With a resounding clang of the doors to Celestia’s study were flung wide open and in strode Twilight and Rainbow. Celestia turned her attention from her rampant thoughts towards the room’s two new occupants who were making their way towards the center of the room. Celestia did her best to give a warm motherly smile as she greeted the two she and Luna had most wanted to see.
“Twilight and Rainbow Dash welcome please take a seat; before we get started would either of you care for any refreshments?” Celestia asked the two obviously trying to buy time so that she can figure out how she was going to start this difficult conversation.
Luna had taken notice of her sister’s plight and opted to press the issue as to not let her sister give up just when she come this close. So, Luna thought it best to start the conversation that Celestia was clearly having trouble starting.
“I’ve been hearing a rumor going around the castle is it true that the two of you were adopted?” Luna asked knowing all too well the answer to her question.
The suddenness of the lunar alicorn’s question came as shock to both Twilight and Rainbow Dash, they both knew this was true about themselves however they didn’t know the same could be said for each other. As the pair stared into each other’s’ eyes in utter surprise, Celestia’s voice managed to pull them out of the torrent of questions flooding their minds.
“Well um… yes thank you for that Lulu.” Celestia said with surprise at the suddenness off her sister’s question.
This made all the pain of having to wait here with Celestia for four agonizingly long hours’ worth its weight in gold.
“Your quite welcome Tia, just doing whatever I can to help.” Luna responded with a hint of sarcasm this made Celestia inwardly question as to why she had requested that Luna be present for this discussion.
But no thanks to that question of Luna’s Celestia had to choose between doing this herself or have Luna do it instead, with a sorrowful sigh Celestia knew what she need to do she could only hope that Twilight and Rainbow Dash be able to understand.
“Sorry princesses but what does my and Rainbow’s adoption have to do with way you summoned us to the castle?” Twilight huffed letting a tinge of annoyance slip thought.
When the royal sisters noticed this, they exchanged looks each silently encouraging the other for what was to be the hardest conversation either has ever had to preformed during their two-thousand-year rule of Equestria. Celestia finally picked up the album that still lay upon the desk with her magic and with a heavy sigh she finally spoke.
“Very well Twilight, but to understand what I’m about to tell you both you’ll need to take a look at this book.” Celestia finished and handed the book to Twilight who caught it in her own lavender colored magic.
Just like that the flood gates had opened and Celestia was left unable to utter a single word outside of some muffled sob’s, After gently wrapping a caring wing around her sister Luna took over the conversation in her sister’s stead.
“I’m sorry you two but this is just hard on our sister right now, but the answers you seek are on page twenty-eight of the album just look at the first picture on the page then all shall be much clearer.” Luna explained while trying to comfort her distraught sister. Twilight lifted the album towards her and Rainbow Dash with her magic, after taking a few seconds to find the page Princess Luna had told them to look for Twilight had almost nearly missed it. But the image that greeted them was more shocking than they could have predicted.
It was a picture of two alicorn fillies being held in Princess Celestia’s hooves one of the two had a lavender coat and a purple mane with a pink and purple stripe running down the center of her mane and tail while the other had a cyan coat with a much messier rainbow-colored mane and tail. After taking the picture out for a closer inspection Twilight noticed that Written on the back were just a few words which left them with more questions than they had answers to. (Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash with loving mother Princess Celestia born August 3rd at 19:54pm.)
“What is the meaning of this!” Rainbow screamed at the two alicorns, Which caused Celestia to only get out a few words out before she completely broke down… “I’m sorry.” Once the words had left Celestia’s muzzle Rainbow turned towards Twilight to see what her reaction was to this startling revelation. But Twilight had already run out of the room going towards the one place she knew of to try to make sense of all this the home of her adopted parents Night Light and Twilight Velvet.
The Light family house just a few minutes ago.
Night Light and Twilight Velvet had just gotten home from there resent trip to visit Shining Armor, Cadance and their grand foal Flurry Heart in the Crystal empire. Twilight Velvet was a light gray mare with a to tone white and purple mane and tail with three purple stars for a cutie mark her husband on the other hoof was a tall light blue stallion with a dark blue mane and tail with a crescent moon inside a crescent moon for his cutie mark. “nighty being able to see our son and his family is great and all, but I just wish they lived closer to us.” Velvet proclaimed to her husband.
This made Night Light chuckle in amusement, after setting his wife’s and his bags down next to their bed he came up alongside his wife with a sly grin etched onto his face. “I agree but you know as well as I that Shinny and Cadance are the rulers of an entire nation they can’t just drop everything and move to Canterlot, who would take care of the Crystal empire in their stead?”
Velvet held her head down in shame but just as she was about to agree with the point her husband had made there were three loud knocks on the front door. “Huh I wonder who that could are you expecting any pony Nighty?”
Night Light was only to respond to his wife’s question by shaking his head from left to right with a look or confusion on his face. Velvet went to the door to see who it could be, when she opened the door she was great by Rainbow Dash holding the crying form of her adoptive daughter with a look that screamed (Twilight and I need your help right now) with no room for argument. Without a single word spoken between the two mares Velvet guided the both of them inside of the house.