Chapter 1
Walking along the clouded pathway pass towers of ivory with ponies flying by, the young filly went on her way with her currently tired wings folded back. It was a good thing that she landed on the cloud pathway. If she landed on the earth below, she could only picture how her mother or father would react. Father would have at least took pride for the fact that his daughter of only ten years of age got up to see the peck tops of the great mountains. However, if mother found her instead, such a scolding she would get!
“Ye mountains are too high for such a small pony!”
“Most wait till they are least fifteen years of age before attempting to go such heights.”
“Thou must have more common sense dear daughter. As thy eldest child, it is your job to look after your younger sister! If you are daring the earth and sky with such dangerous actions, thee younger sister will surely attempt to copy her only elder sister.”
Of course her mother, thought very demanding in tone, was correct in her words regarding her sister. As the eldest, is was her job to look over for her young sister. A filly of only four years of age can get to a quite bit of trouble if one does not properly look after her. After all, was it not her little sister that tended to stay up hours into the night, long past her bedtime.
Her time of thought came to halt when she found herself standing before the front door of her home. She looked up at the glimmering white pointy tops of the towers to see that the windows were ajar. A smile was painted across her face as she turn to face the door head on. She knock once only for it be flung open by a young filly alicorn. She had a purple blue coat of fur and a very light color blue main and tail all in short curls. The younger of them looked up to her with big sky blue eyes.
“TIA!”
The young filly shouted out as the elder sister was brought into an embrace. The older sister returned the hug.
“Hey Lu Lu. How's has your day been?”
“So boring!! Daddy during work and Mommy went out a whole hour ago.”
“So,” moving out of the hug and walking inside after closing the door, “What have you been doing?” Her sister started to bounce around her.
“Just looked out one of the bigger windows upstairs. Everypony is so busy! I looked out for Jelly Jello but I didn’t see him anywhere! So instead I pretended to be a pirate looked for lost treasure. Then I ran down stairs cuz I was hungry and only found carrots! No cupcakes or anything yummy Tia! So then I ran upstairs…”
Luna talked on and on as Celestia walk with her sisters up the stairs.
Hours have past as Celestia watched and even played with her sister. They started to play Luna’s favorite game of being princesses when their mother got home. Forgetting all about her earlier flight, Celestia ran down to greet her mother only to be suddenly glared at by her mother. A moment of pure silence happened for a minute or two as her mother’s glared moved from her to her folded wings.
She looked to see wait she was looking at her wings only to see them twitching a little. Celestia turn to look up to see the frown spread on her mother’s face and the deepen glare of her pink eyes. The dark blue and purple alicorn is glaring down at her as if she already knew of her daughter's earlier actions. The young pony feels water build up at her forehead as the intimidating eyes of her mother refuse to lose focus.
Small breaths.
“Celestia”
Her mother speaks a monotone. The anger is still there.
Take in a deeper breath.
“Mother”
Sounds are meaningless. There is no room. No other being.
Eyes.
Anger.
She knows.
“Would thou like to tell me whence thou have been young lady?”
She can’t feel her voice.
It's lost in the air that is around them and yet remains invisible.
The glare sharpness.
Will it cut her now or is it still every so close?
….
“MOMMY!!”
Celestia takes a deep breath as her young sister flies down to greet their now claim mother. Mother wraps her large wings around her youngest and she pulls her into an hug.
“Hello my sweet moonchild. How's has thou’s day been this past sun filled day?”
Luna giggles as she answers fill with stories of her and her sister’s playtime. Her mother’s long rainbow rose colored main flows around little Luna’s body as her sister goes on and on about playing Princesses. Then her mother gives Luna a kiss on her forehead to calm down the energetic child.
“Why Luna, such a marvelous day you have spent!,” she says as she sets the small one down onto the floor, “However, I was in the middle of speaking to thine elder sister over ye subject of thou past day. Dost thou not wish for thy mother to be informed of thy eldest daughter’s disappearance?”
“Oh mommy I…”
“Luna.”
“I mean thy...oh mommy thy sister was not yonder off! For she be with thy all of the day!”
Mother looked down at Celestia. Her glare, though not as strong as before with Luna present, was still noticeable. Swallowing her own voice back down her throat, she looked up at the innocent eyes of little Luna, unaware of their mother’s inner rage, as she giggled on standing between her and their mother.
However, the front door of the home suddenly flung opened to reveal another large figure. A pure white stallion entered the house carrying a large brown saddle bags filled with scrolls. His light blue main was in a shuffle as he licked his face mouth that was surrounded by his short blue beard. His gold armor was loose around his body as he set the bags down with his blue aura.
“Daddy,” joy filled cries filled the room as both Luna and her ran up to their tired father. He smiled as he picked them up with his magic and then gave them a big hug.
“Hello thy fair daughters! How's thou spend ye day!”
Luna giggled on about her while father listened with a smile still spread across his face. However, there was a sound of a voice being cleared as the three turn to the wife and mother of the household. Her eye were soft and yet there was a small frown upon her face. She trotted up to her husband and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek.
“Welcome home thy husband. How's thou day have been in ye castle?”
“Quite tiring oh lovely wife of thy,” he said as he set her and Luna back down, “Ye council of high alicorn demand this and that. We are quite grateful of ye Empress Radiant Gold for ending their endless bickering.”
“Thy dear husband, thee idea of a hard day is one of misery for only your ears.”
Her mother smiled as she walked with her husband from the door to the parlor that was down the hall. Luna, who was full of energy for jumping up and down, bounced up to her room with a smile spread across her face. Celestia fell as if a bolder was removed from her. Father was always such a great distraction for Mother.
Yet just as Celestia turned to walk up the stairs, she heard a voice come from the other room.
“Don’t believe that our talk is over dear daughter!”
Drat.