Afterlife

by Star Sparkle


Where am I?

After some time I took the sheets off and stood up in my bed, I jumped down to the floor, but something felt weird, I must just had landed perfectly, I opened the door and I went out into the living room, as I, as quietly as I could, I walked to the stairs and heard voices, but I couldn't make out the words.

Now on the stairs I took one step at a time, until I could make out the words, as Twilight asked ‘’How was the day, did she say anything?‘’

As Rarity mockingly responded ‘’No, not a thing, maybe the spell gave her a foals brain.‘’

They giggled, until Spike yelled from behind me ‘’Twilight! Star is eavesdropping!‘’

Hooves ran to the bottom of the stairs and Twilight came into view, she got a devilish smile as she asked ‘’Well well, have you been eavesdropping on your big sister?‘’

Everything in my body, out of nothing, came to a boiling point as I yelled ‘’You're not my big sister! You’re keeping me here! You, you monster!‘’ She only giggled as she lifted me into the air and I yelled ‘’Let me go! Let me go home!‘’

She walked me up the stairs as she giggled and said ‘’What do you mean little sis? You’re home now.‘’ I gave her an angry stare as my tears still came out, before she said ‘’Well, if you want to behave like a little filly, then you’ll just have to be one. Spike? Will you send the letter to Princess Celestia, I believe we will need that, other spell now.‘’ I looked at Spike as he took a scroll from Twilight's night stand drawer and used his firebreath until it was gone.

Seconds later a golden flash came and went, as it left Princess Celestia, who with a smile said ‘’Well well, I see that you lost our little bet Twilight.‘’

Twilight only laughed sacastly before she said ‘’Yeah yeah, but it was still fun. This time we’ll do it your way.‘’

As I became really scared I asked ‘’Wait, what are you going to do to me?‘’

The Princess gave me her warm motherly smile as she said ‘’Take your memories about the human world away of course and make our little story come true. We can’t have you talking about that with other ponies.‘’ I felt my heart break and my tears streamed to come out and as I was pinned to the wall, I cried as I felt memories of my parents started to fade, I couldn't believe it, I trusted them.

A blue light came from my left side and an explosion followed and I fell to the floor, as I sobbed in my hooves, I looked up and saw Twilight as she disappeared into smoke and the walls followed soon after and I buried my head in my hooves out of fear.

Soon I felt a hoof under my muzzle and heard Princess Luna’s voice ‘’Thou art safe, Star Sparkle.‘’ I looked up at her, she had a warm smile, but my tears still came out, and with Princess Luna’s eyes widened she took me in for a tight embrace.

After some time my tears had stopped and I let go of the Princess, she let go of me and as she sat me down I looked around and there was only darkness, so I asked ‘’What happened to Twilight and Princess Celestia? And what happened to the library?‘’

‘’They were never here.‘’ Answered the Princess.

I knew that I saw them and I let out a ‘’Huh… What do you mean Princess Luna?‘’

‘’Thy are dreaming.‘’ Princess Luna responded, I looked around and thought about a grassy field and in a flash, we were on the grassy field.

Still surprised that this was a dream I asked ‘’But if this is a dream, why did it feel so real?‘’

‘’Yes, our dreams can feel very real, that is, if thy reason for the dream is equally as big. Wouldst thou tell us the reason?‘’ Princess Luna asked.

As I feared she would be mad I asked ‘’Do you promise not to be mad at me?‘’

‘’We promise to not be mad.‘’ She answered.

I let out a big breath before I said ‘’I heard Twilight say, that she’ll never let me go home, and so I thought that maybe you and Princess Celestia was with Twilight on that.‘’

Princess Luna was silent for a moment before she said ‘’Thou fears are valid, but if thou would like, we will show thee what thou did not hear from that night.‘’

As Princess Luna stamped into the ground, a wooden door appeared, as she said ‘’Let us go and see what really happened.‘’

I walked next to Princess Luna and asked ‘’How? I fell asleep.‘’ 

‘’Thou art correct, but thou brain heard and with that, we will be able to see what truly happened.‘’ The Princess said.

The door opened and we were in the middle of Twilight and Spike’s bedroom and I saw myself as I levitated up on to the bed by Twilight’s magic and was placed next to her, what followed was me snuggling into her chest and after some time she kissed me on my head and said ‘’Goodnight little sis.‘’

‘’Your right Twilight, she’s quite cute when she’s asleep.‘’ Spike commented.

Twilight did a small giggle as she whispered and stroke my mane ‘’I hope she’ll never leave.‘’

With that Princess Luna stumped the ground and time froze. A small silence came before the Princess asked ‘’So? She will never let thou travel home?‘’

‘’I- I don’t understand, I…‘’ I responded, I didn’t know what to say, this memory felt true.

Before I thought more about it Princess Luna said ‘’Thou fears were valid, as thou were half asleep, but thou fears were not made of truth.‘’ She then stomped the ground again and time continued.

Spike concerned said ‘’I like having her here as well Twilight, but the Princesses are looking for a way for her to go home.‘’

Twilight sighed as she said ‘’I know and I want her to be happy. But if I have to be honest Spike, I want her to stay here, as my… little sister.‘’

‘’I know what you mean Twilight, but will you ever tell her?‘’ Spike asked.

Twilight stroked my mane while I slept and said ‘’No, she can’t ever know, I don’t want her to stay here for me, I want her to be happy, no matter where that is.‘’

With that Princess Luna and I were back at the grassy field, where I could only stutter ‘’I- I didn’t know.‘’

Princess Luna took her hoof under my muzzle and said ‘’That is why we fall, so we can rise, but thou will still need to confess to Twilight Sparkle or the nightmares will return.‘’

‘’I- I understand. Thank you Princess Luna.‘’ I answered.

Princess Luna smiled and as she said ‘’Please, call us Luna.‘’ I smiled at her, blinked and woke up under my sheet in my bed, I removed my sheets as the door opened and Twilight walked in.