Rarity was chained to the wall when the group came in. She smiled as she saw her friends. "Now help me be free. They foalnapped my sister, and I need to save her," She said. "You can help me in the quest to save her."

"We're not only going to save her, but we're also going to stop Solar Flare," Apple Jack reminded her.

"I know you didn't want to hear this, but earlier, Twilight ordered for some foals to get executed. She thought that she would always follow Celestia by doing anything that Solar Flare requested of her. Twilight was doing an immoral act by helping Solar Flare to execute the innocents," Spike admitted.

Rarity became so shocked, that she placed a hoof to her forehead and collasped to the floor with a loud thump.

"Rarity, you're still the drama mama," Discord remarked. "Come on, we need to take action about the evilness of Solar Flare's rule."

"Okay," Rarity said. "I thought Twilight was a sweetie pie, but because of what you told me, I now hate her. She's so evil, and I hope that she didn't try to execute poor little Sweetie Belle!"

"Same with me when it comes to Apple Bloom," Apple Jack agreed.

"Let's go get the little ones, defeat Solar Flare, get Twilight's mind straight, and rescue Princess Luna," Rainbow Dash interjected.

"Onwards!" Link and Zelda shouted in unison as the group ran towards the Everfree Forest to find the Castle of the Royal Sisters.

The water continued to rise in height, causing the group to worry for the fate of Equestria and the rest of the world. Flames appeared in front of them as the sun shone even brighter. The group struggled against the blinding light and the flames. "Hurry! We got no time left!" Midnight Glitter screamed.

Because the water rose even more, the flames died out, and the group was able to access the Castle of the Royal Sisters. They could hear screaming and crying from the courtyard as they entered the castle. "Gotcha!" Solar Flare shouted as the guards surrounded the group. "You'll never save the ones you love most! Muahahahaha! Twilight, take care of them!"

The guards made way for Twilight as she approached the group. "It's boring being the goody-goody if my mentor was evil. Now I shall eliminate you all!" She said.

"Twilight, you wouldn't do this! Remember your friends?" Apple Jack retorted.

"No comment..." Fluttershy whispered meekly.

"Get this done with!" Solar Flare ordered angrily.

"Please don't do this," Rarity begged. "I knew you did something immoral, but before we hate you even more..."

"Apologize for your wrongs," Rainbow added in.

Twilight sighed for a moment as she looked to Solar Flare, and then to the group. Suddenly, Apple Jack and the others activated the Elements of Harmony. A rainbow appeared, and slammed onto Twilight. However, it didn't work, and Solar Flare watched on with amusement. "You're kidding! You're kidding, right?" Solar Flare taunted.

"No," Discord said.

"Shut up your trap and die!"

Twilight still felt conflicted, but was beginning to think about her immoral actions. Her facial expression softened as she glanced at the group. "I'll talk about this when I lost my mentor to the sun," She confessed.

"What?" Solar Flare shouted in shock as she approached the group, and allowed the flames to murder all of the guards. The guards screamed in pain as Solar Flare prepared to attack the group. "You are supposed to stay on my side, Sparkle... Now die!" She hollered as she blasted Twilight to the left with a fiery beam.

Solar Flare laughed even more as the group attempted to activate the Elements once more. "You'll never stop me," She confided. "I'm the most powerful being on Earth..." She looked down on the group as the flames flickered under her face. She seemed ominous and intimidating, which almost terrified the group.

"We will," Zelda started. "You'll never stop us. You are too foolish to even repent for your actions. You are too cruel to spare the foals... You are too selfish to let Luna live... And you are too evil to let Equestria free of your tyranny!"

Suddenly, magic swirled around her as the six magical beams combined into a rainbow. The rainbow rushed towards Solar Flare, but Solar Flare shot a fiery beam at them. The beams pushed back and forth for countless hours as Zelda and the others tried harder to defeat the empress of evil. Twilight watched on as she cringed at the possibility of Zelda taking her position as the bearer of the Element of Magic. "No... Just no..." She whimpered. "It's too late... I'm the fool..."

Twilight's wings wrapped around her head in guilt and shame as her friends defeated Solar Flare. A huge flash filled the room, and as she closed her wings, Solar Flare was gone within a heartbeat. "Celestia?" She breathed out.

"She's banished to the sun," Rainbow Dash explained. "That's the only way we could stop her for now, as Celestia once did Nightmare Moon long ago..."

"Huh?"

"Yup. And get yourself together, 'princess!' Whatever you did is evil and immoral. Luna would be so apalled at you right now," Apple Jack lectured.

"I'm with Apple Jack on the immorality part," Rarity added in.

"No! I'm sorry for what I did. If I was careful, then I would reject Solar Flare instead. But, it was too tempting, as I tried to release Celestia! I was so blind to my actions and deaf to the truth the whole time," Twilight repented. "Please forgive me! I even got a few innocents killed... And Spike, I know you hate me for being rude to you! I don't deserve to be a princess, and..."

Link walked to Luna, and kissed her on the lips. Luna woke up, and gasped at the scene before her. Although she was glad to be saved, she suspected that something bad really happened. Perhaps Solar Flare tempted Twilight to do something immoral! Luna shot up, took off her bandages, and stomped to Twilight to interrogate the lavender alicorn. "You!" Luna shouted. "What have you done?"

Twilight looked up to the angered alicorn, and crouched in remorse as Luna once did upon being redeemed by the Elements. "Luna! I allowed the innocents to get executed, and I even acted cruel to Spike. Also, I attempted to even eliminate my friends and the newcomers... How could I do such a sin to Equestria?" She hollered as tears rushed down her cheeks.

"That's just cruel. Although I want to forgive you, you have to make up for your actions. I have always expected you to succeed as the Princess of Friendship, but perhaps I was wrong! Of course Solar Flare is the evil in this world that is now banished, but you're also the evil in this world. The Element of Magic has betrayed you, because you betrayed it by not finding the spark. The citizens of Equestria will never see you for the Twilight that they once loved, but for the Twilight that supported Solar Flare and killed some of their dear foals." Luna was stern, and at the same time, she tried not to sound angry. But, Twilight's misdeeds were infuriating to say the least.

"Luna..." Twilight choked out. "I deserve to be executed."

"No... I will decide your punishment, for I am the older alicorn. I'm almost as old as my sister, so we get more power over the ponies. You're going to be on trial sometime this month. But for now, you are under arrest." Luna lectured. "I can't believe that you would do something that would tarnish your reputation. That's not how you're supposed to act as a royal."

"Sorry..."

"Of course you're sorry, Twilight Sparkle. The citizens will know of the atrocities that you have done."

"So I'm going to be seen as the villain."

"Yes, for you have done something quite villainous, remember?"

"I know, but Celestia promised me that I would succeed. Perhaps she placed too much faith into me."

"Perhaps she did, but If I were Celestia and I found out that you did something evil, then I would tell you that I wouldn't promise you anymore unless you have completely cleaned up your act."

"But she's forgiving!"

"No buts or what ifs, please. There is no more room for excuses." Luna finished as the sun began to set. "After all, I am a justice-driven mare that aims to protect Equestria from villains and criminals."

"It's your loss," Apple Jack told Twilight. "I still can't believe you would betray us. Although your friends and I forgive you, you have lost our trust. What will you do about it?"

"It's a nefarious thing to do," Rarity added in. "I can't be friends with somepony that did a crime."

"Who are you?" Fluttershy asked with fright as she hid behind Rainbow Dash.

"Exactly. This is why I can't handle ponies that betray me and the others," Rainbow Dash shot at Twilight.

"You're not coming to any more parties," Pinkie Pie added in.

"I'm Midnight's assistant from now on," Spike declared.

"This is what happens. Popularity means you have to pay the price if you did something evil," Zelda lectured.

"Yeah. I'm not going to be your friend," Link added in.

"Our friendship is over," Discord confided.

"Go home, my friends. Twilight and I will discuss her wicked actions at the castle. And I can't go there quickly without my wings-" Luna started as Discord snapped his fingers. Luna's wings were on her back now, and her magic even came back.

"That's a part of our friendship," Discord told her.

"Hey, we're not close friends. I mean, you almost plunged the world into eternal chaos and tried to torture me and my sister. How can that add up to friendship? Anyways, thanks for the wings and magic."

"I'll see you later. Good night."

Discord disappeared with a bright flash of light, leaving the two alicorns alone. "Let's go," Luna told Twilight. "You're not going home tonight, because I will have a special prison prepared for you."

"You forgave me?" Twilight asked, hopeful.

"I wish I would, but I could not. Our trust is broken, and I lost the heart to forgive others for their misdeeds. That was all because of Solar Flare, and Celestia's betrayal."

"Oh..."

"Have you learned a lesson?"

Twilight looked to Luna in confusion as they flew to Canterlot Castle. They walked into the hallway as the Lunar Guards gave Twilight an intimidating stare. "I don't know what you mean by that," She said.

"I mean, have you learned something from this experience?" Luna rephrased the question.

"Yes. What I learned that once you do something immoral, it can't be changed. You have to repent for your crimes and start from rock bottom."

"Exactly. I learned this too after I was released from Nightmare Moon. You can't change the past, but you can try to fix your reputation. I will spare your life if I hear that you're not going to be evil again."

"You can't love a monster." Twilight and Luna walked into the guest bedroom with bookshelves and a desk.

"We can love one, if they redeem themselves," Luna reminded her. "Also, I'm not sure if you can keep the title as Princess of Friendship. Zelda started using the Element of Magic because of the spark in her, and also because she..."

Twilight started sobbing once again and slumped onto the bed. "This can't be real! I'm being replaced!" She hollered. "All because-"

Luna knew how Twilight felt about her immoral actions. Once, when Luna was Nightmare Moon, she did a few immoral things. She had learned from her actions and promised not to become evil again. Twilight's remorse tugged at her heartstrings. Luna wanted to comfort her, but she must be stern with her, as Celestia was when Luna became Nightmare Moon on the night of her banishment to the moon.

Luna kept her composure as she sat on the bed. "Twilight, take a deep breath... You're not being replaced. You have to deal with losing the Element to Zelda with sensibility, not immaturity. When I learned that Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Apple Jack got Laughter, Loyalty, and Honesty, I didn't react with immaturity like you did. I accepted it as a mature adult would do," She advised. "You should do the same, Twilight."

"Luna! They're so obsessed with Zelda! How could they have accepted her so easily? I hate Zelda for this," Twilight retorted.

Luna wondered if Celestia has seen such childish behavior in Twilight one time. Celestia would have probably scolded Twilight and told her to stop. However, Celestia seemed like the type to say "get over it." Luna would not say that, for it would upset Twilight even more if she said that. "Twilight..." Luna said in a motherly tone of voice.

"You're not my mom!" Twilight shouted.

Luna felt worried that Twilight may lash out even more if she continued like this. Twilight seemed silly, acting like a little filly who just can't accept any life-changing situations. "I'm not your mother, but you must stop right now! You are being very disrespectful, and I don't like that. Count to ten, or do the calming technique that Cadence once taught you," She suggested.

Twilight calmed down for a few seconds, and took a deep breath. She knew that Luna took the mother position, and must not argue about it. She took another deep breath, and looked into Luna's eyes. Luna's eyes seemed stern still, yet compassionate at the same time. She was almost reminded of Celestia. Boy, she really did miss her already. "It's hard on me," Twilight said at last.

"Why?" Luna asked.

"I couldn't fathom the fact that Celestia was on the sun because of the crimes she did as Solar Flare. That's why I gave in... I guess I should have known better... I was such a fool..." Twilight looked down, because she barely felt like looking at Luna right now. She knew that Luna was probably appalled with her actions. "I tried to redeem her, but all I could do is give in so that I could escape prison. Then, I got afraid that if I told her the truth, she'll kill me immediately. My cowardice caused my misdeeds to happen."

"It's hard on me, too, but I stayed strong no matter what. I might forgive Celestia, but I'll never forget what Solar Flare did in that disguise. My strength melted away a few times, such as when I screamed angry things without impulse because Solar Flare used the disguise to fool me into thinking that Celestia betrayed me. Maybe Celestia didn't, but gave in to Solar Flare's wicked lies. I'm sure Celestia was hurt because of my outburst. I hope she forgives me," Luna replied. "Celestia also felt disappointed with you because you gave in to Solar Flare's malicious promises. I knew, because I can sense it. She could forgive you someday, but she still felt betrayed."

"Celestia betrayed us, though."

"It wasn't her. It was Solar Flare, remember? Good night, Twilight."

Twilight placed the covers onto herself as she proceeded to fall asleep. Luna turned off the lights and walked out of the room. When she entered the hallway, she was surprised that Midnight Glitter and Spike were waiting for her. "Oh," Luna said. "I spoke with Twilight, and..." How could she explain the heart-to-heart discussion if Spike and Midnight wouldn't accept?