Year 923 AD (After Departure) Summer Month 2 Day 5 Night
It's been hundreds of years since Nightmare Moon was banished. I step out to the balcony, the moon shining down on the city of Canterlot. I look up staring at the horse shaped face imprinted on the side of the moon. Oh how I miss you... my sister. It's been so long since I last saw you, since the last time I heard your voice. The saddest part being, I don't think I'll ever be able to see you again. A tear rolled down my cheek.
If I could make a wish, the one wish I would make is for me to be with you again. Even just one more time, but I know that can't come true. Not since your heart became corrupt and you transformed yourself into Nightmare Moon. There was nothing I could do. I had to imprison you in the moon. I closed my eyes, lowered my head and said softly, "I had to. There... There was nothing I could do."
Year 923 AD Summer 2 Day 6 Noon (The next day)
I decided to take a walk around Canterlot. My royal duties today were getting quite dull and boring. Talking with the towns ponies helps liven up days like this. Most of the ponies in Equestria don't even remember Nightmare Moon. Even less remember my sister Luna before she, burdened with loneliness, became corrupt. To them she's just a legend, a myth, a...
"Oof"
Paperback Writeworth bumped into me. He was a unicorn, dark grey coloured with a brown main. His cutie mark was an open book with a writing quill. I recognized him from the library, where he works.
He said in a deep slightly embarrassed voice "Oh my, Princess Celestia, I am so sorry. I... I didn't see you there"
I replied politely "No need for apology, I didn't see you either."
There was a pile of books littered on the ground. Probably dropped by Paperback when he bumped into me. He began using his magic to pick up each book one at a time and putting them in a neat stack so he could continue carrying them.
"Here let me help you." I said. Then using my magic I picked up all the books at the same time and merged them into one stack.
Paperback seemed more embarrassed now "Oh Princess Celestia, you didn't need to..."
"Don't worry about it, I enjoy..." One of the books caught my attention. I was shocked by it. Using my magic I held the pile steady and pulled a book out from the middle. It was a spell book, written by Starswirl The Bearded. He was the most powerful and intelligent unicorn of ancient times. He had written hundreds of books on spells, but this one was different. It seemed familiar, but I didn't remember it. This book was about banishment spells.
Paperback interrupted my blank stare by saying "You seem to be very interested in that particular book."
He obviously didn't notice my face, which at this point was composed of nothing but shock and awe "Where did you get this book?"
"That one was brought here from the secret archives of the library in Fillydelphia. The librarian there thought it would be better suited for the Starswirl The Bearded wing of the Canterlot archives."
I regained my composer then asked "Would you mind if I borrowed this book for the evening?" "Princess Celestia, I don't mind if you borrow that book. You have access to all the books in the archives."
I replied politely "Thank you Paperback." Then I turned spread my wings and began flying towards the castle.
As I was leaving I could hear Paperback yelling "Your welcome princess!" Poor pony, he has no idea what this book could mean. What I might be able to do with it. This book could finally give me the answer to a thousand year question. How to get my sister Luna back.
I landed just outside the castle front gate and began running. There were guards standing on each side of the gate. I yelled to them "Do I have any plans?"
One of the guards replied "Yes actually..."
"Cancel them." I quickly said.
I ran through the gate, noticing the stunned faces of the guards. I headed straight for the throne room, closed the door and opened the book. I began flipping through pages of the book. Banish into tree, banish from a town, banish city, banish, banish, banish. I began to lose hope as I frantically turned the pages. Then I found it. One of the last spells in the book, banish to the moon. I paused when I saw the page. This is the exact spell I cast on Luna... on Nightmare Moon that night over nine hundred years ago.
Skipping the spell, I began reading the section labelled description and effects. Banish to the moon is a spell that will cause an object or a creature to be imprisoned inside the moon for a length of time equal to the amount of potential magic the caster... has. What? What! This... This spell has a time limit! I was feeling so much horror after reading this it began to show on my face.
I walked slowly to one of the stain glass windows in the room. This one depicted me defeating Nightmare Moon with the Elements of Harmony. Was it truly a defeat after what I just discovered? Nightmare Moon will return, and this time I don't know if I'll have the strength to defeat her.
