Luna was tossing and turning in her sleep as the heat got worse. She was having a terrible nightmare that wouldn't easily escape her memory...

The town of Ponyville was burning up into flames as the frightened ponies ran around, full of hysteria and worry. The stallions were cursing, the mares were screaming, and the foals are crying loudly as a reddish-orange mare proceeded to destroy the town. "Hahahaha!" The mare cackled sadistically.

Luna gasped as the mare glared at her with spitefulness. "You think I'm Celestia? The sister you love is long gone!" The mare started.

"Why must you do this, Tia? Lower the sun," Luna replied. "The night exists for a reason, and you're scaring the ponies away because you were bullying them into loving your sun."

"I'm not evil. I must have all of Equestria! The rest of the world shall cower in fear, too!"

"Stop this nonsense, or I'm gathering Twilight and her friends to stop you."

"They can't stop me!" The evil mare chuckled as she proceeded to destroy even more of the town.

"What has gotten into Celestia?" A mare asked in fear.

"She's going to burn us," A stallion commented.

"Where are Twilight and the other heroines?" A filly asked.

"Thou misunderstand, fools! Thou must bask in the glory of our sun, not our sister's tyrannical night! Now, thou will all suffer for loving Luna so much more! Thy deaths are near, because thou will suffer the wrath of our sun," The evil mare shouted.

"Tia, stop!" Luna begged.

"Never, thou cowardly little fool! We shall strip thee of thy title!"

"Why must you betray me?"

"Because thou art not worthy of being a princess. We art the true queen of Equestria! Thou will suffer! We shall no longer be in thy shadow, as thou once stood in ours!"

"Listen, Celestia! I'm not trying to outshine you! They still like the day-"

"Not anymore! See how they react to our sun? They hate the sun!"

Luna gasped in shock as the evil mare that was once her sister chuckled. The scene switched to when the Elements of Harmony were preparing to banish Celestia to the sun.

"You will not consume the world in flames. Hopefully you learn your lesson," Twilight declared.

"Bring back the night," Rarity said.

"Because you betrayed us, we have betrayed you," Rainbow added in.

"Your dishonesty is too much to handle," Apple Jack said. "Luna's not evil anymore, but your thoughts have lied to you!"

"You tried to bully Equestria into loving the daylight so much more," Fluttershy asserted. "That is no way to treat them. That's not very kind at all!"

"You tried to deprive Equestria of their love for the night," Pinkie said.

"My sister, because you tried to convince me to join you in your conquest in making Equestria's way of life worse, you will pay the price for your crimes, as I once did. I... Celestia, I'll miss you," Luna said. "I hope you become good once again..."

The magical beam surrounded the evil mare, and banished her into the sun. Luna attempted to lower the sun, and she was nearly tired from all the effort. She looked up at the darkening sky as she started to sing. "Fate has been cruel, and order unkind..." She started.

The scene switched to when the ponies were celebrating the evil mare's defeat. Luna was watching over the celebration with a bit of sadness. "Tia, how could I have sent you away? The blame was my own, the punishment, yours... The harmony's silent today," She sang.

The scene switched to when Luna was in bed. She sensed the extreme heat, and looked to the left. She froze as she saw the same mare from before. "I will destroy you," The evil mare said.

Luna tried to speak, but no sound would come out. She looked to the right, and saw a huge wall of flame closing in.

Luna woke up with a start as she breathed heavily. She glanced at the alarm clock on her nightstand, and the clock said five-thirty. The cruel sun was shining bright as it started to set. For some unnerving reason, the sun seemed to radiate with spite, jealousy, and bitterness. This made Luna even more concerned for her sister. She didn't want Celestia to follow the same path as Luna once did.

She walked into the dining room, and proceeded to have some breakfast. Celestia entered the dining room, and told the servants to make chocolate cake for her. She seemed a bit moody right now, and Luna felt even more worried for her sister. "Are you okay?" Luna asked.

"I'm fine. No need to be concerned about me," Celestia said darkly.

"Tell me the truth. I can tell when you're lying to me. I mean, it's evident in your body language and your vocal tone. It's even evident in your current attitude."

"You're not the Element of Honesty, so don't bother asking about how my day went-"

"Did you have a bad day?" Luna lifted her brow.

"No... Wait, I mean, yes... I just don't know why I'm like this." Celestia was looking away and staring directly at the setting sun. "I know that you seek the truth, but I don't feel like telling a long monologue about how I felt today."

"You don't have to monologue about your day."

"Good. Well, Day Court was empty as usual, and then Pinkie Pie sent me an invitation and asked if I could go to the slumber party. I sent a reply, saying that I don't want to go. I mentioned in the letter that I'm sick of the ponies partying under the moonlight-"

"It doesn't have to be like that. And you don't have to go if you don't want to, but I'm going. And you're saying that you're angry with the fact that more ponies now enjoy the night. I can sense some jealousy coming from you. I don't want you going down the dark path as I once did. If you do, you'll have to pay the price for trying to set up an eternal daylight everywhere."

"I won't do that, Luna! I promise."

"If that is the case, then why did you lash out at me from time to time? That's not very nice, and that doesn't support the fact that you promised not to go rogue, and..." Luna gestured at the window as Celestia scoffed at her words.

"What is it now?" Celestia asked.

"I was afraid, Tia..."

"Why do you feel that way?"

"Tia, I'm afraid that you're going to become evil! I just had a nightmare about that today."

"Oh, stop it. I'm not going to be like you."

"What do you mean by that?" Luna seemed puzzled, and she wondered if Celestia was still lying to her.

"It's not genetic, so be quiet about it." Right now, Celestia was basically fuming as her anger began to build up inside her heart.

"You don't seem okay to me," Luna finished.

"I'm okay, of course!" Celestia spoke in a voice that wasn't hers, which almost scared Luna. "Why would you be concerned about somepony that's older?"

"Because we're sisters!" Luna frowned at Celestia for a moment. "I care about you."

"Now let me eat my cake!"

A servant brought a bottle of alcohol to the table, and Celestia thanked the servant. Luna felt even more concerned. She knew that alcohol can make somepony violent... "Since when did you become addicted to alcohol?" Luna asked.

"It's none of your business," Celestia retorted.

"But, Tia! You can't do that. You can't get that into your system-"

"I'm an immortal alicorn. I can handle being drunk." Celestia chugged the alcohol and ate the cake in one big bite. She took deep breaths as she finished her dinner. Her eyes narrowed at Luna as Luna gasped in shock.

"Tia, don't..." Luna started.

"WE ART THE SUN! THOU MUST ESCAPE THE SPOTLIGHT! LET US TAKE ALL OF THE GLORY!" Celestia boomed with the Royal Canterlot Voice.

"Oh, no..." Luna shook her head worriedly as she proceeded to soothe her sister. "Calm down!"

"NEVER! GET THINE HOOVES OFF OUR BODY!" Celestia blasted Luna onto the wall, and screamed with anger and hostility.

"Celestia, that wasn't very nice."

"GET OUT OF HERE!"

Midnight Glitter trotted into the dining room, and gasped at the dramatic argument before her. "What's going on?" She asked.

Celestia glared at the unicorn, and proceeded to shout at her. "THE NIGHT GETS TOO MUCH LOVE! EVEN THOU AND THY FAMILY LOVES OUR SISTER!" She hollered.

"Celestia, respect her. You're scaring the filly," Luna said as she jumped in between the two.

"I... I'm not scared," Midnight objected.

"THOU ART FEARING THE SUN INSTEAD OF LOVING OUR GLORIOUS LIGHT!" Celestia bellowed.

"There is no reason to bully others into liking you," Luna said.

"SILENCE!" Celestia finished.

Two ponies rushed into the room, and they watched in horror. "Luna, watch out. She's drunk," The white alicorn warned.

"I must deal with her," Luna replied. "I've dealt with drunk ponies before."

"She could hurt you," The pegasus said.

"WELL, THEN! WE WON'T EVEN BOTHER SPEAKING TO ANY OF THEE! WE ART GOING TO BED!" Celestia shouted as she stomped out of the dining room.

Midnight glanced into Luna's eyes with a hint of fear. "Princess Luna... She scares me so!" She exclaimed as she hugged Luna tightly.

Luna placed her wings over the frightened unicorn and proceeded to comfort her. "Shh, shh... You're safe now..." She whispered softly. "There's no need to be afraid."

"What does she mean by 'we,' Luna?" Link asked.

"I think she's speaking in the Royal We, along with the fearsome Royal Canterlot Voice," Luna replied.

"That explains why she sounds like a medieval queen," Zelda said.

Luna was still holding Midnight protectively as she looked out the window. "Looks like it's time to begin my duties," She finished. "Midnight, try to get to know them. They're not going to hurt you."

Midnight was stubborn, as she hid under Luna, and avoided eye contact with the others. Luna smiled sadly at her. "I know you're frightened, but they won't be cruel to you. Try to warm up to them, please... You're not three anymore. Pretty soon, there would be time for you to start being independent, and if you weren't independent, then you'd spend your adult life being like a scared little filly," Luna reminded her.

"Okay. I will promise to be a bit more independent, but I'm not quite assertive around the bullies."

"Well, then you will need to take lessons in being assertive. There's others that will teach you. You can't always depend on me to stand up for you."

"Alright."

Luna walked out of the dining room, leaving Midnight with Link and Zelda. "Midnight, it's nice to meet you," Zelda said.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, I guess," Midnight replied shyly as she turned her head away.

"Don't be afraid, Midnight. Remember what the princess said?"

"Yes. I think I can start trying to be independent."

"We still need help sometimes, though," Link said.

Midnight nodded in response. "I must get to my studies of black magic and other kinds of magic," She said. "I'm not the type to get out there and make friends."

"Did you say black magic?" Zelda asked. "It can corrupt the user."

"You sound like Princess Luna. Both of you were concerned about that magic."

"That's because she cares about you."

Midnight took out a book of magic and a piece of paper, and sat down as she opened the book. The moon lit up the room, allowing for her to see. Because she's related to the Lunar Ponies, she didn't need as much light. Only a bit of light was fine for her.