//------------------------------// // A Chat with Family part 2 // Story: Sunset Shimmer the teen no more // by Kingcatalyst //------------------------------// Before a single word entered the Equestrian citizen's daily routine, the only sound in the castle of friendship was quiet. "WHAT!" would have been Mom's cry for miles throughout Equestria, which made me discover Mom was unaware that she had a biological niece. I turned to see the mane six reacting differently to Celestia; Twilight was having a mini-panic attack, probably from the stress of the situation; Rarity had passed out; Pinkie's jaw was lowered, engulfing Rainbow; and lastly, poor Fluttershy was cowering beneath the table. I wanted to assist each of them, but Auntie Luna was probably in more need of my assistance—speaking of Auntie, she was I had a mini-meltdown and hurried over to hug her, and Celestia did the same. After thirty minutes, no one dared to talk or ask any questions, even though Luna had stopped crying and most of the Mane Six had recovered from their astonishment. I knew that at that point I would have to start "Auntie?" I spoke in a quiet voice. Auntie gave me a look. "Yes, sweet Nie-ce," Auntie responded while attempting to put on a mask; however, unlike Mom, Auntie was unable to do so. I said honestly, thinking that it would be better to ask Auntie about it. "I know that this must be hard for you to talk about, but I have a question before I ask anything about what I said earlier," Auntie answered, "Go ahead, dear Niece," having now put on her mask, which I knew would break when I questioned her about Him. "Was Sombra always a Villan or was he something more important to you and Mom before he became one?" I said quietly and weakly, realising that I was essentially speaking about my uncle. Immediately, I saw that Luna and Celestia had sorrowful expressions on their faces, with Luna appearing more distraught than the carriers, who were probably feeling left out. "To answer your question dear Niece, yes Sombra used to be a Nice caring stallion, he was brothers with a certain bearded Unicorn" Twilight was gasping "he was one of the advisors to Princess Mi Amore Cadenza the last Princess of the Crystal Empire before cadence, he always had a thirst for knowledge and loved to learn new magic and even make spells of his own he was quite the Stallion to know and be friends with, during my first trip to the empire I was greeted by Sombra and we just kind of what is the word the younger generation uses are that it 'hit it off so to speak which eventually led to..."Now that Auntie had stopped talking, her mask was splitting rather than breaking. "Led to what Princess Luna?" While Twilight requested in an innocent manner, Rarity appeared to have witnessed Twilight beg for death, which, to be fair, I couldn't blame her for. Auntie remarked, "We fell in love," with her mask cracking once more. The bearers all gasped, with the exception of Rarity, who I assumed saw the signs regarding the way Auntie talked about him. "We eventually got married in secret of course seeing as the public would love to tore into me back then," Luna said sadly. I also noticed that Celestia had been quiet before relishing her mask was up, suggesting that she was likely in excruciating pain right now hearing about it. Luna's voice cracked as she said, "A few months into our vacation, I had begun showing signs of pregnancy. After we had married, Sombra and I decided to leave Equestria for a year to relax and settle down so I could escape the hate that Equestria had for me." Celestia's eyes widened instantly. "Why didn't you tell me I could have helped or done something?!" Celestia became enraged when she realised Luna hadn't told her. Luna reluctantly stated, "I didn't want you to worry sister, not to mention I didn't exactly trust you back then," and Celestia promptly became Quiet once more. Luna uttered the words, "When I did give birth, Sombra was ecstatic, as was I," somewhat joyfully. "To not be impolite, Your Highness." Fluttershy softly and sheepishly said, "What gender were they and what colours were their coat and mane, if you don't mind telling us that is," while Luna simply grinned. "It's fine lady Fluttershy, they were a filly which I and Sombra were hoping for, even if there were a colt it wouldn't change how happy we felt or how we would treat them, they had a mane similar to mine in terms of shape, but the colour was Cyan with the coat darkish green which surprised us greatly seeing as neither I nor Sombra had Green coat or cyan mane before Sombra said that his mother had a Cyan mane which would explain it, I was thinking about how the coat could be Green before I remembered that someone in mine and Celestia family had a green coat being our aunt," Luna replied cheerfully and slowly. sadness tookover "me and Sombra decided to go to one of our friends who was a doctor to get our little star a check-up and what h-e told us was something which I wouldn't wish for any mother to hear about their child," Luna stated that she had started removing her mask entirely. Concerned, Celestia inquired, "What is it, sister, what did the doctor say?" before taking off her mask as well. The bearers all had worrisome expressions on their faces. "H-e said she wo-uldnt su-rvi-ve the year"