Raising a Human Daughter

by unleashedtwilight


The Dream

“You won’t be gone too long right…?” Fluttershy asked as we stood by the portal.

“As much as I’d love to stay with you, and I really would… it’s just I have duties as a princess back in Equestria.” Mom smiled and looked back at the school. “As for Sunset Shimmer… You'll look out for her, won't you?”

“Of course we will... Although I do expect some sort of apology for last spring's debacle.” Rarity huffed looking back at the school as well toward Sunset Shimmer.

“I get the feeling she’s going to have a lot of apologies to give…” Mom said as I just looked back at Sunset. I kind of felt bad for her… I just ran up to her to go see her. “Crystal?”

I just walked up to her looking up at her. “Are you going to be okay Sunset?”

Sunset just looked down at me and slowly lowered herself down to pet my head. “I’ll be fine Crystal… in time. I appreciate the concern though.” she said looking at me closely. “Congrats on getting your cutie mark by the way… I’m sure it must be different getting one when you’re so used to being human.”

“Speaking of that… where is your cutie mark since you turned human?”

Sunset blushed a bit. “Well it’s--”

“Crystal! We have to get going; the portal is going to close soon!” Mom exclaimed before Sunset could give me an answer.

“Coming Mom!” I turn back to Sunset Shimmer. “I have to go… I’m sorry we had to meet the way we did.”

“I am too… now go on before the portal closes on you three.” Sunset said. I just nodded and ran back to the portal.

“You know Twilight… I think you really do look good with that crown on your head.” Spike said going up to the portal.

“You know what? I think I am starting to get a little bit more comfortable wearing it.” Twilight smiled and response.

“What about your wings?” I asked levitating myself up to her wings.

“Please... I’ve had to spend the last couple days getting used to hands.” she said holding her hands up to me. “Wings? I’m thrilled that’s all I’ll be dealing with back in Equestria.” She said before holding onto me, going through the portal while Spike followed.

As we passed through the portal going back to Equestria, the portal closed right away behind us. Eventually we emerged on the other side of the portal with me on top of Mom’s back. “Twilight! Crystal!” Fluttershy smiled waiting for us, as well as the others.

“You’re back!” Rainbow exclaimed flying to us.

“And you got your crown back!” Rarity beamed.

Right after Pinkie tackled us hugging us both. “I knew you three could do it!”

“We were so worried about you!” Applejack said wiping a tear from her eye.

“Hey, is that other Fluttershy okay by the way Crystal?” Fluttershy asked walking up to me. “She did seem really surprised about… well… everything when she came here.”

“Don’t worry… It was hard to believe for her, but eventually she got used to it.” I giggled abit.

“And what of Sunset Shimmer?” Celestia asked walking up to Mom. “Is she alright?”

“I think she’ll be alright…” Mom smiled. “I left her in good hands.” not too long after, Spike got thrown out of the portal. Mom just giggled a bit.

I just levitated myself off her back as we started walking down the hallway. The others asked Mom a bunch of questions back and forth… but to be honest, both of us were mostly tired from everything that happened. Plus I didn’t really get much sleep last night. I stopped in the middle of the hall and ran back to the mirror. “I’ll be right back, Mom!”

“Huh?” She responded turning to me. “Oh okay… don’t be too long!”

As I got to the mirror, I just looked at myself in it for a moment. “Okay Crystal… Where would a cutie mark go on a person?” I said looking at myself closely. “Well it’s not on my face…” I lifted my shirt up looking at both the front and back. “Nothing here either…” I put my shirt back down. “Hmm… what if…” I said slowly pushing my pants down. Quickly I gasp as I turn around while looking in the mirror. “It’s on my--!”

“Crystal!!” Rainbow exclaimed from the hallway. “Come on you’re gonna get left behind! Get your flank over here!”

“C-coming!” I exclaim quickly pulling my pants back up, running out of the mirror room. Catching up to the others I couldn’t help but smile seeing I still had my cutie mark… but at the same time I thought it I thought it was on a funny place.

“What were you doing back there sweetie?” Mom asked me as we were headed back to our room.

“Oh I was just checking something…” I giggled a bit.

“Hm?” she tilted her head. “What were you checking?”

“Well…” I whispered in her ear. “My cutie mark.”

“Ooohh… Oh!” Mom said but then looked a little confused. “Wait, you still have it? Where is it?”

“Well it’s… I’ll just show you in the room.” I giggled a bit.

“Uhhh… alright?” Mom said looking at me confused. Eventually not too long after we made it to our room and closed the door. “So where is it that you had to show me in private?”

“Well…” I quickly turn around and push my pants down again. I turned around to see her mouth wide open. “Mom?”

“I… uh… oh.” Mom said shaking her head. “So that’s where it was when I went there then… Wait then does that mean that the others have it too?” She stopped to think for a moment. “No nevermind… I don’t want to imagine it too much.”

I just pull my pants up again. “Should I show everyone else too?”

“I would wait until you get some sleep first…” We both looked at Spike who looked like he just passed out on his bed. Mom just giggled a bit. “He gets the idea… come on sweetie.” Mom says going into the bed with her wings open, waiting for me. I just got into the bed with her and she wrapped a wing around me. “Sweet dreams Crystal…”

“Goodnight Mom…” I smiled closing my eyes.

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I gasped opening my eyes. Looking around… I was back at the place that Mom had originally found me. “H-huh…?” I looked around in a panic. “Mom!? MOM!!” I just ran out crying looking frantically. “No! Don’t tell me that wasn’t real! Please!!” I kept running back and forth between the alley and the street. I started crying. “No… please I don’t wanna be alone again…” I just fell over in the alley crying with my eyes closed. “Please… Please…”

When I opened my eyes, everything was dark… black even. “H-hello?...” I said to myself. My voice just kept echoing through the darkness. “Is anyone there?... Am I really just by myself…?”

“She’s not a creature, and she’s a human being... I found her and I want to take care of her.” Mom’s voice echoed in the darkness.

“Please Miss. Sparkle! You MUST bring her back!” A male voice echoed right after.

“SHE WAS ALONE!” My moms voice yelled.

For a moment it was silent… I don’t understand… What’s going on?

“I didn’t know they let animals come to school…” This time it was Diamond Tiara’s voice I heard.

“All she deserves for a title is mangy, because that’s all she is, and that’s all she will be!”

“No!! You're NOT sorry!! All you do is say you're sorry, but then you just do the same thing again!! I'm sick of you bullying me like this! I didn't do anything to you! And I'm REALLY sick of you bullying my FRIENDS!!!" This time it was my own voice that I heard…

"Are you serious?? That was just a little buck!" from Diamond Tiara’s voice again.

"She isn't a pony though...!" from Cheerilee’s voice.

"She doesn't fit in! She will never fit in!!"

Suddenly without warning, there was a giant explosion that sounded… In the distance I could see Mom’s library… And it was on fire! “Mom!! Spike!!” I cried running toward the burning treehouse. But it just looked like it kept getting farther and farther… until I just fell through the floor screaming…

Suddenly my falling slowed down and I landed on a soft cloud. I could look up and see the night sky.

“You seem to be troubled.” A voice said from behind me… It was Princess Luna.

“Princess Luna…? Is that really you?” I said standing up on the cloud. “Is that really you or am I just dreaming…”

“Well this is a dream young one, but I really am here.” Luna said smiling at me before floating over to me on her cloud. “What seems to be troubling you Crystal?”

I just looked down and sighed. “I guess I was just having second thoughts about myself…”

Luna looked at me before pulling me close. “You fear that there are others that may still judge you, do you not?” I just nod in response. “Crystal… you have proved to everyone that you truly belong in Equestria along with everypony else… and you will never be alone again, I promise you.”

I just looked to the side for a moment. “I guess there is… one other thing that proves I belong here…”

“Hm?” Luna said looking at me. “And what’s that?”

“Well… I have a cutie mark now.”

Luna blinked and stared at me for a moment. “A…. cutie mark? But how?”

“Well… when me and Mom went to that other world, she changed into a person and I changed into a unicorn. Right before I left, my cutie mark appeared on my flank at the time.” I said slightly pulling my pants down. “Now it’s here.”

Luna just looked at it for a moment looking even more confused. “Isn’t that Twilight Sparkle’s cutie mark?... well for the most part it looks like it… This is very unusual. I have never seen any other creature other than ponies with a cutie mark… let alone the same one as another pony… I suppose the difference is the hearts surrounding it. I wonder what this means. A love for magic perhaps?”

I then stopped and remember something Mom said earlier…

“Together with the crown, they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, but it is a power you don't have the ability to control! The crown may be upon your head Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it; because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship!”

I looked back at Princess Luna. “Maybe it’s my love for friendship…”

Luna simply smiled at me and nodded. “That is a very strong possibility… and I can definitely see it.” Luna said before floating back in the distance. “Keep following that belief Crystal, and you will never doubt yourself again, I promise.”

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Eventually I woke up from that crazy dream… I was under Mom’s wing again. I just sighed in relief “Thank god… and thank you so much Princess Luna…” I look back at Mom’s sleeping face. “And most of all… thank you for being my mother…”

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Elsewhere in Equestria…

“Soon… Very soon… Those ponies will pay for trapping me in that prison for all these years… When the time is right. Every Earth Pony, Pegasus, and Unicorn… their power will be mine and mine alone. That includes you Celestia…”