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// It was just a dream, and dreams can't hurt you, right? 
// Story: Who we really are? 
// by FieryUnicorn42 
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Sunset opens her eyes and sees hundreds if not thousands of soldiers filling the field in front of her. On the other side of what she assumed was a war ground, she saw their enemies, some of they are like solid shadows, but the majority were just ponies like her. 

Only after feeling a touch on her shoulder, she realized she was a pony again, and looking up, saw her mother, talking to her, but was unable to hear what Celestia was speaking, which makes her realize that she hadn't heard any sound at all since opened her eyes.

The Equestrian army began to run in the other army direction, and her body automatically did the same. Spears, magical blasts, blood, limbs being cut off, countless ponies dying and she wishes she could close her eyes but was useless, her eyes refused to close.

Celestia landed at her side, breathing heavily, with various bruises on her face and body. Suddenly a voice was heard through the battle, but Sunset couldn't understand who or what are being said. A pony, with appeared to be a unicorn walked across the enemy army, stopping a few meters past them.

Celestia nodded, raised her right front leg, and began to walk in the unicorn's direction, when she was just a few feet from him, a large crystal-like spear emerged from the ground, piercing Celestia's chest.

"MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" 

Sunset's scream roared across the field, breaking the silence. She ran while the unicorn just turned his back and walked back to her army and the crystal piercing Celestia's chest disappeared.

She hugged her mother, trying to remember any healing spell, but her mind was blank, filled with only despair.

"No, no, no. It can't be true." she thought, tears filling her eyes until she felt a touch on her face.

"Don't cry, my little sunshine, was not your fault." 

Celestia's voice was only a whimper, her lower body was now red, with all blood she lost.

"I know I'm asking too much, but you need to be brave, you need to be strong, to guide Equestria to a glorious future as the new Sun princess"

Her horn began to glow and so did Sunset's body. Sunset felt Celestia's magic disappearing and her own growing up fast, a warmth taking over her body, and a pair of wings pulling Celestia close.

"I'm so proud of you, Sunset, you are the best daughter I could ask for. I love you"

Celestia closes her eyes and her body turns in ashes, carried away by the wind. 

"Mom..." Sunset looks to her arms, where mere moments ago Celestia was laying, trying to process what happened, how it's possible that Celestia has died?

She screams and wakes on her bed, the sheets covered in sweat, she brings her knees close to her chest and says to herself.

"Calm down, Sunset, it was just a nightmare, nothing more."