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Chapter 26 Where were you?
It was the next day, the rest of the night was uneventful compared to the beginning.
Star Shine was still having trouble believing that her adopted parents had tried to use her, let alone her father blaming her for her mother's death if the alicorn claiming to be her long lost aunt Tantabus was to be believed. The old wizard Starswirl could really feel the tension in the room. He also knew that Star Shine was emotionally and physically exhausted, so he said:
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"Star Shine, why don't you go rest your aunts and uncle have a lot to discuss."
"But I want to..." she yawned loudly, smacking her lips, eyes blinking tiredly. "stay."
"Go on Star Shine," Celestia said softly. "we'll talk later."
Star Shine was too tired to argue.
Once she left Celestia turned on her siblings, Discord who was still on a cotton candy cloud, and Starswirl.
Silence stretched between the group of royals.
Celestia staring at her older sister, Tantabus gazing before her with an indifferent expression, mind trying to find the proper words to explain to her little sister as to why they had done what they did, yet deliver the news gently. Flaming Halo unsure of weather to try to further Explain to his sister, why they had done such actions of decrepit. Starswirl looking between the royals, the ones that had trained along side him, and the ones he had trained. Discord perched on a cotton candy cloud, munching on a piece of popcorn, wondering who would fold first and speak up.
Finally, Tantabus spoke up, her midnight form sparkling with each minute movement she made to begin her explanation.
"Celestia, If Flaming Halo and I had not gone off when we did, and spread out his targets, your unborn life would have been in an even more fragile position then what it already was. Our parents even had to spread themselves. None of us could remain in the same location together for long, lest your oldest brother try his hoof at removing our lives. Harmony could not have thrived how it has if something had happened to any of us at that time when negotiations with the other nations were delicate. Oh, my younger sister of the sun, how I do dearly wish we didn't have to miss out on all the important moments in your life because of our brother's folly."
Alabaster ears turn backwards and pinned themselves that way. "As understandable as that is." The white princesses voice tried to hold a diplomatic air to it, yet came out annoyed and monotone. "Why would you live in hiding all these years, yet be such close advisories to us? To me?!"
"Celestia, it was necessary. We had to keep you safe we promised ourselves. We promised them. If harm of any sort had happened to you or Luna over these past thousands of years, we could never forgive ourselves of such a deed." Tantabus said, her voice level as her garnet eyes gazed sincerely to her younger sibling.
"No!" Celestia stood, stomping a hoof to the ground, her emotions swirling rampant inside her as the entire evening became too much for the mare to handle. "If you didn't want Luna and I to be hurt, Where were you when we faced Discord?! Where were you she turned into a Nightmare?! Where were you when the dragons plagued war against us, and I was nearly assassinated?! Where were you when Luna came back from being trapped in the moon for a thousand years because I couldn't save her?!" Celestia's voice was beginning to become brittle as painful memories flashed in the forefront of her conciencess.
"Where were you when Equestria was thrown into chaos, again? Where were you when the changelings attacked? Where were you?!" The golden clad Alicorn sobbed, tears trailing down her muzzle and dripping onto the tile floor below.
"Celestia. We have been there through it all. We couldn't show ourselves to help you stop Discord, and that thing knew it. When Luna became Nightmare moon... we were trying to get as many subjects to safety without implementing that Luna had fallen off the deep. We were the reason that the assassination was a near miss. We have always been here, trying to keep you and Luna safe, always." Tantabus soothed, draping an etherial wing over the much lighter colored mare's back.
"I tell you, Tia your family life is better than watching a movie!"
Tantabus retorts with a raised brow, her face a small scowl: "Aren't you supposed to be her boyfriend? Show some sympathy Discord."
The bucket of popcorn disappeared with a snap of Discord's claws as he said:
"Fine. I am sorry Tia, and I am happy that your family is coming back together. I will try to be more sympathetic. And I'm her fiancé."
Starswirl had a shocked expression on his face. He hadn't expected Discord of being able to be reasonable. Tantabus continued to hold the solar princess as she spoke:
"And I have been watching that student of yours, Twilight Sparkle isn't it? You taught her well. If I had felt she was in the least bit of danger, I would have intervened. In fact, I sort of did. By giving the Pie family their special sense centuries ago."
Both Discord and Celestia were shocked to hear that, and demanded to be informed about EVERYTHING.
So now more secrets are out, how will this impact everyone's lives? Continue reading to find out!