Crossing Anthology 1.5: Celestia's Saga

Morning came, my sister did well raising the sun for the remainder of our adventure. The god rays shined through the clouds, awakening me to a much brighter light than what was provided the previous night. I got up and stretched my wings and legs. I nudged my right hoof against Drew's tightly curled up body, lightly to wake him up. He raised himself up with a loud yawn. I asked him,

"Good morning, Drew. Did you sleep well?"

"Good morning, Princess Celestia... It wasn't perfect, but I guess I'd better get used to it..."

"We should be at our destination within the hour; I guess we'd better get a move on."

"Sure, we can have breakfast once we're there."

Roughly thirty minutes passed, we had arrived to our destination, my home town. Drew looked at the rather retro atmosphere, not many ponies reside here anymore due to business failure and bankruptcy of many companies. It was a ghost town, and a good place for me to clear my thoughts, to escape from the occasional monotony of royal duty. With the recent murders that have happened throughout the land, I knew that in order to come up with a wise and effective solution, I would have to have a clear mind.

I brought Drew to the central cemetery of the town, "Golden Path Memorial Park." Drew looked up to me and said,

"This is perfect! No one will find me here!"

"Wearen’t done yet, child." I said, pointing my hoof to the largest tomb stone. Drew looked confused; he walked slowly to the tomb stone. I followed him with both eyes locked on to the grave, remembering the times I shared with that young soul, buried below the surface.

I remembered his bright, shining, beautiful face. Happy, carefree, laughing and playing, I loved him so much he was the most beloved pony I had to my proud heart. The times we shared were magical, every day I spent with him was a blessing, to see those blessings vanish was the most heart breaking event of my thousands of years of life.

Drew snapped me out of my memories, he pointed to the grave we stood in front of and asked,

"Princess Celestia... who is this?..."

I cleared my throat, and shut my eyes tight before telling him,

"Drew, I would like you to meet my son."

Drew's face changed from confusion to shock, most ponies never knew I had any children so it was understandable. Drew read out loud what was engraved in to the stone,

"In the loving memories of our princess' amazing and beloved son, Corona. Son of Celestia, Nephew of Luna. May your afterlife be as joyous as your seven years of life with us."

Drew regained his confused expression and asked,

"I don't understand, why did you bring me here? It's more than just escorting me to a hideout, isn't it?"

"When I lost my son, it was unlike any pain I had ever felt before, worse than any wound I could possibly bear. A mother should never have to learn, nor even think of losing her own child, and I was one of them..."

Drew looked down in sorrow; I could tell he was thinking hard about something. I continued to speak,

"You never know just how much you truly love somepony, until they are ripped from your life."

Drew finally spoke,

"I can't imagine how my mother must feel. But at the same time, does she even notice that I am gone?"

"There's a good way to find out. Go to her, Drew. Go home."

Drew processed my advice; he looked back up to me slowly and said,

"That's why you followed me; you wanted to show me this..."

"Exactly, a mother knows best, and I know that yours must be worried sick about you. She could be feeling the same way I felt so many years ago."

Drew was silent, his eyes began to form tears. He dropped to the ground with his head down, facing the ground. I kneeled to the ground next to him and stretched my wing over him, pulling him into my side to hug him. He never wanted to leave his family, he didn't want to be cold and alone. Knowing this, I used my magic to teleport him back to Canterlot. My horn glowed a bright yellow color, and Drew vanished, back to his home. I spent the next matter of minutes in front of my son's grave, sending him a prayer wishing for the best in his afterlife.

Ten months later...

I am Princess Luna, the younger sister of Princess Celestia. For almost a year now, a serial killer has been mercilessly putting a brutal end to countless amounts of unicorn lives, 'tis a sickening sight, my sister has tried many of her regular moves; sending out investigators, having Wonderbolts search the skies, encouraging royal guards to maintain a more keen eye for any sign of trouble. But I have grown impatient, my sister's tactics are failing before my and everypony's frightened eyes!

It is time for me to engage this criminal, and deliver a swift, painful end to his terror. But, how shall I perform such a feat...

Just who may I call upon for help?...

The End.