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// Nymphia's Past 
// Story: Fixing History 
// by Avery Star 
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Twilight's mind whirled with thoughts. There was one answer…the equation was not simple, but Twilight still got the solution. The answer was…W.A.R….

Princess Celestia looked at Prince Blacky, and Prince Blacky looked at Princess Celestia. It was an awkward silence until Princess Nymphia tugged Prince Blacky's hoof like he was her brother.

"Blacky, Sylvie is okay? She's not…hurt right?" Nymphia's voice trembled.

Blacky turned his attention to Nymphia and answered shaking his head, "Don't you worry about her. She'll be fine. She's already mastered upper classes for Prince Keyriu, but not yet Arceous. She's stronger than…" his face showed a faint blush, "me, but not yet mastered the true spirit of a royal guard." He smiled, making the redness vanish.

Nymphia let out a sigh of relief and put a weak smile. Prince Blacky was like an older brother to her. She only has sisters (including stepsisters). She shivered and let out a tiny sneeze.

Flash, Twilight, Celestia, and Blacky turned their attention to Nymphia. Flash asked in a low voice, "Are you okay, princess?"

Nymphia coughed and her body started to heat up. She slowly closed her eyes and fell down onto the castle floor. Blacky looked at her in shock, "Nymphia! What had happened?"

Twilight used her magic to get her a glass of water and a blanket. She gently handed the blanket. Flash took the glass of water and handed it to Blacky. Blacky gave her the water and she slowly sipped. The water was ice cold to her tongue even if it was not refrigerated or anything. She let out a drop of tear and sobbed.

Blacky tried to stay calm and quiet from asking for all the information, but he failed to do so for a little bit, "When did this start? Why didn't you tell me about this? How did you get this cold? What had happened to you? Who-"

Nymphia sat up and nodded weakly, "It's okay, Blacky. This is not abnormal." Twilight frowned, because it wasn't normal. Nymphia continued, "I had this ever since I was born. Sylvie and I always took care of this with Polly. Sylvie would get me water and sing our childhood song together. Polly would smile and play the computerized piano and we'd have fun and make my sickness go away. But ever since…" Nymphia stopped herself with her wet eyes showing sparkles of hope.

Blacky took a deep breath and continued the sentence for the rest of them, now that he understands, "…the fight went on, you've been separated from your sister and Polly." He sighed and looked at her in full of worries, "Why didn't you tell me that you were lonely and homesick?"

After Blacky had stated his question, Princess Celestia went through a flashback of her childhood with Princess Luna. Then, when she had to banish her own sister. It was painful and she could relate.

Nymphia spoke quietly, "I didn't want to recall when my mother had died." Flash's heart was stabbed by her words. Her mother had died…? Twilight stared at her in disbelief. Princess Celestia was emotionless and so was Blacky. Nymphia continued, "I remember that day like it was yesterday. She forced herself through many problems that I had given her. I cared about her, and deep inside, I knew she cared about me. I knew she didn't want show me that she cared about me, because of how opposite I was from how every kitty.

"I used to live in a dark world, surrounded by mean and nasty ones. That was before we've moved to Katalot. Everything was different and scary. All you can see is darkness and hatred. There was never a connection between my mother and I. Sylvie just played along, but I couldn't.

"I was opposite of Sylvie, and deep inside, I always believe I am. She offers me different choices and ways to live a life. My mother only showed her honest feelings towards her. Never with me, because she was horrified of how I just was.

"It took a few months before I got adjusted to Katalot. My eldest sister let me stay in her castle. Most of the time, I was with Sylvie during her free time in our room. She would teach me about her new findings and discoveries with me. When she was away in school, I spent in the castle garden planting flowers and making new nests for the other creatures. Those times, I was lonely inside, but in the outside, everyone seemed to see me as a lucky one.

"But one day, my mother came home with a high fever. I told her to rest calmly, but she did not listen. I wanted to protect her, but she just shooed away her own pain and forced herself to do things as usual. I worried a lot because Sylvie was on a trip to Spellers to compete for a degree of magic. I didn't go because I had failed on the audition. I never told my sister that I had failed, because I didn't want her to give up.

"When my mother collapsed onto the floor, I dialed, the hospital. She was taken away from me for weeks. I was not allowed to enter her room, so I stayed in my family castle, alone. We didn't have any guards or any maids, just me inside the silent castle.

"One month passed, and the hospital called. They had told me she had passed away. Sylvie wasn't home because of her Olympics practice and soccer match with the rivalry school. I cried for hours, hoping for summer to come and push in the coldness of winter." Nymphia broke into a long cry. Blacky and Flash stared at her with anger and shock. Twilight and Celestia looked at her in disbelief of the story.

The only thing that Nymphia missed was how cruel her mother had treated her…