//------------------------------// // Morning Awakening // Story: Rebirth // by Sugarcube66 //------------------------------// Light beamed across Ponyville, it was the early hours of the day. It was daybreak for most ponies, but not for a certain family living in a shining crystallized castle. Twilight Sparkle had gotten up pretty early, before daybreak actually, due to making plans to visit her family with her young daughter, Nyx Sparkle. Spike was busy helping Rarity preparing for the Carousel Boutique's opening and the pets, Owlowiscious and Peewee were helping Twilight out. Nyx was still asleep in her new bedroom. The alicorn filly had taken some time to get use to the fact she and her mother had to move into this new castle but she soon settled down though like Twilight, she was upset about the lost of the old library which had lots of fond memories of hers and Twilight's. Her eyes stayed closed, as her dreams were invaded by a persisted thought. She hadn't been born naturally so she hadn't experience a foalhood like her friends and mother, it kinda felt unfair. She wanted a foalhood but it was pretty much impossible. Age regression spells were forbidden to use, unless memory spells were used along side it to cover it up. Plus, she didn't know if Twilight would agree with her, after all it would involve her become a full time mother of a newborn infant or a unborn infant depending on how far the spell reached. Light eventually shined on the black filly's eyes, forcing them to blink open to reveal the dragon look behind. The filly sighed, moving into a sitting position whilst keeping her bottom half under the blanket as she looked around her new bedroom, which to be fair she wasn't quite use to yet. She was more use to sleeping in a basket by Twilight's bed, but now having her own bed and bedroom to herself was quite a difference that she wasn't very comfortable about yet. Her room was still relatively small for the castle at least, but larger then Apple Bloom's bedroom. It was painted in a purple glow and covered with small, teal colored crescent moons, some processing a shield around it to demonstrate her cutie mark, in teal. The carpet was a a pitch black to fit in with the lunar theme to the room. And to top it all off, there was a solar system model hanging from her ceiling, each off the planets, including the sun and moon, glowed because of a small light that dangled within and so at night when it was turned on, it looked bright and amazing. If she was ever reincarnated as a foal, that was what she wanted to stay in her bedroom. The filly sighed, opened her wings and stretched. She yawned briefly then glanced at her side table where her teal colored headband and purple vest coat laid resting. She looked at the vest sadly, it reminded her of the happy-go-lucky days when she was a normal filly who wasn't fear for her differences. She shook her head and ignored it, she didn't see the point in wearing the vest considering the holes for her wings had yet to be cut from it. She, however, picked up the headband and placed it slowly behind her horn, not pulling back her hair first. She glanced at the nearby mirror and smiled at the look, instead of all her hair being pulled behind her horn, it was instead let down and to her, it looked cuter then the design that Rarity had for her. She glanced at the door, and sighed. She sniffed the air a moment later, and filling the air was a sweet aroma that could only belong to one thing, pancakes. This brought the filly's energy back as she ran downstairs, wanting her pancakes and now. She bolted into the dining room and saw her mother sitting at the table, eating some pancakes while a tall pile stood in the center of the table. She grinned to herself, loving the sight of the pancakes. ''Morning, mommy.'' ''Oh. Good Morning, Nyx. Did you sleep well?'' asked Twilight, smiling at her young daughter. ''Sorta, I'm still not use to my bedroom so it was a little hard to settle down last night, and I spent at least an hour reading one of my bedtime stories.'' ''I see. Do you want to sleep with me for a little while, after we get back from Canterlot.'' ''Um, if that's alright with you. Mommy, what are grandma and grandpa like?'' asked Nyx, as the sat down at the table. She levitated some of the pancakes over to her, as her dragon like eyes looked down at the ground. ''W-will they be able to accept my differences, like the Crusaders were?'' ''Well, they are very nice people and they'll accept you without a doubt. You may be Nightmare Moon's reincarnation, but many of Ponyville have accepted you, so it stands to reason that they'll like you as well. Don't stress out about it too much, you'll love them and they'll love you. I am certain about that.'' Nyx decided to keep quiet and eat her pancakes slowly. She loved the taste, like any other filly would about pancakes. Once she had finished her second load of pancakes, she got up and turned to her mom. ''I'm going to go sit in the library and read for a bit. If you want, I could also check if you had any messages from Sunset Shimmer...'' ''Pleased do, sweetie. I wasn't able to check the book after replying to her last message. I wonder what she's been up too.'' ''Well...considering after the incident at the Friendship Games that you missed, I can just guess your counterpart is getting along with the girls and that she's sent you a picture or something. I doubt anything big will happen again.'' said Nyx, with a small smile. She knew that the issues going on in the human world weren't down to magical causes and she doubted anything big would happen again, at least she hoped. ''She's already sent me numerous pictures involving her and the other Twilight, sometimes with the girls and sometimes not. Though, I wish they didn't get so close in the pictures.'' mumbled Twilight, her voice slightly dripping with jealousy. She shook her head, and turned back to her daughter. ''Just check it for me, Nyx.'' ''O-okay...'' mumbled Nyx, getting over her slight surprise at hearing her mother speak with jealousy in her voice. It was really weird, but she knew that she shouldn't get involve in her mother's private life and decided to simply head to the library, which was through the large throne room and at the opposite side of the castle to the dining room, unfortunately. The library, which had once been a surprise to Nyx, was a love at first sight sort of case nowadays. It was a lot bigger then the Golden Oaks Library, but what was to be expected of a castle this large. But she was glad that it was stuffed full with books, numerous books. Usually stacked 3 stories high. She slowly walked towards the mirror, and saw that the book that keep the gateway open was vibrating wildly. She knew why without questioning it and levitated the book to her, opening it to the recent page and glanced briefly at the message that Sunset had put, it was actually pretty surprising considering the recent picture messages. It just simply read: 'Dear Twilight, how is life in Equestria? I do wish you would come back to visit us sometime in the near future, but I do know that will be hard considering your princesshood is much more important. Yet, I can't help but feel like I want to come home, back to Equestria, to you and to Princess Celestia. So, I want to meet up with you, as soon as you get a moment.' Nyx slightly smiled, the idea of Sunset returning home would be a delight to Twilight and to Celestia. She called her mother to the library, and Twilight soon arrived. The filly showed her mother the text, which Twilight glanced over, and nodded, mostly to herself. She turned to Nyx and gently said ''Nyx, I want you to stay here. I'm going to check up on Sunset, I won't be too long, but at least, hope that Sunset will return with me.'' Nyx gently nodded, briefly saying ''Okay''. And watched as Twilight walked through the portal, of course, after putting the book back in it's place. She went to read for a little while. It was going to be very amusing if Sunset did return home. Where would she live, would Twilight let her live here? Or would she have to get her own place. She doubted that Twilight would leave Sunset to fend for herself, so the first option seemed like the most likely outcome. Whatever happened, she would just have to wait and see.