Twilight And The Long Sleep
What a hideous foal! The fairy Rarity thought to herself.
"My gift to Twilight is beauty," she stated.
A bright blue light had enveloped the baby. Her stiff, pale fur became a brighter shade of purple, and her messy, dark blue mane became straight and pink highlights appeared. Her scrawny hooves and legs became plump.
It hurt to have your entire body change in a matter of seconds! Little Twilight Sparkle wailed as her mother, the beautiful Celestia rushed to the cradle and picked up her sweet filly. Celestia then bowed to the fairy in thanks, even though she wanted to cry along with her daughter.
"Thank you, Rarity," King Sombra said. He took a look at their first daughter, seeing how old she looked. She looks three months old already... Sombra thought.
"My gift to the child is gracefullness," the fairy Fluttershy said.
"Mine is smartness! She will be smarter than any being to walk this earth," fairy Applejack said.
Not much changed when Fluttershy gave her gracefullness, since babies usually don't have many opportunities to be graceful. But, something did happen when Applejack gave her smartness. She started to think about the tall being that would hold her whenever she cried. She came to the conclusion that Celestia was her mother. She then realized that noises coming from the giants were words! Her mother and father were thanking the two fairies.
Darn it, I was going to make her smart. Then again, why would I want to make someone such an egghead. Rainbow Dash thought, thinking about how Fairy Applejack stole her gift to the child.
Suddenly, everyone was silenced as a dark fairy entered the room. She was a jet black with blue-green cobweb hair. Her wings were large and rubbery-looking, with holes penetrating them. Twilight heard the silence and thought,
Why couldn't the fairies have given me something useful, like the ability to sit up and see what's going on?
"Chrysallis! We are ever so honored to have you here," Celestia said. In her mind, she screamed,
Don't hurt my baby! Don't hurt Twilight!
Chrysallis stopped flying and looked around. She spoke slowly in a dark voice. "Pretty nursery. Cuddly stuffed unicorn. Handsome dollhouse," she cooed in an extra sweet voice. She looked into the crib, shocking Twilight.
"Beautiful baby."
Twilight shouted in her mind, Somepony do something! Anything!
"You failed to invite me to your first-born child's gifting ceremony. Care to explain why?" Chrysallis said.
"We thought you left," Sombra said too quickly.
"Nopony thinks I left." She continued. "A few fools thought I was dead, but let me tell you I am very much alive. You thought you would save money by only buying five golden plates, five golden knives, five golden cups..."
It's true, King Sombra thought sadly. We only bought five of each because we thought you were dead, not because we're stingy,
"Maybe you thought I wouldn't have a good gift, like Rainbow Dash here," she stated "Here is my gift for the child. She will prick herself on a spindle and DIE!" She shouted, receiving gasps from the crowd as Celestia rushed to her child's side and took Twilight out of the cradle, holding her tight.
"I have to fly. Good bye, everyone." With that, she flew out the window.
Celestia held the child in her arms and sobbed deeply. Sombra was in melancholy as he thought to himself,
What good is it being king if fairies could do this to you?
He was brought back into reality as Rainbow Dash said,
"Has everypony forgotten I haven't given a gift yet?"
Celestia cried, "Please help us! I cannot let my daughter die."
"I can't change the spell.. it could cause fairy war, and believe me when I say you wouldn't want that."
"Is there no hope?" Sombra asked.
"I could change the spell a bit.. I got it! Instead of dieing... she will fall asleep! For a hundred years! And then a highly eligible prince will wake her! Brilliant, isn't it?"
A hundred years? Mommy and daddy will die before I wake up! Twilight started to wail and squirm.
Sombra laughed. "Funny baby. When she is told she is going to die she is fine, but when you saved her, and thank you, she starts to cry."
"Wait!" Twilight tried to talk using her intellegence. "Wisten!" It was hard talking without teeth. She continued to talk while her father's mouth was wide open.
"If I sweep for a hundred years, mommy and daddy will die before I wake up!" She wailed.
Celestia almost dropped her baby. "She can talk!"
"And what if I have a dog or-"
"You can talk!" Celestia cried out again.
Rainbow Dash realized her mistake. "Alright, instead, everyone from the moat on in will fall asleep with Twilight. Better?" She chuckled. "Sweet dreams."
