“With this spell I unbind you, with gravity you are now through!” As Celest cast the spell, a bright grey aura appeared around her horn and her experiment porcelain cup. But to Celest's surprise, the cup stood put, not moving one inch after the spell was finished. She walked to it, frowning a bit in frustration. “This is a simple spell though,” the mare pointed out, as she stood in front of the cup. She advanced her front left hoof, nudging it a bit and realizing it had worked. The cup slowly moved away, in the direction it had been hit, and didn't stop at the ground as it started to move through the air, levitating without gravity.

She closed her eyes and her horn glowed again. In front of her, in a flash of grey magic, appeared a parchment piece and a quill, levitating at muzzle level. “Experiment 104: Gravity Spell, The spell works perfectly, there is no backfire nor unwanted side effect. I conclude by saying it is a success.” She grinned to herself and looked at her quill. “Sign and roll.” With this simple order, the quill scribbled an elegant C. Swirl and disappeared, the parchment rolling onto itself. Celest used her magic to make a blue ribbon appear and lace itself around the parchment, sealing it for safekeeping and organization. It quickly flew away towards an elegant brown shelf with five compartments, settling itself onto the middle one among other blue sealed parchments.

As the parchment set itself on the shelf, she walked past the levitating porcelain cup and headed towards her kitchen. All that magic had made her hungry! Well, not really, but it was the excuse she always gave herself for eating a lot. She used her horn to open the fridge, taking out three eggs with an omelet in mind. She grabbed a bowl, and took the first brown egg, getting ready to crack it open. She was a very skilled cook, and even though she sometimes used her magic when she was in a lazy mindset, she would often cook with her hooves. She started mechanically mixing the eggs into the bowl, while using her magic to make a pan levitate out of another drawer, slowly placing it onto the stove while a bottle of olive oil covered the inside with some fat. Quickly, the bowl started moving and pouring the eggs into the hot pan.

She then concentrated her magic onto the stove, powering it with enough magic for it to work for around ten minutes. She then turned around, and walked towards the levitating cup that was still flying, almost reaching the wall it had been sent to. She took a deep breath, thinking about her counterspell, and closed her eyes. “Your floating condition comes to an end, towards the ground you will now descend.” Within seconds, the spell kicks in and the cup falls onto the ground, shattering itself like glass. Well, here goes experiment cup #29...

As she mourned her loss, someone knocked on her door. She sighed and straightened up, slowly walking towards the entrance hall of her apartment. With magic, she turned the knob and opened the door, looking behind it for whoever was on the other side. Then, her frustrated face turned into a smile towards the stallion. “You know, you could have called first. I would have made two omelets.” She giggled a bit and opened the door wide.

“Well, don't worry about that, kid. I had plenty to eat before I came here. And besides, what good is a surprise visit of you call beforehand?” The stallion smiled towards Celest, wearing his usual red fur coat and silver boots.

“You are not crystalized? I thought every stallion and mare from the Crystal Empire remained permanently crystalized once they took citizenship.” Celest raised a brow as she walked up to the stove, to check up on the omelet. Seeing that they were ready on one side, she used her magic to flip it on the other side by waving the pan around. She smiled at her own small feat of not tossing the omelet on the ground and looked back to the stallion, who looked around the apartment with a critical look.

“Well, I haven't touched the Crystal Heart yet. Do you know what it does to people like me? Queen Amore stated there won't be any problem, but I am anxious. What if it recognizes my dark magic and denies me citizenship? I wouldn't be able to live in the Crystal Empire anymore...”

Celest looked at him during his speech, nodding her head along as he expressed his fear of the Crystal Heart. “Well, you won't know until you try. Half the Empire knows how the Queen looks at you, don't you think she would tell you if you ever risked anything?” She smiled at him and put a hoof onto his shoulder, to try and comfort him.

“This is true... Celest, you might want to look at the omelet.” He said with a smug smile, and Celest opened her eyes wide, running back towards the pan. She made it slide onto the counter, sighing as the stove turned off. She put the omelet into a plate, and with two small flashes of magic, a fork and knife appeared on her plate. The stallion chuckled, and Celest smiled at him.

“Thanks for the warning. A few more seconds and the pan would have taken fire.” She grinned, and walked up to the dining table, sitting down and placing her plate onto it with her silverware. “So, overall. What have you come here for? I know you don't travel all the way to Manehattan for a simple visit to your best friend. There is something you are not telling me.” She took a bite of her omelet, her face melting at how good it was. She really was a good cook, and everypony who said otherwise would be met with her furious ego. Cooking ego was the only ego she had.

“Indeed, I come with a specific request in mind... I want you to assist me in my citizenship ceremony.” Celest opened her eyes wide and started coughing, almost choking on her omelet bit. “The Queen is a wonderful person, and I want you to meet her. We have had long conversations about the Empire and what she could do to improve it. I'm sure you will love her, being the only mare as passionate and devoted to knowledge as you that I know.” He smiled, and Celest snickered.

“Long conversations, huh? I'm sure they were fun. Now don't lie. Have you done it with her yet?” The look of nervousness and sudden blush onto the stallion's cheek gave her the answer she needed without him opening his mouth. She started laughing, grinning at him contently. “Dude, you fucked a Queen! You must feel proud. I hope you put on a condom though. I wouldn't want my best friend to have a baby yet when he doesn't even have citizenship in his own home. You know, that's one advantage of being a raging lesbian. No accidental baby.” She chuckled and took another bite of her omelet.

As the stallion blushed heavily and just looked away from his friend, he sighed. “There are so many times I could have given up on the idea of you still having a bit of decency. I guess not, after all these years.” Celest nodded in approval to his remark, while he rolled his eyes and sat down in front of her at the dining table. “So, is that a yes? Do I have your confirmation? I would feel a bit nervous if I walked to the heart without you...” He said with a small smile, while Celest put down her fork and placed her hoof on his.

“I would love that. I suppose, with your sense of timing, that it is tomorrow?” After the stallion nodded, Celest chuckled and stood up, finishing her omelet with one last big bite. She then went to her bedroom, leaving her friend at the table. A few minutes later, after having grabbed a small saddlebag of winter clothes, to prepare for the cold tundra that divided the lush and green Crystal Empire and Equestria. Other than that, she took on dark red stockings to go with small black shoes and a coat, like her friend always wore. She didn't want to be forced to change into the train. “Come on, Queen Banger. Let's go, you wouldn't want to miss your date with the Crystal, right?” She winked at him, and the sight of the beautiful mare wearing her winter clothes was enough for the stallion to blush. He didn't have any feelings towards Celest, but he was a stallion with needs.

He stood up and smiled as he walked up to the entrance hall. “I suggest we do a race to the subway station. The loser will owe a service to the winner.” He winked at her, and suddenly rushed out of the door he had opened with his dark magic, running down the stairs of the apartment complex.

Celest, not ready for a race, grumbled as she chased after him, closing and locking the door.

“Sombra, wait!”

Author's Note

I hope you like this first chapter of Celest's journey through a difficult life! I am open to any rating and critic, as long as it's constructive. If you just want to say hello though, you can on my profile page, I will reply ^^
I am not a beginner writer, but English is not my first language, so if you see any typo or mistake of vocabulary, sentence phrasing, conjugation, or just spelling, do tell me and I will make sure to correct it as soon as possible.