Celestia stared at me with a regally disapproving air. I shrank away from my...older sister with a sheepish smile. The corners of her mouth turned up in a playful grin. "It's been a while, younger sister." I frowned a bit, remembering my thoughts from earlier. "What troubles you?" I smiled again. That could wait until we weren't surrounded by guards.
"Nothing, sister," I lied, "I just wasn't expecting you to be here... Where's Chance?" I looked behind the Solar Princess. There he was, staring at Celestia and myself. I smiled at him, but frowned deeply when I remembered why I was looking for him. "We'll, actually, there is something we need to talk about. All five of us. Alone." Celestia seemed taken aback. "At once, sister. This is important. Chance, could you go get Sam? We need all of us." As if on cue, the grey alicorn burst through the door.
"Carmen? Are you-" She stared at the mass of guards and the three alicorns at its center. "What's going on in here?" I sighed.
"I'm only going to say this once, Celestia, so we'd better go see Luna. She needs to know this too." She nodded, and all four alicorns and the group of royal guards left the library. A purple unicorn ran over to us.
"Princess Celestia! I was wondering if you would mind if I came with you." Celestia glanced at me. I nodded ever so slightly. Having one of the Elements of Harmony there could be a big help. They went up against the Changelings once, even if Cadence and Shining Armor were the ones who got rid of them.
"Of course, Twilight."
We all got into the Princesses carriage. It was a bit tight, but it was the fastest way to get to Canterlot. I sat on the edge, next to Chance. I didn't look at him. I looked at the grund far below us, watching the trees and roads go past. A few stray tears rolled down my cheeks, but I didn't wipe them away. It would be too noticeable. I sincerely hoped that Chance and I weren't blood related. I don't even know if he would ever agree to go out with me, but I'd rather it was an option than not. I felt his wings open in a quick stretch, a feather floating down in front of my face. Nonchalantly, I reached out and grabbed it with my hoof. I pressed the brown feather against my chest, another tear rolling down my face. This time, I wiped it away. Canterlot was coming into view, and it wouldn't be good for anyone to see my tears. I dropped the feather off the edge of the carriage and watched the wind carry it away.
The carriage touched down in the castle courtyard, and we all got out. Twilight whispered something to Celestia and ran off. I gave my oldest sister a questioning glance. "She has gone to get Luna and to ask her brother to keep the guards away from my chambers. It will be private enough for our conversation, I believe." I nodded and bit my lip, remembering what happened the last time I saw Shining Armor. I hoped he wouldn't mention my snooping anytime soon.
We made the short track to Celestia's room, where Luna was already waiting with Twilight, and the pastel colored room was beautiful, and somehow, though they never showed this room in the show, it seemed familiar to me. I really was Celestia's sister. "Carmen, little sister, what is it that you wanted us to talk about?" Celestia asked. I hesitated, not wanting to tell them what I had done.
"Well, when we were brought to Equestria, I had been thinking about making Sam and Chance alicorns. I was also thinking of a few others too, and...well, I don't know what they are. They look like alicorns, but they can't be. I...I think that they're either winged unicorns, so they don't have the Earth Pony element, or they're...Changelings." I noticed how Twilight reacted to the word, her eyes growing wide and her ears falling flat. "They're not bad ponies. I don't think they know what they are. I don't know what to do."
Celestia put a hoof on my shoulder. "Little sister, I am as unsure as you are about this. Perhaps we should sleep on it, and work on it tomorrow." I nodded, saying that I thought it would be a good idea, and yawned, making everyone, including myself, realize just how late it was getting. "Luna, I must prepare to lower the sun. Take Carmen and Chance to the extra room. Their quarters are not ready yet. Sam's however, was the first one cleaned, so she may sleep in her own room tonight. I wish you to take her there as well, sister." Luna nodded. "When you are done, you will be able to raise the moon." Luna led us out of Celestia's room and down a hallway.
"Carmen Color. Chance Winds. This is where you will stay. Welcome home." She magically opened the door to a large room with two beds.
"Luna, are we all actually related?" I asked quickly, "Or are we all just 'siblings' because we're alicorns." Luna smiled. I think she knew what I was thinking.
"Celestia and I are related. You three are not blood related to us or each other. You are indeed our siblings because you are alicorns." I sighed, relieved. Luna was smiling mischievously at me as she began to usher Sam further down the hall. I closed the door with my magic and walked over to the large glass window, watching the sun sink lower and lower into the sky. I marveled at the beauty of the sunset for a while, until some pony sat down next to me.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Chance asked. I nodded, not breaking eye contact with the crimson display. "Not as beautiful as your rainbow though." I blushed, hoping that he couldn't see it. He must have. He laughed. "It really is beautiful, what you do. I hope everyone can appreciate the wind as much as their going to appreciate the rainbows."
"Of course they will." I trot over to my bed and lay down. "Everyone's going to love it, once you figure out how to do it." I yawn loudly, blushing a bit. "Now, if you don't mind, I need to get some sleep. I'm tired."
"Yeah, me too." Chance climbed into the other bed. "Good night, Carmen."
"Good night, Chance."