> The Moon and Magic > by Guardian of Eros > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prologue By Guardian-of-Eros, edited by magix1 "Luna?" "Hmm...? Oh! I mean yes, Tia?" "What's wrong?" "S-s-sister, I don't know what you're talking about!" Luna stuttered. Celestia kept a straight face as Luna had a obviously fake smile spread across her face. Her sister sighed, "Tia, I want to tell her but I don't know how." "Lulu, if I could tell her I would, I know how you feel. I had to tell Cady, please just tell her. I don't want to see you or my niece suffering." Celestia's face contorted into a frown seeing her sister's distress. She put her glowing white wing around her sister and pulled her into a hug. Luna nodded, "I'll try, Tia. I want her to know but... how?" she looked into her sister's eyes. Minutes felt like hours as the sisters stayed in a hug. "Do what I would do, tell her, not directly, she'd be too shocked, tell it to her in a way she'd understand and take it in." The goddess of the Sun pushed away from the younger sister. "If you'd want I could call her and her friends here so you can tell them all at the same time." "Do it." The dark alicorn said as she rose, "I will get myself prepared, could you do it right now?" "Of coruse, I will summon Twilight and her friends. Rememeber, don't change your mind, once it's done, it's done." "I cross my heart and hope to fly stick a cupcake in my eye." The Moon goddess said as she did all the correct movements. The elder sister nodded and grabbed a quill and paper and began to write. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I would like you to bring yourself and your friends up to Canterlot, as me and Luna have something to tell you six. Attached to this letter are six first class tickets to Canterlot. Upon arrival you will find your brother and his squad. They will escort you to the castle. Luna and myself will be in the throne room. Cadence will also be among us. We have kept something hidden to you, your friends, and your brother. With love, Celestia and Luna Luna had long left the room and Celestia had used her magic to get six first class tickets and a paper clip and had attached the tickets to the letter, like she had said. She turned her head and picked up the scroll in her magic and threw it into the magically enchanted fire. --- "Twilight! The Princesses sent you something!" Spike shouted from upstairs. My ears perked up as I teleported upstairs giving Spike a bit of a shock and took the letter with my magic. I quickly read the letter and told Spike to get the girls and meet back here. He saluted and ran out of the library. In record breaking time he was back with the girls. I handed them the tickets and explained that the Princesses want us in Canterlot. "Did they say why?" Rarity asked I shook my head. "All they said is that they've been hiding something from us and Shining. I assume it's like the Crystal Empire." My pupils turned into pinpricks. "What if she gives me a kingdom to rule!?" I sunk down to my knees and curled up into a ball with my wings covering my face. "Twi, Ah'm sure the Princesses wouldn't 've given ya a kingdom yet if ya weren't prepared. Ya just bein' paranoid." AJ said with a semi-reassuring voice. The others clamored with agreement. It took a while to get me off the floor, when they did we were almost done packing and we made for the train station. We showed the conductor our tickets and we climbed on board. We walked to the front of the train and set our saddlebags in our drawers that came with first class. There are three royal sized beds and three drawers. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy settled on the same bed together. Me and Pinkie Pie, and Applejack and Rarity, we left Spike back at the library with Owlicious to take care of the fillies and the pets as well as the library. We stuck our head out the windows and waved to Spike, our pets and for some, our sisters. --- Almost an hour later we were at Canterlot train station, and like Celestia said, my brother and his squad was there to escort us. "Hello, Twiley and friends." Shining greeted us. "Hello, B.B.B.F.F., do you know why we were called?" I asked a tinge of annoyance in my voice. "I'd be lying if I said I did. Cady knows, but she won't say anything to anypony." Shining said shaking his head, his confusion getting the better of him. "But enough of figuring out, let's go see what the Princesses want." Shining turned around and began walking, we followed him as his guards formed a circle around us. The elements, having a telepathic link, we spoke to each other, adding Shining to our little 'call' we discussed how things are going. So, Twilight, how's being a princess? Shining thought. Shining, I've only been princess for a week. Can't really answer that yet, but having everypony bow to me whenever they see me is kinda annoying. I rubbed my hoof and mentally rolled my eyes. Ponies are bowing, left and right to us too! It's really annoying like Twi said. Rainbow added. But I guess it's nottoobad, ponies asking for my autograph. Asking me to do tricks for them-- WE GET IT! The six of us yelled at Rainbow. I could practically FEEL Rainbow grin. So... Shining, did you know Twi's a filly fooler? I could taste the amount of vengeance coming off her. Shining glared daggers at me without telepathy. I was a dead mare. A very BIG dead mare. I avoided eye contact with my brother. The rest of the trip was in silence except for the occasional comeback of my own countering with my brother. And after a while even that faded away. Even Pinkie, my marefriend, was quiet, which actually scared us all. --- We eventually arrived at the Canterlot Castle we didn't bow because Celestia was now, technically speaking, our equal, as well as the others. Cadence, Celestia and Luna smiled. "Hello, Elements of Harmony, and Shining Armor." Celestia said. "Now I'm wondering why we called you here, I will explain. Now I'm going to tell you something about Cadence, in fact she isn't even my niece, she is my daughter." She paused. Shining's mouth was agape. Something I haven't seen in a while. Finding out you are the son-in-law of royalty is a bit shocking. I took my hoof and put his jaw where it's supposed to be. "I think Luna would like to explain the other part why you are here." As if that wasn't enough. I was already scared to what is to come next. "Well, I did promise my sister I wouldn't be direct, but..." The dark goddess trailed off. "Twilight Sparkle, you are my daughter." I froze and yelled "WHAT!?" along with my brother and friends. Lu-- er mom, suddenly lunged at me getting me into a backbreaking hug, I'm REALLY glad I'm an alicorn because my spine fixes itself. But now, I'm going to trust mom, and try to break out of this hug. > Chapter One > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I looked over to Cadence and Auntie Tia and mouthed the words "Help, can't breath." Cadence supposedly understood what I tried to say and laughed, "Auntie Lulu, if you wish to still have a daughter I would recommend, oh I don't know how about, LETTING HER BREATHE!?" By now I'm sure my face was blue. "Sorry, Twilie." Mother said sheepishly. "Mom, it's fine." I said regaining my breath. She cocked her head at me. "What?" "Y-you called me mom..." She stammered. "Of course I did, why shouldn't I? I don't believe you'd lie to me about something as serious as this." I frowned. "Alright, girls, if you wish to stay at the Canterlot Castle- which I know for a fact one of you will jump to the offer." Auntie started, looking at Pinkie Pie. "Though, not literally, you can follow Twilight and Luna, I believe they will need to retire to their chambers, considering they almost have night court, your rooms will be setup once you enter them, just look for your cutie mark and you'll be fine." Auntie Tia finished as we stood up and were walking away. I took a little glance behind us, one, two, three, four, five and Fluttershy asking Tia if she could bring her animal friends here she nodded and smiled then she started trotting happily behind us. My pupils shrank and Mother, seeing this, she asked me "What's bothering you my little star?" I bit my lip and replied "I totally forgot Spike was tending to the library. Do you think we can send an escort to pick him up?" "But of course, I will have one of our night guards send for him," she shook her head "How do you think he'll take the news?" "Well, I hope." "Why shouldn't Spikey-Wikey take the news well, darling? He's like a son to you, of course he'll take the news well." Rarity said apparently hearing our conversation. I regained my confidence. "Thank you, Rarity, I needed that." A large scream could be heard around the hall, possibly Shining. "WHAT!?" Yup definitely Shining. Noticing the girls were gone and we had reached my chambers we entered and we sat down on a big Alicorn sized bed and we had caught up with each other's lives as we were friends for many years. Which, I suppose we will be. She sighed "As much as I'd like to continue this and we have court in about half an hour and tomorrow's your and Cadence's coronation as goddess as sun and moon, so we need to work on your speech and how things will go down. Alrighty, Cadence will levitate you, and you will levitate Cadence, me and your aunt will say our speech to pass on our powers. Your hair will become like mine only with your preferred style, as well as Cadence. "Now it's my regalia that controls the moon not my powers. The regalia will morph to fit you, and unless you pass the crown down, it will be impossible to take off. After that, you will fall into a routine, sleep at day, up by night. Move moon, hold court, all will fall into a routine, you will have extra time if you finish your paperwork quickly, which Celestia and I had to finish after writing your letter. Every year, the Grand Galloping Gala, Summer Sun Celebration, Winter Moon Festival, so on and so forth. Any questions?" She finished. "Uh, what about Spike's escort?" I deadpanned. She face hoofed and went to the door to tell the lunar guards to get a escort for Spike. I looked at the clock and saw we had but five minutes. I walked over to my desk and took my quill from the inkwell and started writing to Spike. Dear Spike, Don't worry about me and the girls, Luna sent an escort for you. Until then me and my mom (Luna), will be at night court. All will be explained when you will arrive. Yours Dearly, Future Goddess of the Night, Twilight Sparkle I turned to see my mom at the door and enchanted my fire that way I could just throw it in and ...poof... it's gone. I did just that and mother teleported us to court. Adjusting my regalia which mom forced me to wear until I inherit her regalia. I sighed and I declared court open. Oh by the sun and moon help us! ---- One last pony, and it's over. "Announcing, Prince Blueblood!" The scribe announced. I winced. "Auntie! What are you doing with that peasant up there!?" He pointed at me. "Blueblood, you shall not speak of my daughter that way! Leave before I make you!" Mother growled, I could vaguely see Nightmare Moon forming in her once more I decided not to say anything about it. "Auntie, you are under her spell! Snap out of it!" He exclaimed. By now her coat was turning black and her once calm mane turned wild and her regalia turned into armor. "Blueblood your last warning! LEAVE!" She snarled. "Mother--" I started "No, Twilight, I will not calm down, if he likes to insult you then he likes to insult me." She said a bit more calmly. My snooty cousin found that this wasn't longer a spell but real and was curled up in a ball in the middle of the floor and he slowly crawled to the door. Mother slowly reverted back to her old self. "This was an interesting night, was it not?" Mother laughed. "I can only think of what's going to come for Auntie Tia during day court." I started to laugh along. I teleported us to our respective chambers and the laughter died down. Seeing Spike was awake and just sitting on my bed, he said, "So where's my explanation?" I sighed and began "Well it started when we got to the throne room..."