a group of five
chapter 2
Previous ChapterThe time has come for the sun to rise and what is Celestia doing?
The white alicorn rolled over again, annoyed at Luna's nudges to wake Celestia up. The dark purple alicorn giggled and continued to try and wake the sun princess up.
"Wake up sister, thou must lift the sun."
Celestia groaned.
"But I was up late last night, can't the alicorn who raises the sun get any rest?"
Once again Luna let out a fit of giggles.
"Apparently not."
It was at that point the dark purple alicorn pounced and a tickle battle begun, although Luna was small and quick she couldn't beat Celestia. The dark purple alicorn admitted her defeat.
"Uncle! Damn Tia how many cakes do you eat?"
Celestia retorted with rubbing in her victory.
"Hey! Praise the sun butt, you're just jealous because I won."
Luna attacked back.
"Hmm no thanks, I don't want to carry that much weight in the trunk."
The white alicorn decided that sun raising duties are more important than sisterly battles, but before she left.
"Hey I've got a big round ball of cheese in the sky with your name on it if you keep up that attitude sis, but seriously now I better go raise the sun. Could you go check the foals for me?"
Luna went silent for a moment, but it wore off quickly.
"Oh no not the moon, Aye Aye cap'n cake bottom, I will go check on the foals."
Celestia had to hand it to her sister, best comebacks ever. Once the white alicorn left, Luna started to make her way to the room the foals are staying in. The dark purple alicorn was about to give up, she came across four dead ends. Once Luna made it to where she was supposed to be, her legs ached a LOT. The moon princess let the guard at the door move aside, Luna sighed and contemplated about checking on the foals.
"... It can't be too much of a hassle, right?"
*Crash*
"I just had to jinx it..."
When Luna entered the room, the only thing she could see was utter chaos. Two nursemaids were in a heap, while the five foals were screaming for their father. The dark purple alicorn told the guard to look after the door and not intervene, the door slamming alerted the foals to Luna's presence. Their stares made the Luna uneasy, she took a deep breath and hoped she won't buck up what she has to say.
"Hello my little ponies."
The foals didn't flinch.
"My sister told me to come here and ask a few things and get to know you, maybe I can ask my sister to talk to that mean old white alicorn to let you talk to your father."
The others didn't move a muscle but Starry Sonnet walked up to the dark purple alicorn, her eyes pleading. Midnight Heart knew what she was saying.
"Starry is saying do you promise to let us talk to daddy."
Luna couldn't win against the cute stare.
"Okay"
All the the foals cheered but the dark purple alicorn was a little unnerved, in Starry Sonnet's eyes she saw a mental devilish grin.
The foals decided to have a diplomatic huddle in a corner and once they were done, all of them stayed in the corner except for Jade Locket. The little filly walked with confidence up to Luna.
"I am the ambassador for my family."
The dark purple alicorn was surprised by the little filly but she responded.
"I accept you being an ambassador, the first question is. What are your names?"
The ambassador said her name is Jade Locket.
The filly with oversized wings is called Midnight Heart.
The mixed creature pony is called Starry Sonnet.
The bat-ish pony is called Silver Smoke.
The dragon-ish pony is called Chrome Burn.
Luna thought about these names for awhile, thinking that they were fitting.
"Second question, did your father show affection?"
Jade Locket's eyes filled with glee.
"yes he did, he whipped us, he cut us, he punched us, he kicked us, Midnight Heart was blinded by a broken glass bottle, her horn and my one got broken off, and my wings were completely cut off, also all five of us got marks from a hot poker."
The dark purple alicorn's face went blank, she just couldn't believe what these foals went through.
"Third question... Does your father look after you well?"
Luna facehoofed in her mind, that question was similar to the last one. Jade Locket tried to figure out the meaning of the question, in no time at all she had an answer.
"Daddy wasn't usually home, so Chrome Burn and Silver Smoke looked after us. They are the best brothers ever!"
The two colts had a bit of pink on their faces from Jade Lockets comment. Luna ran through decisions in her mind but how could she get these foals to see... She decided to try teaching them life outside a room.
"question four, can I teach you a bit about life outside a room?"
Jade Locket was hesitant, but encouraging smiles from her brothers and sisters made her reply with.
"Granted."
The little foals cheered and crowded around Luna for knowledge, the dark purple alicorn stifled back a giggle. The foals eagerness to learn reminded her of a good student she knows.
"Okay, let me sit down. Then you can dog pile me."
Luna's legs cracked from being stiff because of standing so long, indeed when she sat down the foals were sitting all over her. The dark purple alicorn sighed and thought about this advantage.
"At least it can be easier to teach them, also this can lower hostility."
Luna took a deep breath before setting her harebrained plan in motion.
"In the wide land of Equestria, people show love in different ways. Even if their ways seem illegal and inappropriate for other ponies, it is still affection. Your father shows love by hurting you right? But what others may do to show affection to their loved ones is hugging or a nuzzle."
Luna gave Jade Locket who was sitting closest, a small nuzzle on the head.
"Now although I don't completely agree with your fathers method of showing love, it's good for other ponies to learn things sometimes."
The foals took the new information in, excited about learning new things, But something was not quite right in Jade Locket's mind. She decided to ask.
"So most other ponies use that method of affection? Does that mean there is something wrong with dad? Also did you say something about illegal?"
Luna needed to calm these questions, she only wanted them to see over time. Luna decided to speak a quick idea to escape the questions.
"Although I don't completely agree of your father's method to show love, It's okay everyone shows affection differently. One day you can make up your own different way to show love, different from your father. Imagine if everyone in the world was the same, it would be boring right?"
Jade was suspicious of the answer, but she shrugged the thought away. Another question crossed Jade's mind.
"You never told us your name, what is it?"
The dark purple alicorn smiled, Jade Locket's inquisitive mind is really cute.
"It's Luna."
Much to Luna's surprise, Midnight Heart snuggled close.
"Your name is nice, and although I can't see you I can tell we look similar."
Luna remembered that Jade Locket said that Midnight was blinded by her father, Luna decided to tell the truth about who her sister is.
"I haven't been completely honest with you children."
When the foals heard that they moved away from Luna a little.
"The sister I was talking about, That big white alicorn is my sister."
All of the foals except for Midnight Heart and Starry Sonnet backed away, Luna sighed and continued to talk.
"My sister, she sent me here to check up on you. I think you are great ponies, and to be a little funny... How much cake does that pony eat to make her rear end so big? but still, please don't hate me for lying."
The foals burst out laughing, they all came back together to make jokes about Celestia. Soon enough the sun princess walked in herself needing to ask Luna an important question of superstition.
"Luna, why am I sneezing so much?"
The foals were giggling too much to show any hostility. Celestia smiled at the progress her sister made, she didn't even care about what they were talking about. The white alicorn was stuck in her own thoughts until she noticed that Starry Sonnet was nudging her, Celestia could sense that the filly desperately needed to tell her something.
"What's wrong?"
Midnight Heart sighed.
"Starry Sonnet wishes to speak with you in private, seriously even the oldest sister can't hear or read."
Celestia was taken aback and realised.
"Starry Sonnet is mute?"
Midnight Heart facehoofed.
"Duh, because obviously she would naturally talk to you when you entered the room. But I guess you haven't gotten to know us yet so I forgive you princess, it seems that father cut out her tongue when we weren't looking or something else I don't know. I'm jealous of her a little, daddy gave her that much love."
Celestia was surprised.
"How did you know I was a princess?"
Midnight Heart sighed, and almost did another facehoof.
"Does simple method of deduction mean anything to you?"
The white alicorn was surprised at this ponies intellect, she wondered if the other foals were this smart. Well, she couldn't keep Starry Sonnet waiting. Celestia held the door as Starry Sonnet left the room, shutting it behind her. When the were outside the room, Starry Sonnet just stood there like a statue. Celestia was about to nudge her when she heard a voice.
"Don't touch me, it'll break the trance."
Celestia was shocked, it took a lot of mental power to use telepathy, even speaking to a princess and to double on that she is not even a unicorn. Celestia tried to hide her fear, but... She utterly failed.
"y-you c-can use t-telepathy?"
Starry Sonnet could tell the white alicorn was afraid and tried to calm her.
"I don't mean harm, I am trying to understand this myself. All I wanted to do was tell you something about my father."
Celestia didn't need any other encouragement to calm down about the filly when she mentioned her father.
"I am listening Starry Sonnet, what about your father."
Starry sent a mental image of her shuffling uncomfortably, she seemed to take a deep breath and began her explanation.
"I am the only one in the family that learnt the truth about my "father's" abuse, I found out that it was illegal and there was something else I found out. "Father" found out that I learnt the truth, he then caused me so much pain. He said that he loved me and that since I found out the truth he was giving affection, but I just can't sugar coat it any more. Now I can't speak any more, but Midnight Heart can hear me because her mind can welcome my voice. Midnight is blind, It's like the night without the moon. Also there is another reason, it's because I was the first to learn of what "father" did. Celestia, you must make that pony suffer. What he did was unspeakable, now none of us will ever be truly happy. Especially my sister Midnight Heart."
What Starry Sonnet said shocked Celestia down to the core, she must find out what Crimson Locket did.
"What did your father do?"
The minute Celestia said that, Starry snapped.
"WHAT HE DID? WHAT HE DID? MIDNIGHT HEART CAN NEVER EVER EVER BE HAPPY, THE PAIN IN HER HEART WILL LAST FOREVER. I'll never forgive you Crimson Locket, you bastard. Listen hard Celestia, I must whisper carefully in your mind. What you are about to hear will be dangerous if shared loud and clear in the mind, but whispers are equally dangerous. What! That! Pony! Did! To! My! Brothers! My! Sisters! Can! Never! Be! Forgiven! Once you hear this, you would want to drag him into tartarus by your own hooves. Making it a hundred times painful as the harshest emotional and physical pain that could happen to somepony. You may tell your sister this, but no other must hear. The secret is Crimson locket, my father *inaudible*."
Celestia's eyes went wide with pure hatred and shock.
"That Crimson Locket will need more than his lifetime to be forgiven for what he has done. Don't you worry Starry, I have a plan. Use magic to make him live longer, break him and when he is crawling to me for forgiveness. I'll bend low close to his ear and whisper "No" he will be crushed, and I will build a magical machine that kills and revives him repeatedly. Ooh I'm going to tell Lulu."
Starry Sonnet was surprised at Celestia's reaction, but the last request must be made.
"Celestia, I will tell my brothers and sisters. But once I tell them they will wish for a time of peace with new parents disguised, and once they revert they will see the judgement of the community. My brothers and sisters would want to see if they would end up being shunned."
Celestia found this strange but after all this, she is more than okay with the decision. Back in the room, the nursemaids finally woke up and were laughing with the foals. When Starry Sonnet told Midnight Heart, the truth she immediately told the others. As Starry said they needed peace, so celestia let the foals retain their coat colour and mane colour. Chrome Burn became a unicorn who could do fire spells well, Silver Smoke became a pegasus, Jade locket became a unicorn, Midnight Heart became a pegasus too, and Starry Sonnet was fine with becoming an earth pony with loads of psychic ability.
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"Their new short life is set and the parents are found, and Luna there is a secret I must tell."
Celestia was having a nice dream with luna, out on the balcony recalling old memories and the new ones. A glass of wine encased in a magic glow, the glowing aura around Celestia's horn fades as she carefully sets her glass down.
"The secret that I must tell you is about Crimson locket. He *inaudible*."
Luna also had wine as well, and this news caused a spit take and the sound of shattering glass.
"CRIMSON! THOU HAVE DONE THE WORST POSSIBLE THING TO YOUR FAMILY, LOCK ME AWAY BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO STRANGLE THAT MOTHERBUCKER. IF WE CROSS PATHS CRIMSON I'M GOING TO KILL YOU"
Celestia was a bit amused at Luna's tone ~~or maybe she was a little tipsy from the dream wine.~~
"Royal Canterlot Voice Aaaaaaaaaaaaaacccctttiiiiiivvvvaaaateee!"
Luna just burst out laughing.
"Sister I think the dream wine is taking it's toll on you"
Celestia shrugged.
"Well anyways the journey of those five foals has begun."
chapter 2 end
Author's Note
no shipping of Luna and Celestia here, just tickle fights and laughter. hopefully the small amount of intended comedy in this chapter makes whoever is reading this laugh. I decided to make Celestia and luna, maybe twilight sparkle sort of mother figures in this story. I wonder if anyone would like to be an editor... but I don't care extremely, I have passable grammar and spelling also punctuation so there isn't need for too much rush. I don't want to say the secret out loud, maybe if you want to hear the secret I could email you or give a private message or something. italics=telepathy speaking
I feel like the the two boys are left out...hmm I'll give them more story later. right now the foals are seven years old.
by the way LANGUAGE ALERT.
onwards chapter two, off to school do get either bullied or praised
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