Celestia had just finished up with her day court, ready to tag in her younger sister. A rough day called for some heavy drinks. She thought about it, then changed her mind after realizing her next day would be rougher. She sat down on her throne as she made the sun set.

Luna must be waking up by now... She thought to herself, hoping her sister would come to greet her before she went to sleep. They didn't need to sleep, being Alicorns why hardly needed to, but it was something they knew they couldn't live without. It made it easier to change between courts, so there wasn't much debate over their schedules.

The doors opened from Luna's tower, and a smile grew on her face.

"Good evening Lulu!" She said. "How was your sleep?"

Luna shrugged. "We slept well sister, thank you, how was your day?"

"Tiring unfortunately, Money Bags keeps trying to monopolize Canterlot." Celestia pressed a button on her chair, and a servant came out with a bottle of wine. "Would you like any?"

Luna nodded as she approached her chair on the throne. "I would, thank you sister, you are very kind." There was a hint of distress in her voice.

"Is something wrong Lulu?" She asked, pouring a small thin looking wine glass.

"Just waking up...tis the only trouble of this wonderful habit of sleeping." Luna sighed. "You don't look so good yourself Tia, are you okay as well?"

"Have you ever wondered if we were being watched?" Celestia started, taking a small sip from her glass filled to the brim with wine. "Like someone from the future was looking back on us, and laughing at our mistakes?"

Luna nodded, "I think about my mistakes from my past Tia, I know what you mean." Luna said.

The sat in silence, drinking their wine, and both were looking out the window. Celestia stood up, and walked out onto the deck that over looked Canterlot and Ponyville. She let her body take in the solar rays, welcoming them as if she were receiving a warm hug to say goodnight to the sun to await for another kind day.

Then her wings erected as she began to jump off the deck. She flew upwards letting her momentum carry her upwards with the help of her wings flapping in the wind, pushing her body. She gazed at the sun, and raised her horn into the sky. Once she was high above the city, her body lit up as she dove downwards, and the sun hid under the horizon. Celestia did another ascension, and flew around the castle. Soon Luna joined her flight, and the two princesses began to laugh as they turned around one another.

They touched hooves as they flew upwards, and so did the moon. Once they were done they landed back in the throne room, laughing.

"I love it when we play sister!" Luna laughed.

Before Celestia could reply there was a wave of extreme magical energy. Celestia bowed her head in disappointment, and looked outside. Appearing over Canterlot, there was a massive wormhole that spat out a red object that looked as though it was a pony. It flashed white as it fell downwards. The angle it was descending made it hit a few buildings before bouncing off again, and then hit another building. Ponies ran out screaming in sheer horror.

"Is it an attack Tia?!" Luna asked.

"I don't know...Contact the elements, inform Twilight that she may need to prepare to use their elements to defend Equestria." Celestia said, sounding almost calm.

"Yes Tia!" Luna turned and ran inside as Celestia flew through the path of destruction.

It was clear it was moving quickly. Near perfect holes in the buildings it crashed through, and the first impact crater wasn't too big, big nonetheless. She flew farther, and saw the building it landed in. The smoke from the crash was thick, but with the help of her magic it cleared away quickly. In a shallow crater was a figure that reassured her assumption that it was a pony. A pegasus do doubt, but it was wearing something metallic.

She leaned in closer but a image of a blue pony with white eyes appeared, cutting her off from the pegasus.

"This is AI unit AILETA, Artificial Intelligence and Living management and Experienced Technological Adviser. This unit is programmed with an emergency power for one message, and one only until solar recharge is complete. This solider is a pegasus, caption of the Twilight Empire Royal Guard Regimen. You have entered the field of danger and should back away. If you do not comply you will be terminated. Because this unit is unable to defend himself this suit has gone under level ten lock down until Princess Twilight presses the emergency protocol button on his forehead. Until such time a magic beacon has been activated so she may track him down. Have a nice day, and remember, Friendship is Magic."

"What?" Celestia asked herself in sheer shock. Was her student secretly plotting her downfall? Celestia shook the thought away. "She cares about me too much to do that."

Celestia then had a great idea, if this pony had the ability to 'recharge' it's energy through the light of the sun...She used her horn to mimic the sun's rays. A small beep assured her plan was working, and the blue pony appeared again.

"Can you explain what you are?" Celestia asked. "Can you understand me?"

"This is AILETA, I understand you princess...what is your name? I do not have you in my data banks?"

"I am Princess Celesita, can you tell me something? Where did you come from?"

"Temporal break down of the time crystal named Gamma 1023-1 caused a shift in time in a radius of ten feet. Causing this unit to be sucked in after saving our ruler Princess Twilight. However, my sources tell me that you, Princess Celestia, have died five hundred years ago. As such, my data requires me to ask of you when Lord Discord was turned to stone?

"Lord Discord?!" Celestia asked. "He was turned to stone a thousand years ago! By me and Luna!"

"Understood, Princess Celestia, hello, I am AILETA." The blue transparent pony bowed in respect. "It seems as though we survived the time vortex, and landed exactly one thousand years before our time. As noted I may not answer any questions from the future without the consent of my master. However, any other questions maybe asked."

Celestia nodded as Luna landed next to her. "Sister what is this?"

"Information gathered, hello Princess Luna, I am AILETA, Artificial Intelligence and Living management and Experienced Technological Adviser. Unit one of series ten.

"What is this...ghost?" Luna asked.

"I am not a spectral entity Princess Luna. I am merely a projection of the AI that guards this pegasus unit. I am using as little power to speak to you, as Princess Celestia is powering me as of this point. When the sun is up, I will be able to wake this unit from hibernation."

"Can you explain what this 'hibernation' is AILETA?" Celestia asked.

"Biological lifeforms slow down all biological processes when they are dormant. As such I am keeping my master asleep until Princess Twilight activates him to extend his life."

"Is he alive?"

"Affirmative, this unit's vitals are stable, and was kept from harm from his magical shielding which has drained my power supply.

Celestia sighed in relief. "That is good."

"Affirmative, this life form is my partner. Without him, I would have no ability to learn what life is." There was a slight giggle coming from the figure. "He has taught me so much about life. What it means to live, to protect the things he cares about. I have adopted these feelings to help better understand life."

"You are not alive?" Luna asked in shock.

"Affirmative, Princess Luna, I am an AI, meaning I have no biological systems. My systems have 12,523 terabits of space for storing memory. I run on six quantum core processors that allow me to read data at twice the speed of his mother's top flight speed."

"His mother?" Celestia said, looking at Luna. "Who is his mother?"

"This question is blocked, please ask another."

"Can you tell me what year you are from then?"

"Affirmative, year 2045."

"TIS NOT POSSIBLE!" Luna shouted.

"Now Luna wait, calm down. AILETA is it?"

"Affirmative."

"You said earlier about a time crystal. Can you tell me what that is?"

"Loading data on Time Crystal Gamma 1023-1...Time Crystal Gamma is a crystal that mimics the time vortex in a semi-physical  state. Princess Twilight was saved from the suction from this unit."

"Can you tell me what his name is?"

"Caption Spectrum Dash, of the Twilight Empire Royal Army."

Celestia began to laugh. "Looks like I know who his mother is."

Luna began to giggle. "We wouldn't expect Loyalty to mate either Tia."

"OH DAMMIT!" The AI screamed. "DAMMIT! YOU BIOLOGICAL ASSHOLES!"

"What seems to be the problem? I'm not allowed to know?"

"I hate you! I really REALLY hate you!" AILETA said. "Seeing how you now know, it is no longer against the rules to confirm your suspensions. Princess Rainbow Dash, ruler of the Skylands, and defender of the skies. Spectrum Dash was born 2000, and has spent twenty years total in Cryogenic Hibernation. His age is twenty-five.

"Well, please rest, tomorrow Twilight will be here, and might want to ask two billion questions."

"Fine, but I already hate you Princess Celestia. The figure vanished, and Celestia tried to suppress a laugh.

"Rainbow Diana Dash, you be surprised when he get here." Celestia said placing the sleeping pegasus on her back.

"We shall stay up for this sister. We wish to see what transpires next."

"We have the future Prince to take care of as of the moment."

"I can take perfectly good care of my master!" AILETA's voice said in a harsh tone. "I have tanks of materials that can be used to feed him, and can use his waste to recycle them!"

Celestia sighed as they walked up through the wrecked streets. "You can't take care of him like that AILETA. I understand that you are made to prolong his life somehow, but even having you, he'll feel lonely."

"I don't understand. What do you mean?"

"Being lonely is something EVERY living creature feels when they aren't around civilization. When they can't talk to anyone other than themselves, and because you aren't another living creature like us, you don't fully understand what he is feeling."

"i was programmed to understand how the pony brain works, and can read the levels of chemicals that are produced. When a surge of dopamine is detected, I can tell he is happy. When I read his brain waves I know what he is thinking. Like now, he is dreaming of his first years as a foal, living with his mother."

"Even we have trouble reading minds, but what this AILETA  is taking about is true." Luna said. "I can see how large Rainbow Dash becomes in thousand years time. Her mane is long, and shines like clean silk."

Celestia smiled. "How nice." Celestia said. "I wonder how the elements became princesses."

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