Tears of Rain

Chapter 6

“A mother fears.”

Princess Celestia came in with a saddlebag over her shoulder. She watched as the ponies still out and about in the rain, they bow before her.

She then said, “go on I won’t be here long.”

Prince Sun Dancer came out of Sunset’s cottage.

He then bows and said “Princess Celestia.”

She trots over to him and hugs him he bows his head into her.

She replied, “I was so worried about you.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “Don’t worry mom I’m okay.”

She separates herself then Sunset came out and then bowed and replied “Princess Celestia. I’m Sunset.”

She then said, “Rise Sunset you’ve done wonderfully here keeping the settlement intact even with this foul weather.”

Sunset replied, “Thank you and I hope you don’t mind my cottage.”

Princess Celestia then said, “Of course not.”

They all enter his cottage he has two more chairs around the hearth she sat down on the far left. Then as Sunset sat down Orange Bright galloped in and pounced on princess Celestia’s lap and shouted “How old are you?

Sunset cringed Honey wheat came in bowed.

She got up and shouted, “Orange Bright where are your manners?”

Orange Bright said “Sorry?”

Princess Celestia replied, “So how should you present yourself?”

Orange Bright got off princess Celestia’s lap then he bows as Honey wheat sat down across from the hearth with a set of tea and cookies set on the small table around them.

Orange bright bowed

Honey Wheat said “Okay now you can ask.”

Orange Bright looked up at princess Celestia,

Princess Celestia replied, “I’m three hundred and four.”

Orange Bright then said “wow!”

They all laughed.

Then Honey Wheat said, “Come here Orange Bright you can sit on my lap.”

Orange Bright sighs and then he galloped over to Honey Wheat and he plopped in her lap. Then Sun Dancer and princess Celestia lifted the cups of teas in front of them and they start to drink their tea then as Honey wheat let Orange Bright cuddle up in his mother’s lap.

Princess Celestia turned her gaze to Orange Bright said, “How old are you?”

Orange Bright looked up at her then said “I’m six.”

Princess Celestia then said “Six? I remember when you were six Sun Dancer.”

Prince Sun Dancer then chuckles and drinks more of his tea.

He then said, “Mom how was the trip?”

She then said, “Dreadful I had to convince the guard that I didn’t need an escort and I flew here as fast as possible without any real rest.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “I’m sorry mother for bring you here like this.”

She then said, “Its fine Prince Sun Dancer I’m just happy all of you are okay.”

Honey wheat replied, “When do all of you plan to leave?”

Prince Sun Dancer and Sunset starred at princess Celestia.

She then said, “Today as soon as possible.”

Sunset sighed and said “Well if you and Prince Sun Dancer are going to that island I’m coming too.”

Orange bright then got off Honey Wheat’s lap and then he galloped to Sunset and climbed up his lap then said, “Daddy I don’t want you to go. You’re going to cry again.”

Sunset then picked up Orange Bright placed him on his lap then said, “I promise I won't cry again okay. I will only be gone for a while.”

Princess Celestia drank more tea then looked at the floor then Orange bright cuddled up into Sunset’s lap.

Honey wheat gets up then said “I’m sorry princess Celestia my son he’s so.”

Princess Celestia held up a hoof and said “Sun Dancer was the same way it’s fine, it’s who he is.”

Prince Sun Dancer started to blush then Honey Wheat looks at her son shivering in Sunset’s lap then smiles and then she started to have tears swell up in her eyes then she trotted off down the hall. Sunset sighed and as he was going to get up.

Princess Celestia replied “Sunset I’ll talk to her. I think I know what she’s going through.”

Sunset replied “princess Celestia are you sure?”

princess Celestia replied, “Don’t worry about it. We mares have a code.”

She gets up and trots down the hall she sees honey wheat in her bed crying she looked up then said “princess Celestia!” she was going to get up.

Princess Celestia raises her hoof then said, "just relax.”

Honey wheat sighs and plops on the bed.

Princess Celestia then said, “I’m guessing there’s a lot on your mind.”

Honey wheat then said “Well for the last few weeks we’ve been trying to help ponies move crops into other cottages to keep something growing using the pegasi and earth ponies to create miniature gardens trying to keep this place together me and my husband fought all night. I told him if we don’t stop this storm if he goes to this island and you get nothing we lose this place and the years of work to build it. He won’t accept it he’s too stubborn I’m just seeing the facts.”

Then princess Celestia said “I’m not going to let that happen.”

Honey Wheat then said, “I’m sorry but I don’t put much stock in promises.”

Princess Celestia then said “You also fear something else you fear for your filly.”

Honey wheat then said “He’s too curious the other day when your son and your husband were out there he galloped across the village tried to follow them. I found him before he got near it. He was punished and now he’s using my husband for comfort.”

Princess Celestia then said, “You know I use to have that same problem with Sun dancer. He would go out of the palace and when I scolded him for it his foster dad would come to the rescue while I was the one punishing him. You fear for your husband’s safety as for your filly but both are under you and you keep them in line. You built Manehatten as much as your husband, you’re a strong mare and think ponies don’t say that enough about you.”

Honey wheat laughed and said “It’s so funny when you talk about maternal problems.”

Princess Celestia then said I’ve been a mother for a hundred years I know a few things.”

Honey wheat then said, “What did you fear most from your son?”

Princess Celestia then said, “I feared I would be so busy running this kingdom he wouldn’t even know I was his mother, like I would be a stranger. I would go this room after hours of work and find Sugar Cube his nanny putting him to sleep. I would come to his room hoping he was awake so I can talk to him hold him. I tried even if he was a sleep I would hold him and talk to him and sometimes he would wake up squalling and I would feed him or change his diaper. However, he didn’t talk not until he was eight months old he said his first word mom. I came home after another stress filled hell full day and I wanted to go to sleep but Sugar Cube with all of his effort could not quiet him. I took him in my hooves and he quieted I placed a bottle in his mouth and sat with him for hours staring at him. I thought of my husband, I thought of how strong he was, how morally obligated he was, and wished he could see his son and was hoping with all my heart that somehow I was a good mother as well as a good princess. After he finished the bottle and I was just holding him he spoke that word “Mom.”  He said it without really knowing what it meant maybe he said gibberish and I interpreted it in my mind. That meant the world to me he knew me and he starred at me with his beautiful blue eyes I just smiled back. He giggled and I snuggled him and that whole night I just brushed his mane and told him how much I loved him. Since that day my fear grew from if he would know me and like you to if he would hate me, I was a hard mother I scolded him often sometimes more then I should. But no matter how I punished him he learned his lessons he took them to heart and he loved me even more later on in life. He’s even thanked for being hard on him because he knows that I loved him that much.”

Honey wheat then said “you know I also remember Orange bright called me mom it was in this room he was learning to crawl and I I right where you were standing urging him on and he laughed as he crawled up to me. From that day as well I felt my life change everything I’ve done wasn’t just for him but every filly in this village I’m doing everything  I can to protect them but I feel fear like I’m going to fail them in the end.”

Princess Celestia replied, “You won’t keep them in line. Show them how strong you are and no pony can take that away from you.”

Honey Wheat looked up then said “Thank you I really did need a pep talk.”

Princess Celestia then said, “No problem come on let’s not keep the stallions waiting.”

Princess Celestia left then prince Sun dancer got up and then she smiled and said “Ready?”

Prince Sun Dancer nods then Sunset gets up then said “Now Orange bright you stay in the house and listen to your mom. If you gallop out of the house again without her permission you will be grounded understand?”

Orange bright said “Okay.”

Sunset then said “Alright,”

He gets up then Honey Wheat came into the room and then she knelt to Orange bright.

Orange then shouted, “Let’s go play chess okay!”

He nods then gallops to his room she looked over.

Then princess Celestia opens the door Sunset went over to his wife they kissed.

Then he said, “We’ll talk more when we return.”

She then said, “Just return alive alright?”

They kiss again then Sun Dancer said “Mom, what did you two talk about?”

Princess Celestia replied “Mare stuff like how you were as a filly.”

He sighed, “Do you still see me as a filly?”

Princess Celestia replied, “When I read that letter you wrote me I knew that you have matured a lot since you left.”

She ruffles his mane he nuzzled his head against her then hugs her. She hugs him they stay like that for a few moments then they separated. Then the three go out into the pouring rain and the she flies into the sky with Sunset and Prince Sun Dancer.

As they flew through the sky for hours and then they landed on the island then they came up to the beach and saw a large grove of pine trees and a solid building made of stone with a large door opening leading down stone steps then all of a sudden. A sudden burst of energy came forward and flooded the island then princess celesta opened her saddlebag then she focused the elements of harmony. She focused them and then blasted the energy into the shadow. The shadow regurgitated and then shot back at Celestia then she pressed harder than the shadow began to dissipate then Sun Dancer flew forward as a spike of shadow tried to stab princess Celestia but he blocks it with a small spell shield. Then as he blocked the next tacks the shadow fell and then it was gone sun Dancer was drained as he came forward then he saw the darkness dissipate and then the shadow was gone. Now that the shadows were gone she and Sunset and Sun dancer as they trotted down the steps they come to dozens of glass tubes inside each of them were dead or floating bodies of Alicorns. Princess Celestia was looking at them the bodies were twisted some malformed some were female others had male parts one had both. They came down the stone hallway and they came to a black orb it was in the center of the room incased in stone, and little vines of tubes were flowing from it.

Princess Celestia trotted forward then said “This orb this is what’s causing the storms what’s causing all of this. I believe if I destroy this orb then I can stop it."

Sunset then said “can you?”

princess Celestia then said “I can do this.”

Prince Sun Dancer replied “Mom be careful.”

She looked at her son then said “Don’t worry about me.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “Well.”

She smiled and said “Don’t worry Sun Dancer I got this.”

She then turned to the black orb then she sighs and then she takes out the elements of harmony and she blasted the black orb then everything started to blur

Princess Celestia woke in her bed in the palace.

She looked to see a white cloud it then said “You’re so lucky.”

Princess Celestia got up from her bed she swore see she got up then said “who are you what is this?”

The white cloud then said “I’m protecting my daughter as you would protect your son.”

Princess Celestia laughed and said “This is an illusion a battle of wits I’ll win you can’t destroy my mind. There’s nothing you can show me that’s worse than what iv’e already witnessed.”

The white cloud then shouted “you will fall no Alicorn or pony touches my daughter abyss will assure her safety and security.”

Princess Celestia then said “Were not here to destroy her.”

She then said “I know but my filly needs a mother and even though I was sacrificed. Abyss placed my soul here and he said to wait until my new body was finished. I did, now your son will be the sacrifice a Alicorn who will be willing to save me.”

Princess Celestia then said “No you won’t.”

The white cloud replied “You can’t leave this place I will make sure of that I’ll make it look likee you’ll be unconscious the storm’s rage will end and you will be here forever trapped here. However for your sacrifice even though this isn’t real Abyss can leave you here and give you a wonderful false world here.”

Princess Celestia  calmed her mind she focused she rose and said “Listen to me I know you feel pain right now. I can feel your anger but abyss is the one who poisoned your daughter, killed your husband he’s only using you. I don’t think he’s going to resurrect you. I believe he will use your soul. The thing is your dead, you need to accept that I know it’s hard but you need to accept your death. If you don’t then you will never be able to free yourself. I don’t know if I can raise another filly but I will if she is still young. I will care for her as if she were my own daughter. Please listen to me leave this world.”

The white cloud then said “I.. I.. Abyss I know what’s he’s done I hate him more than anything but he’s dead. He told me the last time he came was to wait until you were here or another Alicorn it’s the only way for me to be resurrected I waited this long and I can’t just abandoned this resolve.”

Princess Celestia replied, “Then accept that fact that Abyss has used you before tell me why would this be any different? His words are poison there is nothing good he does he doesn’t care if you lived or died. If you do this your falling in his hooves and we all suffer including your daughter because if he is just using you then he will kill your daughter or use her as a weapon.” the spirit then said, “Your… your right why didn’t I see all of this before? My daughter’s new body has been in a stasis. Since she was born her soul has been trappped here. Please take care of her tell her that I loved her.... Tell her that I’m sorry.”

The white cloud dissipated then the world went black.

Princess Celestia woke and then she saw that the black crystal was shattered and broken and the elements of harmony surrounded her she got up.

Prince Sun Dancer helped her up he then said “are you okay.”

She nods then as she gets up then said “I‘ve been playing therapist all day. Hopefully it payed of.”

Sun dancer replied “well I for one say you’re good at it.”

She smiled then said “Thank you.”

She pauses as Sunset breathes slowly then said, “That crystal it was holding princess Esmerelda’s soul it was released. I think it stopped the storm.”

Prince Sun Dancer then galloped down the lab and entered the through the door then he saw the sunlight stream down from the sky onto the sandy beach. The cold grey water and the coast of Equestria could be seen with the settlement of manehatten a small brown speck the cheers could also be heard from the ponies.

Princess Celestia came out and smiled as did Sunset

Sunset replied, “Well we solved one problem.”

Princess Celestia then said “There’s more princess Esmerelda’s filly. She told me the soul transfer worked she’s downstairs underneath this rock.”

Prince Sun dancer replied, “We find her and get her out of this hell hole.”

Sunset nods then said “I won’t abandon any filly to this dark place.”

Princess Celestia then said, “Alright let’s go.”

The three starred at the coast for a bit longer then the three enter back into the lab.