[Stella's POV]
Lightning Haze and I bid Adieu to our friends and followed Aunt Celestia into the castle. She led us up several flights of stairs to her bed chambers and with a nod of her head dismissed the guards.
"We can talk freely in here nopony will hear anything from this room. Now Stella tell me what happened. What is happening in Concordia and why did your mother send you here?" Celestia said getting straight to the point. I looked at my sister and then back at my aunt.
"My mother gave each myself and Lightning a letter to give to you explaining the situation." I said handing her the letter from my saddlebag. She quickly read it and her eyes opened wide for a second then went back to normal.She rolled it back up and then looked to Lightning Haze expecting to see her letter. My sister turned to me and gave me a nervous look.
"Lightning may I see the letter Queen Rosetta gave you?" Aunt Celestia asked her.
"Well that would be my fault... I kind of..." I was cut off abruptly by Lightning.
"Look Stella you don't have to cover for me. Princess I lost the letter and the responsibility is all mine." Lightning interrupted bowing her head in mock shame. I looked up at Celestia and nodded that this was indeed true. Celestia had a stern expression across her face.
"I dont like being lied to... you will both be punished " Aunt Celestia said sternly. I froze. How did she know?
"Uhmmm Princess what do you mean by punished?" Lightning asked, starting to look nervously at me. Celestia looked back at the letter then back up to Lightning.
"Well as Stella's older sister you can expect to be punished the same way she is at home" My jaw dropped. Literally I had to force my mouth closed.
"You see the letter Queen Rosetta wrote me described that you were indeed her oldest daughter. It also mentioned her plan of action for taking back Concordia and that she leaves you in my charge. So you will both be getting a spanking for your actions as well as for you both lying to me. In case you have forgotten Stella I can read minds." Once again my jaw hit the floor. She knew the entire timed that I had burned the page and what happened on the train.
[Lighting Haze POV]
A spanking? I hadn't had so much as a hoof swat since I was a little filly. I felt like my heart was going to explode. I looked to Stella and saw a tinge of fear in her eyes. Seeing her fear my heart sunk. I felt for her. I decided to buy her a little more time if I could.
"Princess if it's alright with you, could I go first? I have only ever been spanked once and I am quite nervous, not to mention I am older and should of known better so I should go first." Celestia just nodded and levitated a hairbrush over to her. She walked over to her bed and nodded to it. Confused I just stared at her. She led me to the bed and bent me over the side of it. My rear hooves were on the ground and the rest of me outstretched on the bed.
"Lightning you are going to be spanked for attacking your sister with harsh force and lying to me." She said in a strict tone. With the end of her sentence came the first AWFUL smack of the hairbrush. For a bit the pace and strength would differ, eventually she found what I assume was a comfortable pace for her.
Less than a minute in, the pace steadied and I was starting to squirm and tears were forming in my eyes. The pain in my bottom was intense and I could tell she was just getting started. I tried counting the smacks to see if I could take my mind off the pain. I couldn't keep focus. I started to kick my hooves a bit as the pain intensified.
"PLEASE Celestia I'm OW! sorry, I won't lie to you again. AHH! I won't hurt Stella again either... I promise just p-please s-stop." My cries were to no avail. My new found aunt continued landing smack after smack of the brush to my bottom. I swished my tail into the way hoping to shield my poor bottom, but she just moved my tail with her magic and continued. The sting and burn of the brush were unbearable, but i had to keep my composure in front of Stella. I didnt want her to see me break down. I could feel tears stinging my eyes and cries in the back of my throat. When Aunt Celestia started working on my upper thighs and sit spots I let everything go. I started bawling and screaming begging for it to end. After what seemed like forever the spanking stopped. Aunt Celestia just sat there and stroked my mane until I had my breathing under control.
"I'm s-so s-sorry... To the b-both of you" I said, still not breathing completely normally. I got up and embraced Celestia and then I turned to Stella who had a steady stream of tears flowing from her face. I hugged her and held her close to me. "What's wrong Stella, that was my punishment not yours... Shhh kiddo it's ok."
"It's n-not that, I h-hated seeing you in so much p-pain. I love you Lightning your such a good sister and I should of never burned the letter" Stella was now in full crying outburst. She buried her head in my chest and I just let her cry, stroking her mane just as Celestia had done to me mere moments before. I looked up to Celestia. Her serious expression was gone and one of love had replaced it.
"Stella, dear it's ok I'm sure she not mad at you or harvesting regrets toward you in anyway." Celestia took the weeping Princess off of me and pulled her into her own embrace. "Let's get your spanking over with so we can all get to bed, Lightning you have to stay and watch as well." Celestia guided Stella over the bed and positioned herself a bit closer to Stella then she had been to me.
Celestia started without the brush. I guess because she felt sorry for Stella after the little breakdown she just had. After a minute or so Celestia picked up the hairbrush and continued with the spanking. Stella held her composure better than me. Besides a few minor yelps and whimpers, Stella kept herself together for awhile. Just like with me, when Celestia moved the hairbrush to Stella's sit spots and upper thighs she broke. Stella started kicking and begging for it to stop like a little foal. I couldn't be judge mental though. I was sure I had recently looked the same way. Watching Stella cry obviously in so much pain gave me a weird feeling. I now understood why Stella was crying watching mine.
Stella's rump was a bright red when Celestia was done, weirdly contrasting he pink fur. Just as Celestia had done for me she was now stroking her mane to calm her down. She just layed there crying for awhile. Celestia did not rush her to get up. She just sat there stroking Stella's mane till her breathing was under control. Stella eventually got up and walked over to me.
"I'm sooooo s-sorry sis. I wouldn't be surprised if your pretty mad at me for w-what I did." She once again buried her head in my chest and started to weep. I looked to my aunt and then to her bed. I began to open my mouth to ask if we could sleep in here tonight. Celestia was already nodding. I picked my sister up with my magic and laid her down on the bed. Celesta laid down next to her and I laid down on the other side of Stella. Celestia wrapped her wing around us. For the first time in a long time I had a family that loved me and my heart was at peace.