Twilight, the Alicorn Princess

Wings of Pain

Celestia was teaching me to act like a princess. Today I was learning "table etiquette", which I could easily have learnt from Rarity. When I told Celestia this, we were laughing so hard we almost fell off our chairs.

But I couldn't stop thinking about those eyes. Piercing green. The slightly messy looking mane. The apologetic face of an angel-pony. I sighed inwardly. I really was letting this get to my head.

"Sorry Celestia, what was that?" She raised an eyebrow. "Lift your cup steadily, but carefully in your magic. Yes! Like that, just a wee bit slower. Closer, closer. And sip gently. Good. Now put it down slowly. Done! You've covered that! Now you may do what you wish, but I want to see you at nightfall." She stood, bowed quickly and trotted out the room.

I sighed. I got up and put my saddle bags back on. I teleported to my room, were I studied for being a princess. I was just finishing my politics book, when the orange sunset caught my eye. "Oh Celestia! I've to meet Celestia now!" (Lol.) I dashed from my room, rounding corners as I barley reached the throne room in time.

"I'm here!" I dashed in, to see Luna there as well. "Good evening princesses." I gave a bow. They bowed in return. "Good evening Twilight." I sat on my new edition throne (much smaller than the two others) right between the two sisters. I huffed. Luna chuckled. "You could have just teleported." Celestia smiled too.

I gave a small mischievous grin at Luna. "It's on!" I jumped on her back and began tickling her. "Stop, stop!" She said between laughing and gulps of air. She ran around trying to shake me, but I held fast. Celestia put us all in a protective bubble of our own, and me and Luna shared a glance. "CHARGE!" Rolling our bubbles, we crashed into Celestia who laughed and put up her own bubble as she charged back.

Once we were out our bubbles, Luna pinned me to the ground and began tickling me furiously. I squealed and begged her to stop, but it came out more like: "Peeeeeas stttooop! P-aaahhh-eeese!" The guards suddenly came in. We all stopped dead.

"Umm. We are ok... Umm..." I said. Everypony burst out laughing. I couldn't hold it in, and I was laughing too.

When we finally got under control, Celestia gasped. It had been sunset for ten minutes. Luna and Tia raced out to fix the problem. I watched from the balcony as they dived down and shot up, and played about as the sun finally set.

I was laughing as I watched them play, sun and moon chasing each other through the sky. They twisted up, and swooped to avoid a flock of huge birds. But the birds had swerved end the same way to avoid them, and Luna had just opened her wings and-

A scream and Luna went falling down to earth. Blood shot from her wing as Celestia dove after her, only to be kicked in the face by the spiralling Alicorn. I screamed, before realising nopony else would be there in time to save her, and Celestia was to big to not be injured as well. I jumped onto the railing, spread my wings and dropped.

I soared fast as I balanced myself below Luna. I tucked in my wings and aimed for the spot where I could only just save her. I spread my wings wide just as Luna landed on me. We continued to fall, but not as fast or in a spiral.

Celestia put her hooves around her sister and lifted her to her chest. "Luna?" I asked. My neck was red from the blood from her wing. Pegasus guards appeared by my side. "Princess who is hurt?" They asked me. "Luna. By a flock of giant birds." They were by her side instantly. "Princess let us." The one on the left said. Celestia handed Luna over, but followed closely.

I was by her side, comforting her. "Luna is your sister. She'll pull through." Celestia could only nod. But Luna came out, on her hooves, wing in a sling. "Are you all ok?" Luna said seeing the blood on my coat. "I'm fine, and so is Celestia. You gave us a big scare there Luna." I said hugging her carefully. As soon as I let go, Celestia had her. "Are you ok? Is your wing going to be fine?" Celestia was frantic. "I'm fine! I'm fine, really." We escorted her to her room, and wished her goodnight before I headed to my room.

"Goodnight Celestia." She smiled. "Goodnight Twilight."