Questions and Punishments

Shining Armor returned with Twilight Velvet and Crescent Sparkle. He looked over at Galaxia and asked, "Your Majesty, where do you want them?"

Galaxia replied, "Bring them up here with all of Twilight's former friends. I am sure they will have plenty of questions for not just their daughter, but Celestia as well."

While Shining Armor was leading the Sparkle family up to stand with everypony else, Twilight was growling, almost like a dog. Luna still had a strong grip on her and shook her head. Finally Twilight dropped her head in defeat and said, "Ok your Majesty, you win."

Luna replied, "Good, now we can get on with this hearing."

Galaxia looked over at the Sparkle family and asked, "Do either one of you two wish to question either my daughter, your daughter or both of them?"

Twilight Velvet replied, "With pleasure your Majesty."

Twilight walked up to Celestia and gave her a death look. Celestia could see the rage in Twilight's eyes. She started to cry and asked, "Mrs. Sparkle, what did I do that was so wrong?"

Twilight replied, "What did you do? What did you do? I will tell you what you did. You seduced my daughter to run off to Las Pegasus with you so you could marry her!"

Celestia said, "I did not seduce her. She went with me upon her own free will."

Twilight replied, "I don't believe that for one second." She grunted and continued, "What did you do? Give her bedroom eyes? Strut around and shake that flank? Promise her the world? Well, which was it?"

Celestia began to cry harder and replied, "I don't think you understand. Twilight and I love each other. All we ever wanted was to be together forever. I never once even thought about seducing your beautiful daughter."

Twilight Velvet replied, "Hmmm....I don't know whether to believe you or not. Perhaps it is time to talk to my daughter now."

Twilight Velvet walked over to her daughter and glared at her. She looked over at Luna and asked, "Queen Luna, do you think you could put my daughter down? It would make my interrogation much easier."

Luna replied, "Of course I can set her down."

Luna set Twilight down and Twilight Velvet began her interrogation. She asked, "So Twilight, from the way things sound, it is you who has had control over Celestia. Am I right?"

Twilight scowled at her mother and replied, "Look mom, I am going to tell you something and I hope you will understand. I have loved Celestia ever since I became a full grown mare. You have no idea how hard it was for me to control my sexual attraction for her. After I matured, every single night I would dream of crawling into bed with her and us doing things you could never imagine."

Twilight Velvet's jaw dropped open. She asked, "What? Am I hearing this right?"

Twilight continued, "Yes mother, you did hear it right. I wanted Celestia so bad I could hardly stand it. I eventually wanted a lot more than just hugging and kissing. I wanted everything and while Celestia and I were gone, she gave me what every mare dreams about and hopes she can get it her entire life."

Twilight Velvet glared at Celestia and asked, "What does she mean by that Celestia? Sexual escapades? Ugh, I don't even want to think further about what you two did."

Celestia replied, "Uh, well those are things that are not appropriate to discuss in this setting."

Twilight Velvet growled, "That is what I figured." She looked back at her daughter and continued, "I did not raise you like this Twilight. I did not raise you to spread your legs for the pretty, pretty princess Celestia."

Twilight shouted, "YOU DIDN'T RAISE ME MUCH OF ANY MOM. IT WAS CELESTIA WHO RAISED ME!"

Twilight Velvet asked, "Well then, how is it you could go from thinking of a pony as almost like a second mom to being your lover? Answer that."

Twilight broke down and began to cry, "But mommy, I love her. My Celly means the world to me."

Twilight Velvet sighed and headed back to stand by her husband. Galaxia asked, "Crescent, do you wish to question either one of them?"

Crescent replied, "No thanks your Majesty. I believe my wife handled things very well."

Galaxia decided that it was her turn to question the two. She first approached her daughter and asked, "Celestia, what the hay were you thinking? You know your royal duties are very important."

Celestia looked down and asked, "Mom, am I not allowed to be in love? Am I not allowed to be happy? Am I not allowed to be with the one I love?"

Galaxia got in her face and replied, "This has nothing to do with you loving Twilight. This has everything to do with you neglecting your royal duties." She paused for a minute and asked, "Tell me, why did you just decide to neglect your duties and run off with this purple Alicorn?"

Celestia began to cry and replied, "Because Luna was being so mean to me. She got mad at me for staying up all night staring at a picture of Twilight Sparkle."

Galaxia looked back at Luna and asked, "Is this true?"

Luna replied, "Yes, it is. I did not get mad at her for looking at the picture. I was angry because it was her staying up all night that made her unable to raise the sun the following morning. She asked me to raise the sun for her, which I did."

Galaxia looked back at Celestia, shook her head and said, "That is pathetic dear daughter. You better be glad it was Luna who was here instead of me, my wrath would have been far worse than just yelling at you."

Celestia fell to the floor crying, "Fine mom. Go ahead and hate me. Why don't you just kill me since you think I am so horrible?"

Galaxia rolled her eyes and headed over to Twilight. She glared at her and asked, "So, what does the little home wrecker have to say?"

Celestia shouted, "She is not a home wrecker, she is the pony I love!"

Twilight replied, "Listen your mighty highness, not only have I loved Celestia since I matured but she has loved me since I matured. We talked and we were both scared to express our true feelings until after I became a princess. Had we not been scared, we would have got married long before I went to Ponyville."

Galaxia looked back over at Celestia and asked, "Is this true my daughter?"

Celestia replied, "Yes mom, it is true. My Twily is not a liar."

Galaxia looked at Luna and said, "Well I think we know what needs to be done now. I do think that your sister needs to see the home wrecker's punishment."

Luna smiled and replied, "I agree mom, I agree 100%."

Luna looked over at Twilight's friends and asked, "I know all of you used to be friends with Twilight. Is there anything you would like to say to her before she is punished?"

Spike walked up to Twilight and asked, "I don't get it Twilight, before you became a princess you were like a mother to me. Once you became a princess you turned mean. Why did you go from being so nice to being so mean?"

Twilight glared at him and replied, "It doesn't matter. You were all spies for Luna. I don't want to talk to any of you. I hate everypony in this room except for Celestia, who I love with all my heart."

Spike walked back over to his friends and Luna said, "Ok then. The time has come. Twilight, go stand in that corner."

Twilight was led into the corner by Yellow Eyes and Flash Sentry. Luna asked, "Any last words Twilight Sparkle?"

Twilight replied, "Look Queen Luna, I said I hate everypony in this room except for Celestia. Render whatever ridiculous punishment you have planned for me."

Luna began to glow midnight blue, her eyes began to shine white, she pointed her horn at Twilight and recited, "You have committed treason and that is not in season, you are a threat to me and I simply can not let that be, I can no longer be annoyed so you shall be cast into the void."

Luna's energy struck Twilight. A dark vortex opened up and swallowed her. Luna said, "Well one punishment down, one to go."

Cadence had a horrified look on her face. She asked Luna, "Your Majesty, what is the void anyway?"

Luna replied, "It is a place of darkness. You are pretty much in limbo. You are alive, but you don't feel anything. It is more a matter of merely existing rather than feeling truly alive."

Celestia started to cry and asked, "How long will she be banished there?"

Luna replied, "However long I see fit. I could release her in five minutes if I desired to do so or I could leave her there forever."

Galaxia asked, "How long do you want to wait before you punish Celestia?"

Luna looked out the window and said, "Now. Guards, lead her to the back balcony."

The guards led Celestia to the west facing balcony while everypony else followed them. Luna smiled at Celestia and asked, "Any last words dear sister?"

Celestia started to cry and said only one thing, "I MISS MY TWILY!"

Luna began to glow midnight blue, her horn began to glow, her eyes began to shine white and she pointed her horn at Celestia and recited, "The solar queen has been mean, the crimes she has committed must be paid for, which like those before her will lead her into lore, the time has come for her to go to the sun, which definitely will not be fun."

Luna's energy struck Celestia and it carried her into the sun. The silhouette of Celestia appeared in the evening sun. All the punishments were complete and life could return to normal for everypony. Galaxia said, "I know this was tough on all of us but Celestia broke the rules and had to be punished."

Fluttershy looked up at Luna and asked, "How long will she be banished to the sun for?"

Luna replied, "Well given that only a rare total solar eclipse at sunset can release her, she will be banished for 4,732 years 9 months and 17 days. I know it sounds like a long punishment but neglecting one's royal duties is a serious offense."

Fluttershy said, "I agree your Majesty, without you there to take care of both, Equestria could either burn or freeze."

Luna replied, "My dear Fluttershy, you do not have refer to me as your Majesty or as Queen. I want everypony to just refer to me as Luna. I consider all of you friends and I think that friends should be informal."

Galaxia said, "I think that is a good way to think my daughter." Galaxia looked towards the dining hall and asked, "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry! What do you say we all go have a lavish feast before we all return to our normal lives."

Luna replied, "I agree mom but I need to go lower the sun and raise the moon."

While Luna's family and guests headed to the dining hall she headed out to the courtyard to lower the sun and raise the moon. As she saw the orange solar disk drop towards the horizon with Celestia's silhouette in it she felt a great sense of vindication. Never before had she felt as happy as she did that night she lowered the sun and raised the moon.