The Midnight Dance 9

Family Bonds

Flurry Heart and Celestia stood outside Skyla's bedroom door in concern, the smaller alicorn knocked 

Flurry Heart: Hey, Skyla, are you okay 

Skyla's distressed voice shouted though the door 

Skyla: No, no, I'm not, I can't take it anymore 

Celestia: Granddaughter, whatever is the matter 

Skyla: Grandmother's with you, admit it, you did it on purpose 

Flurry Heart in confusion: What 

Skyla: You brought her here so she could see the real me, the bad me 

She then burst into tears, Celestia attempted to calm her down 

Celestia: Skyla, please, your emotions are clouding your judgment 

Skyla shot off with resentment in her voice 

Skyla angerly: Oh, so you think being overly emotional is not queenly, huh, but Flurry is, Flurry is queenly enough to replace me 

Flurry Heart shook her head: No, Skyla, it's not like that 

Skyla: Well, you're the perfect candidate, go ahead and take the throne when our parents step down! I could care less 

Celestia: Skyla, this must stop, you must calm down and listen 

Flurry Heart pleaded: Please hear us out 

Skyla humphed: I'll listen to Grandma, but not to you 

Flurry felt like her sadness would soon overwhelm her 

Flurry Heart: Why not 

Skyla angerly: Just because 

Flurry Heart: Well, what can I do to make amends with you 

Skyla angerly: I just wish, you weren't loved at all and everpony saw you as a little brat 

Flurry's heart cracked in two when she heard that, she couldn't hold the pain in, so she whimpered 

Flurry Heart: Grandma, I want to go to bed now 

Her granddaughter sniffled as Celestia comforted 

Celestia: That would be wise, we should leave Skyla alone for a while until she calms down 

Meanwhile, in her bedroom, Skyla clomped to her vanity when she knew her sister and grandmother left, she looked into the mirror and found anger and sadness still etched all over her face, not to mention the runny mascara underneath her tormented eyes, in fact, the mascara was the only thing she noticed, so she sought to rectify this, she poured makeup remover in a small basin and dabbed a handkerchief into it, she muttered in a seething tone as she wiped the mascara off 

Skyla to herself: I, Princess Skyla, heir to the Crystal throne, heir to the Crystal throne 

When she wiped the mascara off, she proceeded to pull the gems out of her mane 

Skyla: No one shall deny me my birthright, not even my sister, I will become the next queen of the Crystal Empire, so help me, Faust 

Her lilac magic aura had become dark violet with shades of black by the time she pulled the last gem from her mane and threw it at the porcelain bowl containing the other jewels, the force of the throw caused the bowl to fall on the floor and shatter, its glittering contents spilled all over the crystalline surface on which Skyla stood, she gasped when she realized what she had done, she looked down at the scattered gems and remembered the ruined Gala decorations not too long ago, she recalled how she had compared herself to them, and now she wondered if the jewels on the floor were symbolic of her shattered state, she climbed into her bed, dress and all, and wept herself to sleep, no matter how hard Skyla wanted to rest peacefully, dreams did not come to her, instead, they were replaced by memories of the Crystal Gala and Flurry's magic burst, the alarm associated with these events robbed her of serene slumber until she woke up in the middle of the night, she couldn't go on like this, she had to know, she had to know if she was still the rightful queen, she ran out of the bedroom and trotted towards the throne room, when Skyla reached the familiar double doors, she quietly opened them and walked inside the throne room, after she softly closed the doors, she turned her gaze towards the Crystal throne, she knew it was her destiny to preside over the Crystal Empire from this room, but would it be robbed from her, she stepped towards it and analyzed every detail of the throne, when her eyes fell on the large crystal sitting on top of the throne, she remembered an old legend, she read somewhere that whoever was worthy of ruling the Empire would be able to make the crystal flash rays of rainbow light, Skyla readied to activate her magic and take the shot, but suddenly, the doors opened and she turned to see the baroness