It has been one week since King Sombra has taken the Crystal empire. Not only he has taken the Crystal empire but Rainbow Rainfalls will it as well as the rail connection was cut off by the unnatural weather of the North. When Princess Celestia found out the main five and spike came back they told her everything that happen. She heard that cadence was turn it to crystals and Celestia knew that that she shared a similar fate to the former Princess of the Crystal Empire. It was a shock and great sorrow that Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, and Twilight Sparkle where dead. The deaths of all three were a shock to the nation, but Twilight's death, in particular, has left many ponies grieving her loss. From Ponyville to Cloudsdale an Canterlot, one would be hard press to find a pony who hasn't been affected by the news of her death.

The castle of Canterlot was echo of silence. As Princess Luna walks through the halls of Canterlot Castle. Silence fills the airwaves, more so than it has before. Celestia has been locked up in her chamber ever since she got the package. The loss of Twilight, her faithful student, shook Celestia in a way that Luna has never seen before. She hasn't seen her sister all day and it has her greatly concerned. From what the castle servants told her, Celestia refuses to leave her chamber, refuses to even eat. Luna is headed up to Celestia's chamber now to see her sister. Luna then open the door slowly and peeking her head in. She was scanning the room for her sister and seeing her at her writing area where she mostly sat in her room near the fireplace. The area where she read the letters from Twilight and her friends on their friendship. Luna opens the door the rest of the way and slowly walks in, moving closer to Celestia. The Sun Princess sat next to the trunk box that held the letters from Twilight and her friends.

Luna walked to her sister and sitting at her level, "Tia, are you alright?" Her sister said nothing in response. "It's been days since you've left your room or eaten something." Luna place her hand on her sister's shoulder and spoke with a soft voice. "Are you okay."

Celestia closes her eyes and tears flow from them. "I should have listen to you." She said with a soft tone.

"What do you mean, sister?" Luna got closer to her older sister.

"You were right," Celestia said. "I shouldn't have sent you to face him, not Twilight."

Luna comfort her grieving sister "We both knew Sombra was not going to be easy for Twilight, but we thought wrong that he was weak."

"She was not ready for this," said Celestia with a tear coming from her eyes. "I should've just sent you." Celestia face change from sad to anger. "But now she is fucking dead become of me!" She punched the trunk box, causing a dent on it.

Luna grabbed her sister's chin making her look at her in the eyes. "Sister, don't say that about your self. You had every reason to believe that Twilight would defeat Sombra. Chrysalis, Discord, and me; Twilight was anything but not ready for this test. We underestimated Sombra and paid for it, but Twilight's death is not you fault, It is Sombra's."

Celestia got up on her hooves and walked to the fireplace. Her eyes gaze into the flames."If we had just dealt with King Sombra ourselves, Twilight will be alive. I am just as responsible for letting her death as Sombra killed her. I gave Twilight an order, and it ended to be her death. I ordered Cadence and Shining Armor to protect the Empire, and it ended in their demise. I hold a burden on this crown that has got heavier by the time I ruled."

Luna got up and walked to her sister's sided. She places her hand on her shoulder and looked at her with a soft expression. Celestia looked at her sister and sees her kind gaze. Luna turns and huge her sister, tears began to stream down from her eyes. Luna hold her sister tight, giving her a comfort that she needed now. "You don't have to bear this burden by yourself, Celestia." Luna said softly. "I am here for you." Luna's eyes begin to sparkle because she was about to crying with her sister.

Celestia pulled away from her sister and gave a small, tearful smile. Luna's heart leaps, it's the first since she was free form nightmare moon. "Thank you, Luna." Celestia tearfully said. "I am grateful to have you as a sister."

"You're welcome, Tia." Luna said trying to clear her tearful voice.

Celestia stood up and brush her white and gold dress that she always had on. She then sigh looking at her sister "We better start making preparations for their memorial."

"Of course sister, but are you feeling up for the task?" Luna ask, knowing this will not be easy for her sister to feel so much grief.

"No, but I know this must be done." Celestia said. "There are many ponies out there grieving as I am, including Twilight's friends and family. Once we have say our goodbyes, we can focus on Sombra."

"Yes, but I don't know what Spike means that Sombra is a 'umbrum'?" Luna said.

Celestia place a hand on her sisters should "I have no idea what that is or 'the umbra empire', but one thing is curtain we can't not be aggressors if we fight him. I thought my that Sombra is a dark evil unicorn but now we know that is not true. Plus Sombra has the power to control minds and if he can do that image a race like him. We will have to find a something about the umbrum."

Luna nodded her head to agree. "But all of the knowledge has been lost for over two thousands years, the knowledge that had been in the past from four thousands and beyond."

"Yes" Celesita said. "We must learn of our new enemies or they are a old enemy. But we have to say our last goodbyes to Twilight Sparkle, Cadence and Shining Armor."

Author's Notes:

This Chapter is small, it is just to tell you what Celestia and Luna feel with the lost of the Crystal City and the ponies they lost from King Sombra. Plus I wanted Celestia and Luna to not know everything like in canon, so for them not knowing about the Umbra Empire is scary.