In the Eyes of an Immortal

You look out over the darkened sky as the moon begins its ascent, and you stare at the moon thoughtfully. Even after so long in this world, you find it hard to wrap your mind around the fact that there is indeed, a pony trapped in that moon. Not just any pony, either, but a princess, an alicorn, a... well, celestial body. From all that Celestia has tried to explain, the most you can comprehend is that somehow the two princesses are the sun and the moon, and yet, they are still just... ponies. Well, not just ponies; Alicorns, specifically -holding magics of all three kinds of ponies in their bodies, but still. Just ponies.

Its times like these in your musings that you forget that you yourself are a pony. A strange amalgamation of Soul and Stars and Pony, yes, but still a pony when all is said and done. Celestia herself can't even tell that you hadn't been born a pony, and neither had Luna in her time. You blink at the strange turn your thoughts have taken, but can't bring yourself to regret the strangeness of your own mind. The strange and yet seemingly perfect existence you have found yourself in has long sunken into and been accepted, if not understood, by your mind.

"Staring at the moon again, Starflower?" The voice is soft and sweet, and you recognize it instantly. You turn to greet Celestia -boring old titles have long ceased to matter between the two of you- with a small dip of your head in respect -it is only proper, for she IS a princess, after all.

You don't say anything at first, just looking at Celestia. You like to think that your face is impassive, after many long years of perfecting that particular mask, you know that you can fool most ponies, at least. But not Celestia, for she seems to see something in your expression, and her gaze softens, if that's possible, and her eyes turn sad, though you are sure you are the only pony who could see it -save perhaps that student Celestia had picked up recently.

She walks over to you slowly, her hoofbeats clopping clearly on the marble floors of the balcony. She looks up at the moon herself, and you see the familiar shadow fall over her countenance. "She'll be back, Starflower... Maybe this time the Elements will choose somepony who can do more for her than I could," she says softly, and you just extend one of your wings to rest softly on her shoulder. It wasn't a gesture of pity or misplaced "understanding", but a simple acknowledgement of her words and perhaps a reassurance that she was not alone.

"You know I can't reveal too much, Celestia," you eventually say, returning your gaze to the night sky. "But rest assured, your hopes are not for naught."

Celestia's head turns toward you sharply, a small, surprised gasp leaving her. You don't generally talk about your past, so its not really surprising that Celestia is so shocked. As you stare at the sky, you are reminded of ages long ago, and yet far into the future, indeed on another plane of existence altogether.

Celestia shakes her head when you say nothing more, despite her almost expectant gaze. "I'll never understand you, Starflower."

You give a small smile at that. "I'll never understand me, either, Celestia, so don't think too much upon it." You take one last look up at the night sky and upon the Moon Goddess that sleeps on the starry blanket, before you turn from the balcony and walk into the chambers Celestia had graciously allowed you in her palace. It's a bit materialistic for your tastes, but beggars can't be choosers, and to complain would certainly be ungrateful.

Celestia leaves the rooms after some polite 'goodnights', and you are left to yourself and your musings once more. It's strange, you reflect, being immortal in a mortal world. Being unchanging in a constant motion of the world around you. Perhaps Discord had a point to his chaos, you muse, though certainly your boredom is not worth disrupting the lives of the ponies of Equestria, no matter how tempting it might be. These thoughts eventually fade as your eyes fall shut and your soul leaves the land of the living to enter the land of dreams.