mlp randomness

some completely scenes with mlp. Not any particular genre, mostly fluff. rated K unless stated otherwise

this chapter has a rather serious message, I have a particular audience in mind. I also made a tiny star wars reference. finally before anyone or anypony brings it up, I don't actually know if luna can raise the sun, if she can't just go along with it anyway for simplicity's sake

"oh spike I-I just can't focus." twilight sparkle said with a sad sigh, she slumped onto her desk and played with her pencil. The violate alicorn lazily flipped her flash cards to and fro. Spike just didn't understand what sort of slump his friend was in.

"twi, what's wrong?" The small purple dragon asked, hoping to solve the mystery then and there.

"I don't know spike. I can't explain it, I feel, so… so…. alone. It doesn't help that I can't invite my friends over because my magic is too powerful and I can't control it yet." Twilight sighed sadly.

"well why don't we practice a few spells?" her number one assistant encouraged. The violet alicorn lazily got up she eyed and apple on the floor that spike placed. The young princess closed her eyes to focus on her spell, magic began to glow from her horn, a beam flew through the apple before she was ready and the apple began to transform into a huge monster that stood on two stubby legs, it had a thick brown hide and long arms with three long razor sharp claws on each hand, it had a round head and a gaping maw rowed with jagged teeth. Twilight and spike screamed and the former sent another beam its way, changing it back to an apple. The violet alicorn whimpered in shame.

"I was trying to make a orange, not a rancor" The princess yelped.

"uh, why don't we take a break?" The purple dragon suggested. His normally gleeful alicorn lowered her head in shame, and nodded half heartedly.

A few days rolled by, Twilight continued to practice her magic, intending to make an orange but still creating a roster of assorted monsters of various kinds. Spike decided to try and cheer her up.

"hey twi, not bad you're getting better, you've turned the apple into a mynoc, a sarlacc, and even an acklay, but no rancors! that's something right?" Spike teased. His faithful number one assistee buried her head behind her wings in humiliation. Before either one could speak a knock was heard on twilight's library door.

"I got it!" the small dragon assured as he checked to see who was visiting. Butterflies began to float in spike's stomach as it was none other than Rarity.

"spikee wikee, Twilight hasn't visited us in days, is something the matter? may I see her? is she alright?" Rarity asked full of worry. Twilight almost smiled as her friend walked in but she remembered the monster she unwittingly summoned and she frowned.

"rarity you have to go. I can't control my magic right now. please!" The violet alicorn pleaded as she guided a speechless rarity out the door and closed it. Twilight felt her heart sink. She missed the white unicorn so much, yet she refused to put her in any danger. The same applied to the others. The princess, still lacking any real motivation, returned to her practicing.

The next morning after a night of restless sleep, another knock was heard on the door. The diminutive dragon opened it to find rainbow dash.

"anypony seen twilight? I wanna try out something awesome! It will like, make her twenty percent cooler!" The rainbow maned pegasi blurted.

"rainbow dash, not now, i can't control my magic and-" she was interrupted when a beam reeled out of her horn without her even summoning it, it knocked rainbow out of the doorway.

"WOAH! TWI! OK OK GEEZ!" The blue coated pegasi yelped as she took off. Twilight's eyes widened as she melted into tears.

"I didn't mean to! It was an accident!... Spike, you need to go." The alicorn whimpered, she opened the door and gestured to it.

"but, i'm your number one assistant! I can't l-" Spike was cut off.

"now spike!" The princess said angrily, stomping her hoof for emphasis, she literally threw the poor dragon out and slammed the door, quickly locking it behind her. She backed into a corner and began sobbing.

The days turned into weeks, and the weeks slowly turned into months. Twilight locked herself in the library. The emptiness in her heart gradually grew. After being denied over and over again, her friends eventually stopped coming to her door. Twilight became more and more emotional. The alicorn was currently in a meltdown because her quill ran out of ink. She peered to her watery eyes to find the ink bottle, she found it, yet the magical pony didn't even have the willpower to get up and get it, so she simply cried harder, wishing that the bottle would mysteriously float to her. She nearly jumped out of her seat when she abruptly felt a pair of soft white wings envelope her in a warm, tender embrace.

"there there, my faithful student, spike sent me a letter, telling me everything. I'm here, I'm here. The voice soothingly chimed. Twilight put on her best pokerface and turned to face it.

"Princess Celestia, hello it is an honor to see you. I-" Twilight was interrupted as celestia raised a hoof.

"I'm not here for formalities sweetie. I'm here to help my surrogate daughter. Empty your heart onto me, cry your eyes out. Let it all go, sweetheart." The white princess said in a soothing, motherly tone. Twilight normally kept a degree of dignity and grace around her mentor but months of isolation, sleep deprivation, loneliness, anxiety, and inability to control her powers had finally caught up with her. The purple pony snapped like a twig and practically threw herself into celestia's hooves, sobbing like a scolded filly. Twilight began to talk about everything she went through, but she was crying so hard, that all that came out was blubbering and gibberish. But celestia didn't need to hear anything else she looked at the clock and saw the time, luna had raised the moon a few hours ago. Her pupil was overly tired, and needed a restful sleep.

"bedtime little one. You need sleep." Celestia chimed. Twilight began to sob more, clinging to celestia for dear life. The smaller alicorn began to blubber more. The sun princess may not have been able to understand sobbing and gibberish but she had a gut feeling she knew what her pupil was saying. Meanwhile twilight grew increasingly desperate, she didn't want her mentor to leave, after several months, she couldn't stomach the thought of being alone.

"I'm not leaving, not until your magic is under control. It's all going to be fine. I promise, when you wake up, you won't wake up alone. You don't have to be alone anymore." Celestian soothed. Twilight continued to blubber and sob harder. celestia looked her in the eye.

"daughter, look at me." The older alicorn said as she gently forced her pupil to make eye contact. "i'm here, I'm here for you. I won't abandon you." She finished. The princess gently lifted the purple pony into the air with her magic, and gently guided her to the bathroom. There she set her down and drew her a bath. Celestia tenderly gave twilight the first bath she had in months. Luckily, ponies don't perspirate as humans do, so it wasn't nearly as hygienic as the reader might imagine. Nevertheless, for Twilight sparkle, it was quite the refreshing experience. Celestia smiled as she lovingly massaged shampoo deep into the violet pony's mane. After her little pony was scrubbed head to hoof, celestia carefully rinsed and dried her off. The white alicorn looked around at the library, as a result of a gallery of miscellaneous monsters and animals, it was a wreck. However she had to tend to her broken pupil before she could worry about the mess. Celesia tenderly scooped the smaller mare in her hooves and guided her to the center room, there she magically summoned a large bed and tucked her in. Twilight once again melted into tears and reached for celestia, terrified that she would be left alone again. The latter crawled into the bed as well and drew the smaller pony close. The large alicorn tucked twilight sparkle protectively under her wing. Twilight began to shiver and whimper, being reduced to tears as she was frightened by an unknown force. Celestia began to sing

"Hush now, my baby

Be still love, don't cry

Sleep like you're rocked by the stream

Sleep and remember

My lullaby

And I'll be with you when you dream

Drift on a river

That flows through my arms

Drift as I'm singing to you

I see you smiling

So peaceful and calm

And holding you, I'm smiling, too

Here in my arms

Safe from all harm

Holding you, I'm smiling, too

Hush now, my baby

Be still, love, don't cry

Sleep like you're rocked by the stream

Sleep and remember this river lullaby

And I'll be with you when you dream

I'll be with you when you dream" Celestia finished singing as she nuzzled her charge. The latter yawned and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Celestia's eyes fluttered open. The sun was already in the sky, courtesy of Luna. She looked down at twilight sparkle, curled up in an adorable little ball, nestled into the larger white mare. The sun alicorn smiled lovingly and nuzzled her little pony.

"wake up twilight sparkle" Celestia giggled. "wakey wakey!" she chimed. Twilight sparkle slowly opened her eyes as she looked up, she smiled ear to ear as she realized her teacher kept her promise.

"princess!" Twilight squealed as she hugged the alicorn. "I.. I thought you would leave me." Twilight whimpered, her emptiness lingering she frowned and curled into a sad little ball. Scarred by the isolation. Celestia nearly melted into tears herself, seeing her star pupil, her surrogate daughter, in such distress. She then smirked.

"We don't allow pouty frowny faces here, young filly!" Celestia threatened. "from now on all frowny faces are going to be severely punished" The white alicorn declared. Twilight began shivering out of terror. To her surprise Celestia quickly flipped her onto her back.

"punished with death! BY TICKLES!" Celestia decreed as she rapidly brushed her feather across the bottoms of twilight sparkle's back hooves. The latter began to squeal and giggle, playfully bucking. Celestia began to laugh as well.

"the punishment is not over, young filly!" The white alicorn teased as she played with her pupil's back hooves, she then used her front hooves to tickle her pupil's small, purple belly. Twilight started laughing louder and continued to kick her legs.

"No escape!" The white mare laughed as she blew a raspberry on twilight's stomach, the latter fell apart into a mess of squeals, laughs and giggles. The larger princess rapidly ran her hooves up and down her student's sides. Twilight began laughing so hard that tears ran down her face as she rapidly kicked her little legs, trying to escape the attack. Celestia smiled fondly, stopped tickling and massaged the mare's tummy gently.

"feel a little better?" Celestia inquired. The other princess nodded.

"you're fun to tickle. I think i just might visit more often" The sun alicorn declared, brushing her feathers on twilight's back hooves a little more, earning more laughter and kicking.

"thank you so much princess. You… you were always there for me." The violet pony choked, tears welling up in her eyes, this time they were caused by joy. Celestia shed a few silent tears herself. She hugged twilight with her wings.

"when we spend alone time like this, you can call me Tia" Celestia chirped. Twilight's eyes grew wide with glee. The sun princess surprised twilight with a breakfast she cooked herself. Being alive for a thousand years gave her plenty of time to try new things, such as cooking. They ate a large, filling breakfast, and got ready for the day.

"are you full twily?" Celestia asked, using twilight's pet name.

"Twily?" The purple pony asked. Celestia nodded.

"I just thought you would like it if I called you that, if you mind, i could call you-" The princess was cut off when twilight shook her head.

"I love it… tia" Twilight chirped.

"alright, little one, let's see what we have to work on regarding your magic, hmm?" The white princess requested. Twilight shook her head in shame and whimpered.

"go on sweetie, it can't be that bad." Celestia encouraged. Twilight gulped and tried her spell anyway. Needless to say, celestia was surprised with the result.

"alright, I wasn't expecting a rancor monster" Celestia giggled as she dissipated it. "we have time, sweetie" She reassured her pupil.

Twilight managed to turn the apple into every monster imaginable, she turned celestia into a duck, a car, an elephant, a lizard, a mosquito, a tank, and even space ship, it took twilight a long time for her to figure out how to control her abilities. But as she did, celestia was there by her side. She never had to be alone again.

author's notes

over 350 million people struggle with depression, if you are one of those people, there is nothing abnormal about you, it is a real condition. One can't just "get over it" or "give it a rest" it isn't that simple. But while you can't just magically make it disappear, you DON'T have to let it control you. That is what friends are for.