A/N: I will be responding to reviews as people post them, in the order I get the emails, so here goes:

Core-X: Thanks for the compliment, but, because of the other reviews, this story is no longer a one-shot, as you can see.

Raindrop Splash: I didn't make Luna "Evil". I had her do what was necessary for Equestria. There's a difference. And haven't you ever heard the legend of John McCloud? The only way to kill an Immortal permanently is to cut their head off, (Though for my story I added another way, Cutting out the heart).

Ann Sophia: I aim to please the reader. Thanks for the feedback.

Crest: I did "Froget" keeping this as a One-shot, because the ideas started bouncing around in my head, and I started typing them to get them out, which resulted in chapter two.

Anyways, here ya go. The continuation of The Hour Of Twilight. Enjoy.

NOTE: I do not own MLP or any of the characters used herein (Unless I show up in it later, which I might…). All characters are the property of Lauren Faust and Hasbro (Until I become a billionaire)

THE RESURRECTION

Three days after the deaths of Luna and Celestia:

"Are you sure, Dash?" Twilight asked, looking at her best friend, "I don't think you could handle the restrictions the Equestrian Military would place on you, even in a laid-back branch like the Air Force."

Rainbow Dash looked offended that Twilight didn't believe in her, "Of course I can handle a few restrictions, Twilight. I AM a Wonderbolt after all, and they have one of the strictest set of guidelines I've ever seen."

"The Wonderbolts don't have anywhere near as many restrictions as the Equestrian Military, Dash," Twilight tried to explain to her friend, "I just want you to -"

Twilight was interrupted by Spike poking his head into her office, "Twilight, the rest of your friends are here."

"Send them in, Spike," Twilight said, glad to have a chance at a conversation that DIDN'T involve the military. She watched as they walked in, first Pinkie Pie, then Applejack, followed by Rarity, and then Fluttershy, last in the room, as usual. "It's so good to see you girls. I trust that all of you have been doing good?"

Fluttershy was the first to speak up, surprising everyone, "Oh Twilight, I've been just awful. I haven't been able to sleep for the last three days since those ponies started cutting down the Everfree Forest for the wood. Not to mention all the little animals I've had to take in because of the loss of their homes."

"What do you mean, they've been cutting down the Everfree Forest? I specifically told them not to, since the Everfree is a national wildlife preserve. They were told that they could cut down the Whitetail Woods, and that was it. I shall head out to Ponyville as soon as I can to stop this before it gets any worse," Twilight said, anger showing in her voice, despite her calm face.

Rarity was the next to speak, "Twilight, dear, I know this might be a sore subject, but do you think the Princesses will ever come back? They were Immortal, after all."

Twilight visibly perked up, obviously excited about this coming up, which confused her friends, "Thank you for asking Rarity. I had much the same thought, so I did some research over the last couple of days whenever I had spare time. From what I read, since they were the physical embodiments of the Sun and Moon, and not just Immortals, they will be reborn eventually. But I did see something that was a little disappointing. If an Immortal is killed by having their head cut off, or their heart cut out, as Celestia was, then they will never be reborn as we knew them. Luna, on the other hand, was left relatively whole, and so could be reborn at any time, from a couple years -"

Twilight was interrupted as a bright light filled the Throne room, blinding the 6 friends. When the light (And the stars filling their vision) faded, they were left staring at the Lunar Princess, reborn as she was before her murder.

"To a couple days later," Twilight finished.

Upon hearing Twilight's voice, Luna quickly transformed from her small, adolescent form to that of Nightmare Moon, her rage at hearing her murderer's voice accelerating her body through centuries of growth in an instant. "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME? WE HAD A DEAL!"

Twilight quickly used her magic to hold Luna in place, and calmly said to her friends, "Please leave us. There are things the two of us need to discuss in private."

After her last friend walked out and Spike shut the door, Twilight placed a Magic Barrier around the room, preventing all spying, either from her friends, who were leaning against the door, or from magical sources, of which she felt several, and then released the holding spell from Luna, who quickly lunged at Twilight. Twilight threw up a magical barrier that stopped Luna from hitting her, and spoke quickly, "Luna, listen. I knew what I was doing when I killed you. I had done plenty of research before I ever presented the idea to you, much less to the Summit, and I knew that I could 'kill' you while still being able to have you around to help me with our deal. Once I told The Council this, they presented the idea of both the Princesses being 'assassinated', to add to the plausibility of the plan. I couldn't tell you this, though, because you would never have agreed to it. No one likes feeling the pain of dying, not even an Immortal. I know I didn't like it when I tested that theory."

Luna looked shocked that Twilight had been so thorough in her planning, but then remembered she was talking to Ms. By-The-List herself. All she could say was, "What do you mean, you tested the theory? I never knew of your death, and neither did Celestia. When did you have time to test it?"

"Do you remember about 2 months ago, after I had been a Princess for almost a year, when I disappeared for a week?" Twilight asked, "I was in Draconia, where I was helped in my research by Auream Regina herself. To be honest, I was surprised by that myself. I figured she would just assign me to one of her students as an extra credit assignment or a test."

Luna was quick to interrupt when she saw the chance, "Wait. The Dragon Queen herself helped you? Why would she do that?"

"Apparently, she was just as curious about it as I was, and she wanted to make sure nothing went wrong with my experiment," Twilight said, "Maybe because, as an immortal, though not an Alicorn, like you, me, Celestia, or Cadence, she could possibly be affected by that theory. I just don't know, and she wouldn't tell me why.

"Anyways, now that you're back, a little earlier than I expected though, we can proceed to the next step of my plan. How do you feel about having green eyes?"

"What do you mean, how do I feel about having green eyes? If I had green eyes, everyone would think I was a changeling. Where would the benefit in that be?"

Twilight explained quickly, "Who was the last changeling to imitate a member of the Royal Family? Chrysalis. What happened to her after she was kicked out of Canterlot? No one knows. No one but me, that is."

Luna, starting to think Twilight had been planning this for longer than she let on, had to ask, "What happened to her?"

"After she left Canterlot, I found her and drained her magic from her, making me part changeling. How did you think I could become an Alicorn? Unfortunately, the process left her weaker than a newborn, so I've kept her in my basement, that way she can teach me how to fully utilize the changeling magic," Twilight said, a flash of green in her eyes, "Now, I can transfer that magic, and the knowledge of how to use it, to you. This way, we can tell my friends that you're Queen Chrysalis, and through you, create a treaty with the Changelings."

Luna could only stare dumbfounded, but one more question slipped off her tongue, "Why would we need a treaty with the Changelings? What could they offer us that we don't already have?"

"Remember Luna, we are going to war with Gryphonia, even if it's a fake war. Neither the Gryphonian people nor the Equestrian people know that this isn't a real war, so they will go into this with everything they have. And so, to prevent useless loss of life, we could use the Changelings to sabotage the Gryphonian equipment and weapons, learn where the largest concentrations of Gryphonian troops are, and even convince some Gryphonians to stop fighting before they even start," Twilight was obviously frustrated that Luna (who was more involved with the military than anything else) hadn't thought of the potential Changelings had, "And don't worry, I've already talked this over with Chrysalis, and she says all the Changelings wanted was to be a part of our society, not rule it, as Chrysalis had. So I'm sure that, if you agree to receive the Changeling magic from me, you could kill the two proverbial birds with one stone, removing the Changeling threat, and ensuring we don't lose Equestrian lives needlessly."

Luna only had one problem with Twilight's plan, "How can I pass off being Chrysalis? I'm nothing like her."

"That's where you're wrong, Luna. The two of you are more alike than you know, and don't worry, you'll have her memories as well, allowing you to be Chrysalis when you talk to the Changelings."

Luna, seeing that there was no way out of this, finally agreed. The feeling of the foreign magic inside her, mixing with her own magic, the feeling of increased power, was intoxicating. No wonder Twilight was always studying rare and hard to find magics. After the transfer was complete, the Changeling magic settled into a 'corner' of Luna's Magical Core, where she barely felt it. Looking at herself, Luna could see nothing different about her, until Twilight held a mirror up to her face.

"Green Eyes. Yes, I think that is a worthy trade for having this power inside me. Now I know why you are always studying magic, Twilight, if learning new magic feels like this."

Twilight seemed glad that the magical bonding process had worked, "Now that you look like a Changeling, you need the memories of one too," she said as her horn flashed, flooding Luna's mind with Chrysalis' memories. After she was done, and Luna had recovered enough to be able to stand and speak again, Twilight opened the Throne Room door, causing her friends to spill onto the floor.

Applejack was the first to apologize, "'Am sorry, Sugarcube, but we wanted to know what was going on. Ah hope you can forgive us."

Twilight only smiled at them, "I think you five should know the truth about who this really is," she said as she magically closed the door, "This isn't actually Luna. It's Queen Chrysalis. Don't worry, she's here to help us," Twilight quickly added, seeing the hostility in her friends faces, "you see, all the Changelings wanted was to be part of our society. Chrysalis here was the only one who wanted to rule. But I was able to find her and convince her that, if something were to happen to any of the Princesses, I would attempt to bring her in to help me. With the murder of both Celestia and Luna, I was faced with a tough choice about who she should imitate, but in the end I went with Luna, because she was more involved with the Military than Celestia ever was, and right now, since we are at war, we need more knowledge about the art of war than about politics. Please just give her a chance."

Rarity spoke up next, "Very well Twilight, but I hope you know what you're doing, bringing that monster into Canterlot. If she gives us any reason to mistrust her again, we will forcefully remove her from the castle."

"I would expect no less, Rarity. Now, the two of us have much we need to discuss and plan. If you would, please return to your homes. I have a carriage waiting outside for you."