//------------------------------// // Adora's Future in Equestria // Story: The Fifth Princess // by Omegathyst //------------------------------// Adora was in the Canterlot castle again, where she stood before Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight. Off to the side was some white unicorn stallion with a blue mane, holding a light pink alicorn foal. I never saw that unicorn and foal during the attack, where were they this whole time? "Adora, former Force Captain of the Horde." Celestia spoke. "You invaded Canterlot and stole magic from all of the princesses, and captured one of the ponies dearest to me." Twilight blushed, but didn't say anything. "You have a power that none of us have witnessed before: an earth pony that can transform into an alicorn with a sword." Celestia explained. "We don't know where this sword came from, but you will never have it ever again." "I think that alone is fair punishment." Luna added. Adora restrained herself from crying. She was beautiful and powerful with that sword! And now she would always be the earth pony that committed crime against Equestria, nothing more or nothing less. "Adora, you don't need that sword to be the best version of yourself." Twilight told her. "You should come to Ponyville, where everyone loves you as you are." "I don't know about that, Twi." Celestia whispered. "Maybe one day she can be there, but tensions are too high right now. She-" "Mom?" Adora froze when she saw the owner of that voice, a lavender alicorn mare with a long curly light pink mane and tail that sparkled. She wore a long blue cape that had a blue diamond at the neck part over her chest, and she had bright purple eyes. "Princess Glimmer, what did I tell you about walking in during important meetings like this!" Celestia scolded her daughter. "My other Mom said it was okay if I listened, it'll be important for when I attend to princess duties one day!" Glimmer insisted. Adora tilted her head. Other Mom? "I may have said that, but you shouldn't interrupt, Glim." Twilight left her spot next to Celestia and wrapped her wing around her daughter. Adora felt her mind spinning; in her plan to capture all the Princesses, she never heard of a fifth princess. And this one was the daughter of Princesses Celestia and Twilight! How was that possible? "Excuse my manners, this is Princess Glimmer, my daughter with Princess Twilight." Celestia explained to Adora. "We used a potion so we could reproduce, and Twilight carried my baby to full term." "Looks like your wife's factual explanations have rubbed off on you." Luna snickered. Wife? But like her parents, Princess Glimmer had soft pastel colors that made her beautiful, and a light in her eyes that Adora never saw in any creature at the Horde. A few moments passed before Glimmer stopped looking at her mother and looked at Adora, running towards her till their muzzles were close. Adora blushed, stepping back. "Who's this, Mom?" Glimmer asked. "This is one of the ponies you had to hide from." Celestia admitted. "She's no longer part of the Horde, but we don't know if she is to be trusted. She froze me and went after your other mother." Twilight glanced at Celestia, and Glimmer took one step back, still looking at Adora. Adora's heart was beating, no one was talking. Words, don't fail me now! "H-Hi." Adora grinned. "I'm, uh, sorry that I did all of that. Very rude of me. My name's Adora." Top-notch introduction, Adora. "Can we keep her?" Glimmer asked. "After all, if you don't trust her in Ponyville, where else is she supposed to go? She should stay in the castle with me and Bow!" "I suppose there's no problem with that." Celestia decided. "Yeah!" Glimmer stretched out her right wing, pulling Adora in for a clumsy embrace. "You're going to love it here! Mom makes the best pancakes every morning, and Auntie Luna always makes sure I have great dreams! And..." Glimmer stopped tapping the ground with her hooves, looking at Twilight. "...You'll still be going back to Ponyville, huh." "I'm sorry, Glim." Twilight stepped forward and pressed her muzzle to her daughter's. "My castle and my best friends are there, but you can come there next week! And, I could talk to your mother about bringing Adora to Ponyville." Glimmer grinned, pulling away from Twilight to rest her head on her other mother's mane. Adora felt the warm fuzziness reach to her, leaving her with a longing for what was missing from her life for so long... Love. Twilight eventually separated from her daughter and left the castle, where Glimmer would gallop down the hallways leading to her room. Adora followed at the same speed, embracing the wind flowing through her hair. Glimmer opened a door with her magic, leading to a very big room that had beds high enough for a winged-creature to reach. In the corner of the room, there was a bulky and brown earth stallion with a black mane sleeping in a pile of pillows. Glimmer used her magic to lift one of the pillows and hit the stallion in the face. "Plfh!" The stallion grunted, eyes still closed. "Glimmer, I was trying to take a nap!" "Sorry!" Glimmer grinned. "I wanted to introduce you to our new roommate, Adora! Adora, this is my best friend and personal bodyguard, Bow." Bow's eyes flickered wide open. "Oh, where did she come from?" Bow asked. "She was being manipulated by the Horde." Glimmer explained. "Mom was so brave to get her out of that situation, she's safe here now." Bow blinked. "I hope we could be good friends." Adora gave a lop-sided smile, her mind on another plane. Bow slowly stood up. "I don't think we could be good friends." "Oh, I-" Before Adora could apologize, Bow leaped out of the pillows and nearly tackled Adora, wrapping his hooves around her in a hug. "I think we're going to be great friends!" Glimmer giggled as she wrapped both Adora and Bow in a hug with her wings. The warm fuzziness Adora felt earlier paled in comparison to now, that warmth was a fire to protect these ponies fiercely, to never leave their side. Adora looked into Glimmer's eyes, and knew that a much better future was here with her.