Dear Diary,
The battle with Dischord has been won, as we have used the Elements of Harmony to turn him into a stone statue. During our battle, however, Dischord said something that troubles me even now: "Do you really think that you and your sister could ever be equals? Everypony knows that the older sister is the more admired." I became filled with anger that Dischord would say such a thing, but my sister simply had to put her wing on my shoulder and give me a smile to remind me of what we came to do, not what Dischord thought. I was able to calm down enough to help her use the Elements of Harmony, but Dischord's words still trouble me even as I write this diary entry.
It is not normal for us to be able to save an entire kingdom, but in the course of the past month we have done it twice. Our mother and father believe that it is within our destinies to stay in Equestria, and although I am very excited, as my dream shall come true, I also know that I will miss our mother and father. We have promised to keep in touch with each other using a magic message-sending spell special to Alicorns.
In the meantime, Tia and I have been asked by the pony citizens of Equestria to rule them as their princesses, and we have accepted after some talk with our parents about the pros and cons of the situation. The Unicorns have already explained to us that the sun and moon do not move on their own here, like they do back in Alicornia. The Unicorns, being the only ones with magic in this kingdom, were the ones to raise and lower the sun and moon to make night and day. We have also learned that the sun and moon must never be in the sky at the same time, otherwise it means that Equestria will fall into certain doom, so one must be lowered before the other can be raised.
It is almost time for the night to begin, and I honestly cannot wait until it comes. I love the night, as it shows the softer part of the world, and the stars come out and play. Tia and I must go to the Unicorns on the summit to learn how to raise and lower the sun and moon. Wish us luck, Diary.
Sincerely, Princess Luna
You've come such a long, long way
And I've watched you from that very first day
To see how you might grow
To see what you might do
To see what you've been through
And all the ways you've made me proud of you
It's time now for a new change to come
You've grown up and your new life has begun
To go where you will go
To see what you will see
To find what you will be
For it's time for you to fulfill your destiny
Oh, wow, thought Twilight. This is when Luna became a princess with Celestia.
This was something that she had never really thought of, but realizing that Luna and Celestia also had to earn their wings (or in Celestia's case, a horn, which surprised Twilight even more, as Celestia was brilliant with magic) was comforting to her, as Celestia and Luna both really did know how it felt to not know what you are meant to do.
The thing that intrigued her the most, however, was the mention of the land of Alicornia, which was nowhere in the libraries of Equestria, not even Celestia's. She made a note to ask Celestia and Luna about it once she finished reading. It seemed to be, as far as Twilight could tell, a land where there was no such thing as Earth Ponies, Unicorns, or Pegasi, but only Alicorns like Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and herself. She lit a nearby candle and began to read again in the darkening sky as day went into beautiful night.
Well, this is a very nice chapter to try to explain the beginnings of Celestia and Luna's reign over Equestria and how they can send messages without needing to have a dragon like Spike to send them with. I also like to believe that Celestia and Luna would do everything in their power to protect the ponies, especially Luna. That's my theory though.
I'll explain more about the land of Alicornia later, although I'm not even sure what it would exactly be like due to the fact that the only species of pony that lives there is the Alicorn. I'll expound on that theory later, though, so let's see how it goes.
I chose the song "Celestia's Ballad" to emphasize the point that Celestia and Luna's lives are about to change irrevocably, like Twilight's did in the place the song is sung in the episode, "Magical Mystery Cure". They are about to get their Cutie Marks: something that, to natural-born Alicorns, could only happen once they earn their wings and/or horn, unlike Twilight and Cadence did, although Twilight was born a Unicorn, and Cadence a Pegasus. How Celestia was able to transform them will come later in the book, but right now I'll leave that up to you. ;)
The reason I chose Celestia to earn her horn and Luna her wings is because I think that it will add another way to cause friction between Luna and Celestia leading up to the battle with Nightmare Moon.
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