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// Chapter 2: A New Generation 
// Story: Child of Equestria 
// by RainbowDangerDash97 
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	My fiery side gets the best of me, as we wait 20 minutes for the mane six to arrive. "Kids, are they coming? This is getting boring," I say, and Princess Celestia stares out of the window in worry. Yet, I can sense that under her anxiety is a tint of happiness, happiness that I didn't become a dull boring alicorn doing nothing but sew and have tea parties all day. The fiery red-headed part of me when I was 20 years old, shouts, "WHERE ARE THEY?!"

Luna giggles, and calms me down, stroking my mane like she used to when she was a filly. "Wait, my mother," she says. "They're....busy." At this, I groan, and anxiously await their arrival, like a businessman awaiting his customer's approval of the product he is advertising. The 22-year old "Frankie" is getting the better of me again...

It isn't long after she says that, that six ponies of different diversity should burst into the castle room. "Princess Celestia! We came as fast as we can!" the lavender unicorn cries out. My eyes open wide. Twilight. Why does that pony look like my little Twilight, the pony I used to play with when I was younger? 

Beside the young lavender unicorn, a rough-looking blue pegasus dashes up to me, and asks, "Wait...who are you? Are you Discord's wife? Huh? Come on! You wanna do this the hard way? We'll do this the hard way!" Her hooves are curled into what seems like pony-styled fists, and she throws short jabs and punches in front of her, to make her look much more threatening and dangerous. The lavender unicorn glares at her, and says, "Manners, Rainbow Dash. She could just be --"

Suddenly, she gasps, as she turns her head and looks at me. I can't get why she's looks at me that way. Half of me is actually waiting anxiously for the fight with the young pegasus. She looks like my own headcannon of the G1 pony Firefly, my favourite pony of all time. Half of me wants to play-fight with her, and the other half wants to cuddle her and brush her mane. Maybe it didn't turn out as bad as I think, after all.

"Kids, are these the mane six?" I ask, turning to Celestia and Luna. There is a sudden surge of happiness through my veins, and I can't help but beam at my new creations. There is an unexplained light in my eyes, somewhat as if I am flying past the stars on silver wings, yet in my humble alicorn form, I remain, staring at the new ponies and totally unaware of what is going on. 

Twilight Sparkle's jaw drops, and she stares at Celestia, in shock. "Princess...the...the F-Fausticorn! The rumour...the myth is true! You...she's your mother like everypony told me?!" she asks, horrifed, pointing a hoof at me. She watches Celestia's eyes droop low, and her head nods slowly. Twilight feels torn apart, and holding back tears, she mutters,  "You...you lied to me."

"That I did not, my faithful student," Celestia snaps, turning around coldly to the lavender unicorn. Her eyes are harsh and stern, and she has the look of a cruel dictator destined to rule the entire universe. It doesn't break my heart, but it pains me to see how sad everypony is. Why can't it all go back to what it was before? Love and tolerance...maybe all this is just for the sake of ruining everypony's life in the end. 

Luna sighs, and shouts, "Enough! Mother, this is Twilight Sparkle, the element of magic." She points a hoof lovingly at what she considered to be her second "sister." Twilight shades her eyes with a hoof from Luna's sad yet flaring eyes, and she turns away, saying, "I...I don't believe this."

Celestia sighs, and her kindly face returns. "I do not question you about your mother, Twilight Sparkle," she mutters, in all her glory and might. She bows down to Twilight, and places her crown on the student's head. "You'll have to be Princess of the Sun, my faithful student...untill....untill I come back."

Twilight's eyes open wide, and she places a hoof on Princess Celestia's shoulder, and asks, "Princess...you're not leaving, are you?" 

Princess Celestia smiles, but it is a sad smile. "I...I.." A tear rolls down her eye, and she shouts, "Mother, take me back to the human world with you! I've always wanted to see -- you've always promised since I was only a filly! For the love of Faust, I cannot take it here with Luna anymore than Twilight can with Spike." She shoots a rough look at Spike, who is now full-grown size, due to his greed. He grabs for Celestia's crown, and I glare at him, using my magic to silence him and paralyze him. Twilight Sparkle drags him out of the castle, heaving a sigh of relief. "That spell..." she mutters, trying to recall where Celestia had learnt it from, and the date when she used it to silence Derpy Hooves.

I shake my head, and say, rather strictly, "I'm afraid...Sorry, Cel', you have to be strong." I turn to Celestia, and stroke her flowing pastel mane, and placing the crown back on her head. "The ponies of Equestria need you. I'm proud of you, Cel', but I - I need you here." I leave her, and she holds back bitter tears. I turn back to Luna, and ask, "And, Luna? Who the hay are the rest of them?"

Luna blushes, and is sort of embarrassed at the slang I use, but she answers, anyway. "Girls, I am sure you all know..how to...introduce yourself. Mother, these are the ponies who taught me fun." She blushes once more, but she beams at the six ponies in front of her.

AppleJack bows down before me, but I bid her to stand up. She nods, tips her cow-pony hat in a most pleasant yet casual manner, but she dares not shake my hooves for a greeting. "Howdy, Miss Faust-i-corn," the earth pony introduces. Her accent somehow pleases my ears, but her voice is filled with shakiness, inhaling, and surprise. "Ah'm a-AppleJack, daughter of the daughter of the creator of Ponyville. Pleasure ta meet yer acquintance, Yer Majesty!"

I grin to myself, and but I'm sure she noticed the confusion in my stern eyes. AppleJack? The orange coat...blonde mane...it all reminds me much of the little AppleJack I drew pictures of when I was a kid. My headcannon of the eariler generation pony has the exact same design as the pony before me. Nevertheless, I keep my thinking to myself, as the next pony approaches.

"Rarity, Your Majesty," a white unicorn with a beautiful glossy purple mane tells me, curtseying before me. Her Atlantic accent also somewhat sounds awesome, and I am also amused at her fabulosity and manners. "Oh my stars! Darling! It's you - the Fausticorn! Oh, I've ever so dreamed about seeing your beautiful glamourous face before me --" Her eyes sparkle, as she continues to talk about her "dreams".

Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes, and slightly pushes Rarity's hind leg with a free hoof. She watches in glee, as Rarity screams, and falls face-flat on the floor. The pegasus receives a death glare from the unicorn, but the matter is over in the next few minutes.

I couldn't help but share a cheeky grin with Rainbow. She is so much like Firefly, that I couldn't ignore her mischeivousness and perky nature. The next pony bounces right up to me, and this one looks like Surprise - my little Surprise. But there is a wide grin on her face, and she squeals, between fits of giggling, "Ooh, hello Lauren Faust!"

This is startling to everypony, and they all turn to the pink earth pony. "How I knew her name?" she asks, reading their minds. "Silly fillies, it's easy! She's the one who created the Powerpuff Girls! And the one who created Mac and Bloo and Frankie and Wilt and Eduardo! And she appeared on the latest episode of My Little Brony!" This is unexpected, and she turns to me, ignoring the face-hoofs and groans from the ponies around her. "Oh, I'm Pinkie Pie by the way! Hmm...want a cupcake, Your Majester-Majestic-Majesty?"

I bite into the cupcake she offers me hastily, as to not offend her. I am surprised by the results. Who would've thought that earth ponies can bake so well without wings or horns? 

A small puny pegasus mare makes her way in front of me, and she bows down, before shying away, her cheeks the colour of her mane. Her natural shyness and delicate beauty is rather appealing, and I'm sure I can see one of the guards drooling for her - and the other, for Rarity. "Oh my...my name is....Fluttershy..." she whispers, almost inaudible to anypony around her.

Yet my alicorn ears pick her words up perfectly, though I wish it wouldn't - for the sake of having fun. "Don't worry, Fluttershy," I console her, lowering my voice. "I'm your friend." As I say this, I go into deep thinking. "Hmm...I think I can guess what your elements are....."

I point a hoof not rudely at Fluttershy, who is the closest to me. "Element of Kindness," I say, and she nods slowly. This is going to be fun, I tell myself. I then make a hoof gesture at Rainbow Dash. "Element of Loyalty." 

Rainbow Dash grins, and shouts, "Thhhaaaat's right, Your Majesty! Hey, what's with the pointing though?"

I continue on, and examine each pony, and each of their personalities. "Element of Laughter," I mutter, my voice loud enough to be heard all around the castle. Pinkie Pie giggles, and bounces up, once more, "That's me, Your Lauren Fausti-ness!"

"Let me see...." I say to myself. I do not hesitate, as I see the ponies blinking up to me in confusion. "Element of Honesty," I point at AppleJack. 

"Element of Fabulousity," I say, another grin on my face. Rarity seems rather pleased by this compliment, but I hastily change it to "Element of Generosity."

"And lastly," I whisper, lowering my voice once more. "Element of...Magic."

Twilight Sparkle smiles, though she can't force her mind to get a grip of everything that's happening today. "It can't be real, I'm dreaming, I know I'm dreaming," I could hear her shout to herself. I place a hoof on her shaky shoulder, and say, "It's true, Twilight Sparkle. Don't worry, it's gonna be fine. I'm the...Fausticorn by the way."

She stares up to my kindly eyes, and asks, "Oh my, THE Fausticorn? The Fausticorn's just a legend! Everything is not real! And how did you know my name?!"

"The answer to that..." I reply, grinning once more. "Is Magic." 

Twilight sighs, and whispers, shamefully, "I'm sorry, Goddess of the Poniverse. I...I just...I can't -- UGH!" She gives a frustrated scream, and shouts, "I CAN'T GET A HOLD OF WHATEVER'S HAPPENING TODAY!!!" After she says that, she pants for breath, and calms down.

"Feelin' better, sugarcube?" AppleJack asks, placing a hoof on the other shoulder. Twilight nodded and she turns to me, asking for forgiveness. "Please, your Highness. I'm just an ordinary student...I - I...I -- I--!"

I smile, and tell her, softly, "You're not ordinary, my little Twilight. You have a special ability that no other pony in Equestria possesses. You're going to do great things for Equestria one day..." I hastily added, "If you haven't already done great things!"

There is laughter everywhere, and when the ponies calm down, they all stare at me with big eyes, though not rudely. "Excuse me, Your Majesty," Twilight Sparkle asks, trying to overcome her OCD. "Would you like to go meet the ponies in Ponyville all over again?"




A/N: I was aware that I mentioned "Ponyville" in the previous chapters. I went back and did some updates, so look twice before you spam your comments about this in the comment box. And wow, 65 likes? I love you guys! Also, this Nightmare Moon and Luna debate is getting a little old, don't you think? I know what I'm doing - I'm the author :) No offense to you all, though :D And of course, I appreciate all comments, likes, favs and watchers ;D