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Chapter 4:how the other Equestria lives (unedited)

It was the next night and Luna sighed as she left the infirmary. She had her wings in a cast and had been given mandatory leave, doctor’s orders. She scowled as she traipsed through the palace. Luna then looked to the sky, thousands of shooting stars filled the night sky four of them streaked across the sky and landing, one landed in near Ponyville.

It was then that Celestia stomped up to Luna with a foul look on her face, “Luna I know you are angry that you are stuck here but taking it out on our subjects by showering the world with meteors isn’t going to help!”

“Celestia, I did nothing of the sort. I am just as perplexed about this.” Luna said frowning up at the sky. Celestia’s expression softened but looked no less worried.

“I shall investigate,” Luna said absently missing her Sisters new expression of worry.

“Luna! No you heard the doctor,” Celestia pleaded with her which caused Luna to turn to her sister.

“‘Tia I am not going to fly there or participate in combat. It’s just a meteor.” Luna dismissed her worries and was about to walk off, when she felt something or rather someone clinging to her.

“Atleast let me come as well!” Celestia cried in desperation, Luna sighed in exasperation.

“Fine! Come then we leave,” Luna demanded as she left with Celestia in tow

Once the two sisters had arrived in Ponyville via train, they disembarked to find that Mare Mayor was standing there anxiously, she had a light brown coat, a curled silver mane. She wore a black mare’s suit with a tie from the collar of her white frilled shirt and the look was completed with a pencil skirt, for her shoes she wore simple black high heels.

“Your highnesses, there was a huge explosion and rumbling outside Ponyville, waking the town’s folk. They refuse to leave their homes lest what ever made that horrid noise is gone! The local guard has cordoned off the impact site. If you would please follow me to the place it fell.”

The two sisters nodded their assent and followed the frazzled mare.

After a brisk twenty minute walk, Luna and Celestia final reached the impact site and what they saw confused them immensely. A small dodecahedral crystal laid at the center of the impact glowing, they moved to the edge of the crater and gaped at it.

Suddenly glowing white roots shot out of the crystal and dug into the sides of the crater, lifting up the pulsing crystal.

“Get back from the crater everyone!” Celestia ordered as soon as she registered the change.

The pulsing was steady like a heartbeat, Luna stood in awe as a sapling like cluster began branching out like a tree, with one key difference. This one was conforming to a structure, it grew fifty feet in height as the whole thing grew it started to look like an organic tower, with a large square base surrounded by statues of another alicorn. The tower was white with gold and royal purple accents all over it.

On top of the temple tower sat a huge glowing orb, with the rings of the magic circles moving around it, one ring was horizontal, another was vertical, the last was diagonal turning the rings were flipping and turning, like that ring amusement park that spun you between a set of rings. The tower itself was cylindrical with windows at the four cardinal directions, two balconies midway up on the sides as you view the temple from the front and a single large balcony near the top front of the tower.

A drawbridge lowered and water began to leave the statues around it’s base and into the crater. Warily Luna and Celestia stepped forth as they entered through a portcullised doorway.

Once inside warmth washed over them surprising them as they entered the atrium, they were greeted by another statue with a shrine torch, and an offering plate with steps leading up to it. The marble flooring caused their steps to echo throughout the atrium.

The shrine was flanked on either side by stairs that curved up and around the statue to a landing taller than it, which had two large oak doors with iron hinges and door rings.

The two sisters looked at each and shrugged before climbing the left staircase, and pulled open the double doors. On the other side they were greeted by the unexpected throne room, with seating and a gallery off to each side of the room. At the end of the room was a single throne, with doorless doorframes, one that seemed to have stairs going down on the right and on the left going up.

As Celestia and Luna approached the throne, a blue hologram featuring a fluffier Celestia fiddling with her suit’s tie. The real Luna raised a eyebrow curiously towards her sister who was now gaping at the image shown.

“Okay, it’s on and recording!” Came a cheerful female voice, as she came into view of the anthropomorphic Celestia, she swatted her hands from fiddling.

“Stop fiddling with it!” The woman, who had swatted her hissed at her. The image showed the other Celestia’s ears fold back like a scolded child.

“But it’s uncomfortable!” Anthro Celestia complained, “well if you had wanted to be the mare in our relationship you should have thought of that before you nearly split me in half with your.. Oh sorry about this, “Hello and greetings my name is Palutena, and this is my wife Celestia,” The figure pointed to the fidgeting woman,

“Wife!?” Celestia exclaimed in shock, while Luna was busy laughing her ass off.

“Oh dear sister, thine doppelganger looks to be quite whipped!” Luna added between breathless laughter.

“this temple has found that your world lacks a god or goddess, or absent god and as such we will be filling in that void. Well by we I mean just me,” Palutena smiled warmly before continuing, “this temple is a living being and it is sapient. It will only allow select beings further up the tower. Any attempt to enter further by unauthorised persons will be met with force. Whoever is watching this know that currently only Celestia and Luna of this world may enter the upper floors.” Once Palutena was done, the hologram cut out leaving the two sisters to contemplate their revelations.

“Well… That was…. Interesting…” Celestia said carefully, to Luna.

“Yes very interesting,” Luna replied with a smirk as Celestia looked at her and groaned.

“Come on! We were invited it would be rude to decline.” Celestia said absently as they made their way upstairs.

Once they had reached the first floor they saw a doorway that was blocked by a barrier and a brand new hologram featuring only Palutena appeared again.

“So Celestia and Luna,welcome to my temple, before you enter this room I must stress, that no one besides those who are allowed in make use of this room. You two are such individuals. This is a portal nexus room, it is linked to everyone of my temples in the multiverse. Once sufficiently staffed and secure my worshippers from other worlds will make there way to your world, from Other Equestrias. To trade and allow your Equestria and others to prosper. Once you are ready, you may enter the only door that is currently active in this temple.” Holo Palutena explained before disappearing again. The barrier dropped and revealed a singular open portal.

Shaking their heads, they both said “Nope not today!”

Making their way hastily up the stairs, they saw a map room, filled with a holographic representation of Earth.

Continuing up to the third floor they saw a room filled with workbenches a forge and several tools.

Not too interested in crafting, they continued upwards, Celestia made it first as Luna panted in exhaustion, “Fuck stairs hasn’t this Palutena heard of an elevator!?” Luna complained

Celestia fell to her knees her eyes tearing up in awe at what she was seeing. A library filled to the brim with books old and new right up to the ceiling and in a room that seemed to be several miles cubed.

As Luna reached her sister she was caught off guard by a musky scent, “Sister did you just have an orgasm over this library?” Luna asked with a large smirk on her face. It was then that they were greeted by Palutena this time she was joined by four Twilight’s.

Luna was ashamed to admit that she was now having a similar issue to her sister, “hello, these are the revive Twilight's, Twilights that have been revived after their world has met the right criteria. When it is met they go to a world I know of. I was given these girls to help them settle down and so they work as my librarians. If you see a Twilight in here do not be alarmed they are merely Twilight’s from other worlds. Another Twilight popped her head in shot and called.

“Mom~ have you seen Celestia?” The new Twilight asked, Palutena turned around, “No sweetie, I haven’t seen your father, why do you want to talk to her?” Palutena asked her.

“Well I wanted to know how to deal with my pregnancy mood swings, I figured that if anybody knew how to deal with it would be you or her but you are busy, and Luna isn't helping! She's the reason I'm pregnant to begin with!” Luna paled as Celestia turned to her and smirked victoriously.

“What’s wrong is Luna ignoring you?” Palutena asked a dangerous tone in her voice, obviously forgetting the camera was on.

“No, it’s just she keeps fussing over me, like i'm going to break if she isn't careful.” Twilight sighed exasperatedly.

“Don’t worry dear It’s just a phase all fathers go through, Celestia was the same while I was pregnant. That being said hang on.” Palutena closed her eyes then smiled. “She’s currently upstairs in our room.”

“Thanks mom!” Twilight responded happily.

“Oh! this was still recording?” Palutena looked sheepishly at the camera the other Twilights were snickering.

“Now where was I? Oh right the library, do not let your Twilight in until she has ascended or at least is aware of other worlds.” Palutena flickered out again.

Celestia jerked her head back to the hologram was wide eyed.

“‘Tia what is she on about?” Luna asked, “and why wasn't I told?”

Celestia sighed in defeat, “I was planning on ascending my student to alicorn status once she understood friendship. I didn't want to tell you as it was a surprise for you.” Celestia explained and pouted, “Forgive me”

“No! not that face bad ‘Tia!” Celestia’s lower lip quivered as her ears folded back her eyes wide.

“Fine I forgive you just stop that face!” Luna demanded in discomfort.

“You are way too old to still be able to do it!” She added as Celestia grinned in her victory.

Once they had finished Celestia had looked back in the room hungrily.

Celestia rushed inside and Luna sighed as she followed her sister hoping that she wouldn’t be here for hours.