//------------------------------// // The First Sister // Story: Story of the Sun // by Bronymaster //------------------------------// Author's Note: I know I went on a long Hiatus, and I'm sorry. I would like to explain the reasoning now. Recently, I undertook a huge amout of work, editing 15 stories, co-writing 3, and I'm currently writing another long-*** story titled Elemental Chaos. It looks to me like EC could easily end up being over 500,000 words long by the time it is done, and it should have more than 40 chapters. It's an adventure story concerning the mane six and a bunch of stuff I made up myself. Better yet, it's completely canonical, though that may change if the synopses of S3E1-2 is correct. I, for one, hope not. Regardless, the story will not be posted on this site until the entire thing is done, so you will just have to be content with this for now. Sorry if the chapter is short or not up to par in anyway, but I decided I should at least give you guys something as the choice was between writing a fairly long chapter or splitting it into two smaller parts. The next chapter should be longer to make up for this. Now, let's let the story begin. The small filly looked around the grassy plain she was currently standing on. Out in the distance, she could see a line of trees, marking the boundary of a forest, and to one side, there was what appeared to be a mountain range. On her other side the grass continued until it met up with the horizon, where the sun was currently setting. Turning around, she was met with a beautiful sight, at least to her. Standing right there was an amber pony, with long graceful wings and a long, sharp horn, while her mane and tail were flowing ribbons of the deepest black. The filly could feel the power radiating from this pony as if it were a physical force. They stared at each other for a long time before she worked up the courage to speak. “Who are you, if you don’t mind my asking?” Always be polite, she thought. “Why child, I am your mother, Sol. A better question to ask is, who are you?” She said, leaning down with a smile. “I don’t know.” The filly answered truthfully. “Well, how about Celestia?” After a bit of thought, Celestia nodded and accepted the name her mother gave her. Then a thought struck her. “If you’re my mother, then who’s my father?” “Why, that would probably be me.” Said a voice behind her. Whipping around, Celestia saw what she could only classify as a monstrosity. It looked like a combination of all sorts of animals, though she didn’t know any of the specific ones. “Discord! What are you doing back here?” Sol demanded. Celestia was very confused as to what was going on, and decided to remain quiet. “Why, my dear Sol, I came back to apologize. After you so gracefully beat me, I went to another part of this planet you created to nurse my wounds, so to speak. Needless to say, I had plenty of time to reflect on what I did, and I feel just awful about it.” The whole time he said this, he was busy inspecting one of his own hands, which seemed odd to Celestia. “Well, you’re not welcome here. You have caused enough trouble already, so why don’t you just go off and create your own planet?” “Becomes it’s too much fun messing with yours” His voice had taken on an angrier quality, and what to Celestia sounded like a hint of madness. “and I shall continue to do so if you don’t cooperate with me.” “Forget it. I can’t cooperate with a being who can’t appreciate the finer qualities of this world.” “I think you have it backwards, my dear. It is you who cannot appreciate the beauty found in chaos.” Celestia noticed a certain mad gleam in Discord’s eyes. “There is no beauty in chaos, Discord, only pain and sadness. Now I suggest you leave, before I make you leave. I can tell your power is still low; you would be no match for me right now.” Her horn started to glow ominously. “Oh, I’m going to leave. I’m much too busy to stay and chat anyway. But be warned, Sol, I will be back. And I won’t be alone.” He laughed crazily when he finished. Then he snapped his talons and disappeared. Silence found its way into the air, and Celestia wasn’t sure how to break it. Finally, with a little shuffling of hooves, she worked up the courage to ask her mother something. “Was that thing really my dad?” She asked. “No, my child, he wasn’t. He is too evil to enjoy another being such as yourself. Now, let’s explore your new home.” She said the last part with a smile aimed at Celestia. Celestia smile right back, and hopped after her mother. ________________________________________ “…and so I spent the next few years exploring the world my mother had created. And by a few years, I mean the next few hundred.” She finished, with a faint smile. The both just sat in silence for a time, as Twilight took the moment to absorb this new wealth of information. Here she was, next to the oldest living being in Equestria, and she was being told all the secrets of the creation. She got excited just thinking about it! “Twilight, I think we should take a break for lunch, what do you say?” Celestia asked Twilight. As if in answer, both their stomachs growled loudly. Celestia just smiled. “I take it that’s a yes?” They then shared a laugh as the exited the library. It was just as beautiful outside as it had been that morning. Ponies were out everywhere, playing, running about business, or just simply enjoying the weather. Everyone was happy and peaceful, just as they should be. Then, darker thoughts began to assault her mind, and the horror of them began to show on her face. Twilight looked up at her mentor, a look of concern on her face. “Celestia, are you alright? You look troubled.” Celestia stopped walking, realizing that she had allowed a look of horror to briefly cross her face, and hastened to correct this. “Everything is fine, my little pony. I was just… reminiscing.” Twilight still looked unsure, but she dropped any argument. She knew that if Celestia wanted to talk about it, she would have done so. They again started their walk for Sugarcube Corner, though the silence was more pronounced. If not for all the ponies around them chatting away, Celestia might have thought she’d gone deaf. Attempting to bring an end to the awkward silence, Celestia moved on to more positive subjects. “So how are your studies coming along? I’d like to know what my faithful student deems necessary for research, you know.” Twilight visibly brightened at the mention of her studies, and launched into a long tirade on how she was studying griffon history, while at the same time continuing her research on the wide range of beast in the Everfree forest and how she had gotten Zecora to help her, seeing as she lived in the forest itself. By now they had both reached Sugarcube Corner, where Twilight ordered a cupcake, while Celestia had a few donuts. “Sounds like you have been busy. I hope you are not overworking yourself.” “Well, maybe a little.” Twilight said sheepishly. Celestia just shook her head and smiled. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.” They sat at their table and began to quietly eat their food, both just enjoying the day. Suddenly, Celestia had an idea that brought a smile to her face. “Hey, Twilight?” “Yes Celestia?” Twilight responded “How would you like to go for a little flight?” Celestia asked mischievously. Twilight looked puzzled. “How am I going to go for a flight?” “Why, you’re going to climb on my back, of course.” Twilight stared at the princess in shock, before slowly smiling. She used to go for rides on the princesses back all the time when she was but a little filly. She missed those days. Walking quitely over to the princess, who had lain down just so Twilight could get on, she climbed aboard the Princess' back. The Princess, to the astonishment of a few local ponies, took off at a speed the Rainbow Dash would envy, and flew around the outside of town, lazily doing her best to let Twilight have a good time. At one point during the flight, The princess' horn glowed, and she cast the cloud-walking spell on her student before alighting on one of the larger clouds. Once they had both sat down, and Twilight took time to catch her breath, they began to talk some more about Celestia's past. Deciding that she shouldn't keep her student waiting any longer, she began to tell her about the creation of Luna. "Well, after about, I'd say, a thousand years, I began to become lonely and wished for interaction amond someone just like me. Well, I went to my mother and told her my problem. She immediately knew what to do, and so she told me to give her awhile. And so I waited...