Celestia sat on her balcony as she idly watched the moon start to lower itself in the sky. It had taken her admittedly a bit to not automatically start raising and lowering it herself to Luna’s annoyance.

She had secretly always loved her sisters night more than she did her day. She always had an appreciation for how the stars looked in the night sky, how the moon had different shapes depending on her sisters mood.

A large part of Celestia felt guilty for not noticing anything wrong earlier. Luna had always showed her emotions more in how she manipulated her night sky to look.

“You’ve been busy,” Celestia spoke without turning around as Luna hesitantly trotted forward and sat down next to her sister as Celestia’s horn glowed gold as the sun slowly started to rise, painting the sky in various splotches of orange and yellow as the two watched. “Your night looked beautiful.”

“Indeed. We aren’t sure we could ever truly compare to this,” Luna mused and gestured a hoof out at the sky. “Ponies always loved your sunrises and sunsets. We believe one pony is even named after a sunset.”

“Sunset always did have a fondness for my sunsets. She is not really a morning pony. I love her like I would a child of my own, but she can be quite irritating in the morning. Especially if Blueblood is in the castle at the time. One time, she and Peachy Plume stole all his chair cushions and hide them in a closet on the top floor of the castle,” Celestia chuckled to herself as she stretched slightly before standing up.

It was no secret that Blueblood was terrified of heights and Celestia herself found her wishing some days to take advantage of said fear.

“Ah yes. That poor excuse of a nephew,” Luna scowled and glared out the balcony at nothing in particular.

“Be nice,” Celestia chided with a small frown. “Things are different now in Equestria. We can’t just say that without hurting ponies feelings.”

Luna rolled her eyes in response as the blue alicorn shifted slightly before closing the blinds of her sisters room. Luna had been surprised to see how far Equestria had come since her banishment. Most of the stuff she didn’t even understand yet, like the new way to speak.

“You know, ponies adore your night now. There’s even ponies with stars or moons or telescopes as cutie marks. Our scholars have mapped all the stars in the sky,” Celestia commented casually as Luna gave her a wide eyed look. “I know ponies personally that prefer to study the night sky.”

“Ponies do that? We thought only us did that.”

“I and we,” Celestia corrected with a smirk. “Remember, I and we. Ponies don’t speak like that anymore which is why I have somepony I’d like you to meet.”

A soft knocking sound at the door made the two turn around as a Celestia opened the door to reveal two royal guards and a cute white unicorn with a pink mane waiting anxiously.

“Thank you sirs,” Celestia smiled and gestured for the mare to come inside. “Come in. Luna, this is Twinkleshine. She attended my school for gifted unicorns and is quite talented with her studies of the stars.”

“Princesses,” Twinkleshine nodded and knelt down to bow. “You asked for me?”

“Indeed,” Celestia agreed as one of the guards shut the door. “I’d like for you to accompany my sister wherever she goes to help her adapt to modern Equestria. You two might get along well.”

“We don’t need an escort in our own city,” Luna scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Canterlot has been here for a million years. We can find our own way around.”

“You got lost trying to navigate the castle,” Celestia pointed out flatly. “Yesterday.”

“I was tired!”

“And the day before that?” Celestia countered with a smug grin as Twinkleshine watched back and forth with wide eyes.

Twinkleshine was on friendly terms with Princess Celestia, occasionally having tea with the mare. One of her friends even worked in the castle to set up events for the princess. She honestly expected Lemon Hearts to get asked this, not her. Or Minuette. Or Lyra though Canterlot might burn if Lyra was asked first. Knowing the mint green unicorn, she have jumped head first into it without second thought.

“I understand,” Twinkleshine answered finally. “Whatever you need Celestia. How long do you wish me to accomplish Princess Luna?”

“For a few weeks and we can go from there. Thank you Twinkleshine,” Celestia smiled at the mare. “You two are free to leave. I hear Joe’s donut shop has some new offerings. Though you probably already have tried them Twinkleshine with your groups daily meet ups.”

Twinkleshine blushed slightly and scuffed a hoof against the floor before nodding sheepishly. Joe’s Donuts had been a meeting spot for years since she was a filly. Moondancer had been the first to take them all to it though the other filly had spent most of the time reading her book instead of conversating.

“We might have,” Twinkleshine admitted finally with a small smile. “The mint donuts had been the first to go. I’ll let you guess who ate them all.”

Celestia merely laughed behind a hoof before practically shoving the two into the hall. If she learned anything with Twilight, it was you had to throw someponies into awkward situations head first.

“I’m so serious, I wont let you borrow any more books because you haven’t returned all the previous ones you borrowed!” Twilight shouted as Watermelody scowled at her.

The two were standing in the center of the library, the other four elements watching with various worried expressions as Spike went about cleaning the library as if nothing was happening.

“And I’m telling you, I can’t because I’m still reading them, Twilight! I can’t bring back the old art styles without knowing everything about said old art styles!” Watermelody stomped a hoof on the ground as Wallflower jumped.

“You can’t possibly still be needing to know more when you’re the mare I’d trust most with something like that!” Twilight shot back as High Winds turned to Spike. “You’re a smart mare. Take notes and I’ll drop off the books at your house.”

“Fair point. I’ll write some notes down and drop them off tomorrow morning. Thanks Twilight!”

“Do they do this often?” High Winds asked as she eyed to two mares now sitting next to each other at a table, talking quietly to each other. They hadn’t even meant to be here. Spitfire heard loud shouting and natural curiosity had gotten the best of her. And well, then Wallflower had suddenly appeared followed by Sunset.

“Oh this?” Spike shrugged before setting down his dust pan. “This is just a normal Tuesday. They go from shouting at each other to being friends in mere seconds. It’s fascinating really. Twilight has me keeping track of it for some weird study of hers.”

High Winds raised an eyebrow slightly at that. If this was a normal Tuesday, she didn’t want to see what a abnormal Tuesday was like.

Author's Note

So I've been working with someone to do some cover art of this mane six for a good while now. So here's the first few uncompleted images. Hopefully you all like it.

Name: Twinkleshine.

Age: 27.

Occupation: Astronomer and is member of a choir in Ponyville alongside Sea Swirl.

Nicknames: Twinkle, Twinkie, Marshmallow.

Status: Alive.

Bio: Twinkleshine is a friendly unicorn who once attended Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. She has three stars for a cutie mark. Twinkleshine is a talented astronomer who followed in her mother's hoofsteps to work on space exploration. She is a close friend to Princess Celestia and Luna. Twinkleshine resides in Canterlot. She is a upper class pony who often found herself at odds with Minuette and Moondancer over her status. She's a member of Twilight's friend group and can often be found at her house or Joe's Donuts with her friends. She was one of Cadences bridesmaids in the Canterlot Wedding. Twinkleshine often travels to Ponyville with Lemon Hearts and Minuette to visit Lyra or she is coming to Canterlot to visit them. Whenever they get together, chaos usually follows. She is a friend of Spike's and is fond of the dragon, often viewing him as a brother. She was there for Tireks rampage in Manehatten with Lyra, Lemon Hearts, Minuette and Bon Bon, later losing her magic alongside her friends.

Motto: Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Abilities: Twinkleshine is intelligent, often giving random facts to her friends about the stars. She can cast spells that allow her to make the stars more visible to ponies during cloudy nights.

Allies: Luna, Celestia, Lyra, Minuette, Lemon Hearts, Moondancer, Bon Bon, Sea Swirl, Rarity, Pinkie, Caramel, Kibitz, Donuts Joe, Soarin, Fancy Pants, Twilight, Spitfire, High Winds, Spike, Sunset, Blaze, Star Hunter, Starry Skies, Big Mac, Shining Armor, Cadence, Discord.

Enemies: Chrysalis, Tirek, Discord (formerly), Changelings (formerly).

Weaknesses: While Twinkleshine is very smart, she isn't very strong and often has to get help carrying heavier items or drag them.

Notable quotes:

"Why do we always get in these situations?"

"Oh boy, here we go again."

"I thought we agreed to never speak of that again!"

"W-what are you?"

"Run Minnie!"

"You're like, the little brother I've never had Spikey. My door is always open for you."

"I think they're lovely."

"You're not going anywhere."