Never knew the truth

Chapter 11: a unforgivable mistake

A year ago, at the Grand Galloping Gala, a black pegasus in a blue wonderblot uniform looked around. „Moonshade, do you enjoy the gala so far?" Spitfire asked her adoptive son. Moonshade nodded with a smile. 'I will enjoy it even more when I get to see the princesses. This will be fun.' he thought. For some reason he had the urge to play a prank on the princess of the night. It wasn't the fact that Moonshade didn't like Luna, he did, he just couldn't play a prank on Celestia. Who knows what she would have done if he did.

„Thank you all for coming. Princess Luna will be here in a minute. She has to take care of something." Celestia said. 'Dang. If this third princess wouldn't be her student then I could have played the prank now.' Moonshade said to himself. Next to him were Soarin and Spitfire. Luckyly Moonshade said that quiet enough to not let them hear this. „Sorry that I'm late, sister, but Moonlight didn't want to go to sleep. I needed to ask Discord for help." Luna said when she entered the room. „It's alright Luna. Hopefully Discord gets her to sleep." Celestia smiled at Luna. Moonshade knew that Luna wasn't as powerful as Celestia so he decided to plan the prank for her. „Mother Spitfire, may I step closer to the stage? I want to see Princess Luna from near." Moonshade asked. Spitfire agreed so Moonshade got closer to the stage.

A few days ago, he asked Rainbow Dash to help him play a prank on Luna at the gala. To Moonshade's confusion, Rainbow Dash agreed. Rainbow hovered over Luna with a bucket. Moonshade nodded at her, giveing Rainbow the signal to let the bucket fall on Luna. „Luna are you alright?" Celestia asked with worry. Luna nodded, took of the bucket and shook the feathers of her mane. It was no use, she was fully coverd in honey and feathers. Moonshade laughed at her. „So you are the one who played this prank on me, aren't you?" Luna said with anger in her voice. The laughter stopped as everyone looked at the young wonderbolt. „What's your name?" Luna demanded. „His name is Moonshade, your highness. I'm truely sorry for what happened. Moonshade isn't usually like this." Spitfire said. Celestia calmed Luna down. „Spitfire, I assume Moonshade is your adoptive son. Make sure he won't play a prank on one of us again otherwise..." Celestia said in a serious voice. Moonshade was scared of Luna but not as scared as of Celestia. „He is. If he plays a prank on one of you again, what will happen then?" Spitfire asked. „Then he will be bannished from the castle. And with one of us I don't just mean me or Luna but also Luna's student and Princess Cadence. Do you understand?" Celestia replied. Spitfire nodded and left with Moonshade and the rest of the wonderbolts.

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In the bathroom, Luna tried to wash of the honey and feathers. „I have a bad feeling about this Moonshade." Luna said while taking a bath. „How comes?" Celestia asked. „He looks like Moonlight only that she is a alicorn like us. And their names are similar. There must be a connection between them."

Celestia and Luna discussed this a little longer until Celestia was called to call in the day. Luna felt something she didn't feel for a thousand years. It was Hatred. Hatred against Moonshade. Something told her that Moonshade will tell Moonlight the truth about her and the orphanage. She had to stop it before it even begins so she decided to banish Moonshade from the castle in Canterlot. But is this really a good idea? Sooner or later he will find a way to meet Moonlight.

To be continued...

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Author's Note: I know, I know. This chapter is rushed, and I'm sorry for this but I have to write my other Fanfic too. I promise to try and make it better: Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.

I still hope you all enjoy it. And now you know what prank Moonshade played on Luna.