Celestial Origins

by Dark Vessel


Chapter 3: Changes

Celestia soon awoke with a groan, her eyes slowly parting before she froze in place and widened her eyes - she found herself laying on the ground, in a huge crater. 'How... How am I alive? How is nothing broken!?' she thought in disbelief, slowly standing up and feeling no pain from it, as she muttered "I guess the spirit was right about being eternal... This crash would have killed anypony else" before gasping as she heard two familiar groans, turning her attention to her sisters with worry as she cursed herself for forgetting about them - turning to face them before blinking in shock.

Faust looked much the same, but Luna's mane swayed in an ethereal breeze, stars glinting in it - Luna looking over herself in just as much shock as Celestia, before she gasped and focused in on Celestia, stating "Y-Your mane..." - the eldest sister blinked, moving a hoof to bring some of her own mane into view, before yelping with a gasp as it moved under her grasp - her eyes widening as she saw its now multi-hued, sparkling coloration before she looked to Luna, stating "And yours...", Luna going through a similar motion.

Celestia looked over to Faust, who was, worryingly, not reacting at all - simply staring off into the middle-distance with a look of disbelief. The instant she thought to ask her if she was ok, Faust blinked before stating "O-Oh! Yes, i'm ok... Just... Wow... And, yes to what you're about to ask, Luna, but it wasn't a void. It was solid..", her voice wavering lightly as Luna blinked in confusion, before she stated "...What?", to which Faust gave a 'go on' motion and Luna blinked, before stating slowly "I... Can't believe we aren't hurt...", pausing before stating "Did you go into a void as well? Get told you were eternal or something?", looking at Celestia before her gaze slowly shifted to Faust in understanding.

Celestia paused before stating "Yes... There was light everywhere...", as Luna frowned in response and replied "Mine... Was pitch-black..", as Faust immediately blinked and stated "...Oh! Just saw ahead. You... Wow..." shaking her head "It... Looks like we each received powers from wherever we went.", pausing as she looked around for a few moments before stating breathlessly "...The world changes with every move I make..."

Celestia and Luna exchanged confused glances, before looking to Faust as the red-maned filly stated "I... Can see the future. And the past. And every single possible outcome depending on whatever actions I take..." she shook her head "It's... Incredible... Sometimes scary, but... Incredible..." - the two sisters glanced between each other in worry, as Faust sighed "Yes, you don't fully believe me... Look, think of any number, i'll guess it before you say it every time..."

Celestia and Luna frowned, but nodded, as Faust quickly began 'guessing' - within 4 correct guesses, they were in disbelief, within 10 they were somewhat believing it. After 20, Faust grinned just as Celestia was about to admit defeat, the red-maned filly exclaiming "I know! It's incredible! And so cool!", blinking before she grimaced and muttered "...Going to need to make some changes there... You're right, this is confusing, i'll try to only talk after you've... Already... Heh~" she brought a hoof to the back of her head, as Celestia and Luna grinned in amusement.

"So, you can tell the future..." Luna muttered, before grinning and taking a few steps forwards "What's my cutie mark going to be?" - Faust smiled and inhaled before she tensed and paled "...Oh... Oh no..." she squeaked, her ears dropping as Luna froze in worry, the red-maned Alicorn sighing "It's... Not about the cutie mark. We... Exploded the lab. Our parents made it out, but nopony knows where we are..." - Celestia and Luna froze, as Faust tensed before sobbing "...They're going to evacuate without us! O-Our parents will try, but the portal is so energy-intensive and the government aren't going to change the date for only three fillies..."

Celestia and Luna both paled, Celestia exclaiming "NO! Surely we can head back to the city and arrive in time?", moving up to Faust quickly, as Faust grimaced and somehow paled more, shaking her head "The wild is dangerous, more than you know... If we go too far alone we'll be snacks for wild beasts for a few months, years in some timelines!"

Both sisters gave her confused looks, Luna raising an eyebrow as Faust sighed "Right. You can't see...", before giving a grin "We are immortal! No, seriously immortal. Our bones cannot break, and our minds are tied to them somehow. At worst we can end up walking skeletons, but..." she grimaced and whined, her ears dropping as she hugged Celestia tightly suddenly "...It would be agony to be like that..."

Luna blinked, before frowning. Whatever her sister saw, she wouldn't let it happen, as she narrowed her eyes and stated "So you can see the future, and we're all immortal. Any special powers for us? And..." She sighed, looking down sadly "W-We'll never see mummy and daddy again? We'll be left behind?"

Faust frowned, stating "We will see them again. But it will be centuries, and we'll have... Something wonderful here that we won't want to leave..." - at the quizzical looks of her sisters, she smiled sadly "...It may be for the best, actually. As for special powers for you... While I see the future, I gained no physical strength. You two, though... Without giving away too much and seriously messing up time? You're like superheroes! Shattering stone with kicks, insane magic..." she grinned "As the spirit told you, Celestia. We are now part spirit. We have... Ascended into something beyond normal beings. And over time... We will do a lot of good for the world"

"...So, what now?" Luna asked with a raised eyebrow "You said travel is too dangerous, so..." - Faust smiled in response, stating "It is. but there's a cave just up there that we can hide in with... A little difficulty and injury...", grimacing and glancing to Celestia nervously, before stating "And help is on the way! I quickly used my wing when I arrived to slightly manipulate the shape of the explosion that sent us here, and--... Long story short, a group of unicorn adventurers will arrive to save us in about 5 days.. Well, more like 5 days, 4 hours and 32 minutes... It's changing a bit with every breath, but only by a few seconds, more movements would do minutes probably..."

Celestia blinked and frowned, nodding "Then you two will camp in the cave. I'll forage for food and protect you if needed..." she stated, as Luna frowned and stated "Oh no, you aren't the only 'superhero' here, Celestia!", gaining a grin "Maybe by the end of this i'll be protecting you!" she exclaimed, glancing to Faust who blinked and tensed, stating "In... Some of the timelines... I'm pretty bad at controlling which one comes true right now...", Luna gave an appreciative smirk and nod as Celestia sighed and said "If you have to...", obviously unhappy with the thought of her sister putting herself in harms way as she stated "let's go to this cave and get some shelter..."

As they began to walk, Faust smiled and looked between them, thinking 'A shame I can't see what happens to me in the future... They really do have adventures in front of them, though...', before she sighed and frowned 'And also dangers... Here and in millenia's time... I need to work on this early. Manipulate time, and make the future a better place for all... Yes. With what I can see... It is my duty'

She blinked and grinned at a number of events she spied in future timelines tens of thousands of years into the future, looking down to her flank to see an ink-pot and quill cutie mark, thinking 'It fits... Alright cutie mark, let's do this! I will write the future!'