The New Life with Lies

by BrightKnight 42

To Lie to the World

Chapter 3: To Lie to the World

A day later, after Twilight's breakdown

The three Princesses were sitting in the Royal Dining Hall. Twilight's friends were sitting across from the family. It was a quiet breakfast, with silence reigning for the half of time. Spike sat with Twilight's friends, still mad at her for not telling him this secret. He was with her his entire life and he was not told, he would have kept it secret, but why did she not trust him. He was the first to break the silence with, “Why did you not trust me Twilight, why?”

There were a few minutes of silence before she answered, “I had to keep secret from you because Celestia and I made a promise to each other.” She held up a hoof and made a sweeping motion not unlike checking off an item on a checklist, “One that we would not tell anypony about Luna because, one, we did not trust anypony enough to let them know about her, or our marriage, from 1000 years ago.” She repeated the action a second time, marking a second item off a list, “Second, we made a promise to my sister-in-law, that if we locked away her memory of Luna, and her life of being Luna's aunt, in the process of that, we had to wipe her entire mind.”

Twilight's tone turned somber, her ears falling flat. “It was all about her niece's life, and protecting her. Our hearts ached from the pain we were feeling. Those are the reasons why we did not tell you, and also we have hidden her identity so that she does not have to deal with the pain of getting ask to bring back her niece, and kill her. That was tearing her apart so much, that the night that she came by when me and Celestia were going to erase our entire daughter’s identity, she asked us to do what I told you.”

Spike hesitated thoughtfully for a moment before giving a response, “So after all that, you did not trust me enough to keep a secret like that? I'm the only thing close enough to you as a brother, or son for that matter, and yet you keep it a secret from me. But why would you? I understand keeping it secret from them,” he then pointed at her friends. His eyes started to water some as he asked, “But why me?”

She waited a minute before answering him, but Luna spoke up first, “I think I know why mommy didn't tell you. It's because if she did, she would have been hurt when she told you, then mom would have sensed her distress, then you would have probably freaked out over seeing how they act when one of them is in distress, and they think they are by themselves.” When she finished, she jumped at the memory of her parents holding each other tightly, and doing all of the romantic things making sure the other is ok.

Everypony just gave an odd look at Luna after she jumped, except her parents who were just laughing at her, knowing what just happened to her. Then they turned that odd look at the two, wondering what was so funny.

As soon as they were done laughing at Luna, they noticed they we being looked at. They then realized why they were being looked at and Twilight told them, “I see that you are wondering why Celestia and I are laughing at Luna jumping. Well, she just got one of her memories back. If I remember right, it was the one that where I was scared to death when she fell after she was flying for the first time. Celestia sensed my distress and she came in to see me crying my eyes out and Luna trying to tell me that it was ok. While I was holding her tightly, I would not listen to her, and it took Celestia to calm me down.”

Twilight chuckled a bit at the memory before continuing, “She tried some other thing to get me to calm down, but the only thing that got me to calm down was holding me tightly and being romantic to me, and that always works for her. At the same time, we were grossing out Luna, it was so funny seeing her reactions and it is even funnier seeing how she reacts remembering every memory that she lost.”

“Um… what do you mean by lost… if you don’t mind me asking?” Fluttershy asked, trying to hide behind her mane.

Twilight seemed surprised when Fluttershy spoke up, but she still replied kindly, “Let me put this simply. Right before Celestia banished Nightmare Moon to the moon, she put a spell on Luna so that her memories of us were magically locked away in her head, and replaced them with her sister's. Just as an extra measure so Nightmare Moon does not open it, she made sure only Celestia or I could.”

Celestia then asked, “Now, are there any more questions? We have to announce that Luna is stepping down and giving her crown to Twilight. Then, I have to tell them why she is stepping down, and to reveal all of the secrets that Twilight and I have been hiding all of these years.”

“No.” is all she got from all of the ponies then she looked at her family and asked “Would you two like to go back to the room to prepare for the announcement.” and all she got was a “yes”

And with that the three Princesses left.
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A few minutes before the announcement

“… So, you ready for this honey?” asked Celestia, coming into the room while Twilight was fixing Luna’s mane up.
“Yes,” Twilight replied, with little anxiety in her voice. “But I don’t know about Luna.”

“Mommy, I already told you I am ready. The only thing I am worried about is Blueblood overreacting with what he is about to learn.

“Yeah, I know, that is why I am prepared for him, when he comes and makes his accusations that this family is a fake.” Celestia added, floating over a small box over and showing it to them.

“Is that what I think it is?” asked Twilight, looking at her wife with a surprised look.

“Yes it is love. It is what you're thinking, and that is why I am asking for you to hold onto it for me while I make the announcement.” Celestia replied.

“Hey what is in that box, is something important?” asked Luna as she looked over, her curiosity getting the better of her.

“What do you mean what is this box? You know what is in here, I showed it to you before you turned into Nightmare Moon. Just by seeing this you should remember it.” Twilight then asked, “Or do I have to show you again?”

“Yes, because I don’t remember seeing that box,” Luna replied, her voice's curiosity betraying her neutral face. “What is in there any way?”

“Something very important for your mother and I,” Twilight stated cryptically, opening the box with her magic. “This box has been put under a very powerful lock spell that only Celestia and I can open, even if it was moved out of our hiding spot for it, we would know. The reason why it is hidden and put under high security is because it has our wedding rings, my engagement ring from your mother, and our vows from our wedding. The reason why it is hidden is so no one messes with them, and if one of us needs support that the other is not giving, then one can always go back to this box for strength.” When she finished, Twilight looked at Celestia and asked, “How did you get this? I did not sense the nonmoving spell being removed, seeing as it was the both of us putting under the spell last time we opened it.”

“I know that you should have sensed the spell being removed. It took a lot of work to remove it without you noticing, but I wanted you to be surprised to see it and to let you know we are using it as a weapon against Blueblood, if- no, when he calls our marriage a fake. He will not be allowed to touch any of it, I have put a repel spell on it so only you and I can mess with anything in the box, ok love?”

“Ok, so are we going to announce this or what?” asked Twilight, adrenaline starting to flow through her for the impending announcement.

“Ok, let’s go.” answered Celestia stoically, turning for the balcony.
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Out on the balcony

“My fellow subjects. I, Princess Celestia, Alicorn of the Sun, have a very important announcement to make. It is a secret that has followed me and two other ponies the last thousand years, and they have been inside of the royal family for just as long. Will the ponies that know this secret come and stand by me please?” At that moment, Princess Luna came upfront to stand by her mother then to the surprise of the crowd, Princess Twilight Sparkle stood by her.

That is when Blueblood spoke up, “Why is that peasant standing there? She is only 21 years old! She could not know this –“ he then was cut off, Luna sealing his mouth and glaring at him, but she did not speak.

Celestia's voice turned somber, “As I was saying, we have been lying to you my subjects, to keep this secret. It had to be kept because the ponies back 1000 years ago were asking Twilight and I to do horrible things to a certain pony that we did not wish to do.” The large crowd that had gathered murmured among themselves.

Her tone shifted to an uplifting one, “First, we want to tell you something about Twilight. She is not as old as you think she is. She is actually 1,244 years old. That is because I have been using an aging spell on her, to keep her alive until I found a way to make her an alicorn, which I did with my sister’s help. That is another part of this secret, Luna is not actually my sister, she is really my daughter, and as much as she is my daughter, she is also Twilight’s daughter.” The crowd had grown louder after Luna's reveal.

Celestia paused for a moment, and held a hoof out to the crowd as to not be interrupted again, “Before you work yourselves into an uproar, we had to fight with nobles from a thousand years ago, and they were a lot worse than you, ponies. They were not that approving of how the Nightmare Moon incident was handled, but the rest were, and with that said, Twilight Sparkle will you give me our most prized possession.” The crowd grew silent in anticipation.

With that, Twilight levitated the box over to Celestia, “In this box are five items that are so valuable to Twilight and I, that we have put our most powerful spells on it that protect both the box and the items in it. This box has not been seen in over a thousand years by anypony except Twilight and I. It used to be in the throne room, sitting on a stand between Twilight and I, when we sat on the throne. In this box is her engagement ring from me, our wedding rings, and our wedding vows.”

Celestia paused dramatically, “We have also put a spell on them so only she or I can touch them, even if it is dead or inanimate, it will be deflected, prevented from messing with the items. There will be no denying that Twilight and I are married. After today, Princess Luna will be stepping down from the throne and giving it to her mother, Twilight Sparkle, and she will take her rightful place as the heir of the Equestrian Throne. Finally, will all of the royal family meet in the throne room immediately following this announcement? Have a nice day my little ponies, and the day-court and night-court will canceled until later today, after the meeting of the royal family.” Luna let her magic fade, then as one, Celestia, Luna, and Twilight all turned and left the balcony, headed straight for the throne room.
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After the announcement

They were sitting in the throne room with Blueblood, along with Cadence and her husband sitting across from them.

To be continued…