//------------------------------// // Valders Confession // Story: Story Of An Alicorn // by Applepip //------------------------------// Upon finding the way out of Everfree Forest, We came across several of Celestias guards, At that time we were glad to see them, Right upto the point they arrested me, "Whats going on?" Twilight asks by approching the lead guard, "Guard i demand an answer," She stomps her foot, The guard turns and upon seeing Twilight he bows, "Sorry princess, But we have orders to return Valder to Canterlot," The guard remains bowed, "This is ridiculous, Who gave the order," Twilight looking now angry as ever, The guard mean while doesn't dare lift his head, A small bead of sweat falls from under his helmet, "The order came from the princessess," The guard answers, Twilight goes to question the guard again, Until i put a hoof on her shoulder, "Twilight , Please," She looks down, "But i just found you, They have no right to take you away from me again!" I smile and walk to the guards but turn back, "You won't lose me again," I nod to the guards and they fly with me off to Canterlot, Leaving Twilight behind, I think to my self, "What could the princessess possibly want with me?," After a short flight from the forest to the castle, I am left in what seems like a small vistors room though even this is big, Even for me!, I turn away from a nearby painting after hearing a guard cough behind me, "The princessess will see you now," The guard exclaimed will holding a deep frown, I am lead to another chamber where i witness the decore change from bright colours to more darker hues, "The princessess are inside," The guard turns to walk away but stops before looking at me, "We WILL be watching you!," And on that note he leaves, I knock on the door which is detailed with both sun and moon icons, "Come in," I hear from the other side, I gently push the door open and stick my head in, At the back of the room i see Princess Celestia sitting next to Princess Luna who i am happy to see awake, But my eye's quickly notice the bandages and dressings both are sporting, Yet Luna seems to be the worst, "Ah Valder, Please come in, Me and my sister would like a word with you," My ears drop and i lower my head trying to look smaller, But with my natural size it just comes of as ungainly, "Princessess, Let me be the first to apolo-," My sentence is stopped by Celestia holding up her hoof, I instantly lower my self to the ground almost groveling, I felt pathetic and scared, "Valder, What has happend cannot be undone, Someone is to pay for this crime," I swallow, And start too sweat, "And i believe that pony already has," My ears semi raise, "Princess....?" I look confused more than ever, "Darkside was defeated by you, And since it was Darkside and not you that perpatrated these acts, Then the punishment has been forfilled," Celestia waves her hoof and Twilight comes out of the shadows, And for the first time i see Luna smiling, "Twilight came to us after the guards arrested you and told us everything that happend," Twilight comes over and rubs against me with a large grin on her face, "After hearing Twilights testimony, I have pardoned you from all the charges while under Darksides influence," I see Princess Luna move forward to speak and i wince at the damage done to her, I break down slightly, "Valder," she speaks, "Thou has done a great service to us and all of Equestria, And thou shall recieve your reward," Luna looks to her sister, "Yes Valder as of now you are Prince of Equestria and....," The princess looks at Twilight, ".....You can legally wed Princess Twilight," Twilights face beams, I look in a state of shock and almost suffer what would be my 4th heart attack since arriving in Ponyville, I sit down quickly and feel faint, "I...I....I have no words that can thank you for this great honour, I finally speak," Though i am quite put off as Twilights hoof seems to be getting lower on my flank, Then just as she reaches my tail i stand up quick and squeak, "I....I mean, Is there some where i can sit down with Twilight alone if possible," "Yes, You may use my quarters, Guard please show them the way," A Guard by the door walks forward and gestures for us to follow, After a long walk across many different halls we come to the sunnier more brighter side of the castle, The guard approches two other guards standing watch, He gestures to us and the others look our way and even with my ears i can't understand their conversation, Finally the first guard returns, "You may enter, Princess Celestias honour guard will let you through," He points to the door, I bow my head, "Thank you," The guard looks me up and down before walking off, "I guess not everyone at first will be happy of your princeship," Twilight giggles as she walks past me, "It's not funny," I reply, "After what i did to you, Your friends, The princessess, I clearly understand their causiousness," We both pass the guards as they open the large door with magic, "Enjoy your stay, Princess," The guard speaks, While i notice completely ignoring me, The door shuts behind us making almost no sound, As i turn away from the door i am greeted with a large room surrounded by pillers of solid gold and marble, I step further in and at that point i felt small, "So what do you think?" Twilight waves about the room, "Impressive," Which at that point is all i could say, Nothing else came to mind, "Twilight....," I start to question, Twilight places a hoof on my mouth, "I will have no regrets spoken here," she kisses me, I pause for a second then grab her before she walks away, "Twilight, You know back in Ponyville i told you about why i have no cutie mark?," She nods, "Well i wasn't all the truth," "What do you mean?" Twilight now gives me the 'go on' look, "Sigh.....The truth is, I can't," "Can't what," "I can't earn a cutie mark," I sit by the large windows, Leaving Twilight to think about what i said, "But everypony earns one, I don't understand why you can't," She places her hoof on my back and then sits beside me, "It's because i have no destiny," I look her in the eye's, "When i was out traveling, I came across a sooth sayer, She told me that i will never earn whats rightfully mine, That my future was black," I look away back at the sky outside, "Everypony has a destiny Valder, Everypony!" Twilight now stands infront of me causing me to look down, "I have seen and read things that make no sense to the average pony, But everypony knows that cutie marks are part of you, That when you find that special 'talent', It will appear," I smile, "I always thought that i would get my mark in my travels but even then i felt, That nothing i did even came close to what i was supposed to do, To what my special talent was," I move to the what is the bed and lie down putting my head onto the soft pillow, The one thought that never crossed my mind was that i was lying in Celestia's bed, "I feel so ashamed of my self," Turning away from Twilight i start to well up, Twilight walks to the bed and slides in behind me, "I don't care if you have no cutie mark, You'll always be the one i love," I turn in bed, "You mean that?" She looks at me tears now in her eye's, "Of course i do," She hugs me closer folding her wings around my neck, I with my size overlap her wings with mine and tighten the hold, we both lay there in each others embrace for what seems like ages as we both drift off to sleep, Mean while a white figure stands in the doorway and smiles, then closes the door.