Love and Power: A New Dawn

Celestia never did get to sleep that night. Finally it was time for Celestia to raise the sun but she had not headed out to do her royal duty. Luna decided to go check on her. When Luna got to Celestia's room she saw her staring at something. Once she got closer she waved her hoof in front of her face but got no response. Finally she shouted, "SNAP OUT OF IT BIG SISTER!"

Celestia took off skywards and crashed into the ceiling before falling back down onto her bed. Celestia had a look of fear on her face and asked, "Luna, why did you yell at me? You know it scares me."

Luna spread her wings wide, her eyes began to shine solid white and she asked, "Big sister, have you been up all night staring at that picture of Twilight Sparkle?"

Celestia replied, "Yeah, I have. Is that some sort of crime?"

Luna rolled her eyes and said, "Come on, it's time for me to lower the moon and for you to raise the sun."

Celestia continued to glance at the picture of Twilight with a dreamy look on her face and Luna shouted, "BIG SISTER, OUTSIDE, NOW!"

They got out to the courtyard and Celestia was fatigued. She had not got any sleep in over 24 hours. Once Luna lowered the moon Celestia tried to raise the sun. As hard as she tried, she simply couldn't get it to rise above the horizon. Celestia was straining herself and finally she landed and said, "Little sister, I don't think I can do it."

Luna shouted, "BIG SISTER, IT IS YOUR ROYAL DUTY TO RAISE THE SUN! I LOWERED THE MOON, NOW RAISE THAT SUN!"

Celestia tried again but she just couldn't do it. She asked, "Luna, I can't get it raised. Could you raise it for me?"

Luna's jaw dropped open. She never imagined she would have to do Celestia's job for her. She shouted, "FINE! Just this one time big sister. You need to get some sleep."

After Luna raised the sun she headed in to grab a bite to eat before hitting the hay. Celestia had a distraught look on her face that morning. Tears were running down her cheeks. She sobbed, "Luna, I just can't stop worrying about whether my Twily is ok. I just want to go see her. After breakfast I'm going to Ponyville."

Luna stood in the doorway, spread her wings wide and shouted, "OH NO YOU'RE NOT! You couldn't even raise the sun so how are you going to feel like going to see Twilight?" Luna paused for a second and then she shouted, "Wait a minute, did you say MY TWILY?"

Celestia went from crying to being upset. She glared at Luna and replied, "Yes, I said my Twily. Now get out of my way, I'm going to Ponyville."

Celestia knocked Luna out of the way and sped off towards Ponyville. Luna ran out to the balcony but it was too late, Celestia was already disappearing from sight. Luna stormed into the throne room and Gray Wings could see she was upset. He asked, "Your Majesty, what is wrong?"

Luna replied, "I will tell you exactly what is wrong. First Celestia goes from being a rational minded pony into being obsessed with Princess Twilight. She then decides to stay up all night last night staring at a picture of her, this morning I had to raise the sun FOR HER because she was too tired and now she flies off to Ponyville to go see Twilight. That is what is wrong."

Gray Wings asked, "What do you think is wrong with her?"

Luna replied, "I don't know. I need to go get some sleep. I want to be well rested for when I need to raise the moon.....well chances are I will be lowering the sun as well. Don't wake me unless it is important, ok."

Gray Wings agreed to not wake her unless it was important and stood guard at Luna's door to make sure nopony else disturbed her. In Ponyville Twilight has still shut herself in the library. She is tired and just wants to be left alone. She suddenly hears a knock on her door, she shouts, "Go away! I don't want to talk to anypony!"

Celestia shouted, "Twilight, it's me, Celestia. I've come to check on you."

Twilight bolted off her bed, ran down stairs and opened the door. She grabbed a hold of Celestia and started to cry tears of joy. "Princess Celestia, I'm so happy it's you. Come on in, close the door and lock it. You're the only pony I want to talk to right now."

After getting in and locking the door Twilight continued to cling to Celestia. Celestia started to cry tears of joy and said, "I'm happy to see you too Twily!"

Twilight screamed, "Celestia, for a while I was thinking that I was over stressing myself and I had to give a speech at a party that the Cakes had planned for me and it was awful. All those eyes watching me, I couldn't take it."

Celestia put her hoof over Twilight's mouth and asked, "Twilight, I don't think you want other ponies hearing you. They will come to check on you. Don't you want this to be just time for us?"

Twilight replied, "Yes, that is what I want. I just want to be held. Celestia, there is something I must admit to you and I hope you won't think I am awful." Twilight grabbed a hold of Celestia and asked her, "Do you promise not to think I am awful or horrible?"

Celestia gave Twilight a loving look and replied, "Twilight, I would never think you are awful! You can tell me anything."

Twilight had a nervous look in her eyes and said, "Ok, here it goes. Princess Celestia, I love you. Ever since I became a full grown mare I have had special feelings for you."

Celestia put her hoof over Twilight's mouth and asked her, "Twilight, if that was the case then why did you want to stay in Ponyville so much?"

Twilight started to cry, "Because I didn't want you to discover the love I had for you. I know I was able to not show it but every night before I would go to sleep I would dream about a day when I could finally tell you my feelings and that we could be together forever."

Celestia pulled Twilight close to her and said, "Twilight, I wish you would have told me this sooner. I have dreamed of being with you ever since you were a full grown mare. You are so diligent, you are so beautiful, you are so loyal." Celestia then sat down to where she was at eye level with Twilight. She moved in and wrapped her wings around Twilight before giving her a passionate kiss.

Twilight's heart melted. She wrapped her small wings around Celestia as much as she could. Finally Celestia pulled away and her and Twilight started to cry tears of joy again and held each other tight. Twilight said, "Celestia, I just wish I were bigger so that you wouldn't have to sit down to be at eye level with me."

Celestia replied, "Well I think that I can take care of that. I will look through the archives to find a spell I can make you a bit bigger. Would being the size of Luna be what you would want or would you want to be the size of me?"

Twilight replied, "I don't want to be quite as big as you, maybe the size of Cadence. I know she isn't quite as big as Luna but still, you wouldn't have to sit down to be at eye level with me."

Celestia began to stroke her wing through Twilight's mane. She said, "Alright Twilight, I will do that. I am so tired, I thought about you all last night and couldn't sleep. Could I stay here with you for a while?"

Twilight got an ecstatic look on her face. She grabbed Celestia and said, "Of course you can Celly, come up with me!......oops, did I just call you Celly? I hope you're not mad."

Celestia replied, "No Twily, I'm not mad! It just shows me that you truly love me."

Celestia and Twilight went up to her bedroom where they laid on her bed and stared into each other's eyes. Celestia wrapped herself around Twilight tightly. Twilight felt so loved and so safe. Finally they went to sleep hoping that someday they could fall asleep together like that forever.