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Celestia woke up somewhat dazed.

"Take it easy now." Sapphire advised her gently. "You spent a lot of energy, it is normal to feel a little weak. Just relax and don't worry."

"How was the tournament?"

"Wonderful!" Pyro said ."I knew it would work. You should have seem their faces when Solar Flare appeared." He chuckled.

Jasmine approached, a potion floated beside her.

"I think what they did was crazy." Turned to Sapphire. "I thought you said you would not interfere. But now it's done." She placed the drink in front of Celestia. "Drink. It will help you to recover." She turned back to Sapphire. "We leave in two hours, if it is well for your Company, Lady Sky."

"Two hours then." Sapphire nodded. "I will gather the others. As for you, young Princess, rest. You did well, but the battle is just beginning."

Meanwhile, Luna was not far off, with Ice and Flame.

"I think safer to wait our departure." Ice commented. "Your sister didn't seems to be very fine and I think one of you has to be there, right?"

Luna had to agree, though she could not endure the long wait. But then what was wrong with Celestia? Well, she might have exaggerated in the training, but doesn't appear in the Tournament... Had something fishy there.

She went to meet her sister.

"How are you feeling?"She asked gently.

"Just a little tired. I will be fine."

Luna nodded and went away when Celestia called her back.

"But I wanted to talk to you, sister. You did well taking care of everything by yourself today. Just like when I was poisoned. You are a great leader, Luna. If something happens to me, I know this place will survive, and will be in competent hooves. If something happens, I want you to remember what is most important, little sister. Keep the flame alive."

"I'm not so competent as well. Reckless, when I attacked the troll and it almost led to my ruin. If something will happen to one of us, is more likely to be me. But if that happens, don't despair, Celestia. you are the true queen and they need you."

"It will not work." The two murmured to themselves, at the same time, then looked at each other in surprise. But there was no discussion, they understood what had been planned from the beginning.

"Sapphire Sky was right. Neither of us can do it alone." Luna muttered.

"And they guaranteed that none of us had to try." Celestia nodded.

"Were you there so, weren't you? The mysterious pony? Solar Flare?"

"I don't know what they did. I was not conscious during the battle. My energy yes, but if I was really there? I don't know. I prefer to believe I wasn't."

"They tricked us!" Luna hit a hoof on the ground in frustration.

"It was for our good. I think. If we had known this before, we would never let each other go, because we care so much for each other. Because we know, deep down, that we work separate but only together we are complete."

"Separated you were trained to work together." Sapphire entered. "But you should just know when you two were ready to accept that you would not do it separated.

Celestia showed a natural control over the light. The light removes darkness, but never all. Luna, on the other hand, showed an excellent contole of darkness and above all resistance to them, keep mind clear, pure heart, it is not as the cold darkness that covers this world, a lighted darkness for the light pure hope, like the darkness of night. You two are like the sun and moon, and that's something undeniable now."

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"Like us, isn't it?" Luna interrupted.

"Exactly!" Celestia smiled. "You were veryyoung at the time, but that's what Mom always told me. Which while we remained together we would be safe, wherever we were, and there would always be a little piece of home with us. I didn't understand when she said that one day we would face one fate she wanted to be able to avoid. Guess I'm beginning to understand."

"It'll be okay." Luna said. "Continue."

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The two realized the Sapphire's look and could hardly believe it, all the confusion, all the training, concern for the tournament, what they least expected had happened, they had won their Cutie Marks! They didn't know when, but somewhere in that little phase of personal knowledge, had happened. It was not something that occurred frequently. Not all ponies had the opportunity to discover your true talents in the situation of war and isolation, everyone did everything to survive there.

They really were like the sun and the moon, there was no discussing the words of Sapphire. But it made Luna a little nervous. The prophecy, something about a eclipse... She didn't like how the words sounded even more sinister and disturbing in her mind than whem Sapphire told them. She wondered for a moment if she should tell Celestia about it but thought it was better not, at least not while they were with Sapphire.

"There was a change in plans. We leave in ten minutes. Seems that there is another storm on the way." Sapphire finally warned ."So, decided your fate, Princess?"

The sisters looked at each other for a moment, they knew the answer.

"We're getting out of here. Face Nightmare. Liberate our land or die trying." Celestia stood determined.

"Did not makes sense to survive without living." Luna added.

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"That's what I keep telling you!" Luna protested. "If they aren't only silly stories like Felix said, why would you never believe me?"

"I would like to finish the story before you start accusing me, asking questions or having crazy ideas. Can I?" The truth was that Celestia had no idea the answer and wanted time to think about the events of that afternoon before making a decision of what would happen to them next. It was what her father always told her: Stories not only help you pass the time, they are a way for you to reflect, or to calm down... They can serve many things whenever you need them.

Unfortunately she and her sister had different views about the stories. In addition to Luna being so persistent and adventurous as her mother.

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"I don't think we can both just disappear like that. Abandon the kingdom." Celestia changed her mind.

"Illusion can take care of everything. We left a message for him." Luna decided. "Don't worry Celestia, I've planned everything."

"You planned?" Celestia was surprised.

"Well, it was more Flame and Ice's idea." She admitted. "I probably would have gone long time ago if they were not around."

Always impatient, always reckless. Celestia thought.

Luna had no way of knowing that her sister was thinking, but shivered as the prophecy came to her mind. She wished she could forget it permanently. This was no time for this, she had an adventure ahead and maybe she would never come back.

"Well, then we are ready to go!"

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Luna laughed. Celestia turned to her, confused.

"What's so funny?"

"I don't know... That sounds so Percy Jackson. A mission, a prophecy, maybe we never come back alive but the fate of the world depends on our success... Got it?" She laughed again. "Just missed you saying that there are gods ponies too..."

Celestia rolled her eyes but smiled.

"Okay. I will get a quick snack for us while you calm down. I countinue as I get back."

Unfortunately her sister was right. That made her hesitate a bit on her confidence. That was real or just a story? It was impossible to separate reality from fantasy, truth from lie, when words were of her mother. But what had happened earlier seemed so real.

Like Luna, not her sister, the true Princess Luna, she didn't like to think about it, she wanted to forget everything. But unlike the pony princess, she could.

She took off her earring for a moment, looked at it and then put it back.

Not yet.