A cry was heard from the top of Everfree Castle's most towering spires. It was a beautiful day in the land of Equestria; both because of the gorgeous sun and cloudless skies that brightened the landscape, and because of the joy of two parents as they laid their eyes upon their latest creation. It was so small and delicate, but nevertheless it brought copious amounts of joy to their hearts. In the arms of the Queen of Equestria was a tiny filly alicorn, the latest edition to their rare race, and to their family. The entire world had been given the gift of the birth of a second alicorn princess.
The parents had been given the gift of a second daughter.
Luna had been given the gift of life.
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Part 1 of the Lullaby to the Moon series, a (planned) three part series involving the childhoods of Celestia and Luna. Told from the third person perspective of Celestia, this story delves into the holes about what the two princess' lives were like when they were mere fillies all the way until they barely reach adulthood.
Sequel found here! (I promise it is written much better)
Now, there are a few things I need to clarify before the story starts:
1. The age of sexual consent in Equestria is fourteen years old. (There will be no clop in this fic. Only suggestive themes.)
2. There is no legal drinking age in Equestria. Ponies can drink hard cider, wine, etc from the time they are born.
3. There is no such thing as the Royal Canterlot Voice. I am going to say that Celestia played a prank on Luna when she returned from the moon.
4. Adulthood in Equestria is considered to be sixteen years old.
5. Alicorns age at the same pace as ponies until they reach twenty five years old. I did this so that the events in the story would be more believable.
Disclosure: The characters Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Discord, and Queen Chrysalis along with the names of the locations depicted in this story belong to Hasbro and its respected affiliates. In no way to I plan on redistributing or selling this story in the means to make a profit unless I have consent from Hasbro itself. Please do not sue me. I'm in college and need money. :'(
Viewer discretion is advised for scenes of:
1. Alcohol reference
2. Suggestive sexual situations
3. Blood and violence
4. Graphic descriptions
Hey everyone, I was hoping you guys could leave some feedback. That thumbs down is making me curious what I did wrong... Thank you!
This is pretty good. When do you think you'll be updating it? Also: 1337741
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I dunno, wasn't me (the third like was, though
1339698 Thank you! I'm halfway done with chapter 1, don't you worry. I should have it up either tonight or tomorrow. My goal is to have chapters out every 4-7 days depending on the size!
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Okay, good. Because there are some stories on my favorites list that either update very slowly or seem to have been forgotten (actually this seems to be quite common, probably just the writers running out of ideas). Hopefuly the same won't happen to this.
1339836 I can't make you a guarantee or a promise but I can assure you that I will try my best to keep this story moving along so my readers will constantly have updates to read and won't forget what happened in the previous chapter. I have so many ideas for this story and I just want to get them all written out as fast as I can so I don't forget them.
That could use some work. In a few places. To start with, the quotation mark shouldn't be at the begining. At the end it should also be "resting in her hooves.", instead of "resting her hands.". Other then that, pretty good!
1347343 Oopsie. Writing at night after a long day with classes will do that to you haha. I'm not even a big fan of the whole Lyra-Hands deal. All fixed! Thanks.
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No problem!
So much D'aw that I puked up a rainbow, followed by my heart shriveling and then immediately exploding.
Insta-fave!
1353339 Thanks! Better get a new heart, there is more where that came from!
This was actually way better then I ever expected it to be, If theres more coming I will read it.
1409539 Thank you! I'm trying my best with this fanfic. I know it's not the most original idea overall but I've been wanting to write something like this for a few months now. So don't worry, I will try to get chapters out every 4-7 days depending on size. I apologize in advance if it takes any longer as there will be time when school will consume my life but hopefully those days will be very infrequent.
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This will end up being one of these grossly under-appreciated fics, it already is, which get buried under the piles of cookie cutter crap posted in the front page. I found it pretty heartwarming so far... besides the whole vision thing (not so heartwarming but great all the same for different reasons).
1410353 Haha, I was hoping to have that effect.
Thank you for the complement! I really do hope that I can get some recognition for the fic but I don't want to advertise. I don't necessarily enjoy when people are advertising their artwork around so I don't want to do the same. I just have to rely on my readers to put in a good word for me or give me a thumbs up!
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I'll get right to that.
Simply put; this story is fantastic
1473892 Thank you!
Must... Read... More...
1532749 Don't worry! I've started on chapter 9. I've been busy the last two days but today I have plenty of time so I have a 3-4 hour block set aside for some good writing.
1547598 No worries! I'm not even halfway done with part one yet.
Well that was simply heartwarming.
Excellent character development as always, the situations actually seemed real, did you draw any of this from IRl experiences? This story never fails to cheer me up.
1574324 Yes, I have had a few "real life" experiences involving love and affection. They are not very fond ones and this was a nice way for me to get those emotions out to some one who might read and enjoy it.
Everything else came entirely from my noggin.
1574106 Thank you!
This chapter was sooooooooooooooooooooo cute
1592666 I'm glad you thought so!
Awwwwww!
I love the song so much!
I puked a rainbow at the cuteness
Baby Luna is so bucking adorable, according to your amazing prediction.
D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! BABY LUNA; SO BUCKING PRECIOUS; MEH FEELS; THEY GONNA DIE
1377079 I second that opinion. Luna saying "Tia" was the cutest thing *ever*
Uh-huh, all the cookies they want.....
I'm sure Galactica and Sol are gonna hide that on them
I just knew that would happen, lol!
But, who knew that Tia was the mischevious one?
Major lol!
Hahaha, Jenga!
I hated that game when I was little too 
The blocks always hit me in the head or the eye, lol.
Awwwwwww!
How come this isn't featured? 
Or really really popular? 
AND HOW COME THERE ARE DOWNVOTES?
THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING STORY
You need more commenters.
ZOMG, I love the teacups.
Funnest. Thing. Ever.
Awwwwwwwwwwww!
..... Was that Discord in Tia's mind?
"Love Is In Bloom"? *prays for Dislestia*
1615722 I used to just take the Jenga blocks, divide them up into equal piles, hand them out to my friends, build pillow forts, and then throw them at each other until everyone yielded but one person. So fun!
1615739 In the back of my mind I have a desire that this would be featured at least once. I am working my butt off for this story. I just love it too much! However, I leave all that to my readers! Just commenting on my story gives me motivation to continue to write more and more.
1615762 Maybe... Maybe.
1615617 So do I! I always get emotional when I listen to the song. It is a major source of inspiration for me to write this story!
1616268 Anyone else pretend that the floor was lava, and if you touched it you'd die?
1618469 Of course! Who didn't? Best game as a kid.
1618627 Or hiding in small places in Hide 'N Seek. Or pretending that a cardboard tube was a sword/lightsaber. Or being able to fit in the bathtub enough to swing back and forth 'till you make a tidal wave. Or digging little holes in the dirt with your friends.
So much fun!
1618687 We didn't just dig holes, we dug out an entire bunker. Took a few days.
1618846 Just chillin' outside, screwing around. Doing Mad-Libs, drawing "plans" in the dirt for an assault on the neighboring kids' HQ.