"Tia! Tia! Wake up! Today's the day!" A small pair of hooves jabbed Celestia unnecessarily as her eyes fluttered open. Good goddess, she could be annoying. Sitting up, Celestia's clothes were wet. The dumpster that they had slept in had the top ripped off in the violent winds. Celestia had slept through the shaking of it all, comforted by a luxury, a blanket she had stolen for Luna. Luna had offered to share, as it was fairly large. Luna was excited, only six. Celestia was nine, and she knew how to read. She had been reading as long as she could remember, and she taught Luna to, too. The two had hung out at the local Canterlot Library, which had a vast selection of magic books, and often hung out in one of the tutoring rooms. Practicing and practicing, as they walked through the streets, others looked down at them. With dirty manes and tails, the Day sisters were not a lovely sight. Yet, they knew their superiority over others. They, combined, had the magic of all the ponies that lived in the dumpster alley, which was about twenty in total.
Today was the day they would show it, as auditions for Twilight Sparkle's School for Gifted Unicorns. They only bothered to audition since it provided a home, as it was a boarding school, food, and of course, knowledge, with the free scholarship for those who passed in the top four percent. This happened once a year, and only fifty ponies made it in. Celestia and Luna would have to be in the top two. Hell, the school would give them a home for two months before kicking them out, so it would be worth it if they waited one hour to get an audition.
Celestia had pulled the strings, eventually getting them an audition together, just so the two sisters could comfort each other in case if one had a random scene of stagefright, performing in from of three judges. Sitting up, Tia smiled at her sister, happy for this morning. This morning, they would have a delicious breakfast. Celestia used her magic for stealing items, things that Luna and Celestia just got by on. But today, Celestia had splurged. She had caught the dairy truck rumbling by, then had an easier time as it stopped, out of gas, but only for a few minutes. It had given the white mare enough time to steal two bottles of milk, a block of cheese, and two yogurt cups. The food would have spoiled if it was winter, but Celestia had packed them in the snow nearby, putting a weak magic veil around them. A regular unicorn could have broken it, but most peasants were uneducated and sometimes couldn't even use the horns. It would zap them and singe off the fur where they touched the veil, and would scare them off.
"Hey, Luna." Celestia greeted her sister, voice groggy. "I have a surprise." Crawling out of the dumpster, she arrived back with the food. If possible, Luna's bubbly face got brighter.
"No way! Tia, you didn't have to splurge! Thank you so much!" Luna said, grin not leaving her face until it was replaced with desire as the smell of fresh dairy hit their noses. Making two napkins appear, Celestia knew she had stolen napkins, and it was illegal magic, but it was still taught to get items of your own. Yet, it was two napkins, and as they laid them out, Celestia couldn't care less. Giving a bottle of milk to Luna, Tia unwrapped the cheese and yogurt tins. Luna sent a beam of magic out, evenly dividing the cheese into two halves, one for each of them.
Quickly, the duo dug in, savoring every bite. The cheese was soft and delicious, a tasteful semicircle of cheddar for each of them. The milk appeared to taste like skim, although it might have been one percent. However, the peach and strawberry yogurts in which they shared were delightful, a joy to them both. Stuffing themselves, they finished all the food with an overly full stomach. They would have to hike a bit to get to the school, about twenty minutes at a moderate pace, about a two minute journey if Celestia could teleport them place to place, but the duo wanted to save their magic.
Relaxing and letting their stomachs digest some of the food, the siblings trotted off, letting Celestia teleport them in a small flash, cutting off five minutes. The two slowly made their way there. They would still be several hours early. It began at eleven AM, and it could be no earlier than eight-thirty. Admiring the Canterlot architectural structure, the two got dirty and disgusted looks from upper class men and women, but they didn't mind. They didn't come to the heart of Canterlot often, but they would hopefully be living there soon.
Arriving after a leisurely stroll to the school, they patiently waited in line to get in.
"Names?" An attendant asked, with an overly nasally voice.
"Celestia and Luna Day." Luna piped up. After a minute or two of the mare going through the list that had to be at least five-hundred ponies, she smiled and stepped out of the way, waiting for them to go through and slapping two stickers on their sides. It had their numbers, number twenty and twenty-one. Stepping in, other ponies gave them quizzical and once again, as always, repulsed looks.
"Excuse me," Celestia queried. "Do any of you know where the bathroom is?" One mare, one or two years older than Celestia pointed in the direction of where it was, and with a flash, Luna teleported them in. Celestia, glaring at Luna, felt distressed.
"Luna! You're going to channel down your magic!" The older mare chastised.
"Cel, those people out there were judging us. Old or young, most of them can barely teleport a foot (0.3 meters). We just teleported fifty feet (15.2 meters)." Grinning, Luna whipped up a comb-- illegally-- and quickly brushed her hair, Celestia following the act. Before Celestia could get mad again, Luna teleported them out, just as an announcer walked on stage. There was no way it could be eleven! It was only nine-o-clock! Ignoring the other ponies stares of envy and shock, the siblings watched.
"Welcome, everyone! There is already about fifty of you here, and the judges are all prepped. We never expected so many of you to sign-up, first of all, so we are starting auditions early! Numbers one through five, please come with me." The attendant smiled, as five ponies got up and followed her, all looking nervous. Time crawled by. Ten minutes later, numbers five through ten went. Eventually, a boring thirty minutes later, the attendant called for numbers twenty through twenty-five.
Celestia and Luna were ushered into a small waiting room, and the attendant pulled the duo through, and they stumbled up onto the stage to face a terrifying sight. Three judges. One looked disapproving, she had purple hair and white fur. Another smiled, she had orange hair and yellow-orange fur. Finally, the last one looked insanely bored, with rainbow hair and cyan fur. One was an earth pony, one was a pegasus, and one was a unicorn.
"What are your names?" The earth pony asked, smiling.
"I'm Celestia, and this is Luna, my little sister."
"How old are you?"
"I'm nine, she's six."
"Do you know who we are?"
This was a knowledge test. After analyzing for a few seconds, Celestia beamed, but Luna spoke first. "You guys are the Queen and the Princess's best friends! You're Rarity, you're Applejack, and you're Rainbow Dash!"
The three looked pleased. "You may begin." Rarity said, with a polite nod.
The two turned to look at their challenge they would face for the first time. There was nothing. Glancing at Luna, they exchanged a nod. What they were about to do had happened once before, and they swore to never speak of it again, until now. Celestia aimed her horn at the wall, creating a window to the outside.
The judges already looked puzzled.
"Watch the sky." Celestia commanded. The three judges eagerly watched the sky.
Focusing, Luna and Celestia were in sync, as their horns glowed with immense magic. The sun, on the edge of the sky, was brought to the middle, thanks to Celestia. Letting out a breath of air, she stepped back for Luna, who made the moon rise up and cover the sun. Instantly, a beam of white magic shot out, incinerating the castle that covered it's path, before landing on Celestia and Luna, before slowly fading away. Blinking out the white light, the three judges stared at them in awe.
"You two are so in." Rainbow Dash said, trying not to let out a nervous laugh, anxious for Trixie's reaction.
"Actually, they aren't." Glancing towards the back of the room, Luna and Celestia saw two figures. Twilight Sparkle and Beatrix Lulamoon. Instantly, the two peasants bowed. The Queen and Princess walked towards them, and Celestia's heart dropped. Were they in trouble?
"They aren't in because I will take the older one, Celestia as my personal protege. Luna will be Trixie's." The Queen said, smiling softly at the awestruck duo.
Author's Note
If anyone gets mad at Celestia being too mature for her age, the girl has been taking care of Luna ever since Luna was three, making Celestia six. She matured incredibly fast.
Put meter measurements just in case if you aren't American.
There had been doubts in the Queen's heart about randomly picking a pupil because she showed power. Yet, after learning the girl's heartbreaking story, Twilight Sparkle felt much more comfortable that a girl like her would not be as willing to abuse the power she was taught. She would be humble. After hearing of her younger sister, well, not so much. That's why Twilight had picked the once arrogant sister of her's, Beatrix, more commonly known as Trixie, Lulamoon. Yet, the Queen had to speak with someone. And she decided that it would be her new pupil. It would be Celestia.
No, the Queen wanted a simple chat, a chat that wasn't all "royalty and crumpets with tea". She wanted the conversation to be real. The Queen had organized her library and managed to even place a nice set of table and chairs where there was usually a cluttered mess of books. However, narrowing the thousands of books down to a select three, Twilight had chosen the titles that were best for learning magic at a moderate to advanced level. Setting the tray of cookies and tea down, two foods she couldn't ignore although they showed royalty, the Queen heard a knock at the door.
"Your new student, Celestia Day, is here, Queen Twilight Sparkle." A Royal Guard member said with a bow as Twilight opened the door. Stepping out of the way, the small and obviously underfed pony known as Celestia Day, the pony who had made headlines, came in and closed the door before bowing respectively. The foal was quiet, obviously not knowing what to say as she sat down on one of the large plush pillows that littered the room.
"Welco-" Twilight Sparkle began.
"Sorry for interrupting, but before we begin, I would like to let you know that I am incredibly grateful to you. With this worsening winter, Luna and I would have died out there in the snow, but you gave us a second chance, and that is a debt I will never be able to repay." Celestia's voice was soft, and it surprised the Queen at how civilized she was.
"First things first. You owe me nothing, Celestia. I am more than happy to house you here, and to have a civilized student is exactly what I need to keep me busy. You were the best one, that's all. You owe it to your talent, and your sister's. You can also drop the name of Queen. It's too formal for my taste, you can call me Twilight Sparkle or Twilight. Third, be yourself. I don't want it to be awkward between us."
"Yes, Miss Twilight." Celestia confirmed, making Twilight let out a chuckle.
"I'll keep this day short so you can explore the castle. I simply need you to read and master these three books in a day. Trust me, you'll have enough time to do it, if you focus tomorrow."
Author's Note
From now on, they'll be less awkward communications and stuff, they'll have the regular connections from now on.
Sorry for the short chapter, I gotta get some sleep, and I'd rather have a short, decent chapter than a long, shitty one.
Celestia exited the frosty gardens that would fill with roses in the spring and summer. Looking up briefly, she noticed the busy Pegasi in the sky, pushing clouds around and organizing them. The Canterlot Weather Team was an amazing sight of teamwork and eye-hoof coordination, but the foal didn't have time to worry about that anymore. It was time for a lesson, her overall 8th one. It was a Wednesday, she got weekends off, but she found it fun to learn with the Queen. Entering the warm castle, she took off her specially fitted cloak. It was made with some kind of silk or velvet or some expensive material. Raised in poverty, Celestia could only guess the monumental price of the fabric, along with the solid gold clasp that closed it up.
The white mare often stuck to Trixie's side of the castle, in hopes to see her younger sister, Luna, who was studying with the Princess of the Night. However, it would soon be time to go onto the side where the most respected authority figure in Equestria rest her head, only a few rooms from Celestia's own room. A young red dragon scuttled past Tia, probably one of the many attendants that worked for the castle, scribbling letters and interpreting them from many languages. However, their main job was simply to receive the messages.
There were pictures of Twilight and a small purple dragon in a room that Celestia had accidentally wandered into some day. Along with the pictures, there were scrapbooks. The pink-maned pony felt bad for snooping, but the pictures showed the dragon growing from a baby to a teenager to a full-grown adult, taking flight and leaving a teary-eyed, but smiling, queen behind. Celestia noticed Rainbow Dash in a few pictures, a picture of Spike kissing Rarity on the cheek, and Rarity looking surprised. There were pictures of Applejack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie hanging out with him, along with 3 younger mares that the mare didn't recognize.
She learned that his name was Spike, and although she wanted to bring it up with the ruler of Equestria, she knew she would either get upset or angry with her new pupil, so Tia never bothered to ask. Trotting up the spiraling stairwell, the library was placed far up from everything, probably on purpose, due to the noise tourists could make. Of course, the Palace Library was open to tourists, but Twilight's library, double the size, was closed off.
Entering the room, Celestia smiled, once again, at the sight. Shelves that were twenty feet tall reached to the ceiling, covering the round room's walls, except for an area that was cut out for a door to a bathroom, and a door out. Every book had a place, except for a giant stack in the eastern back corner. Beanbags and giant throw pillows littered the floor, along with the softest sheets of fabric, otherwise known as blankets, covering them. A smoky fireplace added another cut-out to the shelves. It had a slightly purple tinge to the flames when they licked the stone top, showing that it had, and was still, fueled by magic.
However, Celestia's nose caught her off guard. The smell of something sweet wafted through the air and towards Tia. Twilight, as she insisted the white foal call her, often brought tea and plain scones, yet today was a different story. Trotting towards the table that held the snacks, the tea was replaced with a thermos, and the scones were replaced with pony shaped cookies. The frosting on them looked thick and creamy, appearing perfectly whipped, and multicolored. However, the brown and baked dough peaked out. Little chocolate buttons Celestia realized from the local candy shop as M&Ms were placed neatly on, making it look like the pony had a shirt on. The pony's features were iced on, making it look happy.
"I see you're here early," A voice made Celestia jump. "I apologize if I scared you, I had to sort a few things out, so I also apologize for being late." A large lavender figure appeared next to the foal, easily towering over her. It was the Queen, but Celestia felt more relaxed about being around her after their chats.
"What kinds of cookies are these?" The student asked after bowing.
"Gingermares. They're often eaten around Hearth's Warming Eve, so I brought some in for you to enjoy. In the thermos is hot chocolate, another wintery drink."
"Melted chocolate? Doesn't that seem a bit odd to you?" Tia asked, wrinkling her nose. The sight made the Queen laugh.
"Don't worry, it's good." Twilight Sparkle smiled and appeared like she was about to say something, until a Royal Guard member burst through the door, looking anxious and fretful. It was Trixie's personal Head Guard. The Guard must have ran through the entire castle, but he didn't seem out of breath. That amazed Celestia.
"My Queen." He said, bowing quickly, his voice having an urgent tone in it. "Beatrix Lulamoon and her new student, Luna Day, are gone."
That was the last thing Celestia heard until she was unwillingly teleported somewhere else.
Author's Note
Oh my Lord, this is probably the greatest story I will write, and will ever write.
I'll probably make this into the mane, no, main story, then have a ton of other one shots to go along with this.
Then I'll probably make a Luna--Trixie story since I love this one way too much to stick with one. :D
Guys, if you have any feedback or see any typos, please put so in the comments. I put this stuff up after a quick read through, and I don't have an editor. If interested in being my editor though, PM me.
