Author's note: If you want to know why some characters seemed a bit off, this was situated in an alternate universe, where things happened differently. Hopefully this would make sense.

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Luna woke up one afternoon, and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She had a dream where her sister sang a lullaby, filled with regret for her actions and cruelty. She walked into the throne room to start Twilight's trial. Discord was there, and so were the others that saved the day. They seemed angry with Twilight for what she had done. "I still can't believe it," Rarity complained.

"I know. We said that many times," Apple Jack agreed.

"So now we have to be the jury. How boring," Pinkie Pie said.

"She did something immoral, so we must decide her punishment... Sort of," Rainbow Dash explained. "Although, Luna has power over us, so she can decide."

"No comment," Fluttershy whispered fearfully.

"I guess I can be the lawyer or the officer," Discord said as he snapped his fingers. Now he was wearing a formal uniform, and the overlookers almost smiled at his chaotic antics.

"It doesn't matter. Whenever a villain or criminal breaks the law, he or she has to pay the price for heinous actions," Zelda told them.

"That's true," Link agreed.

As they continued discussing Twilight's crimes against Equestria, several ponies that knew Twilight walked into the throne room. They seemed to have several emotions written across their faces; anger, hurt, disappointment, shock, and vice versa. They were not very happy about this, especially Twilight's parents, brother, and sister-in-law.

"I can't believe this," Cadence said. "What caused Twilight to go rogue and join the dark side?"

"I don't know, but she has to clean up her act," Twilight's parents said in unison.

"She doesn't need a harsh punishment," Shining Armor said.

"It doesn't always need to be harsh," His mother reminded him.

"Our daughter did this. How can she expect us to defend her?" Night Light replied.

"We don't need to. She did something immoral, and now she will pay the price." Twilight Velvet cleared her throat as she shook her head solemnly.

Twilight Sparkle overheard the discussion and ran to them. "I know, I know. I did something immoral. Let me tell you this..." She started, but her parents looked away. Her brother gave her a cold expression, and Cadence seemed disappointed.

"What do you even need?" Shining Armor asked.

"Perhaps you aren't really a princess after all," Cadence added in.

"I helped with Solar Flare's heinous crimes by executing the innocents," Twilight admitted.

"Shocking... I don't have a say about this..." Cadence nodded for a second as she turned her head away.

"You will have tarnished your reputation," Shining Armor told Twilight as he turned sideways.

"I have, already-" Twilight maintained.

"I don't talk to criminals!" Shining Armor lost his temper and stomped away from his sister.

Twilight frowned, and lowered her ears as if she was very upset about what she did. Other ponies entered the throne room wearing black capes. Those ponies were also members of the jury, and also, she wondered why there wasn't a judge to decide her fate. Discord snapped his fingers and made the desks appear. He even made the jury section next to the stained glass windows. The ponies of Equestria entered the throne room to watch the trial. A reporter came in, and started recording the scene before her.

Twilight could hear shouts from outside, and the ponies sounded as if they were chanting for the justice for the innocents that got executed. She was sure that everypony hated her right now, for the ponies sounded hateful and livid. Twilight sat down, and Luna sat upon the throne. She gazed at the others before her with a stern expression, and cleared her throat. "We have gathered today for the trial of Princess Twilight Sparkle. We will decide if she is guilty or innocent," She announced as she banged the gavel. "Let's start..."

Twilight felt as if the crowd was going to shout hateful comments any second. She wanted to apologize to them, but she had to be silence and brace herself despite all of the anger towards her for her actions against Equestria's children. "Twilight is so evil. Now I wonder why Celestia even made her into a princess," A mare commented. "She got one of my foals killed."

"How horrible," A stallion agreed.

"She deserves to be executed. I won't be surprised if she attempted to usurp the throne from the older alicorns."

"She didn't even seem remorseful when that happened," A familiar young voice said.

"I know, Sweetie Belle," Another young voice agreed.

"Be quiet for now," Another voice said.

Twilight Sparkle sighed with remorse as she tried to look into Luna's eyes. "Twilight, you have helped Solar Flare to carry out her misdeeds by executing the innocents. The others survived, though... But, because of your actions, you won't be allowed to run freely around Equestria anymore," Luna started.

"And not to mention that you betrayed the kingdom by doing so," Discord added in.

"Even though you apologized, we won't go easy on you. Do you think you are guilty?" Luna asked Twilight.

"Yes," Twilight replied.

The jury decided that Twilight was guilty. And Luna decided what punishment Twilight would receive for her actions. "You are no longer a princess. You will be doing community service for two years. You will be monitored by the officers. If you drunk alcohol, did drugs, stole something, or even threatened to fight somepony, you will get a re-trial. You are not allowed to talk to dangerous criminals whose only intention is to escape and do more evil things against the law," Luna concluded.

Discord snapped his fingers, and Twilight's wings were no longer on her back. "And that's why you're no longer an alicorn. If you flew away, that would be seen as escaping punishment," He said.

"Trial has ended. It's almost time for the Autumn Moon Celebration to start, so go ahead and get ready," Luna announced.

The desks disappeared, and soon, the throne room seemed almost empty. Zelda, Link, and the others were still in the throne room. "You won't go outside late at night," Luna told Twilight. "You have to be home by seven. Not seven thirty, not seven o' one, and not seven and thirty seconds."

"Okay," Twilight replied as she walked out of the throne room.

Luna turned her attention to the group, and they prepared to exit the castle. "Is Twilight allowed to attend?" Spike asked.

"I don't think so," Luna replied. "She can't be home late at night, remember?"

"Oh."

"I don't like Twilight anyways," Midnight said.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders appeared in front of them, and looked to Luna with appreciation. "Princess Luna!" Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom chimed in unison.

"Hi," Scootaloo said. "I'm so happy the ordeal is over. I was very scared."

"Me too," Sweetie Belle added in.

"Me three," Apple Bloom agreed.

"And all the floodwaters are gone," Discord said. "The ice caps were frozen once again."

"That's good," Luna replied. "We can't have balance without chaos."

"He's annoying," Link commented.

"I'm not dating him! Just because Discord and I were immortal doesn't mean that we used to be in love," Luna told him as she smirked playfully. She prodded Link with playfulness.

"You're too cute," Link replied, receiving another playful nudge from the princess.

"You're just very cocky sometimes."

Link only smirked as he chuckled at Luna's remark. "Excuse me, princess," Link replied. He received another playful jab from the princess because of that.

"Okay, ever since you two kissed, you've been bantering with each other," Zelda told them. "Well, in a flirty way."

Luna and Link looked at Zelda for a moment. Then, Luna draped her wing over Link's back. "We're not in a relationship yet, but we can get kissy-kissy with each other sometimes," Luna said.

"Well, then I dare you to make out," Pinkie said.

"That'd be gross," Rainbow objected.

"Come on. It's cute," Rarity disagreed.

"A princess and her knight, like from one of Apple Bloom's favorite tales? Seems legit," Apple Jack said. "Although, not every princess needs a stallion."

"The funny thing is, Celestia told me one time that I don't need a stallion to be happy," Luna replied.

"Celestia isn't here anymore. Why mention her if she betrayed us?" Midnight Glitter questioned.

Luna stared at the ground for a moment. "I still love my sister, even though she became evil," She admitted. "Don't speak of her that way again, please."

Zelda and the others hugged Luna, as if to remind her that it was all right. "I know it's hard," Zelda said.

"You have to be strong for the kingdom, though," Discord advised Luna.

"I'm here if you need me," Link said.

"Besides, it's the Autumn Moon Celebration," Pinkie Pie said. "I hope we get to party all night."

Luna walked to the stage, and smiled at the crowd before her. She was backlit by the setting sun, which illuminated her form and her beauty. "Tonight, we are gathered to see the moon rise," She announced as the crowd cheered. "This is to celebrate the defeat of Solar Flare."

The crowd cheered once again as the unicorn used their magic to wave the glowsticks in the air. The pegasi helped to clear the sky, and the earth ponies waited patiently. Luna activated her magic, and flew into the air. She made the sun set, which resulted in the glorious moonrise with the stars sparkling in the sky. The crowd gasped in awe at the sight of the full moon. Luna's coat glistened in the silvered light of the full moon. Her body glowed with the silvered light as the crowd gasped even more.

"Oh, my," A mare commented. "How glorious!"

"Such raw beauty," A stallion agreed.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star!" A filly sang.

"Much better than Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia," A colt confided.

As Luna landed onto the stage, she sighed quietly as she started to sing. "Fate has been cruel, and order unkind... How can I have sent you away? The blame was my own, the punishment yours... The harmony's silent today..." She started.

The crowd started to listen to the lullaby. They started to understand why Luna and Celestia seemed so close as sisters. "The feels!" Pinkie shouted.

"I hate crying," Rainbow complained.

"Everypony cries," Apple Jack said. "But, I cry on the inside."

"But, into the stillness, I'll bring you a song, for I will your company keep till your tired eyes and my sweet lullabies have carried you softly to sleep," Luna sang as she glanced at the dying light.

"She has the voice of a goddess," Link commented.

"I know," Zelda agreed. "Even I can't beat that glorious singing voice of hers."

Luna thought of the times when she and her sister were in public as the crowd adored them. "Once did a pony that shone like the moon, looked out on the kingdom and sigh... She smiled and said, 'surely there is no pony so lovely and so well loved as I...' So great was her wisdom and so brilliant the nighttime that long was the shadow she cast, which fell dark upon the old sister she loved and grew only darker as the days and nights passed..." She sang.

"Lullay, sun princess, good-night sister mine! Rest now in sunlight's embrace... Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth... Through clouds and through skies and through space! Carry the liveliness and warmth of day, and carry my sorrow in kind... Tia, you're loved so much more than you know! Forgive me for being so blind..." Luna continued.

"Damn, those two alicorn sisters know how to bring on the feels," Rainbow commented.

"Don't cuss," Fluttershy said. "It's not necessary."

"Why does this song make me think of myself and Sweetie Belle?" Rarity asked.

Luna thought about the time when she was being adored at the gala, where her sister lost it and went rogue. Her eyes saddened as she thought about how she could have saved her sister, not allowed her to get banished. "Soon did that foolish princess notice that others do not give to the sun her due, and neither had loved her as she deserved... She only watched as her sister's unhappiness grew... But, such is the way of the limelight, it sweetly takes the mind of its host, and that foolish pony did nothing to stop the destruction of one who needed her most..." Luna was on the verge of tears, yet she couldn't bear to cry in public.

She wished that she could have saved her sister from becoming evil, but she felt that it was too late, since Celestia didn't listen to her. "Lullay, sun princess, good-night sister mine! Rest now in sunlight's embrace... Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth... Through clouds and through skies and through space! Carry the liveliness and warmth of day, and carry my sorrow in kind... Tia, you're loved so much more than you know! May troubles be far from your mind and forgive me for being so blind..." Luna watched as the remaining light from the sunset disappeared, allowing the sky to become very dark.

Luna knew that she wouldn't see her sister for a long time. She hoped that a new student would redeem her someday, soon... One can only hope, right? "The years now, before us, fearful and unknown... I never imagined, I'd face them on my own... May those thousand summers swiftly pass I pray..." Tears fell down her cheeks as she remembered the time when the Elements of Harmony sent her sister away.

"I love you... I miss you... All these miles away," Luna finished. The crowd started crying at this part, and the group couldn't imagine how she must have felt.

"I even got affected by the feels, to be honest," Apple Jack said as her eyes watered for a second.

"This is what love feels like. You'd cry a lot if you know that you're going to miss your family," Pinkie said.

"A lot has changed since Solar Flare's banishment," Fluttershy admitted.

"I couldn't imagine how she must have felt..." Discord whispered as he placed his hands onto his chest.

"May those dreams be sweet tonight, safe upon that bed of sunlight... And not know of sadness, pain, or care... And when I dream, I'll fly away to meet you there! Sleep... Sleep... Sleep..." Luna sang at last.

The crowd didn't cheer, but they wiped away the tears from their eyes. Never had they heard of their strong co-rulers having emotion like this...

"The feels are simply overwhelming," Rainbow said.

Link couldn't take it anymore. He didn't like to see Luna so sad... He walked onto the stage and embraced the saddened princess of the night. "Oh, what could I have done instead?" Luna confided. "It was too late..."

"There, there..." Link replied.

Luna smiled sadly as she draped her wing around Link. "There should be a way to get her back. Otherwise, she will be evil for a long time..." Luna closed her eyes and went back to a time when she and her sister would get along perfectly. They were quite young by then... They didn't have to worry about responsibility or banishing one another away from their sides.

Luna looked up to the sky, and thought about the time when her sister congratulated her for rising the moon for the first time. She wondered if being royal was the cause of going rogue or being jealous of one another. If that was the case, then the sisters could have fixed the past...