The following takes place between 5:00am and 6:00am

It can be a struggle for Celestia. She slowly regained her confidence. Luna didn't leave her side. She couldn't leave her alone, though she does check up on her once in a while. Celestia hasn't been able to talk to her. While she slept, Luna knew a way of contacting her.

Celestia's reliving the event. This time Jack didn't save her; a scenario if he didn't arrive. Mu had her nailed down. She struggled to release herself. None of the ponies watching bothered to help.

She clashed her horn with Mu's. A combination of both magic sources exploded. They fell on the ground hard. Mu recovered quicker than Celestia. He rushed through the carriage, leaping towards her. Celestia didn't have to counter attack, she got up and dodged Mu. He attacked a random pony, who then turned to dust. Celestia used her horn to zap Mu. He deflected the beam of magic with his horn.

Celestia felt helpless. She launched in the air, with Mu following behind. Trying to lose him cost her energy. Gasping for air while ascending nearly cost her balance. She straightened her body just before descending. She couldn't steer just yet. She had to make a safe landing.

She scraped her hooves on the grass. Mu landed in front of her. He's still full of energy. "Better take one last look at Equestria. You won't be around once he becomes the new ruler."

"Who are you referring…?" Celestia asked.

"You're been a ruler for a millennium and you can't remember a figure of your past?" Mu's surprised with Celestia's confusion. "It's like you either forgot or you erased him from your memory."

It may seem implausible, which Celestia thought, a dead changeling speaking to her about her past. Memories she didn't know she had, suddenly came back. She can't figure them out clearly.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Confused already? How did you even become a ruler? It's like your parents picked you, just for your personality rather than your determination."

"Who are you working for?"

It's like talking to the world's biggest airhead. Mu became drastic. "You still…"

He watched Celestia, fire a beam of Magic into his chest, creating an exit wound. It didn't hurt him at all. The wound healed quickly. "Highly doubt you'll kill me if I'm still alive."

Celestia didn't bother wonder, what Mu was about to tell her, before she zapped him. She began to worry about what's going to occur in Equestria. She's sheltered in her own place, unable to take action. She doesn't know how long.

Mu gave up and decided to tell her. "Our leader is said to have been around before your parents' passing. He came from a loyal monarch. He wanted you hoof in marriage, believing Equestria needed a king. Back then, you loved him. You were a wonderful couple. The day before the wedding happened. You blew him off, you didn't want to become queen. You cast him out and placed a magic spell over Equestria. Making them believe you're still princess, all due to that piece of news, before the biggest day of your life."

"I didn't do anything."

"That's not what I've been told. Heard every word from your former lover. Unfortunately, his scheme is still going. Your "saviours" aren't close to stopping it. He'll reign over every equine and creature. Not even a persuasion can help."

Celestia didn't want to believe his words. Before she could change her mind, a gust of wind followed by a sudden change from day to night, broke the conversation. Princess Luna landed hard near Celestia and Mu.

"Luna?"

Mu didn't react to Luna's arrival. He stood there motionless. Slowly, he disintegrated into particles. Celestia didn't understand her sister's presence.

"I've grown worried about you. I presumed entering your dreams might reach you," Luna explained.

"I don't know. It could get worse with your involvement."

"You can't just shut every pony out. You can't go alone. They need you right now."

"That's not what I'm doing." Celestia slowly broke down. "I can't stand seeing every pony fall under evil rule. Right now I'm powerless."

"I found a way that can help. There's a memory from your past that's erased or blocked. The only way to know what it is, is to reconstruct what's left."

Celestia felt unsure how Luna will do that. She thought this whole idea of entering a pony's dream was to get along with the citizens of Ponyville. "Is that possible?"

"It won't be easy. I will require your assistance."

"Anything I can do?"

"Close your eyes."

Celestia lower her eyelids. Luna teleported themselves to a void of space. Celestia's memories appeared like television screens. They're similar to the ones Celestia used to show Twilight's memories, after completing the unfinished spell of Starswirl the Bearded.

"Where are we?" Celestia asked.

"We're in the deepest part of your mind." Luna showed her shards floating around. "That's what's left of your forgotten past."

Luna reconstructed the shards, more pieces came together. Celestia watched them form a screen. It showed the time, she and her sister began ruling Equestria. Celestia watched her past self using a spell on herself. Whatever happened made her erase that event.

"Recognise anything?" Luna asked.

"I think so. It's coming back to me."

More of her forgotten memory revealed a proposed wedding. It got cancelled just before it was even prepared. It began with an argument between her and another equine. It's a male alicorn.

"I remember now. A wedding's planned and I was chosen as queen. Though I didn't think how it goes."

"Why would a wedding come before a coronation? It doesn't seem right."

"After our parents let us take the throne, I didn't think I can the responsibility of being queen. I didn't want the marriage to commence for another reason."

She watched as more memories come back. The male alicorn was her future husband, and Equestria's king. She didn't want to marry him, believing it will go against what her parents worked for. He wanted to marry her just to command everywhere. He wanted power rather than love.

"I can't believe I forgot about that alicorn." Celestia now fully understood what's been going for nearly a day.

5:35am

An ESCT unicorn patrolled near the Everfree Forest. He couldn't help noticing something near the trees. He used his horn as a light, treading each step slowly. It's almost sunrise, he won't be using it for long.

After taking a turn near the vines, he gazed with a shocking discovery.