CHAPTER EIGHT: THROUGH THE SKIES' EYES AND EARS.

"Canterlot is safe with the imprisonment of Discord. No more shall his mischief terrorise us. However, we must remember those who sacrificed themselves to save us. Let us all remember Discord's father, Romantica, who died saving the life of his child, Twinkle."
Cheers echoed through the crowds of ponies that surrounded Celestia, who was trying with all her might not to smirk at her own success.
"Twinkle shall be living with me, and when old enough, will become my student. But ponies, know this, Equestria will not be the same. Things will change. From this day onward, I will be in charge of controlling both day and night. Stay strong ponies."

The crowds of ponies let off their final cheer, and Celestia bowed her head to them. Screams of 'we love you princess!' and 'long live the princess!' could be heard as she flew back to her new castle, surrounded by the most beautiful moat. Pegasus ponies built it for her as a holiday home, a gift to say '"Thank you for restoring peace in Equestria!", though it was not as big as her castle in the sky, she still preferred it much more and had decided to move in to it. She smiled at the Pegasus guard as he opened the large door that lead to a glitzy corridor, with a golden thrown at the end. She smiled as she passed a brand new window. A picture of the imprisonment of Discord gleamed brightly in to the room. She flicked hair out of her eyes and strutted her way to the throne.
A creaking door could be heard, as Luna timidly came in to the room and stood before Celestia. She was tired, all happiness sucked from her soul.
"Good, Luna, I have some news to tell you." Celestia smiled at her sister, dismissing the guards from her side. She led her sister in front of the window and laughed.
"From now on, I think it best that I control both day and night." She said.
Luna opened her mouth in shock, but could only stutter "Oh… I… I understand, sister."
Celestia smiled as Luna bowed her head in defeat and dismay.
"Good, It's just that you're so tired… you need rest. Maybe one day, you'll be strong enough to control the night once again." Celestia nodded at her sister, making her way to the throne. She couldn't be happier; everything was going exactly to plan. The beast that was Discord had been defeated, by none other than herself, and ponies were bowing at her hooves. She had even become the sole ruler of both day and night and without a single fight too!

Luna made her way out of the large hall and in to the royal gardens. She looked on to a view that was peculiar and strange to her, life really had change since that fatal night.
She walked through the gardens until she came to the centre, where the statue of Discord faced her. Luna thought it cruel that Celestia chose to display Discord in her own home, but she knew it was to make her stronger… that must be the reason, right? She began to feel tears falling on to her cheeks.
"Discord… why did this happen?" she cried, falling to the floor, burying her head in her hooves.
"Nothing is right anymore… everything has changed. I wish you were still here." She wept, struggling to stand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and delicately touched the statues face with her hoof. As she did so, a tingly sensation whizzed up her leg, it felt like a strong electric current and caused her to fall back in shock. "Wha-what?" she stuttered, when suddenly the floor beneath her began to float, and walls the colour of the night sky surrounded her.
"Hello, dear Luna." Cackled the voice of Discord, who was not visible to her eye.
"Discord? Is- is that you?" She murmured, not sure whether to be ecstatic that she could hear the voice of he who she missed so, or scared that he was returning to cause havoc in Canterlot.

"No Luna, not I, I am but a statue now, remember?" The voice said menacingly, whooshing Luna to a new setting. The night that he was turned, the night her heart was torn in to pieces. She looked at the endless black, she watched as Discord pleaded with her, telling her he loved her. She watched as she turned him away, too stubborn and hurt to understand.
"Yes, yes I remember!" she shouted in a fierce almighty voice, which took her aback. It didn't sound like her at all.
"Who are you? What do you want?" she continued to shout, walking up to the image of herself, growing higher until she was looming over the Luna she once was. Her hair was pulled back so tightly, Luna felt that it would tear her skull apart. It tightly gripped to her head, as if it had a life of its own, and a piece of the blackness covered it, almost like a hat. She screamed in pain, as she was torn apart by some unknown forces. Why was she changing? Why was this happening?
"I am the same chaos that dwelt within your beloved Discord!" The voice screamed hysterically, bursting in to fits of laughter. The laugh began to grow louder, until a young alicorn appeared before her. "I am the mighty Nightmare Moon!" the young alicorn screamed, falling down in laughter. It took a few minutes before Luna realised who this young alicorn was. A child Discord then appeared next to the young Luna, laughing and falling down with her. Suddenly, the young alicorn stood and looked in to the eyes of Luna.
"You destroyed me, and now, I must destroy you!" and with a menacing evil laugh, the world grew brighter until Luna could no longer see. She shut her eyes tightly, screaming at the pain.
She opened her eyes to see she was back in the gardens, before the statue of Discord.
But something was different.
Luna stood, finding that the appearance she had been given in the vision had come with her in to reality. The alicorn cackled, until the cackle turned in to an evil laugh. She stomped her hooves, as a blue cloud surrounded her. She was no longer Luna.
She was Nightmare Moon.