//------------------------------// // Chapter One (old version) // Story: Past Sins: What If....... // by pennycatan //------------------------------// Chapter One Nyx was already asleep beside Twilight with a smile in the floating chariot, and this made Twilight to smile also. She was glad that she was able to comfort her daughter, thanks to her dragon assistant, Spike. If Spike didn’t remind her, she would have been regretting the rest of her life for giving up the filly too easily as a mother. Twilight shook her head slightly at the moment to forget what she did at the library and stroke Nyx’s mane softly. Princess Celestia felt guilt at this sight. She was happy to see a mother and daughter together again but also regretting a lot that she tried to split them apart. "Twilight, I'm-" Princess Celestia bent her neck to Twilight as she tried to apologize, but stopped as her student touched her lip. "Don't say you're sorry, Princess. It's over now; you don't have to apologize more." Twilight said, lowering her hoof. "But I want to, Twilight... What I did to you and Nyx tonight, it was terrible..." "I know it was, but it’s part of the past now. Put your guilt aside, Princess..." "I can't, Twilight... I want to but I just can't; it's too big to put aside." "Princess..." "Twilight, allow me to explain at least. I owe you an explanation for this." "If that will comfort you, I'll listen, Princess." "Thank you, Twilight." The Sun Princess began, "I had trouble of sleeping at yesterday night, so I went to Spell Nexus to get some advise about Nyx and Nexus said he'll prepare a spell that can prove Nyx is harmful or not." "Spell Nexus?" Twilight said as an image of a blue unicorn came to her mind, "The headmaster of your school for gifted unicorns? He told you to do this?" "No, he only told me that Nyx have to come to Canterlot without you for the testing and I said I'll...do it by myself." "You...volunteered?" "Yes, I did...but only because I care about you and Nyx so much. I thought it would be better for me to do it then letting somepony else hurt you or your daughter." "..." "Twilight... do you blame me for tonight's visit?" "I also had fears about Nyx like you, Princess... So, I don't blame you...not entirely." "Can I ask who do you blame? If you want to answer, that is." "Somehow I blame me for tonight's mess... If I told you about Nyx and talked together, what happened tonight could've avoided..." "Oh, Twilight..." Princess Celestia said and wrapped her arms and wings around Twilight, giving her student the best soothing embrace she can give and Twiight just stayed in her mentor's embrace. "Uh, your highness?" One pegasus guard called after awhile. "Yes?" Princess Celestia said, still embracing her student. "Forgive my interruption, your highness, but we're near Cantorlot Castle." The guard informed. "Thank you for informing." Princess Celestia said and turned her head to Twilight as she released her, "Feeling better?" "Yes... Thank you, Princess." Twilight said with a smile then turned to Nyx, "Nyx, wake up. We'll arrive soon." Twilight whispered to the black filly as she nudged to wake her up. Soon Nyx opened her sleepy eyes and whispered, "Mommy?" Twilight chuckled, "Yes, mommy's here. Now wake up and get ready. We'll arrive at the castle soon." "Okay..." Nyx said and sat up. Twilight smiled at her daughter and then looked forward. The royal chariot was approaching to the grand throne room's door and while approaching, Twilight narrowed her eyes as she spotted a blue pony standing in front of the door. Soon, the chariot landed in front of the blue unicorn. "What took you-" The blue unicorn tried to question to the white alicorn as she stepped down but then froze when he saw a lavender unicorn stepping down from the chariot right behind Nyx, "TWILIGHT SPARKLE??"