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A normal afternoon, just the quiet castle and a nice cup of coffee. Was that too much to ask for? Luna put her coffee mug down and looked at the shaking mare in her doorway. “What can I do for you?”
The mare looked around, trying to decide what to say as he tapped her hoof. “I was, um...hoping you could talk to your sister about her um...marefriend.”
Luna lifted one eyebrow quizzically. “What has she done now?”
The mare’s eye twitched and she tensed a little. “Well, not sure exactly what happened but the archives...”She trailed off and her whole body twitched. “The archives are almost completely empty.”
Luna sat still for a moment, her mind racing, “I’ll see what I can do.” With a pop and a flash of light she was gonna and her coffee cup fell to the table and shattered.
A second later an identical flash of light went of next to Celestia causing her to jump slightly. “What can I do for you sister?”
Luna looked around the room she was in now in awe. Stacks of scrolls and books towered precariously all around them. Some stacks bent over, connecting with others creating massive archways that seemed to defy the laws of nature they understood while other stacks swayed in unseen breezes. They would bend until they touched the floor and then slowly right themselves with the whispers of paper in the wind. “Tia, what is this.”
Celestia looked around and sighed. “It’s Twilight’s anniversary gift, or well sort of. It’s been one hundred years and I thought we could do something extra special. I told Twilight we were going to make our anniversary a national holiday. MY mistake was telling her on our anniversary.”
Luna nodded as a stack of scrolls washed past them in a pinkish aura. “So...Twilight is lost in there somewere?” Celestia nodded. “And all these are from where?”
Celestia pushed a stack of books upright as it bent down over her. “I’m not entirely sure. SOme are from the archives, others her personal collection and some are her thoughts on the holiday and the rest I don’t know.”
“I see.” Luna stepped to the side as a set of tomes marched past her into the labyrinth of books and scrolls. “And Twilight is...”
Celestia motioned to labyrinth. “Out there somewhere.” She frowned. “I was hoping we could do the project together.”
On cue as mighty wave of scrolls rolled out of the labyrinth, Twilight on top checking over a few scrolls in her grasp. Smiling she looked up at Celestia. “I have our choices narrowed down finally.” Celestia furrowed and Twilight jumped down. “After researching every festivity and every activity and every culture, alive and dead and that Discord has shown me from other worlds, and the notes I took when Pinkie taught me about proper parties I have a list of suitable ways to celebrate. Then I tore into my magical knowledge and started looking into ways we mgiht be able to use magic and the sun together to make the holiday...” She trailed off and looked at Luna. “You didn’t say Luna was going to join us. This calls for more research.”
Luna looked over at her sister then back to Twilight. Then back to Celestia who turned her head away and started whistling. She looked back at Twilight was looked a little sheepish with a tinge of red in her cheeks. “Huh?”
Celestia coughed politely. “It’s nothing. So Twilight you have a few ideas for the holiday.”
Twilight nodded. “Yes, yes I do. I don’t want to make any final decisions about it without you though.” She jumped from the mound of scrolls she sat on and the room was momentarily lost to a blinding flash of purple light. Luna and Celestia blinked a few times to clear their eyes and then froze. The room was devoid of any paper except the few Twilight had laid out on table in front of them. “So shall we get to planning the holiday.”
Celestia slid up next to Twilight and laid a wing across her back. “You never let me finish explaining before you dove into your research, quite literally I might add.” Twilight blushed and mumbled to herself. “With hearts and hooves day already a celebration of love I thought we might instead make this holiday a celebration of connections. Instead of just celebrating the love you celebrate the bond you share with others. Whether it’s family, friends or lovers. Nothing special or extravagant, just a day where you get to spend it with the ponies closest to you.”
Twilight looked at her list and pushed it away. “No distractions, just spending it in the warmth of those closest to you.” She snuggled up against Celestia’s side. “Sharing in the memories of your lives together.” She smiled. “It’s kinda sappy but I like it. I don’t understand how it’s different than hearts and hooves day though.”
Celestia smiled. “It’s not about love, it’s about bonds.” She leaned down and pecked Twilight on the forehead. “It’s celebrating the special bonds you have with others. THe magic of friendship and the bonds it creates.”
Twilight smiled. “I think I like it, but what will we call it?”
Celestia rolled her eyes. “We can worry about that next year, right now I just want to get dinner. You spent the whole day researching.”
Twilight giggled sheepishly. “Sorry. Dinner sounds wonderful though.”
“It’s settled then. Let us go get dinner.” They both rose and left the room. Luna sat by the table forgotten and a little confused.
“What did they mean by me joining them?”