And Everypony Needs It...
Twilight Sparkle stepped out onto the balcony. Cool night air swept through fur. The little filly may have seemed calm, maybe even content, but she was panicking on the inside. The Princess had called her, wanting to speak with her. And she knew. She knew it was all over! The Princess was going to end Twilight's position as her Most Faithful Student! She was doomed! Yet, she did not show it on the outside, if she was going to go out, she would go out with dignity. That is, until she inevitably burst out into tears.
The panicked little eight year-old rummaged through her memories. Had she missed an assignment? Had she not completed a project? Did she not get a hundred on her test? Had the Princess-
Twilight Sparkle's eyes widened.
When the Princess had said that she should go out and meet some ponies, she must have meant it!
'Of course!' Twilight thought. 'And I stupidly thought it was just a suggestion! Idiot! Idiot! IDIOT!'
Princess Celestia walked past the purple unicorn, taking a seat on the balcony. The princess looked at Twilight and patted the spot next to her. Twilight walked over to her teacher and sat down next to her. The two sat and watched the view for a long time. It occured to Twilight that she had never really noticed this view. She wondered why.
Eventually, the unicorn looked up to her mentor. "Princess?"
"Yes?" The Alicorn asked.
"I was, um, wondering why you, uh, brought me, uh, here." The filly stammered.
"Ah, yes," Celestia said. "I brought you here to ask you something."
Twilight braced herself.
"I wanted to ask you..."
'Here it comes...' Twilight thought.
"What's the one thing everypony wants?"
"...What?" Twilight deadpanned.
"I asked you, what is the one thing everypony wants?"
Twilight sat there for a moment in a mix of confusion and relief. She was wondering why her mentor would ask such a thing, but also relieved she wasn't being removed of her position. But, she knew she had to answer the goddess. What's the one thing everypony wants? That was simple! She would ace this test for sure.
"Knowledge." The purple filly stated.
"I'm sorry to say, Twilight, but not everypony values knowledge as much as you." The princess chuckled.
The unicorn's jaw dropped.
"Can you think of anything else?"
Twilight's mind raced. She couldn't fail this test! She can't! She's never failed! Then, an answer popped into her mind. Surely that one would be correct.
"Safety." Said Twilight.
"Close, but it's not the answer."
Twilight gulped. Had she...failed?
"We ponies, as you know, are social creatures, and we strive for relationships." Celestia told her.
"Princess is this a lesson about how I should get some friends?" Twilight asked. "Because even though I want to please you, I'd rather focus on my studies."
"No, it's not about friendship, my Faithful Student." The alicorn said. "What everypony wants is family. Even me. I've lost many, many ponies over the years. And yet I still want ponies to be near and dear to my heart."
Twilight frowned. "I'm not sure if I want family."
"Oh? And why's that?"
"I...Mom and Dad...they just use me and Shining," Twilight sniffed. "They don't really care about us, they just use us to be more important and to get money."
The sun goddess rested a hoof on her student's shoulder.
Twilight sulked. "So, if that is what familes are like, I don't want a family."
Celestia's horn glowed.
"You see, my Faithful Student, families aren't just ponies you are related to," She wrapped a wing around Twilight, pulling the filly close to her. "They're also the ponies who care about you and love you unconditionally."
The princess levitated an infant dragon down onto Twilight's hooves. The baby dragon was swaddled in a bright pink blanket and did not stir.
"Really?"
The princess nodded.
The two sat there for a while, Spike still sleeping in his big sister's forelegs. Twilight let her mentor's words sink in. Then, she looked up at the sun princess.
Twilight took a deep breath. After all, the princess had said there were no such thing as stupid questions.
"Princess, I was, um, wondering, uh..." The young pony stammered.
"Yes?"
"I was wondering if, uh, since I've been your, um, student for a while, uh, now," Twilight spluttered. "Could you, uh, be, uh, my..."
The alicorn looked down at her. "Yes?"
"Could be my, no, me and Spike's kind of, sort of, pseudo, uh, mommy?"
Celestia's eyes shrank. The princess frowned. Could she really let a pony into her heart after Sunset Shimmer? She began to think of ways to say no as gently as possible. That is, until she saw her student's face.
Twilight's eyes were filled with hope and happiness, and a small smile upon her face.
The white pony wrapped both Twilight and Spike in an embrace.
Celestia smiled. "It would be an honor, Twilight Sparkle."
Twilight Sparkle's body was overflowing with emotion's, mixing between joy, relief, love, and happiness.
Twilight sighed into the Princess' embrace and looked out over the balcony. The sky was a beautiful mix of black and dark blue, stars dotting the sky. In fact, she was sure she could make out Equuleus. She smiled even more. The view really was breathtaking. And she wondered why she never noticed it before.
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Aw, thanks, man. I try my best.
Sex.Love.Oh my god everyone is a changeling!
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Hmm... not sure how I feel about Twilight's parents being more "Honey-Boo-Boo" than intellectual and caring... but aside from that, this was a fantastic little tale. Heartwarming as hell, and very well written.
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Thanks, man! I suppose we all have different headcanons and stuff. But, thank you very much!
I see a glaring writing mistake, which I must correct for you,
When using an apostrophe, (') using it in plurals is entirely unnecessary. the apostrophe is a character used for possessives.
Instead of "family's", use "families".
In other nitpicks, why exactly do Twilight's parents not care for her or her brother? These sorts of things should be explained within the story, in order to not confuse your readers.
And not as important, but you've triggered a pet peeve of mine. I've never considered Celestia as a goddess, because it's clear that she is not perfect. That's just me, though.
D'awww
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Thanks for the corrections, sir, I'll shall fix it right away. I appreciate the help and feedback.
Wait a minute, is that a 'The walking dead season 2' (the game) reference.
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Eeyup! Nice job, I'm glad somebody got the reference!
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As for the "why they don't care", since the statement comes from a young Twilight, I interpret it as "Twilight's in a bad place emotionally and her folks have been distant lately and she's been reading too many psychology books". Given that - all of which is established in story - we can see Twilight seeing things that way even when it isn't, leading her to seeking comfort from Celestia.
What I thought of when I saw this story's title:
Not a bad story, though I think the whole "Twilight's parents are jerks" is kinda jarring and not really what's been shown, and it kinda ruins the mimesis. But it kinda works within the story.
A thumbs-up for you. Also Bruce Campbell, and we all know that's worth far, far more.
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Thanks for the thumbs-up and Bruce Campbell. It's very much appreciated!
For you to condense so much daw and heartwarming into such a small space is commendable.
While it dose seem a bit description-bare it is understandable, as you aren't using scenery or introspection as the main carrier for emotion but the dialogue itself. (As far as I see it.)
Good job.
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Aw, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely!
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Thank you!
I seem to come across a lot of stories where one or more of Twilight's parents are kind of jerks or described as jerks.
Um. Wow. Okay. No. Just...no.
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Odd. I often run into stories where Twi's parents are awesome. Seems like we're on opposite ends of the spectrum, huh?
4937701 Seems so. Immediate example that comes to mind is Twilight's racist mom on Ascend.
Have to say, you through me for a bit of a loop when you portrayed Twilight's parents as unfeeling bastards. I wasn't angered, but that's a fairly uncommon interpretation. But other than that, that was a pretty touching fic; it at least gives Celestia a deeper connection to Twilight than the show portrays, but isn't outside the zones of belief. Extra points for taking a short-short story to it's logical conclusion and using every word to build up character. Liked and Favorited.
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Same here. About Twilight's parents I mean.