Trip to the Castle
I woke up to sound of the birds, singing against my window, and yawned, as I climbed out of the bed. I, tiredly, make my way to the bathroom and splash my face, with water, to wake myself up. I found myself looking in the mirror as I slowly recall what happened last night.
I shake my head, slightly, with a smile. ’Of course that couldn’t have actually happened.’ I thought to myself, ’Princess Luna is over a thousand years old. There’s no way...’
I walk out the bathroom and my way downstairs. I stop at my bookstand, to see an unopened letter.
To my Faithful Student,
I appreciate you coming by, yesterday, and not freaking out (like my little sister thought you would). Hearing news like that isn’t always easy to keep your composure to. Apparently, the two of you also got along well afterwards, in the garden. I haven’t seen my sister smile like that for years. Whatever you’d like to do with this newfound information is up to you to announce. Just make sure you tell me when you made up your mind.
With care, Princess Celestia
P.S. Little warning, expect a letter from Luna every now and then. As a mother, checking up on her daughter is “vital.”
I reread the letter, atleast ten times, to make sure I’m reading it correctly. But my focus is on one sentence.
As a mother, checking up on her daughter is “vital.”
‘Daughter?’ I felt myself blink a few times. Why would Luna send a letter to me-
’I’m her daughter.’ The thought smacked against my head. I felt my heart stop for a moment as I completely remember what happened yesterday. I start to pace around.
’How am i going to explain something like that to anypony?! Even if I do say it, it’s not like anypony’s going to believe it! I can’t believe it. I’m sure the girls are going to ask what happened. How am I supposed to tell them about it. Ponies are basically terrified of Luna. What if they become scared of me? Alright, Twilight, stop. Stay calm. I’ll tell whenever I’m ready. Luna’s perfectly fine, no pony has no reason to be afraid of her. Everything’s fine.’
I close my eyes and take a breath, to calm myself, as I stop pacing. I look back at the letter. ’What about my parents and Shining Armor!?!’ I thought as I suddenly sit down on the floor.
“Uh, Twilight?” I hear a familiar, young voice say. I turn to see Spike by the stairs, staring at me with worry and confusion. “Are you okay?” He asks.
“I’m fine, Spike. I’m just thinking about something that happened yesterday.” I told him, as I stood up and used my magic to put away the letter on my stand.
“What did happen at the Castle? It must have been important.” I hear him ask, as I put my attention to the books in the library. “Hm? I guess it was important, in a way.” I say. Why am i trying to hide this from him? I’m sure it wouldn’t be a problem if I just told Spike at the moment.
Spike walked up next to me, looking at me with his guilt-tripping green eyes. “What did the Princess want to talk about?” I glance at the baby dragon a few times, before turning to him with a sigh. “That I’m Princess Luna’s daughter.” I say quiet enough for him to hear.
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”WHAT?!?!? YOU’RE PRINCESS LUNA’S D-” I put my hoof over his mouth, to quiet him down. “Shh, Spike, no pony can know about this, right now.” I say, in a shushed voice. He nodded, understanding the situation.
“But, is she really?” He asks, more quietly. “I’m not sure. She says so, but I’m not 100% sure myself.” I told him, hearing a knock. “But unless I’m completely sure, this is going to have to be between you and me.” She said, as she walked past him and towards the door.
Spike nodded. “How will you be sure?” He asked. Twilight stayed silent for a while. She wasn’t quite sure how. All she wanted was prove that it was true instead of words. She knows that Luna’s a good pony and Celestia would never lie (unless needed), but it still seems like a weird dream.
The daughter of a ‘princess?’ Much less a princess that was Nightmare Moon and was practically erased from time up until this point. It’s like a crazy prank, instead of a fact. ’How am I supposed to know if it’s true? The only thing that’s still around during a 1,000 years ago is the-‘
Twilight’s thoughts stopped as she looked at Spike. “The Castle of the Two Sisters, I can go there to see for myself.” She told him, opening the door.
“You don’t mind if we come along, right?” A familiar voice said. Twilight turned to see the two guards from before.
“What are you two doing here?” Twilight asked. “Not that I’m mad that you are, I’m just... curious.”
“We were sent here, by Princess Luna, to look after you for now on.” Blaze told her. Twilight blinked.
“For now on??” The two nodded. “I’m sorry but I don’t need any bodyguards.” Twilight said, almost bluntly, as she started to close the door. Sky Chaser stopped the action with his gray hoof.
“Well, Princess, that’s not your choice.” He told her, bluntly. “We’re following Princess Luna’s orders of making sure you don’t do anything that can hurt yourself, so basically anything stupid.” Twilight huffed, by his attitude and remark.
“I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.” She told the two guards. Blaze smiled gently, at the element of magic.
“Of course you are. As an element of harmony, ‘safe’ isn’t really in your dictionary. But we’re just following our orders. So why don’t we do this? We will only get in the way if you are in major trouble.” He suggested to her.
Twilight thought for a moment and nodded. “It sounds like a plan.” Blaze smiled, whiled Sky Chaser grunted.
’I guess that’s out the way, now-‘ “If you don’t mind, I’m going to the old Castle of the Two Sisters.” Twilight said, as she walked past them, getting her saddle bag. Spike followed her after he closed the door to their library house.
“I’ll tag along, just in case.” Blaze said. He turned to his partner and told him to stay and guard the house. Sky Chaser nodded and stayed put, as he watched the three head to the Everfree Forest.
Even though we entered the Forest a few minutes ago, i couldn’t help but huff at my current situation.
’I just can’t believe she gave me two guards to look after me. I’m an Element of Harmony, perfectly capable of taking care of myself! Sure, some stuff was out of my control for a while, like Chrysalis, but I managed it and worked it out in the end. I don’t need a bodyguard.’
I shook my head and took a breath. You know what, I’m sure there’s a good reason to this. A perfectly good explanation. That she will probably tell me when she writes to me. So I’ll just let it go for now and continue looking for the castle.
“Hey, Twilight, is that the castle over there?” Spike asked, knocking me out of my thoughts. I turned to the direction he was pointing to and saw the old castle. I nodded at him with a smile.
“Yeah, that’s it. Good eye, Spike.” I told him, putting him on my back as we went towards it. It’s been a while since I’ve came here. It would be nice to explore more, maybe find a library, but for now I’ll focus on the plan ahead.
Me and Blaze separated to find anything that could help, downstairs. He went left while I went right. So far, I found the ballroom, kitchen, and the armory. Time to go upstairs. When I went up stairs, we were greeted by a dark, long hallway. I used my magic as a light, as I walked down it.
Soon we found rooms, there was a big room. Spacious and clean. Almost like someone keeps it clean. Doesn’t look like a place for Celestia. It was like a room for parents. Weird.
Next, was Celestia’s room. As dark as the castle was, her room was still bright. Sure, there were a few torn up places and the paint was peeling. But overall it was still in a nice condition. Sounds like her.
I felt my heart pounding as I went into the next room, her room. I walked inside and looked around. Out of everything in the castle, this room was the messiest. Almost like there was a fight in here. The paint of the walls here were peeling and had marks and dents. I wonder what happened. The bed was nearly made, but her pillow was torn and ripped.
As I was walking by a wall, I felt something crack under my hoof and looked down. I saw an old and dusty picture frame on the ground. I picked it up and blew away the dust.
It was a picture of Luna and Celestia when they were younger. Luna looked like she did when we saved her. From her short light indigo hair to her height. Celestia definitely looked different from now. Her hair was a light cotton candy pink. As short as her sisters. The crowns on their heads were bigger than the ones now.
I felt Spike looking at the picture as well. “They look so happy. I wonder what happened.” He said, his voice curious as ever. I nod in agreement as I put the picture on a nearby counter.
As I turned to leave, i saw something that caught my eye. An extra room? There was an open door in front of Luna’s old bed. I went in, my heart pounding harder. The room was neat and clean as well. Almost like nothing happened to it.
In the middle of the room was an ivory crib. In the corner there were various toys and bottles. This place... it’s definitely nostalgic. This must be the place she kept me. There was a small cabinet against the wall. On it there was book. I looked inside, to see crossed out names. One was circled in red. “Twilight..” I read aloud. Next to the book was a small sewing kit and cotton. I wonder what she made.
“Well, does any of this help, Twilight?” I heard Spike say. I didn’t even realize he got off my back, to look around for himself. I walked around the room, once more, looking and scanning for anything else.
“I don’t know, it does feel familiar though. Almost calming.” I told him. I looked at the crib again. I rub my hoof against it. It’s in a perfect condition. Like it was designed to never age. My eyes twitch as I hear sudden music playing from the corner.
I turned to see Spike with a box. Or was with a box. He dropped it in surprise, luckily I catcher it before it hit the ground. The melody sounds so familiar. It’s enchanting, yet almost scary. “I’m sure I’ve heard this before.” I mumble to myself, “maybe in a dream or something?”
Flashback Time!!
Luna held me in her arms, not wanting to let me go. She looked almost scared, as tears formed in her eyes. I reached my small hoof up to her face as I felt my mouth open to say something.
“Don cri, mama” I told her. She looked at me surprised, but smiled a bright smile. She used one of her hoofs to wipe away the tears.
“Don’t worry, my little star. I’m not going to.” She said as she hugged me more tightly before putting me in my bed. I closed my eyes, as she went over to the side of the room, all while humming a calming song.
Flashback End!
My eyes shot open as I looked around the room, to see nopony but Spike inside. ’What was that? A memory??’
I rubbed my head and shook off the nostalgic feeling as I closed the music box and put it inside my bag. I put Spike on my back, ignoring his protests, and left the whole room completely. Before I left, I took something else. A book that was on Luna’s bed. It might help.
I went back downstairs and saw Blaze standing at the entrance, where we agreed to meet again. “Did you find anything?” I asked him. He shook his head.
“Only the council room and the library.” He told me. I felt my heart pound with giddy, hearing the library being found. Now I know where to go when I come back.
“Okay, then let’s go back to Ponyville.” I told him. He nodded and walked along beside me. It was best to leave the Everfree Forest before it got too dark.
When we got back, we saw Sky Chaser standing in the same place. The only new thing was the Cutie Mark Crusaders mimicking him. Probably thinking they could get a cutie mark by trying to be a guard.
I smiled at the three fillies. “What are you girls up to?” I asked them, when we got close enough. They smiled at me.
“We’re just copying him to get our guard cutie marks!” Scootalo said.
“Yeah, we were asking him what he was doing and he said he was guarding the house, so we’re doing the samething!” Sweetie Bell explained, proudly.
“Eyep! Since our other plans today didn’t work we tried this.” Apple bloom said.
I chuckled at the girls. “Well, I’m sure you three did a great job. Now, why don’t you three go home before it gets late. I’m sure you’re sisters are worried about you.” I told them. They nodded and trotted off.
“Thank Celestia.” I heard Sky Chaser mumble. I turned to see his face look relieved. Interesting.
I turned to Blaze and thanked him for the help and told them they could come inside if they wanted. The both of them shooked their heads and said it was better for them to stay outside. I nodded, understanding and went inside with Spike.
Before we went to bed I gave Spike some gems for dinner and placed the stuff in the bag upstairs by my bed. I’ll look more into it later.
I thought about the memory I had in the castle. It’s weird to remember that far back, but it helped. For now, me being Luna’s daughter is more believable.
But what about the parents I have now? What would they say??