Lone Caretaker Of The Castle In The Sky

by CastleInTheSky7

Rating: everyone
Tags: Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Starlight Glimmer, Mystery, Adventure
Length: 2489

The castle in the sky is an ancient home of alicorns that has long been abandoned by the immortal race. All that remains is a single descendant who bears no wings only a slightly cracked horn, yet that blood does flow through her viens.

Do you know about the alicorns that once inhabited the castle in the sky? They were royal beings who used their special talents to quietly guide the other equine races. Queen Aquamarine Echo was the youngest one on the throne soon to bear a foal, all of this family are born alicorns it has been a major tradition sometimes the use of a spell was used when families were too closely related genetically.

If there was ever one of the three races born into the family that would play into a long prophecy cuing their time to leave the skies of Eques. When Azure Grace was born it meant it would be time to leave as she was born a unicorn despite being able to naturally walk on clouds and a spell proving that she would live a long lifetime.

Due to the fact that no wings were on her sides and a mysterious crack in Azure Grace's horn they had to leave the castle. Aquamarine Echo stayed behind for one hundred years to teach her daughter what she needed to know, she would have to take care of the castle in the sky for all of her days after her mother finally left. Azure Grace has maintained this way of life for hundreds of years the schedule always being the same until one day a letter appears out of nowhere.

Published 2018-11-22 22:40:01 UTC
Last updated 2018-11-29 09:21:16 UTC

It All Started With A Letter

To whom ever finds this letter,

Sorry for the sudden surprise you see my mentor has suggested doung this to both test my teleportation of inanimate objects and to start making friends. My name is Starlight Glimmer I am studying the Magic of Friendship under the Princess of Frienship, Twilight Sparkle. I have no idea where this letter has been sent to only that someone capable of sending it back is nearby the spell used by me stressed that heavily. If you live around Ponyville then you may know about my messing with the past to destroy my mentor's friendship with the other bearers of the Elements.

Please keep on reading I swear that I have changed you see I was hurt pretty bad in the past when my friend Sunburst obtained his cutiemark before me. This led to him being sent off to magic school leaving me in Sire's Hollow all alone now I know what you are probably thinking. But Starlight couldn't you have just made more friends why did you do something so drastic. Well I was pretty young at the time so I felt abandoned come on you can't expect a young foal to understand a situation like that. Anyway I lived many years distancing myself from other ponies to the point when I moved away from Sire's Hollow I forced an entire town of ponies to give up their special talents. Don't worry Twilight and her friends stopped me before any actual harm could be done to them.

I spent much time planning my revenge on Twilight for ruining the community I had put so much effort into creating. I managed to come across one of Starswirl the Bearded's spells when tweaked just right using the cutiemap you can travel through time. I repeatedly stopped the Sonic Rainbow with Princess Twilight confronting me everytime until I attempted to rip the spell apart making the change permanent. She convinced me to return to the present meaning that my fate would be decided by the bearers.

I honestly thought that they would exile me from Equestria for my actions they agreed for Twilight to teach me about the Magic Of Friendship as her student. It has been two days since this happened this being my first excercise so if you can please send a different letter back soon. I'm hoping that who ever finds this can actually read it so if you are then please send back a response.

Sincerely, Starlight Glimmer

Azure Grace kept reading the letter over and over she has never had any contact with the outside world so when this letter materialized in the garden her curiosity was intrigued. She wanted to learm more about this pony named Starlight Glimmer who had been through so many events. Azure Grace found some paper to write on with a bit of ink she had to make sure that this letter was well written so the other pony would respond. She would use her mouth to write it rather than magic, her cracked horn made it hard to concentrate without pain starting to build up in her cranial area.

Dear Starlight Glimmer,

I was a bit surprised by your lettet you see I live by myself, my family is long gone. My name is Azure Grace I actually understand your point of view of course being hurt like that as a young filly would make it difficult to get attached to others. Luckily, you found others who are willing to teach I live pretty far away from Ponyville. I have a pretty normal routine so it was nice having a small surprise like this. I can't use magic as well as I would like to you see there is a slight crack in my horn that makes it difficult to channel magic causing me to feel pain.

Don't worry sending this letter will not be any trouble, I hope that you will send more soon I know that it may take time to adjust you just have to be patient. Something I should clarify is that I am technically not an orphan my mother is not dead, I come from a family of noble blood so we live far away from each other. I am technically the youngest in my family and I have no other siblings. Regardless of the low chance of this letter finding my home I am glad that it did. I would love to read more about you hopefully you have the time in the near future I am sure that your studies might occupy much time. By the way if you need a certain book or spell my family has quite a collection of both that could provide some use to you so don't be afraid to ask. I need to reorganize the ten level archives soon so it will be alright.

Sincerely, Azure Grace

She quickly sent the letter off eager for a reply from Starlight Glimmer.

Meanwhile in the Castle of Frienship Starlight Glimmer hears a letter phase into existence as she was finishing a book with Twilight. She became excited as she realized it had been sent from the one who had received her letter. Starlight was surprised to learn that Azure Grace had a slightly cracked horn after all any chip in a unicorn horn can mess with magical control.

Twilight Sparkle peaked at the letter now wearing a dumbfounded expression upon reading that the unicorn had a ten level arcuive full of books. This could lead to many new stories to read along with spells to learn in the near future for the Element of Magic the purple alicorn started to drool slightly. Starlight Glimmer went to her new room almost getting lost due the many rooms looking to similiar to each other.

Something in this letter did raise a potent point how could Azure Grace accept her after all the things she wrote about either this unicorn was very kind or just very lonely. It was nice to get a response so quickly there was something positive to lift the mood of this situation.

Author's Note

This is going to be the story of my oc.

My Horn?

Starlight Glimmer was in her rooming pondering about Azure Grace the unicorn that had responded to her letter. Especially about having a cracked horn what unicorn could live with something like that. She decided to seek answers to this hopefully Azure Grace was still up it was near nine p.m. at night so she may have been preparing to sleep. Starlight thought about what to write maybe it had been cracked through an accident as filly.

She could be accidentally stirring up memories that had been best left forgotten. This would be a slight gamble in a few aspects one being that this could make the unicorn hesitant to respond to future letters. Starlight decided to take it just would only brush than topic rather than being forceful. She searched around the bedroom for some writing parchment and a quill to write with this was going to be pretty nerve wracking.

Dear Azure Grace,

Sorry about writing a letter in the middle of the night instead of waiting till sunrise. My mentor is very curious about your archive section she couldn't stop drooling over the possibility of thousands of unread books. Anyway I would like to thank you for the offer I may use it in the near future I forgot to mention that my mentor has a dragon assistant named Spike. So please cast flame protection in advance due to an accidental sneeze causing flames.

There is another subject that I would like to ask about your previous letter. You wrote that you had a slightly cracked horn forgive me if this brings up bad memories. Were you attacked by an animal that hit your horn or something along those lines. Sorry, it's just that cracked horns on unicorns are rare to find and even a slight chip can mess up even a basic spell.

I know that you mentioned it causes you pain to use spells due to pressure build up in your head. I do not mean to pry it is just this question has been rattling in my brain for a few hours. I understand if you don't want to write about this topic.

Sincerely, Starlight Glimmer

Azure Grace read over the letter that had almost fallen off of the edge, into a pond while she had been taking a walk through the garden it had been a close call. She did her best to remember how her mother explained it all those years ago.
"Azure you were born with this crack un your horn due to your father having a distant ancestor who was an alicorn with a slightly curved horn. Unfortunately, this means that you will grow up having difficulties controling your magic.

But since you have our bloodline in your viens their is a large amount of magic already inside of you. Make sure to practice whenever you can as along as you don't push your limits to much your skull can only handle that much pressure for so long. Please make sure that you can one day get a feel for your magic juding how much to use. That will help you in the future for now please take care of our home until the day we are allowed to return, I will miss you dearly."

Those memories of when her mother had to leave were never sad because of how many years it had been for the unicorn. She never felt alone just mostly bored it was lucky that the castle had so many books to read along with her practice. Azure Grace recalled that from the days in about five months her birthday would roll around marking another special occasion. She went to her room to began writing a response to Starlight's letter it would be best to explain the situation making her feel guilty.

Dear Starlight Glimmer,

Don't worry about it. You see I have an ancestor on my father's side of the family who had a slightly curved horn. This was passed down to me through genes resulted in me being born with a slightly cracked horn it is completly natural. I can understand how confusing this must be for a mare who has never heard of it in her lifetime. It was a large issue when I was a filly it seemed that younger unicorns kept losing concentration mid spell resulting in inner cracks.

I have an outer crack that causes build up do not worry through much practice I have learned how to judge the necessary amount to use. With as much free time as I have it has been calculated quite well, and just tell me the title of the book so I cam check the records. I was taking a walk through the garden by the way might want to put water protection on your letters your latest one almost fell into the pond. I will take your warning about Spike though I must say... write that I have seen dragons before they sometimes try to take gems from open viens in moutains near my home.

As you can already guess they never stopped to chat, from what you wrote I have a few questions to ask is Spike purple with green spikes and light green scale stomach rows. I can recall a few years ago I has found a purple egg that I left to a nearby egg collector who would pass it on to somepony taking a magic test. I know that not many dragons have hatched in the last few years so that is why I am asking. From what I know about his specific dragon species he should be wingless by this age, if I can recall correctly.

I did not believe that I would be capable of taking care of a dragon in such an isolated home that I care for so turning his egg to someone else seemed best. I remember that day well seeing as it happened a day before my birthday. Speaking of my birthday is in about five months, I am turning about a million so it is quite an occasion for myself.

Best Wishes, Azure Grace.
-Would love to write more but running out of room after this sentence.

Starlight could not decide on which was more unbelievable the fact that Azure Grace claimed to be turning one million, or that she guessed Spike's description. She rushed to show Twilight who was up with a project it would make particial sense for two things Azure Grace was an alicorn or had casted an age spell.

Twilight spoke "It would explain why she wrote that her family lived far off they must be a family of alicorns. Or she could be wearing an artifact that prolongs her life. Or poss--" The purple alicorn was interupted by another letting popping into existance only it was quite short in length when compared to Azure Grace's other letters. It was almost as though the unicorn could have seen the entire scene take place.

P.S Found a bit more paper stashed away. Guess I should write that I have to make sure that my home stays a secret so unless you promise to keep any information between ponies you trust. Search for the tale of the Castle in the Sky or ask the Royal Sisters it has been a long time since they visited. I am a unicorn who comea from a long line of Alicorns having that blood makes me live long.

Twilight Sparkle quickly had Spike draft a letter to both Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna while Starlight searched through the many books. A single book mentionting the legend was found only lasting a single page. It read ' The Castle In The Sky was said to be home to all alicorns in the past until a unicorn was born indicating there presence was no longer needed. The unicorn had to stay behind to care foe her home until the others returned, we only have proof of this legend from a supposed adopted relative of the alicorns. Saying that a mare named Azure Grace would bring the others back."

Princess Celestia wrote a short letter explaining that both her sister and herseld had visited that place as fillies. Disappointed to find the castle empty athough it hardly had shown any wear. Luna did recall seeing a pony as they flew off until after blinking to clear her eyes the figure had disappeared.