Sisters

The crisp night air blew against Twilight as she sat in the Royal Gardens, causing her recently acquired wings to shiver at the cold wind through the sensitive primaries.  Either than the instinctive movement, Twilight did not move from her spot in the gardens.  Her gaze fixed on the glowing orb of the moon high above her.

Her sense of magic were tingling in the back of her mind, a feeling similar to when blood starts running back into a limb that fell asleep, or had its supply of blood cut off momentarily.  It was starting to cause a slight headache in the back of the lavender alicorns mind, but that wasn't all that she was focused on.

Whispers.  Dark and quiet.  She could not make them out, but she could hear enough that they were exactly the kind of whispers you would want to hear.  They were dark, foreboding, evil.  It made her skin crawl and slight familiarity ran through her.  She knew this voice, but from where?  And why was the only word she could correctly hear was her own name?  It wasn't a friendly mention.  The words were spat out, hatred and fury poisoning the ends as the whispers tried to wound her with the words.

Twilight's long, purple and pinkish mane blew to the side as another small gust of wind moved it.  She could tell by the moons position that it was close to midnight.  Any guards that would see her would be vastly worried.  Their Princess sat in the gardens, gazing at the Moon.

The Moon, another object to catch her attention.  It usually gave off a noticeable amount of magic when being set or raised, and even then you had to be on castle grounds to feel it.  However, she could feel a different field of magic, yet again familiar to her, but from where?  It confused her to no end and she couldn't decipher any of it.

"I don't think it is the best time to be gazing at the moon, Twilight."  Twilight jumped at the sound of the voice and turned to its source.  Princess Luna stood high and regal as she joined herself next to the lavender alicorn of magic.

"Oh, um, good evening, Luna." said Twilight strained a smile on her face.  This did not go unnoticed by the night princess.  Luna frowned and nuzzled her side.

"Twilight, 'tis morning.  Very early in the morning but morning nonetheless.  Something must be trouble you.  I have watched you for the past half hour and you have not even moved till I joined." said the Princess.  Twilight sighed and looked up at the moon.

"I hear voices, feel magic, and it's all coming from the moon.  It just doesn't feel right." said Twilight.  Luna nodded.  Twilight was more sensitive to magic than the other three alicorns.  She can detect the smallest trace of magic where the others have to concentrate hard on detecting it to even get a faint trace of it.  She was without a doubt stronger than the rest of them, she just doesn't know it.

"I have felt it as well, Twilight.  I know not of what it is, but you are not the only one concerned.  Come, it's late and we have court in the morning." said Luna, guiding the young alicorn down from the cloud.  It probably was just her own fatigue, but she could have sworn the energy disappeared.  She shrugged it off and continued to guide Twilight to bed.

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"Who is next, Captain?" Asked Celestia as a stout stallion left the throne room.  On either side of her sat her younger sister and her former student, the latter looking rather tired.  The current captain of the guard opened up his list, running a hoof down the list.

"A Chrystal Skies, ma'am."  Celestia frowned.

"Why does this name sound familiar?" Asked Celestia.

"Maybe a relative of a previous Chrystal Skies from the past century?" Suggested Twilight.  Luna shook her head.

"No.  I remember it also, but from where...."  Luna froze as her mind came to a conclusion.

"Sister, do you remember Mighty Moon, Regal Sun, and Crystal Skies?" Asked Luna.  Celestia's eyes widened.

"B-but we are the only ones alive who know of that!" Exclaimed Celestia.  Luna bit her lip.

"Unless she never really did die." Celestia shook her head.

"Bring her in,"  commanded Celestia, leaning forward in her seat, Luna following suit.  Twilight sat confused, wondering what her two fellow alicorns were talking about.

"What are you talking about?" Asked Twilight in a hushed voice, leaning towards them.  Celestia sighed.

"There were originally three royal pony sisters.  The oldest, however, died even before the Chaos War.  Well, that's what we thought.  We were told she was killed and looked for her for around fifteen years," said Celestia

"Due to lack of evidence and leads we were forced to pronounce her dead.  No pony except me and my sister knew she ever existed.  Though this, pony..." Luna was cut off as the doors to the were opened.  Celestia and Luna froze as a white mare with a teal mane and emerald eyes entered the room, a sad smile on her face.  Her back was covered by a brown cloak which she dropped onto the floor to reveal a pair of pristine white wings.

"We meet again, Mighty Moon and Regal Sun," said Chrystal, tears flowing down her face.  Celestia and Luna bounded from the throne and tackled her into a hug, the three of them sprawling out.  The three of them laughed, tears streaming down each of her faces.  Twilight watched as the two princesses removed themselves from the third alicorn.  Said alicorn slowly stood.

"We thought you were dead.  What has happened to you?" Asked Luna, wiping tears from her eyes.  Twilight watched as the smile from Chrystal's face was wiped away almost instantly.  She looked away, finding the ground more appropriate.  Chrystal let go of her disguise, her white coat giving way to black chitin.  Her light teal mane become a dark jade.  The three of them gasped as Chrysalis stood before them.

"This, this happened." said Chrysalis.  Instinctively, Twilight fired a binding spell at Chrysalis' hooves, causing her to topple to the ground.  Chrysalis fell to the ground and laid there, doing nothing.

"If you don't believe me, hit me with the elements of harmony.  Or you could go ahead and ask yourself how I knew our childhood names.  Despite being a teenager, I always played with you two like a filly your age." said Chrysalis, smiling sadly.  Celestia stammered, looking her over.  Luna was doing the same, wondering if she was telling the truth.

"Twilight, retrieve the elements, I want to see if she is lying."  Twilight nodded and disappeared in a lavender flash, leaving the three of them alone in the room together.  Chrysalis found herself looking away from the sisters and at the far wall.  The royal sisters themselves sat and watched the changeling, trying to piece things together.

"I have a question," stated Luna, gaining the attention of the other two alicorns in the room.  "If you are Chrystal, why is it you are a changeling?" Asked the lunar princess.  Chrysalis sighed.

"I am possessed by a parasite like Nightmare Moon.  The elements of harmony were non-existent back then, since they weren't found until 5 CW when they were used against Discord, so I was forced to live out like this," said Chrysalis, looking back up at her sisters.

"And the invasion of Canterlot?" Asked Celestia.  Chrysalis laughed.

"A horribly failed attempt to get hit with the elements of harmony.  Chrysalis took control before I could even make it to the wedding and attempted to take over.  Obviously, she failed both," said Chrystal.  The two sisters went back into thought.

"But how are you able to talk freely?  You could currently be Chrysalis for all we know," asked Luna.  Chrystal chuckled.

"I've been possessed for well around four thousand years.  Her grip on me is weak enough, but she is still a threat," said Chrystal, shifting into a better position, "Actually I have come here both wanting to get out of this horrid body and to warn you."

"Warn us about what?" Asked Celestia.  Chrystal went to open her mouth when the doors were opened and she was tackled by a prismatic blur.  She grunted as she was thrown back first on the ground and pinned beneath a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane, the red element of loyalty around her neck.

"What are you doing here, Chrysalis?" Growled Rainbow Dash, Element of Loyalty.  Chrystal could just barely see the other five elements run in after their friend.

"Enough!  Remove thyself from our sister!" Shouted Luna, causing the windows to rattle.  Chrystal winced at the loudness of her voice but chuckled at how she reverted to Old Equestrian.  She remembered when they switched to that way of speech.  It was odd on the tongue, but she got used to it after awhile.

The five other elements who were not aware of Chrystal's existence blinked in surprise.  Rainbow Dash cautiously stepped off the changeling while keeping her eyes on the princess.

"Little Lulu taking command.  I remember when the only thing you commanded was stuffed animals against the terrifying dragons." said Chrystal with a smirk, rolling onto her side.  Luna blushed and looked away.

"I may still do that on occasion." admitted the lunar goddess, causing the others to stare at her.

"Old habits die hard," said Chrystal, smiling.  She looked over at the six elements of harmony staring at her.

"Are you just going to stare at me or use those element of harmony things?  I'm not getting any younger,"  The elements looked at each other then back at her.

"You want us to use the elements on you?" Asked Rainbow Dash, raising an eyebrow.  Chrystal rolled her eyes.

"No, I came in here and got rid of my disguise because I wanted a fucking cookie," said the changeling, sarcasm dripping from her voice.  Pinkie Pie, a pink earth pony mare, took this literally.

"You have to go into the kitchens to get cookies silly," said the mare, shoving her face into Chrystal's.  Chrystal looked over at her sisters and raised an eyebrow.

"It's Pinkie Pie," deadpanned the sisters in unison.  Chrystal slowly nodded her head, trying to understand.  She eventually shook her head and scooted away from the mare.

"Look, all I want is for you to hit me with the elements then I will explain everything.  But please hurry, I can already feel her returning," said Chrystal, shifting on her spot on the floor.  Celestia looked over at the six slightly confused mares.

"Do it, we need to know something and only she can tell us," said the solar goddess, shifting from hoof to hoof, anxious to see the outcome.  The six elements hesitated before going into their positions around Chrystal, the changeling preparing herself.

"Lulu, does this hurt?" Asked Chrystal as the elements started to rise off the ground.

"I don't know.  I can't remember," said the indigo alicorn with a shrug.

"You lucky son of a-"  A scream tore from Chrystal's throat as the elements rammed into her in the form of a rainbow.  The two celestial sisters flinched and held themselves back from rushing to her aid.  Her screams did not help them.

Before their eyes, Chrystal's dark chitin gave way to a soft, white coat.  Her mane and tail lightened to their natural teal.  Her wings once again bore soft, pristine feathers.  Her fangs retracted into her skull and left her with normal teeth once more.  Her horn straightened out and all of the holes drilled into it and into her were filled.  Finally, her Eyes turned back into their more natural emerald.  Before them, in her full glory, was Princess Chrystal.

"You...fucking...bitch.  That...hurt," said Chrystal between breaths.  Celestia and Luna tackled their elder sister into a hug, their magic breaking her bonds as they leaped at her.  The trio sprawled out on the floor, laughing and crying as they held each other.  Everyone but Twilight stared in mild confusion.  Twilight, however, smiled.  It was truly a sight to see when sisters are reunited after so long.