//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: The Forgotten Princess // by Okami1197 //------------------------------// So it has been 1500 years since I left my home and lost contact with my sisters. News had came from this Equestria that there was a fallout between two alicorn sisters ending with one being trapped on the moon. I truly wish that I could have been there, because maybe just maybe the whole event might have never happened. Other than that I have just stayed hidden in dangerous areas so nobody finds me. Sadly I am compassionate, so when I saw this foal abandoned on the side of the road I had to do something. I caused a small storm around the foal so that I could retrieve the poor thing without being seen. I waited for a couple weeks to see if anypony would come and look for the little colt but nothing. This was a couple weeks ago. I have stayed near where I found him just in case but nothing, so I gave him a name. 1000A.N. (After Nightmare) Dinok Druniik wobbles into the makeshift room that I made for us, "Mamma?" I smile at the little bat pony, "Yes, mamma. How would you like to go on a trip Dinok.?" He starts to bounce like a maniac at the mention of a trip, "Twip! Twip!" "Ok, I'll take that as a yes. We have a long ways to travel ok." I love that little guys enthusiasm. One hour later "Ready?" I ask the happy bat pony on my back. "Weady!" Dinok replied in an energetic voice. "Ok" I prepare myself for the long flight from the dragon lands to this Equestria. As I take to the sky I say, "I'm coming Celestia you better be ready because it is time we talked again." Leaving a trail of blue lightning in my wake I rocket towards my sister's new home. Equestria, Canterlot Castle Throne room "Now, Luna, things have changed in the last thousand years." Celestia spoke while she sat on her throne. "We understand sister." Luna quietly responded sitting next to her sisters throne. Celestia looked at her sister, "Luna the royal we is no longer used." "Sorry it will take time to get used to that." As Luna finished her sentence a guard ran into the throne room, "Princess Celestia, there has been sightings of a blue lightning trail throughout the dragon lands and it is heading this way." Celestia's face became one of complete shock, "I did not think she would be so obvious." Both the guard and Luna look at Celestia and say in unison, "What do you mean?" Celestia sighed, "You will see soon, if she is as fast as she used to be." Dragon lands As I flew over the dragon lands I saw numerous large dragons fighting over land, hordes, and the occasional dragoness. I also noticed the occasional Pegasus in golden armor. The odd thing is that they tried to stay hidden from me but they failed, but another thing is that on there armor I thought I saw a replica of Celestia's cutie mark. I don't know if I am seeing things or if she has ordered some ponies to watch me. I wonder if she is prepared for me to visit her though because I have been away for sometime. Equestria, Canterlot Mountain. It is night and I have been traveling for a couple of days. I have finally reached the capital of Equestria, and it appears as though Celestia still has a love for white buildings and gold accents. Dinok is fast asleep on my back and drooling. The city looks beautiful at night I have to say that much but I worry that things will go down hill soon. Since I got to the mountain about twenty minutes ago, I have seen a few guard patrols. I think Celestia has given me a challenge before we even said hello to each other how rood. As another patrol passed I over heard one of the guards say, "I don't see why the Princess is in such a panic over some random pony." I laughed a little at that response. The question is should I make this easy for them or just surprise Celestia at breakfast. The next morning in the royal dinning room. I sat on the large white chair that I assumed was Celestia's and waited. I did not have to wait long for the large double doors to open and a small group of guards to enter, I smiled, "Now sister you know that these ponies can't harm you or me so why do you insist on a guard escort." All I could do was laugh as she stood there with her jaw hanging open, "How? What? When?" "Sister close your jaw it is unbecoming of you." I managed to say seriously, "You should greet me like family not some crazy pony that just broke into your home." One of the guards just stared at me, "Princess what does she mean 'greet her like family?'" "Leave us at once I will handle this." Celestia ordered the guards all of whom saluted and left the room, "So I was right to assume you were coming to see me." "Let me stop you there. I came here to see Luna not you. You hurt me, by leaving me alone for the past 1500 years. The only good thing that came from that whole ordeal was this little guy right here," I lifted Dinok into the air as he slept, "He was abandoned in the dragon lands, and thankfully I found him before a dragon did because I would have hated for this little guy to have died because he was abandoned." "I am sorry to hear that, but I did what I thought was right at the time. After the ponies here started to see me and Luna as there leaders I started to regret the decision I made that night. I was scared, cold, and worried about how well you could control yourself. That was why I made that decision sister. So I will ask you one more time please forgive me and let us complete our family." Celestia pleaded poorly. "You see sister I spent many nights crying myself to sleep because of what you did. A few words will not make me forgive you. You will have to earn forgiveness for how you wronged me." I spoke in an icy tone, "Now where shall I find my other sister, last I heard she was sent to the moon for a thousand years and just recently returned to us?" "She should be coming here shortly, but she is short tempered just like our father, a trait both of you inherited from him." As Celestia finished the doors opened once more and a white unicorn with a blonde mane and tail strolled into the dinning hall, "Auntie why are all the guards a mess? It is unfitting for them to be in such a state. Why in this state they probably couldn't stop a single peasant from entering the castle." the unicorn's head was held high so he probably did not see me staring him down because of how loud he was speaking while my adopted son was asleep on the chair next to me. Dinok Druniik started to whimper as he woke, so I quickly picked him up and started to rock him so that he would not start to cry, "You insolent buffoon," I snapped, "Why are you so loud there is a sleeping foal in here." "Who are you and why are you in Aunt Celestia's chair? I demand that you move this instant!" the brat said not quieting his voice any. Dinok woke with an ear piercing screech, "You idiot!" Celestia used her magic to dampen the sound of Dinok's screech to prevent damage to her and my hearing, but not the twat's hearing. All I could do is laugh as blood started to stream from his ear, only his left ear though. Luna broke the room's door as she entered with a furious expression. She looked at the fool and shook her head, "You imp what did you do to make that bat pony foal cry?" The twit just looked at her like he had no idea what was going on, "A what?" he cocked his head to the side. Luna's horn glows as she picks the twit up and launches him out the dinning hall, "Now then where is the little foal at?" I smile as I lift Dinok Luna looks at me, "And who are thou? None have informed me of a visitor." I shook my head, "Celestia….. Why did you not inform our sister of our family's once glorious past, or of who I am?" "Because it was that past that drove us apart! You were in the middle of the whole thing that is why you were never mentioned!" Celestia snapped. "It only drove us apart because you allowed it to." I responded calmly, "Luna, Celestia has not told you of our past so it seems that I must do so, but first I will put little Dinok back to sleep." In Luna's personal study. (Celestia is not the only one with these things) When I finished explaining the fall of our parents and brother Luna spoke up, "So that is why we have never heard of or read about our father or mother." "Yes Luna, that is why. That is also why you did not know about me or our brother. Me more or less is because Celestia was scared that I would influence you to be more violent but from what I heard that happened anyways." Luna looked to the ground of her deep midnight blue study, "I meant nothing by that, you were not happy things like that happen. That is a curse of an alicorn, sister, we were born with it and so were our parents and brother." Luna eyes my 'small' bag of belongings, "You are not telling me everything Storm." her gaze shifts to me, "What are you keeping a secret? Tell me I wish to know." I sigh, "Do you promise not to tell Celestia? She will not be pleased to see what I retrieved from the beast that ended our family all those years ago." she nodded, "Very well then." I opened my bag and pulled out a glass orb filled with void gas, "The dragon did not have time to digest him, but his physical body was destroyed." Luna gasped, "So that is our brother?" I nodded, "Sadly yes, I have been searching for a way to restore his body but I have had no success in the terms of no cruelty. The only way I have found was a blood magic ritual that requires one Pegasus, earth pony, and a unicorn. Sadly the three ponies used are killed in the process." "That’s horrible!" she gasped. I nodded, "That is why I will be leaving soon. I shall leave Dinok with you and Celestia while I am gone. He is not to receive any pampering what so ever." Luna closed her eyes and bowed her head, "I will see to it that your wishes are carried out." "If I come back and my little colt has been spoiled both you and Celestia will be held responsible, no matter which one of you does it do you understand?" I looked at Luna as she raised her head, "And Luna it is good to see that you a fine mare just like me and our mother." I teleported out of the study with the globe of my brothers essence and disappeared to look for some victims.