//------------------------------// // Twilight Knows! What Now? // Story: If I Could Turn Back Time // by ShotgunNeko //------------------------------// Princess Luna stared thoughtfully down at her desk. Things seemed to be going according to her plans and now she knew it was time to initiate the next phase of the operation. Although her main priority was of course her sister's happiness, she was thoroughly enjoying this new use of her magic. Over the years and especially since the appearanc of dark Sweetie Belle, Luna had become quite dedicated to honing and perfecting her own craft of magic. "Okay, I have a question." Sweetie Belle said, sauntering up to Luna's desk. "Mmhmm?" Luna asked, not looking up. "If you were sending Celestia back in time to repair her relationship with Twilight, then why did you send her back to the beginning of their relationship? It must have taken awhile before things took a turn for the worst, right?" Luna looked up and sighed, motioning Sweetie Belle closer. The dark Alicorn smiled and jumped into Luna's lap, which subsequently landed them both on the floor. Sweetie giggled as she licked Luna's cheek while the Princess just glared. Finally Luna smiled and pulled Sweetie closer to her. "You are too smart my little Belle." "Ugh..." Sweetie cringed at the nickname but then smiled too. "I wanted Celestia to remember a time when she and Twilight Sparkle loved each other. I needed her to feel the feelings of love, passion and trust that they once had for one another. I feared if we sent her right to the time that things went sour, she would lose her nerve. Celestia may hide her feelings well, but I didn't know if she would be able to handle that terrible time. I figured if I sent her to the time when things were good, she will remember what it is that she lost and how hard she needs to fight if she wants it back." Sweetie Belle nodded, oddly silent as another approached the room. "I couldn't help but overhear..." Cadence started. Hearing Cadence's voice, Princess Luna quickly scrambled up from the floor, adjusting herself and pulling Sweetie up with her. Princess Cadence ignored the murderous glares Sweetie was sending her way for the interruption and continued on. "Luna, I'm curious, has Celestia ever told you WHY she and Twilight broke up? Or how it was that it came down to that?" Luna shook her head. "I only know the small amount of details that Tia has divulged. It's not much though." "I was hoping maybe if we had that information then maybe we could be better equipped to help Celestia out. I mean, love IS my specialty." "The only thing Celestia has told me is that she made a terrible mistake." "Is there any way that you could re-create the memory of the night they broke up. Somehow piece together that last conversation? When Twilight and Celestia first parted ways, I tried many times to get Twilight to open up. Unfortunately my attempts were unsuccessful and eventually I gave up." Luna sighed again. "It is impossible to recreate that memory unless I have seen it or lived it myself." The three Alicorns were silent for a moment as they became lost in their own thoughts. If they had been paying attention, they may have noticed a dark purple mist swirling near the doorway. Before anypony did notice, the mist quickly evaporated and was sucked under the door. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Princess Twilight Sparkle sat quietly outside the door of Princess Luna's labratory. Her face remained unchanged for a few mere moments before a flood of emotion suddenly hit the Princess of Friendship. Twilight, knowing her fellow Princesses were up to something, had followed them downstairs and decided to eavesdrop. What she had heard was unbelievable. She was having a hard time processing the information. Celestia had travelled to the past? And what's more, she had done so to repair their relationship? The first emotion that hit Twilight was anger. Who did Celestia think she was trying to change the past? She had her chance and she blew it. And why couldn't she just come to Twilight herself and say how she felt? Why was that so hard? But as Twilight pondered that question, a bit of self-realization set in. Although she was supposed to be the Princess of Friendship, she knew when it came to Celestia that she had become cold. After their breakup, she had tried to stay cordial. She now understood why Rainbow Dash had always maintained that you could not stay friends with your exes, at least not right away. As time had continued to pass, Twilight had grown colder and less willing to listen to anything Celestia said. She knew deep down that she had become unapproachable. So maybe Celestia had a good reason for deciding to try her luck with Twilight of the past instead of the current incarnation. But what about the other Princesses? How could they be a part of this? And hearing them talk about her and Celestia's relationship like they knew something or could help was ridiculous. More importantly embarrassing... Twilight could feel her cheeks begin to redden as she thought about Celestia. Did Celestia really love her enough to go rampaging through time to fix their broken relationship? As Twilight pondered her options with regards in how to handle this situation, a look of determination crossed her face. So... They wanted to see why she and Celestia had broken up? It was time to give her audience the show of a lifetime. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "So what's our next move?" Cadence asked, as Luna's horn began to glow. "Now that Celestia has hopefully had a taste of how wonderful it was to be with Twilight, I will contact her and let her know I am sending her further into the future to correct her past mistake. It won't be easy for her and it will require alot of magical energy. Sweetie Belle I will need your help." "Heh, taste..." Sweetie giggled like a horny school filly. Luna rolled her eyes. "Concentrate please!" "Yes Ma'am!" Luna closed her eyes as the giant magical sphere to the past began to materialize. Cadence and Sweetie stood back as the glowing orb took shape and the portal Celestia had once used to transport herself back was slowly opened. As Luna was about to give further direction, the door to her lab was roughly shoved open and a fuming purple Alicorn stepped in front of the trio. "Twilight!" Cadence gasped. Twilight's eyes flashed angrily as her own horn flared up with magical energy. "You wanted to see what caused us to break up?" Twilight asked through gritted teeth. "Twilight, we just wanted to help." Luna started. "Help?" the angry Alicorn scoffed. "Please, Twilight give us a chance to explain." Cadence pleaded. "Why? Why don't you all just travel backwards to an hour ago before I discovered you?" Twilight seethed. "She makes a good point." Sweetie shrugged, waiting for a smack or a kick from Princess Luna, that oddly enough didn't come. "You wanted a memory? Well here it is!" A burst of energy filled the room as it was engulfed in a blinding white light. To be continued...