared for you Shining Armor. I did it because I thought you would all be happy in the wild. Where you would be with other Purrloins, away from ponies. Shining Armor stared at her and blinked. "I understand if you hate me right now, but just know, that I would never do anything to hurt you."

"Twilight, I don't think he's going to listen. Who knows how many ideas that jerk put into his head" Rainbow Dash said, helping her stand up. Twilight walked over to Shining Armor, he jumped, ready to attack her. She pet Sparta on the head. He was tense, but relaxed a little bit.

"See yah Shining Armor. Maybe, you'll have it in your heart to forgive me one day" Twilight said and so Shining Armor sat there, as they left toward the Pokémon Center, pondering on what to do.

> Chapter 9 -  She So Has Anger Management? (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

They were now in the Pokemon Center, all four of of them. Twilight,Rainbow Dash, AppleJack and Pinkie Pie were sitting by a table. Chatting away while they drank a cup of sweet Oran Berry juice. They were all laughing, their Pokemon eating Pokemon food on the ground near them, and all playing innocently with each other.

"Yo. There was this mare that was talking about Pokemon Liberation right outside the Pokemon Center." Rainbow Dash said taking a small sip.

"Liberation? For what?" Pinkie Pie asked, looking at Rainbow Dash curiously.

"I dunno, some strange indigo maned mare dressed up in clothes from the eighteen hundreds was talking about it." Rainbow Dash replied. "She was saying how ponies treat Pokemon unfairly and they should be set free to live happily where they belong."

"That's horrible!" Pinkie Pie said.

"And no one spoke up to this nonsense?" Applejack questioned.

"They were all pretty confused and were thinking it through after her speech. I hope they don't do what she says." Rainbow Dash said. "Unless, Of course, The Pokemon are happy about it. Will they liberate their Pokemon?"

"I'm pretty sure they aren't going to do that!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed with a confident smile on her face. Everypony turned to stare at her with an exaggerated look on their face.

"They won't?" The trio exclaimed. Pinkie Pie nodded with a smile on her face.

"Yeah! Even though we all know the opposite of what I say is going to happen!" Pinkie Pie giggled. They all groaned heavily, looking down at their Pokemon as they played. Twilight was particularly staring at Pinkie Pie's Tepig, Cherry Jubilee; And Rainbow Dash's Oshawott, Tank. She looked pretty interested in what Tepig was doing, who was only using her feet to scratch her head. She was all over Cherry Jubilee, pulling on her ear and tickling her.

"Hey, Pinkie Pie. If I didn't know any better I think Tank likes Cherry." Twilight whispered, the other mares had heard, and were looking down at the small Pokemon. 

"Tep! Tepig!" The pig oinked, as Tank jumped on her back and sat on her, grabbing her ears and pointing forward.

"Oshaaaa." he exclaimed.

"Teeeeeep. Tepiiiig!" she groaned, walking forward as she squealed in delight. Rainbow Dash laughed under her breath while Pinkie just full on squealed.

"Awww!" Pinkie exclaimed. Cherry sweat dropped hearing her trainer.

'Tank, all this is making me hungry.' Cherry said.

'Quit your whining, I'm having fun!' he exclaimed.

'Pathetic piece of bacon.' Snivy replied.

'HEY! Why don't you say that to her face!' Tank growled.

'Make me.' Snivy said.

'OK. Guys! Enough! We're all friends!' Moondancer said, trying to calm everyone down. 'You poor excuse for a leaf!' Tank yelled.

'Tank! Don't call him names.' Moondancer said.

'I have no time to argue with you. You Oshawott are not WORTH my time.' Snivy said, and turning around to walk away.

'Scootaloo, Do us a favor, gust his butt outta here.' Moondancer said, getting tired of the Snivy.

'Would be my pleasure. 'Scootaloo said, using a gust attack and blowing Snivy off his feet. 

"Scootaloo." Twilight laughed. "That wasn't very nice."

"Whatever he did." Rainbow Dash said. "I can tell he was provoking Tank."

"Whatever! Let's go to the next town before I regret going on this adventure." Pinkie exclaimed. "You know how antsy I am right now! Let's go Let's go!" They all took their belongings and their Pokemon and left.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Twilight was on her own, since everyone decided to part ways and go at their own pace. Pinkie and Rainbow decided to go together because they didn't really know what they were going to do. Applejack, Well she was Pretty much on her own, and if Twilight were to tag along with her, she wsa sure Applejack would just not talk AT ALL. She would just be reading her apple farming books, and Twilight found that really that apple farming was no to her taste. Currently, in her team, were still Scootaloo and Moondancer. They were trained well, after having beating her first Gym leader, which happened to be three of them. But she only battled one, this fire type user named Spitfire. She regret telling her she had a Snivy. But it would be of no use anyway. They said that trainers had to battle opposing types in order to see if they were strong enough to beat them at a type disadvantage. But she still won, for she had used Scootaloo against the Pansear and defeated it easily. Twilight smiled. She was now getting ready to enter the Gym/Museum, she walked with her Pokemon inside her Poke Ball, because they needed their rest before she were to challenge the gym. She lost her train of thought when she bumped into somepony.

"Oh, I'm sorr" She began but gasped, seeing who it was. It was Luna! She backed away a distance from her, as Luna walked closer to her, a blank and dark look on her face. "You!"

"Twilight, was it" She began.

"Why do you keep forgetting my name?" She asked sounding offended. Not that she cared that Luna remembered. She was seriously creeping her out now. Was Luna stalking her?

"I am not stalking you, if that's what you're thinking." Luna said. Twilight jumped in surprise and backed away from Luna even more.

"HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS THINKING THAT!?" Twilight panicked, holding her hooves up in a dramatic way. Luna chuckled, but it didn't sound like the real ones. It sounded like it was fake.

"I'm not as stupid as you think." She said, shaking her head. "I saw the look on your face. You were looking at me as if I were some lunatic."

"That's because you are!" Twilight said. "I don't understand you! You go being nasty to me out of nowhere, and then you talk to Pokémon? How can I NOT think you're some psycho that escaped from a mental hospital!?"

"Ponies are encasing my friends in these Poke balls, all for this 'Poke Dex' in which your cousin spoke of. I loathe the Poke Dex and find it utterly useless, I do not need a Poke Dex to know more about my friends." She said, suddenly angry.

"Whoa! Chill!" Twilight exclaimed. "And first of all. We need the Poke Dex, so we can find out more about Pokémon that way. Unlike you- You can speak to Pokémon, while we can't. We obviously can't know more about them by talking to them because we can't even understand their language in the first place!" Luna went silent at this, lowering her head, and then speaking.

"You disgust me." She said bluntly, she looked up from her cap, her eyes holding pure hate inside them. Twilight gave Luna a glare of her own.

"Hey, then we're both on the same level. Buddy." Twilight hissed. "The Poke Dex may not look right to YOU! But it gives us information to know more about Pokémon and the way they behave so we can grow more CLOSER to them. Ever thought of that? Instead of judging the Poke Dex, why not look at the good side?"

"There is no good side to this Poke Dex. Trainers lock up my friends in 'Poke Balls' just so that they can fill the Poke Dex, making them nothing more than a source of information to fill the item with information. They are being used as tools, and that is something I believe-- excuse my language, is bucked up." She said. "There is nothing I hate the most, that my friends being treated like tools of battle and research. Pokémon have feelings, and trainers abuse of them, engaging them in fights that are utterly atrocious..........."

"Ahh! You're starting to sound like Applejack! You're making my head hurt!" Twilight yelled, grabbing her mane, and pulling on it. 

"I want to see things no one can see. The truths of Pokémon inside Poké Balls. The ideals of how Trainers should be. And a future where Pokémon have become perfect. Do you feel the same?" She asked softly.

"No! You're crazy!" Twilght said. "Just stay away from me! I can't STAND you talking!" She retrieved her Poke Ball with Moondancer in it, ready to send him out. Luna eyes, she could've sworn had a tint of darkness in them.

"Huh. I expected more from you. Now pay attention. My friends and I will test you to see if you can see this future, too." Luna replied, taking out his own Pokeball from her waist.

"How come you hate trainers using Pokémon for "tools of battle" And you're doing the SAME THING?[/b?" Twilight exclaimed, sending out Scootaloo. "You're such a hypocrite!"

"The only difference, is that I set them free!" Luna yelled, sending out her own Pidove. Both birds eyed each other warily. Waiting for the other to attack. "I believe you can go first."

'Pft, What a dork.' Scootaloo said, rolling her eyes.

"Whatever" Twilight said. 

"Scootaloo! Quick Attack!" Twilight said. Scootaloo dashed in the air and tackled the Pidove on the stomach, sending him back. 

"Pidove, my friend, use Gust from all angles!" Luna cried. The Pidove obeyed easily and used Gust all over, the place. Scootaloo looked around, as the small twisters were now surrounding her and coming closer.

"Scootaloo! Use Quick Attack to get out of there from the middle!" Twilight exclaimed. As the gusts of wind were coming closer, Scootaloo acted quickly and flew up swiftly to the sky, the gusts of wind having collided with each other and disappeared. Scootaloo flew back down and smirked at the Pidove.

"Intriguing, Outstanding get away but he shall not escape this. Pidove, Quick attack and then air cutter!" Luna commanded.

"Piiiiiiiiaaaaa!!" The Pidove said, flying quickly to Scootaloo, tackled her upwards and then slashing her with an Air Cutter attack.

"Piii!!" Scootaloo cried, falling to the ground afterwards.

"Come on Scootaloo You can do this!" Twilight said. Scootaloo got up quickly and looked determined over to the Pidove, who looked as if he wasn't touched once. "Scootaloo! Use Leer!" Scootaloo narrowed her eyes into a frown, and then her left eye shined, but the Pidove didn't even flinch.

"It's useless. Pidove's ability is Big Pecks, which protects from his defence to from depleting in the slightest." Luna replied.

"Well, it was worth a shot." Touko said. "Scootaloo! Quick Attack! Then use Growl!"

"What a slight mistake, something that's going to cost you greatly, Twilight." She said. "Pidove, Dodge and use Air Cutter."

The Pidove dodged it's attack and slashed Scootaloo in mid air. Scootaloo cried in pain and was sent flying back, falling down with a loud thud to the ground. She struggled to get up, but afterwards, she stumbled back down, fainted. "Scootaloo! You rest up now." She mumbled, going to pick him up. Scootaloo chirped up at her and had a sad smile. Twilight returned it with a happier smile. "You did your best."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Twilight pouted at Luna, and puffed her cheeks. She was seriously acting like Pinkie right now. Scootaloo was seriously hating this mare's guts.

"How sad." Luna smiled. That smile. She just wanted to rip it out of Luna's beautiful face and 'No!' Touko thought. 'I can't think of her like that. She may be cute but She's Oh! Twlight! What have you gotten yourself into?' She took out her other Poke Ball, Moondancer was waiting eagerly inside, waiting to come out.

"Come on out, Moondancer!" Twilight exclaimed, sending out Watt for good measures, while holding Pato in her arms.

"Snivy! Snivy vy!" She said,

'You're going down!' Moondancer said. 'You're gonna regret messing with my friends!'

'Pft. I'd like to see that happen.' The Pidove smirked. Moondancer blew smoke from her nose and looked up at Twilight, waiting for a command.

'Hmph. Ready when you are Twilight!' Moondancer exclaimed.

"OK! Moondancer! Focus Energy!" Moondancer closed his eyes, standing there for a few seconds. She glowed red slightly, and then opened them, turning around and shaking her tail, taunting the Pidove. The Pidove frowned, flying forward to attack Moondancer on his own.

"Pidove! Wait!" Luna exclaimed.

"Vine Whip!!" Twilight exclaimed. Moondancer heaved her chest and let loos vines from her back at the Pidove. It was hit back, and it fell back on the ground. "Hah! A direct and critical hit!" The Pidove did not move, signalling it was down for the count. Luna frowned, but then She smirked, returning her Pidove into the Poke Ball.

'How do you like me now? Punk?' Moondancer said, showing off her tail.

"I see you're flashing in your victory. However, you're not done yet." Luna said. "Tympole, I am in need of your assistance!" She sent out another Pokémon, a little tadpole Pokémon, it was flapping and jumping around on it's tail, a creepy smile on it's face.

"Hey! It looks just like you!" Twilight exclaimed, pointing at the Tympole, both Moondancer and Scootaloo began laughing at her remark. Luna did not reply, merely giving the Tympole a command.

"Tympole, Super Sonic."

The Tympole opened it's mouth before sending out these golden circular waves to Moondancer. It briefly touched Moondancer, and suddenly, Moondancer's eyes looked confused, and dazed. She wobbled in her stance as she stumbled over to Tympole. "No! Moondancer!"

"Now, Round, My friend."

Tympole opened his mouth again, and this time a song emitted from it's unusually big mouth. Twilight covered her ears from how loud it was, seeing Moondancer come into pain, she reacted quickly. "Moondancer! Snap out of it! Moondancer!" She did not listen and instead, used vine whip and hit herself with it. Twilight and Scootaloo slapped a hoof/wing over their faces dramatically.

"Keep going my friend. She won't be snapping out of it anytime soon, then finish it off with Mudshot." 'This is the end. I'm finished!' Twilight thought covering her eyes with her hooves. Tympole threw out a barrage of Mud from it's mouth as it shot at Moondancer, making her fall back on the ground. Fainted. There was silence afterward. A dead silence.

"We lost" Twilight whispered.

"Yes, You have." Luna smiled. "It seems that you have yet to prove the truths you believe in, Twilight, You have a lot to learn." She sent out her other Pokémon. It was pretty large, it was some Gurrdurr. There was no way she could go against that thing! What was Luna going to do!? She smirked darkly, an evil look on her face that made Twilight shiver. She grabbed Moondancer from the floor, who was unconscious and backed away from the Pokémon. The Gurrdurr was advancing on her, swinging his steel beam around, showing his strength.

"What Pokémon is that?" She said, going into her bag and checking her Poke Dex. But suddenly, her Poke Dex was hit with a water gun and she dropped it to the floor in fright. She backed away from it as soon as the Gurrdurr was running towards her. Luna slowly walked over, and bent down to pick up the Poke Dex, examining it. Twilight fell back on her butt and watched as Luna towered over her, the Poke Dex in Luna's hoof. Luna held the Poke Dex in her magic, showing it to her.

"You don't NEED this." She said, dropping it to the ground. "Gurrdurr. If you please." The Gurrdurr walked forward and with it's steel beam, slammed it down on the Poke Dex. Breaking it into millions of pieces.

"Yeah. OK. Fine. Break it. It's not like I can't get another one!" Twilight exclaimed. "Why are you only breaking mine? SPECIFICALLY MINE! Dude! There are a LOT more ponies that have the Poke Dex. Breaking mine won't help!"

Luna bent down, a smile on her face. She lifted her hat from her face, looking into her purple eyes. "I cannot see the future yet, The world is still to be determined. Right now, my friends aren't strong enough to save all Pokémon. Maybe I can't solve the equation that will change the world. So, I need power, Power enough to make anyone agree with me."

"What is this? A math problem? That this plus this equals that? And WHAT power? No one is going to agree with you just because you're powerful. At least I WON'T! I'm totally against all this. You can't hide from the truth Luna. Ponies and Pokémon have been living side by side for years! You can't change the fact that there's still going to be Pokémon/Pony interaction!" Twilight said. Luna looked deeply into her eyes, both of them staring each other off. She blinked. Luna was seriously really close to her face! Just looking at her.

"You're a real creep. You know that?" Twilight said, holding her Pokémon close to her chest. Suddenly Luna eyes widened, and then her eyes held some spark in them.

"I know now what power I need." Luna mumbled. She lowered her cap forcefully, covering her face, making slap Luna's hoof away on reflex. She flinched noticeable from the touch, standing up but recovering. "Reshiram."

"Reshiram!" Twilight exclaimed; Remembering the white feathered beast in all it's glory.  

"Yes, The legendary Pokémon that, along with the hero, created the Unova region. Tell me. You have heard of Zekrom as well, correct?"

"No. Zekrom looks scary. I like Reshiram better." Twilight replied. Luna blinked down, her innocent looking eyes boring into Twlght's mind.

"Zekrom and Reshiram, You remind me of this Reshiram in the legends. It's appearance is slightly similar to yours." Luna said, looking at Twilight's face and mostly, her eyes.

"Who cares if I look like Reshiram or if I look like my GRANDMA! Just leave me alone!" She exclaimed. "Where are you even getting at with this?" Luna turned her back to Twilights as she said this. Now speaking with herself. "Zekrom, It's my turn to become that hero and you and I will be friends." She exclaimed, before taking her leave. 

'It's my turn to become that hero and you and I will be friends' That sentence had really some strange feeling to it. It wasn't a good feeling. She couldn't help but worrying. She looked down at her now destroyed Poke Dex, Now what?

'What am I Gonne do now? She destroyed the reason I left on this journey! I guess I better call the Professor. She's not gonna be happy but first, Pokémon Center!' She thought. She ran her Pokémon to the nearest Center, and after minutes of checking them in. She waited on a chair, in some lobby, looking down at her Xtransceiver that she received from her Mother when she was only 10. Twilight groaned, calling the Professor. She picked it up almost immediately. Odd.

"Ah Twilight! Good to see you!" She said over the gadget. Twilight flinched and held a sad stare.

"Umm, Professor?" Twilight said in fear.

"Y-yes? What is it? What's the matter?" She urged.

"Umm, My Poke Dex broke." Twilight said.

"H-how?? Send it over so I can fix it!" She said. "Um, That's the thing. You can't. It's in millions of pieces."

"Twilight,  What happened exactly, The Poke Dex doesn't break by itself." She frowned.

"I wanna say it's my fault, for not protecting it like I should've, You see. This mare! She was really angry at me for using a Poke Dex to find out more about Pokémon and she had this Gurrdurr with this big steel beam and he told it to break it and"

"Whoa! Twilight, Calm down. It's OK. I'll give you a new one!" The professor said. "But take good care of it. Alright? Where are you? I'll send it right over."

"I'm in the Pokémon Center at Baltimare!" Twilight exclaimed, jumping from her chair with glee. "Thank you Professor. I promise I'll take care of it this time!"

"I hope so! That young mare must've been pretty angry about the Poke Dex but why?" She said.

"Something about Pokémon are her friends and Poke Balls and ponies treating them like tools. I don't know!" Twilight said.

"OK Twilight, I'll send it right over on a Pidove. Talk to you later Twilight, good luck." She said before signing out. Twilight sighed in relief, after a few minutes, a Pidove entered the Pokémon Center with something attached to it's leg. It was a bag! Touko waved at the Pidove and it flew right over, landing on her arm. She took the bag from it's claws and looked down at the brand new Poke Dex. She placed it down, and pet the Pidove on the head, receiving a coo in response. She went in her back and got out a treat for it. It cooed in happiness and munched on it gratefully before Twilight let it fly out of the Pokémon Center. Twilight put away the Poke Dex in her bag, and went to the counter and asked if her Pokémon were healed.

"Ah yes, Here you go. They're all brand new! Take good care of them." She said, Twilight bowed.

"I will. Thank you." She left the PKMN Center and walked off to train her Pokémon. Hoping to get stronger to defeat the Gym Leader, after losing to Luna like that.

'I swear. I'm gonna kick her ass next time I see her If it's the last thing I do' Twilight growled. 'There's no way she's getting away for what she did.'

"Anger management much?" Twilight grumbled.

> Chapter 10 - The Growing Tensions (Unedited) 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Twilight was now headed toward Las Pegasus. To where she sought out to challenge Daring Do, the "Treasure Hunter". Whatever that meant, none of it mattered. She just wanted to defeat Spitfire and continue training her Pokémon. Moondancer had evolved into a Servine, looking absolutely outstanding! And Scootaloo had not evolved yet. (Even though she's level 26) She still didn't feel like evolving, and when she knew it would happen, it would. She also had another addition to the team. With her, was a little Zorua, given to her by a girl. It was disguised as a filly, but after Twilight had pulled on her unusual tail, she had transformed back into a Pokémon. Much to Twilight's shock. The little Zorua had found her interesting, and had joined her on the spot. She named the little fox, Sweetiebell. She was walking through, when suddenly, she spotted a little Deerling up ahead, munching on some apples that fell down from a apple tree. Twilight was astonished. Out of all the Deerling, it's coat was different! It was sort of light pink-ish instead of dark pink. She was so intrigued, that she sent out her Zorua, and had weakened it, before throwing a Ultra Ball finally catching it. 

"Yes! We caught a Deerling!" Twilight exclaimed.

Zorua snickered, jumping on Twilight's shoulder. Twilight picked up the Ultra Ball and sent Deerling out. It looked at her and frowned, it's fur spiking up it was ready to attack.

"Oh! Calm down. It's OK!" Twilight smiled. The Deerling stopped frowning and stood there, confusion on her face. "Umm, Welcome to the team! Applebloom!"

Applebloom now tilted her head, blinking, and then a smile grew on her face, jumping in glee.

"Aahaha!" Twilight said, petting it's warm head. "We're gonna be friends! Very good friends!" She took out her Poke Dex, and it read the information out loud.

"Deerling - The turning of the seasons changes the colour and scent of this Pokémon’s fur. People use it to mark the seasons." It read.

"Got it! I hope we get to know each other more! Even though I can't understand you. I try to understand my friends as best as I can. I'll do the same for you! We're gonna have a good time!" Twilight exclaimed with glee. The Deerling went on it's hind legs and jumped again. "Rest up for now though, I have a Gym Battle first thing in the morning!" She whined silently. "Huh? What is it." Then she heard loud grumbling. "Oh! I'm sorry! You were eating when I caught you! When we get to the Pokémon Center, I'll give you some Pokémon Food. OK?" Twilight returned her into the Ultra Ball and smiled. She now walked through the entrance of Las Pegasus. After she greeted the Woman at the counter, she walked ahead, now finally at Las Pegasus. There were two water fountains on each side. There was a small staircase with four steps, nothing she couldn't jump over. She bounced up the stairs and smiled, seeing everything so colourful. But then what caught her eyes immediately caused her to frown. There were two Team Plasma grunts. She had messed with them before. They had tried to steal this little girl's Pokémon! And even tried to steal Pinkie's Munna! She was crying so much, she was lucky her cousin was there to comfort her at the least. She wouldn't stop crying! But her and Rainbow had dealt with the assholes that had made Pinkie cry, and she was ever so glad. She had even kissed Rainbow on the cheek and gave Rainbow a BIIIIIIIIG hug! She didn't get away with it though, for Ember, the Gym Leader at Dragon Land City; Whenever she saw Rainbow, she would tease her about it.

The Plasma dudes were in front of a bald stallion, who Twilight didn't recognize, but had a bike with him.

"Gramps! We know you run the Day Care! How do we know? Because we're Team Plasma!" The male Plasma said.

"What a lame excuse.." Twilight mumbled.

"We are taking Pokémon away from ponies. And since you work at the Day Care, we figure you must have a lot of Pokémon! Hand 'em over!" The female one said.

"What kind of nonsense is this!?" The Day-Care Man exclaimed, looking frightened. He turned over to look around, seeing Twilight, he ran over to her with his Bike. "Oh! A strong-looking Trainer! Please help me!"

"If you're going to get in our way, we'll take your Pokémon, too!" The male Plasma said, and before he knew it. His ass was kicked By a girl. 

"This went downhill fast! So I think we'd better SCRAAAAAAM!! Let's hide out at the amusement park!" The female Plasma exclaimed. They ran away from Touko and into the Amusement Park. The Day-Care Man sighed in relief and turned to Twilight.

"Thank you so much! Please take this as a token of my gratitude. It's a brand-new Bike. I'd always planned on riding around Las Pegasus But I ended up never riding it." He said.

"Oh! Uum No thanks, mister. I'd rather go walking and running!" She said. "But if I need it, I'll come back for it some other time, just not now."

"Oh, very well, I have a Day Care on Route 3! I'll have the Bike there if you ever need it. And if you have any Pokémon you want me to raise, please drop them off! Well, I'll be off! Thank you!" He finally left. Twilight was smiling so much she forgot about Team Plasma. She slapped a hoof over her face, realization hitting her like a frying pan. She ran to the Amusement Park, looking at the Pokémon Center. She looked down at the Ultra Ball in her hand.

"Sorry Applebloom. I hope you can wait just a little longer." She said to her, she could see Appleblooms little form, she was smiling sympathetically and nodded. Twilight put her UltraBall, and looked around the Amusement Park. It was pretty big, the Ferris Wheel was humongous! Around there, she also found a lot of games and rides to ride. She shook her head, she had to find Team Plasma. She turned around, scratching her head, and blinking. She heard someone clearing their throat behind her, turned around, and squeaked in fright. Twilight blushed angrily, crossing her hooves. "What's your excuse now? Luna?"

Luna blinked, looking back into the Amusement Park, where all the ponies were busy having fun. Fillies and colts jumping, wanting to get into the rides eagerly, many eating ice cream, popcorn, cotton candy. She smiled, lifting her hat a little bit, and crossing her hooves over her chest. "I'm merely enjoying the sight seeing, darling. What brings you here?" Twilight blushed at the word that Luna used, she hid herself under her hat. She could've sworn Luna purred when she said the word, 'Darling'. She felt herself shiver, and frown, remembering she was her Rival. Not the friendly rivals, like Pinkie and Applejack. Luna was much different.

"Don't call me DARLING, Alright?" Twilight growled. "You have no right to say that after the way you've been treating me."

"Oh, But Twilight, I have come to realize that you are treating your friends kindly and with much affection I would've been force to take drastic measures on you if you abused Pokémon. However, since you don't, there is no need for me to see you as a threat any longer. I apologize for breaking your Poke Dex, and on behalf of my regret I shall help you." Luna said. "You're looking for Team Plasma, correct?" Twilight nodded quickly, remembering what she was here for.

"Yeah! Have you seen them?" Twilight exclaimed. "Please tell me you have!"

"They ran into the Amusement park. Come with me." Luna said, going ahead, Twilight was walking right behind Luna in pursuit. Twilight looked around, following Luna. She was coming closer to the Ferris Wheel. She was getting nervous, she didn't know why. Luna stopped in front of the empty Ferris Wheel, and looked around, tilting her head in confusion. "Hmmm, They're not here. Let's ride the Ferris wheel and see if we can spot them."

"W-wha-wha-whaaaat!? Me? Ride on THAT huge thing!? No way!" She said.

"Oh come now, you're not afraid. Are you?" Luna said, leaning on the door to the amusement ride with her hooves crossed.

"H-hey! D-D-don't get me wrong! I love Ferris Wheels! I just Don't feel alright riding it with you!" She exclaimed, blushing. Luna raised an eyebrow, and blinked. "OK, OK. Never mind! Let's just get on before I lose Team Plasma!" Twilight got inside first, and then Luna came inside, they both sat down, the doors closing on their own authority. It was slowly rising. Twilight looked out the window, ignoring the fact the Luna was now sitting down, WATCHING her. Luna looked so serious, but innocent at the same time. Twilight would've been friends with her, if she weren't so uptight and moody.

"I love Ferris wheel the circular motion, the mechanics. They're like collections of elegant formulas." Luna said softly, trying to kill the silence. Twilight looked over to her, as Luna's eyes were closed, looking as if she was sleeping. Twilight remembered something, she took out her Ultra Ball. She sent out Applebloom, who was now next to her on her seat, looking around in confusion. Luna glanced up, and stared at the deer. Applebloom stared at Luna for a long time, and looked at Twilight, who pet her on the head, afterwards looking through her bag, taking out a bowl, placing it in front of the eager Deerling.

"You're going to feed her?" Luna asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Twilight replied with a snark in her tone of voice. Luna visible flinched slightly, and looked away slightly, a growing frown on her face. Twilight's face soften a little bit, feeling guilty.

"I'm sorry. It's just you've been so rude to me, I feel like I have to defend myself. I don't mean being, mean. I just hate ponies who jump to conclusions about things and then get angry with ME about it; When there are obviously millions of ponies in this world doing the same thing. Like using the Poke Dex." Luna looked up at the mention of the information collector.

Twilight took out a bag of Pokémon food and emptied some on AB's bowl. She wagged her small tail. Twilight put the food away, and smiled down at AB. She looked up at Twilight and began eating her food hungrily. "It's a Shiny Deerling."

"A what?" Twilight said.

"A shiny Deerling." Luna said. Twilight shook her head, looking at Applebloom. She DID look different. Twilight looked up at Luna, and they stared at each other for a long time. Then she glanced further down, seeing her necklace. It was sort of strange.

"I noticed that thing hanging around you waist for some time now. What is it?" Twilight pointed over to her pants, Luna looked down and back up.

"Um my Pants?" She said slowly.

"No! I know what you're wearing!" Twilight said, flapping her hooves. "I mean, that cubey Rubik's thinga-majigie! What is it exactly? A Rubik's cube?"

"That's a Menger Sponge." Luna spoke, removing it from her belt and holding it in her hooves.

"Aren't sponges supposed to be well Spongey?" Twilight asked, looking rather confused. And for the first time she's met Luna gaze. Luna laughed, not a phony laugh. But a sincere laugh.

"No, it looks like a Rubik's cube, but I assure you, it is not. In mathematics, the Menger sponge is a fractal curve In which that it has a topological dimensional curve, and any other curve is homeomorphic to some subset of it." She explained. Twilight faked being lost.

"What? Speak English! Please! More simpler words if you don't mind?" She chuckled on the inside

"It cannot get simpler that that. It is rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts." Luna said, bouncing it in her hoof.

"Can I borrow it for a second?" Twilight said. Luna had a look of hesitation, but went to put it back around his belt. "Aw, don't be like that."

"I apologize, but I cannot lend this to you." She said.

"I'm not gonna break it." Twilight mumbled, hugging her knees close to her chest and frowning. There was a silence in the ride. Luna rolled her eyes and sighed in defeat. She held the Menger Sponge out to her, and Twilight beamed. She leaned over and grabbed it, holding it like it was gold. "Wow. I've never seen any of these before! I wonder if it's turntable" She tried to turn it like a Rubik's cube, but Luna stopped her right there.

"No! Don't turn it!" She yelled. "I've told you before! It's not a Rubik's cube!"

"But it looked turn-able." Twilight said, she huffed, frowning at the small device. "What the heck does this even do? I don't find any usefulness in this! This is no fun."

"Twilight, give it to me." Luna said, holding her hoof out. Twilight pouted, giving it back to Luna and crossed her arms over her chest. 

"Boring piece of junk." Twilight said out loud, this apparently, had offended Luna.

"It's not BORING. It's simply too complicated for you to understand." Luna replied snottily, before chaining it back to her belt.

"What's THAT supposed to mean!?" She was getting angry. Applebloom was done minutes ago, and was watching as both were getting agitated. Applebloom used her hoof to scratch at Twilight's pants.

"Deee?" She was asking a question, tilting her head.

"It's OK, AB. She's not bothering me." Twilight said, taking AB's bowl and putting it back in her bag. Applebloom leaned forward to Twilight's waist, to her set of Poke Balls, and pressed one of them And the Ball opened to reveal Sweetiebell on Twilight's lap.

"Zooo?" Sweetie said, sitting down on Twilight. "Deee!" Luna seemed to have a shocked look on her face, right after seeing the Zorua.

"You have a Zorua?" Luna asked, sounding surprised and shocked. Twilight sweat-dropped, Ab had pressed the wrong button.

"Deee!" Applebloom exclaimed, pointing at the ball.

"You wanna go back inside?" Twilight asked, AB nodded, and she fulfilled AB's wishes, she returned AB back into her UltraBall. Luna flinched when she did so.

"How can Pokémon enjoy being inside Poke Balls? It must be dark and cold in there." Luna said.

"Oh come on. You haven't been in a Poke Ball, so stop saying those things! I didn't command Applebloom to go back into her Poke Ball. She did so on her own, because she likes it in there. You like being inside your Poke Ball too, right Sweetie?"

'Yeah! It's really cosy and warm inside! It gets annoying walking around! One size fits all! Heeheeheehee!' She snickered, nodding happily, agreeing with Twilight.

"I have never seen Pokémon so happy" Luna said, suddenly, the ride moved, coming to a halt. Twilight looked down the window, and noticed there was a jam in the system. 

"No! It can't be jammed! Of all the ponies I had to be stuck with it was you!" Twilight exclaimed, pulling on her hair, she glanced at Luna, seeing her raise an eyebrow at Twilight. "Uhh, I mean, Yeah. We're stuck up here, Together." She was now laying comfortably on her side of the cart. Zorua lay down on her stomach as she looked down at her watch.

Luna watched Zorua as she was happily on Twilight. She looked down at the device on his necklace, hearing something.

".... Bzzzzt.... Bzzzt...L.. La......Lady Luna! Are you safe!?" It was coming from the device that was lingering around her neck, and it was whispering. Twilight looked over, hearing someone talking but shrugged. Luna lifted the ball around his neck up to his mouth, quietly.

"This is Lady Luna speaking. There's no problem. Go, quickly, and let this cover your retreat." She whispered back before turning it off. Twilight was confused as she glanced at Luna. Luna knew she was staring and answered her before she even asked. "This is a communicator device, I was speaking to some comrades."

"Hey, Luna." Twilight called.

"Yes, Twilight?"

"Why do you care about Pokémon so much?" She said, playing with the fur on Zorua's face. Luna tightened her grip on her hoof, she looked away from Twilight.

"I've lived with Pokémon for most of my life." She simply said. Twilight was surprised at Luna's answer, and she actually knew the reason. "Do you not care for Pokémon?"

"Don't get me wrong! I love Pokémon as much as you do. But, it's like your relate to them more or something." Twilight said, "It's like you're more comfortable to be around Pokémon than you are with Ponies"

Luna looked at her with another surprised look on her face. 

"I'm not as stupid as you think." She said, using the same words Luna had used on her before. Luna looked at her for a while more and then chuckled silently to herself, shaking her head. 

"Sometimes, you amaze me." She replied. Twilight stuck her tongue out playfully and scratched her head.

"I have a question then, If you're more comfortable being around Pokémon, Why is it OK to you for us to be in the same Ferris wheel, having this conversation right now?" Twilight said.

"You and I both are affectionate to Pokémon, is that not reason enough?" Luna replied.

"Seems to me it's more than that." Twilight countered. "Any other reasons?" Luna went silent, not really knowing why she was more comfortable with Twilight than with other humans. She finally shrugged, shaking her head.

"I don't really know the reason, But it seems like, We've known each other for a long time." Luna mumbled. Twilight shrugged, then gasped, frantically looking out the window.

"Oh no! Team Plasma is gonna get away!" Twilight said. "Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no-! Noooooo!" Pulling her hair, she turned to look at Luna. "Luna, do you have any flying Pokémon?"

"Not that I know of." She said. "Why don't you have Scootaloo help you?"

"Because, I don't wanna get her tired! Then how are you gonna get down? Oh noooo... They might be running away with smirks on their faces and saying- 'Hahaaa. We got away from that stupid little mare that defeated us earlier when we tried to steal those Pokémon from that Day-Care Stallion!' Oh no! Oh no! I'm freaking out ! I'm freaking out!!!" She paced around like a headless Combusken around the ride. Luna merely watched in her seat. "I'm gonna lose them! I'm gonna lose them! I knew I shouldn't have gone on this ride! I knew it!" Suddenly it began moving again, and Twilight stumbled next to Luna. Almost as if the Ferris wheel ride was telling her to just shut up and sit down. Twilight fixed her hat, sitting up straight and looking at Luna to her left. Then she looked out the window. "Come on Ferris Wheel! Faster! Fasterrr!"

"You yelling in my ear isn't going to make this ride go any faster." Luna said shaking his head in disapproval. Twilight glared at her, and looked back outside. Sweetiebell jumped from the other side and on Twilight's back, looking from her shoulder for Team Plasma. She jumped eagerly in her seat, not wanting to wait a second.

"I can't believe I forgot all about them." Twilight said, sinking back into her seat slowing. "What the hell is wrong with me?"

"That's why we entered the ride in the first place"

"And you didn't remind me I was digressing and doing something OTHER than looking! Those creeps were asking for it when they battled me! I wanted to send their asses to jail for even assaulting and harassing an old Stallion!" Twilight yelled. "Wait till I get outta here, I'm going to toughen up my friends to challenge the gym leader and THEN go and get their asses in jail."

"I'm afraid you won't be doing that." Luna said darkly.

"Huh?"

"I can't let you send them to jail." Luna replied. "It is only natural that I protect the ponies who are aiding me."

"Aiding you in what? What are you talking about?"

"You see I am the Queen of Team Plasma." Silence just hung there like a Woobat on a tree. Her eyes widened, she got up from her seat, looking down at Luna. "Nightmare Moon asked me to work with her to save Pokémon. I do wonder how many Pokémon live in this world."

"You're their Queen? But, How, Why?" Twilight started.

"Do you not understand why I brought you here? It wasn't to help you look for Team Plasma, it was to cover their retreat." She said, finally standing up. Twilight's left eye twitched, she began hyperventilating slightly, making the most angriest frown in the world.

"You, You tricked me." Twilight growled, tightening her hoof in anger. "You jerk!" She yelled, holding her hooves over Luna like they were claws and baring her teeth. She held back, looking out the window, seeing as the ride was coming to an end. She didn't wait, she opened the doors and jumped off, landing on her feet. It wasn't that high up in the air anyway. She was going to run off and follow them, but suddenly the Gurrdurr from before stopped her in her tracks with it's Steel Beam. Luna had jumped off as well and was now in front of her. She was trying to get past Luna, but she kept side-stepping her.

"Out of my WAY!" Twilight yelled. "You, You." She didn't know what to say, she was extremely angry with him. "How COULD you!? I should've known! I NEVER should have trusted you!!" Luna held a blank stare.

"Do you follow my logic?" She asked. "Do you understand why I am a part of that group?"

"Perfectly well! You asshole!" Twilight said. 

"If true your words please me. Then The future I envision  Where Pokémon are liberated at last But for that future." She stepped closer to Twilight, their faces coming very close. She had a glare on her face, Luna had a glare of her own. "I'll defeat the Champion and become unbeatable, unlike any other! I'll make all Trainers free their Pokémon! Just try and stop me! If you want to be together with Pokémon, your only hope is to collect the Badges from each area and head for the Pokémon League! Try and stop me there, if you dare! If your conviction is not strong enough, you will never be able to defeat me." And with that. She left with her Gurrdurr, who growled at Twilight. She just stood their, a tear sliding on her cheek as Luna left. She wiped them away, setting out for the Pokémon Center. She was sitting at the lobby chairs, all her Pokémon eating, AB rubbing her head against Twilight's leg. She shed a few tears from her eyes, wiping them away again. Why did Luna have to be so cruel to her? She tricked her. She felt so betrayed. She was in a rented room in the Pokémon Center, she was now on her bed, all her Pokémon curled around her in her sleep. She looked out the window, and at the Ferris Wheel which was glowing in the night. She sighed, scratching her head, and thinking about Luna. 

'Why? Why would She do something like that? I can't believe I had started to trust her! She's my enemy! But I can't help but feeling betrayed for some reason.' She thought, then shook her head in reality. 'No. If I keep my mind on her I'll just be distracted with the gym battle! I have to stop thinking about it, I can't get the ride out of my head!' She fell asleep with that last thought. 

It was morning. Scootaloo was chirping in her ear, waking her up like Twilight told him to do. "Scootaloo." Twilight said, sitting up on her bed. "Thanks." She got off of her bed, going to the bathroom and washing up. 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

She was so distracted. She couldn't stop thinking about Luna's words. "Why am I so scared?" She said. "Maybe I should walk around." She walked around the place.

"Hey! Twilight! Yoo-hoo!" Someone called. Twilight turned around to see Pinkie and Rainbow coming her way. Pinkie skipped over to Twilight. "The Professor told us Las Pegasus has a lot of things to see and do like the amusement park, Big Stadium, Small Court, and the Battle Subway! We're going to the Pokémon Musical, wanna come?"

"Oh, yeah! I need to get my mind off of some things." Twilight agreed. "Wait, Rainbow agreed to this?"

"Yeah. She says I have to come or she's going to drag me by my Main." Rainbow grumbled.

"Heehee! You got that right!" Pinkie giggled.

"And we all know Rainbow would have followed you anyway." Twilight smirked. Her cousin scoffed and crossed her hooves. 

"Let's just go already!" Rainbow said looking away from them. They all walked to the Musical and entered the colourful building.

"A Mazing Isn't it?!" Pinkie exclaimed. Suddenly, a Stallion in a suit appeared in front of them, all formal and dressed.

"Hello, you three! How do you do?" He said politely. "I'm the owner of this theatre. Pleasure to meet you! Ooh! I must say that you three seem like phenomenal Trainers! What do we do here? We us Props to make your Pokémon fashionable and glamorous! Do you want to join in and play Dress Up? Here's a Prop Case to get the three of you started!" He handed all three of them a Prop Case. Twilight and Pinkie squealed, but Rainbow glanced at it like a virus.

"It's pink." Rainbow said.

"Oh, my apologies, but we only have the Prop Case in the colour pink. I do apologize." He said.

"Oh goody." Rainbow rolled her eyes. Looking at Pinkie who was laughing at her. "I should've ditched you when I had the chance."

"You wouldn't ditch moi!" Pinkie said. "I mean. This is all I can say! You wouldn't ditch your BESTEST friend in this entire WOOOOOOOOORLD!"

"Not to mention that she just ADORES you! She's not the sweetest pony in the world, but even SHE wouldn't have the heart to be able to do that." Twilight grinned. Rainbow blushed deeply, sending daggers over to her cousin.

"Awwwww! That's so sweeeet Rainbow!" Pinkie giggled.

"As I was saying, This Prop Case lets you store Props for decorating your Pokémon! If you wish to know more, talk to the receptionist and she will explain everything. Let us say a brief farewell. I eagerly anticipate seeing you all on stage!" After saying that, the owner walked away, leaving them to ponder.

"Oh, I don't know what to do!" Pinkie said.

"Doing the musical would be totally cool, but there's stuff I got to do." Twilight said.

"OK. That's it!" Rainbow said, putting away the prop case in her bag and beginning to walk out. "I'm going to see the sights in Las Pegasus! Catch you girls later."

"What happened to you adoring meee? Heeeey! Rainbow." Pinkie whined, both Pinkie and Twilight following after her. When they walked out, they saw Rainbow stop next to the sign, apparently frozen like a Deerling. "What's up Rainbow? Why are you" She stopped and gasped, dropping her Prop Case. Twilight was equally surprised. Standing right in front of them, was Pinkie's Father. Igneous Rock.

"F - F - Father!? W-w-what are you doing here?" Pinkie stuttered. Twilight picked up Pinkie's Prop Case and put away her own without taking her eyes off Igneous.

"I've come to take you back home, young lady!" He said, his hooves were crossed in a stern manner. He didn't look very happy. "When your mother told me that you'd made it all the way out here, I was furious and disappointed in you, Pinkie!"

"But" Pinkie started.

"Haven't you gone far enough?" Igneous said. "Your mother and me have been worried sick!"

"No way!" Pinkie exclaimed, going behind Rainbow and holding onto her hoof. "I'm going to keep traveling with Rainbow and my Pokémon!"

"Absolutely not!" He yelled, taking a step forward while Rainbow took a step back, a glare on her face. "Others do things their way, and we do things ours!"

"Really? Then, how about you do things your way, and I'll do things mine!" Pinkie said bravely.

"No. You are coming straight home! Don't disobey me Pinkie Or"

"Or what?" Rainbow growled.

"Rainbow!" Twilight whispered.

"There are many ponies in this world whose way of thinking is completely different from yours. Sometimes, it means you can get hurt." Rainbow said.

"And you are exactly right! It's because I'm worried about that." Igneous trailed off.

"But it's important to know other ponies' way of thinking. It lets you see things differently that you never thought of before." Rainbow said, her anger disappearing.

"Being different is OK." Twilight smiled. "And you shouldn't worry about that."

"We have Pokémon by our side that we can depend on. To be our friends." Rainbow said. "I know there's gonna be painful stuff like you're worrying about. There's tons of nice ponies out there. And because Pinkie has been traveling with Pokémon, I can tell she's gotten tougher." Pinkie looked at Rainbow with a big smile on her face, something that Igneous has never seen before.

He looked to the ground, and thought about it, frowning afterwards. "Please, sir. Even though I look scrawny, I'm tough too. And no matter what, I'd do anything to protect Pinkie. Even if it means giving up on my adventure too, if she can't travel with me."

"Hmm, I guess. If wanting to continue your journey is selfishness on your part, wanting to stop you is selfishness on mine." He said. "I'm surprised to find I'm the one being childish at my age! Pinkie, what your friend has helped me realize something. I'm sure it's better that you take the path you want to take now, learning new things, but also becoming stronger on the inside. I hope that your journey will be fun, but be sure to be cautious to who you're meeting. If you ever decide to come home, we'll welcome you with open arms. Be sure to call once in a while, just to make sure you're all right. Well, bon voyage." He said his good-byes, but stopped, his back to them.

"And Rainbow?" Igneous said. "Protect my little girl."

Rainbow smiled, and nodded. "I promise."

"Thank you." He finally said, before leaving at last. Pinkie exhaled rapidly, covering her mouth with her hoof. She was so happy, she started to cry. Twilight and Rainbow both turned to her and smiled.

"You did it Rainbow!" Twilight exclaimed. "You convinced him! Pinkie! You can still travel!"

"I can't believe it." Pinkie said, covering her eyes from crying. "He, He actually let me! I was so scared he would take me back!" Rainbow and Twilight both hugged her at the same time. "Thank you so much for standing up for me!"

"Hey. It was no problem." Rainbow said, a hint of a smile on her face. Twilight smirked at her as they both hugged Pinkie.

"Oh, here, Pinkie." Touko smiled, handing her the Prop Case. Pinkie smiled back, taking it and putting it away.

"Thank you." Pinkie said, wiping away her tears and taking deep breaths. "I'm OK now." Rainbow pulled away from her and smiled. "I'm so lucky to have such good friends."

"Hey, You know you always have us!" Twilight said. "Right?"

"Right! Well come ON Rainbow! Let's go already!" Pinkie said, taking Rainbow's hoof and pulling her. "Well! See yah later Twilight! And good luck with the gym challenge!"

"Thanks Pinkie! I need it! See you love birds later!" Twilight said. 

"We're not" Rainbow started.

"Be quiet! DASHIE!" Pinkie taunted.

"Hey! You know how much I hate That!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"It's OK Dashie! You don't have to like it for me to use it!" Pinkie said.

"Haah!" Twilight said, and they were gone. Twilight smiled, afterwards sighing, her sad look returning to her face. She walked along the streets, slumping slightly. Feeling depressed. She frowned, a look of anger on her face. 'When I see that bastard again I'm going to No, no violence is not the answer, I have to calm down If I see him again I won't trust her anymore That's it!'

> Chapter 11 - Her Heated Dreams (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

 "So, guys? What should I do?"

There were Pokémon surrounding someone. Twilight, to be exact. Moondancer(Servine), Scootaloo(Pidove), Applebloom(Deerling) and Sweetiebell(Zorua). However, she had another friend in the team, an Axew. She met the little guy when she was skipping along Route 6 after defeating the Ponyville Gym Leader. When she helped him reach an Oran Berry that was up on a tree, he had begun to follow her. She didn't want to be mean and tell him to go away, so instead, she asked him if he wanted to join her crew. Axew looked very eager and happy to join in; and after that, she named him Spike. He was a special addition to the team, just like the rest of them. All of the Pokémon currently present, were near Twilight eating fresh picked berries. Twilight was eating some as well, all of them sitting together like a family.

"Servine! Vine!" Moondancer exclaimed, taking a bite out of an Oran Berry. Where were they? Outside of The Crystal Caves of course! It was blocked by a thick web made by some sort of Pokémon.

"I guess we're at a dead end in our journey, guys!" Twilight said, taking a whole Pecha Berry in her mouth. She dusted her hooves, getting up and frowning at the obstacle currently blocking her path. "Stuphid wefb!" She was about to kick the web, when someone spoke up.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." It was this thick cowboy accent that she knew at the top of her head. She turned around seeing the Ponyville Gym Leader, Big Mac; walking towards her with his Krokorok by his side. "I reckon ya need some help. But it looks like th' nest of an Electric-type Pokémon called Galvantula. Don't know why there's a nest here, but if there are folks havin' problems, th' Gym Leader's th' one ta fix it!" He held out his hoof. "Krokorok! Take it out!"

"Kraaaaaaawww!" It yelled, getting pumped up before charging forward and breaking the nest that blocked the entrance. 

"And o'course, this here TM's yours!" He exclaimed, throwing her the said TM. "It's my favorite TM, so ya can teach it ta all of yer Pokémon! It's called Bulldoze. This move does damage and lowers the Speed of any Pokémon it hits. Some Ground-type Pokémon move a little slower than ya'd like. But if ya use Bulldoze right, ya can cover that weakness! I don't know how good ya really are, but if ya think ya can go, go wherever, and if ya think ya can do somethin', keep on doin' it. Do things how ya want! Decide yer own limits. Well young'un, I have ter go back to my Gym. You take care of yerself now!" He took off with his beloved Pokémon, going back to Ponyville where he was needed most.

"Well guys! Looks like we've been saved by the Gym Leader! Let's get going!" Twilight grinned from ear to ear. All of her Pokémon following her inside the cave. She walked in casually, looking around the cave. A smile on her face like always until Two weird colts with white hair and ninja suits teleported in front of her.

"Is it Halloween already?" Twilight said nervously. The three Colts, not looking the least bit offended began speaking.

"Come." One said, both pushing her further inside the cave. They led her to a dark figure who had their back towards them, and she immediately knew who it was. She frowned, seeing her turn around and smile deviously at her. 

"My lady Luna, we brought the one you wanted." The other said quietly. 

"You!?" Twilight yelled angrily. Twilight lunged at her, but the two figures held her back, her hat falling off in the process. 

"Ah, yes." The indigo maned mare smiled, holding her hooves out as if welcoming an old friend. "Thank you. Report back to Nightmare Moon."

"Yes my Lady." They said at the same time, letting Twilight go. She held back in strangling Luna right then and there. Her hatred for Luna rising up, ready to explode.

"What do you want from me!?" Twilight yelled, bending down to snatch her hat back up and putting it on. "Give me ONE good reason I shouldn't kill you right now?!"

"Now now, don't be so hostile, darling." Luna purred.

"You have SOME NERVE!!"Twilight said. "And who the hell were those colts!?"

"That was the Shadow Triad, just now. Nightmare Moon had them enlisted in Team Plasma. Apparently, they were the ones who prepared the Galvantula nest at the cave entrance." She looked towards one of the large boulders that were a blue hue, all the while throwing off static that the Joltiks and the Galvantulas fed upon. "Crystal Caves I like this place. Formulas express electricity and its connection to Pokémon"

"Here we go again with the math crap!" Twilight said. "Just cut it out! What do you want from me? Come on, spill it!"

"It's unbecoming of a lady to behave in such a manner." Luna replied to her outbursts.

"Maybe I wouldn't be this way if you didn't BETRAY me like you did at Las Pegasus!" Twilight said, all of her Pokémon growling at Luna.

"Ah, So it is merely that event that has you so riled up." He said quietly, chuckling softly at her childish behaviour. "I had no idea."

"Of course you had no idea! Because you're a jerk!" Twilight said. "I was actually starting to trust you!"

"Twilight, I want to start off by saying that there was NO betrayal on my end." She began. Twilight was dumbfounded, is she really that heartless?

"What? Of course there"

"There was no betrayal because I was NEVER your friend to begin with." Luna said, placing both of her hooves together and holding it in front of his mouth. Now that was just cruel. Twilight tightened her hoof, glaring at her.

"I see." Twilight began. Her Pokémon now frowning at Luna.

"And second I wanted to say you have been chosen. Does it surprise you I said that?" She asked.

"I don't think I'm surprised." Twilight replied. "At least, not anymore."

"Hmph." Luna scoffed, looking away from her once more; a frown on her face. "If you don't understand what that means, I guess it's not supposed to be a surprise But I told Nightmare Moon about you and your friends After I did, she apparently used the Shadow Triad to find out about you."

"Gee guess the creeper gene was passed on." Twilight muttered. 

"AppleJack is pursuing the ideal of strength. Poor Pinkie Pie has faced the sad truth that not everyone can become stronger. And you are not swayed either way more of a neutral presence. Which is apparently a good thing Team Plasma will be waiting for you ahead. Nightmare Moon wants to see what kind of Pokémon Trainer you really are." After she said that, she turned to leave, further into the cave. Twilight stomped her hoof, seemingly angry at her for even showing her face. 

"She's NEVER going to change." Twilight told her friends. They shook their heads in disbelief. Twilight returned all of her Pokémon to their respective PokéBalls and went through Crystal Caves Cave.


After tons of battles with various Team Plasma members, Twilight thought she would reach the end of the cave with no more problems, until she saw Luna there Waiting for her.

"Ugh" Twilight groaned, walking towards her. Luna heard footsteps, and turned around to see her once more. She raised an eyebrow, not surprised that she made it through the Plasma members.

"I see you have defeated all of the members of Team Plasma. You truly have trained your friends well Yet I will separate Pokémon and ponies, and black and white will be clearly distinct. Only then will Pokémon become perfect beings. Yes, that is my dream! That is what I must fulfil. Twilight, do you have a dream of your own?"

"Of course I have a dream!" Twilight replied.

"You have a dream, That's wonderful"

"My dream is to kill you." Twilight said.

"Oh, Then that's not a very nice dream to say the least." She replied, she cleared his throat. "No matter I'll learn what your true dreams are in battle!" She reached for her belt and took out a PokéBall, sending out Joltik first.  "Joltik! Standby for battle!"

"Awwwwww!! He's so cuuuuute!" Twilight exclaimed, forgetting that Luna was there and ran over to the Joltik. She held him in her hooves, petting the cute baby spider. The tiny spider blinked in confusion, but then cooed, sending out static electricity at her cheeks. "Joltiiiik!" Twilight replied. Luna merely stood there and looked at Twilight with a puzzled look. She frowned, and then waited patiently until she was finished. Twilight looked down at the small Pokémon, and smiled at him.

"What I would do for you!" Twilight exaggerated. Luna, seemingly annoyed, cleared her throat loudly. Twilight looked over, glaring at her. Setting the Joltik down and backing away, she sent out her own Pokémon. Her Axew. Spike frowned, shaking his head around.

"Axewwww!!" He yelled.

"An Axew I see." Luna said. "Very well Joltik! Gastro Acid!"

"Joltiik!" The little yellow fuzzball exclaimed, opening his mouth and throwing purple acid at Spike. 

"Spike! Dodge, then use Shadow Ball!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Aaaaaaaxe---eew!" Spike yelled, opening his mouth, a ball of Shadow forming. 

"What!?" Luna exclaimed, seemingly surprised at this attack the Axew knew. "Joltik, dodge then use Bug Bite!"

"Jo-jo. Jo-jo. Jo-jo!" Joltik exclaimed, moving out of the way after Spike launched the Shadow Ball. Afterwards, he jumped on Spike and began biting on his sking. "Joltiiiiik~! Joltik- Jo!"

"Axew! Axew! Axew!" Spike exclaimed, shaking off the little insect Pokémon off of him. Spike stood still, and suddenly, he glowed white. It cleared to reveal Sweetiebell, snickering like a Mightyena.

"Of courseThe illusion ability." Luna said. "Joltik. Use Electroweb, and then slash!"

"Joltik!"

"Quick! Sweetiebell! Fake Tears and then Faint Attack!" Twilight said. Sweetiebell began to shed fake tears and sob loudly, making Joltik stop for a moment. It sweatdropped from how dramatic the Zorua was being, Joltik was momentarily vulnerable. Sweetiebell took this chance, disappearing out of it's sight, and then attacking the Joltik by kicking it.

"Joltiiiiiiik!" It exclaimed, falling to the ground.

"Now! Use Faint Attack again!" Sweetiebell did as was told, and attacked the Joltik the same way, only this time slamming his tail as if the spider was a golf ball. The flew past Luna and fell inside a hole.

'A hooooooole in one! Hekekekekeh!' Sweetiebell snickered, she looked back at Twilight and grinned. 'How was that Twilight? Huh? Huh?'

"Great job, Sweetie. You show him how it's done." Twilight grinned, holding out her hoof, and Sweetie jumped up to her and gave her a high hoof with her paw. Joltik, looking sad that he was beaten, crawled up Luna's leg. Luna smiled at the Joltik, petting him with her hoof.

"You don't have to worry You did your best." Luna smiled at the spider. He smiled back at Luna, staying on her shoulder. Luna frowned, sending out her next Pokémon. It was a Klink. The gear-ish Pokémon spun around, mocking the Zorua.

"Darn this is going to be rather difficult." Twilight said. "Sweetiebell. Get ready!"

"Klink, Thunder Shock." Luna commanded. The Klink did as was told, and send out a shock of thunder towards the devious little fox. Sweetie's eyes widened from the attack, and was hit directly. She cried out in pain, the shock sending her back and smoke coming from her body. Sweetiebell struggled to get up, static running through his body.

"Oh no, She's paralyzed!" Twilight exclaimed. She had forgotten to buy Paralysis Heals! Oh! She felt so stupid.

"Now. Klink. Use Gear Grind." 

"Kliiiiiiiiiiiiinnn.." It said, before floating forward and grinding Zorua in between themselves. Zorua was then thrown to the ground afterwards. Zorua fainted. Twilight bit her lip, she couldn't lose to her, not again! She returned Zorua to her Pokéball, frowning.

"Great job, Sweetiebell!" Twilight said. "Go! Moondancer!"

Moondancer emerged from her PokéBall, looking pumped. She swished her tail around, a determined look on her face.

"You cannot possibly think you can defeat me, Twilight. My ideals, My dreams, My determination, They are all strong And I will NOT lose!" She yelled.

"Well, Think again!!" Twilight said. "Moondancer! Use Leaf Blade!"

"Klink, Charge Beam!"

Both Pokémon attacked at the same time, Moondancer with Leaf Blade and Klink with Charge Beam. Moondancer used her tail, sending a powerful grass like whip; while the Klink opened their mouthes and let out a beam of pure charged electricity. The Charge Beam went right through the Leaf Blade. Both of the Pokémon being hit by the opponents attacks at the same time and falling back onto the ground.

"Moondancer!" Twilight exclaimed. Both Pokémon got up, but Klink looked to be slightly dazed from the attack. It snapped out of it, and floated back up. Moondancer stood on her feet, grinning.

'Hmph. You make me laugh.' Moondancer said to the Klink.

'You will soon fall down in a heap once we're through with you.' The Klink to the left said. 'This match will soon be over, and we'll show you, AND your pathetic trainer how it's done.' Moondancer growled in anger.

'Don't think that'll happen anytime soon! I'll teach you not to call ANY of MY friends PATHETIC.' Moondancer yelled, running forward with a new profound speed. Twilight was amazed, blinking at Moondancer determination.

"Moondancer! Use Vine Whip!" Twilight exclaimed.

'I'm way ahead of yah!' Moondancer smiled, slashing at the Klink, but it had no affect. The attached Klinks laughed at Moondancer.

'What was that?' They laughed. The attacks doing nothing to them. 'Your attacks are weak! It shows just how much your trainer knows NOTHING about us! Ponies like her are reasons why Pokémon should be liberated from Ponies!'

"Now! Moondancer!" Twilight exclaimed. Moondancer jumped above Klink and smirked.

'You'll eat your words!' Moondancer exclaimed, she raised his Tail. 'Take this!!!'

"Revenge!!" Twilight and Moondancer yelled at the same time. Moondancer slammed her tail onto the Klink, burying him into the ground. Moondancer jumped back, waiting until the smoke cleared. Then, it was seen, Klink had fainted.

"Yeaaaah!!" Twilight and Moondancer yelled once more. 

'In your face! You can take your dreams and shove them down your'

"You did an amazing job, Moondancer!" Twilight smiled, cutting her off. Moondancer laughed, looking back at Twilight with a grin.

'All in a days work.' Moondancer said. 'SCREWWWWWW Pokémon liberation! I'm not being liberated anytime soon! You can kiss my'

"OK Moondancer, we get it, you're awesome." Twilight said, ruffling Moondancer head, hearing her babble on in her language. Luna looked shocked, she snapped out of it, frowning even more.

"You're not finished yet." Luna said. "Boldore, my friend, it's time to finish what Klink started!" Boldore emerged from the PokéBall, stomping on the floor and making holes.

'Think you can take me down, kid?' Boldore gruffed. 'You've got a screw loose if you think that just because you have the type advantage it means you'll win.'

'Whatever, loser.' Moondancer grinned. 'I'm going to win this match. Just wait and see.'

"Don't underestimate Boldore. He's a worthy opponent, and at the same time not a push-over." Luna said to the Servine, who merely rolled her eyes.

'Well, I've got news for the two of you. You're NOT gonna win! Not this time. Twilight's going to wipe the floor with you!' Moondancer said to Luna.

"Pft, That's not what my team is saying! Luna!" Twilight exclaimed. "I have a bigger, better dream than yours, and I'm going to fulfil that dream, even if it means getting RID of you!"

'Hey! Snake! Watch how you talk to her, she knows more than what you'll EVER learn in your lifetime!' Boldore growled to Moondancer, stomping the ground and sent rocks flying in the air.

'Who you calling snake!? Pebbles!! Just SHOW me what you got!' Moondancer growled, taunting him.

"You asked for it!" Boldore and Luna said, stomping the floor angrily.

"Moondancer Vine Whip If you please." Twilight said.

'You don't even HAVE to say please!' Moondancer said, sending vines to attack. It hit Boldore directly. 'How do you like that!?' However, Boldore seemed to be unaffected.

'Is that all? Snake Girl?' Boldore asked.

"I will show you that my love for my friends permeates every cell of my body! Boldore! Rock Slide!"

"Booooooldoooooree!!" The Boldore yelled, slamming itself onto the ground, and large boulders flew out near him. And with immense speed, hurdled the large boulders towards Moondancer. 

"Moondancer! Use Razor Leaf on the boulders!" Moondancer obliged, slicing at the boulders, cutting them in half. There were a few rocks flying past Twilight, one of them scratching her right cheek. Moondancer had missed one boulder, which had hit her directly.

"Now! MudSlap!" Boldore threw mud at Moondancer face. Moondancer cried out in anger from getting mud in her face.

"Now! Boldore! Finish her with Smack Down!" Luna said.

"Moondancer! Block it with Revenge!" Twilight said. Moondancer opened her eyes, seeing Boldore in the air ready to slam his boulder like arm. Moondancer used her tail and she jumped in the air too, both of them collided with each other, creating an explosion of power. Both Pokémon were sent flying out of the smoke, and onto the ground. Moondancer and Boldore hit the ground with a loud thud, and were both down for the count.

"A draw!?" Twilight exclaimed, rather surprised. Luna chuckled lightly once more, returning Boldore inside the PokéBall. "And you find it funny, Incredible!"

"It just amuses me how you anger yourself over a Pokémon Battle." Luna said, "It amuses me more that you would underestimate my friends."

"You underestimate MY friends!" Twilight replied, "Now shut up, and send out your next Pokémon!"

"With pleasure." Luna replied with this dark aura about him. "Ferrothorn! Go!" She sent out her last Pokémon. But she didn't have a PokéBall in her hoof. Twilight was confused now. She looked around the cave, returning Moondancer into her PokéBall while she was at it.

"Well, Where is it?" Twilight asked, looking at Luna for the answer. But she just stood there with a blank look on her face. Twilight looked around, not seeing anything. But suddenly, there was a sound, and she looked up and shrieked. The Pokémon Luna had spoken of appeared from the ceiling, and floated down in front of her. Twilight took out her Pokedex, and listened to it.

'Ferrothorn, the Thorn Pod Pokémon and the evolved form of Ferroseed. They attach themselves to cave ceilings, firing steel spikes at targets passing beneath them. A hit from these steel spikes can reduce a boulder to rubble.' It said.

"Yikes." Twilight whispered, putting her Pokedex away. "That thing must be at a higher level than any of mine."

"Are you giving up already?" Luna grinned evilly. "I guess your dreams aren't strong enough yet. Do you actually believe that Pokémon battles help us understand one another?"

Twilight grinded her teeth together, she frowned grabbing her next friend. She grabbed a PokéBall, sending out Spike.

"Go! Spike!" Twilight yelled, sending him out. Spike jumped out of the PokéBall, slamming the ground, looking ready for a fight. "Use Dragon Dance then Dig!!"

"Axew- Axew!" He said, dancing and glowing, receiving more power. He went on digging a hole in the ground, and submerging in it.

"Ferrothorn be on the lookout." There was silence all around, except for the noise the blue rocks were making. Which was that of electricity running. 

Knowing that Axe was ready to attack, Twilight commanded him. "Now! Spike! Dragon Claw!" Spike emerged from behind the Ferrothorn and attack him with a powerful slash of his claws. Ferrothorn frowned, falling forward. But other than that, Spike was also harmed in the process, because of the iron barbs around Ferrothorn's body, 1/8 of his HP on contact. The Ferrothorn frowned, looking back at Spike, he flew forward, tackling the Pokémon. But Spike jumped out of the way and it caused him to fall face first onto the ground. Spike went back in front of Twilight, a smile on his face. "Dragon Dance! Spike!"

"Ferrothorn, Curse!" The Ferrothorn had a purple aura coming around him, and his eyes glowed red, and soon, Spike was affected as well. He had a purple aura, around him too. Ferrothorn stopped, falling to the ground, looking exhausted, losing most of his HP to that attack.

"Spike! Use Dragon Dance again!"

"Ferrothorn, Power Whip!" Luna exclaimed. Ferrothorn recovered from the move, and used his next one. He swung his three spiky feelers at Spike, and sent him flying and falling near Twilight's hooves.

"Spike, are you alright?" Twilight asked.

"Axewww." He moaned, painfully. He got up, stumbling towards the stage, and standing there. Until the purple aura around him began to strangle him. "Axeww!" He cried out, and fell forward onto the ground. Fainting afterwards.

Twilight said nothing, returning her Pokémon to the PokéBall. 'If I send out Scootaloo, There's no way she'll be able to beat this thing. She'd be beaten to a pulp!' Twilight thought. Then looking down at her Quick Ball. 'I know you can do this. This will be your third battle.'

"Are we finished here?" Luna asked, looking rather bored. Twilight tightened her grip on the Quick Ball. 

"Come on out, Sunset Shimmer!" And out came her Blitzle, Sunset Shimmer's mane charged with electricity. This was the ideal environment for her. The Blitzle frowned, sending out barrages of electricity out onto the field. The Joltik of at the bottom Luna's hooves was skittish from the power of the charge, and jumped on Luna's shoulder.

"Joltik, Jo Jo!" He exclaimed, looking happy.

"So you truly believe that Pokémon shouldn't be liberated. You believe that Pokémon and Ponies can coincide with each other, and come to understand one another." Luna began, both of their Pokémon facing each other and sizing up.

"Yeah, because we'll still live together, in the same region, same generation, same world And no matter WHAT you say, ponies AND Pokémon will have to understand one another at SOME point in time. And believe it or not, not ALL Pokémon suffer as you say. There are bad trainers, but there are also GOOD trainers, trainers who care for their Pokémon, and treat them like friends, siblings. I don't treat my friends like Pokémon. I treat them like family. They battle because they enjoy it! While they get frustrated when they lose, yeah I get frustrated too, but it's OK, because that's how they learn and evolve! Their dream is to become stronger, and teach other Pokémon that being under a trainer's care is the best thing that could ever happen to them"

"So, You're saying I should just allow ponies to think whatever they want and treat Pokémon however they want, no matter whether the Pokémon suffer? I refuse to tolerate the existence of a world like that!" She yelled. "This is why trainers shouldn't have Pokémon under their care because all they do is reserve them for their own use."

"Are you BLIND!?I understand that there are Pokémon who HATE Ponies Like Shining Armor"

"You DARE bring up a Pokémon that was mistreated by your hooves?!! You truly are something else"

"If you don't know how it happened, then you need to SHUT UP!! I NEVER mistreated Shining Armor!" Twilight yelled, stomping her hoof and pointing menacingly at Luna. "And for your INFORMATION, what I did for him is what I thought was best! I set him free because I thought he was better off living with Pokémon of his kind. I actually had consideration for him! But he took it the wrong way!"

"You claim to have had consideration for him, then why did you have him in the first place? Did it take you so long to realize that Pokémon are not to be with Ponies? Were you told to set Shining Armor free? Or was it really consideration that you had for him?" Luna asked, an angry look on her face. Twilight stood quiet at that, having nothing to say in return. "Tsk,  Just as I thought you're no better than the trainers that use Pokémon for their own desires."

"Sunset Shimmer! Use Thunder Wave!" Twilight exclaimed.

Luna just stood there with her arms crossed. Not even bothering giving it a command. The Ferrothorn stood there, doing nothing, waiting for the shocking wave to come closer. The moment it was about to touch Ferrothorn, he blocked it using his feelers, and shaking it off as if nothing.

"What!?" Twilight yelled. Sunset looked shocked as well, how did he do that!?

"Ferrothorn, Use Gyro Ball." The said Pokémon used it's feelers to form a silver ball, and flung it towards the shocked Blitzle. Sunset was hit with the Gyro Ball, and slid backwards. 

"Bliiiii!" Sunset groaned, looking at the Ferrothorn and glaring at it. 

"Now. Mirror Shot."  said. Ferrothorn's body shined briefly, before glowing white and blinding everybody with a powerful light. Sunset was hit with the flash of energy, and fell to the ground.

"It's useless, Twilight, Give up." Luna said, after the flash of light subsided and Twilight saw her friend on the floor. Sunset got up slowly, one of her eyes closed in pain.

"Sunset, Use Return!" Twilight exclaimed. Sunset snorted, and then ran forward, glowing blue. The Blitzle tackled the Ferrothorn, but receiving damage. Sunset stumbled back, falling down to the ground after the Ferrothorn tackled it back.

Twilight closed her eyes. It couldn't end like this.

"Bliiiiiit." Sunset growled. Twilight's eyes opened widely. Sunset got up slowly, static electricity flying from her entire body. She looked at the Ferrothorn in anger. Then out of nowhere, the Blitzle began to glow white.

"What Is she?" Twilight started saying, but she couldn't finish because Sunset was changing forms. She grew larger, and she stopped glowing to reveal a new Pokémon. The Blitzle that stood there before, was now a Zebstrika. Her blue eyes glared at the Ferrothorn. Afterwards she neighed, standing on her hind legs and sending lightning from her mane in all directions. "Woooowww." Twilight took out her Pokedex once more, and listened to the machine tell her new information.

'Zebstrika, the Thunderbolt Pokémon and the evolved form of Blitzle. Zebstrika can be dangerous when angry, shooting lightning in all directions from its mane. It is lightning fast and when running at full gallop, thunder echoes through the air.'

"OK! Let's go Sunset!" Twilight exclaimed. Sunset, began stomping on the floor however, making smoke all around herself. Afterward, there was a red glow out of nowhere. And Sunset came galloping out of the smoke in flames and lightning. She galloped towards the Ferrothorn and tackling him with burning flames. The Ferrothorn cried out, and fell to the ground. He didn't get up after that, having fainted.

"Alright, Sunset!!" Twilight exclaimed. Sunset turned around and galloped back to Twilight, almost knocking her down. She hugged Sunset tightly as Sunset sent static to her face. Luna stood there, looking down at her hooves before calling back Ferrothorn to his PokéBall. She lowered her black hat over her eyes, and pushed her teeth together in frustration.

"Tsk! Why? Is it impossible for me to win while feeling bad about being a Trainer? As if I could pursue my ideals with something as meaningless as a battle! As if that could make me worthy to become friends with the legendary Pokémon! We will be seeing each other again, I can assure you." Luna said, before turning to leave the cave. Twilight shook her head, rolling her eyes. She actually thought about it for a while. Luna wasn't really trying to bring her harm in any way Luna wasn't being selfish after all.

'She's only worried about those Pokémon who suffer under the care of bad trainers, I don't blame her but Pokémon liberation? What about those Pokémon that truly want to be with ponies? The ones that actually love to be around their pony friends.' Twilight thought. 'It's settled, I'm going to talk to her, Face to face. I'm going to have her EXPLAIN to me JUST what her dreams are.' Twilight smiled. She didn't bother to return Sunset to her Fast Ball. She went to finish going through the Crystal cave, and went through the exit, only to see that the path led to a city. 

"Oh boy! Sunset! A nearby city! Let's go!" Twilight said, running towards it. Sunset followed behind, trotting along with her. They arrived to the entrance to the city, Twilight looked at the sign, and nodding. "Baltimare, This is where the next Gym Leader is. Well! First thing's first! Pokémon Center!" 

She ran to the nearest Pokémon Center, taking all of her Pokémon to heal and rest. She sat down on a bench, waiting until the Nurse Sweet Heart was finished. All the while, another Nurse had gone up to her and handed her a Band-Aid, which had a cute design on it. It had lots of Luvdisc scattered around on it. Twilight poked her cheek, feeling the Band-Aid, remembering the battle and of Luna. 'I wonder where Luna is off to.' She thought, she got up telling the Nurse Sweet Heart that she would be back for her Pokémon. After that, she left the Pokémon Center stretching from sitting. She looked around the town, taking a small tour. There was everything in this town. A Poke-Mart, a Café, even a Mall. Heck, there was a lot of things in this town. Even an airport! Twilight sighed, she wanted to take a look at the gym first, but bumped into someone. It was a Pegasus mare with silver main and tail with pink eyes and a black coat, she looked like she was ready to pilot an airplane.

"Oh, sorry! I was just going to, Oh wait a second. I've never seen you around here before." The young mare said. She gasped, realizing that she had slots for PokéBalls around her waist. "You must be a Pokémon Trainer?"

"Umm, Yeah, I am, I'm here to challenge the Gym Leader." Twilight replied, slightly intimidated by how happy she was, seeing as how it was cloudy outside.

"Ah! You see, my name is Nightingale, I'm the Gym Leader of the Baltimare Pokémon Gym!" She grinned, introducing herself. Twilight was shocked, but recovered quickly.

"Oh, really?" Twilight asked.

"Yes, I'm sure you're surprised, I don't look like a Gym Leader, happens all the time. What's your name?"

"My name is Twilight, I was hoping we can have a battle but my Pokémon are healing and resting up right now." Twilight replied, fixing the position on her hat. Nightingale nodded in consideration, looking slightly concerned.

"I see as a Gym Leader, I'd be happy to have you challenge the Gym. But right now there's something I need to take care of! Just now, as I was flying the cargo plane, I saw something on top of the Celestial Tower. I'm sure that it is a sick Pokémon! If it is, I can't just leave it there! I have to look into this right away. I'm leaving for Route 7's Celestial Tower. Would you maybe prefer we'd have that battle tomorrow?"

"Oh, yeah! Of course! No problem! I gives my friends to have a time to relax, and train a little." Twilight said. Nightingale smiled at Twilight, already becoming friends with her.

"Cool! I'll see you tomorrow at the gym then!" Nightingale said, waving goodbye and running off to Celestial Tower. Twilight sighed, shrugging to herself and walking off. She walked along the city, rather bored. She looked at the ponies around her, and curiously watched as ponies had conversations. She felt kind of lonely, she saw none of her friends with her. If only

"My lady, But"

"Don't you understand?" Twilight stopped in her tracks, about to turn a corner when she caught a glimpse of an indigo main, and knew who it was by the voice. She stood by the corner of a house, listening to the conversation. "I want Team Plasma to go to EVERY single town and city and explain to everypony about liberating their Pokémon. I want them to understand that there are Pokémon who suffer, being under the care of Pokémon Trainers and should be set free."

"Yes, My lady." The other pony said, afterwards leaving her. She sighed, placing a hoof over her face. Twilight looked on from the corner, Luna's back facing her and seeing Luna alone. Twilight looked at her, and felt sort of bad for Luna. She cares so much about Pokémon and their wellbeing. Just then, she remembered that she had told herself that she would talk to Luna, and have her explain her dreams. At that moment. She turned the corner, and opened her mouth, ready to say something.

> Chapter 12 - A Misunderstanding and a Turnabout (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Twilight sauntered over to Luna, who hadn't bothered to turn around. It was the obvious because Luna didn't acknowledge her presence, after all having her back turned to Twilight. If Twilight were to make the wrong move, she would surely scare Luna. The last thing she wanted to do was to be overly forceful when speaking to her, so she swallowed the big lump that she had caught in her throat. She felt unprotected for some unknown reason, but realized it was because she had no Pokémon with her. But it's not like she couldn't TRUST the young indigo maned mare before her. 'She just has these drastic mood swings that get me so agitated.' Twilight thought, but shook the thought off; remembering she only wished to speak with Luna about her dreams. 'These dreams of hers.' Twilight had lost herself in her thoughts once again. Luna took that moment in time to turn around briskly. But having done that, she was now face to face with the young trainer. Luna's eyes widened to the size of a baseball, and seemingly started, stumbled backwards. Twilight was snapped out of her reverie when she had seen Luna looking like he had seen a ghost. She took that moment to speak with her.

"Luna, I need to talk to you." Twilight said, with this air of seriousness around her that she didn't like. She didn't want to seem the type to be pushy, but she wanted answers. Luna mirrored the look on her face, blinking slowly, as if asking what for. "It's about your dreams."

She knew she had won her over, once she saw that sparkle in Luna's eyes, and a change of facial expression. She looked absolutely interested in the conversation. "Really?" She was really excited, Twilight could tell. Twilight reassured her with a nod of her head then sighed. 

"I'd be more comfortable talking at the Café. It's better off there, don't you think?" Luna nodded in agreement, both of them silent throughout the entire way there. 'Man this is really awkward.' Twilight thought. 'To think I'm talking to this mare NICELY after the way she's been treating me But then again she IS more comfortable around Pokémon. So I shouldn't be so harsh on the mare..' She took a simple glance at Luna, looking away as soon as she thought Luna was going to look back. They entered the Café, the sound of a soft bell rung, indicating the entrance of customers. There were only a few ponies inside. Twilight smiled to herself, going to sit by three chairs away from the door. Luna followed behind her, sitting on a chair across from where she sat. Twilight took her hat off, placing it on the table as Luna merely watched in some kind of daze as to how she was acting. Luna leaned forward a little bit, her hooves resting on the table. The smell of fresh brewed coffee lingering in the air. On the table there was a small container with spoons and napkins, probably just in case there was a mess and the necessary items would be there. Twilight took one quick look around once more, seeing there were female attendants walking around attending a few ponies. She looked back to Luna, who was gazing at her with a blank look on her face. 'Yeesh, Alright, Time to get this over with.' Twilight opened her mouth to speak, however Luna had beaten her to it.

"You look uneasy, Twilight." Luna had said with no emotion whatsoever. Twilight cleared her throat and fiddled with her hat. "Where are your friends?"

"My friends?" Twilight repeated, taking a moment to answer Luna's question; she took a deep breath to calm her nerves. She truly didn't feel comfortable without her friends. She obviously knew which friends Luna was referring to, and answered. "They're all resting and healing up at the Pokémon Center."

"Hmm I see." Luna replied, rather quiet on her end, but Twilight didn't mind. She was sure Luna was as uncomfortable as she was, but tried to ignore it to talk about Luna's dreams.

"Oh um, So, can you tell me? About your dreams again?" Twilight asked, leaning forward with a smile growing on her face. Luna leaned back quickly, her face rather flushed.

"Why?" She began. Twilight tilted her head, looking like a confused Lilipup, leaning back and looking slightly offended.

"Why?" Twilight emphasized the word, didn't Luna look excited before? What happened? Maybe she was suspicious of her? She waited for Luna to say something in return, but she just looked at Twilight, with her eyes wide like a scared child. 'Don't tell me she's going to cry.' Twilight thought, grinding her teeth behind her closed lips. "Umm becaaauuusee I thought about what you said Aaaaand I just Want to give my honest opinion on it. Maybe some suggestions?" Luna exhaled, almost like she was holding her breath. She lost the look of a scared child, and licked her lips.

"Didn't you oppose? You don't like the thought about Pokémon Liberation." She mumbled, almost to himself, but Twilight heard nonetheless.

"It's not that I oppose to Pokémon Liberation It's just I don't like the idea. I'm not the only one that doesn't like the idea about setting Pokémon free."

"And yet You find that Pokémon suffering under the hooves of abominable trainers should stay where they are, when they could be happy living in the wilderness where no ponies harm could come to them?"

"Luna, I know it's hard for you to see Pokémon suffer, but what about those Pokémon that truly want to stay with Ponies?" Luna had nothing to say to that, merely hiding her face behind her folded hooves.  "Instead of liberating the Pokémon that aren't suffering. liberate those who ARE suffering, and just end it there."

"Twilight, That's not how I want my dream to become a reality." She said, with this hostility in her voice. She lowered her hooves and glared into Twilight eyes. She didn't dare glare back at her, and Luna loosened her glare when she didn't. "I want to separate Pokémon and ponies Where Pokémon are perfect beings and are not under the influence of Ponykind. That Professor Fluttershy has no qualms about the relationship between Pokémon and ponies And still she puts Pokémon into categories using arbitrary rules and she thinks that she can understand them like that. The very idea of a Pokedex revolts me."

"So, You really really REAAAALLY hate the Pokedex." Twilight said quietly, but Luna looked up to her, her face softened considerably after she had vented her hatred towards the piece of contraption. "Have you ever asked Pokémon, what they think about the Pokedex? What do they say about it?"

Luna said nothing, a new light shining upon her. Luna's eyebrows furrowed downward, she placed a hand over her capped head while leaning on the table, and looked to be in thought. At that moment, one of the attendants had walked over to attend them, a polite smile over her face. "What can I get you two?" She asked sweetly, something Twilight chuckled to inside her head. She would never sound like that even if she was seen dying. She looked at Luna, who wouldn't respond and back at mare. Twilight's lips curved upward, returning the smile. 

"Just two glasses of water, please?"

"I'll be back, enjoy your stay." After saying that, she went to tend to other customer's orders. Twilight peeked back at Luna, who was still in thought. She tapped the table with her hoof, finally snapping Luna out of it. 

"So, did you?" Twilight relived the conversation they were having up until Luna was lost in her imagination.

"Arrrr" She stuttered, looking utterly slightly appalled. She was about to lose herself in thought, when she finally gave a response. "I never asked them."

"Well, You should, see what they think and maybe you'll see it a little differently. And having Team Plasma stealing pony's Pokémon isn't the best idea ever!"

"I see where you're trying to go with this." Luna hissed, looking rather annoyed. "You want me to stop Pokémon Liberation at it's entirety." Twilight's eyes widened, ready to explain herself.

"I never said you should stop all I said was that you should try a different approach to this problem"

"And forgetting about the Pokémon that undergo harsh treatments  are forced into battles used for experiments or some source of information? Is what you had in mind!? Is that what you want?" Luna yelled, standing up and slamming her hooves on the table with the angriest frown adorned on her face. Twilight flinched, biting her lower lip to keep herself from yelling back. At this point, everypony in the Café was looking at Luna.  "Do you really want to see all those innocent Pokémon unhappy. Pokémon take part in mankind's disasters. How can you even tell me that you love Pokémon in my FACE, and dare say that Pokémon liberation isn't what's optimal!?" 

"I have your Oh. I'm sorry  Am I interrupting something?" The woman said, having both glass' of water on a silver plate. She had this look as if she had walked in on them, and she felt very intrusive. Twilight blinked once before giving Luna one of her fierce stares. Twilight stood from her chair, she didn't care if Luna was taller than her. Twilight felt like punching Luna then and there, but that would be wasting her time. Touko's hoof smashed the floor frustration, and instead of getting ready to punch this young teen out of her wits, she reached in for her bag. She took out money, handing it over to the young lady that had given them service.

"Here, I'm really sorry for all the trouble but I'll be going now." Twilight said, giving her a very guilty look. She passed the money directly to her. The attendant holding the money in one hoof, and the silver plate with the two glass' in her magic. Twilight rotated her body exit, but stopped dead in her tracks. She turned around to take one look at Luna, who had her brows furrowed in anger. Twilight sighed, not believing what she was about to do. She glided over to the maid, grabbing the glass of cold water that was on the plate in her magic, and splashed it all over Luna. She placed the empty glass on the plate, and before she left; smiled sweetly at Luna. "I tried to be nice about it But I guess everyone takes what I say the wrong way, huh?" She exclaimed, finally departing from the Café and leaving Luna there with a flabbergasted look on her face. She wiped his face from the cold water, shaking his face like a wet Herdier. The attendant and everybody else looked on, and after seeing that ordeal all began whispering to themselves about what she was noisy about.
Another attendant arrived to the scene, she offered him the towel she held in her hands. Luna shook her head once more, and then glanced at the towel that was being handed to him. Luna raised a hoof up, setting the offering aside, feeling too overwhelmed with frustration and guilt to take it. "No I appreciate your concern But, thank you for your hospitality." She looked rather defeated, and after saying that she left the Café. But not before realizing that Touko had left something of hers. Luna went to pick it up, gazing intently at it.

'Could it be? For someone that truly loves Pokémon could not agree with me under these circumstances?' Luna thought. 'It's to be expected that someone who does not genuinely love Pokémon can understand me perfectly Only she ever did.' Her eyes suddenly were moist, and she lowered her cap further to hide her eyes. And with that, Luna left the Café with the item in her magic.

The mare that had the water for them, looked at the other one. "Well I never expected something like that to happen." She said quietly to the other one, who nodded in agreement.

Twilight was beyond angry. She felt all the blood rush to her face and almost feeling steam coming from out of her ears. Twilight stomped all across Baltimare, the tall buildings of the rather small city almost jumping from the force. She was so mad, that she didn't remember about her worried Pokémon waiting in the Pokémon Center. While she was busy hating herself and Luna on the inside, her cousin Rainbow Dash and her best friend Pinkie Pie were walking together. When suddenly they saw Twilight in all her glory. Well more like pissed of self, passed by the duo without acknowledgment. Pinkie raised a hoof up to say something, but Rainbow lowered it.

"Hey! Twilight!" Her cousin called, Twilight didn't bother to turn around. Rainbow raised one of her eyebrows questioningly. Something was wrong."Hey! What gives!?" The two lost souls followed behind the stomping terror, wanting answers from the angry teen.

"Twilight! Hellooooo~?" Pinkie called, waving at her. 

"Not now, guys! I'm venting right now!!" Twilight yelled.

"What for? Oouuf!" Pinkie had tripped over her own feet, and fell to the ground. "Owwww."

"Ah! Pinkie Are you OK??!" Rainbow exclaimed, looking exaggeratedly worried over the fallen mare. She grabbed her by the waist, and lifted her up as if she was just a mere foal. Pinkie hid her upper lip behind her bottom lip in a pout, not liking to be treated like a foal.

"Thank you, Pinkie, I'm fine Don't worry about silly old me! Twilight's venting! And when she's venting she's mad, and when she's mad she's mad!" Pinkie exclaimed, running over alongside Twilight, but making sure she didn't trip. Rainbow followed behind like a lost puppy, and the duo stared at Twilight. "Twiiiilight? What happened?"

"It's about Luna."

"Oh Well Not everybody likes the moon." Pinkie  frowned cutely. Twilight just slapped a hoof over her face. "Wait, You're not talking about the moon are you?" Rainbow couldn't help but laugh loudly at how silly she was being.

"No, PP, she's talking about a Pony. Unlike you, I was actually listening to her talking while YOU were busy staring at me like a Noctowl." Rainbow smirked, while Pinkie's mouth was shaped like an 'O' in realization. She nodded her head quickly like a playful child, and remembered the conversation.

"I remember! I was listening! And For your information, this just happens to be a moment in Twilights life in which she's having mare troubles! So let auntie PP help out sweet little Rainbow, while uncle Rainbow can maybe be auntie's assistant." Rainbow flushed horrible at what she had just said. All the while Pinkie jumped in front of Twilight and grabbed and stop her in her tracks. Pinkie's grin never leaving her face. "So, Twilight. You're having mare troubles Aren't you?"

"Pinkie They're not mare troubles. She was just being a real jerk."

"Mares and colts are jerks to the ponies they like. Don't get so angry. It's healthy to argue anyway"

"That is SO not true" Rainbow had begun to say, but Pinkie looked at her curiously. Rainbow looking flabbergasted and feeling shy, swallowed the lump that was tied to her throat. She had begun to fiddle with her hooves, a habit of hers from whence she was little. 

Pinkie suddenly grinned at her, resting her hooves on her hips. "Pinkie, honey. That doesn't apply on you. I mean You're as sweet as a Haxorus!" After she said that, she looked to be in thought, placing her hoof to her moist lips.

"Pft Pinkie That only applies when Rainbows around you." Twilight finally said, a mischievous smirk plastered on her face. Rainbow's face grew red in embarrassment and of frustration.

"I'm nice to anypony AND everypony!" Rainbow retorted, feeling the need to defend herself. "I'm just especially nice to Pinkie because she's my best friend!" Pinkie made this gasp that had just caught their attention. Both cousins looked at her as she grinned to herself.

"That's it!! Pinkie! You're a genius!!" Pinkie exclaimed, running over to Rainbow and kissing her on the edge of her lips. Rainbow's eyes widened considerably from the random kiss and since she loved the Pink maned mare she was even more flushed! "That's what you have to do! Just try to be nice to her!"

"Pinkie! I already tried doing that, and she ended up yelling at me because she thought I wanted her to change her plans to achieve her dreams!"

"Easy. Never give up! What was that saying in that proverb book? Ummmmmm.'When you come to the end of your knot, tie another rope and hang loose?'"

"Pinkie It's 'When you come to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on' and what does that have to do with what's happening to me??"

"Well I just thought I'd sound a little wise But anyway, it has EVERYTHING to do with you! You're always giving up when you think nothing's happening. You need to persevere! Get it? Even if she's a jerk, try to understand her. Mare and colts like it when others understand them, and besides, Patience is key!"

"Persevere." Twilight repeated, testing it out to see how it would sound rolling off her tongue. But Twilight realized that they didn't know Luna as much as she did Not that she knew of her anyway. But Twilight knew something. "Pinkie You don't know her. She's more comfortable around Pokémon than she is with Ponies."

"Well Try to be like her then! Blend in! Understand her! Maybe she's more comfortable around Pokémon because maybe she's lived with them for most of her life. Think about it If you get her comfortable around you, you're prone to see her good side for sure!"

"Hmm, I think you're actually right, Pinkie."

"I am? YES!!" Pinkie jumped giddily, doing a victory dance while she was at it. Rainbow rolled her eyes, wondering where she got this energy from.

"You're going to listen to auntie PP?" Rainbow pointing her hoof over to the silly teen. Twilight could have sworn she saw a vein appear on Pinkie's forehead. Pinkie almost growled at Rainbow, but decided to say something instead.

"What's that supposed to mean?? Uncle Rainbow?" She asked, not really yelling, but not whispering either. Touya squinted at Bianca, ready to retort.

"Well. Honey It's not exactly a SOUND plan!" Rainbow growled. Pinkie gasped, but then both of their foreheads were connected, and were glaring daggers at each other.

"And you have a better plan?!"

"Yes! And I'm positively, one hundred percent sure that it's not as SILLY as yours!"

"My ideas aren't silly! They're genius! Twilight agreed with my plan!"

"This is why nobody asks you for ideas because they're all just as ridiculous as the one who created them!" Suddenly, there was dead silence around them. Pinkie merely looked at Rainbow, looking ready to cry. The rainbow maned mare, feeling awfully guilty, lifted one hoof up to try and place it on her shoulder. Pinkie did nothing to stop her, merely whimpering and pouting like a foal. Twilight sighed, shaking her head in disapproval of her cousin. Rainbow could be the ill jerk at times. Pinkie closed her eyes and lowered her head, her whimpering becoming louder by the second. "P.P.Pinkie I.I'm s.so sorry I" 

Pinkie wailed and the cousins flinched. Rainbow was in a tight shell.

"You fix this, you moron." Rainbow bit her bottom lip, walking a little closer to Pinkie. 

"P.Pinkie Look. I.I'm really sorry I didn't mean to say that Really."

'Rainbow sounds like she's going to cry too!' Twilight groaned in her head. 'This better end well.'

"Y-You-! Y-You! You b-big m-m-meanie!" Pinkie cried. A waterfall of tears leaking down from her bright blue. "Y-You-! You don't like ANY of my ideas!"

"No Of course I do." She wiped away her tears with his hoof, not wanting to see the pink haired childhood friend cry anymore. "Pinkie I'm really sorry. I don't know what came over me."

"......." Pinkie said nothing, merely sniffling in response to Rainbows words. Her tear-filled eyes met Rainbow, and there they were, just staring into each others eyes. Twilight suddenly thought at that moment.

'Should I really apologize to Luna?' Twilight thought deeply. 'I shouldn't! Then again Oh I don't know what to do anymore What would Mum do at a time like this?' Twilight placed a hoof on her head in thought, and instead of feeling the soft feeling of her hat, the tip of her hoof touched her luscious indigo mane. Her eyes widened at that, now both hooves going to check if it was in it's place. To her complete and utter horror, her hat was missing. 'My hat! Where did I Oh no I left it at the Café!!' 

"Guys! I'll see two you later, I have something important to retrieve!" Twilight shouted to them while running off full speed to where she was last. Pinkie and Rainbow were out of this world, and were brought back by their friend's shouts.

"Oh-! Umm, See yah, cousin!" "Bye Twilight!" Twilight ran back to the Café like it was a race against time, but suddenly made a sharp halt around the corner of a house. She was merely a few fifteen feet away from her destination. However, Twilight hadn't forgotten the incident that occurred in the Café. 'I'm not just going to go in there and say, 'Oh, Hi guys, just came to pick up my hat after I splashed Luna's face with cold water!'. They're gonna look at me like I'm' But her thoughts stopped there, when she was grabbed from behind and was knocked out by this alluring smell. Twilight felt lightheaded, and soon enough she was limp in the hooves of a mysterious pony. He was accompanied by two other colts, who looked just as mysterious.

"Take her away." He hoofed Twilight to the other two colts, and soon they disappeared in a heartbeat. 

Over at the Pokemon Center, Nurse Sweet Heart who had Twilight's Pokemon, looked very worried and then shook her head hopelessly. She turned to the other Nurse beside her, looking very much disappointed. "She couldn't have?"

"No, I'm sure something happened."

"And if she truly did leave them here on purpose?"

"Then what's there to do?" Both Nurses looked at each other, and rolled the cart with the Poke Balls to a room that was filled with them. She grabbed all of Twilight's Pokemon and placed them next to the others. Sweet Heart left the isolated room where all the abandoned Pokémon were left, turning off the lights and closing the door. There was silence in the room, and then a shake of a Ball. The rounded object was jumping, falling off from it's place. The Ball opened, and a flash of red light to reveal a little Zorua. She shook herself, looking around the dark room, confused at what he had heard.

"Twilight? Leave us?" Sweetie bell said, she ran over to the door and scratching at it. "No! Wait! There must be some mistake!"

Then, another ball fell to the ground, and then four more to reveal Moondancer, Scootaloo, Applebloom, Spike and Sunset. Sweetie bell looked back, hearing a noise.

"What the hell is going on?" Sunset said. "Where are we?"

"Sunset? Is that you?' Moondancer said, "Use Flash, and we'll be able to see in this dump." Sunset's body glowed like a flashlight, revealing all the confused Pokemon around her. "Something's wrong, why wouldn't Twilight come back for us?"

"Something must have happened. She wouldn't just leave us here for no reason!" Spike said. "I haven't been with Twilight for very long like you guys have, but I know that she would never do something like that!"

"Spike is right, we need to get out of this room, and FIND Twilight!" Scootaloo exclaimed, flapping her wings. "But, How are we going to open the door?"

"That's what I want to know." Sunset growled, glaring at it like it was alive. "I don't have usable hooves. These hooves aren't made to open doors."

"Well, Spike can!" Moondancer exclaimed pointing over at Spike, she ran over next to the door. "Spike, get on, I want you to open the door!"

"Right!" He jogged besides Moondancer and leaped up on her head. She reached for the door knob and grabbed it. "Got it!"

"Good, now turn it!" Spike did as was told, but the door wouldn't budge. "It's It's not working! I think it's locked!"

"Damn it!!" Sunset growled, stomping her hoof to the hard floor. "Can't we try busting it open?"

"If we do that We'll break it! And then Twilight has to pay for it." Sweetiebell snickered, she jumped on a nearby table looking for something to open the door with. "Now how to open the door."

"Are there keys around there?" Sunset asked.

"No, what's a key?" Sunset groaned, rolling her green eyes. 

"A key, is something Ponies use to open doors. I've seen them use them a lot when opening the doors to their house. I'll look for it and see if I can find it." Sunset looked around the table, getting up on her hind legs and looking at the table more closely. She found nothing on it, she removed her front legs off the table and looked at the door. "There's no key, and if there's no key, then the door is jammed or locked from the outside. So, we might as well bust it open."

"Well, if you say so Sunset." Moondancer mumbled, Spike jumped off of Moondancer and merely stood there. 

"Step aside everybody. I'm going to Flame Charge this thing." Sunset said. Everybody got out of the way, waiting for what was to come. Sunset stomped her feet on the ground, her entire body burst into flames. "Flame Charge!!" She yelled, her legs galloping forward on their own and slamming himself against the door. The wooden door fell from it's place and onto the ground on the other side. Sunset slammed into a wall, accidentally hitting her head. "Uhhhhghhhh..."

"You OK Sunset??" Scootaloo flew over to her, looking concerned. The rest came over to her, seeing Sunset a little dizzy.

"I'm fine, we need to worry about Twilight." Sunset said. 

"She might have been kidnapped!" Spike suddenly said, and everybody turned to stare at the little dragon, looking as if he grew a second head.

"Don't say that!" Moondancer shouted, her eyes surveying the hallway they were in. "Let's just find her!"

"Wait! Guys!" Sweetiebell said, running out of the room with his Poke Ball in his mouth. "We can't just leave without our Poke Balls!"

"Oh! Right!" They all ran inside to get their respective balls, and were dropping it countless times. "This is going to be difficult, we need something to carry them inside."

"Oh! I think there was a bag in here!" Sweetiebell remembered, zipping back inside the dark room and going to grab a bag. She ran back out with an old waist bag that had a Cyndaquil's colour design on it and placing it on the floor. "Will this do?"

"Yeah, it will." Sunset replied, placing all the items inside the bag. "Can someone close it? I'll carry them."

"I was going to carry it but If you really want to." Moondancer hinted her offer, but Sunset decided she would carry them. Moondancer zipped the bag closed, and then leaped on Sunset, clipping the fastenings together around her back. The strings went around her neck and behind her front legs, almost like a backpack. "Perfect. Let's move!"

"Everyone. Mount up! I'm getting us out of here!" Sunset shouted. All of them rode on Sunset wile Applebloom followed behind, after the last passenger boarded, she ran across the hall with lightning speed. Turning corner by corner with a sharp and brisk curve. She almost bumped into a few Nurses along the way, but he dodged all of them. They were almost out of the Pokémon Center, seeing a few ponies with their Pokémon. 

"It's the exit!" Sweetiebell exclaimed. The doors opened automatically. Sunset sprinted out of there, stopping in her tracks after they were outside of the Center. The surveyed the area around them, most of them not recognizing this area. "What is this place?"

"It's Baltmare" Sunset replied. "Here's the plan. I want all of you to split up into pairs, and find her."

"But Won't it be faster if we split up in ones?"

"If there's some problem you would encounter, you would have each others backs. If you were to go alone, you would also get lost, and who knows Scootaloo. Since you're a bird, I want you to fly and search around from the skies."

"Got'cha!"

"Moondancer, I want you to go with Sweetiebell. Spike you're with me and Applebloom. We'll search the left side of the city, and you two search to the right side. We'll all meet up in front of the Pokémon Center when the sun comes down. If any of you see something, use one of the moves that you know and direct it to the sky until we ALL come. Got it?" Everyone nodded. "Alright gang, split up!" They all separated, going their own ways. Scootaloo flew up into the skies, Moondancer n' Sweetiebell to the right and Sunset, Applebloom n' Spike to the left. They searched for countless hours, asking other Pokémon if they've seen their friend. None of them knew, and would apologize afterward. Moondancer was getting frustrated now, getting more anxious and scared. 

'Twilight Where are you?' Moondancer thought. Sweetiebell and Moondancer were walking around the city, feeling down and defeated, when suddenly they saw a familiar figure walking. "Wait a second Is that who I think it is??"

"It's Ewww. I don't know who she is." Sweetiebell said, but Moondancer growled in anger. 

"I do" Moondancer growled, having a bad feeling about she ran forward on her two legs and jumped on the pony, knocking her down. "OK! I want answers, and I want them NOW!!" But when she saw the pony's face, she was surprised to see that it wasn't the pony she thought it was. "Oh! I'm sorry! I thought you were someone else!"

"Stupid Pokémon! Get off of me!" The mare yelled, pushing Moondancer off of her violently. Moondancer stumbled back, Sweetiebell growled at the pony, who merely stood up and dusted herself. "If it's a fight that you want A fight is what you'll get!"

"Bring it on! Punk!" Sweetiebell snarled.

"Sweetiebell! We aren't looking for fights!"

"She's asking for it!"

"Go! Emboar!" She sent out her Poke Ball. And in replacement, was an even larger version of Tepig. It's neck blazed in fury, looking ready to kill something. It swung it's large arms around, pounding the floor with it's foot.

"Sweetiebell! We're no match for this thing!" Moondancer exclaimed, ready to grab the little fox out of there. 

"I can take him on!" Sweetiebell said with this stubborn behaviour that Moondancer has never seen before. 

"Emboar! Use Arm Thrust!" The Emboar used it's large arms and thrust them forward to the two Pokémon. Moondancer, thought quickly, grabbing the stubborn Zorua and running off with her. "COME BACK HERE!" The mare yelled, but didn't even bother to follow them. They turned around a corner of a building, but bumped into somebody. They fell back, and looked up to see who it was. The dark figure towered over them, Moondancer looked closer, revealing the figure of Luna.

"You!?" Moondancer yelled, sounding much what Twilight would say.

"Ah Your name is Moondancer Isn't it? And you, Sweetiebell." Luna mumbled, kneeling down on one leg to their level.

"Yeah We were looking for Twilight." Sweetiebell replied, sitting down on the floor. Moondancer turned her round leafed head to the fox, frowning in disapproval.

"Sweetiebell!" She whispered frantically. Sweetiebell returned the look, tilting her head.

"What? Maybe she's seen Twilight!"

"Twilight? She isn't with you?" Luna asked, finding something like that very weird.

"Yeah! She left us in the Pokémon Center and.. She never came back! So we bust out of there and split up to find Twilight!" Sweetiebell told her the entire plan, and then thinking. "Say Have YOU seen Twilight anywhere?"

"The last time I saw her was thirty minutes ago when we were at the Café. She left her hat."

"You haven't seen her since?" Moondancer asked.

"And you two are worried?"

"Of course we are!! You don't know HOW worried we are! We can't find her anywhere!"

"And you're certain you looked everywhere?"

"YEAH!" Suddenly, there was a cry in the sky, and after a few seconds Scootaloo landed on Luna's back.

"Guys I can't find her ANYWHERE." Scootaloo exclaimed. "What if she really was kidnapped??"

"Come on. We have to keep looking! I don't care if I have to search all of  Equestria! We have to find Twilight!" Sweetiebell growled. "If we stop now, there's no telling where she might move off to next."

"I'm starting to think that something happened to her!" Moondancer exclaimed.

"Let's track her scent. Maybe we'll find out where she went off to!" Scootaloo suggested.

"Good idea Sweetiebell haves the better nose!" Moondancer said immediately.

"Well, You're lazy" Sweetiebell snickered. Who only laughed in response. 

"Luna! Help us look for her!" Sweetiebell shouted. "You have to help us!" Luna hesitated for a moment, but seeing that these Pokémon were desperately in need to find their trainer. 

"Alright I shall aid you in finding Twilight. But if we find her, she won't be too excited to see me." Luna said. Not at all knowing the reason why she was complying to their wishes. 'It's only because they asked for my help.' She thought, trying to make herself believe it was that reason only. But there was some other reason, one that she didn't comprehend. That reason alone made her think twice about helping HER Pokémon.

"Let's get looking then!" Scootaloo exclaimed still perched on Luna's back while Luna, Moondancer and Sweetiebell walked. Sweetiebell was sniffing the ground, searching for Twilight's scent.

> Chapter 13 - The Sad Truth found out (Edited on the 25/12/2017)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Twilight woke up to the sound of metal clapping, and something hissing profusely. She opened her eyes, her vision foggy and blurry. She groaned softly, attempting to move her hooves, but realized she was tied to something. Twilight blinked, clearing her vision, and what she saw surprised her. She was in this room filled with 

Team Plasma members

Her eyes widened considerably, looking very confused and appalled. Confused because she didn't know why she was tied up to a column, and appalled because Team Plasma was there with her!

"What the Hey!" Twilight shouted at them, a few of them turned around, realizing she was awake.

"She's awake! Report to Lady Moon, Night Flight!" A member said.

"Roger!!" He ran out of the room, the rest of the Team Plasma members working. Twilight's left eye twitched. Nightmare Moon? Wait, If Team Plasma are the ones that have her tied up here, then that meant,Twilight couldn't get any more pissed than she was now, drawing up conclusions from the information she knew. 'Did Luna have them kidnap me!?' Twilight thought, shaking her head in disappointment. 'I should have known that Luna would be behind all this. Luna went THAT low to have them kidnap me, For what?!' Twilight wiggled violently, trying to free herself from the ropes that strangled her hooves. Twilight cried out, annoyed that they would do something like this. 

"Pst! Hey! You!" Twilight whispered, the youngest member turned around, afterward glancing around to see if she was addressing another. He brought a index hoof to his chest, then saying. 

"Who? Me?" Twilight rolled her eyes at that comment.

"No, My mother Yeah! You! Who else am I looking at?" Twilight replied, sounding forceful with the young member. He flinched, and then quietly walked over to her almost like he was hesitating. He looked around before looking down at her, a fearful look on his face.

"What is it?" He said.

"Why do they have me here?" Twilight asked.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that. That's up to Lady Moon to say to you, not me." Twilight would've face palmed, but her hooves were tied.

"Well, Can't you tell me anything!?" Twilight growled silently, urging him to give her information. He jumped noticeable, surveying the room for the third time.

"If Lady Moon sees me talking to you I'll get fired!" He whispered, but then he bowed to her before leaving. "I'm sorry your high...Urk! ...Umm... I...have to get back to work." He scampered back to the machines, helping the other grunts to their work.

"Wait, What?" Twilight could have sworn he was about to say something, but he cut himself off. She sighed, merely sitting on the cold floor of the large room. There were large machines powered by electricity, and computers scattered around the room. Many were looking up information on them, and researching on their own account. Twilight too was entranced by all this that she hadn't realized that Nightmare Moon had entered the room. All the Team Plasma members turned their heads, and after seeing the Sage, all stopped what they were doing and bowed to her. "Nightmare Moon!" They all exclaimed loudly, it was then that Twilight realized that somebody had come in. And seeing Nightmare Moon only reminded her of the other mare she had meat. Twilight's throat grumbled a growl, just seeing this mare was repulsive. Nightmare Moon had this aura of evil around her that Twilight didn't like at all.

Nightmare Moon raised a her hoof, an evil smile on her face. "As you were." They all complied, going back to their work. Twilight watched as the green eyed mare now faced her, half of Nightmare Moon lips curving upward in a smirk. "Well if it is not Twilight, What a pleasant surprise. It seems the Shadow Triad found you with no trouble. They were surprised when they found you had no Pokemon in your possession. Is that true?"

Twilight glared at her, and knowing she would try to do something with them, she thought up of a lie in her head, one that Nightmare Moon would believe, hopefully. "My Pokemon aren't with me I set them free." Nightmare Moon chuckled at the answer, looking rather pleased.

"Marvellous, Then it's pretty clear that there is no way for you to escape. Unless any of you decide to betray Team Plasma, a word of advice- Don't even dare on betraying the Lady if you wish to keep your heads attached to your bodies, Understood!?" They all gulped loudly, all of them nodded their heads, briefly touching their necks. Nightmare Moon turned back to look at the vulnerable trainer in captivity. 

"What are you planning to do to me?" Twilight asked, mixed emotions of anger and fear in her voice. Nightmare Moon chuckled once more, even louder than before.

"That, we'll have the Queen decide." Nightmare Moon whispered, before leaving the room in a very good mood, she stopped at the door. "Oh, and one more thing. Don't think you've fooled me with that ridiculously poor lie. I know you didn't liberate your Pokémon. Luna has told me much about you. The trainer who claims to love her Pokemon dearly. She told me of your dreams. About opposing Pokemon Liberation. Ponies don't change dreams one day to another."

Twilight watched as Nightmare Moon exited the room, she thought about her poor Pokémon, who must be worried sick about her. 'Will somepony please help me?' She thought, leaning her head back on the column, and closing her eyes. 'My Pokémon I hope nothing happens to them Somepony Anypony Protect them!!'

At the same time Twilight was thinking that, Sunset was thinking something similar along the lines. 'Our friend I hope nothing happened to her Somebody Keep her safe until we find her!' Sunset thought, her green eyes glancing up at the sky, realizing it was almost sunset. "Well We might as well head back to the Pokémon Center." 

"Bolt?" said the little Dragon Pokémon on his back. Sunset Shimmer's ears twitched, and then responded to the Axew.

"Yeah?"

"What will happen if we never find Twilight?" He asked. Sunset Shimmer stopped walking, looking down at the ground, thinking of the possibility. "Sunset Shimmer?"

"I don't know, Spike" Sunset Shimmer replied, closing her eyes and deeply thinking. "If we never find her then we just have to keep on looking!"

"Right!"

"Now if only there was a sign!"

"Out of our way! Coming through!" Someone yelled, it sounded very familiar to Sunset Shimmer and to Spike. 

"What's the" Spike started, but then Sweetiebell zoomed passed them, Moondancer, Scootaloo, Applebloom and Luna right behind them. Everybody was watching at how the fox's little legs carried him across the streets.

"What the BUCK!?" Sunset yelled galloping after them. Sunset and Spike were following behind and then the zebra asking. "Moondancer, What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

"Sweetiebell caught Twilight's scent!" Moondancer exclaimed with a grin, to which Sunset's eyes widened to. Spike was just as pleased, a smile growing eagerly on his face.

"Really!? That's great news!" Spike exclaimed, hopping happily on the Zebra. But Sunset looked suspiciously at Luna, frowning at her as they all ran like lunatics.

"Wait Aren't you that"

"Luna is helping us!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "There's no need to worry! Moondancer and Sweetiebell asked her for help!" But Sunset was still wary of the indigo maned teen, and merely squinted at the individual. 

They all followed Sweetiebell, who turned a corner, and bumped into a door.  "Oof!" Sweetiebell rubbed her head, and her eyes moved to glance at place.

"The Café?" Sunset said, stopping close to Sweetiebell. Luna stopped too, realizing it was the place that Twilight got mad at her. She flinched from the memory, almost feeling the cold water hit her face again.

"Luna, Wait for us here!" Moondancer exclaimed, pushing the door, the sound of the bell ringing. Scootaloo flew off of Luna's back and onto Sunset's back, sitting next to Spike. All of Twilight's Pokémon entered the Café, and received stares from everyone there. Moondancer was the one to hold the door for Sunset, as she slowly and cautiously walked in. Sunset returned the stares that ponies were directing at them, and gave them a few fierce stares. Moondancer still held the door, watching from a distance at how Sweetiebell's nose was connected to the floor. Scootaloo reached a chair, but it was currently occupied by a mare, who was looking down at the little fox in astonishment. In front of her, a colt no older than the young mare was sipping his coffee. Sunset walked over to where Sweetiebell was, receiving stares from the young couple in front of her. Sweetiebell jumped on the table, almost knocking down the container with spoons. She sniffed at the table, and then after a moment, she jumped off going to the place where Sunset stood. Sweetiebell lifted her head, his golden eyes meeting Moondancer's violet eyes. "Anything?"

"It leads outside!" Sweetiebell exclaimed, bolting out of the Café area. Sunset neighed, standing on her hind legs before sprinting out of there as well. Moondancer waited until they all left before running off to follow the others. Luna watched them run off a different direction than before and followed suite. They followed Sweetiebell, taking the same path that Twilight had taken. They made an abrupt stop when suddenly Twilight's scent ended just when she had come along the corner just fifteen feet away from the Café. Sweetiebell panted heavily, she continued to smell the ground to see if she picked up her scent. But it ended here! Everyone caught up to her, watching her, looking hopeful. Sweetiebell turned to them very much alarmed.

"Sweetiebell, What happened? Why did you stop?" Scootaloo asked, flying down next to the little fox. Her eyes widened, not able to explain what was happening.

"She Her scent!" Sweetiebell started, trying to look for the right words. She just couldn't believe it!

"Sweetiebell, Tell us, Why did you stop?" Sunset said, looking fearful of the answer. They all waited for Sweetiebell to respond. She huffed out a breath, and sent all of them a terror-stricken expression.

"Her trail stops here." Sweetiebell finally said. All of them gasped at what she had said, shaking their heads unbelieving. 

"What? What do you mean Her trail stops here!?" Sunset growled, all of them looking agitated and worried.

"That's it! She didn't go any further than this! It stops here." Sweetiebell exclaimed.

"What if she had a friend with her? You know? Rainbow, Applejack or Pinkie?" Moondancer suggested, but Sweetiebell shook her head.

"I got the scent of Rainbow and Pinkie! But then Twilight went in this direction and then it's gone!" 

"What if A large bird Pokémon just swooped down and grabbed her?" Spike said, jumping down from Sunset and joining the conversation. "It could have grabbed her and flown away."

"If that were true, wouldn't ponies hear her screaming? And Pokémon around town didn't say anything about a large bird Pokémon in the sky" Scootaloo replied, her eyes growing sadder by the moment.

"This is really starting to creep me out What could have happened to her!?" Moondancer began.

"It's just as what Spike has been saying and all of us are afraid of. She's been kidnapped." Sunset finally said, everyone turned their attention to Sunset with their eyes bulging out from their faces.

"Then that means"

"We have to rescue her!!" Moondancer yelled.

"But where will we find her?" Scootaloo asked. Everyone stood silent, and then out of nowhere, Luna spoke. 

"Perhaps My friend can help you." Luna said, ready to take out her Poke Ball, but Sunset sent static in her direction.

"And why the BUCK do YOU want to help us!?" Sunset growled.

"Sunset! She's our friend!" Moondancer began, but Sunset stomped her foot, sending a shock over to Moondancer's feet. 

"Don't give me any of that! Just because she's helping us find Twilight, doesn't make her any less suspicious." Sunset growled, but then contemplated over to Luna, giving her the evil eye. "And you Where the BUCK do you come from saying that you're going to help us? And WHY the BUCK are you doing it!?"

"I am merely disregarding the fact that your Trainer opposes to Pokémon Liberation And all of you seem to care for her dearly I don't wish to see all of you so worried, so I'm helping you find your friend."

"BUCK! Is THAT all?"

"See? She isn't so bad!" Scootaloo exclaimed. Everybody else nodded, but they were so blind to it all, that it made Sunset feel disgusted.

"All of you Are you all BLIND!?" Sunset yelled at them, they flinched at her tone of voice. She was getting angry, static flickering off her spiky mane. "You're seriously going to TRUST this mare!? She's not doing this for Twilight You idiots! She's doing it for US! Because WE'RE Pokémon! Not because she cares about her!" All of them glimpsed at Luna, who stared at Sunset with a smile. Luna chuckled softly, which made Sunset even angrier. "You think this is funny!? I just have this feeling in my gut that Team PLASMA is up to this!! And if I find out that you're behind her disappearance I'm going to make sure you get the shock of your life!"

"Believe it or not I admit that I'm not only doing this because you want my help" Luna started to say, looking calm as she spoke to the zebra. Sunset glared suspecting of her actions. "I myself am puzzled why I have chosen to help you But I cannot defer something that is of interest to me"

"So, It's merely interest you have." Moondancer squinted, crossing her arms over his  chest. Luna chuckled, shaking her head.

"No, Moondancer, it's not only interest." Luna replied, she looked up at the sky, watching the sky turning a beautiful shade of orange and red. The sun, ready to say it's farewell. "Something about Twilight strikes me as familiar And I can't help wanting to befriend her."

"............................" Everyone was silently watching her. "Then why don't you?" Sunset asked. Luna sighed, closing her eyes.

"It's hard."

"Hard?" Scootaloo said, tilting her head in puzzlement. "What's so hard about being friends with her?"

"We'll speak of this at the Pokémon Center I've rented a room there for the night. Would you all like to come with me?" Luna offered, and all of them nodded, not knowing what else to do. They followed her to the Pokémon Center, receiving stares from various ponies, including those of Nurses.

"Good Evening. Aren't those" The Nurse began, but Luna cut her off short.

"Yes, They belong to a young trainer But I assure you, she has asked me to take care of them while she was gone. I have it under control as you can see I'll be in my room, Excuse me." She said politely before walking off, Twilight's Pokémon tailing behind. She took out the keys to her room, and opened it to reveal a bunk bed to the left, and a table to the right. The room wasn't small, but wasn't big either. An open window was in the middle of the wall, it was open, revealing the sunset. Twilight's Pokémon cautiously went inside, studying the place they would be staying the night. Luna juggled her keys in her magic, closing the door behind her once all of them entered. But Sweetiebell wasn't looking at the room, she was looking at the keys in Luna's magic.

"Are those keys?" The fox asked, Luna peered down at her with a smile going to sit on the bed, the little Zorua going to join her.

"Indeed, They are." Luna whispered, placing the keys next to her on the bed. Sweetiebell jumped up to her side, and played with the keys, hearing them clink against each other. Moondancer didn't bother to study the room, feeling depressed that she wasn't with her friend. She sulked over in a corner. All of her Pokémon saw her more than a trainer she was family to them. And having her gone, kidnapped was a low blow for them. Spike had joined Sweetiebell on the bed, but not to play, but to look at Luna sadly. The poor little dragon wanted attention, and that was something only Twilight was able to give him. The little Axew hugged Luna, prepared to weep for his friend. Luna was just as heavyhearted, seeing these Pokémon suffering from the absence of Twilight. She imagined so many more Pokémon just like hers, crying and suffering even more, parting from their trainers. Luna doubted her plans of Pokémon Liberation, she did it for the love and dedication she had for these creatures And to see them suffer even more from this was just as hurtful for Luna to witness she positioned her hoof over the Axew's head, caressing his fur in compassion. 

"I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight And I'm sure neither of you will either." Sunset announced, everyone seemed to agree, because there was no argument said to that. Moondancer sighed still in a corner, too sad to get up or even say anything.

"Luna Is this what you really want?" Sweetiebell asked, ceasing to play with the keys and being serious to the young mare sitting next to her. " You really want to see Pokémon that love their trainers To suffer like this? Like we are?" Luna made a respiration of doubt, and stared out the window. She didn't know how to respond to that, and merely gave Sweetiebell silence. There were times when Luna would doubt her dreams she couldn't have been more doubtful at any other moment than now. Her heart only felt the heavy burden of understanding Pokémon and only wanted the best for them. She found this harder than she had thought. Seeing Pokémon love a pony so much. She just couldn't believe what  she was seeing. Pokémon, crying from being separated from their trainer. This was something new to Luna, and something that she could not comprehend. 

'Where am I going wrong?' She thought. 'Then why? Why can't all trainers be like Twilight? Only then would I be at peace with this world.' She left that thought aside, when suddenly the Poke Ball around her waist began to jiggle. It opened, a bright red light shining upon the floor, to reveal a large Pokémon in the room. Twilight's Pokémon looked at the new presence in the room, and stared at him.

"You're beginning to have doubts I can tell." The Pokémon said. All the Pokémon in the room seemed to stare at the large one that was currently in the room- It looked very much like
.
.
.
.
.
"You've known me since I was a child, Zoroark. And you've never failed to read my mind."

"It's a gift that I have." He grinned with a smug look on his face, staring at the smaller Pokémon that were in the room. "I heard everything, You all miss her don't you?" They all nodded their heads. Zoroark sighed, turning back to Luna and seeing the little Axew hugging him. Zoroark sighed, taking a little peek at the other fox that was in the room. Sweetiebell's ears were lowered in sadness, not even bothering to play with the keys.

"You know Luna, I've been thinking." Zoroark said, staring out the window.

"What is it? Zoroark?"

"This Twilight She's just like you." Both oceanic green eyes met, and there was a silence that hung in the room. It was almost like it was cutting off the oxygen.

"How so?" Luna questioned.

"Well You and her, You admire and love Pokémon." Zoroark started, picking up the little Zorua. "But one wants Pokémon together, and one wants to liberate them, You can't have both. Both are destined to become enemies in battle. A sad truth that soon all of us will be facing." Luna closed her eyelids half way, staring at the ground. All of Twilight's Pokemon slowly gathered around the larger one, sitting near him. Zoroark glowed, transforming into the young trainer the Pokemon sitting close to him longed for. Their eyes increased in size, not believing what they were seeing. He looked just like Twilight! Luna looked up, and was face to face with an image of Twilight. 

"Look at her closely Luna, Doesn't she remind you Of the two of us?" Zoroark said sadly, holding the depressed little fox in his arms. "Can you look at her, and tell me you don't believe that?"

Luna looked closely at Zoroark in Twilight's form, but then looked away from him. Instead watching as how the sun had finally disappeared into the horizon. The skies were now beginning to darken, and soon enough it was night.

=======

Twilight was alone in the spacious room, not knowing what to make of this situation. She continued to make an effort to free herself from the ropes. But even so, it caused a burning sensation that left red marks around her hooves. She didn't care as long as she was out of this place. 'When I'm free I'm going to FIND LUNA, and give her a piece of my mind!' Twilight thought, using her back legs to pull herself into a standing position. All of a sudden, the doors opened, but only to reveal two beautiful looking mares. One with a rainbow mane different to Rainbow Dash, and another with a main that looked like ice-cream. Twilight was puzzled, what were they doing in such a horrible place? Let alone  be a part of Team Plasma. Twilight looked questioningly at them, watching them slowly walk over to her.

"Dear Twilight, You have come back." One of them smiled.

"Come back?" Twilight frowned, she motioned to the room, and then glared at them. "I've never stepped a hoof in this place in my entire life!" The rainbow maned mare looked taken aback from her words, and then gazed at the other mare in the room.

"I see, You don't remember." The ice-cream maned one said, placing a hoof on her friend's shoulder. "I am Cadence."

"I am Celestia." "OK, Cadence, Celestia, Can you do me a favor and tell me why Luna had me KIDNAPPED in the first place? I know she want to liberate Pokémon, but sheesh!"

They took a moment to answer her question, but when she had mentioned their Lady, their faces changed to an expression of surprise. "Luna? Have you kidnapped? Oh goodness no!"

"It was not our Lady's idea to have you kidnapped. That was all Nightmare Moon' plan!" Cadence replied. Twilight looked surprised herself, not believing it. Then that could have only meant one thing. 

"Then Does Luna know about this?" The two mares shook their heads. Was it possible that it was Nightmare Moon that wanted her out of the way? Twilight sighed deeply, considering that maybe Luna had nothing to do with this and knew nothing about it.

"Lady Luna does not know you're here. I believe she's in Baltmare, tending to some business." Celestia answered. Twilight kicked her hooves in the air, still attempting to escape. "Don't worry. You won't be harmed, you'll be safe if you cooperate for now."

"Cooperate? What if Nightmare Moon has me stay here forever!?" Twilight shouted. "And what about my Pokémon!? They must be worried SICK!"

"Your Pokémon are fine. We can assure you of that." Cadence smiled softly at Twilight. But she merely gave them a 'I'm suspicious' gaze. "Nightmare Moon will communicate with Luna once she's finished with something. Until then, you must wait what Nightmare Moon is planning."

"I need to get out of here!" Twilight exclaimed, fear growing on her face. "I can't stay here!"

"Twilight, You can't!"

"No! I can't stand being here anymore!" Twilight began yelling, wiggling violently. "I can't!!" She stopped wiggling, only to receive the extent of her thrashing. She felt exhausted, and hungry. "Please, Let me go" Twilight's voice cracked, pleading to them. But they looked guiltily at her, and closed their eyes.

"We're very sorry, Good night." They said, before exiting the room. They left the door slightly open, the only source of light was the one from the window, and from the window high up on the ceiling. It illuminated her body, giving her a moonlight glow. Twilight's eyes brimmed with tears, her shoulders shaking. She fell on her butt, and cried silently. The only other source of light, also coming from the open door. Twilight looked up at the single, small, rounded window that was close to the ceiling. The skies were slightly cloudy, hinting that there was going to be rain soon. 'Or maybe it's Sunset' Twilight thought, the tears now trickling down her cheeks. She knew that cloudy skies would only appear when Sunset was very sad. It happened every so often when she was a Blitzle. She just knew it had to be Sunset. She hadn't heard about any showers on the Weather Channel during the night. 'Poor Sunset, Moondancer, Spike, Applebloom, Sweetiebell and Scootaloo My little Scootaloo Somepony take care of them. I don't care who it is. Take care of them until I come back.'

=======

All of Twilight's Pokémon were all currently asleep, all of them were curled up around Sunset on the floor. Luna lay on her back on the soft bed, thinking deeply about Twilight's disappearance. And what was unusual, is that she felt concerned. Her hoof hovered to her forehead, wiping away the invisible sweat. Her Zoroark was currently asleep on the top bunk, and not wanting to wake any of the Pokémon up. Luna slowly creeped out of bed, with only her black turtle-neck and her pants on. She slipped on her green shoes, and quietly left the room. But even though she was as quiet as can be, Scootaloo woke up none the less. She watched as Luna about to leave the room. But Scootaloo chirped at her, obviously startling Luna. Luna saw that Scootaloo was awake, and didn't dare stop her. She held out her hoof for Scootaloo to fly on. Scootaloo scooted away from the others before flapping her wings, leaping on Luna's hoof and then jumping to her back. Luna smiled softly at Scootaloo, closing the door behind her as she left the room with the little bird.

The halls were dark, but Luna still could see perfectly fine, since the light that of the moon illuminated her way. Some of the rooms were open, signifying that nobody occupied the rooms. Luna couldn't help but glance inside each and every one of them before coming to the lobby area, where there were still a few ponies in the lobby. The lights were dim, but Luna didn't really care about that. She wanted to take a short walk and a breath of fresh air. She finally arrived outside after going through the automatic doors. The two of them secluded themselves from the normally busy city and going up a large hill. Both of them watched the City below, and then turned their attention to the moon, it was a little less cloudy now that it was a little calmer. Scootaloo looked up at Luna, seeing her gazing at the beautiful crescent moon above them. "Luna?"

"Yes, Scootaloo?"

"Why is it so hard for you to befriend Twilight?"

"......"

"Luna?"

"I'm sorry I was just thinking It's hard because." Luna started, but choked on her own words. "I thought seeing Pokémon happy was the only thing that could comfort me and bring me peace." Scootaloo watched Luna intently, waiting patiently for her to finish. Luna smiled sadly, her magic grabbing a pile of grass and ripping them out from the ground beneath them. "But it shakes me to have a trainer equivalent to her close to me who has that ability to induce me comfort, but at the same time question myself and doubt what I've come to recognize are my dreams, what my goals are."

"You're afraid she's making you powerless?"

"Yes, and it's hard to befriend someone like that because of my life, I've been convinced that liberation was the best idea."

"Well,That's not true because she has loads of friends. Ponies and Pokemon!" Scootaloo replied. "You just have to be up to her level to understand!"

"But how?"

"Start by making believe you're talking to a Pokemon." Scootaloo smiled, but Luna stared at the Pidove with a skeptical look. "Twilight's pretty much just like you! She loves us, and she wouldn't do anything to try to hurt us. She told us one time that we're all family to her, and she wouldn't hesitate to jump in front of a dangerous attack to protect us." Luna smiled sincerely, hearing that from the little bird.

"If every pony and Pokemon cared about one another like you and Twilight do, I could watch over the future of ponies and Pokemon without having to liberate Pokemon from ponies who just use them."

"By the way, do you see Twilight as a potential family member?" Scootaloo asked suddenly, receiving an aghast look from Luna.

"Family member?"

"We all see her like a Mother. What do you see her as?"

"I'm starting to respect her a little more But I believe we should get some rest, you know, to search for the pony whom you've come to know as a mother." Luna stood up, taking one last longing stare at the moon. Scootaloo looked up at her with sad eyes, she reminded her so much of her trainer And it saddened her greatly.

"Yeah, you're right." Scootaloo yawned, flying up on Luna's shoulder and both of them returning to the Pokemon Center to get some shut eye.
> Chapter 14 - There is Worry All Around (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sweetiebell awoke to the sound of a jingle and shuffling in the room. Everybody was already awake and active. She was aware that she was on a soft bed but hadn't remembered sleeping on a bed that night, if not next to everybody else. The little fox then knew that somebody had moved her, but she didn't mind. Sweetiebell yawned watching Moondancer place the waist bag around Sunset once more. Luna had slipped on her usual attire, not forgetting to put on the unusual necklace and bracelets. She grabbed Twilight's hat, which she had placed on the counter that night. Her Zoroark was currently sitting on the top bunk, ready to leave when they all were.

"All right, my friends, it's time to continue our search, perhaps once more around the Baltmare. If we don't find her here then we head for the next town." Luna told all of them, and they all nodded their heads, knowing very well that they had to find her. Luna was obviously ready and opened the door to leave. Twilight's Pokemon followed behind, Zoroark being the last one out. The door was left open to indicate that nobody occupied the room, and Luna would return the keys that she borrowed from Nurse Sweet Heart. Luna walked quickly through the halls, and entered the lobby going directly to the counter. She held out her keys to Nurse Sweet Heart, and also giving her money. "Thank you." Luna merely said. Soon, all of them left the center and were met with the light of day. The sun greeted them once they came outside, and shined it's warming rays down upon them. Moondancer jumped up giddily, having pondered about something and developing an idea.

"I have an idea!" Moondancer suddenly exclaimed, pointing one vine to the skies. Everyone turned to her, waiting to listen to the medium sized grass snake.

"Yeah? What is it?" Zoroark said, urging her to continue, seeing that the snake was staring at them as if she thought that they would chop her head off for saying anything.

"Well guys, you remember those pictures that we would always see that were posted around cities or towns?" Moondancer said, trying to get them to remember those posters. Suddenly something in their heads clicked, and they remembered them perfectly well. "You remember, right!?" She could tell from the looks on their faces that they recalled them.

"I see where you're getting at, So if we do something like that-" Sunset started saying, the others finishing her sentence.

"Then ponies will see it-" Sweetiebell said.

"And ponies will tell us if they've seen her anywhere!" Scootaloo finished, flapping her wings.

"But the problem being." Spike mumbled. "We don't have a picture of Twilight with us." All of their ideas were for naught, and they all sulked unhappily. Luna stood there, thinking deeply on what to do and how were they going to find her faster. Zoroark in a similar position as his friend.

"Perhaps, Nah, not a good idea. " Zoroark said out loud and to himself. Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound coming from Luna's chest and Luna realized it was her communicator. She raised it to her lips, and spoke into the object.

"Princess Luna speaking." Luna replied into the communicator. All of Twilight's Pokemon were busy developing a plan to hear her conversation.

"My lady." It was Nightmare Moon speaking. Luna's eyes narrowed at the sound of her voice, and then closed them softly. Her free hoof hovered over to her face, pinching the area between her two eyes in frustration.

"What is it Nightmare Moon?" Luna almost growled into the device, but decided against it.

"I wish for you to come to the Castle.There is something important I must show you."

"Can it wait? I'm very busy-" Luna said, almost not happy to be hearing her. 

"Oh, I assure you lady It's important, you'll be very interested." She paused for a moment. "Where are you located so I can send the Shadow Triad to escort you back." It would've been a question, if She weren't demanding the answer.

"I am in front of the Pokemon Center in Baltmare." Luna replied, there was another pause, and the Shadow Triad appeared a few feet behind Luna. She knew it was the Shadow Triad but didn't turn around to acknowledge their presence.

"I'll be seeing you soon, my lady." Luna let go of the communicator. The device dangled back around her neck and resting close to her chest. Luna turned around to face the Shadow Triad, who silently watched her; waiting for her command.

"You look worried is anything the matter, Princess Luna?" One of the members asked, still in their ninja suits from before.

"It doesn't matter." Luna replied, turning her body to face Zoroark and the others. "Zoroark I want you to continue helping them while I'm gone. I'll return as soon as I finish speaking to Nightmare Moon. Make sure they don't get into trouble." Luna was about to leave, when she realized she still had Twilight's hat in her magic. She passed it over to the large fox Pokemon, who merely smiled at Luna. "Ah, and take care of this for me."

"Of course, Princess Luna." Zoroark smirked, knowing that Luna didn't like it when her friend called her that. Nonetheless, Luna returned the smirk and then left with the Shadow Triad. Zoroark turned to Twilight's Pokemon, only to see them arguing and jumping on each other. Which of course, was now making a cloud of smoke. Sunset was on the side lines with Applebloom, not even bothering to stop them. "Hey hey hey! Break it up! BREAK IT UP!" They all stopped what they were doing, and looked at Zoroark. He was glaring at them, but realized he had their attention and cleared his throat. "I'm in charge for now! Luna left in order to tend to some important business. It's crucial that you don't fight amongst yourselves! We need to work together to find your trainer!"

"Twilight." They all corrected him, Zoroark coughed loudly. "Right, Twilight, I apologize."

"And how are we going to do that if we don't know where she is? How do we even start looking? She could be anywhere by now." Spike asked.

"You've all tried tracking her scent?" He waved Twilight's hat in the air. They all nodded in response. "OK, You've looked all around this city and asked other Pokémon if they've seen anything?" They all nodded again. "Right nothing worked?" They shook their heads. Zoroark scratched his red hair, his tongue emerging from his mouth in thought. "So let's do what Luna had planned to do, we search this entire village AGAIN! And then we wait to see if Luna comes back, and then head for the next town. Got it?"

"Got it!"

======= 

Luna was now in front of Nightmare Moon, a wide smirk plastered over her face. "Welcome back, Princess."

"What is this important object that you had to show me? I've already attained the information I need about the whereabouts of Zekrom"

"No, It has nothing to do with the legendary Zekrom It will pique at your interest my Princess, Come. I shall show you what I speak of." Nightmare Moon led Luna off somewhere, the Shadow Triad following behind. "You'll be surprised at what you see."

======= 

But off in a room where there was silence and darkness Twilight was still tied to the despicable column. She was tired from not being able to sleep very comfortable last night. She groaned, pulling on the ropes once again, but to no avail. She was about to cry again, but heard the door creak open. Her head shot up, and from the door was the shadow of something. Twilight didn't dare speak, holding her breath firmly. But instead of the shadow forming into a human, it formed into A Pokémon? Suddenly, the door opened only halfway to reveal a semi-large Pokémon. Twilight was drawn to it's beautiful form. The majestic Pokémon walked over to her on it's four legs, going in front of her and staring at her with it's beautiful forest green eyes. It's purple fur was sleek, almost as if it had been cleaned. It's large tail swished back and forth, and Twilight couldn't help but stare at the golden ring marks on it's body. Twilight's eyes turned back to it's beautiful eyes and the Pokémon meowed. It was definitely some sort of cat But Why was it here? Twilight took one look at the patch of spiky fur on it's head, and found it rather familiar. Suddenly it dawned on her, she didn't know if it was really true But she had to give it a shot.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
" Shining Armor?" 
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
The Pokémon that was in front of her responded, giving a long meow before tilting his head. Twilight's eyes widened, her mouth agape. She couldn't believe it was really Shining! "It's really you!?" Twilight shouted, but the cat hissed at her, almost trying to keep her down. "Oh, sorry But I can't believe it. You've evolved!" Twilight was right, since she saw the Liepard nod his head. Shining had definitely evolved. He wasn't that smug kitty that she had set free before. No. This was Shining Armor. A Purrloin when she set him free, and was now a Liepard before her. Twilight was confused as to why he was here, so she asked him. "Shining Armor Why are you here?" He meowed, looking back at the door. He went behind her, and began biting at the ropes around her hooves. Twilight gasped, feeling him tug at the ropes. After a while, he used his claws to cut it. Twilight was relieved to have her hooves free. She sighed, going to look down at her front hooves but gasped loudly when she saw them. They were bruised badly by the tight ropes and all the pulls. They almost looked burned, slightly bloody and red. She hissed just looking at it, and knew it was going to take a few days to heal.  Shining Armor went over in front of Twilight, and began licking the wounds on her hooves. Twilight smiled softly at the large feline, taking her free hoof and caressing his head. "Thank you Shining Armor"

".When you're finished showing me what you're going to reveal to me. I shall be returning to Baltmare."

"Of course." 

Twilight gasped, looking around for a place to hide. "I have to hide! Somewhere!" Twilight stood up on her hurt hooves moving clumsily, running behind one of the machines that was currently there. She called Shining over, who scurried over and hid with her. There was another creak, but even louder and longer than before. There was silence for a long while. And Twilight took a small peek from where she was hiding, and saw Nightmare's face. She looked extremely shocked. Her face turned red from all the pent up frustration. She ran into the room and over to the place where Twilight was bound up to. She picked up the broken ropes, seeing claw marks over them and just knew she couldn't have broken free on her own. Twilight saw Luna there as well, and swallowed a lump in her throat. She bit her lip to prevent herself from gasping out loud.

"What is it that you wanted to show me? Nightmare?" Luna asked, after seeing that the Sage had nothing to say. The Sage turned to the Shadow Triad with a glare. The two members of the Shadow Triad were astonished, the middle one not even batting an eye. The two stumbled back for a second, nodding before disappearing, leaving the one in the middle alone. Nightmare shook her head in disbelief. She couldn't have escaped! "If you're finished. I shall be going now." Luna obviously ready to leave at once.

"Forgive me, my lord. It seems that I have misplaced the object of importance. It shall not happen again. If you wait just a little longer, it shall be here." Nightmare replied.

"Nightmare. I have no time to play games! I shall be going to Baltmare." Luna snapped, turning to leave the room, but stopped when the other indigo maned mare asked her a question.

"And what pray tell do you have to look for in Baltmare?" Nightmare questioned. Luna turned her head to look at Nightmare with this serious expression. This 'I'm not in the mood' kind of look. Twilight watched them interact with each other, seeing Luna so serious was intimidating.

"You don't need to know what business I have in Baltmare. I'm not in the mood to tolerate anymore distractions, especially after how carelessly you've been wasting my time. I shall be leaving now. There are Pokémon there who are in need of my help, if you really must know." Luna replied sharply. Twilight almost laughed at Nightmare when Luna told her that. She covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud. The Shadow Triad member that stood there, teleported Luna from the Castle. And the middle aged sage was left there in her frustration. Nightmare slammed her hoof down on the table, and then stormed out of the room.

" Guards!! GUARDS!! " Nightmare boomed, and Twilight knew she had left the room. She walked out slowly from behind the machines, checking to make sure she wasn't there. She could hear her still yelling through the hall way. "YOU IMBECILES!! THAT BRAT HAS ESCAPED!!" She waited for a few minutes before running to the doors, and looked both directions in the halls. She made sure no one was around before exiting the room.

"Come on Shining!" She whispered hurriedly to Shining. They both stumbled out of the room, and without knowing, going the exact way that Nightmare had gone. Twilight looked through her bag to check to see if she found anything in there, but only found potions, rare candies, Ultra Balls, and her other items. Twilight's teeth clenched in defeat. Her X-Transceiver was discharged and she left all of her Pokémon at the Pokémon Center. Both Twilight and Shining ran swiftly through the long halls. Their steps echoed throughout the halls, almost like a cave. Twilight would look back frequently and see if she was being followed somewhere. She came to the end of the hallway, only to realize these were the steps that led up to the next floor. Twilight hissed, turning around sharply running the other direction. Shining groaned, sprinting ahead of her. Twilight followed the large cat, not really knowing the exit to this mysteriously large place. She ran through the shiny beige coloured halls, coming to the other end and following Shining down the stairs. But when she came down, she was met with two Team Plasma members who were lounging. Their eyes widened when they saw her, afterward they grabbed their Poke Balls and sent out their Pokémon. A Watchog, and a Krokorok. Twilight didn't know what to do, she couldn't just let Shining fight two Pokémon at the same time! She grabbed her Pokédex from her bag and held it to her face.

"Pokedex. What are Shining's known moves!?" Twilight asked quickly. The Pokedex scanned the Liepard in front of it, and concluded it's information.

"Shining's known moves are Assist, Torment, Hone Claws and Hyper Beam."

"Hyper Beam?! DAMN!!!" Twilight yelled, putting away the Pokedex afterward. She glared at the Team Plasma Grunts, who were returning the glare back at her.

"Krokorok! Use Sand Tomb!" The Grunt exclaimed. Krokorok's eyes glowed yellow, before raising it's claws in the air. Below it's feet, began to rise tons of sand. 

"Krokoooooooo!!!" It yelled before the sand rose up around his opponent and surrounded them in a storm of sand, which prevented them from escaping. Twilight squinted from the attack, feeling the sand storm sting at her skin. Shining yowled again, but this time in frustration, looking back at Twilight to give him a command.

"Shining! --cough-- Use Hone Claws!" Shining meowed loudly, before scratching the floor and sharpening his claws.

"Watchog! Go! Use Confuse Ray!" 

"Shining! Dodge and then use Torment!" 

"Nyah!" Shining exclaimed, dodging the sinister ray that was about to touch him, and then his eyes glowed red. Watchog froze, now not being able to use the same move twice in a row.

"Shining! Assist!" Twilight commanded. 'By the Moon, I hope this works!'

Shining hissed, his entire body glowing Green. Twilight thought it had failed when Shining did nothing, but then saw through the sand storm leaves come from under Shining. Shining cried out in determination, opening his claws and sending out large storm of leaves. Twilight grinned, realizing the move he used was originally from Moondancer. 'It's Leaf Storm!' Twilight thought, watching as the Leaf Storm had hit both the Watchog and the Krokorok. Both stumbled back, damaged from the move. But Watchog was wall wobbly, and Twilight knew at that moment that the Pokémon was confused. Krokorok looked severely damaged however, since he was weak against grass his energy went completely down.

"Krokorok! Hang in there! Use Crunch!"

"Krokorok!" The Sandy Crocodile exclaimed, running forward into the sand storm that twilight and Shining were trapped in an crunched down on Shining's neck.

"Nyaaaaa!!" Shining cried out, thrashing around in his grip.

"Shining! Hone Claws again!" Shining stopped thrashing taking out his sharp claws and began scratching the Krokorok's face. The Krokorok let go of the large feline, going to touch it's eyes in pain.

"Watchog! Super Fang!" The Watchog ran stumbled forward, and instead of attacking Shining, he attacked the Krokorok. It cried out in pain from the strong bite of it's teeth before falling to the ground, having fainted. The Sand storm cleared away, to reveal what had just happened and Touko couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Grrr." The grunt said, before recalling his fainted Krokorok. He turned to the other grunt and complained. "Your stupid Watchog just fainted my Krokorok! Dumb ass!!"

"He can't help it if he's confused!" The other one yelled. "Nobody told your Krokorok to stay where he was! You're the dumb ass!"

"Shining! Assist!" The Liepard glowed white once more, before running forward to the Watchog. He jumped up in the air, his claws glowing a dark blue and slashed the Watchog. After using Dragon Claw, a move known by Spike, he jumped back to Twilight's side. "Good job Shining! Let's go!" Twilight and Shining ran past the grunts, seeing them arguing with each other. Twilight ran as fast as her hurt hooves could take her, following behind Shining who definitely knew the way out.

"Nyaaaauuuu!" Shining cried, going down the other set of stairs with immense speed. "Nyaaau! Nyaaau!" He called from the bottom of the stairs, almost as if he was telling her to hurry up.

"I can't just jump down the stairs like you do! Are you crazy?" Twilight exclaimed, jumping down the last three steps from the stairs. They continued to run, entering an unusual hall. It was almost maze-like, but Shining led the way, and soon Twilight was in front of a huge door. She was sure this was the exit, when suddenly another Liepard appeared out of nowhere and attacked her. "Ah!" She exclaimed, being tackled by the giant cat. She attempted to push away the feline, but it began scratching at her face and biting her fiercely. "Ow! OW! Hey!" Shining growled, going to tackle the threat. Shining pushed him off of Twilight. The opposing Liepard slid back on the slippery floor, eying Shining with a dark look. She watched as the two Liepards faced each other, hissing and baring their sharp fangs at each other. 

Shining hissed, the fur on his back rising. Twilight stood up on her hooves, feeling sore from the tackle, blood now trailing down her cheeks, neck and hooves. Twilight attempted to wipe off the blood, but only got it further on her clothes. Then again, she realized from the sharp stinging pain that the blasted Pokémon gave her a long running gash across her stomach. She held the injury, trying to prevent any more blood spillage. She watched as the Liepard tried going around Shining to attack her again, but Shining didn't have it. He bit down on the Liepard's neck and held it down to the ground. After hearing it cry in pain, he bit down with much more force and threw the Liepard against a nearby column. Shining, seeing that it was trying to get up, ran over to it and bit it again. Using Hone Claws to scratch as it's body and leaving it weak. Shining hissed at it, swishing his tail in an act of dominance. He didn't dare turn his back on the opponent, walking backwards towards Twilight and looking back at her. 

Twilight nodded, heading for the large doors. She opened them, and waited for Shining to follow her before slamming the door closed. She limped down the long stairs that awaited her, grunting at every step. She finally arrived to the bottom with Shining, and following him down the large canyon like mountain that they were on. The slopes were slippery for some reason, almost like it had rained. She looked at the skies, hearing very loud sounds. She was right. It had just poured moments ago, and was going to rain once more. Twilight growled in agony from the scratch marks all over the top portion of her body. Aside from that, she felt sore from the force of the tackle and her hooves weren't looking any better than before. She was a total wreck. Twilight felt weak from the injuries, hunger, thirst and lack of sleep. She almost slipped down the mountain rocks, gasping in fear and holding onto the sidelines. She regained her breath, attempting to calm herself down. Shining meowed softly at her, urging her to continue. After minutes of climbing down, she reached the forest beneath her. And was met with a dense, gloomy place. Twilight frowned, she had no option to stop at any moment. She continued forth her trek across the forest with Shining by her side.

======= 

Luna had returned to Baltmare. The Shadow Triad member had left hours ago, and Luna was tapping his foot until Zoroark would return with Twilight's friends. She didn't know why she had snapped at Nightmare Moon like that. Could it have been the frustration of not being able to help Twilight's friends find her? But he felt agitated when Nightmare Moon had called her over So was it his desire to find their trainer and end their tears? She didn't want to be disturbed at that moment, but why? Was it because she cared about Twilight? Luna shook her head at that thought, placing a hoof over her face. She couldn't find out the real reason, but felt a little closer to her somehow. Her train of thought was interrupted when Zoroark waved a red-clawed paw over his face.

"Yo. Luna. You were spacing out. Daydreaming again?"

"No. Just thinking deeply about. Their trainer."

"Ohhhhhh. Twilight, eh?" Zoroark smirked suspiciously at Luna, snickering under his breath. "I see what's going on You're starting to LIKE her as a potential mate!"

"What? Of course not" Luna choked, forgetting how to breath for a second. Zoroark grabbed his own long soft hair, taking off his teal bangle and readjusting it further up. Then he swiped off Luna's hat, handing Luna the hat that Twilight wore. Zoroark didn't bother to change his form to look like N, instead deciding to be more creative. He glowed for a millisecond, changing his red hair, to a indigo. Everything that was red on his body before, was now a shade of blue. After Zoroark changed colour, he placed the black and white hat on his head, his hand on his hips and smirking all the while. Luna couldn't help but chuckle lightly, making a rather twisted expression and flushed cheeks. Luna could almost feel a vein just around his forehead. Zoroark chuckled just like Luna, imitating the annoyed young mare. He posed like a model.

"Hello there Twilight" Zoroark huffed, now changing into Luna. " Luna uses Attract. It's super effective! Twilight is infatuated with LOOOOOVE." Zoroark transformed into Twilight, smiling at Luna sweetly. "Oh Luna! You're sooooo Beautiful!" Then transforms back into Luna. Zoroark as Luna, smirked again crossing his arms over his chest. "Naturally. Twilight, darling"

"Zoroark. Enough please." Luna said firmly to his friend, looking extremely embarrassed. The other twin besides him boomed with laughter, changing back to the illusion fox he knew.

"Oh Luna, this is RICH!!" Zoroark cackled. "You should've seen the BLUSH on your face."

"I don't blush We don't have time to play around." Luna whined, covering his cheeks with his hands. "And besides I don't like Twilight that way- I-"

"Oh, don't start with that she's only a friend. I've heard THAT one before! Bwahahahahaha!" Zoroark laughed. Luna frowned, afterward seeing Twilight's Pokémon come their way. They ended their conversation there. Zoroark grinned, placing the teal bangle that held his hair back where it was before and giving Luna back her hat. "Anything out of the ordinary?" They shook their heads in response.

"To Canterlot it is then." Luna said to them, fixing the position of her hat before walking off. Sweetiebell and the others jumped on Sunset's back as Applebloom walked beside her, Sunset didn't mind though.

=======

Twilight was extremely tired. She continued to walk without rest, and stumbled face first to the ground. She had just finished the end of Sun Touch Bridge, falling onto the ground. She'd been walking for hours non-stop. Sparta turned around, realizing she fell to the ground and called her. He ran over to her, seeing her panting heavily.

"Nyaaauuuu...." Shining meowed, he walked over to Twilight, nudging her cheeks softly.

"I can't Shining" Twilight whispered. "I can't go on."

"Nyaaah! Nyah!! Nyah!" Shining yelled, nudging her again. "Nyaauuuu" Almost telling her that she couldn't give up right now.

"I'm exhausted Shining" Twilight whispered, her eyes half closed and still gasping for air. She caressed Shining's head, her hoof falling limply to the ground. "Go on without me." 

Shining shook his head stubbornly, meowing softly before looking around. He saw no sign of ANYBODY and was becoming desperate. He meowed questioningly at Twilight, but she didn't respond. Shining's heart suddenly stopped beating. He nudged her, trying to wake her up, but she still had not given a response. Shining's face changed to one of shock and fear. His mouth quivered and his pupils thinned greatly. He took that moment not to panic, but even so his head shot in all directions in an attempt to see if anybody would come. He didn't want to leave her alone, scared that anything else would attack her. So he did the best he could to call someone. Mustering all the air he could, he yowled loudly. He did it continuously, over and over but heard nobody come. The only response he got, was a loud boom in the sky. Shining hissed angrily at the sky. What perfect timing, he thought. Shining walked over to Twilight and began licking the gash on her stomach, but the blood wouldn't stop flowing. He wasn't going to give up though, he would keep hollering until he lost his voice.

A young mare, probably no younger than a twenty year old jaunted along the puddles of what was known as Route 8. Her golden boots clapping against the slippery stones of the wet ground. The mare's expression was serious yet determined, her head high in confidence. Her lips were thin in thought, and her blue eyes narrowed surveying the area around her. She wore a dark-blue top and dark purple shorts. She was intelligent however, knowing it would be slightly chilly, she put on warm black stockings that hugged both her legs naturally. The woman sighed, carrying a golden saddlebag that matched with her boots. The weather was fine, but it was slightly chilly and windy considering the dark clouds that hung over the skies; hiding the usually happy sun. She was walking steadily through Route 8, minding her own business, when she encountered a close friend of hers looking down at the giant puddles by the recent rain fall. "Hey, Sunny Blaze."

The said friend turned to her, and smiled sweetly at her best friend. She wore casual clothes. A white and yellow T-shirt with long black pants. But of course, she also wore clean white sneakers with that. She looked so comfortable, that it made the other best friend kind of envious. But she didn't really care anyway, this was her style of dressing.

"How are you Rarity? I'm just here watching the Pokémon splashing in the puddles. It's amazing how these little guys could love the water so much But then run off the moment it dries up."

"You should join them then. I'm sure they'd love the company." Rarity suggested with a snigger. Sunny shook her head violently, "I'm not the Water Type." Sunny responded. "You know I'm more into fire types."

"Yeah, because apparently, it's your mane colour."

"That's not true!" The immature mare exclaimed with a growing frown on her face.

"Whatever, Sunny. I have somewhere to be."

"Aww. OK. I have to go to Moor of the Moon to do some research, anyway. See yah!" The woman exclaimed before running off and splashing through the puddles. Rarity rolled her eyes as her friend left her. Rarity continued forth in the direction she was headed. Minutes later, she arrived to Sun Touch Bridge when she heard calls of distress. Rarity looked around, finding the sound peculiar. She went on, ignoring the calls when she heard it again. Curiosity hit her like a speeding train and she felt the need to find the source. Rarity's head turned everywhere, when she saw a Pokémon in front of something. Rarity squinted, before walking over to it. Shining was about to run off to get help, when he bumped into a leg. He stumbled back, looking at the thing he bumped into and was surprised to see a mare staring down at him. Shining meowed loudly. "What's a Liepard such as yourself yelling for no reason?" Shining hissed under his breath and ran back to Twilight's body. Rarity frowned, pausing before following the feline over to Twilight. Rarity was shocked to see blood on the ground. She rushed over to the body, turning her body over and realizing it was a young trainer.

"WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!" She yelled, she turned to the cat and asking him. "Did YOU do this!?" Shining meowed angrily, and then hissed. "Oh, sorry. I can't make assumptions But What happened? Is she your trainer?" Shining nodded quickly. She believed it was some other Pokémon that had attacked this poor girl. She felt bad for the Liepard, seeing the worry in his eyes. Rarity frowned, she couldn't just leave this girl to die here! She bent down and picked Twilight up over her back. "Come on kitty cat! We need to get your trainer to a hospital. A.S.A.P!!" Shining agreed, following the mare that was carrying his friend. She half-ran half-walked back to the City she came from. She couldn't take her to Baltmare, for it was much too far and could waste further time. The three of them headed in the direction of Canterlot.
> Chapter 15 - The Lost and The Found (Unedited)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Luna coughed, emerging from a giant hole in a wall, trying to clear the dusty air with Twilight's hat. There was smoke coming from the entrance of the cave. That was because of Twilight's Pokémon, who were once again arguing with each other. Zoroark ran out of the cave, his hair a complete mess and coughing just like Lunas. 

"These Pokémon are a hoofful! How can Twilight put up with those crazy mankeys??!" Zoroark growled, coughing and swatting the air. Twilight's Pokémon were still in the cave, arguing and trying to find their way out of the dark cave. Zoroark rolled his eyes, with smoke still coming from the cave he stuck his head inside and yelled at them. "HEY! WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT NO FIGHTING!?" 

Suddenly, out of nowhere, he was knocked to the ground when Scootaloo was thrown out of the cave. "Damn it! THAT'S IT!" Zoroark set Scootaloo down, and walked into the cave looking ready to kill somebody. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? Get outside!! NOW!!!" All of them stopped arguing and scrambled outside, some of them flying out of the dark place and lay in a piled heap. Zoroark dusted his hands, coming out of the cave, the smoke had stopped and everything was clear.

"Zoroark. A little less harsh, my friend." Luna smiled crookedly, watching Twilight's Pokémon get up and stare at Luna.

"They were asking for it." Zoroark growled, crossing his furry arms over his chest. "These Pokémon have to learn to control themselves!"

"Arguing is good for us. It indicates a healthy relationship~! As family, we understand each other more by disagreeing with certain things." Moondancer grinned, pulling all of his pals together. All of them smiled and grinned the same way, like a little family. 

"Twilight says it builds stronger relationships! But trying not to anger ourselves is the key to a more united family!" Scootaloo chirped. "You should try it sometime! Then again, you and Twilight do it all the time!" Zoroark smirked knowingly at Luna, nudging her on her sides. The young mare's cheeks turned several different shades of pink.

"So. We look in Canterlot City, and then what's your plan?" Sunset said, asking Luna the question. 

Luna cleared her throat before speaking. "I believe that we search for Twilight around Canterlot, and if we find nothing here, then we search in another City." Zoroark took that moment to transform into Luna and grinned evilly at the real one.

"We shall look for thy fallen angel And then thee will be happy once again! For Twilight is thy beautiful rose of my heart, and nothing shall come between us for our love is as strong as the grand ocean that sways with the wind. Just as my heart sways to her lovely voice." Zoroark exclaimed, posing like actors would when portraying Romeo speaking to his fair Juliet. Twilight's Pokémon snickered under their breaths, staring at Luna who looked as embarrassed as ever. She face hoofed, something Twilight would usually do when something ridiculous would be said by somepony. Zoroark laughed loudly, before transforming back. "OK, OK, I'm sorry I couldn't help myself."

"Let's search Canterlot." Luna said quietly, before walking off, waiting for the Pokémon to follow him. But then there was a loud growl, and she turned to all of them questioningly. "What's wrong? I thought all of you wanted to find her as soon as possible?"

"Oh, Sorry That was my stomach." Spike said. "Twilight would give us something to eat at this time."

"Ah, yes. Hunger. Follow me, I believe in the Pokémon Center there is Pokémon Food." Luna smiled heading directly to the Pokémon Center where he was sure they would have some form of nutrition for the hungry creatures.

=================

But over with Twilight, she was almost barely alive from the blood loss and the infection she was getting from the gashes around her body. She was unconscious, barely breathing. Rarity frowned down upon the injured little mare, and clenched her teeth together. She was coming to a nearby city, where the buildings were slightly tall, and the streets were damp from the morning rain. Rarity growled, going through the puddles, the splashes wetting her boots and stockings. Shining Armor ran ahead, every time he did he looked back, waiting for her to catch up. Rarity now entered the bustling city. She received shocked stares, most of them too aghast to look away from the horrifying scene. "Out of my way! Out of my way! This girl's going to die!" Rarity yelled as loud as she could, getting ponies to move out of the way, shoving a few of them aside. Rarity growled when some were just in the way, and brushed passed them. "SOMEBODY! Call the hospital!" She passed a Pokémon Center, and looked at it briefly before bolting inside. Everybody turned, hearing yells of distress and anger. The Nurses and Audino's were rushing over to Rarity like they were on a track team. They looked at Twilight with shock as Rarity's collapsed to the ground, setting Twilight onto the floor with magic. "Please. Help me. She's losing too much blood! Call a hospital!"

Luna turned her head to see all the commotion, her view was blocked by all the Nurses and Audinos. But what really caught his attention was when Zoroark and Sweetiebell responded by smelling the air. They looked at each other, and then their eyes widened. "Twilight!?" Sweetiebell exclaimed, running with immense speed over to the bodies that surrounded the unconscious mare. Sweetiebell squeezed through the crowd, and gasped when she saw Twilight on the floor bleeding and wounded. "Twilight!! Guys!! Twilight's here! It's her!! Hurry!!" Sweetiebell yelled. Twilight's Pokémon gasped, stampeding across the Center. The Nurses and their partners moved aside, all of Twilight's Pokémon were extremely lost for words. Luna couldn't believe it. Twilight? She jogged over to the injured soul, and gasped loudly when she saw it truly was Twilight. But She looked like she had been attacked! Twilight's usually lovely hair was now filled with dirt and with twigs from trees. Luna turned her stare to Rarity, and didn't hesitate to ask her.

"What happened to her?!" Luna asked, demanding the answer with a forceful tone.

"I don't know! I was walking on Sun Touch Bridge, and then I heard this Liepard crying out for help! And that's when I saw this mare just collapsed on the floor." Rarity said. "I'm sure a Pokémon attacked her or something, those scratches are from a Pokémon!" Luna's breathing quickened after seeing the young teen unconscious. She fell to her hooves and lifted Twilight up to rest on her Stomach, shaking her slightly.

"Twilight, Twilight, Wake up Twilight!" Luna exclaimed, tapping Twilight face multiple times and trying to get a reaction from her.

"She's ill, we need to get her to a hospital!" Rarity exclaimed, but stopped when she heard groans of pain. Twilight breathed out a shallow breath, almost gasping for air. Luna froze on the spot, hearing the sound emitting from her dry lips.

"Twilight, Twilight, it's me. Luna. Answer me." Luna snapped, sounding too harsh to his liking. Twilight's eyes fluttered, but didn't dare open, too tired to open them.

"Luna" Twilight breathed, attempting to raise a bloody hoof to reach for her. Luna merely sat there where she was, not moving, just watching her with sad eyes. My Pokémon" As soon as she said that, all of her friends echoed a cry in agony. She heard them, and smiled slowly. "Take care of them." Twilight whispered, her hoof falling limply to her side. Moondancer was the first to react.

'No! Twilight!!' Moondancer yelled.

"The hospital!" Luna yelled frantically, getting up as fast as she could and holding Twilight in her magic. She ran out of there like a mad mare, Twilight's Pokémon, Zoroark and Rarity following right behind Luna. She rushed to the nearest Hospital, which luckily found by running just east of the Pokémon Center. Luna burst inside, not caring that ponies were yelling at her to slow down. Many doctors male and female had appeared in front of Luna, looking rather appalled at Twilights condition. "Doctors! It's she"

"It's an emergency!" Ilyana yelled, running in with the rest of them. The doctors nodded their heads, calling the assistants who pulled a patient transfer cart from a distant room. N placed her softly on the soft white sheets of the hospital cart, looking down on her face before they whisked her away from his view. Zoroark was by his side in an instant, placing his dark-red claws over his shoulder in reassurance. Ilyana and the Pokemon followed the doctors as they rushed to the emergency room to save the young teen's life. N merely stood where he was, dumbfounded and distant. His head lowered and his cap covering up his eyes. His prolonged gaze almost tearing a deep hole onto the floor. Zoroark exhaled sadly, knowing N too well to let this slide.

"Luna She's going to be OK." Zoroark replied. Luna didn't say anything, looking at her blood stained shirt. 

"Zoroark." Luna whispered, pausing for a few minutes before finally saying something, but still whispering so only he could hear. "I have never been so concerned for another pony being not this much." Zoroark said nothing, knowing she was going to say more than that. "It hurt To see Twilight so vulnerable."

"Maybe it's because you're starting to care for her?" Zoroark whispered. Luna raised a hoof up to her chest where her heart was, and clutched the fabric of her shirt. "You may not think so, but I can see it in your eyes."

"And to see her dying It frightened me."

"Who wouldn't be scared? I don't even know her that well, and I was scared out of my wits." Zoroark exclaimed. "But seriously, she's going to be OK. You'll see, she'll be running around in no time."

"...." Luna said nothing as she merely stood there. Zoroark walked on ahead, and then stopped to wait for Luna. Luna raised her head to gaze at Zoroark who grinned and motioned for Luna to follow him. Luna walked after Zoroark, and after a few minutes they saw Twilight's Pokémon and Rarity outside of the Emergency room. Everyone turned to Luna and her friend, looking extremely worried.

"Have the doctors?" Luna asked, but instead of Twilight's Pokémon replying, Rarity spoke.

"Yes. They're closing up the gash on her stomach and putting in more blood Luckily her blood Type is A and it was easier for the doctors because they can use the blood that ponies donated." Rarity said, but Luna merely stared at her with her piercing Teal eyes. 

"I would like to thank you for helping my" Luna stopped, and then realized what she was going to say. Twilight's Pokémon all looked at her, and were waiting for her to say the word. Some of them smiled, one of them being Scootaloo. "for helping my friend."

"She was dying out there, I couldn't just leave the poor girl. But don't worry kid, she'll be alright. If YOU hadn't rushed her to the hospital, who knows what could've happened. I was too tired to carry her anymore, and everypony else was just standing there like damn idiots." Rarity said, turning to look at the emergency room. There was a brief silence, and Rarity turned to look at Luna once again. "So. You and her look close. Are you special someponys or something?" Zoroark snickered at Luna, nudging her sides again. An annoyed vein appeared on Luna's forehead again, and she ruffled Zoroark's head. 

"No. We're only friends." Luna replied. Rarity didn't buy it though, but decided to let it go.

"If you say so." Rarity mumbled, taking a seat by the waiting area. "And I presume all of them are her Pokémon?" Twilight's Pokémon cried out, and then nodded their heads. Shining Armor yawned, walking over to Luna and looking up at her.

'We meet again.' Shining Armor said. Luna sighed, turning towards Shining Armor, seeing that he had evolved. 

"I see you have evolved, Shining Armor." Luna smiled. All of Twilight's Pokémon walked over to Shining Armor, interested in the new presence. They stared at Shining Armor, a few of them knowing him.

'Can you tell us what happened?' Moondancer asked, poking the Liepard on the shoulder. Shining Armor nodded his head, going over to the waiting area. All of them followed, sitting down on the long sofa opposite of where the other sofa was. In the middle being a small desk, Shining Armor was on the other side with Rarity. Luna placed Twilight's hat over Sweetiebell's head.

'I'll tell you what happened. But you have to promise you won't get mad at Luna for any reason.' Shining Armor said with the swish of his tail. Twilight's Pokémon looked at Luna, who looked very confused. 'Don't worry. She's not to blame for Twilight state. In fact, she was kidnapped by a group of ponies.'

'See? She was kidnapped.' Spike mumbled.

'And that's not all. Luna, You know Shadow Triad, correct?'

"This doesn't have to do with them, does it?" Luna said, hoping it wasn't true. Rarity merely sat there with her hooves crossed, watching with inquisitive eyes how Luna spoke to them. She didn't want to interrupt the conversation they were having. Shining Armor shook his head sadly, the two long golden streak that ran along his forehead curved downward into a frown.

'No, I'm afraid it does. And that's not all. Nightmare Moon was the one that had her kidnapped, and called you over to show you that she had captured her.' Shining Armor said. Sunset growled, glaring at Luna at that moment, but decided not to assume before Shining Armor finished.

'So, That was when Nightmare Moon called? When we were in Baltmare, Luna?' Zoroark asked, and to that Luna nodded her head, the angriest expression plastered over her face. Everyone looked at Luna, seeing her so angry.

"Then, Why didn't I see her when I arrived?" Luna managed to ask through clenched teeth.

'Well, That's because I helped her escape of course. But both of us were hiding behind the machines, and you two were in the room at the time. I bet she's still looking for her even now.' Shining Armor replied.

'Then, How did she get so scratched up?' Scootaloo asked.

'Another Liepard attacked her while we were escaping. We had to battle a few Plasma members, but I defeated them easily. The Liepard appeared out of nowhere just when we were about to exit the castle. I gave him a good beating, and then we escaped. I assumed they hadn't fed her anything because throughout the walk in the forest she was complaining about them not giving her any water or food. We walked without rest. She had collapsed before we even managed to find anyone. Luckily, this Pony here heard me and took her to this city, or else Twilight would have been a goner.' Luna turned to look at Rarity, who jumped when everyone turned their attention to her. Luna attention went back to the Liepard, knowing that Pokémon wouldn't lie and believed every word he had said. Luna sighed, getting up from the sofa and pacing around the emergency room impatiently. She was just to the peak of exploding with anger, but held it in for Twilight's sake. Luna stared at the emergency room in agony, but all the while thinking what was to become of the young girl. 

"So About the young girl"

"TWILIGHT SPARKLE!" Somebody yelled, running to the emergency doors and jumping up and down. It was Pinkie Pie, and behind her was Rainbow Dash panting like a dog. Surprisingly enough, Applejack was right behind her, walking calmly to the pink's maned pony's side.

"Pinkie Pie, Keep it down. This is a hospital." Applejack growled.

"Twilight!" Pinkie yelled. Rainbow placed a hoof over her mouth, muffling her cries.

"Pinkie, I think that's enough yelling. She's in the emergency room." Rainbow exclaimed.

"Are you two positive that this was Twilight that you saw?" Applejack. The teens beside her nodded their heads.

"Yeah, We're positive! I mean It couldn't have been anypony else." Rainbow said, letting go of Pinkie. She gasped for air, but opened it to say something.

"It was Twilight I tell you!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Or my name isn't Pinkie Pie!" Applejack rolled her eyes, and then caught a glimpse of Luna. Applejack blinked at the tall young mare, not at all knowing who she was.

"And you are?" Applejack said, looking beyond Pinkie to see Luna staring at them with an intense gaze.

"You are Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Applejack. No?" Luna asked. All of them raised an eyebrow, wondering how this mare knew their names. But then Pinkie's eyes lit up like fireworks, gasping and giggling like a child that received candy.

"You're Luna aren't you?!" Pinkie yelled. "Oh my gosh! Twilight has told us about you!" Luna looked down at the three teens with a calm exterior.

"So, You're Luna." Applejack smiled, holding her hoof out for a hoof shake, but Luna didn't even bother to raise a hoof up to this kid. Applejack lost her smile and lowered her hoof, not at all offended by Luna's behaviour.

"Yes, My name is Luna."

"Twilight's in there, isn't she?" Pinkie pouted, to that Luna nodded, staring at the doors. "Ohh Poor Twilight"

"She'll be OK Pinkie. You'll see." Rainbow replied. She turned to Luna, wanting answers. "What happened to her? We saw her bleeding severely."

"She was attacked by a Liepard. A large gash going across her stomach." Luna replied. "If she had not heard Shining Armor call for help when she did, then Twilight would've surely died of blood loss."

"Who's she?" Rainbow frowned.

"That would be me." Rarity spoke form the sofa, listening in on the conversation. "My name is Rarity."

"My name is Applejack."

"Mine is Pinkie Pie."

"Rainbow Dash."

"Nice to meet you all. I presume you're all friends of the girl?"

"I'm her cousin. But yeah, you're right on the dot." Rainbow replied, seeing Twilight's Pokémon sitting on the sofa. "So, You guys have been waiting here?"

"Precisely. I'm pretty concerned. All of us are." Rarity said, crossing her hooves over her chest. "Why don't you all take a seat?" Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash walked inside the waiting area, Twilight's Pokémon made way for the teens. "Anything you'd like to talk about?"

"What is there to talk about?" Applejack frowned, sitting down in a sophisticated manner and took out a book from her pocket.

"Applejack, Don't be rude. Of course there's something to talk about!" Pinkie exclaimed. "You're just being boring again."

"Like how loud and rambunctious you are?" Pinkie was about to open her mouth, but frowned and punched Rainbow's shoulder from that comment. Rainbow could be a real meanie at times! Luna watched as they interacted, Zoroark squinted at all of them before leaving his seat to go to Luna's side.

"What's wrong?" Luna asked her friend.

'It was so peaceful until the pink pony came.' Zoroark groaned, listening to Pinkie's loud gibberish. 'Those are Twilight's buds or something?'

"They are." Luna replied, crossing her hooves over her chest and tapping her back left hoof impatiently. "I should go."

'What? From the hospital? Why?' Zoroark exclaimed, his arms going up in the air. 'But, But What about Twilight?

"I promised them I would help them find Twilight. I have accomplished my promise. I have no reason to be here" Luna turned to leave, but Zoroark placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her.

'But Luna! Don't you care what happens to Twilight?' Luna paused in her tracks, her head turning halfway to look at Zoroark. 'You're seriously going to tell me that you're not a tiny bit worried?' Luna said nothing back, the two of them standing there for almost an eternity.

"Zoroark, Have you taken a liking to Twilight?" Luna asked him. Zoroark growled angrily and walked in front of Luna to confront her, the meanest glare on his face and his fangs bared at his so called best friend.

'Why are you so stubborn!?' Zoroark roared. 'I've talked to them about their trainer, Twilight and you wouldn't believe all the compliments I heard coming from their mouths! They truly do love her. Now, what kind of Pokémon would I be if I didn't care about a pony that was on that kind of relationship with their Pokémon!? You said so yourself that you wished to see ponies treat Pokémon with that kind of affection, love and respect as you do to me and any other Pokémon!' Zoroark was getting angrier now, holding himself back from not choking this stubborn young mare. Zoroark looked at her, with disgust on his face.

'And here you are, a coward who's running away from reality as we know it. Stop being so ignorant! I mean LOOK at them!' Zoroark yelled, pointing at Twilight's Pokémon, who were all crying. 'And then there's Twilight. The only Pony that you've ever met that treats Pokémon exactly the way YOU do! But no, while you mope about there not being enough ponies who are like you, she's on her death bed, and all you can do is just run away like you've always done!!' Zoroark was mad at this point, and the Pokémon are now looking at Zoroark yell at Luna. She merely stood there, saying nothing to Zoroark. Her hat covered her eyes, hiding any visible emotions that she would show. Luna had nothing to say to her best friend and she brushed past him without a word. Zoroark sighed, shaking his head. He walked back to Twilight's Pokémon and sat next to them, not caring that the pink one was as deafening as an Exploud.

Luna walked out of the hospital, taking a breath of fresh air after experiencing so many feelings all at once. Luna walked along the streets of Canterlot, and went onto Route 8 where she saw Pokémon playing in puddles. She bent down, washing her bloodied hooves in the puddle. She then looked down at her reflection, the image in the puddle was undisturbed, with no expression whatsoever on her face. But that didn't look like her at all. She didn't feel peaceful at all, not happy, but confused. Luna was raised as a child with Pokémon, and knew what they were feeling and understood their language. She felt disturbed by the fact that ponies just abused them as they pleased, and it tore her apart to see them in such horrible conditions. Her teal eyes surveyed the area around her. The happy Palpitoad, and Shelmet prancing around and splashing at the water. Seismitoad were watching on the side lines, talking amongst each other. Luna sighed, watching them play and have fun. She had no time for fun and games. The Palpitoads and Shelmets were running towards her and smiling up at her in a greeting. Luna smiled, petting the both of them affectionately. "I'm glad that you are all happy." Luna then sighed, before walking away and leaving them confused at what she had said.


===============================

Hours Pass

"Doctor? What of Twilight?" Pinkie exclaimed, everybody flinched. The Doctor attempted cleaning his ear out, and frowning.

"She'll be alright." He finally said, everybody in the room almost jumped in glee if it weren't for Pinkie Pie doing it all for them.

"YAAAAAAAY!" Pinkie Pie hollered.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Everybody hushed. 

"Oopsie. Sorry! But Twilight's going to be alright guys! We should cheer! Like, Right now!" Pinkie giggled. Zoroark grinned at the news, if only Luna were here. Zoroark sighed, his grin fading away of the thought. But then, after a few seconds the said individual came in through the hallway, and Zoroark couldn't help but grin widely. Luna looked around, seeing smiles on everybody's faces. All of a sudden Twilight's Pokémon jumped up on Luna and made her fall, sending her tumbling to the floor. "Awww! Twilight's Pokémon are SOOOOO happy! Look at them!"

'Luna! Thank you! Thank you!' They all yelled happily, licking her face and hugging her. Luna was chuckling and smiling at them. 'We've finally found Twilight!'

'Luna keeps her promises till the end!' Zoroark grinned, Luna turned to look at her friend with a smile. He held a clawed paw out to his friend on the ground, Luna took it gratefully and was pulled up.

"Zoroark, my friend. Thank you." Luna smiled, ruffling his hair again.

'Pft. Whatever for?' Zoroark smirked.

"For helping me see it in a different light." Luna replied. Everybody in the room at that moment, couldn't be anymore happier.