The Witch Of The Everfree Forest!
Written By
Serra Quill
Day after day, hour after hour, the ticking of the clock went by as a maid went about the manor doing her chores, lest she be punished. Lord Vandergruit was most fair to all when you don't irk the man, though it didn't stop him from randomly assaulting the servants of the house, Twilight knew this all too well.
A young boy walked over to Twilight as he put down the bucket he carried, wearing his rags and worn out sandals, "Sister? Hast the time come to eat? I am quite starved"
"Thy wait shan’t be long... " Twilight said as she looked at the clock which read nearly quarter to nine, "we hath but three hours to wait and we assure thou that our master will retire soon. Forsooth he hath royals coming hither from the west soon, and he oft sleeps early when he wishes to court." Twilight said as she pulled him into a hug, "whence we may be given pardon for nightly duties tonight, so I can spend tonight with my dearest little brother," Twilight said as she nuzzled him.
"I hope so sister dearest." he said, wrapping his arms tighter around his big sister.
The Next day, the Manor entry way
A fat, bald man turned in circles every few feet in wait for his guests, "You! Go with haste, make a cake of the greatest calibre for my guests. And you!" he said, pointing at Twilight who awaited her order in the line, "You hath but one order, thou shalt comply with the whims of my guests," he said as the doors opened to the hallway.
A small stubby man hobbled in with a large scroll following close behind him in green magic, magic hast always been so beautiful, "May I introduce, The future Princesses' of Valor Forest, Princess Celestia and her littlest sibling, Princess Luna." he said as they walked in.
Twilight looked on with a smile, her shock of course, hidden by her practised mask. How can they be Princess'? The small one looks no older than my brother and Princess Celestia looks younger than I.
As Twilight looked forward, she caught the eye of the woman in her white and golden dress, her pink hair draping over her shoulders, and the women smiled gratefully at her.
It was beautiful but very strange for someone so young to be able to calm someone so much by just looking at them, not like the master at all. As requested Twilight walked over and went to grab their bags, only to have them levitate in golden and blue hues next to their owners, "Mistress, please, tis my job to help thee," Twilight said, her eyes flicking over to her master who harrumphed angrily.
The Princess having seen the look on Twilight’s master’s face, was notified in an instant of what would happen, "But of course, Luna, let her do what she must"
Luna dropped her bag carefully, but pulled out a small midnight black bunny toy from her bag. She held it close before grasping her elder sister's hand tight, her only reply to Celestia was a cute noise as she buried her head into her sister’s back.
"I am very sorry Lord Vandergruit, we hath quite a shy sister, come along then miss?"
"Twilight Sparkle Mistress," Twilight said as she bowed, not letting any item slip.
"Good, Your Lordship," Celestia made a small curtsy as she led her sister after Twilight, "We shall speak later, alas, our trip has taken its toll on us and we wish to retire."
A few minutes later
Twilight walked through the double doors and shuffled to the side as she set the bags down as the two royals walked into the room, "What a wondrous room, Twilight my dear, please relax whilst you are with us. You need not worry whilst you are in this room." Celestia said as Luna made her way over to the bed that held lots of stuffed toys and porcelain dolls that she was quick to look through, pulling them from her luggage. "Please," Celestia said as she gestured to a seat just in front of a small table, "May I ask, where is it you come from?"
Twilight did not say as she sat down, the master had told her she wasn't supposed to tell anyone where she and her brother had come from. Twilight shook her head, the long wait must be suspicious, "I don't know," she said, in return Celestia raised an eyebrow slightly.
Celestia snapped her fingers as a tea set popped in front of them, it sent Twilight off the back of her chair in surprise, "Oh dear me, are you quite alright Twilight? I did not mean to frighten you," Celestia said as she stood and walked over, throwing an arm forward to help Twilight up. But as always the servant just shook her head and stood on her own. She retracted her arm with a small, sad smile, "Have you seen magic before?"
"Yes mistress, the master's daughter knows some, not anything as brilliant as yours but she knows how to levitate objects," Twilight replied as she dusted herself off before sitting back down. Celestia poured two cups, Luna looked over at them in disgust at the liquid before shying away as she caught Twilight looking at her.
Celestia giggled slightly as she levitated the cup over to Twilight, who fumbled to grab it with haste, "My sister is very reclusive, I apologise. She had been very sheltered for years. T’is the first time she has truly come away from the palace." Celestia took a sip of tea and hummed in delight at the taste. "My own recipe, one of a kind, I do hope you like it"
Twilight took a sip, her eyes went wide as the taste of the tea ran across her tongue, "t-this is amazing, mistress!"
Celestia lowered her cup down, "Tia will do Twilight, whilst we are alone, I do not like to be so formal in the company of my friends." Celestia said with a smile.
"F-friend?" Twilight asked, blushing furiously as the cup in her grasp nearly fell to the floor.
Celestia giggled as she blushed, "Of course." she then looked around and over to her bags, "Twilight?"
"Yes, Mist- Erm... Tia?" Twilight replied as her face grew ever redder.
Celestia got up and walked to her first box of luggage, "Have you ever played chess?"
"A little, why?"
"Hmm, well, how about a game or two before I go to see the Lord? It hath been quite a while since I hath had a partner to play against? What say you my dear?" she asked as the buckles and straps that ran across the box clicked open in magic, levitating the pieces to the table.
Twilight grinned as she saw the beautiful board game, "It would be my pleasure, I am regretful as I do not have the aptitude of an adequate player but I shall try Mist- Tia,... Sorry" Twilight stuttered, just before she got up to set the chess table for them both.
"T’is quite alright"
Three hours later
Many of the pawns lay at the side of each, the black and white pieces, three castles were off the board and Twilight lay in checkmate without any move to make Celestia had her... Yet again, for the fifth time. "I concede Tia, thou art too knowledgeable in the ways of chess. Tis a shame you only have I to play against," Twilight said as she looked down shamefully.
"T’is quite alright, my dear, all talent grows with practice. Even those without talent can gain knowledge and power with hard work." Celestia said as she slid the board back in place. Celestia rose and looked over to Luna, who lay on her bed, her chest rising and falling as she slept in peace, "Please Twilight, look after Luna. She has nightmares frequently and I think she quite likes your company. I shall be back soon, I have to discuss matters of the country with the Lord before we leave tomorrow. There is also another matter I wish to address; have your sibling come to my room tomorrow and I will tell you what is to happen"
Twilight looked confused, but remembered her master's order to comply with the guests’ every whim, "Yes Celestia, we shall be here when you awake tomorrow"
"Thank you Twilight," Celestia said as she walked over to Luna's sleeping form and lay a small kiss upon her forehead, "Sweet dreams Luna."
Twilight pulled her covers closer to her as the chill came through her window, the sounds of owls and other critters that ran through the Everfree at night could be heard. Not to mention the snoring of a large dragon, but that never annoyed Twilight in the slightest. "Celestia, the time comes soon, what will we do?" Twilight asked to no one as she held her bracelet close. The bracelet held five, six-pointed purple stars as they shimmered in the moonlight. Twilight looked up to the moon, "She moves in the shadows, just like him... What will we do Tia?" Twilight said as she closed her eyes to sleep, a small tear ran down her cheek as it hit the pillow.
this is getting interesting.
4268697 Glad to see I haven't lost a reader, I hope that this isn't becoming a stale story, how does the mysterious part of the story feel to you? I tried to put in as many plot quirks as I possibly could, theres around nineteen I think in that chapter.
Now it's the perfect time to move the time a bit.
4268747 what do you mean?
4268709 The set up is interesting but it would be nice to get some actual plot progression soon please, otherwise it is starting to feel a little bit stale.
boring? i for one like to know more of the past and it semes like there could be a lot more to come(i may have a soft spot for filler).
but in the end it is all up to you the author
4268757 Thank you, I thought it would, well I am going to come back to present this next chapter anyway, thats it for past chapters for quite a while, thanks for the comments
4268749 to move the story from the introduction to the middle. I feel, as a reader, that you have the introduction long enouth. Want action
4268774 action you shall have then
Thanks for the chapter. I must admit to being rather lost by it all - it feels like quite a change in direction and style. I'll stick around a little longer and see what happens.
One thing I would mention: it might be worthwhile to get a proof reader. The ye olde language is, um, not quite right, and there were a few other grammatical errors that could be corrected (primarily capitalisation and punctuation).
DWU729, why did you delete your post?
Large Plot =
4268957 Kiddo was probably hiding something.
4269081 everypony does ehe
4269110 AWESOME!!! Trust me, I liked the comment, criticism is welcomed from me. It helps when someone else can pick out the mistakes I make, for the editor part, I have to wait until I can solely focus on my writing and that will be a few weeks from now. As for the story though I will bring a few more chapters out and then just edit them when I get an editor or Proofreader, thanks for the help and comment.
4269115 Hhehe I have done that myself too many times, thanks for the comment though
Three new chapters in the span of a week? Heaven!
4269138 May the pearly gates stay open for some more then
Personally I want to see The Lord do something stupid to Twilight in front of Celestia so she has a chance to rip him a new one both physically and magically and then take Twilight and her siblings from him.
I crave for MOAR
4269508 I have the same feeling for the forgotten and exiled
4269514 thinking of my next move the armies of hell are slow to wake after all
4269522 it will make it all the sweeter to see Twilights next move
4269527 hehehe
the old way of speaking does not really buging me to read I like the story the way it is, but too many mistakes in typing the words are bad(not in thise story ch case.
I give this story 10/10 stars and I look forward to more ch
I didn't think this chapter was boring in the least. I just wish I could figure out the plot already.
I'm willing to guess that Sombra is Twilight's brother in this, and not Shining? I wonder if you'll send Twilight to the Crystal Empire when it comes back, and if you do, what the reunion would be like. Should be quite entertaining.
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Okay, so we see a bit of Twilight and her brother's past. They were servants, okay. Treated poorly? Sure. Twilight and Celestia playing chess? To be expected. Celestia seeing Their potential and knows that she and her brother deserves more than just being servants? Obviously. Cute, Adorable, Shy, and Tiny Woona hugging a black stuffed rabbit? O//////////O DAWWWWWWWWWWWWW You just won my near-nonexistent heart with Luna in this chapter right here.
Hm. . . So there is a connection with Luna's banishment and Twilight having to kill her brother. . .
With this fresh pace, changes may occur, but I will keep watching to see where it all goes
Five hundred points for a new chapter so quick after the last update and two kudos for chess master Celestia... that is all... wait! Also I like Equestrian history, Hearths Warming Eve is still one of my favorite episodes. So two hundred more points for an excellent history lesson.
... I get the feeling her little brother is Sombra...
I mean you no offence whatsoever, but I believe you should get an editor/pre-reader for this story. There were many mistakes in grammar and spelling.
Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
yes keep up the good work i can't waite to read more on this story
Did you put a Want it Need it spell on this fic? Because if you have, I seem to have fallen for it.... XD
4403444 Nooooooo~ I swear I didn't
4403529 *Gives you a look*....... Ok then
GOD HELP YOU IF YOU DONT UPDATE
Please
4622894 ....... Im sorry , Lifes being an ass at the moment, having to work constantly, get back at 11 and litterally cant do nothing, I will try to get this started again as soon as I can
4622917 ugh that damn life thing
It's cool man just haven't heard from you in a while so I was just wondering if you where still writing
4622930 Yeah, just currently biding my time, waiting for debbie to eventually give me a brake and then RL can go away....... I hate money problems Although in my opinion life is much like a free to play game... you just have to pay to win at everything sorry about making everyone wait though I will try to get chapters running in my spare time, trying to get something back from the day, currently running thirteen hour shifts at work it hurts
4622942 I know that feeling
i'm guessing Celestia knew something about Twiight and that's why she took her in, Twilight finds out, they fight, Twilight lives alone
Probably wrong, but I've learned to never trust a Celestia in ANY fanfic ever.
Your Early Modern English needs work Here's a guide I wrote.
I see a mistake several times, missuse of women.
Women is the plural word
Woman would be the right word to use when referring to only twilight or another singular being of the female orientation.
Good story tho'
I'm quite liking it
I kind of want to see more of twilight past, and learn where she and her brother come form, and me think the Lord may has his eye on twilight body....
not sure why but i can so see twilight and celestia have been in middle of game of chest for last few century, and they both have forgotten who turn it is to make a move
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I can see that, too