Line #16 Fanfic/Delusions


1	''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/247824/delusions Delusions]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' oneshot by Touch the Sky.
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3	The story starts when Twilight asks Celestia a simple question: "I was wondering if you and Luna were born alicorns, and if you weren't, well, what species were you before your ascension?" As it turns out, Celestia and Luna were not always alicorn. They were in fact born mules.
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5	''Delusions'' has a premise that would usually be written as a CrackFic, however it is completely serious in its narrative. It tells the origin of how Celestia and Luna became the ponies they are.
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7	!!''Delusions'' provides examples of:
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9	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Celestia and Luna were born as mules before ascending to alicornhood. In canon, there's nothing to suggest that they weren't always full-blooded ponies.
10	* ChildSoldiers: As teenagers Celestia and Luna worked with rebels against Discord's reign.
11	* FantasticRacism: There was heavy HalfBreedDiscrimination towards mules in Celestia and Luna's youth. Even millenia later, mules are still looked down upon by both many ponies ''and'' donkeys.
12	* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Pony/donkey relationships were looked down upon when Celestia and Luna were young. Luna and Celestia faced a lot of discrimination for being mules. Even in modern Equestria there's still a stigma against mixed relationships and their offspring.
13	* ImmortalProcreationClause: Subverted. Celestia and Luna can't reproduce not because they're alicorns, but because they're just infertile—they were born mules and kept their infertility even upon ascension. Cadance and Twilight don't have this issue.
14	* LockedIntoStrangeness: Celestia was born with a white mane but gained her multicolored, ethereal mane upon ascension.
15	* MagicalSpeciesTransformation: The fic is about how Celestia and Luna ascended from magicless mules to quasi-immortal alicorns [[spoiler:as a reward from an ancient unicorn for ending Discord's reign of terror.]]
16	* MeaningfulName:
17	** Celestia's parents named her that because her all-white colouring made her look angelic.
18	** Luna was originally named "Philomena". She was named for her stocky, sturdy form.
19	* MeaningfulRename: Philomena changed her name to "Luna" upon ascension.
20	* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: [[spoiler:After becoming an alicorn, Celestia still sees her reflection as a mule; Clover the Clever tells her that she'll continue to see a mule as long as she stays true to herself.]]
21	* PainfulTransformation: Transforming into an alicorn is painful. Celestia and Luna's ascensions hurt even more than Twilight's (which involved wings growing and a height change) did because they were originally mules. Celestia can't even describe the pain.
22	* RagsToRoyalty: Princesses Celestia and Luna (then known as "Philomena") were born the poor and [[HalfBreedDiscrimination marginalized]] children of donkey and pony farmers.
23	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: In canon, it's vague how old Celestia and Luna are aside from the fact they're over a thousand. In ''Delusions'' it's mentioned that they're "several thousand years old".
24	* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Celestia named her pet phoenix "Philomena" after Luna's original name.

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