~10:00 p.m. in Canterlot~

The Canterlot Theater was packed and the night was pleasant. The people present ranged from nobles to students, all for the lecture on the properties and depths of the powers existing among Equestrians based on the studies of Clover, the clever. Or as Rainbow Dash said: "A project developed to teach the depth of existing magic, its dangers and blah blah blah!"

Anyway, nobles were there to suck up to the future queen and get favors. Celestia knows that these airheads only came to her for that!

Twilight tuned out in the first few minutes of the lecture, she loved lecturing, but that day had much more meaning than it seemed. That didn't stop her from doing a good job, she had rehearsed so much that things came naturally.

She didn't even notice the time passing.

"... Thank you very much for coming everyone!" Sunburst's voice, amplified by the microphone, was like an alarm clock for Twilight, waking her from her thoughts.

"And have a good night!" She finished, her eyelids fluttering as a tired smile appeared.

Applause and conversations arose as the gathered people stood up and spread out across the place.

Her face fell, nobles sneaked to get to her, it was the challenge of becoming a queen after all, unwanted attention. Her luck (or misfortune) was that Cadance had devised a plan for her "dear little sister" to go after "her girls". She only found out about it when the aforementioned hugged her and whispered the plan in her ear. Apparently her co-leader was already aware of everything.

"Sunburst, are you sure you have no problem dealing with all this alone? I'm sure they did fine without me! Of course Sweetie will be upset, but just stuff her with candy and everything will be fine!"

"There's nothing wrong with that, besides, a month is a long time to be away from the one you love, Miss Sparkle. Now go, I'll hold the fort." The answer came quickly, his eyes never leaving the movement of the room, but he had a warm smile.

That's what happens when you work with the Quenn of Love.

She rolled her eyes and ran away, her boots clicking as she walked through the space behind the stage and then down a long hallway, where at the end there was a door to the exit.

That hallway led to the actors' dressing room, the costume room, among other rooms that only authorized people could enter. In other words, she was alone with her thoughts.

Ah! A month without seeing those plump, pink cheeks made me miss them terribly! What was I thinking, letting Rarity take her? Damn her smooth talker, that woman can manipulate everything to her advantage, UGH!

A pout formed and her forehead wrinkled. Socialite Rarity Belle, also known as his ex-wife, was a woman who was born to be a star! Fashion designer, model, singer (although she's taking a break), the most beautiful and generous woman in the world, among other titles.

The result of the gametes of the two gave birth to Sweetie Belle Sparkle, a small and naive little girl who was currently eight years old. The girl had more Rarity traits than Twilight, with the main characteristic shared by mother and daughter being her fuchsia eyes.

You see, the little girl was not planned or desired at all, but it was the most incredible and frightening thing that the 19-year-old Twilight had to face.

None of the villains she faced compared to the fact that she got one of her best friends pregnant, one Saturday morning, after a truth or dare, where a completely drunk Dash dared the young Sparkle to fuck Rarity in the college library. It didn't help that she had downed four bottles of cider and the designer's body was already something she had control over.

Ah! A nice breeze for a long, agonizing day.

The breeze outside was delightful and accompanied her to her car, a 2024 Jaguar E-Pace in Farallon Pearl Black.

Her aunt's moon was in a crescent shape and shone brighter than on any other day, certainly in honor of Sweetie, the girl's favorite shape.

Her frown returned, inside the car, as she started it and maneuvered onto the road, she tried to understand her feelings.

What's my problem anyway? I'm counting the seconds to grab my little sheep, but I can't stand the idea of talking to Rarity alone, it's been years since we've been alone together! I'm probably out of practice, I should practice my poker face! I wonder if there's time to practice? You're getting paranoid, stop it and breathe!

She began to do her "ritual" with one hand and the other on the steering wheel, to come back to her senses. That became more common as she was screwing up in life, that is, whenever possible.

And, since the separation happened, they had never been alone, there was always one of their friends or family around. But there was the Sweetie factor now, they wouldn't act strange around her.

Twilight is counting on that!

~♡~

The theater was near the Castle, to the South. The airport was located near the ends in the North zone.

The streets gave access to several houses, now few cars or motorcycles passed by.

Families and friends gathered to stand on the sidewalks or squares. Children ran from one side to the other, like little bees.

And Twilight had already passed by this square three times!

"I should get out of the car, the plane won't arrive until 00:15 and now it's only been seven minutes since eleven o'clock, I'm going to go crazy if I wait for them there!" She sighed heavily and threw her head back.

Her best bet was to park the car and get out. It wouldn't hurt to explore this part of town a little.

"I can buy them something, maybe a burger, a hot dog or a sweet treat!" She shrugged, she had time.

Her hand wandered to the glove compartment and she pulled out her wallet, her eyes falling back on her watch.

It had only been two minutes since her monologue and she really needed to cool off.

As she got out of the car, little by little people started to notice her presence, either looking stunned or bowing.

This is so embarrassing, it feels like I've grown a second head. Let's get this over with!

She waved and smiled nervously at everyone, her destination being what would have been a hot dog stand.

"Uh, hello? I'd like three full hot dogs, please." Her ears flattened as the owners stared at her with their mouths open, it wasn't every day that a princess showed up at a street stand and made an order.

At first the owners stammered, then they got excited and pushed her to a table, and finally she got the hot dogs.

The time it took them to prepare them was the time it took for the children to approach her, then the adults and finally the owners of other little shops to advertise their products.

And when she got back to the car she had three hot dogs, six hamburgers, six portions of French fries, various fruits, a box of lollipops, sixteen macarons, three different cakes and three milkshakes.

"Oh my God, this is not what I expected! What time is it in..." Her magic gently placed the food in the trunk and she closed it.

"THREE MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? SHIT!" She ran to the driver's door and threw herself into the car, quickly starting it.

The tire screeched and she returned to the road.

Author's Note

Car Link: https://www.jaguarfortwayne.com/showroom/2024/Jaguar/E-PACE/SUV.htm

Trivia:

•The world of this AU is divided into empires, namely the Crystal Empire, Changeling Empire, Dragons Empire, Griffonstone Empire and Equestria Empire.

•Twilight and Cadance are the daughters of the late Astra, the Crystal Empress, older sister of Celestia and Luna, killed by the Changeling general in the middle of an invasion.

•The death of the empress and other factors resulted in the War of the Species, dividing the world into allies and enemies.