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Luna is a Harsh Mistress

by Starscribe
When Celestia banished Nightmare Moon, she didn't go alone, but with her loyal army. Now they're trapped in an alien environment, with tensions high and the air running out. If they don't work together, their princess will soon be alone after all.
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History is written by the victors, but there’s nothing to guarantee they’ll be honest.

When Nightmare Moon’s rebellion tore across Equestria, leaving a trail of blood and horror in its wake, Princess Celestia knew that merely banishing her sister wouldn’t be enough. Her army was too powerful, and too bloodthirsty, to be left behind without a leader. When she finally turned the Elements of Harmony against her, she didn’t just banish Nightmare Moon. She banished thousands.

Now they’re in a race against time, to find a way to survive in an environment so alien that every aspect of it is trying to kill them. They face suffocation, freezing, boiling, starvation, radiation, meteorite impacts, low gravity… the list goes on.

Nightmare Moon thought she should be the ruler of all Equestria. Now, in a world nopony was ever meant to survive, her abilities will be put to the ultimate test.

Updates Saturdays.

Editing by the indulgent and patient Two Bit and Sparktail. Coverart by Zutcha.

Note: I intend this story to be as faithful to our current scientific understanding of the moon, and I’ve consulted for help with the aspects outside my technical purview. That said, I fully expect to make decisions that some may see as mistakes, based on their own independent interpretations.

I am a storyteller first, and I realize it’s likely I’ll eventually make a mistake, or an arbitrary decision to simplify the storytelling over accuracy. I’m doing my best here, but this isn’t a NASA white paper. Set your expectations accordingly.

This story was commissioned by Canary in the Coal Mine on my Patreon, feel free to contact me if you’d like one of your own!

Teen
Complete
Drama
Sci-Fi
Violence
Death

230,427 words: Estimated 1 Day, 1 Hour to read: [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]

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66 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1: Crash Landing [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 24th, 2019
    2,708
  2. Chapter 2: Desperation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 25th, 2019
    3,249
  3. Chapter 3: Hollow Heart [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 26th, 2019
    4,474
  4. Chapter 4: Iron Crown [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 27th, 2019
    3,842
  5. Chapter 5: Dead Air [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 1st, 2019
    3,792
  6. Chapter 6: Fiery Stone [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 8th, 2019
    4,282
  7. Chapter 7: Lunar Company [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 15th, 2019
    5,497
  8. Chapter 8: Conflict Resolution [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 22nd, 2019
    4,690
  9. Chapter 9: Lord Commander [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 29th, 2019
    5,077
  10. Chapter 10: Steel Salvation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 6th, 2019
    4,197
  11. Chapter 11: Last Chance [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 13th, 2019
    4,343
  12. Chapter 12: City [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 20th, 2019
    4,788
  13. Chapter 13: Sunrise [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 27th, 2019
    4,101
  14. Chapter 14: Sow [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 3rd, 2019
    4,915
  15. Chapter 15: Plow Under [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 10th, 2019
    3,954
  16. Chapter 16: Light [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 17th, 2019
    4,036
  17. Chapter 17: Aminon [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 24th, 2019
    4,049
  18. Chapter 18: Penumbra [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 31st, 2019
    3,748
  19. Chapter 19: Lightning [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 7th, 2019
    4,096
  20. Chapter 20: Stolen Wisdom [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 14th, 2019
    3,929
  21. Chapter 21: Spin [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 21st, 2019
    4,553
  22. Chapter 22: Colonize [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 2nd, 2019
    3,539
  23. Chapter 23: Faithful Color [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 5th, 2019
    3,893
  24. Chapter 24: Dead City [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 13th, 2019
    3,581
  25. Chapter 25: Awesome [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 19th, 2019
    4,085
  26. Chapter 26: Corpse [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 26th, 2019
    3,256
  27. Chapter 27: Blind [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 2nd, 2019
    3,069
  28. Chapter 28: Vision [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 9th, 2019
    3,092
  29. Chapter 29: Clarity of Mind [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 16th, 2019
    3,381
  30. Chapter 30: Clarity of Sense [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 23rd, 2019
    3,004
  31. Chapter 31: Purple [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 30th, 2019
    3,031
  32. Chapter 32: Magpie's Hoard [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 7th, 2019
    3,239
  33. Chapter 33: Secret Luxury [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 14th, 2019
    3,115
  34. Chapter 34: Near Grip [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 21st, 2019
    3,073
  35. Chapter 35: Rebellious Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 29th, 2019
    3,062
  36. Chapter 36: Defiant Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 4th, 2020
    3,221
  37. Chapter 37: Determined Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 11th, 2020
    3,690
  38. Chapter 38: Sanctioned Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 18th, 2020
    3,069
  39. Chapter 39: Armored Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 25th, 2020
    3,074
  40. Chapter 40: Polar Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 1st, 2020
    3,269
  41. Chapter 41: Sacred Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 8th, 2020
    3,020
  42. Chapter 42: Pure Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 15th, 2020
    3,101
  43. Chapter 43: Clear Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 22nd, 2020
    3,021
  44. Chapter 44: Returning Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 29th, 2020
    2,788
  45. Chapter 45: Desperate Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 7th, 2020
    3,239
  46. Chapter 46: Fate of Nations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 14th, 2020
    2,962
  47. Chapter 47: Fated Siege [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 21st, 2020
    3,348
  48. Chapter 48: Fated Contest [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 28th, 2020
    3,993
  49. Chapter 49: Fate of Mercy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 4th, 2020
    2,945
  50. Chapter 50: Final Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 11th, 2020
    3,159
  51. Chapter 51: True Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 18th, 2020
    3,279
  52. Chapter 52: A Fate, Whole [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 25th, 2020
    4,611
  53. Chapter 53: Crystal Sphere [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 2nd, 2020
    3,186
  54. Chapter 54: Sluice Gate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 9th, 2020
    3,005
  55. Chapter 55: Starlight Focus [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 16th, 2020
    3,127
  56. Chapter 56: Rotten Pillar [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 23rd, 2020
    3,120
  57. Chapter 57: Iconoclast [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 30th, 2020
    2,552
  58. Chapter 58: Beat Cop [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 6th, 2020
    2,527
  59. Chapter 59: Ordered Rot [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 13th, 2020
    2,556
  60. Chapter 60: Friendly Ghost [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 20th, 2020
    3,026
  61. Chapter 61: Her Nightmare [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 27th, 2020
    3,458
  62. Chapter 62: Last Sunrise [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 4th, 2020
    3,683
  63. Chapter 63: Puzzled [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 11th, 2020
    2,965
  64. Chapter 64: Homecoming [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 25th, 2020
    1,356
  65. Chapter 65: Iron Quill [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 26th, 2020
    4,270
  66. Epilogue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 25th, 2020
    1,067
Published May 24th, 2019
Last Update Jul 25th, 2020

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