Heir to the solar throne

Brighter then the sun

5 years later

Celestia may have lived thousands of years and knew many things, but being a single mother of a hyper active daughter...well that was something she didn't know. Luckily for her, Twilight wasn't a very good flyer or at magic for the time being.

"Twilight calm down" said Celestia while she watches her daughter jumping up and down

"I'm just so excited!" shouted Twilight while she continue to jump around

"Twilight, your just watching the sunset" said Celestia, she was just amused by her daughter's reaction; Twilight hardly leaves the restricted area of the castle. Celestia had purposely forbidden one side of the castle, in order to protect Twilight from the nobles.

"But I'm just so excited!" Twilight flap her wings, she took off and landed back down, "I love watching you lower the sun", Celestia chuckled and gave her daughter a nuzzle.

"What' so funny, mommy?" ask Twilight, Celestia just shook her head and gently pushed Twilight's flank with her hoof.

"Let's go" she said, Twilight trotted away with her mother right behind "The sun can't be late"

Celestia stood in her private gardens, she had managed to convince Twilight on staying still while she lowered the sun and raised the moon but she had to bribe her with a good story.

"Do you remember how mommy does it?" ask Celestia while she lit her horn, Twilight titled her head while she tried to remember.

"Hmmm...you use your magic?" she ask, Celestia nod her head in agreement; Celestia hadn't gone into detail on how she lower and raised the sun, she was too young and it would probably bore her anyways. Once Celestia had finished, she went to see Twilight but found her staring at the ground.

"Honey what are you doing?" ask Celestia as she followed her gaze

"Mommy...do I have a daddy?" ask Twilight, Celestia was surprise to hear this question.

"Whatever brought this idea, sweet heart?" ask Celestia

"Well tomorrow is that day...where filly spend the day with their daddy" Twilight said, Celestia just smiled and kissed her on the head.

"I have a story for you" said Celestia as she sat down next to Twilight, Celestia was gigantic compared to her daughter, her large white wing could have easily covered her small frame four times. "Long ago before you were born, when your mother was younger not too young I should mention; I kind stallion who work under me stole my heart"

"Stole your heart? What does that mean?" ask Twilight

"It means I fell in love with your father, something that you will experience when you're much older" said Celestia, "Not too early hopefully" mumbled Celestia, Twilight just cock her head to the side, she didn't understand what her mother meant.

"Your father loved me and I loved him, but your father wasn't completely happy" she said

"Why?" ask Twilight

"He wasn't happy because, he wanted to get married to me" she said, Celestia could tell that Twilight didn't understand the word 'married', "Marriage is a special bond two ponies make together"

"Oh! Why couldn't daddy marriage you?" ask Twilight (Twilight's five, she doesn't know when to use marry and marriage in a phrase. So it's not a typo, I purposely used the word marriage instead of marry)

"The ponies your mommy words with would have like it, I had to keep it a secret from them and of you. But your father 'left' one night because of Nightmare Moon" said Celestia, Celestia was going to make sure that her daughter would know about Luna and not of what she had become.

"That scary monster which was in my story book?" ask Twilight, Celestia's heart sank slightly, hearing how ponies made her sister as a monster.

"She wasn't a monster, Twilight" said Celestia; she didn't realize her tone of voice sounded angry

"I'm sorry mommy…" apologies Twilight with her ears lowered, Celestia realize what she had done, she quickly shook her head.

"You didn't do anything, my little star" Celestia said, Twilight raise her ears in surprise; it was the first time her mother had called her that. "Nightmare Moon was my sister, your aunt; she was a kind pony and would have loved you. But your mommy wasn't a good sister with her, she felt lonely and sad and because of me, she became Nightmare Moon. You can't judge ponies by their appearance, honey; ponies don't remember how kind she was"

"But where is daddy?" she ask, Celestia sadly look away from Twilight.

"Your daddy left, he didn't leave on a trip, he left into another world" explained Celestia, how can she explain her five year old filly about death. "His gone in a way where he can't come back" she said, Twilight still didn't understand where her father went but she enjoyed the story.

"Did he love me?" she ask, Celestia just smiled and affectionately nuzzled her

"He adored you just like me" Celestia gave her a hug with her hoof, she wrap Twilight with her massive white wings; Celestia rub her muzzle against Twilight's small body. Twilight just smiled, she held her mother cheek with her tiny hooves, she would have gotten further if her hooves were longer. "Twilight do you know what's brighter then the sun?" she ask while she place Twilight back onto the ground.

"No" Twilight said

"You" Celestia tap Twilight on the nose

"Me?" she ask, Twilight always thought that the sun was the brightest thing in Equestria

"I love you very much Twilight! In my eyes you're brighter then the sun itself, I would do anything for you because you're my daughter" said Celestia, Celestia brought Twilight closer with her wing; Twilight giggled while he mother tickled her, "But you already knew that didn't you?"

"I do mommy! You always tell me" said Twilight through her chuckles

"Now how about some hot chocolate?" ask Celestia, Twilight joyfully agreed with her mother. A gardener look behind from a bush, he waited for Celestia and Twilight to leave the garden. The gardener had an evil smile on his face, he started to chuckle slightly as he lit his horn.

"My queen" a changeling soldier walk towards dark colour throne, thorns sticking out of it side with a strange green background.

"You better have a good excuse to disturb me!" shouted Chrysalis

"We have news about Celestia!" he said, Chrysalis smiled in joy, she was finally about to learn something vital about Celestia.

"Well tell me!" shouted Chrysalis; the changeling guard just nod his head.

"One of your spies has discovered something" he continued, Chrysalis just grew impatient and was about to lose her temper, "Celestia as a daughter!" Chrysalis just smiled the biggest smile in her life.

"A daughter? A daughter? Celestia's own daughter of flesh and blood?" asks Chrysalis, she could hardly believe this news, it seem like a dream on hearing this. The guard just nod his head; Chrysalis just burst into laughter "We finally have something on Celestia! This is our chance to take over her kingdom!"

"And how would that work, my queen?" ask the guard, Chrysalis just sigh in annoyance, she never realized how stupid her guards were.

"You idiot! We take Celestia's daughter and use her to take the kingdom! Fool!" shouted Chrysalis, the guard just 'smirk' while he watches his queen. "Inform our spy to watch Celestia's daughter, once she alone that's when we make our move", the guard nod his head and ran off.

Continue Reading for Cruel hearts

End