There’s no way...
Twilight looked at the Princess, shocked and confused. She couldn’t believe the words that came out of Celestia’s mouth. There’s no way she could. “This is a prank, right? Because there is no way I can be her daughter.” She asked, using all her strength to put a smile on her face without freaking out.
Celestia looked at her student with care. “I’m afraid not, Twilight. This is no prank. I’m not exactly sure how to prove it, at this moment, you just have to trust me.” She said, her voice soft and calm. Luna stayed silent, afraid to speak after seeing her ‘daughter’s’ reaction.
Twilight turned her attention to Luna, with a questionable look. “What do you think? You haven’t said anything this whole time.” She asked her ‘mother’, her voice quivering. Not out of fear, of course.
Truths be told, Luna wasn’t exactly sure herself. The pony princess was just told about it. In fact, she found it unbelievable herself. The mare, the element of magic and her sister’s prized student, that saved her is her daughter? It seemed more like a fantasy than reality. Luna climbed out of her chair, walked over to Twilight and circled around her.
Twilight looked at Luna, confused. She was relived but also scared. She knew what Luna was doing. Luna was checking her, with her mother’s instinct. Only a mother would know for sure if a child is their own. While Luna was doing that, Twilight had thoughts flooding through her head.
‘Okay, this has been a weird day so far. Got a letter from Celestia early in the morning, basically freaked out about why (and I will admit, I did check if I sent my letters..twice), met two strange guards when I got off the train, apparently I’m supposed to be the daughter of Princess Luna, and now I feel like I need to have a talk with my mother!- or adopted mother? Ugh! What would I say anyway? “Hey, apparently I’m not your actual daughter! So, what’s the deal with that?! Also what’s for dinner??” It’s crazy! This is absolutely crazy! There’s no way Princess Luna can actually be my mother. Sure, she seems like a nice pony and really great to be around but still-’ Her thoughts were interrupted by the Moon Princesses face suddenly appearing in front of her.
Luna was looking at her facial features for any memory sparks. It has been over 1,000 years since she seen her daughter after all. Her “investigation” stopped as soon as she saw her eyes. She stared into Twilight’s purple eyes, making Twilight uncomfortable. Luna sensed her uncomfortableness and backed away from her.
After a while, Luna turned towards the door, of the throne room. She turned her head towards Twilight. “Come, Twilight Sparkle. I will tell you what I know.” She told her, before turning back walking out the throne room. Twilight looked back at Celestia before following Luna.
The walk was quiet, as they made their way to the royal garden. The air around the two was tense and awkward, you could almost feel throughout the whole castle. When they got to the garden, Luna sat down on a bench and motioned Twilight to sit next to her. Twilight was hesitant but sat down by the moon goddess.
For a few minutes, nopony said anything. You could only hear the sounds of nature. Honestly, the silence made Twilight extremely nervous. Until, “The garden is beautiful, isn’t it? I come here often whenever I want to be alone with my thoughts.” Luna said, suddenly almost making Twilight jump. Twilight was silent but nodded as she looked around the garden. Luna sighed, slightly.
“I’m going to be completely honest with you, Twilight. I don’t know about you being my daughter, myself. I didn’t even know my daughter was alive. After all, I thought my daughter died years ago. I did tell Celestia that I wanted to see her. But, I didn’t think it would be you.” She told Twilight, staring off in the distance. “This shocks me just as much as it does you.”
Twilight looked at Luna. “Do you think it’s true? Since you had a closer look??” She asked the princess, quietly. It took a few minutes for her to answer, making Twilight more nervous
“From what i can see and feel. You have a similar aura and facial expressions.” She explained, glancing at Twilight. “But, You’re eyes. It has the same spark I always saw whenever I looked into the eyes of my daughter.”
Twilight looked at Luna. “So, what you’re saying is... it’s true..” She said. Luna nodded, hesitantly. Unsure of what to say, Twilight just looked up at the sky and sighed.
“I’m so sorry, for you to find out like this, Twilight Sparkle. I completely understand if you’re angry at me. I do deserve it, after all.” Luna said, her ears pressed against her head. “I’m not angry.” Twilight said, quietly, making Luna look at her. “What?”
“I said, I’m not angry at you. I’m shocked, yes. But there’s no reason for me to be mad at you. You didn’t know until now. I’m more shocked and confused than anything, right now.” Twilight told her with a smile. The smile made Luna calm down as she smiled with her lost daughter.
“There is a few things I’d like to ask, though.” Twilight said. “Go ahead and ask. I’ll try my best to answer as many as I can.” Luna told her, with a reassuring nod.
“Well, first off, you mentioned a spark. What did you mean by that exactly?” She asked her mother, tilting her head slightly. Luna smiled at the question. “I remember the day you first opened your eyes and seeing a star twinkle in them, like a spark. It would just show up when you find something or just really happy. Though, I don’t know how it appears now.” She answered.
“Did you have a name for me, before mine now?” Twilight asked, again. Luna took a while to answer but told her she didn’t come up with a full name that she thought fitted her. “Sparkle was all I had at the moment. But Twilight is a good name for you. It’s way better than anything I thought of.” Luna told her, with a nervous smile.
“Okay, you don’t have to answer this one if you don’t want to but, who’s my father?” That’s when the air turned a little tense. Luna stayed silent as she looked beyond the horizon.
“All I can say is that I cannot tell you, right now. But, according to all the stories my sister has told me about you, you do have your father’s thirst for knowledge. Hopefully it can be satisfied, unlike his.” Luna said, whispering the last part so Twilight wouldn’t hear.
The air around them stayed tense for a while before Twilight asked one last question. “What's with the guards? It seems a little overprotective to do that, don’t you think?” Luna looked at her. “Well, I am a mother and as a mother I would like my daughter to be safe.” She said in a stern-like voice.
“If you don’t like it then they can go with you on your way back to PonyVille.” Luna told her with a small smirk. “What?!” Twilight screeched. Her response made Luna burst out laughing, making Twilight join. After a few seconds everything and everypony calmed down.
“So, this makes me a princess...” Twilight said, to no one in particular. Luna looked at her daughter’s face to see worry. “It does make you a princess, but we can keep this to ourselves if you want to.” Luna told her. “It would be best that way.” Twilight nodded, to show she understood.
The rest of the day was spent by the two of them sitting together in the garden, enjoying each other’s company.
’This has been an interesting day, Celestia calls me to the castle to “talk”, I meet two weird guards that took me to the castle, and i find out I’m the Daughter of Princess Luna. How am I going to explain this to the family I have now? I don’t want to be treated differently so maybe I should keep it to myself until I figure out how to get use to this.’ I think to myself as I get back on the train.
“This has been a weird but cool day. I wonder how this is going to effect my future to my friends, family and as an Element of Harmony.” I mumble to myself. I look out the window to see the moon coming up. I smile at the change of scenery and stick my gaze on the moon. “I’m sure it’ll be fine.”
That’s what I thought. But I didn’t expect how much this actually changed my life...