The New Lunar Guard Chronicles
Chapter 35: The Lunar Throne
Previous Chapter Next ChapterBrigade stood in Luna's private armory staring at the +young Luna statue. Her armor placed on it with great care, almost lovingly so. It made him uncomfortable.
What is going on? He thought, What is Luna trying to do?
"That is simple." Chrysalis' voice broke the silence. Brigade spun around to see the changeling Queen standing just behind him.
"Simple?" Brigade was now even more confused. What did she know he didn't?
"Yes, Simple. Tell me, what happens when a new monarch takes a throne?" Chrysalis walked slowly around the statute examining at closely as she moved.
"What does-"
"Brigade, answer the question." She stopped and ran her hoof down the side of Luna's helm.
"They replace the throne, typically, but what does that have to do with- wait!" Brigade's eyes went wide. "Do mean Luna is making another go for the throne?"
"You had this thought as well." She smiled wide, it was a devious smile.
"What?"
"Look where you ran when you heard Luna looked like Nightmare Moon," she sauntered over to the Panzer armor, "You ran to the place you knew the power to fight her lay." She ran her hoof along the back of the Panzer armor. "Whether you knew it or not, you came here, not to observe the Nightmare Moon armor, you came for this." Her chuckle made him angry, but she wasn't wrong. What did he expect to do? He stared at the armor, there wasn't any static now. Nightmare Moons taint was gone but the echoes of power still lingered. The armor's unseen grin still mocked him from the darkness. "But on this day, you wont need it."
"What are you-?" The word barely left his lips as the Luna statue vanished in a brilliant flash of light.
Luna's horn lit up and every pony in the throne room held their breath. All eyes were fixated on the princess of the night as she stared down her sister. No pony knew what was about to happen, the tension was so great one of the guards passed out.
"Luna," Celestia's voice wavered, "Answer me, should I be worried?" Her words didn't seem to register in her sisters ears.
"One moment, sister. Finishing touches." Luna smiled at her sister, a toothy smile. At this moment Celestia was weighing her options. She could attempt to attack her now, and die. Let her take the throne and maybe get the elements to banish her again. Another thought came to mind. Celestia's horn lit up with her magic.
"Princess!" Flash Sentry moved towards the sisters only to be stopped by one of the guards nearby.
"You come for your throne?" Celestia looked deep into her sisters eyes, and saw only calmness in the darkness. "Then we should make room." Her heart was racing, sweat rolled down her back, all her senses were focused on her sister. Her sister, whom she loves so much. Celestia's throne scraped on the marble floor as she used her magic to slide to off to one side, making space for two chairs on the throne pedestal. Luna's grin widened and her horn lit up even brighter. In a brilliant flash the statue of Luna that was in her armory appeared on the throne pedestal.
"Princess." Acropolis and Rune Shift stood in the throne room doorway, their arrival didn't relieve the tension in the throne room. Acropolis will never forget the look on Flash Sentry's face. Every pony just locked up, frozen, no pony moved. They were to scared.
"Good, I can stop staling." Luna's horn flared and enveloped the statue. Every pony just watched at the statute morphed and changed into a throne chair. Almost identical to Celestia's, but it was dark purple with black accents. Its silver accents glisten brightly and the small gems that adorned the back shimmered like stars in the night sky. Luna's grin moved to a soft smile, her eyes moved from her sister to the guards around the room to her guards standing in the door. "My subjects, my friends, I have realized my place." She walked up to her new throne and sat down next to her now much relieved sister, "I am Princess Luna, princess of the night. Fear not, Nightmare Moon is gone. Me and my guard have seen to that. But let it be known, the night is my domain. And the night does not suffer fools and the night does not play nice. I will share this throne with my dear sister, as I have always done. But this begins a new era, a bright era, a great era, for now you have truly have two princesses. One of the day and one of night. I say again, you need not fear me."
"All hail Princess Luna." Flash Sentry's eyes went wide as those words left Celetia's mouth. Her smile was wide and she had tears in her eyes. To her this terrifying moment had quickly turned into a proud moment of sisterly love. Luna looked over to Celestia.
"All hail Princess Celestia." The sisters smiled at each other as the rest of the guard ponies just stood there unsure as to what to do.
"ALL HAIL THE CELESTIAL SISTERS!" Acropolis shouted and bowed deeply. Every pony in the room just stared at him, one by one the shock started to wear off.
"ALL HAIL THE CELESTIAL SISTERS!" Rune Shift shouted and bowed down next to Acropolis. The murmur from the guard ponies in the room began to rise. They were unsure of what to do, many could only see Nightmare Moon, and many others were terrified.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" Brigade marched into the room, Panzer shield in his grip, spear at his side.
"Brigade?" Flash spoke, his voice cracked from the tension. Brigade marched right up to the sisters and looked at them both. He quickly about faced to look at the rest of them.
"Brigade?" Luna's tone was soft.
"Your princesses have asked for an all hail, I suggest you return it." Brigade looked at Flash Sentry, as did the rest of the Celestial guard present. Flash looked from Brigade to Luna, and paused.
"All hail." Flash spoke softly.
"SPEAK UP!" Brigade barked, appearing to be more of a commander than Flash in the moment.
"ALL HAIL THE CELESTIAL SISTERS!" Flash hollered and motioned for the guard to bow. They all bowed down to the sisters.
"All hail the celestial sisters." Chrysalis whispered under her breath as she hid disguised as a guard pony.
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