The day had been long and somewhat boring considering that Celestia and her Secretary of Magic had been discussing the finer points of transportation between the nine realms; specifically if higher level unicorns should have the freedom to do such a thing. They had discussed this small matter until roughly four ‘o’clock in the afternoon. She had than met the royal housekeeper to speak about hiring new maids because as usual Luna had transmogrified her maids into several very nasty pigeons.
Now she was going to join Luna for dinner. She had lounged for nearly a quarter of an hour sipping martinis in the western parlor. She now absconded from the nobles that bothered her, drink in hand, to the private dining room that she and Luna shared.
God, she was feeling tipsy. Perhaps, she thought to herself, that she should not have had that last Cosmo. But she had so there was no going back and most assuredly this Cosmo was completely necessary to her sanity. After all she had agreed to have dinner with Cadence and Blueblood a man neither she nor her sister could bear.
Her feet hit the grass as she walked into the Garden that separated the Southeastern veranda from their private Dining room. She could see Luna grimacing; probably already talking to their “nephew”. Normally she wouldn't have stopped but she noticed something in the grass.
She dropped her glass as her hands flew up to her mouth in a scream. Her guards hastened to her as she pointed to what she thought a body in the middle of her garden.
She looked around her sister had already arrived at her side and Cadence was coming quickly behind Luna. Blueblood was chattering aimlessly in the background, Celestia to be honest wasn't paying attention. Eventually the shock began to subside and Luna’s voice cut through the clamor.
“Tia, sister you should make sure that the child is not hurt too badly. I believe that you dropped thy, I mean, your martini glass near his head,” Luna suggested thoughtfully trying not to anger her sister the sun deity.
“Shit, Did I hit his head Lu?” Celestia half slurred half almost broke out into tears.
“Aunt Tia have you been drinking?” Cadence inquired “You remember how Alcohol affects you, don’t you?”
“Cadence darling Auntie Tia can drink as much as she wants,” Celestia slurred “Lulu I need to eat something I feel like I might throw up all over that annoying boy,”
The idle chatter began as the quartet returned to their meal as the guards removed the boy to the castle’s private infirmary. Celestia eventually, despite Luna’s best intentions, got her hand upon another bottle of Silver mane 1864 (An equestrian red wine). Tonight she was going to find out what in the name of Tartarus that boy was and why he had come here, and if He was another one of those things she was going to drunkenly ask for help tonight rather than soberly tomorrow.
It was about the third course when the doctor walked into the room. Upon seeing him Celestia was hoping to high heaven that she could get out of this conversation with Blueblood.
“Your Majesty we have a problem despite some light bleeding which we have stopped the boy will be fine, however,” the doctor stopped as he did not relish telling the Princesses the next part.
“However what?” Celestia asked impatiently,
“The boy seems to have the same cerebral model as the last few that have turned up” the doctor replied slightly sheepishly.
Celestia turned to Luna a look of pure terror within her eyes and a slight tinge of pink in her tinge.
“How long has this been going on Tia?” Luna asked worriedly
“Almost a thousand years Lulu, Just because you had left didn't mean that our Uncle stopped trying to murder me.” Celestia replied.
“You’re not going to do something rash are you? Luna’s eyes widened “Damn it Tia You know that we can’t trust the Twins!”
“But at this juncture they are the only way to stop their elder brother’s curse. Maybe they can reform this one to not want to murder me and use my blood to resurrect our entire ancestral bloodline,” Tia said hopefully
“We’d have to reform them first” Luna mumbled
“So it’s settled than!” said Tia a bit too cheerfully “We shall meet at the entrance to the cave of Immortality in twenty minutes! Cadence you come too,”
Approximately fifteen minute and 36 seconds later the meet at a large crystal and marble door that had words encrusted in silver and sapphires that stated
“Here Lies the Family of Five the Children of King Cosmos,”
“King Cosmos?” Cadence questioned
“The man who dared to call himself our grandfather,” Luna replied “There is no good in the words I would say of him or his children,”
“If this is their tomb why are we down here?” Cadence asked slightly perturbed now
“They’re not dead silly Cady” Celestia responded, “The four that are still alive are entrapped in the eternal element that they represent,”
Celestia seemed to look at the eternal flame for a very long time but eventually turned around to look at cadence.
“Celestia feels that two, the Twins, can help us unravel the Alicorn of Earths spell against her,” Luna stated “I on the other hand believe that our uncles should not be trusted,”
Celestia moved to the area of the cavern where an Alicorn was floating underneath a perpetual lightning storm.
“Perhaps Stellaris, The one in flame, shouldn't be trusted but he and Pallas are the only two who know how to unravel Alicorn magic that has ties to the elements,” Celestia looked at the pony in the storm “ But currently my …”
Celestia and Luna whipped around when they heard the squeal. Standing before them was an Alicorn with eyes that looked like a volcano, a pale golden pallor and Light hair that resembled lemon chiffon. His hands were positioned in a delicate way that was hurting Cadence, but if pressure was increased would kill her.
“Glad to see you still need us occasionally Darling niece Tia,” came the man’s silky tone
“Put the poor thing down, Stellaris, after all one should never hurt such a pretty mare,” came a gruff almost uncaring voice from behind the other two princesses.
“Pallas,” came the dry tone of the other “Glad to see you have finally joined us and that after almost a thousand years your vices haven’t changed in the slightest,” The golden one dropped Cadence leaving her to wince and rub her neck slightly
“So, dear nieces why do you require our services?” inquired Pallas
Cadence couldn't tell how she should feel about the gray looking Alicorn called Pallas, his mane was similar to his brothers, but he seemed slightly more dishonest but more understanding. He must have been a pony who was hard to crack, most certainly Cadence could not crack him.
“We need help in the preternatural department, specifically reformation,” Celestia stated “After all you did it before”
“Why should we help you?” Asked Stellaris “After all of my help when one slip up happens you imprison me within my own elemental worst nightmare for a thousand years,”
“Because through all that, through all my apprehensions, you are our only hope” Luna spoke softly “Above all you are our family and that all ways comes first even in spite of all the mistakes we make,”
“What idiot told you that Lulu dearest” came the satiny voice of Stellaris “Oh right me, well I never did like those immortal murdering bastards that Acaris cooked up,”
“We’ll need scotch, private apartments and some new clothes,” Said Pallas
“We can’t be unfashionable after all” quipped Stellaris.
“Of course” replied Celestia
“And Tia” came Pallas’ voice “We need sleep; we shall talk to the boy tomorrow,”