Authors Note: This is the second chapter (remastered) of "The Price of Freedom" hope y'all enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own My Little Pony if I did I wouldn't be writing about it, Hasbro owns My Little Pony.

Chapter 2: Denial of what happened

A few hours later...

"Ehh Twilight what happened?" asked Princess Luna in a lethargic tone of voice.

"You passed out after you busted into my house, before you came I fought off 7 living shadows, what made you burst through my roof anyways?" After those words Luna burst into tears, as the memories of what happened hit her like a ton of bricks.

"T-th-they to-took h-her I-I couldn't s-save her" said a sobbing Luna.

"Couldn't save who?" questioned Twilight, in a compassionate and caring tone.

"Tia I couldn't save her th-those shadows t-took h-her an-and killed her." said a now distraught Luna.

"It will be ok, what did she tell you about the shadows?" asked Twilight while comforting the distraught Princess.

Luna said a little calmer "All she told me was to find the Mane Six, she said that you could help."

"Is that all she told you?" questioned Twilight.

"No she also said to hold on to faith, hold on to love, hold on to who I am, that I am not nor will I ever be alone, I don't know what that means though." said Luna, confused by the meaning of the words.

At that moment Applejack burst through the door that was barley attached to its hinges.

"Twilight ya'll need to have a look at this, oh my apologies Princess I didn't see ya their." said Applejack, a little out of breath.

"Ok I'll be out there." said Twilight.

They were surprised for all of the ponies in Ponyville where being attacked by living shadows and devoured and sent to oblivion before they could even scream for help.

"If I may ask what are those things Princess and where did they come from?" asked Applejack in her usual southern drawl.

"I do not know what those things are but they attacked me and my s-si-sister." she said on the verge of crying again.

They ended up saving as many ponies as possible among the was Octavia, Vinyl Scratch, Derpy, Lyra and many more. After they were done they went to the towns' square to rest and make a game plan, just then a shadow that appeared out of nowhere was about to to attack Luna and end her existence when at the last moment Pinkie Pie brought out her new and improved Party Cannon and blasted that wretched shadow into nothingness.

"Well that was fun let's do it again." said Pinkie in her best warrior impression.

"We thank you Pinkie for saving my life." stated a grateful Princess Luna.

Then Rarity came out of her home with a double edged sword, she got from one of her ex coltfriends who is a royal guard for Princess Luna, cutting down 3 shadows in one swing of the sword, blood and guts stained her usually perfect white coat, sheating her sword after her fight using her magic. At the same time Fluttershy came into town killing the shadows with her buster sword, which was passes down through her family, 14 shadows faced her and none survived to tell about it. With blood and guts on her and her buster sword she looked like an old war pony from a time long forgotten, after she was finished she returned to her usual shy and timid self.

Rainbow Dash after her own fight came to see how the others were all of the Mane Six and Princess Luna where together a living shadow in the for of the now deceased Princess Celestia appeared to them.

"Tia I'm so glad you made it out alive!" exclamed an ecstatic Luna.

"Y-you ki-killed m-me y-you ca-caused th-this." said the shadow Celestia. After she said that she grew grotesque claws and fangs that were razor sharp and incredibly deadly.

"I...I" was all Luna could say through her sobbing.

At that instance Shadow Celestia attacked Luna, she didn't fight back believing that if she died her sister would somehow be brought back even though it hurt her she believed that her sister would be brought back after her own journey to the other side. Though she would be leaving behind friends and family she would be happy knowing that her sister was safe and sound from the living Shadows. Luna ended up with multiple stab wounds to the wings and legs from where Shadow Celestia drove her horn, she had horrible gashes from where Shadow Celestia raked her claws along her body on some of them you could see all the way to the bone, when Shadow Celestia was about to deliver the final blow, though crying she would accpet her fate willing and with honor. But before she could die, Applejack pulled out a Colt .45 revolver, that she bought just in case she needed to defend herself, spinning the cylinder to chamber a round she took aim and shot Shadow Celestia right between her eyes she collapsed in a sickening thud of dead weight.

"That was a mighty fine shot if'n I do say so myself."
"What did thou just do, thou just killed my sister!" screamed Luna, at the top of her lungs.

"That there wasn't yer sister, it was a shadow made to look like her." Applejack calmly explained.

"No that was her!" screamed Luna in denial. "It just had to be."

"Applejack's right that wasn't her, that things eyes were so cold and hollow that could have never been our Celestia." stated Twilight Sparkle.

"I don't believe you!" screamed Luna, she then took off to Everfree forest to get away from them and their unholy lies.

"Do-do you think we-we where too hard on her?" questioned Fluttershy.

"No she has to face the truth some time, Celestia is dead and there can be no changing that." stated Applejack rather harshly.

Authors Note (I'm sorry but this will be a usual thing) well that was the end of chapter 2 hoped ya'll enjoyed it. As usual constructive criticism is always welcomed rate, review. If y'all have any questions PM me and I'll give ya an answer.

"May Your Lucky Stars Always Smile Down Upon Thee."

-Lunas' Eternal Protector