*Fluttershy and Luna*

*Wump-wump-vrrm!

The two ponies atomized in the middle of a baseless white eternity.

Fluttershy checked her gown and sucked deep on her pacifier. Using her tongue to drift the piece of plastic she slid the accessory to the corner of her mouth,“I-It, it goes on forever!” Fluttershy gazed upwards at the princess standing to her left.

Luna slowly paced forward smirking, “Why yes little one, this is what is known by the Alicorns as “The Hyperbolic Time Stage; A dimension attainable exclusively for Alicorns, specifically ones in a form of sleep paralysis.”

Fluttershy shook in place looking at the overwhelming infinite white dimension in front of her,

“I- I can’t handle it, it’s too much!”

Luna wrapped her right hoof over Fluttershy’s side, “What’s wrong honey, afraid of being lost forever?” With that the princess’s body disintegrated and blew into the non-existent wind.

Fluttershy stood in a place a moment, she stood and shook. The air became colder, then hotter, rapidly pacing between the two. She felt a plethora of emotions overwhelm her mind; she couldn’t tell if they were fear, acceptance, or hatred.

The yellow mare ducked down curling up into a cute little ball, she covered her eyes with her front hoofs and used her pacifier’s soothing rhythm to keep herself from going insane from sound deprivation.

Out of nowhere a quiet voice called,

“So tell me Fluttershy, are babies aware what fear is?”

The space around her turned black, she tried opening her eyes but nothing worked. She started to free fall, she tried using her wings but her baby dresses forbid their use.

“Luna, Please! Help! I don’t want to be alone. I can’t I’m not strong enough. Please don’t leave me! I’m sorry!”

Luna reluminated the room back to its original white color, she flew beside the falling pagasi;

“Don’t worry Fluttershy, I have you.”

Fluttershy looked down as the space below her transited into a nursery with no roof. The two touched down gently, Luna cradling the poor filly in her arms.

“Awh, it’s alright Fluttershy. I forgive you, let me just take care of everything alright?”

Fluttershy felt her hoofs get weaker as everything else in the nursery became increasingly bigger; yet, her dress and diaper still fit her.

Luna smiled watching Fluttershy’s face become more adolescent and the pacifier in her mouth become bigger. The princess redacted the pacifier from her mouth allowing Fluttershy to speak.

“I-Did you just re-gress me?”

Luna kissed the yellow filly on the forehead, “There’s nothing to worry about is there honey?”

“I, I’m younger, but I…”

Luna put the pacifier back in her mouth,

“You’re only a foal Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy getting increasingly more uneasy, redacted the pacifier from her mouth, “Luna, why am I a baby?”

Luna smiled pretending not to hear the young pagasus in her arms, “Awh, you’re so cute when you think you can speak like a big filly.” She re-inserted the pacifier into the filly’s mouth.

Fluttershy felt it, the over cumbersome pacifier grew wires and started to hinge its way around the regressed Fluttershy’s head.

The night princess carried the hallucinating filly to the crib; pure white like the void that surrounded the confines of the nursery. The princess smiled pulling the blankets over the pagasus, “Now Fluttershy, I’m going to try something with you. For better or for worse I want to make you see something.”

Luna pointed her horn at the young foal, focusing; she shot a bolt of white light at the mare.

Fluttershy felt her body enraptured in a charge of plasma. Her vision melted, stopped completely. Lying in her crib she screamed only to have every word she uttered to be nullified by her pacifier. She couldn’t take it out, fate had stuck the accessory to her and she had to deal with it.

Luna stepped back looking at the poor filly; she kicked, screamed, and hollowed. It was no good; Fluttershy couldn’t budge it the overwhelming photo’s slides racing across her vision. Her entire life time displayed to her in what in reality was a matter of minutes.

As each second went by Fluttershy’s body started to grow, rapidly at that. She gained 17 years in the range of a few minutes. She screamed in agony as she felt the pressures and pains of her life surge through her body.

The visions stopped but the pain keep going. She could do anything about it but fidget around, she was helpless.

Fluttershy opened her eyes for the first time in ten minutes, they were normal but for only a few seconds. She caught a glare at Luna, and she was absolutely pissed.

*Back at Twilights confrontation with Luna.

Twilight trotted around the royal castle, she was given no prior instruction from the night princess; however, it was safe to assume she needed to meet the princess in the royal conference room.

Twilight admired the faithful moment, for all she knew this could very well be her last stroll down the overwhelmly open hallways. Void of sentient life but a few guards she felt alone.

However through much traversing the alicorn princess found herself at the brink of the Royal Conference rooms giant, gold plated doors.

She took a deep breath as the door cracked open, giving her vision access to a distant elegant table Celestia was sitting behind. Why, the princess was drinking tea.

Twilight using her magic opened the large chamber doors which barred sanitary for the outside world.

Stepping fast the younger alicorn started pacing towards the conference table. Two guards followed behind her shutting the door and covering her trail.

Eventually the Twilight Sparkle found herself pulling up chair across from the princess, trying to avoid eye contact she looked at her back hoofs swinging carelessly off the padded furniture.

“Y-you wanted to see me?”

Celestia finished a sip of her tea as she pushed the beverage aside.

“Twilight, in all my years of a teacher I’ve never been so conflicted about how to feel about my students actions.”

With a cringe Twilight asked, “W-what do you mean?”

Celestia smirked,

“I’m not sure Twilight. Should I ask the filly who idolized me; or, should I ask the pony who’s time after time again disrespected me and my sister?”

Twilight swallowed looking palefully scared at her mentor, “I-I don’t know, I just-just my emotions”. The alicorn stuttered, she cracked under the pressure.

“You wanna know something Twilight, there’s always been something different about you then with my other students. They; well they have all been obsessed with power, need. But they; well they wanted power over an entire empire, while you seem to be seeking it over one curtain filly.”

Twilight’s heart dropped, “Wait Celestia, you don’t mean?”

“Yes Twilight Sparkle. I’m the princess of the day, I over see everything you do, everything you feel, and I know just how manipulative you’ve been with that poor poor filly.”

Twilight locked eyes with the disappointed princess. Her speech weakened and her eyes started streaming tears, “I-I’m s-s-sorry prin-cess.”

Celestia looked first in pity and then in amusement at her bawling student, “You’re really quite a character, you accuse me of being harsh with you when you’re your own worst enemy. After all, if your cutie mark tells us anything it’s that your friends give you strength, and all you’ve done is belittled them ever since you got that crown. Speaking of which, it does look rather nice on Fluttershy.”

Twilight in the admist of the princess statement was at a lost of words, “You’re, I mean- I don’t want to hurt my friends. Wait a second, please don’t tell me you’ve been-“

Celestia nodded, “Indeed I have Twilight, I noticed your lack of attention to your obligations as princess. You seem a bit distracted, but I excused you on the premise that you’re not that old; especially for an alicorn. But come some 4 days ago Luna and apparently a few other ponies noticed you and Fluttershy’s silhouette in the night ski.”

Twilight nodded, “Princess, I’m aware of the rumors but I-“

Luna frowned looking at her student, “Tsk. Tsk. You shouldn’t try to make up excuses, maybe if we got a chance to talked this out this little meeting of ours could have been prevented.”

“I’m sorry, Celestia.”

Celestia’s horn lit up, infront of her a small holographic image of the Hyperbolic Time Stage.

“Do you see this Twilight?”

The image became more visible as the image of Fluttershy’s torturing played.

Twilight’s tears went from regret to fury, stomping her front hoofs on the table she caused a large ‘bang’ noise which shook the tea a bit.

“Celestia, why do this to ponies? I’m the one you should be punishing, you-you cold, heartless, bitch!”

Celestia’s eyes shot open, “Twilight that’s enough, I assure you it’s for her and your own good. Now retain yourself!”

The guards surround Twilight, using her magic she brought one of the guard’s spears in front of her throat, crying Twilight pleaded, “One of you try to stop me, I fucking dare you!”

Celestia overpowered Twilight’s magic with her own, tossing the spear to the side of the room; “Like I said, if only you’d take time to appreciate rationality. You just willing threatened to kill yourself and for what? To ‘save’ your friend, I understand you love her but you’re not acting like a mature pony.”

Twilight froze a moment looking at her mentor’s disappointed face, In all of her years she’d never seen it quite so genuine. Her face turned crimson red, she broke down falling into her hoofs which rested on the table, “Pri-ncess, I-I’m so sorry!”

The princess looked at her former student in pity, “I know you are Twilight, that’s not what I’m here to talk about though. See I’ve been thinking about these actions of yours; The sex, your caretaking, and especially your disobedience to me.”

Twilight looked upwards at her teacher, her chin still resting on the finely crafted table over of her lap.

“W-what is th-this about?”

Celestia sighed trying to gather the right words, “To be honest Twilight, I’ve come to the decision that you’re not fit to be a princess- not yet.”

Twilight looked her teacher dead in the eye through her tears, “What?!”

The solar princess closed her eyes, “Now Twilight, it’s no fault of your own. I just feel like you’re not responsible enough yet to inherit an empire.”

Twilight calmed her sobbing, “So what? Was wasting my childhood for you all for not? What am I supposed to do now? Go back to the library and continue being a nobody for the rest of my life?!”

Celestia sighed again, “Twilight, you’re never going to be a ‘nobody’. You’re just confused. Overwhelmed by your emotions, and you’ve been expressing them in harsh irrational compromises.”

“Wha-what do you mean?”

“Oh really Twilight, you must know what I’m talking about. What you’ve been doing with Fluttershy it’s- it’s just not natural how your going about them. I’ve known you since you were a little filly Twilight, and I know about your little ‘issues’.

“What? I don’t have any-“

Celsestia put up a hoof to silence Twilight, “Depression, Social Anxiety, Minor OCD, Gender Identity Disorder, and most importantly Dependent Personality Disorder.”

Twilight’s eyes went from awestruck to tearful again, “How, d-did yo-“ was all Twilight could gather before breaking down in tears again.

Celestia waited for Twilight’s crying to seize, in what seemed like forever her sobbing finally lessened.

“Twilight, dear; there’s nothing to be ashamed of. You’re just young and confused, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”

Through her hoofs a muffled expression was yelled, “Yes there is, I’m a monster Celsetia, a freak! No one will ever want because I can’t be normal, I’m not normal; I’m a freak. Just a god damn anti-social nobody!”

Celestia stood up and walked to the opposite side of the table where her star student was sitting. Sitting beside her, she levitated the Alicorn out of her seat and into her own front hoofs.

Twilight curled all of her fours close to her like a foal, “I-I’m so s-s-sorry, I-I’m just s-so ashamed and nevous. I just can’t think!” Twilight cried more closing her eyes and shaking her head left to right.”

Celestia stroked her students purple mane trying to sooth her distressed state, “You know something Twilight, I haven’t held you like this since you were a filly. I just want you to know, I’m not giving up on you as a princess or my protégé, I think you’d just benefit from some time with Fluttershy.”

Twilight swallowed cracking her eyes open slightly, “You- what?”

Celestia cradled the young alicorn in her arms some more, “I think some time with some one that loves you that much will benefit you. Although I’m not thrilled about the idea that you’re dating another filly, I do understand that she makes you happy. Of course I don’t want you poisoning the poor thing, she’s been through just as much if not more than you have you know?”

Twilight opened her eyes fully, her face now rosy from crying she asked, “Sh-She has?”

Celestia nodded, “You do realize she’s been beaten her whole life, perhaps not always physically; but mentally. No matter what she tried growing up, she was too socially shy to be proud of it. She never had anyone to help her either; I assume that’s why she’s so caring of animals. She wants to feel needed, but what she really needs to learn to depend on others.”

“I assume that’s why you’re letting me stay with her?”

Celestia smiled coyly, “That and because I know you love her. Did she ever tell you she tried her fetish with two other stallions? She used to be open about it until the one called her a freak and almost leaked her secret to the rest of Ponyville. It’s a wonderful thing that you’re able to see the heart in her and actually enjoy bonding with her in a method she finds therapeutic.”

Twilight smiled, “I-I just love her a lot. My friends have doubted us, or at least Applejack has, but I know in my heart I’d give up my own life to save her. She’s important to me, she’s the first person since Shining that I’ve really felt loved me back.”

Celestia smiled, “Well don’t worry Twilight, once Luna is done helping Fluttershy I’m sure she’ll feel still feel the same.”

Twilight looked up at her teacher. Celestia never failed to reassure her; she pecked her on her muzzle and nuzzled her, “Thank you Celestia.”

Celestia hugged her back, “You’re quite welcome, and I’d like you to know that your suspension was my own fault. I feel as though I wasn’t there enough for you when you were a filly and I think you deserve some time to enjoy life. You earned it, Princess Twilight Sparkle”.

Twilight smiled, “Thank you.”

*Back at Fluttershy and Luna’s Confrontation

Fluttershy bit down on her pacifier even harder and harder. Her fury towards the night princess grew. Years of shame and embarrassment surmounted into one final harsh movement.

Her hoofs still clenched tightly against her body from fear, began to move slowly. She didn’t want this; but, she could handle it. She grabbed hold of the pacifier strapped to her mouth and with a forceful pull ripped the rubber wiring off from her face.

She sat up, panting from the hallucinogenic experience that she surmounted. She looked at the princess scornfully as her eyes started to change.

Fluttershy stood up, still wobbly from her traumatic thoughts. An electrical charged formed around her, crackles of lightning started to formulate around her body. She yelled, her eyes engulfed in an overshadowing white glow.

The white glow overtook her whole body, nullified the lightning completely and with a loud *boom* the crib underneath her was shattered into a thousand pieces; her diaper and dress too disappeared.

Luna looked at Fluttershy in pride, her plan worked. She’d pushed Fluttershy to face her trauma in the most brutal way possible and it worked.

Fluttershy’s descended not with her wings but with a light pink aura, landing on the charcoaled rubble of the crib below she raised herself up. She stood up tall and proud; one last bolt of lightning shocked her forehead an atomized a unicorns horn. Her eyes glow lessened as she looked at the lunar princess, her eyes back to her original likeness; a string of tears flowed down both her eyes.

“Fluttershy, I see you’ve found your way out.”

Fluttershy swallowed, she smiled coyly yet quizzically; “Am I? An-an-“

“Alicorn, why yes you are. You might wonder why; well, it’s simple really. See Princesses have to be heroes, those who strive to protect others for the greater good. You’ve made so many sacrifices in your life and might have actually saved the empire.”

“But Princess, I can’t be a princess; not yet. I don’t know any unicorn magic, let alone alicorn, and what do you mean I’ve saved the empire.”

Luna paced around the golden alicorn, “You see know dear Fluttershy, you saved Twilight Sparkle. Twilight always had ‘issues’ which have concerned the us, only after seeing how she expressed them with you have we made a decision about what to do with her.”

Fluttershy put her hoof on her chin, “Oh no, Twilight didn’t lose her wings did she?”

Luna laughed, “No, the princess and I have just suspended her role as princess. We decided it’d be best if you two spend your life’s together in peace before you two are officially cornated as ruler of an empire. She loves you a whole lot Fluttershy, although your fetish was a tad bit concerning I think you’ve come see what a strong mare you’ve become since you were a little filly being harassed by a few bullies?”

Fluttershy smiled still a little bit embarrassed, “I have; only now have I realesed that I’ve been acting foolishly. I couldn’t outrun the past; you showed me that. But that still doesn’t answer why you’re making me a princess.”

Luna locked eyes with the mare; “We have are reasons Fluttershy. I think both Celestia and I have confidence that you and Twilight still need each other.”

Fluttershy blushed, “Well that’s all well and good, but I’m not the hero you need!”

Luna walked up to the golden alicorn wrapping her wing around her body. The two turned heads at eachother. The night princess smiled reassuringly at the much younger princess, “Fluttershy I don’t think you understand. Acting like a foal and crying in the arm of the one you loved makes you no less a hero. After all; Tears aren’t for those of the weak, they are those who have been strong for much too long.”

Fluttershy’s muzzle turned into a smile as she felt a small joy overwhelm her. She nuzzled the princess, “Princess I love you.”

Luna smiled wrapping her wing around the new princess, “Don’t you worry Fluttershy. I know being an alicorn might seem overwhelming but I reassure you, I’ll be there with you every step of the way.”

Fluttershy smiled looking around the nursery one last time, “Say Luna, can I tell you something?”

“Anything Princess Fluttershy”

Fluttershy looked around, “I still want to see my mother” the golden alicorn looked up at the Luna princess, “I don’t even know what she looks like. Maybe there’s an archive of her somewhere I could look at?”

Luna beamed, “Fluttershy, I think I have something much better in store for you.”…

Author's Note

Well shoot, I apologize for the long delay. I was rather busy with some Christmas realated activities but I'm done with them now.

Anyhow this chapter is the second last in the series, and I'm honestly a bit overwhelmed with the thought this story is almost over. The next chapter will be rather huge and depending on when the new "Pinkie Pie's Obsession" chapter is completed will change when the final chapter of this one is. My hope is to get the next chapter of Pinkie Pie's Obsession done within the next 1-3 days and the final chapter of this one done in 3-5!

I hope you guys all enjoyed the chapter, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Holidays! ~ Oliver_England