Luna's Moon was now setting as Celestia's Sun was slowly rising; the time was Twilight. Flying through the fading night sky, above Ponyville, was Princess Luna. Besides her, struggling to stay in the air was Dawn Rune, in his "Nightmare Rune" form.

"We understand that you wish to learn our magic." Luna remarked. "But wouldn't it be easier is thy would not rush into things?"

Rune looked at Luna, trying to focus on maintaining his balance. "Well since you haven't taught me how to work the Moon or Dreams, I'm making good with what I got."

"Our biggest concern." Luna replied with a sigh, looking at the rising sun. "Is that if you don't and soon, ye will fall and perish."

"Oh yeah, well you'll catch me right?" Rune asked.

"Only if the fall would kill thy." Luna somewhat joked, but her expression became a somewhat more saddened look. "But the night has come to an end. We shall continue our lessons the day after tomorrow."

"Why the day after and not today?" Rune asked, slowly descending to the ground with his teacher.

"Today is not a good day." Luna responded with a depressing sigh. "We shall be confined to our chambers today and only emerge to bring out the Moon. Good Morning Rune." Luna then flew off towards the Castle, leaving the now back-to-normal Rune who landed in the center of Ponyville.

Looking up at the setting the Moon and Luna flying towards the Sun rising from the castle, Rune let out a sigh of his own. "Good Morning Luna." Rune then made his way back to the library.

Rune made his way into the library and straight to Dusk's room. Hovering over Dusk for a few moments, Rune took Dusk by the shoulders.

"DUSK??!!! IS THERE ANYTHING GOING ON TODAY??!!!" Rune shouted.

Dusk woke up to a shock and literally punched Rune, sending him flying off the bed.

"Why'd you hit me?" Rune asked, rubbing his cheek.

"WHY WOULD YOU WAKE ME UP AT FIVE IN THE CELESTIA DAMNED MORNING!!!!!!" Dusk shouted in aggravation.

"Well you're up now." Rune responded. "So tell me if there's something happening today."

"No." Dusk said in an annoyed tone. "Now go to bed and let me sleep."

"Fine then." Rune responded, getting up and leaving the room. Dusk went back to sleep, still mad at Rune.

Rune decided to ask Princess Celestia:

Dear Princess Celestia,

I'm curious if there is any significance to today that would cause Luna to feel depressed. Aside from her duties to raise and lower the moon, she says she isn't going to leave her chambers. So what is today?

-Dawn Rune

With a zap from his horn, the letter was gone. It was about almost an hour before a scroll poofed in front of Rune. Not saying a word, Rune read the reply:

Dear Rune,

Today is a very important but very sad day for my sister. I ask that you simply let Princess Luna have her day and night to herself and that you drop the question. I am sorry that I couldn't answer your question, but this is one matter that does not concern you.

My Apologies

Princess Celestia

"Well that's not very helpful." Rune said to himself. "So I guess I'll have to look into it."

Later on in the day, Dusk woke up peacefully. Despite Rune's interruption, Dusk was well rested, nothing can ruin today...........Until he saw the main lobby. The entire main section of the library, there were books scattered everywhere.

"RUNE!!?" Dusk shouted. "WHAT IN CELESTIA'S NAME ARE YOU DOING??!"

"....Research....." Rune mumbled, clearly he hasn't slept yet.

"I didn't quite catch that." Dusk asked again. "What are you doing? Why'd you make such a mess again?"

Rune simply got up, grabbed his satchel, and headed out the door.

"Where are you going now?" Dusk asked.

"The Old Ruins in the Everfree Forest." Rune responded, there was an unusual serious look in his eyes. "There might be a book I'm looking for." Before Dusk could say anything, Rune was gone.

There were several minutes of awkward silence...........until.

"SPIKE!!!" Dusk openly called.

"What is it bro?" Spike asked, rubbing the sleepy out of his eyes.

"No time Spike, take a letter!" Dusk demanded, he almost had a prideful grin on his face.

Spike began to write:

Dear Princess Celestia,

I am pleased to report that believe I have finally taught Rune to be more studious. This morning, he looked through every book on the shelf at the library and is now headed to the Old Ruins' library for some research.

How should go about this?

Your faithful student,

Dusk Shine

Spike blew fire on the letter and it was whisked away. It was quite literally one minute before Spike received a reply:

My Faithful Student,

I fear that what Rune is looking for is something he has been told not to look into. He has shown that he will not listen to either myself or Luna, so I'm asking you to stop him from his research. I cannot tell you why Rune can't succeed in this particular study. I ask that you trust me and stop Rune, talk him out of this if you can.

Your Teacher,

Princess Celestia

"Stop Rune?" Both Spike and Dusk asked aloud in confusion.

"So what are you gonna do?" Spike asked.

"Try and talk Rune out of whatever he's planning." Dusk said, making his way out the front door, hoping he can catch up with Rune.

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In Canterlot Castle, Princess Luna sat in her bed chambers, struggling in her sleep.

"This day is bad enough." Luna mumbled to herself in frustration. "But now we cannot get to sleep." Luna then took hold of a life size plush toy of Dusk Shine. Luna looked towards the window and saw that it wasn't even noon yet. "Today could not get worse."

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Dusk was finally able to make it to the Old Ruins in the Everfree Forest. Exhausted, tired, confused and slightly aggravated, Dusk made his way into the Ruins.

"Now lets see." Dusk said aloud to himself. "Rune said he would look for books here. But why does he now care about studying and why is the Princess against this one?" It took only a few minutes before it hit Dusk. Remember a piece of advice Princess Luna gave him: 'Whenever young Rune finds a subject interesting, he shall proceed to study everything about it.'

"So whatever Rune is looking up might be a threat to Canterlot." Dusk jumped to conclusions, but given that he was thinking about Rune, there was no telling what Rune was thinking.

Making his way through the winding passages and wide corridors of the Old Ruins, Dusk searched and searched for seemed like hours, but still nothing.

"Where could he be?" Dusk said aloud to himself. "I feel like I've searched everywhere."

It was there that Dusk placed his hoof on a panel on the wall; there was a clicking sound. A section of the wall quickly and faintly shook, a little dust crumbled out and slowly the section opened, revealing a secret passageway.

"I am not going that way." Dusk said, walking another direction.

"Aww come on Dusk...Where's ya sense of adventure?" Echoed a voice down the passageway. Slowly making his way out of the passage was Rune but he didn't look tired, nor did he look as serious as he was when he left the library.

"Rune?!" Dusk said in surprise.

"Hey Dusk." Rune smiled back. "Come here to stop me?"

Dusk took a step back. "How did you-"

"Mind reader." Rune answered. "Don't worry...What I'm doing isn't gonna destroy Equestria or even Ponyville or Canterlot. But I got what I was looking for."

"And what was it you were looking for?" Dusk asked.

"Well.." Rune gathered his thoughts. "Let's discuss this at the library."

Both Dusk and Rune combined their unicorn powers and in a flash and poof, they were both back at the library.

"Now explain what you're planning." Dusk somewhat demanded.

"Well.." Rune didn't want to spoil the surprise. "I found out what's so special about today, and no I won't tell you. Second, I have a plan to throw an awesome party tonight."

"Why a party?" Dusk asked. "You did all this research just to throw a party?"

"Yes." Rune said very monotone-like and unemotionally. "But to get what I need for the finale, I need to break into the castle in Canterlot."

"ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!???????" Dusk shouted in confused frustration.

"Yes, but that's besides the point." Rune replied nonchalantly. "There's something in the castle I need."

"What is it that you NEED to have?" Dusk asked, maybe he was over reacting.

"Celestia's super cannon." Rune answered calmly.

"WHAT!?" Dusk responded. "Celestia doesn't have a 'super cannon'."

"Yes she does." Rune responded, pulling out a small, ruined, brown book from his satchel. "This is a book written by one of the servants that served the Princesses over a thousand years ago; and it numerous notes that this servant felt Celestia's obsession with her 'super cannon' may be hazardous to her and others."

"So you're planning to break into Canterlot castle, find this alleged cannon, steal it, make your way out of the castle, and finally be back in time for some random party and use this cannon for this party's finale?" Dusk tried to get Rune to explain.

"Yes. So you wanna help me?" Rune asked.

Dusk turned around and headed up to his room. "I want no part in this and I am going to report this to Princess Celestia."

Before Dusk could get near the door, his body felt wobbly and his eyes were heavy. In moments, Dusk was asleep.

"Sorry Dusk." Rune said, standing over Dusk, his horn glowing a pale orange aura. "But if you're not gonna help, then I'll need you to take a nap." Rune then looked out the window and saw that the Sun was slowly beginning to set. "At most I have maybe five hours. I need to get to Canterlot, steal the cannon and be back before night. How will I do that?" Then the realization hit him. "I know, I'll go ask Pinkie, she can defy logic pretty easily."

Rune then went to his room and left a note on the wall: "Note to self: Learn how to defy logic like Pinkie" Bringing Dusk back to his room and tucking him into bed, Rune left the library before anypony realized it. It was mere moments before Rune made his way to SugarCube Corners. To the disappointing shock of Rune, there was large "Closed" sign on the door, and all the window blinds were closed.

"What the buck?" Rune said aloud, then proceeded to knock on the door. "Hello?! Pinkie?!"

It was a short wait before the door slowly opened, looking at Rune through a crack in the door was the demented eye of Pinkamena.

"What do you want Rune?" Pinkamena rudely asked.

"I need Pinkie's help." Rune, unaffected by the presence of Pinkamena.

"No." Pinkamena quickly responded and slammed the door shut.

"Oh come on, give me a chance..." Rune protested, pounding on the door again. The door then creaked open again, Pinkamena's aggravated face stared at him.

"Give me one good reason why we should help you." Pinkamena demanded.

"Well." Rune said, thinking a way out of this. "I can promise something for both of you."

"And what could you possibly promise me?" Pinkamena was skeptical.

"Well I can promise Pinkie the greatest party she has ever seen." Rune bragged. "And I do have a sleeping Dusk back at the library and nopony knows about it, you could do what you want to him."

Pinkamena's mane immediately went poofy and fluffy, Pinkie was back. The door swung open and Rune was forcefully yanked inside.

"Holy kazowy! Are you serious?" Pinkie playfully asked, tightly hugging Rune.

"I'm serious." Rune replied. "Get me to Canterlot and he's all yours. Assuming you get to him fast enough, I think Trixie is still at the library."

Pinkie, who disappeared while Rune answered her question, reappeared with a few large feathers and a bottle of chocolate syrup in her mouth.

"You have a deal." Pinkie said, then pointed her hoof at the basement door. "Just go down the stairs and jump in the pool in the center of the room."

"It was that simple?" Rune curiously asked.

"Well yes and no." Pinkie answered. "If I gave some long explanation, well where's the fun in that? That and I don't want to break the you-know-what wall and spoil the story progression."

"Fair enough." Rune said and headed to the basement door, as Pinkie skipped her merry way to the library.

The basement was as Rune remembered it, despite almost being killed here, the room felt very nostalgic.

"I think I'm getting old." Rune said aloud to himself. "Feeling all nostalgic over what almost killed me."

Walking to the center of the room, Rune saw the small pool of now cold and still water reflected everything around him.

"Here goes nothing!" Rune said, backing up to get a running start. In one single leap, Rune jumped into the water, only to emerge again, but through a fountain in the Canterlot Castle courtyard.

Without skipping a beat, Rune immediately hid behind a large bush. Slightly looking over the side, Rune saw a couple day guards, they both were heading his way.

'Oh crap!' Rune panicked a little. 'They can't find me yet.' Rune's horn subtly glowed indigo and Rune faded out of side, camouflaging to the bushes.

"What was that sound?" One of the guards asked, running up to the fountain.

"I don't know." Another guard replied, meeting up with the first one.

"What's this on about?" Asked a rather commanding voice.

Peeking out of the corner of his hiding eyes, Rune saw the very proud Captain Shining Armor, dressed in his purple and gold Captain of the Guard armor. Rune didn't react, didn't flinch, didn't make a sound, he was too busy concentrating on his camouflage spell.

"Captain Sir!" The two guards saluted.

"What are you two doing by the courtyard fountain, away from your post?" Armor asked with a stern look on his face.

"Well we heard a sound Sir." One guard replied.

"It was a splashing sound Sir. Like something fell into the water." The other guard followed through.

Captain Armor walked past the guards, looked into the fountain and saw nothing out of the ordinary.

"There's nothing here." Armor concluded, surveying the rest of the courtyard. Then Armor looked up at the darkening sky. "You two get back to your post. It's at least two hours til nightfall and then it's the night guards' shift." Armor then let out a small shiver. "And I would rather not talk with Captain Nightwing tonight."

"Yes Sir!" Both guards saluted and all three of them returned to their posts.

Rune stood there for a few more moment, then let out a sigh of relief, which caused his spell to undo itself.

'Wow.' He thought. 'I few more seconds and I could of been seen.' Rune then looked up at the sky as well. 'Not much time. I better hurry.'

Rune quickly, quietly and stealthily moved from one bush to the next, going in and out of his illusions to make it appear as though he was a part of the scenery. Rune eventually made it to the guards' entrance. An idea struck him; why not turn into a guard and just walk right in. Turning a corner, Rune was no longer camouflaged but now disguised as a day guard, armor uniform and everything.

'Why didn't I think of this?' Rune thought confidently. 'I just have to turn a corner and-'

"And where do you think you are going day boy?!" Rune heard somepony ordering him.

Rune quickly turned to see a almost pitched black, bat winged pegasus, he had no mane nor tail but a piercing look in his yellow slitted eyes, he wore lavender colored armor and a bat wing cutie mark.

"Do you speak boy-o?" The guard demanded.

"Aahhhhh...aaahhhh.." Rune had no idea what to do. The guard practically rammed his face against Rune's, they were inches apart.

"Well sweet Princess Celestia on the hood of a golden chariot." The guards shouted. "You sound like a majestic bucking eagle..do you sing?"

"Aahhhh" Rune responded.

"Harmonize with me maggot!" The guard demanded.

"That's enough Nightwing." Another voice said to the night guard.

Nightwing turned around and saw Captain Shining Armor walking towards them.

"Well if it isn't my favorite day guard." Nightwing sarcastically said, walking towards Armor. "I was only instructing this meat shield."

"Captain Nightwing." Armor said, rubbing his hoof against his head. "We've been over this, you don't yell at my guards. Whatever you do with your guards is your business, but until the sun is fully set and the moon is fully risen, I'm in charge."

"Only for a couple more hours Armor boy." Nightwing responded, walking away from Armor and Rune. "Just tell your boys to stay out of the night guard territory during the day."

"I hate that guy." Armor mumbled under his breath. "But what are you doing over here guard?"

"Just got a tad lost sir." Rune lied in the worse accent he could think of. "I'm-a still-a new-a."

"Fair enough." Armor responded. Before he could ask anything else out of Rune, another day guard ran up to Armor.

"Captain Armor! Captain Armor!" The guard said.

"What is it?" Armor asked.

"Some of our guys are arguing with the night guards." The guard responded.

"Again?!" Armor sighed in annoyance. "Okay you go and do what you can." Then he turned towards Rune. "And you head back to the barracks, we'll talk later."

Armor went off with the guard and ran now the hall, leaving Rune alone.

"Well that was close." Rune said aloud to himself. "Better speed this up."

Rune turned to see if anypony was coming. Not seeing anypony, Rune switched from guard to invisible again. Without wasting time, Rune made his way down the halls until he reached Celestia's royal chambers.

'Let's see." Rune thought to himself. 'That journal said that Celestia was so obsessed with that cannon, that she was often found sleeping with it. So it should be in her room. And she's finishing royal crap so I have some time.'

Rune crept his way into the chambers, making no noise. The room was empty of Celestia, so Rune calmed down a bit. Knowing he had little time, Rune searched everywhere; under the bed, in the closet, in the wall, in several large chests...........you get my point...........but nothing.

"Where is it?" Rune said quietly to himself. "I've looked everywhere but..." Rune then looked towards a very ordinary looking armoire. "It would be soo obvious if it was in there." Rune opened the armoire and there was the cannon, but it was condensed, as if it was crunched together. "Well that's a let down."

Rune picked up the cannon and was ready to make his escape when he heard the hum of a singing Princess coming towards the room.

"Oh shit!" Rune panicked, going invisible again and, finding no alternative, jumping into the armoire.

It was a few minutes until the Princess Celestia walked into the room, followed by the eager and happy Twilight Shine.

'Twilight!?' Rune thought in surprise, but his expression soon turned to a subtle sorrow, thinking back to what he did to make her.

"Today was such a long day." Celestia moaned with a sigh, stretching her body.

"Today was very exhausting." Twilight responded, kissing Celestia on the cheek. "But I'm sure there's a way I could cheer you up."

"I would enjoy that." Celestia replied. "Maybe we can try that new toy."

Celestia walked over towards the armoire that Rune was hiding in. Looking around in the armoire, Rune noticed he was sitting on a small box labeled "Toys".

'Crap!' Rune shouted in his mind.

"I have a better idea." Twilight suggested, stopping Celestia right as she was about to open the armoire.

"Oh." Celestia raised a curious eyebrow.

"How about before we get the toys." Twilight suggested. "Maybe we can share a nice bubble bath."

"That's perfect!" Celestia agreed, her lustful eyes gleamed and shined with eagerness. "I'll be waiting in the 'private' bath." Celestia almost ran out of the room.

"You can come out Rune." Twilight said aloud when she saw the coast was clear.

Rune's heart skipped a beat, but knew he was discovered and came out of the armoire.

"Well that's the only time I'm ever coming out of the closet." Rune joked, trying to change subject. "But how did you know I was there?"

"I felt your presence." Twilight responded. "Why are you here?"

"Tonight's a special night." Rune responded, trying not to give away too much. "But I need this cannon to make it work."

"Okay." Twilight responded. "You should be on your way then."

"Can you also not tell anypony what I'm doing?" Rune asked. "I'll return the cannon when I'm done."

"Sure." Twilight responded.

Rune only made it a few steps towards the balcony before Twilight spoke up again.

"Thank you." Twilight thanked Rune. Rune froze in place, the feelings of sorrow came up again. "Thank you." Twilight continued. "You are the reason I'm alive, and I'm happy here. Princess Celestia takes such good care of me, and this is all because you made me. I'm grateful!" Twilight let out a big bow with a kind smile, that lit up the room, across her face.

Rune's body shivered a little. The memories of how Twilight was really born came back to him, one of the few things Rune can never be proud of doing, hit Rune like a large rock.

"I-it's no p-problem." Rune stuttered back.

Rune made his way to the balcony, not turning back towards Twilight. Although Twilight didn't see it, Rune couldn't stop crying.

"I'm happy you're happy with your life." Rune responded. "When you see lights coming from Ponyville, get the Princesses to watch the show."

"I will." Twilight nodded.

Seeing that the sun has fully set, Rune jumped from the balcony and in a shift transformation, Rune used his "Nightmare Form" to gallop across the darkening sky, the "Super Cannon" strapped to his back. It was only under an hour before Rune returned to Ponyville.

Upon reaching the Library, Rune bolted into his room.

"Okay." Rune said to himself in a rush. "I have less than an hour till Luna raises the Moon and I need a stage, effect, music and audience in less than that."

Then an idea hit him. Without a second delay, Rune quickly wrote several letters; then rushed right into Dusk's room. Before anything was said, a pie flew towards Rune but flew by his head. In the room, Dusk was still asleep but in the center of the room, Pinkie and Trixie was in the middle of a cat fight.

"Dusky is mine!" Pinkie stated, shooting a stream of whipped cream from a can at Trixie. "Rune promised!"

"Rune's promises don't mean anything to The Great and Powerful Trixie." Trixie responded, using a pillow as a shield. "I will protect my teacher from your clutches."

"I wasn't going to so anything." Pinkie replied. "Only cover him in chocolate sauce and whipped cream, then lick it off."

Trixie's face broke out into a blush at the very thought of Pinkie doing that. "I will not let you have your way!"

"Enough! Both of you!" Rune shouted, stopping both the mares in their tracks.

"Rune?!" Both mare said in surprise. "How long have you been there?"

"Long enough and I need your help." Rune responded.

"Why should I help you?" Both mares asked.

Rune pulled out two of the letters he wrote. "What I have here is a contract where whoever has this can do whatever they want to Dusk or myself for one full day." Rune handed a letter to each of them, as they read through it. "It's been stamped with both my blood and Dusk's blood. So neither Dusk nor myself can argue out of it. Help me tonight and they're yours, no questions asked. Deal?"

Both mares nodded.

"What would we need to do?" Trixie asked.

"First Trixie, I need you to get the other mares over here." Rune instructed, handing the remaining letters to Trixie. "Wake them up, break into their house, I don't care how, just give them each a letter and they should agree. When you get them, all of you are to bring everypony in Ponyville to the Town Square." Then Rune looked at Pinkie. "Pinkie, get me anypony in Ponyville that can play an instrument, I don't care what they charge, bring them to the stage I'm setting up in the town square."

"Wait a minute." Pinkie asked. "If you're giving each of us contracts promising Dusk to us, then who goes first?"

"Look." Rune rushed his speech. "I have less than an hour to put this together, so you two will have first dibs and whoever finishes their task first gets their contract validated first, then the other will be next. Fair enough?"

Both mares nodded, saluted and went off as fast as they could. Rune wasted no time as well. Taking a firm hold of Dusk's shoulders, Rune had to wake him up.

"WAKE UP DUSK I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!" Rune practically shouted in Dusk's face.

Dusk woke up with a fright. "AHHH WHAAA!!!??"

"No time to explain!" Rune responded. "I need your help."

"With what?" Dusk asked. "What did you do now?"

"Do you know how to play the guitar?" Rune asked.

"No." Dusk responded.

Rune then tossed a guitar at Dusk. "You do now."

"I don't know how to play this." Dusk replied. "And where did you get this?"

"Don't ask." Rune responded, placing his hoof on Dusk's head. Rune's horn glowed a faint orange then faded. "You do now."

Almost dragging Dusk by his horn, Rune bolted out of the library and to the dead center of the Ponyville Town Square. Grabbing a nearby stick, Rune carved a magic circle onto the ground:

With a press of his hooves and a bright indigo glow of his horn, Rune cause the area within the circle to shake and tremor. The ground within the circle shifted and started to look like it was becoming a muddy solution. The liquid earth rose up from the ground, then swirled and coiled around itself forming a small platform like spire.

"I hope this works." Rune said aloud.

"I hope you know how to fix this." Dusk responded, a bit amazed with Rune's little accomplishment.

"RUNE!!!" Shouted a playful Pinkie's voice. "FOUND THEM!!!" Behind Pinkie, roughly ten ponies, six mare and four stallions. "I got the musical ponies!"

"Good job Pinkie." Rune said. "Did you tell them what I told you?"

"Yes-siree-bob!" Pinkie smiled. "They said they'll write out their fee after the show."

"Fair enough." Rune sighed, hoping this won't cost him too much. "Tell them to set up their instruments along this stage."

"You heard the pony." Pinkie said, then looked at Dusk. "So since I made it first, I get Duskie?"

"Yes but after the show." Rune said. "He's playing guitar."

"You play guitar?" Pinkie asked.

"Apparently I do." Dusk responded.

"Everypony to their places!" Rune shouted instruction to the musician ponies.

It was a moment too soon when the musicians were in their places, when the rest of the Mane Six came with a massive crowd of ponies. The sky was now dark and the Moon was ready to rise; the time was right.

"What's this all about?" Some ponies asked.

"HELLO EVERYPONY!!!!" Rune shouted into his mic. There was a small rumbling noise and and lights lit up the spire, illuminating Rune and his little band.

The spire/stage was made of three levels. There were six ponies at the bottom level, separated into groups of three. The second level held four ponies in groups of two. Finally the top level was where Dusk and Rune stood.

"Welcome to a very special party, I've set up." Rune gloated. "First let me introduce the band:"

Starting with the bottom level, from left to right was:

An Earth stallion with a light brown coat, tan mane, and sat with a piano. "Frederick Horseshoepin"

Another Earth stallion with a blue coat, a grayish green mane and sat with another piano. "Ragtime"

An Earth mare with a cyan coat, brown mane and had a sousaphone around her. "Beauty Brass"

Another Earth mare with a yellow coat, cobalt mane and help a fiddle in her hooves. "Fiddly Faddle"

An Earth stallion with a light brown coat, a dark brown mane and a violin in his hooves. "Concerto"

Another Earth stallion with a purple coat, cobalt mane and sat besides a harp. "Parish Nandermane"

Next on the second level, from left to right:

An Earth mare with a cyan coat, yellow mane and held a harmonica in her mouth. "Pitch Perfect"

A Pegasus mare with a gray coat, pale yellow mane, and sat behind drums. "Derpy Hooves"

Another Earth mare with a light gray coat, dark gray mane and stood behind a cello. "Octavia Melody"

A Unicorn mare with a white coat, a cobalt and cyan streaked mane and was nodding her head behind a DJ Station. "Vinyl Scratch also known as 'DJ Pon-3'"

On the top level, from left to right:

Dusk stringing a guitar. "Dusk Shine"

Rune twirling a microphone in the air with his magic. "And finally myself............Dawn Rune"

Rune then looked down from his platform. "Now you're all probably wondering why I called you all here."

"Because you have no sense of decency?" Octavia called out.

"Not tonight I don't." Rune responded.

"Because you're crazy!" Vinyl responded.

"Close but a bit off." Rune answered.

"Because you're a looney!" Derpy adorably answered.

"That's it exactly!" Rune laughed. "But the reason I called you all here is to recognize a problem. Tonight is the longest night of the year, and over a thousand years ago, there was a party to celebrate this night. But it has been forgotten! SO now, let's bring back that millennium old party tradition!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Back at Canterlot castle, Twilight laid with Celestia, both of them satisfied with what they did in the bath. Twilight kept her word to Rune and periodically looked out the window towards Ponyville.

"Princess." Twilight said, noticing the slowly brightening Ponyville. "Look over there."

"What is is Twilight." Celestia responded, getting up. "Oh my....Is that light coming from Ponyville?"

"It appears so." Responded a familiar voice. Landing on Celestia's balcony was Princess Luna.

"Luna?!" Both Celestia and Twilight said together.

"Tis strange." Luna said. "We have just finished raising out Moon when we heard loud sounds and bright lights coming from Ponyville."

"Do you know what is going on?" Twilight asked.

"Well." Luna continued. "We hid behind a cloud and saw a large spire in the center of the town."

"A spire?" Celestia said. "Could Ponyville be under attack?"

"We don't believe so." Luna responded. "We saw Dusk and Rune standing a top the spire, with a large group of instrument playing ponies and all of Ponyville was in attendance."

"Dusk and Rune?!" Celestia and Twilight said.

"What is Rune planning?" Celestia asked.

"Maybe they're throwing a party?" Twilight suggested.

"A party!?" Luna seemed a bit unnerved. "Especially on a night like this."

"It's alright sister." Celestia hugged Luna. "Let us see what is going on. Twilight, get me that crystal ball."

"Yes Princess." Twilight said, running off.

"You didn't tell Rune about tonight did you?" Luna asked.

"Of course not my dear sister." Celestia responded. "I told him to let it go. It seems he didn't listen."

"I got it Princess." Twilight said, hovering a crystal ball with her magic.

Setting up the ball on a soft pillow, the Princesses along with Twilight looked into the adjusting image. Inside the ball, the three mares saw the Ponyville Town Square, the spire/stage and the music seemed like it was about to begin.

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Rune looked up towards the shining full Moon. Letting out a faint sigh and a cracked smile, he knew what he was doing would land him in jail again and that Luna was probably watching him somehow.

"Now then!" Rune shouted in the mic. "Without further delay.............LET'S GET THIS MUSIC STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Now then, before we start, just remember to tuck your fillies and colts into bed tonight, who knows what might be lurking about."

"Oh yeah. You're feeling it aren't you? All this music is making me CRAZY!"

"Ya know, feeling crazy makes me want to give in. Are you ready to give in? TO GIVE IN TO THE NIGHT???!!!"

"You know who dwell in the night? MONSTERS! And who are these monsters, we all are! We all have our inner monsters and now it's time to FEEL LIKE A MONSTER!"

"Ah tonight is going so well! Our last song is a special one. I'm not sure about the rest of you ponies but I've done terrible things in my life. And I feel I should reflect on it. To reflect on WHAT I'VE DONE!"

The music began to dye down and Rune lifted the mic in some form of dramatic pose.

"There are three commandments we live by, they are: 1. THOU SHALT LOVE, 2. THOU SHALT TOLERATE, 3. THOU SHALT FEED THY PRINCESS CAKE!" Rune shouted into the mic. "But I feel that is not enough! We need a new commandment, one just as sacred as the others!" The section of the spire between Rune and the second level slowly opened; as it opened a massive cannon barrel, like one that clearly looked like it belonged in some bad cartoon, emerged. On it's end was Celestia's 'Super Cannon'.

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Back at the Castle, the three mares saw the massive cannon.

"Sister...." Luna asked. "Isn't that-"

Before she could answer, Celestia leap to her hooves and ran to her armoire, only to find her cannon was missing.

"Rune took it!?" Celestia was confused. "But how did her get in the Castle? How did he even know about my cannon."

"Princesses!" Twilight called out, standing at the balcony.

The two Princesses ran to the balcony and saw the night time clouds were slowly moving towards Ponyville, even the stars seem to move and shine towards Ponyville.

"Sister." Luna asked. "What happened last time that cannon was fired?"

"I believe during the war against the werewolves." Celestia responded.

"But there are no werewolves." Twilight added.

"Exactly." Celestia replied. "That cannon wiped out the entire species. If Rune fires it, then it could do worse."

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"Let's get our commandment on!" Rune shouted as small trickles of light slowly gather towards the end of the cannon.

Faster and brighter the trickles of light soon became small orbs, then streams, it was as if this cannon was sucking in all the nearby light. Slightly tipping and tilting back and forth, the cannon focused its aim, directing itself at the..........Moon. The music became louder and more intense as Rune wrapped the darkness around him, becoming 'Nightmare Rune', and taking off into the sky.

"Ready!" Rune shouted, the crowd both gasping and cheering. "Aim!" Now the crowd was growing silent, there was no way Rune would- "FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!"

For the first ten seconds, there was no noise, everything from the shocked ponies to the very wind and trees fell silent. A massive ring, several actually, of rainbow colored shock waves. This cannon literally fired several Sonic Rainbooms, the crowd could feel the force from each shock, but were not blown away from it. The blast from the cannon extended through the sky, turning night into day, splitting the clouds and dispersing them, and shaking the ground and sky. The blast, well it was more like a large beam, that struck the Moon, but did not damage or appear to destroy the Moon.

"Ten..Second..Flat.." Rainbow Dash mumbled as she fell to the ground gushing juices all over the floor.

"WOOOWWIE KOOSOWIIEE!" Pinkie Pie shouted, sharing a similar experience to Dash and like Dash, passed out from her orgasm.

The beam slowly faded away, ponies took a few minutes to adjust to the change from the cannon's bright beam to the now coming dark night. The only source of visible light was Rune, still flapping his wings of stars.

"Look now everypony!" Rune shouted, pointing towards the moon.

Everypony that was still conscious stared at the Moon, they all stared with mouths wide open in shock and awe. Back at Canterlot Castle, Celestia, Twilight, and Luna all stood on the balcony, staring at the Moon; even the Princesses were amazed with what they were seeing.

"BEHOLD THE NEW COMMANDMENT!" Rune shouted at the top of his lungs.

Engraved onto the large full Moon, in ‘Eight-hundred-gazillon' sized, ‘Impact' font words, the new commandment read:

Thou Shalt Honor The Night

Everypony that was still conscious, just stared at the Moon. Noppony could make a sound. What could they say? Rune probably just committed countless crimes and could be looking at centuries of jail time.

"Rune?" Dusk finally spoke. "What have you done?!"

"I brought back a lost tradition." Rune confidently responded. "LISTEN UP EVERYPONY!"

Everypony stared at Rune, each completely unsure how to react.

"UPON THE MOON IS A NEW COMMANDMENT!!!" Rune shouted. "ONE WE CAN ALL FOLLOW AND HONOR!!!"

"Are you out if your mind!!??" Some ponies shouted.

"You just defaced the bucking Moon!!!" Other shouted.

"YEAH!! Princess Luna is gonna kill you!!!" A third section shouted.

Less than a mile in the Ponyville skies was Princess Luna, sitting upon cloud, she looked a tad exhausted but then again she just flew several miles in a very short period.

"Rune shouldn't have done this." Luna said in a melancholy tone. "The common folk would never under-"

"KILL ME FOR WHAT!!!!?" Rune shouted, shutting the crowd up; even Luna was taken back by this. "TELL ME MY CRIME!? IS IT A CRIME TO BRING BACK A TRADITION THAT WE'VE LOST? IS IT A CRIME TO TRY AND GIVE A PRINCESS THE RESPECT SHE DESERVES? IS IT A CRIME TO IMMORTALIZE OUR LOVE OF OUR PRINCESS BY ENGRAVING A COMMANDMENT TO HONOR HER?!! TELL ME!!!!!"

Nopony could answer. There was a silence. Even Princess Luna was speechless. Her mind wandered to this very night over a thousand years ago:

"Luna?" A younger Celestia called out, looking for her sister. Celestia entered Luna's bed chambers. "Luna? Are you there?"

Sitting on her bed, covered in her blankets was a younger Princess Luna. "Just leave us sister."

"What's wrong sister?" Celestia asked, removing the blanket, revealing Luna's crying face. "Sister?! What happened?"

"It happened again." Luna said. "Tonight is the longest night. We put on a spectacular show of stars, comets and constellations." More tears flowed down Luna's cheek. "But everypony didn't notice and went straight to bed."

Celestia gave Luna a loving hug. "It's okay Luna. I'm here. Everything will be okay."

"Promise?" Luna asked.

"Promise." Celestia gently smiled, holding her little sister in a loving embrace.

"But they never cared sister." Luna said to herself, watching Ponyville. "They eventually forgot what tonight meant and I grew bitter and became Nightmare Moon."

Then a noise came from Ponyville, a sound Princess Luna has not heard on this night for well over a thousand years. It was the sound of cheers and applause. The cheers of the ponies, especially on this night, was a feeling that Luna has not felt in so long.

"THANK YOU EVERYPONY!!!!!!" Rune shouted, thanking everypony in Ponyville. "From this day forward, we shall look upon the night Moon and remember the commandment and every year, on this night, we shall hold a festival, a festival to honor the night...........WE SHALL CALL IT...........LUNA'S NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!"

The crowd cheered and applauded, shouting out Rune's name in praise. This was the most affection Rune would ever receive from any crowd this size.

"DAWN RUNE!!!!!!!!!!!" Princess Luna shouted in her Canterlot voice.

Rune, along with everypony immediately turned upwards and saw the descending Princess Luna. Everypony looked in shock and awe. But then started applauding the Princess, cheering her name. "Princess Luna! Princess Luna! Princess Luna!"

"Rune." Luna said to Rune.

"Yes Luna." Rune nervously answered, unsure about what Luna would do to him.

"You are to bring the cannon you stole back to my sister and report to the castle immediately!" Luna ordered.

"Yes Ma'am!" Rune answered, using his magic to rip the 'Super Cannon' from the larger cannon. "I'm ready whenever you are."

Princess Luna nodded and in a flash of cobalt light, both herself and Rune were gone.

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Luna and Rune reappeared at the Canterlot Castle, in the royal throne room. Immediately, several night guards pointed spears right at Rune's face.

"Enough." Luna ordered her guards away.

Walking into the room came Princess Celestia and Twilight.

"First return my cannon." Celestia ordered.

Rune handed the cannon to Twilight.

"Please put that back in my armoire." Celestia asked Twilight. Twilight nodded and ran off with the cannon.

"Now leave us!" Luna ordered the guards. Every guard left the room without a sound.

"Now Rune." Celestia started. "Where to begin...........First you disobey a simple request, to not pursue the history of today. then you broke into the Castle, STOLE MY CANNON! AND FINALLY DEFACED THE MOON!" The shout shook the room. "But...........You gave today an appreciation that my sister has not felt for over a thousand years."

"We thank you Rune." Luna continued. "For doing such a tremendous deed, we should reward you."

"Thank you Luna!" Rune said with joy.

"Don't get too excited." Luna continued. "You may not of broken many laws, but the ones you have would of warrented an execution a thousand years ago."

"What about now-a-days?" Rune nervously asked.

"Today, the punishment would be banishment or long term jail time." Luna said.

"I accept!" Rune determinedly said. "I know exactly what I did and I'm ready to accept the consequences!"

This response was a shocker to both Princesses. They never would of expected Rune of all ponies to accept the consequences of his actions so willingly.

"Rune." Luna said. "Would you kindly kneel before us?"

"Of course." Rune said, kneeling on one hoof.

"Luna are you sure about this?" Celestia asked.

"We are." Luna responded, her wings spread open, her horn glowed a bright cobalt. Out of her horn, small orbs of white light dripped out like water. These drips hovered in the air and slowly began to circle themselves around Rune's body.

"Luna?" Rune said in a confused tone.

"Dawn Rune!' Luna spoke in her deep Canterlot voice. "Through your efforts and passions, you have shown your worth and promise to excel in the field of magic." The lights spun faster and faster around Rune's body, slowly thinning and and expanding, becoming thin columns. "We release you from the binds of apprenticeship and bestow upon you the title of Arch-Mage." The columns expanded taller and thinner, eventually the lights shot upwards and flowed like water again but into Rune's indigo glowing horn. "Rise Arch-Mage!" Luna commanded.

Rune go up to his feet and didn't know what to say, or at least where to start. "What just happened?"

"Congratulations Rune." Celestia said. "There has not been an Arch-Mage in over a thousand years. You should feel honored."

"So does this mean I'm not getting punished?" Rune asked.

"Your punishment was that you are no long our student." Luna said. "Your reward that you are now an Arch-Mage."

"AWESOME!!!!!!" Rune started jumping around with joy. "I'M AN ARCH-MAGE...I'M AN ARCH-MAGE...I'M AN ARCH-MAGE...!!!!"

Celestia gestured Luna over. "Why did you give him the title of Arch-Mage?" Celestia whispered. "There hasn't been a need for an Arch-Mage in over a thousand years, it's a name only title with no authority or privileges. Why give him that?"

"Because sister." Luna responded just as quietly. "I want to reward Rune for his efforts but I don't feel he is ready for any major responsibilities."

"I guess you're right." Celestia added.

"But tell me." Luna asked. "Is this any worse that what you plan to do to Dusk Shine?"

Celestia couldn't answer. Dusk had limitless potential, so long as he was molded in a proper manner. Rune was more like a hard to control enigma, so maybe giving him a generally worthless title would work.

"Oh Luna I have a question." Rune asked, his eyes still sparkling with joy of his new title.

"Yes, what is it?.....Arch-Mage."  Luna responded, trying to keep Rune thinking that his title was worth anything.

"What does an Arch-Mage do?" Rune asked.

"Uuuuhhhh...welll..." Luna was struggling with this one.

"An Arch-Mage pursues all forms of magic." Celestia came in with the save.

"So if I want to prove my title, I'll need to learn more spells?" Rune asked.

"Y-yes." Luna responded. "Now return to Ponyville and clean up your stage."

"Of course!" Rune said happily. In a flash of orange light, Rune teleported away.

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Back in Ponyville, Rune wasted no time putting his spire/stage back into the ground. After today, nothing could bring down his mood, not even the ridiculously large bill the musician ponies charged him...........except for Derpy; Rune was able to pay her back with his E-Z Bake Oven. The other musicians demanded bits, Rune was lucky to convince them that he could simply go in debt.

"Rune." Dusk asked. "What happened? Did you get punished?"

"Let's head back to the library and I'll explain everything." Rune smiled.

The library practically shook with the Mane Sixes' response. "ARCH-MAGE!!!!!??????"

"Yep." Rune gloated. "So now I have this fancy title and I have to learn new magic and spells."

"I don't believe this." Dusk said.

"Believe it." Rune responded, his horn glowed indigo and in a small puff of smoke, two scrolls appeared. One went to Rune, the other to Dusk.

"What's your say Rune?" Dusk asked.

Rune couldn't contain his smile. 'It's a certificate, confirming my new title as Arch-Mage." Rune showed off his certificate.

Dusk looked at his message, along with the others:

"My Dear Student,

I'm sure that Rune has bragged about his new 'title', do not be nervous. The title of Arch-Mage has not been in use not has it been needed for over a thousand years. Meaning that, although the title sounds high ranking, the title is only that; a title with no authority. Upon request of Princess Luna and as a personal favor for myself, we both would like that you and your friends never tell Rune the true worth of his title and put up with his boasting, which should pass with some time.

Thank you for all your hard work,

Your Proud Teacher,

Princess Celestia

P.S. We will know if you break this favor. - Princess Luna"

"So what should we do?" Rarity asked.

"We can't break it to Rune." Fluttershy said. "I know he hasn't been the best, but even he deserves a few moments to be happy with himself."

"Well I don't like being dishonest." Applejack said. "But I'll do it for you Dusk."

"Me too." Rainbow replied.

"Me three." Pinkie giggled.

"As will I." Rarity agreed.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie shall keep her word." Trixie said.

"Thank you." Dusk smiled kindly. "So Mr. Arch-Mage.....what are you gonna do no-"

Everypony in the room saw that Rune was passed out on the floor, sleeping. I guess going over a day without sleep and using a lot of magic tired Rune out. Dusk grabbed a blanket from Rune's room, while Trixie grabbed a pillow. Both ponies placed the pillow under Rune's head and the blanket on his body.

"Let's let him sleep." Dusk suggested.

"Okay." The others smiled.

"Well we better be off." Rarity suggested. "It is now the middle of the night and I need my beauty rest."

"Yeah I need some shut eye." Applejack followed Rarity out the door.

"Night Dusk." Rainbow said.

"See ya Duskie!" Pinkie smiled.

I..umm...goodnight Dusk.' Fluttershy sweetly said.

After the others left, Trixie let out a rather cute yawn and went straight to bed. Alone with Rune, Dusk let out a sigh.

"I know the title is meaningless now a days." Dusk quietly said to himself. "But to think you came her to be more studious and you now want to pursue all the magics. You have changed Rune."

Rune let out an awkward snore and talked in his sleep. "Why yes girls, I'm an Arch-Mage, so how much flank does that get me?"

"Oh maybe you'll never change." Dusk let out another sigh, then went straight to bed.