Revelations IV
Most of the present guard was thrown against the walls, a lucky few were tossed right back out the door they tried to enter, but even those who were able to stay on their feet quickly realized that their interaction would be more of a liability than an aid in the fight that had just erupted.
The petitioner had seemed on edge through most of the hearing, not an unusual reaction to being in the presence of the monarch, but this individual put every pony in the room on edge, and apparently with good reason.
The explosion in the throne room was accompanied by the petitioner's disguise burning away to reveal a white coat, blazing white eyes, and a fiery mane and tail.
The petitioner's change was instantaneous and all encompassing, but what truly made the guard decide to retreat was their monarch's transformation. Not as flashy or dramatic, Celestia's transformation was no less terrifying.
The Solar Alicorn stood up as the remaining guard looked on in horror. Her always positive expression was replaced by anger. The mask the princess wore for hundreds of years at a time was removed, and the guards that witnessed this once in a lifetime event wished they hadn't.
"Whoever you are, leave now. You are not welcome in the palace." the tone of the monarch's words left no room for misinterpretation. She was not requesting; she was demanding.
"Not until I have some answers!" the fiery mare screeched.
"You do not require nor deserve any answers, my word is law." Celestia rose into the air as she charged her horn with energy to the point electricity arced around it and the smell of ozone to fill the room.
A deep light began to surround the fiery mare's horn in turn.
Celestia loosed her spell at the same time as her opponent, but no shot came at her in return, instead the mare had summoned a scroll.
The realization struck her too late, as the magic impacted the vulnerable mare, knocking her hard enough to be sent right through the massive wooden throne room doors.
As Celestia attempted to fly over to the fallen mare, but another entered the room through one of the smashed windows and beat her to the struck mare.
It was Luna.
"The eruption woke me up. I came to see-" she spotted the fallen unicorn and the marks of Celestia's blow "What... You'd really... I..."
The dark alicorn looked to her sister, shock and pain in her features. She landed in between Twilight and Celestia.
The ivory alicorn, shocked by the revelation of the mare's identity, continued toward her student but was stopped by Luna's flared wings.
"Sister, what are you doing? Allow me to my student. "
"You would so quickly turn on even your student? I can't believe..."
"She was- I thought she was attacking me!" Celestia replied, recoiling from the accusation, "What would you have me do!" the words seemed fine in theory, but when spoken they were hollow.
"Yes sister, I would expect you to hear your student out!"
"She was disguised!"
"I could detect Twilight's aura from my room in the tower! Are you saying you couldn't tell this was your student!"
"She- She is obviously under a spell! Can't you see? There is dark magic and anger tinting her magic, that is why..." Celestia asked. She looked down at her student amongst the remains of the doors.
"Under a spell you say?" Luna asked.
"Of course! Why else would Twilight act this way!"
"Sister, before they left the castle, Twilight's friends expressed their concern about Twilight, they feared for her, but since you told them not to worry, they left it to you. Even though I bore a personal desire to help one whom I would call a friend, I left it to you and went to sleep. As I slept though, a dream of great urgency called upon me. ...But before I get to that, let me tell you a story:
"Upon my return from my banishment on the moon I was greatly saddened by your distance from me. You no longer looked at me the same way you used to, instead you looked to Twilight with the smile you once gave only to me.
"For a long while I was jealous, for I could see that you now shared a very special bond with your student. It looked like the bond we once shared all those many years ago. She was a capable mare, advanced beyond all compare in the ways of magic, and with power rival to our own.
"I was jealous, I thought Twilight had replaced me in your heart... I was so jealous... Until now that I see the truth...
"Your relationship with her is just like our relationship; she became the one that fought impossible odds saving Equestria while you sat on your flank. She became the one that worked so hard, and yet you got all the praise for. She became the one who felt so alone, so unappreciated while you continued to bask in the glory for accomplishments that were rightfully hers!
"She is the one who began to feel the disparity of the relationship, the same unhappiness I felt so long ago.
"When I entered her dream I saw and felt the same feelings I felt in my first days as Nightmare Moon, an overwhelming feeling of worthlessness and apathy towards life. She felt the same emotions that had caused me to fight you. I thought she would come to make up with you... But now I see how far this had progressed without my knowledge...
"In her dream I saw you brushing off her concerns and abandoning her to suffer alone... I thought she was just being unnecessarily worried. Now I realize that what I saw was not her pessimistic view of what might be, but her tormented memories of what already was! You abandoned her!
"I thought you regretted what you had done to me, but now I see you have learned nothing!"
Celestia recoiled.
"She came to you in her darkest hour, and once again you ignored the pleas of those closest to you!
"She did not replace me, SHE BECAME ME!
"History has repeated itself and you have not changed at all!"
"I- I-" the elder sister struggled for words.
"Save your excuses. Your hollow words only make our suffering worse." Luna glanced to the downed mare. "I pray for your sake, sister, that she doesn't follow my path, but I fear it may already be too late."
Luna touched a hoof to the body of the downed mare and teleported leaving Celestia alone in the ransacked throne room.
Celestia shook violently, to shocked to even move from her position. As she stood the scroll her student had teleported in caught her eye.
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Have Celestia be in a dream but she is really sent to the Astral Planes (the same planes seen in the last episode of Season 3) and is confronted by her mother and father, who show her images (memories) of what she has done and how they are dissapointed in her and show her future images if she continues her ways... so disgusted she is that Celestia does everything in her power to set things right, even if it means to give up the crown...
Meanwhile, Luna visits Twilight's friends and takes them to Twilight who is a wreck and they are shocked to see her like this, Luna explains the situation and they thank Luna for bringing Twilight home and they comfort her with Twilight crying in their shoulders (Spike being the biggest support, since he is basically her son)... Shining and Cadance are brought up to speed and are appalled by Tia's actions...
Meanwhile Celestia tries to gain the good graces of the others but finds it extremely hard with them turning a cold shoulder to her... when she finally breaks down in tears in realization that she has caused such huge scars upon the ones she loves, Luna and Twilight come to her and forgive her (with her finally learning her lesson)... she is again visited by her mother and father who give her a gift (PM me if you want to know about the gift, since it would introduce a new story)
*** The scroll Twilight gave Celestia in this chapter is basically a whole "You Suck" letter and saying she doesn't want anything to do with her anymore...
A bit blunt and harsh, but I see where you were going with it.
There is an art to forcing a character to have a total reevaluation of his or her own self-image. Making them realize just how much of a jerk they can be is an art. You know the art of the 'reason you[the character] suck speech'. Who taught you to craft such skillful RYSS's and where can I sign up to learn the art?
Very nice, if a little short for my tastes... Hope you update again soon!
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She had a second chance to redeem herself... and she threw it away. Fool me once shame on you but fool me twice and there will not be a third.
Damn. Celestia is really quick to go to guns
Hope celestia realises her mistakes, maybe twi can do with a log overdue talk with her mum
Okay, this was amazing how well you pulled off the drama and "Heel Realization", but...
It was just hilarious how the scroll hit her eye. It was like the universe just decided "Kick her while she's down!"
Welp, this is the point where I'm stopping reading. I hoped this wouldn't be another "Twilight has angry mental breakdown at Idiot-balled Celestia" story and hoped this would have been a clever subversion, but it turned out to be just the same as all the others.
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Seconded.
Beggining " Marks are needed for every paragraphs beginning.
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Capitalize.
This! This is the Luna I have admired for
so longokay the past year or so. You get her! Perfectly!m.memegen.com/pgx8th.jpg
Damn, I was expecting a fight.
I thought it was kinda obvious, I mean what about Sunset Shimmer? She never learned from her mistakes, I don't think she ever did or ever could, and if she ever did, it would already be to late.