//------------------------------// // From the Start Finale (Bad End) // Story: To The End // by Zubric //------------------------------// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight reached her house’s gate, and rang the bell. As usual Sedula answered.  However, as soon as Twilight started to walk on the stone path to the house, Sedula said. “Miss Twilight, Her Majesty Princess Celestia is waiting in the house for you. She didn't tell us why. She says it’s a private affair between  you and her.” At the mention of Celestia’s name, Twilight felt a knot creating itself in her troath. “P-Princess Celestia? Here?” She asked, and the valet nodded. “O-okay… calm Twilight, calm. There is nothing to be worried about, everything will be just fine.” Twilight said to herself, regaining some of her composure. “Why does Celestia wants to see me in my house?” She thought as she stepped in the entrance hall. “For officialize that the end of my punishment is over, okay, but why is she being secretive about it?” As she thought that, Twilight walked upstairs to the dining-living room and there she saw  Princess Celestia sitting on one of the yellow couches and sipping a cup of a hot drink. Twilight looked nervous at the complete and utter composure of her teacher sipping the tea “Hello Twilight, did you enjoy your last day of Kindergarten?” Celestia asked with a motherly and yet unsettling tone, one that increased Twilight’s uneasiness. “W-well… yes…” she said nervous “It was a lot of fun…” “Really?” Princess Celestia said “And did you had fun during other days too?” Twilight looked at the ground, unsure on what to answer to her mentor, about her days passed during the punishment. “Aehm… well…” Twilight felt sure enough that Princess Celestia was going to punish her even more, if she said that her days in Kindergarten were not fun. Also because it was an half lie. “It was pleasurable all around…” Celestia grin grew slightly as she nodded. “I see, anything fun you wish to share with me?” She asked like a mother after her child had arrive home from school. ‘Don’t be shy, I want to know.”  However, Twilight still felt overwhelmed. “Well…” Princess Celestia chuckled, as her horn  was engulfed in a light amber aura. “Maybe you need to relax a bit…” Twilight’s mind rushed with images of her painful past, and she winced at them. However, despite the horrible images, Twilight felt calmed down. For a moment she notice Tia horn glow “W-wait what are you doing?” “Just a medical spell to help ease stressed ponies.” Celestia said “Please do sit down.” Her voice felt more motherly as time passed on. “M-medical spell?” Twilight complained, as she sat down without realizing she had done so..  “Now, Twilight, tell me everything about what happened these last days at the Kindy…” She said, as she  poured some of the tea into the flower cup and set it down in front of Twilight.   She took the cup in her magic shakely.  “Well… It…” She thought for a moment “Was nice to make new friends.” “Tell me more about them.” Princess Celestia said smirking a bit more, as she intensified the magic. Twilight shook her head again, yet still oblivious to what Celestia was doing. Taking a few sips of her tea she replied. “Well, there is Lex Populi, which considers me her…” Twilight felt a fit of migraine Celestia eased back on the spell just a tad. “Her what Twilight?” “My little sistah.” Twilight quickly put her hooves in front of her mouth  “Uh, Celestia my mouth feews a bit numb, wat was in da tea?” “Nothing,” Celestia said while rolling her eyes innocently. “What were you saying about her being your little sister?” She asked to keep momentum. Twilight blinked a few times, her eyes getting slightly duller. “Well she wooks up to me like a big sistah and I kind of like playing with hew. She had nice friends too. Told them stories about us.” Twilight cringed slightly at her mispronunciations, as Princess Celestia increased the strength of her magic. The effects slowly making her forget what she was worrying about. “That’s wonderful dear, please tell me more.” Celestia praised “I love hear my little filly talking.” Twilight felt suddenly torn apart from the inside, unsure of what was actually going on. Celestia was being so open to her talking about Kindergarten and less about the actual punishment, making something feel fishy  in Celestia’s actions and words. And yet, Twilight didn’t feel the strength to fight her. “They threw me party fow last day.” She replied grinning., as part of her mind slowly realized that Celestia was regressing her.  “Can I go use potty?” She asked all of sudden. she answered quickly. “Yes. But first…” Princess Celestia let a bolt of orange magic hit Twilight’s forehead, causing Twilight’s ears to produce steam and causing Twilight to collapse down like a ragdoll. Night Light suddenly came in hearing the sudden commotion.  “What is…” As soon as he saw the sight of Celestia picking up a drooling Twilight, Night Light’s demeanor turned into rage. “Princess Celestia! You daughter of a mangy dog drowned in a flaming tar pit! What have you done to my daugher?” He demanded, his muscles tightened with each breath he took. “Was just going to take her as my own daughter, nothing, really.” She said. He stood his ground unwavering, panting heavily. “I won’t allow this, first my wife goes loopy, corrupting my daugher and now you! No more!”  His shouted his voice booming through the house. “How?” Celestia said, as she prepared herself to teleport away He snorts a few times like an angry bull. “I have my ways. You think you can just take her away and do whatever in tartarus you want, but you cant.  You’re just as liable for the law as the average citizen! If my words will come out, the Nobles will throw you out, and install the Noble Republic that every member of the higher class has  oh-so-much sriven for! I will have my offspring back, Celestia, and I will not let myself be stopped by your goons! I have said it! I have said it!” Celestia quickly vanished with a flash of light teleporting back to the castle.  Suddenly, as if the moon had landed on her head, she came to the realization of the impact of her actions.  She stared at the drooling Twilight on her back for a brief moment. She thought about the Elements, about Spike, and the consequences of turning Twilight into a foal mentally were grave, to say the least. She had a plan to replace the  Element of Magic, but it was a longshot at best and a heavy tribute against her at worst.  Celestia would have to tread lightly from now on but at least she had her wish of having her own filly. But was it worth it? Then Princess Celestia briefly wept.