“Waaah! Waaah!”
Upon hearing the wails, Sunset’s eyes shot open, Celestia shot a hole through her alarm clock, and Twilight shrieked herself. The wraith flew over to her small vassal and rubbed his tummy as he continued his cries. “What is wrong? Come on, you can tell me, what is wro–” A gout of fire was the only reply she got before the tiny dracolich went back to its howling.
“Princess?”
Celestia’s eye twitched as her room got colder and shut her eyes tight, trying to ignore the foul moans from further in the castle. She only got four hours of time a day where she could rest because of her duties with the sun and moon and she desperately needed them. Unfortunately, a chill ran through her and caused her to jump out of bed as Twilight pulled her hoof back. “Sorry.”
Celestia rubbed at her weary eyes. “What ish it Twivight?”
“Well, um,” Twilight tucked her hooves underneath her cloak as she bit into her lip. “I was hoping you could help me appease my little dragon. I don’t want to just throw a silence spell on him tonight.”
Celestia looked over her hoof at Twilight and for a moment, considered demanding that she do that so she could go back to bed. No Celestia, you invited them into your bed so you can sleep and be awake for the sunri– She slightly smacked herself as she straightened out her thoughts. “Of course, though,” a small rise in her spirits came as she though of how misery loved company, “I do believe it would be best to awaken Sunset too. It’s simply too good of a… learning opportunity for her to miss.”
Twilight brightened herself and uncurled. “You’re absolutely right. I’ll go get her right now!”
Celestia smirked as she slowly moved out of bed, slipping her front hooves into nice, fluffy, white slippers. She slowly made her way to the nursery that Spike slept in, taking it one hoof at a time. The last time she had had to be awake at this hour, she had fallen asleep while Kibitz tried getting her to care about a new complaint from the nobles. She was just happy that some cake made him okay about the bruised muzzle he got from trying to catch her.
Finally, she found the door and slowly opened it, slipping the blanket at the entrance over herself. Like most undead, Spike emanated an aura of cold that chilled nearby ponies to the core, causing Celestia to be able to see her own breath as she came in.
“Waaah! Waaah!”
Celestia put a hoof onto Spike’s tiny belly and his claws immediately came around her hoof. He was shaking, and clinging to the appendage as if his life depended upon it. “You just wanted something to grip, didn’t you?” Unsurprisingly, no response came, but her voice did seem to make it grow quieter by a fraction of a hair. Still, better than nothing.
Sunset trudged in with Twilight, who quickly shut the door behind them. She opened her mouth, but at a quick gesture from Celestia, Sunset was silent. Twilight came ever closer to her abomination and placed a hoof on its shoulder tentatively, but this time, no fire came. Twilight smiled and floated so as to be half in and half out of the crib. “Good boy!”
Sunset groaned and leaned against one of the book cases. “Twilight, he is an unholy, uncaring, dracolich baby. Please, do not treat him as a dog.”
Twilight stuck her tongue out and snuggled more against him. “So Celestia, do you now what is wrong with him?”
Celestia nodded. “Or at least, I have a guess. Children connect most with their parent, but they don’t only want them. They need others, and so he cried to get us.”
Twilight fully wrapped her hooves over the little figure and nodded. “So, we all just need to give him more attention?” She waited for Celestia to nod before she herself nodded and then bobbed in the air for a moment. “Will you two please stay? I know it’s late, but I feel bad that he got like this in the first place.”
Sunset swallowed hard. “As tempting as that is, I have a big test to–“
“It’s cancelled, so that the three of us can have a girl’s night in tonight. In other words, you’re staying.” The two exchanged glares, but if Celestia was about to go through all of this, she was going to make sure Sunset joined her. She then let out a small yawn and snuggled into the floor, the blanket tight against her.
Sunset glanced over and whispered, “Give me some of the blanket before I freeze to death.”
“Mumph.”
Sunset grimaced and lightly kicked her. She got a groan, but still no action, so she lightly kicked again, getting Celestia to open one eye. Sunset scowled. “It’s too cold. You need to share.”
Celestia’s gaze narrowed and she snuggled into the make shift cloak further. At first, Sunset’s tug was light, but quickly grew until she pulled so hard that Celestia spun in midair. Once the princess had come back to the ground, she blinked a few times before glaring at Sunset and teleporting her. Almost a minute passed before Sunset was brought back.
“Whe-where was that?”
“Do you really want to know?”
“Is that what I’ll get if,”
“Mhm.”
Sunset thought about arguing further, but soon decided the fatigue of her heating spell would be well worth not annoying her teacher further. Celestia watched the aura come over her student and nodded, happy that neither would be cold that night. Her eyes closed, and there she rested in sweet bliss. At least, for about ten minutes.
“Waaaaah!”
Twilight’s subsequent screaming about her mane somehow being on fire made this, officially, Celestia’s worst night of sleep, ever.
With more to come.
Where's Trixie?
5939777 Traveling like always. Where else would she be?
Twilight should run some cultural evolution studies of some sort. See how the world is different. Notarize it! Observe!
Meanwhile in the Equestria Girls universe...
just asking since there is a "SEX" tag,,,,HOW MENY IS JUST WAITING FOR THAT?
5939830 It isn't mature, so no real sex will happen. Sorry.
5939824 Whole reason I made the joke.
5939839
EXPLAIN WHY THE TAG IS THER....*fluttershy voice*...but ehhh if you cant do that before later...in the story...ehh...dont tell....
5939853 Teen sex implies innuendos and maybe catching a glimpse of something you shouldn't. You can get away with a lot of stuff, and as the description states, i have it there so that if I ever have to cross the line from everyone or teen to teen sex, I can. The only fics that can have real sex in it are Mature sex rated ones. So yeah, sorry if sex was all that kept you here, but it simply won't be happening.
5939872
it wasnt....just asking......
5939878 Sorry, that was rude of me, but I write enough clop that it is a worry that I could have.
5939882
then can't you just add the tag when you have to cross the line?
excuse me if i'm rude for giving my two cents
5939939 I could, but I like to be preemptive instead of spring stuff on people, so they don't start screaming at me for some reason. And no, you weren't rude.
5939946
i guess people will comment either way :-P
I like how Sunset goes "But I have a test!" and Celestia's all "Nah, I'm cancelling it. I'm the Princess. I can do that."
5939780 She is a filly. I highly doubt it's like pokemon where ten year old kids face off giant gods every month.
It'd be cool if they interacted. Sunset also needs her own pet!
5940843 *Smacks self* Canonical ages god damnit! She is a full grown mare!
5940907 Moi?
Okay, but how is she a full grown mare? Isn't she the same age as Twilight in Boast Busters?
5940962 Yes, but I usually place them at approximately 18, while Sunset (since trying to explain her age period makes no sense) is 21-ish.
5940982 So Sunset is 18 right now?
5941471 21-ish, since the show has only progressed a bit over a year itself by season 5.
5941478 Actually, in the episode where Tank hibernates, they jump back to the first year or so.
5941489 Actually, wait, yeah, I think you might be right. God does the timeline for MLP make no sense. Oh well I suppose, but ugh. You still get the main point though, right? That Sunset is still her normal age?
5941523 She was her normal age when she met Twilight?
5941693 Yes, or just about.
5941743 Ahh...
You know that wallpaper really threw me off for a while!
5941489 Actually, I believe it's been over a year between Tanks for the Memories and May the Best Pet Win:
Winter in Ponyville doesn't necessarily happen at the same time as winter in Canterlot.
5942075 This is just plain confusing. Explain.
Shouldn't this be hoof?
Repeated word.
Great chapter! It made me laugh how Celestia decided to wake Sunset up so she had to suffer with her. Also, what does it mean that Spike is a dracolich? I get that he's an undead dragon, but from what I know about lichs is that they usually have a point of their body or gem that houses their soul. Something they would die without. I'm just a bit confused if that's what spike is?
5942304 You are. A lich is something ENTIRELY different from a dracolich. A dracolich is just an undead dragon.
5942312 Ah okay, thanks for clarifying!
oh how i love this fic
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5942136 In "Tanks for the Memories" Rainbow Dash said that Cloudsdale floating over Ponyvillle meant that it's Ponyville's turn for winter.
That means that each city has winter at its own time.
5942312
Kinda thought that dracolich is an undead dragon who can do necromancy stuff like ordinary lich, hence the name. And questions like "Does this unit has a soul" and where it is is not so important.
I wonder how would Twaith perform on Grand Galloping Gala with nobles.
Chapter idea: Spikes first meal parasprite soul.
5943029 So is Tanks for the Memories first?
5943862 No, it still takes place after.
Canterlot just received its winter before Ponyville.
At least, that's how I see it.
5944124 ... I think Tanks for the Memories is first.
5944300 Eh, since there is no set timeline for the show, just general time periods for groups of episodes, both interpretations are possible
5944907 Cool!
Are you saying the moans were bird like, or making a bird on of some sort? Because I think you meant 'foul'
It’s cancelled. so the the three of us can have a girl’s night in tonight
“Is that what I’’ll get if,”
1. Forgot to capitalise.
2. Is that a; 'What I'll get' if?
Unholy yes, but uncaring? He's still a kid, Sunset...
6232832
Making light on the fact that most undead have no positive emotions. Bit of sardonic humour.
Little bit too ridiculous here.
than
missing capital letter. Double the
I'll