Twilight and The Alicorn Origins
Chapter 5: Einstein & Socrates: The Princes of Intelligence and Wisdom.
Previous Chapter Next ChapterTwilight shook her head, still in the room with Eris.
"...Ok," Twilight spoke "That was... interesting, but look: I need to find the princesses!"
"You're looking at one!" Eris replied, even holding a mirror "Or do you you need a reminder on who you are?"
"Alright, I didn't clarify on that one, but I need to find Celestia, Luna, and Cadence!"
"Oh! Those three!!! Yeah... I have no idea where they went."
"WHAT!?!?!?"
"Hey, I'm the Princess of Chaos, not the princess of navigation or stalkers! I believe it's best if you ask another another one of my brothers or sisters on where they're at." She levitated a book net to her, revealing that it was a photo album, showing her and her son creating chaos across Equestria. "Oh Discord... I wonder if you still remember me?" Twilight stared at Eris a bit, before snapping back to her main mission of finding Celeista and learning her backstory. She foe up to the door and opened it, seeing the hallway outside had changed drastically to looking as if it had two walkways with a ramp in between them. Did Eris really know where Celestia & the others were at & lied, or is this somewhere else? That will be answered later. Twilight exited and the room's door shut right behind her. Twilight began to travel to her left, not even sure where she's going, but just hoping that, if possible, she can find one of these strange Alciorns to help lead her to Celestia & the others.
"Have you seen Twilight Sparkle?" A male voice asked, almost sounding like a young adult.
"I did," another male replied, this one sounding old "any opinions?"
"Well... she's actually kinda cute, I'm not gonna like on that, and, hearing what she did to Tirek, I'm a bit more interested on her. Any opinions on her?"
"You know I don't make my opinions until I get to personally know her, right?"
"What makes you say that?"
"Your opinion is not my reality."
"Hello!?!?!?" Twilight asked "Where are you!?!?!?"
"Who's there!?!?!?" the one that said Twilight was cute, asked.
"It's Twilight Sparkle! I overheard your conversation, but I need help finding Celestia!"
"You're close, but not here!!!"
"I think we all need to look up." the old one spoke. Without any question, Twilight looked up and saw, above her, walking upside down were two Alicorn stallions: one was as light blue as Elysium's mane with her coat color being his well groomed mane's color, wearing black, square shaped glasses while the other looked very identical, but looked messier, didn't have glasses, and had a beard that could rival Star Swirl the Bearded's own facial hair. The glasses wearing Alicorn's cutie mark was a circle that looked liked a target, but it had a black square in the middle, four smaller, white centered squares on the sides, and all were connected with a black line on the small squares. The other's looked like two circles overlapping one another, but the top didn't form the circle, but made two lines going straight down and the bottom, the same but vice versa. The brothers looked up at Twilight, and both sides stared at each other, curious on the other.
"Why are you both walking on the roof?" Twilight asked
"Us?" The glasses stallion asked "We're not on the roof: You are!!!"
"No I'm not! I came from... ERIS!!!"
"Took you long enough!!!" The princess of chaos voice mocked in the air, followed by laughter that was just as, if not, more crazier than Discord's.
"That Eris," the glasses wearing alicorn spoke "always tricking us in many of her schemes!"
"Perhaps on the rest of you," the beard alicorn returned "I'm just glad she hasn't found a trick on me!"
"Yeah yeah! You always have one plan ahead in every situation."
"Hello!?!?!?" Twilight yelled, a bit annoyed in her tone "I'm still here!!!"
"Oh, sorry! How shall we get her down?"
"Leave that to me." The bearded replied. His horn glowed a white aura and surrounded Twilight. In a couple of seconds, Twilight noticed her mane & tail lifting, following by a feeling of all her blood going into her head. Luckily, the bearded set her right-side-up and allowed gently placed her on the floor. The mare shook herself, looking face-to-face with these two Alicorns that, despite the facial hair & accessories, looked a bit like twins.
"T-Thank you for that." Twilight stuttered a bit, trying to find her words. "Look, I need to find-"
"Celestia?" They both asked in unison.
"...Yes. How did you-"
"I figured it was because you were with her when you arrived within Elysium." The bearded spoke
"And I figured it was because you were lost in the castle and our oldest sister has the most knowledge of this area." The glasses spoke
"Uh... a bit of both, actually." Twilight responded. "Who, are you two?"
"I am Einstein," the glasses spoke "The Prince of intelligence."
"And I am Socrates," the other spoke "The Prince of Wisdom."
"Intelligence and Wisdom?" Twilight asked, looking at the two.
"Yes," Socrates spoke "It is quite strange, since we're both a bit same, but different in our own way."
"Like what?"
"Well, Twilight," Einstons spoke with a pleasant chuckle "to make this simple: we're like magnets. One of us is positive, the other's negative, and, with magnets, opposites attract!"
"How... are you both opposites? You both seem pretty well together."
"He knows the paths available in lives," Socrates answered "I walk down one of them."
"Oh sure!" Enstain replied, a bit angrily "Like how I'm the only one who pursuits knowledge, but 'gets tired' from it!"
"It is true! I search for the truth and I am always inspired."
"Like Tartarus!!!"
"Don't mention our father here!!!"
"Make me!!!"
"You know nothing!"
"I know everything! You know nothing!"
"I admit I know nothing, but now, I know that I know nothing, which is something you didn't know!"
"STOP!!!" Twilight yelled. The two stopped growling at each other and turned to her.
"Sorry about that," Einstein growled a bit "We don't get along with our... conversations."
"You mean our bickering over the smallest thing?" Socrates asked
"Yeah... that."
"And to think we were born on the same day."
"You both were?" Twilight asked. The brothers looked at her, then to each other, and then nodded at the same time.
"Just hold still," Socrates spoke
"This won't hurt at all." Einstein added. Their horns glowed at the same time and Twilight saw another vision of the past.
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Elysium and Tartarus sat next to each other, looking down at the ponies on the planet.
"You really took a bit of our Sun and gave it to them?" Tartarus asked
"I did." Elysium replied
"And that created the element they now call 'Fire'?"
"Yep."
"Hm... I can see all the trouble starting with that."
"Of course you would, but I see the good that can come out of it!"
"You and being a goody little four hooves!" He got up and left Elysium, no doubt planning something evil to do with HIS children. Elysium continued to watch the ponies below, and they were... building something?
"Hm... what are you all doing now?" Her horn glowed and she teleported right to the surface, disguised as an elderly looking mare. She approached to a young stallion with, what looks like, a weird, square hat for his cutie mark. "Excuse me, good sir, but, what are you building here?"
"Oh! Hello madam!" He greeted himself "we're just building a school!"
"...school?"
"Oh yes! There's many stuff we hold dear to our survival and success! Elysium gave us fire and, from it, we've learned how stay warm! With that warmth, we've learned many things and talked about it!"
"But... why?"
"I believe power is gained by sharing knowledge, not hoarding it." Elysium never thought about that before. She began to tap her chin with her right hoof, but felt huge pain in her head.
"I'll... make sure to take you in."
"Wait! Are you-" a flash of blue light and Elysium disappeared, only to reappear in above as the giant she is.
Elysium grabbed onto her head, feeling massive pain! Tartarus walked around and saw Elysium in pain.
"Elysium!!!" He yelled with great concern.
"Get back!!!" she yelled "I feel... something... coming... OUT!!!" Tartarus looked and saw two alicorns coming out of her mane! They looked almost like their mother, but one had more squinted eyes while the other had a small beard growing.
"Oh... more kids." Elysium used her magic and levitated the two over to her face, still feeling some pain.
"Huh? You... look almost like me."
"Simple genetics." the squinted alicorn explained
"... A smart one, aren't you?"
"Oh please," the beard one spoke "education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."
"You... that's really wise. What are your names, my little ponies?"
"I am Einstein." The squinted eyed Alicorn spoke.
"And I am Socrates." the other responded
"Well," Elysium spoke with a tender smile "Einstein, Socrates, you two are going to LOVE your brothers and sisters!"
"How are hormones and pheromones going to help me love our siblings!?!?!?" Einstein asked
"Oh please," Socrates replied "you must find heart with your heart, not with your eyes." Elysium giggled, opening her mouth and levitating the two brothers into her mouth. She closed her mouth gently, tilted her head slowly, then swallowed.
The brothers fell into the open field, as a young Celestia with only pink in her mane, used her magic to levitate the two next to her, Luna, and a couple of other alicorns.
"Hi!" Celestia greeted "We got new brothers!!!" The other alicorns gathered around their new brothers, asking questions about them.
"Well," Einstein spoke "think we will enjoy it here?"
"Being siblings means we'll be there for each other." Socrates only answered.
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