The Moon's Light//My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Fanfiction

V: Two Sisters Meet

Crowley found herself in a room of the old castle. With Nightmare Moon. She should not have mentioned Aurora. "What do you want?"

"Don't be so disrespectful to me, Crowley. Have your loyalties changed?"

"Well, yes. Of course they have! You changed a lot, Luna, if that is even your name.", answered Crowley. "Taking over Equis! Equis! That is too much! You lost yourself."

"Of course. If you haven't noted, I was stuck on the moon the last millennia and was separated from my daughter.", said Nightmare Moon, toning down a bit. She sat down. "But I am still Luna, just... changed." Her looks changed, closer to the Luna Crowley knew and admired. "Tell me, what happened to my Aurora?"

"She is alive and well. She... after you were banished, something dark tried to take her. We don't know what it is. To protect Aurora, and to reunite her with you as she wasn't sure about how a natural Alicorn ages, Celestia send her into the future. Aurora is short of being twenty one today.", explained Crowley. She saw Luna – or what remains of her – relaxing. "She send me along as a care taker. Just sending a new born would have been bad. When landing her, ponies attacked me and took her from me. She got adopted, is given a new name, all that."

"But won't an Alicorn be notable?" inquired Nightmare Moon – Luna.

"Celestia cast a glamour over her, one that just changes her wings and horn. I can't tell you who she is – I had to promise Celestia in a truce – but I try to give you hints, if you just calm down and try to fix things with her. You two need to talk, Celestia would be open for that. If not, Cadenza may force her to."

"Apropos, who is Cadenza?"

"Mi Amore Cadenza – often called Cadence – used to be a Pegasus from Maredrid, a princess of Roam.", said Crowley, "She ascended – somehow despite Pegasi having more difficulties for that – and Celestia adopted her as her niece."

"To replace Aurora?"

"No, to protect her from the crazed royals of Roam.", said Crowley. "Alicorns are desired. We never stopped to track Aurora down. In fact, we found her by coincidence. Also, she is aware she is an Alicorn – she can switch the glamour – but she is not aware that she is Princess Aurora. Only I, Cadenza and Celestia are. In general, her Alicorn status is a secret. She is only allowed to tell people if Celestia approves."

"How did she grow up?", asked Nightmare Moon just so slightly worried.

"Quite well. She got adopted by minor nobles that treated her well – albeit her adoptive mother is still very insecure that Aurora may ditch her for being adopted – she is, ah, I can't tell you, that would be too many hints. The point is, she is in regular contact with Celestia and Celestia tries to spoil her without revealing anything.", said Crowley. "Cadenza and I have been trying to convince Celestia to come clean to Aurora about everything, but she won't budge."

"I see..." Sounds like her sister's stubbornness hadn't changed in a millennia.

"If you just talk to her, we may convince her to come clean.", said Crowley. "Cadenza and I think she has to know now that you're back, but that mare won't listen." She punctuated that with rolling eyes.

"That's why I can't just talk to her.", said Nightmare Moon.

"Try it. Cadenza is great at mediation. Just-Just try it.", said Crowley. "Or face the elements again."

"The elements? That I don't laugh!"

"Remember Starswirl and his group? They each could use them, they represented them.", said Crowley, "We found a potential, new set. The physical stones are meaningless."

"Anyone else under that truce of yours?"

"I think Cadenza is, but I am not sure.", said Crowley, "On the other hand, she did say she would just reveal the truth to Aurora if she could. She may just respect Celestia too much to go against her in any way. She is a diplomat and ambassador for Roam after all."