> The First Unicorn
>  by Art Inspired
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> The glow of a goddess
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                                                  The glow of a goddess


The rays of light began to pour upon the Everfree Forest and illuminate the town of Ponyville. As the light shone, a different kind of light died within the forest. It was a pure, white light that could be seen from the skies. As Rainbow Dash witnessed this, she turned around and bolted back to Ponyville in order to confront Twilight about it.

As she entered the tree house, she yelled “Twilight, Twilight, I saw it! It was the same color, the same level of brightness.”

For the past two weeks, Rainbow had been reporting her sightings of the light to Twilight. It appeared every night and ceased to exist when the sun showed itself to the land.

Twilight had been reading a book of old tales and myths of the Everfree Forest to try and get some answers. She put the book down and said “The book said it's merely a gas leak in the ground.”

Rainbow rolled her eyes and said “Yeah right, in over six different locations? I’ll believe that when pigs fly!”

Twilight asked if Rainbow really did see it in different areas of the forest.

“Yes, but it’s only in one spot at a time.” Rainbow claimed. “It moves too! I can’t make out what it is but it’s definitely not a gas leak.”

Twilight pondered her options. She could go into the forest to investigate or blow it off and realize it’s just a silly superstition; But then again, her curiosity had been brought up by the thoughts of what it could really possibly be. She decided to go with Rainbow Dash to the Everfree Forest to do some recon.

They spent the day preparing for the trip, making sure they had food, water, supplies and a tent packed away in case it began to rain. The sun inched closer to the edge of the world as they reached the forest. 

Twilight turned to Rainbow to nod her head in a good attempt at morale boosting, and vice versa. As they entered, they saw fog lifting from the ground all around them. The noises of owls and wolves seemed to echo from every direction as it got later. They had searched high and low for three hours and found nothing.

Finally feeling overwhelmed with exhaustion, they found a clearing that was perfect for setting up camp. Twilight got a fire going and Rainbow cooked some food. As they talked and ate, they felt less scared now being in the light.

“So…” Rainbow asked. “What do you think we’ll find out here?”

Twilight thought about it and said “I don’t know. It could be anything at this point.”

“Yea… Or it could be a monster!” Rainbow said dramatically.

“A monster? Please, what kind of a monster glows in the dark and disappears at night?”

“There was that bear like beast… What was it called again?”

“It was called an Ursa Minor.”

“Oh, yea cause an Ursa Major would tower over the forest, right?”

“You have no…” Twilight was cut off by what looked like a bright, white light.

She snuffed out the flames with a force field and told Rainbow to be quiet. They crept up to the light slowly and silently. The sight was breath taking. A unicorn, glowing with great intensity stood there staring at a blue butterfly whisking by. Her mane looked like white silk and her coat seemed to shine along. Her cutie mark was the symbol of omega. Twilight turned to Rainbow Dash and said "That symbol means she could be an ancient goddess! Before Celestia, the word princess meant relatively the same thing as goddess. I've read about them but they were said to be old gallop myth!"

As the butterfly flew away, she turned her back on the spying couple and walked up to a tree. As she put her hooves upon it, flowers that hung from the roots and spun upwards to the top began to bloom. Twilight began to creep out of the bush she and Rainbow Dash were hiding in. Rainbow whispered to her “If she spots you, run!” 

The closer Twilight got, the more her heart raced. The shining mare was as peaceful looking as she was powerful. The shimmers reflecting off from the ground seemed blinding and powerful enough to make Twilight blink a few times. She got closer and closer until… Crunch... She stepped on a twig. 

The glowing mare raised her ears and slowly began to turn her head. Twilight froze; she should be running but her legs wouldn’t move. She just kept staring at the wondrous being before her. Rainbow gritted her teeth and popped her head out to scream “RUN TWILIGHT! RUN!” 

Soon after she yelled this, she took off flying towards the sky while Twilight stood transfixed before the mare. She turned her body around to face Twilight and stared at her. The whole forest seemed to become a black void as they gazed at each other. Twilight gulped before saying “Uh… hello… My name is Twilight Sparkle.” Her voice was nervous and told the glowing mare she was under pressure.

The glowing mare inched closer. Twilight blinked and said “What’s… your name?”

The mare didn’t answer. She just came closer and closer until she was within hoof reaching distance. She lowered herself down to lie on her belly while still staring Twilight in the eyes. Twilight could feel herself shaking. Then a lifting sensation was felt as the glowing mare used her magic to bring her a tad bit closer. The mare sniffed Twilight’s hair and looked over her body. Twilight felt like she was under a spell as she slowly laid herself down in front of the other mare. She couldn't help but to gaze into the mare's glossy, purple eyes as if waiting for something to happen.

Then the mare brought her head closer to Twilight's. Both of their lips were slightly open and as they connected, Twilight felt the glowing mare’s tongue enter her mouth. The taste was phenomenal; unique in its own flavor. Twilight closed her eyes and felt herself slip into lustful romance for this mare she had just met. the mare's lips were inviting, her eyes were kind and everything about her seemed like a dream. The noises of the Everfree Forest stopped as they shared this moment’s kiss.

When the kiss ended, Twilight still felt like she had taken a drug. The exotic experience was nothing short of pure bliss. When she opened her eyes, the white unicorn’s horn was glowing. An orb of pure energy slipped from the tip and floated to Twilight’s horn. As it touched her, she began to feel a rush of exciting relaxation overtake her body. She moaned as the orb engulfed her horn and made it glow white.

The experience of receiving such a powerful gift from this mare was similar to an orgasm. The tingling sensation vibrated through her body as endorphins surged in her veins. The feeling was unimaginably euphoric. However, as her horn slowly began to dim, so did the feeling. A nice sense of exhaustion was the last remaining feeling within Twilight's body. The glowing mare got up from her spot and walked passed Twilight. Before the purple unicorn could figure out what was happening, she felt a light pressure on her back. the glowing unicorn had laid down with Twilight nestling the purple pony beneath her neck. The glowing mare's hooves wrapped around Twilight's torso to comfort her. The warmth of the glow seemed to massage Twilight's entire being; cleanse her of any stress she still felt while slowly putting her to sleep. As her head lowered itself down to the ground, her eyes slowly closed and dreamland graced her mind.

The next day came and Twilight awoke only to find the mare was gone and she was back at the edge of the forest. Questions appeared in her head; Questions like Who was this mare? What did she do? Why did she seem so kind and what does it all mean? In all these questions, Twilight had one statement that would need to be realized. All day she would be thinking to herself I have to see her again!

> Lonely thoughts
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                                                     Lonely thoughts


As Twilight wondered towards the outskirts of Ponyville, she couldn’t help but notice her body felt more athletic, like she had more energy. Her mind felt focused and leveled as well. It was like the glowing mare helped her feel better both mentally and physically.

 How is that possible? Twilight thought as she walked. Could it have something to do with that orb of energy she gave me? And if it is, then why did she do that?

As she walked into town headed for her tree house, Rainbow Dash called for her from a nearby cloud. She swooped down and tackled Twilight to the ground with a hug while chanting “I’m so sorry for leaving you behind! I was so scared. I thought that thing was gonna eat us or something. My instincts just kicked in and I got out of there as fast as I could. When I escaped, I didn’t see you anywhere. I’m so sorry!”

Twilight pushed her friend off and told Rainbow she forgave her while the cyan Pegasus inspected Twilight’s body. Searching for scratches or bumps, she said “If she harmed a hair on your mane, I’m gonna tear her to shreds!” 

Twilight giggled at this statement and asked if they could go to her tree house. As they entered, books started floating through the room as Twilight began researching the symbol of Omega. While she was searching, she explained to Rainbow Dash what happened in the forest. 

“Ha! Why did you let her kiss you?” Rainbow asked still chuckling. Twilight just ignored the question and proceeded to explain what the symbol meant.

“The Omega symbol is an ancient letter of the gallop alphabet. It was the last letter and symbolized the end of something… But what does that have to do with the glowing mare? We need to go back and investigate the forest more thoroughly.”

Rainbow frowned at this and said “I’d really rather not go back there. It makes me feel funny being in those dark woods. If you wanna go alone, that’s fine by me!”

Twilight rolled her eyes as Rainbow Dash left. She researched every book and scroll that could possibly shed some light on this ordeal but found nothing. The day was wasted on research. As Twilight saw the sun setting from her window, she knew if she wanted answers, she would need to go and find the mare once more, so she packed provisions and headed to the Everfree Forest. Upon entering, her legs began to wobble and she began to think about how Rainbow Dash wouldn’t be here to help her out or keep her company.

The night grew cold and Twilight felt herself getting weak from searching. It must have been a few hours’ since she started her search. Things felt uneven now more than ever. The darkness played tricks on her eyes and paranoia was beginning to find itself loopholes into her mind. As she stopped to lay down for a bit, she began to feel sleepy. Her eyes grew heavy and the dark sounds of the forest told her to slip out of consciousness. In no time at all, the purple maned mare fell into a slight slumber. She shivered from the cold temperature of the forest. As she slept, the mare she had been looking for found her instead.

An hour had passed since Twilight had fallen asleep. As she opened her eyes, she felt warmth emitting upon her back. Looking around, she saw the white light was right behind her and felt the mare lay down. She slowly started licking Twilight's left shoulder causing her to moan from the feeling. “Uh, you sure are forward with things.” Twilight said as the mare began to inch closer to her neck. 

“Umm, I think you’re getting a bit too close!”

The mare began to suck on Twilight’s neck in a very sexual way but this wasn't welcomed to the purple pony. She stood up and backed away from the mare while saying “I’m not here to kiss or snuggle. I want to know who you are.”

The mare stood and came closer to Twilight. In a defensive reaction to this, Twilight’s horn lit up and she warned the mare that she would attack if she came any closer. The warning, however fell on deaf ears as the mare continued to walk towards Twilight. With little choice, Twilight fired magic beams at the mare but they did little effect as they were absorbed by a white force field. Little bolts of lightning surged around and seemed to absorb the impact. Twilight now panicking, attacked with as much magical force she could muster. Rays of purple hit the bubble of protection as Twilight kept backing away. 

Eventually she backed up into a tree and ran out of power. With nowhere to run, Twilight just lowered her head. “Please don’t hurt me!” she begged. Her body magically rose up while still being pinned to the tree. The mare brought her up so she could stare at her face to face. As the glowing mare's horn lit up, the orb of power that resembled the one from last time exited the tip and drifted to Twilight.

“No… I don’t want this!” Twilight said in a worried voice.

As the orb entered her horn, the feeling of pleasure washed over her body. Moaning from the experience of energy engulfing herself, she closed her eyes to try and fight the wondrous feeling. She felt the mare begin to suck away at her neck, probably leaving a love mark. Soon, it slowly came to an end and she found herself being lowered to the ground. The mare stood over her smiling. 

Can you hear me? 

A voice so soft and kind entered Twilight’s mind. “Did you say something?” Twilight asked the mare, still panting.

No, but I did think something!

Twilight dropped her jaw and thought are we communication... telepathically?

Yes, We are. I gave you the ability to think to me as I haven’t a voice. The only way for us to communicate is through thought.

But… how is this possible? There's no such spell that can do this!

I will explain everything. I know you have questions and I have your answers. If you will listen to my story, you will come to understand why I have been giving you energy.

Twilight looked at the mare. It felt funny hearing her voice inside her head. She shook her head to signify she was ready to hear the story. But first, tell me. What is your name?

My name is Dawning Light.

> Flood of revelations
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                                                             Flood of revelations


 I was known throughout the kingdom as the goddess of first light sighting. It’s the rays you see just before the sun becomes visible. I was married to the god of twilight. Not your name Twilight, but the light you see at the end of the sun set. His name was Ending Day. We loved each other very much, but I had fallen in love with another. The god of the sun, Flare, had tempted me to cheat many times… His admiration from afar finally pushed me over the edge! I accepted him and cheated on my husband. After words, I had a child but my husband didn’t find out because she looked like him. As if that wasn’t bad enough, I was foolish enough to cheat on Flare as well! The god of the moon, Crescent, also admired me. Call me ignorant if you wish but I cheated on my husband, and Flare with him. Three years passed before I accepted his lust for me… and as fate would have it, I had yet another child. This time… it was unmistakably Crescent’s child.

Twilight was curious to hear more and asked What happened after that?

Ending Day and Flare became furious with me, so they agreed on a punishment. I was once an alicorn… but Ending Day magically removed my wings, leaving me flightless and banished me to the Everfree Forest where no matter how I tried, I would never escape! Shortly after, unicorns were made dubbing me as the first unicorn. Flare punished me by making my body disappear when the sun rises, so he wouldn’t be able to look upon me. As for Crescent, he was kind enough to allow me to keep my body when night came. A millennium passed and the gods began to die. Just before Ending Day died, he still felt compelled to see to it that someday I would die too. He cursed me with the power he had captivated for years and stored it deep within my body. It’s been dormant for a long time now but as it starts awakening, it will over power me and I was supposed to die from it. The other gods, who felt sympathy as I begged them for their forgiveness, granted me the chance to live by ensuring me with a conduit that would be born after a few millenniums. This conduit would be able to control my late husband’s powers and use it in a respectable manner. Unfortunately, by creating the conduit, they had to perform a love spell in order to ensure I would find her… That conduit is you, Twilight!

Twilight stood there with her mouth open. Nothing like this was written in the books of ancient history. Twilight tried to make sense of it and was able to do so, but the facts were still confusing. She looked at Dawning Light and asked her How did you get your cutie mark?

My cutie mark was obtained when all of the other gods and goddess’s died out. I am the last goddess to walk Equestria.

Twilight looked at the ground and asked And your kids… Who are they?

Dawning Light closed her eyes and thought They are known as Princess Celestia and Princess Luna! I am their mother.

Twilight gasped with wide eyes. This whole time she had been kissing her teacher’s mother! Umm, I don’t know if I should be flattered or appalled. Celestia is my mentor. I don’t think I should be doing this with her mother.

 Do I not look young for my age?

 Well… No you look younger than Celestia!

 My age does not affect my image. Celestia is a different kind of goddess, as is Luna. They are after gods, which you call princesses. That is why they age. They rule Equestria now because it is what they were destined to do. The gods and goddesses gave them Equestria and their subjects. All they have to do is take good care of it. I have always looked like this, and I always will. I don’t age because of the power of the gods, a power that princess’s don’t have.

Twilight, still feeling awkward began to understand the whole mess Dawning Light was in. She needed Twilight so she could live, and because of the love spell placed upon her, there was no pushing her back. 

Dawning Light lowered herself to Twilight’s level.

 I also have the ability to look into the heart of others and see their true emotions. I can see you are slowly accepting my love for you but it will take time. I have always loved you, since before you were born. That’s why when I saw you, I had to kiss you. It’s what the spell does to me. It cannot be dismissed. I’ve tried to vanquish the feeling but it never goes away. In time, I hope you can accept my love but until then, just visit me every night so I may bestow upon you my late husband’s power.

Twilight looked into Dawning Light’s eyes and asked But why does it feel so… intoxicating and arousing when you do that?

 It’s the power of a god. Did you think it would hurt to receive those abilities? Every time you visit and receive my late husband’s power, you will become stronger with magic. Someday, you will even surpass the princess’s.

 Do they know who and where you are? You know... your daughters?

 It’s been so long, I believe they have forgotten they ever even had a mother.

Twilight began to have a migraine. To comfort her, Dawning Light put her hoof under Twilight’s chin and brought her lips to hers for a kiss. Needless to say, Twilight spent the night with Dawning Light. The warmth kept Twilight comforted as she lay with her. Sounds of the forest relaxed her soul and helped her sleep. The next morning came and Twilight awoke to find the mare still hugging her. Dawning Light, it’s almost morning.

The glowing mare lifted her head and thought I must warn you. Now that you have the ability to read minds, you will probably learn secrets that your friends have. Don’t worry though, you’ll get used to it. Oh, and I removed that bite mark on your neck... Sorry about that. I got a little carried away.

Before the sun shined upon the Everfree Forest, Twilight asked One more thing, why can’t you talk?

 I lost my voice due to not using it for over a millennium! With no pony to talk to, I simply remained silent. Thought is the only form of communication I have now.

And with that, she vanished in a white shimmer of sparkling dust. Twilight retreated from the forest to head back to Ponyville with a little eagerness to try out her new telepathic abilities.

> Unexpected thoughts
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                                                  Unexpected thoughts

Twilight wandered into town wondering what her friends thoughts were, but as she walked through the relatively crowded area, she was bombarded by thoughts of the other ponies! Some were nice; some were mean but for the most part, they were just annoying to Twilight. She ran to her tree house to try and escape the confusion. As she entered, she heard Spike.

 Here she is. Miss gets on my ass for nothing! He was over by the shelves organizing them by alphabet.

“Spike!” Twilight said in a surprised voice. “What did you just say?”

Spike turned around and said “Huh? I didn’t say anything.”

Twilight was about to accuse him of lying, but then remembered she could read minds now. 

Spike walked over to a desk and grabbed a letter while saying “Here. This is from Pinkie Pie. She wants your help making cupcakes.”

Twilight read it and told Spike she would be back soon. As she left, she heard him think Wow! She didn’t bitch at me!

Twilight, offended by Spike’s thoughts, wandered to the bakery to meet up with Pinkie Pie. As she entered, she heard her friend in the kitchen and decided to go see what she was doing. Pinkie had her back turned and was humming a nice tune, but as she hummed, she was also singing in her head.

 Twilight will come over to help me bake. She doesn’t know it, but I’ll be watching her cute little flank! 

“Uh, Pinkie?” Twilight asked, trying to snap her out of singing the suggestive song.

“Oh, Twilight, what’s up?” Pinkie asked with a wide grin. “I was hoping you would get my letter. Come on over and help me bake these cupcakes!”

Twilight, still thinking about the song that was just being sung in Pinkie’s head, helped her friend out. “Twilight?” Pinkie asked. “Could you get me that flour up there?”

The bag Pinkie needed was on top of a cabinet. Twilight used her magic to get it, but as it was coming down, she heard Pinkie’s voice.

 Wow, her flank is really perky today!

Twilight almost lost focus of the bag as she heard this. She put it down on the counter and turned to Pinkie saying “Uh, I gotta go… I think I... left my sink running! Yea...”

As she left she heard Pinkie saying “Oh, okay Twilight. Comeback soon though.” She also heard Pinkie thinking Look at that plot! Left, right, shake it girl!

She hurried up and left the bakery. As she did, she thought to herself Well that was awkward beyond all reason! I would have never guessed Pinkie found me so… Attractive. As she was walking by the Carousel Boutique, she thought she would visit Rarity and see if she could help her design some dresses. As she entered, she saw Rarity fidgeting with fabrics.

“Hi Rarity, how goes the dress making?” Twilight asked trying to get her attention. As Rarity heard her, she turned around and said “Twilight, your just on time! I need a model for this dress. Would you be a dear by helping me?”

Twilight accepted and put on the dress. It was a stylish, red and white social attire with blue lacings. Rarity looked Twilight up and down as she posed for her. That’s when Twilight heard something she would never have consider Rarity to be thinking.

 Twilight sure is making a suggestive pose… Almost as if she’s teasing me with her soft plot!

Twilight eyebrow rose as she heard Rarity's thoughts.

 She’s always doing this to me. Teasing me with the way she strides on over… the way she poses… She always raises her flank so high to where I can see right through the dress and get a good view of... well, everything!

Twilight, now embarrassed, asked Rarity if they were done. Rarity magically slipped the dress off while saying “Yes, darling. We're through here, and I really appreciate your help.”

Twilight took off for the door with blushing cheeks. 

 Okay… So Pinkie and Rarity likes me… Great… Well, Applejack couldn’t possibly… Then again…

As she arrived at the Smith’s farm, she saw Applejack bucking some trees. She hesitated to say hello, and decided to listen in on her friend’s thoughts. 

 I gotta get all these apples down before sunset. Gonna be a good batch of them tonight. Hmm, I wonder what it’s like to be a stallion.

Twilight giggled at this. She, herself, thought of this as well when she was younger, but the thought had left her mind a while ago.

  I wouldn't mind trying my hoof at plowing Twilight! She’s probably really loud in bed.

This made Twilight’s jaw drop instantly. Applejack wants to do something like that with me… As a stallion???

She quickly ran from the farm and headed towards the direction of Fluttershy’s cottage. After a minute of galloping, she slowed down and came to a brisk walk. The sun was about to start setting and she had to know if all her friends felt the same way about her. She didn’t know where Rainbow Dash was but soon enough, she would find her. As she neared the cottage, the cyan Pegasus glided down and landed in front of Twilight. 

“Headed to Flutter’s I see.” Rainbow said. “I’m sorry for stopping you but I was wondering. Are you going back to the Everfree Forest again tonight?”

Twilight said yes, causing Rainbow to frowned. “You know.” She started. “That place is dangerous and if you don’t be careful, well… I’m just scared what might happen.”

Twilight smiled and claimed “You have nothing to fear. I’m safe, really. It’s nice of you to worry about me but I’ll be fine.”

Rainbow lowered her head and Twilight felt obligated to ensure her friend she wouldn’t be harmed. She came close and put her hooves around Rainbow Dash for a comforting hug.

 She’s so soft… And she smells so good! Rainbow thought.

Twilight let go after she heard her friend mentally compliment her.

Awe, why’d you stop? I was enjoying that!

Twilight told her friend she needed to head off.

As she was walking away, she heard Rainbow’s thought’s say Look at that plot!

She showed up at Fluttershy’s cottage thinking to herself Jeez Louise! Everypony has a crush on me!

As she saw Fluttershy standing next to a tree staring out at a peaceful pond, she thought There’s no way Fluttershy could like me like that as well… right?

She walked up to the pink maned Pegasus and said “Hi Fluttershy. Nice day, isn’t it?”

Fluttershy turned her head to Twilight while she walked up to the right of her to stare at the pond. 

“Oh, yes, it is. Nothing but clear skies so far.” Fluttershy said while smiling. 

Twilight asked if she could join her friend and Fluttershy nodded to signify it was alright. As they sat there, Twilight eavesdropped on her friends thoughts.

Such a nice surprise to have Twilight come by… Maybe I should invite her to my house for something to eat… but… then again, it may not be such a good idea to do this. I don’t want her to find out about my true feelings for her just yet.

After hearing that, Twilight face hoofed herself in aggravation. Even Fluttershy likes me! This is the most awkward day of my life!

She bid Fluttershy goodbye while being creeped out by the fact that every single one of her friends except for Spike had a secret crush on her. She was flattered, but at the same time, baffled by how this could've happened. She proceeded to head for the Everfree Forest to possibly request the telepathic ability be removed by Dawning Light.

> Heavenly pleasures
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                                                              Heavenly pleasures


As Twilight entered the Everfree Forest, she noticed she was actually entering a bit early. The sun was just about to set. It would probably be a little while before Dawning Light showed herself. As she walked around, she saw Zecora’s hut. She thought she would go pay her a visit.

 I wonder if Zecora knows anything. She thought as she knocked on the door. 

Zecora answered with a smile. “Twilight, what brings you here? One must be careful in these woods, or they could disappear!”

Twilight came in and asked Zecora “Have you ever seen the glowing mare?”

Zecora, who was mixing some brews in a caldron, stopped and looked at Twilight with a curious face.

“Yes, I did. It was when I was a kid. I saw her through the smoke. She was about to walk through poison joke! I stopped her just in time, but then she acted like a mime. I offered her to come to my place, but she declined by shaking her head but still giving me a smiling face. As she left, I felt bad. Not having a voice must be very sad.”

Twilight thanked Zecora for her help and left. As she wondered through the eerie forest in search of her friend, she heard something up ahead. Two beady little eyes of red could be seen staring right at Twilight, then two more sets of eyes appeared next to the first. Drooling jaws of fanged teeth came out of the bushes. Twilight turned around only to find herself surrounded by blood thirsty wolves! They were all as fierce looking as the one next to them. Twilight huddled into a fetal position scared of what was going to happen to her.

As the wind blew her mane, she felt warmth, but not just any kind of heat. It was familiar to her. Sparkling dust of glowing radiance formed in the air and surrounded Twilight and the wolves. Slowly, they collected to form Dawning Light, starting with her hooves and ending with her horn. As she shined with impeccable radiance above Twilight, the wolves growled at her. Twilight felt herself being dragged by Dawning Light’s magic towards her. Twilight, now beneath Dawning Light saw her white horn shine as a force field glowed around the two. The wolves jumped at them, only to be electrocuted by the field of power. Ten minutes passed before the dogs finally gave up and retreated. The force field disappeared and Twilight looked at Dawning Light. 

That was amazing! How did you do that?

I’m a goddess, remember?

Dawning Light lowered herself down to Twilight to lay with her.

 I need you to do me a favor.

What might that be?

Well… I just found out about my friends… They all like me… and when I say like, I mean… well.

Dawning Light kissed Twilight’s head and thought I can make it possible for you to only read minds when you want to, but it will mean giving you an extra dose of power this time. The feeling might be a bit too much for you to handle.

I think I can take it.

Dawning Light smiled and proceeded to give Twilight an extra-large energy orb. As it entered Twilight’s body, she felt a surge of adrenaline in her legs. The feeling wasn’t like any of the other power gifts she received. This time, it was intense! Her body began to feel like dead weight as it sank to the ground. She began to pant and moan from the heat she felt from below. Sweat formed on her forehead after a moment. Finally, she was pushed over the edge as she came from the sexually blissful sensation. As she came, her horn spurted magical sparks. When her orgasm finished, her head dropped gently to rest on the soft grass. Dawning Light did the same to stare at the huffing and moaning mare. As their eyes met, Twilight formed a satisfied smile.

 Sorry for that. Guess I got a little too excited.

Oh, that’s alright. I enjoyed the show!

Twilight giggled and asked what the power she received was, other than the mind read control, of course.

I decided to give you the force field spell. It’s ten times stronger than the normal field.

But, does that mean you won’t be able to use it?

No, I’ll still be able to summon the field, it just won’t be as powerful but it’s still the best force field you could hope for.

So, Dawning Light, I was wondering.

 Oh, just call me Light for short. Dawning Light is a bit too long, wouldn’t you agree?

Twilight raised her head as she thought Alright, Light... So, what do you want to do while I’m here? I mean, there has to be something fun you like to do.

Well, there is this spot where you can get a great view of the forest. Would you like to see it?

Twilight thought it would be fun and agreed to go with Dawning Light to this spot. They walked through the forest for a while before reaching a cave that was found at the bottom of a fairly high cliff. As they entered, Twilight found it to be very dark and used her magic to light the way; as did Dawning Light.

When they got to the top, she saw light pouring through an opening that led to a cliff. As she and Light approached the edge, Twilight felt the wind brush her hair while she looked over the nighttime Everfree Forest.

 It’s beautiful! How did you find this place?

 I’ve had a few millenniums to comb the Everfree Forest. When I found this place, it was perfect for relaxation.

Twilight felt the mare licking her shoulder, causing her to twitched a bit.

 Oh… you don’t have to do that… I mean…

Twilight, you know I can’t resist you. I blame it on the spell, but you still taste good to me.

Twilight considered actually letting Light have her way.

How… would we do this… If I accepted your love?

Well, I have plenty of spells that were made just for pleasure. The gods and goddesses were very experimental when it came to magic. I’m thinking you would like the one I have planned for you. Of course, if you’re not comfortable with this… I understand.

Twilight thought about it. The feeling of her receiving the magic gift was enjoyable, and if she wasn’t mistaken, that meant the spell Dawning Light wanted to use would feel even better.

I guess… It wouldn’t hurt to try it out… Alright. You can use the spell.

Dawning Light grinned and closed her eyes while illuminating her horn.

This spell can only be used on two mares. She thought as Twilight laid down on her back. It is designed to release endorphins throughout the two individuals allowing them to continuously cum with no end… or, at least until one of them passes out however. I haven’t been able to use any sexual spells all this time because they all required a mate.

Both of the mares bodied began to glow white as she finished her explanation. Twilight laid there and thought Nothing’s happening.

 Give it a minute. You’ll feel it soon.

Dawning Light began to lick Twilight’s chest. Every lick felt better than the last. Light inched up to Twilight’s neck and sucked on it causing Twilight to moan with her mouth open. She soon felt the spell kick in as her pussy began to leak love liquids. Light popped her mouth off of Twilight’s neck and brought herself down to her pussy. As she licked, Twilight’s eyes began to dilate into a more translucent shade of purple. While Dawning Light suckled, Twilight simple huffed and puffed in between her groaning of lasting pleasure. Dawning Light stopped and brought herself up to Twilight and thought This is where it gets good.

While Twilight moaned from nearing her point of luxurious pleasure for the second time, Light’s eyes changed from her usual purple color to the same shade as Twilight’s. Light explained that this was a side effect from the spell and would end once the spell wore off.

Light couldn’t moan, but she did pant and huff almost in perfect rhythm with Twilight. The heat of their bodies felt greater than anything at this point. Just when Twilight thought things couldn’t get any more blissful, she and Light both orgasmed at the same time and it didn’t stop; the two just kept cumming.

Twilight’s moans filled the night sky while Light’s drops of sweat dripped next to Twilight's face and traveled down the elevated cliff. The heavenly feeling of cumming for thirty straight minutes was incredibly amazing to Twilight. As everything became blurred and foggy in the purple unicorn's eyes, she felt the lips of Dawning Light kiss her goodnight. Twilight slept better than she had in years. Light laid on top of Twilight to provide heat and warmth in the cold wind. The sun rose and shone its light upon the forest. As Dawning Light vanished in a mix of pure white dust and sand, Twilight heard Light say in her sleep I love you, Twilight!

> Meeting her maker
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                                               Meeting her maker


Twilight awoke to the sound of birds chirping in the distance. She lifted her head, remembered last night, grunted and tried to stretch her body only finding it to be very sore.

Oh, whoa… I feel like jelly, especially my legs. That sure was fun... but now…

As she looked to her left, she saw a basket filled with assorted fruits. attached to the handle was a note.

"Twilight, hope you're feeling alright. Here’s your breakfast to give you some energy. I really enjoyed last night and look forward to seeing you later on; Sincerely, Dawning Light."

Twilight rolled onto her back and levitated some grapes into her mouth. Staring up at the sky, she saw the sun a little past the position it would be in for noon. One in the afternoon… That’s just great. Spike is gonna be worried sick about me!

As she finished her food, she stood up. Now feeling refreshed, she headed to the cliff exit.

As she exited the forest, she thought about her life thoroughly. I have a new special somepony, and she’s a mare… Not only that, but I need to visit her every night to ensure she lives. As if that isn’t bad enough, I now know that my friends find me sexually attractive… At least things couldn’t possibly get any worse...

Twilight entered her tree house and was greeted by Spike coming down the stairs. “Oh, Twilight! Where in Equestria have you been?”

Twilight told Spike to leave her alone. She was about to grab a spell book and start studying when Spike burped up a letter from Princess Celestia.

“What could she want?” Twilight said as she unfolded the note.

It read: “My dear faithful student Twilight Sparkle. I’ve found myself missing you these past few months and thought it would be pleasant for you to visit Canterlot for about a week. Please R.S.V.P. me soon. Your mentor and teacher, Princess Celestia.”

Twilight gulped after reading this.

“Oh no!” She said in a frantic voice. “I can’t visit her now of all times! I’m doing something more important. Could she have more ironic timing?”

Spike, who had been listening to Twilight’s odd reaction to the letter with confusion in his mind said “But you haven’t seen her for months. I would think this to be a good opportunity for you to go see her.”

Twilight looked at the dragon and told him to take a note.

“Dear Princess Celestia.” She said in a rather sad voice. “I am regretful to inform you that I cannot enjoy visitation for quite some time. Something has come up and I’m afraid that visit will have to be postponed for a later date. I am deeply sorry for this and I hope you understand. Sincerely, Twilight Sparkle.”

Spike rolled up the note and stamped it. Before sending it, he asked “Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider this?”

Twilight told him to send it. As the dragon blew his green fire onto the paper, Twilight lowered her head knowing she probably upset her teacher.

The day slugged by and Twilight stayed in her tree house reading up on ancient mysteries of folklore and gallop mythology while trying to learn anything about her friend, Dawning Light.

The dawn goddess, Dawning Light, was almost always described with a glowing mane as she opened the gates of heaven for Flare to raise his sun… Nothing about her cheating… Nothing about her being the first unicorn… Just what she did and how she is nothing more than a myth… This gives me a head ache.

Twilight put the book down and looked outside to see the sunset. 

 Well, time to go see her again. I wish I could see her during the day. I’m not getting enough sleep at night.

Just as she was about to exit, Spike stopped her by asking where she was going.

“It’s none of your business.” She sighed.

The young dragon walked down the stared and said “It is to my business. You’re my friend. You’ve been wandering off a lot lately without giving any sort of explanation. Please Twilight; just tell me where you’re going so I’m not left alone in the dark.”

Twilight rolled her eyes, opened the door and said “I’m going to the Everfree Forest. Don’t follow me.”

As Twilight left town, the unexpected happened; Princess Celestia arrived in ponyville. She came in a chariot which was being pulled by two guardian stallions. As she landed, she hoped out saying “Thank you, gentlecolts.”

She knocked on the door of Twilight's tree house and was greeted by Spike.

“Y- Your majesty?! What are you doing here?” Spike asked in astonishment.

“I’m here to visit Twilight Sparkle, of course.” She said in a dignified manner. “Mind if I come in?”

Spike looked around and said nervously “She… isn’t here… She went to the Everfree Forest...”

The princess’s eyebrows raised in curiosity as to why she would be in a place like that at this late hour. As she asked this, Spike claimed he hadn’t a clue.

“Well then, I’ll have to retrieve her, wont I.” she said as she headed to the woods.

Meanwhile, Twilight searched for her glowing friend. A little after thirty or forty minutes, they found each other. Princess Celestia caught up with her student and hid in the bushed to avoid being seen. As she spied, she saw her mother; of course, she didn’t know who Dawning Light really was at the time. She wondered who this mare could be and why she glowed.

Twilight just stared at the mare. They didn’t seem to speak, but they did make facial expressions like a smile and nodding their heads in some sort of agreement. Then, the glowing mare lowered herself down to Twilight and vice versa. As they lay on the grass, Celestia saw the glowing mare come in for a kiss. As their lips met, Celestia began to blush at what she was seeing. The mare and Twilight deepened the kiss by opening their mouths to welcome each other’s tongues. That’s when Celestia couldn’t take it anymore. She stood up and stepped out of the bushed causing Twilight and Dawning Light to break the lustful kissing.

“Twilight! What are you doing?!” Celestia asked as she walked towards the two. 

Oh, no! Not now; She can’t be here! I didn’t want her to find me. What is she doing here?

Twilight was stunned and almost couldn't form the sentence she was trying to say. “P- Princess… What in- Why… What are you d- doing here?”

Celestia looked at Twilight and then at Dawning Light. The glowing mare was trembling before her own daughter. Her eyes said she was worried and that she wanted to run.

“I got your letter and thought I might come to visit you instead of the other way around.” Celestia explained. “Who’s your… special somepony?”

Twilight cleared her through and tried to dodge the question while mentally asked Dawning Light what she should say. “Well, you didn’t need to come by. It’s really not that important.”

What do I say? She’s bound to find out!

Tell her I’m… I’m a creature of the woods that… uh… No, that won’t work.

“I wanted to see you.” Celestia said. “It’s been far too long since I paid you a visit, so I came to Ponyville hoping to spend time with my favorite student. And then I see this! You and… I don’t even know her name!” She turned to Dawning Light requesting the information.

Oh, no. she can’t know my name… tell her I’m a mute.

Twilight did so and told Celestia the truth.

“A mute… That would mean you don’t know her name either.” Celestia said to Twilight. “That’s a bit odd Twilight.”

The purple mare was still trying to figure out what to do when she heard Dawning Light give in to the pressure and think It’s no use. Tell her the truth… I’ll know if she’s truly mad at me for what I did all those years ago to her and my late husband.

With no other choice, Twilight explained with difficulty about how she and Dawning Light could talk telepathically. She explained about how Light was Celestia’s mother and about her cheating on her husband. She explained the punishment she had endured for all these millenniums and that she was sorry for all of it. At the end of the explanation, Celestia looked more confused than ever.

“She says.” Twilight continued. “She is very sorry for what she did and that she knows you won’t forgive her easily. And I’m sorry too… for seeing your mother… but without me, she'll die! It’s not like she has a choice to love me. It’s the stupid spell that’s doing it.”

Celestia closed her eyes to collect her thoughts and emotions. Dawning Light lowered her head and shed a tear. As it slithered slowly down her glowing face, shining and sparkling, Twilight caught it with her magic and whipped it off for her.

“She says.” Twilight began. “You don’t have to forgive her. And she understands why.” As Twilight finished her sentence, Dawning Light and the purple mare took off for the cliff still crying. Celestia opened her eyes and followed suit.

Wind blew Twilight and Light’s mane to the left as Celestia approached the two. Twilight’s hair soothingly caressed Light’s chest as tears continued to flow freely. Celestia came up to the right of Dawning Light and put her hooves around her mother while saying “Please… uh, mom… I forgive you.” The last word left her lips and was shortly followed by tears of her own. As she caringly hugged Light, she continued. “I could never, ever stop loving a family member no matter what they did. You have my forgiveness, and I hope you understand me when I say that no matter what… I love you.”

Twilight told Celestia that she would act as the voice for her mother.

As time slowed down, Twilight started.

“You see… When I was first starting out as a goddess, I was destined to marry Ending Day, but I had loved Flare first. He was the one I saw every waking day, while my husband never came to me for the night. We very seldom saw each other. When Flare and I did our normal duties together, he always tempted me and plagued me with ideas of bodily pleasures.” 

As Twilight got closer to the next part, Dawning Light’s face curled up into an angry frown, salty tears still falling from her eyes.

“One day… I was pushed too far by my husband not coming to me… Flare, however… He was always there. I regret every act of adultery I did now... I had his child, but Flare and Ending Day looked so much alike that Ending Day wasn’t able to notice the child wasn’t his… That child was you, Celestia.”

Celestia’s lips shook as she tried to remember the memories of her childhood, only to find they had disappeared over the years.

“Crescent also tempted me… Him and I were inseparable. Every day, just before he left, I would see him off. He was so kind and shallow at the same time… If I had known what would have happened, I would have pushed him away… His romantic lines of allurement dragged me to cheat once again… but I was stupid.”

Light’s hoof slammed itself down on the ground in frustration, lightly splattering the liquid puddle of tears.

“I cheated again… and had yet another child… Luna. After that… After that…”

Light collapsed and sank down to the rocky terrain and sobbed heavily. Even Twilight found it hard to speak as Light cried. Celestia, still with her hooves wrapped around her mother, said it was alright.

“After that, my husband removed my wings and banished me to this cursed place.”

Twilight finally shed a tear as well despite her fighting to hold it back.

“Flare cursed at my name and punished me by making my body disappear during the day… I haven’t seen the light of the sun in such a long time… It feels like hell, always being surrounded by darkness… Always having the guilt in your chest. Knowing you hurt three of your best friends… Crescent was the only one who showed me compassion that day by forgiving me and allowing me to keep my body during the night… Years later, I was sitting on this same cliff… apologizing to the air, the sky… Ending Day showed himself before me once more.”

Light shook her head in utter disgust for what she had done to him.

“I ran to him and bowed while pleading for his forgiveness. He just snorted at me… told me he would be dying soon… and cursed me with his power. I begged the other gods for forgiveness… but they just ignored me. Crescent was the one who begged with me to try and convince them that I was truly sorry for my heinous acts. So they did do something… They created Twilight as a conduit to absorb all the power of my husband and control it with respect and dignity. She would be born years later… but in order to ensure I would find her and still suffer the whole time, they cast a love spell on me. For years, I’ve been awaiting her arrival. Wanting… Needing her to show herself… I’m sorry for what I did, daughter… I beg for your forgiveness just as much as I begged for leniency from the gods, and my husband.”

Princess Celestia slowly stroked her mother’s mane. Light’s body shivered with grief and depression. While tears fell from all three of the ponies faces, Celestia began to say in a weak but assuring voice “I told you already… I forgive you.”

> Forgive and forget
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                                                                 Forgive and forget   


Twilight and Princess Celestia returned to the tree house after sleeping on the Everfree Forest cliff. Dawning Light told Twilight she could visit Canterlot so long as when she returned to Ponyville, she visited the glowing mare immediately.  Just before Twilight left her mate, Dawning Light gave her a new spell and told her not to use it until later in the night as it would take most of her energy to pull it off. Twilight said goodbye to her friends while still trying not to remember the fact that they all found her attractive in their own way, and left for Canterlot.

“Alright Twilight.” Princess Celestia said. “We should be there by midnight.”

Twilight simply shook her head and enjoyed the ride.  As she did, she investigated Celestia’s thoughts. They were pretty much what Twilight would have expected; royal duties and meetings. Nothing unpredictable seemed to show.

Meanwhile, in the palace, Princess Luna had just finished raising the moon. As she paced her balcony with the look of annoyance, one of her guards stood next to the balcony window staring intently while waiting for her to speak.

“Once again…” Luna said in an angered voice. “The white light shines in the forest of Everfree… I have no doubt in my mind about it now.”

The guard rolled his eyes and said “Are you sure it’s not just a gas leak like the books say.”

Luna darted the guard with a frustrated look and said “Absolutely not! Does a gas cloud shine so bright that I can see it from here? No… It’s a pony… A traitor of the night trying to block darkness with its glow; I know it is! This is the last straw. It’s been getting brighter, which means the pony is becoming self-arrogant about who he or she angers. Sure, I can see the light of other cities, but this one is in a forest, and it's brighter than any general town!”

The guard lowered his head while shaking it in disbelief. “I don’t think anypony would be foolish enough to try and upset you, your highness.”

Luna ignored this and spread her wings while saying “I’m going to eliminate this threat. Keep the palace safe from harm while I am gone.” After this last statement, she took off headed for the Everfree Forest with haste.

Meanwhile, Twilight and Celestia discussed how they would explain to Luna about the princess’s mother when Luna passed right underneath the two without being detected.

As Luna approached the forest, she saw the bright light and swooped down to it.

Dawning Light lay in a field of glowing white flowers smiling and looking serine; However, the sublime feeling was cut short by Luna landing just a few feet away from the glowing mare. Dawning Light jumped up from her spot while silently gasping. The blue mare stood there with flower pedals wafting all around her. The princess of the night starred at her mother with rage in her eyes. 

“So, this is the traitor.” Luna said in a low but sarcastic voice. “For months, I have contemplated coming here to cease your annoying defiance of bringing light to the night. Now, when you shine the brightest, so does my anger!”

Luna began walking towards Dawning Light, causing her to run. Light jumped over fallen tree trunks and ran to a nearby waterfall. She stopped and turned around to see if Luna was pursuing, only to see nothing. She looked at the water and saw Luna transport to her while saying “Thought you could escape your punishment?”

The glowing mare backed away slowly with a worried look. Her daughter was oblivious to the fact that she was about to do harm to her own mother. Luna pointed her horn at Dawning Light and fired several rounds of blue streaks only to find them absorbed by a force field. She walked up to Dawning Light and asked “What do you plan? Keep that thing up forever? You’ll wear yourself out soon.”

The mare just kept the shield up while giving Luna the most apologetic face she could. Luna asked “Why do you not address your princess? Answer me now!”

The mare shook her head telling Luna she was mute. Luna frowned and asked “You can’t speak? Disappointing… Well, the faster you let the force field down, the faster you'll meet your fate!”

Dawning Light, feeling that she had no choice but to possibly appease her daughter, lowered the force field and closed her eyes ready for Luna's scorn. the blue mare's horn lit up with intense flare and aimed for the glowing mare’s chest. As the dark blue waves shot out, Dawning Light sent a distress call to Twilight and Princess Celestia. It was an ancient spell used by the gods to call for assistance from others. 

The magic beam hit hard and sent the glowing mare hurtling to the ground. Luna then sent a numbing spells to Dawning Light preventing her from running while standing over her with a smirk.

Meanwhile, back at the Canterlot palace, Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia stood in the library having a silly little conversation. They didn’t know where Luna was, but figured they would find her soon enough.

“So, does this make me your technical step mother if I decide to marry Dawning Light?” Twilight asked in a rhetorical tone of voice.

Princess Celestia laughed at the question and stated “I don’t think I can even imagine you being my step mom, but stranger things have happened.”

Twilight giggled and asked “Like what?”

Princess Celestia stared at her pupil and pondered at this for a moment before saying “Alright, maybe not… but still.”

Just then, both Princess Celestia and Twilight heard Dawning Light crying out for help within their heads. Twilight asked the princess if she heard it and Celestia confirmed that they both heard the same plea of help enter their minds. The two galloped to Princess Celestia’s balcony and stood their staring in the direction of the Everfree Forest. Princess Celestia looked at Twilight and asked “Do you think you’re ready to try that new spell you got from last night?”

Twilight answered by lighting her horn in a flash of bright purple aura; just like that, the two disappeared. The spell was the most powerful teleportation spell that could ever be used in Equestria. It would instantly take somepony anywhere they wanted in Equestria.

Luna stood over Dawning Light with her glowing horn ready to execute the finishing blow when both Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia appeared before the two. Luna was pushed off of Dawning Light by her sister’s magic while Twilight came to comfort the glowing mare.

Luna got to her feet and asked why her sister did this.

“Because.” Princess Celestia said. “This is our mother!”

Luna, now on her feet blinked her eyes while her jaw hung open a little looked more confused than ever. She shook her head to try and cope with what she was hearing. “Did you just say… our mother?” She asked in an extremely puzzled voice.

While Twilight used a spell to help Dawning Light recover movement, Princess Celestia explained to her sister what was going on. 




“And she’s been here, suffering in these woods ever since!” Princess Celestia finished.

Luna stared at her mother’s burnt chest wound. “I… attacked our mother?” she asked with a wobbling bottom lip. “But… but I thought she was a traitor of the night.”

Princess Celestia face hoofed herself while saying “She’s a goddess. Her body isn’t like ours. She glows because of all the power that is built into her. It’s just now awakening; that’s why she glows. She can’t control it. She was never trying to block out the darkness.”

Luna walked up to the now standing, glowing mare and apologized while embracing a hug from her mother. Twilight stood behind them and informed Luna that she would act as the voice of dawning Light.

“It’s alright. I’m just happy they came to save me in time… and I know I did things in the past, but I hope you can ignore all that and accept my apology for the sins I did back then.

Luna raised her hooves and hugged back while saying “Of course I forgive you. We all make mistakes in our lives. I’ve made a horrible mistake today as well… I almost…”

Thinking about what could have happened to her mother, the blood that would have been on her hooves; The emotional thought brought tears to Luna’s eyes. They slid down and dripped on her mother’s shoulders as she said “I’m sorry too.”

Dawning Light, eyes closed and smiling had Twilight say “I forgive you as well… my daughter.”

> Why is the floor all wet?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                             Why is the floor all wet?


While the four mares stood there talking to each other, Luna questioned about Twilight’s and Dawning Light’s relationship.

“Exactly what do you mean by… a love spell?”

Light looked at Twilight while mentally asking her to explain this to Luna.

Twilight told the others she would be Light's voice. “It’s the spell that the gods placed upon me… Unfortunately, no matter what happens, I will always be forced to love Twilight regardless if she cheats, kills or… or even does any form of harm to me… but I’m alright with this… I think, even if the spell is removed, I would still love her.”

Twilight looked at the glowing mare with a smile and Light did the same. As Celestia, Luna, and Twilight left, Twilight heard the glowing mare think I will always love you… no matter what happens.

The three returned to Canterlot via train and all went to bed… or so Twilight thought. Later on the next night, she heard the stepping of hooves while she slept in her room. She got out of bed and proceeded to investigate who it was. As she looked down the hall, she could see the long flowing mane of Celestia walking towards the library. Twilight followed far behind to be sure she wouldn’t get caught. As she entered the library however, she saw the princess had disappeared. She decided to go back to sleep even though curiosity was taking its toll on her mind. About two hours later, she heard the steps again and did some recon once more. It was Celestia walking back to her room from the library. Twilight decided to enter the hallway and stepped in liquid. 

“Huh? Why is the floor all wet?” she asked as she followed the small drops. They led to the library. Inside, it went up to a concrete wall that was fairly unnoticeable. She backed up and saw it sliding open. As it did, she heard scratching concrete and turned herself invisible with a spell. Luna walked out of a door that was hidden while saying “No, no. It’s alright. You’ve been working too hard. Take it easy.”

Twilight saw Luna leave and the concrete wall sealed the hidden room. She didn’t know how to open it, so she followed Luna back to her room. As she entered the still cracked door, she saw Luna on her balcony looking upset. Twilight turned off the invisibility spell and walked up to the blue mare.

“Is everything alright?” Twilight asked. 

Luna jumped at Twilight’s intrusion, but not by much. She lowered her head and said “No… not really.”

Twilight walked up to her and stood next to the mare asking if she would like to talk about it, what ever it was.

Luna gulped and said “I… I still feel bad about… when I was Nightmare Moon… The tricks I played on you and your friends… the threats… I don’t think I can say sorry enough for you to forgive me… and then tonight… I almost killed my own mother…”

Tears fell to the smooth floor as she closed her eyes. Her speech became harder to understand as she continued.

“If I had…h-had killed her… I still shouldn’t have received forgiveness.” Sobs and small whimper sounds were getting to Twilight as she felt sympathy. She decided to comfort Luna by pushing her head through Luna’s arm. As she sat there giving Luna a kind grin, she said “You didn’t know, and Light is alright. You don’t need to feel bad about your mistakes. Everypony makes mistakes.”

Luna slumped down and stopped crying. As she remover the tear drops out of her eyes, she laid her head down to relax. Twilight put her head on top of Luna's and wrapped her hoof around the blue mare's neck squeezing tightly.

That night, Twilight slept with Luna on her balcony to try and calm the mare from her distressed situation. While Twilight woke up to find Luna above her, Twilight didn’t move, but instead read Luna’s mind.

Twilight is such a good friend… She’s always there for her friends. Always willing to sacrifice time and effort to ensure their wellbeing… If only I could tell her… If only I could let her know… I… Well; I like her more than she thinks.

Twilight rolled her eyes as she was able to predict this. She raised her head and said “You know, if you like me that much, you shouldn’t hide it.”

Luna gasped and asked how she found out. Twilight reminded Luna that she could read the minds of others.

"I’m flattered.” Twilight explained. “But, I belong to Dawning Light.”

Luna blushed while looking away. Twilight continued.

“Even though I think she wouldn’t mind because of the spell, I would still feel regret for doing something…”

Luna looked back at Twilight and forced a kiss upon the mare before she could say anything else. Twilight blinked, but didn’t fight it. She knew it was inevitable as Luna was always more dominant. She chose to give the blue mare this moment’s time to at least enjoy herself with the pleasure of Twilight’s lips. As they parted, Luna opened her eyes and said “I’m… sorry… I just… I had to do that.”

Twilight, blushing just as much said “It’s alright, I guess… just don’t do it again. Like I said… I belong to Light… Not the night.” 

Twilight got up and left her friend. Luna would feel better later on knowing she got as far as a kiss. As she lowered the moon to make way for the sun, she smiled. Walking to her bed, she felt like a heavy burden had been lifted. She knew Twilight would never be hers, but she also had the satisfaction of knowing she stole a kiss from her as well.

Sweet dreams lofted through Luna’s mind; dreams of her being with Twilight. Those were mere dreams that would never become reality, but Luna was alright with fantasies. They made her feel the sublime calming of restful peace. But dreams and fantasies were unfortunately just that… dreams and fantasies.

> Magic of the gods
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                                                                   Magic of the gods

During Twilight’s stay at Canterlot, she researched everything she could about Dawning Light finding little new revelations about the goddess; however, she did find documentation about the curse of binding often plagued by the gods to punish lower life for deeds unspoken of. Apparently, the only way to break the curse is to forcefully remove it through an overload of magic aura around the entire general facility in which the captive prisoner was banished to. The document was scratchy and hard to decipher, but seemed legit to the princesses. after a week, theyset out to the area. they made sure to have extra unicorn guards gather as well in order to ensure success.

Gathering at the edge of the Everfree Forest, Twilight, the two princesses and the unicorns waited till Dawning Light arrived just beyond the trees and bushes. As she did, she asked Twilight What is this?

Did you know about the overload spell?

What overload spell? Dawning Light responded with confusion. 

The scroll hovered up to her and she looked over it. After a moment or so, she began to smile.

This is perfect! It must have been documented after my imprisonment!

Twilight turned and asked everypony if they were ready. As they agreed, the purple mare turned back to the glowing goddess and said “Don’t worry… We’ll get you out of here.”

As the magic of over one hundred unicorns flared, an aura circled around the forest forcing light and energy to the barriers, the containment spell weakened, but not by much. After what seemed like an hour or so, it became clear that this curse was far too powerful to vanquish.  Depressed ponies looked at the captive goddess with sympathy. As she retreated with little emotion showing, Twilight followed while the princesses and unicorns returned to the castle with broken morale. 

Near a waterfall, Dawning Light sat crying at her permanent predicament. Twilight sat next to her trying to sooth her shattered spirit. 

Will I ever be free? Will I ever be truly forgiven? Dawning light’s lip trembled as her world seemed to remain still. I want my life to have flow in it… Still water doesn’t suit me Twilight. The ripples in this waterfall mock my existence and life… So many times have I wandered through these woods in search for forms of entertainment… to nest my sanity as to stay away from dark thoughts… but the trees stay the same… the inhabitants live and die, then spawn in the same way… This life of mine, it’s enough to bring me to my knees… If it wasn’t for you, Twilight…

Her sight averted from the waters that caused peaceful noise, to the purple unicorn’s eyes.

If it wasn’t for you, I would be nothing but a soulless creature roaming the forest in search of shadowed figures.

Twilight felt the pain of her lover and knew her place was by her side despite the facts of all this being because of some stupid incident that happened generations ago. Finally, when the entire world’s unrespecting taunts seemed to fade, one single being shined for the goddess; Twilight, her friend, lover and conduit.




Years have passed since the many attempts to free the glowing mare from the forest, all in vain. Twilight had received many powerful spells and magic abilities to experiment with, and the love for her goddess had only increased. Twilight was now a fully grown mare that took a beautiful figure. As she entered the forest to seek her love, she saw the glowing sight approach her from the same waterfall they had visited many years ago. Now, the mare had one more gift to give, but this one came with a price.

I know you love your friends, Twilight Dawning Light began. But… this gift will be optional. I don’t need to give it up in order to live, but the choice is yours… to become immortalized as an alicorn!

Twilight felt a cold rush crawl into her body as she heard the offer. Many times, as all mares imagine, she had fanaticized about being an alicorn. The only cost of being this is the immortal part.

You will be able to live forever… but you will also grow to see your friends wither away… and die.

Twilight bowed her head at this statement. She didn’t want to see her cherished friends die one by one, but then she didn’t want to die either. The choice was like a dagger in the neck. If she accepted, she would be able to be with Dawning Light forever, but she would also be forced to watch pony after pony meet their fate for the rest of her life; a consequence she may not be able to bare.

 You… don’t have to accept it, but you don’t have to decline either… This is an optional gift. You’re already as powerful as Princess Celestia… but you're not a princess. If you wish… you may go all the way and fulfill your dreams.

Twilight gulped as she thought I need some time to think about this… a lot of time… I’ll ask around and see what the others think… That night, Twilight returned to her home to sleep so she would be well rested for the questioning she would do tomorrow. Would she be able to bare the experience of losing all her friends to the cold grips of death, or join them in the eternal resting plain? Other questions arose in her head that resembled this one.

   What happens after death? Do you cease to exist? Do all your memories disappear into the night sky like leaves deteriorate after a set period of time? Would Celestia know this, or would that bit of knowledge be censored because of some silly rule? And if there is an existence after death… would I like it?

Never had these questions been revealed to any mortal pony and they never would. The thoughts of heavens and hells are enigmas wrapped in conundrums. The answers never show themselves as it’s impossible to answer them and if anypony ever did answer them, one wouldn’t be able to believe them as the question of how they knew and found out would always arise. Believes and faith in such things will always curse the world and remain in the thoughts just as matter will always exist within the universe. Answers are just excuses as questions are an infestation on the mind. Until death, nopony would be satisfied with the existence of simple games of the consciousness.

> Eternity
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Eternity


Walking into the Carousel Boutique, Twilight felt cold, in a good way though. Her friend, much taller than she once was a few years ago, came around the corner. Her mane was done respectably, and the woven, green shirt she wore matched her cotton white coat. Winter time was approaching fast, so Twilight not only needed a question answered, but she also required her own warm attires to wear during the chilly period. 

“Twilight,” Rarity said with a beaming smile, “it’s so good to see you again! How long has it been? Two weeks now? You’re always asleep during the day, not that this is a problem, but we all would love to know why you choose this routine of rest rather than the traditional way.”

Twilight blushed and said, “I have my reasons, most of which are personal… sorry.”

“Oh, don’t be. I understand where you are on this subject; personal ordeals and all.”

The unicorn grinned and prepared herself to ask her question, but first, she requested the scarf she needed.

“Oh, of course darling, a pony in the wintertime and no warm attires simply won’t do you know.”

Getting to work, fabrics melodiously swirled around the room, some going up next to rarity’s customer so she could examine the colors and make fashionable decisions. While the clothing designer concentrated on the task at hoof, Twilight gulped her frustrations away and asked, “What would you do if… you had the chance to be immortalized through the process of becoming an alicorn?”

The mare stopped momentarily to ponder such a question. Her head tilted and thought in immense levels. Never had she imagined the responsibility, or the ultimate sorrow one would be forced to endure while taking up such a difficult position. She looked back at the fellow unicorn and said, “Well I… don’t… really know darling… I mean, who would be able to live through the life of eternity… watching all your loved ones wither away… and die? I can’t… say I’d choose that route, for it would mean… I’d have to watch you die.”

Twilight shook her head and said, “nothing lasts forever… and I need to decide if… I want to become like Celestia and Luna… You see, I’ve been given the choice of immortality or growing old with all my friends and venturing to the afterlife, something that not even Celestia knows of. I’ve been told of many things; religiously, and from all this, I still have no idea what death holds for me. Nopony does, so this decision… I can’t be selfish with it; just because I want to know what lies beyond the resting demise doesn’t give me the right to choose death over life. I’m trying to figure out what’s right, and so far, from what I know, for me to die would be greedy because as an alicorn, I can help a lot of ponies, but it also means that if there is a life after death, I’ll never be able to be with you, my friends. That’s something I don’t think I could bear… so, I need opinions. I’m going to ask each and every pony, including the princesses what they think I should do.”

Rarity’s eyes glistened as her muffled, sheepish moans of sadness escaped. Her hooves grabbed Twilight’s neck and held her tight. The purple pony could feel salty tears drop onto her shoulders and slide softly downs her chest. The fashion pony croaked out, “Whatever you do, just know that I will always love you… and I’ll always be by your side even if I’m dead and gone… I’ll forever be with you… in your heart.”

Twilight bit her lower lip in distastefully emotional pressure and returned the hug. The two held each other as if they’d never cross paths again, and when the time came for the two to part, Twilight almost didn’t wish to do so.





Each and every friend reacted the same way. They didn’t know whether they’d choose life over death, which just made Twilight feel hurt and alone on this decision. Choices require weighed factors. Math is almost always included with every decision, and if Twilight chose the easy way out, which is to die then there would be the consequences to remember. As an alicorn, she could help billions of ponies in her eternal life by being there for them, helping with whatever they needed. But if she died, all those ponies may never get the help they need. Assistance of others is predictable, and if you know you could help them in any sort of way, why hesitates? Twilight understood which choice was the right one, but the pain that came with it, the ultimate sacrifice of never knowing what was beyond death, the fact that she would witness pony after pony die while she remained immortal; she wasn’t sure if she could hold onto her sanity after years of putting up with these aspects.

The time came to ask Celestia, and with no real way of knowing if the princess would tell her what she needed to do, she asked her teenaged dragon, Spike to take a small letter. All she asked was for her mentor’s opinion, nothing more. An hour passed before a reply arrived, but this was one that was actually very difficult for the pony to comprehend and accept. This is what it read:



My faithful, long time student Twilight,

Choices are hard to cope with, and immortality can easily raise too many to handle on your own. I understand Dawning Light is the one who has offered this gift to you, so if you choose to attain such a gift, both Luna and I will assist you in the time you spend dealing with the loss of your friends. In time, you’ll realize the hurting never ceases. The pain in ones chest never dissipated, but instead, it just grows. Never, will these emotions truly leave you, as they’ve never left me, or my kin. Luna feels it far more though. Regret and sorrow for the deeds she committed while being Nightmare Moon and all. These times you spend as an alicorn, it’s not fun. Too many moments I’ve spent contemplating what it’s truly like to die, and experience the admission of entering the afterlife. Many believe that we alicorns, who create miracles know what it holds for ponies, but we don’t, and we never will. Immortality isn’t even, really a gift to me. It’s more of a curse; an anathema that you never get used to, but learn from regardless of how you interpreted it. If you do choose to join me and my sister in this eternity of torturous, mental despair, we will aid you in accepting each and every loss you encounter.

Sincerely, your mentor, friend and technical daughter: Princess Celestia.



All that is good now seemed like disharmony to Twilight as she finished reading this in her mind. Everything seemed to shout to her, telling the unicorn to take the road more traveled. The road less traveled has a reason for being less traveled. There are forks in it, the experiences you live through are devastatingly harsh, and it’s obvious you’ll end up being scarred many times as you wander this never ending journey, but then, the ones that do trot this road stick together and help each other through thick and thin all the way. One doesn’t have to go down it, but one doesn’t have to follow the crowd either. Reaching her decision, Twilight threw her final fears away and ventured off to the to the Everfree Forest, ready to face her phobia of immortality.





The dark and bloodcurdling woods put no such fright in Twilight’s mind. Her power was ten times stronger than Celestia’s, so to be scared of the darkness would be like an elephant being alarmed of a fly. Her scarf kept her cozy as she searched for her love. Eventually, through the thick branches, the mare came out glowing as always. Her worried eyes speculated which outcome would occur this night. Twilight frowned and said, “I know this isn’t what I want, but it’s what many need. Lots of ponies could use my eternal assistance, and my own loss is inconsequential at this point. I’ve decided to become… the one thing all my friends currently dread me converting into… I’m ready to shift into the existence… of an immortal alicorn… Regrettably, I wish I didn’t have to do this, but I understand that many would be lost and sad without my eternal presence, so… just hurry up and get this over with!”

Her tears spread wide across her depressed face, and every second felt too long. Dawning Light formed the final orb of power, this one being the brightest of them all. As it entered, electrical surges spread all over Twilight’s back. Her body rose a few inches above the ground as small, colorless feathers grew. Soon, purple pigmentation soared to the tips and in one small instant, Twilight’s wings spread open, streaming far and wide. Each one was bigger than Celestia’s own, but the most remarkable thing about them was the outstanding amount of feathers that grew. Shining in the glow of Dawning Light, her wings glided her back down, and everything she was disappeared. Twilight was now, no longer a simple unicorn. She had evolved beyond this small title and donned the prestigious, unforgiving identity of an alicorn.

Her head rose and asked, “It’s going to be tough,” tears fell life snow as she spoke, almost hovering in place thanks to her outrageous power, “but I know I can take the pain… Thank you.”

Light kissed Twilight’s forehead and explained I’m the one who should be thanking you. You’ve given me the greatest relief I could ever hope for at this point… a true and loving companion.

The work of a godly being will never end, and in time, Twilight’s sorrows shall grow, but this is tolerable, for the warm feeling of knowing she is aiding ponies everywhere helps, if only, a very little bit.
	
> An Alicorn's Despair Never Ceases
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An Alicorn’s Despair Never Ceases


Forty years passed like a day to Twilight, and the time she spent with her friends wasn’t enough to satisfy. Every day would be met along with the terrifying thought of the fact that it was one day closer to a loved one’s time to pass over. The gates of heaven, though never seen, has been depicted by many pony eyes as honorably blessed, but if one can’t rejoice in the knowledge of them being able to witness the holy moment of admission, does that make them unblessed, or are they the blessing towards others during their living life? This concept is completely perspective and totally religious, so some ponies would argue that there is no heaven, a fallacy that forces many to shutter. In any case, Twilight had never gave much speculation about it, but with the passing days, these imaginings were impossible to ignore, and even harder to mentally discuss with herself.

A letter came in on the fifteenth of January informing the purple alicorn that there had been an occurrence. It involved her dear friend, Rainbow Dash. During one of her practice runs as the moderately new leader of the second generation Wonderbolts, she had a horribly fatal heart attack. In the Canterlot infirmary, Twilight materialized via teleportation. She hastily approached the counter and demanded to see her friend. The nurse gulped as she rose and instructed the power embedded being to follow. Walking down those long, dimly lit halls put shivers into the princess’s spine. Every hoof step echoed and bounced all around Twilight’s ears. Her body, colder than ice now, swayed with her imagination running wild. Her mental awareness was a slender, scared little filly, afraid to lose her friend. When they reached the room, the nurse turned and startled Twilight out of her panic-like state of mind and into the solid, cruel world she grew insensible of.

Inside, the room chilled her wings while putting an endlessly torturous sentiment into her heart. All her feelings became downright, relentless sadness once she saw her friend lying on the gurney, motionless and open mouthed. The heart monitor beeped slowly, cooling the sudden sensational shock of seeing her friend in this condition. Rainbow was now very old, and her time in this world wouldn’t last much longer. Twilight walked while heaving with every fervent tromp. Staring into those shut eyes of the cerulean Pegasus, Twilight felt her own tears shed as they always did during toughly aggravating times. Her hoof laid itself upon the furry chest of the Wonderbolt and rubbed her scar where the surgery took place. She wanted to use her magic skills to heal Rainbow, but with no way of knowing if she’d be doing any help, or simply causing more trouble, she had no choice but to just stand there, burning in her ruthless sorrow.

The eyes stirred, pealed for a split second, blinked and finally opened to see Twilight’s crying face. Her smile told the alicorn she was happy to see her. “Twilight,” Rainbow began, wheezy and low toned, “I’m glad to see you.”

Twilight fought back her tears with extremely little success. Her lip trembled intensely, and all she could form as a sentence was, “I’m sorry.”

“For what,” Rainbow replied, “This isn’t your fault… I was too cocky with the aerodynamics, but the wind was-”

“No,” the alicorn interrupted. Her eyes closed as her head tilted to the side. Her words were killing her; just speaking to the mare was hard enough. “I mean… for not telling you… that I’ve known.”

“… Known what?”

Rainbow stared into the mare’s flooded eyes, making Twilight even more discomforted. Her lips opened and hung there while she blinked several times. The still air put a feeling of halted time, but once her words departed, things raced with unfair velocity. Everything was happening too fast now.

“I’ve known you love me… for a long time.”

Rainbow’s eyes questioned how it was possible. She never physically showed it, but she figured Twilight was able to figure it out just as she became an alicorn. The secret of Dawning Light was never revealed to anypony but the princesses and their guards, so now, with this statement revealed, Twilight just stood there, bathing in her depression.

“I’m that easy to read?” Rainbow asked with a kind grin. “So, I guess… you’ll never feel the same way about me though, huh?”

Shaking her head, her highness choked out, “No… but… I’ll always love you like a friend, but that’s all I can do… and I’m sorry that I haven’t been spending more time with you, and that goes for all my other friends, but… I wish I could give a reason…”

“I understand… You’re busy with other things. Do what you want, but my time, it’s close… it’s like… I don’t know; I can feel it coming.”

Twilight grunted, “Don’t say stuff like that! It’s so… painful. This pressure in my chest, it’s… killing me.”

The Pegasus chuckled and claimed, “And here I thought you were immortal.” This was followed by a fit of nasty coughs. Rainbow gripped her royal friend’s hoof tightly once she finished. “I’ll always love you… way more than I should… but just remember the good times we had… they will always live, just like my love for you will as well.”

The mare’s hazy, blackened eyes slowly blinked as she continued to smile. Her head lowered down to the pillow, and everything became silent once more. Twilight felt her friend's hoof become limp and slowly slide away, just as the Pegasus’s soul slipped out of this world. Everything became cold; Twilight’s body, the floor she stood on, the railing on the gurney, everything was like ice. Twilight’s distraught cheeks were soaked with an endless fountain of salty tears. The outcome was predictable, but nopony could prepare for the death of a friend, and loved one. The time that ticked away in that room moved by so slowly, that minute became seconds, and the evening felt like a mere hour for the alicorn. One never expects the loss of friend’s to occur, but when they finally arrive, they always emerge after the calming of the storm. Everything can seem like nothing will go wrong. Then fate takes his next victim. No matter what this friend is doing, his or her death will always occur when others are in the safety zone of their minds. It happens in an instant, and after words, the event, for those who were there, feels like it lasted an eternity.

Days, months, years and generations strolled by with one death of a close friend, followed by another. Twilight learned to accept this, but she would never recover after each loss. Celestia and Luna were always there to help her recover after each tragedy, but the mental poverty just grew like wildfire. Eventually, memories would scorn her, but she would never give these up for the world. The fond, heartwarming events she shared with the other five elements was the best time of her life, and she’d never let them slip into amnesia, no matter how distraught they left her at the end of each painful day.




This ending is dedicated to my recently deceased friend, Jonathan Moy. I found out a few days ago that he had a heart attack. He was sixty five years old, and lived in New York. I wish I’d spent more time with him before he left my life, but like I said, these things happen when you least expect them to.