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For years, Princess Celestia ruled her kingdom by day, then escaped into another mirror kingdom during the nights where her love, Mirror King Sombra, awaited his beloved queen. This secretive courtship lasted for many years both before and after the return of Princess Luna; however, fate did not seem to favor the couple, for eventually Mirror King Sombra sacrificed himself to darkness in order to save both kingdoms. With her love gone from existence, Celestia never ventured into the mirror kingdom again. However, although fate separated the lovers, it also deepened their love through the creation of a child. Shortly after her last adventure into the mirror kingdom, the sun princess discovered she carried her lover's foal. Although delighted beyond all measures, Celestia knew that a child with no father might stir rumors and tension within her kingdom. Despite the risk, Princess Celestia announced her pregnancy to her kingdom, her being met with cheers and questions. The princess answered her subjects with secrecy: only the three other princesses knew who the father of the unborn child was, for they also knew the existence and love of Mirror King Sombra. Several months later, Princess Celestia gave birth to a small light grey unicorn whom she named Serena, for this princess brought peace to both Celestia and her kingdom.

Princess Serena was adored by the ponies of Equestria and beyond: creatures constantly sent the new princess gifts and treasures to welcome the royal child. As time went on, Princess Celestia noticed that Serena was smaller and weaker than other mares her age: the tiny mare was known for fainting at least once a day from exhaustion. Doctors could not find anything conclusively wrong with the tiny mare, so Celestia believed her daughter's weakness stemmed from her conception in another reality. Hoping to keep her conception a secret, Celestia merely ordered more guarded protection for her daughter. When Serena reached teenage hood, Celestia began teaching her daughter the ways of royalty. Through her lessons, Serena learned of her talent in peace and political negotiations, of which a cutie mark appeared after solving a political case study. When Serena reached adulthood, Celestia brought her daughter to royal political meetings to bring peace and serenity to Equestria and her neighbors. Today, Serena continues to aid her mother in talks in order to create better foreign relations for Equestria.

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Like her night, Princess Luna kept her life private, especially in the matters of dreams. While her sister played in the mirror realm, Princess Luna took charge in the dream realm in her nightly duty to protect ponies in their dreams. The task was a lonely one; however, Luna felt it her duty to be a protector and guide for her subjects after causing so much harm as Nightmare Moon. Through her years as dream guardian, Luna witnessed both the fears and hopes of her subjects, vanquishing nightmarish dreams and admiring the happiness from pleasant dreams. One particular theme Luna enjoyed were dreams depicting families: since returning to her former self, Luna desperately wanted to feel familial connections. Although Luna had her sister, the moon princess hoped for more, especially on the day that her sister Celestia told of her pregnancy. As Celestia's pregnancy grew, so too did Luna's desire for maternal love. A few days after the birth of Princess Serena, Luna's maternal desires grew considerably, so much so that Luna felt the need to escape to the dream realm to simply control herself. However, the moon princess could not escape her desires, even in dreams. Even her own dreams proved to be no escape, for Luna dreamed of one thing: a child of her own.

These dreams of her own child continued for multiple nights, these dreams being so vivid that the dream child seemed real to Luna. The alicorn could only hope, until one night where her dreams became a reality. One night, Luna was making her nightly rounds of the dream realm when she heard a small cry. Curious and frightened, Luna ran towards the cries until she came to the darker corners of the realm where she encountered a small infant colt whimpering. At first, Luna did not know what to make of this pony: did he escape a dream and wander into the dream realm? Was the infant even real, or merely a spirit? As Luna pondered, the colt looked to the blue alicorn and smiled in familiarity, then began making his way to Luna before falling onto her hooves. From this, Luna recognized the colt as not a spirit, but the same child she had dreamed of for many moons. With tears in her eyes, Luna understood who this colt was: her son. With her magic, Luna scooped up her son and together the pair returned to the real world, the colt sleeping peacefully for the rest of the night. The next morning Luna presented her son, whom she named Somnium, to Celestia, explaining his origin. Although both concerned and confused, Celestia accepted her alicorn nephew, and so too did the ponies of Equestria.

As an heir to her throne, Luna taught Somnium both royal duties, and the duties of the dream realm. As the alicorn colt grew older, Luna recognized that Somnium had a gift in dealing with the dream realm, and so she invited him on her nightly rounds through the realm, aiding ponies in peaceful dreams. It was in the dream realm that Somnium gained his cutie mark, one incredibly similar to his mother's own mark. Today, Somnium semi-replaces his mother on these dream realm duties.

With Somnium somewhat replacing her serving as protector of the dream realm, Luna began exploring more of her night and the ponies that favored the night, the bat ponies. Even before her ascension into nightmare Moon, Luna was favored by the bat pony race because they preferred the darkness and loved their moon princess. The bat ponies never lost hope in their princess while she resided in the moon, and when Luna returned, the bat ponies celebrated and swore allegiance to Luna. As a princess of the night, Luna appointed bat ponies as her night guard, protecting her and when born her son Somnium. Alongside protection, the bat ponies gave more to Luna: before and after her banishment, the moon princess favored the "herd" lifestyle of the bat ponies, and so adopted that mindset for herself, both socially and sexually. Although not a popular topic, the ponies of Equestria knew of Luna's guard "herd" and sheepishly accepted their princess's polygamous lifestyle. When Somnium was entering teenage hood, Luna found herself distracted with the desire for another child, the thought eventually making its way into the "herd". Luna's desires became a reality after a night of mindless fooling around with her "herd", only to then find herself with an accidental pregnancy. Despite her worries about the public reception of the child, Luna kept her child, a bat pony mare she named Aurora. Today, Luna continues to co-rule Equestria while also raising her now five year old bat pony daughter.

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More MLP Next Generation! Once again, not necessarily ships but more like NG stories. Truthfully, I do not really actually ship any character with the royal sisters (maaaybe Discord and Celestia, but Discord is too childish and Celestia x Mirror Sombra is more canon), so instead I created stories. May I present my tenth and eleventh MLP NG families, Princess Celestia and her daughter Princess Serena, and Princess Luna and her children, Prince Somnium and Princess Aurora! For now, some information on the royal children:

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Princess Serena
Species: Unicorn
Story:
Princess Serena is the only child of Princess Celestia and Mirror King Sombra. With the destruction of her mirror father, Serena never met her father, instead only knowing her mother and her "prime" world. Due to her unique creation, Serena suffers from weakness and great fatigue, often fainting when doing more than the average physical task; however, this does not stop Serena from performing royal duties, especially regarding her passion in diplomacy and foreign relations.
Cutie Mark/Special Talent: A pair of olive branches with a sun-shaped flower in the middle. The mark symbolizes Princess Serena's talent in peace and forgiveness, as well as her connection to the sun.

Prince Somnium
Species: Alicorn
Story:
Prince Somnium is the first child and only son of Princess Luna. Created from his mother's dreams and the only known male alicorn in existence, Somnium is the beloved anomaly of the royal family. Although he does enjoy the real realm, Somnium feels more comfortable among the dream realm, especially in taking his mother's place as guardian of pony dreams.
Cutie Mark/Special Talent: A crescent moon with three twinkling stars against darkness. The mark, almost mirroring his mother's own mark, symbolizes Somnium's talent in astral abilities mirroring his mother's.

Princess Aurora
Species: Bat Pony
Story:
Princess Aurora is the second child and only daughter to Princess Luna. Within the halls of the Canterlot Castle, Aurora is the bubbly, squeaky voice one usually heard echoing. Aurora is an incredibly social, girly, and loud bat pony child that seems to love everyone. Although Aurora was conceived accidentally, she is recognized as a member of the royal family and heir to Princess Luna and a member of the bat pony nation. Being so young, Aurora has a long way to go before she learns of her talent and royal role.
Cutie Mark/Special Talent: No cutie mark yet. No one knows what Aurora's special talent may be since she does not exhibit any talent nor will she sit down long enough for other to have time to think about a talent.

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Posted previously at: 2018-01-07T23:00:29 | Posted previously by: Mildgyth