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- ---- Celestia's Secret ----
- >The Moon sat in its rightful place in the evening sky, illuminating the world with its lunar glow.
- >The star-speckled backdrop of the sky lending itself perfectly to its majesty.
- >The Moon... your sister's moon.
- >You let out a panged sigh as you gaze into the silhouette of the mare.
- >"Princess Celestia?"
- >You feign a bit of surprise as you turn your gaze towards the balcony door.
- >"y-your tea?"
- "Yes, thank you."
- >The yellow mare slowly pushed the tea cart towards your seat on the balcony with a lowered head.
- >She trembles as she uses her levitation magic to place the teapot, cups, and cakes on the small table next to you.
- "You don't have to be so nervous around me. I don't bite."
- >"S-sorry, Princess."
- >You giggle.
- "You have nothing to be sorry for."
- >She bows her head to you and moves to exit the balcony.
- "Wait."
- >She stops and looks back to you, still trembling.
- >"Yes-s, Princess?"
- >You casually motion to the ornate pillowed chair next to you with a hoof.
- "Stay here with me for a moment."
- >"As you wish."
- >She slowly walks over to the chair and carefully sits, her lip quivering.
- >Poor mare.
- >Some of the new mares are often like this, but she is worse than usual.
- "I wanted to talk to you about something."
- >You take a sip of tea, and it is delicious.
- >She knows how to make an excellent brew, which is one of the reasons you chose her.
- >She sits quietly for a moment, before finally bringing her gaze up to yours, her eyes glistening.
- >"I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do it wrong! I sh-"
- >She bursts into tears, and you immediately move over to her, comfortingly wrapping a wing around her shoulders.
- "Ssshhh..."
- >You hum a brief tune as her sobbing fades
- >"Sorry, I'm just really nervous. I never thought I would ever be here. It's like a dream come true and I'm just messing it up."
- >You laugh, which takes her by surprise
- "You're doing just fine. The tea is excellent, and I should have you know that I choose my mares-in-waiting personally."
- >"Really?"
- "Yes."
- >"Oh, wow."
- >She shifts uncomfortably, and you give her some space."
- >"Oh, I never introduced myself! My names H-"
- "Honeycomb."
- >You flash her a grin
- >"Oh... right. Guess you would already know."
- >You pour her a cup of tea, and she nervously drinks.
- >"Princess, can I ask you something?"
- "Of course."
- >"Why do you sit out here on the balcony every night watching the moon?"
- >You're a bit taken aback, nopony has ever asked you about it
- >But then, you've been keeping the subject matter a secret for a long time.
- >You have a crazy idea. It's one of those ideas that you know could be a bad idea, but you go ahead with it anyway
- "Can I share a secret with you? You have to promise to tell nopony."
- >"I promise!"
- >Part of you wants to take a step back, but you're already knee deep
- "I... I have a sister."
- >She gasps.
- >"What?! Really?! I didn't know that!"
- >She stops for a second to think really hard.
- >Her expression turns towards curiosity.
- >"I've never heard of her, why is that?"
- "Well, nopony knows. That's why its a secret."
- >She seems a bit distraught now.
- >"But why? What happened?"
- "I'm sure you're familiar with the tale of Nightmare Moon."
- >"Yea, we celebrate Nightmare Night every year."
- "Nightmare moon - Luna - is my sister."
- >The color drains from her face.
- >"You mean... she's real?"
- >You nervously clear your throat.
- "Yes, but she wasn't always Nightmare Moon. Her name was Luna, and we both ruled Equestria side by side for many years."
- >"What happened?"
- >Now for the hard part of the story.
- "I was young, stupid, and foolish. I basked in the glory of my nobility while leaving my sister neglected and unloved. Her sadness and anger grew and transformed her into Nightmare Moon."
- >You feel tears forming
- "A confrontation ensued, and I was forced to banish her to the moon."
- >You blink out a tear and turn your gaze to the moon.
- "I sit here every night to remind myself of the mistake that I made, and to make sure I never forget my boloved sister for who she really was."
- >After a brief moment of silence, Honeycomb speaks up
- >"But why does nopony know? Why is she a secret?"
- "Nightmare Moon threatened Equestria with an eternal night. It was a hard decision to make, but I elected to supress evidence of her existence for a reason."
- >It's hard telling anypony this, but its starting to feel strangely right.
- "Nightmare Moon will return. I and everypony knew it. Over hundreds of years I took steps to turn her into legend rather than history. I wanted the ponies of Equestria to live free from the tyranny of fear."
- >Honeycomb is taken aback
- >"I... that's really... deep. I don't know what to say. I can't even imagine..."
- >You put a hoof up to her lips
- "You don't have to say anything. I haven't told anypony this for a very long time. Thank you for listening."
- >"Of course, Princess."
- "You can call me Celestia."
- >You take another sip of your tea.
- >You're really going to get used to her
- "You promised not to tell anypony, remember?"
- >"Of course, pinkie promise!"
- >You both giggle, and you refill the teacups.
- "Please stay here with me a while, its nice to have company."
- >"Well, if the headmaster complains about me being behind on my work then I've got a good excuse!"
- >The both of you share a heartfelt laugh
- >It fells like shes really beginning to open up to you.
- "I think you and I are going to be great friends."
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