Jul/15/04…

Canterlot Castle…

12:36pm…

Celestia looks up from the streets below us, and looks toward the sky. Hot tears flow from her eyes as her breathing finally begins to slow to a normal rate.

“Luna, dear sister, I did not wish for you to see that.” She said, still looking at the sky with wide eyes. I look up to her. In a bit of surprise.

“You knew about this?” I ask. As I say this her eyes move from the sky to my eyes. She stares at me and I stare back.

“No, I didn’t know about that, what we just saw. But I do know about the humans. I just never saw them like that.” Her voice still trying to catch it’s breath. “I Knew the humans as friendly beings, loving, caring, and one of the most intelligent creatures out there. But, what I just watched was not what I knew at all. That was the exact opposite of a human, they were destructive, and sick, and, and…”

She looks away trying to hold back the tears again. “Terrifying.”

I could feel her pain, because I thought the same thing. But, all I saw was only war, not love.”

“Loving? Caring? Please, tell me how they could be caring, for anything for that matter.” I say. Celestia looks back at me, and puts a hoof on my shoulder. I look up to her.

“Trust me, luna, my dear sister, these humans, are very wonderful creatures. But, the one’s we saw, they, weren’t, the best example. Those men, were, soldiers.” She moves away from me and walks closer to the balcony.

“It’s most obvious, they didn’t want to be there, but, the real question is, why are they there.” She stops and turn towards me, “Do you know?” I shake my head, “No, I do not believe I do.”

She reaches the railing and looks out over the mountain landscape, staring at the rolling clouds that hovered overhead. “Then we have to find out why.” I look at her in a bit of surprise.

“W-what?” She turns her head and motions for me to come closer. I comply and move to her side at the golden railing.

“I will not stand idly by as I watch a peaceful race kill itself one being at a time. We need to help them settle this conflict.” Now I couldn’t believe my own ears.

“B-but, we know nothing about this war, or how to end it. And the worst part of it is, they are on a different planet, we can’t reach them.” I say in a bit of insane rage.

“Yes, but think about it, we have not had war here in Equestria, for, over a hundred years, they need our guidance. Like it or not, the biggest problems in the world, sometimes have the easiest solutions.” now I turn directly to her.

“And, what if this doesn’t work out like we plan?” I point out. Turning to me, she stared me down with her big eyes, searching for answer to my question.

“All we can do is try.” She says sort of quickly. I step back a bit a turn to look up at the sky.

“But, he’s still all they way out there, we’ll never reach him.” I say again, pointing at the most prevalent dental. Now she too looks at the sky with me as we both stare at the blue blanket the covers the world above.

“We can still talk to him, in his dreams, we don’t half to go to his planet, we can still connect to him when he’s sleeping, and even, when he’s awake.” I start to think about that last part a bit, ‘What does she mean, wake?’ Then it hits me.

“You're not thinking about using the Conscience Spell, we have hardly used that spell, Actually, I have never used that spell, only you have, and even then, what makes you think it will work on a human?” As both of us turn back down to meet each other face to face again. Celestia begins to think herself.

“Well, I have mastered that spell, so that I can do it at long ranges, but, I’m pretty sure, this spell can work on humans, it wouldn’t be a master spell if it wasn't, if you want, I can teach you the master version.”

I think for a bit. I could be apart of this, but at the same time, putting myself through hell while trying to keep a human sane enough so that he doesn’t go mad. It was my mind or his mind. But, sometimes, you have to sacrifice it all to help someone in need.

“Okay, ill help, I will learn the Master Conscience Spell, this man needs our help, and I won’t stop until the job is done, but, celestia, what am I going to see, like when I do, begin the spell.”

Celestia was quick to respond.

“You see what he sees, everything.” I flinch at the word everything, what did she mean by that, everything how? Like, just seeing, or, feeling as well. I didn’t ask, I didn’t want to know.

5:57pm…

Royal Canterlot Garden...

I walk along the garden greens as I let the tall grass of the open field tickle my legs as I go along. The small breeze that swept through the mountain range came down and ruffled my mane, lifting it up and twirling it a bit.

I’m not even paying attention to where I’m walking, I’m just going with the flow, my head is spinning about the earlier events of today. What was I going to do, I was about to put myself through hell, this time for good, and, I don’t think I'm prepared for it. I'm going to see what I saw in his dream, all the time. And the amount of madness that ensued through out the dream, cluttered my vision as flashbacks pushed their way back into my mind. I heard trotting come up from behind me.

“Princess Luna, are you okay?” I heard that voice before. It was one of my closest Lunar guards, Quartermoon. I turn around and look at him.

“Yes, why do ask?”

“Because, you are about to walk off the cliff.” I turn around to be meet with the sudden sunlight of the clearing in the forest and right in front of me, was the cliff that led down the side of the mountain. Embarrassed and a little shocked I turn around and give a little sigh. Quartermoon laughs a bit and turns around to head back  to the castle until I stop him. He turns and gives a me a worried look.

“Is there something wrong princess?” He asks, tilting his head a bit. I couldn’t hold it back. My emotions took over as I nearly broke out in tears.

“Quartermoon, what have I done… I should have never gone to that damn planet, this is all my fault.

"I should've never told sis, now, now she's is going to watch a human kill other humans, and for what? I don't even know why? But all this, just to help with his sanity, nopony should ever half to endor that amount of violence, not in any lifetime, I don’t think sis can keep her head through this. I’m worried about her.” Quartermoon walks closer and places a hoof on my shoulder.

“Princess, if I may say something,” I nod and let him continue. “ I may not have seen this world, or know what a human truly is, but, I know princess Celestia. I know she wouldn’t put herself, or anypony through anything if she didn’t think they could handle it. Especially her own sister.”

“What I’m trying to say is, if she can do it, you can do it too, belive in yourself, you’re strong, I know you can handle it.” I nearly tear up from his words. 'He really thought that about me?'

I was flattered and even a little touched. But, what he said was true, sis wouldn’t make me do anything I couldn’t do on my own. And, with her guidance, I could do this, plus, this man needed our help.

Who was I do deny him that right. A fool, thats who, he needed help, he needs to get through this. He needs a, a Guardian Angel...  

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