Hiiiii! I know, I know. I haven't posted for three weeks, but my studies drained me, and i didn't feel well last week. From now on, my postings will happen every one or two weeks. I added some things I liked and managed to incorporate, so please tell me your opinion. This is the longest one yet 'Yay' and I don't know if more of this size will come, so no promises. The end is fluffy(very) and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Luna: Micro doesn't own anything, it belongs to it's respective owner.
Celestia: I was told that the next chapter centers more on Luna.
Luna: Really? What is Micro going to to tell about me...I can't wait!
Luna and Celestia: On with the story!
Bang Bang Bang
"Jethro, it's mornin! Get yerself out of the hay and come to the farm house, breakfast is ready." Aj rasped at the door loudly while almost shouting. "I'm up, I'm up!" I raised my head and hit myself with the low roof of the barn. TUNK "Ouch..." "Hey Jethro, you ok? What happened in there?" I rubbed my head. "Hit myself with the roof, nothing much." There was a pause in her speech. "Alright, but don't you dare pull another one like six months ago!" She yelled and trotted away. 'Don't blame her for being mad at that...'
~Flashback~
"Haaaaah..." I stretched and shook myself, getting rid of the ashes on me. 'The first cycle was...strange to say the least. I expected it to be more painful though.' After shaking the ashes off, I can see my new scales. 'They haven't looked like this since last week.' I test flap my wings, and feel no pain at all. 'Man, I have to thank Fluttershy for this...' I walk around the cave looking for Fluttershy, and reach the exit, meeting the five mares on the floor crying. I could hear them sob, and felt real bad. Walking up to Fluttershy, I laid down next to her and wrapped her with my wing. "...Huh..." She looked up at me and she was clearly surprised. "Jethro...I must be dreaming...yes, a bad dream..."
She closed her eyes and looked down, then she tried to get away from me, but I nuzzled her face and wrapped her tightly with my wing. "Nope. This is the real me. Please don't cry..." She wiped her puffy red eyes with her hooves. "Is it really you? - I nodded and her smile dropped - Then explain why did you have to say that dramatic speech about the end of your cycle and not tell us that it you were not going to die?!" She was really mad at me. "Ok...I didn't tell you because it would take a lot of time, one I didn't have before." Applejack kicked me on my side. "What was that for?" She just turned away, not answering. "Well, explain yourself mister." Fluttershy tapped her hoof impatiently on the ground.
"*sigh* Fine. Nyct dragons are not real dragons. Long ago, the original one was a phoenix, a pet to a kind dragon. This dragon had found the abandoned egg and raised it as if it were his own. He would vanish from his den, leaving his mate alone for most of an afternoon. The female thought that he was cheating on her, so she sent someone to follow the male. The one sent to follow saw him with another female and that they were affectionate with each other and conveyed his observations to the female. This enraged her, and she denounced him to other dragons who killed them both. The day of her anniversary, she received a box with holes addressed to her by her late mate."
I took a breath and then continued. "She didn't want anything to do with him, so she swatted the box away, but a whimper came from inside. Curiosity got the best of her, and she opened the box, a small letter signed by the male. She reluctantly opened it, and read as he apologized for not being there for many afternoons. It read that he was caring for a pet he was getting her for her anniversary and how he asked his sister for help. Chirps came from he box again and she removed the lid, revealing the crimson red phoenix. The phoenix flew up to her and nuzzled her. Over the ages, she came to appreciate and love the phoenix called Nyct, and he was blessed by the dragon so he could be her new mate. Since then, Nyct dragons have existed, fusing the best qualities of each."
They all looked too stunned for words. "It seems far fetched, but that's our story. We're dragons, but not at the same time." Applejack was the one to speak up. "We believe yah, but warn us next time when yer gonna burst to flames. You nearly killed Fluttershy." I lowered my ear frills, feeling really sorry for her. "I'm sorry Fluttershy...I won't do that again."
~End Flashback~
I sat there, reminiscing about the past for too long. There was a single knock at the door, and then someone leaned on it. "Oh, ah don't know...I guess I'll just have to eat Jethro's food since he hasn't come for breakfast..." Applebloom spoke, bringing me back to my senses. "Oh no you don't!" I used my little bit of magic I could muster and transformed myself as fast as I could into a pegasus stallion. Checking that my mane hid my horns, I ran out to the barn house. "I'm here! You can't have my food Applebloom!" There were a few snickers and I looked, noticing that Applebloom was already sitting down at her spot eating peacefully. "Ah know." She glanced up at me, smiled and continued to eat her food. With a sigh I sat down.
"...Good thing we don't have visitrs tahday, or they would've been mihty scared 'bout meetin Nightmare Moon's royal guard..." Granny Smith was laughing while pointing a hoof at my wings; they were ok, same color as my coat and dragon-like... "Shit!" I concentrated a bit and they started to look like pegasus wings. A slam to the table brought me back. "Watch your tongue young'un. As punishment you do the dishes." I hung my head defeated. 'Yep...that's what I get for cussin at the table.' They all laughed at my face, and soon enough I started laughing too, seemingly my face could tell I was berating myself. Breakfast continued quietly, until Granny Smith spoke again. "Big Mac, Ah've seen the cows give more milk, and the south-east orchard with more apples that the fruit-batts usually leave...can you think of a reasn?" The red stallion just shrugged and continued to eat. "Dat's true Granny, but Ah can't understand why?" Applejack was curious, speaking between bites of her pancakes.
"Are they more comfortable with Jethro at the barn?" Applebloom threw a suggestion, curious as well, and the look Granny Smith gave me, I felt like she already knew what was happening. "Nope, it's because Jethro sneaks out!" Everyone looked at me, then at Granny Smith surprised. "Yep, you thought dat I didn't notice huh? You found yerself a marefriend to visit?" Applejack looked surprised. "Yeh found yerself a marefriend?! When can we meet 'er?" I thanked the stars that my coat was red, or my blush would have shown. "...I don't know what you're talking about..." I said, but my voice was a little higher than normal. 'Yeah, not suspicious at all...* mental face palm*' "Is it that demure shy one, friends with Applejack? The one yeh've been delivern the apples to?" Applejack, who was sitting next to me nearly choked on a piece of pancake. "You're marefriend's Fluttershy? Yah better not try anythin improper..."
This time, I think my blush could be seen. "I wouldn't do that...not without her consent anyway..." The comment ticked her off. "What was that..." Applejack was really close to my face now, if looks could kill, I would have been dead 10 times by now. "I can't do that...she's taken by a nice stallion..." The comment made the murderous aura change from one pony to another. "She has a stallion in her life? Who is he? He must be nice to her..."Her threat, even if it wasn't directed at him, made Big Mac gulp, nobody noticed that by the way. "I wish I knew... - Big Mac noticed my play and relaxed - but by the smell of it, he stays in her living room and has tea." "Well, and how exactly do you know that?" Applejack asked. I pointed at my nose. "Dragons have a strong sense of smell, and hearing too..."
They continued eating, and soon after everyone was finished. "Well, we bettr get to the orchards. Come along Big Mac, the apples won't pick themselves." Applejack was eager to get her work done. "Eeyuup." Big Mac followed suit. Granny Smith left to her rocking chair to knit and Applebloom was looking for her saddlebag. "A sewing kit? Ah don't have a sewing kit in my saddlebag... Wait a second, this ain't my saddlebag..." I stopped cleaning the dishes and turned around. "Don't look in my saddlebag!" I kinda shouted, but it was too late. "Oh, did yah do this?" She had a tapestry on her hooves, the one I was working on last night.
Defeated, I lowered my head. "Yeah, I found the original one in a worn down castle in the Everfree and wanted to fix it to see what it was, but I don't know who's the one with the princess" She inspected it closely. "The work is good, and I can tell apart...Princess Celestia and...Princess Luna? Yah said yah found this in a castle on in the Everfree Forest?" I nodded and she looked surprised. "Ya'll actually found the Castle of the Two Sisters...legends say that it was destroyed." "It is...well, part of it. I've been fixing it up slowly." She sat down with her saddlebag. "Yah plan on leavin us?" She was making those big puppy dog eyes, and I had a hard time looking away. "...Y-yeah. I can't freeload off of you guys for much more. But don't worry, I'll be here every day for breakfast." Applebloom humphed and looked at her summer homework. "You can't even wake up for breakfast here when we call yah, how can yah expect to wake up when yer all alone?"
Her orange eyes pierced my purple ones. I could feel a lump in my throat forming, and talking was suddenly hard. "When I move there, I won't have to stay up late. I'll sleep the whole night and wake up early, instead of staying up most of the night building and sewing." She kept looking down on her notebook, and put her pencil down. "Promise?" I couldn't see her face, but I knew she was sad. "I promise on my fire breath. Now I have to go and help Pinkie Pie with some supplies for the Summer Sun Celebration tonight. Now start on your homework li'll lady." I walked over to the door. "Ok, bye Jethro! See ya tonight!" Applebloom waved a hoof at me and I left, deciding to go for a walk instead of flying to town.
Normal POV
'Why won't the Princess act on what I told her? Does she truly think that the return of Nightmare Moon is a fake?' As the lavender unicorn contemplated this, she got elbowed by her adopted brother, and number 1 assistant Spike. "Twilight, the Princess said you should get friends...maybe the ponies here have interesting things to talk about?" His tone was hopeful, but Twilight had other plans. "No time for that Spike, we need to find a way to stop Nightmare Moon." She looked to the side of the pegasi drawn carriage towards Ponyville, specifically the big oak tree near the cake looking building that functioned as the library. The carriage landed on the ground, and once it stopped, she hopped off and thanked the two Royal Guards who in turn greeted her kindly. The Princess' student was somewhat lost; Spike noticed her dilemma and suggested asking the two incoming ponies for directions. "Why not ask them? They could even be your new friends..."
With a reluctant sigh, she tried asking the pink one, but she gasped loudly and then vanished, leaving a dust cloud behind. "Pinkie! Don't go...running...off...Sorry about that. You don't look familiar... You new around these parts?" Twilight hadn't really paid much attention to the other pony, and her jaw opened. There, hauling a huge cart was a crimson red colored pegasus. "Uhhh..." She was out of words. Although he was a pegasus, he still had the strength of a working earth pony. His mane was spiky, orange in color and looked untamed, but at the same time it looked as if he combed it that way. Then she noticed his purple eyes, that were strangely cat like. "Wow! Twilight look another dragon!" Spike was jumping up and down, while checking out the crimson one.
"Um, li'll dragon, don't blow my cover. I cast a spell that makes me look like a pegasus, strangely you can see my real form. Now, can you stop inspecting me, it feels weird, and the ponies around see something else." The crimson pegasus whispered to him, and he let go of his tail. The lavender mare didn't seem to notice the exchange between the two and shook her head. "Spike, stop bothering him, he's clearly a pegasus. - her tone was stern - Anyway, I'm just here to oversee the Summer Sun Celebration." This made the pegasus stallion smile. "Oh good. I'm Jethro, and this here is the balcony for the princess for the ceremony. I can show you the rest of the preparations if you don't mind...uhhh" He didn't catch her name. "Twilight Sparkle." "Great, Let's go!" He grabbed her hoof and dragged her along, first to Sweet Apple Acres, where he presented the Apples and the catering. Then to Rainbow Dash for the weather; soon after to Town Hall where they met Rarity, and Jethro placed the balcony in it's place. Later that day, they met with Fluttershy, who met Spike and fawned all over him, just like she did with Jethro the first time. She was tempted to reveal his secret, but a shushing sound from him stopped her.
The preparations were all complete, and it was time to head to Town Hall to witness Princess Celestia raise the sun.
(Close to 5:25 am)
A huge crowd had gathered at Town Hall, anxious to see Princess Celestia raise the sun. The mayor was on the stage, looking at her watch, waiting for the moment; soon the time arrived. "Mares and gentlecolts, it is my pleasure and honor to present the one in charge of raising the sun, Princess Celestia!" The mayor motioned with her hoof to the balcony, and the curtain opened at the same time the bird choir started, but the balcony was empty. ""*Gasp*"" Everyone was surprised, Princess Celestia was nowhere to be seen. "Oh no..." The lavender mare was worried now. 'Where's the Princess?' Jethro scratched his cheek curiously, and noticed something wrong. 'Oh no, my spell's about to wear off...' Soon he had flown to the boy's bathroom. A whirlwind formed inside the hall, and gained a purple-blue color, until revealing a mare, near black coat, covered in light blue armor and a moon in the chest piece.
"Nightmare Moon, what did you do with Princess Celestia?" Twilight demanded, ready to charge at any moment. "Oh nothing, we have not seen her yet." Nightmare moved a strand of her hair out of her face and said it rather bored. "I won't let you fulfill your promise." "Oh, and how are thou going to stop me? Thou are all alone..." This made Twilight lower her ears. "Bua ha ha ha ha ha! Foolish foal. I SHALL BRING ETERNAL NIGHT!" Behind her, lighting fell, and darkened her image, leaving only her eyes glow in the darkness.
Jethro POV
'Man, that was a close one.' After fixing the image spell, I got out of the bathroom. "...I SHALL BRING ETERNAL NIGHT!" I turned my head towards the one speaking: a black mare with wings and a horn, blue armor and a sinister voice. She made lightning fall behind her, for a dramatic effect; but that scene triggered something. '...Shard...' There was a voice in my head. I tried talking, but no words came out of my mouth. 'Who said that?' I thought of the question, and received an answer almost immediately. 'I'm your memory guide, as the youngest of your batch, you get your father's memories; and something you lived opened this specific first memory.' 'The voice was loud but gentle, similar to my father's. It sounded calm, either it didn't know what was happening or it didn't care, I'm more inclined to the first one.
Time outside me was moving at an agonizingly slow speed, it had almost stopped, and the voice made a screen appear from the middle of nowhere inside my mind. I wonder how this voice was going to make a visual representation without magic, but I was soon shown how. 'Inside your mind, nothing is impossible.' I felt being moved until I faced the screen and it started. The video had a yellow-ish color and a few lines in the middle, deduction: it was old. More than a thousand years ago, my father and mother were both here in Equestria. They seemed rather happy, and my mother was followed by two children, a dark green 10 year old male dragon and a 6 year old, cyan blue colored female little dragon; a third egg soon appearing.
They all watched as the two princesses argued for the unempth time. Then, things started to go sour between them, and only my father was present. ~Sister! Thou only wish for my pain!~ Princess Luna was shouting, her teal blue eyes tinted green, I could feel her anger come at me like pulses. ~Nonsense my sister, but I cannot allow the moon to stay up longer, that would destroy the balance.~ Luna's eyes started to return to their natural color, but the green consumed them, fangs growing slightly. ~Blasphemy! The balance was broken many years ago! Now perish!~ A cobalt blue glow surrounded Luna's horn and a strong bolt of magic was blasted towards Celestia, but she repelled it with ease. ~...Luna, please, I do not wish to fight you.~ Celestia looked near ready to burst into tears. ~Too bad for you dear sister!~ The purple-blue alicorn spoke with a sarcastic tone, then she lowered her head so her horn was facing her enemy. It gave a cobalt blue shine and I watched through my father's eyes as her coat began turning almost black, giving off slight green lightning around her. ~I SHALL BRING ETERNAL NIGHT!~Thunder rolled and darkened the place, leaving her green eyes shining.
The fight seemed to continue, but a strong wind blew and interrupted the scene; I couldn't feel it, I could only hear it. 'Wait, wait, wait! What happens next?!' I asked frantically, but the voice spoke. 'That's all for now. Live your life young one, and once you unlock another memory, we'll see each other.' Soon, the mindscape vanished and I returned to the hall. What I saw gave me an idea, but I didn't know if it would work. "Princess Luna!" I shouted, not completely sure I should be doing this, but I threw caution to the wind. The sea of people parted and I saw her, standing there. "...should I know you?" I shook my head. "Nope, but I remember you. You look taller... And your coat wasn't this black..." She looked at me rather unpleased, displaying her fangs. "And what of it?" I walked over to her, the wood clicked with every step. "Eternal night, that's a bit too much for you Luna; in fact the real Luna would never actually do that." I walked around her in circles and she opened her wings. "Hah! Like thou'd know! I am Luna!" I brought a hoof(claw) to her face and touched her nose. "Wrong! You're not Luna, just an impostor; besides Luna has a purple-blue coat and light blue mane." Her eyes flickered for a millisecond, then they shone brightly green. "I can change my appearance you fool! And there's nothing you can do to stop me." We were now looking at each other's eyes directly, and she pulled away. "I shan't waste my time with the likes of you." She transformed into a mist and vanished.
The ponies at the audience were looking at me strange, murmuring to themselves. Twilight inched backwards to the door and exited. 'Strange, why did she leave?' I saunter down and follow her from afar. "And where do you think your going?" Rainbow was flying around then she landed in front of Twilight. "Well...I uh...need to go!" Twilight ran past her and left. "Why I ought to..." "Sup girls." I casually walked by. "Jethro. What was that all about?" Pinkie Pie was asking. "Yes darling, there must be a reason for everything you did..." I was trotting away. "No time for that, Twilight knows a way to stop Nightmare Moon, and bring back Princess Luna."
(Back at Golden Oak Library)
"Spike! Get me the book on Elements of Harmony! Spike..." Sadly, her number 1 assistant was collapsed on the stairs, sleeping. "Oh Spike, you did great today, now rest. You're a baby dragon after all..." She used her magic, placed him on his bed and covered him with a blanket, then she kissed his forehead. She exited her room and proceeded downstairs. Twilight levitated various books in front of her searching for something. "No...no...no...no!" "Twilight! What's going on? What's this deal about Elements of Harmony? How did you know about Nightmare Moon?" Rainbow was up in her face, demanding angrily. "Rainbow, give her some space, she'll tell us." Applejack was smiling towards Twilight, who looked really scared now. "*sigh* Fine. I read the legend of Nightmare Moon and came here to try and stop her, but the only things that can stop her are the Elements of Harmony. Sadly, I don't know what they are, where they are or what they do!" They all looked at her, smiling. "Darling, why didn't you say that sooner, we could help you look for whatever it is you're looking for." The six mares shared a hug. "Great! We need to find something about the Elements."
They all broke apart like pool balls and searched the library, seconds later, Pinkie Pie came to Twilight with a book. "Here it is!" She shoved the book onto Twilights hooves. "The Elements of Harmony, a reference guide. Pinkie, how did you find it so fast?" She hopped away. "It was under Eeeee!" She sing songed. "The Elements of Harmony. There are six elements, but only five known to pony kind: Kindness, Laughter, Honesty, Generosity, and Loyalty. The sixth is a complete mystery, when the known five are together a spark will cause the sixth to be revealed. Their last known location was the ancient home of the two sisters...that means that they are in the Castle of the Two Sisters...deep in the Everfree Forrest!" They all looked scared now. "B-but...that place is dangerous..." Fluttershy was shivering behind Applejack. "Girls, we have to go; if we don't, we'll never see the sun again!" With new vigor, they exited the library. "Hey! Where are you going?" The crimson pegasus asked them. "There's no time!" Twilight tried to push past, but he grabbed her. "Make some time. Where are you going?" Twilight saw the slits on his eyes narrow more, and she gulped. "...We're going to the Castle of the Two Sisters in the Everfree Forrest where the Elements of Harmony are, and if you don't let us go we'll never see the sun again."
She tried to free herself from his grip, but found his strength absurd. "I could take you faster..." He said, but was interrupted. "Not to put a damper on your plan Jethro, but we all know I'm the fastest one around here." Rainbow was boasting a well known fact. "True, but you can't take all other five at the same time. I on the other hand, could take all of you in one go." The rainbow colored mare's ears dropped. "Oh right...forgot that..." "How can you take all six of us? You're no bigger than an average pegasus stallion!" Twilight was mad. "T-twilight...you don't know this, but he's not a pegasus..." Fluttershy interjected and a look of incredulity crossed Twilight's face. "Really? If you haven't noticed, We're talking about a PEGASUS for Celestia's sake!"
The five looked at each other and got to a consensus. Rarity then looked at Jethro. "Go on darling, we'll wait here." Jethro looked around and received encouraging nods from the five so he walked behind the library. "What will happen, he'll come out with a cos...tume..." The words she wanted to say died in her throat, behind the library came a crimson dragon seven feet long. "..." Twilight had no reply. "Come on let's go. Fluttershy, you climb on my back this time." With no time wasted, the demure pegasus flew to his neck and held on for dear life, while the other four got in front of him. He grabbed them and lifted off, leaving a gaping Twilight watching. "Here we go!" He grabbed Twilight with his tail by her stomach and flew towards the castle. "AHHHHH!". Twilight shouted for a few minutes, completely scared.
The trip took less time than walking there, and he alighted down a few meters in front of the entrance of the castle. "This doen't look soo abandoned tah me. Is this were yeh sneaked off ta?" Applejack inspected the place, the rest were in awe. "Yeah, this is my home now, well the east wing. I'm fixing up the west side now." He walked over and left the place to a room on the right. "Ok girls, we need to get the elements on the ground, so I can try and activate them." They all worked and got the stones from their perch to the ground. "I don't know what'll happen, so stand back." Not really wanting to see first hand what she was about to do, they all left the hall leaving the lavender unicorn to herself.
With a soft purple glow, her horn shone, starting to encompass the five stones. Her eyes shut for concentration, she didn't notice the swirl of purple-blue mist surrounding the stones and creating a whirlwind. She then felt the wind and opened her eyes, realization reaching her. She jumped forward just in time, as the tornado shrunk and vanished. "No!" She shouted, and the five other mares heard. "Twilight!"
When she came back, she found herself in a throne room, but this one didn't look like the previous one. There were no windows, but the rugs were bright and pristine; a chandelier with fresh candles hung from the high celling; accompanying the chandelier were banners with many things: one had an image of Princess Celestia, the other of a purple-blue alicorn, which Twilight couldn't identify, and a big one with the both of them. Twilight observed with amazement as more banners were on the walls, depicting the many different tales she had read about in the book 'Legends of Equestria'. "Who has done this?" Twilight turned herself and found Nightmare Moon gazing at the banners. She walked down the wall and found one that made her stop, it was her own banishment, but what made her stop wasn't the fact that it was portrayed, but that Celestia's face was downcast.
"The Elements!" Twilight ran to them, and tried to cause the spark. "NO!" Nightmare Moon shouted, appearing in front of Twilight, and effectively scaring her away. Little sparks flew between the stones, but they soon vanished. "Jajajajajaja! Foolish foal! Thou've failed!" With a stomp, the five stones broke to pieces. Twilight was horrified.
BOOOM!
A wooden door flew between them and a dragon tumbled until stopping upside down between them. Turning his head he saw Nightmare. "Luna, or should I say Nightmare...can't you see what harm you'll bring?" He righted himself up and circled her the same way he did in the Town Hall. "Bringing night eternal will only make things worse." Jethro tried to convince her with the argument, but it was ineffective. The feeling Nightmare felt back at the Town Hall returned, but a few times worse. She steadied herself and glared at Jethro. "Thou wouldn't know that! Thou never felt the rejection of thy subjects. They never even gave credit to thy job!" Wings unfurled open and she made a thunder crash. "No, I didn't. But I know that there are many ponies today that actually enjoy the night. In fact, this mare behind me knows a lot about stars, she has various telescopes at her place just to watch them." Even as her eyes remained green, their slitted shape gradually changed to normal pupils. "You let hatred consume you, but today, sea travels only happen at night with the guidance of the stars, some tell fortunes with them and a lot of ponies like to find shapes in them."
The words weighed her down like bricks, and he delivered his final words. "Why not drop this vendetta and return to us as the Princess of the Moon?" He felt like driving in the final nail, but it backfired. "Thou wants me to return and be rejected again?! Insolent draconian, you have no word in this!" Her horn shone cobalt blue and she blasted him with magic, sending him tumbling to a wall. The roof wasn't stable there and it colapsed on top of him, rendering him unconscious. "Jethro!" Twilight was about to run to him, but didn't. "Twilight! We're comin!" From behind her, the other five were shouting down the hall. There at that very moment, she felt the spark. "You think you can destroy the Elements of Harmony just like that?" The statement Twilight said made Nightmare stagger back, and in that moment the other five entered the room. "Well, you're wrong! The elements are all right here!" The six mares shone brightly and their respective elements formed as necklaces on each, except for Twilight who had a crown. "No...stop! You don't know the consequences of using such powerful magic..." A rainbow colored beam was shot at Nightmare from the six and she inched back. "No...no...Nooooo!" It struck her in a brilliant display of lights. The six mares glided down and ogled her new jewelry.
"Jethro." Twilight ran to the back of the room and when the rest saw the rubble joined her. "We have to help him!" Fluttershy was using all her power to lift a large piece, but failed. Twilight and Rarity tried using her magic, but they didn't have enough magic, strangely, it was absorbed. The sun rose, and Princess Celestia appeared on the room. She watched as Nightmare's shape turned back to Princess Luna, and the miasma vanished. "Oh no..." Luna saw Celestia, and tears formed in her eyes. As the emotive scene unfolded, both sisters were drawn to the ruckus behind them. Luna's face fell and she ran towards them. Using her magic, she quickly moved the pieces of roof and once all were cleared, she used her magic on him. Twilight charged, but a white wing stopped her. "Just look Twilight." Looking, she recognized the spell, a high level healing spell. "Uhh..." With a groan Jethro opened his eyes.
"Thank Celestia thou are ok...weren't thou a dragon?" Celestia raised a brow at that. "Hehe, transformation magic..." "Oh..." Luna continued her magic and a minute later finished. "Luna, thanks..." He thanked her in a bare whisper, and that made her smile. He stood up, but didn't have the strength to stay up and tumbled towards her. Luna moved a hoof over her her shoulder and walked towards Fluttershy, who was flying to them. "Here thou go...Let him rest." Luna handed Jethro over and walked over to Celestia, tears returning again to her teal orbs. "I'm soo sorry...can you ever forgive me?" The smaller purple-blue alicorn nuzzled the taller white one and looked pleadingly at her. "Of course Luna, I already have, and I'm sorry too...Welcome home." Celestia nuzzled back and placed a wing over her.
Later that day, the six mares(Mane Six), Jethro and the both princesses were at Ponyville for the festivities. Everyone greeted Luna with open hooves and some fillies even placed a flower necklace on her, a small bit of Luna's heart healed that day. Soon it was time to leave, and Celestia came to her student. "Twilight, it's time to leave." 'What! But I don't want to leave now...' Twilight's reaction was the one Celestia expected. "Princess Celestia, you sent me here to watch over the preparations of the Summer Sun Celebration, and I planed on returning to Canterlot as fast as I could and continue my studies in magic. After everything that happened, I got new friends, and I don't want to leave them...Is that ok? I don't want you to think that I don't want to be with you, but parting with my friends is something I don't want to do..." Twilight was looking down, tears threatening to fall.
"Lift your face Twilight. There's no need to feel sad." Celestia hugged her with a hoof and then smiled. "Spike, take note. I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that my faithful student Twilight Sparkle will continue to expand her friendships and learn more about the magic of friendship here in Ponyville. She is to send me reports on what she learns." A smile grew on her face, and the Mane Six all hugged each other. A little farther away, Jethro watched.
(A small distance away from the Mane Six)
"Excuse me." A soft, melodic voice caught his attention. "Yes?" Jethro craned his head towards the angelic voice he heard. "Princess Luna!" He dropped to his knees and lowered his head. "Please stand." He did as told and stood, almost a quarter of a head taller. "Why are thou now using such formalities? When thy was under the influence of Nightmare Moon, thou never used thy title." Jethro scratched his head sheepishly. "Well, you weren't the real you, the Princess Luna from a thousand years ago, back then, so I didn't find use in titles..." Jethro laughed a bit, nervously, and looked at her crown, her mane, but not directly at her eyes. "But what is the difference now?" Luna interrupted him, and he felt at a loss of words. "...Well...you're now the Princess of the Moon, and deserve such respect." A giggle bubbled in her throat and she smiled at him. "Just between the both of us, thou can call me Luna, draconian." Jethro was surprised. "Jethro is what thou're called, right?" Not knowing what to say, he nodded.
"Well, thou managed to pull the wool over thy sister's eyes, but thy remember as clear as a cloudless night the feeling of being near a draconian. Thy can't say the same for thy sister, but thou gave the same feeling thy remember." His excuses were narrowing to a point where he didn't have any, but she didn't threaten him. "Thy will keep thou'r secret. And...could thy...send letters? That way thy could...chat with a friend with similar, um...dilemmas..." She looked up through her mane while facing down and her cheeks were dusted with a touch of pink. He replied with a gentle smile. "Of course prin...I mean Luna." Her smile grew and Jethro felt his nervousness grow. 'I'm now pen-pals with Luna...can it get any better?'
"Luna, it's time to go." Celestia called. The white alicorn stood near the carriage looking at her sister who was speaking to the pegasus from the castle. 'What could she be talking about?' She watched as her little sister fluttered to the carriage and hopped on happily. "Well, someone's in a happy mood." Luna was smiling and when Celestia got on, she ushered the pegasi to go very fast. Celestia was leaning on her chair awkwardly because of the sheer speed of the carriage and soon started laughing. "Jajaja! Luna, slow down! You haven't made a carriage go this fast in ages!" She sat straight and looked over at her sister, who had a huge grin on her face. "I missed this!" Celestia sighed happily and leaned back, watching Luna with an amused smirk. "Something good happen?" The Princess of the Sun asked, and the Princess of the Moon nodded. "I made a new friend!" She shouted back and led the carriage back to Canterlot at full speed. 'I'm amazed she made friends with somepony after everything that happened...good for her.' As she thought this, a gentle smile graced elder sister's lips.