“So babe, you want to hang out after school then?” A unicorn colt asked the mare who was busy trying to get out her locker. He had cornered her there with his mates. All unicorns, but they admired her for her beauty over her knowledge.
She was a White unicorn with pink mane tied back in a piggy tail by a large crystal. She was Celestial Armour, Daughter to General Armour and Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, heir to the crystal throne.
Currently though she was in school at Celestia’s school for gifted unicorns. Currently the headmistress was her aunty, Twilight Sparkle, the last Unicorn to ever see the elusive princess of the sun. “Look here” she said slamming her locker shut, “the answer is, to all of you is back off, leave me alone”
“Ooh I like the feisty ones” one said slapping her cutie marked flank. Her response was a swift and powerful kick to the balls. The other colts took a step back as a loud voice echoed over the group. She recognised it almost immediately as her aunt Twilight. She was now around the size of any model and had the physique to match. That was thanks to her time with Evening Star in the changeling wastes.
“Celestial Armour, what have I told you about fighting in the halls” she said walking up. Her Insect like wings and metallic Lavender saddle carapace made her a sight to fear. “Boys bugger off now”
“Yes mam!” they all said bolting off, leaving the pair in the hallway, though one of the colts more or less staggered off than ran.
“Care to explain?” she asked.
“No miss” Celestial said looking down.
“My office then, five minutes” Twilight said walking off. Celestial sighed before following her. Though hidden under the dress she wore, her cutie mark was that of a crystal shield with flames imposed on the front. As she walked into the office, she gave the receptionist a nod, before entering the office of her aunt.
“Look, miss twilight” Celestial began before Twilight raised her hoof. Before pointing at a chair, the mare nodded and sat down.
“This is the fifth time this week I've caught you in the halls kicking colts”
“They deserve it. Those jocks always pick on me or my friends”
“And yet you take it on yourself to defend them?” Twilight asked. “You’re too much like your father”
“I know aunty I know, so what now?” she asked dejectedly.
“Well the correct way would be to suspend you- again- for assaulting other class mates, but that won’t be necessary this time”
“Why is that?” She asked.
“Well, I have put in a word to the other teachers and they agreed.”
“Wait, personal student to whom?” She asked. Twilight leaned forward and smirked. “You can be serious”
“I am. I have decided that because of your antics outside of school as well as in, you will train under me personally” Twilight said. “At least this way, you won’t have to worry about them anymore”
“So i get you as my Teacher then?”
“Is that a problem?”
“Yes- I mean no. I'm just confused is all?”
Twilight smirked before leaning back in her chair, “take it in, go see your friends and let me know later tonight, After all it is the weekly family get together”
“Ah, okay then. Are you going to tell dad about this whole kicking thing?”
“Probably not, but I will recommend a friend of mine who needs help on her farm if you need to vent a little” Twilight suggested. Celestial nodded before getting up and leaving her alone in the room.
“She is different” A soft voice said from the side.
“She grew up differently this time Princess, she isn’t the mare we knew all those years ago” Twilight said to the mare who stepped out of the shadows, Princess Luna.
“What about yourself and Evening Star? How are you coping with the whole unification of the hives?”
“It’s a long process and we both are suffering much more” twilight said as she got up. “The more we link to the singular Hive mind the worse it is. Though we only communicate with the queens of the hives and each has their own hive mind. It is getting larger now that the last hive is Amaryllis” Twilight stated.
“So I see” Luna said. “And Celestial does know about her past?”
“Completely erased, I'm sorry. If anything she is better off I know”
“Do not be, it was ten years ago that it happened” Luna said.
“But I basically killed her” Twilight said pouring herself a drink of germane scotch.
“No you didn’t. You gave her a chance to live without the pain of ruling that made her into the heartless mare she once was. That is evident in her Cutie mark” Luna commented as Twilight drank the whole glass in one gulp. “Do you not get drunk?”
“No changelings done and after that incident, I can no longer get drunk” Twilight admitted packing up her things. “Anything else Princess?”
“No, i'm just checking up on you” Luna admitted
“Coming to tea tonight?”
“You bet your life I am” she said disappearing into the shadows.
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“Personal student to the Twilight sparkle” a silver coated with bleached bone coloured mane and tail mare shouted at the canteen. Celestial had her head buried in her forehooves, “But seriously that is so cool, the only pony in existence that knows the fire phoenix spell, creator of the Changeling codes and even revamping of this school”
“I know she is my aunt you know” she admitted under her fore-hooves to her two friends. The mare was known as Quicksilver whiles the colt, black and yellow mane and Tail was known as Black Phoenix.
“So what if that’s the case? Does it look like we care?” Black stated. “I mean seriously, you’re related to some of the most powerful ponies of our generation. Your Dad is General Armour of the Royal guard; your mother is Princess Cadance of the crystal empire. Your Aunts are both Evening Star and Twilight sparkle, the earlier of the two is responsible for the creation of the changeling empire. Finally your Great aunt is the princess Luna herself”
“I know this okay. So why bring it up?” She asked still trying to hide from their gazes.
“Because you’re still just Celestial Armour to me and Quicksilver, Sure you have family in high places but you don’t flaunt that around like some around here” he continued as she looked up into is ruby eyes. “Besides, where’s the fun in having it all given to you, you got here on your own. If I remember rightly your introduction to the campus, you turned everyone in the amphitheatre into potted plants”
“Well true but that was an accident!” she said. “I don’t want to repeat that”
“There’s our point; you deserve this more than anypony” he said holding her hoof in his own. “Besides you know my little secret anyway”
“What the fact that you’re from the northern parts of Equestria, further than the crystal empire”
“Pretty much yeah” he said.
“Thanks guys, you’re the best ponies a mare can have” she replied as they all hugged.