> High Maintenance Alicorn Fillies and You.
> by FaelaArts
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> Congratulations! It's an Alicorn!
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Twilight was in Celestia's private library, having been asked to categorise the books in return for being allowed to use them as she please. Her wings were gently folded against her sides, her mane blowing slightly in the breeze coming from the window. Everything was coloured with very warm colours, almost a little bright for normal eyes. If Twilight was not used to it, she might have squinted upon first entering the room. This was not the first time she had come in here, having made it a regular event after Celestia allowed her to be in here.
Reading a passage a few times, she gently placed the book down and stood up, a determined smile on her face. There was a spell in here that said something about youth; however she was unable to fully translate the old runic writing that was common in Celestia's old tomes. Twilight had not been looking for anything specific, but if this spell did what she hoped she might be able to use it to make sure her friends would be able to live as long as she was able. Twilight wasn't counting on it, she even said as much in her notes gently written in a book right next to her. She believed it was better to try and fail, then to never try at all.
"Xuventude de carne, meu vello. Fai-me unha potranca*." Twilight felt the spell take hold, and began pouring magic into it, a magical wind picking up and blowing the pages. Twilight expected it to take a lot out of her, and she was not disappointed, after being left puffing for breath, the spells appetite was sated and a bright flash overtook her. When it vanished, Twilight was unharmed except for one little detail. She was barely centimetres (or inches) tall and her wings were badly underdeveloped. Her eyes were too big for her head and she was only aware of one thing, she was hungry.
"Celestia, we wish to put up a statue in your honour in Manhattan." Celestia gazed down at the pony and sighed, rubbing her temple, she hated statues. Getting sudden inspiration, she had a better idea.
"Instead of one big statue, sell smaller statues and send the revenue to a charity." The colt in front bowed, seeming to be pleased with the solution, and quickly left to edit the papers she would have to sign for it. Luna walked in as he brushed passed, and her amused face elected an eye twitch from Luna.
"Why sister if I didn't know better, I would assume you hated statues." Celestia rolled her eyes, standing up from the throne and walking over. Opening her mouth to reply, they both blinked, wings rising in shock as a very loud cry rang out of Celestia's tower. The two Alicorns glanced to each other, before jumping out the window and flying to the tower to see what problems Twilight had caused this time. The mare in charge of Celestia's documents huffed, and closed the tribunal before heading toward her desk to file the papers.
"Oh come on Tia, this is hilarious." Celestia growled once at her sister, gazing down at the little filly in front of her with a look that spoke her utter annoyance.
"Tell me you at least know how to reverse it" she spoke, wincing as the filly tried to eat her mane, tugging it hard. Luna gently whisked through the book, coming across the spell that would fix the problem. She gently breezed through the page, and lowered the book to look her sister straight in the face.
"Sorry Tia, there is no mention of how to reverse it." Ever so slightly Luna's magic strengthened, and a simple concealing spell covered the page that would solve the problem, making it stick to the page in front, completely concealing it. Celestia gently took the book, flipping through it she sighed before putting it down.
"Well what are we supposed to do then? I can't look after a filly, let alone an Alicorn filly. That's the definition of high maintenance." Luna rolled her eyes, grabbing everything Twilight had used and heading for the porch.
"Just look after her for a while, I'll try to find a solution. It's not that hard looking after a baby Tia." With that Luna flew away, leaving Celestia to look after a very hungry Twilight Princess. Celestia turned her gaze to the filly, and their eyes met. Suddenly the filly began to tear up.
"Oh no" Celestia quickly covered her ears as Twilight made an ear-splitting cry before quieting to see if she got a response.
"What do you want?" Twilight bit down and pulled on Celestia's mane again, and began chewing on it. Celestia realised the filly wanted food as her mane began to rapidly disappear down her throat. She was out the door in seconds, causing the guards to blink in shock as a worried Celestia breezed past with a filly rapidly destroying the flowing mane that she was renowned for.
"Quick, cook" Celestia said, ignoring the shocked gazed of the dozen cooks the castle had at its disposal. Their gazes went to the filly, and mixed reactions from simply blinking to hiding laughter behind a cough could be heard.
"What do fillies eat, make some and hurry she is up to my neck already!" Some of the cooks managed to turn and prepare a small meal for the filly to eat, while other layed on the floor groaning as they tried to contain their amusement at Celestia being taken down by a filly. Even as they cooked, a smile was on their face, and soon enough they brought a bowl over and the princes took it with her magic.
"Here Twilight; how about some real food instead of my hair?" The filly stopped chewing, and glanced to the food. With a gentle pop, she opened her mouth and all the princesses mane flew out of her mouth, covered in spit, to slap on to Celestia's face. Twilight was on Celestia's back, and Celestia hovered the meal right next to her and let the filly eat as she gently pulled her soaking wet mane off her face, trying to hide her look of disgust. As laughter filled the room, she glanced to the guards and cooks watching and felt her face redden.
"Thank you, that will be all" she managed to say, taking her wet mane, rapidly eating filly that was sitting on a white coat, out of the room and towards her bedchambers. Celestia flinched as something wet hit her back, and hesitantly turned to see Twilight was now playing with the food, slapping it on to Celestia's white coat. Celestia lowered her head, gritted her teeth and continued walking. Today was going to be a VERY LONG DAY. Suddenly a smell reached her nose and crinkling it she turned to look back at Twilight. Something began to trickle down her coat, and she widened her eyes and made a beeline for a toilet.
"CURSE YOU LUNA."
> Everyone Hates Bathtime
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Celestia entered her room, her eye twitching as a suspicious yellow substance dropped through her coat. On her back a little filly played with food she had conveniently hovered next to her. Celestia hadn’t thought to actually move the food away yet, even as it was smeared into her pure white coat. The filly was of course Twilight Sparkle, and she was giggling energetically as she went about annoying the princess. Celestia chose to ignore it.
“One hoof in front of the other” she muttered, ignoring the shocked glances from the guards, and the laughing that was always behind her back as she passed by them. As she finally entered her chambers the quiet tapping of her hooves was only interrupted by the sloshing sounds as Twilight smeared her coat with food, and the dripping of the suspicious substance.
“Let’s get you, and me, cleaned up before I am forced to go out in public again.” Celestia turned her gaze to Twilight, who blinked and made a very bright smile. Celestia may have even forgiven the little Alicorn, if the action had not been accompanied with the remains of the bowl being thrown at her head. Face covered by the bowl, her ear flicked a few times, before she gently levitated the bowl onto a counter, ignoring the mess starting to cover her room.
“Twilight, if you are aware of what you are doing right now, I may have to actually make good on the things you expected me to do last time you overreacted at being ‘tardy.’” Her stare bored into the filly, who simply tilted her head and gurgled happily as she scrubbed the gunk deeper into Celestia’s fur. Celestia lowered her head, trying to contain barely suppressed anger
“Let’s get you in the bath, before I am tempted to turn into a Nightmare just to escape this torment.” Celestia gently walked into the bathroom, and ran a bath. She watched the water carefully, ensuring it wasn’t her normal temperature but a pleasant luke warm. Finishing up, she turned the taps of and reached for a filly shape on her back, only to find it absent.
“Twilight” she shrieked, rushing out of the bath and managing to close the window just before a purple blur raced out the window to terrorize the city. Celestia heaved a sigh of relief, glad she had managed to avoid a disaster, her head lowered and her eyes closed as she tried coping with this unexpected burden.
“Oh” was all she said as she realised a sniffling sound was surrounding the room. Turning to look at Twilight, she only had time to widen her eyes as a keening cry swept through Equestria. The guards having heard it earlier pretended not to notice and tried not to grimace and guffaw at the same time. Canterlot simply glanced to the castle, and wondered what Luna was celebrating this time. The five element bearers reached for their elements, putting them on just in case.
“I’m sorry Twilight, but you can’t go out into the city.” Celestia desperately tried to calm her student filly, but was having no luck. In desperation she levitated the filly up and gently rocked her, thinking that parents must do this for a reason. She was no doubt shocked and relieved when it actually worked and Twilight began to cease wailing and instead settled down and smiled at her, trying to catch Celestia's magic.
“Now that we’ve set the ground rules, it’s time for a bath.” Celestia could feel the dread laden in her voice as she walked toward her bath and gently stepped into the water, a filly hovering nearby. The filly was interested in the water, so once Celestia was settled she brought the filly down to wash her before doing herself. As Twilight’s foot touched the water, problems began. Twilight began doing everything in her power to avoid the water, Celestia’s eye twitched again.
“I, Said, BATH TIME” Celestia only realised later on she had started using the royal Canterlot voice midway through speaking, too busy trying to deal with the Alicorn filly. It was then, that problems only got worse. Twilight’s horn sparked with innate magic and suddenly Twilight was in a desperate tug o war not over something huge like a moon but over who was or was not getting wet.
“Sorry Twilight, but I’m not losing to a filly today of all days.” Celestia slowly drew on more and more of her own magic, and Twilight slowly inched toward the water, and finally the line was crossed and Twilight was in, after a few moments struggling, she realised this wasn’t too bad and began to enjoy the water. Celestia watched her play, gritting her teeth and beginning the long process of cleaning up the little Alicorn. After cleaning her up, Celestia left her to play and began scrubbing the stains and gunk and smell out of her coat, satisfied when it gleamed with its normal sheen. Getting out of the bath, she dried off Twilight and then herself and entered her room.
“Alright, you’re fed, gone to the toilet, cleaned, what else does a baby need?” Celestia walked to the centre of her room, bringing the filly from hovering beside her to her front and she blinked to see Twilight was fluttering her eyes. After a moment, she yawned and settled the magic Celestia had surrounding her into the shape of a pillow and a blanket before slowly falling asleep. Celestia blinked, a slight blush coming over her face. Twilight was beautiful as a filly; however Celestia could only appreciate it when she was asleep.
“Come on my little filly, let’s gets some rest.” Celestia gently tucked the filly into the second side of her bed, and walked over to the door and told the guards she was not to be disturbed except for international emergencies. After that was done, the princess stifled a yawn and gently curled into the blankets next to the sleeping filly. Gazing at the sleeping form of Twilight, a small smile fell on her face as she felt a motherly bond overcome her, and gently cradled the filly beside her before drifting off to sleep herself. Celestia slept well for an hour, before something she had no idea she actually did happened. Her mouth open, she began to snore very loudly right in the sleeping Filly’s ear. Celestia awoke seconds later to the screams of Twilight crying, and she groaned and gently rocked the filly back to sleep.
“I have a feeling it’s going to be a very long night.”
> Not enough pancakes
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Celestia awoke in the morning, after being woken numerous times during the night for no reason she could see, to a knock at the door. She blinked her eyes open, groaned inwardly and headed for the door and opened it. The guard took in her bed hair, half closed eyes, and didn’t laugh once.
“Princess we got a big problem the cooks-“ Celestia cut the worried guard off and yawned as she spoke.
“Is it going to destroy all of Equestria?” The guard, a little taken back at the rather gruff princess, thought for a second and opened his mouth, shaking his head as he went to speak.
“Then it can wait until I wish to wake up.” With that, Celestia gently closed the door and headed straight back to bed, curling up in her blankets and starting to dream once more. Her mind began to wander, and suddenly something didn’t seem right. Celestia mused, had she forgotten something? She hadn’t forgotten her duties, but she had been a little rude to that guard.
“That’s what it was” she decided, slowly drifting back into sleep. She would apologise to the guard when she was rested. Celestia turned, a frown falling on her face and her eyes opening. No, that wasn’t what it was. Walking to her bathroom she washed her face, forcing herself to wake up. Walking back into her room, she gazed at the ground as she tried to work out what she was forgetting. As a stray wind blew through the open window, her eyes were drawn to it and she frowned. It was only later upon closer inspection the bolt holding the window close had been melted clean off.
“Didn't I close that to stop Twi…”Celestia blinked, eyes widening as suddenly she remembered who she was meant to be looking after. Celestia briskly walked to the door, where the guard was thinking deeply about his next course of action. He blinked and raised his arm to salute the princess, confused.
“Tell me does this problem have anything to do with a purple Alicorn filly?” The guard stopped mid salute, and did a cautious nod. Celestia opened her mouth, and in the privy of the guards on duty and the guard who had came to give her the information, the pure white princess said a very dirty word before switching to a dead language.
“Merde,” Celestia said it a few more times as she rapidly walked towards the kitchen, ensuring she wasn’t seen rushing like she had been yesterday. Celestia didn’t like getting laughed at. Eventually arriving, she carefully pulled her head inside the door after a moment gritting her teeth.
“More Apple Frittas to portside!”
“We need more pancakes GIVE ME MORE PANCAKES!”
“HELP THE MILK IS SPILLING!” Celestia took a moment to take in the situation. Cooks were rapidly dashing around the kitchen to keep plates full of food, even as it rapidly vanished from the plates. The walls were covered with a brown substance Celestia guessed had been early attempts to feed the purple filly. Celestia turned her gaze on Twilight, and her eyes frowned, and the filly froze. Celestia took in the little filly, noting the fact her wings and horn had grown slightly. Twilight’s eyes were filled with innocence, and her mouth opened into a beautiful smile as she grinned with teeth caked with food. The cooks, realising the filly was no longer eating, stopped cooking and collapsed on the floor. Celestia sighed, and walked toward Twilight.
“Twilight, I told you not to go outside,” she spoke sternly, and the smile faded and Twilight put on a droopy face. Her ears flicked downward, her eyes began brimming with tears and her mouth turned into a wobbly sad face. Celestia blinked a few times, and took a step back. With an immense amount of effort, she fought her desire to comfort the filly, and put on a stern face. Twilight was responding this time, it meant something had changed.
“Twilight, it is for your own safety, now how about we go see A-Aunty Luna today?” Celestia closed her eyes and tilted her head as a warm smile flew onto her face. Opening her eyes again, she saw Twilight smiling and trying to copy the expression. Celestia chuckled, and hovered the food off the plates, placing the plates in a nearby sink, and picked up the filly before leaving the cooks to clean up.
“Oh, sorry about the mess, I’ll compensate you in your next pay check.” Celestia had poked her head into the room to the collapsed cooks, who raised their head and broke out into smile before collapsing again. Satisfied she had thanked the cooks for taking care of the Alicorn; she took half the food and levitated it to her mouth, swallowing it in a few bites. Turning her head she gently encouraged Twilight to take the food into her own magic, and smiled as the pancakes began to be covered with a light purple, and hovered the rest to her pile of breakfast food. Feeling a tap on her back, she glanced to Twilight and saw her squirming, holding in between her legs in a ‘I need to go’ position.
“Not again” was all Celestia said as once again she was stained yellow. Gritting her teeth, she walked toward her bedchambers again, before pausing as she noticed Luna sleeping in the throne room as she passed by it. Ignoring the stain on her coat, for the moment anyway, she walked toward her sister, who raised her head and yawned.
“Hello sister, would you not be more comfortable sleeping in your bed?” Celestia smiled, bringing the filly off her back and giving Twilight a gentle hug before turning her to face Luna. Luna’s eyes came alert, and her face broke out into an adoring smile.
“Twilight, this is Auntie Luna. Say hello Twilight.” Celestia smiled, and chuckled as Twilight tried to do her smile from not long ago. Luna stood up, and stretched out the kinks and came over and brought her face close to greet Twilight.
“Why hello little Twilight, has thee-have you been a good little filly for my sister?” Twilight giggled as Luna spoke, and something came out from behind her back to be presented to Luna. It was a soggy and a little yellow looking pancake. Luna glanced to Celestia’s still yellow back, and to the pancake, and forced a smile on her face as she took it, turning into more of a grimace against her wishes. Twilight clapped her hands in joy, glad to be sharing her breakfast.
“Many thanks Twilight, this is the best breakfast I could have hoped for.” Luna’s fake smile vanished the instant Twilight began to make biting motions. Luna turned her gaze to Celestia, who was stuck between a laugh and sympathy. Luna turned her gaze to the pancake, opened her mouth and wished goodbye to her tastebuds, and stuffed it into her mouth. Her eyes watered and she nearly barfed, her wings flaring and folding during the motion. Eventually she managed to swallow it, and she tried to smile at Twilight again.
“Mmm that was truly something.” Twilight smiled, a radiant smile Twilight had rarely worn as she had grown up, and her eyes gazed around the room and the tugged at the magic holding her in place. Celestia turned her gaze around the room, glancing for any openings before gently placing the filly on the ground.
“Ok, but no leaving the room.” Twilight giggled with glee, her wings flaring to life and she began flying around the room at speeds Rainbow Dash at that age would have envied. Luna was silently gagging, and Celestia layed a sympathetic wing over her shoulder. Luna found a glass and a jug of water, commonly kept there for the long days of tribunals, and poured herself a cup and began drinking.
“Listen Luna, could I borrow that book Twilight used to cast the spell?” Luna suddenly breathed in, choking on the water and beginning to cough, and at the moment Twilight, having not learned breaks yet, crashed headlong into Celestia’s side. Both Alicorns were easily brought down to their knees, by a single filly. Twilight shook her head, and continued her zooming around the room. Luna managed to recover from her coughing, and Celestia stood up slowly and sighed.
“Of course sister, I have the book right here.” Luna then hovered the book out from behind her throne, and held it out for Celestia. Not questioning why Luna had hid the book here, and began carefully flicking through the book before coming onto the page of the spell. Turning to the next page, she scanned it carefully.
“Incoming sister,” said Luna as she spotted a purple blur head toward Celestia, trying to brake again. Celestia merely flared her wings and rose into the air, the filly flying harmlessly by, before landing again. Closing the book, Celestia smiled to her sister.
“I hope you don’t mind me borrowing this. I want to see if I can make a counter spell.” Luna’s eyes flicked to the side and for a moment hesitation crossed her face before it was replace by a smile.
“Of course sister, just be careful the pages are very brittle.”Celestia smiled, and gently captured the purple filly in a magical net, bringing her back down to their location.
“Say goodbye Twilight, it’s time to go.” Twilight smiled and gurgled in reply, her wings buzzing from excitement at her recent fly around the throne room. Celestia bid farewell to her sister and headed for her room, before deciding to take a detour through the private gardens, and came to a stop in a small clearing reserved for her alone.
“Have fun but don’t pass the yellow barrier ok?” Twilight nodded, her wings buzzing enthusiastically. Celestia closed her eyes, and suddenly a small yellow shield surrounded the clearing. It would prevent Twilight from leaving unless she magically tried to, which Celestia would know instantly. Lying down, she released the filly to have fun with all the new things in the clearing, and opened the book back to where she had been and peered at the page that should detail the counter spell.
“What’s this here…”Celestia had held the page up to change to the previous page, and noticed that this page was a lot thicker than normal, and the page numbers skipped two pages. Thinking maybe her and Luna hadn’t thought to check if the pages had gotten stuck together, something that happened often in older books, she gently levitated the pages apart and stared, her eyes narrowing. The entire left page was covered with a code only Luna herself, using her magic, could place or remove. Her eyes narrowed, and a cloud covered the clearing in darkness for a brief moment.
“Luna…”
> Thingies!
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Opening her eyes, the purple filly gazed around the room. It took her a few seconds to realise she was hungry, and another moment to come to the conclusion she had no idea how to rid herself of the feeling. The bright world burned her eyes, and she closed them and something sounded, and something on her head flicked. Flicking them a few times, she realised they were ears, and the sound had been caught by them. Her mouth opened and the sound from before came out, and she realised she could make noise. If she could make noise, would that bate the hunger? The filly opened her mouth, and broke into cries.
“Babuu….”she giggled happily, as someone entered the room. She was still hungry, and she didn’t understand what they were something doing that hit her ears. As they talked she tried to work out what it was she was hearing, and her face broke into a frown, frustrated she had failed. Suddenly the white one, wow she knew what white was, it was beautiful. It was so pure and clean and, and white!
“Mrh” she spoke, trying to get their attention as the blue one left, something burning and her eyes closing as something came on her face. She didn’t like this this-wet feeling! Her mouth opened, the white one said something, and she broke into the sound from earlier, she was hungry!
“buhburn” turning her gaze to the colour thingy attached to the white pony, her eyes widened and her stomach growled as the white one leaned in, was it food? Opening her mouth, she began eating it, her ears perking and her horn tingling for some reason. Suddenly everything began flying by, colours everywhere! Eating quicker, things began to slow down and she appeared in some sort of nice smelling room.
“bhee” her eyes widened, she had a new sense, she could smell things. Suddenly a smell distracted her, a yellow brown thing smelled very good, she spat the icky rainbow gunk from her mouth and went to try the brown stuff, and was suddenly immensely happy. Whatever hunger was, this was the thing that would stop it from oww-ing.
“brrr” she gazed down at the white coat, and at her brown thing covered hoof, and then slapped some of the brown thing onto the coat, wondering what would happen. A smile broke out on her face, white was now brown! She began making more brown, her hunger forgotten. Suddenly a feeling passed her and suddenly a liquid came from under, but she ignored it in favour of making more brown.
Suddenly they entered another room, and she paused and turned her eyes to meet the thingies on the white thingies face that looked like they were looking at her. Breaking out into an overjoyed smile, she realised they were eyes, like hers! The ponies head was white too, so she decided to make it brown too!
“Twilight gag a rar rar” spoke the white one, coming close and gazing serious at her. Was she Twilight? Was that her thingy? What was a thingy? She began smearing the brown over the face better, somewhat of a perfectionist. As the white one began making some kinda whoooshbabababa sounds in a round thingy, she realised what thingy a Twilight was, it was her name!
Turning as a stray breeze trailed through the room, and suddenly she wanted to follow that wind. Something began to move on her back, wings she realised later, and suddenly she didn’t need the white one to move, she could do it on her own. Flying out of the room she began heading toward the window slowly but quickly gaining speed. With a few seconds to spare something flew in front of the opening, and Twilight forced herself to stop, and the burning sensation hit her again.
“eee*snif*” she began to cry, that’s what that was called. Her mouth opened, and a different cry rung out of her mouth, louder than earlier. Suddenly she opened her eyes, and she was being put into a very nice motion. Twilight stopped crying as she was cradled, enjoying the back and forth motion.
Opening her eyes, she realised what the white one was, her career, someone who would look after her. As they went back into the room, there was a strange substance in the round thing. As she was lowered toward it, something touched her hoof and she immediately didn’t like it.
“eebeee!”Twilight didn’t want, her horn sparked with magic, away she must get away from the clear thingy that was wet. No, she didn’t want in she didn’t want in she di-
“aaabeh…”Twilight realised this wetness was different from earlier, much more pleasant and she stopped struggling. Gazing at the substance, she tried to scoop it up, however it didn’t work and suddenly everything was black and something was scraping her face. Before she could object it was over, and they hopped out of the strange wetness.
“wee,” she slurred, something coming over her and her vision fading. What was going on? She was feeling something. Tired…She was Tired… Rocking, tired, darkness….
“SNORE” Twilight woke up and screamed in sadness, the black was gone, and she was tired. She wanted blackness. White one began rocking her, and she stopped crying, feeling tiredness start to bring her back to darkness.
“SNORE” Twilight woke up and screamed in sadness, the black was gone, and she was tired. She wanted blackness. White one began rocking her, and she stopped crying, feeling tiredness start to bring her back to darkness.
“SNORE” Twilight woke up and screamed in sadness, the black was gone, and she was tired. She wanted blackness. White one began rocking her, and she stopped crying, feeling tiredness start to bring her back to darkness.
Twilight yawned waking up and gazing around her immediate area. The white one was sleeping soundly, a light snore escaping her lips. Sitting up, she realised she was hungry. Glancing to her wings, she began to take off from the bed, and flew toward the window and frowned. Closing her eyes she began to concentrate. Open, open ope-poof-the chain turned to dust and the window flew open, and Twilight smiled in delight.
"mrrrnrr" she spoke, heading out the window and toward the nice smelling room. Landing on a table, she sat there and looked at the many eyes on her, and suddenly food was everywhere! There were these flat thingies with some wet but not wet thing on it, and they were her best bests. There were others, which she ate in the gaps the flat thingies weren't on the plate. Suddenly she turned, the white one was here. Twilight beamed, happy to show the white one her treasures.
"Twilight no outside" the white one scolded, and Twilight’s ears fell down, realising she had done bad. The white one said something else, and Twilight realised she was forgiven and beamed at the white one, tying to copy that smile she did just a moment ago. Being hovered into the air by the white ones horn, the food was hovered to rest nearby, and they left.
Suddenly she was surrounded by food, and she felt her mouth get wet. The white one kept the food out of her reach, and Twilight tried to reach it with her horn thingy too. Breaking out into a successful smile, she began eating all the flat thingies, saving one for later, the white one ate the rest. Suddenly a feeling sprung to her, and she tapped the white one to get her attention and tried to explain the feeling.
The wetness spread over the white one, turning her yellow and making Twilight feel much better. Suddenly they entered this HUGE room, and there was the blue one from ages ago. She was levitated to greet the blue one, after the white one suffocated Twilight slightly. The blue one spoke, and Twilight decided she should give the blue one her treasure. Giggling she brought the flat thingy out from behind her back and showed it to the blue one. The blue one was overjoyed at her treasure and Twilight began making biting motions in case the blue one didn't know how to eat. Seeing the blue one enjoy her treasure flat thingy made Twilight break out into a smile, and she began tugging on the magic holding in her in place, wanting to explore the room.
"No leaving room" spoke the white one, and Twilight was placed on the ground, and she began flying around the room, she accidentally crashed into the white one once, and narrowly avoided a second time but otherwise she enjoyed her moment of just flying around the room until the white one decided it was time to go. Twilight was sad to be gone, but her wings buzzed in happiness at being able to fly around like that, she enjoyed every moment!
“mrr-waaa...”suddenly Twilight was brought to a new location, full of a brand new colour. The white one set a similar rule to before, but gave Twilight a clear outline of where to not go, so Twilight was happy to follow her wishes. Flying over to a bunch of stick thingies that had a circle top, she saw something slowly flapping wings on one of them. It was thing and long, but it had beautiful wings.
Twilight didn’t know what to call it, so she decided Fluttershy was a good name. She followed Fluttershy around the clearing, until it left the circle and she waved it goodbye. Twilight explored every bush, tasted every flower, even the brown and icky grass! Suddenly something brought the area into darkness, and she gazed up in wonder, seeing her very first cloud.
“w…”oh was all she could think at the amazing thing above her, so peaceful and yet so big.
> Tension
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Luna was in her room, quietly reading a book while she waited for the sun to begin its descent for the night. It was still a long way off, but Luna didn’t feel like sleeping right now. Celestia had THE book, the book that could ruin her plan.
“Luna, let me in.” Luna raised her head, and her ears went back in pallid fear. Celestia had found the page.
“What is it sister, I’m kinda busy-OW-right now…”Luna had slipped on her blanket as she stepped off her bed; she was currently laying with her bottom on the bed and her top on the floor.
“Luna” was all Celestia said, and Luna’s spine tingled and her wings fell to the floor as a shudder went through her body. Righting herself, she sighed and gently walked toward the door, and undid the spells that kept it locked. It opened easily to the Celestia’s touch. Luna noticed she had cleaned her back and on it sat a curious filly.
“Yes my dearest sister?” Luna tried flattery, and as usual it didn’t work. The face on Celestia spoke business, and she hadn’t seen that face in over a thousand years when she had been nightmare moon, not pointed at her.
“Luna, why is this next page in the book enchanted so only you can read it?” Luna flinched as the book was thrust into her face, and she gently pushed it away with a gentle, and hesitant magic.
“Please don’t ask me to answer that sister.” Luna saw Celestia lower the book, and her gaze hardened.
“What is on this page Luna, is it the cure?” Luna tried to remain as poker faced as her sister, but she failed and Celestia’s eyes hardened even further.
“Then tell me Luna, why is it you don’t want Twilight to be cured?" Luna raised her head, stricken with horror.
“No no it’s not that sister! It’s the fact that-“ Celestia cut Luna off, her horn glowing, and her stance dropping into one that spoke danger toward her foe. Luna took a step back, tears brimming her eyes as she realised Celestia was going to force her to open the page.
“Don’t you trust me sister?” Celestia paused, and then relaxed her stance. Luna broke out into a hopeful smile, which faded with Celestia’s new words.
“If Twilight isn’t cured in seven days, instead of banishing you to the moon I might try the sun instead.” Luna’s face fell, her wings going limp as open fear was pasted on her face. It was hard enough being imprisoned in your own element, but in your polar opposite…
“Sister” she whispered, tears streaming down her face, “Does thou care more about Twilight, then our own sister?”
Celestia walked toward the hospital in Canterlot, a frown on her face. She had two things to work out today. Twilight had grown more, thought Celestia didn’t notice, being around Twilight all the time. She had to figure out what parents did with their kids to stop the toilet problem, and she could only think of the maternal ward at the hospital. Celestia didn’t get out much, in fact it was rare for her to even fly by herself, as she was doing right now. Coming to land, a doctor greeted her.
“I wish to visit the maternal ward if it is ok.” The doctor bowed, and led her to the head nurse before going back to his job. Celestia gazed at the babies, and then pointed to Twilight.
“You haven’t used diapers before?” Celestia frowned, and the nurse rolled her eyes and brought out one as a demonstration.
“You put it on fillies until they are old enough to be potty trained." Celestia nodded, and gently floated over Twilight, who was gazing at the fillies and colts in the beds with wonder. After the nurse briefly explained how to put the diaper on, Celestia smiled, knowing she would become yellow no longer. Suddenly, Twilight threw up on the viewing window, giving everypony a very nice view of brown
“Uhh, your majesty what has this filly been eating?” Celestia hovered Twilight away from the window as a janitor came to clean it up, and told her what Twilight had eaten.
“You’re kidding right, are you trying the kill the poor filly!?” Celestia blinked; shocked she had been such a bad parent. The nurse sighed and walked through a door, Celestia waited.
“Here, this is a bottle of baby formula. It’s a substitute for milk from…The mother…That they need.” Celestia gently took the bottle, and hovered it close to Twilight with just enough time for her to blink and realise it was gone before the bottle was emptied of its substance.
“How will I know when she is old enough to eat solids?” The nurse pulled out a size chart and handed it to Celestia.
“Anything else princess, the babies need to be rocked.” Celestia shook her head, before changing her mind.
“Actually, where’s the place to get these materials?” The nurse blinked, turned to face her, and then pulled out a pen and paper and drew a hasty map before vanishing through the door. Celestia blinked, and robotically walked out of the hospital and headed towards the maps destination.
“Ehh, that will be 1429 bits your majesty.” Celestia blinked; the items she had hovering in the air around Twilight. She frowned, and fished into her mane and brought out a purse and pooled the money on the counter. After finishing paying she took the items, and the filly and teleported back to the castle, more specifically her room.
“Ok Twilight, bottle time” Celestia spoke, filling a bottle with the formula thing as the instructions said to, and brought the bottle over to Twilight. Twilight gave one look to the bottle, and then glanced away, shoving the bottle away with a powerful thrust of magic, forcing it to splatter against the wall. Celestia gritted her teeth, tired from a long day and made another one.
“Drink it.” Celestia’s eyes grew more and more furious as she battled Twilight to get her to drink the bottle. Each time the filly would manage to miss getting any milk on her lips. Celestia blinked, and something inside her snapped, and she began releasing all her magic on the filly, who blinked in shock as she was suddenly forced to hold the bottle and put it into her mouth. Twilight struggled and fought with all her strength, but when Celestia got serious she had no chance in the world. Tears began to stream down her face as she was forced to drink the milk, until not a drop remained before she was released. Celestia sighed, relaxing in one swift moment, her mane that had been blazing a moment ago back to normal.
“Come on Twilight time for be…”Celestia trailed off, her eyes following the trail as a purple filly headed into the corner farthest from her, shaking in open fear. Celestia blinked, her wings flaring as she realised what she had done just a moment ago.
“What, why did I act like that?” Celestia sat down on her bed, taking her head in her hooves as she realised she had just forced someone to do something, just like this morning.
“I tried to force Luna, even threatened banishment!” Celestia was astonished with her behaviour. It was almost like, almost like Nightmare…
“I’m sorry LuLu…I’m sorry Twilight.” Celestia let the tears fall, failing to notice Twilight until she had come to curl up into a ball beside her on the bed. Her tears stopping, she realised Twilight had forgiven her too easily, but then she was only a child. Glancing to the sun, which shouldn’t be down for another hour, Celestia through a good gift to her sister to say sorry.
Luna lifted her head up from her book, trying to forget what she had just seen of her sister, when she noticed the setting sun and noticed how early it was. Walking to her balcony, she raised the moon and glanced in the direction of her sisters tower, and turned and walked out her door, making a beeline for it.
Celestia received no notice of Luna’s arrival until the door opened and she stood there, tear stains down her face. They gazed to each other, and Luna gave a forgiving smile and dove for Celestia. As they hugged, they glanced down as a third form joined them and smiled, enjoying the comfort of the group hug.
“Nunty una Nunty Estiwa.” Celestia and Luna blinked, and glanced down at Twilight.
> To the mooon(Mock ending)
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Celestia was curious, something was wrong. Twilight was growing at an abnormal rate, was that due to the Alicorn genes overworking? That would explain the growth. The face Twilight was starting to talk, yes fractured sentences counted, meant she was a lot older then she had been when they’d found her.
“Oh sister, before thou-you retire I have some good news.” Celestia turned her head to see her sister’s smile. Twilight babbled happily on the bed, starting to crawl around.
“Ok Luna, what’s the good news?” Luna’s face broke into a smile of pleasure, and Celestia felt her heart thud ominously.
“Cadence is coming, and she has agreed to take the kid and encase her in crystals for a thousand years. That’ll grow her up real quick!”
Celestia nodded, tossing Twilight toward Luna like a football who began walking to the door.
“So long responsibility!” Celestia then proceeded to get drunk and started speaking in an Irish tone.
They all lived responsibility free forever.
Until the world burned because they forgot to stop the sun from crashing into the planet. But it's ok, the crystal wasn't harmed so Twilight's fine.
Funny fact, did you know people trapped in stone and crystal can see every second passing?
> New faces
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Celestia was curious; something was wrong. Twilight was growing at an abnormal rate, but was that due to the Alicorn genes overworking or due to something else? That would explain the growth that she had gone in a mere few days. The fact Twilight was starting to talk meant she was a lot older than she had been when they’d found her.
“Oh sister, before thou-you retire I have some good news.” Celestia turned her head to see her sister smile. Twilight babbled happily on the bed, starting to crawl around.
“Ok Luna, what’s the good news?” Luna’s face broke into a smile of pleasure, and Celestia felt her heart thud ominously.
“Cadence is coming, and she has agreed to take care of Twilight with Shining so you can return to your duties.” Celestia blinked, not comprehending the sentence for a few moments. As soon as it sunk in, Celestia turned her gaze to the filly crawling around the bed. She frowned at the funny feeling stuck in her chest.
“That is indeed great news sister; I shall await their arrival eagerly, but what of Twilight’s own parents?”
Luna tilted her head before replying, “You do remember that Alicorns are known for being hard to handle right sister? Dear Twilight could turn her parents into pancakes and eat them. And if they don’t give her exactly what she wants, the tantrums she could very well throw could destroy Canterlot.” Celestia sighed, wishing they could just give Twilight to her parents, but Luna was right.
“At the very least contact them and ask about Twilight’s habits while growing up. It could save us some potential problems.” Luna nodded, and made to leave, pausing at the door.
“Also, the element bearers are here. I asked them to come so we could explain why Twilight has not written or spoken a word in these past days.” Celestia grimaced, before breathing in and composing herself. She followed Luna as she left; her magic collecting on the door as she waited for Luna to head to her chambers.
“Goodnight dear sister, try not to snore.” Celestia blinked as Luna produced a magic window with her magic, something that normal unicorns would have trouble even casting let alone maintaining. It showed her sleeping with Twilight next to her. Suddenly the sleeping Celestia’s mouth flew open and snore in the poor filly’s face, who awoke and began to cry.
“I snore, why hasn’t anyone told me this!?” Luna chuckled in response.
“Maybe because our sister is a princess and tends to send ponies to moons,” she replied, walking around the corner. Celestia closed the door, and huffed in irritation.
“Snoring, I will have to find a spell to remedy this situation immediately. Snoring, princesses don’t snore, how uncouth and un-princess-ly?” Celestia paused in her search through her books, before renewing her vigour and finally casting a spell to solve the problem once and for all. Except she would have to cast it every night she snored; but a minor detail in the potential apocalyptic situation that she snored.
Walking over to the bed, she glanced for Twilight, and her face broke into an adoring smile. Twilight was snuggled into a makeshift nest of the blankets, her bottom lip drooping as she slept soundly. Celestia felt so dawwstruck that she couldn’t in good conscience bother the sleeping filly. So instead she gently stepped into her bed, and curled around the sleeping form, enveloping Twilight in a protective wing.
“Goodnight my little pony.”
“Daww she so cutie wootie pooty fruity booty dootie sooty cootie crunchyrainbowcenternuggetty!”
“Her eyes are sparkling like diamonds, simply marvellous.”
“She’s looking healthy, but a mite pale. You been feedin' ’er her any crushed apples?”
“She’s…Um…So…Cute-*whimper*”
“Her hair is boring! But she’s real ‘cute’. Not really my style.”
Celestia smiled at the five ponies in front of her, Twilight on the floor in front of her. The five ponies, Twilight’s closest friends, crowded around the filly who stared at them energetically.
“Uny estwa” she spoke, the rest nonsensical babble. All of them dawwed, including Rainbow Dash. However she was quickest to recover, ensuring none saw her in her moment of weakness.
“Can you say Pinkie Pie? Come on, piiinnnnnkeeeehhh pyyyyyeee.” Twilight turned her round innocent eyes on Pinkie Pie and giggled, mouth opening.
“ehnky eie.” Pinkie squealed in absolute delight, and began bouncing around the room.
“So how long will this spell last Princess?” Celestia turned her head to Applejack and gave a sincere smile, fooling the element of honesty with ease.
“We doubt it will take much longer, dear Applejack.” Satisfied the five were happy concerning the safety of their friend, Celestia picked the filly up in her magic, and placed her on Celestia’s back.
“Now my subjects, we must take our leave.” Pinkie Pie awwh’ed, Rainbow Dash glanced away, Rarity and Applejack nodded and Fluttershy looked to the floor meekly. They all wanted to stay, and Pinkie was of course the first to speak up.
“Can’t we come with you princess, Twilight is our friend too...” Celestia sighed inwardly, but relented.
“Alright, but just for now.” They all cheered, and as Celestia walked they took turns interacting with the baby on her back. Eventually they arrived at the throne room, where Luna was waiting.
She chuckled, “I see you were not able to shake your pursuers.” Celestia said nothing, appearing regal and composed in front of the five element bearers. Luna rolled her eyes, but let Celestia stick to her character.
“So where is Cadence, sister?” Luna shrugged, gazing toward the window.
“I assume the train was delayed, they will probably be here by this sunset.”
“By sunset,” Celestia corrected, and Luna merely rolled her eyes.
“In that case, I shall take Twilight to the secret garden.” Pinkie Pie gasped, and Celestia soon realised her mistake.
“OHMYGOSH A SECRET GARDEN TIME TO BRING OUT THE EMERGENCY PICNIC” On cue, Pinkie Pie pulled a picnic out of thin air, all four ponies rolling their eyes and leaving two bemused sisters to ponder the action.
“Hurry up princess! Take us to this garden before Pinkie Pie explodes from excitement or whatever explodes a Pinkie Pie,” Rainbow Dash chuckled.
“Alright, the garden is this way.” Celestia began leading the group through the corridors and into the section of the garden her sister had dubbed ‘secret’ when they had discovered it as young fillies.
Against Celestia’s better judgement, the name had stuck.
“Woooah look at all the flutterflie-er sorry butterflies.” Pinkie Pie began hopping around the clearing, Celestia gently lifting Twilight off her back and erecting the shield. Pinkie Pie quickly dashed over, and began taking the filly on little adventures. Fluttershy sat near the flowers, watching the butterflies peacefully. Rainbow Dash had found a cloud and had brought it close to the ground and was now having a power nap. That left Rarity and Applejack to help set up the picnic, not expecting the princess to help, as she was royalty.
Sitting down, Celestia heaved a sigh, letting some of the weight roll off her shoulders for the moment. Celestia gazed at Twilight, and her feelings about handing her to Cadence resurfaced, and she tried to put the feeling she was experiencing into words. Food was soon served and Celestia joined them to eat, Twilight refusing to drink from the bottle.
Celestia was not going to have a repeat of last night, so she gave Twilight an apple to munch on, crushed up by a certain apple bucker. They spend the better half of they day in that clearing, Twilight enjoying herself despite despite having lost her memories of the connection she shared with them.
A letter appeared in front of Celestia, who caught the dark blue scroll and unrolled it, revealing the silver etchings inside.
“Cadence has arrived, it is time for you ponies to go.” At first they were hesitant, Pinkie Pie objecting the loudest. But eventually they began to clear out after gentle persuasion from Celestia. Celestia was finally left with only Twilight, who was sad at the sullen silence around them.
“Lets go...do what needs to be done...”
> Hesitation
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Walking down the corridor was one of the hardest things Celestia had done in her long life. It was at the very least on par with banishing her own sister, but the feeling in her heart wouldn’t stop pulling her insides in strange patterns. Her body was having trouble moving, as if a lead weight was trying to hold her back.
“What folly” she muttered to herself, turning the corner and pausing at the sight of Luna and Cadence. Standing beside Cadence was Twilight’s brother, but he seemed more focused on on his schmoopy doopy fwoopy woo at this moment in time.
“There you are sister, we were starting to worry” spoke Luna, causing the other two present to turn their heads. What they had been discussing Celestia didn’t know, but she only gave it a passing thought. On her back, Twilight tilted her head, curious at the new people and Aunty Una standing nearby.
“I apologize, I had to say farewell to Twilight’s friends, the element bearers.” Luna nodded at her response, and took a few steps back as Celestia stopped a step away from Cadence. Cadence leaned toward the side, meeting Twilight’s eyes and giving a gentle smile. The little filly giggled, her face breaking into a smile in response.
“I contacted Twilight’s parents, and they said she had been an angel as a child except for the occasional explosion as she attempted magic.” Luna read her report off and Celestia nodded, it seemed they would be no help in taking care of Twilight. She would have to figure out different ways of keeping the little filly occupied and-
“I see Twilight has been quite a handful. You must be missing so much important work that is needed to keep Equestria running. It would be my honor to care of our little alicorn Princess.” Celestia blinked, turning away from Luna and remembering why Cadence was here. Her heart gave a thud in objection, but she ignored it.
“I will be delighted to take you up in your offer. Equestrian politics cannot wait for long or rumours will set in.” The two Alicorns nodded as Celestia spoke, understanding. Twilight merely watched the exchange, her wings flapping nervously as she sensed the atmosphere.
“If it is okay with you and Luna, me and Shining Armor will stay a single night in Canterlot before heading back to the Crystal Empire.” Luna nodded at Cadence’s words, and Celestia followed suit a second later. She was feeling detached from the situation. Everything seemed to be moving too quickly, she wanted things to slow down.
“That is perfectly fine with me, I shall have a room set up for you,” Celestia managed to respond after a moment. On the outside she betrayed nothing, but underneath she was a turmoil of mixed emotions. But Celestia had not gone a thousand years without learning how to ignore emotion.
“Ok, if you hand over Twilight, we will take care of her so you may return to your duties.” Cadence held out a hoof, as if asking Twilight to be put in it. Celestia paused, and for a brief moment she almost wanted to say no and push Cadence away. But Celestia was ignoring that part of her emotion, ever regal, and she gently picked up the little filly and hovered her near Cadence, who picked Twilight up in her magic. Twilight was curious, but she suspected nothing wrong.
“I hope you don’t mind if we retire early. I want to spend some time with Shining around the city before we leave in the morning..” Cadence smiled gently at Celestia, giving Luna a light bow, before she and Shining began walking away. Celestia was frozen to the spot, watching numbly. Twilight noticed she wasn’t going back to Celestia, and opened her mouth and gave a huge cry of objection.
“Shhh,” Cadence spoke, “it’s ok Twilight.” However nothing she said would quiet the little alicorn, who began to try and reach for Celestia. Celestia met Twilight’s eyes, and she immediately stopped struggling and simply gave a cry for help.
“Estwa! Ewtwa Ih Un Anna oh!” Celestia understood Twilight immediately, but her face betrayed none of the racking guilt suddenly running down her spine.
“No Twilight” she replied softly, silencing the filly as if she had used the Canterlot Voice. Twilight sniffed, her fight falling away as tears began to fall from her face. However she merely sobbed quietly. Cadence glanced to Celestia, before gently rocking Twilight back and forth. Twilight began to grow quieter and quieter, eventually crying herself to sleep.
As they left, Celestia felt a part of her go with them, the pain on Twilight’s face burned into her mind.
Celestia was dreaming, that much she was certain of. It could have been the fact she lived with a mare who often messed with her dreams that gave her a sense of lucidity as she dreamt. Recalling her steps, she remembered arriving at the meeting place and seeing Cadence and giving over Twilight, she had then returned to her duties before heading up to her chambers.
“I am asleep, but where is Luna?” Celestia gazed around her dream world, looking for the dark blue Alicorn that normally became visible when called. However no such shape appeared, so Celestia began walking.
Her mind was an absolute mess, someplace Discord would feel right at home. The gardens, normally full of sunflowers and sparkling brightly were uprooted, flying through the air and screaming as they burned under the sun that was close above. Celestia didn’t feel the heat.
Watching the world burn around her, she wondered what had caused her mental world to fracture like so; the precarious balance she normally kept inside had not been this chaotic since the first year Luna had been gone. It was then that a fully realised purple alicorn strode into her dream-state. Her wings were wider than Celestia’s, hair billowing like folds of paper as it sparkled in the sunlight. But what struck Celestia was not the fully grown body, but they eyes. They were so full of scorn, so full of betrayal and hate that Celestia felt tears come to her face before being burned away by the sun.
“Celestia, it is so nice to see you again. How many has it been; a hundred, a thousand? Cadence took care of me even as the entire world burned away from your ‘love’ for your little ponies. I am no longer the tiny filly you tossed away like some piece of garbage just because I inconvenienced you.”
Celestia reeled back, struck by Twilight’s words like a slap in the face. Her feelings bubbled to a point, and finally her wall cracked and broke to pieces. Tears streaming down her face , the sun above began to dim and die.
“I-I couldn’t give you the care you need, I’m not a mother!” Twilight laughed at her words, a hollow and shallow mock of the laugh Celestia had once grown to love. The world began to grow cold.
“Yes you could have been, you just decided that you didn’t want the responsibility.” Twilight turned and began to walk away, the world reforming into darkness with each step she took. Celestia crumpled, her mane vanishing into air and she began to fall. Eyes open, she gazed at the cold hard floor as it began to race toward her, and prepared for the end.
Thump, she bolted awake, heart beating loud in her ears. It was midnight, she was in her room. Holding her head in her hooves, she finally realised why she had felt so reluctant to give up Twilight.
“I don’t want to give her up.” With her feelings finally realised, she realised there was only one action to take. Standing up, she walked over to her balcony, and flared her wings. Twilight was depending on her, and she had failed her alicorn filly once by refusing to keep her in her care.
She was not going to make the second mistake of letting her go.
> Dawn
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Celestia flared her wings, and prepared to take off. She was not letting Twilight go. Glancing to the sky she realised it looked like a storm was brewing, but she ignored it. A single flap sent her into the air, and as she prepared to take a second a gust of wind caught her and tossed her back in her room, sending her skidding to the opposite wall thanks to her carpet. Standing up, she shook the hair out of her face and glared at the window that bared her way.
“No” she commanded, her horn glowing with magic. Wrenching the window open, she walked back onto the balcony and prepared to take off again. The wind picked up, and she braced against it as it tried to push her back into the room. Gritting her teeth, she flared her wings and took off quickly, the wind fighting her every wingbeat.
It twisted and turned, she growled and grunted, and then finally it ceased and she settled into a cautious glide. The clouds above rumbled ominously, and the rain began to fall slowly. For a moment it was calm, and then nature decided she deserved to be beaten to a pulp.
The wind picked up, even stronger than before and she was slammed into the castle wall before it changed direction, smashing her through a window and into the chocolate room. Celestia fell straight into a huge vat of melted chocolate, dying her fur brown. Her mane’s magic caused it to remain spotless, but that didn’t protect the rest of her. Clumsily, she stumbled out of the vat and fell to the floor with a resounding splat.
“Princess, if you wanted a midnight snack could you please use the door next time” spoke the cook, in the middle of making fudge. The chocolate room was a guilty pleasure of Celestia’s, and the kingdom’s secret. It was filled with every kind of candy imaginable, chocolate included. There was an entire section designated for cake.There was a separate room for cakes of the non-chocolate kind of course.
“Please pardon my rudeness Chocolate Chef.” Celestia was a stickler for formality, even when covered in rapidly hardening chocolate. Standing up, most of the chocolate that had dried cracked and fell off her body, leaving her now-brown body looking worse for the wear.
“I shall take my leave.” Heading for the door, she saw the chef glance to her and merely roll his eyes. She snorted as she closed the door behind her, honestly he treated it as if it happened every month or so. It wasn’t like this was Luna’s chocolate room.
“Flying seems to be out of the question” she mused to herself as she headed through the castle. She ignored the strange and wary looks as she walked. She would have to walk all the way there.
“Halt, imposter!” Celestia paused as an entire guard blocked her way, and blinked in shock. She wasn’t sure what she was most insulted by: their audacity, stupidity, or serious looks.
“Imposter, how can I be an imposter?” As she spoke their eyes glanced to each other, and mutters of changelings spread through the guard.
“You got the disguise wrong, Celestia’s coat is white, not Brown! And her mane isn’t that pure pink colour either.” Celestia glanced in the window and blinked at her appearance, even her horn had gone a muddy colour. She cursed the fact her mane tended to go pink in time of extreme fashion emergencies.
“Oh for my own sake, I can’t be anyone else than myself, and I have to go, I’m busy.” She waited for them to let her pass, and her frown grew deeper when she realised they weren’t going to move.
“I’d love to stay and chat, but I really don’t have time for this.” She flared her wings, and her horn sparked to life.If she wasn’t a princess she would have chucked a Rarity at her fur’s shoddy brown colour. Teleporting past them, she glanced back once before breaking into a run.
“Get her!” Must not kill the guards, Must not kill the guards. Must remember to install shower in Chocolate room. Must not kill the guards.
Dancing around the corridors Celestia made a beeline for the room where Cadence was staying. Opening the doors with pure ferocity, they crumbled to ash. Gazing around the room she could deduce one thing: they weren’t here.
“Halt, we have you surrounded!” Celestia paused, glancing at the guards and quickly thinking. Where were they, they must have left-
“The train station!” She teleported behind the guards and continued running away. She had to get Twilight before they left. She dodged guards, even evaded the Wonderbolts as she eventually made it to the clearing where the path to the train station showed a clear getaway. Near the train we two ponies, and a certain filly.
“Twilight, don’t go!” Her anguish cry resounded through the clearing, and the three turned. Celestia didn’t notice the guards start to dive for her, all her eyes were on Twilight’s face as it broke into a radiant smile.
And then she was smashed into the ground by over three dozen ponies roughly the weight of earth ponies, or maybe six dozen if it was a mix of Pegasi and unicorns. Celestia knew these things. As she was held down, the three approached.
“Release her you idiots, that’s Celestia!” Her ears flicked as she heard an argument about how she was an imposter and whether or not she tasted delicious, before finally she was let up. Celestia didn’t notice at first she could stand, because as her head rose she met Twilight’s eyes, and she practically melted.
“Oh Twilight, I’m sorry please forgive me.” Twilight paused, musing for a moment. Celestia barely noticed that she hadn’t grown. Unlike how she had when they had been together: all she could see was Twilight giving her request some thought. Finished musing, the filly put her hoof down and locked eyes with Celestia, and nodded, tears brimming and her face breaking out into a smile so great. She would forgive Celestia.
Celestia didn’t wait a moment further, leaping to her feet and picking Twilight up in her arms and hugging her as hard as she could. Tears began streaming down her face, mixing with Twilight’s own and a radiant light surrounded them. Celestia sobbed openly, and she only ceased when two arms wrapped around her waist, and she opened her eyes.
Twilight was back to normal, but she was crying openly too. As their eyes met all Celestia could see was the loving gaze of her daughter. They embraced again, and the clouds faded under their brilliance, the moon lighting the clearing just as radiantly as the sun could.
“Celestia” she began, and Celestia forced her eyes open to look at Twilight. Her smile was so radiant, so blinding even to the sun.
“I love you.” Celestia felt herself break into a smile, and fresh tears fall from her face. It felt as if her chest was going to explode from the emotion welling inside.
“I love you too, my dearest dear Twilight.” They embraced once more, and the light began to fade.
Luna glided down, meeting the group as Celestia and Twilight managed to fulfil the emotional desire to just hug each other to death.
“So sister,” began Celestia, “The cure, it was a mothers love, wasn’t it?” Luna smiled, and chuckled, she had expected Celestia to understand the moment Twilight was cured.
“Yes, but the mother had to have been the first pony Twilight had seen. And that was us. It wouldn’t work with me, because I knew the cure, so it had to be you.” Celestia smiled at her sister, and they glanced to the sky as they began to lower the moon and raise the sun.
“I never realise how much Twilight meant to me,” Celestia spoke, gazing at her dawn, somehow more radiant than any other dawn she had made.
“We never do.”