Whoosh.

"Huh?"

Whoosh.

"Come on!"

Whoosh.

"Da hell?!"

"Spike? What's the hold up? Send the letter already!" Twilight urged.

"I can't. It's not working."

"Oh dear."

"Luna, what is it?"

"I forgot! Oh I am so stupid!"

"Luna!"

"Once you've left the border of Equestria, the magic gets weaker. So Spike's flame is now to weak to reach Germaney." Luna replied.

"How about I send it?" Twilight asked.

"Nope, same problem."

"I know. What if I could send the letter? I could fly there. I would be pretty fast too." Rainbow said.

"Actually, that's not half bad. Yeah, okay."

"Right, Rainbow this is going to be a long journey. So I've packed light for you."

"Kay." Rainbow fluttered as Twilight placed the saddle bags on her back.

"Goggles, the letter, water flask and a permission slip."

"A permission slip? What?! Is she going on a field trip?" Pinkie giggled.

"Well yes. But the slip is so she can gain access to Germaney, without be arrested." Twilight replied.

"An wha will happen if she was arrested?" Applejack asked.

"There's a slight chance she could be executed."

"What?! What for?"

"She could be accused as a spy. Or an agent. You see, Germaney are very strict. Anypony who fails to follow will be executed."

Rainbow gulped. "Well, I live on risks."

"Now be careful. Don't use attitude and don't talk back. Respect them."

"Okay. See ya later girls!" And Rainbow zoomed out.

"Twilight, what will happen if Rainbow is executed? If you don't mind answering." Fluttershy questioned.

"You know what, I don't know!"

"Twilight?"

"Yeah."

"How long does it take to get Germaney?"

"It depends, Rarity. For a walking pony, two weeks. For a average flying pony, three days at least. For Rainbow, half a day. Maybe less."

"It's been too looong!" Luna complained.

"Yeah! Dashie has been too long."

"Ah agree. Even for Rainbow."

Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Spike!"

"Yeah yeah. I hear you!" Spike opened the door.

"Oh my goodness!" Fluttershy squeaked.

"What happened?"

Rainbow stood there with an arrow through her left wing, dripping with blood. Various cuts and bruises across her body. And a deep scar along her cheek.

"Let's just say they don't appreciate my family name."

"Whatever do you mean?" Rarity inquired.

"Her ancestors are one of the most skilled and most well known swords-ponies in all of Equestria." Twilight walked over to the group, hovering a book. "I thought I saw your family name in my history books."

"What's your family name?"

"Dashery. Rainbow Miraim Dashery."

"Yes and Germaney has a grudge against your name. Since the Pegasi War."

"As soon as they read the permission slip, first reaction was arrest me. But I flew away. Next was to try and ground me."

"So wh-."

"Did you give Celestia the letter?" Luna yelled.

"No."

"What?!"

"I gave it to my Germane friend. Who happens to be the ambassador."

"Okay. But Tia must react soon. It's nearly dusk." Luna worried.

Everypony then resumed to sitting and simply talking.

Until, they heard a small whimpering.

They all turned around at Rainbow, who had the arrow in her mouth and was trying to pull it out of her wing.

"Oh don't mind me. I'll just pull this out without any medical attention. Just go about your business." Rainbow said sarcastically.

Everypony looked over at Fluttershy.

"Oh! Okay. Sorry Rainbow."

Fluttershy inspected the arrow.
"Umm."

"Oh for crying out loud! Jast yank it Fluttershy!" Applejack pulled at the arrow.

"Owowowow!"

"Applejack! Stop that immediately! Can't you see that is not going to work." Rarity called.

A puff of golden glitter appeared, revealing a scroll.

"It's from Tia! It's from Tia!" Luna bounced around.

Twilight grabbed the scroll and read aloud.

"Dear Luna and my faithful student, I received your letter earlier today about a certain incident. However, due to circumstances here in Germaney, I will not be returning for another week."

"What?! Oh sweet moonshine!" Luna yelled.

"But I will attempt to raise the moon until the spell has worn off or Twilight reverses it. I am sure that if you look carefully that you will find an answer to your problem. Also, I heard the king mention the family name Dashery. Rainbow, I do hope that you are not too injured."

Rainbow snorted.

"Your caring Princess, Celestia."

"Another week! I can't survive another week!" Luna began to cry.

"Aww, Luna. It's only seven days."

"Exactly! I hated being young."

"Why?"

"Everypony was so dominant towards me. Tia was always the favourite. She always bossed me around. I thought that when Celestia was gone, I will be in charge for once."

"It's not all bad."

"It's not all bad! My sister can raise and lower both moon and sun, without help. I don't even need to be here. No pony will care."

"Now that's a horrible thing to say!"

"But its true!" Luna sobbed.

Another puff of glitter and scroll appeared.

"Another one?"

"Dear little sister, I know you are upset Luna, but I have found a new spell here for Twilight to perform. However, equipment is needed and I have it all here. Due to my location, my magic is getting weaker. Soon my magic won't be enough to raise the sun and the moon. Please Rainbow Dash, please retrieve these objects. And be careful. I heard that the king has doubled security and is out to get you. Sincerely, Princess Celestia."

"Right! Somepony get this bloody arrow out of my wing now!"

"Calm down."

"No."

"Rainbow! You're being an immature brat!"

"Me? In case you haven't noticed, I've got a piece of wood through my wing!" Rainbow yelled.

"Okay please calm down!"

"Don't make me mad, then tell me to calm down! That's like stabbing somepony and then wondering why they're bleeding!"

"Rainbow, if you calm down and stay still, I might be able to remove the arrow." Fluttershy called.

"Fine. But please be quick. It hurts so much."

"It is obviously gonna hurt." Sneered Applejack.

"Applejack. You do realise that the wing is the most sensitive part of a pegasus' body."

"Ahhh."

"There." Fluttershy wound a bandage around Rainbow's wing.

"Where did the bandages come from?"

"Spike."

Fluttershy then handed the bloodied arrow to Spike.

Rainbow flapped her wing but winced in pain.

"Rainbow, are you sure you can do another trip?"

"Yup." She croaked.

Rainbow slowly fluttered back outside.

"Hm-ngh!"

"Luna?"

"Ngh-ahh!"

"What are you doing?"

Luna was standing in front of a book. Her eyes were shut tight and her wings flared out. A small glimmer of blue began to show on her horn.

"Ngh!" She flopped to the floor.

Twilight trotted over to the exhausted alicorn filly.
"Luna, what are you trying to do?"

"I'm trying to change the state of that book."

"Change the state?"

"Solid to liquid."

"But why?"

"If I could do that, it would increase my magic. Meaning, if my magic was strong enough before Celestia is too weak, I might be able to control the moon in my current state."

"But Luna. You're a filly. Not even I could do that level of magic."

"So. You're a unicorn. I'm a alicorn."

"Still. You are too y-mmm!" A zip formed across Twilight's lips.

Luna walked closer.
"Try and tell me what to do, and believe me it will be your last sight of daylight." She said in a threatening tone, as the room darkened. "You do realise you are talking to the co-ruler of Equestria. The sister of the great Celestia. The goddess of the night. The owner of dreams and nightmares. Formerly, the owner of creeping darkness, aka...Nightmare Moon."

Everypony stared at Luna and Twilight.

"Does thou understand?"

Twilight nodded rapidly.

"Good."

The zipper disappeared and Twilight immediatly gasped for breath.

Luna quickly realised what she had done, and hugged the unicorn.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. It just happened. Please forgive me Twilight."

Twilight's expression softened.
"It's okay."

"But it's not. If I do that to often, I might become Nightmare...Moon agaaaiin." Luna wailed.

"Shh, I'm sure you won't become Nightmare again. Your heart is not black as coal. And ponies adore and love you."

Luna hugged Twilight tighter.
"Thank you." She whispered.

A small puff of golden glitter appeared. However, it was duller than before and less...glittery.

"Oh no! My sister's magic is getting weaker." The filly exclaimed.

Rarity trotted over and opened the scroll.

Her eyes scanned the paper.
"Oh dear."

"What? What is it?"

"Oh dear, oh dear."

Applejack snatched the paper from Rarity's blue magic grip.

She sat down and read the letter aloud.

"Ahem. Dear Twilight, Luna an company, ah am sorry ta say tha Rainbow Dash is unable ta return. Unfortunately, she was caught. Ah watched as Rainbow struggled ta fly with tha equipment, with her injured wing, an was struck down by a near by guard."

The others gasped.

"Luna, if yah wish ta be transformed, yah must come ta Germaney. Yah carin princess, Celestia."

"Oh no Dashie!"

"We must go to Germaney." Twilight exclaimed.

"Okay darling, let me go and pack." Rarity opened the door, and three fillies tumbled down.

"Girls?!"

"Wha do yah tink ya doin?" Applejack huffed.

"Err, we were...cleaning...the door?"

"Yah three are in big trouble!"

"Lay off them Applejack. They're only fillies." Luna trotted over.

"So, they were ear wigging."

"All little ponies do it. Even elders. I certainty do. Tia is the easiest to prank."

"But still."

"No Applejack. As thy Princess of thy night, we order one to spare the youths. Are we making ourselves clear?"

"Yes, your highness." Applejack backed away.

"Wow. It literally Is Princess Luna." Scootaloo said.

The three fillies ran up to the alicorn.

"You look really cute. I certainty like your mane." Sweetie Belle complimented.

"Why thank you."

"Don't tell Celestia but..." Applebloom whispered into Luna's ear. "Yah are tha best princess."

Luna looked gobsmacked. "For certain? For certain?"

"Yup."

"Hey, what about the trip to rescue Dashie?" Pinkie bounced over.

"Rainbow Dash? Needs rescuing? That can't be true." Scootaloo scoffed.

"Unfortunately, it is. She was injured and caught off guard."

"Yeah! And that means a holiday!" Pinkie skipped across the room.

Rarity resumed to exiting the library.

"And where do you think you're going?" Luna asked.

"To pack my stuff. It's going to be long journey."

"No. It's not going to be a long journey. We could ask for a chariot."

"Hey yeah. I could call for one. Celestia allows me to have access to the chariots." Twilight explained as her horn lit up.

"Can we come? Pretty please." The crusaders begged.

"No." Applejack said bluntly.

"Please." Sweetie Belle pleaded.

"Ah said no."

"I say yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

A sly grin grew on Sweetie's face. "No."

"Yes." Applejack replied.

"We don't want to go."

"Well, yah comin whether yah like it or not!"

"Okay. Come on girls." Sweetie Belle walked away.

"Yea tha will teac- wwaaaiit a minute."

The others giggled.

"Okay, Miss Twilight Sparkle. Where are you heading?"

"Germaney."

A golden chariot, pulled by two white pegasi in golden armour, stood outside the great tree library.

"May we ask why?"

"To visit Celestia. She said that she has something important for us."

"As you wish."

The five mares climbed aboard, along with four fillies.

As Luna was about to clamber on, she was stopped.

"Halt!"

"What? why?" Twilight exclaimed, believing that the small hat and hairdo wasn't enough to hide Luna's indentity.

"This young filly has a royal cutie mark."

They looked over to see Luna's cutie mark still visible on her flank.

"Ermm...it's marker pen. She adores Princess Luna."

The guard raised an eyebrow.

"Certainly. As great as Celestia is, Princess Luna is the best." Luna said, hoping that the guards wouldn't recognise her now squeaky voice.

The other guard piped up.
"Yeah. Even though she used to be Nightmare Moon, she is really kind. I injured my wing at the royal wedding. So I couldn't be on guard afterwards. But Celestia made me go on overtime. Princess Luna came over and gave me company, and half the day off. She's the best."

Luna fluttered up, and smiled gently to herself.

Twilight leaned over.
"You see. Ponies would miss you."

"Also Miss Twilight Sparkle, Princess Luna has been missing. Do you know her whereabouts?"

"I said Applelosa, earlier."

"We've searched. She was not there."

"I think she has gone to Germaney too. To visit her sister."

"Okay. We will pick her up for the trip back."

The guards fluttered their wings and took off.

"I can't believe it. Ponies like me. After what I was."

"Luna, everypony makes mistakes. But dwelling on the past makes it worst. Look for the future. Ponies forgive others, whatever the have done."

"Thank you Twilight."