Trinity of Time: Fate and Change

Fate is unpredictable; whether things work out or not, we have no way of knowing. When our dreams do come true, when fate does work in our favor, we do nothing more than to savor the moment. However, few, if not none, of us truly think of what we have set in motion. Each dream must have a legacy, no matter how small and insignificant it may seem in the moment. Nobody knows what the future reserves for us, nor do they know just how their works will be viewed as, or interpreted.

The great minds of the past were not always hailed as scientific geniuses. Gallopleo, now viewed as the father of "modern science," was once considered a horrible heretic. Celestia wasn't always as reliable as she is now in Lavender's time. It certainly isn't easy to carry the weight of immortality. Even if she has lived longer than anypony else, the Princess wasn't born smart. She learned much from the past thousand years, and will always keep learning more about her world, about her kingdom.

Even as immortals, Luna and Celestia still have a legacy in place. Although nopony knows what it may be, they are confident in the Princess' capabilities. All dreams, nightmares, and actions have a lasting impact, consequences, and play a great role into making us who we are today. Yet, there is no way of knowing how ourselves as individuals can shape the future. Think of tomorrow as a large stone, and we are mere sculptors, chipping away at the stone, one lifetime at a time. We are the ones building the future, dent by dent.

Maverick, along with the rest of the philosopher council, chased away the colt who proposed blueprints for artificial wings. That very same equine traveled all the way west, unprepared and angry. Had he known more about the world, he would have simply taken a train. Ignorance is truly pitiful. Those blueprints should have never made it out the forests and mountains between east and west, destined to lay dormant, away from the hooves of equine kind.

By some twist of fate, the colt in question made it all the way to Canterlot. With his last dying breath, he gifted the much wiser Princess Celestia with his lifelong dreams. While others might have been labeled as heretics, nopony would mess with the Princess herself. She made it clear she could be the sole ruler of Equestria, and anypony in her way would indeed suffer. For her kingdom, she sacrificed her sister. All dreams, nightmares, and actions have a legacy.

Celestia took the blueprints in her care, exploring the possibility of synthetic limbs. Despite all the risks and hazards, she kept them safe in plain sight. About a half a millennium later, she met her faithful disciple Twilight. Crystal did promise the two would meet again. Now, about fifty years later, Twilight's time is this world had expired. Forever grateful for all that she was able to see, Twilight left with a smile on her face. However, on that faithful night, many years after Twilight joined her friends in the stars, a mysterious cry was heard.

The two sisters rushed to the front gates, where the noise came from. There she was; asleep in a small basket, comfortably wrapped in a soft, silk blanket. By her lavender purple mane, a note had been placed. There was only one word on the paper; "Fate." Finally, after many years of grieving and despair, Celestia cracked a smile. Luna stared blankly at her sister, confused. The Princess of the Sun held her note against her chest, and decided to take care of this filly unicorn. The foal was named after her lush, beautiful, lavender mane.

Almost two decades had passed since. Fate united Lavender with the blueprints, which were left untouched by the wounds of time. Seeing these sketches, her writer's instincts immediately gave birth to a seemingly innocent idea. That night, she started working on a dystopic novel about false alicorns, nicknamed "Falsicorns", a future of perfection, and lands above the reach of equines.

Lavender had no idea what she just set in motion.