Camaraderie is Sorcery

by FireOfTheNorth

Chapter 0:11 - Mother

Chapter 0:11 – Mother
Year ¿1234? of the 2^nd Age

Luna lay on her back on a grassy hillside, staring up at the sky. Clouds of every hue moved about of their own volition, often contrary to the direction of the wind. Birds and plenty of other winged and unwinged creatures flew through the sky—badly, in most cases. Having grown up under Discord’s reign, the filly had no way of knowing which pieces of the scene were natural or unnatural, but she marveled at it regardless.

“What are you doing, Luna?” Celestia asked as she approached, looking down at her younger sister.

“Oh, I was just thinking about how wonderful it would be to fly,” Luna said, still gazing up at the sky. “Up there, soaring among the clouds, with all of Equestria stretched out beneath you ….”

“Useful for bypassing mountains, certainly, but the same can be done with the right spell,” Celestia replied sardonically.

“There’s more to it than that,” Luna said dreamily. “Imagine breaking your bond with the earth—at will—and seeing the world from a new perspective.”

Since the two of them had been banished from Pasturknack, they’d wandered Equestria, searching for a place to live. In four years, they’d had no permanent luck. Sooner or later, ponies would discover the two of them had an affinity for magic and throw them out of the town, sending them on the road again. They could have given up on sorcery entirely, but that wasn’t an option for Celestia, and if it wasn’t an option for Celestia, then it wasn’t one for Luna either. The elder filly—a full-grown mare now, though her aging had slowed thanks to an old spell she’d discovered—took care of her sister, and was also the grounding presence that kept the daydreamer from drifting away. Mages were feared because they were associated with Discord’s chaos, and Celestia was determined to fix that by rediscovering the old knowledge of sorcery lost after Discord had begun his rule. That was her stated goal, at least, but she was also concerned with amassing sorcerous power—to protect her and her sister, but also so she could return to Pasturknack one day and repay the town for how they’d treated the two of them.

“We should keep moving,” Celestia said dourly, looking away. “It’s not far now.”

“Where is it this time?” Luna asked as she rose to her hooves and brushed herself off.

“Manerthan,” Celestia replied, looking down the hill toward the city of red brick in the distance while Luna picked up her saddlebags. “Hopefully, they’re friendlier to sorceresses there.”

Comments

[TasermonsPartner]

That was her stated goal, at least, but she was also concerned with amassing sorcerous power—to protect her and her sister, but also so she could return to Pasturknack one day and repay the town for how they’d treated the two of them.

Huh, I knew Celestia in this story was a bit more prone to negative emotion than her show's counterpart, but it seems that even at a young age (or because of her young age) she had a small craving for vindictiveness.