Author's Note

Remember, Celestia will be the villain in this story. Comment down below and tell me what you think. Nothing negative, okay? If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it.

Prologue

Long ago, in the land of Equestria, there lived a young princess who was called Celestia. Her parents, Queen Helia and King Orion, were benevolent and noble rulers of the kingdom. Celestia was young, so she was curious about the world. She loved playing in the sun, for the daytime was her favorite time of day. She would be awake during sunrise, and she would go to sleep as the moon rose into the sky.

She didn't have many friends, but that didn't make her an outcast. She had one friend that she would play with every day. And, she met him in the Everfree Forest one day, which was why they befriended each other despite a potential risk. In this time period, ponies would consider the species of draconequus to be dangerous and malevolent. But, Discord was not evil or intimidating, despite having a goat horn and an antler horn.

That could have intimidated an outsider, but Celestia wasn't afraid. She had never saw anypony like that before. Anyways, how did Celestia meet Discord? Let's start off with what happened on that day...

During one early afternoon, Celestia strode deeper and deeper into the Everfree Forest. A shiny object near the riverbank caught her eye. She ran to the riverbank, and levitated the object out of the dark sand. She gasped with awe as she observed the object. It was actually a sunstone. Sunstones were her favorite gems! Giddy with excitement and curiosity, she stuffed the gem into her saddlebags, when suddenly, a sea serpent stared at her with a frown and unhappy eyes.

"Was this yours?" Celestia pressed. Guilt began to wash away her excitement. She knew it was wrong to steal, but she never thought that this gem belonged to the sea serpent.

"This is a gift from my friend," The serpent replied.

"Oh. I didn't know. I guess I should return it." With that, Celestia tossed the gem back onto the sand, and resisted the urge to throw a tantrum.

She had thrown tantrums when she was younger, and that had gotten her nowhere. It wouldn't be any use to whine and gripe about returning the gemstone to its original spot. She chose to suck it up and return home. She trotted out of the forest, and ignored a few rising emotions that would soon drive her mad someday.

A strange creature blocked her path soon enough. Celestia looked up, and sighed in irritation. "I never thought somepony would confront me about the sunstone," She muttered.

"I'm not going to confront you," The creature replied.

He was the description of a draconequus; an antler, a goat horn, a pair of wings that were also mismatched, and an elongated body. He had a lion paw and a griffon's claw. He had the head of a pony, but his hair was not like a pony's mane. A dragon tail was on the creature's back, and the tail had a white tuft.

There was a lot to say about his appearance, but Celestia didn't care about appearances. She only cared about what was on the inside, not the outside. Instead of flinching in fear, she nodded as she thought of a reply.

"Okay, good. I just don't like drama. Well, you're him. I'm Celestia, the Princess of Equestria," Celestia spoke.

"Celestia," The draconequus repeated. "I'm Discord. And, what do you mean when you said that I'm him?"

"Some ponies reported seeing you fly in the air. Sometimes you play pranks on them."

"The pranks are often ill-received. It was humorous to watch the pranks play out on them, though! What fun was there in making sense?"

Celestia nearly grinned. "Are you trying to make me laugh?" She returned.

"Why, yes! You seem like a fun pony," Discord answered.

"I'm fun, of course! But, I have to go home. I can come back next time, despite the risk."

"Alright. Bye!" Discord waved as he disappeared into the Everfree Forest once more.

And, that was how Discord and Celestia met each other. Weeks later, the Winter Solstice approached the kingdom of Equestria, yet it was still early evening. After playing in the forest, the young princess decided to go home. Her friendship with the draconequus surely grew, and someday, they would be fond of each other. It might not be a true love, but Celestia wouldn't know why.

Celestia cantered towards the castle. As she looked to the castle, she saw how old it was. She never understood why her parents had a respect for nature and the denizens of the Everfree. Her unborn sibling would be like that; and, that sibling would be born either tonight or tomorrow.

The winter breeze blew the filly's mane, and the snow began to fall from the grey skies. Something about the weather in the Everfree was strange. Sometimes, the forest didn't quite agree with the rest of the world. Perhaps Discord thought it would be neat for the forest's weather to be nonsensical.

She shivered as the winter air chilled her bones. Celestia strode into the castle, and was greeted by her parents.

Queen Helia was the first to speak. "Welcome back, my dear. The unborn foal has been kicking around lately. And..." She started.

A pain shot through her womb like no other. She huffed and panted as she lay down on the floor. King Orion's magic levitated the queen into the air, and walked away. Celestia followed them into a giant bedroom, where her parents usually slept. She wondered why she wanted to see whether the sibling would be male or female. If the sibling was to be a princess, then the younger sister would be the darling of the royal family.

A sickening feeling churned in Celestia's heart. Her eyes narrowed, and she frowned. Her nose scrunched as she watched her mother go into labor.

"I can't believe this!" Celestia shouted as she stomped out of the room. She slammed the door shut.

She would hate to be in the sibling's shadow. She wanted to be the one and only Queen of Equestria! This sibling would get in the way of her future plans! Her heart thumped, and feelings of disgust were replaced by a surge of fiery rage. She wanted to be grateful for a sibling, but, her angst outweighed her happiness and joy.

Several hours passed as she sat near the door, and stared at the wall. She let the hate fall upon her heart. She scowled, and as she heard the cries of a newborn, she flinched.

"Aww, she is so cute!" A male voice spoke. "Let's name her Luna. She reminds me of the night."

"I love that name. Let's christen her the name Luna. There is to be a celebration of her birth," The female voice agreed.

Celestia's heart sank. She knew that nopony went to her own christening, but somepony was to see Luna at the christening? A surge of unhappiness washed away her joy like never before. She also feared that Luna would steal the spotlight.

In the bedchambers, as Luna cooed, Queen Helia smiled as she nuzzled her. "My dear Luna... I am sure that the lovely creatures of the Everfree shall fall in love with your kindness, grace, and beauty. The breezies of the night will be invited to the christening. They are the ones that made sure that I would give birth to you," She murmured.

Outside the door, Celestia groaned. Not even the breezies loved her as much as they did Luna! Did the breezies know that Luna would have a special connection with the mythical creatures and the nocturnal creatures?

Luna continued to coo. Suddenly, she began to wail noisily. Helia paused for a second. "What is wrong, my dear?" She wondered.

She was unaware of the fiery orange magic that surged into the room and entered the small princess. Luna wailed even more, and her father opened the bedroom window to let the coolness of winter into the room.

Helia watched as Luna fall into a deep sleep. The wailing halted. She could only adore the vision of her sleeping beauty. She gently moved Luna closer to her side. As the moon shone through the window, the pale light kissed Luna's forehead. The light made her seem as pure and innocent as a newborn foal.

Celestia entered the bedroom. Her magic slammed the window shut, and it was highly evident that she wasn't excited to see the little princess.

"I. Don't. Want. A. New. Sister!" She complained. "I don't want anypony taking my place someday as Queen!"

"Now, do not be selfish," Helia scolded her older daughter.

"You don't understand! I am Princess Celestia, future Queen of Equestria!"

"She may someday be your co-ruler. The sun and the moon need somepony to govern them. There has to be co-rulers. Just as you have the affinity for the sun, Luna might have an affinity for the moon," Orion explained.

"I don't care! I can govern both of them! Perhaps even the sands of time can be governed by me!" Celestia stomped her hooves, and that woke up her sister as a result.

Luna wailed louder than ever. Celestia cringed visibly, and scrunched her nose.

"I hate you, little sister!" She hollered. "One of those days, boom! To the cold moon you go!"

"That's not kind," Helia shouted as she draped her wing over the crying foal.

"I don't care."

Celestia had made it a point to someday hurt her small sibling. She didn't care that she angered her parents when she expressed her hate towards Luna.