Luna sighed as she was moving the beads in her abacus with a huge stack of papers beside her. She was mumbling ideas to herself what would work and wouldn't. She had a few books opened about history beside her but mostly focused on how to improve pony economy and helping the space program. She constantly took notes about how to improve it on one sheet.
"Ha,what if I lowered this and..." Luna mumbled to herself only to be interrupted by Celestia tapping her on the shoulder. "So this is what you do when you try to stay up all day?"
Luna sighed and looked up at Celestia "What do you do all night then?"
"I sleep..." Celestia chuckled and sat down next to Luna. "Listen,I understand if you were to stay up all day to go communicate with other ponies and work at night but you're just working in the day and working in the night."
"And?"
"That isn't healthy...you need some pony interactions. I go out to watch ponies perform in shows,I visit town's in crisis and I teach. You should do the same...why don't you come with me this afternoon to Fillydelphia,huh?It'll be fun and you won't be working."
Luna sighed and looked back at her abacus "I just don't like being in public...after what I did..."
Celestia put her hoof on Luna's shoulder "What Nightmare moon did...not you..." Luna knocked Celestia's hand off her shoulder and started working with her abacus again.
"Please don't say that around me...it makes me feel..."
Celestia got up and shook her head in disappointment. "Sister,you must learn how to forget the past and think about the future."
"Oh but I am,I'm helping Equestria's future!" Luna said defensively
Celestia sighed and left the room saying "I meant your future..."
"So how do you raise it?" Luna said.
"Easy all you have to do is focus..." Celestia said.
The two young Alicorns were standing on top of a mountain. Celestia was teaching Luna how to raise the moon.
"It's not working!"
"Calm down,It takes time..."
"But I don't have TIME,the moon has to be up in 15 minutes..."
Celestia rubbed Luna's head "Don't worry,I can raise it"
"Then why do I need to learn?"
"Every pony needs a break sometimes,right?"
"OH COME ON!" Luna frowned with arms crossed.
"You can't just stay in your studies for the rest of your life!"
"COME ON!Let me just finish my history book?"
"I'm doing this for your own good..."
Luna huffed "You say that about everything you do..."
Celestia was dragging Luna outside "Because it's the truth."
"Can you at least say where were going?"
"Were going to see a play by 3rd graders."
"That's stupid,I could use that time for my studies..."
Celestia sighed and dragged Luna on the chariot.
"You'll enjoy it!"
"No I won't!"
Celestia chuckled "Those poor 3rd graders,will be sad that you hated the show..."
Luna sighed "Fine I'll go...but can I bring my abacus?"
Celestia raised her eyebrow in suspicion "Will you do work with it?"
"No,I just like having it around..."
"May I ask why?"
"No"
Celestia chuckled "Fine.."
Luna took the abacus out of her hair and smiled "Thanks!"
"You really are attached to that abacus!" Celestia looked in amazment
Luna came back whining and bored.
"That was soooooooooo boring..."
Celestia laughed "It wasn't that bad!I found it enjoyable!"
"It was horrible..." Luna mumbled
Celestia laughed again "Well was it better than your studies?"
"Yes!"
Celestia smiled "Really!"
"No..."
"Well,would you join me and my subjects in a dinner after I comeback from Fillydelphia?"
Luna's stomach growled "I will!"
"Also one more thing..."
"What?"
"You still can't go to your studies while I'm away..."
Luna frowned and looked from the edge of the chariot "What's there to do?"
"Find some friends!Rulers must stay connected to their subjects!"
"I've never seen you with friends..."
"Exactly,you never go to my dinners..."
"Bored...Bored...Bored...Bored..."
Luna was hanging from her bed upside down thinking on what to do.
"You know what!I'm going to prove Celestia wrong and prove to her I can connect with our subjects!
Luna grabbed her abacus and started doing a mathematical equation on how much she would have to go horizontally and vertically to reach her destination,her a few calculations she would teleport right in!Luna grabbed her abacus and stood in a firm stance and focused on her calculations. She closed her eyes and when she opened them she was in her studies,but the gust of wind she made tipped over all her papers. Luna gasped and jumped in to find her recent paper with economic solutions. After 5 minutes of searching she started hearing guards on the second floor,she's been compromised!She started panicking and had to stay calm. She started talking to herself about being sent to the moon for disobeying her sister again. Then she heard a filly yelling her name she calmed down and got out of the pile but it wasn't a guard,it was a wizard.
"Well let me go ask my big sis!"
Luna left the room and started dancing and yelling "Yes,yes,yes,yes" She was in luck since no one was in the hall at the moment. After 7 minutes of celebrating she put on her serious face and walked in like a professional.
Luna ran downstairs to the dinner table to look as innocent as possible and smiling nervously. Celestia smiled and looked at Luna "So you could come!".Luna nodded slowly "Yep!" she shouted. Celestia grinned "Did you sneak into your studies?"
Luna was sweating heavily "Nope,not at all!"
Celestia sipped her tea "Then what's bothering you?"
Luna eye started twitching and she started laughing hysterically "Celestia you big goof,always accusing me of doing something,HAHA. Ooh,you didn't introduce me to your friends!"
Celestia sighed "Are you really this nervous about seeing other ponies?"
"Nope!HAHA NOT AT ALL!"
"Well okay then,you know these two already,Rainbow Dash and Twilight sparkle. Rainbow Dash coughed to interrupt Celestia, "Yep,sorry about the whole Nightmare moon situation but I hope were cool now..." Luna smiled a twitched again biting her lip and shaking heavily "We are indeed cool!"
Celestia continued "This is Moondancer and this is Sundance!" Luna laughed heavily again but more maniacally "Then let the feasting begin!" Luna tried levitating her spoon but she kept making it drop as she was shaking heavily. The whole table was full of awkward stares all looking at Luna. Twilight was slowly chewing choosing between calming down Luna or to talk to her idle.
"So ummm,Celestia,I've been studying up on some forgotten topics in mythology!Some ponies back then believed that..." Twilight was interrupted by the door slamming. Luna left the room running.
"MUST...CHECK...ON...TRIXIE!"
She left Trixie in Twilight's old house hoping no one would notice. She was lucky they were serving the food when Trixie fainted. She trotted up the stairs and slowly opened and closed the door. She got out her spare abacus "Abby" and sat down next to Trixie and started making a mathematical equation based off observations of Trixie's conditions and known facts. After a few calculations she had about less than 30 minutes. She couldn't calm down in 30 minutes,she started running around in circles panicking until she tripped. "Ouch..."
Luna and Celestia weren't very closed when they were young. The only time they both communicated was when one of them was about to fall asleep and the other just woke up so they weren't very awake at the time. But some days they would stay up all night or all day. One of their favorite place to visit was the Sunny Dale pond. They would stay there and throw rocks,chatting and having competitions on who could throw the farthest. At the age of 163 there parents died so the only thing they both had was each other. They had to rule a kingdom they just gotten in unison,Luna hated the idea but Celestia loved it. She wanted to be just like mom and dad,ruling there kingdom with balance. Celestia got married with a colt named Alimard the 2nd but later died of age. Celestia never loved again after that but Luna never did find a husband to rule with her. She knew Celestia would die one day and she had to rule the kingdom by herself.
"What the..." Luna saw Twilight's face and immediately got up and hid.
"Princess Luna,may I ask why Trixie is unconscious on the bed?"
"SHE OVERUSED HER MAGIC LEVEL!" Luna screamed panicking in fear.
She got her knees and started begging Twilight "Please don't tell her,PLEASE,SHE'LL SEND ME TO THE MOON AGAIN!"
Twilight backed away "She won't send you to the moon..."
Rainbow Dash coughed "Well,nearly killing a pony is a pretty huge crime and what Luna already..."
Twilight sighed "Please be quiet Dash..."
Then a sudden moaning came from the bed. It was Trixie waking up...
Chapter 9
Life is like a box of bon-bons