Chapters 16 years later
Outside the castle, the sun shone brightly, birds sang and even a nice breeze was blowing, but inside was a bit different.
Solstice Crescent sat in her bedroom, nose looking down to a book that she was bearly reading. Her horn shone with the almost golden aura of her magic, turning the page. With the sudden slight vibration of her horn with the glow of her mother’s magic, she groaned, rubbing her face with her forehooves. “What could she possibly want now?” She asked herself.
Solstice got up from her stool, walking twords her door and opening it with her magic and closing it behind her. She nodded to a few guards as she made her way down the long hallways, and down to the throne room. She walked in seeing both her mothers standing on the other side of the map.
“What’s up?” Solstice asked.
“We have some great news.” Twilight said with a smile. Starlight, on the other hoof, looked sad.
“She has good news.” Starlight mumbled.
“Ive found you a price to marry.” Twilight said.
Solstice’s mouth fell open, and her amber eyes went wide. “WHAT?!”
“I told you she wouldn’t like this.” Starlight said.
“Of course I don’t like it! You said that tradition died when Luna stopped it thousands of years ago!” Solstice yelled.
“It did, but I want to bring it back. Youll need a stallion to rule beside you one day.” Twilight said, sitting down.
“You and mom ruke just fine and your both mares?!” Solstice said, turning in a small circle, her eyes watering. “I cant believe this.” She almost whispered.
Solstice closed her eyes tight and ran out of the throne room.
“Solstice!” Starlight yelled as she started to run after her.
“Let her go, Star. She needs some time.” Twilight said.
Solstice ran out of the castle and twords the outside of ponyville. Her wings where flapping but she was going no where, she had ne strength to fly, her tears streaming off of her face as she ran. How could they do this to her? She already had enough to deal with, why did they have to put this extra stress on? What if she didn’t want a stallion?
She ran until she reached a cliff that faced the town, this was her spot to come when she was upset.
Solstice never gained a cutie mark. She was bullied relentlessly for it, even being a princess made it worse. What kind of princess didn’t have a cutie mark? What kind of princess didn’t have a talent? Her mind raced all the time, telling her she would never be good enough, that she would never live up to the expections.
She hung her head, looking down to her hooves, the lines on her fur standing out slightly. She closed her eyes again and looked away, she couldn’t look at the scars anymore.
Solstice’s ears perked up when she heard light hoofsteps behind her. She turned her head, seeing a light pink colored unicorn, with a short orange maine and tail.
“Excuse me for intruding, I can leave.” The pony said.
Solstice shuck her head. “No, you don’t have to.”
The unicorn walked up and sat down beside Solstice. “Im Aura Ember, but everyone calls me Aura”
“Im Solstice Crescent, but everyone calls me Solstice.” Solstice said with a small laugh.
“You don’t have to hide it from me. I don’t mind, Princess.” Aura said.
Solstice rolled her eyes a bit. “Please, don’t use my title. This isn’t anything formal, plus I hate it.”
Solstice looked over at Aura, her cutie mark was a heart surrounded by what looked like a magical aura.
“It means I can feel what others feel. I thought my talent would be writing, but I guess this is more important.” Aura said.
“How did you know I wanted to know?” Solstice asked.
“I saw you looking.” Aura said with a smile and a small laugh.
“It’s going to be sunset soon.” Aura said.
“And?” Solstice asked.
“You don’t have anywhere to be?” Aura asked.
“No where I want to be anyway.” Solstice said, her ears folding back onto her head.
Solstice jumped at the feel of the tingly magic, swinging her hooves around until she touched the ground again. “Where are we going?”
“Just come on, Princess.” Aura said with a wink and took off at a trot.
“I told you not to call me that!” Solstice yelled as she took off after Aura.
The two walked for hours, finally reaching a cave in the back of the forrest.
“yeah, bring me out there no one will hear me, cause this is safe.” Solstice said.
“Just hush will ya, damn.” Aura said, walking to the cave, lighting her horn. “Come on.”
Solstice rolled her eyes and followed the pink unicorn. Walking through the cave was a bit hard. Water everywhere, rocks falling. “Im going to die. This is how it ends for me.”
Aura rolled her eyes and kept walking. “You could have said no.”
“But then I would miss this cave.” Solstice laughed.
“Its past the cave. Just trust me.” Aura sighed.
“Trust you? I hardly know you!” Solstice said.
Aura kept walking, out to a wall of vines, she moved it to the side, showing the cavern behind the cave. Solstice walked through it, her eyes widening. Inside the cavern was a huge lake, it was open at the top, so the sunset sky shone through, lighting the water in all colors of reds and oranges.The water dripping off the rocks was the only sound.
“See?” Aura said. “I like to come here to think.”
“Its beautiful.” Solstice said, sitting down on her haunches.
“It is.” Aura said, sitting down beside her.
“Ya know, I think this is the start of something beautiful.” Aura smiled.
“Ya, me to, Aura. Thank you for bringing me here, I really needed it.” Solstice smiled, looking over to Aura.
“Of course.” Aura smiled as she leaned over onto Solstice. Solstice jumped at first, her eyes widening a bit, but her muscles relaxed and she felt herself lift her wing and drap it over Aura’s side, pulling the mare close to her.
Author's Note
so here is the first chapter! hope you all like it!
Solstice jumped out of her trace like state to her horn slightly vibration and glowing lavender. She tensed up and her wing jolted off of Aura.
“Whats wrong?” Aura asked, jumping up to her hooves.
Solstice sighed and stood up, shaking her head. “Its my mother. She made this spell that’s like a call. Itll light my horn up in her magic and itll vibrate. Shes calling me home for something.” Solstice put her hoof to her head and rubbed slightly.
“Is it painful?” Aura asked.
“No, just annoying and it makes my horn numb.” Solstice sighed as she dropped her hoof to the ground.
Solstice looked down and sat back down. Her horn finally shut off and she let out a soft breath.
“We can leave if we need to.” Aura said with a reassuring smile.
Solstice nodded and stood back up. She followed Aura back out of the caven and into the cave. It felt like it took forever to exit the cave. The sky was now dark and stars sparkled. Solstice looked up to the sky and smiled.
“Ive always loved Luna’s stars.” She said.
Aura looked up and smiled, finally looking back down, her face quickly falling.
“You okay?” Aura asked.
Aura nodded and looked back to Solstice and smiled. “Just remembered something is all, nothing to worry about.”
Solstice didn’t really believe her, but nodded anyway, deciding not to press the issue. She didn’t really know this mare anyway.
Aura looked at her with a confused look, holding one hoof up in the air. “What are you doing?”
“I’m not ready to go home after all. Why not play around?” Solstice asked, getting back up all the way.
“Play around? Were grown.” Aura said.
“So.” Solstice as she walked back up to Aura and nudged her chest and trotted the other way.
Aura smiled and ran after her, Solstice running a bit faster to stay ahead.
The night air flowing through her maine was relaxing, and she was actually laughing, actually having fun. For once, she had no worries or cares.
Finally Aura caught up, grabbing Solstice by her back legs, the two falling to the ground and tumbling until they rolled to the bottom of a hill, Aura falling just the right way to land on top of Solstice, their noses touching. The two mares blushing, and giggling awkwardly.
“Um, maybe we should get you home.” Aura said as she lifted herself up and shuck a bit.
Solstice got up and stretched her wings, giving them a flap. “Yeah, I suppose so.”
The rest of the walk was relaxing. The two laughed together and talked about random things that came to mind. Finally, the castle came into view, the moon high in the sky coming around the trees. Solstice’s face fell, as she looked down to her hooves. She stopped walking and just stood for a few minutes. Her mind was telling her she needed to get back, but her heart said to run.
Aura looked back to Solstice, seeing her standing still she walked back to her. “Solstice?”
Solstice looked up and sighed. “To tell you the truth, I don’t want to go back in there.”
Aura looked back to the castle and back to Solstice. She looked down for a second in thought, and finally looking back up. “Well, come with me for the night then. I have an extra room.”
Solstice smiled a bit and sighed. “As much as I love that idea, I don’t know.”
“Come on, whats one night?” Aura asked.
“My mother will have my head, that’s what.” Solstice said with a small laugh.
Aura shuck her head. “You’ve got to learn that she doesn’t run your life as much as you think she does. If she gets mad, then just tell her you just needed some air.”
Solstice thought for a moment. Would that even work? Both of her mother’s are two of the most powerful unicorns in Equestria, they could easily find her if they wanted to, so why haven’t they yet? Were they giving her some space?
Solstice looked up and smiled. “Ok, I guess that could work. I mean, they could have easily found me by now if they wanted to.”
Aura smiled as she walked twords Ponyville. “Well, lets go.”
Solstice followed. They walked through the market, and through most of the residental houses. Aura led her out of the main town square and out past the city line. There was a few houses out here but not very many. Aura led her to a small house, it was a bit worn down, but it gave it a old charm. Solstice could tell it had been lived in for a while. Aura opened the door with her magic and led Solstice in.
When Solstice walked in she saw another pony on the couch. She was a lighter shade of pink, almost white. Her maine and tail was a purple color, almost a pale purple. The unicorn turned her head. “Aura, whos this?”
“This is Solstice Crescent.” Aura smiled, closing the door.
“Princess?” The older mare asked.
“Please, don’t use my title. Im just here to have some time to myself. Aura invited me, I hope im not imposing.” Solstice said.
“Of course. Stay as long as you need to.” She smiled.
Aura nodded her head twords the hall, leading Solstice to the spare room. “Its small, but its comfortable.”
“I love it. Thank you.” Solstice said as she walked over to the bed and climbed in.
“Ill leave you to get some sleep.” Aura said as she closed the door and walked to her own bed.
Aura walked back to her room and laid down on her own bed. She laid her head down and thought of the night. It was nothing that she was expecting, and with the princess? Just wow. But, what was this feeling down in her chest? Solstice was very sweet and a bit scarastic. But Aura had a good time with her and was happy with her. But why did she have this nagging thought that nothing would move beyond friendship?
Aura tossed and turned for hours, finally sitting up and jumping to her hooves. “Maybe some water will help.”
Aura opened her door and walked down the hall, stopping as she passed Solstice’s room. She opened the door slightly, seeing the alicorn sleeping peacefully. Aura bit her bottom lip before walking in, and closing the door slowly. She walked over to the bed, seeing the other side empty. She tested the waters by gently tapping the bed. Nothing. Aura smiled as she climbed into bed with Solstice, laying down next to her and getting under the covers. She slipped a leg over Solstice’s side and laid down, feeling herself slowly drift off to sleep.
Author's Note
Here's the new chapter! Hope you all like it!
It was late at night. Luna’s moon high in the sky.
“Twilight!”
Twilight Sparkle shot out of bed, her wings flapping wildly in the air. She held a hoof up to her chest, breathing in and out hard. Looking down to Starlight in the bed, her hooves curled around her pultruding belly.
“Starlight? Are you ok?” Twilight lowered down to the floor, looking at her wife with worry.
Starlight opened her eyes and tried to get up. “It’s time.”
Twilight’s eyes shot wide as she grabbed Starlight in her magic and flapped her wings, soaring down the hallways of her castle and out the doors.
Living outside of Ponyville, it took a good while to get to the hospital, even at the speed Twilight was flying. She could hardly see the ground below her, she just hoped no other ponies were out at this hour. They would just be blurs as she flew by anyway.
She finally made it to the hospital, flying in the doors.
“Its my wife, she’s in labor!” Twilight almost yelled as she lowered Starlight down onto a nearby gurney gently. “Don’t worry, you’ll do great.”
A nurse pony came down the hallway and grabbed the gurney handles in her magic. “Don’t worry, Princess, we will take good care of her.” She smiled as she walked down the hall.
Twilight folded her wings into her sides and walked over to the waiting area, sitting on one of the chairs, looking down to her hooves.
A few hours had passed, and Twilight was now pacing, her mind a nervous wreck. She had done her share of research on pony pregency and birth. No pony should take more then a couple of hours to give birth! Something had to be wrong!
“Is she okay?” Twilight asked.
“They are both just fine, Princess. Would you like to meet your filly? “He asked, lifting his hoof to lead her down the hall.
Twilight’s wings ruffled in excitement as she followed the doctor down the hall, and to the room. The lights were dim, and she could hear the faint coos of the foal. She walked in slowly, and over around the bed to see Starlight laying with a pink blanket. Starlight moved the blanket slightly to reveal a burgundy and bright red mained filly foal, sleeping peacefully.
“She’s a unicorn.” Twilight said with a smile.
“She’s more then that.” Starlight said as she moved the blanket more to show the foal’s tiny wings.
Starlight chuckled and nodded. “Yes, I think so.”
Author's Note
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