Here's chapter two. I hope you all like it.
Twilight sat back on her haunches and waited for the moon princess to explain. Luna and Celestia exchanged looks and nodded to each other.
"I will begin...", Luna looked as though she were gathering her thoughts. "We are not the the first to rule this land, far from it in fact. As you can see by the statues that occupy this room."
Twilight's face contorted with confusion, "Non of this is making sense." Celestia smiled at her student, "Patience my dear, all will be clear soon." She nodded to her sister to continue.
Luna cleared her thought. "The magic of the ruler is a powerful thing. It's is so ancient that it runs throughout the very land itself. As for why non of the previous rulers are remembered, it is not by choice that we are forgotten. Once the throne has been passed on, slowly the magic will begin to alter the minds of the people in a subtle way. After a few generations they are forgotten. Even books are effected and change, slowly all text referencing them fades until the pages are blank."
The young unicorn's eyes went wide as she recalled reading older books that had large portions of text missing. She nodded as she was finally able to make sense of something she had found out today. She still had one question though,"But why?"
Luna looked to her sister for an answer. The white alicorn stepped forward. "The truth of the matter is that the world of Equestria has changed very much over time. Sometimes the past is best left forgotten. It is not always happy and peaceful."
"That makes sense." Twilight was still very confused.
"Are you ready for me to continue?", Luna's voice was filled with sympathy for the confusion Twilight was feeling. Twilight once again nodded her horned head.
Luna smiled. Twilight was catching on fast. "Very good. Next I will tell you of the line of rulers. The truth is we come from a long line. Our mother was princess before us and her mother before her and so on and so forth. Normally when the time came the princess would chose a mate and have a single child. This child was destined to inherit the powers of her mother. There was how ever, a break in that chain with our birth. Our mother birthed twins. This had never happened before. When the time of succession came she was unsure of how to best handle it."
The moon goddess took a breath before continuing. " In the end she decided it would be best to split the power between us, rather than chose one daughter over the other." Luna paused and grimaced, "A mistake that would cause much trouble for everyone. It is that which lead to me becoming Nightmare Moon..."
Celestia placed her neck against her sisters, "Don't blame yourself sister. It's not your fault."
Luna nodded. "Do you have any questions?"
The purple unicorn nodded. "So many... Where to begin? Just how long does the rule of an alicorn last?"
Celestia smiled at her pupil, "A good question and one I will answer for you. There is no limit on our rule. It ends when we chose to end it."
The youth nodded once again and thought about her next question. "If all record is lost, then just how old is Equestria?"
The sun goddess's eye were full of pride for her student. Twilight guessed she was asking the right questions. "Even we do not know. We can only guess that it is more ancient than the line of rulers. We can't be sure of how the world worked before the sun and the moon were controlled by our magic. Sadly we will never know the answer to that question."
"I have only two more questions. First, why are you telling me all this and second you mentioned my lineage what does all this have to do with me?" Twilight head swam with confusion.
"Everything...", the white alicorn spoke softly. "The time for the truth is now. First off the two you know as your parents are not."
Twilight's eyes went wide with shock, "W-what?"
"Star Sparkle and Night Light are two of our most trusted subjects. They were chosen to raise you until your magic showed it's true power and the time of your training was at hoof. Then it fell to me to insure you were ready for what lay ahead of you. I knew Nightmare Moon would be returning and that it would be up to you to save Luna. So I sent you to Ponyville to obtain the Elements of Harmony, and to learn of friendship. These were that last things that needed to fall into place for your true destiny to be revealed."
The young unicorn was having a hard time taking in what she was hearing, "B-but if they aren't my parents... then who?"
The sisters looked to each other and then to Twilight Sparkle. Celestia smiled once again, "It should be obvious to you at this point. Why don't you make a guess, Twilight?"
Her mind raced as she tried to put the pieces together. She was sure the answer was there but she just couldn't find it until... She began to shake her head, "No... there's no way..."
Celestia nodded.
Twilight Sparkle nodded halfheartedly, "But how?"
"We had talked about it how we would pass on the power when the time came. In the end we decided that we had to pass the power to only one pony but it would not be fair for one of us to have a child and the other be forced not to. So we did the only thing we could think of. We made an heir to our power. A being made from the power of the sun and the moon. We made you, Twilight, the balance between."
Luna stepped in, "There was however a setback. Before we could give you life my heart was taken by jealousy and I became Nightmare Moon."
Celestia resumed, " When I knew the time of her release was near I gave you life so you would be ready to do what you had to. You are our daughter. You have never preferred night or day over the other. You loved them both equally. This is what you were meant for."
As Celestia finished her statement the air seemed to grow stale around Twilight. She found it hard to breath and her head began to swim. The room spun around her. She fell onto her side and blackness over took her vision as she fainted.
Twilight's opened her eyes and they slowly regained focus. She found she was still in the statue room. The alicorn princesses watched over her as she rose up and once again stood on her hoofs. "So... I didn't just dream that did I? You made me... What does this all mean?"
Celestia trotted over to her child and placed her neck against the young unicorn's in a hug, "It means that the time for you to fulfill your destiny is upon us."
"But I don't understand. I'm not an alicorn, how can I...", Twilight glanced once again around the room. This time she fully took in what she was seeing. The paintings behind the statues and the one of the young princesses as a simple unicorn and pegasus.
A smiled spread across Luna's face while the look of realization came across her daughter's face. She joined her sister in hugging their child.
"I'm going to become an alicorn? But how?", Twilight's mind was starting to process everything she'd seen and heard today.
Luna stepped back, "Well first we're going to change you with our magic. At first you will have no increased magical powers. Not until we transfer our power to you. Also your wings will be useless at fist as you have never flown before but you will be taught by the best. Once you are used to your new body we will begin the succession ritual."
A mix of emotions over took the young unicorn. She was excited but at the same time scared. But then one thought rose above them all. She looked at her mothers, "What will happen to both of you, once you've given me your power?" She was afraid of the answer.
Celestia took her place next to her sister and smiled at their creation, "Do not worry about us dear child. We will return to our previous forms and live out the rest of our time as mortals. We will live among the pony folk, not as their rulers. But as equals."
Twilight sat back on her haunches and let out a breath, "This is all happening so suddenly."
"We are sorry we had to just suddenly spring all of this on you. But fear not, you will have time to adjust and learn what your duties will be as princess." Luna turned and looked at the painting of her sister and herself. She smiled warmly at the memory of when it had been painted.
Twilight was taken back as the gravity of the situation finally hit her in full. She was suddenly short of breath and tightness gripped her chest. When she spoke her voice was almost a whisper, "Princess Twilight Sparkle..." She had to admit, it did have a nice ring to it.
"The time for talking is over sadly. We must start the change soon." Celestia looked at her daughter with concern, "Are you ready my student? I'm not going to lie to you. It is going to be very painful. And for a few days afterwords you will be very weak as your body adjusts to the change. I trust arraignments have been made for Spike to be taken care of for a few days? Or would you like us to send a chariot to bring him here, to Canterlot?"
Twilight nodded, "Rarity is going to let him stay with her tonight. If I could send her a letter letting her know that it might be a little longer than that I'm sure she wouldn't mind."
Celestia's horn began to shine and a quill and parchment appeared in front of her, "Of course my dear. What would you like it to say? Just a warning it might be for the best that your friends do no know of this in its entirety just yet."
"I understand. Dear Spike, please give this letter to Rarity. To Rarity I hate to ask this, but would it be alright if Spike stayed with you for a week or two? Something very urgent has come up here in Canterlot and I will be unable to return for a while. Sincerely your friend, Twilight Sparkle."
The princess nodded and with her magic rolled the parchment up and with a flash it was off to Ponyville.
It didn't take long for green smoke to filter in through one of the windows and take the shape of a scroll. Twilight smiled knowing that Spike had probably headed to Rarity's house as soon as she was gone.
Celestia took hold of it with her magic and opened it. She proceeded to read it aloud. "Dear Twilight. Of course Dear. It's quite alright. I'm sure whatever came up is of the up most importance and it would be my pleasure to do what ever I can to help. Spike is no trouble at all, in fact he's very helpful. On top of that it will be nice to have someone to keep Sweetie Belle company when she visits. Do take care Dear. And please if you could, would you mind bringing back some of those lovely fabrics Canterlot is famous for? Much love, Rarity. P.S, This is Spike, I just wanted to add on my own small message at the end. Thank you so much Twilight. I think with a few days alone I can finally woo Rarity! See you soon, Spike."
The three shared a giggle at Spike's written antics.
Celestia gently lowered the letter to the ground. The sisters turned to Twilight.
The unicorn took a deep breath, "I'm ready..."
"We apologize for what you are about to feel." The sisters' voices echoed in unison as their horns and eyes began to glow with a bright white light.
A magical aura surrounded Twilight. She suddenly felt very hot and then the pain began. Her back exploded in a burning hot sensation as new bones formed under her skin and connected themselves to her shoulder blades. They began to burst forth from her back. The bones took on the shape of wings and were slowly wrapped in muscles and tendons. As the newly formed nerves were exposed to the air Twilight couldn't keep it in anymore and let out a scream that echoed throughout the entire palace.
Tears pored from Celestia's and Luna's eyes. It hurt them to cause such pain to their daughter but it had to be done.
Once the bones were covered in flesh skin began to form over the muscle quickly followed by purple fur. Hot tears stained Twilight's cheeks as she screamed in anguish. Once her wings were fully covered in fur, purple feather began to sprout forth from the flesh and quickly covered the majority of her new wings.
Finally the last stage of the change began and Twilight's horn grew a few inches. The heat that had surrounded her body faded but she was still in a massive amount of pain. Her fresh wings quickly tucked themselves against her back in reflex.
She continued to sob as she was gently lowered the the floor and came to rest on her side. Within seconds her mothers were at her side and laid down next to her and rested their necks against hers in an attempt to comfort her. The feeling of their bodies against hers did little to relive the pain but it did calm her.
Even though the transformation took only a few minuets all three of them were exhausted and quickly fell asleep lying against each other on the cold stone floor. Twilight continued to sob even after she was unconscious.
