Hello dear readers Halsenbert here with a new chapter of Moonbeam.
Honestly this chapter was going to be much more love-lover, but I decided for a somewhat different approach. Also the following events occur at the same time as the previous chapter.
I hope you enjoy this chapter and... Lets Begin!
Author's note: MLP does not belong to me either its characters. The characters and OC's of this story belong to their respective authors, this story was made with the sole purpose of entertaining.
Warning:The next chapter may contains scenes of sex or explicit violence, so discretion of the reader is adviced.
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Moonbeam
Chapter 21 – Triggered.
By the time the princess of the Sun began her daytime activities, her younger sister had already retired from the castle accompanied by Siegfried.
Celestia hoped that with the war's end, the barrier that somehow had formed between them would dissolve sooner rather than later. While she could assure that Luna cared about her, her conversations certainly did not go any longer than a few minutes and the last two times had been disagreements, which seemed to have increased the distance between the two sisters even more.
The white alicorn let a sigh out as she entered the room in a tired pace, a good breakfast and some sugar would help her to improve her mood, so the ruler decided to prepare some pancakes for breakfast.
Celestia kindly greeted the chef's baking offers before taking a few ingredients by herself: a bag of flour, some eggs, some milk and sugar among others.
None of the bakers seem uncomfortable with this, as it was quite normal for the Princess of the Sun to prepare breakfast for her and her sister from time to time.
-Good morning Princess Celestia- said an old chef, it was an earth pony whose cutie mark was shaped like a plate of salad over which were two jars of salt and pepper.
-Good morning Spice- replied the princess kindly as she placed her ingredients on a wooden table.
-Pancakes again? that bad was your night?- asked the chef bringing her a jar of apple jam.
-Let's say… was not one of the best Nights ever- Celestia replied as she started preparing the flour, eggs and milk mixture while taking the jar offered by Spice with her magic.
-I understand. I suppose the situation is still a little tense?- said the chef.
-It certainly is, but I have full confidence in my people, I'm sure we'll find a way to deal with all these situations- smiled the princess as she took some fruit offered by the pony - So how's your morning going Spice Fruit?- asked back the ruler.
-Pretty good your majesty. We're preparing everything to have the ingredients ready for the heart's warming eve. Although some of the ingredients have been tricky to get, I'm sure we'll exceed your expectations- he said with a friendly smile on his face.
-Sure you will- replied the ruler.
The princess crouched slightly to be at the other pony's height before whispering to him.
-I suppose you already have an idea of what this year's dessert will be, right?- asked hopefully.
-Oh no princess! Clover contacted us very early this morning and told us that she would take care of the dessert for this evening, she mentioned something about a culinary and marvelous dessert though… that much I can tell you-
Celestia remained in deep thoughts, rubbing her fore hoof under her chin as she continued to mix the dough.
Spice looked at the princess, remembering those days he spent teaching her how to cook and bake different dishes.
Since StarSwirl arrived at the castle located in the middle of the Everfree forest accompanied by two small alicornios, the ponies working at the castle fell in love with the two little fillies almos immediately. They were a couple of adorable ponies and quite exotic too. Until then it was not known of the existence of ponies that shared the characteristics of the three tribes combined at least not outside Myths and ancient Legends.
Certainly, Spice was one of the few ponies who had spent most of his life next to the princesses. And above all, one of the closest friends of the deity of the Sun as he was the one who taught her how to prepare almost all the dishes that were served in the castle. Spice teach Celestia and helped her develop her culinary arts, that way Celestia could learn how to prepare all kinds of foods, especially desserts… something that until now no one really understood was, why she elder alicorn was greatly fascinated by sweet dishes though.
From a young age the pale white alicorn absorbed knowledge of books like a sponge, unlike Princess Luna who tended to be much more distracted. However, those who really knew the two monarchs, also knew that Celestia tended to be clumsier than Luna in physical activities, and tents to rely on her brute force during Starswirl combat training rather than her combat technique.
Being Celestía the older of the two sisters, it was very common for other ponies to start thinking of her as the role model of the two, especially since the deity of the Sun tended to stand out notoriously with the activities she carried out, and under the tutelage of StarSwirl did not take long to become a pride pupil.
Everyone in the castle saw her fully focused on her studies and duties, and most important Celestia was used to took in care the wellbeing of others before hers. It was no wonder that the eldest of the monarchs quickly began to receive more attention from other ponies, especially when Princess Luna went on to take on her night duties after receiving her cutie mark. After all the princess of the night was rarely seen outside her night time duties.
-... I guess Clover really hopes to win the bet. I hope she gets something unique, I can't wait to try it- Celestia said as her tongue traveled all along her lips, she could almost savor the dessert's flavor that the prodigious sorceress planned to offer her to win their little bet.
With her magic, Celestia added some additional ingredients to the mixture that seemed to already have a proper consistency and finally begin to advance to the cooker.
As soon as Celestia began humming for herself as she continued her work, the chef decided it was time to continue his own activities. So, Spice leave the princess on her own, who began to chat animatedly with any other pony approaching her.
It was really incredible seen the princess radiating such a positive attitude especially in those times, but in a way… heart's warming eve was approaching and that clearly brightened the heart of more than one inhabitant of Equestria.
The deity remained in her seat as she took small bites of her breakfast. Celestia's gaze looked absent. The small dining room had become an ideal place for her, she liked to meditate while enjoying some pancakes accompanied by some tea and this was no exception.
Celestia had many things to think about, she chewed slowly as she turned her fork with the help of her magic aura. During the week she should attend several meetings with some high-class ponies who surely wished to obtain some special permits on lands that had been abandoned during the war. One of her biggest concerns was mainly the increase in taxes that nobles had applied for, with the intention to maintain their social status without affecting their pockets with the growing repairs that were carried out throughout the kingdom.
Celestia needed to re-distribute the kingdom's resources equally in the regions and pay special attention to the needs of the towns and cities that suffered most of the damage caused by war.
She had to focus on reopening the schools to avoid problems of illiteracy and this meant that she would have to form a new group that will be responsible for managing the academic system of the kingdom. An association that will be completely independent of the crown in order to keep schools running even if problems were presented within the government, that way she will prevent the scholar system from suffering any more issues.
The issue of reviving the economy and trade was still pending. Celestia knew that most of the raw materials used by the kingdom would not be a problem, however, she had to take into account that most derived products would have a serious decline in production because they had to greatly limit the consumption of raw materials, especially those that caused overexploitation of the land. Even if entrepreneurs did not like the idea, Celestia had to ensure that the kingdom's resources were not scarce and for this… it was necessary to let the land rest for a while.
The white fur alicorn moved her Fork to the pancake tower to take another piece and bring it back to her mouth almost automatically.
"Perhaps the heart's warming eve will bring some ease to my little ponies" thought the white-pearl alicorn. That night was especially important, because it would help her subjects to reconnect with each other again and it was for that reason that… despite the lack of money in the budget, Celestia had decided to hold the party open doors, that will help the ponies that had lost everything during the war and hopefully bring them a nice evening for once. Who knows, maybe it will help to increase the spirit of the Equestrians too.
Celestia also knew that Luna could handle military reconstruction and reorganization activities by herself, Although, after Crisi's predicament Celestia wasn't sure it will be a good idea. It was more than obvious that they would have to find the best way to restore the army's power in order to keep the kingdom protected without sacrificing more numbers and they need to consider that most of the military force will return to their civilian duties too. However, Luna wasn't in her best mental state to keep war activities under her care, it might trigger her mod.
On the other hoof, introducing Luna to social activities to help some of the ponies affected by the war against the Crystal Empire would help her younger sister to spent some time with her subjects and divert her attention from all the problems that overwhelmed her, especially if she spent that time with the younger fillies and colts. That was something Luna herself did not give credit for, but the ruler of the night seemed to have a good touch with the younger ponies, especially younger ones.
The White-Pearl alicorn swallowed the piece of pancake before inserting a new one into her mouth. Her thoughts then moved on to the events of the previous day.
"How in Equestria was it possible for those creatures to abduct Crisi without any other pony noticing anything?" She wondered.
It was curious that Luna had sent Siegfried and Epsilon to check the Everfree forest, specifically near the area where Crisi was trapped.
At first, the ruler didn't give much of a thought of it, but now that she meditated the issue with a good pancake, she could assure that her sister was aware of what was going on long before Epsilon and Siegfried found the hive. She recalled that some nights before, her sister had been collecting various scrolls and books, especially those that possessed information about high-level enchantments and Equestrian's maps and encyclopedias. Celestia knew this because she herself had tried to access some of these books when the librarian told her that she found it curious that her younger sister had asked for them the day before.
This led her to think of the creature that led the army of insectoids at that time. It was absurd that such a large, well-organized army had lost the fight against three guards and an alicorn. So the deity of the Sun started thinking that creature let them go on purpose.
Then there was the problem of the elements, they were the last line of defense they had and yet their power at this time was insufficient… No! it was best to think that they were not working right. The last letter Celestia received from Zephora contained no encouraging news, in fact, it seemed to indicate that the elements of harmony were somehow losing their connection to the two Alicorns. There did not appear to be any indication that the elements of Laughter, Honesty and Loyalty were restoring their characteristic brightness, it rather was as if the three elements were losing power with each passing day.
Celestia certainly had no idea how those artifacts worked, before disappearing without a trace, her master StarSwirl told her about the seed they had planted outside the castle as the last line of defense to keep Equestria safe. During the combat with Discord the elements worked quite well, although The ruler of Equestria did not yet understand the criterion that the elements used to transform the Draconequus into stone.
They had naively thought that these artifacts would help them stop Shadow as well… unfortunately something went terribly wrong with their calculations and they did not just were unable to activate the elements, during the fight they ended up losing the entire crystal empire too.
Now there was that dream she had had that morning, although she wasn't sure what it meant… Celestia knew that somehow the tree of harmony seemed to be trying to contact her. Possibly that unicorn-shaped shadow represented in some way the will of the tree of harmony. The monarch needed answers, answers she wouldn't find in any of the castle books.
The sound of the door suddenly opening bring her back to reality in such an unexpected way that Celestia ended up falling backwards from her seat.
-I'm terribly sorry, your majesty!- Smart Cookie exclaimed, as she was chasing the little pink coated pegasai that was fluttering around the dining room.
-We didn't want to interrupt your breakfast- Pansy added nervously as always, approaching to help her friend.
-Don't worry, It wasn't your fault I just got distracted- the ruler replied as she pressed the bump on her head with her fore hoof.
-Cadence is too hyperactive and just seems to be quite calm when Clover is near- Added Smart Cookie as she ran after the pink pegasai around the room.
-The previous crystal princess told me that Cadence was really a pretty special case of natural disaster, now I see what she means by that- said the princess standing up with the help of Private Pansy.
After shaking of some dirt from her fur and clean the traces of apple jam from her coat, the princess observed trio whit interest. Cookie appeared to be the target of all the shenanigans of little Cadence, while Pansy turned out to be the one who kept the poor earth pony as relaxed as possible. While teaching her lessons on how to take care of the little filly.
It was a bless to have the little one close and yet the filly was a constant remainder of the tragedy in which the crystal empire had ended.
With a gentle call the deity of the Sun caught the attention of the small filly who soon perched between her hooves to receive a kiss from the bright-white alicorn. The deity excused herself, before leaving the room, she leave Cadence on SmartCookie hooves.
She could not correct the mistake they had made in the Crystal Empire, but there was no point in continuing thinking about it, the best thing Celestia could do at the moment was to guide her subjects and help them out of the situation the kingdom was going through now.
Filling her heart with those positive thoughts, the deity of the Sun decided to start her day by heading to the throne room.
The first thing she noticed was the empty space left by the stained-glass window that the castle decorators had placed the day before.
Although it was a good stained-glass window, quite pleasing to the eye even, Celestia had not to be any fortune teller to know that Luna should have requested the castle's workers to retire the decorated window overnight. Her younger sister was probably still uncomfortable with the situation, so the deity of the sun simply decided that it would be better to accept Luna's decision and leave the window as it was now.
Already in the throne room the monarch received the night report from Alcor, after reviewing the report agreed to help the House Blueblood as well as the families of Lord Luxury Pants, Lady Marvel and Lord Wine, to start with the investment project in Manehattan.
Celestia also made some notes regarding the observations that Luna had written in reference to the practices that the noble families of the kingdom's boundaries still continued to make.
-Princess Luna asked me to give this to you too, your majesty- Alcor added, giving the pearl-colored alicorn a piece of parchment signed with Luna's royal seal, a crescent Moon symbol made of bright red color wax.
It was a royal order to arrest any inhabitant of the kingdom who was caught by carrying out illegal activities within the territory of Equestria, in which case the perpetrator would be brought to trial before the princesses after which… if found guilty, the perpetrator would be charged with treason and the sentence could lead from being locked up in the Dungeons of the Tartarus for life to the immediate execution of the creature in question, all of this… depending on the seriousness of the action done by the perpetrator.
Luna had already drafted the full order and of course had also signed the parchment. However, in order to implement such requests, the signature of Celestia was required to proceed to hoof over the order to the council of Equestria which was formed by Platinum (Who represented the unicorns), Hurricane (Who represented the Pegasus) , Pudding (who represented the earth ponies), Clover (who despite her youth had been appointed as a representative of the sorcerers' council at the request of StarSwirl) and Zephora (who was part of the council thanks to her extensive knowledge and total impartiality to any of the parties involved). And there would be them who would end up approving or rejecting the implementation of the new law.
Celestia has no doubt that Hurricane would accept the motion. But the white alicorn was sure that Pudding Platinum and Clover would disagree with the act of execution, as they considered that an unnecessary and barbaric practice. Frankly. Celestia herself considers them equally extreme and unnecessary, that's why the older of the sisters had repeatedly rejected her younger sister's requests to personally deal with this particular issue.
Although if she thought about it carefully, after the recent war Celestia had to admit that at least Pudding could end up approving the motion.
It would be impossible for Platinum to accept the motion, especially given that the purpose of this new law would directly affect noble unicorns, who made up most of Equestria's noble houses.
Similarly, she was sure that Clover would not approve the new law primarily because of the act of execute other creatures, after all Clover The Clever considered very few things worthy of punishments as severe as that of Tirek's attempting to conquer Equestria shortly after Discord's defeat.
On the other hoof, Celestia could not be entirely sure that Zephora would not approve the motion if during the deliberation it was decided to withdraw the death penalty as part of the punishment.
Being honest if Celestia wanted to build a better kingdom, she had to avoid, as far as possible… base her reign on violent activities. There must be some other way… she just wasn't sure which one.
One of the notes that Luna had made clear enough was permission to take action with the help of the night guard to arrest the practitioners and take them to the castle to prosecute them as soon as the law would be approved. It was certainly important to start taking matters into her own hooves, but after the events of last night…Celestia wasn't sure Luna was thinking clearly right now. She was still upset about what happened to Crisi and that would end up clouding her judgment at the slightest provocation.
Celestia had to be the one who made her come to her senses, perhaps a talk before bed would be perfect, after all at that time the indigo alicorn will be more rested and could receive the news with a more serene attitude.
-I thank you Alcor, I will talk to Luna about this first thing in the evening- assured the princess.
The night guard bowed and retreated from the room using the door located behind Canterlot's throne.
The deity continued with her work by put everything else aside for the time being. She corroborated the list of earrings she had for the heart's warming eve celebration and decided to take a look at the preparations for the hall where the festivities would take place.
The ruler of the daylight was dedicated to organizing and signing the petitions that had come to her the day before and catching up with her delayed paperwork.
During the afternoon Celestia began with the meeting she had with Platinum, Hurricane and Pudding Head. Certainly, the three leaders were much more enjoined… and reunited with them directly as this, greatly reduced time compared to the long meetings she held directly with the noble families or with the masters of the numerous regions.
Platinum volunteered to oversee the issue of the investment project, her presence would surely give more weight to the project by making other noble families to give their approval and join the cause more easily.
Pudding would make sure to prepare a plan that would help the princesses divert the remaining resources from the kingdom efficiently, without further affecting any of the affected areas. Although the deity of the Sun was certain that most of that organization would be made by Smart Cookie.
By the time Pudding and Platinum retired, the princess remained in the room. As soon as the commander made sure her friends had left, she decided to address the princess.
-Here is the information you asked, your majesty. However, I am sorry to inform you that the results are not good-
-Commander, I can assure you; I was aware that it would not be of my liking- the deity replied, taking with her magic the parchment that the commander extended to her with her hoof.
-It will take us at least two years to train moderately new cadets, as most of the deaths were from soldiers of the kingdom after all, we ordered that our soldiers be on the front line to prevent as much as possible the listed civilians from ending up dead-
-What about the night guards recruiting?- the princess asked as she read the commander's report carefully.
-We don't have recruits yet, it may be because of the nature of Epsilon and the colts- the commander said.
Noticing Celestia's gaze above the documents Hurricane quickly added.
-Don't misunderstand me, your majesty. I have nothing against them, but the soldiers don't feel comfortable with them nearby-
-Well, there must be another way, after all the purpose of putting them as their first guards was mainly to show that we are impartial and we do not judge a pony by their ethnicity, but by their achievements-
-Believe me that it bothers me too, but talking to them is almost like talking to the wall, they only do things because I order them to, not because they want to do it-
-I asked Caramel to stay in the old castle for a few days in my sister's care, is it possible that we find new recruits before my captain returns?-
-I can't promise you anything right now, your Majesty, but I'm sure we'll find someone who's thinking of enlisting-
-I thank you, Commander- replied the monarch.
As soon as the pegasai was dismissed, the princess stacked the documents Hurricane had provided her, then took a couple of documents that remained on the desk showing pictures of ponies, with their names and attitudes written below the pictures.
Among documents the deity of the Sun took one that caught her complete attention. It was a picture of an earth pony, in his work history Celestia could appreciate extensive knowledge in the matter and a sufficient complete mastery to perform the position the ruler would offer him. The best thing was that the pony's current job was not far from the castle so it would be relatively easy to find him and offer him a position in the new Equestria Education Association the ruler was thinking of create.
-It's best to pay him a visit, plus I think Cadence and I would like some fresh-air right now- said the alicorn standing up.
DING DONG
Since Platinum sent him the letter with the approval of the investment project by his assistant by obligation, as the lord now used to call Vinyl, he assumed that sooner or later he would end up being called to the royal palace to begin preparations.
DING DONG
When the bell of the main entrance rang for the third time, the blonde colt thought about the number of times he would have to rebuke his butler.
-Cent!- Blueblood shouted even though he knew that the noise of the instrument would make it impossible for him to be heard- Damn it! stop playing that instrument and open the door at once!-
Hearing no answers, he stood on his four legs and set out to walk to the front door.
-Damn I'll cut your pay for this Cent, it seems that clumsy mare and that colt were the masters of the mansion… and what about me? I'm the master of this mansion, I'm the one who should be thanked for giving them a roof to sleep on, but NO!- the lord cursed.
DING DONG
-For all the ponies…! - said th elord opening the door before becoming completely motionless in his position.
He was certainly ready to kick any unwanted guest out of his territory, especially if it was some salespony. The last thing Blueblood expected, however, was to see that particular mare on the other side of the wooden door looking at him with that kind smile and centering her beautiful magenta eyes on him.
-YOUR MAJESTY!- the lord said almost throwing himself to the floor after trying to bow as fast as he could.
-Good afternoon my lord, I hope not to arrive at an inappropriate time- the alicorn mentioned while the foal on her hooves played with her smooth mane.
-N-No, of course not, your majesty. Go ahead this is your house- the lord offered stepping aside for the princess to get inside, while the two guards accompanying the princess remained on each side of the main entrance.
-Tell me princess, what can I do you for?- asked the quite angry blond colt.
-Oh I've come to see a couple of things, but first I'd like to know who's playing that instrument- the princess said marveled by the sound of the melody coming from the top floor.
-That's my butler, he's been teaching a guest how to play some instruments- Blueblood said. He tried to explain a little more about the mare but for some reason his mouth remained closed.
-It's a beautiful melody. And it's funny that you mention it because I'm here to see him too, I'd be very grateful if you could call him, I don't think I'll take long.
-Don't worry princess I'll do it right away. In the meantime, you can sit down on the reception sofa- the blonde said, going up to the first floor.
Soon the blonde returned accompanied by a thin stallion of opaque grey fur and a mostly silver mane and tail with some black stripes, his eyes though, were a bright lavender color. The equine wore a very well-ironed suit and wore on his back a Cello case.
Behind him was a snow-white fur mare wearing two pairs of socks with different color patterns whose shades of blue, violet, green and baby-pink strangely combined with each other. Her messed up hair had an electric blue color wild styled. Over her eyes carried a pair of dark crystals that kept the mare's eyes completely hidden. Walking at the other saide of the mare was a dark fur foal with a silver mane and tail who seemed not to want to stay away from the mare.
-Did your highness want to see me?- asked the thin stallion bowing at Celestia followed by the mare and the little foal.
-Professor Melody, I'm glad to see you in such a good mood, the last time we met we didn't end up on good terms and… I was worried that you didn't want to see me at all-
-What...? No, your majesty of course no. It is true that we had an argument, but I can assure you that I understand the reason why you made the decision to close the school music, I would not want you to think that I hold any grudges for that- the old stallion said.
-You don't know how glad I am to hear that from you- replied the deity smiling kindly -Please take a seat- said the princess pointing to one of the sofas.
The princess waited for the ponies to take their respective places before continuing.
-Professor Melody-
-Please princess, just call me Cent… I've stopped being a music teacher- the butler said.
-Now that the war is over, I hope you understand that one of my priorities is to restore the kingdom's study centers. Which is why I'm thinking of reopening schools and academies once again- the princess said as she looked at the stallion with all seriousness.
-Don't get me wrong, your majesty, but you didn't have to come all the way here to ask me to go back to the Music Academy- replied the butler.
-No, I know that. I suppose with a letter would have been enough, but there is another reason. You will see professor, with the aim of avoiding such conflicts in the future, I have decided to form an association totally independent of the crown, which will have the power to make the best decisions to teach the ponies the best techniques of study, so that if something like what happened during this war happened again, this association may have the possibility to maintain the school activities, without this directly affecting the actions of the government-
-Do you want to separate the crown functions from the educational system?-
-I think it would be the best way to make sure we don't neglect the education of the new generations. But for this I wish that the association, is made up of capable and dedicated teachers and you… Professor Melody are one of them. You fulfill the profile I am looking for, have extensive knowledge in the field, have a long career in the field of education and above all have strong moral values. I am convinced that young ponies will be in good hooves with you as part of the Equestria Education Association-
-Your Majesty, I... I don't know what to say, I really love being offered an opportunity like this, I... from all the other ponies, I really don't know what...-
-If I were you, I could start by accepting the job professor- the princess said, smiling at him.
-I would like to accept your offer Princess Celestia but... I am working for Lord Blueblood at this moment and I would not like to leave him so abruptly- replied the butler.
-Yes, I understand-
Vinyl took a violin that stood on one side of the piano and carried it to her hooves. She rose from her seat and began playing a couple of notes and then stopped abruptly and pointed with the bow at Blueblood. She then resumed her tune by stopping to point to Cent and herself before continuing with the tune. Then she puts down the instrument and looked at the lord.
Blueblood remained watching the mare, his expression being of total confusion as did the princess, who seemed intrigued by the way the mare communicated.
Noticing this, the musician shone her head pointing at Cent again and then pointed the violin at her hooves.
The blonde felt as if something had hit him in the back of the back of his neck, Blueblood look behind him to observe an orange levitating behind him, the fruit was sustained by the magic sura of the mare, paying attention to the fruit, he notice that part of the shell had been removed forming a "W" on the surface.
The lord immediately understood the message, the whole point was that he needed the princess to begin having an interest in him, and for this he had to find a quick solution to the problem without it affecting his interests.
-I have a suggestion princess- said the blonde stallion drawing the attention of the ruler -Considering that if the Association is established here in the capital, Cent could show up during the mornings at the academy and in the evenings, he could return here at the manor to continue his duties, after all, Cent is in charge of the mansion staff, so he could leave them some instructions to run during his absence and in the afternoons when I finish my duties he will also be able to return and continue to support me- offered the lord.
-The decision is yours, professor- the deity of the Sun said.
-I find Lord Blueblood's proposal excellent, that will allow me to attend to the activities of the academy without neglecting my work here at the manor-
-I'm glad to hear it, after all if you and Lord Blueblood agree I have no reason to object to it-
The deity stood up followed by the other ponies.
-I would like to ask you a second favor, professor-
-What is it princess?-
-Could you play some music for my niece Cadence? I've overheard that melody of yours earlier, an doctors said that music is good for stimulating the little ones brains, and I think it would be excellent for Cadence if she hears some pony with your skills, playing the Cello-
-I'm not that good really- Cent mentioned with a hoof on the back of his head -But I'll gladly play something for you and your niece, after all I promised Miss Scratch that I would continue to play for her too after our meeting-
-Then it seems to me that you are in luck because this afternoon you will have more audience- smiled the princess.
The butler stood up and placed the instrument's case of the floor before opening the case and took out the Cello. The butler placed the instrument next to him by positioning his hooves to start the melody.
Celestia watched as the electric blue mane mare got down lying on the ground crossing her hind hooves as she rested her chin on her fore hooves. The deity of the Sun could realize that the mare greatly enjoyed Cent's gigs.
-(The melody Cent plays in this scene is: Sonata in "A" minor, Arpeggione)-
Cent began his first movement gracefully, his fore hoof running along the instrument's arm with the experience that the years had left him, Cent's movements quickly alternated his speed, playing in short times and then lengthening times without losing his sync.
With each tune the audience could feel a feeling of emotion that invaded their souls. Vinyl couldn't help but wiggle her head and hind hooves to the beat of the melody that exalted her heart.
The sound of her beloved instrument being played with such mastery made her feel as if she were traveling to a new world, while the notes of the melody made Vinyl sail in a sea of emotions without end. Her heart could skip a beat with every change of time if she would have a beating heart. Vinyl's hooves swayed to the beat of the melody and her head moved back and forth under the charm of the strings.
With the exception of Blueblood the rest of the audience seemed to have fallen into a spell. None of them made any noise during the musician's performance, all remained muted, reveling in the sound produced by the old strings of the refined instrument from start to finish.
Vinyl's journey ended at the same time as the teacher did, it felt as if she was waking up from a long and beautiful dream, like any other she had had before. The white coated unicorn wanted to hear that instrument for the rest of her no-life. It was the only instrument that conveyed to her a feeling that no one else had been able to until now.
Vinyl couldn't understand why, but that old pony was not only skilled with the instrument, but the butler could also project his feelings through her and perhaps that was what she was most passionate about. Vinyl was a vampire who had lost her own voice and now could only communicate her desires through her music, Cent was the first pony in her entire life to have managed to convey her feelings in the same way she did.
The snow-white unicorn did not deny that the kingdom had many talented musicians, but something was definitely different with this one, something she knew she would not find anywhere else. Vinyl knew she wouldn't find another pony capable of doing something like that, that made her feel a little sad, compared to her that butler didn't have a long life, but she didn't want Cent to become a creature of the night like her master and the rest of her clan. Condemned to eternal darkness because as far as she knew, she was the only one of her lineage who could survive under the Sun's light.
-It has been a beautiful melody. I thank you for having agreed to my request professor Melody-
-The pleasure has been mine, princess- replied the butler by taking the fore hoof of white coated alicorn and gently kissing it.
-My lord, I hope to see you soon again to begin the preparations for your project, I am really looking forward to starting with it as soon as possible- said the ruler addressing Blueblood
-Of course princess- the blonde mentioned bowing at her.
After saying goodbye, the princess set out on her journey back to the castle leaving the mansion behind.
-This has been a very productive day- Celestia mentioned watching the snow fall from the sky, she hadn't noticed that it was so late, there was still some hours for her sister to raise the moon but she wanted to go back to the castle before Luna woke up, so she could see her in time and talk about the law her sister wanted to implement as well as the order she wanted to give the night guards once the law would be approved.
Suddenly and without warning, the winter clouds dispersed forming a huge hole in the sky as the silver Moon starts its triumphant rise surrounded by a spiral of stars following it, the spectacle was not less than amazing.
Celestia hear some ponies mumbling something around her, all of them looked strangely at the event, but she did not care to much about that, she simply devoted herself to admiring the short and rare show. If Luna had made such an eye-catching show that evening she would surely be in an excellent mood.
Luna returned to the castle completely exhausted, but not because of the lack of sleep, after all he had tried to rest in the bedroom that Sweetcandy had kindly provided her.
The real problem was that she hadn't really rested since her outburst in the bathroom. She felt as if something was quite odd, the silence that accompanied her now that Nightmare's voice had completely disappeared was starting to bother her.
Luna and Siegfried had gone to get some Coffee before returning to the Canterlot Palace. Most of the ponies had given them an odd look, sure, the princess of the night knew that most of the monies did not felt comfortable around her friends due to their unique appearance. However, she knew that those looks were different from before because this time, she was alone with one of the night guards. Maybe some ponies were thinking that she and Siegfried were dating. Maybe they just felt nervous cause it was her an not her beloved sister. It was hard to tell, normally she would be dealing with this in her own mind, talking with Nightmare to figure things out but after their fight in the bathroom that voice had been quiet as a grave.
Despite the fact that Nightmare had Put her nerves Luna knew that there was truth in those words, it seemed that Celestia was not giving her any important work and was just trying to leave her in charge of the duties that were simply too problematic or unimportant enough for her older sister to merit Celestia's attention.
"Oh my poor, innocent and naive Luna. Do you really think that if this were really important enough as to send a princess… the nobles would not present themselves. I think your sister's just leaving you the minor jobs, maybe she thinks you're not ready for the big leagues"
Those words were spinning around over and over in her head, making her feel more and more irritated each minute.
Suddenly he felt Siegfried's hooves suddenly stopping her in her tracks.
-Princess Luna- his friend's worried voice made her get out of her initial surprise.
She was so focused on her own thoughts that she had not noticed the huge door standing in front of her and with which she nearly crashed muzzle first.
-Are you all right Luna?- asked Siegfried genuinely concerned for her.
-Yes… yes. We… We're fine, just a little distracted- the deity of the night replied by igniting her horn to open the door wide before entering inside.
-Distracted- Siegfried repeated with a soft voice as he watched the princess of the night wounded hoof.
He had been watching Luna carefully, despite the fact that she agreed to go to that coffee as they agreed back in the Crystal Empire, he had noted that Luna had been lost in thoughts since the incident with the mirror. He also noticed other ponies looking at them with some weird expressions. And despite the fact that he joked about it once or twice. Luna's gaze had remain unchanged.
Leaving aside the beating that Epsilon would give him for letting Luna hurt herself with that mirror during his watch, Siegfried could not turn away from his mind the image of Luna, the gaze she had at that time was very similar to the one she had given them when they tried to persuade her not to go alone to look for Crisi.
It seemed to him as if Luna was much more unstable with each passing day, the Night Knight knew that Luna would surely be upset with him about it, but he had to notify Princess Celestia of what happened early that day.
It didn't take long to get to the throne room, from the other side they could hear the mumbling from a heated argument that took place inside the room.
In front of the door were two of Celestia's royal guards who set aside as soon as Siegfried and Luna approached the door.
Without waiting any longer, the princess of the night lit her horn fully opening the doors.
Inside were Celestia, Hurricane and three pegasus that Luna immediately recognized as the captains of the weather control: Fuzzy Cloud, Melty Snow and Wind Chaser. The latter looked at her with discomfort.
-Enough! We will talk about this tomorrow, now leave!- announces the ruler of the Sun with an authoritarian tone that she rarely used.
The first two captains left the throne room, Wind Chaser, however, stared at the deity of the night with frowned gaze.
Luna was not intimidated by the captain gaze, on the contrary, she stood completely raising her head and looking down at him with a poker face, her wings fully opened… it was a clear signal that she was trying to send the captain the message that she will not tolerate anymore his aggressive attitude.
Noticing the posture of the ruler of the night, Siegfried quickly stood between the princess and Captain Wind Chaser.
-Soldier, I'm going to ask you to take that look off and step off immediately, otherwise...-
-Otherwise what… Freak?- replied the pegasai with anoyance.
-LUNA NO!- cried Celestia.
-Captain take care of your…!- Replied commander Hurricane.
ZAAAP!
Before Siegfried could launch himself to the stalion in front of him. A powerful beam of energy hit the pegasai on the side throwing him to the other side of the room.
Wind Chaser let out a loud scream of pain that echoed in the throne room, the impact caused him intense pain in his wing, throwing him through the air uncontrolled, until he felt the ground stop his journey. He tried to stand up, but a new wave of immense pain hit him at full force, leaving him in a state among the unconsciousness produced by the natural sedatives that his body was beginning to generate at full speed, as a conscious state caused by the immense pain in his side.
Siegfried remained paralyzed for a moment trying to process what had happened right in front of him after the sudden attack, his face was partially covered by the blood of the pegasai as well as his armor and part of the carpet. On the other side was the body of the pegasai, Wind Chaser was laying on the floor, one of his sides was completely covered with blood, scattered on the ground Siegfried could see the pieces of one of the captain's wings.
Siegfried observed the panic on the faces of the two soldiers who were previously guarding the entrance, for upon entering the throne room attracted by the boast of pain they never expected to witness such a scene.
Celestia and Hurricane quickly approached the wounded pony to provide him first aids in order to prevent the captain from bleeding to death. The deity of the Sun ordered his guards to search for doctor in order to take care of the pony at her hooves.
Fuzzy Cloud and Melty Snow remained set apart, both looking at Princess Celestia and then Princess Luna, as soon as the dark-blue alicorn's gaze was on them, the two soldiers freak out feeling an indescribable terror that forced them to crouch in their position under the younger sister's gaze.
Noticing their reaction, the princess's gaze softened completely, the weight of what had just happened hits her like a bucket of ice water. She had just hurt one of her subjects without even thinking about it, scaring not only the two pegasus who looked at her terrified, but her own sister as well as Commander Hurricane and probably Siegfried himself.
-Princess you better talk to your sister- the commander said in a whisper, barely loud enough for the sun's deity to hear her.
-I will talk to her. However, I hope you understands that Wind Chasser's behavior has not been the most appropriate. Regardless of the situation, challenge Luna in that way and provoke Siegfried the way he did, deserved a punishment- replied the ruler, her tone denoted her annoyance.
-I understand your majesty and I am sorry if my attitude has made you uncomfortable, it's just that when I brought them here, I didn't expect things to go this bad- replied the commander.
The princess leave Hurricanes side and approached her young sister as well as her guardian. Celestia's serious face reflected her lack of approval for what had just happened, which caused Siegfried to lower his gaze ashamed.
-Come with me to my chambers Luna... Siegfried, please go rest, I'd like to talk to you in the morning if possible- said the princess of the sun in a serious and authoritarian tone, making her way to the door behind the throne.
Siegfried looked at Luna for the first time since the spell had been cast, reflecting on her face was a combination of sadness and full anger.
The night guard looked again at the princess's wounded hoof, and then placed a comforting hoof on Luna's shoulder.
-Luna…- mumbled the stallion looking at his princess's sapphire blue eyes.
-Luna!- said the eldest of the sisters with a severe tone.
The princess of the night deflected her and proceeds to follow her sister with her head down.
They walked in silence, the only noise that could be perceived was the one coming from her sister's hoof-shoes colliding with the ground.
Luna felt a lot of guilty and annoyance with herself, although she could say that the attack was justified because of the soldier's attitude, it was still wrong to literally maim the Pegasai with mere impulse. she knew what she had done was wrong. One thing was to kill the crystal ponies during a fight in order to survive or massacre a bunch of changelings for having hurt her special some pony, but to rip off a soldier's wing just because his attitude had been aggressive... Well, if she saw it that way, Luna had to admit that it had gone too far.
They continued walking in complete silence, the lack of communication began to increase Luna's anxiety, if only Nightmare had answered her, perhaps she would be able to calm down a little bit, after all that voice in her head had been very helpful the last few days. However, even Nightmare had been driven away by Luna's outburst of uncontrolled anger.
Walking through the cold corridors of the castle in that way made her feel more alone than ever.
"If only I hadn't attacked him" she rebuked herself in her mind.
"If you hadn't… I assure you that Siegfried would have done it, but the punishment they would give him would be much worse than the one they would give you" spoke Nightmare's voice.
For a moment Luna could feel a relief to know that Nightmare was still by her side.
Soon they arrived in Celestia's room, both sisters got inside before the deity of the Sun closed the door behind them.
-I'm not going to ask you why you did it… I think it's pretty obvious. Although I do want you to tell me, what were you thinking when you attack him?- said the deity of the Sun, her tone much calmer than the one she had used in the throne room.
-I don't know Tia, I just...-
-Luna… I know you've been through a lot these last few days and I really want to help you, but I can't do it if you don't let me in-
-I'm sorry Tia-
-The captains came to complain because apparently you opened a huge hole in the middle of the clouds they placed for today's snowfall spoiling their work. To be honest, I didn't think it was a serious matter…-
Celestia kept talking, but the brain of the dark-blue alicorn stopped following the conversation.
"So it was all because of what I did to delight Cinnamon and Freshmint tonight at the orphanage?"
"Hahahahahaha, and to think that for a moment I thought our sister would understand" Nightmare mocked.
Luna kept her eyes fixed on her hooves, as she felt her rage grow again.
-... That's why we have rules Luna… if we are the first to break those rules them Equestria won't thrive- said the deity of the Sun, showing Luna a scroll that the deity of the night immediately recognized.
-That's it- Luna said quietly.
-I'm sorry Luna but I can't accept a request like this… especially after what happened a few moments ago- said the eldest of the rulers, breaking the scroll and throwing it into the chimney.
-How selfish- mumbled the princess of the night.
-Sorry Luna, dis you said something- her sister said in a kind voice.
-It won't happen again- said the dark-blue alicorn before turning around ready to leave the room.
-Luna, please…-
-I said, I got it!- shouted the deity of the night hitting the ground with her wounded hoof.
-Luna, what happened…? how did you get hurt like that?- said the white coated alicorn when she noticed the bandages on her sister fore leg.
-And what does it matter! All you care about is that things are done the way you want!- roared the alicorn facing her sister muzzle to muzzle.
-Didn't you hear anything I just told you Luna? It's not about what I want, it's about do things properly, following the laws we set-
-So you can have a law to lock a friend in a stone prison for all eternity, just because he didn't know how to handle the pain you caused him when you broke his heart… But you can't let me take down the nobles who continue to defy your laws by buying slaves and hunting other creatures as happened to my friends Epsilon, Siegfried, Merak, Mergres and Alcor- the princess replied fiercely.
-You know very well, it wasn't because of that!- Celestia replied, losing her composure clearly hurt by her sister's words.
-As if you can know how they felt!-
"How I feel" Luna thought.
-It's your fault Discord ended up losing his mind!-
SMACK!
Celestia freezes instantly when she notices her younger sister's red cheek and then her own hoof.
-It seems that I'm not the only one who acts on mere impulse- the princess of the night said placing her wounded hoof on her cheek, she then turn around and left the room slamming the door behind herself.
The deity of the Sun remained there motionless watching her own hoof for a long time, she could still feel the impact of the slap she had given her younger sister.
Celestia walked to her mirror, she look at her own reflection, her eyes moist and irritated about to shed tears.
Celestia lift her hoof once again, then slapped her own face as har as posible.
SMACK!
By the time Luna returned to the throne room Hurricane and the others had already gone, probably to take care of Wind Chaser.
Inside the Hall, only Alcor and Merak were waiting for her standing in front of the throne.
-Princess is everything right?- asked Merak noticing the deity's red cheek.
-I'm fine- replied the ruler of the night with a cold voice.
The brothers exchanged looks of concern. They looked at the bloodstains that were still on the ground and then turned their gaze back to the ruler of the night.
-Alcor, could you give me the list I asked for?-
-Yes princess, Lord Wine was quite cooperative, his assistant said he was happy to give us the information as long as that will help improve the kingdom current situation-
-Excellent- replied the deity by taking the scrolls Alcor was offering her, the scrolls were wrapped in red ribbons sealed with a big "W".
Consciousness came to her slowly. She could feel the softness of the blankets that were over her body and the strange, fluffy and soft surface on which she was laying.
The putrid smell of the cells had disappeared and replaced by a much sweeter smell combined with the scent of wood. She also sensed a familiar scent, one that completely reassured her. She could go to the end of the world and would never find a similar smell anywhere else.
Chrysalis opened her emerald eyes observing the room she was in. In the room there were several wooden furniture and shelves. The Changeling was able to distinguish several books and scrolls scattered throughout the place.
The dark princess flipped to her side looking at the opposite side of the room, for a second she freak out by the figure of a pony standing out in front her, the figure appeared to be floating at the side of the bed, although, as she looked the figure more closely, she realized that it was just a mannequin wearing a dark-colored armor, in whose chest was visible the symbol of the Moon.
Chrysalis searched the room with her eyes once again, it was the first time she was in that particular room, the changeling princess always wanted to be in that room and now she was there, but the most important thing was still missing.
Chrysalis tried to stand, though, the pain in her body prevented her from doing it making her lay down once again over the mattress. She lit her horn to levitate a glass of water placed the night table and proceeded to drink the contents of the glass completely.
Her body ached and her magic was barely enough to levitate small objects, yet she felt safe and calm, a feeling she had really missed in the last few days. If this was a dream, she never wanted to wake up.
A murmur coming from across the room got her attention. Without much thought she use her magic to disguise herself as a young black-fur unicorn with emerald mane and tail.
Still sore, she made the effort to sit without turning away from the bedroom door, noticing that the volume of the voices seemed to increase.
The door began to open slowly, letting the light of the corridor come inside, her heart skips a beat as soon as she distinguished the figure that was on the threshold.
The dark-blue alicorn looks at her for a moment before allowing a broad smile to draw on her face.
-Welcome back Crisi- said the Alicorn princess closing the door behind her.
Chrysalis remained motionless; he wasn't entirely sure that any pf this was real. Certainly, the last days had been like hell, the changeling felt a terrible desire to run towards Luna and embrace her, but she was also terrified that by doing so the princess of the night would vanish and she finally will wake up from that beautiful dream finding herself in the hive dungeons once again.
-I can see you feeling much better- said the princess of the night as she approached her from one side of the bed, the princess's eyes looking her at all times -You don't know how relieve I feel seeing you're finally awake. I've been worried about you since we managed to bring you back- the princess added.
Chrysalis watched Luna move towards her, following the compass of the alicorn hips, Luna's waving mane floating gracefully in the air as if an invisible force kept her afloat. It wasn't until they looked each other eye to eye that the changeling princess was completely lost in that deep ocean of blue sapphire.
-Please… tell me you're real-Chrysalis felt her own eyes moisten, her ears down.
The princess of the night softened her gaze when she saw her beloved looking at her on the edge of tears- Luna approaching her beloved changeling princess until her lips were a few inches away from hers.
-Oh Crisi, I'm sorry I couldn't figure it out sooner, but you're safe now and I won't leave you ever…-
Luna's words were interrupted by the changeling princess, as Chrysalis threw herself into Lunas hooves.
The dark-blue alicorn embraced her special some pony protectively, she observed the numerous bandages wrapped around chrysalis body.
"Fear no more Crisi. I'll be here to protect you" the princess of the night thought.
Despite the wounds of her body, the changeling suddenly redirected the weight of the alicorn causing Luna to fall over the mattress.
The eyes of the changeling looked at her in the same way a predator looks at its prey, her long tusks completely exposed, her see-through wings fully extended, and her shiny horn surrounded by her emerald aura.
-Crisi…- whispered the alicorn looking at Chrysalis confused.
The changeling princess's hooves were shaking as the creature desperately tried not to lose control. Chrysalis could feel her partner's love, that intoxicating feeling her race desired more than anything else.
She desperately wanted to become one with Luna and replace those awful memories that remained fresh in her memory with the feelings the body of her beloved alicornio might give her.
Seeing Luna lying beneath her, looking at those big sapphire eyes, caused Chrysalis's instincts to begin to break free. Her true nature cried at her, asking to take dominate that mare. Her whole body wanted to extract every last drop of love the bark-blue alicorn had inside.
Chrysalis had Luna completely at her mercy, the princess of the night was completely helpless, if the changeling wished she could do anything with the ruler of the night, she could unleash her desires, she could forget the tortures suffered and regained her supremacy by using Luna. The frustration accumulated by being chained for so long wanted to be freed.
Chrysalis remembered each and every one of the times her body was mistreated and abused by others. All those times she had to suppress her own screams whenever a soldier forcefully penetrated her intimacy in order not to give her mother the satisfaction of seeing her broken. Her mother had ensured to destroy her pride and replaced it with a terrible desire for revenge. Being there, completely at the mercy of the atrocities Cocoon made her pass through every day, Chrysalis unconsciously developed a desire to regain control of her own life, a desire that tried to manifest itself furiously upon Luna.
-N-No… No like this- Chrysalis said closing her eyes and clenching her jaw.
The soft touch of the mare under her body forced the changeling princess to open her eyes. Luna's soft hoof making contact with her cheeks accompanied by that melancholy look told Chrysalis that everything would be fine. Even though she herself couldn't believe it.
Luna guided Chrysalis with her hoof until the changeling princess was completely lying on her.
-Fear not more Crisi- Luna said tenderly licking Chrysalis' lips -… It's all right, take me- she added without looking away. Chrysalis came out of her own shock and finally kiss her lips.
It was a short kiss, maybe a couple of seconds… but for the changeling princess, that moment was the equivalent of pure happiness. She repeated the process over and over again, kissing Luna slowly as if she was trying to enjoy every little second of it. Gradually the intensity of the moment began to grow, their kisses began to last longer and longer, Chrysalis felt her body temperature rise as she begged the night princess to give her access to her mouth.
Luna didn't protest and immediately open her mouth letting Chrysalis taste her once more.
Both deepened the kiss as the changeling's hooves caressed the alicorn's coat with repeated circular movements traveling from Luna's chest to her belly.
Without warning the changeling broke the kiss directing her lips to Luna's cheek advancing to the base of Luna's ear giving her small bites, before descending her neck nibling, kissing and occasionally liking the other princess coat.
-Crisi- moaned the deity in delight.
Chrysalis' kisses continued to descend further and further, a couple of them were placed on her chest before climbing again as the changeling's hooves continued their caresses around the top of Luna's waist.
Luna's wings spread over the sheets; she could feel the weight of the changeling on her body. She wasn't sure if the rumbling beat between her chest and Chrysali's was produced by her heart or not.
Luna threw her hooves in the air taking Chrysalis to keep her in place, avoiding the changeling to release her neck, encouraging Chrysalis to continue her work as she moaned with each display of affection of her beloved.
She didn't want it to end, she wanted her special pony to take her. She wanted Chrysalis to made her forget about her problems, Luna wanted to forget about the kingdom for a day. All Luna wanted was to keep thinking of Chrysalis, so her mind will be able to stay away from other ponies' problems and focus only on the two of them. She wanted to forget about her sister and what she had done to that soldier, and for that Luna needed Chrysalis more than ever.
She felt her hind legs tremble with emotion the instant Chrysalis began to low down once again. slowly descending nibling, kiss and licking her neck, then her chest to end up over her belly.
An explosion of electricity ran through Luna's body as the changeling squished her flanks. Chrysalis push up the lower body of the alicorn stoking and exposing Luna's intimacy.
-Luna…- Chrysalis whispered panting, her emerald observing the exposed flower of her beloved mare.
The deity of the night could feel her own face completely flushed, her body was burning with pleasure, her wings spread out were a sign that her body was trying to release all that heat. Her horn began to glow with a bright-blue color aura.
-Don't stare at it like that- protested the deity in a low voice, as she noticed the changeling that did not look away from her sex.
Chrysalis approached her muzzle to Luna's intimacy, her nose inhaling Luna's scent, which ignited the changeling's lust- She could see Luna's wet fur due to the deity fluids expelled from her sex.
-Please Crisi- begged the princess of the night with a deep flush on her cheeks.
The changeling looked her in the eye the instant she began to savor her intimacy causing the alicorn to arch her back letting out a powerful moan, Luna had to bite her own hoof to prevent herself of been too laud.
The tongue of the changeling slowly traveled through the surface of Luna's flesh, reaching her hardened clit, the tin tongue tangled over Luna's clit like a snake before pull it, this caused the alicorn to let out a pure pleasure moan.
Luna writhed with pleasure as the changeling keep playing with her intimacy. The princess of the night was in full ecstasy. Her horn glowing brighter, her sapphire eyes firmly closed, her mouth open as she gasped in pleasure with every moan.
The ruler of the night felt the tongue of the changeling invading her insides, writhing rhythmically caressing the walls of Luna's womb. Luna's mind began to get cloudy. She felt as if her conscience left her completely entering a state of total madness.
Luna's voice filled the room as she completely lost her mind. An explosion of energy completely shook her body as she reach her climax between cries and moans, she felt all that pleasure running through her body making her felt dizzy and at the same time she was aware of such pleasure before falling into unconsciousness.
Luna fell motionless on the mattress. Her breathing was heavy, and her body still had sporadic involuntary movements.
Chrysalis smiled at Luna exhausted, clearly proud of her work. Her face was dampened by the explosion of ecstasy and lust of the alicorn. She had just absorbed a generous amount of love energy from her beloved princess of the night and could feel her wounds beginning to accelerate its healing process as her strength slowly returned.
-That was amazing- Chrysalis mumbled to herself.
-Sure it was- said the alicorn by taking the changeling and rolling over her.
EEEK!
Exclaimed the changeling as she lost her balance and rolled over the bed until she was under Luna's body. She tried to move, but Luna's hooves were firmly pressed against hers completely immobilizing her.
-Lulu?- Chrysalis asked uncertantly.
-Now it's my turn dear. I hope you're ready because the fun has just begun- the princess of the night whispers on her ear as her long horn glows chilling out Chrysalis skin.
Luna's cold-wild eyes sported a much brighter-blue color, almost like ice, a pair of elongated pupils stared at her hungry. The alicorn's fur seemed to have taken a much darker tone almost as black as the deepest night. On her lips formed a sadistic grin that Chrysalis could not recognize on the face of her precious Luna.
It wasn't the first time Chrysalis'd seen her that way, but now that she was looking at her mare more closely, she could see that it wasn't the same Luna she had known for years.
Epsilon was outside Luna's bedroom, she honestly didn't mind guarding her princess bedroom either at day or night, neither it bother her to stay out of the room for hours just standing like a statue and frankly he did not bother her current position as night knight… But for all the ponies, it was so hard to pretend she hadn't heard all those noises coming from the inside of the room. Her face was redder than a tomato and her heart was beating faster than was even possible.
-Damn it princess, Why your think the bubbles of silence were invented?- she cursed looking down at her hooves before resting her back against the wooden surface of the bedroom door.
Without warning the door suddenly opened, causing her to fall on her back banging her head with a foreign hoof.
Her annoyance turned to surprise and quickly escalated to worry when the captain of the night guard noticed the princess's silhouette over her.
-Princess! I'm so sorry… I didn't mean to interrupt you- Epsilon said, quickly rising on her four legs doing an almost comical military salute.
-You don't have to worry about anything Epsilon. You have done nothing wrong… I have a job for you, though, and you have to do it tonight… Do you understand?-
-Princess what's...- said the mare, noticing the eyes of the deity of the night. Luna had that same look she had had back then when they had escaped from that hive. The same ice-cold look Epsilon had witnessed days ago.
-On the kingdom's limits there are noble houses of ponies who constantly defies us by continuously break the law by using, selling, ripping, abusing or abducting slaves and other creatures, they make them suffer just as much as you suffered so long ago- the princess said, giving her a series of scrolls wrapped in red ribbons.
The face of the young mare became serious immediately. Epsilon took the scrolls offered to her by the princess of the night and noticed on them the seal of the Wine family.
-Is this information trustworthy?- asked the mare -Do you want me to check them out?- asked epsilon in a serious tone.
-It won't be necessary, the source is reliable- the alicorn princess announced.
-If you give me a couple of days I could organize Siegfried and the others to put them all in custody and bring this ponies to Canterlot to face justice-
-No Epsilon- the princess replied with an authoritarian voice -Celestia had already had her chance to deal with them. We have already been more than tolerant with them and I will not risk another betrayal to the crown as happened with Discord and King Sombra- the princess added.
The mare nodded once -What are your order, My Princess?-
-Kill them… make them be an example of the punishment for their treachery to the crown. But do it discreetly and quickly, no one should recognize you- the princess added earnestly.
-I will take care of them, I will leave tonight- replied the mare bowing at her princess of the night.
-I expect no less from you, my dear Epsilon- replied the deity of the night by retreating back into her room.
The mare looked out the window, the moon was high in the night sky. She did not have much time to prepare and exchange her guard with Merak's, of her three brothers she knew that Merak would be the only one who would do it without questions.
The princess had spent a long time staring at her cheek swollen by her own hoof, if the situation with her sister was complicated before, now was much worse.
Celestia opened one of the drawers of her dressing table from which she pulled out a medium-sized box. Celestia knew Zephora wouldn't give her a box like that with no reason, but the fact that it was sealed with an arcane spell seemed quite singular. Maybe Clover could help her decipher its contents and even find a way to open it.
The deity thought of making Zephora a visit after all the morning meetings would surely be affected by tonight's incident so she would have time to go back and forth if she used a teleportation spell.
Suddenly she felt an strange source of energy running through her body, it was not an unpleasant feeling... altogether... but she was sure that something was not right when a scroll suddenly appeared from the tip of her horn.
That was an emergency note, the only ponies who could use it with her were Starswirl, her sister Luna and Zephora.
She stared at the note, which was sealed with an arcane symbol representing Zephora's tribe.
Author's Note:
The only good thing that leaves me overwork is that it helps me vent my frustrations in this history. But don't maim anyone just because you don't like them, it's against the law. XD
I hope this chapter has been to your liking, it is one of those chapters with ups and downs, I had to discard some ideas due to the number of words, hahaha, since it turned out to be much longer than I expected.
It's funny how fate can be, don't you think Vinlyl?
By the way, I own you an apology for the long delay.
In memory of Victor Fidel Beloved grandfather and mentor.
March/1938 - October/2018
In memory of Carolina López Beloved aunt and life's example.
May/1947 - February/2020