Luna paced around her laboratory, her white lab coat trailing behind her. Celestia had foolishly challenged her to a science duel, where they had to out-shine the other with a science project. Celestia probable made radioactive glitter-glue or something like that, so Luna was sure she'd win but she just couldn't think of anything she hadn't already made.
She sighed and took a seat at her desk, she looked through her logbook, there was just nothing left to create through science. She let out another sigh and leaned back in her chair, absentmindedly, she opened her desk drawer and pulled out some old photo's of her and Celestia, she smiled and chuckled softly, remembering each moment in perfect detail. She sighed again, putting the pictures back, she turned and scanned her laboratory, she let out a gasp as an idea came to her mind, then her eye's narrowed and an evil grin came to her face as she rubbed her front hooves together. She just needed a few additional "items".
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Celestia sipped her tea slowly as she added more rat poison to her project, her tea wasn't that hot so she took a big gulp, when Luna suddenly teleported into her room, Celestia coughed and sputtered as she tried to cover her project with the table cloth. Luna winced "Sorry Tia." Celestia took a small sip of her tea and let out a small chuckle.
"It's okay Luna, so why did you just barge in here?" She asked with a gentile smile.
"Well, I was wondering if I could borrow some of your blood." Luna said, still looking apologetic.
"Why?" Celestia asked losing her gentile smile.
"Well, it's for my project, and before you say 'no' remember the rules of the science duel, 'any and all thing's needed for a project must be given'!" She finished with a smug grin.
Celestia sighed "Fine." She slowly stuck her hoof out to Luna and squeezed her eye's shut, Luna got out a needle, and quickly filled it with blood.
"Great, that's all I need from you, thanks Tia." And with that she left her older sister rubbing her foreleg pathetically.
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Luna walked through Canterlot, she was looking for two sisters-in-law. She was headed towards the garden when she heard the all-too-familiar chant. "Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake, clap your hooves and do a little shake!" Luna chuckled and ran in that direction. She found the two setting up a picnic, laughing, and talking about something, they stopped when they saw Luna approaching. Twilight stepped forward. "Hello Princess Luna, can we help you?"
Luna rolled her eyes and sighed."Twilight Sparkle, stop calling me Princess Luna, not only are you a princess yourself, but now you are also my niece-in-law, so, call me Luna, Aunt Luna, or Auntie Lu-Lu." Luna finished looking slightly agitated.
Twilight smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, so did you want to join us or something?"
"That sound's lovely, but I'm afraid I have some very important matters to attend to."
"Such as." Cadence inquired.
"Well I would like to borrow a small sample of your blood, and if your wondering, its for a very important project."
"Ooookay." Cadence and Twilight said at the same time. Luna took samples of their blood, said thanks and rushed off before anything more could be said. The two sisters-in-laws looked at each other, shrugged, and got back to their picnic.
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Luna sat on a bench, holding a glass of chocolate milk, sure enough Discords face appeared in it.
"Why hello, Lu-Lu, its been so long since we last spoke!" His face disappeared from the glass and he flashed into existence on the bench next to Luna. "I believe its been a thousand years or so." He grabbed the chocolate milk from Luna and drank the cup, making the milk disappear with a snap of his talon." So, I take it that you have come for my blood as well."
" If you wouldn't mind." Luna said sweetly.
"Hmmmm, if I gave you my blood, what would you do for me." He said with a mischievous grin.
Luna thought for a moment and said. "I'll help you pull off a big prank at the next Grand Galloping Gala."
"Hmmmm, done, but it has to be reeeeaaally big." He said as he let her draw some blood.
"Thanks Discord." She said as she got up. "They'll be talking about the Gala all next year." She said with a giggle as she ran off.
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Luna flew across the deserts of Saddle Arabia heading towards the capital. After the guards finally let her in, she found her brother sitting on a cushion. She trotted in a little farther and stopped, bowing politely.
"Whatsssss thisssss aboutssss?" He hissed in his usual, creepy way.
"Well... uhm..... Blackheart, I was wondering, if I could have a sample of your.......blood." Luna stammered.
"...........Issss that allsssss, sssssure you can have ssssssample of my bloodssss."
"Uhm ...thanks." She said as gathered one more sample."Uhm.....bye." Luna said as headed to the door.
"Byessssss." Her brother hissed back.
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It was dark by the time Luna made it to the Changling Empire, just the way she liked it. The plan was simple, sneak in with the 'Ghost' spell, find Chrysalis, take a sample of her blood, AND HIGH-TAIL-IT-OUT-OF-THERE. "Here goes nothing." She said as she cast the spell. Blue light engulfed her body, and dissipated, she raised her now invisible wings and shot off towards the hive. She stopped outside the hive wall and looked around for an entrance, until she remembered the biggest perk of the spell. She flew straight through the hive wall, and a Changling Drone.
It took her about an hour before she found the Queen, and she was awake, so Luna had to wait. It took Queen Chrysalis about two hours before she looked up from her work and realized it was nighttime, and then another hour before she actually fell asleep. By this time Luna was eager to drop her spell, it took a lot of magic and concentration, Luna dropped the spell and prepared a teleportation spell as well as her syringe. Luna got into position, and stabbed Chrysalis' arm, Chrysalis woke up.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh." She screamed as she whipped around to find nothing. "Huh...it must have been my imagination." She said as a bunch of Changling Soldiers burst in.
Luna sat panting in her laboratory, She had never teleported so far in her life. She put her latest sample with the rest and collapsed on her desk.
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Luna set out early the next morning, heading towards the South East Islands Empire. Luna flew across the sea, wondering what she would have to do to get these last two samples. Luna had to wait four hours before she could speak with her brother, Constellation and his little puppet, General Tiberius Blade. She was knocked from her thoughts by somepony calling "NEXT." So Luna scurried in.
"Well das vadonya comrade..........is that Luna?" Prince Constellation asked General Tiberius.
"Hi, Constellation." Luna said cheerfully.
"Yes, I believe it is my prince." General Tiberius replied. "Should I have her executed?!"
"Hmmmm, I don't know, how many crimes has she committed against me?" The prince asked his General.
"Well." The General said as he stroked his chin in thought.".......There was that one time she tried to poison your apple juice."
"Well, I think I can forgive one little crime like that, I mean, it wasn't THAT serious." The prince replied."So, why has my sister graced my presence?" The prince asked mockingly, turning his attention back to Luna.
"Well, I was hoping to get a blood sample from the two of you." Luna said pleasantly.
After a while the prince broke out in laughter. "You want to take my blood, then you'll have to do me, one...small...favor."
"I knew something like this was coming, so what do I have to do?" Luna asked.
"Well." The prince said thoughtfully. "My good gambl-um....friend, has come into the possession of a very unique sword of mine, she, um, borrowed it, her name is Zecora and she lives in the Everfree Forest, to find her ask around in Ponyville, I'm sure somepony there knows were to find her. Retrieve my sword and I will gladly let you have the Generals blood." The prince finished.
"Thanks a whole lot prince." The General said sarcastically.
"No problem General." The prince replied, not picking up on the sarcasm.
"Right I'll go get your sword, but I need both of your bloods." Luna said.
"Okay, fine, we have a deal." The prince said.
"Okay bye." Luna chirped.
"Bye." The General called as he waved stupidly to her, he stopped when the prince jabbed his side. Luna was on her way to Ponyville.
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Luna walked through the Everfree Forest, She was so lost she wasn't sure if 'up' was really 'up'. She knew she shouldn't have taken directions from that grey, Pegasus mare with the 'unique' eyes. She wandered around for hours until she finally found the place the mare told her of, creepy looking place, Luna knocked on the door, to hear, "Who is there, I have already paid my monthly fare." Then the door opened and Zecora stuck her head out. Luna waited patiently.
"Princess Luna of the night, Your being here is quite a sight!" Zecora said almost believing that her eyes were tricking her.
" Well....um, yes I am Princess Luna, and I am here to bring my brothers sword back to him." Luna said with an innocent smile.
Zecora got angry. "No, I won it fair and square." She calmed down. "But if you insist, I'll give you a dare." She laughed creepily.
"R-Right, and this dare is." Luna stuttered.
Zecora walked back into her hut and found a book with all sorts of herbs in it." To get the sword go deep into the Everfree, and find me the herb called Cri-cri." Zecora stopped on a picture of a plant with golden leafy vines and a single flower, that looked like poison joke, except it was blood red and much bigger. Luna looked it over and sighed.
" Okay, I 'll find this.....Cri-cri plant, so you better have that sword ready to go by the time I'm back." Luna finished as she headed out the door.
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Luna walked through the Everfree, she had already avoided some Timber Wolves, and she still didn't see the Cri-cri herb, a growl brought her out of her thoughts, she looked behind her to find a bunch of eyes staring at her. She let out a sigh, she really didn't want to fight, and so she raised her front right hoof, all regal like, and made a break for it.
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Luna ran for what seemed like hours, until she came across a little waterfall flowing into a small pond. The water was crystal-clear, and she didn't have to be an Alicorn to sense the place was magical. And even better there were Cri-cri herbs growing everywhere, so very carefully she pulled one of the plants, roots and all, out of the ground. She took a sample of the water, looked around once more (since the place was magical, it was likely she would never see it again.), and teleported back to Zecora's hut.
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Luna appeared right in front of Zecora, receiving a frightened scream in the process. Luna smiled sheepishly and said "I have your Cri-cri herb, now give me the sword." She pulled the herb out of her saddle bag, and hoofed it over to Zecora, who examined it carefully, then she smiled.
"Thank you very much, Lunar Princess, this is sure to take first place in the contest." With that said she retrieved the sword from her closet, and gave it to Luna, who gawked at it.
"I-I-I can't b-believe Constellation would g-g-gamble w-with Airsplitter." Luna stammered. Zecora just shrugged as she potted her prize-winning Cri-cri herb. Luna was very much ready to get out of there and so she teleported back to the South East Islands Empire.
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Luna waited for a long time before she was allowed entrance, she walked in, all smiles like the first time, she would FINALLY be able to make her project.
"Well das vadonya comra- oh its Luna, well do you have my sword?" The prince asked snappishly.
"Yes, I do." She said matter-of-factually, as she took the sword from her saddle bag and gave it to her brother. "Now I want my blood." She said as she raised two needles. But the prince wasn't paying attention, as he cradled the sword.
"Your blood? I thought you wanted my blood....oh and General Tiberius." The prince replied confusedly."And of course you can have the Generals blood, now that you have done this task for him."
"Yeah, we already agreed on both of your bloods." Luna replied.
"Yes, we did and you can take the generals blood whenever your ready, as for my blood you'll have to say the magic word." The prince replied with a grin.
Luna took one needle and stabbed the Generals arm, filling it with blood as he screamed and flailed about. Luna looked at her brother.
"Can I 'please' have some of your blood?" She asked with a roll of her eyes.
"Hmmmmm...." He thought for a long time." I suppose it is acceptable." He said finally. Luna quickly extracted his blood said " Thank you." And teleported out of there before anything else could be said.