Alicornication
The baby is an alicorn.
The baby is an alicorn.
This has never, ever happened in the history of Equestria. I’ve been locked away in my house for days after the crystalling, trying to find some evidence of this being possible, but it just isn’t. There’s no historical evidence of this, nor is there any genetic evidence either. Then again, since Alicorns are both unicorns and Pegasi the genetics would line up. But even then, they should only produce a unicorn since that’s what Shining Armor and Cadence have in common. But then again, Twilight was an alicorn before Flurry was born. Could she have gotten it from her? Oh, it’s so frustrating and fascinating to think about!
My home is a mess. Books littered everywhere, open, closed, on floors, on tables, and few remaining on shelves. I’ve gone to the library in the Crystal Empire every day bringing home books I think might have the answers. I take care of Flurry Heart in the interim periods of course, but as much as I play with her and care for her, I’m always searching for clues. Something, anything to tell me how this would be possible. Alicorns are made upon completing a princess-worthy deed. So would it then be possible that being the parents of two royals who have accomplished such deeds would automatically give her her wings? It was logical, but when has logic ever applied to something like this?!
I sit. I sigh, and push my glasses up the bridge of my muzzle. Okay, okay. So maybe I wasn’t going to figure this out. Maybe there were some mysteries that weren’t intended to be solved right away. Maybe the evidence would come in time. But… But… Oh, who am I kidding?! How can I leave such an astounding anomaly alone?! How can I leave such a tantalizing mystery be?! I can’t throw in the towel!
Frantically, I begin searching my books for new evidence, long into the night.
Mornings tended to be busy for Princess Cadence. Every day she would wake up early, kiss her husband on the cheek, get in the shower, and go to change and feed her daughter. After Flurry was cared for for the morning, She made sure Sunburst was there to help take Care of Flurry Heart, and then had breakfast with her husband, who was always too groggy to make conversation. After that, she was sucked into the riptide of her kingdom’s needs. Meetings with dignitaries, issues with her kingdom, political questions, issues between castle staff, and on rare occasions, issues with her daughter. In this whirlwind of taking care of others, she tended to miss small details rather often as her mind was so busy with bigger issues. She’d fail to notice the studious looks Sunburst would give her daughter, or the way he seemed to puzzle on things when she was with him. Her mind was often tired as she tried to deal with multiple issues at once, so not noticing smaller issues tended to be a forgivable offense.
The morning began as all the others did.
She got up, kissed her husband, took a shower, and changed and fed Flurry. But when she went to find Sunburst afterward, she had trouble doing so. A twinge of concern welled up within her. Sunburst was never one for tardiness. But, she supposed every pony had their off days. She decided to give him some time to get there, and went back to her room to see her husband.
“Shiny, have you seen Sunburst today?”
“What?” He asked sluggishly.
“Sunburst. He isn’t here yet.”
“Honey, stop worrying. He’ll be here.” He said with a groan. “I’m getting breakfast.”
“Can you get me something? I want to wait for Sunburst. I don’t want Flurry to be alone.”
“Mmmmhmmmm.”
She smiled, thanked him, and sat waiting.
About fifteen minutes later, her worry began to escalate. She had things to attend to. So, she looked in Flurry’s Nursery and was shocked at what she saw.
Flurry had small wires attached to her head, magically enchanted to not be pulled off, and a monitor attached to measure brainwave activity. It was not unlike what Twilight had done when she attempted to investigate Pinkie Pie’s Pinkie sense, or so Twilight had told her. And for a very brief moment, she wondered if she was hallucinating this, and all of those months of not getting enough sleep were finally catching up with her.
But when she blinked, and it didn’t disappear, she knew it was real. And then she caught sight of Sunburst. Strands of hair curled out of his mane, and his eyes looked the same as Twilight did when she was obsessing over something- or going “Twily-nanas” as Shining and her in-laws called it. And for a moment, she could only stare. And then, reality completely set in for her.
“Sunburst, what are you doing with Flurry?!”
Her voice rang out clear and strong, and shocked Sunburst out of his crazed state. Well, long enough to make him sheepish.
“Princess Cadence! I’m sorry that I didn’t come and see you this morning, your majesty, but I needed to test a theory.”
“A theory?” She asked, stunned.
“Yes!” His eyes instantly glazed over with that strange disconnected zeal that seemed to come over him when he got intensely involved in a project. “I’m trying to understand how alicorns are born, and not made. I’m trying to run some tests to see if there’s some sort of anomaly that could cause this to happen!”
Cadence’s jaw was open, and she had to make a conscious effort to close it. Perhaps it was the fact that she was used to this with Twilight that she didn’t completely lose her mind. She took in a deep breath, and let it out slowly.
“Sunburst, there are some things in life that cannot be explained. Sometimes we have to be satisfied with the miracles in front of us, without looking further.” She said patiently.
“B-But the science- if we were able to recreate this happening, we could harness the magic within the alicorns to bring it to manageable levels, making them safer, and use it to spread the light and love in Equestria to fortify it!”
“Sunburst, there are some things in this world that shouldn’t be understood. If this were to be understood, who is to say the children wouldn’t be taken and their powers turned against Equestria? Some things are miracles for a reason, Sunburst. Some things shouldn’t be explained.” She said gently.
Sunburst sighed, removing the wires from Flurry. “I suppose you’re right, Princess. I apologize if I’ve upset you.”
Cadence smiled. “No harm done, Sunburst. I have a meeting to attend, but I trust Flurry in your capable hooves.”
“Thank you, Princess.”
“Of course.” She smiled. She gave Flurry a kiss, and then left the nursery.
Meanwhile, Sunburst sighed, holding Flurry. “Well Flurry, I guess I’ll never crack the code behind how you were born as an alicorn. It’s not just as simple as two ponies falling in love and having a baby. Unless…”
Sunburst’s eyes went wide, and his glasses seemed to crack. “Unless they were both alicorns.”
Alicornication.
And with that, Sunburst fainted dead away.
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I don't get it.
Nice feghoot.
These are just going to be everywhere, aren’t they?
Is Sunburst suggesting Shining Armor is an alicorn?
If that's the case.
I would like to see a sequel to the story or at least an epilogue.
For everyone wondering this, there’s basically a few interpretations you can take from the ending here. Just to be clear. How you personally take it is up to you.
1. Shiny is technically an Alicorn, just with no wings.
2. A recessive gene from Shining having an Alicorn sister aided this.
Or, the conclusion I hoped to imply,
3. There was more than one female Alicorn involved in Flurry’s, ahem, creation. Either in a magical or non-magical way. Likely Celestia, if you’re wondering.
Here is the comic that inspired that conclusion. I hope it gives you all some clarity.
I don’t think I’ll ever quite understand why it’s so popular to imply Cadance cheated on Shining to have Flurry and he isn’t the father.
This was a fun short story to read; I loved Sunburst's inquisitiveness and desire to seek out the truth, even if he does get a little 'Twily-nana' at times because of it. Good show!
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My take on Flurry is based on the idea that alicorns are in fact not born as they are shown in the show rather they are born as one of the three tribes who then ascend with the help of sort of mentor figure.
Celestia doesn't take personal students for her health after all.
Shining is a nascient or non-ascended alicorn.
The story was a nice, short read. Although Cadance's attitude is downright offensive. 'Just shut up and accept a miracle'. It works only from the storytelling point, your highness, not within your universe!
None of this makes sense.
Twilight wasn't born an alicorn, she was made into one. Therefore, there is no way she and Shining could share any 'Alicorn genes'.
You know who was an alicorn when Flurry was made? Cadance. It seems to me that the simplest of answers is the correct one in this case.
After all, I don't believe that Celestia and Luna ever openly admitted giving birth to any non-alicorn ponies. Blueblood, for all intents and purposes, is probably an adopted relative (the same way Cadance is). Therefore, Flurry is simply the first alicorn baby ever because, well... Celestia and Luna failed to produce foals.
I assumed that Flurry was some "The Last Jedi" thing. "Darkness Rises and Light to Meet it" and all that. Equestria's villains and crises are getting stronger, not weaker, so Harmony willed an Alicorn into existence with what it had available. And like The Last Jedi, the people working on the project didn't really care that doesn't really fit with what came before.
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Well the problem with that last point is there is literally NOTHING in the story to lead us to believe that Celestia or Luna had anything to do with this.
There aren't any hints of Celestia spending time with Cadance, or maybe private meetings, or something of Flurry even looking like Celestia.
It's just Sunburst thinking "Maybe both parents are alicorns" and then fainting. If anything he mentions Twilight more, so my guess would be she's the mother.
I see this as less "open ended" and just: "Here's a random ending"
So I guess the take away is that Shining Armor is not the father? I don't know what the big shock is.
It's understood that Hollywood sells Alicornication.
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Avoca-BRO
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Same as with the Cake Twins: potential DRAMAAAA~
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Blueblood isn't Celly's actual nephew, in theory. He's the last remaining descendant of House Platinum, related to the unicorn nobility, not physically or genetically related to Celestia at all. Same for Cadenza. Born a Pegasus, ascended like Twilight, which makes it more likely that "Alicornification" is a bit like something being able to penetrate the placenta in utero to get to the fetus.
TL;DR- Blueblood is old bits, and alicornism is like thalidomide or AIDS but with superpowers