The Chronicles of Luna

Chapter 9

"So this is Mareville huh?" Luna looked down the main street of Mareville in awe. There are restaurants everywhere. "Yeah…What did I tell you" Rainbow dash saw the look of surprise on her face. "I need to show you the place where we will be staying for the night..." Aqua said oblivious to Luna's surprise.

The trio turned down several small back roads before reaching a small but cozy looking cottage. "This house is owned by a hoof and horn society member who is out of town for awhile. He volunteered to let us stay there" Aqua looked at the house before turning around "However I have some business I need to attend to before I leave…I will be back later…" He finished before walking off leaving the two alone. "So did you want to go out to eat?" Luna asked Dash.

"You know it!" Dash replied excitedly. The two flew off to Main Street.

Wow this food is amazing. Even in Canterlot the food wasn't this good. All of a sudden the door opened, and several guards clad in golden armor walked in. The ponies bowed as Celestia walked in. "Tia!" Luna exclaimed "what are you doing here?"

"Tell me where the shard is" Celestia commanded. Luna was taken aback she had never heard her sister use that tone of voice. "I don't know…Aqua has it…" Luna replied unsure how respond, she had never seen her sister act like this. "Seize them" She commanded coldly to the guards. The guard closed in on them. Dash went to rush the guards. Celestia hit her with a flash of light Dash fell to the floor with a thud. Out of desperation Luna grabbed Dash and teleported to the Cottage just before her sister just barely dodging her sister's stun spell.

"What just happened" Dash groaned.

"I don't know I've never seen Celestia act like this…" She remembered the scene Spectre had showed her in the dream. Aqua burst through the door. "This is not good!" He appeared very nervous "We cannot stay here…We have to go!" The trio grabbed their stuff and ran till they were several miles outside of Mareville.

"I don't get it…Why is Celestia acting like this?" Luna was deeply confused.

"Celestia doesn't want to see Eclipse freed." He answered while looking to see if anyone was following them. "Why wouldn't she want to see Eclipse released?" Rainbow Dash added."Celestia is afraid of Eclipse…" He answered relieved to see they were the only ones on the road. "But…why?" Luna thought aloud.

"Spectre wasn't the only one making power plays…Eclipse's magic was stronger than both Spectre and Celestia combined…Celestia sought to gain an edge against both Spectre and Eclipse. She gained control over the Elements of Harmony. The Elements of Harmony had been created by Galaxior as an embodiment of his power before he ascended into the heavens. Should any serious threat come to Equestria it could be used to neutralize the threat." Aqua explained "As time went on the three siblings slowly became rivals for power, and as I explained earlier Spectre would make the first move using the spirits to get rid of Eclipse, and Celestia would eventually use the Elements to stop Spectre effectively gaining complete control over Equestria."

"So...Why is it you want to free Eclipse?" Luna and Dash stared at Aqua.

"This time the Elements won't be strong enough to hold Spectre for much longer…He is in the process of returning to Equestria as we speak. The elder's believe he now has enough power to control the spirits of Equestria"

"And that means?" Dash gave him a skeptical look.

"That mean when he returns not even the Elements of Harmony will be able to stop him…" Aqua gave them a solemn look.

"What are the Spirits of Equestria?" Luna asked afraid to hear the answer.

"It is the concentrated essence of every Pegasus, and Unicorn's magic…After they die it returns into the world where it originated…To fully control it takes incredible concentration and power…However when fully controlled it can give one the power of a god…" Luna swallowed loudly as Aqua finished.

"Shouldn't we make camp?" Dash asked. Luna had barely noticed they had been walking for several hours. "That would be a good idea" Aqua agreed setting down his saddle bag with a sigh of relief. Dash was quick to set up the tents while Aqua built a fire. By the time they had finished the sun had slipped beneath the horizon.

"So are you coming to bed?" Dash gave her a frisky smile. Seeing that Aqua had already gone to sleep Luna followed her into the tent. "It's been so long" Dash kissed her "How about we have some fun?" What if Aqua hears us? I don't want to hurt his feelings. She knew Aqua still liked her. She moaned as Dash began to kiss her neck. Oh well… She couldn't resist Rainbow Dash, and slowly returned the kiss. Wow I have missed our encounters. I forgot how good Dash was. She quickly fell asleep afterwards.

She found herself back in the castle. Luna saw her older sister. "Tia!" Her small voice squeaked. "Where have you been" Celestia replied "Did you go down to Canterlot again?" How did she know? Luna looked down at the ground "Yes…"

"You know you shouldn't go down there alone" Her sister scolded her "Equestria is dangerous. I don't want you to get hurt."

"I just wanted to see what Spectre was doing…" Luna whined.

"No excuses…You need to get back to practicing your magic." Her sister began to lead her into the corridor. "B-But lace doesn't have to practice her magic…" Celestia gave Luna an impatient look. "Lace is not a princess. Now go on." Celestia led her into the makeshift classroom.

Hey also don't worry I'm not rushing I usually type these up at school when I am not doing anything (It helps when your classes are easy XD.). I like writing but if I do run out of ideas I might take a hiatus, but I'm going pretty strong. So anyway I hope you enjoyed. Also I have made an image of Spectre it's on my profile page

Cpt. Eclipse