Daughter of the Sun

As Aurora finished getting ready for bed she made her way to her large Queen sized cloud bed, and pulled back the fluffy cloud sheets.

" Ahh what a day, I'll have to get up ridiculously early tomorrow if I'm to be ready in time to leave for Haygrica at 8:30, wonderful. " Aurora said sarcastically as she set the time on her alarm clock with her magic as she got comfy in her cloud bed.

The large bed floated just a foot of the floor and was supremely comfortable, keeping one cool in the summer and warm in the winter, providing a relaxing sleep. As Aurora layed her head on her beds large cloud pillows and was about to turn off the lamp on her nightstand, until she realized something.

"Oh right I nearly forgot to write Mom back, I'm sure she will be happy to hear the news, though I don't know what to say to Luna. I'll just say hello and tell them the news." Aurora thought as she used her magic to grab a blank scroll and a pen.

"There it goes, hopefully Mom gets it at a decent time." Aurora thought yawning as she rolled up the scroll and placed the gold seal on it. She casted a spell that turned the scroll in a glittering cloud of mist, quickly disappearing into thin air as it set out to its destination.

Aurora layed her back on her cloud pillow and turned off the lamp and switched in her room's fans on with her magic. With all things taken care of she got comfy in her bed and closed her eyes as she drifted off to sleep.

*Beep! *

*Beep!*

*Beep!*

CLANK!

Went Aurora's hoof, smacking the blaring alarm on her nightstand next to her queen sized cloud bed against a wall. Luckily the clock was made of strong enchanted metal, otherwise it would have been shattered to pieces by her enhanced strength, like so many before it.

The pale sky blue alicorn slowly opened her eyes and was greeted with the sight of the dark interior of her bedroom in the embassy.

" Ugh, it is to early for this, I don't know how mom gets up so early everyday, probably with a lot of caffeine and sugar."Aurora thought feelings grouchy, she layed in her bed and as she slowly began to wake up, begrudgingly making her way out of her comfy bed.

" 4: 15 a.m is way to early for me. "Aurora grumbled , looking at her alarm clock with a frown as she set it back on the nightstand.

" Huha, well I know how I am in the morning and it takes me awhile to get things done. " Aurora thought, yawning loudly as she slowly walked to her door.

As she opened the door she was greeted by two bat ponies clad in black armour with sliver edges in front of her door.

" Good morning Princess Aurora. " They said, bowing to the her after stepping to the side.

"Mornin." Aurora said still half asleep, rubbing her eyes with a hoof as she yawned, trying her best not to sound grouchy.

Princess Aurora was not in any sense a morning pony, and was a very heavy sleeper and was not very talkative in the morning.

The guards, maids, and embassy staffs new how she was in in the morning and when getting up early. They made sure to give her time to fully wake up, something they learned the hard way after a few incidents.

One time when Aurora had just woken up she tried to take a warm shower. In less than a minute she nodded off and hit her head against the shower knob, and accidentally activate her weather powers in her drowsiness. Coating the whole room in ice and freezing a large portion of the water pipe system.

Another time was when doing paperwork first thing early in the morning, Aurora had nearly nodded off and fell asleep sitting in her chair. When Penny who was helping her with the paperwork, saw this she place her hood on the princess shoulder to nudge her awake.

Unfortunately this startled Aurora, and in her drowsy state she accidentally discharged lighting from her body with her weather powers, shocking her secretary for a few seconds. Ever since then her guards, maids, and staff made sure to give her enough time to wake up.

As Aurora walked past the guards and made her way through the rest of her living quarters in the embassy, she arrived at the dinning room and sat at the head of the table.

" Good morning Princess Aurora, would you like your usual? " A light beige mare with a Cinnamon brown mane and tail wearing a maid uniform said as she walked into the Princess's chair. Placing today's newspaper down in front of the her.

" Yes Ginger I'd like that, and please put extra this time, I don't want to get hungry when I'm halfway to Haygrica. " Aurora said, already feeling hungry.

" Sure thing, be back in a few minutes princess. " Ginger said cheerfully, heading to the kitchen.

As the maid left, Aurora picked up the newspaper and started reading, after reading the first page she saw something interesting.

" Pfft, the lions are still fussing about what happened at the ball, even after five months . " Aurora thought , looking at an article that went over the incident at the royal ball and talked about the concerns of the lions.

"Well I'll let them sweat it out for a few more days, but really Prince Jasiria should have known better than that to speak to a pony like that."

" King Kuwinda said he was flirting with me, but if that is how he flirts, he needs serious practice. Plus he was barking up the wrong tree. " Aurora thought as she read the rest.

" Here is your breakfast Princess Aurora, I hope you enjoy. " Ginger said smiling as she placed a plate with two stacks of four large chocolate chip banana pancakes, drizzled in maple syrup. With Two boiled eggs, and a four strips of bacon with a large glass of orange juice.

"Thank you Ginger." Aurora said, taking a honey soaked bite out of her pancakes and went about enjoying her breakfast.

During her time abroad, Aurora had developed a taste for non-pony cuisine, and being a Pegasus originally she was no stranger to eating meat, one of her favorite things to eat was seafood.

Most poines would be shocked to see another pony eat meat, but it wasn't that uncommon. The Pegasie were known to eat fish and seafood, but most places that catered to that were mostly in the cloud cities.

The zebra's actually had certain kinds of meat in their diet as well, and the poines that had traveled and lived in the eastern lands after travel between them was established. The poines over there were a bit more use to the open to the , and the sight of other creatures eating meat, especially when around lions and hyenas.

"Ahh, nothing like a nice relaxing bath to start the day off with. " Aurora said, sinking to her shoulders in the warm water of the bathtub.

As Aurora went about taking her usual morning bath, she relaxed in the warm water of the large circular marble bathtub. But she found her thoughts on the contents of Celestia's letter from yesterday.

"Princess Luna, the princess of the night, and my long lost estranged aunt. I have seen her in old pictures with mom, and only known as much about her as the Canterlot archives have and what mom has told me. I really hope we get along, other than mom I really don't have any other family members, despite what Mom says I do not see Blueblood as family. " Aurora thought, feeling irritated as she recalled her adopted cousin.

" I find it utterly baffling as to how mom could have the patience to stand that snobbish, self centered, entitled, spoiled, arrogant prick, or how any creature could for that matter. " Aurora thought, recalling the stallions behavior as she grabbed a long handle bath brush, applying lavender body wash to the brush's head.

"Huha I'm just worried about Luna accepting me as family, she has been gone for a thousand years and now she's back and finds out her sister has a daughter. Would she be happy to find out about that? I hope I'm just worried over nothing, I probably am my nerves are just getting the better of me." Aurora thought, scrubbing herself and covering her body is the sweet smelling lavender foam.

As she finished lathering herself she submerged beneath the bath water and washed the soap off. She used her weather powers to change the warm water's temperature to cold, and relaxed in the cool water.

"I'm just nervous that's all, I'm worrying about nothing though I wonder, what to get as a welcome home gift for her? " Aurora thought, as she got out of the bath.

" I'll think about it later. " Aurora thought as she continued to get ready.

The sun was barely above the horizon as Aurora finished with th her preparations on getting ready to set off for Haygrica. She stood in front of her dressing mirror in her bedroom, putting on her regalia.

Her crown, necklace, and shoes were made of shiny white gold, her crown and necklace had a cut diamond shape sky blue sapphire on it. Her necklace was similar to Celestia's, but it was smaller and thinner than her's.

She normally only her crown most of the time and sometimes her shoes, she only wore the full set of regalia for special occasions or when she was going to an important meeting.

" Hmm, I've got an a little over hour and a half till it time for me to head out, they should be finished preparing the airship. " Aurora thought as she finished combing her mane and tail.

Try as she might her light and dark aurora and night colored mane and tail refused to smooth out, maintaining its usual wild spiky look ( similar to Vinyl Scratch mane style) as they blew gently through ethereal wind.

As she left her room she met Gale Winds, Stella Wisp, and eight more armed royal guards outside her door, waiting to escort her to her destination.

" Your guard squad is ready to escort you, are you ready to head out princess? " Gale Winds said, giving a salute to the pale sky blue alicorn.

" Not yet, I've got to head to my office and check some stuff over with Penny before I leave . " Aurora said as she walked down a hallway with her guards in tow.

" Alright that should be it with the stuff that needs your attention princess, the others can manage the rest. " Penny said, putting up some papers and files in her bag.

" Thanks for the help Penny I'll be going now, call me if something comes up. " Aurora said as she got up from her cloud office chair.

" No problem, have fun over there princess. " Penny said to Aurora as she left her office.

*Bing*

Suddenly Penny's phone notification went off, she pulled out her phone and saw she had a text message from her leopard marefriend.

" Hey Penny, you want to go to our usual place after work for lunch, I heard they got a few new things to try ? " it read.

" Sure Lenna, I'll probably be getting off early so meet you at 6:45? " Penny typed.

" Sounds good, I'll be getting off around then too since I've got a day shifts, see you then. " Lenna typed, adding a smiling emoji face at the end.

" Well I better see to getting done with what little I have to do before then, otherwise Lenna will be huffy if I make her wait to long. " Penny thought, putting her phone away and went back to her office.

As Aurora teleported with Gale Wind s and Stella Wisp, and her guards to a landing pad outside of the town where a airship awaited them. It resembled a fusion of a blimp and a ship, it flew the flag of Equestria and the body of the air ship was painted with gold, white, amethyst purple, and sky blue.

" Morning Princess Aurora, we've already got everything ready to take off, with the weather today it will be smooth ride to Haygrica. " Said a white cream colored Pegasus in a deep gruff but friendly voice , he smiled as he gave a quite bow to the princess. He had on a ship captains hat and had a black mane, tail, and a thin mustache.

He was Gust Cloud, he and a two others piloted the diplomatic Equestrian airship that they used to travel the long distances between the kingdoms. Most modern day airships had a magic powered autopilot system built in, but the larger ones need to at least have three pilots and a maintenance crew of ten.

" That's good to hear Captain Gust, after we bored the ship I'll will let you know when we're ready to go. " Aurora said, smiling to the captain.

"Hey princess, mind if Gale helps me fly the ship it would be nice to chat with my nephew and see how his pilot skills are. " Caption Gust said, smiling as he looked at the young light blue Pegasus guard.

" Uncle Gust, as much as I would like to, you now I'm still on the jo-,

" Sure I don't mind captain, I hope your pilot skills haven't gone rusty Gale. " Aurora said, cutting of the young stallion's response and smiled at him.

"Are you sure princess, I'm mean it would nice to but I'm still on the job as your bodyguard." Gale said, trying not to show to much emotion.

" Yeah you can, besides you two haven't had much time to spend together, you can work and catch up with your uncle at the same time. I just hope your pilot skills haven't gone rusty, we wouldn't want to be late, or worse lost." Aurora said playfully.

" Ha! Well you don't have to worry about that with me, come Gale let's chat and catch up. You still remember how to fly an airship right?" Captain Gust asked, patting Gale as they walked up the ramp to the ship.

" Yes uncle, it has been some time since I have flown one but I remember how. This brings back memories of when we flew your small airship back then. " Gale said, smiling as he recalled his uncle teaching him how pilot an airship.

" Ha, yes indeed though nowadays the air ships have all kinds of fancy high-tech stuff in them now, much more reliable than the old ones. " Captain Gust said, as Gale and him made their way into the airship.

As everything was checked and accounted for, Aurora gave the captain the okay to take off.

"Alright this is your captain speaking, we're taking off now, the weather is nice today and we should be arriving at Haygrica in the next four and half hours. Please set back relax and enjoy the flight. " Captain Gust said on the intercom.

" Good, that's enough for me to get a decent nap, and by the time we get to Haygrica's borders I'll had enough time to wake up." Aurora thought, yawning as she entered the passenger area of the airship.

The area was wide and spacious, several large fluffy light beige chairs with dark brown cushions on them lined the sides and where place near where the windows werewere, offering a nice view of the outside.

A small wooden table with gold leafing in front of them was placed in between a few to place food or drinks on.

" Huha I need a nap, Stella wake me up if I'm not up before we arrive at the Haygrica's borders, or if something comes up. " Aurora said, feeling her tiredness catching up on her, she took a seat on a chair near a window and reclined all the back in the chair.

"Sure thing, I'll be sitting right over there if you need me, I'll have two others positioned here as well. The rest well be guarding the doorways. " Comet said as she sat on the seat next to the princess.

" I hope Mom and aunt Luna have already gotten my letter, I'd feel bad if it woke Mom in the middle of the night. But knowing the delay it probably arrived earlier this morning, I wonder how their doing over there. " Aurora thought as she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep in the chair.

Earlier that morning.

" Alright everything is ready, I've fixed Luna's favorites for breakfast just the way she likes it. Now all I've got to do is wait for her to arrive." Celestia said, nervously looked over the royal dinning room table, checking the breakfast spread she prepared herself.

After Celestia had raised the sun and got ready for the day, she had went to the royal kitchen to personally prepare breakfast for Luna and herself, glad her cooking skills hadn't become rusty.

Because of their schedules being set at completely opposite times, the two sisters didn't get to spend that much time with each other. Celestia had seen to that, and arranged for them to have more time to spend together, something she was looking forward too.

Luna was making remarkable progress adjusting to modern Equestria in her short time back thanks to Celestia's help.

But Celestia was not going to rush things, she was going to be there for her sister and help her through this, she was determined to not repeat her mistakes again.

" Alright everything is set, she should be here any minute. " Celestia thought, anxiously awaiting has she sat at a chair close the head of the table.

Suddenly the sound of a door got her attention, seeing Carmel her personal maid walking through a set of double doors. The light carmel maid walked in and held the door open with her magic, a second later, her younger sister walked in.

" Good morning sister, I hope that the you are doing well this morning. " Luna said, trying and failing to hold back a loud yawn as she walked in to the room.

Thanks to Celestia's tutoring Luna and using a spell to help her quickly learn modern Equestrian, she was able to speak the modern language easily.

" Good morning Lulu, I made us breakfast. " Celestia said happily, smiling to her younger as she took a seat across from her.

" It smells lovely sister, though I think you made a bit to much for just us. " Luna said smiling, scanning the dinning table and seeing the extensive spread.

There were several plates of many kinds of food spread out on the table, plates with pancakes, oatcakes, chocolate waffles, blueberry, banana strawberry, muffins. With cinnamon rolls, toast, sticks, and boiled, sunny side, scrambled eggs, with along with various fruits laid in bowls and plates lined the table.

It looked more like a buffet had been prepared than a breakfast for two.

Celestia looked at the table and then back at her sister.

" I may have went a little overboard and got carried away with making breakfast." Celestia said, trying to hide her embarrassment.

" I guess I'm just used to making such a big breakfast when Aurora is home, and since this the first time in...in a long time since all of what happened in the past. I wanted this to be enjoyable for us, it has been so long since...since we've spent time as a family." Celestia said, her cheerful mood slowly faded as she spoke, feeling an all to familiar sadness and guilt come over her.

Her usual energy was now gone as she stared at her plate of food, her mane reflected her mood as it lost some of its bounce and flow.

Luna was beside Celestia in an instant, wrapping her forlegs and wings around her sister in a loving hug.

" It is alright sister I appreciate what your trying to do, I don't hold what happened in the past against you Celly." Luna said softly, looking at her with a kind smile.

Luna saw her words had an effect on Celestia, her mood seemed to bright as she smiled back at her. Though it was gone as fast as it appeared, fading as saddens settled back on her face.

" What happened to you back then sister was not all your fault, I am to blame as well for what happened to you. If only I had been more observant to how the ponies back then acted towards you, If only I had realized what it was doing to you, how it as making you feel bitter and alone. If only I had done more to help you, it never would have happened in the first place. " Celestia said, a few tears falling from her as she spoke.

" What happened in the past between us is over sister, I have said this already, I forgive you and love you Celly." Luna said, nuzzling her sister to reinforce her words.

"Thank you Lulu, I love you too. " Celestia said smiling happily, finally returning the hug and nuzzled Luna back affectionately.

" Now how about we eat, the food is getting cold and it would be a waste to let it ruin. " Luna said, taking a seat beside her sister.

" Yes let's. " Celestia said, smiling as Luna and her fixed their plates and dig into their meals.

" Oh right Celly, you mentioned your daughter earlier, you've only told me a bit about her since I got back. I'm surprised she isn't joining us for breakfast. "Luna said, cutting a large chunk of her whip cream covered chocolate waffles.

" Oh that's right I haven't told you yet, she's away often and for long periods of time, so she isn't home often for very long. She's an ambassador of foreign affairs and relations, she's currently in Aforina, a large continent far to the east of us." Celestia said, taking a bite out of her honey glazed biscuit.

" Aforina, I vaguely remember we went there a couple of times to the land of zebras in the past. They were similar to us and different in many ways, though back then travel between the lands wasn't easy to do, I'm guessing it's still a challenge today?" Luna asked, taking a bite of an omelet.

" Yes it is, even with airships the distance takes at least two days to cross. " Celestia said, taking a sip of her tea.

" So about your daughter Aurora, how are things going between you and her, what's she like? " Luna asked, floating a blueberry muffin over to her.

" Things between us are great, though frankly I wished I had been able to spend more time with her when she was a foal. Between my royal duties and raising her, it seemed to me she was growing up fast. "Celestia said, showing a happy but sad smile as she recalled how much time passed her by as Aurora grew up.

" I always felt bad for not always being there when she wanted and needed me, she's such a kind and loving pony. " Celestia said, feeling a little sad as she remembered something.

" I'm sure every parent feels that way Celly, I'm sure you did your best raising her even with ruling a country on your own, you always were a good at multitasking." Luna said, trying to cheer Celestia up.

" At times I wish I had done more, you know I was running over an hour late arriving at her ninth birthday party, because I was held up by a meeting with some nobles. I wished you were there to see how she brightened up seeing me Luna. " Celestia said, smiling as she remembered how delighted Aurora was to see her.

" But when I apologized to her for being late, she said something that hurt me greatly. " Celestia said.

" What was it she said, surly it couldn't have been that bad coming from a foal. " Luna said, feeling concerned as she watched her sister.

Celestia poked her food with her fork for a second, before looking at her sister.

" After I said I was sorry for being late she...she said she was use to it, and not to worry about it. Hearing that hurt Luna, I felt so disappointed in myself, I had missed things and was late for things more than I care to remember." Celestia said looking at her plate.

"Despite that she was always overjoyed to see me and be able to spend any time she could get with me. But hearing that made me feel like I had been neglecting her, like I neglected you back then sister. "Celestia said, feeling disappointment in herself.

" But things are better between you and her now, right? "Luna asked, hoping that was the case.

" Yes Aurora and I are doing well, she has grown up to be a wonderful, capable, and independent mare. " Celestia said smiling, brightening up as she spoke of her daughter, feeling a happiness only a mother could feel.

Luna smiled seeing that, glad to hear her sister had a good relationship with her daughter, though she felt curious about something.

" So Celly, there's something I'd like to ask. " Luna said adopting a playful smirk as she eyed her sister, her toned becoming mischievous and playful.

" I know that look anywhere. " Celestia thought, she knew it very well from experience.

Luna always used that tone or smirk when she would was about to do, talk, or ask something that was embarrassing, particularly when it concerned her.

" Yes sister, what's on your mind? "Celestia asked cautiously, eyeing her younger sister with a studying look, mentally preparing herself for whatever embarrassing thing Luna had planned.

" Tell me who's the lucky stallion or mare that managed to romantically woo you over, I would like to very much meet them. I had nearly given up hope that you would ever pursue a romantic interest, I imagine that you certainly didn't make it easy for them. " Luna said smiling to herself as she saw her sister blush.

" So tell me Celly, who are are they, more importantly where are they, I'm very much interested in meeting your special somepony. "Luna said, raising an eyebrow curiously as she smiled playfully.

" I-I just didn't find myself interested in anypony back then, plus we had to focus on running a kingdom as well Lulu. "Celestia said, blushing as she tried to defend her dignity.

" Huha, you still haven't gave me an answer Celly, " Luna said smiling as she pressed her sister for an answer.

" There's nopony really, I had Aurora on my own. "Celestia said honsetly, surprising Luna greatly.

" W-what, how did you have a foal on your own? Even when it is two mares, the spell needs to have two to work. " Luna asked, completely taken by surprise with her sister's answer.

" Well, I looked up and researched the foal bearing spell and a few other spells that were promising, and I used them on myself. I got pregnant and eleven months later I had Aurora, the birth was very easy on me surprisingly." Celestia said, fidgeted in her seat as she told her sister how she had a foal.

"But why would you do that, sister? "Luna asked, now finding herself both curious and concerned.

" At first it was because I was lonely...I felt so alone, I missed you so much Luna. During all that time without you I felt sad and alone, and I saw happy families with their foals living their happy life's over the centuries. One day I realized that I wanted that too, I wanted a family but nopony caught my interest, so I crafted a spell that would give me a foal. " Celestia said, telling her sister how Aurora came to be.

" I wasn't trying to replace you Luna, I could never do that. I just wanted to experience being a mother, and it turned out better than I could hope for. " Celestia said smiling as she thought of the joy Aurora brought into her life.

" Oh I know you wouldn't do that Celestia, so don't worry about that. I'm just happy that your happy, and hey you still might find that special somepony. " Luna said, hugging her sister.

"Speaking of which, has Aurora shown any interest in romance, or does she have a special somepony already? " Luna asked, breaking the hug and returning to eating her breakfast.

" No I don't think so, even after Five hundred years, she's a lot like me in that regard unfortunately, and very different as well." Celestia said, returning to her breakfast as well.

Luna nearly choked on a bite of her pancakes hearing what Celestia just said, she swallowed and looked at her sister with a stunned expression.

" S-she's five hundred years old, did you place a ageless spell on her. " Luna asked, surprised at hearing such news.

" No, oh that's right I haven't told you, she's an alicorn like us. She's known as the Princess of Unity. " Celestia said, telling Luna a bombshell casually.

" S-she's an alicorn as well." Luna said, staring off into space, finding herself stunned hearing even more shocking news.

" Yes, and contrary to what everypony thought she was going to be like, she turned out to be quit a wild mare. "Celestia said, smiling as she took a sip of her tea, remembering how Aurora was growing up.

" Really, that's funny I seem to recall that you were quite a wild mare growing up sister." Luna said, smiling as she took a bite out of a cinnamon roll.

" W-well I'd like to think I mellowed out, compared to back then. When you were a teenager you were pretty shy growing up Luna, remember?" Celestia said, recalling how timid her younger sister was.

" Yes I do and it was thanks to you that I grew out of that, so what kind of pony is Aurora? You said she's like you but also different, how so? " Luna asked, pausing as she put some syrup and powdered sugar on some cinnamon sticks.

Celestia placed her tea cup on it's saucer and thought for a moment, smiling as she remembered how unique Aurora was.

" Well it turns out that she was born with special magic, weather and elemental magic to be precise." Celestia said, remembering the day she found out her daughter's magic gift.

" Wow, the same kind of magic the Pegasie of old possessed, I believe that those that were very talented with it were called sky sages. " Luna said, remembering the ancient history of the Pegasie.

" She actually got her cutie mark when she testing her weather magic, she was flying and her weather powers imbued her with lighting speed. She was like a shooting star and after no small part on my end to catch her, when I finally did her whole body was giving off a static charge. " Celestia said, remembering how she frantically teleported to the gardens after a guard told her something we happening to her daughter.

500 years ago

In Canterlot castle

Celestia was in a conference room in the castle, in the middle of a meeting with some government officials that had been going on for too long, and was becoming arduous even for her.

The meeting was about increasing prices on the trade of certain crops an goods. By about the first hour in, Celestia had gone into her autopilot mode and just gave a response when necessary .

She had long ago made her decision on her ruling after hearing the ridiculous reasons and changes to the taxes on the goods and which good that would be affected.

" Princess Celestia, there's an emergency with Princess Aurora! " yelled Dust stride, bursting through the conference room's doors as he flew into the room.

" What happened, where is she?!" Celestia demanded as she stood up, shouting in her royal voice. Her bored mind was now on full alert and disregarded everything not concerning her daughter.

She was instantly in full protective parent mode, she didn't even notice the chair she had been seating in hitting the wall after she flared her wings as she got up.

" She's in the gardens we don't know what's going on, we-

That was about as much as Dust stride got to say, before Celestia had teleported away in a gold flash.

" Aurora! " Celestia yelled as she appeared in the middle of the gardens. Frantically looking around for her daughter.

As she frantically looked around, out of the corner of her eye she spotted a blur of familiar colors, zooming through the air high above the gardens. It took her a moment to realize that the blur was her daughter.

Celestia barely could keep track of her, as the twelve year old filly flew around the gardens, leaving behind a multicolored neon trail behind her.

Celestia had never seen her daughter fly this fast before, but what got her attention more, was that lighting was arching from her daughter. She looked like a living bolt of lightning made of aurora lights.

She was flying all over the place, moving so fast she was a blur, doing tricks, flips, and spinning as she flew.

All while the guards tried to catch up to the young princess, though they knew they would have a better chance of catching lighting in a bottle than catching up to her, still Celestia had to give them credit for trying.

Celestia knew that she would not be able to catch up with Aurora, even with her larger wings. She quickly teleported to Aurora, planning to catch her in her magic, as she appeared high in the skies above the gardens.

But as soon as she appeared where Aurora was , she was already gone. Celestia in her panic, didn't think to call out to her to get her attention, she wanted to see about Aurora as fast as possible.

She failed to intercept Aurora mid flight again and again, becoming more frantic with every failed attempt. Celestia decided to cast a spell on herself, slowing down the world around her, the spell accelerated her perception, allowing her to see the world in a slow motion state.

She focused on Aurora 's flight pattern and calculated her timing, teleporting right in front of Aurora.

" Oof!" Went Celestia, catching Aurora in her forlegs as she flew right into her, knocking her back quite a distance, and did a few back flips from the impact.

If somepony asked her how she was feeling at that moment, she would probably tell them she felt like she was hit by an Ursa Major.

Thankfully Celestia's alicorn body was very resilient and tough, plus she had spells that gave her elemental resistance. Otherwise holding onto Aurora with lighting arching off her would hurt quite a bit.

" Aurora are you alright?! " Celestia asked frantically, looking her daughter over for any signs of injuries. Celestia noticed as she was touching Aurora, she could feel a continues low static charge coming off her fur.

" Hi mommy I'm fine, when did you get here, I thought you had some meeting to attend. " Aurora said, affectionately hugging Celestia. Celestia noticed that the lighting arching off Aurora like a live thunderhead moments ago had vanished.

"Nevermind that look what I discovered I can do! "Aurora said excitedly, slipping out of Celestia's grasp and became cloaked in lighting again.

" I can make myself go really fast if I apply my lighting to myself, isn't it amazing? " Aurora asked as she zoomed around Celestia a few times and came to a stop in front of her mother.

"Yes that is amazing sweety, why don't you tell me all about it over some snacks. "Celestia said, Smiling as she and Aurora landed on the ground.

" But what about that meeting you said you had to see about, it isn't s supposed to be over for another hour. Not that I'm not happy to see you and spend time with you mommy, it's just that you said you had a packed schedule today. "Aurora asked, remembering what Celestia said to her earlier that day.

" Oh that silly meeting wasn't that important, besides I think we need to go out and celebrate you finally getting your cutie mark. " Celestia said, smiling as she gestured to Aurora's flanks.

" Huha my cutie mark, my cutie mark! I finally got my cutie mark, yeah! "Aurora squealed with delight as she examined her cutie mark.

"Coincidentally that is what her cutie mark is, a shooting star of aurora lights. Her mane and tail also have the light and dark colors of the aurora lights and night. " Celestia said, describing Aurora.

" Her mane looks like nothing I have ever seen a pony have, it's like looking at a work of art and her eyes are like white diamonds. " Celestia said, recalling her daughter 's unique appearance.

" She sounds very pretty, maybe you can show me a picture of her later. " Luna said, wiping her face with a napkin.

" Oh I have a picture of her in this locket, though it's a picture of her when she was a foal. " Celestia said, smiling as she opened the gold locket on her necklace she was wearing.

"Aww she's so cute, she has that pink color in her mane you had when you were younger." Luna said, seeing a picture of a three year old Aurora sitting on a picnic blanket, playing with a butterfly.

In the picture 2/3rds of Aurora 's hair was pink like Celestia's used to be, while the ends of her mane and tail were the color of the aurora lights.

" Yes she is, she's a lovely mare and I'm sure you and her well get along well. " Celestia said, putting the locket back around her neck.

" Are you sure she won't be afraid of me, you said she knows about my past so she would know about what I did as Nightmare Moon. " Luna said, worried Aurora would be afraid of her.

Even after she was freed from being Nightmare by the elements, most poines that she meet stilled were afraid of her. Though thankfully her niece Cadence wasn't, which did help her stay hopeful.

" I don't think you have to worry about that Lulu, ever since she learned that she had an aunt and learned about you, she has wanted to meet you very much. " Celestia said smiling as she reassured her sister.

" I hope so, I guess I'm just worried about meeting her, I want to make a good impression. So when is she supposed to be coming back from Aforina? " Luna asked as she drank the last of her orange juice.

" Hmm, well she had two months left in her stay there, but she did say something about cutting it down to a month last time I got a letter from her. " Celestia said, remembering what she read from Aurora 's last letter.

" A month, well that's more than enough time for you to tell me all about her, I'd like to know as much as I can about my niece before I meet her. " Luna said smiling, looking forward to meeting her niece.

" I'd be more than happy to tell you all about her, she's has many hobbies, she's-

*Poof*

Suddenly a cloud of glittering smoke appeared above Celestia and turned into a scroll, falling right on top of her head.

" Oh it's from Aurora. " Celestia said, seeing the shooting star of aurora lights on the golden seal.

As Celestia read the letter, she was smiling at first, then laughed a little as she read on, her expression changed to a surprised look at the end.

" What does it say Tia? " Luna asked, arching an eyebrow as she saw Celestia's surprised look.

" It...It seems that Aurora is coming home a lot sooner than I thought, here."Celestia said, passing the letter to Luna.

Dear Mom

Hi Mom hope you doing well, and that this letter reaches you earlier than nightfall like it did me.
Long distances always makes the mailing spell take way longer, and with the long distance between Equestria and Aforina it takes much longer, which is way your are probably getting this letter so late.

Since it's nearly midnight as I am writing this, plus I'm pretty tired from getting done doing some paperwork, you know how it is, so I'll be brief.

I'm doing great and things have been going well over here, it's been cooler this month and work wise everything is pretty much taken care of. I'm happy to hear that Aunt Luna is finally back and the you have patched things up with her.

If you are reading this Aunt Luna, I'm glad that your back and you and Mom have made up. I hope you are doing well and are settling in alright, I'm looking forward to meeting you at last and getting to know you.

Oh and concerning what you wrote about in your last letter Mom, I have good news concerning that, I'm coming home early! I'll be coming home this week on Saturday, which well be in four days, surprise!

I'll be visiting my friends here in my remaining time before making the trip back home, see you then.

Sincerely with love, Aurora

" Well this is certainly a surprising turn of events, but it is nice to hear she will back sooner than we thought. Four days, certainly enough time for you to brush me up on Aurora. "Luna said, placing the letter on the table.

" Luna. "

" Yes Tia. "

" She sent this letter yesterday, which means she'll be coming home in three days counting today. I'm glad she's coming home sooner though, I've missed her. I'll need to inform Cadence so that she can be here to meet her. Celestia said smiling as she looked at the letter.

" Yes indeed, she'll be happy to meet and hear about her as well. " Luna said before yawning, she was starting to feel sleepy.

" Though that will have to be later when we have dinner tonight, good day Tia. "Luna said, as she got up from her seat and headed back to her room.

" Good night Lulu, take care sleep well. "Celestia said to her nocturnal sister.

" You too Tia. " Luna said smiling to her before walking out the room.