Celestia opened her mouth before frowning as her horn glowed. Twilight cleared her throat as the gold magic massaged her throat. "Go ahead, Twilight. Say something."
Twilight licked her lips. "What exactly did you just... oh! Thank Celestia!"
Celestia smiled. "Sorry, Twilight. While you sounded adorable as you were. I think it’s important that we all be able to understand each other." She glanced at the floor and nodded.
"One thousand and three years ago, I was forced to banish my dear sister Luna to the moon. Though I had wished for other options, the Nightmare within her was far too powerful. I was injured in the battle between myself and the nightmare as you witnessed yesterday, Twilight. What you did not see was that I collapsed into unconsciousness not long after the spell was completed.”
Celestia felt her sister tremble beside her. A quick glance told volumes of the discomfort displayed on her face. Oh, Luna.... She leaned over, giving a gentle nuzzle to reassure her.
“Luna, we’ve discussed this at length; I do not hold you accountable for anything that Nightmare Moon did. That includes any injuries I sustained while in battle with her.”
Luna hesitated, obviously wanting to say something to the contrary, but as she opened her mouth Celestia placed a single feather over her lips.
“No. Please, Luna. I have fully forgiven you, little sister. Fully.”
Luna closed her eyes then smiled with a nod. They would talk further later, but for now she was just pleased that Celestia seemed to be telling the entire story. With that thought Luna wiggled herself closer to Celestia’s side. If Twilight doesn’t… if she can’t… Luna gulped, fighting back her tears. I’m going to need Tia now more than ever, then.
Celestia, as if sensing Luna’s trepidation, blanketed her with a large white wing. “Now, where was I?”
Twilight glanced over at where the two sisters laid. They seemed to be trying to comfort each other. This was not that surprising, however. Even two years later, Luna still seemed to retreat into a near total depression when anypony brought up Nightmare Moon. Well, except on Nightmare Night, but that is a special circumstance. On one hoof, Twilight desperately wanted to hear the history of that night. The small glimpse she had gotten of that night the afternoon before was just enough to make her want to know more. Unfortunately, that day, even the years after the banishment of Nightmare Moon, had been seemingly lost to history. However, on the other hoof, Twilight really had no idea how the banishment or anything to do with it affected her, or how it explains why she had woken up as a foal.
“You had just collapsed unconscious, Princess,” Twilight said after a moment of debating with herself, curiosity regarding history winning over wanting to know exactly why she was a foal. She’ll get back to it, I’m certain. After all, she did promise to tell the full story.
Celestia smiled at her former student and soon to be recognized niece. “Ah yes, thank you, Twilight. Well, of course I was not told of how it occurred until after the fact, but I woke up some hours later lying on a bed in the Palace Infirmary.”
Celestia closed her eyes and was able to recall every second of waking up in that room. The stone walls surrounding her having been decorated with tapestries of both Luna’s and her own cutie marks. A young mare had been replacing a wet cloth on her brow, but as her eyes opened she had been startled into dropping it. To this day I still wonder if it was out of surprise or fear...
“Moments after I awoke, my guard captain was at my side. They had seen the final moments of the battle between myself and the Nightmare. They had brought the kingdom’s finest healer when they found it impossible to rouse me.” Celestia shook her head. “I carefully explained to my captain what had happened, though I…” She sighed and then continued speaking. “I may have doctored a few facts, such as the part when I told him that a demon had been able to infect Luna due to her depression that no pony loved her night.” Celestia laid her head on her forehooves as she considered the best way to continue.
“It was about an hour later that I heard the scream. My ears whipped around but nopony else seemed to hear it as they tended to my injuries. Luckily for me, they were minor to what they could have been. Cuts and bruises mostly.” ‘Along with four broken ribs, a broken radius in your right wing and a broken tibia in your left leg.’ The healer had informed me, upon noting the injuries that he had already treated. However, she did not wish to reveal this part.
“For a few moments I considered the possibility that since only I could hear the scream, it was just my imagination, so I settled back and tried to sip the broth they had brought me. As the healer left my room, though, I heard it again... The scream. It was different this time, however. Previously, it had seemed to be a scream of pain. This time, it was of pain and horror.”
Celestia felt her ears fall back, remembering her greatest fear that perhaps the Elements had malfunctioned... That her sister may have been dying. With the sun as my witness, I fear I will never forget the screams I heard that night.
“The spell to teleport long distances is... difficult, even under normal circumstances, but in that moment I did not care. That scream was coming from the moon, and it wasn’t one of anger or hatred. My heart had sunk at the idea that Luna was in pain, so I gathered my remaining strength and promptly sent myself to the moon. It… was not easy. I knew I only had a brief amount of time there until I would be called back. I simply had to hope that if Luna was in danger, the Elements would allow me to bring her home.”
“You mean you could have brought Princess Luna back at any time without the Elements? Then I don’t understand! Why did you keep your sister on the moon? How could you?” Spike asked, his voice almost breaking from confusion.
Celestia gave Luna a light squeeze before turning to Spike. “I was not able to bring Luna home for a few reasons, Spike. The main one being that she was still infected, shall we say, with the Nightmare. The other reason was much simpler and much more painful—the Elements had chained Luna to the moon. You do not understand the pain and sorrow I felt in seeing her when I arrived.”
Luna pressed closer to Celestia while whimpering, not wanting to remember the chains which had held her during that first century. Once she had broken the chains they had slowly released, allowing her to explore. But the memory of being unable to move... It was something she desired to never go through again.
Celestia nuzzled the back of Luna’s neck to calm her before sighing. “So when I arrived on the moon, the first thing I noticed was the fact that Nightmare Moon was chained to it. At first glance that was all it seemed to be, but I had to know for certain. I took a step forward and noticed that she was nosing something which was lying on the moon’s surface. I could hear her speaking. It was quiet, but so gentle, I… it terrified me.”
Twilight felt her breath catch as she saw both Celestia and Luna looking directly at her. Whatever was about to be revealed to her was…
“Lying near Nightmare Moon’s teats was a newborn foal. It wasn’t moving or breathing. For all intents and purposes, it appeared to have been a stillbirth.” Celestia paused, remembering how much her heart hurt listening to Luna whisper to her foal.
“She was asking it to open its eyes, to take a breath... to stay with her.” Celestia heard a small whimper come from Luna and gave her another quick nuzzle. She gazed directly into Twilight’s eyes. “The foal was beautiful. It had a lavender coat and the tiniest fluffy wings. Its mane was a dark shade of blue with a purple and pink streak, and the stubbiest little horn.”
Twilight felt dizzy as Celestia told her how her niece or nephew had appeared. The description of that foal sounds like… but that’s impossible!
“It was a little filly. My daughter,” Luna whispered finally. “I was so close to giving birth when the Nightmare finally overwhelmed me. The shock of landing on the moon put me into labor. It was so painful and I was so alone. More than anything, I wanted for my sister. I was so sorry that I would have given anything... anything to have her with me, to be home. But it was not to be. I gave birth, I cleaned her, and I waited for her to stand on her wobbly little legs and nurse, but she wasn’t moving. I began nosing her. I tried encouraging her. When I saw her eyes closed I… I lost it. I cried out for Tia with all my heart and soul. A cry that I am certain took the Nightmare by surprise, but that did not matter. She did not matter. The only thing that mattered was my foal. My sister… she had to save my baby.”
“W-what happened to her, Princess? The foal, I mean?”
“I was able to teleport back to Equus with her in my forelegs. I went to my room and scanned her little body. Her heart was slowly beating to my great relief, yet she was saturated in dark magic. I knew that if I wanted to save my sister’s foal, my niece, I was going to have to act fast.”
“The first thing I did was begin to siphon away the dark magic into a crystal. It was a slow and tedious process, but as I transferred the dark magic away I noticed my niece begin to perk up. Her color got better, and she began to move her tiny hooves and fluff her little wings. But, she was still just so weak... I had to do more than just take the dark magic away.” Celestia licked her lips and closed her eyes, remembering how terrified she had been to do what came next.
“Alicorns are the embodiment of all pony kind. Literally. Even our magic. And as I returned from the moon, I felt it in myself. My own magic was weakening. At first I believed it merely to have been from my exertions, but then I realized that just as Nightmare Moon had disrupted the harmony between Luna and myself, the battle had disrupted the harmony between the pony tribes. I realized that Luna and I had been their primary unifying focus for centuries and pony kind had just witnessed us… witnessed me banish my own sister. Their faith in the unity we represented had begun to falter, and the old fissures of tribal rivalry began to resurface.”
“It was causing an imbalance in our magic. In our blood. Mine and that of Luna’s foal, at the very least. So to reduce the strain in her blood, in her magic, I took her pegasus and earth pony magic from her. This left her as a normal, but very powerful, unicorn. Once I had done this, she finally opened her eyes and looked up at me, with her beautiful purple eyes.”
Twilight felt Spike’s eyes on her now, as she began shaking her head. No, no I can’t be! My mother is Twilight Velvet! I… it’s impossible! Even as she denied it though, she could feel the analytical side of her brain point out the many similarities she had to Princess Luna: Her mane was the same color as Luna’s coat; they were both comfortable at night; they were both quiet individuals that enjoyed reading. In counterbalance, her Mother and Father had always seemed in awe of her, as if they often weren’t sure what to think of her. When the Princess had asked her to be her personal student, they had appeared to be almost relieved. Can’t forget the fact that Princess Cadance was my foalsitter. Come to think of it, I don’t recall hearing that she foalsat anypony other than myself.
Celestia smiled sadly as she watched Twilight begin to work it out for herself. “I thought I had given my niece a death sentence. That by taking her alicorn magic away I had made her mortal, but there was something odd about her. She grew very slowly. As near as I was ever able to figure it out, it seemed that remains of the dark magic stunted her growth to where she only grew one year per every five hundred. Obviously this presented a problem. Due to her erratic growth, I could not care for my niece as I wished to. I’d never be able to explain her to the populace. Even if I’d felt that they would have understood that, I knew that being Luna’s daughter would put her life in danger. So I went to Luna’s most trusted advisor: Starswirl the Bearded.” Celestia smirked as she heard the overwhelmed gasp from Twilight.
“I asked him to watch over her and he accepted. Once he was gone I tried to keep her with me, but when the questions began to mount I was once more forced to find another trusted advisor or guard. Over and over I was forced to do this as my niece very slowly grew. Then, about seventeen years ago, something happened that I wasn’t exactly prepared for.”
Twilight watched her former mentor and her sister carefully. I can’t be… I can’t be Luna’s foal! They couldn’t have hidden this from me for so long! My parents couldn’t have! Twilight frowned as a bit of doubt gradually formed. But then why don’t my parents have any pictures of me younger than two? Why are there no pictures of Mom holding me after my birth like they have with Shiny?
“My niece suddenly began retaining memories. She was beginning to learn, and quickly. I had to do something that some ponies would consider radical, before she began to notice that other little ponies were growing while she wasn’t. I found a spell that would place an all-senses glamour around her. It caused her to appear as if she was aging. She would feel taller and heavier, look more mature. Even her smell and the sound of her voice would mature. I selected my most trusted magician, my arch mage, to raise her with this glamour on. I told her and her husband everything, I even offered the help of my adopted niece. They were very nervous to take her, but they did so, and I am certain they loved her.”
Twilight gulped; everything was pointing to one conclusion. She had to speak up now, she had to know.
“Princess Celestia? A-are you talking about… about me?”
Celestia closed her eyes and Luna wiggled out from her wing. She stood up and lifted her hoof to take a step forward, but stopped, her face filled with sudden indecision. Finally, she sat on her haunches and looked at Twilight. Her mouth felt dry, but she had to continue on. Twi… her daughter was hurting and confused.
“You are my daughter, Twilight Sparkle...”
Twilight felt her entire world collapse. Her entire life she had been a lie! No wonder her par… Night Light and Twilight Velvet were so nervous around her! Princess Cadance foalsitting her, the way she cared for her… it now made perfect sense. They were cousins! And Celestia had lied to her! She had said she was the most gifted unicorn she had ever seen, but she wasn’t even a unicorn! How powerful was she as an alicorn, anyways? Maybe she was actually nothing but a weakling. Maybe she was the weakest alicorn ever!
Twilight sunk to the floor, her hooves covering her head, trying to figure out what was real anymore. Everything looked wrong, felt wrong! Wait a minute! This is fixable! All the Princess has to do is put that glamour back on me and I can come to terms with all of this slowly! She opened an eye and chewed her lip. Yes, there is no reason for her to disagree with this, I’m being responsible! She relaxed and put her hooves back on the ground, sitting back up confidently.
“Princess, I’d like it if you’d put that glamour back on me now. I still have my job as Ponyville’s librarian and the rest of my life and my friends to think about.” Later today I’ll send a letter to my... parents? To Night Light and Twilight Velvet? Twilight frowned, not exactly sure what to call them anymore. She didn’t want to insult Luna; Luna was her mother. She had obviously cared for her and she would never deny that she felt close to the Night Princess. And in giving us time to bond… Twilight frowned as Celestia turned away from her.
“Twilight, I cannot nor will I recast that glamor spell. That mare was not you. The dark magic has fully left your system and you will begin aging normally, just like any filly. This, like it or not, is you. I’m sorry.”
Twilight stared at Celestia in shock. Sorry? She’s SORRY? She won’t turn the glamor back on? What about my job? My life! My friends?! I’m not a foal! I’m a mare! I have things I have to do as an adult! It’s not like I can go to the mayor and say, ‘I’m sorry but I can’t open the library today, I’m a foal!’
“You have to! I’m a grown mare! I have a job… responsibilities!”
“You are not a grown mare, Twilight Sparkle! You are a foal. Yes, the glamor gave you the illusion that you had grown into a mare, but now that it’s gone you will regain your foalish attributes! I will not turn any foal into an adult and that includes you, my niece!” Please try to understand, Twilight... I’m doing this for both Luna and yourself.
Twilight began to twitch. “But you… but I… I, you ugh! Twilight’s coat color turned white and her mane turned into flames as she flared in undeniable anger. As she came out of the flare she felt forelegs wrapped around her. Exhausted and weary she buried her head into the large chest of the pony holding her. It felt warm there, safe.
“It’s alright, mine baby, I know that… that this was not what you expected, but I am here now.” Luna gently nuzzled her daughter’s head as she cuddled close to her. She turned to Celestia. “Is there truly nothing you can do for her, Tia?”
Celestia frowned. “I’m sorry... I truly am sorry, Twilight, but I can’t turn you back into a mare. However, that doesn’t mean everything will change. I’m certain your friends will still want to be part of your life. Your magic lessons will continue if you wish. I’m certain your mother has many things about the night she wishes to teach you. Also, now that you have reclaimed your birthright you can even learn of the day. As for the library…”
“As for the library, you need not worry, mine baby; I mean to take over as librarian.” Luna turned to Celestia. “While I am beyond thankful for what you have done not only for Twilight, but for myself, I must admit I am angry with you, sister, and I know it will take time for Twilight to trust you again. So for the foreseeable future Twilight and I will remain here. If I am needed in Canterlot, send a letter through Spike and I will come.” She smiled sadly as she felt the tears on her chest.
“We’d also love for you to come and see us. Not as Princess Celestia, but as my sister, Tia, and Twilight’s aunt. We are a family, but right now we are a broken family. We need to fix this, but it will take time.”
Celestia closed her eyes and lowered her head, tears dripping down her muzzle, her breathing shaky. She felt a tiny hoof on her own and opened her eyes to see her niece with tear-filled eyes looking up at her.
Twilight stared up at the crying Princess for several moments, her mind awash with conflicting thoughts. Princess Celestia lied to me my entire life… she lied to me about who I was. Who my parents were. Everything! She never even told me about my mother; I had to discover that information myself! And what if I had failed and Nightmare Moon had been re-banished or worse… killed? Would Princess Celestia have ever even told me who she was? …On the other hoof, Princess Celestia protected me from bullies and taught me magic. I know she loves me, I can see it in her eyes even when she was upset with me. But still…
“I don’t think I can trust Princess Celestia… not right now.”
Celestia let out a small sob but nodded as Twilight looked over at Luna who nodded with a small smile. Twilight looked back up at the weeping Princess. “Lu- uh, Mom tells me she has a great big sister named Tia though, I’d really like to meet her and get to know her.”
Celestia blinked then smiled hopefully, levitating her crown off her head and setting it to the side as Spike watched warily. She took a deep breath. “Hello, little one. I’m your Mommy’s older sister. My name is Tia.”
Twilight smiled widely as tears trailed down her cheeks. “Hi, Auntie Tia. I’m Twilight. Do you like baby dragons?”
Luna smiled as she watched her daughter and sister restart their relationship from scratch. It’s a start… to something wonderful!
Ha!
4959168 Karma for the wedding invitations, I suppose.
Ehh... Seems kinda fast there at the end... Her just... Accepting and forgiving and stuff. Didn't read as very realistic...
(Just my opinion though.)
I think he deserves it. Revenge for the wedding. Also nice touchy chapter.
4959201 I wouldn't say she has forgiven. But rather given Celestia a chance to, in lack of a better word, 'redeem' herself. Not as a ruler, but as family.
Oh, now I can't wait for the next chapter! But I get the feeling that there're going to be d'awws in the foreseeable future!
but did cadence know?... if she did how will shinning handle having that info kept from him??
I dunno. That seems really kinda....Well they made it obvious. Cruel of Celestia.I mean come on. She could at least let her look like she had come to be used to. Her logic was perfect. Maybe not the full day but most of it she could be an adult and her real body the rest of the day when she wouldn't have so many responsibilties.Then she could slowly get used to it.
Not to mention there is little reason she would actually go back to acting like a foal. She learned and experienced for years. That HAS to stick. It just doesn't make any sense why it wouldn't. And just calling Luna "mom" so quickly? That also really bugged me. I can't see her doing that quite so quickly. Maybe in time but not one minute after finding out.
I really do like this story but this chapter REALLY bugged me.
*Ahem*
4959219 I agree with you on that point
This was a great chapter I eagerly await your next chapter I want to see how Twilight has to adapt to being a foal again. A rare occasion indeed to relive ones child hood as it was meant to be
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She has not forgiven Princess Celestia, rather what she has done is separated Princess Celestia and her Aunt Tia into two separate ponies. Princess Celestia, she doesn't trust and is VERY angry with. Aunt Tia, she has just just met and is wanting to get to know her. To Twilight Aunt Tia is not Princess Celestia it's a fairly common avoidance technique.
And I will assure you that when she is near Princess Celestia she will react much differently then with her Aunt.
My reasoning for this method is two fold. One for her Mother Luna who desperately needs her older sister as part of her life. The second reason is that Twilight loves Celestia shes angry betrayed even pissed off but she still loves her. So she'll transfer that love to just her Aunt until Princess Celestia redeems herself.
I hope that helps a bit!
Excellent work, though perhaps you can touch up a bit. The sudden acceptance of Luna as her mother and the dumping of Velvet and Night Light does seemed a bit rushed though. Other than that, I like it. I posted my own Luna is Twilight's mother last February called, "Heir of the Nightmare." Glad to see other fans pick up this thread. Far too many times have I seen a "Luna is Twilight's Mom" come up only to fall through and never update. Keep up the good work.
4959416 ... Alright, i'll at least try to accept it. At least you're trying to give her a coping mechanism, so that counts for something. Still felt a little rushed in general, but for now, I'll put it out of my mind.
Very nice chapter and nice touching show of Twilight and Celestia going to repair their relationship.
Twilight, you can still call Nightlight and Twilight Velvet your dad and mom. They are just as much as your parents as Luna is.
Great ch. What's next
4959306 have to agree with you there, this chapter is kinda strange. I mean I'd have no problem, with Twilight having to be a foal, that could make with some great friction later on, but the fact that she's going to start acting like a foal, is a bit of a "what?" circumstance. like you said she's had years of experiences, trials tribulations, but now she's just going to dump most of that and start acting like a kid. Heck, near the end of this chapter it really does feel like the process has started already.
The only thing I could think of to make it a little better is if she still tried to be and act like an ault, but nope, Luna's moving to Ponyville, and taking over her job, so . . .yeah.
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Twilight and Luna are going to work something out regarding the need for her to complete some official duties. In fact Luna is going to place a temporary illusion charm which will make Twilight appear to be a grown mare (think when Luna pretended to be Nightmare moon) but it will only last at most two hours at a time.
As for calling Luna mom, that was in recognition of her being her Mother She will not just switch to calling her Mom for at least the next few days shes going to switch between Princess, Luna, and Mom.
The foalish behaviors I mentioned aren't big things. She will not for example lose her potty training or her ability to read, she will still be just as smart as she was. What I meant is she is going to have a smaller attention span and want to play. She is also going to want to be near her Mother and feel her protection.
Not to mention Twilight is going to use this as a chance to write a thesis about the life of a foal as experienced by one by Doctor Princess Twilight Sparkle (Oh come on this is Twilight!)
If I can answer any more questions i'll be happy to!
Eh, this chapter really bugged me, and I mean enough to make me stop reading. I was getting to this point with the previous chapters, but this one is the breaking point.
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I'm sorry that you feel that you can no longer read my story. Can you tell me what bothered you? I may have already answered why I did it that way in the comments.
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It's a combination of what other people have said and the fact that I just don't like age regression fics, especially when they "regain childish behaviour" or stuff like that. It just seems like a cop-out to building a mother-daughter relationship and it makes little sense in this case for her to be forced to be a child and retain childish aspects (experiences she's had won't go away), essentially derailing her life as she knew it.
For fuck's sake, that is complete and utter gibberish.
Intents and purposes. That is what you meant.
Love this chapter, can't wait for the next chapter.
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...Where is that? In the story? Ugh i'll fix it
[edit] fixed! Thank you
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Well I can understand your decision. I have said that Twilight will not behaving as a child mostly except in wanting to be near Luna and play. Thank you for giving Mother a chance once again I am sorry to see you go.
Have a nice Afternoon!
not bad i really do like this story. i feel though that twilight accepted some things rather fast though. its not enough to make me stop reading. keep up the good work. ^_^
It's a beautiful story, but next comes the hard part Shining Armor and Twilight's friends.
I'm not crying, there's something in both my eyes.
I love how this was written, especially the bit about Tia/Celestia, and I hope we get a bunch more adorable moments out of their relationship.
4959453 At the very least, the word "guardian" fits squarely here.
4959460 She's not going back to acting like a foal, she's just having a moment there at the end and doing that on purpose to try to make the best of the situation.
I like Twilight putting her hoof down about not trusting Celestia, but wanting to get to know her Auntie Tia.
My guess on Shining Armor's reaction: Meh, she's still my Little Sister Best Friend Forever
My guess on Cadence's reaction: CUTE! Sunshine sunshine lady bugs awake, clap your hooves and do a little shake!
Rarity: I get to make filly Alicorn clothes!
Fluttershy: So adorable *hugs*
Applejack: Have some Apple Family home made applesauce!
Rainbow: Can I read her Daring Do?
Pinkie: WELCOME TO YOUR YOU JUST FOUND OUT LUNA IS YOUR MOTHER PARTY!!!
CMC: CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS PRINCESS BABYSITTERS YAY!!!!!
4959635 No it doesn't. It insults them as parents. They raised her as if she was their own with all the love in their hearts. They are her parents too.
Interesting. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
4959655 Oh Dear Sweet Celestia, you have me stitches. I can see every...single...one of those reactions. Can't wait to see what's coming next.
Talk about an interesting possibility. I think this is gonna be a wonderfully incredible story. I look forward to seeing more.
4959464 Ahh much better. Thanks for the clarification.
Although I love the chapter, I feel like you're pushing the familial feelings a little fast. Celestia already knew and Luna is a mother forcibly separated from her child, Twilight's behavior is a little too... accepting. Although Twilight might rationally know that Luna is her mother, switching from calling someone you thought of only as a friend to calling her "Mom" would be incredibly awkward and uncomfortable. A lot of children whose parents remarry don't call their stepparent anything but their name for a long time (and that is significantly less awkward than learning that your mom isn't your mom as your friend hugs you and tells you she's your actual mom). While you might rationally know that your parents aren't your own and this pony--who you already care about--is your actual parent, accepting that in the heart is not something that happens over a small amount of time. Speaking of this pony as "Mother" or "Father" (a touch more distant that the intimate "Mom" or "Dad", and thus actually easier to use) is an important milestone in developing a parent-child relationship.
While I would guess that Luna has an awful lot of pent-up mother-instincts to work out, I don't know how acceptable Twilight would find it to be addressed as "baby". I do think it's a good idea that Luna's staying at the library--completely uprooting Twilight like that wouldn't be good for anypony. I worry a bit that Luna might have some difficulties treating Twilight like the mentally mature pony she is (both because of the "new mom" thing and because of Twilight's precocious, adorable tininess), but that's one of the challenges of making family, I suppose.
I like the distance you gave between Twilight and her parents. It makes separating from her family less traumatic. Their awe of her makes that distance quite understandable. I don't know how she'd take not being Shining Armor's brother anymore, though. (And BBBFF is easier to say than Big Cousin In Law Best Friends Forever (BCINLBFF)).
I really can't describe how much I want to see the rest of the cast meet child-Twilight. "How do the Mane Six react?" is always one of the best parts of reading a story. I do have to correct you on one thing, though--
While it doesn't actually say that she foalsat other foals, it very strongly implies it (as in Hercules strong). There's other reasons why Cadance might pick up a foalsitting job (or are other excuses Celestia would have for giving her the job). It prevents the new alicorn princess from getting a swelled head and losing her humility, and also serves to give her a close connection to the citizenry, so she doesn't become a distant ruler. Did Cadance know about Twilight back then, even before Luna did?
LOVE IT hope to read more soon
D'aww, the end was cute! Great so far, but my only grievance is when Luna said "mine baby." I feel like "mine child" would be a better choice of words, but I'm probably just nitpicking. Keep up the good work!
This story has touched my heart Hnnnggg!!!!
Can't wait to see more of this... Its fun to read and very touching and heart warming... I also kinda wonna see poor Twilight going back to school! LOL! I'm going to asume she still has her Cutie Mark....
4959730 Excellent, I love making people laugh and possibly giving authors plot bunnies.
4959464 I want to read that thesis!!!
4959798 I agree, everything was great up till the part Twi accepted her friend Luna so quickly as Her mom. Other than her accepting Luna as her Mom and Tia as her aunt to quickly, it was an ok chapter and I cant wait to see when Twilight behaves like a foal sqquuue Cutness overload
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Ah good to know. As long as it's just little things like that then maybe it'll be fine. But even when she was canonically a filly the show still had her as a very studious character studying and not really "Playing". You know what I mean? Also I find it funny that there is at least a single down vote on every post that didn't feel satisfied with the chapter. This one will probably get one too.
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Twilight calling Luna Mom was more of a recognition that she is her mother. For the next several days at least she's mostly going to call her Princess or Luna though she will try to use Mom as well as she enjoys the smile Luna gives her when shes called Mom.
And yes Cadance has always known Twilight was her cousin the reasoning for this will be revealed in the next chapter.
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I assure you i'm not doing the down voting. And yes Twilight will try to remaion as studious as her previous foal hood but this time round there is a mass weapon against being a study mcstudypants!
A foal not playing! Not on my watch!
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I didn't think you were. Just someone who feels like it's their duty to do it for some reason. Still kinda funny.
And yeah. Pinkie would certainly cause issues in that domain.
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I assure you Twilight will neither lose her mind nor her magical ability. And while she will be living with her mother things will be done in a way where she will not lose all of her independence. I highly encourage you to read the responses to comments for this chapter before making up your mind about anything. As it appears I was not as er to the point as I could of been.
glad things got explained, some of the things i hadn't noticed were in this chapter and cleared things up greatly for me.
wonder if pinkie's pinkie sense has just woken her up, telling her that one of her friends is now (or always was?) a foal?
i can't wait to see the rest of the mane 6's reactions. wait, will the thing with tirek still happen or not?
also
oh, i cannot wait for this. he's probably gonna have a mental breakdown and faint, then when he wakes up, sees twi as a foal and realizes it wasn't a dream, faints again
4959576 From what I've seen in the show, comics, etc. Ponies tend to just be accepting of things ridiculously easy due to their latent herd instincts. Because their instincts tell them that not trusting their fellow ponies is going to get them eaten by something meaner than them.
Well this was good, I loved the reasoning behind not turning Twi back into an adult and I love how quickly Luna took hold of her filly and claimed her as he daughter. All the more reason that Lulu is best Princess. Celestia is a bit of a dork though, but that just made it cuter. I can't wait to see how Ponyville reacts to their librarian being replaced by their god... I mean their friend Twilight being turned into a filly... I will stop now and I ll see you at the next chapter.