A Unicorn's Red Despair

  *Back to Rarity

  After I told Sweetie Belle about the second day, she sat down near a window. The lightning flashed, the thunder rumbled. Rain still poured hard. And the ominous, scary winds were easy to hear looming outside. Sweetie seemed confused, and I could see that she was trying to piece together everything I told her. She really looked like she didn't understand.

"Okay, so let me get this straight," She started. "The first day you thought you liked her. And you tried to figure out what you felt. So when the second day ended, you're in love with her? How is that even possible? No pony has ever fell in love this quickly."

"Well, my dear sister," I said with a smile. I put my back hooves up, swaying them back and forth, love certainly flowing through me. "That's just how I fell in love. As quick as a fly in strong wind. Twilight is such a pretty mare. On top of that, she's another unicorn. I could only imagine what happens if our horns ever touch. Oh, I would send the most lovely pleasures through her." I giggled softly. My heart just sped at the thought of it.

  The well decorated room I designed fell silent. Sweetie just stood still, yet again trying to make sense of things. She was too young to understand love. But what did I know as well? What did anypony know about love? Well,there was Princess Cadence. After all, she loved Shining Armor to no end.

"Sis, I...I don't want you to get in trouble."

"I told you that story was just an old pony's tale."

"You know nothing about it!" Sweetie screamed. She was breathing heavily as if nervous, or scared. She took a few hoofs back and looked to the side. "I...I don't want anything happening to you regardless. You're my big sis." I got off my bed and walked to my sister. She put two hooves to cover eyes and she began sobbing. I even had tears forming at my eyes.

"Oh, what was I thinking?" I asked myself. I brought my attention to Sweetie and held her close to me. "Sweetie, I know you want what's best for me. But I can't stop loving Twilight. I know I made a move that, as you said, put both Twilight and I in grave danger."

"What did you do?" I almost forgot. I didn't tell her about the kiss.

"I...kissed her in the rain." Sweetie Belle pushed away from me and walked away. When she reached the door she looked back, tears still rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Rarity. I know you're my sister, and I'll keep quiet. But if this situation is leaked to other ponies, both you and Twilight will be gone from this world. I know you love her, but...it's still the same rules. A special somepony couple is a mare and a colt. It's up to you to decide what to do next. Go back to square one. Act like I wasn't here, okay? Goodbye...sis." Sweetie left the room and thunder rumbled, lightning followed. The guilt built up inside of me again.

I felt so bad. But I felt so good. I kissed a mare and I liked it. I forced Twilight to kiss me, but I couldn't contain myself. Because of my choice, Sweetie Belle, my own sister, had left me. Soon my mind was clouded with thoughts. I felt so guilty. I felt so stressed. But I didn't care. Thunder rumbled again.

"Oh, Rarity," I began to sob. "What am I supposed to do? Do I believe Sweetie Belle and save my life? Or choose to be with Twilight forever? I'll be happy with both, because I would have saved lives, or been with somepony forever. What was I going to do? Making a choice this hard...is what is going to decide my fate.

*To Celestia

  Princess Celestia joined her sister Luna with a face her sister recognized. Celestia saw the same events before thousands of years ago. To think her own student, Twilight Sparkle, would fall in love with another mare. She knew this would happen, but denied it. Now every pony was on thin ice. One wrong hoof and every pony would fall.

"I see it in your eyes, my dear sister Celestia. But why did you let such an event occur, regardless seeing its upcoming?" Luna questioned. The two princesses stood silent for a few moments, and Celestia shook her head. She was thinking about something, Luna could tell, but she just couldn't figure it out. Celestia took a few hoofs forward to the balcony where either princess stood watch over their time of day, in Luna's case, night. Celestia then turned to Luna.

"I know I saw it. I denied it and said it couldn't possibly happen…"

"History is playing itself over again." Luna said with power. Celestia gritted her teeth and then looked over Equestria. She saw the dark clouds that covered PonyVille still had plenty of rain in them. It was only two hours until the storm stopped, and daylight would break happiness again.

"Why? I let all the things before go, because Twilight could be able to learn from it. Even I'm questioning my own powers now." Celestia said sadly. A glint formed in her eye and flashed for a few seconds. Suddenly a spark brought both the princess' attention, and Celestia used her magic to read it first.

"What is that?" Celestia went through it quickly. Her eyes opened wide, and she burnt the paper with her magic.

"Ah! Hey! What was that?" Luna now yelled. Celestia looked away from her sister's eyes this time, not meeting proper nobility standards where a princess must look any pony in the eye when speaking.

"It was Twilight's decision."

"Well, what did she decide?"

"I can't tell you that."

"I'm your sister!"

"You. Won't. Hurt. Her!" Celestia yelled with her Equestrian voice. Ponies who walked in the night looked up. Realizing it was nothing of importance, they continued their leisure. Tears formed at Luna's eyes. She remembered what she did so long ago. She didn't want it rubbed in her face.

"You…don't trust me?" Celestia walked so close up to Luna that she had the midnight blue princess cornered in front of a wall. Luna glanced back, and realized there was no escape.

"I was forced to ban certain couple exceptions and marriages because of you! Because of you sending an army to…" Celestia whispered the next word. "Me…I mean, to that innocent pony! She…she…" Tears now began to form and wet the powerful princess's eyes. Celestia began to sob and drop after drop the water left and poured down her cheeks. Luna felt so bad. That wasn't the first time she had disappointed Celestia. She was even trapped in the moon for a thousand years for her foolish betrayal. Luna fell to her knees and began to apologize.

"Sister, I'm sorry!"

"I don't care!" Celestia sobbed. Luna's eyes shot opened wide, and now tears left her eyes as she bit her lip to the point where it bled. She wanted to hold her sorrow in. "I'm going to wait to see what happens to Twilight," Celestia continued. "I've had to deal with this bottled sorrow for too long."

"What do you mean?"

"I miss her, Luna." Celestia squeaked the last words out. "I miss her so, so much…"

"Who do you miss?"

"The earth pony that vanished because of my kiss. I…I didn't know that was her fate. She was supposed to live until she had her first kiss…and you had guards chase me down…"

"I'm confused. You were always with me."

"No, you weren't. When you were born, your first magic spell was so powerful, it created another pony that of course, looked just like me. We aren't sisters, Luna. It's about time you learn that."

"But, how did you-"

"You were the daughter of Night Sun, queen of Equestria then. You were in charge of the armies in your younger years, and ruled with that princess who looked just like me. After I ran into the desert, I will be honest. I always tried to find ways to rid myself of the world. Without my love…I was a no pony. But one day, when I was starved and thirsty, Night Sun came to me. I thought I was dreaming, but it was all very real. She understood my troubles and told me I couldn't have a new love, but I could have a close pony who could look to me as a sister. And thus we met. But she erased two memories and changed them. She erased the memory of this pony you summoned dying, and I fully being introduced to you. She made sure I was the one you spent all your life as a sister to. Night Sun saw our cutie marks were a sun and moon, therefore two ponies for a night and day. Using her powers, she turned both of us into alicorns. She also made us immortal. A few centuries later, as you really can't remember from your trip to the moon, she died, and I had to follow her rule. Exceptional couples were banned forever."

Luna got up, and cried more. Celestia wasn't her sister? That's impossible! The two had all of these memories…but her own mother manipulated her memory?

"Why did my mother trust you?"

"My cutie mark had my fate planned out for me, I guess. I figured that out later. Sometimes I cried in my sleep remembering all the dark things that happened to me. I ran through forests to jungles to taigas to another forest, and finally I reached a desert that was flat out in front of plains. It was a harsh, truly poisonous memory. It hurts me now thinking of it."

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Luna asked, her voice breaking. Celestia stood quiet and backed up, giving Luna space.

"Because I still feel the love for that mare."

"She's dead!"

"Don't say that! I miss her, but I love another mare now." Luna looked Celestia in the eye, and Celestia put her head down sheepishly. Realizing the truth, Luna flew into the air.

"Stay away from me! Ponies like you disrupt the balance of nature! History wants to replay itself, so be it. Some pony has to die, and the other has to be lost forever." Luna flew off fast and Celestia flew up, tears in her eyes. She loved Luna, but now she had to stop her.

"You're not going to send an army like you did before! Luna! No!" Luna used her magic to put into the minds of all the guards a memory of the past. They all gathered and she landed in front of them.

"History is to be replayed, tough colts and stallions. One shall be killed and the other shall be lost!"

"Luna, don't do this!"

"Stop her!" Luna ordered. Soon even Celestia was captured to the point where she couldn't move. Her wings were held down, and her horn was rendered useless by Luna, who began to breathe heavily after the spell.

"You couple thousand stallions and colts who aren't holding her down…head to PonyVille. Kill Twilight Sparkle or Rarity. Throw my sister into the special dungeon, where magic and flying is rendered useless to even a princess."

"Luna…you've become corrupt." Celestia said with a near broken voice. "Twilight will get past this and will bring back the rights for those exceptional ponies!"

"I'm not Nightmare Night anymore, sister. Now, go!" Celestia began to weep as the guards carried her off. She was caught completely off guard. It was all up to Twilight and Rarity now. The two had to fight if they wanted their freedom. And the other four as well. If PonyVille worked together, Luna's army could be pushed back. History was going to change. It was going to be rewritten for a new future. Celestia already saw her future. Smiling, she hung her head down.

"Good luck, Twilight Sparkle."