//------------------------------// // Everypony Misses Twilight // Story: Renew // by lorettafox //------------------------------// The mysterious pony quietly followed the newly married couple and daughter to watch how they were acting. "How can these ponies not notice who he is? Why aren't they trying to stop him?" the pony asked herself. "Apple Sweet! You idiot! He must have placed a disguising spell on him and those two ponies that seem to follow him everywhere!" she whispered. Apple Sweet kept her view of the family while still remaining undetected. The family walked into a small restaurant to grab a bite to eat and a chance to relax their minds after what had all happened today. Apple Sweet stayed outside the place and looked through a window which also happened to be open so she could hear what they were all saying. "I can't believe all that's happened today. I find out I'm pregnant, then meet you Screwball, and then get married! Can you say one chaotic day?" Twilight joked. "That's chaos for you, Mommy. You never know what's gonna happen when you're with it especially since Daddy controls it!" Screwball smiled with her hooves moving everywhere. "That's true." Twilight let out a small giggle. "So, now that we're married with a daughter now to support, what are we gonna do now?" "Perhaps we should do something a bit fun." Discord suggested. "I haven't really caused any chaos ever since you've freed me." "Wait?" Twilight said with a hoof in the air. "What kind of chaos exactly?" "Oh, just the basics. Cotton candy clouds, giant apples, maybe change the sun and moon every so often." Discord smirked. "If you do that, Celestia going to think I lied to her when I said you changed." "I have, my dear. I no longer care for ruling Equestria as that comes with caring about my subjects and dealing with their problems, which would take time away from creating more wonderful chaos. I never said I would stop with my chaos." "I have no problem with your chaos and you know that, but could you keep it at a minimum please? And for Celestia's sake, don't go raising the sun and moon for your own amusement! You're gonna drive everypony's sleeping cycles out of whack!" Discord looked at his lion's paw to show his boredom of Twilight's nagging. "Could you possibly be anymore naggier? Next you'll be wanting me to convert into harmony and stop chaos completely." "That would be horrible!" Screwball said in disgust. "Daddy not causing any chaos? What world would we be living in then?" "Right, Screwy. What world would we be living in?" Discord agreed. "A crazy world as I know with harmony comes chaos. If you remove one from the mix, the balance goes out the door." Apple Sweet, overhearing twilight's last comment, stuck out her tongue in disgust. "Yeah, right. If you remove chaos, then harmony would rule completely over this land. It could if he no longer existed." "That's why Daddy creates his chaos and Celestia creates her harmony magic stuff." Screwball spoke. "It keeps balance...right?" Celestia? The name rang through Apple Sweet's mind. After being awoken from her sleep that was supposed to be for an eternity, she had heard ponies saying how great this Princess Celestia was. She had to be the current ruler of Equestria now. That meant Discord no longer ruled the place. Then again, it was easy to tell as chaos wasn't running rampant everywhere. She had to find and inform Princess Celestia was free again and must be stopped! Apple Sweet immediately ran away from the restaurant and trotted towards the nearest library she could find, hoping it had information on Celestia's location. ------------------------------------------------------------- Princess Celestia and Luna were both in the dining room, both enjoying an early afternoon tea session with some scones to go along with their tea. Celestia looked up out the window as she took another sip of her tea. "I do hope she gets my letter. I want to make everything up to her and Discord." Celestia spoke as she took another sip of tea. "She will, sister. We know she'll receive your letter." Luna said. "Luna, you're slipping into using the royal we again." Celestia giggled. "We-I'm sorry. It's still hard for me to speak normally even after being here two years. A bad habit that takes effort and time to break." "It's alright, sister. These things do take quite some time." Celestia said as she sipped her tea once more as a magical burst came through the window. Out of the magical burst appeared another scroll. Celestia placed her tea on the table and quickly opened up the scroll to read it contents. Her eyes ran across the scroll as she took in the words that were written on it. Her student...was now married? To the spirit of chaos and disharmony? "Sister? Sister, is something wrong?" Luna looked as Celestia had frozen her face with a lower jaw opened slightly. "She's married. She's married." Celestia muttered out. "Married? Twilight's married? To whom?" "Discord. She's gone and married Discord." "What! is that even allowed? A pony to marry a creature not of pony origin?" "It doesn't say in the laws that it can't be done. A pony can marry whoever they wish." Celestia said as she gave the letter to Luna. "Read the letter." Luna took hold of the letter and read it's contents. "A simple apology will not do? What else could you possibly do, Tia?" "Something that would prove I am truly sorry to the both of them. Like casting a powerful spell that would grant them something." "But didn't you cast a spell on Twilight Sparkle that gave her more power in order for her to free him in the first place?" Celestia's head snapped up in realization. That was true. She did cast a spell on Twilight over a month and a half ago to give her more power. How could she have forgotten? Though, it was under Discord's doing that she did it, but she understood that he wanted to be with Twilight after all. "I had forgotten all about that? I casted it so she could free him. That's how she gained the crown, necklace, and shoes she now has in her possession." "Maybe you should write a letter back to her telling her how you gave her power in order to have him freed in the first place." "She said a simple apology wouldn't do, Luna. I just want to see my student again as I do miss her." Celestia said as tears formed in her eyes. "I just want her back in Canterlot for a little bit and then have her be back in Ponyville, where she belongs." At that moment, Spike walked into the dining room hoping to grab a bite to eat when he overheard Celestia's last comment about wanting Twilight to come home and how a simple apology. "Ummm...excuse me, Princess Celestia?" Spike asked weakly. Celestia turned her head to see Spike standing there. "Y-Yes Spike? How can I help you?" "Well, I walked in to get something to eat when I couldn't help but overhear how you miss Twilight and a simple apology wouldn't do. Maybe I could suggest something?" Spike offered. Celestia looked at him with divine interest, willing to listen to anything that could get her student back and to forgive her for what she did. "What do you have in mind, Spike?" "Perhaps you need to inform Twilight of all that you did for her and explain in detail why you did what you did that night at the hotel. If you explain all the good things you did for her, perhaps she can come out of hiding." Spike suggested. "Just like what you said, Luna." Celestia said as she looked at her sister, who gave her a warm smile. "I know you need Twilight, back, Tia. She means alot to you and I can't let my sister suffer." Luna spoke in an almost motherly tone. "Spike, could you take a letter for me?" Celestia asked as Spike smiled happily at her. "Sure thing, Princess..." --------------------------------------------------------- Apple Sweet's eyes were glued to a book entitled 'The History of Equestria.' It revealed to her all that had happened while she was asleep under that spell. It revealed Nightmare Moon and how the princesses defeated Discord and sealed him up again in stone. "The Elements of Harmony defeated him before but they failed to hold him. Twice! There must be a more powerful form of magic to get rid of him and those two little followers of his too..." Apple Sweet muttered as her magic swept through the pages. ----------------------------------------------------------- Shining Armor and Princess Cadence were walking through the palace when they passed the dining room where Celestia and Luna were talking. "Discord. She's gone and married Discord." Celestia spoke. The couple opened their eyes in shock as they made their way past the dining room before they stopped to talk about what they just heard. "Did Celestia just say what I thought she just said?" Shining asked in surprise. "Yes, I heard it too, Shiny. Twilight has gone and married Discord." Cadence replied. "She's gone and married the spirit of chaos. That's alot to take in..." Shining spoke as he felt like his hooves were going to give weight any moment now. "I know it's a reality shock but..." Cadence said with the same emotion Shining had. "...you must remember that they do love each other. Especially if I'm saying it being the Princess of Love and all." "I know, I know but why didn't she send us a letter informing us about this?" "It may have been too much of a shock." "Well, it's already too late for shocking me. I'm completely shocked. I wish Twilly had just sent us a letter personally telling us about it..." Shining spoke as his tone switched to a sad one. "I wish she would at least come back to Canterlot. I really miss her and I want to have a heart to heart talk with her about Discord." "As do I, Shiny. But until she forgives Celestia, they're going to stay in hiding from her as Twilight probably afraid Celestia is going to try something again." "I don't think she would." Shining informed. "What do you mean?" Cadence asked with her head tilted. "I've been around the princesses more on duty these last few weeks and I keep overhearing Celestia saying how she misses Twilly and regrets what she has done." "That would explain why she has been rather sad lately. I should have recognized a broken heart when I saw it in front of me." she placed her hoof to her chin showing that she was thinking of something. "Maybe if Celestia apologizes to Twilight, she'll come back." "Not that easy. Twilight won't accept a simple apology after something like that happened. Trust me, I grew up with her. I know how her personality works." "There has to be something she can do. She really does miss Twilight." ---------------------------------------------------- Pinkie Pie was at Sugarcube Corner whipping up some cookies like she made been doing everyday for the last several weeks. Ever since Twilight went into hiding with Discord, she had lost her will to party since it wouldn't be any fun if one of her bestest friends wasn't there to join her. In order to keep her mind off her own sadness, she had resorted to baking all different types of cookies. All of the batches she had been baking were delicious and she wanted to share them with all her friends, but she kept on remembering how Twilight wasn't here, so she ended up eating most of the batches herself, expect when one of her other friends came in, she gave them some as well. Pinkie had glove mittens on her forehooves and pulled out a warm tray of rainbow colored cookies out of the oven. "Oh boy! Zapple cookies! Everypony is sure going to love these once they've cooled! Especially Dashie!" Pinkie set the tray of cookies on a rack to cool along with the two other batches of Zapple cookies that were now cool. Pinkie smiled happily at her cookies. "My friends are sure gonna love all these cookies I baked them! We can have a big cookie eating party and..." Pinkie spoke before remembering once more that Twilight was in hiding with Discord. "That's right. Twilight's not here, so she can't be at the party. I'm not throwing a party without knowing where my best friend is. What am I going to do with all these cookies?" As if her hoof was answering her question, it grabbed a cool Zapple cookie and stuffed it into her mouth. Pinkie began to grab several of the cookies and stuff them into her mouth. At the moment Pinkie was stuffing her face, Rarity and Rainbow Dash walked into the bakery to check on how Pinkie was holding up. That had to make sure she didn't do anything like the time with her birthday party. "Pinkie Pie, dear? How are you doing?" Rarity asked, causing Pinkie to turn around. "I'm alright." Pinkie spoke with a small smile. "I made some cookies! You guys want some? They're Zapple cookies!" Rainbow smiled at Pinkie. "Sure thing!" she walked over and grabbed two of the cookies with her wings. "Rainbow colored cookies? Zapples never cease to amaze me with their uses." she spoke as she stuffed the cookies into her mouth. "They are delicious, dear." Rarity said as she swallowed one down. "But you need to stop baking so many cookies, dear. All of these can't be good for you." "B-But, what else am I supposed to do?" Pinkie asked. "We're all heading to Canterlot and we came to pick you up." Rarity informed. "Canterlot? What's in Canterlot?" asked Pinkie. "The Princess. Perhaps if we can write a letter with her, it could bring Twilight back." replied Rainbow. "R-Really? It can be that easy?" Pinkie asked. "I'm not so sure, dear, but we won't know unless we try. Now come along dear, we must get the others." Rarity explained.