Immortal Balanceby KojiChaptersWorld's beginningLittle OrderSecrets of the sunWorld's beginningChapter 1 World's beginning I'm telling all of you my story. Only you. There is a single reason behind this. The sisters don't know about you. If you don't want to know the true history of Equestria, don't continue. Otherwise, I think you'll enjoy this journey into my past. I want you to know my power. I defeated Discord, banished the sisters, and created the three in addition. They worked together to seal me in these glimmering prisons. I only humor them. If I chose to do so, I would return with a thought. I want to let them have their fun without me. I will tell you how I ended up in this prison, and what this prison is. It may be a long story, or it may not. The first thing I knew was the dark. There wasn't anything but the dark, I knew. I found something else. The white. I couldn't see the barrier between the white and the black, but I walked through it. It was no different from the dark, but it was the opposite in every way. The light did not blind me, but it did not allow me to see. I wanted to know what the light and dark would be like together. I thought about it, and suddenly an sphere made out of the dark formed in the light. It was beautiful. I could see where the light and dark connected where I had walked in. Only now was it clear. I walked back to the dark, I willed a sphere of light into it. It held the same beauty. A thought came upon me. What am I? I looked down at myself from above. I could see my own form. I could... almost see my own form. I walked into the connection of the light and dark. I could see my form. One half could only be defined in the light, as black as the dark, the other was as bright as the light, only visible in the dark. Four legs, hooves, large ears, mane, tail. I was equine. These words were not known by me, but I knew what they meant. More words came into my head. Sun, moon. I had made those. The black orb and the white orb. They weren't correct. They needed to be somewhere. This was nowhere. I knew that I had to make somewhere. A thought. I was standing on a surface that was neither the darkness nor the light. It went as far as I could see. It was curved. This is somewhere, I thought. I made a sky. I thought it sounded nice. The sun and moon went into the sky. Empty. This somewhere needed more. Another thought. Plants, earth, water, mountains, all of the components of a world. I made these. I knew what the words were. I stood in a field, grass underhoof, trees surrounded me. The blue sky made an endless ceiling above my head. Only the sun hung there. Something was missing. Clouds. Fluffy, white. No, they weren't only white, they were also gray and black. It needed something else. There was no sound. I made sound, along with its causes. Wind was created, starting a rustling of leaves. It made me content, but nothing could keep me content yet. There was no color. Color sounded like it was needed. The grass became green, as did the leaves. The trees became brown. The sky had already been colored, but the sun was made a brilliant yellow. So many colors, too many to describe. The world had life. No, there was no life, except for the plants. She came from behind me. The other from in front. She was white, pure as the light, and the other was as the darkness. They were small. The white one had a mane made of pure color, the dark one a mane dark as night. They were like the sun and moon I had created. The white one would be Celestia, the dark one Luna. Names, the same as words. I had no words to make myself. I know not how I created these things, or why I was here to do so. I awoke. I knew nothing. "Sister, I found someone! Come here sis!" The dark mare was tall. I was so much smaller than her. I could see the dark sky, the moon overhead. A large white mare came into my vision. "He seems to be just a small colt, but why is he in the forest?" She looked concerned. Who was I? Where was I? I groggily got to my feet and looked up into the eyes of the white mare. "Who are you?" I asked, staring into her eyes. "I am Celestia, and this is my sister, Luna. What might be your name?" She stared as deeply into my eyes as I dared stare into her's. "I don't know." "Why are you here?" She looked at me with confusion. "I don't know." That was the only answer I would give her. A faint rustle came from the bushes to my left, causing me to jump away in fear. A small head poked out. It was only a mouse. "I'm afraid. What am I here for? Why don't I remember anything but the names of things?" I wanted to flee from the two large mares, but I also wanted to be with them. The dark mare, Luna, went up to me and lay a hoof on my shoulder. "I don't know why, but we can help. You can be our little brother. We need the comfort of another in this lonely world." Her voice and her hoof reassured me, I started to cry. Luna leaned closer to me, and caught me in a calming hug. "Come foal, we will take you home with us." I liked Luna, and I had just met her. Celestia had stayed back from me after she had spoken, but Luna comforted me for no reason except for the fact that I needed it. She seemed sincere about her offer to make me her brother. I liked that idea. "I will. I want to be Luna's brother. I want to go home." She laughed and brought me to my feet. "Lets go then, little brother." Author's Note Before you say something like, "It's too short," or, "Why do you write like that?" I can give responses to both of those. (I'm not really expecting people to complain about it being short though. I don't think the story is good enough for that.) 1) Its short because it wants to be. 2) The writing is like that because it is from the perspective of one that is completely detached. Little OrderChapter 2 Little Order I love their home, but I don't know how they could ever have managed to build it. They're big, but how could they have lifted that much stone. Big sis Luna said that they had just found it there, but I don't know how someone could lose something so big. The house was only a mile from the clearing that Luna found me in. Celestia said that it was strange, but I knew it wasn't because I got a great sister from it. Celestia doesn't like me, but Luna says that I'm the best little brother ever, and that Celestia is just a sourpuss. I think Luna is the best sister ever too, she always plays with me and tells me cool stories, and she lets me cuddle up to her at night. She said that the clearing she found me in was a special place to her and Celestia, and that meant I was special to her too. I saw an eagle flying towards the deep forest. I wanted to fly like it, but Luna said that wasn't possible. I asked her if she could fly and she looked at me with a smile. "Neither of us can fly, Celestia can't either. Do you see what the eagle has that we don't?" I looked at her quizzically, then at the eagle. It had something stretched out really far, and they were covered in the type of feather that Luna would tickle me with. I repeated this observation to Luna. She giggled, then tapped her hoof to my nose. "Correct! Those are called wings, and only birds have them. Those are what let them fly." I learned about a lot of things from Luna. One day, Luna was explaining how much time it took for a tree to grow, then she pointed to a big one, saying that it was really old. I asked her how old I was. She shook her head, saying that she didn't know. She did tell me how old she and Clestia were, though. She said that they were about 19 cycles old. I wanted to know what a cycle was, so she told me that it was when all the trees lost their leaves, then regained them. Luna had told me to go to sleep. She waited until I was completely still, but when I was almost asleep, she left our room. Being as silent as possible, I followed her. She never left me alone at night before, and I couldn't sleep without her. Luna had taught me the way around the big house, full of hallways and staircases, and I was grateful for that. If she got out of my sight, I could just go back to our room and wait for her. Luckily, Luna didn't get out of my sight. After a while, I could tell she was going to the observatory, the room that was made of glass. I hid in the doorway to the room, watching what she was doing. For some reason, I knew that I shouldn't ask her to come back and cuddle. I saw Celestia standing in the center of the room, her multicolored mane covering her back, instead of its usual position to either side of her. Luna's light blue mane was in stark contrast to her dark coat, but it looked perfect. Celestia turned towards Luna as she approached. "Good, you left him. He shouldn't hear this conversation." Well, I feel that I've done something I shouldn't have. "Why do you insist on keeping him around? He's just a strange little pony that you found in the woods, and we don't need to care for anyone else. We have each other." Hey! I'm not strange! I just woke up in the middle of the woods with no memories. Maybe she was referring to my coloring. I was white on my right and black on my left, perfectly split down the middle. My eyes followed the pattern in opposite, my right eye black and my left eye white. you could only see the pupil of my left eye. It was Luna's turn to speak. "He is not strange!" I couldn't lift the smile off of my face. Luna was defending me! "He is my little brother, and he is a great one. He came from that place, so I think that he must be important to us." Celestia walked closer to Luna, her eyes burning with an inner fire. "That is the whole reason that we don't need him near us. Nothing good has ever come from that place. The last thing that we found there tried to kill us!" "Celly, I know that this is about more than that... incident. You're scared of him for another reason. I've had to save him from so many of your little traps. You fear him enough to risk hurting your own sister!" Traps? I never noticed any traps. Though sometimes Luna would go away for a minute and come back covered in dirt or leaves. Celestia looked hurt at Luna's accusation, but her eyes betrayed its truth. "I didn't want to hurt you. I just want him to go away. I don't want to tell you why." "Its about him Isn't it. I don't remember as far back as you, and you haven't told me anything about him. Maybe that's where your fear is from." "Yes, its about him. It's just that the foal looks exactly like him. He was the first thing I remember, and he gave us our names, then disappeared. He just had an aura that made me afraid. Things have been coming out of that clearing ever since." "You're still not telling the full story." "And I will continue to refrain to." "Oh! Thanks for reminding me of something!" Luna started hopping up and down in place. "And what is that?" "He needs a name! I can't keep calling him little brother. Help me think of one!" Celestia responded only with a glare. "Don't be so cold, Celly. I thought of one! I'll name him Order! Cute little Order." "The name doesn't seem to fit, he's sown nothing but discord between us." "Achoo!" Oops... my cover was blown. Please don't hurt me Celestia. Maybe now that Luna has caught me spying, she'll change her mind. I don't want to be alone. I didn't expect to hear the next thing Luna said. "Do you like your new name? I think that its much better than calling you little brother." I stood there, shocked at her reaction to my spying. "Don't be afraid, you aren't in trouble. Let's leave Ms. Grumpy here, Order, and big sis will cuddle up with you in our room." I waited till Luna was next to me to start walking back. "I like my name," I said barely above a whisper, but even so, when I looked at Luna she had one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen. Author's Note Is this chapter good? Character development is fun! If any grammar nazis read this, please comment for the sake of a better story. Secrets of the sunChapter 3 Secrets of the Sun I was almost always exploring outside with big sister Luna, so I didn't see Celestia much. It didn't bother me in the slightest, Celestia never payed attention to me anyway. The times I did see her, she always seemed to be rushing to do something, but I didn't know what type of things she would have to do, cooking and cleaning were done by Luna and I. On the extremely rare occasion I saw Celestia calm, she would be staring at the sun, her thoughts almost audible. On one of these occasions, she saw me looking at her. She briskly turned to look me in the eyes, smiling. "Order, how long have you stood there, my little brother," That is not something that Celestia has ever said to me before. She always tried to make it a point that I wasn't her brother. "Why do you look so scared? Cockatrice got your tongue? Oh, I see, you only like Luna as a big sister, that hurts," at this last sentence, she held her hoof to her chest and pouted. "Why don't you hang out with your other big sister for once? Come on, it'll be fun! I'm sure Luna will agree." Celestia wanted to do Luna's job? I wanted to object, but all objections died from the honesty in her eyes. Maybe she did want me as a little brother? "I'd love it Celly!" Oh no, I used Luna's nickname for her! "I mean Celestia!" She only pat me on the head. "Don't worry, you can call your big sis Celly. It isn't like that name is reserved." Relief surged through me. I had thought she might get angry at me, but she just seemed completely cheerful. She turned around. "Let's go, I have something I'd like you to see." She started walking to her wing of the house, and I bounced along after her. I got Celestia to like me! Whoa. Celestia's room was much different than I expected. Instead of using candles, she had managed to set up mirrors to spread sunlight throughout the room. She seemed to really like the sun. Paintings of it covered her walls, making it bright and cheerful. She had given me a big ball with a painting of the sun on it, she had even taught me how to balance on it. I think I almost made Celestia really when I rolled into one of the vases that she had made. Luckily, I caught it before it broke on the floor. This ball was my favorite toy ever. Celestia taught me a game where we bounced the ball on our heads and tried to pass i to each other. I still doubted her sudden change of heart, but I was having too much fun with her games. Celestia caught the ball with her hoof and set it down lightly on the floor. "Did you like the games?" I nodded. "Good, it looked like you were having a lot of fun. Now I want to show you something, come with me." She started walking towards a large mural of the sun on the far wall. I followed her cautiously, not knowing what to expect. She tapped a spot in the center of the sun and it collapsed inwards, revealing a staircase leading downwards. "Come along, there's much to see." Celestia didn't turn to check if I was following, she just went down the stairs. I didn't want to follow, but I couldn't stop myself from walking down the stairs. Well, I was at least walking for the first few steps. After that I was more like a comet, hurtling down the stairs with no control. I landed on something soft, but I couldn't tell what it was with my eyes clenched shut. It moved and harrumphed. I opened one eye. Oh, that was bad, I had landed on Celestia. I jumped off of her and she got up. "That was unexpected. I hope you liked the landing as much as I did. Let's continue." She looked at a string hanging down from the ceiling. "Wanna see a magic trick?" I stared back at her, confused. She giggled and pulled the string. The sudden light nearly blinded me. Where was it coming from? I shook my head to get the spots out of my eyes. There were strange glowing orbs hanging off of the ceiling. "What are those?" The most obvious question I had came out of my mouth at the same time as the thought. Celestia was still giggling. "Those, Order, are just one of the things I've made down here in my little laboratory." she waved a hoof around, drawing my attention to all of the strange things that the orbs now illuminated. "I haven't let Luna see this because I thought she might be frightened, but I know how curious you are to learn. Come over and help me test one of my little experiments." She was now standing by a strange metal box with tons of vine-like things coming out of it. I walked over. "What does this do?" I was walking around the box, trying to figure it out. "Well stand still and I'll show you." Celestia still hadn't stopped giggling. I complied, and sat down in front of her. I felt something metal touch my head. It was bowl shaped. "What's this?" "Just stay there." Her giggling started to grow louder. I was starting to get nervous, but I didn't want to disobey Celestia. By this point she was laughing as loudly as one of those Hyena things. She walked to a strange stick thing poking out of the floor at an angle and put on the goggles hanging off of it. She moved the stick and I heard a strange crackling noise. The stick clicked into a position mirrored to its original. The light flickered in front of my eyes. There was a strange buzzing going through me. What was this feeling. I felt more and more detached from my own consciousness. Why was the world dark? Author's Note More spontaneous writing! Celestia is so totally evil, maybe. Maybe her experiment just went wrong? I also finally drew up some cover art! Hope you like both the chapter and the picture!
World's beginningChapter 1 World's beginning I'm telling all of you my story. Only you. There is a single reason behind this. The sisters don't know about you. If you don't want to know the true history of Equestria, don't continue. Otherwise, I think you'll enjoy this journey into my past. I want you to know my power. I defeated Discord, banished the sisters, and created the three in addition. They worked together to seal me in these glimmering prisons. I only humor them. If I chose to do so, I would return with a thought. I want to let them have their fun without me. I will tell you how I ended up in this prison, and what this prison is. It may be a long story, or it may not. The first thing I knew was the dark. There wasn't anything but the dark, I knew. I found something else. The white. I couldn't see the barrier between the white and the black, but I walked through it. It was no different from the dark, but it was the opposite in every way. The light did not blind me, but it did not allow me to see. I wanted to know what the light and dark would be like together. I thought about it, and suddenly an sphere made out of the dark formed in the light. It was beautiful. I could see where the light and dark connected where I had walked in. Only now was it clear. I walked back to the dark, I willed a sphere of light into it. It held the same beauty. A thought came upon me. What am I? I looked down at myself from above. I could see my own form. I could... almost see my own form. I walked into the connection of the light and dark. I could see my form. One half could only be defined in the light, as black as the dark, the other was as bright as the light, only visible in the dark. Four legs, hooves, large ears, mane, tail. I was equine. These words were not known by me, but I knew what they meant. More words came into my head. Sun, moon. I had made those. The black orb and the white orb. They weren't correct. They needed to be somewhere. This was nowhere. I knew that I had to make somewhere. A thought. I was standing on a surface that was neither the darkness nor the light. It went as far as I could see. It was curved. This is somewhere, I thought. I made a sky. I thought it sounded nice. The sun and moon went into the sky. Empty. This somewhere needed more. Another thought. Plants, earth, water, mountains, all of the components of a world. I made these. I knew what the words were. I stood in a field, grass underhoof, trees surrounded me. The blue sky made an endless ceiling above my head. Only the sun hung there. Something was missing. Clouds. Fluffy, white. No, they weren't only white, they were also gray and black. It needed something else. There was no sound. I made sound, along with its causes. Wind was created, starting a rustling of leaves. It made me content, but nothing could keep me content yet. There was no color. Color sounded like it was needed. The grass became green, as did the leaves. The trees became brown. The sky had already been colored, but the sun was made a brilliant yellow. So many colors, too many to describe. The world had life. No, there was no life, except for the plants. She came from behind me. The other from in front. She was white, pure as the light, and the other was as the darkness. They were small. The white one had a mane made of pure color, the dark one a mane dark as night. They were like the sun and moon I had created. The white one would be Celestia, the dark one Luna. Names, the same as words. I had no words to make myself. I know not how I created these things, or why I was here to do so. I awoke. I knew nothing. "Sister, I found someone! Come here sis!" The dark mare was tall. I was so much smaller than her. I could see the dark sky, the moon overhead. A large white mare came into my vision. "He seems to be just a small colt, but why is he in the forest?" She looked concerned. Who was I? Where was I? I groggily got to my feet and looked up into the eyes of the white mare. "Who are you?" I asked, staring into her eyes. "I am Celestia, and this is my sister, Luna. What might be your name?" She stared as deeply into my eyes as I dared stare into her's. "I don't know." "Why are you here?" She looked at me with confusion. "I don't know." That was the only answer I would give her. A faint rustle came from the bushes to my left, causing me to jump away in fear. A small head poked out. It was only a mouse. "I'm afraid. What am I here for? Why don't I remember anything but the names of things?" I wanted to flee from the two large mares, but I also wanted to be with them. The dark mare, Luna, went up to me and lay a hoof on my shoulder. "I don't know why, but we can help. You can be our little brother. We need the comfort of another in this lonely world." Her voice and her hoof reassured me, I started to cry. Luna leaned closer to me, and caught me in a calming hug. "Come foal, we will take you home with us." I liked Luna, and I had just met her. Celestia had stayed back from me after she had spoken, but Luna comforted me for no reason except for the fact that I needed it. She seemed sincere about her offer to make me her brother. I liked that idea. "I will. I want to be Luna's brother. I want to go home." She laughed and brought me to my feet. "Lets go then, little brother." Author's Note Before you say something like, "It's too short," or, "Why do you write like that?" I can give responses to both of those. (I'm not really expecting people to complain about it being short though. I don't think the story is good enough for that.) 1) Its short because it wants to be. 2) The writing is like that because it is from the perspective of one that is completely detached.
Little OrderChapter 2 Little Order I love their home, but I don't know how they could ever have managed to build it. They're big, but how could they have lifted that much stone. Big sis Luna said that they had just found it there, but I don't know how someone could lose something so big. The house was only a mile from the clearing that Luna found me in. Celestia said that it was strange, but I knew it wasn't because I got a great sister from it. Celestia doesn't like me, but Luna says that I'm the best little brother ever, and that Celestia is just a sourpuss. I think Luna is the best sister ever too, she always plays with me and tells me cool stories, and she lets me cuddle up to her at night. She said that the clearing she found me in was a special place to her and Celestia, and that meant I was special to her too. I saw an eagle flying towards the deep forest. I wanted to fly like it, but Luna said that wasn't possible. I asked her if she could fly and she looked at me with a smile. "Neither of us can fly, Celestia can't either. Do you see what the eagle has that we don't?" I looked at her quizzically, then at the eagle. It had something stretched out really far, and they were covered in the type of feather that Luna would tickle me with. I repeated this observation to Luna. She giggled, then tapped her hoof to my nose. "Correct! Those are called wings, and only birds have them. Those are what let them fly." I learned about a lot of things from Luna. One day, Luna was explaining how much time it took for a tree to grow, then she pointed to a big one, saying that it was really old. I asked her how old I was. She shook her head, saying that she didn't know. She did tell me how old she and Clestia were, though. She said that they were about 19 cycles old. I wanted to know what a cycle was, so she told me that it was when all the trees lost their leaves, then regained them. Luna had told me to go to sleep. She waited until I was completely still, but when I was almost asleep, she left our room. Being as silent as possible, I followed her. She never left me alone at night before, and I couldn't sleep without her. Luna had taught me the way around the big house, full of hallways and staircases, and I was grateful for that. If she got out of my sight, I could just go back to our room and wait for her. Luckily, Luna didn't get out of my sight. After a while, I could tell she was going to the observatory, the room that was made of glass. I hid in the doorway to the room, watching what she was doing. For some reason, I knew that I shouldn't ask her to come back and cuddle. I saw Celestia standing in the center of the room, her multicolored mane covering her back, instead of its usual position to either side of her. Luna's light blue mane was in stark contrast to her dark coat, but it looked perfect. Celestia turned towards Luna as she approached. "Good, you left him. He shouldn't hear this conversation." Well, I feel that I've done something I shouldn't have. "Why do you insist on keeping him around? He's just a strange little pony that you found in the woods, and we don't need to care for anyone else. We have each other." Hey! I'm not strange! I just woke up in the middle of the woods with no memories. Maybe she was referring to my coloring. I was white on my right and black on my left, perfectly split down the middle. My eyes followed the pattern in opposite, my right eye black and my left eye white. you could only see the pupil of my left eye. It was Luna's turn to speak. "He is not strange!" I couldn't lift the smile off of my face. Luna was defending me! "He is my little brother, and he is a great one. He came from that place, so I think that he must be important to us." Celestia walked closer to Luna, her eyes burning with an inner fire. "That is the whole reason that we don't need him near us. Nothing good has ever come from that place. The last thing that we found there tried to kill us!" "Celly, I know that this is about more than that... incident. You're scared of him for another reason. I've had to save him from so many of your little traps. You fear him enough to risk hurting your own sister!" Traps? I never noticed any traps. Though sometimes Luna would go away for a minute and come back covered in dirt or leaves. Celestia looked hurt at Luna's accusation, but her eyes betrayed its truth. "I didn't want to hurt you. I just want him to go away. I don't want to tell you why." "Its about him Isn't it. I don't remember as far back as you, and you haven't told me anything about him. Maybe that's where your fear is from." "Yes, its about him. It's just that the foal looks exactly like him. He was the first thing I remember, and he gave us our names, then disappeared. He just had an aura that made me afraid. Things have been coming out of that clearing ever since." "You're still not telling the full story." "And I will continue to refrain to." "Oh! Thanks for reminding me of something!" Luna started hopping up and down in place. "And what is that?" "He needs a name! I can't keep calling him little brother. Help me think of one!" Celestia responded only with a glare. "Don't be so cold, Celly. I thought of one! I'll name him Order! Cute little Order." "The name doesn't seem to fit, he's sown nothing but discord between us." "Achoo!" Oops... my cover was blown. Please don't hurt me Celestia. Maybe now that Luna has caught me spying, she'll change her mind. I don't want to be alone. I didn't expect to hear the next thing Luna said. "Do you like your new name? I think that its much better than calling you little brother." I stood there, shocked at her reaction to my spying. "Don't be afraid, you aren't in trouble. Let's leave Ms. Grumpy here, Order, and big sis will cuddle up with you in our room." I waited till Luna was next to me to start walking back. "I like my name," I said barely above a whisper, but even so, when I looked at Luna she had one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen. Author's Note Is this chapter good? Character development is fun! If any grammar nazis read this, please comment for the sake of a better story.
Secrets of the sunChapter 3 Secrets of the Sun I was almost always exploring outside with big sister Luna, so I didn't see Celestia much. It didn't bother me in the slightest, Celestia never payed attention to me anyway. The times I did see her, she always seemed to be rushing to do something, but I didn't know what type of things she would have to do, cooking and cleaning were done by Luna and I. On the extremely rare occasion I saw Celestia calm, she would be staring at the sun, her thoughts almost audible. On one of these occasions, she saw me looking at her. She briskly turned to look me in the eyes, smiling. "Order, how long have you stood there, my little brother," That is not something that Celestia has ever said to me before. She always tried to make it a point that I wasn't her brother. "Why do you look so scared? Cockatrice got your tongue? Oh, I see, you only like Luna as a big sister, that hurts," at this last sentence, she held her hoof to her chest and pouted. "Why don't you hang out with your other big sister for once? Come on, it'll be fun! I'm sure Luna will agree." Celestia wanted to do Luna's job? I wanted to object, but all objections died from the honesty in her eyes. Maybe she did want me as a little brother? "I'd love it Celly!" Oh no, I used Luna's nickname for her! "I mean Celestia!" She only pat me on the head. "Don't worry, you can call your big sis Celly. It isn't like that name is reserved." Relief surged through me. I had thought she might get angry at me, but she just seemed completely cheerful. She turned around. "Let's go, I have something I'd like you to see." She started walking to her wing of the house, and I bounced along after her. I got Celestia to like me! Whoa. Celestia's room was much different than I expected. Instead of using candles, she had managed to set up mirrors to spread sunlight throughout the room. She seemed to really like the sun. Paintings of it covered her walls, making it bright and cheerful. She had given me a big ball with a painting of the sun on it, she had even taught me how to balance on it. I think I almost made Celestia really when I rolled into one of the vases that she had made. Luckily, I caught it before it broke on the floor. This ball was my favorite toy ever. Celestia taught me a game where we bounced the ball on our heads and tried to pass i to each other. I still doubted her sudden change of heart, but I was having too much fun with her games. Celestia caught the ball with her hoof and set it down lightly on the floor. "Did you like the games?" I nodded. "Good, it looked like you were having a lot of fun. Now I want to show you something, come with me." She started walking towards a large mural of the sun on the far wall. I followed her cautiously, not knowing what to expect. She tapped a spot in the center of the sun and it collapsed inwards, revealing a staircase leading downwards. "Come along, there's much to see." Celestia didn't turn to check if I was following, she just went down the stairs. I didn't want to follow, but I couldn't stop myself from walking down the stairs. Well, I was at least walking for the first few steps. After that I was more like a comet, hurtling down the stairs with no control. I landed on something soft, but I couldn't tell what it was with my eyes clenched shut. It moved and harrumphed. I opened one eye. Oh, that was bad, I had landed on Celestia. I jumped off of her and she got up. "That was unexpected. I hope you liked the landing as much as I did. Let's continue." She looked at a string hanging down from the ceiling. "Wanna see a magic trick?" I stared back at her, confused. She giggled and pulled the string. The sudden light nearly blinded me. Where was it coming from? I shook my head to get the spots out of my eyes. There were strange glowing orbs hanging off of the ceiling. "What are those?" The most obvious question I had came out of my mouth at the same time as the thought. Celestia was still giggling. "Those, Order, are just one of the things I've made down here in my little laboratory." she waved a hoof around, drawing my attention to all of the strange things that the orbs now illuminated. "I haven't let Luna see this because I thought she might be frightened, but I know how curious you are to learn. Come over and help me test one of my little experiments." She was now standing by a strange metal box with tons of vine-like things coming out of it. I walked over. "What does this do?" I was walking around the box, trying to figure it out. "Well stand still and I'll show you." Celestia still hadn't stopped giggling. I complied, and sat down in front of her. I felt something metal touch my head. It was bowl shaped. "What's this?" "Just stay there." Her giggling started to grow louder. I was starting to get nervous, but I didn't want to disobey Celestia. By this point she was laughing as loudly as one of those Hyena things. She walked to a strange stick thing poking out of the floor at an angle and put on the goggles hanging off of it. She moved the stick and I heard a strange crackling noise. The stick clicked into a position mirrored to its original. The light flickered in front of my eyes. There was a strange buzzing going through me. What was this feeling. I felt more and more detached from my own consciousness. Why was the world dark? Author's Note More spontaneous writing! Celestia is so totally evil, maybe. Maybe her experiment just went wrong? I also finally drew up some cover art! Hope you like both the chapter and the picture!
