Chapter 3:
Everything The Light Touches/ The Morning Report
Several years have passed since Cobalt and Aurora's daughter, Twilight was born. One early morning, at the crack of dawn, Twilight runs out of her room and onto a balcony as she looks at the first sign of the rising sun appearing and the City Of Harmony. Twilight smiles with amazement as she remembers the promise her parents have made to her. Very excited, Twilight ran back inside the castle and ran to her parent's bedroom to wake up Cobalt and Aurora.
Cobalt was sleeping and so was Aurora, who is sleeping next to him, until Twilight jumped onto their bed and heads to her father and mother, trying to wake them up.
"Mother? Father? Are you guys awake? Come on we gotta go!" Twilight asked as she climbs next to her parents.
"Mom, Dad. Wake up!" Twilight called as she tried to shake them awake but they just kept sleeping, Twilight pouted, "Mom? Dad!?" she called again before she began jumping from her mother to her father and vice versa, trying to wake them up.
"Mom! Dad! Mom! Dad! Mom Dad! Mom! Dad!" Twilight yelled, still trying to get them to wake up with her jumping.
"Your daughter is awake," Aurora said, half-awake with a smile.
"Before sunrise, she's your daughter," Cobalt said, also half-awake.
"Mom! DAD! Get up, we're supposed to see the kingdom today! Please Wake up!" Twilight whined, as she pulled on her father's mane but lost her grip and rolled off the bed, "Whoa! Oof!" She yelped.
The little filly then flew back up on the bed and stomped her front hooves on her father. The impact didn't hurt the stallion but it at least got him and his wife to look at the filly, "You two promised me!" Twilight said with a pout.
Cobalt and Aurora could see their daughter's tiredness with waiting and Cobalt knew that Twilight would go on with this until they got up. Realizing Twilight wasn't going to take no for an answer, the King and Queen snorted and tiredly raised their heads saying "Okay, okay, sweetie." "We're up, we're up." Twilight's frown turned upside down and beamed brightly.
"Yesyesyesyesyes!" Twilight cheered jumping around in a circle on the bed like she always did when she was excited. Aurora slightly chuckled at her daughter's excitement as the filly leaped off the bed and pranced outside. Cobalt begins to yawn a whinny-like yawn and slowly gets up as Aurora gets up with him.
Once both Alicorn parents had freshened up, put on their regalia they joined Twilight outside. As they look at the sun beginning to rise, the young Alicorn filly ran up to her parents, "Let's do this!" She declared.
Cobalt and Aurora chuckled at the little alicorn's bravado "Let's do this," They repeated as Aurora lowered herself for Twilight to climb and Cobalt helped her up. Twilight held onto her mother's neck as she rose back and the royal family flew off.
The sunrise begins to illuminate the top of the Castle Of Harmony impressively as it rose higher. Cobalt and Aurora landed on a tall cliff overlooking the entire City Of Harmony which was illuminated by the rising sun, making it more beautiful than ever. Twilight slide off her mother's back and sat between her parents as they watched the sunrise. There was a moment of quiet between them until Cobalt finally spoke.
"Look, Twilight. Everything the light touches is our kingdom," He said as Twilight looked and saw an enchanting view overlooking the city with the rising sun in view.
"Wow. You two rule all of that?" Twilight asked, sounding astonished.
"Yes, with some help from your aunts and the other guardians. But a King or Queen's time as rulers comes and goes like the seasons," Aurora answered.
" One day, my daughter, the spring will go and the winter will come on me and your mother's time here...," Cobalt said, looking down at her.
" ...And that winter will end with a new spring arriving with you as queen," Aurora finished smiling down at her daughter.
"All of this will belong to me?" Twilight asked as she looked out of the kingdom in awe.
"It belongs to nopony. It'll be yours to protect. A great responsibility." Cobalt corrected.
" Everything the light touches? Those Trees? The Fields? And beyond those horizons?" Twilight asked, looking towards the areas beyond the city.
"Those are grounds of the other creatures' kingdoms. You must never go there, Twilight," Aurora said firmly.
"But I thought a King and Queen can do whatever they want, take any land," Twilight guessed as Cobalt and Aurora smiled down at her.
"While others search for what they can take, a true leader searches for what he or she can give," Cobalt answered as he and Aurora turned and walked off with Twilight following them.
"And there's more to being a leader than getting your way all time," Aurora added as Twilight got up.
"There's more?" Twilight asked in interest. Cobalt and Aurora chuckled, Twilight always loved the opportunity to learn new things.
Twilight and her parents walked through the city, seeing ponies of all kinds talking, working, playing, and doing many other things. She saw Unicorns, Pegasi, Earth Ponies, and even a few Alicorns. The three eventually came into a nearby meadow.
"Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance," Aurora started as they walked, seeing more Ponies playing with their friends and families.
"And as Queen, you will need to understand that balance and respect all ponykind. From our own kind to Earth Ponies, Pegasi, and Unicorns," Cobalt said.
"But Mommy, Daddy, why do we help other ponies? They aren't like us." Twilight asked, being confused.
" Yes Twilight, so let us explain. When we helped these ponies, they helped us in return," Aurora started.
"And when they do, problems we cannot solve on our own can be solved with the help of others. And so, we are all connected thanks to the most powerful magic of all: The Magic of Friendship," Cobalt finished as they looked out on their beautiful kingdom as their subjects lived their lives in peace and happiness.
"And when you become queen you will help the dragons, griffons, and other races of Equestria understand that as well," Aurora said looking down at her daughter and smiling, "And then Equestria would be an even greater Kingdom." Twilight smiled back at her mom and rubbed her nose against hers.
Celestia then flew down before the three and said "Good Morning, Cobalt and Aurora,". She then saw her niece and then leaned down smiling at her niece, "And good morning to you too my favorite Niece!" She gushed, as she hugged Twilight.
Twilight giggled as she placed her hooves on her aunty's chest, "Hehe, I'm your only niece Aunty Tia."
"All the more reason you're my favorite." Celestia shot back as the two shared a nuzzle.
"Hehe, now Tia. Do you have anything to report to us?" Aurora asked her little sister as the mare placed the filly down.
"Oh yes! Well, the buzz from the pegasi is that they're trying to build a new cloud corral," Celestia said, beginning her report.
"Oh really?" Cobalt asked as he and Aurora listened.
"The Unicorns are dealing with a clean-up at the magic school after one of the student's potions went berserk in the science room. And some Earth Pony nobles are acting like they're above it all…," Celestia said, continuing her report.
While Celestia was talking, Twilight noticed a frog and leaped after it but missed. Her parents noticed her as Celestia was distracted by her talking.
"Twilight, what are you doing, sweetie?" Cobalt asked as he and Aurora smiled in amusement at Twilight chasing the frog.
"Pouncing," Twilight said with a disappointed look after she failed to catch the frog.
"But not doing a good job," She sighed sadly.
"Awww, why don't you let a pro show you how it's done?" Cobalt offered as Twilight nodded happily.
"And I know how you can practice," Aurora said with a sneaky smirk as she glanced at her sister.
"Blaze-Horn was getting on Storm Heart's nerve. I told Storm Heart to ignore him but it appears she can't…," Celestia sighed in exasperation.
"Tia, would you turn around please?" Aurora asked, grinning at Celestia's obliviousness.
"Sure Rory, now as I was saying…," Celestia said, turning her back to them as she continued.
"Marina is talking about her family's legacy to Gaia and Cliff again, but as Luna always says, "Marina's Pomposity and boastfulness is odious to the extreme"," Celestia mocked her little sister as she didn't notice her sister, brother-in-law crouching down next to their daughter smirking.
"Ready to have some fun?" Cobalt asked as Twilight nodded with a mischievous smile.
"Okay, first, stay low to the ground," Cobalt advised as Twilight crouched deeper into the grass.
"Stay low to the ground, right? Yeah, I got this. " Twilight assured keeping her voice down.
"Correct, now check the winds and the shadow," Cobalt said.
Luna was then seen walking by with three other Alicorns.
The first Alicorn is a light blue coated mare her eyes were a royal purple and her mane was dark blue with streaks of silver and tied in a ponytail with a seashell beret. She wore a silver and light blue dress with light pink shell clamps, she had a pearl and shell bracelet and necklace with her own gold medallion with the mark of a water droplet. Her dress also obscured her cutie mark which was a cyan-blue tidal wave. This Alicorn is known as Marina.
The second Alicorn is a stallion like Cobalt but is much bulkier. He had a short dark brown mane and tail, and his coat was chocolate brown, on his serious-looking face were eyes colored a dark gray and a goatee on his chin. He was decked in Viking armor, a fur vest, dark brown bandages around his forelegs, and had an orangish-brown bandana on his head and a gold medallion with the picture of a mountain on it, on his chest harness. His cutie mark was two rocks smashing into each other. His name is Cliffbore.
The third Alicorn is another mare like Marina. Her coat was light minty green, her eyes a sky blue, and her mane was dark green and striped with jade green, long and wavy, almost touching the ground with flowers decorating it. She wore a yellow leaf laurel crown and a garland of different colored flowers and attached to it a cloak made from leaves that went right to the ground she wore around her frame and at the center of the garland was a bright pink flower with a gold medallion with the symbol of a sporting plant. The cloak also hid her cutie mark which was a rainbow flower blooming. This is Gaia Evermane.
Luna, Cliffbore, Marine, and Gaia were walking by until they noticed the princess hiding in the grass.
"What is she doing?" Marina asked in her prim lady-like voice, confused at first.
Luna noticed Celestia had her back turned while giving her report and then turned to Aurora and Cobalt who just grinned and motioned for her to be quiet.
Luna understood and then laid down smirking too, "It seems Celestia is helping Twilight with her lesson," She answered vaguely and quietly, as she enjoyed the show.
The other three alicorns were confused at first but understood and said together, "Ooohhh,". They then grinned too and sat down with Luna.
"This should be good," Cliffbore said in his gruff but wise voice.
"Indeed," Gaia agreed in her motherly voice with a giggle which got Celestia's attention, as the white Alicorn turned to see Twilight hiding in the grass and the adults laying down.
"Um pardon me, but what's going on?" Celestia asked, sensing something amiss.
"Just an Alicorn Pouncing lesson," Aurora replied casually to Celestia.
"Oh, very good. Pouncing," Celestia replied before she realized what her sister said and turned around rapidly.
"Pouncing?! Oh no, Rory, you can't be serious…," Celestia pleaded. But Aurora with a smirk on her face made a circle motion with her hoof to tell her to keep her back turned.
"Oh…this is so embarrassing," Celestia said, turning back around and feeling embarrassed at being a filly's practice dummy in front of her family and friends.
"Try not to make a sound. And wait the perfect moment to pounce," Cobalt said, giving Twilight the final instructions as she snuck deeper into the grass.
"What are you telling her, Cobalt?" Celestia asked, looking back to see that the little filly had suddenly disappeared into thin air.
"W-wait? Where did she go? Twilight?" Celestia asked in slight fear as she looked left and right for the filly when out of nowhere…
"AHH!" Celestia yelled as Twilight jumped from the grass, pounced on her side, and knocked her off her hooves as Cobalt and Aurora laughed along with Luna and the 3 Guardians with the Princess of the Night rolling on her back in laughter. Celestia rolls around in the grass with laughter as Twilight brutally attacks her belly with tickles.
"Did I scare ya, auntie?! Did I, Huh, Huh?!" Twilight asked eagerly, as Celestia just giggled.
"Haha, yes you did, sweetie!" Celestia said, ruffling Twilight's mane before she leap away and jumped on her mother.
"That's very good, Twilight," Aurora said, as she held her laughing daughter.
"You got a lot of stuff, young lady," Cobalt said, calming down.
"Well, I had two great teachers to teach me," Twilight said with a smile at her father and mother.
"Now this time…," Cobalt said, as he was about to say something to Twilight.
Suddenly, Storm Heart, a silver-coated alicorn mare flew above them. She had bright red eyes, a whitish-gray mane, in pigtails with steel clamps, decked out in silver and purplish-gray armor, with a wind-styled head circlet on her head. Around her neck was a golden medallion with the insignia of a whirlwind on it. Passing her armored skirt, her cutie mark was a swirling storm,
"Your majesties! Diamond Dogs! Ravaging the crystal storage west of the City! Blaze-Horn is leading the guards against them!" She reported in a loud commanding voice.
Aurora and Cobalt sprung into action as they took to the air.
"Celestia and Luna, you two, take Twilight home, Cliffbore, Gaia, Marina, you three come with us!" Cobalt said, being serious now. The three nodded and took flight to the west
"Mommy, Daddy! Can I come with you?" Twilight pleaded.
"No, Twilight! This is something your father, the guardians and I need to handle!" Aurora said, kissing her daughters' forehead before she and Cobalt flew off following Storm Heart.
After Cobalt, Aurora, and Storm Heart flew off to deal with the intruders, Twilight started walking away back to The Castle Of Harmony and complained "I never get to go anywhere with them,".
"Oh, don't worry yourself, my niece, One day you will be the queen of this kingdom," Celestia assured as she and Luna followed Twilight back to the Castle Of Harmony
"And when you're older, you too can come with us and chase those slobbery, mangy, stupid, crystal-poachers from Dawn to Dusk," Luna added as Twilight merely huffed.
Author's Note:
Here's the 3rd chapter of THE ALICORN QUEEN.
In this chapter, Twilight has grown from an infant to a filly and today is the day her parents show her the view of the kingdom. After waking up Cobalt and Aurora and after they have freshened up, they showed Twilight the kingdom and taught her the true meaning of being the new Queen of Equestria. During their walk in the meadow, Celestia came by and gave them the morning report. But while Celestia was distracted, Cobalt and Aurora have decided to give Twilight a little Alicorn Pouncing Lesson while Luna and the 3 Guardian Alicorns were watching from the distance. After the pounce was successful, Storm Heart informs the King and Queen that Diamond Dogs are in the kingdom. Twilight asked them if she could come but Aurora told her she can't because it would be too dangerous for her daughter.
After they left, Twilight complained about how she never gets to go anywhere with them. But Celestia and Luna told her that one day, she'll be Queen of their kingdom and she'll join them on their missions when she's older.
Stay tuned for the next chapter...