Starfleet Nemesis Prologue 2: Starla's Mommy Issues

The second prologue of My Brave Pony: Starfleet Nemesis has been revised and updated, as Rainbow angsts, Lightning broods, Fluttershy (finally) demonstrates the inner strength that various characters insist she has but I always forgot to show on the page, and Starla gives us a charming glimpse into her feelings:

Starla recoiled as though he'd hit her. "My mother? My mother would have had Twilight Sparkle on the mat and crying for mercy in ten seconds with one hand behind her back and both eyes closed. My mother was a true hero of the Starfleet, the Angel of Victory, wherever her light shone down all our enemies knew terror; she wasn't some gussied up propaganda doll called a hero by people who have no idea what real heroism is. My mother gave her life in service to His Majesty, following orders, giving her last breath to complete her mission. How dare you compare my mother to that prissy little...how dare you?"

And yet, as Rainbow points out, at least she's honest about it:

"Because...because it's Twilight."

"Yeah, it is," Rainbow said, turning to face her oldest friend. "And you know what that means? It means that we're gonna have to listen to every stuck-up Starfleet jerk who spat all over Twilight when she was alive talk about how awesome a pony she was, and how much they admired her, and how frickin' sorry they are that she's gone. Lightning Dick, the Grand Ruler...you know, at least Starla is honest about all this: the only thing she cares about is how all this has ruined her wedding plans. I'd rather they all just came out with it like that, instead of acting like they care."

Please check out the expanded chapter.

Also, as a small note, I've removed the Celestia character tag from the story because she doesn't really earn it. In it's place is a Twilight tag, because in spite of being dead she manages to have much greater presence in and influence over the story.