Chapter 3.5: Impact
Celestia's week had been so chaotic; you would have thought that Discord had gotten a hold on her day planner.
In Fillydelphia, an earthquake had awoken a sleeping Earth dragon. Manehattan had seen a small changeling task force. Canterlot itself was in high distress, as the subjects were on edge with their princess's comings and goings.
However, Celestia had rectified all of her problems, and was about to read Rarity's letter. It was Thursday, and the letter was dated last Friday. It HAD been a long time since she had a free moment.
Dear Princess Celestia,
I've written to you before about the bond of sisters and the importance of compromise, but today I learned another lesson. Nothing, NOTHING is more important than a sister. They are built-in BFFs, and are irreplaceable. If anything happened to Sweetie Belle, I have no idea what I would do. I realized today that I love her more than any other pony, and would do anything for her. A sister is a special gift that is bestowed only upon the luckiest ponies, and should be treated as such.
Sincerely,
Rarity
Celestia finished the letter, rolled it tight, and looked over at Luna, who had fallen asleep on the bed. Her eyes watered, and a tear or two trickled down her cheek. She carefully moved into the bed and and drew her sister close.
"Sister, what troubles you?" Luna asked, half-opening an eye.
"Sometimes I forget how blessed I am to have you." the sun goddess replied, bringing her sister even closer to her.
"Tessa..." Luna's eyes also began to fog up with emotion.
"I missed you so much these thousand years." the white alicorn said, crying into her sister's neck.
"Tia, I'm so sorry! I never meant to hurt anyone!" her purple counterpart sobbed, burying her head in her sister's chest.
"Hush, little one." Celestia stroked the starry mane of her sister.
"You're the best sister I could ever have asked for." the purple mare said, looking up at her sister. "I love you." She kissed her sister's cheek, snuggling against the white alicorn.
The two princesses fell asleep in a tight embrace.