The New Life with Lies

by BrightKnight 42

Prelude (edited)

802, Celestial Year

… “We have to deal with her,” the mare stated. “She will ruin our Family and the Kingdom if she is not stopped she will hurt us or somepony else ever if she is our Daughter.”

“I know if she is not stopped, she will do horrible things,” the other mare stated. “But what will we do if she comes back, and it turns out she hates us, for what we did to her?”

“She won’t. We will lock away her memories of all three of us together in her mind, so they can’t be corrupted,” she answered back. “And will be replaced with memories of you and your sister before you met me, and we will make it so that you and I are the only ponies that can unlock them.”

“You're right. I will go get the spell and items ready to seal her away.” Before they left, they shared one final kiss, with the parting words, “I love you.”

1805, Celestial Year
(Canterlot Castle after Princess Twilight Sparkle's Coronation, in Princess Celestia’s Private chambers)

“How are you feeling now, Twilight?” Celestia asked, as she turned to the newly-crowned princess Twilight. “Is there anything you to talk about now that you are a princess?”

“No Celestia, I have nothing to talk about, about being Princess...” Twilight replied, her tone somber. “But I do want to talk about her.”

“Oh, I thought you wanted to talk about something else,” stated the elder Princess with a sadden voice. “Ok, let’s talk about her.”

“Well, now that I am immortal and I don’t need your spell to keep me alive... how about we reveal who she is, and reveal to other ponies that we are her parents? Do we really have keep this secret from all of them, even from my friends? At least they can know that we are together and that we're married.” Twilight said

“I know, we have spent 1223 years with this secret, and we will tell your friends. But before we tell her or your friends, we have to find a way to tell them without them freaking out. As well as we have to figure out which one of us will unlock her memories. I think it should be you, since I was the one to seal them away, don’t you think?” asked Celestia

“Yeah, you're right. We can go back to the party then, and after that we can get her and give her memories back.” reasoned Twilight amicably. “I just hope she won't be mad.”

“She won’t, love, but she will remember the last three years that have already happened.” Celestia cooed to her love before asking, “You want to go now, or wait a few minutes before we go back to the party?”

“Let’s wait, I want to stay with you for a few minutes. I have not been with you for a few months, love, so let’s stay then.” Twilight answered and they stayed, basking in each other's presence for a while.

A few hours after the party
(In the Throne room)

Twilight, Celestia and Luna were all sitting around a table. Twilight and Celestia were sitting next to each other, with Luna was looking at the two with an odd look on her face. “So why am I here, and why are we by ourselves?” Luna asked, her voice taking on a questioning tone.

“We are here to tell you some things and cast a few spells,” Celestia cryptically replied. “But first, to answer part of your question, we are here by ourselves because this is a secret that Twilight and I don’t want out to the public right now, not even Discord can know. That is why Twilight and I have both put up a very powerful privacy spell up.”

“What could possibly be so secret that you both have to put up a privacy spell?” Luna asked, skeptical of the possibility of a secret requiring so much protection.

“Because only three ponies have ever known of this, and we are all present-” Luna made a motion to interrupt Celestia's explanation, but Celestia continued unabated. “But your memory of this secret was locked away, deep in your mind, and as soon as Twilight is done getting the spell ready, we will unlock the memory.” Celestia explained, her eyes betraying her excitement.

“Celestia?” Twilight asked a few seconds after she was done. “I think you can tell her about the other secret before I’m done with this spell, and lead to the part right before in done preparing for it can you do that please?”

“Ok, I can tell her that secret, love.” stated Celestia, as she wryly smirked at Twilight.

Luna's face quickly took on a shocked expression. “Hang on, did you just call her love?” Luna shouted the question, but strayed from using the Royal Canterlot Voice.

“Yes I did, she is my WIFE and –"Celestia's explanation was lost, as Luna proceeded to yell again.

“Did you just say WIFE I thought that you were crazy Tia, but not that crazy to marry your student behind everypony's backs, and even your own sister–“ Luna yelled at the two, only to be cut off by Celestia's magic covering her mouth.

“You, for one, will not speak to me or your Mother like that again. Ok, raise your hoof if you agree to what I have just said, and then I will release my magic and there will not be any more yelling. We will talk in our inside voices, ok?” Celestia scolded Luna in a motherly tone, to get a hoof raise from Luna and a kiss from Twilight for containing her daughter's outburst.

Just as Celestia's magic was gone, Luna yelled yet again at both ponies, “Mother–” was all Luna got out of her mouth before Celestia’s magic was over her mouth again. Twilight chuckled a bit.

“Yes, mother. She is the one who gave birth to you, and took care of you, while I was away running a kingdom.” Celestia explained, her tone fading from scolding to lecturing. “Now, do you remember our agreement about not yelling, or do I have to explain it to you again?" Luna shook her head, but her eyes betraying her shock at the news.

Luna noticed the glow around her muzzle fade, but Celestia's horn still glowed, waiting for anther outburst. It never came, as Luna just asked her question very quietly, “What do you mean by mother, dear sister?”

“For one, thank you for not screaming. Second, she is your mom... and I am not your sister. I’m your other mother.” Celestia stated rather bluntly, but in a motherly tone.

“Wait, I’m not your sister? But I have memories of us playing together as fillies.” Luna replied quickly

“That is why we are here, to unlock the memories that your mother and I locked away from you, when you became Nightmare Moon, so she did not mess with them. Then, I gave you my sister's memories to replace them. That made so you do something you may regret.” Celestia answered Luna's question. She then turned to her wife, “Your mother should be done with the memory spell now.”

“So... do you, Princess Luna, heir to the Equestrian Throne, daughter of Celestia and Twilight Sparkle, want your memories back?” asked Celestia, her voice taking on a formal tone.

“Yes, I would I like to know if this is true or not, but what will happen to my memories of the last three years, and the ones of being your sister?” Luna both answers Celestia's question and asked her own.

Celestia looked thoughtful for a moment, then answered Luna's question. “The memories of being my sister will disappear, but you will remember the last three years. You will regain the memories of your life before your banishment. As you get your memories back, your mother will also take back the throne from you, and you will be back in your place, but you will retain the power to move the moon. She will take her seat next to me as a princess, and my wife. We will announce your stepping down from the throne, and giving it to your mother later, when you are ready, but for now let’s finish the spell.” explained Celestia, anticipating each possible question as it comes. “My love, will you give our daughter her memories back please?” Celestia asked as she turned to Twilight.

“Of course. I would love to have my daughter back,” Twilight replied. As she did that, she touched her horn with Luna’s, and a jolt of energy pushed into Luna’s body. As the magically-sealed box in Luna’s head opened, it released her memories to her, and all of the other memories of being Celestia's sister left her. She then promptly passed out, as it was too much to handle.

To be continued.