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// V I O L E T 
// Story: Branching Paths 
// by TCC56 
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It was time for dawn. Princess Twilight Sparkle - the Lone Crown - looked out over the lands of Equestria from her balcony.

Her lands.

Her ponies. 

She'd raised the sun before, but this was different. She wasn't filling in for a day or two - this was the dawn not just of a new day but of her day.

Hoofsteps - golden shoes on marble - echoed as Celestia came up beside her. A Princess no longer, but always so much more. Teacher, mentor, second mother, idol and confidante. Princess was merely a small portion of what she always had been to Twilight. 

Together, they looked towards the horizon as the minutes ticked down. 

They both knew when the time arrived. 

Without taking her eyes away from the edge of the world, Celestia asked one word in question. "Ready?"

In return, Twilight smiled and said one word back. "Yes."

Then she brought her first dawn.