Never knew the truth

Chapter 7: Something new

Moonlight and Luna talked a while about the gala and about Moonlight's dreams. Luna remembered Moonlight's joyful face in the morning at breakfest. After her sister asked how the gala was, Moonlight, Discord and Fluttershy's faces went red. „What about this stalion Shadow Blade?" Luna suddenly asked. Moonlight's face went red and she turned away. „I tell you this, 'mother' Luna: He is a good friend of mine and I just invited him to the gala as a sign of my graditute and loyalty to him. He defended me after all the whole time in the orphanage." Moonlight awnsered. It sounded dry. „Let's focus on my training again, shall we?" Moonlight closed her eyes and prepared to continue the training. Luna just sighed and they continued the training.

In the shadows a young pegasus, about Moonlight's age, watched them train and focused especially on Moonlight. 'Why do I have this strange feeling again? It appeared before but back then we were children.' The mysterious pegasus said to himself. Something bothered him though: why was she in the orphanage anyway? The pegasus shook this thought out of his head and looked at the training ponys again.

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The training was over and Luna had to raise the moon to call in the night. Moonlight always watched it in awe even though she saw this for 10 years.

The pegasus came out of hiding. He looked almost excactly like Moonlight with the difference that he was a pegasus and no alicorn. The mysterious pegasus was in the orphanage for 5 years when Moonlight came there. „Let's visit my 'sister'" The pegasus said and flew up to her window. The feeling he had was care and it only came when he was either with his adoptive mother Spitfire or with Moonlight.

Moonlight went to her room, saying 'Good Night' to everypony she met on her way there. When she entered the room she yawned, took of her crown and her necklace, tied her hair in a ponytail and went of to bed. Suddenly a knock was heard and Moonlight went to open the window. The pegasus flew in the room and bowed down. Moonlight looked at him with confusion and closed the window. „Who are you and why do you look like me?" Moonlight asked in a whisper to not get Discord's attention. „I'm Moonshade, your 'brother'. Our real parents sent us in the orphanage to get us new familys." The pegasus replied and stood up. „If you are my brother, why are you not also Luna's student?" Moonlight was confused about the fact that she had a brother who is a pegasus. „Listen here, Moonlight. I got in the orphanage when you were just 1 year old. Then you got in there when you were 3. I got then adopted by Spitfire and you stayed there for a bit longer. That's why we can't remember each other." Moonshade explained. As they talked, one of the guards went by the door to Moonlight's room and opened it. He immediatly ran to Luna and told her that 'He' had returned.

Moonlight sat down on her bed and listened to Moonshade. „So what did you do in all the time?" Moonshade asked with an expecting look in his eyes. Moonlight was silent for a second, thinking about if she should tell him or not. Suddenly the doors burst open and Luna stood in the room. „I can explain it your highness!" Moonshade said with a shaky voice. Luna raised one hoof but Moonlight stopped her. „I'm sorry, 'mommy' Luna. I didn't know that you searched for him." Moonlight said with a sorry look in her eyes. Luna calmed down, bowed down to Moonlight and whispered in her ear:"Don't let Discord know 'he' was here. He may be your brother but he doesn't belong here in canterlot." Moonlight nodded. She opened the window and Moonshade flew outside and back to Cloudsdale.

When everything was calm Moonlight laid down in her bed and thought. She couldn't sleep, she thought about Moonshade. What was he and why did Luna searched for him? Nad most important: Why didn't he belong here in Canterlot?

She laid awake the whole night. When Moonlight finally fell asleep, Discord woke her up. Something new started to form in her chest: concern...

To be continued...