Thank You, Mother
Written by PixelMoon
There is a day in a mare's life where she will give birth to a child. That rule applies to immortal gods like our mother.
She loved us.
She created us.
She created the world we live in today.
So that is why we sit today, gazing at the stars mother disappeared into. The stars of her creation, of herself.
Some may have heard that parts of her essence lingers through the galaxy.
It is all true.
She gave us the moon and sun, and said to always have faith that she would come back. And so we waited.
And waited.
And...waited.
But then, The Nightmare came and stroke us down to the depth of the earth. Then my very own sister banished me to the moon.
But I was not alone. Mother was there, bits and pieces of her soul lingered around me. We talked, we cried, we promised to bring each other down to earth.
She kept her promise, but I did not.
I could not.
That is why now, as Queen Galaxia's daughters, we take this time on a holiday created for mares like her.
We have waited for millennia that She would come back. Our flesh and blood. Our creator.
She created the world we rule today. She gifted us with the Student of the Sun. She treated us with respect, but shied away the mask that thinned everyday.
She loved us. Every inch of our bodies and personalities.
Our time to rule was soon to begin, where she made a small request. How could we say no? She took care of us, and fulfilled our every request.
But this was a request we were unable to fill.
"Bring me to Earth, Tia. After I leave, remember me as you rule my nation. But most of all, remember that I still love you. Both of you."
I am ashamed this night that I cannot remember how her love felt like. It's been years, and that love faded away.
But I do remember her. But I couldn't bring her to our world.
Her nation is long gone. Instead, our nation lives this day, thanking their mothers who brought them into this world.
And so will we.
Celestia and Luna exited the castle through the doors leading to the gardens. Each carrying a saddle bag, they stood together as their horns glowed.
In a sudden flash, they disappeared.
But then they reappeared. In the Everfree forest, of course.
They didn't just teleport in the Everfree, however. No, these two gods were among their olden home.
The home of three goddesses.
The first was not found, and probably would not be for millennia to come. The second still lived, flaws dragging her mask down to the ground. The third, the last. She returned from the past mistakes that had been made.
Forgive and forget, is what they say.
So that is why, the two remaining alicorns were at the fallen castle. The runes woven into the walls, the floors. years of attempts to bring Her back and restore true harmony.
Not the flimsy kind of balance Celestia let the Sun's Favored Foal toy with. But the pure, rich harmony that had ruled during Galaxia's reign.
The two sisters walked into their old home. They kept walking until finally they made it to their destination.
The observatory.
Celestia's horn glowed, and with that she levitated the saddle bags off of both backs and set them aside. Luna trotted to the telescope in the observatory and turned its direction towards the galaxy above them.
Celestia grabbed another telescope from her saddle bag and began to set it up. Luna stared at the sky, as if searching for something in particular.
Suddenly, she smiled. "Hello, mother."
A particularly large star sparkled. Greetings, Lulu.
Celestia snapped the last part of her telescope in place and began to search for the star Luna was speaking with.
"Third section, sister," Luna spoke.
The elder sister nodded and searched for where Luna had said the star was at.
Is there any particular reason for why thee hast visited me, Tia?
"We came to thank you, mom," Celestia replied.
Hm? Whatever for, my little sunshine?
"For everything. Thank you for everything you've done."
"Thank you for raising us right and for never losing your patience with us and our mischievous ways," Luna said.
"Thank you for sacrificing yourself to save us and your kingdom," Celestia thanked. "And thank you for always loving us."
Luna trotted to her saddle bags and pulled out a book. The book had several runes on its cover, indicating it was a spell book.
Her horn glowed a white aura, different from her normal blue. The runes laid out throughout the rooms of the castle glowed the same color.
Celestia's horn began glowing white as well. The lines of the runes began to glow brighter and brighter until the light engulfed the entire room.
When the light faded, the star of their mother was bigger. It was slightly smaller than the average pony, but it was a huge improvement from before.
I... My horn has returned! Thank you so much, my stars!
The voice seemed generally happy, so Luna and Celestia smiled with happiness.
I wonder... Hold on, let me try something.
Luna looked through the telescope at her mother's star. The star was glowed a bright white, before it began to drift towards Earth.
"Mother! Are you trying to become a metor?!" Luna gasped.
I will do anything to be with my children again. I love you two. Make sure you know that if I don't make it.
"No! Mother, don't do this! It is not worth the risk!" Celestia panickly yelled.
There was no response from her mother.
Mother is always right.
That's what they always say, and I always believed.
But I shouldn't have. I knew that the moment mother threw herself into the atmosphere of Equus. She was going to get herself killed, and she knew it.
It was practically suicide, trying to return to Equus through a burning atmosphere that could disintegrate your coat in not even five seconds.
I couldn't let her do it. She told me to never lose hope that she would return. Well I would have to if she died attempting to come back to Equestria.
"Mother! NO!" Is what I yelled as her meter self began to fall through the atmosphere. Galaxia's scream echoed through my pale colored ears, bits of her body burning off.
But no. She would not die. I wouldn't allow it.
What I saw today was what I hoped would never happen. I would never want to see that again.
I still have yet to thank Celestia for saving mother. For thrusting herself into the atmosphere that was burning at a degress hotter than anything on Equus.
Under the protection of the sun, Tia had saved mother, and brought her deformed body to our olden castle.
Though she was missing her mane, tail, one ear, and all of her feathers and fur, mother was home at last.
Author's Note
Happy Mother's Day to all around!
