Celestia got home late after her talk with Sunset. She didn’t like to see the girl so distraught. However, it surprised Celestia that she even wanted to speak to her in the first place.
“Luna,” Celestia called upon getting in the door, “I’m home.”
“Took you long enough.” The younger sister called.
Celestia took her coat and shoes off at the door then followed the sweet smell of spaghetti into the kitchen. Luna was leaning against the island in a t-shirt from one of her video games playing on a blue DS.
“What took you so long?” Luna asked after putting her game on the counter.
“Sunset came to see me after school today.” Celestia said simply.
Luna looked at her sister skeptically, “Really? Or is this just a ploy so you didn’t have to make dinner?”
Celestia chuckled a little, “No, she really did come to see me. She had concerns regarding her new friends. She also shared with me about the kind of life she’d had in…where ever she came from.”
Luna saw Celestia frown when she finished speaking, “There’s something else.”
“She’s never actually had a family.” Celestia sighed, “She was adopted when she was small, her parents treated her like a baby her entire life. Then she went to another person, um, pony I guess? Who gave her too much freedom. There she was practically forced into adulthood, she doesn’t know what it’s like to be able to be herself or even how to be a teenager!”
Luna nodded knowingly, “Well, at least she’s actually talking to someone. Not like the ticking time bomb I was.”
“She needs out of that building.” Celestia pouted, “I didn’t even look structurally sound.”
Luna could see the direction in which her sister was heading and though she had thought about it as well, it just didn’t seem like the best time to act upon it, “What she needs is someone she can go talk to and to be surrounded by people who won’t bring her down.”
Celestia knew full well that Luna was right. Even though there was something she could do, the timing might make Sunset distance herself from them and that would make the girl’s situation harder than Sunset could handle.
“Your right.” Celestia said, “It’s just… watching her break down in my office like that, it just got to me. I could see how lonely she was.”
Again, Luna nodded, “I know what you’re thinking, Tia, and I understand why but we barely know her and she barely knows us.”
“I know, and your right.” Celestia said sternly, “As much as I want to act, I cannot with knowing so little about her. Besides,” Celestia looked hungrily at the spaghetti, “I believe you made a wonderful dinner!”
Luna smiled and they went on talking about their day and any other topics that happened to come to mind. After dinner, the two ladies cleaned up the kitchen and went on to do their own thing. Luna retreated to her room or, ‘Night-lair’ as she liked to call it, while Celestia took to the study and went straight to one of the large book shelves that contained all of her fiction novels.
She smiled upon looking at all of the shelves in her room. It was so much like a library, she could almost forget that she was even at home. Most of her collection was gotten over a few generations of her family, including herself, but a vast majority was given to her by her’s and Luna’s old mentor. She did miss Starswirl and his beard he was just so fond of. Honestly, Celestia just wished he’d shaved it off.
That was six years ago. She had been no older than twenty-six when he passed and she missed him every moment. It was, in fact, because of him that Celestia and Luna had turned out so well. They were very troublesome teens, more so Luna but then again, Celestia was always the mature one. Starswirl’s passing was hard for her, Luna and their family. He had made a big impression on all of their lives and without a family of his own, he became a part of theirs.
This thought made Celestia smile as she chose a book from the shelf and sat in a lounge chair and started to read the pages, getting lost in the fantastical plot of the story.
Back in Luna’s ‘Night-Lair’, she was huddled at her desk in the dim room, the only light coming from the two monitors in front of her. She moved her fingers quickly across several keys, successfully destroying the orc. Video games had been Luna’s preferred pass time, having gotten into it as an outlet during the last year or so of high school but never seemed to grow out of it. Sure, she enjoyed reading like her sister but she had to be in the mood. Celestia however, just didn’t understand why Luna was so enamored with them.
Not many people knew of her secret obsession, other than her family and a couple friends, none of which really enjoys playing video games.
Maybe I should get Tia put through that request for a video game club. Luna thought on that for a moment before shaking her head, No, bad idea. I would work them like animals. Besides, they can’t be scared of me if they get along with me.
Luna grinned. She truly did enjoy terrorizing the misbehaving students but it will benefit them in the future so why not? It didn’t take long while fighting orcs and lizardmen for Luna to find her mind wandering to one troublesome, or ex-troublesome student. Sunset Shimmer. However, that was no surprise as she had been the topic of conversation between the sisters since finding out where the girl lived. Luna remembered when she was in a similar situation.
The darker haired sister remembered her second year of high school when everything seemed to fall apart for her, all because of a stupid crush. She felt like the world had turned against her until her best friend came to save her, and soon, so did her mentor. Celestia was a little better off at the time but it had turned into a huge intervention for the girls and their friends. They, in fact, had gotten way too out of hand and they only realized it when the school pitted themselves against Luna specifically.
Much like Sunset, the sisters were popular and got what they wanted by force and cruelty. At first, they didn’t want to change and had no reason to. It was because of one traumatic event and a lot of family and friend’s involvement, they were forced to change and Luna was at the center of it all.
However, for a while it just caused more problems.
Luna frowned at the thought of that trip to the hospital, though she was the one unconscious for most of it. At some time during her stay, Celestia ended up in a fight she couldn’t win, luckily their parents were able to avoid incarceration.
It was not a good time for either of them and as far as Luna could see, Sunset wasn’t doing half the stuff she and Celestia did. That, at least, was a positive to the situation.
If Celestia was telling the truth, Sunset has had a pretty sad life thus far. Luna contemplated, and if she truly has no one in this world, she hasn’t even experienced any real joys as a child orteenager. I hope my sister can learn more about her situation. Maybe we could help.
Luna got up, leaving her monitors on then walked out of her bedroom and headed down stairs. It’s been a good hour or so since she and Celestia split to go do their own thing so Luna decided to go see what her older sister was up to. She didn’t get very far as the doorbell rang.
From the last step of the stairs which looked out to the front door, Luna could see bits of seaweed green hair and black skin in the window by the door. The grown woman squealed like a middle schooler and practically ran to the door.
“Chrysalis!” Luna yelled as she opened the door and jumped into the other woman’s arms.
“I take it you’re happy to see me?” Chrysalis smiled.
Luna blushed as she realized what she’d just done in front of her friend. After carefully letting go she smiled, “Of course I am. I haven’t seen you in three months!”
“I know,” Chrysalis waved her off, “Work has just kept me busy. Besides, I will never miss Halloween with my closest friend.”
Luna gave Chrysalis a devilish grin and stepped aside so she could enter the house, “Ah, My favorite night of the year! Scaring the socks off children.”
Chrysalis laughed and gave her a small smile, “My, Luna, you haven’t changed a bit.”
“Oh, Chrysalis!” Celestia said as she walked into the foyer, “What a wonderful surprise!”
“Tia!” she smiled, “Nice to see you again!”
“You are here for Halloween I take it?” Celestia smiled knowingly.
“You’re not going to try to stop us this year, are you?” Chrysalis asked.
“No,” She sighed, “I’ve honestly given up.”
“Yeah, I’m still trying to get her to go in costume. She says she’s ‘just not feeling it this year.’” Luna explained.
“Nope!” Chrysalis said, “I will not allow this! It’s Halloween, you have to dress up to at least hand out candy.”
“Aren’t we a little old to be dressing up in such ridiculous costumes?” The pale woman asked.
“Nonsense!” Luna protested, “Adults dress up for parties and handing out candy!”
“Besides! You two work in a high school. It wouldn’t be right if you didn’t dress up!” Chrysalis added.
Celestia looked at the two women skeptically, “Doesn’t mean I have to dress up.”
“But aren’t you the one always going on about ‘connecting with the student’s’” questioned Luna.
Celestia rolled her eyes, Honestly, these two are meant for each other with their Halloween obsession. Even if I keep protesting they are eventually going to force me into it.
“Alright, but I’m not going as a princess.” Celestia explained.
Luna raised her fist in triumph then high fived her friend.
Celestia giggled, “So, what’s the theme this year?”
“Our evil selves.” Luna smiled manically.
“Oh no.” Celestia paled.