KydusTheHedge

A Nation Divided, Chapter II: Down to Earth Unlike mortal ponies, sleep was not a necessity for alicorns. It was a choice, and perhaps a luxury. One which Princess Luna had not really been able to enjoy for the past week at least, and one that she knew her elder sister hadn’t partaken of in months. The alicorn of the night rolled over in her silk sheets and tried in vain to get comfortable. It was late in the afternoon, and in a few hours’ time it would be her turn to oversee the daily operation of the kingdom as the sun set and she raised the moon. Or, nightly, more accurately. The ponies of Equestria were only a little bit mor

She soared up, up past the clouds, closed her eyes, and rolled back in the air. She began to plummet, bursting through the thick layer of puffy clouds, feeling the cool moisture race across her mane and fur, then flicking off the end of her tail as she rocketed toward the ground. Her eyes snapped open and she somersaulted, kicking off a low cloud to shoot forward across the low skies above Ponyville. There was little activity throughout most of the town, as it was a bit before 6:00 am and most ponies were probably either still asleep or just waking up. Typically Rainbow Dash would be among them, but not today. She loved early morning flights,