Blueblood sat in his cell, slowly rotating two objects as he slowly carved them in a shape he desired, patiently waiting to be brought to his trial. He didn’t really care how things went now; he knew he was most likely going to be sent back here after receiving several lashes from the whip, as was required by the guard’s rules regarding capital punishment.

He heard movement outside his cell, and turned to see Twilight standing there, glaring down at him as he got up and approached the bars. “Lady Twilight, it is good to…”

“Shut up…just…” she turned away momentarily, and then turned back, her horn lighting up as she grabbed him by the throat.

Twilight…wha…GAH!” cried Blueblood, for before he could finished he was smashed into the back wall.

“I should kill you right now,” said Twilight, ignoring the voices in her head that were telling her to stop this. “you know too much, what’s to stop you from telling them about Celestia and I, what’s to stop you from taking away the one I love?”

“Twilight…please…you…….you know I would never do that to you…”

“Never do that to me, NEVER DO THAT TO ME!” she roared, her grip tightening as her eyes began glow with boiling rage. “YOU SWORE NEVER TO HURT ME AND LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME!” she then lifted up her left hoof, letting Blueblood see the wound he had given her last night.

“Twilight I’m…I’m sorry…I wasn’t myself last night.”

She looked at him for a moment, and then let her magic leave his throat, allowing Blueblood to fall to the floor and breath more freely again. “I am sorry Blueblood; I never wanted to do this to you, for I did love you…once. If you ever loved me please, keep silent about what you know about Celestia and I…please.” She then turned and left the cell block, leaving Blueblood alone with his thoughts.

“All Rise for her highness Princess Celestia Solaris Ordea.”

All in the court rose to their hooves as Celestia walked up to the judge’s chair and sat down, everypony sitting down as she pulled out a scroll to read. “The defendant Prince Blueblood Ordea stands accused of the following charges. One count of assault on the Lady Twilight Andromeda Sparkle-” she pointed her hoof to Twilight, who was sitting next to her, “-as well as one charge of attempted rape, the accused is also charged with the assault and attempted murder of her highness Princess Celestia Solaris Ordea, how do you plea?”

“Guilty your honor,” said Blueblood, standing in the middle of the room as everypony gasped around him.

“Let it be noted in the logs that the defendant has pled guilty to all charges. Due to overriding circumstances however dealing with magical possession of said defendant, the charge of assault and attempted murder of her royal highness shall be annulled. The charges of assault and attempted rape of Lady Twilight still stand, and as such the defendant shall be punished to the fullest extent possible by the law. The sentence is twenty lashes from the whip, dishonorable discharge from the Royal Guard, four years in the palace dungeons…and you shall be branded with the mark of betrayal to wear for the rest of your life.”

The room seemed to go cold as everypony in the room stared at Celestia, but she never let her gaze leave Blueblood, who gazed at her with grim determination, ready to accept his fate. “Guards, make him ready.”

The guards walked up, putting straps connected to cables around his fore hooves and then backing away, everypony watching as the cables yanked his fore hooves into the air, forcing him to stand on his hind legs. The whipping began almost immediately, each crack of the whip sending shivers down bother Celestia and Twilight’s spines as Blueblood kept his eyes locked on them, not even showing a hint of pain even when the last whip strike tore into his now bloody back. Then Celestia rose to her hooves, walking over to stand before him and then speaking. “I now place upon thee the unholy mark of betrayal, for you to carry for all time as a reminder to yourself and those around you of the crimes you committed.”

She then placed her horn onto his chest, closing her eyes as her horn began to burn the mark onto his chest, not opening them till her task was complete. But as she walked away from the pony she still viewed as her son, she found herself profoundly shaken, for throughout the entire ordeal he had never screamed, not once. “Take him away,” she said, and then she left the room, followed closely by Twilight and not once looking back.

And all the while he stared, never making a sound.

Celestia wrapped herself around her beloved, keeping silent as the night wore on. They had gone back to her room after the trial, but the whole way there Twilight had remained silent, and now she was just lying there, staring up at the moon.

“Twilight…are you alright? I…I know it was probably hard for you, I know you were good friend…”

“We weren’t just friends…”

Celestia looked at her in surprise, “What do you mean?”

Twilight lifted herself up, looking tired as she kept her face hidden behind her mane. “…he was my first…”

“WHAT!”

Twilight quickly put a hoof over her lover’s lips, keeping her silent as she spoke. “It was back when I was eighteen; he had come back to Canterlot to visit me during his time off. We had been sending letters back and forth…the kind of stuff you would find in some of those hokey teenage romance novels. It was also during the time I had started…well, started falling for you as it were, and I was worried that…well that I was becoming confused. So…so I took him to my room that night and we…we…”

Celestia pulled her into a hug, letting her cry on her shoulder as the mare shook. “It’s ok Twilight, you were young, we do many things we regret when were young.”

“But it’s my fault he became this way, it’s my fault he tried to…tried to…”

Celestia quickly grabbed Twilight’s face in her hooves, giving her a stern look before speaking. “Listen to me love; I never want to hear you say that again. Blueblood chose react the way he did, he chose to attack me and it was his choice to do those things to you, none of it was your fault.”

Celestia then got up, pulling Twilight up with her and giving her a smile. “I think somepony needs a magic lesson, and I know just the perfect spells for you, ones you have been asking about for a long time.”

Twilights eyes got a starry sort of look that Celestia was very familiar with, one that would appear whenever they were about to have some late night fun or a nice little romp with each other, whichever came first. “You mean you’re going to teach me how to make my own spell armor and weapon?!”

Celestia nodded, and Twilight squealed with joy as they got up, teleporting to the training courtyard near the palace and then separating as Celestia stood opposite Twilight. “Ok Twilight, these are a very advanced spells, but I will be hear in case your magic starts to go out of control. The first spell we will be going over is Spell Armor, named after the pony of the same name, can you recite to me its purpose.”

“Spell Amor is used by powerful of unicorns to cloak themselves in magical power, which gives them the ability to withstand greater amounts of physical and magical punishment, and negates any non-magical force that attempt to breach it.”

“Correct, now the casting of it is simple, just picture in your mind’s eye what you wish to your armor to look like, and then simply unleash your magic so it can shape to what you desired.”

“That’s it?”

“That’s it,” said Celestia, “I know it doesn’t sound that complex, but the sheer power required for both it and Spell Force is why it is restricted to all but the strongest of casters. Now-” she said, nodding to her love, “-show me what you can do.”

Twilight nodded, than closed her eyes, conjuring up in her mind’s eye the image of the perfect set of armor. In her minds eyes she crafted it slowly, first plated boots, then a chest plate complete with back covering and neck guard. The last part was what covered the rest of her body, a pure white robe with sleeves that just reached the boots. She then released her magic, allowing it to follow the lines of her mind’s eye before opening her eyes.

“Well done Twilight,” said Celestia, looking over the beautiful armor as Twilight gazed it as well, making sure it was fully intact. “Alright, now we shall move on to Spell Force, also named after a pony of the same name. Please recite to me the purpose of the spell.”

“Spell Force is used by powerful unicorns to create any weapon they choose as a means to defend themselves when they have no other weapon on hand. The weapons are strong enough to render any non-magical defense to dust when struck, and only magically powerful creatures can take a direct hit from such a weapon.”

Celestia nodded, “now tell me the purpose of uniting the spells.”

“Like the couple themselves, the spells are made for each other, and if combined create the perfect blend of offense and defense, and are as Star Swirl the Bearded said, “Married Spells,” which means they join together in a perfect union.”

“Very good, now just like before, picture what you want your weapon to look like, and then let your magic do the rest.”

Twilight did so, letting her mind go over all the weapons she had ever seen in her life. After a while she found the perfect one, locking it into her mind before letting her magic give it shape. Once it was complete she opened her eyes, looking at the claymore clutched in her magical grip and breathing out a sigh as a strange sensation washed over her body.

“Interesting choice my love, but are you alright, I could have sworn you shivered just now.”

“I’m sorry Tia…it’s just…this feels so amazing.”

Twilight turned to see Celestia giving her a strange look, a sort of faraway look that worried Twilight. “Tia, are you alright?”

“I…I’m fine Twilight, it’s just you reminded me of another I taught these spells long ago, somepony I haven’t thought of in a long time.”

“Want to talk about it?”

Celestia shook her head, “not here, we shall talk back in the room.”

Twilight nodded, dispelling her armor and weapon before walking over to Celestia, letting her wrap them both up in her magic as they teleported to her bed. They got comfortable, and then Celestia turned to look at the moon, letting the memories return as she spoke. “The first student I ever took was a unicorn called Sunset Shimmer, who had a talent for Solar magic, which she was almost as gifted at as I am. She was a very powerful unicorn, so powerful a lot of ponies back then kept challenging her, for they saw her as the ultimate threat to their own power. So after the fifth incident I decided to teach her the spells I just taught you…and it was the greatest mistake of my life.”

“What do you mean Tia?”

Celestia sighed, “I didn’t know it at the time, but Sunset was enthralled by her own magic, I would even go so far as to say that she was in love with it. When I taught her those spells she became lost within them, wrapped within the embrace of the one thing she had thought she would never be able to grasp. It got to the point where she would leave the spell on even when she slept…and because of that, her magic eventually gained a mind of its own.”

“Wait a moment, I read about this. It was when I was studying how unicorn magic grows along with its owner, there was a theory that stated that in rare cases if a pony used their magic for long enough, that their own spirit would imprint on their magic and allow it to become sentient…are you telling me this happened to her?”

Celestia nodded, “yes, that’s exactly what happened. After that she started to fall within herself, for now her love had a voice with which I could speak to her, and even had a body it could conjure to be with her. Then I made an even greater mistake, after I had seen how “obsessed” she had become with her own magic, I tried to interfere to protect her…and her magic attacked me.”

Twilight looked shocked, but before she could speak Celestia continued. “You must understand Twilight, her magic saw me as a threat to Sunset, and it thought I was going to take it away from Sunset, so it attacked. I of course retaliated, which frightened Sunset into running away for fear of losing her love, leaving through a gateway I was long ago forbidden from entering.”

Celestia finally looked away from the moon, a tear leaving her eye as she looked down at Twilight. “I tell you this because I don’t want the same thing happening to you, for I don’t know what I would do it…”

She was stopped as Twilight put a hoof to her lips, smiling as she spoke. “You need not worry Tia; I know the dangers of my own magic. And besides, there is only one thing I love, and she is sitting right in front of me.” She leaned forward and kissed Celestia, letting herself melt into her lovers embrace before pulling away, lying down beside her and getting comfortable. “Now get some sleep, you will need it for tomorrow.”

Celestia nodded with a smile, and then laid down herself, resting her head on next to Twilights and letting sleep take her.

Author's Note

OK I know this chapter will probably come as a bomb shell for most of you regarding the fact that Blueblood was the first pony that she slept with, but you got to remember it is never mention in the story itself that Twilight was a virgin before she hooked up with Celestia. As to the bit about Sunset, that will be important way down the line in another story, for she will be an important character latter. Any ways I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and as always if you guys have any questions or comments, please feel free to drop them on by, I love hearing from you all.

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Oh one more quick note, the next chapter will pretty much a clop chapter, and then chapter after that will be the final chapter in the independent story arc before we hit the begging of season one.