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// The First Truth 
// Story: Daughter of the Phoenix 
// by Solstice Shimmer 
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It was a short walk to her office so I got there quite quickly. I wondered what was so important that Twilight would pull me out of class just to talk to me.
She probably has heard some wild rumor about me and is seeing whether it's true or not. Who knows. I've gotten in trouble plenty of times so this should be no big deal.

I had reached Celestia's office so I tapped on the door softly.

"Come in." I heard Twilight's voice inside.

I opened the door and walked in, closing it behind me.
Twilight smiled as I walked up to her.

"Hello Solstice." She greeted.

"Hey Twilight." I know she's a Princess and all, but she'll always just be Twilight to me. She's doesn't seem to care that I don't address her formally so I see no reason to start.

"It's been a while." She said.

I nodded. "Well your busy being a Princess and all."

"That's no excuse. I should have made time to see you."

I shrugged. Twilight is a good friend and all, but since I'm used to being ignored by ponies it doesn't really affect me anymore.

"So did you pull me out of class just because you felt bad and wanted to talk to me?" I asked in a bit of a cold tone.

Twilight looked away from my eyes for a second, sighing. Then she looked back at me.

"I really wish that were the reason. But....it's not." Her voice sounded a bit shaky.

I gave her a questioning look.

Twilight seemed a bit uneasy as she tried to keep eye contact with me.

"You may want to sit down for this." She said.

"I'm fine thank you." Did she really think I was that weak? I was gonna take whatever news she had for me on all four hooves.

"Well...keep an open mind here. A while back I have traveled to another dimension to help some friends I met there and I started to notice something. One of the girls I know kept reminding me of somepony. I had no idea who, but it kept bothering me until I couldn't take it any longer. I did a bit of research, digged in some old files, and I found some....interesting information. I asked Princess Celestia about it to see whether or not I was right and she just confirmed my suspicion."

When is she gonna get to the point? I wondered.

"Now I would have rather she told you, but she insisted that I tell you."

"Tell me what, Twilight?" I asked getting more impatient by the second.

She hung her head for a second and sighed again.

"First of all, your parents are not really your parents."

To her surprise I smirked.

"That explains so much." I muttered under my breath.
Why was she so worried? This is actually a relief for me! Those pathetic excuses for ponies were not my flesh and blood, which is  amazing! That means I never have to pretend to like them ever again.

"Solstice. I'm not finished yet." She reminded me.

I snapped my eyes away from whatever I was looking at and back at her.

"Sorry." I said.

She bite her lip then continued.

"Do you know of a pony named Sunset Shimmer?" She asked.

I nodded. "Of course. She was Celestia's student before you. I remember her telling me about it. She betrayed the Princess and ran away when she didn't get the power she thought she deserved."

"What if I told you that I met this pony?" She asked.

I shrugged. "I don't know. What does this have to do with me anyway?"

Twilight hesitated again for the hundredth time.

"It has a lot to do with you."

"Why?" She had better tell me before I loose it!

She looked me straight in the eye as she spoke.
"Because Sunset Shimmer is your mother."