Solar Child: The Original Chapters

Solar Child

Chapter Seven

Written by Bakmah Genesis

         "Tia, you can't block me from your dreams forever!" yelled Luna, looking up at the sun.  The sun was calmer now and on top of it was a crying Celestia.  Luna tried to calm the broken sun princess but she was blocked from entering.  Celestia looked up at her sister.

       "Why can't you just leave me alone?" she asked, sobbing.  Luna sighed and flew as close as she could.

       "Because you are my sister and I love you.  Now, what is troubling you?"  Celestia smiled a bit.

      "You know, I though you would still be speaking old equestrian."  Luna laughed lightly.

      "A thousand years of dream walking and you can learn how to adapt to the ever changing language.  You are dodging my question, dear sister."  Celestia sighed.

     "I'm am awful mother, Luna.  I let someone kidnap my daughter IN MY HOME!  You know what else?  She has been home for three days and I just now noticed her injuries.  What kind of mother notices THAT after THREE BUCKING DAYS?!" Luna sighed and landed next to her sister.

      "We can't protect our children from every possible harm.  As for the injuries, you have not seen her for awhile and you were just getting off the effects of darkness.  That is something that takes time."  Luna placed a wing over her younger sister.  "For now, you can stay with her, comfort her, and love her.  All she needs is her mother.  She just got kidnapped and beaten because her mother happens to be the most powerful being in Equestria.  She is going through trauma and needs you."  She lifted Celestia's head with a wing.  "Now promise me that you will stop blaming yourself and be there for your daughter."  Celestia smiled and nuzzled her sister.

       "Of course, sister."  She looked into the younger sisters eyes.  "We may not be blood related, but I'm glad that I still have you."  Luna gave her a mischievous grin.

     "Does that mean I have a chance when I return?"  Celestia punched her shoulder playfully.

     "Slow down, little filly.  I'm still mourning over my last lover."  Luna pouted.

     "Aw.  And here I thought I was getting lucky."  Celestia nuzzled her.

      "One day."  Luna sighed and smiled.

      "One day." she agreed.  Celestia felt the mental alarm in her head go off and groaned.

      "Ugh.  Time to lower the moon."  Luna raised an eyebrow at her.

      "Does thou not like our moon?" asked Luna, reverting back to old speak.

      "No, I love your moon.  I just hate having to wake up mad part with you.  I love you."  Luna smiled.

      "I love you too, Tia."  She began to lean forward but was stopped by Celestia's hoof on her muzzle.  Celestia smiled.

       "I'll wait to kiss the real thing."  Luna smiled and stepped back.  "Until then, fare well"

      "Fare well, my dear Tia."  With that, Celestia woke up in her room.  She sighed and walked over to the balcony to end night and begin day.

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       Celestia and Cadence walked through the castle gardens, taking in the sight after an early and taxing day of court.  She missed four days of it and they came back at her with full force.  Cadence didn't enjoy it as much as she did, but she was surprised at how publicly Celestia was about it.  Cadence knew the look on her aunts face well and hasn't seen in since the passing of Sparkle.

       "So, who is the pony that has caught your attention?" she asked, smirking.  Celestia's eyes went wide.

       "What are you talking about?" she replied, a little too quickly.  Celestia mentally face hoofed.  It should be pretty obvious now, but thankfully not about who.

      "Oh come on, Tia.  I know when somepony is in love or thinking about a certain pony.  I think it's progress."

     "She new when people were in love as well." she mumbled to herself.

     "Who did?" asked Cadence, her ears perking up.  Celestia physically face hoofed in front of Cadence.  Damnit, Lulu.  I can't stop thinking about you and now I'm making more mistakes then usual.

      "Fine.  You must not tell anypony about this, got it?  Not even Twilight." Cadence nodded.  Celestia sighed and looked up to the sky.  She watched the weather ponies move about clouds for the scheduled thunder storm.  She smiled at how quickly they were getting the sky set up.

     "I believe I've fallen for an old lover."  Celestia saw Cadence's confused look and sighed.  "She was way before Sparkle and before Nightmare Moon."  Cadence's jaw drop.

     "Before Nightmare Moon?  Who could have lived that long for you to fall in love with now?"  Celestia gulped, knowing what she had to say next.  Too late to back out.

      "Her name is Princess Luna." Celestia thought she could hear Luna giggling all the way from the moon.  Cadence stared at her in disbelief.

      "Isn't she banished let alone your sister?"  Celestia laughed.

      "She is banished, yes, but she can walk dreams freely without the nightmare.  As for the whole 'sister' thing, we haven't been sisters since three hundred years before her banishment."  Cadence looked at her confused.  Celestia sighed.

      "We are adopted, Caddy.  Neither of us had the same parent.  We were thrown into an orphanage and adopted by the same family seeing as we treated each other like sisters even though we weren't related."  She smiled and looked up at the sky.  "And because we are foster sisters doesn't mean we are frowned upon if we date each other.  Yes, it is still awkward but accepted."  She looked down at her niece.  "We are more than sisters and I would like to have that back when she returns."

       "You are willing to wait for her?" asked Cadence.  Celestia nodded.

       "Of course.  Besides, it has almost been a thousand years.  I only have to wait seventeen years."  She then scowled.  "But it also holds a problem."  Cadence raised an eyebrow.  "She will return with the nightmare in tow.  We need to find the bearers of the Elements of Harmony before then."  She sighed.  "Why can't everything be easy for once?"  Cadence shook her head.

      "Don't ask me.  I'm not sure myself.  In time, it will hopefully be easier."  Celestia smiled.

      "I also hate that I have to keep waiting."  Cadence laughed.

     "That we can't help."  The two alicorns laughed and returned to the castle before the storm started.