Twilight stood at one of the corners of her room at the palace. Somehow it didn’t feel right for her to take Celestia’s room, but certainly her old one wouldn’t fit her now that he had grown considerably larger, and Celestia’s bed was the only one that was large enough to fit her properly.
She stared at the wall and focused. It worked with Discord and it would probably work this time too. Soon, the shape of the room twisted and disappeared, and a large throne room took its place. The walls went on indefinitely and it was covered in bookshelves. It had changed much after her transformation, but that was still her mind. At least this time there weren’t any crazed murderers or rabid dragons roaming around.
She walked towards the center of the shelf maze and there stood a large throne. Sitting on the ground and leaning against it was Princess Celestia. Once she saw Twilight approach her, she got up and came to greet her. Twilight bowed down, and much to her surprise, Celestia let out a heartfelt laughter.
“Rise my dear Twilight, there’s no need for such formalities here, especially now. I should be the one bowing down”
Twilight didn’t care, for her Celestia would always be the Princess, someone she would look up to and respect before anything else, and seeing her mentor once again filled her heart with joy.
“Princess I…” She stopped as Celestia gave her a slightly annoyed stare “Sorry again, Celestia I’m so glad that you’re here with me. I thought you had…you had….”
“Died? But Twilight, I can assure you that I am most certainly not alive either”
“Wait what do you mean? You’re right in front of me now!”
“Twilight, what is in front of you is what is left of my psyche, when I gave you my powers, our bodies and minds fused together, but I made sure that you would be the dominant one and that I wouldn’t alter your mind beyond the absolute necessary. I might have helped you in the battle earlier but I am not truly here. Soon I will fade into your own mind and be incorporated by you”
“But Celestia, I want you to stay! I need your help to govern Equestria, I can’t do this on my own!” She started tearing up. Celestia walked towards her and wrapped a wing around her.
“You won’t be alone, my sister will guide you and help you, and after all you have all the time you need to learn. And you also have your friends. They will always be there for you. Don’t worry, you will learn in due time. But for now, there is someone I want you to meet. I hope you don’t mind but I took the liberty of bringing him here”
Celestia folded back her wing and turned around, Twilight following her gaze. It fell upon a large, white alicorn, taller than both of them. His mane and tail were made of fire, and his cutie mark was a spiraling galaxy.
Twilight knew that she was before a greater being, and bowed down, followed by Celestia, who spoke respectfully.
“Father”
“Wait what!?” Twilight proclaimed in shock. The two other alicorns chuckled, and Twilight felt more at ease.
“I will leave you two to speak in private” Celestia got up and walked past the throne, disappearing amongst the shelves.
“So you are my daughter’s successor” It wasn’t a question. His voice was deep and powerfull, but still gentle and caring, like a father who speaks to his young children.
“Yes. And you must be Solaris right? I read about you in a book”
“Discord’s book I presume? It was the only written register of my existence in this world, and yet, filled with lies ant mad tales”
Twilight didn’t answer; she just lowered her head in shame.
“Now hear me child, it wasn’t your fault, I know you were tricked by him, it’s what he does after all. And that is why I came here. I came to bring you the truth about the story of Equestria”
Twilight looked at him with great expectation. She knew that Discord’s stories were false, but she didn’t know to what extent, and seeing the same god that was depicted in the book right in front of her made her even more confused.
“Discord’s story was very close to the actual story, and that’s what makes it so dangerous. A lie must be as close as possible to the truth in order for it to be convincing, and Discord excels at that. As far as it goes, my struggle against The Darkness was true, I absorbed it within myself and with my powers I created the land and the trees. But that’s where the lies began. I created my two daughters beforecreating the dragons. I gave them the powers of creation and both of them shaped the entire planet the way it is by themselves. Although they alone were quite enough to handle everything, The Darkness still lingered inside me, and tried to influence me. It implanted an idea into me, the idea that I needed to create another powerful being, one to govern the laws of the universe. And that was the day I created Discord. He was even more powerful than my daughters, and so, he took over, bringing chaos and destruction to their creation, and especially, to the ponies. That was when I created the Elements of Harmony, a force to be wielded and guided only by the pure of heart. Then, with the power of the elements, my daughters fought him bravely. But right before Discord was imprisoned for the first time, he managed to use all of his remaining strength to create two eggs and teleport them to the core of the planet, where I hid myself once. Two dragon eggs. They would only hatch many years later, and then the ancient dragons would be born, triggering an important chain of events that would lead to the First Draconic War, but that’s a story for another time.”
Twilight absorbed every detail of what she heard. She was not only hearing the true story of the world, but was actually hearing it from the only WITNESS! She couldn’t be more excited.
“Wait, Discord spoke about a war, I thought he had made that up. And what about the part that you were supposed to be dead?”
Solaris laughed “Certain things are better forgotten, war only brings disgrace, and this one was no different. And as a matter of fact, I was supposed to have ceased existing, but even I didn’t know the extent of my powers. A god wouldn’t just die like that right? After seeing Discord trapped, I could no longer trust myself to creat, since the darkness would always be there, whispering in my ear, and I couldn’t destroy Discord, for he was now part of the balance, having received the power over chaos, so I just decided to become part of the world and hold its laws together myself. So yes, just like Discord said, I “exploded”. But I didn’t die, only my power and consciousness were so spread over that now I can’t interfere, only watch”
“Then you are the forces of the world now? Like gravity and energy?”
“Precisely, I see that my daughter made a wise choice for a successor. I don’t mean to sound rude but I believe my time here is ending, I can’t stay much longer without compromising the time-space continuum, I believe you understand me. I hope that you can rule this land with justice and selflessness, and know that I am watching you, although I can’t really do much. Farewell young one”
Solaris lowed his head and closed his eyes as his body began to slowly fade into the air, as he left twilight’s mind. Suddenly, he raised his head and spoke up fast.
“And please tell Luna that I haven’t abandoned her and that I’m sorry!” And with that, he disappeared completely. Twilight looked around and saw that she was alone. She walked towards the large, marble throne and sat on it.
“Why is just everyone leaving me today?”
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Luna walked into Twilight’s room, two guards by her sides. I was almost time for her to raise the Sun but she hadn’t shown any sign of life. She looked around for her and saw the purple alicorn’s facing into a corner of the room.
“Twilight Sparkle? What is it that you are doing?” Twilight jumped up and turned around quickly.
“Me? Well I was talk; I mean thinking about a few things”
“Must you really “think” With your face on the wall? You are freaking out the guards. Also, it is almost time for you to raise the Sun”
“Oh, sorry about that” Twilight looked around nervously. She took a deep breath and looked at Luna “Please Princess Luna, could you please call of your guards? I have a message for you”
Luna motioned with a hoof towards her guards and they quickly left the room. Twilight closed the door with her magic.
“Please Twilight Sparkle, you may call me Luna. And who is this message from?”
“Solaris. He said that he hasn’t abandoned you and that he is sorry”
Luna smiled. For the first time Twilight saw Luna smile with sincerity, and a lonely tear left her eye. She spoke before Twilight asked anything.
“Father always blamed himself for the Nightmare Moon incident. He accidentally infused me with some of The Darkness as I was created, and that created a second mind inside of my own. But now she is part of who I am, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m not going to ask how he spoke to you or why; I know he has his reasons. And now shall we go? It is about time for the Sun to rise.”
Twilight smiled and followed Luna through the castle corridors, the two guards now following close behind them.
“So, Twilight Sparkle, what did you decide to do about the problem of Discord’s statue?”
“Actually, I already solved it. I couldn’t destroy it because it would break the balance, after all chaos is also important, but I couldn’t have him near any living creature so that he would break free again seeing any conflict, so I followed the wise actions of my mentor”
“And what would they be?”
Twilight looked away from Luna, avoiding eye to eye contact.
“I kind of… sent him to the moon…you don’t really mind do you? Hey Luna what’s the hammer for? Do you want some tea?"
“No, I’m fine, I just think I’m going to dig my sister out of your SKULL! Get back here Twilight Sparkle!”
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Thanks to everyone who read my story! I had a lot of fun writing it and it turned out better than I actually expected. Please comment and tell me what you think, this is my first fic and any kind of constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. And for those who liked the story, I am going to start working on a sequel as soon as possible, I’ve had the idea since I started writing the previous chapter, the focus is going to be different but still it will be a sequel.
Thank you all and if you enjoyed reading this half as much as I enjoyed writing, then my work here is done.
Thanks to everyone who read my story! I had a lot of fun writing it and it turned out better than I actually expected. Please comment and tell me what you think, this is my first fic and any kind of constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. And for those who liked the story, I am going to start working on a sequel as soon as possible, I’ve had the idea since I started writing the previous chapter, the focus is going to be different but still it will be a sequel.
Thank you all and if you enjoyed reading this half as much as I enjoyed writing, then my work here is done.