How do the Stars twinkle?

Dusk sat stubbornly on a high ceilling beam, oblivious to her mothers and aunts calls. Her six godmothers were sitting off to the side, the rainbow maned one looked amused at her defiance. " Dusk Nanette Lunar, come down here this instant" Celestia barked, her patiance gone, Dusk peeked over the beam and blew a rasberry down at her aunt.

Applejack chuckled "When they said that she had Big Mac DNA, they weren't kiddin" Celestia shot a icy cold glare at Applejack, she stared right back. Luna was at the edge of her patiance as she was pacing agrivatedly. Twilight who could feel the tension between the filly and ruler stood up and trotted over to the two sisters "may i try to get her down?" the sisters looked at each other, seeming to communicate silently.

They ended the conversation and nodded and flew over to join the other ponys on the sidelines. "Popcorn?" Pinkie asked inocently waving a large tub of over buttered popcorn infront of the Princesses. "No? Ok more for me!" She said pulling the tub back grabbing a hoofful shoving it in her mouth, a pair of 3-D glasses rested on her snout. Twilight flapped her wings gaining altitude, a few feet away from the beam a quesadilla was tossed off the beam and landed perfectly on Twilights horn.

Strands of sticky cheese wrapping around her horn and tangeled in her mane, She screached flailing around trying to get the cheesey monstrosity off her. If Spike didnt conveniently walk by with a giant pillow she would have been a twi-pancake, "Thank you Spike" she said Luna's magic working the cheese out of her hair, Rainbow and Pinkie were rolling on the floor laughing as Fluttershy looked up at the sulking figure on the beam.

She quietly left the group unnoticed and fluttered up to the beam a few feet away from Dusk, Dusk looked up at her entrance. "Hey Dusk" she said in her whisper like  voice "hey Shy" she said her voice raw from shouting at Celestia, "Are you ok?" Dusk just hid her face behind her hair, her frame shaking slightly. Fluttershy's maternal instinct kicking in as she scooted the last few feet to Dusk, before wrapping a wing around her and pulling her in for a embrace.

Dusk openly cried into Fluttershys chest muttering unitelligible words and sobbing, a few minutes passed and the crying subsided to soft hiccups. Fluttershy gently pulled Dusk from her chest looking her in her silver eyes, somehow not a trace of red lingered. "Whats the matter" she asked her own eyes looking into hers, Dusk sniffed "Mama dosnt love me anymore, and she's sending me away."

Her face found its way back to Fluttershy's chest, " oh Honey, what makes you think that?" Fluttershy asked her hoof lifting the fillies chin "i heard her and auntie Tia talking about the guard i attacked, and about sending me away for months. She probably hates me now that i ruined her reputation" Dusk whimpered, Fluttershy nuzzeld her

"Your Mama loves you with all her heart. She's sending you away so you can have a long sleepover with me and your godmothers" Dusk looked skeptical "really?" She asked tillting her head slightly giving her the ability of perfect puppy eyes. "Yes Duskie, i Pinkie swear" Fluttershy went through the motions amd chant, Dusk chirrped pleased with the answer. She propped herself on Fluttershy's shoulder, as Fluttershy lightly glided down, Fluttershy chirrped back.

When her hooves touched the marble Dusk sprang off of Fluttershy and bolted down the hallway, Celestia was ready to fly after her. "No no no no. She just packing her bags" Fluttershy said. The whole room sighed in relief, even the guards who were tired of the endless bickering.

"How did you get her down" Luna asked approching the cream pegasus, "I had to comfort her, she thought you hated her and was sending her away for beating up the guard" Luna was shocked, she nearly made the same mistake her own father and mother made, they often sent her away after she did something wrong. Dusk returned a minute later a large duffel bag floating above her head envoped in a grey aruora, a hypogriffen plushy laid on her back its limbs dangling.

Luna crouched down to Dusk's size and nuzzled her, Dusk nuzzled back chirping softly, "love you Mama" Luna smiled softly "and we love you too, my little star". Dusk gently rubbed a small wing on Luna's, "Come on sugercube, we need to catch our ride" Applejack called from the doorway. Dusk nuzzled Luna on last time before speeding off to Applejack, who allowed her to ride on her back. Dusk smiled waving at her Mother before disapearing around the corner, Luna smiled her little star is in safe hooves.

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The ride over was uneventful, Dusk was asking questions the whole way over. They devised a plan, every week Dusk would stay with a different godmother, for the first week it  was Rarity. Rarity herself was not very good with foals, "Dusk darling, do you want to help me with this dress i must finish?" Dusk chirped and hopped onto her back, Rarity chuckled at the fillys inthusiasm trotting to her boutique slightly slower.

Dusk was enjoying the beautiful senery until a sparkly object caught her sight, "Rarity, what is the giant crystal tree for?" Rarity smiled "Thats Twilight's home" Dusk swished her tail, "Dosn't it get lonely? It is a big castle, and its to shiny for the town." Rarity nodded in agreement "Yes i know but Twilight's a very solitary mare, and she has Spike and her little owl." Dusk sneezed, "you have a very. . . strong scent to your mane" Rarity flicked her mane in reply " dosn't it smell wonderful darling?" She exclamed

"Nope" Dusk deadpanned "its too strong, you knocked out six ponys on the way here" Rarity turned her head to see six ponys on the ground, passed out some of thier limbs twitching. Rarity gasped and galloped home in record time, she took several deep breaths inhaling the toxic perfume. A cup of water floated over her head and was upturned, the cold water hitting Rarity's mane killing the perfume scent.

"All better" Dusk said before gliding off her back and running around the boutique her bag layed forgotten on the stairs, Rarity sighed a smile on her face as she quickly restyled her mane. A loud meow was heard from the other room, Rarity forgot to tell Dusk about Opalecence who know what could she could do to Dusk, she galloped into the room to see her cat purring at Dusk weaving herself between her legs.

"You didnt tell me you had a cat!" Dusk exclamied playfuly batting the cat with her tail, her face of injoyment suddenly turned to one of horror , "you haven't had her fixed have you?" Rarity shook her head rapidly "oh heavens no, Fluttershy would have my neck if i did" A look of relief washed over Dusk "oh good,  if she was i would have to find out what the kitten bump was."

Rarity rose a eyebrow "kitten bump?" Dusk jumped up and down "yes a kitten bump, you didn't know she's pregnant?" Rarity gasped "She's pregnant! i thought she was just getting fat" Dusk shook her head " nope see here its isolated to the stomach area, if she was fat it would be on the chest and legs too." Rarity crouched to get a better look at Opalecence's underbelly, ture to her word It was mostly in the stomach area.

Rarity cringed at the thought of little Opalecence's running around, "awww that sucks" Dusk whinned her hoof was feeling around the kitten bump, "only one kitten? Oh and its has a month or two, before its says hello the the real world" Dusk explained. Rarity just smiled "come on Darling lets work on that dress"

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"That was amazing Dusk, i didnt know you that much one color combinations" Rarity praised Dusk had a slight blush from all the praise, "it was nothing Rarity, it was a ton of fun! Can we do this again sometime?" She asked tilting her head slightly, "certanly, i injoyed that too".

The front door swinged open, "Rarity!" A medolic voice called out, "the sleepover was cancelled" the voice said, the voice belonged to Sweetiebelle who came into veiw, then stopped in her tracks. "Rariy what is a alicorn filly doing here?" Rarity groaned "Sweetie this is Dusk, Princess Luna's daughter."

The two stayed in a intense stare compition, Dusk blinked. The two burst out laughing, Rarity looked confused. "Its a filly thing" Sweetiebelle said. "Everytime a filly comes home and a differnt filly is there first, they must have a stareing contest to see who is dominate." Dusk explained.

Rarity rolled her eyes "now who wants some oatmeal cookies?"