Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters
One Hour and Forty Minutes Until the Banishment of Nightmare Moon
Luna
She was about to lose control.
Luna vainly searched with her magic for the small spark of life that was her foal.
Nothing.
Her eyes roved wildly around Twilight's foal room, looking for a hint as to who had taken her precious child.
Nothing.
She collapsed onto the floor and screamed to the heavens, not caring if she was heard. She screamed until her throat was raw. Fear unlike anything she had felt before clawed at her soul. Lund didn't know what to do, where to look, or who to hurt for taking Twilight from her.
She sprang to her hooves and leapt back up the staircase into her chambers with tears running freely down her face. Luna had to go tell Celestia, no matter the consequences. They needed to start searching everywhere in the castle, every house in the city until Twilight was found.
What if she helped them take Twilight from us though?
Luna screeched to an abrupt halt, breathing heavily. It was an absurd thought, but now that the seed was planted, doubt flourished.
What if Celestia did know? And her dismissal of Luna earlier was only an act? What if she was jealous of Luna's child? Would she take Twilight out of spite? What would her sister do with her niece? Hide her? Enchant her?
Kill her?
Luna shook her head violently, but the dreadful thoughts refused to go away. She knew Celestia would never do anything to harm an innocent foal, much less her own family.
But the seed of doubt remained.
Luna lay trembling on her bedroom floor, shaking violently as her sobbing shook her. Her vision narrowed and her heart beat loudly in her chest as if it was trying to escape.
A glint of gold caught the corner of her eye.
Latching on to the unfamiliar object, Luna brought it to eye level, where she stared at it feverishly.
Her heart skipped a beat.
It was the sigil of the Knights of Ra.
Moloch.
She remembered the conversation she had with him last night, and also how he passed her when Luna went to talk to Celestia just a few minutes ago. He must have somehow foalnapped Twilight and accidentally dropped his pin.
Luna snarled in anger as she crushed the sigil in her magic. Then wasting no more time, she transformed herself into a cloud of magic so as to travel unnoticed through the castle. Flying under the doorway of her chamber, she silently flew from shadow to shadow on her way out of the castle.
Now she had a target.
As Luna quickly passed pony after pony heading to the throne room to greet Celestia, she began to focus on what needed to be done.
Her Night Watch had researched diligently as to the location of the Knights of Ra's secret headquarters. They had been able to file down the possibilities until they had closed in on a mansion that belonged to Moloch, that he purchased under a pseudonym. It sat only a few blocks from the castle, and Luna hoped beyond hope that that was where Moloch had taken Twilight.
It had crossed her mind to summon her Night Watch, but they were probably still tired after carrying out last night's duties, and her guards weren't exactly subtle in the daytime. She was afraid that Moloch might take Twilight hostage or worse if he realized that she was on to him.
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Heir of the Nightmare
FanfictionA thousand years ago, Princess Celestia banished her sister to the moon, that much we know. What wasn't known, and what Celestia kept secret was that before her banishment, Luna had given birth to a foal. Now a thousand years later, as Nightmare ret...
