My Mommy is a Goddess

Celestia skimmed through the piles of books that were stacked beside her. "I know it's in here somewhere, so why can't I find it?"

Celestia had spent the last few days holed up in the royal archives, searching for the spell that would finally allow Celestia to meet with the great creator once again. But she couldn't find the stupid book!

Somepony knocked on the doors. "Princess Celestia, are you ok? You've been in there for a couple of days now and we're all getting a little worried about you. Do you mind if I come in?" Twilight was greatly concerned for Celestia. As much as Twilight loved books, she knew that it was important to take a break every once in a while. But locking yourself up in the library for five days straight just wasn’t healthy.

"Oh, my," Celestia said. She looked at herself for the first time in days and noticed how dirty her coat and mane were. "J-just a minute, Twilight! I just need to uh... tidy up a bit!" Celestia yelled as she tried to simultaneously shelve the books, burn the dirt off her coat, and blow her hair with the celestial winds. Unfortunately, in her haste, she instead shelved her hair, burned the books, and blew her coat so that it frizzled up like Fluffle Puff.

"What's that noise? Are you ok, Princess?" Twilight shouted through the door.

Celestia tried to pull her wedged mane out of the shelf but to no avail. "Y-yes! Absolutely! I'm perfectly fine, Twilight!" Celestia yelled back.

"I can smell smoke!"

"That's just the oven!"

"You have an oven in there?" Twilight asked.

"It's for the cupcakes! Don't judge me!"

Twilight wasn't buying it. "I'm coming in, Princess."

"Nonono, don't open the–" It was too late. Twilight had swung open the doors to reveal the strangest scene that anypony had ever witnessed. Even worse was the fact that Spike, Luna, and a handful of guards had been waiting outside the doors with Twilight in case Celestia needed help. And boy did she need it.

Nopony moved. Celestia was frozen from sheer embarrassment while everypony else was too shocked to do anything. All except for Luna who was busy rolling on the floor.

"Hahahaha! Tis humorous to see thee in thine current state dear sister. We are greatly amused!" The guards snapped out of their daze and ran over to help untangle Celestia's mane as Spike ran in to put out the burning books.

"Princess, why are you acting like this?" Twilight asked as she walked towards Celestia.

"I-I was reading, and the knocking, but the dirty coat, so with the burning, I-"

"No, I mean why are you locking yourself in the archives?"

The guards just finished untangling her mane when Celestia smoothed out her coat with her magic, and cleared her throat. "Thank you guards, I can handle it from here." The guards bowed and excused themselves quickly.

Celestia turned back to Twilight. "I was searching for a tome I had lost many years ago. I know that I had filed it away somewhere in the archives, but when I looked for it I couldn't find it! It is very important that I-."

"Is this it?" Spike asked. In his hands rested an ancient book covered in runic symbols, untouched by the flames. "It was the only book that wasn't all burnt up."

Celestia levitated the book closer for inspection. "T-this is it! Oh thank you so much, Spike!" She gave Spike a powerful bear hug, and dropped him onto the floor. "I must prepare the spell immediately."

When Luna finished laughing and stood back up, she trotted over to Celestia. "What is the purpose of the spell you are attempting to cast? Is it important?"

Celestia nodded. "Very important. When lady Faust made us alicorns and showed us how to use the elements to defeat Discord, she gave me a book with instructions for a spell that was capable of summoning her in times of need."

Luna was shocked. "Why wasn't I informed of this?"

"Faust told me not to tell you about it because she knew you would become Nightmare Moon soon after Discord's defeat." Celestia said sadly. "But now that you have returned, and Twilight has become a princess, I feel that I need to ask for Faust's guidance on what to do next." Celestia smiled. "And I also wanted to talk to her for a bit."

Luna absorbed the information and nodded. "We understand. Now art thou going to cast thy spell or not?"

"Of course," Celestia answered. Can you assist me, Twilight? We require three alicorns for this spell, and Cadence is currently busy with the Crystal Empire."

"You can count on me, Princess," Twilight said.

"Thank you, Twilight. Please join me in the throne room in an hour. I need prepare myself for the summoning." With that, Celestia teleported to her room, walked inside, and threw herself on her bed. She closed her heavy eyes and fell asleep.

"Is everypony ready?" Celestia asked.

"Ready, Princess," Twilight responded.

"We art prepared as well," Luna said.

"Then let us begin." Celestia started the spell by aiming her magic at the book and pooling her raw energy into the shape of a circle. Her magic would act as the base for the spell so that the portal would have an energy source.

"Tis my cue," Luna said as she placed a powerful layer of magic over Celestia's. Her magical layer gripped onto their world as well as the creator’s, creating a tunnel.

"Here I go," Twilight said. Twilight shot a long string of her magic through the portal and had matched her magic signature to that of the book’s. By doing so, her magic was able to lock-on and search for Faust's magical signature in order to summon her.

They all strained their eyes in effort. Celestia's magic was draining quickly, Luna's tunnel was losing its grip, and Twilight's magic was becoming harder and harder to control as the line extended.

"Have you found her yet, Twilight?" Celestia asked.

"Not yet, but I'm close. I can feel it!" Twilight shouted. Her magic weaved and waved around the foreign world until finally, it gripped onto something. "I've got her! I'm pulling her through!" Twilight yelled as she pulled on the magical line.

"Our grip is loosening!" Luna shouted.

"Quickly, Twilight!"

"We cannot hold on much longer!"

"YAAAAH!" Twilight gave one final tug before the portal closed. The magic portal exploded outwards, and proceeded to engulfed itself along with the book.

"Ohhh," Twilight groaned. Something slammed her into the ground when she gave that last tug on her line, but was too dizzy from exhaustion to see what it was.

“T-Twilight, don’t move,” Celestia warned.

“What is it, Princess?” Twilight asked while holding a hoof to ease her aching head.

“Remain calm, Twilight Sparkle. We suggest that thou doth refrain from making unnecessary sounds or movements,” Luna said cautiously.

Twilight shook her head and blinked. The room stopped spinning and began coming into focus. When she was able to see clearly, she looked at what was pinning her down and gasped. On her stomach slept a warm, small, slightly adorable, human.

After all of the commotion, Celestia had brought the child over to her bed so that she could rest more comfortably. As soon as she was tucked in, the three alicorns left the room quietly to talk.

“What should we do?” Luna asked. “The child is certainly not lady Faust, although she appears to be of the same species.

“I’m not sure, Luna. I didn’t expect something like this to happen. Are you certain that you set your magic to the correct frequency, Twilight?” Celestia asked.

“Yes, Princess. I triple checked the book’s frequency and quadruple checked my own. It was definitely identical.”

“How could this have happened?” Celestia asked aloud. “When the portal closed, the book disappeared along with it. Without that book, we cannot recreate the spell.”

Twilight paced nervously. “Are you certain that there is no other way to contact Faust? I mean, there has to be a backup plan or-“

“No, there is no other way that I know of. But finding a way to contact the creator is not my greatest concern. What’s troubling me is why this child appeared in her place. Perhaps, she was brought here for a reason.”

“We shall find out soon enough. We must be silent, for I can hear the child awakening.”

The little girl opened her eyes. She looked around the room slowly and quickly realized that it was not the same room she fell asleep in. She sat up on the bed and noticed that the sheets were tucked around her. They were amazingly soft and warm. Wherever she was, it was comfortable. She was just about to get out of bed when the doorknob began to turn. She quickly bundled herself up, and stayed quiet.

Celestia walked into the room and found that the human had wrapped herself up in the blanket like a little ball. My, how cute!  “Hello, child. Are you feeling well? Do not be afraid. I am only here to help you. Can you tell me your name?” The girl shuffled around and uncovered her mouth so that she could speak.

“M-my mom told me not to talk to strangers.”

Celestia nodded. “Your mother is very wise. Then can you tell me your mother’s name so that I can help you find your way back home?”

“W-well, I call her mommy, but everyone else calls her Mrs. Faust.”

Celestia froze. She couldn’t believe her ears. Did she just say that Faust was her mother? No, that couldn’t be. “I’m sorry little one, I didn’t quite catch that. What was your mommy’s name again?”

The little girl began to pout underneath the sheets. “I already told you. All of the people that work with my mom call her Mrs. Faust! But my daddy calls her Lauren.”

Celestia started to pale (if that was even possible). She didn’t summon just any human through the portal. It was the creator’s own daughter. She needed to help her.

“Little one, please believe me when I say that I am a close friend of lady Faust.”

“You are?”

“Yes. And if you want me to help, then I'm afraid you'll have to come out of those sheets.”

The girl tilted her head thoughtfully. “Are you sure you’re not a bad guy?”

Celestia gave a warm smile. “I’m sure.”

“You’re not lying are you?”

“I promise, I’m not. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.” Celestia said as she did the motions.

The girl didn't quite understand what Celestia said, but she could tell that she wasn't bad. "...Ok," the girl said as she came out of her shell. Celestia looked at her closely for the first time. The child wore what looked like a pair of pink pajamas. Her body was small and skinny, her hair was long and bright red, and her skin looked soft and pale. She looks so much like lady Faust, Celestia thought. When the girl looked at Celestia, her face made an unexpected expression, one of both shock and excitement. "Oh... my... GOSH YOU'RE A PONY!" the human squealed. She leaped off her bed and wrapped her arms around Celestia's neck, dangling a few feet off of the ground.

Twilight and Luna burst into the room. "Sister, art thou unharmed? We heard screaming and-"

Luna was interuppted by another squeal of joy. "MORE PONIES!" She let go of Celestia's neck and ran over to pet Twilight's head. Twilight jumped a little from the touch, but relaxed when she realized that the action was harmless. Also, being petted felt good.

"Ooh, keep petting me right there," Twilight purred. She bent down so that the girl had an easier time petting her.

Luna looked at Twilight worriedly. "Art thou feeling fine,Twilight?"

"Ohhh, I'm feeling better than fine." Twilight said as she instinctively rolled over onto her back as the little girl rubbed her tummy. "I'm in heaven."

The girl giggled as Twilight kicked at the air. "You're a silly pony!"

Twilight giggled as well. "No, my name is Twilight Sparkle. What's your name?"

The girl gave a big smile. "My name is Hannah Faust."