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// The Meeting 
// Story: Earth and Space 
// by FriendsForever 
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The next day, at Canterlot Castle, Twilight Sparkle arrived as per Celestia's request. Walking into the throne room, the princesses sat in their thrones as if waiting there all night for her

“Thank you for coming, Twilight.” Celestia greeted her student with a warm smile. Twilight smiled and nodded, greeting her back as she spoke. "You know why I want to tell you the news face-to-face, right?" Celestia asked, an air of seriousness in her voice.

"No, Why? Did something weird happen to Equestria, or was it something personal?" Asked Twilight a little worried.

"There's no danger, so calm yourself my student, but It might be both, you see in the Tale of the Two Sisters, there is something missing in that tale. When I was writing that tale, it was describing only me and my sister. To be honest there is more to this story than you might think." Celestia explained. 

“What do you mean, Princess Celestia?” Twilight asked, her curiosity bubbling.

“Well, you see, there are additional alicorns to this story. This version of the story was only kept between me and my sister until now.” Celestia said as Twilight looked at Luna.

“What about you, Princess Luna? Did you know about this even when you turned evil and banished to the moon?” the purple alicorn asked 

“Yes, I still remember it well, even though I was in that state,” replied Princess Luna.

“You see, it was not just us in the past, but there were also two alicorn brothers, the oldest, Messis, and the youngest, Solstitio. Unlike the royal sisters, the two brothers were in charge of changing the seasons. There was a time when the two brothers struggled to control the strange weather patterns and the nature associated with the seasons they represent. They tried to rein in the chaos, but It was too late, and one by one the brothers were trapped in blocks associated with their roles; Messis was trapped in a block of hardened tree sap, representing the spring and summer, and Solstitio in a block of ice, representing the autumn and winter.” Celestia explained as her story concluded.

“So, Celestia, why did you have to wait until now to tell me all this? Did something make you want to share this story with me?” Twilight asked after she gasped in shock. 

“Well, the feeling of loneliness during Hearts and Hooves Day made me want to express my emotions here today. It’s been a while since we last saw them and we are not sure when they will come back to us,” replied Celestia. 

“Were you two connected to them somehow, like in a friendly relationship?” asked Twilight.

“Well, we were friends with them. Their parents would visit ours and bring them along so we would have company. We would often play tag, hide and seek, or just shoot the breeze and entertain with our abilities. We were the best of friends and nothing further than that. We developed feelings for them, but didn't want to jeopardize our friendship by telling them.”  Luna explained with a fond expression.

“So do you still know where they were trapped in solids?" asked Twilight.

“Well, we know where they are currently trapped, but the substances they are in are unnatural; not even the sun's warmth can do. The substances were strengthened by an unknown type of magic,” replied Celestia.

“Then is there something we could do to free them?” 

After they heard that question, Celestia and Luna thought of solutions and they got one. “So one of the ways we could do is to go to the Everfree Forest, around the Castle of the Two Sisters. When you get there, find out the magic that strengthens these solids and research how to counter it,” said Luna.

Twilight then accepts the task with respect to the princesses, and they thank her for it. Twilight knew that this task was challenging. Since she has been through a lot of unexpected events, she knew that this would be fun. 

After the meeting, life for the two sisters was pretty ordinary to them besides the royal duties they had to do. They then had some tea together, conversing about the past. They hoped Twilight would help reunite their lost friends and remain positive about that. The friends that they have not seen for centuries. Maybe they could help with controlling the seasons.