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// 452. Castle by Noctus Noxia 
// Story: The Sun and the Stars: A Twilestia Prompt Collab 
// by Fuzzyfurvert 
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by Noctus Noxia


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"Three ceilings have crashed down, two towers collapsed, nearly half of a wall crumbled and five of my maids died!" Twilight flinched, while she watched Celestia walking back and forth in front of her throne. Her horned crown shimmered dangerously in the light and her violet cloak dragged behind her. The dawn-coloured eyes were narrowed. The Tyrant Sun - as Princess Celestia was known in Ponyville - bared her teeth.

"What do you have to say for yourself, Twilight?"

The purple unicorn did not responded at first. Instead she looked at the part of the Royal Sisters Castle, which had been thorn appart by the explosion she had caused during an experiment. Twilight ran through her blackish shaded mane with a hoof and blew away a few strands from her face. Better be careful what you are saying now. The Princess was known for having no mercy. Rumors said, she liked to imprison her foes in stone or throw them in the dungeon.

Twilight folded her arms and lifted her nose. Her cheeks flushed. "Who says, that it was me? Where are the facts?" Facts. She could never go without them. Her Cutiemark - a star around which circled several atoms - showed that she was a serious scientist. She was  not Celestia's private student, but the mare liked her experiments and her studies and enjoyed assisting and helping her work.

Celestia asked: "Oh, and how do you explain this?" With a nod of her head and a glow of her horn Celestia levitated a book in front of Twilight's surprised face. 1000 ways of causing an explosion. Twilight took a step back. Her ears dropped. Horse apples! The unicorn's eyes widened.

With a weary laughter she said: "Yeah, that makes every discussion irrelevant." She dropped her head, expecting Celestia to punish her.

The white Alicorn took the book again and flipped through the pages. She mumbled: "I could punish you now. For destroying my property." Twilight looked up and blinked in surprise, because Celestia started to smile. "But I won't." I must be dreaming! I must!

"Really?", stammered Twilight happily.

Celestia pushed her in an embrace. She placed her head on Twilight's mane. "That part of the castle was ugly as Tartarus anyway", she found, "So I would have let it restored eventually. You just made the progress go faster." A kiss on her forehead and Celestia asked: "Besides could you make an explosion in Sombra's castle? I bet he will be red with anger."

Twilight snuggled against her chest. "Of course, Princess."