Dawning of the Sun, Rising of the Moon

At first, Celestia didn’t know what to think of her new sister. But after a while, she grew to love Luna. The years went by. They played together, slept together, ate together, they were inseparable. Since Luna was so young, she couldn’t pronounce Celestias name. She just called her Tia. Selenos and Helia beamed with pride at their children. They knew that soon, they would be ready to pass down their skills of raising the sun and moon to their daughters. They question is, would the girls be ready?

It was Celestias 8th birthday. The royal family was riding through Canterlot in their carriage. The sun didn’t even rise yet. “Where are we going mommy?” Celestia asked quizzically as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Helia smiled. “We have a very special surprise for you sunshine.” After about an hour, the family carriage arrived at a beach. The waves crested against the sandy shore. Small islands dotted the horizon. “Celestia,” said Helia. “What job does mommy do?” “Oh! You make the sun come up in the morning and bring it down when daddy brings the moon up.” She said with a giggle. “That’s right. You know better then anyone how important the sun and moon are. That’s why, for your birthday, we want YOU to raise the sun.” Celestia’s eyes bugged open. “You want ME to raise the sun?” Selenos puts Luna down on a beach Blanket. He walks over to Celestia. “Darling, we know you can do it. Mommy will be right here if you need her. Celestia nodded. She faced the ocean, which happened to face east. She closed her eyes and concentrated. At first, nothing happened. But then, the sun started to peek over the horizon in a flash of orange and red. It’s light shined on Celestias face, making her look even more radiant then usual. When the sun was completely up, she opened her eyes and looked at her parents. They had smiles on their faces and pride in their hearts. “Celestia! You did it!” Her mother picked her up and swung her around. “Look Tia!” Luna said. Celestia looked down. On her flank was a golden sun. She had gotten her cutie mark. Her parents hugged and kissed her. Helia was so happy to have somepony to take her place. Luna just stared at her sister in wonder. She was only 5 and didn’t have her magic abilities yet. She could fly with her tiny wings, but they weren’t that strong yet. Luna idolized her sister. She wanted to do magic and fly high in the sky with her. She was determined to find her destiny and get the cutie mark her sister had just earned. She looked at her father “Daddy, can you teach me about the moon?” Selenos looked down at his youngest child. He picked her up and held her close. “Of course I will Luna.”