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"So...."
"So?"
Rainbow cleared her throat. "So, you're not so distantly related to Principal Celestia."
Lemon Zest nodded. "Yes."
"So, you'd be familiar with their family tree."
"I would."
"So...." Rainbow cleared her throat. "I'm... wondering. Why exactly does she call Cadence her niece?"
Lemon took a long, quiet sip of her lemonade.
"...You really want to know."
"Yeah."
"Alrighty. I'll tell you. But you can't tell anyone."
"I'm fine, hit me."
"...Dean Cadance's biomom is actually Uncle John's daughter, but Celestia and Luna were her legal guardians."
Rainbow blinked. "O...kay?"
"You've got to understand, Screwball wasn't... isn't... she had some mental issues. And, uh, one of the doctors at the sanitorium took... advantage of that."
"Oh. Wow."
Lemon nodded. "Yeah. Uncle John and Aunt Abby were righteously pissed; they laid a legal smackdown. Screwball didn't want the baby to go away, she... I don't think she even really understands what happened, even this long after. Uncle John and Aunt Abby were too busy with work to raise the kid, though, so Celestia and Luna stepped in." She paused. "I think that's when Aunt Abby started to go really bad, actually. See the worst in everyone and try to force perfection. If I recall they actually divorced a couple years after that... would explain why Dean Cadance is so insistent on there being real love before sex, too."
Rainbow nodded. "Yeah, that... that really had to wreck them, didn't it? Are you sure it's alright to tell me this?"
"It's all a matter of public record. As I understand it, most of the emotions have been worked through already. Not polite to bring it up, obviously, but they're not going to get on my case informing people about it."
The two of them sat in Sugarcube Corner, quietly contemplating.
"...I'm sorry, I just... there's a woman named Screwball?"
"Ianthe Pratibha Stencil Screwball Discord-Cinch." Lemon smiled faintly. "Not actually a terrible woman, just... a little disconnected from reality. I visit her sometimes..."
"Wait, doesn't that mean Cadence is your niece?"
"First cousin once removed. We try not to think about it too much. With my family, you get a lot of practice there."
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That's .... yeah. I've got no words.
Discord-Cinch.
8195137
Was canonized in the original story.
Bit dark, this one. Also, kindasorta makes Cadance, umm...well...Freddy...
8195187 The pairing, yes. I don't think it was presented quite so concisely though! There's just something about the hyphenated family name that stands out.
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Frankly, Mr. Discord's probably lucky that Abacus let him keep his last name.
8195205
Sort of, though there was only one mental patient involved in Cadence's conception, and she was to busy dancing with the plasticine porters with looking-glass ties to take an active role in the process. Plus, Cadence had a lot more good influences growing up than Freddy ever did. Also Mr. Discord, who was a chaotic neutral influence.
(On the other hand, she is Luna's niece/daughter/cousin/drinking buddy, so there's some thematic appropriateness there.)
8195310
...Well, I don't know what you two are talking about exactly...
8195187
Yes, my reaction as well.
...So, is Screwball a Earth Aspect? And with Magipsychiatry, could she be helped a bit more?
Well, I guess this does explain why Cadence is pink. ... ... How old are Discord, Abacus, and Cadence?
Who is Celestia and Luna's dad?
I need a diagram!
8195205
Freddy?
8195590 You know. The guy in the Christmas sweater and dirty old hat. The burned killer with the razor glove. The Springfield Slasher. The Son of a Hundred Maniacs. Fred Krueger.
8195360 spideroak.com/share/NVUWG2DBMVWGEOJVHA/public/c%3A/Users/Michael/Documents/SpiderOak%20Hive/Public/oversaturated-cadance-tree.png
8196031
I believe in the original story they confirmed that Faust was Celestia and Luna's mother so you can fill that one bubble in
8196063 After reread, yeah, I think there's just enough information to prove it. Updated.
8196031 Also, Screwball is Cinch's daughter. I thought that was clear, but apparently it wasn't.
Also, I don't know if I've ever stated it outright, but Lemon's mother is Zesty Gourmand. And she has a deceased twin brother named Zesty Lime.
It's beginning to smell very soapy around here...
8196640 A soap opera starring the god of chaos, a superhero, whatever Cinch has become and Luna?
...
That's actually far from a horrible idea.
8196414 Well, I didn't figure that out, but you shouldn't use me as a benchmark. (Updated.)
Clearly I needed the diagram too.
All these people who don't know who Freddy Krueger is!
8196031
We know from Elementals of Harmony that Pinkie was Discord and Faust’s mother, and I believe Teferi was the father.
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Different continuity. Doesn't apply here.