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Becoming One With the Night

by Spacecowboy

Chapter 14: Chapter 9 - Aftermath (Part 2)

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Twilight slowly opened her eyes, the warm rays of the sun suffusing her room. As her vision came into focus, she smelled a plethora of wonderful aromas. Rolling out of bed, she landed on her hooves and quickly glanced in the mirror. A quick application of magic removed any remnants of bed-mane.

Walking downstairs, the smells became clearer, pancakes and fresh apple juice mingling in the cool air. "Spike?" Twilight called out as she descended down the stairs.

"Morning, Twi!" The deep voice greeted her, startling her until the prior day's events came to the forefront of her mind. "I made pancakes, and AJ dropped off some fresh apple juice yesterday as a get well gift!"

Twilight entered the kitchen, taking a deep breath and sighing contentedly. Sitting down at the table, Spike joined her moments later with two plates stacked high with pancakes. He set them down alongside large glasses of apple juice and they began eating.

Spike polished off his pancakes, pulling out a small diamond and eyeing it. He noticed Twilight had barely touched her food as she looked down at it, gaze unfocused. "Twilight?" Spike began, hesitantly.

Twilight jerked, Spike's words caught her off guard and momentarily she lost her balance. Grinning sheepishly, she adjusted her chair for a moment before meeting his sight. "Yes, Spike?" She asked before continuing her meal.

"Are you... okay?" He managed to look fearful, despite his impressive stature. Spike sat up and crossed the table, laying a single claw on Twilight's shoulder.

She brushed his claw off, ignoring it in favor of the food laid out before her. "I'm perfectly fine, there is no—" Twilight cut herself off, pausing just a moment before letting out a sigh. "No, I'm not, Spike. As much as I'd just love to ignore it, Luna showed me the truth of the matter in my dreams. I ju—" She was surrounded by warmth as Spike hugged her tightly. His embrace caused a stray memory to come to the forefront of her mind.

A small filly lay on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks. An ambulance cart had just taken her big brother to the hospital. They had been out walking together when construction materials had tumbled from a roof and, rather than landing on her, he had pushed her away and taken the full brunt of the impact.

"Shh, Twilight. I promise, everything will be alright. Shining only had some broken bones, he'll be fine with rest." Velvet Dawn’s gentle voice soothed her daughter as she smiled.

"B-but, there was blood, and the bone! Shiny looked like he was in so much—" Twilight found herself encompassed with a warmth as Velvet picked her up and held her in a tight, comforting hug.

"Everything will be just fine, Twilight."

Twilight slowly pulled back from Spike, a tiny smile on her face. "Thanks, I needed that. I'm not fine, but give it time. I promise." He left the room as she turned her attention towards finishing off breakfast, the memory replaying itself in her head. "Oh, horseapples."

She finished eating, leaving the dishes in the sink for later. Walking upstairs to her study, Twilight pulled out some parchment, quills and ink from a desk. She set the materials down, then took a seat. Critically looking at the parchment, Twilight pulled her thoughts together as the quill lowered to meet the paper.

Mom and Dad,

It's been a little bit since my last letter, and, well, quite a few things have happened since then. I'll start with the bad news first, then get to the good. I do have some great news to end it with though!

The first of the bad news... Granny Smith passed away just last week. I know you two always enjoyed her Zap Apple Jam. Applejack has been putting up a strong front, but I know that she's still hurting. She and Mac have taken over the farm now, and I think some of her family is coming down to help, at least for a bit.

I nearly died. Three days ago... I was taking a chariot back from Canterlot, and we encountered a mismanaged storm. Luckily for me, a weather mare from Ponyville was nearby to save me. Raindrops. I think you'd like her. I didn’t really know her, but I think there's a good chance of friendship in our future. It also made me think about a lot of things.

Well, now that you're probably freaking out at the moment, mom, I imagine Dad is working on calming you down, so feel free to take a minute or two (or ten, I know how Mom can be, Dad) before reading the next part. It's all good news from here on, promise!

After sending a friendship report to Princess Celestia, (the first one in awhile!) she asked for me to come to Canterlot over the weekend. Not only that, but... I'm no longer her student! Now we’re simply friends, as she believed that her oversight wasn't necessary anymore. While in Canterlot, I had a wonderful time with her and Luna both.

Luna is teaching me something called Dream Magic. It's a mostly dead area of study, and I get to be the first one to help bring it back! We've only covered some basics of the art, but it sounds amazing! I can't wait to learn more about it, and hopefully my next letter will involve more about it.

The last thing, which I'm sure mom will be glad of, is that I now have a special somepony! But you cannot tell anyone! Please? We just recently decided to start seeing each other, although we've been friends for years now. We're keeping mostly quiet so we can avoid any possible complications should the word get out, but after the events a few days ago... I'm not going to let it be a secret for too long. It's just too important.

Well, that's all the big stuff for now. Next time I'm in Canterlot I'll make time to visit, I promise!

Love, your daughter,
Twilight

P.S. - Shiny and Cadance are in Canterlot!

P.P.S. - Spike had his first growth spurt while I was in the hospital it seems! He's now the same size as a pony, and his voice... wow. It's really deep now, almost rumbly sounding at times.

Looking over the letter, Twilight nodded as she reached the end, satisfied with the words. "Hey, Twi." Spike spoke, peeking his head around the side of the doorway. She jumped at his words, caught off guard yet again.

"Need something?" she asked, looking up from the letter as she carefully folded it in thirds. Getting up from her seat, she opened a drawer, looking for an envelope.

"Writing a letter?" He took note of the floating parchment as he walked in the room. "I just wanted to let you know that I’m planning on going out for the rest of the day, looking for some gems."

"Actually, I just finished." Twilight replied, sliding the letter into the envelope. Her attention shifted to him. “I was hoping to do research on you today...” She paused, her eyes skewed in thought. “Wait. That came out wrong.”

Spike chuckled, the low bass reverberating around the room. “Nah, I get it Twilight. I guess you can...” He glanced out the window and took in the beautiful summer day.

Twilight sealed the envelope and looked up, taking note of Spike’s gaze. “You know, I think it can wait. Go on. Have fun, Spike.” She grasped the letter with her magic and floated it over to rest in front of him. "Before you go, can you take this down to the Post Office?"

He plucked it out from the air, looking at who it was addressed to. "Letter to the parents? Sure, I can drop it off on my way out. I should be back by tonight. Oh, don’t forget, there’re fresh flowers and bread in the kitchen." He walked over to Twilight and gave her a quick hug, which she awkwardly returned.

Breaking away from her, Spike left the room, his waving arm the last Twilight saw of him. Straightening up the study, she put away the quill and ink before leaving the room. Walking up to her room, she noticed Spike's now useless bed, an unbidden smile coming to her face.

No way he can use that small bed anymore. Let's see, I need to convert the guest bedroom to his bedroom. I should be able to move all of the extra supplies from the side room... No, that won't work. Oh, I know! I can use the basement for his room instead, I'll just have to clean it up and move some of the stuff to the study, there's room for it there.

Twilight began moving things about, as per her plan. She went down to the basement, gently grasping the various scientific equipment within her magic and making several trips transferring it all. Entering her bedroom once more, she picked up the old basket that had been Spike's bed ever since they had moved from Canterlot, and paused.

Twilight looked at it closely, unsure of what to do. Its usefulness had been outlived, but she was hesitant to simply throw it out. I suppose I could store it, for now. She walked to the closet, opened it up, and gently deposited the basket on the floor in a corner. Twilight continued to stare at it, the full meaning of her actions sinking in.

"He... might not need me anymore." She mumbled. She sat down on her haunches, the cold wood floor a sharp contrast to her warm body. What... I'm not sure what I'd do if he left me. And that's another thing... I'll be long gone and he'll still be here. Is it the right thing to do?

Twilight was lost in her thoughts, a veritable storm raging within them. In a daze, she walked into the library proper and began reshelving the nearest section, the sheer autonomy of the action helping to remove her mind from the echoing words plaguing her.

A knock at the door interrupted Twilight as she was in the middle of the ‘R’ section of the romance stories. Shaking her head slightly to clear her thoughts, she walked to the door as another dainty knock sounded out. That must be Rarity... I wonder what she wants. Twilight opened the door, revealing the fashionista.

"Good afternoon, darling! How are you doing?" Rarity asked, walking just inside the threshold as she broadly smiled, her perfect teeth reflecting the sunlight.

"I've.. been better. What brings you by?"

"Well, Fluttershy and I had our weekly spa appointments today, however the poor dear had to cancel last minute. I thought of who else could accompany me, and you came to mind, darling. I'm fairly certain such a thing would help with the... recent events as well." Rarity took in Twilight's state and forced back a gasp.

Twilight looked a mess. Her mane was unkempt, stray strands of hair shot off in random directions. Her slightly bloodshot eyes had bags under them, and her coat also looked unwashed.

"Well, I don't know Rarity..." Twilight trailed off, the disinterest evident in her hesitant words. "I was in the middle of doing some reshelving that I'd fallen behind on."

"Oh, nonsense! You simply must accompany me to the spa, I wouldn't dare dream of going there just by myself." Rarity said, laying a hoof on Twilight's shoulder as she leaned in, speaking much softer. "I think you could use an open ear. I imagine you have a lot on your mind right now."

Dragging Twilight out the library, the two mares walked through town headed for the spa. "Rarity, I really don't ne—" She began for the fifth time, only to have Rarity's hoof raise and be cut off.

"Nonsense, darling! A spa visit is exactly what you need right now! Besides, there is also a certain situation that I need to know about as well. After all, I did make the dress for it!" She refused to let Twilight complete a single objection, making sure she cut off the librarian every time a complaint began to form. "Ah, here we are. After you, Twilight."

Twilight grudgingly walked inside, capitulating to Rarity's badgering. Rarity joined her inside moments later, and they walked up to the counter where Aloe greeted them. "Ah, hello, Miss Rarity! And to you as well, Miss Sparkle. I take it Fluttershy will not be joining you this afternoon?"

"Hello as well, Aloe, it is nice to see you again. And yes, dear Fluttershy had something come up at the last minute, so Twilight will be joining me today. I think... ‘The Works’ are in order today." Rarity's emphasis didn't get past Twilight's observation, causing her to cringe slightly.

Aloe's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Twilight, taking in her unkempt look. "I believe such a thing can be arranged, Miss Rarity. If you two will follow me? We shall start with the hot soak first today." Opening a door near the back, they followed Aloe down a straight hallway, coming to a stop before a stout oaken door near the end.

Opening the door with a hoof, Aloe motioned for them to enter. "My sister and I shall come for you in a bit, Miss Rarity. Enjoy!" The door closed, leaving the two mares in a room filled with steam, a recess in the floor filled with hot water.

"Do come in, darling, the soak will do you good." Rarity waved a hoof in Twilight's direction, noticing her hesitation. The fashionista lowered herself into the water, contentedly sighing as the warmth enveloped her up to her neck. Twilight joined her, entering the steaming pool.

"So, Twilight dear. Firstly, how did your evening with Princess Luna go? I truly would love to hear all about it, especially if she liked the dress!" Rarity began, finding a comfortable sitting position on the submerged bench.

"Well, it went well." Twilight stated, a slight blush creeping across her face. "We talked quite a bit about Dream Magic after a very nice dinner. After that, we stargazed for awhile, then went inside later on and slept." The memory exacerbated by the heat of the water turned Twilight's cheeks a very dark crimson.

"Oh, that sounds like a rather nice night, at least for you. To think, you would spend part of a romantic night learning magic, of all the possibilities." Rarity giggled as she raised a lone hoof to her mouth. "It sounds like everything went well; I am most glad to hear that!” A mischievous glint formed in her eye. “I take it she liked the dress?"

Twilight let out a small laugh, making Rarity to smile. "Yes, Rarity, she enjoyed the dress. Just as much as I did honestly. Although... I would appreciate it if in the future you didn't slip socks into them." She fixed the fashionista with a level gaze, lacking the slightest hint of amusement. Twilight held the stare for a few moments, then sighed and looked away.

"Darling, what is it? I know that there’s something on your mind.” Rarity moved closer to Twilight, the water rippling from the disturbance. “I Pinkie Promise anything you say won't leave this room. I only have your best interests in mind." Rarity placed a hoof on her shoulder.

Twilight opened her mouth, then closed it without saying a word. What do I tell her? She’s helped me so far, I suppose I can confide in her further... “Well, you see... I have some fears? Yes, fears that came up lately. Luna talked to me last night in my dream, but when I brought up the fact that she’s immortal, and I’m not, well... she hesitated.” Twilight paused, unsure of what to say next.

Rarity caught Lotus’ eye in the doorway and shook her head frantically. Lotus disappeared as the fashionista turned towards Twilight, who was oblivious to their near interruption. “Darling. Are you having second thoughts already?” She gently wrapped a hoof around her, pulling her close. “Go ahead, tell me everything, darling. I’m here for you.”

Twilight, emboldened by her friend’s comfort, continued. “Well, when she hesitated, I thought I saw something in her eyes. Sadness or fear, I’m not really sure. It could’ve been a combination of them.” She paused as she pursed her lips in thought. “I’m certain that there was something she didn’t tell me, though.”

Rarity carefully listened to each and every word, also reading between the lines. “Twilight. You just experienced a traumatic event that forced the subject to come to the forefront. If you hadn’t fallen from the chariot, something tells me that you wouldn’t even be thinking such nonsense right now!” She removed her hoof, locking eyes with Twilight.

‘But,” Twilight anxiously began, “what if it was something? Even if the accident hadn’t happened, the issue would’ve still come up at some point.”

“And you two would’ve been just fine until then, and most likely afterwards as well! For being the rational one of our group, you are having issues seeing the simple truth of the matter, darling.” Rarity groaned. “I’m fairly certain Princess Luna was well aware of the difficulties facing the two of you when she accepted your confession. Honestly, you are overthinking it here.” Rarity tapped a hoof on Twilight’s chest. “Let your heart lead you for once, darling. It won’t steer you wrong, I promise.”

They were interrupted by Aloe opening up the door. “Sorry to intrude Miss Rarity, Miss Sparkle,” she nodded to each of them in turn, “but your massages are ready. Follow me, please.” She held the door open, smiling apologetically.

“We’ll continue this later, Twilight.” Rarity whispered, getting out of the hot tub and holding out a hoof for her friend. They followed Aloe out of the room and down the hall to another.

“Please, lay down. My sister and I shall attend to you.” Two cushioned tables were set up in the middle of the room, where Twilight and Rarity laid down upon them. The spa twins went to work plying their trade, hooves seeking out every kinked and sore muscle the two mares had.

Twilight lay there, feeling loose after the hot soak. The hooves roaming across her body confounded her attempts at coherent thought, putting off the matter on her mind. Occasionally a hoof would find a particularly tense spot and stay on it for some time, dragging out satisfied moans from her.

A gentle prodding on her shoulders drew her back from over the edge. "Miss Sparkle, are you awake?" She hesitated before groaning in confirmation. "Ah, good. We've got the sauna prepared for you and Miss Rarity, if you could follow us?"

Twilight was unsure which sister it was that had woken her, but she didn't care too much. Between the soak and massage, she felt like a thousand bits. Snatching her senses back, she got up and followed Aloe to yet another room in the spa. Entering the room, she took a seat next to Rarity.

"Ah, darling, nice of you to join me. I saw that Aloe managed to put you to sleep during the massage. You really should come here more often, it does a mare good!" Rarity sighed contentedly, shuffling a little to face Twilight. "So, back to the matter that we were discussing last, darling."

Twilight's ears visibly drooped as her mood came crashing back down. Rarity, I'd managed to forget about it, why couldn't you just leave it be? She sighed, thinking of what to say. "I truly do love her, but I don't want to see her hurt. And..." she trailed off, uncertainly, "if ending it now will spare her a lifetime of anguish later down the road, I think that's the b—"

Rarity jammed a hoof into Twilight's mouth, holding it there as the librarian struggled to finish her sentence. Once she had stopped trying to talk around the hoof, Rarity removed it, shaking it slightly and let out a small groan. "Twilight, enough of that talk. Let me tell you something. Love is uncertain." She paused, carefully selecting her next words.

"But, Rar—"

"Twilight, stop and listen to everything I have to say, okay? Love, like I said, is uncertain. However, it is very powerful. You'll recall a certain crush I entertained years ago towards an ill reputed prince? That wasn't love, merely infatuation. What I have with Applejack however, that is love. Just the same as you have with Princess Luna, even if the relationship itself is relatively new." Rarity paused to let the words sink in.

"Now, love is not the same as the relationship. We'd seen that you'd been in love for quite some time, and I do apologize for this, but we all knew. All of us waited for some time, hoping that you would act upon it on your own, but... we finally decided to take matters into our own hooves." Rarity apologetically smiled at Twilight.

The gears in Twilight's mind turned and processed all that Rarity had said so far. They knew I loved someone... and they took matters into their own hoov— "You all did NOT do what I think you're implying, right?"

Rarity giggled as Twilight realized what she meant. "Yes, darling, we did. All of us but Dash anyways. We figured that if left to your own devices, you'd never come out from your books and confess to the pony you loved." She placed a hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "Besides, even with our current issue, you've got to admit that it's been working out well for you, has it not?"

"Anyways, back to the point. With Applejack and I, we both know that at any point, something could happen and rob one of us from the other. The key is not to dwell on it. Instead, focus on the here, the now, and enjoy it as much as you can. Do you understand what I'm saying, darling?" Rarity's gently patted Twilight’s shoulder.

Twilight's brows furrowed in thought as she contemplated what Rarity said. Logic dictates that it can only end in pain for one of us, no matter if we do have a long time ahead of us. But, I do love her, and I don't want to end it. But even if I don't, she'll have lifetimes of pain to deal with, and only Celestia to fall on. She loves me... and I can’t deny her that. Twilight's thoughts raged, a battle of emotion versus logic, while Rarity calmly waited.

"I... see, I think." Twilight began, speaking slowly, trying to find the proper words. "I need to have a long talk with Luna, it's the only way I'll figure this out."

Rarity sighed, then warmly smiled at Twilight. "Good, darling. I'd say that's a much better decision that the one you were contemplating. What's important about love and relationships is that there are weak moments in them, where you doubt everything. Trust me, Applejack and I have plenty of those moments."

"Is that how you get past them? Sit down and talk with her?"

"Sometimes. Applejack can be infuriating at times, and words don't cut it though." Rarity paused, leaving it open on purpose.

"What then?" Twilight asked, taking the bait.

Rarity leaned in close to Twilight, close enough to tickle the inside of her ear with her breath. "Angry, angry sex of course!"

~{B}~{O}~{W}~{T}~{N}~

They left the spa, Twilight still with a hoof covering her face. Lotus had walked in as Rarity had so thoroughly embarrassed her, which only added to the awkwardness of the situation. However, Twilight felt the best that she had in months, and even the bruises on her side were forgotten.

"Thank you, Rarity. I suppose I should get back to the library, Pinkie's party is in a few hours and I wouldn't want to be late." Twilight shuddered slightly.

"I understand, Darling. I've got a dress or two to finish up before then myself. Take care, Twilight, and remember: Don't dwell in it, simply wait until the next chance you get to talk to her, okay?" Rarity gently hugged her, then headed home.

Twilight walked down the road back to the library, head down in thought. Let's see... Luna and Celestia will be down in a weekend a half or so, I could talk to her then. If she visits my dream again, we could talk then, but the amount of time we'd have might not be enough. She was broken from her thoughts as a voice called out her name.

"Hey, Twilight!" Raindrops flew down and landed beside her, carefully folding her left wing.

"Oh, hi Raindrops! I take it your wing is healed up then. How're you doing?" Twilight asked, a large smile spread across her face.

"Yeah, I just need to keep it easy while flying. I'm doing good, I was just stretching it out when I saw you down here and figured I'd come say hi." Her left wing twitched slightly as she walked alongside Twilight.

Twilight was positively beaming, gladdened at the opportunity to develop another friendship. "That's good to hear! I had planned on finding you soon, but this works just as well. Pinkie is holding one of her parties tonight at Sugarcube Corner, seven o'clock. Think you can make it?” She let the question linger for a moment, before continuing. “I'd love to introduce you to my friends, at least those you don't know already. I think they'd all like to meet you."

Raindrops thought for a moment, her face scrunching on concentration. A smile shortly replaced it. "Sure, I can make it, my husband is busy tonight, so no obligations on my end!" A goofy grin appeared. "It's been awhile since my last Pinkie party. This'll be so much fun!"

Twilight stopped in front of the door to the library. "Well, see you tonight then, Raindrops?" She opened the door with magic, her back still towards it.

"Yeah, I'll go get ready. Can't wait!" Raindrops waved at Twilight, then carefully took to the sky, flying home.

~{B}~{O}~{W}~{T}~{N}~

Luna quietly worked her magic, the subtle glow illuminating a door deep within the bowels of the castle. Dust blanketed everything. Only two ponies alive knew of this place’s existence. With a groan, the door slowly opened inward into a black abyss.

Walking inside, Luna shifted her focus towards the braziers that stood on the edge of the darkness, a flicker of magic setting them ablaze, illuminating the doorway. In rapid succession, more lights around the edge of the room pushed back the dark. When the last lamp was lit, the room revealed its contents.

In the center of the room stood two pedestals, murals centered on each. The left one depicted a scene of the night sky, devoid of the moon. Twinkling stars stood amidst the black of space, seemingly random yet placed with precision, mirroring a portion of the sky from thousands of years ago. Its partner was full of earthy hues, painting a picture of a forest teeming with wildlife.

Adorning each pedestal were two pairs of hoofcaps, a chest plate, and a crown. The set focused on nature contained bronze hoofcaps and a crown of light jade carved into the shape of intertwined vines. The chestpiece was made of bronze as well, a three pointed leaf on the center.

Luna loving traced the curves of the regalia, tears moistening her cheeks. Looking upon the second set, she couldn't help but shudder as a rush of emotions filled her. "Mother..." These pieces had been removed from this room for a little over one thousand years, returned only after her sanity had been restored by the Elements of Harmony. Her tears spattered the floor, which was devoid of all dust, as she stood in front of the pedestals.

"Mother, Father, I've... met somepony finally. I wish that you could both be here to meet her. I know you'd be beyond amused, if nothing else. She reminds me of myself, all those years ago. Back then it took another to get me to open up. It's almost as if history has a way of... repeating itself." Luna raised a hoof to wipe at her eyes as she sat down.

"She was Tia's student until just recently, and freed me from the insanity... Nightmare Moon. What a poor name, wasn't it? What was I thinking?" She chuckled weakly. "Twilight made me feel needed, something that I had forgotten. This whole time, she has gone out of her way for my sake, and it has been nothing short of amazing." Luna paused, gazing into the distance.

"You should've seen her the first time she told me about the love she held for your stars, mother. Her eyes lit up just like mine when I first moved the moon, it was... beautiful. It only took a few years and some alcohol to make me realize my feelings for Twilight." She grimaced, closing her eyes as her brows creased.

"I know you made Tia and I promise to never use that, but... I almost lost her not long ago, just as we finally began to truly come together. I know that it's because of that that you're gone, but it's worth it. I do not know where the future will take us, but I will not lose her before we have the chance to find out. So... I hope that you can forgive me. I do promise to not let history repeat itself here." Luna spoke fiercely, conviction intertwining with her words. "I love you both, and miss you dearly..." Luna stood back up, her tears dried out. She turned towards a side of the room and walked to its edge.

The two sides of the room adjacent to the doorway were lined with bookcases filled to the brim with scrolls and books. Luna strode up to one and began to scan its contents, her eyes searching for one book in particular. Not finding her quarry, she moved to the next shelf. An occasional grunt of frustration originated from her as her target proved elusive, the number of shelves left rapidly dwindling.

Finding one side of the room useless, she marched across to the other and continued her search. Her frustration rapidly gave way to despair. It's got to be here, we agreed to never remove it from this room! Come on, where are you?! Her eyes scanned the last title, and she fell onto her haunches, her eyes slightly glazing over.

"Sister..." Her voice wavered, threatening to break. "Where did you put it?!"

~{B}~{O}~{W}~{T}~{N}~

Celestia sat at her desk, an open book with a blank page revealed before her. Picking up a quill with her magic, she began writing.

25 July 1005

It's starting to leak, I can feel the first tendrils of magic threatening to escape from its container! Time is growing limited, and I'm still at a crossroads of what to do. Do I tell everypony and let them deal with it? Or do I continue on, holding this secret to myself, and attempt to solve the problem once it ultimately comes to be? I fear, either way, I will lose, but I must soon make a decision and stand by it.

Twilight nearly perished, causing us all great concern. Yet again, the Cloudsdale Factory proves to be controlled by bumbling and inept foals, making me wish Luna and I had never agreed to the bureaucratic demands to let them choose who would control the operations of the factory. This incident, however, finally gives us the leverage to remove that ass from in front of the factory and put it back in good hooves, they can't deny us that right anymore. Especially since it was Twilight who's life was endangered.

Luckily, it sounds like she is making a full recovery, thanks mostly to a stray weather mare. The weekend visit went rather well beyond that, it is always wonderful to see her. Now that she is no longer my 'student,' I can be much more selfish I think.

As for the first thing, I believe I've made my decision. Soon.

Celestia looked over her words once more before closing the tome and sealing it with her magic. The spell she used required touching the sun itself, ensuring no one but her could read the secrets contained within. She slowly got up from her desk and made her way across the room, stopping in front of a blazing sun on the wall.

Reaching for the sun, a portion of the wall wavered and then simply ceased to be, revealing a small incess. She placed the tome among others, each one containing a thousand years of words, as she glanced at the other items contained within. A small, unassuming scroll was rolled up, next to a sealed black box. Now that the enchantment was removed, Celestia could feel the tendrils of magic trying to force its way through the container, causing her to sadly sigh.

"Soon..."

~{B}~{O}~{W}~{T}~{N}~

Author's Notes:

Author's Note - Well, the longest chapter to date has finally arrived! It's taken a week or so to write this up, and hopefully the feels are indeed strong! I think I'm keeping the quota of near death experiences to 1 per story, writing the emotional impact it has, as well as the fallout from it, was a rough, yet learning, experience.

And look there, it only took roughly 45,000 words for Twilight's parents to get mentioned! Poor folks tend to get glanced over a lot, they really don't get much screen time in ANY story that I've personally read. They'll crop back up from time to time.

Next chapter is being thought out. I'm thinking world building. On a rather large scale. I'll make sure to keep it from being too large of an info dump (it might be regardless), but it's something that I need to get out, and I do believe that the knocking I'm hearing is opportunity at my door!

I might be picking back up my pace, I spent about 3-4 days of this week not really making any progress at all with writing, I think I wrote ~500 words over 3 days. The Minecraft is out of my system (mostly!) and writing is back at the front. Till next time, Space out!

Editor's Note - Editing nearly 10K is a harrowing experience. Many pitfalls were avoided, many traps evaded. It was like I was Daring Do and this chapter was a Temple of Doom. A slight misstep and it would all be over.

Okay, honestly it wasn’t that bad, I never risked life and limb. But reading this and needing to look at it critically, not being able to feel the feels for fear of missing something really sucks. Anyways, on to world building!

*Bounces off on a pogostick.* Randomguy, away!

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