Flurry ran back to her bedroom and locked her door tightly and just to make sure it would stay that way she placed a lock spell on her door to prevent anypony from coming in. She wanted to just stay in her room, not be bothered by anypony and cry, thinking of what she could have done to the Empire many years ago. Eventually the sun began to be lowered in the sky by her great auntie Celestia, to be replaced by the rising moon by her great auntie Luna, both of who were in Canterlot.

As Flurry was laying in her bed, she was both tired and getting hungry, but eating required her to trot out of her room, so she did the other option and to take her mind off food, she pulled her blankets over her. Then turning off all the lights in her room with her magic, the only light coming from the beautiful glow of the moon, she closed her eyes and began to go to sleep…

Only it was like she didn’t go to sleep as when she opened her eyes, she was in a completely different setting. She was in the Frozen North, outside of the Crystal Empire, a blinding snowstorm going on as Flurry had to cover her eyes with one of her hooves to avoid the snow blowing on her face.

“What…” Flurry said slowly. “Where am I…”

As Flurry narrowed her vision, she could see two distant forms in the distance, not being able to see them clearly, only a grey outline of them. She didn’t know who it could be until one of the forms called out her name.

“Flurry!” A stallion’s voice called.
“Dad?” Flurry said as she looked closer and could see that the forms were her parents. “Dad, mom!” Flurry shouted as she galloped to them.

Only as Flurry came closer and closer, she could see that they weren’t in good shape and as soon as she came close enough… “No… It can’t be…”

“Flurry… Why did you do it?” Cadance asked in a freezing tone of voice.

In fact ice formed up on Flurry’s parents as it climbed up and up, icicles hung down her parents’ flanks as Flurry didn’t know what to do.

“Mom, dad, what do I do!?” Flurry shouted.

“There’s nothing you can do, you’re the one who brought this on us and the whole Empire.” Shining Armor said in a slight disappointed tone as the ice just about covered up his whole body expect his head. “You destroyed the Empire.” And the ice completely enclosed Shining Armor, the same with Cadance.

“What… No… I didn’t…” Flurry said stunned as she looked around and realized her surroundings…

It wasn’t the Frozen North, rather it was the Crystal Empire, all the buildings covered in ice and snow, looking like pillars of rocks covered in white. And not only her parents, but also all the crystal ponies were covered in ice like her parents, looking like statues than living beings.

“No, I don’t want to see this, make it go away!” Flurry covered her eyes with her hooves as she laid down on the frozen ground. “Please, I’m sorry for yelling at my parents!”

“Oh Flurry, there’s no need to fear, it’s just a nightmare.” An all too familiar voice sounded as Flurry slowly uncovered her eyes to find herself floating in a calm, peaceful scene, the clouds blowing by gently as the moon was visible, although much closer and brighter that Flurry’s vision had to adjust to the brightness. “A mere imagination in your head.” The voice speaking as the sound of it was now closer to Flurry.

Flurry blinked her eyes and regained proper vision to see a dark blue alicorn, with a moon cutie mark, taller than her mother, but shorter than her great auntie Celestia, stand before her with a comforting smile.
“Great auntie Luna?” Flurry said as she now stood up to her full height. “What are you doing here?”

“You forget my great niece that dreams and nightmares are my domain, whenever somepony needs me in their sleep, it’s my duty to help them overcome their problems during the night.” Luna reminded Flurry.

“Oh right…” Flurry said awkwardly while blushing. “Sorry about that great auntie.”

“No need for apologies my great niece.” Luna smiled as she then became serious, putting a hoof on Flurry’s shoulder. “However your dreams or should I say nightmares is what brought me here tonight, what troubles you?”

I found out today that mom and dad has been keeping a big secret from me, that I almost destroyed the Crystal Empire when I shattered the Crystal Heart when I was just a newborn filly.” Flurry told Luna.

“Oh yes, I remember that day well, for I was there too.” Luna remembered the events 18 years ago in the Crystal Empire. “It was quite a day.”

“Is it true great auntie, did I really almost destroy the Empire.” Flurry asked.

“Sadly yes, but it’s not your fault, you were a newborn alicorn, the only one besides my sister and I and we had no idea how to control your magical outbursts.” Luna replied, almost regretting having told the truth, but brightened up. “However let me show you what happened right after your crystalling.” Luna holding up a hoof for Flurry to take.

Flurry took her great auntie’s hoof and Luna flew up to the moon, the moon light getting brighter and brighter as the surface got closer and closer, eventually Flurry had to once again close her eyes as the light became unbearable. When the large amount of light seemed to go away, Flurry reopened her eyes to find herself standing on a cloud besides Luna. Flurry could see the Crystal Empire ahead in the distance, intact and free from ice and snow, however it wasn’t the Empire Luna brought Flurry to show, it was what was right in front of them, almost directly down below.

“Hey, it’s me when I was a baby.” Flurry said as Luna brought her in front of the Crystal Empire train station. “And there’s auntie Twily and her friends, my parents, my grandponies, and Sunburst.” Flurry noted the other ponies standing on the station platform.

“Indeed, this is when your grandstallion and grandmare just arrived and your auntie Twily and her friends went back home to Ponyville.” Luna confirmed Flurry’s statement.

“But why are you showing me this great auntie?” Flurry asked, curious to know why Luna brought me to this memory.

“Keep watching.” Luna replied simply as Flurry listened to her aunt and watched the memory unfold down below.

“You would not believe the crazy weather that delayed our train. Came out of nowhere.” Flurry heard her grandstallion Night Light chuckle as her grandmare Twilight Velvet trotted froward to her baby self in Shining Armor’s hooves.

“But it was all worth it to see this peaceful little angel!” Flurry heard her grandmare comment as she then held out a hoof. “Awww, so sweet! Come to your grandmare!” And Flurry chuckled and smiled bigger as she watched her baby self reach out to her grandmare wanting a hug from her.

And then the actual Flurry watched as her baby self was preparing to sneeze, everypony preparing for it, expecting a magical outburst, as was the actual Flurry, only it didn’t happen as Flurry sneezed like a normal filly, but to her calm self in her daddy’s hooves. The actual Flurry was shocked, Luna was right, it was only because she had no control over her magic.

“We have Sunburst to thank for that.” Shining Armor said as it was clear, reflecting everyone’s, including the actual Flurry, relief.

“I hope he takes his role as crystaller seriously.” Cadance then said, referring to Sunburst.” Something tells me the baby will need a pony like him to look to for magical advice.” And that was true, Flurry often came to Sunburst for advice and he was an excellent teacher.

“Cadance, darling, aren't we gonna name the poor little dear, or are we gonna spend our entire visit just calling her "the baby”?” Flurry then heard her grandmare say as she levitated the baby over to her own hooves as she spoke to her parents.

“We were thinking... "Flurry Heart”.” Cadance suggested, the actual Flurry having to roll her eyes a little at her mother.

“Nice, original name mom…” Flurry said as Luna chuckled, having to put a hoof on her muzzle to avoid being heard.

“You know, to remember the occasion.” Shining Armor then added.

“Way to go and agree with her, dad.” The actual Flurry then rolling her eyes at Shining Armor.

“Oh, goodness, how could anypony forget?” The actual Flurry then heard her “auntie” Rarity comment.

“Well I will most certainly not forget now.” Flurry once again rolling her eyes at the white unicorn.

“I think it's lovely.” The actual Flurry heard her auntie Twiliy said as she saw Twilight giving her baby self a kiss on the cheek, Flurry’s baby self giggling in response.

At that the actual Flurry had to shed a tear, that kiss told her how much she was loved by her family, not she wasn’t unwanted and despite her almost dooming an entire empire, all was forgotten so easily, nothing could beat the love of family.

“So, what did you learn from this young great niece?” Luna asked.

“That despite everything I did, I have a family who loves me no matter what, that they care about me.” Flurry answered.

“Correct, I too have felt the same way Flurry, I understand what you’re going through, but despite my past, my sister still accepted me and welcomed me back into her life, it is because of her that I’m able to move on with my life and forget my dark past and look towards a brighter future.” Luna recalling her own troubled past. “If I can overlook my past, than so can you.” Luna finished as her horn glowed brightly, so brightly that Flurry once again had to close her eyes.

As Flurry again reopened her eyes, she found herself back in her room and the sun was just coming up above the horizon, indicting that it was morning. As Flurry made sure she was no longer dreaming or having a nightmare, she heard a few knocks on the door.

“Flurry, you’re probably still upset.” Flurry heard her dad call.

“And we’re very sorry that we didn’t tell you.” Cadance added.

“But if you’re ready, we would like to finally discuss it with you at the breakfast table.” Shining Armor finished as Flurry heard her stomach rumble at the word “breakfast”.

Getting up out of bed Flurry got to the door, undid her lock spell, unlocked the physical lock before opening the door wide open and right away, as her parents were still standing in front of her door, she gave them a big hug.

“Wow…” Shining Armor said as he was taken aback.

“This is a surprise.” Cadance added as the couple looked at each other. “Does tihs mean you forgive us sweetie?”

“Yes mom, I do and I understand why you didn’t tell me.” Flurry replied.

“Really?” Shining Armor curious now. “How did you come to that conclusion so fast?”

“Well, lets just say I had help from a wonderful great auntie.” Flurry not explicitly saying it was Luna, but her parents got the idea.

And then Flurry’s stomach once more begged for food as her stomach growled, the sound loud enough for her parents to chuckle lightly.

“How about we talk more over some breakfast, some nice oat and hay pancakes?” Shining Armor suggested.

“I would like nothing better.” Flurry smiled as she licked her muzzle in hunger before joining her parents to the dining room in the palace.

Author's Note

Hey everycreature! What’s up!?

So here's the next choice... Princess Luna! As a huge fan of Princess Luna (Luna is number #1 princess, no argument!) how can I not!