Chapter 2
"Life contains many sacrifices." -Starswirl the Bearded
In the early hours of the morning, the shout was heard. Celestia, being only a filly, and Luna being just born only a year before, the scene that laid before them was chaos. The princesses were woken by the ruckus that was being made and stood, staring blankly into their parent's room, looking at the crowd that had formed in there.
They finally managed to push their way through the crowd and were now standing at the foot of the bed. Their father looked up at them, his face filled with tears. Celestia walked over to him, pushing away the crowd as she went, and joined her father at the side of the bed.
Her mother wasn't dead yet, she still was alive, but barely. Her mother pulled her close and said a single word, "Live."
At that, the moniter sitting beside her flat-lined and Celestia and her sister were shoved out of the room.
'My mother had me make that single promise, one that would save my life, many many times. My sister and I sat out in the hall, wondering what would come of this. My mind wandered to last night, though the thought of it made me wonder if anything that happened today was the result of last night, was the cause of this....'
"I'll get my payment, one way or another...."
II
A few days later after the the funeral, that was held in the queens favorite spot in the garden, their father brought in a visitor to the girls.
"Girls," their father said at their bedroom door, "I have someone you would like to meet!"
The girls, who were playing in the room, looked at the door in excitement. It opened to revel their father standing with something neither one of the girls have seen before.
"Girls," their father gestured at the beast, "this, is Discord, he is a close friend of mine and your new sitter."
'Looking back to the first time I met Discord, he was very... Intriguing. He was a instant target of adoration in Luna, she absolutely enjoyed him. I remember I so rudely pointed and said what is "it."
This got a laugh out of them and my father explained that Discord was a draconequus, he has the head of a pony and a body of everything else. I'll admit, Discord was the best sitter we had, he would entertain us with his magic tricks everyday when our father went on royal business outside of the castle. Our mother would usually watch us, but now she was gone.'
III
Life went on as normal, Celestia practiced magic and soon became very strong. Several years after her mothers death, Celestia was called to her fathers bedroom. She was greeted by her father who told her to sit down on the bed. He was drunk, and he was about to tell the story of how his parents died, as he always did when he was drunk.
The original story was that his mother was killed in freak accident involving his parents going hikeing and getting crushed by a huge boulder. Although the story was different this time around.
"My parents and I," he started, "were on a trip to a dragon gathering, although our trip was side tracked. The cart took the wrong turn to the volcano, I told my mother about she too noticed that we took the wrong turn. She told the driver but he simply ignored her, and when she demanded to stop he stopped, unhooked his reins and walked to the door and yanked it open. He then grabbed my mother and father and pulled them out and threw them against the mountain wall, I screamed and he turned on me. His eyes, his eyes were like charcoal, I have never seen anypony like this before.
"He was about to come after me, but something stopped him and he turned back on my parents and went towards them. He ran up to my mother and pinned her against the wall and put his hoofs around her head and twisted. There was a grisly snap, and my mother slumped to the ground. The pony then grew fangs and bit into her, sucking out her blood.
"I was in shock, I wanted to call for help but no pony was around to hear me. My father then tried to assault the pony but was picked up by it and thrown into the air. The pony then caught my father with his fangs and ripped out his jugular. The pony then turned to me and bowed dramatically, and yelled, "Sic semper tyrannus!" and disappeared.
"I was left to look at my parents dead bodies and wondered if I would survive. I then heard a huge roar and looked outside. A giant dragon was soaring overhead and I tried to flag it down, it saw me and flew down. All of a sudden, a giant boulder detached itself and landed on my parents, crushing what was left of them. The dragon landed and I told it who I was and told him that a boulder crushed the driver and my.. Parents.
"I couldn't tell him the truth. I couldn't tell anyone, nopony would believe me."
'I remember looking at him with horror, a vampony? I have only heard about those in legends. But what my father was saying sounded sincere. He continued, "It was a vampony who killed my mother"
"Quiet," I pleaded, not wanting to hear anymore.
"It was a vampony who killed my fath-"
"Shut up," I yelled.
"And it was a vampony who killed your mother."
"SILENCE!" I screamed and ran from the room. I left my father to weep.'
IV
For the next few days, Celestia pondered the thought of vamponies, and thinking of Mr. Barts. Then she gained an idea.
Celestia and her father were out in the gardens when Jack Barts walked up.
"What are you doing here Barts," the king asked angrily, "and tell me why I shouldn't have you executed on site."
"Oh I'm here to pick up somthing," he replied, "It's a shame you couldent get it to me earlier and we could have avoided this whole mess."
The king was royally confused, then Celestia walked up with a bag and dropped it at Bart's feet.
He opened it and it was filled to the top with bits. Jack was to busy admiring the bits to notice Celestia hovering out a wooden stake. She then brought it down and stabbed Jack, he looked up in horror and hate, his eyes turning black, then exploded into black dust.
Celestia then collected back the bag and walked back towards the castle. Her father still standing there in shock.
"You've killed us." he said finally.
Celestia stopped and replied, "on the contrary, I killed them."
"There will be more."
"Then I shall need more stakes!"
End of chapter 2