Last Days Of Sunshine
Chapter 1
It was the same routine, every day.
Wake up, brush mane and teeth, wake Luna up for breakfast, attend to some royal duties, eat, spend quality time with Luna, check for friendship reports, then back to sleep.
It was tiring, and boring. Doing the same things over and over again, with no change whatsoever.
Princess Celestia stared at her reflection. Nothing had changed; same magenta colored eyes, same multicolored pastel mane, and same pristine light pink coat. Yet, there was something different.
Wrinkles.
Small, but made a huge difference. Not that anypony could notice until they stood right in front of her face, but they were there nonetheless. Those damned wrinkles, the only telltale sign of Celestia's true age. No one really knew how old the Princess was. All that was known was that she was probably more than a thousand or so years old, what with all the banishing Luna to the moon for a good thousand years.
Celestia sighed. She was so tired. Tired of being a princess, tired of pretending to care about other pony's problems, but mostly tired of waiting. Soon, she would have to face reality. She wasn't getting any younger…
Wake up.
"Tia? Tia. TIA!"
Celestia sat up, glaring at her little sister. "What is it, Luna?"
Luna jumped onto her older sister's bed, playing with the silken sheets. "I'm bored, and I want to play."
Celestia flopped back onto her bed. "Go away," she murmured, burying herself deeper into the covers. The bed was so warm, the pillow so soft…
"No!" cried Luna, ripping the sheets of the bed. "Time to wake up and be active! You've been sleeping for a thousand years, you lazy pony!"
"Oh please, I was only taking a cat nap," scoffed Celestia, swinging her hooves over the side of her bed, and walking over to her vanity.
"Oh yeah? From what I know, you took a nap at 3:00 PM, and now it's 4:30!" And with that, Luna smiled triumphantly.
Celestia cast a sideways glance at the midnight blue alicorn. Sometimes, she just wanted to banish her to moon all over again. "Luna," she began, putting down the brush she was using to comb her mane. "Maybe it's time you made some friends. You've been talking about Twilight Sparkle and her friends ever since you visited Ponyville last Nightmare Night, and you've done nothing but sit on the balcony, watching ponies pass by. Go do something with your time."
"But Tia," Luna protested. "I just want to play with you now."
Celestia spun around. "I might not always be around. Might as well have a back up plan."
The shocking remark surprised both sisters.
"Okay then. I'll go make some friends," said Luna slowly. As she turned to leave the room, she hesitated, as if she wanted to say something. However, she stopped herself, and walked out.
Celestia sighed. Hopefully that wouldn't become a habit for her.
"Luna, Luna, Luna."
Luna woke up to the sound of her name being whispered over and over again. Using her unicorn magic to light up a candle, she discovered Celestia lying down on her bed, sweating heavily and panting.
"Tia? What's wrong?" asked Luna, rushing to the older alicorn's side.
"I feel odd, sick, feverish," gasped Celestia. "Please, call a doctor fast!"
And with that, Celestia let out a cry of pain as she moved her hoof to her neck.
"Oh gosh, oh gosh," whimpered Luna, as she raced out of the room to find the royal doctor.
"Please wake up!" she pleaded as she found his chambers. She shook the light orange unicorn awake. "Please, my sister's hurt!"
The doctor quickly leapt out of bed, using his magic to place a pair of glasses in front of his eyes and a bag full of necessary equipment floated next to him.
Both ponies said nothing as they ran to Luna's room.
Moments later, Celestia was escorted to the royal hospital chambers, where she would be undergoing a few tests.
Luna sat on her bed, eyes wide with fear as she thought about her sister. What was happening? And why?
Hopefully she would be all right.