Lullay, Darling Aurora

"Aurora, We are going to show you around and introduce you to ponies. Come on! First stop, my sister's boutique!" The dragged me by the hoof to the large shop. It's design just screamed 'Fashion', and the words 'The Carousel Boutique' was imprinted on the door. As they thrusted me inside the wide entrance, a mare called out from upstairs. "Coming! Welcome to The Carousel Boutique, where everything is chic, sleek, and magnifique!" A white unicorn pranced in, her purple curls resting in her hoof as she puffed if up. "Hello, Miss Aurora!"

"How do you know my name?" I asked her curiously.

"Sweetie belle yelled it out as you entered, remember?"

"Oh. I'm new here and they wanted me to meet you."

"I see! You can assist me in my latest creation, I love your mane by the way!" I smiled, I had really liked my rainbow mane, with its colours and curls. It was my favourite thing I had. "The only pony I know with that is Princess Celestia and Rainbow Dash." My eye twitched at the mention of my aunt.

"Dye it." I quickly squealed.

"Pardon?"

"Please, Miss Rarity, Dye it a different colour." Rarity looked taken aback, and nodded slightly.

"Oh... Alright, I take it I must decide the colour?" I shook my head.

"Brown."

"Wha...what? Brown is simply a very boring colour darling, you must be joking!" She looked at my dim eyes and sighed. "Fine."

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My eyes opened, and I saw my mane no longer had the colour I loved, but a chocolate brown that melted to orange as it tumbled down from a black ribbon that wrapped around my head. It was carefully and tidily placed in a braid, and my side fringe never lost it's curl. I sighed, this wasn't me. Noticing I was in a dark chocolate brown dress myself, I looked around for Rarity. Sure enough, she was there, smiling at my reaction. "Well, Aurora, I was wrong, you look wonderful. It is strange, your fur changed colour to match the colour mane I made you." I looked at my now light brown coat, and nodded.

"Magic." I smiled. The Cutiemark Crusaders huddled in the corner, debating why I had done it. I debated it to myself too, concluding it with a I didn't want to have the same anything as Celestia. I hated that foal...

Returning home, you can imagine Vespere's reaction to a differently coloured daughter of his. Not good. "Aurora..."

"Do you like it?"

"Uh... Why?"

"Because Celestia's mane looked similar to my old one."

"Don't say that against the princess, Aurora. I was a guard."

"Luna's guard! You betrayed her, your a traitor, you know that."

"Define Traitor for me!"

"Vespere Galaxy is the definition of Traitor!"

"Go to your room! Right now!" He snapped, throwing his hoof onto the floor. I rolled my eyes and entered my room.

Staring at the mirror, I sighed. My horn illuminated with pale green, blue and lilac until all the colours melted off my body and into a large puddle of brown. My royal purple coat returned, with my  curly mane falling from a black ribbon with I tugged off. I was back to being me.

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I wrapped myself with the blankets, my eyes closing. The moon's glow poured through my window and into my room. No matter how much i tossed and turned, I just couldn't fall asleep. I walked to the window, sighing as I caught sight of the crescent moon. I lifted my hoof, trying to reach for it. "I miss you, mama." I whispered. I felt something drape over me, something feathered. I turned, hoping for mother to be standing there, her tall alicorn figure smiling back at me, but Vespere was all there was.

"I see you've turned back to normal."

"I guess."