A/N: Another chapter for the Hour, this time written at 1:30 in the morning, so I apologize for any mistakes…

Also, if you want to know what Pinkie told Twilight, you have to read the Bearded Journal.

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Raindrop Splash - Of course Pinkie would be calm at that moment. It's Pinkie. And yes, the bolding was FanFiction. It seems to hate me going any length of time without something screwing up (He just likes to bitch. Oh yeah, HI! Bet ya forgot about me! But I didn't forget about you!). Hope you enjoy this chapter as well (BTW, are you a changeling as well? I've noticed that your name changes more often than High Roller allows us to take control of his body).

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And so we go

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"Pinkie, why do I get the feeling that half of what you just told me is made up?" Twilight asked, still trying to process what she had just heard.

Midnight, having woken up several hours ago, shook her head, "I have to agree with," she paused looking to Twilight, "Twilight was it?"

Twilight nodded her head in confirmation.

"Yes, I must agree with Twilight. I lived through most of those events, and I don't remember most of those things happening."

"That hurts," Pinkie said with a stricken look on her face, holding her hoof to her chest, "I thought you of all ponies would understand, Midnight."

"I suppose you do have a bit of an excuse," Midnight said, rubbing the back of her head, "If I were an undead that was over 1000 years old, I guess my memory would start to be faulty as well."

"That's not what I meant," Pinkie said with a pouty face.

"Wait a minute," Twilight said, realizing something, "What are we doing here? Shouldn't we be reintroducing Midnight to her mom? I mean, I know I'd want to see my child if I hadn't seen him or her for over 1000 years."

Midnight spoke, cutting Pinkie off before she could say anything, "It would not be a good idea to introduce me to my mother as her daughter."

"Why's that?"

Midnight sighed, "At the moment of her Banishment, mother's memories of me were wiped by Aunt Celestia, to prevent her from using me as a means to escape her banishment before her sentence was over. Unfortunately, I still ended up helping her escape before her 10,000 year sentence could be served."

"10,000 years? That's a little harsh, don't you think?" Twilight asked.

"A little harsh? A little Harsh?" Midnight said, her anger growing, "THAT WAS THE MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR WHAT MY MOTHER DID! WOULD YOU HAVE GIVEN HER ANY LESS IF YOU COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP HER AS SHE KILLED OVER ¾ OF EQUESTRIA'S POPULATION?!"

Twilight shook her head, "I would have used the Elements of Harmony to purge the De Manis Queen from her body as soon as she killed the Castle Staff, as myself and my friends did 4 years ago, instead of banishing her. But instead, Celestia did nothing as Nightmare Moon rampaged across Equestria, slaughtering thousands of ponies."

"I almost regret not killing her sooner…" Twilight added under her breath.

"What was that?" Midnight asked, her hearing catching the almost imperceptible sentence.

"What was what?" Twilight asked, feigning innocence. And failing.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about. What did you just mutter under your breath?" Midnight's anger was starting to flare up again.

"I said, I almost regret not killing Celestia sooner," Twilight looked Midnight dead in the eyes, not showing any fear.

To her surprise, Midnight started laughing, "It's about damn time that old bitch died. Tell me, was it painful? Slow? How much did she scream?"

"It was a quick, clean death," a third voice said from behind Midnight, "As my sister would have wanted."

"Why must everypony sneak up on me today?" Midnight asked as she whirled around, only to come face-to-face with Luna, who looked very much pissed off.

"A better question would be 'Who are you to speak so hatefully of my sister?'" Luna said as she glared at Midnight.

Midnight opened and closed her mouth, attempting to talk as she saw her mother for the first time in 1,000 years. Eventually giving up on talking for now, she sat down with a sigh and hung her head, exposing her horn to Luna. Recognizing the thousand-year-old gesture, Luna walked up and placed her horn against Midnight's. Memories began to flow into Luna's mind.

MEMORIA MEDIAM

Midnight hummed to herself as she walked beside her mother through Everfree Castle, over a thousand years ago. There was another pony on the other side of Luna, but Midnight didn't care. She was just happy to be with her mother. The little filly tried to fly, flapping her wings like a hummingbird, but was unsuccessful. Giving up, she settled for using her magic to levitate herself, content to float along beside her mother.

"The Changeling's are encroaching upon our Western Border," the pony on the other side of Luna said.

I was suddenly very interested in what this other pony had to say. Lifting myself higher, I could finally see him. He was a black-coated pegasus with a two-tone blue mane and had dice for a Cutie Mark. I remembered seeing him in other places, had even talked to him on occasion, but his name escaped me at the moment. But that didn't matter to me. I was more interested in what he had to say, anyways.

"And just what do you propose we do about that?" Luna asked, "Though we am in charge of the Equestrian Military, we cannot mobilize them without Celestia's approval. Why did you not bring this to her to begin with?"

The black pegasus sighed, "Because, I already know that she would do nothing about them. She has grown complacent, thinking that we are safe from any kind of attack since the two of you so recently defeated the Chaos Lord and imprisoned him in stone."

"While you speak the truth, it is not wise to talk negatively of our sister whilst trying to convince us of the need to reinforce the Western Security Force."

Some of the words they used confused me, but I understood enough. Auntie Celestia was becoming lazy, and would do nothing to protect Equestria now, so it fell upon mommy to protect everyone. But mommy still believed that she needed Auntie's permission to do what had to be done, even though they ruled Equestria together. I knew I could convince Mommy in her dreams that she needed to move on without Auntie Celestia, but Mommy hardly ever slept now, as petitioners were always coming to her instead of Auntie, even though Auntie was supposed to handle the loudmouths. It was Mommy's job to take care of the trouble makers, not the loudmouths.

Several Months Later

I knew I was getting through to Mommy. I had been slowly reducing the number of petitioners who would visit Mommy by telling them that Auntie Celestia was in charge of all things dealing with money or land, which wasn't technically a lie. Eventually, not even I would see her Mommy when she was awake, as I was too busy with my magical studies and learning how to fly. But I made sure to always visit Mommy in her dreams. From her dreams, I was able to tell that Mommy was forgetting about due to a growing loneliness.

Over the next 800 years, Mother began to believe that everypony had forgotten about her, and began to look into magic to create a pony, as she just wanted somepony to talk to, somepony besides Auntie to acknowledge that she existed. At this point, I was away in Draconia studying Draconic Magic, and I was all but forgotten by everypony back in Equestria.

When news reached Draconia that a Midnight Blue Alicorn had started to kill everypony in Equestria, I returned, trying to find my Mother. What I found instead was the De Manis Queen, Nightmare Moon, using my Mother's body to exact what she called "The Night's Revenge." When I tried to speak with her, she used Mother's superior magic to infect my mind, causing me to help her with her demonic plans. She sent me after the Changelings, and gave me a thirst for their blood, to match her taste for Pony blood.

That Thirst still haunts me today, though I can control it usually. When Mother was finally stopped, I attempted to finish what she started, as Nightmare Moon's corruption still remained in my mind. I was soon captured by Aunt Celestia, and she used the Elements of Harmony to help me reestablish control over my own mind. Once this was done, she informed me that, to prevent an event like this from ever having a chance of wiping out all life on the planet, I was going to a far away planet, which she had named Equus Prime, along with 1000 of each race, as agreed to by the leaders of every race on the planet.

During the ritual that became known as The Pilgrim's Exodus, Aunt Celestia was helped by a group of powerful ponies, some of whom I recognized from my fillyhood. Four that I recognized were at least 1,000 years old, including the black pegasus with the blue two-tone mane. I grew angry upon seeing him, as I believed it was his fault that I made Mother create the De Manis Queen all those years ago. I attempted to kill him, right before the ritual was completed, and all 20,000 Pilgrims and I were sent over 100 thousand light years away.

Since then, I have ruled over the planet known as Equus Prime, and have successfully created a Utopian Society, where all are treated as equals, though I am the final word in all things political and militaristic, as my Mother and Aunt were on Homeworld.

Recently, however, a Civil War broke out between the Gryphons and the Surface Ponies. The exact cause is unknown, but it is because of that war that I am here now.

BACK TO PRESENT DAY

Luna pulled her horn away from Midnight's as she sat down, a stunned look on her face. Midnight understood what was going through her mother's mind.

Nuzzling against Luna, Midnight spoke, "I know this is a lot to take in, but I hope that we can eventually get to know each other as mother and daughter again. I don't want to be stuck around here without being able to spend time with you,"

Luna simply nodded, still too stunned to talk. Suddenly, a mental alarm went off in Luna's head, reminding her that it was time to raise the moon and stars. She prepared to perform the extraordinary task, until she was cut off by Midnight's hoof on her horn.

"Allow me, Mother. It has been so long since I have been able to sing," Midnight smiled.

Not sure what she meant, Luna simply stopped channeling her magic, indicating that Midnight should continue.

Midnight nodded, and turned her face to the sky. Opening her mouth, she began to sing in a language long since forgotten by every living thing except for the oldest of Dragons. The melody was haunting, and left tears in the eyes of Luna, Twilight, and Pinkie, but also filled them with hope for the future. As the song came to a close, the three immortals realized that the song had not only caused the moon to rise, but had also set the sun, allowing Twilight to enjoy the beauty of the dead language. The stars shone extra bright, as if signifying that the Night was rejoicing in the return of it's daughter.

"What language was that?" Twilight asked, ending the moment, "I have never heard anything like that."

Midnight blushed, "It was Netharion, one of the languages of a long dead country called Arlwen. The entire country was almost ten times as big as Equestria, and one of its major cities was completely underground. The country itself existed over 125,000 years ago, long before Ponies began to have intelligent thoughts. In fact, it was a Human Civilization, and some of its ruins still exist today. Most of the Underground City still exists today. I believe we used part of it as the headquarters for the Rebellion against Discord," Midnight said, attempting to answer Twilight's questions before she asked them.

However, Twilight still had one more question, "How do you know so much about this country, this Arlwen, if it disappeared over 125,000 years ago?"

"There were two beings who were alive during the height of that Civilization, and watched it fall. One was the Dragon Queen, Auream Regina. The other was her consort, before he was corrupted by the Chaotic Magic he attempted to control. I believe you've all met him. I know Mother and Pinkie have. Both were instrumental in his defeat over 2,000 years ago."

"Are you talking about Discord?" Twilight asked, confused.

"So that is what he is known as now. Yes, that is an apt name for the Prince of Chaos, though he wasn't always named so. Originally, he was known as Princeps Ordinate, the Orderly Prince. By studying Chaos Magic, he went against his nature, and so became easily corruptible by the disorderly nature of the very magic he studied. But this transformation wasn't instantaneous. It took many Millennia, and he didn't fully turn into Discord, losing all semblance of Sanity, until roughly 3,000 years ago. During the 122,000 years between the fall of Arlwen and the creation of Discord, the Orderly Prince spent centuries at a time without sleep, always studying Chaos Magic, and how to control it. I believe it was this lack of sleep that eventually drove him insane, not the Chaos Magic itself, and as such, it might be possible to bring him back to sanity, at which point he would be incredibly powerful, capable of doing whatever he wanted."

Luna spoke up, "You are correct in that belief. In fact, it has already been done."

"What?" Midnight perked up, "How? When?"

"My sister was actually the one that figured it out. She had Fluttershy, a friend of ours, attempt to befriend him, hoping that she would be able to reform him. It worked perfectly, though not flawlessly. He does not compulsively use his magic whenever he wants anymore, but he is still not completely sane. It was through his magic that Twilight here became an Alicorn, actually," Luna tapped her chin with her hoof, "I suppose it wouldn't be too hard to believe that, if he spent more time with Fluttershy, he would eventually become completely sane again, and as such, be a useful diplomat between Equestria and Draconia. I'm sure that the Dragon Queen would be glad to have her consort back."

"Who are we talking about?" A voice above the four immortals said.

Looking up, they saw Discord standing upside down on a cloud that was raining up instead of down. While his body was still just as chaotic looking as usual, his eyes were now the same color, a brilliant shade of Gold, showing that he was, indeed, returning to his previous, Sane, state of mind.

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END NOTE: If you want to know just what Pinkie told Twilight, please read the Bearded Journal, also written by me. If you want the full story of what Luna did as Nightmare Moon, read Maledictum Insania: The Creation by Nero Darkard. You can find it in my favorites. Be prepared for a bloody, depressing story. At least, I found it depressing. Anyways, leave reviews. I want to know what you think of this chapter. THIS GOES FOR EVERYPONY READING THIS!