Celestial Reunion
Celestial Daughter
Written by TheCrimsonDM
Starlight stood at the entrance to Twilight’s office. Twilight was busy working on some royal documents and it was only after a couple of minutes of standing there feeling like an idiot that Twilight finally looked up and set her quill down. It was quiet, and the night had devoured all light from the sky so only the candles and torches offered light for the two to see each other. Starlight wondered if it was enough light to see the red streaks in her eyes.
“Did you need something?” Twilight asked.
Starlight attempted to keep the pain out of her voice. “Why do you hate Trixie so much?”
Twilight bit her lower lip and looked back at her desk. “I don’t hate her. I just… don’t approve of her.”
“Why?”
“Isn’t her past enough to speak for itself?”
“My past is worse.”
Twilight closed her eyes. “I didn’t mean it li-“
“Of course not,” Starlight spat. She remembered her nightmare vividly. A nightmare where Trixie was being punished for all of Starlight’s sins, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Instead she had to watch Trixie being burned at the stake while Twilight only smiled.
“Look,” Twilight said snapping Starlight back from her memories. “After Trixie saved us I don’t hate her anymore. I still don’t trust her, nor approve of the way she holds herself, but I suppose that maybe she isn’t as bad as I once thought.”
“Could you ever become friends with her?”
Twilight glanced at her for a half second. “I’m afraid that if I did that I’d… I’d make a mistake.”
“What kind of mistake can you make that would be worse than letting her feel like you hate her?”
Twilight blinked. “Wait, what do you mean?”
“Trixie is terrified that you really hate her, with every fiber of your being. It’s her fear that makes her try to act tough around you. I think it would make her feel better if you actually became friends, or at the very least tried too.”
Twilight gave her a serious look. “I… I guess I could try it. Can you get her to promise to stop being rude to me then?”
Starlight nodded. “I will.”
“Okay, then let’s try this.”
***
Trixie entered the castle on a beautiful Sunday morning with the promise of Twilight finally acting like an adult and not giving her that stuck up ‘I’m better than you’ attitude. Of course in return Trixie had to promise to do the very same, which wouldn’t be hard because she was positive that Twilight was the one to always start it.
She entered into a lounge room inside the castle. There were two couches facing each other with a coffee table in between them. Twilight lay on one of the couches, yet Starlight was nowhere to be seen. It must have been obvious that she was looking for her friend because Twilight offered a false smile and an answer, “Starlight is out for a few minutes. I didn’t expect you to arrive early.”
Trixie blinked. “I arrived just on time.”
Twilight nodded toward a clock on the wall. It read Twelve fifty, ten minutes away from one. She was indeed early by ten minutes. Trixie stuck her nose up in the air and trotted to the empty couch. “It’s better to arrive early anyway. Then you can bask in my presence even longer.”
“I thought you promised not to do that,” Twilight said.
Trixie frowned. “I promised not to act like I am better than you, not to forgo my natural wonderfulness.”
Twilight rolled her eyes, clearly unable to accept the reality that Trixie was indeed the best unicorn in all of Equestria. “Anyway, let’s try and make this work, for Starlight.”
“Anything for Trixie’s Great and Powerful friend.”
“So how has life been treating you?” Twilight asked.
“It’s been good so far. Mom’s been letting me stay when I’m around.”
Twilight blinked. “She’s letting you stay in the castle?”
That was a weird question. “No, Twilight, Trixie’s mother lives in a small cottage on the beach. It’s just outside of Hoofington, which Trixie saved from the Ursa Major.”
“Oh… that, uh… makes more sense.”
“Yes, it does. Although Trixie would have loved to live in a castle. Trixie fears that the school is the closest she will ever come to that.”
Twilight smirked. “Oh, really? The best unicorn in Equestria won’t ever live in a castle?”
Now Twilight was breaking her oath. “How dare you. Trixie can do whatever she sets her mind too. Unlike you, Trixie believes in ponies achieving their dreams.”
“I believe that too!” Twilight argued.
“Then why must you put down Trixie’s dreams all the time?”
Twilight snarled. “You don’t have dreams, you have ego.”
“Trixie dreams to be the best magician there ever was. How is that so bad? You’ve achieved your dream of becoming a princess after all.”
Twilight rose from her couch. “Don’t turn this around on me. I didn’t set out to become an alicorn princess, or to have a lot of friends. My only dream was to become the best wizard since Starswirl and that was taken away from me by these stupid wings.”
Trixie couldn’t tell whether she was thankful that Twilight had missed her compliment, or upset that Twilight clearly didn’t understand what was wrong with what she’d said. When in doubt, put more confidence on the burner and make sure nopony can hurt you. At least that’s what Trixie’s mom always said. “And I wanted to be an alicorn Princess.”
“Then just go ask Celestia, I’m sure she’d do that for you.”
“Why should she? Trixie is nothing but a villain in her eyes.”
“Oh that’s horseradish and you know it!” Twilight was practically fuming. “You could literally become the next Nightmare Moon and Celestia would still treat you like her special snowflake.”
“What are you talking about? Trixie has had to earn her redemption, she’s had to earn everything she’s ever had. Unlike you. You get whatever you want when you ask, because you’re a teacher’s pet.”
“I don’t get what I want. I get what I need. Even then I have to argue and put up a good case to Celestia. I’m not special!” Twilight spat.
Now Trixie stood up. Her entire body was shaking from rage. “Liar! You’re an alicorn princess because you asked for it!”
“No I’m not!”
“You didn’t deserve it either!”
“I know that!”
“Then why are you one?”
“Because Celestia took that choice away from me when she gave me that ungodly book of Starswirl’s!”
“Ugh, why are you so frustrating? Why do you always fight with me? It’s almost like your jealous, but what could I have that you don’t?” Trixie shouted.
“Of course I’m jealous! You’re her daughter! AND I’M NOT!”
The room fell silent. Twilight was breathing fast, her pupils shrank to pinpricks. She looked around and when she spotted the door her eyes bulged out. Trixie followed her gaze to see Starlight standing there.
Starlight sat down. “W-what? Trixie’s mom is Celestia?”
Trixie laughed coldly. “Oh, Twilight. You precious fool. I’m just some kid that was adopted because their mom hated them at birth. Celestia would never have abandoned a child, especially not one she hated. Whoever my real parents are they are probably evil and selfish.”
Twilight swallowed hard. “I… I’m sorry.” She looked over at Starlight. “Neither of you ever speak of this argument.”
“Twilight,” Trixie said. “Stop treating this so seriously.” She smiled and sat down. “Now that you aren’t so paranoid over some silly thought, why don’t you sit down and let’s talk now.”
“No, I can’t.” Twilight’s horn lit up. “I’m going to be in so much trouble.”
The air tightened and popped as Twilight vanished in a flash of pink light. This left Trixie sitting there feeling a little bit worried, and very confused. Twilight had treated that thing she’d said very seriously, but in all honesty Trixie knew that she could never have been an alicorn’s child. It just wasn’t possible that a villain, reformed or not could be Celestia’s daughter.
“Trixie,” Starlight said in a quiet voice as she walked up to Trixie’s couch.
“Yes?”
“Do… do you think she might have been telling the truth?” Starlight asked.
“Of course not.” Trixie sat down and leaned back. “You know it’s sad. I thought after the alicorn amulet that me and Twilight might really become friends, she was actually very nice and understanding to me after all of that. It wasn’t until she became an alicorn princess that she became so stuck up, judging, and rude.”
Starlight frowned. “Who… who would have access to records of Celestia’s children?”
“Celestia, Luna, and Cadence. Their all alicorns after all.”
“Twilight’s an alicorn princess too.”
Trixie’s heart stopped and she coughed. “What?”
“Twilight is an alicorn princess. Would she have access to those kinds of records?”
“Uh,” Trixie looked around desperately for an answer. Her heart was speeding up. Now fear gripped her tight and refused to let go. “N-no, she still would have to earn her way in… um… but… she has broken into the dark magic section before, as well as the forbidden spells section…”
“So she might have just broken into those kinds of records.”
Trixie stood up. “By the light of Celestia!”
“We need to follow Twilight,” Starlight said.
“But how are we going t-“ Trixie began.
Their world disappeared in a flash of teal light and Trixie looked around to find herself now standing inside a marble hallway. The door next to them was cracked open and both Starlight and Trixie peeked inside. Twilight stood in some kind of luxurious office with red and gold carpet, tapestries on the walls and a desk far too large for any normal pony. Then she saw Twilight walk into view.
“I am so sorry,” Twilight apologized. “Instead of lying though, I decided to come straight here and told you what I did.”
A kind and gentle voice replied. “She didn’t believe you though?”
“No, but what if she decides to investigate? What will we tell her?”
“The truth. I wanted to wait until she became an alicorn of her own accord, but maybe that won’t happen. After all, you needed a little push.”
“Yeah,” Twilight shot back, “But I’m not your daughter.”
Celestia walked into view, and one of her giant wings wrapped itself over Twilight’s back. “I like to think you're just as important to me, albeit in a very different way.”
“T-thank you,” Twilight said as she looked at the floor. Her cheeks had turned pink. “But what about Trixie?”
Celestia looked right at the door. “I don’t know, what about you? Did you have any questions?”
Trixie tried to back away but a golden aura surrounded the door and her. The door opened up and Trixie was dragged inside. Starlight followed nervously behind. Trixie was set down only a few feet away from the giant princess.
“Um,” Trixie said. “I… are you really my mom?”
Celestia smiled and the room grew warmer. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner, but yes. I am your mother.”
Trixie nodded. “Then… my dad?”
“A handsome young pegasus… who isn’t so young anymore. His name is Wind Rider.”
Twilight spat. “Figures.”
Celestia shot her a dirty look. “He used to be such a kind and heroic young fellow.”
Trixie nodded again, feeling uncertain as to what she was supposed to do with her body in front of royalty. But then again, she was royalty herself, now it was official as well. Not just some queen of the diamond dogs, but a real princess. Still this didn’t answer the most important of questions. “Why didn’t you want to keep me?”
Celestia bit her lower lip. “Oh, Trixie. I did want to keep you. I really did. But the last time I tried to raise a daughter myself she was corrupted by politics and… I lost her. She wasn’t even eighteen. So this time I decided to keep you safe, to make sure you never had to worry about getting hurt, or about becoming corrupted and used by nobles. It tore my heart in half to give you away, but I did it to protect you. I buried the evidence, and made sure that nopony ever saw the truth. At least until Twilight had a mental break down one day and believed herself to be my daughter. I… helped her see the truth, and gave her access to the records to show her who my real daughter was.”
Trixie blinked. It was getting a little hard to see, and there was a ball of pain in her chest. “I see. So… what do we do now?”
Celestia offered that beautiful smile that warmed up the room. “What do you want to do?”
She couldn’t help it, she had to sniffle and wipe a hoof at her eyes. “C-can I just stay here awhile? I… I want to get to know you.”
A giant white wing wrapped around Trixie’s entire body, it was so warm and soft. “Of course you can.”
This was recognition, the kind she never thought she’d be able to get before today. Finally after all these years she had been verified as a person. She met her real mom, and her real mom actually loved her. She wasn’t garbage to be thrown away, she was loved.
Of course that meant she had made so many mistakes in her quest to be loved. “T-Twilight?”
“Yeah,” Twilight said in a bored tone that showed how little she cared for witnessing this.
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry I ever hurt you. That I was jealous. That I was mean. Could you ever forgive me?”
Twilight looked at her, her lip twitched. “I’m sorry, but I think I just misheard y-“
“I’m sorry.”
Twilight blinked. Her eyes were growing watery as well. “Oh, um… okay. Yeah, I forgive you. I’m sorry too, for being jealous and treating you poorly.”
Trixie leaned into Celestia’s chest. It was almost hot, but in a soothing way that made her feel relaxed and drowsy like a cat on a warm summer’s day wanting to roll up and take a nap.
Celestia’s voice purred as she said, “Twilight, Starlight, could you two leave us. I’d like to share this moment with my daughter alone.”
Twilight quickly trotted out, Starlight behind her. Once they were gone and the door was firmly shut Celestia leaned over and kissed the top of Trixie’s forehead. Her lips felt like sunrays. “I love you, and I’m proud of you.”
That was all it took to break down her emotional walls and make her start crying. “I love you too, mommy.”
The End
