//------------------------------// // Courtship and Cults (rewritten) // Story: Daughter of the moon // by Helia_Writes //------------------------------// Twilight sighed, sinking down into the nice hot water. She absolutely loved the feeling of baths, and quickly made it her go-to way of relaxation. All her problems ignored her in the bliss of the steaming liquid. "Twilight, we should talk about what you did," Celestia sternly said. Twilight rolled her eyes. Of course, she wasn't used to sharing a bath, but at least the tub was big enough to fit ten Celestias. So much for her problems being ignored. "Yes yes I understand that I accidentally used Lunar magic while asleep and murdered a whole village with a chunk of moonrock. It was a really rough dream" Twilight countered. "Be that so, you still murdered hundreds and caused extreme damage to the land. It needs to be rectified" "Well, fine, but they may find their family members a bit.. Eh what's the word? Oh yeah, undead. Bringing them back would require necromancy, which you made illegal" "No, just fix the land and give ponies compensation for their losses. I've done such things before" Celestia admitted. Twilight nodded and stood up, the cold air making her shiver as she left the warmth of the water. She stepped out onto the cold, hard marble floor, water dripping down from her body. She cast a small spell on herself, drying and heating her up. "I will, now I am going to ask Cadance a question. Talk to you later, Celestia" Twilight walked out of the room and headed towards Cadance's room. She spent some time making herself look good, then conjured up a bundle of flowers. Classic roses, as Cadance enjoys. When she got to the door of Cadance's room, she heard two voices in there. "I will at once, your highness" Twilight recognized the voice to be Captain Shining Armors. She found it weird that the captain would be inside Cadance's private bedroom, but shrugged it off. It was the perfect place for some secret assignment to be given to him. The door opened and Twilight quickly hid the flowers, not wanting the captain to understand the situation yet. "Greetings Captai-'' Twilight glanced at the pony, who was not wearing his armor and looked flustered. She was slowly filled with fear and jealousy, but tried her best to explain that maybe they are friends and Cadance just did her teasing thing she likes to do. She quickly let the captain leave, and then knocked on the now open door. Cadance turned to the door, mane a mess and was covered in sweat. "Shiny did you forget you-oh. Hi Twilight" Cadance greeted, her voice faltering slightly. Twilight looked around the room, the bed was a mess, Cadance's regalia was scattered on the floor. It was obvious what had happened here. As Twilight's mood dampened, the flowers she had turned invisible slowly faded into view. "H-hey Cadance... I um.. I came here to ask you something, but I think I got the wrong... Idea" Twilight slowly spoke, doing her best to hide the hurt. "Oh. Sorry Twilight. You are a good friend to me, a really good one. I just believe Shining Armor is the one for me" Cadance smiled, and if Twilight had looked into her eyes she would see the geas Nightmare put on her. Twilight slowly started to back out of the room, placing the flowers on the desk. "Y-yeah. Good friends.. I-if you excuse me, I have some duties to take care of..." She closed Cadance's door, then ran. She ran down the corridors, straight to her room. She needed to be somewhere private, no one could see how much she was about to cry. Cadance couldn't bear it. After ordering the captain to make the room look as if they had done certain things, then rejecting Twilight in the worst way possible, all she could do was cry. Screw any duties. Screw being a princess. She just needed to cry. Any thought to explain everything to Twilight was banished by the stupid geas. Why would Nightmare do this to her Daughter? That was the question on Cadance's mind. What kind of mother would stop her child from being happy? After hours of wallowing on her bed, she left to go to dinner. She didn't bother putting on her regalia, she didn't bother brushing her mane or wiping the tear tracts off her cheeks. She just left with her head hung low, slowly trotting to the dining area. Upon arriving, she found nopony but a certain angry looking aunt sitting at the table. She sat down at the table, ready for Celestia to yell at her or worse. "What did you do, Cadance? Why is Twilight in her room, which may I mention is next to mine, blasting rock music?" Celestia asked, surprisingly calm. "Um... I-" Cadance tried to answer "And would you please tell me why Twilight, the anti-social bookworm warrior, is currently draining the royal wine reserve and inviting multiple guards into her room, only for them to come out an hour later with a certain goofy grin on their face?" Celestia interrupted, soundly slightly annoyed. Cadance winced. She knew it would do damage, but not this much. In some ways it flattered her, it meant Twilight loved her that much. But she was mostly horrified. She had turned Twilight into an alcoholic, alicorn whorse. "I... I... I was visited by Nightmare, who did some weird magic on me to make me reject Twilight!" She screamed, the pain in her head hitting her like a boulder. Slowly the pain subsided. Celestia must have realised she was under mind control and stopped it. She slowly looked up to see Celestia's disappointed frown. "I see. You need to rectify this, as quickly as possible. If Twilight continues to act like this, she will be unable to perform her Royal duties. That is unacceptable" "Yes auntie, I will. I promise" Before either of them could say another word, the doors burst open revealing a group of guards and a weird looking pony in chains. She hadn't seen a pony that looked like that before. "Your highnesses, we discovered this creature stalking in the shadows of the castle. We apprehended it and have brought it to you so you may decide what to do with it" One guard reported, saluting. Celestia stood still, her eyes wide and mouth slightly open. Cadance quickly noticed a small, fractured bond between her aunt and the chained pony. She snapped out of her bond sense when Celestia said one word. "Pulsar?..." Twilight laid on the bed, multiple guards laying out of breath around her. Rock music blasting through some new speakers she summoned. She quickly took a swig of the bottle in her magic. "You may leave now, all except you captain. I don't want to be disturbed for another hour or two" The guards got up and saluted, barely putting much energy into it and left. Twilight watched them leave, taking another swig from the bottle. She sighed and stretched, her joints popping slightly. "I really needed that. Ever since I fell from the moon it's been work and drama. I should have done this weeks ago. Some of you guards definitely needed it, didn't you?" Twilight purred, getting closer to the captain. "Y-yes your majesty" Shining Armor responded. "Mm so loyal, no wonder Cadance has you as her little pet. You are one hell of a stallion after all" Twilight winked at him and nipped his ear. "Twilight!? What are you doing?!" shouted a familiar female voice from the door. "Ugh. Of course. The fun has just begun and now she is here to stop it. Great" She quickly chugs the rest of the bottle in her magic and throws it onto a large pile in the corner of her room. "Twilight, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything, please. I lied, I do lo-" "DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT TO ME! DON'T GIVE ME HOPE JUST TO TEAR IT UP AGAIN!" Twilight growled, her eyes flashing with power. Cadance cowered under the power display, a sight which made Twilight feel uncomfortable. Right now, however, she was too drunk to care how uncomfortable it made her feel. "I have borrowed your little pet, you know, the one you love so much. Be aware, he might have a new type" Twilight teased, flicking her tail over Captain Armors muzzle. Cadance had recovered from the little display of anger and power by the time Twilight had sat back down on her bed. "In fact, all the guards that have visited probably have. Let's just say Moondancer from the intelligence agency is no longer straight. Or married. It's funny how much can happen in an afternoon" "Twilight, this isn't the real you" "Isn't it?! How would you know?! Maybe the little adorkable antisocial Twily you knew was just an act!" Twilight shouted. "Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't. But I know one thing for sure, no matter which it is, I love you" "STOP SAYING THAT!" Cadance crept closer to Twilight. "I love you, Twilight" "STOP!!" Twilight didn't realise she was crying. "Twilight.." "Please.. Don't.." Cadance hugged Twilight, who was still crying. "I love you" She whispered into Twilight's ear Celestia sipped her tea, savouring the taste before swallowing, the warmth of the liquid sliding down her throat. She hummed in approval at the tea, before casting her gaze back to the chained up pony that was unceremoniously dumped in front of her by the guards. Pulsar was glaring at her, but didn't struggle to get out of the chains. Maybe she was still weak from being sealed in stone for a thousand years, or maybe she didn't want to break out. "What would you like for us to do with this monster, Your Highness?" The guard standing to Pulsar's left asked. "What makes her a monster?" Celestia calmly questioned. "Uhhh well she... Has fangs and weird eyes" the guard answered hesitantly. "Princess Twilight has the same eyes, and even more fangs, yet you do not call her a monster" Celestia countered. "Ugh, I see your stupid guard hasn't changed, Celestia. Judging by the way I'm not dead or stone right now, you want me alive" Pulsar stated. "Niece," Celestia sternly said, and the guard's eyes widened. "I apologise for everything that happened. I hope one day you can forgive me for everything I did. I was wrong. I would like to be a family, like we were supposed to be" "I'm not going to just forgive you just like that, but we are biologically family so you get that wish. I'm guessing I won't be allowed back into the military?" Pulsar asked. "You are correct, you cannot join them. You are now a princess and the role of Warrior Princess is taken" Even though Pulsar hated her, Celestia was happy. She was so close to having her family back, and she will never lose them again. Of course, this meant finding a way to make Pulsar immortal and unkillable. That would be a challenge. "Great. Please don't tell me I have to dress like one? That would suck. Oh am I going to have to learn stupid politics? Typical" Despite the tension between them, Celestia chuckled. "Don't worry, you can dress how you wish. You can be a princess in name only, although I would recommend you learn some so the nobles don't try and take advantage" Pulsar sighed, still chained up. Celestia mentally facehoofed, she hadn't told the guards to take off Pulsar's bonds. She lit her horn and the chains disappeared. Pulsar stretched her wings, making the guards tense. "Can I have some water or something to eat? It's been a few centuries since I last ate something" Pulsar asked. Celestia nodded to one of the guards, who hesitated but left to go get food and water for Pulsar. "So.. Were you-" "I was conscious for some, yes, I was awake and asleep at different times. When I was awake, life was painful. When I was asleep, I had someone who kept me company and tried his best to make me happy. I could feel my skin as stone, I just felt cold. It felt terrible, but it honestly wasn't the worst thing to happen to me. I'm no stranger to extreme pain" Celestia nodded and looked at the ground grimacing. Of course somepony who has gone through so much pain could endure more, but a thousand years of it is a long, long time. "Pulsar, if you don't mind, but in a few days I want to take you somewhere. I've been working for centuries on a gift for Luna when she comes back, and I hoped you could help" "I will not help you with anything that will put her back in banishment, Celestia" Pulsar sternly stated. "I know, but this has nothing to do with that. Just come back here to my chambers in a few days, and then we will visit a place called Hollow Shades" Pulsar stared at the statue in front of her. One she was very, very familiar with. Discord's statue. After her little talk with Celestia, she came here to try and talk to the draconequus again. She discovered, however, that Celestia had put a ward on the statue so he couldn't communicate with the outside world. That upset her greatly, because she had gotten very close with the draconequus over the last couple of centuries. She sighed and decided to go for a short flight in the gardens. When she heard some voices near her, however, she hesitated. Trying to locate the sources of the voices, she found a balcony with a partially opened door. "Please tell me you used protection with those Guards?" one voice asked, sounding worried. "You still have a lot to learn about Alicorn biology, Caddy. A Stallion would have to have alicorn level magic to reproduce with an alicorn. It's basically impossible" Another voice explained Pfft yeah right, it's not impossible, after all Mom got pregnant. Pulsar's ears went down after thinking of the younger sibling she could've had. "Wait but I thoug-" the voice Pulsar guessed to be Cadance started "My father technically ascended using a magical artefact that made him mad. He, at the time of my conception, had the right power level to get Mom pregnant" Pulsar decided to slip into the shadows using some shadow magic and enter the room, to spy on the ponies having the conversation. She wasn't all surprised to see two alicorns, given the nature of their conversation. She was extremely surprised, however, when the taller one seemed to glance straight at her and smirk as if she saw her. "Oh, that makes sense I guess, but can you at least test, Twilight? The captain is the most powerful unicorn in Equestria right now, so if any non-alicorn was powerful enough, it would be him" Cadance begged. "Fine. After I bring out the moon and stars though. Can't miss that" Twilight said. This is the alicorn Celestia must've made to replace Mom. I bet Mom will be pissed when she finds out "Hello, little pegasus. How interesting you can use shadow magic. I wasn't aware pegasi could do such a thing" A voice whispered to her. She looked around in a panic, but saw no one. Twilight was on the balcony presumably bringing forth the night and Cadance was watching. "Ah you must be confused. My name is Twilight, or I guess more accurately, part of her mind manifested as a shadow to talk to you. She can hear everything that is said" "Um... Ok then" Pulsar said, slightly speechless. "So, would you like to tell me why you are spying on me and Cadance? And how can a pegasus like you cast shadow magic?" The shadow questioned "I was just outside having a fly after meeting with Celestia, and heard you talking about Alicorns so I wanted to investigate. I was taught shadow magic by the most powerful shadow mage" Pulsar blurted, unable to stop herself. She had tried to lie. "Interesting. So, did you find the information you were looking for?" "Partly. I found out that Celestia made you to replace Mom and that Mom will probably kill you when she is free from banishment" She didn't notice that the shadow had disappeared after the first part of the sentence. The room seemed to get colder, and in a blur she was tackled by something lavender and ripped from the shadows. "How dare you! How dare you suggest that I was made by Celestia to be her puppet! I should kill you right here for such words!" Pulsar panicked and tried her best to hit Twilight off of her. Twilight wasn't phased by her hits, but she kept trying. "Twilight! Stop! Let her speak at least!" Cadance shouted from across the room. Twilight's hold on Pulsar loosened slightly, allowing the pegasus to quickly slip away. "Fine. You may explain, and choose your words very carefully" Pulsar stood in a defensive stance, in case she was attacked again, and caught her breath. "I assumed that when you were talking, you were talking about Celestia when you said 'Mom'. I also assumed you were my Mom's replacement because you brought out the night. I don't think that anymore, of course, because you hate Celestia as much as you love her" Twilight stood there, wide eyed. She seemed to try and speak, but could not form any words. "Wait. 'moms replacement'? Are you saying your mother is Princess Luna?!" Cadance gasped Pulsar sighed. She was going to have to explain her story. "Yes. Years ago, I was her student after she saved me from an abusive family. We fought in wars together, and after the war of the crystal empire, she adopted me and changed my DNA to make her my mother. Unfortunately, a few weeks later she was banished and I was sentenced to be imprisoned as a statue forever. I recently managed to break out of the statue and now Celestia had made me a stupid princess" Pulsar explained Twilight mouthed a word but Pulsar couldn't tell what it was. Pulsar was just being stared at by Twilight and Cadance. "Sister? Pulsar?" Twilight whispered "Oh my God this is amazing! I wonder why Celestia didn't tell either of you" Cadance questioned "Tell us what?" Pulsar asked, confused about this whole situation. "I'm... I'm the daughter of Sombra and... Luna" Twilight spoke louder than before. The pieces finally fell into place in Pulsar's mind. "YOU SURVIVED THE BANISHMENT?! I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE DIED WHEN MOM WAS SENT TO THE MOON!" Twilight nodded, rubbing her ears with her hoof. Pulsar tackled her with a hug "I can't believe you actually survived! I thought I had lost another sister... And you're an alicorn?! Amazing! Does this mean mom is back!?" Twilight smiled sadly and hugged Pulsar back. "She isn't. She will be back this year though. Still corrupted by her dark side" Twilight sighed Pulsar wilted slightly in the hug. "We can save her from it. Her and Celestia both. I will not let the past happen once more. We are supposed to be smarter than the old gods" Twilight broke off the hug and stared out the window to the moon. "Uhh old gods? What are you talking about?" Cadance asked, clearly confused. Twilight sighed and facehooved. Pulsar stood shocked. "God damn Celestia and the way she shelters ponies from truth and history. She makes ponykind weak. Those who do not remember the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them" Twilight moaned. "How much?" Pulsar asked, staring at Cadance. "How much has she erased?" "Let's just say the ponies nowadays don't know any wars of the past, don't know about Discord or Sombra, and they certainly don't know about our mother. Well, most don't anyway" "Poor Dissy, being erased in history while being a trophy in that garden" Pulsar sighed. "Oh by the old gods. Are you serious?! Are you pining over Discord?!" Twilight shuddered. "I really don't think I can handle him as a brother-in-law" Pulsar's face burst out in a ferocious blush, and her mouth opened and closed a few times utterly speechless. "I am not pining over him!" She finally blurted. "She didn't deny the obvious implication. I suddenly want to skip any future family reunions" Twilight cast aside mental images of Discord doing things with her sister. She may have never met him, but her mother had painted a pretty vivid picture of him. "Me and Discord aren't getting married!" Pulsar shouted Despite the fact that the conversation was about Discord, Twilight couldn't help but giggle at the flustered Pegasus in front of her. "Sooo we were talking about old gods?" Cadance asked, ending the silence that followed the giggle. "Right yes, well, way before even Celestia and Luna's time, there were three main generations of gods. The Primordials, The Titans and The Olympians. Unfortunately, lest we be here all day, I cannot explain all of them. I will tell you of the main gods, and what happened to them, but that's it for now" Twilight slipped into her lecture tone. Cadance and Pulsar sat in front of her, ready to listen carefully. "The Primordials were born from Chaos. I will talk about the main Primordials for now. We have Tartarus, Gaia, Eros, Erebus and Nyx. Four of these five are still alive. Chaos also lives, although he likes to go by a different name now" Twilight quickly glanced at Pulsar. "While Tartarus technically lives, his body is rooted to the earth and cannot move. His body became a prison, one known in many legends. Erebus was banished to Tartarus, where he wandered the pit as pure darkness. Nyx was also banished to Tartarus, where she still resides to this day. Finally, Gaia became the earth. She is the earth, mother nature, etcetera. Understanding so far?" Cadance and Pulsar both nodded. "Good. Now, some of them had children, and eventually The Titans were born. They then had children and the Olympians were born. Unfortunately, the whole Olympian and Titan generation ended in a bloody war. All the Gods died in this war born of jealousy and hatred. The only ones to survive were the Primordials I told you about, Chaos and Harmony. Harmony would eventually go on to give her life so two certain ponies could contain Chaos. In doing so, they gained godhood. One took Nyx domain, which is the night and the other took a dead goddesses domain, the day" Twilight finished her little lecture and sighed happily. "Sooo Celestia and Luna's domains are from dead or imprisoned gods?" Cadance asked Twilight nodded "So is mine from a dead god too?" Cadance questioned, attempting to understand. "Yes, your domain once belonged to Aphrodite," Twilight answered. "And what about yours?" "I'm so glad you asked. I inherited the stars from my mother, but also got domain over magic. This means I got part of Hecate's domain. I say part, cause she had domain over the night and witchcraft. I do not wish to know if I got her domain over necromancy" Cadance and Pulsar shuddered. Necromancy was always an uncomfortable topic for anyone, considering it was mostly about the raising of the dead or even becoming undead yourself. Of course, Twilight was curious about it. After all, she is all magic, light or dark. "Right, anyway, I have somewhere I need to be. I will be back later Cadance" Twilight trotted to the balcony and took off. She headed towards the cave underneath the city. "Sir, she is back!" Lord Fancypants turned to address the pony that ran into his study. "What have I told you about interrupting my work, acolyte!" he scolded "I'm sorry sir, but the student and first daughter to her holiness has returned!" Fancypants' eyes widened. "This is fantastic news, we must meet at the cavern at once! Our founder shall be welcomed back with open hooves to the order!" After finding a hidden scrying spell in her room, Twilight was pissed. She thought it was Celestia trying to spy on her and use her for her little plans. When she found another one in Celestia's room, however, she decided to try and trace the connection. That was when she discovered the little base built into a cavern by what seemed to be a cult. After leaving Cadance and Pulsar to talk about what she had revealed to them, she headed straight down to confront the cult. After landing next to the cave entrance, she dissolved into shadows. A little trick the shadow of her father taught her. It seemed the cult was in an emergency meeting, which was perfect. She could capture the whole cult easier that way. Which she would do, after finding out what the cult was all about. "Fellow followers of the night, praise Nightmare Moon, our true Queen!" the leader shouted All the ponies were cloaked for now, so Twilight didn't recognize any pony. Of course it's a cult for mother. Guess that means they won't try and harm me if I show myself. Well, if I'm going to, might as well give them a show "GREETINGS, MORTALS! I HAVE DISCOVERED YOUR LITTLE FOLLOWING AND HAVE DECIDED PAY YOU A VISIT" Twilight appeared before them on their table, sitting regally upon a throne. They all trembled in fear, except one. The leader. Twilight smirked, proud of herself for having such an effect on them. "What an interesting little group here. All to worship the moon and her mistress. Of course, right now both belong to me. Tell me, why have you not contacted me, so that I may speak on behalf of my mother?" Twilight spoke with command, no waver in her voice. "We believe you to be compromised. You and the sun tyrant have been seen working together" the hooded leader responded. Twilight was impressed, the leader showed no fear towards her like the other ponies in the room. Unfortunately for said leader, that meant she could start uncovering who is under the hood. She knew it was a stallion, and a tall one too. He is used to being around alicorns and maybe even her, suggesting it's somepony in nobility or working in the castle. Magic profile is light blue, and its thaumic hoof print suggests an astral and light profile. She only knew of one stallion that fits under this criteria. "I love my aunt, but, like mom, she is consumed by an evil part of her. I plan to rectify this. Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon shall be removed" "So you are our enemy, if you truly would plan to be rid of the Goddess of the Moon" Twilight smirked. "Oh Fancypants, surely you know that 'Nightmare Moon' and 'Daybreaker' are both evil sides to Celestia and Luna? I plan to bring back Celestia and Luna" Twilight chuckled. "How... Nevermind. So you are telling us that the mistress of the moon is possessed?" Fancypants asked "Yep! But don't worry, I have a plan. It's foolproof. As long as none of you, and I mean none of you, get in my way" Twilight sternly commanded All the ponies nodded fast, scared for their life. Twilight picked up some notes on a piece of paper and read some of the plans. "Ha! You managed to get auntie into bed, amazing. She trusts you and has no idea. That's diabolical" As Twilight read more, she suddenly got mad. She had read the plans to seduce and sleep with Cadance for information. "You will scrap these plans about Cadance" She ordered. "I cannot do that. Cadance might know something, and getting her into my bed is the best way to find out. She is the Goddess of love, so I bet it would be a very pleasant experience" The room began to hum, and slowly the heat rose. All eyes turned to the flaming alicorn in the centre, mane now made of violet flames. "YOU WILL NOT LAY A HOOF ON MY MAREFRIEND OR I WILL TEAR YOU ALL APART AND SEND YOU TO YOUR MOTHER AS CUPCAKES WITH RAINBOW FROSTING Everypony, even Fancypants, cowered down, shaking and some even crying. Twilight growled and stomped her hoof, the fire in her mane instantly going out and the temperature of the room going back to normal. "Glad we could come to a compromise. I am still a Goddess of the night so I will see this as a cult for mom and me. Include some more stars in the decorations. Do not disappoint me" She disappeared in a flash of light, leaving the cults scrambling to find some paint. Twilight sighed in bliss as she lowered into the hot, steaming water in the bath. After the day she has had, she really needed a relaxing bath. "Mmm I can't believe I went hundreds of years without so many things here. Like coffee and baths" She slowly drifted off to sleep, submerged in the relaxing water. "Hello Daughter, we have to talk" "Ugh, mother, I was trying to relax. What do you want?" Twilight groaned. Nightmare frowned. She was obviously not happy. "I heard you have courted the one Celestia replaced you with. I'm disappointed in you" Nightmare said bitterly. "Not even you can control everything. I love Cadance and she loves me. I am happy with her" "It is a lie! She is using you, for your power!" "No she is not. The fact that you would say that proves to me that you don't know her at all" "Daughter, please don't force me to use that spell. I have no idea what the side effects would be from trying to do it through your own mind" Nightmare pleaded. "Then just don't, you have a choice. You aren't forced to use that, just let me be happy, please" Twilight begged. Nightmare scowled before saying one word before everything went black. "No" Twilight's eyes flew open, and she quickly sat up gasping for air. She slowly began to be aware of the other mare in the room, blushing and staring at her with a worried frown. "Cadance?" She blinked a few times, getting water out of her eyes. "I must have fallen asleep" "You did. But you woke up as I was coming to see if you were OK. Are you OK?" Cadance asked, still concerned. "I'm fine. I lived without air for my whole life. I'm used to it" Cadance nodded and quickly handed her a towel. "If we weren't late for dinner, I would've loved to join you. Auntie is kind of expecting us for a talk of some kind tonight" Twilight groaned, somehow face planting the water in frustration. "I know you don't like her that much, but maybe that's because you have barely spent any time with her unless you were asked by me or tricked into it" Cadance smiled. "But she did promise to leave us alone for the weekend. The only exception being if the world was ending" "Finally, a long break. I thought I would be running a country, not listening to whiny rich ponies that are ungrateful for what they have" "Well, come on, let's go. Apparently Auntie has a big surprise for us!" Cadance squealed, suddenly having a burst of excitement. Twilight chuckled and rolled her eyes, before kissing Cadance. "Fine, let's go. I'm sure whatever surprise won't be that ba-" Twilight's eyes go wide, as the whites of her eyes suddenly go blood red. She then collapsed, with only the feeling of extreme pain in her head and blood trickling out her ears and eyes. Her last thought before she succumbed to blackness was Mother... Actually did it...